Norristown: Poster Prints. Poster. Offset lithograph. Measures 35 3/8" x 23 1/2" Original ski poster depicting a downhill skier racing past flags. No text. Offset lithograph of a color photograph. Published in 1967 by Poster Prints in Norristown, PA. Toning to right margin, not affecting the image. Scarce. More

London: Cadell and Davies. 2 volumes in 1. Two hand-colored aquatint frontispieces and four black & white etched plates. Short slim 8vo; x, 117, (2), ii, 114 pages. Handsomely bound in 3/4 polished brown calf, marbled boards, ornately gilt spine. Large tear to title page, now mended. London: Cadell and Davies N.d. [1795]. Very good(+). More

Philadelphia: Curtis, 1912. 64 pages, slim 8vo, stiff tan pictorial wrappers printed in red and black, front and rear covers the same. Philadelphia: Curtis Publishing Company, 1912. 1st Edition. Near fine. Published for the 1912 Season. "Everything dear to the hearts of boys and men of the era and all available just for selling a few subscriptions" More

Venice: Presso li Guerigli, 1651. 290 pages, all rather fine and clean, blue edges. Thick tall 8vo, copper engraved illustration on title page, engraved decorative chapter initials and tail pieces. Full vellum, lightly soiled, hand-lettered title on spine. Small ex-libris on inside front cover. Venice: Presso le Guerigli, 1651. First Edition. Scarce. More

London: Nichols, 1790. Thick 4to, xxii, 476 pages. Original polished calf (well-rubbed and worn at edges; hinges cracked but holding). London: Printed for the Society of Antiquaries by John Nichols, 1790. First Edition. Overall a very good(-) copy, but internally quite clean. Oxford 119; Bitting 532. More

Paris: Baranger. Hundreds of mounted black & white illustrations. Short thick 4to, 1/2 burgundy leather, marbled boards (ex. lib. stamp on title). Paris: Baranger, n.d. ca., 1890. Very good (+). Mille reproductions documentaires Armoirs, Bahuts, Cabinets, Cadres, Coffres, Commodes, Consoles, Credences, Sieges, Tables, etc. More

New York: Carey Show Print. Poster. Page measures 85 1/2" x 40". This large scale World War I poster features patriotic red, white, and blue fonts to underscore its message. The Friars and the Lambs, two organizations operating at the time of the War (and still today), participated in fundraising contests for the United War Work Campaign or UWWR. That 1918 campaign was charged with raising $170,000,000 to help demobilize the army and maintain morale in the final few years..... More

1849. Herbarium with manuscript notes. White card with specimen 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches, on scrap book sheet 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Some toning but in good condition. Delicate and charming pressed crab apple specimen on hand made sheet by an accomplished hand, mounted on scrap book paper. The herbarium is comparable to a library of preserved plants with the specimens and labels providing all the information. In fact, the label and specimen are equally important... More

Original poster. Offset lithograph. 27.5 x 18 inches. This uncommon recruiting poster features vibrant green and white text with an illustration of marines on deck, loading a gun for firing. Good condition with Library notations in right margin. More

London. Tinted lithograph. Image measures 12.5" x 16.75". In this print, a young and old fallow buck lay in a grassy field, with the young buck, distinguishable by his spots, resting his head on the stomach of the older deer. Fallow deer are native to Europe, and the sight is one that would not have been uncommon in the countryside of England, where the print was likely published circa 1840. The deer's antlers and fur have been rendered with exquisite..... More

Amsterdam: 1720. Print. Copper-plate engraving. Amsterdam: 1720. Image measures 6 1/8" x 9", with text 11 1/2" x 9". Sheet measures 15" x 11 1/2" This satirical persuasive map depicts the island of "Geks-Kop", rendered as a 'fools head', or man in a 'fool's cap.' The map is an allegorical reference to the economic crash caused by the French Compagnie d'Occident, often referred to as the Mississippi Company, following the burst of the Mississippi Bubble. Surrounding the head are islands..... More

London: W. J. Richardson, 1803. With a variety of Curious and Entertaining Illustrations (LACKING). 140 pages, WITH 3 other titles listed below. Slim 12mo, full brown polished calf, ornately gilt spine, rubricated edges; inner hinges strengthened. London: W.J. Richardson, 1803. First Edition. A nice clean copy of a very scarce book. Specimens of the Yorkshire Dialect...Likewise A Glossary...to Which is Added Ducks and Green Peas; or the Newcastle Rider also The Newcastle Apothecary. 24 pages. Knaresbrough: Langdale, 1844. Fifth Edition..... More

Chicago: Temple Litho. Poster. Offset lithograph. Page measures 26.5" x 40.5". Circus poster from the 1920s with lively elephants. The Haag Brothers were circus organizers in the Midwest during the first decades of the 20th century. Their "Haag Railroad Show" ran from 1894 to 1938. Repairs to edges but otherwise bright and clean. More