Angleterre

ANNO REGNI GEORGII III. CAP. III. AN ACT FOR ALLOWING THE IMPORTATION OF CORN AND GRAIN FROM HIS MAJESTY'S COLONIES IN AMERICA INTO THIS KINGDOM FOR A LIMITED TIME DUTY FREE

1769Best.-Nr. 30572London: Printed by Mark Baskett Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty 1769. Two folio leaves attached at left edge with archival tape. 1-title 1 blank 47-48 pp as issued. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty unknown books

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EnglandABAA

AN ACT FOR GRANTING A LIBERTY TO CARRY SUGARS OF THE GROWTH PRODUCE OR MANUFACTURE OF ANY OF HIS MAJESTY'S SUGAR COLONIES IN AMERICA FROM THE SAID COLONIES DIRECTLY TO FOREIGN PARTS IN SHIPS BUILT IN GREAT BRITAIN AND NAVIGATED ACCORDING TO LAW

1739Best.-Nr. 16501London: Printed by John Baskett Printer to the King. 1739. pp. 551-556 plus title as issued folio disbound. Lightly tanned Very Good. Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King... unknown books

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EnglandABAA

THE BRITISH TREATY

1807Best.-Nr. 11915Philadelphia 1807. 86pp bound in attractive modern plain wrappers. Tanned scattered fox Good. Dedicated "To Those Members of Congress Who Have the Sense to Perceive and the Spirit to Pursue the True Interests of their Country" the pamphlet attacks English invasions of American sovereignty. Referring to the British ship Leopard's assault on the Chesapeake the author says that "The attempt to search a public ship of war appears to us unjustifiable; and more especially so on our own coast." The author predicts correctly that the British would offer reparations and thus avoid war over the incident; and offers unflattering opinions on Jefferson-- "a schemer perpetually occupied with some strange out-of-the-way project"-- and Madison "a man of feeble mind." FIRST EDITION. Sabin 8126. 76 NUC 0820739 4. Not in AI. unknown books

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EnglandABAA

AN ACT FOR FURTHER CONTINUING AN ACT OF THE LAST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT INTITULED AN ACT TO AMEND AND RENDER MORE EFFECTUAL IN HIS MAJESTY'S DOMINIONS IN AMERICA AN ACT PASSED IN THIS PRESENT SESSION OF PARLIAMENT INTITULED AN ACT FOR PUNISHING MUTINY AND DESERTION AND FOR THE BETTER PAYMENT OF THE ARMY AND THEIR QUARTERS.

1767Best.-Nr. 12502London: Printed by Mark Baskett Printer to the King. and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett 1767. 1 title pp 859-860 as issued disbound. Tanned scattered light stains about Good. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King.... and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett unknown books

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England, John DD D DABAA

Address Delivered Before the Demosthenian and Phi Kappa Societies of Franklin College Athens Ga. On Thursday August 5th 1849. Published by Request of the Society

1840Best.-Nr. 72753Athens: Printed at the Whig Office 1840. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 33pp. Stictched signatures. Withdrawn stamp on front foxed throughout else an about very good example. The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences established in 1801 is the oldest and largest college of the University of Georgia in Athens. Named for Benjamin Franklin it comprises 30 departments across five divisions: fine arts social sciences biological sciences physical and mathematical sciences and humanities. Printed at the Whig Office paperback books

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ENGLAND : HOME OFFICEABAA

Report of the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution

1957Best.-Nr. 4653London: HMO 1957. First Edition. Orig. prtd. wrappers. A very good copy with slight signs of wear. 8vo. The famous ' Wolfenden ' report to parliament on the de-criminalization of homosexuality in the UK. This is the first orderly scientific inquiry into the issue. An important document. HMO unknown books

Palinurus Antiquarian Books · Vereinigte Staaten400,00 $≈ 356,67 €

(EDUCATION - 17TH CENTURY ENGLAND). POOLE, MATTHEWABAA

A MODEL FOR THE MAINTAINING OF STUDENTS OF CHOICE ABILITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY AND PRINCIPALLY IN ORDER TO THE MINISTRY

