Boston: William White, Printer to the State, 1857. Brown Cloth. First Edition. 191 pp. Subtitle, "Together with the Constitution of the Commonwealth, and That of the United States, and a List of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the State Government." Covers have blind-stamped decorations. Front cover also has lettering and the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts blind-stamped in bright gilt. Covers are very slightly aged and shelf-worn. Spine ends are bumped, chipped and frayed. Corners are bumped, worn and/or frayed. Edges are somewhat soiled. Previous owner's signature, in ink, on ffep. A two-page spread of a "Diagram of the Senate Chamber" and a two-page spread of a "Diagram of the House of Representatives" precede the title page. Contents also include lists of members... More

Brewster, MA: Leo & Wolfe Photography, Inc., 1998. Hardcover. First Edition. 216 pp. Folio. 47 tri-toned plates. Gray cloth-covered boards with photograph of horses applied to cover board, blind embossed titling to spine. Publisher materials laid in. Comes in original cardboard shipping box.
Photographs by Bernard Faucon, Michael Kenna, Luis González Palma, Keith Carter, Holly Wright, Sandy Skoglund, Mark Klett, Jock Sturges, Duane Michals, Ernestine Rubin, Patrick Mailly-Maître-Grand, Willie Middlebrook, John Metoyer, Olivia Parker and Steven Albahari. Other work by Leonard Baskin, Steven Albahari, Richard Wilbur, John Wood, Frederick Turner, John Stauffer, John Bennette, Christopher Mahoney, John Stilgoe, A.D. Coleman, Anne W. Tucker, Paul Zimmer, Duane Michals, Robert Olen Butler, Morri Creech, Raul Peschiera, Kevin Meaux, Amy Fleury, Ann Beattie, Daile Kaplan, Dana Giola, Thomas..... More

New York: The Druggists Circular, Inc., 1928. Hardcover. First Edition. 387 pp. Red cover w/ black lettering front and spine is occasionally scuffed. Corners bumped, edgeworn. Aged eps have p.o. small stamp on fep. Contents are aged, but tight and clean. A fascinating compendium of everything you can imagine making or selling in a pharmacy, with merchandising and decorating ideas for the shopkeeper. Unimaginably complete, from A (almond bleaching cream) to Z (zinc soluble in castor oil) and everything in between. Want to make your own shoe polish? Or toothpaste? Or antifreeze, or cough drops? Or a Lindbergh special sundae - cookies inserted in ice cream resemble wings and tail, with Lindy represented by a cherry on top! Very Good. More

Philadelphia, PA: J. H. Cunningham, 1817. Full Leather. First Edition. 228 pp. 12mo. Missing front board. Pages browned from age. First free endpaper covered with pencil scribbles. Clean within. Poor. More

Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print, 1898. Hardcover. First Edition. 204 pp. + large Appendix. B/w ills. Black cover with stamped rules has gilt lettering on spine. Spine cocked. Corners bumped. Binder's stamp on ffep. Lower corner of the first 112 pp. is folded up (not quite dog-eared.) Else contents fine. Many reports on the state of agriculture in the state. Very Good. More

Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print, 1901. Hardcover. First Edition. +/- 400 pp. B/w ills. Green cover has bright gilt lettering on front and spine. Covers very lightly edgeworn. Binder's stamp on ffep. Contents immaculate, clean and tight. Many reports on the state of agriculture in the state. Very Good. More

Augusta, Maine: State of Maine, 1872. Hardcover. First Edition. +/- 400 pp. B/w ills. Brown cover is blindstamped with rules, embellished corners and center oval frame. Gilt lettering on spine. Covers a little edgeworn, a few chips, particularly at spine extremities. Scattered faded spots on cover. Corners bumped. Ffep and frontis have been torn out. Contents foxed here and there. Rear eps have penciled ownership and doodling. Many reports on the state of agriculture in the state. Very Good. More

Augusta, Maine: State of Maine, 1884. Brown Cloth. First Edition. +/- 400 pp. B/w ills. Brown cover is blindstamped with rules, embellished corners and center oval frame. Gilt lettering on spine. Small bookbinder's stamp lower ffep. Contents clean and tight. Many reports on the state of agriculture in the state. Very Good. More

Baghdad, Iraq: Al-Hikma University, 1962. Hardcover. Presumed First. 108 pp. B/w photo ills. Royal blue cover is lettered on front in English, on rear in Arabic. This is the yearbook for a Jesuit college in Baghdad, with an American majority faculty, so presumably classes were either in English or multi-lingual. Printed on glossy stock, it is clean and tight, a typical yearbook. Editorial contents are in English; advertising at end mixes Arabic and English. Very Good. More

New York: The Albion, 1836. Three Quarter Leather. First Edition. 424 pp. Elephant Folio. Entire year of The Albion bound in three-quarter leather binding with bown leather to spine and corners, bottom third of spine leather missing, gold titling, marble paper insets to front and rear panels. Scuffing and wear to covers from use. Light soiling within, but Very Good. Very Good. More

Paris: Galerie Claude Aubry, 1982. Paper Wraps. Presumed First. Unpag. B/w photo ills. Catalog of exhibit December 1982 - January 1983. Lovely b/w photography in very good condition. Text in French. From the library of Bernard Pierre Wolff, French-born New York photographer. Very Good Plus. More

Cincinnati, Ohio: American Chauffer Publishing Co., 1918. Wraps. First Edition. October 1918 issue. 66 pp. Cover, other ills in b/w plus orange, sepia tones. Covers a little torn, interior very good. Fascinating ads & articles on early autos plus war info -- carrier pigeons, early planes, etc. See also our #001128, September 1918 issue. Very Good. More

Rockland, Maine: The William A. Farnsworth Art Museum and Library, 1975. Hard Cover. As. 169 pp. B/w and color ills. Blue cover with silver lettering on front. Color ills. tipped in, many b/w ills. Artists include Charles Curtis Allen, George Bellows, Frank Benson, Carroll Thayer Berry, George Catlin, Thomas Eakins, Stephen Etnier, Jonathan Fisher, Charles Dana Gibson, Winslow Homer, Fitz Hugh Lane, Ann Wyeth McCoy, John McCoy, Maurice Prendergast, Howard Pyle, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, Stow Wengenroth, Andrew Winter, Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, N.C. Wyeth, William Zorach, and many more. Very Good. More