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[Blues Biography] Gray, Michael
Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes. In Search of Blind Willie McTell.
<p>Blues Biography Gray Michael. Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes. In Search of Blind Willie McTell. Chicago: Chicago Review Press 2009. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. this odyssey to rural Georgia peels back the many layers of Blind Willie McTell's compelling occasionally shocking but ultimately uplifting story. Portraying him as one of the most gifted artists of his generation this account uncovers the secrets of McTell's ancestry the hardships he suffered—including being blind from birth—and the successes he enjoyed. Traveling throughout the South and beyond this personal and moving journey unearths a lost world of black music exploring why he drifted in and out of the public eye how he was "rediscovered" time and again through chance meetings and why until now so little has been written about the life of this extraordinary man. Part biography part travelogue part social history this atmospheric unforgettable tale connects the subject's life to the tumultuous sweep of history exploding every stereotype about blues musicians and revealing a vulnerable milieu of poverty and discrimination demonstrating that little may have changed in the Deep South even today. </p> Chicago Review Press, hardcover
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[Art Biography] Arnold, Bruce
Jack Yeats.
<p>Art Biography Arnold Bruce. Jack Yeats. New Haven: Yale University Press 1998. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine unread copy in a Fine dust jacket. Jack Yeats 1871-1957 stands as a giant figure in Irish twentieth-century art. An isolated artist throughout his life Yeats dominated solely through the talent magic and inventiveness of his painting. His vision and his standing as well as many critical judgments during the forty years since his death have provoked controversies which Bruce Arnold confronts in this major biography. The author tells the full story of the artist's life and analyzes his prodigious output. This included not only some one thousand oil paintings and vast numbers of illustrations comic cartoons drawings and watercolors but also seven novels and nine plays. An innately original man Yeats eschewed all movements took no pupils taught only by example. Yet he exerted a fundamental and fascinating influence on Irish culture during his long and diverse life. Based on extensive research in primary sources this generously illustrated book describes the life of Jack Yeats son of the portrait painter John Butler Yeats and younger brother of the poet William Butler Yeats. </p> Yale University Press, hardcover
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GALE, Edwin O
REMINISCENCES OF EARLY CHICAGO AND VICINITY
Chicago: Fleming H. Revell 1902. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. W.E.S. Trowbridge maps . 8vo 452 pages red cloth untrimmed unopened; with its early dj chipped at head of spine splitting at top fold with a half-inch hole from damage which made an indentation in the cloth spine; presentation card to Samuel M. Chase at Christmas 1902 tipped to front endpaper. . Very rare in dj. <br/><br/>The growth of Chicago from settlement to city by a pioneer who arrived in 1835. "An easy-to-read account which touches many of the important events in early Chicago history. Mostly social material - Jewell B6." Illustrated by W.E.S. Trowbridge maps Fleming H. Revell hardcover
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Stanley, Sir Henry Morton; Dorothy Stanley (ed)
The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1909. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth gilt lettering and medallion on spine and cover t.e.g. Illustrated with 16 tissue-protected photogravures and a facsimile letter. Title page in red and black. Henry Morton Stanley 1841-1904 was the most accomplished and celebrated 19th-century African explorer. He was a Welsh-American journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone. Upon finding Livingstone Stanley reportedly asked "Dr. Livingstone I presume" Stanley is also known for his search for the source of the Nile his work in and development of the Congo Basin region in association with King Leopold II of the Belgians and commanding the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. He was knighted in 1899. Former owner's small address label on fep head and heel of spine lightly worn sans map else fine; tight square and clean. Lacking the map at the end. VERY GOOD. . Photogravures and Map. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 551 1 pp . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
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Bush, Barbara
Reflections Life After the White House
New York: Scribner. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. First Printing. Hard Cover. Quarter blue cloth over white boards gilt lettering on spine illustrated with color photographs. Signed by the author Barabara Bush in blue pen. . Price on dust jacket clipped else tight square unmarked and clean. FINE/VERY GOOD. . Color Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 420 pp. Signed by Author . Scribner hardcover
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CARPENTER, Scott and Kris Stoever
For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey Of A Mercury Astronaut.
