Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Society Register
Brooklyn: Rugby Press, 1921. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1921 Brooklyn Blue Book, including the Long Island society register. Clean and VG+ (minor, inconspicuous tear at the rear inner hinge) in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and lovely gilt-bordered advertisement ("Cadillac: Standard of the World") adorning the rear panel. 12mo, wonderful local... Read More
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Fluxus Etc.: The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Collection
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1981. Original wraps. Very Good +. The catalogue based on the September-November 1981 exhibition at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its off-white pictorial wrappers, with light creasing along the front panel's upper-tip. Square octavo, hundreds of crisp black-and-white illustrations throughout.... Read More
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Die Algenflora des mittleren Theiles von Franken
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Nurnberg, Germany, 1866. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1866 1st edition. Solid and VG in its russet cloth, with light foxing and offsetting to the endsheets and tasteful former owner bookplate at the front pastedown. Octavo, 238 pgs. 13 detailed plates ("Nova Genera et Spec. ex Alg. classe") at the rear.
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I Tal Ya' (Isola Della Rugiada Divina): Duemila Anni Di Arte Y Vita Ebraica in Italia
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Italy: Arnoldo Mondadori Arte, 1990. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Thus. 1990 Italian catalogue of an exhibition originally titled "Gardens and Ghettos" and opening at the Jewish Museum of New York. Clean and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers. Thick quarto, 353 pgs. High-quality reproductions thruout, text of course in Italian. This show is at the Cassa di... Read More
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Production Dwellings: An Opportunity for Excellence
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 1970. Stapled wrappers. Very Good +. The 1970 1st edition of this booklet "prepared by Taliesin Associated Architects of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation". Crisp and VG+ in its stpled wrappers, with light offsetting at the front panel and along the spine. Oblong quarto, a number of Frank Lloyd Wright quotes appearing along... Read More
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Report to the California Toll Bridge Authority: Covering Preliminary Studies for an Additional Bridge Between San Francisco and the East Bay Metropolitan Area
Department of Piublic Works, 1947. Cloth. Very Good +. Very early study in preparation of the building of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, issued 10 years after the 1937 opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. The 1947 1st --and undoubtedly only-- edition. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its light-tan cloth, with just a touch of very... Read More
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Monument to My Father: An On-Going Search for Two Identities. The Story of Agnese Udinotti
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Scottsdale, Arizona: Paradise House, Inc, 1989. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST AGNESE UDINOTTI at the rear. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1989 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Signed by Author.
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Saul Leiter
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Gottingen, Germany: Steidl, 2008. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the January-April 2008 exhibition at Paris's Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, wonderful black-and-white and color Saul Leiter photos thruout.
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Theophilus Brown: Recent Paintings November 1983
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San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST THEOPHILUS BROWN on the title page. A sharp copy to boot of this 1983 catalogue. Clean and Near Fine in its light-gray, stapled wrappers. Foreword by Wayne Thiebaud.
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Faith Ringgold: American People
London and New York: Phaidon / New Museum, 2022. Illustrated boards. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the catalogue based on the February-June 2022 exhibition at New York's New Museum. Clean and Fine in its pictorial dark boards. Quarto, lovely color reproductions throughout. The stated 2nd printing.
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Recommended Program of Public Improvements 1951-1956
Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, 1950. Original wraps. Near Fine. A superb copy of the 1950 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its comb-bound wrappers, with just a touch of light offsetting to the title page. Beautifully printed as well, with brightly-colored introductory charts and graphs followed by 4 detailed tables. A nice example of post-War city... Read More
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Cleve Gray: Man and Nature 1975-2004
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Purchase, NY: Neuberger Museum of Art (Purchase College), 2007. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of this catalogue of the June-September 2007 exhibition at the Neuberger Museum. Bright and Fine in its stiff, pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 88 pgs.
