Rona Pondick: Works 1986-2001 (Inscribed to Dick Polich)
New York: Sonnabend Press, 2002. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An important Association copy: INSCRIBED BY RONA PONDICK TO RENOWNED ART FABRICATOR DICK POLICH on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 2002 1st edition of the catalogue based on the exhibition at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris.
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The Kitten Eleven
London: Bancroft & Co, 1965. Very Good +. Vojtech Kubasta. Charming 1965 kitten-themed miniature pop-up book, featuring 5 pop-ups designed and illustrated by the great Czech artist Vojtech Kubasta. All 5 pop-ups clean and VG+ and in sharp working order. Part of a wonderful series from Bancroft of London of 12 numeric pop-up books, numbered from 1-12 (this of course being the 11th title) and including other titles such as "Five Little Pigs", "The Six Singers", "The King... Read More
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Mr. Bug Goes to Town (Based on the Max Fleischer Paramount Picture)
New York: Garden City Publishing Company (Paramount Pictures, Inc.), 1941. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1941 1st edition of this story of a friendly community of humanized insects. Tight and Near Fine (very small, neat inscription at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny closed tear along the front panel's top-edge. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated in rich color (and nice black-and-white) thruout.
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Venetian Blinds: A Practical Manual on the Manufacture, Construction, Care and Maintenance of the Venetian Blind
Manchester, England: Thomas French and Sons Limited, 1941. Decorative Boards. Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN D. HARRIS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOOK'S PUBLISHER, THOMAS FRENCH AND SONS, on the front pastedown. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1941 stated 1st impression of this uncommon study of the Venetian blind. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial boards, with just a touch of light rubbing to the panels. Internally, clean as could be, with no... Read More
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Outre No. 1 AND Outre No. 2
San Francisco: Black Owl Press. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. The first 2 issues of this uncommon bondage magazine called "Outre: A Collection of Flagellation and Bondage Illustrations". Published circa late 1950s/early 1960s out of San Francisco by Black Owl Press. Both issues clean and VG in their stapled wrappers. Issue #1 is missing the rear panel and Issue #2 shows a bit of offsetting and abrading along the front panel. "For Collectors of Curiosa
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Kenzo Okada: Paintings
New York: Betty Parsons Gallery, 1967. Original wraps. Very Good +. The uncommon catalogue based on the March-April 1967 exhibition at New York's Betty Parsons Gallery. Solid and VG to VG+ in its stapled wrappers, with very light soiling along the white wrappers. Internally immaculate.
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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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Thomas Meier-Castel: Gravures--Monumentales
Belmont-Sur-Lausanne, Switzerland: Musee D'Art Contemporain (Deutsch Foundation), 1992. Original wraps. Near Fine. The catalogue based on the April-May 1992 exhibition at Musee D'Art Contemporain in Belmont-Sur-Lausanne, Switzerland. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled gray wrappers. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST ("T.M. CASTEL") TO RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID FINN on the front pastedown.
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Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco on the Chinese Quarter and the Chinese in San Francisco
San Francisco: P.J. Thomas, 1885. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1885 1st thus, the 1st printing offered as a stand-alone publication. Clean and VG+ in its printed beige wrappers, with light chipping to the front panel's lower tip and very light wear along the spine crown. Octavo, 95 pgs. Includes the architectural rendering of a Chinatown tenement but lacks the colored fold-out map of Chinatown as called for (Cowen, pg. 204). Also includes a compendium of testimony... Read More
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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 ads (several even with splashes of color) at the front and rear of the text. A nice piece of early... Read More
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Miro: Oiseau Solaire/Oiseau Lunaire/Etincelles
New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1967. Pictorial wrappers. Fine/Near Fine. Joan Miro. The lovely catalogue based on the November 14th, 1967 exhibition at New York's Pierre Matise Gallery. #110 of 1,200 copies issued of the trade edition. A very sharp copy. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the wonderful die-cut dustjacket, with very mild darkening --and just a touch of light spotting-- along the front panel's edges. Tall quarto, printed on velin d'Arches. "The... 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.
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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, the Common Boa, the Rattle Snake, the Black Snake, the White Pelican, the Green Turtle, the Tuberculated Iguana, the Black... Read More
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Juan Gris (The 1935 Announcement Card)
New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1935. Ephemera. Fine. The rare October 1935 announcement card for Juan Gris's first solo exhibition at New York's formidable Julien Levy Gallery. The off-white card, designed by the Cubist painter himself, is in pristine condition. Clean, bright and Fine, remarkably well-preserved given its age. ("Julien Levy: Portrait of an Art Gallery", pg. 178).
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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 plates in lovely condition. Quarto, a well-preserved, Near Fine copy of this early excusrion into scenic or nature photography. Includes... Read More
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Original Russian Fashion Portfolio
1930. Portfolio. Very Good. Original Russian portfolio of hand-drawn sewing patterns and fashion sketches for women's clothing, circa 1930s. Lined 40-page quarto notebook, filled with pencil and ink sketches, many in color, illustrating period fashions. Pinned-in tissue paper patterns, hand-written notes in Russian describing detailing and measurements. Owner-created pockets hold more patterns and a vintage paper ruler. In the same way garments can be constructed by piecing fabric, this workbook pieces paper to personally tailor a one-of-a-kind artifact... Read More
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Prints from the Mourlot Press (Of the Special Limitation of 200 Copies)
Paris: Fernand Mourlot, 1964. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +/Very Good. Impressive 1964 collection from the Mourlot Press, including 18 original full-page lithographs (from the likes of Calder, Miro, Matisse, Cocteau, Giacometti, Picasso, Chagall, etc.). This #180 of 200 copies issued on Velin de Rives and contained within the larger limitation of 2,000 copies. Bright and VG+ to Near Fine (tender but still perfectly sturdy inner hinges) in a crisp, VG example of the dustjacket (which features an original... 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) S. Hurok Presents Col. W.de Basil's Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo 1936-1937 October-April (4th American Season); 4) S. Hurok Presents... Read More
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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 (many of them fold-outs) are complete and i sharp condition. Thick octavo, 363 pgs. all told. The 3 central Parts... Read More
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Jan Groover: Photographs
Purchase, NY: Neunerger Museum, 1983. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the April-June 1983 exhibition at the Neuberger Museum at SUNY Purchase. Tight and Near Fine in its dark-brown pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of spotting along the fore-edge.
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Technique 1916: Year Book of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Full leather. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1916 MIT Yearbook, bound (by the University) in a full dark-gray morocco. Tight and Near Fine, with light soiling along the fore-edge. Thick quarto, top-edge gilt, lovely engravings and hundreds of evocative black-and-white photos.
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The Work of Ikko Tanaka
Japan, 1975. Silk. Very Good +. SIGNED BY LEGENDARY JAPANESE GRAPHIC DESIGNER IKKO TANAKA (1930-2002) IN BOTH JAPANESE AND ENGLISH on the half-title. A very presentable copy to boot of the 1975 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark-silk boards, with just a bit of spotting and soiling along the panels and light dog-earing to a dozen or so of the pages Text almost exclusively in Japanese, save for the captions and an Introduction of sorts by... Read More
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Richard Meier: Collages
London and New York: Academy Editions / St. Martin's Press, 1990. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1990 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with mild, even offsetting along the rear panel. Square quarto, "48 pgs., 31 illisutrations in color
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Gabriel de la Mora: Blind Lines
Houston, TX: Sicardi Gallery, 2008. Decorative Wrappers. Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the December 2008-January 2009 exhibition at Houston's Sicardi Gallery. Clean and Fine in its decorative wrappers.
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