![3732660] Chimes at Midnight. Orson Welles, director. Bridget Gellert Lyons](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/noimage-req.png?auto=webp)
First Edition. Chimes at Midnight explored the complex character of Sir John Falstaff, played by Welles himself, and delved into themes of friendship, betrayal, and..... Read More about Chimes at Midnight. Orson Welles, director
![3733458] Soldiers of Freedom. An Illustrated History of African Americans in the Armed Forces....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733458_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684785931)
A chronological and heavily-illustrated overview of the role of Black Americans in America’s military since the American Revolution all the way up the Afghanistan. “This..... Read More about Soldiers of Freedom. An Illustrated History of African Americans in the Armed Forces
![3733442] [From the library of James Hector McNeal of Easton, Maryland:] Sketches of the Life and...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733442_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684785930)
This particular book is notable for having the bookplate of James Hector McNeal, Jr. (1846–1915) of Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, the son of James Hector..... Read More about From the library of James Hector McNeal of Easton, Maryland:] Sketches of the Life and Travels of...
![3731635] The Children of Sisyphus. (First American edition). H. Orlando Patterson](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3731635_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684785926)
A superb copy of the First American Edition of the author’s first novel, one of the first to deal with the emerging Rastafarian movement and..... Read More about The Children of Sisyphus. (First American edition
![3733454] “Paint with Pencils.” Mongol Colored Indelible Extra Strong Thin Lead Pencils (1931)...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733454_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684370205)
Dating back to the 1930s, there are three sets of crayons and colored pencils that offer a tangible connection to the artistic materials of that..... Read More about “Paint with Pencils.” Mongol Colored Indelible Extra Strong Thin Lead Pencils (1931) [with:]...
![3733452] Combattre Premier De La 464th Aero Squadron. Somewhere in France. Aug 7, 1918. 464th...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733452_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684370201)
Rare. This item served as a commemorative booklet, a program for an evening of squadron entertainment, and contains a 1-page “snapshot” regimental history of the..... Read More about Combattre Premier De La 464th Aero Squadron. Somewhere in France. Aug 7, 1918
![3733451] Fredericksburg and Its Many Points of Interest. R A. Kishpaugh](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733451_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684370201)
A scarce and well-illustrated promotional guidebook for Fredericksburg. The rear map is notable for identifying various local landmarks: “Rising Sun Tavern, Mary Washington Hospital, Negro..... Read More about Fredericksburg and Its Many Points of Interest
![3733450] Morrison’s Stranger’s Guide for Washington City, Illustrated with Wood and Steel...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733450_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684370199)
This Reconstruction Era edition of Morrison’s Stranger’s Guide for Washington City (1868) is quite scarce to commerce. A handsome copy, the large map of the..... Read More about Morrison’s Stranger’s Guide for Washington City, Illustrated with Wood and Steel Engravings
Thirteen items kept by the Cope sisters while attending or affiliated with Philadelphia’s Normal School for Girls in the late 19th century, viz., 1. Seventy-First..... Read More about Philadelphia Normal School for Girls (now Philadelphia High School for Girls) Collection kept by...
![3733446] The House of the Black Ring. (Author’s Edition, Signed). Fred Lewis Pattee](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733446_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1685552845)
Pattee’s novel, gothic Americana, was first published by Henry Holt in 1905. This is the second edition and self-described “author’s edition” that was subsequently followed..... Read More about The House of the Black Ring. (Author’s Edition, Signed
First edition, first printing and a pleasing copy of this book author by the remarkable English-born financier Henry Clews who established an important Manhattan investment..... Read More about The Wall Street Point of View
![3733444] Response to the Blue Juniata And Other Poems, Sentimental, Historical and Religious....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733444_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1685552845)
First edition, first printing. This collection features poems and historical illustrations encompassing the rich heritage of Western Pennsylvania, spanning from colonial times to the present..... Read More about Response to the Blue Juniata And Other Poems, Sentimental, Historical and Religious
![3733439] [Women artists, inventors; photographica:] Checklist of Printers in the United States...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733439_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684370196)
A pocket-sized, unique facsimile of Charles Heartman’s indispensable guide to early American printers, designed for bibliophiles on the go. This object was created by New..... Read More about Women artists, inventors; photographica:] Checklist of Printers in the United States from Stephen...
