Books & Publications

Books & Publications

Welcome to our Books & Publications department, dedicated to printed material selected for historical, artistic, literary, and collector significance. Rather than a general accumulation of ordinary used books, this gallery focuses on volumes, periodicals, and manuscripts that carry enduring cultural value, scholarly importance, or exceptional visual appeal.

Our diverse inventory spans a broad range of publishing traditions—featuring antique reference books, vintage art and printmaking serials like The Magazine Antiques, collectible fiction and illustrated children's books, decorative bindings, historic pamphlets, and rare print portfolios. Read our full guide to collecting historic books, serials, and print publications here.

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The Magazine Antiques - November 1993

November 1993 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring an elegant American Painting themed cover with botanical and bird illustration imagery.
$48.00

The Magazine Antiques - October 1993 - Folk Art Issue

October 1993 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring extensive coverage of American folk art, early Plains Indian painted hides, heraldic needlework, powder horns, ceramics, early painting, and the collecting legacy of Nina Fletcher Little. A substantial period reference from one of the most respected publications in the antiques and decorative arts field.
$25.00

The Magazine Antiques - October 1997 Clark Art Institute Issue

The October 1997 issue of The Magazine Antiques, devoted substantially to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, with articles on the Clarks as collectors, old master paintings, prints and drawings, porcelain, silver, and nineteenth-century painting and sculpture.
$35.00

The Magazine Antiques - September 2002

September 2002 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring Venetian glass, European paintings, New Hampshire architecture, Gorham silver, Josephine and the arts, and other scholarly articles for collectors, researchers, and decorative arts enthusiasts.
$50.00

The Magazine Antiques - September 2006

September 2006 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring scholarship on Philadelphia needlework, Colonial Williamsburg silver, Grandma Moses, West Indian armoires, maritime art, and Bow porcelain.
$40.00

The Magazine Antiques, September 1996

The Magazine Antiques, September 1996
$40.00

Virginia Beautiful by Wallace Nutting

Virginia Beautiful by Wallace Nutting
$18.00

The Book of Old Silver, Seymour B. Wyler

The Book of Old Silver, Seymour B. Wyler - silver hallmarks for English, American, and Foreign
$20.00

Folk Lore from Mammy Days

Folk Lore from Mammy Days, Mary J. Blackburn, First Edition
$95.00

The Homecoming, Earl Hamner Jr

The Homecoming, Earl Hamner Jr, with dust jacket
$41.00

The Holy Bible, edited by Thomas Scott, 1827, Volume III

The Holy Bible, edited by Thomas Scott, 1827, Volume III - owned by Clayton E. Sackett
$195.00

Original Water Color Paintings By John James Audubon For Birds Of America

Original Water Color Paintings By John James Audubon For Birds Of America
$200.00

Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Tome XI

Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Tome XI - volume 11 from the first complete edition of this work
$135.00

Fairy Plays for Children by Mabel R. Goodlander

Fairy Plays for Children by Mabel R. Goodlander - copyright 1915, first edition
$200.00

Tin Woodman Of Oz First Edition – Reilly & Britton 1918 L. Frank Baum John R. Neill Illustrated

An attractive early issue of L. Frank Baum's The Tin Woodman of Oz, published in 1918 by Reilly & Britton of Chicago and illustrated by John R. Neill. Among the most recognizable titles in the Oz series, this example retains the desirable Reilly & Britton imprint, complete color plate program, and documented 1920 provenance. The book presents as a genuine collector copy with strong visual appeal, an attractive pictorial cover label, and a notably well-preserved spine for a children's book now more than a century old.
$2,400.00

Bob Steele's Motor Cycle by Donald Grayson

Bob Steele's Motor Cycle by Donald Grayson - with dust jacket
$395.00

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - Early M. A. Donohue edition
$95.00

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - 5th edition 2d state
$350.00

The Magazine Antiques - December 1994

December 1994 issue of The Magazine Antiques, featuring articles on classical Greek jewelry, American silver, Quaker interiors, and decorative arts scholarship. A refined and richly illustrated reference issue for collectors, decorators, and students of Americana and classical design.
$35.00

The Magazine Antiques - July 1992

July 1992 issue of The Magazine Antiques devoted to Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, covering architecture, furnishings, metals, furniture, ceramics, glass, textiles, clothing, and historic gardens.
$45.00

The Magazine Antiques - December 1992 - Irish Arts And Japanese Kosode Issue

December 1992 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring Japanese Edo-period kosode, Deerfield furniture, Virginia architecture, Irish Arts and Crafts, and New England decorative arts.
$60.00

The Magazine Antiques October 1992

October 1992 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring folk art, scrimshaw, American handmade canes, Mary Way's miniatures, Great Lakes Indian clothing, and other scholarly articles for collectors and researchers.
$35.00

1938 Atlanta Boys' High School Alciphronian Yearbook Archive

Historically significant 1938 Boys' High School archive centered on Edwin Kenny with yearbook and associated ephemera.
$395.00

The Magazine Antiques - April 1993

April 1993 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Havemeyers, Philadelphia rococo silver, John Dwight of Fulham, Malmaison, and early travel photography.
$35.00