Brand New: Art & Commodity in the 1980s
by Gianni Jetzer [ed.]
New York: Rizzoli Electa, 2018. Very Good +/Near Fine. New York: Rizzoli Electa, 2018. First Edition. Quarto. 192 pages. Color illustrations throughout. Printed dust jacket. Glossy white boards. Published in conjunction with the 2018 gallery exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed at edges. A touch of smudging to boards... Read More
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The Prairie: A Tale
by J. Fenimore Cooper; F.O.C. Darley [illus.]
New York: W.A. Townsend and Company, 1859. Very Good. New York: W.A. Townsend and Company, 1859. Later Edition. Octavo; publisher's brown pictorial gilt-stamped cloth; ix,[1],[9]-479pp.; steel-engraved frontispiece and added title page, vignettes throughout. Moderate scuffing to cloth extremities with brief exposure at corners and spine ends, frontispiece and added title page rather foxed, two early leaves dog-eared, else... Read More
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J.G. Herder on Social and Political Culture
by J.G.Herder; F.M. Barnard [trans.]
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge at the University Press, 1969. Very Good. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge at the University Press, 1969. First Edition. Octavo. 330 pp. Green cloth boards with spine stamped in blue and gilt. Green topstain. No dust jacket. Minor shelfwear and a few faint scuffs to boards. Binding is sound. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, but... Read More
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![Out of India: Selected Stories [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/435/975/1714975435.0.m.jpg)
Out of India: Selected Stories [Signed]
by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1986. Fine/Near Fine. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1986. First Edition Stated. Octavo (24cm); publisher's cloth-backed boards, pictorial endpapers, in unclipped dust jacket illustrated by Vittoria Semproni; 288pp. Strip of adhesive to jacket spine panel verso not visible externally, else a Near Fine example. Signed by the author on title page.... Read More
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Postcards from America [Signed by all Six Contributors]
by Jim Goldberg, Susan Meiselas, Paolo Pellegrin, Alec Soth, and Mikhael Subotzky [photography]; Ginger Strand [text]
New York: Magnet Inc. / Magnum Photos, 2012. Near Fine. New York: Magnet Inc. / Magnum Photos, 2012. Limited Edition of 500 copies signed by all six contributors on a bookplate mounted to interior of cardboard case, this being #212. Collection of books, pamphlets, postcards, newsprint, and a poster, housed in a printed cardboard case with velcro fasteners.... Read More
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![Five Blind Men [cover title: 5 Blind Men] [Limited Edition, signed by all five contributors]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/427/567/1699567427.0.m.jpg)
Five Blind Men [cover title: 5 Blind Men] [Limited Edition, signed by all five contributors]
by Jim Harrison, Charles Simic, George Quasha, Dan Gerber, J.D. Reed
Fremont: Sumac Press, 1969. Very Good +. Fremont, MI: Sumac Press, 1969. First Edition; Limited issue of 26 lettered copies signed by all contributors, this being letter T. Octavo; 61pp. Gray cloth lettered in gilt; no dust jacket as issued. Light rubbing to edges; front board very slightly bowed towards fore-edge; binding sound; touch of dust soiling to... Read More
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![The Price of the Ticket [Limited and signed by author and illustrator]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/904/176/1723176904.0.m.jpg)
The Price of the Ticket [Limited and signed by author and illustrator]
by Jim Nisbet; S. Clay Wilson [illus.]
Tuscon, AZ: Dennis McMillan Publications, 2003. Fine/Fine. Tuscon, AZ: Dennis McMillan Publications, 2003. Limited edition of 78 lettered copies, of which this is X. Quarter bound boards in marbled paper and black leather with gilt stamping to spine, wrapped in publisher's illustrated and intact jacket ($30). Housed in leather slipcase. Jacket gently nudged at some margins, board corners... Read More
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Los Fotografias Valencianas de J. Laurent
by [J. Laurent] Jose Huguet Chanza et al.
Valencia: Ajuntament de Valencia, 2003. Very Good. Valencia: Ajuntament de Valencia, [2003]. First Edition. Quarto; publisher's silver-grey boards lettered in blue, photographic paste-ons to upper cover; 271pp.; photographic illus. throughout, some folding views. Light shelf wear, corners bumped, else a Very Good, internally clean and sound copy. Attractive and generously-illustrated catalog of the works of Spanish photographer... Read More
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Nueva Coleccion de Piezas en Prosa y en Versos, Sacadas de varios autores espanoles, tales son Solis, Cervantes, Quevedo, etc.
by J L Barthélemy Cormon; Miguel de Cervantes [contrib.]
