New York: Privately Printed, 1831. 8vo. A beautiful 34-page manuscript book of poetry, bound in what appears to be period wallpaper, red patterned cloth backed with sturdy rag paper. Most of the poems are titled at the top and signed by Mrs. Maxson at the bottom, some dated..... More
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A New Map of Maryland and Delaware with their Canals, Roads & Distances
Philadelphia: Augustus Mitchell, 1850. Beautiful 1850 Hand-Colored Map of Maryland and Delaware with a Chart of Chesapeake Bay Steamboat Routes. Published a decade before the beginning of the Civil War and during an explosion in the country's railroad routes, this map also depicts the still economically viable canals of..... More
1859 Facsimile printing of Charles II Grant of Pennsylvania to William Penn
1859. A large 1859 facsimile printing of the grant of Pennsylvania by King Charles II of great Britain to William Penn. Charles granted the large tract to settle a debt to Penn's father. This historic piece is dated 1681and features the King's coat of arms. "In 1677..... More
The New York Evening Post, 1746 - Bound volume of facsimile issues
folio. A large bound volume of facsimile issues of the New York Evening Post, one of the earliest newspapers printed in North America, dating from January 6, 1746 - December 29, 1746. Each leaf is printed on one side only, making each page of each newspaper, in effect, a...... More
The New York Evening Post, 1750 - Bound volume of facsimile issues
folio. A large bound volume of facsimile issues of the New York Evening Post, one of the earliest newspapers printed in North America, dating from January 1, 1750 - December 24, 1750. Each leaf is printed on one side only, making each page of each newspaper, in effect, a...... More
1928 Timothy Cole Engraved Woodcut Print of a BEARDLESS Abraham Lincoln
Timothy Cole, 1928. A beautiful 1928 Woodcut engraving of a beardless Abraham Lincoln by master craftsman Timothy Cole, signed in pencil underneath the image. The image is after Roderick Cole's c.1858 ambrotype of Lincoln taken during the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates. This image is in Fine condition and printed..... More
1872 Hand-Colored Street Map of Alfred, Maine with Littlefield's Mills & South Waterborough
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Alfred, Maine and surrounding area in York County, ME, including the villages of South Waterborough and Littlefield's Mills. This map includes property owner names, building footprints and lines of the defunct Portland..... More
1872 Hand-Colored Street Map of Alfred, Maine with property owner names & building footprints
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Alfred, Maine and surrounding area in York County, ME. This map includes property owner names, building footprints and lines of the defunct Portland and Rochester Railroad. "Abenaki Native Americans called the..... More
1872 Hand-Colored Street Map of Berwick Village, Maine with property owner names and building footprints
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Berwick, Maine in York County, ME This map includes property owner names, and lines of the defunct Great Falls Branch Railroad. "Originally part of Kittery, the area later comprised by Berwick..... More
1872 Hand-Colored Street Map of Berwick, Maine with property owner names
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Berwick, Maine and surrounding area in York County, ME This map includes property owner names, and lines of the defunct B&M Railroad. "Originally part of Kittery, the area later comprised by..... More
1872 Hand-Colored Street Map of Buxton, Maine with property owner names
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Buxton, Maine in York County, ME This map includes property owner names. "The first permanent settlement commenced in fall of 1750 near Salmon Falls, which was within protection of the stockaded..... More
1872 Hand-Colored Street Map of Hollis, Maine w Property Owner Names just after the Civil War
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Hollis, Maine. This map includes property owner names and lines of the districts, and the now defunct Portland and Rochester Railroad line. Featuring the Saco River. Includes the Waterborough, North Hollis and Hollis..... More
1872 Hand-Colored Street Map of Bar Mills, Maine and Rollinsford, New Hampshire with property owner names and building footprints
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Bar Mills, Maine and Salmon Falls, New Hampshire (Now Rollinsford), and surrounding area in York County, ME This map includes property owner names, and lines of the defunct P&R Railroad. "The..... More
1928 Pictorial Map of New York
Milverne Publishers, 1928. 1st Edition. A beautiful 1928 pictorial map of New York City and State, illustrated by William Rogers. This vibrant and colorful map features illustrations of important historical sites and people dating back through 400 years of New York history. The map features a centerpiece of..... More
Epoque Louis XVI L'Oeuvre De Ranson
Paris: Armand Guirinet, c.1900. 1st Edition. Quarto. A lovely French Turn of the Century Portfolio of Decorative Plates Featuring Flowers, Vases and Ornaments. Contains approximately 140 loose black and white plates in a stiff board portfolio with cloth ties. Mild age toning and edge wear to..... More
Kenosha, Wisconsin: The Kenosha Evening News, 1945. An original and quite STUNNING 1945 Advertising Poster for the Kenosha (Wisconsin) Comets of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), advertising the opening of the 1945 season as America's men were still overseas embroiled in WW II. The AAGPBL was..... More
1912 Sanborn Insurance Co. Map of Downtown Historic Easton Maryland
Sanborn Insurance Company, 1912. Elephant Folio. A vibrant and exceedingly rare 1912 Sanborn Insurance Map of the historic business district of Easton, Maryland, depicting detailed building footprints as well as property owner names. This beautiful piece is matted and framed under UV-protective glass. While on the..... More
The Ernest Hemingway Adventure Map of the World
Los Angeles, CA: Aaron Blake Publishers, 1986. "The exotic international locales of Ernest Hemingway's real-life travels and fictional adventures are compiled and vividly illustrated here. Follow Hemingway through the backstreet Parisian haunts of his expatriate years and into the sidewalk cafes he frequented with F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein..... More
Storied Windows a Traveller"s Introduction to the Study of Old Church Glass,from the Twelfth Century to the Renaissance, Especially in France
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, 1914-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Square tight binding with clean bright interior, save for p/o info on front end paper Moderate rubbing and mild edge wear to binding. More
Turn on the Heat
New York: Triangle, 1942. Early Printing. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Beautiful early printing of this scarce Gardner title, RARE in original dust jacket. Grey cloth with red type. Boards ruled in red. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. This edition strikingly bright for a Triangle edition, the pages..... More
Alvar Aalto Furniture
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1985. 1st Edition. 8vo. A very nice retrospective of Aalto's designs with reproduction pencil sketches, black and white as well as full color photos. Brown cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket with very mild rubbing. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. More
Spectra of Atmospheric Motions in the Upper-Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere over North America and Australia: Experimental Results and Theoretical Considerations
Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University, 1972. 1st Edition. Paperback. Quarto. Trade paperback. An important research from accomplished 20th-century Weather Scientist Robert F. Abbey, Jr., and from his personal library. Atmospheric Science Paper 211. Blue and white typographical wraps. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. A rare and superior edition. More
Ye Meeting House at Palmers River 1719-1775
Privately Printed, 1977. 1st Edition. Quarto. An exceptionally scarce piece of Massachusetts Quaker history, possibly a one-off. Palmers Meeting was the first meeting house in the second precinct of Rehoboth. Construction started in 1717 and completed November 29th 1721, with Reverend David Turner as pastor. Fifty pounds was..... More
1865 CIVIL WAR Newspaper ABRAHAM LINCOLN INAUGURATED to 2ND TERM as US PRESIDENT
New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, 1865. Folio. An 1865 Civil War newspaper with tremendous Abraham Lincoln history This issue features a large front-page engraving of Abraham Lincokn taking the oath of office to begi n his 2nd Term as US President. Inside pages feature a large, double-page..... More