Philadelphia: Grant, Faires & Rodgers, 1875. First printing. Wraps, rebacked. 12 mo (5 3/4 X 9), pp. 184, a catalogue of goods sold at the Palace Dollar Store in Philadephia, all items, from jewelry to umbrellas to furs, cost $1! Rare. More

Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1853. First edition. Original Red decorated Cloth. Octavo, pp. 288, illustrated w/12 engravings. A collection of stories by authors including Charles Howard, Nicholas Michell, Henry Ellis, Calder Campbell, and others. First American book appearance of Charles Dickens' famous ghost story, "To be read at dusk."..... More

New York: American Artist Group, 1930s. limited. Original lithograph, image 12" x 9.5", paper 18" x 13" One of the artist's more popular images, based on an oil painting he did while in Charleston in 1930. From a major Boston collector and here available for the first time... More

Viking Adult, 1994. Third Printing. Original Wraps. oblong quarto, pp.viii, 243. well illustrated, researched and indexed. A very smart book, one worth being in every building professional's library. By the originator of the Whole Earth Catalog. First hardcover/dustjacketed edition also in stock. More

Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1893. Early Edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 12 full color lithographs. A marvelous example of the work of beloved English children's book illustrator Crane, published by noted Boston illustrator and publisher Louis Prang. A romantic and idealized overview of American history in verse, illustrated..... More

Boston: Little Brown And Company, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong Quarto. Illustrated with 170 b/w photos. A landmark retrospective of the career of one of the most acclaimed documentary photographers in America. Plowden has trained his attention on the remains of America's industrial past, capturing the vanishing rural and industrial..... More

New York: Viking Press, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong Quarto, pp. 143. Thoroughly illustrated with b/w photos by the author. In this book, photographer Plowden turns to the subject of the steel industry, from quarry and mine to the refinery, the steel mill, and the final product. A wonderful, in-depth..... More

London: C. Dilly, 1792. First edition. Full Calf. 12 Mo (4 x 7), pp. 414, illustrated w/ copper plates. A scarce, possibly unique early British translation, this book appears to have been popular in America, b/c there were numerous editions in the ten years after publication. Mary Wollstonecraft translated Young..... More

Watkins Glen, NY: Century House, 1942/1970. Reprint. Original Blue Cloth w/gilt title & design on cover. Octavo, pp. 168, richly illustrated. Bibliography. An important reprint of a significant original publication. More

New York: Abrams, 2007. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 207. Indexed, illustrated with color photos. A companion publication to the exhibit of the same name at the famed Winterthur Museum, this book beautifully showcases the art of early American quilts in the Winterthur collection. An excellent book for anyone interested..... More

New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1962. Later printing. Cloth over Boards with dustjackets. Quarto, 3 vol. Pp 108, 108, 110 plus slipcase. Very good condition, like new, with excellent dust jackets. Three of Sloane's most beautiful books, they are wonderfully illustrated throughout. Set comes in a brown slipcase. More

Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper, n.d. Facsimile. Marbled paper over boards with letterpress title pastedown. Octavo, unpaginated, illustrated with 'numerous quaint cuts by an unknown hand.' The wit and wisdom of Benjamin Franklin conveyed through aphorisms. A very nice example of Peter Pauper's color letter press work. A nice attempt..... More

New York: Bonanza Books, 1972. First English language edition. Boards. Octavo, pp. 341, indexed, well-illustrated in b/w, originally published in France in 1966. More