Davy's Devon Herd
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London: Longman and Co, 1859. Original Wraps. Good. The 1859 issue ("Volume the Third") of Davy's Devon Herd Book. Solid and tight and VG- in its original printed blue wrappers. One stain at the lower fore-edge corner of the front wrapper and several other minor spots to the panels, otherwise very clean. Save for the slightest hint of foxing to the endsheets, no writing or markings of any kind internally. Octavo, 113 pgs.
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Sigmar Polke: Editions 1966-1995
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Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1995. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the May-Sept 1995 exhibition at Minneapolis's Walker Art Center.Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial white wrappers.
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Lesser Ury: Images from the Bible
Florida: Boca Raton Museum of Art, 2003. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the April-June 2003 exhibition at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Clean and Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Max Beckmann Retrospective
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The St. Louis Art Museum, 1984. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A nice copy of the 1984 1st American edition. This is one of the most comprehensive studies of Beckmann, replete with hundreds of high-quality reproductions of his drawings and oils, and was published in conjunction with his100th birthday. Near Fine and well-preserved in a bright, VG+, price-clipped dustjacket. Thick quarto, 482 pgs.
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Dave Ranney or Thirty Years on the Bowery
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New York: American Tract Society, 1910. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. WARM, FULL-PAGE 1914 INSCRIPTION FROM DAVE RANNEY on the front free endpaper. An unusually bright, crisp copy to boot of the 1910 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with light fading to the gilt-lettering along the spine) in its wonderful pictorial front panel. 12mo, 205 pgs. A nice piece of New Yorkiana --and specifically of early 20th century hardscrabble history on The Bowery. Signed by Author. ... Read More
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Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg
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New York: Acanthus Press, 1996. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the 1996 re-issue, "1 OF 50 COPIES HAND-BOUND IN 1/4 LEATHER". Bright and Fine in its 1/4 morocco over red cloth, with crisp, unflecked gilt-lettering to the front panel. Tall quarto, 310 pgs., crisp black-and-white photos thruout. Original Introduction by Royal Cortissoz, new Introduction by Mark Alan Hewitt, WHO HAS SIGNED THIS COPY below his name on the title page. Part of the wonderful "Acanthus Press Reprint... Read More
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The Duty of American Women to Their Country
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1845. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1845 1st edition of this early examination of moral instruction in American education. 16mo, 164 pgs. of text plus a lengthy list of Harper & Brothers recent titles in theology and travel. Tight and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel. A degree of forgiveable spotting and soiling to the panels, offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets. Written in pencil on the... Read More
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Color Schemes of Adam Ceilings
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. Portfolio. Near Fine. The Adam Brothers (Gerald and Betty Geerlings). Lovely 1928 portfolio of 5 reproductions of Adam Brothers ceilings, suffused with gorgeous water-color. The 5 plates, all in their stiff boards, are loose as issued and --along with a stapled title page and Introduction (by Gerald K. Geerlings) -- are housed within a dark-brown chemise, with handsome gilt-titling and design. From the title page: "Lithographed from Water-Color Sketches by Gerald K.... Read More
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Fashion Album by Janalene (With Wonderful Ephemera)
Indianapolis: Janalene, Incorporated, 1939. Leatherette. Very Good +. The 1939 1st edition of this uncommon, Decoish fashion album (with all its original, colorful cotton swatches in place). Clean and VG+ in its chocolate-brown leatherette, with gilt-titling and design along the front panel. Lovely color and black-and-white illustrations of the latest in ladies' dresses and "Janalene Beautiful Lingerie" throughout. A bit of light spotting along the edges of the text, otherwise very bright and sharp. Half a dozen examples... 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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Samothrace I: The Ancient Literary Sources
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New York: Pantheon Books, 1958. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. A sharp copy of the 1958 1st volume of Samothrace: The Ancient Literary Sources. VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Quarto, 148 pgs. Bollingen Series XL, Vol. 1.
