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0012247Stafford Batavia New York New York State. Fair with no dust jacket. Hardcover. On offer is a terrific archive of two diaries and a cash accounts book kept by a farming husband and wife in Stafford New York which follow them from late in their courtship through their marriage and the family life that followed. The diaries belong to Charles Leonard Cone 1904-1978 and Marian Erma Williams McCracken Cone 1905-1995. Charles and Marian were each others second spouses. Charles first wife Mae Pinney died in 1926 while Marian divorced her first husband Ezekiel David McCracken in February of 1929 in her accounting notes she includes the $70.00 she paid for said divorce. Marian and Charles married on May 4 1929. They had ten children. They each entered their marriage with a child from their previous unions Evelyn and Charles Jr. . Together the couple had Doris who did not survive infancy Shirley Norma Laura Laverne Lloyd Robert and Betty. This collection of three diaries covers the years of 1925-1938. The first two books were kept by Marian. The first is a diary that covers January 1 1929-May 9 1929 and May 10 1930-August 5 1930 note that this is a 1929 diary and Marian has changed the year to 1930 beginning on May 10. The second is a cash account book offering a fascinating look at the cost of goods and services in the 1920s and 1930s. Marian begins the accounts book in January of 1925 and keeps it consistently until mid-1926. The book is then used inconsistently between 1928 and 1938 allowing the researcher to compare cost of living over the course of 13 years. The final dairy allows us to see the Cones world through their patriarch Charles. He keeps the diary mostly from January to April 1934 with a few entries in 1937. His entries are fairly brief but provide a nice contrast to Marians as he describes the work he does day to day. Some excerpts from Marians diary follow: It has been pleasant just like a spring day. The snow is all gone. The creek is up to the road and it is raining tonight. I mopped and done my ironing this forenoon. We sewed this afternoon. I finished Elsi Scotts dress and got Mothers all done but the hem Jan 18 1929. It was pleasant only the wind blew. Louis plowed all day. We went over to Stafford and got our license this forenoon. We took Evelyn up to his folks while we went up and got married. We went up to Ruths tonight. Charles Junior came home with us this afternoon. Ruth and George had gone away. I made a cake and decorate it for Ruths birthday. I broke the starter again May 4 1929. Louis plowed over to the other place in the afternoon he dragged the barley ground. Charlie drilled the barley in the forenoon and sowed grass seed in the afternoon. I rolled a while in the afternoon May 10 1930. It was pleasant all day. The boys began pulling beans this morning. Had to fork them out by hand. I baked a cake and 2 pies this morning then went over and forked beans the rest of the day Aug 28 1930. Excerpts from the Charles diary follow: Arose 5: 30. Took children to school. Took Marian to dentist had all her teeth out. Rev Miller was here tonight. Mrs. Votry kept children Feb 1 1934. Fixed spreader in a. M. Cut awhile p. M. Until rain. Marian went to Batavia alone p. M. Omar and I went to night Mar 31 1934. Rose 3: 15. Loaded lambs. Fred helped us sold some potatoes worked around all day went to Raymonds at night Apr 9 1934. The diaries measure 7x4.5 inches 5.25x4.75 inches and 7x4.25 inches respectively. All are in Fair condition with notable wear to the covers. The books range from 30% to 60% complete. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . hardcover
0331252848.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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19290002602FLORIDA WASHINGTON D.C. Good. 1929. On offer is a sensational original manuscript diary and journal of Judge and noted Conservationist Robert White Williams. He was Chief Counsel of the Fish and Wildlife Service United States Department of the Interior and former Solicitor of the Department of Agriculture until his death in 1962. The diary was written in 1929 - 1936 and is filled with diary entries notes on bird and animal life family genealogy and reminiscing about his career in the government. Most of his life he lived in Florida and Washington D.C but there is lots of travel included in this diary. William's inspects wildlife refuges and spots birds and other animals in the southern part of the United States. This book makes for an unusual and unique manuscript relic being equal parts history ecology genealogy and politics plus personal entries regarding his wife's Tuberculosis and other travel related commentary that make for great depth. Williams was born in East Carrol Parish Louisiana on December 5 1877 the son of Robert Willoughby Williams and Virginia Sutton. Robert White Williams is from an old southern family landed gentry of sorts his father Robert Willoughby Williams was a cotton planter in Louisiana and there married Miss Virginia Sutton the daughter of a prominent planter. His father than joined the Confederate Army and served under General Edmund Kirby-Smoth until the close of the war and became on to be a prominent lawyer in Florida. His grandfather was