N.p. R.L.F. Robinson, 2003. Paperback. Illustrations by Jerry Parsons. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 251pp. Line drawings. Near fine. Tight and nice first edition of this homespun memoir of a semi-pro baseball player turned ballet dancer, founder in 1977 of the Robinson Ballet of Bangor, Maine. Large, bold author inscription/signature..... More
Washington, DC: Senate Historical Office, [2005]. Hardcover. Preface by William H. Frist and Harry Reid. Small 4to. Black buckram with gilt lettering and decoration. (Ca. 200pp). Extensive illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Fine. First and likely only edition of this fascinating portrait gathering, sorted by state. Tipped in is a Typed Letter..... More
London: Gordon & Cremonesi, [1976]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown leatherette spine with gilt lettering/decoration and brown pictorial paper over boards. 200pp. Numerous illustrations (some color, some sepia tone), line drawings, maps. Very good. Faintest binding edgewar only, else tight and internally fine and bright. Handsome first edition of this archeological..... More
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1839. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Brown cloth. 196pp. Very good. Rebacked, with original spine cloth remounted; internally tight, though mildly foxed and age toned throughout. Decently tight and handleable first edition of the second volume (out of two) only from the "Second Series" of this four-volume set..... More
Minneapolis: Augsburg Books, [2004]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 140pp. Fine. Pristine first edition of the final book of the colorful, bow-tied U.S. Senator from Illinois (1928-2003) – lighthearted essays on political activism, living a good life, doing unto others and so on. Not exactly Politics 101 – but..... More
N.p. The Southam Printing Company Limited, [1967]. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. (Ca. 250pp). Extensive illustrations. Near fine. Outer wrappers (only) a bit age toned, else tight and internally fine. Attractive first edition of this noted collection which is also titled in French: "Exposition Internationale de Photographie: Regards..... More
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., 1967. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff grey wrappers. 68pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good. Faint wear to outer wrappers (only), else tight and internally fine. Sale Number 2560 catalogue for this May 4, 1967, auction. Among those few consignors given front wrapper and title page credit is..... More
New York: Acquavella Galleries, Inc., 1966. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. (Ca.50pp). Numerous illustrations (most color). Very good. Tight and internally fine, though outer wrappers (only) faintly worn and age toned. Nice first edition. This exhibit of floral paintings by French painter/lithographer Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) ran from November..... More
Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, [1959]. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 90pp. Color frontispiece, numerous illustrations (1 color). Very good. Tight and internally fine, with outer wrappers (only) age toned and faintly worn. Handsome first edition of the exhibition catalogue for this notable exhibit, which ran from February..... More
Springfield: Illinois State Historical Society, 1958. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff wrappers. 8pp, 16pp. Very good. Outer wrappers (only) a bit worn and age toned, else tight and internally near fine. First edition. Illinois State Historian Walton introduces this "reproduction of the exceedingly rare first separate printijng of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech..... More
New York: Bloch Publishing Company, [1965]. Hardcover. Foreword by Senator Abraham Ribicoff. 4to. Brown cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. xiii, 526pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket lightly rubbed and faintly worn. This tight and attractive hefty compilation has been delightfully extra-illustrated with four choice autograph..... More
New York: American Friends of the Middle East, Inc., 1954. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth with gilt lettering. 45pp. Illustrations. Fine. Superb first edition of this uncommon slim study -- the diplomat's account of the February 14, 1945 meeting of these two aboard the U.S.S. Quincy on the Suez Canal..... More
Springfield: Brown, Hay and Stephens, 1928. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan buckram with paper label. 53pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Faint binding wear, else tight and internally fine. Attractive first edition of this history of the law firm that published it, descended in a convoluted way from Abraham Lincoln's law firm..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth spine with copper lettering and brown paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 752pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Superb and tight second printing of the first volume of this biography. More
London: The Folio Society, [1994]. Hardcover. Introduction by Raleigh Trevelyan. Photographs by Lawrence and others. Sketches by Edward Bawden. Small 4to. Tan pictorial cloth with gilt spine lettering, slipcase. viii, 326pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, map endpapers. Near fine/fine. Circular ownership blind-emboss on title page. A tight, attractive sixth printing of this..... More
Springfield: State of Illinois, 1981. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff tan pictorial wrappers. 34pp. Illustrations. Near fine. A tight and pristine first edition of this essay pair by the incredibly prolific Lincoln scholar -- and signed boldly by him in black ballpoint on the title page. More
Peoria: The Ellis Press, [1981-83]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with silver lettering (Door Way) and with white lettering (Door Steps), pictorial dust jackets. x, 305pp; 230pp. Illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Fine/fine. What a tight and lovely pair of the beloved regional writer's first two nonfiction works, both studies of Door..... More
New York: Raven Press, [1990]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark green cloth with silver lettering. xiii, 466pp. Illustrations. Fine. Tight, bright first edition of this thick history. More
Los Angeles: Hat & Beard Press, [2017]. Hardcover. Foreword by Black Francis. Afterword by Margaret Atwood. 8vo. Pictorial paper over boards. 266pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations (many color), pictorial endpapers. Fine. Pristine second edition of this interview collection first published in a signed, limited edition in 2010 by another publisher --..... More
London: The Folio Society, [1993]. Hardcover. Illustrations by Lynton Lamb (first two volumes) and John Lawrence (third volume). Complete 3-volume set. 8vo. Green pictorial cloth with gilt spine lettering, paper-covered slipcase. Frontispieces, line drawings. Fine/fine. Sir Alan Lascelles introduces this 1993 reissue of the Folio Society's 1974 edition of the..... More
N.p. U.S. Equities Realty, [2007]. Hardcover. Square 4to. Glossy pictorial paper over boards. 107pp. Extensive color illustrations. Fine. Pristine first edition of this unusual pictorial survey of unseen architectural spaces. Large affixed publisher's sheet tipped to front flyleaf (which describes this as a "special limited edition," though there's no colophon)..... More
Staten Island: Stone Street Press, [1990]. Paperback. Complete 3-volume set in slipcase. Stiff black, green and brown (respectively) hand-stitched wrappers with gilt-numbered handmade paper labels, purplish textured handmade paper-covered slipcase with gilt hand-lettered paper labels, sewn-in green satin pull cord. (26pp), (23pp), (21pp). Handmade textured endpapers. Fine/near fine. Faint sunning..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1926. Hardcover. 8vo. Teal blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. xxvi, 582pp, (1p ad). Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Faint binding edgewear only, else tight and internally fine. Attractive first edition of this thick biography of the English-American actress (1865-1950). Choice autograph addition: On..... More
N.p. Boy Scouts of America, 1938. Paperback. 12mo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 676pp. Numerous line drawings, graphs, advertisements. Very good. Binding a bit edgeworn, rubbed and scuffed, though still tight. Decent 38th printing of the 1911 classic -- "First Edition. Thirtieth Printing. Two Hundred Thousand copies...." cites title page. Certainly well-loved..... More
Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, n.y. Hardcover. Illustrations by Aldren Watson. Small 4to. Tan cloth spine with paper label and green pictorial paper over boards, paper-covered slipcase. 294pp. Partly-color illustrations. Very good/very good. Spine lightly age toned; slipcase a tad edgeworn, scuffed and rubbed, with archival mend along one..... More