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1927réf. 70815Washington: GPO 1927. Hardcover. Good. index iii 307p. Olive cloth. 23cm. Clean ex lib. copy "LC" duplicate. No Jacket. 69th Cong. 2d Sess. House Doc. No. 571. GPO hardcover books
1936réf. 74073Manila: Bureau of Printing 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. Parts 1-4 in 4 vols. Red 1/2 leather with marbled boards. 19cm. Edges rubbed. No Jackets. These four very thick volumes contain Executive Orders Nos. 543-895; each Executive Order is separately paginated. Bureau of Printing hardcover books
1924réf. 70812Washington: GPO 1924. Hardcover. Good. index vi 213p. Olive cloth. 23cm. Spine lettering indistinct. Minor cover discoloration. Age-toned. No Jacket. 68th Cong. 1st Sess. House Doc. No. 118. GPO hardcover books
1926réf. 70814Washington: GPO 1926. Hardcover. Good. index iii 251p. Olive cloth. 23cm. Clean ex lib. copy "LC" duplicate. No Jacket. 69th Cong. 1st Sess. House Doc. No. 127. GPO hardcover books
1957réf. 709891957. Paperback. Good. i 108p. 23cm. Cover unevenly browned. Text lightly browned. Compiled under the supervision of Cecilio Lopez and Aurora R. Roxas. paperback books
1928réf. 70816Washington: GPO 1928. Hardcover. Good. index v 276p. Olive cloth. 23cm. Cover has several discolored spots on backstrip and along fore-edges. No Jacket. 70th Cong. 1st Sess. House Doc. No. 99. GPO hardcover books
1764réf. 1400London: J. Dodsley 1764. Scare first edition of this document relating to the British occupation of Manila during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1762-3 and an interesting case of international law. In September of 1762 under the command of Draper and Cornish a British fleet of 13 ships containing over 6000 men attacked Manila and following a difficult landing quickly dispatched the Spanish garrison which they outnumbered 10 to 1.They entered the city on October 5 and part of the terms of capitulation was that Spain would pay the British an indemnity of 4 million pesos roughly a million pounds for not pillaging the city. The British evacuated in 1764 when hostilities ceased and Draper enjoyed the highly unusual privilege of presenting the standards of Spain taken in Manila to his alma mater Kings College Cambridge. But the Spanish did not honor this gentlemans agreement claiming that Draper dealt with an unauthorized agent that he himself broke the terms of the agreement etc. In order to press his claim which amounted to £25000 he published the present tract to pressure his government to collect. The tract contains a brief letter to the British Secretary of State outlining his grievance; a bilingual summary in English and French of the Spanish ambassadors grounds for not complying with the terms of the agreement; extracts from the treaty; a refutation by Draper of the claim that he dealt with an unauthorized agent; and an English language treaty signed by the original parties in Manila. But with hostilities over and their attention occupied by other foreign adventures chief among them America the British were in no position to insist and the suit was eventually abandoned.Griffin Bibliography of the Philippines p. 125; Dictionary of National Biography compact ed. I.573. 8vo. 43 pp. Bound in blue wrappers and housed in protective buckram case with title gilt on spine. Minor foxing in margins of final leaves but otherwise absolutely mint. J. Dodsley hardcover books
1940réf. 44229Manila 1940. Letters housed in a file folder attached at top with two prong paper fastener. Age-toning & staining. Fastener rusted. Folder front cover chipped & detached. A VG cache. 52 leaves most with typescript to recto only. ~ 10-1/2" x 8-1/8" A cache of 40 typed letters and TLs exchanged between the Office of the President of the Philippines and various officers of the U.S. High Commissioner of the Philippines many on official letterhead and some marked "confidential." The letters ordered chronologically chart the negotiations defense concerns and sometimes uneasy power sharing between the two administrations in regards to the rules and regulations governing aerial photography of the islands. Issues discussed include the advisability of allowing aerial photography by outside entities the feasiblity of specifying no-fly zones for aerial photography without interferring with commercial flights enforcement efforts and the powers afforded the two administrations. The majority of the letters expressing the Commonwealth's position are from and signed by Jorge B. Vargas then serving as Executive Secretary to President Manuel Quezon. Later Vargas administered Manila as an open city during the Japanese occupation in 1942 and served in the puppet government of the Second Philippine Republic; following the war he chaired the National Planning Committee served on the board of regents of the University of the Philippines and became the first Filipino on the International Olympic Committee. In 1960 he was awarded the Legion of Honor by the Republic of the Philippines. Signed letters from the U.S. High Commission include several from Major General R. L. Holbrook as well as Colonel/Acting Chief of Staff E. H. DeArmond. From the first letter dated May 25 1937: "under the present prohibitive measures regarding aerial photography embodied in Proclamation No. 485 of the Governor-General dated August 12 1932 and in the Bureau of Aeronautics rules and regulations it is believed that the granting of permission to aviation