Maryland Historical Foundation, 2003. Paperback. Second Edition. A reprint of the 1960 edition, originally printed by the Sidney Hollander Foundation. This copy is SIGNED by Sidney Hollander. Blue, black, white, and grey paper wrappers with white title to spine and front panels. Includes chronological reports by year from 1946 - 1958 and topical reports on education, public recreation, employment, public accomodations, and churches. Also includes a 1961 and 1962 supplement and a folding map showing where African Americans settled in the Baltimore region. Includes information on segregation, racial advances, the NAACP, and lots of African American firsts within Maryland. 113 pages. BALT/011420. Fine. More

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1890. Hardcover. A detailed account of the construction of Johns Hopkins Hospital illustrated with 56 plates. The plates include photographic illustrations of interiors and exteriors (including pipes and boiler rooms), floor plans of each building, and sectional views. The text reprints the addresses given at the opening of the hospital and includes a discussion of the grounds, building arrangement, and plan preparation, as well as a statement about each building and its systems: heating, water, sewage, lighting, telephones, clocks, administration building, kitchen building, nurses' home, amphitheater, bath house, isolating ward, octagon ward, dispensary, etc. Bound in three quarter black leather over marbled paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. While a beautiful production, this book is unfortunately dampstained along the edge of the text-block, which affects about a quarter of each page. Some pages have visible dampstaining and some are just rippled. Luckily, the margins are quite wide and the staining remains in the margins of most pages. The edges of the boards are dampstained as well and the marbled paper is chipped along the edges. The leather covering the spine is heavily worn and chipped. The front hinge is cracked and the front cover is nearly detached. The covers are rubbed and worn. Full marbled edges and marbled endpapers. A scarce title, this is still a good reading / reference copy despite the noted damage. Size: Folio. 116 pages of text plus 56 plates. MED/111419. Good. More

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Medicine in association with The Johns Hopkins University Press, (2012). Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. 4to. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with silver title to front and spine panels. Pristine interior with photographic illustrations throughout. Author's inscription to title page. Blue illustrated dust jacket with white title to front and spine panels. Index, 405 pages. BALT/112019. Fine / Fine. More

Baltimore: The Baltimore Streetcar Museum, 2018. Paperback. A History of Baltimore's Streetcar Lines - in particular the ones that relied on "jerkwater" to refill their small boilers. "Jerkwater" was obtained by throwing a bucket-on-a-rope into a stream alongside the track to gather the needed water. White paper wrappers with black title to spine and front cover. Includes many photographic illustrations. Size: Quarto. 257 pages. BALT/111219. Fine. More

Baltimore: Norman Publishing Company, 1932. Hardcover. Number 15 of 200 copies in the large paper edition. Signed by the author. Baltimore author Edward Lucas White (1866 - 1934) wrote many novels, but is best known for his fantasy horror stories, many of which were based on his own nightmares. This book, "Matrimony," is largely autobiographical and was written about his experiences with love throughout his life culminating with his marriage and life with Agnes Gerry. He had a happy marriage with Agnes despite her poor health and senility in later years. This book book both honors her and mourns her loss. He committed suicide seven years to the day after she died. Dark blue leatherette boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Wear and rubbing to hinges, edges of boards, and corners. Small white marking to rear cover. Includes laid-in papers with quotes from the book and biographical information about the author. Clean interior overall with occasional pencil notations in margins and occasional spots of foxing. Previous ownership signature on front free endpaper. 356 pages. LIT/022020. Very Good. More