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Dobbs Ferry, New York: Morgan & Morgan, 1983. First edition. Quarto (10.75" x 9.25"), 116 pages, profusely illustrated throughout from black & white photographs. Publisher's pictorial card covers.
Brief wear at corners, slightly soiled, otherwise near fine.
A nice example of MacAdams' controversial second book of photography.
"Books of the female nude by women photographers are rare enough. And therefore, the integrity and self- sufficient character of these women, their strength. For the strength is unmistakable; it is what strikes one first. They are utterly unafraid, unashamed." ~Kate Millett, excerpted from the preface.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1927. First edition Octavo (8.5" x 6"), 303 pages plus 15 pages of illustrations mostly from photographs. Publisher's green cloth lettered & decorated in gilt
Edges moderately rubbed, light fraying at the spine extremities, spine gilt dull, sporadic foxing & occasional handling marks, a Good or better copy
Chapters include: Why was the old West wild? - The border code - The shot in the dark - "Fanning" from the hip - "Fill your hand!" - "Shoot first and never miss" - Six-shooters and curses - Old Tascosa - Border justice - Booming into Oklahoma - The Wild Bunch - Thirty notches on his gun - Wiping out the Doolin Gang - The outlaw queen - The ill-starred Starr - The man who wouldn't be good - With his boots on - Tilghman's last trail.

Original lithographed poster on cardboard measuring 22 inches by 14 inches promoting the upcoming magic show at Denver, Colorado's City Auditorium. Undated but circa 1949.
Margins & verso toned, slight foxing, trace edge wear, otherwise near fine.
A splendid poster with strong visual appeal which was probably never displayed. Apparently quite an event, the show featured Sir Felix Korim, S. Juhasz Shepard, The Haskells, Prof. Clarence Slyter, & Larry Weeks. Notably, the extravaganza presented "Slicing a Girl Into Sevenths ... out of Egypt for the First Time."

Boston: Leonard C Bowles, 1832 Second edition 24mo, iv, [5] - 88 pp, with engraved frontis after Gabriel Beranger by Edward Gallaudet. Publisher's printed paper over boards backed in gilt-lettered maroon roan This copy with Mahlon Day "Printer & Bookseller" label at the front pastedown Binding rubbed & soiled, internally foxed, otherwise goodAn engaging biography intended for a juvenile audience, this copy particularly notable for the Mahlon Day label at the front pastedown

New York: The Macmillan Company, (1942). First edition. Octavo (8.25" x 6.5"), 192 pages, illustrations in text & full page by Marguerite Davis. Original green cloth lettered in black on the spine with pictorial vignette mounted to the upper cover, in pictorial dust jacket.
Slight foxing at the edges of the text block, previous owner's name in ink at the front paste down, otherwise Near Fine in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket, lightly rubbed & age toned (particularly on the verso), with a half-inch tear at the front fold."The story of the lovely Damariscotta region shares with its readers the happiness of a country summer The many illustrations in the book were drawn by the artist in the very cove where the story is laid."
Elizabeth Coatsworth won the 1931 Newbery Medal from the American Library Association for The Cat Who Went to Heaven.

Text in two octavo volumes: Volume one, Paris: Chez L'auteur, 1847, vii & 842 pp; volume two, Paris: Chez J-B Bailliere, 1855 [4] & [1] - 1108 pp With the atlas volume: Paris: Chez J-B Bailliere, 1855 Folio (17" x 12"), 28 pages of text & 30 lithographed plates by Delahaye. Text volumes in contemporary one-quarter brown calf & marbled paper by S. Wardwell of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the atlas in contemporary gilt-lettered one-quarter black morocco & marbled paper. Text in French Garrison & Morton/ A Medical Bibliography: An Annotated Check-List of Texts Illustrating the History of Medicine 4417 Text volumes ex library with the bookplate (marked discarded) of the Bridgeport Public Library at the front pastedown of both volumes (no other marks), rubbed & scuffed, shallow losses at spine extremities, spines darkened, gilt lettering very dull, scattered foxing, small bookbinders' label at rear pastedowns, Good or so & still quite serviceable. Atlas volume rubbed & scuffed, foxing throughout affecting the… Read More

