Genealogy of the Browning-Okie Families
32 pages, thin 8vo, printed green wrappers. N.P., A very good copy. More
New Arrivals
American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence
New York: Knopf, 1997. xxi + 304 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Public Opinion and American Democracy.
New York: Knopf, 1963. xiv + 566 plus index [xix], 8vo, cloth; rubbed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. A very good copy. More
Mexico: Traditions and Lanscapes; Popular Mexican Art, Mexican Silverwork, Contemporary Art
Washington: Mexican Cultural Institute, 1996. Many illustrations. 158 pages, square 8vo, decorative green cloth; corners lightly bumped. Washington: Mexican Cultural Institute, (1996). A very good copy. More
Scene Design and Stage Lighting
New York: Holt, 1963. Illustrated. viii + 376 pages, tall 8vo, grey cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped and torn along top edge, large piece missing from head of spine, corners bumped cloth at spine ends lightly frayed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1963). Internally fine, a very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by both authors on front free endpaper. More
Holy War on the Home Front: The Secret Islamic Terror Network in the United States
New York: Sentinel, 2004. Written with Bart Davis. xxi + 229 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Sentinel, (2004). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Rand McNally & Co.'s Cuba
Rand McNally & Co., 1892. Case map. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Color lithograph. Image measures 14" x 20 7/8". This 1892 map by Rand McNally & Company depicts the island of Cuba in incredible detail. Covers the entire country and includes surrounding islands such as Cayman Islands, Florida Keys, and parts of the Bahamas. Throughout, the map notes important towns, railways, rivers, lakes and several other topographical features. From the Indexed Atlas of the World, 1892 edition. Rand McNally..... More
Stati E Territorii Occidentali della Unione Americana
Genoa: 1858. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 18 3/8" x 13 1/4". Image measures 13 1/4" x 11". This map of the western United States was published in Francesco Constantino Marmocchi's "Curso di Geografia Comerciale". Showing the region west of the Mississippi River, the map includes state names, cities, rivers, lakes, and forts labeled in Italian. Relief is shown by hachure. Engraving by G. Bonatti. Water staining to upper margin, extending to upper right corner of the image..... More
The Art of Chess
London: Gilbert Collection Trust, 2003. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white photographs. 48 pages, square 8to, pictorial wrappers. London: Gilbert Collection Trust, 2003. Introduction by Lord Rothschild. More
The Constitution of the State of Massachusetts, and that of the United States; the Declaration of Independence, with President Washington's Farewell Address.
Boston: Manning & Loring, 1805. 119pp., age browned & some water staining, 12mo, beautifully rebound in full brown polished calf, blind stamped covers, red leather spine label. Boston: Manning & Loring, 1805. Very good (+). More
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
New York: Metropolitan Books, 2017. xiv + 625 pages. Large 8vo, red boards, d.w. (edgewear to spine). New York: Metropolitan Books, 2017. Very good(+) The first comprehensive historical biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie books. More
Desire by Numbers
San Francisco: Artspace Books, 1994. Color photographs throughout. 44 pages, printed boards, no d.w. (comes with mylar protective cover). San Francisco: Artspace Books, 1994. Near fine. Art by Nan Goldin. Fiction by Klaus Kertess. More
Le Sahara Des Africains.
Paris: Rene Julliard, 1960. 1 map and 15 illus.trations. 290 pages, printed on wood pulp paper, browned. Tall 12mo, pictorial wrappers (very lightly worn at ends). Paris: Rene Julliard, (1960). A near fine copy with un-opened pages (though several are bent at corner). Inscribed by the author. More
Death of an Elgin Marble
London: Constable & Robinson, 2014. 377 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. London: Constable & Robinson, 2014. Near fine. More
Pantheon: Rolls Royce Ghost and Phantom Coupe
London: Illustrated London News Limited, 2011. Numerous color illustrations, tall square 4to, black boards, black slip case. London: Illustrated London News Limited,(2011). First Edition. Fine. More
The Mozartian Historian: Essays on the Works of Joseph R. Levenson.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1976. vii + 203pp. Tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. (faded and worn at edges). Berkeley: University of California Press, (1976). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Gastronomical Me.
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1943. 295 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper quite worn; old tape marks on front & rear free endpapers. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1943. First Edition. A very good copy in a poor dust wrapper. More
West Indies
Philadelphia: H. N. Burroughs, 1846. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 15.75" x 12.5". This map of the West Indies extends from the southern tip of Florida to the northern coast of South America, and from the western tip of Cuba to Barbados in the east. The index includes capitals, cities, and towns, labeled in a stylized manner that complements the region's scattered arrangement of islands. Above the title is a paragraph describing the region and its constituent..... More
Philipse Manor Hall at Yonkers, N. Y.: The Site, The Building, and Its Occupants
New York: American Scenic and Historic Preservation, 1930. Illustrated, including two folding plates. 264 pages, 12mo, black cloth with gilt lettering and front cover illustration (small ding to boards, . New York: American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, 1930. Second edition with supplementary notes. A very good(+) copy. More
Chanel, Her Life, Her World And The Woman Behind The Legend She Herself Created.
New York: Knopf, 1975. Illustrated. 380pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards. d.w. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1975. First Edition. Very good. More
The I.W.W.: Its First Fifty Years
Chicago: Industrial Workers of the World, 1955. 203 pages. Small 8vo, paper wrappers. Chicago: Industrial Workers of the World, 1955. Very good(+) The history of an effort to organize the working class in One Big Union - world wide - so each would have the backing of all - so no worker anywhere could be used against another. More
West India Islands and Adjacent Coasts of the United States, Mexico, Guatimala & Colombia
Edinburgh: Lizars, William, 1842. Map. Lithograph with original hand outline. Each image measures 15.25" x 19.5". This appealing 1842 map of West Indies was issued by William Lizars. It covers from North America south to the Spanish Main, including Central America, Bahamas, Bermudas, the Leeward and Windward Islands. A large inset features the island of Jamaica. Beautifully detailed, the map notes several towns, cities, rivers, islands, coastal features, and topographical features. References to colors depicts the various Colonial possessions. The..... More
The Well of Loneliness
New York: Covici Friede, 1928. 2 volumes, tall 8vo, handsomely rebound in 1/2 tan morocco, black leather spine labels. New York: Covici Fried, 1929. Limited Edition. Fine. One of 225 numbered copies signed by Radclyffe Hall. More
The Expedition into Afghanistan: Notes and Sketches Descriptive of the Country,; Contained in a Personal Narrative During the Campaign of 1839 & 1840, up to the Surrender of Dost Mahomed Khan.
London: Wm. H. Allen, 1842. Map frontispiece. xx, 428 pages, unopened. 8vo, handsomely rebound in recent full burgundy morocco with gilt-stamped spine. London: Wm. H. Allen, 1842. First edition. A fine copy of this uncommon title; un-read with mostly un-opened pages OCLC lists only 6 copies. More