Shakespeare's Life and World.
London: The Folio Society, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 308pp. Quarter cloth over pictorial boards. Profusely illustrated. A fine copy in fine slipcase with a tiny crease to the bottom edge. ; Octavo. More
History
La légende de Sainte Ursule, Princesse Britannique, et de ses onze mille vierges, d'après les tableaux de l'église Saint-Ursule a Cologne reproduits en chromolithographie. Planches et texte inédits.
Paris: F. Kellerhoven, [1860]. First Edition. Hardcover. 218pp + index. Finely bound by Belz-Niedree (signed on the turn-ins) of Paris in full red morocco tooled in blind and gold on the front and rear panel, edges ruled in gold, spine with five raised bands, gilt lettering and decorations, gorgeous gilt..... More
Biography of Elisha Kent Kane.
Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. [2]pp of publisher's advertisements, 416pp + subscribers' list and [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Original decorated cloth stamped in blind on the sides, spine lettered in gold. Engraved title, frontispiece, and four inserted plates with woodcuts. Biography of the famous Arctic explorer. Some..... More
History of the Fire Department of the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1772-1890.
New Bedford, MA: Printed for the Author by E. Anthony & Sons, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. xi, 239pp + index. Green cloth stamped in gold on the spine, decorated endpapers. Illustrated frontispiece, several illustrations. Signed and inscribed by Charles S. Kelley, President of the New Bedford Protecting Society, and whose..... More
Costanzo Ciano.
Bologna: Cappelli Editore, 1940. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. 221pp. Original wrappers. With b&w photographs. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. More
West Point in the Early Sixties, with Incidents of the War.
Troy, NY: Pafraets Book Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. vii, 201pp. Original dark green cloth lettered in gold on the spine panel, top edge gilt, others uncut. Frontispiece and thirty inserted plates with photographs. Old gift inscription on the flyleaf, front hinge a bit weak, some leaves roughly opened, light..... More
A Complete Set of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) American Guide Series to the States.
New York / Boston et al. Hastings House / Oxford University Press / Houghton Mifflin Company et al. 1937-43. First Edition. Hardcover. Described as “the finest contribution made to American patriotism” by cultural critic Lewis Mumford, this set comprises fifty-three volumes. The gargantuan undertaking by the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP)..... More
The States and Territories of the Great West; Including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska; Their Geography, History, Advantages, Resources, and Prospects; Comprising Their Local History, Institutions, and Laws. Giving a Table of Distances, and the Most Direct Routes and Modes of Conveyance; also, Pointing Out the Best Districts for Agricultural, Commercial, Lumbering, and Mining Operations.
New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton, and Mulligan, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. 352pp + 4pp ads. Original brown cloth stamped in blind and gold and lettered in gold on the spine. Large foldout map, thirteen full page wood engravings. Cloth is faded, mild foxing and a few smudges to leaves..... More
Memoir of Butler Wilmarth, M. D.; One of the Victims of the late terrible Railroad Catastrophe at Norwalk Bridge, Ct.: with Extracts from His Correspondence and Manuscripts.
Boston: Crosby, Nichols and Company, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. 256pp. Brown cloth stamped in blind on the front, rear and spine, and lettered in gold on the spine. Engraved frontispiece. Foxing to pages, light wear to extremities. A very good copy. Dr. Wilmarth was the president of the American Hygienic..... More
An Interesting Account of the Voyages and Travels of Captains Lewis and Clarke, in the Years 1804-5, & 6. Giving a Faithful Description of the River Missouri and Its Source - of the Various Tribes of Indians Through Which They Passed - Manners and Customs - Soil - Climate - Commerce - Gold and Silver Mines - Animal and Vegetable Productions. Interspersed with Very Entertaining Anecdotes, and a Variety of Other Useful and Pleasing Information... To Which Is Added a Complete Dictionary of the Indian Tongue.
Baltimore: Printed and Published by P. Mauro, 1813. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition from this publisher. The second of the apocryphal editions printed in Baltimore, both reissues of the 1809 edition published in Philadelphia by Lester. xi, [i], [13]-266pp with several pagination errors, two blanks at the end. Contemporary full..... More
L'incrociatore Emden.
