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On the Cusp of Greatness, a 26-Year-Old Meriwether Lewis, 3 Months Before His Calling from Thomas Jefferson, Crosses Frontier America By Ferry With His Troop

On the Cusp of Greatness, a 26-Year-Old Meriwether Lewis, 3 Months Before His Calling from Thomas Jefferson, Crosses Frontier America By Ferry With His Troop by Meriwether Lewis

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On the Cusp of Greatness, a 26-Year-Old Meriwether Lewis, 3 Months Before His Calling from Thomas Jefferson, Crosses Frontier America By Ferry With His Troop
Author
Meriwether Lewis
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The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
19/11/1800. An extremely rare and early holograph and signature of America’s greatest explorer showing his work in Michigan as paymaster for the First Regiment Meriwether Lewis served in the Virginia militia during the Whiskey Rebellion and enlisted in the regular Army in May of 1795. His career advanced rapidly from ensign (1795) to lieutenant (1799) to captain (1800). Initially assigned to General Anthony Wayne's 2nd Legion, he marched to Fort Greeneville in Ohio Territory arriving in time for the signing of the Treaty of Greenville, which formally brought an end to the Northwest Indian War. In 1800, Lewis was appointed regimental paymaster at Detroit, an important position, attached to the 1st United States Regiment. His job took him to various northwest forts and outposts, and he roamed throughout the Ohio River valley. The present document offers a glimpse of his activities. Lewis was promoted to Captain on December 5, 1800, less than a month after issuing this document. In 1801 President Jefferson asked Lewis to be his personal secretary and aide-de-camp, and in 1803 asked him to head the Lewis and Clark Expedition.[video width=""1920"" height=""1080"" mp4=""https://cdn.raabcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/20231204131300/raab_first_look-_meriwether_lewis-1080p.mp4""][/video]In August 1800, James Wilkinson was put in charge of the 1st regiment and was therefore Lewis's superior in the fall of that year and through the winter. In February 1801, Wilkinson, back East, received from Jefferson a now famous letter, for the former to hand deliver to Lewis. ""I take the liberty of asking the protection of your cover for a letter to Lieutt. Meriwether Lewis, not knowing where he may be. In selecting a private secretary, I have thought it would be advantageous to take one who possessing a knowlege of the Western country, of the army & its situation, might sometimes aid us with informations of detail, which we may not otherwise possess.""It is interesting to note here that Jefferson has no fixed address to which to address Lewis, who was either recruiting or, as was the case during this stretch, in what was then the American frontier.Autograph receipt signed ""Meriwether Lewis” in the text, in camp near of Detroit, Northwest Territory, November 19, 1800. “Received of Meriwether Lewis, Paymaster of the 1st Regiment three dollars and fifty five cents ferrying himself and party over the River Rogue.” [The River Rouge, a tributary of the Detroit River]. The receipt is also signed by Cicot (likely to be Jean Baptiste Cicot, an early settler of Detroit). It is docketed ""No. 11: $3.55: ferriage"" in a contemporary hand on verso.Meriwether Lewis’s signature is notoriously rare; we have had just a few in our decades in the field. And this particular document is rare for another reason: it’s one one of the earliest of Lewis to reach the market. A search of public sale records going back over 40 years shows just three other examples, the last comparable one being sold almost thirty ago.
Réflexions Hazardées d'une Femme Ignorante, Qui ne connoît les défauts des autres que par les siens, & le Monde que par relation & par ouï-dire.

Réflexions Hazardées d'une Femme Ignorante, Qui ne connoît les défauts des autres que par les siens, & le Monde que par relation & par ouï-dire. by [Women]. Verzure, Madame de

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Réflexions Hazardées d'une Femme Ignorante, Qui ne connoît les défauts des autres que par les siens, & le Monde que par relation & par ouï-dire.
Author
[Women]. Verzure, Madame de
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
A Amsterdam; & se trouve à Paris: chez Vincent, Imprimeur-Libraire, rue S. Severin, 1766 First edition of a legendary rarity. Barbier and Cioranescu ascribe this work to Madame de Verzure, about whom little is known, though Quérard tells us she was the wife of a Geneva banker. She apparently wrote no other books. Contemporary mottled calf. Gilt spine with burgundy morocco label, blue marbled edges. . Two volumes in one, twelvemo. Bottom corners worn, leather worn in one spot on back cover. Otherwise a very good copy. In the dedication to Mirabeau, the author notes "Une femme qui savise décrire, & cqui ose hazarder limpression, doit se cacher avec soin, & se garder de jamais se laisser appercevoir." Madame Verzure has retired from society in order to better understand herself as woman and as a thinking person. This work, which is principally addressed to women, contains about sixty chapters of reflections on the world and her position in it. There are chapters on the passions, honor, celibacy, marriage, goodness, humor, law, pain, ennui, paternal love, one's duty in the world, truth and sincerity, notions of the soul, self-love, etc. The last two chapters, "La femme raisonnable" and "La femme du monde" present the central concern of this book: the woman of the world versus the woman of intellect: "L'une veut qu'on la croie parfaite; lautre cherche à le devenir." OCLC lists ten copies, six in North America: Harvard, Yale, Duke, Indiana, UCLA and Cal State Bakersfield.
Song Teng Zhongjiegong shi Jin ben mo 宋滕忠節公使金本末 [Chronological Account of the Loyal and Upright Lord Teng of the Song’s Embassy to the Jin] [with] Teng Zhongjiegong yi shi 滕忠節公遺詩 [Posthumous Poetry by the Loyal and Upright Lord Teng]

