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A Collection of Manuscripts, Related to Education in the 18th- and 19th- Centuries by Various

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Title
A Collection of Manuscripts, Related to Education in the 18th- and 19th- Centuries
Author
Various
Seller
ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Various: Various, 1790. Very good. Twenty-three letters, receipts, bills, partially printed documents, etc., related to children and adolescents and their education in the late 18th- and 19th- centuries. Generally, in very good condition - with occasional spots, smudges, and nicks to edges and one with discreet repairs to verso. An interesting and varied collection, spanning from 1790 to 1881, it allowed a glimpse into people's desire to educate the young and the expenses said education would incur, as well as the disparaging differences in the pay scale for male and female teachers in Victorian America. The earliest two items were handwritten receipts from 1790 and 1791. The first was from the Town of Newbury Port (i.e. Newburyport) to one Daniel Horton for various goods, including cords of wood for North, South, and Middle Schools. Known for its long history of educating its kids, from its creation in 1764, the town would support several small schools, most of which would operate in three-month intervals, with the teachers travelling from one to another, so all the children would get a chance. The second one was from Lemuel Fowler to Amos Whitmore - for the schooling of the former's son. A long, personal letter from 1799 by one Daniel Beckley of Sharon, Connecticut discussed various aspects of education and stated, several times, that he was in the "school business." An interesting grouping of letters from the 1860s, each signed by members of various school committees, attested to the fact that teachers at the time often rotated through different schools each term - in this case, one Almira A. Bancroft in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. Each letter stated she had been examined, certified, and allowed to work as a teacher in various school districts of the town between 1861 and 1868. One of the most poignant of the documents was a large sheet, printed with 34 different columns and partially filled in manuscript - an exhaustive school report for the town of Cornish, New Hampshire. Apart from filling the number of students in each district, the number of teachers, the estimated value of school supplies, the lengths of terms, the textbooks recommended by the School Committee, etc. it also noted the wages of each male and female educator...and in every instance, the men's salaries were two to three times higher than those of the women. An 1827, lengthy, handwritten document by one David Curtiss of Wolcott, New York to Eldad Alcox bound Curtiss' son to Alcox, until the boy reached 17 years of age. The latter was to obey and to learn manners, morals, and agriculture. Alcox was to "send him to school; at least he is to be sent to school in the winter..." The most curious item and the only entirely printed one in the collection - a beautiful, die-cut, ruled pamphlet - announced the founding of Law's Mathematical and Classical School for both boys and girls, on the grounds of the Old United Presbyterian Church of East Salem, New York. It explained the goals, the management, the tuition fees, etc. Research has failed to find a record of the school having ever been in operation.
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Speech of John Quincy Adams… Upon The Right of The Men and Women, To Petition; On The Freedom of Speech and of Debate In The House of Representatives of The United States; Resolutions of Seven State Legislatures, And The Petitions of 100,000 Petitioners Relating To The Annexation of Texas To This Union by Adams, John Quincy

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Seller: Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
Title
Speech of John Quincy Adams… Upon The Right of The Men and Women, To Petition; On The Freedom of Speech and of Debate In The House of Representatives of The United States; Resolutions of Seven State Legislatures, And The Petitions of 100,000 Petitioners Relating To The Annexation of Texas To This Union
Author
Adams, John Quincy
Seller
Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
Description
Pamphlet dbd, 131 pp. Minor soiling on title page, and lower left corner missing small piece, not affecting text. Also, upper right corner with a slight chip. Otherwise very nice copy. This pamphlet actually includes a series of speeches on the Annexation of Texas that took place between June 16th and July 7th 1838. Additionally, the preface of this work provides some interesting background on the political dynamics of this issue. For many, this was a delicate subject at the time, which was complicated by the imprisonment of the Mexican President by the Texans, and a state of war between Texas and Mexico. At least early on, the US policy on annexing Texas was to be pursued through indirect means. Recognizing Texas as an independent state was part of this approach.
Collection de Spécimens de Caractères 1517 - 2004

Collection de Spécimens de Caractères 1517 - 2004

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Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop
Title
Collection de Spécimens de Caractères 1517 - 2004
Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
ISBN
9782867421433
Condition
Fine
Description
Librairie Paul James / Editions des Cendres, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Limited to 1000 copies. In FRENCH with foreword in English and French. "The type specimens described in the present catalogue offer a repertory of typographic richness that has yet to be explored." Includes 277 specimens with large pictorial samples and descriptions. Bound in light grey paper covered boards with blind stamped title to spine and front board. Clean, bright interior filled with color photographic illustrations. In illustrated dust jacket with red and cream title to spine and front panels. Size: Folio. A heavy book that may require an extra shipping fee. 393 pages. BOB/101923.
Katalog: Galerie und Theater im Europa-Center

