Milan: Cesare Capello, ND. Paperback. wrappers are nearly disbound from the block, which is printed on brittle, toning paper. Some leaves have detached, but all are present. Black and white photos with a color, pull-out map. 192 pages. 4.5” x 6.5”.Highly detailed descriptions of the art, architecture, and sites which..... more
Rome: ND. A Very Good selection of 18–3.25” x 2.25” black and white photographs (originally 20; missing numbers 4 and 5) of Castle Sant’Angelo in Rome. Housed in their original green envelope, bearing a textured stain down the front. Undated; likely early 20th century.An attractive set of souvenir photos of..... more
1916. Paper. Very Good. Creasing from folding; minor wear about the edges. Color printing. 30” x 21.5”.Officially commissioned map of Killarney and Dingle Bay in Ireland at the scale of ½ inch to 1 mile. Attractive printing. more
Oxford: Alden & Company, Ltd., 1946. Paperback. Very Good; clean and unmarked. Soundly bound. Gift inscription across front endpapers. Slight toning to the spine. Black and white photos. 157 pages, plus advertisements. 4.75” x 6”.A guidebook for visitors to the university and its environs, including detailed descriptions of each building’s..... more
1947. Paperback. Very Good with minor scuffing and creasing. No publisher information. Staplebound. Black and white photos. 16 pages. 4.75” x 7.25”.A handy and descriptive guide to the Anglican cathedral in Exeter, England. The slim booklet takes the viewpoint of the tourist, walking them from the grounds through each part..... more
Berlin: Albert Goldschmidt, 1922. Second edition. Paperback. A Fair copy with toning, chipping, and tears, but all the tour content is intact and legible. Detached wrappers and missing the rear panel. Includes color pull-out maps and museum floorplans. Brittle stock. 84 pages + xvii pages advertisements. 4” x 6”.A tourist’s..... more
Washington, DC: Army Map Service, 1942. Paper. Very Good with no tears, only creasing from folding. Very slight toning to edges. Faint soiling to the rear. Color printing. 22” x 24”.A US Army-issued map of the southern tip of Bougainville Island, which was occupied by Japan during WWII and the..... more
955th Engineer Topography Company, 1943. Paper. Near Fine. Crease down the middle. Color printing. Double sided. 16.75” x 5.5”.WWII era map issued for the 13th Air Force—established in 1942, based in the Pacific—from Buka Island in the West to San Cristobal (now Makira) in the East.The reverse shows closeups of..... more
955th Engineer Topography Company, 1943. Paper. Very Good with faint fingersoil and minor chipping. Crease down the middle. Color printing. Double sided. 20” x 5.5”.WWII era map issued for the 13th Air Force—established in 1942, based in the Pacific—centered on New Georgia island, found among the Solomon Islands in Melanesia..... more
Belfast: R. Carswell & Son, Ltd., 1947. Paperback. Very Good, overall. Faint soiling to the rear wrapper and general wear. Staple bound paperback. Black and white photographs. 44 pages. 5.5” x 8.5”.The Giant’s Causeway, found on the northern coast of Northern Ireland, “has been described as probably the most extensive..... more
Dumfriesshire, Scotland: Moffat Town Council, c. late-1940s. Paperback. Very Good. Stapled binding. Slightly curved and dogeared fore corners. Black and white photographs. 64 pages. 4.75” x 7”.A midcentury guidebook to the spa town of Moffat in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Includes advertisements for local banks, boarding houses and hotels, booksellers and printers..... more
Washington, DC: Army Map Service, 1942. Paper. Very Good with no tears, only creasing from folding. Very slight toning to edges. Color printing. 22” x 24”.A US Army-issued map of Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which was occupied by Japan during WWII. The map includes the northern..... more
c. 1940s. Paperback. A Very Good selection of 6 black and plates bound in paper wrappers with protective tissue between each image. Printed on sturdy stock with perforated edges. An additional plate pasted to the front cover. Unpaginated, no date or publisher information. c. 1940s. 7.5” x 5.75”.Travel souvenir for..... more
Machlett Laboratories, Inc., 1945. Paperback. Near Fine with pencil markings on the front cover only. Staple bound. Black and white photos throughout. 29 pages. 6.25” x 9.25”.Machlett Labs produced transmitter and X-ray tubes and contracted with the Atomic Energy Commission during WWII. The United States government gave the company an..... more
Seattle: University Book Store, 1929. First and limited printing. Hardcover. Very Good, overall. Lightly shelfworn with occasional fingersoil and penciled marginalia. Bound in navy blue cloth with gilt decoration. Without dust jacket, as issued. Limited edition 334/350. Signed by Geraldine Farrar on the limitation page. Errata slip bound in. Black..... more
New York: The Black Photographers Annual, 1973. Paperback. Very Good, overall. Clean and unmarked paperback. Slight toning around the edges. The paper wrappers show hints of dampstaining. Forward by Toni Morrision. Black and white photographs. 143 pages. 8.5” x 10”.The Black Photographers Annual appeared in four volumes across seven years..... more
Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1968. Pat Stewart. Hardcover. A Near Fine copy in all regards, including the jacket. The jacket is neatly price clipped and the front free endpaper bears a sweet inscription, dated 1969. Color illustrations by Pat Stewart. 58 pages. 4.5” x 7.5”.Peter Pauper Press, founded..... more
New York: Privately printed, 1912. Unbound. One of just 7 copies printed on Roman vellum, this one is unbound and uncut. 250 additional copies were printed on Dutch handmade paper. Very Good, largely clean. Sturdy and handsome paper stock. Mounted color frontispiece and 12 black and white illustrative inserts, all..... more
New York: Hours Press, 1939. Paperback. A Very Good Minus staple bound paperback, showing minor soiling, particularly to the wrappers, toning, and creasing. “Copyright 1939 by Lawrence Gellert Int. Copyright Secured” stamped below the table of contents. 31 pages. 7” x 10.25”.Hungarian-born Lawrence Gellert (1898–c. 1979), in the 1920s and..... more
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good, overall. The book block is totally clean and unmarked, though the case and jacket show wear about the edges and rounding of the corners and head and foot of the spine. Stated first edition. xv + 183 pages. ..... more
Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1955. First printing. Hardcover. A Good copy, showing light water damage to the case and front endpaper, which also bears a Union College library bookplate. “Review Copy” stamped to the half title page. Split front hinge, though the binding is hanging on. Issued without dust..... more
New York: Whitney Museum Library Fellows, 1996. First printing. Paperback. Fine paperback in Fine slipcase. Printed on handmade paper in a limited edition of 130. Thirteen mounted color laser prints by the author accompany the text. A signed duotone Lee Marmon photograph is included in a separate folder. Both authors..... more
Boulder, CO: Shambhala, 1981. Jill Fry. Paperback. Very Good, overall. Lightly shelfworn; sturdy and clean. Black and white line illustrations. 63 pages. 4.25” x 7”.An herbal comprising some 20 plants with purported alleviative properties for conditions specific originating with the uterus and ovaries from menses to childbirth. more
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1978. Paperback. Very Good, overall. Clean and unmarked. Slight toning and rippling to page edges. No evidence of water damage/staining. Only issued in paperback. Black and white photos. 163 pages. 8.75” x 11.75”.Published in partnership with the Long Island Historical Society in 1978 when Brooklyn..... more
New York: Privately Published, 1956. First printing. Hardcover. A Fine copy, other than lacking, regrettably, the original water color print, which has been cleanly removed. Handsomely bound with marbled paper over boards and a yellow cloth spine. No jacket, as issued. Limited to 1,050 copies: 25 reserved by the author..... more