Good Housekeeping Magazine (March 1937)
New York: Hearst Magazines Inc, 1937. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Horace Gaffron. A clean, very appealing copy of the March 1937 issue of Good Housekeeping. Crisp and Near Fine. Wonderful Horace Gaffron cover.
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Max Bill
Zurich: Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, 1963. Original wraps. Very Good +. The uncommon March-April 1963 exhibition at Zurich's Gimpel & Hanover Galerie. Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled white wrappers, with just a touch of light soiling along the panels. Sharp reproductions throughout, including 2 in color. Max Bill was a major Swiss artist, architect, industrial designer and graphic designer (1908-1994).
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SUPPLEMENT to the 1907 "Hardware for Wet Places, Marine Hardware and Ship Chandlery Supplies" Catalogue
New York: Chas. D. Durkee & Co, 1907. Bevelled boards. Very Good +. For the convenience of those desiring Motor Boat and Yacht Fittings we issue this supplement to our regular complete catalogue of 'Hardware for Wet Places, Marine Hardware and Ship Chandlery Supplies'". We have here the very scarce supplement, the additional thin octavo focusing solely on "Launch and Yacht Hardware, Motor Boat Fittings, Lanterns, &c.". Tight, clean and VG+ in its red bevelled boards, with bright... Read More
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Illustrated 1898 Catalogue and Price List of McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Co. (56 and 60 John Street, New York)
New York: McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Co, 1898. Cloth. Very Good +. Wonderful turn-of-the-century (1898) illustrated catalogue and price list for McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Company of New York. Filled with hundreds and hundreds of steel engravings (from cast iron fittings and wrought iron nipples to street washers and lawn hydrants), including detailed price lists and descriptions of items. A sharp, well-preserved copy to boot: Tight and VG+ in its wine-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front... Read More
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Re/Search: Industrial Culture Handbook (Limited Edition Hardback)
San Francisco: ReE/Search Publications, 2006. Laminate boards. Fine. A pristine copy of Issue #6/7 (Industrial Culture Handbook) of Re/Search, in its much less common hardback. The December 2006 12th printing, the limited edition hardback. Clean and Fine in its laminate, pictorial boards. Quarto, includes "Throbbing Gristle", "Mark Pauline", "Cabaret Voltaire", etc.
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The Third H Book of Harvard Athletics 1963-2012 (2 Vols.)
Cambridge, MA: The Harvard Varsity Club, 2014. Cloth. Fine. Pristine copies of the 2014 1st edition of "The Third H Book of Harvard Athletics", complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Fine in their crimson cloth. Thick octavos, spanning 1963-2012.
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My Thirty-Year Love Affair 1956-1986: A Retrospective of the Sculpture of Maurice B. Hexter
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Self-published, 1987. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY MAURICE HEXTER on front free endpaper. An As New copy to boot of this 1987 monograph on the sculptor's work. Immaculate and Fine and also including a Fine example of the pictorial slipcase. Signed by Illustrator.
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The Floricultural Cabinet and Florist's Magazine (January to December, 1853)
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London: Whittaker and Co, 1853. Half-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. A lovely example of the 1853 edition, the 21st volume of the "Floricultural Cabinet". Bound in half-leather over marbled boards. Raised bands, bright gilt-lettering along spine. A tight, VG copy, with a degree of wear at the outer hinges (which are still perfectly sturdy). The 16 full, hand-colored plates, which steal the show, are vivid and magnificent. All bright and clean and very striking. Octavo, all 12 issues of... Read More
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Donald Judd: New Sculpture
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New York: The Pace Gallery, 1991. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the September-October 1991 exhibition at New York's Pace Gallery. Clean and Near Fine in its chocolate-brown wrappers.
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Cindy Sherman (In Dustjacket)
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Stuttgart: Edition Cantz, 1991. Boards. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the March-May 1991 exhibition at Stuttgart's Kunsthalle Basel. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine pictorial dustjacket. Sherman's incomparable self-portraits thruout.
