Divina Officia: Liturgie Und Frommigkeit Im Mittelalter
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Germany: Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbuttel, 2004. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2004 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its original pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 469 pgs., vivid color plates thruout.
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The System Works!: The Etchings and Random Notes of Hank Virgona
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New York: Da Capo Press, 1977. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. INSCRIBED BY HANK VIRGONA in year-of-publication on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1977 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, Introduction by Pete Hamill. Signed by Author.
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George Condo: Collage Paintings
New York: PaceWildenstein, 1998. Original wraps. Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the January-March 1998 exhibition at New York's PaceWildenstein Gallery. Clean and Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers.
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Piero Pizzi Cannella
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Paris: Galerie Bernard Vidal, 1990. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the March-April 1990 exhibition at Galerie Bernard Vidal, Paris. Clean and Near Fine in its light-blue, stapled wrappers.
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Petrushka
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New York: Franklin Watts, 1971. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of this 1971 American edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by the Czech artist Jan Kudlacek. Based on the ballet and its famous story of Petrushka the rag puppet.
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Edizioni Ampersand: Libri in Edizione Limitata
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Verona, Italy: Edizioni Ampersand, 1996. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A prsitine copy of the 1996 catalogue of Edizioni Ampersand's most recent publications up to date, the series "Le Carte Del Cielo, a collection of 20th century Italian authors. Tight and Fine in its original wrappers. And in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, text in Italian. Features write-ups... Read More
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A Testament of Faith (Leaf Book)
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Boston: Charles E. Goodspeed & Co, 1979. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A leaf from a copy of the first American Bible, translated into the language of the Algonquin Indians by John Eliot and printed at Cambridge in New England in the Year 1663. With a Commentary on its Origins by John Alden". A Fine, bright copy in its... Read More
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Soto
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Madrid: Theospacio, 1990. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the March-May 1990 exhibition at Madrid's Theospacio. Solid and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Kenny Scharf (With a Full-Page Drawing)
New York: Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1987. Decorative Wrappers. Fine. Kenny Scharf. INSCRIBED BY KENNY SCHARF ALONG THE FULL FRONT PASTEDOWN AND ALSO INCLUDING A WONDERFUL FULL-PAGE PORTRAIT BY HIM opposite, along the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue of the 1987 show at New York's Tony Shafrazi Gallery, limited to 1,000 copies. Clean and... Read More
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Juan Gris (The 1935 Announcement Card)
New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1935. Ephemera. Fine. The rare October 1935 announcement card for Juan Gris's first solo exhibition at New York's formidable Julien Levy Gallery. The off-white card, designed by the Cubist painter himself, is in pristine condition. Clean, bright and Fine, remarkably well-preserved given its age. ("Julien Levy: Portrait of an Art Gallery", pg. 178).... Read More
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Edward Ruscha
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Lake Worth, FL: Lannan Museum, 1988. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1988 catalogue based on the exhibition at the Lannan Museum, Lake Worth, FL. Fine in a bright,Near Fine dustjacket.1st edition limited to 4,000 copies.
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Felix Teynard: Calotypes of Egypt (A Catalogue Raisonne)
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New York: Hans P. Kraus, Jr., 1992. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 1992 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 207 pgs. A Review Copy to boot, with publisher's Review Slip laid-in.
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments (4 Books in 2 Separate Volumes)
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1954. Cloth. Near Fine. Arthur Szyk. Handsome copies of both Vols. I and II, as well as the accompanying "Notes" for both volumes. Each volume tight and Near Fine in its dark cloth, with bright gilt subsuming the offsetting titling along its spine. Tasteful former owner bookplate at each front pastedown, otherwise... Read More
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Andy Warhol
Bogota, Colombia: Galeria Fernando Quintana, 1988. Original wraps. Near Fine. A near-immaculate copy of this uncommon 1988 Warhol cataloue issued out of Bogota. Bright and Near Fine in its dark wrappers, with the "negative" of one of Warhol's "Marilyn" silkscreens adorning the cover. Quarto, crisp plates thruout in vivid color.
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Rona Pondick: Works 1986-2001 (Inscribed to Dick Polich)
New York: Sonnabend Press, 2002. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An important Association copy: INSCRIBED BY RONA PONDICK TO RENOWNED ART FABRICATOR DICK POLICH on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 2002 1st edition of the catalogue based on the exhibition at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris.
