c.1906. Chromolithograph. Framed dimensions 39 1/2" x 29 1/4" Large, scarce lithograph depicting the now legendary hotel El Tovar on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Akin painted this scene in 1906--thirteen years prior to the area's National Park designation--to promote the new lodge. The El Tovar opened in..... More
New York: Carleton, Publisher, 1862. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. 171 pages. Cairnes was an Irish legal scholar who, early in the Civil War and from across the Atlantic, scoffed at issues such as states' rights and tariffs as causes of the conflict. He pointed squarely at slavery as the..... More
Philadelphia: Rodgers Publishing Company, 1897. First printing. Photographs, sketches, paintings, etc. Original cloth. Octavo. 254 pages. Laura Keene was an amazingly accomplished woman in 19th century theater. This study of her life contains valuable information on the workings of a 19th century touring company, anecdotes and reminiscences of many theater..... More
Lawrence: The Regents Press of Kansas, (1979). First printing. Black and white illustrations. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi, 244 pages. A study of the self-segregated African American communities settled in the United States in the 50 years following the Civil War. Provides an uncommon examination of the role of African Americans in..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1933). First printing. Hardcover. Octavo. vi, 112 pages. A scarce drinking guide, published the year Prohibition was repealed. Separate sections for beer, wine, and cocktails with mixing instructions for the latter. Particular attention is also given to what foods should be served with each..... More
[New York]: [Fashion Academy], [1935]. Color illustrations. Hardcover. Duodecimo. 47 pages. A charming 1935 prospectus for fashion and costume design courses at the Fashion Academy, under the direction of Emil Alvin Hartman. Aimed at young women. Charmingly illustrated with colored drawings in a very art deco style. More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1945. First printing. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [vi], 23 pages. Robert Frost's take on a final chapter to the book of Job, in the form of a comedic play. Unlikely to find a lovelier copy of this book. More
New York: The Derrydale Press, (1939). Limited edition. Copy #362 of 950 sets. Color and black and white illustrations, fold-out map. Cloth hardcovers Quartos. xviii, 200 pages and x, 192 pages. Haig-Brown was an Englishman who spent most of his adult life on British Columbia's Campbell River. This fine Derrydale..... More
Hollywood: Marcel Rodd, 1943. Cartoon drawings. Saddle-stapled wraps. 32mo. 64 pages. Scarce booklet from World War II, describing the hot spots, clubs, dance halls, cafes, and hotels of Hollywood and Los Angeles. Aimed at the soldiers, sailors, and marines stationed in Southern California. Great descriptions of the establishments, none of..... More
[Los Angeles]: Privately printed, (1956). Limited edition. Black and white photographs, map drawing on front endpaper. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [vi], 110 pages. Description of a 1955 safari to Tanganyika taken by Mr. and Mrs. Clive Johnson of Los Angeles. Well written and illustrated with photographs by the author. This..... More
Austin: 1969. A nice letter on Johnson's post-Presidential stationery with a clear, bold signature. Includes the original free franked mailing envelope. Johnson expresses his gratitude for a very complimentary letter from a private citizen who states that: "Historians will surely regard you as the president most conscientious about the needs..... More
London: Charles Dilly, 1781. Third Edition. Half calf over marbled paper boards. Duodecimo. xx, 415 pages. Knox was an educator, having succeeded his father as headmaster of Tonbridge School. Here are 40 interesting essays in which he gives his views on education--everything from learning classics by heart to developing a...... More
[Philadelphia]: Mathew Carey, 1795. Copperplate engraved map. Single sheet. 17 5/8" x 14 3/8" The first general map of Maryland printed in the United States. Lewis's map includes some topographical features as well as locating towns and giving the names of counties. This is one of the earliest maps to..... More
Baltimore: William Ogden Niles, 1822. First printing. Black cloth wraps. Octavo. 495 pages. A treasury of material gathered to capture the feeling and mood of the American Revolution. It took the editor 6 years to assemble these speeches, letters, and other materials because, as he explains, "...the patriots of the..... More
[New York]: [The Outlook], 1910. Hardcover. Small quarto. This is a bound volume of the January through April, 1910 issues of "The Outlook" magazine. Contains the first published appearance of "Citizenship in a Republic"-- Theodore Roosevelt's deservedly famous 'man in the arena' speech--which was delivered by invitation at the Sorbonne..... More
Boston: Published and sold by the Author, 1865. Second Edition, Revised. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. 408 pages. A fascinating and anecdote-rich account of law enforcement in Boston, taken largely from the diary officer Savage kept during 15 years. 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: John Murphy & Co., 1872. First edition. Wrappers. Octavo. 18 pages. Severn Teackle Wallis presents background on the movement to honor Roger Brooke Taney with a monument, and the engagement of the distinguished Maryland sculptor, William H. Rinehart. The rest of Wallis's speech is a glowing memorial to Taney..... More
New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, (1929). First printing. Woodcuts. Hardcover. Octavo. 144 unnumbered leaves. Lynd Ward's first book and the first wordless novel published in America. The Faustian tale of an artist who exchanges his soul for a paintbrush with magical powers, told in 139 uncaptioned woodblock prints..... More
London: Heinemann, (1957). First printing. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. [iv], 260 pages. Protagonist Nathaniel Ironsides Goss is a magazine publisher and avid angler, and here he stumbles into a double mystery while fishing. Uncommon. More