PINTURAS EN EL CIELO: ADOLFO NIGRO
Buenos Aires: La Marca, 2000. minature, hand colored kite hand constructed of paper and multicolored ribbons in plastic CD Rom case. SIGNED, NUMBERED EDITION OF 25. Charming, hand-colored work on the month of August.
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The New Art of Going Abroad
New York (location of printer). Cunard based in Southampton, England: Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd. Printed by Unz & Co, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Paper paste down on boards. Embossed decoration and lettering. Fine/Very Good Plus. A beautiful high Art Deco promotional brochure for Cunard Lines from the golden age of ocean liners with all their glamour. 4to. 28... Read More
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CALAVERAS DEL PROFESOR "TRINO"; Recopilación 60-02
Tonalá, Jalisco: J. Trinidad Hernández, 2002. b/w illus., illus. wrps. Series of Calaveras illustrated by Trinidad Hernández Audave with Day of the Dead refranes.
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2 DE ORO. REVISTA DE POESIA VISUAL EXPERIMENTAL.; Año 1, Num. 1, Noviembre 1997; Num. 2 Marzo 1998; Num. 3, julio 1998; Num. 4, Julio 1998; Año 3, Num. 5, Abril 1999; Num. 6, Noviembre 1999; Año 4, Num. 7, Abril 2000; Num. 8, Julio 2000; Num. 9, Octubre 2000; Año 5, Num. 10 Mayo 2001. Dirs: Hilda Paz y Juan Carlos Romero
Buenos Aires: Centro de Arte Moderno, 2000. b/w plates, illus., pict. wrps. with collage on rear wrp. Photocopy production. Leading visual poetry serial in Argentina by two founding proponents of the artist book movement in Argentina: Juan Carlos Romero and Hilda Paz. Full run, sold as set.
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AMERICA REVISTA ANTOLOGICA, EPOCA NUEVA NO. 56.; Editada por el Depto. de Divulgación de la Secretaría de Educación Pública. Comite Directivo: Presidente: Roberto Guzman Araujo et al.
Mexico: Secretaría de Educación Pública, Depto. de Divulgación, 1948. draws., advts., color pict. fldg. wrps. Profusely illustrated by TGP artists, and other contemporary grafic artists such as Gabriel Fernández Ledesma, José Julio Rodríguez, Benjamín Molina, Francisco Moreno Capdevila, Atenedoro Pérez Soto and Victaleano León Camacho. Highlights include: Laurel del Angel by Margarita Michelena; Trabajos de Amor Perdido by Efrén... Read More
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COME NIÑOS
México, 1986. color pop-up 2 fold, hand drawn and handmade , string closure. Artist chop on rear wrapper. NUMBER 6/10, SIGNED, DATED BY ARTIST. Anguia is most noted for his sensual photography and art work.
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ALBUM DE ANIMALES MEXICANOS.; Ilustraciones de Gabriel Fernández Ledesma
México: Ediciones de la Secretaría de Educación Pública, 1944. (Lacking covers; crayon marking in some margins). color plates, wrps. CLASSIC illustrated book . Book is interesting in how it is printed, in the French leaf fashion, i.e. where each page is a double page joined at the foredge, and in this case clearly from recycled paper since one... Read More
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SINTESIS; Artes, Ciencias y Letras. Año 1, No. 1. Dir: Xavier Boveda. Ornamentador: Rodolfo Franco
Buenos Aires, 1927. b/w illus., decorated letters, vignettes, plus advt., wrps. Argentine literary journal that included Jorge Luis Borges as part of the the editorial board. Goal was to promote "hispano-americana" culture. Contributions to this first issue include: "Indagación de la palabra" by Jorge Luis Borges; "Góngora y el clasicismo by Pablo Roja Paz; "La Boda de Don Juan"... Read More
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LA CUCARACHITA MONDINGA Y EL RATÓN PÉREZ.; Según la edición mexicana de Vanegas Arroyo, frimado por C.S. Suárez y el texto de "Fernán Caballero" Versión de Rosario Rubalcava. Colección paraleer en voz alta
México, D.F.: Secretaría de Educación Pública, 1988. b/w plates, pict. wrps. Illustrations by Julio Prieto. Facsimile of the 1943 first edition.
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CRISOL: REVISTA DE CRITICA. AÑO VI, TOMO XII , N. 68
México: El Bloque de Obreros Intelectuales de México, 1934. b/w illus., advt., pict. wrps. Political /labor journal from Mexico. Illustrations by Fermín Revueltas.
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6O ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE POESIA VISUAL, SONORA Y EXPERIMENTAL: VIDEO, OBJETO, GRÁFICA, ACCIONES, MULTIMEDIA, LIBRO DE ARTISTA
Buenos Aires: Centro Cultural Recoleta, 2003. b/w plates, wrps. Front Cover Reads: "6o. Encuentro..." The sixth conference of the Visual Poetry Meeting. Dedicated to the experimental poet Haroldo de Campos. ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXTS.
