Neo Rauch
by Real Lussier and Patrice Loubier
Musee D'Art Contemporain de Montreal, 2006. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the catalogue based on the September 2006-January 2007 exhibition at Montreal's Musee D'Art Contemporain. Clean and Fine in its bright pictorial wrappers.
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The Villa Gardener: Comprising the Choice of a Suburban Villa Residence
by J.C. Loudon
London: Wm. S. Orr & Co, 1850. 1/2 leather. Very Good. The 1850 second edition. Tight and VG in its 1/2 dark-green leather over marbled boards. Light rubbing at the panels, small, neat former owner name to the front free endpaper. A bit of minor schuffing and chipping as well along the spine, including just a touch of... Read More
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Dynamic Psychiatry (3 Vols.)
by Louis S. London, M.D.
New York: Corinthian Publications, Inc, 1952. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on Vol. 1's front free endpaper. A well-preserved example to boot of the complete 3 volume set. All 3 volumes crisp and VG+ in bright, price-intact, VG dustjackets, with light soiling at the front panel of volume 1. Octavos, 359 pgs. all... Read More
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Sports Ophthalmology
by Louis D. Pizzarello, M.D. and Barrett G. Haik, M.D., Editors
Springfield, IL: Charles Thomas, 1987. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1987 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine (very light foxing along the fore-edge and the preliminaries) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. A 1-pg typed letter from a renowned New York opthalmologist (Hugh Moss, M.D.) to the book's editor (Lou Pizzarello) on a... Read More
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Edith Wharton
by Robert Morss Lovett
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co, 1925. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1925 1st edition. VG- (with bright gilt-lettering at the spine and pronounced offsetting to the front pastedown and front free endpaper) in a bright, VG- pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping to the panel edges, one small chip at the spine and offsetting to the... Read More
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Sword Blades and Poppy Seed
by Amy Lowell
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. SIGNED BY AMY LOWELL ON THE TITLE PAGE ABOVE HER PRINTED NAME. A solid copy to boot of the April 1917 3rd printing. Tight and VG- in its duotone cloth, with light soiling at the rear panel. Thick 12mo, 245 pgs. plus publisher's ads. Signed by Author. ... Read More
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The Complete Writings of James Russell Lowell (The Edition de Luxe -- Complete in 16 Volumes)
by James Russell Lowell
Boston (Cambridge): Houghton, Mifflin and Co. (The Riverside Press), 1904. 3/4 leather. Near Fine. Lovely example of the 1904 "Edition de Luxe", complete in 16 octavo voumes. #181 of 1,000 copies issued and, in this case, bound by the publisher in a sumptuous, custom 3/4 dark-green morocoo over marbled boards. Decorative raised bands, fine gilt-tooling within the compartments.... Read More
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The Courtin' (Winslow Homer Illustrations)
by James Russell Lowell
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1874. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. Winslow Homer. The 1874 1st edition of this, one of only 2 books Winslow Homer ever illustrated cover-to-cover. In this case, his 7 heliotypes --reproduced from his own drawings-- beautifully complement James Russell Lowell's verse. A very solid copy to boot. Tight and VG+ to Near... Read More
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Land of Unlikeness (With the Ownership Signature and Bookplate of Poet Robert Duncan)
by Robert Lowell
Cummington, MA: The Cummington Press, 1944. Boards. Very Good. The 1944 original printing of Robert Lowell's first published book, limited to 250 copies. THIS COPY BELONGING TO POET ROBERT DUNCAN, WHO SIGNED HIS NAME ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER AND WHOSE WILDLY DECORATIVE 1945 BOOKPLATE (SHARED WITH AND UNDOUBTEDLY DESIGNED BY HIS PARTNER JESS COLLINS) ADORNS THE FRONT... Read More
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The Suicide
by Walter Lowenfels
Paris: Carrefour, 1934. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. #75 of 100 copies issued of the 1934 1st edition. (There was also an impossibly scarce, simultaneous limitation of 10 copies signed by Walter Lowenfels). Tight and VG in its stiff boards, with pronounced offsetting at the front and rear hinges. Also includes a presentable, VG example of the fragile printed... Read More
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Adam's Book of Odd Creatures
by Joseph Low
New York: Atheneum, 1962. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Joseph Low. A handsome copy of the 1962 stated 1st edition. Tight nd Near Fine in its orange cloth. And in a crisp, price-intact ($3.50), VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears and very light spotting along the top-edges. Oblong quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout in rich color... Read More
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The Poky Little Puppy (In a Lovely Dustjacket)
by Janette Sebring Lowrey
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Gustaf Tenggren. A sharp copy of the May 1945 9th printing, in a crisp, bright, Near Fine dustjacket. And still featuring its original price of 25 cents. The 8th title in the wonderful "Little Golden Book" series, often reprinted but still utterly charming in its early incarnations.... Read More
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A Short Life of Kierkegaard
by Walter Lowrie
Princeton University Press, 1944. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A solid copy of the 1944 stated 2nd printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, 271 pgs.