Katalog: Galerie und Theater im Europa-Center

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Katalog: Galerie und Theater im Europa-Center
Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
vg+
Description
Berlin: Europa Center, 1966. First edition. Softcover. vg+. Quarto. 18pp. Original photo-illustrated wraps with blue and black lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. Contains brief printed note from German chancellor Willy Brandt with facsimile signature: "With the opening of a small cultural center the Europa-Center gains a new attraction, a fortunate addition to the manifold existing program. That a theater and a gallery cooperate to comment on plays and exhibition on a quarterly basis in a journal, I think of as a welcome initiative, which speaks for the liveliness of our city." The magazine contains two high profile contributions: on John Heartfield by Fritz J. Raddatz, and on an exhibition of light, kinetic , and game objects as well as serigraphs by Gerhard von Graevenitz. Illustrated throughout with b/w reproductions of photographs, objects, and serigraphs. Contains announcement of the quarterly Katalog starting in mid May of 1966. Wraps with very light wear along edges. Wraps and interior in overall very good+ condition.
American Morgan Horse Register Volume VIII [8]: Stallions 11300-12599, Mares and Geldings 09100-010799

American Morgan Horse Register Volume VIII [8]: Stallions 11300-12599, Mares and Geldings 09100-010799 by American Morgan Horse Register, Inc.; [Battell, Joseph]

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American Morgan Horse Register Volume VIII [8]: Stallions 11300-12599, Mares and Geldings 09100-010799
Author
American Morgan Horse Register, Inc.; [Battell, Joseph]
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Providence, Rhode Island: The Oxford Press, Inc. / The Morgan Horse Club, Inc, 1960. Facsimile. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 1980s facsimile of 1960 original. An exceptional copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 427 pp. Black-and-white photographs throughout. A continuation of the series begun by Joseph Battell, who passed away shortly before the publication of volume three. The Morgan horse is one of the earliest horse breeds developed in the United States. Tracing back to the foundation sire Figure, later named Justin Morgan after his best-known owner, Morgans served many roles in 19th-century American history, being used as coach horses and for harness racing, as general riding animals, and as cavalry horses during the American Civil War on both sides of the conflict. Morgans have influenced other major American breeds, including the American Quarter Horse, Tennessee Walking Horse and the Standardbred. During the 19th and 20th centuries, they were exported to other countries, including England, where a Morgan stallion influenced the breeding of the Hackney horse. In 1907, the US Department of Agriculture established the US Morgan Horse Farm near Middlebury, Vermont for the purpose of perpetuating and improving the Morgan breed; the farm was later transferred to the University of Vermont. The first breed registry was established in 1909, and since then many organizations in the US, Europe and Oceania have developed. Popular children's authors, including Marguerite Henry and Ellen Feld, have portrayed the breed in their books; Henry's Justin Morgan Had a Horse was later made into a Disney movie.
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The House Of Mirth by Wharton, Edith. Illustrated by Lily Harmon

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The House Of Mirth
Author
Wharton, Edith. Illustrated by Lily Harmon
Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Limited Editions Club, 1975. Hardcover. Fine. With an introduction by Arthur Mizener and illustrations taken from sketches and watercolors by Lily Harmon. One of 2000 numbered copies printed at the Club's Printing-Office and signed by Harmon. Bound in full blue buckram with light blue brocade band on front cover. Fine in a fine slipcase.
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, TENNESSEE-NORTH CAROLINA [cover title]

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, TENNESSEE-NORTH CAROLINA [cover title]

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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, TENNESSEE-NORTH CAROLINA [cover title]
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
Description
(Washington, DC): U. S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, 1950. “Reprint.” Broadsheet promotional broadsheet, 16 x 19 inches, folded to narrow 8vo, recto with a panel for the wrapper and seven panels of text, giving a history of the park, information about activities, accommodations, etc., illustrated from photographs, verso with a detailed map of the park (8 ½ x 16 inches, “revised 1950,” inset vicinity may, from Asheville to Knoxville (2 x 3 ½ inches) and four panels with detailed lists of road and trail distances and more promotional material. Original illustrated self-wrappers. Very good.
Testimonios de Zacatecas

Testimonios de Zacatecas by Salinas de la Torre, Gabriel

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Testimonios de Zacatecas
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Salinas de la Torre, Gabriel
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Zacatecas: Edición H. Ayuntamiento, 1992. 200p. paperback, very good.
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The Young Woman's Journal, Volume Fourteen

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The Young Woman's Journal, Volume Fourteen
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Good
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1903. Good. The Young Woman's Journal, Volume Fourteen. Salt Lake City, Utah: NP, 1903. 584pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Good, with a very small closed tear in foot and very light rubbing to backstrip surface, and corners slightly exposed. Weak and exposed front hinge; rear endsheet cracked but hinge stable..

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