1658Best.-Nr. ST16442s.l.: s.n. Printed Anno Domini 1658. FIRST EDITION. 190 x 135 mm. 7 1/2 x 5 3/8". 3 p.l. 14 pp. complete. 20th century vellum-backed marbled boards flat spine with vertical titling. Front pastedown with bookplate of the Fox Pointe Collection. Wing P-2842B; ESTC R207754. ◆Text lightly washed and pressed but still crisp faint foxing to lower edge of title page otherwise a fine fresh copy in an unworn binding. Written by an opinionated English cleric this is an extraordinarily rare pamphlet proposing an unusual fund to support young 17th century scholars. According to DNB the scheme outlined in the present work was meant "to support the university studies of young men of promise seeking entry into the ministry." The plan "was approved by John Worthington and Anthony Tuckney and had the support also of John Arrowsmith DD Ralph Cudworth William Dillingham DD and Benjamin Whichcote. The fund raised about £900 and it appears that William Sherlock afterwards dean of St Paul's received assistance from this fund during his studies at Peterhouse Cambridge until 1660 when he graduated BA. Those entrusted with administering the fund sent Poole regular reports on students interviewed and the ratings they had received in philosophy logic and languages. The scheme was abandoned at the Restoration." Poole 1624 - 79 was the author of a number of controversialist pamphlets on subjects ranging from Unitarianism to preaching by lay persons before undertaking his major work: a synthesis of critical biblical commentaries "Synopsis criticorum aliorumque sacrae scripturae interpretum." This is one of his scarcest writings: ESTC lists seven copies two in North America while ABPC and RBH record just two copies at auction. s.n. Printed Anno Domini unknown books

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Veda Ann Borg, Jimmie Davis, Lee "Lasses" White, Sue England (starring); Derwin Abrahams (director); Gretchen Darling, Louise RoABAA

Mississippi Rhythm Original photograph from the 1949 Western film

1949Best.-Nr. 148954Los Angeles: Monogram Pictures 1949. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1949 Western film. With manuscript ink annotations and a stamp reading "MEGGS 2" to the verso. Former governor of Louisiana Jimmie Davis stars as a man fighting governmental injustice and rallying local farmers to the election polls through music. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Monogram Pictures unknown books

Royal Books · Vereinigte Staaten35,00 $≈ 31,21 €

Simon, Noel; In Association with The World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, EnglandABAA

Nature In Danger: Threatened Habitats And Species - 1st Edition/1st Printing

1995Best.-Nr. 31673New York: Oxford University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0195211529 . A nice first edition/first printing in Fine seemingly unread condition in alike dust-jacket price clipped; Nature In Danger: Threatened Habitats And Species is a book that was written by Simon Noel and it was published by The World Conservation Monitoring Centre Cambridge England. The book is about endangered habitats and species.; B&W and Color Illustrations; 4to ; FSA . Oxford University Press hardcover books

Books Tell You Why, Inc. · Vereinigte Staaten40,00 $≈ 35,67 €

Church of EnglandABAA

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS AND OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH ACCORDING TO THE USE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND : TOGETHER WITH THE PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID POINTED AS THE ARE TO BE SUNG OR SAID IN CHURCHES AND THE FORM AND MANNER OF MAKING ORDAINING AND CONSECRATING OF BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS

1712Best.-Nr. 1411490Oxford: Printed by the University-Printers 1712. Hardcover. Folio variously paged. In Fair plus condition. Spine is brown with gold print raised bands. Boards quarter bound with light brown leather to spine and dark brown leather to boards; worn spine caps corners worn and bare front hinge torn half its length scuffing chipping and toning to leather with small surface tears. Text block has gilt edges marbled endpapers two red ribbon markers; cracked front hinge name in ink on title page. Books of Common Prayer has two columns per page; The whole Book of Psalms has three columns per page. Separate title page for Psalms: The Whole Book of Psalmes : collected into English Metre by Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins and Others" Printed by Thomas Hodgkin for the Company of Stationers London 1712. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Oversized Folios. 1411490. FP New Rockville Stock. Printed by the University-Printers hardcover books

