n.p. The Society of Border Leicester Sheep Breeders, 1990. 10mo; VG-; pp 349; green spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior shows minimal wear to exterior; slightly splayed boards; text block exterior edges have light smudges; frontispiece; previous owner's embossed stamp to half title page; good binding; illustrated. More

Four vintage photos of famed racehorse Secretariat. The first is a 7” x 9” wire photo taken in May of 1973, after Secretariat’s wins at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and on his way to the historic Triple Crown win on June 9th. He is seen nuzzling his exercise boy. In very good- condition. There is moderate age-toning throughout, slight warping along the right edge, and light wear to the left edge. The verso has a red filing stamp, a notation in blue ink, and a pasted paper caption date-stamped “May 24 1973”. The second photo in this series is a 10” x 6.5” type 1 photograph of Secretariat at the Marlboro Cup race in 1973. In very good+ condition. There is a faint crease in the bottom left corner, and the verso is file-stamped “Sep 23 1982”. The third item is a 10.5” x 9” photo showing jockey Ron Turcotte atop Secretariat at Belmont in September 1973, just three months after Secretariat’s Triple Crown win. In very good condition. Minor warping appears near the right and left edges of the photograph, and slight age-toning in the margins near the top right edge. The verso has a pencil notation, and a now-separated pasted paper caption (indicating the photographer as “Farrell” and dating the photo to “9/21/73”). The fourth image was taken in January of 1974, after Secretariat’s retirement. It shows Secretariat being fitted for horseshoes by a blacksmith. In very good condition. This 7.5” x 9” wire photo shows slight warping near bottom edge, and minor age-toning and wear to the margins. The verso has a notation in blue ink and a pasted paper caption dated “Jan 12 1974.” K21107 Shelved Case 0. CX Consignment. More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1995. Collector's Edition. Octavos, 6 vols.; VG; full genuine leather bindings in multiple colors; spines paneled, with bright gilt lettering and design; minimal shelf wear and scuffing; all edges bright gilt; silk moire endpapers; ribbon bookmarks; pages clean; PH consignment; shelved above US Political Bios. More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1889. Booklet [6x8]; pp [59]; G/paperback; grayish green covers have slight tone toward edges; intact binding; black lettering to front; minor chips to corners; text block has slight toning; small plate inside front cover; illustrated; interior clean;. More

A lot of three type 1 photos of the great horse racing champion Seabiscuit. All three capture moments in the infamous competition between “the ‘Biscuit” and War Admiral. The first is a 1938 9” x 7” photograph of Seabiscuit, in racing gear at a trot with jockey George Woolf riding. The photo was taken in the weeks leading up to the historic showdown with War Admiral at Pimlico. In very good condition. There are small creases in the margins at the the bottom corners of the photograph, and a slight age-toning throughout. The verso bears the stamp of Acme Newspictures, Inc. in purple, a notation in pencil, and pasted text that reads: “San Francisco -- Presenting Sea Biscuit, Great “Estern [sic] Horse, / in his usual running gear. There’s one exception. Up in this / picture George Woolf, who rode Sea Biscuit to an easy win / in the Bay Meadows Handicap. The Biscuit’s regular jockey is / Red Pollard, whom owner C.S. Howard banks on in the forthcoming / Sea Biscuit - War Admiral match race at Belmont.” The second photo measures 6.5” x 8.5” and depicts Seabiscuit and a seemingly nervous Red Pollard in the moments before the race at Belmont against War Admiral in 1938. In very good condition. There is slight warping at the bottom of the photo, and moderate age-toning throughout. The verso bears the black stamp of International News Photos, a notation in blue chalk, and pasted text that reads: “Belmont Park… All that “Seabiscuit” will / see during the match race against “War Admiral” / for $100,000 on Memorial day will be the course / in front of him. Thanks to the blinker being / adjusted here. Jockey Johnny “Red” Pollard, who / is up on the Biscuit here, will ride him in / the great event. Admiral’s admirers, however, / aver that Seabiscuit will also have an exclusive / view of their hero’s hind quarters.” The third photo, also from 1938, measures 6” x 7.5” and shows Seabiscuit’s owner, C.S. Howard, in the moments after trainer Tom Smith decided to pull Seabiscuit from a race against War Admiral at Belmont. In very good condition. The photo is pasted on card paper (measuring 6.5” x 8”), which is slightly warped on the right side vertical. Minimal soiling to the margins. Verso is age-toned, with pasted typed description from International News Photo, with emendations in pencil and blue chalk. K21108 Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. CX Consignment. More

