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NY: Antiquarian Booksellers Assn, 1982. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. (27)pp. Foreword by Terry Belanger. 9" x 6". ... more information

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NY Spiral Press for Cornell U 1965., 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents near fine condition. 9.75" x 6.25" (20)pp Exhibition catalog describing 58 books and manuscripts from the Cornell University Collection. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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Boston, MA, 1851. not bound. Very Good. Written in ink in a legible hand on lined blue paper, 1/2 page. Baldwin tells Dudley that he has not yet been able to see a Mr. Slade with regard to cleansing the shawls. "Mr. Hulbert says that covering the spots with powdered magnesia will extract them effectually. If you will send the shawls to me I will see that they are cleansed.". 9.75" x 7.75". ... more information

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New York not published 1849., 1849. Written in sepia ink in a legible hand. 9.75" x 7.75" one page ".I have sold 21 of the 22 pkgs Butter at 11-3/4--one was so very poor (half salt) that I could not induce the purchaser of the rest to take them. Cheese (5 casks and 6 boxes) as yet unsold. Will place them at the first opportunity. There are some shippers[?] in them & quality of some of them quite poor.". manuscript edition. Binding is not bound. ... more information

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Georgetown, CT, 1941. Very Good. One page, about 16 lines, regarding permission to use his article on "soil" or "conservation" in a textbook on composition. 11" x 8.5". ... more information

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Washington, 1949. not bound. Very Good. 2pp in the original mailing envelope. Kremer, Keeper of the Collections, Library of Congress, provides two pages of instructions on protecting books from insects and mold. 10.5" x 8". ... more information

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Various Places, 1950. not bound. Very Good. Six items. Mrs. Thorp's husband served as Assistant Secretary of State under JFK. various sizes. ... more information

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Campton, NH, 1856. not bound. Very Good. One page, black ink on blue paper. 5.25" x 7.75". ... more information

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West River [Vermont], 1859. not bound. Very Good. One page, written in ink in a legible hand. Acknowledges payment of a note; sends his father's love; refers to his little daughter's illness; etc. 9" x 7". ... more information

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1856. not bound. Good. Ink beginning to fade, still legible. One page. Includes a note on how the potatoes were sent (by freight), an upcoming order of raisins, and a report that lemons are $8 a box but will cost less in a short time. 5.5" x 6.75". ... more information

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Griswoldville, VT, 1851. not bound. Good. One page. Griswold is unhappy that delivery of some machinery has been delayed, so he sends a $1500 draft, asks for partial shipment, etc. 4.25" x 7.75". ... more information

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Concord, MA, 1857. not bound. Good. One page, computation figures cover the back. ".You may cut off those butts from those horse hides for me and send the rest to Mr. Fletcher of Stow to be finished." ".As I understand the price, they are to cost me 10 cents a foot as they are now." 5" x 7.5". ... more information

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1838. not bound. Very Good. Legibly written in sepia ink on a half sheet of paper. Bradshaw purchased: 1 doz Tumblers, $5.50; 1 doz Jelleys, $5.50; 1 doz Wines, $5.50; 1 bowl, $.42; 1 pair Shears, $1.50. 6.75" x 7.5". ... more information

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Philadelphia, 1879. not bound. Very Good. One page. Bleiler's bill for $3.50 covers "Setting Axles and other repairs-$1.50" and "Mending dash and leathering-$2.00" on October 1st, 1878. 3.75" x 6.25". ... more information

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New York[?] not published 1851., 1851. Written in ink in a legible hand on pale gray paper. 8.25" x 5.25" one page In part: "Please deliver to Mr. Stephen Duval, those samples of Bleached White Cambrics, which we left in your hands some months since," &c. original ms edition. Binding is not bound. ... more information

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Philadelphia not published.. Old fold marks, else in very good condition. 6.5" x 8.5" one page Informs the recipient that he was elected a Manager to serve for three years and appointed a member of the Finance Committee. original ms. edition. Binding is not bound. ... more information

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Maine, 1859. not bound. Good. Two small holes, several letters lost. One page, written neatly in ink on lined, blue laid paper. Doggerel verse, apparently original: "I once had a sister, a loving sister too / And oh! her equals were so few / That she was called to wear a crown.Why is it that we should shed a teare / If we could only follow her." Contains 24 lines in all. 11.75" x 7.5". ... more information

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Connecticut, 1859. not bound. Very Good. One page, written in sepia ink on laid paper. Mentions Bigelow & Co., J.M. Warren, Lathrop, Shields & Adams, and others. Finds more than 20 billing errors and shortages and gives the details. For example: "Paper job short in Shields & Adams.one quart kerosene oil short in Hawley.overcharge on 20-1/2 bbl flour in V.P. Slocum bill.7-1/2 yd white florence silk short in Lathrop bill.1/4 doz white wash brushes short.", etc. 12.5" x 8". ... more information

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1859. not bound. Very Good. One page, legibly written in sepia ink. Includes: 1-1/2 doz N.H. Dawns Elix @ $3; 1 doz Herrick's Pills @ $2; 1 doz Ayers Pills @ $2; 1/2 doz Marshalls Snuff @ $1; etc. 5.5" x 8". ... more information

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Toledo and Chicago, 1945. not bound. Good. Three letters, 3pp in all. All three are aimed at resuming normal business since the war has ended and government restrictions have been lifted. ".We hope you will forgive us for our enforced but cheerful war work since Pearl Harbor. Restrictions have been lifted on the sale of steel products by warehouses now that the war is won. Thanks for your cooperation during the trying war years.," etc. 11" x 8.5". ... more information

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