New York: George Ackerman, 1856. Color Lithograph. Image measures 7" x 7.5". This lovely 1856 map of the Lew Chew or Loochoo or the Ryukyu Islands of Japan located between Japan and Taiwan or Formosa. Okinawa Island, the largest of the island chain is labeled here as Great Lew Chew Island. Extends from Kuchinoshima to Yonaguni of the Miyakojima group of islands. The map notes topography and identifies islands, points, bays, and other topographic features. This map appeared in Francis... More about Great Lew Chew and its dependencies

Paris: Dentu, 1807. Illustrated with one folding map of Silesia, colored in outline, drawn by Lapie, and engraved by B. Tardieu. Translated from the English by J. Dupuy. [4], iv, 421 pages. 8vo, contemporary calf-backed plain boards. Paris: Dentu, 1807. First French edition. A near fine clean copy. First French edition of Adams's very extensive correspondence with his brother, Thomas Boyleston Adams, comprising a travel journal of considerable interest, written during Adams's stint at the Prussian court as U.S. Minister..... More about Lettres sur la Silesie, ecrites en 1800 et 1801, durant le cours d'un voyage fait dans cette...

London: National Gallery, 2006. Many color plates. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (London: National Gallery, 2006). Fine Exhibition catalogue. More about Americans in Paris, 1860-1900

London: R.H. Evans, 1810. Title page vignette. xxviii, 352pp. Short 8vo, handsomely bound in 19th century tan polished calf (a bit rubbed); marbled page edges. London: Printed for R.H. Evans, 1810. A New Edition with Additions and Corrections, and a Supplement by R. H. Evans. A work first published in 1772, by the Scottish physician and author, the brother of Anna Letitia Barbauld. "Aikin is better known as a man of letters than as a physician. His elegant scholarship gave... More about Essays on Song-Writing; with a Collection of Such English Songs as Are Most Eminent for Poetical...

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1897. Frontispiece portrait. 8 volumes, slim 8vo, 3/4 red morocco, ornately gilt spines, marbled boards, top edges gilt. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, Riverside Press, (1897). Very good (+). Small inscription on front fly-leaf. More about The Writings of Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Boston: Loring, 1868. 8vo, original embossed green cloth, spine title in gilt. Boston: Loring, (1868). First Edition.; First state with "Fame and Fortune" announced for December, and Dick standing alone on the engraved half-title. Good copy of a book frequently found in deplorable condition. The book is cocked; minor blistering and staining on covers; repair to inner front hinge; pencillled bibliographic notes on endpaper, but altogether attractive. More about Ragged Dick; Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks

London. View. Engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 12" x 15.75". Hunt scene engraved by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851), circa 1820. Light scattered foxing in the margins. More about Fox Hunting: Digging out

London: The Bodley Head, 1961. 256 pages. 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper is price-clipped but still very good (+). London: The Bodley Head, (1961). Very good (+). Story of a young girl's life in St. Petersburg. More about Tomorrow Will Come

New York: Basic Books, 1979. In Collaboration with Carol Cosman. Illustrated. 285pp. Tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Basic Books, (1979). Very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about A Lion For Love: A Critical Biography of Stendhal

Milwaukee: American Publishing Co., 1890. Birds-Eye view. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 26.5" x 39.25". Great birds-eye view panorama of Helena Montana. The detailed pictogram style street plan is surrounded by an inset panoramic view of the east side of Lenox and Corbin and 16 notable buildings including Ketchum, DeNoielle & Co., Nick Kesslers Brewery, the private residence of W.E. Cox, Hotel Helena, Merchants National Bank, Northern Pacific Repair shops, Round House and surroundings, Wallace-Thornburgh Lumber Co., Helena Daily Journal, Journal... More about Perspective Map of the City of Helena, Mont. Capital of State, County Seat of Lewis & Clarke Co

Kentucky: Ancient Age Distilling Co. Poster. Original Serigraph. Measures 22" x 13.75". This vintage c.1968 Mardi Gras parade schedule was published by Ancient Age Distilling Co. of Frankfort, Kentucky. Lists schedule from Saturday, February 17 to Tuesday, February 27. The first parade listed for February 17 is the Pandora, Mecca and Helios. The parades listed for the last day, February 27 include the Fast Walking Club, Rex, Comus, and Zulu Parade. The poster promotes the Ancient Age Bourbon whiskey "If... More about Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1990. Illustrated, mostly in color. 327 pages. Tall 4to, stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: The Brooklyn Museum in association with Hudson Hills Press, (1990). First softcover edition. Gift inscription, possibly from the author, otherwise a fine copy. With a contribution by Helena E. Wright. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title, organized by the Brooklyn Museum in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. More about Albert Bierstadt: Art & Enterprise