New York: March 11, 1815. Single sheet (approx. 9¾" x 7½"), approx. 30 lines and 275 words, in ink; left margin erose, previous folds, break with an old tape repair at the bottom affecting several letters (sense remains clear); good. Charles D'Wolf (1745-1820), sea captain and merchant (and brother of..... More
New London: 11th June, 1816. 4to, approx. 26 lines and 170 words, in ink; some spotting, previous folds and a couple of short breaks at the extremities; address on verso of integral leaf with a New London roundstamp dated June 13. James D'Wolf (1764 to 1837) was a notable privateer..... More
[Providence], Union Buildings: September 22, 1836. Quarto bifolium circular (approx. 9¾" x 8"), printed on the first page only with address panel on verso of the integral leaf; previous folds, very good. Rhode-Island Cloth Company circular announces that it has leased the fire proof stores in the Union Buildings, Market-street..... More
mostly Bristol, R.I. 1786-1790. Small 4to, 60 leaves, the first 5 leaves on slightly smaller paper and separately bound in; in ink; contemporary limp, dirty old canvas, on the upper cover in ink is written "I. D'Wolf / 17[?] -1790." The notations often faded and stained (this looks to have..... More
At sea: 1806. Small 4to, pp. [24]; unusual original printed pictorial wrappers showing on the upper cover copperplate images of 5 ships, with an imprint "Printed for Laurie & Whittle, 1796" at the bottom; lightly stained and toned, but on the whole, very good. Laurie & Whittle were London print-..... More
Bristol: January 20, 1842. Large bifoliate bill of sale (approx. 13½" x 10¾"), 3 pages plus a docket on the verso of the integral leaf, listing approx. 55 goods and commodities, each with prices affixed, purchased by James Le Baron from the owners of the prize vessel General Jackson which..... More
New Port: February 5, 1812. Small 4to, pp. [20]; 9 leaves of exquisite penmanship, each leaf adorned with an attractive watercolor or two of floral and botanical motifs; very nice. Maria was the fourth child of William and Charlotte De Wolfe. In 1814 she married Robert Rogers, a wealthy and..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1904. 12mo, pp. 57; folding facsimile proof-sheet plate; original grey printed boards, spine a bit toned, light wear along edges, contemporary pencil ownership inscription on ffep, else a very good copy. More
[Providence? ca. 1840s - 50s.]. Broadside (approx. 12" x 8½") printed on yellow paper; the left margin slightly erose, all else very good. The notice of The Casket dates this to the late 1840s to mid-1850s. In a mid-1850s Kimball imprint they describe themselves as "wholesale dealers in cheap publications..... More
Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head Press for Basil Blackwell: Oxford and Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston and New York, 1928. First edition, small 8vo, pp. [6], 185; a fine, largely unopened copy in original black cloth-backed blue and gold patterned boards, preserving the original printed dust-jacket (with the Houghton Mifflin imprint) which is..... More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1984. Edition ltd. to 300 copies designed by Vance Gerry and printed by Patrick Reagh; 8vo, pp. ix, [3], 55, [4]; 11 illustrations from photographs, frontispiece and title page printed in turquoise and black; fine copy in original decorative pastepaper wrappers. More
Detroit: George S. Davis, 1891. First edition, 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 61, [1], [6] ads; 23 plates showing 123 figures; original red cloth lettered in black on upper cover and spine; spine faded, light staining on back cover; all else very good and sound. Not such a common book; only..... More
Brooklyn: Albert T. Huntington, 1908. First edition limited to 250 copies, 8vo, pp. [2], 66; portrait frontispiece; medical society bookplate marked withdrawn plus three rubberstamps (including one on the title page); no external markings, and all else fine. This copy marked "complimentary" and with a presentation from the publisher, Albert..... More
Milano: [Tipolito Macchi, 1971]. Facsimile edition limited to 150 copies (this no. 14); folio, pp. [2], 25, [3]; 64 facsimile plates of horological mechanisms and tools; original half black calf over marbled boards, all edges stained red; fine. This facsimile edition includes the text of the first Horology section of..... More
Philadelphia: J. P. Lippincott & Co., 1865. 4to, pp. x, 11-271, [1]; portrait frontispiece, 20 plates, many in gilt or silver; contemporary half morocco over marbled boards; a very good, sound copy. With a 4-page typed index laid in. Previous editions appeared in 1859 and 1860. Contains much on early..... More
New York: Pollard and Moss, 1890. New Edition. 8vo, pp. v, [1], [xiii]-xvi, [9]-407, [ 7] ads; original brown cloth, spine lettered and decorated in black; paper browned, otherwise very good. More
[Washington, D.C.?]: Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group, Agency for International Development, 1963. 8vo, pp. x, 86; maps, charts; original orange and white pictorial wrappers (a bit soiled), light shelf wear; a very good copy. Cover imprint: Washington, D.C.: Department of State. Published under contract ICA c1126. More
Providence: printed by Field & Maxcy, 1824. First edition, 12mo, pp. 238; uncut; later red calf-backed marbled boards, joints cracked, spine scuffed and chipped; otherwise a good, sound copy. American Imprints 16006; not in Bartlett; Rink 1305. More
Milwaukee: Kalmbach, [1964]. First edition, 4to, pp. 434; profusely illustrated, some in color and folding; bookplate on front pastedown, pictorial endpapers, spine cocked, extremities spotted, otherwise good in original green cloth with gilt lettering on upper cover and spine, dust jacket (lightly worn and soiled). An extensive history of passenger..... More
[London]: The Penguin Press, [1971]. Revised edition, 8vo, pp. 359, [2]; a fine copy in original red cloth, dust jacket. Features entries for Classical, Byzantine, Oriental and African literature. More
New York: American Heritage Press, [1970]. First and only edition, large square folio, 91pp., 21 color plates, fine copy in the jacket. Accompanying each illustration by the famed marine artist, is a brief description of both the defender and the challenger, with comments on their performances, and the personalities involved..... More
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Hanoi: Vien Dong-Phuong Bac-co Xuat Ban, 1948-49. 3 volumes in 2, 4to, text alternately in Vietnamese and French; table of alphabets, 3 maps (2 folding), 2 plates with 15 photographic illustrations on rectos and versos, 6 (of 7) folding plans, large folding table, tables and illustrations in the text, text..... More
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Hanoi: Vien Dong-Phuong Bac-co Xuat Ban, 1948-49. 3 volumes, 4to, text alternately in Vietnamese and French; table of alphabets, 3 maps (2 folding), 2 plates with 15 photographic illustrations on rectos and versos, 7 folding plans including one of the Imperial Palace, large folding table, tables and illustrations in the..... More
London: printed & sold by Preston, at his wholesale warehouse, n.d., [1805 or after]. Folio, pp. 5, [1]; consisting of an engraved title page and 4 pages of printed music; removed from binding; generally fine. 2 copies in OCLC, one in New Zealand and the other in Wales as of..... More
[Bemidji, MN: Minnesota North Country Press, 1984]. 8vo, pp. 80; staple-bound in pictorial paper wrappers, fine. Inscribed by the author to fellow poet John Rezmerski. More
