John Grillo: A Painter's Life of Expression --Works from 1938 to 2002
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San Francisco: Museo ItaloAmericano, 2002. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. INSCRIBED BY JOHN GRILLO on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of this 2002 catalogue, based on the exhibition at San Francisco's Museo ItaloAmericano. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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The Car Builders' Dictionary (the 1906 Edition --Reprinted)
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Kentfield, CA: Newton K. Gregg Publisher, 1971. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A handsome copy of the 1971 re-issue of the 1906 edition. Solid and Near Fine in its light-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Thick quarto, 568 pgs., 6,344 illustrations. "An illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American railroad cars, their parts, attachments and details of construction... Read More
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Andy Warhol: Play Book of you S Bruce from 2:30-4:00
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Frankfurt: Edition Achenbach, 1989. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A handsome copy of this 1989 catalogue of the exhibition at Achenbach Kunsthandel in Frankfurt. Bright and Near Fine in its aqua-blue cloth. Quarto, high-quality color reproductions thruout.
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Beaux Livres Anciens/Editions Originales/Romantiques et Modernes/Livres Illustres/Autographes
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Paris: Pierre Beres Libraire Expert, 1939. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Catalogue No. 22--1939. "Livres, Reliures et Autographes". Well-preserved and VG+ in its original wrappers. And in a VG example of the glassine dustjacket, with light spotting to the rear panel. Octavo, crisp black-and-white plates thruout.
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Photographs by Aaron Siskind in Homage to Franz Kline
The David and Alfred Smart Gallery ((The University of Chicago), 1975. Original wraps. Near Fine. The uncommon catalogue based on the October-November 1975 exhibition at The University of Chicago's David and Alfred Smart Gallery. Crisp and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with the small ghost of a former price sticker at the front panel. Thin, tall... Read More
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Robert Morris: Mirror Works 1961-78
New York: Leo Castelli, Inc, 1979. Spiral bound wraps. Near Fine. A handsome copy of this 1979 Leo Castelli catalogue, limited to 2,000 copies. Clean and Nerar Fine in its spiral-bound, dark card wrappers. Crisp black-and-white Robert Morris photos of mirrors along each recto, the captions along each facing verso.
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Vance Kirkland--Retrospective
Denver: Palace Editions, 2000. Boards. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 2000 1st edition of this impressive monograph on American painter Vance Kirkland (1904-1981). Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial, laminate boards, with very light, occasional surface scratching. Tall quarto, first-rate color reproductions thruout. Dual text (in both English and Russian).
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1920s Bookseller Pamphlet in Color
Brockton, Mass: Benj. F. Pierce, 1925. Booklet. Near Fine. Charming bookseller pamphlet ("Benj. F. Pierce Magazine and Book Specialist"), circa mid-1920s. 16mo, stapled pictorial wrappers. Clean and very sharp. with wonderful color illustrations. "The Best Recent Fiction -- Now at 75 Cents
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White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman
Charlotte, North Carolina, 2007. Original wraps. Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the December 2007-May 2008 exhibition at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design in Charlotte, North Carolina. Clean and Fine in its oblong white wrappers.
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The Golden Gate Bridge: Report of the Chief Engineer to the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District -- California
San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, 1938. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JAMES E. RICKETS, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY DISTRICT, on the half-title. A tight, unusually clean copy to boot of the January 1938 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its brick-red cloth, with bright, completely unrubbed... Read More
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The Collected Works of Samuel Coleridge (Vol. 10): On the Constitution of the Church and State
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Routledge & Kegan Paul/Princeton University Press, 1976. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1976 1st Princeton edition, Vol. 10 in Bollingen's formidable "The Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge". Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 303 pgs.
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Some Recent Finger Paintings of the Artist Mr. Wu Tsai Yen
Singapore: Weong Ngai Press & Co, 1952. Original wraps. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the 1952 exhibition sponsored by the Singapore-Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Inscribed by the artist Wu Tsai Yen on the front panel. Clean and Near Fine, with crisp black-and-white reproductions and one long fold-out plate. Text in both Chinese... Read More
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The Eigth Wonder (The Holland Tunnel)
Boston: B.F. Sturtevant Co, 1927. Cloth. Near Fine. The 1927 1st edition of this uncommon history of the 1920-1927 building of the Holland Tunnel, which connects Lower Manhattan to Jersey City, New Jersey. Clean and Near Fine in its olive-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling and design at the front panel. Internally all-but-pristine, with no writing or markings of... Read More
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Esteban Lisa: Toledo 1985-Buenos Aires 1983
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Cordoba: Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes "Emilio A. Caraffa, 1999. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the May 1999 exhibition at Cordoba's Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes "Emilio Caraffa". Bright and Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers.
