West Brownfield, ME: Fox Maple Press, [1998]. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xviii, 253pp. Numerous illustrations, line drawings, floor plans. Fine. Pristine and handsome later printing of this superbly-illustrated top-to-bottom guide. More
Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, [1971]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 126pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good/very good. Jacket rather rubbed, with spine sunned; ownership initials on front pastedown; endpapers a tad age toned; several small, inoffensive errant highlighter marks. A tight and..... More
Few cities got as much press during the failed social experiment known as Prohibition (1920-33) than Chicago, with organized crime using illegal hootch as one of their best revenue streams and beleagered law enforcement battling the alcoholic tidal wave of speakeasies. Celluloid pinback button, 5/8" diameter, paper backstamp of Bastian..... More
New York: George Braziller, Inc., [1969]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 128pp. Numerous illustrations, floor plans, line drawings. Fine/near fine. Handsome and tight first edition of this study by the noted New York architect and educator (b. 1939)..... More
Nice grouping from various of FDR's presidential campaigns, as follows:. 1) White plastic shield with stars and stripes in relief and miniscule head-and-shoulders photographic portrait of FDR at center, ½" X 7/8", pinback. Very good. 2) Celluloid pinback button, 3/4" diameter, backstamp of Bastian Bros Co. (Rochester, NY). Head-and-shoulders portrait..... More
Chicago: Green Duck Company, 1934. 1934 witnessed the headline-grabbing debut of Union Pacific's streamlined M-10001, a 900-horsepower diesel-electric train and the first North American passenger train equipped with Pullman sleeper cars. Commemorative medallion, 1¼" diameter. Very good. Mild average wear. Recto shows the M-10001 locomotive roaring, with "UNION PACIFIC" around..... More
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., [1975]. Hardcover. 4to. Pale blue cloth spine with gilt lettering and blue buckram, pictorial dust jacket. xi, 265pp. Extensive illustrations (some color) and floor plans. Fine/near fine. Ownership initials on front pastedown. Handsome, tight second printing of this superbly-illustrated survey of 17th-19th century farm houses..... More
N.p. Benedikt Taschen, [2001]. Hardcover. 4to. Brown paper over boards with white lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 158pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations (many color). Fine/near fine. Handsome and tight first edition of this heavily-illustrated survey of the best work of the Hungarian-American architect and furniture designer (1902-81). Side by side German, English..... More
Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, [1976]. Hardcover. Folio. Gold/green metallic cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. (Ca 150pp). Color frontispiece, numerous illustrations (many color). Fine/very good. Jacket faintly edgeworn and a tad rubbed. Handsome, tight first edition. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, [1972]. Hardcover. Folio. Beige linen with gilt lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 190pp. Extensive illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket edgeworn and spine sunned, with a few archivally-closed (on verso) edge tears. A tight, attractive first edition of this notable exhibition organized by the Princeton University Art..... More
Watkins Glen, NY: The American Life Foundation & Study Institute, 1977. Hardcover. New introduction by John Maass. Folio. Full brown leatherette with large gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. (Ca. 400pp). Extensive figures and floor plans. Very good/very good. Faintest of binding wear only; jacket lightly edgeworn and a bit rubbed..... More
West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, [1989], [1989]. Hardcover. 4to. Red cloth with black lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 167pp. Extensive color illustrations, marbled endpapers. Fine/fine. Ownership initials on front pastedown. Handsome, super tight first edition of this heavily pictorial survey of American illumination, which moves exhaustively and thoroughly through whale..... More
London: Robert Hale, [1979]. Hardcover. 8vo. Pale blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 208pp. Numerous line drawings, illustrations. Very good/near fine. Several text pages of otherwise-fine volume have a few inoffensively lightly highlighted single words; ownership initials on front pastedown. A tight and nice first edition of..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1896. Hardcover. 12mo. Mustard cloth with gilt lettering and black-and-gilt decorations. 260pp, (3pp ads). Top edge gilt. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, 3 called-for tissue-guarded plates. Very good. Binding mildly age toned, else internally tight and near fine; nonauthorial 1896 gift inscription on front flyleaf; faint floral mustiness. Quaint..... More
Atlanta: Atlantic Steel Company, 1951. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 177pp. Illustrations. Very good. Faint binding edgewear, with bit of cloth flecking along spine -- else internally tight and near fine; faint floral mustiness. Tight, nice first edition of this 50th anniversary text. Tipped to..... More
N.p. Brother Railroad Carmen of America, [1940]. Hardcover. 12mo. Stiff black card covers with silver lettering and black leatherette spine. 304pp. Numerous illustrations and figures. Very good. Mildest of edgewear, with bit of age toning to preliminary leaves, else tight and internally near fine. A tight and nice first edition..... More
St. Cloud, MN: North Star Press, [1971]. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark grey cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 208pp. Line drawings, map endpapers. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear only; faint floral mustiness. A tight and nice first edition of this young adult tale of two young boys growing..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, [1952]. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xi, 132pp. Illustrations, line drawings. Very good/very good. Jacket lightly edgeworn and a tad rubbed, with spine mildly sunned; endpapers a bit age toned; faint floral mustiness. Tight and nice later printing of..... More
Notre Dame, IN: The University of Notre Dame Press, 1950. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black buckram with yellow spine lettering. 368pp. Map. Very good. Faintest of binding edgewear; faint floral mustiness. A tight and nice second edition of the well-known opus of this British-born botanist (1903-70) who spent much of his..... More
New Orleans: Harmanson, Publisher, 1936. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 246pp, (2pp). Color frontispiece, full-page plates, numerous line drawings, map endpapers. Very good/very good. Jacket a tad edgeworn and a bit age toned and rubbed. Handsome and tight third printing of this travel guide..... More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1966]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark grey cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xxxvii, 246pp. Numerous illustrations and maps. Near fine/very good. Jacket mildly edgeworn and a bit rubbed; ownership signature on front flyleaf; faint floral mustiness. Tight, nice second printing of this standard..... More
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, [1979]. Hardcover. 8vo. Navy blue cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 73pp, (1p ad). Fine/near fine. Quite tight and attractive first edition of this slim verse collection. More
McLean, VA: Henry Hall Sloan, [1994]. Paperback. Illustrations by Elizabeth Byrne. 8vo. Stiff beige pictorial wrappers. (Ca. 50pp). Illustrations. Near fine. Handsome, tight first edition of this slim verse about a talking fox, limited to 1500 numbered copies (this #1195) and this copy signed by Sloan on title page. More
Arnold, MD: Henry Hall Sloan, [1995]. Paperback. Illustrations by Elizabeth R. Byrne. 8vo. Stiff blue pictorial wrappers. (Ca. 50pp). Illustrations. Near fine. Tight and attractive first edition of this slim feline verse, limited to 2500 numbered copies (this #781) and this copy signed by Sloan on title page. More
N.p. Privately Printed, 1920. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Terra cotta cloth with gilt lettering and blind-embossed profile portrait. xi, 270pp. Frontispiece, single full-page plate. Very good. Mild binding edgewear and homely discoloration along top edge of front board, else internally tight and nice; faint floral mustiness. Attractive first edition of this..... More