Self Examination, Signed (8 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, Very Good copy in tan wraps (corners/spine tips bumped) 8vo 13pp Introduced and signed by John C. Moore.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A real nice clean unmarked 498 page first edition hardcover with a black & white picture section in center. Has a little foxing but still very nice. Signed and inscribed by Paul on title page. Records how out the disaster of Aberfan came a determination of the people themselves to rebuild their community and also to go forward to work with others in the Welsh Valleys to unite local community effort with large-scale and economic renewal. Size: 9h x 6 1/4w. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. Signed by author, Hiroko Sato Pijanowski, on her author picture page. Plastic spiral bound. Signed by Author(s).

Broschiert. 519 S. Einband und Schnitt leicht berieben und bestossen, sonst sauber und gut erhalten. Von Henry Rollins signiertes Exemplar. Nr.: 757 von 1500. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200.

Hamburg, Svato, 1977. 53 S. Mit 4 Prägeducktaf. (3 doppelblattgroß) von R. Herms-Hampke, H. Lüst und S. Zapletal. 21 cm. OBrosch. mit bedrucktem Silberfolien-Umschlag. Eins von 200 Exemplaren, im Druckvermerk vom Autor SIGNIERT. Englisch-deutscher Paralleldruck. - Innen leicht gebräunt.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Signed by the author without personalization, copy no. 1300/1500. Brand new, unopened copy. With color photo section. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Good. 8 pages. Published by the American Tract Society and sold at their Depository, No 87 Nassau Street. No date -- (probably 1830-1840) Written (but uncredited) by George Burder. Burder (1752-1832) was one of the founders of the American Tract Society. This is quite an early American Tract Society pamphlet - number 21, according to the numbering system adopted later. More interesting is the name signed on the top of this pamphlet, "Ez Schuyler, with affection and solicitude." [It might say E.R. Schuyler.] Elizabeth Schuyler was from one of the first families of New York. Her name is universally known thanks to Hamilton, the musical. It was the name of Alexander Hamilton's wife - the daughter of Philip Schuyler - the sister of Angelica and Peggy (and 5 others who didn't make it in to the play). The inscription on this pamphlet is a little bit odd -- it's not clear if it was given to her (by someone who did not sign their own name) or if she gave it to someone (adding her own affection and solicitude). Either way, her name is there & we are left to speculate about how, when and why. The pamphlet was tucked inside a copy of "The Pious Communicant Encouraged," printed in NY in 1801 & bearing ownership names from the prominent Ten Broeck family. Buyer to pay shipping at cost, anywhere in the world. It's worth noting that the most famous Elizabeth Schuyler (Mrs. Alexander Hamilton) was born in 1757 and married in 1780 - after which time she would have been known as Elizabeth Hamilton, NOT Elizabeth Schuyler. That would narrow the window when she could have owned/received this pamphlet. The other possibility is not fully researched, but it is this -- Elizabeth Schuyler had a much younger brother named Renssalaer Schuyler, who married Elizabeth Ten Broeck. I cannot find their family records, but is seems possible that Renssalaer and Elizabeth Schuyler had a daughter who they named Elizabeth. Since this pamphlet was found inside a book from the Ten Broeck family, that could be the correct Elizabeth. Elizabeth Schuyler's other brother was named John Bradstreet Schuyler - and he married Elizabeth Elizabeth van Renssalaer -- and they might have had a daughter names Elizabeth, as well. There are two other names written on the pamphlet, but the pencil is too faint for me to make out. There is no publication date on the pamphlet -- but it was probably in the 1830s or 1840s -- making it much less likely that it belonged to Mrs. Alexander Hamilton and much more likely that it belonged to one of her nieces. Please email with questions or to request photos. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. On offer is the diary of a 21-year-old Rodman, New York man who chronicles his tortured semester at Fairfield Academy in Herkimer County before returning home and later boarding a fishing vesselhis entries filled with self-hatred, longing, and a consuming wish to meet the expectations of family, faith, and society. Milo S. Boynton (18331857), son of Jonathan and Maria (Kinney) Boynton, was sent to Fairfield Academy (or Fairfield Collegiate Institute) at twenty-one. Through his diary he reveals constant spiritual struggle, writing of temptation, failure, and vows to "live wholly to the Lord." Though he never names his sins, his language ("the Enemy of my soul," "a hell upon Earth," "deliver me from this hellish influence") points to conflict that to modern readers suggests forbidden desire. A researcher has proposed he struggled with his sexuality; while unconfirmed, the guilt and recurring "unnameable temptation" make such a reading plausible. Within antebellum Protestant morality, the diary is both faith testimony and coded record of repression and shame. He begins with resolve: "I find myself in Fairfield Collegiate Institute pondering over the Sciences I have made the Resolution to live this year wholly to the Lord." [Jan 1 1855] Next day he confesses: "My studise went rather hard The Enemy has had more control over me than I should have allowed." [Jan 2] His torment deepens: "I saw that there was a crisis at hand the Enemy of my soul had wrestled hard with me." [Jan 3] "I felt very free in our Prayer meeting but for all this I am not what I ought to be I have lost my zeal for the study." [Feb 18] Amid lessons, illness, and prayer he notes: "I rose at ten minutes before four about twenty cases of sickness in the Academy." [Jan 3] "Br. Vandercook preached Spoke of sins separating men from God." [Feb 11] "Quite a talk with Br. Yeomans and Cheeseman on holiness." [Mar 12] He observes strict rules and peer scrutiny: "Tomorrow will seal my destiny in Geometry I feel that I am indifferent to the Lord." [Mar 15] "My chum has decided to go home my Lesson this day in moral science was upon Prayer." [Feb 23] As spring nears he debates whether to stay: "Received a letter from Melvin Talked with Br. Van Patten and prayed." [Mar 16] "Wrote a letter to Melvin stating my intentions to stay Br. Stebbins advised me not to stay." [Mar 17] He leaves in April 1855: "Spent most of the afternoon arranging my room Br. Johnson staid with me overnight." [Apr 3] "I bid Br. Yeomans farewell, may the good Lord ever be with him." [Apr 4] Back home he plans to sail aboard the John Simmons: "Was advised to take a trip on the Ocean." [Apr 6] "Wrote letter to Br. Vandercook informing him of my intentions." [Apr 9] "This day I shipped aboard the John Simmons Where shall I be in 5 months. O Lord bless me." [May 3] On his final night ashore: "I have bid farewell Shall I ever forget this night O what will poor human nature stoop toa hell upon Earth." [May 7] At sea his penitence remains: "Another week has passed we have taken 7337 fish. I have caught 385." [June 3] Returning that October he writes: "Land ho! it did not meet my expectations." His last entry, May 18 1856: "By the grace of God I hope to spend no more time in lamenting past sins keep me in the way for thy sons sake. Amen!" Boynton died March 28 1857 at twenty-three. His diary stands as both spiritual testimony and portrait of a young man caught between devotion, doubt, and a yearning he could not namean eloquent record of how mid-19th-century moral and gender codes constrained inner life. Condition: Good; spine chipped, binding loose, old watermark, writing clear. Bio Notes: Fairfield Academy (founded 1802) became Fairfield Seminary and Fairfield Collegiate Institute, known for coeducation and reform. Milo S. Boynton (Oct 28 1833Mar 28 1857) was one of nine children of Jonathan and Maria (Kinney) Boynton, early Methodist settlers of Rodman, New York. Signed by Author(s).