2000, ISBN: 0d00705e24da1ab3e510a429a066366d

Four volumes, small quarto, 756 pages plus blanks, and several pages of accounts, bound in either original ¼ leather and marbled boards, or ¼ leather and cloth, entries written in a neat … Mehr…

Four volumes, small quarto, 756 pages plus blanks, and several pages of accounts, bound in either original ¼ leather and marbled boards, or ¼ leather and cloth, entries written in a neat legible hand in either pencil or ink. Four diaries kept by Upton as a young man, the first dates from when he was an 18 year old in Portland, Oregon, to 1877 when he graduated from Yale. Upton's diaries contain a frank account of his activities, attending school, preparing for college, and descriptions of life in Portland and later college life at Yale, and his interior life, his religious faith, which was often in conflict with other aspects of his personality, his literary efforts - poetry writing, and constant self-examination - Upton concludes that he suffers from Depression or "hypochondria" as it was then sometimes called. He is by turns self-confident, jealous, and insecure, he was also equipped with a powerful and obsessive attraction for members of the opposite sex, Upton is extremely frank and revealing about his desires and his actions upon them for a person writing at this time. Upton also reveals himself as the perpetrator of an infamous episode in 19th century Yale history - the break in, on the night of September 29, 1876, of Skull and Bones. Upton along with two of his associates were the self-styled "Order of the File and Claw," which accomplished this feat. Upton also reveals himself to be the author of a pamphlet describing the event which appeared anonymously later that year, entitled: The Fall of Skull and Bones. Compiled from the Minutes of the 38th Regular Meeting of the Order of the File and Claw..." William Henry Upton was the son of William W. Upton (1817-1896) jurist and public servant. William Henry Upton was born in California July 19, 1854, he graduated from Yale in 1877, worked for a time after his graduation as a clerk in the Navy Department in Washington, practiced law with his brother Charles Backus Upton, and served as a member of the territorial legislature of Washington and for two terms as superior judge of the state of Washington. William W. Upton, was born in Victor, Ontario County, New York, July 11, 1817. His father, James Upton, a substantial farmer and a man of considerable prominence in the county, was fifth in descent from one John Upton, who settled in Massachusetts in 1637. Judge Upton's mother Olive Broughton was of Connecticut descent. Upton received the scanty educational advantages which Western New York then afforded, including a course at Lima Academy, he managed to acquire a knowledge of Latin, Mathematics as well as French. After a preliminary settlement in Michigan in 1838 he taught school, worked as a surveyor, studied law in his native state and was admitted to the bar. In 1840 he married, and began the practice of his profession at Victor, Michigan. He was supervisor of Victor during 1840-1845, surveyor of Clinton County during 1841-1845, county treasurer 1845-1847 and a member of the legislature which made Lansing the state capitol. He was appointed district attorney for Ingham County in 1848 and was elected to the same office in 1849 and 1851. He had removed to DeWitt in 1845 and later to Lansing, in which city he built the first house that was not made of logs in 1847. In March 1852, he resigned his office, and with his wife and three children crossed the plains to California. There he practiced his profession first at Weaverville, and from 1855 at Sacramento. He was a member of the legislature in 1856 and prosecuting attorney of Sacramento County during 1861-1864. His wife and several of his children died he married in 1860 his second wife, Marietta Bryan. He removed to Portland, Oregon in the spring of 1865 and assumed a place in the front rank of the Oregon bar. He was elected to the legislature in 1866, and was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court for the fifth circuit in 1867 and was elected to the same position for a term of six years in 1868, becoming the Tenth Chief Justice in 1872. He returned to the practice of law in 1874, but in 1877 was appointed second comptroller of the treasury of the United States by President Hayes, and moved to Washington D.C. with his family. He held this position through three successive administrations. He resigned the office June 1, 1885, and continued the practice of law there until his death on January 23, 1896. His "Digest of Decisions of the Second Comptroller, 1869-84," was published by the government in 1885. Judge Upton was originally a democrat, voting for Douglas in 1860; but from the latter date was a republican. He was a Freemason having been initiated in Michigan in 1849; received all the degrees of the so-called York and Scottish Rites and succeeded General Albert Pike as president of the Masonic Veteran Association of the District of Columbia. Sample Quotations: 1872 Tuesday, January 9, 1872 "In evening proposed to go to prayer meeting and told the folks I was going down town, whereupon Geo. said he would go with me; on my objecting Geo. hinted pretty strongly that I wanted to go to some place to which the folks would object. At which I told him he was an "infernal liar," whereupon Etta gave me a lecture and there being three of us angry at once we did not get along very smoothly. Finally seeing that I had made an ass of myself I went to bed very much ashamed of myself." Thursday, January 11, 1872 "This evening attended prayer meeting at M. E. Church and escorted Maggie home. Had determined to give her a fairwell kiss this evening and then to stop going with her. At least for this month. Came to this determination partly to prevent my falling in love with her and partly that she might see that I am not wholly dependent on her whims for my happiness. But on account of the presence of others I did not kiss her at the gate but postponed my farewell till next Sunday night. However I told her a story of an imaginary person who wonders if he had better quit the side of her with whom he is afraid of falling in love. Was unusually awkward but think she understood me." Friday, January 26, 1872 "Attended Prof. G. G. Rogers lecture before debating society. Subject Chemistry Proceeds $ 10 ¼. This evening father gave a party to some of the military who had been kind to Etta on her trip over to Victoria last Summer. There were only a couple of dozen of the aristocracy present which caused considerable hard feelings among those not invited. After seeing Belle home, went to bed with Charlie at 2 o'clock tomorrow morning!" Friday, February 9, 1872 "Went to school in fine spirits but the boys conspired to bring up the "Judge Upton's son" joke & bothered me considerable. How foolish it appears for a man of McEwan's age to stick himself into other people's business! Mem. "Gentleman One who minds his own business." This afternoon Etta asked me if I take the Stitzels home from church. I said "occasionally." At which she objected strongly and told me if I would attended to her wishes she would have me forbidden. I maintained that if I chose to take girls home it is no one else's business. No conclusion. Spent the evening at Stitzel's. Mary is going to have a party one week from to-night and wishes us to take part in some charades. I respectfully declined. Only the Theilson's, Jesse Mitchell and Edith Carter were there. Martha and I spent the first part of the evening looking over some poets. Afterwards we danced. At 12 o'clock took Jesse home." Friday, February 23, 1872 "Went to school. Latin did not recite owing to the absence of Prof. Jones. Wrote, or rather finished, a piece of verse which I began some six weeks ago, which I call "A Pacific Coast Pastoral" - being an imitation of Virgil's Eclogues, about 150 lines long..." Tuesday, February 27, 1872 "This evening father and I went to hear the fifth lecture of the Society's course by Ex-Gov. Geo. G. Curry. Subject "Pioneers." Father says it was a very good lecture. Proceeds, = $ 7.50 Escorted Katie Wilson and Miss Cook home from the lecture and then went over to dancing school. Before I arrived some of the boys came near being arrested for breaking the windows of a china wash-house, across the street." Saturday, March 16, 1872 "Today I bound in two small volumes all the rhymes & verse I have written, with the exception of the "Pacific Pastoral" and the "Tolling of the Bell." The first vol. contains about 1100 lines including some "fragments" and the greater part of it is very inferior rhyme without verse. The second vol. contains about 1000 lines including 37 six line stanzas of a poem destined, probably, never to be finished; and both volumes are full of unchaste lines and obscene sentiments besides miserable verse. There are a few lines which I like very much. These lines are the result of the idle moments of eleven months beginning - fitting day - April 1st, 1871. In evening danced with the girls, see last Saturday night." Sunday, March 24, 1872 "One year ago today some one stole a letter I had written Emma from her pocket which troubled her so much that she told me she would correspond no longer. Attended usual services. At 3 P.M. went down to the M. E. church to the china school. The Supt. Mr. Jones offered to make me Assistant Supt. if I would join, but I declined on account of inability to attend regularly. He gave me two china men to teach. At 3.30 o'clock went to the first S. S. concert given by the "North Portland charge", at the "north school house." Mattie, Maggie and Emily S. were there. Emily for some reason did not "recognize" me - though she had no good opportunity to do so. ..." Sunday, March 31, 1872 "One year ago to day for the first time I met Cora in the P. A. & F. S. music room and spent the afternoon, from 2 ½ to 6 o'c holding her in my arms and giving and receiving kisses ..." Monday, April 22, 1872 "Studied well at school to-day. Studied from 3.30 p.m. to 5 and about an hour after dinner... At 9 o'clock went to the school meeting at central school house .005% tax on $ 6,000000 property was levied, and the legislature was petitioned for permission to issue $ 100000. bonds at 8 or 9 %. On motion of Mr. J. D. Holman the colored school was abolished and all children placed on the same level by a unanimous vote. The meeting was in favor of High Schools, Graded Schools and the teaching of music in every department. ..." Monday, June 3, 1872 "Election day. At noon Emmet Williams and I made the round of the polls. Lapeus, Hollock & Co police commissioners have flooded the city with Democratic policemen, and Sheriff James has appointed a hundred or so republican Deputy Sheriffs. It is the quietest election ever held here. At 2.30 got excused from school and spent the day at the polls. In evening went up on top Odd Fellows Temple. The county has gone Rep. by probably 800 odd majority and Joe Wilson is elected..." Saturday, June 8, 1872 "Spent the day copying for father, on the "Oregon Reports" which he and others are preparing to publish. He introduced me to Judge Kelsay of Corvallis & Rufus Mallory of Salem. It is two weeks ago today since I wrote to Daisy and I have heard nothing from her. It is a curious fact that though I made out a long written statement of the arguments pro & con writing to her, it never once came into my mind that she might not answer my letter. Today father gave me a letter from Yale advising me to apply for admission. Father had opened it accidentally. Query: Did he ever open any from Emma and feel it his duty to destroy them? In evening attended a grand ratification meeting in the square 1500 probably present. Speeches by Williams, Mitchell, Mallory, Kelsay, Hare and Caples. Miss Jeannie Dyar went east on the steamer this evening." Tuesday, June 18, 1872 "... Well, with tonight ends my 18th year. Ah! If I could but live these years over again! I am about 5 ft 3 ½ inches in my stockings and weigh a little over 125 pounds. Am rather awkward, healthy but at the same time short winded and with little physical strength. My disposition is not good. I am the victim of impulse; Usually loving to be alone but occasionally feeling a resistless desire for girl's company. My temper is very quick and violent and I am disposed to contradict and argue. I have not yet got out of the bad habits, which I fell into during the past three years, of lieing and swearing. All these bad habits I wish to correct. With today I propose as far as I am able to put off the boy and put on the man. Etta gave me today for a birthday present, the first photograph album I ever owned." Sunday, June 23, 1872 "Attended the usual church services. Rev. Huntington preached fine sermon at Presb. Ch. in morning. He is from Olympia. This afternoon while reading the N.Y. Tribune of June 5th I read that on Saturday June 1 the General Conference of the M. E. Church amended our Discipline, by a vote of 179 to 75, so as to make using of liquor, playing games of chance, attending theater &c, Dancing &c &c &c "contrary to the order and discipline of the church." Words cannot describe my astonishment sorrow and chagrin. If this is so I must either give up these things or withdraw from the M.E. Church. I hold and have always held that no church is superior in authority to the conscience. I can not conscienciously [sic] give up practices which I know are not wrong. Time will tell..." Tuesday, July 16, 1872 "Emma's sweet face which I saw in my dream last night haunts me to-day. I am agreed with the determination I formed last night concerning Mattie & Martha. This melancholy which has obtained such fearful control over me I am determined to kill by starvation. Instead of indulging it I will apply my mind to other subjects. Wrote in office. Attended noon meeting. Have recently been reading in Wharton & Stille's Medical Jurisprudence and have come to the opinion that I am afflicted with a mild form of insanity called "Depression", or else with "Hypochondria." My condition agrees exactly with a description in Dr. Johnson's "Rasselas" and one in the "Medecine Legale de M. Orfila." I can say with Burns who had this disease. "I have been for some time pining under secret wretchedness. The pangs of disappointment, the stings of pride and some wandering stabs of remorse, settle on my life like vultures, when my attention is not called away by the claims of society or the vagaries of the muse. My constitution was blasted ab origine, with a deep incurable taint of melancholy that poisoned my existence." Monday, July 22, 1872 "Made a list of the Cases Reported in the 3d Oregon Reports, today at the office. ... There is little more to be done at the office until some "proof" arrives from Bancroft & Co of San Francisco. Have determined to go to studying soon." Thursday, July 25, 1872 "Spent the day copying the syllabus of McArthur's cases and listening to the trial of Gilfoy for the murder of W. R. Wales. The evidence is strong against him. The killing is not denied. Mr, 0, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909. First edition. A sharp, fine copy in a nearly fine pictorial dust jacket (reproducing the front cover illustration on the front panel) with a 17 mm closed tear and crease to lower front panel, shallow chips at the upper left front corner and head of spine panel, mild wear at the base of the spine panel. Vertical crease to the spine panel. A lovely example of a rare jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. (28467). Octavo, [1-2] [1-2] 3-77 [78-86] leaves [note: leaves following two preliminary leaves are printed on rectos only; last two leaves are stubs with single folded leaf inserted between them], four inserted plates with color illustrations, two by Frank X. Leyendecker and two by H. Reuterdahl, original blue pictorial cloth, front panel stamped in gold and silver, spine panel stamped in gold, pictorial endpapers, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. Collected later the same year in ACTIONS AND REACTIONS. Classic science fiction story of the world of the future governed by the Aerial Board of Control. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-102; (1981) 1-110; (1987) 1-55; (1995) 1-55; and (2004) II-603. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1234. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 465. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 37. Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 145. Lewis, Utopian Literature, p. 107. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 129. Negley, Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 640. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 135. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2053-054. Bleiler (1978), p. 115. Reginald 08282. Stewart 322., Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909, 5<

2000, ISBN: 0d00705e24da1ab3e510a429a066366d

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909. First edition. A sharp, fine copy in a nearly fine pictorial dust jacket (reproducing the front cover illustration on the front panel) with a 1… Mehr…

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909. First edition. A sharp, fine copy in a nearly fine pictorial dust jacket (reproducing the front cover illustration on the front panel) with a 17 mm closed tear and crease to lower front panel, shallow chips at the upper left front corner and head of spine panel, mild wear at the base of the spine panel. Vertical crease to the spine panel. A lovely example of a rare jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. (28467). Octavo, [1-2] [1-2] 3-77 [78-86] leaves [note: leaves following two preliminary leaves are printed on rectos only; last two leaves are stubs with single folded leaf inserted between them], four inserted plates with color illustrations, two by Frank X. Leyendecker and two by H. Reuterdahl, original blue pictorial cloth, front panel stamped in gold and silver, spine panel stamped in gold, pictorial endpapers, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. Collected later the same year in ACTIONS AND REACTIONS. Classic science fiction story of the world of the future governed by the Aerial Board of Control. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-102; (1981) 1-110; (1987) 1-55; (1995) 1-55; and (2004) II-603. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1234. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 465. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 37. Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 145. Lewis, Utopian Literature, p. 107. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 129. Negley, Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 640. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 135. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2053-054. Bleiler (1978), p. 115. Reginald 08282. Stewart 322., Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909, 5<