London: The Gresham Publishing Co., [1899]. Illustrated by Christiana Hammond. Decorated cloth over boards. Octavo. [xxiv], 392 pages. A stunning edition of Jane Austen's classic novel of English manners, courtship, and wit at the turn of the 19th century. This edition has six full page drawings by Christiana..... More
Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Viduam Sebastiani, & Christianum Petzoldum, 1710. Second edition. Vellum. Duodecimo. [xvi], 296, [8] pages. Dr. Johannes Bohn was a noted 17th century German physician, professor of medicine, and pioneer in forensic science. He introduced the policy of thorough autopsies of the deceased. Bohn's specialty was the investigation of..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1934. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Cloth over boards. Sixteenmo. [viii], 201 pages (+2 page publisher ad). A handsome little 1934 copy of Alice, with the classic original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. This copy belonged to Richard Adams, author of another children's classic, Watership Down..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1947. First printing. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xiv, 418 pages. A comprehensive, yet deliberately chosen collection of the poetry of the supernatural. There are contributions by Sir Walter Scott, Lizette Woodworth Reese, James Whitcomb Riley, Edgar Allan Poe, Christina Rossetti, H. P. Lovecraft, Donald Wandrei, and..... More
London: George Newnes, Limited, 1902. First printing. Frontispiece and 15 tipped in plates by Sidney Paget. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [viii], 359 pages. First edition of the third of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels, and widely considered the best. It is the first reappearance of Holmes after his apparent death..... More
New York: George Grady Press, 1943. First printing. Black and white and color plates, drawings, charts. Softcover in slipcase. Duodecimo. [vi], 149 pages. Amazing World War II sea survival tool with great information on navigation and locating land with the aid of stars, bird life, currents, ocean characteristics, etc.... More
[London]: [Printed by John Waddington Limited], [1938]. Color illustrations by Anthony Groves-Raines. Wrappers. Octavo. [20] pages. Colorfully illustrated booklet using the famous characters from Alice and Wonderland to promote Guinness dry stout. Here are Alice, the Mock Turtle, the Dormouse, the Red Knight, and others in a tale revolving around..... More
(Los Angeles): Center Publications, 1979. First edition thus. Softcover. Octavo. 70 pages. Inscribed and signed by Harrison with a small drawing on half title page. Inscription reads: "Moody, / A volume that / will sell like a / New Year's ['day' crossed out] Eve / crack shipment. Or / not..... 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
Sauk City: Mycroft and Moran, 1947. First American edition, one of 3,000 copies. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [vi], 241 pages. A collection of nine occult detective short stories featuring psychic detective Carnicki. William Hope Hodgson produced a large body of work in horror, fantastic fiction, and science fiction in his..... More
New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1936. First printing. 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..... More
London: The Bodley Head, (1963-1966). First edition thus. Hardcovers. Octavos. Over 1500 pages. A superbly selected and collection of Jack London's lifetime of work. London had been a very popular author in his day, and therefore discounted critically. This collection, with its great critical and biographical introductions by Arthur Caldwell-Marshall..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1905. First editions. Black and white illustrations, plans, maps. 3/4 leather. Octavos. xxiv, 423 and xx, 456 pages. A thorough analysis of the use of navies in the War of 1812, by the most important American naval strategist of the 19th century. This is the..... More
London: Gentleman's Magazine, 1760. Engraved by J. Gibson. Single sheet, framed. An original 18th century, copper engraved map with hand coloring, illustrating the theatre of action of General Jeffrey Amherst's offensive against Montreal in 1760. The surrender of Montreal to the British on September 8, 1760 effectively completed the British..... More
(Cambridge): Harvard University Press. Diagrams. Cloth over boards. Quartos. xlii,547 and [vii], 548-916 pages. Newton's landmark achievement. This new edition from Harvard University Press in 1972 traces the evolution of one of the great products of human intellect in the 250 years between the manuscript draft of the 1680s first..... More
[Oneida]: (S.n.), 1850. First printing. Wrappers. Sixteenmo. 14 pages. Scarce pamphlet that cleverly harnesses the contemporaneous debate over slavery to attack the institution of marriage. Many of the Abolitionist arguments against slavery are here effectively turned against mid-19th century marriage. The text is structured as a fictionalized dialogue between..... More
[New York]: Ampersand Press, Inc., (1965). First printing. Numerous color photographs, drawings. Hardcover. Quarto. 456, [47] pages. The Prices' classic cookbook of favorite dishes gathered from a wide variety of restaurants around the world ranging from the famous gourmet establishments to obscure, quiet bistros. There are even recipes from a...... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1935). Early printing. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xiv, 263 pages. An account the author's 7 month stay in a major New York mental hospital undergoing treatment for acute alcoholism. Seabrook was an adventure writer and writes about his own experience as a strange adventure..... More
London: Printed for J. Johnson & J. Edwards, 1796. First edition. Total of 81 engraved plates, including a frontispiece and 4 fold-outs, from drawings by Stedman. Several of the plates were engraved by William Blake. Engraved vignette on each title page. Leather over boards. Quartos. xviii, 415 and iv, 411..... More
San Diego: Wizards Bookshelf, 1979. Diagrams, tables, figures in text, endpaper maps. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi, 174 pages. Most works of Theon of Smyrna were lost, but this important survivor is an introductory survey to Greek mathematics and a valuable compilation of mathematical ideas known to the ancient Greeks. The work..... More
[London]: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1970. First printing. Color map with additional illustrations. Poster. 24" by 36 1/4" Here is the iconic depiction of the theatre of action for J. R. R. Tolkien's classic, "The Lord of the Rings." Pauline Baynes created this map based on Tolkien's own working..... More
Montgomery: The Alabama State Teachers Association, 1936. Softcover. Octavo. 127 pages. A compilation of a wide variety of professional data for the information and convenience of African American teachers and administrators in Alabama in 1936. Includes everything from statistics and directories of African American schools and colleges to national aspects..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1944. First edition. Illustrations by Rafaello Busoni. Hardcover. Duodecimo. 31 pages. Scarce first edition of the story that was adapted into the beloved holiday classic film, "It's a Wonderful Life." Philip Van Doren Stern was an accomplished Civil War historian and author but perhaps his most..... More
New York: Doubleday, Page, & Co., 1901. First printing. Black and white frontispiece photograph. Cloth over boards. Octavo. x, 330 pages. Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in Franklin County, Virginia--the illegitimate son of a white man and a black woman. Washington graduated from the Hampton Institute, founded..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. Frontispiece portrait, one black and white plate. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. vi, 374 pages. Volume of essays that includes one of the most detailed and valuable accounts of the arrival of Union soldiers in Annapolis and the march to reinforce Washington at the start..... More