Search Results: autograph album from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

Handwritten. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1943, WW2 autograph book compiled byJoseph Sveiven a soldier stationed in Casablanca. He gathered many sayings and signatures from his fellow soldiers, and also used the album forstamps he collected during the war, as well as stamps collected once he returned home. It notes on the inside cover: The Property of Joseph Sveiven, Casablanca Africa, Wed Dec VIII 1943. Notes inside refer to him as Cap, I believe he was Marines. The book is 7 x4 inches and has 37 pages with autographs, sentiments, and quips from the fellow soldiers. 17 pages mostly filled with mounted stamps, (they do not cover any autographs, so this is not a 2nd use scrapbook). There are 14 blank pages. There are 3 pages of journal entry where he talks about leaving Mt Snelling on June 3, 1943, to Camp Kilmer, NJ, and leaving June 13th for Africa. Talks about seeing submarines on June 15th (no damage done), a submarine attack in June 22nd (it was sunk), and sailing to the… Read More

Handwritten. Good. Hardcover. Approx 5" x 7", 25 entries, 1889 - 1891..