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Typed letter signed "Thos. D. Schall" (Thomas D. Schall) to "S.H." (Seymour Halpern) in response to Halpern's inquiry regarding the key to success in life. Blind Senator, Senator Thomas D. Schall.

‘It Was Not Luck, But Hard Work’

Typed letter signed "Thos. D. Schall" (Thomas D. Schall) to "S.H." (Seymour Halpern) in response to Halpern's inquiry regarding the...

n.p. (Washington, D.C): Feburary 8th, 1930. ‘It Was Not Luck, But Hard Work’. A plucky letter from the first blind US Senator. Reading in part: “Through an electric shock I lost my sight. Then it was the beginning all over as a blind man to make myself into a successful..... Read More

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Hunting Notes : the Southwest Revisited; a Series of Letters of the second annual hunting expedition to Missouri, Kansas and the Indian territory in November and December, 1875, with a buffalo and antelope hunt in Colorado. Charles S. Boutcher.

Hunting Notes : the Southwest Revisited; a Series of Letters of the second annual hunting expedition to Missouri, Kansas and...

Easton, Pa: Easton Free Press, [1876]. First edition. Second of Boutcher’s two hunting trips to the midwest beyond the Mississippi, quail and grouse shooting, and a further excursion to Colorado where the party organized buffalo and antelope hunts near Sand Creek, Colorado, with officers from Fort Lyon. These letters were..... Read More

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Typed Letter, signed (“Harold H, Burton”) to Harry Barnard of the Altgeld Centenary Committee of Illinois in Chicago, regarding the selection of Justice William O. Douglas as guest speaker at the public dinner in Altgeld’s honor. Harold Hitz Burton, Justice of the Supreme Court.

“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master”

Typed Letter, signed (“Harold H, Burton”) to Harry Barnard of the Altgeld Centenary Committee of Illinois in Chicago, regarding the...

Washington, D.C: December 21, 1947. “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master”. “… I am glad to know that Mr. Justice William O. Douglas of this Court will speak at the public dinner to be held in observance of the 100th Anniversary of..... Read More

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Fishin' Poems and Others [Cover title]. Phil F. Carspecken.

Not in Bruns

Fishin' Poems and Others [Cover title].

Burlington, Iowa: Published by the Burlington Rotary Club, 1921. First edition. Not in Bruns. Five of the twenty-four poems concern fishing; the illustrations of a Mississippi slough ("pronounced in the middle west, 'sloo' not 'slou'") include a lengthy caption discussing local fishing. This edition unknown to both Bruns and Heller. Read More

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The Chess Journal: Devoted to the Interests of Caissa. No. 1 August 1870; No. II, August 15th, 1870; No 3, September 1st, 1870 Volume I [Second edition]; No. IV, September 15th 1870; No. V. October 1st, 1870; No. 6 October 15th, 1870 [Second edition]; No. VII November 1st 1870; No. VIII November 15th 1870. Chess.

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The Chess Journal: Devoted to the Interests of Caissa. No. 1 August 1870; No. II, August 15th, 1870; No 3...

Dubuque, Iowa: O. A. Bronson Jr, 1871. With Photograph. First volume of this chess journal. The early volumes were called “Dubuque Chess Journal” and “Brownson's Chess Journal,” then in 1876 the title was changed to “The American Chess Journal ”and then in 1877 returned to “Chess Journal.”¶ The portrait photograph..... Read More

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Autograph Manuscript Subscription for copies of a speech made by Rep. George H. Pendleton Before the House on January 19, 1862, Signed by 56 Members of the US House of Representatives. Civil War, George Hunt Pendleton.

Copperheads and Unconditional Unionists

Autograph Manuscript Subscription for copies of a speech made by Rep. George H. Pendleton Before the House on January 19...

Washington, D.C: 1862. Copperheads and Unconditional Unionists. This compelling, historical manuscript was penned during the contentious and hostile political environment that was pervasive during the Lincoln Administration. The subscription is for a speech by Pendleton arguing the constitutionality of the proposed “Legal Tender Act,” authorizing the government to issue paper..... Read More

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The Writings. James Fenimore Cooper.

With an Autograph Manuscript Leaf

The Writings.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, [ca.1906]. "Author's Autograph Edition" With an Autograph Manuscript Leaf. A handsome and finely illustrated set of Cooper's works, number 21 of 63 copies, with an original autograph leaf of 42 lines from the manuscript of Cooper's 1848 novel, "The Oak Openings;... Read More

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Report of a Geological Reconnaissance Made in 1835 … By the Way of the Green Bay and the Wisconsin Territory, to the Coteau De Prairie, an Elevated Ridge Dividing the Missouri From the St. Peter's River. George William Featherstonhaugh.

Report of a Geological Reconnaissance Made in 1835 … By the Way of the Green Bay and the Wisconsin Territory...

Washington, D.C: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1836. Featherstonhaugh began his journey in Washington, D.C. and traveled via Pittsburgh and Cleveland before visiting Detroit, and travelling by canoe on Lakes Huron and Michigan to Mackinac and Green Bay, thence via the Fox and Mississippi Rivers to Saint Anthony and Fort..... Read More

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Autograph Letter, signed ("J.A. Garfield"), as Congressman from Ohio, to Ezra Booth Taylor of Warren, Ohio, acknowledging the receipt of $500. James A. Garfield.

Hard Times for Congressman Garfield from Ohio

Autograph Letter, signed ("J.A. Garfield"), as Congressman from Ohio, to Ezra Booth Taylor of Warren, Ohio, acknowledging the receipt of...

Washington. D.C: 21 November 1869. Hard Times for Congressman Garfield from Ohio. Ezra B. Taylor, a Republican lawyer and judge from Garfield's home state of Ohio, was elected Republican Representative to the 46th Congress to fill the vacancy created by Garfield's resignation to seek the Presidency. Taylor served several terms... Read More

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