‎Biographie‎

‎EDGAR CAYCE [forward By LYTLE W ROBINSON]‎

‎ORIGINAL TYPED MANUSCRIPT - WHAT I BELIEVE - WITH LATER REVISIONS AND FORWARD BY EDITOR L.W. ROBINSON‎

‎CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINA. Very Good. 1955. On offer is an original typed manuscript of "What I Believe" by Edgar Cayce. Edited and Forward by Lytle W. Robinson IV 150 pages table of contents approx. 40000 words. The earliest edition of the book was published in 1936 in response to the thousands of requests received by Cayce for insight into his beliefs. Most likely a planned later revised edition with a later day Forward and further notes by Robinson who was an author and noted writer on Cayce and associate of the A.R.E. - Association for Research and Enlightenment - though it appears it was not published 8.5" X 11" inch. G.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" 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 JAPAN JAPANESE EDO PERIOD ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT TYPESCRIPT METAPHYSICS FORTUNE TELLING SPIRITUAL SPIRITUALITY HYPNOSIS PSYCHIC SEER PREMONITIONS ENLIGHTENMENT . unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 000804

‎UNKNOWN‎

‎1849 - 1850 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A REBEL AND PARTICIPANT IN THE REVOLUTION OF BADEN DETAILING HIS PARTICIPATION ARREST INTERROGATION AND IMPRISONMENT‎

‎Donaueschingen Germany Southhern Germany. Very Good. 1849. On offer is a very unique historically significant 1849 - 1859 manuscript relic of the Revolution of Baden. There are fifty three 53 pages in German handwriting containing the journal entries of an unidentified 'rebel' and citizen of Donaueschingen Germany who was arrested as part of the Rebellion. While the participant is unidentified local historians researchers or collectors of the era may have enough clues to ascertain the writer's full identity. The entries are dated 6th of July 1849 the day before his arrest until the 25th of June 1850 the day the sentence of the Royal Court was handed down. The accused describes graphically where and how his accommodations were by whom and when he was interrogated and for which accusations how he responded and gives such an informative picture of that time and those circumstances from the point of view of someone who at the end of the Revolution of Baden was arrested by the Prussians as a supporter of the revolution. Here are some snippets: 6th July 1849: "Friday night at about 11 pm marched the troops and the guards under the leadership of Siegel Werner Gögg and so on off toward Hüfingen." 7th July 1849: "On Saturday marched against them the Hessians the Prussians the Bavarians the Mecklenburgers the Frankfurters and the Nassauers about 6000 men towards Donaueschingen a small city in the Black Forest region where 3000 men mostly Bavarians were stationed. On this day I got 20 meters of accommodations…" In the evening at 7 o'clock I was by the Brigadier and the Hessian Provost on orders by the Civil Commissioner Refanie supposedly because of favouring the revolt arrested. There follow descriptions about the type and place of his accommodation observations about the high number of men stationed in Donaueschingen speculation that he could only have been arrested because of a denunciation; on the 9th of July he was apprised of the accusations against him; there follow the days of the hearings with exact descriptions of the proceedings: "on the 2nd January 1850 I had my final interrogation…" "Tuesday the 25th June 1850 they revealed the royal court's verdict upon which I on Monday appealed to the upper court registered." With this last sentence the entries end. The first 45 pages are in a 45-page stitched notebook at the approximate size of 15.5 x 10 cm. and a further 8 pages of the same size are loose. Historians collectors and researchers will recognize the the utter uniqueness and rarity of this manuscript. Overall VG. DEUTSCHER: Im Angebot ist ein einzigartiges und historisch bedeutsames Relikt des badischen Aufstandes 1849-1850 in deutscher Handschrift. 53 Seiten deutsche Handschrift auf Papier enthaltend die Tagebuchaufzeichnungen eines Bürgers aus Donaueschingen der am 6. Juli 1849 wegen "Begünstigung des Aufstandes" verhaftet worden war. Die Aufzeichnungen sind in der Zeit vom 6. Juli 1849 dem Tag vor seiner Verhaftung bis zum 25. Juni 1850 dem Tag der Urteilsverkündung durch das Hofgericht erfolgt. Der Beschuldigde schildert anschaulich wo und wie er untergebracht war von wem er wann zu welchen Vorwürfen verhört wurde was er darauf erwiderte und gibt so ein aufschlußreiches Bild der damaligen Zeit und Umstände aus der Sicht eines am Ende des badischen Aufstandes von den Preußen als Begünstiger der Revolution Verhafteten. Einige Textpassagen: 6.Juli 1849: "Freitags Nachts ungefähr 11 Uhr marschierten die Volkstruppen und Wachmänner unter Anführung Siegels Werners Gögg etc. nach Hüfingen ab" 7. Juli 1849: "Samstags zogen dagegen Hessen Preußen Baiern Mecklenburger Frankfurter & Naßauer etwa 6000 Mann nach Donauöschingen wo 3000 Mann meistens Baiern dort einquartiert wurden. an diesem Tag bekam ich 20 M. Einquartierung."".Abends 7 Uhr wurde ich durch den Brigadier und einen heßischen Provosen auf Befehl des Zivilkommissär Refanie angeblich wegen Begünstigung des Aufstandes verhaftet." es folgen Angaben über Art und Ort der Unterbringung Betrachtungen über die hohe Zahl von Einquartierungen in D.onauE.eschingen Spekulationen darüber daß er nur aufgrund einer Denunziation verhaftet worden sein könne und anderes mehr. am 9. Juli wurden ihm die Anschuldigungen eröffnet es folgen die Tage der Verhöre mit genauen Schilderungen des Ablaufs "am 2. Januar 1850. hatte ich Schlußverhör." "dienstags den 25. Juni 1850 eröffnete man mir das hofgerichtliche Urtheil worauf ich am Montag den Rekurs an das Oberhofgericht anmeldete." mit diesem letzten Satz enden die Aufzeichnungen. die ersten 45 Seiten sind in einer 45-seitigen fadengehefteten Kladde in der Größe von ca. 155 x 10 cm und die weiteren 8 Seiten in gleicher Größe lose vorhanden. eEine originale authentische Handschrift von hohem geschichtlichen Wert. VG.; German Language; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MECKLENBURGERS REVOLUTION OF BADEN BLACK FOREST DONAUESCHINGEN AUFZEICHNUNGEN PREUßEN ALS BEGÜNSTIGER ANFÜHRUNG SIEGELS WERNERS GÖGG HESSEN HANDSCHRIFT HANDGESCHRIEBEN MANUSKRIPT SÜTTERLIN VON HAND GESCHRIEBEN HANDSCHRIFTLICH UNIKAT EINZELSTÜCK DOKUMENT SCHRIFTSTÜCK KURRENT KURRENTSCHRIFT DEUTSCHE SCHREIBSCHRIFT OSTPREUßEN KALININGRAD NORDRHEIN-WESTPHALEN ADEL PREUßEN BAIERN MECKLENBURGER FRANKFURTER NAßAUER ZIVILKOMMISSÄR REFANIE REVOLUTIONARIES REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS GERMAN HISTORY PRUSSIAN HISTORY 18TH CENTURY RELIKT DES BADISCHEN AUFSTANDES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS PHOTO ALBUM PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS 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 Handschriften . unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 0001508

