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DESCRITTIONE DI TUTTA L'ITALIA & ISOLE PERTINENTI AD ESSA. Di. F. Leandro Alberti. Bolognese. Nella quale si contiene il sito di essa, l'origine, & le signorie della Citta, & de' Castelli; co'i nomi antichi, & Moderni; i costumi de popoli, & Le conditioni. F. Leandro Alberti.

DESCRITTIONE DI TUTTA L'ITALIA & ISOLE PERTINENTI AD ESSA. Di. F. Leandro Alberti. Bolognese. Nella quale si contiene il sito di essa, l'origine, & le signorie della Citta, & de' Castelli; co'i nomi antichi, & Moderni; i costumi de popoli, & Le conditioni

Alberti, F. Leandro

Venetia (Venice): Apresso Gio Maria Leni, 1577. First thus edition. Hardcover. Tall octavo (8vo). [lxiv] 1002 pages of text, [ii] blank followed by another work of 192 pages, followed by [viii] pages of table/index. Circa 1700 vellum binding, in excellent condition, with minimal shelfwear and soiling. Circa pre-1650 scholarly marginalia... More

Price: $1,950.00

A NEW ALMANACK AND PROGNOSTICATION, for the Yeere of our Lord God, 1628. And from the creation 5590. Being the Bissextile or Leape yeere Calculated and properly referred to the longitude & sublimity of the Pole Articke of 52 & 53 degrees. Richard Allestree.

A NEW ALMANACK AND PROGNOSTICATION, for the Yeere of our Lord God, 1628. And from the creation 5590. Being the Bissextile or Leape yeere Calculated and properly referred to the longitude & sublimity of the Pole Articke of 52 & 53 degrees.

Allestree, Richard

London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1628. First Edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. [32] pages, followed by [15] pages of text. Circa 1900 three quarter maroon morocco binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with minor rubbing to the extremities. The allegorical title page is decorated with... More

Price: $2,000.00

Quote handwritten and signed by Susan B. Anthony. Susan B. Anthony.

Quote handwritten and signed by Susan B. Anthony.

Anthony, Susan B.

no place: Not published, 1900. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). A quote handwritten and signed by Susan B. Anthony. It states "Perfect Equality of rights for women; Civil and Political [signed] Susan B. Anthony." Written on a six inch wide and three inch tall section of lined paper, in purple... More

Price: $3,500.00

Calder's Circus. Limited edition of 100 signed by Calder. Alexander Calder.

Calder's Circus. Limited edition of 100 signed by Calder.

Calder, Alexander

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 171 pages of text. Deluxe edition, number 48 of 100 signed and numbered by Calder in red pencil. The yellow paper of the hardcover binding is evenly bubbled from a manufacturing flaw, and the spine is lightly sunned. The price-clipped... More

Price: $1,250.00

CATLIN'S NOTES OF EIGHT YEARS' TRAVELS AND RESIDENCE IN EUROPE, with His North American Indian Collection: with Anecdotes and Incidents of the Travels and Adventures of Three Different Parties of American Indians Whom He Introduced to the Courts of. George Catlin.

CATLIN'S NOTES OF EIGHT YEARS' TRAVELS AND RESIDENCE IN EUROPE, with His North American Indian Collection: with Anecdotes and Incidents of the Travels and Adventures of Three Different Parties of American Indians Whom He Introduced to the Courts of...

Catlin, George

New York, NY: Burgess, Stringer, & Co. 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Vol. I: [ii] half title], xvi, 296 pages of text. Illustrated with a frontis, plates numbered 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. Vol. II: xii (including half-title), 336 pages of text. Illustrated with plates... More

Price: $675.00

THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW - ENGLAND: or, Conquest of the Pequods, Narragansets and Pokanokets. As Related by a Mother to her Children. With a letter handwritten and signed by Lydia M. Child. Lydia M. Child.

THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW - ENGLAND: or, Conquest of the Pequods, Narragansets and Pokanokets. As Related by a Mother to her Children. With a letter handwritten and signed by Lydia M. Child.

Child, Lydia M.

Boston: Munroe and Francis, 1829. First edition, 2nd issue. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. vi, 282 pages of text, 1 leaf containing a note regarding page 201, two leaves of publisher's advertisement ending with "Apparatus for Infant Schools." Original paper covered boards are moderately worn and soiled... More

Price: $500.00

WHILE ENGLAND SLEPT. A Survey of World Affairs 1932-1938. Winston S. Churchill.

WHILE ENGLAND SLEPT. A Survey of World Affairs 1932-1938.

Churchill, Winston S.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 404 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear and minor spotting. The unclipped dustjacket with $4.00 price intact has numerous chips, tears and creases and scuffs, and is moderately shelfworn; protected in archival mylar. Top edge dyed... More

Price: $475.00

One page letter handwritten and signed by William H. Crawford (1772-1834). William H. Crawford.

One page letter handwritten and signed by William H. Crawford (1772-1834).

Crawford, William H.