Second Story Books, ABAA · Vereinigte Staaten225,00 $≈ 200,62 €

International Congress of Paprologists (14th: 1974: Oxford England)ABAA

Proceedings of the XIV International Congress of Papyrologists Oxford 24-31 July 1974

1975Best.-Nr. 89685London: Published for the British Academy by the Egypt Exploration Society 1975. Paperback. Near Fine. illustrations xix 373p. plus 39 plates printed on one side on plain paper. Softcover in original wrapper. 26cm. Fading on backstrip and adjacent ares of front cover. Consists almost entirely of communications/papers each restricted to 6 pages of typescript in English French German and Spanish. Graeco-Roman Memoirs No. 61. Published for the British Academy by the Egypt Exploration Society paperback books

McBlain Books · Vereinigte Staaten75,00 $≈ 66,87 €

All England Club WimbledonABAA

Official Programme. Tuesday 1st July. Eighth Day. Lawn Tennis Championships 1952. cover title

1952Best.-Nr. 81518London 1952. Paperback. Good. photos 27 1p. Original wrapper. 31cm. Moderate wear corner curl and creasing light edge-wear etc. Maureen Connolly played on Centre Court on July 1st in the Ladies Singles semi-final and in the Mixed Doubles semi-final. She won the Wimbledon Singles Championship three straight years 1952-1954 before her brilliant and very short career was ended at the age of 19 when her right leg was accidentally crushed by a cement truck. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 34. paperback books

McBlain Books · Vereinigte Staaten40,00 $≈ 35,67 €

(Essex House Press); Church of EnglandABAA

The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments & Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church according to the Use of the Church of England; together with the Psalter or Psalms of David pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches; & the form & manner of making ordaining and consecrating of Bishops Priests and Deacons. Together with a supplement showing variants from the Prayer Book of the Church of England in the Prayer book of the American Church

1903Best.-Nr. 52863London and New York: H. M. Printers Messrs. Eyre & Spottiswoode; Mr. Edward Arnold 37 Bedford Street Strand; Samuel Buckley & Co. 100 William Street 1903. Hardcover. Fine. 69/400. Folio. 10 387 viii string-bound American supplementpp. Uncut on heavy stock. Rebacked in dark brown calf over oak boards; leather inlays at fore-edge of each board replacing perished clasps and straps. Spine with raised bands lettered in gilt; gilt dentelles at back-strip edges and inlay borders. Title page view of London and frontispiece Edward VII on his throne surrounded by his six predesessors with elaborate woodcut historiation; captions printed in red. Eight pages with table of contents framed with elaborate woodcuts at top. Historiated headpieces and initials. Calendar with woodcuts in red and black and pages with "proper lessons and psalms" and calendar with illustrative woodcuts. Printed in red and black throughout. "The designs and the type throughout are by C. R. Ashbee; R. Catterson-Smith assisted in the preparation of some of the blocks which were cut by W. H. Hooper & Clemence Houseman." Colophon. Inside front cover and first free endpaper with small smudges from removed item laid in. Bookplate with numbers inked to top margin. Fore-edge of block with some traces of handling else a fine copy in a nearly fine binding. A superb example of the printer's art and the magnum opus of the Essex House Press. "The English Book of Common Prayer was the first single manual of worship in a vernacular language directed to be used universally by and common to both priest and people" PMM. The source of the Anglican Church's shared liturgical life since 1549 it was first adapted for use in the United States in 1789 and underwent its second American revision in 1892. Limited to 400 copies 10 on vellum the being copy number 69 hand-numbered at the colophon. Production at Essex House London and Essex House Campden spanned 1901 to 1903. "Throughout his life financier J.P. Morgan was a strong supporter of the Protestant Episcopal church" ANB support that included his service on the revision committee that produced the 1892 revision. In a contemporary review "The Independent" an Episcopal church newspaper declared: "That the completed and perfected Standard just issued from the De Vinne press appears in the sumptuous form which makes it confessedly the finest production of the American printer's art is due to Mr. J. Pierpoint Morgan who from the moment of his appointment as a member of the committee has never ceased devising liberal things for the furtherance of the work." Provenance: Bookplate at front: "This Beginning of the J. William Smith Collection illustrative of the art of bookmaking is given for the use of the people to the Syracuse Public Library in testimony of the long and faithful service of the Reverrend Ezekiel Wilson Mund AM LITT D Librarian." References: Ransom 37; see PMM 75. H. M. Printers, Messrs. Eyre & Spottiswoode; Mr. Edward Arnold, 37 Bedford Street, Strand; Samuel Buckley & Co., 100 William Str hardcover books