<p>Norwalk CT: Easton Press 2003. <i><b>Signed by Scott Carpenter and Kris Stoever on the colophon.</b></i> <b>First Limited edition </b>/ First printing. Navy leather. Very fine. Certificate of Authenticity laid in. Carpenter was one of the original <b>Mercury 7</b> and our fourth man in space. Carpenter went on to be an Aquanaut for the <b>SeaLab Project.</b> He was the author of two science fiction novels. Kris Stoever is Carpenter's daughter.</p> Easton Press, hardcover
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Maurois, Andre
Disraeli A Picture of the Victorian Age
New York: D. Appleton and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full purple cloth gilt lettering on spine and cover fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Spine faded minor wear at head corners mildly worn former owner's embossed stamp on title page gift inscription of ffep dated 8/15/28 else near fine. VERY GOOD. . B&W Frontispiece. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xiii i 379 4 pp . D. Appleton and Company hardcover
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Loyd, Lady Mary (Ed )
New Letters of Napoleon I
London: William Heinemann. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth gilt lettering on spine black lettering on front cover all edges deckle . Spine moderately sunned some mild wear around head and heel of spine corners bumped endpapers lightly soiled former owner's bookplate on fep else near fine. VERY GOOD. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xviii i 380 pp . William Heinemann hardcover
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Aubry, Octave
Napoleon
Paris: Flammarion. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1936. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Soft Cover. Publisher's card wraps silver lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of in-text monochrome photographs and several full-page photogravures. . Professionally refurbished tight and square; ex-Library with the usual markings. VERY GOOD. . Ex-Library. 4to 11" - 13" tall. vi 384 pp . Flammarion paperback
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Hammarskjold, Dag
Markings Special Edition in Slipcase
NY: Alfred A. Knopf. As New in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Special Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Special edition in slipcase. Translated from the Swedish by Leif Sjoberg and W. H. Auden with a Foreword by W. H. Auden. Originally published in Swedish in 1964 under the title "Vagmarken." This edition of Markings has been newly designed in its entirety by George Salter. It includes reproductions of two pages of the original manuscript with a note of explaination by Leif Belfrage to whom Hammerskjold left Vagmarken. . Both the volume and the price-clipped dust jacket are in virtually perfect unmarked condition with on small closed tear on the front panel. The slipcase shows only slight edge-wear. AS NEW/VERY GOOD. Facsimiles. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 217 1 pp . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
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Eisenhower, David
Eisenhower at War 1943-1945
NY: Wings Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Blue cloth cover gilt lettering on spine glossary notes and extensive index. . Inscription in ink to former owner of fep little wear to head and heel of spine small mark on corner at top of pages hinge starting. The unclipped dust jacket rubbed slight wear to head and heel of spine. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. . B&W photgraphs and maps. xxvii 977 pp . Wings Books hardcover
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Farley, James A
Jim Farley's Story: The Roosevelt Years
New York: Whittlesey House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. 1. Hard Cover. Signed by author on ffep. Full green cloth gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Illustrated with several pages of B&W photographs. . Edges of boards stained and faded else near fine. The unclipped dust jacket now wrapped in Mylar shows moderate wear and chipping. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. x i 388 pp. Signed by Author . Whittlesey House hardcover
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Johnson, Edgar
Charles Dickens: His Tragedy and Triumph Two Volumes
New York: Simon and Schuster. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full grey cloth gilt lettering on red panels on covers and spines t.e.g. red grey endpapers. Illustrated with B&W frontispiece in each volume. . Both volumes are in excellent condition unmarked tight square and clean showing only light shelf-wear. Endpapers slightly faded else fine. Unclipped dust jackets now wrapped in Mylar are lightly chipped and worn else near fine. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xxii 1159 cxcvii 1 pp . Simon and Schuster hardcover
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Gorbachev, Mikhail S
Memoirs
New York New York U.S.A.: Doubleday 1996. 769pp/illus. Gorbachev's autobiography. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 009331 ISBN : 0385480199 9780385480192
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King, Marion
BOOKS AND PEOPLE: FIVE DECADES OF NEW YORK'S OLDEST LIBRARY
NY: The Macmillan Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. Stated First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. First Printing stated. Hardcover with dust jacket in Mylar cover. Publisher's full orange cloth gilt lettering on spine. Fore-edge deckle. t.e.g. red. Illustrated with several B&W plates. . This is an ex-library copy with the usual markings. Dust jacket and Mylar cover taped to boards. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. Ex-Library. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 372 pp . The Macmillan Company hardcover
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Hutton, Richard; Shairp, Principal; and Traill, H D
English Men of Letters: Sir Walter Scott; Robert Burns; and Coleridge
MacMillan and Co London 1899. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. Signed Binding. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Full leather binding signed by James Galt & Co. Manchester; three volumes bound together of the The English Men of Letters edited by John Morley; Sir Walter Scott by Richard H. Hutton 1899; Robert Burns by Principal Shairp 1895; and Coleridge by H. D. Traill 1898. Raised bands on spine delicate gilt border a school crest on front cover in gilt marbled end papers all edges marbled Scott viii 177 pages; Burns vii 207 pages; Coleridge xii 211 pages. Leather worn along edges corners and spine ends with some minor scuffing an stains still quite presentable; bookplate on front end paper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 10 oz. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Books; Poetry. Signed Binding. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 002342. . MacMillan and Co hardcover
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Gorbachev, Mikhail S
Memoirs
New York New York U.S.A.: Doubleday 1996. 769pp/illus. Gorbachev's autobiography. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday hardcover
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Lee, Charles
The Life and Memoirs of the Late Major General Lee Second in Command to General Washington During the American Revolution .
