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19260011027Morocco Spain Monaco Italy Greece: Round-The-World Society. Very Good. 1926. Hardcover. On offer is a wonderfully preserved book of vintage stamped letters from 1925 and 1926. One of only a handful still in circulation "Letters from a Globetrotter" is a travelogue in the form of a series of subscription letters written by Elmer D. Raymond founder and president of the Round-the-World Society. This particular collections title page has "Volume Two" printed on it. Included in the book are close to 30 typewritten mimeographed letters over 65 real stamps with postmarks and cancels and three black and white photo plates. There is also a fold-out map of the world and a black sketch with blue background drawn by the author. Each letter in this collection is numbered with a roman numeral LIII being the first and addressed to Mrs. Geo W Acker of Port Gibson Mississippi. The return address of the letters is the Round-The-World Society in New York NY. The letters include stamps on the front some letters with one stamp and some with up to five or ten and about three pages of typed text inside. Every letter is titled eg "THE FOUR CITIES OF THE SEVEN HILLS" and includes a location at the top before the greeting of "Dear Friend: -" The contents of the letters are fascinating as Raymond uses his words to paint vivid pictures of the people culture history and current events of the places he visits. The travelogue begins en route to Fez Morocco with letter LIII. Raymond sets the scene writing "To-day we are awakened by the bells of a caravan drawing through Taza. First you think Santa Claus is paying a belated visit but soon you hear the shouts of the driver: 'Ahr zitt! Ahr zitt! ' Santa Claus wouldnt talk Arabic to his reindeers." Raymond travels around Morocco before moving on to Monaco and into Italy. The collection ends with letter LXXIX in Greece. The leatherette two-hole binder measures 6" x 9". The screw posts used for binding are intact and the cover letters map plates and stamps within are in great condition. In this stunning artefact of travel writing Raymond captures the readers imagination from the opening lines of each letter. He provides a remarkable illustrated depiction of one possibly American mans travels in North Africa and Europe in the 1920s. For a collector there is a wealth of stamps mailed to the United States from numerous fascinating locations. This is one of two volumes of "Letters from a Globetrotter" in our collection. Both are relatively unique with overlap of only twelve letters and three photograph plates. ; Letters; 8vo 6" x 9" . Round-The-World Society hardcover
1925000043Arctic Europe North Africa: Round-The-World Society. Very Good. 1925. Full-Leather. On offer is an amazing vintage book of letters from 1925 to 1926. One of only a handful still in circulation "Letters from a Globetrotter" is a travelogue in the form of a series of subscription letters written by Elmer D. Raymond founder and president of the Round-the-World Society. Included in the book are approximately 150 pages describing Raymond's voyages photo plates a fold-out map of the world and approximately 140 real stamps all with postmarks dated 1925 and 1926. The return address of the letters is the Round-The-World Society in New York NY. There are more than 45 letters contained within this book each addressed to Mrs. Harriet H. Hale of New Haven Connecticut. The letters include stamps with postmarks and cancels on the front some letters with one stamp and some with up to five or ten and about three pages of typed text inside. Every letter is titled eg "ON THE TRAIL OF BARENTS" and includes a location at the top before the greeting of "Dear Friend: -" In addition to the typed letters there is a sketch of a ship by Raymond himself and some 16 black and white plates with photographs capturing images from the various locations Raymond visited. The first 13 letters are not numbered but the 14th is labelled XXVII. All the letters that follow are similarly labelled with Roman numerals in sequence. Some appear to be missing--for example the numbers skip from XXX to XXXIII. The travelogue begins at the North Cape Norway where Raymond describes seeing Europe from where he sits: "There beyond the thick dull curtain of fog lies the most interesting and colorful continent of the world Europe." The author states that this is the first of his Arctic letters. He goes on to write from Greenland Bear Island Spitzbergen and the North Pole. Next he sails to Antwerp and visits various locations in Germany France and Monaco. Then he moves on to North Africa where he describes places including Tunisia Algeria and Morocco. The descriptions are colorful and entertaining and provide an interesting look at these various communities through the eyes of a man who is likely American or English. He writes of a visit to Ruisseau des Singes in Algeria saying "Some of the monkeys get so bold as to put their hands into our pockets searching for hidden peanuts. One of them finds a shiny coin and steals it. He climbs a tree and sits on a branch. Fingering the coin he examines it carefully." The letters conclude with a flight from Tangier to Gibraltar and a trip into Spain where the letters end with letter number LXIV: "A Bullfight in Seville". The leatherette two-hole binder measures 6" x 9". The screw posts used for binding are missing but could easily be replaced. There is some general wear to the leather. The letters map plates and stamps within are in great condition. This well-written detailed collection of letters paints a vivid picture of one mans travels from Norway to the North Pole and south to North Africa. The photo plates give us a beautiful visual of what Raymond describes with words. For a collector there is a wealth of stamps mailed to the United States from numerous fascinating locations. This is one of two volumes of "Letters from a Globetrotter" in our collection. Both are relatively unique with overlap of only twelve letters and three photograph plates. ; Manuscript; 8vo - 6" x 9"; KEYWORDS: ELMER D. RAYMOND ROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL LOG BOOK VADE MECUM 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 Travel Globetrotters Philatelic StampsANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . Round-The-World Society hardcover
0012247Stafford Batavia New York New York State. Fair with no dust jacket. Hardcover. On offer is a terrific archive of two diaries and a cash accounts book kept by a farming husband and wife in Stafford New York which follow them from late in their courtship through their marriage and the family life that followed. The diaries belong to Charles Leonard Cone 1904-1978 and Marian Erma Williams McCracken Cone 1905-1995. Charles and Marian were each others second spouses. Charles first wife Mae Pinney died in 1926 while Marian divorced her first husband Ezekiel David McCracken in February of 1929 in her accounting notes she includes the $70.00 she paid for said divorce. Marian and Charles married on May 4 1929. They had ten children. They each entered their marriage with a child from their previous unions Evelyn and Charles Jr. . Together the couple had Doris who did not survive infancy Shirley Norma Laura Laverne Lloyd Robert and Betty. This collection of three diaries covers the years of 1925-1938. The first two books were kept by Marian. The first is a diary that covers January 1 1929-May 9 1929 and May 10 1930-August 5 1930 note that this is a 1929 diary and Marian has changed the year to 1930 beginning on May 10. The second is a cash account book offering a fascinating look at the cost of goods and services in the 1920s and 1930s. Marian begins the accounts book in January of 1925 and keeps it consistently until mid-1926. The book is then used inconsistently between 1928 and 1938 allowing the researcher to compare cost of living over the course of 13 years. The final dairy allows us to see the Cones world through their patriarch Charles. He keeps the diary mostly from January to April 1934 with a few entries in 1937. His entries are fairly brief but provide a nice contrast to Marians as he describes the work he does day to day. Some excerpts from Marians diary follow: It has been pleasant just like a spring day. The snow is all gone. The creek is up to the road and it is raining tonight. I mopped and done my ironing this forenoon. We sewed this afternoon. I finished Elsi Scotts dress and got Mothers all done but the hem Jan 18 1929. It was pleasant only the wind blew. Louis plowed all day. We went over to Stafford and got our license this forenoon. We took Evelyn up to his folks while we went up and got married. We went up to Ruths tonight. Charles Junior came home with us this afternoon. Ruth and George had gone away. I made a cake and decorate it for Ruths birthday. I broke the starter again May 4 1929. Louis plowed over to the other place in the afternoon he dragged the barley ground. Charlie drilled the barley in the forenoon and sowed grass seed in the afternoon. I rolled a while in the afternoon May 10 1930. It was pleasant all day. The boys began pulling beans this morning. Had to fork them out by hand. I baked a cake and 2 pies this morning then went over and forked beans the rest of the day Aug 28 1930. Excerpts from the Charles diary follow: Arose 5: 30. Took children to school. Took Marian to dentist had all her teeth out. Rev Miller was here tonight. Mrs. Votry kept children Feb 1 1934. Fixed spreader in a. M. Cut awhile p. M. Until rain. Marian went to Batavia alone p. M. Omar and I went to night Mar 31 1934. Rose 3: 15. Loaded lambs. Fred helped us sold some potatoes worked around all day went to Raymonds at night Apr 9 1934. The diaries measure 7x4.5 inches 5.25x4.75 inches and 7x4.25 inches respectively. All are in Fair condition with notable wear to the covers. The books range from 30% to 60% complete. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . hardcover
