New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1961. 1st Edition. 8vo. An uncommon piece of Flannery O'Connor work, who provided advice on the book as welll as the introduction. "This is a strange request," said the letter from the Sister Superior of the Free Cancer Home run by the Dominican..... More
Westminster, Md: Colonial Roots, 1982-1986. 8vo. Complete five volume set of these uncommon and quite valuable Eastern Shore of Maryland reference works, covering the years 1648-1825. Entries include births, deaths, church rolls and land records up and down the Shore. Trade paperbacks. Square Tight Bindings. Mild..... More
London: Friends Historical Society, 1971. 1st. 8vo. Scarce work on this influential 17th century Irish Quaker. Light green typographical wraps. Mild edge wear to wraps, which hang about 1/4" over the text block. Small semicircular stain to the lower front edge. Mild foxing to rear panel fore edge. A superior edition. More
Easton, Md: Easton Publishing Co, 1962. 1st Edition. 8vo. 1st Edition of this Eastern Shore of Maryland Quaker offshoot sect. Very Scarce in commerce and quite rare signed by Carroll, a leading authority on Quaker history. The Nicholites "came into being along the Maryland-Delaware border about 1760...and soon waxed..... More
Easton, Md: Easton Publishing Co, 1962. 1st Edition. 8vo. 1st Edition of this Eastern Shore of Maryland Quaker offshoot sect. Very Scarce in commerce. The Nicholites "came into being along the Maryland-Delaware border about 1760...and soon waxed strong in Caroline and Dorchester Counties in Maryland...The Nicholites progressed from being..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1969. 1st Editon. 8vo. Beautiful 1st Edition in original first state dust jacket of one of the most influential chess books ever written. Fischer remains the greatest and most famous American player in history. "Fischer won the World Chess Championship in..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1960. 1st Edition. 8vo. Beautiful 1st Edition (McBride, NAP) of a scarce title in original slipcase. Two volumes complete. Bound in black cloth with gilt titling to spines. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. A fantastic reference containing detailed family letters, critical..... More
Boston, MA: D.H. hurd & Co., 1897. 1st Edition. Quarto. Beautiful four-volume history of New England industry and the important entrepreneurs throughout the regions history. Dozens of steel-plate engravings of important New Englanders. Handsomely bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marble-paper covered boards. Square tight bindings. Clean..... More
Talbot County, Md: Privately Printed, 1992. 1st Edition. 8vo. Beautiful 1st Edition inscribed and signed by the author on the front end paper. Blue cloth gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket Near Fine with a hint of rubbing to the rear panel. Presents handsomely in archival..... More
New York: Trident Press, 1965. 3rd printing. 8vo. Gorgeous 1965 3rd printing on one of the most iconic names in automotive history. Known primarily for his work with the Ford Mustang and his AC Cobra brand, Shelby's name is synonymous with the combination of beauty, elegance, speed and performance..... More
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1859. Early Printing. 8vo. A beautiful 3rd Printing of Graham's classic biography of Morgan, one of the preeminent American field commanders of the Revolutionary War. Morgan was instrumental in the battles at Quebec, Saratoga and Cowpens, where his victory directly set in motion events..... More
Philadelphia: Reformed Church in the United States, 1916. 1st Edition. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt titling to front board and spine. Mild edge wear, mostly at spine ends, with a touch of fraying. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for p/o signature in ink to front end paper..... More
Field Camps in Virginia: 1864-1865. Two original 1864 and 1865 MARYLAND CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY CHAPLAIN Requisition Forms, submitted by Arthur Brickman, a U.S. Army Chaplain for the 3rd Maryland Infantry and the 1st Maryland cavalry. The 1864 document is for a horse for use in the field in..... More
Baltimore County, Md: State of Maryland, 1866. Quarto. An outstanding 1866 CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER DISCHARGE BOUNTY document from JOHN W ELLIS, an infantry soldier in Company F of Purnells Maryland Legion. COMPLETE, ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR DOCUMENT, dated December 28, 1866, with fantastic MARYLAND CIVIL WAR and PURNELL'S LEGION..... More
London: Richardson & Clark, 1765. 3rd printing. Quarto. Absolutely gorgeous 1765 edition of the influential journal of Fox, founder of the Quaker religion and the Society of Friends. This 1765 printing of the Journal of George Fox paints a vivid portrait of Fox's persecution and sufferings for his..... More