Secure Checkout

Website Secured with 256-bit TLS Encryption

Cart Totals

Promo Code:	– $0.00
Subtotal:	$7,947.00
Shipping:	$106.75
	$0.00
Donation Amount:	$0.00
Total:	$8,053.75
Change Currency:

Contact

Email Address

Re-type Email Address

Shipping

Expedited shipping $230.64 2 - 6 days

Standard Shipping $106.75 2 - 14 days

All fields are required unless marked optional.

Add Shipping Note

Payment

Verified and Secured. Guaranteed.

Website Secured with 256-bit TLS Encryption

Please select your payment method from the following list:

PayPal
Credit or Debit Card
Express Wallet

Click the button to checkout with PayPal.

You will be charged $8,053.75 when completing this purchase.

Cart Totals

Subtotal:	$7,947.00
Shipping:	$106.75
:	$0.00
Donation Amount:	$0.00
Total:	$8,053.75
Change Currency:

You are about to purchase:

Howard University Graduation Photograph Archive with Identified Students and African American Greek Letter Affiliations, 1929 by Howard University

2 to 8 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $15.00

Details

$1,550.00

( US$)

Seller: Max Rambod Inc.

Title: Howard University Graduation Photograph Archive with Identified Students and African American Greek Letter Affiliations, 1929
Author: Howard University
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1929. [African American Education] [Women's Education] Howard University graduates, 1929, photo archive documenting African American higher education at one of the central institutions established to provide educate for African Americans after the Civil War, during a period when access to advanced schooling remained sharply restricted by segregation, unequal funding, and exclusion from most white universities. By 1929, Howard had developed into a national center for training Black teachers, professionals, and civic leaders, drawing students from across the United States into an academic environment structured through coursework, student governance, and Greek-letter organizations. The images center identifiable individuals including Theodus R. Conner of Little Rock, Arkansas, and Nettie M. Nelson of Hampton, Virginia, whose inscriptions connect them to Liberal Arts and Education and to Alpha Phi Alpha and Alpha Kappa Alpha. These photographs document approximately the third generation of students to attend Howard since its founding in 1867, capturing a cohort formed within an established Black institutional system that produced a professional class despite continuing legal and economic barriers to education. Fifteen silver gelatin photographs, each approximately 3.5 x 2.5 inches, depict graduates in cap and gown posed individually and in small groups across campus grounds, with period automobiles, walkways, and landscaped areas visible. Several prints bear handwritten inscriptions identifying subjects and affiliations. The photographs were removed from an album, with paper remnants and adhesive residue on the versos indicating their original placement within a personal or commemorative collection. Multiple images of Conner appear alongside additional scenes of students in procession, paired portraits, and informal campus moments, extending the archive beyond formal commencement imagery into everyday student life and peer relationships within a Black university setting. Graduating in 1929 places this group at the onset of the Great Depression, when Black employment opportunities contracted sharply and segregated educational systems remained chronically underfunded due to state and local policy. Black colleges such as Howard functioned within these constraints while serving as essential training grounds for teachers and professionals operating within restricted labor markets. Nettie M. Nelson's training in education situates her within the system sustaining segregated Black schooling, while Conner's involvement in student leadership and fraternity life points to networks that extended into civic and professional spheres. Minor edge wear, light surface wear, and album-removal residue on versos; overall in very good condition. The archive documents the institutional formation of a Black educated class at a moment when access to education was contested, making it a direct visual record of how Black higher education functioned under segregation.

Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Signed Militia Appointment Documenting Connecticut's Military Chain of Command, 1799 by Jonathan Trumbull

2 to 8 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $1.75

Details

$380.00

( US$)

Seller: Max Rambod Inc.