19260001388ST. LOUIS MISSOURI BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS KEWANEE IL. Good. 1926. On offer is an original very charming archive of three 3 small diaries handwritten by Marion Butterwick an artist and designer from Kewanee Illinois. The diaries are dated through the Roaring 20s through to the start of the depression years of 1926 through 1930. Marion Butterwick b. May 5th 1908 - d. January 26th 2004 was well known for her sculptures abstract paintings and sketches. Small books 2 ½" x 3 ½" they cover four years of college with time spent in St Louis and Boston. The first book starts September 13 1926 as she leaves Kewanee Illinois on train and arrives at college in St Louis detailing college life: football game at Taylor Field; rallies and bonfires; gym; homework; study hall; Sunday school; shopping; coming back home from college then returning after semester break; swimming; basketball practice and much more. The second starts with September 11 1927 and another trip from Kewanee to St Louis to college. This diary indicates Marion was much more involved with clubs groups outings and a bit more socializing; plenty notes on classes and daily college life in 1927. Diary 2 is has about half used. The third book she titles: "Year in Boston" 1929-1930. Marion was attending college in Boston as the notes talk again about classes assignments social events of all kinds tea opinions and impressions on Boston church notes socializing travels and sights around Boston. Second half of this diary is labeled as the 2nd year at school in Boston. Diary 3 is like the first book almost full. Researchers and historians will be delighted with this treasure trove on the personal intimate life and development of a known artist in her formative college days. The diaries come with a small desk top holder. All are covered in a fabric which has started to fray in a few places. Overall G. ; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: BUTTERWICK ARTISTS SCULPTORS ILLINOIS BOSTON ST. LOUIS WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES POST SUFFRAGE 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 Als 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
1926000796GETTYSBURG PENNSYLVANIA PA BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MA. Very Good. 1926. On offer is a super 1926 handwritten manuscript diary authored by a young Gettysburg Pennsylvania girl named Margaret E. Stauffer who attends Harvard University. While the book is filled only until mid-April we assume she stopped writing at the school's year end she paints An intimate charming picture of life for a young student sorority sister and loving daughter and sister to her siblings of which there are 5 or 6. The book includes 3 pieces of ephemera: a small Harvard banner a portrait of Ms. Stauffer we assume at graduation and a small hand cut party invitation to a pajama party. VG.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 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 HISTORY HARVARD EDUCATION UNIVERSITY GETTYSBURG ; Signed by Autograph . unknown
19260010037King's Lynn Norfolk England. Good with no dust jacket. 1926. Hardcover. On offer is a detailed 1926 diary that belonged to a 23-year-old Englishman named John E. Gibson. Gibson was born in 1903 in London and lived and worked in King's Lynn a town in Norfolk at the time his diary was written. The authors engaging observations touch on many of the significant events of the year. "Went with Mum to the Theatre to see 'White Cargo' a story of life out in West Africa & the result of a white man marrying a black . . . The strongest language I've ever heard on a stage was used & one especially made everyone sit up & I was a bit flabbergasted myself: one said to another & it just fitted to a T 'poor bloody fool'" January 13 1926. Gibson references a May 2nd plane crash that occurred during an air show that featured stunt flying referred to at the time as "crazy flying." Included with the diary is a photocopy of a newspaper article that discusses the crash as well as a copy of a photograph that shows the plane itself. These were added later by an individual researching Gibson. "Yesterday afternoon an aeroplane that had been taking up people for flights crashed in the old cemetery. The pilot was killed" May 3 1926. The diary also chronicles the beginning of the 1926 United Kingdom general strike the largest industrial dispute in Britain's history: "At midnight last night all the coal miners came out on strike & the railway men have come out too. There were no trains running this morning & we therefore had no newspapers. My sister had to cycle to Walpole. Everybody seems excited & they all listen round wire-less broadcasters for news" May 4 1926. The diary measures 5 inches by 3.35 inches. It contains 365 pages and is 100 percent complete. The book itself has a red cover and was created by John Walker & Co. Ltd. And the preliminary pages of this Walker's Diary give information specific to 1926 such as the time of the rising and setting of the moon in London postal regulations and important dates such as English law sittings and university terms for Oxford Cambridge and Durham. The book is in excellent condition and the handwriting is quite legible. Included with the diary is a collection of extensive genealogical and biographical notes about Gibson and his family and copies of seven black-and-white photographs. The pages confirm Gibson's identity identify immediate family members and shed light on the circumstances of his life. Gibson's diary offers an excellent look at life in Norfolk England in the years following the First World War. The entries are substantial and rich in detail about what was important to those living a century ago. ; Manuscripts; 5" x 3.25"; 365 pages; Keywords: John E. Gibson; post-WWI England; General Strike of 1926; 1920s; Norfolk; King's Lynn; White Cargo; Crazy Flying; Stunt Flying; Aerobatics; United Kingdom General Strike; United Kingdom; 1920s UK; 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
19260001604STEWARTSVILLE WYOMING WY. Good. 1926. On offer is an interesting 1926 manuscript relic of railroad history being a handwritten diary dated from July 6 1926 to November 14 1926 authored by a young man who is a fireman for the railroad who tells about his days working on the railroad and riding on the trains watching engines girls he meets accidents ballgames etc. The young Wyoming man Mr. Woods he identifies his father as Chas. Woods in the financials does a super job detailing his life and times. Here are some snippets: July 6 left Stewartsville for St. Joe to Cheyenne on St. Joe Grand Island Railway. Fare St. Joe to Cheyenne $22.97; July 8. Passed physical examination for fireman rec'd a pass to Laramie Wyo.; July 20. Given a job at watching engines. Keeping them full of water steam and . My shift 4pm to 12 midnight .41 cents per hr.; Aug 10. Went to circus and wild animal show in evening; Aug. 26. withdrew $10 from Albany National Bank. Dinner at Grand Caft. Super at kuster walked about town. Talked to some good looking girls but couldn't quite persuade them to go to show with us . Guy came along in a car and they went car riding without us. Too bad guess we'll get a car.; Aug 27. Bought blue corduroy blazer $5.00. Saw out girls friends again but they dodged us and got away. Lots of work for nothing try again we'll show them.; Aug 29. Helms supply man went to sleep under coal chute. Woke him up with water hose. Good business today 16 road engines and 4 switch engines bus.; Sept 4. Mac Mclaughlin hostler on middle shift killed instantly about 3:15pm caught between two cars on coal track about 10 feet north of coal chutes. Talked with him about 5 minutes before the accident. Impossible to realise that it happened.; Sept 16. Left on engine 9010. Of 81 cars had trouble with elvin stoker coal to coarse for crusher had to stop on the hill; Sept 26. Had trouble with fire tell we got to rock river left rowlin i had to call in the flag 5 or 6 times made about 50 to 55 miles per hour down the hill from lookout to Wyoming.; Oct 3. On engine 5055. Of 64 cars 2964 ton. Almost stalled out of ridge. I took the throttle for about 4 min. While Harris worked on sander pipes.; Oct 6. Left Laramie at 1 pm on engine 5077 with a Las Angeles train of 45 cars went to the western and heard negro orchestra.; Oct 10. Saw the world series game between N.Y. Yanks & St. Louis Cardinals on the Republican Bermeraing's Playograph. St. Louis wins 3-2.; Oct 19. Saw 15 to 20 antelope southeast of track between Speer and Carr. There are 10 pages of receipts and expenses. The 6¾ x 8¼ inch diary is in a composition book which has 56 pages of entries sometimes just few lines but a lot of half page or more written daily. A chunk has been taken out of the top edgeaffexting the entire book but no loss of text. Overall G.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF RAILROAD RAILWAYS FIREMAN ENGINEER WYOMING STEWARTSVILLE STOKER AMERICANA 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 HISTORYantiquité 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
1927000956SARASOTA MANATEE FLORIDA FL ASEA TO EUROPE. Very Good. 1927. Manuscript. On offer is a very good pre Depression era European travel diary handwritten by Emma June Hibb of Manatee Florida not too far from Sarasota. Mrs. Hibb is a keen observer and dedicated diarist traveling with a large group of Floridians from September 6 1927 through October 11th when they return to New York. A quirky writer going from catty commentary - her girlfriend is miffed that they are traveling with so many of the people she can't stand from back in Florida to her observation that some men aboard ship sure do change their attitude when they discover a woman is married and her husband is also aboard ship. Emma also captures some choice moments on tour especially moving a passage wherein a French woman recognizes them for Americans and rushes over to embrace them all the while holding their hands and weeping in a thank you obviously the under current being the strong emotions still attached to the 'Great War' but 9 years in the past. She has the great habit of giving people nicknames based on place or memorable trait - Budwieser Iowa Carolina and West Palm to mention a few. The book has 2 pages filled with autographs from shipmates and Emma overwrites the book proper using the alphabet address area for other daily entries. This is a lovely travel diary of a woman with personality and keen eye. Overall VG.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; Travel Europe Belgium France WWI World War I Women Studies pre Suffrage Feminism Feminists Personal Memoir Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown
