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HUBBARD, Elbert
Little Journeys To the Homes of Great Teachers
East Aurora NY: The Roycrofters 1908. Miriam Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. portraits. 12mo 149 pages full dark flexible sheep spine scuffed worn at tips of spine untrimmed; gilt name of Stanley R. Banyon on top covers. <br/><br/>Signed by Elbert Hubbard at East Aurora NY 1915 - the year he perished with his wife Alice when German torpedoes sank "The Lusitania". The Teachers are Booker T. Washington Thomas Arnold Erasmus Hypatia St. Benedict Mary Baker Eddy. With portraits. McKenna 165. Printed in two colors with designs by Dard Hunter and issued as volume 23 of the Little Journeys. The Roycrofters hardcover
Référence libraire : 0008382
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REV CHARLES C KIRTLAND
1901 1903 1908 ARCHIVE OF THREE 3 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES BY VERY ACTIVE CALIFORNIA REVEREND
Sebastopol Sonoma Redwood City California. Very Good. 1901. Interesting turn of the century California diaries penned by Reverend Charles C. Kirtland. 1901 1903 and 1908 are present and a careful reading provides many interesting insights into the Reverend and the religious politics of the west coast. In 1901 Mr. Kirtland has tipped in a small number of newspaper clippings detailing his surprise resignation at the beginning of June and he proudly asserts on September 8th - "My first Sunday as pastor of the Sonoma Church morning text 1 Cor 3:9 evening text Matt 25:16." Only a week later - "Morning text 2 Sam 3:28 This was a memorial service in memory of our late martyred president McKinley. The pulpit was tastefully draped in black and a large flag." He returns to Sebastopol the following week to aid in further Memorial services for the President. Other snippets: "The subject of our prayer meeting: What Can I do for My Pastor attendance 8." Pretty disappointing I'll bet as the annual Church meeting convenes with 57 people!. The Reverend while not writing every day rarely fails to mention his sermons and the text he reads. He is fond of missionary sermons. Refers to seeing Booker T. Washington at the Mechanic Pavilion: "He could not make himself heard in the rear of the building. He is undoubtably the greatest man of his race a practical leader of his people." "A social was given in the church parlors - in spite of rain about 80 attended. Music and a farce by way of entertainment after which the young people played games." "Mrs. Dr. Rich who gave birth to a son last night is very low and not expected to live. Tonight's report a little better." Sadly as so often the case in these pioneering times the son died a few months later but Mrs. Rich survivied. "Little Jennie Hewgett who has been sick for about 10 weeks died this morning. She was a sweet child. 10 years old a member of our Sunday School." "Began a new testament study of the religion of Jesus - only idea is begin with the study of his earliest writings." Mr. Kirtland was also a man used to using his hands and feet. The diaries discuss vacations; one climbing Mt. Shasta always fishing hiking and packing up horses with provisions to head for camp. There is also a fair bit of contact from other preachers and reverends inviting Kirtland to preach in their churches this leads to Kirtland writing others to cover his pulpit. This archive will be a treasure trove for area historians and genealogists - there are hundreds of local names mentioned as to births deaths and marriages. All meetings and visits have the participants named. Super detail. These three premium Excelsior diaries are in very fine condition.; Manuscript; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA Marriages Funerals Preaching California Religion Missionary Genealogy Sebastopol Sonoma Redwood City California . unknown
Référence libraire : 000090
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Mrs John Gladwyn Jebb , H Rider Haggard
A STRANGE CAREER LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF JOHN GLADWYN JEBB
Boston: Roberts Brothers 1895. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good . xxiv 349 pages. 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. Illustration on frontis. Maroon cloth binding gilt lettering on spine and cover white and black printing on cover. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD: light wear and light soiling to covers and spine spine faded edges of text block yellowed pages clean binding tight. Roberts Brothers hardcover
Référence libraire : 2043
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UNIDENTIFIED TRAVELLER
1822 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT EUROPEAN TRAVEL DIARY OF AN OBSERVANT BRITISH GENTLEMAN
England Germany France. Very Good. 1822. On offer is a Georgian era travel journal/diary dated from June 20th 1822 to September 6th 1823. Our traveller while unidentified by the illegible signature the writer is undoubtedly the father or grandfather of famed musician and musical agent Robert Whyte from whose estate this book was apart of; and as the writer makes extensive notes and observations on this his 4th visit to Germany Paris and London in well over 80 pages his identity may yet be revealed or confirmed upon further research. Daily entries get easier as one gets used to the author's scrawl. Illness seems to have dogged our diarist alot on this trip. Besides the illegible name on the front that we can not make out along with the title "Journal Pt 4 My 3rd Journey to Germany in June 1822". Research will no doubt yield many many details from this determined writer. Overall the book 8.25 x 6.5 inches is in very good condition save for some light general signs of ageing to the boards with the pages being very good save for some edges being a little ragged. The spine is nice and tight. The unused last dozen pages have been cut out but the text appears complete.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY TRAVEL EUROPE TRAIN STEAMSHIP STEAMER OCEAN GOING GERMANY ENGLAND FRANCE King George IV Georgian Era Whyte Britain . hardcover
Référence libraire : 000119
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UNIDENTIFIED
1940 - 1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT GERMAN HOME FRONT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY THE DAUGHTER OF A HIGH RANKING OFFICER COMMANDER OF A PANZER DIVISION AND PARTICIPANT AT THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD
Würzburg Germany. Very Good. 1940. On offer is an extraordinary original manuscript German home front diary handwritten by the young daughter perhaps 18 or 19 of an officer who would soon become a Colonel-General and one of the Nazi elite. Research suggests that this man may have been Hermann Breith or Josef Harpe but local researchers will certainly have enough clues to be certain in the future. Collectors and historians will agree as to the utter uniqueness of this World War II home front diary. Beginning March 24th 1940 and ending on June 19th 1944 when the woman is drafted into a FLAK Anti-Aircraft unit. The book's upbeat floral pattern of the small square journal hardly belies the backdrop of the horrible War years and the suffering the likes of her father perpetrated. Entries range from the banal to the historic: March 17th 1942 she records: "Father is promoted to General Oberst". A later entry notes when her father is ordered to Hitler's Headquarters and many many more references to life within the 'military life'. Her last entry records being drafted into anti-aircraft service as increasingly elite layers of society were eventually stripped of their status and forced to participate in the War and many such women were near the end. She mentions dating a pilot wearing a Spanish Cross denoting service in the Luftwaffe. These people obviously lead a very elite life. Lots of political discussion and we read of the Nazis sending agents to give political classes and much more. It has entries for almost every day with 100 pages filled in front and back. Here are some snippets: "My Diary" from Easter 1940" March 24 1940 "Easter! Daddy is on vacation! Coffee with lots of Easter eggs. Purzi shot a duck. Laid in the lounge chair in the sun. In the afternoon we played board games. Dad showed pictures from the Front. In the evening we sat and chatted." May 10 "War has begun in Holland Belgium and Luxemburg. German troops marched into these countries. Germany will definitely win!" May 17 "Did train station service" - Provided soldiers with tea from 4:30 - 8 pm." May 21 "Train station service from 4 - 8 pm." May 29 "Went into the city and sent my soldier a package by field postal service." June 5 "Had to stay in bed. Big victory at Dünkirchen. Bells were ringing flags were waved. Dad was made general of the Panzers!" June 6 " Fever is gone but had to stay in bed anyway." June 7 "Was allowed out of bed but not quite feeling well yet." June 10 "Back to school today. Italy declared war on France today. Narvik Norway ultimately subdued by the Germans. A great victory day!" June 13 "2:30 - 9:30 Train station service Served coffee to 3 troop transports. The mountain hunters were very nice." June 14 "German troops have entered Paris! Got a letter from my soldier from the field." June 17 "France wants a ceasefire. Heard a special broadcast announcement in the city. Bought a birthday gift for Mom in the city." June 22 "Ceasefire signed" June 24 "Ceasefire signed by Italy in the evening. At 7:35 in the evening the German "Reichsregierung" learned of the armistice. 6 hours at later at 1:35 am there was a ceasefire. Experienced the solemn moment at night by the radio. Bells ringing "Now Thank We All Our God." June 25 "School holiday - went with my class to visit the wounded." July 1 "Last vacation day. It was a wonderful vacation. The war in Russia is proceeding very successfully." 12 Sept 1940 "Wrote to dad in the afternoon. Gila had night-shift and there met Oberleutnant Baumann Stukka-flyer with a golden Spanish cross EKI-I." Spanish crosses awarded to veterans of the Spanish Civil war from July 1936 - April 1939. Oct 28 "Air-raid alarm. Not in school because of a cold." Nov 13 "In the evening there was a very interesting presentation about the German colonists in Brazil with slides at the Academy." Nov 29 "Was sworn in as a Party member in the evening." Jan 30 1941 "Great celebration day. The Führer speaks. Germany will definitely be victorious." March 14 "Received orders to the R.A.D. To Krautheim/Jadst Take courage the thing will go wrong! Roasted in the sun. Prepared for orals. Sewed overshirt." March 21 "Got my marks at 5 in the afternoon. I am free of orals! Got a gold bracelet from Mom and from Grandma a ring. Thank God I've got my diploma! We are going to Munich. Mom has reserved rooms at the Regina Hotel." March 29 - April 2 Descriptions of what she saw and did in Munich. On March 31st she describes going to see an opera La Traviata - "fantastic music" and when they returned to the hotel suddenly her father was standing before them. He departed early in the morning on April 2nd. April 4 "Travel to the R.A.D. Arrived at 5 pm at the camp in Krautheim." April 5 "Sewed tags into clothing. The girls are very nice. Letters from Mom and Jochen." April 6 "Proclamation by the Führer. War with Yugoslavia has begun. Wrote to Mom. The first Sunday in the camp. Wrote to Dad." April 9 "5 important things during political schooling!