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Gup
by Robert Lowry
Cincinnati: Little Man Press, 1942. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The 1942 1st edition of this uncommon fine press offering. #43 of only 125 copies issued, EACH SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR JAMES FLORA on the limitation page. Bright and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial card wrappers. 12mo, beautiful woodcuts by James Flora thruout. The 3 stories featured... Read More
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Orphee: Poeme
by Jean Loyson
Paris: Librairie De France, 1929. 3/4 leather. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1929 1st edition, handsomely bound in a 3/4 morocco over patterned boards. 5 raised bands, lovely gilt-device and lettering at the compartments. Quarto, top-edge gilt, beautiful matching endsheets and pastedowns.
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Matthew Ronay
by Lucy Flint, Ed
Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, 2016. Pictorial boards. Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the June-October 2016 exhibition at University of Houston's Blaffer Art Museum. Clean and Fine in its pictorial boards. Quarto, first-rate color reproductions throughout.
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Fairfield Porter: A Catalogue Raisone of His Prints
by Joan Ludman
Westbury, NY: Highland House Publishing, Inc, 1981. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JOAN LUDMAN on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1981 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with one very small closed tear along the spine crown. Quarto, "with... Read More
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Your Sports Car Engine
by Karl E. Ludvigsen
New York: Sports Car Press, 1958. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. A bright copy of the 1958 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its pictorial yellow and black wrappers, with just a bit of wear along the spine crown. Octavo, subtitled: "Maintenance, Tuning and Modification from Spark Plugs to Supercharging". Part of the wonderful "Sports Car Series" by... Read More
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Political Writings 1919-1929: The Question of Parliamentarianism and Other Essays
by Georg Lukacs
London: NLB (New Left Books), 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1972 1st English language edition, translated from the German by Michael McColgan. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the uncommon dustjacket. Octavo, edited by Rodney Livingstone.
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Electric Foil Fencing
by Istvan Lukovich
Corvina Press, 1971. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1971 1st English language edition. Solid and VG (small, tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown, stamp to the front free endpaper's bottom-edge, offsetting to the endpapers) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with one small closed tear along the spine crown. Octavo, 290 pgs.
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Steven Parrino
by Lydia Lunch
art & art, 1992. Original wraps. Near Fine. The 1992 1st edition of this beguiling artist's book by Steven Parrino (1958-2005, American artist and noise musician). #143 of 500 copies issued. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its slate-gray wrappers. #5 in the "l'album" series, issued by the publisher Art & Art. Text (in both English and... Read More
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Anuszkiewicz
by Karl Lunde
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1977. Patterned Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A handsome copy of this 1977 Abrams monograph on American painter Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930-2020). Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling along the flap-folds. Oblong quarto, "200 illustrations, including 64 in full color
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7 Poets 7 Poems
by Portraits and Design by Linda Lutes
Providence, Rhode Island: Burning Deck Press, 1974. Original wraps. Fine. Linda Lutes. A pristine copy of this 1974 poetry portfolio, issued in a tiny edition of 75 copies by Burning Deck Press of Providence. This is a Proof copy, INSCRIBED BY THE DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR LINDA LUTES TO NEW YORK PERFORMANCE ARTIST AND POET CARL MORSE. 8 loose... Read More
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Bronze Reliefs from the Gates of Shalmaneser: King of Assyria B.C. 860-825
by L.W. King, Ed
London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1915. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome, clean copy of this imposing 1915 catalogue of the British Museum's holdings of Bronze Reliefs from the Gates of Shalmaneser, King of Assyria from 860 to 825 B.C. VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the front panel and spine. Very... Read More
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Gone: Site-specific Works by Dorothy Cross
by Robin Lydenberg
McMullen Museum of Art (Boston College), 2005. Original wraps. Fine. SIGNED BY ARTIST DOROTHY CROSS on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the April-July 2005 exhibition at Boston College's McMullen Museum. Tight and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, first-rate color reproductions thruout.
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