Centerville, Md: Tidewater Publishers, 1981. 1st Edition. 8vo. The most comprehensive history written about this aspect of Chesapeake Bay history. Quarter blue cloth with titling stamped in gilt, blocked in blue and red. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild edge wear. Dust jacket with mild rubbing and edge..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1966. Quarto. A very nice 1960s edition from the author of Ferdinand, signed and inscribed by Leaf on the front endpaper with an original illustration. patterned cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild edge wear to binding. Dust jacket price clipped, with..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1946. Quarto. A very nice early edition from the author of Ferdinand, signed and inscribed by Leaf on the front endpaper with an original illustration. Red cloth with titling stamped in black. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild edge wear to binding. Dust jacket..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1959. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely 1st edition, 1st printing copy of the influential novel which inspired the 1963 and 1999 films titled The Haunting and the current Netflix show. Half yellow and turquoise cloth with titles stamped in black. Very slight lean to..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1898. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition copy of a scarce medical text. Burgundy cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous ownership info to verso of front endpaper. 41pp. 20 black and white illustrations, most being..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1876. 1st Edition. A lovely 1st Edition copy of the first American textbook on plastic surgery. "Buck (May 4, 1807 – March 6, 1877) was a pioneering military plastic surgeon during the Civil War. He is known for being the first doctor to..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: The Philadelphia Me2dical Publishing Co., 1901. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely 1st Edition copy of a very scarce title. Black cloth with titling stamped in gilt to front board. 72pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for endpapers, which contain previous owner info and some doodling... More
New York: William Wood & Co., 1882. 1st US Edition. 8vo. A very nice 1st American edition. Brown cloth with titling stamped in gilt to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner info to front pastedown in contemporary iron gall ink. a beautiful front board..... More
New York: William Wood & Co., 1899. 8vo. A lovely 2nd Printing copy of a tough-to-come-by medical text. Green cloth with titling stamped in gilt to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner notations to front pastedowns. Black and white as well as full color..... 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
Queenstown Maryland: The Queen Anne Press, 1987. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely copy of this tough-to-find Eastern Shore classic. Red cloth, with titling and illustration stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild edge wear to binding, with outer pages and text block edges lightly foxed... More
New York: Philosophical Library, 1956. 1st US Edition. 8vo. A gorgeous 1st American Edition in a lovely original publisher dust jacket. 636pp. Translated and with an introduction by Hazel Barnes. As Sartre became more intimately involved in the concrete political questions of his day, he came..... More
New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1916. 1st Edition. 8vo. An exquisite 1916 First edition, boldly signed by the author on the front endpaper in contemporary iron gall ink. Considered the most extensive history of 19th-century college football. Edwards played guard for the Princeton Tigers from 1896-1899 before being..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1910. Maney, John Arthur. First Edition. Royal Octavo. A gorgeous 1910 1st Edition of a fascinating history of this crucial region which was pivotal in deciding the War for Empire between France and England in the 18th century. 1st Edition. 381pp + ads..... More
New York: Avant Garde, 1968-1971. Herb Lubalin. Quarto. The full run of 14 volumes. Nos. 1-14. Each 28.5x27.5 cm (11¼x10¾") and in original color illustrated wrappers. Each with colorful contents, photographs, serigraphs, etc. A bimonthly of "intellectual pleasure," covering art and literature, plus editorials on current events. This lot..... More
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1880. 1st Edition. 8vo. A stunning 1st Edition of this 1880 classic Florida history. 461pp. Green cloth with illustrated front board and spine, stamped in gilt and black. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for small previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. 37 black..... More
New York: Covici-Friede, 1936. 1st Edition. 8vo. A solid 1st Edition copy of a very scarce work. "It was upon his concept of the crime and the criminal that the Police Department of the City of New York devised its plan of apprehension. It was his analysis of..... More
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1858. 8vo. A very nice 1858 early printing of a very scarce Revolutionary War title. Greene was one of the Revolution's most effective field commanders. Assuming command of the Continental forces in the Southern Théâtre after the failure Horatio Gates at Camden. Greene..... More
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1859. 8vo. A very nice 1859 early printing of a very scarce Revolutionary War title. Marion was one of the Revolution's most effective field commanders. The father of modern guerrilla warfare, he and his band of partisans using hit and run tactics to..... More
New York: Henry Langley Astor House, 1845. 1st Edition. 8vo. A very nice 1845 1st edition of a very scarce Revolutionary War title. Marion was one of the Revolution's most effective field commanders. The father of modern guerrilla warfare, he and his band of partisans using hit and..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Ed. Barrington & George Haswell, 1845. 4th Edition. 8vo. A very nice 1845 early printing, of this seminal 19th-century medical work, originally published in Edinburgh in 1829. 756pp + ads. original brown leather with gilt ruling to spine. Black title label. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild..... More
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1922. 1st Edition. duodecimo. An important first-hand account of life inside a turn-of-the-century insane asylum "In the year 1900 the author had a mental breakdown in consequence of the sudden and tragic death of her husband. "This is a true record..... More
Wilmington, DE: The Historical Society of Delaware, 1910. 8vo. A scarce Revolutionary War first hand account from one of the Continental Army's finest field officers, in a stunning handcrafted slipcase. 277pp. Original typographical front wrap, rear wrap lacking. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild edge wear. Top edges..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1925. Arthur Rackham. 8vo. A beautiful edition of Alice illustrated by Arthur Rackham, one of the most acclaimed and collectible illustrators of the 20th century. Red cloth boards with Rackham pictorial plate to front: "The Mock Turtle drew a long breath and said, 'That's very curious'"..... More