New York: Richard Scott. Good copy in the original paper-covered boards. 1813. 1st. hardcover. 8vo 352 pp. Boards detached spine paper cracked & dry text block tight and clean. Full title reads as follows: "The Life and Memoirs of the Late Major General Lee Second in Command to General Washington During the American Revolution To Which Are Added His Political and Military Essays. Also Letters To and From Many Distinguished Characters Both in Europe and America". In the original printed tan publisher's boards titled in black on the front cover and the spine with the publisher's advertisements printed on the rear cover; the pages are untrimmed. . Richard Scott hardcover
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Unknown
1935 Original Handwritten Diary Following a Traveller's Transatlantic Journey from New York to France Aboard a Ship Crewed by Members of France's Front Populaire
On offer is a travel diary providing a brief description of a cruise from New York City to France just a few years before the outbreak of World War II. The author of this travel description is unknown but context suggests that she is a young woman. On July 3 1936 our author leaves on a cruise ship for France. Her writing suggests that she is part of a tour group: "We are beginning to become acquainted with the people on our tour and many are quite promising" July 3. Over the next few pages she describes their passage across the Atlantic Ocean commenting on the weather and other passengers: "Ruth's cake made the rounds of the bar amid hilarious singing and kazoo music. Had a spell of mal-de-mer" July 3. "Visited the whole ship. First class is very luxurious but tourist is more my speed. It mite almost have been worth the extra investment but this way its easier to become acquainted with our group" July 5. Of particular note is the author's discussion of politics aboard the cruise ship which is reflective of the discourse that was occurring generally in the United States and Europe at the time: "Spoke with some of the crew. It's thrilling when almost every answer to political partisanship is 'Je suis socialist or Communist.' 90% of the ship's crew are members of la front populaire. Our waiter however is one of four members of the Croix de Feu. He says his sister is a teacher and a Communist" July 5. The Front Populaire Popular Front in France was a coalition of left-wing movements during the interwar period united to combat the economic crisis of the Great Depression and rising fascism. The Popular Front won the May 1936 legislative elections but collapsed in mid 1937 amid general social unrest as Europe slid slowly but inexorably to war. The Croix de Feu was a right-wing political party and movement founded initially by World War I veterans. The journal's author arrives in Le Havre where she disembarks and boards a tour bus. From here she travels to several cities and communities in Normandy. She discusses her experiences saying "I'm getting awfully sick of French meals. Spoke French all thru dinner with our guide. It was swell practice. . We read every sign and act like hicks" undated. The diary ends at Avranches where the author had a magnificent view of Mont St. Michel in the distance. This book is a 5-year diary that has been used as a journal with no reference to the dated sections. It measures 4 inches by 5 inches and contains 365 pages. It is 3% complete. The covers are in good condition although a clasp to secure the diary is missing. The spine and binding are in good condition as well as are the pages. The handwriting is legible. For a social historian this small journal offers a glimpse into the world of the better-off in America during the Great Depression. It also hints at the tremendous social upheavals taking place in Europe which would lead to cataclysmic war. Keywords: france between the wars; depression-era france; la front populaire; croix de feu; popular front; great depression; 1930s travel; 1930s france; transatlantic travel in the 1930s; interwar period; 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
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Lester Stephens
1959 Original Handwritten Manuscript Diary by an Avid Rose Gardener in Post-War America
On offer is a 1959 diary by Lester J. Stephens which offers a fine description of the daily life of America's working class during the post-war boom years. Stephens was born in 1910 and lived his life in Gloucester County New Jersey. He was married but did not have children. He passed away in 1975.Stephens worked in a manufacturing business. There are few references to his work but on February 5 he notes this: "Was advised today the Automotive Dept was turned over to me." The primary focus of Stephens's diary is gardening and specifically his roses. Many entries recount purchases of materials for growing gardening shows and various types of roses. In many of his other day-to-day activities he is attuned to the world of flowers around him: "Olson Frank Gilbert & I to go to Engles to set up Garden display. Olson and Frank can't go. Taking up 20 2x4's 4 ft long also 2 corner posts Hallman had made" February 7. "Watered potted roses in garage expecting to plant before going on vacation to make sure dirt didn't fall off roots when pots are opened" March 16. "I brought home 4 potted bushes that had not developed roots. Perfecta White Swan Gold Coast Summertime. Took them from pots and soaked them in water. With RAPID-GRO. From Brown Frank got for me a Little Darlin @ $1.00 and a Crimson Glory at 75¢. Planted them and the 2 I got from the Flower Show -- Perfecta and Sterling Silver" April 4. "Sprayed 10 gallons of material -- used FERMATE 1st time DDT and RAPID GRO. All these blend good. However FERMATE leaves a black residue on everything. Ruins look of blooms" June 6. What stands out in this diary is the author's incredible focus on his roses. This is obviously where his interest and heart lies. This diary measures 5.5 inches by 8.0 inches and contains 365 pages. It is one hundred percent complete. The pebbled leatherette cover is in very good condition and the binding is intact. The pages are in good condition and the handwriting is legible. For someone who is passionate about gardening and roses in particular this is an excellent account of the efforts of an avid gardener. Whether it's the use of chemicals now banned or a never ending battle with insects this would be a very interesting comparison with gardening efforts today a half-century later. Keywords: lester j stephens; rose gardening in america; rose gardening; gardening in the 1950s; gloucester county; 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
