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Album von Berlin. 4 grosse Panoramen, darunter ein farbiges, und 55 Ansichten nach Naturaufnahmen...

Album von Berlin. 4 grosse Panoramen, darunter ein farbiges, und 55 Ansichten nach Naturaufnahmen in Photographiedruck. v/ Album von Berlin: Enthalt 57 Ansichten und 1 Buntes Panorama.

(BERLIN).

Berlin: Globus Verlag, n.y. Hardcover. Wide small 4to. First title beige cloth with large, detailed front board pictorial stamping in black, grey and gold; second title grey cloth spine and pictorial paper over boards. (Ca. 75pp); 58pp. Extensive full-page photographs, captioned entirely in German. Very good. Boards a bit edgeworn..... More

Price: $125.00

Log of the Auxiliary Schooner Yacht Northern Light... Borden-Field Museum Alaska-Arctic...

Log of the Auxiliary Schooner Yacht Northern Light... Borden-Field Museum Alaska-Arctic Expedition 1927.

BORDEN, John.

Chicago: Privately Printed, 1929. Hardcover. 4to. Tan and blue cloth with calf spine label. (Ca. 200pp). Title page in black and red, tipped-in frontispiece, tipped-in illustrations, map endpapers. Very good. Slight fading to upper and lower 1" or so of cloth binding, else internally fine and bright. A tight and..... More

Price: $750.00

For Illinois 1968: A Sesquicentennial Poem. Gwendolyn BROOKS

For Illinois 1968: A Sesquicentennial Poem.

BROOKS, Gwendolyn.

N.p. Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission, 1968. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff blue wrappers. 4pp. Fine. Unspecified limited edition, signed boldly on the colophon on the last page in the year of her appointment as poet laureate. Uncommon and quite attractive piece from the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry..... More

Price: $150.00

Autograph Note Signed. Alfred BRUNEAU

Autograph Note Signed.

BRUNEAU, Alfred (1857-1934).

This French composer created operas noted for their realism ("Kerim," " Messidor," " Angelo," etc.), ballets, symphonies and more; he was also a prolific music critic for many periodicals. ANS in French, 1p, 4¼" X 5¼", Paris, France, 1924 June 29. Addressed to "My dear comrade" (in French) -- probably..... More

Price: $195.00

The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Henry CASSON, compiler

The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin.

CASSON, Henry (compiler).

Milwaukee: Henry Gugler Company, 1897. Hardcover. 8vo. Bright blue blind-ruled cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. vi, 736pp. Frontispiece, 2 two-page engraved diagrams, full-page illustrations, 4 two-page maps at rear. Very good. Faint soiling to otherwise bright and nice binding with bright gilt; endpapers lightly age toned; tight and internally..... More

Price: $100.00

Signature. Nathan CLIFFORD

Signature.

CLIFFORD, Nathan (1803-81).

This long-time U.S. Supreme Court associate justice (1858-81) also served as a New Hampshire representative (1839-43) and as U.S. attorney general (1846-48). Small signature and "Associate Jus Sup Court U.S." on a 3" X 2" slip tipped to a larger heavy card, n.p., n.y. Very good. More

Price: $100.00

Autograph Letter Signed / Autograph Manuscript Signed. Lee Wilson DODD

Autograph Letter Signed / Autograph Manuscript Signed.

DODD, Lee Wilson (1879-1933).

American dramatist, poet and novelist; books include "His Majesty Bunker Bean," "The Changeling," "Speed," "Pals First," "Lilia Chenoworth" and "The Book of Susan." Two items: First, an ALS, 1p, 5½" X 8½", New Haven, CT, 1923 January 16. Addressed to Albert Johannsen (1871-1962), a University of Chicago geology professor who..... More

Price: $100.00

The Swiss Family Robinson: A New Version. E. A. Brayley HODGETTS

The Swiss Family Robinson: A New Version.

HODGETTS, E.A. Brayley.

