Search Results: Authors starting with K from Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.

NORTH AFRICA, EGYPT, TUNISIA, BRITISH PALESTINE. Fair. 1943. On offer is a simply sensational, fascinating original World War II British RAF manuscript diary of an airman, named K. James Using a very interesting journal with portrait of an Egyptian pharaoh and North Africa maps as the endpapers. Our writer has inserted a block of papers used as a preface explaining the use of the diary he had charmingly dedicated to his parents. He also does a retrospective portion setting up the narrative. His signature ends the preface letter of explanation and then the actual entries begin dated May 14th 1943 through to winter of 1944 and then a final entry for February 23rd 1945. This airman has seen it all and been everywhere throughout the conflict in the Mediterranean and since the notebook is undated as diary goes his entries are long and very detailed. He begins with the end of the battle for Tunisia carries on with a most intimate, personal diary that besides the factual details of the War going… Read More

Scranton Pennsylvania PA. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1915. Manuscript. On offer is a small archive of ephemera that relates to a business deal between Mr. Henry F. Adams and Mr. Paul Kadak, both of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Henry F. Adams was the owner of a wholesale grocery business called Henry F. Adams & Co. In 1915, he entered into a partnership with Kadak. Together, Adams and Kadak ran a wholesale business, specializing in tea, coffee, spices and general groceries [Form of Articles of Copartnership, 1915]. This archive includes documents related to this copartnership, most importantly, the Copartnership Agreement. The agreement, titled Form of Articles of Copartnership was handwritten and signed on June 15, 1915. This two page agreement (one page, front and back) describes many commitments each man is required to make to solidify the partnership. One such commitment is the capital investment that each party would contribute, being $10,229.39 per person [equal to approximately… Read More

USS IROQUOIS PACIFIC STATION. Very Good. 1889. On offer is a super, 19th Century relic of United States Naval and marine history being the original manuscript 18 month "Cruise Journal / L.A. Kaiser / U.S. Navy, Class of '89". Kaiser does a wonderful job and is a keen observer. Entries run from Captain's comments, day to day activities, sailing, sightings, seamanship, special detail work, going to 'quarters' and remarkable events and observations in this log dated July 1, 1889 to December 31, 1890. Fresh from the Naval Academy the future captain and Governor of Guam, Louis A. Kaiser, begins the last leg of his naval education aboard the historic USS Iroquois. In 131 well written pages we learn that Kaiser was aboard the U.S.S. Iroquois from Mare Island to Honolulu, then onto Samoa and back. From 1882 to 1892, with the Pacific Squadron, Iroquois patrolled to South America, Hawaii, Australia, and Pacific islands, protecting American interests and commerce. She took… Read More

Cleveland OHIO OH. Good+. 1934. On offer is a charming, original Depression era manuscript diary handwritten by a young school girl by the name of Dorothy Kalat [later Mrs. William E. Wirsch] who lived in Cleveland Ohio. Dorothy was born on December 30th, 1922 which makes her only 12 years old when she first wrote in her diary. The diary covers the years of her life from 1934 to 1937. There are also a few handwritten letters from two girlfriends [Tessie Maschek and Ruth Ourmule] and several honour roll cards and other school cards. She was an excellent student and also on several different clubs. Readers will find charming entries that one might expect from any 12-15 year Cleveland Ohio old girl during the Great Depression years and making for a picture of life and times. Historians and researchers may be surprised at how little the Depression is reflected in Dorothy's diary as she appears to want for nothing and is a happy child. Her first entries: 'I played with my paper dolls… Read More

GOOD WILL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, HINCKLEY, MAINE, ME. Good. 1920. On offer is an magnificent and comprehensive scrapbook, documenting in impressive detail the beginnings of the Good Will Orchestra, a music ensemble made up of students from the Good Will Grammar School, a school in Hinckley, Somerset County, Maine, dedicated to providing assistance to students of indigent and troubled families. The book covers the time period of roughly 1912-1920. The book is a hodgepodge of various different forms: dozens of pages of what appears to be an official printed copy of the history of the orchestra, titled the ‘Good Will Record’; handwritten secretary notes of the Orchestra’s rehearsals including notes on where and when the orchestra met, what pieces were rehearsed, and who was present at the rehearsal; attendance sheets for the students in the orchestra; typed and handwritten letters relating to the orchestra and a trip taken to Boston; typed pages of recitals given over the course of a… Read More

