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1906071514-JBoston: Little Brown and Company 1906. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. Definitive Edition 1906 Green cloth hardcover with gild letters on the spine 370 page book with gilde top page . Condition : Very Good back hinge has slight spilt 2 inch book is still a tight binding . Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Little Brown and Company Hardcover
1909073014-ONew York: The Champlain Society Greenwood Press 1909. Ex-Library. Fine. Hardcover. Repinted Edition. 1st. Reprint edition 1968 of the 1909 edition Red cloth hardcover gilted letters at the spine 335 page book with folding map in back pocket of book . Condition : Fine Ex-Library copy with the library stamp on the fore page edge and at the first blank page . A very clean and tight binding . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Champlain Society ( Greenwood Press ) Hardcover
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19984135508Cambridge University Press 1998. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item950grams ISBN:0521552559 Cambridge University Press hardcover
19974833317Voltaire Foundation 1997. Volume 355. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1000grams ISBN:0729405524 Voltaire Foundation hardcover
19884310513Cambridge University Press 1988. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN:0521350360 Cambridge University Press hardcover
19302083002117300440Not Available 1930. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
63892196W. W. Norton & Company pp. 416 . Papeback. New. W. W. Norton & Company unknown
19862083002116411540Kokudosha 1986. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Kokudosha paperback
19842080502106401791Daiichishobo 1984. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Daiichishobo paperback
1961116a2679Goodland Indiana: Goodland Indiana Centennial Committee 1961. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 112 pages. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Bit of staining along fore-edge of front cover. Small nible to fore-edge of back cover and last few pages. A sound copy. Goodland, Indiana Centennial Committee Paperback
1876167211876. Wakelee Cora B. Diary 1876 records a young Connecticut student's firsthand account of the Centennial Exposition alongside later entries documenting her high school achievements and social writing practices. The manuscript provides primary evidence of how a young woman experienced and interpreted the first official World's Fair held in the United States while also preserving the social and literary conventions of adolescent friendship in the late nineteenth century. The diary supports research into youth education gendered experience at national exhibitions and the integration of public spectacle into personal narrative.<br /> Wakelee Cora B. Diary. 1876-1881. Manuscript volume containing 48 handwritten pages including early entries partially overwritten with inscription "Cora B. Wakelee Huntington Conn. May 22 1876" on the front endpaper. The opening section details Wakelee's visit to the Philadelphia exposition describing exhibits with specificity: a large-scale model of Niagara Falls "160 ft long and 80 ft high" state buildings including a New England log house furnished with objects "100 years old or over" and displays of industrial production such as carpet weaving and tinware manufacturing. She records encounters with global and historical curiosities including "Egyptian mummies" horticultural specimens such as fig orange lemon and pineapple trees and commemorative objects tied to George Washington including his carriage and textile portraits. Later entries document her academic life including transcribed newspaper recognition of her spelling achievement and scholarship prizes. Pages 14 through 48 contain a substantial collection of short poems and inscriptions intended for autograph albums combining sentimental and humorous tones such as "Though short our acquaintance has been.Permit me to call you my friend" alongside moral reflections and religious wishes. The volume also includes original mourning verse for a deceased acquaintance "Mattie Otis passed away.She has gone yes gone forever" situating personal loss within poetic expression.<br /> The diary emerges from a period in which international expositions functioned as sites of national identity formation and technological display while expanding educational opportunities exposed young women to broader cultural experiences. Wakelee's account demonstrates how large-scale public events were absorbed into individual memory and recorded alongside everyday academic and social life. The inclusion of autograph album verses reflects widespread practices among students where poetry circulated as a medium of friendship and remembrance. Original leather boards; approximately 48 pages of manuscript content; measures 8 x 5 inches. Losses to spine and loose hinges; some toning throughout; good condition. A combined record of the 1876 exposition as experienced by a young attendee and of late nineteenth-century female student literary culture. unknown
