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A Great American Literary Manuscript: the Complete Conclusion, Signed and Dated, of Book 4 of Washington Irving's The Life of Washington

A Great American Literary Manuscript: the Complete Conclusion, Signed and Dated, of Book 4 of Washington Irving's The Life of Washington by Washington Irving

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A Great American Literary Manuscript: the Complete Conclusion, Signed and Dated, of Book 4 of Washington Irving's The Life of Washington
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Washington Irving
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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1857. He states his goal and strategy in writing this great work, this being the conclusion as sent to the printer Other manuscripts of Washington Irving are unsigned and fragmentary and situated in the middle of other sections, making this unique in our experience. It is signed, complete as a section, and a great summation of Irving's work and intent. Washington Irving, Literary Giant and First American Professional Author & Biographer[video width=""1920"" height=""1080"" mp4=""https://cdn.raabcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/20231204112756/Untitled-5.mp4"" poster=""https://cdn.raabcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/20231204112751/Screen-Shot-2023-09-28-at-1.30.13-PM.jpg""][/video] For Washington Irving, telling the story of George Washington was a lifelong passion. Irving’s mother named the future writer after Washington and took the boy to the hero’s first inauguration in 1789, where the President supposedly blessed him. It is said among the first things Irving ever wrote was on George Washington, whose biography he hoped one day to write.Washington Irving’s career as a writer started in journals and newspapers. He published Salmagundi (1807-08), and from 1812 -1814 was an editor of Analetic Magazine in Philadelphia and New York. In 1809 appeared Irving’s comic “A History of New York”, by the imaginary Dietrich Knickerbocker, who was supposed to be an eccentric Dutch-American scholar. The book became part of New York folklore. Irving’s success continued with “The Sketch Book”, a collection of stories that included the short stories for which he is so well known, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle”. The success of these stories allowed him to become America’s first professional writer, earning his living from the craft of literature.In 1828 he wrote his notable biography of Columbus, “The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus,” which led the Spanish to elect him to the Royal Academy. In 1842 President John Tyler appointed him Ambassador to Spain, and he served in that position until 1845.After returning from Spain, Irving researched and wrote his great 5 volume magnum opus, his immortal “The Life of George Washington”, which was published from 1855-59. He died just a few months later. It is perhaps the first great American biography and he the first prominent American biographer. As such it deserves a place in the literary history of the United States.Irving’s Assessment of Washington and the Revolution:_The Complete Original Manuscript For the Concluding Remarks of Volume 4Washington: “He fought for a cause, but not for personal renown.”Here he provides his assessments of Washington the man, Washington the leader, the Revolutionary War and the American cause. It is a virtual guide on how to view these, full of insights and valuable perspectives.Autograph Manuscript Signed of this entire conclusion, at once both literary and biographical, sent by Irving to Putnam and retained by the latter. “In the volumes here concluded, we have endeavored to narrate faithfully the career of Washington from childhood, through his early surveying expeditions in the wilderness, his diplomatic mission to the French posts on the frontier, his campaigns in the French war, his arduous trials as commander-in-chief, throughout the Revolution, the noble simplicity of his life in retirement, until we have shown him elevated to the presidential chair, by no effort of his own, in a manner against his wishes, by the unanimous vote of a grateful country. The plan of our work has necessarily carried us widely into the campaigns of the Revolution, even where Washington was not present in person; for his spirit pervaded and directed the whole, and a general knowledge of the whole is necessary to appreciate the sagacity, forecast, enduring fortitude, and comprehensive wisdom with which he conducted it. He himself has signified to one who aspired to write his biography, that any memoirs of his life, distinct and unconnected with the history of the war, would be unsatisfactory. In treating of the Revolution, we have endeavored to do justice to what we consider its most striking characteristic; the greatness of the object and the scantiness of the means. We have endeavored to keep in view the prevailing poverty of resources, the scandalous neglects, the squalid miseries of all kinds, with which its champions had to contend in their expeditions through trackless wildernesses, or thinly peopled regions; beneath scorching suns or inclement skies; their wintry marches to be traced by bloody foot- prints on snow and ice; their desolate wintry encampments, rendered still more desolate by nakedness and famine. It was in the patience and fortitude with which these ills were sustained by a half-disciplined yeomanry, voluntary exiles from their homes, destitute of all the “pomp and circumstance” of war to excite them, and animated solely by their patriotism, that we read the noblest and most affecting characteristics of that great struggle for human rights. They do wrong to its moral grandeur, who seek by commonplace exaggeration, to give a melodramatic effect and false glare to its military operations, and to place its greatest triumphs in the conflicts of the field. Lafayette showed a true sense of the nature of the struggle, when Napoleon, accustomed to effect ambitious purposes by hundreds of thousands of troops, and tens of thousands of slain, sneered at the scanty armies of the American Revolution and its “boasted allies.” “Sire,” was the admirable and comprehensive reply, ”it was the grandest of causes won by skirmishes of sentinels and outposts.”“In regard to the character and conduct of Washington, we have endeavored to place his deeds in the clearest light, and left them to speak for themselves, generally avoiding comment or eulogium. We have quoted his own words and writings largely, to explain his feelings and motives, and give the true key to his policy; for never did man leave a more truthful mirror of his heart and mind, and a more thorough exponent of his conduct, than he has left in his copious correspondence. There his character is to be found in all its majestic simplicity, its massive grandeur, and quiet colossal strength. He was no hero of romance; there was nothing of romantic heroism in his nature. As a warrior, he was incapable of fear, but made no merit of defying danger. He fought for a cause, but not for personal renown. Gladly, when he had won the cause, he hung up his sword, never again to take it down. Glory, that blatant word, which haunts some military minds like the bray of the trumpet, formed no part of his aspirations. To act justly was his instinct, to promote the public weal his constant effort, to deserve the “affections of good men” his ambition. With such qualifications for the pure exercise of sound judgment and comprehensive wisdom, he ascended the presidential chair.""There for the present we leave him. So far our work is complete, comprehending the whole military life of Washington, and his agency in public affairs, up to the formation of our Constitution. How well we have executed it, we leave to the public to determine; hoping to find it, as heretofore, far more easily satisfied with the result of our labors than we are ourselves. Should the measure of health and good spirits, with which a kind Providence has blessed us beyond the usual term of literary labor, be still continued, we may go on, and in another volume give the presidential career and closing life of Washington. In the meantime, having found a resting-place in our task, we stay our hands, lay by our pen, and seek that relaxation and repose which gathering years require. Sunnyside, 1857. W. I.”Other manuscripts of Washington Irving are unsigned and fragmentary and situated in the middle of other sections, making this unique in our experience. It is signed, complete as a section, and a great summation of Irving's work and intent.
Ornate Document Signed by Sam Houston During His Brief Time as Governor of Tennessee

