Berlin: Bey Haude und Spener, [1784]. Second Edition. 12mo., [8], 182, [2] pages; VG; bound in plain blue/gray paper wraps; housed in a custom ox-blood morocco card-deck style slipcase with lid; bookplate of Mark Dineley to front pastedown; Second edition, with the author's initials corrected on the title page and the date 1784 added to the bases of three plates.; finely engraved allegorical frontispiece; beautiful hand-tinted folding map of the North American colonies by Daniel Friedrich Sotzmann based on earlier work by William Faden the Younger; 12 engraved plates by artist Daniel Chodowiecki, engraved by Daniel Berger, depicting events from the Revolutionary War bound in throughout; engraved plate by Berger depicting five Revolutionary War figures; a double-plate by Berger depicting both the Libertas Americana medal and the Continental Currency dollar; and three vividly hand-tinted plates depicting the American flag and pennant, Gen. Washington with a guard, and a sharpshooter and infantryman.; text in German; RF consignment; shelved case 3. More

Barcelona: Joseph Llopis, 1691. Second Edition. Quarto, [20,] 548, [16] pages; VG; bound in limp vellum, black ink titling to spine, ends of ties present; entirety of vellum binding detached from text block, still in one piece, mild wear to vellum; mild wear to fore edge, primarily to the first few pages; tiny scorch-mark to lower edge of text block; small water-stain to last two pages; small ownership name to ffep; with half-title; Title page red and black within woodcut border, with a small engraving, an engraving on page 1 above the dedication, and 2 large vignettes; text in Spanish; DM consignment; shelved case 7. More

Stanstead and Sherbrooke, L. C. Walton & Gaylord, 1835. First Edition. 10mo., 116 pages; Fair; in original publisher's quarter brown leather, blue paper boards, front cover has reprint of title page within a frame; rear cover missing fore half, front cover with chipping and wear to all edges, spine chipped to head and tail; some fingerprint smudges to interior; lacking map; page 57 has a small newspaper clipping, detailing the 1891 Census, pasted above the lesson on population; extremely scarce Lower Canadian Imprint; shelved case 3. More

2015. Over 900 late 19th/ early 20th century postcards in both black and white, and color, documenting an actual journey that begins in California and spans to Europe, such places such as Israel, France and England. while the history is literally being made at the same time: WWI The Great Depression, and Prohibition leading up to WW2. Postcards all age-toned, most otherwise in excellent condition; some worn around the edges or torn. About 60 have been mailed (with writing & stamp on back), about 240 have been pasted into an album, and the rest are all clean. Collected in one yellow memory box w/a polka dot & ribbon, two black photo albums, and two multicolored albums, there is some wear and fraying due to its age, but in excellent cond. as is. For further details, sell or viewing, please feel free to contact us. More

London: H. D. Symonds, 1807. First Edition. 8vo., 576 pages; VG-; rebound in brown cloth boards, brown leather spine with black label, gilt lettering; pages worn, with scattered sparse pencil marks in margins; with two color plates in excellent condition, two folding maps, both with some tears and wear; b/w frontispiece; shelved case 9. More

New York: The Shakespeare-Gallery, 1804. Eighth Edition. Approx. 4.5" x 7" VG marbled sandy brown hardcover with no text on spine or cover. Rubbing to corners and spine ends of boards. Mild foxing to edges of text block. Hinges starting at front pastedown, which opposes first of two title pages (one for each discrete section of this directory). Old hand-calligraphed swooping names penned to first title page. A few internal chips and tears to each title page, subtly affecting text of Astronomical Calculations subtitle; and a 1.5" x .25" chip to July/August 1804 astronomical charts with resulting loss to a few calculations across a couple of categories. Foxing throughout; binding remains tight. Shelved in Case 13. More

Philadelphia: Dobelbower, Key, and Simpson, 1796. First American Edition. 8vo., 464pp., 34pp.; VG; bound in brown cloth, red label on spine with gilt lettering; some shelfwear to boards, including scuffing, scratching, a chip to head of spine, fading to spine; wear to hinges; foxing throughout, including to plates and map; contains all 7 plates, including 1 folded map and frontispiece; PD consign; shelved case 9. More

Bowman County, North Dakota: Rural Area Development Committee, 1965. Octavo; pp 488; VG/no-DJ; light brown spine with dark brown text; cloth has light wear to exterior, panel are clean and intact; text block has light ivory toning to exterior edges, previous owner's book plates to front pastedown, interior clean with secure and tight binding; very good condition. More

