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Danebury: or The Power of Friendship. A Tale with Two Odes. By a Young Lady

Danebury: or The Power of Friendship. A Tale with Two Odes. By a Young Lady by [Steele, Mary]

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Title
Danebury: or The Power of Friendship. A Tale with Two Odes. By a Young Lady
Author
[Steele, Mary]
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
Bristol: W. Pine, 1779. First edition. Very Good +. Quarto. 32 pp. Complete, with the scarce half-tile. Rebound in nineteenth-century-style modern marbled paper wrappers. A bit of foxing to a few leaves, but remarkably clean and attractive overall. A Very Good+ copy of one of the author's few published works. Date from Timothy Whelan and Julia B. Griffin's Nonconformist Women Writers (2011). Note that OCLC records show various publication dates from 1775 to 1780, but the 1779 date provided by Whelan and Griffin seems to be the most rigorously documented. OCLC and ESTC record twelve copies in the United States. Scarce in commerce. Danebury, a 250-line narrative poem in heroic couplets, is the major work of Nonconformist poet Mary Steele, later Duncombe (1753 - 1813). A manuscript collection of Steele's poetry at Oxford contains the poem, with the annotation that she wrote it when she was only fifteen. Steele published only a few of her poems during her lifetime, and her remaining works, 139 poems and 137 letters, were not published until Steele's inclusion in Whelan and Griffin's Nonconformist Women Writers (2011). Steele was the niece of the influential Baptist poet Anne Steele (1717 - 1778), "one of the first British women hymn writers, and the first to become widely known" (Oxford DNB). According to Whelan, Mary was well regarded as a writer and shared "a collaborative and communal...artistic connection" with her aunt (Other British Voices, p. 24). The title of the poem refers to Danebury Hill in Hampshire, which, according to the author's advertisement, was the site of an ancient battle between the Danes and the West Saxons. The poem, in the words of scholar Christine L. Krueger, tells "the story of Elfrida and Emma, whose friendship restores Elfrida after she is injured in battle while trying to protect her father. Steele's own father, significantly, is the addressee of her autobiography. Narrating her spiritual development, she credits him for teaching her about religion and for intellectual conversation." Krueger also notes the possible significance of Steele's poem to her broader literary and social circle: "Steele's particular interest in local history subjects such as the battle of Danebury Hill is further evidence that women's 'domestic scholarship' may have played a yet unrecognized role in the literary and philosophical organizations, antiquarian societies, and book collection groups in which nonconformists were active." Jackson, Romantic Poetry by Women, p. 316 (misattributed to Anne Steele); Krueger, Christine L. Marquette University English Faculty Research and Publications, v. 240; Whelan, Timothy. "Mary Steele and the Call to Poetry." In Other British Voices (2015), p. 24. Very Good +.
An heiress grows into womanhood in a changing world, documenting five years of her life in the US and Europe

An heiress grows into womanhood in a changing world, documenting five years of her life in the US and Europe by [Diary] [Women's Social History] Catherine Harrison Squibb

