New York: Random House, 1987. Well illustrated. xii + 242 pages, tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; upper corners slightly bumped, minor wear to dust wrapper. New York: Random House, (1987). First American edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

New Haven: HRAF Press, 1958. 471pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and rubbed. New Haven: HRAF Press, (1958). More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. Illus. 472pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1973). More

Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu, 1662. Map. Hand colored engraving. 20 1/2" x 24". Classic Blaeu latin edition of the greater Polish area, centering on Posnan. Beautiful cartouches featuring cherubs, Polish heraldry, and the crown. The map is dedicated to Doctor Georg Freudenhammer. One of the most prolific Dutch mapmakers of his time, Willem Blaeu (1571-1638) started one of the most famous map publishing firms of the 17th century. It was at this time that the Dutch controlled the map trade, and..... More

New York: Random House, 1983. 260 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (1983). First American edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1617. View. Copper engraving. Image measures 12.25 x 22". This stunning panorama of Krakow, Poland, is a view from the south, looking north across the Vistula River. 14 prominent buildings are noted. The view was published by Braun and Hogenberg in their famous city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terraru," a collection of city views and plans created as a companion to Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" and published between 1572 and 1617. Georg Braun (1541-1622) was a Catholic..... More

Warsaw: Rada Ochrony Pomnikow Walki i Meczenstwa. A book of black and white photogravures commemorating the atrocities that took place at Auschwitz, with an introduction by Adolf Gawalewicz. 122 pages with all text in Polish. 4to, blue & white cloth printed with barbed wire motif. Warwaw: Rada Ochroby Pomnikow Walki i Meczenstwa, (no date, c. 1970). Ex-library stamps on flyleaf and page edges, else a near fine copy. More

Warsaw: Panstwowy instytut Wydawniczy, 1953. Translated into German from the original Polish. Profusely illustrated with 142 large plates (122 fine gravures & 20 mounted color) all depicting the fine wood carvings by the master German sculptor, at St. Mary's Church in Cracow. Folio, gilt and black-stamped green cloth, torn d.w. (Warsaw: Panstwowy instytut Wydawniczy, 1953). Top of spine lightly bumped, otherwise a very good(+) copy in a good only dust wrapper. Small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro... More

New York: Continuum, 1987. Illustrated. 326 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Continuum Publishing, (1987). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

Washington, D.C. 1887. 1 page, 8 x 5 inches, Washington, D.C., February 8, 1887. In this letter, Davis responds to a request for the previous Secretary of State's autograph (Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, who died in office). In part: "I regret that I am unable to comply with your request for an autograph of Mr. Frelinghuysen or to give you information on the subject..." Two partial tears on the back from tape removal; very good(-) condition. Grant's Secretary of the Alabama..... More

Warsaw: Ossolineum, 1981. 48 color and 104 b/w plates. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Warsaw: Ossolineum, 1981. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More

London: William Faden, 1803. Map. Engraving with hand colored outline. 31 1/4" x 24" This incredibly detailed chart of the Baltic Sea shows the entirety of the sea extending east from Rugen. Two insets near the right margin show the harbors of St. Petersburg and Revel (Tallinn). Hand colored outline along the coastlines indicate dominion. A table in the lower right provides latitude and longitude lines of major cities. This map was produced by William Faden in 1803 by the..... More