London: Urban, Sylvanus, 1778. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Original 1778 bound volume of the British newspaper/magazine 'The Gentleman's Magazine' from the pivotal year of the Revolutionary War in America, 1778, the year America secured its alliance with France after the decisive Battles of Saratoga in the Fall of 1777... More
New York: Newcomen Society of North America, 1960s. 1st Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7. GORGEOUS as new FOUR- SLIPCASE set of 93 different histories related to business, Universities and technology. Staple-bound Pamphlets appear never read, slipcases as new. Esoteric titles include, The Mount Washington Railway Co., Pageantry of Flight..... More
c.1970s. Beautiful c.1970s Hand-Carved Patriotic Eagle carrying the U.S. Stars and Stripes Shield in Flight. This piece likely was carved mear the Bicentennial in 1976. Painted in Red, white, blue, yellow and black, this wall hanging measures 19" X 13" framed, with the obligatory 'E Pluribus Unum' hand..... More
London: The London Illustrated News, 1863. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Three original issues of the London Illustrated News dated July 4, 18 & 25, 1863 with inside-page detailed headline reports covering the Union victory over Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army at the pivotal Battle of..... More
London: The London Gazette, 1706. Quarto. 1706 single-sheet double-sided newspaper 'The London Gazette', dated November 21, 1706 with a FRONT Page notice announcing that early MARYLAND TOBACCO ARRIVES in ENGLAND aboard the brigantine 'Owners Adventure' Perfect for framing and display! A COMPELLING addition to any fine Maryland or..... More
Living Shakespeare Inc. 1st Edition. LP Record. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Beautiful 5-box set of Shakespeare's works, on LP Record and book. The set consists of 25 LPs and 25 corresponding booklets running the full gamut of Shakespeare, including Hamlet, Richard III, Macbeth, Antony and..... More
Hartford, CT: Hudson and Goodwin, May 5, 1788. Historic Newspaper. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Beautiful May 5, 1788 issue of the Connecticut Currant newspaper with multiple inside-page reports announcing that Maryland has ratified the United States Constitution. Professionally framed in doubled-sided Museum Glass for maximum protection against..... More
Annapolis: State of Maryland, 1812. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Laws Made and Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland at an extra session....June 1812.This volume consists of the few laws passed by the state of Maryland after and in response to the U.S. declaration..... More
18602. Absolutely beautiful and possibly unique c.1860s color lithograph portrait of George Washington. Undated with no publication information we are estimating the date of this piece based on the presence of three Civil War era newspapers used as backing between the print and the wooden back of the..... More
London: International Sugar Council, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This beautiful piece appears to be a one of a kind item, with some original typed pages and copies of others, in tab-delineated sections, possibly from the President of the Council. Until 1968, this Organization..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. One of the most important works ever written in the field of psychology, and certainly one of the most influential in the business world since its publication in 1954.This early printing of Abraham Maslow’s ‘Motivation & Personality’ contains his..... More
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1811. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Beautiful set of the works of one of the most influential literary figures in Western history, complete in six volumes. Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was a British poet, playwright, essayist, statesman and member of the British Parliament..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. A handsome scarce 1st Edition of this Lowell work of poetry. Quarter gold cloth over grey paper covered boards. paper title labels to front board and spine. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior, save for p/o attractive bookplate to front..... More
Brussels, Bel: Chez pierre Foppens, 1739. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6. Extremely rare edition. Original calf with raised bands and six gilt-tooled compartments to spine. Square tight binding with clean interior, save for contemporary signature to top of title page. First two end papers with chips along the..... More
Venice, Italy: Atante Novissimo, 1779. Beautiful hand-colored map published during the midst of the Revolutionary War, extending from Philadelphia and Delaware Bay in the Northeast, to Cape Lookout, Beaufort and the Welsh Settlement in South Carolina in the Southeast and extending West to show all of the Allegheny Mountains and..... More
Lamport, Blakeman & Law;, 1854. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. 1854 Pre-Civil War edition of this annual gift book. Contains the 1st Printing of the story 'Somebody's Father' by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published just two years after her groundbreaking novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. Black leather with elaborate gilt..... More
London: B. Barker, D. Midwinter, W. Innys, etc. 1742-01-01. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. 1742 13th 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..... More
American Mathematical Society, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Three volumes complete. Red cloth gilt. Square Tight Bindings. Clean interiors.Mild wear to bindings. Spines moderately sunned but gilt nice and bright. A handsome set of an uncommon title. More
Pier Books and Dupont Communication, 2004-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9. Blue cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Jacket Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Springer, 1989-01-20. 1st ed. 1972. 2nd printing. Hardcover. Yellow cloth. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior save for p/o signature to top of front paste down. Very mild wear, but just a touch of sunning to spine. More
Dunod, 1981-12-01. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Trade paperback with white typographical wraps. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior, save for p/o signature to top of inside of front wrap.Mild age toning to page edges. More
Philadelphia: 1879-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Burgundy cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding.Clean bright interior. SCARCE 1st edition of this essential Maryland genealogical history. Mild edge wear. a few discolorations to red cloth at top right corner and along back fore edge. Mild edge wear..... More
Washington, DC: New World Books, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. RARE title. Black cloth with gilt and white illustrated medallion to front board. Signed by Maryland Poet Laureate on front end paper. Square Tight Binding. Clean bright interior. Mild edge wear to binding. Jacket price clipped. Mild..... More
New York: Little Brown & Co., 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Scarce First Edition of this desirable Eastern Shore of Maryland classic. Signed by Byron on a canceled check of Byrons tipped in to the front end paper. Half red cloth with tight binding. Clean interior. Mild..... More
North Montpelier, Vt: The Driftwood Press, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Black cloth with silver foil to front an spine. Square tight binding and clean interior. Byrons third volume of poetry, was more melancholy due to the effects of WWII than his first two poetry volumes, These..... More