The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Picture Book By Robert Broomfield
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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1965 1st US edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with one small chip at the front panel's top-edge. Oblong quarto, 31 pgs. Nicely illustrated thruout by Robert Broomfield.
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The Celebration of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Primitive Organization of the Congregational Church and Society, in Franklin, Connecticut, October 14th, 1868
New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, Printers, 1869. Cloth. Very Good +. A presentable, well-preserved copy of the 1869 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark boards, with blindstamped rule to the panels and bright gilt-titling along the spine. Very light scuffing at the rear panel, light offsetting to the pastedowns and endsheets. Several pages of... Read More
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The Education of Stephanie: A New Type of Photo-Fiction (An Exotique Publication)
New York: Burmel Publishing Co, 1962. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Uncommon bondage/spanking publication, circa 1962. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with light spotting along the front panel's top-edge, mild rubbing along its lower-edge and original price stamped at the upper-tip. Crisp black-and-white photos throughout.
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Einzelmobel und Neuzeitliche Raumkunst
Darmstadt, Germany: Verlagsanstalt Alexander Koch, 1930. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. The 1930 1st edition of this impressive German study of contemporary furniture design and interior furnishings. Solid and VG to VG+ in its wonderfully-designed front cover, with very light foxing to the pastedowns and light soiling along the rear panel. Quarto, hundreds of period black-and-white photos (of... Read More
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Screenland -- September 1931 (The Tallulah Bankhead Cover)
New York: Screenland Magazine Inc, 1931. Original wraps. Very Good +. A clean, well-preserved copy of the September 1931 issue of "Screenland", with a startlingly young Tallulah Bankhead gracing the cover (portrait by Edward L. Chase). Crisp and VG+ in its colorful pictorial wrappers, with light wear at the spine ends and a bit of light creasing along... Read More
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CAW (Students for a Democratic Society)
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New York: New York Regional Office, SDS, 1968. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. The very first issue (Vol. 1, No. 1) of this SDS magazine, 1968. Bright and VG+ in its original pictorial and stapled wrappers. Quarto, 87 pgs.
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Max Bill
Zurich: Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, 1963. Original wraps. Very Good +. The uncommon March-April 1963 exhibition at Zurich's Gimpel & Hanover Galerie. Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled white wrappers, with just a touch of light soiling along the panels. Sharp reproductions throughout, including 2 in color. Max Bill was a major Swiss artist, architect,... Read More
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Fifty Glimpses of New York: Fifty Illustrations from Recent Photographs
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Nerw York: Mercantile Illustrating Company, 1893. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1893 1st edition of this uncommon early photo album of New York. Oblong 16mo, 50 crisp black-and-whites to the rectoes. Tight and VG, with bright gilt-rule and lettering --and light scuffing-- to the panels.
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Archie Rand April 1990
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New York: Scott Hanson Gallery, 1990. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Uncommon catalogue of the April 1990 exhibition at New York's Scott Hanson Gallery. Solid and VG+ (with very light soiling to the front panel) in its printed dark wrrappers.
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Because I Was Flesh: An Autobiography By Edward Dahlberg
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New York: New Directions, 1964. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A clean, solid copy of the Uncorrected Proof. VG+ in its white printed wrappers, with very mild darkening along the spine. 12mo, 234 pgs.
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List of Causes in the Monmouth County Courts (October Term, 1885)
Freehold, NJ: Monmouth Democrat Print, 1885. Original wraps. Very Good. Uncommon "List of Causes in the Monmouth County (New Jersey) Courts, October Term, 1885". The booklet begins with a printed list of the "Supreme Court Causes--Monmouth Circuit" and then moves on to printed lists of the "Circuit Court Causes--Monmouth County", the "Court of Common Pleas--Monmouth County", the "Court... Read More
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Type Faces for Book Work
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Cambridge, MA: The Athenaeum Press, 1940. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A clean, tight copy of the 1940 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its original cloth. Quarto, 386 pgs.
