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HARRISON, Florence (illustrates). ROSSETTI, ChristinaBiblio.com

Poems by Christina Rossetti.

White, FlorenceBiblio.com

A Fire In The Kitchen : The Autobiography Of A Cook

19382222322244893The First UK printing published by Dent London in 1938. The BOOK is in Very Good or better condition. Very light pushing at the extreme spine ends. Gilt titling to the spine with the publisher's blind stamped details to the lower spine as issued. Some toning to the text-block and outer page edges due to the quality of the paper stock used. Some spotting to the prelims and light offsetting to the blank end-papers. Free from inscriptions. The scarce WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped and is in Very Good condition. A little nibbling to the upper spine tip. Some fading of the red colouring to the spine. The wrapper remains very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. Florence White was the founder of the English Folk Cookery Association. Born in 1863 White's somewhat unhappy childhood shopping 'economically for food since the family was by then poor waiting on her uncongenial stepmother and teaching the three small children of her father's third marriage' ODNB was relieved when she was sent to Fareham 'to nurse her father's two elderly sisters formerly proprietors of the Lion Hotel and Assembly Rooms. From them as she later described in her autobiography she learned that 'good epicurean country-house cookery which had been handed down the family from mother to daughter since the days of Queen Elizabeth'. Her return to Fareham towards the end of her life when she opened a cookery school there was directly inspired by her memories of learning traditional English cooking techniques an accomplishment of which she never ceased to be proud'. Only when in her sixties 'living in frugal semi-retirement in a Chelsea basement room' supported by freelance journalism did Florence formally begin to research her lifelong passion good traditional English food. In 1928 she founded the English Folk Cookery Association and in 1932 published 'Good Things in England' her manifesto as well as editing the first of the association's Good Food Registers which contained information passed on by contributors about towns villages hotels restaurants or even humble guest houses in which good English cooking or foodstuffs could be found. This the author's autobiography is a very scarce copy more-so with the wrapper present. Collectible. Dent, London hardcover

Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB · Royaume-Uni550,00 £GB≈ 627,99 €

Florence Lettie Slaght (Van Scoter)Biblio.com

1911 Diary of a Spunky Academically Inclined 8th Grade Girl Who is the Baby of a Large Chautauqua County New York Farming Family

19110012287Chautauqua Fredonia New York. Good with no dust jacket. 1911. Softcover. On offer is the sweet-as-pie diary of a bright and lovely young teenager the baby of her large family growing up on a farm in Chautauqua County New York in the early 20th century. Florence Lettie Slaght later Van Scoter 1897-1990 was the youngest of five daughters born to Charles S. Slaght 1854-1924. And Nellie Dewey 1862-1916. Charles worked as a tin-smith and the family resided in Fredonia Chautauqua County New York. In 1921 Florence married Walter David Van Scoter 1896-1974. Walter was a farmer and Florence worked as a school teacher in Fredonia. Florence keeps her diary during the 8th and 9th grades when she is 13 to 14 years old. She is a hardworking high-achieving student whose hobbies are limited by the amount of time she spends working on the family farm spending time with her family and working hard to achieve exceptional grades at school she records her grades in the memoranda section of her diary and she is an A student almost across the board. Florence is very close with her family. She writes frequently about her sisters whereabouts and activities. Her sisters are Mabel 1880-1956 Lola Etta 1884-1969 Alice Edna 1893-1976. She did have another older sister Alice Bula 1881-1890 who died well before she was born. Florences tidy writing descriptive daily entries make her seem older than her years. She notes highlights of her daily life in the Memoranda section of her diary providing some context to her daily entries. Some excerpts give the flavour of her writing: .Got up late and did a little sewing. Made a bag for my gym shoes. Mrs. Johnson Gustie Helen K and James were here to-night. Played pit. Had a sore throat when I went to bed Jan 7 1911. .Sore throat is much better. Did not go to church nor S. S. & Mable and Edna went. Mables birthday to-day. She is 31 years old. We gave her 1 dozen plates. I wrote to Lolaterrible wind tonight Jan 8 1911. Went to school. Gave a poem in assembly. Went for a walk in cemetery with Dorris Newjunes grandmother buried today. Mother very sick. Had Doctor Dodds. Dorris called in evening. Gustie called. Studied in evening April 3 1911. Stayed at home nearly all day. Stayed in store while Mabel washed. James went to Little Valley on early train. Very hot. I went to the Y. W. C. A. Social at the guild house. Had a grand time. Very busy July 3 1911. Froze ice cream with Father early. Are all going to Bear Lake. Edna still at Lolas. Had a lovely time at Bear Lake. Had ice cream and watermelon. Got up there 9 oclock and got home at 10: 30. Was sick a little. All is well July 4 1911. Got up early. Did dishes and mowed from 830 until 12 oclock. Tired. Edna stayed in the store all day. Mable sick in bed. Had the doctor. Did the work. Mrs. Roth called. Rained in afternoon. Wrote to Lola Sept 5 1911. Union school begins. Got up early. Recd a letter from Lola. Went to Dk. With Father with horse to be shaved. Went to Doc Black. Home alone. Stayed to home in afternoon. Band concert. Edna lost her beads and had row with Jas Sept 6 1911. Went to school all day. . Recd cards. Am not going up into High School in Jan. Went out walking after school with Edna. C. K. Called. Mabel ironed. Stayed in store. Papa tired. Good supper. Mother doing lots. Jas went home early Nov 21 1911. Slept until 10: 30am. Worked. Papa working atout and not home for dinner. Mother started my blue dress and finished skirt by night. Got new corset waist. Stayed at home all day. Went to game in gym which was won by Ex-Normals 41-49. Good time Dec 30 1911. .I must be good to my enemies instead of hating them. Keep up my friendships with everyone for true friends are valuable. I must never be infatuated over any boy nor show by my outward appearance that I care for them in any wayTry to get your Sunday School lesson every Sunday Notes for 1912 Memoranda section. This diary is a terrific look at the life of a bright young female who has not yet turned her focus to boys and who instead provides great insight into the day-to-day of the academic social familial and farming experiences of rural New Yorkers in the early 20th-century. The diary measures approximately 3x5 inches. It is 100% complete with thorough entries every day for 1911 plus additional memoranda pages and some tipped in ephemera. ; Manuscripts; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 122 pages; Signed by Author . paperback