‎MRS CARRIE CECILIA COLE FRYE‎

‎1864 - 1939 FASCINATING AND UNIQUE HANDWRITTEN RETROSPECTIVE JOURNAL AND DIARY DOCUMENTING ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF ONE WOMAN’S LIFE FROM BIRTH TO SHORTLY BEFORE HER DEATH THROUGH TWO WORLD WARS THE GREAT DEPRESSION GREAT HAPPINESS AND TERRIBLE TRAGEDY‎

‎PORTAGE CITY SPRING LAKE WISCONSIN WI. Very Good. 1939. On offer is an fascinating diary chronicling in fantastic detail and comprehensiveness the entire life of a Mrs. Carrie Cecilia Cole Frye. The diary was begun in 1908 but it begins all the way back from her birth in 1864. She details her childhood family life parents brothers and sisters notable births deaths marriages her marriage to Robert John Frye the first time she was able to vote for President her family being quarantined for a Smallpox outbreak and so much more all the way up to 1939. This is a tremendously unique document covering a person’s entire life in unprecedented detail. From reading this diary it is easy to see that Mrs. Cole had an exceptional and truly fulfilled life. Born on February 18 1864 in Portage City Wisconsin to a family with ten other children she writes about moving around the state often. A child of strict parents she began working at 10 years old for her room board and education. In 1882 she met Robert John Fry a 34-year-old Civil War veteran whom she would later marry on July 2 1884. She and Robert Fry had five children one passed away in her infancy and homesteaded on a 40-acre ranch just north of Lakewood Wisconsin. She talks about numerous positions she held as housekeeper caregiver and cook always returning however to the homestead in the spring and summer. In 1909 Robert Fry became quite ill and moved into the Wisconsin Veteran's home. Shortly after her husband moved in Mrs. Cole followed first rooming in Marston Hall. At this point she became the primary bread winner for the family and began working as a telephone operator for the Veteran's home making $15.00 per month. She quickly ascended the ranks and earned the title of Chief Telephone Operator along with a pay increase to $25.00 per month. On March 11 1914 her husband and true love Robert John Fry passed away from "prolonged paralysis of the limbs and a heart seizure." She ended up selling the family farm netting $800.00 and on September 1 1914 left her post as Chief Telephone Operator and began working for the post office as Assistant Postmistress for $20.00 per hour. Again she ascended through the ranks through sheer hard work and determination ultimately achieving position as the Head Postmistress. Interestingly she also tells of the first time she was able to vote in the first election after Women's Suffrage the 19th Amendment had been passed into law. She notes on September 22 1923 that she received a telegram from Washington D.C. saying that she will be receiving pension pay as soon as she submits the appropriate paperwork as the President had signed the Omnibus Bill into law. She sees the beginning of World War I with one of her sons volunteering to serve. She celebrates his safe return and the first Armistice Day Celebration on November 11 1921. She also sees the Great Depression and the start of World War II. By the last few years of the book she is a fairly old woman and her diary notes mostly weather visits from friends and family births and deaths. A life this fully detailed and chronicled is so very rarely found to be read and appreciated. This is an exceptionally interesting document of a life lived through so much love happiness tragedy and war spanning 74 years of life. Though the text ends in 1939 Carrie C. Frye would live a few more year until 1946. The diary is 98 pages long and each page is almost completely filled with writing sometimes from the very top to the very bottom. On only two pages is there an instance of the whole page not being devoted to writing. On these two pages Carrie has pasted cloth on the page that reads “To The One I Love” and writes around it. The book is in very good condition. The front and back cover and spine are in good shape. It is a half-leather binding. The pages within are in good condition as well exhibiting very little wear rips tears or discoloration. For the most part the journal is easy to read with Carrie’s script in black ink. Beginning in 1929 around page 80 the days between entries begin to shrink and the handwriting gets smaller and more cramped making comprehension of the content more difficult. From 1933 on especially the handwriting is small cramped and can be somewhat difficult to decipher at points. The black and blue ink used throughout the book shows only minimal signs of fading and is almost entirely confined to the first few pages. OVERALL: VG Background: Caroline Cecilia “Carrie” Cole Frye was born on February 18 1864 in Portage City Columbia County Wisconsin. She lived all 82 years of her life in Wisconsin and died on March 22 1946 in King Waupaca County. TEXT: “Feb. 18 1864 - Born Portage City Columbia Co. Wisconsin. Wednesday at 5 P.M.”; “1867 - Fall of this year moved with my Father Vernon Cole and mother Sarah Hay Cole to Spring Lake Waushara Co. Wisconsin onto a farm of fifty acres called the Bailey Place”; “May 16 1913 - John and I went home to Lakewood and Mountain for two weeks visit. John said I would never go with him again for he felt so miserable he did not think he would ever be able to go again.”; “February 3 1914 - John Fry sustained second stroke of paralysis. I laid off working office and took care of him up to Feb. 17. When I went to work again. Laid off work again March 8. John Fry left this work of sorrow March 11 - 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday.”; “January 1 1920 - I am entering on the New Year with good health and am trying to serve my God to the best of my ability. We are having our old fashioned winter with about one foot of new snow and up to the present date the coldest has been 30 below zero.”; “February 18 1920 - I am 56 years old today. Still continues to be cold."; “November 2 1920 - I voted the first time for President as the U.S. Woman's Suffrage became a law!"; “November 7 1920 - Harry Hines took his wife May and Sarah and Annie Mulligan and me for a ride by auto over the Columbia Highway; saw some grand sights and returned at his home at 9 p.m. and he took Sarah and Annie and me into Portland about ten miles from his home. Sarah and I stayed over night at the Y.W.C.A."; “November 11 1921 - Armistice Day Celebration at Wis. Vets. Home in the evening at the Bryant Hall. I C. C. Frye spoke the following piece holding our glorious flag in my hand . . ."; December 1 1921 - Robert J. Frye my son started from Heppner Oregon where he is living to go to Portland Oregon 200 miles by train and at Celilo Ore the train he was on and another passenger train came head on together. There was 10 killed and 60 injured including him. He was taken to hospital at Portland Ore and placed in hospital. His sister Mrs. George Raney visited him. He was hurt in his side but not serious and was out of the hospital Dec 4 and to his sister's home and went home to Heppner Dec 5; The R.R. Co. paid all expenses and gave him $75.00."; “Sept. 151926 - This cloth was a sofa pillow that my son Vernon Frye sent me the fall of 1918 from Camp McClellan Alabama while he was in the service for Uncle Sam in the World War. I wore it on my bed in Wisc. Vets home until it got worse full of holes. I took it and cut it out and pasted it in this book to keep - Carrie C. Frye.” ; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CARRIE CECILIA COLE FRYE ROBERT JOHN FRYE LIFE CHRONOLOGY PORTAGE CITY SPRING LAKE WISCONSIN 19TH CENTURY WISCONSIN WISCONSIN VETERAN’S HOME CHIEF TELEPHONE OPERATOR POSTMISTRESS GREAT DEPRESSION WORLD WAR 1 WORLD WAR 2 CRADLE TO GRAVE RETROSPECTIVE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D’ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 0009134

