Belle's Castle
by Appell, George C.
New York: Macmillan, 1959. Book. Illus. by Scott, Winfield H., Jacket Design By. Near Fine. Cloth. First Printing. A novel about Belle Starr and her gang. Pageblock uniformly browning..
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The Penshurst Edition of an English Garner. Ingatherings from Our History and Literature. In Twelve Volumes
by Edited by Professor Edward Arber
London: Archibald Constable and Co., 1909. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited and Numbered Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE, the last set sold at auction 1980 (RBH). #37 of 750 copies printed for England and America. Near Fine in original half dark blue pebbled morocco over light blue buckram boards, marbled end papers, the tops gilt. Near Fine, a few scant small rubs at edges. A quite handsome set. Additional shipping charges will be requested for international... Read More
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The Aristocracy of Art: Merle Armitage. An Address Before the California Art Club Open Forum, Los Angeles, March 4, 1929
by Armitage, Merle; Grant Edward Dahlstrom; Jake Zeitlin
Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin, 1929. Book. Fine. Wrappers. Limited Edition. Tall 8vo. One of "500 Copies Printed in June 1929 by The Mayers Company Los Angeles Decoration by Grace Marion Brown Typography by Grant Dahlstrom". Fine in plain black wrappers in Near Fine handmade black paper jacket, title label front wrapper, small chips and tears at spine ends. [9] pages : illustrations. The first book by Merle Armitage and Jake Zeitlan's first imprint. SCARCE in current commerce..
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SIGNED Contract on American Federation of Musicians Letterhead
by Armstrong, Louis ( "Satchmo") (1901-1971)
Chicago: Associated Booking Corporation, 1958. Book. Very Good. One Page. Signed by Author(s). 8 1/2" x 11". RARE SIGNED personal appearance contract for the great Louis Armstrong to appear in concert at the Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, Indiana on November 21, 1958 for the sum of $2,500.00. The first important soloist to emerge in jazz, Armstrong is recognized as the most influential musician in the genre's history. Nicknamed "Satchmo," "Pops" and, later, "Ambassador Satch," he was a trumpeter,... Read More
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Old Massa's People. The Old Slaves Tell Their Story
by Armstrong, Orland Kay
Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine, early prior owner gift inscription at first blank, in a Very Good dust jacket, small chips at spine ends and light edge wear, spine a shade sunned. 357 pages, photographic end papers, original orange cloth lettered in red. Blockson 9809. A book remebered now more for the attempt than for the execution of telling the true story of slavery.... Read More
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Essays in Criticism, in Two Volumes ( Copyright Edition )
by Arnold, Matthew
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1887. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Copyright Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Two volumes, Very Good in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, decorative floral end papers, edges of page block stained red, ribbon markers, spines sunned, light rubbing to morocco at edges. Armorial bookplates of Henry Latham, M.A. front pastedowns. Latham was an author and Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. A lovely set for the Tauchnitz British Authors collector..
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A GARDEN OF WILDFLOWERS: Promotional Poster
by Art, Henry W.; Illustrated by Hyla Miriam Skudder
No Place: Garden Way Publishing, 1986. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. 30"w x 23"h. Publisher's promotional poster SIGNED BY AUTHOR Henry W. Art, featuring a lovely floral illustration by Hyla Miriam Skudder. Near Fine, faint creases. Distributed in limited numbers at the ABA trade show in 1986. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. SCARCE..
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The American Historical Scene as Depicted By Stanley Arthurs and Interpreted By Fifty Authors
by Arthurs, Stanley
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1935. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near Fine, bottom rear corner bumped, in a Very Good clear glassine wrapper that is about 1" shorter than the book. Includes rare N C Wyeth plate, a portrait of Stanley Arthurs. Foreword by A. Felix du Pont..