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Charles Green
1918 Original Handwritten Diary of a 65-Year-Old Widower in Rural Maine
On offer is a fine description of life in rural Maine at the end of World War I. The author of this 1918 diary is 65-year-old Charles Green of Skowhegan Maine. Green was born in 1853 and spent his entire life in and around the village where he lived with his wife and three sons. He passed away in 1935 at the age of 82. When Green recorded the events of this diary he was a widower--his wife Emma having died a year earlier. He spends his days doing a variety of small tasks and enjoys meeting friends to socialize and play cards at a local hotel: "A.M. About home. P.M. Went to see income tax man and bank and then went to Butler's office and had papers made out. Evening at hotel a while and come home 8:30. Fine day" January 29. "A.M. Split wood. Changed clothes and went to town and played 63 at hotel and went over to garage. Evening played 63 a while and come and wrote letters. Mild and rained some" February 12. "Got up and come home and read till 4:50 P. M. Then went to town at 5 the Hotel Coburn took fire and burnt down. A cold night" March 3. In the back of the book is a family record listing family members and their birth dates. There are also several pages of contact information for friends and acquaintances. This small pocket diary measures 3.0 inches by 4.75 inches and contains 183 pages. It is one hundred percent complete. The cover shows wear and the back cover has been damaged. The binding is in good condition as are the pages. The handwriting is legible. For a local historian or genealogist this diary offers a fine picture of life in a small and fairly remote part of the United States at the close of World War I. Keywords: CHARLES GREEN; SKOWHEGAN MAINE; WORLD WAR I MAINE; 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
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Flora Coyne
1941-1942 Original Handwritten Diary Recording the Life of a Rural Michigan Woman in Her 60s As the United States Joins the Second World War
On offer is the 1941 to 1942 diary of 64-year-old Michigan resident Flora Coyne. This interesting notebook chronicles one woman's experiences in rural America during World War Two and includes an entry on the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. <br /><br />Coyne was born in 1876 and lived her life in rural Michigan. She passed away in 1947 at the age of 70. Her husband Patrick had passed away in 1936 five years before she wrote this diary. She had one son Basil. <br /><br />Coyne does not follow the dated entries in this diary but records her days using whatever space she requires. Her entries detail the daily comings and goings of her family and circle of friends. <br /><br />"Charley Mauley Basil & I drove to Harrison Mich to Conservation sale of land. E 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 5-18-6 of Freeman Twp 83& 92/100 acres. All this time there was lots of snow in Clare Co. We got back to L George had dinner and Mauley left for Bannister" January 24 1941. "Got electric pump from Mr. Luce. New $34.95. Did usual work" July 24 1941. <br /><br />"Nice bright day. Cleaned up house. Baked cookies. Every one of deer hunters class was out in the woods. Bernard came about 7 PM. He came alone -- told us Mary was going home to . Mr. Dodge and Miller called in evening. Came up to Jeffrey's cottage to hunt deer. Told us about Peanut being so sick" November 15 1941. <br /><br />". Basil left for Pontiac. Shortly after they left we heard the news over the radio that Japan had attacked our islands of Hawaii and bombed Honolulu & Pearl Harbor killing many soldiers and wounding many others. As day advanced to nite more news of attacks on Pacific Islands and Philippines Islands also. In Washington our capital plans were being made to declare war on the Empire of Japan by Congress and our President Roosevelt" December 7 1941. <br /><br />This 5-year diary measures 5 inches by 4 inches and contains 365 pages. The covers are in fair condition showing some wear and weathering. The strap on the clasp is broken. The spine has broken but the covers remain attached as do all of the pages. The pages themselves are in good condition and the handwriting is legible. The diary spans from January 1941 to August 1942. Coyne did not write every day. <br /><br />This diary presents a straightforward account of daily life in rural Michigan as the United States enters into World War Two. The descriptions paint a clear picture of her daily routines and the names mentioned can serve as a cross-reference for genealogical research in Michigan. For a researcher in women's studies this book offers a good illustration of the social role that formed the experience of many women prior to WWII. hardcover
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Charles Blodgett Waggoner
Original Handwritten 1874 Diary Detailing Life in a Small Frontier Town in the American West