‎Gibson, Mary‎

‎Mary's Story‎

‎1998. Softcover. 70 one-sided pages. "Limited Edition". Front cover lightly creased otherwise a bright clean copy. . Very Good. 8vo. paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 014403

‎J W RIDGEWAY‎

‎1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG SOLDIER ENDURING GRUELING BASIC TRAINING TO BECOME PART OF THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE OF THE U.S. NAVY THE WORLD FAMOUS 'SEABEES'‎

‎DAVISVILLE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION CENTER RHODE ISLAND. Very Good. 1945. On offer is a unique document of a critical part of the United States war effort in the second World War. It is a original handwritten diary by a soldier J.W. Ridgeway going through Basic Training with the United States Naval Construction Battalions better known as the ‘Seabees.’ Beginning with his arrival on February 19th 1945 the diary is a detailed and comprehensive account of the process by which young men were shaped and molded into Seabees capable of being both skilled construction workers building naval bases and trained soldiers who could take up a weapon at a moment’s notice. The Basic Training occurs at the Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center in Davisville Rhode Island and goes from February 19th to March 21th 1945 right before the author’s embarkation overseas which Ridgeway believes will be China. Almost every single day in the month-long training has a detailed and interesting diary entry written by Ridgeway. For the most part the entries consist of an account of activities done during the day and at what time however he does supplement this training log with personal anecdotes of his feelings and of stories told to him by other soldiers such as a lecture by a fellow Seabee who had been aboard a torpedoed ship that sank and who spent 4 days in the water before being found. The diary is 56 pages long and each page has every single line filled with writing by Ridgeway. Names in the diary include: Lonny Amicucci Lester Mut Connie Rhoades L. Yager and others. The diary measures 6-3/4 x 8-3/8 and is in very good condition. The front and back cover are made of somewhat flimsy board and the company that manufactured the notebook is”Juniata Composition”. The front cover also contains the author’s name the “School” which Ridgeway writes as “CMIC - Co. 6B-1” as well as his “Class” which is “Davisville R.I.” The pages are still in good condition showing only minimal signs of discoloration and wear. No rips or tears are present. The diary contains 5 loose pieces of paper at the end a continuation of the entry that takes up the last page of the book. These pages are a bit flimsier than the ones bound to the book but they are still in very good condition. Ridgeway wrote the whole diary in pencil which is very easy to read and legible throughout. Some slight fading can be found but nothing that affects the legibility of the words written. OVERALL: VG. Text: “Feb. 19 1945. Dod Dodderidge took me over to the bus station at 6:33 A.M. Reported to Federal Bldg. at 10:00A.M. Left on train for Davisville R.I. at 4:55 P.M. Went thru Columbus Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York and Providence. Arrived At Camp Endicott 7:30 P.M.”; “Feb. 21. Reveille at 0600. Shaved etc. Chow at 0655. At 0800 received our work clothes GI issue. They are called greens. Returned to barracks and dressed in our greens.They are really warm. Rhode Island is much colder than Indiana.Chow is excellent and there is plenty of it. We are stationed at barracks D-6 and in our platoon we have 30 men from Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Missouri Arkansas and Indiana. They are all tops and I believe that by the end of the boot we will have one of the best outfits in recruit training. I have been appointed company clerk and mail clerk which means a lot of extra work. However I am excused from all work details and fire watches. Our trip to ships service once a day and mail deliveries at 1115 and 1615 are the high points of the day. There are lots of cigars at Ships Service and we are allowed 2 packs of cigarettes each day.We took our physical examination and all 30 boys in the platoon made the grade. We are company B-6 and have a swell fellow of about 35 the name of Lonny Amicucci for our Chief. He spent 2 yrs in the S. Pacific and really knows the ropes.”; “Feb. 28 - Reveille at 0600. Clean up the barracks. Chow at 0655. At 0800 we went for 2 hours of Judo. Now those stomach muscles hurt. At 1000 we had an hour of Close Order Drill. Mail at 1115 and altho I didn't’ receive any there was quite a pile of it.It’s beginning to get heavy. I have not had much time to write anybody except Betsy and Mom so I can’t expect much mail. It sure is a shot in the arm and there is nothing her in camp they can give you to replace news from home. Chow at 1155. Close Order Drill from 1300 to 1500. We had a lecture on Military Courtesy at 1500. Mail at 1615.Chow at 1755. I wrote a letter to Betsy in the evening. Laps at 2130.”; “March 13.at 1500 we went to the Chemical Warfare Hut and went thru Gas Mask Drill. After the Drill we went thru a Tear Gas Chamber. I couldn’t get a mask to fit me but went into the chamber anyway to find out what would happen. I found out damn quick about 10 seconds to be exact. I really tore out of there and by the time I got my gas mask off I was crying like a baby. My eyes burned but after about 15 minutes I was OK again. When they issue us new gas mask I’m going to be damn sure mine fits. If this had been a real gas attack i would certainly been a dead duck and that isn’t much of a joke.”; “March 21.Reveille at 0600. Today we are secured until 1300. The time will be spent continuing our process of packing etc. Chiow at 0635. The morning was spent packing. L. Yager and myself went down to S-29 Ships Service and made a few minor purchases. Chow at 1135. At 1300 we went to E-5C Drill Hall for our last Drill Period.” United States Naval Construction Battalions better known as the Seabees from the Naval Construction Force of the United States Navy. Their nickname is a heterograph of the first initials "C.B." from the words Construction Battalion. Naval Construction Battalions were conceived of as a replacement for civilian construction companies working for the US Navy after the United States was drawn into World War II with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor On 7 December 1941. International law made it illegal for civilians to resist enemy attack doing so would classify them as guerrillas for which they could be summarily executed. The Seabees would consist of skilled workers that would be trained to drop their tools if necessary and take up their weapons at a moment's notice to defend themselves. The concept model: A USMC–trained Battalion of construction tradesmen a military equivalent of those civilian Companies that would be capable of any type of construction anywhere needed under any conditions or circumstance. It was quickly realized that this model could be utilized in every theater of operations as it was seen to be flexible and adaptable. The use of USMC organization allowed for smooth coordination integration or interface of both the NCF and Marine Corps elements. In addition Seabee Battalions could be deployed individually or in multiples as the project scope and scale dictated. They were unique at conception and remain so today. In the October 1944 issue of Flying magazine the Seabees are described as "a phenomenon of world war II”; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF UNITED STATES NAVY USN SEABEES UNITED STATES NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES NCF CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTER CAMP ENDICOTT J.W. RIDGEWAY DAVISVILLE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION CENTER RHODE ISLAND WW2 ENGINEERS BOOT CAMP WORLD WAR TWO CONSTRUCTION BASIC TRAINING USMC UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS LAST YEAR OF WORLD WAR TWO AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D’ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 0009133