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ALBUM DE ANIMALES MEXICANOS
México: Librería Teorema, 2002. color plates, illus. wrps. Reprodution of original 1944 edition by the Ediciones de la Secretaria de Educacion Publica. Illustrations by Gabriel Fernandez Ledesma. LIMITED EDITION OF 100.
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CONSPIRACION CARAMELO: 13 CUENTOS MAS ALLA DE LA BASURA.; Colección Ministerios de Amor
México: Editorial Moho, 1998. b/w plates, illus., pict. wrps. Short tales of the everyday life in the city, with collages and Fanzine style illustrations. Some of the titles are: No tengo para comer and Traficantes de niñas, by Carla Bellini; Se nos va Mauricio, by Jorge Caballero; Las garras de mi Dios, by Jesús Pacheco.
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JOSE LUIS CUEVAS: AMIGOS DE ANTAÑO. DE NARRATIVA.; Compilación: Eduardo Cesar Cabrera Núñez
Morelia, Mich: Inst. Michoacano de Cultura, Gob. del Estado de Michoacán, 2003. b/w illus., plus one lithograph, loose as issued, color illus. wrps., brown paper illus. portfolio. Illustrated book with 21 drawings plus one signed lithograph by Cuevas. Book contains autobiographical stories and illustrations about his youth friends and lovers. LIMITED EDITION OF 700.
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c.1874 Theatrical Broadside Promoting Performance of "Donald McKay: The Hero of the Madoc War
Brooklyn, New York: New Park Theatre, 1874. Good Toning, water staining, folds, short tears with one larger open tear, no loss to text.. Printed theatrical broadside advertising a performance of "Donald McKay: The Hero of the Madoc War", starring "The Popular Young American Star" Oliver Doud Byron. Includes an exciting list of things for audiences to expect in... Read More
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Tobacco Redeemer" -- c.1920 Advertisement for Tobacco Addiction Cure
St. Louis, Missouri: Newell Pharmacal Company, 1920. Good. Light toning, water staining and dust soiling, minor rust staining from staples.. A printed booklet promoting a "home remedy positively guaranteed to remove all desire and craving for tobacco in any form" (i.e. a cure for tobacco addiction). The booklet begins: "Tobacco Slaves. Are you one? Are you getting tired... Read More
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Gilbert Paper Company's Information Book for the Printer
Menasha, Washington: Gilbert Paper Company, 1925. Hardcover. Cloth spine. Pastedown on board of paper with leather-like texture and appearance. Near Fine. As befitting a paper company brochure, the paper used, the typology and overall production values separate this from the run-of-the-mill trade catalogue of the day. We can't be sure this was issued in 1925, but the values... Read More
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Ideas for Old Rooms and New" from the scrapbook of Hazel Dell Brown
Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Armstrong Cork Company, 1944. Wraps. Stapled. Very Good. Oblong 8vo. 21 by 27.5 cm. 32 pp. The general approach is the pose a decorating problem, representing the "before", then, present the solution, with a color photo of the improved room. Eight of these photos are full page, and another six are half page. There are also... Read More
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NI TAN ELEFANTE, NI TAN BLANCO : ARQUITECTURA, URBANISMO Y POLÍTICA EN LA TRAYECTORIA DEL ESTADIO NACIONAL
Santiago de Chile: RIL Editores, 2014. color plates, map, color pict. wrps.
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POEXIA VIXUAL; Mexico Internacional. México- Tenochtitlan
México- Tenochtitlan: Poexia Vixual, 1994. b/w plates, facs. docs., bibls., bios., adverts on rear end paper and wrp., pict. wrps. TEXT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. A publication on visual poetry in México. This edition features the V Bienal Internacional de Poesía Visual y Experimental held in the University Museum of Chopo in México City. Also includes an international anthology... Read More
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Transpacific
New York: Pan American Airways System, 1937. First Edition. Wraps (same paper used for cover as for interior pages). Stapled. An attractive promotional brochure for Pan Am, circa 1937, when Pan American introduced its clipper service to China. This was an extension of the service, then about a year old, to Manila. To get to China one did some... Read More
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Basic Electronics: The Bureau of Naval Personnel
Barnes & Noble, 2004. Very Good. Basic Electronics: The Bureau of Naval Personnel. NY: Barnes & Noble, 2004. 566pp. Indexed. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with rubbing and bumping..
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Chanticleer and the Fox
Thomas Y. Crowell, 1958. Very Good. . Chanticleer and the Fox. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1958. Illustrated. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Price clipped.
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Classical Architecture: An Introduction to Its Vocabulary and Essentials, with a Select Glossary of Terms
W.W. Norton & Company, 2003. Fine. . Classical Architecture: An Introduction to Its Vocabulary and Essentials, with a Select Glossary of Terms. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003. 231pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine.
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Decorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society
Chicago: Sold Only By Subscription / J. A. Ruth & Co, 1879. Hardcover. Near Fine. Later printing(?). Octavo. 352pp. Publisher's blue cloth decorated in black and gilt, with pictorial portrait only on front board. All edges gilt. Very neat, contemporary gift inscription, scattered foxing throughout the text, boards slightly rubbed, but a bright and otherwise near fine copy... Read More
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