[London]: "In the Savoy, Printed by E and R Nutt for Thomas Harris, at the Looking-Glass and Bible on London Bridge," 1741. "Third Edition, carefully corrected," this copy with the ownership signature of John G.C. Brainard at the first blank page. 16mo (65" x 425"), [2], 348, & [16] pp, two parts bound in one volume. Contemporary full sheep, the spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, with a gilt-lettered maroon spine label in one compartment ESTC N44455. OCLC finds 9 copies under 4 accession numbers.
Binding rubbed & scuffed, joints & hinges cracked, gilt dull at spine label, ownership signatures of John G.C. Brainard & Rich. Hayes, Jr in old ink at front blanks, couple of leaves with short tears in the margins (text unaffected), several page corners turned, text tanned & foxed, a good or better copy.
Originally published in 1733 with additional printings in 1734, 1739, 1741, & 1766. This copy, the "third edition carefully corrected," with the ownership signature of John Gardiner… Read More

New York: J.H. Sears & Company, (1928). Tall octavo (9.75" x 8"), iv & 243 pages. Publisher's gilt-lettered black cloth with a large color illustration applied to the front cover, in pictorial dust jacket.
Spine gilt slightly dull, binding lightly soiled, otherwise near fine in good only soiled & rubbed dust jacket, with edge wear including short tears & small losses & brief archival tissue reinforcement on the verso.
A lovely copy in the uncommon dust jacket.

Boston: L.C. Page & Co., 1905 (copyright 1904), Two volumes, sextodecimos (7" x 4.75"), viii & 283 pages including 39 plates & a folding map; viii & 304 pages including 48 pates. Publisher's green cloth elaborately lettered & decorated in gilt. Top edges gilt, the others uncut,
Spines & margins sunned, gilt dull, bindings cracked here & there (still secure), signature sprung in volume 2, previous owner's name at the ffep in both volumes, lightly toned, otherwise good or better.
A title in L.C. Pages Travel Lovers' Library series, this co-authered by the prolific team of husband & wife Mansfield, the illustrations by wife Blanche McManus Mansfield.

Columbus, Ohio: L.P. Rayl & Co, Publishers, 1855. First edition. 8vo, 64 & [1] pages of printed text followed by 57 decorated & illustrated pages to record births, deaths, marriages, etc, of which 30 contain annotations in manuscript relative to John Grant (1688 - 1776), a British emigrant to Boston, & descendants. Original black cloth lettered & decorated in gilt & blind. Sabin/ Dictionary of Books Relating to America C 23765 (erroneously providing 1851 as year of publication).
Corners bumped & rubbed, shallow losses at spine extremities, cloth split about 2 inches at the upper joint, embossed blind stamp of "MC Lilley, Binder & Blank Book Manufacturer" at front free endpaper, previous owner's name at front pastedown, small silk flower & lock of hair taped to the verso of the ffep, scattered modest foxing, Good or so & still quite serviceable.Interesting content throughout, an excerpt from the manuscript portion is provided below: "Capt John Wise, whose daughter John Grant the 2nd married, was a… Read More

Plymouth, [England], undated (circa 1830's) 8vo (9.25" x 7.5"), 69 unnumbered pages recorded in ink on watermarked "J Lavender 1826" wove paper (followed by many blank leaves) Contemporary marbled paper over boards backed in green sheep Binding rubbed, scuffed, & soiled, rear hinge started, modest foxing & toning, otherwise Very Good A really stunning example of ink on paper which includes calligraphy, beautiful italic cursive script, occasional drawings & other decorative elements Young Master Siestone has recorded his course of study in vulgar fractions covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, & division, including rules, examples, & practical applications:"The hold of a ship contains 442 gallons of water This was emptied out by two buckets, the greater of which holding twice as much of the other, was emptied twice in three minutes, but the less three times in two minutes, and the whole time of emptying was 12 minutes"Pigot's Directory for 1822 - 1823 lists the academy of William Visick on… Read More

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, (1963). First edition. Quarto (11.5" x 9"), 231 pages, profusely illustrated throughout from photographs, some in color. Publisher's maroon cloth-patterned paper over boards lettered in gilt on the spine & upper cover, in pictorial dust jacket.
One corner lightly bruised, otherwise very good or better in very good dust jacket with modest edge wear including a shallow loss at the top of the spine & a couple of short tears without loss.
Includes the iconic Bert Stern portfolio of Marilyn Monroe & John Stewart's fabulous photos of the female nude.

