New York: The New York Tribune, 1862. A Gorgeous original 1862 Civil War newspaper with a large front-page map depicting the Battle of Yorktown as well as the troop positions of Berdan's Sharpshooters. Underneath of the map is a long and detailed report on the battle with bold..... More
New York: Editions for the Armed Services, Inc / Charles Scribner's Sons, n.d. 1st Thus. 24mo. A very scarce WW II Edition of Fitzgerald's 1925 masterpiece, published in a small format designed to fit in the uniform pockets of American G.I.s fighting overseas. 222pp + 2, with a...... More
1859. A large 1859 facsimile printing of the grant of Pennsylvania by King Charles II of great Britain to William Penn. Charles granted the large tract to settle a debt to Penn's father. This historic piece is dated 1681and features the King's coat of arms. "In 1677..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1970. 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful Beatles compendium album, featuring artists from the 1960s illustrating lyrics to popular songs by the Fab Four, with the lyrics printed along side. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Blue pictorial boards. Square tight binding. Clean interior..... More
New York: Dutton, 1957. 1st Edition. 8vo. "A young American, circling the world on a motorcycle, finds his funds running out in Kenya and joins the Kenya Police Reserve in their struggle to stamp out the Mau Mau terrorist movement. "The story he tells is one of extraordinary adventure..... More
Salem, Massachusetts: The Peabody Museum of Salem, 1981. Quarto. Handsome two volume set which includes every maritime picture received by the Peabody Museum of Salem since its founding in 1799. Oversized hardback books with over 1,500 illustrations of which some are in color.. Dust jacket of volume I shows..... More
North Montpelier, Vt: The Driftwood Press, 1945. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7. An exquisite 1st Edition copy of one of Byron's scarcest works of poetry. Signed by the Maryland poet on the half title page. Black cloth with silver titling to front an spine. Square tight binding..... More
New York: Rinehart & Co., 1946. Leighton, Clare. 1st Edition. 8vo. An important and somewhat scarce history of the lives of Negro Midwives in rural Georgia in the early 20th century, recording an essential lifestyle and history which otherwise would have been lost to the dustbin of time... More
n.p. Sore Dove Press, 2005. Soheyl Dahi. Limited Edition. Quarto. A GORGEOUS four-page portfolio of the poem 'Moon Cherries' by the African-American poet, printed in a limited edition of just 65 numbered copies with the black and white art work of Soheyl Dahi on the front. Signed on..... More
Charleston, SC: Charleston Courier, 1817. A visually striking 1817, pre Civil War, Charleston newspaper with three front-page illustrated ads for runaway slaves, each offering a reward, as well as two front page ads offering 'NEGR0ES' for sale, including one for an entire family. This newspaper is dated June 6..... More
Washington, DC: National Rifle Association, 1924. 1st Edition. Quarto. A lovely 1st Edition copy of this iconic history of the famed Kentucky Rifle. Blue cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear to binding. Outer pages foxed. Overall a handsome edition and uncommon in commerce..... 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
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1932. 4th Printing. 8vo. A very nice Early Printing, the 4th, published in October, 1932, the same year as the 1st edition. Light green cloth with blue titling. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild age toning around binding edges. Dust jacket with..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. 1st Edition. 8vo. A solid 1st Printing of this essential Hemingway masterpiece. Scribner seal on the copyright page. 2nd State with the legal disclaimer on the verso of the dedication page. Black cloth with gold-paper title labels to front board..... More
Indianapolis: The Bobs-Merrill Company, 1944. First Edition. 8vo. Important biography of Nathan Beford Forrest, one of the most controversial Confederate Genrals of the Civil War and the commander at the Battle of Fort Pillow, which saw the massacre of hundreds of Union NEGR0 soldiers. Stated First Edition on the..... More
Chicago: Laird & Lee, 1922. 1st Edition. 8vo. An excellent example of early 20th-century African-American southern cookery. With dishes such as the Uncle Remus Omelette, Plantation Cookies, Mammy's Peanut Candy, Baltimore Oyster Stew, and Carolina Sweet potato Pone, among many others, this volume is an fascinating glimpse onto..... More
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Early Printing. 8vo. A very desirable copy of Petry's masterpiece, the first novel by an African American woman to sell more than 1,000,000 copies. Early printing, with "A Literary Fellowship Prize Novel" at the top of the front jacket panel. "Her is a...... More
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1941. 1st Edition. 8vo. A scarce 1941 1st Edition of this biography of this still influential Mexican revolution radical. Yellow illustrated cloth. 332pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Illustrated map endpapers. Offsetting to end papers. Mild rubbing and edge wear to..... More
New York: Third Press, 1970. 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful illustrated documentary of the history and trial of the Chicago 8, later the Chicago 7 for their roles in the anti-Vietnam War and social justice protests surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention. "The Chicago Seven, originally the Chicago Eight..... More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984. 1st Edition. 8vo. A very nice of this unique and quite scarce occult work from the outspoken 20th-century South American activist. Serrano (1917 – 2009), was a Chilean diplomat, writer, occultist, and fascist activist. In 1942, he joined an occult order founded by..... More
London: C. H. Clarke & Co., 1852. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. A solid 3rd UK Edition of the most important novel in American history, published in the same year as the 1st Edition. Brown publisher cloth with illustration and titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean..... More