n.p. n.p. n.d. Circa 1920's set of two lithographed prints, 25 cm tall x 65 cm long. Prints with toning and soil, short tears and creases, both prints with some loss near bottom corners not affecting image. Two prints, each showing two groups of four predominantly black jazz musicians, c.... More
London: Cassell & Company Ltd. (1960). Cecil W. Bacon. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Private Detective Barney Steel finds the first 'reclining nude' - his former wife Marion, dead and in the bath of a certain flat for which he was given a key to go investigate ... is this... More
Denmark: Berlingske Forlag, 1952. Hardcover. Normally found in paperback, this uncommon hardcover edition also has an intact dust jacket. Blue paper over boards with quarter cloth spine, Greenland's coat of arms and the Danish crown stamped in gilt onto upper board, 4to (12-3/4 inches tall), pp. [1]-63, [64 - index]... More
London: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, 1895. This broadside is a wonderful expression of Labor's ability to care for their own. Progressing through, and showing the happy life of a working family, the death of their breadwinner through a terrible train accident and the ultimate care given to the bereaved family... More
Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, (1991). Jacket design by Mary Primeau. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with title stamped in silver onto spine, 8vo (9 inches tall), pp. [x], 1-170, notes, bibliography, index. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. From the front flap "David Sprague Herreshoff examines... More
[San Diego, CA]: FTL Games / Software Heaven Inc. 1987. David Darrow. Paperback. The printed players guide for the 1987 release of Dungeon Master, the first real-time Fantasy role-playing computer game with visual design by Andy Jaros and audio by Wayne Holder. Saddle stapled wraps, 8vo (8-3/4 inches tall), pp... More
New York: The Century Company, 1922. Paperback. Side stapled illustrated wraps, small 4to (9-3/4 inches [24.3 cm] tall), pp. (16) ads, 898-1008, (16) ads, illustrated throughout with line drawings and photo reproductions. Volume with toning and light soil near edges, a small abrasion to front cover and tiny chips from... More
Hancock, Michigan: Suomalais-Luterilainen Kustannusliike, (1947). Paperback. Printed wraps, small 4to (10 inches tall), pp. [1]-204, [205 - index], [19 - ads], illustrated with B&W photo reproductions, written in Finnish with a few congratulatory paragraphs in English in the introduction. Volume is worn with occasional text notations in pen. Scarce local... More
Vancouver, BC: Harry Bullen, 1943. Photograph. A gelatin silver, sepia toned oblong souvenir photograph, (3-3/4 x 9-1/4 inches wide) with "B.C. Electric Rly Co Observation Car" and "Harry Bullen - Photographer. 2608 Granville St. Phone Bay. 8869." printed along bottom edge, date stamp of "July 14 1943' and number in... More
Vancouver, BC: n.p. c. 1937. Paperback. Gelatin silver photograph [3-1/8 x 4-5/8 inches wide], mounted on front cover insert of folding card [4-7/8 x 6-3/8 inches wide] hand tinted and titled in negative at bottom left corner "17.", card mount with "City Hall : Vancouver, B.C." printed near bottom edge... More
Pakistan: c. 1960. A documentary archive consisting of 31 professional photographs, capturing in great detail the construction of the Warsak Hydro-Electric Power Plant and Irrigation Tunnel from the initial ground work and blasting in 1956 and '57 through to its completion in 1960. Pakistan and Canada jointly undertook the massive... More
n.p. [New Westminster, B.C.]: Uncredited, 1898. Photograph. (Photo not credited, but after S. J. Thompson's later image) An 1898 Gelatin silver photograph [3-15/16 x 5 inches wide] mounted on card [5-11/16 x 6-5/8 inches wide] uncredited and apparently pasted on top of another photo, with three tiny chips from the... More
New Westminster, B.C. S. J. Thompson, 1898. Photograph. An 1898 Gelatin silver photograph [7-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches wide] mounted on card [10-1/2 x 12-5/8 inches wide] titled in negative "1028. Columbia St., Great Westminster Fire, Sept. 11, 1898." and "Thompson - Vancouver, New Westminster." at foot of image. Shows a.... More
