Portland (ME): Chisholm Bros. Wraps. 1880 date given, but presumed circa 1883 based on a date on an advertisement for the Glen House in the rear. Illustrated wraps. 140 pp., plus ads. Fold out bird's eye view of the White Mountains preceding the text, with black and white illustrations throughout.... More
London: Paul Holberton Publishing, 2012. Cloth. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 144 pp. Color reproductions of paintings throughout. A book presenting the highlights of a collection of paintings, drawings, prints, books and memorabilia relating to Thomas Gainsborough and his time, including work by other artists. These are drawn from the... More
London: Coo Press Ltd, 1970. Wraps. Gray photo illustrated wraps. Pagination runs 39-68.. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this journal devoted to photography, with a focus on photography as fine art. This issue with articles on, and photographs by, Bruce Forster, Van Deren Coke, Chris Killip, and... More
Virginia Beach: Grunwald and Radcliff, Publishers, 1987. Wraps. Trade paperback. 181 pp. A few black and white illustrations present. A theoretical and practical treatise on Ayurveda and Ayurvedic medicine, discussing fundamental principles, as well as pharmacology, medicinal plants and their uses, diet and hygiene, treatments for various illnesses, etc. With... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1933. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Blue cloth. No jacket. Appears signed, with a lengthy inscription, by the author on the half title. 322 pp. A few illustrated plates throughout, all present as called for. A work of historical fiction based on the true account... More
Bruxelles (Brussels): Gay et Douce, Publishers, 1881. Wraps. Printed wraps. Number 319 of 500 copies. 49 pp. Frontispiece illustration presumably done by Felicien Rops. All text in French. An apparent critical work, perhaps most notable for the frontispiece art by Belgian artist Felicien Rops, blending his usual erotic and dark/occult... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1895. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout, including some by Frederic Remington. Single issue of this journal, featuring Part VIII of "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" by Mark Twain, under his pseudonym Louis de Conte. With the last part of Hearts Insurgent... More
No Place: H. Niles, presumed Publisher. Wraps. 1812, 1813. Pamphlet, with newer paper wrappers. Pagination varies. Double columned text. A collection of various portions or extracts of the Weekly Register from 1812 and 1813, including news on the War of 1812, sections on naval action; accounts of the destruction of... More
Boston: W.A. Wilde Company, 1924. Cloth. Green cloth with an illustrated paper pastedown on the front cover. 313 pp. Photo frontispiece and one photo plate in the text, taken from US Coast Guard archives. A work of fiction, although adhering very closely to actual events, recalling the actions and efforts... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1866. Wraps. Orange illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this magazine, featuring "Miss Katy-Did and Miss Cricket," by Harriet Beecher Stowe; an article looking at life in prisons in Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War; "The Enchantress," by Thomas Bailey Aldrich... More
No Place: Julius Bien, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. Perhaps early 1900s. Two cardstock die cut color figures in a dance pose held in a folder with an illustration on the front. A piece of ephemera depicting a pose in the Scotch Highland Fling dance, with the reverse of... More
Bowie, MD: Heritage Book, 1999. Trade Paperback. Trade paperbacks with glossy yellow-orange wraps. 832 pp between the two books. Black and white illustrations throughout. A facsimile reprint of the 1903 original of this work, being volume 2 ONLY (parts 1 and 2), providing a short history of the Hampstead, New... More
Cincinnati: North Light Books, 2007. Wraps. Glossy illustrated wraps. 208 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A complete guide to the use of perspective in paintings, drawings and other art, exploring the use of backgrounds and foregrounds, color, shadow, etc. VERY GOOD+ condition. Very light toning to the covers. More
Jaffrey, NH: David R. Godine, 2014. Cloth. Green cloth in unclipped jacket. 198 pp. Color photos throughout. A study of the local or vernacular architecture found in northern New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, mostly small summer homes or cottages built by people spending summer vacations in the mountains in the... More
New York: Samuel Roth, Publisher, 1927. Wraps. Number 303 of 450 copies. Printed wraps. Single issue of this little magazine that published many Modernist authors. This issue with "One Little Boy" by Maxim Gorky; illustrations by Jo Cain, as well as illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, including five apparently previously unpublished... More
Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press. 2010. Wraps. Glossy wraps. 267 pp. Black and white photos throughout. MISSING CD that should have been present in the rear cover. A general history and survey of American decorative arts from 1620 to 1860, including furniture, clocks, ceramics, glassware, silver, pewter, iron, paintings, prints, textiles... More
Ogunquit, ME: Barn Gallery Associates, 1987. Wraps. Wraps. 132 plus pages. Black and white photos and color illustrations throughout. A history and survey of the art and artists associated with the art colony at Ogunquit, Maine, looking at its origins and growth, the influence of art movements such as Modernism... More
London: Alan Anger, 1977. Wraps. no date, circa 1978. Single stapled format. Approximately 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 22 pp., including covers. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. Written by Alan Anger, the vocalist for the band the Rowdies, Live Wire ran for 19 issues and offered... More
London: T.J. Informat Design, Publisher, 1980. Wraps. no date (1980). Side stapled, oblong zine format. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 42 pp including covers. Black and white photos throughout. i-D was founded in 1980 by Terry Jones, a former art director for Vogue. Originally issued in zine format, the... More
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1971. Wraps. A genealogy of the Tibbetts family of the Saco region of Maine and New Hampshire. VERY GOOD condition with minor fading and edgewear. More
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1971. Wraps. A genealogy of the Tyler family of the Saco region of Maine and New Hampshire. VERY GOOD condition with minor fading and edgewear. More
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1971. Wraps. A genealogy of the Rumery family of the Saco region of Maine and New Hampshire. VERY GOOD condition with minor fading and edgewear. More
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1971. Wraps. A genealogy of the Milliken family of the Saco region of Maine and New Hampshire. VERY GOOD condition with minor fading and edgewear. More
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1970. Wraps. A genealogy of the Boynton family of the Saco region of Maine and New Hampshire. VERY GOOD condition with minor fading and edgewear. More
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1971. Wraps. A genealogy of the Sands family of the Saco region of Maine and New Hampshire. VERY GOOD condition with minor fading and edgewear. More
