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Londini: Impensis R. Knaplock, J. & B. Sprint, T. Childe, B. Tooke, D. Midwinter, J. Osborn, & Gul. Churchill, 1719. Octavo, old blind-stamped polished calf, [8], [1]-475, [1 blank], [172 Index Vocabulorum Omnium] pp. Title in red and black. Very Good; some occasional damp-stains to text, lacks endpapers, ads.

Cheney, WA: Virginia White, 1982. Third Printing. Octavo, white full-color illus. stapled wrappers, 24 pp. Near-Fine. From Introduction: The purpose of this booklet has been to partially fill the void of information relating to the Hmong refugees of Southeast Asia and their textile folk art, primarily their needlework. The availability of this wonderful work is increasing in the United States as more refugees reach America and to fully understand its artistic signficiance some general background information is needed. This volume does not pretend to be definitive in any way. Its information came from both American and Southeast Asian printed sources as well as interviews of Hmong people, American teachers of Hmong refugees and people who travel regularly to Thailand to deal in Southeast Asian textiles. Added to these sources were social workers, government agencies and lay-people working with refugees. One of the primarly conclusions drawn from these intereviews and conversations was the… Read More

Bellevue, Washington: Documentary Book Publishers Corporation, (1985). Folio, paperbound (stiff, full-color illus. wrappers), xiii 158 pp. Very Good+, with wear to spine.

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

W. R. Grace & Co., 1919 - 1967. Quarto, cloth (hardcover), unpaginated. This is a bound book of articles relating to Pacific Mail Steamship Co., copied photographs, typewritten material, etc. Fine.

N.l.: American Philatelic Congress, 1997. Octavo, cloth, iv, 400 pp. Photos, illus. Near-Fine.

San Antonio, TX: Historical Publishing Network and The National Packard Museum, (2006). First Edition. Octavo, softbound, 182 pp. Photographs. Near-Fine; former-owner name sticker.

Reprinted from The American Neptune, Volume VII, No. 3, 1947. Quarto, paperbound, 70 pp. Very Good, with light edgeewear. Illustrated with maps, black and white photographs.

Providence, Rhode Island: The Steamship Historical Society of America, Inc., 1983. Reprints in Marine History, Number 1. Quarto, paperbound, 67 pp. Fine.

Gainvesville: University Press of Florida, (2000). Octavo, paperbound / softbound (slick, full-color photo. illus. blue wrappers), xiii + 215 pp + 21 maps. Fine (New). From lower cover: For the ultimate adventure by canoe or sea kayak, this guide to paddling the Everglades offers detailed information about every significant paddling route in Everglades National Park. These routes cover more than 400 miles of ocean, river, bay, and creek waters, plus the Gulf of Mexico. The 53 designated paddling routes -- including the renowned Wilderness Waterway, the spine of the paddlers’ pathways -- provide access to Florida’s endangered natural paradise, the wide sheet of water that includes pristine beaches, sun-drenched keys, and the world’s largest mangrove forest. The routes include day trips, week-long excursions, and many not-so-frequented passages. Mollow provides realistic and instructive information for serious paddlers, casual vacationers, bird watchers, and fishermen. A Paddler’s Guide… Read More

New York: Atheneum, 1982. First Edition, stated. Octavo, burgundy cloth & red boards (hardcover), gilt letters, xii, 289 pp. Near Fine in a Near Fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: Hailed as a genius and national hero, likened to Einstein and Gandhi, Paderewski rose from provincial obscurity to become the most famous pianist in history -- the twentieth century’s first superstar -- as well as Prime Minister of Poland. For more than fifty years, until his death in 1941, he was a household name, and all over the world “Paddymania” was rife. Audiences swooned -- at least a dozen ladies had to be “carried out in a fainting condition” when he performed in Edinburgh in 1894; he was mobbed in Paris, London and all over America, besieged by love letters and proposals of marriage. Critics eulogized -- James Huneker found his playing “totally overwhelming,” and even George Bernard Shaw admitted that Paderwski’s musical “intelligence” permitted him to seize ten nuances… Read More

