‎Collectibles‎

‎RUSK, Jeremiah M "Uncle Jerry" (1830-93)‎

‎Typed Letter Signed‎

‎Governor of Wisconsin 1882-89 who in quelling strike riots coined the phrase "I seen my duty and I done it"; secretary of agriculture 1889-93. TLS 2pp 8" X 10" Department of Agriculture letterhead Washington DC 1889 November 18. Addressed to Col. Henry Casson. Very good. Minor darkening at bottom edge. Pale blue letterhead. Concerns Wisconsin political matters reading in part: "I differ with you very much in regard to the Bennett law. The principle contained in it is nothing more than the principle of the prohibition party in Wisconsin. Flecker's defense of the law or any Democrat's defense will have the same effect upon the party that it would have if Hastings should go out and defend the republican ticket -- drive away republicans instead of assisting to hold them. The first time I get a chance to make a public utterance in Wisconsin I shall denounce the law and put myself right with my German friends. The fact that the Catholic Democrats are patting the law on the back is enough to condemn it without anything further. I say this much to you so you may know where your old chief stands." Fiery content from "Uncle Jerry." Interesting. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 22675

‎Ruskin, John (editor)‎

‎Roadside Songs of Tuscany‎

‎New York: John Wiley & Sons 1884. 1884 First Edition Parts I through IV We see contemporary reprints that separate each "part" into a separate book. Part I: The Story of Lucia with author and editor's preface and two illustrations: Beatrice of the Field of the Alder-Trees & Santa Zita: the Miracle at the Well Part II: The Ballad of Santa Zita with editor's notes and two illustrations: Santa Zita Giving Alms & Santa Zita and the Angel. Part III: The Ballad of the Madonna and the Rich Man. The Story of Paolina. Notes on the Priest's Office by the Editor with two illustrations: The Madonna and the Rich Man Going to Church. Part IV: Flowers of the Pea by the editor. The Dove. The Stories of Isabella and Armida. The Story of Maria and Metilde Seghi. Postscript by the editor. Thou Will Be Content. With two illustrations: Isabella of L'Abentone & The Lovers' Parting. 8vo size tan clothbound floral jacquard hardcover with beveled edges; and gilt titles on spine and maroon or brownish titles on front cover; green patterned endpapers; 146 cream colored laid pages in great condition with bright gilt edges all around. Two black and white engravings. John Ruskin 1819-1900 was a prominent English Victorian era art critic patron art "philanthropist" writer painter and professor. Francesca Alexander 1837-1917 moved from Boston Massachusetts to Italy with her family at age 16. There she began to collect and translate Italian folk stories and songs illustrating them herself. Alexander met Ruskin in 1882 and he purchased her manuscript and illustrations for what would become this volume. Ruskin published a second book of Alexander's - The Story of Ida. They remained friends until his death. Partly disbound: rear board detached. Spine including title area is badly chipped. Pencilled price and notation on fep; engravings covered with tissue are foxed and there is some light foxing on preceding of succeeding pages only. Corners and edges are worn. The Lovers' Parting engraving with its tissue covering is detached and laid in and has some minor chipping to corners. Dealer Direct Payment Only. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Alexander Francesca. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Wiley & Sons Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 002021

‎Ruskin, John‎

‎The Queen of the Air: Being A Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm‎

‎London: Smith Elder & Co. 1869. Second Edition . Green Cloth. Very Good. Viii 199 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt. Second Edition Stated. One Of Ruskin's More Important Books. This Copy Inscribed By Ruskin In His Hand At Top Of Title Page : " 'Lizzie' With John Ruskin's Affectionate Regards.1869." Shortly After This Edition Was Published A Distraught And Somewhat Incoherent Dante Gabrielle Rossetti Disinterred His Late Wife Ruskin's Protege Who Was Called "Lizzie" By Ruskin And Others Prior To Her Death On Which Occasion This Book May Have Been Inscribed; But Perhaps Ruskin Was Then Well Acquainted With Another "Lizzie" Altogether. <br/> <br/> Smith, Elder & Co. hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 002908

‎Russell Richard‎

‎A history of the Marlborough College Press 1934-1984‎

‎Andoversford Gloucestershire: Whittington Press 1984. Edition limited to 220 copies this being one of 200 copy no. 58 quarter-bound in blue buckram over decorative paper sides gilt-stamped spine; large 8vo pp. 10 51 3; 5 tipped-in sample pages and 2 folding type specimen facsimiles in rear cover pocket; fine throughout. <br/><br/> Whittington Press hardcover books‎