1927000970Herkimer County New York NY. Good. 1927. On offer is a very large well detailed fully handwritten 1927 manuscript diary of a bright insightful 91 year old woman. The writer while unidentified leaves many many clues that should help a local historian or genealogist determine precisely who the author is. She relates all manner of local historical details and this diary will prove a treasure trove for genealogical and local area collectors of history. Our writer in sometimes shaky hand never misses a day and fills this 9 x 6 inch with hundreds of names of family visitors friends and local news. Activities include: going to the Cooperstown fair; Dorr Van Horn called to say their daughter Jene was dead; Adams store at Hartwick burns; Grange Hall to the movies; dedication ceremonies at the Peace Bridge; Union tea agent called and many many hundreds of other details of local history. VG.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; WOMEN'S STUDIES FEMINISM FEMINISTS POST SUFFRAGE NEW YORK STATE HERKIMER COOPERSTOWN 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 Archive Lot 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
19270002242FRANKLIN MICHIGAN MI. Good. 1927. On offer is an original super 1927 manuscript diary used as a notebook handwritten by popular Franklin Michigan magician E.B. Wilhelm. Using a large page a day book by "Dodge Reports - Yearbook" for 1927 not as a diary but more of a catch-all wherein he details many technical matters of his performances and acts including running orders load notes prop lists stage blocking scripting secret codes jokes poetry and more. Historians researchers and collectors of the Magician's trade will find insight into Wilhelm's life personality passion and his particular stage styling as there are a number of multi page entries where he describes his routines his 'patter' plans for his performances and many of the magic effects from beginning to end. The 8.5 x 5.5 inch book has a broken spine; some pages excised from the back and is about one third full but overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF E.B. WILHELM MAGICIAN FRANKLIN MICHIGAN MAGIC PRESTIDIGITATION ILLUSIONIST MENTALIST SLEIGHT OF HAND CARD TRICKS OCCULT HIGHER POWERS SUPERNATURAL AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN 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
19270002226ASEA ABOARD THE SS WEST HARCUVAR. Good. 1927. On offer is an utterly charming from a fascinating perspective original 1927 manuscript trip diary handwritten by E.J. Austin Deck Boy on the SS W. Harcuvar. Edward as we learn from a tucked in news clipping about the 38 year old man uses a 'Composition' notebook beginning Sunday April 17th to May 31st while undated the year matches up to 1927. He begins with the first entry as if a the book is a long letter to his mother and family. Typically his first few days aboard ship as a new crewman is fraught with the highs and lows: the sea air makes for a big appetite and then the rolling of the waves make for a 'green' sailor in both definitions of the situation. By the end of the first few weeks he is an old tar taking his turn at the wheel in between paint chipping sessions at the forecastle. The book also contains a letter perhaps unfinished tucked in dated Summer 1928. At the back of the 8vo book are some religious writings including "The Path of Freedom" Presence of God. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF E. J. AUSTIN EDWARD J. AUSTIN DECK BOY SS WEST HARCUVAR TRAVEL SEA VOYAGE WORK ON A SHIP NAUTICAL STEAMERS STEAMSHIPS MARINE NAVAL OCEAN GOING YOUNG BOYS WHO GO TO SEA MAIDEN VOYAGES NAUTICAL MARINERS SAILORS SEAMEN 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
1927000495Milwaukee Wisconsin WI / Germany. Very Good. 1927. Full-Leather. This diary reveals the story of one young woman's trip to Germany in 1927. The diarist is Gretchen Ziegler from Milwaukee Wisconsin. Complete with what sounds like a ship board romance with the Captain of the S.S. Cleveland our young woman spends a good deal of time with him; not only on board but also after they dock. His name is Captain Stege and he even signs her diary in the front. She also has another man on board who is very interested in her and seems to be competing for her attention with the captain. Gretchen starts sailing on May 5th and her diary entries end on July 15th while still in Germany. The diary is fully written for 73 pages and then another 30 or so pages in the back where she has written addresses hotels stopped at cash accounts etc. Gretchen is visiting Germany because of her family heritage there. Research indicates she is related in some way to the Oetker family famous for baking powder. They are a very wealthy family and many of her entries have to do with staying on their estate. Among many there is a wonderful entry about her riding a train through Germany and the little girl on the train gives her a four leaf clover. Excerpts from a mere 16 days: "May 5th A.M. Shulled by the mobs. Shared stateroom with a Mrs. Traeger of St. Paul she was exceptionally nice. Table 21 second sitting. Companions Captain Stege formerly of Hamburg American line now living in New York. Mansolff who didn't seem to notice us at lunch but spoke during dinner. Also Mr. Westendarf of Coldwater Mich. who was crossing for the 31st time. Capt. S. gave me a glass of wine at dinner. Uneventful evening did not dance." "May 7th Became acquainted with more of the passengers. Moved my deck chair to the boat deck. Walked around all day. Had a cocktail with Captain S. before dinner. Mosel wine from Mr. M. at dinner both of whom took me to the dance where I had three more cocktails Manhattan. Purser wanted to meet me but did not go up on deck. We sat at the captains table for dinner and he is a charming man. Was down on the list as coming from Mexico. Weather ideal." "May 8th Played shuffleboard. Spent two hours on the bridge from 10 to 12. Capt. ordered a special dish for our luncheon "Schlesisches Himmelieich." consisting of speck prunes dried apricots dumplings and delicious gravy. Tried to sleep on deck but couldn't. My two Romeos took me to the dance. Met Dr. Schwartz who dances divinely. Mosel wine for dinner Champaign for dancing. At dinner Captain S. said "Gott sei dank hente ist Somitag und wird meht getanzt." He was fooled. I probably spelled many of those German words wrong but some of them translate to "God would not be thanks to today" or something like that. "May 10th Were invited by the captain for tea at 4:30. Saw his "Parodies" Eva serpent and apple pictures painted by him etc. Captains said the Cleveland had never learned how to roll Mr. M. & S. did not get to bed until the wee small hours of the morning. Spaniards on board." "May 13th Dolled up in my black dress for the captain's dinner which thrilled and moved me almost to tears. Captain S. seemed both delighted and moved by the Buergemeister of Bergdorf's speech and the wire sent to the Hopag signed by six men each of a different country. Costume party in the evening but did not dress up." "May 17th Up at five sun shining everything immaculate. Captain S. came to the hotel with me there I had my first ½ l. beer ." "May 18th Met Captain Stege at one. Had lunch and rode around the city coffee at Alster Pavilion trip around the harbor passed the Cleveland. Back to hotel on combination elevated and subway. Dinner at a hotel then to Hausa Theater very superior vaudeville then to Kio high-class cabaret not home until two. Hamburg beautiful with many lovely canals from Alster. Weather cool but sunny. Lovely parks. Old town very quite. Charming restaurants tables outside. Dresses fully as short as at home ." "May 20th Captain Stege stayed at a hotel and we had breakfast together at seven. People in Hamburg never seem to go home." "May 21st Captain Stege saw me off at 7:41 after breakfasting together. Arrived Bielefeld at one met by Tante Jakoli chauffeur in lively Mercedes car and oh boy what a home on a hill overlooking the entire town gorgeous gardens employees four gardeners. Lina Oetker seems very nice grandson Rudolph. Drove around beautiful country out to their farm. This is the life two maids two horsemen. Talk about luxury silver dishes knives and forks so I don't know what to use. Beautiful hilly woody surroundings. Hope I don't disgrace the name Ziegler my figure causes increasing comments" thought that was quite the comment. "May 24th . Visited the Oetker factory which is immense. Everything is done there from washing and selling to printing. They employee 900 people and everything is so immaculate. The baking powder is put up in small packages that sell for 10 pf. Also many pudding powders are made. Rain and cold again. Walked around downtown and saw the drugstore in which first baking powder was made." "May 31st . concert on market Square in the evening. All the houses illuminated in Bann's colors red and blue. People massed in square and neighboring streets. Dr. Gorg Frieda and I went up for a private lane with the mayor and got away with it so that we stood right in front. Frieda's husband Hugo was more communist than anything else and seemingly an exceptionally fine and intelligent man." "June 10th Today is the day of days "Schwines Market" in front of the house. The pigs arrived in large baskets and squeak as they are unmercifully lifted by one leg ." "July 2nd Left Garmisch at 9:15 by motor bus to Landeck in Austria. Mr. and Mrs. Reisner of Hamburg only other passengers. Chauffeur a Viennese was charming 37 years old and philosophized about love and marriage. Read Upton Sinclair and Schopenhauer and said he would like to marry me. All the trip was delightful and Mr. Reisner invited the chauffeur and me to dinner but I had to rush to get to my train. "A kiss means as much to the human being as water to a plant. Home already summer in Garmisch etc." Really an exceptional man. Arrived in Zürich about 7:30. New fallen snow on the mountain's gorgeous." "July 4th Wrote a long letter home in the morning. After an early dinner we took the steamer on the lake for an hours ride as far as Holbinsel Au where we had coffee and a delightful view of the lake and snow mountains in the distance. Rode together with a Mr. Banimann who spoke English the greater part of the time. Back on the boat. Lake alive with sailboats and saw a beautiful sunset ." "July 13th . after supper we took a walk to the flying field and arranged for me to fly on Thursday ." "July 14th .flew to 25 minutes in a Daimler Klein Leicht Flugzeug 20 horsepower D980 over the hills and saw the Schlass Hohenzollern outlined against a beautiful red sunset and dark blue gray clouds. Simply gorgeous. So very calm only sensation when swooping up and when coming down. Celebrated farewell with wine and cookies and the results were dire." Brown leather cover measures 4" x 6 ½" and is in good condition. It also has its original pencil.; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF Personal Memoir Travel Europe Steamships Steamer Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana Germany Romance Women's Studies Feminism Sociology Suffrage Sufferage Oetker Baking Foodstuffs . hardcover
