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| PRAYERS FOR STUDENTS A Collection. Philadelphia: Muhlenberg, 1951. Revised Edition. Book. 12mo blue wraps. 117pp. Personal library copy with pocket in back. Owner's signature in pencil. Good with general wear. Scarce Lutheran prayer book. Good. Paperback. (#THEOSHEL341) $7.29
822. Dobie, J. Frank; Boatright, Mody C.; Ransom, Harry H. (Edits.). MUSTANGS AND COW HORSES. Texas Folk-Lore Society, Austin, 1940, 1940. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. Cloth. 429pp. Illustrated by a pantheon of famous western artists, Charles M. Rusell, Will James, Ross Santee, et. al.. Endpaper drawings by Harold Bugbee. This Texas Folk-Lore Society book # 16 contains four contributions by Dobie. Much sought. "the richest assemblage of material on range horses ever published." (Dobie/Dykes 44 & 44). Near fine in somewhat worn, soiled, but nearly complete dj; just the head of the backstrip chipped. McV B36 a. McV B36 a, 44 & 44 #19, Y-R p248, Dobie p132, Dykes 50 (many), Herd 705. Near Fine in Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0306050) $196.83 823. Dobie, J. Frank. (Chronicles of Okla.). FOLK-LORE OF THE SOUTHWEST etc. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1924. First Edition. Book. Gray printed wraps. (73pp) (pages 254 - 327). One of Dobie's earliest published writings, an essay in the Sept., 1924 issue of Chronicles of Oklahoma; Vol. II, # 3. At this time Dobie was head of the Dept. of English at Oklahoma A & M. Also includes Okla. essays: "French Interests and Activities in Oklahoma", "Red River and the Spanish Boundary in the U.S. Supreme Court", "Speech on Territorial Capitol Removal" (delivered in 1910). Fine, virtually as new (not a reprint). Very scarce issue. McV C16. Fine. Paperback. (#9014012e) $54.67 824. Dobie, J. Frank. AS THE MOVING FINGER WRIT. Dallas: Southwest Review, 1955. First Thus. Book. Offprint, 1st printing thus. Wraps. 12pp. A Dobie Christmas keepsake. Fine. McV D53. Fine. Paperback. (#1204036) $23.51 825. Dobie, J. Frank. THE CACTUS 1940. Texas Student Pub. Inc., Univ of Texas, Austin, 1940, 1940. First Edition. Book. 4to textured & pictorial fabrikoid with gilt lettering. 528pp. Illust. Yearbook of the Univ. of Texas, so-called "Texas Literature Number". A number of sections of the yearbook were introduced with brief segments from famous Texas historians of the Old West & the Texas Republic, etc.. Dobie wrote a column of information on each historian. Condition: good. A number of the glossy pages in the rear part of this heavy volume were stuck together at the top corner near the binding. Impossible to separate cleanly, some pages have some abrasion or thinness in that restricted area. Last leaf has a torn chip at that corner 1 1/2" x 1 1/2". There is no loss of text. Priced accordingly. A surprisingly rare Dobie item. Not in McVicker. Good-. Hardcover. (#0511033) $114.82 826. Dobie, J. Frank. DO RATTLESNAKES SWALLOW THEIR YOUNG? Austin: Texas Foklore Society, 1946. First Thus. Book. 1st separate printing. Printed wraps. 24pp. Fine. Uncommon. McV D36. Fine. Paperback. (#1204037) $42.52 827. Dobie, J. Frank. GUIDE TO LIFE AND LITERATURE OF THE SOUTHWEST. Dallas: SMU, 1958. 2nd Edition. Book. Cloth. 222pp. Illus. Index. A classic reference book & commentary on Southwestern range & frontier books. Vg. No dj. McV A10b. Very Good. Hardcover. (#1011041) $10.13 828. Dobie, J. Frank. "HIS LOOKS AND MY WAYS WOULD HANG ANY MAN" Dallas: Southwest Review, 1956. First Thus. Book. 1st printing of specially printed offprint. 12pp. A Dobie Christmas keepsake. Two rusty staples, as usual, else fine. McV D57. Near Fine. Paperback. (#1204038) $14.51 829. Dobie, J. Frank. JAMES BOWIE, BIG DEALER. Austin: Southwest Review, 1957. First Thus. Book. Special offprint, 1st printing thus. Printed red wraps. 23pp. A Dobie Christmas keepsake. Fine. McV D63. Fine. Paperback. (#1204039) $45.02 830. Dobie, J. Frank. My Horse Buck. The Atlantic, Concord (NH), June 1952, 1952. First Thus. Book. Original magazine color printed wraps. (4pp.). Dobie portrait on cover. Dobie's fond memories of a horse on his father's ranch in south Texas. Browning to edges. Cover mostly split at hinge. Reading copy. Scarce. McV C335. Fair. Paperback. (#0805038) $24.30 831. Dobie, J. Frank. PICTHING (sic) HORSES AND PANTHERS. Austin: Privately Printed & Texas Folk-Lore Society, 1940. First Thus. Book. 1st separate printing, an essay from Dobie's Mustangs & Cow Horses. Printed wraps. 