Catalogue of American Car ID Numbers 1960-69
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Sidney, Ohio: Amos Press Inc, 1994. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Compiled by Cars & Parts Magazine, this is the April 1994 revised edition. Bright and Near Fine in its original pictorial wrappers. Thick quarto, unpaginated. Internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind.
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The Malthus Library Catalogue: The Personal Collection of Thomas Robert Malthus at Jesus College, Cambridge
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New York: Pergamon Press, 1983. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. 1983 catalogue of the Malthus holdings at Jesus College, Cambridge. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial cloth. Octavo, 232 pgs.
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Lodz Ghetto Notes (2)
Lodz, Poland, 1940. Ephemera. Near Fine. A Fine, beautifully preserved pair of World War II bank notes for 50 pfennig and 1 mark, May 15th, 1940, for the Jewish neighborhood of Litzmannstadt (Lodz), Poland, during the Nazi occupation. Each bears Menorah and Star of David devices, and each is uncirculated. Crisp, lovely and deeply moving.
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A Century in Construction: An Historical Account -- With a List of Structures Recording an Achievement in Engineering and Construction throughout the World During the Past Hundred Years by James Stewart & Company
New York: James Stewart & Company, 1944. Boards. Near Fine. A superb copy of the 1944 1st edition of this lavish company history. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its 1/4 cloth over light green boards. Bright gilt-titling along the spine, gilt top-edge, deckled fore and bottom edges. Lovely gravure photos throughout. Folio, also includes a solid,... Read More
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Fight Back! Monthly Newspaper of the Attica Brigade (Vol. 1, No. 1)
Staten Island, NY: Attica Brigade, 1973. Original wraps. Near Fine. The September-October 1973 maiden issue of "Fight Back! Monthly Newspaper of the Attica Brigade, an Anti-Imperialist Student Organization". The front cover of this issue is devoted to an ongoing, massive strike at University of Wisconsin, Madison and the mission statement on pg. 2 declares that the purpose of... Read More
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Big Paintings
New York: Andre Emmerich Gallery, 1990. Original wraps. Near Fine. The catalogue based on the May-June exhibition at New York's Andre Emmerich Gallery. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its card chemise containing 11 pristine plates (among them DeKooning, Sam Francis, David Hockney, Kenneth Noland, etc.).
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James Ensor: Peintures, dessins, estampes--Oostende 1860-1949
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Brussels: Galerie Des Beaux-Arts Galerij, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the 1989 exhibition at Galerie de Beaux-Arts Galerij, Brussels. Clean and Fine in its stapled, off-white wrappers.
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Original Photo Album of W.C. Lilliendahl of Westingouse (A Key Scientist in Uranium Research Whose Work Contributed to the Establishment of the Manhattan Project and Ultimately of the Atomic Bomb)
Photo Album. Near Fine. A fascinating photo album put together by the teenage daughter of Westinghouse research engineer William Lilliendahl, whose pioneering work in uranium distilling played a very important role in the development of the Manhattan Project and ultimately the Atom Bomb. A number of original photos, citations and articles give testimony to Liiliendahl's groundbreaking research, all... Read More
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The Rulers of China: 221 B.C.--A.D. 1949
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1957. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A clean, crisp copy of the 1957 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with just the slightest bit of light wear along the spine crown. Tall quarto, "chronological tables compiled by A.C. Moule, with a section on the earlier dynasties by... Read More
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American Prints in the Library of Congress: a Catalogue of the Collection
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Johns Hopkins University Press, 1970. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1970 1st edition. Near Fine in a VG+ dustjacket with a bit of fading to the spine and minor offsetting along the creases of the front panel. Thick quarto, 568 pgs. A perfectly presentable copy.
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Sex, Performance, and the 80's: The Flue--Vol. 2, Number 3--special summer Issue
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New York: Franklin Furnace Archive, 1982. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Uncommon double (or "flip") issue of The Flue, with "Sex, Performance, and the 80's"on one side and "L.A. London Catalogue" on the flip side. 1982 1st edition. Clean, bright and Near Fine in its original pictorial wraps. Quarto, 55 pgs.
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Peter Brandes: Keramiske Arbejder 1990-1991
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Silkeborg: Galerie Moderne, 1991. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the August-October 1991 exhibition at Galerie Moderne, Silkeborg. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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1876 Yale College Invitation (Printed by Tiffany & Co.)
