Love and Other Infectious Diseases: A Memoir.
New York: Morrow, 1990. 302 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Morrow, (1990). First edition. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
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Map of Philadelphia
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1894. Map. Lithograph. Sheet measures 21 7/8" x 29" This beautiful 1894 Rand McNally map depicts the city of Philadelphia in vivid color and wonderful detail, extending from Erie Avenue in North Philadelphia, including Fairmount Park and Port Richmond, to Moore Street in South Philadelphia. Map also depicts part of West Philadelphia and includes the waterfront of Camden, NJ. Streets, notable buildings, parks, railroads, and ferry routes are labeled. Piers along the Delaware River are..... More
Map of Philadelphia
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1897. Map. Lithograph. Sheet measures 22" x 28.5" This beautiful 1897 Rand McNally map depicts the city of Philadelphia in vivid color and wonderful detail, extending from Erie Avenue in North Philadelphia, including Fairmount Park and Port Richmond, to Moore Street in South Philadelphia. Map also depicts part of West Philadelphia and includes the waterfront of Camden, NJ. Streets, notable buildings, parks, railroads, and ferry routes are labeled. Piers along the Delaware River are numbered..... More
Johnson's Philadelphia
New York: A.J. Johnson, 1874. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 18" x 26 1/4". Beautifully detailed double page map of Philadelphia. Streets, waterways, railroads, parks, and notable buildings are labeled; wards are numbered and hand colored. Includes parts of West Philadelphia, Germantown, and Camden. Inset in lower right corner shows large scale map of Philadelphia county. In very good condition, with minor wear to centerfold. Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884) is one of the most prolific American publishers..... More
Outline Map of the County and City of Philadelphia and Vicinity
O. W. Gray, 1885. Map. Hand colored engraving. 17 1/2" x 28 3/8". Classic double page map of the city and county of Philadelphia in 1883. Features an incredibly detailed map of the city of Philadelphia, extending from North Philadelphia, including Fairmount Park and Port Richmond, to Mifflin St. in South Philadelphia. Map also depicts West Philadelphia, which was often omitted from maps of the city from this time; and includes part of Camden, NJ. Fire district and wards are..... More
Philadelphia
New York: Johnson & Browning, 1859. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 17 1/4" x 14". This beautiful city plan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania covers from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River and includes downtown Philadelphia, and parts of West Philadelphia and Camden. Shows streets, notable buildings, parks, ferry routes, and railroads, and is color coded according to wards. The map was originally published in J. H. Colton's 1855 "Atlas of the World", and this version was printed..... More
Philadelphia
New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1857. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 17 1/4" x 14". This beautiful city plan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania covers from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River and includes downtown Philadelphia, and parts of West Philadelphia and Camden. Shows streets, notable buildings, parks, ferry routes, and railroads, and is color coded according to wards. The map was published in J. H. Colton's 1855 "Atlas of the World". In good condition with small..... More
Plan of Philadelphia
Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1862. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13" x 15 5/8" This vibrantly colored city plan or town plan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most beautiful maps of Philadelphia to be included in a 19th century atlas. Map features center city Philadelphia, between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, and extending from Norris Avenue in the north, to Morris Avenue in the south along the Delaware River. Shows streets, notable buildings, parks..... More
The Fall of the Eagles: Precursors of Peter the Great.
New York: Harcourt, 1964. Translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn. Illustrated. 320 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; cloth rubbed, dust wrapper price clipped, worn. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, (1964). First American edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Portrait of Poland
London: Robert Hale, 1959. Illustrated. 216 pages, 8vo, black cloth; cloth scuffed, some white discoloration. London: Robert Hale, (1959). Internally fine, a very good copy. More
Theodore Roosevelt: An Intimate Biography
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. Frontis., illustrated. xiii + 474 pages, thick 8vo, green cloth; bookplate inside front cover. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919. A very good(+) copy. More
Tudor Foreign Policy
New York: St. Martin's, 1973. xiii + 288 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; minor foxing to foredge, dust wrapper faded at spine with minor edgewear. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1973). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. Modern British Foreign Policy. More
A Russian Princess Remembers: The Journey from Tsars to Glasnost
New York: Doubleday, 1989. Translated by Alyona Kojevnikov. Illustrated. 228 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, (1989). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Transatlantic Liners At War: The Story of the Queens.