Title: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Signed Militia Appointment Documenting Connecticut's Military Chain of Command, 1799
Author: Jonathan Trumbull
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1799. Trumbull, Jonathan, Jr. military commission for Abel Rossetter, dated October 12, 1799, documents Connecticut's post-Revolution militia system through a gubernatorial appointment issued during Trumbull's tenure as governor. The document supports research into early federal military preparedness, state command structures, and the continuing role of the militia in the generation after independence. Signed by Jonathan Trumbull Jr., who had served as George Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolution and became governor of Connecticut in 1797, the commission shows how state military authority operated in practice through formal gubernatorial authorization of local officers. Trumbull, Jonathan, Jr. Military commission for Abel Rossetter. New Haven, October 12, 1799. Partially printed document signed. 1 page. Folio. The document appoints "Abel Rossetter... Lieutenant of the fifth Company in the 27th Regiment of Militia," placing the item within Connecticut's structured system of regimental and company-level organization. Its printed form with manuscript insertions and gubernatorial signature preserves the bureaucratic process by which state executives confirmed rank and delegated military authority to local officers. Rather than merely naming an individual, the commission records the mechanisms of militia administration in the early republic through its formulaic language, rank designation, place of issue, and executive authentication. Issued in 1799, the commission belongs to the period of military reorganization and vigilance that followed the Revolution and accompanied the unsettled international climate of the late 1790s, when state militias remained central to internal defense and public order. The document therefore carries value not only as a Trumbull signature piece but as evidence of how Connecticut maintained military readiness through local regimental appointments under state supervision. Mild wear consistent with handling; overall very good condition. A strong early republic militia document linking gubernatorial authority, local command, and the administrative afterlife of Revolutionary military culture.

Observations upon the origin of the malignant bilious, or yellow fever in Philadelphia, and upon means of preventing it: addressed to the citizens of Philadelphia by RUSH, Benjamin

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $15.00

Details

$1,650.00

( US$)

Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts

Title: Observations upon the origin of the malignant bilious, or yellow fever in Philadelphia, and upon means of preventing it: addressed to the citizens of Philadelphia
Author: RUSH, Benjamin
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1799. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary sheep, rebacked; paper toned as usual, but overall a very good copy from the library of John B. Purdie, M.D. of Smithfield, Virginia, plus another physician from Richmond, Virginia whose signature is illegible. First edition. This is Rush’s account of the particularly virulent epidemic of yellow fever that brought life and commerce to a halt in Philadelphia during 1797. His focus is on the relationship between bile and disease. His understanding of the importance of bile in bodily functions helped him to lay the foundation for treatment of hepatitis and liver disorders. Rush also understood the significance of environmental factors in disease. Notwithstanding, he approached the treatment of yellow fever with bleeding and purging. This created disputes with many physicians, who had abandoned bloodletting for more scientific methods, including William Cobbett and William Currie, who accused Rush of killing more people than he saved. A rare title; it appears that no copies have been auctioned since 1979. Austin 1675.

CALDER by Calder, Alexander. Arnason, H. Harvard (introduction by). Mulos, Ugo (photographs and design by)

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $5.00

Details

$1,250.00

( US$)

Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB

Title: CALDER
Author: Calder, Alexander. Arnason, H. Harvard (introduction by). Mulos, Ugo (photographs and design by)
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NY: Viking, 1971. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Presentation copy by Calder to author and art historian Arnason. Inscribed, with Icelandic spelling of Arnason's name, in blue ink on the ffe by artist Calder to H. Harvard Arnason, who wrote the critical text, and Arnason's wife Elinor: "to Elinor and Hahvrarhd Arnaasonn Goda Knjda. Sandi Calder Hotel Stanhope Hope for lunch" H. Harvard Arnason (1909 - 1986) was Canadian-born of Icelandic immigrant parents. As an art-historian, educator and museum administrator, he served as executive at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC in the 1960s and authored many books; his "History of Modern Art" (1968) remains the authoritative textbook on the topic. Near fine in dustjacket.

Majorcan Houses and Gardens: A Spanish Island in the Mediterranean by Arthur Byne and Mildred Stapley

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $2.00

Details

$395.00

( US$)

Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB

Title: Majorcan Houses and Gardens: A Spanish Island in the Mediterranean
Author: Arthur Byne and Mildred Stapley
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: NY: William Helburn Inc, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio, red cloth, gilt titles. Spine faded, minor loss at its tips, corners moderately worn, covers a tad soiled. Solidly bound, internals near fine. xvii of text, the 188 full page gorgeous plates, 5 in color. Extra shipping charges will apply.