companies particularly to an aerial photographic company to take pictures will be exceedingly difficult and complicated. This office is studying the advisability of altering the present rules and regulations." Jorge B. Vargas Secretary to the President. From November 12 1938: "So long as the Philippine Islands remain United States territory the United States is responsible for their defense and that responsibility at least so far as land operations are concerned devolves upon the Commanding General . . . . To say that the Department Commander is supreme in time of war or grave emergency but that in time of peace his responsibilities are limited to administrative control over United States military personnel and United States military reservations and that in peace time he should not interest himself in control or prevention of activities which may have the gravest consequences in time of war or public emergency is manifestly contradictory." Edward H. DeArmond Colonel FS G.S.C. Acting Chief of Staff. From October 26 1939: "I have the honor to inform you that in an investigation conducted by proper authorities of this Government Mr. B. A. Glover airplane pilot in the emply of Elizalde & Co. was found guilty of violation of the provisions of Proclamation No. 364 of the President of the Philippines in view of which he was suspended as transport pilot for a period of one month from October 18 to November 17 1939 inclusive and warned that repetition of a similar offense in the future will be subject of a more drastic action." Jorge B. Vargas Secretary to the President. An interesting cache of material documenting activities of the transitional government of the Philippines just prior to the outbreak of WWII. unknown books
réf. PD10Oblong Octavo album ca.182x295 cm or 7 ¼ x 11 ½ in. 30 card stock leaves with 2 free endpapers. With 105 original gelatin silver photographs including one loose from ca. 104x75 cm 4 x 3 in to 47x64 cm 1 ¾ x 2 ½ in. All photos with white ink captions in English on the mounts seven photos captioned in negatives some photos dated. Period dark green half leather binding with raised bands; guilt-tooled ornaments on the front cover and the spine. Seven photos missing one page lacks fragments at the right margin several pages with minor tears but otherwise a very good album with strong interesting photos. Historically interesting collection of original photographs mostly documenting the technical reconstruction of Manila’s communication networks after the end of World War II. As follows from the photographs the compiler was a technician or lineman with the U.S. Army Signal Corps. First stationed in Pittsburgh in 1943 he likely underwent specialized technical training at one of the city's industrial or academic centers before being deployed to Finschhafen New Guinea. There he was tasked with establishing the communications infrastructure for the Allied base following the recapture of the town from Japanese forces. Finally he was sent to Manila in the fall of 1945 where he assisted in the massive effort to reconstruct the city’s destroyed telephone and telegraph systems during the initial months of the post-war occupation. The album contains 105 rare early photographs from the Pacific Theatre with most images taken in Manila in the fall of 1945. The photos capture Japanese ships sunk by U.S. forces in Manila Bay and the city’s architecture before and after the artillery bombardment Escolta Street Jones Bridge the ruins of City Hall the University of the Philippines the Manila Hotel San Vicente de Paul Parish Department of Finance Building today’s National Museum of Anthropology Commerce & Agriculture Building today’s National Museum of Natural History and Legislative Building today’s National Museum of Fine Arts. Especially interesting are about fifteen candid photographs documenting the technical reconstruction of Manila’s communication networks. Outdoor scenes show the compiler’s companions with climbing spikes and safety belts repairing overhead trunk lines. Interior views depict a “Test Desk” with technicians both American and Philippian operating specialized consoles and patch cords the massive Main Distribution Frame MDF with thousands of line terminations and heavy power panel equipment. The series also includes several photographs from Clark Field showing “Ralph” and “Eddie” posing beside wrecked aircraft. The other interesting photos from the collection show “a Native of New Guinea” posing with American soldiers as well as the compiler and his friends in military uniforms in Finschhafen and Pittsburgh beside their tents barracks and orderly room. Overall historically interesting collection of original gelatin silver photographs illustrating rare scenes from the service of the U.S. Army Signal Corps in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. hardcover
