[Baltimore]: (S.n.), [1924?]. First edition. Black and white photographs, map. Embossed paper covers over side-stapled binding. Oblong quarto. 68 leaves, printed on rectos only. A remarkable and quite scarce visual record of the western Chesapeake and Patapsco River shorelines from just north of Annapolis through the industrial and commercial docks..... More
Chicago and New York: George M. Hill Company, Publishers, 1900. First Edition. Pictures by Harry Kennedy. Lettered by Charles Costello. Pictorial paper over boards. Folio. Not paginated. Baum's scarce, beautifully illustrated alphabetical verse book on the navy. Published the same year and by the same publisher as his "The Wonderful..... More
San Francisco: Privately Printed, 1919. First Edition. Black & white photographs. Original cloth. Octavo. 117 pages. Interesting and often witty collection of letters from a young Californian to his parents and wife back home during World War I. Lt. Britton sailed for France in July, 1918. He participated in the..... More
New York: James Miller, 1867. 1st Edition. Black & white illustrations. Full cloth. Octavo. 162 pages. Mrs. Browning was nearly as popular in America as she was in her native Britain during her lifetime. This is a handsome first American edition of this posthumous collection, illustrated with 13 drawings by..... More
New York: The Modern Library Publishers, (1930). First Modern Library Edition. Cloth over thin boards. Sixteenmo. xxiv, 936 pages. A beautiful edition of the work which is widely regarded as the first modern novel. A pinnacle of world literature, on par with the work of Shakespeare--with whom Cervantes was a...... More
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. Hardcover. Duodecimo. 185 pages. Brilliant satirical novel about Alfred Fatigay, a London schoolmaster, who returns from the Congo with a pet chimpanzee named Emily which he plans to give to his fiancée, Amy. Unbeknownst to Alfred, Emily has become literate and fallen in love with him..... More
London: The Scientific Book Club, (1957). Dust jacket art by Eric Fraser. Hardcover. Octavo. x, 310 pages. William Osler noted, "The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals." Here is the fascinating story of mankind's relationship with mind-altering drugs, from the ice age..... More
New York: The Modern Library, (2000). First Modern Library Edition. Cloth over boards. Duodecimo. xxx, 218 pages. Didion's highly regarded book of essays, primarily describing her experiences in California in the 1960s. Many of these pieces, including the title essay, were written on assignment for the Saturday Evening Post... More
London: Printed for C. Dilly and J. Phillips, 1788. First Edition. Modern full calf. Octavo. xx, 105 pages + [iii publisher ads]. Important work exploring the connection between the mind and body. Falconer investigates the link between emotions and physical health, showing how passions like anger, fear, and joy can..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Black and white plates, map drawings. Full cloth over boards. Octavos. A thorough examination of the life of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Still the definitive biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Freeman, is known for its thorough research and balanced perspective, providing a comprehensive look..... More
Saint Louis: Printed only for private distribution by William K. Bixby, 1907. Limited edition, #344 of 487 copies. Frontispiece portrait, plates, facsimiles, and a large fold-out map. Cloth over boards with leather spine and fore corners. Tall octavo. xxvii, 263 pages. Dr. Alexander Hamilton travelled from his home in Annapolis..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916. First Edition. Small photographic illustration on title page. Cloth over boards. Jeffers' first commercially published book, this first printing of which consisted of just 1,200 copies. This is a collection of poems and prose that paint a vivid picture of California's rugged..... More
New York: Random House, (1975). First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [iv], 185 pages. Gayl Jones's scarce and highly regarded debut novel of an African American woman's struggles with abuse, generational trauma, and her hatred of the 19th century slave master who raped her maternal ancestors. Toni Morrison, who was the book's..... More
London: Heinemann, (1960). First British Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Harper Lee's novel of racial injustice in the South in the 1930s, as seen through the eyes of a young girl. Lee won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 for this debut novel, which has become a classic of modern American literature. This..... More
Boston: L. C. Page & Company, 1908. Early printing (5th, within original publication year). Black and white plates by M. A. and W. A. J. Claus. Cloth over boards. Octavo. x, 429 pages [+ 8 pp. publisher ads]. A lovely copy of this timeless classic which is set in the..... More
New York: Lincoln Mac Veagh at the Dial Press, 1926. Limited Edition, #96 of 750 copies. Frontispiece portrait, facsimile signatures. Hardcover. Octavo. 92 pages. Poe was very interested in autographs and what could be deduced about a person through their handwriting. This study of autography (or graphology) was originally published..... More
Baltimore: E. J. Coale, 1826. First edition. Marbled boards, leather spine and fore corners. Octavo. [6], 163 pages. A very observant outsider's portrayal of American society and government in the early 19th century. Poletika (Poletica) had lived in the United States from 1810 to 1812, and returned as the second..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1965). Second printing. Black and white photographic plates. Hardcover. Octavo. [ii], 316 pages. This early Reagan autobiography, published as he began his run for Governor of California, furthered his transition from Hollywood star to political star in the Republican Party. Appendix lays out Reagan's..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1929. First American Edition. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [iv], 291 pages. A landmark novel of World War I, based on Remarque's experiences in the Imperial German Army. The work highlights the devastating impact of the war on individual soldiers. More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 89 pages. This collection of poems by Theodore Roethke explores the depths of human consciousness with vivid imagery and symbolism, marking a significant contribution to modern poetry. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1913. First Edition. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [xiv], 647 pages [plus publisher ads]. Roosevelt's autobiography is a comprehensive reflection on his personal and political life, detailing his achievements, experiences, and views up to that point in a candid and..... More
New York: Random House, (1939). First Edition. Written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. Cloth over boards. Quarto. Not paginated. Early Dr. Seuss book which was aimed at an adult audience. This copy, in its original dust jacket, also has the rare die-cut color book mark issued with the book... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1965. Limited Edition, copy #856 of 1500. Illustrated by Felix Hoffmann. Hardcover. Quarto. xiv, 410 pages. Bram Stoker's masterpiece of Gothic literature, vampirism, and the eternal battle between good and evil. "Dracula" brilliantly captures Victorian-era anxieties about superstition, the unknown, and the clash of..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. Frontispiece portrait, one black and white plate. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. vi, 374 pages. Theodore Winthrop was one of the first Union officers killed in the Civil War, falling at the Battle of Big Bethel near Newport News on June 10, 1861. He had..... More
London: Sharp and Hailes, Museum, Picadilly, 1812. Half vellum over boards with paper sides. Duodecimo. viii, 214 pages [+ ii ads]. William Wirt's first literary work. This is a collection of essays written as letters from a fictional British spy traveling through Virginia, providing a vivid and critical view of..... More