Lusitania) U. S. ORDERS KAISER TO EXPLAIN DEATHS OF136 AMERICANS; Night Edition, The Evening Telegram, New York, Saturday, May 8, 1915, , -

Undated, believed to be 1916. With owner's name neatly written in gothic script, and also something mentioning that it was given to him on 11th June 1917 [which I happen to know was his tenth birthday]. Probably unread. Contains many full-page colour illustrations.. Pictorial Cover. Fine.

New York: D. Appleton & Co. (1886), 1887. First Edition . Blue Cloth, Gilt. Fine. 9 1/8" Tall. Frontispiece. 63 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Frontispiece Is A Reproduction Of The Engraved Invitation To The Inauguration Ceremony. Contains An Account Of The Proceedings, The Addresses In Full, And A Brief History Of The Statue. Bookplate Of U S Medal Of Honor Winner Palma Di Cesnola, Who Later Became U S Consul In Cyprus 1865 - 1877. He Undertook Excavations There And His Archaeological Collection Formed The Basis Of The Metropolitan Museum's Large Collection Of Greek Antiquities. Book Is Near Fine, Gilt Still Brilliant, Covers Clean, Light Chipping To Front Free Endpaper, Contents Fine.

Bovington Camp, Wareham: Royal Rank Corps Center. Quarto. May 1928-April 1929. 442p. One of the most important sources on tank development and theory of usage in the period between the World Wars. Full page photographs of King George reviewing the Officers (p. 51-58); B.H. Liddell Hart's article on "the Army and the Future--Lessons of 1928" Articles on modern anti-tank weapons translated from the German and also Friz Heigl's articles on the new light tanks (using his own translation from into English so awkward but full of details). J.F.C Fuller's article "The Ancestors of the Tank" p. 331ff with illustrations. Captain MacWatt's article "Aim Off Simplified" is well illustrated with drawings and statistics which some argue was ahead of its time. Many other articles as well as the physical training and sports of the men. Library deaccesion bound in library buckram, evidence of bookplate removal from front and rear pastedowns, some soiling to covers, all pages clean and easy to read. (Note: We have… Read More

South Coast Land Company, Los Angeles, 1922; oblong octavo (6" x 9"), 24 pages. Beautifully illustrated South Coast Land Company real estate sales booklet designed to entice wealthy buyers into purchasing 1/4 to 1/2 acre lots in spectacular Del Mar, California. Twenty full-page b&w photographs of the sights and attractions of 1920’s Del Mar, including Los Baños Plunge, Stratford Inn, The Palisades, Serpentine Drive, Santa Fe Depot, Pleasure Pier, Cave Of The Winds, Torrey Pines, and the recently completed homes of a number of influential residents, such as C.A. Canfield, oil tycoon and business partner of Edward Doheny; H.W. Keller, prominent land developer and partner in South Coast Land Co.; Ed. Fletcher, noted San Diego businessman, land developer, and California State Senator; Wm. G. Kerckhoff, lumber and power magnate, notable philanthropist, and partner with Henry Huntington in Pacific Light & Electric; and O.N. Chafee. No printed publication date (circa 1922). Fine, in marvelous… Read More

Boston: James R. Osgood and Co., 1871. Book. Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Wright II 2185. This is the 386 p. version. (Wright also mentions a (presumably later) 147 p. version printed in double columns). Rust-colored embossed cloth with gilt spine lettering. Moderate shelfwear, with frayed spine ends. The spine is slanted. There is a short tear on the rear hinge. Previous owner's name is penciled on the second free endpaper. Some leaves have small dampstains on their fore margins. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Fine Condition, Autograph Guaranteed Authentic. Signed by Illustrator. Unbound. SIGNED by Artist Caricaturist Al Hirschfeld on Front of Envelope, First Day of Issue FDC Stamped Envelope

Np: Np, 1989. First edition. Original Wraps. Illustrated envelope slightly dusty. Fine. Gorey, Edward. Twelve illustrated cards in black and white, 6 x 4 inches, 152 x 100 mm. Limited edition one of 250 copies; "This is set o/s" and signed by Edward Gorey, in original pictorial envelope -- cards are crisp and clean.

Paris: Henri Jonquieres, 1922. First Edition. Octavo. This book, the fifth in the collection (fine novels) was limited to 1180 copies. This is #1062 on Rives paper. 361p Illustrated by Albert Ande. Beautifully bound in three-quarter rich black crushed morocco over marbled paper covered boards, raised bands with compartments decorated in gilt with small central embellishment in brown, top edge gilt, silk ribbon marker, original wrappers bound in.. Claude Farrère, pseudonym of Frédéric-Charles Bargone (27 April 1876, in Lyon - 21 June 1957, in Paris), was a French author. Les petites alliées is set in the French coastal city and military harbor of Toulon; the plot concerns young naval officers living and working there and entertaining themselves with a series of adventures. The book was made into a film in 1936.

London/Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896. Loose Page(s). . Near Fine. 16 5/8" × 11" (42.2 × 27.9 cm) . First Printing. Printed by William Morris. Folio. Loose Page(s). Printed on fine, hand-made, Batchelor (with the Perch watermark) paper. Uncut, deckled edges. 539–540 pp, from book V of Troilus and Criseyde. Printed in black and red with the Chaucer type designed by Morris for his "KELMSCOTT CHAUCER."Speaking of the work, Burne-Jones, "Indeed when the book is done, if we live to finish it, it will be like a pocket cathedral - so full of design and I think Morris the greatest master of ornament in the world." Today, it is still held by many to be the most exquisite book of printed English literature. [Edward Burne-Jones, Letter to Charles Eliot Norton, 1894] Bright and clean. Only the very slightest foxing and minimal yellowing. In excellent condition for ephemera this old. Condition overall: Near Fine.

1917 Harvey Military Series Small hardcover format. Previous owner's name & address penciled behind the front board, else pages clean, unmarked & bright. Binding leans slightly, firm. Rust cloth covered boards clean & square. Black lettering & tank illustration on front board fine. From the Foreword,"...This book is based on the practical experience of the writer while on service with his battalion in France & from his knowledge as an instructor on Bombing & Trench Warfare."