Search Results: Titles starting with A from Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.

LONDON ENGLAND UK. Good+. 1916. Decorative Cloth. On offer - "A CLUB DINNER MEMORY" A Poem by Laurence Housman March 6, 1916. Extraordinary rare signed manuscript with photograph; a most intriguing manuscript bound in marbled boards with handmade label on front. 8 x 10.5 inches. It begins with pasted down photo of Laurence Housman and others at a table at the club dinner [Research suggests that his brother is seated to his right]. Two pages of an original handwritten poem in Housman's hand on lined paper follow. The poem relates the joys of the dinner but is primarily a rant against the War, the author having come fresh off a ship, "Relaxed from the weight. all horror and hate,/of Europe's bloody necropholists,/ I tucked in my knees, quite snugly at ease,/ With dramatists, painters, and novelists.... The crowd at said dinner is diverse, many nationalities and races, and Housman asks, Why cannot there some great evangelist come/ And knock sense in the heads of… Read More

WASHINGTON [DC]: Washington General Printing Office 1939. Very Good. 1938. On offer: AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR H.O. No 9 Bowditch, United States Navy Department Revised Edition of 1938 US Hydro-graphic Office. Published: 'Washington General Printing Office 1939'. This navigation and nautical astronomy book, [text pages (391pp) and table pages (387pp), 778pp total, 8vo beige cloth hardback] with illustrations, diagrams, formulas, tables, photograph depictions of marine navigation instruments and tools plus 13 pieces of old 1942 and assumed earlier ephemera tucked in: class handouts; tests on rough, yellowed uncoated paper stock, typed on an old typewriter in serif typeface, including: "Gunnery School First Class Final Examination Dead Reckoning" and "Gunnery School First Class Final Examination Piloting" plus the back endpapers are handwritten by owner with study lists and notes. Other sheets are longer 8-1/2 x14" vertical ruled old white paper stock,… Read More

Hamilton, Ontario/Montreal, Quebec. Very Good. 1888. Remarkable archive of 58 handwritten manuscript diaries covering 1888 - 1944 (1922 includes a travel diary) authored by Private James R. Adams, of the famed red-coated 13th Battalion of Infantry (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). Beginning in 1888, age 25, James does more than detail his adult life on paper he actually writes a history of the Canadian textile industry and the Ontario Cotton Mills Company (a name that changed a number of times and eventually to the Canadian Colored Cotton Mills company), a Hamilton based company that gained fame on a number of fronts. [Biographic notes on the company at the end of the listing.] The first diary begins with only the odd financial and business note. It actually takes James a couple of years, 3 or 4, before he begins to use the diaries more fully beyond business appointments, prices of commodities, contacts made and the odd news item. As he ages he does more and writes more but he does not make… Read More

Kansas City, Kansas. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1913. Original Wraps. On offer four diaries, 1910-1913, written by an unidentified woman who lived in Kansas, close to Kansas City. She was a member of DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) took a train trip to California one year, to Washington DC another and to Boston as well. She seemed to be from a prominent and very political family and talks of family and friends and many social events. Here are some snippets: "DAR meeting at Mrs. Forbes in Potwin. I was one of the hostesses and took part in the program. Read from the life of Dolly Madison. Annual meeting of Colonial Dames at Mrs. Handy’s. 14 present and we had such a good time. Spent the day and evening and had luncheon and a light tea. Left Colorado Springs at 3:30 and had a pleasant ride to Denver, where I got lunch and took the train for the two days ride to San Francisco. Hot in Denver, but after dark grew cool and finally cold. Slept quite well. Went to a DAR… Read More

England, 1962. A very important early 60's archive of author Leslie Daiken being the collection of correspondence sent to Daiken from different institutions, museums, manufacturers and private collectors, and used by him to write the acclaimed and now classic book "Children's Toys Around the World" along with some Daiken written notes. A very large interesting collection of about 200 pcs.. Manuscript. Good+. English Language.

Ohio, Iowa, 1870. CULLER FAMILY - 7 letters on life in Ohio and Iowa in the 1870s. As with many family letters they usually cover a great deal of ground and this grouping is particularly rich detailing life in pioneer times. Each with stamped cover. Overall VG.. Autograph. Manuscript. Very Good+. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

Paris, 1789. Four very warm letters from patients obviously post-operative all declaring the utmost respect and thanks to Professor Chopart. One letter is clearly signed Lalouette and the first of March 1789. Biographical Notes: SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS (1792-1872). Born in 1792, Sir Thomas Phillipps from childhood was obsessed with the idea of obtaining virtually anything written or printed on paper, including cartloads of documents from wastepaper merchants and the entire inventories of booksellers. "I wish to have one copy of every book in the world," he declared to a friend. He very nearly succeeded. His collection ultimately grew to more than 100,000 books and at least 60,000 manuscripts. As a result of his extravagant purchases, Sir Thomas was permanently on the verge of bankruptcy and was constantly pursued by creditors. So many books arrived at his house that it was impossible to unpack his acquisitions much less keep pace with them. Visiting scholars, driven to distraction, would spend… Read More