réf. PF35Oblong Quarto album ca.18x29 cm. 38 paper album leaves 19 blank . With ca. 90 mounted original gelatin silver photographs and 2 postcards from ca. 14x85 cm 5 ½x3¼ in to ca. 109x65 cm 4 ¼ x 2½ in. Some photos with period caption in negative citing ‘Banzon photos’ likely a local studio the others without captions. Two Real Photo Color Postcards in The Collection Show the Subano Women and Nagasaki View. Both are mounted with a strong glue the previous owner tried to un-glue one to reveal the signature ‘P.J.’ possible date ‘1919’ and readdress ‘To U.S.N.Radio Station’. Other images might be captioned at the back this is subject to further research. The Tatoosh group of photos are loose one of them captioned ‘This is the most lonesome place in the world’. Binding worn several photos missing few images loose one of the postcards with tears but otherwise a very good album of strong interesting photos. Historically important collection of original photographs illustrating the life of American Navy Officer Serving at Navy Radio Station in Washington and Philippines. He likely received his training at Tatoosh before being sent to Philippines. Tatoosh station existed since late 1900s being one of the first Island Naval Radio Stations on West Coast following the first station on Mare Island that has been established in 1904. The album is divided into three group of photos the first one being from WA the second - from Philippines one of them dated in negative as of 1913 which suggests the arrival of the officer to Philippines around that time or in late 1910s. The same group of photos are taken in variety of places in the Philippines but already include a number of photos of Las Baños including the panorama of Los Baños Laguna with U.S. Ambulance & Signal Corp Camp Eldridge on it. The image of thecamp is a good verification for the dating of the photos of the first group: it has been photographed in a very early stage of its establishment while later photos from before Japanese invasion show more buildings and more developed territory. This group of photos which are larger include 17 images. The third group of photos is dedicated entirely to Las Baños its radio facilities and the life of the officer: his home his wife his friends the locals he has photographed. In this series the photographer is likely climbed one of the radio towers and took aerial shots in the process of his climb as well as from the top. As a result a series of photographed has survived showing the laguna and the operation in Los Baños in the early stage. US Naval Radio Control Station was built in 1917 including three 600' towers by 1930 it was operating at a significant capacity as the photos published by navy-radio website demonstrate. It is likely our group of photos is taken earlier as the territory shown on the photos from 1930 is developed more significantly and the pathway to operation building and the gate is not constructed yet. were built in 1917 - one destroyed in 1941 attack two demolished in 1945. 1920s was the early days for US Navy Communication Stations abroad the US: in 1924 there was a shore-based site at Shanghai as early as 1924 but its operations had been shifted to the USS General Alva in 1927; Guam in 1929 had one-person intercept site. Oahu had two stations established in 1924 and 1925. The precent station in Los Baños probably was playing a significant role in the region. Civilian radio in the Philippines started in June 1922 with the establishment of KZKZ AM in Manila Philippines by Henry Herman Sr. owner of the Electrical Supply Company in Manila. One radio tower destroyed in 1941 attack two demolished in 1945. During Japanese occupation Los Baños became known for an agricultural school campus turned Japanese internment camp. In famous ‘Raid on Los Baños’ United States Army Airborne and Filipino guerrilla task force have liberated 2147 Allied civilian and military internees from the camp. Likely the operation affected the Radio Control Station that was not re-started after 1945. Overall an important photographic evidence of the US Navy Radio operations in the Pacific. unknown
réf. PE54Oblong Folio album ca. 25x33 cm or 10 x 13 ¼ in. 30 card stock leaves. With ca. 330 mounted original gelatin silver photos including five large images from ca. 195x26 cm 7 ¾ x 10 in to ca. 175x24 cm 7 x 9 ½ in; the rest of the photos are from ca. 125x205 cm 4 ¾ x 8 in to ca. 45x65 cm 1 ¾ x 2 ½ in. Nine photos are captioned in negative; at least eighteen with ink manuscript captions on recto or verso. With seven mounted period newspaper clippings or ephemera. Period brown faux leather album fastened with a string; gilt-lettered title “Photographs” on the front cover. Binding rubbed with chipping and losses on extremities over a dozen photos with creases losses of corners or scratches two or three photos possibly previously removed A few photos mildly faded or with mild silvering but overall a very good album of interesting photos. Interesting extensive collection of original gelatin silver snapshot and studio photos taken and collected by an American sailor during his service on U.S.S. “Huron” and “U.S.S. “Black Hawk” in the Southwest Pacific in the 1920s. Former U.S.S. South Dakota 1908-1920 U.S.S. “Huron” served as flagship of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet in 1919-1926 “operating in Philippine waters during the winter and out of Shanghai and Yantai during the summer” Wikipedia. In 1923 the ship participated in the relief operation in Yokohama and Tokyo after the Great Kanto earthquake. U.S.S. “Black Hawk” served in the Asiatic Fleet for twenty years 1922-1942 cruising between various locations in the Philippines Manila Olongapo and China Hong Kong Shanghai Amoy/Xiamen Tsingtao/Qingdao and Chefoo/Yantai. During WW2 it served in Hawaii and Kodiak Alaska. Most images in the album show the U.S. naval ships where the compiler served and their crew members including a large group portrait of sailors wearing the U.S.S. “Huron’s” sports uniform and a large view of U.S.S. “Huron” in Hong Kong harbour. The