Boston [Paris]: J.P. Whitney, 1867. First Edition Thus. . 8vo, publisher’s green cloth, 107 pp. Some tearing and fraying to boards, particularly at head of spine, text block excellent, very good minus overall. The scarce Paris Universal Exposition edition of J.P. Whitney’s early title on the silver mines of Colorado.....

Scovill Manufacturing Company, 1868. First Edition. 8vo, publisher’s brown cloth, 100 pp. Plus 14 leaves of photographic advertisements at rear. Some slight marginal dampstaining to a section of pages at rear, chipping to cloth at head and heel of spine, else fine, very good plus overall. An uncommon work devoted.....

A.C. McClurg & Co., 1906. Frederick Richardson. First Edition. Small folio 12 x 9 ¼ inches, 140 pp. With ALS from the author to Mrs. Umbeck, possibly the wife of Knox College President Sharpy Umbeck. Multiple tape repairs and wear to boards, very good minus overall with bright illustrations. An.....

New York: The Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co., 1895. First Edition. 8vo, publisher’s wraps, 106 pp. Very good plus with a small nick to wraps at head of spine else about fine. An uncommon American trade catalog for the American branches of the Canadian Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing.....

Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1886. 4to, contemporary polished calf over marbled paper, illustrated with gelatin silver print and heliogravures. Photographic frontispiece with illustrated tissue guard present but detached else fine, very good plus overall. An important early aerial photography title by the prolific French chemist, editor, inventor and aviator Gaston Tissander, who.....

London: 1841. First Edition. ALS measuring 7 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches, fine overall. Astley's Amphitheatre, considered the first modern circus ring, burned to the ground during a massive fire on June 8th, 1841. Ducrow's servant Elizabeth Britton, along with two of his horses, were killed in the fire, and.....

Chihuahua: 1898-1905. Albumen photographs most measuring 4 x 6 and smaller. Photographs faded and with wear, some stray marks and scuffs to versos, good condition overall. We find scant information about Circo Perez, a traveling circus in Chihuahua at the turn of the century. The circus was directed by Praxedis.....

V.P. c. 1905. Twenty five silver gelatin photographs measuring 3 ⅜ square on slightly larger mounts. Slight fading to images, excellent overall. A collection of travel photographs, most captioned, likely taken by a N.E.A. delegate on a 1905 tour of the Southwest which ended in San Antonio, and also including.....

Maine: 1908-1912. First Edition. Oblong album measuring 10 x 7 inches with 135 photographs and varied ephemera inside. Nearly complete with one photo missing, minimal wear, near fine overall. The first 100 or so photographs show campus life, the rest show students perhaps on summer vacation at beaches, etc. A.....

Washington: Murray Brothers, 1909. 8vo, wraps, 25 pp. Disbound with wraps present, good condition overall. In 1909, after then-Senator Joseph Foraker had advocated on behalf of the soldiers involved in the Brownsville Affair, a ceremony was held in his honor at the A.M.E. Church in Washington D.C. in Foraker’s honor.....

Richmond: N.A.A.C.P., 1957. 8vo, wraps, 30 pp. Some light wear, staple holes to edge, original owner’s address and postage mark on back cover, overall very good plus. An uncommon NAACP publication, published right after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, with a range of articles on racism and segregation.....

New Haven: Black Panther Party, 1970. Double sided broadside on newsprint measuring 17 ½ x 11 inches, with horizontal fold. Small closed tears and foxing to margin, light tanning, very good overall. An uncommon Black Panther imprint printed during the 1970 New Haven trials surrounding the death of Alex Rackley.....

San Jose: 1940s. Silver gelatin photographs, 8 x 10 inches. Some with inscriptions to the photographer, Jose Valverde, by the various bullfighers. Near fine with minimal wear. A scarce suite of photographs showing the world of Costa Rican bullfighting in the mid-20th century, all taken by the photographer Jose Valverde.....