16829Handwritten Memory Album from a girl junior high student in mid-1920s Arkansas. Handwritten inscriptions from 45 classmates and friends. Entries from 1925 to 1927. 16 pages. My Memories of School Days. New York City: C. R. Gibson & Company 1924. "Roses are red Violets are blue Think of me and I'll think of you!" Hand-writtten recordings of the school song for West Side Junior High in Little Rock AK. "Here's to West Side Dear of West Side Your the school we love the best Wit your colors gaily flying You have always stood the test When we leave you We believe you will always be our greatest pride And we will show you how much we owe you Will always boost for you our Dear West Side." Comes with October 1934 issue of "West Side Junior Life" student newspaper. Pages are filled with poems and lines from classmates over the years. Many of the inscriptions are pithy short poems or lines. "Dear Charlene I wish you health I wish you wealth I wish you gold in store I wish you heaven after death What could I wish you more" "In your mud puddles of affection Let one tad pole swim for me." "When you're in the kitchen frying meat think of me and my big feet." "If you're within and I'm without I'll think of you without a doubt." Some broke with this convention. "I do not know any poem but I pity the person that worries their head off to get one." Other include more personal notes on their memories together. "Remember our Spanish Class and the study hall before it." Two newspaper clipping portraits of school friends pasted into book. Two large pencil drawings-one of an infant child playing with a toy and one of a fashionable young lady going for a walk. Junior Membership card for the The American National Red Cross in Little Rock AK issued 9/4/25. Handwritten list of 52 girl classmates. Partial image of school from newspaper clipping pasted to inside back cover. West Side Junior High School was founded in 1917 as an educational establishment and a community center. The West Side building is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Very good condition. unknown
1825167311825. Newton Mary. Friendship album begun 1825 documents early nineteenth-century manuscript album culture among young women in New England emphasizing sentimental expression moral reflection and the preservation of social relationships through handwritten verse. The volume supports research into female education friendship networks and the literary practices that shaped interpersonal identity in the antebellum Northeast. Entries contributed over several decades and across locations including Boston Amherst and Burlington demonstrate how such albums functioned as enduring records of mobility and connection maintaining ties as correspondents dispersed into different social and occupational roles.<br /> <br /> Newton Mary. Friendship album. 1825-1894. Manuscript volume containing 92 pages of handwritten inscriptions by numerous contributors frequently titled "To a Friend" or "To Miss Newton." The entries consist largely of copied or adapted poetic verse centered on memory affection and moral sentiment including lines such as "Joy cannot claim a purer bliss.Than female friendship's parting tear" and lyrical compositions like "It is not for your eagle eye.That Mary I love thee." Several contributions reflect the inevitability of separation as friends pursue "several employments" while others articulate prescriptive views on marriage and domestic life asserting reciprocal emotional obligations between husbands and wives and emphasizing women's central role in maintaining "the keys of affection." The album also includes humorous and coded entries such as a poem concluding with the note "Bees are Husbands worms are Beaus" indicating the presence of playful intimate communication within trusted social circles. Recurring themes of loss endurance and emotional constancy are reinforced through imagery of nature and transformation with verses describing clouds giving way to light as metaphors for overcoming sorrow.<br /> <br /> This album emerges from a period in which sentimental literature and manuscript exchange were integral to female education and socialization particularly within academies and informal networks of young women. Friendship albums served as both literary exercises and social documents reinforcing shared values while preserving evidence of personal relationships across time and distance. The geographic range of contributors reflects increasing regional mobility in the early republic while the sustained use of the album into the late nineteenth century demonstrates its long-term role as a repository of memory. Original paper boards; approximately 92 pages; measures 7.5 x 6 inches. Light even toning with heavier toning to initial leaves; some entries faded but legible; boards worn and separated from text block; good condition. A substantial example of early American female manuscript culture documenting sentiment mobility and evolving social identity. unknown
