New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2014. 2nd Printing. Quarto. A wonderful 1st Thus Edition of this iconic American project by photographer Nicholas Nixon. Nixon began the project in 1975 of photographing his wife, Bebe, and her three sisters, and the project continues today, though this 2014..... More
Boston: Fort Hill Press, 1904. 1st Edition. 8vo. Blue cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for small p/o stamp to top of rear pastedown. Gilt titling to spine. Mild rubbing and edge wear to binding. Overall a handsome and desirable edition. More
Lowell, Ma: Lowell Daily Courier, 1846. Folio. An 1846 newspaper printing of a Frederick Douglass Letter on the merits of Robert Burns as both a poet and person, as well as reflections on his trip to Scotland. This July 18, 1846 issue of the Lowell Daily Courier was published..... More
Boston: Wright and Potter, 1895-96. 1st Edition. 8vo. A delightful set of this essential Civil War history in exquisite condition. "The standard authority for Massachusetts' role in the war, at the front, and at home" - Nevins, 151. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spines. Square tight..... More
New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1928. 1st Edition. 8vo. A beautiful 1928 Limited 1st Edition, with a page of the Beveridge manuscript attached to the front flyleaf of Volume I, in this case an edit from Chapter I of Volume II. This set is number 999 of 1000 published..... More
Scranton, Pa: Privately Printed, 1910. 1st Edition. 8vo. AN interesting and unique aspect of military service during the Civil War. "Some light is shed on military telegraphing operations by the author's collection of short reminiscences from many who served with him." - Nevins, p12. Red cloth. Square tight..... More
New York: Privately Printed, 1895. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. A gorgeous 1st Edition first-hand account of Union Army Civil War life. "Garrulous recollections by an officer attached to Gen. John Wool's command at Norfolk, Va., during the first year of the war." Nevins, p.67. Half burgundy and navy blue..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1876. 8vo. 1876 early printing, bound in original publishers cloth. Green cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for contemporary signature to top of front end paper. Sporadic mild foxing. Mild rubbing and edge..... More
New York: D. Appleton, 1878. 1st Edition. An early biography of one of the Confederacy's most important Generals and the perpetrator of the Fort Pillow Massacre. Brown cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for 1902 and 1928 previous owner signatures to front end papers. Foxing to outer pages..... More
Privately Printed, 1866. Marshall, William Edgar. 1st Edition. A stunning 1866 rendition of Abraham Lincoln published the year after his assassination, in exquisite condition. Marshall began his career at the U.S. Treasury where he learned how to engrave. While there he did portraits of James Buchanan and John C...... More
New York: Charles Richardson, 1863. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. A handsome 1st Edition of this first major biography of one of the great Generals of the Confederacy, published the same year Jackson was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863. Green pebbled cloth. Square tight binding. Clean..... More
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885. 8vo. The finest 1st Trade Edition of Grant's Memoirs we've seen. The story of Grant and his magnum opus remains just as riveting today as it was nearly 140 years ago. Nearly destitute in his later life, Grant wrote his..... More
Concord, NH: Republican Press Association, 1895. 8vo. A handsome1st Edition of this storied Civil War unit, in exquisite condition. Green cloth, with gilt titling to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Very mild edge wear. Text block edges lightly foxed. More
Keene, NH: Sentinel Printing Company, 1890. 8vo. A lovely 1st Editionof this storied Civil War unit. Blue cloth, with gilt illustration to front. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for signature in pencil to front end paper. Mild rubbing and edge wear. More
Pittsburgh: Historical Committee of the Regimental Association, 1905. 8vo. A lovely 1st Edition of this storied Civil War unit. Brown cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for contemporary signature to front end paper. Mild rubbing and edge wear. Sporadic foxing, mainly toward outer pages. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1906. 8vo. A beautiful 1st edition of Union Major-General Newton Martin Curtis's memoirs; inscribed by him on the front end paper to George F. Seward, longtime U.S. diplomat to China during the latter half of the 19th century and nephew of William Seward, Abraham Lincoln's..... More
Boston: The Arakelyan Press, 1909. 8vo. A RARE 1909 1st Edition covering this storied artillery unit during the American Civil War, in exquisite condition. "The battery was organized Lynnfield, Massachusetts and mustered in September 9, 1862 for a three-year enlistment under the command of Captain Jacob Henry Sleeper... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898. 8vo. An engaging first-hand account from this long-serving US Navy officer, known mostly for his active participation in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle to feature two ironclad warships. Franklin was aboard the USS Roanoke during the first day of the battle..... More
Baltimore, Md: Williams and Wilkins Company, 1914. 8vo. A desirable copy of a scarce family history from Maryland's Eastern Shore. Green cloth. Square tight binding. Mild edge wear. Gilt titling on spine faded. Overall a very nice edition of this sought after history. More
Small 8vo. This is a First Printing of a petition submitted by Paul Revere and his son, Joseph, representing other copper smiths in Philadelphia and New York. They sought a 17 1/2 percent tarrif on imported copper sheets, while removing a current duty on old imported copper... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1976. 8vo. A handsome 5th Printing of Woodward and Bernstein's follow up to "All the President's Men", recounting the fall of the Nixon presidency in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. Signed by both authors on the front end paper in differing blue..... More
New York: Broadway Publishing Company, 1907. 8vo. Extremely scarce 1st Edition bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for attractive previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. Pages lightly tanned. Mild edge wear to binding, including a touch..... More