Antique & Collectible Books & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I copy of "Soci??t?? des Moteurs Salmson Moteurs D'Aviation" aircraft motor reference manual. Salmson was initially a Paris engineering company created in 1890 by Emile Salmson. Eventually the outfit took on the...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare first edition of "The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan" by Thomas Dixon Jr. The bookplate is from the New Hampshire summer home of John J. Glessner, famed industrialist. Glessner, a Midwest native, invested in...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback copy of the 1979 edition of "Murder off Miami" by Dennis Wheatley and J.G. Links. Originally published in 1936, the fictional crime dossier format book has been reprinted complete with clues, photographs and hair...

ARTIFACT: This is the September 1977 edition of "Soldier of Fortune" Volume 2, Number This issue with reports on combat knives, betrayal in Vietnam, American Merc destroys Cuban espionage ring, 'Castle Keep' in Rhodesia, Linebacker II, Tigers...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback copy of "Drinking for Love: A Bachelor's Guide" by Allen Schwartz. This book offers somewhat humorous and not altogether sound advice for seeking short-term female companionship, and lists some classic cocktail...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover 1946 revision of "Some of These Days," Sophie Tucker's autobiography. A Russian-born ??migr??e to Connecticut, Ms. Tucker was a vaudeville artist, pianist, actress and singer known for her large physical presence...

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of Time Magazine Volume 19, Number 6, from August 6, 1945, the same day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The cover story for this issue is called "Junior Sailors". The magazine also contains a great 6 page full...

ARTIFACT: This is a lovely circa 1898 copy of "Tam O'Shanter", a poem by Robert Burns concerning a tipsy and imaginative farmer and his horse. This copy was printed in Glasgow, Scotland. The book has a soft plaid cloth cover and the pages are...

ARTIFACT: This is a lovely pocket-sized copy of "The Lady's Almanac for 1859". It has a blue embossed cover and the pages are all gilt-edged. The book contains moon cycles and other information, and has black ages for the reader to jot down daily...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1892 United States Department of Agriculture Forestry Division Bulletin Number The document is entitled "Timber Physics: Part I Preliminary Report". The booklet is in a large format. VINTAGE: Circa 1892. SIZE: 57...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1914 United States Senate document entitled "Agricultural Cooperation and Rural Credit in Europe". It is a booklet detailing the Part 1 Observation Report by The American Commission on Agricultural Cooperation in...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1888 stunning, large format Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream printed in Nuremburg, Germany by Ernest Nister. The United States Edition was published by Dutton. The front features beautiful gilt details and features a gorgeous...