书商的参考编号 : 50928

‎RUSSELL , HENRY B‎

‎HISTORY OF OUR WAR WITH SPAIN INCUDING THE STORY OF CUBA‎

‎Hartford CT.: A.D. Worthington & Comany 1898. Book. Illus. by Unknowen. Fine. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1st. Printing 1898 Hardcover win cloth boards unpaginated with black & white illustrations fold out map and samples of bindings you could order at the time . A very scarce sales tool of a very interesting American history book . Condition : Fine . with discard stamp on the first end page with ex-owners name sticker over it. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A.D. Worthington & Comany hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 111516-E

‎Russell Bookcrafts‎

‎Catalogues‎

‎Wyboston Bedfordshire: Russell Bookcrafts 1989. Six octavo catalogues of bookbinding equipment tools leathers presses etc. including that for 1950-51 under the name of Russell Handicrafts Hitchin; 1970 Russell Bookcrafts Hitchin; duplicate of 1970 but with all the prices changed in ink and with 1970 on the cover amended to read 1971; another undated catalogue; 2 catalogs for 1988 one with a letter from the manager of the firm to Greg Campbell and another with a supplemental price list and a map of the new location laid in; plus a pocket-size daily diary given away by Russell Bookcrafts as an Xmas present and another typed letter from the manager. All in a custom red cloth clamshell box printed paper label on spine. <br/><br/> Russell Bookcrafts hardcover books‎

书商的参考编号 : 51131

‎Russell, Bertrand‎

‎The Analysis Of Mind First Printing‎

‎London: George Allen & Unwin 1921. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket. 310 Pp 2 Pp Ads At Rear. Maroon Cloth Gilt. First Printing With First Published 1921 Statement And This Title Last In List Of Books At Front. Lightly Used Gilt Still Brilliant Cloth Faded On Spine And Partly Faded On Front Cover; Foredge And Lower Edge Of Page Block With Foxing Spots; 3/16" Diameter Circular Damp Spot On Spine. Ownership Name In Pencil Of Frances Mayhugh Holden Spouse Of Historian Curry Holden Dean Of The Graduate School At Texas Technical University And Herself The Associate Director Of Their Historical Museum Etc.; Their Papers Are Archived At The University. <br/> <br/> George Allen & Unwin hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 051486

‎Russell, Carol K; Ruyak, Jacqueline; Scarborough, Jessica; et al‎

‎Fiberarts Magazine Summer 1994 Vol. 21 No. 1 - Fiber in the '90s‎

‎USA: Fiberarts 1994. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 88 pages. Features: International Tapestry in the '90s; Shihoko Fukumoto - Innovations in Indigo; Interview with Gallery Owner Louise Allrich; Kathleen Holmes - Embracing a Crochet Heritage; Profiles of Joan Schulze Michael Olszewski Sheri Simons and Blanka Sperkova. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Fiberarts Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 338H1207

‎RUSSELL, George (1906-90)‎

‎Inscribed Photograph Signed‎

‎This auto executive served General Motors for more than half a century beginning in the 1920s becoming vice president in 1956 executive vice president in 1958 and vice chairman in 1967. IPS 8" X 10" n.p. n.y. ca. mid-1950s. Fine. Heavy high-quality mat-finish half-length photograph of Russell in suit and tie hands intertwined gazing thoughtfully. In a dark area at lower right he signs and inscribes handsomely in white ink making for superb contrast: "From one George / to another / with best wishes / George Russell." Unusual and quite handsome. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 31632

‎RUSSELL, LORD JOHN, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878); Prime Minister:‎

‎Autograph letter signed 1-page 4to. Tunbridge Wells May 25th 1836.‎

‎He writes: "My dear Lord I have received so satisfactory a letter in favour of Mr. Palmer from Mr. Austin to whom I had offered the Recordership of Yarmouth that I shall now have great pleasure in complying with your wishes in favour of Mr. Palmer".Inscribed in another hand "Mr. Palmer written to 30 May 1836" and the writer identified in another early hand on lower margin. Mounting stub to left margin. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 16364

