New York: Grossman Publishers, 1969. Hardcover. Translation by Thomas G. Bergin. Illustrations by Leonard Baskin. Folio. Complete 3-volume set. Quarter beige cloth with gilt spine lettering and brown paper over boards, slipcase with paper labels. 281pp, 292pp, 295pp. Frontispieces, numerous full-page illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Slightest touch of spotting at..... More
Chicago: Triumph Books, [2008]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Glossy pictorial paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xi, 244pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine/fine. Pristine first edition of this study of how the nation's national sport contributed to the war effort during World War Two. Roster at rear lists all major league players who..... More
Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, [1939]. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth with blue spine lettering and blue and orange front board pictorial stamping. 102pp. Numerous color illustrations. Very good. Faintest of binding wear only; minscule ¼" chip to upper corner of rear flyleaf. Lovely, tight first edition of this early Disney..... More
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, [1941]. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 284pp. Very good/very good. Jacket a tad edgeworn, with chip at tail of spine. A tight, attractive first edition of this "new mystery" penned pseudonymously by the incredibly prolific Frank Gruber (1904-69)..... More
[London]: Oxford University Press, 1903. Hardcover. Complete 2-volume set. 8vo. Green cloth, dust jacket (Volume II only). xlii, 419pp; v, 480pp. Frontispieces. Very good/very good. Both volumes tight, clean and lovely, with spine gilt bright and fresh, the only flaw being some age toning to all endpapers; dust jacket (Volume..... More
This German-born American photojournalist shot close to 90 "Life" magazine front covers, and is often remembered for his memorable image of a sailor kissing a woman in Times Square on V-J day. Signed First Day Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled in Washington, DC on 1971 May 7 and with "First..... More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, [1934]. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering. 68pp (mostly uncut). Near fine. Tight, quite nice first edition of these three broad-ranging lectures. Lovely copy of this scarce title. More
New York: Random House, [1962]. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 305pp. Very good/very good. Though complete and quite presentable (and NOT price clipped), the jacket is edgeworn and rubbed, with a few small archivally closed (on verso) edge tears, with spine faintly sunned. Tight and..... More
English artist. Original ink and crayon sketch signed with initials, 1p, heavy stock 6 3/4" X 4¼" sheet tipped to slightly larger sheet, n.p., n.d. [mid 19th century]. Near fine. Charming, rather primitive scene showing four horseback riders (two sidesaddle ladies) halted at a fork in the road, asking directions..... More
Dover, MA: Hired Hand Press, 1979. Hardcover. Wide 8vo. Light brown cloth with gilt lettering and gilt-bordered sepia-tone plate to front board, pictorial dust jacket. 87pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear only. Tight and bright first and only edition of this definitive, well-illustrated survey of John Wilkes Booth..... More
Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., 1864. Folio (12¼" X 15¼", image area 10 3.4" X 13½"). Hand colored. Very good. Borders a bit age toned; inoffensive 1" faint stain at lower left margin. Sharp, brightly colored map of the Land of Lincoln, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and ornate gilt and black pictorial stamping. x, 285pp, (2pp ads). Frontispiece map, numerous illustrations, 12 maps. Very good. Faintest edgewear; jacket text portions neatly tipped to front pastedown and portion of front flyleaf. A lovely..... More
This Imperial Japanese Navy fighter ace is credited with shooting down 19 Allied aircraft, most notably that of "Pappy" Boyington of the Black Sheep Squadron in 1944; he later became a U.S. citizen and met and befriended Boyington. PS, heavy stock glossy 8" X 10", n.p., n.y. Fine. Handsome modern..... More
Wichita: The Robert R. Longo Company, 1958. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth. 178pp. Numerous illustrations, 2 foldout blueprints. Near fine. Second printing of this scarce history of Ford Tri-Motors. Tight, clean, handsome. More
Miller was a durable dancer, actress and singer, a mainstay of MGM musicals such as "On the Town" (1949); ); Powell was an accomplished actress/singer/dancer best remembered for the 1954 musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." Color PS, heavy stock 14" X 11", n.p., n.y. Very good. Mild edgewear only..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1942]. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Tan paper over boards with burgundy lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 122pp. Near fine/very good. Text block lightly age toned as usual; mildest of jacket edgewear. Tight, attractive and desirable "Photoplay Title" reprint of "Men Without Country" (Boston: Little, Brown and Company..... More
Rear admiral to whom the U.S. Navy entrusted its transatlantic flight operation of May-June 1919. Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 7 3/4" X 3", Washington, DC, 1905 July 10. Near fine. Check drawn on the Riggs National Bank, made out to himself in the amount of forty dollars. Handsome bank vignette at..... More
Supposedly the first officer killed in the Mexican-American War (the May 11th Battle of Palo Alto) was this U.S. Army artillery officer known as the "Father of Modern Artillery" for innovations such as a better saddle and the "flying artillery" -- lighter artillery pieces that can be moved from place..... More
This American artist is often remembered for his friendship with Carl Sandburg, which resulted in his striking 1968 U.S. postage stamp; other stamps include his award-winning 1972 "Sidney Lanier" and the 4-stamp 1973 series "Rise of the Spirit of Independence." ANS, 1p, 8¼" X 11", Pineville, PA, 1973 October 9..... More
Popular and versatile American actress of numerous films ("Double Indemnity" and "Stella Dallas" earned her two of her four Oscar nominations) and early television. Color PS, 14" X 11", n.p., n.d. Very good. Pinholes at each corner. Original color lobby card for Stanwyck's 1950 film "To Please a Lady," showing..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1938]. Hardcover. Edited by Ella Winter and Granville Hicks. Memorandum by Carl Sandburg. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jackets, slipcase with paper label. xxiv, 522pp; viii, pp. 525-1072. Illustrations. Fine/very good/very good. Both volumes tight and pristine, while dust jackets..... More
This memorable Presbyterian clergyman and educator in Chicago who was cited for some of his heretical forward-thinking beliefs in1874, was acquitted and resigned to found his own Central Church, becoming more popular thereafter and publishing several books of his views. Choice content ALS, 1p, 5" X 8", n.p., n.d. Addressed..... More
This colorful and influential editor and journalist -- brother of General Electric president Gerard Swope -- won a Pulitzer prize for his World War One coverage; he edited the New York World from 1920 to 1929. TLS, 12pp (rectos only), 8" X 10¼", Washington, DC, 1918 January 23. Addressed "To..... More
What Bill Mauldin and "Willie and Joe" were to World War Two G.I.s, "Wally" Wallgren and his "Helpful Hints" cartoons in "Stars and Stripes" were to World War One doughboys, for both poked fun and army life, army chores, army regulations and the drudgery of military life; Wallgren served with..... More