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Church of England; Paul Wright (ed)ABAA

The New and Complete Family Prayer-Book

1785Best.-Nr. 52084London: A. Hogg 1785. Hardcover. Very good condition. Folio. 12 i-xvi 9-46 57-417 3: ads; directions to book-binder; list of subscribers. 38 engraved plates. Contemporary calf lightly rubbed and scuffed spine with raised bands. Red silk ribbon marker. Text with occasional smudges and mild marginal dampstains or spotting but overall clean and crisp. A very good copy complete with all 36 plates called for in the instructions and 2 additional. 11 of the plates are bound consecutively in the preliminaries rather than placed in the text; these 11 plates all have relatively simple borders in contrast with the ones properly placed. Sumptuously illustrated Church of England prayer book with a substantial apparatus of theological historical and critical commentary. Issued in 36 numbered parts the text is complete despite the gap in pagination between pages 46 and 57. The anomalous pagination of the preliminaries is explained in the binder's directions: "N.B. Place the Act for the Uniformity of Common-Prayer &c. and the Tables of Proper Lessons Feasts Fasts Kindred and to find Easter-Day viz. 5O and 5P i.e. 4 leaves of part 36 immediately after the Preface before the Calendar." References: ESTC T82283. A. Hogg hardcover books

Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller · Vereinigte Staaten950,00 $≈ 847,08 €

West England Board of the New Zealand CompanyABAA

Latest Information from the Settlement of New Plymouth on the Coast of Taranake New Zealand

1842Best.-Nr. 43121London: Smith Elder and Co 1842. First edition. Softcover. vg- to near fine. Octavo. 57pp. 1. 2 pages of publisher's ads. Printed tan wrappers with black lettering on the front cover. Woodcut frontispiece. The publication is a report by the New Zealand Company on the conditions and the progress in the settlement of New Plymouth released only one year after the first settlers arrived from the West Country of England. The report was compiled through official dispatches and private letters many from Frederic Carrington 1807-1901 the principle surveyor for New Plymouth. Topics covered include the geography quality of the soil for agriculture profitable exports the native Maori population arrival of the settlers building of the community and the climate. The publication includes a few tables and charts a well as a small botanical illustration. The final section contains the prospectus of the New Zealand Company. There is a blank sample form for purchasing land in the New Plymouth area following the pagination. Two pages of publishers advertisements at the back discusses other publications pertaining to New Zealand emigration. Wrappers with light rubbing to extremities a small closed tear at the bottom edge of the front cover and a small stain at the tail of the spine. Binding in very good- interior in near fine condition overall. Smith, Elder and Co unknown books

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England, George AllenABAA

DARKNESS AND DAWN

1914Best.-Nr. 1415623Boston: Small Maynard and Company Publishers 1914. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo x 672 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering. Bumping and fraying to head and tail of spine and corners of boards. Rubbing to boards. Mild soiling to spine. Text block age toned with minor soiling to top edge. Shelved in Case 8. 1415623. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Small, Maynard and Company Publishers hardcover books

Second Story Books, ABAA · Vereinigte Staaten200,00 $≈ 178,33 €

Royal College of Surgeons of England; SMITH, Adam N (ed).ABAA

Surgical Physiology of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract Proceedings of a Symposium held in The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1st and 2nd June 1962.

1962Best.-Nr. M11662Edinburgh:: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1962. 1962. 8vo. xiv 237 pp. Frontis. illustrated figs. tables indexes. Blue cloth gilt-stamped cover emblem and spine title dust-jacket. Previous owner's signatures of Clare G. Peterson MD incl. on dust-jacket. Very good. PROVENANCE: Clare G. Peterson MD 1917-2007 attended the University of Oregon. As a surgeon and chief of surgery at OHSU he had a distinguished medical career with a number of significant achievements spanning almost 50 years retiring in 1988. Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 1962. hardcover books

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ENGLAND, Joseph, W (ed).ABAA

The First Century of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy 1821-1921.

