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1944réf. 000044Atlantic Ocean. Good with no dust jacket. 1944. Softcover. On offer is a handwritten manuscript diary written aboard the USS Monticello AP-61. Very legible in pencil text block has fallen away from the rubber glue top. All 73 sheets are still inside. This comprehensive 5" x 8" Royalmont notebook journal has been well taken care of as none of the 73 pages exhibit tears creases fragility or foxing. All are completely full of first-hand historical and insider information. The journal is very factual with only a few entries not pertaining to the ship. The nameless young man from Ohio does talk very fondly about his wife and baby and about the ship's food. It measures 5" x 8". It begins on July 1 1944 and ends on November 14 of the same year. Every page is easy to read. The first day of this trip for The USS Monticello she had a convoy of 30 ships and blimp dirigible escorts. A quote from the first week:"We are going to England. I have heard that the Monticello is the fifth fastest ship and that this is only the second time that she has been convoyed.It is reported that we have 7M troops aboard". A later entry reads "We are to come across the Northern tip of Ireland through the Firth of Clyde. This morning we passed quite close to the Isle of Man". In the bay at Liverpool he states "Our Propaganda Machine is second to none. I would like to tell people how we are all being fooled". The sailor then boarded the former luxury liner the USS West Point "A beautiful American built just prior to the war-not all of the former splendid is gone but is now a troop ship". ; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 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 WORLD WAR II WWII NAVAL NAVY . paperback
1907réf. 000013bHong Kong China Southeast Asia Phillippines. Good. 1907. This is an early diary thin leather covers measuring approx. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". It is written in very easy to read period brown ink. There are a total of 66 pages filled out. The diary was kept by a U.S. sailor who made entries from his departure date in San Fransisco on July 1 1907 to Nov. 10 1907 when he arrived in Hong Kong. The first page reads "DIARY OF MY TOUR AROUND THE WORLD". The sailor first writes "JULY 1 1907 - SIGNED ON U.S. ARMY TRANSPORT SHERMAN AS AN OILER". The following pages are headed "AT SEA - HONOLULU - MIDWAY ISLAND - GUAM - MANILA - CAVITTE - HONG KONG". His voyage continues ending in Hong Kong. His descriptions of the voyage other sailors experiences native people sights points of interest etc. are very interersting and quite descriptive. Much of the diary is concerned with his time in Manila. Once there he takes a job as a stock clerk with Castle Bros. He then goes to work for the government and describes bossing approx. 200 men. After working in Manila for a month or two he then sails to Hong Kong. During his trip he describes: EVERYBODY BEING EXTREMELY HOT HOMESICK AND SEASICK - DESCRIBES RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL IN MANILA - HAVING A JAPANESE MASSAGE THAT HE WILL NEVER FORGET - GETTING A TATTOO - STAYING ON A STEAMER AND BOSSING 200 MEN REPAIRING BARGES - SNEAKING INTO AN INVITATION ONLY HIGH LEVEL MEETING WITH WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT SETTING UP THE PARLIAMENT OF MANILA AFTER THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR HE DESCRIBES THE SPEECH AND DECORATIONS - TELLS OF ENTERING AN ATHLETIC RACE DURING A LARGE CELEBRATION FOR TAFT - FAKING A FEVER TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN SICK BAY ONLY TO BE FOUND OUT BY THE DOCTOR AND BEING KICKED OUT OF THE INFIRMARY PERMENANTLY - DESCRIBES GUAM - DESCRIBES MANILA HARBOR PEOPLE SIGHTS - MUCH MORE ABOUT MANILA: PARTYING DANCING ENGLISH CHINESE AMERICAN RESIDENTS SIGHTSEEING - DETAILED AND GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF A COCK FIGHT - MEETS MANY 1898 AND 1899 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS LIVING IN MANILA AFTER THE WAR - DESCRIBES HONG KONG AND IT'S PEOPLE - etc. There are too many stories descriptions and anecdotes to list! He peppers some of his descriptions with racial slurs n----r c---k. Some of his exact entries include "TROOPS HAVE ARRIVED 30TH INFANTRY MUCH EXCITEMENT AND CONFUSION description of leaving on his voyage - BIG CROWD