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London: Simpkin And Marshall, 1832. Second Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. xii, 288 pages. Near fine. Black & White Plates, Colored Map. Illustrated with numerous lithographic and wood engravings and a double spread map. Bound in original paper over boards with title label at head of spine. Minor wear and rubs to extremities. "From the Author" penned at top of title page, inscription on front free endpaper.

[New York]: [City of New York?], 1856. Single sheet. Approximately 7 1/4" x 10 3/4. Very good. Three old folds, with two edge tears along creases, chip to top right corner.. This map was originally produced circa 1813 by David Grim, and this hand-colored facsimile was reprinted in the "Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York for 1856.

San Francisco: Sore Dove Press, 2007. Limited edition. Hardcover portfolio with three ribbon ties. Folio. Fine. Original paintings, color photographs. A portfolio by Sore Dove Press of San Francisco celebrating Lawrence Ferlinghetti's 2007 poem "Pity the Nation." There are two letterpress copies of the poem in different formats, each signed and numbered by Ferlinghetti. There is an envelope of 8 photographs of Ferlinghetti with the artist and publisher, Soheyl Dahl. There are original signed paintings by Dahl. There is a bound copy of the email correspondence between Ferlinghetti, Dahl, and the printer regarding this project. Both Dahl and the printer, Bill Roberts, have signed this packet of correspondence. <br /> <br /> This is copy #3 of the portfolio, and belonged to Bill Roberts of Bottle of Smoke Press.

Havana: Francisco Rojo Garcia, 1940. Single sheet. 25 1/8" x 35 1/4", folds into 5" x 8 3/4" printed covers. Map and folder show very little wear. There is some light browning to top left margin of the map from its adhesive attachment to the covering folder, which affects the edges of two border vignettes but not the map itself.. Color map, monochrome vignettes. A very attractive map of Havana, printed in blue and yellow, bordered photographic vignettes of important buildings and sites in monochrome. Reverse has a complete road map of the Island of Cuba in black and white. Folder covers printed in color with the seal of the City of Havana, flags of the United States and Cuba, and a welcome message to "Friends from the North." A wonderful souvenir from the heyday of Cuban tourism from the United States.

Baltimore: Church Home & Hospital, 1994. First Edition. Full cloth. Quarto. x, 115 pages. Fine in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Black and White Photographs. Recollections of 13 men and women who devoted their lives to one of Maryland's oldest medical institutions--the Church Home & Hospital facilities located at Fayette Street and Broadway in Baltimore. It was in one of the buildings now owned by the corporation that Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849. Bound in dark green cloth over boards with spine and upper board stamped in silver foil. Shallow wrinkle to edge of cloth at head of spine, jacket has a closed 1.25" edge tear with associated creases at top of rear panel, a shallow chip at same location, a short edge tear at bottom edge of front panel, and a few other light extremity rubs. . Jacket in Mylar protector.

London: Faber and Faber, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 54 pages. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Bound buff cloth over boards with spine titled in dark blue. A few spots of foxing to endpapers. Minor edgewear to dust jacket, and a nickel-sized sticker stain to lower edge of rear panel.. The first collection of poems by this important but obscure Welsh wartime poet. Lynette Roberts was born in Argentina to Welsh parents, but lived her adult life in Wales. Her work began to appear in magazines and anthologies in the early 1940s, and was admired by T. S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas, Robert Graves, and others. Eliot, as editor at Faber, published this first collection of her poems. Roberts withdrew from writing following her divorce in 1948 and a religious conversion. Scarce.

(Glendale): (Poetry X/Change, 1968. First printing. Wrappers. Octavo. [16] pages. White pictorial paper covers over saddle-stapled binding. Some light exterior soil, small patches of faint foxing to covers. Near fine.. Centerfold drawing. This first edition of this collection of poetry by Bukowski is one of about 400 copies published in the summer of 1968. Cover illustration is a reproduction of P. David Horton's "Self-Portrait." <br /> <br /> The poem "Cows in Art Class" is printed lengthwise at centerfold, alongside a drawing by Bukowski reproduced in orange. Noted on verso of title page, "a LITMUS first edition."<br /> <br /> Ref. KRUMHANSL 28a.

Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co, 1871. 1st Edition. Original cloth. Duodecimos. 152 pages. Near Fine. Both the first and second issues of the first edition of this collection of Harte's poems. Both volumes are bound in brown cloth over bevelled-edge boards with gilt-stamped spines and upper boards. First issue copy has minor edge bumps and light rubs, with gilt remaining bright. Second issue copy has minor edge wear, prior owner bookplate, and some darkening to gilt. Both books have sound hinges and endpapers.. First state of the first edition, with correct issue points on spine, title page, and page 136, together with a second state copy. The pair are housed together in a custom half morocco slipcase.

New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1857. First edition. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. [xii], 203 pages, plus 12 page publisher catalogue. Shallow chipping to head and heel of spine with mild darkening to spine. Scattered foxing inside. Rear free endpaper has top fore corner torn away to a depth of about 3/4". Hinges sound, gilt generally bright. A lovely, near fine copy.. The first published collection of poetry by Francis Scott Key. "The Star Spangled Banner" is the first poem in the book, appearing on pp. 31-33 after an introductory letter by Key's friend, Roger Brooke Taney. <br /> <br /> This strikingly handsome copy of this important collection is bound in bluish-purple cloth with gilt-stamping to both boards and spine, all edges gilt. BAL binding "A."<br /> <br /> Ref.: FILBY B-39; BAL 11093; SABIN 37667.

(s. L. ): (S. N. ), 1927. First Edition. Full leather. Quarto. viii, 106 pages. Near Fine. Black and White Photographs, Maps. History of the evolution of the great port of London, from Roman times to the early 20th century. Well illustrated with photographs, a color plate of the Head Office of the Port of London Authority, photographs, and plans. This copy SIGNED by Owen, who was the General Manager of the Port of London Authority, under a typed inscription to Dr. William H. Wilmer, noted Baltimore ophthalmologist. Bound in dark blue leather over boards with spine and upper board stamped in gilt. A few minor extremity rubs. Hinges remain sturdy and sound.

London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd, 1941. First printing. Hardcover. Octavo. viii, 351 pages. Near fine in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Some sections of mild browning to endpapers, slight fading to cloth along spine and top edges of boards, small bookseller tag at lower inner margin of front free endpaper. Jacket has a minor bit of staining to lower edge of rear panel, a rubbed hole along a 1/2" section of lower fore edge fold, and a few other minor rubs. Clean, sound, and bright overall.. Dust jacket art by Eric Fraser. A collection of short stories by John Collier, a master of the weird tale. Here are two dozen "astonishing and memorable accounts of the ways in which the normal individual may run afoul of the bizarre, the occult, and the openly fiendish." This British first edition sports the uncommon and striking dust jacket by Eric Fraser. <br /> <br /> John Collier was an English writer who spent much time in Hollywood writing for film and television. His… Read More

Raleigh: Printed at the "Daily Confederate" Office, 1865. Stitched without wrappers. Octavo. 102 pages. Very good with mild uniform toning and some light soil, and minor extremity wear. Top fore corner of first leaf has a neat tape repair from back side. Original stitched binding holding well. A few leaves unopened.. The Grand Lodge met in Raleigh the first week of December, 1864. In his address herein Grand Master Eli Faucette Watson, alluding to the Civil War and the Confederacy, notes that the ancient fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons has nobly sent forth many valiant sons "who have sacrificed their lives in defence of Liberty, and against the usurpation of a despot and tyrant, and will ever be ready to stand side by side with the bravest of North Carolina's sons in vindicating our rights and institutions."<br /> <br /> Much additional content relating to Masonic business in North Carolina, including treasurer's reports, membership reports, and more.… Read More