Celluloid Skyline; New York and the Movies.
New York: Knopf, 2001. 328 black and white illustrations. 497pp. 4to, gray cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 2001. First Edition. Fine. More
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Water for Gotham
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000. Black and white illustrations, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (2000). First Edition. Fine. More
Brooklyn! An Illustrated History.
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996. Many color and black and white illustrations. 4to, black cloth, d.w. (chipped). Philadelphia: Temple University Press, (1996). Very good (+). More
Gramercy Park; An Illustrated History of a New York Neighborhood.
Balsam, 1984. Foreword by Paul Goldberger. Many black and white text illustrations. 192pp. 4to, black cloth, d.w. N.p.: Balsam Press, (1984). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Art Young's Inferno
Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2020. Profusely illustrated with the artist's work. xxvi + 162 pages, 4to, printed boards. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2020. First edition. Fine. Introduction by Steven Heller, Foreward by Glenn Bray. Original 1934 essays by Charles Recht and Art Young. More
The Meaning of Archaeology.
New York: Abrams, 1968. Profusely illustrated, some color. 348pp. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1968). A near fine copy. More
Scottish America Journal
1857. An 8 page weekly newspaper. Vol. 1, No. 1 to Vol. I No. 52 - the full year of 52 issues bound together, slim elephant folio, 3/4 black cloth and marbled boards. Pages are age toned but are all in very good condition. An important 19th century Scottish-American Newspaper - social, political, scientific, and local news, poetry, literature. More
The Poems and Sonnets of Shakspere
London: Kegan Paul, 1903. Introduction by Edward Dowden. Frontispiece of the Earl of Southampton in color by Harding after the original painting, title page, initials and ornaments by W. B. Macdougall. 8vo, handsomely rebound in full crimson morocco, ornately gilt spine, top edge gilt. Kegan Paul, etc., London, 1903. One of 400 unnumbered copies. Fine. More
A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson, Esq; Afterwards Lord Anson. Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships Sent Upon an Expedition to the South-Seas.
London: Bowyer et al, 1776. Compiled from His Papers and Materials By Richard Walter. 42 copper-plates, (comprised of 4 maps, 9 plans or charts, and 29 views), all but one are folding, pp. xx, 417, [iii]. Thick 4to, polished tan calf, red leather spine label, hinges dry, some discoloration and scratches on spine and covers. The margins are quite wide and the pages very clean with a small amount of offsetting. London: W. Bowyer, J. Nichols, W. Strahan, J.F. And..... More
Outrage The Story Behind the Tawana Brawley Hoax
1990. Singed front end page. viii, 408 pages, thick 8vo, black cloth backed boards, New York: Bantam Books, 1990. A near fine copy with a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back
Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 1980. 114 pages, tall thin 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 1980. A fine copy with a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin 1724-1780
New York: The Frick Collection, 2008. Heavily illustrated in color and black and white. 311 pages, 4to, glossy illustrated paper cover. New York: The Frick Collection, 2008. A near fine copy. More
Wall Street: A Pictorial History.
New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing, 1961. Profusely illustrated in black & white. 376pp. 4to, black cloth backed gold boards, d.w. chipped. New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing, (1961). Very good in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Jacqueline Kennedy, T.L.S.
Washington: 1962. Outstanding and historically important T.L.S. as First Lady, 4to. 2 pages, White House stationary, Washington, providing CBS News Correspondent Charles Collingwood with her original Continuity Script Corrections for the up-coming award winning television documentary special "A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy", which aired on February 14th 1962, in part: It was you who made it easy - - as I am uncomfortable at that kind of thing - - and all the efficiency..... More
Images in Ivory; Precious Objects of the Gothic Age
New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1997. Heavily illustrated in color and black and white. xii, 332 pages. 4to, glossy illustrated boards with blue spine. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1997. A near fine copy. More
In the American Grain: Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Alfred Stieglitz.; The Stieglitz Circle at the Phillips Collection.
Washington D.C. Counterpoint, 1995. Heavily illustrated in color and black and white. 192 pages, 4to, red cloth, d.w. Washington D.C.: Counterpoint, 1995. A near fine copy with a near fine dust wrapper. More
Horatio Nelson, A.L.S.
Picadilly: 1803. Fine content A.L.S., 4to, 1 page, 19 Picadilly, April 8th 1803, to John Tyson, his personal Secretary and close confidant: WRITTEN TWO DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON...and...JUST THREE WEEKS BEFORE HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMAND OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET, WITH HMS VICTORY AS HIS FLAGSHIP! Expertly set into a double mat with full letter and integral address leaf visible plus a second opening with an original steel engraving of Nelson by Fisher & Sons, London..... More
The Pleasures of the Imagination; English Culture in the Eighteenth Century
London: HarperCollins, 1997. Illustrated, some in color. 721 pages. Tall thick 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (London): HarperCollins, (1997). Near fine in very good(+) dust wrapper. More
America's Political Dynasties: From Adams to Kennedy.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1966. Illustrated. 736 pages, very thick 8vo, black cloth, spine faded. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1966. Very good. More
Miami: The way we were
Miami: Miami Daily News, 1985. Heavily illustrated in black and white. 176 pages. Slim folio, blue cloth, chipped d.w. Miami: Miami Daily News, 1985. Discoloration from old newspaper on front endpaper, still a very good(+) copy with a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra.
Their Own Story. 22 color and black & white illustrations. 667 pp. Thick 8vo, maroon cloth backed boards, d.w. New York.: Doubleday, 1997. First American Edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Inside the Third Reich; Memoirs
New York: Macmillan, 1970. Illustrated. 596 pages. Thick 8vo, black cloth. (New York): Macmillan, (1970). Very good. More
Age of Opulence: The Belle Epoque in the Paris Herald 1890-1914.
New York: Abrams, 1987. 147 pages of illustrations, including 16 in color. 199 pages. 4to, maroon cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Abrams, (1987). A near fine copy with a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Art of Jewelry.
New York: Gallery Books, 1984. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 248 pages, 4to, decorative cloth, d.w. London: Peerage Books, 1984. A near fine copy with a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
One Man in His Time: The Memoirs of Serge Obolensky.
New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958. Illustrated in black & white. 433 page. 8vo, blue cloth, bookplate, tattereds d.w. New York: McDowell, Obolensky, (1958). A very good copy in a poor dust wrapper. More