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Derriere Le Miroir: Nos. 55-56 Jean Bazaine
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Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1953. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. 1953 1st edition, issue Nos. 55-56 of Derriere Le Miroir. 2 original color lithographs by Jean Bazaine. Bright and clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Portfolio, loosely-bound as issued.
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Robert Rauschenberg: Gluts
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Chicago: Feigen Gallery, 1990. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the October-November 1990 exhibition at Chicago's Feigen Gallery. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled blue wrappers.
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A Catalogue of the Cotsen Children's Library (Complete in 8 Volumes)
Princeton University Library, 2021. Cloth. Fine. The uncommon complete catalogue of the magnificent Lloyd Cotsen children's collection, now housed at the Firestone Library at Princeton University. All 8 exhaustive volumes --thick, tall, uniform quartos-- are in easily Near Fine to Fine condition, with most of the volumes leaning more towards pristine. Vols. I-II, in their silken, light-blue cloth,... Read More
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New York Filmmaker's Newsletter -- Vol. 1, No. 1 (November 1967) to Vol. 2, No 12 (October 1969)
New York: Film-Maker's Cinemartheque, 1967. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A scarce early run (20 issues) of this New York-based film monthly: New York Film-Maker's Newsletter. The earliest issues can be very elusive; in this case we have all but a complete run of the newsletter's first 2 years (late 1967 thru late 1969). Missing only Vol. 1, Nos.... Read More
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Our 100th Year 1842-1942
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The F&M Schaefer Brewing Co, 1942. Hardcover. A lavish tribute (done in beautiful photogravure) to the Schaefer Brewing Co. and to its 100 years in business. Makers of legendary Schaefer Beer, America's oldest lager beer, this is a company-produced album celebrating its history and achievements. 1942 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in red laminted boards, gilt-designed company emblems on... Read More
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Vanity Fair's Portfolio of Modern French Art
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Greenwich, CT: Conde Nast Publications, Inc, 1935. 1st. Collectible; Fine. Handsome 1935 Vanity Fair portfolio of "40 plates in full color, with biographical and critical notes on 31 Masters, and an introduction by R.H. Wilenski". All plates are clean and Fine, the cloth chemise bright and Near Fine.
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The Rolling Stones in Concert
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Sunday Promotions Inc, 1972. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, bright copy of this 1972 photographic promotional of The Rolling Stones' 1972 "Exile on Main Street" Tour. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Oblong quarto, high-quality black-and-white photos thruout, including nice shots of Mick Taylor and Bobby Keys, etc.
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New York World's Fair 1964-1965: Progress Report #7 (of 9 issued)-- January 24, 1963
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New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation, 1963. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. First Thus. A crisp, bright copy of the 7th progress report issued in anticipation of the opening of the 1964 New York World's Fair. Immaculate and Fine in its stiff pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 85 pgs. Wonderfully subtitled "454 Days to Opening
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Marcel Broodthaers: Editionen (1964-1975)
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Munich: Edition der Galerie Heiner Friedrich, 1978. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the catalogue based on the exhibition at Munich's Galerie Heiner Friedrich. Bright and Near Fine in tis pictorial wrappers. Only 1,500 copies issued.
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Benjamin Levy: Oil Paintings
Israel: Steimatzky Publishing House, 2017. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Impressive 2017 monograph on Isreali-American artist Benjamin Levy. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of creasing along the tips. Tall quarto, vivid, first-rate color reproductions throughout. Introduction by Yaron London.
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Yuki Ogura
Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International Ltd, 1988. Decorative Boards. Near Fine. Impressive monograph on the Japanese "nihonga" painter Yuki Ogura (1895-2000). Clean and Near Fine in its decorative, silken boards. Folio, lovely color reproductions throughout. Also includes a solid, Near Fine example of the printed, laminate slipcase.
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