Assen, Netherlands: Van Gorcum & Comp. N.V., 1972. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 294pp. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. Handsome, tight first edition of this Dutch literary study. Front flyleaf bears ownership signature of Linda Wagner (born 1936), an academic and literary critic..... More
This long-lived officer first served with the 18th U.S. Infantry during the Civil War, taking part in many important campaigns, then served during the Indian Wars in the West; he led a regiment in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. ANS, 1p, 6" X 7", Brookline, MA, 24 June 1934. Addressed..... More
N.p. N.p., n.y. Broadside. 8vo (4 3/4" X 8½"). Near fine. An exceptionally clean 'n' pristine example of this patriotic poem by the noted Philadelphia businessman and poet (1817-85). Title (in Gothic typeface) and text entirely in blue, with red ornamental border. Although bibliographically challenged, to say the least --..... More
Everett, WA: Alexander Printing Company, [1956]. Hardcover. Illustrations by John G. McCormack. Small 4to. Pale green cloth with dark green lettering and pictorial stamping. ix, 392pp. Illustrations, line drawings. Very good. Binding (only) a bit age toned and spotted, though internally tight and near fine. Scarce and attractive first edition..... More
New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1877. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown/grey cloth with gilt and black lettering and gilt pictorial stamping. xvi, 426pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Very good. Mild edgewear and bit of rubbing. Tight, attractive first edition of this scientific study by, of all people, the associate justice and..... More
Extraordinarily versatile New York politico who served the Empire State in Congress (1843-45), as lieutenant governor (1848) and governor (1849-50), and in the Senate (1851-57), then acted as Ulysses S. Grant and (briefly) Rutherford B. Hayes' Secretary of State (1869-77). Printed DS, 1p, 16" X 10", Albany, NY, 25 January..... More
The daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher appeared in a wide variety of films between 1975 ("Shampoo") and her death, but will always be remembered as Princess Leia in 1977's "Star Wars" and its sequels. IPS, 7" X 9", n.p., n.y. Fine. Glossy black and white candid photograph of..... More
Mark Twain's son-in-law (wife of Clara Clemens) was a Russian-born pianist and conductor who studied under Anton Rubenstein and Theodor Leschetizky; from 1918 until his death he led the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. AMuQS, 1p, heavy stock 3½" X 2½" card, n.p., n.y. [1902]. Near fine. Light, even age toning. On..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1891. Hardcover. Preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 12mo. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering and elaborate pictorial giltstamping. xxx, 297pp, (2pp ads). All edges gilt. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, numerous small illustrations. Very good. Quite bright and tight and attractive first of this illustrated..... More
Moscow: N.p., 1973. Hardcover. 4to. Glossy pictorial paper over boards. (Ca. 150pp). Frontispiece, extensive illustrations (many color), pictorial endpapers. Very good. Faint edgewear. Tight and handsome probable sole printing of this Russian language text whose title is simply the artist's name and whose publisher is certainly given -- if only..... More
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Orange cloth with black lettering. 324pp. Very good. Mild edgewear. A tight, nice early printing of one of the "Haycraft Queen Cornerstone" titles -- with unusual autograph addition: Tipped to the front flyleaf is a heavy stock 5" X 3"..... More
American army general who served as a commander of the famed 9th Cavalry Regiment, black soldiers known as "The Buffalo Soldiers"; as an Indian fighter, Hutcheson participated with the 9th Cavalry in actions against the Oklahoma Indians, the South Dakota Sioux and the Bannock Indians; co-authored a history of the..... More
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1928. Hardcover. Small 4to. Full black calf. xii, 872pp. Very good. Minor edgewear, mainly along edges and at head and foot of spine, but overall tight and attractive. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies (this #116) signed by all three editors. A superb anthology with..... More
Providence: J.A. & R.A. Reid, Publishers, 1884. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth over belled boards with gilt and black ornate lettering and pictorial stamping. 308pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations, floor plans, map. Very good. Mild binding wear only, though tight and internally near fine. Handsome first edition of this thorough, well-illustrated..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1926. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and extensive rules, pictorial dust jacket. 316pp. Top edge gilt. Tissue-guarded color frontispiece, numerous full-page plates. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear only. Exceptionally tight 'n' bright first trade edition -- with usually-absent jacket not only..... More
This Brahms champion was an Austrian conductor; in the U.S., he led the Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Symphony. AMuQS, 1p, heavy stock 3½" X 2½" card, New York, 1898. Very good. Mild age toning; faint mounting trace at corners. Paul pens one measure of music large..... More
"Jean Paul," a much-admired and much-maligned German writer of the Romantic period whose prolific output included such novels as "The Invisible Lodge" (1793), "Hesperus" (1795), "Siebenkäs" (1796-97), "Titan" (1800-03), "The Awkward Age" (1804-05) and many others. ALS in German, 1p, 6¼" X 8", Hof in Vorgtland, Germany, 13 December 1789..... More
Japanese admiral and prime minister who was assassinated in the "February Mutiny." ALS in English, 1p, 5" X 7", n.p., n.d. Addressed to "My dear General" (Adolphus W. Greeley, polar explorer). Fine. Thanks Greeley for sending "Reminiscences of Adventure and Service, which I will read with a great interest...." Uncommon..... More
This German Luftwaffe ace and Knight's Cross winner fought in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain and is credited with downing 93 enemr aircraft -- before he himself was shot down and killed at age 28 over Estonia. PS, 4" X 5 3/4", n.p., n.y. Fair only. A...... More
Denver: World Press, [1956]. Hardcover. 8vo. Yellow cloth with red lettering, dust jacket. xi, 236pp. Near fine/very good. Minor jacket edgewear, with spine typically sunned; ownership signature on front pastedown, with a Frederic Remington style "My Book" and brand-like symbol. First edition of this biography of the Rebel soldier, rancher..... More
New Orleans: Price Current Print, 1868. Paperback. 16mo. Original printed stiff grey wrappers. 125pp. Good plus. Wrappers rather soiled and age toned, with a number of chips near the head of the spine. First edition of this quite scarce travel account, most difficult to find in original wrappers. Hearing that..... More
This Polish-Jewish artist, illustrator and cartoonist fled Hitler's persecution but enjoyed skewering him in his 1941 book "The New Order"; a superb miniaturist and manuscript illuminator, his prints and book illustrations often bear a resemblance to stained glass windows and medieval illuminated manuscript leaves. Partly-Printed ADS, 1p, 6¼" X 2..... More
Known as the "Conscience of America," this Socialist reformer helped found the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920 and ran for U.S. president no fewer than six times; his books include "The Conscientious Objector in America" (1923) and "What's the Matter with New York?" (1932). TLS, 1p, 8½" X 11"..... More
Along with the Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy, this legendary comedy trio helped create and define physical comedy on film from the 1930s onward. IPS, 8" X 10", n.p., n.d. Very good. Homely tape stains at each corner and one along each side (almost all of which would matte..... More