New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. B&W and Color Photographs. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. GREAT PRESENTATION COPY! Signed and inscribed by author to celebrated astronaut Dave Scott: "To Dave Scott With admiration and respect for a true pioneer in Space Walter J.... More
Cincinnati: Wilstach, Baldwin & Co, 1875. First Edition. Hardco. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo 276pp "A review based upon compilations from the files of the War Offic e" (title page), by the Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette. Scarce; not located in Howes. With a tipped-in holograph... More
Norman OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1962. B&W Photographs & Illustrations. Second Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 316pp. Originally published in 1950, this volume has corrected and amplified text (author's statement). Signed by the author and dated June 25, 1965 on the title page. On the... More
Philadelphia: A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart, 1853. First American Edition. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. VG in cloth (small chip/head of spine; slight rubbing/corners). Small 8vo 315 Spine title: Alfred Bunn in America. Notable recollections of the famed English theatrical manager and poet (1796?-1860). "Two... More
Boston: Press of Deland & Barta, 1886. over 30 photos/illustrations. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G+ in cloth 1886 (slight wear/head & foot of spine; upper hinge starting). 8vo x+[2]+3 35. More
Brattleboro, VT: The Stephen Greene Press, 1969. Over 15 b/w Illustrations (including photographs). First Edition. 3/4 Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight rubbing to covers (leather over cloth; chiefly at edges); slight internal browning to edges and endpapers. [8], 150 pages. Coverage of 16 selected American railway... More
Paris: Imprimerie F. Leve, 1900. about 10 b/w photos / map. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Good in wraps (spine worn, signatures loose; sh tear/sm chips). 8vo [8]+80+ [12] Text in French. At head of title: Exposition Universelle 1900. Rare. Statistical information on the various French... More
Chicago: The Black Cat Press, 1936. Brazelton, Calvin (illustrator); title Page Illustration (blue/black); 1 b/w Facsimile. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight sunning to spine; slight rubbing and browning to covers (cloth; chiefly to edges); slight internal browning to edges. 29, [1] pages. "The... More
Brooklyn, NY: A. Brown & Co., 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo [ca.600]pp Includes: Frontis portrait of Mayor and 4 pages with facsimile signatures of Aldermen. 3 medium folding chromolithos showing different outdoor views of Brooklyn. Small folding black & white litho of the... More
New York: Arthur Brown, 1867. 2 (of 3) plts; few engr ill. First Edition. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. tall 8vo 470,[4]pp+plts Spine title: Corporation Manual of the City of Brooklyn, 1867. Notable for the inserted diagrams (particularly the color folding plate of pennants of the... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1851. 2 Folding Frontis Maps. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 volumes bound in 1. This appears to be a publisher's binding. Original green cloth stamped in gilt and blind, yellow coated endpapers (some rubbing, nicking to spine tips). Contents: Preface --... More
Chicago: Homewood Pub Co ca. 1890? None. Later Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good (wear/tape repair to wraps; text browned, previous owner's marks). Small 8vo 19 4 Probable later issue of Howes USIANA P-225. More
San Francisco: John Howell, 1971. 6 color illus / 4 maps. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very good to fine (sl browning/DJ spine; minor nicks/DJ). 4to with DJ [8]+1 30+plts Father Santa Maria's hitherto unpublished account, with those of Ay ala, Canizares, Crespi, et al.... More
Boston and New York: John P. Jewett and Company / Sheldon and Company, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original brown cloth stamped in gilt (ex-library with light markings; some shelfwear and wear to hinges; slight staining to margins). Account of the rescue of a detained... More
Boulder CO: Self Published, 1954. Illustrations By Author. 6th Printing. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Solid and unmarked in decorated boards, 544 pages, profusely illustrated with author's drawings and maps in black & white, and signed by author on title page. More
