New York: Heritage, 1953. Illustrations engraved on wood by Agnes Miller Parker. Tall 8vo, red cloth-backed patterned boards; board slipcase. New York: Heritage Press, [1953]. Coronation Edition. Sunning at foot of spine, still a near fine copy in very good box. More
London: W. Curtis, 1794. Botanical print. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Page measures 9" x 5.75". This attractive engraving depicts the Erica cerinthoides, a species of heath native to South Africa. Also called Honeywort-flower'd heath, common names include fire erica, fire heath or red hairy heath. According to Curtis, it is "one of the most magnificent of the genus, grows wild at the Cape, from whence it was introduced to the royal garden at Kew, by Mr. Masson, in..... More
London: W. Curtis, 1794. Botanical print. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Page measures 9" x 5.75". This is a fine engraving of the Cistus Incanus or the Hoary, or Rose cistus. Curtis writes that "few plants are more admired that the Cistus tribe; they have indeed one imperfection, their petals soon fall off" The Cistis incants is known to be a hybrid between Cistus albidus and Cistus crispus. William Curtis (1746-1799) was an English botanist who began as an..... More
London: W. Curtis, 1794. Botanical print. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Page measures 9" x 5.75". This beautiful engraving depicts the Clematis integrifolia, a flowering vine of the genus Clematis. Knowns also as the Entire-leaved climates or Virgins-bower. Curtis writes that the species is "a native of Germany, flowers in July, and is of those hardy perennials which suit most people, requiring little more than an introduction." William Curtis (1746-1799) was an English botanist who began as an apothecary..... More
New York: Crown, 1965. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (lightly edge-worn & chipped with some repairs; large but light stain on spine; entire front panel has been neatly replaced from another copy). New York: Crown, (1965). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper that looks a bit better than it sounds. Basis for the 1968 John Wayne film. Signed in green ink - "Robin Moore/ Fort Bragg" More
London: W. Curtis, 1794. Botanical print. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Page measures 9" x 5.75". This beautiful print depicts the Iris sambucina or the elder scented iris. This species of Iris, said to be a native if the south of Europe, derives it's name from the smell of the flowers. William Curtis (1746-1799) was an English botanist who began as an apothecary before turning his attention to natural history. He established his own London Botanic Garden in the..... More
London: W. Curtis, 1794. Botanical print. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Page measures 9" x 5.75". This beautiful engraving depicts the Adonis vernalis flowering plant, also known as pheasant's eye, spring spheasant's eye, yellow pheasant's eye or false hellebore. Curtis writes that the species is "and old inhabitant of the English gardens" and also "growns wild on the mountainous pastures of some parts of Germany". William Curtis (1746-1799) was an English botanist who began as an apothecary before turning..... More
Paris: Rigobert Bonne, 1771. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 16.25" x 11.75" This is a beautiful 1771 map of Normandy, France by Rigobert Bonne. Mapping the region from Bretagne east to Picardie, it includes the Channel Islands, Guernsey and Jersey. Beautifully detailed, the map notes important rivers, towns, villages, cities, lakes and a host of other topographical features with elevation rendered in profile. The map is in very good condition, with some wear and toning to edges. This region..... More
New York: Harper Collins, 1993. Illustrated in black and white. 306 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Harper Collins, (1993). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Harper Collins, 1994. Illustrated in black and white. 357 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. (lightly sunned along to edge). New York: Harper Collins, (1994). A near fine copy-- one subtly frayed corner on front board-- in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: DC Comics, 1998. Illustrated profusely in color. xv, 191 pages. Short 4to, purple pictorial boards, black slip case. New York: DC Comics, (1998). A fine copy in a fine slip case. More
