New York: Fortune Magazine, 1935. Original 1935 Art Deco promotional poster for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, featuring founder George Washington. Washington was an original investor in the James River & Kanahwa Canal Co., in 1785. The company later became the C&O at the dawn of the Railroad Age.This poster..... More
New York: C. Scribner's sons, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Beautiful 1st edition of Irish vagabond Jim Tully's last novel in original vibrant dust jacket. "Tully enjoyed a relatively happy but impoverished childhood until the death of his mother in 1892. Unable to care for him, his father..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. A GORGEOUS 1946 signed copy of Alinsky's first book. Signed by Alinsky on the front end paper with no added inscription. Arguably the most influential community activist and organizer of the 20th century, Alinsky has influenced..... More
Albany: Richard Pease, 1852. Samuel Blodget, Artist, Thomas Jefferys, Engraver. RARE 1852 BROADSIDE engraving depicting the Battle of Lake George, the first major engagement of the French and Indian War after Braddock's Defeat. This illustrated map was originally published in 1756, commissioned by the British Parliament. Beautifully..... More
Washington, DC: B&O Railroad, 1923. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. GORGEOUS and quite scarce LARGE Pictorial street map of Washington, DC published by the B&O Railroad. Measuring 32" X 22" This beautiful piece depicts many of DC's iconic landmarks, such as the Capitol, White House, Washington..... More
Belvoir Books, 1987-06-01. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Two volumes complete in original blue cloth slipcase. Square Tight Bindings. Clean interiors. Jackets and slipcase in FINE condition. Gift quality. More
Richmond, Va: William Byrd Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. 1941 1st Edition in beautiful condition. Blue cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. A superior edition. More
R.B. Leonard, 1985-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9. Beautiful edition of this scarce Eastern Shore of Maryland, Talbot County history. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior, save for p/o signature and stamp to front end paper. Binding in beautiful condition, light foxing to few outer pages, else new. More
Clearfield, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Burgundy cloth. Ex-Library with the usual markings. Moderate wear, hinges cracked. More
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1973-1977. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Four volumes complete in original dust jackets. Titles include: The Predecessors of Shakespeare; The New Intellectuals; The Later Jacobean and Caroline Dramatists; and The Popular School. Cloth bindings of a variety of colors. Square Tight Bindings. Clean interiors..... More
Instantpublisher.com, 2002-01-01. 1st Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9. Trade paperback. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Unread. A superior edition. More
Verso, 2006-01-17. Paperback. 8vo - over 7. Trade paperback. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. A superior edition. More
Routledge, 2003-02-21. Paperback. 8vo - over 7. Trade paperback. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Little wear. More
Ashland, Va: s.n., 1932. First Edition. Paperback. 24mo - over 5 - 5. Small, thin, staple-bound paperback. Typographical wraps with portrait of Stuart on front wrap. 33pp. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear to wraps. a handsome edition of a scarce Civil War history. 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
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1917. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. LARGE WW I BROADSIDE poster, with President Woodrow Wilson's signature in script type at the end of his appeal to U.S. housewives, farmers and yeoman workers, asking for a community effort in an attempt to support..... More
Kalmbach Publishing Co., Milwaukee, WI, 1961-01-01. Hardcover. 4to - over 9. Black cloth. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Mild edge wear to binding and jacket. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Stephen Greene Pr, 1982-12-01. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Half navy cloth over grey cloth covered boards. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket with light remnant of drink ring on front panel. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
McGraw-Hill, 1960-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Grey cloth. Square Tight Binding. Ex-Library with the usual markings. jacket with rubbing and edge wear, including a large chip to base of spine. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Howell-North, 1962-01-01. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Grey cloth. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Mild edge wear to binding. jacket with mild rubbing and edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Transportation Trails, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9. Blue cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Jacket with mild rubbing. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
John Wiley, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Grey cloth. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Little wear to binding. Jacket with mild rubbing and edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Interurban Pr, 1982-08-01. 6TH. Paperback. Trade paperback. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Very mild rubbing to wraps. A superior edition. More
Andover Junction Pubns, 1991-05-01. Paperback. Trade paperback. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. A superior edition. More
Golden West Books, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. Red cloth. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. jacket with mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More