CRM Books, 1970. Quarto; G; Paperback; Spine, staple binding; Cover is illustrated without text, creasing to lower outside corner, bump to upper corner, slight edgewear and shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; Text in English and Japanese in parallel columns; 36 pages, illustrated. More

Oakland CA and Yerevan: The American University of Armenia, 1997. Octavo; VG-; off-white spine with black text; no jacket; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; tight binding; textblock edges show mild tone; smudge to pastedowns at hinges; gift inscription to half title page; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 220. More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1981. Octavo; VG-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, tan with black print; Boards are in tan cloth with black print, small stain to rear, light bumps to rear corners, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 102 pages, illustrated (b&w). More

London: Bracken Books, 1986. Quarto; G+/G+ Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Brown spine with White text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, some edgewear, slight shelfwear; Boards strong, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear; Textblock has bookplate on front pastedown, small amount of writing in pencil on rear endpaper; 113 pp. More

New York; London: The Macmillan Company; Collier-Macmillan Limited, 1963. Large Octavo; G+/G-; yellow spine with black and red text; first printing; dust jacket shows some soiling to exterior; small piece of tape to front; few chips to edges, some open; cloth exterior has light wear; good, solid binding; textblock exterior edges show light tone; interior good; illustrated by the author; pp 182. More

New York: George R Lockwood, n.d. [1870?]. Early Edition. Quarto; VG-; 334 pages; Tooled leather with gilt titling on spine, raised bands; VOL. 2 ONLY; Full color plates intact, protected by tissue guards; Gilt edges; Sewn-in silk bookmark; Marbled endpapers; Bookstore bookplate on front pastedown; Scuffing and some fraying to the edges of the boards and spine; Bumping/fraying to the corners; Some foxing to the edges of the text block; Toning to pages as typical; PS Consignment, shelved case 3. More

Tokyo, Japan: AKI-SHOBO, 1983. Octavo, 31 pages; VG/VG-; spine white with red and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; all text in Japanese; mild shelf wear and scuffing; signed at front free end paper by Awa and Tanaka; contains full color illustrations; pages clean; shelved Case 14. More

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1974. First edition. Quarto; First edition; VG-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with white print; DJ has one-inch closed tear to front top edge, slight tears at spine ends and flap corners, light smudging to rear; Boards quarter bound with grey cloth to spine and blue cloth to boards, gold print, slight wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the photographer on the half-title page; 160 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (color). [NOTE: Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More

New York: Rinehart & Company, 1958. Octavo; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with red and blue print; DJ has small tears at spine ends and flap corners, wear to edges, hinges, flap folds, light shelfwear; Boards in white cloth with red, black and blue print, peripheral tanning, slight wear to spine caps; Text block has tan-tinted top edge, slight tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf; 344 pages, illustrated (b&w drawings). More

New York: Simon & Schuster / Madison Press Books, 1996. Quarto (oblong); VG/G+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, purple and white with brown print; DJ has slight edgewear, slight shelfwear, else clean and bright; Boards in black paper with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on the title page; 191 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (color). [Shelf: American Art] [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1912. Booklet [6x8]; pp 67; Fair/paperback; grayish beige rear cover has slight tone toward edges; missing front cover; other stains to exterior; tape mends to spine; black lettering to front; minor chips to corners; text block has slight toning; loosed title page, but present; illustrated with full color drawings;. More