St. LOUIS, MISSOURI. Good+. 1950. On offer is a super archive of nine [9] travel diaries written by Marie K. Zak, a very well-known travel writer during the 1950s and '60s. A graduate of St. Louis University, she worked for The Automobile Club World Wide Travel Service, wrote a column, called "Travel Talk", for a local newspaper and had a very close and religious family life. The diaries, which date from July 1950 to May 1967, are filled with information about all the flights (including meals served), places seen (a few are: Japan, Amsterdam, South America, Mexico, Hawaii, Paris, Switzerland, Scotland, etc.) hotels stayed at, ships traveled on, restaurants, people met and seen (such as Bob Sharp and Bill Sanders of the Yankees and Salvador Dali), food and drinks (there are even some recipes for the drinks she enjoyed), stickers from hotels, airlines and beer bottles, articles from "The Advertiser" (the paper she wrote for), photos and much more. The diaries are… Read More

IMPERIAL ACADEMY TOKYO JAPAN MANCHURIA, 1903. On offer is an amazing archive of seven [7] handwritten manuscript letters from T. Kawaguchi, detailing Japan during the critical times before, during and immediately after the Russo-Japanese War being 1903-1906 to an American friend. Great multi page letters describing Japanese military life. The author, who writes in perfect English, is a Cadet at the Imperial Military Academy in Tokyo in the 2nd Light Regiment. One letter dated a mere 5 days after the end of the conflict is from Manchuria in which he describes the end of the war with Russia and Japan's glorious victory. The other letters, besides having some personal content, describe in patriot language various Japanese victories and the author very clearly articulates the right of Japan to protect Asia from Russia. He also describes a visit of William Howard Taft who was then Secretary of War to his classroom. This archive is a very well written and descriptive view of a young man who is very… Read More

FAIRHAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS. Good. 1889. On offer is an interesting, original 1889 manuscript diary handwritten by the amazing Dr. Zacharia Willis Kemp a sensational diarist whose writings, 14 diaries from the Depression era through to World War II, had been previously available for sale; this 1889 diary being a recent find. Kemp was born on April 12, 1855 in Otisfield, ME. His parents are recorded as Charles E. Kemp and Sybil J. Wardwell Kemp with the origin of the family line dating back to 1380 in England. He married Miss Mary L. Boynton on December 24, 1885 and she was the daughter of Gardner B. and Sarah G. Boynton, of Norway, Me. (Mary's father was a prosperous tanner of that town and a Civil War veteran). The Kemp's had eight children with the oldest being Ida, born on 1886, and she is noted in this biography, including other particulars about the family's life. Dr. Kemp was elected principal of a High School in Fairhaven, Mass. He was a Republican in politics, belonged to… Read More

Boston, MASS. Gloversville, NY. Very Good. 1920. On offer is the handwritten manuscript diary for 1920 of Herbert E Kemp who is a charming, intelligent, expressive young man, 27 years old on November 19th, who worked at the Boston Shipyards doing mechanical/engineering jobs on some important ships such as the Leviathan, the Delaware etc. and the former Gloversville New York man was responsible enough that he was the deputy boss. Readers of this diary will be charmed by his deep romantic love for his adored Kay [Katherine Horsberg], back home, whom he eventually marries. Readers will also be delighted with Herbert's style. He has a lot of personality and lets it hang out in his writings. Clearly written in an engineer's precise printing he makes interesting notes on the weather, his work and amusement activities, his friends, and He was an avid bowler and never fails to record his league scores. He works hard, plays hard and is a robust friend. He mentions being made vice president… Read More