‎Russell, Mary La Fetra‎

‎Nursery Land Hardcover Folding Board Issue‎

‎New York: Sam'l / Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co 1914. First Edition Thus . Illustrated Boards/Cloth. Very Good . 10 3/8" Tall. Color Illustration on Every Page and Front and Back Covers. Illustrated Covers Inside And Outside Printed Entirely On Paper Mounted On 6 Boards All Of Which Fold Out Bound Alternately At Right And Left In Black Cloth 10 "Pages" 2 Covers Total. No. 851 Copyright 1914 4 Is Printed Backwards. Exceptionally Cute Illustrations Each With Two Lines Of Verse Below For A Very Young Child. Very Good Plus Lightly Used No Chips / Tears/ Stains / Marks Except For Small Pencil Inscription Dated 1917 On Rear Cover Small 1919 Children's Bookplate On Inside Front Cover. 3/4" Fray On Top Edge Of Two Boards Pinpoint Loss Of Paper At Other Corners. Scarce With Only One Copy Showing In Worldcat. Later Reissued In Paper Copyright 1915 This Being The 1914 First Issue And Format. <br/> <br/> Sam'l / Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 027750

‎Russell, Richard‎

‎A history of the Marlborough College Press 1934-1984‎

‎Andoversford Gloucestershire: Whittington Press 1984. Edition limited to 220 copies this being one of 200 copy no. 58 quarter-bound in blue buckram over decorative paper sides gilt-stamped spine; large 8vo pp. 10 51 3; 5 tipped-in sample pages and 2 folding type specimen facsimiles in rear cover pocket; fine throughout. Whittington Press unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 50928

‎Russell, Ray (Raymond Robert Russell)‎

‎The Zarna An Original Screenplay‎

‎Los Angeles: H. N. Swanson Inc 1965. Original Typescript . Black Folder. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 11 " Tall. 121 Typewritten Pages. Screenplay. Ray Russell Received A World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award In 1991. This Copy Is The H. N Swanson Literary Agency File Copy With Their Title Label On Front Cover And Title Page. Near Fine. Undated Zip Code On Label So After 1962 <br/> <br/> H. N. Swanson, Inc unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 003735

‎Russell, William Howard‎

‎My Diary: North and South.‎

‎London: Bradbury and Evans 1863. First edition of this work by Russell. Octavo two volumes original blue cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine folding map in volume one. In very good condition. One of the first modern war correspondents William Howard Russell spent 22 months covering the Crimean War including the Siege of Sevastopol and the Charge of the Light Brigade. He later covered events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War. His My Diary: North and South provides a valuable record of British perceptions of the great American rebellion. Bradbury and Evans hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 137554

‎RUSSO ANTHONY J. and Dorothy R. Russo‎

‎A bibliography of James Whitcomb Riley‎

‎Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society 1944. First edition 8vo pp. xxi 1 351; frontispiece portrait in color after painting by Theodore Clement Steele 16 plates; a fine copy in the original green cloth spine and tan cloth boards the spine decorated and lettered in gilt t.e.g. The standard bibliography of Riley's work handsomely printed at the Lakeside Press. <br/><br/> Indiana Historical Society hardcover books‎

书商的参考编号 : 26760

‎RUSSO DOROTHY RITTER‎

‎A bibliography of George Ade 1866-1944‎

‎Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society 1947. First edition 8vo pp. xv 1 314; frontis portrait; fine copy in orig. gilt-stamped red cloth over linen boards t.e.g. Handsomely designed and printed at the Lakeside Press. <br/><br/> Indiana Historical Society hardcover books‎

书商的参考编号 : 17871

‎Russo, Richard‎

‎Mohawk signed‎

‎New York: Vintage Books 1986. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Advance Reader's Edition 1986 Stiff paper soft cover in illustrated wraps 419 page book . This is Mr . Russo's first book and he has signed it on the first title page Condition : Fine . Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Vintage Books Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 061521-P ???????? : 0394749103 9780394749105

‎Rustaing de SAINT JORY‎

‎Oeuvres mêlées de M. le Chevalier de S. J‎

‎à Amsterdam Paris: Chez Z. Chatelain 1735. Fine. Chez Z. Chatelain à Amsterdam • Paris 1735 9.50 x 17 cm 2 parties reliées en un volume First edition. Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Head cap worn away. Upper joint cracked at head and tail. 3 corners bumped. Rubbing. Spine with hairline cracks. Collection comprising very diverse pieces with several Oriental stories three comedies short stories. In the foreword the author warns that he is not responsible for the edition it being the publisher's choice. With a facile and light pen the collection surprises by the quality of the writing. Chez Z. Chatelain hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 41277