Marshall Oklahoma. Fair with no dust jacket. 1874. Hardcover. On offer is a fascinating glimpse into the world of the mid-19th-century American West. The author of this diary is Charles Blodgett Waggoner. He was born in 1849 in what later became Logan County Oklahoma and lived in the small community of Marshall OK. Waggoner passed away in 1929 at the age of 79. He was 24 when he began this diary. Waggoner worked around town as a handyman. His diary details his daily activities people he interacts with and various jobs he works on. "Nice day. Cool. Worked on Sumers Drug Store all day. Went home at night and Sis & Peter & children had come. Stayed at home at night" June 12. "Was nice day. Father & I got some lumber and went out and worked on his property all day. At night I went down town. Andersin come back from his tour Sunday morning" August 3. "Very hot all day. Father and I went to the picnic . . . I had a splendid good time. Saw July Brown. Was with her and several more" September 10. This small diary measures 6 inches by 3.5 inches and contains 183 pages. It is 100 percent complete. The cover is in fair condition. It shows a lot of wear and the flap that extends from the back cover to close the front is torn at the bottom. The binding is in good condition as are the pages. The handwriting is messy but legible. With its misspellings and at times hard-to-read text this fascinating book grants a detailed look into daily life in a small American frontier community. For a local historian or genealogist the names locations and businesses mentioned offer excellent opportunities to flesh out community connections and family lines. ; Manuscripts; 6" x 3.5"; 183 pages; Keywords: American West; Frontier; Wild West; Indian Territory; Charles Blodgett; C. B. Waggoner; Oklahoma; Marshall; General Land Office; Cherokee Strip; Marshall; Creek; Muscogee; Mvskoke; Trail of Tears; Logan County; United States; 19th Century; 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
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Myra L Jordan
1929 Handwritten Diary of an Elderly Depression-Era Woman of Some Means Living in Poughkeepsie NY
Poughkeepsie New York Hudson River Valley: Poughkeepsie NY Luckey Platt & Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1929. Hardcover. On offer is a fine diary of a woman living in the Hudson River Valley during the Great Depression. The author of this diary is not explicitly stated. However there are a number of contextual clues that suggest the writer is Myra L Jordan. Jordan was born on Aug 22 1866. She was the second wife of William Burnap Jordan. They lived in Pine Plains NY located in the Hudson River valley south of Albany NY. She passed away in 1953 at the age of 87. She is 63 when she writes this diary. Her diary is very personal focused intensely on here immediate family and friends. She hardly ever comments on events outside of her direct experience and the wider effects of the Depression do not seem to have had an impact on her life. Some excerpts: "Men here to shingle east side. Reynolds to clean up garden. Ordered furnace coal. Wrote Mr. Tuttle who has had and op & is very ill. Jordan back for dinner. & Bill called. Paul for supper & cards." Mar 25; "Pulvers took me to Frank Chases's funeral - very large. Girl Scouts - 26 with Miss Grafe & Mrs. McGregor came on a hike & I told them stories of the old house. Iky had teo clinics in Clinton." June 11; "Dad better but in bed until aft. Vic's folks called in a. M. Jordan and Sisty down in the new car. Got ice cream for supper and staid for our evening illumination. Can't get over the wonder of electric lights." Sept 1; "Went with Jordan & Iky to Kips for 6: 30 dinner with Miss Carter & her friend & the Russian Symphony Choir concert at High School - was lovely ." Dec 3. It is interesting to note that the diary itself was published by Luckey Platt & Co a major retail store in Poughkeepsie NY. The store was a fixture in the region for over 130 years. The book itself carries a variety of articles and information pieces on topics such as dieting plating bridge vitamins etc. For a social historian especially one focused on life during the Depression this diary offers an interesting perspective. It certainly helps fill in some aspects of what life was like during this time of great upheaval in the United States. Measuring 5 inches by 7 inches this hard-cover diary contains 183 pages and is approximately 90% complete. The cover is in good condition as is the binding. The pages are also in good condition and the handwriting is legible. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 183 pages . Poughkeepsie, NY, Luckey Platt & Co hardcover
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1958-59 Cold War-Era American Railroad Engineer Handwritten Diary Detailing Successful Post-War USA While Reflecting on Global Events like the Berlin Crisis
Augusta Georgia: Augusta Georgia CWC Railroad Engineer. Fair with no dust jacket. 1958-1959. First Edition. Hardcover. On offer is an interesting America diary dating from the dark days of the Cold War. The author of this 5-year diary is unknown. It was given to him in 1931 by a woman named Annie Lee - surname unknown. The interesting thing is that although it was given in 1931 it was not used until 1958 and 1959. By that time from context it is clear that 'Annie Lee' is now the author's wife. From context we can also determine that the is married man was living in Augusta Georgia with his family and worked for the CWC Railroad as a switch engineer. The diary gives a good look at the day-to-day life of a working man in the post-war southern United States. He and his family are doing well in the booming post-war economy of the United States. Some excerpts: "We went over to Edgefield SC looking and getting some prices on a station wagon. The Ford prices at Yonce Motor Co straight sale #2350 with trade in on the chev $1925 diff. Same day the chev co didn't give us a very good brake." Jan 12; "Sears Robuck & co open. There new store this morning at 8: 30 AM at Walton Way and 15 St with a bank. We visited the store had some crowds you could hardly move for the