15pp. Scarce. McV D27. Fine. Paperback. (#1204041) $69.53 832. Dobie, J. Frank. PREFACES. Little, Brown, Boston, 1975, 1975. First Edition. ISBN: 0316187887. Book. Cloth & boards. 204pp.. A collection of eighteen Prefaces & essays written by Dobie for other books about famous books on American history, particularly the West. Fine in dj with just a trace of corner wear to the latter. Unread condition. Fine in Very Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#FTR9-3) $10.94 833. Dobie, J. Frank. A SCHOOLTEACHER IN ALPINE. Austin: Southwest Review, 1962. First Thus. Book. 1st printing of separate edition. Royal 8vo green printed wraps. 11pp. The Dobies' Christmas Keepsake for 1962. Very slight fading. Near fine. Quite scarce now. McV D82. Near Fine. Paperback. (#1204042) $69.53 834. Dobie, J. Frank. UP THE TRAIL FROM TEXAS. Random House, NY, 1955, 1955. First Edition. Book. Pictorial & decorated cloth. 182pp. Illustrated with drawings. Index. An excellent little book written for school children on the history & romance of cattle 19th Century cattle drives (Chisholm Trail, Western Trail, etc.). Fine in dj with chip to top of backstrip & otherwise light wear. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0711101) $18.50 835. Dobie, J. Frank. CORONADO'S CHILDREN Lost Mines and Buried Treasure of the Southwest. Southwest Press, Dallas, 1930, 1930. First Edition. Book. 1st edition, 1st issue. Front & back hinges cracked. Gilt strong on front cover but flaked off spine. Reading copy, but still somewhat scarce in this issue. McV A2 a(1). Fair. Hardcover. (#0303041) $65.61 836. Dobie, J. Frank. GAUCHOS OF THE PAMPAS AND THEIR HORSES. Hanover, 1963., 1963. Limited Edition. Book. Ltd to 400 copies. Cloth & bds. 86pp. A finely made book for which J. Frank Dobie wrote the Foreword introducing two stories by W.H. Hudson & two by R.B. Cunningham Graham. Fine in dj. McV B133. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9210048) $65.61 837. Dobie, J. Frank. GUIDE TO LIFE AND LITERATURE OF THE SOUTHWEST. Dallas, 1952., 1952. First Thus. Book. Revised & enlarged, 1st printing of the 1952 edition. Cloth. 222pp. Illustrated by Russell, Lea, et. al.. Index. Excellent reference as well as pithy comments on the Southwest books Pancho Dobie liked. Many titles relating to Oklahoma. Fine in slightly worn, pc dj; moderate fading to backstrip. Closed tear to upper corner of back panel of dj. McV A10b, 6-guns 604, Herd 693, Dykes 50 passim. Fine in Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#8905053) $32.80 838. Dobie, J. Frank. JOHN C. DUVAL First Texas Man of Letters. Southwest Press, Dallas, 1939., 1939. Limited Edition. Book. Ltd. to 1,000 copies. Cloth. 105pp. Illustrated by Tom Lea. Slight soiling to top of covers, else fine in partial dj (panels edges chipped away, as well as backstrip top/bottom; front dj flap detached, but present. Scarce. McV A8a(1), Dobie p55, Dykes 50 p204, Dykes HS p172. Good in Poor dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9104031) $98.42 839. Dobie, J. Frank. PREFACES. Boston, 1975., 1975. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 204pp. A collection of Prefaces Dobie wrote for other authors' books, & compiled posthumously by his wife, Bertha McKee Dobie. Fine in pc dj. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9014026) $12.79 840. Dobie, J. Frank. SOME PART OF MYSELF. Boston, 1967., 1967. First Edition. Book. Cloth. 282pp. Illust. Posthumously published autobiographical pieces edited by Bertha Dobie. Fine reading. Fine in slightly worn dj with a few tiny abrasions on the back panel. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9111053) $22.96 841. Dobie, J. Frank. A TEXAN IN ENGLAND. Boston, 1945., 1945. First Edition. Book. Small 8vo decorated cloth. 