Three Vesalian Essays to Accompany the Icones Anatomicae of 1934.
New York: Macmillan, 1952. Illustrated, small 4to, burgundy cloth, extremes of spine worn. New York, Macmillan, 1952. First Edition. Very good. More
New York: Macmillan, 1952. Illustrated, small 4to, burgundy cloth, extremes of spine worn. New York, Macmillan, 1952. First Edition. Very good. More
Newport News: 1863. 2 pages (front and back) on blind-stamped ""U.S. Flag Ship Minnesota" letterhead, 9.75 x 7.75 inches, May 7, 1863, Newport's News, Virginia. Written to the Kimberly Brothers at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, explaining how supplies may be allowed to pass through the blockade. In part: "...In regard to passing coal, wood or other supplies by the blockade to the Navy Yard for the use of the marine guard, a certificate covering all the articles to be passed..... More
London: John Neale, 1844. who was for six years in the British and American navies. Notes by Ebenezer Collins. 104pp. in double columns. 12mo, pr. wrs., page margins uncut, spine rebacked in later cloth, wrappers lightly soiled, foxing to several pages, mostly to margins, several bottom margins lightly soiled. London: John Neale, 1844. First English Edition Author was a British sailor. After his ship was captured by the United States Navy, he joined the United States Navy. Howes L-224. Sabin..... More
Berkeley: University of California, 1979. B/w photo illustrations. 298pp., square 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. edgeworn with small tears & rubbing. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1979). Very good with a good d.w. More
Philadelphia: H. S. Tanner, 1817. Map. Colored engraving. Image measures 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches. This rare map depicts Canada as it was in 1817, as Upper and Lower Canada. Denotes part of the Great Lakes, forests and indigenous hunting grounds. Relief is depicted by hachure. Toronto is still known as York. Part of New England is included as well. Scuffs and toning and chips to margins but otherwise in good condition. Drawn by Samuel Lewis and engraved by..... More
Philadelphia: John Conrad & Co., 1805. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 9.75" x 8". This map depicts the state of Rhode Island. Denotes towns, counties and topographical features, all in beautiful detail. Relief is depicted by hachure. Cities, towns, waterways, roads, bridges, and other geographical features are labeled. Drawn by Samuel Lewis and engraved by A. Lawson. The map is from John Conrad & Co.'s "A New and Elegant General Atlas". The atlas was the first collaboration between Aaron Arrowsmith..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1886. 2 volumes. xvi + 249pp. and x + 343pp., 8vo, red cloth; rubbed and ends a bit worn; bookplate inside front covers. London: Chapman & Hall, 1886. Overall a very good set. More
Boston: D. R. Godine, 1984. xi + 331pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1984. First edition. Fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Boston: Litle, Brown, 1901. 10 volumes. Numerous engraved plates with tissue guards, hand colored frontispieces. 8vo, rubricated titles, 3/4 brown morocco, marbled boards, top edges gilt. Attractive bookplates, small blind stamp. Boston: Little, Brown, 1901. Edition De Luxe. One of only 100 numbered copies. Near fine. More
London: bohn, 1848. 2 volumes, scattered black & white illustrations, 12mo, 3/4 green morocco, marbled boards, top edges gilt, ornately gilt spines. London: Bohn, 1848. Near Fine. More
Boston: 1902. Illustrated. Boston, 1902. More
New York: Eagle Art, 2006. Nearly 200 color illustrations. xviii + 245 pages, 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Eagle Art Publishing, (2006). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Excalibur, 1985. 169 illustrations. 216 pages, tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York Excalibur, (1985). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
16pp. 8vo, disbound; (a few pages foxed, small light dampstain throughout). Lancaster, (PA.): Printed by Mary Dickson, 1823. In 1823, Mary Dickson became the sole proprietress of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania printing shop she had founded with her husband, William, and his brother Robert. William Dickson died in 1823. In 1799, Mary and the Dickson Brothers founded the anti-Federalist newspaper, the Lancaster Intelligencer. The Dickson's firm printed for Mathew Carey some of Carey's publications. This pamphlet is an early example of..... More
8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: Franklin Watts, 1987. vg. More
Toronto: Alexander & Cable Litho Co., 1932. Pictorial map. Original lithograph. 25 x 33 inches, folding as issued to 9 x 4 1/2 inches. Very good condition, folding into titled paper envelope as issued. Beautiful pictorial bird's eye view of the Capital of the Province. Named by the Algonquin people to mean where the river narrows. Designed to look like a mural. Published by Librairei Garneau Ltee, Quebec. Some toning and wear along folds. Samuel Herbert Maw (1881-1952) was an..... More
1865. 1 x 2.75 inches, no place, no date, circa 1865. Signed: "Yours truly, S. B. Maxey." Glue staining on the back; very good(+) condition. Maxey was born in Kentucky and attended West Point before resettling in Texas and eventually becoming a Major General for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Among other battles, he fought in Vicksburg and Corinth, and received a presidential pardon after the war thanks to a personal appeal made to his former West Point classmate..... More
New York: 1906. Interesting T.L.S. 4to. 1 page, McClure's Magazine, New York City, June 26, 1906, to his personal attorney and fellow investigative reporter Christopher Powell Connelley, mentioning Willa Cather who had arrived in New York City only six months earlier after being offered a position on the editorial staff of McClure's Magazine, in full: "It seems so lonesome without you here, but I have no doubt that your people will need you more than we. Miss Cather is also..... More
Chicago: American Technical Society, 1922. Illustrated. 8vo, 925 pages + 18 page index, flexible black pebbled leather. Chicago: American Technical Society, (1922). Very good(+). More
New York: October Books, 1971. 88pp. cloth, d.w. New York: October House, (1971). First Edition. More
New York: Viking, 1974. 118pp. d.w. New York: Viking, (1974). First Edition. Fine. Presentation copy, signed "Samuel" More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Univ. of WI Pr., (1963). vg. More
Frontis. 8vo, cloth. Seattle: Univ. of Washington Press, (1967). More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924. Color frontis by N. C. Wyeth. 267pp., short 8vo, red cloth; lightly rubbed, spine faded, front hinge beginning. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1924. A very good copy. Long inscription signed by the author on the title page, as well as a signed note in the upper margins of page 266/267. More
New York: Carvill, 1833. (Read before the New-York Lyceum of Natural History.) 158pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, rebacked, remains of spine title mounted; ex-lib. New York: G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1833. First Edition. Wheeler Gift Cat. No. 878. The theory is that "Caloric" is the cause of atmospheric electricity, gravitation, magnetic polarity, etc. More
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