Twelfth Report of the Board of Tenement House Supervision of New Jersey to James F. Fielder (Governor)
Trenton, NJ: The Tenement House Commission of New Jersey, 1915. Pebbled Boards. Very Good +. SIGNED BY NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNOR JAMES FIELDER (THE MAN FOR WHOM THIS REPORT WAS PREPARED) on the front free endpaper. A solid, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1915 1st edition of this, the twelfth such report prepared on tenement housing conditions in... Read More
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Raymond Pettibon: Whatever It Is You're Looking for You Won't Find It Here
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Vienna: Kunsthalle Wien, 2006. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of this 2006 Raymond Pettibon catalogue, issued by Kunsthalle of Vienna. The English language edition, limited to 2,500 copies. Tight and Fine in its original wrappers. And in a Fine printed glassine dustjacket. Quarto, 227 pgs., high-quality color reproductions thruout.
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The Japan Architect: International Edition of Shinkenchiku (3 Semi-annual Bound Volumes)
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Tokyo: Shinkenchiku-Sha Co., Ltd. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. The complete monthly run from Jan. 1964 thru June 1965, in 3 very handsome clothbound volumes. 18 issues all told. Each volume clean and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of... Read More
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Ross Bleckner
New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1995. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the catalogue based on the March-May 1995 exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine laminate paper dustjacket AND an outer acetate dustjacket, which shows one very slight closed tear along the spine. Square, tall quarto, the first monograph... Read More
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Le Fauconnier (1881-1945): Retrospective Exhibition
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London: CRane Kalman Gallery, 1973. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Clean, crisp catalogue of the May-June retrospective exhibition at the Crane Kalman Gallery in London. Bright and Near Fine (with one small bump to the lower corner) in its chocolate-brown, pictorial wrappers.
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Ben L. Culwell: Adrenalin Hour--The South Pacific, World War II
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Houston: The Menil Collection, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the 1987 exhibition at Houston's Menil Gallery. Bright and Near Fine in its spiralbound, cardboard wrappers.
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Sandro Botticelli: The Drawings for Dante's Divine Comedy
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London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2000. cloth. Near Fine/Fine. The catalogue based on the March-June 2001 exhibition at London's Royal Academy of Arts. Tight and Near Fine (with just a bit of soiling at the text-block) in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, beautifully-reproduced Botticelli drawings thruout.
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Oswald: Self-Portrait in Red
The Information Council of te Americas (INCA), 1964. Vinyl. Near Fine. The uncommon 1964 1st pressing. A crisp, very sharp example of this 33 1/3 LP record. The record itself appears clean and all-but-pristine, the pictorial sleeve (designed by Edward Scannell Butler) is bright and very well-presevred, with just the faintest touch of light creasing. Narration by Marshall... Read More
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Report to the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania upon the Future Development of Buildings and Grounds and the Conservation of Surrounding Territory
Philadelphia: The Commision of the Olmsted Brothers, 1913. Original wraps. Near Fine. A handsome copy of this uncommon 1913 report issued to the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania regarding further development and continued expansion of the campus. For "private circulation" and llimited to only 100 copies (this being #5). Clean and Near Fine in its... Read More
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Zabriskie/Fifty Years
Ruder Finn Press, 2004. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY VIRGINIA ZABRISKIE on the half title. A solid, well-preserved copy to boot of this 2004 celebration of the influential art dealer and gallerist and her 50 years in the art world. Clean and Near Fine in its gray cloth (creasing at the front free endpaper) in a crisp,... Read More
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Was die Mutter an Der Wiege Singt
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Tubingen, Germany: Rainer Wunderlich Verlag. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. First Thus. A lovely copy of this Rudolf Koch-designed German children's book. Circa 1930. Clean and Near Fine (with very light offsetting to the endsheets) in a bright, crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong 16mo, 39 pgs. Illustrated in rich color thruout.
