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London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1784. Third edition, with additions. Speckled calf over boards. Octavos. 1) viii, 499; 2) vi, 518, Appendix [5]; and 3) v, [blank], 465, [blank], Index [45], [1 (ad)] pages. Near fine. All three volumes were rehinged and given sympathetic gilt-stamped spines, likely in the early 20th century. Original speckled calf boards retained. Mild extremity wear to board fore corners. A couple of endpapers show slight separation along inner hinges but bindings remain sturdy. Interiors nearly free of foxing. A handsome and impressive set of this important Enlightenment work.. An uncommon but particularly interesting and important edition of "Wealth of Nations," whose first edition was 1776. Smith made several additions for this edition, including a new chapter "The Conclusion of the Mercantile System." It was this particular edition (the first in octavo format) which so impressed Thomas Jefferson when he acquired a set for his own library while… Leer más

1941. #10 of 10. Photograph mounted on board. Photograph has some silvering, and the mount has some old dampstains.. Black and white photograph. 1931 Walker Evans photograph, sometimes known as "Bed and Stove, Truro, Massachusetts," printed by Evans in 1941 for the exhibition "American Photographs at $10" at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. SIGNED twice on the mount by Evans. <br /> <br /> The exhibition was aimed at promoting photography as an art form to the general American public, and helping photographers to sell their work as such. Nine American photographers agreed to participate, submitting a single photograph each to the show. They included Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Walker Evans, Helen Levitt, among the others. The Museum asked each of the nine to print 10 duplicates of their featured photograph, and these would be available for sale to the public for $10 each. <br /> <br /> The present print is number 10 of this series of 10 printed by… Leer más

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. Daniel Boone Edition, #138 of 200 sets. Full leather over boards. Quartos. Over 1,500 pages. Near fine. All spines somewhat browned, a few light scuffs, otherwise a fine, sturdy, set of this spectacular edition.. Black and white plates, maps, some folding.. Roosevelt's historical account of the exploration and settlement of the United States, from the Alleghanies to the Pacific Ocean. <br /> <br /> This is the coveted Daniel Boone Edition of this work, published in 1900 with an original sheet of Theodore Roosevelt's handwritten manuscript bound into the first volume. The volumes are stunningly bound in full green crushed morocco with floral ornaments in gilt to corners of boards. Inside covers inlaid with red suede with red suede doublures. Inside borders ruled and ornamented in gilt. Top edges gilt, other edges uncut. <br /> <br /> Ref. COLE A11l, binding A.

New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. 1st Edition. Original cloth. Octavo. 366 pages. Very Good+. Bound in original dark green cloth over boards with spine and upper board stamped in black and gilt. Some rubs and minor fading to cloth covers, a few shallow bumps to board fore corners and spine ends. Hinges not cracked. Housed custom cloth and board folder in half morocco slipcase.. A very nice first edition of one of the most important books in American literature. Hemingway believed that "American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since." This copy has the important issue points at pages (13), 57, and 143. A very handsome copy.

Boston: John P. Jewett & Company, 1852. First Edition. Original cloth. Octavos. Near Fine. Some fading and light wear to the original cloth bindings.. A lovely copy of one of the most influential books on 19th century America. Mrs. Stowe's book and its widespread readership in the North solidified abolition sentiment and hastened the oncoming Civil War. <br /> <br /> This first edition has a scarce prospectus of the writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe laid in, which she has inscribed and signed "From Harriet Beecher Stowe." The prospectus is in the original mailing envelope addressed in Mrs. Stowe's hand and postmarked Hartford, Conn. <br /> <br /> Also laid in is an early 20th century description of this item by bookseller Harry F. Marks, along with an unused book tag for Marks's shop at Rockefeller Center. Faint contemporaneous inscriptions on endpapers of both volumes. The two volumes are housed in a custom slipcase. BAL #19343 binding "B"… Leer más

