Boston, MA: Ballou's Pictorial, 1856. 1st Edition. a BEAUTIFUL 1856 Hand-Colored woodcut engraving of a triumphant U.S. General Winfield Scott entering Mexico City after its capture during the Mexican-American War, 1846-1848. This engraving is printed in the January 19, 1856 of Ballou's Pictorial Newspaper, and this offering includes..... More
n.p. Privately Printed, 1937. A 1937 Signed Etching from Works Progress Administration (WPA) Artist Remick Neeson in a contemporary Mission style frame of quarter sawn oak, with a double matting of cream and olive. This historic piece is framed behind UV-light protective glass for conservation. Neeson, a native..... More
London: Friends Historical Society, 1971. 1st. 8vo. Scarce work on this influential 17th century Irish Quaker. Light green typographical wraps. Mild edge wear to wraps, which hang about 1/4" over the text block. Small semicircular stain to the lower front edge. Mild foxing to rear panel fore edge. A superior edition. More
New York: Cornell University press, 2009. 1st Edition. 8vo. Brand new. Straight from the publisher. These structures were designed to support the performance of a single task: cooking food; washing clothes; smoking meat; storing last winter's ice; or keeping milk, cheese, and cream fresh. Privies and small offices are..... More
Herrin, IL: Trovillion Private Press, 1939. 1st Limited Edition. 8v0. Beautiful 1st Limited Edition, signed by both the author and artist on the limitations page, this being # 418 of 493 published. Includes the scarce publisher's slipcase. Green cloth with gilt titling blocked in blue. Square tight binding. Clean..... More
New York: Experimenter Publications, 1930. Dean, Bob. 1st Edition. Quarto. Published during the beginning days of the Great Depression, this historic cocktail guide was also released during the height of Prohibition, when many of the ingredients listed were scarce commodities. Art Deco-Illustrated boards and profusely illustrated throughout in..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: Federal Intelligencer and Baltimore Daily Gazette, 1795. 1st Edition. A 1795 newspaper with a complete printing of an act regulating various maritime ports along the East Coast of the infant United States, including several along the coast of Maine, very early Maine history , 25 years before statehood..... More
New York: Sports Illustrated, 1962. Underwood, John (Author). 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful and quite scarce 1962 Sports Illustrated Magazine with a long and detailed feature on Johns Hopkins Lacrosse, along with a history of the game in America. The issue features and action photo of Hopkins All-American..... More
1932. A nifty little 1932, Great Depression Era illustrated map of the Grand Canyon with a bird’s-eye view from the South Rim just above the El Tovar Hotel. El Tovar opened in 1905 during the administration of Teddy Roosevelt following his 1903 visit to the Canyon and remains..... More
