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Lot 118
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
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Live / Cincinnati
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$250 -
350
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$318
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Lot Description
[OCCUPATIONAL]. KUEHNLE, Margaret Trigg, and CHANCE, Ruby Lee. Ruth. N.p., n.d., ca mid-19th century. Self-published tribute to housekeeper from Natchez, MS.
8vo (6 x 9 in.), paper wrappers (light soiling and creasing to wrappers, else very good). Written by two women from Natchez, MS, about an African American woman named Ruth who almost certainly worked for one or both of the authors. The book contains several writings referencing "Ruth" after her death. SCARCE: OCLC locates 8 institutional holdings.
One of the authors, Margaret Trigg Kuehnle (1890-1990), lived to be 100 years old and is buried in Natchez, MS.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States