Milwaukie: Kitchen Sink Books, 2016. Volume 2 only. Illustrated profusely in black and white. 185 pages. Slim 4to, white pictorial boards. Milwaukie: Kitchen Sink Books, (2016). A near fine copy-- very light scuffs on front board. Featuring work by Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Al Jaffe, Jack Davis, Mel Brooks, Arnold Roth, Russ Heath, and Wally Wood. Essays and annotations by Denis Kitchen. More
New York: DC Comics, 1998. Illustrated profusely in black and white. 174 pages. Short 4to, purple pictorial boards in a black leather slip case (some wear to edges). New York: DC Comics, (1998). A fine copy in a very good (+) slip cover. More
Neshannock: Hermes, 2007. Illustrated profusely in color and black and white. 176 pages. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (sunned along top edge). Neshannock: Hermes, (2007). A near fine copy-- boards and pages are lightly yellowed along top edge-- in a near fine dust wrapper. Good Girl Art chronicles the history of the good girl in comics from the beginning, in the comic book sweatshops in the late 1930s, through the war years, the 1950s, in the aftermath of the..... More
Miamisburg: Checker Book Publishing, 2003. 7 volumes. Illustrated profusely in color. Slim, oblong 4tos, glossy pictorial boards. Miamisburg: Checker Book Publishing, (2003). Near fine-- some very subtle scratches on boards. More
New York: Doubleday, 1993. 542pp., 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Doubleday/Nan Talese, (1993). First Edition. As new. Advance Reading Copy, in original publisher's mailing box, with full size label reproducing the cover, with a notice "Coming in November 1993" More
1975. Good content T.L.S. on U.S. Senate letterhead, 1 page, 4to, Washington, September 18, 1975. A friendly letter to then U.S. Representative to the United Nations Daniel P. Moynihan. In part: "...Congratulations on the remarkable job that you're doing at the United Nations...for the U.S., it was a major diplomatic coup, reversing a decade of deteriorating political relations with the Third World...the manner in which you handled these delicate negotiations makes all of us even more proud of you than..... More
Oregon: Dark Horse Books, 2008. 2 Volumes. Illustrated profusely in color. vol I: 203 pages, vol II: 173 pages. 8vo, black boards. d.w. (minor scuffing). Oregon: Dark Horse, (2008). Near fine-- vol II has two bumped corners-- in near fine dust wrappers. More
1994. T.L.S. on his gold-embossed letterhead. 1 pages, 8vo, [n.p.], March 23, 1994 to former congressman Roger Zion congratulating him on penning his memoirs and referring Zion to his own memoirs for information requested. FORD, Gerald R. (1913-2006). 38th President of the United States who assumed office upon the resignation of Richard Nixon, who Ford later pardoned for any involvement in the Watergate scandal. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1967. Illustrated by Coleen Browning. 516 pages. Large 8vo, lavender cloth with gilt-decorated spine. New York: Heritage Press, 1967. A fine copy in slipcase, with the Sandglass pamphlet laid-in. More
New York: Heritage. Critical Introduction by Edward F. O'Day. Small 4to, tan cloth backed marbled boards, all edges red. New York: Heritage Press, (no date, circa 1960). Fine copy in a very good board slipcase -- lightly soiled and worn. Heritage Anniversary Edition. Based on the edition created by John Henry Nash for the Limited Editions Club in 1934. More
Kent: Privately Printed. 2 volumes. 24 tipped in color plates of Bermuda and the flowers of Bermuda. Original stiff pictorial wrappers bound together in one volume, 3/4 crimson calf. Kent: Privately Printed, ca. 1930. Near Fine. Signed on the title page by Catherine Tucker. Early attractive bookplate. More
New York: HarperCollins, 1993. Illustrated in black and white. 914 pages. Thick 8vo, black cloth backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: HarperCollins, (1993). First edition. A fine copy. Signed by the author on a fly leaf. More
New York: Arbor House, 1985. 240 pages, 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Arbor House, (1985). A near fine copy. Signed in full on the half title and dated 10-10-91. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. 322 pages, tall 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1992. First edition. A near fine copy. Inscribed on the half title: "To ... With best wishes from Richard Nixon." More
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