The Royal Futura typewriter, designed by Laird Fortune Covey in 1957, differed from previous Royal models in its curved aerodynamic shape and aluminum body panels. The 800 was the most expensive and full-featured of the Futura line, and sold new for today's equivalent of $1000. This one, serial #2A4134039 manufactured..... More
Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1848. First Edition. Pamphlet. Octavo. 21 pages. Despite General Winfield Scott's siege of Mexico City in 1847, diplomatic negotiations to end the Mexican-American War were stalled. Mexico sensed the political divisions between the Democrats, who wanted major territorial concessions from Mexico, and the Whigs, who were..... More
Mountain View: Pacific Press Publishing Association, (1953). Paperback. Octavo. viii, 115 pages. Clinical psychiatrist presents his observations on alcoholism, and through several case studies argues that successful recovery requires divine help. Great illustration on cover. More
Hartford: D. F. Robinson & Co. and Norton & Russell, 1826. 1st Edition. 3/4 leather. Octavo. 426 pages. It contains eulogies by future President John Tyler, Daniel Webster, William Wirt, Caleb Cushing, and several others. Samuel Smith of Baltimore mentions Charles Carroll of Carrollton as the lone surviving Signer following..... More
Bryn Mawr: Franklin Press, 1909 [1956]. 3rd Edition. Black & White Photographs, 1 Map. Full cloth. Octavo. [xvi], 276, [2] pages. A Chesapeake Bay classic. The first book to draw significant attention to the Bay as ideally suited for pleasure boating. The Barrie brothers were members of the Corinthian Yacht..... More
Sanitarium: St. Helena Sanitarium, [c.1911]. Black & white photographs. Brochure. 9" x 12". Trifold sheet pages. Rare early 20th century promotional brochure for the Seventh-Day Adventist health retreat located above St. Helena in the Napa Valley. Includes text describing the facility and its philosophy of health, several photographs of the..... More
[Meudon]: Chalais-Meudon, [1918]. Scale drawings. Wrappers. Octavo. [vii] 29 pages. This is a scarce World War I era manual on piloted, tethered observation balloons for use on land or at sea. Indeed, these balloons, tethered to destroyers, were very effective U-boat spotters. There are 6 fold-out drawings of various aspects..... More
San Francisco: A. Roman, Bookseller and Publisher, 1860. Original cloth. Octavo. 348 pages pages. Unusual San Francisco imprint of Edward Everett's biography of Washington, originally commissioned by the Encyclopaedia Britannica. See BAKER #386. More
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[Fresno]: Fresno Chamber of Commerce, [1909]. Black & white photographs, map. Paperback. Duodecimo. 64 pages. Handsome turn of the 20th century promotional booklet extolling Fresno County as an agricultural paradise, along with its health benefits, good geographical location, and petroleum prospects. Includes testimonials. Well illustrated. Uncommon. More
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1948. 1st Edition. B&W Photographs, illustrations. Hardcover. Octavo. xx, 291 pages. Report on the series of rocket experiments which began in the fall of 1929 and ended 12 years later, in October, 1941. This comprises the entire Goddard rocket development from the time of Dr. Goddard's..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1943. First Edition. Black & white sketches by the author. Full cloth. Octavo. 428 pages. A wonderful copy of the legendary American folk and protest singer/songwriter's uncommon autobiography, which tells the story of America's working millions--their loves, fears, passions, and great fighting..... More
[New York?]: American Airlines, Inc., [1937]. Black & white photographs. Brochure. 18" by 8.25". [6] pages. American Airlines and the German Zeppelin Transportation Co. partnered in 1936 to provide the first regular air service between the United States and Europe. American Airlines provided exclusive service to and from Lakehurst, NJ..... More
S.l. S.n., 1936. Ephemera. 3.5 x 5.5 inches. This postcard was carried on board the Hindenburg on her inaugural flight from Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey in May, 1936. It was a souvenir created by Veedol Motor Oil of Pennsylvania when the company mailed these postcards from Hamburg, Germany to..... More
Boston: Dana Estes & Company, (1902). 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 15 Black & White Tissue-Guarded Plates. Full cloth. Octavo. xxiv, 407 pages. The first book appearance of baseball's most famous poem--Casey at the Bat--by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. Casey saw his print debut in 1888 in the San Francisco Daily Examiner..... More
(s.l.): (s.n.), [1860]. Pamphlet. Octavo. 16 pages. An early post-nomination printing of what is arguably Lincoln's greatest speech. In it he makes a brilliant argument that a majority of the nation's founders intended that slavery not be allowed to expand into new territories as the country grew. The research he..... More
New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. 1st Edition. Original cloth. Octavo. 366 pages. A very nice first edition of one of the most important books in American literature. Hemingway believed that "American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.” This..... More
North Montpelier: Driftwind Press, 1942. 1st Edition. Illustrated by Jack Lewis. Watercolors. Hardcover. Octavo. 170 pages. Gilbert Byron's first book, printed in an edition of 300 copies with lovely tipped-in color illustrations by Jack Lewis. Here are the people and wildlife of the Chesapeake Bay, captured in verse by the..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1868. 1st Edition. Wood engravings. 1/2 leather. Quarto. 1084 pages. Handsomely bound history of the War of 1812, filled with nearly 900 illustrations and decorations from wood engravings by Lossing and William Barritt, mostly from original sketches by Lossing. Color frontispiece and illustrated title..... More
Minneapolis: Athletic Publications, Inc., 1949. Black & white photographs. Wrappers. Octavo. 96 pages. The 1949-1950 basketball season was the first for the NBA, which had been formed in the summer of 1949 by the merger of the 12 year old National Basketball League and the 4 year old Basketball Association..... More
(s.l.): (s.n.), [c.1913]. Hardcover. Duodecimo. [51 ] pages. Humorous collection of both historic illustrations and Stevens' own drawings, accompany this spoof of a classic American almanac. Part of January's entry: "1/1/4004 B. C. Annapolis Created; 1/1/4004 B. C. Rest of Maryland; 1/3/4004 B. C. Out of scraps left over, remainder..... More
Chicago: Era Publishing Co., 1900. 1st Edition. Black & white photographs. Original cloth. Octavo. 339, [iii], viii, ads pages. Cap Anson's memoir of his record 27 seasons of professional baseball (1871-1897), finishing his career as captain, then manager of the team that became the Chicago Cubs. More
New York: Derrydale Press, 1931. Limited Edition. Black & white photos, drawings. Full cloth. Octavo. [xvii], 125 pages. One of the best practical books on jumping. Capt. Littauer was a graduate of the Nicholas Cavalry School in St. Petersburg before heading a large riding school in America. Edited by Phyllis..... More
New York: Grafton Press, 1909. 1st Edition. Full cloth. Octavo. 279 pages. Gertrude Stein's first published book. Consists of three independent stories, all set in a fictionalized Baltimore. There were 500 copies in this edition, which Stein printed at her own expense. Laid into this copy is a 1934 announcement..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1932). Drawings by Edwin Tunis. Full cloth. Octavo. xxiv, 326 pages. The classic collection of old Maryland recipes for everything from oysters, crabs, terrapin and fowl, to breads, cakes, puddings, beverages and desserts. Each of the 500 plus recipes in Frederick Stieff's collection was..... More
[Baltimore]: (Baltimore Sun), [c.1969]. Map. 16" x 20" Colorful and humorous caricature map of Anne Arundel County, by Richard "Moco" Yardley, the longtime editorial cartoonist for the Baltimore Sun. Lots of great detail and historic humor. Yardley did similar maps for several regions of Maryland, and they were apparently sent..... More