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada689,99 $US≈ 583,80 €

BELL, Lady FlorenceBiblio.com

At the Works: A Study of a Manufacturing Town.

1907175682London: Edward Arnold 1907. First edition first impression presentation copy inscribed by the author to Elizabeth Robins on the front free endpaper: "To E.R. my critic-in-ordinary. In affection and gratitude F.B. 1907". Dedicated to the social reformer Charles Booth At the Works compassionately reflects on evidence gathered by Lady Bell and her stepdaughter Gertrude Bell on the welfare of working-class people in Middlesborough. Bell and Robins were both actresses and playwrights. Having met in the early 1890s they co-wrote the play Alan's Wife in 1893 which featured a working-class heroine and caused controversy for its sympathetic portrayal of infanticide. Although sometimes differing in outlook - Bell disapproved of Robins's militant suffragism - the two women shared a commitment to writing and remained close for 30 years. They corresponded weekly when apart and critiqued each other's literary efforts. Despite her comparative moderation Bell worked to improve living and working conditions for the people of Middlesborough. One of her key suggestions in At The Works is that for people to avoid spending money on alcohol and gambling "there should be scattered about the town various places of resort under cover open during the winter at an almost nominal charge places well warmed and lighted open to anyone and everyone. it would I believe make an incalculable difference to the welfare of the community" pp. 132-3. Later the same year this scheme was successfully implemented as described in a newspaper clipping loosely inserted at the back 24 Jan. 1908. Octavo. 9 plates including frontispiece with tissue guard 16 pp. of publisher's advertisements at rear dated February 1907. Original blue cloth lettering and leaf decorations in gilt to spine and front cover covers blind-ruled edges untrimmed partly unopened. Spine leaning spine ends and board corners bumped and rubbed gilt bright damp stain on rear cover resulting in some discolouration ads a little foxed: a very good copy. hardcover

Peter Harrington · Royaume-Uni500,00 £GB≈ 570,90 €

Fessenden, William P; Williams, George Henry; Johnson, Reverdy; Morton, Levi P; Allen, Florence Ellinwood; Everett, Edward; DelaBiblio.com

