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Across Asia on a Bicycle The Journey of Two American Students from Constantinople to Peking
New York: The Century Co., 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv, 234 pages. Allen and Sachtleben graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1890 and immediately set sail for Liverpool. There began this amazing bicycle journey of some 15,044 miles which they completed in just under 3 years. Nice... More about Across Asia on a Bicycle The Journey of Two American Students from Constantinople to Peking
The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expeditions in the "Fram," 1910-1912
New York: Lee Keedick, 1913. First Edition. First Printing. Maps, b&w photographs. Original cloth. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xxv, 392 & x, 449 pages. Amundsen's expedition was the first to reach the geographic South Pole, achieving the feat on December 14, 1911. They were 8 weeks ahead of the... More about The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expeditions in the "Fram," 1910-1912
Mexican Fuel Oil
London: [George Philip & Son, Ltd. ], (1914). First Edition. Black and White Photographs, Diagrams. Original cloth. Octavo. viii, 150, [vi] pages. Interesting look at early 20th century British petroleum use and its production and distribution from the British-controlled Mexican oil fields of the Anglo-Mexican Petroleum Products Company, Ltd. Photos... More about Mexican Fuel Oil
October 9, 1880 Autograph Letter Concerning "Matters at Ticonderoga"
New York: 1880. Manuscript. 8.5" x 5.5" Chester A. Arthur was the Republican James A. Garfield's vice-presidential running mate at the time of this letter, apparently dealing with some internal matter within the New York State Republican Party. Within a month he would be elected vice-president. Within a year Garfield's... More about October 9, 1880 Autograph Letter Concerning "Matters at Ticonderoga"
John Bachelder's History of the Battle of Gettysburg
Morningside House, 1997. Hardcover. Octavo. 842 pages. Bachelder was the most important 19th century historian of the Battle of Gettysburg. He arrived on the field soon after the battle and spent the next 23 years talking to veterans of both armies, collecting and organizing their stories, researching reports, and organizing... More about John Bachelder's History of the Battle of Gettysburg
Scouting and Youth Movements
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, (1931). First American Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. 109 pages. Rare book by the Father of the Boy Scouts, reviewing the positive roles played by such organizations in fostering healthy, happy, and helpful citizens of nations and the world. Bound in black cloth over boards... More about Scouting and Youth Movements
Facts about the Baltimore Public Schools: Division of Special Education
Baltimore: Baltimore Department of Education, 1935. B&W Photographs. Softcover. Oblong octavo. 31 pages. Scarce 1935 booklet on education for special needs children in Baltimore in the 1930s. Front cover illustration of the William S. Baer School for Physically Handicapped Children No. 301, Warwick and Wheeler Avenues. Photographs on every page... More about Facts about the Baltimore Public Schools: Division of Special Education
Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Police Department of the City of Baltimore
[Baltimore]: (Printing Bureau, Police Department), 1925. Flexible cloth. Sixteenmo. 158 pages. 1925 pocket handbook for Baltimore Policemen with detailed descriptions of over 50 rules of expected conduct in a variety of situations. Pencilled ownership inscription on front pastedown: "Officer Michael J. Moloney / Northeastern District." There is a $5.00 receipt... More about Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Police Department of the City of Baltimore
Forging His Chains. the Autobiography of George Bidwell, the Famous Ticket-Of-Leave Man…his Trial and Incarceration in English Prisons Fourteen Years on a Life Sentence for "The $5, 000, 000 Forgery on the Bank of England"
New York: Bidwell Publishing Company, 1889. Black & White Frontispiece Portrait, Illus. Full cloth. Octavo. 560 pages. Bidwell recounts his Puritan upbringing, successful struggles against poverty, his career as a merchant, his commercial misfortunes and temptations, and his ultimate fall. Well illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait and many woodcut... More about Forging His Chains. the Autobiography of George Bidwell, the Famous Ticket-Of-Leave Man…his...
John Hay, Scholar, Statesman An Address Delivered before the Alumni Association of Brown University, June 19, 1906
Providence: (Standard Printing Company), 1906. Wrappers. Octavo. 29 pages. Memorial to Hay, Brown University class of 1858, secretary to Lincoln, diplomat, journalist, biographer, and Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt. Bound in tan paper covers stitched to textblock, Yapp edges, front cover titled in black. A few edge wrinkles. More about John Hay, Scholar, Statesman An Address Delivered before the Alumni Association of Brown...
The Panorama of Torquay, a Descriptive and Historical Sketch of the District Comprised between the Dart and Teign
London: Simpkin And Marshall, 1832. Second Edition. Black & White Plates, Colored Map. Hardcover. Duodecimo. xii, 288 pages. Illustrated with numerous lithographic and wood engravings and a double spread map. Bound in original paper over boards with title label at head of spine. Minor wear and rubs to extremities. "From... More about The Panorama of Torquay, a Descriptive and Historical Sketch of the District Comprised between...
North Atlantic Seaway An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New
Prescot: T. Stephenson & Sons Ltd., (1955). First Edition. Color Frontispiece, Black & White Plates. Full cloth. Octavo. xxxii, 639 pages. A superb reference arranged by passenger line and giving details on some 1, 300 vessels. Illustrations include numerous photographs and 150 silhouettes to scale by J. H. Isherwood. ALBION... More about North Atlantic Seaway An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with...
