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In-4°; pp. (8), XLVIII, (6), 1 cb; bel ritratto inciso su legno di Muzio Attendolo Sforza “Magnus Sfortia”, all'ultima pagina marca tipografica incisa su legno. Pergamena con due tasselli e titolo in oro al dorso. Al frontespizio timbro a inchiostro di possesso. Opera dedicata al cardinale Ascanio Sforza. Edizione originale della biografia del capostipite della famiglia Sforza, Muzio Attendolo detto Sforza il Grande, figlio di Giovanni Attendoli e Elisa Petroncini. Giovio dedicò molta parte della sua riflessione politica al tema della libertà di Milano sotto la famiglia Sforza. L'opera narra in 91 capitoli la vita di Muzio Attendolo, il Cotignola, (Cotignola di Ravenna, 1369-Pescara 1424; il melo cotogno entrò nello stemma del ramo degli Attendolo Sforza), che ebbe una storia molto avventurosa ed edificante: nacque infatti in una agiata famiglia di agricoltori dove già alcuni membri erano dediti alla guerra; divenne poi grande condottiero, aprendo la strada al figlio naturale Francesco verso la conquista della signoria di Milano, il primo duca della dinastia Sforza. Il conte Alberico da Balbiano gli diede il glorioso soprannome di Sforza, che dal nome latino richiamava la violenza e l’ardire del suo comportamento fin da giovane. Divenne infatti uno dei più celebrati condottieri del suo tempo, Gonfaloniere della Chiesa per Martino V, gran contestabile del regno di Napoli per la regina Giovanna, che assegnò al figlio del Muzio, e da lui in poi a tutti i discendenti, definitivamente il cognome Sforza. Paolo Giovio (Como 1483-1552) è stato uno degli intellettuali più stimati e influenti della prima metà del Cinquecento; passò dallo studio della medicina alla vita di gentiluomo nell'ambiente romano della corte di Leone X, divenne medico personale di Giulio de Medici poi papa Clemente VII, sotto il quale Giovio ebbe grande fortuna. Nella sua villa sul lago di Como, decorata con gli affreschi disegnati da Vasari, raccolse la sua celeberrima e variegata collezione, ricca di cimeli e rarità da ogni parte del mondo. La straordinaria galleria di ritratti gli ispirò la scrittura di molte biografie, tra cui questa Vita: il ritratto qui inciso su legno è infatti tratto da un dipinto che conservava nella sua casa e che sovente ammirava. La xilografia, per la grande somilgianza con il figlio, venne spesso confusa con il primo ritratto del figlio Francesco. Mortimer I, n. 212; Adams G-692; Sander II, 3170; S.T.C. p. 304; Shaaber n. 201; Brunet III, p. 584. In-4 °; pp. (8), XLVIII, (6), 1 cb; beautiful portrait engraved on wood of Muzio Attandolo Sforza “Magnus Sfortia”, on the last page a printer’s mark engraved on wood. Vellum with two labels and gilted title on the spine. Ownership ink stamp at the title page. Work dedicated to Cardinal Ascanio Sforza. Original edition of the biography of the founder of the Sforza family, Muzio Attandolo called Sforza the Great, son of Giovanni Attendoli and Elisa Petroncini. Giovio devoted much of his political reflection to the theme of Milan's freedom under the Sforza family. The work narrates in 91 chapters the life of Muzio Attendolo, the Cotignola, (Cotignola di Ravenna, 1369-Pescara 1424; the quince entered the coat of arms of the Attendere Sforza), who had a very adventurous life: he was born in a wealthy family of farmers whose members were already devoted to war; he then became a great leader, opening the way for his natural son Francesco to conquer the lordship of Milan, the first duke of the Sforza dynasty. Count Alberico da Balbiano gave him the glorious nickname of Sforza, which from the Latin name recalled the violence and daring of his behavior from a young age. In fact, he became one of the most celebrated leaders of his time, Gonfaloniere of the Church for Martin V, great constable of the Kingdom of Naples for Queen Giovanna, who assigned the surname Sforza to the son of Muzio, and from him onwards to all descendants. . Paolo Giovio (Como 1483-1552) was one of the most esteemed and influential intellectuals of the first half of the sixteenth century; he turned from the study of medicine to the life of a gentleman in the Roman environment of the court of Leo X, became the personal doctor of Giulio de Medici then Pope Clement VII, under whom Giovio had great fortune. In his villa on Lake Como, decorated with the frescoes designed by Vasari, he collected his famous and varied collection, rich in relics and rarities from all over the world. The extraordinary gallery of portraits inspired him to write many biographies, including this Life: the portrait engraved on wood here is in fact taken from a painting he kept in his home and which he often admired. The woodcut, due to the great similarity with the son, was often confused with the first portrait of his son Francesco. Mortimer I, b. 212; Adams G-692; Sander II, 3170; S.T.C. p. 304; Shaaber no. 201; Brunet III, p. 584.
19420009073ISRAEL BRITISH MANDATE OF PALESTINE EGYPT LIBYA. Good. 1942. On offer are 37 letters sent from Alexander Aviram Wiesel a Jewish soldier in the British Army from 1942-1945. Alexander had volunteered into the British army beginning in 1942 during the height of World War Two. He was assigned to the 1st Camouflage Company and later to the Mechanical & Electrical Company No. 544 which was part of the British Royal Engineers in the Eighth Army where he was sent to Egypt and to the Western Desert. The company operated the water supply system installed by the British. They were split into small units scattered along hundreds of kilometers of the water pipe. Early in 1945 the company was transferred to southern Italy and was in charge of maintenance of electrical installations water supply and hospitals. The company was dismantled in 1946 and he was discharged and returned to Palestine. These letters were written by Alexander to his Jewish teacher and friend in British Mandated Palestine. All of the letters are handwritten in Hebrew script and some are written on Jewish Brigade stationary. All were sent during his army service in Egypt Mersa Matruh the Western Desert and Libya Tobruk and Tripoli. They describe in intimate detail his experiences throughout his service from the time he reached Egypt to his move to Italy in 1945 until his return home. These letters capture some insights on his difficulties and loneliness as a soldier. In a letter dated October 8 1942 he speaks candidly of his fear of death in the World War. On the opposite spectrum of emotion his pride and joy when the Jewish flag is hoisted on the pole for the first time in their army camp is palpable and fascinating February 15 1943. He also speaks of the anger against the British governments accusations that the Jewish soldiers are serving in the army for the sole purpose of obtaining weapons for the Haganah the Jewish paramilitary force in the British Mandate of Palestine 30 Nov 43 and much more. The archive also includes two photos of Wiesel. The first is a loose photograph showing Wiesel in casual clothing. It has the year 1941 written on the back. It is wallet sized. The other photograph measuring no more than 2 inches by 1 inch is pasted onto a 1943 New-Year greeting card with a red seal mark depicting a rifle and a Star of David. This will make an excellent addition to any collection of Jewish Military History in WWII as well as a great addition to detailed and intimate Hebrew language experiences of 20th century warfare.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ALEXANDER AVIRAM WIESEL JEWISH SOLDIER BRITISH ARMY BRITISH MANDATE OF PALESTINE WORLD WAR TWO 1ST CAMOUFLAGE COMPANY MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL COMPANY 544 BRITISH ROYAL ENGINEERS EIGHTH ARMY MIDDLE EAST THEATRE WESTERN DESERT HEBREW LANGUAGE MERSA MATRUH EGYPT LIBYA TRIPOLI HOLY LAND PRE-STATE ISRAEL JEWS IN THE MILITARY JEWISH EXPERIENCE IN THE BRITISH ARMY DESCRIPTION OF WAR IN HEBREW JUDAICA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL 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
19410001679EASTERN FRONT POLAND RUSSIA SOVIET UNION. Good. 1941. On offer is a significant archive of original manuscript diaries and photographs being the personal relics of World War II and the German Eastern Front Campaign being an archive of five 5 diaries and one 1 handwritten book of poetry and prose all dated 1941 through 1945 handwritten by a decorated Wehrmacht soldier and later officer named Gunter Stamer 13882. Stamer has provided historians researchers and collectors with a very detailed record of his war experience with names dates times and places in both German and shorthand. In addition to the diaries are included twenty-one 21 original wartime photos and some ephemeral items all adding particular depth to this man's experiences fighting through the Russian front and then being captured and imprisoned by the Russians. From the photos we note that he wore the Iron Cross which was awarded for bravery in battle or other notable contribution on the battlefield. His uniform also appears to have a Silver Infantry Assault badge and a few others including campaign ribbons. Here are some snippets and research notes: War Diary 1941 from 1. June 1941 until 7. August 1941: 1.6.41 We are lying in the camp. At last we're preparing for departure. Where to no one knows. We all just hope that deployment is not far off. 5.6.41 Now the radio troops are finally being distributed. The Lieutenant wants me as communications person in his group - I don't want to though would rather stay with the radio group in Hilkenbach. 7.6.41 Hurray! I am staying in Hilkenbach. My chief is Best. 9.6.41 Once again I was in Paderborn. Mentally I was saying farewell to this beautiful city. 11.6.41 Early at 0500 we moved out from the barracks. Via Neuhaus Paderborn Warburg Kassel Autobahn Hedemünden WitzenhausenHeiligenstadt . It looks like they headed south-east then northeast and everywhere we went we were met with enthusiasm and joy! It was a beautiful trip. We reached our destination at 21:45 9:45pm. Hans and I had fabulous but nonetheless showed up to help wash the transport vehicles." A number of entries detailing movement through Germany his division headed south-east then north again then south again and then to the north east towards the Russian Front. He details activities like cleaning weapons cleaning transport vehicles sleeping in a barn which he found too "stinky" so he slept in the vehicle. He talks of being briefed on the situation in Russia being given Russian phrase books and then: 21.6.41 The entry talks about being briefed by a lieutenant who had come from a meeting with the top brass saying the situation had changed there was now a need to deploy troops to occupy the region. "We will invade Russia to free them from the Bolsheviks. "Thanksgiving" Services from the population are to be promoted. Our division is to be the second wave according to the General. For now we have "mail silence" Mom is going to worry about us ." 22.6.41 "While we were still en route we encountered the first big drama of the invasion. Like swarms of mosquitos German planes flew over us towards the Russian border." He mentions the broadcast from the German government declaring war on Russia. His radio troop is not to listen - his Sergeant is livid about this. By 3:30 am the attack of the army had begun they could hear artillery in the distance. 23.6.41 "At about 07:00 we were awakened by the command "Ready Yourselves" our division had received orders to march. In a half hour we were ready to go and the journey began. Breakfast was prepared and eating during the journey." Abruptly the handwriting changes into shorthand. He mentions in German many place names: Luwalki Tartak Alexandrowsk Grasnopol Sejney Birzniki Klepocia Glavantai Seirijei Merzniki LiepalingesMemel Merkine and then notes that Merkine is totally destroyed. 24.6.41 "In the night" and then reverts to short-hand. 25.6.41 All shorthand one word looks like it could be "Estl." Estland or Estonia More place names: Wersoka Ejszyski Bastung Werenow Dziewieniyzi Traby Bendonow Wisnicw Sokowska Wolozyn Bastung. Then at the top of the next page: Feuertaufe or Fire-baptism. 2.7.41 There is a name: Bodavia and above it is penciled "Postavi". 3.7.41 Dzisna. 4.7.41 18. Inf. Mot. Div. The next diary is called "Kleines russisches Tagebuch" Little Russian Journal and then "from 8.8.1941 to 26.10. 1941. Gesr. written by. The entries except for the numeric dates are all in shorthand until under 38.8.1941 there is a name: Schmonewa. 23. Sept. 1941 Kamjenka. Under 30. Sept. 1941 "Smolensk" Under 1. Okt. 1941 Witebsk. 9. Okt. 1941 Barssuki. 19. Okr. 1941 Malojaroslawez; Wjasma Brjansk. 20. Okt. 1941 - Bjelousowa. 22. Okt. 1941 Ißtja Isstja. 23. Okt. 1941 Isi-Sawod. 25. Okt. 1941 "Narwa-Übergang" crossing of the Narva River which is the border between Russia and Estonia. Third book "War Journal": 27.10.1941 to 31.12.1941 8. Nov. 1941 Belloussowa Kissoljewa. 11 - 18. Nov. 1941 A list of names: Lubach or Luback Pengel Goldmeister Mohr Friedrich Theo Müller; then more shorthand and the following: 2 K.V.K. ~ G. Otto H. Zander I Hamann-Himmerichs" then "H. W. Friedrich". 19. Nov 1941 - 23. Nov. 1941 "Kissoljewa." 24. Nov. 1941 "Belkino" and "G. Barnick" 25. Nov - 2. Dez. 1941 "G. Barnick" again. 3 and 4 Dec. 1941 "Tschoubarowa" Tchoobarova "Mageren" and "Becker""Young" and "Lindner" 5. - 7. Dec. 1941 "Bolkino" 9. Dec. 1941 "Booth" 10. Dec. 1941 "Belkino" 15. Dec. 1941 G. H. Krause 17. Dec. 1941 "Tschubarowa" 20 Dec. 1941 "Belkino keine 6". Fourth Book "War Journal" 01.01. 1942 - 13.04.1942 City: Lübtheen Meckl. Mecklenburg Bahnhofstr. 15/b Telephone exchange: Lübtheen Number 136 Passport #A0008/21. In the calendar he's noted on Jan 1 and Jan 2 "Sslobodka" Jan 3: "Küchen vor." Kitchen AM and "Protze" and "Werkstatt" Workshop. Jan 4 Transferred to Kaschirina nearMoscow. Then a number of days with "Kostinski" and notations of day-to-day activities and occurrences it snowed he snow-plowed; there's a shortage of fuel offloaded at transport truck" and one day 27. February "Nothing special". March 25. "Journey forward". March 26. "Back to mid-station". March 28 - "As of today we're doing foot-service twice weekly". Monday April 13 - "Service beginning as of today". Fifth Book "War Journal 17.06.1942 - 30.01.1943" on the outside. On the inside it's labeled "Little Russian Journal 1942 - The first entry June 17 1942 is in shorthand except for "Herold" and "Weihe". Names encountered are "Besputnaja" 26.6.42 "Dorogobusch" 4.7.42 "Marahrens" 10. Nov. 1942 and "Briansk" is repeated in almost every entry. "Rosslawl" also appears frequently. Dec. 31. 1942 he mentions "Warschaw" German spelling for Warsaw. The Sixth Book: "Collected Works - Card Magic - Journal of the end of the War from 17.05. 1944 to 14.09.1945". On the inside of the front cover is written "Collected Works" and then his name G. Stamer Lübtheen Meckl. Mecklenburg Bahnhofstr. 15/b. The first page is titled "What is the Kiss" the second page is titled "The little something" the third page is "France!" the fourth piece is entitled "The Garter" the fifth piece is titled "Life" the next one is "The Cactus". There's a train ticket from Dresden dated 06/11/1945 and it's stamped "Kriegsgefangener" War prisoner. We note that while five of the diaries are solid in terms of binding the book of poetry has much wear with the cover split from the book and some pages being loose. Overall G.; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF LUWALKI TARTAK ALEXANDROWSK GRASNOPOL SEJNEY BIRZNIKI KLEPOCIA GLAVANTAI SEIRIJEI MERZNIKI LIEPALINGES MEMEL MERKINE WEHRMACHT GUNTER STAMER GERMAN EASTERN FRONT WERSOKA EJSZYSKI BASTUNG WERENOW DZIEWIENIYZI TRABY BENDONOW WISNICW SOKOWSKA WOLOZYN BASTUNG FEUERTAUFE KRIEGSGEFANGENER GERMAN ARMY BATTLE FOR RUSSIA WORLD WAR II WWII WW2 WORLD WAR TWO POW PRISONER OF WAR IRON CROSS RUSSIAN FRONT HITLER NAZI HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS PHOTO ALBUM PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS HANDSCHRIFT HANDGESCHRIEBEN MANUSKRIPT SÜTTERLIN VON HAND GESCHRIEBEN HANDSCHRIFTLICH UNIKAT EINZELSTÜCK DOKUMENT SCHRIFTSTÜCK KURRENT KURRENTSCHRIFT DEUTSCHE SCHREIBSCHRIFT OSTPREUßEN KALININGRAD ADEL DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL HANDSKRIFT AUTOGRAFER EGENHÄNDIGT HANDSKRIVET HANDSKRIVEN MANUSKRIPT BREV SIGNERAD SIGNERAT SIGNATUR NAMNTECKNING AUTOGRAF HANDSKRIFTER . unknown
