The Indiana Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary of the State of Indiana
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Indianapolis: E. Chamberlain, 1850. Full calf. Good +. The stated 1850 3rd edition, with 10,000 copies printed. This is a serviceable copy, bound in its original light-brown calf. Notable wear --and shaking-- at the outer hinges, pronounced scuffing along the spine. Light foxing and staining at the preliminaries and pastedowns. Contemporary-to-the-period stamp at the front free endpaper which bleeds onto the next few pages. Still though, solid and relatively well-preserved given its age. Octavo, 440 pgs., engraved illustrations.... Read More
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Psychiatria et Neurologia Japonica
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Tokyo: Nippon Seisin Sinkei Gakkai c/o The University of Tokyo, 1959. Original wraps. Near Fine. Issue #3 (1959) of this uncommon Japanese psychiatric journal. Tight and Near Fine (mild darkening to the spine, just a touch of offsetting at the panel edges) in its printed wrappers. Quarto, 250 pgs. Text in English and German.
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Official Motor-Hotel Directory Travelog and Highway Atlas: United States/Canada/Mexico -- 1949 (The Premiere Issue)
San Antonio, TX: American Motor-Hotel Association, 1949. Original wraps. Very Good. The 1949 maiden issue of this nice example of mid-century travel atlases and even Americana. Solid and VG in its thick, rich-blue wrappers, with light wear and creasing along the edges. Folio, wonderful detailed listings (with hundreds of accompanying photos) and a dense mid-section of regional color maps. An early look at this new cottage industry of motor-hotels.
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Selections from the Writings of Connecticut Women
Norwalk, CT: Literary Committee Connecticut Board of Lady Managers for the Columbian Exposition, 1893. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1893 1st edition of this elegant collection of writings from a number of the leading female writers in late 19th century Connecticut. Bright and VG to VG+ in its decorative, duotone cloth, with lavish gilt-titling and flourishes to the front panel. One small chip at the front free endpaper's lower corner, spotting along the rear... Read More
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Folk Art Caricature of Labor Leader John L. Lewis
Very Good +. A wonderful piece of political folk art, a skillful portrait in hair, cork and stencil of legendary labor leader John L. Lewis (1880-1969), who ran the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) for 40 years and was also President of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (the CIO). The artist is J.W. McDonough, who signed his name in pencil on the matting. The backdrop includes a number of handwritten labor monograms ("UMW", "CIO", "AFL") and the... Read More
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Lee Friedlander
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Valencia, Spain: IVAM (Institut Valencia d'Art Modern) Centre Julio Gonzalez, 1992. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Uncommon and impressive catalogue of a Lee Friedlander exhibit, Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, Valencia, Spain, 1992. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Thick oblong octavo, 153 pgs. A very strong sampling of Friedlander's work, mostly from the mid-60s thru the mid 80s. Crisp, well-produced black-and-white photos on thick, high-quality paper. Dual text, in both Spanish and Portuguese.
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James Gill: Candy-Apple Chicks (The Announcement for the 1966 Exhibition)
New York: Landau-Alan Gallery, 1966. Single sheet. Near Fine. The uncommon announcement for the October-November 1966 exhibition at New York's Landau-Alan Gallery. A thick single sheet, unfolding into a wonderful triptype featuring well-endowed nudes. Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine, with juist a bit of light foxing.
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History of the First Division During the World War 1917-1919
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Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1931. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A magnificent World War I item: WARMLY--WITH FEELING AND GREAT AFFECTION--INSCRIBED BY 13 MAJOR AND BRIGADIER GENERALS WHOSE CAREERS WERE DEEPLY IMPACTED BY THEIR SERVICE TO THE FIRST DIVISION. From Major General Charles Summerall (division leader) to Brigadier General Frank Parker, from Robert Bullard to Omar Bradley, from William Sibert to Beaumont Buck, from George Duncan to Campbell King, this copy serves almost as a personalized... Read More
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The Pecos River Commission of New Mexico and Texas: A Report of A Decade of Progress 1950-1960
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Santa Fe, New Mexico: The Rydal Press, 1961. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1961 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling at the front panel. Octavo, 284 pgs.
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Report on the Future Extension of Water Supply
Brooklyn: Department of City Works, 1896. Cloth. Very Good +. 1896 report, issued by the Department of City Works, on the future extensions of water supplies for the City of Brooklyn. Includes 75 pgs. of text plus 12 elaborate, large plates (most of them fold-outs, most with rich color). Folio, gilt-titling and emblem along the front panel. Light spotting and soiling along the front panel's top and fore-edge, mild offsetting to the rear panel's top-edge. Still though, solid... Read More
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Wendingen: The 4th Year, 3rd Issue (East Asiatic Art of the Collection "Petrucci")
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Amsterdam: De Hoogebrug, 1921. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 4th year, 3rd issue of this very high-quality art monthly published out of Amsterdam just after World War I. Wendingen: An Illustrated Magazine of the Arts of "Architectura et Amicitia". "This number is dedicated to the East-Asiatic Art of the collection "Petrucci" in Amsterdam, with accompanying text by Henri Borel, Dr. Karl With, Count Hermann Keyserling and A. Vecht". The text consists of Henri Borel's background of the... Read More
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Enrico Ghinato: Automobili che passione!!