WAYNE COUNTY NEW YORK NY. Good+. 1903. Leatherette. Group of three handwritten diaries (1903, 1907, 1912) kept by this Civil War veteran who lived and farmed in Wayne County, New York. Bindings and contents in very good condition. approx 6" x 3" 3 volumes 103pp in all written legibly in pencil. At the end of each volume is a detailed ledger of expenses, yielding more details of farming. The author's style is eccentric, semi-literate, and very flavorful. For example: "Went over to the Collins Berring [burying] ground Mr. Wells was agointo put up some Hed Stones for Roswell and Matilda"; &c., &c. Together, the three diaries give a comprehensive picture of life, running a small-but-prosperous farm and orchard in upstate New York (near Lake Ontario) at the turn of the 20th century, as reported by a simple, unemotional but thorough man who does not identify himself. The author is fairly well off, hiring a man or two to help with the field work almost every day,… Read More

Japan, USA. Very Good+. 1935. Super archive lot of WWII ephemera and documents including soldier's diary and memorabilia from 1935 to 1955. Serving in IE SHIMA JAPAN and includes a signed document letter From Harry Truman. The group comes directly from the Brookfield, Illinois estate of General Gene Grazzini born 1919. He served in the Armed Forces 1944 - 1946. (Due to the extensive contents we inventory the group as items 1 thru 8. Item 1 - Folder and mailing envelope (as found) containing all the memorabilia included in this auction. The detailed map on the cover was hand drawn by Gene. Map is titled "51 Days Aboard The U.S.A. T. Aconcagua - Seattle to Ie Shima. Map depicts a U.S. soldier surrounded by battle ships, bombers, aiming fire at Japan. Gene appears to have been somewhat of an amateur artist specializing in "line ink" drawings. Map is intricately detailed, very good condition, measures 8.5 x 11". Item 2- Pencil and ink drawings done by Gene during… Read More

Paris: None, 1970. Rare archive lot of 18 typed letters signed, dated Paris, 17th of March 1970, all identical save for the signatures and in most cases handwritten names that grace these petitions to save the Olympia Music Hall in Paris. Artists names include; Sabrina, Guegan, Pierre Bacmialoni, Michele Sennet, Nicole Villano, Maurice C'eutat, Trebier, Jean Pierre Delhomme, Berr, Marcel Hrasko, Icardi, Sylvie Vartan, Raymond Gimenes, Joullie Brigitte, Armand Cavallaro, Amador Heliose, Charles Verstraete and Emile Vilain.. Autograph. Manuscript. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Near Rochester, New York. Good+. 1928. Devotees of the art of the diarist will find nirvana with Ellen Wilson. Each of the four diaries in this archive was received as a gift from intimate and far-flung family so-well known is Ellen's passion for writing in her diary. It is her sister, best friend and confessor and recorder of all events important to Ellen's world - local and international. She is a huge fan of Charles Lindbergh and some months it seems that his travels, exploits and tragedies are foremost in Ellen's daily entries. At one point she exclaims she had never been interested in South or Central America until she began following Lindbergh's Central American tour. Distances, feats and accomplishments are all annotated. Here's a wonderful quote from Ellen which I think sums it all up: [New Year Day 1940: after a long write up of the day's events] "....then I had a short rest then did my first writing in this my new 1940 diary. I keep a diary because I… Read More

BloOMINGBURG OHIO OH. Good+. 1906. On offer is a sensational family diary lot in this collection of 16 diaries, with each being completely full of handwritten entries. All of these diaries belonged to C.W. Larrimer of Bloomingburg Ohio. They start in 1906 when he's 44 and the last diary is 1921. Cursory examination reveals he's a cattle rancher, an assessor, (at least in the month of April) and a jack of all trades. He loves to travel and ends up taking several trips all over Ohio, and then in 1915 takes a trip to California and another one to Cuba in 1917. He also loves his auto, transporting and picking up folks all the time. In fact he makes several trips to Indianapolis for the races. Very interesting that all the diaries are full of handwritten entries, even when he's sick. In fact he gets so sick he has to go in for an operation at the Battle Creek Hospital and infirmary. He's sick for many weeks and still writes "sick" in his journal, not missing a day of… Read More

France. Very Good. 1890. Manuscript. Super archive of sixteen manuscript letters, for the most part signed with numerous signatures requiring further research. Mostly fine to Very Fine. Most are literary matters, some letterheads with dates ranging from 1860s to 1880s. Aime Giron was well suited to both act on the behalf of literary artists as an attorney and confidant as a reknowned poet and novelist and a director of "Figaro". Very rare.; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; POETRY, LITERATURE, FRANCE, POET, NOVELISTS, CONTEMPORARY OF ZOLA, FIGARO, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, DIARY, JOURNAL, DIARIES, JOURNALS, ARCHIVE, LOT, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento,… Read More