New York: Arco, 1985. Illustrated 175 pages 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; a few small tears to dust wrapper. New York: Arco Publishing, (1985). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Georgics.
New York: Cheshire, 1931. Translated into English Verse by Mr. John Dryden. Illustrated with 20 full-page plates. xiii, 182 pages. Slim folio, original boards, neatly re-backed in plain un-lettered brown papers; uncut edges. New York: Cheshire House, 1931. Internally a very good clean copy. limited Memorial edition. One of 1200 copies published to coincide with Virgil's bimillennium and the tercentary of Dryden's birth. More
B. F. STEVENS'S Facsimile of the Unpublished British Headquarters Coloured Manuscript Map of New York and Environs 1782. Reproduced from the Original Drawing in the War Office London. 24 sheets Scale 6 1/2 inches to a mile. 10 feet by 4 feet.
Malby and Sons, 1900. Color map on 48 sheets, mounted on linen; folded, 49 x 121 inches. Paper covers title pasted on outside of folded map are scuffed and stained. In red hard cover slip-case, with title "Steven's facsimile of British head quarters manuscript map of New York (1782) London 1901". Case bumped and scuffed measures; 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Map in very good condition. An exact plan of the island of Manhattan and surround as it looked..... More
The Trapper's Last Shot
New York: J.M. Emerson & Co. Engraving. Measures 21 5/8" x 26 3/8". Scuffs along margins and expert long repair lower right. Artist William T. Ranney (1813-1857) was a prominent painter in the mid-19th century, known for his sporting scenes and Revolutionary War depictions. Influenced by his military experience with the Texan Army, his work differed from many New York artists as it reflected his enthusiasm for Western themes. He painted many scenes from hunting on the marshes near his..... More
Free Storage of Liberty Bonds; Keep Those You Have and Buy More
Liberty Loan Committee of New England. Original Poster mounted on foam board. Image measures 28" x 21 1/2" This original World War I-era poster published by the Liberty Loan Committee of New England advertises free storage for liberty bonds, and discourages bond owners from selling or exchanging their bonds. Text reads "Owners with small amount of Liberty Bonds, with no safe place to keep them, should go to any bank, trust company, or safety deposit company. Where possible they will..... More
Welcome Soldiers Sailors Marines
New York. Original poster mounted on linen. Page measures 44" x 27 3/8". This World War I poster is part of a series published by the United War Work Campaign, or UWWC, a coalition of seven service organizations charged with raising $170,000,000 to help demobilize the army and maintain morale in the final few years of the war. The campaign was a success, and was at the time recognized as the largest fundraising event in history. The War Camp Community..... More
Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy.
New York: Norton, 1986. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 319 pages, 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1986). First American edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Full Circle: A Homecoming to Free Poland
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. 276 pages, 8vo, red cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1997). A near fine copy in a very good dust wapper. More
Hudson Berry and His Descendants. AND, A Compilation of the Berry, Gaines, and Harrison Families, by Mary R. Riley
Pelzer: The Berry-Gaines-Harrison Reunion, 1956. Illustrated. vii + 106 pages, thin 8vo, printed red wrappers; a few spots of minor wear, few instances of notes in the margins. Pelzer, South Carolina: The Berry-Gaines-Harrison Reunion, 1956. A very good copy. More
The Many Lives of Miss K.: Toto Koopman-Model, Muse, Spy
New York: Rizzoli, 2013. Translated by Denise Raab Jacobs. Illustrated. 244 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli Ex Libris, (2013). A fine coy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Alexander H. Stephens, in Public and Private, With Letters and Speeches, Before, During, and Since the War
Philadelphia: National Publishing, 1866. Frontis. portrait plus three full-page engraved plates, several letters reproduced in facsimile. 833 pages, large 8vo, brown cloth with gilt spine lettering; ink library stamp on title page, bookplate inside front cover, covers rubbed, worn, with repairs to spine ends and hinges. Philadelphia: National Publishing Company, (1866). Text clean, tight, a very good copy despite wear to covers. More
Jonathan Boucher: Loyalist in Exile
Detroit: Wayne State, 1978. Illustrated. 395 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1978. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More