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1884réf. 1708030617xbvkManilae, apud typographiam vulgo 'Amigos del Pais', 1881-1884. (12) 526 (1) / 424 / 317 / 512 / 531 pages. - Heavy treecalf-marbled full leather bindings of the period with gently gilt-decorated spines and two red gilt-decorated and -titled spinelabels (each), 'dizzily' purple-ornamented endpapers; Folio (ca. 30 x 21 x 17 cm; ca. 7,9 kg.).
1959réf. 32001Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1959. First published in this edition, XI, 305 Seiten / pp., mit einigen Abbildungen / with some illustrations; 8° , ca. 21 x 14 cm, Leinen / Cloth
1947réf. 475Manila 1947. Very good. 24pp. Quarto. Original printed wrappers bound with folding metal fasteners. Small original photo laid in. A fascinating mimeograph guide published by the U.S. Army in the Philippines to assist soldiers and civilian personnel that were being transported back to the United States or to other posts overseas at the end of World War II. The transports all travelled from Manila to Fort Mason in San Francisco or the Oakland Army Base. The guide is quite detailed and like military manuals everywhere sought to foresee all contingencies from detailed information about the types of vessels used as transports their safety procedures American customs allowances and other procedures at the American ports of entry to very specific advice about how to tip ship stewards and advice on dealing with seasickness "far more a disease of the mind than of the body". The final pages contain several forms required for re-entry and a small section listing the "responsibilities" of military personnel on board the transports. With a small photo of a Filipino band watching a transport departing Manila harbor dated June 13 1947 on the verso. Not in OCLC. unknown books
réf. 4410WORLD WAR II IN THE PHILIPPINES. ALS. 3pg. 6” x 10 ½”. June 6 1945. Philippine Islands. An autograph letter signed “Claude” an American GI stationed in the Philippines. He wrote on “United States Army” stationery to his friend John about fighting the Japanese: “Dear John Was sure glad to hear from you again Thanks for writing. A lot has happened since I last wrote - but I won't bore you with very much of them - Have seen quite a bit of action. Mostly fighting n razor back mountains either covered with grass or off on another part of the island covered with jungle - It seemed we moved from one land to another - such a change in terrain - I mean like thick jungles vines & dampness at one place & the other so open one could see for miles and miles - even watch the japs digging in miles away with our binoculars. We’ve had casualties but one has to expect some especially when fighting an offensive war - The japs being dug in so well it was almost a superhumanjob to clear out them - Rough going - guess I'm a lucky guy to be in the 60MM Mortar and light Machine Gun platoon - although we were hit some too. Lucky though just wounded were the boys. Well my Platoon Sgt. Went home with a bad ear - got infected someway or other and it really made life miserable for him - so now I'm acting in his compacity - I don't care much for the job but guess I'll have to string along until the end is over which I hope soon. Guess old Nick here was lucky - Had a few close one's too close for comfort. just hope my luck holds on. Guess as far as the point system goes - I'll be in the Army quite awhile yet. Only can figure out 69 points - Quite a jump to dig up 16 more And I've been in this Army 38 months already - Seems like half my life - When I get home I won't know how to act like a civilian - ha - I know one thing I'll have to learn to control my Army slang or else - I'm writing this in our rest area - although we aren't resting as yet - A lot of hard work to build it up & get it in shape first - Haven’t been her long - but it's a nice area - About like Fort Lewis. Pine trees - cold at night need three blankets still my pups get cold and now that the rainy season has set in it reminds me of Fort Lewis more so as we had so much rain there. Have one camp on a golf course - Been quite some time since I played golf - last tie in the Hawaiian Is. on the isle of Moloka! - More or less pasture. I'd send you a v-mail but as far as I know yet they go straight home with out being photographed and I don't think you'd want that kind. So am using the borderless airmail variety - No two cent overprints have showed up in this area as but if they do I'll remember you - Some of my other friends were asking about them too. Mr. Weltack has been sending me a first day cover now and then and I really appreciate it - as I have no way or time to bother with them. Hope I can continue after the war as I really get a kick out of FD. 's F.Fs F.AM's & all the other better covers. I belonged to the AAMS at one time and have been thinking about joining the MACC in the future. Its been a long time since I saw a good game of baseball- Was in 1939 I guess - In Chicago at the Cub park - The Cubs were playing the Giants at the time. My dad & cousin are great Cub fans but me I like to see a good game - The best men win - I used to play a little too. You know how young guys are - getting up a team & trying to lick the neighboring town teams a log of good clean fun. Well John write when you have time. I enjoy hearing from you. Best of Wishes Sincerely Claude”. The letter is in fine condition. unknown books
