The Books of Antonio Frasconi: A Selection 1945-1995
New York: The Grolier Club, 1996. Cloth. Fine. Antonio Frasconi. An all-but-pristine copy of this elegant offering from New York's Grolier Club, beautifully designed by Jerry Kelly and based on the May-July 1996 exhibition at the club. THIS IS #71 OF 100 COPIES "SPECIALLY BOUND AND INCLUDING A WOODCUT PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL BLOCK, SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY... Read More
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Juan Gris: Catalogue Raisonné de L'oeuvre Peint Etabli avec la Collaboration de Margaret Potter (2 Vols.)
Paris: Berggruen Editeur, 1977. Cloth. Near Fine. The catalogue raisonne of the paintings of the great Spanish Cubist artist Juan Gris (1887-1927), complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in their dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panels and spines. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind. Tall,... Read More
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In and Out Back and Forth
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London: Idaho Editions, 1992. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the 1992 catalogue issued in an edition of 1,000 copies by Idaho Editions, London. Bright and Fine in stapled pictorial wrappers.
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Benjamin Levy: Oil Paintings
Israel: Steimatzky Publishing House, 2017. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Impressive 2017 monograph on Isreali-American artist Benjamin Levy. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of creasing along the tips. Tall quarto, vivid, first-rate color reproductions throughout. Introduction by Yaron London.
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William Penhallow Henderson,1877-1943: An Artist of Santa Fe
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Smithsonian Institution Press. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A sharp copy of the catalogue based on the Nov 1978-June 1979 exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution. Clean and Near Fine in its white pictorial wrappers, with one very small crease at the lower tip.
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Wilhelm Busch--Album: Humoristischer Hausschatz (in Dustjacket)
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Munich: Verlag Von Fr. Bassermann, 1924. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A beautiful copy of this 1924 Wilhelm Busch offering, including 1,500 of his humorous sketches, with accompanying captions. Clean and tight and Near Fine in a lovely, Near Fine example of the uncommon printed dustjacket. Tall quarto, 355 pgs., text in its original German. Truly a collector's copy, in... Read More
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Une Cite Moderne: Dessins de Rob Mallet-Stevens Architecte
Paris: Ch. Massin, 1922. Loose plates. Near Fine. Rob Mallet-Stevens. An early, vitally important expression of Modernism, as seen through the "visionary" architecture of Rob Mallet-Stevens (1886-1945). A portfolio of lavish illustrations, all suffused with splashes of color. Complete in 32 plates, loose as issued. All bright, clean and easily Near Fine and all housed in a solid,... Read More
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Bill Traylor Drawings From the Collection of Joseph H. Wilkinson and an Anonymous Chicago Collector
Chicago Public Library, 1988. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. The catalogue based on the February-April 1988 exhibition at the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center. Clean and Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers.
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Film Comment --Fall 1966: Vol. IV, No. 1
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New York, 1966. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. First Thus. The Fall 1966 issue, "Viet Cong and Right-Wing Films", etc. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Magazine-formatted, quarto, 96 pgs.
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Andy Warhol: Love
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St. Louis: Lococo Fine Art, 2008. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. 2008 Warhol catalogue "presenting never-before-exhibited original collages and graphite drawings of the 'Love' series". A bright, Near Fine copy in its pictorial wrappers, with very light soiling along the rear panel. Tall quarto, also includes an interview with Vincent Fremont, the agent for the Andy Warhol... Read More
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The International Competition for a New Administration Building for the Chicago Tribune (In a Beautiful Dustjacket AND the Publisher's Original Box)
Chicago: The Tribune Company, 1923. Burlap. Near Fine/Near Fine. A genuinely scarce item in 20th century architecture -- a true collector's copy of the 1923 1st edition, with its crisp, superb dustjacket AND the publisher's fragile red cardboard box which houses the thick folio. Tight and Near Fine in its light-brown burlap, with one small former owner bookplate... Read More
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2 Early, Handwritten Neil Simon Letters Signed
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Signed letter. 2 warm, handwritten letters from Neil Simon (both signed "Doc") to a fellow comedy writer. One dated October 1963, the other from the same period if not even earlier. In both cases he's expressing his surprise over the success of his early plays (possibly "Barefoot in the Park", etc.). Both letters have held up very nicely, as... Read More
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David Lance Goines Poster Book
New York: Harmony Books (Crown Publishers), 1978. Original wraps. Very Good +. David Lance Goines. A sharp, very presentable copy of the 1978 1st paperback edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers, with light creasing and soiling to the panels. Folio, richly-colored, first-rate reproductions throughout.
