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One-page Mexican-American War letter from a newly appointed ensign in the Missouri Volunteers as his unit prepared to depart Camp Lucas in Missouri on the Great Platte River Road in route to establishing Fort Kearny for protection of the Oregon Trail by John V. Masters to the Honorable C. Masters

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Title: One-page Mexican-American War letter from a newly appointed ensign in the Missouri Volunteers as his unit prepared to depart Camp Lucas in Missouri on the Great Platte River Road in route to establishing Fort Kearny for protection of the Oregon Trail
Author: John V. Masters to the Honorable C. Masters
Seller: Kurt A. Sanftleben (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Camp Lucas (St. Louis), Missouri to Warren Court House, Pennsylvania, 1847. This one-page stampless folded letter measures 15.5" x 10" unfolded. It is dated "Camp Lucas May 30th 1847." The cover must have been delivered by hand, outside of the postal system, as it is unfranked and bears no postmarks. It is in nice shape. A transcript is included as is a copy of Masters's service summary showing he was assigned to Lt. Col. Powell's Missouri Volunteers. In the letter John Masters informs his father that he has been appointed an ensign in "1st Battalion of St. Louis Volunteers, Comp (E)" and will be departing for Santa Fe the next morning. He asks his father to pay a $15 debt he incurred with a St. Louisan and informs him to address future letters to him in care of the battalion at Santa Fe, noting that mail for Santa Fe departs St. Louis on a monthly basis. Masters's official military records show that he had enlisted as a private in Lt. Col I. E. Powell's Battalion of Missouri Mounted Volunteers (also known as Mounted Battalion Missouri Mexican War Volunteers and later as Powell's Battalion Oregon Volunteers) just two weeks before this letter was written. When the unit was organized, it was originally intended to travel to New Mexico via the Santa Fe Trail to fight in the Mexican-American War. However, before it marched, Congress determined that a Regular Army force was needed to protect pioneers from attacks by Native Americans while traveling to the Northwest along the "Oregon Route." So, the battalion was diverted from its Santa Fe assignment and instead charged with protecting the Oregon Trail until a Regular Army unit could be deployed. By May 30th, the battalion had assembled at Camp Lucas on James H. Lucas's pasture just west of the St. Louis city limits at what is now 12th Street (Tucker Boulevard) and Olive Street. Public records (United States Congressional serial set, Issue 2711) reflect that by December, the battalion had marched through Fort Leavenworth to a point on the Missouri River known as Table Creek (now Nebraska City) where it established winter quarters. It broke camp in April of 1848 and marched west along the Great Platte River Road where in June it established a fortification-which it christened Fort Childs-on the south bank of the Nebraska (Great Platte) River just below the head of Grand Island. While there, Lt. Col. Powell concluded a peace treaty with the four confederated bands of Pawnee Indians: the Grand Pawnee, Loups Pawnee, Republican Pawnee, and Tappage Pawnee. The battalion remained at Fort Childs, which had been renamed Fort Kearny, until October of 1848 when its term of service expired, and it was relieved by a Regular Army unit after which it was mustered out of the service. Although the battalion never made it to New Mexico, Congress eventually approved Mexican-American War pensions for its surviving members in 1889. While Mexican-American War mail from units deployed via the Santa Fe Trail to fight in and defend New Mexico are scarce, correspondence from the first military unit sent to protect the Oregon Trail and establish an Army post that eventually became Fort Kearny appears to be non-existent other than this letter. At the time of listing, no correspondence from this unit is for sale in the trade, and no other correspondence from the unit has appeared at auction per the Rare Book Hub. OCLC shows no institutional holdings of correspondence from this unit.

Nesostoiavshaiasia gazeta Pushkina. "Dnevnik" (1831 - 1832) (Pushkin's Failed Newspaper. "A Diary" [1831 - 1832]) [An Association Copy] by Piksanov, N. (Nikolai)

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Title: Nesostoiavshaiasia gazeta Pushkina. "Dnevnik" (1831 - 1832) (Pushkin's Failed Newspaper. "A Diary" [1831 - 1832]) [An Association Copy]
Author: Piksanov, N. (Nikolai)
Seller: ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: S.-Peterburg (St. Petersburg): Tipografiia Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk, 1907. Very good. First edition in book form; 9 3/4 x 6 1/2; pp. 1-45; rebound in blue buckram, with original wraps bound-in; gilt title to spine; occasional minor wear to pages; in very good to near fine condition. Signed and inscribed by the author to title page.Nikolai Kiriakovich Piksanov (1878 - 1969) was a scholar, author, critic, educator, and member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Most of his major works dealt with the history of Russian literature and the lives and writings of several major literary figures, including Griboedov, Pushkin, Turgenev, and Gorky. His current book, situating Pushkin in relation to the period's newspaper journalism, was inscribed to fellow Pushkinist, authority on romanticism, and author Nikolai Kirovich Kozmin (1873 - 1942).

