Wood Block Prints. Selected Ukiyo-E Adapted for Commemorative Stamp Issue
by [STAMPS]
Tokyo: Kyoto Hanga in, 1960. Spine partly perished, a few stains to boards, internally clean, colors bright. Printed description and 6 color prints window mounted. As-issued in board portfolio, printed paper label on front cover. A fine philatelic item, reproducing 6 prints by Utamaro, Hokusai, Hiroshiga, and others.
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48 Hours [Press Kit]
by PARAMOUNT PICTURES; EDDIE MURPHY; NICK NOTLE (starring)
New York: Paramount Pictures Corporation, 1982. In fine condition save a few small stains on folder. Press kit distributed by the Publicity Department of Paramount: Printed folder containing fourteen 8x10 inch black-and-white stills from the film, each with printed caption on Paramount letterhead folded around image; and "Handbook of Production Information," 4to, 29 pages, stapled in printed wrappers. An original publicity pack for the Eddie Murphy-Nick Nolte hit film from 1982, directed by Walter Hill. Executive producer D.... Read More
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A General View of the United States of America with an Appendix Containing the Constitution, the Tariff of Duties, the Laws of Patents and Copyrights, &c, &c, &c
by UNITED STATES
London: G. Taylor for O.Rich, 1833. First edition. 8vo. Folding frontispiece map (9-3/4" x 11-3/4"), hand-colored in outline. (Some occasional very pale spotting and light browning at edges.) Contemporary pale-blue cloth-covered boards, gilt-lettered leather spine label, portions of early paper backing (some light wear). FIRST EDITION, 14-page publisher's advertisements at end. "Compiled from the Encyclopæedia Americana and American Almanacs" (Sabin 70885). The advertisments including notice of the 'Bibliotheca Americana Nova, or a Catalogue of Books relating to America', for... Read More
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Star Wars Punch-Out and Make-It Book
by STAR WARS; Ib PENICK; Pagtricia WYNNE; Charlotte STAUB
New York: Random House, 1978. A fine, complete, unused copy. 11.75 x 8.5 inches. [32] pages. Complete with all color cut outs preserved in unused pages. Stapled as issued in pictorial wrappers. The book allows readers to cut out and make: Rs-D2, C-3P0, X-Wing Plane, Landspeeder, Energy Pistol, Lightsaber, TIE Fighter, and Sandcrawler. Designed by Ib Penick, illustrated by Patricia Wynne, instructional drawings by Charlotte Staub.
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An American Anthology 1787-1900. Selections Illustrating the Editor's Critical Review of American Poetry in the Nineteenth Century
by STEDMAN, Edmund Clarence, editor
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1900. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Two volumes, large 8vo. Frontispieces and engraved titles. Original boards, printed paper labels, untrimmed; in a red quarter morocco slipcase. First edition, limited large-paper issue, no. 35 of the 'Author's Autography Copy" edition signed by Stedman. Bookplates of Frederick W. Skiff, Joseph Hodges Choate, and Jean Hersholt. With gift inscription Dec. 19, 1954 from Sally and Lew Feldman to Hilda and Frederic Dannay.
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The Steig Album. 7 Books in One
by STEIG, William
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1953. First edition. A fine copy with the previous owner's name in ink on front free endpaper, in a very good plus jacket, the spine panel toned and with some light edgewear. Folio. Original yellow cloth. With the pictorial dust jacket.
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Rotten Island
by STEIG, William
Boston: David R. Godine, 1984. A fine copy. Folio. Original boards; dust jacket. Reissue of "Bad Island" (first published in 1969), the first edition with this revised title. Signed by Steig on the front free endpaper.
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5th Avenue
by STEIN, Fred; Amdy LOGAN (text)
New York: Pantheon, 1947. A near-fine copy in a good jacket with splits and losses along spine, chips along sheet edges. 8vo. 100 photos by Stein. Original red cloth; dust jacket. First edition.
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Why There are Whites to Console, A Portrait of Janet
by STEIN, Gertrude
Aloe Editions, 1973. Softcover. A fine copy. 4to. 8 pages (including blanks). Original dark green printed wrappers, sewn. Printed from the original manuscript in an edition of seventy-four numbered & twenty-six lettered copies. This copy unnumbered and unsigned, out-of-series, and from the printer's personal collection.
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Why There are Whites to Console, A Portrait of Janet
by STEIN, Gertrude
Aloe Editions, 1973. Softcover. A fine copy. 4to. 8 pages (including blanks). Original dark blue printed wrappers, sewn. Printed from the original manuscript in an edition of seventy-four numbered & twenty-six lettered copies. This copy unnumbered and unsigned, out-of-series, and from the printer's personal collection.
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A Village. Are You Ready Yet Not Yet
by STEIN, Gertrude
Paris: Éditions de la Galerie Simon, 1928. First edition, number 20 of 90 copies on verge d’Arches paper from an edition of 102, signed by the author and illustrator. 4to (246 x 192mm). [1-6] 7-18 [19-22] pages, final blank. Illustrated with seven lithographs by Elie Lascaux. Original buff printed wrappers, edges untrimmed (without the glassine). Some light soiling to wrappers, generally fine. Provenance: unidentified booklabel. One of two books by Stein published by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, the other being A... Read More
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[Cover title:] Two (hitherto unpublished) Poems
by STEIN, Gertrude
[New York]: [The Gotham Book Mart], 1948. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 8vo. 2 leaves, on pink and green paper. Original blue wrappers, printed in black and red, stitched. First edition, no. 33 of 205 copies of the private issue for Fania Marinoff and Carl Van Vechten. Printed at the Banyan Press in Pawlet, Vermont. Very fine copy (without the plain cream-colored envelope). Wilson A46b. (BA).
