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Item #1721 The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth, or the First True Account of Lincoln's...
"John Wilkes Booth escaped death, lived in hiding, and ultimately took his own life years later."

The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth, or the First True Account of Lincoln's Assassination, Containing a Complete Confession by Booth Many Years After the Crime. Giving in Full Detail the Plans, Plot and Intrigue of the Conspirators, and the Treachery of Andrew Johnson, Then Vice-President of the United States

Naperville, Ill.; Atlanta, Ga.; Memphis, Tenn. J. L. Nichols & Company, [1907]. Black and white plates. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [x], 309 pages. A foundational book for claims that John Wilkes Booth was not killed at the Garrett Farm following his assassination of Abraham Lincoln in April 1865. Finis..... More

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Item #1725 Notes on Yachts (First Series). Edwin Brett
Early Take on the Importance of Design in Achieving Optimal Sailing Performance--Earl of Lonsdale's Copy

Notes on Yachts (First Series)

London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1869. First Edition. Frontispiece engraving. Half leather over cloth boards. Duodecimo. 131 pages. Provides good information on design ideas leading into the 1870s, particularly regarding the efficiency of various hull shapes and of sails. Includes no information on construction methods, and recommends "The Yacht..... More

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Item #1729 Show Boat (Signed). Edna Ferber
Chesapeake Bay Inspired Classic, "Show Boat," Signed by Edna Ferber

Show Boat (Signed)

Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. Limited Edition, copy #18 of 201. Hardcover in slipcase. Octavo. [iv], 398 pages. A sweeping tale of three generations performers aboard the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River showboat. The novel explores themes of love, struggle, and social issues like racism, reflecting the vibrant..... More

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Item #1718 Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. . S. Grant, lysses
"He had the great gift of being able to write down his thoughts clearly and simply, and the result is a masterpiece."

Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-1886. First printings. Black & White Engraved Plates, Maps, Facsimiles. Cloth over boards. Octavos. 584 & 647 pages. The greatest American military memoir, written by the financially ruined Grant in a race with death, and published with the savvy assistance of Mark Twain..... More

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Item #1730 Grimm's Fairy Tales (Signed by illustrator). Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm, Louis and Bryna...

Grimm's Fairy Tales (Signed by illustrator)

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1962. Limited Edition, copy #1454 of 1500. Color illustrations by Lucille Corcos. Hardcovers. Quartos. A beautifully crafted and illustrated edition of the Grimms' complete tales in four volumes. Introductory essay by Andrew Lang. Signed by the illustrator, Lucille Corcos, on the limitation page at the..... More

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Item #1723 A Negro Explorer at the North Pole (with signed card laid in). Matthew Henson, lexander
Signed by Matthew Henson, the Black explorer from Maryland who was the first man to reach the North Pole

A Negro Explorer at the North Pole (with signed card laid in)

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1912. First Edition. Black and white plates. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xxii, 200 pages. Matthew Henson, a native of Charles County, Maryland, was Robert Peary's indispensable right-hand man on seven Arctic expeditions over nearly 23 years. This is Henson's scarce original account of the..... More

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Item #1720 A Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the Unted States, and the Opinions of...
First Printing of the Dred Scott Decision

A Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the Unted States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F. A. Sandford. December Term, 1856

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1857. First Edition. Original full calf over boards. Octavo. [4], [393]-633, [1], [leaf of publisher ads]. Dred Scott was the most controversial Supreme Court decision of the 19th century, and is its most famous decision involving slavery. In Scott v. Sandford, the court ruled..... More

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Item #1722 The Slave Trade: Slavery and Color. Theodore Jervey, ehon
"The legacy of slavery has left an indelible mark on American society."

The Slave Trade: Slavery and Color

Columbia: The State Company, 1925. First Edition. Black and white plates, maps. Hardcover. Octavo. vi, 344 pages. A detailed examination of slavery and race relations in the United States by a notable South Carolina attorney, judge, and historian. Jervey explores the historical evolution of race relations, the socio-political context of..... More

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Item #1733 Rewards and Fairies. Rudyard Kipling
"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you..."

Rewards and Fairies

Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1910. Frontispiece and 3 other black and white plates by Frank Craig. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. xiv, 344 pages. Kipling's collection of historical fantasy tales intertwined with the contemporary adventures of two children, David and Una, who are able to meet historical figures..... More

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Item #1735 Scientific Proofs of Another Life: A series of essays comprising unique lessons of...
"The entire contents of this book written and sketched independently by spirits."