‎Rutgers, Johannis‎

‎Quinti Horatii Flacci opera ex libris MSS. vulgatisque Summa cura excerpta: juxta editiones Rutgersianam & Cantabrigiensem. Proemittuntur metra Horatiana: subjicitur odarum &c. index‎

‎Londini: ex officina M. Clark 1702. 24mo pp. 12 247 5; contemporary full red straight-grain morocco bound wallet-style with wrap-around flap and tongue with leather catch on the lower cover the upper cover lettered in gilt "Horace." Some wear but overall clean and sound. Mills College Check List 399; Riedel-Horatiana 132. OCLC locates 5 copies in the U.S.: UCLA Urbana Case Western Reserve Northwestern and Brown. ESTC adds no others. ex officina M. Clark unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 70433

‎RUTH ASCHNER‎

‎1940 SUPER ORIGINAL PRE-STATE OF ISRAEL DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG IMMIGRANT GIRL DETAILING A FULL AND COMPLETE LIFE IN THE HOLY LAND WHILE THE DARK DESTRUCTIVE BACK DROP OF WWII LOOMS‎

‎HAIFA ISRAEL. Good. 1936. On offer is a notebook and diary In Hebrew authored by Ruth Aschner a daughter of German refugees who came to Israel in mid-1930s. The notebook measures 81' x 62' contains 138 pages and is 90% complete. The pages are slightly yellowed and there are some scribbles on the cover and some pages but otherwise the condition is good and the handwriting is very legible. On the 41st page there is text: "General notebook of Ruth Aschner Carmel Mountain Ben-Zion Neighborhood Aschner House" followed by a record dated 1937 with rules of a ball game rules. Though cursory search did not reveal much information it is clear from the context that the family came to Mandatory Palestine in mid-1930s at the time Ruth was writing her diary she was between 11 -14 years old her father worked at "Migdal" most likely Migdal insurance company - Ruth writes about his trips to Jerusalem on business and in one of the entries writes that someone broke into his car and stole his work documents "acts" "everything collected during the months of work in MIgdal". The first 80 pages are school notes including conjugation tables reading and grammar rules with explanations in German writing practice in Hebrew riddles and jokes lists of books a list of about 140 pictures from Degel cigarette packs Kedem tobacco company a list of students with their birthdays and more. The most interesting part is 46 pages titled "Private Diary belonging to Ruth Aschner from September 1940 to the end of May 1941". The entries vary in length there are usually 3 to 5 entries on each page but there are some that take more than one page. It could be a typical description of everyday life of a school girl but almost every entry includes details reflecting the most tragic and turbulent time in the 20th century history. She writes about Italian bombings of Haifa SS Patria disaster Yugoslavia Coup d'Etat death of Greek Prime Minister Metaxas. The very first entry starts with description of a bombing: "In the afternoon the Rozens came to visit us suddenly there was an attack the siren did not work all the bombs fell into the sea. Then we went to a dressmaker that is making a dress and a school skirt for me. Yehudit Ben-Zion and her family moved to another apartment not close." Sept. 6 1940. Italian bombings of Mandatory Palestine during WW2 were targeting ports and refineries in Palestine primarily Haifa and Tel-Aviv. Haifa was hit many times since June 1940 the bombings continued until June 1941 and so does her diary - along with describing bombings sirens hiding in shelter she writes about weather school trips scout activities music lessons entertainment: "In the afternoon I have a music lesson. In the morning Yehudit came here . For dinner I made salad - tomatoes with salt onion oil and vinegar. At 2.30 p.m. there was an attack again we ran to the bomb shelter the bombs fell near the "refinery" the siren was late as usually. At 7.10 there was an attack I was at Dalia's .The news are not clear. ". Sept. 8 1940; "In the morning at 8.45 the siren sounded - we ran to the shelter I was still in pajamas.I helped mother later I will go to the shoemaker.there have been 5 attacks already and in all of them tanks were burning. Together with those that I mentioned there were 8. At 2.10 the siren sounded again and we ran to the shelter . did not hear anything.then I was in the middle of dishwashing. Then there was another attack at 2.30 we did not hear anything ran to the shelter then after all-clear signal we went up. In the evening I will go to the dressmaker to try clothes on. Two letters came today one from England one from America. At 5 in the evening there was another attack and we ran to the shelter again. It makes you crazy - 4 times during the day.terrible. . Dad Harry and Paula will go to the cinema to see "Verdi" in the evening ." Sept.9 1940. On that day there