[Belmont and San Marino]: [The John Birch Society], 1980. Two black and white photographic illustrations. Single sheet, folded. 8 pages. In an offprint from the Congressional Record, Larry McDonald, Democrat congressman from Georgia, presents the remarks made by Mrs. Julia Brown before the John Birch Society on June 9, 1980..... More
New York: The Derrydale Press, (1934). First Edition, number 698 of 950 copies. Black and white photographic illustrations. Full leather over boards. Octavo. [xvi], 240 pages. The first edition of Buckingham's first book with a lengthy inscription signed by him on preliminary blank leaf. Most of the inscription is a...... More
London: Outline Press, 1999. Limited Edition. Numerous color photographs. Hardcover. Folio. 125 pages. Superbly illustrated profile of Paul Reed Smith and the history of the cutting-edge international guitar company he founded in Annapolis. This copy is signed by Smith. More
[Boston]: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, (1906). First Edition thus. Black and white frontispiece and 5 plates inserted. Wrappers. Duodecimo. [i-ii], 46 pages. Renowned naturalist John Burroughs recounts his 1903 trip with his friend, President Theodore Roosevelt, through Yellowstone National Park. Burroughs showcases Roosevelt’s deep love for nature and commitment to..... More
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London: Federick Warne & Co., [1870s]. Lansdowne Poets. Fore-Edge painting of boxing scene. Black and white plates inside. Full leather. Duodecimo. viii, 638 pages. Elegantly bound edition of Byron's poetry, illustrated with several full page black and white plates depicting scenes from the works. Far more interesting, however..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. x, 140 pages. The short stories and essays in this collection originally appeared in periodicals under Clemens's pseudonym, Mark Twain. They are here collected and published in book form for the first time, crediting the author under his real name..... More
(Rochester): Privately Printed for the Author, 1927. First Edition. Numerous black and white photographic plates, endpaper maps. Hardcover. Tall octavo. [8]+9-87+[1] pages followed by 54 plates. Letters from a 1926 East African safari by the founder of Kodak, George Eastman. Philip Percival was Eastman's professional hunter, and the party was..... More
(New York): Dey St./William Morrow, (2021). First Edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Hardcover. Octavo. [vi], 376 pages. Insightful memoir by Dave Grohl, who was the drummer for groundbreaking grunge band Nirvana from 1990 until the band fell apart after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994. Grohl went on to..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1945. Limited Edition, #751 of 1500. Typography and decoration by Bruce Rogers. Hardcovers. Quartos. xvi, 320 and [2], 321-633 pages. A beautiful edition of the Federalist Papers designed by pioneering book designer, Bruce Rogers, who has signed this edition on the limitation page in..... More
(S.l.): (S.n.), 1952. Limited edition. Black and white photographs, endpaper maps. Cloth over boards. Octavo. 60 pages. History of the oldest continuously active social club in America with many interesting anecdotes of Maryland history, genealogical references, etc. The South River Club's records go back to the 1740s, and there is..... More
New York and Boston: Twelve, 2010. First Edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Hardcover. Octavo. xii, 435 pages. The last of Hitchens' books published before his death in 2011. Signed by Hitchens, without personalization, on title page. A lovely copy, as new. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1971. First edition thus. Color drawings. Cloth over boards, in slipcase. Duodecimo. 42 unnumbered, accordion folded pages. This interesting artist's book features a unique pictorial retelling of Little Red Riding Hood using only symbols. Warja Honegger-Lavater was a Swiss artist known for her accordion..... More
New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1936. Cloth over boards. Duodecimo. [ii], 62 pages. Rose Wilder Lane--daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder--considered herself a Communist in 1920. She travelled to Russia to see the dream of mankind's liberation from economic bondage come true, but instead found exploitation, regimentation, and degradation of..... More
New York: Covici Friede Publishers, (1936). First Edition. Black and white photographic plates. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. xviii, 382 pages. Firsthand account of action in Europe during World War I, with the 15th New York Volunteer Infantry--an African American unit of the 369th U.S. Infantry. Nicknamed the Harlem Hell Fighters, the..... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited, (1892). Black and white maps and battle plans. Full leather over boards. Octavo. xxiv, 557 pages. One of the most influential works of naval strategy. Mahan explores the crucial role control of the seas played in shaping global power during the 17th and..... More
Philadelphia: Rufus C. Hartranft, Publisher, 1891. First Edition. Black and white plates. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. xxiv, 264 pages. Mrs. Maynard's personal recollections of séances conducted in the Lincoln White House. She claims Lincoln used spirit counsel in such matters as the Emancipation Proclamation and the establishment of the..... More
Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1870. First Edition. Black and white engraved plates. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. vi, 344 pages. Detailed exploration of the workings of Wall Street's financial markets in the days before the advent of modern technology. Medbery details the habits, schemes, and operations of speculators and..... More
Manchester / London: Abel Heywood & Son / Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1883. Illustrated by William Morton. Original cloth over boards. Quarto. xxxii, 250 pages. Procter, himself a professional barber and hair stylist, here humorously explores the cultural significance of barbershops, highlighting their role as lively social hubs filled with..... More
New York: International Publishers, [1936]. Illustrated with facsimiles of documents. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. xxiv, 371 pages. This classic of revolutionary literature is a vivid, firsthand account of the 1917 Russian Revolution. John Reed, an American journalist and Socialist, gives eyewitness reporting of the dramatic overthrow of the Russian government and..... More
Edinburgh: J. Hay and Co., 1818. 1st Edition. 1/2 leather. Duodecimo. cxxix, 244 pages. Robert MacGregor and his brothers were tried for the kidnapping of widowed heiress Jean Key in 1752. Ultimately convicted, Robert was executed by hanging in 1754. This incident is fictionalized and adapted into Robert..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945. First Edition. Black and white photographic plates. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. [xii], 264 pages. This is the first published appearance of the Smyth Report, following very small mimeograph and lithoprint versions circulated internally for corrections and additions. This Princeton University edition precedes by a...... More
Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1980. Third Printing. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. xii, 338 pages. Very attractive early printing of this tragicomic novel that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1981. Sadly, Toole committed suicide 12 years prior due, at least in part, to repeated rejections of the book..... More
New York: The Columbia University Press, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii, 236, [advertising leaf] pages. Woodrow Wilson was a political science professor and President of Princeton University when he wrote this influential work on the interpretation of the U. S. Constitutional as it relates to the structure of the..... More
[Washington]: U. S. Department of Agriculture, [c.1917]. Black and white photographs. Poster. Approximately 21" x 30" Original poster dating to the United States' entry into World War I. President Wilson appeals to all Americans to enhance and economize the nation's food supply and help streamline its industries. The..... More
New York: Hastings House, Publishers, (1941). First Edition. Black and white photographs, endpaper map. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. 122 pages. An excellent guide to Key West and its unique architecture, maritime legacy, and literary connections, including its ties to Ernest Hemingway. Complete with historical anecdotes, excellent photographic illustrations, suggested tour itineraries..... More