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An heiress grows into womanhood in a changing world, documenting five years of her life in the US and Europe
Author
[Diary] [Women's Social History] Catherine Harrison Squibb
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Description
US, Germany, 1911. Red cloth over card with gilt to front board. All edges stained read. Measuring 200 x 170mm and containing 186 handwritten pages across five years. Dried flowers and theatre program loosely inserted at front. Ownership signature and bookplate of Catherine Harrison Squibb to front pastedown and endpaper with signature of the same to rear endpaper. A research rich and densely written diary, the present would be useful in fields including but not limited to intergenerational wealth and its relationship to emotional abuse, women's education and educational travel, early 20th century reading habits, modern friendship, courtship and romance, and women's increased mobility and travel. The second daughter of Charles Fellow Squibb, himself the second son of pharmaceutical boss Dr. E. R. Squibb, Catherine Harrison Squibb was raised in economic privilege. Her earliest years were spent in the Brooklyn townhouse built for her parents by her grandfather, while her teen years were split between her father's historic estate of Welwood and her boarding school in Dresden. At Welwood Charles, always considered as "the lesser son" according to his E.R.'s journals, followed in his father's controlling footsteps by "purchasing polo ponies, setting about learning to jump" and "insisting his children do the same...to maintain the lifestyle of the landed gentry" (Belcher). This is confirmed in the opening entry of the diary (October 25, 1906) near Catherine's 16th birthday, where she reports "I rode side-saddle with Rosalie in the morning...rode again in the afternoon (ist richerverlobt! er est 62 --- alt!!)" The numerous rides do not seem to entirely please Catherine, as she hides her frustration in the German parenthetical (roughly, "he is engaged to be a judge! he is 62 years old!!"). Three days later on her birthday, she spends her time significantly differently, clowning with her brother and aunt, and "playing tennis in the afternoon." This becomes something of a tradition, as her birthday entries report several times "played tennis all afternoon" She also notes her time in French and German lessons -- with German becoming more frequent during and after her time at school in Dresden, especially when she wants to obfuscate her thoughts from unwanted readers. If this diary is any indication, music and reading, travel and school became refuges for Catherine. And she claimed as much time as she could to find independence and develop herself outside of Charles' strict rules. Her reading preferences reflect this desire to immerse herself in Jane Austen's world of social visits and balls, where family conflict is eventually smoothed by a woman's exit to a loving partner and home of her own. "Good day!" she writes on April 29, 1908, "Stayed in bed all day. I finished Pride & Prejudice and began Emma." This is contrast against her reaction to Charlotte Bronte's work on May 1 of the same year: "Cold & windy. We came in on the 9.30. Aunts at Welwood...had music lesson...I began Jane Eyre. Dismal book!" Her tone and word choice reflect the most happiness in these circumstances, whereas riding is reported like a duty -- she may report what time of day and what horse, but no expressions of joy accompany them. While the diary concludes in 1911, when Catherine is 21, we know that she would return to Europe from 1917-1919 as a nurse in WWI, watching her own country battle her beloved Germany. Within the time, her father had sold his birthright in Squibb, and with "his extravagant lifestyle eating through his money quickly...he was forced to sell Welwood...not long thereafter he went to France" and never returned to the US (Belcher). In 1920, she would marry veteran and shoe manufacturing foreman Raymond Pratt, moving with him to Pasadena, California and becoming a civic leader. Much deeper work can be done on Catherine's lives and relationships, especially considering the current cultural trends of novels, films, and series depicting both the glamour and the emotional squalor of the 1%.
Signed Letters and Presidential Thank Yous from George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Dan Quayle to Illinois Governor George Ryan

Signed Letters and Presidential Thank Yous from George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Dan Quayle to Illinois Governor George Ryan by Bush, George H.W.; Quayle, Dan; Bush, George W.

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Signed Letters and Presidential Thank Yous from George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Dan Quayle to Illinois Governor George Ryan
Author
Bush, George H.W.; Quayle, Dan; Bush, George W.
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Washington DC: [n.p.], 1993. Very Good. Five items total: two thank you letters dated 1992 and 1993 with a presidential seal and with the original White House mailing envelopes, printed signatures; one TLS from Dan Quayle dated March 13, 1992 with the Vice President's seal and in the original Vice President mailing envelope; one TLS from George H.W. Bush dated March 12, 1988 with the Vice President's seal, without the mailing envelope; one ALS from George W. Bush on "George Bush for President" letterhead, stamped "Received Jun 1987." A nice collection, especially the George W. Bush letter expressing his optimism for his father's successful presidential campaign.
Signed Letter to Governor George Ryan with Innauguration Invitations

Signed Letter to Governor George Ryan with Innauguration Invitations by Bush, George W.

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Signed Letter to Governor George Ryan with Innauguration Invitations
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Bush, George W.
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Austin, Washington DC: [n.p.], 2001. Very Good. TLS dated March 5, 1999 signed by Bush to Governor George Ryan announcing Presidential Bush's exploratory committee; with various innauguration materials in the original mailing envelope from The Committee for the Presidential Inaugural, namely the formal invitation for the Inauguration, a program of events, Ryan's ticket to the Capitol Building Rotunda, a commemorative stamp of George H.W. Bush, an order form for the Inaugural collectibles, Governor Ryan's table number for an event, invitations to five Inaugural events. A nice full-circle collecting documenting the start and end of Bush's successful campaign for president, during which Ryan served as the chair of Bush's Illinois campaign.
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The Stool Pigeon and the Open Shop Movement by Spielman, Jean E.

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The Stool Pigeon and the Open Shop Movement
Author
Spielman, Jean E.
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Minneapolis: The American Publishing Company, 1923. Paperback. Good. Good in wraps. General soiling and dampstaining, bumped and rubbed at the edges and corners. Square and firmly bound with lightly toned pages. Spielman's defense of labor unions centered on demonizing the "stool pigeon" and the open shop movement. Among the eight chapters are titles such as "The Open Shop Movement and Its Allies," "The Labor Crushing Detective Agency Modus Operandi," "The Agent Provocateur in Action," "The Intrigant," and "The Trail of Destruction of the Flour Mill Workers in Minnesota.
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The Emerald City Of Oz by L. Frank Baum

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The Emerald City Of Oz
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L. Frank Baum
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Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Fine
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The Reilly & Britton Co., 1910. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine Copy Without Wear In Decorative Boards First Edition (1910). Very Scarce In This Condition. Gorgeous Fresh Copy..
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NEWLY DISCOVERED TREATISE ON CLASSIC LETTER DESIGN PRINTED AT PARMA BY DAMIANUS MOYLLUS CIRCA 1480, REPRODUCED IN FACSIMILE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY STANLEY MORISON.|A