Ornate Document Signed by Sam Houston During His Brief Time as Governor of Tennessee by Sam Houston

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Ornate Document Signed by Sam Houston During His Brief Time as Governor of Tennessee
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Sam Houston
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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11/08/1828. Houston is the only individual to be elected governor by popular vote of two different statesSam Houston served under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. Afterwards, he was appointed as a sub-agent to oversee the removal of the Cherokee from Tennessee into Arkansas Territory in 1818. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee and studied law. He passed the bar and opened up a legal practice in Lebanon, Tennessee. With the support of Jackson, Houston won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1823. He strongly supported Jackson's presidential candidacies and, in 1827, Houston was elected as the governor of Tennessee. In 1829, after divorcing his first wife, Houston resigned from office, and moved to the Arkansas Territory to live with the Cherokee. He had served as Tennessee governor for just a year and a half.Houston settled in Texas in 1832. He helped organize Texas's provisional government and was selected as the top-ranking official in the Texas Army. He led that army to victory at the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle in Texas's war for independence. After the war, Houston won the 1836 election and became president of Texas. Serving as the sixth governor of Tennessee and the seventh governor of Texas, he is the only individual to be elected governor of two different states in the United States.Uncommon document signed as governor of Tennessee, Nashville, August 11, 1828, granting 50 acres to Zadock Motlow, for the consideration of “Twelve & a half cents per acre.” The land was “on the waters of the east fork of Mulberry Creek, a north bank of Elk River…” At the bottom of the document is an enormous signature of Houston, the largest we have ever seen. At this time, Houston had just eight months left before he resigned. Motlow had come to Tennessee from South Carolina.
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Autograph letter signed by MOSBY John S.

