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Herbert Weinstock letters to Andrew Rolle
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Herbert Weinstock is answering Andrew Rolle's inquiries for Alfred A. Knopf who was in Europe at the time and unable to answer Rolle's questions. These letters talk about a possible publication by Rolle entitled "Flight Below the Border." Weinstock states "I am sorry to say that it is not a book we believe we could publish...it is really a book for a university press...."
mssHM 78351-78352
An old ballad of Whittington and his cat
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ESTC N68225 ; A song - "Here I must tell the praise of worthy Whit-". ; In this edition, the text is in four columns, with the title above the first two columns. There are four woodcuts. The first and second woodcuts are above their respective columns. The third woodcut is located in the middle of the third column. The fourth woodcut is located near the top of the fourth column.
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Men like me
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"In the Spring of 2003 I moved to a small seaside town in Southern California ... The town has a reputation for fierce political activism and its residents energetically defend it from any encroachment by national chain stores (which might force our locally owned business), event to the point of threatening to burn down any interloper rash enough to intrude ... Everyone seems determined to reject the 'gentrification' of its local character ... One of them was pointed out by my youngest daughter, Hannah. Looking around, she remarked: 'You fight right in, Dad, there are a lot of old geezers here who look like you.' By which she meant over-the-hill, sartorially-challenged men with abundant facial hair ... That began a photographic project: Men Like Me. All the pictures were taken just after dawn. This is the time of day when I meander along the beach and up the alleys which all lead to the sea. Out of habit I always carry a pocket digital camera, just in case. All the images were taken within a short walk from my home"--From introduction.
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Ambrose Bierce letter to Jonathan D. Hale
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This letter, which Ambrose Bierce wrote from Readyville, Tennessee, is addressed to Jonathan D. Hale. At the time, Bierce was serving as chief of scouts for General William Babcock Hazen; Hale was chief scout for General George Henry Thomas. The letter is about the activities of Union scouts in Tennessee, and reads: "Dr. Hale, Sir, I am requested by Mr. D. F. Bragg to write you and let you know where he is and what he is doing, as he thinks perhaps you may blame him for not reporting to you. He is here and rendering me valuable assistance. His residence is only a few miles from here and he is able to pick up some valuable information in regard to the movements of the small bodies of the enemy cavalry in our vicinity. He is a sort of connecting link in a chain of scouts which I have established between here and Auburn and is doing good service. If you can spare him I should like very well to keep him here. He requests me to send you the enclosed letter from a rebel soldier though the letter is of little account. Very Resp'y Yr. Obt. Svt. A. G. Bierce."
mssHM 83405
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Cyanide & spirits : an inside-out view of early photography
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"'Cyanide & spirits' is a fascinating, humourously written view of early photography. You'll about spirit photography and prison portraits, back-street operators and the pros and cons of smoking int he darkroom. This book is a must for anyone who still believes that our photographic forefathers were nothing more than dour and solemn moralists, and will be appreciated by those who already know that what early photographers were really interested in is a lot different than what most contemporary histroaisn would have us believe"--Back cover.
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Buffalo Bill incoming correspondence
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This collection of letters detail William F. Cody's investments in a Tucson mining venture known as the Camp Bonito Mine and Milling Company with John D. Burgess. Burgess is a colorful, confident and wildly optimistic person. In one letter dated July 5, 1910, Burgess assures Cody "Cheer up about Bonito! It can't fail for years! Schulite is on the rise! By the time Getch [L.W. Getchell] has made 6 carloads of concentrates you'll be overrun with applications to get into the B.B.B.B. (B's make money)." Approximately a month later, Burgess is reassuring Cody again "You & I can get rich out of those 5 claims if all else fail! But nothing will fail here Bill unless kidney's process fails!" (August 9, 1910). While the venture does not seem to have been a success, it offers a good glimpse into the kind of investments Cody entered, as well as many details about the mining business in Arizona.
mssHM 81555-81570