New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1961. 1st Edition. 8vo. An uncommon piece of Flannery O'Connor work, who provided advice on the book as welll as the introduction. "This is a strange request," said the letter from the Sister Superior of the Free Cancer Home run by the Dominican..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful volume in Fine condition. Appears never opened. Black cloth gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket is equally as nice. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. More
Herrin, IL: Trovillion Private Press, 1939. 1st Limited Edition. 8v0. Beautiful 1st Limited Edition, signed by both the author and artist on the limitations page, this being # 418 of 493 published. Includes the scarce publisher's slipcase. Green cloth with gilt titling blocked in blue. Square tight binding. Clean..... More
Brooklyn, NY: Bazan Photos Publishing, 2011. 1st Edition. Quarto. Beautiful and quite scarce 1st Edition of Bazan's second documentary of life on the isolated island of Cuba beginning, which he began with the publication of 'Bazan Cuba' in 2008. Al Campo takes a different path than Cuba, which..... More
Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co, 1970. Facsimile Broadside. Folio. On July 2, 1776, in the throes of revolution, the statesmen of the American Colonies, meeting in secret at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, voted to break the shackles of allegiance to the British Crown and become free..... More
New York: The New York World, 1863. An original 1863 Civil War newspaper with spectacular front-page headline reports covering the occupation of Maryland by Union forces at the order of President Abraham Lincoln, to keep the border state under Union control and prevent its moving into the Confederacy... More
New York: Rand McNally, 1917. GORGEOUS WW I-Era Street Map of New York city, featuring many iconic NYC landmarks. The Polo Grounds, home of the New York Yankees in 1917, is represented, as is Central Park, Grand Central Station, Battery Park, the Brooklyn Bridge and many more. Most..... More
New York: Rand McNally, 1902. Beautiful 1902 color map of baltimore, Maryland. This map features Baltimore landmarks such as Druid Hill Park, Greenmount Cemetery, Fort McHenry, the B&O Railroad's Camden Station, which now serves as the dramatic backdrop at the home of the Baltimore Orioles, Camden yards, and..... More
New York: Geographia Map Co., 1942. An original 1942 Folding Street Map of Queens, published with an eye towards tourism in a booklet chock full of vintage WW II ear NYC history. This beautiful piece is printed in green and black and features such landmarks as Flushing Meadow Park..... More
New York: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1864. 1st Edition. Quarto. An original 1864 newspaper with a full front-page woodcut engraving depicting the celebration north of the Mason-Dixon Line after the border state of Maryland abolishes slavery while the Civil War rages on. The abolition of slavery went into effect..... More
New York: Experimenter Publications, 1930. Dean, Bob. 1st Edition. Quarto. Published during the beginning days of the Great Depression, this historic cocktail guide was also released during the height of Prohibition, when many of the ingredients listed were scarce commodities. Art Deco-Illustrated boards and profusely illustrated throughout in..... More
n.p. C & P Telephone Co., 1968. 1st Edition. 8vo. 1968 Edition of a great Eastern Shore of Maryland reference. Invaluable for genealogy or family history research. Great 1960s local ads from the Eastern Shore. Illustrated wraps. Significant rubbing and wear. Interior clean, except for the list of frequently..... More
Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1856. 1st Edition. Two volumes complete. Brown cloth with gilt titling to spines. Elaborate illustration to boards stamped in blind. Elisha Kent Kane was a US navy surgeon who was part of the first Grinnell Expedition which attempted to find the whereabouts of the..... More
London: John major, 1823. Various Artists. 1st thus. Duodecimo. Beautiful 1823 copy of the first major edition of Cotton and Walton's essential fishing guide in a binding by Rivere, stamped as such on the verso of the front end paper. Fourteen copper-plate engravings by Cook, Pye, Smith, Ashby..... More
Chestertown, Md: Historical Society of Kent County, 1998. 1st Edition. Quarto. Black cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. Jacket Fine. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. More
Florence, Italy: EDIZIONI PONTE VECCHIO, n.d. Brahe, Tycho. Elephant Folio. A GORGEOUS later restrike of a 1662 copperplate engraving of an astronomical instrument printed by Johan Blaeu, taken from the original drawings of Tycho Brahe, the most important astronomer of the 16th century. Published by Edizioni Ponte Vecchio..... More
Florence: EDIZIONI PONTE VECCHIO, n.d. Brahe, Tycho. Later Printing. Elephant Folio. A GORGEOUS later restrike of a 1662 copperplate engraving of an astronomical instrument printed by Johan Blaeu, taken from the original drawings of Tycho Brahe, the most important astronomer of the 16th century. Published by Edizioni Ponte..... More
Boston, Massachusetts: The Columbian Centinel, 1790. Folio. An original 18th-century newspaper printed during the first administration of President George Washington, the Columbian Centinel, dated September 25, 1790, with three different acts printed on the front page, all with the signatures of Washington in type script at the end of each..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: Federal Intelligencer and Baltimore Daily Gazette, 1795. 1st Edition. A 1795 newspaper with a complete printing of an act regulating various maritime ports along the East Coast of the infant United States, including several along the coast of Maine, very early Maine history , 25 years before statehood..... More
n.p. Privately Printed, 1937. A 1937 Signed Etching from Works Progress Administration (WPA) Artist Remick Neeson in a contemporary Mission style frame of quarter sawn oak, with a double matting of cream and olive. This historic piece is framed behind UV-light protective glass for conservation. Neeson, a native..... More
Westminster, Md: Colonial Roots, 1982-1986. 8vo. Complete five volume set of these uncommon and quite valuable Eastern Shore of Maryland reference works, covering the years 1648-1825. Entries include births, deaths, church rolls and land records up and down the Shore. Trade paperbacks. Square Tight Bindings. Mild..... More
New York: Sports Illustrated, 1962. Underwood, John (Author). 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful and quite scarce 1962 Sports Illustrated Magazine with a long and detailed feature on Johns Hopkins Lacrosse, along with a history of the game in America. The issue features and action photo of Hopkins All-American..... More
Paris: J. Carez, 1825. 1st Edition Thus. A SPECTACULAR 1825 French hand-colored map of Pennsylvania from Lucas' 1822 map, which breaks down county populations by Whites and Free Blacks. "Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique de la Pensylvanie" Originally published in 1822 by Carey and Lea and then..... More
Boston, MA: Ballou's Pictorial, 1856. 1st Edition. a BEAUTIFUL 1856 Hand-Colored woodcut engraving of a triumphant U.S. General Winfield Scott entering Mexico City after its capture during the Mexican-American War, 1846-1848. This engraving is printed in the January 19, 1856 of Ballou's Pictorial Newspaper, and this offering includes..... More
