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Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition||Illustrated. This is "Walt Disney's Surprise Package," published by Simon and Schuster in 1944. This book is a collection of stories adapted from various classic tales, illustrated with Disney characters. Given its age and the fact that it is a Disney collectible, it holds some value, especially to collectors of Disney memorabilia.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition||Collector's Edition||Dust J. This set includes two beautifully illustrated books on iconic fashion designers Dior and Valentino. Both books are in good condition, featuring stunning photography and insights into the designers' works. Perfect for fashion enthusiasts and collectors.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. This is a rare 1838 edition of "Historical Discourse, on the Civil and Religious Affairs of the Colony of Rhode-Island" by John Callender. It is part of the Collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society, Volume IV. The book is a valuable piece for collectors interested in early American history and Rhode Island's colonial past. The spine shows wear, and the book is in good condition for its age.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition||Dust Jacket||Illustrated. This is a 1969 edition of "True Horse Stories" by Sam Savitt, a renowned equestrian artist and author. The book is in good condition with its original dust jacket. It features illustrations and stories that capture the spirit and beauty of horses. A great addition for collectors of horse literature and art.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Illustrated Edition. This is a beautifully bound Victorian edition of "The Poetical Works of John Milton," edited by Thomas Newton, D.D., and illustrated by William Harvey. Published by George Routledge and Sons, this edition features an ornate cover and spine with gold-edged pages. It is a collectible piece for any literary enthusiast or collector of classic poetry. William Harvey (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Illustrated Edition. This is a rare 1903 edition of "Memorial Addresses" delivered before the two houses of Congress on the lives and characters of Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley. Published by the Government Printing Office, this book is a valuable piece of American history. It features portraits and is bound in a decorative hardcover. A great addition for collectors of presidential memorabilia or historical documents.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Illuminated||Illustrated. This is a beautifully illustrated edition of "The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier," published by Ticknor & Fields and James R. Osgood & Co. The book features gold gilt edges and is in good condition with some foxing and wear typical of its age. A wonderful addition for collectors of 19th-century poetry.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. On offer is a pair of diaries by a middle-aged mother who began journaling to navigate her identity as a lesbian, while confronting addiction, financial instability, and the pain of raising a troubled child who would die only six months after her final entry. Biographical information on the authorwho identifies herself by name within both volumeswill be shared privately with serious buyers for research and provenance. She was forty-one when she began writing in 1997 and forty-three when she concluded in March 2000. In her first entry she declares her purpose: "This book isabout who I am in this momentMostly it is about sexuality, mine, once lost and now found." [Feb 21, 1997]. Educated, self-aware, and yearning for peace, she records her attempts to stay sober, parent responsibly, and make sense of her loneliness. She attends AA meetings, Sarasota's First Step "Choices" program, and therapy, often reflecting on her progress: "I went to a gay AA meetingcried all the way through itI need to be thankful more often." [Apr 14, 1997]. Yet financial crises and family conflict recur: "I was terminated for not correcting medication errorsI feel sad and worthless." [Apr 23, 1997]. By her second diary, begun in September 1999, her optimism is threadbare. Her son faces arrest, eviction looms, and her sobriety falters: "We have just returned from the police station where [my son] was arrested on three felony counts" [Sept 1, 1999]. She cycles between gratitude and despair: "Tomorrow we meet with Juvenile JusticeMy son is a criminalmy goals: make my house pretty, get my master's, write a book, find a lover." [Sept 30]. On Oct. 5 she resumes drinking; by November she is penniless, her water shut off, and her landlord threatening eviction. Still, she perseveres through faith and AA: "I picked up my blue chip for 90 days. It was a great meeting." [Jan 25, 2000]. Her final plea is quiet and prayerful: "Lord, please help me to remember that I am loved." [Mar 30, 2000]. Historical records show she later married a woman active in the sober-living community and lived into her early sixties, though hardship continued. Her son's death, soon after these writings, marked a devastating coda. Together, these diaries form a vivid portrait of late twentieth-century lesbian self-definition outside urban or academic contexts, capturing how spirituality, motherhood, and recovery intertwined in one woman's pursuit of dignity and belonging. They are a rare primary-source record of working-class lesbian experience and maternal endurance on the threshold of the new millennium. BIO NOTES (Anonymized): Born in the mid-1950s to an upper-middle-class New Jersey family, the author graduated from a respected northeastern university in the late 1970s, where she was President of the Student Alumni Association and inducted into the AMW honorary society. She later worked in nursing, lived primarily in Florida and the Northeast, identified as lesbian in 1997, and died in the late 2010s. [Note: Full Bio notes are available to serious buyers for research purposes, anonymity is maintained due to ++ living family members and the sensitive contents of the diaries]. Signed by Author(s).…