New Orleans
New Orleans: Louisiana Press, 1980. Many color photo Illus. by Bernard Hermann. 4to, red boards, d.w. New Orleans: Louisiana Press, (1980). Very good. More
New Orleans: Louisiana Press, 1980. Many color photo Illus. by Bernard Hermann. 4to, red boards, d.w. New Orleans: Louisiana Press, (1980). Very good. More
Illus. 8vo, cloth; (cloth dampstained, otherwise very good). Louisiana State UP, (1957). Presentation copy. More
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 2012. Translated from the French by Gordon M. Sayre. Frontispiece, black & white illustrations. xii, 455 pages. 8vo, black boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (2012). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Paris: Chez Cl. J. B. Bauche, 1753. Composes sur les Memoires de M. Dumont, par M. L. L. M. Folding map of Louisiana. 6 folding plates, 3 of which have two illustrations. 2 volumes. 16mo, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spines with leather labels, very light foxing to some pages, mostly to margins, not affecting plates or map, one plate of trees lightly soiled, ex libris with old library rubberstamp on margins of title pages and one other margin in..... More
New Orleans: Pelican, 1926. Drawn by W.M. Spratling and Arranged by William Faulkner. Thin 8vo, green boards; darker green printed label. New Orleans: The Pelican Bookshop, (1926). First Edition. Of an edition of 250 copies this is number 15 of about 50, signed on the flyleaf by Spratling, and with some of plates hand tinted by him. Spratling has added a presentation on the dedication page to author Kenneth Roberts, whose ex-libris is on the endpaper. The very delicate binding..... More
New York: Random House, 1968. Edited by Carvel Collins. 139 pages. Slim 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Random House, (1968). Reprint. Remainder marks on bottom edge, else a very good copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (2001). Fine. More
New York: John F. Fleming. Proclamation of the Louisiana Purchase signed by Jefferson and Madison with the Seal of the United States. Facsimiles. 54pp. 4to, pr. wrs. New York: John F. Fleming, n.d., circa 1976. Near Fine Auction catalogue. Several documents described in this catalogue were by or to George Washington. More
Vol. XXII, No. 5. Saturday, November 3, 1810. folio, 4pp. 5 columns per page. Portsmouth: [William Treadwell], 1810. Contains printing of the Declaration of Independence of West Florida. "...he (Ferdinand VII of Spain) has endeavored to pervert into an engine of destruction, by encouraging, in the most persidious manner, the violation of ordinances sanctioned and established by himself as the law of the land. Being thus left without any hope of protection from the mother country, by being betrayed by..... More
New Orleans: Librairie Francaise Ad. Redmond. Illus. 48pp. 18mo, pr. wrs., spine newly rebacked, corners of wrappers chipped, wrappers soiled, pages throughout are age-toned, page 11 with a small amount of pencil annotations in margins, several pages creased in lower right corners margins, several pages with a small amount of chipping to bottom margins. Nouvelle-Orleans: Librairie Francaise Ad. Redmond, n.d., circa 1900. More
Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1904. Many plates, a few in color, including color map. xxii, 500pp. 8vo, publisher's 3/4 brown morocco with gilt spine, head of spine lightly worn, otherwise very good. Philadelphia: George Barrie, (1904). First Edition The History of North America, volume VIII. More
London: John Murray, 1821. 8vo, contemporary calf, spine worn, edges of corners lightly worn, scattered light foxing. London: John Murray, 1821. First Edition. More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1976. 12mo, brown cloth. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1976). Fine Colorful Mayor of New York under the Tweed period. In 1849 he was admitted to the New Orleans bar. More
New York: harper, 1889. 8vo, terra cotta pictorial cloth, N.Y.: Harper, 1889. First Edition. A bright copy, with a neat old ownership signature, and very slight wear at the extremes of the spine & corners. More
New York: harper, 1889. 8vo, terra cotta pictorial cloth, N.Y.: Harper, 1889. First Edition. The binding is slightly dulled, and the book has a slight lean. More
Jackson: University of Mississippi Press, 1983. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs., some pages creased in upper right corner margins. Jackson: University of Mississippi, (1983). Very good. More
maps. xvi, 412pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Random House, (2006). First Edition. Fine Inscribed by the author to Kitty Carlisle Hart, " for Kitty, one of New Orleans' greatest. With love and Admiration Jed". Also laid in is a unsigned note to Kitty Carlisle Hart from the author presenting this work to her. More
maps. 476pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, (1971). More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1969. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. slightly chipped, lightly soiled, and rubbed. (Baton Rouge): Louisiana State University Press, (1969). More
illus. 461pp. 8vo, cloth. New York, 1933. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1985. Illus. 461pp. 8vo, full red leather, gilt decoration. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1985). Fine. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1933. Illus. 461pp. 8vo, red cloth, bottom of spine lightly worn, corners bumped, some lettering on spine rubbed. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1933). Signed by the author. More
New Orleans: 1873. Including Biographical Sketches of its Distinguished Citizens, Together with a Map and a General Stranger's Guide. Folding Street Map of New Orleans. Many engravings. Small folio, original green cloth, head of spine lightly worn, blank side of map and some page margins crudely repaired with tape. New Orleans, 1873. First Edition. Many of the engravings depict commercial buildings and important non-commercial buildings in New Orleans. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Illustrated in black and white. xviii, 219 pages. 8vo, brick red cloth-backed boards, d.w. (few small stains). New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1925. Musical notations, text Illus. 183pp. 4to, decorated red cloth, edges of bottom corners lightly worn and bumped, paper label on spine chipped with loss of one letter, otherwise very good. New York: Albert and Charles Boni, (1925). First Edition. Negro work songs, street cries and spirituals from Louisiana. Work p. 433. More
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