Parigi Books
New York: J. Andrews. Broadside. Circa 1850s. No. 38. Composed by L. V. H. Crosby. Three verses with an elaborate ornamental border. Measures 11 x 22 cm (4.25 x 8.75"). Trimmed. Minor foxing, short closed tear to the edge, a couple of tiny holes. Very good. More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. Illustrated by Santee, Ross. First Edition. Hardcover. One of the Rivers of America Series. xi, 389, [14]pp. Cloth. Map. Illustrations by Ross Santee. A bright fine copy in near fine dustjacket with light toning to spine panel and a few small chips to upper..... More
Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. x, 403pp. Green cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered and decorated in gold on the spine, top edge gilt. Engraved frontispiece. Previous owner's inscription to flyleaf, light wear to extremities, front hinge a bit weak, flyleaf excised. A...... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1939. Illustrated by Wengenroth, Stow. First Edition. Hardcover. One of the Rivers of America Series. xii, 434, [13]pp. Cloth. Decorated endpapers. Map. Illustrations by Stow Wengenroth. Light toning to cloth and endpapers. A near fine copy in very good+ dustjacket with some fading to spine..... More
Washington, DC: The Smithsonian Institution, 1855. First Edition. 11, (1)pp. Unbound. Large foldout map (71 x 55 cm), one plate, diagrams. The map is about fine with mild toning along the edges and a short closed tear. Sabin 12008. ; Quarto. More
Cambridge: Printed and Sold by Fletcher and Hodson, 1766. Second Edition. Hardcover. 139pp. Modern quarter calf. Old owner's name on title page, mild foxing and light staining to text. A very good copy. ; Octavo. More
Scranton, PA: J. A. Clark, Publisher, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. 236pp. Later blue cloth lettered in gold on the spine panel, original wrappers preserved. With twenty-three large, cabinet-size photographs by William H. Schurch. Originally published in parts, the work was supposed to include fifteen issues but only ten were published..... More
London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787. First English Edition. Hardcover. First edition in English. xxxii, [4], 476pp (with one pagination error); [4], 463, [1]p. Contemporary full calf, spine in compartments with red and green leather labels lettered and decorated in gold. The board edges are also..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963. Illustrated by Gorsline, Douglas W. First Edition. Hardcover. One of the Rivers of America Series. 338pp. Cloth. Signed by Henry W. Clune on the front free endpaper. Map. Illustrations by Douglas W. Gorsline. A bright fine copy in fine dustjacket. Extremely attractive. Fitzgerald..... More
New York: Cornish, Lamport & Co., Publishers, 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. 371, [1] + [3]pp of publisher's advertisements. Original black cloth stamped in blind on the front and the rear panel, and lettered and decorated in gold on the spine panel. Lacks front free endpaper, blanks, and frontispiece, which is..... More
Geneva, NY: Courier Steam Presses, 1880. First Edition. Printed wrappers. 47, [1], XIIpp. Original wrappers. Collects a series of articles from the Geneva Courier but with text much revised, as the author explains in the advertisement page. Chipping to spine, numbers in pencil on both covers. Still a clean, very..... More
Cooperstown, NY: The Freeman's Journal Company, 1929. First Printing. Hardcover. 259pp. Green cloth stamped in gilt on the front and the spine. Includes The Chronicles of Cooperstown by James Fenimore Cooper, The History of Cooperstown 1839-1886 by Samuel M. Shaw and The History of Cooperstown 1886-1929 by Walter R. Littell..... More
Rochester, NY: George P. Humphrey, 1897. Second Edition. Printed wrappers. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies. 41pp. Original yellow stiff wrappers. Numbered and initialed by the publisher on the copyright page. With an introduction by James Fenimore Cooper. Light shelf wear, short tear to upper edge affecting the last few..... More
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1951. Illustrated by Santee, Ross. First Edition. Hardcover. Review copy with publisher's slip and two photos of Ross Santee illustrations laid in. One of the Rivers of America Series. xi, 402pp. Cloth. Map. Illustrations by Ross Santee. From the library of eminent Holmesian scholar..... More
Paris: Boulanger & Legrand, 1864. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, pink endpapers. Includes eight large handcolored maps: map of the world, ancient geography, Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Oceania, and France. All the maps are double-spread and measure 62 x 43 cm. A name is penned on the..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Centenary Edition (revised and with additions). Published to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Boston's graduation from town to city. xxi, 441pp. Green pictorial cloth stamped in black and lighter green on the front, and lettered in green on the spine. Frontispiece..... More
Albany, [NY]: Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. 118pp. Brown cloth stamped in blind and lettered in gold on the front panel. Contemporary inscription and previous owner's name on the front pastedown endpaper. Internally clean. Some soiling and foxing to endpapers, spine missing, wear to extremities, front..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1945. Illustrated by Taubes, Frederic. First Edition. Hardcover. One of the Rivers of America Series. x, 374pp. Cloth. Decorated endpapers. Map. Illustrations by Frederic Taubes. Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Light toning to cloth and endpapers. A very good+ copy in good+ dustjacket with some..... More
Malines: P. J. Hanicq, 1844. First French Edition. Hardcover. vi, 304pp. Contemporary full mottled calf decorated and lettered in gold on the spine. Frontispiece and nineteen inserted plates. Small bookstore label to front pastedown, library markings on half-title and title page, otherwise clean. Rear joint is almost completely cracked, wear..... More
Virginia, NE: F. Boegle, 1889. First Edition. Printed wrappers. x, 158pp. Original grey wrappers. Bookplate of James A. Guilfoil and date on the inside of the front cover. Chipping to spine and edges, front cover partially split, two faint spots to back cover. Internally clean. A very good copy. Howes..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968. Illustrated by Loh, George. First Edition. Hardcover. One of the Rivers of America Series. 264pp. Cloth. Map. Illustrations by George Loh. Light fading to cloth edges. A near fine copy in very good dustjacket with toning to spine panel. Fitzgerald A1. ; Octavo..... More
Banner. Circa 1968/69. Neat large size Tyvek banner by Gulf Oil Company promoting Disney Magazine and prominently featuring Donald Duck. Measures 44 x 70" (roughly 112 x 178 cm). Two small stains to left edge, a few tiny tears to right edge. In very good+ condition. More
Walt Disney Productions, 1939. Original art. Donald shines in this classic short based on a story by Carl Barks. Black, blue, green and red pencil. Image size roughly 11.5 x 14 cm (4.5 x 5.25") on 5-peghole 12-field sized animation paper. Paper is toned and shows light wear. Condition is..... More
Walt Disney Productions, 1939. Original art. Donald shines in this classic short based on a story by Carl Barks. Black, blue, and green pencil. Image size roughly 11.5 x 14 cm (4.5 x 5.25") on 5-peghole 12-field sized animation paper. Paper is toned and shows light wear. Condition is very..... More
Walt Disney Productions, 1939. Original art. Donald shines in this classic short based on a story by Carl Barks. Black, blue, green and red pencil. Image size roughly 13 x 14 cm (5 x 5.25") on 5-peghole 12-field sized animation paper. Color call-outs in red on the left edge. Paper..... More