Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Pach, NY. Photograph. 6" x 4". Imprinted on the mount. Photograph of poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. from c. 1880. Corners bumped, some scuffs. More
Pach, NY. Photograph. 6" x 4". Imprinted on the mount. Photograph of poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. from c. 1880. Corners bumped, some scuffs. More
Standing Rock: 1875. Partly printed military document signed, (6th Infantry), seven months before Little Big Horn, 16.75 x 10.75 inches, Standing Rock, [Nov. 1, 1875], "A Statement Of Forage and Straw Issued to and Consumed by the Public Animals under my direction at Standing Rock, Dakota Territory, during the month of October, 1875," for transient animals from Fort Rice, signed by Captain and Commander of Post James S. Poland, an officer who served under Major Reno at the Little Big..... More
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
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. Illustrated in black and white. 583 pages, small 4to, grey cloth backed boards, dust wrapper. Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2005). A fine copy in near fine dust wrapper. More
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
New York: Oxford University Press, 1966. 249pp. 8vo, tan cloth, edgeworn d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1966. Cloth edges a bit toned, still a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: National Gallery, 2006. Many color plates. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (London: National Gallery, 2006). Fine Exhibition catalogue. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1987. Illustrated throughout, in color and black & white. Slim 4to, green boards, d.w. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1987). First American edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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
New York: 1805. Rare autographed document signed by members of the Albany & Schenectady Turnpike Company ordering treasurer Barent Bleeker to make payment for the stones needed to construct the turnpike. Signatories include George Ramsay, Roswell Marsh, and George Flower as well as Revolutionary War heroes Elisha Putnam and John Lansing Jr. Two pages on aged, folded paper with signed notation of receipt on verso. Measures 6 x 8 inches. New York, September 11, 1805 and September 23, 1805. More
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
Rome: Abete, 1981. Presented by Dominco Petochi. Extensively illustrated, most in color. 250pp., 4o, green cloth, lightly rubbed d.w. , flexible board slipcase. Roma: Abete, (1981). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. With the brief English softcover enclosure. More
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
12mo. 8vo, cloth (a bit soiled). Boston, 1883. More
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
London: Ben. Brooks, 1839. View (set of four). Aquatint with original hand coloring. Each page measures 14" x 16". Beautiful set of four aquatints depicting the first steeple-chase race on record. Plate I is titled "Ipswich, the Watering-place behind the Barracks", Plate II "The large field near Biles's Corner", Plate III "The last field near Nacton Heath" and Plate IV "Nacton Church and Village". Unusual for depicting night scenes, these four plates were published in "A Monthly Chronicle of The..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1968. 256 pages. 8vo, white pictorial boards, d.w. (spine sunned and ends chipped; price-clipped). New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1968. A very good(+) copy in a poor dust wrapper Story of a young girl's life in St. Petersburg. More
Madrid: Miguel Guijarro, 1877. 593 pages with text in Spanish. 8vo, leather backed marbled boards; edges worn; original colored pictorial wrappers bound-in. Madrid: Miguel Guijarro, 1877. Fourth Spanish edition, translated from the French, and augmented to include La Cocina Espanola. More
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
American Antiquarian Society, 1836. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 15" x 16.25". Page measures 16.75" x 17". This beautiful map shows the locations of Native American tribes throughout the United States in Canada. Areas are color-coded by tribe and include Eskimo, Athapascas, Algonquin-Lenape, Iroquois, Cherokees, Creek, Choctaw, Sioux, Black Feet, and Pawnee. However, this harmonious appearance obscures a much more troubled history. Distinguishing between 1600 in the east and 1800 in the west, the map speaks to..... More
Boston: 1880. Pocket Map. Color lithograph. Page measures 27 x 21.75 inches. Pocket map of Boston, Massachusetts beautifully depicts the city of Boston and 6 mile surround including Chelsea, Arlington and Brookline. Shows the original shore line in red and the burnt district in 1872. City blocks, streets, railway lines and suburbs are noted. The map is in good condition with wear along original folds in a unlabeled brown buckram case. Overall, a beautiful and rare map detailed plan of..... More
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
Mexico City: 1847. 1 page, 17 x 11 inches, (Mexico City), April 4, 1847. Handsome official document signed "P.M. Anaya" with a flourish, conferring the rank of Captain on a soldier. Stamps and official notations on verso. Tape stains in the top and bottom margins; partial tearing along the folds. Very good(-) condition. More
London: Richard Bentley, 1860. Translated by Mrs. Bushby. Thin 8vo, 3/4 black leather over marbled boards, marbled end-papers & edges, red spine label & elaborate gilt designs. London: Richard Bentley, 1860. Fine. First edition of this elegantly bound book of fairy-tales with a charming feminine bookplate from 1906. More
Nottingham: Djanogly Art Gallery, 1997. Numerous Illus., mostly in color. 96pp. 4to, pictorial wrappers. (Nottingham): Djanogly Art Gallery, (1997). Fine Exhibition catalogue. More
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