New Westminster, B.C. S. J. Thompson, 1895. Photograph. A circa 1895 gelatin silver photograph [7-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches wide] mounted onto heavy card [10-1/2 x 12-5/8 inches wide] titled in negative "Columbia St., New Westminster." and "S.J. Thompson, Photo., New Westminster, B.C." at foot of image. Shows an interesting view... More
London: Constable and Company Ltd. (1915). First UK Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Volume V in Constable's 'Handbooks in the Art of Teaching' series. "Montessori education had spread to the United States by 1912 and became widely known in educational and popular publications. However, conflict between Montessori and the American educational... More
(Nyborg, Denmark): 1880. Card Stock. Title page printed with date of 1880, but handwritten references within all date from 1908 to 1918. Unpublished personal booklet with place of publication/use taken from the Nyborg Police Station rubberstamp (1918) noted within - and not from the publishers location. Quarter black cloth with... More
Denmark: De Danske Statsbaner, 1912. Archive. Small primary source archive of Danish Railway documents. Consisting of S.R. Andersens' personal service records and commencing with what appears to be his release from the military in 1912, prior to his being hired by the Danish Railway as a Porter in 1914 and... More
Madras, India: Kalakshetra Publications, 1958 (1948). Revised and Enlarged Third Edition. Hardcover. This edition of Montessori's work comes from the time she spent in India. "Maria Montessori pursued her ideals in turbulent times. Living through war and political upheaval inspired her to add peace education to the Montessori curriculum. But... More
London / Birmingham: Humphrey Milford / Cornish Brothers, 1914. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quite likely the first published, professional survey of Montessori schools operating throughout Italy [or anywhere else for that matter] in 1913. Title page continues "By Jessie White, D. Sc. (Lond.) Moral Sciences Tripos (Cambridge) Formerly Vice-Principal... More
New York, NY: The McClure Publications, Inc. 1912. cover art by "Schwe | Inler" Paperback. This issue contains two early Montessori ads and a seminal article [pp. 95-102] for the American Montessori movement, viz. 'Disciplining Children' [is] "The first article by Madame Montessori that has appeared in an American magazine... More
New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1887. Paperback. Incredible survival of an unused set of copy books from 1887, together three volumes. Saddle stapled printed paper wraps, square 8vo (8-5/8 inches tall), pp. unpaginated [32], illustrated with printed writing examplars across the head of each page and lined for copy... More
Shipboard: Canadian Pacific, 1911. Paperback. Shipboard publication titled 'Diary of My Voyage to Canada' (cover title - Canadian Pacific Empress Mail | Wednesday) with the dateline 'R.M.S. "Empress of Ireland," Wednesday, June 21st, 1911' printed at top of the 'Marconigram' news centerfold. Gray staple bound wraps, 8vo (9 inches tall)... More
Canada: Canadian Pacific, 1931. Card Stock. Dining Car Service Menu header reads "Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Party en route to Banff, July 4, 1931" Glossy card stock folded in half to make a 4 page menu (9-1/2 inches tall x 6-3/4 inches wide), with color front cover of the then... More
Ottawa, ON: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, (1976). Paperback. Title page continues 'A Report Prepared by Milton Freeman Research Limited Under Contract with the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs'. Illustrated card wraps, 4to (12 inches [30.5 cm] tall), pp. 287, 28 maps (some being fold-outs) and 20 tables... More
St. Paul, MN: Great Northern Railway, n.d. Winold Reiss. Card Stock. Three circa late 1940's Great Northern Railway dining car menus issued for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner ; a GNR train blotter and a GNR map blotter, together 5 items. Illustrated card folded in half to make 4 page menus... More