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The hunting grounds of the Old world / 1st series

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Description: "The following pages, descriptive in their different incidents in a Hunter's life, are selections from the journal of a wanderer over many lands, which, having excited a certain degree of interest amongst a class who have themselves participated in similar scenes, the Author has laid before the Public; in the hope that some of his comrades, many of whom are 'might hunters,' and abler with the pen than himself, will follow his example, and disseminate the knowledge they have acquired by experience during their sojourn in the 'pathless woods,' as their accounts cannot fail to be of intense interest to their brother sportsmen, and a great assistance to the uninitiated who may wish to follow in their footsteps"--From preface.
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Publication date: 1860.
Call number: 656409
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Journal of a Balloon Ascent by J. C. Sharpe, 1st Book, Chiswick

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Sharpe's excited and somewhat selfconsciously literary account of the ascension begins with his early morning trip to London, a tour of the Commercial Gas Works of Stepney, a description of the growing crowds and party atmosphere, and Green's preparations for flight. He then describes the ascension itself, with his diminishing view of people, buildings, streets, the city, the Thames, the countryside, the ocean, and Europe. He records his feelings and sensations during the voyage, toasting the Queen's health in sherry, reaching an altitude of 16,000 feet, and beginning their descent. at which point this incomplete account breaks off in mid-sentence.

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Secret of the old post-box

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It's the mid-1950s and Pat Harrison is excited that her family has moved from a cramped apartment in New York City to a country house in Haven. She's never climbed a tree or ridden a bike on a street without traffic or made friends with any boys (having attended an all-girls school). But all of these things are in her future...as well as solving an old mystery tied to the Revolutionary War.

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Two introductory lectures: handwritten bound draft

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This is a bound handwritten draft of Dr. Hunter's "Two introductory lectures, delivered by Dr. William Hunter, to his last course of anatomical lectures..." which was published in 1784. With the lectures are three other items all related to Dr. Hunter's desire to build a museum and school of anatomy in London; these include: a handwritten copy of Hunter's request for land in London, 1764 (this is separate from the volume); a letter by Hunter to Prime Minister George Grenville; and a handwritten manuscript that was given to the "King by Mr. Hawkins" (the last two items are at the end of the volume).

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Buffalo Bill incoming correspondence

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This collection of letters detail William F. Cody's investments in a Tucson mining venture known as the Camp Bonito Mine and Milling Company with John D. Burgess. Burgess is a colorful, confident and wildly optimistic person. In one letter dated July 5, 1910, Burgess assures Cody "Cheer up about Bonito! It can't fail for years! Schulite is on the rise! By the time Getch [L.W. Getchell] has made 6 carloads of concentrates you'll be overrun with applications to get into the B.B.B.B. (B's make money)." Approximately a month later, Burgess is reassuring Cody again "You & I can get rich out of those 5 claims if all else fail! But nothing will fail here Bill unless kidney's process fails!" (August 9, 1910). While the venture does not seem to have been a success, it offers a good glimpse into the kind of investments Cody entered, as well as many details about the mining business in Arizona.

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James Warren letter to Edwin Hunt Frost

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James Warren writes of his life experiences, such as crossing the Atlantic Ocean, riding the first railroad, and owning railroad stock. He bemoans the "wretched, unfortunate Strikes that has so much deranged all Business and Prosperity." He also writes of the newspaper industry, in particular the San Francisco-based California Farmer, and lists items of historical interest in its offices in great detail. He tells Frost, "If we don't surprise & astonish you by the Magnitude, the Rarity, the Intrinsic Value of our collection - we will pay you the cost of your Trip!" It appears Frost is a prospective buyer. Signed "Col. Warren."

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The WunderCabinet : the curious worlds of Barbara Hodgson & Claudia Cohen

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" ... The WunderCabinet is Cohen and Hodgson's interpretation of ... 16th-to-18th century cabinets of curiosities. It is a glimpse into the authors' own collections through essays, images and objects. ... In the spirit and mode of the authors' ongoing series of books exploring color ..., the many & diverse images ... take a variety of forms, whether engraved, hand drawn, hand coloured, layered or collaged. Objects included with the book follow this tradition and complement the topics covered in the book." -- publisher's website.

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