19th CENTURY POLITICIANS JUDGES AND CABINET MEMBERS LOT OF 10 AUTOGRAPHS

1402912Group of 10 autographs clipped signatures and signed cards and slips from politicians judges and United States cabinet members of the 19th century. Signees include the following individuals: William P. Fessenden U.S. senator from Maine who served a brief but crucial term as Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln during the final year of the Civil War. George Henry Williams American politician judge and statesman who served as Attorney General of the United States from 1871 to 1875 under President Ulysses S. Grant. Reverdy Johnson Attorney General under President Zachary Taylor from March 8 1849 - July 20 1850. Levi P. Morton American politician diplomat and banker who became the 22nd Vice President of the United States 1889-1893 under President Benjamin Harrison and U.S. Minister to France 1881-1885 under President James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur where he was popular for his diplomacy. He was present at the laying of the cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty in 1884. William H. H. Miller 1840-1917 U.S. Attorney General under President Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893. Ferenc Pulszky 1814-1897 Hungarian politician writer and scholar renowned for his contributions to Hungarian culture and politics in the 19th century. Florence Ellinwood Allen 1884-1966 was a pioneering American judge and a major figure in U.S. legal history one of the first women to serve as a judge in the United States. Edward John Phelps 1822-1900 distinguished American lawyer diplomat and educator from Vermont renowned for his contributions to the legal profession and his service as U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom. Edward Everett 1794-1865 American politician educator diplomat and orator best remembered for his eloquent speeches and service in multiple high-level positions in U.S. government. Appointed U.S. Secretary of State 1852-1853 under President Millard Fillmore Columbus Delano 1809-1896 American lawyer politician and public official from Ohio best known for serving as U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant. RW Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room A General Ephemera Part 2. 1402912. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown

Second Story Books, ABAA · États-Unis650,00 $US≈ 549,97 €

MARCH, FREDRIC, FLORENCE ELDRIDGE, RUSSELL W DAVENPORTBiblio.com

My Country - A Poem of American - By Russell W. Davenport

194414708JNew York: Simon & Schuster 1944. Two copies of this book one belonging to Fredric March and the other to his wife Florence Eldridge. The poem was written during World War II and was presented in adapted dramatic form several times over the NBC radio network. The copy belonging to Fredric March is a second printing and is signed by him in pencil on the flyleaf - Fredric March November 1944. With some pencil notes by him referring to the text. At a later date the author has inscribed the book to his friend - For Fred March - Concerning whose reading of this poem words fail me - Russell Davenport. On the death of President Franklin Roosevelt in April 1945 the NBC Radio Network had March give a dramatic reading of the poem as part of its tribute to the fallen wartime President. The first printing copy belonging to Florence Eldridge is heavily annotated by her in pencil for an earlier radio reading in which she acted. Her copy is a first printing and inscribed by the author - For Florence Affectionately Russell Nov 30 / 44 And donâ€™t for Dec 11!. There is an Autograph Letter Signed by Russell Davenport to Eldridge taped to the front pastedown tape browned dated December 12 1944 written after her radio reading - Dear Florence- This is just a little note wholly inadequate to express my appreciation for all your effort and care in the reading of My Country. You gave a superb performance. If there is ever anything that an unlikely scrivener can do in return you know where to come. Let me see you soon. Affectionately Russ. Both books are enclosed together in a custom clamshell box. Russell Davenport 1899-1954 was a very interesting man and close friend of the Marchs. As Wikipedia notes he â€œ.served with the U.S. Army in World War I and received the Croix de Guerre. He enrolled at Yale University and graduated in 1923 where he was classmate of Henry Luce and Briton Hadden who founded Time magazine. While at Yale he became a member of the secret society Skull and Bones. In 1929 he married the writer Marcia Davenport; they divorced in 1944. He joined the editorial staff of Fortune magazine in 1930 and became managing editor in 1937. At age forty-one he turned to politics and became a personal and political advisor to Wendell Willkie. Willkie was the Republican nominee for the 1940 presidential election and lost the election to Franklin D. Roosevelt. After Willkie's death in 1944 Davenport became a defacto leader of the internationalist Republicans. Following World War II he was on the staff of Life and Time until 1952.â€ Simon & Schuster unknown

