The New York Times Book Review--February 16th, 1947
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New York: The New York Times Company, 1947. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. The original February 16th, 1947 issue of The New York Times Book Review, in which the front page is devoted to Carlos Baker's review of Steinbeck's "The Wayward Bus". A wonderful New York Times curio. Bright and clean and well-preserved in its original stapled wrappers. Well-protected in a thick archival plastic sleeve.
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New Chatterwell Stories
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New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1893. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. An unusually bright and clean copy of the 1893 1st thus. Solidly VG+ to Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards. Rubbing to the gilt-lettering along the spine, otherwise very well-preserved. Still tightly-bound and internally immaculate. Quarto, 280 pgs., beautiful chromolithographed frontispiece.
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First Edition of Final Instruction Book for Model ATA and Model ARA Aircraft Radio Telegraph and Telephone Transmitting and Receiving Equipment
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Boonton, New Jersey: Aircraft Radio Corporation, 1940. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. 1940 Instruction Book, labelled "Retsricted". Intended for Navy personnel working on the design, operation and installation of radio and sound equipment. Near Fine in its light-brown wrappers. Quarto, folding-maps thruout.
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German Paper Hat, Resembling Oliver Hardy
1930. Ephemera. Very Good +. Charming German paper hat, circa 1930, an apparent hommage to Oliver Hardy (of "Laurel and Hardy"). Bright and VG in its vivid blues, yellows, blacks and reds (the prominent bulbous nose), with very light wear along the tips. The only printing appears on the lower reverse and states in tiny letters "D.R.G.M. Germany". Measures (in its almost half-circle) 12" wide x 7" tall.
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Paul Thevenez: A Record of His Life and Art Together with an Essay on Style By the Artist
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Privately Printed, 1922. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1922 monograph on this fascinating portrait painter and muralist. VG- in its blue cloth, with scuffing and spotting at the panels and pronounced wear along the spine. Still though, tightly-bound, very clean internally and a perfectly serviceable copy. Tall quarto, 26 pgs. of text followed by high-quality mostly black-and-white reproductions. Small museum bookplates at front and rear versos.
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48 Issues of The Astrologer's Magazine , Bound in 4 Volumes
London, 1894. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1st 48 issues, spanning August 1890 to July 1894, of this impressive Astrology/Occult monthly, bound in 4 separate volumes. Published out of London, this collection represents the very earliest issues. From the August 1890 maiden issue up to the July 1894 issue, these first 48 issues were neatly bound into 4 cloth volumes, each volume containing 1 year (or 12 volumes). The modern bindings (with new pastedowns and endsheets) are... Read More
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New York-Connecticut Semi-Pro Baseball League: By-Laws
1926. Original wraps. Very Good. A nice piece of early baseball ephemera from the Semi-Pro Leagues. The 1926 booklet of the New York-Connecticut By-Laws, in its fragile dark-gray wrappers. Miniature (64mo), a clean copy, with very light creasing to the 12 pg. text and the covers. Still though, attractive and very presentable. And probably extremely scarce.
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Hopitaux: Sanatoria/ Cliniques/ Maisons de Sante/ Maisons de Retraite
Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1933. Portfolio. Very Good +. Impressive 1933 French portfolio, with all 25 plates present and in crisp, clean condition. Housed in a light-green chemise, with pictorial boards and with its original dark ribbon ties in place. Quarto, solid and VG+, with very light fading along the front panel's fore-edge.
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Geological Survey of Ohio: Coal (Fourth Series, Bulletin 9)
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Columbus, Ohio: The Legislature of Ohio, Under the Supervision of the State Geologist, 1908. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A well-preserved copy of the 1908 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Octavo, 342 pgs. er and CVhemistry by Part One: Colas of the Monongahela Formation or Upper Productive Coal Measures; Part Two: Chemical Analyses and Calorific Tests of the Clarion, Lower Kittanning, Middle Kittanning and Upper Freeport Coals. Geology... Read More
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Cleve Gray: Man and Nature 1975-2004
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Purchase, NY: Neuberger Museum of Art (Purchase College), 2007. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of this catalogue of the June-September 2007 exhibition at the Neuberger Museum. Bright and Fine in its stiff, pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 88 pgs.
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Theophilus Brown: Recent Paintings November 1983
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San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST THEOPHILUS BROWN on the title page. A sharp copy to boot of this 1983 catalogue. Clean and Near Fine in its light-gray, stapled wrappers. Foreword by Wayne Thiebaud.
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Gerhard Richter: 19 Mars-23 Avril 1988
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Paris: Liliane & Michel Durand-Dessert, 1988. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The catalogue based on the March-April 1988 exhibition at Liliane & Michel Durand-Dessert Gallery, Paris. Clean and VG+ in its stitched white wrappers, with light bumping at the tips. And housed in publisher's dark-green printed chemise, which also has light bumping at the tips.