19270002394HARTFORD CONNECTICUT CT. Good. 1927. On offer is a super original Roaring 20s manuscript diary handwritten by Howard P. Dunham a politically and socially well placed near 'Zelig' like Connecticut man whose career highlights included Chief office Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for United States for District of Connecticut two years Elected to Connecticut State Legislature served on Staff Governor Charles A. Templeton 1921 - 1923. Appointed State Insurance Commissioner Connecticut by Governors Templeton and Trumbull in 1923. He also wrote several books concerning the insurance business. While there are no marks of ownership research and associations confirm Mr. Dunham as author. The 49 year old man at the height of his personal society is in touch with many prominent political and business leaders especially on the State government level. Well filled only 17 blank days Howard diary is filled with parties politicians and playing golf and travels lectures and more in the 3" x 5" book. Here are some snippets: "January 5th Inauguration of Gov. Trumbull. Attended Inaugurate receptions of Trumbull Salmon Pallotti and was on Honorary reception committee at Governors Ball eve." "January 13th Mattie's birthday. Dinner at Hfd. Club of Painters and Sculptors 7 P.M. Sat with Jim Stevens Misses Welcher Mrs. Stone Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Hazelton." "January 16th Pratts for breakfast. Commemorative meeting of the adoption of the First Constitution of the colony of Conn. at Centre Church. Tea at Parish home. Supper at Henblien. Saw Swedish Prince." "February 9th Ben Merrill at 12:15. Hamnblien. Nomination as Insurance Commissioner confirmed by Senate. Ned Allen in. Hair." "March 14th Left Kingston at 9:10. Couldn't cross Hudson account of ice break. In N.Y. at 12. Roosevelt Room 944. Lunch at Pennsylvania. Maj. Tuck Mr. Alexander and Stevenson. Eve dinner at Macdougals. "Broadway" at Broadhurst." "April 15th Al Hammers eve. about a meeting of town to rescind vote on school. Took Mr. Warner to Framington and Plainville P.M. Saw Mattie off to Wesleyan at 9:20 P.M. as delegate to D. A. R." "May 4th & 5th Boat trip to Jamestown down the James. Met Cottrell and also State Treasurer Convention A.M. Dance Country Club. Cox's took us to the crater at Petersburg." "June 24th & 25th Left for Maplewood at 9. At Base of Mt. Washington. Golf at Maplewood. I beat Faulkner and Chapin. Stopped at Turner's Tavern. Room 10. Maplewood hotel eve to see Templeton's .Faulkner and I beat Gov. Templeton and Bob Platt 4 up. I made a 90 at Maplewood last hole in 2. Left for Burlington at 3. Arrived 7. Bad storm. Allenwood hotel Room 6." "July 7th Westport with Gov. Had lunch at Henblien. Drove down in 1:48. Ed Taylor and I beat Gov. Trumbull and Jim Bradley. Dinner at Salmon's eve. Prison Board and Gov. Trumbull Jim Bradley also there." "July 20th Lindberg in town. Saw him at Capitol." "August 27th & 28th Left for Montreal at 10:30 standard. Arrived at 10:30 P.M. Stopped at Windsor Hotel Room 1324. Mgr. Davidson sent up fine flowers Griffin of the Globe took us on ride around Montreal. Went on the Calcutta. English 1st class warship. Lunch at the Ritz Carlton with Dan Young. Golf at Dummerlea. I got low 91. Dinner Windsor. Dance at Young's." He goes to Quebec. Speaks at the Parliament Building to Canadian Sergeants at Arms. Also dancing at the Piazza of the Mount Royal. "September 22nd Left for Chicago on North Shore Ltd. at 12:05 P.M. from Springfield on car "Loomis". Edgewater Beach Hotel. Room 1567-A. Dinner and Theatre "Chicago" with the Cartwright's." "September 27th & 28th Convention at Cincinnati. John Sage Pres. Union Central took us for an auto ride in P.M. Dinner dance at Gibson eve. Our room 270 very noisy. Met Mr. Soule's son .Cincinnati Convention. Boat ride on Ohio at 2:30. Mr. Earl brought us back from boat "Island Queen." "September 30th Elected to Executive Comm. Of Commissioners. Left at 12:30 for Cleveland. Arrived at 6:50 P.M. room 1070 at the Cleveland." "October 27th Ed down eve. Testified in Superior Court in Fire District vs. Osterlund. Got verdict." "November 5th & 6th Biggest flood since 1854 .Flood reached 29.5. Frank Robbins in A.M. Motored to Conn. River Bridge P.M. Great crowds." "November 25th N. Y. on 8:50 train. Waldorf Room 743. Staten Island P.M. and down town. Eve. My Maryland at Jolson .Army-Navy Game. N. Y. Army won 14-9. Dinner with Henry Adams at Metropolitan Club. Eve. Good News at Channing 46th St. Theatre." "December 23rd Dr. Hutchinson at 3. Bot Paige Sedan 415697 at 4 P.M. Sold Jordan to Paige people. F. W. Williams. Attended Internal Rev. party at 1 P.M." "December 2nd Boston at 9:10 A.M. Attended meeting of A. A. A. Statler Hotel. Met Pres. Henry of Detroit. General Manager Smith of Washington etc. Sat at head table. Balche's and Mabel Hewes at house for dinner in eve."; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HOWARD P. DUNHAM BENNINGTON VERMONT DEPUTY COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE CHARLES A. TEMPLETON CONNECTICUT TRUMBULL ROARING 20S HARTFORD ROARING TWENTIES PRE DEPRESSION ERA AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN 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
19270002091ST. CLOUD DAVENPORT KISSIMEE FLORIDA FL. Very Good. 1927. On offer is an original 1927 manuscript diary handwritten a young woman whose name we believe is Irene Nafziger and the diary details her first year in the Davenport Kissimmee St. Cloud Florida area where she and her mother moved to in 1927. We surmise Irene might be a Nafziger as she mentions Grandma Nafziger. There was a Henry Nafziger in Davenport during this time. Irene a clerk and a teacher rarely misses a day and relates the mundane day to day duties and chores but also she shares her feelings to her diary. The diary is in decent shape but is coming off the binding and has some staining. Overall the 4½ x 7 inch book is G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF IRENE NAFZIGER KISSIMMEE ST. CLOUD DAVENPORT FLORIDA HAINES CITY WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES ORLANDO AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA 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
0011145Hartford Connecticut CT. Fair with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is an interesting diary of a Connecticut woman in the years following World War One. This is a five-year diary that was kept for only two-and-a-half years. Entries begin in January 1927 and continue through to May1929. The author of this diary is unknown. Context suggests that she lived in Connecticut possibly in the Hartford area. However this unnamed woman was very busy. She had a family of 6 children and context again suggests that she is older. One of her daughters is married and has children of her own. There is no reference to a husband in her entries. Several children still live with her. Her life is very busy with the variety of tasks she must complete daily to manage her home. Excerpts follow: Louise was sick with severe headache in night and today---had indigestion. Came down and slept on lounge. Snowed. Went to Miss Mary meeting. Elsie L. Brought me home in bad storm. He and Mrs. Sye died last night suddenly. Luke 24-5&6 Jan 4 1927. Tried some puzzles but didnt feel up enough. Cool. Took nap. Terrible sleepy all of the time. Baked apple pie and potatoes Mar 24 1927. Had a lovely bouquet of roses from Elsie and Leighton. Grace wrote lovely card. Elsie got my notices of Board Meeting written. She and Frank went to church. I got dinner. Letter from Esther yesterday. She is away too much. Wrote her a long letter May 13 1928. Rained and cooler. Thunderstorm last night. Finished Death Comes to the Archbishop. Finished hemming my napkins. Mr. Case gave me big barrel of gladiolas. Frank and I went to meeting. Voted to build sidewalk and athletic field school house. Letter from Esther Aug 6 1928. Throughout her diary she makes references to various biblical texts. For a social historian this diary paints a picture of a very ordinary woman in her later years managing her family and relationships. For a Womens Studies program this diary clearly illustrates the social situation of many women at that time in America. Measuring 5.75 inches by 3.0 inches the book is about 55% complete. The fabric cover is soiled and shows some wear. The binding has pulled away from the front cover but all pages are intact. The handwriting is cramped. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . paperback
19953730Asheville NC: The Captain's Bookshelf/Elizabeth Kostova 1995. Galley of the first edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine/Fine/Fine. 4to 12"x9.5". 193pp. unpaginated volume with loose colored plates. This is a set of two pre-publication galleys: one has text B&W frontis B&W cuts & no plates the other is blank with the loose color plates inserted chronologically. The published edition was limited to 310 copies. Red cloth-covered boards with giltstamped titles to spines illustrated map endpapers. Photographic dust jackets covered in protective mylar. This is Elizabeth Kostova's first book it is NOT signed by Kostova. The Captain's Bookshelf/Elizabeth Kostova hardcover
