Binding: Original Cloth

1886 - 1890 WISCONSIN WEATHER DIARY LA CROSSE WI BIRDING BIRD NOTES

Price: $459.99

Publisher: LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, : 1886

Seller ID: 000046

NOTEBOOK WITH DAILY WEATHER RECORD 1886 - 1890. Inside the front cover is written "C E Dawson, 1886 From Youre Mother". I know from the other materials that this notebook was with, that the young man was keeping the weather record in the immediate La Crosse Wisconsin area. In addition to the weather he also recorded events such as "First Bluebird and robin." FASCINATING RECORD. ; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTO...
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1936 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF BRITISH MANDATED PALESTINE BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN BY A 16-17 YR. OLD BRITISH GIRL - HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT WITNESS TO THE FIRST ARAB INTIFADA - PALESTINIAN UPRISING, TERRORISM AND STRIKE

By: DOREEN C.

Price: $485,000.00

Publisher: Jerusalem, British Mandated Palestine, : 1936

Seller ID: 000125N

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good+

Evidential to the roots of Middle Eastern terror, this is the extraordinary handwritten diary of Miss Doreen M. C., daughter of General and Mrs. J. C., sister of Cynthia. This British family witnesses the very beginnings of the modern era of Middle East tensions and terrorism having been residents of Jerusalem from January 1st to mid-June of 1936. Doreen writes a significant, extraordinary, insightful and well written diary. A young girl of 16 or 17 we estimate (too young for boys - she detests them - and too old for the usual games that girls play [paraphrase]) she writes of her time spent tr...
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1897 HANDWRITTEN, HAND-DRAWN STUDENT'S PHYSIOLOGY PERSONAL NOTEBOOK

By: E. CRAIGHEAD

Price: $649.99

Publisher: Pittsburgh, PA, : 1897

Seller ID: 000067

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Fair

Complete Hand-Written Course Notes for PHYSIOLOGY. Original owner's name, address, date on the inside front cover of this notebook of lined paper. "E. Craighead, Pittsburgh PA, 1897." Notes are bound in a board covered notebook, 5.5" x 9". 89 pages. Includes 17 drawn illustrations, by the student. 8 items have been tipped in, including a booklet titled: Observations of the Brain, Observations on the Sheep's Heart, and other pages from medical pamphlets of the day. E. Craighood was likely a student at Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh when he or she took these notes. The no...
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1890 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY THROUGH EUROPE STARTING WITH THE STEAMER PURITAN

By: Frances S. Lintchell

Price: $849.99

Publisher: Steamship Puritan, England, Germany, : 1890

Seller ID: 000656

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good+

On offer is a fully written original manuscript notebook style day-by-day travel journal begins September 6, 1890 when our writer, Frances S. Lintchell, leaves Portland, Maine via train to Nova Scotia, then boards STEAMER PURITAN for the Atlantic crossing to Europe. She arrives in Liverpool England Sept. 15, 1890 and by Sat. Nov. 1 she is writing her daily entries from Heidelberg, Germany and by the 18th of Nov. is in Berlin. Francis is an excellent diarist and very observant as evidenced by the great detail of her daily activities, who she meets, where she goes, restaurants, exhibitions, etc....
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1881 + 1883 + 1890 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT JOURNALS/DIARIES OF P.H. GRISHAM CIVIL WAR VETERAN, GENEALOGIST OF WASHINGTON DC ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA, ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE

By: GRISHAM, PETER H., 2nd Ky. Cavalry

Price: $895.99

Publisher: USA, : 1881

Seller ID: 000073

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good+

Three curious diaries/logs/journals of Peter H. Grisham [mustered out a Corporal of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry.] Peter tends to write front to back and then change back to front in these 'pocketbook' type journal. Peter meanders making observations, jotting memories, detailing genealogical histories; Mrs. Mary Bevins, his sister, some famed people he knew through his father and notes the history of the family's steel works is in the snippets to follow. "July 10th, 1883. My duties have been arduous + have neglected to keep up any diary, regularly. I went to Arkansas - last May was a year - vi...
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1914 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL DIARY OF IOWA HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND FRESHMAN AT COLLEGE - ALL AMERICAN BOY

