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British Viceroys of India: A Collection

British Viceroys of India: A Collection by Viceroy Lord Reading

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British Viceroys of India: A Collection
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Viceroy Lord Reading
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1/1/30. One letter mentions “The Report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee”, which led to the “Government of India Act”The British Raj in India lasted from 1858 to 1947. The British monarch was emperor or empress of India, and the British government’s representative on the spot was the the Viceroy and Governor-General of India. There were Princely States during the Raj, each with an indigenous Indian ruler called a maharaja, though on important policies and issues that were subject to the British. It was part of the Viceroy’s responsibility to maintain good relationships with the maharajas.One of these was the Maharaja of Gondal, and this is a collection of letters, photographs, and signatures, and imprints that were addressed to or belonged to him. There is a letter from October 1934 to the Maharaja from the Earl of Willingdon, who was Viceroy from 1931-36, saying that “The Report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee which has been sitting in London on Constitutional reforms for India may confidently be expected to be published before the end of the year, after which close and continuous consultation between the Secretary of State and myself will be necessary before the bill is drafted for submission to Parliament. I therefore feel, and I know, that Your Highness will agree that throughout January I must be with my government in Delhi at such an important stage in Indian history.” The report, which came out in 1935, led to the Government of India Act, which granted a measure of autonomy to the provinces of India.There is also a photograph of Willingdon with his successor, the Marquess of Linlithgow, who served from 1936-1943. Linlithgow and his wife sent the Maharaja a Christmas and New Year’s card, and that is present as well.An “All-India Service of the YMCA” was to be opened in the 1930s, while Lord Irwin was Viceroy (1926-1931). There is a letter to the Maharaja from Irwin in 1930 on Viceroy’s letterhead “to commend the effort that is being made to raise the full sum required to enable the National Council of the Young Men’s Christian Association to carry out their valuable work…” There is a letter from the Metropolitan of India, who was also president of the Indian YMCA, asking the Maharaja for a donation, and a second letter reminding him to donate. In 1931, Linlithgow, having become Viceroy, wrote the Maharaja, speaking of the work of the YMCA, and hoping that “the appeal of the YMCA to the Princes and people of India may achieve all the success which it deserves…I earnestly trust [the YMCA’s work will] continue to flourish and multiply by the generous support of all those who have the happiness and welfare of their fellow-men at heart.” An invitation to dinner to the Maharaja from Lord and Lady Irwin is included.There is a memorandum dated October 30, 1947 send out under the name of the Military Secretary to the Governor General, D.H. Currie, informing those in the Indian government and military that “Consequent upon the Earldom conferred upon the Governor General, his new designation is as follows: H.E. Rear-Admiral The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, K.G., P.C., G.M.S.I., G.M.I.E., G.C.V.O., K.C.B., D.S.O.” Mountbatten had arrived in India as Viceroy to transition it to independence in February 1947, and the work accomplished, left in 1948. Accompanying this is a photograph of Mountbatten being sworn in on March 28, 1947. There is an invitation from Mountbatten inviting the Maharaja to attend an Investiture at Government House, a card with the Procedure at Investiture, and a telegram from the Maharaja declining.There are also signatures of Viceroys: Lord Minto (1807-1814), Lord Amherst (1823-1828), Lord Auckland (1836-1842), and Lord Lytton (1876-1880).
In an Unpublished Note, Thomas Wolfe Writes That He Has Arrived In Normandy

In an Unpublished Note, Thomas Wolfe Writes That He Has Arrived In Normandy by Thomas Wolfe

