Michael Craig-Martin: A Retrospective 1968-1989
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London: The Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. The catalogue based on the November 1989-January 1990 exhibition at London's famed Whitechapel Art Gallery. Fine in its original white wrappers. And in a Fine, printed transluscent dustjacket.
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The International Competition for a New Administration Building for the Chicago Tribune (In a Beautiful Dustjacket AND the Publisher's Original Box)
Chicago: The Tribune Company, 1923. Burlap. Near Fine/Near Fine. A genuinely scarce item in 20th century architecture -- a true collector's copy of the 1923 1st edition, with its crisp, superb dustjacket AND the publisher's fragile red cardboard box which houses the thick folio. Tight and Near Fine in its light-brown burlap, with one small former owner bookplate... Read More
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The Works of Yusaku Kamekura
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Japan: Rikuyo-sha Publishing Inc, 1983. 1st. Hard Cover. Collectible; Fine. The 1983 1st edition of this impressive monograph on Japanese graphic artist/designer Yusaku Kamekura. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Tall, thick quarto, immaculate color (and black-and-white) illustrations thruout. Also includes a bright, Near Fine example of publisher's matching laminate slipcase, with very light wear... Read More
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Juan Gris: Catalogue Raisonné de L'oeuvre Peint Etabli avec la Collaboration de Margaret Potter (2 Vols.)
Paris: Berggruen Editeur, 1977. Cloth. Near Fine. The catalogue raisonne of the paintings of the great Spanish Cubist artist Juan Gris (1887-1927), complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in their dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panels and spines. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind. Tall,... Read More
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The Gene Reale Copper Collection: A Collection of Half Cents and Large Cents in Superb Uncirculated Condition (David Redden's Copy)
Lunenburg, Vermont: The Stinehour Press (Printing and Binding), 1995. 1/4 leather. Near Fine. A significant Association copy: INSCRIBED BY GENE REALE TO DAVID REDDEN, THE FORMIDABLE SOTHEBY'S AUCTIONEER WHO WOULD PRESIDE OVER THE FAMOUS JANUARY 19TH, 1998 AUCTION. THIS WAS NOT ONLY DAVID REDDEN'S COPY OF THIS LAVISH 1995 CATALOGUE (with his bookplate affixed to the clamshell box's... Read More
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Julio Rondo, Meta Memory
Berlin: Galerie Thomas Schulte, 2002. Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the 2002 exhibition at Berlin's Galerie Thomas Schulte. Clean and Near Fine in its illustrated wrappers. Limited to 1,000 copies.
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Moderne Ladenbauten: Aussen--und Innenarchitektur
Berlin: Ernst Pollak Verlag, 1929. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. Handsome copy of the stated 2nd edition of this photographic tribute to European shop fronts and interiors of the late 1920s. Clean and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling at the front panel and wonderful gilt lattice-work along the spine. A touch of very light spotting... Read More
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List of Causes in the Monmouth County Courts (October Term, 1885)
Freehold, NJ: Monmouth Democrat Print, 1885. Original wraps. Very Good. Uncommon "List of Causes in the Monmouth County (New Jersey) Courts, October Term, 1885". The booklet begins with a printed list of the "Supreme Court Causes--Monmouth Circuit" and then moves on to printed lists of the "Circuit Court Causes--Monmouth County", the "Court of Common Pleas--Monmouth County", the "Court... Read More
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Wonderful Chess Ephemera -- 1870 Chess Broadside and Related 1896 Chess Photograph
Ephemera. Very Good. Original photograph of chess master (and 4-time New York State Champion) Eugene Delmar, circa 1896, at the tournament at Lake Skaneateles, NY. Considered one of the strongest players in the country, Delmar is here posing with his daughter, Belle Emily, having been accorded the high honor of a seat at the chess table (as white... Read More
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Rauschenberg Currents
Minneapolis: Dayton's Gallery 12, 1970. Wrappers. Very Good. The catalogue based on the April-May 1970 exhibition at Minneapolis's Dayton's 12 Gallery. Solid and VG in its printed white wrappers, with just a touch of light staining and scuffing along the front panel. Square octavo, fold-out as Rauschenberg's Introduction, massive pictorial fold-out at the rear. Impressive array of Rauschenberg's... Read More
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Kate Greenaway Pictures
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London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1921. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. From Originals Presented by Her to John Ruskin and Other Personal Friends". A crisp, clean copy of the 1921 1st edition. VG+ with bright gilt-lettering to front panel. Tall quarto, an 11 pg. appreciation by H.M. Cundall plus beautiful tipped-in Greenaway illustrations with printed tissue guards. ... Read More
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The Celebration of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Primitive Organization of the Congregational Church and Society, in Franklin, Connecticut, October 14th, 1868
New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, Printers, 1869. Cloth. Very Good +. A presentable, well-preserved copy of the 1869 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark boards, with blindstamped rule to the panels and bright gilt-titling along the spine. Very light scuffing at the rear panel, light offsetting to the pastedowns and endsheets. Several pages of... Read More
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Regulations for the Instruction in, and Practice with, the Watkin Range-Finder
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1882. Cloth. Very Good. The very scarce 1882 manual on the "regulations for the use of Watkin Range-Finders". Solid and VG in its red cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Offsetting along the edges, light soiling to the the panels as well. Octavo, 30 pgs., including a number of full-page plates... Read More
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Anselm Kiefer Bilder 1986-1980
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Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A clean copy of the 1987 catalogue of the exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Solid and VG in its dark-gray wrappers, with very light wear along the panel edged. Quarto, 120 pgs. Text in both English and Dutch.