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Frank Stella: A Retrospective
by STELLA, Frank (artist); Michael AUPING (author); Adam D WEINBERG (contributor); Jordan KANTOR (contributor); Laura OWENS (contributor)
New Haven; New York: Yale University Press; Whitney Museum of American Art, 2015. First edition. A clean copy. 12 x 9 inches. 250 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original printed boards; original slipcase. "This landmark catalogue presents a retrospective study of Frank Stella (b. 1936), one of the most important figures in 20th-century American art. Showcasing works from all of his major series, the book surveys the full sweep of Stella's career, from his artistic beginnings in high... Read More
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Frank Stella: Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné
by STELLA, Frank (artist); Richard AXSOM (author); Carolyn VAUGHN (editor); Sigrid ASMUS (editor); Laura MORRIS (editor); Jordan SCHNITZER (foreword by); Leah Kolb (contributor)
New York: Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, 2005. First edition. Generally a clean copy; dust jacket with some minor rubbing and wear. 12.25 x 10.25 inches. 432 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original cloth; pictortial dust jacket. "In addition to his achievements in abstract painting and sculpture, Frank Stella has also made major contributions to the history of the modern print. An exploration of the artist's innovative use of the medium, Frank Stella: Prints reveals the intimate relationships between... Read More
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Gary Stephan: 1966 - 1986
by STEPHAN, Gary (artist);Mary BOONE; Michael WERNER
New York: Mary Boone Gallery, 1986. First edition. Generally a clean copy. 11 x 9.5 inches. Profusely illustrated in color. Original wrappers. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at Mary Boone Gallery in 1986.
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Etched in Moonlight
by STEPHENS, James
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928. Limited edition, number 433 of 750 copies SIGNED by the author. Spine toned, slipcase with top panel lacking and some wear at edges. Octavo. Original cloth-backed boards; publisher's slipcase with printed title label.
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“Brooklyn Bridge. New York, N.Y. No. 2405”
by [STEREOVIEW]. LINGLEY, B. L.
Meadville, PA and St. Louis, MO: Keystone View Company, 1896. In fine condition. Original stereograph format photograph mounted on card, 9 x 18 cm including mount.
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Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's Church
by [STEREOVIEW]
Brooklyn, NY, 1880. In fine condition. Original stereograph format photograph mounted on card, 3.5 x 7 inches including mount.
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The Caged Eagle and Other Poems
by STERLING, George
San Francisco: A. M. Robertson, 1916. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. A fine copy in the uncommon dust jacket. 8vo. Original cloth, partly unopened; printed dust jacket. First edition. The dedication copy, inscribed by the poet: "For Raphael Weill, this unneutral book, with gratitude and affection, George Sterling. San Francisco, July 5th, 1916." The printed dedication reads: "To Raphael Weill / Chevalier of the Legion of Honor." With the two misprints noted by Merle Johnson (p. 474) corrected... Read More
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First Annual Year Book of the Painter-Gravers of America
by STERNER, Albert (introduction)
np, 1918. Hardcover. Lettering on title page is a little faded and has minor foxing to front and rear endpapers else a good to very good copy. The Higgins etching is in fine condition. 8vo. Boards. Wiith the original etching, "Transferring the Pup" by Eugene Higgins, signed and dated in 1917.
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Joel Sternfeld: American Prospects
by STERNFELD, Joel (photographer); Andy GRUNDBERG (author); Anne TUCKER (contributor); Katy SIEGEL (contributor)
New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 2004. First edition thus. A near-fine copy. 11.75 x 14.5 inches. 140 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket. With a warm inscription from the photographer to a curator. With essays by Kerry Brougher, Andy Grundberg and Anne W. Tucker. "Originally published in 1987, Joel Sternfeld's now-classic view of America is here remastered, redesigned and reprinted at a larger, brighter, truer scale. Finally, photography and offset printing techniques have caught... Read More
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Skull
by STERN, Lynn; Donald KUSPIT
London: Thames & Hudson, 2017. A fine copy. Folio. 336 pages. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, inscribed by Lynn Stern on the title.
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Major Campaign Speeches of Adlai E. Stevenson, 1952
by STEVENSON, Aldlai
New York: Random House, 1953. Signed, limited edition, one of 1,000 copies, this being number 383. A fine copy, light toning and soiling to slipcase. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 320 pages. Original blue cloth. In the publisher's board slipcase. Issued without a dust jacket.
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Major Campaign Speeches of Adlai E. Stevenson, 1952
by STEVENSON, Aldlai
New York: Random House, 1953. Dust jacket with some slight toning and rubbing, few small tears at edges. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 320 pages. Original blue cloth; pictorial dust jacket. First edition.
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A Diary of the Moneths, Reprinted from the Edition of 1661 [A Diary for 1929]
by STEVENSON, M.
London: The Alcuin Press for The Cresset Press, 1929. A pale shadow on cover, generally a near-fine copy, bright and clean. 8vo. Wood engravings by Celia Fiennes. Polished red calf by Riviere, gilt panelled on covers, spine gilt, all edges gilt.
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