N.p. N.p., [1897]. Hardcover. Illustrations by J. Finnemore. Small 4to. Green cloth with black-bordered gilt and black-bordered burgundy lettering and black, gilt and burgundy pictorial stamping. xii, Frontispiece, full-page plates and numerous small illustrations. Very good. Faintest of edgewear only; front pastedown ownership signature and large nonauthorial 1899 gift inscription..... More

Price: $150.00

The Booklover's Answer: Issues Number One through Thirteen. R. J. HUSSEY

The Booklover's Answer: Issues Number One through Thirteen.

HUSSEY, R.J. (editor).

Woodstock, NY: "The Answer" Sept.-Oct. 1962 -- March-April 1965. Paperback. (Vol. I, No. 1 -- Vol. III, No. 1). Twelve issues (out of 17). Small 4to. Stiff pictorial wrappers (various colors). Various paginations. Illustrations, advertisements. Very good overall. Bit of quite mild edgewear and slight soiling to some outer wrappers..... More

Price: $150.00

Photograph Signed. Maria JERITZA

Photograph Signed.

JERITZA, Maria (1887-1984).

The Austrian-born soprano starred in New York Metropolitan operas and operattas from 1921 to 1932, including their first production of "Turandot"; she is noted particularly for her roles in "Tosca" and "Carmen." PS, 3" X 5½", n.p. [New York, NY], n.y. [1925 January 27]. Fine. Picture postcard, a stunning sepia-tone..... More

Price: $100.00

Autograph Letter Signed. George LANCE

Autograph Letter Signed.

LANCE, George (1802-64).

British artist celebrated for his vibrant paintings of fruit and flowers, though he also produced historical scenes such as the prize-winning "Melancthon's First Misgivings of the Church of Rome"; some credit him with single-handedly reviving interest in still lifes, and no less than J.M.W. Turner called him one of the..... More

Price: $125.00

Photograph Signed. Walter LOOS, Oskar ROMM, Willy UNGER

Photograph Signed.

LOOS, Walter (1923-2004), ROMM, Oskar (1919-93) and UNGER, Willy (1920-2005).

Three Luftwaffe fighter aces of World War Two, all Knight's Cross recipients: Loos flew 66 combat missions and downed 38 enemy aircraft, Romm downed 92 enemy aircraft (82 on the Eastern Front, 10 on the Western Front), and Unger flew 59 combat missions and downed 24 enemy aircraft. PS, 5"..... More

Price: $100.00

Autograph Note Signed. William MacPHERSON

Autograph Note Signed.

MacPHERSON, William (1756-1813).

This Philadelphian resigned his commission as lieutenant with the British army at the outbreak of the American Revolution to join the Pennsylvania militia, rising through the ranks to brigadier general and serving as aide to Major General Benjamin Lincoln; in the "Whiskey Rebellion" he commanded a volunteer battalion nicknamed "MacPherson's..... More

Price: $295.00

Signed Postal Commemorative Card. F. Townsend MORGAN

Signed Postal Commemorative Card.

MORGAN, F. Townsend (1883-1965).

Famed American artist, illustrator and etcher (pupil of Joseph Pennell) best known for his city and harbor views of Annapolis, Maryland, for whose tercentenary celebrations in 1949 he was the official artist. Signed Postal Commemorative Card, 4" X 3" card, n.p., n.y. [ca. 1949]. Near fine. Choice heavy stock card..... More

Price: $100.00

The Encyclopaedia of Geography: Comprising a Complete Description of the Earth, Physical,...

The Encyclopaedia of Geography: Comprising a Complete Description of the Earth, Physical, Statistical, Civil, and Political....

MURRAY, Hugh.

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1843. Hardcover. Complete 3-volume set. 8vo. Quarter calf with gilt spine lettering and blue marbled paper over boards. viii, 597pp; iv, 592pp; iv, 648pp. Numerous illustrations and partly-colored maps, 1 foldout colored map. Very good overall. Binding a tad edgeworn, with marbled paper well scuffed, though..... More

Price: $275.00

Plan of New York. NEW YORK CITY -- Map

Plan of New York.

(NEW YORK CITY -- Map).

