The Staats Family: A History of the Dutch Settlements in New York and Delaware 1642-1992
Wilmington, De: Privately Printed, 1992. 1st Edition. Blue cloth gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. A superior edition. More
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Historic Graves of Maryland and the District od Columbia, with the Inscriptions Appearing on the Tombstones...
New York: The Grafton Press, 1908. 1st Edition. Beautiful 1st Edition of this scarce Maryland, DC genealogical history. Green cloth with gilt to spine. Square binding, front hinge cracked but intact. Clean interior, save for contemporary signature to front endpaper. Mild rubbing and edge wear to binding. More
1616 Copperplate Engraving of the 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Amsterdam: Michel Colin, 1616. Baudaert, Guilaume. Beautiful 1616 copperplate engraving by Guilaume Baudaert of the 1588 defeat of the Spanish Armada in the English Channel. This print depicts in great detail the sailing of the British fireships into the Spanish fleet. "In the late 1580s, English raids against Spanish..... More
Recollections of an Ill-Fated Expedition to the Headwaters of the Madeira River in Brazil
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1907. 1st Edition. A beautiful 1907 1st Edition of the explorations of Colonel George Earl Church in Brazil during the 1870s with six maps, five of them full-color and black-and-white fold-outs. "Having written on issues associated with Mexico, the United States Government had Church appointed as..... More
Christopher Gadsden and the American Revolution
Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 1982. 1st Edition. Gorgeous and inexplicably scarce 1st Edition of this interesting revolutionary War history, Inscribed and signed by both authors on the title page. "Christopher Gadsden (1724 – 1805) was an American politician who was the principal leader of the South Carolina..... More
Life of Josiah Quincy of Massachusetts
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co., 1869. 5th printing. Beautiful Quincy family copy of this early printing Quincy biography, with a Quincy family inscription to the front endpaper dated 1870. "Josiah Quincy III (1772 – 1864) was a U.S. educator and political figure. He was a member of the U.S...... More
Making the Empire Work: London and American Interest Groups 1690-1790
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992. 1st Edition. Beautiful 1st Edition of this 18th-century political and economic history. Blue cloth. Square tight binding. Clean Interior. Jacket with just a hint of edge wear, presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. More
1865 CIVIL WAR newspaper ABRAHAM LINCOLN FUNERAL Assassinated by JOHN W BOOTH
Philadelphia: The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1865. 1st Edition. GORGEOUS 1865 Civil War newspaper with the front page completely devoted to the death and funeral of President Abraham Lincoln. This issue features three large front-page engravings, one of the coffin carriage and the other two of Lincoln's coffin. Thick black..... More
1795 newspaper LOUIS XVIII DECLARES himself KING of FRANCE in FRENCH REVOLUTION, with a complete front-page printing of the Verona Declaration
Edinburgh, Scotland: The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1795. 1st Edition. SPECTACULER 1795 newspaper with a complete front-page printing of exiled French King LOUIS XVIII's Declaration of Verona. The manifesto, known as the "Declaration of Verona", was Louis XVIII's attempt to introduce the French people to his politics. The Declaration of Verona..... More
Theories of Surplus-Value
Moscow, USSR: Progress Publishers, 1978. Later Printing. 8vo. Gorgeous three-volume set of one of Marx's most influential works, printed in Cold War era Moscow during the height of USSR power. Three volumes complete. Blue cloth gilt. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Little wear to bindings or jackets, which..... More
The I.G. in Peking: Letters of Robert Hart Chinese Maritime Customs 1868-1907
Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1975. 1st Edition. 8vo. Beautiful two volume 1st Edition set on Hart, Britain's Inspector general of China's Imperial Maritime Service during the late 19th century. "Hart was the most important and most influential Westerner in Qing dynasty China. According to Jung Chang, he transformed Chinese..... More
Traditional Boats of Ireland: History, Folklore, And Construction
Ireland: Collins Press, 2008. 1st Edition. Quarto. Beautiful oversized coffee table book with vibrant photos, historical illustration and centuries of Irish nautical history. Blue cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
1860 ILLUSTRATED newspaper MATHEW BRADY engraving of a BEARDLESS ABRAHAM LINCOLN at the 1860 Republican National Convention
New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, 1860. 1st Edition. 1860 ILLUSTRATED newspaper with a large double-page centerfold engraving of the Republican candidates for US President at the Republican national Convention in Chicago. The poster-like engraving depicts the candidates in vignette and are from MATHEW BRADY portraits, including a...... More
1860 ILLUSTRATED newspaper HEENAN v SAYERS 1st WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING MATCH with a Centerfold Engraving of the Fight
New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, 1860. 1st Edition. An exquisite May, 1860 large double-page, centerfold engraving of the very first World Championship title fight between American John Heenan and Englishman Tom Sayers at Hampshire, England. The fight was eagerly anticipated, illegal, and lasted nearly 3 hours, ending in..... More
Cruises: Mainly in the Bay of the Chesapeake
Philadelphia: Franklin Press, 1909. 1st Edition. 8v0. 1909 1st Edition of this influential Nautical Memoir originally from the family of Robert Barrie. Fold-out map included. A handsome and sound classic account of the Barrie brothers' sailing adventures in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays in the early days of boating..... More
I Live in the Woods
Frederickton, Canada: Brunswick Press Limited. 1st Edition. A handsome 1953 1st Edition Canadian memoir of living life in the wilderness. Green cloth gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket with mild rubbing and edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. More
Survival: Through War and Revolution in Russia
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1939. 1st Edition. 8vo. Tan cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Gorgeous Art Deco dust jacket with mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. More
King of Mapledale: A Loyal Dog
New York: D. Appleton, 1927. 1st Edition. 8vo. Tan cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. dust jacket lightly soiled with mild rubbing and edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Tracks and tracking
New York: Outing Publishing Co., 1912. 2nd Printing. 8vo. Beautiful 1912 edition on tracking wildlife in the wilderness. Illustrated cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild wear to binding. Dust jacket with mild rubbing and edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
The Flying North
New York: Macmillan, 1947. 1st Edition. A fascinating glimpse into the history of the early bush pilots flying into the wilds of the Alaska wilderness. Blue cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Illustrated map endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket with mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. More
Maple Sugar for Windy Foot
New York: Junior Literary Guild, 1950. 1st Edition. Red cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Endpapers and text block edges lightly foxed. Jacket with mild rubbing and edge wear. Rare. More
Packing and Portaging
New York: Outing Publishing Co., 1912. 1st Edition. 8vo. A handsome turn-of-the-century how-to of outdoor living and survival. Yellow green illustrated cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. A superior edition. More
Woodcraft
New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 1891. 2nd printing. 8vo. Scarce 19th-century work on outdoor survival and lifestyle. Olive cloth with gilt illustration and titling to front board and spine. Engraved frontis portrait with tissue guard. Square tight binding, cleran interior. Mild edge wear to binding. 149 pp..... More
Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution (Two Volume Set)
New York: Monthly Review Press, 1978. 1st Edition. 8vo. Handsome two-volume and uncommon 1st Edition set on the philosophical writings of Marxist thinking on Revolution. Two volumes complete in original dust jackets. Volume I with a square tight binding, vol II slightly cocked. Both volumes with clean..... More
Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life, The Story of Sub-Humans on Five Continents from the Early Ice Age until Today
Radnor, Pa: Chilton, 1974. Later Printing. 8vo. A Gorgeous later-printing of this unusual para-anthropological and tough to find classic. "Sanderson was an early follower of Charles Fort. Later he became known for writings on topics such as cryptozoology, a word Sanderson coined in the early 1940s, with special..... More