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13 Steps Down
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20059780792737513-2025Sound Library 2005. Paperback. New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Ruth Rendell</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Sound Library</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Paperback</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9780792737513</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 2005</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> Mix Cellini has just moved into a flat in a decaying house in Nottinghill where he plans to pursue his two abiding passions--supermodel Nerissa Nash whom he worships from afar and the life of serial killer Reggie Christie hanged fifty years earlier for murdering at least eight women. Gwendolen Chawcer Mixâ s eighty-year-old landlady has few interests beside her old books and her new tenant. But she does have an intriguing connection to Christie. And when reality intrudes into Mixâ s life he turns toi Christie for inspiration and a long pent-up violence explodes. Intricately plotted and brilliantly written 13 Steps Down enters the minds of these disparate people as they move inexorably toward its breathtaking conclusion.</p> Sound Library paperback
20059780792737506-2025Sound Library 2005. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Ruth Rendell</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Sound Library</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9780792737506</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 2005</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> Mix Cellini has just moved into a flat in a decaying house in Nottinghill where he plans to pursue his two abiding passions--supermodel Nerissa Nash whom he worships from afar and the life of serial killer Reggie Christie hanged fifty years earlier for murdering at least eight women. Gwendolen Chawcer Mixâ s eighty-year-old landlady has few interests beside her old books and her new tenant. But she does have an intriguing connection to Christie. And when reality intrudes into Mixâ s life he turns toi Christie for inspiration and a long pent-up violence explodes. Intricately plotted and brilliantly written 13 Steps Down enters the minds of these disparate people as they move inexorably toward its breathtaking conclusion.</p> Sound Library hardcover
20059780792737513-2025Sound Library 2005. Paperback. New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Ruth Rendell</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Sound Library</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Paperback</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9780792737513</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 2005</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> Mix Cellini has just moved into a flat in a decaying house in Nottinghill where he plans to pursue his two abiding passions--supermodel Nerissa Nash whom he worships from afar and the life of serial killer Reggie Christie hanged fifty years earlier for murdering at least eight women. Gwendolen Chawcer Mixâ s eighty-year-old landlady has few interests beside her old books and her new tenant. But she does have an intriguing connection to Christie. And when reality intrudes into Mixâ s life he turns toi Christie for inspiration and a long pent-up violence explodes. Intricately plotted and brilliantly written 13 Steps Down enters the minds of these disparate people as they move inexorably toward its breathtaking conclusion.</p> Sound Library paperback
20065938-111321<p>Tinge of toning Page 5 had a fold now straightened else content appears as unblemished with very good wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear as shown. </p><p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>Mix Cellini has just moved into a flat in a decaying house in Nottinghill where he plans to pursue his two abiding passions—supermodel Nerissa Nash whom he worships from afar and the life of serial killer Reggie Christie hanged fifty years earlier for murdering at least eight women. Gwendolen Chawcer Mix's eighty-year-old landlady has few interests besides her old books and her new tenant. But she does have an intriguing connection to Christie. And when reality intrudes into Mixs life he turns to Christie for inspiration and a long pent-up violence explodes. Intricately plotted and brilliantly written 13 Steps Down enters the minds of these disparate people as they move inexorably toward its breathtaking conclusion. </p><p><strong>Insurance & handling is included free. Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will advise </strong>Written 10.24.2021 Biblio #5938-111321 Img.7309 Updated <strong>5.6.2025</strong> </p> Vintage Crime/Black Lizare/Div. Of Random House
Z1-U-010-02111Stationery Office Books. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Stationery Office Books unknown