réf. 16743Women of the United States for the Women of the Philippines. Petition. Cambridge Massachusetts 1899. Standard legal 8.5" X14.5" inches. Light toning down the middle and very slight creasing on bottom right edge. Slight tear on the third original fold but very good condition overall with neat handsome print displaying a variety of fonts. A moving entreaty from the women of the U.S. to protest American imperialism. This petition calls upon "every American citizen woman no less than man" to "earnestly protest against the war of conquest into which our country has been plunged in the Philippines Islands." Price. The women circling this petition addressed to President William McKinley were working in support of the Anti -Imperialist League which included such well-known members as steel magnate Andrew Carnegie former president Grover Cleveland and writer Mark Twain." "We do not intend to free but to subjugate the people of the Philippines" Twain wrote " and I am opposed to have the eagle put its talons on any other land." As this petition testifies however women's monetary donations labor networks and reputations were integral to the Anti- Imperialist League's activities. down to "Miss F.L. Abbot" the circler of this document. The petition includes a slot for name city or town and state proving that the "Dear Madam" addressed at the top was one of any number of women across the nation working to "cease at once this war of "criminal aggression" against brave people fighting for their independence as our forefathers fought for theirs and ours." Very rare with no copies of this broadside in any institution or library as per OCLC Worldcat. unknown books
1959réf. 85194Manilla 1959. Paperback. Very Good. 141p. Softcover in original wrapper. 33cm. Former owner's name on cover. 43 pump systems were installed in 42 pump sites under Project No. 909's Pump Irrigation Program during the period covered by this report. paperback books
1945réf. WRCAM54321Philippines; Okinawa; San Diego 1945. 133 silver gelatin photographs most 2 1/2 x 4 inches but ranging from 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 to several 10 x 7 inches. Oblong folio. Black leatherette album strong tied. Light wear. Photos in corner mounts with many captions. Very good. A fascinating photographic account of military service in the Philippines compiled by a member of the 142nd U.S. Naval Construction Battalion the Seabees in 1945. Most of the images approximately three- quarters of the album were taken in Guiuan on Samar Island in the central Philippines where the photographer was stationed. Guiuan city square the Seabees' camp numerous portraits of local girls who sometimes pose with American soldiers local families and their activities native architecture and other local scenes. They also show the Immaculate Conception Church with shots of the exterior and detailed views of the silver altar - built in 1595 to 1844 but completely destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Several other photos evidently portray the album's compiler posing next to an American fighter plane while boiling sea shells in front of his tent etc. The final portion of the album contains photos taken during the operations aboard the USS "Monrovia" and "President Harris" in October-November 1945 including views of Okinawa on the way to China and snapshots of soldiers unloading cargo in the Yellow Sea China before returning to Manila. There are also eight clear views of Manila showing destroyed Japanese cranes and boats in the harbor American army headquarters and a warehouse. The album concludes with a few photos of the homeward voyage and shows soldiers discharged in San Pedro California. Overall a very good album depicting local life and the activities of the 142nd U.S. Naval Construction Battalion in the Philippines and Yellow Sea in the last months of the World War II. hardcover books
1899réf. 24064PHILIPPINES.Facsimile of original treaty ceding sovereignty of the Archipelago of Jolo to the United States. Jolo Province of Sulu Philippines August 20 1899. Bound in 20th century cloth comprising a large three-page lithographed facsimile of the manuscript treaty written in the Tausug language and signed in print by the Sultan of Jolo and Brig. General John C. Bates 16½ x 12 in. With a small format copy of the document in English the first leaf mimeographed the final leaf lithographed with facsimile signatures. Historical Background The Sultanate of Sulu began in the early 15th century and once included the northeastern side of Borneo and many islands to the northeast including the island of Jolo. By the late 19th century it had been reduced to a string of islands under Spanish occupation rule. The Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish-American War transferred control of the Philippines including the Sulu to the United States. The sultanate was home to several ethnic groups including the Moro and Tausug. On August 20 1899 the United States signed this treaty with Sultan Hadji Mohammed Jamalul Kiram II and several of his tribal chiefs. The "Bates Treaty" after General John C. Bates recognized U.S. sovereignty over the whole archipelago of Jolo. The U.S. agreed to protect the sultan and his subjects and not to sell any island in the archipelago to any other nation without the sultan's consent. The treaty promised religious freedom especially for the Muslim Moros and free trade with the Philippines. It prohibited piracy and the introduction of war material. The most controversial article recognized slavery but allowed any slave to purchase his or her freedom by paying "the usual market value" to the master. Finally the treaty