Scientific Proofs of Another Life: A series of essays comprising unique lessons of daily life, written by eminent persons after passing from mortal to spirit life

New York: The Spiritual Science Company, 1913. Black and white plates, frontispiece photo of the author. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. [xiv], 231 pages. Levere, an early female member of the New York Bar, put forth this collection of essays as having been collected from a broad range of historical figures through..... More

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Item #1717 Gone with the Wind. Margaret Mitchell
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"

Gone with the Wind

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Half leather and marbled paper over boards. Octavo. [iv], 1037 pages. First printing of Margaret Mitchell's epic novel of the Civil War, the loss of the Old South in the wake of Sherman's army, and the emergence of a New..... More

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Item #1727 Animal Farm. George Orwell
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

Animal Farm

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1946). First American Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. [ii], 118 pages. Orwell's classic allegorical novel satirizing the Communist system through a tale of tyranny and rebellion among a society of anthropomorphic farm animals. A nice copy of this 20th century high spot in the..... More

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Item #1726 African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American...
Theodore Roosevelt's 1910 Safari, with an Early Photograph of His Further Political Ambitions

African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. First trade edition. Map, black and white photographic plates. Cloth over boards. Tall octavo. xxvi, 529 pages. Roosevelt's own account of the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition he undertook after leaving office as President. The expedition collected over 11,000 specimens for the Smithsonian's natural history museum..... More

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Item #1728 Maus: A Survivor's Tale. I. My Father Bleeds History. Art Spiegelman, b.1948
"A brutally moving work of art."

Maus: A Survivor's Tale. I. My Father Bleeds History

New York: Pantheon Books, (1986). First Edition. Graphic novel. Hardcover. Octavo. 159 pages. The first installment of Spiegelman's graphic novel of his father's experiences as a Polish Jew during the Holocaust. The story intricately weaves the past with the present, as Spiegelman interviews his father to document his survival and..... More

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Item #1731 Lines: A Half-Century of Yacht Designs by Sparkman & Stephens: 1930-1980 (Signed)....
Signed by Legendary Yacht Designer, Olin J. Stephens, II

Lines: A Half-Century of Yacht Designs by Sparkman & Stephens: 1930-1980 (Signed)

Boston: David R. Godine Publisher, (2002). Limited Edition, copy #184 of 250 signed by Stephens. Black and white photographs, scaled drawings. Cloth hardcover. Oblong folio in slipcase. xx, 200 pages. A stunning collection of Stephens' yacht designs, beautifully combining the technical and the aesthetic aspects as only he could. Scarce..... More

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Item #1386 Eat, Drink and be Merry in Maryland: An Anthology from a Great Tradition. Frederick...
One of the All-Time Great Maryland Cookbooks

Eat, Drink and be Merry in Maryland: An Anthology from a Great Tradition

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1932). Endpaper map and drawings throughout by Edwin Tunis. Full cloth. Octavo. xxiv, 326 pages. The classic collection of old Maryland recipes for everything from oysters, crabs, terrapin and fowl, to breads, cakes, puddings, beverages and desserts. Each of the 500 plus recipes in..... More

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Item #1732 Strategies of Revolutionary Warfare. Jerry M. Tinker, John D. LeNoir, Andrew R. Molnar
"If you wish for peace, yet desire change, then understand revolution."

Strategies of Revolutionary Warfare

New Delhi: S. Chand & Co., (1969). First Edition. Black and white plates, diagrams. Hardcover. Octavo. xix, 382 pages. A detailed study of revolutionary warfare strategies, examining 24 insurgencies and the methods of key figures like Lenin, Mao, Giap, and Guevara. An essential guide to understanding the dynamics of modern..... More

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Item #1734 Travel Diary of an Angler. Henry Van Dyke
Early Derrydale Fishing Title, Limted to 750 Copies

Travel Diary of an Angler

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1929. Limited Edition. Engraved frontispiece by Ralph Boyer (signed by him in pencil) plus 5 photogravure plates. Hardcover. Octavo. [xii], 3-144 pages. An American author, poet, and clergyman's captivating account of his global fishing adventures, spanning Europe, Japan, and the Antipodes. The book blends personal..... More

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Item #1724 Address of Mr. S. Teackle Wallis, Chairman of the Committee, with the Reply of His...
Statue of Justice Taney Unveiled on State House Grounds at Annapolis, 1872

Address of Mr. S. Teackle Wallis, Chairman of the Committee, with the Reply of His Excellency, Governor Whyte, Delivered in the Senate Chamber, at Annapolis, At the Unveiling of the Statue of Chief Justice Taney, December 10th, 1872

Baltimore: John Murphy & Co., 1872. First Edition. Printed wraps. Octavo. 18 pages. The keynote address by Wallis and the response by Maryland Governor Whyte on the unveiling of the statue of Roger Brooke Taney in front of the State House in 1872. Included a single sheet from the publisher..... More

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Item #1719 Negro Makers of History. Carter . Woodson, Charles . Wesley, odwin, arris
A Record of Historical Contributions by Blacks

Negro Makers of History

Washington: The Associated Publishers, Inc., (1958). Fifth Edition. Black and white illustrations. Hardcover. Octavo. x,406 pages. Originally published by Woodson in 1928 and adapted from his "The Negro in Our History." this is a thorough study of the contributions of African Americans and Africans, aimed at students. The emphasis is..... More

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