Boston Museum, Fourth Night of Mr. J. Wilkes Booth! as Richard III (Playbill for May 15, 1862)
[Boston]: (S.n.), 1862. Broadside. 6 1/8" x 14 5/8" John Wilkes Booth, following in his father's and siblings' footsteps, tried his hand at acting and found some success in stock companies in Philadelphia, Richmond, and other provincial theaters. Still, he performed under the name "J. Wilkes" because he lacked the... More about Boston Museum, Fourth Night of Mr. J. Wilkes Booth! as Richard III (Playbill for May 15, 1862
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. , Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never before Published...
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1811. Sixth Edition. 3/4 leather. Octavos. The revised and augmented sixth edition. Beautiful 4 volume (complete) set in 3/4 leather over boards with marbled paper sides. Gilt stamped spines. Bindings tight, gilt bright. More about The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. , Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works,...
The New American Practical Navigator Being and Epitome of Navigation; Containing All the Tables Necessary to be Used with the Nautical Almanac, in Determining the Latitude and the Longitude by Lunar Observations....
New York: E. M. Blunt, (Proprietor,) and Samuel A. Burtus, 1817. 1/2 leather. Octavo. xvi, [2], 274, 280, [555]-597, [13] pages. Early edition of this important work on navigation. The extensive tables have in this edition been stereotyped for the first time, at significant expense. This is the first and... More about The New American Practical Navigator Being and Epitome of Navigation; Containing All the Tables...
A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1995). First Edition. First Printing. B&W Photographs. Hardcover. Octavo. 514 pages. Bradlee's candid memoir of his life in the newspaper business. He became a national figure during the Watergate scandal when, under his executive editorship, the Washington Post brought down President Richard Nixon. . Signed... More about A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures
Walt Whitman
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1883. First Edition. First Printing. Black & white plates. Hardcover. Octavo. 240 pages. An important Whitman book, though more of an anthology of documents about Whitman than a conventional biography. Its importance arises from the major contributions of Whitman himself, who wrote the account of his birthplace... More about Walt Whitman
God's Judgments Teaching Righteousness. a Sermon Delivered on the National Fast Day, January 4, 1861, in St. Matthew's Parish, Prince George's County, MD.
Washington: E. A. Waters, 1861. Wrappers. Octavo. 13 pages. President James Buchanan declared January 4, 1861 a national day of fasting and prayer in an effort to calm both sides in the brewing secession crisis. This was the earnest sermon preached by Reverend Chew to his flock in Prince George's... More about God's Judgments Teaching Righteousness. a Sermon Delivered on the National Fast Day, January 4,...
We Shall Overcome March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom August 28, 1963
[New York]: (National Urban League), [1963]. Scarce souvenir portfolio of collages by Lo Monaco, "created specifically as a memento for those who participated in the historic March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs on August 28, 1963." In all, there are six collage images by Lo Monaco: one printed on... More about We Shall Overcome March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom August 28, 1963
Methodism in Old Waverly and its Environment (Signed)
(baltimore): (Day Printing Company), 1933. First Edition. Black and White Photographic Plates. Original cloth. Octavo. [ii], 107 pages. History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the north Baltimore neighborhood of Waverly. The church was founded by Dr. A. W. Rudisill in 1871. This charming narrative is filled with anecdotes about... More about Methodism in Old Waverly and its Environment (Signed
Land's End, Water's Edge Long Island Sound (Inscribed and Signed)
Brooklyn: Theo. Gaus, Ltd., (1977). First Edition. Full cloth. Octavo. xii, 315 pages. History and reminiscences of sailing, yacht clubs, and yacht racing around Long Island Sound. Anecdotes of the Larchmont, Port Washington, Knickerbocker, American, Riverside, and Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht clubs. MORRIS & HOWLAND p. 33. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by... More about Land's End, Water's Edge Long Island Sound (Inscribed and Signed
The Birney Car [Cover Title]
(forty Fort, Pa): Self Published, (1966). Black and White Photographs. Comb binding. Quarto. 120 pages. Detailed study of this single-operator, single-truck, lightweight safety-equipped streetcar. Includes tables of information on individual cars from across the country, including information on operating companies, gauge of the company, builders, specifications, date of completion, ultimate... More about The Birney Car [Cover Title
The Muddy Fork A Work in Progress
Northridge: Lord John Press, 1984. Limited Ed. Hardcover. Small octavo. 25 pages. This is one of 200 copies signed by Crumley. A wonderful fragment, a least some of which went on to become "Mexican Tree Duck. ". Issued w/o DJ. More about The Muddy Fork A Work in Progress
Deane's Doctrine of Naval Architecture, 1670
(london): Conway Maritime Press, Ltd., (1981). First Edition. Black & White Illustrations, Plans. Hardcover. Quarto. 128 pages. Deane was a Master Shipwright at Harwich and Portsmouth in the late 17th century, and this treatise was originally commissioned by Samuel Pepys to explain the intricacies of designing a major warship of... More about Deane's Doctrine of Naval Architecture, 1670