1922Best.-Nr. M09820Philadelphia:: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science 1922. 1922. 8vo. 728 pp. Photo illus. Modern black cloth gilt-stamped spine title. Scarce. Fine. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, 1922. hardcover books

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England, Patricia A and Lambertus van ZelstABAA

Application of Science in Examination of Works of Art: Proceedings of the Seminar September 7-9 1983

1985Best.-Nr. 152068Boston Massachusetts: The Research Laboratory Museum of Fine Arts Boston 1985. Hardcover. VG Binding may have a stray soil mark; pages may have tanned lightly; text and illus are clear. Burgundy cloth 261 pp. many BW illus. rear pocket contains 2 microfiche sheets. Contains the texts of 23 papers and 18 poster sessions held at the fifth international seminar 1983 in this series which began in 1958. Many include illustrations charts and/or graphs. Scarce. The Research Laboratory, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston hardcover books

Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB · Vereinigte Staaten48,00 $≈ 42,80 €

Pearl, Cyril; "A Citizen of New EnglandABAA

Remarks on African Colonization and The Abolition of Slavery. In Two Parts

1833Best.-Nr. List2214Windsor 1833. 8vo 47 pp. Near Fine. Cyril Pearl was a Vermont-based pro-colonization abolitionist who feuded locally with William Lloyd Garrison on the subject of colonization and acted as a publishing agent in Vermont for the Boston-based The Colonizationist and Journal of Freedom a short-lived publication published from 1833-1834 by George W. Light in Boston. In this work Pearl - writing anonymously - takes issue with Garrison's Thoughts on African Colonization pamphlet and makes a case for African colonization. We find little information on Pearl save for a mention or two in correspondence relating to Garrison. unknown books

Auger Down Books · Vereinigte Staaten200,00 $≈ 178,33 €

[Women - New England - Panic of 1837] Richards, MarionABAA

Lengthy Letter Between Two Cousins Discussing the Cold Yankee Character and the Differences Between New England and New Jersey as Well as Current Events 1838