New Haven, CT: Yale University, 1876. Single sheet. Near Fine. Lovely 1876 engraved invitation from "The Junior Class of Yale College" to attend a "Promenade Concert" on February 8th, 1876. An off-white single sheet (measuring 5" wide x 8" tall), folded neatly into thirds and in a handsome recent gilt-frame. Notavly, the invitation was printed by Tiffany &... Read More
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Helen Frankenthaler
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New York: Galeria Joan Prats, Ltd, 1988. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. An immaculate copy of this 1988 catalogue. Bright and Fine in its original wraps. A "presentation of monotypes and prints by Helen Frankenthaler executed at Poligrafa workshop, Parets del Valles, Barcelona. The presentation was held at the Galeria Joan Prats in New York, May 1988... Read More
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Thomas Meier-Castel: Gravures--Monumentales
Belmont-Sur-Lausanne, Switzerland: Musee D'Art Contemporain (Deutsch Foundation), 1992. Original wraps. Near Fine. The catalogue based on the April-May 1992 exhibition at Musee D'Art Contemporain in Belmont-Sur-Lausanne, Switzerland. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled gray wrappers. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST ("T.M. CASTEL") TO RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID FINN on the front pastedown.
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Dancing Pictures
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Atlanta: J & L., 2001. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A hipster guide to dancing, with skillful black-and-white photos of people in all sorts of dance moves and, in captions, the songs they're dancing to. A bright, Near Fine octavo in its pictorial wrappers.
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Recent Paintings: Giorgio De Chirico (Announcement Card and Catalogue)
New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1936. Ephemera. Near Fine. The very uncommon October to November 1936 announcement card and catalogue for Giorgio De Chirico's first solo exhibition at New York's Julien Levy Gallery. The off-white single sheet, folded into fourths and illustrated by the Italian surrealist painter himself, is in very sharp condition. Clean, bright and Near Fine.... Read More
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Crossing the Parallel: Le Corbusier Mori Collection
Tokyo: Mori Building Co, 1997. Boards. Near Fine. The 1997 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its white die-cut boards, with splashes of decorative red to the panels. Just the slightest hint of very light soiling to the rear panel, otherwise sharp as can be. Crisp, lovely color plates throughout. Text in both Japanese and English. ... Read More
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Retrieving the Elemental Form: Gregory Amenoff/Morris Graves/Marsden Hartley/Tobi Kahn/James Surls
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New York: Schmidt Bingham Gallery, 1991. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the May-June 1991 exhibition at New York's Schmidt Bingham Gallery. Clean and Fine in its stapled wrappers.
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Carl Morse Handmade Holiday Card Collection
Ephemera. Near Fine. A joyous collection of 37 hand-drawn holiday and greeting cards of good cheer from artist Irwin “Greeny” Greenberg (1922-2009) and his wife Caroline, all created for their good friend, poet and New York playwright and Gay activist Carl Morse (1935-2008). The cards, of various sizes, feature a red-headed and bearded Morse reading, writing, cooking, and... Read More
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Betty Woodman: Opera Selecta
Netherlands: Museum Het Kruithuis, 1990. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the September-November 1990 exhibition at Museum Het Kruithuis of the Netherlands. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny closed tear along the spine crown. Lovely color reproductions throughout. Square octavo, major study of the work of... Read More
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Ben Nicholson: drawings paintings and reliefs 1911-1968
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Abrams, 1969. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1969 1st edition of this wonderful monograph on the English painter Ben Nicholson. Near Fine in a VG+ dustjacket with a touch of fading along the spine edge. A large square quarto with hundreds of tipped-in plates, many in color. Inconspicuous former owner signature on inside cover.
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5 Early 20th Century Criminal Mug Shots
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5 black-and-white criminal mug shots issued by the Bridgeport, Ct. Police Department, 1911-1912. Each of the 5 photos consists of a right profile of the suspect and a direct, facing-the-camera shot. Each of the 5 photos mounted on its own board, on which is written the suspect's various vitals, such as name, date-of-birth, height, weight, etc. The photos have... Read More
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A Coloring Book: Drawings By Andy Warhol
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New York: (A Callaway Book) Simon and Schuster, 1990. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The 1990 1st thus, "an adaptation of a coloring book published in 1961 and designed by Andy Warhol, entitled 'The Wonderful World of Fleming-Joffe'". This 1990 stapled folio is clean and bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Also includes a VG+ pictorial chemise,... Read More
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Beat Culture and the New America: 1950-1965
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The Whitney Museum of American Art/Flammarion, 1996. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of this 1996 catalogue. Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 279 pgs. Also includes several Allen Ginsberg and Ken Kesey announcements laid-in.
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