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Autograph letter signed
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MOSBY John S.
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1874. Signed. MOSBY, John S. Autograph letter signed. Warrenton, Virginia, April 29, 1874. Two sheets of lined blue paper, each measuring 8-1/4 by 10-1/2 inches; pp. 2. $4500.Original signed autograph letter from Confederate Colonel John Mosby to Virginia politician James William Marshall regarding the 1874 congressional election in which Mosby, a supporter of the Grant Administration, was attempting to discourage the entry of other candidates into the race.The letter, dated ""Warrenton Apl. 29th 74"" and written entirely in Mosby's hand to Virginia Representative James William Marshall, reads in full: ""J.W. Marshall Esq—My dear Sir. I observe an announcement in the papers that there is a move on foot to nominate Phelps for Congress. He may have been induced to encourage the idea of his nomination for Congress by thinking that I wd continue to run on as a candidate until the close of the canvass. In this he is mistaken. To be sure I shall not immediately withdraw if Phelps or any one else is nominated—I shall continue in the canvass until it is demonstrated (or it very soon will be) on whom the Republican vote is going to concentrate. Of course if I see it is going against me I shall withdraw as I wd inevitably be beaten if I continued in the canvass. My withdrawal wd of course secure Hunton's reelection who is one of the bitterest opponents in Congress of the Administration. If Phelps runs it will be in Hunton's interests or a friend of Hunton. On the contrary no man could be elected to Congress more distinctly pledged to support the policy of the Administration than myself. The President is perfectly satisfied with my position & has promised me all the influence of the Administration for he very well knows that he has no warmer friend than I am. I write for this in order that you may say to all there who contemplate nominating a candidate just to have me beaten, that they may defeat me but they can't get any aid from my candidacy to elect their man. If they are sincere friends of Genl. Grant's Administration they will support me—but they need not have any hopes of electing a third candidate owing to a division of the conservative vote through my candidacy. But it does seem to me that as any man they nominate is obviously running in Hunton's interest, he should not be recognized as an Administration candidate. If I do not represent the district in the next Congress, Hunton will. It is simply a question of choice between us—nothing can defeat me except the machinations of some man like Carter & Phelps who while professing to be friends of the Administration are really its foes. I am Very Truly Yours Jno:Mosby."" This letter gets to the heart of Virginia politics in 1874. Here, Mosby explains his intention to continue running as a Republican candidate for Congress as long as (and only as long as) it does not divide the conservative vote. He further asserts that other candidates should be discouraged from entering the race, as voters should be able to make a clear choice between a Republican and a Democrat (i.e. a pro-Grant candidate and an anti-Grant candidate) without internal politics shifting the vote counts. Interestingly, Mosby's correspondent, James William Marshall, was a locally famous Democrat, having served in state politics prior to securing a term in the House. Mosby's machinations are further complicated by his strong support of his opponent Eppa Hunton, who was, in fact, Mosby's close friend. Mosby was well known for having removed Republican opposition to Hunton's election. Mosby even sold his Warrenton mansion to Hunton in 1877. In many ways, this reflects a politician at his most canny and reflects the strategic acumen that made him a colonel. In his autobiography, Grant praised Mosby as ""a different man entirely from what I supposed… He is able and thoroughly honest and truthful."" From the collection of prominent American history collector William Wheeler III.Minor wear to edges touching just a few letters, tape repairs to verso. An interesting and desirable letter in exceptionally good condition.
LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME & Other Stories

LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME & Other Stories by Wilde, Oscar

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LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME & Other Stories
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Wilde, Oscar
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Sumner & Stillman (United States)
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1891. Ricketts, Charles. London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1891. Original salmon paper-covered flexible boards decorated in dark red. First Edition of this collection of four dark, semi-comic mystery tales. "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" is an amusing but macabre tale (if there can be such a thing) about a young man who, convinced by Lady Windermere's cheiromantist that he is doomed to commit murder, does his best to do so prior to getting married -- out of a sense of duty to his fiancée. As one would expect, Lord Arthur bungles his mission... In addition to the title story, this book includes "The Sphinx Without a Secret," "The Canterville Ghost" and "The Model Millionaire." The binding of this title, with decorations by Charles Ricketts, is extremely delicate -- paper-covered flexible boards; although 1500 copies were issued, we find this book to be quite uncommon, and we have never seen a truly fine copy. (In our experience, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, THE HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES and this title are the three Wilde first editions most difficuilt to find in collectible condition.) This copy is close to near-fine, with a bit of the darkening and mottling of the spine that is typical for this fragile book, but with scarcely any actual wear. Mason 345. Housed in a handsome gilt-paneled morocco-backed slipcase with inner chemise.
Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray

Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray by Gray, Thomas

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Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray
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Gray, Thomas
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Commonwealth Books (United States)
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Printed for R. Dodsley, 1753. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first state. Folio. Full calf with marlbed endpapers, top edges gilt. Leaves printed on one side only only. Rubbing to board edges, with some stains visible to boards. Spine darkened. Leather splitting at bottom of front joint, with a small chip at tail of spine. Very good overall.
The Works of Virgil, Translated into English Verse by Mr. Dryden (In 3 Volumes)

The Works of Virgil, Translated into English Verse by Mr. Dryden (In 3 Volumes) by Virgil