1993Q-0688115616William Morrow & Co 1993-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! William Morrow & Co hardcover
1995Q-0688128904Hearst Books 1995-02-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Hearst Books hardcover
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1954S7806No place:: Journal of General Physiology 1954. 1954. 8vo. pp. 729-742. Printed wrappers. Ownership rubber stamp of Norman Horowitz. Fine. Ruth Sager 1918-1997 American geneticist chiefly noted for recognizing the importance of nonchromosomal genes. While at the Rockefeller Institute Sager began to question the traditional belief that all the genes governing heredity were to be found arranged linearly on the chromosomes of cell nuclei. In 1953 she discovered in the alga Chlamydomonas a second genetic-transmitting system: not located on the chromosomes of the alga. This gene governs the cell's sensitivity to the antibiotic streptomycin. Her experiments showed that the many nonchromosomal genes in Chlamydomonas could be passed on by either partner in sexual reproduction that they controlled a variety of hereditary characteristics and that they replicated and remained active through successive generations. In the 1960s research inspired by her pioneering studies showed that chloroplasts and mitochondria in cells of organisms throughout the evolutionary chain contain genetic materials that apparently synthesize proteins and other substances and largely regulate their own development. WITH: SAGER. "Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Inheritance of Streptomycin Resistance in Chlamydomonas Reinhardi." Offprint from: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences vol. 40 5 May 1954. 8vo. pp. 356-363. Printed wrappers. Ownership rubber stamp of Norman Horowitz. Fine. WITH: SAGER. "Inheritance in the Green Alga Chlamydomonas Reinhardi." Offprint: Genetics vol. 40 no. 4 July 1955. 8vo. pp. 476-489. Figs. Blue printed wrappers. Ownership rubber stamp of Norman Horowitz. Fine. WITH: SAGER. "The Architecture of the Chloroplast in Relation to Its Photosynthetic Activities." Offprint from: The Photochemical Apparatus its Structure and Function; Brookhaven Symposia in Biology no. 11 1958. 8vo. pp. 101-117. Illus. Gray printed wrappers. Fine. WITH: SAGER & Marko ZALOKAR. "Pigments and Photosynthesis in a Carotenoid-deficient Mutant of Chlamydomonas." Offprint from: Nature vol. 182 July 12 1958. Sm. 8vo. pp. 98-100. i.e. 8 pp. Self-wraps. WITH: SAGER. "Genetic Systems in Chlamydomonas." Offprint: Science vol. 132 no. 3438 Nov. 18 1960. 4to. pp. 1459-1465. WITH: SAGER. "Photosynthetic Pigments in Mutant Strains of Chlamydomonas." Offprint: Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book 60 1960-61. 8vo. pp. 374-376. Self-wraps. Full list available on request. Journal of General Physiology, 1954. paperback
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2004Alibris.0006650Royal Historical Society 2004. First edition. Hard cover. New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 320 p. Royal Historical Society Studies in History 38. Audience: General/trade. Royal Historical Society hardcover
2004G-875-816Royal Historical Society 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume 38. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Royal Historical Society hardcover
BN318927Royal Historical Society. Hardcover. 1659: The Crisis of the Commonwealth Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series 38 <br/><br/>1659: The Crisis of the Commonwealth Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series 38 Ruth E. Mayers Royal Historical Society hardcover
1967FAINLIGH014249Turret Books London. 1967. First edition. Octavo. 22 pages. Plain wrappers.Number 1 of 50 copies signed by the author.Fine in fine dustwrapper. Turret Books, London. unknown
196798955London: Turret Books 1967. Softcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Wrappers. Fine in fine dustwrapper and original glassine. One of 150 copies. Turret Booklet No. 13. Turret Books unknown
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198320-09573Mrs. B.W. Robb 1983-01-01. Good. Good condition with some wear and markings. Ex-library. Mrs. B.W. Robb unknown
