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Travel Diary of a Trip from Bangor, Maine, to Montevideo, Uruguay, via Rio

Travel Diary of a Trip from Bangor, Maine, to Montevideo, Uruguay, via Rio by Peirce, Waldo Treat Hayward

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Title
Travel Diary of a Trip from Bangor, Maine, to Montevideo, Uruguay, via Rio
Author
Peirce, Waldo Treat Hayward
Seller
Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
n.p.: n.p., 1854. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Bound diary of blue lined paper on which the author has recorded his trips on sixty-four pages. The first page of the diary lists the ships: the Ship Arvum and the Ship R. B. Forbes. Peirce owned timberland in northern Maine, and did business as a shipping and commission merchant in Bangor. He and his brother, Hayward, owned the firm of W. T, and H. Peirce. Laid into the diary is a receipt for 11,995 pieces of one inch plank to be carried on the trip. The diary begins on September 9, 1854, at Frankfort. The ship was not ready. Apparently the ship did not sail until Sept. 12, as the following day Peirce was seasick. Later he noted flying fish, a whaler, took a salt water bath, took a turn at the wheel, read Gil Blas. On October 24, he made St. Antonio, Cape Verde, and then tried for SE trade winds. In November an English Man-o'War questioned Captain Rankin and nearly boarded the Arvum. Later the SE trade winds were found and he crossed the equator. Lost the North Star but saw the Magellan Cloud instead. On November 25, he approached Cape Frio, and the next day saw Mt. Sugar Loaf as he approached the harbor at Rio. At this point the first part of the diary ends. A number of blank pages follow, as well as two stubs where pages had been excised, a part of one of which is laid in. The diary resumes on December 4 with a mention of Rio de la Plata. On December 14 at Monte Video he saw thousands of dead locusts floating by, live ones overunning the ship. He had to take refuge in the long boat. Half leather, patterned paper boards. In very good condition. .
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Its Cause and Conduct

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Its Cause and Conduct by Doyle, A. Conan

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THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Its Cause and Conduct
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Doyle, A. Conan
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1902. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1902. Original white wrappers. First Edition of Doyle's third piece of nonfiction, published two months before THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. He wrote this piece, drawing considerably from his THE GREAT BOER WAR (of 1900), in an effort "to stem the extraordinary outbreak of defamation" against Britain; it was issued in substantial numbers and was immediately translated into many languages, as a publicity campaign for Britain's purpose in the war. It is nonetheless scarce in desirable condition today, due to its fragility. This copy is remarkably near-fine, with very little soil or wear. One can see, at the top of the front wrapper, the erased signature of "L. Ropner" and the date "27.1.02" -- eleven days after publication. This was likely a member of the German-British shipbuilding / shipowner family (originally Röpner) in the UK, later elevated to the peerage. Green & Gibson B3a.
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SCAPEGOATS OF THE EMPIRE : THE TRUE STORY OF BREAKER MORANT'S BUSHVELDT CARBINEERS by Witton, George [author]; Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902 [subject]

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SCAPEGOATS OF THE EMPIRE : THE TRUE STORY OF BREAKER MORANT'S BUSHVELDT CARBINEERS
Author
Witton, George [author]; Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902 [subject]
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Bethesda: The Legal Classics Library, 2009. Special edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 240 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is green with gold print, raised bands. Boards in green leather, gilt decorative design. Text block has gilt edges, gold ribbon marker. Illustrations: b&w photographs. Reprint of unidentified edition. Booklet laid in: "Notes from the Editors". NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column N. 1386107. FP New Rockville Stock.
A Celebration of Heirloom Vegetables; Growing and Cooking Old-time Varieties
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A Celebration of Heirloom Vegetables; Growing and Cooking Old-time Varieties by Yepsen, Roger

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A Celebration of Heirloom Vegetables; Growing and Cooking Old-time Varieties
Author
Yepsen, Roger
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Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781885183880
Description
New York: Artisan, 1998. 1st Printing. 192p., colored illus., square quarto format, dj.

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