The Romance of Atlantis
New York: William Morrow, 1975. 285 pages, 12mo, cloth-backed boards, edgeworn d.w. New York: William Morrow, (1975). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New Arrivals
Henry James: Autobiography
New York: Criterion, 1956. Frontis portrait and other illustrations. 622 pages. Thick 8vo, green cloth, dust wrapper; wrapper chipped and worn at edges. New York: Criterion, (1956). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) d.w. Included: A Small Boy and Others; Notes of a Son and Brother; The Middle Years. More
Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990. Illustrated in black and white. 607pp. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper. Princeton: Princeton UP, (1990). First edition. Fine. More
Letters of Laurence Sterne
Oxford: Clarendon, 1967. Illustrated in black and white. 495 pages. 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper; wrapper sunned at spine and torn at top end of folds. Oxford: Clarendon, (1967). A near fine copy in a very good wrapper. More
Ships of Our Ancestors
Michigan: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983. Illustrated in black & white. 380 pages. 8vo, rebound in plain maroon cloth. Michigan: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983. Ex-library copy with call numbers on spine and stamp at foot of title page but no other markings. Near fine. More
The Hearsts: Father and Son
Colorado: Roberts Rinehart, 1991. Illustrated in black & white. 372 pages. 8vo., grey cloth in dust wrapper. Colorado: Roberts Rinehart, 1991. Fine. co-written with Jack Casserly. More
Riga
Stuttgart: Editions Axel Menges, 1999. A book of black and white photographs with an essay by Manfred Sack. Text in German and English. 143 pages. Oblong 4to, grey cloth, dust wrapper; wrapper lightly scuffed at back. Stuttgart: Editions Axel Menges, (1999). A fine copy in a near fine wrapper. More
The Last Mazurka: A Tale of War, Passion and Loss
London: Aurum Press, 2006. Illustrated xiii + 348 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w. d.w. London: Aurum Press, (2006). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Just Lucky I Guess; A Memoir of Sorts
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. Illustrated in black and white. 262 pages. 8vo, boards, dust wrapper. New York: Simon and Schuster, (2002). First edition. Fine. Inscribed by Channing on title page: "To Michael xxs, Carol" More
Wolf of the Deep: Raphael Semmes and the Notorious Confederate Raider CSS Alabama
New York: Knopf, 2007. Illustrated. 317 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; minor bumping to foot of spine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Normandie; Her Life and Times
New York: Franklin Watts, 1985. Illustrated. 435 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Franklin Watts, (1985). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Breach of Trust: How the Warren Commission Failed the Nation and Why
University Press of Kansas, 2005. ix + 478 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. University Press of Kansas, (2005). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
A Republic, Not an Empire: Reclaiming America's Destiny.
Washington: Regnery, 1999. xiii + 437 pages, 8vo, blue boards, d.w. Washington, D. C.: Regnery, (1999). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Closing Time
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. 8vo, cloth backed boards, publisher's slipcase; cloth slightly faded at spine.. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994). Number 654 of 700 copies. First Edition. A near fine copy. Signed by the author on limitation page. More
Undefeated: The Life of Hubert H. Humphrey
Minneapolis: Lerner, 1978. Foreword by Muriel Humphrey. Extensively illustrated. 519 pages, 4to, cloth, d.w. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, (1978). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Truth Stranger Than Fiction; Father Henson's Story of His Own Life.
Boston: John Jewett, 1858. Introduction by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. xii, 212pp. 12mo, original blind stamped blackcloth; (occasional foxing), lacks front fly leaf. a few signatures are uneven. Boston: John Jewett, 1858. Very good(+) Henson's life provided the inspiration for the character in Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. This is the expanded version of Henson's memoir, first published in 1849. Henson worked on a plantation in Montgomery County, MD. A fascinating story of ante-bellum Maryland, the underground..... More
An Answer to Three Scurrilous Pamphlets, Entitled The Jockey Club. The Second Edition.
London: J.S. Jordan. 119 pages. 12mo, recased in new blue paper wrapper; some light foxing throughout. London: J.S. Jordan, (1792, as indicated in advertisement at back page). Second edition. A very good copy. More
The Diary of John Evelyn.
London: Clarendon, 1955. Edited by E.S. de Beer. 6 volumes, 8vo, blue cloth, small repair on bottom of spine of volume 4, blind stamp of the Oxford Press on the front cover. d.w. Osford: Clarendon Press, 1955. Light foxing, still a near fine set in very good dust wrappers. More
Acts Passed by the Legislature of the State of Vermont, at their October Session, 1828.
Woodstock: Rufus Colton, 1828. 72 pages. Slim 8vo, recased in new green paper while preserving original wrappers inside; original covers reinforced with heavier paper, some foxing throughout. Woodstock: Rufus Colton, 1828. A very good copy. More
Acts Passed by the Legislature of the State of Vermont, at their October Session, 1827.
Woodstock: D. Watson. 102 pages. Slim 8vo, recased in new green paper wrapper; edges of pages chipped, curled and toned, but text unaffected, some foxing throughout. Woodstock: D. Watson, (no date, c. 1828). A very good(-) copy. More
Acts Passed by the Legislature of the State of Vermont, at their October Session, 1826.
Bennington: Darius Clarke, 1826. 112 pages. Slim 8vo, recased in new green paper while preserving original wrappers inside; edges of covers and pages chipped and toned. some foxing throughout. Bennington: Darius Clarke, 1826. A very good(-) copy. More
Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette. Delivered at the Request of Both Houses of the Congress of the United States, Before Them, in the House of Representatives at Washington, On the 31st December, 1834.
Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. 94 pages. 8vo, recased in new green paper wrapper; some foxing and toning throughout. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. A very good copy. More
Nicholas & Alexandra
New York: Atheneum, 1967. Photo illustrations. 613pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1967. First Edition. Fine. Pristine copy, signed by Massie on the title page. More
The Death Of A President; November 20-November 25, 1963.
New York: Harper, 1967. Maps. 710pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. . New York: Harper & Row, (1967). First Edition. Fine. Pristine copy, signed by Manchester on the title page. More
Blue Movie: A Film
New York: Grove, 1970. Complete Dialogue with over 100 photos. Slim 16mo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Grove Press, (1970). First Edition. Fine. Signed by Warhol in felt tipped pen on the title page, and initialed on the following page. This was the first film to depict explicit sex and it inaugurated he "Golden Age of Porn" More