General Robert W. Williams of Tennessee a well known plantation owner with many contacts in the Confederacy. Here are some snippets: Tallahassee Trip January 1929 December 281928 I left Washington with Elizabeth for home reach there at 8:30 pm on the 29th at Jacksonville Virginia and Mr. Hillison meeting in the stateroom and we had lunch in the restaurant leaving for Tallahassee on the bus at 206. I relinquish the Solicitorship of the US Dept. of Agriculture 3 pages in length Early in June 1929 Secretary Hyde said he had been told by former secretary Jardine that I was going to resign as Solicitor very shortly as I Tired of the work and wished to - in something else. This to use suspended like a suggestion that the secretary wished to put some personal or political friend in my place and I Countered it. Return To Washington - 1931 Procrastination - Thou Art the thief of time Truly! Here it is Oct 4 1931! I left Tallhasse Fla July 5 1931 for Washington and only now about to record this unhappy record our more of the heart rending moments of my life. Nora went to In August 1920 leaving the children and me a the house in Tallahassee contented and happy as time wore on the we began to unite with her doctor Colby advised her not to try to live in Florida as the climate is to damp and altitude too low! A change of climate seemed the best immediately and I began to wonder where I would go while pondering this problem from time to time still adverse to leaving my old home I received a telegram from Mr. Ridington Chief go the Biological Dept. of Agriculture Washington D.C. asking whether I would oblige a transfer to Washington to take Mr. Denmead opposite page vacancy I worried that I preferred to remain in Florida! In July Guy Winthrop and I in his automobile went to Cedar Key and Boca Grande Fla and visited a number of the Bird Reservations in that state. It was a fine trip with Guy and we finished the job in one week. As soon as I returned I began to pack for the move to Washington it was a months job and hot and dry spell I had two Jackson's doing the creating and I packed every box. The largish 10.5 x 6 inch journal contains 300 pages is well filled but even includes a copy of a letter he wrote the text for President Roosevelt there are some letters from other judges the original obituary of his grandfather newspaper articles many that include content regarding Williams with additional commentary and annotations lots of loose ephemera including a map or plot of his land in Florida. ; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; CONSERVATIONIST ROBERT WHITE WILLIAMS CHIEF COUNSEL OF THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FLORIDA WASHINGTON D.C EARLY ENVIRONMENTALIST BIRDING BIRDER DEPRESSION ERA LOUISIANA EAST CARROL PARISH CONFEDERACY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL 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
kz62Handwritten. Very Good. Hardcover. September 1936. Photo/Journal of travels of Mr. & Mrs. George P. Williams 47-page Photo-Manuscript Journal - a detailed diary of 1936 auto road trip which originated out of Missouri and travelled the Middle States to Niagara Falls - the car route marked in ink on a road map on 1st page. Multiple pages handwritten by Mrs. Williams detail incidents events people met and places visited. The journal is well-notated and enriched by many photos programs stubs and clippings. The Hindenburg in Lakehurst NJ Spot where the Lindbergh baby was found Atlantic City Boardwalk and Heinz pier Coney Island Brooklyn Downtown Philly/ the Pier in Philadelphia Snaps of the Queen Mary docked in Manhattan NYC skyline A September 1936 Radio City Music Hall Program - featuring Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Washington D.C. The Mason-Dixon Line Gettysburg The Troc Theatre- "Real Burlesque" Hinda Wassau Newark NJ Niagara Falls 'Java Baby' circus photo Approx. 11"x 15". 47 pages most repaired. Fitted in custom-made binder employing original scrapbook boards. Overall in very nice condition. Hardcover
19878995331Merlin Books Ltd 1987. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item200grams ISBN:0863033261 Merlin Books Ltd paperback
1996mon0000540316Merlin Books Ltd 01/04/1996 00:00:01. paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Well read with some wear but still very useable. Merlin Books Ltd paperback
19410009131AIR CORPS BASIC FLYING SCHOOL GUNTER FIELD. Very Good. 1941. On offer are two detailed and fascinating diaries of the early years of World War II told from the perspective of flight cadet and later Lieutenant and instructor Hugh Otto Williams. The books arent diaries exactly but books in which Williams wrote down the letters he sent to his brother Toby Williams of Kings Mountain North Carolina. The first diary depicts the daily life of Williams as a U.S. Air Corps flying cadet in training at the Mississippi Institute of Aeronautics in Jackson Mississippi. This diary goes from January to August 1941. The second diary follows Williams as a flight instructor at the Air Corps Basic Flying School at Gunter Field later Shaw Field in Montgomery Alabama. It goes from September 1941 to July 1942. In the beginning of the first diary Williams is a brand new cadet having just arrived in Jackson Mississippi. He describes in