Red Diaper Babies: Children of the Left
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Red Diaper Productions, 1985. Edited by July Kaplan and Linn Shapiro, this is a collection of transcripts of conferences held at World Fellowship Center in 1982 and '83. A meditation on political activism and radicalism in the 60s and, moreover, a reflection on political antecedents and aging and coming into the mainstream with its emerging new set of responsibilities... Read More
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Joan Miro, Son Abrines I Son Boter
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Mallorca: Fundacio Pilar I Joan Miro, 1987. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1987 catalogue of this Joan Miro Mallorca exhibition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, nicely reproduced color plates thruout.
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The Indiana Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary of the State of Indiana
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Indianapolis: E. Chamberlain, 1850. Full calf. Good +. The stated 1850 3rd edition, with 10,000 copies printed. This is a serviceable copy, bound in its original light-brown calf. Notable wear --and shaking-- at the outer hinges, pronounced scuffing along the spine. Light foxing and staining at the preliminaries and pastedowns. Contemporary-to-the-period stamp at the front free endpaper which... Read More
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Robert Rauschenberg
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Washington, D.C.: National Collection of Fine Arts (Smithsonian Institution), 1976. Original wraps. Near Fine. SIGNED BY ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG ("BOB RAUSCHENBERG") across the front free endpaper. A tight, very sharp copy to boot of this 1976 catalogue. Solid and Near Fine (with light soiling along the rear panel's top-edge) in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, crisp black-and-white --and a small... Read More
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Edouard Vuillard: Le Chemin De La Creation
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Paris: Galerie Bellier, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The 1989 catalogue of the exhibition at the Galerie Bellier, Paris. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with very light soiling to the rear panel.
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Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings on Paper
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San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, 1986. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the March-April 1986 exhibition at San Francisco's John Berggruen Gallery. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Enrico Ghinato: Automobili che passione!!
Corso, Italy: Contini Galleria D'Arte, 2005. Pictorial boards. Fine. Uncommon catalogue based on the July-September 2005 exhibition at Contini Galleria D'Arte of Corso, Italy. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its laminate, pictorial boards, Quarto, wonderful, vivid color reproductions throughout, including a number of fold-out plates.
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Arnulf Rainer: Engel auf Papier
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Munich: Galerie an der Finkenstrasse, 1992. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the June-August 1982 exhibition at Munich's Galerie an der Finkenstrasse. Clean and Near Fine in its original stapled wrappers. Text in German.
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The Pean--Vol. X (Exeter Yearbook 1893)
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Exeter, New Hampshire: Senior Class of the Phillips Exeter Academy, 1893. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome copy of the Phillip Exeter Academy's yearbook, 1893. Clean, tightly-bound and VG in its duotone cloth. 16mo, oblong, 176 pgs. plus wonderful local ads. Fascinating glimpse into American privilege circa 1890s.
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The Noel Coward Song Book
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New York: Simon and Schsuter, 1953. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. A handsome copy of the 1953 stated 1st printing. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG to VG+ dustjacket. Quarto, 309 pgs. plus appendix.
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The Southwestern Expedition of Zebulon M. Pike
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Chicago: The Lakeside Press (R.R. Donnelley & Sons), 1925. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1925 1st thus, edited by Milo Milton Quaife. VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-rule and design at the front panel and bright gilt-lettering to the spine. 16mo, 239 pgs., top-edge gilt. Fold-out map as well of... Read More
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The Bust Book
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New York: Legal Par, 1969. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1969 1st edition, in its stapled pictorial wrappers. Solid and VG+, with very light rubbing to the panels. 12mo, 76 pgs. Invaluable pocketsized guide for those who were on the streets in he late 60s and early 70s, facing possible busts.
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Smith Water Works Specialties & Supplies: Catalogue No. 30
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East Orange, NJ: The A.P. Smith Mfg. Co, 1930. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. Wonderful 1930 "water works" catalogue, issued by the A.P. Smith Co. of East Orange, NJ. Beautiful plates thruout, including crisp black-and-white photos, steel engravings and blueprints of the interiors of specific parts. Tight and VG in its black leatherette, with decorative gilt-embossing to the front... Read More
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CAW (Students for a Democratic Society)
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New York: New York Regional Office, SDS, 1968. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. The very first issue (Vol. 1, No. 1) of this SDS magazine, 1968. Bright and VG+ in its original pictorial and stapled wrappers. Quarto, 87 pgs.
