Original Manuscripts

N.p.: N.p., 1883. Hardcover. Narrow 4to (8" X 13"). Calf spine and pebbled paper over boards. 180pp. Good plus. Quite edgeworn and rubbed, with rounded outer corners, but calf strong and nice; fairly tight and unrestored, fully handleable. This typically cryptic ledger book hails from Ulysses S. Grant's adopted hometown of Galena in Jo Daviess County, an important lead mining center at one time thought to become the great hub of Midwest commerce. Consisting of pages lined in blue and red, the first 170 pages each bear a large "Trial Balance" and date penned boldly in brown ink -- the largest column beneath consisting of a row of names of individuals, businesses and institutions and two columns of numbers to the right of this. All are immaculately penned in the same quite attractive and legible hand. Perusing these pages one finds many a notable citizen of the day -- S.O. Stillman, John Nichols, B.F. Felt, others -- and an array of businesses -- to name a few, one finds regular entries for Merchandise… Read More

1980. Dactylographié. Très bon. Couverture souple. Signé par l'auteur. Ed. originale. Ensemble comprenant : 1) Le tapuscrit de premier jet avec de nombreuses corrections autographes : environ 16 ff. in-4 assemblés ; 2) Le tapuscrit définitif, y compris tables, crédits photographiques, 4e de couverture... : 29 ff. in-4 souvent reconstitués ; 3) Instructions pour les retouches de photos : 3 pp. tapuscrites in-4 avec corrections autographes, 2 pp. manuscrites in-12. Paru en 1980 chez Robert Laffont, L'Exotisme colonial présente environ 150 cartes postales à sujet exotique et colonial provenant de la collection de Jacques Fivel. Les images ont été choisies et mises en page par Bernard Kagane. La longue préface de Christian Maurel est d'une grande finesse. "Il est à craindre que tous les voyageurs deviennent bientôt le même sempiternel photographe, que le nombre des appareils… Read More

Each letter written to Francis Lawrence Bickley, author of The Adventures of Harlequin which was one of early fine books he illustrated. Each written on his letterhead John Austen. The September letter is not dated by year but from internal evidence points to 1925 when his "Rogues in Porcelain" was issued by Chapman and Hall. Austen writes that he is glad he thinks well of the "Rogues" and I look forward to your criticism of it. [In a case of apparent censorship, he writes:] "A[rthur]. Waugh, publisher of Chapman and Hall, is [desolatest?] because forsooth I have included "The Dove" its evidently the first line he had read it, as he knew well that I was to use it and now he says its indecent and will probably stop sales. I suggest it only increases them. I will certainly tell him to include the Bookman in his list but probably has already done so." He goes on to note: "I enclose the proof of your story which I enjoyed muchly--wish I could decorate a volume of such. Certainly, I will do something with… Read More

Manuscripts with thousands of producers and their villages in a paperback Dossier. In images you can see examples of prices (image_3) & villages (image_4). GREEK text.

A near fine hardcover unique manuscript containing summarized decisions from 1956 until 1973 a Non Formal book of the company. GREEK text.

Unpublished (Will Durant, Circa 1935), 1935. Draft . No Binding. Very Good. Sixteen Page Typewritten Carbon, Constituting His Complete Text For "What Education Is Of Most Worth?", Published In The Saturday Evening Post In 1936. With Durant's Typeovers, Handwritten Marginal "This Is P. 1 + 2 Of What Education Is Of Most Worth? This Copy Is Uncorrected" At Top Of Page One, Which Is Numbered Page Two But Contains The Text For Page One Typed Between Lines For Text For Page 2 On This "First" Page.

DeLand, Florida: Richard Morland, 1946. Near Fine. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. In Richard Morland's, the coach, own hand is a record of the season. A 5.25 by 3.75 inch 6 ring note book with stiff cloth wraps; 158 lined handwritten pages with occasional newspaper box-score pasted in. Includes: *** Beginning with the preseason practices outlined and complete with a chart of physical test the players recorded during the preseason *** Notes or the pre-season scrimmage with a handwritten box score *** Details of each game played with Coach Morland's personal comments and reflections. *** ..."Worst game of my coaching career..." p60 ***  " A game to remember.....almost blew the lead..." p175 *** Pasted in newspaper box scores *** Coach Morland's thoughts and strategies prior to games *** Sketches of opponents plays *** The last 20 pages are diagrams of the Stetson offensive plays. In 1956 - 57 the Stetson Hatters of DeLand, Florida has a tremendous year with an invitation to the 1957 NAIA… Read More

Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Michigan, Center for Research on Conflict Resolution, 1964. Preprint, first edition. Preprint, 218 mimeographed pages in metal-clipped folder binding. Title page has pulled free from the metal clips; chipping to paper title block on front folder panel. Near-fine.. The preprint of Thomas Hayden's (1939-2016) intellectual biography of C. Wright Mills, Radical Nomad: Essays on C. Wright Mills and His Times, published by Routledge in 2006. Hayden was an American social and political activist, author, and politician, perhaps best-known for his role in the radical social movements of the 1960s. After co-authoring the charter manifesto of new Left radicalism, the "Port Huron Statement," in 1962, Hayden would complete his biography of influential sociologist and elite theorist C. Wright Mills at the University of Michigan in 1964, exploring Mills's scholarship and activism and the ideas and thinkers that influenced him. Mills (1916-1962) was a professor of sociology at… Read More

Small Octavo. Bound in maroon limp calf, rubbed, scuffed, and well used but still strong. Internally a little grubby and smudged by handling, much as might be expected of a working kitchen book. 22pp. of handwritten recipes, rather enthusiastically jammed onto each page as if the author was afraid of running out of space, there's a rather youthful exuberance to the putting together of this little pocket recipe book. The recipes are dominated by cakes, puddings and breads, including Raspberry Fool, and various sponge cakes, with some complex preserved meat dishes like Calves' Feet Jelly, and a recipe for Mock Turtle Soup involving a Calf's Head with the skin on. The spelling is a little erratic, the composition pretty makeshift, but that doesn't detract from it being a handy little household reference.

THIS IS A RARE SIGNED COPY OF MGM MOVIE SCRIPT WITH MORGAN FREEMAN'S ORIGINAL SIGNATURE, HIS COPY OF THE MANUSCRIPT HE USED FOR THE MOVIE BEN HUR

NP. 1951. Oblong 4to. (11.5 x 7.9 inches). Beautiful calligraphic manuscript in red and black. Six leaves written on both sides on hand made paper, plus four blank leaves, all sewn in with red cord. In a fine leather binding of full dark brown morocco with bevelled edges to the boards. Multiple blind ruled line borders and gilt ruled panel with floral corner pieces to the front board. A little rubbing and marking to the binding but still a very good attractive volume. ---- The carols included are; God rest you merry, gentlemen, Annunciation Carol, The Shepherd's cradle song, King Jesus hath a garden, Nowell! Nowell!, In the manger he lies, Falan-Tiding, O little town of Bethlehem, The holy well, Midwinter, The infant king, Ding dong merrily on high, A carol of adoration, The first Nowell.