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Ceiling Designs from the Dunhuang Caves (Gansu Province, China)
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China, 1930. Hardcover. Near Fine. A bound portfolio of 20 remarkable silkscreened plates of ceiling designs from the Dunhuang Caves in Gansu Province, China. Also known as "The Mogao Caves" (or the "Thousand Buddha Grottoes"), these sacred caves are essentially shrines of Buddhist art temples and form a system of 492 temples southeast of the center of Dunhuang,... Read More
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Electrical Designs: Comprising Instructions for Constructing Small Motors, Testing Instruments and Other Apparatus; With Working Drawings for Each Design
New York: American Electrician Company, 1901. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. A superb copy of the 1901 1st edition in book form. Clean and Near Fine in its terra cotta cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and bright gilt-titling along the spine. Internally clean as could be as well, with no writing or markngs to speak of. Octavo,... Read More
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Vintage Photograph of Light Heavyweight Champion Kid McCoy ("The Fox of the Ring")
New York. Photograph. Very Good +. Very sharp vintage photograph in his boxing stance of Kid McCoy (1872-1940), the enigmatic American middleweight and light heavyweight champion. The crisp black-and-white photo measures 5" wide x 7 3/4" tall and shows the stamp "Photograph Copyright by Brown Brothers 1482 Broadway, N.Y." at the rear. It also has at the rear... Read More
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Bijou Funnies (Nos. #1-8)
Chicago: Bijou Publishing Empire, 1973. Stapled wrappers. Near Fine. Robert Crumb, Jay Kinney, Skip Williamson, Jayzey Lynch et al. An impressive run of the first 8 issues of the "Bijou Funnies", published between 1968-1973 and including Robert Crumb, Jay Kinney, Skip Williamson and Jayzey Lynch as frequent contributors and illustrators. All 8 issues are crisp, bright and easily... Read More
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Antony Gormley--5 Works
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London: Serpentine Gallery, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. The catalogue based on the February-March 1987 exhibition at London's Serpentine Gallery. Bright and Fine in its stapled beige wrappers. And in a crisp, Fine dustjacket.
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Sonia Delaunay -- Robert Delaunay
Nancy, France: Musee des Beaux Arts de Nancy, 1972. Original wraps. Near Fine. The catalogue based on the June-September 1972 exhibition at the Musee des Beaux Arts de Nancy. Clean and Near Fine Fine in its printed white wrappers, with very light spotting to the pastedowns and endsheets.
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Yoshikatsu Tamekane: Works of Prints 1986-2000
Tokyo: Art Box International, 2000. Laminate boards. Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY YOSHIKATSU TAMEKANE on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the May 2000 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Text in both English and Japanese.
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Bulletin de la Societe Mathematique de France (Tomes 85-88, in 11 Vols.)
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Paris: Societe Mathematique de France, 1960. Original wraps. Near Fine. An impressive collection of 11 issues of Bulletin de la Societe Mathematique de France, ranging from 1957 thru 1960. All 11 octavo issues clean and Near Fine in their printed wrappers. The issues are as follows: Tome 85 (1957)--4 fascicules (volumes); Tome 86 (1958)--4 fascicules (volumes), including "special"... Read More
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Rascal: Entertainment Digest for Men (Vol. 1, No. 2)
Chicago: Camerarts Publishing Co, 1957. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Early, uncommon issue, the March 1957 2nd issue published. Clean and Near Fine in its Burlesque-like pictorial wrappers. Octavo, wonderful articles throughout, including "The Virgin Guesser", "Gina. Vs. Buxom Nairobi", "How to Avoid Matrimony!" and "Diary of Primitive Love
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Josef Sudek: Sixty Pigment Prints from the Artist's Estate
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New York: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, 1998. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of this 1998 catalogue. As New in its permabound, pictorial cloth. Based on the Oct. 1998 Sudek exhibit at the Salander-O'Reilly Galleries in New York. Quarto, 160 pgs.
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William H. Johnson: Works from the Collection of Mary Beattie Brady, Director of the Harmon Foundation
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New York: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 1995. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue of the Sept-Nov 1995 exhibition at New York's Michael Rosenfeld Gallery. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Photographs of the Clyde: First Series
Glasgow, Scotland, 1867. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. The 1867 1st edition of this "first series" of photographs of Scotland's River Clyde. With 12 mounted albumen prints, each captioned below the photograph, each devoting 1 or 2 pgs. to the particular scene. Dark-green cloth, bright gilt-titled and decorated front panel, bright gilt-rule. Very light wear at the tips, the... Read More
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Le Corbusier en el Rio de la Plata, 1929
Uruguay: CEDODAL, 2009. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2009 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial, laminate wrappers, with just the faintest trace of creasing along the front cover. Quarto, dozens and dozens of wonderful black-and-white photos throughout. Text exclusively in Spanish.
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S. Hurok Presents Col. W.deBasil's Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo (5 issues)
New York: Nicolas Publishing Company. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. (5) issues of Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo, each crisp, bright and easily VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers, each the catalogue for one of the seasons: 1) S. Hurok Presentations for the Seasons 1935-1936; 2) S. Hurol Presents Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Season 1938-1939; 3)... Read More
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