285pp. A delightful book based on Dobie's residence in England while teaching at Cambridge during WWII. Near fine in dj that has a couple of narrow strips torn from the back panel (longest is 2 1/2" long & 1/4" wide) & 1" square torn from back panel next to backstrip. McV A11 a. Near Fine in Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9014032) $32.80 842. Dobie, J. Frank. Tinkle, Lon. AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL The Life of J. Frank Dobie. Boston, 1978., 1978. First Edition. ISBN: 0316848875. Book. 1st printing. Cloth blind stamped with roadrunner on front cover. 264pp. Illust/photos. Bibliographical Note. Index. The most complete biography of the great Texas writer. Fine in dj. 1st printings are uncommon. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9014068a) $19.68 843. Dobie, J. Frank). McVicker, Mary Louise. THE WRITINGS OF J. FRANK DOBIE: A Bibliography. Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, 1968, 1968. First Edition. Book. Gilt-stamped cloth. 258pp. Illustrated with a couple of Dobie photos & the key title pages. Still the standard reference for Dobie collectors. Fine in pc dj. Fine in Very Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0606038) $29.52 844. Dobie, J. Frank). Poska, Valentine J. J. FRANK DOBIE BIOGRAPHY (Signed). San Diego: Ash Ranch, 1990. Limited Edition. Book. Gilt-stamped miniature hardbound (2 3/8" x 1 13/16"). 41pp. Frontispiece photo of Dobie by Evans. Marbled endpapers. Ltd to 100 copies, this being #39, signed by Poska. A modern rarity. Fine, like new. (1990) As New. Hardcover. (#9014064c) $109.35 845. Dobie, J. Frank). Swartz, Jon D. and McLaughlin, Mary (Comp. & Ed.). J. FRANK DOBIE AN EXHIBITION: Catalog of an Exhibition To Commemorate the Publication of "Dobie at Southwestern University" Georgetown (TX): Cody Memorial Lib, 1983. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Printed wraps. (16pp). Illustrated with photos. Laid in Compliments card from the library. A nice Dobie item & actually very scarce. Fine. Fine. Paperback. (#1204045) $50.02 846. Dobie, J. Frank). The Jenkins Company. A CATALOGUE OF THE WRITINGS OF J. FRANK DOBIE (1888 - 1964) COMPRISING THE LARGEST SELECTION EVER OFFERED FOR SALE, AND FURTHER CONTRIBUTING TO A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Austin: Jenkins, 1965. First Edition. Book. 1st & probably only printing. 4to printed wraps with portrait of Dobie on front cover. (30pp). Catalogue #5 of the famous Jenkins Co. which specialized in Texana. 1 page intro by John Jenkins. 2 page essay on Dobie, "He Believed In Libraries" by Dorman Winfrey. 722 items including some misc items. Last few pages advertise "Recent Publications" by the company, including some now collectable volumes. Quite minor wear/fading. Very Good. Paperback. (#1204046) $47.52 847. Dobie, J. Frank). Tinkle, Lon. AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL The Life of J. Frank Dobie. Little Brown, Boston, 1978, 1978. ISBN: 0316848875. Book. 2nd printing. Cloth. 264pp. Illust. Bibliographical Note. Index. A well-written biography of the great Texas writer, story teller, and academic maverick. Fine in very slightly soiled dj. Fine in Very Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9014069c) $4.95 848. Dobie, James Frank. CORONADO'S CHILDREN: Tales of Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the Southwest (Signed by Illustrator). Austin: Univ of Texas, 1978. First Thus. ISBN: 029271050X. Book. 1st printing of U of Texas reprint. Cloth & boards. 329pp. Notes. Glossary. Inscribed by Charlie Shaw, illustrator of this edition, to Tom S____ in year of publication. Upper front cover corner slightly bumped, else fine in dj with foxing mild, but apparent. This edition too late for McVicker. Very Good in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1402036) $46.00 849. Dobie, James Frank. THE MUSTANGS. Austin: Univ of Texas Pr, 1995. ISBN: 0292750811. Book. 3rd Texas printing in pictorial wraps. 376pp. Illustrations by Charles Banks Wilson. Interesting presentation, "A taste of 'Texas lore' for _____ from Debbie Dobie -- 6/25/96". Owner's address label on ffep. A Southwest classic. Near fine. Herd 696. (1995) Near Fine. Paperback. (#0909049) $8.10 850. Doig, Ivan. THE BARTENDER'S TALE (Signed). NY: Riverhead, 2012. First Edition. ISBN: 9781594487354. Book. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 387pp. Signed by Doig. Another fine literary work by the accomplished writer, set in modern Montana. Fine in dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1302037) $30.02 851. Doig, Ivan. THIS HOUSE OF SKY: LANDSCAPES OF A WESTERN MIND. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, NY, 1978, 1978. First Edition. ISBN: 015190054X. Book. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 314pp. 2/3 page inscription by a high school classmate of the author (Valier, Mt.), who remembers Doig's "red hair, high school honors and graduation..." Bertie Hotveldt (the inscriber) also recalls the death of a teacher, Mrs. Tidyman, who inspired Doig. A National Book Award Finalist & superb Western autobiography. Fine in dj with a couple of slight tears. Fine in Very Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0511034) $49.21 852. Doig, Ivan. MOUNTAIN TIME. NY, 1999., 1999. ISBN: 068483295X. Book. 2nd printing. Cloth & boards. 316pp. Signed by Doig. Author's 4th novel in his Montana McCaskill series. Fine in dj. Fine in New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#0011037) $6.23 853. Dolnick, Edward. DOWN THE GREAT UNKNOWN : John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon. NY: HarperCollins, 2001. First Edition. ISBN: 9780060196196. Book. Pictorial hardbound. 367pp. Illus. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Endpaper maps. Near fine; lacking the dj. Near Fine. Hardcover. (#1104036) $8.56 854. Dolph, Jerry. Fire in the Hole: The Untold Story of Hardrock Miners. Pullman, Washington, U.S.A.: Washington State Univ Pr, 1994. First Edition. ISBN: 0874221129. Book. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 174pp. Illustrated with photo, drawings & map. Appendices: "Silver Valley Extracts" by Earl H. Bennett, and "Heroism at the Sunshine Mine" by Gene Hyde. Accounts from Butte, Montana, Kellogg, Idaho, Lead, South Dakota, Osburn, Idaho, Silver Peak, Nevada, and more. Fine in dj. Hardbound edition now scarce. Fine in New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#AV1.009) $30.56 855. Donaldson, Hazel. A DOG'S LIFE AT THE RECTORY - MY FRIEND BUTTONS (Signed). Brantford?: Privately Published, 1991. First Edition. Book. Gilt-stamped blue wraps. 72pp. Illus. Signed "Best Wishes" by Donaldson. A sweet memoir with interesting events about a dog that came to live with a clergy family in Ontario & Quebec. Vg+. Very Good+. Paperback. (#5014056) $16.20 856. Dorin, Patrick C. COMMUTER RAILROADS A Pictorial Review of Most Travelled Trains. Seattle: Superior, 1970. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 192pp. Illus. Index. Faint tape marks on cover edges, else fine in near fine dj. Very Good+ in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#SHEL615) $12.50 857. Dorpat, Paul. 494 MORE GLIMPSES OF HISTORIC SEATTLE. Seattle: Mother Wit Press, 1982. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Pictorial magazine size glossy wraps. Unpag (96pp). Illustrated with vintage b/w photos of Seattle. Ex-library, but good. Check-out sleeve taped to 1st page. Good. Paperback. (#1307030) $6.50 858. Dorset, Phyllis Flanders. THE NEW ELDORADO The Fabulous Story of Colorado's Gold & Silver Rushes. NY, 1970., 1970. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 434pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Maps. Endpaper maps. One of the best surveys of the subject. Vg in pc dj with 1 1/2" closed tear top of front panel & 1" tear top of back panel. Very Good in Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#SHEL330) $15.79 859. Dorsey, George A. THE CHEYENNE INDIANS The Sun Dance. Enumclaw: MacRae Pub., 1976. Facsimile reprint. Book. Gilt & silver stamped & decorated 4to hardbound. 186pp. Illustrated in color & b/w. Vintage photos. Laid in is a folded extra copy of the color endpapers print: "A Herd of Bison Crossing the Missouri River" by William Jacob Hayes (1863). A fine reprint of Dorsey's 1905 work first published by the Field Museum. As new, no dj as issued. As New. Hardcover. (#SHEL450) $40.54 860. Dorsey, George A. INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST. n.p.: AT & SF Passenger Dept, 1903. Book. Small 8vo pictorial wraps. 