By: HIRAM MAYNARD

Price: $659.99

Publisher: Waterloo Iowa IA Marietta Ohio, : 1914

Seller ID: 000074

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Fine+

Written by Hiram Maynard of Waterloo, Iowa, this delightful and well-written diary spans the last half of his senior year in high school and the early portion of his freshman year at what I believe is Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. Provided are entries for most days of the year 1914. Browsing through, it becomes evident that the young man came from a fairly affluent family and associated with friends who were also well off. (Noted is that his father was employed by the Ciitizens Gas and Electric Company of Waterloo.) There are frequent references to automobiles (a most expensive luxury in...
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1898 AND 1899 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES COMPLETELY FULL BY THE HAND OF A 9 OR 10 YEAR OLD SEACONIA NEW HAMPSHIRE GIRL

By: Ina A. Eastman, 10 Year Old Girl

Price: $859.99

Publisher: : 1898

Seller ID: 00064

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Two handwritten diaries written by a very young child, Ina (or Ira?) A. Eastman, of Seaconia, New Hampshire. At first, I thought these were written by a boy, but at the end on the 1899 diary, there are mentions of ribbons and fabric in the memo section. The other diary is from 1898. The child wrote everyday, but never mentioned a birthday. She seems to have been about 9 or 10 years old. Some examples of her writing are below: It is a nice day. Henry Courser stayed here last night. Mamma, Jay and I have been down to grandpas. Papa finished drawing wood today. It is a nice day. Willis Smith has ...
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1914 - 1927 ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN DIARIES BY PROMINENT PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY - A TREASURE TROVE OF LANCASTER COUNTY GENEALOGY AND ECONOMY

By: J. HENRY BRUBAKER and Family

Price: $2,249.99

Publisher: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania PA Mount Joy, : 1914

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 000625

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Sensational archive of handwritten diaries centered around the Brubaker family of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Twenty [20] books comprised of sixteen [16] handwritten diaries, three [3] small notebooks and one [1] published book with manuscript notes. The diaries are dated 1914, 1916, 1917, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927 and 1927. On average the books are 80% full. There are four authors: J. Henry Brubaker has written 12 diaries and most certainly 2 of the 3 notebooks. His wife Anna has written one notebook in her maiden name [Groff] and daughters, Anna Eth...
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1870 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY STARTING FROM ENGLAND ON TO AMERICA

By: J.F. SMITH

Price: $665.99

Publisher: Monroe Michigan MI Wakefield/Barnsby UK, : 1870

Seller ID: 000662

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Poor

On offer is an unusual and intriguing 1870 travel diary penned, research suggest, by Mr. J.F. Smith who begins the book in the Wakefield/Barnsby area of England. Beginning January 1st the diarist fully writes up until the day his trip ends on April 20th when it seems he returns home to the shores of the USA. In fact it almost comes as a surprise that he boards ship. Also very interesting this diary which is in poor shape has a one page insert from an old November 1869 journal stuck in among the 1870 book. Book has pulled away from the binding and title page is torn and overall in rough shape b...
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PICTURES OF RUINED BELGIUM, VISIONS DE LA BELGIQUE DETRUITE 72 PEN AND INK SKETCHES DRAWN ON THE SPOT - With NINE [9] EPHEMERAL ITEMS INCLUDING HANDWRITTEN LETTERS, POSTCARDS AND LETTER COPIES

By: LOUIS BERDEN, LOUIS de SADELEER

Price: $985.99

Publisher: Belgium, : 1918

Seller ID: 0001686

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good+

On offer is a super archive of one [1] published book being, a bilingual [English and French] 2nd edition, 'Pictures of Ruined Belgium' by Louis Berden, a relic of war-ravaged Belgium, with a tipped in handwritten note dated 1918 and an official calling card affixed to the front free endpaper, as well as some correspondence [9 pieces in total] tucked in loosely. The illustrated book appears to be a gift addressed to Maria D. Norris signed by Louis de Sadeleer, Minister of State, Senator, Former President of the House of Representatives, Member of the Special Mission sent to the President of th...
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Sefer Ikarim, Sh'chaber Hachacham ish HaElokai M'Ranna V'Rabban Yosef Albo Z'Tz'L

