Buy this book on-line MALTBY GELTSON ROSE, NELLIE DOUGLASS : 1820s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT COPY BOOK, CATCHALL CREATED BY A NOTED JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND EVENTUAL SCRAPBOOK OF A YOUNG SAG HARBOR WOMAN
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. On offer is a super, interesting, original manuscript 19th Century scrapbook and in many ways a commonplace book. We believe the book had two owners contributing to the content. The first few pages have clippings pasted over older entries. An ownership inscription by Miss Nellie Douglass of Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York leads us to believe that Nellie is the person that later, circa 1880s, used the original journal for clippings and a few scraps such as a charming old Sag Harbor Bank note for twenty cents tipped in. The original owner who provides 95% of the handwritten content was likely Maltby Geltson Rose as indicated by a copy of a summons signed by him a noted Justice of the Peace who used the book 150+ pages circa 1820 originally as a copy book and catchall for recipes [receipts], remedies and cures, religious sentiment and numerous observations and entries about his life and times. The once premium journal with marbelized covers and leather spne is overall G+.. Manuscript. Book Condition: Good+ Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of MALTBY GELTSON ROSE, NELLIE DOUGLASS : 1820s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT COPY BOOK, CATCHALL CREATED BY A NOTED JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND EVENTUAL SCRAPBOOK OF A YOUNG SAG HARBOR WOMAN. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, antiquarian books, libri rari, out of print books and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |