Post by mpcavanaugh on Dec 17, 2003 0:09:49 GMT -5
Hello to the board,
Recently I was contacted by somebody wanting information about a book that has come into this persons hands. I am by no means an expert on the Black Hawk War or on the 'history of books' so to speak, so I am wondering if any of you would have any information at all about this book. The info about the book is as follows:
It is a small leather bound book that fastens like a purse, with a thin leather piece folding down into the
front cover. On that piece is the number 190.
Inside there is a title page with "A History of the Black Hawk War" by An Old Resident of the Military Tract. Fort Armstrong, 1832. The rest of the book is in some type of code, with major divisions being labeled Indians, Squaw, Warrior, and Braves. Each line on each page is numbered and the lines include letters, Roman numerals, and symbols (like stars, dollar signs, etc.). The book has 64 pages. Since I obviously cannot read it, I wondered what on earth it was used for...or why it was printed. It has a signature inside (I assume of a previous owner) that indicates the owner was associated with Purdue.
The book measures 5 1/2" by 4" across. The back cover wraps around to the front cover and a small tongue of leather sticks through a slender strap. The "code" has a correction page at the end labeled errata.
I will try to replicate the first two lines of the book in the section called "INDIAN."
1 (I) (gttcago*wctchuefo$$tooatp.)
2 (I) $II__*.
Any ideas/thoughts suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
Recently I was contacted by somebody wanting information about a book that has come into this persons hands. I am by no means an expert on the Black Hawk War or on the 'history of books' so to speak, so I am wondering if any of you would have any information at all about this book. The info about the book is as follows:
It is a small leather bound book that fastens like a purse, with a thin leather piece folding down into the
front cover. On that piece is the number 190.
Inside there is a title page with "A History of the Black Hawk War" by An Old Resident of the Military Tract. Fort Armstrong, 1832. The rest of the book is in some type of code, with major divisions being labeled Indians, Squaw, Warrior, and Braves. Each line on each page is numbered and the lines include letters, Roman numerals, and symbols (like stars, dollar signs, etc.). The book has 64 pages. Since I obviously cannot read it, I wondered what on earth it was used for...or why it was printed. It has a signature inside (I assume of a previous owner) that indicates the owner was associated with Purdue.
The book measures 5 1/2" by 4" across. The back cover wraps around to the front cover and a small tongue of leather sticks through a slender strap. The "code" has a correction page at the end labeled errata.
I will try to replicate the first two lines of the book in the section called "INDIAN."
1 (I) (gttcago*wctchuefo$$tooatp.)
2 (I) $II__*.
Any ideas/thoughts suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