‎SARAH HOWE‎

‎c1840s ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENTS AND EPHEMERA OF THE AMERICAN WIFE OF THE FRENCH VICE CONSUL‎

‎PARIS NANTES FRANCE. Very Good. 1840. On offer is a fascinating archive of original handwritten letters and ephemera from Sarah Howe in Nantes France who married the vice-consul in Nantes Antoine Martial Antoine Martial St-Cyr Louis Azais. These are mostly by Sarah to her brothers and sisters but some are by her husband discussing a wide range of topics: politics living in Paris her husband slavery food prices adultery etc. etc. There are a few pieces of ephemera; a school essay a legal document or two and the letters make for approximately 73 pages and date from the early to mid 1840's and are on for the most part folio 8 ¾ x 13 ¼ inch paper. Mostly in English there are a small number of letters in French. G.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: SARAH HOWE FRENCH DIPLOMACY ANTOINE MARTIAL LOUIS AZAIS FRANCE NANTES HANDWRITTEN 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 MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT SLAVERY 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

书商的参考编号 : 000871NN

‎OLIVER H HASKELL‎

‎1929 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM DETAILING A SIGNIFICANT RELIEF EXPEDITION TO CHINA BY TEN POMONA COLLEGE STUDENTS‎

‎CHINA. Very Good. 1929. On offer is a super significant photograph album detailing an important 1929 through 1930 'Oriental Study Expedition' requested and underwritten by the well known Durfee Foundation wherein ten Pomona College students traveled on a one-year expedition to China. Some later pictures show them in Mongolia in 1931 and Bulgaria in 1934. The book was kept and we assume compiled by Oliver H. Haskell b.1908 who later served as director of the China Aid Council of the American League for Peace and Democracy and traveled through the Soviet Union. He reflected on relations between China and Russia and the impact of the 1930 expedition on his adult life. There are approximately 112 snapshot photographs contained in old disbound album. The photos are for the most part good but it must be noted that the album proper is a wreck. Casual research finds that in a series of interviews in 1989 Mr. Haskell discussed his family background and early life his initial career objectives and political views his relationship with Avery and Tsui his involvement in the Expedition despite his own initial rejection of the idea. He discussed his prior knowledge of China and Japan his first impressions and he relates the social activities of the group the attitudes of the Chinese students and famine relief work. Other interviews record the recollections of these men as to: planning the expedition; the year of travel in China; and their reflections on the impact the trip had on their lives. The interviews are part of an Oriental Study Expedition Archive housed in Special Collections of the Honnold Library at Claremont Graduate University. Pomona College is a private residential liberal arts college in Claremont California. The founding member of the Claremont Colleges Pomona is a non-sectarian coeducational school. Since 1925 the Claremont Colleges which have grown to include five undergraduate and two graduate institutions have provided Pomona's student body with the resources of a larger university while preserving the closeness of a small college.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF POMONA COLLEGE ORIENTAL STUDY EXPEDITION OLIVER H. HASKELL HONNOLD LIBRARY CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY CLAREMONT CALIFORNIA CHINA AID COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND DEMOCRACY DURFEE FOUNDATION STUDENT TRAVEL FAMINE RELIEF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THE ORIENT MISSIONS TO ASIA 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

书商的参考编号 : 0001955

‎MARKUS BEHRENDT‎

‎1961 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN HAND ILLUSTRATED SCRAPBOOK AND TRAVEL JOURNAL OF ONE GERMAN MAN'S TRIP HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD‎

