Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1889. 8vo. 235 x 150 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches]. [2], pp. 367-548, [4]. One folding map of North America and 21 half-tone plates. Original wrapper, missing lower wrapper, final 2 leaves with expert paper repairs; with faults a good copy. Offprint from the..... More
New York: Published by John Beeson, 1858. 8vo. 185 x 120 mm., [7 ¼ x 4 ¾ inches]. 144 pp. Original orange wrappers; soiled, front wrapper and spine expertly repaired; library stamp of Pendle Hill Library on front wrapper and title-page; with faults a good copy. Third edition, originally..... More
New York: Haper & Brothers Publishers, 1895. 8vo. 230 x 185 mm., [9 x 6 ¼ inches]. 8 [2], 269, [2] pp. Original light brown publisher’s cloth, decored with design of a Native American being chased by a Calvary Soldier, decorated spine; binding bumped in lower edge of front board..... More
Colorado Springs, Colorado: Published by Ernest Whitney, 1891. Oblong 8vo. 205 x 255 mm., [8 x 10 inches]. Title-page, 12 leaves of poems printed on tissue, and 12 photogravures. Bound in publisher’s green cloth , title in gilt of upper board, blind tooled borders on both boards; edges a bit..... More
Chicago: Laird & See, 1906. 8vo. 190 x 130 mm., [7 1/4 x 5 inches]. 186 pp. Illustrated throughout with half-tone photo reproductions. Original decorated printed wrappers; edges and spine of wrappers chipped, but sound and not an unattractive copy. Profusely illustrated with characteristic pictures of the horrible..... More
Naples: Stamperia Real, 1794. 2 volumes in one. Large 4to. 30 x 220 mm., (11 ¾ x 8 ½ inches). [8], 238pp; [4], 258pp. Illustrated with engraved portrait of the author and 18 engraved plates, some bound out of order, and plate ix is incorrectly number xi. Contemporary vellum, title..... More
Messina: Jacopo Mattei, 1649. 4to. 275 x 195 mm., (10 ¾ x 7 ¾ inches). [26], 751, 17 pp. Illustrated with an engraved title-page, an engraved portrait of the author, an engraved map of the Middle East by the noted engraver and cartographer Placido Donia, 10 engraved of antique alphabets..... More
ca. 1775. 4to. 270 mx 205 mm., (11 x 8 inches). 243 leaves, with some blanks between essays. Text includes numerous equations and hand drawn diagrams in the margins. 19th century vellum backed marbled paper boards, vellum tips, manuscript title on spine. A note in pencil, written in Italian, reads..... More
G. S[alt]. L[ake]. City, U. T. Published by Authority, 1852, 1852. 8vo. 190 x 125 mm., (7 ½ x 5 inches). 48 pp. Pamphlet removed from binding. First edition printed in 1000 copies. Rare surviving Salt Lake City imprint containing the Constitution of the United States and the text..... More
Albany: Gray, Sprauge & Co., [1851]. 8vo. 270 x 180 mm. (10 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches) 16 pp. with first and last leaves attached to wrappers, printed on one side only. Eight hand-colored illustrations, including frontispiece. Some minor edgewear and smudges. Bottom of page 10 chipped, but text unaffected..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros, [ca. 1870-1880]. Small 8vo. 190 x 150 mm. 7.5 x 6 inches.[12] pp. Original color-printed yellow wrappers. Hand-sewn binding with advertisement for Swift's Toy Blocks on the back cover. Six color lithographic illustrations. Front cover chipped on bottom right corner. Minor edgewear. Overall, an attractive copy..... More
Harrisburg, Pa. Gedruckt und zu haben bey G. S. Peters, [1830s]. 140 x 90 mm. (5.5 x 3.5 inches). 18 leaves, printed on one side only. Eight full-color illustrations. Original orange paper printed wrappers. Light edge wear with a slight crease down the front. The words "Sept 1940" and "Mrs..... More
Concord, N. H. Morrill, Silsby, & Co., 1841. 125 x 75 mm. (5 x 3 inches). 48 pp. Contemporary blue paper wraps. Advertisement on verso for printing and bookbinding. Toned and edge-worn. Front cover loose, but still attached. There appears on the front flyleaf the following inscription in pencil, “This..... More
New York: Mahlon Day, 1833. Chapbook. 110 x 65 mm. (4 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches). 16 pp. Paper wrappers with a list of books for sale by M. Day on the back. Illustrated with 15 woodcuts and short descriptions of domesticated animals such as the horse, the cow, and..... More
New York: Phinney, Blakeman & Mason, [1859?]. 8vo. 190 x 130 mm. (7 1/2 x 5 inches). 356 pp. Striking frontispiece engraving of a female child, her face in sharp focus with looser detail moving away from the focal point. Contemporary blind-stamped cloth binding. Toned. Corners rubbed and frayed. Some..... More
Boston: F. Minot, 1834. 12mo. 140 x 100 mm. (5 3/4 x 4 inches). [6], 31 pp. Contemporary binding of marbled paper over boards with red leather spine. Corners rubbed. Front hinge completely separated and back hinge very loose. Spine cracked. Instructions for a memory game to help..... More
Providence: Carter and Wilkinson, 1794. (Bewick, John). 12mo. 160 x 100 mm., (6 1/4 x 4 inches). [8], 252 pp. Illustrated with 37 cuts by John Bewick. First American Edition. Contemporary calf binding with red leather spine label. Leather rubbed. Pages toned with some worming to margins. Binding sound. Hamilton..... More
New York: York Music Company, 1908. Folio. 350 x 270 mm., (13 ½ x 10 ¾ inches).6 pp. including cover. Illustrated cover with a baseball in the background, the title, photo reproduction of the singing team, Reynolds & [Sophie]Tucker, and a view of the crowd at lower border of the..... More
New York: Samuel Wood & Sons. 12mo. 140 x 90 mm. (5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches). [5] - 108 pp. Five pages of hand-colored , six to a page, and ornamental woodcuts in the Bewick style at the end of some sections. Contemporary red leather spine over marbled paper..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1869. 2mo. 150 x 100 mm, (5 3/4 x 4 inches). Frontispiece, [7] -136 pp., followed by 6 pages of publisher's advertisements. Issued as part of Appleton's Library for Young People. Original blue cloth decorated in gilt and blind. Light edgewear and two dark..... More
Galveston, Texas: Geo. Mason Jr. Editor and Publisher, August 26, 1894. (Baseball). The Sunday Herald, Volume 1, No 11 . . . Base Ball News on the Last Page. . . Galveston, Texas: Geo. Mason Jr., Editor and Publisher, August 26, 1894. Small 4to. 215 x 145 mm., (81/2 x...... More
Janesville, Wis. Wm. M. Doty and Brothers, Printers, 1856. 8vo. 220 x 150 mm., (8 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches). [xii], 350 pp. Illustrated with four full-page woodcuts and one advertisement, all printed on colored paper stock. Publisher’s brown cloth, gilt title and symbol of plow and wheat on spine..... More
New York: Morther Earth Publishing Association, 1912. 8vo. 205 x 145 mm., (8 x 51/2 inches). [12], 512 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Three quarter blue calf, cloth boards; joints cracked yet sound. First edition. Published by Emma Goldman’s Mother Earth Publishing Association. “Berkman spent many years in..... More
Oswego: Printed by George Henry, 1838. 12mo. 165 x 100 mm., (6 ½ x 4 inches). 8 pp. Stitched as issued. Signature of Lt. E. E. Hawley on title-page. Rare Oswego imprint, documenting the establishment and Oswego Guard, a regarded local military group that served with distinction during the..... More
New York: A. S. Barnes & Burr, 1862. 8vo. 165 x 105 mm., (6 ½ x 4 ¼ inches). 232 pp. Illustrated with a woodcut frontispiece by N. Orr & Co. Brown publisher’s cloth decorated in blind; spine faded; very good sound copy. First edition. William G. Stevenson was..... More