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An Argosy of Fables: A Representative Selection from the Fable Literature of Every Age and Land
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1921. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. An attractive copy of the 1921 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket with light chipping at the spine ends and fading to the spine. Thick quarto, 485 pgs. Selected and edited by Frederic Taber Cooper, wonderfully illustrated by Paul... Read More
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Screenland -- September 1931 (The Tallulah Bankhead Cover)
New York: Screenland Magazine Inc, 1931. Original wraps. Very Good +. A clean, well-preserved copy of the September 1931 issue of "Screenland", with a startlingly young Tallulah Bankhead gracing the cover (portrait by Edward L. Chase). Crisp and VG+ in its colorful pictorial wrappers, with light wear at the spine ends and a bit of light creasing along... Read More
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1887 Original Yellowstone Album
1887. 1/4 leather. Very Good +. A meticulously-crafted album of 29 original, mounted photographs of Yellowstone, all or most of them likely taken in 1887 and purchased directly from the 14-year old National Park. Though the photos are uncredited, we can surmise that photographers such as Thomas Hine, Charles D. Loughrey, Frank Jay Haynes (the official photographer of... Read More
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Tobacco and Its Adulterations
London: John Van Voorst, 1858. Boards. Very Good. Henry P. Prescott. A solid, tight copy of the 1858 1st edition. Clean and VG in its bevelled, dark-green boards, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Light chipping at the spine crown and a touch of very minor wear at the spine base, otherwise very clean. "With Illustrations Drawn &... Read More
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The Daybooks of Edward Weston--Vol. I: Mexico
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Rochester, NY: George Eastman House, 1961. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A crisp, clean copy of the 1961 1st edition of Vol. I of Edward Weston's Daybooks. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Quarto, 214 pgs.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Picture Book By Robert Broomfield
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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1965 1st US edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with one small chip at the front panel's top-edge. Oblong quarto, 31 pgs. Nicely illustrated thruout by Robert Broomfield.
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Two Evenings with Allen Ginsberg -- Peter Orlovsky, Gregory Corso, Steven Taylor (LP Record)
Munich: Loft, 1980. Vinyl. Very Good. An impressive, one-of-a-kind copy of "Music and poetry by Allen Ginsberg (and Corso, Orlovsky and Taylor), recorded live at LOFT, Munich, Dec. 6th/7th, 1979". THE 33 1/3 LP RECORD HAS A WONDERFUL SET OF INSCRIPTIONS --WITH ART WORK-- ON ITS WHITE INNER-SLEEVE: INSCRIBED BY ALLEN GINSBERG TO GREGORY CORSO, ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY... Read More
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Scott's Last Expedition: Being the Journals of Captain R.F. Scott, R.N., C.V.O. (in 4 Vols.)
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London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1913. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1913 3rd edition, in 4 Vols. The preferred edition, with the map at pg. 110 of Vol. 1 not found in the first two editions. Furthermore, this set is the scarce variant binding in which "Vol. 1" is bound in the 1st 2 Volumes and "Vol. II" is... Read More
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History of Urban Planning and Architecture in Moscow
Moscow, 1935. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1935 1st edition of this scarce history of urban planning and architecture in Moscow. With a number of gravure plates and color maps, including a large fold-out panoramic map attached to the rear pastedown. Tight and VG+ in its orange and red card wrappers, with just a touch of very... Read More
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Now! Increased Outdoor Advertising Values on the Pacific Coast
San Francisco: Foster and Kleiser Company, 1938. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Charming, scarce 1938 album selling the smart businessman on the ever-increasing opportunities in outdoor advertising, specifically on the growing West Coast. Folio, spiralbound, filled with beautiful printing, layout and design, with clear Art Deco influences. Hundreds of photographs, multi-colored inserts, advertising sheets at the rear pastedown.... Read More
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Report of the State Board of Agriculture on the Work of Extermination of the Gypsy Moth
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Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co, 1897. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. First Thus. January 1897 report from the State Board of Agriculture on the progress of the extermination of the Gypsy Moth in Boston. A VG copy in its original brown boards with bright gilt-lettering to front panel. Octavo, 85 pgs. plus color plate and line drawings and... Read More
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