New York: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., 1860. Folio (12¼" X 15¼", image area 10½" X 13"). Hand colored. Very good. Some age toning and mild soiling. Nice, well-colored example of this detailed city plan, which shows mainly south Manhattan but also portions of surrounding Hoboken, Jersey City, Brooklyn, Williamsburg and..... More

Price: $125.00

Lincoln for the Ages. Ralph G. NEWMAN

Lincoln for the Ages.

NEWMAN, Ralph G. (editor).

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1960. Hardcover. Foreword by David C. Mearns. Small 4to. Light grey cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 519pp. Pictorial endpapers. Very good/very good. Jacket a tad rubbed and faintly edgeworn, with chips at head of spine. Tight, handsome first edition of this superb..... More

Price: $100.00

The Southwestern Expedition of Zebulon M. Pike. Zebulon M. PIKE

The Southwestern Expedition of Zebulon M. Pike.

PIKE, Zebulon M.

Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1925. Hardcover. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. 16mo. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering, rules and medallion. xxii, 239pp. Top edge gilt. Captioned tissue-guarded frontispiece, foldout map, illustration. Very good. Light edgewear only, else internally fine. Tight and most attractive copy of the 23rd..... More

Price: $125.00

The World Around Hampton. Archibald RUTLEDGE

The World Around Hampton.

RUTLEDGE, Archibald.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1960. Hardcover. Photographs by Jay Shuler. Small 4to. Green cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 192pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good/ very good. Jacket rather edgeworn, with 1" abrasion on front panel and chip at upper right corner of rear panel; upper corner of front flyleaf clipped, probably to..... More

Price: $200.00

Autograph Note Signed. Samuel Francis SMITH

Autograph Note Signed.

SMITH, Samuel Francis (1808-95).

This noted Baptist clergyman, author and poet is remembered for writing the patriotic hymn "America" ("My Country, 'Tis of Thee") -- supposedly in half an hour on a scrap of paper -- in 1831. ANS, 4½" X 4", Newton Centre, MA, 22 March 1895. Addressed to "Dr. Sir" at the..... More

Price: $295.00

Photograph Signed. Raphael SOYER

Photograph Signed.

SOYER, Raphael (1899-1987).

Russian-born American artist, brother of artist Moses. PS, 6" X 5", n.p., n.d. Near fine. Black and white book-stock photograph of a self-portrait in oil showing Soyer half-length, palette in one hand and brush in the other, gazing pensively at the viewer, boldly signed by Soyer in blue ballpoint across..... More

Price: $100.00

Photograph Signed. Kenneth A. WALSH

Photograph Signed.

WALSH, Kenneth A. (1916-98).

This Medal of Honor-winning U.S. Marine Corps officer downed 21 enemy planes in World War Two, making him the fourth ranking USMC fighter Ace. PS, 8" X 10", n.p., n.y. Fine. Handsome, high-quality glossy modern reproduction of a candid WW2-era shot of a smiling Walsh standing in front of his..... More

Price: $175.00

Remarks on Mr. Binney's Treatise on the Writ of Habeas Corpus. George M. WHARTON

Remarks on Mr. Binney's Treatise on the Writ of Habeas Corpus.

WHARTON, George M.

Philadelphia: N.p., 1862. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff grey printed wrappers. 29pp. Very good overall. Outer wrappers (only) age toned and a bit edgeworn, though internally tight and bright and lovely. Attractive first edition of this attack on Horace Binney's views on habeas corpus. Binney (1780-1875) was a leading Philadelphia attorney..... More

Price: $150.00

Wyman Historic Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants (1595-1941) of Asa Wetherby Wyman -- Lowell...

Wyman Historic Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants (1595-1941) of Asa Wetherby Wyman -- Lowell Genealogy Supplement: Ancestors and Descendants (1220-1941) of Martin Luther Lowell -- Phelps Ancestral Lines: Phelps (1520-1941). Foote (1593-1941). St. John-Whiting (1066-1941).

WYMAN, Vincent D.

Coral Gables, FL: Parker Art Printing Association, 1941. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. xi, 144pp, (10pp). Near fine. Bit of faint spotting to top page edges. A tight, attractive first edition of these notable English and early American lines, signed and inscribed large and bold in blue..... More

Price: $200.00

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