Garden City NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1931. Large Octavo; G+; green spine with gilt text; odd volume; no jacket; cloth exterior shows faint spotting; slightly rubbed edges; mildly sunned spine; attractive raised, circular gilt illustration to front; good binding; text block exterior edges have age toned modestly; deckled fore and tail edges; top edge green; offsetting to few first and last pages; frontispiece; interior good; illustrated; pp 257. More

n.p. Siyahi, 2013. Reprinted. Square Octavo; unpaginated; VG/VG; copper brown spine with white text; dust jacket has slight wear to exterior; mild edge wear; cloth clean; strong boards; text block edges show minimal wear; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; tight binding; profusely illustrated. More

Bangor: Privately Printed, 1903. Octavo; Limited edition, 500 copies; Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, brown with paper title label; Boards quarter bound with brown cloth to spine and purple cloth to boards, library call number in white ink at bottom of spine, slight foxing to title label, light wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear; Text block has spotting to edges, foxing to endpapers, date stamp and library stamp on endpapers, foxing to frontispiece and title page, intermittent spine breaks, clean text; Spine title: "The Naturalist of the St. Croix"; xi, 351 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). More

London: John Van Voorst, 1838. Thin Octavo; G; pp 67; navy blue spine without text; no jacket; cloth has staining to front and rear toward head edge; slight sun fading to exterior; gilt lettering to front; minor wear to corners; strong boards; text block shows slight age toning toward edges; age toned endpapers; slight cracking to front hinge, otherwise intact interior; light paperclip offset to half title page and pastedown; illustrated. More

Long Beach, California: Safari Press, 2009. Limited First Edition, #417/1,000. Octavo, 277 pages; VG; bound in publisher's yellow cloth stamped in brown, housed in a VG brown slipcase; very mild wear; Limited First Edition, #417/1,000 signed by Brooks on the limitation page; shelved Africa. More

New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1951. Octavo; pp 144; G/G; green pictorial spine with black text; dust jacket shows modest wear to exterior; slight sunning to exterior; minor chips to corners; mylar wrap; cloth shows mild wear to exterior; slight edge wear; strong boards; text block has some slight foxing to exterior edges; interior pages clean; tight binding; illustrated. More

London: Printd by J. Ruthven, for G.G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790. First Edition. Quartos, Five volumes; VG-; all volumes bound uniformly in contemporary full polished calf with gilt emblem to both, later rebacking with black leather title labels with gilt lettering; Loss of leather on spines with red rot occurring, not affecting the gilt lettering; Bumping to corners with some loss of leather, scratching to the boards; Typical toning to the text blocks; Lacking 2 of the plates [One sheet of Heiroglyphics in volume 1, one plate of "Binny" from Volume 5]; All 3 folding maps intact with some light tearing along the creases; 3 leaves of battle plans intact [Vol IV]; 4 Leaves of Ethiopian text [Vol I] [x], lxxxii, 535; [ii], viii, 718; [ii], viii, 759; [ii], viii, 695; [ii], xiv, 230, [xii], 3 folding maps. JR consignment; shelved above New Age. More

Paris: Chez Chevalier, 1819. Octavos, two volumes; G+; Early black glossy spine with faded gilt lettering and gilt graphic designs; Boards have moderate bumping and wear to corners, cracking to gloss finish along hinges of both volumes, moderate wear to applied gilt graphics and lettering, and light+ shelfwear overall; Textblocks have light shelfwear to bottom edges, light foxing to pages near beginning and end of each volume, and light age-toning overall; The ex libris of a former owner appears on the front paste-down of each volume; Illustrated; Volumes III and IV only; CONTENTS: Vol. III. Contains 32 fold-out plates (including frontispiece) / (iii, 264 pages, [2]) -- Vol. IV. Contains 31 fold-out plates (including frontispiece) / ([6], 263 pages, [2]); NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Rand McNally & Company, 1950. 12mo; pp 326; G+/G; blue pictorial spine with white text; dust jacket has lightly sunned exterior; minor chips to corners; mylar wrap; cloth shows lightly sunned exterior; strong boards; text block edges have mild foxing; previous owner's name to ffep; tight binding; frontispiece; illustrated; interior clean. More