New York: Albert A. Knopf, 1923. First. 8vo. A beautiful copy of this 1920s Golf classic in the rare original dust jacket. 1st edition. With an introduction by "Chick" Evans. Taylor was a widely read columnist for the Chicago Tribune who frequently spiced his writing with..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1932. Tunis, Edwin. 8vo. A lovely early printing of this classic Maryland cookbook, increasingly scarce, particularly in original dust jacket. Certainly the most whimsical Maryland cookbook ever printed, and quite politically incorrect by today's standard. Illustrations by renowned Maryland illustrator Edwin Tunis..... More
London: George Routledge & Frederick Warne, 1923. 24mo. A stunning 1923 desk set, seven volumes, including atlas, bound in fine olive calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London. The set comprises two smaller volumes - Nuttall's Bijou Pronouncing Dictionary Of The English Language, 636pp; and The Bijou Dictionary..... More
London: J. & A. Churchill, 1893. 1st Edition. Elephant Folio. An incredible elephant-folio sized portfolio containing large, fold-out architectural plans of hospitals and medical buildings around the world in the late 19th century, including Johns Hopkins, in Baltimore; Michael Reese Jewish Hospital, in Chicago; Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, in Hanover..... 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
Fort SIll, OK: The Artillery School Dept. of Communication, 1950. 8vo. An incredibly interesting relic of the early Cold War era, as the U.S. was just getting involved in Korea, trying to stop the spread of communism around the world and Joseph Stalin still ruled the USSR with an iron..... More