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The Works of Virgil, Translated into English Verse by Mr. Dryden (In 3 Volumes)
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Virgil
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
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Very Good +
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London: Vernor, Hood and Sharp, 1806. Full calf. Very Good +. The 1806 new edition, "revised and corrected by John Carey, LL.D". Complete in 3 octavo volumes, each in full, contemporary-to-the-period calf with rebacked, contemporary-to-the-period, gilt-bordered and titled spines. A handsome, well-preserved set, with very light rubbing to several of the boards. Internally very clean, with just a touch of light spotting to the preliminaries but no writing or other markings to speak of. Very solidly bound as well, with all boards strong and firm. The set consists of "The Life of Virgil", "The Pastorals", The Georgics", and "The Aeneid". A number of skillful, full-page engravings complementing Virgil's text.
A History of Egyptian Architecture Vol. 1 - From the earliest times to the end of the Old Kingdom

A History of Egyptian Architecture Vol. 1 - From the earliest times to the end of the Old Kingdom by Badawy, Alexander

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A History of Egyptian Architecture Vol. 1 - From the earliest times to the end of the Old Kingdom
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Badawy, Alexander
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
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Good to fine condition
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Cairo: Printed by Imprimerie Urwand Fils, 1954. Hardcover. Good to fine condition. Quarto. xv, 212pp., viii plates. Original tan cloth with green lettering on cover and spine, green vignette on cover, in original illustrated dustjacket, black lettering on spine. Frontispiece map of Ancient Egyptian Archaeological Sites. Edited by the author. 'Since Perrot and Chipiez's work on ancient Egyptian art in 1882 no comprehensive treatise on Egyptian Architecture has been written [at the time of publication]. Petrie's Egyptian Architecture in 1938, Clarke and Engelbach's rendering of ancient Egyptian masonry in 1930 and others cover restricted areas of the field of study questions from a special point of view. Badawy proposes a comprehensive study published in a series of titles when presenting this volume in 1954, to be followed by other volumes including the architecture in the Middle Kingdom, the New Kingdom, the Late Period, and on materials and methods of construction employed in each of these periods.' (From the Preface) This volume presents materials from specialized publications on architecture and history of art not readily accessible and combines it with some 380 line drawings as well as some photographic documentation. Graphical evidence such as drawings and hieroglyphs has been included to a great extent as it was in Badawy's thesis. The volume covers prehistoric times and its domestic, religious and funerary architecture, the archaic period with military architecture added to the three categories just as is in the chapter on the Old Kingdom. The latter with an additional topic: Constructional features (IVth–VIth dynasties). Numerous expertly rendered line drawings illustrate the features and peculiarities of the respective branches in their periods. Combined with plans, architectural drawings and eighteen reproductions of b/w photographs on glossy paper at rear, this volume on Egyptian architecture is a must stop for the student of architecture and collector. Bibliography and indices at rear. Brodart protected dustjacket with some flaws along edges, small chips and tears, sunning of spine and back, minor creasing, rubbing of back cover and a small triangular chip on the cover near upper spine, not affecting the image. Block age-toned and previous owner's name inked to front free endpaper: Miriam Lowenkron. Photographic plates fine.
British Figurehead & Ship Carvers.

British Figurehead & Ship Carvers. by Thomas, P.N.

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British Figurehead & Ship Carvers.
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Thomas, P.N.
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Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
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Fine condition in illustrated dust jacket.
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(Wolverhampton, England): Waine Research, (1995). Fine condition in illustrated dust jacket.. 30.5 cm. 114 pp. Color and b/w plates and line ills.
Asceticism and the New Testament

Asceticism and the New Testament by Leif E. Vaage and Vincent L. Wimbush

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Asceticism and the New Testament
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Leif E. Vaage and Vincent L. Wimbush
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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9780415921961
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Very good
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NY: Routledge, 1999. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 425pp+ index. Very good in publisher's wraps.
You Will Live Again; Dramatic Case Histories of Reincarnation

You Will Live Again; Dramatic Case Histories of Reincarnation by Steiger, Brad

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You Will Live Again; Dramatic Case Histories of Reincarnation
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Steiger, Brad
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
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9780931892295
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Very Good
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Grass Valley: Blue Dolphin Publishing, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Signed by Steiger on the half-title. Near Fine. Wraps lightly rubbed and bumped. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.
The ABCs of Wayne County: Celebrating 175 Years of History [New York]

The ABCs of Wayne County: Celebrating 175 Years of History [New York] by [No Author]

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The ABCs of Wayne County: Celebrating 175 Years of History [New York]
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[No Author]
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
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New York: S.N. Spiral-Bound Softcover. Near Fine. An excellent copy. Spiral-bound softcover. Black-and-white photographs of Wayne County, New York. This book began as a Wayne County History Jamboree project in March, 1998. It was designed and printed by Kaylee M. Smith, a 6th grader at North Rose - Wolcott Middle School. It was edited for this printing by Karen A. Kehoe, President of the Wayne County Historical Society Board of Directors. All pictures, except where noted, were taken by Karen A. Kehoe and Andrea Evangelist, W.C.H.S. Museum Director.

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