Search Results: Authors starting with T from Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC

New York: For D.T. Valentine's Manual for 1861 by Geo Haywood, 1861. Disbound. Very good. The hand-colored, lithographed map image measures 22" x 16.5" and has a 7/8" margin at top, a 5/8" margin on the right and bottom, and a 1/8" margin along most of the left edge where it had been trimmed when bound into David T. Valentine's Manual of the Common Council of the City of New York. It is oriented with north to the right. Hachures show relief, and military units are depicted in red and blue. The map was said to have been "copied from an original map kindly loaned to the compiler by Mr. A. Suart." There is some light toning along the binding folds and sheet edges. Some of the folds have short splits. There is a small (1/4") hole above the 's' in "Hudson's" and a ¾" closed tear at the left edge of the Hudson River. On 16 November 1776, the Hessian General Wilhelm von Knyphausen and his army of 8,000 German mercenaries and British regulars attacked Fort Washington (now the location of Bennet Park… Read More

Ojo Caliented, New Mexico, 1905. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This complete, but unsigned, four-page letter from Walter M. Taber is datelined "Ojo Caliente Taos Co., / New Mexico / Sunday. Aug. 6th 1905." It is enclosed in an envelope franked with a red 2-cent Washington stamp (Scott #319) that has been cancelled with a Type 2, #3 Ojo Caliente postmark. It is addressed to "Col. Aug B. Taber / Highlands / New Jersey / Water Witch Club". In nice shape with a short, closed tear at the top margin of the letter's first page. A transcript will be provided. In the letter, Walter describes his pack train journey in search of a sheep ranch to purchase. "It is great sport handling a pack train in the mountains our 4 horses & 3 burrows make quite a train and is a pretty sight twisting along the trail of a thickly wooded narrow valley or up or down a mountain side, our lead burro perhaps 500 yards away and on top of whose pack glittering in the sunlight our bread pans can be seen. First goes our 3 burrows… Read More

Berlin (today, Otoe), Nebraska, 1913. Unbound. Very good. This grouping contains five real photograph postcards (RPPCs) by Miller Talmadge documenting the tornado that destroyed much of Berlin (now renamed Otoe) on Easter Sunday, 23 March 1913. The tornado was the longest continuous of a swarm of six storms that raged through Iowa and Nebraska that day. This category 4 tornado on the Fujita scale began northwest of Syracuse, Nebraska and ended in Mills County, Iowa. It killed 18 people, 12 in Berlin alone, and did over $250,000 in damage to the town (over $3.5 million in today's dollars). All in nice shape; none sent through the mail. Over 140 people were killed during this swarm of six tornados. . (For more information, see "Top ten killer tornadoes in Nebraska history" at the National Weather Service website and "Tornado outbreak sequence of March 1913" at Wikipedia.) .

Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1841. Unbound. Very good. Approximately 14" x 17.5" including the wide margins. Includes an inset map showing the western part of the Upper Peninsula and a distance table for Detroit Steam Boat Routes. Strong, clear image with attractive hand coloring. Very light soiling. This very attractive early map of Michigan shows little development north of the lower two tiers of counties with only a few identified cities or towns: Benton, Coltrellville, Corunna, Flint, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Hastings, Howell, Mason Centre (no Lansing), McDougalville, Mt. Clemons, Niles, Palmer, Pontiac, Portland, Remco, Sagnaw, Saugatuck, Tomia Center, Utica, and Vemontville. Fairly scarce. At the time of listing, OCLC shows only three institutions with examples of this printing and three with examples of other printings, and no examples of any printings for sale in the trade. There are no auction results of this printing and three of other printings in the Rare Book Hub database.

Gloversville, New York, 1896. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This advertising packet consists of three items: a form letter inviting Miss Emma Weatherbee to reserve her booking of the 1897 excursion, a four-page brochure providing information about the excursion, and the advertising envelope that was used to mail the items to Miss Weatherbee. All in nice shape with mailing folds as expected. A one-cent, blue U.S. stamped envelope (Scott Type U69) was used to mail these items. It features an image of the S. S. "City of Rome", the Anchor Line Steamer to be used for the "Excursion to Europe, 1897" with the return address for Helen M. Tarr, the 'signer' of the form invitation. The envelope is canceled with an undated, double-oval postmark from Gloversville, New York. The form letter suggesting that Helen Tarr was personally inviting Miss Weatherbee to join her "Select Private Party" on the excursion. The four-page brochure is illustrated with an image of the S.S. City of Rome and provides the… Read More

China, Egypt, India, and Italy, 1933. Album. Very good. This tooled leather album measures approximately 13" x 9" and contains over 200 corner-mounted photographs. The photos range in size from 2.25" x 3.25" to 5.25" x 3". Many of the photos are captioned on the reverse and bear Preston Haines' initials . The album, pages, and photographs are all in nice shape. The album begins with approximately 30 images of Shanghai to include the famous international business community of the Bund (a mile-long stretch of waterfront along the Whangpoo (now Huangpu) River and the Shanghai American school (S.A.S.)l, where the family's son was apparently enrolled. There are many images of school life including the traditional Sophomore-Freshman mud fight and its Juno Trophy that was awarded to the winning class. There are also camping photos of the "Panther Patrol," apparently one patrol of a Boy Scout troop sponsored by the S.A.S. Many students are identified. There is one photo of Jack wearing the… Read More

Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1907. Unbound. Very good.
This two-page letter from Hig to Jim is datelined "Lake Charles La 4-28,07". In nice shape. A transcript will be provided.
In the letter, Hig (possibly a traveling salesman) advises his old friend Jim to hold on to stock he owns controlling some property in Louisiana's "Orange Land".
"When I first came here I made a drive over pt. of the 'Orange Lands.' The most of it is good rice land, and rice land is on a boom. The Beaumont Oil boom is extended into this country: possibly there is oil under the orange land, if so and it is found the land will be worth a good deal. From what I know . . . I do not think it has any present value. The land is encumbered for all it is worth. I do not think you can sell the stock for 1.00 a share. If it was mine I would keep it for 'futures', for two reasons: one is because you will have to, and another is by a turn of a card it may be worth 100 - Aya! 1000. etc. on the dollar. . .. Now Jim don't misunderstand me. I do… Read More

"I will set the 24th . . . to meet you and the Children at 10 Oclock A/M. on this side of the Missouri River either with a Sleigh or carriage as the roads may best suit. I think most likely that I will send a black Boy, & on that account as well as others I wish you to come with the Girls. . .."
Boonsville, Missouri, 1845.
This one-page stampless folded-letter measures 15½ x 9¾" unfolded. It is datelined "Glasgow [Missouri] Dec 16th 1845 and bears a circular postmark dated "Dec 91" (sic) and a manuscript "5" rate mark. It was sent by John [Strother] Harrison to "J. L. [Joshua Lazelle] Tracy" in Boonsville, Missouri.
The letter reads in part:
"I will set the 24th . . . to meet you and the Children at 10 Oclock A/M. on this side of the Missouri River either with a Sleigh or carriage as the roads may best suit. I think most likely that I will send a black Boy, & on that account as well as others I wish you to come with the Girls I will direct the Driver to hold up a red Hankachief for the signal of his… Read More