smaller photos include numerous scenes taken on board mostly of U.S.S. “Black Hawk” with the sailors working or resting some are captioned i.e. “scrubbing gangway in Yellow Sea en Chefoo to Shanghai me with pipe in mouth B.H.” “just like convicts” “B.H. looking forward; x - is our movie screen and o - is the movie house” “main mast” &c. images of an official ceremony on board naval exercises at sea “firing a torpedo” “standing by to fire 4 inch” portraits of the crew members several identified by the compiler i.e. “… Seaner he is at the hospital in Peking now” “F.J. Tancey from Fort Wayne apt gun deck Chefoo” “Lewis R. Hand he died the night we left Chefoo from desentery sic!” “Wirth and Mardis” &c. There are also views of the interior of U.S.S. “Huron’s” launch boat the ship’s radio tower “comforts of a man-of-war” a view “taken from inside of Hawk looking thru an air port tin cans ships and the beach” a launch boat “waiting for the Captain Chefoo” &c. A series of photos show the U.S. naval ships in Chefoo Yantai: “a small part of the Asiatic Fleet anchored in Chefoo;” “x – is were the cans go for shelter when it gets bad also the subs. They might slip there sic! anchor and get washed up on the shore. O. Chinese fort Chefoo;” “tin cans coming in from fireing sic! Chefoo;” “cans and sampans taken at apt gun deck B.H. Chefoo;” “English gun boat in river” “repairing cans Chefoo B.H.” “more of the navy Chefoo” &. Several views of Chefoo show “God in Heaven temple” “Door & lions at Yu Hwan Ding Chefoo” “Chefoo Wall’ taken from above “Arch at American Mission School Temple Hill – Chefoo” “Y.M.C.A. Court Chefoo” “Row of old guns Chefoo Fort” “Chinese memorial Tablets – Chefoo” local boys swimming in the sea &c. There are also several views of Hong Kong port and wharves waterfront residences on Victoria Peak Statue Square with the monument to Queen Victoria Shanghai “entering Shanghai we are in the Yangtze river” “view from B.H. outskirts of Shanghai” a view of the General Post Office building with the Suzhou Creek Qingdao “Tsingtau” &c. Several photos portray American sailors in rickshaw carts “Jew Wirth and me Oriental Hotel Chefoo” posing with Chinese girls “Sing Tat and Job” “6 Chinaman sic! Chefoo” on board the ship &c. The large photos include two reproductions of drawings depicting the service of American sailors in China and the Philippines a map with “Distances from Guam to principal points in the Pacific. Over a dozen photos taken in the Philippines show “Hotel Abella Pagsanjan P.I.” local villages native workers dancers women boys playing a ball game and a group portrait of American sailors “in the Philippine jungles Olongpo sic! while we were in dry dock Feb. 25…” The newspaper clippings and ephemera include articles about the USS S-4 submarine disaster 1927 the appointment of U.S.S. “Pittsburg” the flagship of the Asiatic Fleet in the end of 1926 the movement of San Diego warships a receipt from “Hanson photo studio” in Tsingtau/Qingdao and a ticket to the Peak tramway in Hong Kong. Overall an interesting content-rich visual source on the history of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet and its service near the coast of China and the Philippines in the 1920s. hardcover
réf. MC80Folio logbook ca. 38x245 cm or 15 x 9 ¾ in. 1 – printed title page 67 1 - blank leaves of watermarked laid paper. A copy of “The Seaman's Journal Being an Easy and Correct Method of Keeping the Daily Reckoning of a Ship During the Course of Her Voyage” New York: Burtus & Crane with the entries carefully completed in brown ink on recto and verso of the leaves with a gap of recto of leaf 41 i.e. comprising 133 pp. of text. Title page with a woodcut vignette depicting a sail ship under the American flag hand coloured and with a period ink title “Bashee Islands 1809” underneath. Period red ink stamp “C. Teubner” on the title page watercolour drawing of a maritime signal flag on the front pastedown endpaper. Period brown quarter sheep with marbled papered boards neatly repaired on hinges and extremities. Paper slightly age-toned text with occasional stains leaf 23 and others but overall a very good logbook written in a legible hand. Historically significant original content-rich logbook with a detailed record of the first trade voyage of a New York East Indiaman “America” from New York to Canton Guangzhou and back in June 1809 – June 1810. A namesake of the famous Salem merchant ship and privateer during the War of 1812 ship “America” built in 1803-1804 made five privateer cruises in 1812-1815 broken up in 1831 this “America” was built on the New York shipyard of Adam and Noah Brown for the noted local merchant company “Minturn & Champlin” and launched in May 1809 shortly before her first voyage The United States Gazette May 15 1809 p. 3. The ship’s tonnage was 493 tons Morrison J.H. History of New York Ship Yards. N.Y. 1909 p. 47. On June 21 1809 New York authorities cleared “America” for a voyage to Canton under the command of Captain Mather Evening Post Marine List// The Evening Post. New York June 21 1809 p. 3. The logbook opens with “America’s” 158-day outbound voyage starting on June 24 1809 when the ship discharged the pilot after the passing of the Sandy Hook spit at the south entrance to New York Bay. She passed the Cape of Good Hope on September 12-13 1809 without calling at port and crossed the Indian Ocean choosing the route to China via the Alas Strait between Lombok and Sumbawa