excellent detail what it was like to learn how to fly the difficulties the instructors written and physical exams the routines and drills that would make him a pilot. Along with the flying comes the rules regulations exercises inspections and all the other realities of learning to be a soldier and pilot. Only 25 days after he first arrives at the base after passing tests and exams and drills he solos supervised for the first time. I soloed - yes all by myself - it did make me feel good. It is an almost indescribable feeling to be up there by yourself. Funny it didnt scare me one bit. In fact I kinda had a feeling of peace as soon as I got off the ground. Williams talks about almost every single time he flies up in the hour what it was like what he did what he learned etc. In February he is flying all by himself in the plane and continuing to learn more and more. He comments that a large number of cadets have failed tests and washed out meaning they were not good enough to continue. By February there are only 40 or so cadets left out of an initial 92. He graduates in March and moves to Gunter Field in Montgomery Alabama as part of class 41-F. His instructor here is a Lt. McIntyre A southerner and seemed to be awfully nice and later a Lt. Salisbury. The planes at Gunter Field are different as well: There ships sure are lots different from what we have been flying. More instruments that you can shake a stick at. Sure will be lots of things to remember to do. They have two-way radio sets - wireless and all that. We take off and land only with permission of the Field Tower. The ships are lots larger than the others. I am really interested in getting started. The ships he is flying at Gunter are called BT-13s. At Gunter Field Williams is still a cadet and more training is done both flying and learning on the ground. In one instance he takes off on a routine training flight that turns into a difficult and almost harrowing experience as there are problems as gale force winds make flying tremendously difficult for Williams and Williams has to be given detailed instructions on how to land the plane. A small newspaper clipping is pasted in on the next page: Gunter Drama: Radio Saves 105 Cadets. In April a newspaper clipping about Williams in pasted in: Local Boy Soon To Graduate In Air Corps. He does just that and moves to Maxwell Field in Montgomery. Still part of Class 41-F Squadron H. At Maxwell Field Williams is at the Advanced Flying school. The diary ends in August as Williams finishes his Advanced Flying course with a day-night long distance trip of hundreds of miles. The second diary in begins with Williams now a Lieutenant and instructing at Gunter Field at the Air Corps Basic Flying School where he had started flying only 9 months beforehand. The letters focus on the students that Williams is in charge of 4 in total and the progress that they make or dont. In January 1942 Williams moves to Shaw Field in Gunter South Carolina and is in charge of six students from six different states. Again he speaks often and candidly of his students progress and difficulties. In July he is made Assistant Commanding Officer for a new flying class coming into the Basic Flying School. Finally in July the last entry is written. Maxwell Field. Central Instructors School. Montgomery Alabama. Williams is at the school to learn more about Flight instruction. The diary ends with 21 black-and-white photographs of Williams a woman who seems to be his girlfriend or wife and a few of the faces of friends or family. Most of the photographs are labelled with the date they were taken and the location. The diaries also contain bits of ephemera as well. These include: Grade school report cards for Williams in 1932 and 1933 Army cards signifying the completion of various courses in Flight School a membership card to The Officers Club and Mess at Maxwell Field Alabama a pamphlet for the Air Corps Training Detachment Mississippi Institute of Aeronautics Graduation Dinner Dance of the Class of 41-E and various photographs of Williams from the time period. The two diaries are in good condition. Both covers are free of any major wear. The pages within are almost all still in good condition without much discoloration or rips/tears. The handwriting throughout is easily legible and readable in black ink. All photographs loose or pasted in are still in very good condition. The first diary is approximately 200 pages and the second diary is approximately 150. The books measure about: 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches. OVERALL: VG. Text: January 1 1941. This place is completely out in the country not even a country store! NOthing but the post. Every building is brand new and it is really nice. The first day we were issued flying equipment which is really the stuff - they issue to each man about $200.00 worth of equipment namely: A fur-lined jacket fur lined pants and shoes all leather on the outside. Helmet and goggles. Three pairs of coveralls jeans gloves and a mechanic's cap. So much in fact that a person dont need except underwear and toilet articles. They vaccinated us for smallpox and typhoid in the same arm.We have a nameplate that we have to wear on our coveralls. It starts off one color and you have to polish it until it turns to another color. It took me all morning.; January 11 1941. The flying would be swell if it wasnt for the Instructor. He told me yesterday that it would be a miracle if I ever learned to fly. But just between you and me I think I am pretty good. He has three of us. He takes us up one at a time. After all of us have been up we have a sort of conference going over our mistakes for the day. I dont catch near as much on the ground as the other two do. I like to fly! I have four hours to my credit now. Am supposed to be able to solo in four more - that is if I ever solo!.We started off learning to do 90° turns. Climbing turns. 