18660001640ASEA ABOARD USS DACOTAH BRAZIL FALKLAND IS. Fair. 1866. On offer is a super original 1866 manuscript relic of maritime and naval history being a journal handwritten by US Navy Asst. Engineer Hiram Parker Jr. Dated January 26th 1866 and ending on May 13th 1866 Parker details his voyage on the noted gunboat USS Dacotah to Rio de Janiero Medina Brazil and last entries were from the Faulkland sometimes Falkland Islands known as the Malvinas Islands to most South Americans. Parker and his ship arrive at the height of the intense and horrific "Great War of La Plata" 1864 - 1870 a war against Paraguay which was the bloodiest and most expensive in South American history. Parker does a super job observing and detailing the people the sights and of course matters of interest to a US seaman but first and foremost he spends most of his time describing the culture the people and the politics of Brazil. This is a 7" x 8 1/2" journal has narrative on 86 pages most are full pages. He mentions one young crew member being hit on the head by a sheet block while asleep cracking his skull and killing him also diving boys off ship for coins different machine repairs to the ship but our author has a lovely way with words and carries his love for Country and the ship on his sleeve: "We have indeed been having some rough weather. How the wind did blow & how high the waves ran. I never saw either excelled in all my precious sea going. Ur little craft showed herself equal to the emergency though she experienced a terrible rolling. American oak and iron and American hearts under the American ensign protected by the God of Nations should be equal to any emergency." Each page is filled with interesting observations when they reach Brazil from the holiday for the Emperor's grandson to entries like this: "Acting Master Price was buried in Potters field for the Catholics never permit Protestants to be buried in their cemeteries." This diary is really outstanding for bringing the reader right into the heart of Brazil through the eyes of an heroic 25 year old American veteran of the Civil War with the soul of a poet. BIO NOTES: one online source provides: Birth: Oct. 4 1841 Death: Feb. 17 1918. Civil War Union Naval Officer. Third Assistant Engineer 16 November 1861. Second Assistant Engineer 25 August 1863. First Assistant Engineer 11 October 1866. Resigned 18 February 1875. Burial: Charles Baber Cemetery Pottsville Schuylkill County Pennsylvania USA. Another source: Hiram Parker Jr. married Elizabeth Jane Myers December 23 1862. The covers are detached but present and some of the early pages are loose but those are numbered and none are missing. Some of the pages are brittle and split but all text is legible. Overall Fair.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HIRAM PARKER JR USS DACOTAH USS DAKOTA CIVIL WAR VETERAN SOUTH AMERICA LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL PARAGUAY FALKLAND ISLANDS MALVINAS ISLANDS GREAT WAR OF LA PLATA NAVAL MARINE US SEAMAN ENGINEERS UNITED STATES NAVY US US NAVY SOUTH ATLANTIC FAULKLAND AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT 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
19000001481KIMBERLEY SOUTH AFRICA. Fair. 1900. On offer is a superb manuscript relic the Boer War being the handwritten diary of Lance Sgt. G. Webster 1st L.N.L. Reg't South Africa Loyal North Lancashires detailing Webster's active service from Sunday July 15th 1900 - October 24th 1901 and then a later entry titled "July 3 1902 an Account of Lord Methuen's Fight at Harty River 7-3-02 by an Eye Witness". The content is nothing short of fantastic as Webster records page after page of battle encounters skirmishes camps marches prisoners killed wounded etc. with names of places people and events including many entries concerning Baden Powell. While the majority of writings are specific to South Africa there are entries of greater scope including Queen Victoria's death. The 120 page diary is well filled with no blanks which historians and researchers of the era will find a super primary account of the Boer War. The diary is in rough shape the front cover is still barely attached the back is missing and the text block is loose and some pages are loose but all accounted for. HISTORICAL NOTES: One online source provides: 'Boer War 1899-1902 Officers of the 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment c. 1899. In 1899 the Loyal Regiment found itself assigned to South Africa. With hostilities seeming likely in the aftermath of the Jameson Raid the De Beers company became increasingly concerned with the security of its operations in Kimberly. Although a town guard and other volunteer formations had been raised the De Beers Company and citizens of Kimberly petitioned for additional security measures. On 7 October 1899 an artillery battery and four companies of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment were dispatched to secure the town under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Kekewich. Five days later with the start of hostilities Boer forces arrived and began to isolate Kimberley. For the next 126 days the North Lancs and the local militias would be cut off and subjected to regular shelling from the Boer artillery. The siege was finally lifted when Brigadier-General Sir John French's Cavalry Division was able to break through the Boer lines on 15 February 1900. With its commander and four of its companies under siege in Kimberly the balance of the 1st Battalion served with Lord Methuen. Together with the 1st Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Northampton Regiment and 2nd King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry they formed the 9th Brigade of the 1st Division. They served with 9th Brigade at the Battles of Belmont Modder River and Magersfotein. Following the relief of Kimberly in February 1900 the battalion. The Loyals would remain a part of Methuen's command until July when it was detached to guard Oliphant's Nek. However on 8 August they abandoned this task at the orders of Colonel Baden-Powell and left the area unguarded. This allowed Christiaan de Wet to escape the British forces attempting to catch him. Although this allowed him escape it was ruled that orders received by the Loyals were the cause and the regiment escaped censure. The end of 1900 found 1st Loyals back with the 9th Brigade. As part of the brigade they took part in actions around Klerksdorp. Remaining under Lord Methuen's command for the rest of the war the Loyals provided men to formed into mounted infantry companies as the war shifted from large engagements into a guerrilla war. The Loyals would continue to serve throughout the guerrilla phase engaging Boer commandos on a number of occasions until the end of the war with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging.' Overall Fair.; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: LORD METHUEN PAUL SANFORD HARTY RIVER LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRES 1ST L.N.L. REG'T BADEN POWELL DE BEERS KIMBERLEY SOUTH AFRICA KIMBERLY HARTS RIVER BOER WAR SOUTH AFRICAN JAMESON RAID CAPE TOWN BOER WAR RACE RACIAL AFRICA SOUTHERN AFRICA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY 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
18610009023NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS MA UNITED STATES USA. Good. 1861. On offer is an exceptional historical document the Military Committee Record of the town of New Bedford Massachusetts in 1861 the first year of the United States Civil War. The record book is a fascinating complex and detailed description of the the impact of the Civil War on the entirety of the city 1860 population: 22300. This book is a true treasure showing a deep and prolonged look of the effect of the bloodiest war in American history on a typical American city. The pages of the ledger are full of original information and the pages pictured are just a sampling. This is the day to day story of how one Union city dealt with and contributed to the War effort and it contains over 150 pages describing this effort. It includes the minutes of meetings of the Military Committee copies of letters to and from the Committee lists of soldiers who received extra pay from the city and a complete listing of the families that were impacted by their soldier going off to war and what the City did for them up through 1864. It also shows how the committee worked to create the companies of soldiers that needed to be mustered into service from the City and the interaction that it had with the officers that they chose to lead them as well as the military gifts they gave to the officers that included pistols and swords and the determination of soldier bounties for enlistment. The first page of the book reads Records of the Military Committee New Bedford. Sept. 5th 1861. Ordered that a committee consisting of His Honor the Mayor and one alderman with such as the Common Council may join be appointed to take such measures as they may deem expedient with authority to offer a bonus not exceeding Fifteen Dollars per man to enlist one or more companies for the war now existing for the defence of our National Existence as a free and Independent Government. Adopted in concurrence Attest Sandford S. Hoton. City Clerk. It then lists the Committee members: Hon. J.C. Jacoby Warren Sadd Cornelius Howland Frederick S. Allen and William S. Rodman. The following pages contain details of Committee meetings descriptions of special ordinances copies of letters dealing with the Military Committee and its correspondence with the wider Massachusetts state government and official orders for raising infantry to fight in the war. Typical entries read as such: Sept. 7th 1861. Present. The mayor Sadd Howland and Allen. The Mayor and Mr. Howland were appointed a Committee to meet on Mr. Samuel C. Hart and extend to him an invitation to take command of a Company of Infantry to be raised in accordance with the vote of the City Council. Alderman Sadd was appointed a Committee to meet upon Gov. Andrew and ascertain if he would accept such Companies and Commission such offices as were selected by the Committee. Warren Sadd was chosen clerk.; October 11th 1861. The Mayor reported that in company with Mr. Conyon the City Treasurer he had visited Camp Schouler at Lynnfield and paid to the men mustered into the Clifford Guards and the Fifth Battery the Monies of Fifteen Dollars each as authorized by the City Council in their order of Sept 5th. It was voted that notice be given the owners of Concert Hall that the city will vacate it on the 18th inst. The following bill was appointed and ordered to be paid. This is followed by a list of names and companies and the money owed to them by the council. Many pages in the book contain lists of the men who answered the call to fight in the War. One pages states it contains a correct copy of the Roster of the Clifford Guard. The bonus of Fifteen Dollars authorized by the City Council was paid to each member. Company D. 23rd Regiment. A list of all names in their entirety follow all under the command of Cornelius Howland. A note next to two of the names states that Lewis H. Cable died Apr. 14/62 typhoid fever and Charles Cavanaugh was wounded died Nov. 26/62. Another states Below is a correct copy of the Roster of the Taber Guard Capt. S. P. Barrett to whom a bonus was paid. The company is attached to the 28th Regiment Col. Monteith and is designated as Company B. There are also pages of detailed financial information pertaining to the war mostly of payments the city made to the brothers sisters wives and widows of the men fighting in the war. These are broken down into sections of City Beneficiaries Army Beneficiaries and Navy Beneficiaries broken down month by month. In July of 1862 the Military Committee votes to effect a loan of a sum not exceeding Twenty six Thousand Dollars.in the payment of a bounty of One Hundred dollars each to such parties as may enlist in the volunteer service from this city and be mustered into the services of the United States. A newspaper clipping around the same time states The City has provided the recruits when individually mustered into service shall receive $50 and when the Company is mustered an additional sum of $50 in addition to the bounty from the National Government of 25 dollars and the months pay in advance. Many pages around this time summer 1862 also list the wives of soldiers who have applied for state aid. The record book does not state if any application was turned away though it seems unlikely judging from the large amount of women who received aid from the state. The last quarter of the book deals not with the Military Committee but with the State Aid Relief Committee a committee set up in January 1864 to deal specifically with the applications for financial relief from the families of soldiers fighting in the war. The secretary of this committee is different from the Military Committee as evidenced by the change in handwriting style. Much of the last part of the book is written on the opposite side of the page so the book must be turned around for the entries of the State Aid Relief Committee to be read. The committee deals with each case individually to judge whether or the not the family of a soldier is eligible to financial relief. For those that are there is a large script E for Entitled written over the entry. After each case was reviewed the secretary put a large X over the entry almost every case has some sort of X mark over the writing. This usually does impede readability but can make reading some words harder. While most cases have little written about them before a judgement is made there are a few that take up an entire page or two. One entry entitled the Case of the Wife & Children of William Lane. The case is whether a the family of a soldier one of the first to enlist from New Bedford can receive state aid even though they live in the Seychelles in East Africa. The discussion continues for four pages and is an extraordinary indepth look into the workings of the State Aid Relief Committee. This is a very unique item that would work well in a specialized Civil War collection or as a centerpiece to the New Bedford Massachusetts Civil War Collection located at the Fort Taber Military Museum. The entire book is in excellent condition the handwriting for both sections is legible and perfectly unsmudged. There is some wear on the spine but the book is remarkably well bound. In the State Aid Relief Committee section marks made in red ink have faded to a pale pink with age.