Parigi Books
New York: Stringer & Townsend (Late Burgess, Stringer & Co), 1849. First US Edition. Hardcover. In two volumes. x, [11]-360pp; vi, [7]-367pp + note. Green cloth stamped in blind on the sides, gold vignette on the front, spine decorated and lettered in gold. Frontispiece and five inserted plates in each..... More
New York: Rinehart & Company, 1948. Illustrated by Calapai, Letterio. First Edition. Hardcover. One of the Rivers of America Series. xv, 367pp Cloth. Signed by Codman Hislop on the front free endpaper. Map. Illustrations by Letterio Calapai. Small bookstore label to rear pastedown endpaper (Union Book Co. of Schenectady, NY)..... More
Washington, DC: Judd & Detweiler, Printers, 1888. First Edition. Printed wrappers. 36pp. Original wrappers. Signed and inscribed by United States Senator Hoar on the front cover: "Prof Putnam / with kindest regards of / Geo F Hoar." ' Prof Putnam' is likely Professor Frederic Ward Putnam, the influential archeologist who..... More
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1951. Illustrated by Cosgrave, John O'Hara, II. First Edition. Hardcover. One of the Rivers of America series. 370pp. Cloth. Illustrations by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. Mild fading to cloth along the upper edge of the covers else a fine copy in very good price-clipped..... More
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Buffalo, NY: Printed for the Author, by Charles Faxon, 1834. First Edition. Printed wrappers. 72pp. Light blue original wrappers. Quite likely the first guide about the Falls. Includes sections on Routes to the Falls; Directions to Visiters [sic]; Historical Notices; The Falls (Situation, Latitude, etc.); The Islands, Bridges, Staircases, etc.;..... More
Pittsburg : Harrisburg: A. P. Ingram, for Subscribers Only : W. O. Hickok, 1848. Hardcover. iv, vi, [17]-352, 406, iv, vi pp. Modern green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Two foldout maps. Scattered foxing throughout, one of the maps has a tear and an old mend. A good..... More
Washington, NH: Washington History Committee, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 571pp. Green cloth stamped in gold on the spine. One foldout map. Profusely illustrated in b&w. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, (1922). Hardcover. x, [2], 285pp + [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Original green decorated cloth stamped in black and gold on the front panel and the spine panel, and lettered in gold on the spine. Top edge stained yellow. Profusely illustrated and with several maps..... More
Boston: Published by Isaiah Thomas, 1813. First Edition. Self-wraps. 28pp. Disbound. A few small stains and chip to title, toning to last leaf. About very good. Sabin 36030. Shaw & Shoemaker 28836. ; Octavo. More
London: Printed for M. Cooper, 1747. First Edition. Self-wraps. 68pp. Disbound. Light chipping to the edges of the title page, light wear. A very good copy. While the collation does not match Sabin there is no evidence that this copy is missing leaves. Contains many references to the West Indian..... More
New York: Printed by Isaac Collins and Son, 1804. First Edition. Pamphlet. [4], 72pp. Disbound. Includes Historical Sketch of the Institution, Charter for Establishing the Hospital, Rules and Orders for the Government of the Hospital, Rules and Orders Concerning the Library, Catalogue of the Books, A General Summary of the..... More
Cleveland, OH: D. W. Ensign & Co., 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. 534pp. Original quarter brown leather, front panel stamped in gold, all edges gilt. Frontispiece, steel engraved portraits, illustrations and two color maps. With the bookplate of prominent Cleveland resident Wilson B. Chisholm, president of the Champion Rivet Company and..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. 327pp. Green cloth stamped in darker green and gold on the front and the spine. Light soiling and wear to cloth, small stain to front cover. A very good copy. ; Octavo. More
Schenectady, NY: Riggs, Printer, 1859. First Edition. Self-wraps. 30pp. Folded sheets, stitched. Missing the covers, chipping to edges, name erased on the first page, stain on last page. A good+ copy. ; Octavo. More
Cincinnati: The Elm Street Printing Co., 1872. Ephemera. A group of six mounted albumen photographs by Cincinnati photographer James Landy from the book Cincinnati Past and Present: or, Its Industrial History published in 1872. Each photo bears a facsimile of their respective signatures. Includes Samuel Fosdick (1801-1881), Sheriff of Hamilton..... More
Providence, RI: Sidney S. Rider, 1884. Second Edition. Hardcover. Second edition after the one published in 1844, enlarged and containing the most complete account of the trial. 153, [2]pp. Errata slip tipped in. Quarter leather and dark red cloth, spine lettered in gold. One foldout map of the vicinity of..... More
1885. First Edition. Printed wrappers. [Philadelphia]. [1], 438-456pp. Original wrappers. Foldout map. A card tipped-in reads: "With the compliments of H. Carvill Lewis". Front cover detached, map has one split at fold, chipping to edges of front cover. Internally clean. ; Octavo. More
Dover, NH: The Free-Will Baptist Printing Establishment, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. 516pp. Contemporary full calf, black leather label lettered in gold on the spine. Frontispiece. The biography of an itinerant Baptist minister. Wear to extremities and covers, scattered foxing throughout, contemporary inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper. A...... More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. The Western Frontier Library Vol. 6. xxiii, 166pp. Boards. Introduction by Ramon F. Adams. Previous owner's name and blind stamp to front free endpaper. A near fine copy in near fine price-clipped dustjacket with mild edge wear and a short..... More
1848. Ephemera. 1848 signed letter by John Young Mason, then Secretary of the Navy in the Cabinet of President James K. Polk, addressed to the Honorable Henry Alexander Wise. "Sir, I have received your letter of the 28th ult. with its enclosures. The letter addressed to Mr. De Selding I...... More
Middlebury, VT: Printed by Ephraim Maxham, 1841. First Edition. Printed wrappers. 92pp. Disbound. Includes the original front wrapper. Signed and inscribed by Thomas A. Merrill on the cover to I. P. Wheeler, founder of The People's Press: "I. P. Wheeler with the respects of T. A. Merrill." The historical sketch..... More
[Washington, DC]: 1861. Hardcover. 36th Congress, 2nd Session. Report No. 78. 365pp. Original brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered in gold on the spine. A report on the fraudulent abstraction of bonds, held by the Government in trust for the Indian tribes. Wear to extremities, old..... More
Camden, NJ: Printed and Published by P. Keen and E. Chandler, 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. 500pp. Original brown cloth blindstamped on the front and lettered in gold on the spine. Wear to extremities, some loss to the head of the spine, foxing, short tear to one leaf. A good+ copy..... More
New York: (Privately Printed), 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 198pp. Green cloth stamped in gold on the spine, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Six maps (five of which are foldout), 4 page supplement from 1876 laid in. With the bookplate of the Larchmont Yacht Club on front pastedown endpaper. Light..... More
Washington, DC: Published by the National Democratic Executive Resident Committee, 1872. First Edition. Ephemera. Folded sheet. 16pp. Library stamp and numbers in ink to top edge. A good copy. ; Octavo. More