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Paul Klee: Aquarelle, Mischtechniken, Zeichnungen, Graphiken
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Munich: Galerie Thomas Maximilianstrasse, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the 1989 exhibition at Munich's Galerie Thomas Maximilianstrasse. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Inaugural Address of Augustus P. Martin, Mayor of Boston, Before the City Council, January 7th, 1884
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The City of Boston. 1st. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY AUGUSTUS P. MARTIN, THE MAYOR OF BOSTON, ON JULY 25TH, 1884. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of this bound 1884 Inaugural Address. Tight and VG in its full, dark-brown morocco, with bright gilt-lettering, insignia and rule at the front panel. 5 raised bands, 6 gilt-decorated compartments to the spine. Very light scuffing --and wear-- along the panels, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, 35 pgs.... Read More
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Genera Orchidacearum: Vol. 1 (General Introduction, Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae)
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Oxford University Press, 1999. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A handsome copy of the 1999 1st edition of Volume 1. Solid and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 197 pgs., including a generous sample of rich color photographs.
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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 "devoted to the important New York-based painter Ross Bleckner
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Bill Traylor 1854-1947
New York: Hirschl & Adler Modern, 1986. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. The catalogue based on the December 1985-January 1986 exhibition at New York's Hirschl & Adler Modern. An immaculate copy in its pictorial off-white wrappers.
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Radical Theatre Repertory 1968-69
New York: Radical Theatre Repertory, Inc, 1969. Uncommon booklet covering the 1968-1969 season of the Radical Theatre Repertory. Stapled, oblong wrappers, 30 pgs. Solid and clean, filled with fascinating black-and-white photos of Radical Theatre performances. Includes coverage of Black Troupe, Bread and Puppet Theatre, San Francisco Mime Troup, Playhouse of the Ridiculous, Living Theatre, Open Theatre, El Teatro Campesino, But Theatre, etc.
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30 Consecutive Issues of Playboy (1956-1958)
Chicago: HMH Publishing Co, 1958. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A wonderful run of Playboys from the 1950s, all in crisp, very sharp condition. 30 consecutive issues all told: July-December 1956, all of 1957, all of 1958. In other words, on offer are the 2nd half of Playboy's 3rd full year and the full runs of its 4th and 5th year in publication. Uncommon to uncover such a deep run from ther 1950s, especially in this condition.
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Handmade Paper in Nepal: Tradition and Change
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Washington, D.C.: Hand Papermaking, Inc, 1998. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. 1998 1st edition, #140 of only 150 copies issued. Numerous actual handmade paper samples with accompanying text volume, loose in cloth portfolio, as issued. The separate paper samples --and the handstitched, wrappered booklet and cloth portfolio-- are all bright and immaculate and Fine. Quarto, 18 handmade samples of Nepalese paper and 40 pg. booklet.
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Caught in the Act: New York Actors Face to Face (Review Copy)
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New York: New American Library, 1986. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An amazing selection of 40 some autographs accompany this 1986 stated 1st edition. Almost all the signatures appear opposite the photographs of the actors and include, CHRISTOPHER REEVE, KEVIN BACON, KEVIN KLINE, JOHN LITHGOW, JOHN TURTURRO, WILLIAM HURT, WILLEM DAFOE, SPALDING GRAY, MORGAN FREEMAN, CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, JOHN MALKOVICH, etc. The book itself has held up very nicely as well. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near... Read More
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The International Competition for a New Administration Building for the Chicago Tribune MCMXXII
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Chicago: The Tribune Company, 1923. Burlap. Near Fine. A tight, gorgeous copy of the 1923 1st edition. Surprisingly crisp and well-preserved in its original buckram binding, with pristine leather title-labels at both the front panel and spine. One small, neat name in ink at the first blank endpaper, otherwise all-but-immaculate internally. Easily a Near Fine copy, while legtimately approaching Fine. In fact, the nicest this bookseller has seen. Tall, thick quarto, 281 crisp black-and-white renderings, showcasing some of... Read More
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Dicky Bird's ABC
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Boston: De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. Bright, colorful children's alphabet book, c. 1900. VG in its linen-backed pictorial cloth. Light wear and creasing to the panels, light fraying to the spine. Oblong octavo, beautiful chromolithography thruout.
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The San Antonio Mirror: A Magazine of Historical Events of Texas (Vol. V)
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San Antonio: Antonio Historical Publishing Co, 1928. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Vol. V, 1928. Solid and VG in its stapled wrappers, with very light soiling to the panels and one small chip at the rear panel's top-corner. Tall quarto (magazine formatted), 47 pgs., including wonderful black-and-white photos thruout.
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The Table-Talk of John Selden, Esq
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Birmingham, Alabama: The Legal Classics Library, 1989. Full-Leather. Collectible; Fine. First Thus. An exact facsmile of the 1847 original printing out of London. An As New copy of this 1989 Legal Classics Library edition. Immaculate and Fine in full russet leather. 16mo, 257 pgs.
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