Chicago, IL: Ken Magazine, 1938. 1st Edition. Quarto. "Caught here in all their peculiar beauty by the soul searching stylus of W. Cotton, Ken holds up for wonder the mangy motley pack of little "strong men" who are now leading the world on a backward march to the Dark Ages"..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. 1st Edition. 8vo. 1st Edition of this classic Hemingway short story collection. Black cloth. Paper title pastedowns on front board and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner signature to front end paper in ink and a small stamp on..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. A beautiful hand-colored map of maryland, Delaware and DC with a list of Railroads, destinations and distances in vignette in the lower left corner. Railroads featured include many now defunct regional lines including Eastern Shore, Wicomico and Pocomoke, Baltimore, Hampden &..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1981. 1st Edition. Quarto. A GORGEOUS two-volume set in Fine condition, one volume dedicated to 'Plates' and the other to 'Text'. Quite scarce, this set comprises more than 1000 pages and 1193 illustrations of Blake's work, in both color and black and..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1948. Early Printing. 8vo. beautiful Early printing in scarce original dust jacket of this occult classic. Beige Cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for small previous owner name and addrerss to top of front end paper in ink. Little wear to binding... More
Baltimore, Maryland: The Baltimore Sun, 1999. Special Edition. A beautiful 1999 special section of the Baltimore Sun newspaper featuring four vintage Richard Q. Yardley cartoons, including a large cartoon on the front page. The front-page cartoon documents the event in 1910 when the Sun paid an aviator $500 to..... More
New York: Viking, 1957. 7th Printing. 8vo. Beautiful 1950s printing of this James Joyce classic, widely regarded as one of the great high spots of 20th-century literature. Burgundy cloth with gilt titling. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Very little, if any, wear to binding. Dust jacket with mild..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957. 1st Edition. 8vo. A handsome 1st Printing, signed and inscribed by the author on the front end paper. Red cloth. Square tight binding. Binding in beautiful condition. Dust jacket with mild rubbing and edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. More
New York: Signet, 1952. 1st Thus. 1952 1st paperback printing in excellent condition. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear to wraps with a very small scuff at the upper left corner of the front wrap affecting the Signet price box. Text block edges dyed yellow. More
New York: Signet, 1969. 1st Thus. Mass Market paperback in exquisite condition. 1st paperback printing. Illustrated front wrap. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Text block edges dyed yellow, quite vibrant still. No spine creases and virtually no wear to wraps. "In the summer of 1968 film critic and..... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 1st Edition. A stunning vibrant original WW II propaganda poster, appealing to the American people to help with harvesting crops to ensure troops get the most, highest quality food as quickly as possible. This beautiful piece is nearly flawless, with just a...... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 1st Edition. A GORGEOUS Original WWII 1945 War Bond Poster featuring a monumental SANTA CLAUS in SOLDIERS HELMET urging Americans to get their packages destined for the Pacific Theatre in the mail early. This vibrant poster advertises services provided by the military..... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 1st Edition. A beautiful original WW II War Bonds Poster featuring the iconic image of U.S. Marines raising the flag atop Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima while battle raged all around them. The poster was used to raise money..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. An original BEAUTIFUL 1877 hand-colored street map of Queenstown, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County on Maryland's Eastern Shore, with surrounding area. This map features property owner names and some building footprints as they were shortly after the Civil War during the..... 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
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1942. 1st Edition. A beautiful original WW II War Bonds Poster illustrated by Alfred Charles Parker, featuring a mother and daughter doing their part to help the war effort, filling their stamp books. "A founder of the modern glamour aesthetic, Alfred Charles Parker (1906-1985)..... More
New York: Ken Magazine, 1938. Irma Selz. 1st Edition. A beautiful 1938 art-deco illustrated poster featuring major women athletes of the Great Depression era. Depicted in caricature style are Championship golfers and founders of the LPGA, Helen Hicks and Patty Berg. Also included are Tennis Major Championship winners Alice..... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1948. James Hansen. 1st Edition. A beautiful 1948 Smokey Bear Fire Prevention published in 1948, just four years after Smokey came into being. The poster features four panels, each depicting the proper extinguishing of different fire catalysts, such as cigarettes, campfires and..... More
New York: The New York Herald, 1861. A BEAUTIFUL original 1861 newspaper with a full, front-page map showing Union and Confederate troop dispositions just outside of Washington, DC, in Northern Virginia after the Battle of Bull Run. This historic depicts the front of war during its first year and..... More
Paris: Dentu, 1807. 1st Edition. Folio. Beautiful Revolutionary War map depicting troop dispositions surrounding the Battle of White Plains in 1776. From the French Edition of John Marshall's 'Life of Washington', the map is titled 'Pays Situe entre Frog's Point et Croton River et Position des Armees Americaine et..... More
New York: United States Printing and Lithograph Co., 1918. Young, Ellsworth. 1st Edition. A beautiful original WW I propaganda poster by iconic early 20th-century illustrator Ellsworth Young, who go on to create artwork for the Works progress Administration under Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. The poster depicts a German soldier..... More
New York: Niagara Lithography Co., 1919. Christy, Howard Chandler. 1st Edition. One of the most iconic bond posters of WW I and one of Howard Chandler Christy's most beloved. This original WW I propaganda poster features a monumental Lady Columbia, rising from the ocean before a billowing American..... More
New York: 1918. Foringer, Alonzo earl. 1st Edition. One of the most iconic posters to come out of WW I. This poster features a prodigious and quite striking Red Cross nurse cradling a wounded soldier on a stretcher, with pleading eyes staring into the distance. Above and..... More
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Amsterdam: Nicolaas Goetzee, 1749. 1st Edition. An uncommonly nice and beautiful example of this scarce 18th-century map of the 'Old World' showing the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa divided among the sons of Noah. The continental outlines are shown according to 18th century knowledge, with interiors reflecting..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: 1836. Jacob Cohen (1789-1869) was a banker, railroad executive and civic leader who helped win for for Maryland Jews the right to hold public office in the "Free" State. He and his colleague, Solomon Etting, won the fight for the "Jew Bill" and, subsequently elected to the Baltimore..... More