BIJOU ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE HOLY LAND
[circa 1850]
First American edition of this true miniature book of engraved views of various holy sites.
Type Punch Matrix
Costumes of Italy
[circa 1850]
Hand-colored panorama depicting the costumes of Italian people from a variety of walks of life.
DAS SCHWEINE ALBUM
[1886]
A pun on the German for autograph book, "Sein-Album," this SCHWEINE ALBUM invites the signers to blindly draw pigs instead of write their signatures.
"H. L. OPERATION" [Rear Cover Title]
[ca. 1960s]
Stirring series of photographs captured by a skilled photographer documenting the many diverse aspects of an operation involving a probable heart-lung ("H.L.") bypass.
Japonisme Alphabet Embroidery Sample Book
[circa late 1870s]
Sales sample book of a variety of finely embroidered alphabets, likely intended for use on silk handkerchiefs – a stunning example of Japonisme in format and aesthetic.
LES TUILERIES Peepshow
[circa 1830]
Gorgeous three-scene peepshow depicting the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs Elysees, the Tuileries, and other landmarks of Paris as they looked in the early 19th century.
Original Photograph Album of an Evacuated Bank's Business Activities During WWII
[circa 1939]
Album of photographs chronicling the activity of the Hambros Bank after it was evacuated to an estate at the start of WWII — once owned by a Hambros employee and likely produced by them for workers.
RUSSES ET FRANCAIS
[circa 1893]
Satirical novelty pamphlet marking the Russian diplomatic visit to Toulon, France during the formation of the Franco-Russian Alliance, a key development in the lead up to World War I.
THE SAD TALE OF THE ZEPPELINS
[circa 1916]
First edition of this fascinating piece of World War I ephemera, celebrating the downing of four zeppelins in a parody of the "Ten Little" rhyme.
Sales Sample Book of Watch Faces
[Ca. Mid-20th Century]
Elaborate sales sample book containing over 700 watch faces representing a wide variety of styles and sizes from Besançon, France, a world center for watch production. One of the most striking sales catalogues we've encountered.
Slide Archive of a Southern California Realtor
1971-1972
Before Zillow, Trulia, and Redfin: a swank archive of images from the Sessions Realty firm of La Mesa, California in the early 1970s.
Trade Catalogue of Rentable Dress Costumes
[circa 1920]
Original photograph album of a variety of costumes and accessories able to be rented from a photography studio in Derby, England, including outfits emblematic of the Imperial mindset of the 1920s.
WARNER BROTHERS PRESENTS "CHAMBER OF HORRORS"
[1966]
Original vinyl record of radio spot advertisements for CHAMBER OF HORRORS, a TV movie that was spiced up for the big screen with additional gore and violence and a marketing campaign focusing on two technical "innovations" — the "Fear Flasher" and the "Horror Horn," both designed to warn the audience of impending violence.
WEIHGESCHENT FUR JEDEN ECHTEN PREUSSEN
[circa 1835]
First edition of this miniature gift book of Prussian and Russian royalty, published during a push for unification.
JONATHAN TROY
(1954)
First printing – and only edition – of Abbey's hated first book.
POETRY COULD BE VERSH: A Catena of Canonical Limericks
(2003)
First edition of this collection of illustrated Sherlockian limericks.
NO LONGER AT EASE
(1960)
Scarce first edition of Achebe's second novel, set in contemporary Nigeria and following the grandson of Okonkwo, hero of THINGS FALL APART.
SCRIPTORES RERUM GERMANICUM SEPTENTRIONALIUM
1706, 1679, 1694, 1676
First collected edition, featuring Adam of Bremen's chronicle of peoples from the Old North and the earliest known mention of the Vikings' discovery of North America, one of three key works in the history of Hamburg within a larger sammelband of six works total.
THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE
(1980)
Signed first American edition of the sequel to THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.
DAVID ADJAYE HOUSES
(2006)
Signed first paperback edition of Adjaye's first monograph, documenting thirteen of his major projects in London, with a series of visual 'portfolios' and additional essays by Stuart Hall, Caroline Roux, and Deyan Sudjic.
DAVID ADLER, ARCHITECT: THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE
(2002)
Early printing of this lavishly-illustrated assessment of American architect David Adler's elegant buildings, which incorporate a number of historic styles.
THE COUNTRY HOUSES OF DAVID ADLER
(2001)
First printing of this attractive volume that explores 17 homes designed by "one of America's premier 'great house' architects" (jacket), whose classical style emulates European stately homes – with a catalogue raisonné.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE MYSTERY SONNETS
(2001)
Inscribed copy of this sonnet sequence inspired by the Holmes canon, by a member of the Bootmakers of Toronto and the Stormy Petrels of British Columbia, with the author's inscription to a fellow Sherlockian. Scarce.
RASHOMON
(1959)
First edition thus, of this play based on Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of a pair of short stories by Ryunoske Akutagawa, a psychological murder mystery set in Heian era Japan.
THE GULF IN HISTORIC MAPS, 1493-1931
(1996)
Inscribed first printing of this beautifully illustrated selection of over four centuries of maps of the Persian Gulf, compiled by the geographically minded ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah.