Cornwall: Antique Atlas Publications, (1999). Octavo, softbound (full-color illus. slick wrappers), 316 pp. Near-Fine. From lower cover: Religious persecution in France persuades a group of sixteenth century Protestants to search for a better life in the New World. After encountering friendly Indians in Florida, they set up their colony near the estuary of the St. Johns River but things soon begin to go wrong. Disillusionment and desertion are quickly followed by insurrection. Then, as winter sets in, the spectre of starvation looms. Misunderstandings with the local Indians cause further difficulties. The story is related by one of the colonists, a painter, who had been ordered to record ‘anything new he might discover in that province.’ In fact, he was probably the first European artist ever to produce ethnographic studies of the North American Indians and he paints here an intriguing picture of their cultural practices and beliefs. In the light of his observations, however, he begins… Read More

New Bedford, Massachusetts: Pine Tree Press, (1974). Royal, oblong octavo, spiral-bound (stiff gold wrappers), numerous b&w photos., 50 pp. Good, with light damp-staining.

Plant City and Winter Park, Florida: Architects in Partnership, Damon, Gonzales, Wilrycx, (October 1979). Oblong quarto, white plastic spiral bound stiff illus. wrappers (softbound), unpaginated, architectural maps, black and white Illustrations throughout. Very Good.

Plant City and Winter Park, Florida: Architects in Partnership, Damon, Gonzales, Wilrycx, (October 1979). Oblong quarto, white plastic spiral spine backed stiff illus. wrappers, (softbound), unpaginated, architectural maps, black and white illustrations throughout. Very Good.

Plant City and Winter Park, Florida: Architects in Partnership, Damon, Gonzales, Wilrycx, (October 1979). Oblong quarto,white plastic spiral bound stiff illus. wrappers (softbound), unpaginated,architectural maps, drafts, black and white Illustrations throughout. Fine.

Minnesota Historical Society Press, (2002). First Edition. Octavo, gray cloth & blue boards (hardcover), gilt letters, xx + 243 pp. Fine in a Near-Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: The smoke had just cleared from the last volley of musketry at Gettysburg. Nearly 70 percent of the First Minnesota REgiment lay dead or dying on the field -- one of greatest losses of any unit engaged in the Civil War. PAle Horse at Plum Run is the study of this single regiment at this crucial moment in American history. Through painstaking research of firsthand accounts, eyewitness reports, and official records, Brian Leehan constructs a narrative remarkable for its attention to detail and careful reportage. Word of the First’s heroic act at Gettysburg quickly spread along Union lines and back to Minnesota. Their stand late on July 2, 1863, stopped a furious rebel assault and saved the day for the Union. Emerging from the chaos of battle, however, firsthand reports contradicted each other. Confused officers… Read More

Palm Beach, Florida: Palm Beach Social Directory, Inc., 1937. Octavo, paperbound, 222 pp. Glue repair to spine; interior clean & tight.

Washington, D.C.: Mount Vernon Publishing, 2001. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), 104 pp. Frontis portrait, photos. Fin ein dust jacket.

New York: Harper & Brothers, (1960). First Edition, Stated. Quarto, green leatherette (hardcover), gilt letters, xxxv + 290 pp. Near-Fine, with former-owner’s embossed stamp. Illustrated. The book deals alphabetically with the known genera of palms throughout the world, with information on the characteristics of individual species, their origin and cultivation. Profusely illustrated with over 400 photographs, the volume is carefully designed to place each picture near the text to which it relates. The author has painstakingly gathered these photographs from all over the world. In preparing the work he has not only drwan on writings of the best-known authorities and personal study of the living plants in many areas, but has also consulted with botanists in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Though world-wide in scope, the book reflects a particular interest in the palms that can be grown in the Western Hemisphere. The Appendix provides complete lists of the species to be found in… Read More