London: Cassell, (1961). First Edition thus. Black and white photographs, maps. Half leather. [xvi], 111 pages. Churchill's excellent study of the U. S. Civil War, elevating it from a conflict of sectional strife into a defining chapter in the global story of democracy. Told in his signature style, Churchill combines..... More
Washington, DC: "Rooms of the Y.M.C.A." 1865. Single sheet, folded to 7 1/4" x 9 3/4" Dated March 27th, 1865 at the Rooms of the Y.M.C.A. in Washington, D.C., this document reads as follows: ____________ "The undersigned hereby organize ourselves into a 'Special Relief Corps' to be held..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1940). First Edition, suppressed issue. Hardcover. Octavo. xxxi, 259 pages. Lawrence Dennis—of African American heritage though he passed as white—was regarded as the leading intellectual voice of American fascism in the interwar years. This is a rare copy of his most controversial work, inasmuch as..... More
East Aurora: The Roycrofters, 1908. Frontispiece portrait. Hardcover. Octavo. 59 pages. Emerson's "Self-Reliance" emphasizes individualism, personal intuition, and self-trust over societal conformity and external authority. It is a cornerstone of the American Transcendentalist movement. This handsome edition was printed by Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters Press on handmade paper and..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First Edition first state. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [vii], 407 pages. Fitzgerald's fourth and final short story collection to be published in his lifetime. The eighteen stories span themes of youth and nostalgia, Hollywood and society, war and history, and decline and reckoning. Closes..... More
London: W. Strahan, J. F. and C. Rivington, L. Davis et al, 1783. Seventh Edition, corrected by the Author. Full leather. Octavos. Johnson's Dictionary, the definitive 18th century lexicon, shaped English letters and remains a cornerstone of linguistic history. This 1783 Seventh Edition--corrected by Johnson himself--was the last lifetime revision..... More
[Baltimore]: Privately printed, 1965. First Edition. Black and white illustrations. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. xiv, 732 pages. Monumental and definitive history of beer in Maryland, beginning with the first brewer, Benjamin Fordham in Annapolis. Kelley painstakingly researched the volume over a number of years and privately printed the book in 1965..... More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. Limited Edition, one of 1,000 copies. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Hardcovers in publisher's aluminum slipcase. Quartos. 891 pages in total. The stunning limited edition of what is widely regarded as the definitive edition of "Moby Dick." Melville's great novel was not well received when published..... More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. First edition thus, limited to 1,000 copies. Illustrated by W. A. Dwiggins. Hardcover in publisher's slipcase. Duodecimo. [vi], 495 pages. A very handsome edition of 22 tales, illustrated throughout by W. A. Dwiggins, who also designed the book under the supervision of legendary typographer William..... More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. Limited Edition, one of 1,000 copies. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. Hardcover in publisher's slipcase. Quarto. x, 524 pages. A genuine American classic. Dana was a gifted observer and writer, and his memoir paints a colorful portrait of Mexican California in the 1830s, including the..... More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. Limited Edition, one of 1,000 copies. Illustrated by Rudolph Ruzicka. Hardcover in publisher's 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..... More
Cincinnati: J. A. James, 1846. First Edition. Leather and marbled boards. Octavo. 31 pages. A glimpse into the moral imagination of one of America's great jurists as he turns his attention from the law to personal character in this address to the young men graduating from Ohio's Miami University in..... More
Milwaukee: E. C. Kropp Co., 1933. Color photograph of Napoleon Bonaparte House, New Orleans, to front. Single card. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" A wonderful handwritten postcard from H. P. Lovecraft to E. Hoffmann Price, in which Lovecraft mentions Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, various works by all four..... More
London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1810. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo. xcv, [1], 211, [1 ad] pages. Machiavelli’s masterpiece on gaining, wielding, and retaining political power, written in the form of a realistic instruction manual for rulers. It has provoked controversy from its inception, admired by some for its grasp..... 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
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition. Cloth over boards. Octavo. x, 342 pages. Noted magician and student of spiritualism presents a skeptical examination of mediumship, exposing certain fraudulent practices and explaining how magicians' techniques can be misused to simulate supernatural phenomena. Mulholland was covertly commissioned by..... More
Portsmouth: W. & D. Treadwell, 1804. First Edition thus. Leather over boards. Duodecimo. xxiv, [25]-400 pages. Important first American "Improved" edition of Preston's influential Masonic treatise. This edition, edited by New Hampshire Grand Mason George Richards, is the first specifically adapted and tailored to American Freemasonry. Richards includes “valuable masonic..... More
New York: Random House, (1957). First printing. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 1168, [3] pages. A nice copy of Rand's most important book, in the original dust jacket. The plot features a dystopian United States which has become a welfare state. The most productive and creative scientists, industrialists, and artists withdraw..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885. First Edition. Black and white engraved plates, folding maps. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. viii, 277 pages. An authoritative account of the dramatic 1884 relief of Lt. Adolphus W. Greely’s Arctic expedition, which had been stranded in the Arctic for two years. Nineteen of..... More
San Francisco: (The Grabhorn Press), 1951. Limited Edition, one of 160 copies. Illustrated by Mary Grabhorn. Hardcover. Folio. iv, 79 pages. A stunning, typographically elegant edition of 'The Tempest,' the text of which is taken from the First Folio of 1623. There are seven illustrations by Mary Grabhorn, including one..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [iv], 228 pages. The third collection of Clark Ashton Smith's stories published by Arkham House. The sixteen superbly crafted stories showcase Smith's mastery of the macabre in "gorgeous, luxuriant, and feverishly distorted visions of infinite spheres and multiple dimensions." Smith..... More
[Washington]: Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1946. Black and white photographs, diagrams, and plans. Hardcover. Quarto. xi, [1], 204 pages plus 28 fold-out plans. Detailed post-war training manual for the rugged, long-range workhorse Balao-class World War II submarine fleet. Includes information on the history and development of submarines, their construction, and..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894. First Edition. Profusely illustrated, some color. Cloth over boards with leather spines and fore corners. Duodecimos. xvi, 439 pages and xvi, 456 pages. This handsomely bound two volume set was published as part of The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. It includes articles..... More
New York: Random House, (1940). Limited Edition, copy #2 of 310. Hardcover. Octavo. xvii, [1], 561 pages. This Trollope novel blends social satire and romantic drama as he makes candid critiques of England's fox‑hunting, class distinctions, and rural customs through his character Senator Elias Gotobed, an American visitor to the..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. First Edition. Cloth over boards. Duodecimo. xiv, 237 pages. An unusual anthology of ghost‑themed verse compiled by Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Margaret Widdemer, selecting only poems in which spirits return to earth. The contributions come from a wide range of poets, including Joyce Kilmer..... More