New York Filmmaker's Newsletter -- Vol. 1, No. 1 (November 1967) to Vol. 2, No 12 (October 1969)
New York: Film-Maker's Cinemartheque, 1967. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A scarce early run (20 issues) of this New York-based film monthly: New York Film-Maker's Newsletter. The earliest issues can be very elusive; in this case we have all but a complete run of the newsletter's first 2 years (late 1967 thru late 1969). Missing only Vol. 1, Nos.... Read More
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Representative Men of North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota: Bureau of Publicity, 1913. Pebbled Boards. Very Good +. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1913 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its russet, pebbled boards, with just a touch of light scuffing to the panels and a bit of minor offsetting along the front fore-edge. Internally clean as could be, with no writing or... Read More
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The Monkees No. #8 -- Dell Comic Book (January 1968)
New York: Dell, 1968. Comic Books. Very Good +. A crisp, sharp copy of issue #8 of the Dell comic book, the January 1968 issue. Solid and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial wrappers, with light soiling at the panels. "Groovy! Boss! Oh Heavens! Off Again with Another Ridiculous Package of Monkeeantics --
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The Monkees No. #15 -- Dell Comic Book (September 1968)
New York: Dell. Comic Books. Very Good +. A crisp, sharp copy of issue #15 of the Dell comic book, the September 1968 issue. Solid and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial wrappers, with light soiling to the panels and just a touch of ink at the upper rear cover. "Hip -- Hip -- Hooray! We're in the Monkee... Read More
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The Monkees No. #5 -- Dell Comic Book (October 1967)
New York: Dell, 1967. Pictorial wrappers (Comic Books). Very Good +. A sharp, clean copy of issue #5 of the Dell comic book, the October 1967 issue. Crisp and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light creasing and soiling along the edges. "When the Monkees join the spy service -- it's double on... Read More
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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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Illustrated 1898 Catalogue and Price List of McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Co. (56 and 60 John Street, New York)
New York: McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Co, 1898. Cloth. Very Good +. Wonderful turn-of-the-century (1898) illustrated catalogue and price list for McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Company of New York. Filled with hundreds and hundreds of steel engravings (from cast iron fittings and wrought iron nipples to street washers and lawn hydrants), including detailed price lists and descriptions of... Read More
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This Is Not a Pear in Cleveland--Ricardo Assiz 1983-2013: Thirty Years of Works on Paper
Self-published, 2013. Pictorial boards. Fine. Ricardo Assiz. The self-published 2013 1st edition of this impressive monograph on the work of Uruguan-American artist Ricardo Assiz. INSCRIBED BY RICARDO ASSIZ to boot on the front free endpaper. Clean and Fine in its lamintae, pictorial boards. Square octavo, lovely color rerproductions throughout.
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Wizards' Manual: A Practical Treatise on Ventriloquism and Hypnotism, Tricks and Magic
I. & M. Ottenheimer, Baltimore. Printed wrappers. Very Good. Charming magic guide, circa 1930. Wizards' Manual, published out of Baltimore and devoted to the "secrets of black art". In this issue, ventriloquism and hypnotism take center stage. Solid and VG in its wonderful pictorial wrappers, with very light soiling to the front panel. Illustrations as well complementing the... Read More
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Marcel Breuer: Concrete and the Cross
Muskegon, Michigan: Hackley Art Museum, 1978. Original wraps. Near Fine. The uncommon Marcel Breuer catalogue based on the May-July 1978 exhibition at the Hackley Art Museum of Muskegon, Michigan. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled pictoial wrappers. Preface by Shirley Reiff Howarth, Director of the Hackley Art Museum.
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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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The Diplomatic Reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus 1837-1879 (4 Vols.)