David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $6.35

Details

$900.00

( US$)

Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller

Title: David Copperfield
Author: Dickens, Charles
Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description: 1850. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. 8vo, xiv, [2], 624 pp. with half title, engraved frontis, vignette title-page and 38 plates by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). Half morocco, skillfully rebacked with much of the original backstrip laid-on, new endpapers. Boards quite worn, lower joint cracked, chipped corner and closed tear to title page, some edgewear to plates and some pages, plates darkened. § First edition in book form with all points listed by Smith I, 9, including "screamed" not corrected on p. 132.

THE ART OF WRITING REDUCED TO A PLAIN AND EASY SYSTEM by Jenkins John

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $3.50

Details

$550.00

( US$)

Seller: The Book Block

Title: THE ART OF WRITING REDUCED TO A PLAIN AND EASY SYSTEM
Author: Jenkins John
Seller: The Book Block (United States)
Description: Cambridge Printed for the Author, [1813]. In her Student's Guide to Western Calligraphy, Joyce Irene Whalley, formerly of the V&A, Library calls the title of this work "very seductive." She goes on about Jenkins, "He based his system on the theory that the round-hand could be divided into six basic strokes of the pen and that having mastered these, anyone could write a good hand. Unfortunately he found that certain letters such as k and s did not fit into his scheme, while z was omitted as unnecessary." Ms. Whalley's book reproduces the very attractive Jenkins title-page as a full-page illustration. Facing the title-page is a portrait of the author, and the book is filled with engraved examples of letter formation as well as wood engraved illustrations within the text. Jenkins cites a page of endorsements for his methods at the beginning, including one from John Adams, Late President of the United States. A nice copy with not too much of the typical browning.Whalley p. 112. THE FIRST WORK OF ITS KIND PUBLISHED IN AMERICA

Forma Sacra, or, a Sacred Platform of Natural and Revealed Religion; Exhibiting a Scriptural and Rational Account of These Three Important Heads.. by Thomas Blackwell; Simon Williams [intro.]

2 to 8 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $4.50

Details

$250.00

( US$)

Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA

Title: Forma Sacra, or, a Sacred Platform of Natural and Revealed Religion; Exhibiting a Scriptural and Rational Account of These Three Important Heads..
Author: Thomas Blackwell; Simon Williams [intro.]
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston: William M'Alpine, for the Rev. Mr. Williams, of Windham, 1774. Very Good. Boston: Printed by William M'Alpine, for the Rev. Mr. Williams, of Windham, 1774. Presumed First American Edition. 16mo; full contemporary calf, unadorned spine in six compartments; xvii,[1],xviii,vi,[i.e. vii],8-339,[1]pp. (B8 2B8 C-P8 Q4 R-2A8, collated complete). Leather a bit scuffed at extremities, a few surface scratches to boards, lacking endpapers, contemporary ownership signature to front pastedown, else a Very Good copy overall. Treatise first published in 1710 under the title "Schema Sacra" to accompany the author's text "Ratio Sacra." This the first appearance in the American colonies, though another state provides the imprint "Printed and sold by William M'Alpine, at his printing-office in Marlborough-Street" (no priority). This copy includes the list of subscribers, as well as the publisher's advertisement on p. [340]. The list of subscribers includes (by our count) thirty-five women and a guy named "Mr. Life Night." The N.B. at the end of the publisher's advertisement assures the reader "As the above Books are mostly printed and bound by said M'Alpine, he is determined to sell at the lowest Prices, and will warrant all such to be neatly bound, &c." EVANS 13155; ESTC W23140.

Rolling Renaissance / San Francisco Underground Art in Celebration: 1945–1968 [With map] by Thomas Albright [curator]; Lucien Labaudt Art Gallery, Cellini Gallery, Arline Lind Gallery, et al; Kenneth Patchen, Peter Voulkos, Imogen Cunningham, Ron Boise, et al.