180° turns. 360° turns etc. Then we had to learn to follow a rectangle on the ground. That is you pick out a rectangular figure on the ground such as roads fences or something. Use a tree or something for a corner. Sounds easy. Would be if it wasnt for the wind. You have to figure that on it will blow you off course.All kind of stuff like that.; July 24 1941. I have completed my last flight in Advanced flying. Now I am supposed to be ready for bigger better and faster ships. It sure is a great relief to know I have actually finished - and I can brag a little with the few that all during my Cadet-training of over 200 hours I have even put a scratch on a plane. Our Squadron took our day-night cross-country yesterday. We flew from Maxwell to Nashville to Chattanooga. A distance of 390 miles where we landed ate supper and waited for it to get dark. Then after dark we flew from Chattanooga to Atlanta to Maxwell. It was a real nice trip. Beautiful weather. The mountains sure did look good from the air.I was Officer of the Day yesterday and today until 11:30 AM got out of a lot of the work due to the Cross-Country.; September 23 1941. I started instructing today. Two British and two Americans. It is a funny thing. Both the Americans primaryed at M.I.A. One even had Mr. Firpprecht as an instructor. So far I havent ridden with my students because today they had a cross-country trip and since they fly these in loose formation My students went with another flight. I was assigned to squadron 4 which at the present is the under class or class 42-A. They have about 35 hours. Sure am glad they let me start with an experienced class. They at least know what it is all about and maybe wont scare me too bad right at first.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF FLIGHT CADET HUGH OTTO WILLIAMS HUGH O. WILLIAMS TOBY WILLIAMS KINGS MOUNTAIN NORTH CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS JACKSON MISSISSIPPI AIR CORPS BASIC FLYING SCHOOL GUNTER FIELD SHAW FIELD MAXWELL FIELD MONTGOMERY ALABAMA WORLD WAR TWO FLIGHT SCHOOL WW2 ERA AVIATION LIEUTENANT MCINTYRE LIEUTENANT SALISBURY CLASS 41-F FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR SOLDIER TRAINING ADVANCED FLIGHT U.S. AIR CORPS UNITED STATES ARMY SOLO FLIGHT 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 DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
19430001044AUGUSTA MAINE NEW YORK CITY ME NY. Very Good. 1943. On offer is one of the finest World War II homefront diaries we have ever encountered. Mrs. Leon Williams of Augusta Maine and living at Concord Haven and the Augusta House using a largish thick 1945 journal style page a day diary writes retrospectively of 1943 and 1944 and then 1945. Whether she is copying from older books and transferring the entries or writing from memory is not known but her writings are very detailed and specific. It is also uncertain if she was born in America or England though we do believe she is British by birth what is known is that she is a staunch lover of both countries relishing in the determination of the British against Germany and America's own battle against the Nazis. She sews for British children knits socks for soldiers attends bond drives and quarrels with those that treat the war effort too lightly especially those who do not have their sons or daughters fighting the Germans as her own son Peter was doing. Widowed in the mid 1930s her husband was an important inventor and scientist in dental practice and the Williams family traced its roots back to Revolutionary times. See the biographical notes. Mrs. Williams has had a sensational life: In 1890 she took a trip to New Zealand. She has lived in Australia and adores the country. In 1910 she left New York for England. In 1943 she was living in New York and then to Maine. She has recurring bouts with Malaria - 'the old bug'. We figure she is in her sixties as she mentions being required to retire from business. This is a singularly unique and formidable woman in the mould of a Margaret Thatcher. She has a tremendous moral compass and does not hold punches: 'They do not speak my language in Augusta. They know so little beyond trivial affairs yet they are big bugs in their tiny world.' She has a number of problems with some Maine residents given how insulated from the War Maine is and the attitudes of some rile her to no end. She is on top of all the world news and the burden of the world's woes weigh on her. She records the numbers of dead in London Blitz she records details on many areas of the war effort. She makes an oath that as long as the boys are in the trenches and waging war she will not sing or dance or attend parties. She detests the complainers