The Carroll Secret of Success in the Chain Store Field
West Haven, CT: he Carroll Company, 1936. Booklet. Near Fine. Scarce 1936 booklet, issued by the Carroll Company of West Haven, CT, offering the opportunities of retail expansion by opening another "Carroll Cut Rate Cosmetics--Drugs" store. With the full backing and training of the parent company. A clean, Near Fine booklet, in its stapled, Deco-infused wrappers. Crisp black-and-white photos and displays throughout plus a fold-out promise of fortune-to-come ("This Can Be Your Success Story").
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Accent: A Quarterly of New Literature (4 Volumes from the 1940s)
Urbana, Illinois: ACCENT, 1945. Original wraps. Very Good. 4 early isues of Accent, 3 from 1943, 1 from 1945. Impressive literary quarterly from the 1940s and '50s, issued out of Urbana, Illinois. These 4 issues, all solid and VG in their stapled wrappers, show very light wear, except for Summer 1943, which does have a bit of chipping and 1" of loss along the spine crown. Contributors include E.E. Cummings, Franz Kafka, Henry Miller, Jean Cocteau, Paul Valery,... Read More
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Praxis: Journal of Writing (Issue #1, Vol. #1)
New York: Praxis, Inc, 2000. Original wraps. Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of Issue #1, Volume #1 (Detail: Specificity in Architecture). Clean and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. A "journal of writing + building
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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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James Talbot, and the Suspected Boy
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Boston: Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1845. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1845 1st edition of this precious children's title, published out of Boston. VG- in its decorative blindstamped cloth, with lightly-faded gilt-lettering to the spine. Light staining to the front endpapers and a forgivable degree of foxing scattered thruout the text. Stilll tightly-bound and very solid. 16mo, 127 pgs.
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The Paintings of Louis Ritman (1889-1963)
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Chicago: Signature Galleries, 1975. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A clean copy of this uncommon catalogue based on the 1975 exhibition at Chicago's Signature Galleries. VG in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with one small closed tear along the spine crown. Only 200 copies issued.
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Jean Messagier (Dore Ashton's Copy)
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Paris: Galeries Nationales Grand Palais, 1981. Original wraps. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY JEAN MESSAGIER TO DORE ASHTON on the Table of Contents. A very solid copy to boot of the catalogue based on the Nov 1981-Jan 1982 exhibition at Paris's Galeries Nationales Grand Palais. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Oblong quarto, high-quality black-and-white (and some color) reproductions thruout.
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The Union Song Book. A Choice and Well-Selected Collection of the Most Popular Sentimental, Patriotic, Naval, and Comic Songs
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New York: Leavitt and Allen, 1860. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A tight, well-preserved copy of the uncommon original edition, circa 1860. Solid and VG+ in its decorative blindstamped cloth, with still-bright gilt-titling and design at the spine. A crisp, clean interior, save for just a touch of light, occasional foxing to the text and along the edges. 64mo, an extensive collection of patriotic songs (just shy of a hundred), produced no doubt partly as a result of... Read More
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The Phaedo of Plato
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Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, England: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1930. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1930 1st edition, #94 of 500 copies issued. Beautifully produced by Robert Gibbings at his Golden Cockerel Press and adorned with ornaments and initial letters by the formidable Eric Gill. Bright and VG in its gilt-decorated green cloth, with lightly-chipped leather spine label. Quarto, 79 pgs. Top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom-edges.
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Topping Brothers: Catalogue No. 7
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New York: Topping Brothers (Ship Chandlery Department), 1909. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Topping Brothers Catalogue #7, 1909. "Ship Chandlery, Marine Hardware, Yacht, Launch & Motor Boat Fittings". VG- in its green cloth, with light staining at the panels and light foxing to the endsheets. Internally, very clean, with all the engravings in beautiful condition. Octavo, 280 pgs.
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The Monkees No. #15 -- Dell Comic Book (September 1968)
New York: Dell. Comic Books. Very Good +. A crisp, sharp copy of issue #15 of the Dell comic book, the September 1968 issue. Solid and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial wrappers, with light soiling to the panels and just a touch of ink at the upper rear cover. "Hip -- Hip -- Hooray! We're in the Monkee Generation!
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Vantine's: The Oriental Store
New York: A.A. Vantine & Company (5th Ave.@ 39th St.), 1918. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Uncommon 1918 catalogue from this major New York department store (located at 5th Ave. and 39th St.), offering clothing, furniture, housewares, fabric and other merchandise imported directly from China and Japan and described --often at length-- in this catalogue. A clean, sharp copy, crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial stapled wrappers, with very light creasing along the upper rear... Read More
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Major Fidel Castro's Appearance in TV in Order to Inform the People about Major Ernesto Guevara's Death
Instituto del Libro, 1967. Stapled wrappers. Very Good +. The uncommon booklet containing the October 15th, 1967 30 pg. announcement by Fidel Castro to the world of the death of Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Clean and VG+ in its stapled pictorial wrappers. Printed and published in Havana. Originally "transmitted over the National Radio and Television Network and Radio Havana, October 15, 1967
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Irmgard Weitlaner Johnson: Una Vida Dedicada al Textil
Museo Textil de Oazaca, 2014. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the catalogue based on the 2014 exhibition at Mexico's Museo Textil de Oaxaca. Clean and Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. Quarto, lovely color and black-and-white reproductions throughout.
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Joan Miro, Son Abrines I Son Boter
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Mallorca: Fundacio Pilar I Joan Miro, 1987. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1987 catalogue of this Joan Miro Mallorca exhibition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, nicely reproduced color plates thruout.
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Portfolio 1949 (RISD Yearbook)
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Providence, RI: The Students of the Rhode Island School of Design. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. Artistic, nicely-designed 1949 RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) yearbook. IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. A clean, Near Fine quarto (with beautiful graphic design to the panels ) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the panel edges and a 2" chip along the front panel's top-edge. Very impressive student experimenting with layout and photomontage.
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Hector Poleo: 49 Obras de 1936 a 1973
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Mexico: Museo De Arte Moderno, 1974. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. First Edition. The catalogue based on the 1974 exhibition at Mexico's Museo de Arte Moderno. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very mild darkening along the spine. Oblong octavo, vivid color plates thruout.
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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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Robert Rauschenberg
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Washington, D.C.: National Collection of Fine Arts (Smithsonian Institution), 1976. Original wraps. Near Fine. SIGNED BY ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG ("BOB RAUSCHENBERG") across the front free endpaper. A tight, very sharp copy to boot of this 1976 catalogue. Solid and Near Fine (with light soiling along the rear panel's top-edge) in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, crisp black-and-white --and a small number of color-- plates thruout.
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