Cincinnati: U. P. James, (1847). First ed. 8vo., 72 pp. (64), frontispiece wood engraving of Col. Daniel Boon (sic), 8 additional full-page and numerous smaller wood engravings. Publisher's illustrated wrappers bound-in later full morocco, titled in gild along the spine. The first few and last few leaves show moderate staining... More
Raleigh: Daily News Book and Job presses, 1876. First edition. 8vo., 107 pp., large color folding map; bound with, Kerr, W.C. APPENDIX TO THE REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1873...24 pp., with partial folding map. Contemporary half calf and marbled paper over boards; The large folding map... More
Unique album of 52 hand-colored 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch silver photographs, tipped to 26 album leaves, captioned in ink either on the image or mount. A few have tears at the corners, else very good. These hand-colored photographs, circa 1890, depict the striking landscapes of Whitaker"s Falls, Whetstone... More
Boulder: Colorado Associated University Press, 1970. Adams, Robert. First edition. Small 4to., (26) pp., frontispiece photo plus 58 full-page b&w photos. A fine copy in a like dust jacket that has two short closed tears. The photographer's first book. More
NY / Philadelphia: Aperture, in association with The Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1989. Adams, Robert. First edition. 4to., 175 pp., illustrated with full-page b&w photos. A fine copy in the near fine photo-illustrated dust jacket. Published in conjunction with a major retrospective exhibition. More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1950. Adams, Ansel. First edition. 4to., xviii, 132 pp., 48 photo plates, map endpapers. A very good copy in an edge-chipped and lightly rubbed, pictorial dust jacket. This is the first edition illustrated by Ansel Adams of this classicof the American Southwest. More
Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1962. Adams, Ansel. First edition thus. 4to., 60 pp., plus 32 b&w plates from photographs. A fine copy with the photo-illustraterd dust jacket. The text was initially published in Edwin Corle's book, "Desert Country", 1941. For this fine press edition, Ansel Adams provided his... More
Boston: New York Graphic Society / Little Brown and Company, 1982. First edition. Oblong 4to., 144 pp., chiefly illustrated with full-page color plates from photographs. Price sticker affixed to blank front pastedown; else near fine in the photo-illustraed dust jacket that has one tiny tear at the spine crown. More
Mercedes, Argentina: Imprenta de la Aspiracion, 1877. First edition. 8vo., 80, (1) pp. Pamphlet with new paper spine. Upper edge unevenly trimmed. Title page is reinforced on the blank verso with paper, as is the rear wrapper, with soiling to the title page. Modest chipping at the edges of a.... More
(Boulder): Rolling Stone, Inc., 1976. Avedon, Richard. First edition. Folio, 127 pp., 69 b&w photographs, many full-page; additional illustrations in text. Stapled newsprint with printed wrappers. Slight age-toning; very good. Published as a regular issue No. 224 of Rolling Stone, October 21st, 1976, Richard Avedon presented 69 photographs in a.... More
New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Wilson-Western Sporting Goods Company, 1930. First edition. 2 volumes. 8vo. The wrappers are illustrated with Rogers Hornsby in batting stance on the front cover. There are some marginal tears and general wear and soiling, especially to the Made -To -Measure catalogue; else in very good... More
Denver: J.A. Blake, Publisher, 1871. Second edition. 12mo., (iv), frontis map,104, (4, with 1 mounted photograph),105 - 139 pp. Later marbled paper over boards with printed paper spine label. Slight loss of blank margin on the terminal leaf, otherwise a very good or better copy. This is the second edition... More
Richmond: West & Johnson, 1863. First edition thus. 12mo., xiii, (i), 14-216 pp., with 12 plates (two folding). There are childish pencil scribblings on the table of contents, and on 3 of the plates. Pale blue cloth with the original paper label affixed to the upper board. The paper label... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994. First edition. 4to., xxvi, 334 pp., 303 b&w photos, 8 in color. A fine copy in illustrated dust jacket. Photographs of Native Americans from 1840 to date, including forbidden snapshots of sacred ceremonies to formal portraits in Victorian dress; includes biographies of the photographers. More
New York: Martin and Wood, 1835. First ed. 8vo., (2), 3 - 24 pp., folding partially colored frontispiece. Foredge untrimmed; text foxed and tanned, with archival tissue repairs, with no loss, to the blank recto of the frontispiece. Later quarter calf with marbled paper over boards and a printed paper... More
(NY: Charles F. Heartman), 1922. Second edition. 8vo., 36 pp., Publisher's paper over boards with printed paper label affixed to the upper board; slight toning to the edges of the binding, else a near fine copy. Issued as Heartman's Historical Series Number 37, limited to 81 numbered copies and 5... More
Fostoria, Ohio: The Gray Printing Company, 1896. Second edition. 16mo., 70 pp. Publisher's cloth-backed coated paper over boards. There is slight chipping to the paper at the corners of the boards with a tiny bump to the lower tip, and a partial damp ring on the upper cover. Very good... More
Boston: Samuel T. Armstrong, and Crocker & Brewster, New York, 1822. First ed. 16mo., 108 pp., engraved frontispiece and another engraved plate. Text shows scattered foxing and dampstaining; contemporary signature of "MaryAnn D Parker". Publisher's leather-backed paper over boards, titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is moderately rubbed... More
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Torch Press, 1909. Reproduced in facsimile from the second edition of 1780. 4to., 64 pp., illustrations. Cloth-backed boards, printed label. Unopened. A near fine copy. 63 copies. Howes D-399. The first obtainable edition. Ayer Collection 78. More
Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1904. First edition thus. 8vo., 70 pp. Publisher's gilt-titled and decorated cloth, with paper title label on spine. A near fine copy. Limited to 27 numbered copies on Imperial Japanese Vellum, this is copy no. 10. Howes J - 86 " Captured by the Delaware... More
Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1904. First edition thus. 8vo., 76 pp. Publisher's gilt-titled and decorated cloth, with paper title label on spine. A near fine copy. Limited to 27 numbered copies on Imperial Japanese Vellum, this is copy no. 8. Howes E - 15; Ayer Collection 89. Robert Eastburn... More
Dansville, NY: Printed by A. Stephens, 1839. First ed. 16mo., 103 pp. Contemporary leather-backed marbled paper over boards. Scattered light staining, predominantly on the first and last few leaves. Modest creasing to the boards. A very good copy. Roswell Franklin was a native of Connecticut who went to the Wyoming... More
(NY: William P. Edwards ?), 1832. First ed. 8vo., 24 pp., including woodcut frontispiece. Scattered light foxing and staining; untrimmed pages. Original publisher's woodcut illustrated paper wrappers which have a few small creases and light wear at the spine. A very good copy; housed in a quarter leather and cloth... More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1823. New Edition, with Portrait. 8vo., ix, 447, (1) pp., engraved portrait frontispiece (facing right). Remarkably clean with just a few random spots of foxing. Newly bound in half calf, with the spine in 6 compartments with raised bands, and spine label... More
NY: J. & J. Harper, 1827. First ed. 12mo., 264 pp., errata; old manuscript notes to serve as an index on the leaf following the text. Publisher's original tan paper over boards, with cloth spine and printed paper title label affixed to the spine. Engraved bookplate of the Boston Public... More