and her entries regarding the death of Roosevelt are eye watering. She pays homage to FDR declaring him the greatest man that ever lived. Another emotional passage is her description of being in Egypt in 1901 when her beloved Queen Victoria dies and the toll it takes on her. BIO NOTES: James Leon Williams April 18 1852 - February 23 1932 was an American prosthodontist and a pioneer dental histologist. He discovered dental plaque. In 1785 Leon's great-grandfather Jacob Williams a U.S. Army captain during the American Revolution settled in Maine. A native of Massachusetts he had a son Richard around the year 1794. On May 25 1829 Richard had a son Calvin who would be Leon's father. Sometime around 1879 J. Leon Williams began a two-year apprenticeship by a Dr. Roberts in North Vassalboro Maine and later began practicing in the same town. Williams later passed examinations for the DDS degree at the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and the equivalent LDS degree in Ireland. He joined the Maine Dental Society and used the opportunity to borrow their microscope to study the histology and pathology of tooth enamel. In the early 1880s common crown and bridge techniques were not well-known or widespread. Williams sought to make information on these techniques available to all dentists through the pages of The Dental Cosmos. In 1885 he embarked on a journey to improve the state of dental prostheses by designing more aesthetic artificial teeth that better matched the overall facial dimensions of the patient. He convinced an American artificial tooth manufacturer to take up his cause and produce his designs on the condition that other dentists would embrace the new forms. Williams also practiced dentistry in London and was one of the founders of the International Association for Dental Research. Mrs. Williams writes almost daily until the summer and then she becomes sporadic. VG.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; MAINE HOME FRONT WAR EFFORT HOMEFRONT DENTISTRY DENTAL ORTHODONTICS WORLD WAR II WWII WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ALS ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES CIVIL WAR ERA WAR BETWEEN THE STATES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT GENEALOGY 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 . unknown
19480012378Canada. Fair with no dust jacket. 1948. Non-Book. On offer is a handwritten and corrected draft written and signed by Canadian historian and editor George Williams Brown 1894-1983. The draft is of a review of a Report on the Public Archives of Canada Written from the University of Toronto in pencil on both sides. Signed George W. Brown. Dated circa 1848 by mention of the appointment of Dr. W. K. Lamb as Dominion Archivist. BIO NOTES: George Williams Brown PhD LLD FRSC was a Canadian historian and editor. In 1925 joined the History Department at the University of Toronto where he taught Canadian and American History. From 1953 to 1954 he was Canadian visiting Commonwealth Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies University of London. He served as president of the Canadian Historical Association 1943-44 and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1945. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia in 1952. In 1959 he retired and became Professor Emeritus and in the same year became the founding General Editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography DCB. A gold medal is presented annually in his name to the top graduating history student at Victoria College. A collection of Brown's papers in particular with reference to his involvement with the Canadian Historical Review is held in the York University Archives Toronto. Single sheet of lined paper 4to. Frayed along the left side without loss of text and quite creased otherwise in good condition.; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
148865Rare Reach Official American League Baseball signed by 19 members of the 1950 American League All Stars team. Signed by Ted Williams Jerry Coleman Hoot Evers Art Houtteman twice Bob Lemon Ted Gray Bob Feller Tom Henrich Bobby Doerr twice Ferris Fain Jim Hegan Ray Scarborough Phil Rizzuto Allie Reynolds Walt Dropo Tommy Bytne and Vern Stephens. The signatures of Joe Di Maggio and Casey Stengel have been deemed clubhouse versions. In near fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services. The 1950 American League All-Star team represented a concentration of mid-century baseball talent blending established legends with rising stars in a showcase of the sport’s competitive peak. Led by marquee names such as Ted Williams whose disciplined hitting and keen batting eye made him one of the era’s most feared and respected offensive players the roster also featured iconic figures like Joe DiMaggio George Kell and Phil Rizzuto. This team exemplified the postwar American League’s dominance in the Midsummer Classic reflecting both the league’s depth of skill and its ability to captivate national audiences during baseball’s so-called “golden age.†unknown
