New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Small quarto; publisher's boards in matching photo-illustrated dust jacket retaining original price ($5.95); [6],148pp.; color photographic plate, additional half-tone photographs and drawings by Brock throughout; original recorded introduction mounted to rear pastedown. Jacket heavily worn and rather soiled with a number..... More

New York: Orange Judd & Company, 1867. New and Enlarged Edition. Octavo. 286 pp. + 2 pp. advertisements. Black and white illustrations. Blue-green cloth decorated in gilt. Boards show light general wear, corners bumped, light general spotting. Binding sound, soiling to front free endpaper, foxing along edges and..... More

Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1867. 2e Édition. Small octavo (17.75cm.); contemporary red cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine; [4],vii,[1],262pp. General shelf wear, spines a bit toned, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of a series of popular science pieces published annually. Includes a contribution by the French..... More

Paris: Furne et Cie., n.d., ca. 1864. Octavo (18cm.); original blue pictorial wrappers; [4],294pp. Some light edge wear, small chip to spine crown, contemporary ownership signature to upper wrapper, minor later (early 20th century?) repair to loose signature, else a Very Good copy, interior quite fresh. Collection of poetry and..... More

New York: J. & J. Harper, 1829. First American Edition. Octavo; 212pp + 8pp of publisher's prospectuses. Two engraved humorous frontispieces—the Roman Senate contemplating a turbot, and Mr. Eatingtown being obsequious—which are repeated as illustrations later in the text. Original paper boards with cloth spine and printed spine label. Untrimmed..... More

Philadelphia: Mayfair Publishing Co., [1930]. First Edition. 12mo; publisher's printed paper-covered boards; 62pp.; illus. throughout. Extremities bumped and rubbed with some exposure at corners, general light soil, paper flaw to upper cover from previously removed tape; overall Good or better, internally fresh and near fine. Inscribed and signed by the..... More

Philadelphia: Press of M.D. Wood Printing Company, 1899. First Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's red textured paper-covered boards, upper cover lettered and ruled in gilt, all edges gilt; 63pp. Extremities a bit scuffed, evidence of glue residue to front endpapers from previously removed materials, rear hinge cracked but holding, mid-20th century..... More

New York: The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, 1948. First Edition. Signed by President Harry Truman and Cardinal Francis Spellman to front. Large octavo. 8 pp. Illustrated stapled wraps with tied string along spine. Invoice from previous owner's purchase in 1965 laid in at rear... More

New York: Orange Judd and Company, [1870]. First Edition. Octavo. 190 pp. + advertisements. Black and white illustrations. Publisher's rust-colored pebbled cloth decorated in gilt. Brown endpapers. Wear to edges with brief exposure and general spotting with white discoloration to spine. Binding sound. Scuffing and moderate chipping to..... More

London: Haymarket Press, 1964. First Edition. Tall quarto. 133 pp. Color photographs. Green and white boards stamped in black. Lacks dust jacket. Light edgewear to boards with general rubbing. Spine lettering rubbed. Binding is sound. Spotting to pages but overall legible and unmarked. A wide ranging..... More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First Edition. Octavo. 303 pages. Highly amusing black and white illustrations by Clarke throughout. Green cloth stamped in black. Includes sections on cocktails and canapes, game, and chafing dishes, among others. Boards are heavily worn with exposure. Rubbed and scuffed..... More

New Orleans?: ca. 1960-1965. Large oblong quarto (27x41cm.); brown gilt-tooled leatherette bound with leather strap; [47]ll. to which are mounted 311 photographic snapshots (nearly all black and white and measuring 8.5x8.5cm). Album a bit scuffed at extremities, joints significantly cracked from use and poor quality of leatherette, leaves a bit..... More

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1937. First Edition. Octavo. 253 pages. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket. Orange cloth stamped in black and gilt. Pink endpapers. Dust jacket unclipped with original "$2.50" price present. Heavily chipped and creased along edges with general rubbing, but intact. Neat..... More