Recent Arrivals from CraigsClassics

"The Man Who Sold the Moon" - Harriman and the Escape from Earth to the Moon! by ROBERT HEINLEIN. 1950 1st edition (stated); Shasta Publishers; Chicago. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original price intact on the front flap. From the dust jacket: "The history of the past is a fascinating subject - but more fascinating by far is… Read more about this item

This is an antique copy of "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN - or, Life Among the Lowly" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. 1879; Houghton, Mifflin and Company; Boston and New York. "Universal Edition." There are six pages of publisher's advertisements at the back. Condition: Light soiling to the covers and spine. The lettering on the spine has partially faded. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with… Read more about this item

This is a vintage paperback edition of "ON THE ROAD" by Jack Kerouac. 1957 1st paperback edition, 12th printing (stated); Signet Books / The New American Library; New York. There are two pages of publisher's advertisements at the back. Condition: There are a few small, light stains at the bottom of the front cover; the back cover has foxing at the top… Read more about this item

This is a handsome set of "The Ingenious Gentleman DON QUIXOTE of La Mancha" (complete in four volumes) together with "Miguel de Cervantes ~ His Life and Works" by Henry Edward Watts (complete in one volume). 1895; Adam and Charles Black; London. Don Quixote has been translated into English by Watts. "A New Edition with Notes, Original and Selected." The… Read more about this item

Nice condition vintage copy of "ARABIAN NIGHTS' FAIRY TALES." 1928; J.H. Sears & Company; New York. This edition is beautifully illustrated with a color frontispiece and line drawings on every page by Charlotte Becker. Illustrated end papers. Contents include Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Sinbad the Sailor, Aladdin or the Story of the Wonderful Lamp, Prince Ahmed and the… Read more about this item

"THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY" - A Selection of the Bitter Definitions of Ambrose Bierce. 1958; Peter Pauper Press; Mount Vernon, New York. The book comes with its original dust jacket. There are illustrations in color. From the Publisher's Note: "This iconoclastic little book is made up of the best items that Bierce the newspaperman wrote between 1881 and 1906. Like Bierce… Read more about this item

This is a terrific condition, vintage copy of "WINES - Their Selection, Care, and Service" by Julian Street. 1933 1st edition (stated); Alfred A. Knopf; New York. At the front of the book is a fold-out map showing the "Principal Vineyard Regions" of Europe. "With a Chart of Vintage Years, and Observations on Harmonies Between Certain Wines and Certain Foods,… Read more about this item

Nice condition, antique copy of "Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement 1608-1650" - rendered into modern English by Valerian Paget. 1909; Alston Rivers; London. Decorative cloth binding. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents. There is an Index at the back. Condition: Clean covers and spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both… Read more about this item

"Edison's Conquest of Mars" by Garrett P. Serviss with its original dust jacket. 1947 1st edition (stated); Carcosa House; Los Angeles. Limited Edition - this copy is #1,149 of only 1,500 copies produced. The book contains numerous full-page black & white illustrations. Illustrated end papers in color. From the dust jacket: "A stunned world, attempting to crawl from the ruins left… Read more about this item

This is a nicely illustrated, antique copy of "THE SCARLET LETTER" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 1893; Frederick A. Stokes Company; New York. Special "Vignette Edition" featuring 100 new illustrations by Frederick C. Gordon. Gilt top page edges. Condition: Clean covers; some light soiling to the spine. Cloth tears at the cover corners, and at the top-right corner of the spine. There is a… Read more about this item

This is a beautifully illustrated antique copy of "GULLIVER'S TRAVELS" by Jonathan Swift. 1913; Harper & Brothers; New York. This edition features more than 100 illustrations by Louis Rhead (some of the illustrations are full-page). The top edge of the text block is stained red. Illustrated end papers. Also included is a map titled "Maps of the Regions Visited by… Read more about this item

This is a bound volume of 12 issues of "PETERSON'S MAGAZINE," January through December, for the year 1869. Beautifully illustrated with 12 fold-out hand-colored illustrations, 6 colored engravings (note - the chair pattern is listed first in the contents, though it's actually located at the back of the book), and numerous wood and steel engravings. Contents include works of fiction,… Read more about this item

This is a handsome, fine binding set of "THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE" - edited by William Cullen Bryant. 1889; The Amies Publishing Company; New York. Complete set in three volumes. The volumes are grouped into the following categories: Volume I "Comedies"; Volume II "Historical Plays"; Volume III "Tragedies and Poems." The set is beautifully illustrated with 100 full-page engraved… Read more about this item

This is an antique French songbook containing 20+ bound pieces of sheet music associated with the "CONCERTS SPIRITUEL" of the 19th century. Nicely bound in half leather with marbled covers and end papers, and gilt lettering and decorations on the spine. French and Latin text. The "Concert Spirituel" was one of the first public concert series in existence, beginning in… Read more about this item

This is a lot of eight original BOSTON MUSEUM programs ranging in date from 1867 to 1874. The July 6, 1874 program contains a reference to "Booth's Theatre" built by actor Edwin Booth, the brother of John Wilkes Booth, fellow actor and the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. All programs contain four pages (on one double-sided sheet) and have advertisements… Read more about this item

This is a one-of-a kind, handmade log book that records the "Details/Particulars of Boston and Albany Railroad Locomotives." The book was created July 12, 1890 (and revised May 9, 1895) by Walter F. Starbuck of Waltham, Massachusetts. In this log book, Starbuck records the following locomotive information (note - not all data fields apply to all locomotives): Builder; When Built;… Read more about this item

Terrific condition reproduction catalog for the Kingsbury Toys Manufacturing Co. of Keene, New Hampshire. Softcover with 20 pages. Illustrations throughout. This catalog is a facsimile of the original, circa 1920's (perhaps 1927 based on advertisement found online for toys within the catalog). Reprinted in 1987 by the Antique Toy Collectors of America. Condition: The catalog is in Near Fine condition - clean… Read more about this item

This is a lot of 11 original BOSTON MUSEUM broadsides ranging in date from 1859 to 1865. The largest broadside measures approximately 18" tall x 6" wide. Founded in 1841, the Boston Museum was one of the leading theaters of 19th century Boston. Aside from its theatrical productions, the Boston Museum also featured attractions such as a wax museum, natural… Read more about this item

This is a bound volume of antique sheet music - "Zephyrs from Newport - A Collection of Dances as Performed by the Germania Musical Society" arranged for piano by F.B. Helmsmuller. 1855; Oliver Ditson; Boston. Some of the songs have illustrated front covers. The front cover of "Les Caledonians" features a wonderful front cover illustration in color. The front cover… Read more about this item

"WHEN WE SKI" by Charles M. Dudley. 1937; Grosset & Dunlop; New York. Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings throughout. Illustrated end papers. On the front end paper is a nice hand-drawn ski-themed illustration.The contents are as follows: Skiing and Its Vogue; Modern Ski Technique and Its Evolution; Lessons in the Sport of Skiing; Ski Glossary; Going on the Level;… Read more about this item