In The Belly Of The Beast; Letters from Prison.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Random House, (1981). vg. More
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Freedom and the Court; Civil Rights and Liberties in the United States.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Oxford UP, 1967. vg. More
Justices, Presidents, and Senators; A History of the U. S. Supreme Court Appointments from Washington to Clinton
Lanham: Rowan & Littlefield, 1999. Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. Lanham: Rowan & Littlefield, (1999). Very good. More
D.B. Cooke & Co.'s Railway guide for Indiana shewing all the stations with their respective distances connecting with Indianapolis
Chicago: D. B. Cooke, 1855. Map. Hand painted lithograph. 28 1/4 x 21 1/4", wear and toning with stains along one fold otherwise in good condition. Folding into publisher's 12mo format gilt and blind stamped brown cloth case. Chicago: H. Acheson, 1855. Large pocket map of Indiana showing Railroad lines in operation and those in progress. A corresponding steam engine index and table included with towns and railroads listed. Pictorial trains complete the design. David B. Cooke & Company began..... More
Railway Guide for Illinois. Shewing all the Stations with their Respective Distances Connecting with Chicago.
Chicago: D. B. Cooke, 1855. Map. Hand painted lithograph. 27 3/4 x 21", stains and foxing but otherwise in good condition. Folding into publisher's 12mo format gilt and blind stamped brown cloth case. Chicago: H. Acheson, 1855. Large pocket map of Illinois showing Railroad lines in operation and those in progress. A corresponding steam engine index and table included with towns and railroads listed. David B. Cooke & Company began in Chicago with a store containing school, law, and medical..... More
Chapters of Erie, and Other Essays.
429pp. 12mo, cloth; (head of spine slightly frayed, otherwise very good). N.Y.: Henry Holt, 1886. Henry Adams' first book. Charles F. Adams writes chapters on the Erie Railroad and the U.S. railroad system. Henry Adams writes chapters on the New York Gold Conspiracy, John Smith, and the Legal-Tender Act. Howes A-47. BAL 2. More
The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. 517 pages, 8vo, handsomely rebound in full burgundy morocco, floral design on spine, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1946). Fine. More
Novels, Mont Saint Michel, The Education
New York: Library of America, 1983. 1246pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w., cloth lightly soiled, corners of cloth bumped. (New York): Library of America, (1983). Includes the Education of Henry Adams, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, and the novels, Democracy and Esther. More
The Formative Years; A History of the United States during the Administration of Jefferson and Madison.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1947. Condensed and edited by Herbert Agar. Illustrated with maps. 2 volumes. Slim 8vos, cloth, d.w., boxed; (wrappers lightly soiled, and chipped, box is edgeworn). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1947. More
Manierre Dawson: American Pioneer of Abstract Art
New York: Hollis Taggart, 1999. Black & white and color reproductions throughout. 187 pages. Small 4to, matte pictorial wrappers. New York: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 1999. A fine copy. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, shown at the Hollis Taggart Galleries from October 1 - 30, 1999. More
The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography.
Boston: Limited Editions Club, 1942. Illustrated with 12 etchings with tissue guards by Samuel Chamberlain, Introduction by Henry Seidel Canby.485pp. Thick 4to, rust cloth. Boston: Limited Editions Club, 1942. Near Fine. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the Illustrator. ALSO: boldly initialed in pencil by Greta Garbo " G.G." on the fly-leaf. More
Letters of Henry Adams, (1858-1891).
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. Edited by Worthington Chauncey Ford. Frontis. 552 pages. Small 4to, blue cloth, some edgewear and spine cloth somewhat puckered. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1930). A very good(-) copy, internally clean. More
Letters to a Niece and Prayer to the Virgin of Chartres.
With a Niece's Memories, by Mabel La Farge. Tall 8vo, cloth. Boston, 1920. More
The Selected Letters of Henry Adams.
New York: Farrar Straus and Young, 1951. Ed. by Newton Arvin. 8vo, black cloth. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Young, (1951). Very good. More
The Magnum Opus of Joseph Florimond Loubat. A Leaf Book
Newtown: Bird & Bull, 2007. Illustrated. 4to, blue silk cloth with red leather spine; round pictorial label. Newtown: Bird & Bull, 2007. Limited Edition. Fine. Contains 2 leaves fro Loubat's 1878 "Medallic History, and roundels based on the Jacquemart etchings in that volume. No. 101 of 150 copies. Prospectus enclosed. More
Views of 18th Century China: Costumes, History, Customs.
London: Studio Editions, 1988. Foreword by Lord Maclehose of Beoch. 109 color plates, reproduced from the engravings of William Alexander and George Henry Mason. 223 pages. Tall 4to, brown boards, d.w. (a bit edgeworn and with several short tears taped). London: Studio Editions, (1988). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The First Steeple-Chace on Record (Set of four)
London: Ben. Brooks, 1839. View (set of four). Aquatint with original hand coloring. Each page measures 14" x 16". Beautiful set of four aquatints depicting the first steeple-chase race on record. Plate I is titled "Ipswich, the Watering-place behind the Barracks", Plate II "The large field near Biles's Corner", Plate III "The last field near Nacton Heath" and Plate IV "Nacton Church and Village". Unusual for depicting night scenes, these four plates were published in "A Monthly Chronicle of The..... More
Works of Antonio Canova in Sculpture and Modelling.
London: Septimus Prowett, 1887. Engravings in outline by Henry Moses. Over 100 illustrations, some double page, Thick short 4to, 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers, ornately gilt spine, covers rubbed. London: Septimus Prowett, 1887. Binding is a bit bowed, still a very good copy. More
The American Guide; A Source Book and Completer Travel Guide for the United States.
New York: Hastings House, 1949. maps. 1348pp. 8vo, cloth. New York: Hastings, (1949). vg. More
Thomas Ritchie; A Study of Politics
Richmond: Bell Book & Stationery, 1913. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, endpapers, front flyleaf, and last blank page partially browned. Richmond: Bell Book & Stationery, 1913. Very good. More
A History of Transportation in the Ohio Valley; With special reference to its waterways, trade, and commerce from the earliest period to the present time.
maps, one folding. illus. 465pp. 8vo, cloth, uncut; (cloth lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Glendale: Arthur H. Clark, 1932. More
Artists: The Creative Personality, Photographs by Jim Arkatov.
San Francisco: University of Washington Press, 1998. Illustrated throughout with b/w and color photographs. 134 pages. Slim square 4to, black cloth, d.w. (bottom and top end of spine slightly bumped, edges worn on d.w.). (San Francisco: Custom & Limited Editions and University of Washington Press, 1998). Near fine in very good(+) dust wrapper. Published on the occasion of "L.A. Artists and Friends" October 7, 1998 through January 3, 1999 at UCLA at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art... More
Prisons, Protest, and Politics.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, (1972). More
Local Habitations: Regionalism in the Early Novels of George Eliot.
232pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1970. More
Peter Carl Faberge: Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court and the principal Crowned Heads of Europe.; An Illustrated Record and Review of his Life and Work, A.D. 1846-1920
New York: Batsford, 1949. Forward by Sacheverell Sitwell. Frontis. plus 126 full-page plates, a few in color. xxiv + 169 pages. 4to, red cloth, a bit bumped a slightly frayed at foot of spine. New York: B. T. Batsford, (1949). A very good copy, internally clean. One of 750 copies. More