19280009075AROUND THE WORLD ASIA EUROPE SOUTH AMERICA. Good. 1928. On offer is an exceptional thoroughly fascinating and definitely unique scrapbook by a long time seaman navy officer and author by the name of Arthur Gordon. It cannot be understated how interesting this document of travel in the late 1920s is. It is in such excellent condition and absolutely filled with interesting photographs postcards from numerous contents and ephemera that lend a tremendous amount of meaning and significance to the documents around it. The scrapbook dates from 1928-1929 right after he graduated from college at NYU. There are probably close to 200 photographs and postcards in this book. Gordon and a friend traveled around the globe for six months via steamship seeking out adventure and this book is the grand culmination of their globe trotting. Many of the photographs post cards and ephemera have captions that explain them and often describe the spots visited along with short paragraphs about the journey. The ephemera in the book are also rare and very interesting. Alongside the photos and post cards Gordon added numerous hotel stickers luggage tags from ports visited identification cards from the ship and even a Certificate of Vaccination that certifies that Mr. Arthur Gordon was vaccinated against Smallpox on Nov. 25 1928 and signed by the Doctor. However the two most interesting items of ephemera are probably 1 an original handout from Dollar Steamship line mentioning 100 tins of Opium still hidden on board this ship and offering a reward of 5 dollars a tin to those with information and 2 a very well preserved broadside that warns the passengers to be on the lookout As there is an organization at this port for the purpose of placing Russian Stowaways on board.The cover page of the book reads: Round the World. November December January February March and April 1928-1929. Hawaii. Japan. China. Singapore. Ceylon. Egypt. Genoa. Capri. Naples. Venice. Rio de Janeiro. Santos. Montevideo. Buenos Aires. On the next page there is a paragraph that sets up the book: After our return from the Amazon Howie went to Harvard Business School Dick began asking himself what was best to do with a year off I returned to my writing. On the night of November 12th 1928 Dick called from Boston to ask if I could leave for Singapore at four oclock the next afternoon. At four oclock the next afternoon we left for Singapore the first stage of the journey being by way of the Overland Express to Frisco. We already had passports and could get what visas we needed in San Francisco. Also I could buy what clothes I needed and suitcases to carry them in. A little later he writes My status was purely social: I was to help Duke enjoy himself until the ways split then was to continue on my own which would be nothing new. All photos and post cards are in fantastic condition and can be removed with no damage. In addition there are five loose photos in the album of Arthur Gordon who apparently posed as a nude model at some point in his life. These photos are quite intriguing because along with the photos is a photo of a sculpture created by Armenian-American artist Haig Patigian a very well known personality in the art world at the time. He was an active member of Bohemian Club serving two terms as club president. He designed the Owl Shrine a 40-foot high hollow concrete and steel structure which was built in the 1920s to have the appearance of a natural rock outcropping which happened to resemble an owl. Patigian has signed this photo to Arthur and it seems like the two might have been friends. I also discovered two of the nude photos of Arthur posing for a fairly well know German photographers studio by the name of Bruno Wiehr of Dresden. I was quite surprised to find this information but I suppose it makes sense considering Arthur Gordon was also an aspiring author. He most likely spent considerable time in artist circles throughout his life and this is how he ended up modeling. Needless to say the photos have some value on their own. This is a truly exceptional travel scrapbook in excellent condition and immensely interesting. The wow factor is exceptional. Background: Arthur Gordon had a long career at sea. He joined the Navy in WW I and was a recruiter during the war. He would later serve aboard the USS Oceanographer for four years on the US Coast Survey. During WW II he would write the book "The Years of Peril". Besides serving in WWI and WWII he traveled extensively as a Merchant Marine Officer and was employed in the tourist industry. After WWI Gordon made two trips around the world and into the Amazon. Gordon also attended Bard College and NYU finally earning a Master's degree. In 1949 he was teaching classes in writing fiction. He was listed as a Navy Commander in the reserves in 1949 as well. At that time his full time employment was as a Freelance Writer. He published short stories in Argosy and Maclean's Magazine sometimes using the pen name "Arthur Shirt".NOTE: WE LIST HIS EARLIER 1919 JOURNAL SEPERATELY. SELLER ID OOO2557.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ARTHUR GORDON HAIG PATIGAN ROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL ROARING TWENTIES INTERWAR PERIOD TRAVEL HOTEL STICKERS GLOBETROTTING SCRAPBOOK DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE S.S. PRESIDENT MONROE MARINE NAUTICAL MARITIME NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY ASPIRING WRITER PHOTOGRAPHS OF NATURE HAWAII JAPAN ASIA ITALY SOUTH AMERICA ART AND TRAVEL PRE-GREAT DEPRESSION TRAVEL REMEMBRANCES OF TRAVEL CULTURAL EXPLORATION HISTORY OF TRAVEL 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 MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
19280001775SIAM THAILAND SOUTH EAST ASIA. Very Good. 1928. On offer are an interesting pair 2 of 1928 and 1929 original manuscript diaries handwritten by a young English mining engineer named Leslie Arnold Mayo while working in Siam. Using a large page per day 'Roneo Indexed Diaries' he writes approximately 311 entries in the 1928 diary and 235 entries in the 1929 diary ranging from a single line to a full-page usually at least a paragraph or two ending with his return to Dover on 3 October 1929 with occasional entries made while in Europe to the conclusion of the calendar year. The author provides a unique 'yin and yang' look at his time in Asia from the prejudices of a young man of his time and place balance with the topic of the perils of going native; the challenges of mining in contrast with the lure of making one's living abroad particularly in an exotic locale such as Siam. Mayo appears to have no little responsibility managing and working a tin mine near Langsuan then at Kopah in Thailand as he does the books calculates expenses and doles out wages writes daily reports some with drawings manages equipment repairs and hires the Siamese and Chinese 'coolies'. Mayo answers directly to the Superintendent of Mines and in 1928 received a salary increase. He is also in frequent communication with the Governor and even socializes with him. Beginning on New Year's Day of 1928 we understand he has been in Thailand for some time as he is comfortably situated in a bungalow at the Nai Hoot Juita tin mine in Langsuan Siam and he may have started his job there as early as the summer or autumn of 1926. Mayo does a great job bringing the essence of his life in Siam to the reader as he not only details his work but also his play and other activities: the journals contain many stories of encounters with tigers game hunting the miner's opinions of his contemporaries in the industry as well as the hired hands minor mishaps such as an injury to his knee a weekend spent in Penang and the sorted affairs of his colleagues. Mayo contemplates purchasing options essentially licences in other regions as well as investing in shares in the Australian owned mining company 'Huai Yot' which was involved in gold mining in Malaysia. Other large Australian companies such as 'Nai Hoot' are mentioned and interestingly Australians were the first to introduce dredges into tin mining in Siam in 1907 creating an influx of Western firms. Here are some snippets: "Chinese hari bazaar the coolies decided to do no work because I wouldn't give them a full day for 1/2 day's work. Had some trouble over sacking two." "Took F.R. round the mines dredge & power station & listened to what he had to say. He is a decent fellow a Scot from Edinburgh." "I went down to Tung Song Suratthani for money. Oscar Dorban got in. I was very pleased to see him & we discussed boxing especially his method of drying the samples & weighing them instead of finding their volume by displacement." ". 10 o'clock when I got my money from the bank. Caught the 11 am train to Ronpibon where Langdon met me & drove me out. White was on the train going to Haad Yai" "Received a letter from the OCPD Batu Gajah Office of the Consumer Protection Board inquiring about my pistol he wants me to apply for an export licence - nine months after I left the state." "Took a gang of coolies out to repair a broken bridge on the Langsuan road. had a beer & biscuits. Lazy in the afternoon & then went shooting. I bagged 4 with 6 shots." "A most energetic day. Went to the bore first thing & on my return struck the pipe line so decided to go up to the intake - some walk in all about 10 miles." "I can calmly accept the state of affairs - this life is quite bearable if one has enough work to do during the day. Today I was up late and spent most of the morning with the coolies shifting the dynamo field to the store. Siamese get my goat!" "The tractor with dynamo armature got stuck in the mud just outside the min & I with four coolies waited at Quentin Mooi till 1:30 PM for it. Got the tractor started after much trouble & watched it for 1/4 mile & then went ahead in the lorry from Q.H.H. with some motor starters. the lorry wheel came nearly off so had to walk the rest & send for a new wheel. the two trucks sent yesterday could not be used. they have no brakes. " "Sacked all the Siamese coolies in the morning through not turning up yesterday noon." "The governor called me into his house & gave me tea. Received my provisions from Bangkok I like the American cheese." "Went into Langsuan to answer a few questions of the 'Superintendant of Mines' - all over in fifteen minutes" "Met Clark in Langsuan he has just returned from a prospecting trip of the Chumphon district. " "Paid off my boring coolies luckily I had about 500 spare in the safe. Made lists of the boring tools in store. went for a walk to the dredge on the No.3 mine hole the power house & No.5 mine." "Brown from Nawong Pat is down here he is going to take Jay's place at P.S.H. Jay was nearly murdered on Wed. night at 9:30 o'clock by coolies who got into his room they held his woman & hit him on the head with an axe she escaped & rescued Jay & they had a fight but the coolies got them again & attempted to cut jay's throat - they made a cut 3" long." ".Imagine being tied to a black woman like Cundy - ugh. And now she has adopted a Siamese kid!!! Of course she looks after him well & is I truly believe faithful.I could never do it - pray to God that reason always controls my passion at any rate in that respect."; travels on company business to Penang and elsewhere in Malaya when investigating mining options and taking bores ".The journey took just under three hours & about half the way I rode owing to broken bridges & the amount of water on the road. The cart rocked & swayed over the rutty road & there was an unpleasant smell from the oxen. The driver - an Afgan - was certainly the most villainous looking man I have ever met he was a large & tall man wearing only khaki shorts & a dirty white shirt with a coloured handkerchief at his throat & an automatic on his hip. At Behor I stayed with Dawson - Aussie - & Agar - Irish - his assistant. The former owns a semi lode - semi alluvial mine. They live like natives the animals run all over the "bungalow" coolies walk in at will with their hats on - but it was better than living in a Chinese shop."; a giant iguana shot in his garden ".I've had it skinned the Siamese are having a feast and I shall give it to Mum to make shoes of."; tiger predations ".Clarke was greatly excited.