James Pepper Rare Books, Inc. · États-Unis650,00 $US≈ 549,97 €

Ayscough, Florence (Wheelock); Drawings By Lucille DouglasBiblio.com

A Chinese Mirror: Being Reflections Of The Reality Behind Appearance

1925058927London / Boston & New York: Jonathan Cape / Houghton Mifflin Company 1925. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 464 Pp. Folding Map At End. Black Cloth Spine Lettered In Gilt Multicolored Boards. First American Printing 1925 Using Sheets Printed In Great Britain "First Published In Mcmxxv" Stated On Copyright Page Cape Indicated Above With Houghton Dust Jacket Priced $5.00 Twice. Some Wear Spine Lettering Quite Clear But Not Bright No Marks Fraying At Tips And Along Bottom Edges Of Boards. Dust Jacket With Light Usage Smal Losses At Upper Corners. Florence Wheelock Ayscough Macnair 1875 -1942 Was A Sinologist Writer And Translator Of Chinese Literature Born In Shanghai China To Canadian Father Thomas Reed Wheelock And American Mother Edith H. Clarke. Ayscough Attended Shaw School In Brookline Massachusetts Where She Met Amy Lowell. The Two Were Lifelong Friends. Ayscough's Family Returned To Live In China When She Was In Her Early Twenties. Ayscough Was A Lecturer On Chinese Art And Literature And Was The Author Of Eight Books On Chinese History Culture Literary Criticism And Translation. She Traveled As A Lecturer To Cities Including London Paris Berlin And New York. Ayscough Accepted A Permanent Lecturing Post At The University Of Chicago In 1938 Where She Lectured On Chinese Literature And Continued Her Translation Work And Documenting The History And Culture Of China. She Was Honorary Librarian Of The North China Branch Royal Asiatic Society In Shanghai For Fifteen Years. She Collected Modern Chinese Paintings Including Work By Xu Gu. Her Efforts Introduced This Chinese Art Form To The American Public.Her Writings Included Translations Of Classical Poetry And Essays On Chinese Art History And Philosophy. She Work Also Attempted To Correct Previous Inaccurate Attempts To Translate The Cultures Of Ancient And Contemporary China For Example Perspectives Of China As A Stagnant Culture. In Addition To Countering Negative Stereotypes With Positive Reevaluations She Also Sought To Correct Misinformation. For Example Her Review Of The 1931 Novel The Good Earth By American Writer Pearl Buck Ayscough Praised The Choice Of Contemporary Chinese Peasantry As The Subject But Criticized The Accuracy. Ayscough Had A Strong Influence On The Work Of Her Friend Amy Lowell Being The Source Of Lowell's Interest In Asian Culture And Chinese Poetry. Ayscough Introduced Lowell To Chinese Paintings And Poetry In 1917. On A Visit To America She Brought With Her Chinese Word Pictures That She Translated Into English Which Lowell Turned Into Rhymed Poetry. Her First Book Fir-Flower Tablets With Amy Lowell Was A Translation Of Poems From The Chinese. A Chinese Mirror Published In 1925 Was An Analysis Of The Structure Of Chinese Society And Government In Particular The Symbolism Of The Beijing Imperial Palaces. She Published Tu Fu The Autobiography Of A Chinese Poet In 1929 And Her Translations Of The Poems Of Tu Fu With A Biography Constructed Using His Poetry. In 1934 She Published Travels Of A Chinese Poet. These Two Works Contributed To The Introduction Of Tu Fu To The British Public. Her Final Work Chinese Women Yesterday And To-Day Published In 1937 Examined Contemporary Chinese Women Leaders As Successors Of A Long Line Of Capable Though Secluded Chinese Women. Ayscough Contributed Articles To The Encyclopaedia Sinica. Ayscough's Correspondence With Amy Lowell Was Compiled And Published By Her Husband Professor Harley Macnair. Lucille Douglass 1878 - 1935 Was An American Painter Etcher And Lecturer. In 1920 Douglass Went To China As An Employee Of The Board Of Foreign Missions Of The Methodist Episcopal Church. She Organized And Supervised A Workshop In Shanghai Where Chinese Women Hand-Colored Photographic Slides For The Missionary Society. Douglass Also Became A Writer And Associate Editor Of Shanghai Times. Douglass Formed Close Friendships With Writers Florence Wheelock Ayscough And Helen Churchill Candee. Douglass Eventually Illustrate Books For Both Of Them. Jonathan Cape / Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover

Arroyo Seco Books · États-Unis619,85 $US≈ 524,46 €

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