2 to 8 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $1.75

Details

$85.00

( US$)

Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA

Title: Rolling Renaissance / San Francisco Underground Art in Celebration: 1945–1968 [With map]
Author: Thomas Albright [curator]; Lucien Labaudt Art Gallery, Cellini Gallery, Arline Lind Gallery, et al; Kenneth Patchen, Peter Voulkos, Imogen Cunningham, Ron Boise, et al.
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good +
Description: San Francisco: Intersection, 1968. Very Good +. San Francisco: Intersection, 1968. First Edition. Oblong octavo (15cm); 64pp. With single-sided map (31.5x45.5cm), as issued. Publisher’s stiff orange wraps; staple-bound. Black-and-white photographs throughout. Wraps lightly bumped; spine toned. Binding sound. Textblock, endsheets, and interior pages clean, if lightly toned. Map creased from pervious folding; toned along creases. Very Good or better. Catalog of a city-wide exhibition celebrating two decades of underground art. Map lists all participating galleries, including Lucien Labaudt, Cellini, and Arline Lind. Among the featured artists were Kenneth Patchen, Peter Voulkos, Imogen Cunningham, Ron Boise, and many others.

El Universo Pintoresco, o Historia y Descripcion de Todos los Pueblos, de Sus Religiones, Costumbres, Usos, Industria, Etc. ... Estados Unidos de Norte America by [Mexico]: Roux de Rochelle, M.

2 to 8 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $7.70

Details

$300.00

( US$)

Seller: The Joe Fay Company LLC

Title: El Universo Pintoresco, o Historia y Descripcion de Todos los Pueblos, de Sus Religiones, Costumbres, Usos, Industria, Etc. ... Estados Unidos de Norte America
Author: [Mexico]: Roux de Rochelle, M.
Seller: The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
Condition: Good plus.
Description: Mexico City, 1841. Good plus.. 389,[4]pp., plus folding map and ninety-six plates. Half title. Quarter sheep and mottled paper boards, spine gilt. Moderate spine wear; boards scuffed and front; paper detaching from front board; hinges cracked but solid. Light tanning and scattered foxing. An unusual Mexican edition of the Univers Pittoresque, an attempted world history and encyclopedia first published in Paris in 1837. This "Segunda Parte" of the Universo Pintoresco gives a history and description of the United States that includes politics, geography, natural history, and much more. At the rear are a folding map and nearly 100 plates that depict Native Americans, American revolutionary figures and important events, plants and animals, views and points of geographic significance, and maps. The plates are captioned in French and Spanish, and were apparently sent from France for publication in Mexico -- an interesting bit of publishing history. The text itself seems to be the only part of the whole work that was meaningfully distributed anywhere. OCLC locates copies of volumes one and three only at the national libraries of Spain and Israel; we locate a half dozen copies of the present volume.

Bauhaus Photography by Mendelsohn (editor), Harvey L.

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $5.00

Details

$175.00

( US$)

Seller: Dawson's Book Shop

Title: Bauhaus Photography
Author: Mendelsohn (editor), Harvey L.
Seller: Dawson's Book Shop (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: MIT Press, Cambridge, (1985). Very good. 11 1/2 x 9 inches, 315 pages, cloth, Dust Jacket (slight wear to outer edges).

Damned - The Intimate Story of A Girl by Dorrance, Ethel Smith

4 to 7 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $4.95

Details

$175.00

( US$)

Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books

Title: Damned - The Intimate Story of A Girl
Author: Dorrance, Ethel Smith
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: The Macaulay Company, 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 352pp. Sharp First Edition of this unusual fantasy of a deceased woman paying the price for her treatment of men while she was alive. Bound in red cloth with titles in black on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout save a small foxing spot on the first couple of pages. Small chip to top of pg.133. Minor wear to spine ends but still very well preserved. Gorgeous Art-Deco dust-jacket is unclipped, though unpriced. Some minor surface rubbing and edge-wear. Short closed edge-tear on the rear panel. A touch of soiling. Still fresh and bright. A beautiful collectable copy of an uncommon title.

Alphabet of Ancient Egypt by ABC. Chubb, Mary

2 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $7.50

Details

$45.00

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

Title: Alphabet of Ancient Egypt
Author: ABC. Chubb, Mary
Seller: E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: Geoffrey Bles, 1966 Brick colored boards stamped in gilt, slight spine lean; color illustrated dust jacket with minor wear, price clipped. An alphabet of people, places, and concepts related to Ancient Egypt and how they've influenced the modern world. Illustrated in color throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Jill Wyatt. Oblong 12mo.