& decided to set four spring guns but some Chinese came in the morning & cleared the undergrowth & built a machane a raised platform used in tiger hunting."; ants in his trousers ".Scratching all morning."; drinking and its attendant nightmares in one being shot by a coolie and set upon by a Chinese whore; his reading Hardy Dickens Hugo Anatole France Zane Grey et al. etc. Note: We list separately a 1932 diary written by Mayo detailing his time surveying in Southern Rhodesia. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ENGLISHMAN IN SIAM TIGER HUNTING LANGSUAN KOPAH MINING ENGINEERING TIN MINES THAILAND COOLIE LABOUR SOUTH EAST ASIA NAI HOOT JUITA MALAYSIA 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
19280001654ASEA ABOARD THE HMS SUFFOLK CHINA STATION JAPAN. Good. 1928. On offer is a significant original 1928 through 1930 manuscript diary and scrapbook created maintained and handwritten by British seaman Reginald Sands who provides a super almost day-by-day account of the maiden voyage of the storied British warship HMS Suffolk and its critical deployment to the China Station patrol covering the period Feb 7th 1928 to July 19th 1930. Adding tremendous depth to the narrative there are numerous original photographs newspaper cuttings postcards stamps other ephemera and hand drawn maps that record everything from the mundane routine of daily exercises and manoeuvres at sea but also activities ashore such as visits to the Union Jack Club in Shanghai diplomatic calls visits from important political and military and naval persons and much much more all the more compelling with the backdrop of region's political and military turmoil brewing in China Japan the new Soviet Republic and the myriad of other regional problems and events at the time. Using a school-style exercise book Sands begins on Friday June 1st 1928 when HMS Suffolk leaves Portsmouth after completing several months of trials and over approximately 129 pages details a history of the ship and its duties and events of import. He notes events such as: Suffolk's orders to proceed to Nanking to protect and evacuate British residents in the revolt of troops on the Shanghai - Nanking railway. Suffolk Responding to an SOS for the liner 'Jervis Bay'. Visits from and Chinese Government officials and the British Minister Sir Miles Locker-Lampson. Visit from the Japanese Admiral at T'singtao. Accommodating HRH Duke of Gloucester and transporting him on diplomatic mission to Japan. Suffolk's part in the commemoration marking the re-burial of the Chinese political leader Sun Yat-Sen. Participation in a football match on 15th August 1929 in aid of dependants of HMS Devonshire victims we believe this refers to the death of 17 seamen on board Devonshire the month before in a firing accident. Suffolk with HRH Duke of Gloucester onboard is escorted into Yokohama where Prince Chichibu comes aboard and later escorts the Duke to Tokyo to meet the Emperor. Sands aboard Japanese warship KAKO with his breakdown of the KAKO's qualities Suffolk called to assist with fire at the King Edward Hotel in Hong-Kong. Suffolk's attendance at the Review held by Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt on his departure as Commander in Chief of the China Station. Inspection by Emperor of Japan presumed Hirohito. Suffolk's part in Hirohito's 'Coronation Review'. Illumination of the ship at Nagasaki as part of celebrations of Hirohito's coronation - photo taken and pasted-in. The diary also recounts numerous rendezvous with other ships including: the Kent the Berwick Hermes and Cornwall and events such as Suffolk winning the sports cup on Sat 7th Sept 1929 at Wei Hai Wei participation in the Regatta at Wei Hai Wei in August 1929 and Sand's visits to the Shanghai Union Jack - a 5 cents credit has been pasted in. Stamps pasted onto the pages are: WEI HAI WEI - George V One Cent revenue Stamp; Japanese 10 Sen Entronement Hall Hirohito stamp; Nagoya Castle 10 Sen stamp; Hong Kong / CHINA - King George V - Four Cents; Egypte brown 5 Cinq Mills; Malta 1 1/2 d George V. The page edges are worn and a little browned and the cover has detached at the staples and there is a faint musty smell but overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HMS SUFFOLK BRITISH WARSHIPS CANTON SHANGHAI JERVIS BAY CHINA STATION BRITTANICA BRITISH SEAMEN NAVAL MARINE NAVY BRITISH NAVY CHINA JAPAN PRE WORLD WAR II POST WORLD WAR I T'SINGTAO JAPANESE WARSHIPS KAKO REGINALD SANDS HIROHITO EMPEROR OF JAPAN NAUTICAL HMS DEVONSHIRE NANJING DECADE CHINESE REUNIFICATION NORTHEAST FLAG REPLACEMENT SINO-SOVIET CONFLICT OF 1929 BRITISH ROYAL NAVY ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN 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
19280001575BOSTON CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS MASS. Very Good. 1928. On offer is a super manuscript relic of medical education at the Harvard Medical School in the 1930s. The notebooks 2 are compiled by Dr. Jacob J. Longacre M.D. 1907 - 1976 while a student. There are copious notes and hand drawn illustrations charts in the hand of a young man who would become a nationally renowned clef palate and facial surgery specialist who practiced in the Cincinnati Ohio area. Headings include Clinical Pathology and Parasitology in one book and the second book is almost entirely medical illustrations of organs and other parts of the body. The 3-ring binders measure 9 x 7 inches and are about 1 inch thick. Overall VG.; 9 X 7 in.; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL MEDICINE DOCTORS SURGEONS SURGERY CLEF PALATE FACIAL SURGERY PATHOLOGY LONGACRE PLASTIC SURGERY AMERICANA 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 HISTORYantiquité 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
19280001129BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA. Very Good. 1928. On offer is an absolutely super original 1928 diary handwritten by Amelia Maria Ely Howe who was the wife of noted Boston surgeon Dr. Walter C. Howe who would die in 1931. The diary offers up an amazing intimate look into the life of a prominent and wealthy family during the 1920s. This diary offers up some amazing historical reading including many high society events such as the theatre fancy dinners traveling and several social functions around Boston; most taking place at some of the prominent "hot spots" during the 1920s. She also talks about their annual trip to their summer cabin in Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Right before they leave for Canada their daughter Emily leaves on an ocean voyage to Europe before returning home for her "Debutante coming out party" which took place on November 16 1928. Emily eventually marries a surgeon by the name of George Aaron Marks. Frederick their son had Epilepsy because on several occasions Amelia mentions his "Attacks" or "Sickness" which sometimes last for an hour. There are also several newspaper clippings pasted inside an one photo of a man standing by a car with a long fur coat on. She also mentions on different occasions that her husband is working on writing a prescription book. Here are snippets: 1928 "January 13th To Ritz Carlton with Mary Guild and Mrs. Humphries to hear Louis Brownfield talk on "How Characters in Fiction are Born." Then to tea at Brittany Coffee Shop. Found Cliff Bragdon here when I got home. He got Joe and brought her back to dinner. E. Dinning at State Door with Pill Jimmie Cosgrove and Dorothy Buchard. Then to Staller to dance. W. Cliff Joe and I to Copley Theatre to see "Clean Hands." "February 4th Packing & sewing. Pill to lunch. Train for Springfield with E. Jo and Isabella Grandin arrived Springfield. Met by Wallace Backus Cliff & Jim Haig. Drove to Amherst. Lord Jeffery Inn. Rooms 26 and 27. Isabella in 107. Had tea in our rooms and dressed for dance. Dinner and dance in College hall. Cocktails first in So College. Dance closed at 12. Back to inn then to So. College then to inn and so to bed." "February 25th Cards with Jim and F. Bridge problems &c. E. Lunching with Pill. E. F. Jim and I to Sheppard's for tea and dancing. E. Dinning at Sam Chard's and to track meet and Eliot Hall. F. Jim and I to Copley Theatre to se "Yellow Sands". W. Could not go. Had to see patients out of town." "March 22nd Sewing. Lunch at 12: 30 and Dr. Taft's. Downtown. Met E. And went with her to select costume for Eliot Hall masquerade. With Blanch Payne to tea for Harriet Whittier at Mrs. McEwen's. Type writing 98 notices." "March 24th F. And I downtown then to Horticultural Hall to flower show. Met W. There. Helen Guild showed us around. F. And I working on 98 notices. E. Dancing with Tom Chard Mrs. Kennedy to dinner. F. And E. To Wilbur Theatre then to Staller with Pill. Mrs. Kennedy left about 9: 30. W. Went home with her then to Harvard Club. I to bed. Did not really sleep till after 3." "April 10th to the Ritz to hear Robert Hillyer read his own poems. Reading and at my desk." "April 18th Downtown bought silk for blouse for grey ensemble. Lying down 3-4. Miss Walley here to tea. John and Margery Buchard and Pill here to dinner. Oyster Cocktails Oysterettes Cream of mushroom soup Croutons Celery