The French Quarter; An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld.
New York: Knopf, 1936. Illus. 462pp.+ 16 page index. 8vo, original 1/2 black cloth with pictorial boards, edge of corners worn, otherwise very good. New York: Knopf, 1936.
NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans and Bayou Country
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).
The Color of Loss; An Intimate Portrait of New Orleans after Katrina
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.
Grace King; A Southern Destiny
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1983. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1983). Fine.
Dr. Sevier
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.
Lost New Orleans.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. Over 185 Illus. 4to, black cloth, d.w. chipped. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980.
New Orleans As It Was; Episodes of Louisiana Life
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.
Historical Sketch Book and Guide to New Orleans and Environs
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...
The New Orleans Cookbook; Creole, Cajun, and Louisiana French Recipes, Past and Present
New York: Knopf, 1975. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. chipped and repaired. New York: Knopf, 1975.
New Orleans, Yesterday and Today, A Guide to the City
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1984. Illus. 12mo, pictorial boards. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1984). Fine.
The New Orleans Cabildo; Colonial Louisiana's First City Government, 1769-1803
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1996). Very good.
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.
Sustaining New Orleans; Literature, Local Memory, and the Fate of a City
New York: Routledge, 2006. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. New York: Routledge, (2006). Near Fine.
Costumes of the Latin Quarter
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...
Sherwood Anderson & Other Famous Creoles: A Gallery of Contemporary New Orleans.
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...
When Waters Meet.
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."
A Narrative of the Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans under Generals Ross, Pakenham, and Lambert, in the Years 1814 and 1815; with some Account of the Countries Visited.
London: John Murray, 1821. 8vo, contemporary calf, spine worn, edges of corners lightly worn, scattered light foxing. London: John Murray, 1821. First Edition.
The Secret Gardens of Vieux Carre; The Historic French Quarter of New Orleans
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).
The Manhattaner in New Orleans; or, Phases of "Crescent City" Life
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.
The Capture of New Orleans 1862
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1995. Illus. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1995). Book Club Edition. Very good.
Creole Sketches
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924. Ed. by Charles Woodward Hutson. Illus. by the author. 12mo, red cloth, spine ends worn, edges of corners rubbed and bumped. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924.
Historical Sketchbook and Guide to New Orleans and Environs
New York: Coleman, 1885. Illustrated with many original engravings, and separate folding map. Small 8vo, stiff maroon wrappers (faded); covers detached; spine worn. New York: Will H. Coleman, 1885. First Edition. Rare ephemeral piece. Of 1000 copies, 500 were re-bound for a re-issue. This first state does not have Hearn's name at the foot of p. 299. The map, which is often missing from copies is in good condition, and the whole is preserved in a maroon half leather slipcase.
In Old New Orleans
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.
New Orleans in the Gilded Age; Politics and Urban Progress, 1880-1896
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).
Jewell's Crescent City Illustrated; The Commerical, Social , Political and General History of New Orleans,
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.