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No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. (Miami Convention Coalition, Miami, 1972). Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a single side only, with a large photo of George Jackson. A handbill promoting a rally being held at the start of the Republican National Convention..... More
New York: Henry C. Bowen, Publisher, 1876. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid journal. Disbound from a larger work. The Independent was a long running newspaper that promoted Congregationalism and advocated for abolition and women's suffrage, among other social issues. This issue contains an article, "Irish and Negro Methods," by Benjamin T...... More
London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1974. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. 24 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A catalog to an exhibition of the photography of industrial structures by Bernd and Hilla Becher, an artist couple whose industrial photography challenged the boundaries between documentary and fine art photography..... More
Graz: Buchhandlung Styria, Publisher, 1892. Cloth. Second edition. Gray cloth with an illustration of a Native American on the front cover. 186 pp, plus a map. A few black and white illustrations throughout. All text in German. Presumably a history of the Dakota War of 1862, in which Native American..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Black cloth in dust jacket (price intact, although all corners clipped on the diagonal). 117 pp. A book length poem on the pirate Captain Henry Morgan, inspired by John Steinbeck and his work 'Cup of Gold.' With a letter..... More
No Place: No publisher. Wraps. No publisher, place or date. Presumed San Francisco, circa 1977. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Stapled at the upper left corner. 15 leaves, pages printed on rectos only. Cut and paste photos and handwritten columns throughout. Possible first issue of this punk fanzine using the..... More
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1988. Hard Cover. Photo illustrated paper covered boards in unclipped jacket, with photo illustrations duplicating the cover. 224 pp. With maps, illustrations and photos. A detailed history of the railroads of Northern California, primarily the Northern and Southern Humboldt County areas. This includes the..... More
Boston: Students of Boston University, Publisher, 1967. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 32 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. First issue of this little magazine devoted primarily to poetry. Includes a poem by poet Clark Coolidge, one by Aram Saroyan, and poetry by many others. GOOD condition. General toning, with fading along..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895. Cloth. Brown cloth with a decorative black border. 482 pp., plus ads. A work in which Darwin explores cross and self-fertilization in plants, providing evidence for the detrimental effects of inbreeding. GOOD condition. Ex-library with a faint oval library stamp on the front..... More
San Francisco: Beatitude, Publisher, 1975. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 32 leaves, printed on single sides only. Later issue of this haphazardly published little magazine, being a "quintessential Beat publication," from the North Beach scene of San Francisco, it was conceived of as a way to..... More
Washington: James J. Chapman, 1889. Cloth. Red cloth. 137 pp., plus ads. With a few small maps. A guide to military strategy, drawing on historical examples, including campaigns of Napoleon. With sections on theater of war and operations, strategic triangles and fronts, planning a campaign, influence of railways on campaigns..... More
New York: White, Stokes and Allen, 1884. Cloth. Blue cloth with a gilt illustration of an angel riding a one wheeled cycle. Unpaginated (around 73 pp). Black and white illustrations, by various artists, including Childe Hassam, George B. Bowlend, Henry Stull and others. A collection of poems inspired by bicycling..... More
Garden City: Doubleday and Company, 1952. Cloth. Very early US printing. Black cloth in unclipped jacket bearing a price of $3.00. Faded red topstain to the book. 285 pp. Early US edition of this important work documenting life in hiding during World War II, chronicling the anxiety and malaise under..... More
Salem, MA: Privately Published, 1933. Cloth. Blue cloth in plain brown wraparound cardboard case. 293 pp. A genealogy and biographical history of the Gardner family beginning with Thomas Gardner in 1624 to the eleventh generation of Gardners in the early 1900s. VERY GOOD+ condition. Light fading, rubbing and edgewear. Cardboard..... More
Philadelphia: Louis A. Godey, Publisher, 1856. Quarter Leather. Quarter leather with brown cloth decorated with a raised floral design. 572, 572 pp. Black and white and color plates and illustrations throughout. There are 10 color plates depicting fashions, with four others depicting patterns or, in one case, perhaps a fashion..... More
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Search Press, 2003. Wraps. Glossy color illustrated wraps. Small folio. 128 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A detailed guide to painting with watercolors, focusing on the use of various brushes to help create desired effects with color. GOOD condition. Rear cover with several largish faint creases and wrinkles..... More
New York/Paris: Publications Lucien Vogel/Conde Nast Publisher, 1922. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Haphazard pagination. Black and white illustrations and wood engraving throughout, as well as tipped in illustrated plates. MISSING a piece "Un Nouveau Ballet de Leon Bakst," by Nada Quiero and a piece "Allegro Scherzando." All other sections and illustrations..... More
Hanover, NH: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1993. Cloth. Brown cloth in unclipped jacket. Folio. 454 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Signed by the editor on the title page. A history, as well as a descriptive catalog, of furniture made in Portsmouth, New Hampshire from 1670..... More
London: Country Life, Publisher. Cloth. no date, perhaps early 1900s. Greenish gray cloth. Folio. Xli, 284 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Banners at the head of each chapter illustrated by Arthur Rackham. A photo illustrated survey and history of British gardens of various country houses and castles, including Albury..... More
Cambridge: Avatar Incorporated, Publisher, 1968. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 20 pp. Color printed covers with black and white illustrations and photos throughout. Avatar was founded in 1967 by Mel Lyman and his followers at the Fort Hill Community, or Lyman Family, a counterculture commune (or cult, depending on..... More
Washington: Gales and Seaton, Printer, 1819. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, lacking any wrapppers issued. Presumably disbound from a larger work. 96 pp., MISSING the lastleaf or leaves, with loss of the last letter extract included in this pamphlet. A lengthy work providing statements, speeches and letters by President James Monroe, discussing troubles..... More
Memphis, TN: Compass Points, Publisher. Unbound. no date. 33 ¼ by 21 ¾ inches. Untitled blacklight poster of musician Bobby Sherman. GOOD condition. Poster stored rolled. Horizontal crease along the top portion. A few other creases and wrinkles present, with several small cracks in the ink. More
Providence, RI: RISD Film Society, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed circa 1967. Single sheet, card stock. 20 by 13 3/8 inches. A poster advertising a showing of Closely Watched Trains, winner of the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 1968. It was one of the most popular films released during what..... More
No Place: Women's Union, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. Perhaps New York, 1918. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. A flyer soliciting help for the Women's Union, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, as well as highlighting initiatives undertaken by the union. The piece..... More
Philadelphia: The Baldwin Locomotive Works, Publisher, 1920. Wraps. Wraps. Oblong format. 32 pp. Black and white photos of locomotives throughout. A catalog of various types of eight-coupled locomotives for use in hauling freight, by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, featuring photos of locomotive railroad engines designed for various railroad companies, as..... More