‎ASEA ABOARD THE HIPPER. Very Good. 1961. On offer is the super original manuscript journal and travel diary of a young German sailor in training aboard school frigate 'Hipper' with an escort being the school frigate Spee the namesakes of both ships were scuttled during World War II - the Spee in 1939 the Hipper in 1945. Beginning January 5th until February 8th they are in "cadet training" in the harbor at Kiel Germany near the north coast east of Denmark. They do go to sea on training maneuvers but only for a few hours at a time. Each of the cadets rotates through various duties and watches. "Clean Ship" is mentioned a lot night watch on deck and the usual naval watches. There is mention of provisioning the ship and there are photos of beer being loaded. On Thursday February 9 1961 they get ready to leave the harbor - lots of relatives come to see them off. The writer of the journal's father brother and sister come - he mentions that his mother is in hospital. When they depart at 10 am there is a large colorful mass of people on the pier. From this point on he notes latitude and longitude degrees and the time 1200 with every entry. He mentions passing between Dover and Calais February 11 in the English Channel and Casablanca February 17 the Canary Islands on February 18. On February 21st he talks about crossing the equator and the ceremonies that take place There's a type-written memorandum dated February 23 1961 from the ship's doctor with cautions and tips on how to handle being in the tropics. On Thursday February 23 they are in Porto al Pedro then Porto Grande then Cabo Verde - where he writes about asking if Cabo Verde is a part of Portugal or a Portuguese colony. He makes a comment about the teacher saying something that he didn't understand. The teacher says it doesn't matter it's better that way. Then in English: "We cannot say and discuss all things we are thinking about because the walls have got ears." On Wednesday March 1 he makes a comment about the fleas they brought on board in Porto Grande - lots of the crew have bites. He learns that the next day the Admiral's flag is to be raised - Admiral Triton is to come aboard to see the preparations for the christening. There's a typewritten sheet with orders for Thursday March 2nd 1961 - with times and duties outlined. The ceremonial inspection etc. was to begin at 16:30. There's also an unused $10 stamp from Cabo Verde it's nested in that page. Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo - an archipelago of cliffs that stretch out into the sea of the coast of Brazil. On Friday March 3 the "Equator Crossing Christening" by His Majesty Neptune is to take place at 9 am. They arrived in Rio de Janeiro on March 10. The following days until March 15 when they departed are descriptions of his impressions of Rio and the girls he met. A typewritten memo about shopping in Buenos Aires cautioning against shopping without knowing the shops and recommending that the crew accept the advice and help of resident Germans who would be able to suggest suitable gifts for loved ones back home. The memo provides names and addresses of shops restaurants and public transportation methods. There's a declaration signed by Mr. Behrendt on March 21 acknowledging that he owes the government .96 DM for losing 3 teaspoons. They arrive in Buenos Aires on Friday March 24. He's collected "souvenirs" - a menu with handwritten prices and daily specials cigar wrappers a city map Argentinian stamps a 10-peso note a candy or chewing gum wrapper and a post-card picture of the Admiral Graf Spee battle ship burning presumably in 1939 a price list from a liquor store a cardboard coaster some tickets addresses of women and a newspaper clipping a receipt and a type-written news report that says "for authorized use only". They depart from Buenos Aires on Sunday April 2nd Easter Sunday in the afternoon. There's a loose leaf inserted that one one side has the "Serenity" prayer in German and on the other side from a resolution of the German Catholic Youth Movement of June 19 1960 discussing the political correctness of the various names by which the former East German Republic which is on their list of no-no's was referred to and makes two recommendations for what would be acceptable and appropriate. By the entry of Saturday April 15 there's pamphlet about the Amazon region in German. Between pages 72 and 73 there's a type-written sheet that appears to be a variety-show program by the ship's crew. On Tuesday April 18 they are Belem do Para on the Amazon Estuary. There is a receipt from a hotel restaurant. They stop in Trinidad Port of Spain Porto Azul. La Guaira Venezuela. The last entry in the book is Sunday May 7th. There are later entries on other sheets of paper and it looks like Markus Behrendt was attempting to write about his experiences and publish or self-publish them. There are a number of beginnings of either short stories or memoirs and of course the letter he received from the printer which provided a quote for various quantities various page counts of a letter-sized A4 book including a linen-bound and embossed cover. His writing is articulate and insightful he's not just reporting what he's seen and done but also includes some commentary - his feelings about things and his thoughts about them. Superbly informative our writer using hand drawn maps colored flags tipped in photographs with explanations of his voyage and service. Littered throughout with letters postcards technical details ship's progress reports all presented with panache make for a first class scrapbook and relic of the Post World War II era. The book is overstuffed 12 x 8 inches with over 100 pages almost completely filled in the trip records the boats course: Kiel to Porto Grande to Rio Buenos Aires Belem Port of Spain La Guaira Port Royal Savannah Punta Delgadi and final return to Kieln makes for a near epic journey. Historians and collectors of this notorious ship will undoubtedly recognize the uniqueness of this journal. Overall G. ; German Language; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; SOUTH AMERICA LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA BRAZIL MONTEVIDEO GRAF SPEE GRAF SPREE POST WAR GERMANY WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR TWO WW2 WW II POST THIRD REICH GERMANY POST NAZI 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 HANDSCHRIFT HANDGESCHRIEBEN MANUSKRIPT SÜTTERLIN VON HAND GESCHRIEBEN HANDSCHRIFTLICH UNIKAT EINZELSTÜCK DOKUMENT SCHRIFTSTÜCK KURRENT KURRENTSCHRIFT DEUTSCHE SCHREIBSCHRIFT OSTPREUßEN KALININGRAD ADEL . unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 0001315

‎AGNES GUNIRLLE‎

‎1938 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN IOWA WOMAN MOVED TO LOS ANGELES DOING WHAT IT TAKES TO SUPPORT HER FAMILY IN DEPRESSION ERA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA‎