through Yugoslavia 20000 prisoners and generals. Saloniki Thessaloniki was taken a part of the Greek army capitulated. A very happy day. Worked a lot in the garden. The feeling of togetherness is especially strong." April 20 "Swore my oath to the Führer Received a pin. A morning ceremony in the City Hall for the Führer's birthday. In the afternoon a book fair." April 23 "In the evening Dad called unexpectedly/suddenly. He was coming from Yugoslavia. Great joy! Got a package from Mom and letters from Gi. And Jochen B. Packed my suitcase." April 24 "An early bus at 7 am to . Arrived at 11:30 in Würzburg. Great reunion joy!" May 5 "Was D.U. Excursion to Stüppach with the comeradeship fellowship In Grünwald looked at a Madonna. Wonderful colour composition. In Hirschen I ate 4 fried eggs with lots of butter without stamps. In the evening heard a magnificent speech by the Führer in Asanstadt. At night we returned to camp and had a beautiful supper served by the leaders feminine." April 5 "Got up at 5:50 again. As of today we will have 8 hours external duties. In the afternoon the section leader female from the district came for inspection. Big excitement in the camp! In the evening Mr. Greusch the examiner checked our blankets. A big trouble box! Received letters from Mom and Wilma." April 7 "Cleaned garden tools early. Listened to a newspaper report. Sang a lot of canons rounds. During the external duty in the afternoon the Colonel Field Master from and asked me how I like it. After I heard that Molotow in Russia is deposed. Wrote to Dad." May 13 "Hess landed in Scotland! Great excitement!" June 22 "A pity! Toiled in the kitchen the whole Sunday! Russia declared war against us. A difficult struggle is looming for us. Wrote Mom a letter. June 26 "Early 6:52 am departure for holidays. Wonderful! Arrived in W. Würzburg at lunch time. Evening with Gila Hellwig and Lieutenant Mark in Charlott. Very nice." July 2 "Back in camp. Assigned to garden duty. In the evening we played the grammophone. July 3 "In the evening a serenade by 10 soldiers. We all listened on the balcony." July 4 Big fight in the camp. Heavy duty lecture." February 19 1942 "Early in the morning the news came on the radio that Dad was honoured with the oakleaf by the Führer. Wrote immediately to Dad. Got a letter from Hilde B." February 21 "In the night a air-raid alarm. Cleaned the operating room until 1 am. During the alarm the doctor performed a c-section." March 3 "Dad became Colonel-General." April 1 She has returned home: "In the morning for the first time in a long time I slept in. Unpacked my suitcase. In the evening sat cozily and told of my adventures over red wine and cookies. Dad told about Russia. After three hours there was an air-raid alarm." Jan 30 1942 "The Führer spoke at 5 pm. The last time I worked in Susi's room. Wrote to Mom. Big Fight with Mrs. Doctor about the serving of dinner. Mr. Doctor has been drafted." July 1 1942 "Special announcement at 10 in the evening: Sevastopol has fallen. The strongest fortress in the world was defeated by our soldiers. Colonel General v. Manstein is promoted to General Field Marshal. Field-Marshal General" December 20 1942 "Dad arrived from Russia. Mom picked him up at the train station. Very joyful reunion." February 1 1942 "In the afternoon the rumour runs wild in the lecture hall that the "nurses aid exam will already be at the end of March! That would be a big letdown. We laughed terribly. Wilfrid and Ulla picked me up from the Julius Hospital
. We all sat under the high fence. In the evening we listened to "Something for Everyone". Mom was invited to Mrs. Heglmann's for tea in the afternoon. In the evening Gisi called. A letter from Dad finally arrived after we hadn't heard anything from him for 14 days. Things look very serious in Stalingrad. A part of the Paulus Army had to surrender." February 4 "We've had to ultimately surrender at Stalingrad. One of the greatest heroic deeds of world history ended there. From now on everyone in the homeland feels more than ever how serious this war is for us. Theatres are closed. Finally got mail from Dad and Gisi. In the evening I went home with Hanna Meyer
." April 18 "Two Air-raid alarms at mid-day." April 19 "In the early evening heard a speech by Goebbels in the radio. For the first time heard a lecture by the Gailer. As a final experiment he demonstrated "At the risk of a life" centrifugal force. In the afternoon I practiced in the laboratory." April 20 "Führer's Birthday. Flags everywhere. In the evening Mom and I toasted the Führer with wine. In the afternoon we examined blood and I was at the X-ray for the last time. Vacation starts now but there's still a lot to learn before the exam." Then later near the end she reports: "Integration orders draft notice from the Wehrmacht out of Nürnberg. At 10 am I am to report there
." Roughly 4 inches by 4.5 inches and 1 inch thick. Overall VG.; German Language; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF STALINGRAD HOME FRONT FLAK ANTI AIRCRAFT EASTERN FRONT GERMANY VS. RUSSIA SOVIET UNION WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR TWO WW2 WW II HOLOCAUST THIRD REICH GERMANY NAZI GENDER STUDIES WOMEN STUDIES WOMEN IN WAR FEMINISM HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY BRITAIN BRITISH BRITISH EMPIRE RAF World War I WW I TRAVEL GERMANY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT Hitler Jugend Sonnenwende League of German Maidens League of German Girls Hitler Youth Bund Deutscher Mädel Brieth Harpe Panzers . hardcover
Référence libraire : 0001313
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Gilman, Dorothy Foster and Alice Brown, Macmillan Co
Alice Brown
NY: Macmillan. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. Pamphlet. B000YBHG2U . 1927 pamphlet 1st. VG. Biographical sketches photos and bibliography of the author's work 1912-1927. 20 pages.; 7 3/8" tall . Macmillan unknown
Référence libraire : 5058F1
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UNIDENTIFIED
1897 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL JOURNAL DETAILING A CROSS COUNTRY TRAIN TRIP FROM BUFFALO NY TO CALIFORNIA
Buffalo New York NY to California CA. Very Good. 1897. On offer is a handwritten manuscript 1897 diary whose unidentified author has overwritten the printed dates using the book for an extended trip in May 1897. The book is a maroon leather 3-1/2" x 5" flip book style with gilt edges. The diary begins with the handwritten date May 5th 1897. The writer a young man as evidenced by entries of shaving one morning and comments wherein he notes that he is unmarried and without children. details a cross-country trip by train from Buffalo NY to California and back again. The first entry reads: "Left Bfo 6 pm on ORC Special Shenandoah No looks like 55 or 5. Have ME Murphy for partner. Had supper between Dunkirk and Erie. Badges passed to all on board after we left Erie. A very nice party on train. Exchanging cards. Presented everyone on train with bouquets. Changed engines at Dunkirk. Erie & Cleveland. Retired 11:50 pm." Other interesting snippets: "Saw graves of 4 where stage was held up
killed three and then was killed; went bathing 3 of us inc one from Australia and from New Zealand; A total of 24 leaves providing 48 pages of entries with each page nearly completely filled. A very detailed account the author tells of card games descriptions of other passengers sightseeing notes dinner observations and much more. There is also a fair bit of 'California comparisons' in that the wirter spends a fair bit of time observing and commenting on the differences one sees in California and especially regarding the 'gals'. One entry where the author attends a fancy ball at a hotel he comments that it "was quite a jam with dresses the likes of which one has never seen." A very interesting travel journal from the perspective of a western New York man. The odd stain on the pages but otherwise overall VG.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ARCHIVE NEW YORK DIARY DIARIESTRAVEL BUFFALO WESTERN NEW YORK TRAIN RAILROAD ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . hardcover
Référence libraire : 000746
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Indiana La Porte County LaPorte County
History of La Porte County Indiana
Chicago: Chas. C. Chapman 1880. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 914 pages half calf reading copy: original binding repaired with brown tape. <br/><br/>With the Sectional Map in color steel plate engravings. Chas. C. Chapman hardcover
Référence libraire : 002518
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Richards-Ross, Sanya
Chasing Grace - What the Quarter Mile Has Taught Me about God and Life
Michigan: Zondervan 2017. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed and inscribed on the title page "To: Jim Love Sanya Richards-Ross." Hardcover 1st edition in jacket. Very good with minor bending at the heel of the spine. A clean straight tight copy of this title in bright jacket unclipped but with matching bending at the spine heel. 203 pp. some full color photos at center. The story of America's gold medalist in the 400 meter nicely signed. <br/><br/> Zondervan hardcover
Référence libraire : 1396 ISBN : 0310349400 9780310349402
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Marylou Weaver Lawrence with a forward by Earl Benson Weaver
Heart Strings and Blood Lines
Oregon: Published by the author 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Red hardcover leatherett with gilt titles. A very good copy with minor wear at the board edges and a bit of scuffing to the covers. Interior is clean tight and unmarked. Self-published and with some b/w photos 242 pp. Genealogy and family history for the Weavers Bensons Baliffs and Gambles including much work from the LDS Genealogical library and databases. <br/><br/> Published by the author hardcover
Référence libraire : 1122
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UNIDENTIFIED
1967 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DAIRY OF ONE YOUNG MAN'S SERVICE AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE ABOARD THE STORIED USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON IN VIETNAM
USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON VIETNAM MEKONG DELTA. Very Good. 1967. On offer is an interesting manuscript 1967 Vietnam War diary handwritten by an unknown Electrician's Mate while serving on the USS Richard B. Anderson from April 29th 1967 through to September 4th 1967. Intriguingly the next day's date is written but there are no further entries. The book over its 140 or so entries details life on a hard working ship from "routine" shipboard life as well as touching personal notes regarding his wife and birth of his son plus the horrors of war: he writes of a pilot who was shot down thirty miles south of Hanoi and how the VC quickly surrounded him and basically used him as "bait" as they knew rescue attempts would be made. Unfortunately the entire crew of Big Mother 67 was lost in an attempted rescue. The ship was involved with Search and Rescue SAR operations and had just refuelled the ill-fated chopper. FROM WIKIPEDIA: Richard B. Anderson earned four battle stars for service during the Korean War and eleven during tours off Vietnam. She was awarded the Secretary of the Navy's Meritorious Unit Commendation three times in addition to the Humanitarian Service Medal and her personnel earned the Combat Action Ribbon five times. Included is shoulder patch of the USS Richard B Anderson. The standard Navy log book is overall VG.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON VIETNAM WAR US NAVY SAR OPERATIONS SEARCH AND RESCUE BIG MOTHER 67 NAVY NAVAL ELECTRICIANS MATE MARINE MARINERS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
Référence libraire : 0002006
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Leonard, Fred Eugene, MD M D
A Guide To The History Of Physical Education
Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 4to 361 pages maroon cloth; ex libris Thos. P. Roberts <br/><br/>An historical survey of the physical education and playground movements in Europe especially and in America. Leonard was the long-time professor of physical education at Oberlin College. "If we except Victor Heikel's GYMNASTIKENS HISTORIA . comprehensive in plan but quite erratic in its treatment of the United States no work undertaking to trace the history of physical education in Europe and America and to describe the present-day movements has appeared hitherto in any lantuage - Preface." Illustrated with photogravures. Lea & Febiger hardcover
Référence libraire : 3670
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Illinois Kiner, Henry L
History Of Henry County Illinois
Chicago: Pioneer Publishing Company 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4tos original 3/4 black morocco rebacked with most of original spines laid down. 2 volumes will require extra postage. <br/><br/> Buck 847 . Photogravures. Kiner was from Geneseo Henry County Illinois. " This is a history of Henry county written to be read it is hoped. It is not a compilation of musty records a gazetteer of places or a tabulated census report - Preface." Indeed this record is very chatty very anecdotal including the 1893 burial of a giantess at the town of Mineral: she was calculated at 700 pounds. Pioneer Publishing Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 0008771
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HARRY PHELPS
1900 - 1902 1916 - 1918 PAIR 2 OF DETAILED LOGBOOKS FROM THE LIFE OF COMMODORE HARRY PHELPS FIRST AS AN OFFICER ON THE USS CINCINNATI IN THE CARIBBEAN AND LATER AS A RETIRED CITIZEN LIVING A SIMPLE LIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA
ABOARD THE USS CINCINNATI SOUTHPORT N. CAROLINA 1900. On offer are two exceptional and detailed logbooks and journals from Harry Phelps a Lieutenant then Commodore in the United States Navy around the turn of the 20th century. The first book dates from 1900 and covers the period from October 1900 to November 1902. The second diary covers the period from 1916 to 1918 although the cover says 1906. The two diaries are filled to the brim with writing about his life career and day-to-day activities. His writing is very simple stating in a matter-of-fact way the details of his day. For example: Saturday October 13th 1900. We line out at half past seven have breakfast soon after eight and I go to the office by nine and am busy until noon when I go up to luncheon on my while. It is raining so I go back by the cars. I got to the carpenters shop to fix some shelving and work in the office from two to four when I walk home. I put up two shelves in our room and then shave and dress for dinner. After that I have a smoke and just before eight go with Ely to the National Theater to see Lord and Lady Algy which is very good in general. Home at half past eleven. I make some cocoa and we have supper and a smoke and turn in at half past twelve. At the time of the first book Phelps is living in Washington D.C. and working at the Judge Advocate Generals Office. He spends most days working there though he does not go into specifics of the work he is doing there. He is also quite fond of spending time on the weekends at a carpentry shop where he fixes clocks builds furniture and reads the paper. It seems to be his weekend get away. At the end of 1901 Phelps travels to New York to recommission the USS Cincinnati after extensive repairs were done on it at the New York Navy Yard. We go to the commandants and repast and I meet the clipper M. Jean.and go over to the C dock where the ship is then secured and go on board and at two-forty-five we put the Cincinnati in commission. I go up in the yard to get some instruments and things return by four and look up the dynamo rooms and some other things and at half past five go over to the Columbia. Each page consists of two long columns for the day however Phelps does not abide by the dates in the diary but instead crosses them out and writes the dates himself. In February the ship goes out to sea: I line out at quarter past seven reach the ship by eight have breakfast and then write until half past nine.after breakfast I read a bit and play cards until half past four when I get word we're going to sea so I get out the charts and instruments. At half past five I go shower by six have dinner and then sit and talk with my medic until eleven oclock when I turn in. From May 1902-January 1903 the USS Cincinnati protected American citizens and property in the Caribbean during political disturbances at Haiti Santo Domingo and Panama and brought relief supplies to Martinique after the devastating eruption of Mount Pelee. On the way down to the Caribbean the USS Cincinnati passes a ship carrying Prince Henry of Prussia: .shave and dress have chow and then go to quarters at nine and give a salute as the President passes with Prince Henry to the launch of the yacht. The event that Prince Henry is going to attend is the launching of Kaiser Wilhelm II's new yacht "Meteor III" christened by Miss Alice Roosevelt at Shooters Island in New York City. On the way down the Cincinnati stops at the Port of Charleston: I turn out at seven oclock and find Easter Sunday a beautiful day.have chow and at half past eight we get underway and start into the Port of Charleston with a pilot anchoring at ten oclock. I am busy until noon getting various papers up and cleaning away the electric plant up at which I finish after breakfast. He spends about a week and a half in Charleston doing various activities reading writing playing cards visiting with people he knows in the city etc. The ship makes stops in Haiti St. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Lucia Martinique Santo Domingo and Panama. In Martinique Phelps observes: We approach the island at Chateau Belair then we close around the north east and south coast to port. The whole northern part is completely devastated by the volcanic eruption towns and in fact the entire country being completely buried by the mud and ashes. After breakfast I have a smoke lie down until four fix up some notices to mariners and then go on deck. We are under way at five and stand out around the western side of the Island. I get a departure at six.I go up and change the course a bit and pilot the ship to an anchorage off Port Castries where we anchor at eleven oclock. By the middle of June 1902 the ship is patrolling off the coast of Venezuela and Curacao then it heads back towards the end of the year to patrol more of the Caribbean islands such as Haiti. The first journal ends in San Juan Puerto Rico on November 27th 1902. Though the cover of the 2nd book states 1906. next book starts on March 28 1916 in Southport North Carolina. Phelps is by this time retired from the Navy and his life is considerably more consistent. His days consist of reading the paper visiting his daughter playing cards with friends going to the movies working on his home and other rather normal activities of a retired older man. The days are still written in an almost identical style to the ones from 10 years before. A typical day reads similar to this: Monday April 10 1916. I turn out at eight oclock make fire and read a bit then put fibre seat in one of our chairs.by noon play some cards and at noon go for the mail and return for dinner read until half past three start pump on small latch and go to post office return and secure pump and talk until five.have supper.read a bit go to the movies with My Marnie stop by Jimis.read to half past eleven and turn in at twelve oclock. The book goes until October 22 1918. Phelps would die at the end of 1919 in an automobile accident. Both books are in good condition. The front cover from both of the books is detached. The 1902 book is missing its spine leather while the 1916 book has one with significant wear. The pages within both books are still in good condition showing only limited foxing or age-toning. The handwriting is legible and easily readable in black ink throughout both books only occasionally showing fading or bleeding through the other side. In the first possibly Phelps has written in the coordinates next to different dates that the USS Cincinnati was at sea. It provides some very interesting contexts to the words written during those days. Background: USS Cincinnati C-7 was a protected cruiser and the lead ship of the Cincinnati-class cruiser for the United States Navy. She was launched on 10 November 1892 by New York Navy Yard; sponsored by Miss S. Mosby; and commissioned on 16 June 1894 Captain Henry Glass in command. She was the second ship to be named after Cincinnati Ohio. From May 1902-January 1903 Cincinnati protected American citizens and property in the Caribbean during political disturbances at Haiti Santo Domingo and Panama and brought relief supplies to Martinique after the devastating eruption of Mount Pelee; Harry Phelps was an officer in the United States Navy and a member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1880. The Harry Phelps Papers span Phelps' thirty-six year naval career covering from 1877 to 1913 and consist primarily of letters written by Phelps to his mother encompassing Phelps' time as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy his work with various survey teams and his time at the Judge Advocate General office in Washington D.C.; From the Wilmington Morning Star: News has reached the city of the death in Norfolk of Commodore Harry Phelps well known here and in Southport. Commodore Phelps from what can be learned was killed in an automobile accident. His remains were sent to Oregon for interment'. His widow Mrs. Mamie Phelps was prior to her marriage Miss Mamie Thompson of Southport. OVERALL: VG. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Manuscript. hardcover