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Report of the Dominion Government Expedition to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands on Board the D.G.S. Neptune
Ottawa, Canada: Government Printing Bureau, 1906. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. A sharp, tight copy of the 1906 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright gilt-design and lettering along the front panel and spine. Thick octavo, 63 full-page illustrations (crisp black-and-white photos) complementing the text. Large fold-out map as well at the rear pastedown pocket ("Geological Map of the Northeastern Part of the Dominion of Canada"). The map is clean and bright and very... Read More
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South African Air Force Golden Jubilee Souvenir Book 1920-1970 (Per aspera ad astra)
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Johannesburg: Keartland Press, 1970. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. 1970 1st edition of this uncommon history of South African aviation. Near Fine in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 144 pgs., crisp black-and-white and color plates thruout.
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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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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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Type Faces for Book Work
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Cambridge, MA: The Athenaeum Press, 1940. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A clean, tight copy of the 1940 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its original cloth. Quarto, 386 pgs.
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History of Urban Planning and Architecture in Moscow
Moscow, 1935. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1935 1st edition of this scarce history of urban planning and architecture in Moscow. With a number of gravure plates and color maps, including a large fold-out panoramic map attached to the rear pastedown. Tight and VG+ in its orange and red card wrappers, with just a touch of very light chipping along the panel edges. Tall quarto, dozens and dozens of high-quality plates and photos throughout.
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The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (in 3 Vols.)
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London: Richard Bentley, 1837. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1837 2nd edition, complete in 3 Volumes. Original leather (full light calf), rebacked in early 20th century leather spines. Raised bands, gilt-bordered compartments, duotone spine labels. All volumes clean and tight and solidly VG. Light chipping to several spine labels and very light, subtle offsetting to the front panel of Vol. III. Octavos, 1,314 pgs. all told, marbled endpapers, top-edges gilt. Beautiful engraved frontispiece portraits to each volume.
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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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Now! Increased Outdoor Advertising Values on the Pacific Coast
San Francisco: Foster and Kleiser Company, 1938. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Charming, scarce 1938 album selling the smart businessman on the ever-increasing opportunities in outdoor advertising, specifically on the growing West Coast. Folio, spiralbound, filled with beautiful printing, layout and design, with clear Art Deco influences. Hundreds of photographs, multi-colored inserts, advertising sheets at the rear pastedown. Clean and easily VG+ to Near Fine, with just a touch of light creasing along the front panel's upper tip.... Read More
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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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Czech Art in the Velvet Revolution
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Roslyn Harbor, NY: Nassau County Museum of Art, 1990. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the December 1990-April 1991 exhibition at Long Island's Nassau County Museum of Art. Crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Sunset Outdoor Building Book (Five Complete Sunset Books in One Volume)
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Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Co, 1953. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The January 1953 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling to the panels, light chipping at the spine ends and inconspicuous tape to the inside of the jacket to reinforce the spine base. Thick quarto, hundreds of line-drawn and black-and-white illustrations thruout.
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Buescher True Tone Band and Orchestra Instruments (Catalogue #26)
Elkhart, Indiana: Buescher Band Instrument Company, 1928. Original wraps. Near Fine. Wonderful 1928 catalogue from the Buescher Band Instrument Company of Elkhart, Indiana, showcasing the latest offerings in their impressive selection of band and orchestra instruments. Virtually every page includes detailed engraved images of Buescher's selections, such as soprano, alto, tenor and bass saxophones, true-tone, symphony, utility and parlor and Sunday school trumpets, Fluegel, coach, popular ballad and true-tone French horns, tenor and alto valve, small and medium... Read More
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Photographie (Photo Graphie) 1936
Paris: Editions des Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1936. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1936 edition of this impressive, short-lived French annual issued out of Paris and lasting only 11 years all told in this original incarnation. 120 lavish full-page gravures by the likes of Andre Kertesz, George Hurrel, Bill Brandt, Ylla, George Platt Lynes, Cecil Beaton, Herbert List et al. Also includes roughly a dozen wonderful period ads at the rear. This issue has held up very... Read More
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