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Thirty-eighth Anniversary of the Dutch Treat Club With a Documentary History of the Club.... a Play with a Moral;.....Contributions by a Score or so of Members Portraits of Nine Club Functionaries Twelve Illustrations in Color
by (Artist Walter Klett's personal copy SIGNED by 16 Illustrator Members) Westbrook Pegler; Will Irwin, and Many Others:
New York: Privately Printed, 1943. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. SIGNED BY Contributors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Artist Walter Klett's personal copy SIGNED BY 16 Contributors, including Klett, Edwin Eberman, John Holmgren, James Montgomery Flagg, (Ray) Prohaska, Frank Crowninshield, Harry Berchoff, Gordon Grant, Edward Wilson, Gurney Williams, Hector A. Dunderi, (William) Oberhardt, Vervon Grant, Wallace Morgan, and Willard Fairchild. A veritable Who's Who of noted artists and illustrators of the first half of the... Read More
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A Geometrie Variable, Galerie Lahumiere, Septembre - Octobre 1981: Exhibition Poster
by Auguste Herbin (Artist)
Paris: Galerie Lahumiere, 1981. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 28 1/4" x 37". Original exhibition poster featuring Auguste Herbin's "Mer" 1945, a silkscreen which measures 25" x 19" within the larger poster, 28 1/4" x 37". An exhibition at this famous Paris gallery that featured the works of Geometric Abstarct artists, including Bauduin, Claisse, Dewasne, Herbin, D'Imbleval, Kowalski, Marcoussis, Magnelli, Poliakoff, Vasarely, and Villon. Near Fine, faint creases. A poster well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled... Read More
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Dover Books on Music: Advertising Poster
by Ethel Reed (Artist)
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1982. Poster. Fine. Poster. First Thus. 19" w x 29" h. Advertising poster for a Dover Book publication. A reproduction offset lithograph poster featuring Arts and Crafts Movement artist Ethel Reed's "Miss Traumerei", originally printed in 1897. Fine, as issued, on thick paper. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube..
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Benefit Poster: ( In Hebrew) "Learning the Torah is important ( it has everything in it)" - Benefit for The Solomon Schechter Day School, 531 Judenhaus in Osterreich, Mixed Media, 1961-62
by FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER (Artist)
Switzerland: Gruner Janura AG, 1977. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 23 1/2 " h x 33" W. SCARCE, The first poster reproduction of Hundertwasser's painting 531 " Judenhaus in Osterreich", Mixed Media, 1961-62, the painting now in the collection of the KunstHausWien, Vienna. Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928 - 2000) was an Austrian born New Zealand artist and architect known for his colorful imagery and use of spirals, circles, and biomorphic shapes. Near Fine, faint creases. A lovely poster with... Read More
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Sinking Creek Film Celebration 1982: Film Festival Poster
by K. DeVault (Artist)
Nashville, Tennessee: Sinking Creek Film Celebration, 1982. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. SIGNED BY ARTIST. Limited, Signed First Printing. 18" w x 31" h.. SIGNED BY ARTIST K. DeVault, #376/1000 copies printed. The Sinking Creek Film Celebration started in 1969, and later was renamed the Nashville Film Festival. Near Fine, faint small creases. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube..
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La Maison Moderne: Lithograph Poster
by Manuel Orazi (Artist)
New York: Park South Presentations Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Thus. 32"w x 23"h. A reproduction of Italian artist Manuel Orazi 's famous Art Nouveau poster "La Maison Moderne", 32"w x 23"h, printed on rag paper. No date, circa 1980. Near Fine, a few faint creases. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube..
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Eschercize Your Mind: Advertising Banner
by M. C. Escher (Artist)
Santa Cruz, CA: Smart Art / Andazia International Poster. Fine. Poster. First Printing. 15 3/4" x 35 3/4". Rare advertising banner for company's M.C. Escher product line. Printed on vinyl with 4 grommets for hanging and featuring vignettes of Escher designs. No Date, circa 1980's. Fine, as issued. Will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube..
