Societe Anonyme des Hauts-Fourneaux et Fonderies du VAL D'OSNE (Album #1 -- Batiment et Serrurerie)
Paris: Henri Hanoteau (Arts et Manufactures), 1909. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. The 1909 1st edition of the first part of "Societe Anonyme des Hauts-Fourneaux et Fonderies du Val D'Osne". Solid and VG- to VG in its fragile beige wrappers, with light wear and spotting at the panels, and small "Santiago Guido --Cite Paradis, Paris" stamps to the top of both the front and rear panels. Light wear as well at the spine ends and the rear tips. Octavo,... Read More
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Handbook of South American Indians: Vol. 6 Physical Anthropology, Linguistics and Cultural Geography of South American Indians
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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950. Hardcover. Bulletin #143 of the Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology. 1950 1st edition. A VG copy in its original green cloth. Thick octavo, 715 pgs. plus numerous fold-out maps.
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Report to the President and the Attorney General--America's Habit: Drug Abuse, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime
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Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1986. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1st edition, March 1986. AN ORIGINAL BOUND PRINTING, not a print-on-demand reprint. Clean and VG+ in its original blue wrappers. Thick octavo, 486 pgs. plus appendix. Sponsored by and printed under the authority of the "President's Commission on Organized Crime
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Flores Invisibles
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Bogota, Colombia: Galeria Garces Velasquez, 1980. Collectible; Fine. Portfolio of 30 erotic floral watercolors. Artfully-rendered, handsomely reproduced by Galeria Garces Velasquez of Bogota. Loosely-bound, as issued, and complete (and numbered) at 30. Housed in a gilt-lettered cloth chemise with its original ribbon ties. Clean, well-preserved and VG+. The 30 plates themselves are immaculate as well.
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Los Aborigenes De Venezuela (Vols. I & I)
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Caracas: Fundacion La Salle, 1980. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. A handsome example of the first 2 volumes of this series on the Aborigines of Venezuela, monographs # 26 and #29 respectively issued by the Fundacion La Salle of Caracas. Both volumes tight and solid and VG in their original russet cloth, with bright gilt-letttering to the front panels and spines. In bright, VG pictorial dustjackets. Fairly severe bumping at the lower corners of each volume,... Read More
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Antonin Pelc: Karikatury 1919-1945
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Melantrich, Czechoslovakia: S.V.U. Manes, 1948. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A clean, handsome copy of the 1948 1st edition of this uncommon monograph on Czech caricaturist Antonin Pelc. Tight and VG+ in its original russet cloth. Folio, 121 pgs., high-quakity color reproductions thruout.
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Lecciones De Lengua Castellana
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Medellin, Colombia: La Edit. Bedout, 1955. Half-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. Exhaustive grammar and instructional of the Castillian language (of Spain and Colombia). 1955, re-bound in 1/2 red leather over black boards. Bright gilt-lettering at spine. Solid and VG, with paper lightly browning. Thick 16mo, 699 pgs.
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Fine Carpets in the Victoria & Albert Museum
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New York: Charles Scribner, 1924. Limited. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome example of the 1924 1st edition, limited to 450 copies. A clean and VG+ elephant folio in its maroon cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. 20 lavish color plates tipped-in on each recto; in every case the original tissue-guard protecting and keeping the plates very clean. "Twenty examples, reproduced for the first time in colour, of old carpets from Persia, India, Caucasia, Armenia, Turkey, China,... Read More
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Baseball Register (1946): The Game's "400
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The Sporting News, 1947. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1946 issue of The Baseball Register, published by The Sporting News. Solid and VG in its bevelled navy-blue boards, with bright gilt title-lettering at the front panel. Octavo, 273 pgs. In six sections: Life Story of Walter Johnson; Ten Great Slugging Feats of Baseball History; Present Day Players; Managers and Coaches; Major League Umpires; and Former Stars.
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Imi Knoebel
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Baden-Baden: Staatliche Kunsthalle, 1986. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A solid, clean copy of the 1986 catalogue based on the exhibition at Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden. Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. And in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket.
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Astrid Klein
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Middletown, CT: Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, 1991. 1st. Pictorial Cover. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue of the 1991 exhibition at Wesleyan's Zilkha Gallery. Bright and Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers.
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Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of the American Water Color Society (Illustrated Catalogue)
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New York: American Water Color Society, 1883. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1883 illustrated catalogue of the 16th annual exhibition of the American Water Color Society. Bright and Near Fine in its bevelled, maroon boards. Clean, unflecked gilt-lettering, decorative blindstamping to the panels. Quarto, engravings thruout plus wonderful local ads at the front and rear.
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The Pictorialist: A Compilation of Photographs from the Fourteenth Annual International Salon of Pictorial Photography (1931)
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The Camera Pictorialists of Los Angeles, 1931. Original cloth. Very Good +. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the 1931 issue of The Pictorialist. Tight and VG+ in its mustard cloth, with light wear along the spine ends and just a touch of very light soiling to the front panel. Tal quarto, beautiful, rich gravures thruout.