promised monthly payments to the Sultan and his chiefs totaling 730 Mexican dollars per month approx. $365. This treaty theoretically removed the Sultanate of Sulu from participation in the Philippine American War 1899-1902. Some Americans criticized the treaty for granting too much autonomy to the Sultan and for allowing slavery to continue. Over the next five years political conditions deteriorated and there were revolts in several areas even threatening Jolo City where U.S. authorities were stationed. In March 1904 the United States abrogated the treaty unilaterally per Secretary of War William Howard Taft's telegram to Gov. General Luke E. Wright 1846-1922: "By order of the President you are hereby directed to notify the sultan of Sulu and the dattos who signed the so-called Bates treaty of August 20 1899 which was a modus vivendi and mere executive agreement that in view of the failure on the part of the sultan … to discharge the duties and fulfill the conditions imposed upon them by said agreement they have forfeited all rights to the annuities therein stipulated to be paid to them and all other considerations… they are subject to the laws enacted therein under the sovereignty of the United States." Although the Philippine-American War officially ended in July 1902 with the dissolution of the First Philippine Republic resistance continued for several more years especially in remote areas and the islands occupied by the Moro people. In June 1913 American troops under General John "Black Jack" Pershing 1860-1948 attacked a group of fighters atop Mount Bagsak on the island of Jolo. At the Battle of Bud Bagsak the Americans destroyed the Moro resistance and killed its leader Datu Amil. In the text of the treaty there was a critical "translation error." The Treaty in the Tausug version discussed "The support aid and protection of the Jolo Island and Archipelago" but the word "sovereignty" was not used. The English-language version noted that "The sovereignty of the United States over the whole Archipelago of Jolo and its dependencies is declared and acknowledged." In 1946 the English text provided justification for America's decision to incorporate the Sulu Archipelago into the Philippine state. Sultan Hadji Mohammed Jamalul Kiram II 1868-1936 was a member of the Muslim royal house that ruled the Sulu archipelago from the 15th to the 20th centuries. Proclaimed sultan when his older brother died in 1884 it took ten years to consolidate his authority. In 1912 he took a world tour and visited President William Howard Taft at the White House in Washington D.C. He surrendered his political powers to the United States government in 1915 but retained cultural and religious authority. He died leaving seven daughters but no male heir. His younger brother made an ineffectual claim to the abolished sultanate. John C. Bates 1842-1919 was born in Missouri the son of Abraham Lincoln's Attorney General Edward Bates and educated at Washington University in St. Louis. During the Civil War John C. Bates served as an aide to General George G. Meade. He served in the Indian Wars of the late nineteenth century and rose to the rank of colonel. In 1898 he received promotion to brigadier general and commanded in the Spanish-American War. He also commanded a division of volunteers in the Philippines during the early stages of the Philippine-American War. He later served as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army for several months before his retirement in 1906. He was the last Army Chief of Staff to have served in the American Civil War. Condition Dust soiling stains margins strengthened. books
1899réf. 57494New York: The Macmillan Company London: Macmillan & co. Ltd 1899. Early edition first printed the year before. Illustrated with plates and folding map. 529 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original tan cloth some minor darkening to spine else fine with the armorial bookplate of Van Nest on endpaper. Early edition first printed the year before. Illustrated with plates and folding map. 529 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The Macmillan Company, London: Macmillan & co., Ltd unknown books
1941réf. 52747Manila: Bureau of Printing 1941. First edition 8vo pp. 59 1; self wrappers; front wrapper unevenly toned; an Ayer Linguistics duplicate with a Newberry release stamp inside the front wrapper; no other markings. Text is in both Cebuano and English and was prepared for publication as the United States entered World War II. Bureau of Printing unknown books
1990réf. 70829Manila 1990. Paperback. Very Good. map xiv 203p. Oblong 28 x 22cm. These books were probably issued for each of the 73 provinces. According to OCLC this appears to have been No. 29 in the series. paperback books
1962réf. 23324Manila 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vols. now bound in 1. Each provincial report separately numbered. Blue cloth. 28cm. Modest cover wear. No Jacket. hardcover books
1969réf. 70835Diliman 1969. Paperback. Very Good. iv 397 leaves. Wrapper. 28cm. Text printed on one side. Research Guide No. 6. paperback books
1963réf. 89861Manila: National Museum 1963. Paperback. Very Good. illustrations most are rather grainy 34 2p. Softcover in original wrapper. 26cm. Some wrinkling on front cover. Bookplate "Ella Samonte". National Museum paperback books
1974réf. 85210Manila 1974. Paperback. Very Good. maps xxvii 516p. Softcover in original wrapper. 30cm. Corner wrinkled. At head of title: Final Report. Vol. I. paperback books