223pp. Illustrated with fine b/w photos & elegant vignettes. Folding map. A very nice Santa Fe RR book for travelers. Wear to spine edges, & chipped at spine bottom. Light wear otherwise. Vg. NOT ex-lib. Very Good. Paperback. (#1302038) $25.01 861. Dorsey, Leslie & Janice Devine. FARE THEE WELL A Backward Look at Two Centuries of Historic American Hostelries, Fashionable Spas & Seaside Resorts. Crown, NY, 1964., 1964. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. 4to decor cloth. 328pp. Lavishly illustrated. Bookplate on h-t. Includes establishments both East & West. Fine in pc dj. Fine in Very Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#9104033) $9.84 862. Douglas, R. Alan (Edit). JOHN PRINCE A Collection of Documents. Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1980. Limited/Numbered. Book. 1st printing ltd to 1,250 copies; this copy # 1008. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine. 229pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Nice looking small custom bookplate of former owner on front paste down. Number 11 in the Ontario Series. Fine. No dj. Near Fine. Hardcover. (#1302039) $12.51 863. Douglas, Tom; Lance, Shelley. THE DAHLIA BAKERY COOKBOOK Sweetness in Seattle - 125 of our Favorite Recipes. NY: Wm Morrow, 2012. First Edition. ISBN: 9780062183743. Book. 1st printing. 4to hardbound. Illus. Index. Signed "Cheers, Tom Douglas" on half-title page. From one of the great Seattle bakeries and fine restaurants. Fine in dj. Fine in Fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#SHEL729) $50.00 864. Douglass, John M. THE INDIANS IN WISCONSIN'S HISTORY. Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, 1954, 1954. Book. 2nd printing. Pictorial wraps. (61pp). Illust. Fine. Fine. Paperback. (#FTR270) $6.75 865. Dow, Edson. PASSES TO THE NORTH History of Wenatchee Mountains (Signed & Assoc copy). Wenatchee: Privately Published, 1963. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Hardbound. 255pp. Illus. Bibliography. Notes. Index. Endpaper maps. Excellent regional Washington book with much on trails and the passes (Blewett, Colockum, Nanum) of central Washington. Material on cowboys and mining. This copy signed by Dow. Also inscribed by "Art", an associate, who was on an expedition with Dow, and who also served with Dow on the WA State Game Commission. Art (last name not known) has made an annotation under the photo frontispiece. Laid in notes from another associate, and a few corrections & annotations in that hand. The bindery confused some Index & Notes pages & to make things easier to read the original owner photocopied a couple of the leaves for correct order insertion. Also, owner explained the binding errors on a two-side handwritten detailed note. Also, several laid in notes by owner. Interesting association copy. Vg in moderately worn dj with large price clip. Very Good+ in Good dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1209045) $75.04 866. Dowd, James P. CUSTER LIVES! Fairfield: Ye Galleon Press, 1982. First Edition. ISBN: 0877702683. Book. Gilt-stamped simulated leather hardbound. 263pp. Illus. Folding map. A bibliography of Custer literature with supportive text by the author & also Dr. Edgar Stewart & Lt. Edward Maguire. The work "is an attempt to include all types of material relevant to Custer" including books, pamphlets, executive documents, reports, magazines, manuscripts, and pertinent newspapers." Fine in dj. Fine in Very Good+ dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#1003034) $16.19 867. Doyle, Lee. The Love We All Wait for (Signed). Walnut Creek: Komenar Pub, 2008. First Edition. ISBN: 0981727107. Book. 1st printing. 286 pp. Cloth. Signed & dated with event noted shortly after publication. A "poignant debut novel that captures the transition we all make, from the romantic ideas and hopes of youth to the wonderment of discovering who we will become." Fine, like new in dj. As New in New dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#5022031) $22.27 868. Doyle, Thomas M. (Wisconsin). LIQUOR DEALER GUIDE Covering Special Taxes for Liquor Dealers; also the Manufacture and Marketing of Distilled Spirits, Wine and Beer Under Government Regulation. Milwaukee, 1954., 1954. First Edition. Book. No printing stated. Printed red wrappers. 