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In an Unpublished Note, Thomas Wolfe Writes That He Has Arrived In Normandy
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Thomas Wolfe
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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21/06/1930. William Faulkner once said that Thomas Wolfe, who died before age 40, may have been the greatest talent of his generation for aiming higher than any other writer. His influence extends to the writings of Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac, and to authors Ray Bradbury and Philip Roth, among others. He was one of the first masters of autobiographical fiction, and his work was filled with details that came from his own life and his home in North Carolina, as well as that of his friends in New York.Henry Hart was an editor at Scribner’s. The two had a close and long relationship and corresponded as friends. In Christmas 1930 Wolfe wrote to Hart, with some cheeky remarks, one referencing Oscar Wilde and the other Calvin Coolidge.Autograph postcard signed, June 21, likely 1930, from Rouen, to Hart. ""Dear Henry, I finally got here, in order to uphold your reputation for veracity. Don't know how long I'll stay. Sedgewick, your other novelist, came down from Paris with me but has now gone back.""
The Subjects That Matter: Eleanor Roosevelt Advises a Young Man to Study History, Political Economy and Languages

The Subjects That Matter: Eleanor Roosevelt Advises a Young Man to Study History, Political Economy and Languages by Eleanor Roosevelt

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The Subjects That Matter: Eleanor Roosevelt Advises a Young Man to Study History, Political Economy and Languages
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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2/10/56. The letter also mentions her husband, Franklin D. RooseveltAfter her years as First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt served as U.S. Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly. It was a post that perfectly suited her desire to contribute to world peace. And she always took an interest in young people, and was glad to advise them.Typed Letter Signed, on her personal letterhead, New York, October 2, 1956, to a Mr. Hardgrave telling him the subjects he would need to study. “In reply to your letter, I would advise you to study history, political economy and languages.""I wish I had some of my husband’s campaign buttons to send you, but I have none and I don’t know where you could find one.”The areas of studies she mentions would have been of great benefit to someone who wanted to work at the United Nations in which she had been active since its beginning.
Shi jia zhai yang xin lu 十駕齋養新錄 [Records for Nurturing New Virtues & Bringing Up New Knowledge from the Studio of “Riding for Ten Days”]

Shi jia zhai yang xin lu 十駕齋養新錄 [Records for Nurturing New Virtues & Bringing Up New Knowledge from the Studio of “Riding for Ten Days”] by QIAN, Daxin 錢大昕

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Shi jia zhai yang xin lu 十駕齋養新錄 [Records for Nurturing New Virtues & Bringing Up New Knowledge from the Studio of “Riding for Ten Days”]
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QIAN, Daxin 錢大昕
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with yu lu 餘錄 [further records] in the supplement. 20 & 3 juan in six vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers (lower wrapper of final vol. torn), new stitching. [China]: 1806. First edition of this collection of scholarly notes or “jottings” (biji 筆記) by one of the leading Chinese intellectuals of the 18th century, Qian Daxin (1728-1804). “The gentleman says: Learning must never stop.” Thus reads the first sentence in the ancient philosophical work Xunzi. Further on, the philosopher expounds on what great things can be achieved by going about them little by little: “Let the horse Qi Ji [famous for its reach] take a single leap; / It still would go no farther than ten strides; | Yet old nags ridden ten days [shi jia 十駕] equal him; / Not giving up is where success resides.” The title of Qian’s book is a reference to these lines. The occupant of the “Studio of ‘Riding for Ten Days’” assembles his evidence slowly, piecing together a solid edifice of learning. This meticulous assemblage served to “nurture new virtue [yang xin de 養新德] and bring up new knowledge [qi xin zhi 起新知].” This second reference, ultimately from the writings of a Song-dynasty philosopher, Qian had borrowed from the studio name of one of his ancestors. Together, the two allusions in the title of Qian’s book illustrate the ethos of “evidential learning,” a trend in Chinese scholarship of which Qian — academy director and tutor to one of the imperial princes — has always been considered one of the most prominent representatives. In his Records and its supplement, Qian included studies of Chinese philology, phonology, history, historical geography, mathematics, education, and their various subgenres. Shi jia zhai yang xin lu carries two Prefaces: one by the author dated 1799 and one by Ruan Yuan 阮元 (1764-1849) dated late in 1804. Some sources give 1804 as the first date of printing. However, our copy also has a colophon by Qian Dongshu 錢東塾 (n.d.), Daxin’s second son, dated late in 1806. The book was reprinted several times, and our copy does not carry an imprint of any of these later editions. Our copy has a seal with the imprint hongxue ling guan 紅雪詅館, from an unknown previous owner. Fine set, preserved in a hantao. Minor worming. References Gu Jichen 顾吉辰. “Jiading Qianshi Qianyan Tang quanshu (Guangxu chongkan ben) shishou zhushu kao” 《嘉定钱氏潜研堂全书》（光绪重刊本）失收著述考. In Qian Daxin yanjiu 钱大昕研究, edited by Gu Jichen. Shanghai: Huadong ligong daxue chubanshe, 1997. Sela, Ori. China’s Philological Turn: Scholars, Textualism, and the Dao in the Eighteenth Century. New York: Columbia University Press, 2018. Xunzi: The Complete Text. Translated and edited by Eric L. Hutton. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. Yao Jirong 姚继荣. Qingdai lishi biji luncong 清代历史笔记论丛. Beijing: Minzu chubanshe, 2014.
THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VIEWS OF MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS. COLLATED, WITH INTRODUCTORY NOTES, BY ALFRED LIEF. WITH A FOREWORD BY CHARLES A. BEARD

THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VIEWS OF MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS. COLLATED, WITH INTRODUCTORY NOTES, BY ALFRED LIEF. WITH A FOREWORD BY CHARLES A. BEARD by [Brandeis, Louis D.]

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THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VIEWS OF MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS. COLLATED, WITH INTRODUCTORY NOTES, BY ALFRED LIEF. WITH A FOREWORD BY CHARLES A. BEARD
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[Brandeis, Louis D.]
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
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New York: Vanguard Press, 1930. Signed by Brandeis March 17, 1931 on Arthur Leonard Ross's early bookplate on the front pastedown. Original publisher's black cloth, title stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. xxi, [3], 419, [1 blank] pp. With frontispiece portrait of Brandeis, and half title. Near Fine. New York lawyer Arthur Leonard Ross had many well-known clients, such as Emma Goldman, Frank Harris, and H. L. Mencken. His large bookplate, by German artist Otto Ubbelohde and engraved by Botho Schmidt, deliberately left space for authorial autographs, which. Ross passionately collected. "Long before he came to the Supreme Court, Louis Dembitz Brandeis had emphasized the law's need of social and economic intelligence. With prophetic insight he foreshadowed many of the challenging problems which confront our world today, and devised 'social inventions' to cope with them. There was hardly a phase of economic, industrial and social life to which he did not turn his hand; labor, trusts, railroads, insurance, finance are but part. So he brought to the Court an unequalled wealth of experience in such matters. . ." Mason, Mr. Justice Brandeis and the Constitution, 80 U PA Law Review 799 (1932).
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The Kandy Kolored Tangerine Flake Streamline Baby by Tom Wolfe

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The Kandy Kolored Tangerine Flake Streamline Baby
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Tom Wolfe
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Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Farrar, Straus & Company, 1965. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author's First Book Fine Copy In Like Price Clipped Jacket.Without Wear.Beautiful Copy..
Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Schooner Savannah

Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Schooner Savannah by Warburton, A. F.

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Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Schooner Savannah
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Warburton, A. F.
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
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Fine
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New York: The Legal Classics Library, 1997. Reprint. Leather bound. Fine. 385pp. Octavo [21cm] in full red gilt-stamped leather with raised spine bands. All edges gilt, bound-in pagemarker ribbon. Inked-out name on provided bookplate on front pastedown.
LITHOGRAPHY'S FACES, THE FIRST GENERATION

LITHOGRAPHY'S FACES, THE FIRST GENERATION

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LITHOGRAPHY'S FACES, THE FIRST GENERATION
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(New York: The Grolier Club, 1996. wrappers. Lithography. 8vo. wrappers. 14 pages. Introduction by Colta Ives. 1996 Grolier exhibition of lithographic items on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Wrappers partly torn, top of spine.

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