Islands Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. On October 21-22 “America” anchored near the “Bally Town” also marked “Laboagee” on some old maps; it is a settlement south of the modern-day town of Selong on the east coast of Lombok to get fresh water and trade for fresh supplies. A part of the crew went on shore where they were received by a local “king” who also visited the ship. “America” then crossed the “Java” Bali Sea proceeded north through the Makassar Strait between Borneo and Sulawesi crossed on October 26 – November 4 and went across the “Celebean” Celebes Sea towards the Pacific Ocean passing “Sarangaran” Sarangani and “Meangis” Miangas Islands. On November 11 1809 while in the “Celebean Sea” east of “Meangis” Island the compiler saw an island which “I did not find laid down in any chart Capt. Mather “America’s” Captain during the voyage in ship Aeolus from the Cape of Good Hope bound to China first discovered it on Sunday the 30th of November 1806…” The ship then sailed north in the Western Pacific Ocean along the east coast of the Philippines November 13-24 crossed the South China Sea passing “Bashee” Babyan “Lemma” Lamma and “Ladrones” Wanshan Islands arriving to Macao Macau on November 29. The goal of the voyage was to trade in Canton and quickly return to New York but “America” stayed there longer than expected. Captain Mather later reported that “all the English & American ships were embargoed at Canton from Jan. 27 to Feb. 22 in consequence of a new difficuly between the English and Chinese occasioned by a Chinese having been killed by a British seaman; and the English refused to deliver up any one unless the criminal could be pointed out which could not be done. It was expected the difficulty would be amicably settled” National Intelligencer. Washington City D.C. 18 June 1810 p. 3. The logbook omits the ship’s almost three-month stay in China and resumes with her departure from Macao on February 24 1810. On her 104-days return voyage “America” crossed the South China Sea sailed through the Gaspar Strait between Bangka and Belitung Islands east of Sumatra Java Sea and Sunda Strait went across the Indian Ocean and passed Cape of Good Hope April 25 and St. Helena Island May 6. The logbook ends at sea south-east of New York Bay close to the point recorded on the first day of the outbound voyage. New York “Evening Post” newspaper reported that “Arrived at this port on Saturday last the following vessels with valuable cargoes: Ship America Mather 105 days from Canton and 44 from the Cape of Good Hope with teas nankeens china silk and cassia to Minturn and Champlin owners” Evening Post Marine List// The Evening Post. New York June 11 1810 p. 3. The logbook follows the “America’s” voyage day by day thoroughly recording the ship’s geographical position and course weather winds currents operations with sails sundry works on board and ship’s repairs geographical objects passed vessels encountered termometer readings in the Strait of Alas and Western Pacific Ocean/ Philippine Sea the number of the day of the voyage and various events comets caught sharks fights on board an incident with a crew member falling overboard &c. Very interesting is a lengthy description of interactions with the inhabitants of the “Bally town” on Lombok Island where an “American ensign” was flying on shore notes about the sighting of an unknown island in the Western Pacific Ocean “two large comets” in the Indian Ocean endured storms various events on board names of encountered ships &c. Overall an important content-rich source on the history of early American trade voyages to China at the beginning of the 19th century. One of the latest mentions of the ship “America’s voyage to Canton still commanded by “Captain Mather” and owned by “Messrs. Minturn & Champlin” dates back to 1815 Alexandria Gazette. Alexandria Virginia 11 October 1915 p. 1. Excerpts from the logbook: June 24 1809. Transactions North Atlantic. These 24 hours begins with light winds and pleasant weather at 4 a.m. got under way with a light breeze from the south west at 11 a.m. … of Sandy Hook discharged the pilot. The wind hauled to the west. Set all the tending sails below and aloft. Several outward bound vessels in company. The America outsailed them all. July 15 1809. Transactions North Atlantic. <…> @ 8 a.m. saw a brig to the south and west stearing sic! to the north & east I took her to be a king’s brig. August 17 1809. Transactions North Atlantic. <…> @ 10 a.m. saw an Hermaphrodite Brig to the west steering to the N.W… September 25 1809. Transactions Indian Ocean. <…> All hands employed trimming ship got some bales of cotton out the fore hold … them in the cabin filled 8 casks with salt water between decks sailmakers mending sales carpenters repairing jolly boat. October 16 1809. Transactions Indian Ocean. <…> Ship under full sail all hands employed getting the guns out the main hold & mounting them carpenters at the boats. October 21 1809. Transactions Straits of Alas. <…> @ 5 a.m. made the land Lombock & Sambawa western extremity of Sambawa bearing north <…> @ 7 a.m. saw the Peak of Lombock bearing N. by W. dist. 3 or 4 leagues <…> got to the mouth of the Strait of Alas. At 1 p.m. came too with the small bower in 14 fathoms water sticky bottom Bally town bearing N.W. by west dist. 2 miles. Furled all sail & out all boats ready for watering. Saw an American ensign flying on shore at Bally town. At 3 p.m. out all boats mannd sic! & arm’d