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL WAR MILITARY COMMITTEE STATE AID RELIEF COMMITTEE IMPACT OF THE CIVIL WAR NORTHERN CITIES 1881-1885 CONSCRIPTION J.C. JACOBY SANDFORD S. HOTON MAYOR TABER WARREN SADD CORPORAL CORNELIUS HOWLAND FREDERICK S. ALLEN WILLIAM S. RODMAN COMMITTEE MINUTES RECORD BOOK MID 19TH CENTURY UNION TOWN COMPANY D 23TH REGIMENT CAPTAIN S.P. BARRETT 28TH REGIMENT COLONEL MONTEITH WELFARE DURING THE CIVIL WAR WIDOWS OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS BENEFICIARIES OF AID CLIFFORD GUARDS TABER GUARDS GRAND ARMY OF THE UNION FORT TABER AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
18720001766HOLYOKE MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK CITY NY. Good. 1872. On offer is a super pair 2 of original manuscript diaries handwritten by Sarah Hart Phelps Jewett who was the wife of Civil War veteran author sometimes under the nom de plume Hannah Warner and publisher John Howard Jewett. The first diary was written in 1872 when John and his wife lived in Holyoke and he was the editor of the Holyoke Transcript. Approximately 60% full having 90 blank pages there is still a wealth of narrative in this "page a day" diary and her entries often fill an entire page. Remarkably the second diary is nearly 40 years later from 1911 as identified in her own hand: "Sarah Hart Phelps Jewett Swannanoa Apartments 105 East 15th Street New York City." This second diary is 95% with only 27 blank days and is also a page a day diary. Her handwriting is quite small and the diary is well filled with many fascinating entries. There are lots of trips to Staten Island trips to other areas of New England sailing excursions Times Square activities street cleaners strike leaving a mess in New York murders and all the latest news having to do with the élite of New York City including the marriage of John Jacob Astor and more. Howard is also involved with activities concerning his past life as a Civil War veteran such as conventions and exercises for the veterans. She also says in this 1911 diary that Howard has become deaf and it is very difficult for both him and her. There were other noteworthy entries include her accounts of the awful Triangle Shirt Waist Fire where well over 100 women lost their lives. Historians and collectors of New York City history will be hard pressed to find a more diligent 'reporter' and diarist. Here are some snippets: 1872 "January 15th Howard bought me this new diary this noon and I am very glad of it. I shall try and write about something besides the weather. Howard and pa got their own breakfast and dinner today. I don't think they would care to wait on themselves the year round. Julia came back from Springfield this afternoon. She had a pleasant visit with Em. Everything seems to be all lovely down there now that interesting son-in-law was perfectly serene. Mr. Chase called this evening. He and Howard have gone down on the flat. I don't know but it's just as well to commence this diary today as it would have been January 1st for I've done nothing but grunt and groan since then." "February 7th Howard has some new thing in his head and has bone over to Ranlett's. Mr. Case that horrible man who is in favor of bloomers strong minded women secret marriage &c. has been here this evening. Staid more than an hour. I did my best to entertain him but he is so very candid that it is painful to be in the room with him. I'm glad he has gone." "February 16th Just arrived in Providence This is a beautiful morning. I rested nicely last night and think I feel as well if not better than I shall at home. Howard has gone to school with May this morning. I am here for my comfort however I think I shall get through it all right. This afternoon we had a Hack and drove all over the city. Visited the Old Ladies Home and the Reform School. I think P is a very pretty city. I think I should like living here." "February 27th Well! One night is over. I didn't freeze for I had two soap stones and wool blankets but I didn't have Howard. I think the Piles are coming on again. Oh dear I am about discouraged. I have been in dreadful pain all this afternoon. I couldn't get easy anyway. The folks are real kind to me but they don't know how to care for these disagreeable things. I received a dear good letter from Howard this afternoon. I was very thankful for it. I wish I was home with him ." "March 16th Oh dear. How my bile does ache. I wish I could buy a cheap man to tell my petty troubles to for Howard is sick of my grunting and I make such a fuss over every little thing. I'm no sort of a woman. I'm just sick of myself." "April 25th This day would have been our dear little baby's birthday if he had lived. It has been a long year and a hard one for me but I know everything is for the good. I am thankful for a dear kind husband and ought never to complain. I went to Springfield with Howard today called on Emma and spent the rest of the day with Mrs. Salisbury. Came home on the last train. Howard bought me a beautiful silk dress and I'm afraid I ought not to have it ." "June 5th It is rainy and cold this morning. Our bedstead came over this morning so we should not be obliged to sleep on the floor. I think Howard's smoking chair is a beauty and I am very much pleased with my little rocking chair it's just what I've wanted for sometime "To rock my baby in." "July 23rd At home as usual. Sewed some. Had quite an entertainment this forenoon for a trained monkey and trainer of birds this afternoon which was wonderful. Mr. Amsden of Providence came this noon. Heard H. had gone to the boat races. There was no race after all the water is rough. Howard came home on the last train ." "August 15th We arrived in Portland off the boat Montreal about six this morning. After a fearful nights ride we were unable to obtain a stateroom. So I shared one with a Miss Lucas of Springfield a young lady who is in _______. We had a terrific shower in the night. I never heard it rain so. Howard slept on a sofa and I laid awake in my little sky high bed. I was glad to land this morning. We have taken a room at the St. Julius. Had just had breakfast and now Howard is going out to look up Mr. Porter a rebel clerk of his in the army. I have enjoyed my time so far ever so much. Glad we didn't go to Quebec." "September 14th Mr. and Mrs. Barker have gone to Lawrence to spend the night. I feel some better then I did yesterday. I was sick and had the doctor. We had quite a Demon-stration this afternoon. The Republicans got together and raised two Grant and Wilson flags one on the hill when Mr. Ewing delivered an address and one in front of the Holyoke House while S. Hopkins and W. B. C. Pearson's spoke. The best part of it was the music furnished by the Springfield Armory Band." 1911 "January 24th This morning Times has a full account of the shooting of Graham Phillips the author yesterday noon by a museum violinist named Goldsborough. As Mr. Phillips was on his way to the Princeton Club he overtook him and fired five or six shots into his body and put the last shot though his own head dying instantly. He was rooming at the Rand School on 19th St. No reason is found. He belonged to a good family in Washington. Was a Harvard student of music also had studied this year in Berlin. It seems there is still hope of Mr. Phillips recovery. One bullet pierced a lung which may cause pneumonia. I have had quite a busy day. I intended lining my furs but the afternoon was gone ." "February 15th Cold day and the light snow frozen to the sidewalks. I went out this afternoon on some errands. I gave papa a meal of corn beef and hash and poached eggs for supper tonight which he appeared to relish. Nothing is yet heard of Miss Arnold. It is such a mysterious case. The mother is quite prostrated over it all. I fear the girl has taken her own life. Peter is sleeping now in my lap while I am writing ." "March 25th .We have just heard of the terrible fire at Washington and Green St. Shirt Waist Factory. Suits Furs &c. Over one hundred and sixty lives lost. So many jumped from the windows from the 10th story. Oh it is horrible." "March 27th At home all day. Quite busy cleaning up the rooms. Lizzie Flint is over in Brooklyn. Bert called this noon to tell me she was coming. He has bought some land between Fort Lee and Englewood and in time hopes to build a Bungalow .It is just dreadful to read about Saturday's fire at the Triangle Shirt Factory. So many girls jumped out of the windows and others were burned beyond recognition. The city is responding to the call for money to keep the poor broken hearted families. The Mayor headed the list with one hundred Carnegie $5000 &c." "April 5th Rainy gloomy day. The various women workers Waist and Makers all associating joined in one great mourning procession this afternoon. There were thousands all wearing mourning badges and carrying banners of mourning. It was a sad sight. All in memory of the 143 who lest there lives a week ago in the fire of the Asch Building. I was surprised by a call from Elsie. I did not know that she had arrived from Nassau. So glad to see her this gloomy day. They are at the King Hotel. Will sail next week Wednesday on the Majestic. They will be glad to see Albert " "May 11th Letter from Shelia this morning. I went to Staten Island with Mr. and Mrs. Bailey this forenoon. To the Bronx this afternoon. After H. had given us a good dinner at Union Square Hotel this evening. We took surface cars so Mr. B. could see something of the country. We all enjoyed the zoo. We saw one of the keepers pose with six of the larger monkeys or chimpanzees for photos. It was interesting to see them out of doors never before have I seen them out of the cages ." "May 23rd Howard received a Worcester Gazette today with the Buffalo Bill advertisement and his poem to Mr. Cody. Mr. Strong sent it. We enjoyed looking over the old Gazette ." "May 30th Decoration Day Beautiful day but quite hot. GH. Decided not to attend the exercises for the soldiers but insisted we put some luncheon into my bag and started thinking to go to the Bronx but it was so hot we decided a sail to Staten Island and it was fine upon the water. Then the pleasant trolley ride to South Beach. When we were there enjoyed ourselves. Our luncheon went well and we found a good place in which to eat it. We calculated about and took in about everything. We had fun seeing others enjoy themselves especially the children on the Merry-go-Round. We invested in a snap shot of ourselves as a souvenir. H. thinks they are at least worth ten cents ." "June 21st Fine day for Howard's Reunion. Ed called with his auto and took us down to meet Shelia and Hattie and then to Hotel Kimball. When we watched the veterans from the balcony and listened to the speaking music and Howard's poem we had such a happy time looking down upon them all. Mr. Maxam read the poem quite well although not as much of a voice as I experienced. Howard's remarks were brief and natural. After the show we went back to the Bailey's and had a pleasant evening ." "July 16th Pleasant bright day for our visit with the Atwood's. We got an early start this morning and arrived there by ten. After awhile Mr. A came with his auto and the lunch baskets were all packed and we soon loaded into the machine and off to call on some friends of the Atwood's who were going along in their machine in company with us. It was one long ride with pretty villages. Everything fresh and lovely. Some of the roads were poor and gave us some jolting. At last the Momek Road was reached which was fine all the way to Long Beach. We found an interesting place quite nice and defined by New York's Atlantic City. We had our nice luncheon and all enjoyed it very much. We found many auto arties ahead of us so the place was lined with machines. The Nassau is a fine new Hotel and seemed to be thronged with stylish people. We sat off the balcony until we were rested and then another long ride back taking in Prospect Park which is beautiful." "July 29th Busy this morning. Went out as usual Saturday. Think we have food enough for over Sunday. Howard seemed tired and rotten this afternoon. Thought he would go out somewhere! I thought I would stay home and rest my leg but back he came after awhile and I decided to go with him. Somewhere anywhere. I knew he would not go alone. Well we found ourselves on a Street car and some hobbling upon a Coney Island Steamer. The sail was perfectly delightful and I was glad I had made the effort. We landed at "Steeple Chase Pier" where I had never been as we always were to "Dreamland" now burned down. Still we had our money's worth of fun just watching the crowd. We had our frankfurters and lager. Then sailed home in the moonlight " "August 9th Very hot day. H. came home for a short rest and light luncheon. We are both feeling the heat. No letter from our girlie