London: Hakluyt Society, 1982. 8vo. Four volume set devoted to the journals of the naturalist aboard the second expedition of Captain James Cook to the South Pacific. "When Joseph Banks withdrew at the last moment as naturalist on Cook's second voyage, Forster and his son were appointed to..... More
New York: Richard R. Smith, Inc, 1930. Thurman, Claude & Bowyer, John (Editors). 1st Edition. 8vo. An incredible memoir of 19th-century post Civil War Texas, with a laid-in handwritten signed letter from the subject as well as a typed letter signed by legendary 20th-century Speaker of the House of Representatives..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. 1st Edition. 8vo. Red cloth with black titling to front. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. Called-for Folding map at rear is present, though with a short one-inch closed tear along the left edge. Boards moderately rubbed with mild edge wear. Small scuff..... More
Various: Various Publishers. Duodecimo. A beautiful collection of the works of 20th-century author and mysticist Aldous Huxley. Fifteen Mass market paperbacks with fantastic, vibrant and eye-catching illustrative covers. This collection is nearly unused. A rare opportunity to acquire 15 of Huxley's 49 dystopian and science fiction works... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. 1st Edition. 8vo. Beautiful 1st Edition, signed and inscribed by Isaacson on the title page. Half red and grey paper covered boards. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket Near Fine, with a touch of sunning to spine. A superior edition. More
New York: Random House/Landmark Books, 1956. 8vo. An uncommon work by one of the 20th-century's most acclaimed masters of horror, and her first specifically aimed at young adults. Tan cloth with green and brown illustration and titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for..... More
Generic, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9. Brown cloth. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. jacket with mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Philadelphia: Swedish Colonial Society, 1913. 1st Edition. 8vo. Beautiful 1913 1st Edition of this Scarce genealogical work. Light blue cloth with gilt titling and ruling to spine, with four raised bands. Gilt coat of armor to front board. No dust jacket, though it appears one may have been..... More
London: B. Barker, D. Midwinter, W. Innys, etc. 1742. Hardcover. 8vo. 1742 Edition. Professionally and expertly re-backed with raised bands and red gilt label to spine. Boards are original leather with gilt-ruled borders. On the front paste down is a contemporary 1748 signature and address of 15 Charlotte..... More
Bruce Publishing Company, 1941-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. 1941 1st Edition signed by Kenny, a trailblazer in the field of PHYSICAL THERAPY and she is credited for laying the groundwork for modern PT principles. Kenny was an unaccredited Australian nurse who promoted a controversial new approach to..... More
New York: MacMillan, 1915. 2nd Edition. 8vo. A beautiful 1915 2nd Edition of this classic memoir of discovery through the American West, published the year after the 1st Edition. Inscribed by Emory Kolb, brother of and expedition partner of the author as well as expedition photographer, on the..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Sociiety, 1955. 1st Edition. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for p/o signature to top of front end paper. Binding with mild rubbing and edge wear. A superior edition. More
Baltimore, Md: Privately Printed, 1929. 1st Editon. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition copy of an uncommon history of Maryland, rare in commerce with an original dust jacket. Black cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild wear to binding, with a touch of sporadic foxing to end papers as..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1977. 1st Trade HB Edition. 8vo. Le Guin's first Science Fiction novel was initially published in 1966 by Ace in paperback in a multiple -author format. This 1977 edition is the 1st Trade Edition in Hardback format, with full number line. Quarter orange..... More
1829. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This beautiful hand-colored map depicts a Maryland much different than today, minus Howard, Garrett and Wicomico Counties. Easton is depicted on this map as the seat of Talbot County. 18.5" X 11.5". #MB-138 Perfect for framing and display! More
Darlington, Md: Privately Printed, 1955. 2nd Printing. 8vo. A scarce Maryland history, signed by the author on the front end paper. Blue cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Cloth very lightly foxed. Historic black and white phot0graphs. A handsome and desirable edition. More
Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1851. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. RARE 1st Edition of this paper presented before the Maryland Historical Society on its 6th Anniversary in 1851. In modern black cloth binding. Square Tight Binding. Deaccessioned from the Musuem of the the American Indian. Little has been..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2017. 1st Edition. 8vo. White cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. As new. Dust jacket Fine, presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. More
New York: The Modern Library. 1st Edition Thus. 8vo. A GORGEOUS 1st Modern Library Edition, signed by Mitchell on a ML bookplate on the front flyleaf. Quarter tan cloth over tan paper-covered boards. Square tight binding. Clean interior, Dust jacket equally as nice. Appears never read. Dust..... More
New York: Blue Beat Publications, March, 1964. 1st Edition. Quarto. The rare first - and apparently only - issue of Blue Beat, a mimeographed Beat poetry magazine from New York's Lower East Side. Printed on the press of Yowl, another New York poetry magazine, at which editors George..... More
Cleveland, OH: Arthur Westbrook Company, n.d. 1st Edition. 12mo. Trade paperback. Presumed 1st Edition, with no published date. Appears to be late 19th century. Includes subjects such as Alchemy, Necromancy, Card Tricks and Ventriloquism. Features a long list of common magic tricks and illusions. Perfect binding with..... More
England: The Northampton Mercury, 1781. Folio. A spectacular 1781 Revolutionary War newspaper with FRONT-PAGE reports of events in South Carolina during the lead up to Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown. The front page consists of a report of the Continental Army's Siege of the British backcountry stronghold Ninety-Six, including excerpts..... More
Washington, DC: Privately Printed, `1961. 1st Edition. 8vo. 1st Limited Edition, this being number 20 of 600 printed. Black cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior.. No dust jacket. a superior edition. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition covering the history and rituals of Sun mythology, lore and worship over the millennia, Including traditions, superstitions, sacrifices and other death and burial customs, etc.. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Illustrated..... More
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007-11-05. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Beautiful 1st Edition copy of this modern anthology signed on the title page by Otto Penzler and Laura Lippman. Penzler is the world's leading authority of mystery and detective fiction, the founder of Mysterious Press and the Mysterious Bookshop in..... More