Olives Broiled chickens Lattice potatoes Asparagus Bird rolls Nectar salad Lace wafers Ice cream Chocolate cake coffee. Cocktails caviar canapés and Italian wine." "May 21st W. And I took the 8 o'clock train to White River Junction. Arrived 1: 25. Mr. Stickney and Mary met us there and drove us to the Lakota Club in Barnard. Met Mr. Gleason and Mr. Jones. Hospitality extended. Fished all afternoon. Cloudy and foggy. Few fish very small. Talking by fire. Bed 8: 30. "June 22nd Helping Emily pack. Left for N. Y. On 1: 05 train. Jane Cool went over with us. Mr. And Mrs. Goodwin and Richard had seats right across the isle. Arrived N. Y. 6: 46 Pill met us. To Prince George Hotel got our rooms 272 and 273. Pill took us to dinner at "Tony's". Back to hotel. Mac Smith came to see me. Pill and Emily out dancing." "June 23rd Breakfast 7: 30. Pill drove us to Hoboken. Emily sailed on the New Amsterdam at 11. Pill and I back to New York. Lunch at Alice Foote McDougall's 57th Street. Left New York at 12: 45. Home at 11: 30. Pill's chauffer met him here and drove him down to the cape." Newspaper clippings pasted in state: "Miss Howe sails for summer in Europe. Miss Emily Howe the daughter of Dr. And Mrs. Walter C. Howe of 303 Beacon Street sailed yesterday on the New Amsterdam for Boulogne. She will spend July and August on the continent and expects to visit Mrs. William H. Sheppard Elizabeth Paine in England before returning for her debut in the fall. Dr. And Mrs. Howe and their son Mr. Frederick E. Howe will be at Cape Breton for the summer as usual." "June 25th Finished packing and closed the house. 2: 30 sailed on the S. S. Yarmouth. Sally Doyle came down to see us off. Very calm passage. Listening to music in the Veranda. Capt. Boyd and Catherine aboard." "June 27th Left Truro 9: 10. Bridge with two bank men on way to Sherbrooke bank examiners. Arrived Point Tupper about 3: 30. St. Peter's at 6. Radio Hotel. Shopping and bed early. Mr. Tryder fight promoter on train Truro to New Glasgow." "July 8th W. George and Colin to lake. Fished from 9 to 12. Got 22 fish. Colin rowed al over lake. Dead Water round the rocks old Hill place M. E. Brook. W. Took 13 ¼" fish on Parmachenee Belle up Dead Water. Windy clear bright sunshine. F. And I housework and cards. Watching sunset. Bed early." "July 13th Colin came and called W. He had fallen over the fence and ruptured a cartilage. W. Up with him 12: 30-4: 30. F. Had an attack while at chair. W. With him and brought him in on his shoulder. Round house all morning. W. And F. To lake 2: 30-6: 30. Three fish . Taking list of things wanted in St. Peter's for Mr. B to get for us." Starting on July 24th to the 28th there is different handwriting and we believe Walter has written these entries. "July 25th W and there is a circle around W starts 8: 10 a. M. walks to station in 40 minutes. Met Tom Morrison started fishing at bridge near station and went up the river. Good pool below Tom Morrison's house and one in Alder's ca abreast of his house where found Dan Morrison's boy fishing with bait. Other good water between Tom and Danny Morrison's house. Went up as far as Danny Morrison's and returned same way. At 10: 30 a. M. Entertained by Tom M. At his house. Then down river as far as the falls nothing but falls but above and above culvert old road leads to good pool also good pool by old crib work. Brought home 14 fish; 4 large; put back more than a dozen small ones. Walked up to Bissonette's for bread and he drives me home." "July 31st W. And I left Halifax on the Blue ___ at 9: 30. Mac and Luderick left by motor soon after. We spent nearly all day on the observation platform. Saw the boys at Digby and once or twice later. Arrived at Yarmouth at 5: 30. Saw Capt. Boyd. Sailed on the "Prince George" at 6: 30. I went to bed very early. Mac and W. Talking till 11. Mac shared F.' s stateroom. Rooms 10 and 12. Mr. Whitehall is the conductor from Halifax to Kentville. Wrote to Emily at Brussels." "August 8th W. Called out at 5: 30 this a. M. To Mrs. Wyman. At 6: 30 Mr. MacDonald telephoned that Mrs. Mac D. Was starting in labor. W. Home to breakfast then to Phillips house. Home to lunch. Went to Phillips house and delivered Mrs. Mac D. Home to dinner then to Mrs. Wyman's. Home about 9: 30." "September 17th Percy took me down to the dock. Arrived there at 8: 30. The "Arabic" docked at 9: 45. E. Got through customs about 12. Mac came down to see her. Afterwards met us at the Grand Central and rode to 125th Street with us. Lunch on train. Arrived Back Bay at 6: 40. W. And Jim Hague met us there. Talking and seeing the things E. Brought." "October 2nd E. Not well. Nausea &c. Dot Buchard here to see E. She is feeling better. Went to Park Sq. Bldg. With E. To return her brown hat. Then she went to a Debutante lunch at the Longwood Cricket Club. Sewing. Jo Davenport called. E. Home to tea. Henry came to dinner. E. Out with Pill." "October 10th Downtown with W. Lunch at Republican Club. Jane Cool Elizabeth Kingsley Edith Orr and Jessie Degan. Henry Howe here to dinner. W. Dined at Copley Plaza Surgical Society. E. Out with Bobbie Blake. Henry and I to Copley Plaza to presentation of Bigelow medal to Dr. Chevalier Jackson." Another newspaper clipping on November 3rd reads: "Invitations have gone out from Dr. And Mrs. Walter Clarke Howe of 303 Beacon Street for a tea which they are to give on Friday Nov. 16 at the Algonquin Club in honor of their daughter Miss Emily Howe one of this season's debutantes. The hours are from four until seven and there will be dancing." "November 16th Emily's coming out tea at the Algonquin Club 4-7 a great success. Gerturde Harry and "Winks" Williston and Dr. And Mrs. Hoye came back here for cocktails and stayed to supper. Emily to dinner at Laura's and then to Cora Lefman's dance." "December 31st Gertrude and Mrs. Burrell here playing bridge with F. And me. Mrs. Burrell took the prize; a pack of cards. Had frozen fruit salad sandwiches choc. Cake and coffee. Dr. Johnson called and brought us a bottle of wine. James Tower dined here. F. To Sheppard Stores Colonial Restaurant to watch old year out with Al and Dot Hagar and two other girls. Home about 3: 50. W. And I watched old year out together." As with many diaries there are many names mentioned some of which are: Dr. Green Buchard McDonald Guild Percy Brown Pillsbury Blanch Payne Mathews Hopkins Tom chard Kathleen Hartwell Deborah Leary Chapman Bassett Stickney Pricilla White Dr. Loft Kennedy Halifax Thorndike Whitmore Alice Childs Frieda Moore Elizabeth Kingsley Charlotte Marshall Jessie Degan Dr. Edwin Leonard and many more. BIO NOTE: Dr. Howe's obituary in the 1931 New York Times: "Dr. Walter C. Howe Noted Surgeon Dies. Practiced in Boston for 29 years Reserve Medical Officer in World War. August 21st 1931 Dr. Walter Clarke Howe noted surgeon died suddenly tonight. He was born at Dedham fifty nine years ago son of Elijah and Julia Ann Hunt Howe. His family was of Colonial ancestry. Hew was graduated from Phillips Andover Academy from Amherst College class of 94 and Harvard medical School 98. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He had been engaged in practice in Boston since 1902. In the World War he was a reserve medical officer. He was on the visiting surgical staff of the Boston City Hospital for fourteen years and for seven years on the staff of the Boston Dispensary. He married Miss Amelia Ely daughter of Judge Frederick D. Ely of Dedham in 1906. Dr. Howe was a member of the4 American College of Surgeons the American Medical Association Massachusetts Medical Society New England Surgical Society Boston Surgical Society Natural History Society and the Harvard Club." BIO NOTES: From the Amherst College Biographical Record; Class of 1894 and it states: "3625. Howe Walter Clarke. S. Of Elijah A. C. 1849 and Julia A. Hunt b. Dedham Je. 21 1872. M. D. Harvard 1898; M. A. A. C. 1899. Alpha Delta Phi. Prepared Dedham H. S. And Phillips Acad. Andover. Harvard M. S. 1894-98; house surgeon Children's Hospital Boston 1898-99; Boston City Hospital 1899-1901; house physician Boston Lying-In-Hospital 1901-02; in Europe 1902; on surgical visiting staff Boston City Hospital 1903-17; surgeon Boston 1903-. Visiting surgeon Boston Dispensary; sec. Grad. School of Med. Harvard several yrs. ; fellow Amer. Coll. Of Surgeons." Amelia and Walter had two children Frederick and Emily." The diary is a good size measuring about 5" x 7 ½" and there is a stain on the outside spine and a small portion of the front cover but the pages are not affected and look great. Cover a bit loose at the binding. Overall G. ; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; WEALTH PRE DEPRESSION ERA FLAPPER ERA CULTURE TRAVEL CAPE BRETON NOVA SCOTIA POST WORLD WAR I HOWE GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES POST SUFFRAGE MASSACHUSETTS 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 MASSACHUSETTS . unknown
19280001701WATERVILLE MAINE. Good. 1928. On offer is an original charming manuscript 1928 diary handwritten by Dorothy Morton who provides an excellent view of a life of a young woman at Colby College in Waterville Maine in 1928. Dorothy is an eager attentive student. She writes about classmates who get caught going to a public dance and then punished. She notes advice on how to deal with men sex avoid smoking. Dorothy from Melrose Massachusetts writes about her trips home touring Boston and area berry picking near Waterville teaching Sunday School. Prof. Weber drives a friend and Dorothy to Boston and they tour Boston historic sites Cambridge Concord lunch at Brunswick Cafeteria. Casual research finds that Dorothy L. Morton died Feb. 19 2002 at age of 93. She was employed for 42 years by Boston Children's Services Association. The red leather diary has some chipping to the cover is about 75% full 7.3 x 15.2 cm. is Overall G. ; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF COLBY COLLEGE DOROTHY MORTON BOSTON CHILDREN'S SERVICES ASSOCIATION WATERVILLE MAINE MELROSE MASSACHUSETTS GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES POST SUFFRAGE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS BIOGRAPHY 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 . hardcover
