ARCHBOLD, Ann, Miss. A Book for the Married and Single, the Grave and Gay: And Especially Designed
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ARCHBOLD, Ann, Miss. A Book for the Married and Single, the Grave and Gay: And Especially Designed for Steamboat Passengers. East Plainfield, OH: Printed by N.A. Baker, 1850.
12mo. (Some spotting throughout.) Original black cloth, printed paper lettering label (minor wear to extremities, slight soiling); cloth folding case. Provenance: Dudley Bell Priester (1923-2017), Mississippi River collector and bibliographer (sold Bloomsbury, 20 November 2009, lot 55).
FIRST EDITION, describing "Western travels through the eyes of a teacher on her way to an Indian mission in Missouri. Despite a somewhat tortured style a good picture of the frontier" (Streeter). Parts of the narrative deal with interactions with Mormons, including "the execution of two Mormons in Iowa, with a description of their trial" (Flake). RARE: According to online records, this is the only copy of Archbold's work sold at auction in at least 50 years. Flake 195; Graff 77; Howes A-299; Streeter Sale III: 1346.
Property from the Collection of Perry B. Hansen
12mo. (Some spotting throughout.) Original black cloth, printed paper lettering label (minor wear to extremities, slight soiling); cloth folding case. Provenance: Dudley Bell Priester (1923-2017), Mississippi River collector and bibliographer (sold Bloomsbury, 20 November 2009, lot 55).
FIRST EDITION, describing "Western travels through the eyes of a teacher on her way to an Indian mission in Missouri. Despite a somewhat tortured style a good picture of the frontier" (Streeter). Parts of the narrative deal with interactions with Mormons, including "the execution of two Mormons in Iowa, with a description of their trial" (Flake). RARE: According to online records, this is the only copy of Archbold's work sold at auction in at least 50 years. Flake 195; Graff 77; Howes A-299; Streeter Sale III: 1346.
Property from the Collection of Perry B. Hansen
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ARCHBOLD, Ann, Miss. A Book for the Married and Single, the Grave and Gay: And Especially Designed
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