New York: Baker & Godwin, 1869. First Edition. Original wraps. Octavo. 36 pages. Very critical analysis of Reverdy Johnson's arguments and actions regarding the Alabama Claims. The Alabama Claims were a series of demands by the United States against Great Britain for damages caused by Confederate ships which the latter..... More
New York: The John Day Company, Inc., (1947). First Edition. Publisher's cloth over boards. Octavo. [viii], 248 pages. This insightful and important book was the first to identify the Cold War. Burnham's opening sentences describe the relatively minor revolt of Greek sailors and soldiers against the British at Alexandria in..... More
New York: Grove Press, Inc., (1959) [1962]. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi, 255 pages. Burroughs's groundbreaking work that challenged censorship laws and pushed the boundaries of literary form with its fragmented, hallucinatory narrative. It has had a lasting influence on counterculture and modern literature, solidifying Burroughs as a key..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First Edition. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. Hardcover. Octavo. (xvi), 368 pages. Carson was inspired to research and write this landmark work when people noticed an absence of birds in farming areas of Massachusetts. "Silent Spring" exposed the environmental and health dangers of indiscriminate..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1951). First Edition. Black and white photographic plates. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [vi], 310 pages. Howard Greer recounts his journey from Nebraska farm boy to influential Hollywood fashion designer in the Golden Age of cinema. Greer played a pioneering role in Hollywood fashion design..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii, [2], 1-587 pages. Monumental two-century saga of Haley's enslaved ancestor, Kunta Kinte, and the six generations who came after him in America. Highlights the profound impact of slavery on American history and the enduring strength of family ties..... More
London / New York: Hogarth, (2023). First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [ii], 1-[179] pages. This novel by South Korean writer, Han Kang, explores the bond between a voiceless woman and her sight-impaired Greek teacher, delving into themes of loss, communication, and human connection. Through shared struggles, they form a deep..... More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1977. First American Edition. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xxv, 595 pages. xplores the development of human consciousness from basic perception to absolute knowledge through dialectical stages, including self-consciousness, reason, spirit, and religion. It is a foundational work in Western philosophy that examines the evolution of awareness and..... More
(New York): (Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith), [1961?]. Black and white photographs, illustrations, folded color map in rear pocket. Softcover. Octavo. 40 pages. Uncommon booklet by John F. Kennedy, originally published in 1958, highlighting the vital contributions of immigrants to the United States. Originally published in 1958, anticipating his Presidential..... More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1940). First printing. Black and white plates. Cloth over boards. Octavo. 400 pages. Excellent history of the famous 19th century theatrical family whose youngest son, John Wilkes Booth, assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Well researched, with extensive section of commentary and notes at rear... More
New York: George F. Nesbitt & Co., Printers and Stationers, 1860. Pamphlet. Octavo. 32 pages. An early printing of Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union speech--arguably his greatest oration. This is the speech--delivered to a tough and skeptical New York audience--that instantly transformed Lincoln from a frontier politician with a vague reputation..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1898. Second printing. Two fold-out maps. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. x, 314 pages. A collection of eight articles by Mahan on various aspects of America's naval position in terms of strategy and geography, which appeared in various magazines between 1890 and 1897. One of..... More
Bel Air: Privately Printed, 1925. First edition. Black and white photographs. Full cloth. Duodecimo. 59 pages. Tudor Hall in Bel Air, Maryland was the boyhood home of John Wilkes Booth and his siblings. The author's father grew up in the area and was a playmate of the Booth children at..... More
New York: John F. Trow, 1862. First Edition. Original wraps. Octavo. 42 pages. In this pamphlet Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of the telegraph, argues that the Confederacy was supported by British interests and that the war was part of a larger plot against American unity to the benefit of..... More
Geneva: Rolex Watch Co. Ltd., (1946-1948). Limited Edition. Illustrated throughout. Softcovers in slipcase. Octavos. 27 pages, 29 pages, 26 pages, and 43 pages. Group of four scarce booklets from the Rolex Watch Company in the 1940s. "The Story of Rolex" was published in 1948 and gives a nice overview of..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. First trade edition. Black and white photographic plates. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xii, 369 pages. The only complete book of material written solely by Theodore Roosevelt to be published during his presidency. Roosevelt's text consists of revisions of articles originally written for the Boone..... More
Mountain View: Pacific Press Publishing Association, (1939). Black and white photographic plates. Cloth over boards. Duodecimo. 96 pages. Vivid description of how the seemingly innocent hemp plant can lead to a whirlwind of crime, moral decay, and sheer madness. A striking example of early anti-drug propaganda in America. More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 186 pages. Novel about an Old West gunfighter with terminal cancer, deciding how to wrap up his life. Basis for the film of the same name starring John Wayne, Lauren Bacall and Jimmy Stewart. Ironically, John Wayne..... More
New York: Random House, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 243 pages. A compelling chess novel by the author of "The Hustler." Beth Harmon, orphaned at a young age, becomes a brilliant chess prodigy who battles addiction and personal struggles as she climbs to the pinnacle of the chess world..... More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. Limited Edition. Illustrated by Rudolph Ruzicka. Hardcover in slipcase. Tall octavo. xviii, 355 pages. The Lakeside Press's beautiful 1930 edition of Thoreau's classic meditation on simple living. Certainly one of the most important and influential works of 19th century American literature. Thoreau's "Walden"..... More