Corso, Italy: Contini Galleria D'Arte, 2005. Pictorial boards. Fine. Uncommon catalogue based on the July-September 2005 exhibition at Contini Galleria D'Arte of Corso, Italy. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its laminate, pictorial boards, Quarto, wonderful, vivid color reproductions throughout, including a number of fold-out plates.
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Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners (Boston) -- January 1893 (House #150)
Boston: The Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, 1893. Cloth. Very Good. A solid, tight copy of the 1893 report, House #150. Crisp and VG to VG+ in its crimson-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and decorative blindstamping to the rear panel. A touch of very light staining along the edges, light splitting to the inner hinges. Octavo, all 31 plates and 14 maps (a number of them fold-outs) present and in sharp condition.
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The Great Estates: Greenwich, Connecticut, 1880-1930 (With Nice Greenwich Ephemera Laid-In)
Jumior League of Greenwich, 1986. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1986 correct 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one or two tiny closed tears along the lower tip. Tall quarto, impressive black-and-white photos throughout (with a couple of dozen color photos mixed in). Also includes a handful of Greenwich-related cards and brochures (tours, neighborhood biographies) laid-in.
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Handmade Book: Concerning the Sear's Tower -- The Pros & One Con: Being a Cross-Section of Public Opinion (In the Form of a Depictive Criticism)
1973. Ephemera. Very Good. Wonderful handmade book on the reaction of the public to the 1973 opening of the Sears Tower in Chicago. Hand-drawn illustrations and handwritten captions, all done by one anonymous, clearly talented artist/author, who seemed to exactly capture the times in his simple narrative. Very clean and crisp, with a bit of light soiling to one or two pages. The rear of each sheet shows glue (where the separate pages were glued into a book?).... Read More
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Denise Rene Back in London: Presents Her Artists 21 Years On
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Redfern Gallery. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, bright copy of the catalogue based on the June-July 1989 exhibition at London's Redfern Gallery. Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers.
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Zivko Zic: A Lifetime Retrospective --50 Years of Painting
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Scottsdale, AZ: Mitchell Brown Fine Art, Inc, 2005. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the Feb 2005 exhibition at Mitchell Brown Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Raggedy Ann's Sunny Songs (3 Records)
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Camden, NJ: RCA Victor Company. 1st. Record. Collectible; Very Good. Charming collection of 3 RCA Victor records of "Raggedy Ann's Sunny Songs", c. 1925. All 3 records (6 3/4") clean and Near Fine in their manilla sleeves and Johnny Gruelle-illustrated card wrappers.
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Society of the Alumni of City (Charity) Hospital --Report for 1904: Together with a history of the City Hospital and a Register of Its Medical Officers from 1864 to 1904
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New York City: Society of The Alumni of City (Charity) Hospital, 1904. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1904 1st edition of this uncommon look at City (Charity) Hospital, Blackwell's Island, New York. Tight and VG in its green cloth, with light spotting along the panel lower-edges. Wonderful panoramic fold-out of the hospital at the frontispiece. Octavo, 243 pgs. deckled edges.
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David Salle
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Boston: Mario Diacono, 1986. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The prospectus for the May 1986 exhibition at Boston's Mario Diacono Gallery. Bright and Near Fine in its single folded sheet.
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Bodo Buhl: Ultra
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Munich: Kunstverein, 1988. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the April-May 1988 exhibition at Munich's Kunstverein. Bright and Fine in its patterned wrappers.
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Reconsidering Friedel Dzubas
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West Palm Beach, FL: Eaton Fine Art, Inc, 2009. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the 2009 exhibition at Eaton Fine Art, West Palm Beach. FL. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Also includes a Near Fine example of the blue cardboard slipcase.
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When All Our Brothers Are Silent (The Book of Photographs of the Waffen-SS)/Wenn Alle Bruden Schweigen (Grober Bildband uber die Waffen-SS)
Osnabruck, Germany: Munin Verlag GmbH, 1985. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, sharp copy of the 1985 4th edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. Tall, thick quarto, hundreds of crisp black-and-white photos and a selection of color plates at the rear. Text in both German and English.
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Flora Mesoamericana: Vol. 6 (ALISMATACEAE a CYPERACEAE)
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Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico (Instituto de Biologia), 1994. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A beautiful copy of the 1994 1st edition of Vol. 6 (Alismataceae a Cyperaceae) of "Flora Mesoamericana". Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Tall, thick quarto, 543 pgs. Published in conjunction with Missouri Botanical Garden and The Natural History Museum (London). Text in Spanish.
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The Stories of John Cheever
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A nice Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN CHEEVER'S WIDOW MARY CHEEVER AND ADDRESSED OSSINING, NY, the location (and central character) of much of John's fiction and their hometown for many years. A clean, crisp copy to boot of the 1979 7th printing. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket. Thick octavo, 693 pgs.
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