New York: EP Dutton, 1959 First edition. 8vo, 245 pp, with illustrations from photographs. Publisher's light blue cloth lettered in dark blue on the spine & upper cover, in pictorial dust jacket.Margins & spine lightly sunned, previous owner's bookplate at 2nd blank, otherwise very good in like dust jacket, moderately soiled, tanned mostly at the spine, with slight edge wear.Based on personal accounts and logbooks of Captain Lester A Mosher. "Lester Mosher, one of the last of the old-time whaling captains, was a lad of fifteen when he sailed as a green hand aboard the whaleship Canton This is a gripping, detailed account of that two-year voyage, as he learned his trade of hunting the biggest game in the world" ~from the dust jacket

[Washington, D.C.]: United States Navy, Bureau of Ships, two volumes 1957 & 1958. "Extensively revised," originally issued in 1945. Quartos, x, 63; xi, 67 pp., illustrated. Original stapled, printed paper wraps. Margins sunned, briefly soiled, otherwise very good. "During World War II and the Korean Action, more than 40,00 wooden ships, boats, and landing craft were added to the fleet. A continuing program of improvement in wood laminating, extreme service adhesives, and development of wood preservatives for protection against marine borers has been largely responsible for the satisfactory performance of these craft ..."~Excerpted from the preface by Rear Admiral A.G. Mumma in volume one.

México, D.F.: Librería y Casa Editorial "Gerardo Sisniega," [1923]. First edition, this copy with presentation in ink dated 4/23 by the author to the principals of the law firm that employed him during the writing of this work at the verso of the title page. Duodecomo (7.5" x 5"), xx, [22] - 183, & [3] pages, errata slip mounted to the verso of p. 183. Original printed paper wraps. Text in Spanish.
Rubber-stamp on the upper cover, light edge wear, moderately toned & soiled, otherwise very good.
A basic and well-respected work on the agrarian laws of Mexico in the 1920s during the era of reform.

Bowie, Maryland: Bowie Heritage Committee, (1984). First edition. Octavo (9.25" x 6.25"), 135, ii, & 178 pages plus 7 unnumbered pages of plates Publisher's gilt-lettered green cloth.
Lightly rubbed, slightly soiled, sporadic minor foxing, previous owner's name in ink at first blank page, otherwise Very Good.
Built in 1745 in Bowie, Belair Mansion was the home of Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle The estate bred thoroughbred race horses, including two Triple Crown winners, over the course of three centuries.

Baltimore, Maryland: Service Print Shop, 1935. First edition. 12mo, 24 pages, with illustrations from photographs throughout. Original stapled card covers. Lightly soiled, otherwise Fine.
Quite uncommon, OCLC Worldcat locates a single copy as of 1/6/2022 at Saint Mary's College of Maryland (accession number 1129255860).
"Baltimore is a center of culture and of learning, and has many institutions devoted to medical research, music, art and technical training. A tour of Baltimore will convey an adequate idea of the many advantages of the City."
 ~Howard W. Jackson, then mayor, excerpted from the first page.

Baltimore, Maryland: Bodine & Associates; distributed by Viking Press New York, (1961) First edition, this copy inscribed & signed in ink by Bodine at a blank page adjacent to the half-title Small folio (12.25" x 9.25"), 144 pages, profusely illustrated throughout from photographs Publisher's pictorial paper over boards, in pictorial dust jacket Endpaper maps
Lightly rubbed mostly at spine extremities & corners, otherwise Fine in Very Good dust jacket, lightly soiled with minor edge wear including a shallow loss at the top of the spine
"The Face of Maryland is a new and superb photographic study of Baltimore and the Free State - from the Alleghenies to Ocean City, from the Mason-Dixon Line to the Potomac River - made by A Aubrey Bodine, Baltimore's internationally renowned photographer who has spent his life taking beautiful pictures of his native state " ~Excerpted from the dust jacket

Baltimore, Maryland: Published by Dobbin & Fulton, Volume CXXV, No. 20,483, Thursday, May 1, 1862. Original broadsheet newspaper, single sheet measuring 29.75 inches by 45 inches folded once horizontally forming 4 pages.
Old folds, lightly toned & foxed, moderately tattered (including creasing & closed tears), couple of small losses briefly affecting text (now reinforced with archival tissue), small rubber-stamped mark at the lower margin of the front page, otherwise very good.
Contents Include: Surrender of New Orleans; Siege of Yorktown; Affairs in Tennessee; Mr. Jefferson Davis; and much more.

New York: Harper & Row, (1971) First edition, this copy inscribed & signed in ink at the ffep by author, illustrator & Caldecott winner Elizabeth Orton Jones. 8vo, viii, 271 pp. Publisher's dark gray paper over boards backed in lighter gray cloth lettered in yellow on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket.Modest foxing mostly at endpapers, pastedowns, & edges of the text block, otherwise very good in very good, price-clipped dust jacket, lightly soiled, with brief edge wear including a couple of small losses.Although Ms Gillespie here writes of childhood summers at the family compound in or near Westport Point, Massachusetts, she was a long-time resident of Exeter, New Hampshire Elizabeth Orton Jones, who was awarded the 1945 Caldecott Medal for "Prayer for a Child," lived in nearby Mason.