Privately Printed, 2015. 1st Edition. Quarto. Trade paperback. 279pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild wear to wraps, with light sticker residue along the bottom edge at spine. More
Baltimore: Regional Publishing Co., 1967. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Scarce 2nd Printing of this Eastern Shore of Maryland history. Two volumes complete. Green cloth gilt. Square Tight Bindings. Clean interiors, save for p/o signature and date to front end papers. Frontispiece portraits in..... More
Baltimore, Md: Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1956. A vibrant and whimsically colorful pictorial map of Maryland depicting its rich 300-year history. This is a quite large map, with the image measuring approximately 38" x 25", while framed dimensions measuring 44" x 31". The map is stunning to behold..... More
Richmond: Garrett and massie, 1931. 1st Edition. Quarto. A lovely 1st Edition copy in the scarce original dust jacket. profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and floor plans. Blue cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. From the personal library of world-renowned Architectural..... More
New York: 2007. 1st Edition. Quarto. A stunning copy, profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and floor plans, in brand new condition. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Silk bookmark. Dust jacket Fine. A superior edition. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1948. 1st Edition. Quarto. A lovely two volume set profusely illustrated with historic black and white photographs and floor plans. Red cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Bindings in Fine condition with little wear. Slipcase with mild rubbing, age..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. 1st Edition. Quarto. A gorgeous 1922 1st Edition, profusely illustrated with black and white historic photographs as well as architectural floor plans. 314pp. Navy cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. From the personal library of world-renowned Architectural Historian..... More
New York: Fortune, 1940. A whimsical art-deco style pictorial map of the Pacific Northwest, illustrating the abundant natural resources of Washington and Oregon. This vibrant map depicts landmarks such as the recently completed Bonneville Dam as well as the Grand Coulee Dam, still under construction, both along the Columbia..... More
Charlottesville, Va: University Press of Virginia, 1976. 1st edition. 8vo. Taken from the records of the Federal Writers' Project (WPA) of the 1930s, this collection of interviews with former Virginia slaves provide a realistic window into the life of the enslaved in the antebellum American South. The transcripts are written..... More
Albany, NY: Albany Institute of History and Art, 1987. 1st Edition. Quarto. Trade paperback. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior, from the personal library of world-renowned Architectural Historian and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation leader, Edward Chappell, with his signature. Chappell made Williamsburg, Virginia his home since 1980 when he was hired to..... More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007. 8vo. An exceptional copy in brand new condition with wonderful architectural provenance. From the personal library of world-renowned Architectural Historian and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation leader, Edward Chappell, with his signature. Chappell made Williamsburg, Virginia his home since 1980 when..... More
Privately Printed, 1977. 1st Edition. Quarto. An exceptionally scarce piece of Massachusetts Quaker history, possibly a one-off. Palmers Meeting was the first meeting house in the second precinct of Rehoboth. Construction started in 1717 and completed November 29th 1721, with Reverend David Turner as pastor. Fifty pounds was..... More
London: Humphrey Milford: Oxford University Press, 1933. 1st Edition. 8vo. Dr. Henry Campbell Wilkinson discusses the first inception of the Bermuda Islands, their history, economics, government policies, religion, invasions, and more. Dispersed throughout the chapters are black and white illustrations of significant figures on the Islands in the 16th and..... More
Boston: Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, 1948. 1st Edition. Quarto. An important piece of Massachusetts as well as Colonial Williamsburg architectural history. "Perry, Shaw, and Hepburn was formed in 1922 by William Graves Perry, Thomas Mott Shaw, and Andrew Hopewell Hepburn. It was the successor to Shaw and Hepburn, which..... More
Charleston, SC: Babcock & Co., 1845. Quarto. A beautiful pre-Civil War map of Virginia when the state still included present-day West Virginia. Borders hand-colored in yellow. Includes county subdivisions, Washington, Dc as well as Maryland and Delaware. Very mild age toning and edge wear. The..... More
London: J. & A. Churchill, 1893. 1st Edition. Elephant Folio. An incredible elephant-folio sized portfolio containing large, fold-out architectural plans of hospitals and medical buildings around the world in the late 19th century, including Johns Hopkins, in Baltimore; Michael Reese Jewish Hospital, in Chicago; Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, in Hanover..... More
London: Royal Geographical Society, 1998. 8vo. A beautiful work depicting the life of the black descendants of slavery on the islands of the Caribbean through emotional black and white photography. Trade paperback. Stiff cardstock wraps. 63pp. The front half of the book features full-page photographs while the back..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: University Micofilms International, 1984. 8vo. Facsimile reprint of this scarce Maryland history. Blue cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Boards a touch bowed. Text block edges foxed. Clean interior save for previous owner signature to front end paper. Overall a solid..... More
Columbia, SC: Historical Archaeology Forum, 1970. 1st Edition. Quarto. A VERY COOL work on the archaeological history of this strategic and very important Revolutionary War backcountry South Carolina outpost, including three detailed maps. 195pp. This work also details existing original structure and artifacts. Illustrated with black and white photography..... More
New York: Benjamin Blom, 1968. 8vo-Quarto. A beautiful set of Architectural works by William Halfpenny, reprinted from their original 18th-century editions in uniform illustrated cloth bindings. The titles in the set include: - The Art of Sound Building - Magnum in Parvo : or, the Marrow of Architecture..... More
Richmond: Whittet and Shepperson, 1900. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely 1st Edition copy of this tough to come by colonial history. Green cloth with title in gold on the front cover and spine; several in-text illustrations and two fold-out maps. Light rubbing to the spine ends. Some staining on..... More
Privately Printed, 1986. 1st Edition. Quarto. An interesting detailed study of this original two-room 18th-century Calvert County, Maryland agricultural structure. Illustrated with photocopied black and white photographs as well as fold-out architectural drawings. 24pp. White plastic comb binding. in pristine condition. More
New haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2010. 1st Edition. Quarto. A GORGEOUS over-sized coffee table book. Profusely illustrated with color as well as black and white illustrations. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket Fine. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. More
New York: The New York Tribune, 1862. 1st Edition. AN incredible EARLY account of the important Civil War Battle of Antietam, near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This September 19, 1862 issue of the New York Times features a front page completely devoted to the battle, with more than five columns containing..... More
London: The Gentleman's Magazine, 1740. 1st Edition. Quarto. "An Accurate Map of the WEST INDIES, Exhibiting not only all the Islands possessed by the English, French, Spaniards, & Dutch, but also all the Towns and Settlements on the Continent of America adjacent thereto" A lovely pre-Revolutionary War map of..... More