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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A Little Prayer
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New York: Hastings House, 1967. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A handsome copy of the 1967 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. 64mo, beautifully ilustrated thruout by Caldecott-winner Barbara Cooney.
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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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Imagination VII
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Hamilton, Ohio: Champion Papers, Inc, 1965. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The 1965 issue #7 of this wonderful catalogue produced by Champion Papers, Inc. of Ohio. Lavish, startlingly high-quality graphic design thruout. Clean and Near Fine in its spiral-bound card wrappers. Oblong quarto, 32 pgs., fold-outs and pop-ups thruout.
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Neo Rauch
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Centro De Arte Contemporaneo De Malaga, 2005. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of this 2005 catalogue. Bright and Fine in its pictorial baords. Quarto, vivid color reproductions thruout.
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May Day New Haven
New Haven: View from the Bottom/Yale Strike News/Committee to Defend the Panthers, 1970. Newspaper. Near Fine. A clean, very well-preserved copy of this uncommon single-issue newspaper --"an information newspaper"-- published in advance of the May Day rally (May 1-3, 1970), held at the New Haven Green. Published jointly by "View from the Bottom", "Yale Strike News" and "Committee... Read More
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Marcello Tommasi: Disegni e Sculture
Florence: Galleria Michaud, 1979. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. The catalogue based on the October-November 1979 exhibition at Florence's Galleria Michaud. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers.
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Lucian Freud: Etchings 1982-1988
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Sydney, Australia: Rex Irwin Art Gallery, 1988. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the June-July exhibition at Sydney's Rex Irwin Art Gallery. Clean and Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers.
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Montclair Golf Club 1935
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Montclair Golf Club, 1936. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1935 Club Book of the Montclair Golf Club in Montclair, New Jersey. Solid and Near Fine in its maroon cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine. 12mo, 48 pgs.
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Screenland--June 1934 (Lovely Greta Garbo Cover)
New York: Screenland Magazine Inc, 1934. Magazines. Near Fine. The June 1934 issue of "Screenland", with an especially alluring Greta Garbo portrait (by Charles Sheldon) gracing the cover. Bright and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of wear at the spine ends and light soiling to the title page. Articles include "Gable-Crazy",... Read More
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Partisan Review (Vol. IX, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1942)
New York: Partisan Review, 1942. Original wraps. Near Fine. A solid, sharp copy of the Jan-Feb 1942 issue of Partisan Review, Vol. IX, No. 1. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its light-green wrappers. Contributors to this issue include Wallace Stevens, Dwight MacDonald, Stephen Spender, Marianne Moore, among others.
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Antonio Saura: Paintings from the Sixties
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New York: Jason McCoy Inc, 1991. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the November-December 1991 exhibition at New York's Jason McCoy Gallery. Bright and Near Fine in its gray wrappers.
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Lee Krasner/Solstice: Recent Work
New York: The Pace Gallery, 1981. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. The catalogue based on the March-April 1981 exhibition at New York's Pace Gallery. A pristine copy in its comb-bound, oblong wrappers.
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LaChapelle Land: Photography By David LaChapelle
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New York: Simon & Schuster (Calloway Editions), 1996. 1st. Collectible; Fine. A beautiful copy of the 1996 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its pictorial boards -- and in a virtually As New example of the publisher's box. This copy #22975. Folio, also includes a laid-in copy of the "LaChapelle Land Map". (A Roth 101 selection).
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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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K.O.A. Phillips Academy Andover: Directory 1874-1924
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Andover, MA: The Andover Press, 1924. Cloth. Near Fine. A nice piece of Americana, this scarce 50 year Alumni Directory of Kappa Omega Alpha (KOA), Phillips Andover Academy's first secret society. Clean and very well-preserved in its bevelled navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling at the spine and pasted-on KOA insignia to the front panel. Tight and Near Fine.... Read More
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Gunther Forg: A Fragile Beauty (In Shrinkwrap)
Dallas Museum of Art / Stedeliijk Museum, Amsterdam, 2018. Pictorial boards. Fine. Scarce, substantial 2018 catalogue devoted to the work of the German painter Gunther Forg (1952-2013). Tight and crisp in its dark boards, with mounted color photo to the front panel. A pristine copy of the quarto catalogue, still in its original shrinkwrap.
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The Tables--Tom Otterness
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Valencia, Spain: Ivam Centre Del Carme, 1991. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue of the September-October 1991 exhibition at Valencia's Ivam Centre del Carme. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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The One Hundred and Twenty-Page Paint Book
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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co, 1920. Hardcover. Near Fine. A lovely copy of this children's coloring book, circa 1920. The pictorial cover is clean and bright and Near Fine. And internally, the book is virtually pristine, with no writing or markings of any kind. Oblong 16mo, handsome color printing thruout.
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Bernard Lamotte
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Tokyo: Wacoal Art Center SPIRAL, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, clean copy of this catalogue based on the Oct 1987 exhibition at Tokyo's Wacial Art Center SPIRAL. Bright and Near Fine in its dark laminate wrappers.
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Arte Bajo La Ciudad: Murales Ceramicos, Cementos, Relieves y Esculturas De Los Subterraneos De Buenos Aires (Art Beneath the City: Ceramic Murals, Cements, Reliefs and Sculptures of the Buenos Aires Subway System)
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Buenos Aires: Manrique Zago Ediciones, 1978. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. 1978 1st edition, in both Spanish and English. A handsome copy: Near Fine (with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel) in a bright, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. Square quarto, 275 pgs.
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The George Walcott Collection of Used Civil War Patriotic Covers
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Robert W. Grant, Publisher, 1975. Hardcover. This, the second edition, was published in 1975 and was limited to 775 copies-- the first edition was done in 1934. Near Fine copy in dark green cloth with gilt-decorated cover and gilt-lettered spine. Quarto, 261 pgs. With numerous pictorial illustrations.
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Richard Scarry's Please and Thank You Book
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New York: (Norcross) Random House, 1973. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1973 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely-illustrated thruout by the redoubtable Richard Scarry.
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An Album of Late 19th Century Sea Mosses (Vineyard Sound, Martha's Vineyard)
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1883. A lovely sampling of sea mosses collected at Vineyard Sound, Martha's Vineyard and pasted into a dark-red, felt album in August 1883. Each page contains an entirely distinct sea moss mounted onto a uniform, white cardboard backdrop, which is then tipped-onto the page. 15 separate plates. The album has held up very nicely. There's light age-spotting and darkening... Read More
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Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth
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Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 2006. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A clean, tight copy of the catalogue based on the September 2005-January 2006 exhibition at Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas. Near Fine in its pale-green cloth. Tall quarto, 186 pgs. Lacking the dustjacket.
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