Song Teng Zhongjiegong shi Jin ben mo 宋滕忠節公使金本末 [Chronological Account of the Loyal and Upright Lord Teng of the Song’s Embassy to the Jin] [with] Teng Zhongjiegong yi shi 滕忠節公遺詩 [Posthumous Poetry by the Loyal and Upright Lord Teng] by SONG, Lian 宋濂

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Song Teng Zhongjiegong shi Jin ben mo 宋滕忠節公使金本末 [Chronological Account of the Loyal and Upright Lord Teng of the Song’s Embassy to the Jin] [with] Teng Zhongjiegong yi shi 滕忠節公遺詩 [Posthumous Poetry by the Loyal and Upright Lord Teng]
Author
SONG, Lian 宋濂
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
One illus. 21 folding leaves. Small 8vo, orig. wrappers (a little worn), orig. stitching. [China]: Baoshan Teng shi 寶山滕氏, 1935. The record of an ill-fated diplomatic mission in the 12th century, when the Song dynasty existed in a geopolitical context in which it faced states as powerful as itself on its northern border. This was a time of “China among equals.” The Chinese Song could no longer realistically claim to be a universal empire but had to negotiate with its competitors. Our book is part of that history. The Loyal and Upright Lord Teng, Teng Maoshi 茂實 (d. 1128), a Song official, was sent to negotiate with the Jurchens in 1126, during the time that witnessed the fall of northern China to the Jurchen Jin. Teng Maoshi was sent to cede the city of Taiyuan to the Jurchens. But when the Jurchens reached the city, they faced resistance from Song forces and thus accused the Song of not honoring their word. As the Song envoy, Teng was imprisoned and died soon thereafter. The author, Song Lian (1310-81), was one of the leading court scholars of the early Ming period. Our edition was printed with movable lead type by a descendant of Teng named Teng Gu 滕固, who added a colophon to the work (dated 1934). There is also a colophon by Zhang Dingsi 張鼎思, written in 1589 (Wanli jichou) “at the house of Lord [Teng’s] 18th-generation descendant [Teng] Jinsheng 晉生.” The Posthumous Poetry has a colophon by writer and propagandist for political reform Chen Yan 陳衍 (1856-1937), dated 1934 (jiaxu). It includes a portrait of Teng Maoshi based on a Song-period original. Nice copy. We find no copy in WorldCat.
The Ides of March

The Ides of March by Wilder, Thornton

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The Ides of March
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Wilder, Thornton
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1948. Limited Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed limited edition of The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder.. Octavo, viii, 246pp, [2]. Navy blue cloth, title stamped in silver on the spine. Stated "First Edition" with "M-W" production code on copyright page. Solid text block, rubbing along head of spine, some fraying to the edges of cloth. In the publisher's dust jacket, $2.75 retail price on front flap, light wear to corners and edges, faint shelf wear to rear panel. A very good example. Limitation page reads: "Seven hundred and fifty copies of the first edition of The Ides of March have been signed by the author for distribution to friends of the House." This copy is numbered 411 and signed by Thornton Wilder. Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) was an American playwright and novelist renowned for exploring universal themes of human connection and resilience. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for drama with Our Town (1938) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942), and one for fiction with The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927). His work often delves into existential questions, blending realism with philosophical reflection. Wilder also wrote novels like The Cabala (1926) and The Ides of March (1948), alongside numerous plays. His works remain celebrated for their innovative narrative techniques and timeless exploration of the human condition.
Abingdon Trap Company Illustrated Circular and Sales Letter on Company Billhead

Abingdon Trap Company Illustrated Circular and Sales Letter on Company Billhead

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Abingdon Trap Company Illustrated Circular and Sales Letter on Company Billhead
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Eclectibles (United States)
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Very good. Toned. Ink bleed from blue ink used on letter.
Description
Abingdon, Illinois: Abingdon Trap Company, 1900. Very good. Toned. Ink bleed from blue ink used on letter.. Illustrated circular and sales letter on company billhead advertising mouse traps sold by the Abingdon Trap Co. Specifically promotes the "Diamond Joe Mouse and Rat Traps" line of products. Includes a photo of the traps in the box, as well as before and after photos of the poor mouse who encountered one of the traps. Includes pricing, and mail-order delivery. Circular measures approx. 10.75" by 7.75"; billhead measures approx. 7.25" by 8.25
The Southern Workman, Vol. XLVII, No. 9 (September, 1918)

The Southern Workman, Vol. XLVII, No. 9 (September, 1918)