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The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: Volumes 1 & 2 (of 8 Total)
Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989. Cloth. Fine/Fine. The first 2 volumes of this exhaustive 8-volume set. Both volumes clean and Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Thick quartos, including dozens and dozens of Edison's own illustrations. Vol. 1: The Making of an Inventor: February 1847 - June 1873; Vol. 2: From Workshop to Laboratory: June 1873... Read More
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Naturgeschichte Der Soeugethiere (Natural Law of the Savage Beasts)
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Esslingen, Germany: Verlag Von J.F. Schreiber, 1867. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1867 4th edition of this magnificent study in early chromolithography of the "savage" animals of the jungle. 30 detailed, full-page chromolithographed plates featuring 159 species of carnivores in various poses. A clean, well-preserved copy--all plates are in beautiful, unblemished condition. Folio, 34 pgs. of notes and... Read More
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The Moscow Metro Subway System (in Russian)
1941. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. Impressive 1941 monograph on the Moscow subway sytem and its elaborate maze, with illustrations of stations, technical information, details of decorations, etc. Text exclusively in Russian. Rich blue cloth, inlaid emblem of the Moscow subway, gilt-rule at the front panel, gilt-titling along the spine. Light bumping to the spine crown, neat inscription... Read More
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Junkyu Muto--Sculptures
Lucca, Italy: Ettore Mariani, 1993. Original wraps. Very Good +. The May 1993 1st edition, with text in both English and Italian. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its white wrappers, with light creasing along the edges. Square quarto, high-quality color photography thruout.
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Report of the Cambridge Bridge Commission and Report of the Chief Engineer upon the Construction of Cambridge Bridge
City of Boston Printing Department, 1909. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1909 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Mild rippling and just a bit of light water-staining along the bottom-edges of the preliminaries. Still though very presentable. And all plates, charts and maps... Read More
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Philippe Halsman's Jump Book
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1959 stated 2nd impression. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends and light soiling to the panels. Two very small former owner stamps as well (one at the front pastedown, the other along the bottom-edge). Quarto,... Read More
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Washington: The National Capitol
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Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1932. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. A very handsome copy of the 1932 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (with wonderful gilt-design at the front panel and spine) in a well-preserved, Near Fine example of the uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Thick quarto, 736 pgs. "Senate Document No. 332, 71st Congress, 3d Session". Prepared... Read More
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Vanity Fair--October 1934 Issue
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New York: Conde Nast Publications, Inc, 1934. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the October 1934 issue of Vanity Fair. Clean and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, 84 pgs. Designed by Vanity Fair's legendary art director, M.F. Agha.
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Laws and Resolutions Passed By the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina at the Special Session, Begun and Held in the City of Raleigh on the First of July, 1868
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Raleigh: The State of North Carolina, 1868. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1868 1st thus. Octavo, clean and tight and VG. Bound in publisher's full leather, red leather spine label, compartments. Light scuffing at the panels and light fraying at the spine.
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Album De La Mode Illustree (52 Chromos)
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Paris: Bureaux Du Journal, 1872. 1st. Collectible; Very Good. Very impressive 1872 folio collection of 52 lovely chromolithographed Parisian fashion plates. Sumptuous color thruout, elaborate samplings of the leading women's fashions --and hair styles-- of the day. The plates along each recto, each verso blank. Bound in 1/4 morocco (with gilt-tooling and lettering along the spine) over marbled... Read More
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Long Island Gazetteer: A Guide to Historic Places
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Brooklyn, New York: The Eagle Library, Inc, 1939. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1939 1st edition, compiled and edited by Arthur R. Macoskey. Tight and VG+ in its original orange cloth, with bright lettering to the panels and spine. Octavo, 144 pgs.
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Avigdor Stematsky: Paintings 1939-1972
Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 1972. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. The uncommon catalogue based on the June-July exhibition at Jerusalem's Israel Museum. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with very light offsetting at the panel edges.
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Report of the Director of the Central Park Menagerie, Department of Public Parks, City of New York, for Year 1876
Department of Public Works, City of New York, 1876. Original wraps. Very Good -. Uncommon 1876 booklet, accounting for the various wildlife in Central Park at this writing. Includes counts on mammalia, birds, and reptiles. And, in its surprising depth and variety, features a remarkable range very few would have expected -- such as, to name a few,... Read More
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