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University Of Notre Dame 1926 Yearbook ("The Dome") -- Knute Rockne, George "The Gipper" Gipp, etc.
South Bend, Indiana: The Univetrsity of Notre Dame, 1926. Leatherette. Very Good +. The uncommon 1926 Notre Dame yearbook, prominently featuring the 1925 football team and its legendary head coach Knute Rockne, here given an adoring full page photographic portrait, which serves as the introduction to the sports section of the yearbook. Notably, there's also a long tribute to George Gipp ("The Gipper", 1895-1920) in a lovely full-page poem and a photograph of Knute Rockne in formation, the... Read More
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Jean Dunard Jean Goulden
New York: Kelly Gallery, 2013. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the catalogue --in its less common hardback-- based on the June-September 2013 exhibition at New York's Kelly Gallery. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light bowing to the front cover) in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. First-rate color reproductions throughout.
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The Social Evil: With Special Reference to Conditions Existing in the City of New York
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. Cloth. Very Good +. A clean, sharp copy of the March 1902 2nd printing. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Internally very clean, with no writing or markings to speak of. Octavo, "A Report Prepared under the Direction of The Committee of Fifteen
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4 Inches
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London: Scriptum Editions, 2005. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2005 2nd printing. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, lush black-and-white and color reproductions thruout. Foreword by Sir Elton John, whose AIDS Foundation was the beneficiary from the proceeds of this publication.
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De Groene Amsterdammer 1940-1945: Herinneringsalbum door L.J. Jordaan
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Amsterdam: De Groene Amsterdam. Original wraps. Very Good. A remarkable collection of anti-German illustrations by the Dutch artist L.J. Jordaan which appeared between 1940 and 1945 in Amsterdam's leading weekly newspaper "De Groene". Executed in lavish color --and with startling artistic skill-- these pointed attacks on all things Nazi-related cut very deep and seem reminiscent in their jagged edge to the great Arthur Szyk. Collected in this wrappered, spiral-bound edition, the album has held up nicely. Clean and... Read More
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Omaggio a Eduardo Chillida (The 1990 Venice Biennial)
Venice: Biennale di Venezia/Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna, 1990. Original wraps. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY EDUARDO CHILLIDA on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the catalogue based on the March-September 1990 exhibition at Venice's Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light scuffing at the panels. Quarto, crisp black-and-white and color reproductions throughout.
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Tales from the Brothers Grimm
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London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1930. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1930 1st thus, limited to 540 copies and beautifully illustrated by Hester Sainsbury. VG in its light-blue patterned boards, with light offsetting at the front and rear endpapers. Quarto, 179 pgs., deckled edges.
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The Naval Monument, Containing Official and Other Accoiunts of All the Battles Fought Between the Navies of the United States and Great Britain During the Late War; and an Account of the War with Algiers, with Twenty-Five Engravings. To Which Is Annexed a Naval Register of the United States
Boston: George Clark, 1830. Full calf. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1830 1st edition, in its original full calf, with the publisher's dark leather title label along the spine. Tight and VG- to VG, with notable foxing and spotting to the preliminaries and, much less so, throughout the text. All of the 25 engravings --including the dramatic frontispiece-- in place and fully intact. Octavo, 314 pgs. plus "Naval Register for 1815" and the Index at the... 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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Bruce Naumann: Drawings for Installations
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New York: Sperone Westwater, 2008. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. A nice copy of this 2008 exhibition catalogue. Bright and Near Fine in its decorative boards. Oblong quarto, 84 pgs.
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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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Black-and-White Press Photograph of Agatha Christie
New York: PIX Incorporated. Photograph. Very Good. Crisp, attractive black-and-white press photograph of Agatha Chrsitie by PIX International. Light creasing along the edges, otherwise bright and clean. The uncredited photograph measures 6" wide x 8" tall.
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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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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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