Monterey, CA: Jo Mora Publications, 1936. Mora, Jo. 1st Printing. A beautiful 1936 Jo Mora print depicting the history, culture and practices of various tribes of American Indian across North America. This 'carte', as Mora called them, illustrates a myriad of aspects of Indian life, including clothing style..... More
Philadelphia: Louis H. Eferts, 1881. 1st Edition. Quarto. A BEAUTIFUL 1881 1st Edition of this essential Maryland history. Scharf is arguably the most important historian in Maryland history, compiling many histories during the later half of the 19th century, and this is like most in that it is..... More
Baltimore, Md: Privately Printed, 1945. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful volume in 'As New' conddition. Blue cloth with gilt titling Square tight binding. Clean Interior. A superior edition. More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. Original 1877 hand-colored street map of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. This map depicts Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester Counties as well as a much larger Smith Island and the towns of Salisbury, Crisfield, Ocean City, Berlin, Princess Anne and..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. Elephant Folio. Original 1877 hand-colored map of Salisbury, Maryland, the seat of Wicomico County on Maryland's Eastern Shore. This map also features the lines of long defunct Eastern Shore railroads of the Wicomico & Pocomoke as well as the Eastern Shore..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. Original 1877 hand-colored street map of Snow Hill, Maryland, in Worcester County on Maryland's Eastern Shore. This map also features the lines of long defunct Eastern Shore railroad, the Worcester Railroad. Individual property owners are listed by name..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. Elephant Folio. Original 1877 hand-colored map of Ocean City, Maryland, with detailed street maps of Ocean City and Whaleyville (Worcester County) in vignette along the lower edge. This map also contains the picturesque town of Berlin and features the lines..... More
New York: New York Herald, 1864. 1st Edition. A beautiful 1864 issue of the New York Herald, dated October 30, 1864, with a long and detailed front-page report announcing that the border state of Maryland has officially abolished slavery, to take effect on November 1st of the same year, the..... More
1791. 1st Edition. A beautiful 1791 hand-colored map of this region of Holland. Eastergoa (also Ostergau, Ostergo, or Oostergo) was one of the seven areas and one of the three Gaue within what is today the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. This map is printed on..... More
Baltimore, Md: 1881. An original 1881 holographic letter from iconic Baltimore, Maryland banker J. Harmanus Fisher to talbot County Gentleman Farmer, Historian and Doctor Samuel Harrison documenting the sale of Baltimore City stocks, listing dollar values, signed by Fisher at the end. Along with the letter is the..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903. 1st Edition Thus. 8vo. A beautiful 1903 Limited Edition facsimile reprint of this important early American work, originally published in 1588, nearly 20 years before the first settlement at Jamestown. "Thomas Hariot (often spelled Harriot) was an English mathematician, astronomer, linguist, and..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. 1st Edition. 8vo. A very nice edition of this Maryland classic in the scarce original dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Text block edges lightly foxed. Dust jacket with moderate wear..... More
Stockholm, Sweden: Jan Forlag, Fritzes, 1947. 1st Edition. Quarto. Guaguin's facsimile manuscript journal intermingled with vibrant watercolors of images of the natives and daily life of Tahiti. Quarter yellow cloth over yellow typographical paper-covered boards. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear. Dust jacket with moderate..... More
New York: American Bible Society, 1868. 16mo. A beautiful 1860s everyday bible in exquisite condition. This is the type of bible which would have been on the nightstand and used on a daily basis by its owner. What makes this one so special is its condition, and the..... More
New York: Jack Brussel. Duodecimo. Complete 17-volume set of this paperback series. Titles include: Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Antietam and Fredericksburg March to the Sea The Virginia campaign 1864 & 1865 The Blockade and the Cruisers and many more..... Trade paperbacks. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Mild rubbing and edge wear. Instant Civil War library! More
New York: Dover Publications, 1962. Quarto. A beautiful two-volume set after the 1906 unabridged edition published by Houghton Mifflin. Volume I: 1837-1855 Volume II: 1855-1861 Both volumes in exquisite condition, with little to no wear. Grey cloth. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Both dust jackets Fine, with..... More
Boston: Fraternity Publishing Co., 1910. Large Octavo. A GORGEOUS 1910 early printing of this influential Freemasonry history. Nearly 800 years after its beginnings in 13th-century Europe, the mysteries and practices of Freemasonry continue to captivate those on the outside, resulting in countless, articles, books, movies and conspiracy theories..... More
New York: The Saturday Review Press, 1975. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition of this scarce documentary of purported supernatural events which happened in Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1966 and 1967 centered around a large, winged creature, with fiery red eyes and large web-like wings, called the 'Mothman'..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition covering the history and rituals of Sun mythology, lore and worship over the millennia, Including traditions, superstitions, sacrifices and other death and burial customs, etc.. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Illustrated..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1896. 8vo. An interesting volume published during the golden age of American Spiritualism and occult exploration, covering esoteric topics such as those mentioned in the title as well as Animal Magnetism and Hysteria. Navy blue cloth. Tight binding, with a slight lean..... More
New York: James Pott & Co., 1891. 1st Edition. 8vo. Presumed 1st Edition, with no subsequent dates. Blue cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner mailing label to front end paper and a previous red pencil price on the front paste down. Mild rubbing and..... More
Chicago, Ill: The Hermetic Publishing Company, 1926. 1st Edition. 8vo. A GORGEOUS 1926 Limited Edition, though unnumbered, in unread condition as several pages remain uncut along the fore edge or bottom. Publisher's red cloth, with gilt titling and illustration to front . Square tight binding. Clean interior. The..... More
New York: Random House/Landmark Books, 1956. 8vo. An uncommon work by one of the 20th-century's most acclaimed masters of horror, and her first specifically aimed at young adults. Tan cloth with green and brown illustration and titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for..... More
Baltimore, Md: Penguin Books, 1960s. duodecimo. A BEAUTIFUL 38-Volume Mass Market paperback set of the works of William Shakespeare, printed in the 1960s, in exquisite condition with bright vibrant, colorful wraps. The 38 titles include: Julius Caesar A Midsummer Night's Dream Antony and Cleopatra Macbeth Hamlet..... More
New York: Washington Square Press, 1960s. duodecimo. A BEAUTIFUL 19-Volume Mass Market paperback set of the works of William Shakespeare, printed in the 1950s and 1960s, in exquisite condition with bright vibrant, colorful wraps. The 19 titles include: Julius Caesar A Midsummer Night's Dream Antony and..... More