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1852 – A letter describing the overwhelming support for a Whig candidate for the state assembly from the Horse Shoe Bar mining community by “Edwin”

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Title: 1852 – A letter describing the overwhelming support for a Whig candidate for the state assembly from the Horse Shoe Bar mining community
Author: “Edwin”
Seller: Kurt A. Sanftleben (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Califonia. Envelope or Cover. Very good. A two-page letter without mailing envelope sent by “Edwin” to James Hicks at an unknown location, probably in Vermont from the content. In nice shape with a 3” split along one mailing fold. In this very well-written letter, Edwin, a Democratic, described the overwhelming bipartisan support of the Whig candidate, “White,” (not Thomas Jefferson White) is receiving from the miners and merchants of Horse Shoe Bar. It reads in part “When I arrived and saw how White was circumstanced I regretted, indeed, you were not here. For you could have been of much service to him and profit to yourself without great hardships. He has often pondered the subject whether he should go home and bring out his family. [If he did,] he would, no doubt, treasure up more wealth in three years than could at home in fifteen years. He was calculating upon returning home this fall, but [the voters] have been raising mischief with his calculations. At a Whig convention, held at Auburn, a few days since, he received the unanimous nomination for Representative to the State Assembly from Placer Co. He will certainly be elected; the Whigs are unanimous for hm, and, as we Democrats had one of the best of men run off by the wine-pullers, we are also determined to support him. We have three hundred voters in the precinct and he will have nearly every vote. . .. The emoluments and honors of the office afford too fine a climax to his enterprising career for his friends to allow him to neglect it. He will draw $16 per day through the session. Now, he may, safely calculate on clearing a thousand dollars, and perhaps much more. The election takes place about the 11 Nov, The Legislature sits 1st January, and will continue the session some three or four months, [Afterwards, he] can return to Vermont and set up the trade. Mrs. White must strive to sustain the resolution which many ladies have patriotically adopted – her country first, then husband next. I wish she and my wife would first make the trip out here. I think we would all spend a few months very cozily, and then W. and I would be so docile! We would return just when our ladies suggested. But I am thinking if they were here and saw how much greater the facilities were here, for obtaining a competency that should sustain us comfortably through old age, and educate our children for their own enjoyment, and usefulness to community, they would be for detaining us till we pleaded to return. “You should have been here to see [White’s] performance at the Convention. . .. He came out in front of the audience, and made a few remarks in the most graceful manner and received a round of cheer. . .. I feel a little pride in having old Vt. Represented in Cal. The weather is fine. It is busy times on the river. White’s friends are spouting like a shoal of Whales." . As recorded in the California State Assembly Journals for 1852-1853, and no doubt to Edwin’s surprise, White did not win the election. While he may have been the overwhelming choice of Horse Shoe Bar, that was not the case in the rest of the precinct. The coattails of Franklin Pierces’ landslide defeat of Winfield Scott carried White’s opponents to victory. A terrific, well-written letter documenting local politics in one mining camp. .

Peter Arno's Ladies & Gentlemen by ARNO, Peter

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Title: Peter Arno's Ladies & Gentlemen
Author: ARNO, Peter
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951. First Edition. Boards. Near fine/Very good. First edition. 4to; unpaged; half-bound in blue textured paper over yellow textured board, title stamped to front in white; b&w cartoon style illustrations with captions on lightly glazed paper; light shelf wear to head and tail of spine; unclipped color pictorial jacket, chipping to edges; near fine in very good dj. Peter Arno (1904-1968) was an American cartoonist featured in the The New Yorker magazine, frequently satirizing the New York society of which he was a part. Much of his humor can be found in the culture of the mid-20th century and is sexist in nature.

Puppy Book, Pictures [and] Stories by [ANONYMOUS]

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Title: Puppy Book, Pictures [and] Stories
Author: [ANONYMOUS]
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: Chicago: Merrill Publishing Co, 1939. Wraps. Near fine. Florence SALTER. Folio; [14pp]; color illustrated textured paper wrappers with title and artist printed to front and back; color illustrations every page with text at bottom; very light scuffing to edges and a small white spot to front wrapper; near fine. Only in 3 World Cat libraries, 2 in the U.S.A. and one in Canada.

