Washington, DC: U.S. Coast Survey, 1853. A GORGEOUS multi-color mid 19th-century nautical map of Chesapeake bay and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. This large map triangulates between various points on both sides of the Bay as well as Washington, DC, and includes historic towns such as Oxford, Easton, Cambridge..... More
S. Augustus Mitchell, 1881. Folio. A vibrant 1860 Johnson & Browning map of Palestine, extremely relevant in today's world. This map features a large street map of Jerusalem in vignette at the lower right, depicting important religious historical sites, as well as a bird's-eye view of Damascus in vignette..... More
London: Y.M.C.A., c.1944. Quarto. A beautiful WW II relic used by U.S. troops fighting in Europe for finding hostels, night clubs, taverns and other tourist destinations in London while on leave from fighting Nazi Germany. This map features landmarks such as the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, trains stations..... More
Chicago, IL`: Poole Brothers, 1920. Quarto. A beautiful 1920 map of the Mason and Dixon Line of the Western Maryland Railroad, including depictions of a few routes of Chesapeake Bay steamboats, as well as all stops along the railroad routes. "The Mason and Dixon Line" is depicted in..... More
Washington, DC: Peter Force, 1835. 1st Edition Thus. 8vo. A scarce and one of the earliest personal accounts of Bacon's Rebellion. Cotton goes into great detail to parse out the particulars of the rebellion, including the players involved, troop movements, miles travelled, and outcomes. "Ann Cotton was..... More
Baltimore, Md: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015. 1st Edition. Quarto. AN exquisite copy. 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 rebuild and direct the Architectural..... More
Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1981. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely copy, 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 rebuild and direct the Architectural Research Department..... More
Charlottesville, Va: University Press of Virginia, 1978. 8vo. Blue cloth. 634pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear to dust jacket. Outer pages lightly foxed. Previous owner signature to front end paper. Dust jacket presents handsomely in archival mylar. A lovely edition. More
New York: William Helburn Inc, 1924. 1st Edition. Folio. A lovely copy of this tough-to-come-by Connecticut architectural history. Folio. 25 large, double-page, tipped in black and white plates featuring architectural forms and styles, elephant folio sized when unfolded. Ex-library with limited markings. Plates are clean and bright..... More
Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston, 1911. 1st Edition. 8vo. Brown cloth with nicely illustrated front board, in the craftsman style. 191pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Profusely illustrated with black and white black and white photos and architectural plans. Mild rubbing and edge wear to binding. Half title page..... More
Newport, RI: Vernacular Architecture Form, 2001. 1st Edition. Quarto. Trade paperback. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Profusely illustrated with historic photographs and drawings. Little wear. A superior edition. More
New York: Viking, 2005. 1st Edition. 8vo. A gorgeous 1st Edition of one of Vollman's seminal works, signed by the author without inscription on the title page. "Set in Central Europe during the 20th century, it examines a vast array of characters, ranging from generals to martyrs, officers to..... More
London: George Routledge, 1875. 1st Edition. 8vo. A very nice 1st UK Edition of this Longfellow classic. 62pp. Blue cloth with elaborate illustration and decor stamped in black and gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for contemporary 1876 gift inscription to front end paper. Mild rubbing and..... More
Crownsville, Md: Maryland Historical Trust, 1998. 1st Edition. Quarto. A very nice copy of this Maryland architectural classic, increasingly difficult to come by. Signed without inscription by one of the contributors. From the personal library of world-renowned Architectural Historian and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation leader, Edward Chappell, with his signature..... More
New York: William Helburn Inc, 1928. 1st Edition. Quarto. A wonderful copy inscribed on the front end paper to Evelyn Grace Mary Hill, the Marchioness of Downshire (Ireland). "To the Marchioness of Downshire with the author's Compliments March, 1937" Blue cloth with titling stamped in gilt. 139pp. Square..... More
The Valentine Museum, 1975. 1st Edition. Quarto. A lovely copy, 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 rebuild and direct the Architectural Research Department at..... More
Privately Printed, 1870. 1st Edition. 8vo. A scarce 19th-century work on the ethnic and customary differences of the people of the world, featuring 100 engravings, most with vibrant hand coloring. 91pp. Black cloth with titling stamps in gilt. Later burgundy title label to spine. Spine of matching black binder's..... More
Newport, RI: Vernacular Architecture Form, 2001. 1st Edition. Quarto. Trade paperback. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Profusely illustrated with historic photographs and drawings. Little wear. A superior edition. More
Santpoort, Holland: C.A. Mees, 1925. 1st Thus. Folio. A beautiful tribute to Wright's work, profusely illustrated with historic black and white photographs, architectural plans, drawings and other illustration. This was the first major work on Wright since 1911 and featured works accomplished between 1902 -1923. 197 illustrations as..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1980. 8vo. Trade paperback. 396pp. 1980 reproduction of a 1976 University of Pennsylvania Doctoral Dissertation. Illustrated with black and white maps and architectural drawings. Square tight binding. CLean interior. Mild age toning to wraps. Previous owner signature to top of front end paper... More
Baltimore, Md: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1972. 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful edition in very nice condition. Teal boards with gilt titling along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked, save for small previous owner signature to top of front flyleaf. Dust jacket price..... More
Richmond, Va: Dietz Press, 1938. 1st Edition. 8vo. A fascinating glimpse into the lives of the well-to-do Virginia aristocracy in post Revolutionary War Virginia Society. Scarce in original dust jacket. Publisher's cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for contemporary bookplate to front pastedown and previous owner signature to..... More
New York: Acanthus Press, 2008. 1st Edition. Quarto. An exceptional copy in As New condition. Black cloth. 304pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Silk bookmark. Dust jacket Fine. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A desirable edition. More
London: The Society of Antiquaries of London, 1999. 1st Edition. Quarto. Red cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Profusely illustrated. Dust jacket Fine. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. As new. A very desirable edition. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1977-1980. Quarto. A beautiful set, complete in three volumes, each in original dust jacket. "Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe (1764 – 1820) was an Anglo-American neoclassical architect who emigrated to the United States. He was one of the first formally trained, professional architects in..... More