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The Southern Workman, Vol. XLVII, No. 9 (September, 1918)
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McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
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Hampton, Va: Hampton Institute, 1918. Paperback. Very Good. photos, pp. [417]-464. Softcover in original wrapper. 26 cm. Partially unopened. Among the contents: "Negro Women and the War," by Eva D. Bowles, Secretary for Work among Colored Women and Girls, National Board, YWCA (pages 425-426 with no photos); "Haiti and Its People," by Dantes Bellegarde (as translated by Charles M. Dupuy) (pages 434-443 with 6 photos); "The Greatest Runners in the World,'" by Lillian E. Zeh about Mexico's Tarahumares (pages 443-448 with 4 photos); a dialect short story that involves making good coffee ("Aunt Sanna Terry)," by Landon[ia] R]andolph] Dashiell, a white Virginian who appears to have had some supportive connection with Hampton (pages 449-455 with no photo); and "Mob Action" a strong statement by Woodrow Wilson condemning lynchings and other lawless mob violence (pages 456-457 with no picture).
Hamtramck -- Then and Now: A Sociological Study of a Polish-American Community

Hamtramck -- Then and Now: A Sociological Study of a Polish-American Community by Wood, Arthur Evans

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Hamtramck -- Then and Now: A Sociological Study of a Polish-American Community
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Wood, Arthur Evans
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ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Very Good+ in Very Good dj
Description
New York: Bookman Associates. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1955). First Edition. Hardcover. [minor shelfwear only; the jacket is lightly edgeworn, slightly color-shifted at spine]. (B&W photographs, maps) "A study of the political and social behavior of Polish immigrants and their children in Hamtramck, Michigan, a community which they have dominated since the first decade of the present century." Treating Hamtramck "as a sort of 'cultural island' within the Detroit Metropolitan Area," the book explains how "the principal economic base for Hamtramck, and the occasion for the swarming of the Poles into the area, was the establishment of the Dodge automobile plant on its southern border" in 1914, which contributed to Hamtramck becoming the fastest-growing community in the U.S. in the decade between 1910 and 1920. Also noted is that "the Poles took avidly to politics, and the intense rivalries among their politicians have kept the community in turmoil for over three decades." (Interestingly, the percentage of the population of Polish descent dropped from 90% in 1970 to 14.5% in 2010 -- and is probably even lower today, since, per Wikipedia, recent decades have seen the influx of "a large number of immigrants from the Middle East (especially Yemen), India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, and southeastern Europe (especially Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo)" -- to the point where, in 2013, Hamtramck became the first Muslim-majority city in the U.S., and in November 2021 became the first municipality in the U.S. to be entirely governed by Muslim-Americans (the mayor and the entire city council). ***This book is among the nearly 150 items offered in ReadInk's new Catalog Number 4, "Booking Passage: Books on the Immigrant Experience." You can access this catalog and its contents in any one of three ways: (1) email us to request a PDF to be emailed to you; (2) view or download the catalog from the link on our website's main page; (3) browse the books individually (including a few that didn't make the cut for the catalog) on our website under these two subject headings: "Immigration: Fiction" and "Immigration: Non-fiction." .
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The Expressionists; A Survey of their Graphic Art by Zigrosser, Carl

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The Expressionists; A Survey of their Graphic Art
Author
Zigrosser, Carl
Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: George Braziller, 1957. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Bound in the publisher's original cloth covered boards, spine and cover stamped in black. Dust jacket rubbed at the edges and extremities.
Taos Pueblo

Taos Pueblo by Wood, Nancy

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Taos Pueblo
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Wood, Nancy
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780394560328
Condition
Very Good
Description
NY: Knopf, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. xvii, 162pp. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. Signed by Wood on the title page.
The Wangs vs. the World

The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang

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The Wangs vs. the World
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Jade Chang
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780544734098
Condition
Fine
Description
First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line: A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with only a gentle crimp to the spine head. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A lovely copy of this well received debut novel; somewhat scarce signed. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
Historic Trails and Waterways of Maine

Historic Trails and Waterways of Maine by SAWTELLE, William Otis

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Historic Trails and Waterways of Maine
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SAWTELLE, William Otis
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Augusta, Maine: Maine Development Commission, 1932. Wraps. Very good. Map: Eastern Portion of the Simangas Map 1610 First edition. 8vo; [iv], 108pp; cream colored stiff paper wrapper wtih yapp edges, title and ship decoration printed on front; illustrated with vignettes; one fold-out map stapled in before the front free endpaper; light creasing and soiling to front wrapper, mall closed tears to yapp edge, small light creases to upper edge of map; very good, map near fine.
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Illustrated pronouncing pocket dictionary of the English language. by [Dictionary].

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Illustrated pronouncing pocket dictionary of the English language.
Author
[Dictionary].
Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (United States)
Condition
Poor
Description
New York, London, and Glasgow: Published for the Trade, 1877. Later printing. Poor. 14 cm; 318 pages. Text in three columns in 4-point type. Bound in stamped cloth, quite worn and creased. Early owner's inscription on front blank.

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