16812Report Card Girls School Notebook with quarterly reports on student's academic progress at an all girls' school in London. "Wimbledon Education Committee. Wimbledon Central School for Girls." printed on front cover of notebook. 9 x 7 in. Original paper wrappers. 27 handwritten pages followed by 45 blank. Homemade brown paper jacket with original owner's name and school administrative information in the top right corner; and "Monthly Journal" written in the center. Entries from 1935-1939. Marks student Beryl Kathleen Rose's academic progress from 11 to 15 years old. Includes grades and notes from teachers in Literature Composition Grammar French History Geography Arithmetic Science Art Needlework and Handwriting. In later years her studies expand to include Book-keeping Algebra Geometry Physical Training and Shorthand. Teacher comments generally remark on her friendly nature but chide her to focus more on her studies. She is consistently listed in the bottom of her class "position in form" is listed with each entry. "Beryl could do much better if she exerted herself more. She must learn to be self-reliant." "Beryl's work shows improvement on the whole. Her behavior is usually good." "Beryl can do good work but she wastes too much time in idle talk." ".an interested worker but must try hard for better results. She is a pleasant courteous member of the form." Very good condition. unknown
1889167661889. Women's Education Art History Original handwritten essay on "Art North of the Alps" and biographic entries for 50 of the most important European artists from a woman Professor at a girl's academy in Cincinnati Ohio. 1889. Notebook of a female art lecturer in 1889 at Mt. Auburn Institute for girls with essay on European art and short biographies of 50 of the important artists from this region. Ownership Handwritten label on front cover: "Jean Sprunger Lea. Art Lecturer. Mt. Auburn Institute '89. Cin Ohio". 8 x 6.5 in. Original paper boards. 66 pages last 20 are blank. Written on first page: "Senior Art Lecturer from January to June '89. Cincinnati Ohio". Comes with two typed mimeographed copies of essay Art North of the Alps from a former owner. Includes biographies of Van Eyck Albrecht Durer Hans Holbein Rubens Van Dyck and Velasquez among others. Mt. Auburn Institute was established in 1856 as a Family School for Young Ladies. The school took pride in their History and Literature departments and offered special courses in art music and culture at a time when higher education for girls was considered novel and unnecessary. <br /> <br /> "Art North of Alps. Teutonic German Dutch Flemish Spanish French and English art. In the beginning of the 18th century art underwent a revolution. the Gothic style was introduced with it's airy lightness boldness and grace. Some of the best specimens of the Gothic art are the nave o the Cathedral of Frieburg a heavy structure the minister of Strasburg completed 1275 finest example of Gothic fretted work and the choir o the cathedral of Chartres finished 1264. On their choir brought fourth the history of the Redemption." Biographies of some of the most important figures in European art history. "Albrecht Durer 1471-1528 was born in Nuremburg. His father was a goldshith and brough up his son in the same trade. Young Durer when he reached the age of twenty-one travelled as far as Venice and saw many of the Italian masterpieces.He has left many writings as well as paintings - Among these are scientific works on Geometry and Astronomy--Venice offered him a salary if he would come there-Antwerp did the same but he couldn't leave his beloved Nuremburg." Some additions or corrections made in pencil by original owner. Inscription from later owner on first page. Rust mark from paperclip on inside front cover and p. 1. Very good condition. unknown
1888170161888. Girls' Education Handwritten Memory album with 18 handwritten entries from friends and classmates of Female Student in Bear Lake MI. 1888-1892. A memorabilia recording many aspects of the first major movement of women's education in the United States brings depth to a movement that was groundbreaking in its time but today is largely at risk of disappearing from the historical record. Decorative cover with color portrait of a girl holding a letter and gilt title "Autographs." 5 x 8 inches. 80 pages. Original 6 x 4" black and white photograph portrait of original album owner pasted to inside front cover. "Edith LaRue" handwritten in blue ink along bottom edge. Color illustrations pasted in throughout. Loose portrait photo of a young man. Memory albums held autographs sentiments and reminiscences of friends and schoolmates similar to yearbooks today. Young women particularly those finishing their time at a female academy and preparing to leave their school friends tended to be the ones to create friendship albums. As is typical of the time most of the entries are non-personal pieces of poetry often with the recipient's name filled in several spots to "personalize" the entry. "Your album is a garden spot Where all your friends may sow. So I will plant for get me not And see if it will grow." Entries include several from "Your schoolmate and friend" or the like. Several decorative cutouts pasted in throughout the album of hands books letters birds bouquets and the American flag. Only last few pages are attached to binding. Dampstaining to top right corner of pages towards middle to the back. In good to very good condition. unknown
