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A Fool's Errand and John Eax

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POLITICAL WHO'S WHO AUTOGRAPH BOOK of 1904-1905: Representing figures from the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West, Southwest, West and Islands including: President Theodore Roosevelt, VP Charles W. Fairbanks, Future President William Howard Taft,

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M.G. LOVELAND MILITARY PHOTO POST CARDS & DIARY: Sgt. Loveland, 19th Regiment U.S. Marines, photo album: Cuba, France, NY, Virginia, Mexico (1914 Revolution), Panama Canal; sinking of the "Maine" and its victims being loaded onto U.S.S. North Caroli

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2 books by Albion W. Tourgee; A Fool's Errand 1879 361 pp. and John Eax 1882 300 pp.. Both published by Ford's Howard Hulbert, New York. 5" x 7" x 1" each. Gilt lettering spines. Provenance: Originally from the estate of Jesse Rankin Wharton (1858-1923) fondly known as the "Grand Old Man of Butte Montana." Descended thru the family to current date. We ship all items from this auction in-house.