1838Best.-Nr. List2323Claremont 1838. Stampless letter with circular Claremont New Hampshire postmark and 18 ½ cent rate. Fine condition. Fine. An entertaining letter written by Marion Richards of Claremont New Hampshire defending the northern way of life and describing the relative calm in New Hampshire during the Panic of 1837 which apparently had been the subject of previous correspondence between the two. She makes an interesting reference to "female rights" which she says she does not support perhaps also in reference to an earlier conversation. She writes "Your father speaks of the severe effects the course of the administration has had upon your city and consequently upon the high-raised hopes of her citizens; this undoubtedly is true in regard to all; all have been involved as it were in one general ruin and all have suffered. We as individuals it is true felt the change and with others echoed the cry 'hard times' but still in comparison with many suffered little. Embarked in no dangerous enterprise we retrenched our expenses adopting this plain sentiment 'to want no more than may suffice and make that little do'. Politics however interest me only as it affects my father's purse and deprives me of pleasure. Not very patriotic I confess but being neither an advocate of female rights and having a proper sense of the small amount of my influence I leave such like to father and Congress. " The next section contains a detailed defense of the yankee character:"And now allow me to follow somewhat in your train of thought and speak a good word for the Yankees. With that characteristic trait of a 'thorough-going-Yankee-Down-Easter' I have guessed that you Cousin suppose us to be an antisocial class of people & in order to lead you to a different conclusion I will attempt a slight delineation of sectional character. That we are cautious in the choice of friends is true; & that this caution may be carried so far as to give the impression that we are cold and retiring in our feelings is perhaps equally so; but may not this in the end result to mutual benefit if a friendship is longer in maturing will it not stand a longer & severer test and are not the pleasures arising from a friendship founded on a knowledge of character greater than those based upon supposed merit liable to be broken by any trivial occurrence A cold climate has not exerted its influences over the generous sympathies of our hearts & the social feelings though concealed by a cold exterior can be aroused and glow with as much warmth as in a softer clime. 'Nestled among the mountains' we have imbibed a free independent spirit both in thought & action." She also discusses the prospect of visiting Newark and writes that it is perhaps more appealing in her imagination than in reality. Overall an interesting rumination on the culture of New England and a woman's perception of life further south during the period. $300 Full transcription follows: My Dear Cousin The receipt of your kind letter was to me a new and fertile source of gratification. Crowding thoughts that stranger hearts might yet be endeared in the sweet influences of friendship that we though far separated might commune on themes of kindred interest and kindred feeling that I occupied a place in the memory and affections of one under the fond appellation Cousin combined to excite deep and lively emotions and brighten the pleasing visions of the future. As long-tried friends we cannot recall the thoughts and sports of our school-going days; the past is a blank in our acquaintance which memory regrets but for which the present will most cheerfully make amends. Natural impulses of feeling prompt me to lay aside reserve and must excuse me if I betray a spirit of egotism or selfishness by placing ourselves first in importance and write of present plans and expectations. Your father speaks of the severe effects the course of the administration has had upon your city and consequently upon the high-raised hopes of her citizens; this undoubtedly is true in regard to all; all have been involved as it were in one general ruin and all have suffered. We as individuals it is true felt the change and with others echoed the cry 'hard times' but still in comparison with many suffered little. Embarked in no dangerous enterprise we retrenched our expenses adopting this plain sentiment 'to want no more than may suffice and make that little do'. Politics however interest me only as it affects my father's purse and deprives me of pleasure. Not very patriotic I confess but being neither an advocate of female rights and having a proper sense of the small amount of my influence I leave such like to father and Congress. In regard to our long contemplated visit I am allowed Hobson's choice or in other words may stay at home and be content. A dear Aunt in the last stages of consumption has required the close attention of my mother for the last four weeks; this with the advanced state of the season the numerous calls in my father's profession will render a journey for the present altogether impracticable. Of the general character of the society of your more favored region I have ever entertained the highest opinion. Where superior natural advantages exist we are accustomed to associate with them ideas of a people of a truly open-hearted warm and generous temperament & in so doing are seldom mistaken. Newark and its sister city has in imagination presented many attractions. The unrivalled beauty of the scenery of New York and its environs the works of art as well as nature a desire of novelty have contributed to form a very agreeable picture & make me ardently wish to partake of the hospitality and luxuries of your land; but those I must forego and persuade myself that the pleasures of anticipation are greater than those of participation until circumstances are favorable or I can show a more adventurous spirit than at present. And now allow me to follow somewhat in your train of thought and speak a good word for the Yankees. With that characteristic trait of a 'thorough-going-Yankee-Down-Easter' I have guessed that you Cousin suppose us to be an antisocial class of people & in order to lead you to a different conclusion I will attempt a slight delineation of sectional character. That we are cautious in the choice of friends is true; & that this caution may be carried so far as to give the impression that we are cold and retiring in our feelings is perhaps equally so; but may not this in the end result to mutual benefit if a friendship is longer in maturing will it not stand a longer & severer test and are not the pleasures arising from a friendship founded on a knowledge of character greater than those based upon supposed merit liable to be broken by any trivial occurrence A cold climate has not exerted its influences over the generous sympathies of our hearts & the social feelings though concealed by a cold exterior can be aroused and glow with as much warmth as in a softer clime. 'Nestled among the mountains' we have imbibed a free independent spirit both in thought & action. As to honesty little can be said; the venders of wooden nutmegs and pumpkin seeds have in this point injured us much. Pumpkin seeds reminds me of a partial promise of a "Pumpkin Pie'. Now I can pledge you in return not only a pie from one of the sweetest pumpkins of the valley of the Connecticut but the many good things that accompany it & which make it so grateful to the true Yankee. I would mention some of the peculiarities & delights of N.E. but my limits will not permit. Accept my warmest thanks for opening a correspondence & be assured that I will cheerfully very cheerfully contribute in my sober way as often as is agreeable to yo. Remember that a friendly letter from you will beguile the long evenings that are fast coming & receive the best wishes of us all. Affectionately Yours Marion Richards to Sarah C. Richards. Claremont Oct. 11th 1838. unknown books

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