1912153961912. riginal 1912 albumen photograph documenting a classroom at Zwingle School in the small agricultural community of Zwingle Iowa. The image depicts approximately forty students ranging from first through eighth grade seated at their desks while teacher Guy Brouillard stands at the rear of the room. Typical of rural Midwestern education in the early twentieth century a single instructor was responsible for teaching multiple grade levels simultaneously within the same classroom.<br /> <br /> The photograph preserves numerous details of everyday school life including cast-iron desks classroom furnishings instructional materials student clothing and the physical arrangement of a multi-grade learning environment. A large reference volume or teacher's manual occupies a dedicated bench at the front of the room illustrating the educational practices of the period. Created just prior to the widespread consolidation of rural school districts and the introduction of school bus transportation the image documents a rapidly disappearing model of American education. As such it offers valuable evidence for the study of rural schooling childhood public education community life and educational reform in the Midwest during the Progressive Era. Albumen photograph mounted on original heavy card mount. Image approximately 7" x 5" on original 10" x 8" mount. Captioned: "Guy Brouillard. Zwingle School. First to 8th Grade." Some age toning and wear to mount; photograph remains in very good condition. unknown
1920219091920. Unknown photographers photograph archive circa 1900-1938 documenting women's participation in medical and dental education during the early twentieth century. The depicts students in classroom laboratory and clinical environments providing primary-source visual evidence for the study of women's entry into professional medical training. The photographs show women positioned within predominantly male cohorts as well as in specialized training environments illustrating both their limited representation and increasing presence in medical institutions during this period.<br /> Archive comprises six photographs including real photo postcards and press images depicting medical and dental students across multiple locations including Philadelphia Chicago New York City and an Armenian institution or community. A circa 1900 matted class photograph shows approximately twenty male students and a single woman posed in a classroom with anatomical charts. A 1923 real photo postcard from the Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology similarly includes one woman among a large group of male students. A 1932 photograph with Armenian inscription depicts a group of predominantly female obstetrics students in graduation formation. A 1934 New York University Medical School image shows students in an operating theater with a woman present among male peers. A 1938 press photograph identifies Evelyn Swanson a Northwestern University dental student engaged in halitosis research accompanied by a printed caption. Another press photograph from 1928 shows Mary Markiecez identified as a Latvian medical student at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania using a microscope in a laboratory setting.<br /> <br /> These photographs document a transitional period in which women gained increased though still limited access to formal medical education following suffrage and into the interwar years. The contrast between early images showing isolated female presence and later photographs depicting women in specialized or majority-female training environments reflects broader institutional changes in education and professionalization. The inclusion of named individuals and international students further situates the archive within expanding opportunities for women across national and social boundaries. Light wear and minor handling marks; overall good to very good condition. A focused visual record of women's integration into medical and scientific training in the early twentieth century. unknown