‎LOS ANGELES 1938. On offer is the original handwritten five year diary of Agnes Gunirlle a housewife and waitress originally from the small town of Mondamin Iowa but living in Los Angeles California for the duration of the diary. She and her husband "Winston" who she refers to most often just as "Mr" live in the Los Feliz neighborhood of the city that they move into during the beginning of August 1938. Ms. Gunirlle's job as a waitress is often mentioned mostly as she talks about the tips she made. "Aug 13 1938. Sat. Went to look at a job worked from 4-12 at night. Home on bus made 30 in tips. on 6619 Western." There are also occasional references to going out dancing or shopping with friends as well as going to the California beach or to Redondo and other seaside towns for events and daytrips. Agnes Gunirrle is young but past school age as much of her life revolves around going to work and church as well as female activities such as knitting pressing clothes and doing household chores. She goes several days a week to church in addition to every Sunday. Most dates contain four entries for the years 1938-1941 though some entries from earlier years run longer and near the end of the year the entries for 1941 stop completely for months at a time. The entries are almost entirely in pencil. On many pages the pencil marks have smudged over the years and can make reading some dates difficult. Here are some snippets: October 2 1938 Sun. Stayed home and went to the show in the evening. To church at 9 bells. Jan 7 1939 Sat. Work at 900 bells. Worked till 8:00 at night. Home and played Chinese checkers. August 1 1939 Mon. Started down the hill at 8 bells & then to L.A. at 1:30 & home. slept all afternoon & evening. Mr. O'Streh got mark mad. September 22 1939 Thu. got my hair died then went to look for work in Hollywood on Vernon. Got a job for fri. & sat. Home & knitted & pressed clothes to bed at 10 bells. October 8 1940 Sun. To church at 8 Mary & I went shopping. Off to the Mts. with Winston at Lake Sherman. Mary & I went right away to the marina. . Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Manuscript. hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 0002585

‎JOSEPHINE BONAPARTE ( 1763 - 1814). First Wife of Napoleon I‎

‎Autograph Signed Letter‎

‎Paris 1808. Autograph Letter signed " Jospehine" and addressed to " MON COUSIN LE CARDINAL ERSKINE". 1 page in French signed and dated in Paris January 10 1808. Translated: TO MY COUSIN CARDINAL ERSKINE Dear cousin nothing could make me happier than once again receiving proof of your feelings for me at the occasion of the New Year. I do not doubt your sincerity for a minute and I can assure you of my ever-present desire to find occasion to prove my goodwill to you. I pray that God shall help you my cousin in granting you health and well being. Written in Paris January 10th 1808. Josephine". The letter includes the original letter seal with " Imperatrice" embossed on it as well as the original mat with lot number and description from when the previous buyer purchased it: 483. JOSEPHINE Document Signed 1 p. folio Paris Jan.10 1808 with seal. To her cousin in reply to his felicitations on the New Year. The letter is actually loose measuring 15 x 9 inches. At one point it was matted but the mat has become very brittle and loose and is chipped in different places broken off in parts. Two small bits of the upper edges are torn off maybe 1/2 half an inch. Letter is complete intact very attractive with a signature of Josephine at the end of the seven-line paragraph. Her signature is connected by a long wiggled line extending over the entire blank area of the letter to a second signature that reads J.M.Debeauharnais. Scans available of letter seal and signatures. Very Good. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 17452

‎RUTH ABBOTT‎

‎HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT STUDY OF FLORENTINE HISTORY AND ITALIAN ART IN 2 STUNNING LEATHER VOLUMES 1907-1908‎

‎ITALY FLORENCE NAPLES. Very Good. 1908. Full-Leather. Ruth Abbott diarizes her study of Italian Art and Florentine history in 2 leather volumes handwritten accompanied by both sketch art and mounted-in plates of famed works of art and scultpture. Fine leather with tooling and 4 raised band making for 5 spine compartments complete with metal clasps. Miss Abbott created and especially beautiful work of art in the creation of these stunning volumes. These 11.5 x 8.5 inch books dated 1907 - 1908 are in very good condition. Just stunning. ; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; ITALIANA TRAVEL GRAND TOUR EUROPEON EDUCATION TURN OF THE CENTURY ART LITERATURE ITALY FLORENCE 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 AMERICANA . hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 000032

‎Casati, Gaetano (Major)‎

‎Ten Years In Equatoria And The Return With Emin Pasha‎

‎London & New York: Frederick Warne And Co. 1891. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. four folding maps in rear pockets 3 1 60 plates in colours tints and black & white numerous cuts in the text. Octavos pictorial brown cloth with crocodile pattern brown coated endpapers tips of spines repaired rehinged. Very handsome <br/><br/>Casati's record of an amazing decade in the center of Africa helping Emin Pasha Henry Stanley and David Livingstone among others to civilize the tribal areas. An amazing account. Four folding maps in rear pockets 3 1 60 plates in colours tints and black & white numerous cuts in the text Frederick Warne And Co. hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 0006161

‎WILLIAM A BROOKS‎

‎1920s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A PROFESSIONAL WORLD TRAVELER'S TRIP TO THE MOSQUES AND MINARETS OF NORTH AFRICA‎

‎NORTH AFRICA TANGIER ALGIERS EGYPT. Very Good. 1920. On offer is a charming original manuscript relic of an early 20th Century tour of North Africa written by author lecturer and professional world traveler William A. Brooks of Wellesley Hills Massachusetts. This travel journal is typed likely from handwritten notes and likely prepared for publication though we cannot find any such publications. Brooks was a noted speaker and casual research finds numerous mentions of his holding lectures about his various trips from the early 1900s through the 1920s. He has a wonderful narrative style moving from sophisticated enthusiast to folksy world wise traveller. This manuscript is titled: "Mosques and Minarets. Glimpses of Mohammedan Life in Tangier Algiers and among the Temples and Tombs of Old Egypt." There are 34 typed pages. There are holograph corrections throughout. Measures about 8½" x 11". Overall G.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF WILLIAM A. BROOKS WELLESLEY HILLS MASSACHUSETTS TRAVEL EARLY 20TH CENTURY NORTH AFRICA TANGIER ALGIERS EGYPT MOSQUES AND MINARETS MUSLIM COUNTRIES ISLAMIC COUNTRIES 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