today. Mayor Gaynor was presented with a large Loving Cup today. It being a year to day the he was shot by a discharged deck hand. It was a mark of appreciation for what the Mayor had done since he has been in office and congratulating over the fact that he has so fully recovered from the shooting. This evening H. and I sailed to Staten Island for a cooler. The moon was full and beautiful and we enjoyed every minute. I shall be glad to get into my nightie and rest. See Newport Society is startled just now over the elopement of Miss French and young Geraghty a chauffeur and son of a Newport stable keeper." "September 9th I was out for supplies as usual. When H. came home this noon he brought a hat. Now I am sorry for him to go out hunting so but he has really found a sweet and stylish tailored hat of black velvet rum faced with white. A pretty shape which I think I can wear. Shall put the ostrich plums upon it. This P.M. he took me out the length of 14th St. and then to 6th Ave where he selected a black suit which I think we shall like but aren't civilized clothes a nuisance At last John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Force were married this morning at his villa in Newport R.I. then stared off upon his yacht the Norma for N.Y. City. His son Vincent twenty years old was his best man." "October 31st The last day of the month. Oh how the days do get away from us. .I am interested in the Rev. Richeson the Baptist minister of Cambridge who has been arrested for murdering Miss Avis Linnell a young lady of Hyannis. She died sadly for poison Cyanide of Potassium and it really looks as though he was the real villain. He was engaged to a Miss Edmond's of Brookline and to have been married today I believe." Her last entry in this diary as it is so profound: "Sorry to lay aside this diary it's one more record of my life. Just a small slice poorly kept form day to day. Sometimes I think I will never try to keep another but I think I might feel lost without as I have made just a little note of our lives from day to day and in a way depend upon it for reference. As I write this I am holding sleepy Peter Cat in my lap. Some how there seems to be more to him then any cat's we've ever had. He is real and clean also affectionate and is fond of Howard. The covers of this book are the worst ever and I am way more than ashamed." The first diary measures about 3" x 5" and although the cover's front flap is accounted for it has torn off of the binding. The rest of the cover is also very torn but the pages and binding look good. The 1911 diary measures about 3 ½" x 6" and as Sarah was saying the cover is very worn and falling away from the diary itself. In fact the cover has pulled away front and back boards of the diary. The pages and binding look good though. Overall G. BIO NOTES: Mr. Jewett had quite the distinguished career and these diaries have a wealth of historical and significant contents. The following was taken from a book called "The History and Genealogy of the Jewett's of America; Volume 2.": "John Howard Jewett was born in Hadley Mass. January 19th 1843. He married in Northampton Mass. October 1st 1867 Sarah Hart Phelps who was born in Northampton January 31st 1844 daughter of Louis and Emma Hart Phelps. Mr. Jewett graduated from Hopkins Academy in Hadley in 1861. He entered the army April 26th 1861 in Co. C 10th Mass. Vol. Inft. and resigned August 1864 with the rank of Assistant Quartermaster and Ordnance Officer. He became editor and business manager of the Holyoke Mass Transcript and served in that position from 1867 to 1873 and was business manager from 1873-1896. He published the Worcester Gazette from 1896 until 1899 when he sold this paper and has since been at the head of the John H. Jewett Publishing Co. of New York. He has written popular verse over his own name and under the nom de plume of "Hannah Warner." Is the author of "The Bunny Stories" "More Bunny Stories 1900" and also numerous other juvenile tales in St. Nicholas Youth's Companion etc. Songs patriotic verse "Missing None" Civil War "Triflers All" Spanish War and other articles of note." One child Sheila Mackensie born in Worcester Mass. June 9th 1882. Sheila Jewett Bailey attended the Dalzell School in Worcester. On June 15 1905 she married William Bacon Bailey 1873-1952 son of William Leonard Bailey and Ellen Henrietta Bacon; he was a sociologist Yale University economist and later supervisor of the U.S. Census. They had one daughter Dorothy Bailey born October 26 1909. Sheila Jewett Bailey died on April 20 1923 at her home in Hartford Connecticut." ; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SARAH HART PHELPS JEWETT JOHN HOWARD JEWETT HANNAH WARNER NEW YORK CITY TRIANGLE SHIRT WAIST FIRE CIVIL WAR VETERANS PUBLISHERS AUTHORS HOLYOKE MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK HIGH SOCIETY TURN OF THE CENTURY HOLYOKE TRANSCRIPT TRANSGENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA 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 AMERICANA . hardcover
19330002022ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND MD USA. Very Good. 1933. On offer is a super charming original 1933 - 1936 manuscript diary handwritten by a young United States Navy midshipman. Only 20 years old at the beginning of his writings in this 5 year book the author Saverio Filippone born May 23rd 1913; died 2005 Class of 1937 will go on to serve his country with distinction as a submarine commander in World War II and then remarkably again serve in both Korea ad Vietnam. The diary will be of particular interest to collectors and historians of naval life and education and the men and women attracted to life serving in the Navy will find an interesting and unusual narrative here in many ways. The diary is sporadically used in 1933 very much so in 1934 and 1935 and then less so in 1936 and is comprised of mostly personal entries typical of a young man such as parties girls travelling and of course the many entries that have to do with his cruises and academy related activities and education making for a fascinating look at what life was like as a midshipmen in the 30's at the naval academy especially as we know that this young man becomes a commander of distinction in serving his country. Readers may also be surprised at the level of intimacy Saverio shares with his diary especially regarding some of the women he has relationships with; he is unusually candid and revealing of his emotions for many men. Intriguingly the gift inscription states: "Saverio Filippone from the only one xmas '33". The book has a vinyl front cover with a Victorian illustration the book lacks the locking clasp part but is otherwise VG. BIO NOTES: Events related to this officer: Submarine USS Tarpon 175 19 Jun 1944 USS Tarpon Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone leaves base for her 11th war patrol. She was ordered to perform lifeguard duty in the Truk area. 8 Aug 1944 USS Tarpon Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone ended her 11th war patrol when she returns to base. 31 Aug 1944 USS Tarpon Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone leaves base for her 12th and final war patrol. Once again she was assigned to lifeguard duty in the Truk area. 14 Oct 1944 USS Tarpon Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone ended her 12th and final war patrol at Pearl Harbor. Tarpon was now assigned to training duties on the U.S. east coast. He also served in Korea and Vietnam.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SAVERIO FILIPPONE WWII WORLD WAR II WW2 SUBMARINES SUBMARINER UBOATS NAVY NAVAL TRAINING MIDSHIPMEN MIDDIES USN UNITED STATES NAVY MARINE NAUTICAL NAVAL ACADEMY GENDER STUDIES MEN'S STUDIES ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
18380002349GREENWICH VILLAGE NEW YORK CITY NY. Fair. 1838. On offer is a super original 1838 manuscript diary handwritten by Theophilus Tappin who lived in New York City's Greenwich Village. He states: "The undersigned respectfully communicates that this is the commencement of his journal. Theophilus Tappin 26th Jan 1838 with the final entry on May 20th 1838 108 Waverly Place New York I shall strive to continue it until the day of my death." Historians and researchers of 'the Village' will understand that the young likely a teenager Mr. Tappin's diary places him in the Village at a formative and historic time called the Empire Period. Newgate Hospital had closed a mere two years before. New York University would come in their stead. Other charitable and beneficial groups opened their doors in Greenwich Village at the time our author writes. It appears he works in a retail store. Living close to the North River and obviously attuned to what occurs on the river he writes much of what goes on. He mentions the packet ships coming to port; a fire and criminality: 'A very large fire in Avenue D between 4th and 5th streets and an attempt to forge notes on the Kentucky Bank by a few rouges". He mentions a wind storm that blows a ship out of the bay and leaves only one boy onboard who is rescued; riding sleighs though New York City during snow storms; ships coming into port his first trip aboard a sailing ship; his family the struggles of work and his mother catching some illness. There is also mention of politics regarding the Whig party and elections. Towards the end of the diary some issues arise and Tappin remarks he is looking for a place over and over and seems to be depressed. This 7.5 x 6 inch 85 page or so diary makes for a fascinating look at the man and his times in mid 19th Century Greenwich Village and the backdrop of historic changes in the making for the area. Boards are detached and while he didn't write each day he writes paragraphs when he does write. There is an account section at the back. Overall Fair.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GREENWICH VILLAGE NEW YORK CITY THEOPHILUS TAPPIN EARLY 19TH CENTURY 108 WAVERLY PLACE WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK NEW YORK UNIVERSITY THE ORPHAN ASYLUM SOCIETY OAS RAISIN STREET THE SOCIETY FOR THE BENEFIT OF HALF-ORPHANS AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN SRHO ASSOCIATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF COLORED ORPHANS EMPIRE PERIOD NEWGATE HOSPITALAMERICANA 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . hardcover
18600002217ABB'S VALLEY TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA 1860. On offer is a fascinating significant original 44 page manuscript relic of Western Virginia Americana and the early troubled times between pioneers and Indians. Enclosed within an envelope inscribed: "The Captives of Abb's Valley" not the account as written by "Rev. James Moore Brown". Tad Humphreys for with" is an 1860s previous holders of the article date the item 1830 to 1860 and we holdd with the latter handwritten account of some of the events in the Indian War in Tazewell County Virginia. The 6½ x 3¾ inch pages appears to have been removed from a booklet the text block held barely by string and it also appears incomplete starting mid sentence but the narrative is early so we suggest the cover sheet forming the first page and last page are lost some loose pages. There is also some loss to the front page and the second as the lower right corner is torn away and a loss of a few words. Some chipping and loss too but just a bit. This will not deter historians and researchers from find this retelling of significance as it differs from an account written in 1854 as mentioned previously by the Reverend Brown. This retelling is filled with details and is closely written at times minutely. The story revolves around the Moore family massacre the subsequent kidnapping of the Mary Moore and her two companions by Indians in Tazewell County Virginia in the 1780s and their later escape and even recounts how the young woman was sold to a white man named Stobwell and much more. Some of the account is so intimate we can only speculate the writer this account was incredibly knowledgeable of the details. Here is a snippet from the very start: ' .Indians who surrounded it & cut down the door. Providentially however several men had that evening called at Mr. Poag's house & were lodging with him & the Indians finding the house more strongly defended than they expected did not . The men in the house were well armed but had set their guns all together some of which were double & some single triggered. In the hurry of alarm they all appear to have gotten hold of the wrong guns and though several favourable opportunities were afforded for firing with advantage they were unable to discharge their guns.' Save for the mentioned defects it is very legible in a clear hand the with not a word wasted on describing the specifics of this awful tale and is overall Fair. Fair. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
18350002083JAPAN IZU NIKKI HACHIJO-ISLAND IZU OSHIMA. Good. 1835. On offer is an original circa 1830s manuscript relic of early 19th Century travel being a travel diary handwritten by an unknown Japanese traveler to Hachijo-Island the southernmost of the Izu Seven Islands Izu Oshima The Seven Island Chain and area. Off the coast of south eastern Japan the islands are uniquely situated where the Pacific Ocean meets the Philippine Sea. Hand stitched paper covers title states "complete" save for worm damage general light soiling the 6½ x 9¼ inch 100 page book is overall G. ; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF JAPANESE TRAVEL DIARY IZU NIKKI HACHIJO-ISLAND IZU OSHIMA THE SEVEN ISLAND CHAIN THE RISING SUN NIPPON EARLY 19TH CENTURY TRAVEL EXOTIC TRAVEL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY 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
19650001647CHINA PRC. Very Good. 1965. On offer is a fascinating original manuscript diary handwritten by a Chinese man in the 1960s providing a personal intimate look at his experiences during the peak of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution. The writer recorded his observations while working in the local knitting factory and also comments on the state of political affairs at the time. Nearly every entry of the diary includes excerpts from Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung that are written in red ink. Particularly unique the author reveals his personal life with two women who both worked in the knitting factory named Zhan Tong Xiang and Sun Gui Ting. Researchers and historians of the era will acknowledge the unique blend of personal life revelations and his political involvement. 200 pages. Overall VG. ; Chinese Language; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GREAT PROLETARIAN CULTURAL REVOLUTION CULTURAL REVOLUTION CONFESSIONS RECENT ANTI SOCIALIST ACTIVITIES ANTI CAPITALISM MAO ZEDONG MAO TSE TUNG GREAT LEAP FORWARD MAOIST SOCIALISM COMMUNISM MOVEMENT OF SUPPRESSING COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARIES MIAO ZI YU COMMUNIST CHINE CHINESE CHINA SINO POLITICS JIANG QING GRASSROOTS SOCIALISM PROPAGANDA POST FIVE YEAR PLAN 5 YEAR PLAN GANG OF 4 GANG OF FOUR LIN BIAO BEIJING PENG LUO LU AND YANG ZHONGFA 267 INDOCTRINATION RED CHINA CHAIRMAN MAO MARXISM-LENINISM MAOISM LIN YURONG HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY 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
