Alice Neel
Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, 1978. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. The uncommon catalogue based on the February 1978 exhibition at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art. Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with light creasing along the spine and at the rear panel. Quarto, sharp color and black-and-white reproductions throughout.
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Pipe Lore: A Gentleman's Magazine (3 Issues)
New York: Wally Frank, Ltd, 1942. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. 3 colorful issues of "Pipe Lore: A Gentleman's Magazine". All 3 issues crisp, bright and Near Fine in their pictorial, stapled wrappers. The November 1939 issue has a wonderful caricature of a pipe-smoking Mark Twain adorning the cover; the May-June 1940 issue has a pipe-smoking golfer on the front cover and the May 1942 issue, fittingly, has a pipe-smoking soldier in full regalia, looking alert and prepared. Uniform,... Read More
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Modern Works of Art: Fifth Anniversary Exhibition (Signed by Salvador Dali)
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1936. Cloth. Near Fine. SIGNED BOLDLY BY SALVADORE DALI (AS SIMPLY "DALI") across the title page. A clean, very sharp copy to boot of the October 1936 stated 2nd --and "emended"-- edition. Tight and Near Fine in its light-brown cloth. Internally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind, apart from Dali's signature. The catalogue celebrates MoMA's 5th anniversary exhibition, which was held November 20th, 1934 to January 20th,... Read More
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1887 Original Yellowstone Album
1887. 1/4 leather. Very Good +. A meticulously-crafted album of 29 original, mounted photographs of Yellowstone, all or most of them likely taken in 1887 and purchased directly from the 14-year old National Park. Though the photos are uncredited, we can surmise that photographers such as Thomas Hine, Charles D. Loughrey, Frank Jay Haynes (the official photographer of Yellowstone National Park) or even the renowned William Henry Jackson may have been responsible for some of these photos. All... Read More
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Howard Pyle's Book of the American Spirit
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Harper and Brothers, 1923. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A nice copy of the 1923 stated 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in a VG example of the uncommon dustjacket. The jacket has a bit of customary chipping along the spine ends and the top edge of the front panel but still virtually completely intact and clean and well-preserved. Thick quarto, 346 pgs., beautifullly illustrated by the great Howard Pyle. A very presentable copy.
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Handbook of South American Indians: Vol. 5 The Comparative Ethnology of South American Indians
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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1949. Hardcover. Bullletin #143 of the Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology. 1949 1st edition. A VG copy in its original green cloth. Thick octavo, 818 pgs.
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The Daybooks of Edward Weston--Vol. I: Mexico
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Rochester, NY: George Eastman House, 1961. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A crisp, clean copy of the 1961 1st edition of Vol. I of Edward Weston's Daybooks. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Quarto, 214 pgs.
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A Centennial Catalogue of the Library of The Franklin Inn Club of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia and Washington: The Franklin Inn Club and Ross & Perry, Inc, 2004. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2004 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its crimson cloth, with bright gilt-insignia and lettering at the front panel and spine. Quarto, 203 pgs. "Compiled by David J. Holmes--Including a Descriptive List of the Artwork on the Walls of the Club by William E. Fischelis-- With a Brief History of the Club's First Hundred Years,... Read More
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Two Evenings with Allen Ginsberg -- Peter Orlovsky, Gregory Corso, Steven Taylor (LP Record)
Munich: Loft, 1980. Vinyl. Very Good. An impressive, one-of-a-kind copy of "Music and poetry by Allen Ginsberg (and Corso, Orlovsky and Taylor), recorded live at LOFT, Munich, Dec. 6th/7th, 1979". THE 33 1/3 LP RECORD HAS A WONDERFUL SET OF INSCRIPTIONS --WITH ART WORK-- ON ITS WHITE INNER-SLEEVE: INSCRIBED BY ALLEN GINSBERG TO GREGORY CORSO, ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY GREGORY CORSO TO ALLEN GINSBERG AND PETER ORLOVSKY, AND, FINALLY, INSCRIBED BY PETER ORLOVSKY TO GREGORY CORSO. The 3 inscriptions,... Read More
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The First Knocker Norton Scene (All Years SOHC & DOHC)
Surrey, England: Bruce Main-Smith & Co, 1979. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A sharp copy of the 1979 revised edition. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled wrappers. Octavo, an abundance of impresive black-and-white photos --almost 100-- complementing the text.
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Seymour Chwast
Tokyo: Seibundo Shinkosha, 1972. Laminate boards. Very Good +. Very impressive Japanese monograph on the great graphic designer and illustrator Seymour Chwast. WONDERULLY INSCRIBED BY CHWAST on the front free endpaper. A clean, solid copy to boot. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial, laminate boards, with just a touch of light spotting at the panels. Tall quarto, vivid color reproductions throughout.
