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(S.l.): (S.n.). 2.25" x 6", opens to 4.5" x 6" An attractive, colorfully printed trade card that, when opened, actuates a high-kicking showgirl. More
(S.l.): (S.n.). 2.25" x 6", opens to 4.5" x 6" An attractive, colorfully printed trade card that, when opened, actuates a high-kicking showgirl. More
(S.l.): (S.n.), 1993. Two separate sheets, 11" x 14" each. The poem Maya Angelou wrote and delivered for the inauguration of Bill Clinton on January 20, 1993. Printed on two sheets. The first sheet is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Angelou and dated April 12, 1993. More
Ilchester: College Press, 1904. First edition. Black and white illustrations. Full cloth. Octavo. xxiv, 253 pages. In 1853 the Redemptorist Order inherited the Annapolis mansion of Charles Carroll of Carrollton--the longest surviving Signer of the Declaration of Independence. This is a history of that religious community during its first 50..... More
6.25" x 2.25" x 4" Beautiful antique blue glass decanter with gilt pained spine decorations and "F. Cooper." Made in France, with "Bte .S.G.D.G." lettered in gold at heel of spine. This stands for Breveté Sans Garantie Du Gouvernement--a patent that carries no guarantees. Perfect for a little..... More
Brooklyn: Privately Printed / H. Collins, Inc., Printer, 1915. Original cloth. Duodecimo. 32 pages. A collection of classic Maryland recipes, many of which had been printed some 50 years earlier in a limited edition to raise money for the Protestant Episcopal Church in Oakland, Maryland. There are some 27..... More
[Berkeley]: [State Earthquake Investigation Commission], [1906]. First edition. Wrappers. Tall octavo. 20 pages. The first report of the Commission constituted by California Governor George C. Pardee three days after the San Francisco Earthquake of April 18, 1906. This preliminary report, issued May 31, 1906, lays out "some of the more..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1940. First edition. Black and white photographs. Hardcover. Quarto. 45 pages. Commemorative book featuring the planning, construction, and history of this landmark 22 acre site in Midtown Manhattan. Illustrated throughout with photographs by Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Fritz Henle, Wendell Macrae, J. Walker Grimm, and..... More
[Chicago]: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., [1970]. Facsimile. Broadside, 15 3/4" x 19 1./2" In the early hours of July 5, 1776, Philadelphia printer John Dunlap set the Declaration of Independence in type under the supervision of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams. He printed a small number..... More
[1941]. #10 of 10. Black and white photograph. Photograph mounted on board. 1931 Walker Evans photograph, sometimes known as "Bed and Stove, Truro, Massachusetts," printed by Evans in 1941 for the exhibition "American Photographs at $10" at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. SIGNED twice on the mount..... More
New York: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1892. First edition. Illustrated in red and black. Original full cloth. Duodecimo. xii, 195 pages, [4] publisher's ads. Charming little book on the history, strategies, and rules of poker. Preface notes that the book was written in 4 months, to win a bet..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, (1909). Numerous woodcut illustrations. Original full cloth. Duodecimo. 300 pages. Ambitious book that covers not only traps and trapping, but canoe building, log huts, bark shanties, woodland beds and bedding, curing and tanning skins, etc. See HAND G95. More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, (1968). First edition. Black and white photographs, map. Hardcover. A history and analysis of the riots in the nation's capital following the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. Well illustrated with photographs. Scarce in hardcover. More
Mariposa: [c.1851]. Broadside, approximately 9.25” x 6.50”. An example of early British investment in the California Gold Rush. In 1851, the Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mining Association, based in London, offered 50,000 shares of stock at £1 per share. This is an original certificate for 5 shares. Printed on both..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, [1929]. Limited edition. Color plates, black and white drawings. Vellum over boards. Quarto. 232 pages. Beautiful copy of this classic, with 12 full page color plates by Arthur Rackham. This is #38 of 200 copies in the American edition, and is SIGNED by Rackham under the..... More
Albany: C. Van Benthuysen, Printer to the Legislature, 1853. First edition. Printed wrappers over sewn binding. Octavo. 37 pages. Original New York Senate document relating to the establishment of Central Park. Opens with background on two proposed locations, followed by testimony. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1976. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. [xiv], 365 pages. Robbins' whimsical second novel, starring the large-thumbed protagonist SIssy Hankshaw. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Robbins on halt-title. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1910. First edition. Original cloth. Octavo. xlii, 249, [iv ads] pages. Uncommon book of speeches Roosevelt gave while traveling after he left the presidency in 1909. Most notably, this is the first book appearance of "Citizenship in a Republic"-- Roosevelt's deservedly famous 'man in..... More
Los Angeles: (S.n.), (1939). First edition. Paperback. Octavo. 121 pages. Odd book which seems to be a combination of astrology, natural healing remedies, and Freemasonry. Information on botanicals, perfumes, incense, nature's mineral foods, etc., along with birth signs, astrological science, etc. Native American author. OCLC shows a single copy in..... More
London: Henry Stevens, Son, and Stiles, 1905. First edition. Full cloth. Octavo. viii, 41 pages. An important analysis of ten early editions and piracies of the famous Map of the Middle British Colonies in America, by Welsh surveyor Lewis Evans (c.1700-1756). Henry Stevens, famous Americana bookseller, was prompted on his..... More
Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1913. First edition. Frontispiece Portrait of Bishop Claggett. Original full cloth. Octavo. viii, 184 pages. Utley uses Bishop Thomas Claggett's (1743-1816) letters and journals to assemble an interesting picture of contemporary life and thought in the southern counties of Colonial Maryland. His focus..... More
New York: Andy Warhol Books / Grosset & Dunlap, (1979). First edition. Black and white photographs by Andy Warhol. Full cloth. Square quarto. 255 pages. Andy Warhol's book of profiles and good photographs of his many famous friends. "Good photographs" being defined by Warhol as "one that's in focus and..... More