Vijayanagara--City and Empire: New Currents of Research (2 Vols.)
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Wiesbaden, Austria: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1985. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The 1985 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in their orange and white wrappers. Octavos, Vol. 1: Texts; Vol. 2: Reference and Documentation.
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Collected Papers of Martha Harris and Esther Bick
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Perthshire, Scotland: The Clunie Press, 1987. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. The 1987 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (with very small former owner stamps at the front free endpaper) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 344 pgs.
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Bibliotheca Scatologica: Ou Catalogue Raisonne Des Livres Traitant Des Vertus Faits et Gestes De Tres Noble et Tres Ingenieux
Paris: Scatopolis: Chez Les Marchands D'Aniterges, 1849. 1/4 leather. Very Good. The 1849 1st edition of this uncommon "scatological" reference. 1of only 150 copies iissued. Solid and VG in its 1/4 leather over marbled boards. Tight and well-preserved, with only light rubbing along the spine and very light fraying at the spine crown. Octavo, 144 pgs., wonderful woodcut to the title page.
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Good Housekeeping Magazine (March 1938)
New York: Hearst Magazines Inc, 1938. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Horace Gaffron. A tight, very well-preserved copy of the March 1938 issue of Good Housekeeping. Clean, bright and Near Fine. Wonderful Horace Gaffron cover.
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Ventilation and Warming of Buildings, upon the Principles as Designed and Patented by Isaac D. Smead AND an Additional Laid-In Booklet
Toldeo, Ohio: Isaac D. Smead & Co, 1889. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1889 original printing, including a 66 pg. booklet ("A Partial List of Buildings Warmed and Ventilated by the Smead System -- With Some Official Reports from Boards of Education, Committees, Etc."). Solid and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with just a hint of light soiling to the panels and discreet former owner stamps (one at the title, one at the half-title) and signature (at... Read More
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Andy Warhol's 1987 Memorial Mass -- 3 Separate Pieces
1987. Ephemera. Fine. An interesting cache of 3 separate pieces related to Andy Warhol's April 1st, 1987 Memorial Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. All 3 crisp and bright in beautiful, near pristine condition. The first, postcard-sized and with a Warhol illustration ("Raphael I") on the front cover, features the line-up of events for the Mass itself. The speakers are John Richardson, Yoko Ono and Nicholas Love; The second, also postcard-sized, is the formal announcement for... Read More
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On the Road with Andrae Crouch
Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming Revell (Spire Christian Comics), 1977. Comic Books. Very Good +. SIGNED BY RENOWNED GOSPEL SINGER ANDRAE CROUCH (1942-2015) on the front cover. A bright copy to boot of the 1977 1st pressing of this uncommon Christian comic, part of the "Spire Christian Comics" series. Crisp and VG+ in its wonderful stapled wrappers, with light, limited water-staining along the rear panel's top-edges. Still though, vibrant and very presentable.
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Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology
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Chicago: American Medical Association, 1933. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Thus. A clean, perfectly presentable copy of the July, 1933 issue. VG in its original light green wrappers. Quarto, 148 pgs. plus wonderful ads. Also includes the typewritten eulogy delivered by Dr. Isaac Pels for Dr. Jere Williams Lord, who was the senior dermatologist of the State of Maryland in the early part of the 20th century.
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Woman's Own Book
Jewett City, CT: Reade Publishing Co, 1873. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1873 1st --and probably only-- edition of this 1873 beauty guide/reference book meant for women exclusively. With chapter headings such as "How to Be Beautiful", "How to Dress", "Courtship and Marriage", "The Mother", "What Every Woman Must Have", etc., safe to say the book's target audience is the post-Civil War American woman. Solid and VG in its russet cloth, with decorative bordering and blindstamping at the... Read More
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Monument to My Father: An On-Going Search for Two Identities. The Story of Agnese Udinotti
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Scottsdale, Arizona: Paradise House, Inc, 1989. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST AGNESE UDINOTTI at the rear. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1989 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Signed by Author.
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Yrvrtia (1879-1950)
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Buenos Aires: Argencard S.A., 1988. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A very sharp copy of this 1988 monograph on Argentinian sculptor Rogelio Yrvrtia. INSCRIBED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER, ALSO SESSA, who took all the photos of Yrvrtia's sculptures for the book. Tight and Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with one small closed tear at the spine crown. Quarto, #212 of 1,900 copies issued.
