We maintain a relatively small but very choice inventory of rare books, manuscripts, and ephemera from all fields, from the Medieval to the modern, which are distinguished by their fine, original condition. Some special subjects include fine bindings; antiquarian bibliography; art and architecture; domestic economy; landscape gardening; esoterica; Oriental printing; early children's books; numismatics; early medicine; Texana; curiosa; and much more. * Michael Laird received his Masters degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989. He has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1992. Michael Laird is a member of the American Appraisers Association, USPAP Compliant, and Certified in the appraisal of Rare and Antiquarian Printed Books. Since 2001 he has taught graduate level courses in Rare Books and Special Collections, most recently at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Information (2008-2013).
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[COMPLETE SET]. The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill. Centenary Edition
by Churchill, Winston S.
London : Library of Imperial History , 1976 (click for more details)[LAW, 1550-1750]. COLLECTION OF SIX EARLY NOTARIAL BOOKS INCLUDING ONE COMPLETE MANUSCRIPT]. 1. Notarial Manual [UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT] (France, ca. 1750); 2. Formularium [...] instrumentorum (Milan, 1605); 3. Formularium [...] instrumentorum (Milan, 1631); 4. Compilatio [...] ad Tabellionum (Brescia, 1621); 5. Stylus capibreviandi (Barcelona, 1594); 6. In Notariorum excessus, errores [etc.] (Venice, 1550)
by Giovanni Battista Cavallini, Giovanni Battista de Madiis, and Francisco Solsana
France, Milan, Brescia, and Barcelona 1750 (click for more details)
First Edition
[H. BUXTON FORMAN COPY]. Just So Stories for Little Children
by Kipling, Rudyard
London : Macmillan , 1902 (click for more details)
First Edition
[FARM LABORERS' HOUSES]. Land improvement: Instructions with the Rules and Conditions under which Loans are Made; and Addenda containing Specimen Plans, Specifications. &c [COVER TITLE]. Instructions to persons desirous of Obtaining Loans [...] together with the Rules and Conditions under which such Loans are Made. [TOGETHER WITH Addendum No. I, II, and III]
by Board of Public Works
Dublin : Printed by Alexander Thom [for H.M.S.O.] , 1868 (click for more details)[FINE LEATHER-BOUND SET]. Montezuma Edition. The Works of William H. Prescott in Twenty-Two Volumes
by Prescott, William H.
Philadelphia and London : J.B. Lippencott Company , 1904 (click for more details)Recent Catalogs
Rare Books Manuscripts & c.To be exhibited on the occasion of the 2020 NY Antiquarian Book Fair
Rare Books Manuscripts & c.To be exhibited on the occasion of the 2020 New York Antiquarian Book Fair.
Illustrated Catalogue: California Book Fair 2019
Issued on the occasion of the California Book Fair, this catalogue reflects our broad range of interests. It in are described and illustrated 48 items, arranged in special subjects, including Americana, Antiquarian Bibliography, Art and Architecture, Children's Books, Fine and Historic Bookbindings, Literature, Manuscripts and Ephemera, Medicine, Oriental Books, Photography, Science and Technology, Theology and Religion, and much more.