London: The Gentleman's Magazine, 1760. This offering is for the October, 1760 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, complete with an early fold-out detailed John Gibson street map of Montreal, Canada and surrounding region. The central portion of the map depicts the larger St. Lawrence and Niagara region's while..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored map of Brockton, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints. This map features two sections of the town in vignette along the left side and..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored street map of South Abington, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names. Depicted are individual homes, schools, churches and local..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored street map of Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names. Featured on this gorgeous map are the Atlantic..... More
Boston, MA: George H. Walker & Co, 1879. 1st Edition. Folio. A Beautiful 1879 Broadside engraving of scenes in Marion, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County not long after the Civil War. Depicted are individual Victorian homes of George Delano, A.S. Gurney, and the Bay View House. In..... More
Houston, TX: The American Collection, 1993. 1st Edition. Quarto. A 1993 Commemorative Mint US Postage sheet featuring US Postage Stamps from 1931- 1988 depicting the history and natural history of the Chesapeake Bay region. The collection begins with 1 9131 issue depicting the heroes of the Siege of Yorktown..... More
New York: Niagara Lithography Co., 1919. Christy, Howard Chandler. 1st Edition. One of the most iconic bond posters of WW I and one of Howard Chandler Christy's most beloved. This original WW I propaganda poster features a monumental Lady Columbia, rising from the ocean before a billowing American..... More
Oxford, Md: 1907. A beautiful 1907 marriage certificate from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, expertly framed under UV-protective glass. This large certificate features lovely Edwardian illustration of flowers and greenery around the text. The details of the wedding are provided in manuscript ink, celebrating the marriage of..... More
Buffalo, NY: International Railway Company, 1930. GORGEOUS 1930 Great Depression-era illustrated pictorial map of the Niagara Frontier from Niagara Falls in the South to Lewiston, NY at the North. This aerial bird's-eye view is from the the Canadian vantage point and looks across the Niagara River into New..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. Original 1877 hand-colored map of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. This map depicts Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester Counties as well as a much larger Smith Island and the towns of Salisbury, Crisfield, Ocean City, Berlin, Princess Anne and many..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. Elephant Folio. Original 1877 hand-colored map of Salisbury, Maryland, the seat of Wicomico County on Maryland's Eastern Shore. This map also features the lines of long defunct Eastern Shore railroads of the Wicomico & Pocomoke as well as the Eastern Shore..... More
Boston, MA: Geo. H. Walker & Co., 1879. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1879 black-and-white poster engraving of this iconic Hull, Massachusetts beach, depicting a natural landscape much different than today, with just the faint beginnings of what would become one of the state's most popular tourist destinations. This..... 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: F.W. Beers, 1872. Folio. An original 1872 map of a portion of the historic town of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, with building footprint of the Colored School for NEGR0ES, the NEGR0 Methodist Church, local cemeteries and more. This large map was originally published in the F.W. Beers Atlas of..... 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: Japan Textile Color Design Center, 1980. Folio. A beautiful over-sized coffee table book complete with publisher's clamshell box. Thick grey buckram. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Crepe paper end papers. Dust jacket with bright floral design in Fine Condition. Clamshell box in Very Good condition..... More
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Amsterdam: Nicolaas Goetzee, 1749. 1st Edition. An uncommonly nice and beautiful example of this scarce 18th-century map of the 'Old World' showing the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa divided among the sons of Noah. The continental outlines are shown according to 18th century knowledge, with interiors reflecting..... More
London: Privately Printed, 1842. 24mo. A scarce 1842 3rd printing of this antebellum era sewing primer, with a fold-out broadside at the front depicting 35 different 19th-century stitches. Charcoal grey cloth. Gilt titling and illustration to front board. All edges gilt. Clean interior. Hinges a touch tender but intact..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. 8vo. GORGEOUS fine binding in contemporary 3/4 calf over cloth binding. From the 1880 Library Edition 0f 30 volumes. "Schiller (1759 – 1805) was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian. Schiller is considered by most Germans to be Germany's most important..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, Limited, 1888. 1st Edition. 8vo. This scarce 1888 1st Edition features historic black and white photographs of historic Irish traditional lace designs along with detailed descriptions of each. Thin yellow illustrated cloth over thick card stock boards. Illustration and titling in green. Square tight..... More
Moscow: Iskusstvo Publishing Company, 1970. Quarto. Fine copy of this exceptional collection in original publisher slipcase. White clothbound hardcover, issued without Dustjacket. Presented in portfolio format, with each side opening separately on one hinge (to appear as One book on the shelf). Elaborately illustrated in color and B&W. Text..... More
New York: The Darling Foundation, 1964. 1st Edition. 8vo. Blue cloth with titling and front-board seal stamped in silver foil. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. Little wear at all to binding. Laid in is an eight-page pamphlet addendum with illustrations of..... More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1929. 1st Edition. Quarto. An important study profusely illustrated with black and white photos and in-text illustrations, along with 85 fill-page plates at the rear. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Hinges professionally reinforced. Sporadic foxing. Mild..... More
Sanborn Map Co., 1912. 1st Edition. A stunning 1912 Sanborn Insurance map of historic downtown Easton, Maryland, in Talbot County on the Old Line State's Eastern Shore along Chesapeake Bay. This map features a full color map of the historic district of the county seat as well as large..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Kennebunk, Maine and surrounding area in York County, Maine. This map includes property owner names, building footprints and lines of the defunct Boston and Maine Railroad. Also featured are the Hope..... More