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
(Annapolis): (Property Owners of Arundel-on-the-Bay), (2018). Photographs, maps. Hardcover. Quarto. xvi, 220 pages. History of what was one of the oldest summer communities on the western Chesapeake shore. Many historic photographs illustrate this work. More
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
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
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
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
[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
Philadelphia: E. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1834. Full cloth. Octavo. 211 [+ads] pages. The publication and fairly wide circulation of a spurious "Crockett memoir" by someone else compelled Crockett to produce the genuine article. He was careful to put "Written by Himself" on the title page. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1875. Hardcover. Folio. 247 pages. A fantastic collection of over 60 etchings of historic buildings and place in New York City, along with lengthy descriptive texts for each. Etchings produced by H. Thatcher from original pen drawings of Eliza Greatorex. Bound in leather over... More
[Nashua]: (S.n.), 1865. Broadside. 9 5/8" x 11 1/2" Poem on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln composed by George G. B. DeWolfe--the Wandering Poet of Nashua, New Hampshire. Boldly printed title "MURDER!" as if a newspaper headline, with the subtitle and 20 line poem in 5 stanzas printed beneath. Dated... More
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1891. Hardcover. Octavo. 152 pages. Only a handful of Emily Dickinson's poems were published during her lifetime, all anonymously and likely without her knowledge. The extent of her poetic output was unknown until after her death in 1886. This first collection of her poems was selected and... 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
S.l. S.n., 1936. Ephemera. 3.5 x 5.5 inches. This postcard was carried on board the Hindenburg on her inaugural flight from Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey in May, 1936. It was a souvenir created by Veedol Motor Oil of Pennsylvania when the company mailed these postcards from Hamburg, Germany to... More
(Wilmington): (S. N. ), (1946). First Edition. Black and White Frontispiece Photos. Full cloth. Octavo. 72 pages. Scarce biography of this prolific Victorian journalist and writer. "Gath, " as Townsend signed himself, was the youngest war correspondent during the American Civil War. His dispatches from the Battle of Five Forks... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, (2008). First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. x, 131 pages. When Lee Israel's celebrated writing career took a sudden downturn she embarked on an astonishing one-woman forgery racket run out of her Upper West Side studio. Using old typewriters, she fabricated hundreds of letters from... More
Roma (Rome): (Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato), [1932]. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. xvi, 239 pages. This amazing piece of propaganda consists of over 500 photographs captioned in French, English, German, and Italian. These images depict all the vigor, wholesomeness, strength, industry, and military might of the Italian nation under Mussolini. The... More
New York: J. L. Taylor & Co., [1916]. Hardcover. Folio. [80] pages. "Tailors by Appointment to His Majesty the American Citizen." This spectacular sample book from J. L. Taylor & Co. of New York and Chicago shows the latest in men's custom suits and accessories just months before the United... More
Norfolk/Virginia Beach: Donning Company Publishers, (1989). Black and White Photographs. Hardcover. Quarto. 191 pages. The best compilation of historic photographs of Anne Arundel County. Includes over 300 generously captioned photographs of Annapolis, Glen Burnie, Severna Park, Fort Meade, Odenton, and South County, along with historical narrative by Kelly for each... More
[East Aurora]: (Roycroft Shop), (1899). Limited Edition. Limp suede. Octavo. 92 pages. A handsome edition of Kipling poems produced by Elbert Hubbard at his Roycroft Shop in East Aurora, New York. This is #711 of 950 copies on unmarked handmade paper, and is signed by Hubbard on the limitation page... More
[Atlanta]: Ku Klux Press, 1918. Wrappers. Octavo. 8 pages. Indicated as being "Document No. 1 of Imperial Instructions, Series AD. 1918, AK. LII. " Early publication of the reincarnated KKK, which was founded in 1915 by William Joseph Simmons in Georgia. Describes the various conduct expected of members. Simmons was... More
New York: Charles B. Richardson, 1863. Wrappers. Octavo. 16 pages. Rare Civil War pamphlet by a pro-Union frenchman. Laboulaye argues that the North MUST fight to preserve the Union at all cost, and scolds Europe--particularly England--for appearing indecisive as to which side they support. Laboulaye later became the promoter of... More
New York: Virtue and Company, (1860). First Edition. Black & white engravings. 3/4 leather. Quarto. over 2100 pages. Monumental illustrated biography of Washington, originally planned and partially written by Rufus W. Griswold. Complete in 3 handsome volumes. More
New York: Random House, (1985). First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 337 pages. McCarthy's masterpiece, which critics now acknowledge as one of the greatest American novels to date and likely to retain that status. Set in the American Southwest between 1849-1850 and based on historical events, McCarthy brings some unforgettable... More
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887. First Edition. Black & white plates, maps, engravings. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv, 678 pages. McClellan's posthumously published memoir of the Civil War, accompanied by a Brady CDV photograph of Gen. McClellan with his autograph attached to its lower margin. McClellan's memoir, honestly, is... More
[New York]: (s.n.), (1961). Softcover. Octavo. 42 pages. Taylor Mead, beat film actor, poet, muse of Andy Warhol... This is the first and most scarce of his published diaries. Photographs of Mead on front and rear covers by Lenora Miller. Prior owner gift inscription on inside front cover reads "... More
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