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
1958. A beautiful 1958 movie theatre advertising poster for the re-release off the 1927 classic 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', based on Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel. "Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) is a silent film directed by Harry A. Pollard and released by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the..... More
n.p. C & P Telephone Co., 1968. 1st Edition. 8vo. 1968 Edition of a great Eastern Shore of Maryland reference. Invaluable for genealogy or family history research. Great 1960s local ads from the Eastern Shore. Illustrated wraps. Significant rubbing and wear. Interior clean, except for the list of frequently..... More
n.p. United States Navy, 1983. 1st Edition. Quarto. Green leather with yellow type and illustration to front board. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Profusely illustrated with historic photographs. A very small chip to leather along bottom front edge. A superior edition. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1997. A beautiful original 1997 promotional poster from the Museum of Modern Art in New York City advertising the exhibition, "Paris - The 1890s" The poster recreates the work of Maurice Denis, originally completed in 1892. "Maurice Denis (1870 – 1943)..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: The Baltimore Sun, 1999. Special Edition. A beautiful 1999 special section of the Baltimore Sun newspaper featuring four vintage Richard Q. Yardley cartoons, including a large cartoon on the front page. The front-page cartoon documents the event in 1910 when the Sun paid an aviator $500 to..... More
London: Anglo-Palestine Publications, 1946. 8vo. An important post-WW II Middle East Documentary on what would become the country of Israel just two years later, with large fold-out color map of Palestine. The map depicts the Gaza Strip in Vignette at the lower right and refers to today's West Bank..... 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
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
Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1929. 1st Edition. Quarto. An extremely scarce catalog of historic items loaned to the Library of Congress by Maggs Bros. of London for a 1929 exhibition. In a later hardback binding of blue cloth with original title wrap laid down to front board, making..... More
New York: Geographia Map Co., 1942. An original 1942 Folding Street Map of Queens, published with an eye towards tourism in a booklet chock full of vintage WW II ear NYC history. This beautiful piece is printed in green and black and features such landmarks as Flushing Meadow Park..... More
Ethiopia: c.1600. 24mo. A beautiful small document, c.1600 written in the Amharic/Ge'ez language. Written in black and red, the colors are bold and vibrant. This piece, matted, measures 7" X 5", with the actual document measuring 3 1/4" X 5". The document is attached to the matting via old..... More
New York: Gibb Brothers & Moran, 1889. 1st Edition. 8vo. A 16-page1889 program highlighting the events surrounding the Centennial of George Washington's Inauguration as US President in 1789. Yellow illustrated wraps, with Washington's portrait on the front. Staple binding. Clean interior. In remarkable condition, with minimal wear... 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
New York: New York Graphic Society, 1986. Quarto. A spectacular set of five volumes in exquisite condition, each in original dust jackets and each in publisher slipcases. The five titles are Architecture; Manuscripts, The Treasury, Textiles, and Carpets. Profusely illustrated with full-page color plates. Books and dust jackets..... 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
Paris: Horos, 1921. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful folio-sized naturist portfolio with folding flaps. Twenty plates, 12 in black and white and eight in duotone, each with protective tissue. This is the 1st Edition after a Limited Deluxe edition with a 21st plate. Preface hymn by de Saint Pol..... More
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
Chicago: Domestic Engineering Company, 1911. Third Edition. 8vo. Early printings of this book are very scarce in commerce. Olive green cloth. Square tight binding. Pages tanned. Previous owner's inscription on front paste down and front end paper. Slight edge wear to binding. Slight puckering on cover. Professor..... 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
Bath, England: Binns and Goodwin, c.1845. Early Printing. 8vo. A lovely early printing of this 19th-century Middle Eastern classic. original publisher's russet cloth, with titling and decor stamped in gilt. 575pp. Square tight binding. All edges gilt. Profusely illustrated with fold-out maps and black and white plates. Clean..... More
Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1903. 1st Edition. 8vo. A spectacular 1903 1st Edition, 1st Printing of this turn of the last century Maine wilderness memoir, in Fine condition. Frederick Barker (1853-1937) lived in the Rangeley Region of Maine and was what one might call a wilderness renaissance..... More
Cambridge, Maryland: Tidewater Publishers, 1977. Quarto. A vibrant narrative of the Ward brothers' lives and their achievements, increasingly difficult to find. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine with large gilt duck illustration on front board. Slight wear on bottom binding edges. Interior is clean except for..... More
Venice: Nicolaus de Novix, 1481. Duodecimo. An original incunable leaf from Bartholomew's influential work, printed text with small manuscript illuminated capital letters. "Bartholomew of San Concordio (c. 1260 – 1347) was an Italian Dominican canonist and man of letters. He was the author of the Summa de casibus..... More
New York: 1964. 1st Edition. Quarto. Scarce souvenir program presented to attendees of a memorial service for W.E.B. DuBois at Carnegie Hall in New York. The program includes many historic black and white photos as well as a biography by Ernest Kaiser, a timeline of DuBois' life and excerpts..... More