A Collection of 7 early stereoviews of Montgomery, Georgia: Flour Mills; West from Capitol; (view from Capitol - East?); South Broad St - No 24; (Street view - men on horse drawn waggon); Bonaventure. No. 6; Bonaventure. No. 98. by Wilson, J.N. (Photographer) - 1860-1869

NY: J.J. Augustin Publishers, 1944. First edition. Quarto. 133 pp, nearly all full-page b/w photographs. Original cloth with scarce dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy, binding firm; price-clipped jacket has small loss at top of spine & corners with a few tape repairs on the reverse of jacket. Horst's first book and uncommon in jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

From the library of Brady's first NY gallerist, signed by the author. The gallerist was also a painter, and accordingly the cover shows traces of paint and dust. Otherwise a fine copy. Ships from Mexico City, always by Fedex, DHL or UPS. Siranda Librería Anticuaria - we specialize in rare and oop books on the arts, music and literature in many languages. Inquiries welcome

Chicago, Illinois: 1893. A group of eight cabinet cards. Albumen photographs [12 cm x 9.5 cm] on dark brown cardstock mounts [13 cm x 10.5 cm] with pencil annotations on the verso. Photographer unknown. Unique collection of amateur photographic images taken at the World's Columbian Exposition, also known at the Chicago World's Fair, staged in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World in 1492. Shown in the images are Fisheries Building, Mac Monies Fountain, the Illinois State Buildings, and more. One image shows a sign for an attraction on the Midway. For 10 cents, visitors could see "one girl from every civilized nation in the world." Another image shows crowds of people filling the walkways and is captioned: "From 'Golden Door' of Transportation Building to Liberal Arts showing rear of 'Mines and Mining' and of 'Electricity.'".See this item at the Rare Books LAX live book fair, October 14-16 at The Proud, just minutes from LAX. For more details and… Read More

Signed by the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, this lovely 8x10 color photo is professionally authenticated by Beckett Authentication Services (BAS) and includes their ironclad COA. This is one of the very few 8x10 color portrait photos you will find of Cosmonaut Tereshkova. Her name has been written on the rear of the photo as shown.

This listing is for a lovely 8x10 color photo of Mark Hamill in his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. It is beautifully and boldly signed by Mark without any inscription in crisp blue marker and his signature has been professionally authenticated by PSA/DNA. You will receive their ironclad COA with your photo. I believe this to be one of the most well defined Hamill autographs you will ever find. Condition is excellent.

NY: J.J. Augustin Publishers, 1944. First edition. Quarto. 133 pp, nearly all full-page b/w photographs. Original cloth with scarce dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy, binding firm; price-clipped jacket has small loss at top of spine & corners with a few tape repairs on the reverse of jacket. Horst's first book and uncommon in jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

The Mysterious Affair At Styles (1935 Bodley Head Half-Crown Edition) THE FIRST HERCULE POIROT TITLE EVER WRITTEN BY CHRISTIE. Mandarin Orange cloth boards with black and green stripes on front cover. Black Titling. States Bodley Head on spine. Spine may be slightly sunned. Pages are fairly bright. Foxing noted, chiefly at the title page and verso. Used. Good Condition / New fax candlestick motif dust jacket. Hardcover. BOARDS ARE VERY CLEAN. NO CORNER BUMPS.Made and printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Ltd., Frome and London.

Rudolfo Anaya. Bless Me, Ultima. TQS, Quinto Sol Publications, Inc. Berkeley, CA. Softcover. Copyright 1972, 25th Printing Thus, 1991 SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. ABOUT RUDOLFO ANAYA: Rudolfo Anaya was an American author. Noted for his 1972 novel Bless Me, Altima, Anaya was considered one of the founders of the canon of contemporary Chicano literature. We consider offers.

Small quarto (11 x 8 1/4 inches) Published in the Interest of the Firemen's Relief Fund, December 1900. 116 pages of half tone black and white photos of early Los Angeles, portraits, and advertisements for Los Angeles businesses of the period.

Descriptive text includes a short history of the Los Angeles Fire Department: "In May, 1875, Engine Company No. 2 was organized."

Good condition: original red cloth binding, showing mild age toning, title on front cover, floral patterned end papers.

Many photos of early Los Angeles fire stations, with horse drawn equipment.

Portraits include: the mayor, the Fire Commissioners back to 1871, Chiefs, Captains, Lieutenants, Engine Drivers, Engineers, Hosemen, and Ladder men.

Advertisements include breweries, hardware supplies, saloons, blacksmiths, and stables among many others.

From the library of Brady's first NY gallerist, signed by the author. The gallerist was also a painter, and accordingly the cover shows traces of paint and dust. Otherwise a fine copy. Ships from Mexico City, always by Fedex, DHL or UPS. Siranda Librería Anticuaria - we specialize in rare and oop books on the arts, music and literature in many languages. Inquiries welcome