19030001939NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS MA. Good. 1903. On offer is an interesting original 1903 - 1904 manuscript diary handwritten by Margaret Ruth Pomeroy Hamlin a student at Smith College in Northampton MA and later an Agricultural Counsellor for Women in Stockbridge from 1918-1934 and the first Placement Officer for Women from 1934-1948. She was originally accepted to the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1914. Her success and renown are evident by the honor bestowed her having The Margaret Hamlin House also known as Hamlin Hall a dormitory in Amherst MA named for her. It is part of the Northeast Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The building is designed in the Georgian architecture style and is covered with brick. One online source provides: "The new two-year course included six months of on-the-job field training. To supervise the work of the men and women engaged in this training two staff members were required. On January 1 19I8 Miss Margaret P. Hamlin a Smith College graduate who had in Amherst developed a hobby of farming was appointed as one of these members with the title of "agricultural counsellor for women." Miss Hamlin developed this position until it encompassed the full activities of a Women's Placement Office. For thirty years she performed her duties most successfully. She took a great many trips some under arduous conditions to locate and evaluate positions in which students might be placed. In an area extending from Germantown Pennsylvania to Northern New Hampshire and Maine she found jobs for women in greenhouses and flower shops vegetable gardens and dairy farms. One of the most interesting examples of this placement work involved a large dairy farm on an estate near New York City which was run by two women one a professor of geology at Columbia University Ida Helen Ogilvie; see: Bedford Camp the first Woman's Land Army unit in USA . On this farm Miss Hamlin placed a number of young women who had studied animal husbandry at M.A.C. Two of these students later became farm managers on the estate." The 5 x 7¾ inches book has about 180 pages of which about 133 have entries. The spine is somewhat worn rubbed creased. Hinges cracked. Internally very good/near fine; clean and tight. Paper is slightly age toned. Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS MARGARET RUTH POMEROY HAMLIN STOCKBRIDGE AMHERST AGRICULTURAL COUNSELLOR FOR WOMEN WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES UMASS JENNY HOUSE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
19120008106PROVIDENCE RI. Good. 1912. On offer is an interesting group of diaries and student handbooks dating from the early 20th century. Written by a student at one of America's oldest universities this is an eclectic collection of books. There are 5 altogether. The first measures 7 inches by 5 inches and contains 176 unlined undated pages. It covers the period 1912 to 1916. It is about 10% complete. The 2nd and 3rd are student handbooks measuring 6.5 inches by 3 inches containing 78 page of both diary entries and extensive information pages. The first is 100% complete while the 2nd is about 50% complete. The 4th book measures 6.5 inches by 4.5 inches and contains 22 pages. It is a pre-printed "Class Day" program. The 5th book is a 7 inch by 4 inch 10 page pre-printed "Ivy Day" program. The first book covers the 5 years 1912-1916. However there are only a few entries from 1912. The pages are neither dated or numbered. On the first page she writes that she moved from Scotland in April of 1909. The entries in the diary are very sparse - many times just a couple of words where any entries were made at all: "Went to debate with Herbert Brown at Hope. Hope lost." Feb 2 1912; "Had first game of tennis. Supper at Roots" May 17 1912; "Today we went to Concord via Lexington to have lunch with Miss Genie Barrette. We left 11:00 and arrived 12:30 fine drive In Lexington we saw the battlefield. After we had lunch we went for a drive around the town and saw all points of interest. We left Concord at 6:00 nearly loosing the car. We arrived home at 7:30. Carl came over in the evening."July 10 1912. In 1913 she is accepted at Brown University in Providence RI. Brown University is the 7th oldest university in the United States and one of the 9 that were chartered before the American Revolution. It is a private Ivy League university with a good reputation for research. Its alumni number many successful graduates in a wide range of fields. The 2nd diary details her daily routine in her first year at Brown. It is pre-printed with Brown University's seal on the cover. In it she describes her academic work friends and acquaintances and social life. The book also has an extensive information section about Brown University. "College at last! I am a really true freshman in Brown" Sept 24 1913. "This noon I walked up Creighton St. With Jesse. We took the math prize exams. . It was terrific ." Oct 11 1913. Bessie and I studied Math all morning and this afternoon had our famous math final. It was a scream." Jan 29 1914. "Ivy Day. I went in all morning. At night I went and tool Harold. We went for a long walk before and were very late in returning home." June 16 1914. The last pages record her grades for the year and the steps to the "Hesitation Waltz". The 3rd diary covers her academic year 1916-1917. Like the previous academic handbook it is preprinted with the university seal and contains an extensive information section as well as space for daily entries over the course of the academic