2090502113712692Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1923178791923. Photograph archive 1923-1947 documenting student life institutional traditions and ceremonial practices at Vassar College New York a leading women's college established in 1861 and associated with the Seven Sisters network of elite institutions for women's higher education. The images focus on recurring campus rituals such as Class Day and Commencement including extensive coverage of the daisy chain procession in which selected sophomore students carry a long chain of daisies and laurel as part of graduation ceremonies. The photographs provide visual evidence of how such traditions reinforced community identity leadership roles and gendered expectations within early twentieth-century academic environments for women. Additional images depict Commencement gatherings campus architecture and student labor in garden settings as well as participation in nursing training activities situating the archive within broader developments in women's education professional preparation and civic engagement across the interwar and immediate postwar periods.<br /> <br /> Archive of 36 black and white silver gelatin photographs dated between 1923 and 1947 with individual images marked by years including 1923 1924 1925 1930 and 1947 and measuring approximately 4.5 x 2.75 inches to 8 x 10 inches. Twelve photographs document the daisy chain tradition showing students in white dresses carrying the ceremonial chain; one image includes a contemporary clipping noting the participants as "the 22 prettiest sophomores." Nineteen photographs depict Commencement ceremonies including views of graduating classes faculty processions and assembled spectators. Additional images include views of Taylor Hall campus landscapes and students engaged in gardening and nursing-related activities. The archive captures changes in dress ceremony and campus use across multiple decades.<br /> <br /> Thirty-six photographs with light wear consistent with handling and age; overall very good condition. A cohesive visual record of institutional traditions and student experience at a major American women's college during the first half of the twentieth century. unknown
1900179971900. Archive of five annual reports issued by Homerton College Cambridge covering the academic years 1900-1905. Octavo pamphlets measuring approximately 7" x 5" ranging from 11 to 24 pages each. Illustrated with seven black-and-white photographs depicting campus buildings classrooms and college administrators along with an engraved view of the college. The 1902 and 1903 reports feature photographic views of Homerton College on their front wrappers. Original printed paper covers titled "Report of the Congregational Board of Education for the Year Ending Year."<br /> <br /> Founded in 1695 Homerton College occupies a significant place in the history of British education and was among the institutions that expanded educational opportunities for women during the nineteenth century. By the mid-1800s women were being admitted to study at Homerton making the college an important center for female teacher training and higher education at a time when academic opportunities for women remained limited. These reports document the institution during a period of growth and modernization at the turn of the twentieth century. The pamphlets provide a detailed record of academic instruction enrollment finances faculty activities campus improvements and student life. The 1901 report opens with a confident assessment of the college's progress noting that "All the students passed the usual tests very satisfactorily" and concluding that "Everything in this College shows marks of progress and bears testimony to the vigour of its administration." Beyond academic matters the reports offer valuable glimpses into everyday student culture. Accounts of clubs and extracurricular activities reveal an active collegiate community including the popular Cycling Club which reported in 1905 that members "visited many of the villages near Cambridge and held its annual picnic at Clayhithe" while noting that a newly constructed bicycle shed had become "a great convenience by all who have brought their machines up with them."<br /> <br /> Taken together the reports provide an unusually rich portrait of institutional development and student experience at one of Britain's pioneering centers for women's education. They illuminate not only the administrative concerns of the college but also the social networks recreational activities and evolving culture of female higher education during the Edwardian era. Several covers bear institutional Board of Education Library stamps with three retaining library labels on the rear wrappers. Minor contemporary manuscript notations appear on some covers. Light wear and handling consistent with use; overall very good condition. unknown
1920179821920. Archive of eight silver gelatin photographs and one albumen portrait documenting the social life theatrical productions and group identity of a women's sorority at MacMurray College in Jacksonville Illinois circa 1920. Photographs range from 7" x 5" to 3.5" x 3.5" and bear the imprint of local photographers Vail & Vail along with negative numbers in the lower margins. The collection offers an unusually intimate view of collegiate women's culture during the early twentieth century. The centerpiece is a large formal group portrait showing dozens of sorority members assembled on the front steps of their residence behind a banner marked "1920." The women wear matching white dresses white stockings and shoes black neck bows and close-fitting caps presenting a carefully organized display of unity and institutional pride.