Washington, DC: Taylor & Maury, 1853-1854. 1st Edition. 8vo. A drop-dead gorgeous nine-volume set in luscious fine bindings of brown three-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper. This is the first publication of Jefferson's work after Congress appropriated funds to purchase his papers in 1848. Jefferson left his papers to..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1960. 8vo. A beautiful, early Golf Digest Book Club printing in original dust jacket. Jones today remains one of the greatest golfers in history and the only golfer to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam. "Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to..... More
Privately Printed, 2015. 1st Edition. Quarto. Trade paperback. 279pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild wear to wraps, with light sticker residue along the bottom edge at spine. More
Richmond: Garrett and massie, 1931. 1st Edition. Quarto. A lovely 1st Edition copy in the scarce original dust jacket. profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and floor plans. Blue cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. From the personal library of world-renowned Architectural..... More
New York: 2007. 1st Edition. Quarto. A stunning copy, profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and floor plans, in brand new condition. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Silk bookmark. Dust jacket Fine. A superior edition. 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
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
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: Simon & Schuster, 1960. 1st Edition. 8vo. A sublime biography of the Boxing legend signed not only by Jack Dempsey, but also by boxing rival Gene Tunney, who defeated Dempsey twice over the course of their careers. Grey cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for..... More
Baltimore: Kelly, Piet & Company, 1869. 1st Edition. 8vo. A wonderful and quite scarce 1st Edition of this important Maryland Confederate history, uniquely rebound in crushed leather with the original spine laid down, as is Goldsborough's signature in gilt, laid into the front board. 357pp + ads. Square tight..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful 1973 1st Edition of Walker's first short story anthology, featuring the first appearance in book form of her iconic story, 'Everyday Use'. Signed by author without inscription under her name on title page. "These are..... More