year. As in the previous one this contains descriptions of her academic work friends and acquaintances and social life. "First morning in cap and gown" Sept 27 1916. In October she went out and secured a part-time job at Arnold Co. "Went downtown to see about a position in Arnolds. Will know later. Got position" Oct 12-3 1916. Arnold Co might likely be associated with descendents of Rhode Island's wealthiest settler family. She graduated in the spring of 1917: "Baccalaureate ." June 17 1917. The remaining 2 books are a pre-printed "Class Day" program from 1915 and a pre-printed "Ivy Day" program for 1917. Both contain details of these university events. The Class Day program has photographs of class officers as well as senior class rolls. Also included is a certificate from the Department of Public Schools Providence RI appointing her as a student teacher in the school system for September 1917. Dated June 18th she makes no reference to it in her diary. Casual research suggests that she did in fact work as a teacher in Providence but there is not conclusive evidence. No other biographical information was found. The Brown University documents provide an excellent look at what Brown felt was necessary for students to know and have at their fingertips as they followed their studies. It lists various regulations student organizations and details of campus life. For a researcher or historian of Brown University or indeed any Ivy League school it provides an excellent benchmark for comparisons a century later.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY 1910s UNITED STATES NEW ENGLAND RHODE ISLAND RUTH YOUNG; UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN AMERICA IN 1910s BROWN UNIVERSITY; IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS; PROVIDENCE RI 1917 "IVY DAY" PROGRAM "CLASS DAY" PROGRAM AT BROWN BROWN UNIVERSITY EVENTS IN 1910S BROWN UNIVERSITY ALUMNAE EARLY FEMALE STUDENTS AT THE BROWN UNIVERSITY AMERICAN WOMEN EDUCATION IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY COLLEGE LIFE IN 1910s BROWN STUDENT DIARIES HISTORY OF WOMEN AT THE BROWN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS LIFE AT BROWN UNIVERSITY WOMEN SOCIAL LIFE IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY WOMEN'S STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
1914450061Grinnell Iowa: Grinnell College 1914. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Large quarto. 239pp. Illustrated from photographs and drawings. Beveled green cloth gilt. Slight wear on the boards very good or better. Yearbook from the prominent Iowa college the Class of 1914 featured at least two members who gained prominence in the future: prolific Iowa novelist Ruth Suckow picture p.88 and attorney Joseph Nye Welch picture p.90 who upbraided Joseph McCarthy in the Army-McCarthy Hearings and which action was generally seen as the breaking point for the reign of intimidation and hypocrisy known as McCarthyism. Both Welch and Suckow make several appearances in the book perhaps not surprisingly as Welch was editor-in-chief and Suckow one of the other three editors. Grinnell College hardcover
19250001039Changsha China. Good. 1925. On offer is a very interesting pair 2 of manuscript diaries handwritten by Mildred Ruth Mills wife of Edmund. Our writer appears to be a wealthy American woman in Changsha China in 1925 and then a decade later is 1936. Historians and collectors of Chinese political and historical ephemera will recognize that Mrs. Mills was well suited to observe the birth pangs of the Nationalist movement. In fact she is in China at a tinder box time with Sun-Yat-Sen dying in Peking in March of 1925 and the ascendance of Chiang Kai-shek as his successor. She travels to other locations in eastern China throughout the year and there is an entry later in the year stating that they re-locate to Wuhu China. While half of January is used for recording which letters were "received" and "sent" there are over 325 entries for the rest of the year. Here are some snippets: "had chinese lesson today as usual". 3/6-"met the chinese interpreter and agent they were very nice." 5/3 "we put up a lunch and went to yola sou. Took boy with us had chair coolies. Went way up to top where we could see all of Changsha and vicinity. Was a wonderful view. Went in several temples". At some point her husband an employee of Standard Oil Co. of NY has to travel "up country" for a couple of weeks and she is making local/social trips by boat: "went to Island at four Mrs. Corbett has birthday party for Mollie.5/17 "Raining very hard today. Came over in boat with B.A. Men. Looks like a bad day for my tea." "weather was terrible and river bad". A few days later on 5/26 "River was bad last night. Could not cross so stayed all night with Peggy". Also references to "Mei Foo" which may be a bus in China. 