Recent Arrivals from Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Recent Arrivals from Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
1936 Diary of a 74-Year-Old Republican Who Dislikes Roosevelt and Loves Her Husband, the Superintendent of the City Public Welfare Dept.
by Harriet Sumner Shaw
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- 1936
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- Cloth
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£924.91
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Good with no dust jacket. 1936. Cloth. On offer is the diary of Mrs. Harriet Shaw (1861-1959) , wife of Albert William Shaw (1861-1940) , a prominent citizen of Berkshire, Massachusetts. Harriet L. B. (Sumner) Shaw was born in Vermont. She settled in Pittsfield, MA in 1880, where she married Albert William Shaw in… Read more about this item Item Price
£924.91
1912 Remarkable Lyons Notes and Detailed Drawings on Studies in Textiles Including Silk, Velvet, Plush, Taffeta and More
by Unknown
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- 1912
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- Cloth
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£1,500.98
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Lyons, France. Good with no dust jacket. 1912. Cloth. On offer is a superb manuscript discussion on French textiles and weaving, written in the late 19th century. The author of the volume is unknown. There is a stamp on the inside front cover: FAB que de REGISTRES; 29 rue Tupin, LYONS. There are also a few names… Read more about this item Item Price
£1,500.98
1914 Diary of a Missouri Christian College Junior Who Would Later Spearhead the Theta Gamma Tri Delta House and Run Camp Nagawicka
by Undine Butler Mouso
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1914
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- Softcover
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£900.90
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Oklahoma, Missouri, Christian College, Oklahoma City, Columbia, Missouri. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1914. Softcover. On offer is the diary of a Missouri Christian College student who would go on to make an impact in the world of sororities, and become a teacher and camp director. Most importantly, this diarist was widely known to be a … Read more about this item Item Price
£900.90
1866 Complete Criminal Investigation with Sworn Testimonies of 13 Chinese Coolies Who Sailed to Havana Aboard the French Ship Amaril Trehouart, Featuring Discussion of Opium Aboard the Ship
by Cuban Officials
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- 1874
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£5,277.45
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Havana, Cuba. Good with no dust jacket. 1874. Non-Book. On offer is a string-bound 22 page police investigation into the deaths of 33 Chinese people aboard the French coolie ship Amaril Trehouart, which sailed from Macao to Havana, arriving in March of 1866. The Amaril was a French vessel that made two crossings during the Chinese coolie… Read more about this item Item Price
£5,277.45
1874 Cuban Medical Manuscript Certificate for Soldier from the Militia of Disciplined Soldiers of Color
by Cuban Officials
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1874
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£524.86
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Havana, Cuba. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1874. Non-Book. Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; On offer is a fascinating medical leave document stamped by the Milicias Disciplinadas de Color 1 Seccion (First Section of the Militia of Disciplined Soldiers of Color). This manuscript is written to Don Garino Crupo and Salbom Furiente,… Read more about this item Item Price
£524.86
1870 Cuban Slave Trade Manuscript Advertisements and Announcements about Cubans Seeking Slaves, Returning Slaves and Much More
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- 1870
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£1,725.01
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Havana, Cuba. Good with no dust jacket. 1870. Non-Book. On offer is a remarkable manuscript advertisement, similar to the modern "Classified" pages, for the month of March, 1870. In this case, the ads list 41 specific needs for slaves as requested by Cuban owners. This document contains three pages of listings, mostly describing the need for … Read more about this item Item Price
£1,725.01
1867 Rare Contract for the "Rental" of an Emancipated Slave in Havana, Cuba
by Cuban Officials
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- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
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- 1867
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£924.91
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Havana, Cuba. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1867. Non-Book. On offer is a rare contract from the Administration of Central Depot of the Emancipated stating the terms of a slave rental commencing in 1867. This contract was made for an emancipated slave named Fammouf (? ) Luciano of the Congo. He is to be rented by one… Read more about this item Item Price
£924.91
1904 Diary of a Bright New England Teen Who Would Become a Foreign Relations Advisor for the US Government and Economics Professor At Top American Universities
by Alton Ross Hodgkins
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- Used - Fair in Fair dust jacket
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- 1904
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- Softcover
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£1,404.97
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Maine, New England, Usa. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1904. Softcover. On offer is a diary of a seemingly average teenage boy living on a farm who would grow up to become an academic and have an important impact on the United States of America. The author of the diary is Alton Ross Hodgkins (1890-1952) a 14-year-old… Read more about this item Item Price
£1,404.97
1929 Diary of a Teenage Boy Scout Who Would Eventually Storm a Beach in Normandy and Become a Respected Pennsylvania Entrepreneur
by Marvin William Popkin
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- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
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- 1929
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- Softcover
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£1,164.94
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Reading, Pennsylvania, PA. Fair with no dust jacket. 1929. Softcover. On offer is a rare deep dive into the mind of a teenage boy in the interwar years through the jam-packed Boy Scouts of America diary kept by 15-year-old Martin William Popkin (1914-2008). Popkin was a 15 year old boy who was born in New York and… Read more about this item Item Price
£1,164.94
1880 Cedula De Vecindad for a Matanzas Native Visiting the United States
by Cuban Officials
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- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
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- 1880
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£144.01
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Matanzas, Cuba. Fair with no dust jacket. 1880. Non-Book. On offer is an identification document, a Cedula de vecindad, for a Cuban from Matanzas who is traveling to the United States. It is referred to as a passport on the document. The cedula is a typed form, dated 1880, filled in with ink. It includes identifying details… Read more about this item Item Price