1920réf. 70811Washington: GPO 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. index iii 216p. Olive cloth. 23cm. Spine lettering indistinct. No Jacket. GPO hardcover books
1990réf. 70828Manila 1990. Paperback. Very Good. map xv 167p. Oblong 28 x 21cm. These books were probably issued for each of the 73 provinces. According to OCLC this appears to have been No. 60 in the series. paperback books
1860réf. 1570Quingua i.e. Plaridel 1860. Good plus. 428pp. Folio. Original limp calf manuscript cover title. Edges and spine worn; head of spine and upper corner of front wrap chipped. Text block loose at front hinge broken in a couple of places internally. A few leaves loose; scattered chipping and tears occasionally affecting text. Evenly tanned; occasional dust soiling. Completed in several hands; highly legible scripts. A valuable manuscript compilation of Catholic documents recorded by the local religious authorities at Quingua in the Philippines over much of the early- and mid-19th century. The present volume includes over 425 pages of decrees acts directives and elections that affected how religious life and instruction were carried out by the Catholic Church in the Philippines during the 1800s. Quingua now the municipality of Plaridel was founded by the Augustinian friars of Malolos who established a chapel in the village located on the banks of the Angat River on the north side of Manila Bay in 1581. The documents compiled here span from 1827 to 1860 and are recorded on leaves of native rice paper in a locally produced volume. The most basic and indeed most integral documents transcribed here are the chapter acts of the Augustinian order in the Philippines which transmit the orders and directives by which the friars led their daily lives. These include the results of yearly elections by which individuals were made bishops assigned to parishes and chosen for other significant church positions. Also included are annual "Actas y Determinanciones" as issued by central church authorities at Manila which touch on numerous local issues and dictated how the friars lived and carried out their religious duties. The volume contains further individual decrees that affected Philippines parishes as a whole and those that dealt more specifically with the chapel at Quingua many of which were issued from Manila but also many that were promulgated by more local authorities such as those at the parish level in Bulacan in which Quingua was located as well as several orders recorded directly from Spanish church authorities and at least one Papal decree. The final major component of the present work comprises numerous sermons homilies and pastoral letters given by visiting priests or relating to specific occasions. In all the present manuscript volume contains hundreds of individual documents many of which likely do not survive or are not recorded in any other form and which serve to chronicle the lives of the friars of this small outpost at an incredibly granular and detailed level. Additionally these documents are signed or issued by many significant figures in the history of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The book as indicated in the manuscript title was initiated by Friar Santos Gomez Marañon who spent over half of his life in the Philippines and eventually became the Bishop of Cebu. Many of the documents from the 1830s are signed by Friar Francisco Manuel Blanco who began his church career in the Philippines in nearby Angat and became renowned as a botanist with his authorship of the first comprehensive flora of the islands. An outstanding and extensive manuscript volume on Catholic law administration and practice in the rural Philippines spanning over thirty years of the 19th century. unknown books
1975réf. 90050Quezon City: Task Force on Human Settlements Developments Academy of the Philippines 1975. Paperback. Good. illustrations 166p. Softcover in original wrapper. 28 cm. Text printed on one side. Some cover foxing/spotting. Modest staining along fore-edge. Institutional stamp on cover and title-page. Contents sound. Task Force on Human Settlements, Developments Academy of the Philippines paperback books
1959réf. 89812Manila: The Commission 1959. Hardcover. Good. frontis photos index iii 515p. Original red cloth. 26cm. Moderate cover staining edge-wear and warping. No jacket as published. The Commission hardcover books
1939réf. 88381Manilla: Bureau of Printing 1939. Paperback. Good. 334p. Softcover in original wrapper. 24 cm. Light library markings Department of the Interior on front cover. Some wrinkling of cover and text. Cover edges slightly wrinkled and and spotted. Some dog-earing. Bureau of Printing paperback books
1922réf. 88385Washington: GPO 1922. Hardcover. Good. folding map index 255p. Later gray cloth. 22 cm. No Jacket. Ex lib. U. S. War Department. "Library of Congress "duplicate" stamp. 67th Cong. 2nd Sess. House Doc. No. 398. GPO hardcover books
1974réf. 85211Manila 1974. Paperback. Good. maps xxiv 589p. Softcover in original wrapper. 30cm. Light stain on fore-edge. Name "whited-out" on front cover. At head of title: Final Report. Vol. I. paperback books
1951réf. 85206Manila: Bureau of Printing 1951. Paperback. Good. frontis 2 folding maps 258p. Blue wrapper. 25cm. Ends of backstrip chipped. Bureau of Printing paperback books
1974réf. 85209Manila 1974. Paperback. Good. maps xxviii 491p. Softcover in original wrapper. 30cm. Backstrip wrinkled some chipping At head of title: Final Report. Vol. I. 67 Final Provincial Reports were scheduled to be published. paperback books