Wilkes-Barre: The Smith Bennett Corporation. Mixed Editions. Octavo; Good-; red spines with gilt text; no jackets; 5 volumes; 1909,1927, 1929 and 1930; cloths have slightly sunned spines; rubbing wear to edges; some soiling smudges to exteriors; slight wear to corners; slightly bowed boards; text blocks show slight toning to exterior edges; broken hinges of vol. 1, condition noted; previous owner's name to pastedowns; small chip to fore edge of ffep to vol. 5; frontispieces; interiors clean; illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1779. First Edition. Octavo in good condition only; bound in full 19th century polished calf; pair morocco spine labels [red/green]; five [5] raised bands on spines; front board nearly detached; spine ends worn down; corners worn and showing; previous owner bookplate front paste-down; text block remains solid and contents are very good. [Spines; heavily worn gilt leather with red/green spine labels]. -Shelve above case 1. More

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1783. First Edition. Octavo in good condition only; bound in full 19th century polished calf; pair morocco spine labels [red/green]; five [5] raised bands on spines; boards attached but have major wear at hinges; split start between front free endpapers; spine ends worn down; corners worn and showing; previous owner bookplate front paste-down; text block remains solid and contents are very good. [Spines; heavily worn gilt leather with red/green spine labels]. -Shelve above case 1. More

Chicago: J.P. Craig, 1888. First Edition. Oblong quarto; unpaginated. Publisher's original brown cloth, gilt illustration on front board. Map of Chicago on front pastedown. With forty photo gravures of Chicago landmarks. VG+. Some rubbing to front board and spine. Some smudges and soiling to margins of interior. Contemporary gift inscription on title page. Shelve in Case #1. More

Gaithersburg, Maryland: Butternut Press, Inc., 1985. Facsimile reprint of 1896 edition inscribed by Author's Granddaughter. Hardcover octavo with dust jacket, both in Very Good + condition. Inscribed by author's granddaughter, Rosalie Goodhart Dietz, on second front endpaper. Also included is an invitation to meet the Mrs. Goodhart Dietz at a book signing. Otherwise no markings to text and pages are clean. Binding is tight. Minimal shelf wear. Dust jacket is nicely protected and maintained by a transparent mylar book jacket cover. Illustrated with B&W photos, illustrations, and maps throughout. 243 pp. All else is very good. - [Transferred from Dupont to Rockville 6/20/2016]. More

Runnemede, NJ: Fran Striker, Jr., 1983. First Edition. Octavo, 143 pages, VG/VG; paperback, golden yellow covers, no lettering to spine, black lettering to front and back covers: mild overall wear to covers; light age-toning/wear to text-block; interior clean, replete with black-and-white graphics; INSCRIBED by Striker, Jr. to title page; label with publisher's information to verso of page 143; shelved Case 13. More

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1792. First Edition. Octavo in good condition only; bound in full 19th century polished calf; pair morocco spine labels [red/green]; five [5] raised bands on spines; boards attached; spine ends worn down; corners worn and showing; previous owner bookplate front paste-down; text block remains solid and contents are very good. [Spines; heavily worn gilt leather with red/green spine labels]. Shelve above case 1. More

Syracuse, N.Y. D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1892. First edition. Quarto; 671 pp. Publisher's original morocco binding, with five raised bands on spine, gilt spine lettering, all edges gilt. Rebacked, with new endpapers and original spine laid down. Illustrated. Very good; some rubbing to spine and extremities; interior age-toned and shows occasional foxing. Shelved by under front counter. More

New York/Cincinnati: Swormstedt& Poe/Carlton & Porter, 1859. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; spine black leather w/gold txt, wear at spine, some fraying, frnt cvr separated from entire book due to age (enclosed in protective wrap), visible creases at joints, fraying at edges all around; boards firm and clean; binding loose at back hinge, still strong; pgs have visible aging: foxing throughout book, as well as discoloration at txt block, yet still legible, prints still viable, siight curling and creasing, however very good condition as is considering age and elements. *top of Aisle 9 endcap* 762pp +12 prints. More

