Columbus, OH: published by the author, 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 408 pages of text. Original full leather binding is slightly rubbed at the extremities, with moderate creasing and surface crackling of spine leather; spine label remains in remnant only. Contains 9 maps and plates, of which 5 are... More about THE WRITINGS OF CALEB ATWATER
New York, NY: W.H. Bidwell, 1864. Early edition. Hardcover. Royal octavo (tall 8vo). xiv, 411 pages of text. Three quarter maroon leather binding (hardcover) with minor to moderate rubbing to corners of boards; six spine compartments with tall raised bands with minor rubbing; marbled paper covered boards. Contains 42 black... More about IMPERIAL COURTS of France, England, Russia, Prussia, Sardinia, and Austria. Richly Illustrated...
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. [xii], 129 pages of text, followed by [i] printer's emblem. Bound in multi-color leather in autumnal colors, with dark green suede-covered boards. Spine with elaborate gilt decorations and attractive green leather spine label... More about RAPHAEL AND THE VILLA FARNESINA. Limited edition
Poughkeepsie, NY: Not published, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. An autograph book which contains 136 pages with autographs and other written information and sentiments of students mainly attendees of Eastman National Business College (ENBC) Poughkeepsie, NY. The majority of the entries date from 1864-65... More about Autograph sentiment book from the 1860's with contributions by Eastman National Business College...
Detroit, MI: James D. Elderkin, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [vi], 202 pages of text. Original hardcover binding is worn and stained, with moderate soiling and some chipping. Leatherette spine is rubbed with minor tears, and pictorial front paper covered board is chipped, with... More about Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of A Soldier of Three Wars as Written by Himself. The...
London: No publisher listed, 1795. First (presumed) edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). [1]-55 pages of text, followed by [i] blank. Title page slightly toned. Final blank page slightly soiled. Bound in modern (circa 1960) stiff brown paper wrappers. Two poems in French with English translation on facing page. Poems are "Ruth... More about PIECES FROM M. DE FLORIAN
Bushy Park: Manuscript, 1780. First Edition. Unbound. One folio page 18-line handwritten document dated July 17, 1773. Signed by: North as Prime Minister; C. Townsend; C.J. Fox, Newcastle; Hardwicke; Thomas Coutts (attorney). It concerns payment to James Lord Forbes. American Revoluton; Revolutionary War; Frederick, Lord North (1732-1792). More about Document dated 1773 signed by Lord North Frederick, Charles James Fox, Charles Townsend and the...
Rome, Italy: Ex typographio Palladis, ad Theatrum PompeI; Prostant Londini; Apud Joannem Nourse Bibliopolam, 1756. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Vol. I: [iv], xviii, 139 pages of text, [i] blank. Contains one folding plate which is torn without loss. Vol. II: xxiv, 204 pages of text. Contains two folding plates... More about ADMIRANDA ANTIQUITATUM HERCULANENSIUM Descripta et Illustrata ad Annum MDCCL. Collegit, et...
Washington: no publisher, 1803. Unbound. Quarto (4to). One page letter, folded several times, with breaks in the folds, and heavy ink staining. Attractively framed with a small black-and-white portrait of the President. The letter, listed in Vol. 41 of "The Papers of Thomas Jefferson" (PTJ) reads "Washington July 18, 1803;... More about Letter handwritten and signed by Thomas Jefferson while President
Durham, NC and New York, NY: Giles Lithographic and Liberty Printing Co. N.Y. for Mess. W. Duke Sons & Co., 1880. Early edition. Unbound. Large folio. Lithographic print on faux parchment, measuring approximately 20.5" x 27". Original metal trim present at top and bottom edge with minor creasing, and minor... More about The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America in Congress July 4th 1776. THE...
New York, NY: Architectural Forum, 1938. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). 108 pages. Spiral-bound August 1938 issue dedicated to the work of Albert Kahn, architect. Signed and inscribed on page 87 by the architect. It reads "To Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Hays - son in law and daughter of one... More about ARCHITECTURAL FORUM. Volume 69, Number Two. August 1938. Signed and inscribed by Albert Kahn
Chicago, IL: Henriette Mertz, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 180 pages of text including a bibliography. Hardcover binding is minimally sunned on spine and the top edge. The unclipped dustjacket is minimally toned on the spine; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated by 20 maps and plates, as well as... More about THE WINE DARK SEA. Homer's Heroic Epic of the North Atlantic. Signed by Henriette Mertz, with a...
