Amsterdam: Michel Colin, 1616. Baudaert, Guilaume. Beautiful 1616 copperplate engraving by Guilaume Baudaert of the 1588 defeat of the Spanish Armada in the English Channel. This print depicts in great detail the sailing of the British fireships into the Spanish fleet. "In the late 1580s, English raids against Spanish..... More
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
Edinburgh, Scotland: The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1795. 1st Edition. SPECTACULER 1795 newspaper with a complete front-page printing of exiled French King LOUIS XVIII's Declaration of Verona. The manifesto, known as the "Declaration of Verona", was Louis XVIII's attempt to introduce the French people to his politics. The Declaration of Verona..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, 1860. 1st Edition. An exquisite May, 1860 large double-page, centerfold engraving of the very first World Championship title fight between American John Heenan and Englishman Tom Sayers at Hampshire, England. The fight was eagerly anticipated, illegal, and lasted nearly 3 hours, ending in..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, 1860. 1st Edition. 1860 ILLUSTRATED newspaper with a large double-page centerfold engraving of the Republican candidates for US President at the Republican national Convention in Chicago. The poster-like engraving depicts the candidates in vignette and are from MATHEW BRADY portraits, including a...... More
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1937. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This beautiful 1937 pictorial map of the White Mountains of New Hampshire is very detailed with shading to show topography. It features White Mountain Scenery in vignette, surrounding the map, depicting iconic landmarks..... More
New York: I.S. Seidman, 1939. 1st Edition. GORGEOUS 1939 Pictorial Map of Manhattan, featuring iconic landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Central Park, the Polo Grounds, the Original Yankee Stadium, The newly opened Rockefeller Center, Times Square and the Chrysler Building.On the reverse are smaller maps of the New..... 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
Chicago, IL: Sears, Roebuck & Co., 1898. 1st Edition. Fascinating Pictorial broadside on light pink paper advertising a lecture illustrated with magic lantern slides, describing the Alaskan country and how to discover “fabulous wealth” by prospecting for gold, published by Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago. The broadside advertises..... 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
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
Santa Fe: New Mexico State Tourist Bureau, 1940. Large 1940 full-color Pictorial Map of New Mexico. This beautiful piece such iconic landmarks as Carlsbad caverns, ancient Indian cities such as Acoma Pueblo, Colonial and Territorial military forts such as Fort Barclay and Santa Clara. Historical Wild West figures..... 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
Las Vegas: U.S. Department of Energy, 1995. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9. Trade paperback. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. A superior edition. More
Washington, DC: United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1971. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9. An incredibly interesting study of U.S. atomic detonation unintended consequences with descriptions of each mistake. Yellow typographical wraps. Staple-bound trade paperback. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. A superior edition. 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
Oxford University Press, 1976-01-29. Paperback. Trade paperback. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior, save for p/o stamp to front end paper. Mild rubbing and edge wear to wraps. A few creases to spine. More
Philadelphia: Franklin Press, 1909. 1st Edition. 8v0. 1909 1st Edition of this influential Nautical Memoir originally from the family of Robert Barrie. Fold-out map included. A handsome and sound classic account of the Barrie brothers' sailing adventures in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays in the early days of boating..... More
Xlibris, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. From the library of former head of the EPA (Gerald Ford & Richard Nixon) Russell Train, an exceptional association copy with a laid in letter, also signed by the poet, poking fun at mutual acquaintance Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense under both Ford..... More
Bertoia Auctions, 2011-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9. red leather with illustrated pastedown to front board. GORGEOUS 2011 auction catalog full of hundreds of photos of antique and vintage toy trucks and automobiles, including race cars. As new. A superior edition. More
Bertoia auctions, 2009. 1st Edition. Leather Bound. 4to - over 9. Red leather gilt with illustrated pastedown to front board. GORGEOUS volume chock full of hundreds of color photos of antique and vintage trucks, automobiles airplanes and other transportation pieces. As new. A superior edition. 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: Akashic Books, 2006. Paperback. 8vo - over 7. An exceptional two volume set. Volume II signed on the title page by Lawrence Block, Donald Westlake, Jerrold Mundis, Geoffrey Bartholomew, and Susan Isaacs. Trade paperbacks with illustrated wraps. Square Tight Bindings. Clean interiors. In exquisite condition with little..... 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
Springer, 1974-12-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. A VERY NICE association copy. Inscribed by Burgers to friend, colleague and notable 20th-century mathematician M.H. Martin on front end paper. Laid in is a copy of Burgers obituary. Blue cloth. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. The mildest of edge wear..... More