N.P. Roman Catholic Church, 1764. 1764 Ex Habitu Relic of Giovanni Antonio Cardinal Guadagni, Servant of God, Attached to Manuscript Letter, Roman Catholic Church, N.P., January 4, 1764, 7 7/8 x 5.5 inches, 1 pp. Small square of brown cloth, approximately 1/2 x 3/4 inches, affixed to manuscript letter.....

circa 1973-1981. A Seafaring Archive of Commander and Author Peter Clissold, circa 1973-1981 About 5 inches of manuscripts, letters, maps and research material authored and compiled by Royal Naval Reserve Commander Peter Clissold. Contents generally Very Good with a few scattered small stains, some light to moderate edgewear and.....

1945-1947. Ayres, Watson Woodrow Collection of Poetry Manuscripts by a Prominent California Farmer, 1945-1947 About four inches of manuscript material, all about very good with some light edge wear and dust-soiling, proofs with some offsetting and once-adhered note now detached but present, and envelopes a bit worn. Watson Ayres.....

Manuscript Daybook, Ledger and Diary for B.G. Boardman, Haverhill, Massachusetts--October 1872-July 1876. 7 x 16 inches, 220pp. Commercially produced daybook with printed and numbered ledger pages with 4 blank endsheets. Leather binding is distressed and partially missing; marbled front and back boards very rubbed and soiled. Binding is.....

circa 1940s. [Seafaring] [Ships] [West Indies] [Colonial Trade History] [Pennsylvania History] [Americana] Carson, Joseph Original Manuscript for “The Surprising Adventures of The Brigantine Rebecca”, circa 1940s 50 typed carbon leaves measuring 11” x 8.5”, printed rectos only: 47 pp. manuscript + [2] pp. introduction + TLS. Very good.....

[Unrecorded Captain Jack Crawford] Amazing Archive of John Wallace “Captain Jack” Crawford Including 23 Mostly Manuscript Items Including a Number of Unpublished and Unrecorded Short Stories, Poems and Plays. Items generally in very good condition. Minor chipping to some pages with no loss of content. Toning to most.....

circa 1894. Edwards, Georgie Hortense Manuscript for a Noted Genealogy Authored by a Descendant of Mary Todd Lincoln, circa 1894 19 pp. typed carbon leaves, printed rectos only plus title page inside pale green thin card wrappers, originally three brad-bound, only one brad remaining, held with paper clips. About.....

N.P. Gove, J. M., 1864. Manuscript Letter Discussing 1864 Presidential Election, “Niger War”, Women, California, etc., signed by J. M. Gove, Aboard the Barque Nahumkeag, October 3, 1864, 7.75 x 9.75 inches, bifolio 4 pp. Four-page manuscript letter on lined paper; one 2.5 inch closed tear and a few.....

Pasadena, California: 1933. [Californiana] Manuscript Letter by Sarah “Ada” Hall-Bacon-Jackson re the Long Beach, California Earthquake, Pasadena, California, 1933, 8.5 x 11 inches, 5 pp. Five pages of onion skin paper; ink bright and legible; light to moderate toning; minor edge wear. Overall very good condition. One-of-a-kind.....

early 1950s. Heath, Eric Archive on Writing for Television, Early 1950s A small collection of works on writing for television authored by a self-described “teacher of writing for over thirty years,” Eric Heath of Hollywood, California. All materials in very good or better condition, though the envelope is.....

Personal Archive of Ornithologist/Biologist/Superintendent of National Zoological Park Ned Hollister Including Photo Albums, Professional Papers, and Manuscript, plus his Collecting and Field Journals. Extensive archive of several hundred items plus 1300 plus photos and negatives. The vast majority of items in very good condition. Ned Hollister seemingly was a......

Paris: 1948-1951. Writer/Producer Paul Monash Typed Manuscript Archive of Journals from Expatriate Days in Paris, 1948-1951--Material Likely Used for 1955 Novel "Hellbound (Passion and Violence in Europe)" plus Avon Publishing Contract for "Paris Story" from 1952 Archive of 86 original typed manuscript pages plus 10-page signed book contract. Collection.....

1970-1988. [Militaria] [Civil War] [Manuscripts] [Maps] [Guns] Research for an Article Debunking Civil War “Hero” Archibald Hopkins by a Los Angeles Lawyer and Historian A great group of manuscripts, research materials, photographs and publications authored and collected by Los Angeles attorney and historian Robert Palazzo for an article on.....