Indianapolis IN: Indiana Historical Society. Near Fine with no dust jacket; Owner inscription on front end paper. 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Travel journal of Robert Dale Owens. Covers a year of wandering after his 16-month stay in the utopian New Harmony community in Indiana. R. D. Owens was the eldest son of Robert Owens who founded New Harmony . B&W illustrations. Laid in map of "Harmony on the Wabash 1814-1825" in fine condition. In lightly-textured wraps. A clean, tight, near fine copy and a fascinating view of a man of strong opinions traveling in 1827. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo .

Dayton OH: B.F. Ells. Very Good-; Moderate, pervasive foxing doesn't impair readability. Missing four leaves immediately after title page. 1849. Hardcover. Miscellany indeed, this is a compendium of history, anecdote, religion, agriculture, morality, education, biography, and the like, covering not just the United States, but the rest of the world. The nature of man, how to anneal cast iron, the history of the use of salt, portrait painting among the 'red indians,' an essay on the musk ox, steam power in the manufacture of sugar, the number of common thieves in London, and similar facts for your enlightenment. In the mid-1800s, such compilations and gazettes were the way Joe Average got a view of the country and world beyond the county line. This book readily shows what the editor thought were the facts and moral directions that the public should be exposed to. Appears to be a compiled offprint of a periodical of the same title. Privately printed by the editor. Black and white engravings and other illustrations of all kinds. Index at rear called "Contents." Modern rebind in black cloth, gilt title to spine. Text block untrimmed, wear to edges and corners. Externally clean and perfect with no bumps. Internally VG-.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 384 pages .

Richmond VA: Garrett & Massie. Near Fine; Lacks the dust jacket. Tiny bit of soil at the tail of the spine. 1938. No edition stated. Hardcover. The history and account of daily life on Andrew Jackson's Tennesee homestead and a biographical account of Jackson in that context. Covers the house, gardens, grounds, guests, farming, personnel, and other aspects of homestead life. Appendixes include Jackson's will and the Governing Boards of the organization that maintains the Hermitage. Black and white photos. Illustrated pastedowns and endpapers show front and rear elevations and architectural details of the house. DJ flap laid in. Clean and Near Fine condition. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 223 pages .

Detroit MI: Harlo Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; Very slightly rolled. Spine tail bumped. Tail, tail edges, and tail corners rubbed. Two previous owners' names to front endpaper. DJ has a major chip at the spine head, minor chips and wrinkles to other edges, a bit of soil. 1983. Not First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Recounts the lives of Samuel VanderMeer ("Uncle Sam") and Nola Pease ("Aunt Nola") and their friends and family in the Kentucky mountains from 1923-1969. First person accounts of mountain life: horses, preaching, childbirth, molasses boiling, weddings, schooling, swimming holes, and slingshots. B&w photo plates. SIGNED and inscribed on front endpaper by the author "Sincerely/Nola Vander Meer/May 1985/Jude-24-25." Spelling of the last name seems to vary by occasion or whim. can be VanderMeer or Vander Meer. Excellent primary material for the historian. Clean and conservatively VG in a VG- DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 239 pages .