Laws and Resolutions Passed By the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina at the Special Session, Begun and Held in the City of Raleigh on the First of July, 1868
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Raleigh: The State of North Carolina, 1868. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1868 1st thus. Octavo, clean and tight and VG. Bound in publisher's full leather, red leather spine label, compartments. Light scuffing at the panels and light fraying at the spine.
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Ventilation and Warming of Buildings, upon the Principles as Designed and Patented by Isaac D. Smead AND an Additional Laid-In Booklet
Toldeo, Ohio: Isaac D. Smead & Co, 1889. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1889 original printing, including a 66 pg. booklet ("A Partial List of Buildings Warmed and Ventilated by the Smead System -- With Some Official Reports from Boards of Education, Committees, Etc."). Solid and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with just a hint of light... Read More
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Hospital Transports. A Memoir of the Embarkation of the Sick and Wounded from the Peninsula of Virginia in the Summer of 1862
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. Cloth. Very Good +. A tight, solid example of the 1863 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark-green, pebbled cloth, with very light spotting to the rear panel, light wear along the spine crown and very light foxing at the preliminaries. 12mo, 167 pgs.
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Report to the California Toll Bridge Authority: Covering Preliminary Studies for an Additional Bridge Between San Francisco and the East Bay Metropolitan Area
Department of Piublic Works, 1947. Cloth. Very Good +. Very early study in preparation of the building of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, issued 10 years after the 1937 opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. The 1947 1st --and undoubtedly only-- edition. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its light-tan cloth, with just a touch of very... Read More
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American Sacred Songs (Translated into the Armenian Language)
Venice: St. Lazarus Press, 1874. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1874 1st edition of this very scarce collection of American sacred songs, each translated into Armenian ("one of the ancient languages of the old world"). Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its light-purple wrappers, with mild lighening along the spine. The original text, in English, at... Read More
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John Moore: Cityscapes-New Paintings
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Philadelphia: Locks Gallery, 1994. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A very clean, bright copy of the Sept-Oct 1994 catalogue based on the exhibtion at Philadelphia's Locks Gallery. Near Fine in its printed black wrappers.
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John B. Flannagan: Sculpture/Drawings, 1924-1938
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St. Paul, Minnesota: MInnesota Museum of Art, 1973. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the January-March 1974 exhibition at the Minnesota Museum of Art. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Morellet
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Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1986. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the March-May 1986 exhibition at Paris's Centre Georges Pompidou. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Anna Keel: Bilder/Zeichnungen/Skulpturen
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Germany: Dumont, 1995. 1st. Original wraps. Near fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ANNA KEEL on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with one very small crease at upper tip. Tall quarto, 135 pgs., beautiful color reproductions thruout. Text in German.
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Robert Kipniss: Paintings and Poetry (1950-1964)
New York: The Artist Book Foundation, 2013. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. WARMLY --AND LENGTHILY-- INSCRIBED BY ROBERT KIPNISS on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2013 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just the faintest hint of light scuffing at the panels. High-quality color and black-and-white reproductions thoughout complement... Read More
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Process Architecture 94 -- Robert Zion: A Profile in Landscape Architecture
Tokyo: Process Architecture Company, 1991. Original wraps. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1991 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, text appears in both English and Japanese. Process: Architecture #94.
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Task No. 7/8
Cambridge, MA: Task, 1948. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. The first post-War issue of this important urban planning magazine, which includes articles on rebuilding many cities devastated by the War. Contributors include Walter Gropius (who oversaw the Harvard Design Center), Willem Dudok, Hans Blumenfeld and Henry Cobb. A very sharp copy. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.... Read More
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Ellen Phelan: From the Lives of Dolls
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Amherst, MA: University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, 1992. Cloth. Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ELLEN PHELAN on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the November-December 1992 exhibition at UMASS Amherst's University Gallery. Tight and Fine in its beige cloth.
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The National Almanac and Annual Record for the Year 1864
Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1864. Cloth. Near Fine. A tight, very well-preserved copy of the 1864 edition. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark pebbled boards, with just a touch of light soiling to the panels. The neat signature of G.A Churchill (apparently of Savannah, GA) at tghe front pastedown. As one would expect of an... Read More
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K.O.A. Phillips Academy Andover: Directory 1874-1924
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Andover, MA: The Andover Press, 1924. Cloth. Near Fine. A nice piece of Americana, this scarce 50 year Alumni Directory of Kappa Omega Alpha (KOA), Phillips Andover Academy's first secret society. Clean and very well-preserved in its bevelled navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling at the spine and pasted-on KOA insignia to the front panel. Tight and Near Fine.... Read More
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LaChapelle Land: Photography By David LaChapelle
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New York: Simon & Schuster (Calloway Editions), 1996. 1st. Collectible; Fine. A beautiful copy of the 1996 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its pictorial boards -- and in a virtually As New example of the publisher's box. This copy #22975. Folio, also includes a laid-in copy of the "LaChapelle Land Map". (A Roth 101 selection).
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Richard Scarry's Please and Thank You Book
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New York: (Norcross) Random House, 1973. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1973 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely-illustrated thruout by the redoubtable Richard Scarry.
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Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth
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Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 2006. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A clean, tight copy of the catalogue based on the September 2005-January 2006 exhibition at Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas. Near Fine in its pale-green cloth. Tall quarto, 186 pgs. Lacking the dustjacket.
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Gunther Forg: A Fragile Beauty (In Shrinkwrap)
Dallas Museum of Art / Stedeliijk Museum, Amsterdam, 2018. Pictorial boards. Fine. Scarce, substantial 2018 catalogue devoted to the work of the German painter Gunther Forg (1952-2013). Tight and crisp in its dark boards, with mounted color photo to the front panel. A pristine copy of the quarto catalogue, still in its original shrinkwrap.
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Lee Krasner/Solstice: Recent Work
New York: The Pace Gallery, 1981. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. The catalogue based on the March-April 1981 exhibition at New York's Pace Gallery. A pristine copy in its comb-bound, oblong wrappers.
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Megan Francis Sullivan: A Catalogue Raisonne
Antwerp, Belgium: Objectif Exhibitions, 2015. Boards. Near Fine. The catalogue raisonne of American artist Megan Francis Sullivan (b. 1975). Based largely on her September-October 2015 solo exhibition at Antwerp's Objectif Exhibitions and limited to only 30 copies (this #22), EACH SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its off-white boards, with just a touch... Read More
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Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology
New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1995. Original wraps. Fine. SIGNED BY BOTH CLAES OLDENBURG AND HIS WIFE, FELLOW ARTIST COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN, on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the softcover edition of the 1995 stated 2nd edition of the exhaustive Guggenheimn catalogue. Clean and Near Fine in its pictortial wrappers. Thick, tall quarto,... Read More
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Lasting Impressions: The Grolier Club Library
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New York: The Grolier Club, 2004. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. First Edition. An immaculate copy of the catalogue of the 2004 exhibition at The Grolier Club. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 205 pgs.
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Sepp Dietrich: Kommandeur Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Und Seine Manner
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Rosenheim, Germany: Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1995. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crsip, sharp copy of the 1995 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light creasing at the top-edge of the front panel. Tall quarto, 248 pgs. Text exclusively in German.
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An Early Press Photograph of the Author Rachel Carson, Possibly for the Dustjacket of Her Book "Silent Spring
Magnum Photos, 1962. Photograph. Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp print of Rachel Carson, taken in 1962 by Erich Hartmann for Magnum Photos. The photograph is clean and Near Fine and measures 8" x 10
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