New York and London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, & S.W. Partridge and Sons, 1885. First Edition, First Printing. Illustrated Hardcover. A collection of story vignettes each with an illustration. Fairly uncommon with perhaps 15 copies in institutions.

S. W. Partridge & Co., 1888. String-tied wraps. Victorian sentiment with illustration. Stories include: France and England, Summer Has Come (poem), Indoors and Our, David Before Saul, Jack the Giant-Killer (poem), Picture Alphabet letter Z; Words and Music Good-Night to Birdie.

Philadelphia: The Curtis Publishing Company, 1893. First page has illustration by Alice Barber Stephens of Flavel Scott Mines poem The New Year MinuetThe rear color advertisement is For Pearline - a clever piece of copywriting. Lots of beautiful advertisements for ladies' fashion, corsets, cleaning supplies, cooking supplies, etc. Sheet music.....

London: William Kidd, [1820]. This booklet has the 6 plates of the book issued in 1830. This booklet has the 6 plates of the book issued in 1830. These are India proofs with plates only from Steamers v. Stages or Andrew and His Spouse; a parody of Epping hunt and.....

Chicago & New York: Herbert S. Stone & Co., 1899. Illustrated by Clyde J. Newman. First Trade Edition. George Ade, an influential American writer, syndicated newspaper columnist, and playwright, rose to prominence during the early 20th century. He achieved widespread recognition with his column "Stories of the Streets and of.....

New York: Hurst & Company, [1854]. Reprint Edition. Decorated cloth hardcover. Flower Fables also known as Queen Aster was the first work published by Louisa May Alcott and appeared on December 9, 1854. The book was a compilation of fanciful stories first written six years earlier for Ellen Emerson (daughter.....

New York: R. H. Russell, 1900. The drawings of American society by Charles Dana Gibson defined the age contemporaneously and retrospectively from the 1890s through the early 1900s. His images of women, in particular, were so influential on the development of the American feminine style that the term "Gibson Girls".....

Chicago: Armour Meats, 1887. Armour & Company was an American company and was one of the five leading firms in the meat packing industry. It was founded in Chicago, in 1867, by the Armour brothers led by Philip Danforth Armour. By 1880, the company had become Chicago's most important business.....

London: John W. Parker, 1839. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. A complete history of transportation in Great Britain from the Roman Eras to the beginning of the Steam Era with fascinating and informative woodcut illustrations.Ref: YCfBA.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1896. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. A classic account of Alpine sport, mostly in the Austrian Alps including chamois-stalking, stag, roebuck, and other big game. "Sport in the Alps is altogether one of the most complete existing accounts of a fascinating subject.....

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. Illustrations by Peter Newell. A Very Good Hardcover. An important early American parody of Sherlock Holmes and the first printed in the USA. The author dedicated the book to A. Conan Doyle.Ref: Bleiler, 39.

London: Printed by A. Strahan Printers’ Street, for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806. Second Edition. Half-leather hardcover. "Barrow accompanied Lord Macartney's mission to the court of China in 1792 as his private secretary, and the present account of the country, accompanied by a number of fine plates, is one.....

London: James Ridgway, 1849. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Marriage to a deceased wife's sister stirred considerable controversy in 19th century England due to prevailing religious and societal norms. Victorian society grappled with religious, moral, and social considerations. Notably, the influential Church of England vehemently opposed such unions, significantly shaping.....