Washington, D. C. Not published, 1969. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). One page letter on Supreme Court stationery handwritten and signed by Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black, and signed in full. Attractively framed with a photographic print and a typed letter that is unsigned. The handwritten letter is dated... More
Berlin: Gustav Hempel, 1849. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). [iv], viii, 139 pages of text. Original plain green paper wraps are soiled, worn, and chipped, with the front wrapper detached, but the faded and soiled orange printed spine remains mostly intact, except for a chip to the bottom of the... More
Chicago, IL: Innocent Ones, LLC, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. [viii], 431 pages of text. Original hardcover binding in new condition; charcoal linen with black and silver stamped lettering and decoration. Number 173 of 500 copies signed by the illustrator Landis Blair and the... More
Washington: C. Alexander, printer, 1851. Later edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). [iv], 218 pages of text. Original printed paper binding is moderately soiled and worn, and the spine is cracked and worn and remaining relatively intact, though many pages are loose or neatly detached; protected in archival mylar. Presentation copy signed... More
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
Norwich: Printed by John Trumbull, 1780. Early edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 228 pages of text. The original blue paper wrappers (binding) are bound with the complete text in full green morocco leather (circa 1930), which is lightly worn. The page edges are sligthly trimmed. Several... More
New York and Philadelphia: John W. Lovell Company, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [ii], 203 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with minor rubbing to extremities, and overall slight soiling. The inner front hinges is starting to detach and is loosened. Lacks the frontisportrait; the text is illustrated with... More
Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 223 pages of text. Hardcover binding with a small bump to the bottom of the spine and minor sunning to the top edge. The unclipped dustjacket is sunned on the spine and top edge, with minor rubbing and shelfwear; protected... More
Amsterdam: Francois L'Honore & Compagnie, 1705. Second edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two volume set. One large map titled "Carte Generale de Canada" is supplied in high-quality facsimile. Newly rebound by Scott Kellar with leather spines and paper-covered boards; leather spine labels and date stamped at... More
Philadelphia: H. C. Carey & I. Lea, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 563 pages of text including an index. Original full leather binding is lightly worn, with both boards expertly rehinged/reattached and minor repair to the spine. There are a few pages that are creased, a few that... More
Washington, D.C: United States Government, 1811. No edition. Unbound. Folio. Document signed March 8th, 1815 by President James Madison and Secretary of State James Monroe. Partly printed document engraved on vellum, with scallop cut top edge. Folded and creased as typical but unstained with strong signatures. Illustrated with two engraved... More
no place: No publisher, 1962. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). Original etching, untitled, numbered in margin II/IV and pencil signed "Henry Miller '62." Image size is 8+1/8 inches (width) x 6.25 inches (height). Sheet size is almost 15 inches (width) by 10.5 inches (height). Paper stamped on reverse on sheet... More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxviii, 234 pages of text. Hardcover half-leather binding with marbled boards; moderate rubbing to extremities, and spine is darkened, sunned and crackling, with missing spine labels. Interior is in excellent condition, with minor browing to edges of several pages... More
London: Printed from Richard Phillips, 1807. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 106 pages of text, followed by [ii] pages of index. Leather spine and corners are moderately worn; marbled paper-covered boards. Graff 3253; Field 1205. Sabin 61013; Wagner-Camp 303. First edition in English. More
![Autograph note signed by [Henri-Phillippe] Marechal Petain (1856-1951). Marechal Petain](/pictures/thumb/008277.jpg?v=1511817920)
France: Not published, 1927. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). One page note, typed on Petain's personal stationery, signed and dated "Ph. Petain 15 Septembre 1927." The note is a statement, not addressed to anyone. It reads "Deux millions d'Americains sont venus se ranger a nos cotes en 1918 et nous... More
Boston: Joseph Knight, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto (4to). According to the September "Publisher's Weekly" this book was issued late in 1893 by Joseph Knight of Boston. It was done with the cooperation of Ernest Edwards' New York Photo-Gravure Company. Essentially an oblong quarto view book, it features ten... More
London: Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington et al, 1789. Sixth edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [ii], 231 pages of text. Expertly and attractively rebound in tan/olive colored cloth with a leather spine label by Scott Kellar in Chicago. Illustrated by a frontis and 60... More
Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1749. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two volume set. Vol. I: xii, 342 pages of text. Illustrated by nine folded leaves of plates. Vol. II: [iv], 339 pages of text. Illustrated by six folded leaves of plates. Complete; each volume additionally... More
Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1734. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Six volume set, complete. Published over several years, from 1734 to 1742. Original mottled calf bindings rubbed at the extremties, with a few small obvious repairs, remaining intact and attractive. Complete with 267 fold-out engraved plates. A small minority of... More
no place of publication listed: No publisher listed, 1950. First Edition. Unbound. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Black-and-white photograph measuring 7.25 by 7.25 inches, showing Norman Rockwell at work as an illustrator. Signed and inscribed by the artist simply "sincerely, Norman Rockwell." There are a few minor creases... More
Zurich, Switzerland: Bodmerischen, 1718. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). [xvi], 336 pages of text. Illustrated by 19 leaves of plates, one of which is folding. Includes an illustration of a meteorite. Bound in raw compressed grey paper boards, well worn and stained, with spine chipped. Hinges nearly detached. Old vellum... More
Zurich, Switzerland: David Gessner, 1743. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Four works bound in one volume: Scheuchzer's 1746 "Natur-Geschichte des Schweitzerlandes ... Erster Theil" 486 pages, [ii]. Also Scheuchzer's 1746 "Natur-Geschichte des Schweitzerlandes ... Zweyter Theil" [viii], 381 pages, [iii]. Followed by Sulzer's 1746 "Untersuchung von dem Ursprung der Berge... More
![Sheriff's Sale! St. Louis 1848. [Broadside]. St. Louis Court of Common Pleas](/pictures/thumb/016745.jpg?v=1511819085)
St. Louis: St. Louis Court of Common Pleas, 1848. First Edition. Unbound. Tall folio. Large broadside (11-3/4" x 18-1/4") announcing an auction. It reads "Sheriff's Sale! Jonathan W. King, Daniel W. Corwin, and William M. Cones, Partners, &c., vs. John Abbott, and John C. Chadwick. Attachment in the St. Louis... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). xx, 412 pages of text including an index of maps and charts.. Original brown cloth binding is quite worn, with half of the spine detached and the other half missing, and the front board detached. Small label at the bottom... More