people." Feb 18. He is certainly aware of outside events taking place. In several places he notes the crisis brewing with the Soviet Union over the status of Berlin: "The war clouds are drifting low over Berlin Germany these days." Feb - Memo page: This refers to the Berlin Crisis. As living standards in communist-controlled East Germany plummeted refugees by the thousands poured into West Berlin and onward to West Germany Khrushchev demanded that the United States Britain and France withdraw from Berlin. The Crisis culminated in the construction of the Berlin Wall. Other notable local events were captured by the author: ". The golf masters had their parade on Broad Street" Mar 31; "Bought Ford car Sand Bar Ferry Bridge open for traffic for first time plowed out garden" Apr 29. For a social historian this diary in its simplicity paints a good picture of post-war life in the urban south through the eyes of a working man. This diary measures 4.0 inches by 5.5 inches and contains 365 pages. It is about 50% complete. The cover is a light brown pebbled leather that has sustained damage. The front cover has pulled loose from the spine. There was a closure strap and clasp but that is now missing. The spine has cracked. The pages are in fair condition showing some staining from use and wear. All are accounted for. The handwriting is legible. ; Manuscripts; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 365 pages; Keywords: handwritten manuscript document letter autograph writer hand written documents signed letters manuscripts 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 Americana Berlin Wall Master's Golf post-war World War Two Ford cars Berlin Crisis America and Germany CWC Railroad daily life family man married American Augusta Georgia USA . Augusta, Georgia, CWC Railroad Engineer hardcover
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Mamet, David
WILSON. A CONSIDERATION OF THE SOURCES
<p>London: Faber and Faber 2000. First edition first prnt. Precedes the US edition. <em>Signed</em> by Mamet on the title page. Pictoral card covers in dustjacket. Paperback original. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with a Durafold mylar cover. Soft Cover. </p> Faber and Faber paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 40343 ISBN : 0571201873 9780571201877
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Bowers, Claude G
Beveridge and the Progressive Era
Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin 1932. Unique copy of this book ex-library book from Christian Science Publishing Society with gift plate on inside cover from Willis J. Abbot. Included with book is a signed letter from author Claude G. Bowers to Willis J. Abbot thanking Mr. Abbot for his favorable review of this book in the Christian Science Monitor. The letter is typewritten contains some mistakes is dated Sept. 28 1932 and signed in ink. The letter was originally folded several times and is presently stored folded in half. The book does have the usual library markings and stamps including marking on the spine and pockets. There is some wear to covers including bumping and there is a separation of the fep at spine of inside front cover. There is some tanning to blank endpapers but little tanning to pages. 610 pages including index with illustrations black and white plates. Contents include: Boyhood DePauw Days At the Bar Springtime in Indianapolis Prophet of Imperialism; The Triumph of Youth Imperialism; In the Philippines Peak and Abyss Fighting for Imperialism; An Imperialist in Russia; Personality and Friendships; Drama and Melodrama; Rooseveltian Days Insurgency and Revolution; War and Politics; The Ivory Tower. For more information about Willis J. Abbot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_J._Abbot and Claude G. Bowers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Bowers Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Signed by Author. First. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
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Phelps, Michael; Abrahamson, Alan
No Limits: The Will to Succeed Signed
<p>Free Press 2008. Hardcover. 1st edition 1st printing. SIGNED by MICHAEL PHELPS in black sharpie on full title page. Book and dustjacket is in Fine as new condition unread and mint. Event flyer is included with purchase. Dustjacket is protected in removable Mylar plastic cover. Phelps is winner of eight 2008 Beijing Olympic Gold medals and Sports Illustrated's 2008 Sportsman of the Year.</p> Free Press hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : biblio240 ISBN : 1439130728 9781439130728
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WHYATT, BERT
MUGGSY SPANIER: THE LONESOME ROAD a Biography and Discography
NEW ORLEANS LA: JAZZOLOGY PRESS. CD INCLUDED. SIGNED BY MUGGSY SPANIER TO TITLE PAGE. . VG. PAPERBACK. FIRST PRINTING. 1995. JAZZOLOGY PRESS paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 004412 ISBN : 0963889028 9780963889027
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O'NEIL, BUCK with Steve Wulf & David Conrads
I WAS RIGHT ON TIME
NY: SIMON & SCHUSTER. REMAINDER MARK. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1996. SIMON & SCHUSTER hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 001455 ISBN : 0684803054 9780684803050
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LEARY, TIMOTHY, RALPH METZNER, RICHARD ALPERT
THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE a Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
NY: UNIVERSITY BOOKS. CLEAN UNMARKED COPY. . VG. Hardcover. SECOND PRINTING. 1964. UNIVERSITY BOOKS hardcover
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EMMET, THOMAS ADDIS
IRELAND UNDER ENGLISH RULE or a Plea for the Plaintiff Volume I & II
NY: G.P. PUTNAM'S & SONS. TWO VOLUME SET NICE CLEAN COPIES. OVERSEAS ORDERS WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. . VG. Hardcover. SECOND REVISED EDITION. 1909. G.P. PUTNAM'S & SONS hardcover
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ARMYTAGE, FRANCES & JULIETTE TOMLINSON
THE PYNCHONS OF SPRINGFIELD Founders and Colonizers 1636-1702
SPRINGFIELD MA.: CONNECTICUT VALLEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM. 54 pages. . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1969. CONNECTICUT VALLEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM hardcover
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MURRAY, ALBERT
South to a Very Old Place
N.Y.: McGraw Hill. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1971. McGraw Hill hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 028218 ISBN : 0070440735 9780070440739
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CODRESCU, ANDREI & LLOYD E HERMAN
THOMAS MANN Metal Artist
MADISON WI: GUILD PUB. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 2001. GUILD PUB. hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 025516 ISBN : 1893164128 9781893164123
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LYNN, LORETTA with Patsi Bale Cox
STILL WOMAN ENOUGH
NY: HYPERION. Fine. Hardcover. 4TH PRINTING. 2002. HYPERION hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 034117 ISBN : 0786866500 9780786866502
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MANTLE, MICKEY with Mickey Herskowitz
ALL MY OCTOBERS My Memories of 12 world Series When the Yankees Ruled Baseball
NY: HARPER/COLLINS. INCLUDED IS BOOKMARKS 2 ANNOUNCING MICKEY MANTLE SIGNING TIMES AT HARRY W. SCHWARTZ BOOKSHOP. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE PAPERBACK EDITION . . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1994. HARPER/COLLINS hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 035147 ISBN : 0060177470 9780060177478
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GUTMAN, YISRAEL
THE JEWS OF WARSAW 1939-1943 Ghetto Underground Revolt
SUSSEX ENGLAND: THE HARVESTER PRESS. Fine. Hardcover. 1982. THE HARVESTER PRESS hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 037253 ISBN : 0710804113 9780710804112
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DES FORGES, ALISON
KEIN ZEUGE DARF UBERLEBEN Der Genozid in Ruanda
HAMBURG GERMANY: HAMBURGER EDITION. GERMAN TEXT. . Fine. Hardcover. 2003. HAMBURGER EDITION hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 037477
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Lee, Henry ("Light-Horse Harry"); Robert E Lee -revisions and biography
MEMOIRS OF THE WAR IN THE SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
New York: University Publishing Company 1870. Cloth. Good. 1870 printing. A Good copy. 8vo. x 11-620 4 ads pp. illustrated with 11 maps and engravings. Bound in the publisher's brown cloth with the Crest and Latin motto "Non Incautus Futuri" of Lee family in stamped in blind. The spine is torn with the upper half missing. The boards have scratches along its edges. Previous owner's name and 1871 date in pencil on a front end paper. Text and plates generally clean with minor offsetting of the plates. Good. Howes L202. A New Edition with revisions and a Biography of the Author by Robert E. Lee. University Publishing Company unknown
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MacDonald, M T
Trials & Tribulations of a Queenslander of the Burnett districts
Queensland: The Author 1970. 105pp bw ills. Light card with black cloth tape spien. Sticker shadow to front stain to rear cover and light marks to front. Reminiscences of the Burnett District in Queensland. No date but c1970 stencilled publication. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Author Paperback
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Kingsley, Charles
TWO YEARS AGO -- ALTON LOCKE TAILOR AND POET AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY - Two Volume Set
London: Macmillan and Co 1876. HC. good 3/4 leather raised bands hardcover. Two Volume Set: TWO YEARS AGO. Eighth Edition 495 pages; and ALTON LOCKE TAILOR AND POET. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY New Edition with a prefatory memoir by Thomas Hughes 437 pages. Some light foxing. IMAGES AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBISITE - ask for link. Macmillan and Co unknown
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Church, Samuel Harden
OLIVER CROMWELL: A HISTORY
New York: G. P. Putnam's 1900. HC. good 3/4 green leather hardcover. Comprising a Narrative of His Life with Extracts from His Letters and Speeches and an Account of the Political Religious and Military Affairs of England During the Time." Five raised bands with six compartments on the spine gilt stampings marbled boards and endpapers some wear lower corners and foreedge of boards. IMAGES AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE - ASK FOR LINK. 524pp. G. P. Putnam's unknown
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Wilson, James & Fiske, John (editors)
APPLETONS' CYCLOPAEDIA OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY - SIX VOLUME SET COMPLETE
New York: D. Appleton and Company 1888. HC. good full calf hardcover - SEE CONDITION NOTE. B&W illustrations. CONDITION NOTE - CALF LEATHER WORN TOP/BOTTOM OF SPINES and some external separation on hinges. Internally hinges are tight endpapers not cracked. Happy to provide images. Extra shipping may be required. An invaluable set to the collector of 19th century paper for identification of signatures and personalities thus bringing importance and value to documents or stock certificates. A reference book that along with the Dictionary of American Biography should be in the scripophilist's library. Sold working set with wear to spines and edges of all covers. 6 volumes. D. Appleton and Company unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : BOOKS002159I
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Shonts, T P (Chairman)
SPECIAL MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONCERNING THE PANAMA CANAL .