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Rauschenberg
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Paris: Ileana Sonnabend, 1963. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The catalogue based on both the February 1963 "premiere" and "seconde" exhibitions at Paris's Ileana Sonnabend Gallery. Solid and VG in its stapled wrappers, with very light soiling to the panels. Also includes a tipped-in copy of the show's original announcement. Blindstamp of New York's Hirschl & Adler... Read More
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Phoenix: The Posthumous Papers of D.H. Lawrence
New York: The Viking Press, 1936. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A sharp copy of the 1936 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light offsetting to the inner hinges, mild spotting along the fore-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown. Thick octavo, 852 pgs. Introduction by Edward D. McDonald.
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Annual Book: City of New Haven: Containing Lists of the Officers of City Government, Messages of the Mayor, Reports and Other Public Documents, for 1871-72 (No. 11)
New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, Printers, 1872. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE MAYOR OF NEW HAVEN, HENRY LEWIS, AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION (1872) on the 2nd blank endpaper. A solid copy to boot of this 1872 11th Annual Book of the City of New Haven. Solid and VG to VG+ in its light-brown... Read More
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A Catalogue, with Descriptive Notices, of the Portraits, Busts, Etc. Belonging to Yale University 1892
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New Haven, CT: Yale University Corporation, 1892. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. A well-preserved copy of this late 19th century catalogue of Yale's art holdings. VG in 1/4 brown morocco over marbled boards. Bright gilt-titling along spine, a bit of minor fraying to spine edges. Octavo, 130 pgs. Includes an index on the final page of the artists... Read More
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Flosculi Sententiarum: Printers--Flowers Moralised
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Northampton, MA: Gehenna Press, 1967. Collectible; Very Good. Copy #51 of an edition of 250 printed (this being the first copy to follow the specially-bound fifty copies that carry the Roman numerals I thru L). Bound in 1/4 vellum over marbled boards. "The ornaments were arranged by Leonard Baskin. The type-face used throughout is Centaur designed by Bruce... Read More
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Dominate #9
Hollywood: Bizarre Book Co. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Issue #9 of this dominatrix-themed magazine, published out of Hollywood circa late 1950s. Clean and VG+ in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with light creasing and very light soiling along the panel edges. Nicely illustrated throughout, with dozens of lurid black-and-white photos and line-drawings throughout.
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The Social Evil: With Special Reference to Conditions Existing in the City of New York
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. Cloth. Very Good +. A clean, sharp copy of the March 1902 2nd printing. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Internally very clean, with no writing or markings to speak of. Octavo, "A Report Prepared under the Direction of The Committee of... Read More
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Official Souvenir Program: Yankee Stadium-- Opening Day April 18th, 1923
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Hoboken, NJ: Terminal Printing & Lithographing, 1973. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Thus. A 1973 facsimile reproduction --scarce in its own right-- of the program of the very first game played at Yankee Stadium. Clean and bright and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial, stapled wrappers. The 2 cameo photos on the front cover are of Col. Jacob... Read More
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The First Japanese Embassy to the United States of America
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Tokyo: The America-Japan Society, 1920. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A very sharp copy of the 1920 1st edition. Tight and Near-Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-design and lettering along the front panel and spine. Octavo, 312 pgs. Also includes a 1 pg. ALS from 1920 presenting this book from The America-Japan Society.
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Magnificent Monique
Dante Publishing Co. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Wonderful digest-sized magazine (probably from the late 50s) graphically celebrating the qualities of a model named Monique. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light wear along the spine.
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1932 Framed Art Deco Bartender's Tray Serving as a Guide to Mixing Drinks
Colonial Sales Corporation, 1932. Ephemera. Very Good. 1932 framed silver tray (15 1/2" wide x 8 1/2" tall), wonderfully illustrated, very Art Deco in feel. Designed as a bartender's guide to mixing drinks, with 2 separate pinwheels (still functioning very well) revealing the ingredients of a particular drink through 4 small dye-cut squares. Essentially a stylish bartender's cheat... Read More
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Subway Symphony: Paul Cadmus
New York: Midtown Galleries, 1976. Ephemera. Very Good +. The uncommon announcement for the exhibition of Paul Cadmus's "Subway Symphony" at New York's Midtown Galleries, December 1976-January 1977. Clean and crisp in its single sheet folded into thirds. A kind of visual triptych.
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