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Storytellers
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Berlin: Die Galerie Arndt & Partner, 1997. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. 1997 German catalogue of an exhibit at the Galerie Arndt in Berlin. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. 12mo, high-quality color reproductions thruout. Prologue by Christian Bolotanski. Featured artists include Susan urcot, Douglas Kolk, Marianne Muller, etc.
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Adolf Hitler: Bilder Aus Dem Leben Des Fuhrers (IN DUSTJACKET)
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Hamburg: Herausgegeben Vom Cigaretten/Bilderdienst, 1936. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1936 cigarette card album, published in Hamburg. A tribute to Hitler the young Fuhrer in words and crisp black-and-white photos. IN THE ORIGINAL --AND UNCOMMON-- PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and well-preserved (with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine) in a crisp, VG- dustjacket, with chipping along the tips and panel and spine edges and one 5" section missing along the rear panel's lower left corner and inner... Read More
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The Heart of Creation: The Art of Martin Ramirez
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Goldie Paley Gallery--Moore College of Art, 1985. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1985 catalogue of the exhibition at the Goldie Paley Gallery, Moore College of Art. Bright and VG+, with very light creasing to the panel edges and light soiling along the rear panel.
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Jose Gurvich
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Buenos Aires: Galeria Palatina, 1998. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the May-June 1998 exhibition at Galeria Palatina, Buenos Aires. Crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Francis Bacon: Paintings 1959-60
London: Marlborough, 1960. Original wraps. Near Fine. The catalogue based on the March-April 1960 exhibition at London's Marlborough Gallery. Clean and Near Fine in its printed wrappers, with light bumping at the foot of the spine.
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CAW (Students for a Democratic Society)
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New York: New York Regional Office, SDS, 1968. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. The very first issue (Vol. 1, No. 1) of this SDS magazine, 1968. Bright and VG+ in its original pictorial and stapled wrappers. Quarto, 87 pgs.
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1930 Czech Furniture Catalogue
Prague: Museum of Applied Art, 1930. Original wraps. Very Good +. Very scarce 1930 Czech furniture catalogue, based on the Modern Furniture Exhibition at the Museum of Applied Art in Prague. Bright and VG+ in its mustard wrappers, with very light soiling along the panels. Quarto, crisp black-and-white photos throughout. Text --including its wonderful furniture and design-related advertisements at the preliminaries-- exclusively in Czech.
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Neo Rauch --Neue Rollen: Paintings 1993-2006
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Germany: DuMont Literatur Und Kunst Verlag, 2007. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the 2007 2nd edition. Clean and Fine in its pictorial boards. Tall quarto, crisp color reproductions thruout. Impressive catalogue of the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg exhibition. Text in English.
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Sketch Book of T.D. Lee
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Shanghai Scientific & Technical Publishers, 2007. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2007 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its duotone cloth, with decorative silver design at the front panel. Square quarto, crisp color reproductions thruout. Also includes a pristine example of the publisher's faux-ivory folding chemise, which houses the book.
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Screenland -- September 1931 (The Tallulah Bankhead Cover)
New York: Screenland Magazine Inc, 1931. Original wraps. Very Good +. A clean, well-preserved copy of the September 1931 issue of "Screenland", with a startlingly young Tallulah Bankhead gracing the cover (portrait by Edward L. Chase). Crisp and VG+ in its colorful pictorial wrappers, with light wear at the spine ends and a bit of light creasing along the front panel's fore-edge and the rear panel's top-edge. Still though, very presentable. Articles include "Garbo Going Legit?", "The Girl... Read More
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The Barnard College Mortarboard 1902 (The Barnard College Yearbook)
New York: Columbia University, 1901. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. A tight, very impressive copy of the Mortarboard, Barnard College's 1902 yearbook. Clean and Near Fine in its dark cloth with crisp silver decoration and titling along th front panel. Internally, sharp as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind. Square octavo, dozens of wonderful period ads at the front and rear. A nice piece of early 20th century Barnard/Columbia history as well as New York... Read More
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The Barnard College Mortarboard 1907 (The Barnard College Yearbook)
New York: Columbia University, 1906. 1/4 suede. Very Good +. A solid, sharp copy of the Mortarboard, Barnard College's 1907 yearbook. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its 1/4 suede over light-brown boards. Internally, just a bit of offsetting where small groups of flowers had been laid-in. Square octavo, dozens of wonderful period ads at the front and rear. A nice piece of early 20th century Barnard/Columbia history as well as New York history.
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Marta Minujin: Arte! Arte! Arte! (In Shrinkwrap)
Skira, 2023. Pictorial boards. Fine. A flawless copy of the 2023 1st edition, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. Tall quarto, very impressive monograph --and catalogue organized by the Jewish Museum of New York-- on Argentinian conceptual and performance artist Marta Minujin (born 1943).
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Aaron Siskind Photographer
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Rochester, NY: George Eastman House, 1965. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A crisp, clean copy of the 1965 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket with very light, innocuous spotting along the back panel's top-edge. Quarto, oblong, 74 pgs.
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