The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
New York: Scribner, 1976. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Scribner, (1976). First Edition. Fine. Signed by the author. More
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Limon ponzino Regino
1708. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. This baroque-style print of a lemon is from Volckamer's Nürnbergische Hesperides, which depicts large-scale citrus fruits above views of gardens, palaces, and villages in Germany, Austria, and Italy. The lemon floats above Villa Giustiniano. Johann Christoph Volckamer (1641 - 1720) was a German merchant, manufacturer and botanist whose interest in citrus fruits began with his own orangery in Nuremberg. In this practice, Volckamer was ahead of his..... More
Limon da Gaetta
1708. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. This baroque-style print of a lemon is from Volckamer's Nürnbergische Hesperides, which depicts large-scale citrus fruits above views of gardens, palaces, and villages in Germany, Austria, and Italy. The lemon floats above a palace in Mira near Venice. Johann Christoph Volckamer (1641 - 1720) was a German merchant, manufacturer and botanist whose interest in citrus fruits began with his own orangery in Nuremberg. In this practice, Volckamer..... More
Lumia da Patrasso
1708. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. This baroque-style print of a lemon is from Volckamer's Nürnbergische Hesperides, which depicts large-scale citrus fruits above views of gardens, palaces, and villages in Germany, Austria, and Italy. The lemon floats above a Villa in Monselice near Venice. Johann Christoph Volckamer (1641 - 1720) was a German merchant, manufacturer and botanist whose interest in citrus fruits began with his own orangery in Nuremberg. In this practice, Volckamer..... More
The English Patient.
New York: Knopf, 1992. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w . New York: Knopf, 1992. First American Edition. Fine. Basis for an Academy Award winning film. More
Joseph Banks: A Life.
Boston: David R. Godine, 1993. Illustrated in black & white. 328 pages. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Boston: David R. Godine, 1993. First U.S. Edition. Near fine. More
Lumia da Gallicia
1708. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches. This baroque-style print of a lemon is from Volckamer's Nürnbergische Hesperides, which depicts large-scale citrus fruits above views of gardens, palaces, and villages in Germany, Austria, and Italy. The lemon floats above Villa Contarini - Camerini one of the largest Venetian villas behind the main square of Piazzola sul Brenta (Padua), arcaded and semicircular. Johann Christoph Volckamer (1641 - 1720) was a German merchant, manufacturer and botanist..... More
Byzantium, The Early Centuries.
New York: Knopf, 1989. 32 pages of illustrations, 16 in color. 408 pages. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. (edgeworn and sunned). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First American Edition. Very good(+). More
The English Gentleman: An Essay in Attitudes
London: Anthony Blond, 1961. 188 pages, 8vo, red cloth. London: Anthony Blond, (1961). A very good(+) copy. More
On the Make: How the Scots Took Over London
Edinburgh: Mainstream, 2004. Illustrated. 240 pages, 12mo, blue cloth, d.w. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, (2004). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Reunion of Descendants of Nathaniel Merriman at Wallingford, Conn. June 4, 1913.; With a Merriman Genealogy for Five Generations
New Haven: Donald L. Jacobus, 1914. Frontis. 187 pages, 12mo, maroon cloth; ownership signature front free endpaper, light wear at corners and spine ends. New Haven: Donald L. Jacobus, 1914. A very good(+) copy. More
Letters of Sylvia Townsend Warner
New York: Viking, 1983. Black and white photograph on frontispiece. xx + 311 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Viking Press, 1983. Very good(+). More
Gilded Butterflies: The Rise and Fall of the London Season.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. Illustrated. 192 pages, 8vo, purple cloth, d.w.; minor edgewear to dust wrapper. London: Hamish Hamilton, (1978). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Bernini in France; An Episode in Seventeenth-Century History
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1982. 219 illustations, 2 in color. 384 pages. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. (sunned, minor creasing and fraying at edges). Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1982. A very good(+) copy. More
Africa Poster Maps; (Complete Set with Instructions, Game Pieces and Original Folder)
Chicago: Beckley-Cardy Company. 1943. 4 Maps each 27 x 17 inches with 21 cut out sheet and instruction sheet with original envelope. Unusual set of Poster Maps of Africa, by Raymond F. Elms and published in Chicago by the Beckley-Cardy Company. These educational maps are accompanied by activity sheets. More
The Elgins, 1766-1917: A Tale of Aristocrats, proconsuls and their Wives
Aberdeen: Aberdeen University, 1988. xiv + 303 pages, large 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; neat pen inscription front free endpaper, few pencil notes rear endpaper. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, (1988). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
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Saratoga Springs: Harian Press, 1967. 83 pages. Slim 8vo, green leather softcover (wear to spine, corners folded). Saratoga Springs, NY: Harian Press, 1967. First edition. Very good. Inscribed by the author and dated Aug 25, 1967. A "hybrid copse of two novellas and a short story"- "Pebbles and Well Water", "A Flower Blooming in the Land", and "The Church in the Dale" More
Sectional Map indicating main Automobile Roads between Canada and United States; (Middle West Sheet)
Ottawa: Canada Department of the Interior, 1926. Map. Sheet measures 42" x 36". This extensive road map shows all major automobile roads connecting the United States and Canada. Part of a set of 4 maps divided by region, this map is the Middle West Sheet and depicts Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario; Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Michigan. It shows state and province boundaries, bodies of water, cities and towns, and national parks. A...... More
A Survey of English Literature, 1830-1880.
London: Edward Arnold, 1927. 2 volumes, tall, thick 8vo, green cloth. London: Edward Arnold, 1927. Second Impression. A very good copy. More
The Serapion Bretheren.
London: Bell, 1886. 2 volumes, small thick 8vo, burgundy cloth. Lo9ndonL George Bell, 1886. Bohn's Library. Very good (+). More
A Survey of English Literature, 1780-1830.
London: Edward Arnold, 1920. 2 volumes, thick 8vo, blue cloth. London: Edward Arnold, 1912. A very good copy. More
The Army in India: 1850-1914, a Photographic Record.
London: Hutchinson, 1968. Illustrated with 142 black and white photographs. 192pp., thin short 4to, brown cloth, d.w. London: Hutchinson, (1968). Near fine. More
Signed First Day Cover
1962. Interesting signed Romanian Dissidents 1962 Propaganda First Day Cover issued in Spain by the Romanian Dissident Front, in honor of John Glenn's historic space flight. The two illegal and unauthorized stamps are marked Romania Posta and show an image of John Glenn and the Mercury Space Capsule orbiting the earth and are captioned: "The First Victory of U.S.A against U.S.S.R. - The Second Victory: The Liberation of Eastern Europe" and "Coexistence Means An Open Door To Communism And The..... More
Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy
New York: Norton, 1995. Illustrated. 95 pages, thin 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: W. W. Norton, (1995). First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More