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Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2008). First Edition. Oxford History of Art Series. Octavo, softbound, [vi], 210 pp. Color photographs, black & white photographs, illustrations. Fine.

Paris: Librairie Henri Leclerc, L. Giraud-Badin, 1925. Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), 45 pp. Very Good+, with lightly worn covers.

London: John Hamilton Limited, n.d. Octavo; professionally rebound in blue blue boards, 126 pp. Good, with heavy wear to edges; binding still tight. Illustrated with numerous photographs.

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, [1992]. First Edition. Octavo, cloth (hardcover), ix, 386 pp. Frontis. portrait. Fine in dust jacket.

Saint Louis, Missouri: Concordia Publishing House, (1965). Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), xiii + 192 pp. Small former-owner stamp; othwerise, Fine (As New). From Introduction: The reorganization of our Evangelical divine service, which has been under way for a number of years, can be achieved only on a well-defined theological basis. For this purpose Luther’s view of Evangelical worship must provide our recurring starting point....

Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, (1990). Octavo, softbound (slick, full-color illus. wrappers), 288 pp. Illustrated in full color. Near-Fine. From the lower cover: The product of many years’ preparation, this first comprehensive handbook of Florida birds is a guide to identification, enjoyment, and protection of Florida’s varied and beautiful population of birds. Over 325 species are identified and discussed with information on distinguishing marks, habitat, season, and distribution.

DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, [1967]. First Edition. Octavo, cloth (hardcover), 152 pp. Near-Fine in dust jacket.

Secaucus, NJ: Wellfleet Press, (1982). Folio, gray boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 160 pp. Near-Fine, with sticker residue to ffep from previous price tag; in a Very Good dust jacket with lightly rubbed edges. From dust jacket: Anna Mary Robertson was born in obscurity in the village of Eagle Bridge, New York in 1860. She was 80 years old before she had her first public success. By the time of her death at the age of 101, her art had achieved international renown. The name, Grandma Moses, had become a household word. For an America moving at an ever faster pace and burdened by new complexitites and nuclear fear, Moses’ paintings recalled a simpler age. They reaffirmed traditional values and celebrated the beauty of everyday life. Moses gave the country a distinctly American art. Jane Kallir’s important examination of the painter’s life and work documents her artistic sources and development, and places her firmly within the Folk Art tradition. At the same time, the author addresses… Read More

New York: Maxton Publishers, Inc., [1957]. First Edition. Quarto, yellow pictorial boards, (hardcover), [28] pp. Full-color illus. Very Good+, with light foxing (age darkening) to edges. Kalmenoff served, at the time of the book’s publication, as staff artist for The American Museum of Natural History. Text is by Marion Carr, Editor of the Junior Natural History Magazine.

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, (1998). Octavo, softbound (slick, photo. illus. wrappers), 127 pp, [i]. Near-Fine. From lower cover: In Worcester Volume II, local author and historian Barton Kamp invites you to further explore the history of the city during the period from 1890 to 1930. Discover Lower Front Street, Salisbury Street, and Newton Square as they were at the turn of the century. See how the residents lived -- from those in the well-to-do mansion at 23 Chestnut STreet, to the workers in the triple-decker on Cambridge Street, and to the wandering souls in the hotels and rooming houses like the Devens. In this volume Kamp brings forth several previously unpublished photographs, including images of Beatrice Gloucester’s candy shop, Goodale’s Airship, Mrs. Kimball’s School for Girls, and elephants marching down Main Street in an old-fashioned circus parade. Mr. Kamp also relives several tragic moments in Worcester history, from the train wreck at Barber’s Crossing to the Park… Read More

New York: Hastings House, (1949). Second Printing. Sponsored by State Department of Education. Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), map illus. endpapers, 538 pp. Near-Fine, with light edgewear; in a badly torn, mylar protected dust jacket.

New York: Soho Press, (1995). First Edition. Signed by the Author. Octavo, blue & gray boards (hardcover), 224 + [i] pp. Fine in a Fine dust jacket.

New York: Doubleday, [1969]. Octavo, cloth & boards (hardcover), xii, 324 pp. Near-Fine in dust jacket.

