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Jack Kerouac Handwrites A Letter To His Girlfriend Lois Sorrells, Asking For A Short Story And Reminding Her Start Checking On That Vermont Cabin!

Jack Kerouac Handwrites A Letter To His Girlfriend Lois Sorrells, Asking For A Short Story And Reminding Her Start Checking On That Vermont Cabin! by JACK KEROUAC

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Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
Title
Jack Kerouac Handwrites A Letter To His Girlfriend Lois Sorrells, Asking For A Short Story And Reminding Her Start Checking On That Vermont Cabin!
Author
JACK KEROUAC
Seller
Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description
JACK KEROUAC (1922-1969). Kerouac was an American novelist who was one of the preeminent members of the Beat Generation; he is best remembered for On The Road. ALS. 1pg. 4 X 6. No date. No place. An autograph letter signed Jack in pencil to Lois Sorrells Beckwith, one of his lovers. The author wrote in pencil: Here's some money - Please bring that short story by Bob Donlin, "10 Days in May" I left there - Also start checking on that Vermont cabin! Jack XXX. Beckwith is a poet; she was the model for the the character Louise in Big Sur. She and Kerouac lived together for a few years and the Vermont reference was likely to a romantic getaway. Bob Donlin (1924-1996) was a Kerouac friend and the person after whom the character Rob Donnelly in Desolation Angels is modeled. Donlin ran the renowned Club Passim in the 1970s in Harvard Square. There is an horizontal fold and light smudging to parts of the pencil writing.
VOYAGE AUTOUR DE MON JARDIN

VOYAGE AUTOUR DE MON JARDIN by (GARDENS, ILLUSTRATED WORKS ON). KARR, ALPHONSE

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VOYAGE AUTOUR DE MON JARDIN
Author
(GARDENS, ILLUSTRATED WORKS ON). KARR, ALPHONSE
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Paris: L. Curmer & V. Lecou, 1851. First Illustrated Edition. 280 x 185 mm. (11 x 7 1/4"). [iv], 416 pp. EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE CONTEMPORARY CAT'S-PAW CALF, covers with triple gilt fillet borders and floral cornerpieces, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments with floral centerpiece and fleuron cornerpieces, tan morocco label, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt. With numerous in-text black & white illustrations, seven of which are full-page, and eight botanical color plates, including frontispiece, all with light pink titled tissue guards. Front pastedown with armorial bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt (see below). Vicaire IV, 639-40. Light scattered patches of foxing (occasionally found on plates, though not affecting the image), but overall a beautiful copy, the binding lustrous and wonderfully well preserved, and the pages especially fresh, very white, and entirely clean. Penned by a former editor of "Le Figaro" who had a passion for flora, this is an enchanting meditation on the delights of the garden, illustrated here for the first time by some of the leading artists of the period. Writing a series of letters to a friend who had left to travel abroad, the author decides to do some travelling of his own within the confines of his garden. On his botanical sojourn, he lovingly describes the minutiae and changes that occur within this world, which contains more than 200 species of flora and fauna. The narrative often includes the history of the various plants and flowers, while adding the author's own memories and colorful lyricism. The work first appeared in 1845, but in this edition, Karr's garden is brought to life with a great many illustrations, including eight full-page color botanical images. The author of several autobiographical romances, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808-90) moved to Nice in 1855, where he devoted himself entirely to horticulture, and, according to Britannica, "practically founded the trade in cut flowers on the Riviera." The bookplate here is that of notable bibliophile and barrister Edward Nicholas Hurt (1795-1867) of Derbyshire and Marylebone, London. He married Caroline Strutt, daughter of the immensely wealthy philanthropist and social reformer Joseph Strutt (1765-1844), who was twice Mayor of Derby. As the Strutt arms are incorporated into the escutcheon of Hurt's ornate bookplate, the plate can be dated to no earlier than their wedding in 1828. Though the book is not uncommon on the market, it would be impossible to find a copy in better condition than the present one..
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The Savage Detectives by Bolaño, Roberto

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The Savage Detectives
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Bolaño, Roberto
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
ISBN
9780374191481
Condition
Fine
Description
2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine first edition in fine dust jacket, the big breakthrough book for this amazing author in the US.
1786-1876 History of Seneca Co., New York with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Palatial Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks, and Important Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability

1786-1876 History of Seneca Co., New York with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Palatial Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks, and Important Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability by [No Author]

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1786-1876 History of Seneca Co., New York with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Palatial Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks, and Important Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability
Author
[No Author]
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Ovid, New York: W.E. Morrison & Co, 1976. Reissue. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 1976 reissue of 1876 original. iv, 170 pp. Map precedes text, reproductions of engravings throughout. Seneca, county, central New York state, U.S., lying between Cayuga Lake to the east and Seneca Lake to the west, the latter the largest and deepest of the Finger Lakes. Lowlands in the north that are forested with oak and hickory rise to a plateau region in the south that contains maple, birch, and beech trees. The principal stream is the Seneca River, which comprises part of the New York State Canal System (and its constituent Erie Canal) and Seneca and Cayuga canals. Several state parks and vineyards are found along the shores of the lakes, while Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is located in marshland in the northeastern corner of the county. In 1779 an American military campaign razed the local villages of the Seneca Indians, members of the Iroquois Confederacy. Seneca Falls was the home of feminists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Amelia Jenks Bloomer and the site of the Seneca Falls Convention for women's rights (1848). Waterloo is the county seat. The Seneca Army Depot is located in the centre of the county. - Britannica
RECONSTRUCTION: INDUSTRIAL, FINANCIAL, AND POLITICAL. LETTERS TO THE HON. HENRY WILSON, SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS

RECONSTRUCTION: INDUSTRIAL, FINANCIAL, AND POLITICAL. LETTERS TO THE HON. HENRY WILSON, SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS by Carey, Henry C.

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RECONSTRUCTION: INDUSTRIAL, FINANCIAL, AND POLITICAL. LETTERS TO THE HON. HENRY WILSON, SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS
Author
Carey, Henry C.
Seller
David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Philadelphia: Collins, Printer, 1867. 79, [1 blank] pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers, couple of old rubberstamps else clean and Very Good. "In 1867, Carey wrote a series of letters to Massachusetts Senator Henry Wilson, who would become Grant's second vice president. Strongly disagreeing with Wilson's laissez-faire, free-trade politics, Carey collected these letters as Reconstruction, Industrial, Financial and Political." [Thomas, Brook: THE LITERATURE OF RECONSTRUCTION: NOT IN PLAIN BLACK AND WHITE, Johns Hopkins University Press, January 17, 2017, p.235.] LCP 2022. Sabin 10842.
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BOX SOCIALS by Kinsella, W. P

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BOX SOCIALS
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Kinsella, W. P
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Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (United States)
Description
New York: Ballantine Books, (May 1992). Octavo in cloth-backed boards. Fine in like dust wrapper.A wonderful copy with the signature of Kinsella on the title page.
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The Music Guide to Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, and Switzerland by BRODY, Elaine and Claire Brook

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The Music Guide to Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, and Switzerland
Author
BRODY, Elaine and Claire Brook
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Full light red cloth. 156 pp.

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