were no casualties in Haifa but 147 people were killed in Tel-Aviv about which she writes 3 days later: "On 9.9 there was a bombing in Tel-Aviv about 120 people were killed 100 of them Jewish. Jews were destroyed and injured at their homes. Enemy airplanes were flying low after the event the siren sounded." In November another tragic event happens this time in Haifa: "Several days ago there arrived a ship with refugees from Germany and occupied countries she has been in the port for a week already and the English do not allow them to get off . There are some people we know like Epstein and other.". In November three ships with over 3600 Jewish refugees arrived in Haifa but the British refused their entry and the passengers were transferred to another ship SS Patria. Yishuv leaders organized a general strike but it had little effect: "19.11 40: today there is a strike at 12:00 until midnight because they do not want to allow people to get off from the ship ." On November 25 overloaded SS Patria sank because of the explosion: "25.11. Disaster happened.The ship Patria sank. Do not know why it happened. They say that it exploded but it is only rumours. People did not drown but 30 were injured and transported to Hadassah. The others are sitting in the port without clothes so we organized into groups and stations and collected clothes and blankets for the refugees." Unfortunately she was wrong - over two hundred and seventy people drowned 172 were injured. As it became known many years later the explosion was organized by Haganah members as an attempt to prevent the ship from leaving the port but they miscalculated the size of explosion. She also writes about political news from Europe there is a part titled "politics" in some of her entries - usually it is a newspaper clipping accompanied by her comments: "I think that instead of writing what I think is right it would be better to take pieces from newspaper in newspapers they know politics better than I do". The clippings include an article about death of Greek Prime-minister Ioannis Metaxas a headline about certificates issued to Jewish refugees and an article about Belgrade Coup D'Etat of March 27 1941 that replaced pro-Nazi government with young King Peter II opposing to Nazi Germany: "Big revolution in Yugoslavia. Regent Paul left the young King Peter 17.5 years old came to power against Hitler and the old Prime-minister was arrested because he wanted to support Hitler Peter is a "terribly" nice boy he immediately became loved I like him very much. 17 year old boy and the king very very unusual." Apr. 3 1941. She writes about events important for the Jewish community in Palestine like a few lines about Henrietta Szold birthday and about the death of Dov Hoz Labor Zionist leader in a car accident. Her diary is a great evidence of what life for Jewish refugees was like in pre-state Israel. She mentions many movies and performances they saw: "I went with the parents now to "Matate" - "Lights in darkness" and will come back in the evening." "Matate" was a satirical theatre established in 1928. There are several detailed descriptions of her trips with Tzofim Jewish scouts to Tiberias Hurshat Ha'arbaim Kibbutz Yagur and Druz village Isfiya as well as of small family trips to Jerusalem. She writes about her friends and family birthdays and even gives the recipe of a chocolate fish she made for her father. This is an excellent document of life in Mandatory Palestine during the first years of the Second World War. It contains references to many historical events as seen by a young girl and provides valuable information for local historians and genealogists including names of local residents Aschner family and friends students and teachers from Ruth's school and Tzofim movement many with their birthdays. It also contains information about cultural events in the city and school program and activities.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 1940s; 20TH CENTURY; WW2 SECOND WORLD WAR; ITALIAN BOMBINGS OF HAIFA; HAIFA REFINERY BOMBINGS; LIFE OF JEWISH IMMIGRANTS IN PRE-STATE ISRAEL; MANDATORY PALESTINE; ISRAEL; PRE-STATE ISRAEL; JEWISH REFUGEES IN MANDATORY PALESTINE; REFUGEES FROM NAZI GERMANY; HEBREW SCHOOLS IN MANDATORY PALESTINE; "MATATE" SATIRICAL THEATRE; READING PATTERNS OF JEWISH YOUTHS IN PRE-STATE ISRAEL; PATRIA DISASTER; HURSHAT HA'ARBAIM; BEN-ZION NEIGHBORHOOD HAIFA; SCHOOL TRIPS IN MANDATORY PALESTINE; ISFIYA; MOUNT CARMEL; YAGUR; YUGOSLAV COUP D'ETAT KING PETER II OF YUGOSLAVIA; IOANNIS METAXAS; HAR CARMEL WATER TOWER; CARMEL MOUNTAIN; TZOFIM; HEBREW SCOUTS MOVEMENT; JEWISH YOUTH MOVEMENT; MIGDAL COMPANY; DOV HOZ; JEWISH YOUTH IN MANDATORY PALESTINE; IMMIGRATION TO PRE-STATE ISRAEL; FIFTH ALIYAH; FIFTH WAVE OF IMMIGRATION TO ISRAEL; YISHUV; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 0008193

