[Monroe, La. 1973-1991]. Two large folio scrapbooks: First scrapbook: [63] leaves, illustrated with seventy-seven original photographs, plus numerous programs, certificates, newspaper clippings (including many photographically illustrated), and other ephemeral items. Large square folio. Contemporary green cloth with white vinyl laid down to boards, the front board titled with green wooden..... More

Indiana; Illinois: 1827; 1832. [1]; [1]pp. Folio. First letter with old folds, tanned, silked. Second letter with old folds and light soiling, slight loss to lower edge affecting a few lines of text. A pair of letters written by John Speakes to his brother, John B. Logan of Kentucky. Both..... More

[Jonesboro, La. 1931-1941]. [78]pp. of manuscript entries. Tall folio. Contemporary three-quarter red cloth and brown cloth boards, gilt stamping on spine reading, "Ledger." Moderate edge wear, binding shaken, some scuffing and staining to boards. Scattered staining and soiling to text, hinges cracked throughout with occasional loose leaves. A well-used ledger..... More

[Sault Ste. Marie, MI & Washington D.C. 1871 & ca.]. Three manuscript documents, totaling [7]pp. Previously folded. Light, even toning. Major John J. Knox (1835–1877) was a teacher in Meridian, Mississippi while the Civil War was brewing. He was expelled from Mississippi for his Union sentiments, and in 1861 enlisted..... More

London: June 16, 1842. [4]pp., totaling approximately 1,250 words, on a single folded quarto sheet. Browned and somewhat brittle around the edges, with several small chips resulting in minor loss of a few letters. An anonymous and vitriolic manuscript diatribe arguing against emigration to the Republic of Texas, repeating many..... More

[Various locations in Cuba, Europe, and the United States: 1923-1962]. [113] leaves of scrapbook cardstock, illustrated with 388 photographs, chiefly b&w silver photographs, several colored or in color, in mounting corners. Most captioned in Spanish. Square folio. Contemporary brown cloth, spring-loaded spine, front cover stamped, "CUBA." Joints split but holding..... More

Cache Creek, Ca. September 17, 1854. [4]pp., on a bifolium. Folio. Old folds, slight loss and separation at folds. Light soiling. A lengthy and informative letter written by a cattleman in frontier California to a friend back home in Missouri. The author, M.R.K. Biggs, corresponds with John C. Whitledge of..... More

[Tomah, Wi. ca. 1931]. Forty-two photographs (including seventeen real photo postcards) and four commercially-produced picture postcards, between 3 x 5 inches and 5 x 7 inches. Mostly minor wear, minor chipping to a few photos, some with paper remnants on verso from removal from an album. An evocative collection of..... More

1838-1845. [28]pp. Small quarto. Original patterned wrappers, crudely stitched.Wrappers heavily worn, spine perished. Text moderately soiled and toned. In a legible hand. A vernacular manuscript collection of tragic verse written by Mary Ann Clark. The first poem, "A Mournful Song," relates the tale of a husband whose wife and infant..... More

Eureka City: January 14, 1862. [2]pp. on a folded sheet. Old folds, minor wear. Manuscript letter to folks back home describing heavy rain and flooding around Eureka City. The author writes: "We have had two or three feet of snow at three different times this fall and winter, and each..... More

Beawar, Rajasthan: 1880-1881. Three letters, totaling [12]pp. Old folds with a few minor separations. Some toning. A group of three interesting letters that reflect the work of Scottish missonary Williamson Shoolbred and local convert Chaukas Ram in Beawar, Rajasthan. Shoolbred was sent to India in 1858 by the Mission Board..... More

Anderson, Grimes County, Tx. January 26, 1867. [3]pp., on a single folded sheet of lined paper. Original mailing folds, some uneven toning and foxing. A few tiny losses at crossfolds on second leaf costing just a few letters. A friendly correspondence by a recent transplant from Alabama to Texas two..... More

[San Francisco and various locations in the Philippine Islands: 1899-1901]. 101 manuscript letters, totaling approximately 360 pages, and around 38,000 words, plus an assortment of related correspondence and documents. All letters and documents sleeved in chronological order in two modern three-ring binders. Original mailing folds, general overall wear, with a...... More