Pinkie, The Piggy Who Never Hurried by SCOTT, Lydia

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Title: Pinkie, The Piggy Who Never Hurried
Author: SCOTT, Lydia
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: Springfield, Massachusetts: McLoughlin Bros., Inc, 1945. Boards. Near fine/very good. Pru HERRIC. 8vo; [42pp]; color pictorial glazed boards with title "Pinkie", rear board "Westfield Classics"; b&w pictorial endpapers; black illustrated board to each page; color and b&w illustrations throughout text; light shelf wear; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket with price of 50 cents, crease to rear, chipping to edges; near fine in very good dj. Only one located in WorldCat libraries. Scarce.

MAINE, The Land of Remembered Vacations by [ANONYMOUS]

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Title: MAINE, The Land of Remembered Vacations
Author: [ANONYMOUS]
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Augusta, Maine: Maine Development Commission, 1930. Staplebound wraps. Very good. 8vo; 47 [1]pp; dark green wrappers embossed with gilt design, cut-out window on front revealing color photographic illustration on title page; two staple binding; black and white photographic illustrations throughout and five in color; chip to bottom edge front wrapper, a few light stains on pages, sunning to cover at spine; very good. Tourism. Nicely produced tourism booklet with many photographic illustrations. Covers the topography, natural wonders, sports, resources, and tourist attractions of the state. A promotional blurb by Booth Tarkington, a Maine summer resident, at the end of the booklet.

A Grand Book for Girls by [ANTHOLOGY]

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Title: A Grand Book for Girls
Author: [ANTHOLOGY]
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Very good +
Description: London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited, 1930. Boards. Very good +. [ANTHOLOGY] [WOMEN AUTHORS]. Small 4to; unpaginated; color pictorial boards, yellow background with a smiling girl holding a dog on the front and a girl shoveling sand on the rear board; pictorial pastedowns; color frontispiece, pictorial title page + 3 color plates; black line illustrations in text; light wear to edges, age-toned paper; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket, light scuffing and wear to dj; very good plus in vg+ dj. A book for girls featuring stories of adventure. Authors include Harrie T. Clarke, Iris de V. Forth, Eric Shepherd, Lady Middleton, O.J. Starkey, Sybil Haddock, F. Fraser Carloss, William Macmillan, Dora M. Hardisty, Marjorie Taylor, Mary Ireland, Shirley Grey, Florence Harrison, E.E. Cowper, and A.M. Westwood.

The Maine Coast, Portraits of America by PUTZ, George

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Title: The Maine Coast, Portraits of America
Author: PUTZ, George
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
ISBN: 9780890098820
Condition: Fine
Description: Seacaucus, N.J.: Chartwell Books, Inc, 1985. Cloth. Fine/near fine. 4to; 175pp; black cloth over board, silver-stamped lettering on spine; color photographic illustrations; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket lacking price, light crease to bottom edge; fine in near fine dj. ISBN: 0-89009-882-4. Lovely color photos of the Maine coast with descriptions. The author, George Putz, was editor of the Island Journal published by the Island Institute of Maine, and co-editor of Mariners Catalog.

The Sausage Master of Minsk [Limited Edition, Signed] by August Kleinzahler

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Title: The Sausage Master of Minsk [Limited Edition, Signed]
Author: August Kleinzahler
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780920288009
Condition: Very Good +
Description: Montreal: Villeneuve Publications, 1977. Very Good +. Montreal: Villeneuve Publications, 1977. First Edition, Limited Issue of 500 copies signed by Kleinzahler, this being #386. Octavo; unpaginated. Printed card wraps. Mild toning and smudging to wraps; slight curling to corners; binding sound; pages unmarked; Very Good or better.

Six More by KLEINZAHLER, August

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Title: Six More
Author: KLEINZAHLER, August
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: [Toronto]: (Letters, 1987. Softcover. Fine. First edition. 24mo. Three octavo sheets folded and sewn to make 12 pages, printed on 10. Measuring 4¼" x 5½". Fine. One of 100 numbered copies printed. Issued as twobitter 21. Poetry. Three copies in *OCLC*.

What Shall We Do by [ANARCHISM] LABADIE, Jo

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Title: What Shall We Do
Author: [ANARCHISM] LABADIE, Jo
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: N.p., n.d. [Detroit: Labadie Shop, ca 1902]. 4-pp leaflet, 14cm x 9cm. Printed in black on greenish-tan wove stock. Trifle worn at fold; slight aging to margins, with tiny chips to extremities, Very Good. Prints the text of Labadie's poem "What Shall We Do?," which originally appeared in the Detroit News for Oct 22, 1902. Concludes with a brief agitational paragraph: "Capitalism has failed all along the line...What's the alternative? Free Socialism, under which the worker is guaranteed the job and all that's in it. If not why not?" Brown University only in OCLC.

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