‎RUTH GILBERT MCCLAIN‎

‎1931 - 1940 ORIGINAL PAIR OF FIVE YEAR MANUSCRIPT DIARIES AND EPHEMERA HANDWRITTEN BY A CHICAGO TEENAGER DETAILING A DECADE OF DEVELOPMENT FROM YOUTH TO HARD CHARGING JOURNALIST AS SHE PLUNGES INTO SIMMERING PRE WAR EUROPE‎

‎CHICAGO ILLINOIS IL UK BRITAIN. Good. 1931. On offer is a superb group including 2 five-year diaries and a collection of papers that provide and incredible window into life in America in the decade immediately preceding WWII. The 2 diaries measure 5 inches by 4 inches and 5 1/2 inches by 4 1/2 inches respectively. They each contain 365 pages and are 100% complete. The first diary has damage to the cover - specifically it has come detached and partially torn. The second diary's leather cover is worn. All pages though are intact and attached. Included with the diaries are dozens of loose papers notes photographs and memorabilia. These round out the picture painted in the diaries. Ruth Gilbert McClain lived in Chicago IL. Born in 1914 she is 17 when she begins her 10 years of diary entries. She was a journalist who worked for several newspapers in both the United States and the United Kingdom. She was married to Patrick Dolan an American who worked in broadcast media WBBM Radio see Oct 6 1939. Casual research does not turn up any biographical data but there are many context clues within the diaries and accompanying papers. The diaries span the years 1931 through 1940 in 2 five-year volumes. In the first volume she is still a journalism student at the University of Illinois. The diary is filled with references to school assignments and her busy social life. "My paper went to the printers intact - but oh did I get 'squelched' by Miss Russell. She pains me." Jan 8 1931. She details many many dates and social events that she attends: "Went to Worlds Fair. Tried to get a job at Libbys through W.F. personnel office - no luck . " June 6 1934. She finished her studies in June 1935 and notes her graduation: "GRADUATION very impressive and now I have my BSc with honors ." June10 1935. The diary ends with several interesting events - on Dec 9th 1935 she meets President Roosevelt. She also meets another journalist: "Met a cute man - PAT DOLAN born in Ireland and educated in Ireland."Nov 20 1935. Notwithstanding her comments about other romantic interests she will end up marrying Pat Dolan. Her second diary is much more work-focused. On Oct 5th 1936 she notes President Roosevelt dedicating a bridge. Other world events are noted as well: "Hindenburg exploded 36 dead ." May 6 1937 "First day of NAZI TIMES story ." Sept 9 1937 "Assigned to the Ada Szceythsiski murder trial- Glad but worries me . "Jan 24 1938. She travels extensively and in 1937 finds herself in England. Her papers contain a separate loose-leaf account of her trip on the passenger liner MV Georgic. She doesn't waste any time upon arrival: "LONDON Arrived at dawn! . Chamberlain's address WAR saw Buckingham Palace & Whitehall" Sept 27 1938 "Got a job 9 guineas $47.25 at the Daily Mirror and Sunday Pictorial ."Oct 5 1938 She notes the build-up to war being declared in 1939 culminating with: "GB declared war at 5 am Chicago time - F rance at 11 am CT - fighting only along French border and in Poland Bremen captured by British Chamberlain King Daladier FDR spoke" Sept 3 1939. She has travelled extensively in Europe including the UK Ireland the Netherlands Paris etc. In addition to the diaries there is a collection of papers that include telegrams from her husband cards and notes from friends loose-leaf journals photographs newspaper clippings ticket stubs and much more. This collection is truly a time capsule. It is written by a well-educated woman with a good eye for detail and an excellent manner of communicating. For a historian this is a treasure trove especially the time she spent in Europe on the eve of WWII. Whether places of interest major events or commentary on life as she sees and experiences it these diaries and papers are an outstanding resource. They would be valuable in a Women's Studies program as they show a clear contrast with the more traditional roles that women assumed in the early 20th century.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 20TH CENTURY 1930S U.S. BRITAIN RUTH GILBERT MCCLAIN; PATRICK DOLAN; CHICAGO ILLINOIS AMERICAN; CHICAGO HERALD; DAILY MIRROR; WBBM RADIO; WORLD WAR II; CHICAGO WORLD FAIR; HINDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN JOURNALISM FEMALE JOURNALISTS WOMEN STUDIES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 0008036