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London: Cassell & Co, 1892. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1892 1st Series (consisting of Vols. I & II) and the 1894 2nd Series (consisting of Vols. I & II). 4 volumes all told, all cleanly ex-libris, all in solid, VG condition. Navy-blue cloth bindings, bright gilt-lettering to each volume. Each title page has a discreet blindstamp... Read More
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Kaiser & Co. Aktien-Gesellschaft (Trade Catalogue)
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Leipzig and Berlin. 1st. Printer Wrapper. Collectible; Very Good. Very impresive Kaiser & Co. trade catalogue, issued out of Leipzig and Berlin, c. 1920. Includes detailed samplings of chandeliers, floor lamps, desk lamps, etc. Many of the hundreds of plates include wonderful color-tinting. VG in its Bauhaus-inspired pictorial wrappers, with light foxing at the front panel and fore-edge.... Read More
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The Car Builders' Dictionary (the 1906 Edition --Reprinted)
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Kentfield, CA: Newton K. Gregg Publisher, 1971. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A handsome copy of the 1971 re-issue of the 1906 edition. Solid and Near Fine in its light-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Thick quarto, 568 pgs., 6,344 illustrations. "An illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American railroad cars, their parts, attachments and details of construction... Read More
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Turkish Prisoners in Egypt
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London: International Committee of the Red Cross, 1917. 1st. Original Wraps. Good. Uncommon 1917 fact-finding booklet, published by the Red Cross. G+ in its stapled wrappers, with light soiling at the front panel's top-edge. Octavo, 64 pgs.
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The Trial of William Skirving, Secretary to the British Convention, Before the High Court of Justiciary, on the 6th and 7th of January, 1794; for Sedition
Edinburgh: KJames Robertson, Printer and Bookseller, 1794. Cloth. Very Good +. A very well-preserved copy of this 1794 accounting of the trial for sedition of William Skirving, "Containing a full and circumstantial account of all the proceedings and speeches, as taken down in short-hand, by Mr. Ramsey, short-hand writer from London" (from the title page). Clean and VG+... Read More
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International Casement Co. Inc. (Catalogue #7)
Jamestown, New York: International Casement Co, 1922. Original wraps. Near Fine. Elegant October 1922 catalogue (the 7th catalogue) issued by International Casement Company of Jamestwon, NY and featuring dozens of black-and-white examples (both line-drawn and photographed) of some of the most rococo and lavishly-designed casement doors and windows of the period. Also featurig examples of "International Transom Hardware",... Read More
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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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Arcade Toys (Catalogue #33 in Facsimile)
Freeport, IL: Arcade Mfg. Co. (Noble House), 1988. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Lovely 1988 facsimile re-issue of this wonderfully-illustrated catalogue of iron toys made by Arcade Toys of Freeport, IL, circa 1925. Focusing largely on its line of toy trucks and cars, the catalogue also gives its due --in the form of elaborate black-and-white and color engravings-- to... Read More
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Tobacco and Its Adulterations
London: John Van Voorst, 1858. Boards. Very Good. Henry P. Prescott. A solid, tight copy of the 1858 1st edition. Clean and VG in its bevelled, dark-green boards, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Light chipping at the spine crown and a touch of very minor wear at the spine base, otherwise very clean. "With Illustrations Drawn &... Read More
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History of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 1829-1878
Boston: Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1880. Cloth. Very Good +. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1880 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with blindstamped bordering and bright gilt-titling along the spine. Light wear at the front inner hinge (and just a touch to the rear inner hinge), armorial bookplate ("William Augustus Jeffries") at the... Read More
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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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Folk Art Caricature of Labor Leader John L. Lewis
Very Good +. A wonderful piece of political folk art, a skillful portrait in hair, cork and stencil of legendary labor leader John L. Lewis (1880-1969), who ran the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) for 40 years and was also President of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (the CIO). The artist is J.W. McDonough, who signed his... Read More
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2 Samuel Beckett Mock-Up Photographs Created for Dustjackets
Photograph. Near Fine. 2 mock-up photographs of Samuel Beckett, both designed to appear on dustjackets of his books. The photo of the younger Beckett was chosen for the front dustjacket cover of his "Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies and the Unnamable" by Grove Press (1959). And the photograph of the older Beckett was earmarked for the Faber (The... Read More
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Landscape Planting and Engineering
New York: Lewis & Valentine Co, 1922. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. Elegant, uncommon 1922 catalogue showcasing the beautiful landscape plantings of Lewis & Valentine Co., based in New York but also with branches in Rye, Boston, Detroit, Ardmore PA, Miami and Valley Stream and Roslyn Long Island. Crisp, lavish black-and-white photos showcasing some of the great estates of... Read More
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