Référence libraire : 0009181
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IRENE NAFZIGER [?]
1927 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG WOMAN DETAILING HER FIRST YEAR IN THE ST CLOUD DAVENPORT KISSSIMMEE PART OF FLORIDA
ST. CLOUD DAVENPORT KISSIMEE FLORIDA FL. Very Good. 1927. On offer is an original 1927 manuscript diary handwritten a young woman whose name we believe is Irene Nafziger and the diary details her first year in the Davenport Kissimmee St. Cloud Florida area where she and her mother moved to in 1927. We surmise Irene might be a Nafziger as she mentions Grandma Nafziger. There was a Henry Nafziger in Davenport during this time. Irene a clerk and a teacher rarely misses a day and relates the mundane day to day duties and chores but also she shares her feelings to her diary. The diary is in decent shape but is coming off the binding and has some staining. Overall the 4½ x 7 inch book is G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF IRENE NAFZIGER KISSIMMEE ST. CLOUD DAVENPORT FLORIDA HAINES CITY WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES ORLANDO AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
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UNIDENTIFIED
1935 ORIGINAL DEPRESSION ERA MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A CHARMING PIOUS AND VERY ASTUTE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WOMAN WHO KEENLY OBSERVES MUCH OF WHAT AILS HER BELOVED AMERICA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEAR PASADENA HERMOSA BEACH. Very Good. 1935. On offer is a superb original Depression era manuscript diary handwritten by an optimistic pious down-to-earth Southern California woman who entirely fills a 4-day at a glance diary. Of particular note to historians and researchers of the era besides the day to day workings of busy family and their struggle to work and live will be the political commentary she writes. Here is a sample: "It is appalling to see how many socialists and communists organizations there are in the US - how many ministers and college men are among them - how radical they are - how atheistic and blasphemous many of them are and how supine our Government is about it - rather how much the administration is doing to encourage communism and socialism. Surely we are close to a revolution - if not a bloody one - a real departure from our form of gov. Only God can save us." Far and away from a 'standard' diary the unidentified author proves to be a charming erudite All American woman with a keen eye and an awareness of the politics and events occurring in her beloved country during the Depression and pre Word War II United States of America. The 7 1/2" x 5" x 5/8" has some rubbing and chips to the cover but is overall VG.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF PASADENA HERMOSA BEACH LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA DEPRESSION ERA PRE WORLD WAR II WW2 GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA POLITICS COMMUNISM SOCIALISM AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS PHOTO ALBUM PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS HANDSCHRIFT HANDGESCHRIEBEN MANUSKRIPT DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
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CHARLES S SKINNER, FREDERICK CEASAR DE SUMICHRAST, FRANK H JACKSON
1905 ORIGINAL OFFICIAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF THE VICTORIAN CLUB OF BOSTON
BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA. Very Good. 1905. On offer s a superb original 1905 - 1906 manuscript trip back in time being the official handwritten journal of the Victorian Club of Boston. The unpaginated book is about 80% full and has approximately 100 pages of handwritten meeting minutes election nominating ballots banquet menus published meeting reports and other related ephemera. For the most part the writer is Club Secretary Charles S. Skinner and later Secretary Frank H. Jackson. Changes to the handwriting indicate we believe additional notes by Club President Frederick C. de Sumichrast an esteemed author and renowned Anglophile. There are numerous tipped in items including 1906 Empire Day Banquet ephemera notes of talks on Russia Australia etc. The premium 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" book is missing the spine cap but is otherwise VG. HISTORICAL NOTES: The Victorian Club organized in 1897 was considered the representative of the English people in Boston. Frederick C. de Sumichrast was a Harvard Professor specializing in French. He was the president of the Boston-based Victorian Club. He was conspicuously pro-British-Empire as can be seen by his writings 'Americans and Briton' and 'Why Britain Is Great'. He was also well known in his time for his works on yachting.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CHARLES S. SKINNER FREDERICK CEASAR DE SUMICHRAST FRANK H. JACKSON THE VICTORIAN CLUB OF BOSTON PRO BRITISH PRO ENGLAND PRO BRITAIN ANGLOPHILES EMPIRE DAY VICTORIANA AMERICANA SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONSSOCIAL CLUBS HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
Référence libraire : 0001971
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Frederic De Garis & Atsuharu Sakai
We Japanese Vols I & II : Being Descriptions of Many of the CustomsMannersCeremoniesFestivals.Arts & Crafts of the Japanese Besides Numerous Other Subjects
Japan : Fujiya Hotel Ltd 1934. Blue and green silk covers stab sewn binding with original paper dustwrapper.a VERY NICE copy .Please Email for further details. Not Signed or Inscribed. Seventh Printing 1947. D.Blue & Green Silk Cloth Sew. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by 355 & 389 Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Card Covered Paperback. Fujiya Hotel Ltd Paperback
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Jones, Peter (Rev)
Life and Journals of Keh-Ke-Wa-Guo-Na-By: Rev. Peter Jones. Wesleyan Missionary
Toronto: Anson Green 1860. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Duodecimo xi 424 pages minor foxing short breaks at the folds of the brown embossed cloth. Lacks the lithographed portrait frontispiece no evidence that it was ever inserted. Ex libris William Binkley. Rare - The Frank T. Siebert Library of the North American Indian Sales of 1999 had three works by Jones but not this one. <br/><br/>Kehkewaguonaby was a Mississauga Ojibwa Chief British father Ojibwa mother who converted to Wesleyan Methodism and was ordained a minister. These are the first journals kept by a Canadian native. He became the first native missionary to the Ojibwa and with his brother John was the first translator of books of the Bible into Ojibwa and Chippewa. He was also photographed in his native regalia circa 1844-46 - thus the earliest known photograph of a North American Indian. Sabin 36591. This work includes his autobiography with an account of his conversion experience and the details of his ministries. Anson Green hardcover
Référence libraire : 004537
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Jerry Maren The Munchkins Wizard of Oz
Signed Wizard Of Oz VHS
MGM / UA. Very Good. Octavo fine in white plastic case. <br/><br/>Jerry Maren was the Lollipop Kid part of the Lollipop Guild with the Munchkins in the film "The Wizard of Oz". A versatile performer he went on the perform as Little Oscar for the Oscar Mayer meat company and as Mayor McCheese and The Hamburglar for McDonalds Corp. He also had a walk-on in a "Seinfeld" episode. Maren was the last surviving cast member from the 1939 film. This photograph is boldly signed " Jerry / Maren / Lollipop / Kid " in black ink and undersigned by Marcella Krienzler who was married to Emil Kranzler one of the village Munchkins. Also signed by Mary Ellen St. Aubin co-owner of The Midget Club in Chicago with her Munchkin husband Parnell First Trumpeter Karl Slover; Townswoman/dancer Margaret Pellegrini and Anna Mrs. Frank Cucksey Mitchell Note: likely signed after Emil's death in 1993 at a convention at the OzCot in Chesterton Indiana. MGM / UA unknown
Référence libraire : 0010425
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Drake, Benjamin
Great Indian Chief of the West: Life and Adventures of Black Hawk
New York: United States Book Company 1848. New edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo old boards rebacked in modern cloth <br/><br/>Black Hawk biography with Keokuk. Woodcuts. United States Book Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 4842
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M James De Chambrier; D'Imbert De Saint-Amand; Maxime De La Rocheterie
Marie-Antoinette. Victime De La Révolution. La Captivité; Le Martyre. Récit Complet D`après Les Coduments Les Plus Authentiques.
