London: Henry G. Bohn, 1855. From the Second edition. "The Art of John Constable, like that of Hogarth, of Wilson, and of Stothard, was scarcely noticed by those among the titled and the wealthy of his countrymen who put themselves forward as the patrons of Painting; and had he not been independent of his profession for support, he could not have lived by it. But whatever may have been the loss to the artist, the world has been in some degree the gainer; for the apathy of patronage left Constable, as Hogarth had been left, to the free and unrestrained bent of his own genius, and the scenes he most loved became subjects of his pictures" (introduction). This mezzotint was engraved by David Lucas based on a picture by John Constable. Depicts a view from near East Bergholt. Minor chipping to edges of paper and minor browning to margins. A few small extraneous ink marks from when the plate was printed. Suitable for framing. Paper size: 11 x 17. PRINT/021121. Very Good. More

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1855. From the Second edition. "The Art of John Constable, like that of Hogarth, of Wilson, and of Stothard, was scarcely noticed by those among the titled and the wealthy of his countrymen who put themselves forward as the patrons of Painting; and had he not been independent of his profession for support, he could not have lived by it. But whatever may have been the loss to the artist, the world has been in some degree the gainer; for the apathy of patronage left Constable, as Hogarth had been left, to the free and unrestrained bent of his own genius, and the scenes he most loved became subjects of his pictures" (introduction). This mezzotint was engraved by David Lucas based on a picture by John Constable. Depicts Glebe Farm with Langham Church. Minor chipping to edges of paper and minor browning to margins. A few light smudge marks. Suitable for framing. Paper size: 11 x 17. PRINT/021121. Very Good. More

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1855. From the Second edition. "The Art of John Constable, like that of Hogarth, of Wilson, and of Stothard, was scarcely noticed by those among the titled and the wealthy of his countrymen who put themselves forward as the patrons of Painting; and had he not been independent of his profession for support, he could not have lived by it. But whatever may have been the loss to the artist, the world has been in some degree the gainer; for the apathy of patronage left Constable, as Hogarth had been left, to the free and unrestrained bent of his own genius, and the scenes he most loved became subjects of his pictures" (introduction). According to the table of contents, "Willy Lott's House is situated on the edge of the river Stour, close to Flatford Mill; it is a principal object in many of Constable's pictures. Willy Lott, a farmer, was born and died in it, having passed a life of more than eighty years without having spent four whole days away from it. The figure on horseback was sketched from Constable's father." This mezzotint was engraved by David Lucas based on a picture by John Constable. Minor chipping to edges of paper and minor browning to margins. Suitable for framing. Paper size: 11 x 17. PRINT/021121. Very Good. More

London: John Murray, 1825. Hardcover. First Edition of this engrossing account of Captain Lyon's explorations in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to find Repulse Bay. George Francis Lyon (1796 – 1832) was an English naval officer and explorer of Africa and the Arctic. While not having a particularly distinguished career, he is remembered for the entertaining journals he kept and for the pencil drawings he completed in the Arctic; this information was useful to later expeditions. This book offers an excellent example of such journals and illustrations. In 1824, he was given command of HMS Griper, a ship that had proved itself a poor Arctic vessel on William Edward Parry's 1819 expedition. His goal was to sail to Hudson Bay and then north through Roes Welcome Sound to Repulse Bay and then go overland through unknown country to reach John Franklin's furthest east at Point Turnagain on the Kent Peninsula. The Inuit had told Parry that there was salt water three days' walk to the west, but this was apparently the Gulf of Boothia. Hudson Bay was unusually ice-filled, and on 1 September 1824, near Cape Fullerton, just west of the entrance to Roes Welcome Sound, a storm drove the ship onto a rock or iceberg. All hands expected the ship to sink but when the gale died down it was still afloat. On 12 September, Griper was forced to anchor offshore in a gale with heavy seas and snow. It lost its anchor cables and the masts and rigging were badly damaged. Lyon took three weeks to work the hulk out of Hudson Bay. Arriving at Spithead without anchors the ship only stopped when it fouled a three-decker's mooring cables. Unsurprisingly, he never had another command of a ship. Bound in three quarter brown leather with brown and red marbled paper. Gilt titling and ship ornaments to spine compartments. Leather is rubbed and worn along spine and top and bottom edges. Top of spine is starting to split but still firm. Interior pages are generally very good. Some occasional foxing and some offsetting from the fold-out map and the seven plates. Book plate of Paul Warren affixed to front pastedown. There is a loose bookplate of William P. Sheffield that apparently had been attached to the free front endpaper as there is glue residue there. There is a small square at bottom of another free front endpaper with text erased. A very nice copy of this relatively scarce narrative of Lyon's voyage. Pages 1 - 144 text; Pages 147-198 appendix, which includes navigation information and a botanical appendix. TRAVEL/123120. Very Good. More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. Hardcover. 34823. Very Good. More

Shoemaker adn Hoard, 2005. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author. In original illustrated dust jacket with turquoise spine panel titled in black. Clean and bright. 216 pages. POE/111920. Fine / Fine. More

Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1996. Hardcover. A story about possibilities featuring a young boy that finds stories and life in random objects, people, and places. He even finds inspiration from a coal scuttle. Tom Miller is a nationally acclaimed African American from Baltimore and is best known for his painted furniture, sculptures, prints, and paintings. Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt illustration to front cover. In yellow illustrated jacket with red title to spine panel. Light wear to edges of jacket, else fine. Bright, colorful interior with illustrations on every page. Unpaginated. CHILD/111920. Fine / Near Fine. More

Philadelphia: Jas. B. Smith & Co., 1858. Hardcover. Includes about 50 pages discussing the general attributes of Native Americans as a whole including appearance, manner, education, and customs before delving into descriptions of each Indian War beginning with the early wars of Florida and Virginia and continuing through the early 1800s with the last war mentioned being the Seminole War. Bound in the original navy blue cloth boards with gilt title and gilt portrait of a Native American to spine and matching embossed portraits to both boards. Chipping to spine ends and wear to cloth on edges and corners. Bookplate of George Wood to front pastedown along with ownership stamp of John Paul Kondig. Frontispiece, illustrated half-title page, and numerous engravings throughout. Occasional spots of foxing, soiling, and smudge marks, but clean overall. Uniform (but fairly heavy) browning to a few pages, including several plates, which are printed on a heavier paper stock. A few internal splits, but all pages remain bound. Bottom corner of front free endpaper is no longer present. 328 pages. AMER/011521. Very Good. More

Mostly hardcover with some paperbacks. Very good condition. More

14 books - mostly hardcover with a few paperbacks. Includes biographical dictionary of musicians, classical composers, gilbert and sullivan treasury, mechanical musical instruments, reading lyrics, Stephen Foster, and more. Very good condition. More

12 books - mostly hardcover with a few paperbacks. Very good condition. More

Hardcover. 10 hardcovers in jackets. Very good with minor wear. Some may be first editions. Very Good. More