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The author read through five generations worth of letters and other documents to chronicle the lives of her New England ancestors.
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- PublisherChristopher Pub. House
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0815803184
- ISBN 13 9780815803188
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages191
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From An Old Leather Trunk
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Samuel Rugg (1767-1850) was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts to Daniel and Elizabeth Rugg. In 1792 Samuel married Sally Wilder and they had seven children. Their granddaughter, Clara Newhall married Benjamin Conant (b. 1837) in 1861. They had four daughters. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123641020
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From An Old Leather Trunk
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The Christopher Publishing House, North Quincy, MA, 1974
ISBN 10: 0815803184
ISBN 13: 9780815803188
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Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. "A family trilogy detailing the colorful lives of five generations of New Englanders" from the author's "Old Trunk" findings in Bethel Maine. Including documents from Samuel Rugg's Family Register, Journals by Clara Newhall and Benjamin Conant, Father Kemp's Old folks Concert Troupe, and Daisy A. Crosby's 'A Brief History'. 191 pages, illustrated. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, bookplate on flyleaf. Book. Seller Inventory # 098184
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From an old leather trunk
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01. Seller Inventory # G0815803184I4N00
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From an old leather trunk
Published by
Christopher Pub. House, 1974
ISBN 10: 0815803184
ISBN 13: 9780815803188
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Squeaky Trees Books, Greenfield TWP, ME, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Slight wear to upper edge of dustcover, one tiny tear to front top edge; Like new, never cracked open for a read; 191 pages. Seller Inventory # 9763
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FROM AN OLD LEATHER TRUNK
Published by
Christopher Publishing House:, 1974
ISBN 10: 0815803184
ISBN 13: 9780815803188
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Hardcover
Seller: PASCALE'S BOOKS, NORTH READING, MA, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 191 pages, illustrated. "In an unused workshop at our Red House in Bethel, Maine, is an old brown leather trunk with a rounded top. From it came Samuel Rugg's Family Register: the patent granted to him on Jan. 11, 1821, for a revolving harrow and signed by Andrew Jackson. Also besides some diaries and family letters, the journals by Clara Newhhall and Benjamin Conant and much more. From these documents some dating as far back as 1801, Ruth Crosby has compiled a family trilogy detailing the colorful lives of five generations of New Englanders." The author was born in Arlington, Ma., and she recieved her Ph. D from Radcliffe College. FINE HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD - DUST JACKET. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 008498
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From an Old Leather Trunk
Published by
Christopher Publishing House, North Quincy, Massachusetts, 1974
ISBN 10: 0815803184
ISBN 13: 9780815803188
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Hardcover
First Edition
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Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Photographic and Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. Inscribed by Author. foreword by author and family tree. The text is illustrated with reproductions of illustrations, receipts and black-and-white photographs. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip and self embossed decoration to the front panel edge. Illustrated dustwrapper dark red coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author and her mother to the rear fold over panel. This is the story of the author's family  literally found in an old leather trunk. It describes five generations " . of New Englanders. Staunch, stubborn and creative, these individuals are remarkable for their solidarity in matters of family, religion and state and for their devotion to beauty and quietude, both in nature and in themselves."  from front bowled over panel blurb. Minor softening of the back strip edges rubbing of the book corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. A little chipping of the dustwrapper corners with creasing of the dustwrapper edges. Rubbing of the panels and there is funding of the back strip and rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 7 - 191, [1] pages, Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; United States; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0815803184. ISBN/EAN: 9780815803188. Inventory No: 0127648. Seller Inventory # 0127648
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