Zero Mostel: A Biography.
1989. Illustrated. 338pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: Atheneum, 1989. More
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Collaboration: The Photographs of Paul Cadmus Margaret French and Jared French.
Santa Fe: Twelvetrees, 1992. Numerous photographs and other images in color & in black & white. Slim oblong 8vo, gilt-lettered black cloth, d.w. (Twelvetrees Pres, 1992). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Life and Letters of Washington Allston.
New York: Kennedy Galleries. b/w frontis. portrait. With reproductions from Allston's pictures.435pp. tall 8vo, fabricoid. New York: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., 1969. Republication of the first edition published in 1892. More
Master Plots; Race and the Founding of an American Literature, 1787-1845
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1998). Near Fine. More
The Birds of Northern Melanesia: Speciation, Ecology, & Biogeography
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. 9 color plates by H. Douglas Pratt, many maps and tables. xxiv + 492pp., large 8vo, blue boards, d.w. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Life of Benjamin Franklin; Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a Continuation
Boston: Charles Tappan, 1845. 6 plates. xv, 612pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, scattered light foxing, mostly to margins, including margins of all plates. Boston: Charles Tappan, 1845. Pages 1-228 are the text of the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Pages 229-538 are the continuation of Franklin's life by Jared Sparks. More
The Life of Gouverneur Morris, with Selections from His Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers;
Boston: Gray & Bowen, 1832. Detailing Events in the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and in the Political History of the United States. Frontis. 3 Vols. 8vo, original 1/2 green cloth with original paper labels, label chipped on volume III, all volumes with scattered foxing, all volumes lightly dampstained on spines. Boston: Gray & Bowen, 1832. First Edition Howes S-817. Internally, a tight bright set. More
The Life of John Ledyard, the American Traveller; Comprising Selections from His Journals and Correspondence
Cambridge: Hilliard and Brown, 1828. xii, 325pp. 8vo, original 1/2 brown cloth and brown boards with original paper label, front cover detached, spine worn, edges of boards worn, scattered light foxing, margins uncut, cloth and boards lightly soiled. Cambridge: Hilliard and Brown, 1828. First Edition. John Ledyard, an American marine, sailed with Captain James Cook on Cook's third Voyage. "At Nootka Sound, which was reached in March, 1778, he (Ledyard) began to picture the vast possibilities of the northwestern fur..... More
Remarks on a "Reprint of the Original Letters from Washington to Joseph Reed, during the American Revolution,
Boston: Little Brown, 1853. Referred to in the Pamphlets of Lord Mahon and Mr. Sparks." 43pp. 8vo, later blue cloth, ex-lib, corners lightly bumped. Boston: Little Brown, 1853. More
Autographed letter signed to a publisher
Boston: 1825. 1 page, 10 x 8 inches, Boston, December 1825, written to the publishing house of Carey & Lea regarding the publication Atlantic Souvenir,in part: "...to secure the greatest degree of patronage, it will be wise to have all the engravings illustrate American scenery, all the tales confined to American subjects, and your writers from every part of the Union..." Uneven toning with fraying along the right-hand margin. Good condition. American historian who served as President of Harvard University..... More
The Life of George Washington.
London: Henry Colburn, 1839. ...His Diaries and Speeches; and Various Miscellanneous Papers relating to His Habits & Opinions. Frontis. in each volume. 2 Vols. 8vo, original pink cloth with modern polished calf spines., ex-lib with rubberstamps on margins of title pages on both volumes, a small amount of light foxing, mostly on margins, otherwise very good. London: Henry Colburn, 1839. Howes S-816. Baker, Bibliotheca Washingtoniana 232. More
Autographed Letter Signed
1839. A.L.S., 4to, 1 page, Cambridge, December 23, 1839. Written to Reverand Samuel Gilman, forwarding a book, in part... "I have requested the publishers to send you a copy of "History of Ferdinand and Isabella", a new work just published in Boston. Boldly signed and in fine condition. American historian who served as President of Harvard University 1849-1853. More
The Golden Age of Homespun
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1953. Illus. 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. torn and lightly soiled, back corner of cloth bumped, a few pages with pencil marks in margins. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1953). More
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