AMSTERDAM to THE DUTCH WEST INDIES and Back. Good+. 1895. On offer is a small but fascinating 30 page book of handwritten weather observations and meteorological observations from the very end of the 19th century, from an author on board the Dutch steam ship ‘Java’. From July 31st to November 15th, 1895, the book records various quantitative and qualitative observations about the weather as the steamer travels from the Port of Amsterdam, around the Andalusian Peninsula, through the Strait of Gibraltar, across the Mediterranean, through the Suez Canal and ending up in Padang in what is now West Sumatra in Indonesia, and what was then part of the Dutch Empire. From Padang the ship goes to a number of ports in Sumatra and Java (Pasuruan, Pegalongan, Tandjung Priok, and a few others) before it sails back to Amsterdam along a similar route. The front page declares the book to be the: “Meteorological Observations of the Dutch steamer ‘Java’. 1895.” The verso of each… Read More

TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA, 1998. On offer is a super archive of correspondence all sent to Samuel Simcovitch, noted Polish-Canadian author, poet, translator, Yiddish revivalist and Holocaust survivor. Three of his friends, all noted Canadian poets in their own right send personal letters of intimate content, familial and relating to their shared art and talent of writing. Inventory as follows: James Deahl: TLS dated 1.3.99, 2pp, signed 'James'; TLS dated 1.30.98 1 pp signed 'James'; TLS dated 3.24.08 1 pp signed 'James; Ken Sherman: TLS undated 1 pp signed 'Ken"; oversized postcard signed 'Ken': Ray Souster TLS dated 5.29.98 1 pp signed 'Ray'; TLS dated 5.31.98 1 pp signed 'Ray'; ALS dated 7.1.98 signed 'Ray'. VG. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. English.

45th Troop Carrier Squadron. Good+. 1943. On offer is a fascinating, very detailed, very well filled pair [2] of World War II manuscript diaries handwritten by P.F.C. Gordon L. Kenney of Beacon, New York [b. February 8th noting his 21st birthday] serving in the distinguished 45th Troop Carrier Squadron. The 9 x 6 inch 1943 volume is written from a few days in February March through December (January is detailed within these months for some reason) with only a few pages left blank in this otherwise well filled book. Interestingly in April he writes: "This month was a very eventful and tragic affair. Cpl Miller got too curious on the 8th and blew a detonator cap up. He is still in the hospital having lost two fingers. Ike attempted suicide with 30 cal rifle; I went through my first bombing of Tripoli; I don't know exactly where we are or how many there are of us...we are at some water hole in the middle of the desert." Kenney does a super job detailing his daily life in the… Read More

WEST LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Good. 1886. On offer is a fascinating diary authored by a 20-year old Mary D. Kibling, a student of the Tilden Female Seminary from a noted local family. The diary contains over 100 pages with an entry for every day of the year, with additional information for some of the days at the end in the memoranda section. It also includes an address book and lists of her expenses and Christmas gifts. The diary measures 6'2x4', the leather flap cover is slightly worn but otherwise it is in a very good condition. The handwriting is mostly legible, though slightly faded at some places. Mary was born in 1866, she belonged to a noted family of New England farmers and businessmen - her grandfather, Lorenzo D. Kibling, was a merino sheep farmer, and her father, Asahel, - a wool merchant. At the time when she was writing her diary Mary studied at the Tilden Ladies Seminary, founded in 1854 and serving students living in West Lebanon. Named after its largest contributor… 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

PITTSBURG PENNSYLVANIA DENVER COLORADO. Fair. 1884. On offer is an original, charmingly intimate, manuscript diary dated 1884 handwritten by Ella C. King from Pittsburg Pennsylvania but as the diary opens up on July 28th, 1884, we find Ella in Denver Colorado. While one would classify this as a travel diary in many ways it is more of an homage to the 'Mile-High City' as Ella is in love with the Rocky Mountains and on numerous occasions she mentions how she feels as though she might never visit this beautiful place again and becomes rather depressed at the thought. In fact at one point she is talking about how she is so in love with the mountains and says before she dies she will see them up close and follows that passage with…."If I only had one of the children and a horse of my own I would be so happy." In all she spends a little over 2 months in Denver. However while the 170 page narrative begins in the 5 ½" x 7 ½" notebook style journal a… Read More

