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1945WRCAM54321Philippines; Okinawa; San Diego 1945. 133 silver gelatin photographs most 2 1/2 x 4 inches but ranging from 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 to several 10 x 7 inches. Oblong folio. Black leatherette album strong tied. Light wear. Photos in corner mounts with many captions. Very good. A fascinating photographic account of military service in the Philippines compiled by a member of the 142nd U.S. Naval Construction Battalion the Seabees in 1945. Most of the images approximately three- quarters of the album were taken in Guiuan on Samar Island in the central Philippines where the photographer was stationed. Guiuan city square the Seabees' camp numerous portraits of local girls who sometimes pose with American soldiers local families and their activities native architecture and other local scenes. They also show the Immaculate Conception Church with shots of the exterior and detailed views of the silver altar - built in 1595 to 1844 but completely destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Several other photos evidently portray the album's compiler posing next to an American fighter plane while boiling sea shells in front of his tent etc. <br> <br> The final portion of the album contains photos taken during the operations aboard the USS "Monrovia" and "President Harris" in October-November 1945 including views of Okinawa on the way to China and snapshots of soldiers unloading cargo in the Yellow Sea China before returning to Manila. There are also eight clear views of Manila showing destroyed Japanese cranes and boats in the harbor American army headquarters and a warehouse. The album concludes with a few photos of the homeward voyage and shows soldiers discharged in San Pedro California. <br> <br> Overall a very good album depicting local life and the activities of the 142nd U.S. Naval Construction Battalion in the Philippines and Yellow Sea in the last months of the World War II. hardcover books
4410WORLD WAR II IN THE PHILIPPINES. ALS. 3pg. 6†x 10 ½â€. June 6 1945. Philippine Islands. An autograph letter signed “Claude†an American GI stationed in the Philippines. He wrote on “United States Army†stationery to his friend John about fighting the Japanese: “Dear John Was sure glad to hear from you again Thanks for writing. A lot has happened since I last wrote - but I won't bore you with very much of them - Have seen quite a bit of action. Mostly fighting n razor back mountains either covered with grass or off on another part of the island covered with jungle - It seemed we moved from one land to another - such a change in terrain - I mean like thick jungles vines & dampness at one place & the other so open one could see for miles and miles - even watch the japs digging in miles away with our binoculars. We’ve had casualties but one has to expect some especially when fighting an offensive war - The japs being dug in so well it was almost a superhumanjob to clear out them - Rough going - guess I'm a lucky guy to be in the 60MM Mortar and light Machine Gun platoon - although we were hit some too. Lucky though just wounded were the boys. Well my Platoon Sgt. Went home with a bad ear - got infected someway or other and it really made life miserable for him - so now I'm acting in his compacity - I don't care much for the job but guess I'll have to string along until the end is over which I hope soon. Guess old Nick here was lucky - Had a few close one's too close for comfort. just hope my luck holds on. Guess as far as the point system goes - I'll be in the Army quite awhile yet. Only can figure out 69 points - Quite a jump to dig up 16 more And I've been in this Army 38 months already - Seems like half my life - When I get home I won't know how to act like a civilian - ha - I know one thing I'll have to learn to control my Army slang or else - I'm writing this in our rest area - although we aren't resting as yet - A lot of hard work to build it up & get it in shape first - Haven’t been her long - but it's a nice area - About like Fort Lewis. Pine trees - cold at night need three blankets still my pups get cold and now that the rainy season has set in it reminds me of Fort Lewis more so as we had so much rain there. Have one camp on a golf course - Been quite some time since I played golf - last tie in the Hawaiian Is. on the isle of Moloka! - More or less pasture. I'd send you a v-mail but as far as I know yet they go straight home with out being photographed and I don't think you'd want that kind. So am using the borderless airmail variety - No two cent overprints have showed up in this area as but if they do I'll remember you - Some of my other friends were asking about them too. Mr. Weltack has been sending me a first day cover now and then and I really appreciate it - as I have no way or time to bother with them. Hope I can continue after the war as I really get a kick out of FD. 's F.Fs F.AM's & all the other better covers. I belonged to the AAMS at one time and have been thinking about joining the MACC in the future. Its been a long time since I saw a good game of baseball- Was in 1939 I guess - In Chicago at the Cub park - The Cubs were playing the Giants at the time. My dad & cousin are great Cub fans but me I like to see a good game - The best men win - I used to play a little too. You know how young guys are - getting up a team & trying to lick the neighboring town teams a log of good clean fun. Well John write when you have time. I enjoy hearing from you. Best of Wishes Sincerely Claudeâ€. The letter is in fine condition. unknown books
