Bridgeport, Connecticut: Bridgeport Hospital, 1890. Envelope or Cover. This one-page letter, dated Jun 12 1890, is written on illustrated stationery that features an image of Bridgeport Hospital. P. T. Barnum’s name stands at the top the list of hospital officers as the institution’s “President”. Crosby is identified as the institution’s..... More about One-page letter on illustrated stationery from a prize-winning poulty breeder who served as the...

New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1907. Wylie, Charles (photographer). First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Oblong 8vo. Wonderful early Teddy Bear book illustrated with photographs and featuring two Steiff stuffed bears. Includes photos of tin houses, toy soldiers, a soft monkey, and lots of dolls. Full-page photographs alternate with text pages... More about Two Teddy Bears in Toyland

New York: R. H. Russell, 1902. Rhead, Louis. First Edition. Hard Cover. Mixed publisher info; Russell imprint with Stokes binding. 184 pages. Color frontispiece with b/w plates and illustrations throughout. Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages. Very light cover wear. Gilt lettering and decorations are bright and crisp. Very... More about The Speckled Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) By Various Experts with Rod and Reel

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1886. First Edition. Hard Cover. 12mo. 166 pages. Four-page advertising catalog in rear. B/w frontispiece and map. Other b/w illustrations throughout.Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages. Two small erasures on front free endpaper. Cover has some minor wear and soiling. A very nice example..... More about The American Salmon Fisherman