Good+. 1889. On offer is wonderful original manuscript travelogue handwritten by an Englishman who along with seven companions heads to the 1889 Paris Exhibition, the World's Fair that introduced the magnificent Eiffel Tower for the very first time. On his trip the author, Mr. King, meets the creator of the tower Gustave Eiffel as well as Joseph Chamberlain, one of the most important politicians, orators, and reformers in English history. As the diary begins on June 14th, Mr. King and 7 others make their way by horse drawn carriage from the Victoria district of London to Newhaven on the southern shore. The very first page contains a stunning drawing of the Eiffel Tower, expertly drawn in red ink. As the diary begins, on June 14th, Mr. King and a party of seven others, make their way by horse drawn carriage from the Victoria district of London to Newhaven, on the southern English shore. "-June 14th- We were a party of 8 who took return tickets for the PARIS EXHIBITION of… Read More

USA. Good. 1930. On offer is a most unique handbook on bookbinding. Measuring 9 inches by 5.5 inches, it contains about 308 pages and is approximately 65% complete. The thick paperboard cover is in good condition and all of the pages are securely attached. The handwriting is legible and easy to read. The author of this handbook is Jane Kirkland Graham, most likely the American author of the same name but there is no conclusive evidence. The handbook has a thumb index created by the author. The pages are not numbered. The book deals extensively with the art and craft of bookbinding and begins with an annotated quotation and bibliography: "Book-binding as a Handiwork Subject by J. Halliday Dutton on p. 73 $1.00 This work explains how books can be bound with simple apparatus in a school classroom ... Bookbinding Old and New by Brander Matthews, the MacMillan Co., Illustrated (Nov 1919)". What follows are 58 page under the heading Readings that delineating the history of book… Read More

HOLLYWOOD LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA CA. Very Good. 1952. On offer is an exceptional archive of original color slides [positives] featuring the most remarkable female beauty of the 20th century being Marilyn Monroe. Ms. Monroe is candidly captured during a rehearsal and live performance of Edgar Bergen's radio show October 26th, 1952. The writer of the show, featuring the internationally famed Bergen and his equally famous puppet Charlie McCarthy, was Mr. Zeno Klinker. Mr. Klinker, [the character Effie Klinker is named after the man] besides being a talented writer and comedian [his sister also a creative talent being the renowned Death Valley artist Orpha Klinker], was also a passionate photographer who photographed nearly every visiting actor, actress or celebrity on the Bergen show and at this particular broadcast he had direct access to Marilyn Monroe. She is absolutely ravishing and at the height of her beauty and appears to be having a sensational time. A number of group shots… Read More

BREMERTON WASHINGTON. Good+. 1942. On offer is a super, original manuscript relic of one man's service during World War II as a mechanic and pipefitter at the Puget Sound Navy Yard at Bremerton, Washington, and who worked on several famous ships including; the U.S.S. Saratoga, U.S.S. Nevada, U.S.S. Idaho, U.S.S. Ward, U.S.S. Enterprise, and several P.T. boats. Handwritten by K. L. Klopfer 26 pages of entries cover the period of March 17, 1942 through to November 1, 1943. Klopfer writes many fascinating entries about the damage sustained by several of these vessels, work duties and all other daily doings in the Navy Yard. Hole-punched pages housed in sturdy vintage leather three-ring binder. Overall G+.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, K. L. KLOPFER, PUGET SOUND NAVY YARD, WWII, WORLD WAR II, WW2, WORLD WAR 2, WORLD WAR TWO, PACIFIC NORTHWEST, BREMERTON WASHINGTON, U.S.S. SARATOGA, U.S.S. NEVADA, U.S.S. IDAHO, U.S.S. WARD, U.S.S.… Read More

Harvard, Massachusetts Mass MA. Good with no dust jacket. 1874. Softcover. On offer is a fine example of a student's English composition notebook dating from the 1870’s in Massachusetts. The owner of this notebook was Emeline Knight (1861-1937) of Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. The daughter of Jonathan Preston Knight (1823-1891) and Relief Phelps Dickinson (1826-1902) , Emeline was the third of four children born to her parents. She also had a half brother named Preston (1846-1916). Emeline lived mostly with her siblings throughout her adult life. She never married or had children. Records show that she worked as a teacher. This English composition book was kept when Emeline was 13-years-old, in 1874. The work in the book provides fascinating insight into the strict academic standards students such as Emeline were held to during this time period. The first several pages of the book contain a list of corrections Emeline must make on her written work, and includes one piece of… Read More