New York: A. Wittemann. Thoroughly illustrated in pasted b/w photographs. Unpaginated. Oblong 4to, purple wrappers with pictorial inlay bound by red string tie (edges severely toned and chipped). Brooklyn: A. Wittemann, (undated, circa 1850). A very good(-) copy of this scarce title. More
1966. Striking photo shows Armstrong in a full space suit, during his weight and balance tests in preparation for his Gemini VIII Flight March 15th 1966. Inscribed in blue ink "Best wishes to Inero Swenson - Neil Armstrong" over his space suit. 8" x 10" black and white photograph circa 1966. Backstamp: Cape Kennedy, Florida, 3/8/66. In very good condition with archival walnut frame - outside dimensions of frame; 11 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), American Astronaut..... More
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Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen. Octavo bird print. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 6 1/4" x 9 7/8" Hand colored lithograph depicting a male Greenshank, with a view of St. Augustine, Florida and the Spanish fort in the background. From the First Royal Octavo edition, circa 1842. John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American naturalist, painter and ornithologist who did extensive field work studying birds before painting them. Please visit our gallery for more Audubon prints... More
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2010. Illustrated with a handful of b/w images. 240 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed red boards, d.w. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, (2010). Fourth Printing. A near fine copy in a very good wrapper--light scratches to center of front panel, minor scuffing to edges. More
Paris: Didot, 1758. Map. Copper plate engraving. Paris: Didot, 1758. Image measures 8 3/4" x 12" Beautiful early map of the Louisiana Territory, issued by French cartographer Nicolas Bellin for "L'Histoire Generales des Voyages." Centered on the Mississippi River, the map extends from New Mexico to the southern Atlantic coast, and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. Published during the French and Indian War, the map denotes many indigenous tribes, as well as French settlements and forts..... More
New York: Julius Bien & Co., 1895. Map. Color lithograph. Sheet measures 18 1/2" x 29 1/2" This map appeared as Plate CXLVI in "The Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865. Northern and central Florida are displayed, extending as far north as Jacksonville and as far south as Clearwater Harbor. An inset map of southern Florida is included in the lower left corner. The map is highly detailed, with cities, rivers, towns, post..... More
Lake Wales: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2008. Color and b/w Illus. Thin 4to, pr. wrs. Lake Wales: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, (2008). Fine One of 500 copies. More
color illus. 4to, pr. wrs. Sarasota: Pineapple Press, (1992). vg Presentation copy. More
Selections from the writings of Peter Matthiessen. Essay by John G. Mitchell. Edited, with an introduction by Paul Brooks. Illustrated throughout with color photos, full and double-page. 143 pages. Small folio, blue cloth, edge worn d.w. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1970. A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. Small neat inscription on fly leaf. More
Nurenberg: Homann Heirs. Map. Original engraving with hand coloring. Nurenberg: Homann Heirs, circa 1740. Image measures 22 3/4" x 19 1/4" Striking composite map of Spanish colonial America, made after Pierre-Francois-Xavier de Charlevoix's publication "Histoire de L'Isle Espanole ou de S. Domingue" and pertaining to the current state of the war, which in 1740 was waged between the English and the Spanish. Text in Latin reads "Map of the Islands of America and several mainland territories situated opposite these islands..... More
illus. 212pp. 12mo, cloth. n.p.: The Drew Press, (1919). First edition. Andrew Turnbull founded New Smyrna in 1766. Crops were raised by indentured Greeks who were to receive 50 acres after seven years of service. Governor Partick Tonyn disbanded the colony in 1776 due to political opposition from Turnbull. More
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002. With b/w photos throughout. 237 pages. Short, oblong 4to, rust boards, d.w. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, (2002). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1975. Color photo illustrations. 123 pages. Small folio, brown cloth, price-clipped d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1975. Gift inscription, else a fine copy in near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Norton, 1988. Illustrated. 399pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.. New York: W. W. Norton, 1988. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Pettigrew: Cloudland.net, 2000. Illustrated with color photos. 128 pages. Pettigrew, AR: Cloudland.net, (2000). A fine copy in a near fine wrapper, slight scuffing to rear cover. Signed by author on endpaper. More
West Palm Beach: IRC Promotions Inc., 2008. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. 343 pages. 4to, red leatherette boards with gold lettering, edgeworn/torn dust wrapper. West Palm Beach: IRC Promotions Inc., (2008). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Three lives...one woman...Dames Celia Lipton Farris. 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 York: C. S. Van Winkle, 1821. 226pp. + publisher's ad page. 8vo, contemporary calf, spine and edges of corners worn, covers rubbed, light browning to pages throughout. a few later single word annotations in margin, lacks map, old library bookplate on pastedown, inner hinge strengthened. New York: C. S. Van Winkle, 1821. First Edition. "...map not issued in all copies..." Howes F-243. A guide for the settlement of East Florida. The author was promoting the Forbes Purchase of over..... More
Society of Paper Money Collectors, 1967. Many Illus. 103pp. 4to, purple cloth, back cover lightly soiled, otherwise very good. N.p.: Society of Paper Money Collectors, (1967). First Edition. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1948. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth (small area of wear on top edge of back cover, otherwise very good). Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1948). first edition. Signed by both authors. More
New York: Random House, 2008. Illustrated in black and white. xx, 338 pages. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (2008). Remainder mark on low page edge. Fine in a fine dust wrapper. Biography of Jacques le Moyne de Morgues. More
Pompano Beach: L & M Graphics, 1980. Map. Offset lithograph with hand coloring. Sheet measures 22 3/4" x 34 3/4" Illustrated bird's eye view of the Coconut Grove neighborhood in Miami, surrounded by border panels of historical vignettes. Streets and major landmarks are labeled, with each building rendered in detail. A large cartouche offers some history of the neighborhood and its early culture. In very good condition, with some minor staining and tiny nicks to edges. Ursula Hendedahl Hughs painted..... More
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1857. (Bound with): Irving, Washington. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West. Digested from His Journal... 2 Vols. in one. 12mo, contemporary 3/4 red calf, gilt spine, spine dampstained, light foxing to some margins. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1857. The Conquest of Florida was "Compiled from Herrera, Garcilaso de la Vega and the narrative of the gentleman of Elvas." Howes I-80. Washington Irving writes of "Explorations and..... More
Amsterdam: 1647. Map. Engraving with original coloring. Image measures 15 1/8 x 19 3/4 inches. Beautiful early map of the south eastern coast of the United States, from the Chesapeake Bay to northern Florida. The coat of arms of French and English Colonial interests identifying the regional control. Six indigenous people with elaborate tattoos surround the title cartouche. Brittle with repairs with original coloring some loss to waves below ship. Jan Jansson was part of an influential family of map..... More
Charleston: Arcadia, 2002. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos. 128 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. (Charleston): Arcadia, (2002). A near fine copy. More
The book came and what a treasure, thank you! It was autographed on one of the early pages by the author, to the famous British writer Rebecca West. I like this author, James Milne, and am thrilled to have a book autographed by him, and to someone like Rebecca West, too! One never knows what one will find in an old book!
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