The Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue, St. James Place and Clifton Place.
Brooklyn: 1894. 96 pages, slim 8vo, original gilt-lettered rust cloth, light rubbing at the extremes. Brooklyn, N.Y. 1893-1894. A very good(+) copy. More
Brooklyn: 1894. 96 pages, slim 8vo, original gilt-lettered rust cloth, light rubbing at the extremes. Brooklyn, N.Y. 1893-1894. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Church of Gustavus Adolphus, 1940. Illustrated. 63 pages with text in English and Swedish. Slim 8vo, original blind-stamped blue cloth with gilt crest (spine ends worn; small stain in gutter of title page). New York: Church of Gustavus Adolphus, [1940]. First edition. A very good copy of thgis uncommon church history. More
Berlin: Distanz, 2011. Many black-and-white photographs. 327 pages, large, thick 4to, white pictorial flexible cloth. Berlin: Distanz, (2011). Near fine. Interview with Ai Weiwei in Chinese, German, and English. More
New York: Scribner, 1915. Numerous black & white photographic illustrations. 510 pages. Tall thick 8vo, gilt-lettered red cloth (edges of spine scuffed). New York: Scribner's. 1915. First Edition. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2015. Illustrated in color and black and white. 193 pages. 4to, tan cloth, d.w. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2015. Fine in a fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy. Previous owner gift inscription on the half title page. With contributions by Christopher S. Gray and photographs by Kenneth G. Grant. More
London: Orbis Publishing, 1982. Black & white photographic illustrations throughout. x, 389 pages. 8vo, black cloth, pictorial d.w. (slightly edgeworn, small scratch at the rear). London: Orbis Publishing, (1982). Small stain at the rear board, otherwise a fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Cover illustration by Robin Laurie. More
Brooklyn: Yewtree Press, 2006. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. 113pp. Oblong 8vo, white cloth, pictorial d.w. Brooklyn: Yewtree Press, (2006). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Brooklyn: Yewtree Press, 2006. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. 113pp. Oblong 8vo, white cloth, pictorial d.w. Brooklyn: Yewtree Press, (2006). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed by the artist opposite title page. More
New York: Random House, 1987. 221 pages, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (1987). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 214 pages, 8vo, black cloth dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Barbara with love, Louis." More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. 8vo blue cloth backed aqua boards, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. First Edition. Fine, Signed in full by Auchincloss on the flyleaf. More
The Mount Sinai Hospital, 1852-2002. Illustrated, 494pp, 8vo, cloth. New York: New York University Press, 2002. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed presentation copy. More
New York: Williams & Stevens, 1852. Lithograph, in antique frame, 26 3/4 x 34 3/4 inches. This dream like bird's eye view depicts New York City and Brooklyn in the mid 19th century. The perspective of Union Square, looking south from Union Square Park is unusual. Ships dot the rivers and the docks burst with activity. Bachmann has prominently featured the oval-shaped Union Square Park in the foreground, which had opened in 1839. Fashionable dwellings eventually circled the perimeter of..... More
New York: Harlem Commonwealth Council, 2003. With b/w photos throughout. 128 pages. Oblong 4to, black cloth, d.w. (New York: Harlem Commonwealth Council, 2003). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, slightly edgeworn and scuffed at front cover. More
New York: Author, 1954. Introduction by John Ross Delafield, LL.B. D.S.M. iv, 96 pages. Thin 8vo, yellow paper wrappers. New York, (1954). Covers detached but present, toned text block, some penciling. A good only copy. More
New York: 1902. 1 page, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, New York, January 14, 1902. Written by the president of the Long Island Railroad and New York City reformer to the business manager (later editor) of the Brooklyn Eagle, arranging free train passes for newspapermen, in part: "...I want you at all times not to hesitate to ask me for any transportation which you know will be a good business proposition for both of us..." Pale imprint of typewriter ink from..... More
New York: 1900. 1 page, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, New York, November 20, 1900. Written by the president of the Long Island Railroad and New York City reformer to the business manager (later editor) of the Brooklyn Eagle, in part: "...I shall take up the question of the publication of the Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company with the Secretary to-day. You are not only entitled to every reasonable consideration from us, but you will always get it..." Accompanied..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. 285 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Madrid: TF Editores, 2015. Illustrated with numerous black & white photographs. 128 pages with text in English. Slim oblong 4to, black cloth-packed pictorial boards. Madrid: TF Editores, (2015). First edition thus. A fine copy -- as new in the original shrinkwrap. "Powerful, lyrical and controversial, Alvin Baltrop's photographs are a groundbreaking exploration of clandestine gay culture in New York in the 1970s and 80s. During that era, the derelict warehouses beneath Manhattan's West Side piers became a lawless, forgotten part..... More
New York: Basic Books, 2000. Illustrated. 498 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Basic Books, (2000). More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1938. Vivid color frontispiece and illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings by the author. 261 pages. 8vo, black-lettered yellow cloth; slightly sun-darkened at edges, moreso at head of spine where the wrapper is chipped. Philadelphia & New York: Lippincott, (1938). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper - largely intact but with minor chipping and 1" piece missing from head. More
New York: Grove Press, 1969. Illustrated profusely in black and white. 95 pages. Slim 8vo, navy cloth, d.w. (price clipped, a bit worn). New York: Grove Press, (1969). A near fine copy-- pages lightly yellowed along top edge--in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Film is Samuel Beckett's only venture into the medium of the cinema. Written in 1963, the film was made in New York in the summer of 1964, directed by Alan Schneider and starring Buster Keaton... More
Boston: Cornhill, 1918. Small slim 8vo. (12), 70 pages. Black cloth-backed pictorial tan boards; upper front joint neatly repaired. Boston: Cornhill Co., (1918). First Edition. Very good(+). More
1871. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. 15 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches. Detailed map of College Point in Queens County, New York. Both the Long Island Sound and Powells Cove are visible. Frederick W. Beers (flourished 1858-1929) came from a family of surveyors, cartographers and publishers originally from Newtown Connecticut. F.W. Beers continued the work of his father James Botsford Beers and was known for his county survey maps of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Connecticut and Vermont. Nice..... More
1871. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. 15 1/2 x 32 1/2 inches. Detailed map of Flushing in Queens County, New York from Flushing Creek to Ireland Creek. Frederick W. Beers (flourished 1858-1929) came from a family of surveyors, cartographers and publishers originally from Newtown Connecticut. F.W. Beers continued the work of his father James Botsford Beers and was known for his county survey maps of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Connecticut and Vermont. Nice visual record of 19th century..... More
Dear Naomi, Thank you for sending the inscribed "Run-Through" which arrived today. Ah, there is Houseman's signature as big as his talent. I appreciate your making it available!
The books arrived today, and my wife was delighted. They are in better condition than I expected... very impressive!