Lille / Grammont / Librarie Saint-Charles. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D. Hardcover. Illustrated biography of Amrie-Antoinette in highlly decorated brown boards with cormer wear; Front hinge is cracked but otherwise tight and square with clean bright text and illustrations. ; Bibliotheque De La Jeunesse; 328 pages . Lille / Grammont / Librarie Saint-Charles hardcover
Référence libraire : 44192
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EDWIN H CHAFIN
1881 & 1914 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES OF A RURAL UPSTATE NEW YORK FARMER AND THEN LATER A SENIOR CITIZEN CASHING HIS PENSION CHECKS
ADAMS WATERTOWN NEW YORK NY. Very Good. 1881. Leather. On offer is a fascinating pairing of original handwritten diaries once belonging to Adams New York man Edwin H. Chafin. One handwritten diary records the life activities and commerce of a young Mr. Chafin in 1881 and then 33 years later we have his 1914 diary. Like bookends it is very intriguing to read and compare the activities and duties of a man in his 30s he reveals his wife is 63 in 1914 thusly 30 in 1881 and then read of his more frequent church going and pension collecting three decades later. Local collectors and historians and genealogists will find a unique prospect of research in this personal history spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. ; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; Sociology Ageism Age Studies Aging Genealogy Personal Memoir Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana Religion Pioneer Florida FL Education ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . hardcover
Référence libraire : 000973
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GEORGE CANNING BACKHOUSE
1842 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A YOUNG CLERK AT THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT WHO TEN YEARS LATER WAS APPOINTED AS HER MAJESTY'S JUDGE IN THE "HAVANA MIXED COMMISSION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE TRADE" AND WAS MURDERED WHILE IN SERVICE
London England. Very Good. 1842. This super original diary written by 24-year old George Canning Backhouse gives an excellent insight into a life of a young man from the upper-middle class starting his diplomatic career and living in London during the early Victorian era. His father John Backhouse 1784-1845 was a noted British politician who served as a Permanent Under-secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and who retired the same year when the diary was written. One of the first records is a memo regarding his father's papers. In 1838 George Canning graduated from the Christ Church College in Oxford and started working at the Secretary of State's Office as a clerk at the Foreign Department. The diary contains about 50 entries some mentioning his work at the office but mostly documenting his social life consisting of parties visits balls horse rides skating in High Park and Kensington Gardens attending cricket games. He was an active theatergoer and his diary contains names of actors and mentions many cultural events - he visits Lyceum and Drury Lane theaters pantomime in Covent Garden with William Payne who was known as "the king of pantomime" Van Amburgh's performance with wild animals he mentions Bouffe a French actor extremely popular at that time: "Dined with Turner at Windham and went with him to a French play last night - Bouffe wonderful in "Le Gamin de Paris" after which he made farewell adieux in verse". Another favorite activity of his was horse riding: "Rode in the morning to Lymm with Elizabeth who lost her stirrup and fell off when near home." On February 18th he lost his dog: "Walked with Catty in the Park with Brisk whom I lost by great carelessness when near home on our return: looked for Brisk on my way to the Office but could not find him. Went to the French play having a stall alongside with Blackburn - Very good". Backhouse refers to significant events like Prince of Wales christening and also mentions many names including clerks from the Foreign Department with whom he socializes and names of notable persons of that time like Under Secretary Addington Ashburton Stopford Lady Murray. It also contains some of his expenses including rent. On July 28th George's father with other family members sailed to Europe: "My father and all sailed from Blackwall by the "Rainbow" for Antwerp." and the archive includes a letter from John Backhouse written in Berne and dated September 20th and a bill for books on Italy bought from Henry George Bohn a prominent publisher and rare books dealer from London with a letter to George asking to settle accounts with Bohn: "Bohn is a man of such perfect respectability that you will get a correct answer if you ask for a statement of my account" The diary: a pocket-size book with leather cover Peacock's Historical Almanack for 1842. Text is faded at few pages. Otherwise in very good condition. Size: 2.8'x4.1 Letter from Berne dated September 20 1942: A leaf folded into an envelope and sealed with a black seal a copy of a bill for books on Italy with a letter with explanations on the other side.; The letter has tears on creases. Size: 6.3'x8.3' 4 watercolor paintings depicting sailing ships: three of them - 7.1'x3' one - 5'x3.3' all in excellent condition.; Manuscript; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF BACKHOUSE BRITAIN ENGLAND LONDON HANS PLACE EARLY VICTORIAN ERA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT BRITISH POLITICIANS SOCIAL LIFE HISTORY OF ENGLAND 19TH CENTURY NINETEENTH CENTURY VICTORIAN LONDON JOHN BACKHOUSE LONDON THEATER AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL BRITANNICA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
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MRS DOCTOR ANSON HOOKER [ANNA WRIGHT HOOKER]
1869 ORIGINAL HEARTFELT HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY DETAILING THE TRIALS TRIBULATIONS AND TRAGEDIES OF A WELL CONNECTED WELL RESPECTED BOSTON FAMILY
CHARLESTON BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS. Very Good. 1869. On offer is a fascinating original post Civil War 1869 manuscript diary handwritten by Anna Wright Hooker filled with entries revealing a keystone year in this Boston woman's life. The year finds Anna and her family headed by her important doctor-husband Anson Hooker at the top of the Boston social scene: she and her husband socialized very frequently going into Boston almost daily. They attended the famous Peace Jubilee in Boston that summer for instance. Dr Hooker was always out tending to people it seemed sometimes in the middle of the night. He stayed with a suicide victim for two days and Anna recorded the sadness of the event a "broken heart" made him shoot himself in the head. The man had botched the attempt. Anna also visited friends often and were friends with the Hales and Bulfinches upper crust Boston families of great regard. There were upper middle class to wealthy people though Anna lived a rather humble life choosing to take on the majority of the chores herself primarily because of her young son. Neddie or Edward also became a famous Boston doctor. In April though the situation changed. Her daughter Martha was taken ill with some kind of rheumatism which left her bedridden and in great pain for weeks. Only opiates eased her pain. About that time also her husband's health began to fail. He first complained of a "lame arm" and began to also have pains and fatigue. He had always been quite strong going out on as many as 4 calls a day everything was a house call then for doctors. But around May he began to show marked signs of failing health Anna's horror and dismay is clearly recorded as she watched helpless as her husband's condition progressed from bad to worse. By autumn Dr Hooker could barely get out of bed. He died in early November and his funeral was attended by hundreds of people. He was after all one of the best known and well regarded Bostonians. All of this is recorded faithfully no matter what Anna's mood. BIO NOTES: Anna Wright 1813-1891 was descended from a Massachusetts Bay Colony Pilgrim family as was her husband Dr Anson Hooker 1799-1869. They married in 1834 and settled in Charlestown Massachusetts where Anson became a very prominent doctor and an alderman for the town among other things. He practiced medicine in Charlestown for 45 years and they had three children one of whom at the writing of this was only 8 years old Edward Dwight Hooker; 1858-1911. This would make Anna quite old at the time to bear a child as she was in her late 40s. She calls him Neddie and he is mentioned every day as Anna stays at home to care for him while her husband is out on calls. She had three siblings Luther Martha and William. Martha married Edmund Boynton. These people figure prominently in the diary being all very close in proximity and visiting their mother Anna's large townhouse in Charlestown extremely often. Hers was a busy life with the day's chores generally being mending she received a Singer Sewing machine in February and raves about it throughout cooking and cleaning as well as tending to Neddie. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ANNA WRIGHT HOOKER CHARLESTOWN MASSACHUSETTS DR. ANSON HOOKER BOSTON MEDICAL MEDICINE GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES PHYSICIAN WOMEN'S STUDIES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN 19TH CENTURY HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
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LUCILLE M HERZFELD
1894 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY AMAZINGLY HANDWRITTEN BY A SEVEN 7 YEAR OLD GIRL WHILE TRAVELING WITH HER WEALTHY FAMILY TO GERMANY
