1865. Single sheet folded in half to 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" Original handwritten letter dated March 27, 1865, from the "Rooms of the Y.M.C.A." in Washington, DC. The letter organizes a "Special Relief Corps" of short term nurse volunteers standing ready to travel from Washington, DC to Annapolis to..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1937. First British Edition. Black and white illustrations. Hardcover. Octavo. xii, [2], 1-253 pages. Fisher’s first book in its first British edition. This elegant and quietly revolutionary work blends history, appetite, and wit into the foundational text that set the course for modern food writing... More
[New York?]: (Gill Engraving Company?), [c.1905?]. One of a series of illustrations by E. M. Gill which were featured in Artemas Ward's advertising trade journal, "Fame," around the turn of the 20th century. Nicely matted and framed. More
[New York]: [National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations], [c.1946]. First Edition. Black and white photographs, drawings. Stapled pictorial wraps. Quarto. [36] pages including covers. Col. Greening was one of the 'Doolittle Raiders' who was shot down later in the war on a bombing mission over Naples, Italy. Sgt. Spinelli..... More
Boston: Bela Marsh, 1852. First Edition. Frontispiece engraving of Murray. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. [i-v], vi-viii, [9]-167 pages. Foundational American Spiritualist work, in which John Murray Spear purports to reveal messages received from the spirit of Universalist pioneer (and Spear's namesake) John Murray. A blend of biographical..... More
Yo Semite Valley and Oakland: Published at the Old Cabin and at Pacific Press Publishing House, 1886. Numerous photographic plates, woodcuts, maps. Cloth over boards. Tall octavo. xii, 13-496 pages. Beautiful copy of this crowning achievement of J. M. Hutchings' career as the dominant pioneer of tourism in Yosemite. According..... More
Newburyport: Press of Hiram Tozer, 1838. Wrappers. Octavo. 18 pages. A sermon likely in response to the February 24, 1838 pistol duel between two members of the U.S. Congress, resulting in the death of newly elected Representative Jonathan Cilley of Maine. Cilley had taken to the House floor and made..... More
London: Soviet News, 1946. Black and white photographic illustrations. Stapled pictorial wraps. Duodecimo. 35 pages. An important speech by Stalin, delivered just months after the end of World War II, in which he declares the Cold War. Comrade Stalin reflects on the Allied victory in the war, the..... More
Cambridge: Moses King, Publisher, 1883. Second edition. Over 200 original illustrations by various artists. Original decorative cloth over bevelled boards. Octavo. x, 276, xi-xxix pages. Profusely illustrated Victorian era travel guide to Boston and environs. Both illustrations and text are indexed at the front. Contains numerous advertisements at front and..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. Black and white portraits, pictures, and diagrams. Publisher's original cloth. Octavos. xix, 406 and xiii, 409 pages. Tarbell was a pioneer in the field of investigative journalism, and this is her famous and meticulous exposé of the aggressive anti-competitive tactics employed by Standard Oil..... More
Annapolis: 1865. Folded sheets, with original envelope. Incredible 6 page manuscript letter from a Civil War Chaplain posted at Annapolis, discussing St. John's College Hospital Chapel, visiting hospitals, and the work of the U.S. Christian Commission in Annapolis during the war. Partial transcript: "At 2 P.M. I preached..... More