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Bruce Nauman 1971 Exhibition Poster at Castelli
New York: Leo Castelli, 1971. Single sheet. Very Good +. The untitled, single sheet exhibition poster/mailer (on card stock) for the February 13th--March 6th 1971 Bruce Nauman exhibition at Leo Castelli in New York. Neatly folded in thirds, just a touch of light soiling at the middle panel. The poster is unaddressed and unmailed. On the rear what looks like a triptych of 3 encircled nipples, 1 per panel.
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Naturgeschichte Der Soeugethiere (Natural Law of the Savage Beasts)
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Esslingen, Germany: Verlag Von J.F. Schreiber, 1867. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1867 4th edition of this magnificent study in early chromolithography of the "savage" animals of the jungle. 30 detailed, full-page chromolithographed plates featuring 159 species of carnivores in various poses. A clean, well-preserved copy--all plates are in beautiful, unblemished condition. Folio, 34 pgs. of notes and captions plus the 30 plates themselves.
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The Competitive Tests of Air Brakes of the Westinghouse Air Brake Co. And the New York Air Brake Co., Upon the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, September 8, 9 and 10, 1892
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Pittsburgh, PA: The Westinghouse Air Brake Co, 1893. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1893 1st edition of this wonderful railroad rarity. Solidly-bound and VG in its original maroon cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and decorative blindstamping to the front panel. Tall quarto, 37 pg. introduction (or "statement") plus 67 pgs. of text and multiple fold-out tables and charts. Light fraying to the tips, light scuffing to the panels and wear along the spine extremes. Still though, perfectly presentable and... Read More
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Catalogue of the Incunabula in the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia: College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1919. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1919 1st edition, in its original wrappers. Clean and VG, with very light chipping at lower front panel tip. Octavo, 107 pgs. De-accessioned from the Library of the College of Physicians, with several small, inconspicuous stamps and a library plate at front pastedown. THIS COPY ALSO INCLUDES A 1 PG. ALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS' LIBRARIAN, CHARLES PERRY FISHER.
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Paul Klee on Modern Art
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London: Faber & Faber, 1948. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A very presentable copy of the 1948 1st English language edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light offsetting and several small closed tears at the panel edges. Oblong octavo, 55 pgs.
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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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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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Art Deco Paris: Pochoir Color Prints from the Graphic Arts Collection, Leonard L. Milberg Gallery for the Graphic Arts, Princeton University Library
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Princeton University Library, 2001. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue for the exhibition held in Firestone Library, Princeton University, Oct 2000-April 2001. Crisp and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 72 pgs., including nice color reproductions thruout.
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Jean Dubuffet: Catalogue Des Peintures Faites A Vence
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Paris: Studio Paul Facchetti, 1958. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the April-August 1957 exhibition at Paris's Studio Paul Facchetti. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled wrappers. Blindstamp of New York's Hirschl & Adler Gallery at the front free endpaper.
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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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Junkyu Muto--Sculptures
Lucca, Italy: Ettore Mariani, 1993. Original wraps. Very Good +. The May 1993 1st edition, with text in both English and Italian. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its white wrappers, with light creasing along the edges. Square quarto, high-quality color photography thruout.
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Samothrace 3: The Hieron (in 3 Vols.complete)
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Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1969. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. A nice copy of the 3 Vol. set of Samothrace 3: The Hieron. Vols. I and II text, Vol. III the plates. All volumes VG+ in bright and clean, VG+ dustjackets. Quartos, 691 pgs. all told plus 114 plates. Bollingen Series LX: 3.
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The Flight of Captain Charles A. Lindbergh from New York to Paris May 20-21, 1927
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Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1927. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. (Facsimile of Presentation Copy). "Presented by the Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, June 11, 1927, to Captain Lindbergh in commemoration of his epochal achievement". 1927 1st thus, in its original wrappers. A VG copy , with light soiling to the panels. Internally very clean, with no writiing or marks of any kind. Octavo, 43 pgs.
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Good Housekeeping Magazine (May 1939)
New York: Hearst Magazines Inc, 1939. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Horace Gaffron. A crisp, very sharp copy of the May 1939 issue of Good Housekeeping. Tight and Near Fine, with just a touch of very light rubbing at the front panel. Wonderful Horace Gaffron cover.
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