Boston: The Baseball Publishing Co., 1911. Original Wraps. First Thus. A handsome copy of the 1911 "Bull" Durham Baseball Guide, the 2nd year this annual was issued. A complete, thorough rundown of the 1910 season, with dozens and dozens of photos. Crisp and clean in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Still..... More

1961. 1st. Cloth. Uncommon 1961 sampling of 100 Japanese textiles for springtime. Photographed in vivid, rich color, with accompanying Japanese text at each plate. Solid and VG- in its russet cloth, with light wear at the spine ends and along the outer hinges and light soilijg to the panels. Square..... More

Washington, D.C. Aircraft Industries Association of America, Inc., 1950. Cloth. The 1950 Aircraft Year Book, the 32nd annual edition. Tight and VG+ (with very light offsetting at the endsheets and small former owner stamp at the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping at the..... More

Newark, NJ: Antiquarian Bookman. Original Wraps. The 1964 annual AB Bookman's Yearbook. Tight and VG in its printed white wrappers, with very light soiling to the panels. Octavo, 352 pgs., wonderful look at the rare book world in the mid 60s. More

Signed letter. 2 warm, handwritten letters from Neil Simon (both signed "Doc") to a fellow comedy writer. One dated October 1963, the other from the same period if not even earlier. In both cases he's expressing his surprise over the success of his early plays (possibly "Barefoot in the Park"..... More

Cocker Spaniel Breeders' Club of New England. Original Wraps. Twenty separate catalogues (1 from the 1930s, 12 from the late 1940s, 7 from the 1950s) of the Annual Specialty Shows of the Cocker Spaniel Breeders' Club of New England. All of the catalogues are bright and clean and VG in..... More

New York: Four Swords, Inc., 1970. Original Wraps. 3 early issues (all 1970) of this seminal gay bi-weekly. Issues #16, 32 and 38 respectively. All 3 issues well-preserved and VG. Provocative articles (many politically mobilizing) and graphic content --an important early mouthpiece of New York's gay comunity. More

London: Scriptum Editions, 2005. Decorative Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 2005 2nd printing. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, lush black-and-white and color reproductions thruout. Foreword by Sir Elton John, whose AIDS Foundation was the beneficiary from the proceeds of this publication. More

5 black-and-white criminal mug shots issued by the Bridgeport, Ct. Police Department, 1911-1912. Each of the 5 photos consists of a right profile of the suspect and a direct, facing-the-camera shot. Each of the 5 photos mounted on its own board, on which is written the suspect's various vitals, such..... More

Chicago: Belgravia Group, Ltd. And Sandz Development Co., Inc., 2009. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 2009 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Square quarto, beautifully photographed thruout. More

A "Son of Sam" (David Berkowitz) early 21st century archive, including 9 signed typed letters to high-powered African-American literary agent Larry Jordan, who represented Berkowitz in 2004-05. Together they were trying to craft and package a new autobiography called "Son of Hope", showcasing Berkowitz's "born again" views. The letters are..... More

Montgomery, Alabama: The State of Alabama (Jno. G. Stokes & Co., State Printers), 1868. 1st. The 1868 1st edition of this remarkable piece of post-Civil War --and Reconstruction-- history. In this collection of reolutions and laws passed by Alabama's General Assembly, "the Legislature by Joint Resolution ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment..... More