Mexico City: Juan Bautista de Arizpe, 1810. [54],339,[3]pp. Small quarto. Later 19th-century full calf, gilt tooled and lettered, a.e.g. Light scuffing to boards; light wear to spine and edges. Front hinge starting; lower corner of front board cracked. Quite clean internally, only an occasional small patch of soiling. An extremely..... More

New York: J.W. Sheehy & Co., 1882. Lithograph, 25.75 x 21.75 inches. Lightly toned, some light soiling. Several small closed tears at edges, slight loss repaired on left edge. Archivally backed with linen. A scarce memorial poster commemorating the life of assassinated president James A. Garfield, featuring portraits of his..... More

Philadelphia: A. Sherman, 1824. 12mo. 152pp. plus frontispiece portrait. Original blue boards, printed paper label. Front cover detached, spine heavily chipped, rear cover nearly detached. Contemporary ownership inscription on flyleaf. Lightly toned, minor foxing. Untrimmed. Biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, issued to coincide with his visit to the United..... More

Mexico City: Harla, 1986. 238pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Minor wear at corners and spine ends. Some tanning. Interesting fiction on the Mexican-American experience of the Vietnam War. The protagonist, Joe Rivera, is drafted in 1966 and sent from Los Angeles to Fort Bliss, Texas, for training, before being deployed to..... More

New York: Press of the Pioneers, 1935. Two volumes. [16],488; [12],[489]-996, including numerous plates. Large octavo. Original cloth, gilt lettered. Slight fading to edges and spine. Two original photographs and author's presentation inscription tipped in; contemporary ownership inscription on front free endpaper of volume one, small color bookplate to front..... More

Philadelphia: J. Grigg, 1831. 162pp. 12mo. Original printed boards, expertly rebacked to style in quarter roan, spine gilt lettered. Light dust soiling and rubbing to boards, light wear at corners and edges. Small numerical ink stamp at foot of first text leaf recto. Light tanning and foxing. The second edition..... More