C. L. R. James; The Artist as Revolutionary
London: Verso, 1988. 197pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. with a few small tears, inner flaps of d.w. creased, back cover of cloth lightly soiled. London: Verso, (1988). First Edition. More
AMERICANA RARE
Old England and New England, in a Series of Views Taken on the Spot.
Philadelphia: A. Hart, 1853. Folding table. 2 Vols. in one. 12mo, original maroon blind-stamped cloth, spine ends worn, corners bumped, foxing throughout. Philadelphia: A. Hart, 1853. Author travelled to Boston, New York City, Washington, and Philadelphia. Alfred Bunn was a leading manager of London theaters. He also writes several chapters on the theater in the United States and England. More
The Last Confession, Prayers and Meditations of Lieuten.
1682. John Stern delivered by him on the Cart immediately before his Execution, to Dr. Burnet. Together with the Last Confession of George Borsky...and at the Place of their execution which was in the Pall-Mall, on the Tenth of March, in the same place in which they had murthered Thomas Thynn, Esquire, the Twelfth of February before, 1681/2. 28pp. 4to, modern wrappers.; (foxing). London: Richard Chiswell, 1682. Thomas Thynne was a member of parliament who was a supporter of the..... More
Burt's Illustrated Guide of the Connecticut Valley
Springfield: New England Publishing, 1866. Folding map of Connecticut River Valley. Plates, several in color. Text engravings. 235pp. + ads. 8vo, original brown cloth, cloth lightly soiled, spine ends worn, map repaired with tape on the blank side. Springfield: New England Publishing, 1866. First Edition. Guidebook to the Connecticut River Valley from Connecticut, through Massachusetts, north to New Hampshire and Vermont. More
Lake George and Lake Champlain, from Their First Discovery to 1759
New York: Putnam, 1869. 3 original mounted photographs, 5 folding maps, Illus. 12mo, original green cloth, edges of corners bumped and worn. New York: Putnam, 1869. More
Generations in Black and White; Photographs by Carl Van Vechten from the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection.
Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1993. Many photo illus. 4to, purple cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. Athens: University of Georgia Press, (1993). Laid in is an inscribed card from the editor to Harry Belafonte. More
A Manual on the Origin and Development of Washington
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1939. Many Illus. xi, 365pp. 4to, blue cloth, spine ends and edges of corners rubbed, otherwise very good. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1939. First Edition Presentation copy. 75th Congress, 3d Session. Senate Document No. 178. More
A Year of Costa Rican Natural History
New York: Macmillan, 1917. Frontis. in color, many b/w illus. xix, 577pp. 8vo, blue cloth, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Macmillan, 1917. First Edition. More
Letter from George W. Campbell, Esq., Late Secretary of the Treasury, to the Chairman of the Committee
Washington: Roger C. Weightman, 1815. Appointed to Inquire into the Causes and Particulars of the invasion of the City of Washington, and the neighboring town of Alexandria, in the month of August last. 12pp. 8vo, modern 1/2 calf, spine worn, text lightly browned, page margins uncut. Washington: Roger C. Weightman, 1815. First Edition Shaw & Shoemaker 36277. More
The Lives of the Chief Justices of England. From the Norman Conquest till the Death of Lord Mansfield
Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea, 1853. 2 vols. Thick 8vo, original black blind-stamped cloth, pencil annotations in margins and a small amount of underlining in vol. II, spine ends worn and repaired on both vols. Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea, 1853. More
The Diary of a Forty-Niner
New York: Morgan Shepard, 1906. Map. xiii, (9), 231pp. 8vo, original 1/2 red cloth with pictorial boards, edges of corners lightly worn, otherwise very good. New York: Morgan Shepard, 1906. First Edition "The diary was kept by Alfred T. Jackson, a pioneer California miner, from May 18, 1850 to June 17, 1852." Graff 571. Cowan, p. 104. Howes C-111. More
History of California, from Its Discovery to the Present Time; Comprising also a full description of its
Boston: John P. Jewett, 1854. Climate...Towns...Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, Mining &c. With a Journal of the Voyage from New York, via Nicaragua, to San Francisco, and Back via Panama. xi, 356pp. 12mo, original brown cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped. Boston: John P. Jewett, 1854. First Edition. This copy lacks the folding map. Contains two chapters on San Francisco and two chapters on gold mines and miners. Howes C-127. Graff 580. Cowan p. 104..... More
Letters on the Colonization Society; With a View of the Probable Results,
Philadelphia: Young, 1832. Under the Following Heads: The Origin of the Society, Increase of the Coloured Population; Manumission of Slaves in this country... 28pp. 8vo, modern wrappers, lacks maps, light foxing throughout, light dampstain to title page, (Philadelphia): Young, Printer, 1832. Third Edition, Enlarged and Improved. Two of Mathew Carey's published letters are on Liberia's American colonists and the climate and commerce in Liberia. More
The Wonderlands of the Wild West, with Sketches of the Mormons