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Madame Des Ursins et La Succession D'Espagne: Fragments de Correspondance (Complete in 6 Vols.)
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Nantes & Paris: Inmprimerie Emile Grimaud et Fils & Honore Champion, 1902. Original wraps. Very Good +/Very Good +. A handsome example of this sweeping 6 volume set. 1st editions, 1902-1907. Each volume clean and VG+ in its original beige wrappers. Light chipping along the spine crown of Vol. I, very light offsetting to several of the front... Read More
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Frontier Ballads
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1927. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1927 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends (barely affecting the lettering). Octavo, 181 pgs. "Heard and Gathered" by Charles J. Finger. Woodcuts by Paul Honore.
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The Journal of the American Society of Marine Draftsmen (2 Issues -- January 1915 and July 1918)
Washington DC: American Society of Marine Draftsmen, 1915. Original wraps. Very Good +. 2 issues (January 1915 and Juky 1918) of this technical Quarterly issued out of Washington and devoted to shipbuilding and ship repair. Both issues crisp and VG+ in their stapled, gray card wrappers. Very light wear along the spines and just a touch of ink... Read More
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Report of the Finance Committee -- Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
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Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Incorpotated, 1924. Original wraps. Very Good. Very uncommon 1924 booklet detailing the undoubtedly precarious finances of the Klan, as submitted to the "Second Imperial Klonvokation", which was held in Atlanta. This rare look into the Klan's financial health includes a detailed reckonong of "Notes and Accounts Receivable"; "Indebtedness Certificates"; "Departmental Expenses"; "Home... Read More
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Typographic Design By Ikko Tanaka
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Japan, 1977. 1st. cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1977 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 96 pgs. Text in Japanese, dozens and dozens of vivid color plates thruout demonstrating leading Japanese graphic design and display art.
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Handbook of Industrial Metrology
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1967. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1967 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling at the rear panel. Octavo, 492 pgs. "A reference work on the theory, principles, standards, techniques and instrumentation design and application for physical measurements in the manufacturing industries
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Best in Children's Books (4 Vols.)
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Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday Inc. Hard Cover. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. Four Andy Warhol illustrated volumes in the "Best in Children's Books" series. Volumes 15, 21 and 27 (2 copies). 1958 and 1959 first Doubleday editions. All four octavo books clean and near fine in bright, VG+ or better dust jackets. In each case, Warhol has contributed... Read More
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Bruno Ceccobelli: D'Avo Uova
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Bologna, Italy: Galleria Nicola Verlato, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The catalogue based on the October-November 1989 exhibition at Bologna's Galleria Nicola Verlato. Solid and VG+ (with light soiling at the front panel) in its printed white wrappers.
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Grand Slams: Sixty Bridge Cartoons
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Philadelphia: Horizon House, 1938. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1938 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with minor soiling at the front panel and several small closed tears at the panel edges. Quarto, unpaginated.
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Histories or Tales of Past Times Told By Mother Goose
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London: The Fortune Press. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. Handsome early 20th century reprint (c. 1920), based on the 1802 12th edition. The beautiful colored woodcuts photographed from that edition (housed at the British Museum) as well. VG (with light fading at the spine base and several closed tears to the front endpapers) in a bright, VG-... Read More
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The Conchologist: A Quarterly Magazine for Conchologists (Vols. I-III)
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London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The first 3 issues of "The Conchologist: A Quarterly Magazine for Conchologists". By the 2nd volume the magazine was renamed "The Conchologist: A Journal of Malacology" and by Vol. III just "The Journal of Malacology". All 3 volumes clean and solid. Each volume rebound in a uniform dark-green... Read More
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