Boston: James Redpath, Publisher, 1863. First Edition. Printed paper over boards. Duodecimoo. 102 pages. Louisa May Alcott served as a volunteer nurse in hospitals in Washington and Georgetown from 1862 to mid-1863. These four sketches are based upon her experiences as she served meals, assisted doctors on rounds of the..... More
Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1929. First Edition. Printed wrappers. Duodecimo. 194 pages. A collection of essays by notable literary figures--including Samuel Beckett and William Carlos Williams--defending and analyzing Joyce's then "Work in Progress" (later published as "Finnegans Wake"). Offers critical insights and captures the intellectual fervor surrounding Joyce's groundbreaking work..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First Edition. 2 black and white photo sections. Hardcover. Octavo. xiii, 721 pages. First printing of this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of the "father of the atomic bomb," physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Explores Oppenheimer's sometimes contradictory life, his scientific brilliance, his pivotal role in the..... More
New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1929. Deluxe Edition, #165 of 200. Colored illustrations by Gordon Ross. Hardcover in slipcase. Octavo. xii, 31 pages. One of 200 copies in the deluxe edition, with all illustrations hand-colored and the frontispiece signed in pencil by the artist, Gordon Ross. A beautifully..... More
Northridge: Lord John Press, 1980. Limited Edition, copy #173 of 300 signed by both Bradbury and Nolan. One illustration by Joseph Mugnaini. Hardcover in slipcase. Octavo. xx, [2], 1-29 pages. Short collection of two stories and a contextualizing essay by Bradbury, showcasing his literary genius and his lifelong fascination with..... More
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, (1980). Firs Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xii, 257 pages. Inscribed and signed copy of this important collection of Sterling Brown's poetry. This landmark volume showcases Brown's mastery of poetic form influenced by the New Poetry Movement and the Harlem Rennaissance. Brown taught for..... More
New York: Denniston and Cheetham, 1802. First Edition. Disbound. Duodecimo. 72 pages. James Cheetham was the British-born editor of the American Citizen, the Democratic-Republican newspaper in New York. Cheetham's business partner in the paper, David Denniston, was a cousin of DeWitt Clinton. This booklet was one of several bitter attacks..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [vi], 327 pages. A collection of short stories by John Collier, a master of the weird tale. Here are two dozen "astonishing and memorable accounts of the ways in which the normal individual may run afoul of the bizarre, the..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911. First Edition. Black and white plates. Cloth over boards. Octavo; x, 308 pages. William H. Crook, a native of Prince George's County, Maryland, served in the Union Army and was a Washington, D.C. policeman during the Civil War. On January 4, 1865 Crook became..... More
London: J. Nichols, Son, and Bentley, etc. 1815. First Edition. Fold-out plate. Marbled paper over boards with leather spine and fore corners. Octavo. viii, 203, [i] pages. Detailed account of the British government's efforts to compensate American Loyalists after the Revolutionary War, including an examination of the work of the..... More
Oxoniæ [Oxford]: Richard Clements, 1747. Diagrams, one moveable, to fold-outs. Modern marbled paper over boards with leather spine. Octavo. [8], 230, [2];76, [3] pages. A wonderful 18th century Latin edition of Euclid's Elements, in the traditional grouping of the first six books together with 11th and 12th books. This arrangement..... More
New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, (1934). First Edition. Frontispiece plus 60 full page lithographs. Burlap over boards. Quarto. [v], 60 pages, 60 lithographs. A striking presentation of extracts from Marx's major work, with 60 illustrations by Gellert accompanying topics such as machinery, the working day, primary accumulation..... More
New York: (E. P. Colby & Co.), 1900. First Edition. Frontispiece photograph. Decorative cloth over boards. Octavo. [i-v], vi-xi, [xii], 634 pages. Civil War unit history of the 9th New York Volunteer Regiment, commanded by Rush C. Hawkins. This regiment participated in the first major land battle of the war..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1895. Expanded Edition. Black & White Engraved Plates, Maps, Facsimiles. Cloth over boards. Octavos. The greatest American military memoir, as written by the financially ruined Grant in a race with death. This is the first printing of the second edition, expanded and augmented under the..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, (1955). First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [xiv], 274 pages. Before his name became synonymous with cake mix, Duncan Hines was a food critic and travel writer. This is gastronomical memoir highlighting his favorite roadside restaurants and offering a snapshot of mid-20th-century dining and travel culture..... More
[Lakewood, CO]: Centipede Press, [2021]. First Edition Thus. Artwork by Matt Hahurin. Hardcover. Octavo. 319 pages. Jackson's classic gothic horror tale of the psychological and supernatural unraveling of the occupants of Hill House, as the mysterious mansion becomes a mirror for their deepest fears and vulnerabilities. Beautifully produced..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1897. First Edition. Black and white plates, maps, and battle plans. Cloth over boards. Tall octavos. xxviii, 454 and xx, 427, [2 ads] pages. Mahan's biography of Admiral Nelson--the one man who, in Mahan's opinion, summed up and embodied the greatness and possibilities comprehended by..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1942. First Edition. Cloth over boards. Octavo. x, 294 pages. Markham's poetic memoir chronicles her life as a skilled horse trainer, and adventurer in colonial Kenya. She was also a trailblazing aviator, becoming the first person to fly non-stop from England to North America with her..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1849. First Edition. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimos. An early Melville novel, and precursor to his masterpiece, "Moby Dick." This sea-faring adventure-turned-allegorical tale follows a sailor who deserts his whaling ship and embarks on a journey to an archipelago called Mardi. Accompanied..... More
New York: Random House, 1930. Drawings by Rockwell Kent. Hardcover. Duodecimo. xxxii, 825 pages. The first trade edition of what is widely regarded as the definitive edition of Moby Dick. Indeed, if not for this particular edition it is likely no one would know this book today. Melville's great novel..... More
Los Angeles / San Francisco: All-Year Club / Californians Inc., 1936. Map printed in green and white. Single sheet. Approximately 38" x 17". Printed on both sides. A large and stunning 1930s bird's-eye panoramic map of California, looking inland from high above the Pacific Ocean. This unusual view of California..... More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers, (1943). Wartime Edition. Illustrated by Marion Rombauer Becker. Hardcover. Octavo. 884 pages. This is the World War II revised and enlarged edition of Irma S. Rombauer's beloved classic cookbook. In a special wartime preface, Rombauer, notes the addition of chapters dealing with the challenges of..... More
New York: The John Day Company, (1934). First Edition. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xiv, 300 pages. FDR lays out his New Deal vision to combat the Great Depression, highlighting the government-led efforts of his early presidency aimed at restoring economic stability and confidence through relief, recovery, and reform programs... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Limited Edition, #119 of 160 copies. Black and white illustrations. Hardcover. Tall octavo. liv, 169 pages. Special limited edition of the first drink guide published in the United States. Legendary bartender Jerry Thomas originally published his bartenders' companion in 1862. This edition includes an..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [iv], 246 pages. Classic Wodehouse humor in this novel of the struggles of a young London man at loggerheads with fortune and love. This copy is signed by Wodehouse on the front free endpaper: "Best wishes / P...... More