Manuscript & Inscription Letters

Russell Lady Rachel: Letters of Lady Rachel Russell: From the Manuscript in the Library at Woburn Abbet; To which is prefixed An Introduction Vindicating the Character of Lord Russell Against Sir John Dalrymple, and the Trial of Lord William Russell for High Treason, London J. Mawman Etc 1809 ; 1. Ed.

Collation, engraved frontis+clxxi+351+1pp+2 engraved plates. Bound in buckram, small library label on spine, binding in excellent condition, without any wear. Internally, gift inscription dated 1820, name inscription on top margin of title dated 3/11/85 (1885), occasional lib stamp or mark, pages in good clean condition. A very good well bound copy.Book measures 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches. Weight 1kg. Seventh Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Seventh Edition

[SW: LADY RACHEL RUSSELLAntiquarian]

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REGER, Max 1873-1918. Acht Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte... [Subtitle]: [Wiegenlied Mittel. Op. 43, No. 5]. München: Jos. Aibl [PN 2954e], [ca. 1900].

Folio. Cloth-backed black boards with paper label titled in manuscript to upper with original publisher's wrappers printed in red and blue bound in. [1] (decorative title), [2] (blank), 3-5 music, [i] (blank) pp.
With autograph inscription signed to Frau Eily Kleinschmidt signed by the composer and dated Frankfurt a/M March 25 [19??] to upper wrapper and with her handstamp to front free endpaper.
Bound with songs by Hugo Krun, Oscar Meyer, Max Frank, J. Dessauer, Carl Eckert, Konradin Kreutzer, W. Mühldorfer, Carl Zeller, A.E. Grell, Aug. Schäffer, Moritz Penschel, Lehar, Wilhelm Maase, August Bungert, etc.
Binding slightly worn, rubbed and bumped; inscription very slightly trimmed just touching several letters.

[SW: Composers 20th Century German Signed Scores Signed scores German vocal music]

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Reagan, Ronald: PRISM. 1956-57 Eureka College Yearbook. Signed by Ronald Reagan, the commencement speaker, at the event where he made his first public speech. Eureka, IL Eureka College 1957 ; fester Einband / hard cover; sig.; 1. Ed.
Very good- condition

The Eureka College yearbook for the school year 1956-1957, signed in ink on the front paste-down endpaper "Ronald Reagan" with no further inscription by the president. The spine-strip of the hardcover leatherette binding is mostly lacking, but the boards remain firmly attached and there is no loss of functionality. On June 7, 1957, Ronald Reagan spoke at the Eureka College Commencement ceremony, the 25th anniversary of his own graduation in 1932. This speech was Reagan's first public speech, given while a professional actor and prior to his entrance into a political career that would see him serve as Governor of California (1967-75) and President of the United States (1981-89) among other things. There were only 26 graduates and about 156 undergraduates of Eureka College in 1957. This yearbook belonged to Mary Kay Cline, in the Junior class in 1957, and there are sixteen inscriptions of faculty, staff and other students dedicated to Ms. Cline on the endpapers and next to photographs. Reagan's signature is not obscured by any other signature or inscription. Included is a Prism yearbook from the school year 1957-1958. It contains photographs chronicling Reagan's visit as a commencement speaker the prior year, including an image of him becoming Dr. Reagan during the commencement by accepting an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004). Signed First edition Hardcover Quarto (4to); First edition

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Fenelon (Francois de Salignac de La Mothe-Fenelon); Sauer; Quaker Manuscript. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CAMBRAY'S DISSERTATION ON PURE LOVE. London: Printed, and Re-printed by Christopher Sowr [sic] at Germantown (PA): 1750. 1750

Full Title: THE ARCHBISHOP OF CAMBRAY'S DISSERTATION ON PURE LOVE, With an account of the Life and Writings of the Lady, for whose sake the Archbishop was banish'd from Court. And the grievous Persecutions she suffer'd in France for her Religion, Also Two Letters written by one of the Lady's Maids, during her Confinement in the Castle of Vicennes, where she was a Prisoner Eight Years: One of the Letters was writ with a Bit of Stick instead of a Pen, and Soot instead of ink, to her Brother; the other to a Clergyman. Together with an Apologetic Preface. Containing divers Letters of the Archbishop of Cambray, to the Duke of Burgundy, the present French King's Father, and other Persons of Distinction: Also Divers Letters of the Lady to Persons of Quality, Relating to her Religious Principles. pp. xcvii, [1], 120. (The last leaf is probably from another copy, and has some marginal loss). Small 8vo. 185 mm. Remanants of original Sauer binding. ** EARLY AMERICAN QUAKER MANUSCRIPT OWNERSHIPS AND WRITINGS. Most significant of these are the 1751 ownerships, and a 27 line manuscript prayer in two parts ["To Joseph The Pilgrim" and "The Solitary Turtle"] of Ann Cooper Whitall (1716-1797). She was a prominent Quaker woman in early America. Born in Woodbury, New Jersey, she married James Whitall. In this book also appears: his name several times; their purchase record (Bought 1751 Price 3 Shilling); and a 1751 gift inscription to their daughter. During the Revolutionary War Ann stayed in her house, even though British warships were firing cannon in her direction during the Battle of Red Bank. A cannonball did crash into the very room where Whitall sat working at a spinning wheel. She moved the spinning wheel down to the basement and kept working. The battle was a victory for the colonists, and afterwards Whitall opened her house to wounded soldiers - both American and Hessian. She gave them herbal medicines and bandaged their wounds. She is called the Heroine of Red Bank for her actions at that time. Ann Cooper Whitall's brother, John Cooper served in the Continental Congress in 1776. Her grandson, John Mickle Whitall, was a prominent sea captain and Quaker businessman who manufactured glass bottles in Millville, NJ. Her great-granddaughter, Hannah Whitall Smith, was a prominent speaker and writer. One great-great-granddaughter, M. Carey Thomas, was a president of Bryn Mawr College. Another great-great-granddaughter was Alys Pearsall Smith, the first wife of Bertrand Russell. The battle mentioned here took place at Red Bank on the Delaware River in west New Jersey, below Trenton, in the county of Gloucester, in what is now the town of National Park. The Whitall House stands there today, preserved. Evans; 6498; Hildeburn 1174. Though the book has condition faults, the manuscript and associations make it a wonderful treasure. JUN5 BOX1

[SW: PENNSYLVANIA; NEW JERSEY; SAUER; SOWER; THEOLOGY; RELIGION; QUAKER; MANUSCR IPT; PHILOSOPHY; 1750; JUN RELIGIONPHILOSOPHY RELIGION]

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