19280001935FINLAND SCANDINAVIA. Good. 1928. On offer is a charming original 1928 manuscript diary handwritten by an unidentified except by the initials 'LH' young girl we estimate 13 or 14 maybe 15 who is traveling from we believe her home in New York to Finland the birth country of her Mother. Using a 5 year diary gifted to her by her sister Lea she writes regularly from July 1st through September 2nd and the sporadically through to November 26th. In a beautiful hand the girl writes with a joie de vivre always addressing her Diary as if it were a living being! A young maybe naïve girl she makes charming 'goofs' calling the steward the stewart being shown some porcusos porpoises but goofs aside it is hard not to appreciate any young woman who can write: 'There's a movie tonight but I'm not going to go. I'm going to see some dreams.' Beyond this she is not too pleased initially with Finland. The home where she is staying is too primitive for her being wallpapered in newspaper and soot. The cemetery where her Grandmother and Father are buried is awful and unkempt and she promises herself to return and clear the mess and make them nice. She returns to better humor when they leave for other locales. Collectors and historians of early 20th Century Finland should be well pleased by the detail and observations of the charming precocious young woman. Here are some snippets: July 4 Then came dinner. They gave us each a whistle hat and noise maker. I'm keeping them as souvenirs. I also swiped a menu and a flower from our table. I met a swell boy he is a katzy dancer that's how I met him. He's very interesting and he showed me some Porcuses sic. Played a game of shuffleboard with him. There was dancing and fireworks until 10:30. July 12 they landed in Sweden: July 12 Well we landed and a great bus took us to the station at Goteburg. Here we tried to buy some oranges and I handed the lady 30 cents and she laughed at me took the oranges away and handed me my money. Then I went to get Swedish money and got my oranges.Then we took a dinky train to Stockholm at 11:30pm. We didn't sleep a wink. But looked at scenery because it doesn't get dark here in Sweden. July 15 Well I guess I am not going to like it any too well here. Where Martha lives it's halfway decent but at Laihoses it's awful. Gee the food is awful and they only have three rooms and the walls are papered with old newspapers and the roof is black with soot. Then we went to the graveyard to see my grandmother and grandfather's graves. They're left so carelessly that you can hardly tell they're there. I am going to fix both of them soon. She continued to find quite a difference between living in Finland and the USA: July 18 Anyway after dinner we started and I was dressed in my best and so was Ma and we had to climb over 7 fences and cross over 8 brooks climb two big hills and walk thru two meadows so you can imagine what I looked like when I got there. July 19 Here we wash our clothes in the sauna and then carry them a mile and rinse them by the brook and carry them back again and try to hang them with what they call clothespins. They're like snappers and you press one end and the other end snaps and holds the clothes on the line. July 29 Well here we are in No Man's Land. There's only one house beside the one I'm staying in on the whole island. This morning for breakfast we had some flour pudding - ugh! Then I rowed Ma Martha and me and 5 others to Putila - that's about three times the length of Baisly Lake. Oh Boy! I had some fun. Then we came back and for dinner we had potatoes and fish that wasn't so bad. Aug 18 Then we went to Lokalahti and were invited to stay overnight in Kelon Antila so of course we did. I slept with Martha awhile when I remembered the bed chamber pot full of p---. So I got up and asked Martha what I should do with it and she said "Throw it out of the window". I took her advice and hurried to bed. Aug 30 Then Martha came home and on the way she stopped for my pipe. I measured it and it's 29 inches long. I guess you can get mile long wiffs out of a pipe like that. In the evening we went to Roostens and I saw one of the first clocks used in Finland. The machine is made of wood and it only has one hand. So you can never tell how many minutes past anything it is. Had a nice evening.' ; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF TRAVEL FINLAND OCEAN TRAVEL 20TH CENTURY GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES EUROPEAN TRAVEL SCANDINAVIA 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 . hardcover
19280001988MACON GEORGIA GA BIBB COUNTY. Good. 1928. On offer is a charming original 1928 manuscript diary handwritten by Loulie D. Quinn sometimes Quin b. about 1857 who lived in Macon Bibb County Georgia and was 71 years old when she wrote this diary and lived with her son Hugh her daughter Helen and her grandchildren after being widowed a few years before. A very sweet lady who loved animals had a charming sweet manner and much compassion for people and animals alike. She never has an unkind word to say even through all the trials she faces. She writes about many things at times she is sick and stays upstairs in her room and she talks about the people who visit her her family friends the weather and of course the latest news. She says she doesn't know how many more mothers days she might have left and that she feels she hasn't done much in her life. She talks about her son Hugh who goes out of town to work and how much she misses and worries about him about her grandchildren and what they are up to about her little goldfish's water freezing and then them dying but Hugh brings her a new one about the little dog Julie getting hit by a car but is okay and all stove up the next day and her grand daughters puppy getting run over and killed and how much it upsets her. Hugh brings Loulie a little six week old kitten who she names Fluff and how Fluff wakes her up to feed her about going on vacation with her family about a Dr. in town taking poison and dying in his office while someone was with him. She writes about her precious son Louis dying of malaria and how much it hurts her. Her daughter picks up the diary and on one page she writes about how her mother took to her bed and how many people came to visit her mother and how kind they were to her during her time of grief. She eventually gets out of bed and does better but is still heartbroken about her son's death. The diary 7" X 4" and has about 286 days with entries. It is in fair condition some pages are dry and brittle and there are a few small holes and tears but nothing that interferes with the writing which is written mostly in pencil and legible. Overall G. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SOUTHERNER LOULIE D. QUINN QUIN MACON BIBB COUNTY GEORGIA AUGUSTA WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES MALARIA SOUTHERN WOMEN 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
19280009176SYMRNA WILMINGTON DELAWARE DE. Good. 1928. On offer is a thoroughly fascinating diary from the life of Mary Elizabeth Donovan an active and interesting woman living in Smyrna Delaware in 1928. Mary was born in 1905 making her 23 years old here. The diary presents her accounts of each day her trips to family members around the state of Delaware details from the lives of her brothers Paul and Walter and most often and described in the most detail her relationship with her boyfriend Roland. Donovan is obviously quite devoted to her family and relationships as almost every entry in the diary concerns events stories and accounts of her family or her boyfriend. It seems little happens in her life that isnt connected to her loved ones. Yet her life is active and fun and she seems to take quite a lot of delight in her daily activities. The entries rarely extend more than a page or two and the longest ones are almost always on the weekend where Mary describes her days and activities in much greater detail. The diary contains approximately 150 pages of handwritten diary entries and the book itself is about 200 pages in total. The covers are full soft leather binding with a fair bit of duct tape used to repair the covers and spine. The binding is still quite tight and the book holds together perfectly. The pages inside are in very good condition showing almost no age-toning or rips and tears. The handwriting is neat and easily legible throughout. There is the occasional smudging and some pages are more faded than others but the legibility of the content is not affected. This is a very fine diary representing a lovely slice of life and presents the life of a young woman at the end of the 1920s kind energetic and intensely family-focused. Text: April 8 1928. Easter. In the morning we went to dig daffodils. The woods was set afire but extinguished. Roland and I went up to Longwood. Papa Mother went to Aunt Florences. Uncle Paul was there. He stopped back for supper.; April 24 Tues. Twenty three years old. Got pair silk stockings from Mother and a venetian mirror from Papa.; June 9. Roland came up after the storm and we went to Dover. I got a white and black Crepe de Chine dress and black and white patent leather slippers. He stayed all night.; June 16. Paul has reached the age of 20 today. Roland called me from Federalsburg. Came up and reached Smyrna before I did. He bought Walter a nice white shirt.; August 26. Mother didnt go to the beach but boys and Papa did. Roland stayed all night and he and I went to Wilmington. He had to meet students and I spent the day with Sara Leigh. We came back to Aunt Florence's for supper and spent the evening.; Nov. 11. Paul Mother Papa Roland and I rode down to Felton Harrington Milford Milton and back to Uncle Ernies. In the evening we went up to Aunt Besss to see Grandma. December 31. As usual nothing but the same thing happened WORK HARD which is my favorite past time. The year of 1928 proved to be a very happy one for the Donovan's! Background: Not much information could be found for Mary Elizabeth Donovan. She was born on April 24 1905 making her 23 years old in the diary. She would eventually marry her boyfriend Roland and take his last name Pepper. They would settle down in Wilmington Delaware. They would have at least one daughter Pauline Pepper who would become a teacher at Shortlidge Elementary School in W. The year of her Marys death was not found. OVERALL: G; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MARY ELIZABETH DONOVAN ROLAND PEPPER SMYRNA DELAWARE ROARING TWENTIES FAMILY LIFE PRE WORLD WAR II PRE GREAT DEPRESSION DELAWARE PAULINE PEPPER FEMINISM WOMENS RIGHTS WOMENS STORIES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