ABC's of Vermont: An Educational Coloring Book About the Green Mountain State by ABC. Douglas, Brenda & Kivlin, Barbara

2 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $1.75

Details

$35.00

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

Title: ABC's of Vermont: An Educational Coloring Book About the Green Mountain State
Author: ABC. Douglas, Brenda & Kivlin, Barbara
Seller: E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: No Place: Barbren Publications, 1987 Color printed card covers, top corner slightly bumped, else fine. An ABC coloring book with text about interesting facts about Vermont. The book is completely unused.. Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Barbara Kivlin. 4to.

The Story of the Jubilee Singers; With Their Songs by Marsh, J.B.T.

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $6.00

Details

$65.00

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: De Wolfe and Wood

Title: The Story of the Jubilee Singers; With Their Songs
Author: Marsh, J.B.T.
Seller: De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description: Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1881. Revised edition. Hardcover. 243 pp. Spine heavily sunned.

Why I resigned From the Trotsky Defense Committee by Hallgren, Mauritz A.

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $6.00

Details

$30.00

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: ZH BOOKS

Title: Why I resigned From the Trotsky Defense Committee
Author: Hallgren, Mauritz A.
Seller: ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: New York: International Publishers Co., Inc., 1937. First Edition. Good. First edition; 7 x 5; pp. 3-14; gray wraps, printed and ruled in black; edges fragile, with a few small nicks and chips and tiny repairs to corners; in good condition.Mauritz Hallgren (1899 - 1956) was an editor, author, journalist, and a leading liberal public figure. He was also a staunch supporter of loyalists to the Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War and a member of the Communist Party USA. He would be remembered for publicly resigning as a member of the American Committee for the Defense of Leon Trotsky, stating that the committee had "become an instrument of the Trotskyists for political intervention against the Soviet Union." The current pamphlet was his resignation letter.

Along the Winding Road by Poynter, Mary Augusta

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $3.00

Details

$25.00

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: ZH BOOKS

Title: Along the Winding Road
Author: Poynter, Mary Augusta
Seller: ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: New York / Chicago / London / Edinburgh: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1925. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 7 1/2 x 5 1/4; pp. [2], 5, [3], 9-98; blue cloth over boards, printed and ruled in gilt; a bit of light rubbing to tips of spine and corners; previous owner's gift inscription to ffep; a few minor spots of foxing to first and last few pages only; in very good condition.Lady Mary Augusta Poynter, nee Mason Dickinson (1868 - 1930) began painting and writing poetry at an early age, later contributing to various periodicals, including Harper's, The Century, The Youth's Companion, and others. She would eventually travel to Europe, first to London, then to Constantinople, where she would marry Sir Hugh Poynter, then to Asia, and finally to Australia, writing several memoirs and travelogues all along the way. The current poetry collection was her last work.

Maine Made Guns & Their Makers, New and Enlarged Edition by DEMERITT, JR., Dwight B.

2 to 8 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $10.00

Details

$45.00

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA

Title: Maine Made Guns & Their Makers, New and Enlarged Edition
Author: DEMERITT, JR., Dwight B.
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Augusta, Maine: Friends of the Maine State Museum, 1997. Second Edition. 1/4 cloth. Fine/very good +. Second edition. 4to; x, 438pp; quarter-bound black cloth with yellow boards, gilt-stamped title on spine; glazed stock; b&w illustrations; unclipped b&w pictorial dust jacket without price; offset yellow patch to rear dj, light soiling; fine in very good plus dj. Contents cover the history of the firearms from colonial times through twentieth century firearm technology in Maine.

Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Day of Atonement by Alvarez, A.

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: FREE

Details

$24.50

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)

Title: Day of Atonement
Author: Alvarez, A.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
ISBN: 9780679411901
Condition: Book fine, Dust jacket fine.
Description: New York: Random House, 1992. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. Review copy with publisher's letter laid-in.

Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Show Down by Amado, Jorge; translated by Gregory Rabassa

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: FREE

Details

$17.50

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)

Title: Show Down
Author: Amado, Jorge; translated by Gregory Rabassa
Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
ISBN: 9780553051742
Condition: Book fine, Dust jacket fine.
Description: New York: Bantam, 1988. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine..

Secure Checkout