Vintage Photograph of San Francisco (The Marina District and San Francisco Bay)
Photograph. Very Good +. Rare vintage photograph of San Francisco, probably pre-20th century, almost certainly pre-1906. Appears to be a panoramic shot --possibly from Telegraph Hill?-- of The Marina and San Francisco Bay. The headlands of Marin are off in the distance and the span which the Golden Gate Bridge would come to occupy several decades later is... Read More
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Gray Telephone Pay Stations -- Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Hartford, CT: The Gray Telephone Pay Station Company, 1935. Decorative Boards. Very Good. Wonderful 1935 company catalogue, issued by the Gray Telephone Pay Stations of Hartford, CT. Beautifully designed (very Art Deco, with its angular lines and silver bordering) and engraved by the Graphic Arts Company, also of Hartford. A tight, sharp copy in its dark-gray boards, with... Read More
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The Andrus Bindery: A History of the Shop 1831-1838
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Hartford, Connecticut: Selp-published, 1940. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1940 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its duotone cloth, with well-preserved title label at spine. Octavo, 45 pgs.
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Heights (Columbia University Student Newspaper) : September 1967 -- Vol. 1, No. 1
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New York: Postcrypt Press (Earl Hall, Columbia University), 1967. Original wraps. Very Good +. The uncommon Sept. 1967 maiden issue of this short-lived student weekly, issued firmly in the spirit of time (1967) and place (Columbia). Suffused with a radical energy and a palpable distrust of the school's administration, the paper foreshadows the showdown-to-come, which would of course... Read More
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A Centennial Catalogue of the Library of The Franklin Inn Club of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia and Washington: The Franklin Inn Club and Ross & Perry, Inc, 2004. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2004 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its crimson cloth, with bright gilt-insignia and lettering at the front panel and spine. Quarto, 203 pgs. "Compiled by David J. Holmes--Including a Descriptive List of the Artwork... Read More
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The Art of Tea Blending--A Handbook for the Tea Trade: A Guide to the Tea Merchants, Brokers, Dealers, and Consumers, in the Secret of Successful Tea Mixing
Hartford, CT: N.P. Fletcher & Co, 1882. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1882 1st American edition of this fragile study of "tea blending". Clean and VG+ in its deep-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling and decorative blindstamping along the panels. One small closed tear at the front inner hinge, tender --but still perfectly sturdy-- rear inner hinge,... Read More
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Handbook of South American Indians: Vol. 5 The Comparative Ethnology of South American Indians
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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1949. Hardcover. Bullletin #143 of the Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology. 1949 1st edition. A VG copy in its original green cloth. Thick octavo, 818 pgs.
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Girl Scout Handbook (June 1934)
New York: Girl Scouts, Incorporated, 1934. Cloth. Very Good +. A very presentable copy of the June 1934 2nd impression of the "new edition". Solid and VG+ in its light-green cloth, with just a touch of soiling at the panels and minor creasing to the preliminaries. 12mo, 575 pgs., including copious illustrastions.
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20 Catalogues of the Annual Specialty Shows of the Breeders' Club of New England, Inc
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Cocker Spaniel Breeders' Club of New England. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Twenty separate catalogues (1 from the 1930s, 12 from the late 1940s, 7 from the 1950s) of the Annual Specialty Shows of the Cocker Spaniel Breeders' Club of New England. All of the catalogues are bright and clean and VG in their pictorial stapled wrappers. Small... Read More
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Nell Blaine: Recent Oils--Watercolors--Drawings
New York: Fischbach Gallery, 1995. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the April-May 1995 exhibition at New York's Fischbach Gallery. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with a touch of light creasing at the panels. Vivid color reproductions.
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4 Inches
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London: Scriptum Editions, 2005. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2005 2nd printing. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, lush black-and-white and color reproductions thruout. Foreword by Sir Elton John, whose AIDS Foundation was the beneficiary from the proceeds of this publication.