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The Exorcist (Signed Photograph of the Original Poster)
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Original wraps. Near Fine. A nice collection of "Exorcist"-related signatures (all gotten by the same person) on a photograph of the iconic image of the exorcist himself (Max Von Sydow) standing in front of the fog-enshrouded Georgetown home. SIGNED BY WILLIAM FRIEDKIN, WILLIAM PETER BLATTY, LINDA BLAIR AND AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE COMPOSER GEORGE CRUMB, WHOSE COMPOSITION "BLACK ANGELS" (SPECIFICALLY, "THRENODY 1: NIGHT OF THE ELECTRIC INSECTS") WAS USED TO GREAT EFFECT IN THE FILM'S SOUNDTRACK. Crumb has also written... Read More
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Whipper Flossie
London: The Whip & Rod Club, 1953. Original wraps. Very Good +. Uncommon 1953 tale of whipping, issued by the Whip & Rod Club of London. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with light soiling along the rear panel. 21 full-page, line-drawn illustrations complementing the uncredited text. Whip & Rod Club Library #170.
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First and Second Annual Report of the Conservation Commissions: Divisions of Lands and Forests and Fish and Game (2 Vols.)
Albany, NY: The Conservation Commission, State of New York, 1912. Cloth. Near Fine. The 1911 and 1912 first 2 annual reports of the Conservation Commissions of the State of New York. Both volumes solid and VG+ to Near Fine in their olive-green cloth, with bright, completely unrubbed gilt-titling and insignia along the spines. Just a touch of light spotting at Vol. I's front panel, 2 small, discreet former owner stamps to the front free endpapers. Uniform quartos, dozens... Read More
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Manual for Cottage Mothers in Institutions
New York: Child Welfare League of America, 1932. Original wraps. Very Good +. The uncommon 1932 1st edition of this booklet issued by the Child Welfare League of America. Solid and VG+ in its stapled wrappers, with light creasing along the foot of the spine and one tiny stamp ("N.Y. State Library") at the front panel's top-edge. This copy in 1950 belonged to "Rev. Bryan McEntegart of Catholic Charities", whose name and affiliation appears in light pencil on... Read More
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Original April 1954 Letter of Acceptance from MIT
Cambridge, MA: Office of Admissions, MIT, 1954. Letters. Very Good +. A framed April 29, 1954 1 pg. TLS (typed letter signed), addressed to John Desmond, a Senior at the Hotchkiss School in Lakevile, Ct., informing him that he's been accepted to MIT for enrollment in the Freshman class the upcoming school year. The 8 1/2" x 11" letter is of course on official Office of Admission (MIT) stationary and is clean and bright --with no smudging of... Read More
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1861 Confederate Handbill Announcing the Upcoming Election and the Candidacy of Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander Stephens as Vice-President
1861. Handbill. Very Good. A scarce example of a piece of Confederate electoral ephemera from 1861. A fragile, original handbill announcing the November 6th upcoming Presidential election of the Confederacy, with Jefferson Davis running for President and his running mate Alexander Stephens running for Vice-President. Also includes information on the "Electoral Ticket. For the State at Large (Virginia)" and "for the Districts" (the 1st District through the 16th, with all of the candidates' names and their hometowns printed... Read More
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Black Diamonds: Life In the Negro Leagues from the Men Who Lived It
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Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1989. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY MONTE IRVIN (OF THE NEWARK EAGLES AND THEN THE GIANTS AND CUBS OF THE MAJOR LEAGUES) AND EDSALL WALKER (OF THE WASHINGTON HOMESTEAD GRAYS) on the front free endpaper. A bright, crisp copy to boot of the 1989 1st edition. Near Fine in a sparkling, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 189 pgs.
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Santa Claus in Toyland
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Harry Doehla Co, 1951. Original Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. A very clean copy of this charming 1951 Christmas tale. AND ALSO INCLUDING THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX. Bright and VG+ in its stiff pictorial wrappers, with the "snow" on the rooftop completely intact. All the movable and pop-up parts completely functional as well. Quarto, beautifully illustrated thruout in vivid color.
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Petersen's Surfing Yearbook (Number Two)
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Los Angeles: Petersen Publishing Company, 1965. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A sharp copy of the 1965 1st edition of Petersen's Surfing Yearbook #2. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light rubbing at the panels. Quarto, 224 pgs., hundreds of black-and-white photos thruout.
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Bernard Lamotte
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Tokyo: Wacoal Art Center SPIRAL, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, clean copy of this catalogue based on the Oct 1987 exhibition at Tokyo's Wacial Art Center SPIRAL. Bright and Near Fine in its dark laminate wrappers.
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Lucian Freud: Etchings 1982-1988
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Sydney, Australia: Rex Irwin Art Gallery, 1988. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the June-July exhibition at Sydney's Rex Irwin Art Gallery. Clean and Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers.
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Rimoldi: Knit Underwear
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Milan: S.p.A. Virginio Rimoldi & C.. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Beautiful company catalogue, published out of Milan by the S.p.A. Virginio Rimoldi & C. Employing the finest in Italian design of the late 1950s/early 60s, this highly visual catalogue is filled with wonderful color plates of state-of-the-art sewing machines--and their interiors. This particular issue focuses on the machines designed to make knit underwear and the catalogue is distributed by U.S. Blind Stitch Machine Corp. A clean, Near... Read More
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