Recent Arrivals from Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Recent Arrivals from Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
1891 and 1897 Diaries of a Successful Indiana Entrepreneur, Banker, Husband and Father
by John Franklin Wild
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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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NZ$2,711.35
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Anderson, Indiana, Indianapolis. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer are two diaries of a successful American businessman written six years apart, in 1891 and 1897, following his life as an entrepreneur, husband and, eventually, father. What makes these diaries extra special are the newspaper articles and ephemera the author has included with some of… Read more about this item Item Price
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1912 Manuscript Diary of a Well-Written Kalamazoo, Michigan Farming Wife and Mother
by Maude Ames Codman
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1912
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- Softcover
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- 1
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$1,074.05
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Kalamazoo, Michigan. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1912. Softcover. On offer is a quaint, well-written diary dating back to early 1912 Kalamazoo County, Michigan, written by farming wife and mother, Maude Ames Codman (1873-1955). While Maude does not identify herself, contextual clues, which include the names and birth dates of Maude and all of her … Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,074.05
1913 Diary Kept by a Kansas Husband and Wife As They Farm, Work and Raise Their Young Family
by Charley Wesley Mitchell and Annettie Hill Mitchell
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1913
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- Hardcover
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$1,892.70
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Kansas, United States. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1913. Hardcover. On offer is a very neat diary kept for half the year by a middle-aged Kansas farmer, and the second half of the year by his wife, offering dual perspectives from the same household. The authors of this diary are Charley Wesley Mitchell (1867-1949) and his… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,892.70
1893 Detailed Manuscript Letter from Historian William M. Blackburn, President of Pierre University
by WILLIAM MAXWELL BLACKBURN
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- 1893
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- Non-Book
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$959.44
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South Dakota. Good with no dust jacket. 1893. Non-Book. On offer is an interesting letter written by the internationally-recognized American historian, William Maxwell Blackburn (1828-1898). Blackburn served as president of Pierre University from 1885 to 1898. He was an ecclesiastical historian internationally known through his authorship of numerous books and articles. He wrote on various topics… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$959.44
1924-1927 Diary of a Young Civil Engineer and Student Dating and Coming of Age in Cambridge, Massachusetts
by James Donnell Sullivan
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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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NZ$2,711.35
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Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts MA. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is a collection of three little diaries kept by a city of Cambridge, Massachusetts civil engineer who served as a First Class Petty Officer in the US Navy during WWII. The author of this diary is James Donnell Sullivan (1907-1970). Sullivan the son of well-known… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$2,711.35
1938-42 Energetic, Jam-Packed Diary of a Freewheeling 20-Something Who is all about the NYC Life
by Elisabeth (Betty) Townsend Otto
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- Hardcover
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$2,613.11
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New York City, New York. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. On offer is an excellent, jam-packed 5 year diary describing in detail the life of a young working woman in New York City from ages 27 through 31. The author of this 5-year diary is Elisabeth (Betty) Townsend Otto (1911-2009) , born in Buffalo, New… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$2,613.11
Kansas Psychic Gene Dennis’ Personal Copy of David P. Abbott’s Occult Draft of Wonder Girl: an Investigation of the Famous Kansas Phenomenon C1930s
by David P. Abbott
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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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NZ$5,822.22
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Seattle, Washington. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is a fabulous piece of American occult history, being the personal copy of a draft of David P. Abbott’s Wonder Girl: An Investigation of the Famous Kansas Phenomenon, belonging to the subject of the then-unpublished book, Gene (Eugenie) Dennis (1904-1948). Written in pencil, the cover of… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$5,822.22
1891 Diary of an Popular, Active and Responsible Young Brooklyn Woman
by Mamie A. ?
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- Used - Good
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- 1891
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- Softcover
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$746.59
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Brooklyn, New York. Good. 1891. Softcover. On offer is a very interesting diary of a fairly well-off woman living in Brooklyn, New York in 1891. The diary was printed for W. G Hitchcock & Co who were importers and manufacturers located in New York City. It was presumably sold or given out as an advertising piece. It… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$746.59
1932 Sea Scout’s Diary Chronicling His Journey around Cape Horn and His Life As a Busy Teen Upon His Return to Wisconsin
by Harold Jack Milnes
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- 1932
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- Softcover
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$2,383.89
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Menomonie, Wisconsin, AT Sea. Good with no dust jacket. 1932. Softcover. On offer is a superb journal of a young Wisconsin man's 1932 adventure around Cape Horn as a Sea Scout, and his experience speaking about his trip upon his return. In 1932, diarist Harold Jack Milnes (1915-1995) , who went by Jack, lived in the Lake… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$2,383.89
1942-43 Diary of a Chicago Man Training, Travelling and Serving in World War II
by Florian Matthew Cerny
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- Hardcover
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$2,056.43
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United States. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. On offer is an outstanding “My Life in the Service” record of a young conscript in the U. S army in WWIIThe owner of this volume was Florian Matthew Cerny (1913-1955) When he entered the army, he was 28 years old and recently married to Emily (Brod) Cerny… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$2,056.43
1918-1919 Daily Diary of a Nebraska Farmer Who Sails to Europe and Serves in World War 1 As a Corporal in the 314th Supply Train, 89th Division
by Walter John Smith
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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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NZ$3,038.81
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Nebraska, France. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is a superb diary of a 27-year-old farmer from Nebraska, serving in Europe during WWI as the war came to its end. The author of the diary is Walter John Smith (1891-1950) of Holdrege, Nebraska. He worked his entire adult life at his own farm, where he… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$3,038.81
1898 Detailed Diary of a Perceptive Wife of a Prominent Orwell, New York Farmer
by IDA J. OLMSTEAD
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- 1898
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- Softcover
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$1,286.90
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Orwell, New York. Good with no dust jacket. 1898. Softcover. On offer is the diary of the wife of a very successful farmer and businessman in upstate New York in the late 1800s. Strong context clues including names of all family members, locations, dates and more indicate this diary was written by Ida J. Olmstead (1858-1915) and… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,286.90
1938 in Depth Work Log Book of Episcopal Reverend and Youth Leader Arthur O. Phinney on Running Youth Programs, Church Recruitment and More
by Arthur Osgood Phinney
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- 1938
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- Softcover
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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$2,580.37
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Watertown, MA. Good with no dust jacket. 1938. Softcover. On offer is a notebook used to record notes on his work, kept by the National Director of a large, Episcopal church-based youth program in the mid-20th century. The notebook belonged to the Reverend Arthur Osgood Phinney (1892-1978). Phinney was an Episcopal Archdeacon and National Executive Secretary… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$2,580.37
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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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$1,892.70
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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
NZ$1,892.70
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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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$3,071.56
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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
NZ$3,071.56
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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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$1,843.58
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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
NZ$1,843.58
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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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$10,799.61
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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
NZ$10,799.61
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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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$1,074.05
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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
NZ$1,074.05
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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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$3,530.00
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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
NZ$3,530.00
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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Cochrane, Alberta, CAN
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NZ$1,892.70
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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
NZ$1,892.70