6/1 "We are planning to go to Hankou on Mei Foo not sure yet." Many entries regarding political unrest: 6/1 "Today chinese have big parade against Japan and foreigners" on 6/5 "came back and had our dinner on the British gun boat 'Crickett' .city under strict law". On 6/7 "Things worse in the city" and on 6/12 she writes; "Foreigners killed in Hankou. Mr. Hobart was here expects things will be worse". On the lighter side back on 2/18 is a popular movie reference-"Sorry E. her husband Ed missed the picture last night 'Hunchback of Notre Dame'. I've seen it but wanted him to see it also". A subject that shows up in many entries is relations with the "help".2/9-."cook has asked for a raise to $18.00 we gave him $16.00 for now." 5/8 "had an argument with boy today so he left. Am without a boy now and Awah is still sick". 5/19 "Came home and found servants all gone have to fine them dollar each". 8/19 "one of the servants evidently stole Miss Norelico's money. Had exciting time the sisters had police in but could not find who took it". Again more boat traveling; "went to SOCONY place to wait for boat". 8/21 "Arrived Hankow about two o'clock . Capt Hoey met Mrs. Dressel. Came to Mr. Nichols house. Mrs. N is still away". 10/30 she writes "received telegram today saying we are transferred to Wuhu as soon as we are able to travel". 11/25 "Reached Hankow this morning went to office first with Ed waited in Mr. Porterfield's office. Went to Mrs. Bakes with her porter". New Year's Eve: "Finally decided not to go as chinese to costume party. Dressed up as small girl." There is also a receipt from a confectioners store with a Tientsin printed but "Changsha" written in the blank 4//11/25 I checked the date and author must have picked up some sweets to take on the way to "Mrs. Hobart's 'skiaki' party"$3.40 worth. The cover of the 1925 5&1/2" x 7&1/4" diary is quite worn there is splitting at front/back endpapers exposing weave but both boards holding well and overall G. The 1936 book is a 5 x 4 inches 'Lest We Forget' diary with her name embossed in gilt and it is VG.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CHINA REPUBLICAN CHINA OIL COMPANIES OIL EXPLORATION NATIONALISM WARLORDS CHINESE RACE RELATIONS AMERICANA SUN YAT-SEN CHIANG KAI-SHEK HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY . hardcover
19300012003New York St. Paul Minnesota Singapore Shanghai China. Good with no dust jacket. 1930-1931. Hardcover. On offer is the two-year diary of Ruth Mui-Kang Pau of Foochow China who spent 13 years in the United States completing her education in St. Paul Minnesota and New York City. During that time she also met and married her beau Dr. Jiu-Ching Hsia before returning to China to start their adult lives. Ruth kept this diary during the first two years of married life during which time the couple visited Singapore and settled in Shanghai. To learn more about Ruth and her husband Dr. Jiu-Ching J. C. Hsia and their tragic love story please see BIO NOTES below. The diary begins on January 1 1930 with Ruth and her husband in Singapore visiting her parents: Singapore early A. M. Very sick Taxied to fathers. Hard time to find place. Tears in fathers eyes all day. Saw mother in back room In bed all day. Called Dr. Hotel in P. M. Later in January Ruth and J. C. Board a boat to Shanghai China. They are hosted by a Dr. Wu and his wife. Dr. Wu sees patients in the front of the house while they live in the back. Ruth tours Shanghai with Mrs. Wu and other women. J. C. Gets acclimatized to his new job and they go house hunting. Ruth does a nice job describing her first weeks in Shanghai: Peking Rd. - dirty with furniture stores on both sides shops so small and packed full. Furniture and no one to work in P. M. We went to Ave. Joffre Huaihai Rd to look for cloth to make me a warm Chinese dress. No success January 27 1930. By spring of 1930 J. C. Is thriving in his new job as Shanghai Sales Manager of American Aluminum Ltd: $650 worth of foil! Hes taking orders quite often now. Am very glad for him. He has persistence. Went to have Typhoid shot - 2nd one May 17 1930Ruth consistently records J. Cs sales proudly throughout 1930 and often notes how much money he makes as well as the amount of aluminum he sells. Sadly the heart condition that would ultimately kill Ruth is already causing issues: .I became sick after they left. May be from working in hot kitchen. After lying down for 20 min my heart was still beating 120. J. C. Carried me upstairs! . May 18 1930. Ruth and J. C. Struggle with a problem many adult children who are educated abroad face: their parents asking for money. As Ruth and J. C. Are just starting out this is a challenge for them: .Letter fr. Spore still asking for money and said we must do it rt. Away. Made me sore. Father thinks we have the money and are just keeping it. Told J. C. To explain to Mr. Lee our condition and that I was trying to find work etc. May 26 1930. The requests for money are compounded by relatives coming to