19370001799TRIESTE ITALY. Good. 1937. On offer is a fascinating group of five 5 original manuscript relics of World War II and Italian home front life. Handwritten by Vittoria Bussoni a 17 year old in 1937 girl who does a super job detailing her life just prior to the onset of the War in Europe through 1945. The specific dates are 1937 1938 1941 1944 and 1945. Vittoria does a super job throughout the years of keeping up her diary though in 1945 she peters out in August with the final brief message on Nov 1st of that year. Even with the backdrop of impending war Vittoria lives a life of fun and frivolity between school and work we believe in a fabric store going dancing with Wilma and going to her house going to the Corso with Carmen and Sofia going to see "Wake Up and Live" Il fantasma cantante starring Alice Faye meeting boys going out with boys and even notes the King and Queen of Italy in Trieste on one occasion and much much more. Understandably the narrative turns less playful and frivolous in the later diaries as the War becomes a harsh reality and she confides her fears in the diary. Here are some translated snippets: Sunday 6 Cloudy day. At 11:30 at Primitati was accepted to do the course at Torino in Corso at Caffe' Specchi with Ita Pino Stelsio then Albine Rino Giovanni were at the bar at 4 met up and went to Dreher. Stelvio put on a uniform and pretended he had to depart passed by Fossi then went to "7 Dwarfs". Not really in the mood to dance everyone is tired from the night before. from the night before they stole a bottle of champagne and came home late. Monday April 7 Rainy day the evening went in Corso with Ita. Then Stelvio introduced us an officer of the San Marco division at 9 met up and went to the Dreher beer house then home by foot nice evening with moon. The officer walked Ita home. Tuesday 8 Cold cloudy day the evening home with Ester inc. Stelvio walked . the strong order tomorrow at 8:30 with Ita and the officer to the Principe a cinema "A desperate cause" Jerry Hugo cute outside Stelvio walked me home said goodnight to each other. Friday 27 April Cloudy Rainy. Political events- almost everything and Italy "settentrionale" nord Liguria Piemonte e Lombardia; Occupied by the patriots. The Americans already crossed the Po. Taken Piacenza Parma. The evening in Corso there's something in the air. They wanted to cut off the equipment lights of the port. Hope it will be resolved here like in the other cities. Saturday April 28 Rainy cloudy. In Germany the Russian armate joined or met up/bumped into the Americans at the town of Fiume. The Partisans battle the Russians. The German forces in Trieste like in the other cities of north Italy surrender to the American troops. At 17.30 closed the store and went home. Sunday April 29 Nice day. Spent whole day at home alone went for walk to Stefano's house then wanted to go to the movies but there were too many people at home at good hour early. At 10 in the evening the artillery began shooting all night. Monday April 30 Nice day wanted to go to work but it was impossible battles in the streets Eddy came ran away from the Germans this night. Today came up the Comitato Nazionale di Liberazione made many Germans prisoners. The S.S. although does not surrender any of the battles. 29 June Sunday Cloudy around 5 met with Stelvio went to "Stella di Rio" magnificent work at 7:30 went outside walked me home underneath the Portici gallery Franco saw me I am saddened. NOTES page: We are without electric current and without water made some reserves hope we won't have to go through anything worse than this. I came to know that the English army will continue advancements without interruption surpassed Padova Mestre the Piave and there is talk that they already are today at 12 and Monfalcone troops Neo-Zelandesi I dread the troops of colour. What will be of us I'm very scared. BIO NOTES: Vittoria Bussoni Via del Molino a Vapore 61 Trieste b. April 26 1920. Overall G.s G.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ITALY ITALIAN HOME FRONT DIARI ITALIANI WWII WORLD WAR II WW2 MUSSOLINI VITTORIA BUSSONI PARTISANS ITALIAN REPUBLIC WAR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA 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
19310008202NEW YORK. Fair. 1931. On offer is an interesting diary of a graduate student in the years of the Great Depression. The diary measures 8 inches by 6.25 inches. There are 365 pages and it is 100% complete. Although fully intact the cover shows obvious signs of wear and damage. The pages are intact and the handwriting is legible. This 1931 diary was authored by William C. Beller a Ph.D from Columbia University in Electrical Engineering. He studied under the well-known Dr. Michael Pupin. At some point Beller married Esther Hoffman. They lived in New York City and in 1965 gifted their historic family home the Valentine-Varian house to Bronx Historical Society. It is the second oldest house in the Bronx. William C. Beller was an accomplished microscopist and pioneering researcher in the electronics industry. Beller held key patents in electronics research development. He was a very well-educated man and his interests ranged well outside his academic field. He was proficient in Sanskrit Greek Latin French and German language and literature and wrote a poetic drama called "Theomachia" "War of the Gods". He was active from a young age in the Theosophical Society and published some articles that were of primarily philosophical nature. From context it appears that this diary was written when he was a graduate student at Columbia likely working on his doctorate. Although he never mentions classes he attends regularly and carries out mostly work in a laboratory. "Did some reading and cleaning in the morning. Also experimented with synchronous converters with a view to overcoming radio interference due to it. . Made inquiries about filter for converter and purchased one. In the evening I went with Mother to Proctor's Cinema Theatre and saw "Blue Angel" and "Royal Bed" ." Mar 5; "I spent most of the morning reading. In the afternoon went to Fulton and Courtlandt St. And bought a condenser and transformer for television experiments. ." Mar 20; "I went to university in the morning and started making cathode for another x-ray tube. Went to university in the afternoon and helped Hull pump tube which finally I sealed off. ." June 19. In addition to his work in electrical engineering Beller enjoys literature and the performing arts often taking in plays with either his mother or father. At that time after years of experimentation in a number of countries television had been invented. Philo Farnsworth is considered to have developed the first electronic television in 1927. Only 4 years later Beller was carrying out experiments to create a television as well: "I spent most of the morning setting up television apparatus " Dec 30; "I demonstrated television ." Dec 31. This is an excellent record of the work done by a distinguished American engineer at the beginning of both an eminent career and a new age of communications. A student of the history of the early development of electrical engineering would appreciate the many details involved as he goes about his daily work in carrying out his experiments and his studies. As he lives at home with his parents a social historian would appreciate this look inside the home of a middle-class American family as they lived through the Great Depression.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 20TH CENTURY; 1930s; GREAT DEPRESSION; UNITED STATES; WILLIAM C BELLER; COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; DR. MICHAEL PUPIN; VALENTINE-VARIAN HOUSE; BRONX HISTORICAL SOCIETY; THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY; PHILO FARNSWORTH; AMERICAN STUDENTS IN 1930s; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN 1930s; LIFESTYLE OF AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS IN 1930s; DOCTORATE STUDIES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN 1930s; 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
19160001273PETROGRAD RUSSIA. Good. 1916. Hardcover. On offer is the unique original historical manuscript diary of Wilson Fiske Reynolds an American businessman in Petrograd who was an eyewitness to the Russian Revolution in 1917. While not an effusive using a 5 year diary from September 10th 1916 through September 17th 1917 the writer relates the mundane and much much more: very concerned about work at the office going to the Hotel Europe with the Embassy crowd taking Russian lessons picking up his mail at the Embassy and going to bed early and then there are the glimpses of the vast societal changes taking place. Here are some snippets: March 9 - Went to the office on foot. Transportation very scarce and running irregular. A bit of rioting. March 11 - No trans. Rumors of shooting. Caught in the Bol. ___ by troops but got through. March 12 - Wood the wild wooly Western bad man gets the scare of his young life. ___ mostly cut off. Hard time to get through. Staid here all night at office. Troops over to Rev. March 13 - All troops have joined the Revolutionary forces. Much promiscuous firing about. Got shot at by armored car. Slept at office. March 14 - Much quieter. I saw prisoners coming in - troops beginning to go under officers again. Gen. killed at corner. Staid at office all night. By the summer he is watching people play tennis. He was sick a lot possibly from typhoid and doctor advises he go back to U.S. Then describes train trip in August to Manchuria and China ultimately winding up in Chicago. Very shortly thereafter he is sailing for Liverpool and by October is back in Petrograd. At one point visited Allied Machinery. Diary comes with two very brittle browned loose folded pages with penciled notations. One has "Revolutionary Russia" as heading at top. These notes describe business conditions particularly with regard to workers. Overall G.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; FEBRUARY REVOLUTION COMMUNIST COMMUNISM NICHOLAS II RUSSIA RUSSIAN REVOLUTION LENIN TROTSKY PETROGRAD BOLSHEVISM BOLSHEVIKS TSAR HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito . hardcover
19030009050ABOARD HMS JUPITER CAESAR DUNCAN ATLANTIC FLEET. Good. 1903. On offer are two extraordinary pieces of Naval history and life in the British Royal Navy in the early 20th Century. Two intricately detailed and graphic log books books from a midshipman who served on the HMS Jupiter Caesar and Duncan. Across the two large hardcover books the midshipman Brian Cameron Gourley records information both technical technical nautical observations as well as various remarks each day. These two books represent a comprehensive and thoroughly fascinating look at the life of a British midshipman at the turn of the century as well as including drawings diagrams and maps drawn in an expert hand that give the reader a more complete understanding of the technical aspects of working on a battleship at the turn of the 20th century. LOG BOOK #1 records events and information across three ships: the H.M.S. Jupiter from September 15 1903 to December 8 1904 around 160 pages of entries the H.M.S. Caesar February 6 1905 to March 6 1905 around 10 pages and the H.M.S. Duncan from March 7 1905 to May 14 1905 around 18 pages. On the Jupiter the ships calls in at a number of ports starting in Scarborough in North Yorkshire St. Andrews Portland sailing to Gibraltar Catalan Bay Lisbon Palma Majorca and back to Scotland with many more ports in between. At Sea the crew does Battle Practices lands field guns and troops for drills exercised Man and Arms boats and does boat firing exercises and drills. There are also Inspections once from Rear Admiral Lambton refittings Training classes a Court Martial on board Joining up with Mediterranean fleet saving a Man who falls overboard plus lots about daily navy duties & maintenance aboard the ship. Each day contains the work done and a what time for the day. For example: On Wednesday November 25th 1903: 5:45 Hands cleaning ship. 8:15 Landed companies & marines. 9:00 Prayers. 1:00 Landing Party returned. 4:00 Evening Quarters. The next day: 8:30 Lieut. Saurin discharged to Aurora for passage to England. 8:45 Landed Marine markers. 9:10. Divisions & Prayers. 4:00 Evening Quarters.; Saturday December 5th: 8:51 Stopped. 8:54 Came to with Port Bower. 12:29. Weighed - Proceeded at Full Speed. 