New York: Macmillan & Co, 1913. 8vo. An early 20th-century autobiographical account of the post-Civil War 'struggle' of Georgetown, South Carolina plantation life from a woman's perspective. "This journal of Southern life records a widow’s gallant four-year struggle to make rice-growing pay in post-bellum Carolina. Her style is..... More
New York: Privately Printed, 1831. 8vo. A beautiful 34-page manuscript book of poetry, bound in what appears to be period wallpaper, red patterned cloth backed with sturdy rag paper. Most of the poems are titled at the top and signed by Mrs. Maxson at the bottom, some dated..... More
Santa Rosa, Ca: Black Sparrow Press, 1996. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Limited Edition from this influential late 20th-century African American poet. Signed by Coleman at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in May, 1998. This is one of just 100 copies signed and numbered by Coleman, this..... More
Baltimore, Md: Maryland Historical Society, 1961. 1st Edition. 8vo. 24-page staple-bound pamphlet extremely scarce in commerce. The pamphlet was published after Carroll's influential work first appeared in the Maryland Historical Magazine in June, 1961. Extensively footnoted and an essential reference for any research on Slavery on Maryland's Eastern..... More
New York: 1861. A GORGEOUS and rare 1861 folding pocket map of the recently-begun Civil War, complete with original yellow typographical maps. This historic piece, titled "Panorama of the Seat of War", features engraved portraits of Commodore Andrew Hull Foote and Admiral Silas Stringham in vignette at the top..... More
Chicago, Ill: The University of Chicago Press, 1935. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition with a warm inscription to a colleague on the half title page, signed boldly in blue ink. Red cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Very mild wear to binding. Beautiful Art Deco illustrated dust jacket..... More
Baltimore, Md: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1947. Quarto. 1st limited Edition, this being number 741 of 2000 printed. red cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Very mild wear. A superior edition. More
London: Privately Printed, 1842. 24mo. A scarce 1842 3rd printing of this antebellum era sewing primer, with a fold-out broadside at the front depicting 35 different 19th-century stitches. Charcoal grey cloth. Gilt titling and illustration to front board. All edges gilt. Clean interior. Hinges a touch tender but intact..... More
New York: Macmillan & Co, 1894. 8vo. A handsome 1894 scarce 1st Edition of this important history of one of the most important churches ever built, dating to 532 and the reign of Justinian I, the eastern Roman Emproer. Red cloth with paper title label to spine. Profusely illustrated..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1922-1927. 8vo. Beautiful six-volume set from the winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature, all in scarce original dust jackets. Three of the volumes are 1st Editions and three are early printings, with none printed after 1926, two years after the..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. 1st Edition. 8vo. A Beautiful 1960 1st Edition in original dust jacket from the 'Father of the Beat Movement'. 'Lonesome Traveler' is a collection of shorts themed around Kerouac's travels in America as well as abroad. "Kerouac describes the days when he was a...... More
Mulhouse, France: DMC Library. Duodecimo. Beautiful volume in original cardboard box. Green illustrated cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for P/O stamp to half title and title pages as well as a previous seller's sticker to verso of front end paper. Book in as-new condition..... More
London: The British Museum, 1914-1930. Folio. Complete set of six Folio portfolios, each with unbound contents in folding pocket. Each volume comprises a portfolio case, with an introductory booklet, descriptions of the manuscripts illustrated as well as detailed descriptions of each plate. Mild rubbing and wear to stiff..... More
London: Anglo-Palestine Publications, 1946. 8vo. An important post-WW II Middle East Documentary on what would become the country of Israel just two years later, with large fold-out color map of Palestine. The map depicts the Gaza Strip in Vignette at the lower right and refers to today's West Bank..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. 8vo. GORGEOUS fine binding in contemporary 3/4 calf over cloth binding. From the 1880 Library Edition 0f 30 volumes. Tan calf over tan cloth covered boards with gilt ruling . Raised bands to spine with titling and ruling in gilt. Marbled..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. 8vo. GORGEOUS fine binding in contemporary 3/4 calf over cloth binding. From the 1880 Library Edition 0f 30 volumes. Tan calf over tan cloth covered boards with gilt ruling . Raised bands to spine with titling and ruling in gilt. Marbled..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. 8vo. GORGEOUS fine binding in contemporary 3/4 calf over cloth binding. From the 1880 Library Edition 0f 30 volumes. Tan calf over tan cloth covered boards with gilt ruling . Raised bands to spine with titling and ruling in gilt. Marbled..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. 8vo. GORGEOUS six-volume set in contemporary 3/4 calf over cloth binding. From the 1880 Library Edition 0f 30 volumes, these three volumes constitute numbers VI-XI of the original set. Tan calf over tan cloth covered boards with gilt ruling . Raised..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. 8vo. GORGEOUS three-volume set in contemporary 3/4 calf over cloth binding. From the 1880 Library Edition 0f 30 volumes, these three volumes constitute numbers II-IV of the original set. Tan calf over tan cloth covered boards with gilt ruling . Raised..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1914. 8vo. Beautiful Two-volume 1st Edition J.H. Fabre set on Bees, with Volume I in the exceedingly rare dust jacket. "Fabre is best known for his findings in the field of entomology, the study of insects, and is considered by many to..... More
Banaras Hindu University, 1981. Quarto. Brown cloth with white titling. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear to binding. Five pages with 10 tipped-in color plates. More
London: Percy Lund, Humphries & Co, 1921. 1st Edition. 8vo. Portfolio including stitch pamphlets, numbered 36 through 82, with 16 of the plates lacking, numbers 38, 40, 43, 45, 52, 61, 62, 63, 65, 67, 68, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76. Good with a small drink ring to the front..... More
New York: Japan Textile Color Design Center, 1980. Folio. A beautiful over-sized coffee table book complete with publisher's clamshell box. Thick grey buckram. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Crepe paper end papers. Dust jacket with bright floral design in Fine Condition. Clamshell box in Very Good condition..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, Limited, 1888. 1st Edition. 8vo. This scarce 1888 1st Edition features historic black and white photographs of historic Irish traditional lace designs along with detailed descriptions of each. Thin yellow illustrated cloth over thick card stock boards. Illustration and titling in green. Square tight..... More
Moscow: Academia, 1934. Folio. A Spectacular 1934 portfolio of 100 illuminated color miniature illustrations from Medieval Russia, published in Moscow during the pre-WW II rule of Joseph Stalin. Of the original 100 prints in the collection, three are lacking, nos. 72, 73 and 99, making a total of 97..... More