1957709891957. Paperback. Good. i 108p. 23cm. Cover unevenly browned. Text lightly browned. Compiled under the supervision of Cecilio Lopez and Aurora R. Roxas. <br/><br/> paperback books
196970835Diliman 1969. Paperback. Very Good. iv 397 leaves. Wrapper. 28cm. Text printed on one side. Research Guide No. 6. <br/><br/> paperback books
195985194Manilla 1959. Paperback. Very Good. 141p. Softcover in original wrapper. 33cm. Former owner's name on cover. 43 pump systems were installed in 42 pump sites under Project No. 909's Pump Irrigation Program during the period covered by this report. <br/><br/> paperback books
195989812Manila: The Commission 1959. Hardcover. Good. frontis photos index iii 515p. Original red cloth. 26cm. Moderate cover staining edge-wear and warping. No jacket as published. <br/><br/> The Commission hardcover books
18601570Quingua i.e. Plaridel 1860. Good plus. 428pp. Folio. Original limp calf manuscript cover title. Edges and spine worn; head of spine and upper corner of front wrap chipped. Text block loose at front hinge broken in a couple of places internally. A few leaves loose; scattered chipping and tears occasionally affecting text. Evenly tanned; occasional dust soiling. Completed in several hands; highly legible scripts. A valuable manuscript compilation of Catholic documents recorded by the local religious authorities at Quingua in the Philippines over much of the early- and mid-19th century. The present volume includes over 425 pages of decrees acts directives and elections that affected how religious life and instruction were carried out by the Catholic Church in the Philippines during the 1800s. Quingua now the municipality of Plaridel was founded by the Augustinian friars of Malolos who established a chapel in the village located on the banks of the Angat River on the north side of Manila Bay in 1581. The documents compiled here span from 1827 to 1860 and are recorded on leaves of native rice paper in a locally produced volume. The most basic and indeed most integral documents transcribed here are the chapter acts of the Augustinian order in the Philippines which transmit the orders and directives by which the friars led their daily lives. These include the results of yearly elections by which individuals were made bishops assigned to parishes and chosen for other significant church positions. Also included are annual "Actas y Determinanciones" as issued by central church authorities at Manila which touch on numerous local issues and dictated how the friars lived and carried out their religious duties. The volume contains further individual decrees that affected Philippines parishes as a whole and those that dealt more specifically with the chapel at Quingua many of which were issued from Manila but also many that were promulgated by more local authorities such as those at the parish level in Bulacan in which Quingua was located as well as several orders recorded directly from Spanish church authorities and at least one Papal decree. The final major component of the present work comprises numerous sermons homilies and pastoral letters given by visiting priests or relating to specific occasions. In all the present manuscript volume contains hundreds of individual documents many of which likely do not survive or are not recorded in any other form and which serve to chronicle the lives of the friars of this small outpost at an incredibly granular and detailed level. Additionally these documents are signed or issued by many significant figures in the history of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The book as indicated in the manuscript title was initiated by Friar Santos Gomez Marañon who spent over half of his life in the Philippines and eventually became the Bishop of Cebu. Many of the documents from the 1830s are signed by Friar Francisco Manuel Blanco who began his church career in the Philippines in nearby Angat and became renowned as a botanist with his authorship of the first comprehensive flora of the islands. An outstanding and extensive manuscript volume on Catholic law administration and practice in the rural Philippines spanning over thirty years of the 19th century. unknown books
199070829Manila 1990. Paperback. Very Good. map xiv 203p. Oblong 28 x 22cm. These books were probably issued for each of the 73 provinces. According to OCLC this appears to have been No. 29 in the series. <br/><br/> paperback books
199070828Manila 1990. Paperback. Very Good. map xv 167p. Oblong 28 x 21cm. These books were probably issued for each of the 73 provinces. According to OCLC this appears to have been No. 60 in the series. <br/><br/> paperback books
192288385Washington: GPO 1922. Hardcover. Good. folding map index 255p. Later gray cloth. 22 cm. No Jacket. Ex lib. U. S. War Department. "Library of Congress "duplicate" stamp. 67th Cong. 2nd Sess. House Doc. No. 398. <br/><br/> GPO hardcover books
192770815Washington: GPO 1927. Hardcover. Good. index iii 307p. Olive cloth. 23cm. Clean ex lib. copy "LC" duplicate. No Jacket. 69th Cong. 2d Sess. House Doc. No. 571. <br/><br/> GPO hardcover books