1:26. Stopped Made fast to No. 1 Buoy. 4:00 Watch getting up Ammunition. The book also has many many illustrations and lists done exceptionally well by Gourley himself. These really are extraordinary to behold both in their detail and the expertise with which they are drawn. In lists there is a List of Allowance for one man for one day; List of Ships of Combined Mediterranean and Channel Battle Fleets and Cruiser Squadron present at Palma Majorca May 22 1904; List of Combined Squadrons of Battleships and Cruisers present at Mount's Bay July 30 1904; There are also numerous maps such a map showing track chart of Channel Fleet 1903 a map of Gibraltar Bay a number of fold-out maps of England France Spain Portugal to Gibraltar tracking round trip. The drawings include two drawings of the showing damage in the Accident to H.M.S. Prince George a universal joint for steering connections the Arrangements for Towing and being towed a drawing of 24 inch Projector the section through screw propelle a drawing of Six Cell Test Battery and many many more. In the H.M.S. Caesar February 6 1905 to March 6 1905 the ship travels to Portsmouth Plymouth Vigo Spain Lagos Portugal Gibraltar Spithead and back to Portsmouth. The format is the same as when on the Jupiter. Nautical information Wind direction and speed weather the barometric pressure temperature and where the ship is located is recorded and then short remarks of work done and observations. There are also a few illustrations notably a map & Description of Battle Exercise Feb 15 1905. The object of this P.Z. was to discover the advantage a fast small fleet has over a larger but slower squadron. To effect this the Atlantic Fleet was given 6 miles start and at 10 a.m. we were steaming 15 knots towards Burlings on a SE Co. being in the line abreast. Then Gourley is on the H.M.S. Duncan From March 7 1905 to May 14 1905 where he calls in at the ports of Portsmouth Lamlash Berehaven Portland Dover and Yarmouth. The same format as the last two parts. Gourley writes of target practice Torpedo Drills a funeral party a preliminary gun layer's competition firing 6 rounds of lyddite high explosive from 6 inch guns at "Bills Rocks" mining torpedo training classes plus lots about daily navy duties & maintenance aboard the H.M.S. Duncan. Illustrations by Gourley include a drawing of Towing arrangements for HMS Duncan along with a full page and detailed description. The book is a large hardcover with marbled boards marbled end pages with Gold Gilt Title lettering in very good condition with around 188 pages with around 15 hand-coloured & black and white charts and technical diagrams illustrations and 7 maps as well as the detailed day-to-day diary entries of events on board. The Size is 12 3/4 inches by 8 3/4 inches. LOG BOOK #2 is from the period of May 15th 1905 to November 15 1906 and covers Gourleys time on the ships H.M.S. Duncan & H.M.S. Caesar. It is in a slightly different format than the preceding book. Instead of the nautical information Wind weather temperature Port of call etc. and the remarks being next to each other this book contains two pages in the beginning of a month for these observations as well as a single line for Remarks. The pages that follow are where Gourley writes his day to day observations and work. They tend to be longer and more detailed than the remarks in the previous book. For example: Wednesday July 3rd. Exercised General Drill. Clear ship for Aelion. Out nets & replaced gear. Then at Sheet anchor being second ship in this evolution. We did comparatively well in the drill today. Comdr. Woolcombe left ship on promotion. All boats away sailing in the afternoon there being quite a fair breeze. Boom defences were placed across all the entrances all night several picket-boats being outside to warn off merchant steamers.; Sunday July 9. 8:10 Hannibal left for Portsmouth to pay off. Landed usual Church Parties. 10:30 Held Divine Service after Quarters rose Anchor gear & Prepared for Sea. 7:10 Lieut. Hamilton Gordon joined ship.; Tuesday July 13. 7:00 Anchored. 7:30 Weighed & proceeded out of harbor for annual gun layer's competitions. When we got to targets we hoisted out both picket-boats & the sailing pinnacle and lowered line cutters all for repairing purposes. The sail of the target was changed each run which caused less delay than patching when the sail is hoisted. At 10:00 the Inspector of ___ Rear Admiral Scott Came on board. 10:30 Commenced the competition. The 6 guns got off 6 7 or 8 shots each. Gourley is on board the H.M.S. Duncan from May 15 1905 to November 30 1905 around 75 pages and then on board the H.M.S. Caesar December 5 1905 to November 15 1906 around 115 pages. There are more illustrations in this book as well. Including drawings of ships top and side views a drawing of 3 PDR Steel Shell Torpedo Firing Valves and Leads for 18 inch Broadside Submerged Tube and many more. There are maps of Spain Bantry Bay Lundy Island the Cruises HMS Ships Jupiter Duncan Caesar on the Coastline of Europe & Northern Africa and more. This logbook is a large hardcover with marbled boards marbled end pages with GoldGilt Title lettering in very good condition with around 190 pages with around 13 hand-coloured & black and white charts and technical diagrams illustrations and maps. Size is 12 3/4 inches by 8 1/2 inches. Background: Brian Cameron Gourley born: 21 October 1887 died: unknown was an officer in the Royal Navy. Spotted three months seniority on passing out of Britannia Gourley's first appointments were to battleships starting with Jupiter of the Channel Fleet on 15 September 1903. Cæsar Duncan and Caesar again in the Atlantic Fleet followed ending in January 1907 at which time he began training at Whale Island. Gourley was then appointed to Orion additional for the destroyer Stag on 16 April 1908. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December 1908. Gourley was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 7 on 3 August 1914 having recently spent three months at the barracks at Pembroke. He would command T.B. 7 alongside other units of the Nore Local Defence Flotilla until being appointed to the patrol boat P20 on 15 July 1916 to take command upon her commissioning. Gourley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December 1916. At some point in 1917 Gourley was appointed in command of Victor but on 20 September 1917 he moved again this time to command the "M" Class destroyer Menace. He remained with her until he was appointed in command of the destroyer Seabear on 14 August 1918. On 9 September 1919 Gourley was appointed in command of the destroyer Verity.Gourley was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 15 October 1929. Mobilised in September 1938 Gourley was made Naval Officer in Charge Sunderland on 29 August 1939. In late 1942 he was appointed to the shore establishment H.M.S. Trelawney likely in support of minelaying operations. On 3 November 1943 he was placed in command of the base vice Hamilton being given the acting rank of Captain while holding the appointment. Gourley reverted to the Retired List in September 1945.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF BRIAN CAMERON GOURLEY HMS JUPITER HMS CAESAR HMS DUNCAN BRITISH ROYAL NAVY IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY ROYAL NAVY MIDSHIPMAN ATLANTIC FLEET CHANNEL FLEET MAJESTIC CLASS PRE DREADNOUGHT BATTLESHIP CRUISER SQUADRON PRE WW1 BRITISH NAVY BATTLESHIP DRILLS AND EXERCISES LIFE ON A 1900s BATTLESHIP BRITANNICA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
19410002397LONDON ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN UK 1941. On offer is a super very interesting historic original World War II manuscript diary handwritten by American physicist Capt. Louis McKeehan 1887-1975 head of the Mine Warfare Branch of the Bureau of Ordnance Director of the Physics Laboratories Yale among other noted positions. The diary is comprised of 37 pages of entries originally in a smallish flip style notebook now mounted four to a page on paper. The diary is a significant record beginning March 10 1941 through to May 25 1941 detailing his hazardous travels to England and a record of his important meetings and appointments and contacts with each diary page filled with many dozens of Government Military and Admiralty personnel not to mention the vast number of doctors and scientists he met with too. Each 5 x 2¾ note page is filled with data meticulously written as befits a scientist of his calibre. Historians and researchers will understand that this trip is many months before America would enter the War and there was controversy that America should have any involvement while clandestine efforts to assist England were on going. In fact the Lend Lease Act would be passed in Congress the very next day the Captain's trip starts. It is also to be noted this trip occurs at a desperate time for the British. Setbacks in Italy Greece and the terror of the air bombing campaign were all part of the backdrop to this narrative. BIO NOTES: McKeehan's life makes for a fascinating story of a dedicated 'outside the box thinker'. He took leave of his teaching position to help out with the war effort. He was the driving force behind the creation of the torpedo called Fido. Scientists at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport Rhode Island had been considering acoustic homing torpedoes for fifteen years but insisted that torpedoes made too much noise themselves to be able to home on any external noise source and until McKeehan came along to challenge them they seemed to have a point. But McKeehan was not a career naval officer. He was a reserve officer on active duty for the duration whose peacetime job was director of the physics laboratories at Yale University. Unimpressed by the received wisdom of Navy engineers McKeehan turned to HUSL and BTL where his idea for an acoustic homing torpedo quickly bore fruit. With support and funding from the NDRC HUSL and BTL proved Newport wrong and only seventeen months after the beginning of the project Fido had entered service and made his first kill. After the war the scientists at Bell Labs who had worked on Fido returned to telephone work Captain McKeehan returned to Yale and Harvard - like some other universities - anxious to shed the military connection as soon as possible took back its buildings and ended its classified work. BIO NOTES: Louis McKeehan was among other things author of Yale Science: The First Hundred Years 1701-1801 New York: H. Schuman 1947. . Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Manuscript. unknown
19110002299PORT OF SYDNEY CAPE BRETON ISLAND SHEDIAC LEVIS. Good. 1911. On offer is a sensational original archive of journals 3 official Deck logs 3 100 letters of correspondence plus ephemera both personal and marine related including lists of passengers personnel letters of recommendation letters from passengers etc. all handwritten or compiled by Captain John Henry Hubley born in 1884 a seasoned ship's master by the age of 20 no doubt having gained experience from his father who was also a ship's Captain. The group will provide a treasure trove for historians and researchers of Canadian steamship history and Canadian Government merchant marine commerce. The travel diaries run the gamut of sea lore from daily data of weather position calculations and narrative of events occurring as would on any voyage to the West Indies. Of the deck logs two 2 detail trips to Levis one though is different as it is labelled by hand "OUR QUEEN" then the published: DECK LOG BOOK SS Canadian Recruit from the Port of Sydney C.B. Cape Breton to Levis P.Q. Province of Quebec June 25th 1921 - August 12th 1921." We surmise a later hand penned the OUR QUEEN as they have used some of the book for pasting clippings regarding Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Prince Edward Island in 1964. However little data is lost as the clippings were tipped in at the top edge in most cases and the entries underneath visible. The entries are all signed L.H. Dicks Chief Officer under Captain Hubley. Another book is for the S.S. Canadian Warrior also in 1921 to Montreal. Lastly there is a smaller 8 x 10 inch log with contains some financial like receipts or fees paid but mostly letters from the Canadian Government Merchant Marine for promotions and other milestones following Hubley's career and appointments. The larger format informal logs is marked beginning Voy 25 in 1934 the other begins Voy 81 East dated September 4th 1942 the book full through 1947. St. Kitts Trinidad Jamaica all are regular destinations. The large folio book missing is covers contain a diary that begins in Shediac Quebec dated through the summer of 1911. Overall G with one log poor.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CORPORAL RAYMOND MARSHALL BLACK SOLDIERS EXPERIENCE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER GUADALCANAL OKINAWA AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS US ARMY AIR CORPS 911TH ABS BN AIR BASE SECURITY BATTALION BLACK BATTALIONS AFRICAN AMERICAN BATTALIONS NEGROES SERVING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WORLD WAR II WW2 WWII WORLD WAR TWO THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN BELLOWS FIELD HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 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 PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
19390001080TAHITI SOUTH PACIFIC FRENCH POLYNESIA Egham Surrey. Good. 1939. On offer is the remarkable original handwritten manuscript journal and diary by Desmond Harmsworth regarding his travels in the South Pacific. Over 150 pp written as letters to his mother and father Lady and Lord Harmsworth. Desmond and sometimes his wife Dorothy write long detailed intimate letters detailing their travel observations and growing concerns while in Tahiti on the cusp of the War. The original 3 ring style book is in terrible shape given the covers are distressed and the rear is present but off. Some pages are detached but otherwise holding well. Simply super one of a kind relic of the South Pacific pre World War II.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; VADE MECUM STUART GILBERT JAMES JOYCE WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR TWO WWII TAHITI FRENCH POLYNESIA HARMSWORTH HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE 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 princetOn Papel Papeete . unknown