FAREWELL BAND PLAYING LARGE CROWD - PARTNER OILER SMASHED TWO FINGERS - PHILIPPINO STUDENTS AMERICAN EDUCATED ON BOARD FOR MANILA - HONOLULU KANKA BOYS SWAM TO MEET US DIVING FOR COINS - ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND PLAYING FAREWELL MANY SOLDIERS WEEPING - MIDWAY ISLAND LONG NARROW SANDY REEF WITH NO POINT HIGHER THAN 10 FEET ABOVE THE OCEAN ONLY GOVT. OFFICIALS ARE THE INHABITANTS - COMPLETED 1ST. MONTH IN GOVT. EMPLOY HARDEST WORK IS HOLLERING "SIGI" AT ANY N-----R WHOM I SEE SOLDERING - FOUND MYSELF IN A "C---K Chinese" THEATER TONIGHT - THOUSANDS OF CHINESE SAMPANS HAVE SURROUNDED THE BOAT - etc. Overall very nice condition. Very clean with no damage. The writing is colorful and very easy to read. The covers are well attached and the interior pages are tight. The edge of the spine is covered with a piece of cloth tape. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF Pre World War I Travel Navy Naval Seafaring Orient Phillippines China Japan Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal 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 . hardcover
1830réf. 004673Chambery: Routin Bottero e Alessio 1830. Opuscolo in 8vo 205 cm di 4-41 pagine con ritratto inciso in antiporta. Una gora chiara al margine del volume. Brossura cartacea moderna. Breve biografia di uno degli avventurieri militari più interessanti a cavallo tra XVIII e XIX secolo: dopo varie traversie finì per combattere in India diventando capo delle truppe di Sindia e sconfiggendo tra intrighi e cambiamenti di fronte le truppe del Mogol. Accumulò una fortuna tornò in Europa a Londra Parigi e infine nella natia Savoia a Chambery dove finanziò generosamente opere pubbliche. Routin, Bottero e Alessio unknown
1962réf. 53838Hamburg: Amerika Haus Hamburg 1962. Paperback. Used: Good. 25.X.-25.XI.1962; Good- no marks binding good; there is some edgewear and fading to the edges of the cover too; a mild crease at the each of the corners; good minus Amerika Haus Hamburg paperback
1988réf. 36101Minneapolis:: University of Minnesota Press. Near Fine. 1988. Paperback. 0816616043 . Theory and History of Literature Volume 57. Translated from the French by Martha M. Houle. Foreword by Tom Conley. First edition thus paperback. About fine in illustrated wraps. . University of Minnesota Press, paperback
2007réf. 062509New York: Harpercollins 2007. The book is beautifully signed by Cheech Marin in black sharpie on the first page. The book was signed in person at an event here in Los Angeles. A photo of the signing will be available to the buyer. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Harpercollins Hardcover
réf. a85006New York 1800 James Oram. Hardcover. Octavo 170p. frontis of saved drowning victim by Stothard and Scoles two full-page engravings in text also by Stothard and Scoles small engraved decoration on title page and engraved tombstone as tailpiece full leather with later paper spine. Fair leather rubbed and worn text toned with light foxing throughout binding beginning to crack. . hardcover
réf. EEu49Ashgate 2002. hbk 247pp no dj as issued decorated laminated boards excellent as new Ashgate, 2002 hardcover
1985réf. 0329301985 hardcover with jacket/minor wear on the jacket & spine slightly cocked/clean & unmarked/new clear archival cover. Romanian Language. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Meridiane hardcover
2004réf. 042014Bluffton South Carolina: Beaux Arts Editions 2004. A very crisp and clean used first edition; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Color illustrated purple and blue wrapper with white and red lettering. 48 very clean unmarked and uncreased magical and intuitive pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! Extremely scarce first edition! "Dowsing originated as the ancient art of searching for water minerals and other objects using a divining rod. They may not always admit it but lots of people ---- even police departments ---- use dowsers to find lost objects missing persons or plane wrecks.". First Edition / First Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. Illus. by Joanna Yardley. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Beaux Arts Editions Paperback
réf. 000381Aug.6 1864. Excellent. 4to. 8pp. Fascinating letter with great detailed description of the Battle of Mobile Bay. A rare civil war battle letter. Aug.6, 1864. unknown
