London: New Geographical, Historical.....Kingdoms of the World, 1792. A lovely 1792 map engraved by Thomas Kitchin depicting The West Indies and the Gulf of Mexico. This map was originally published in the 'New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World', 13th..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. An original BEAUTIFUL 1877 hand-colored street map of NORTHEAST, Maryland and surrounding area in Cecil County, along Maryland's Eastern Shore This map features property owner names and some building footprints as they were shortly after the Civil War during the last..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored street map of South Abington, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names. Depicted are individual homes, schools, churches and local..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored street map of Hingham and the village of South Hingham, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names. Depicted are individual..... More
n.p. C & P Telephone Co., 1968. 1st Edition. 8vo. 1968 Edition of a great Eastern Shore of Maryland reference. Invaluable for genealogy or family history research. Great 1960s local ads from the Eastern Shore. Illustrated wraps. Significant rubbing and wear. Interior clean, except for the list of frequently..... More
Los Alamos, NM: U.S. Department of Energy, 1984. 1st Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9. RARE. Plastic comb binding. Clean interior. Mild age toning and edge wear to wraps. A valuable reference of U.S. Nuclear testing throughout most of the Cold War. 80 pages, the first 8 being the..... More
1st Edition. Folio. A folio-sized book full of GORGEOUS plates of early boom ornaments, letters and other printed illuminations. 56pp + 111 full-page black and white plates. Later plain binding of green cloth. 1921 bookplate to front end paper. Sewn binding a touch loose in some places. Mild rubbing..... More
Gateway Press, 1982-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Red cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Just a hint of foxing to end apers and text block edges. More
Millwood, NY: Kraus, 1974. Quarto. Two-Volume 1974 reprint set combining these individually published guides of the early 20th century. Tan typographical wraps. Volume I - 81pp + index; Volume II - 162pp + 15 plates. Profusely illustrated with plates and in text illustrations. Square tight bindings. Clean..... More
New York: F.W. Beers, 1872. Folio. An original 1872 map of the North Ward portion of the historic town of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, with building footprint and campus Irving Female College. This large map was originally published in the F.W. Beers Atlas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and also features the..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. Folio. A scarce 1877 Hand-Colored Street Map of the historic Eastern Shore of Maryland towns of Oxford, the oldest town in the Shore, first settled in the 1660s, and Trappe. This map, from the "Atlas of Talbot & Dorchester..... More
Oxford, england: Oxbow Books, 2013. 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful coffee-table sized volume, profusely illustrated. Illustrated boards. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Inscribed by author on title page. A lovely edition. More
Field Camps in Virginia: 1864-1865. Two original 1864 and 1865 MARYLAND CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY CHAPLAIN Requisition Forms, submitted by Arthur Brickman, a U.S. Army Chaplain for the 3rd Maryland Infantry and the 1st Maryland cavalry. The 1864 document is for a horse for use in the field in..... More
Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Unitarian Book Society, 1821-1823. 1st Edition. 8vo. Four volumes bound in contemporary tree calf. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Black spine labels ruled in gilt. Moderate rubbing and wear to bindings. Tanned pages with sporadic foxing. overall a handsome and desirable set. More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Alfred, Maine and surrounding area in York County, ME. This map includes property owner names, building footprints and lines of the defunct Portland and Rochester Railroad. "Abenaki Native Americans called the..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Hollis, Maine. This map includes property owner names and lines of the districts, and the now defunct Portland and Rochester Railroad line. Featuring the Saco River. Includes the Waterborough, North Hollis and Hollis..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Kennebunk, Maine and surrounding area in York County, Maine. This map includes property owner names, building footprints in Wells Point and lines of the defunct Boston and Maine Railroad. Vignette of Wells..... More
Sanborn Insurance Company, 1912. Elephant Folio. A vibrant and exceedingly rare 1912 Sanborn Insurance Map of the historic business district of Easton, Maryland, depicting detailed building footprints as well as property owner names. This beautiful piece is matted and framed under UV-protective glass. While on the..... More
New York: Random House, 1947. 6th Printing. Small 8vo. 1947 6th Printing, signed by Auden on the title page, with his customary method of scratching through his printed name and signing underneath, this time in blue-green ink. Bound in original publisher's green cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1981. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition of the author's scarce second novel set on the Rhode Island sea shore, inscribed on the front end paper "For Tony an V - with Love xx, Jane" Half black cloth over yellow paper-covered boards. Square tight binding..... More
New York: Mystery League, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Beautiful 1st Edition of this tough-to-find Beeding classic in original dust jacket. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original black cloth stamped in green. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. Little wear to binding. Jacket..... More
New York: William Wood & Co., 1907. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely copy of a scarce turn-of-the-century medical text. 108pp. Maroon cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner info to front pastedown. Mild rubbing and edge wear. A desirable copy..... More
New York: William Morrow, 1956. 1st Edition. 8vo. Interesting 1956 novel of Revolutionary War - Era Maryland. Half black and yellow cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild wear to binding including age toning around edges. Dust jacket rubbed with moderate edge wear, including a small tape repair to..... More
New York: WILLIAM HELBURN, 1924. 1st Edition. Folio. A Gorgeous 1924 folio-sized Architecture coffee-table book. Original red cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. 104 black and white plates, some photographic and others illustrative, featuring various types of Spanish architecture, such as patios, doorways, crestings..... More
Gardiner, Me: Tilbury House Publishers, 1997. 1st Edition. Large octavo. A beautiful 1st Edition of an uncommon Maine history. Trade paperback. Square tight binding. Profusely illustrated with early Maine photography. Near Fine, with a very slightly age toned spine being the only flaw, else as new. 379 pp. A superior edition. More