New York: Canaveral Press, 1964. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition in original publisher dust jacket. Published posthumously, "Tarzan and Madman" was discovered in a safe a dozen years after Burroughs' death by his son. Beige cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild edge wear..... More
St. paul, MN: Price-McGill Company, 1892. 1st edition. 8vo. A superb regimental history of one of the North's most famous commands; a professional journalist, Stevens captured drama, color, and excitement. - Nevins I, 162 A gorgeous 1st Edition copy, bound in later navy blue cloth with gilt titling to..... More
Baltimore, Md: Maryland Historical Society, 1961. 1st Edition. 8vo. 24-page staple-bound pamphlet extremely scarce in commerce. The pamphlet was published after Carroll's influential work first appeared in the Maryland Historical Magazine in June, 1961. Extensively footnoted and an essential reference for any research on Slavery on Maryland's Eastern..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. 8vo. A gorgeous 1904 1st Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white plates. Half black and white cloth with gilt medallion to front board. Top edge gilt with deckled fore edge. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Binding lightly soiled with mild edge wear..... More
Liverpool, England: Simpkin, Marshall, 1865. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6. Extracted from the "Right Flanker," a clandestine newspaper/magazine passed from prisoner to prisoner in the Union prison at Fort Lafayette, NY.Blue cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior, save for p/o signature to attractive bookplate to front pastedown..... More
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1841. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. "one of the most beautiful and perfect books in the world: flawless as a jewel and of gem-like concentration." - so D.H. Lawrence described 'The Deerslayer'. A beautiful 1st Edition set of one of the greatest American novels, from the first..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1907. 1st Edition. A beautiful 1907 1st Edition of the explorations of Colonel George Earl Church in Brazil during the 1870s with six maps, five of them full-color and black-and-white fold-outs. "Having written on issues associated with Mexico, the United States Government had Church appointed as..... More
New York: Carleton, 1866. 1st Edition. 8vo. A yeoman's copy of this 1866 1st Edition, much nicer inside than it appears out. Purple cloth with gilt titling to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. Front board stained from a spill..... More
Boston: James B. Cullen Company, 1889. 1st Edition. 8vo. Beautiful 1889 1st Edition in original publisher's cloth. Brown cloth stamped in black with gilt titling to front board and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Illustrated throughout. Frontis of 19th-century Poet John Boyle O'Reilly, with tissue guard..... More
Moscow: Iskusstvo Publishing Company, 1970. Quarto. Fine copy of this exceptional collection in original publisher slipcase. White clothbound hardcover, issued without Dustjacket. Presented in portfolio format, with each side opening separately on one hinge (to appear as One book on the shelf). Elaborately illustrated in color and B&W. Text..... More
Berkeley, California: Wingbow Press, 1978. 1st Edition. Beautiful 1st edition of the first compilation of all parts of Di Prima's iconic series written between 1973-1978. Comprises parts I-VIII. One of the most influential of the Beat Poets, known for co-editing The Floating Bear newspaper with fellow Beat and romantic..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1914. 8vo. Handsome chronical of Dwight's journey West. Edited with an introduction by Max Farrand. Board binding with cloth back, printed paper label on spine. Square tight binding. slight staining on the edges of the front and back boards. The author, a niece of..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Dayton and Cornish, Maine. This map includes property owner names and lines of the districts featuring Union Falls and Bald Head Mount. Includes Cornish advertising directory. Small closed tear affecting the upper..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Kennebunk Landing and Kennebunk Depot, Maine. This map includes property owner names, building footprints and lines of the defunct Boston and Maine Railroad. Listing the Kennebunk Landing and Kennebunk Depot Business Directory... More
Paris: Loterie Nationale of France, 1939. Edgar Derouet, Charles Lesacq. 1st Edition. This is one of a series of beautiful Art Deco posters created for the Loterie Nationale (National Lottery) in France by artists Edgar Derouet and Charles Lesacq. This Art Deco style poster is for a lottery..... More
Baltimore, MD: Privately Printed, 1966. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition copy of this extremely scarce War of 1812 title, rare in original plain brown dust wrapper. 79pp. Historic photographs and map. A story teaching the history of the Chesapeake Theatre of the War of 1812 for..... More
Baltimore, MD: Privately Printed, 1974. 1st. Quarto. An extremely scarce volume on a unique and desirable aspect of Maryland history. Yellow illustrated wraps. Staple binding. 46pp. Profusely illustrated with the insignia of Maryland breweries between 1870-1920, with authoritative text. The mildest of edge wear to wraps. Previous..... More
Richmond: Garrett and massie, 1931. 1st Edition. Quarto. A lovely 1st Edition copy in the scarce original dust jacket. profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and floor plans. Blue cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. From the personal library of world-renowned Architectural..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1920-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. SCARCE TITLE. 1st Edition in RARE original dust wrapper. Square Tight Binding.Blue cloth gilt with mild edge wear. Hinges professionally repaired. Small circular impressed p/o stamp to bottom of title page. Outer pages lightly tanned. Dust..... More
Huntington, WV: Standard Publications, Inc., 1946. 1st edition. 8vo. First edition of this scarce history of Whitney Firearms. Eli Whitney built a firearms factory near New Haven, Connecticut, and this history details how his muskets, crafted by methods comparable to those of modern mass industrial production and were..... More
New York: Acanthus Press, 2008. 1st Edition. Quarto. An exceptional copy in As New condition. Black cloth. 304pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Silk bookmark. Dust jacket Fine. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A desirable edition. More
Philadelphia: J. W. Daughaday, 1864. duodecimo. 1864 2nd printing of this scarce first-hand Civil War account. Brown cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. 285 pp + ads. Mild rubbing and edge wear with light soiling to binding. small chip to crown of spine. Gilt titling on spine somewhat faded. More
Moscow: Academia, 1934. Folio. A Spectacular 1934 portfolio of 100 illuminated color miniature illustrations from Medieval Russia, published in Moscow during the pre-WW II rule of Joseph Stalin. Of the original 100 prints in the collection, three are lacking, nos. 72, 73 and 99, making a total of 97..... More
Grattan & M'Lean, 1850. 1st Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7. Lacking original wraps, else very good. Gibson (1788-1868) was an early American surgeon whose groundbreaking surgical techniques and experimentation paved the way for advances which would revolutionize surgery by the Civil War. He was the son of notable Talbot..... More
Boston: Alfred Mudge and Sons, 1875. 8vo. Unique personal account of the Massachusetts Second Regiment Infantry during the Civil War. This book was the personal property of 2nd Regiment Sergeant Dexter Butterfield, and is signed by him on the front end paper. Blue cloth with gilt on..... More