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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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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Red Diaper Babies: Children of the Left
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Red Diaper Productions, 1985. Edited by July Kaplan and Linn Shapiro, this is a collection of transcripts of conferences held at World Fellowship Center in 1982 and '83. A meditation on political activism and radicalism in the 60s and, moreover, a reflection on political antecedents and aging and coming into the mainstream with its emerging new set of responsibilities like parenthood, etc. An unselfconscious, intimate look at politics on the left in its many manifestaions. 1985, wrappered, folio. A... Read More
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Troy: the Archaeological Geology (Supplementary Monograph 4)
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Princeton University Press, 1982. Hardcover. A Near Fine copy of the 1982 1st edition. bright and well-preserved. Quarto, 209 pgs.
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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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Rosemary Koczy: The Shawl Weaver--
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Kyoto, Japan: Galerie Miyawaki, 2009. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. The 2009 1st edition of this handsome catalogue, limited to 1,000 copies. "Drawings by an artist who lived thruough the Holocaust drama". Bright and Near Fine n its decorative chocolate-brown boards. 12mo, text in Japanese, English and French. The exhibition held at Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto.
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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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Playboy (The June 1957 Issue, the First Appearance of "The Fly")
Chicago: HMH Pblishing Co, 1957. Magazines. Very Good +. The uncommon June 1957 issue of Playboy, featuring, famously, the first appearance of the short story "The Fly". Authored by George Langelaan, the short story would go on to inspire the 1958 film (the Vincent Price vehicle) and the excellent 1986 David Cronenberg re-make. This copy is clean and crisp and easily VG+ to Near Fine. The centerfold is loose but unmarred and there is a small, light crease... Read More
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The Bible in India: Hindoo Origin of Hebrew and Chistian Revelation
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New York: G.W. Dillingham Company. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. VG in its dark, decorative cloth, with blindstamped design to the panels and bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Very light soiling to the panel edges, light foxing at the endsheets. Thick 12mo, 325 pgs. Translated from "La Bible Dans L'Inde" by Louis Jacolliot.
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The Deliberations of the Council of Four (March 24-June 28, 1919): Notes of the Official Interpreter Paul Mantoux (2 Vols.)
Princeton University Press, 1992. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very handsome example of ther 1992 1st editions, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Fine in crisp, Near Fine dustjackets. Thick octavos, translated and edited by Arthur S. Link. Vol. I: To the Delivery to the German Delegation of the Preliminaries of Peace; and Vol. II: From the Delivery of the Peace Terms to the German Delegation to the Signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Baseball Digest (9 Issues from 1953)
Chicago: Baseball Digest, 1953. Digests. Very Good +. A nice run of this highly-regarded baseball monthly. 9 (of the 12) issues for 1953. Each of the digests clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial, stapled wrappers. A bit of very light wear at several of the spines, otherwise very solid. (Missing only March, Nov. and Dec. 1953).
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Report of Court Proceedings in the Case of the Anti-Soviet "Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites" Heard Before the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the U.S.S.R. (Moscow, March 2-13, 1938)
Moscow: People's Commissariat of Justice of the U.S.S.R., 1938. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good -. Complete Verbatim Report in the Case of the Anti-Soviet Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites, Including Bukharin, Rykov, Tagoda, Krestinsky, Rakovsky, Rosengolz, Grinko amd Others". A solid, tight copy of the 1938 1st English language edition in book form -- AND IN ITS VERY UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ (light offsetting to the inner hinges) in a bright, price-clipped, VG- dustjacket, with notable chipping... Read More
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The Chrysler Building: Lexington Avenue at Forty-Second Street, New York
New York: Chrysler Tower Corporation, 1930. Suede. Near Fine. (For 2nd copy redescribe, rephotograph). A handsome copy of this 1930 celebration of the Chrysler Building. Tight and VG+ in its dark suede wrappers, with a dramatic silver relief of the Art Deco masterpiece itself adorning the front cover. Light spotting to the title page and along a number of the other page edges, mild dusting at the pastedowns. Quarto, 21 black-and-white photos complementing the text.
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The Rally Book: Contests, Camp-O-Rals Rallies, Demonstrations
New York: The Boy Scouts of America, 1929. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. Uncommon 1929 Boy Scout book describing the various types of rallies. Solid and VG in its pictorial, light-bown wrappers, with small, neat former owner name at the top of the front panel and also along the bottom-edge. Still though, very presentable. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout, with dozens and dozens of black-and-white photos and line-drawings complementing the text.
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Gary Webb: Mr. Jeans
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Lincoln, MA: deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, 2012. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of this 2012 catalogue, issued by the deCordova in Lincoln, MA. Bright and Fine in its thick purple wrappers. Octavo, 51 pgs., high-quality color photographs thruout.
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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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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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