1818-1843. Original manuscripts. This group contains: four deeds, one letter, and a large ledger sheet listing dozens of goods and their prices. Briggs family members named include Isaac, Asher, Daniel, and Cynthia, along with Henry Dow, Joseph Starkweather, and others. Voluntown in New London, CT, had a 2010 population of..... More
1862. Original manuscripts. The letters from Gordon are datelined New York. The receipts cover an Oregon War Loan, a deposit slip for Phenix Bank, NYC, and a quarterly statement of Kimball's account Gordon. Partial contents of the letters include: The Burnside Expedition; price and availabilty of Java Coffee; Chinese shipping;..... More
Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1842-1843. First Editions. Articles in these issues include: Choctaw Indians; African Civilization and Manufactures; Female Seminary at Wailuku, Sandwich Islands; A Tamul Girl's Account of Her Conversion; North American Indians; A New Theory on the Origin of White and Black Men; Horrid Cannibalism; Mission Seminary--Ceylon; The..... More
1899. Original manuscript. Hardcover. Leather-bound, pocket diary with neat and readable entries in ink throughout, preceded by the usual almanac-style data. A section at the rear records some family expenses, birth dates, etc. At the front of the diary are some notes penned by son Guy in 1903, listing his..... More
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1857. Original manuscripts. Six documents in all. The Hudson letter, addressed to E.D. Kimball, Esq., recommends James R. Stray for second mate aboard the ship "Buckeye," in part: "...[he's] been in your employ on this coast five voyages...he's a temperate and hard working man..., Yours respectfully, Sam'l H. Hudson. Together..... More
1876. Original manuscript. Hardcover. These 9 diaries, written by Annie M. Hayes Fall, document how a widow manages on her own with her son and daughter, moving from a farm in Farmington, NH to homes in Pomona and then Pasadena CA.Her sources of income include renting rooms to boarders, raising..... More
1828. Original manuscript. One page, quarto, integral address leaf. 13 lines written legibly in ink. In part: "... Your favor of the 8th was duly rec'd. & in reply would observe that Crude Sperm Oil we think might be bought for 65 Cts. per Gall'n in about two weeks from..... More
1828. Original manuscript. One page, quarto, integral address leaf. 18 lines written legibly in ink. In part: "... Your favor with Eight Casks Oil is received, only two of which were invoiced....dft. for $1000 at 90 days from Jan'y 25 has been presented & accepted, the balance of $1400, you..... More
1828. Original manuscript. One page, quarto, 12 lines written legibly in ink. In part: "...Annexed you have a Bill of 40 Barrels No. 1 Beef, ship'd by the Sloop Jasper, Isaac Scudder, Master, amount $345 to your debit on six months...." Signed, Joseph Bradlee & Co. Docketed and postal stamp..... More
Chicago: DeVaignie Music Corp. 1932. First Edition. Softcover. 8pp, in part: "Days are passing slowly dear, I wait for you only dear....Footsteps of Vendla, walked into my heart." 12" x 9" The decorated cover includes an inset photo of The Two Graces, young women in outfits of the day, one..... More
1941. Original manuscript. Hardcover. Contains daily entries from 1 January through 12 December, 1941. Some entries are full-page, some half page or less, written in a legible hand in pencil and ink. Bound in blue leatherette over boards with cover title "Standard Daily Journal, 1941." Pocket diary, 4.75" x 2.75"..... More
1928. Original manuscript. The 1,732 entries in this group are clearly and neatly written in pencil within a five-year diary bound in flexible red leather. Entries begin on 22 March, 1928, and end on 31 December 1932. Mrs. Whittier [1887-1970] lives in a large 19th-century farmhouse with barn at 933..... More