Privately Printed, 1891. Illus. 346, (2)pp. 8vo, brown cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn. N.p.: Privately Printed, 1891. First Edition The author was the chairman of the United States Commission for Utah, under the anti-polygamy laws of Congress, and for nearly seven years a member of the Commission. Despite the title, this work is almost entirely on Utah and the Mormons. More
The Wonderlands of the Wild West, with Sketches of the Mormons
Privately Printed, 1891. Illus. 346, (2)pp. 8vo, blue cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, corners bumped, cloth soiled, some plates dampstained in top margins, small bump to left edge of back cover, tear in front flyleaf repaired, inner hinge strengthened. N.p.: Privately Printed, 1891. First Edition The author was the chairman of the United States Commission for Utah, under the anti-polygamy laws of Congress, and for nearly seven years a member of the Commission. Despite the title, this..... More
Contributions to American Archaeology. Volume IV, Nos. 20 to 23
Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1937. Illus. 217pp. 4to, green cloth, front cover warped and lightly soiled, corners bumped. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1937. First Edition Contains the following: No. 20. Smith, A. Ledyard. Structure A-XVIII, Uaxactun. No. 21. Beyer, Herman. Studies on the Inscriptions of Chichen Itza. No. 22. Thompson, J. Eric. A New Method of Deciphering Yucatecan Dates with Special Reference to Chichen Itza. No. 23. Kempton, J. H. and Popenoe, Wilson. Teosinte in Guatemala. Report of..... More
Memoirs of the Hon. Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State, Vice-President, and President of the United States of America;; Containing a concise history of those states, from the acknowledgment of their independence. With a view of the rise and progress of French influence and French principles in that country
New York: Privately Printed, 1809. First edition of Carpenter's privately printed, anonymously published Federalist attack on Jefferson, apparently suppressed and subsequently very scarce. 2 volumes. iv, 404; ii, 434 pages. 8vo, rebound in recent tan polished calf with red & black spine labels (ownership bookplate on pastedown with owner's initials stamped at foot of spines. [New York]: Printed for the Purchasers, 1809. First edition. Expected light toning and foxing; spines sunned, still a very good(+) copy. South Carolina journalist and..... More
Original "In Memoriam" albumen print cabinet photograph, mounted, 4 1/4 inches x 6 1/2 inches,
Bowie: T. H. Carpenter. by noted Texas photographer, Thomas H. Carpenter, whose imprint appears on the mount. The image depicts a shoulder-up studio image of a young man set into a photographic floral-wreath background. Bowie, Texas, n.d., circa 1892. Very good Thomas H. Carpenter's first gallery was opened in New Orleans in 1865. By 1876, he operated out of Sherman, Texas and advertised that he sold affordable custom portraits. In 1892, the Texas Gazette newspaper listed Carpenter as a photographer..... More
Journal of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, during His Visit to Canada in 1776, as One of the Commissioners from Congress;
New York: Arno Press, 1969. With a Memoir and Notes by Brantz Mayer. Illus. 110pp. 8vo, rebound in full red morocco with gilt decorations, spine faded from sun exposure, edges of corners rubbed. (New York: Arno Press, 1969). Very good Facsimile of the Baltimore, 1876 edition. More
4 on Custer by Carroll
The Guidon Press, 1976. Illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund. 50pp. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth. N.p.: The Guidon Press, (1976). Limited First Edition. Near Fine One of 100 numbered cloth bound copies. Signed by the author and illustrator. Inscribed a second time by the author on the front flyleaf. Four studies on George Armstrong Custer. More
Crime in Ink
New York: Scribner, 1929. Illus., mostly facsimiles. vi, 296pp. 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, small area of light soiling to margin of page 37. New York: Scribner's 1929. First Edition Crime cases of handwriting expert David N. Carvalho. Claire Carvalho based the text on detailed conversations with her father. More
As Sete Portas Da Bahia
Sao Paulo: Martins, 1962. Illustrated by the author. Introduction by Jorge Amado. 331 pages with Text in Portuguese. Large 8vo, green cloth with original stiff pictorial wrappers bound in. Sao Paulo: Martins (1962). First Edition. Gift inscription on halftitle and pPages 23-38 have pencil underlining to the text and extensive pencil annotation in the margins. The pages with illustrations have not been underlined or annotated. Otherwise very good. More
Urnas de Oaxaca
Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, S. E. P., 1952. 527 Illus., six in color. 389pp. Small folio, blue cloth, d.w. chipped, torn, lightly soiled, and dampstained, cloth covers warped, head of cloth spine faded, edges of cloth corners lightly worn, pages throughout are slightly wavy. Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, S. E. P., 1952. Limited First Edition Text in Spanish. More
New Orleans As It Was; Episodes of Louisiana Life
New Orleans: L. Graham, 1905. Illus. iv, 350pp. Small 8vo, original gray cloth, spine and endpapers lightly soiled. New Orleans: L. Graham, 1905. Second Edition. On life in antebellum Louisiana. Howes C-225. More
Our Temple: The Fatherland, Our Faith: Justice
Habana: Editorial en Marcha, 1961. 27pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. wrs. very lightly soiled. (El Habana: Editorial en Marcha), 1961. Speech given at the closing session of the "Young Rebels Students Convention" on March 27, 1961. More