Large black leatherbound volume with boldly molded and decorated boards having tooling and gilt on both boards and spine. On spine is "Schoolcraft's History of Indian Tribes. / Illustrated by S. Eastman, U.S.A. / Part Third." Longer complete title on title page. Henry R. Schoolcraft. Published by authority of Congress by Lippincottt, Grambo & Co.
Gilt edged pages have elaborate impressed floral and scroll designs with centered American shield. Inside of covers is a large pasted-on panelof dark blue felted fabric with foliate designs. End papers have beautiful wallpaper-like, full-color designs of flowers and leaves in gold, green and red. Inscribed in pencil is "JBH Jr." on tissue page covering title page.
Appraiser notes a letter of presentation to Buchanan by Charles E. Mix, Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, dated Oct. 15, 1857. Not presently located (in pages?).
Provenance
Descent within James Buchanan Henry family to donors.
Abrasions and wear; cracking at hinge of front board and spine. Detached back board along with some pages. Most pages have liquid stains at the top; many pages have light to heavy foxing with some acid burn at edges.
Object ID
2013.008.025
Place of Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Credit
Gift of the Family of Eleanor N. Henry (John D. McNeill Jr., Mary Catherine Henry West, James Buchanan Henry IV, and Elizabeth Henry Richardson)
Marbelized covers and burgundy leather-like spine with "Louisa Winter" stamped in gold lettering. On a front flyleaf written in brown ink: "Louisa Regan/ Adamstown/ Lancaster/County/ April 20 Penn." First page has stamped ink drawing with " To the memory of Louisa Winter" on a cemetery monument. 36 pages.
German alphabet (in German script) book for children.Yellow cardboard covers with drawing on front and German script alphabet, upper and lower case, on back. Inside front cover are letters with animal and name for each, a through z. (No j or q.) "Hoch Deutsches/ Reformirtes/ ABC/ und/ RamenBuchlein/ fur/ Kinder/ welche anfangen zu lernen." 35 pages. Pages of various letter and word combinations, text, a multiplication table, upper & lowercase English letters and Roman numerals. Philadelphia: Schafer & Koradi (no date).
Hardbound dark blue book with gold-edged pages "From the press of / The Inquirer P. & P. Company,/ Lancaster, PA." Title page: "Memoirs/ of/ Miss Henrietta B. Miller/ Late Teacher of Fairview School,/ Who died at/ Waynesboro, Penna./ December 23, 1874/ The Amiable Friend. The advocate of Education./ The Model Teacher. The Real Christian./ Waynesboro, PA./ Published by the Author/ 1877", Rev.Henry Miller, Waynesboro, PA. 160 pages.
Provenance
Names on flyleaf. In ink: "? Kate Getz/ Reamstown/ Lan/ Cou/ Pa"
Below in pencil: "Mrs. H. R. Lutz/ February 15 1885/ Denver Lan Co?/ H.R. Lutz"
Orange covers with black ink illustration of Atlas holding the globe with the title: "Introduction to Monteith's Manual of Geography". Book 2 in the "National Geographical Series". Along sides of front cover: "Monteith and Mc Nally's Series." Published "New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1868." 54 pages of maps and illustrations, some with color, along with 77 lessons and exercises followed by review and a pronouncing vocabulary. Last page (62) is advertisement for a new outline globe. Back cover advertises publishers' "National Series of Standard School-books."
"Mr. Henry R. Lutz/ Dec 2 187?/ Onward" Below, written in a later pen, "Father of Parke H. Lutz"
Inscription Type
Inscription
Object Name
Book, Instruction
Material
Paper
Height (cm)
1.27
Height (ft)
0.0416666667
Height (in)
0.5
Length (cm)
22.225
Length (ft)
0.7291666667
Length (in)
8.75
Width (cm)
16.8275
Width (ft)
0.5520833333
Width (in)
6.625
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2018-10-22
Condition Notes
Front cover warped and liquid stains on some pages. Tear in black fabric spine. Some pencil scribbles inside front cover and drawing on next to last page. Heavy wear on corners; back top corner broken.
Tan paper covers with black fabric spine. Print illustration on the cover (B.F. Waitt) with " Warren's / Common-school / Geography / Philadelphia:/ Cowperthwait and Compnay." 1875. On title page: "Mathematical, Physical, and Political/ Geography/ by/ D.M. Warren." 114 pages including maps, illustraitons, 21 chapters with facts and questions, map-drawing, pronouncing vocabluary, tables and population of different countries.