18610008077Massachusetts. Good. 1861. On offer is an outstanding pair of journals written at the outbreak of the American Civil War. Each volume measures 8 inches by 6 1/2 inches and contains 144 pages essentially 100% complete. The journals run from April 1861 through December 1862. They are hard cover and the pages are intact and in good condition. The handwriting is clear and legible. The author is Edward Everett Lovejoy. Research shows that he was born in 1845 in Boston MA and died at age 70 in Bangor ME in 1915. At the time of writing Lovejoy was a student at the well-known West Newton English and Classical School. An Illustrated Biographical Catalogue of the Principals Teachers and Students of the West Newton English and Classical School West Newton Mass p118 . This school was established by Nathaniel Topliff Allen and he was assisted by his brother George. Both of these men and their brothers and wives were noted educators. Nathaniel Bell George Bell and his wife are mentioned in the journals. To quote from historical notes associated with the Allen Papers: "The school was progressive in every way providing equal educational opportunities for girls as well as boys in racially mixed classes. The inclusion of gymnastics as part of the educational offering along with a pure kindergarten were also educational firsts. Allen required student's to keep daily journals that were critiqued every two weeks. ." Lovejoy's diaries are certainly part of these daily journals. Not only are they scrupulously maintained they are also evaluated and his teachers notes can be found in the margins. Most of the entries naturally refer to school life activities. He notes class presentations assignments and daily interactions with staff and friends. He studied English Grammar Spelling Mathematics Natural Philosophy Geography Music and French as well as taking part in sports such as cricket swimming and baseball. He was also elected 2nd Lieutenant for the schools cadet corps. "Mr. William read my name this morning to be in the first class in . I have been in Mr. James Allen's class . but now I have to speak up here before the school and recite today in spelling. Mr. N.T. Allen gives us words from the dictionary and we write them in the little books and hand them in to him and he corrects them."Apr 26 1861 The margin note from his teacher reads: "Well begun in many respects. Sorry to see so many words misspelled". Today I recited in Botany then in Geography then in Grammar then in Natural Philosophy. We had a very hard time in Natural Philosophy. There were so many engines to explain about and explain all about the different pieces of machinery and their use" May 22 1861. He mentions a visit to the Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens and seeing a white whale Beluga June 6 Slipped into that page is a printed excerpt from the Boston Journal describing the exhibit. By far the most interesting entry is dated April 21 1861: "I heard that yesterday that a man on State Street Boston was discussing with another and one said something about secession and the other man drew a pistol and shot the other down but did not kill him." Apr 21 1861 He goes on to describe a subsequent riot by a mob in Baltimore. This riot known as the Baltimore Riot of 1861 or the Pratt Street Massacre took place when a mob of Confederate sympathizers set upon a column of Union soldiers passing through to Washington. It resulted in the first Union deaths of the Civil War: ". while the troops were marching along one man snatched a musket from one of the troop and shot him through the back and killed him ." Apr 21 1861. The Civil War came to his door when his parents visited him at school to tell him that an acquaintance who worked for his father had died from exposure on duty. May 26 1862. Records indicate that after graduating he went into business apparently trading in lumber and stocks. These two journals are an outstanding resource for a historian studying American education in the mid19th century. They provide a fascinating glimpse into the efforts during this time of turmoil to provide a classical education to young people. They could also form the basis for an interesting comparison to education efforts today.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF UNITED STATES MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON WEST NEWTON NEWTON VILLAGES MIDDLESEX COUNTY 19th CENTURY 1860s EDWARD EVERETT LOVEJOY; WEST NEWTON ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL SCHOOL; AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; ALLEN FAMILY PAPERS; HISTORIC NEWTON; AMERICAN EDUCATION IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY PRATT STREET MASSACRE BALTIMORE RIOT OF 1861 19th CENTURY CURRICULUM SCHOOL EDUCATION IN AMERICA SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 19th CENTURY NATHANIEL TOPLIFF ALLEN 19th CENTURY EDUCATORS 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 . hardcover
19390001308BREMEN GERMANY. Very Good. 1939. On offer is a superb unique beautifully kept World War II German naval relic of Kriegsmarine the German Navy. The writer is a sailor named Eugen Noss. He uses a "Merkblatt" a memo book to record his service and over 43 pages he does so with inordinate pride written in a precise legible script with ink. Though it is a diary the large book format gives it a scrapbook esthetic. Eugen has added depth to his service diary with a number of drawings and pictures. Historians and collectors of the era and the topic will recognize the absolute uniqueness of this manuscript. Here is from Eugen's own hand an introduction: "My name is Eugen Noss and I was born on 8 May 1915 as son of and his wife née Ludwig in Dortmund - In 1928 we moved to Baden This is where my father died from complications of a war injury. He was baptized in the evangelical Lutheran tradition. From my 6th year I went to the Volkschule Primary school and was matriculated in 1932 from the 8th grade. From April 1933 until April 1934 I went to a private trade-school in Paderborn. On October 1 1934 he began an apprenticeship can't make out exactly what - something with machines though a later document states his profession as "smith" i.e. black smith. After this time he wrote his journeyman's exam which he passed with a good like a 'B'. After my apprenticeship I stayed until February with my mother. In February I began work as a machine-worker in the company "Fritz: in ". I worked there until August then I was drafted to go to In September 1937 I signed up for the navy war navy. After my work I was called up to the Navy on 1 April 1939. So Now I am in the 10.S.M.A. Signed Eugen Noss." The next heading is Introduction to the 1st company and it appears to be a list of personnel and officers and then fellow soldiers or sailors. The journal entries begin on 1. April 1939. Most entries not always daily detail his duties training being brought for field exercises about ships he is assigned to and much much more. Interestingly dates of entries written on Sunday are underlined in red. There is mention about the Führer's birthday on April 20 1939 and apparently they listened to a radio broadcast in honor of this occasion by Goebbels. Here is an interesting personal snippet: 28. April 1939: "The Führer Adolf Hitler held a big speech for the whole world which was in answer to a telegram from the American President Roosevelt spelled Rosewelt The Führer answered each question the President asked and made it clear that the German folk is not to be joked with and that the German folk is not afraid of anything not even Mister Roosevelt." On April 29th there is a note that it's the last time he wore civilian clothing. Surprisingly the entry of August 18 1939 notes he was taken prisoner and spent several years in an allied POW camp. Included are a number of ephemeral pieces: There are report cards from a secondary school but they appear to be the sailor's father's report cards because the dates are 4. January 1895 Easter 1902; 5 August 1903 Easter 1905 this appears to be a transfer into a different secondary school and there is a blank one. There is an estimate equivalence of House-wifely Work and a certificate of a job or career competition from 1939. Also at the back is a letter presumably from the sailor's dad written from Champagne but in German. In this letter is a need of the writer Eugen's dad to apologize for and offer an explanation of something. Then there are envelopes one from Aalborg Denmark to a relative with the same last name postmarked October 5 1940 with a piece of paper that it was checked by the High command of the Wehrmacht. Another envelope addressed to E. Noss via "Field post" - so to the front with a postmark that is either 18.04 - but the year is illegible and it's stamped by the naval news officer. Another envelope addressed to Eugen Noss postmarked 02.6.44 again sent to "Fieldpost" stamped with a seal. A letter of the same date from comrade. Then there's a French typewritten document - looks like it's a notice of liberation dated 1.8.47 and a document itemizing PX rations issued in At "Headquarters War Crimes Enclosure PW Reception and Discharge Centre APO 407 Dachau US Army" to Eugen Noss on 19 August 1947 and lastly a temporary registration card for Eugen who at this point was 29 years old. Lastly there is a photo a bow - view of a speed boat. Size 22 x 27cm/8.5 x 10.5 in. Overall VG.; German Language; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KREIGSMARINE MERKBLATT BREMEN TAGEBUCH NAVAL NAVY WEHRMACHT UBOATS POW PRISONER OF WAR GENEVA CONVENTION PRISON CAMPS ALLIES WORLD WAR TWO WORLD WAR II WWII WW2 GERMANY GERMAN THIRD REICH NAZIS HITLER NOSS HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA CORRESPONDENCE TAGEBUCH ADOLPH HITLER DACHAU Heimatfront Zweiter Weltkrieg 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 HANDSKRIFT AUTOGRAFER EGENHÄNDIGT HANDSKRIVET HANDSKRIVEN MANUSKRIPT BREV SIGNERAD SIGNERAT SIGNATUR NAMNTECKNING AUTOGRAF HANDSKRIFTER . hardcover
19730008061NEW YORK NY. Good. 1973. On offer is a fascinating journal by a fashion insider in the hey-day of the New York fashion scene. This coil-bound notebook measures 9.5 inches by 6 inches and contains 154 pages 100% complete. The back cover has pulled away from the coil but otherwise the journal is in good condition. The entries are in pen and quite legible. Gary Wares was a 20 year old student of the Maryland Institute of Arts in 1973. As part of his graduation requirements he had to obtain a work-experience posting in his field - fashion design. This journal chronicles his efforts to find a placement and then the 7 weeks he spent working in the Fashion Design Department of Bill Blass Limited. Bill Blass was one of the top American fashion designers. The journal opens with this Seventh Avenue the heart of the US garment district and fashion industry is usually abbreviated by Wares as 'SA': "I have tried to keep as valid a record as possible. Names have not been changed to protect the innocent because as far as I am concerned no-one can be innocent and still survive on Seventh Avenue. . I will be as unbiased as possible in my essays on the people I met . In some ways this book will be an expose of SA . "Introduction. In reality it is no expose. More it reflects the challenges of a 20 year old trying to break into a fiercely competitive industry well-known as a cut-throat marketplace. But what it does reveal are the day-to-day workings of a highly successful couturier fashion house. By the time he retired in 1999 Blass had built his company into a $700 million dollar a year business. The first 50 pages detail Wares quest for a position. As many people know this can be a hard experience for anyone in any field. What makes this interesting is that Wares writes well and is very open and frank with his descriptions: "My day started early - 9 AM at Kiki Hart in 530 SA. I arrived on time and she wasn't in. They called her at home and told me she was on her way. I walked into the showroom and casually eyed the clothes. They were all suited to the older woman. Everything was made to be worn with a bra all covered up band not real expensive. I didn't know what type of woman to expect but Mrs. Hart was definitely not what I expected. She was an OLDER woman - in her 50's. I'd venture to guess very nervy very outspoken. She was looking at my work as a favor to a friend . told me her business was netting $6 million a year. A gross exaggeration I'm sure. . Obviously it's a line of bull that you must swallow & then forget ." Sept 13. For the next couple of weeks he made the rounds including Bill Blass Limited seeking a paid work experience position. Unsurprisingly there were none. At the suggestion of a friend he called those places back and said he would work for nothing. On Oct 5th he got called to Blass' office and was offered an unpaid work-study program. He made one more effort to secure a paid position interviewing with Bill Tice just when Tice was beginning his highly successful fashion design career. On Oct 10th he started a work week at Beene Bag owned by another famous fashion designer Geoffrey Beene: "Today I spent my first day at work on Seventh Avenue. It was more like fun than work. Beene Bag has a very free and friendly atmosphere. For me it was just like a day at the Institute. . Of course I also got introduced to everyone who worked there and the people at Nina Rici Boutique - it's on the same floor". Oct 10 The job only lasted till the end of the week and he decided to take the unpaid position at Blass. For the next seven weeks he details his day-to-day activities working for one of the great American fashion designers. He describes tasks such as: "organizing all the jewellery for the showings putting earrings together etc . the snakeskin rhinestones gold silver pearls etc. . After the jewellery I worked on shoes ." Oct 15. Much of his work entails getting ready for the many shows and exhibitions that Blass is involved in: "Today was my most exhilarating day. I spent the entire day at Bill's penthouse apartment overlooking the East River. Tom and I took 3 models and a photographer there to photograph some of the garments in the spring collection. We used Carla our showroom model Tasha an excellent model and Kitty Hawkes . the model we've all seen in Vogue and Bazaar. She's the girl in the Ritz ad. She's not very pleasant. . To tell the truth which I always do she's got a lousy figure. She's shaped like a pear. She's got some dumper " Oct 26. He notes that Blass does not rely just on fashion shows and exhibitions for his sales. He writes that Blass has a team that criss-crosses the United States attending 'trunk shows' that "make" the business Nov 8 and that he has designed uniforms for organizations such as the U.S. Army and American Airlines Nov 29. Wares describes the in detail the preparations to take part in various exhibitions including one in Paris. He notes many design houses and people associated with them by name such as Stan Herman Pauline Trigere Vanity Fair St. Julian's and more. Individuals such as Debbi Reynolds and Liza Minnelli and Ricardo Montalbam's daughter Laura are mentioned as well. For a fashion writer or historian is an excellent window into the fashion industry. It is replete with the day to day details that make for a successful fashion business tinged with some of the gossip that brings these people and places alive.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 20TH CENTURY; 1970S; UNITED STATES; NEW YORK; FASHION DESIGN; FASHION INDUSTRY; 1970s FASHION; AMERICAN FASHION DESIGNERS; GARMENT INDUSTRY IN 1970s; 1970S FASHION MODELS; FASHION SHOWS IN 1970S; SEVENTH AVENUE; NEW YORK FASHION DISTRICT; GARY WARES; BILL BLASS; GEOFFREY BEENE; KIKI HART; BEENE BAG; NINA RICI; KITTY HAWKES; TASHA POLIZZI; DEBBIE REYNOLDS; LIZA MINNELLI; RICARDO MONTALBAN; BILL TICE; AMERICAN AIRLINES; MARYLAND INSTITUTE OF ARTS MICA; 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 . hardcover
19440008064KANSAS CITY MO - ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. Good. 1944. On offer is a super original manuscript diary and utterly fascinating eyewitness account of the island invasions of the U.S. military in the Pacific Theatre in WWII. There are 2 volumes in this collection. The first book measures 8 inches by 5 inches and contains 152 pages. This volume is only 5% complete - the completed pages do not contain text only pasted in photographs. In addition there are 9 loose photographs inside. The book is in good condition. The second volume measures 7.5 inches by 4 inches. It is bound at the top and in the military is known generally as a Field Message Pad or FMP. It contains 152 pages. It is 90% complete and has numerous photographs in addition to extensive entries covering the period May 1944 to Dec 1945. The back cover has separated but otherwise it is in good condition. The handwriting is clear and legible. George H. Laney was a 33 year old living in Kansas City MO. He was married and had 2 young children when he was drafted in Nov 1943. Assigned to the U.S. Navy he underwent a series of training programs over the next 6 months. On May 12th he reported on board LST 613 bound for the Pacific Theatre of war. LST stood for Landing Ship Tank. Built to transport tanks wheeled and tracked vehicles artillery and construction equipment LST's were designed to be beached to off-load their cargo. As described in his record LST's could also serve as troop carriers casualty evacuation vessels and prisoner of war transport ships. They had a range of 24000 miles. Unusually for a naval vessel they used high octane gasoline instead of diesel as fuel. Direct hits in combat were generally catastrophic. While slow and often challenging to maneuver they were a vital part of any sea-borne invasion. LST 613 served in the thick of the invasion of the Philippine Islands earning 5 battle stars or commendations. Laney records LST 613's journey from Seneca IL where she was laid down and launched to New Orleans via the Mississippi River. "Commissioning Day at Algiers Algiers Naval Base New Orleans LA. Mother and Dad came down from Huston to see me had a very nice visit. Called Louise long distance Liberty was good only I didn't have enough money Mother gave me $5 to get something to eat."May 19 1944. Over the next several pages he describes their passage through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific Ocean. Eventually they docked at Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. "At Manus . I saw Bob Hope Show. It was excellent. Participating were Hope Jerry Colongna Jerry Colonna actor and Bob Hope's famous sidekick Francis Langford Lanny Ross and Patricia Thompson a dancer. The show was wonderful better than anything else they could send us out here ."Aug 23 - Sept 4 1944. "Getting ready for the invasion of the Philippines" Oct 6 1944. "Leyte Invasion. Today is my 34th birthday and what a day I had was almost a nervous wreck. Jap suicide planes came over about all day. Couple LST's got hit by mortar fire. Large navy guns opened up all day and night on the island. I was glad to get the hell out of there. In returning to N.GNew Guinea LST 695 was torpedoed between Leyte and Palou ." Oct 20 1944. "Cruiser Nashville hit by suicide bombers in the straits between Mindanao and Negros."Dec 13 1944. "Mindanao Invasion D-Day 4 down and 2 assists We were hove to with a lot of other LSTs off shore when 20 or more Jap suicide bombers came over and attacked us. We were in the middle of the whole works and our boys shot down four of the bastards. Two LSTs 734-472 were hit by these suicide plains and set off high octane gasoline. The ships were abandoned about five minutes after the hit. Another LST was hit while we were on the beach. It was the most hellish day I have ever spent in my life but I wouldn't have missed it for anything. ." Dec 15 1944. In addition to his detailed descriptions of ship operations and combat Laney included a number of photographs in his book. The pictures are for the most part glued into place but some have come free enough to read the notations on the reverse. They include pictures of himself his shipmates annotated family members and what appear to be pictures of his wife Louise and his children. There are a number of other pictures of downed and wrecked Japanese fighters and bombers. Other pictures show the landscape and local native people. One appears to be a Japanese prisoner of war. On Nov 1st 1945 he disembarked LST 613 and began his journey home. His journal ends with this: "I was discharged and became a civilian. So this is the end of my career in the navy. Boarded the train for home. Arrived in KC at midnight. Louise and the gang was there to meet me." Dec 7 1945. For a military or naval historian this is a fabulous record. It is an eyewitness account of the critical invasions of the Philippines recounted by a person who was there in the thick of it. It is a detailed well-written account. Historians and researchers can use this primary material for direct evidence and to cross-reference other sources. For a writer it is an inspirational story of a young man who left family and home to serve his country with not a word of complaint. The photographs especially of fellow crew mates destroyed warplanes and local inhabitants give an air of immediacy that brings his words to life. This is an excellent war record.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF UNITED STATES; KANSAS CITY; MISSOURI; 20TH CENTURY 1940S WW2 SECOND WORLD WAR PACIFIC WAR ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER PHILIPPINES; U.S. ARMY TANK LANDING SHIP NAVY NAVAL OPERATIONS LST 613; GEORGE H LANEY; BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF; INVASION OF MINDANAO; INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; JAPANESE SUICIDE BOMBERS; USS NASHVILLE; BOB HOPE; JERRY COLONNA; FRANCIS LANGFORD WARTIME PHOTOS MILITARY HISTORY; 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
19520008180PAINESVILLE OHIO. Good. 1952. On offer is a rather poignant journal of a woman caring for her elderly and ill husband in the final year of his life. It measures 8 inches by 6.75 inches and contains 200 pages. It 30% complete. The cover has wear marks but the binding is intact as are all pages. The handwriting is clear and legible. The author of the journal is Geraldine Brown wife of Fayette Brown. Fayette Brown was born in 1883 and in the 1930's was President of the Interlake Iron Co. in Toledo OH. The journal covers the period from May 10th to Oct 20th 1952. At 70 years of age Fayette was suffering from Alzheimer's and his wife was caring for him at home. The couple lived in Painesville Ohio and had several grown children. The diary opens with Geraldine writing about her motivation and inspiration to keep this journal: "This book came from Aunt Alice's when we closed her house. There were so many of her diaries which have inspired me to start this as in the future there may be some events which would be helpful to refer to especially as to dates." May 10. Little was known about Alzheimers at that time. She referred to it as his 'dark cloud'. Despite that challenge she is devoted to her husband and that love comes through in comments such as these: "Austin came out about four. Thinks that I should get away. I know that it is the only sensible thing to do. The only thing I want to do is to go and see Ralph and Fan and the baby. Would prefer waiting a month but he seemed insistent that I go immediately so will call Mrs. Shevel and see when she can come. Had long talk with Hall about his work. He does not feel it is too much for him. Austin in his talk with him evidently suggested a night nurse and for Hall to take over the day but that is entirely unnecessary now. As long as I am here do not want any one else around in day time besides it's too confusing for Fayette. I have a feeling that the boys thing there should be some one else here because of me. They just do not understand how much it means to me to be able to do something for Fayette and as long as he realized that I am with him no one else is going to take over. Besides what would I do. I don't want to be any other place and am not happy when I am away." May 20; "Fayette had a wonderful night didn't stir until 7:30 this morning then went back to sleep until 9:30. He is standing up under the heat remarkably well. The only change I find is I have to help him almost entirely with his meals and when he walks he drags his feet." June 16. In spite of the challenges of helping her ill husband she also notes happenings in the wider community. The general election campaign is underway and one of her daughters is working in it: ". my heart aches for her. Politics is certainly a dirty business I have to have any of mine in it and yet what will happen to the country if those with ideals and the will to work hard " July 11. Eisenhower won the 1952 election to her approval. Alzheimers Disease places an enormous strain on the caregiver and immediate family. What comes through in this diary is Geraldine's love and care for her husband as this incurable illness slowly progresses in him. Her last entry was in September: ". I thought when I got back from Bennington that Fayette seemed stronger mentally but the last few days he hasn't seemed as well. Maybe it is the change of personalities. We weighed him this morning and he was only 164. Our first snow and hail last night and this morning. Much too early. Katherine is on her vacation and Ward is here taking her place." Oct 20. Fayette Brown passed away 3 months later. Geraldine lived another 29 years passing away at the age of 91. This is an excellent glimpse into the daily life of someone caring for a loved one who is suffering from the ravages of Alzheimers. It is particularly valuable to a social historian or a researcher looking at the ways people cope with the huge challenges presented by this disease.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; OHIO; PAINESVILLE OH; 1950s; MID-20TH CENTURY; UNITED STATES; CARING FOR ALZHEIMER PATIENTS; FAYETTE BROWN; GERALDINE BROWN; INTERLAKE IRON CO.; ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING; DWIGHT EISENHOWER; END OF LIFE; DEMENTIA PATIENTS; LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER PATIENTS; 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
19360008002NORTH TRURO PROVIDENCE SARATOGA MASSACHUSETTS. Good. 1936. On offer is a remarkable 1936-7 diary of Helen Sawyer Farnsworth a daughter of painter and photographer Wells Moses Sawyer wife of a renowned portrait painter Jerry Farnsworth and an active member of the Cape Cod art colony. Helen Sawyer Farnsworth 1900-1999 was a prominent artist and art teacher a member of the National Association of Women Artists the National Arts Club Washington Yonkers Art Association and Provincetown Art Association. Her artistic life was mainly associated with Cape Cod and she and her husband were very active in intellectual cultural and social milieu teaching participating in exhibitions organizing and visiting various events. The diary mentions numerous events places and people including famous writers and artists like John and Katy Dos Passos Phyliss Duganne Charles Hawthorne Dawn Powell William and Lucy LEngles Blakeman. The diary covers the full year of 1936 and the first three weeks of January 1937. Helen Sawyer first started the diary on January 22 1936 and when reached the end of December filled the first pages from January 1 to January 21 with January 1937 entries. The 1936 entries start with a trip to Philadelphia to opening of the 131-st Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where she and her husband were regularly exhibiting. They spent the winter of 1936 one of the coldest in American history in Sparta and New York and then in early May went to North Truro. The diary covers a variety of topics Helen writes about her work sometimes only mentioning what she was working on naming the place or the model and sometimes describing her work in more detail: Painted at the West End Painted on Pontiac Drove to Indian village to get a model.Painted the Indian girl Drove to Superior. Grey clouds. Snow on mountains. Great clouds at sunset. Painted from hill watched evening fall over Arizona! She mentions some of her best known paintings including Corn hill and Trees by the Turn for which she received the first honorable mention in Chicago. Almost all entries document weather and being an artist she tends to describe colors light appearance of sky and clouds: heavy curious clouds without form brilliant sky snow is thawing turning black yellow heather coming out on the moors. She also documents her daily activities like gardening or cooking records names of books she was reading and movies she saw. In December 1936 the family took a trip through Georgia Louisiana Texas and New Mexico to Arizona which she describes in detail: December 12: Marfa a small rather Mexican town with small Spanish church and plaza fine mountains and cattle ranches cactus yucca yellow fields red mountains blue lava flows. December20: Drove to the Papago Reservation Beer in the café. Indians gambling on the machines December 29: Heavy rainfall night. There is snow on Apache Leap Pichets Post this morning Climbed the hill and looked at Superstition Mountains: Pichet Post Apache Leap. Color and drama more than the wildest symphony January 5: Explored the old mill of Silver King mine in the creek in the old town of Penel. They were mining this tailing getting 9.00 a ton All very interesting the tailing pond old churches etc.Size:72 x 51Physical description: Red cloth cover with black geometric pattern titled: The Wanamaker Diary; year at the right bottom corner: 1936Condition: good minor wear slightly faded cover with a tiny ink blot at the upper edge ink blots on few pages spine is slightly detached ink has slightly faded at some places; a part of the page with personal information has been torn off but the torn part has been preserved and the text is clearly seen. Neither of the above affects readability.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HELEN SAWYER FARNSWORTH AMERICAN ART 20TH CENTURY 1930S PAINTERS UNITED STATES ARTISTS UNITED STATES WRITERS ARTISTIC COLONIES PROVINCETOWN ART COLONY WOMEN PAINTERS FEMALE PAINTERS LANDSCAPE PAINTING NORTH TRURO MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FINE ART ARIZONA NEW MEXICO NORTH AMERICAN WATERCOLOR ARTISTS 1930S ARTIST COMMUNITY IN CAPE COD DOS PASSOS L'ENGLES WELLS MOSES SAWYER JERRY FARNSWORTH PROVINCETOWN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS YONKERS ART ASSOCIATION ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO AMERICAN ARTISTS AMERICAN WRITERS MODERN AMERICAN ART PRE-WAR AMERICAN ART ART ACADEMY CULTURAL LIFE AMERICANA AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