Hollywood: American Music, 1947. First Edition. Softcover. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Now I'm a feller with a heart of gold, And the ways of a gentleman, I've been told, The kind of a guy that wouldn't harm a flea .... Tell Saint Peter at the Golden Gate That..... More
Hollywood, CA: Tim Spencer Music, 1947. First Edition. 6pp, words and music, in part: "Ev'ry-body has a sweet-heart all their own, Well, I'm not any diff'rent from the rest....Baby Doll, you're the one, you're the one that I adore...." The pictorial cover features a group portrait of Roy Rogers &..... More
Nashville: Acuff-Rose, 1947. First Edition. 4pp, words and music, in part: "When I'm feelin' tired and weary and I don't know what to do I just go down on the corner and I play away my blues...." Pictorial cover with a large portrait of Pee Wee King. 12" x 9"..... More
NY: Chappell Music, 1940. First Edition. 6pp, words and music, in part: "Until I fell in love My life was very easy; The moon just made it moonlight, The breeze just made it breezy....Somewhere there's music, How faint the tune! Somewhere there's heaven, How high the moon!..." 12" x 9"..... More
Arcadia, California: Hamblen Music Co., 1953. First Edition. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Mommy told me something a little girl should know, It's all about the devil and I've learned to hate him so...." Cover photograph of Sue Ann who recorded this song with The Cowboy Church Sunday School..... More
various places: various publishers, various dates. First Editions. Softcover. Nine folios with pictorial covers. "San Antonio Rose," NY, 1940 [2 folios, one with prior owner's name on cover]. "There's A Big Rock in the Road," Nashville, 1946. "Cotton Eyed Joe," Hollywood, 1947. "You Don't Care What Happens to Me," Nashville..... More
Jordan: Army Map Service, 1969. First Edition. Full-color road map with place names in English and Jordanian Arabic. Compiled and drawn in 1969 by the Dept. of Lands and Surveys of Jordan. Includes Israel and part of Syria. Location of sites in English and Arabic. Sites of antiquities are marked..... More
s.l. Famous Art Co., [1930]. Sepiatone print on old stock, a 3/4-length studio portrait of Colonel Simmons wearing a dark suit and vest, high white collar with silk bowtie, watch chain with pendant, large ring on his left hand, holding his spectacles. Image size, 13" x 10"; overall, 17" x...... More
Portland, Oregon: American Music, 1941. First Edition. Softcover. 50 pages; one illustration from photograph. Contains words and music to 20 songs performed by Texas Jim, including: When the Robins Sing in Texas; Saddles in the Sky; Buckaroo at Eighty-two; Fiddlin' Fool of the Prairie; Out Arizona Way; and 15 more..... More
Portland, Oregon: American Music, 1939. First Edition. Softcover. pp: 31, (30; three illustrations from photographs. Contains a page of autobiography, along with words and music to 20 songs, five of them written or co-written by Duke Martin. Titles include: Old Worn Out Saddle; Yodel Mountain; Why Cowboys Sing; Yodeling Memories;..... More
Nashville: Acuff-Rose, 1943. First Edition. Softcover. 47pages; 6pages of illustrations from photographs. Contains words and music to 20 songs performed by Bob Atcher, including: Forever and A Day; One Careless Night; Pins and Needles; We'll Be Pals; and 16 more. In the original pictorial covers, 12" x 9" Robert Owen..... More
Portland, Oregon: American Music, 1941. First Edition. Softcover. 46pp; two illus from photographs. Contains words and music to 20 cowboy songs, including: My Prairie Blue Bell; Rose of the Rolling Range; Sway Back Nag of Mine; Ploddin' Down the Trail; Tumbleweed Town; and 15 more. Bound in the original pictorial..... More
NY: Hill and Range Songs, 1954-1956. First Editions. Softcover. Volume 1 comprises 36 pages, including 12 illustrations from photographs. It contains words and music to 15 songs, written and performed by Hank Thompson, including: Rub-A-Dub Dub; You're Walking On My Heart; When You're Lovin', You're Livin'; Cryin' In the Deep..... More