Boston: James Osgood & Ticknor, 1881 - 1886. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition set, complete in two volumes. Titles include: Vol I - 'The Peninsular Campaign of General McClellan in 1862', published in 1881. Vol II - The Virginia Campaign of General pope in..... More
New York: New Directions, 1951. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition of this Rukeyser anthology, and extremely scarce as an inscribed association copy. This copy is inscribed to Philip Gresham, an apparent friend and correspondent listed in her papers residing with the Library of Congress. Gresham's signature and date..... More
New York: Third Press, 1970. 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful illustrated documentary of the history and trial of the Chicago 8, later the Chicago 7 for their roles in the anti-Vietnam War and social justice protests surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention. "The Chicago Seven, originally the Chicago Eight..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: L.N. Rosenthal, 1862. Rosenthal, Max. A scarce original 1863 lithograph depicting Fort Pennsylvania, Washington, DC Fort Pennsylvania, then not in the city of Washington, DC was located in what is now the Tenleytown historic neighborhood in Northwest DC. This print was one of many produced by..... More
William Wood and Company, publishers, 1891. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Brown cloth gilt. Square tight binding with clean bright interior, save for contemporary signature and 1898 date to front end paper. Mild edge wear and rubbing to binding. More
New York: Press of J.J. Little, 1902. 1st Edition. 8vo. Half burgundy and gray cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Gilt titling to spine. Moderate silverfishing to boards and spine. Sporadic foxing on the interior. More
New York: Bodyscope Publications Inc., 1935. 1st Edition. Folio. A gorgeously illustrated large folio early 20th-century educational piece detailing the male and female anatomy, in scarce original slipcase. Four card-stock 'pages' with two double-sided moving volvelles illustrating body parts and anatomy, physiology, diet and some medical history, with illustrations..... More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984. 1st Edition. 8vo. A very nice of this unique and quite scarce occult work from the outspoken 20th-century South American activist. Serrano (1917 – 2009), was a Chilean diplomat, writer, occultist, and fascist activist. In 1942, he joined an occult order founded by..... More
Charlotte, NC: Karl Smith, 1949. Smith, Karl. A beautiful and quite scarce illustrated pictorial map memorializing and celebrating the life of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The map identifies key battles of the Civil War as well as important moments on the life of Lee, such as his service in..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Times printing House, 1884. 1st Edition. 8vo. An exceptional piece of Eastern Shore of Maryland and Talbot County Quaker history. This volume commemorates the bicentennial of the oldest meeting house in America in continual use and is from one of the Shore's oldest Quaker families, the..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, Ltd., 1970. 1st UK Edition. 8vo. Beautiful 1st UK Edition of this 1970 Pulitzer Prize Winner. Blue paper covered boards with gilt titling to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Very mild wear. Dust jacket with mild edge wear. 1.80lb price intact on..... More
Baltimore, Md: Privately Printed, 1977. 8vo. A beautiful 3rd Printing of Stein's classic history of this southern Maryland County. Brick colored cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Virtually no wear to binding. Dust jacket with mild rubbing, edge wea, and a small..... More
Maryland: Maryland Pharmaceutical Association, 1941. 1st Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7. Trade paperback. From the library of the College of Pharmacy in Boston with some usual markings, but very nice for an ex-library edition. Mild edge wear. More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1863. 1st Edition. 8vo. A handsome Civil War set scarce complete and in this condition. Three volumes complete. Volume I - Army of the Potomac, including Journal of the Joint Committee, Dec. 20, 1861-Apr. 3, 1863; Volume II - Bull Run to Ball's..... More
New York: Christie's, 2022. 1st Edition. Quarto. Two volumes complete, comprising the collection of iconic bookseller William Reese, widely regarded as the greatest Americana dealer of the 20th and 21st centuries. Black cloth with pictorial pastedowns to each volume. Profusely illustrated and containing detailed descriptions of some of..... More
Dayton, OH: Morningside House, Inc., 1988. Reprint. 8vo. A Near Fine1988 reprint of Thomson's 1906 classic history of this important Civil War Union Rifle Regiment, which fought at many important battkes including Antietam and gettysburg. Green cloth with gilt to front and spine, color illustration to front. Square tight..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1948. Early Printing. 8vo. Beautiful Early printing in scarce original dust jacket of this occult classic. Beige Cloth. Square tight binding. Small previous owner name and address to top of front end paper in ink as well as sporadic underlining. Little wear to binding..... More
United Kingdom: Andre Deutsch, 1987. Vollman, William. 8vo. A scarce, signed first edition of Vollman's hilarious and imaginative epic tale. Boldly signed by Vollman in blue ink on the title page. "This is a barbarism and lust: Read at the same risk you would raze a fortress or..... More
New York: Broadway Publishing Company, 1907. 8vo. Extremely scarce 1st Edition bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for attractive previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. Pages lightly tanned. Mild edge wear to binding, including a touch..... More
1932. A nifty little 1932, Great Depression Era illustrated map of the Grand Canyon with a bird’s-eye view from the South Rim just above the El Tovar Hotel. El Tovar opened in 1905 during the administration of Teddy Roosevelt following his 1903 visit to the Canyon and remains..... More
Fitchburg: Press of Blanchard & Brown, 1889. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely and quite scarce 1889 Massachusetts Civil War history. Brown cloth with gilt stamping to front board and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for contemporary signature to front end paper. Mild rubbing and edge wear, with..... More
Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1825. 8vo. A scarce and very nice piece of antebellum Philadelphia history, the Philadelphia Phone Book before there were phonebooks. 160pp + [XL]. Stiff cardboard typographical binding. This informative volume lists all of the residents of Philadelphia along with their addresses. In addition, the 40-page..... More
Maryland County Press, 1927-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Red cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding. Clean bright interior. Mild edge wear and a few creases to page 160/161. More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1942. 1st Edition. A beautiful original WW II War Bonds Poster illustrated by Alfred Charles Parker, featuring a mother and daughter doing their part to help the war effort, filling their stamp books. "A founder of the modern glamour aesthetic, Alfred Charles Parker (1906-1985)..... More
New Jersey: Rutgers University, 1984. 1st Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9. Trade paperback with yellow typographical wraps. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. More