Milano: Editore Omero Marangoni, 1932. Second Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Second italian edition. 254pp. Original wrappers. Photo frontispiece and several inserted plates with b&w photographs. Chip to spine head, light edge wear. A very good+ copy. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. More
Africa's Redemption, the Salvation of Our Country.
New York: Printed for the Author by D. Fanshaw, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. 383pp + [1]p. Original blue cloth stamped in blind on the sides and the spine, and with gilt lettering on the spine. Pencil inscription on the front and rear free endpaper. Large stain affecting the text block..... More
Oliver Cromwell.
London / Paris / New York: Goupil & Co., Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant & Co., 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition limited to 1475 numbered copies, this being #496. v, 216pp. Contemporary black half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt floral decorations and lettering, marbled endpapers. Top edge..... More
Berlin JRO-Sonderkarte. (Folding Map of Berlin Showing the Berlin Wall).
Berlin: Presse- und Informationsdienst des Landes Berlin, 1962. Ephemera. Aktuellen JRO-Landkarte Nr. 167. By Prof. Dr. G. Fochler-Hauke and Dr. Ernst Kremling. Folding map showing the city of Berlin divided by a red wall and West Berlin enclosed in barbed wire. Scale is approximately 1:68,000. Map measures 81 x 58..... More
The Return to Camelot: Chivalry and the English Gentleman
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket. Profusely illustrated. ; Octavo. More
Sociologia anarchica.
Milano: Editrice Moderna, 1947. Third Edition. Printed wrappers. Opere Volume VII. Stain to top edge and to lower corner of text block, old price to back cover. About very good. In the Italian language.; Octavo. More
Their Spirit: Some Impressions of the English and French During the Summer of 1916.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. 100pp. Original paper covered boards with small labels affixed on the front and the spine. Short pieces originally published in the Boston Evening Transcript. With the tiny bookstore label of Hall's Book Shop of Boston. A hint of foxing..... More
Christopher Columbus: The Dream and the Obsession
London: Collins, 1986. First British Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. "The book is based on meticulous historical research, yet reads like the great adventure story that in fact it was." ; Octavo. More
Storia della città di Roma nel medio evo. Nuova edizione integrale a cura di Luigi Trompeo.
Città di Castello: Unione Arti Grafiche, 1938-44. First Edition. Hardcover. Complete set comprising sixteen books in eight volumes + the index volume. 304pp; 281pp; 355pp; 364pp; 360pp; 353pp; 364pp; 331pp; 332pp; 332pp; 320pp; 344pp; 320pp; 340pp; 396pp; 403pp; 98pp. Later half calf over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. Internally clean with..... More
Original 1918 National Geographic Map of the Western Theatre of War.
Washington, DC: National Geographic, 1918. First Edition. Ephemera. Printed in May 1918 a short time before the end of World War I, this map shows the western theatre of war in France and Belgium. Details of battle lines make this map a unique and compelling historical piece perfect for collectors..... More
Milano 1936-1943: Guareschi e il Bertoldo.
Milano: Rizzoli, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 491pp +index. Blue cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Collects a series of pieces originally published in the satirical weekly Bertoldo. Profusely illustrated. Name on title and on two of the leaves. A near fine copy in fine dustjacket. In the Italian language..... More
Mondo candido 1946-1948.
Milano: Rizzoli, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 443pp + glossary, index and bibliography. Blue cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Brochure titled Itinerario del mondo piccolo di Guareschi laid in. Collects a series of pieces originally published in the satirical weekly Candido. Profusely illustrated. Name on title and on two..... More
Mondo candido 1948-1951.
Milano: Rizzoli, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 483pp + glossary, index and bibliography. Blue cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Brochure titled Itinerario del mondo piccolo di Guareschi laid in. Collects a series of pieces originally published in the satirical weekly Candido. Profusely illustrated. Name on title and on two..... More
Settembre '39.
Roma: Unione Editoriale d'Italia, 1941. First Edition. Wrappers. xi, 296pp. Thirty-two inserted plates with photographs. Light edge wear. A very good+ copy in very good dustjacket. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. More
Mountain Charley, or the Adventures of Mrs. E. J. Guerin, Who Was Thirteen Years in Male Attire. An Autobiography Comprising a Period of Thirteen Years Life in the States, California, and Pike's Peak.
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. The Western Frontier Library Vol. 40. xv, 112pp. Boards. Introduction by Fred W. Mazzulla and William Kostka. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. More