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1972 Munich Olympics Artists Series: Poster
by Paul Wunderlich (Artist)
Matthieu AG Zurich: Editions Olympia 1972 GmbH, 1971. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 25 "x 40". Artists Series # 28. Near Fine, small faint creases at edges. Well suited for framing, will bw shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube..
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A Collection of Five Fabulous California Mid-Century Architectural Drawings
by A. Carlson; Tennant; P.E.T. (Artists)
California: QRS Corporation (?), 1966. Drawing. Fine. No Binding. A collection of 5 architectural drawings, all bearing logo of "QRS Corporation", four measuring 14 1/2" x 20" and the fifth, 16" x 20". Pen and ink with watercolor and marker on textured drawing boards with taped edges. Three have drawings for different concepts for Carnation Ice Cream Fountain - Lunch, each signed Tennant in pencil . The fourth, Grist Mill Health Foods, is signed PET in pencil bottom right.... Read More
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The Tennis Court Oath
by Ashberry, John
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan Univ Press, 1962. Book. Near Fine. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Simultaneous first paperback printing of his 4th book. Near Fine, evenly browned at spine and edge of rear wrapper. First Edition stated..
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The Geologic Distribution of Natural Gas in the United States ; with an Appendix Relating to the Composition and Fuel-Value of Natural Gas and The Extent of the Natursl Gas Business in the Vicinity of Pittsburgh
by Ashburner, Charles A.
St. Louis, MO: American Institute of Mining Engineers, 1886. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pp. with 2 fold-out maps, 2 fold-out charts, rebound ( according to pencil notation at p.32 ) in 1972 in handsome green cloth binding with gilt titles at spine. name stamp of Belgian profesor ( X. Stainier ) at top edge of page 1. A Fine copy of a SCARCE title..
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World Tennis - The World's Largest Tennis Magazine; Volume II, No.6, November, 1963
by Ashe, Arthur (Magazine Cover)
New York: Gladys Medalie Heldman, 1963. Magazine. Very Good. Magazine. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SCARCE. Most likely the first magazine cover for Arthur Ashe, the beloved African-American tennis champion, the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. This issue published a month after his first major men's title at the Pacific... Read More
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Futuredays: A Nineteenth-Century Vision of the Year 2000
by Isaac Asimov
London: Virgin Books, 1986. Book. Illus. by Jean Marc Cote. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine in Fine dust jacket. A Lucy-Carroll Book, illustrated by Jean Marc Cote, 96 pages. This British First Edition in hardcover and in dust jacket is an Asimov RARITY; the American First Edition was published by Henry Holt only in paperback. .
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Casebook of the Black Widowers
by Asimov, Isaac
New York: Doubleday, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at title page in year of publication -"To Frank Hoffmann best wishes Isaac Asimov Jan. '80" , Near Fine, tiny rubs at corners and spine ends, in Near Fine dust jacket, light wear at edges. A Doubleday Crime Club selection..
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Foundation Trilogy SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ( Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation )
by Asimov, Isaac
New York: Gnome Press, 1951. Book. Illus. by David Kyle, Edd Carter, and Ric Binkley. Very Good. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Editions. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An exceptional and RARE set, all three books having been SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR Isaac Asimov to the same lady in the most intriguing and charming manner - "Foundation" SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "For Laura Jean a passionate Southern gal Isaac Asimov", "Foundation and Empire" SIGNED AND INSCRIBED... Read More
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Pebble in the Sky
by Asimov, Isaac
New York: Doubleday, 1951. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing, 1951 title page, 1950 copyright page. Price of $2.50 front flap. His 1st book. Very Good, small tear to cloth bottom edge of spine, slight spine lean, in a Good dust jacket, large chip at head of spine, affecting title, smaller chips at base of spine and edges of rear panel. The same dust jacket art as the First Edition. NOT... Read More
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The Union Club Mysteries
by Asimov, Isaac
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket, old tape mend bottom edge of spine, rear panel uniformly toned, light wear at edges. 30 mystery short stories not previously collected in a book..
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