192470812Washington: GPO 1924. Hardcover. Good. index vi 213p. Olive cloth. 23cm. Spine lettering indistinct. Minor cover discoloration. Age-toned. No Jacket. 68th Cong. 1st Sess. House Doc. No. 118. <br/><br/> GPO hardcover books
192070811Washington: GPO 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. index iii 216p. Olive cloth. 23cm. Spine lettering indistinct. No Jacket. <br/><br/> GPO hardcover books
192870816Washington: GPO 1928. Hardcover. Good. index v 276p. Olive cloth. 23cm. Cover has several discolored spots on backstrip and along fore-edges. No Jacket. 70th Cong. 1st Sess. House Doc. No. 99. <br/><br/> GPO hardcover books
192670814Washington: GPO 1926. Hardcover. Good. index iii 251p. Olive cloth. 23cm. Clean ex lib. copy "LC" duplicate. No Jacket. 69th Cong. 1st Sess. House Doc. No. 127. <br/><br/> GPO hardcover books
193674073Manila: Bureau of Printing 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. Parts 1-4 in 4 vols. Red 1/2 leather with marbled boards. 19cm. Edges rubbed. No Jackets. These four very thick volumes contain Executive Orders Nos. 543-895; each Executive Order is separately paginated. <br/><br/> Bureau of Printing hardcover books
194152747Manila: Bureau of Printing 1941. First edition 8vo pp. 59 1; self wrappers; front wrapper unevenly toned; an Ayer Linguistics duplicate with a Newberry release stamp inside the front wrapper; no other markings. Text is in both Cebuano and English and was prepared for publication as the United States entered World War II. <br/><br/> Bureau of Printing unknown books
189957494New York: The Macmillan Company London: Macmillan & co. Ltd 1899. Early edition first printed the year before. Illustrated with plates and folding map. 529 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original tan cloth some minor darkening to spine else fine with the armorial bookplate of Van Nest on endpaper. Early edition first printed the year before. Illustrated with plates and folding map. 529 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The Macmillan Company, London: Macmillan & co., Ltd unknown books
197485209Manila 1974. Paperback. Good. maps xxviii 491p. Softcover in original wrapper. 30cm. Backstrip wrinkled some chipping At head of title: Final Report. Vol. I. 67 Final Provincial Reports were scheduled to be published. <br/><br/> paperback books
197485211Manila 1974. Paperback. Good. maps xxiv 589p. Softcover in original wrapper. 30cm. Light stain on fore-edge. Name "whited-out" on front cover. At head of title: Final Report. Vol. I. <br/><br/> paperback books
197485210Manila 1974. Paperback. Very Good. maps xxvii 516p. Softcover in original wrapper. 30cm. Corner wrinkled. At head of title: Final Report. Vol. I. <br/><br/> paperback books
195185206Manila: Bureau of Printing 1951. Paperback. Good. frontis 2 folding maps 258p. Blue wrapper. 25cm. Ends of backstrip chipped. <br/><br/> Bureau of Printing paperback books
196223324Manila 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vols. now bound in 1. Each provincial report separately numbered. Blue cloth. 28cm. Modest cover wear. No Jacket. <br/><br/> hardcover books
17641400London: J. Dodsley 1764. Scare first edition of this document relating to the British occupation of Manila during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1762-3 and an interesting case of international law. In September of 1762 under the command of Draper and Cornish a British fleet of 13 ships containing over 6000 men attacked Manila and following a difficult landing quickly dispatched the Spanish garrison which they outnumbered 10 to 1.They entered the city on October 5 and part of the terms of capitulation was that Spain would pay the British an indemnity of 4 million pesos roughly a million pounds for not pillaging the city. The British evacuated in 1764 when hostilities ceased and Draper enjoyed the highly unusual privilege of presenting the standards of Spain taken in Manila to his alma mater Kings College Cambridge. But the Spanish did not honor this gentlemans agreement claiming that Draper dealt with an unauthorized agent that he himself broke the terms of the agreement etc. In order to press his claim which amounted to £25000 he published the present tract to pressure his government to collect. The tract contains a brief letter to the British Secretary of State outlining his grievance; a bilingual summary in English and French of the Spanish ambassadors grounds for not complying with the terms of the agreement; extracts from the treaty; a refutation by Draper of the claim that he dealt with an unauthorized agent; and an English language treaty signed by the original parties in Manila. But with hostilities over and their attention occupied by other foreign adventures chief among them America the British were in no position to insist and the suit was eventually abandoned.Griffin Bibliography of the Philippines p. 125; Dictionary of National Biography compact ed. I.573. 8vo. 43 pp. Bound in blue wrappers and housed in protective buckram case with title gilt on spine. Minor foxing in margins of final leaves but otherwise absolutely mint. J. Dodsley hardcover books
193988381Manilla: Bureau of Printing 1939. Paperback. Good. 334p. Softcover in original wrapper. 24 cm. Light library markings Department of the Interior on front cover. Some wrinkling of cover and text. Cover edges slightly wrinkled and and spotted. Some dog-earing. <br/><br/> Bureau of Printing paperback books