1951010520<p>San Francisco California 1951. Unbound. Very good.</p><p>Two of the three letters feature several colorful small vignettes one showing Harris as "El Rey del Timbres" The King of Stamps standing atop a tower of stamp journals and almanacs.</p><p>The third contains an illustration in blue and black depicting Harris as a business mogul seated behind a large desk surveying a huge stamp distribution warehouse and fleet of delivery trucks.</p><p>All are enclosed in one of Harris's shipping envelopes.</p><p>Harris was apparently also recognized as an expert with regard to valuable "grilled" U.S. stamps as examples bearing his pencil signature occasionally appear in prominent philatelic auctions today.</p>
1952195261952. LGBTQ pulp Williams Wright. Forbidden Passions. New York: Croydon Publishing 1952. First edition mass-market softcover paperback. 128 pages. Measures about 5.25" x 7.25". The cover art features bright colors with a attractive woman in the foreground with dark hair while a seated man looks at her from behind. The novel was originally published under the title Lust For Love. The book is noteworthy for being an early entry in the lesbian pulp genre as it was published in 1954 before the 1960s and 1970s when the genre grew. <br /> The plot also addresses issues such as mental health and infidelity. The tagline reads: "The strong love of two women and a man with twisted emotions." Slight waves near the spine on the front and back cover and a small fading stamp on the front reading: "A 5-6." Otherwise in very good condition. unknown
19580002131New York NY. Very Good. 1958. On offer is a super original relic of the Civil Rights era and the real bitterness and rage felt by some if not many on the front lines of the Civil Rights movement being the personal copy of the 128 page manifesto-autobiography 'Here I Stand' by Paul Robeson published in 1958 by Othello Associates New York owned annotated and underlined throughout by Wesley A. Williams 1897 - 1984. The target of lifelong racism as the third African-American man ever to join in 1919 the New York Fire Service Williams' ownership signature and despairing annotations fill the book from the front pastedown on: almost every page bears Williams' underlining but it is his commentary as it responds to Robeson's text which is revealing and intensely moving. The pages are stained with his holographic bitterness: he writes regarding the chapter 'Love will find out the way' in the aftermath of the assassination of President Kennedy Williams' comments: 'This Paul is your dream. Today I dream no more as I have lived my 66 years against this brutal white American who lives and dies on the blood of all people. A people who assassinate a good man like their President Kennedy - Kill coloured Sunday school children. Will stop at Nothing. They respect nothing but Force.' Underneath Robeson's suggestion that 'We must wait we are told until the hearts of those who persecute us have softened' Williams has jotted: 'That would be Never'. HISTORICAL NOTES: Wesley Williams joined the New York City Fire Department in 1919 and on the same day the Captain of the Engine Company retired and every other man requested reassignment. Williams persevered in the face of discrimination and became the prime mover in the creation of the Vulcan Society which exposed segregation within the Department. ; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS ERA WESLEY A. WILLIAMS NEW YORK FIRE SERVICE HERE I STAND PAUL ROBESON BLACK CULTURE RACISM RACE RELATIONS AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRO AMERICAN NEGRO STUDIES BLACK STUDIES BLACK CULTURE ICONIC BLACK MEN AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
19602942Hollywood: Columbia Pictures 1960. First Edition. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL one-sheet movie poster for the 1960 film "SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER" starring Elizabeth Taylor Katherine Hepburn and Montgomery Clift. From the sourcework play by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Screenplay by Gore Vidal and Tennessee Williams. Taylor and Hepburn were nominated for Best Actress Academy Awards. 27" x 41". Expertly linen-backed for preservation and ease of handling. Near Fine. Shipped rolled. Columbia Pictures unknown
1961241216017Generic 1961-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Please Read No marks on text - My shelf location - 60-a-39 Generic hardcover
1982218688Wiesbaden/Berlin: Harlekin Art/Berliner Künstlerprogramm DAAD 1982. 377 S., zahlr. s/w, teils farbige Abb. im Text u. auf Taf., Beilage "The Spirit of Fluxus" zu den gleichnamigen Konzerten im Amerikahaus Berlin im Februar 1983, Lit.verz. 4° Ln.mS. *Umschlag lichtrandig, mit leichten Randläsuren*.
45172371-nnew. unknown
0989662004.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1390403564.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1396112391.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1973Biblio7121973 M. C. Williams High School Yearbook large hardcover format. Signatures & inscriptions on the endpages inside pages clean & unmarked w/14 pages of ads. Boards with heavy wear front board looks like something was pasted on the front and has worn off binding firm & straight. M. C. Williams High School hardcover
0265030013.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1993270047PN. New. 1993. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1997293874PN. New. 1997. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