went on shore to the town of Bally. First & second officers. Treated well by the natives… The Land at the entrance of the Straits of Alas both on the Lombock & Sambawa sides is very remarkable - there projects from the Island of Lombock about 100 yards a Rock resembling much in form a cannon with the mouth planted downwards as you pass the mouth of the Straits this Rock sheets in & the little Town of Bally opens to the view it consists merely of a few huts belonging to the natives who received us in a friendly manner & immediately commenced trafficking sic! their productions wh. consists chiefly of ducks fowls cocoa nuts plantains & other fruit generally found in these Latitudes for money jack knives looking glasses & particularly rasors sic! - they take care however to get the full value of what they dispose of & are no novices in making a bargain. They demanded 10 dollars or 4 muskets for permission to fill our water which proved to be very brackish - they however let us have some fine turtle. The inhabitants of this Island are of a copper colour middling stature & well made they chew great quantities of Beetle sic! nut wh. renders their teeth black & their gums very red. They are all armed with axes & spears & wear nothing but a piece of calico <…> tied around the middle. The King to whom we were introduced was sitting on his throne which was composed of a block of wood surrounded by his guards who were armed in the manner already described he received us very graciously and promised to supply us with whatever we stood in need of. October 22 1809. Transactions in Bally Roads. First part fresh gales & clear weather at 4 a.m. got the long boat & pinnace out & commenced watering the ship. At 8 a.m. got all the water & stock on board. Monday October 23 1809. First part calm with pleasant weather. At 5 a.m. got the boats in. At 8 a.m. King & a great many of the natives came on board to see the Captain & the ship. Bro’t some fruit off as a present to the Captain at 10 a.m. got under way with a light breeze from the south… November 11 1809. Transactions Celebean Sea. <.> @ 4 a.m. an island in sight N.W. by W. dist. 6 or 7 leagues <…> This island I did not find laid down in any chart Capt. Mather in ship Aeolus from the Cape of Good Hope bound to China first discovered it on Sunday the 30th of November 1806 about 3 p.m. in the bearing N.O. by E ½ E. dist. 5 or 6 leagues. <…> November 25 1809. Transactions China Sea. <…> @ 4 p.m. made the Bashee Islands bearing west dist. 8 or 9 leagues… November 26 1809. Transactions China Sea. <…> @ 10 a.m. passed several fishing boats. November 27 1809. Transactions China Sea. <…> @ 4 p.m. made the Great Lemma Islands bearing W.N.W. dist. 5 or 6 leagues same tie sounded in 28 fathoms water fine grey mud… November 28 1809. Transactions China Sea. <…> @ 6 p.m. the peak of the Great Ladrone bore east ½ south distance 2 leagues… November 29 1809. Transactions China Sea. <…> @ 3 p.m. took a pilot for Macao the peak of the Great Ladrone bearing S.E. by E. 3 miles. <…> @ midnight came too with the small bower anchor in 5 fathoms water. Furled all sail. The compadore went on shore for a pilot @ 9 a.m. the compadore came off with some fresh provisions & hopes of getting a pilot the next day. <…> We were informed of several Ladrone corsairs being out. February 24 1810. Transactions China Sea. <…> @ 6 p.m. discharged the pilots Macao bearing W. ½ S. dist. 3 or 4 leagues <…> @ 4 a.m. the Middle Island bore east 2 leagues <…> @ 7 a.m. lost sight of the Frances Henrietta… March 9 1810. Transactions Straits of Gasper. <…> @ 6 p.m. saw the ship Ocean at anchor to the South of us @ 9 got under sail to the best advantage of the wind the ship Ocean in company <…> Latter part ditto. wind & weather & Meridian the Brothers bore N.E. 2 leagues the farthermost point of Sumatra in sight S.W. by W. 7 or 8 leagues. Spoke the ship Ocean & parted with her. March 11 1810. Transactions Java Sea. At anchor. @ 10 a.m. was boarded by the Gov. of Batavia boats. Latter part light airs & calm with cloudy wr. @ Meridian South pt. of Cracatau S.W. by W. ½ W. Center of Middle Islands NE. by E. ½ E. Center of Tamarin Island N.W. ½ W… March 13 1810. Transactions Straits of Sunda. <…> @ 6 p.m. Java head bore S.E. dist. 12 leagues from which I take my departure <…> lost sight of the ship Ocean Capt. McPherson… April 23 1810. Transactions Indian Ocean. <…> Caught 2 sharks & two albatrosses. Put the ship’s & Captain’s name with the Lat. & Long. of ship around the neck of one A. & let him go. April 24 1810. Transactions Indian Ocean. <…> Saw two large comets the blare of which lasted nearly 5 minutes. May 11 1810. Transactions South Atlantic. <…> @ 3 p.m. James Tylee fell overboard rounded the ship too & lowered the gig found she was sinking & lowered the jolly boat after her. June 1 1810. Transactions Western Ocean. <…> @ 3 p.m. heard a noise on the main deck went forward & found Henry Lockwood had Mr. Clark the second officer under him on deck the Captain & myself parted them. June 2 1810. Transactions Western Ocean. <…> @ 5 a.m. saw a sail to the N. & E. standing to the S. & W. @ 6 bore off N.W> by N @ 10 a.m. spoke & boarded the brig Sally & Eliza Captn. Bell 21 days from Alexandria bound to Antigua all well. hardcover
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2025réf. x-1032853336Taylor & Francis Ltd 2025. Paperback. New. 208 pages. 9.18x6.12x9.21 inches. Taylor & Francis Ltd paperback