£144.01
1863 Cuban Cedula for Chinese Coolie Labourer with Rare Manuscript Note Indicating He is Now Free
by Cuban Officials
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- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
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- 1863
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£476.85
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Havana, Cuba. Fair with no dust jacket. 1863. Non-Book. On offer is an important document from the Chinese coolie trade, being a cedula (identification card) for a Chinese man who was called “Martin” from “Asia”, dated March 6, 1863. The cedula indicates that Martin is working an eight year contract in Havana. What makes this particular … Read more about this item Item Price
£476.85
1902-1904 Minute Book of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Auburn Encampment #112
by Officers Of The Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
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- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Published
- 1902
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£636.87
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Auburn, New York, NY. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1902. Hardcover. On offer is a century-old Minute Book from a large and successful international fraternal organization. The Minute Book belonged to the Auburn Encampment #112 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. It was located in Auburn, NY. The Minute Book covers the time period from Dec… Read more about this item Item Price
£636.87
1866 Cuban Police Investigation with Sworn Testimonies of 20 Chinese Coolies Who Sailed to Havana Aboard the German Ship Ammerland
by Chinese Coolies and Cuban Officials
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- 1866
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£5,597.49
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Havana, Cuba. Good with no dust jacket. 1866. Non-Book. On offer is a unique string- bound manuscript folio containing a complete Cuban police investigation into the deaths of Chinese coolies aboard the German ship Ammerland on its voyage from Macao to Havana. The document contains a summary of the case, the introduction of the witnesses and … Read more about this item Item Price
£5,597.49
1901 Manuscript Note from Noted Canadian Archaeologist David Boyle
by David Boyle
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- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
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- 1901
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£52.00
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Ontario, Canada. Fair with no dust jacket. 1901. Non-Book. On offer is an autographed note, written and signed by David Boyle [1842-1911]. Dated Jan. 2, 1901, Toronto, on Ontario Historical Society letterhead, to unidentified recipient. Message "Wishing you and the two little girls a very Happy New Year." BIO NOTES: David Boyle (1842-1911) was appointed Canada’s… Read more about this item Item Price
£52.00
1900 Letter about Hemp Production and Sir Joseph Banks from Canadian Politician Douglas Brymner
by Douglas Brymner
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- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
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- 1900
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£152.01
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Canada. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1900. Non-Book. On offer is a letter, written and signed by Canadian politician Douglas Brymner to Canadian lawyer and historian James Coyne. Dated Department of Agriculture, 5th March 1900 sending information to the Canadian historian Coyne on the production of hemp and mentioning the British authority, Sir Joseph Banks. BIO… Read more about this item Item Price
£152.01
1948 Manuscript Draft of a Review of the Report on the Public Archives of Canada by George Williams Brown
by George Williams Brown
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- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
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- 1948
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- Non-Book
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£72.00
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Canada. Fair with no dust jacket. 1948. Non-Book. On offer is a handwritten and corrected draft written and signed by Canadian historian and editor George Williams Brown [1894-1983]. The draft is of a review of a Report on the Public Archives of Canada Written from the University of Toronto, in pencil on both sides. Signed George W.… Read more about this item Item Price
£72.00
1936-1940 Collection of Diaries of a Young Ottawa, Kansas Republican Woman on the Verge of Independence
by Stella Mae Durbin (Later Brown)
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- Softcover
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£1,965.04
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Topeka, Ottawa, Kansas. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is a terrific archive of four diaries spanning over four years in the life of a busy, politically engaged and descriptive young Kansas woman named Stella May Durbin (later Brown) (1909-1977) [SEE BIO NOTES AT END OF LISTING]. Stella was a proud Republican and member of… Read more about this item Item Price
£1,965.04
1901 Letter from Principal of Toronto Normal School Inviting a Speaker to Talk on Laura Secord
by WILLIAM SCOTT
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1901
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£40.00
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Toronto, Ontario Canada. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1901. Non-Book. On offer is a manuscript letter connected to the early 20th century Ontario public education system. The letter, dated May 14, 1901 on Toronto Normal School letterhead, is written by principal William Scott to Mrs. I. H. Thompson. Scott writes to ask that Thompson, "...be present...to… Read more about this item Item Price
£40.00
1937 Funny Toronto Star Journalist Letter Humourously Declining to Write a Piece on Authorship
by Frederick G. Griffin
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- 1937
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£92.80
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Toronto, Ontario Canada. Good with no dust jacket. 1937. Non-Book. On offer is a humorous letter written by Frederick G. Griffin (1889-1946) and sent to Howard Angus Kennedy [1861-1938]. The typed letter is signed by Griffin. Dated Dec. 10, 1937, on the Toronto Star Editorial Dept. Letterhead, Griffin writes to Howard Angus Kennedy in Montreal. In his… Read more about this item Item Price
£92.80
1931 Manuscript Letter Relating to Canadian Publishing History on the First Edition of the Revue De L'Universite D'Ottawa
by Raoul Leblanc
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1931
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- Non-Book
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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£480.05
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Ottawa Ontario Canada. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1931. Non-Book. On offer is a manuscript letter and accompanying envelope and business card, all belonging to Raoul Leblanc (1894-1948) and related to the history of Canadian publishing. Dated January 27, 1931 on Revue de l'Universitie d'Ottawa letterhead, Leblanc writes to François Joseph Audet (1867-1943) and confirms… Read more about this item Item Price
£480.05
