London: Murray, 1827. 385 pages, 12mo, 3/4 brown calf, marbled boards, red leather spine label. Heraldic bookplate, previous owners small neat signature on title page. Page "B", first page of text, has been repaired with no loss of text. London: John Murray. Third Edition. Corrected and Revised. Very good(+). More
Barre: Barre Publishers, 1972. Many photo Illus. by George Francois Mugnier. Oblong 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. torn and chipped, corners of cloth bumped. Barre: Barre Publishers, (1972). More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. Many color photo Illus. by Dan Burkholder. 119pp. Oblong 4to, burgundy cloth, d.w. Austin: University of Texas Press, (2008). Very good. More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1983. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1983). Fine. More
Boston: James Osgood, 1885. 473pp. 12mo, blue decorated cloth, spine ends and edges of bottom covers rubbed. Boston: James Osgood, 1885. A novel set in New Orleans. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. Over 185 Illus. 4to, black cloth, d.w. chipped. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. More
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
New York: Will H. Coleman, 1885. Edited and Compiled by Several Leading Writers of the New Orleans Press. Plates. 324pp. 12mo, original brown cloth, lacks folding map, spine ends worn, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Will H. Coleman, 1885. First Edition, Second Issue. Engraved plates depict local architecture. Contributing writers include Lafcadio Hearn, Charles Gayarre, Alexander Walker, Charles E. Whitney and Marion A. Baker. "Map not issued in all copies." Howes C -574. Internally a bright, tight, clean copy. Also..... More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1984. Illus. 12mo, pictorial boards. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1984). Fine. More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1996). 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
New York: Routledge, 2006. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. New York: Routledge, (2006). Near Fine. More
Boston: Design Media Concepts Corporation, 1978. Poster. Offset lithograph. 27.5" x 22.5". In very good condition. Original exhibition poster for "Costumes of the Latin Quarter" at the Boston Center for the Arts. Art work by Erte with decorative text that reads "Woman As Fantasy". Romain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 %u2013 21 April 1990) was a Russian-born French artist and designer known by the pseudonym Erté. 20th-century artist and designer who flourished in an array of fields, including fashion, jewelry..... 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
Written En Route and Dedicated to the City of New Orleans. 4p. n.p. n.d. Inscribed by Field: "First published in the New Orleans papers in December 1908. Printed by the delegation (The Chicago Association of Commerce) after the return to Chicago." 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
Boston: Little Brown, 1993. Many color photo Illus. Square 4to, 1/2 green cloth, d.w., corners of boards bumped, many pages in the upper right corner margin are lightly creased. Boston: Little Brown, (1993). 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: Coleman, 1885. Illustrated with many original engravings, and separate folding map. Re-bound in library buckram.; library rubber-stamp on title page New York: Will H. Coleman, 1885. First Edition. Hern was one of the editors and contributed the article "The Scene of Cable's Romance". Second issue with Hearn's name he foot of p. 299. The map, which is often missing from copies is in good condition. 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
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
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
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. Illus. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1998). Fine. More
Baton Rouge: Claitor's Publishing, 1971. Illus. xv, 465pp. 8vo, orange cloth, some pages underlined in pencil, otherwise very good. Baton Rouge: Claitor's Publishing, 1971. More
Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1980. Frontis. 8vo, blue cloth, a few pages with pencil underlining, cloth lightly soiled. Boston: Twayne Publishers, (1980). Presentation copy. More
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