‎RUTH WARFIELD‎

‎1942 -1949 ORIGINAL GROUP OF 12 DIARY LIKE LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY A NOTED MISSIONARY BRINGING CHRISTIAN AID AND EDUCATION IN PARTS OF NIGERIA AND THE SUDAN WHERE NO WHITE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SEEN BEFORE‎

‎SUDAN NIGERIA BRITISH WEST AFRICA. Very Good. 1942. On offer is a super group of 12 fascinating original manuscript and typed letters written by American missionary Ruth Warfield born circa 1910 of the Sudan Interior Mission from northern Nigeria British West Africa circa 1942 - 1949. The letters are full of insightful and significant entries detailing her life as a missionary in remote parts of Nigeria in the 1940s with the looming backdrop of World War II. Wonderfully detailed we learn that she travels by bicycle takes her Hausa native language exams mentions the conditions of fellow missionaries visits remote villages a large baptismal of 300 a tragedy at a village where fire had destroyed the entire area a plan of new church building and use of made bricks. A letter of her recent visits with Miss Helen Watkins who fell ill and needed to get to a remote clinic. She mentions the death of Dr. Stirrett's in detail at his home in Nigeria and subsequent funeral. There are some very detailed descriptions of long journeys into remote areas by bicycle or on foot these are her long trips visiting SIM schools with a Miss Watkins a fellow missionary. A nice map is included on hand laid paper of Nigeria showing SIM mission stations. Here are some snippets: Sudan Interior Mission Jos Nigeria British West Africa 1948 "On our arrival at Zampur Helen became very ill with a high temperature and a bad chest cold The next day she developed Pleurisy and for several days couldn't even turn over in bed with out help. There we were miles out in the bush and there was no possible way to move her and get her to a doctor." "Just about two weeks ago now Miss Watkins and I drove up to Kono 372 miles from here .She had to go to help give some of our missionaries their second Hasa exam examination and since she has an infection in her foot and had orders from her doctor to stay off her feet I did the driving. Roni is 60 miles from Kano. On that road besides the washboards. There are holes and if we went to fast to avoid the washboards we hit these holes and if we went to slow we bounded all over the place. The boys in the Roni School are all waifs that have been sent from." British West Africa 1949 "These past few weeks have been busy ones for me. I went out on trek the last of Oct. and was gone for two weeks. I spent five days in one village where no white person had ever slept before. I stayed in the chiefs compound in a grass hut- grass mats formed the walls and than there was a grass roof. I certainly was a curiosity as was everything I had and did. I woman asked me if I had toes on my feet like they did SO I proceeded to show her!" "When we reached the town we found that disaster struck. The people had been dismayed a week or so earlier because of several sudden deaths in the town and now just the night before I reached there fire had swept through and nearly half the town. Most of the people had lost everything. The roofs were made of grass and so burned readily and many had dug out the back walls of the houses to save their own lives and what possessions they could. We are out traveling again as usual and have been away from Jos now for over three weeks. This has been a hard trip and it seems everything has gone wrong. First we had trouble with the car. Then I went to a school where I had to walk just over four miles not far but it was up one steep hill and down another. In getting there I was soaked through with dew and coming back drenched with rain. Another school I had to get to be 12 miles from where we were staying. Another school I was trying to get to be about 8 miles to get there and was carried on the back of an African across five streams." BACKGROUND NOTES: One online source provides: Lifelong Missionaries: Women Return to Africa and 'a Place in the Heart' November 25 1987 MICHAEL GRANBERRY Times Staff Writer: Helen Watkins 83 and Ruth Warfield 77 have crisscrossed Africa on bicycle and foot by car and train. They have eluded pagan spirit warriors and towed 17-foot mobile homes over choppy African roads. They have heard the too-near roar of lions. They've brought the Gospel of Jesus into Muslim-controlled areas and faced what they termed "serious hostility." They persuaded the men of the Kagoro tribe to stop beating their wives only to be told by one man "We don't know if we like this Christianity. How can we free ourselves . . . of our frustrations" Watkins and Warfield are lifelong missionaries retired and out of Africa since 1979. They live in Carlsbad in a mountainside development owned by Sudan Interior Mission the interdenominational delegation both have served for more than three decades. Recently they decided to go back to Africa--for a three-month visit. "Imagine that 'at their age' " Warfield said. "I'm sure people will think that; some may even say it. But we feel great. We can't wait to get on that plane." Overall VG.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF RUTH WARFIELD MISSIONARY MISSIONARIES SUDAN INTERIOR MISSION NIGERIA HAUSA YAREN HAUSA HARSHEN HAUSA CHADIC LANGUAGE AFRO-ASIATIC LANGUAGE BRITISH WEST AFRICA DR. STIRRETT CHRISTIAN OUTREACH PROSELYTIZING EVANGELICALS EVANGELICAL RELIGION CHRISTIANITY HELEN WATKINS AFRICANA AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 0002274