Germany. Very Good. 1894. Full-Leather. On offer is a very charming original manuscript diary amazingly handwritten by a seven year old child named Lucille M Herzfeld as appears stamped on the cover in gilt over red leather. Lucille writes in a confident hand about 122 pages sometimes in English and sometimes in German. Obviously of a wealthy family traveling in style on the Kaiser Wilhelm II the writer identifies her age as being 7 years old and makes mention of fur coats and many shopping days. Overall this diary is an impressive accomplishment for any child let alone a 7 year old. Beginning April 23rd and ending in June we estimate based on the dates provided and the days given and the ship they are on to be 1894. Here are some snippets: "On our way from the station to the Hotel I saw a part of the Tiergarten several beautiful monuments and the building of the Reichstag". "In the afternoon we went to the exhibition. Aunt Emmy treated us all to cocoa and ice cream the music played and it was charming. I saw lovely pictures". Condition-wise the book is overall VG though a few of the pages have the top margin cut away and the last page has been excised. VG.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF LUCILLE M. HERZFELD GERMANY DIARY OF A CHILD CHILDREN'S DIARIES GENDER STUDIES YOUTH STUDIES GRAND TOURS EUROPEAN TRAVEL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . hardcover
Référence libraire : 0001961
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JEAN COLEMAN
1931 - 1935 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 5 YEAR DIARY FOLLOWING A DEPRESSION ERA 13 YEAR OLD AND SEEING HER BLOOM INTO A COLLEGE GOING YOUNG WOMAN
Boston Massachusetts MA Nova Scotia NS. Very Good. 1931. Leather. On offer is a charming piece of Depression Era Americana being a handwritten manuscript 5-year diary authored by Jean Coleman a young girl of 13 in 8th grade and following her into womanhood and her first semester of college. There are a number of interesting parts to this young girl's life and while this is a Depression Era diary the depression has no effect on her family when it comes to comings and goings. She has diligently filled the diary with a near obsessive quality only missing a few days in 1935. The diary bears out that she's an unusual charming girl from a loving and supporting extended family. Jean lived in the Boston Massachusetts and with relatives in Canada and the many long family visits there makes for a fair bit of Canadiana in this journal. An active good student she records what she studied that day. She was also very active belonging to girl scouts attending Red Cross training taking art and music classes playing tennis skiing skating swimming hiking going to numerous movies and plays spending time in libraries and museums acting in school productions attending dances and the like. She also aspired to be a writer something she refers to at age 13 and at age 18. Here are snippets: 1931: 5/25--Went to school. Came home at 11:30 because 600 aeroplanes came. 7/4--Horrible parade! Mock Marriage. Side shows. Circus. Big show in evening. Watched rockets! 9/1--I wrote my first short novel. 9/16--Went to school. Came home. Studied. What else is there to do 1932: 3/10--It is too bad that it should be Aunty Edna & Laura & Uncle Sandy got in today. Went to hospital. Grandma died at about two o'clock. It is awful. 3/11--Oh it is awful. Went in town with Aunty Edna and Aunty Ida. Went to Grandma's. Walked home. Went to see Grandma. She is beautiful. All the Aunties left for St. John with her the family is from St. John New Brunswick. 3/13--My Birthday. I wish it wasn't. Grandma buried today. 5/8--I cut my finger. 5/9--Stayed home from school because of finger but went to leather class. Made pocketbook. 5/10--Went to school. Did not miss much I must say. 6/13 feeling some adolescent angst--Went to school per usual. Came home per usual. Didn't see anyone per usual. 7/12--Fainted at lunch so could not go to Aunt Edna's. Went to Orangemen's picnic and saw parachute jump in evening. 8/31--Saw eclipse. Real exciting. 9/24--Went to baseball game Friday afternoon. Babe Ruth. 10/18--Went to school. Came home. Did nothing as usual except the us 1933: 1/7--Went to Fortune Tellers. 1/10--My the snow is grand! Walked to store in snow. Rolled back. 2/2--The mid exam was long but easy. I studied all evening. Hearing the usual stroke of twelve and making mother sleep with me. 4/2--Took snaps snapshots in the afternoon. Had photos taken in evening. 4/8--Went with 6 scouts to Westin to Miss Dixon's Cabin to pass Pioneer test. Did we work or did we work 5/7--Studied like nobody's business. 5/12--Went to school. Came home to find that Grace was coming up. My four leaf clover worked. O Baby! 6/5--Went to school. Came home. Practiced. Wrote diary. Heat heat terrible heat. Wrote diary. 8/11--Saw star shower. My it was exciting. 8/24--Went to town. Babe and I had fortunes told. 9/11--Went to school for first time. All the hullabaloo & baloney over. Studied late. 1934: 3/13 Jean's 17th birthday--Went to school. Came home. Gee I'm old. 7/22--Started out for walk in the morning. Went to Eastern Lake. Skirted beaver pond. Crossed Dead Creek. Saw skeleton of a moose. 10/4--Went to school. Came home. Always plenty to do in study line. 10/23--Tried to do some of Thursday's homework. Too excited about tomorrow. 10/24--Did not go to school. Went to Statler Hotel with bunch. Met Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Hoover dinner was in honor of Hoover. 11/27--Went to school. Came home. Mailed letters. Studied. Wrote story. 1935: 1/24--16 inches of snow. I never saw so much. No school. Sid & dad could not get car out. 2/2--Went to play rehearsal. Fell down library stairs. Stiff neck. 3/6--Went to school and then to scouts. Those kids are nuts. 3/20--Went to school and then to scouts. Came home. Those kids are the limit. 4/6--Dad went looking for cars. I went to museum. Came home. Dad bought car. Cute blue Plymouth Coupe rumble seat cream wheels. 4/6--Dad brought car. She's sweet. We dusted her off. Too bad she had to stand in rain. 5/18--Left for Albany at 10:30. Saw bus of midgets. Beautiful drive. Up 2200 feet. 7/21--Cleaned car in morning. More hindrance than help to Daddy. 9/8--Walked over point. Took pictures. Got chased by cow. Let cow loose. 9/11--Went to college to register. 9/14--Had lecture and intelligence test. 9/15--Discovered that someone tried to steal our car. Broke locks. 10/16--Went to school. Had interview with Mrs. Mallock. She thinks if I develop I may be a find in writing something. Boy! 10/20--Wrote story. 11/9--Left at 10:30 a.m. for Canada. Drove steadily. Saw many deer on cars of hunters. In the memorandum section at the back of the diary Jean wrote four longer passages one each commemorating her grandmother and grandfather she died in 1932 he in 1935 and two passages about what the fortune teller told her on two different occasions. Diary measures 4.75" x 5.75". Cover scuffed and corners worn but diary is intact and all the writing is very legible. VG; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; DIARY DIARIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel Depression Genealogical Canadiana Nova Scotia SOCIAL STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES FEMINISM POST SUFFRAGE . hardcover
Référence libraire : 000834
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Douglas Young - James
Memoirs of an ASP
London: Neville Spearman 1965. Autobiography of Squadron Leader Douglas Alexander Singleton Young-James who spent twenty five years with the RAF servicing in India Singapore Japan and Egypt. Inscribed by the AUTHOR to a member of the CRAVEN family whose FATHER the Late SIXTH EARL of Craven appears in a photograph in the book along side the Author.E-mail for details. 128pp. Inscribed By the Author. This is the First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Black and White Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Back. Neville Spearman Hardcover
Référence libraire : 004066
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Birkett, Arthur [Signed]
The Green Englishman and Other Stories
USA: Vantage Press Incorporated 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed without inscription by author atop front free endpaper. 86 pages. Five black and white reproductions of photos. "A greenhorn Englishman's experiences in Canada are the subject of this interesting collection of episodes and anecdotes. Birkett began as a teacher in various boys' schools in London then emigrated to Western Canada where his first job was as a teacher in a one-room prairie schoolhouse. These and later events are recalled with wry humor and a gift for observation. Most of Canada in the early decades of the twentieth century was still a remote frontier country and this fact is emphatically communicated in the author's descriptions of the local scenes and characters he encountered." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Dust jacket protected by mylar. Binding intact. A sound signed copy of this engaging compilation. Vantage Press, Incorporated Hardcover
Référence libraire : 342H5019
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Carmichael, David; Rimstead, Paul; et al
Canadian Star Weekly Magazine March 25 - April 1 1967: Doug Hepburn / RCMP Crime Labs
Toronto Ontario: Toronto Star 1967. Book. Illus. by Wright Doug. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 36 pages. Many colour and black and white photos. Features: The RCMP's four crime detection labs and Identification Branch - they make inanimate objects tell stories; Hon. James C. McRuer former chief justice of the Ontario Supreme Court spent forty years studying the trial of Jesus Christ; Colour spring nature photos; William Coutts of the Coutts Hallmark greeting card company; Colour photos of cowboy-style women's fashions; LSD and a Diet - The Reshaping of former weightlifter and wrestler Big Doug Hepburn; The Real Georgy Girl - Lynn Redgrave; Doug Wright's Family; Nice colour-photo ad for the 1967 Dodge Polara inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Toronto Star Paperback