Philidelphia: C.J. Peterson, 1871. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; spine black leather w/gold txt, fading of spine, creasing at joints, frnt joint leather is split, marked fraying in the back of spine, wear at edges, head & tail; boards clean & firm; binding loose at hinges, otherwise strong; pgs have aging: discoloration, creasing, tears, pgs 357-360 have come out of binding, creased and chipping, Dec color print coming undone from binding, as well, otherwise in fairly good cond. as is. 460pp + 12 color prints. More

Philidelphia: C.J. Peterson, 1859. First Edition. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; spine black leather w/ gold txt, typical aging & wear resulting in fading txt on spine as well as visible creasing at joints, scuffing on back & frnt of cvrs, wear/fraying at edges; boards clean, firm; binding loose at hinges, otherwise strong; pgs have typical aging: discoloration and spots, print preceding pg 96 is no longer bound due to delamination, some creasing of pgs from prolonged settling in position, otherwise in fairly good cond. as is. 466pp + 12 prints. More

New York: William W. Snowden, 1838. First Edition. Octavo; G/no-DJ; spine brown leather w/gold txt, spine discolored, fading has made words almost nonexistent; frnt cvr no longer bound to book due to age, creasing at joints visible, as well as fraying, scuffing; boards clean & firm, minor bumping to corners; binding loose at back hinge, about to fall off as frnt cvr, otherwise serviceable; pgs have visible aging: foxing throughout book & txt block, free frnt pg has prev owner signature, Feb/May/Sep. prints are torn significantly, some chipping of pgs. Despite this, book in protective wrap, in fairly good cond. as is. *shelved at top of Aisle 9 endcap* 300pp + 9 prints. More

Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., c. 1849, 1850. Thick Octavo; Fair; dark brown spines with gilt text; no jackets; 3 volumes; mismatched bindings, vols. 1 and 2 have embossed decorative borders to panels and spine; vol. 3 has 1/2 bound dark leather spine with cloth boards; gilt rules to banded spine; sturdy boards; some sunning to exteriors; ex-library with sticker to spine, vol. 3; vol. 1 has heavy wear to edges and corners; chip to rear joint, vol. 1; text blocks have some foxing to exterior edges; marbled endpapers to vol. 3; small sticker to front pastedown, vol. 3; illustrated; some ex-library markings inside volumes; frontispiece to vol. 2; noticeable foxing to few early pages all vols.; previous owner's name to ffeps, vols. 1 and 2; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More

Erie, PA: The Erie Printing company, 1928. Octavo; pp 365; G-/no-DJ; burgundy spine with gilt text; cloth shows spotting to spine toward tail edge, white smudge toward head edge; some wear with soiling to boards; slightly bumped corners; text block has some age toning to exterior edges; slightly cocked spine; slight foxing to first and last few pages; previous owner's name to ffep. More

Boston: Sampson, Davenport, and Company, 1878. Octavo; pp 860; Fair/no-DJ; dark brown spine with gilt text; blind-stamped borders and oval design to front; full title: The Massachusetts Register and Business Directory, 1878, Containing a Record of State and County Officers, Merchants, Manufacturers, Etc., No. XCIX; some soiling to exterior; split starts to joints; slightly bumped corners; moderate wear to edges; slightly sunned spine; chipping to head and tail spine edges; text block has darkening to exterior edges; light moisture staining towards head edge at title page; pictorial endpapers; interior has slight age toning; frontispiece; illustrated; slight cracking to gutters; previous owner's name to tipped in map at front. More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912. Thick Octavo; Fair/no-DJ; green spines with gilt text to red bar; 4 volumes: vol. 1, Farms, pp 618; vol. 2, Crops, pp 699; vol. 3, Animals, pp 708; vol. 4, Farm and Community, pp 650; cloths have heavy wear to exteriors; soiling to exteriors; ex-library markings to spines; chipping and fraying to edges; splitting to rear joint of vol. 3; chip to front fore edge of vol. 3; text blocks show some soiling to exterior edges; interiors have light toning; cracking to gutters; ex-library with markings to first and last few pages; frontispieces; ex-library pouches to rear pastedowns; open tear to rear endpaper of vol. 3; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More

Washington, D.C. The Library of Congress Development Office, 2000. Small Quarto; pp 121; VG; red spine without text; wrapper bound pages encased in bi-fold cloth bound folio; folio laid in a red clam shell cloth bound box; box exterior shows slight sunning; front has black label with gilt lettering; slight scratches to label; box securely bound; interior has red marbled decorations; previous owner's name stamped to front; text block pages clean; profusely illustrated; from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Miller; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More