London: W. Strange, 21, Paternoster Row. 1845. 1st UK edition (Wolff 6625). [4], 306 pp. Frontis, of Eugene Sue, and intratextual cuts by Walmsely, 34 total. 8vo. 7-3/8" x 4-7/8" Period deep maroon half-leather binding with muted purple cloth boards; elaborate gilt decorated backstrip. "'Bluebeard' is a French folktale, the..... More
Richmond VA: Selden & Co. Publishers of Photograph and Stereocopic Views No. 918 [mss cancel] Main Street, (1865). Ca mid-1860s. Image with E & H T Anthony 1865 copyright notice printed underneath. Verso with printed pale violet title label affixed. View: 3-1/8" x 6-5/16". Card: 3-5/16" x 7". Flat mount..... More
New York: Published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co, American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, (n. d.). Ca 1863 - 1873. Cf Waldsmith, p. 159. Verso with printed pale green title label affixed. View: 3-1/8" x 6-5/16". Card: 3-5/16" x 7". Flat mount, lemon yellow, square corners..... More
San Francisco: Edw. H. Mitchell, (1902). 1st printing (presumed). Single sheet, blank verso. Illustrated with 3 captioned oval b/w half-tone photographic images: (1) image of 3 SF newspaper buildings, the Chronicle, Examiner & Call; (2) Ferry Boat & (3) Street in Chinatown 11" x 8-1/4". Now housed in a clear..... More
[London]: British Travel. Printed in Great Britain at The Curwen Press 206/ENG/70/15. (n. d.). Circa 1970s. Broadside. Colorful image of a map of Britain with locations of historical purport for America demarcated with a small illustration and brief textual explanation. 39-3/4" x 27-3/4" A rather curious travel poster from Britain..... More
(n. p.): United Airlines, (n. d.). 1st printing, ca. 1960s. Broadside. Full size image of bemused Hawaiian woman in white and yellow orchid lei with a yellow orchid in her hair, staring directly into camera. 40" x 25" More
Black Rock City, Nevada: [2005]. 1st printings. Divers sizes. The entire now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. Items include: Map [folded] Burning Man mailer What When Where guide booklet [44 pp, including wrappers] Survival Guide [16 pp, folded] The Black Rock Gazette - ette [one sheet 13-5/8" x...... More
(n. p.): Varig Airlines, (1981). 1st printing. Broadside. Full size image (12-3/8" x 36-7/8") of the waterfront on a sunny day in Salvador, the largest city on the Northeast coast of Brazil and the capitol of the state of Bahia. 12-3/8" x 36-7/8" More
(n. p.): Printed in Australia by Posters Pty. Ltd, (n. d.). 1st printing (presumed), ca 1970s. Broadside. Various color photographic images, including: a blonde, wide-eyed beauty in the Coral Cove of the Great Barrier Reef, grazing sheep at Tharwa, the Todd River, Dunk Island, Smiggin Holes skiers, and Ayers Rock..... More
(n. p.): United Airlines, (1977). 1st printing. Broadside. Large image [31" x 21"] of stunning Hawaiian beauty in orange bathingsuit gazing into wild foliage. Title printed in orange lettering to white background. 40" x 25" More
(n. p.): United Airlines, (1977). 1st printing thus. Broadside. Large image [29-3/4" x 21"] of blonde skiier in green suit rushing happily through loose powder. White border, with title printed in dark yellow font. 40" x 25" More
New York: Published by Charles Magnus & Co., 12 Frankfort Street, (n. d.). Ca 1858 - 1860. Milgram PH-LS-2. Bifolium, so 4 pp. Lithographed b/w image [4-1/2" x 7-1/4"] of Philadelphia at top of sheet. "Engd by Serz. Philada." See Milgram p. 77 for where this lettersheet is pictured. 10-1/2"..... More
New York: Published by Charles Magnus & Co., 12 Frankfort Street, (n. d.). Ca 1858 - 1860. Not found in Milgram. Bifolium, so 4 pp. Lithographed b/w image [4-3/8" x 7-5/16"] of St. Louis at top of sheet. 9-3/4" x 7-7/8". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. From the..... More
(n. p.): (n. d.). Ca 1860s (?). Milgram NY-LS_21. Bifolium, so 4 pages. Pp 2 - 4 blank. A hand-colored lithographed image [4-1/8" x 8"] of the Exchange at top. Cf. Milgram p. 69, where this lettersheet is pictured. 10-5/8" x 8-3/8". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve... More
Detroit: A Bruccoli Clark Layman Book, (1999). 1st Edition. 426 pp. Illustrated. 11" x 8-1/2". Blue cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped on dark blue to front board and spine. Presumed to have been issued without jacket. Useful reference for those doing a deeper dive into Hemingway's life &..... More
Hartford, Conn. The War Photograph & Exhibition Company, No. 21 Linden Place, (n. d.). Ca early 1890s. Pale peach mount, rounded corners. View with printed caption under right side; printed series title to each side of the photograph. Verso with printed commentary on the card image, as well as the..... More
(n. p.): United Airlines, (n. d.). 1st printing, ca. early 1980s. Broadside. Large image [30" x 20-1/2"] of turbulent waves crashing against a rocky beach covered in lush greenery and palm trees. Image sits on a white background with title printed in black. 40" x 25" More
Indianapolis, Ind. Chevrolet Bros. Mfg. Co., 1923. 1st printing of this list. 11, [1] pp (including wrappers). Pamphlet fully illustrated with b/w photographic images of the divers parts being offered. 11-1/2" x 8-7/8". Printed self-wrappers, stapled. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. A primary source document useful in..... More
[San Francisco]: Major League Baseball, 2007. Original printing. 7" x 3". Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. The 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 78th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL).. The game was held on July..... More
(n. p.): (n. d.). Ca 1980. Diop's quote, "today all Blacks can legitimately trace their culture to Ancient Egypt and build a modern culture on that foundation", in the lower left quadrant. Poster center a photo montage of significant individuals from Black history, e.g., Frederick Douglas & Martin Luther King..... More
Montpelier: Argus and Patriot Job Printing House, 1871. 1st Edition (Atwater 3522). Not in Cardasco. 406, [2] pp. Index at rear. 1 page advert follows text. 8vo. 9" x 5-5/8". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. More
Cambridge: Cambridge Bookplate, 1990. 1st Edition. 156 pp. Errata sheet laid-in. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Purple paper wrappers with black title lettering printed to front wrapper and spine. More
Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1988. 1st ed. 255 pp (including index). 8vo. Black cloth binding with gold spine lettering. Green dust jacket. More
London: Published by the Author and Sold for the Benefit of the Dickens House Endowment Fund (Walter Dexter Memorial). 1951. 1st Separated edition, Reprinted from The Dickensian. 24, [4] pp. 2 genealogical charts at rear [1. Paternal Line; 2. Maternal Line]. Half-tone b/w photographic image of "Aunt Charlton" to p...... More
(n. p.): (n. d.). Ca. 1915-1919. Not found in Borkan or Rawls. Single sheet, printed recto only. 42" x 28". Buff paper printed in red and black ink. At the time of cataloguing, only 3 institutional holdings found on OCLC (LoC, Sage Col, Univ of NC). More