Référence libraire : 565H5030
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Pabel, Reinhold [Signed]
Enemies Are Human
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed without inscription by author atop front free endpaper. pp. 248. "A compelling indictment of war by a man who knows it as few men do! Sergeant Reinhold Pabel of the 115th Panzer Grenadiers of Hitler's First Army switched lives when he escaped from an Illinois prisoner of war camp in 1945. The man who faced Russian guns in the Ukraine battled the Americans in Italy and looked out through the barbed wire of a prisoner of war compound in the United States became in a remarkably short time a respected American businessman whose past was unsuspected by his friends associates or local police. When the FBI finally tracked him down they found only Philip Brick quiet proprietor of one of Chicago's North Side bookstores. His is a vivid eyewitness account of the Russian campaign as seen by a slogging German foot soldier. He was transfered to Sicily and Italy where he was taken prisoner and sent to North Africa then Camp Grant in Illinois from which he escaped before being captured in 1953. The wonder of Pabel's story lies in his human touch. Without wild fanatic shouts of protest or of flag waving he presents and illustrates a concept of vital importance to today's world." - dust jacket. Moderate wear to book which bears minor ink markings to about 22 pages. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality signed copy of this important and enduring work. Enser p.354. The John C. Winston Company Hardcover
Référence libraire : 515H5226
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Thomas, David
Thirty Years Adrift
Canada: Self-Published 2009. Book. Illus. by Thomas Bob. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Autobiography of the author's life until he was married in 1948 including considerable coverage of his WWII experiences in Europe. 141 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this interesting life story of a man who was born in Winnipeg in 1917 and orphaned at age ten. Self-Published Paperback
Référence libraire : 342H5105 ISBN : 0978341511 9780978341510
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Sivewright, Sandy
One Man's Mission: 20000 Ships
London: Lloyd's of London Press 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv 257 pages. Index. Numerous quality black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Since 1924 Robert MacGregor had worked to perfect an acceptable design of steel hatch cover. In 1933 he entered into partnership with his brother Joseph and in November 1945 Henri Kummerman arrived on the Tyne for his first meeting with the MacGregors. Kummerman's extraordinary entrepreneurial talent was to be the catalyst that activated the now legendary success of the international MacGregor organisation. That these men came together to change the shape of ships is a matter of record. The driving energy and passion with which Henri Kummerman set about telling the world about the need for change are descriobed in the pages of this book as is the story of this highly successful multinational business." - dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front endpaper otherwise book tight square clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival quality Brodart. A quality copy of this excellent history. Lloyd's of London Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 342H5041 ISBN : 1850442428 9781850442424
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Harris, Ann Lee; Goldwater, Senator Barry [Foreword]
Load the Wagon - The Story of Jack A. Harris
USA: Charles R. Stocks Inc. 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Jack Harris 1914-1981 was "a legendary leader in the agri-business of California Arizona and throughout the West for over forty years. This is a book about a man's man - who dared to do - and do it first. His life encompassed dramatic developments in the farming and cattle business. A rugged individualist an independent thinker and a firm believer in free enterprise he grew thousands of acres of crops fed some 100000 head of cattle processed 800 head of cattle a day and sold a portion of his meat through his store and restaurant." - dust jacket. 6 7-145 1 map. Chronology. Reproductions of photos in color and black and white. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this inspiring American success story. Charles R. Stocks, Inc. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 342h5338
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Begin, Menachem; Kaplan, Katie [Translator]
White Nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia
USA: Harper & Row 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pp. 8 240. "Utterly fascinating in that what we come to know here is what has made the man who and how he is." - Kirkus Reviews. "The account of Prime Minister Begin's incarceration in a series of Soviet prisons and his eventual release and arrival in Israel to become the leader of his country. His crime was belief in Zionism and the time of testing he describes in this book vividly brings to life the formation of his own inner character and the sense of mission which he so evidently brings to his present awesome responsibilities." - dust jacket. "One of the greatest pieces of prison literature in the world." - The Times of London. Light soiling to top edge otherwise book clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Harper & Row Hardcover
Référence libraire : 342h5393 ISBN : 0060102896 9780060102890
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Stokke, Svein; Heal, SC S C
Canadian Capers: A Seaman's Account of Intrigues and Voyages Through the Corporate Jungle
Vancouver Canada: Cordillera Books 2009. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. pp. x 187. BibIiography. Index. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Presents the fascinating life story of Svein Stokke and his successful career in the shipping business. Involves companies such as: Canadian Transport Company Star Shipping MacMillan Bloedel Seaspan International and Seaspan Corporation. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this work which is sure to provide highly informative reading for anyone interested in the history of shipping on Canada's west coast. Cordillera Books Paperback
Référence libraire : 311h5452 ISBN : 1895590426 9781895590425
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Pollack, Jack H; Et al
Coronet Magazine April Apr. 1947 Vol. 21 No. 6 Whole No. 126: Norman Rockwell - A Great Living American
Chicago: Esquire Inc. 1947. Book. Illus. by Ekman Stanley. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 194 pages. Features: The Rise and Decline of George Pullman; Meet America's Drummer Man - William F. Ludwig; George F. Foley is King of the Dog Shows; Industrial Physician Louis Schwartz; Secrets of Comic-Strip Artist Milton Caniff; Norman Rockwell - The People's Painter; Diet and Die; and much more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Esquire Inc. Paperback
Référence libraire : 565h5410
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Nasmyth, Spike [Signed]
2355 Days - A POW's Story
New York: Orion Books 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author to a friend atop front free endpaper. 264 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Spike Nasmyth tells the harrowing tale of his six and a half years as a POW in Hanoi in this true honest raunchy defiant sometimes funny but always deeply moving story of lost youth and survival in the face of uncertainty cruelty and deprivation. His world came crashing down when a North Vietnamese missile shot his Phantom out of the sky over Hanoi beginning a long ordeal of brutal imprisonment at the hands of his Communist captors." - dust jacket. Book clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this incredibly inspirational tale of survival. Orion Books Hardcover
Référence libraire : 342h5542 ISBN : 0517584204 9780517584200
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Williams, MY M Y
Stuart James Schofield 1883-1947
Canada: Royal Society of Canada 1948. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. pp. 107-113. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Canada 1948. "Schofield was a geologist who established the age of the Coast Range of British Columbia and proved the former existence of the old land of Cascadia off the west coast of the province. Through his teaching and consulting work he assisted mining development in America. Further he served his country in WWI and played an important part in the building of UBC." - paraphrased from p.113. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. Royal Society of Canada Paperback
Référence libraire : 422h5488
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Rintala, Larry [Signed]
Where the Forest Trail Meets the River
Canada: Self-Published Van Coillie Dries 2011. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author upon title page. Includes promotional bookmark. 192 pages. Occasional black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The true story of a boy who grew up on a farm near the Nanaimo River in the 1960s. He experiences both the peace and beauty - and sometimes violent power - of nature as he interacts with the land the animals family and neighbours." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this Vancouver Island autobiography. Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries) Paperback
Référence libraire : 342h5461 ISBN : 0987728903 9780987728906
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Zarn, George [Signed]
Above the Forks
