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Privately printed; Morrisania, NY, 1865. Limited edition, one of 250 copies signed by Dawson, this being copy #225. Quarto, 51 pages printed on heavy paper, bound in covered boards with leather spine with "Diary of David How" and "Dawson" on the spine. Printed from the original manuscript of David How, who enlisted in the Army of the American Revolution when he was 17, was one of the Minute-men, and fought at Bunker Hill. A biographical sketch of How is provided by George Wingate Chase. The diary is ex... more information

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Hitchcock, Amherst MA, 1891. First printing. Octavo, 197 pp. bound in dark-green silk with gilt stamping on cover. Originally intended as a guidebook to Amherst and the surrounding area, the volume has acquired distinction as being Emily Dickinson's third book appearance. (The first two were A Masque of Poets, which printed one poem, and the first volume of her poems, 1890). In the Amherst handbook, lines from two poems are printed on p. 21: one quartrain from "The Murmuring of Bees Has Ceased&qu... more information

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Museum of North Orange County, Fullerton, CA, 1975. First printing. Quarto bound in stiff wraps, 75 pp. Lewis, one of the finest of Indian pottery artists, was a great-grandmother when this tribute was published. Includes an introduction by Dockstader and commentary by her friend John Collins. Many examples of her work are presented. VG+ (slight wear to covers). ... more information

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Estes & Lauriat, Boston, 1891. 2nd printing of this travel book about the coast of Maine. Large quarto bound in light brown cloth, 393 pp. Many illustrations, maps and plates, some photographic. Book is VG+ with bright covers and spine. Hinges are sound and binding is tight. Split on front free endpaper reinforced with archival tape on verso. Corners very lightly bumped; very light wear to spine tips. Gorgeous cover illustration with gilt inlaid sun and engraved pine tree scene; cover has trace ... more information

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