Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings.
Ww Norton & Co, 1982. Hardcover. More about Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings
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Der Ewige Mensch (with inscription attributed to the author); Drama in Christo
Munich: Kurt Wolf Verlag, 1919. First edition. Paperback Original. 8° (octaco) pp. 47, aus der Reihe "Der Jüngste Tag", Nr. 78. Titelschild leicht beschabt und fleckig, letzte Seite etwas nachgedunkelt, sonst sehr guter Zustand. Mit persoenlicher Widmung "Fuer Anni- 14.XI.24 A (=Alfred?). More about Der Ewige Mensch (with inscription attributed to the author); Drama in Christo
A critical Dictionary of English Literature, and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts (complete in 3 leather volumes).; containing over forty-six thousand articles (authors) with forty indexes of Subjects.
London: Lippincott & Co., 1884. based on the 1854 edition. Half-Leather. More about A critical Dictionary of English Literature, and British and American Authors, Living and...
Rider's British Merlin for 1739 with Notes of Husbandry, Fairs, Marts and Tables for Many Necessary Uses.
London: R Nutt, 1739. Original edition. Full Leather, gold stamped front and back. 12mo., pp. 60, original, period red leather cover with gold embossing and remnants of a lock; unusual hand block printed endpapers. Contains gardening hints for the year, eclipses, beer measures, holidays, notable days in history, wage and... More about Rider's British Merlin for 1739 with Notes of Husbandry, Fairs, Marts and Tables for Many...
Miscellaneous Papers 1672-1865 Now First Printed from the Manuscript in the Collections of the Virginia Historical Society; Volume VI
Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Historical Society, 1887. First edition. brown cloth. octavo. pp 374. indexed. a few b/w drawings. With fascinating original contributions, for example "The Fourth Charter of the Royal African Company of England... exhibiting the past relation of Virginia to African Slavery." More about Miscellaneous Papers 1672-1865 Now First Printed from the Manuscript in the Collections of the...
The Constitution of the United States.
Philadelphia: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1937. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. xii,35, 2 illustrations. More about The Constitution of the United States
Produce and Conserve, Share and Play Square: The Grocer and the Consumer on the Home-Front Battlefield During World War II.
Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1994. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Quarto, pp. 240, indexed, illustrated in b/w & color. Scarce and wonderfully done study by one of New England's most popular "town musuems" More about Produce and Conserve, Share and Play Square: The Grocer and the Consumer on the Home-Front...
Maps and Mapmakers of the Civil War.
New York: Harry N Abrams, 1999. First edition. Original Cloth. Quarto, pp. 272, indexed, illustrated with beautiful color maps. More about Maps and Mapmakers of the Civil War
"THE DYE IS NOW CAST"; The Road to American Independence, 1774-1776
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1975. First edition. Paperback. quatro. pp. xvi, 328. illustrated. bibliogrsphy. indexed. The exhibition catalog to a blockbuster exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery, featuring artifacts pertaining to the American Revolution. An impressive assemblage, well documented and illustrated. From the library of noted architectural historian Daniel... More about "THE DYE IS NOW CAST"; The Road to American Independence, 1774-1776
The American Keepsake, Or Book for Every American; Embellished with a Steel Plate Engraving of all the President of the United States, And Containing the Declaration Independence and Signers Names, Constitution of the United States and all the Amendments,... to which is appended the New Postage Law of 1845, Entire.
Boston: E. L. Pratt, 1845. First edition. None. 12 mo (5 X 8), pp. 75, frontis of American presidents. More about The American Keepsake, Or Book for Every American; Embellished with a Steel Plate Engraving of...
An Age of Barns, Special Natural History Bonus.
New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1976. Reprint. Staplebound Wraps. Rectangular Quarto, pp. 72, illustrations by the author in pen & ink line drawings on sepia paper. At the center is a selection of 8 of Sloane's works in full color, which are preceeded by their individual captions. This... More about An Age of Barns, Special Natural History Bonus
American Yesterday.
New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc., 1956. Later printing. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 123, illustrations by the author. An interesting compilation of early trades and occupations. As with most Sloane titles, a goldmine of information, all of it commonsensical! More about American Yesterday
The Cracker Barrel (signed by E.S.).