By: Rabbi Joseph Albo

Price: $189.99

Publisher: Lemburg [Lvov] Poland, S.L. KUGEL : 1861

Seller ID: 000REU002

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good+

Book Description : Lemburg, 1861.Sefer Ikkarim, Sh'chaber Hachacham ish HaElokai M'Ranna V'Rabban Yosef Albo Z'Tz'L. "Book of Fundamentals, written by the wise man of God, the Rabbi Yosef Albo of holy and blessed memory." Sefer Ikkarim is a major work of Jewish philosophy written in the fifteenth century by Rabbi Joseph Albo. With two commentaries by Gedaliah and Lipshitz. ; Hebrew, Judaica; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Ikarim, Bible Studies, Bible, Judaica, Juden, Jew, Hebrew Studies, Hebraic, Talmud, Kabbalah, Seferim, Sefer, JEWISH TRADITIONS, CUSTOMS, Liturgy, Manuscript, an...
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1913 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF 29 YR OLD SHERBROOKE QUEBEC WOMAN - DEDICATED DIARIST

By: RUBY M. BAILEY

Price: $759.99

Publisher: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Cananda, : 1913

Seller ID: 000077

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Ruth Bailey is 29 years old, Jan 28th, 1913. She is a very dedicated diarist recording the highlights and weather each and everyday. She notes bank depostis and purchases and all manner of entertainments she attends. Letters received and written are all recorded. She also mentions many hundreds of people and local events of which here is a hodge-podge: Dr. Darch, Jessie and Eleanor St. Denis, Alex Blue funeral, Jenny Boynton, Jimmy Harkness dropped dead on his train, Maude Thompson, Mount Notre Dame Convent, Henry Birks and Sons, Mina Kerr, Louisa Phillips in Cuba, Mrs. Chas. B. Howard, Dr. Sh...
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1929 HANDWRITTEN USA AND MEXICO CROSS-COUNTRY TRAVEL DIARY - LOTS OF FUN ADVENTURE OBSERVATIONS AND A LITTLE BIT OF RUM-RUNNING

By: Stanley F. Treu

Price: $889.99

Publisher: Richmond Hill, New York, NY Juarez, Mexico, : 1929

Seller ID: 000515

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good+

On offer ia a personal diary starting July 4, 1929 ending August 31, 1929. The inscription reads: Stanley F. Treu, 109-33-116 St., Richmond Hill, Long Island, N. Y. Stanley, a rather 'wild one', though quite literate and certainly well spoken, describes a cross country trip in great detail. Beginning from home in Richmond Hill, LI, he writes daily, crosses the country to Oregon, down to Mexico and back to New Yorok State over the near 8 weeks they are on the road. Frequent repairs, a fair bit of drinking and shenanigans these fellows are a fun bunch and quite independant. Stanley's observation...
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1925 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY BY A YOUNG WOMAN OF THE TRAIN TRIP OF A LIFETIME TO CALIFORNIA

By: UNIDENTIFIED

Price: $659.99

Publisher: Watertown New York, : 1925

Seller ID: 000694

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good

On offer is a handwritten manuscript diary, though undated is for 1925 research finds, of an extensive train trip from Watertown, New York to Los Angeles, California our unidentified author, a woman in all likelihood in her twenties does the whole tourist experience in California for almost 6 weeks, from July 1st through August 14th when the diary ends mysteriously on the return train when she has reached Kansas. She does an admirable job of naming all the travelers she meets and spends even the briefest of time with. Many different experiences from traveling though the Rockies, in Las Vegas t...
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Binding: Original Cloth