书商的参考编号 : 0001999

‎John Shipp, Introduction by H Anders Chichester‎

‎MEMOIRS OF THE MILITARY CAREER OF JOHN SHIPP A LATE LIEUT. IN HIS MAJESTY'S 87TH REGIMENT‎

‎New York & London: Macmillan/ T. Fisher Unwin 1890. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 386 pages. 6 X 8 in. high. Red cloth with gilt & black lettering & decoration on spine & cover. Condition of book is VERY GOOD; Light wear to top & bottom of spine moderate foxing to endpapers but text & illustrations are very cleangilt lettering & decoration is bright on cover dull on spine bookplate on front paste-down. Macmillan/ T. Fisher Unwin hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 986

‎Oursler, Fulton‎

‎The True Story of Bernarr Macfadden‎

‎New York: Lewis Copeland Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1929. Hardcover. Text is clean. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Spine cloth wrinkled and spine lettering faded. Light wrinkle to cloth on back cover. NAP. Dates on title page and copyright page match. ; Bernarr MacFadden was a pioneer in the field of modern health and sports coming a generation before Jack Lalane and Charles Atlas. MacFadden was beginning to build his health empire by the early 1900's. He paved the way for much of what the fitness culture takes as normal today. ; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches . Lewis Copeland Company hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 25178

‎CORPORAL F STANLEY, RAMC R A M C‎

‎1909 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL DETAILING A BRITISH LEGATION MISSION TO MEET THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO‎

‎GIBRALTAR TANGIERS FEZ MOROCCO. Very Good. 1909. On offer is a simply sensational seventeen 17 page handwritten original journal detailing a British Legation mission of some importance to meet with the Sultan of Morocco in 1909. This 100 year old coverless folio sized journal is an account of a political mission most likely from April 19 1909 to December 1909. Historians and collectors of the World War I era and the history running up to the 'Great War' and of North Africa will acknowledge this was a critical period of Moroccan history when European countries were trying to influence Morocco. One online source claims: "The first years of the 20th century witnessed a rush of diplomatic maneuvering through which the European powers and France in particular furthered their interests in North Africa. Disputes over Moroccan sovereignty were links in the chain of events that led to World War I." In a strong neat hand our author Corporal Stanley R.A.M.C. Medical Orderly reports just such a mission and he begins with a list of all the members of the mission; the Minister the Hon. R. Lister a Doctor Major C.E.P. Fowler Military Attache Colonel Count Albert Edward Wilfred Gleichen who appears to have published Journal of our Mission to Fez 1909 By the Military Attaché London: Harrison & Sons 1909 and a number of other WWI related books that may very well have come from this manuscript or his own parallel journal wives secretaries attaches valets/grooms etc. This is an absolutely stunning record of the trip with the commentary beginning on Gibraltar then on to Tangiers and then Fez. Along the way Stanley notes many mishaps of early exotic travel; wild camel attack causing multiple injuries and a broken leg insurgent attacks shootings deserters storms visiting royalty . Living in tents and traveling across deserts this is very well written by an intelligent keen observer and in many ways typical British soldier and citizen who has a great handle on the written language of the day. Some of the super commentary includes Corp. Stanley's description of a presentation of gifts to the Sultan wherein the Minister gifted the Sultan a beautiful gold Bulldog statue. In return the Sultan gifts a moth eaten camel blanket a rogue stallion that was returned due to its wildness and further embarrassed the company by not giving the traditional gift of a curved silver knife to all members. The Corporal's disdain for the event drips from the page. This is fascinating relic of British colonial times and the global politics pre World War I. VG.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; MOROCCO MAROC BERBERS MOORS TANGIERS FEZ PRE WORLD WAR I WORLD WAR ONE AFRICA NORTH AFRICA 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 ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS RAMC BRITTANICA Alaouite Rattigan Gleichen Travel British Empire King George . unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 0001023

‎FRANK W STEELE‎

‎1887 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL DETAILING THE WORK AND ECONOMY OF ONE HARDWORKING MAN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE‎

‎THORNTON NEW HAMPSHIRE NH. Very Good. 1887. On offer is the handwritten manuscript work journal and diary of Mr. Frank W. Steele of Thornton New Hampshire. Mr. Steele is a succinct diarist noting work duties and his employers as he scratched out a living doing carpentry planting logging painting wheating Rarely missing a day Mr. Steele's work journal will provide with more than a casual reading a goodly bit of local history and genealogical info given the number of employers named. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" 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 DIARY DIARIES ECONOMICS NEW HAMPSHIRE NH ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 000740

‎UNIDENTIFIED‎

‎1915 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A NEW YORK CITY FIREMAN AND HIS SOMETIMES UNEASY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT‎

