North American Railways
Bison Books, 1977. With b/w and color photos throughout. 190 pages. Tall 4to, purple boards, d.w. n.p.: Bison Books, (1977). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New Arrivals
American Cities
New York: Assouline, 2005. Beautifully illustrated in color. folio, printed dust jacket (New York): Assouline, (2005). More
La Terra Ferma e La Guiana co Suoi Dipartimenti
Rome: G. M. Cassini, 1798. Map. Engraving. Image measures 13 1/2 x 18 3/4" This hard to find map by Giovanni Maria Cassini dates to 1798. It details the northern coast of South America, showing Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, and parts of Panama, Peru, and Brazil. The map labels colonial cities and towns, and feature extensive references to indigenous groups. Rivers are prominently depicted, and topography is rendered pictorially. The most striking feature of the map is..... More
A State of Siege
New York: Braziller, 1966. 8vo, blue-green cloth, d.w. New York: Braziller, (1966). First American Edition. Fine, in a near fine dust wrapper with a few tiny chips to the edge. More
The Carpathians
New York: Braziller, 1988. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Braziller, (1988). First Edition. Fine. More
Passenger Terminals and Trains
Milwaukee: Kalmbach, 1975. Lightly illustrated in b/w, with several folding terminal maps. 410 pages. 8vo, navy cloth, d.w. Milwaukee: Kalmbach, 1975. Reprint of the 1916 McGraw-Hill edition, fourth printing. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper, sunned and edgeworn. More
All Color World of Trains.
London: Octopus, 1978. With color photos throughout. 104 pages. Thin 4to, pictorial cloth, d.w. (London: Octopus, 1978). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper, slight tearing along upper edges. More
Carte Generale du Mexique et des Provinces-unies de l'Amerique Centrale on Guatemala
Paris: Desenne & Menard, 1834. Map. Engraving with original hand outline color. Image measures 12 1/8" x 15 3/4" Scarce map of Mexico and Central America, including Upper California and Texas. Issued in the period between Mexican independence and the Texas Revolt. Extensively labeled, with hand-colored outline delineating regions.-Published in Vivien's 1834 "Atlas Universel" More
Practical Blacksmithing
New York: Weathervane Books, 1978. Over 1,000 black and white illustrations. 1073 pages. Thick 8vo, glossy brown boards, dust wrapper. New York: Weathervane Books, (1978). Pages toned throughout, else a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Four volumes in one. A Collection of Articles Contributed at Different Times by Skilled Workmen to the Columns of "The Blacksmith and Wheelwright" and Covering Nearly the Whole Range of Blacksmithing from the Simplest Job of Work to some of the..... More
Fabulous Feasts: Medieval Cookery and Ceremony.
New York: George Braziller, 1976. Illustrated in color and black and white. 223 pages. Tall 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper. new York: George Braziller, (1976). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper--untorn but spine lettering mis-aligned. More
The Twilight World of Steam
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1973. With b/w and some color photos throughout. 304 pages. 4to, red cloth. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1973). A very good(+) copy, faint outline of removed price tags on front panel as well as pastedown; lacking dust wrapper. More
Cars of 1957
Lincolnwood: Publications International, 1997. Illustrated with color photographs throughout.144 pages. Square 4to, glossy pictorial boards. Lincolnwood: Publications International, (1997). A near fine copy. More
Famous Italian Cities: Florence, Rome, Venice
Secaucus: Chartwell, 1978. With color photos throughout. 191 pages. Folio, blue cloth, d.w. (Secaucus): Chartwell, (1978). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper, lightly sunned with a large scuff and minor paper loss to front panel. More
Books of Guns and Gunsmiths
London: Quantum, 2004. Illustrated in black and white and color. 225 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial boards, dust wrapper. London: Quantum, (2004). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice.; Definitions and Typical Illustrations of Railroad and Industrial Cars, Their Parts and Equipment...
New York: Simmons-Boardman, 1940. Profusely illustrated with b/w illustrations and diagrams throughout. 1352 pages. Very thick, large 4to, black cloth. New York: Simmons-Boardman, 1940. Fifteenth edition. A very good(-) solid copy with some residue to rear cloth, scuffing to prelims. More
Exploring the Lusitania: Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking that Changed History
New York: Warner Books, 1995. Illustrated in black and white and color. 227 pages. 4to, green boards with gold lettering. New York: Warner Books, (1995). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Collected Poems
New York: Holt, 1939. [17], 436 pages. Thick 8vo, tan cloth, pictorially stamped in brown & gilt (very minor wear at spine ends; some light sunning to cloth). New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1939). First edition. Ownership initials on front endpaper, still a very good(+) solid copy, lacking the dust wrapper. Autographed by Frost on a blank preliminary page. More
World War I.
London: Octopus Books, 1973. With b/w and some color images throughout. 256 pages. Tall 4to, decorative black cloth, d.w. (London): Octopus Books, (1973). A near fine copy with a touch of wear to cloth near head; in a very good(+) dust wrapper, lightly scuffed. More
Selling the War: Art and Propaganda in World War II.
London: Orbis, 1978. Color frontis., numerous color plates and illustrations. 120 pages. Slim 4to, brown cloth, d.w. London: Orbis, (1978). A near fine copy with a touch of foxing to top outer edge; in a very good dust wrapper, lightly edgeworn. More
Beyond the Mexique Bay
London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. Illustrated with 30 sepia plates. 320 pages. Thick 8vo, original patterned boards with green cloth spine (lightly edgeworn; backstrip and board edges sun-darkened; internally clean); uncut edges, top edges gilt. London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. Limited first edition -- number 48 of 210 signed copies. Very good. More
Interborough Rapid Transit; The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment.
New York: Arno Press, 1971. Illustrated in b/w throughout. 150 pages. 4to, blue cloth. New York: Arno Press, (1971). A near fine copy with light toning to endpapers; lacking dust wrapper. Facsimile of the 1904 edition. More
What Medicine Can Do for Law.; The Anniversary Discourse delivered before The New York Academy of Medicine. November 1, 1928.
New York: Harper, 1930. [6], 52 pages. Slim 8vo, brown cloth-backed boards; uncut edges. New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1930. First edition. Small ownership name on rear pastedown, still a near fine sharp copy, signed by Cardozo on the front endpaper. More
The National Baseball Hall of Fame; Baseball: Desk Reference
New York: DK Publishing, 2002. Profusely illustrated in b/w and color throughout. 608 pages. Small, thick 4to, glossy pictorial boards. New York: DK, (2002). First American edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper, lightly scuffed with tearing to upper edge of front panel. More
Das Glaukom.
Berlin: Springer, 1930. 35 illustrations. ix + 361 pages, 8vo, rebound in black cloth; several ex. lib. markings, text clean. Berlin: Julius Springer, 1930. Very good (+). Handbuck der Gesamten Augenheilkunde. More
Americae sive Indiae Occidentalis Tabula Generalis
Amsterdam: 1630. Map. Engraving. 11" x 14". In very good condition. Expert wormhole repairs to margins and along original centerfold. Important map of the Americas published in 1630, considered the most accurate of the time. Coastlines and islands are labeled in great detail, including archipelagos in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Prioritizing accuracy over conjecture, Laet chose to omit the northwest United States from his map, avoiding the debate over the North West Passage. He also depicts California as..... More