New York: Atheneum, 1968. First printing. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xvi, [1-2], 3-226 [227-237] pages. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Bound in blue cloth over boards with spine stamped in gilt, upper board in blind. A hint of fading toward top edge of upper board. Jacket has a whisper of lightening to spine, a 1/2" (or less) crisply closed tear near top fore corner of front panel, and a few other tiny spots of wear to extremities.. Inscribed and signed by Watson on preliminary blank leaf. Here is Watson's story of his work with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins--the three merging data from chemistry, physics, and biology--to solve the molecular structure of DNA, for which they were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology in 1962.<br /> <br /> An inscribed and signed copy of one of the major scientific works of the 20th century.

Boston: American Stationers Co, 1837. First edition. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. 334 pages (with 4 pages ads at front, 12 pages ads at back). Mild scattered foxing, some extremity rubs and shallow chips to cloth along board edges. Hinges not cracked but joints have a few splits.. Hawthorne's third publication in book form and the first to bear his name. This collection of 18 stories won immediate recognition for its author, though all had previously appeared in annuals or magazines. Hawthorne himself assembled and edited them for this collection. <br /> <br /> The included story "Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe" is very close to being a detective story in the purest sense. Indeed, none other than Edgar Allan Poe, (whose "Murders in the Rue Morgue," published four years later, and often credited with the first modern detective story) called Hawthorne's story "vividly original and managed most dexterously." <br /> <br /> One… Leer más

Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1746. First edition. Modern leather over boards. Octavo. viii, 253 pages. Simple modern leather binding is in near fine condition. Interior leaves show varying amounts of browning, occasional staining, and occasional expert repairs.. Scarce first edition of David Brainerd's famous account of missionary work among the Native Americans of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. <br /> <br /> Jonathan Dickinson is the person who encouraged Brainerd to become a Presbyterian missionary to the Native Americans. His support and direction came from the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, and he began his missionary work in late 1742.<br /> <br /> This copy has six leaves supplied in facsimile, including half title, and title page. Additional title page at page 81 is original.<br /> <br /> Ref. EVANS 5748; SABIN 7340; HOWES 717.

[Boston]: (S.n.), 1862. Broadside. 6 1/8" x 14 5/8. Fine. Very faint dampstains at a couple of corners. Evidence of a few horizontal folds, and along with a couple of edge chips up to .25" depth. Remarkably well-preserved example of an important Booth playbill.. John Wilkes Booth, following in his father's and siblings' footsteps, tried his hand at acting and found some success in stock companies in Philadelphia, Richmond, and other provincial theaters. Still, he performed under the name "J. Wilkes" because he lacked the confidence to adopt the famous family name on stage, and was also not certain he wanted a career in acting. By early 1862 he decided he did, and made his national debut in New York in March. He selected the role of Richard III to showcase the revolutionary and all-consuming physical acting style destined to make him famous apart from his father's name. The buzz he created in New York produced great curiosity for his debut in Boston a few weeks later.… Leer más

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1870. Early printings. Cloth over boards. Duodecimos. 341 (+ads) and 359 (+ads) pages. Very good condition. Both volumes have been expertly rebacked, retaining the spines, boards, and endpapers. Bound in brick red cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spines and upper boards. Modest extremity rubs. Bindings solid.. Black and white illlustrations. The classic coming-of-age novel about four sisters in New England during the Civil War, by Louisa May Alcott. These are early printings of both volumes, within a year of each one's first printing. The first volume has no statement of "Part One" on the spine, and does have the note regarding publication of "Part Second" on page 341. Second volume has "Part Second" on the spine and the note regarding "Part First" on page iv. A very appealing and sturdy set of this American literary classic. <br /> <br /> Ref. BAL 158 & 159.

