Boston: J. Belcher, Printer, 1814. A scarce War of 1812-Era Medical report signed on the title page by 1934 Nobel Prize Winner, George Richards Minot as well as 19th-century Influential Maine Reverend Ichabod Nichols. Minot's Great Grandfather, James Jackson (1777-1867), was a co-founder of Massachusetts General. This..... More
London: Published for John Reeves Esq, 1802. 8vo. A gorgeous nine-volume set in contemporary black leather with elaborate gilt decoration to boards and spines. 9 volumes complete. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors, save for an 1825 attractive bookplate to front pastedown of volume IV. 8vo. All edges gilt..... More
Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1980. 8vo. A very nice set in original publisher dust jackets. 12 volumes complete. Grey cloth. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Mild rubbing and edge wear to bindings and dust jackets, which present handsomely in archival mylar. May require extra shipping. Domestic U.S...... More
New York: Christie's, 2022. 1st Edition. Quarto. A stunning two-volume set published for the sale of the unparalleled Americana collection of the greatest Americana dealer in U.S. history. Glossy, high-quality paper filled with hundreds of full-color photographs of individual pieces, as well as photos of the Reese office..... More
New York: Williams & Whiting, 1810. Duodecimo. A very nice 1810 edition of this early American Religious work of the Reformed Church in the Netherlands. This particular piece has some nice early history as well, with an original signature and dated in 1816 by one Peter Vanarsdale, written in..... More
Set of Five Wooden Nesting Dolls of 20th Century USSR/Russian Leaders from Lenin to Yeltsin. Vibrantly painted, these figures feature caricatures of Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin, Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Boris Yeltsin. The tallest, Yeltsin, stands six inches tall while the smallest, Lenin, stands a mere 1.5 inches..... More
New York: 1934. Appleton, LeRoy. 1st Edition. Quarto. A STRIKING 1934 1st Edition of Appleton's allegorical map which follows the flow of tax dollars from the U.S. Treasury to the various New Deal ancillary agencies. On the left is a detailed description of some of the larger agencies with..... More
Printed for J. Rivington and Sons; et al. 1778-01-01. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Quarto. VOLUME I ONLY. Original calf professionally rebacked with five raised bands to spine and tooling in each compartment. One maroon leather spine label. Original boards with original marbled end papers.Square Tight Binding. Clean bright interior, save for..... More
Baltimore, Md: Maryland Historical Society, 1970. 1st Edition. 8vo. An exceedingly-scarce history of Quakers on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia, a hotbed of the religion since the 17th century. Carroll (1924-2021) was a leading authority on Quakers and the Society of Friends for six decades, since..... More
Strasbourg, France: Josias Rihel (Printer), 1574. 8vo. A gorgeous 1574 edition of Cicero in an elaborately detailed 1598 vellum binding. With "corrections" by the 16th-century German educator and Protestant reformer Johannes Sturm, this offering constitutes volume I only of an original two-volume set. Rihel (1525-1597) operated..... More
Clarendon Pr, 1980-05-01. Hardcover. Blue cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior, save for small p/o stamp to front paste down and same to bottom text block edge. Else Fine. Jacket Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
London: Burns & Oates, 1887-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Beige cloth gilt with mild rubbing and wear to boards and spine. Square tight binding. From the library of St. Gertrude's Monestary on the Eastern Shore of Maryland with usual markings. More
James Munroe, 1844-1852. Mixed 1st Edtion. Duodecimo, 8vo. A beautiful mixed 1st Edition set of one of the defining works of the 19th century, and the seminal work of American Transcendentalism. Essays is an 1852 Early printing while Essays: Second Series is an 1844 1st Edition, both copies in..... More
New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1883. 8vo. A lovely 14-volume set of the works of America's 19th century intellectual leader, and founder of the Transcendentalist movement. Emerson was a fierce proponent of man's individuality and his connectivity to nature, believing that man, nature, and divinity are for..... More
Lewiston, New York, U.S.A. Edwin Mellen Pr, 1988. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7. Blue paper wraps with square tight binding and bright interior. From the library of the National Endowment of the Humanities but very clean for an ex-lib copy. Stamp to colophon page and small upc strip to..... More
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1964-12-01. Hardcover. Brightly illustrated cloth. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. Jacket with mild rubbing and edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1920-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. SCARCE TITLE. 1st Edition in RARE original dust wrapper. Square Tight Binding.Blue cloth gilt with mild edge wear. Hinges professionally repaired. Small circular impressed p/o stamp to bottom of title page. Outer pages lightly tanned. Dust..... More
Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1992. 8vo. Two volumes complete. Black cloth. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Dust jackets Fine. In brand new conditon. More
New York: Karnac, 2005. 8vo. A fascinating book that sets Bowlby and Winnicott in context and relation to one another to provide a new perspective on both, as well as providing a welcome testimony to their enduring legacy. Trade paperback. 288pp. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. A superior edition. More
University of California Press, 1984-01-06. Paperback. 8vo - over 7. Trade paperback. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Two small p/o stamps to front end paper. Wraps lightly age toned. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1962. 1st Edition. 8vo. A sublime 1962 association 1st Edition inscribed by J. Edgar Hoover to Washington, DC District Court Judge Matthew Francis Mcguire, "McGuire was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 14, 1941, to an Associate Justice seat on the..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1937. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. A scarce and interesting philosophy on war and pacifism published shortly before the outbreak of WW II. Huxley (1894-1963) was a prolific author on pacifism, which he defines in this work as 'the application of the principles of individual morality to the..... More
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. 4th Edition. 8vo. A handsome 1807 4th edition of Johnson's classic prayer book. Original speckled calf. Clean interior, save for contemporary bookplate to front pastedown. Interior nice and bright. Binding with rubbing and edge wear, with closed separations to joints, but..... More
W. Heffer & Sons, 1950-01-01. Hardcover. Blue cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding. small p/o signature to bottom of front end paper and same owenrship stamp to bottom edge of text block. Sporadic underlining or marginalia. Original jacket with mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Dickenson Pub. Co, 1972-01-01. Hardcover. Blue cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding. small p/o signature to bottom of front end paper and same owner stamp to bottom of text block edge. Sporadic underlining or marginalia. Original jacket with mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More