Lyon: En la Libreria de B. Cormon y Blanc, 1811. Very Good. Lyon: En la Libreria de B. Cormon y Blanc, 1811. First Edition. Octavo. 328 pp., lacks front free endpaper. Facing title pages in French and Spanish, though text entirely in Spanish. Full contemporary calf with "Julia Sala" stamped to front; decorated in gilt with red leather... Read More
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The Admirable Crichton [Limited Edition, Signed by Thomson]
by J.M. Barrie; Hugh Thomson [illus.]
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1914. Very Good +. London: Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. [1914]. First Thus, Limited to 500 copies of which this is no. 44. Folio; publisher's pictorial vellum elaborately embossed in gilt and green, fore-edge ribbon ties present, top edge gilt, housed in custom brown cloth chemise and slipcase; vi,[2],234pp.; tipped in color frontispiece with printed... Read More
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Fever
by J.M.G. Le Clezio; Daphne Woodward [trans.]
New York: Atheneum, 1966. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Atheneum, 1966. First American Edition (stated). Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in black and red dust jacket retaining original price ($4.95), orange topstain; viii,[2],239pp. General shelf wear to jacket extremities, red portion of spine panel quite faded, ghost of old price sticker to front free endpaper, else Very Good and... Read More
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![The Interrogation [Review Copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/630/317/1580317630.0.m.jpg)
The Interrogation [Review Copy]
by J.M.G. Le Clezio; Daphne Woodward [trans.]
New York: Atheneum, 1964. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: Atheneum, 1964. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in photo-illustrated dust jacket retaining original price ($4.50), blue topstain; viii,[2],243pp. Light shelf-wear to jacket extremities including short closed tear at spine crown, spine panel slightly toned, faint foxing to textblock edges, corners nudged, else a Very Good... Read More
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Spinoza's Tractatus de Intellectus Emendatione: A Commentary
by [Spinoza] Harold H. Joachim
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1958. Very Good. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1958. Reprint. Octavo; publisher's blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine; xvi,231pp. Moderate shelf wear, brief spotting to front cover cloth sizing, spine a bit cocked and toned, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper and fairly extensive pencil annotations to first third of text; overall a Very Good reading copy. ... Read More
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
by Joan Aiken; Katherine Rundell [intro.]; Bill Bragg [illus.]
London: The Folio Society, 2015. Fine. London: The Folio Society, 2015. First Thus. Octavo; 185pp. Black and white illustrations. Silver cloth boards stamped in black and navy; housed in publisher's black slipcase. Tight in binding and pages unmarked; slipcase sturdy and strong; a Fine copy.
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Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C.
by Joan Aruz, Kim Benzel, and Jean M. Evans [eds.]
New York / New Haven, CT: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 2008. Fine/Near Fine. New York / New Haven, CT: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press, [2008]. First Edition. Large, thick quarto (31.5cm); publisher's cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket; xxiii,[1],524pp.; full color illus. throughout. Very faint strip of sunning to upper jacket panel,... Read More
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![The Tapestry and the Web [Limited Edition, Signed by Kyger]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/261/563/1699563261.0.m.jpg)
The Tapestry and the Web [Limited Edition, Signed by Kyger]
by Joanne Kyger; Jack Boyce [illus.]
San Francisco, CA: Four Seasons Foundation, 1965. Near Fine. San Francisco, CA: Four Seasons Foundation, 1965. First Edition, Limited to 1000 copies. Slim quarto; publisher's brown cloth, gilt-lettered spine; 61pp.; frontispiece and one text illustration by Jack Boyce. Faint surface scratches to cloth, a couple leaves dog-eared, else a Very Good to Near Fine copy. Signed by the... Read More
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The Third Bank of the River and Other Stories (Premeiras Estorias)
by Joao Guimaraes Rosa; Barbara Shelby [trans.]