7 & 6 by CREELEY, Robert; Robert THERRIEN; and Michel BUTOR

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Title: 7 & 6
Author: CREELEY, Robert; Robert THERRIEN; and Michel BUTOR
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Albuquerque, NM: Hoshour Gallery, 1988. Fine. Folio (280 x 242 mm; 11 x 9 1/2 in.). Text and plates loose as issued in chemise and slipcase. One of 1500 copies, printed by the Meriden-Stinehour Press.

The Chinese Deer by CHAPIN, Katherine Garrison

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Title: The Chinese Deer
Author: CHAPIN, Katherine Garrison
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition: A fine copy
Description: New York: Aloe Editions, 1975. Softcover. A fine copy. 4to. 12 pages (including blanks). Original yellow printed wrappers, sewn. One of 75 copies, designed and printed at The Oliphant Press. This copy unnumbered and unsigned, out-of-series, and from the printer's personal collection.

Ministry of Aircraft Production headquarters staff abridged telephone directory ... August 1943 [cover title]

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Title: Ministry of Aircraft Production headquarters staff abridged telephone directory ... August 1943 [cover title]
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description: [London: Ministry of Aircraft Production, 1943. Abridged edition for handy reference, to accompany the full directory "which is now to be issued in June and December only"; 8vo, pp. 43, [1]; printed blue wrappers; some toning, two pages with pen revisions, text clean and sound, very good. A restricted internal directory for the British aeronautics industry and the RAF in the middle of WW-II. Marked restricted, and includes the instructions: "Important, keep conversations short and so reduce delays. Avoid private calls except in emergency. Every available line is required for official purposes. Private calls much be declared as such to the operator... WARNING. Speech on telephones is not secret.

BUSING IN MIAMI, FLORIDA (1959) Press photo by United Press International

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Title: BUSING IN MIAMI, FLORIDA (1959) Press photo
Author: United Press International
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: United Press International. No binding. Near Fine. Np: United Press International, 1959. Vintage original 6 1/4 x 9" (16 x 23 cm) black-and-white photo. Trimmed for publication at top blank margin, mimeographed text and date stamp on verso. Near fine. Photo shows the integration of a public school in Miami, Florida, as several African American children walk into a previously all-white elementary school.

Mad Magazine (3 Issues from the Early 1960s)

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Title: Mad Magazine (3 Issues from the Early 1960s)
Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: E.C. Publications, 1961. Comic Books. Near Fine. 3 crisp, bright issues of Mad Magazine from the early 1960s. On offer are Jan. 1961 (issue #60), March 1961 (issue #61) and More Trash from Mad (the 3rd annual edition, 1960). All 3 issues clean and very sharp, with minor wear along the foot of More Trash from Mad and a touch of ink along Jan. 1961's top-edge. Very visual, very presentable.

A Brief History of the Newburyport Society for the Relief of Aged Females, with the Constitution and Act of Incorporation by Hale, Anne G.

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Title: A Brief History of the Newburyport Society for the Relief of Aged Females, with the Constitution and Act of Incorporation
Author: Hale, Anne G.
Seller: De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description: Newburyport: William H. Huse & Co, 1884. Paper wraps. 58 pp. Good condition.

The City and County of San Diego, Illustrated; and containing biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers by Van Dyke, T.S.

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Title: The City and County of San Diego, Illustrated; and containing biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers
Author: Van Dyke, T.S.
Seller: ReadInk (United States)
Condition: Poor
Description: San Diego: Leberthon & Taylor. Poor. 1888. First Edition. Softcover. [worn and externally stained, small tear in spine covering at base of spine, long diagonal crease at bottom corner of front cover, heavy wear and a bit of paper loss at corners of first few pages; one-time owner's name and address in ink on inside of both covers plus another one-time owner's name in pencil at top of inside front cover; some pencil lines in margins and ink check-marks next to numerous names in the list of biographies]. (B&W illustrations, engraved portraits) A history of San Diego and environs, followed by biographical sketches (and engraved portraits) of about fifty individuals. The book is about evenly divided between the history and the biographies. (Due to condition, this should be considered a reading/reference copy only.) .

Ur und die Sintflut. Sieben Jahre Ausgrabungen in Chaldaa, der Heimat Abrahams by Woolley, C. Leonard

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Title: Ur und die Sintflut. Sieben Jahre Ausgrabungen in Chaldaa, der Heimat Abrahams
Author: Woolley, C. Leonard
Seller: Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: A near fine copy in a good+ chipped dust jacket.
Description: Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A near fine copy in a good+ chipped dust jacket.. 137 pp. Illus. with b/w photos and one map. 8vo. Translation of: Ur of the Chaldees.

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