‎NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK NYC NY. Very Good. 1915. On offer is an interesting 1915 manuscript diary handwritten by an unidentified New York City fireman. While unidentified historians and collectors of the City's Fire Department should have many clues to perhaps place ownership to the book. It would be of further interest given that the writer has an uneasy relationship with the Department as he seems to be retiring from or quitting the New York City Fire Department. We learn reading the 1915 entries over 55 handwritten pages that our author spends a good deal of time eating at the Astor Hotel drinks egg shakes lives in a boarding house works the night shift and also mentions the murder of a 'Chinaman' by two men from Salem. Then later on in the diary he takes a position from the Mayor's office as an "on call" Fireman and says he's going to be working for the "Franklin Street House". He is also illiterate. Here are some snippets: 1915 "February 10th I got through work at 7 A.M. Took a wash and went to bed about 9 A.M. Got up at 4:30 P.M. Took a bath and shave and dressed. Roy and I went to the Astor lunch for supper and then we went to the C.T. Central Square Theatre to the show. I was not in there long when a fire alarm come in and I had to go 524. Went up to the engine house and reported to the Captain and also handed in my resignation to him. Returned to the house and went to work at 9:30 P.M. Roy and I had luncheon together at 12 M." "February 12th Got through work at 7 A.M. Had an egg shake. Took a washing. Box 526 came in. I did not have to go but I thought I would go and turn in my badge but I forgot it so I reported to "Lieut" and came back in the police wagon. This is my last run. Came back to the house about 8 A.M. Went to bed about 8:30 A.M. Got up at 4 P.M. Took a wash and dress. Took a walk up to the house and got my clean linen for the engine house and took it up and give it to the Captain with my badge. Had supper at the Astor Lunch. Returned to the house. All the folks went to the show this evening so I kept house for them. Changed clothes at 9 P.M. and made my first round at 9:30 P.M. Had luncheon at 11 A.M. It has been a fair day.' "February 19th Got through work at 7 A.M. Had some toast and coffee at the cart. Went up to see how Miss Johnson was this morning. She was feeling better until she had a letter from her mother and then she began to cry and that made her have the pains in her side again but she was all right when I left her. A clerk came over from the City hall and then I left. Took a wash and went to bed at 10 A.M. had a little wrestling match with Roy in the hall. Roy woke me up at 5 P.M. Got up and took a shave wash and dress. Went down and had some supper at the cart then I went up to the Engine House and got an entire ladies ticket had a ride down to the Hall in the chief's machine. Went up to M.I. House and met her and M. I. and her sister A. J. and went to the Fireman's Ball at the Casino Hall Summer St. left there at 11:20 P.M. and I went home with M. I……." "February 26th ……I had a letter from Civil Service Commissioners today asking me if I would accept a certified on the call test as Call Fireman so I telephoned up to Jim Nichols to find out if I would loose my places on the list for permanent and he said that he didn't think that I would. So I come up to the room and signed it and went down to the post office and mailed it……." "March 1st After the show we returned to the house and I changed clothes and went to work at 9:30 P.M. Roy "Pig" and I had luncheon at 12 M. I took a chew of tobacco and it made me sick so I had to go and lay down so Roy worked the rest of the night for me. I got up at 5:30 A.M. and went down to the office at 6:30. Roy and I went out and had some breakfast then I helped Fred put out the ashes then went and washed up and changed clothes……" "March 5th Got through work at 7 A.M. I did not eat at the cart this morning but I got an egg shake at Small's. There was a Chinaman murdered last night on Essex St. up near Chatham and the police come in and wanted me to keep a look out for two men that might come to let a room so this morning I went over to court thinking that they might arraign two men that they arrested in Salem this morning so I took a wash and change clothes and Barker and I went over together. We stayed there until 10:30 but they did not bring them up so I left Barker there and came back to the house and went to bed……." "March 6th ……A man came to see me this morning from the Mayors office to see if I would accept position as call fireman and I told him that I would so he went away again. I went to sleep about 1 P.M. Melvin came down around 3 o'clock and I give him a $1.00. He brought me a letter from M. A. and I had a letter from the Mayor's office with my appointment in it. It is to take effect March 15th. I am a going up to the Franklin St. House……." "March 8th Got through work at 7 A.M. Helped Fred put out the ashes. Went up home and put out the ashes there then return to the house and took a wash and went to bed about 9:30 A.M. Lillian come and woke me up about 3 P.M. to see Mr. Littlefield. I got up and dress and went down to see him and he wanted to see me in regards to the house. He said that he wanted to do away with the night watchman and wanted me to take charge of the house as Mr. and Mrs. Hill have had words and parted so he wanted me to look after things. While we was a talking Mrs. Buzzell came along and tried to make trouble for me with Mr. Littlefield but did not make any headway……." His last consecutive entry is on March 9th but there are two short later entries after that. The journal measures about 4" x 7" and is in good shape.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HARRY H. BAKER BROOKLYN NEW YORK CHICAGO ILLINOIS MITRAL STENOSIS MEDICAL MEDICINE DOCTORS GETTING ILL SICK DOCTORS HEAR FAILURE HEART CONDITIONS HANDWRITTEN 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

书商的参考编号 : 0001521

‎Paul Webb‎

‎Ivor Novello: Portrait of a Star‎

‎London: Haus Publishing Limited 2005. Very good first revised edition hardcover in like unclipped plastic-protected dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Haus Publishing Limited Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 513997 ???????? : 1904950485 9781904950486

‎Morrow, John‎

‎Thomas Carlyle‎

‎London: Hambledon Continuum 2006. Hardcover in dust jacket. Very good condition. Nick to jacket and board at spine foot and spine is very slightly cocked. Minor bump to spine head corner and small score mark on jacket rear. Creases to jacket rear inner flap. Pages are excellent; text is bright and clear. TA. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Hambledon Continuum Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 514041 ???????? : 1852853182 9781852853181

‎Wells, Gerald‎

‎Obsession: A Life in Wireless‎

‎London: Gerald Wells 2002. Paperback signed and dedicated by Gerald Wells on first blank "To and Miranda best wishes from Gerry Wells 9-12-2013". A few minor imperfections on covers. Text and images are clear on clean sound pages. A very good copy. TS. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good. Used. Gerald Wells Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 606049

‎Heuston, R F V‎

‎Lives of the Lord Chancellors 1940-1970‎

‎Oxford: Clarendon Press 1987. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket with light wear to edges and sunning to spine. Pages are crisp and clean throughout. AD. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Clarendon Press Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 516411 ???????? : 0198200749 9780198200741

‎Griffith, Gareth‎

‎Socialism and Superior Brains: The Political Thought of Bernard Shaw‎

‎London: Routledge 1992. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket with wear to edges. Tear to paper on front paste down no other notable flaws. AD. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Routledge Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 516797 ???????? : 0415082811 9780415082815

‎Roy, Samaren; Mukherjee, Jadugopal‎

‎The Restless Brahmin: Early Life of M.N. Roy‎

‎Bombay: Allied Publishers 1970. Hardcover with clipped dust jacket. Wear to jacket edges sunning to jacket spine and marks to both front and rear covers. Light foxing to page block head and marks to pages 83 and 84 otherwise pages are clean. Text remains clear throughout and spine is tight. AD. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Allied Publishers Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 517370

‎Shipman, David‎

‎Judy Garland‎

‎London: Fourth Estate 1992. Hardcover; first edition; unclipped plastic protective dust jacket; signed by author and dedicated to film critic Deac Rossell. Light marks to front pastedown and page block no other notable flaws. AD. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Fourth Estate Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 517700 ???????? : 1872180957 9781872180953