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 238 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Red boards stamped in orange, white, and gilt; red topstain. Unclipped dust jacket lightly worn along edges with light chipping and creasing. Boards with mild shelfwear and sunned along top edge. Binding is sound.... Read More
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La Chasse et la Table: Nouveau traité en vers et en prose donnant la manière de chasser, de tuer et d'apprêter le gibier
by Charles Jobey
Paris: Furne et Cie, 1864. Very Good. Paris: Furne et Cie., n.d., ca. 1864. Octavo (18cm.); original blue pictorial wrappers; [4],294pp. Some light edge wear, small chip to spine crown and split along top third of front joint, contemporary ownership signature to upper wrapper, minor later (early 20th century?) repair to loose signature, else a Very Good copy,... Read More
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Uncle Harry: A Play in Three Acts
by Thomas Job
New York: Samuel French, 1942. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Samuel French, [1942]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket retaining original price ($1.50); [8],119p.; photographic frontispiece, three plates. Moderate wear to jacket margins including small loss at spine crown not affecting text, light foxing and dust-soil, spine panel darkened, some bumping to cloth spine ends,... Read More
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Publicity for Tonpress Recordings - Three gramophone horns atop a vocalist's head
by Tadeusz Jodłowski
1970. Very Good. Text on poster: Tonpress // Krojowa // Agencja // Wydawnicza // KAW logo // Najnowsze // Przeboje // Na // Płytach // Gramofonowych. Date: 1970s presumed. Height x width: 97cm x 65cm. Printing information: lower right corner: Zakł. Offset. W-wa z. 5463 nakład 5.000 egz. B-122 KAW logo. Condition: Closed puncture tear upper left corner-does... Read More
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The Famous Slugger Year Book 1949
by Hillerich & Bradsby Co.; Joe DiMaggio
Louisville, KY: Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Incorporated, 1949. Very Good. Louisville, KY: Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Incorporated, 1949. First Edition. 12 mo. 64 pp. Illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Moderate rubbing to wraps. Bindings sound and pages unmarked. Ted Williams and Stan Musial featured on front cover. Includes a six-page essay "How to... Read More
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![Joe Zucker [Signed and Inscribed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/647/764/1436764647.0.m.0.jpg)
Joe Zucker [Signed and Inscribed]
by Joe Zucker; John Elderfield; [et al.]
New York: Thames and Hudson, 2019. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2019. First Edition. Signed and warmly inscribed: "To: Brenda with love / What can I say? What our friendship means to me your support over the yrs. was gigantic XO Joe 1/17/20." Oblong Quarto (26x31.5x2.5cm); 265pp, including biography, chronology, collections list, and bibliography. Densely... Read More
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The Arts and Crafts of Syria: Collection of Antoine Touma and Linden-Museum Stuttgart
by Johannes Kalter, Margareta Pavaloi, and Maria Zerrnickel
London: Thames and Hudson, 1992. Very Good+/Very Good+. [London]: Thames and Hudson, [1992]. First Edition. Folio (33.5cm); publisher's cloth in unclipped photo-illustrated dust jacket; 240pp.; illus. throughout, many in full color. Light edge wear, brief white paint residue to bottom cloth margins, spine very slightly cocked; Very Good overall.
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Uzbekistan: Heirs to the Silk Road
by Johannes Kalter and Margareta Pavaloi [eds.]
London: Thames and Hudson, 1997. Near Fine/Very Good. [London]: Thames and Hudson, [1997]. First Edition. Large quarto; publisher's cloth in unclipped pictorial dust jacket; 360pp.; illus. throughout, many in full color. Light shelf wear, jacket spine panel sunned, corners very slightly tapped; overall Very Good or better.
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![Unterricht in der Naturlichen Magie, oder zu allerhand belustigenden und nutzlichen kunststucken [Band I and II only]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/911/339/1561339911.0.m.jpg)
Unterricht in der Naturlichen Magie, oder zu allerhand belustigenden und nutzlichen kunststucken [Band I and II only]
by Johann Nikolaus Martius; Johann Christian Wiegleb [ed.]
Berlin: Friedrich Nicolai, 1789. Very Good-. Berlin: Friedrich Nicolai, 1789. "Dritte und ermehrte Auflage." Two volumes bound in one; octavo; contemporary marbled paper-covered boards, all edges stained red; [26],461,[7]; [20],406,[12]pp. (collated and presumed complete); twelve folding engraved plates at rear of Band I, fourteen folding engraved plates at rear of Band II. Boards rather worn, front hinge starting,... Read More
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