Washington: Not published, 1823. First Edition. One page letter, signed "Wm. H. Crawford." Addressed to James W. McCulloch collector of the Customs Baltimore, with postmark Washn. City June 14 [1823], and free franked by Crawford over which is stamped "Free." The letter is dated June 13, 1823 Treasury Department. "Sir... More

Price: $650.00

THE THREE VOYAGES OF WILLIAM BARENTS TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS, 1594, 1595, and 1596 by Gerrit de Veer. First edition edited by Charles T. Beck, 1853. Second edition, edited and with an introduction, by Lietenant Koolemans Beynen. Gerrit de Veer.

THE THREE VOYAGES OF WILLIAM BARENTS TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS, 1594, 1595, and 1596 by Gerrit de Veer. First edition edited by Charles T. Beck, 1853. Second edition, edited and with an introduction, by Lietenant Koolemans Beynen.

de Veer, Gerrit

London: Hakluyt Society, 1876. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [xiv], clxxiv, 289 pages of text including an index. Original blue stamped hardcover binding with gilt spine lettering and front cover gilt stamp of the ship "Victoria." Spine has been skilfully rebacked using appropriate matching material; original spinestrip laid-down; slight to... More

Price: $595.00

The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. With illustrations by Phiz. With a letter written by Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens.

The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. With illustrations by Phiz. With a letter written by Charles Dickens.

Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)

London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). English novel; xvi, 624 pages; 21.5cm; full pebble grained leather binding, rebacked; on front board in gilt: engraved signature of the author; on back board: gilt lion device; top edge gilt. On page 123 correct "sister" for "visiter"; on page... More

Price: $4,500.00

HOWDY HONEY HOWDY. With a seventeen line poem handwritten and signed by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Paul Laurence Dunbar.

HOWDY HONEY HOWDY. With a seventeen line poem handwritten and signed by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Dunbar, Paul Laurence

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Approximately 150 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with photo-onlay on front cover; moderately rubbed, slightly soiled, and moderately faded on spine. A small piece of cloth on the spine was gouged out, and the top edge suffers... More

Price: $6,000.00

EUCLIDIS ELEMENTORUM LIBRI PRIORES SEX, ITEM UNDECIMUS & DUODECIMUS. Ex Versione Latina Federici Commandini. In usum Juventutis Academicae. Euclid.

EUCLIDIS ELEMENTORUM LIBRI PRIORES SEX, ITEM UNDECIMUS & DUODECIMUS. Ex Versione Latina Federici Commandini. In usum Juventutis Academicae.

Euclid

Oxford, England: Impensis Henr. Clements, 1701. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [i] blank, [i] imprimatur, [ix], [i] blank, 228 pages of text. Original panelled calf binding (hardcover); spine is lightly rubbed and worn; front hinge reattached. Contains numerous line-drawings. Previous owner's name "Edmund Pytts of Coll Ball Oxon 1715" on... More

Price: $875.00

THE BOZEMAN TRAIL: Historical Accounts of the Blazing of the Overland Routes into the Northwest, and the Fights with Red Cloud's Warriors. With an Introduction by General Charles King. Two volume set. Grace Raymond Hebard, E A. Brininstool.

THE BOZEMAN TRAIL: Historical Accounts of the Blazing of the Overland Routes into the Northwest, and the Fights with Red Cloud's Warriors. With an Introduction by General Charles King. Two volume set.

Hebard, Grace Raymond; E.A. Brininstool

Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Original maroon hardcover cloth bindings with minor shelfwear including a tiny corner bump and minor darkening to spine with minimal discoloration to bottom of spine. Vol. I: 346 pages of text. Vol. II: 306 pages... More

Price: $475.00

Typed Letter Signed by Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003). Katharine Houghton Hepburn.

Typed Letter Signed by Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003).

Hepburn, Katharine Houghton

Chicago, IL: Not published, 1977. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). One page typed letter, signed in black fountain pen, on Hepburn's engraved stationery. Includes original mailing envelope. "III - 27 - 1977 Dear Ken Clarke Thank you for your very nice note - Julie Peterkin was a remarkable creature. You... More

Price: $575.00

Two page letter handwritten and signed by Francis Lieber (1800-1872). Francis Lieber.

Two page letter handwritten and signed by Francis Lieber (1800-1872).

Lieber, Francis

New York: No publisher, 1871. First Edition. Two page letter, handwritten and signed by Francis Lieber. Folded several times to fit in an envelope. On printed letterhead "No Right Without Its Duties. No Duty Without Its Rights." Dear Sir, You are laying me under very great obligation. The seven gray... More

Price: $495.00

Erlanger Theatre Program for Death of a Salesman signed by Arthur Miller and Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962). Arthur Miller, Thomas Mitchell.

Erlanger Theatre Program for Death of a Salesman signed by Arthur Miller and Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962).

Miller, Arthur; Thomas Mitchell

Chicago, IL: Erlanger Theatre, 1949. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). Stagebill from production of "Death of a Salesman" at the Erlanger Theatre on Clark St. near Randolph in Chicago, for the week beginning September 20, 1949. Signed and inscribed in ink on interior page by author Arthur Miller "To Otto... More

Price: $500.00

A REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR OF THE UNITED STATES, ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, Comprising a Narrative of a Tour performed in the Summer of 1820. Jedidiah Morse.

A REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR OF THE UNITED STATES, ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, Comprising a Narrative of a Tour performed in the Summer of 1820...

Morse, Jedidiah

New Haven, CT: Printed by S. Converse, 1822. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 96 pages, 400 pages. Original full calf binding is lightly worn and rubbed. Illustrated with a frontisportrait and a fold-out hand-colored map titled "Territory of the United States in 1820" which measures 9 x 11 inches; a.... More

Price: $675.00

Partly printed document with certificates. Office of Western Emigrating Aid Association.

Partly printed document with certificates

Office of Western Emigrating Aid Association

Cincinnati, OH: B. W. Grinnell & Co, 1857. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). Partly printed document with six certificates printed in color. Document reads "Office of Western Emigrating Aid Association. Cincinnati, Ohio, 'June 16' 185'7'. 'Savesing Bank' Dear Sir: This Association has been formed for purposes set forth in a.... More

Price: $495.00

OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS MADE IN THE COURSE OF A JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE, ITALY, AND GERMANY. In two volumes. Hesther Lynch Piozzi.

OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS MADE IN THE COURSE OF A JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE, ITALY, AND GERMANY. In two volumes.

Piozzi, Hesther Lynch

London: Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1789. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. First edition. Vol. I: viii, 437 pages of text. Vol. II: [ii], 389 pages of text, [i] blank, followed by [vi] pages of publisher's advertisement. Early full leather bindings with... More

Price: $600.00

TRAITE DES ORDRES D'ARCHITECTURE. Premiere Partie. De La Proportion Des Cinq Ordres. Ou l'on a tente de les rapprocher de leur origine, en les etablissant fur un principe commun. Nicolas Marie Potain.

TRAITE DES ORDRES D'ARCHITECTURE. Premiere Partie. De La Proportion Des Cinq Ordres. Ou l'on a tente de les rapprocher de leur origine, en les etablissant fur un principe commun.

Potain, Nicolas Marie

Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1767. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). xvi, 96 pages of text; complete with 59 engraved plates by Choffard. Original full leather binding with minor to moderate rubbing and shelfwear. The endpapers are slightly creased. The text and plates are lightly to moderately foxed. A few pages with... More

Price: $2,500.00

NOTES ON A VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA VIA CAPE HORN, Together with Scenes in El Dorado in the Years 1849-'50. Samuel C. Upham.

NOTES ON A VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA VIA CAPE HORN, Together with Scenes in El Dorado in the Years 1849-'50.

Upham, Samuel C.

Philadelphia: published by the author, 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 594 pages of text. Original bevelled cloth binding with minor fraying to 3 corners and minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. A tiny stain to the bottom edge of the front endpaper and frontisportrait. Contains 45 illustrations. Cowan, CA... More

Price: $675.00

MISCELLANEOUS MOODS IN VERSE. One Hundred and One Poems with Illustrations. Deluxe edition limited to 100 copies. Contains an original drawing by Elihu Vedder. Elihu Vedder.

MISCELLANEOUS MOODS IN VERSE. One Hundred and One Poems with Illustrations. Deluxe edition limited to 100 copies. Contains an original drawing by Elihu Vedder.

Vedder, Elihu

Boston: Porter E. Sargent, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Original parchment-covered binding is moderately browned and shelfworn, with a scuffs and several spots of discoloration. Original paper spine label is cracked but intact. Protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. Contains numerous tipped-in and in-text illustrations. Number 53 of 100 copies... More

Price: $875.00

MORANDI. Catalogo Generale. Vol. I: 1913-1947. Vol. II: 1948-1964. Lamberto Vitale.

MORANDI. Catalogo Generale. Vol. I: 1913-1947. Vol. II: 1948-1964.

Vitale, Lamberto

Milan, Italy: Electa Editrice, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Two volume set, slipcased. Hardcover bindings with minimal bumping to corners, and the inner hinges on vol. II are beginning to crack. The unclipped dustjackets are lightly sunned on the spine; protected in archival mylar. The slipcase has minor shelfwear... More

Price: $575.00

AFTER ALL NOT, TO CREATE ONLY. Recited by Walt Whitman on Invitation of Managers American Institute, on Opening their 40th Annual Exhibition, New York, Noon, September 7, 1871. Walt Whitman.

AFTER ALL NOT, TO CREATE ONLY. Recited by Walt Whitman on Invitation of Managers American Institute, on Opening their 40th Annual Exhibition, New York, Noon, September 7, 1871.

Whitman, Walt (1819-1892)

Boston, MA: Roberts Brothers, 1871. First edition, second issue. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). American poetry; 1st book edition [i.e. first edition, second issue]. This was first published in the form of a broadside in Washington, DC, 1871. 24, [4] pages; 19.8cm; original limp brown cloth binding; gilt title; protected in a.... More

Price: $1,100.00

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