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, circa 1910; 8vo, 7 pages. A revealing study of an aspect of the Revolutionary War ignored by many historians: that while King George’s troops were battling the early colonists, the majority of people back home in England were in support of the Americans. Very Good. Previous owner neat signature in top blank margin and tanned ghost on the front, all other pages brilliantly white. No chips,no tears, clean, crisp and supple throughout. Authored by Edwin D. Mead (1849-1937), prominent historian, social reformer, and member of the American Peace League, who together with Edward Everett Hale founded New England Magazine. An original booklet, not a reproduction.

Fanny Kellogg, Grafton Press, NY, 1904; First Edition; copy #167 of a Limited Edition of 250; 8vo, 46 pages; illustrated; tan cloth; front board paper title label inset. Diary of Tryphena Ely White, born March 25, 1784 in West Springfield, MA, who at age 21 moved with her family to New York State, Onandaga County, Town of Camillus, marrying Frederick Kellogg of Cayuga County in 1813. Fascinating first-hand account of the day to day life of a woman in 1805 New York State. Includes a tipped-in fold out genealogical table of Tryphena’s ancestry; a transcript of the 1805 eulogy given at the funeral of Tryphena’s grandfather, deacon Jonathan White, delivered by the aging Rev. Joseph Lathrop, D.D. of West Springfield, MA; a transcript of a letter sent by Tryphena’s brother Harold to younger brother Elijah after having visited Tryphena at her deathbed; and the text of the deed for the tract of land in Camillus settled by Tryphena’s father Joseph in 1804. Illustrated with a tipped-in facsimile of a… Read More

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, NY, 1977; First Edition; 4to, 251 pages. A revealing look at the other side of life at the Algonquin Round Table and its notorious glib personalities, blinded by their own press releases and tormented by a crippling self consciousness. Robert Benchley, to his credit, was later in life to express remorse that he had so often made such a public clown of himself. Profusely illustrated with period photos. Fine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket.

Four Courts Press, Dublin, 1998; First Edition; 8vo, 208 pages. A History of the roles played by women in the 1798 Irish Rebellion. Ten essays by recognized Irish scholars:"Liberty, Hibernia and Mary Le More: United Irish Images Of Women" ; "Matilda Tone And Virtuous Republican Femininity" ; "Mary Anne McCracken: Belfast Revolutionary And Pioneer Of Feminism" ; "Bearing Witness: Female Evidences In Courts Martial Convened To Supress The 1798 Rebellion" ; "Bridget ‘Cappy Biddy’ Dolan: Wicklow’s Anti-Heroine of 1798" ; "Protestant Women Of County Wexford And Their Narratives Of The Rebellion Of 1798" ; "Mary Shackleton Leadbeater: Peaceful Rebel" ; "Lord Edward’s Aunt: How Louisa Conolly And Her Sisters Faced The Rebellion" ; "The Noggin of Milk: An Old Testament Legend And the Battle Of Ballinamuck" ; and "Nineteenth-Century Perspectives: The Women Of 1798 In Folk Memory And Ballads." Fine,… Read More

University of California Press, Berkley, 1991; First Edition; 8vo, 228 pages; photo-illustrated. A revealing look at a seldom studied facet of the capabilities and contributions of women. Authored by Kathleen Blee, Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and the College of General Studies, University of Pittsburgh, and winner of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award, Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, and Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring. As New, in wraps. A pristine copy.