New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1941. 1st Edition. 8vo. A scarce 1941 1st Edition of this biography of this still influential Mexican revolution radical. Yellow illustrated cloth. 332pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Illustrated map endpapers. Offsetting to end papers. Mild rubbing and edge wear to..... More
London: Gollancz, 1937. 1st Edition. 8vo. A scarce pre- WW II history covering the Nazi influence during the Spanish Civil War. Red cloth. 256 pp. Black and white plates. Tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear to binding. Slight cock to spine. Pages somewhat tanned. Dust jacket..... More
New York: Third Press, 1970. 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful illustrated documentary of the history and trial of the Chicago 8, later the Chicago 7 for their roles in the anti-Vietnam War and social justice protests surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention. "The Chicago Seven, originally the Chicago Eight..... More
Concord: Ira C. Evans, 1895. First Thus. Quarto. First Edition Thus roster of those who served in the Civil War from New Hampshire. Oversized volume. 1347pp. Brown half leather spine/gilt lettering. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Moderate rubbing and wear to spine and top and bottom corners. Owners name..... More
Indianapolis: The Bobs-Merrill Company, 1944. First Edition. 8vo. Important biography of Nathan Beford Forrest, one of the most controversial Confederate Genrals of the Civil War and the commander at the Battle of Fort Pillow, which saw the massacre of hundreds of Union NEGR0 soldiers. Stated First Edition on the..... More
Salem, Massachusetts: The Peabody Museum of Salem, 1981. Quarto. Handsome two volume set which includes every maritime picture received by the Peabody Museum of Salem since its founding in 1799. Oversized hardback books with over 1,500 illustrations of which some are in color.. Dust jacket of volume I shows..... More
1859. A large 1859 facsimile printing of the grant of Pennsylvania by King Charles II of great Britain to William Penn. Charles granted the large tract to settle a debt to Penn's father. This historic piece is dated 1681and features the King's coat of arms. "In 1677..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1914. 8vo. Handsome chronical of Dwight's journey West. Edited with an introduction by Max Farrand. Board binding with cloth back, printed paper label on spine. Square tight binding. slight staining on the edges of the front and back boards. The author, a niece of..... More
Mysore City: Wesley Press, 1947. 8vo. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Interesting account of a boys' camp.and journey. Internally clean. Binding firm.. Edges foxed. Covers slightly marked. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. Illustrated and many photographs. More
Oxford: Oxprint, 1978. 8vo. Very Good copy of the Kukukuku peoples of Papua, New Guinea. Clean copy. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Edited by C. R. Hallpike from Beatrice Blackwood's published article and unpublished field notes. Interesting sociological and ecological study of these unique peoples. More
New York: G. P. Putnam & Co., 1855. 8vo. First.edition of Bayard Taylor's first hand account of his travels across the world. Red cloth. Tight square binding. Gilt on spine slightly worn. Bumping to the top and bottom of the spine and edges. Illustrated with a detailed folding map..... More
Alexandria, Va: The Alexandria Gazette, 1863. Quarto. An original 1863 CIVIL WAR newspaper with a detailed back-page headline report announcing that a group of Maryland plantation owners has complained to President Abraham Lincoln about units of U.S. Colored Troops stationed in the area poaching their property by attempting to recruit..... More
Charleston, SC: Charleston Courier, 1817. A visually striking 1817, pre Civil War, Charleston newspaper with three front-page illustrated ads for runaway slaves, each offering a reward, as well as two front page ads offering 'NEGR0ES' for sale, including one for an entire family. This newspaper is dated June 6..... More
LANSING, MI: W.S. GEORGE & CO., 1882. 8vo. Three-quarter red cloth of brown pebbled cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. 1039pp.Last couple of signatures protruding just a hair. Mild rubbing and edge wear, more so at corners and spine ends. A lovely copy. More
London: Percy Lund, Humphries & Co, c.1920s. 1st Edition. 8vo. Portfolio in purple cloth with fore edge cloth tie. 35 color plates of various stitches. Mild rubbing with moderate edge wear and sunning. A lovely copy. More
Baltimore: Privately Printed, 1886. 1st Edition. 8vo. Original 1886 1st Printing. 20pp staplebound booklet Typographical wraps. Tape repair to spine. More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1969. 1st Edition. 8vo. A very nice of this unique and quite scarce work from the outspoken 20th-century South American activist. Serrano (1917 – 2009), was a Chilean diplomat, writer, occultist, and fascist activist. In 1942, he joined an occult order founded by a...... More
India: Asia Publishing House, 1960. 1st Edition. 8vo. A very nice copy of this RARE 1960 true 1st edition from the outspoken 20th-century South American activist. "One of the main works of Miguel Serrano. Translated and published in many languages, it also has a prologue written by CG Jung..... More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984. 1st Edition. 8vo. A very nice of this unique and quite scarce occult work from the outspoken 20th-century South American activist. Serrano (1917 – 2009), was a Chilean diplomat, writer, occultist, and fascist activist. In 1942, he joined an occult order founded by..... More
Privately Printed, 1979. 1st Edition. Quarto. Trade paperback. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear to wraps. More
n.p. Sore Dove Press, 2005. Soheyl Dahi. Limited Edition. Quarto. A GORGEOUS four-page portfolio of the poem 'Moon Cherries' by the African-American poet, printed in a limited edition of just 65 numbered copies with the black and white art work of Soheyl Dahi on the front. Signed on..... More
Liverpool, England: City of Liverpool, 1974. 1st Edition. A beautiful and quite scarce 1974 poster featuring each member of the Fab Four, issued by the city where they got their start. This psychedelic poster was part of a promotional package issued by the city of Liverpool to capitalize..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. Folio. A scarce 1877 Hand-Colored Street Map of the historic Eastern Shore of Maryland towns of Oxford, the oldest town in the Shore, first settled in the 1660s, and Trappe. This map, from the "Atlas of Talbot & Dorchester..... More
Millwood, NY: Kraus, 1974. Quarto. Two-Volume 1974 reprint set combining these individually published guides of the early 20th century. Tan typographical wraps. Volume I - 81pp + index; Volume II - 162pp + 15 plates. Profusely illustrated with plates and in text illustrations. Square tight bindings. Clean..... More
New York: Rinehart & Co., 1946. Leighton, Clare. 1st Edition. 8vo. An important and somewhat scarce history of the lives of Negro Midwives in rural Georgia in the early 20th century, recording an essential lifestyle and history which otherwise would have been lost to the dustbin of time... More