<br /> <br /> In contrast several other photographs reveal a far more playful side of campus life. A series of images document what appears to be a student theatrical production or costume party with approximately twenty-seven participants dressed in an eclectic assortment of historical literary and gender-bending costumes. Some women appear in male attire while others wear period dress character outfits and theatrical makeup. One participant holds a sign reading "The Cat That Walked Alone" likely referencing Rudyard Kipling's well-known story. Additional photographs show staged scenes rehearsals and informal gatherings capturing moments of humor friendship and performance. Three photographs bear handwritten identifications on the verso. One small portrait depicting a young woman standing alone outdoors is captioned "Pieface" beneath the image suggesting a nickname used within the sorority circle. One photograph has a clipped corner; otherwise the archive remains in very good condition.<br /> <br /> Throughout the archive the subjects display a striking range of expressions and poses. While some photographs maintain the expected formality of the era others capture candid interactions as women laugh whisper mug for the camera and engage with one another in ways seldom preserved in official college photography. Together the images document both the public and private dimensions of sorority life during a period when women's colleges and campus organizations played a central role in social and intellectual development. <br /> MacMurray College founded in 1846 and operating until 2020 was one of the Midwest's longstanding women's educational institutions. These photographs provide a vivid record of the camaraderie ritual and theatrical creativity that characterized student life there in the years immediately following World War I. unknown
1905167101905. Handwritten project book from primary school student. Story of the Pilgrims. 1905. Child's notebooks with original yellow card-stock boards bound in green cloth. 7 in x 6 in. 17 handwritten pages. Gilt title on front cover and spine. Includes drawings and pasted images of Plymouth Rock Native Americans ships and others. Charming handwritten project book from a child at the turn of the century. Handwritten report on "The Story of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving". "There was a King that sent all the people of England to go to the Church of England but there were some people that did not like that at all and sometime they had a little meeting in their cellar so that they went tot Holland and all the Holland people welcomed the Pilgrims and the Pilgrims stayed in Holland for two years. Then the Pilgrims went over to America in the boat called the Mayflower and the Speedwell but the Speedwell broke down so that all the Pilgrims and the people in Holland were so sorry to have them leave.they had a very hard time crossing the ocean. They landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620 4 days before Christmas. They saw a few Indians they said they had better always keep their guns with them. " The last page lists things to be thankful for: "We should be thankful for our homes and kind parents and our food for our nice things to with for clothes for flowers and for being well." Also includes report on Holland and a story about a girl named Gretchen. unknown
1873170201873. Women Education Handwritten Composition book of young lady filled with handwritten poems and essays. 119 handwritten pages including a 2-page index at the conclusion. Entries dated 1873-1874. Original boards. Floral decorative pattern in white blue and gold on both covers page edges gilt. 9 x 7.5 in. Signed "Miss L. Sargeson" on first page. Filled with handwritten poems and essays including work by Edgar Allen Poe James Montgomery William Wordsworth Charles Dickens Elizabeth Browning Shakespeare Washington Irving and Oliver Goldsmith. Also short fiction such as "The Monk" part of Laurence Sterne's Sentimental Journey through France and Italy first published in 1765 and reprinted several times in the 19th century for teaching elocution. Copying essays poetry stories and compositions was the standard teaching tool throughout the 19th century. The exercise taught handwriting spelling grammar knowledge of literature and other subjects of the material and elocution. The handwritten notebook also contains scientific material including a composition on "The Eye" investigating the properties of the human eye and eyes of other animals and animals that have no eyes such as "the starfishes have are mere sensitive points dimly conscious of forms." Also historical material including a composition on the Ancient Greek city Thermopile and a letter from Protestant Reformer Martin Luther to his son. This composition book is an excellent example of a young lady's schoolwork in the mid-19th century. 13 pages have stray marks or scribbles from a later hand in purple blue and orange ink; most marks are in margins and do not affect text legibility. Vertical tear to first page at top left edge along binding. Losses and damage to spine. Good to very good condition. unknown
