Chicago, Ill: The University of Chicago Press, 1935. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition with a warm inscription to a colleague on the half title page, signed boldly in blue ink. Red cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Very mild wear to binding. Beautiful Art Deco illustrated dust jacket..... More
Boston: Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society, 1892. 8vo. A beautiful 1892 1st Edition of this account of missionary life among the Seneca Indians. Tan cloth with embossed illustration on front board. Gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for a small, short inscription..... More
London: The Gentleman's Magazine, 1774. 8vo. An original 1774 newspaper, with supplement, with detailed reports covering the proceedings of the First Continental Congress, which met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia between September 5 - October 26, 1774. This issue contains complete printings of the Congress' Resolves, passed on October..... More
Easton, Md: Historical Society of Talbot County, 1982. Quarto. A unique 1982 calendar featuring black and white photography by legendary Maryland photographer Norm Harrington, signed and inscribed by the him on the title page. This 12-month calendar features a different photograph for each month with a descriptive caption. Scenes..... More
Boston, MA: The Boston Weekly Journal, 1861. This March 7, 1861 issue of the Boston Weekly Journal contains long and detailed inside-page coverage of the 1st inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th President of the United States, along with a complete printing of his Inaugural Address, widely regarded as..... More
Rhode Island: Necronomicon Press, 1977. Quarto. 1st Limited Edition, this being copy #151 of 1000 printed, signed by the editor Marc Michaud on the limitations page. Thick staple-bound trade paperback. Orange typographical wraps. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear. A superior edition. More
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1849. Duodecimo. A beautiful two-volume set, bound in 3/4-calf over marbled-paper covered boards. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Raised bands to spine with black and brown leather title labels. Ruling in black. Very mild rubbing and edge wear. Fore edge of text block with a couple..... More
Atglen, pa: Schiffer, 2017. Crow, Heather. Quarto. A beautifully illustrated Chesapeake Bay Oysterman's themed children's book, signed by both the author and illustrator. Illustrated boards matching the dust jacket. Square tight binding. Inscribed by the author to no one in particular on the verso of the front end paper..... More
Baltimore, Md: Privately Printed, 1977. 8vo. A beautiful 3rd Printing of Stein's classic history of this southern Maryland County. Brick colored cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Virtually no wear to binding. Dust jacket with mild rubbing, edge wea, and a small..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1966. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Hardcover Edition of this early Vonnegut novel, originally issued in paperback form in 1962. "Back in 1961 Vonnegut was relatively unknown, still feeling out his role as an artist, and about to find his voice. "Howard Campbell, Jr...... More