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NEWLY DISCOVERED TREATISE ON CLASSIC LETTER DESIGN PRINTED AT PARMA BY DAMIANUS MOYLLUS CIRCA 1480, REPRODUCED IN FACSIMILE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY STANLEY MORISON.|A
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
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Paris: At the Sign of the Pegasus, 1927. quarter vellum with paper-covered boards, gilt embellishments on front and rear boards, gilt lettering on spine. Officina Bodoni. 8vo. quarter vellum with paper-covered boards, gilt embellishments on front and rear boards, gilt lettering on spine. 81, (3) pages. First edition, printed by Giovanni Mardersteig at his Officina Bodoni in an edition limited to 350 copies of which only 300 were offered for sale (Mardersteig, no.21). Covers lightly spotted, else a near fine copy. Introduction by Stanley Morison. The original publication, which is the first printed treatise on the construction of Roman capital letters, is included here in facsimile. The original text and type specimens are reproduced in collotype by Albert Frisch of Berlin on mould-made paper. Original text also translated into English. This is the last book printed by Mardersteig in Mantagnola, Switzerland, before his move to Verona, Italy.
HBJ DESCRIBED

HBJ DESCRIBED

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HBJ DESCRIBED
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Description
N.P.: (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, 1976. stiff paper wrappers. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 62+(1) pages. "What follows is an exposition - appended by lists of organization, titles of books and periodicals, authors, and awards - that describes the intent and practice of the company that since 1970 has been named Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc." (from the note to the reader). HBJ is a company that is active in publishing, sales, film production, broadcasting, and job-finding services. With lists of outstanding and prizewinning publications and company locations. Minor wear, spine faded.
CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF EARLY AMERICAN ENGRAVING UPON COPPER 1727-1850

CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF EARLY AMERICAN ENGRAVING UPON COPPER 1727-1850

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CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF EARLY AMERICAN ENGRAVING UPON COPPER 1727-1850
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
New York: The Grolier Club, 1908. stiff paper wrappers, untrimmed and partially unopened. Engraving. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, untrimmed and partially unopened. viii, 100 pages. Asaf Handlist 62. Describes 296 examples by 147 engravers. With biographical notes on each. Small tear along the base of the front joint, else a good copy. The frontispiece is a figure in profile with the caption "Drawn and Engrav'd by Sam' Menin of Philadel.a." The front wrapper is printed with a copper-engraved title. This exhibit included works by Robert Aitken and William Strickland among others. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included.
For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut (Signed First Edition)

For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut (Signed First Edition) by Carpenter, Scott and Kris Stoever

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For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut (Signed First Edition)
Author
Carpenter, Scott and Kris Stoever
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780151004676
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Harcourt, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 370pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full letter sequence. Bound in quarter blue cloth over gray paper-covered boards with titles in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($26.00), is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping, toning or tears. Protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. Signed by Carpenter on the title page. A very attractive collectable copy at a great price.
The Prisoner of Zhamanak (Signed Limited Edition)

The Prisoner of Zhamanak (Signed Limited Edition) by De Camp, L. Sprague

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The Prisoner of Zhamanak (Signed Limited Edition)
Author
De Camp, L. Sprague
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780932096159
Condition
Very Fine
Description
West Bloomfield, MI: Phantasia Press, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo., 228pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition. #275 of only 500 signed and numbered copies published. An additional 1500 Trade Edition copies were published. Bound in brown cloth with lettering in gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($35.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, crease, toning or tears. Fine publisher's cloth slipcase. Signed by the author on the limitation page in the rear as well as on the title page though not called for. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
Documents Relating to the Great Awakening in Nova Scotia 1760-1791

Documents Relating to the Great Awakening in Nova Scotia 1760-1791 by STEWART, Gordon T. (editor)

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Documents Relating to the Great Awakening in Nova Scotia 1760-1791
Author
STEWART, Gordon T. (editor)
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A fine copy
Description
Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1982. A fine copy. 8vo. Plates. Original red cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. One of 1650 copies of volume LII of the Publications of The Champlain Society.
Eats: Poems.
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Eats: Poems. by ADOFF, Arnold.

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Eats: Poems.
Author
ADOFF, Arnold.
Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780688419011
Condition
Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description
NY:: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0688419011 . Fourth printing. SIGNED and dated in 1989 by the author on the title page. Fine in an about fine dust jacket. .
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The Genuine "Hummel" Figures

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Title
The Genuine "Hummel" Figures
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Devon, PA: Ebeling and Reuss, 1973. Softcover. Very Good. 1973. Very good softcover. Includes price list.

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