2026réf. x-981982303XWorld Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2026. Hardcover. New. 560 pages. 6.00x2.00x9.00 inches. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd hardcover
1898réf. 13092New York: Muller Luchsinger & Co 1898. Color chromolithograph 16 x 20 inches printed on thick glossy paper. Corners a bit chipped several short closed edge tears minor surface wear. Image area still vibrant and clean. Very good overall. A striking and very rare lithograph capturing an important moment during the Spanish-American War specifically the American Navy's assault on Manila Bay in the Philippines in 1898. In the present scene three U.S. warships from the Asiatic Squadron in the left and middle including Admiral Dewey's flagship the U.S.S. Olympia fire their guns toward a few retreating ships flying the Spanish flag. A Spanish ship at middle right is almost completely sunken with just a portion of the flag peaking above the water. The scene depicts the first major engagement of the Spanish-American War a decisive victory for the American Navy that stands as one of the most lop-sided naval battles in history. During the course of the encounter the Spanish Pacific Squadron was destroyed and effectively ended Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines. The bombardment was commanded by Rear Admiral George Dewey 1837-1917 whose head-and-shoulders portrait appears in the bottom left corner. The work was accomplished by the New York firm of Muller Luchsinger & Company a prolific but still somewhat obscure producer of prints lithographs and chromolithographs in the latter-19th and early-20th centuries. OCLC records just two institutional copies at the Library of Congress and the Clements Library. A dynamic and patriotic American naval scene picturing the United States Navy's obliteration of the Spanish Navy in Manila. Muller, Luchsinger & Co unknown
1947réf. 82279Boston: Little Brown & Company 1947. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm; khaki cloth-covered boards blocked and titled in green and gilt on spine and decorations embossed to spine and front cover; dustjacket; xvi34-3591pp. Pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. Very slight waviness to lower edge of textblock; two very small nicks on rear endpaper and rear pastedown; Near Fine. Dustjacket designed by George Salter unclipped priced $2.75 shelf-worn with 1.5" closed tear to rear spine fold with several tiny chips small tears and attendant creases; Very Good. The Filipino author's only published novel later released under the title The Lost Ones. Javellana's experience as a guerrilla during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines is evident in his two-part novel "Day" and "Night" describing events before and during the war. He focuses on the struggle of his people through farmer folk characters feeling that was ".the most sincere most accurate and most moving story about the Philippines would be the story of those who dug their plows into the rich earth and prayed for the coming of rain and whose sons were with the guerrillas" from rear panel. A film adaptation Santiago! was directed by Filipino director Lino Brocka 1939-1991 who co-founded the Free the Artist Movement and the Concerned Artists for Phillipines CAP; he was appointed by President Corazon Aquino for Constitutional Commission to draft the country's new constitituion. Without Seeing the Dawn also received an award-winning TV mini-series adaptation Malayo Pa Ang Umaga. 82279. Little, Brown & Company unknown
1898réf. 231301898. Spanish-American War stereoview archive circa 1898-1899 documenting how the war was pictured through mass-produced photographic views that followed U.S. mobilization battlefield action occupation and military life across both Cuba and the Philippines. These stereoviews preserves the visual system by which the war was circulated to American audiences showcasing camp organization troop movement burial hospital care naval power and overseas deployment. Particularly notable is the archive's coverage of the Rough Riders the Santiago campaign in Cuba and U.S. presence in Manila and Malate showing how stereoview photography helped normalize the war's expansion from anti-Spanish conflict into a broader American imperial presence. Archive of 21 stereoviews Various publishers. Spanish-American War stereoview archive. Cuba the Philippines and the United States circa 1898-1899. each measuring 3" x 7". The views are drawn from multiple phases and theaters of the war including camp and drill scenes in the United States embarkation and troop arrivals at Tampa battlefield and occupation imagery from Cuba and extensive and some grisly scenes from Manila and surrounding areas in the Philippines. Captions and images show soldiers in formation cavalry drill military reviews naval artillery hospital interiors encampments burial grounds and troops in active position. Cuban views include Morro Castle after bombardment dead and wounded on the battlefield of Santiago U.S. soldiers preparing to invade Cuba and troops dining near Cabañas Fortress. Philippine views include a departure for Manila American pickets routing a Filipino reconnoitering party the 18th Infantry engaged by Filipino outposts volunteers awaiting orders under the tropical sun Army Hospital Manila and "Our Boys in Camp at Malate P.I." One stereoview identifies Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the mobilization phase linking