Fort St. Philips [Minorca]: Manuscript, 1781. First Edition. Unbound. One page warrant receipt signed by General James Murray and written in his hand, Governor of Minorca; dated December 10, 1781 reimbursement of half year contingencies fund. Measures 7-1/4" (width) x 8.75" (height). Docketing (old file reference writing) on reverse. Portion... More about Document handwritten and signed by General James Murray (1719-1794
London: Printed for J. Wilford, at the Three Flower-de-luces, behind the Chapter-house, St. Pauls. 1735. Second edition. Hardcover. Folio. Epistle I: stated 2nd edition on title page. [iv], 17 pages, [i] blank. One instance of neat marginalia on page [1]. Epistle II: first edition, first issue. 18 pages of text... More about AN ESSAY ON MAN In Epistles to a Friend. Epistle I, II, III and IV
Tokyo, Japan: published by author, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 116 pages of text. Hardcover burlap covered boards are spiral bound, with minor shelfwear and discoloration. Stained on bottom left corner, discoloring the bottom half of the first few pages, but only a tiny corner of the following text... More about ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS. First edition. With a letter, handwritten and signed by Noemi P. Raymond
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Grambo & Company, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Six volume set. Expertly and beautifully rebound is quarter leather with raised bands and cloth covered boards (by Scott Kellar--Chicago). Two gilt-lettered leather spine labels per volume. Published between 1851 and 1857. One... More about HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION, RESPECTING THE HISTORY, CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF THE...
London: Printed for Law and Whittaker, 1818. Third edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [xii], 180 pages of text. Expertly rebound in half leather, with 5 raised bands and two gilt-lettered leather spine labels, and marbled paper-covered boards. The endpapers are new. Title page and dedication page with five numerals handwritten at... More about A NARRATIVE OF THE BRITON'S VOYAGE TO PITCAIRN'S ISLAND; Including an Interesting Sketch of the...
London: Printed for J. Osborn in Pater-noster-Row, 1748. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two volumes in original 18th century leather bindings. First edition, first issue. Letterpress figure "I" on page 182. Cancel present at I9. Rothschild 1905. 2000 copies printed of this edition. Minor spotting... More about THE ADVENTURES OF RODERICK RANDOM
Philadelphia: James Challen & Son, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 404 pages of text. The original green hardcover cloth binding is moderately shelfworn, rubbed and soiled, remaining intact and attractive. Contains a frontis, folding map, and three plates. The first and final few pages are moderately foxed, and there... More about OLD MACKINAW; or, the Fortress of the Lakes and Its Surroundings
Munich, Germany: Dreilanderverlag, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Periodical; German literature; fantasy; horror; 1 bound volume of 24 issues; 29.6cm; original black paper covered boards; hinges, edges rubbed; ads, illustrations bound in; black linen clam shell box by Corey; extremely rare in this very good condition. More about Orchideengarten, Der. Phantastische Blatter. 2. Jahrgang 1920. Ihalt
London: Chapman and Hall, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. 12m o - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Three volume set. Bound in half maroon leather by B.H. Blackwell Ltd. Oxford with minor to moderate shelfwear and sunning to the spine that is not uniform. A dozen or so pages have a.... More about THE AMERICAN SENATOR. In Three Volumes
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New York, NY: Limited Editions Club, 1942. First thus edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). lxxx, 396 pages of text. Original cloth binding with significant darkening to the spine and edges of the boards, and minor wrinkling and scuffing to the paper spine label; protected in archival mylar. Lacks the slipcase. Number... More about THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN [Tom Sawyer's Companion]. Limited edition signed by Thomas...
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 about MISCELLANEOUS MOODS IN VERSE. One Hundred and One Poems with Illustrations. Deluxe edition...
Fairfax, VA: Not published, 1760. First Edition. Unbound. Folio. A large document, measuring over 34 inches long and almost 15 inches wide, which transfers land from the Darrell family to George Washington for the price of 150 pounds of current money of Virginia. This land added to the Mt. Vernon... More about 1760 Land Sale Receipt, Release or Indenture for 200 acres of land continguous to Mt. Vernon,...