Canada: Self-Published Van Coillie Dries 1978. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed without inscription by George Zarn upon front free endpaper. Zarn was also known as "The Hired Hand at Idlewood Farm". "Set in southern rural Alberta this book takes a nostalgic look at life during the Thirties for the folks living up and down Willow Creek. Today this area boasts some of Alberta's finest ranching country thriving in the heartland of the famous Chinook Winds. However Willow Creek wasn't always as prosperous. But even through the Great Depression the unique people of Willow Creek managed to survive; keeping intact a fierce pride and the welcome ability to find humor even in the seemingly hopeless situations which evolved. This is their story." - dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with sepia-tone reproductions of archival photos. Approximately 140 unnumbered pages. Light wear to book which is unmarked but for a blank label over prior owner's name inside front board. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this wonderful piece of Alberta history. 22.5 x 14.3cm. Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries) Hardcover
Référence libraire : 342h5350
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Bell, Andrew; Panton, LAC; Ayre, Robert; Comfort, Charles; Reinblat, M; Buchanan, Donald W; Glover, Guy; Scott, Charles H L A C
Canadian Art Magazine Vol. Viii Number 3 Spring 1951 - Georgian Bay Legacy / Aleksandre Bercovitch 1893-1951
Ottawa: Canadian Art 1951. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. pp. 9 94-144. Features: Painters in Water Colour - A Silver Jubilee Exhibition; Academies by any other Name - Some Provoking Observations; Creative Craftsmanship in Jewellery; Georgian Bay Legacy; Aleksandre Bercovitch 1893-1951; Jack Shadbolt Explores a World of Roots and Seeds; reflections on Canadian Ballet 1950; architectural Competitions - Can They Help Us to Obtain Better Public Buildings; The Water Colours of Fred Amess; and more. Writing on several pages. Pastedown illustration missing from front cover. Average wear. A sound reference copy of this informative issue. Canadian Art Paperback
Référence libraire : 565h5411
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Beaudoin, Ted
Walking on Air
Vernon BC: Paramount House 1986. Book. Illus. by Cook C. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is "a book of many things; a collage of men women events accidents and incidents spinning about the life of the first Chief Pilot of Canadian Pacific Air Lines - Sheldon Luck a member of Canada's Aviation Hall of fame." - Introduction. "Sheldon doesn't get into an airplane he puts it on." - Frank Tannock former B.C. Forest Service fire-fighting official. pp. vii 297. Bibliography. Map. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating life story in Canadian aviation. Paramount House Paperback
Référence libraire : 342h5340 ISBN : 0921531001 9780921531005
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Bell, Betty (Signed)
The Fair Land Saanich
Victoria B.C.: Sono Nis Press 1982. Book. Illus. by Bell Alistair map. Fair. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author to noted Canadian author George Woodcock and his wife "George and Inge" atop half-title page. 132 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Map. "Betty Bell b.1902 recounts fond memories of childhood family neighbours and farms in the countryside on Vancouver Island during the Edwardian years." - half-title. Her "recollections of a time when life was slower and seemingly simpler make this book a fascinating and pleasurable reading experience." - inside front cover. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound and special copy of this wholesome account. Hale & Barman 73. Sono Nis Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 724h5563 ISBN : 0919203043 9780919203044
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Plekhanov, Sergey
A Reformer on the Throne: Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said
London: Trident Press Ltd 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pp. 280. Many colour and black and white photos. "Painting a portrait of Sultan Qaboos against the rich historical backdrop of this intriguing country and of the ruling dynasty that has governed Oman for more than 250 years Sergey Plekhanov unveils the advantages of political institutions that are based on cultural and religious traditions and their capacity to answer the challenges of the twenty-first century. But this is not merely an historical and political treatment as Sultan Qaboos' multi-faceted personality ranging from experienced politician and benevolent leader to music-lover is also explored." - dust jacket. Book clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Very light wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Trident Press Ltd Hardcover
Référence libraire : 342h5490 ISBN : 1900724707 9781900724708
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Barnard, Frank [Douglas]
A Good Life in a Good Place
Canada: Patsy Alford 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 105 pages. Generously illustrated with reproductions of colour and black and white photos. The fascinating autobiography of Frank Barnard who after serving in WWII returned to Canada and went on to a successful business career in the tree seed business. Clean and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Patsy Alford Hardcover
Référence libraire : 342h5450
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O'Connor, Jack
Horse and Buggy West - A Boyhood on the Last Frontier
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1969. Book. Illus. by Boker Irving. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Jack O'Connor upon front free endpaper with "My Best Wishes." x 3-302 p. Black and white illustrations. "Jack O'Connor 1902-1978 grew up in Tempe Arizona in those days before World War I when a boys' own father had living memories of a truly 'wild' West. The Tempe he recalls was already in the twentieth century but the flavor of the frontier still permeated daily life. And he summons it up for the reader - the humors the absurdities the gaucheries the pleasures of the horse and buggy West - with a sort of affectionate chuckle that seems to say just a bit sadly that the old-fashioned is after all faintly ridiculous. His book is peopled with grandfathers unforgettable with black-sheep uncles with a fine and varied collection of Western characters who bring back to us an America - and a childhood - we seem to remember no matter where we were raised." - dust jacket. Book is well preserved with top edge darkened otherwise quite clean bright and unmarked with light wear to publisher's green cloth decorated in maroon and lettered in gilt. Tight and square. Above-average wear some faint scribbles and several repairs to dust jacket including a 3" x 1" facsimile replacement portion at top of spine and upper corner of front panel. A sound signed copy of the early life story of perhaps America's most respected hunting and firearms author. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover
Référence libraire : 462h5690
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Sims, Dale
An Uncommon Canadian - The Story of Auxiliary Board Member Fred Graham
Canada: Dale Sims 2013. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. xvi 220 pp. Black and white photographic plates. "Following the turmoil of the Great Depression and the Second World War and the early development of the Baha'i Faith in Canada came a story of a man of humble beginnings who with his own trials and testings and an indominatable spirit emerged as one of the foremost Canadian Baha'i servants of his time." - back cover. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Dale Sims Paperback
Référence libraire : 462h5639 ISBN : 0991924606 9780991924608
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McFarlane, Leslie
Ghost of the Hardy Boys - An Autobiography by Leslie McFarlane
USA: Methuen 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 10 211 pages. "In this work it is not only a ghost writer of the immortal Hardy Boys who speaks to us: here is a sensitive man who delights in recollection and his charmed readers will rejoice with him. McFarlane's 1902-77 memoirs have a special romance lyrical and profound." - dust jacket. Book very clean tight bright and unmarked with slight peripheral wear. Light wear to attractively illustrated complete dust jacket now preserved in mylar with one-inch opening to bottom edge of front panel. An extraordinary copy of this very special life story. Gift quality. . Methuen Hardcover
Référence libraire : 463h5655 ISBN : 084670157x 9780846701576
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Wendel, Else; Winncroft, Eileen
Hausfrau at War - A German Woman's Account of Life in Hitler's Reich
London: Odhams Press Limited 1957. Book. Illus. by Smith Rupert dust jacket. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8-255p. Black and white photographic plates. "A dramatic and moving account by an ordinary German housewife of everyday life in wartime Berlin. Three years of devastating Allied air attacks and mounting German defeats in the field are seen through the eyes of a woman fearful for her family her mother-in-law in Hamburg and her brother on the Russian front. The siege of Berlin is remembered by a woman whose brother was killed in the city's defence; the harsh realities of defeat and occupation are made vivid and unforgettable by someone whose home was turned into a soldiers' billet whose husband was shot by the Russian invaders. This book is at once a remarkable evocation of the changing face of a city at war and a powerful indictment of the folly and stupidity of war." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Moderate foxing to edges. A quality example of the first edition. Kehr & Langmaid 4668. Madden p.362. . Odhams Press Limited Hardcover
Référence libraire : 463h5689
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