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: Une Exposition Du Service Des Archives Du Film
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Lyon, France: Institut Lumiere. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. Handsome catalogue, in its original wrappers, of the French film poster collection of the Institut Lumiere of Lyon. VG in its original wrappers AND in its fragile, VG dustjacket, with vey light chipping and one small closed tear. Octavo, 86 pgs. Plates in vivid, high-quality color. ... Read More
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Topping Brothers: Catalogue No. 7
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New York: Topping Brothers (Ship Chandlery Department), 1909. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Topping Brothers Catalogue #7, 1909. "Ship Chandlery, Marine Hardware, Yacht, Launch & Motor Boat Fittings". VG- in its green cloth, with light staining at the panels and light foxing to the endsheets. Internally, very clean, with all the engravings in beautiful condition. Octavo, 280 pgs.... Read More
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Report on the Future Extension of Water Supply
Brooklyn: Department of City Works, 1896. Cloth. Very Good +. 1896 report, issued by the Department of City Works, on the future extensions of water supplies for the City of Brooklyn. Includes 75 pgs. of text plus 12 elaborate, large plates (most of them fold-outs, most with rich color). Folio, gilt-titling and emblem along the front panel. Light... Read More
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Handmade Book: Concerning the Sear's Tower -- The Pros & One Con: Being a Cross-Section of Public Opinion (In the Form of a Depictive Criticism)
1973. Ephemera. Very Good. Wonderful handmade book on the reaction of the public to the 1973 opening of the Sears Tower in Chicago. Hand-drawn illustrations and handwritten captions, all done by one anonymous, clearly talented artist/author, who seemed to exactly capture the times in his simple narrative. Very clean and crisp, with a bit of light soiling to... Read More
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Nicola de Maria
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Munich: Art Forum Thomas, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The vcatalogue based on the September-October 1987 exhibition at Munich's Art Forum Thomas. Clean and VG in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with one crease at the lower front panel.
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Bold Turpin: A Romance as Sung by Sam Weller
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London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1903. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1903 1st edition of this British tale of the raucous adventures of "Bold Turbin". Bright and VG in its pictorial front cover, with very light wear --and very mild offsetting-- to the panels. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout (mostly in rich color) by L.D.L. ... Read More
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Ivor Abrahams: 22nd July to 17th September 1984
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY IVOR ABRAHAMS on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the catalogue based on the July-Sept 1984 exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Bright and VG+ in its white wrappers, with very light creasing along the panel edges.
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Vantine's: The Oriental Store
New York: A.A. Vantine & Company (5th Ave.@ 39th St.), 1918. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Uncommon 1918 catalogue from this major New York department store (located at 5th Ave. and 39th St.), offering clothing, furniture, housewares, fabric and other merchandise imported directly from China and Japan and described --often at length-- in this catalogue. A clean, sharp... Read More
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History of the First Division During the World War 1917-1919
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Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1931. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A magnificent World War I item: WARMLY--WITH FEELING AND GREAT AFFECTION--INSCRIBED BY 13 MAJOR AND BRIGADIER GENERALS WHOSE CAREERS WERE DEEPLY IMPACTED BY THEIR SERVICE TO THE FIRST DIVISION. From Major General Charles Summerall (division leader) to Brigadier General Frank Parker, from Robert Bullard to Omar... Read More
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Souvenir of the Old Guard of New York City 1902
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New York: Fred T. Alder, 1902. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. First Thus. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the 1902 edition. Tight and VG in its original green cloth. Wonderful black-and-white photographs thruout. Also laced with dozens of ads from local businesses of the day. Tall quarto, unpaginated.
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The Aircraft Year Book (1951): Thirty-Third Annual Edition
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Washington, D.C.: Aircraft Industries Association of America, Inc, 1951. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1951 Aircraft Year Book, the 33rd annual edition. Tight and VG (with light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels and very light wear at the spine crown.... Read More
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Henry Moret 1856-1913
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Paris: Galerie L'Ergastere, 1994. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The catalogue based on the May-July 1994 exhibition at Galerie L'Ergastere, Paris. Solid and VG+ (with small ink letters to the front panel's upper corner) in its pictorial wrappers. New York's Hirschl & Adler Gallery blindstamp to the title page.
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The Collected Works of Samuel Coleridge (Vol. 10): On the Constitution of the Church and State
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Routledge & Kegan Paul/Princeton University Press, 1976. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1976 1st Princeton edition, Vol. 10 in Bollingen's formidable "The Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge". Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 303 pgs.
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