New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1857. First edition. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. [xii], 203 pages, plus 12 page publisher catalogue. Shallow chipping to head and heel of spine with mild darkening to spine. Scattered foxing inside. Rear free endpaper has top fore corner torn away to a depth of about 3/4". Hinges sound, gilt generally bright. A lovely, near fine copy.. The first published collection of poetry by Francis Scott Key. "The Star Spangled Banner" is the first poem in the book, appearing on pp. 31-33 after an introductory letter by Key's friend, Roger Brooke Taney. <br /> <br /> This strikingly handsome copy of this important collection is bound in bluish-purple cloth with gilt-stamping to both boards and spine, all edges gilt. BAL binding "A."<br /> <br /> Ref.: FILBY B-39; BAL 11093; SABIN 37667.

New York, 1895. Single sheet, 8" x 9 7/8", folded once. Very good. Letter has a few old folds, a slight separation along the bottom 3/4" of the central fold, and four spots of old adhesive residue on blank back side.. Suffragist pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton here writes to a Mrs. Thomas, one of the 26 women on the "Revising Committee" who, along with Stanton, wrote "The Woman's Bible." The letter is dated October 20, from Stanton's address at 26 West 61st Street in New York City. She advises Mrs. Thomas that she is asking the committee members each to order 20 copies of Part I, set to be published the following month. <br /> <br /> "The Woman's Bible" was meant to be a new version of the Christian Bible, but with women treated and portrayed as equals with men rather than the subservient role found in religious orthodoxy. It was crafted in two parts, with Part I being published in November, 1895 and Part II, finally, in April,… Leer más

Philadelphia, 1795. Framed item. 16" x 25 3/8" overall. Document approximately 9 5/8" x 12 1/2. Fine. Not examined out of frame.. Robert Morris, the influential financier of the American Revolution and signer of the United States' three most important documents--the Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution--here signs a stock certificate as President of The North American Land Company. This certificate is made out to one John Baker Church for ten shares. <br /> <br /> This certificate is also signed by Morris's son-inlaw, James Marshall, as Secretary of the company. Marshall's older brother, John Marshall, was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. <br /> <br /> Robert Morris was financially ruined by the venture. The North American Land Company controlled millions of acres in the new nation, but when demand failed to meet expectations the scheme collapsed in 1798, landing Morris in debtors'… Leer más

Paris: Lecram Press, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4" high. [iv], 112 pages. Professionally rebacked with plain cloth spine. Minor extremity wear to boards with a few old scattered stains. Binding sound.. Black and white photos, cartoons by Wynn. An important and scarce cocktail mixing guide by one of the 20th century's most influential bartenders, Harry McElhone. Harry had tended bar at the Plaza in New York and Ciro's in London before opening his own place in Paris. "Harry's New-York Bar," as it was called, was a favorite of Ernest Hemingway and other American ex-pats. <br /> <br /> Harry is often credited with inventing several cocktails including the Bloody Mary, the sidecar, and the boulevardier. Illustrated throughout with delightful drawings by Wynn Holcomb. Great period ads for liquor. There are also two black and white photos of scenes inside Harry's bar.<br /> <br /> There is an inscription dated Paris, Dec. 6 1927 on front free… Leer más

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1907. First edition. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xxii, [2], 193 pages [+1 page ad]. Bound in dark blue publisher's cloth over boards with gilt titles to spine, top edge gilt, dark blue-black coated endpapers. A few shallow bumps to extremities, a few slight rubs, and a small rectangular numeric label at top fore corner of front pastedown. There is a faint splitting to front endpaper along hinge, but still sound. A beautiful, near fine copy overall.. Text includes articles and an address by Capt. Mahan, plus two articles by other authors. The pieces by Mahan are: <br /> - The Moral Aspect of War<br /> - The Practical Aspect of War<br /> - The Hague Conference of 1907, and the Question of Immunity for Belligerent Merchant Shipping<br /> - War from a Christian Standpoint (an address in 1900 to the Church Congress in Providence, RI) <br /> <br /> The other two pieces included herein are: <br /> - The Power that Makes for… Leer más

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1934. First printing. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. 68 pages. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with spine titled in gilt. Minor extremity wear. Jacket has edge chipping along top of both panels, a 1" x 1/2" chip along spine near head, closed tear along lower joint fold, chips to fore corner tips.. Three lectures delivered by Eliot at the University of Virginia in 1933--The Page-Barbour Lectures that year. He asserts that the weakness of modern literature is a religious weakness. <br /> <br /> This copy is signed and dated 22 May 1947 by Eliot on the title page.

Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. 31 pages. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Tiny rubs to lower fore corners of boards. Jacket has a tiny closed tear at head of spine, and spine is slightly sunned, extending about 1/2" into rear panel. Very clean and bright overall.. Illustrations by Rafaello Busoni. Scarce first edition of the story that was adapted into the beloved holiday classic film, "It's a Wonderful Life." Philip Van Doren Stern was an accomplished Civil War historian and author but perhaps his most enduring work is this little story about a man transformed by a visit from an angel who, granting the man's own wish that he'd never been born, shows him what that would mean for his town and those he loved.<br /> <br /> Stern wrote the story out in about 4,000 words, which he continued to revisit until 1943 when he sought to have it published. Despite his reputation as an established author, he could not find a… Leer más

Loncon: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1797. First edition. Leather over boards. Octavo. [6], cxiv, [errata leaf], 596 pages. Near fine. Full modern calf with gilt-stamped spine titles, new endpapers. Lacking original half title. Faint tide marking to lower fore corner of some leaves, else interior is bright and clean. A very handsome, sturdy copy.. Jonathan Boucher was staunch Loyalist yet a friend of George Washington's, and his is an important perspective on the American Revolution. <br /> <br /> Boucher came to America from England in 1759, as a private tutor for families of Virginia planters. He was ordained in the Anglican Church and served as rector of several churches in Virginia and Maryland, including St. Anne's in Annapolis.<br /> <br /> Boucher tutored John Parke Custis, George Washington's stepson, and was quite close to Washington. His ongoing admiration for his old friend, despite being on opposite sides of the Revolution, is evident in the 4 page… Leer más

[London]: G. W. Bacon & Co., Ltd, 1914. Single sheet. 22" x 30". Folds into paper covers. Near fine. Map has creases from being folded into 16ths. There are a few tiny separations at fold intersections but no loss.. A rare seriocomic pictorial map of Europe at the outbreak of World War I. Likely designed in September 1914, after the German advance on Paris had been halted with the aid of the British at the battles of Mons and the Marne. The comedic depiction of the protagonist nations as dogs reflects the optimism of the British at this early stage of the conflict. The English bulldog, flanked by the French poodle, delivers a nasty bite to the nose of the pickelhaube-wearing German dachshund.<br /> <br /> This almost whimsical view of the war was of course short-lived. Soon Johnson, Riddle & Co. would be designing recruitment posters to attract volunteers into a war effort that had utterly lost the sense of playful optimism depicted here.<br /> <br /> A… Leer más

[Paris]: (Fryam Press), 1936. First edition. This is copy #643 of 700, of a total edition of 1,026 copies. Printed wrappers. Octavo. 182 pages. This copy has been professionally resewn and the covers repaired and reattached. Some browning along spine, scattered foxing inside. Very good overall.. Line drawings, typographic page borders throughout. A rather scarce original cocktail mixing guide by Frank Meier, legendary bartender at the Ritz Bar in Paris beginning in the 1920s. This copy is signed by Meier on the limitation page preceding the title page.<br /> <br /> In addition to hundreds of cocktail recipes--many of which Meier himself originated--there is a section on wines, a chapter on "Useful Formulas," a section on horse racing, and several vintage advertisements. Printed with art deco typographical details and ornamental page borders in red. Fully indexed. <br /> <br /> During World War II Frank Meier aided the French Resistance against the Nazis, even… Leer más