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Miro: Oiseau Solaire/Oiseau Lunaire/Etincelles
New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1967. Pictorial wrappers. Fine/Near Fine. Joan Miro. The lovely catalogue based on the November 14th, 1967 exhibition at New York's Pierre Matise Gallery. #110 of 1,200 copies issued of the trade edition. A very sharp copy. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the wonderful die-cut dustjacket, with very mild... Read More
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Gabriel de la Mora: Blind Lines
Houston, TX: Sicardi Gallery, 2008. Decorative Wrappers. Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the December 2008-January 2009 exhibition at Houston's Sicardi Gallery. Clean and Fine in its decorative wrappers.
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Mr. Bug Goes to Town (Based on the Max Fleischer Paramount Picture)
New York: Garden City Publishing Company (Paramount Pictures, Inc.), 1941. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1941 1st edition of this story of a friendly community of humanized insects. Tight and Near Fine (very small, neat inscription at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny closed tear... Read More
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Bulk Handling of Raw Sugar: Final Report of the Philippine Bulk Handling of Raw Sugar Study Team
Philippine Sugar Institute. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. Wonderful report (circa 1942-43) issued by the Philippine Sugar Institute, part of their "technical researches and studies". Tight and VG in its fragile pictorial wrappers, with just a bit of chipping at the spine ends and along the lower tips. Quarto, a generous number of black-and-white photos throughout, as well as... Read More
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Acts of the Sessions of July, September and November, 1868, of the General Assembly of Alabama, Held in the City of Montgomery, Commencing July 13th, September 16th, and November 2nd
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Montgomery, Alabama: The State of Alabama (Jno. G. Stokes & Co., State Printers), 1868. 1st. Good. The 1868 1st edition of this remarkable piece of post-Civil War --and Reconstruction-- history. In this collection of reolutions and laws passed by Alabama's General Assembly, "the Legislature by Joint Resolution ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment --barring slavery-- and the Fourteenth Amwendment --according... Read More
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The Original Transcript (The Court Reporter's Minutes) of a 1966 Peter Orlovsky New York Trial
Criminal Court of the City of New York, 1966. Document. Very Good +. A surreal piece of 1960s New York history. The original transcript ("Court Reporter's Minutes") of a December 1966 trial between poet Peter Orlovsky and New York Patrolman Dominick Vetrano over a contested parking ticket issued to Orlovsky on August 16th, 1966 on East 10th Street... Read More
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Pang Tao (Flat Peaches) -- Eight Fairies Festival
1940. Boards. Very Good +. The "Eight Fairies Festival" in Chinese folklore, " a festival held on the 3rd of the 3rd lunar month in honor of the Goddess Hsi Wang Mu". A bound collection of text (in both Chinese and English), unfolding like an accordion and including tipped-in color plates of different figures in ancient Chinese mythology.... Read More
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Tops: The Magazine of Magic....(63 issues)
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Colon, Michigan: Abbott's Magic Novelty Company. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A complete run of the years 1945, 1946, 1947 and 1948 and 15 other miscellaneous issues, including Sept. 1943, all of 1944 except April and July and, finally, January thru March of 1949. 63 issues all told. All issues clean and VG or bettter in their stapled... Read More
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Brooklyn Life: The Illustrated Home Weekly for Brooklyn and Long Island (bound in 3 Vols.)
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Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Life Publishing Company. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 3 nicely-bound folio volumes of the weekly "Brooklyn Life". Each volume collects half a year's worth of issues: Vol. I: Sept. 1901-Feb. 1902; Vol. II: March-August 1904; and Vol.III: Sept. 1917-Feb. 1918. Undoubtedly the most thorough weekly accounting of all things Brooklyn (and Long Island), the newspaper... Read More
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Inaugural Address of Augustus P. Martin, Mayor of Boston, Before the City Council, January 7th, 1884
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The City of Boston. 1st. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY AUGUSTUS P. MARTIN, THE MAYOR OF BOSTON, ON JULY 25TH, 1884. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of this bound 1884 Inaugural Address. Tight and VG in its full, dark-brown morocco, with bright gilt-lettering, insignia and rule at the front panel. 5 raised bands, 6 gilt-decorated... Read More
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