66pp. Laid in is a tall, folded, printed Guide for Wisconsin Liquor Dealers & a folded full sheet, The Law on Quantity Sales, with a Pabst news note & a pictorial block ad for Mohawk Blackberry Flavored Brandy. The latter was mailed from Milwaukee to a gentleman in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. A very, very informative book written by Doyle, a "Special tax and liq uor expert", for Tavern Keepers Beer Dealers Package Store Operators Hotel Operators Druggists Bartenders Liquor Salesmen Grocers etc. Some fading to edges of front cover, else near fine. Very scarce. Very Good+. Paperback. (#5006007) $60.75 869. Drago, Harry Sinclair. SMOKE OF THE .45. Macaulay, NY, 1923, 1923. First Edition. Book. Pictorial blue cloth. 311pp. Fronispiece by the famed Western artist, Frank Tenney Johnson. A classic Western. Owner's label (Calumet, Mich.) on ffep. Good; moderate wear to extremities. No dj. Dykes 50 p176. Good. Hardcover. (#0611044) $6.56 870. Drake, Charles D. A. L. S. (autograph letter signed). N.p, , St. Louis, 2/11/1867, 1867. Paper. Not a book. Original handwritten letter in ink, front & back, on approx. 7 7/8" x 9 7/8" plain stationary. Addressed to Mr. H. Crittenden of Great Barrington, Mass., C. D. Drake is advising the former that he (Drake) is reimbursing the latter for the advance of $100 two years earlier to help finance the publication of Drake's speeches. Appleton & Co. of Cincinnati published them, but of the 2,000 copies to be printed, only 200 had sold, "and I have no reason to hope that the money so kindly advanced by those thirteen gentlemen will ever be repaid from the sales." Drake writes that he is under no "legal obligation to refund"... "yet I feel very uncomfortable in regard to the matter, and follow the dictates of my feelings in reimbursing, ..., out of my own pocket, the amount..." Drake, the writer of the letter, was a well known Republican Senator from Missouri, 1867 - 1870. He was a leading advocate of Radical Reconstruction after the Civil War, & in early 1865 was a "guiding light" in Missouri's passage, at a new Constitutional Convention, of an emancipation ordinance to replace the one of 1863. At the same convention, a new constitution ("Drake's Constitution") was approved with harsh measures toward the vanquished in Missouri. It was also dubbed "the Draconian Constitution" in criticism of Drake. Earlier, in 1863, Pres. Lincoln had telegraphed Drake & The Hon. H. T. Blow, saying, "It is very painful to me that you in Missouri cannot or will not settle your factional quarrel among yourselves. I have been tormented with it beyond endurance for months by both sides." Quite noteworthy is the fact that Drake, in May of 1847, was the attorney for plaintiffs Dred Scott & Harriet Scott against Irene Emerson as the former tried to secure their freedom. Early press-printed Drake documents & speeches command somewhat hefty prices. I find no original handwritten items by Drake available in the internet marketplace. While the topic of this letter is personal rather than policy, it is nice piece of ephemera from a significant figure in Missouri & national politics. The letter is nearly split in half at the mid, horizontal fold. There is a 2" split on a vertical fold. Both have been carefully closed with a minimum of thin, very transparent, archival material. Very beautiful handwriting & completely legible. Good. Paperback. (#0505056) $164.03 871. Draper, John S. SHAMS... UNCLE BEN'S EXPERIENCES WITH HYPOCRITES. Thompson & Thomas, Chicago, 1899, 1899. Book. Silver-stamped red cloth with silver portrait of the author. 412pp. Illustrated with wood-cuts & engravings. Uncle Ben traveled to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, L. A., & Santa Fe, encountering plenty of shady characters & sharps along the way. Light cover wear; couple of small spots on front cover & some stain on the back cover. Good+. Good+. Hardcover. (#0611045) $9.84 872. Driggs, Howard R. 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