Washington DC: Goverment Printing Office 1906. PB. good wraps softcover cover had been folded and has chips. B&W illustrations. .COMMUNICATED TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS ON DECEMBER 17 1906 SECOND SESSION OF THE FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS" Double page colored map of canal to the rear showing the proposed line. Full page B&W illustrations on every other page - and not numbered pages thus in addition to the 33 pages of text. Covers have chips fold and tape repairs. Interior is good. 33pp. Goverment Printing Office unknown
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Stone, Herbert L (edited by)
ICE-BOATING: THE LATEST OPINIONS OF THE FOREMOST AUTHORITIES IN AMERICA - Original Edition
New York: Outlook Publishing Company 1913. HC. good decorated olive green cloth hardcover. B&W diagrams. An uncommon title. 177pp ads. Outlook Publishing Company unknown
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Force, Peter (collected by) - FORCE'S TRACTS
TRACTS AND OTHER PAPERS RELATING PRINCIPALLY TO THE ORIGIN SETTLEMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE COLONIES IN NORTH AMERICA -3 Vols
Gloucester MA: Peter Smith 1963. HC. very good light pink cloth hardcover. .FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE COUNTRY TO THE YEAR 1776." Three of four volume set including: Volume I originally published 1836 Volume II originally published in 1836 and Volume III First published in 1844. Peter Smith unknown
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Saunders, Frederick (edited by)
CENTENARY ORATIONS ADDRESSES AND POEMS COMMEMORATIVE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE .
New York: E. B. Treat 1882. HC. good decorated brown cloth hardcover light edgewear. facsimile signatures. .DELIVERED IN THE SEVERAL STATES FROM BUNKER HILL TO YORKTOWN. MASTERPIECES OF ELOQUENCE." Original edition clean and tight with some faint old hinge repairs. 935pp. E. B. Treat unknown
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Dighton, Adair
MY SPORTING LIFE
London: Richards 1934. HC. very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket hardcover. B&W illustrations. Contents include: Early Days in Cheltenham; More Stories of the Garden City; My Medical Days in Edinburgh; And More Medicine; Now Liverpool; My Debut on the Sporting Press; Coursing Days on the "Sporting Chronicle" Still Coursing; By the Back-Door Into Racing; Join the Life as "The Special Commissioner" "King Cob" Etc. Etc.; More of the Life and Some Stories; Studs and Their Owners; My Holy of Holies; Newmarket: The Headquarters of the Turf; Up North and in the Midlands. 240pp. Richards unknown
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Parry, Edwin Satterthwaite (Lineal Descendant of Betsy Ross)
BETSY ROSS - QUAKER REBEL: BEING THE TRUE STORY OF THE ROMANTIC LIFE OF THE MAKER OF THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG
PhiladelphiaPA: The John C. Winston Company 1933. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket hardcover ORIGINAL GIFT BOX. B&W illustrations. Exceptionally nice copy in original publishers ORIGINAL GIFT BOX images available with pictorial pastedown on front of box matching the front cover of the dustjacket. Extra band around the dustjacket discussing the findof the Marriage Bond of John Ross and Elizabeth Griscom Betsy Ross. On the front free endpaper is the Betsy Ross House bookplate this copy UNSIGNED by the author. One small side of the box top is off and laid in two other sides have small breaks. 252pp. The John C. Winston Company unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : BOOKS046564I
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