New York: Doubleday, (2010). Octavo, gray boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 786 pp. Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: Frank Sinatra was the best known entertainer of the twentieth century -- infinitely charismatic, lionized, and notorious in equal measure. But despite his mammoth fame, Sinatra the man has remained an enigma. As Bob Spitz did with the Beatles, Tina Brown for Diana, and Peter Guralnick for Elvis, James Kaplan goes behind the legend and hype to bring alive a force that changed popular culture in fundamental ways.

New York City: U. S. Games Systems, Inc., (1983). Octavo, color illustrated yellow & white boards (hardcover), 95 pp. Fine.

North Bend, Ohio: K. S. Kapp Publications, 1971. Octavo, softbound (stiff red map illus. upper cover with white spine and lower cover), 32 pp + x plates. Fine. From Author’s Preface: This bibliography is intended to list as completely as possible the earliest printed maps of Colombia to 1860... The author is both a collector and a student of antiquarian maps of the Americas. He has been engaged in cartographic and exploratory studies in the Republic of Colombia during the past ten years and has therefore taken keen interest in searching for original material of the area in both Europe and America. The research undertaken for the project dealing with a country which abounds in romantic history and tales of the odl Spanish Main has proved to be a source of much enjoyment. All maps, except those marked N.E.B.A. (not examined by the author), have been personally inspected. The institutions that have specimens of the maps are noted... Measurements are in centimentres (cm) being the width by… Read More

North Bend, Ohio: K. S. Kapp Publications, 1971. Octavo, softbound (stiff red map illus. upper cover with white spine and lower cover), 32 pp + x plates. Fine. From Author’s Preface: This bibliography is intended to list as completely as possible the earliest printed maps of Colombia to 1860... The author is both a collector and a student of antiquarian maps of the Americas. He has been engaged in cartographic and exploratory studies in the Republic of Colombia during the past ten years and has therefore taken keen interest in searching for original material of the area in both Europe and America. The research undertaken for the project dealing with a country which abounds in romantic history and tales of the odl Spanish Main has proved to be a source of much enjoyment. All maps, except those marked N.E.B.A. (not examined by the author), have been personally inspected. The institutions that have specimens of the maps are noted... Measurements are in centimentres (cm) being the width by… Read More

North Bend, Ohio: K. S. Kapp Publications, (1974). Octavo, paperbound (tan, map illus. wrappers), 64 pp + xviii Plates. Fine. From Author’s Preface: A spirited curiosity and a fascination for Central America has inspired the author to conduct research and travel into remote parts of this land, to explore the coast and direct hydrographic surveys in the Bay Islands and off the Mosquito coast. This bibliography is intended to list, as completely as possible, the printed general maps of Central America, including detailed plans of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Salvador, Guatemala, British Honduras and Yucatan. Geographically, Central America extends from the isthmus of Darien, where it connects with South America, to an undefined line somewhere between the Tropic of Cancer and the present United States -- Mexico border. Maps featuring Panama are described in a previous publication “The Early Maps of Panama up to 1865,” while Mexico and specific plans of its provinces will be presented in… Read More

North Bend, Ohio: K. S. Kapp Publications, 1971. Octavo, softbound (stiff red map illus. upper cover with white spine and lower cover), 32 pp + x plates. Fine. From Author’s Preface: This bibliography is intended to list as completely as possible the earliest printed maps of Colombia to 1860... The author is both a collector and a student of antiquarian maps of the Americas. He has been engaged in cartographic and exploratory studies in the Republic of Colombia during the past ten years and has therefore taken keen interest in searching for original material of the area in both Europe and America. The research undertaken for the project dealing with a country which abounds in romantic history and tales of the odl Spanish Main has proved to be a source of much enjoyment. All maps, except those marked N.E.B.A. (not examined by the author), have been personally inspected. The institutions that have specimens of the maps are noted... Measurements are in centimentres (cm) being the width by… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., (1960). First Edition. Quarto, cloth (hardcover), [iii], [48] pp. 24 full-page illustrations, with accompanying text. Fine in a chipped dust jacket.