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1967. Third printing. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 110, illustrations by the author. Beloved author and illustrator Sloane "recreates the flavor of the country store in all of its delightful moods and poses." At a time when the pace of life gets faster and faster, it's... More about The Cracker Barrel (signed by E.S
The Cracker Barrel.
New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc., 1967. Third edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 110, illustrations by the author. Inscription to front free page. Author "recreates the flavor of the country store in all of its delightful moods and poses." At a time when the pace of life gets faster and faster... More about The Cracker Barrel
The Cracker Barrel.
New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc., 1967. Third edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 110, illustrations by the author. Inscription to front free page. Author "recreates the flavor of the country store in all of its delightful moods and poses." At a time when the pace of life gets faster and faster... More about The Cracker Barrel
The Cracker Barrel.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1967. Third printing. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 110, illustrations by the author. Beloved author and illustrator Sloane "recreates the flavor of the country store in all of its delightful moods and poses." At a time when the pace of life gets faster and faster, it's... More about The Cracker Barrel
Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805 (signed by the author).
New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 1962. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 108, illustrations by the author. Beautiful copy of first edition. A great read! Author discovered a diary from 1805 from which he recreated this authentic portrayal. Excellent portait of life on an American farm in the early 19th... More about Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805 (signed by the author
Eric Sloane's Americana (Three popular Sloane Titles in One!).
New York: Wilfred Funk, 1954. Later printing. Original Cloth in slipcase. Octavo, illustrations by the author. Compilation of 3 of Sloane's best-loved books: AMERICAN BARNS & COVERED BRIDGES; OUR VANISHING LANDSCAPE; and AMERICAN YESTERDAY. Fascinating depiction of American history at the grass roots level in pioneer days. Includes detailed drawings... More about Eric Sloane's Americana (Three popular Sloane Titles in One!
Eric Sloane's Americana.
New York: Wilfred Funk, 1954. First edition. Original Cloth in slipcase. Octavo, illustrations by the author. Compilation of 3 of Sloane's best-loved books: AMERICAN BARNS & COVERED BRIDGES; OUR VANISHING LANDSCAPE; and AMERICAN YESTERDAY. Fascinating depiction of American history at the grass roots level in pioneer days. Includes detailed drawings... More about Eric Sloane's Americana
Eric Sloane's Sketches of America Past (republication of Diary of an Early American Boy, A Musuem of Early AmericanTools, and A Reverence for Wood).
New York: Promontory Press, 1962-1965. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 337, originally published in three volumes as Diary of an Early American Boy, A Musuem of Early American Tools, and A Reverence for Wood, with many wonderful illustrations by the author. Here in as-new condition are three of Sloane's... More about Eric Sloane's Sketches of America Past (republication of Diary of an Early American Boy, A Musuem...
I Remember America (signed by the author).
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1971. First edition. Trade Cloth over Boards. Oblong Quarto, pp. 187, illustrations by the author. Signed by the author on FFE. .Classic Americana along with nostalgic reminiscence and reflection concerning the imperiled American landscape, much of which has vanished since Sloane's youth in the '20s... More about I Remember America (signed by the author
I Remember America (Signed with inscription drawing by Sloane).
New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc., 1971. First edition. Trade Cloth over Boards. Oblong quarto, pp. 187, illustrations by the author. Classic Americana along with nostalgic reminiscence and reflection concerning the imperiled American landscape, much of which has vanished since Sloane's youth in the '20s, when he traveled the country as... More about I Remember America (Signed with inscription drawing by Sloane
I Remember America.
New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc., 1971. First edition. Trade Cloth over Boards. Oblong quarto, pp. 187, illustrations by the author. Classic Americana along with nostalgic reminiscence and reflection concerning the imperiled American landscape, much of which has vanished since Sloane's youth in the '20s, when he traveled the country as... More about I Remember America
I Remember America.
New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc., 1971/87. Later printing. Trade Cloth over Boards. Oblong quarto, pp. 187, illustrations by the author. Classic Americana along with nostalgic reminiscence and reflection concerning the imperiled American landscape, much of which has vanished since Sloane's youth in the '20s, when he traveled the country as... More about I Remember America
I Remember America.
New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc., 1971/1975. First paperback edition. Paperback. Oblong quarto, pp. 187, illustrations by the author. Classic Americana along with nostalgic reminiscence and reflection concerning the imperiled American landscape, much of which has vanished since Sloane's youth in the 20's, when he traveled the country as an itinerant... More about I Remember America