‎Ruth, Babe; Lou Gehrig; Hank Aaron; Jimmie Foxx; Al Simmons; Connie Mack; Lefty Grove; George Earnshaw‎

‎Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Hank Aaron Jimmie Foxx Al Simmons Connie Mack Lefty Grove and George Earnshaw Signed Baseball.‎

‎Rare Reach Official American League Baseball signed by a legendary group of baseball legends and Hall of Famers. Signed by Babe Ruth on the sweetspot setting the tone for one of the most remarkable gatherings of baseball legends captured on a single ball. Surrounding the "Sultan of Swat" are the signatures of Lou Gehrig Jimmie Foxx and Al Simmons — for a total of four of the five Hall of Famers famously struck out in succession by Carl Hubbell during the 1934 All-Star Game. Additionally signed by Connie Mack Lefty Grove and George Earnshaw. Crowning the collection is the autograph of Hank Aaron the man who ultimately eclipsed Ruth’s career home run record bridging two eras of baseball greatness. In fine condition. Housed in a plastic case. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services. Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Hank Aaron Jimmie Foxx Al Simmons Connie Mack Lefty Grove and George Earnshaw collectively embody the pantheon of Major League Baseball legends whose careers span the sport’s formative decades and its evolution into a national institution. Each figure holds a distinct place in the game’s legacy: Ruth and Gehrig as the iconic heart of the New York Yankees’ dominance in the 1920s and 1930s; Aaron as the embodiment of consistent excellence and the breaking of Babe Ruth’s home run record; Foxx and Simmons as prolific sluggers of the Philadelphia Athletics’ golden years; Mack as the longest-serving and most storied manager in baseball history; and Grove and Earnshaw as dominant pitchers who shaped the Athletics’ championship success. Together these figures represent a cross-generational legacy that defines baseball’s golden age and its enduring mythos. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 148863

‎Ruthledge, Doctor John [Arthur J Peterson Jr]‎

‎The Guiding Light‎

‎Chicago: Guiding Light Publishing Company 1938. First Edition . Brown Cloth. Near Fine/Cardboard Box. Frontispiece Portraits. 136 Pp. Made Up Book By The Writers For The Serial The Guiding Light. This Example Inscribed Twice By The Actor Who Played Dr. Ruthledge Arthur J Peterson First On Front Endpaper Dated February 27 1939 And Secondly Beneath His Frontispiece Portrait. Near Fine In Publisher's Box <br/> <br/> Guiding Light Publishing Company hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 021570

‎Rutzebeck, Hjalmar‎

‎My Alaskan Idyll‎

‎New York: Boni & Liveright 1921. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 26 Pp. First American Edition Using English Sheets No Date But 1921 Pr Worldcat Or 1924 The Date Of A 3Rd Impression English Copy Seen For Sale. Green Cloth Decorated And Lettered In Dark Green. Light Wear Lettering Strong Cloth Clean And Unfaded; Points Of Fraying At Most Corners; Rear Hinge Lightly Cracked On Rear Pastedown. Very Scarce No Institutional Copy Located I Wsorldcat Although A 1985 Reprint Was Made. <br/> <br/> Boni & Liveright hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 031847