the archive to one of the war's most publicly mythologized units. As a group the stereoviews demonstrate the process by which the Spanish-American War was framed not simply as a short military victory over Spain but as a sustained structure of U.S. troop deployment and occupation extending from Cuba into the Philippines. The Manila and Malate scenes are especially important in this regard since they place American soldiers within the opening phase of the Philippine conflict where U.S. military presence quickly moved beyond liberation rhetoric into imperial control. The archive's mixture of battlefield casualties camp routine naval spectacle and celebratory review scenes shows how stereoscopic publishing converted war into a domestic viewing experience while reinforcing the legitimacy of American expansion abroad. Wear to mounts some toning; overall very good condition. A strong cross-theater visual archive of the Spanish-American War and the emergence of U.S. imperial power in Cuba and the Philippines. unknown
réf. 1773610643.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1902réf. 311327np 1902. 5-67 manuscript pages on the rectos of unbound sheets. 8 x 5 inches. Lacking the first 4 leaves and an indeterminate number at end several leaves quite worn each crudely taped or pasted to modern paper and then crudely cropped at the top edge without loss of text. 5-67 manuscript pages on the rectos of unbound sheets. 8 x 5 inches. This account consists of pages five to sixty-seven of what appears to be a diary or copied letters of an unnamed soldier in the 21st United States Infantry. The author who may have been a corporal remains unidentified by name. The account begins in August 1898 at Camp Hobson Lithia Springs GA; in September he is transferred to Plattsburgh NY rejoining the bulk of his regiment which had suffered heavy losses in Cuba. The Philippine-American war ran from February 1899 to July 1902 and was regarded as a continuation of a war for independence by the Philippines and as an insurrection by the United States of America. This account spans the duration of it providing rich detail on topics ranging from food to the war-ravaged environment and American-Philippino interactions both on and off the battlefield. An epic train ride across the country and then a boat from San Francisco brought the 21st US Infantry to Manila on 11 May 1899 in the fourth month of the conflict. The author mentions shipboard conditions an engine breaking down and comments "We caught 4 sharks in our trip. The largest was 12 feet long and took the whole crowd to land him aboard. the men used the bones for rings and pen holders and in fact every thing you could think." Their first combat was the capture of an insurgent outpost at Guadaloupa Ridge on 9 June 1899 where they "joined General Lauter's Flying Column . with eight chinamen to carry our rations." The description of this combat and its aftermath pages 33-41 is the most dramatic passage in the memoir. The writer was sent with another soldier to gather up some supplies that had been left behind but they were separated from the regiment with no food or water. They made a makeshift fort from some old haversacks and brush when they were unable to return to the trenches that night. The author describes scavenging after battle as follows: "About 10:00 oclock there was several chinamen came looking around and picking up what-ever they seen. They came to close to us to suit me and we shot 4 and the rest ran away." Going out in search of water at about four in the morning despite ongoing fire the author found several dead and mortally wounded soldiers from a black regiment including a graphic description of one man who had been shot at close range and had a hole the size of a fist in his belly and was covered in blood. Of the only survivor the author says: "Found one poor cuss shot through the hip. He could not move. I gave him some hard tack and he gave me water then I went back to our haversacks." Another disoriented soldier whom the author names as H. McBain was found wandering without most of his clothing brandishing a bottle of wine and an axe. After waiting until the 11th for a reclamation detail the author and his companion crawled through the brush for a mile to San Peter McCarty and eventually rejoined their regiment at Los Penes where their captain threatened to have them court-martialed for losing their haversacks. Later while hospitalized the author was befriended by Señora Edna Luna cousin of an insurgent general who took him out riding daily: "She was stuck on me and that is no lie. I think I ought to go back and hook up with her as she has all that is required. She is hansome & plenty of money" page 45. The author -- first too ill to be moved then put in a wheel chair and with trouble with his vision -- was transferred back to the States on 15 May 1900 page 48 by way of Nagasaki May 21 1900 and Yokohama arrived in San Francisco on June 9 1900 then was sent to recover at Hot Springs Arkansas concluding in Vancouver Barracks Washington circa July 1901. Some of the pages are torn and some text is lost at the bottom edges due to wear but the handwriting is clear and the voice of the author shines through. This narrative though it took place before World War One reads more akin to a Vietnam War narrative than a Civil War diary in tone and disregard for authority and the morality of war. unknown
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