stay with the newlyweds such as J. C. s uncle who stays for months and causes Ruth much financial stress. In July of 1930 Ruth writes that their bank suddenly closed - fortunately they did not have much money deposited - averting catastrophe for the family. Ruth works for the Wu familys restaurant until she gets a job teaching which is her chosen field. She and J. C. Both work and Ruth does the majority of the homemaking. In February of 1931 Ruth tells her diary she is pregnant. She is high-risk due to her pre-existing heart condition. Ruth spends most of 1931 feeling awful and her physician is not comfortable with her pregnancy or the thought of her labouring: April 13 1931 - Cold almost done. To sch. Again after vacation. Made appt. With Dr. Arllerton for 5: 30 J. C. Could go with me. Saw her. Tall grey haired woman. Not friendly. Well let you go on with this pregnancy. shed affect you. We can terminate it at any time. Youll need artificial help in delivery. Not wise for me thru labor. Heart bad. Muscles of head strong. April 13 1931. Early pregnancy is tough on Ruth. Her Memoranda for April 1931 reads in part: Heart very bad. Extra beats. Sometimes missed a beat or two. Even J. C. Cd sic hear my heart beat when lying beside me in bed. Ruth continues working at the school as long as possible but finds it challenging. She always keeps up with the news of the day and notes : .Have to work now because I have to head home so often finding it hard to breathe. Usually I do nothing during 1st part of A. M. Paper today says Thomas Edison died yest. sic! J. C. Brot sic home package fr. Sarah- blankets etc. He also had $5.32 worth of paper brushes etc. For this classmate of his who wrote him a long time ago that it was his duty to support the family! J. C. Sent $ in May October 19 1931. Ruths final entry is on October 22 1931. Her son John I-Sheng Hsia would be born four days later on October 26. We know that Ruth dies of her heart condition in March 1936. Ruths diary is a treasure. It is a treat to follow a young couple with such a rich Chinese-American history See BIO NOTES BELOW and experience the first two years of their newlywed life. Ruth and J. C. s story is one of enduring love hard work hope and perseverance. A must-have for anyone who studies the experience of international students moving back to their country of origin after graduation as well as a deep look into the life of a woman with chronic illness who fights for a normal life against all odds. Ruth does not write every day but when she does write it is in a tiny but legible hand and very descriptive. Ruth keeps this diary from Jan. 1 1930 through Oct. 22 1931. The 5-year diary measures 5.5"x4.5" has 365 pages plus memoranda sections and is about 25% complete. The cover is a soft leather and is intact with some signs of wear present. Pages have some age toning present. There is a clasp which has been opened and no key. The spine is in fine condition though the pages are pulling away from the spine but still intact. Overall G. BIO NOTES ON RUTH M. PAU & DR. JIU CHING J. C. HSIA: Ruth Mui-Kang Pau 1901-1936 was born in Foochow China 1901 and later lived in Singapore with her family. In 1916 she traveled to the United States with her teacher Dr. Ruth E. Atkins under whom she had studied at the Suydam School for Girls at Malacca in the Straits Settlement China. Ruth and Dr. Atkins traveled on the SS Nipon Maru from Nagasaki Japan. They arrived at a port in San Francisco California and made their way to Dr. Atkins home in St. Paul Minnesota and lived with Dr. Atkins. Ruth completed St. Cloud Teachers College in 1923 a Bachelor of Science from the University of Minnesota in 1927 and a Master of Arts in Education and Psychology from New York University in 1929. While in graduate school Ruth met her future husband Dr. Jui Ching J. C. Hsia. Dr Hsia was also born in China. He came to New York for graduate school and completed his doctorate degree in education at Columbia University. On August 29 1929 Ruth and Jiu Ching married in St. Paul Minnesota. Dr. Hsia had an exciting job offer as the Shanghai Sales Manager of American Aluminum Ltd. Following their wedding Ruth and J. C. Honeymooned in the United States and set sail for Asia in October 1929. They would first stop in Singapore to spend time with Ruths parents before heading to their final destination in China. In 1931 Ruth gave birth to a son named John I-Sheng Hsia. Sadly Ruth suffered from a heart condition and passed away on March 6 1936 before John I-Shengs fifth birthday. Ultimately both John I-Sheng and his father returned to the USA with the support of Dr. Atkins. John I-Sheng would become an engineer graduating from MIT and would marry Constance Ross Turner a Harvard graduate and architectural designer. Ruth would have been so very proud. ; Manuscripts; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 365 pages; Signed by Author . hardcover