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Pipe Lore: A Gentleman's Magazine (3 Issues)
New York: Wally Frank, Ltd, 1942. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. 3 colorful issues of "Pipe Lore: A Gentleman's Magazine". All 3 issues crisp, bright and Near Fine in their pictorial, stapled wrappers. The November 1939 issue has a wonderful caricature of a pipe-smoking Mark Twain adorning the cover; the May-June 1940 issue has a pipe-smoking golfer on the... Read More
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Oeuvres Completes De Raymond Radiguet
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Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1952. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1952 compilation of the complete writings of Raymond Radiguet, including "Le Diable au Corps", "Le Bal du Comte D'Orgel", "Les Joues en Feu" and "Textes Divers". Clean and VG (with light wear at the spine ends) in its beige wrappers. Thick octavo, 490 pgs., deckled fore and botom edges.... Read More
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Marta Minujin: Arte! Arte! Arte! (In Shrinkwrap)
Skira, 2023. Pictorial boards. Fine. A flawless copy of the 2023 1st edition, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. Tall quarto, very impressive monograph --and catalogue organized by the Jewish Museum of New York-- on Argentinian conceptual and performance artist Marta Minujin (born 1943).
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Praxis: Journal of Writing (Issue #1, Vol. #1)
New York: Praxis, Inc, 2000. Original wraps. Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of Issue #1, Volume #1 (Detail: Spcificity in Architecture). Clean and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. A "journal of writing + building
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Frontier Ballads
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1927. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1927 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends (barely affecting the lettering). Octavo, 181 pgs. "Heard and Gathered" by Charles J. Finger. Woodcuts by Paul Honore.
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Storytellers
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Berlin: Die Galerie Arndt & Partner, 1997. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. 1997 German catalogue of an exhibit at the Galerie Arndt in Berlin. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. 12mo, high-quality color reproductions thruout. Prologue by Christian Bolotanski. Featured artists include Susan urcot, Douglas Kolk, Marianne Muller, etc.
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The Haight Ashbury Tribune: Sock It to Me! (Vol. 2, #4)
San Francisco: The Haight Ashbury Tribune, 1968. Newspaper. Very Good +. A crisp, clean copy of the 1968 "Sock It to Me" issue (Vol. 2, No. 4) of "The Haight Ashbury Journal". Bright and VG+ to Near Fine in its 60s-infused pictorial covers.
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Richard Anuszkiewicz: Prints & Multiples, 1964-79, with a Checklist of Major Prints, Posters & Multiples
Williamstown, MA: The Clark Art Institute, 1979. Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine. A crisp, sharp copy of the catalogue based on the October-December 1979 exhibition at the Clark Art Institute at Williams College. Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its wonderful stapled wrappers, with very light soiling and one paperclip impression at the front panel. The covers and... Read More
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Irmgard Weitlaner Johnson: Una Vida Dedicada al Textil
Museo Textil de Oazaca, 2014. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the catalogue based on the 2014 exhibition at Mexico's Museo Textil de Oaxaca. Clean and Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. Quarto, lovely color and black-and-white reproductions throughout.
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Anselm Kiefer Bilder 1986-1980
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Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A clean copy of the 1987 catalogue of the exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Solid and VG in its dark-gray wrappers, with very light wear along the panel edged. Quarto, 120 pgs. Text in both English and Dutch.
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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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The Bridgeport Savings Bank 1842-1892
Bridgeport, CT: The Bridgeport Savings Bank, 1892. Cloth. Near Fine. A surprisingly sharp, well-preserved copy of the uncommon 1892 1st edition of this Bridgeport, CT bank history, spanning 1842 to 1892. Solid and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling and devices along the front panel. Internally very clean, with no writing or markings to speak... Read More
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Modern Works of Art: Fifth Anniversary Exhibition (Signed by Salvador Dali)
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1936. Cloth. Near Fine. SIGNED BOLDLY BY SALVADORE DALI (AS SIMPLY "DALI") across the title page. A clean, very sharp copy to boot of the October 1936 stated 2nd --and "emended"-- edition. Tight and Near Fine in its light-brown cloth. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind,... Read More
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Neo Rauch --Neue Rollen: Paintings 1993-2006
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Germany: DuMont Literatur Und Kunst Verlag, 2007. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the 2007 2nd edition. Clean and Fine in its pictorial boards. Tall quarto, crisp color reproductions thruout. Impressive catalogue of the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg exhibition. Text in English.
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