Early Brooklyn Hipster-iana, an amateurishly printed and hand-colored program for the mysterious “No Name Circle of America.” This enigmatic social club possibly emerged during the..... Read More about The No Name Circle of America ... Brooklyn, N.Y. [cover title
![3733435] E.S. German’s Religious Book Store, Tract, Sunday School and Bible Depository…...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733435_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684370193)
A trade card for this Moravian bookshop that employs a wide variety of font faces on both of its sides. The verso lists offerings of..... Read More about E.S. German’s Religious Book Store, Tract, Sunday School and Bible Depository… [trade card
![3733432] Waiting Period. (Signed). Hubert Selby Jr](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733432_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684370192)
Signed first edition, first printing. Written by the author of Last Exit to Brooklyn. New York and London: Marion Boyars, (2002). 197 + [10]pp. Hardcover..... Read More about Waiting Period. (Signed
![3733430] Essays in Afro-American History. Philip S. Foner](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733430_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684447549)
A collection of essays describing the African-American experience from 18th to early 20th century America: “The first two essays deal with fugitive slaves resisting re-enslavement..... Read More about Essays in Afro-American History
![3733425] Furst Bros. & Company Baltimore. Catalog No. 920. [cover title]. Furst Brothers, Company](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733425_5.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1687471629)
Richly-illustrated, this Baltimore firm’s trade catalog presents a diverse array of goods available to the 1920s-era American consumer looking to purchase mirrors, mantle clocks, and..... Read More about Furst Bros. & Company Baltimore. Catalog No. 920. [cover title
![3733424] Tomb of Abraham Lincoln, at Springfield, Ill. Guarded by Vet. Res. Corps 1865. [caption...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733424_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684370190)
Unpublished and previously unknown. A rare photographic print created from a large format albumen photograph taken in 1865. The image captures Lincoln’s tomb being guarded..... Read More about Tomb of Abraham Lincoln, at Springfield, Ill. Guarded by Vet. Res. Corps 1865. [caption title
Jennie M. Bromley Butler (1860–1940), daughter of Orrin Bromley, a machinist, maintained this modest diary during different periods in her twenties and thirties. She was..... Read More about 1887 to 1898 diary kept by Jennie M. Bromley Butler of Rockville in Tolland County, Connecticut
![3733401] 1918 Buenos Aires Theatrical program for the Bergerac troupe of entertainers including...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733401_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684372000)
Program for the Casino theater in the Maipú district of Buenos Aires, “the premier music hall of South America.” The top billing is given to..... Read More about 1918 Buenos Aires Theatrical program for the Bergerac troupe of entertainers including target...
![3733397] Grotesken-Album: Album des Grotesques: Album of Grotesques. (Inscribed and signed by...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733397_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684372000)
Sheet music for eleven piano pieces in the modernist “Grotesque” style by contemporary composers including Béla Bartók, Ernst Krenek, Karol Rathaus, Rudolph Réti, Alois Hába..... Read More about Grotesken-Album: Album des Grotesques: Album of Grotesques. (Inscribed and signed by contributor...
![3733396] Colonists in Bondage. White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1776. Abbot...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733396_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1695927087)
First edition. “Colonists In Bondage tells the paradoxical story of those white men and women who endured servitude as a road to freedom. Voluntarily or..... Read More about Colonists in Bondage. White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1776
![3733313] Ca. 1900–1910 archive of 66 photographs by Frank Everett Fairbanks, amateur...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733313_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684370174)
Archive of 66 photographs taken by Frank Everett Fairbanks (1857–1930), an amateur photographer born in Ashburnham, Worcester County. Fairbanks was a longtime resident of Fitchburg..... Read More about Ca. 1900–1910 archive of 66 photographs by Frank Everett Fairbanks, amateur photographer in...
![3732887] The Green Box of Monsieur de Sartine, found at Mademoiselle du The’s Lodgings —From...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3732887_1.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684370171)
With contemporary manuscript annotations on two pages. First English edition of this American Revolution era political satire and bibliographical hoax. Anonymously written by Richard Tickell..... Read More about The Green Box of Monsieur de Sartine, found at Mademoiselle du The’s Lodgings —From the...
