The Document Store from Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.

France. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1777. Non-Book. On offer is a fascinating legal document dating from the years immediately preceding the French Revolution. The document is a 4-page statement written on cream-coloured laid paper. The paper measures approximately 9.75 inches by 7.25 inches and is formed from a single sheet of paper. The document… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Good with no dust jacket. 1919. Ephemera. On offer is a piece of ephemera that marks a moment in Toronto's public health history that is reminiscent of a time those who lived through 2020-2022 will not soon forget. In November of 1919, the Spanish Flu was still seeing ebbs and flows throughout Canada, but… Saber más sobre este artículo

Victor, New York, Rochester. Good with no dust jacket. 1885. Manuscript. On offer is a letter from a successful 19th century business owner to his father, Albert, concerning several business matters that cannot wait. The letter was handwritten on September 22, 1885 by Eugene S. Berry (1854-1922) of Rochester, New York, to his father, Albert. Eugene owns… Saber más sobre este artículo

Factoryville, Pennsylvania. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Manuscript. On offer is a sweet letter written to Mrs. Daisy (Ball) Bailey (1897-1964) of Dalton, Pennsylvania from her friend Flora who lives in nearby Factoryville, PA. The letter was written on May 12, 1940 and addressed to Daisy at home in Dalton, although at the time of… Saber más sobre este artículo

France, United States. Good with no dust jacket. 1945. Manuscript. On offer is a typewritten letter to a young soldier named James who is currently overseas serving in France from his Aunt Mary back home. The letter was written on August 12, 1945, six days after the United States dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, three days after… Saber más sobre este artículo

Quantico, Virginia. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1920. Manuscript. L . On offer are two letters written to Elmer Roland Francis (1903-1973) of Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. The first letter is written while Elmer is serving in the military and staying in the Marine Barracks in Quantico, Virginia in 1923. The second is an upbeat, newsy letter sent… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newark, New Jersey. Fair with no dust jacket. 1907. Manuscript. On offer is a newsy letter written by a New York University law student, Fred G. Stickel Jr. (1888-1969). Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Stickel graduated from NYU in 1909. He moved to Newark, New Jersey, where he went on to become a prominent lawyer who was appointed… Saber más sobre este artículo

Very Good with no dust jacket. 1901. Manuscript. On offer is a typewritten job offer from the owner of a nursery wholesaler hoping to land a reliable new employee. Dated Feb 21,1901, and signed in ink by E. W. Fisk himself, this typewritten letter is a full page imploring a potential new hire to take a job… Saber más sobre este artículo

France. Good with no dust jacket. 1809. Ephemera. On offer is a fine example of a proposal from a physician to a French government ministry along with a follow-up letter, both dating from 1809. The proposal is from a French doctor, Doctor Dufour, to the Ministry of Finance, requesting them to consider paying for the publication of… Saber más sobre este artículo

France. Good with no dust jacket. 1818. Ephemera. On offer is a fine example of a letter requesting patronage sent from a physician to a French nobleman. The letter was written by a Doctor Guesent and addressed to the Comte de Montmorency. In the letter, Guesent notes the death of a doctor attached to the Childrens Hospital.… Saber más sobre este artículo

France. Good with no dust jacket. 1822. Ephemera. On offer is an interesting receipt for taxes received by the city of Bourges, France, 155 miles south of Paris, in the early years following the Napoleonic Wars. It details a tax payment received by the city from the son of Monsieur Gibieuf. The payment is for “de cinquirute… Saber más sobre este artículo

France. Good with no dust jacket. 1816. Ephemera. On offer is an interesting piece of local tax history dating from the early days following the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. The document, written in 1816, was a warning about tax arrears. The form was addressed to a M. Joumare and is signed by F. Goy. In it, Goy… Saber más sobre este artículo

France. Good with no dust jacket. Ephemera. On offer is an excellent communication between a 19th century French university dean and several ofhis staff. The document is a letter, written by 3 persons to an unidentified ‘Dean’ (Doyen). Context puts this in an academic setting. The letter opens with this: nous nous honourons toujours des function… Saber más sobre este artículo

France. Good with no dust jacket. Ephemera. This excellent manuscript is an excerpt from a doctors medical notes about his treatment of an elderly patient. The manuscript begins as follows: La malade est age de 76 ans, Il a eu un blessure de la jambe au mois de Janvier qui l'a oublie ... [ Translation: The patient… Saber más sobre este artículo

United States. Good. 1957. Ephemera. On offer are two United States Navy internal documents, dated 1957, regarding Commander Thomas F. Armstrong’s posting. Commander Armstrong served in the United States Naval Reserve. On September 20, 1957, he had written to the Commandant, SIXTH Naval District inquiring about a request to be attached to the Naval Reserve unit… Saber más sobre este artículo

France. Good with no dust jacket. 1819. Ephemera. On offer is a fascinating medical letter, written for legal purposes, on the letterhead of the French lunatic asylum, Maison Royale De Charenton. This letter was authored by French physician and psychiatrist, Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard. At the time of this letters writing, on September 16, 1819, Dr. Royer-Collard was… Saber más sobre este artículo

Bourges, France. Good with no dust jacket. 1887. Ephemera. On offer is a printed pastoral letter about the education of young children, written by the Archbishop of the Diocese of Bourges, Jean-Joseph Marchal. The letter is titled lEducation des Petits Enfants et Mandement Pour le SaintTemps de Careme de l'An de Grace 1887 (The Education of Small… Saber más sobre este artículo

France. Good with no dust jacket. Ephemera. On offer is an outstanding collection of 53 pieces of personal correspondence to and from a wealthy woman in the late 19th century France. The letters were written between 1869 and 1889. The majority consist of personal correspondence but there are several other items with them including an invoice… Saber más sobre este artículo

France. Good with no dust jacket. Ephemera. On offer is a truly remarkable piece of written history a form letter ordering the release of a prisoner from the Bastille. On the document is a blank space to enter a prisoner's name and his/her number. It bears two signatures: Louis, Louis XVI, the King of France and… Saber más sobre este artículo

France. Good with no dust jacket. 1929. Ephemera. On offer is a well-written note to a French government official in the years leading up to World War Two (WWII). This is a lovely note sent to a Monsieur Ollivier You who resides in Paris. Our informal research has not found any additional information about Ollivier You. However,… Saber más sobre este artículo