Clarendon Press, 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Blue cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior, save for small p/o stamp to bottom of text block and markings on the front end paper. Sporadic underlining or marginalia. Boards rubbed with moderate edge wear. More
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. GORGEOUS 1st Edition, inscribed on the half-title page by Simon to notable Mystery collector Donald Hargett, from Hargett's library.Half black cloth over black paper-covered boards. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. Appears never read. Dust Jacket Fine. Presents handsomely in..... More
Montevallo Historical Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9. Beautiful 1st Edition signed by author on title page. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. Profusely illustrated with historic black and white photos.A superior edition. More
Annapolis, Md: State of Maryland, 1913. A spectacular WW I-era Eastern Shore political appointment boldly signed by Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough. Featuring a gorgeous bronze-colored, richly embossed and detailed Seal of Maryland, this piece documents the appointment of John Scott as a Justice of the Peace in Worcester..... More
Baltimore, Md: Baltimore Sun, 1950s. Yardley, Richard. First Edition. Folio. Large c. 1950s Pictorial Map of Maryland's Eastern Shore by famed illustrator Richard Yardley. This beautiful map depicts iconic landmarks such as the Chesapeake Bay, the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Oxford (the Shore's oldest town), Ocean City and..... More
New York: Robert McBride, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. 1937 1st Edition signed by Benton, with no inscription, by Benton on the half-title page. Blue cloth. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear to binding. Dust jacket with moderate edge wear and rubbing, including..... More
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1937. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This beautiful 1937 pictorial map of the White Mountains of New Hampshire is very detailed with shading to show topography. It features White Mountain Scenery in vignette, surrounding the map, depicting iconic landmarks..... More
Historical Society of Kent County, 1998-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9. Black cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Appears never read. Jacket Fine. Presents handsomely in archival mylar.A superior edition. More
New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, January 13, 1900. First Edition. 1900 newspaper with an inside-page 1ST PRINTING of the PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR story 'NEGR0 LIFE in WASHINGTON' - #1R-021 This article comprises a complete page of the newspaper and features several illustrations depicting Negro life in Washington, DC..... More
1958. Original 1958 theatre lobby card for the re-release of the 1927 feature film 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', based on the 1852 novel by Harriett Beecher Stowe, the abolitionist work which was a major catalyst in driving the nation toward civil war in 1861. As the Civil Rights movement continued..... More
Rochester, NY: The Du Bois Press, 1928. First Edition. Folio. GORGEOUS 1928 pictorial map of Cleveland, Ohio, by Arthur Suchy. Includes iconic Cleveland landmarks such as the Perry Monument, City Hall, the Garfield Monument, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and many, many more. Measuring 39" X...... More
Martenet, 1873. Folio. 1873 HAND-COLORED map of MARYLAND after the CIVIL WAR, still in the midst of Reconstruction, including a long LIST of Maryland RAILROADS at the time, such as the Annapolis & Elkridge, Queen Anne's & Kent, and the Maryland and Delaware. This map was published in the..... More
New York: The New York Herald, October 15, 1871. Folio. Quite possibly the most desirable map and account of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871! This October 15, 1871 issue of the New York Herald features a full-page, poster-like map of Chicago and the damage caused by the three..... More