VERSAILLES, FRANCE, 1792. Archive of two (2) handwritten letters, both dated January 14th, 1792, both physically attached at the bottom left corner with sealing wax. Very interesting: The first letter, beautifully penned, whose author's signature is indecipherable yet whose status as a 'ancient surgeon to the King' is foremost in presentation, tells of the story of a young boy named Colinot. The boy has been severely injured to the point of blood building up under his eye lids and that he required many sutures to the head and around the nose. The second letter, (in a much rougher handwriting style than the refined Chiel Surgeon), by M. DeLaBique recounts the same injuries, but as told to him by a M. George LaFleur, they were acquired in a street brawl between a group of young boys. Biographical Notes: SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS (1792-1872). Born in 1792, Sir Thomas Phillipps from childhood was obsessed with the idea of obtaining virtually anything written or printed on paper, including… Read More

Geshen, NY, New York,. Good. 1960. On offer are the powerful and significant letters of John Bruen Senior, the grandson of an escaped slave and an exceptional chronicler of African American life and struggle in 1960s America. In these 12 letters (all but one written to Bruen and with their original envelopes) Bruen writes about and responds to the tremendous changes occurring in 1960s America and the struggle for civil rights for African Americans. All but two letters are complete. Most telling of the letters is the one in which Bruen writes. He writes it in response to someone asking for advice on how to inspire a young person. Bruen writes, "…Make him know that you are proud of him even though his skin is colored. So many times a worthy champion's deeds are recognized too late, like bringing flowers to the dead when they cannot smell them. I hope this isn't too long to print in your and our (We who love the Ring) magazine. I want to show this to so many of… Read More

Colebrook Connecticut CT, 1867. On offer is a superb archive of 59 original manuscript multi-generational family of diaries spanning the civil war era through the early 20th century. The Carrington Family Diaries, 1867 - 1913. All 59 diaries from members of the Carrington Family of Colebrook, Connecticut. The patriarch, Edward, Sr., wife Sarah Ann Terry Carrington, sons Edward C. Jr. (died in the Civil War) and Edwin T. and daughters Sarah and Kate. Edward Sr. died in 1878 and Sarah Ann Terry Carrington died in 1881. Both are buried in the Colebrook Center Cemetery in Colebrook, Connecticut. Sarah Ann Terry Carrington (mother) was the daughter of Eliphalet Terry of New York. The group breaks down as follows: Sarah Terry [matriarch, wife of Edwin]: 11 diaries: 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877. [typical diary entries]; Edward Carrington Snr [father of Edwin]: 8 diaries: 1857, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1874. [sporadic, point form entries for the most part,… Read More

Fort Plains, Montgomery County, New York NY. Very Good. 1880. Excellent archive of pioneer life in these eight [8] fully written, handwritten diaries of Paul Fisk, covering 1880 through 1888 with 1882 being absent. Mr. Fisk was a superb diarist inasmuch he has recorded all his travels, events, births, deaths, funerals, weddings and prices of many of his purchases etc. He appears to be a journeyman carpenter and apparently much sought after: he works mainly for Doctors, Professors and many of the jobs last weeks and months as he does much detail work. He also does work; for the 'Standard office; in the performing arts and concerns himself with the shows opening nights [his sense of humor shows too: "Received four tickets of John Beck to sell. DONATION.] He never fails to mention the names of those he does business with and research will find a wealth of genealogical, financial and travel information covering much of the Montgomery County area and beyond. Events; being accosted by… Read More

Very Good+. SUPER COLLECTION OF FOUR [4] FIRST DAY COVERS; 1. POSTMARKED & STAMPED FEBRUARY 17, 1940. HENRY WADSWORTH LOGNFELLOW CACHET. 2. FIRST DAY COVER POSTMARKED & STAMPED SEPTEMBER 22, 1958. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM 50TH ANNIVERSARY CACHET. 3. FIRST DAY COVER POSTMARKED & STAMPED APRIL 30, 1982. HORATIO ALGER CACHET. 4. FIRST DAY COVER. NOT DATED; UNSTAMPED. JACK LONDON CACHET. EACH ARE FINE SAVE FOR THE LONGFELLOW WHICH HAS SOME AGE-TONING AND AN INSCRIPTION DATED 1991 ON THE BACK. ; Updike, American, Pulitzer Prize Winners, American, Fiction, Short Story, Literature, Writers, Authors, Broadside, Poetry, Publishing, Updike, Autograph, Holograph, First Day Cover, Stamps, Philatelic, Longfellow, Journalism, Columbia University, Horatio Alger, Jack London, .

Paris, 1976. CHARLES DOLLFUS (1894-1981) French Aeronaut, Balloonist, Historian. He broke many records in flights on balloons, especially in 1954, when he went the highest ever known in an experiment. He is considered one of the greats in Aviation History. He wrote the 1st most in-depth history of ballooning. A renowned scientist/explorer. ALS, 1976. Written on both sides, tissue type paper, very charmingly and warmly to a Mr. Allen in response to a request for an autograph for his sons.. Autograph. Manuscript. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

USA: None, 1978. RENATO DULBECCO (b.1914) American Virologist. He shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with David Baltimore and Howard Temin, two researchers who independently isolated, using tumor viruses, the paradigm-shattering enzyme reverse transcriptase. SIGNED article from the Salk Institute, signed on cover by his photo.. Autograph. Manuscript. Fine. 8 x 11 Inches Approx.