Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co, 1879. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers, 79 pages, lists all the petitioners by town. OCLC list only 4 libraries with this in book format. RAILROADS CONNECTICUT. More
NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1886. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Uncommon early McLoughlin picture book. Brilliantly colored pictorial covers, backed in red cloth. Floral- patterned decorated endpapers. Descriptive text and wondeful chromolithographs of domestic animals, small aninals, wild animals, game animals, small birds and large birsd. Covers moderately soiled, edges worn, internals much..... More
NY: Porter's Spirit of the Times, 1858. Issue No 1 Vol IV dated March 6, 1858. Features in this issue include chapter 11 of the serialized novel "The Adventures of Gerard, the Lion-Killer" translated from the French, and articles on hunting in southwestern Virginia, billiards, the trotting scene, pigeon shooting..... More
Philadelphia: W. Young, 1789. Full Calf. Original or old calf binding, front cover semi-detached, substantial spine loss and prelims missing. Text marked with old ink doodles here and there. Still, an early printing of the pslams in the infnat American Republic. 8vo, xvi, (B), 20- 294. More
Pawlet, VT: Claude Fredericks, 1958. Limited Edition. Paper Covers. one loose sheet in folded cover of handmade paper, a blotch of foxing about the size of a half dollar on bottom of sheet, a light brown stain at bottom of covers, mostly on back side. More
Buffalo: D. Ransom, Son & Co, 1890. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Wraps stained, leaves browned (cheap paper stock), publisher's stitched spine. More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1888. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, half pebbled leather over marbelized boards, gilt titles spine, 338 9. Solid copy. More
NY: The Library of America, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Complete 2 volume set, still in publisher's shrink-wrap. More
NY: The Library of America, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Complete 2 volume set, apparently unread. More
NY: The Library of America, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Complete 2 volume set, apparently unread. More
London: The Royal Horticultural Society and the Garden Book Club, 1956. First Edition. Red Cloth. Edges sharp, corners gently bumped, small white mark lower edge front cover. Black and white photographs throughout, pages very slightly toned. Dj with minor chipping to spine ends, slight soiling to rear panel. No previous..... More
London: The Royal Horticultural Society, 1933. Red Cloth. Gilt title and crest pressed into front cover, spine ends and cover corners gently bumped and rubbed, minor foxing to title page, black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. More
Antwerp: Martini Nutii, 1623. Old Calf. Small 8vo, old calf, spine perished, boards holding loose, 332p + (8). Uniformly toned throughout. More
South Bend IN: South Bend Bait Company, 1936. Soft cover. Fishing tackle catalog of the South Bend Bait Company for 1936, pictorial covers, stapled spine, approx 5 x6", 112 pages, copiously illustrated all manner of fishing equipment - rods, reels, tackle and flies (in color from pages 51 - 62)..... More
NY: E A Buck, 1883. Soft cover. Three discontiguous issues: Vol 105 No 12 (April 21, 1883), Vol 106 No 24 (Janueary 12, 1884), and the issue for December 26, 1885, which is lacking title page and the first page or 2. More
Soft cover. TAXIDERMY EPHEMERA. about 75 pieces, from early 1950s- early 1970s, includes approx. 28 catalogs from hunting and taxidermy firms large and small: Penn Taxidermy Studios (Hazelton PA); MJ Hoffman (Brooklyn NY); Orvis; Maurice Corporation (Portland OR); Whitepanel Co (Bonta LA); Brady's Panels (Pittsburg TX); JW Elwood Supply Co..... More
Tibet: handmade. No Binding. Prayer book in Sanskrit acquired by an American traveler in Tibet late1960s/ early 1970s. Hand-carved, and hand-written but no illustrations. Perhaps a Buddhist sutra. Sold as is. More
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union. Early Printing. Hardcover. Copyright 1837, no date, likely 1855. Stout 8vo, black half leather over marbelized boards, 648 pages, illustrated, plus 4 maps. More
Hudson (NY): William E. Norman, 1811. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Printed by William E. Norman, No.2 Warren Street. 8vo, half leather, 143 pages, covers heavily worn and some signatures springing but holding, stained throughout. Definitely unsophisticated. OCLC list 3 institutions. . More
Syndney: Hutchinson, 1984. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. An apparently unused copy, as new in fine dw. More
Boston: State Street Bank, 1915. Soft cover. 64 page illustrated brochure about the whaling industry, largely focused in New Bedford and Nantucket, published not too long after the whaling industry had seen its demise with the advent of oil. An early, popular history of the whaling commerce. Some loss to..... More
Seneca Falls, NY: US Department of Interior/ National Park Service, 1985. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Draft document for the planning of the Women's Rights National Historic Park in Seneca Falls, NY. Large 8vo, paper covers, glued spine, 89 pages, including 4 fold out plates with detailed plans for the development..... More
Paris: Cahiers d'Art, 1969. Masson. Delaunay (original lithos). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition. With original lithographs by Masson and Delaunay. Covers near fine. Lithos and internals fine. More
Paris: Cahiers d'Art, 1969. Esteve. Capogrossi (original lithos). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition. With original lithographs by Esteve and Capograssi, plus extensive articles on Alexander Calder, et al. covers near fine, lithos and internals fine. More
Paris: Cahiers d'Art, 1970. Marini. Bergman (original lithos). ManRay (cover design). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition. With original lithographs by Marini and Bergman. Cover design by ManRay. Covers near fine. Lithos and internals fine. More