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Los Angeles: Different Light Bookstore, presumed Publisher, 1994. Unbound. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. A flyer promoting a book reading by Angela Davis at Plummer Park, Fiesta Hall in West Hollywood on October 1st, 1994. She was to read from her book "Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Billie..... More
No Place: ACT UP, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. Perhaps Los Angeles: no date, circa 1993. Single sheet, orange paper stock. A flier announcing a day of the dead protest and staged funeral to raise awareness about the AIDS crisis and its impact on the LGBTQ+ community. The event..... More
New York: The Saint, Publisher, 1983. Unbound. Single sheet, 9 7/8 by 6 7/8 inches. An invitation to a Christmas event off premises from the Saint, featuring ice skating at The Sky Rink. The Saint, a gay nightclub, opened in 1980 in the old Fillmore East building. Founded by Bruce..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1917. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Blue cloth with a pastedown illustration on the front cover. 333 pp. Four color plate illustrations by Norman Rockwell present (all present as called for). A novel for a juvenile audience following the exploits of a young football..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Two Letters Written by Robert Bloch, one handwritten, one typed. Both on 7 by 6 inch pieces of stationery with Robert Bloch's letterhead at the top. Both are addressed to Mark (Denis) Shepard, the typed one dated June 13, 1983 and the handwritten one dated..... 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
San Francisco: Search and Destroy, Publisher, 1978. Tabloid. Wraps. Newspaper/tabloid format. 17 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches. With a center horizontal fold crease. 28 pp. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. Tenth issue of this noted zine, featuring interviews with, and reports on the Plugz, Dead Kennedys and..... More
Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1822. Quarter Leather. Stated second edition. Quarter calf leather with marbled boards. Xii, 480;(2)481-818, plus errata. Fold out color map at the front, with five fold out plates at the rear. An early work studying the mineralogy and geology of the United States, by Parker Cleaveland..... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1991. Leather. Full blue leather with a color pastedown illustration on the front cover. Small folio. 160 pp. Color and black and white reproductions of paintings throughout. A monograph on the life and work of artist Georgia O'Keeffe. VERY GOOD+ condition. Light fading and edgewear. More
San Francisco: Media Research Institute, Publisher, 1969. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 30 pp., between two sections. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. An obscure underground newspaper from San Francisco, providing a mix of counterculture news and left-leaning politics. Second issue, containing the full page dedicated to the..... More
Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1991. Wraps. Glossy pale yellow wraps. Quarto. 615 total pages between the two books, plus an index of beneficiaries and executors at the end of volume 2. An abstract list of 15,126 wills from Hamilton County, Ohio from 1791-1900, providing testator, location of will in the..... More
Phoenix, AZ: Do It Now Foundation, Publisher, 1981. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 24 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this paper issued by the Do It Now Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1968, known for its unbiased information on drugs, drug use, and drug abuse. This..... More
Cambridge: Avatar Incorporated, Publisher, 1968. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. Approximately 17 ½ by 11 ¾ inches. 24 pp. Illustrations throughout, including photos of Mel Lyman and other presumed members of his group. Boston based underground newspaper. Avatar was founded in 1967 by Mel Lyman and his followers at..... More
Nairobi: The Eagle Press, 1955. Cloth. Revised edition. Blue cloth. No jacket. 159 pp. A grammar and introduction to the Acholi language, spoken by a variety of groups in South Sudan and Northern Uganda. Written for use by missionaries and students. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and uneven fading to the..... More
New York: Grossman Publishers, 1968. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. One of 1400 copies printed for joint publication in the US. Unpaginated, perhaps around 100 pp. A collection of poetry by British poet and playwright Adrian Mitchell. This collection of poetry focuses on war, the..... More
Edinburgh: Printed for Peter Hill by J. Ruthven and Sons, 1800. Full Leather. Third edition, so stated, revised and enlarged. Full calf leather. Xvi, 270 pp. With two plates. A cookbook for a variety of dishes, meals, and sides, and including various suggestions for general cookery concerns. With an appendix..... More
San Francisco: The Black Panther Party, Publisher, 1969. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 24 pp., including covers. Front cover art by Emory Douglas. Black and white photos throughout. Usual news items about police brutality, systemic racism, efforts to achieve liberation and equality, etc. This includes many pieces on fascism in the..... More
Hollywood, CA: The Hollywood Kids, Publisher, 1988. Wraps. Wraps. Side stapled format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 10 pp., including covers. Black and white illustrations throughout. Created by The Hollywood Kids, John Nichols and Lance, the eponymous Hollywood Kids a zine created after their Street Gossip zine, was an attempt..... More
Frankfurt A.M: Druckeri und Verlag Otto Lembeck, 1945. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Small folio. 60 pp., plus empty pages for names and addresses. Black and white photos throughout. A roster and short account of the actions of the 50th Parachute Infantry during World War II. The unit participated in the D-Day..... More
Toledo, OH: Inmates of the Lucas County Jail, Presumed Publisher, 1971. Wraps. Inmates of the Lucas County Jail, Presumed Publisher. Toledo, OH: 1971. Single stapled zine format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 6 leaves, printed on single sides only. INCOMPLETE, missing all leaves after number 6. Written by two people..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date, presumed 1980. Single sided poster. 41 by 27 inches. A promotional poster for a stop motion film featuring the Walt Kelly created comic strip character Pogo, and following his run for president. The movie featured the voices of Ruth Buzzi..... More
New York: Lynch, Cole and Meehan, 1879. Wraps. no date, circa 1879. Plain wraps. 123 pp., plus ads. Illustrations throughout. A monthly almanac accompanied by accounts of Ireland, Irish history and historical figures, including a biography of Robert Emmett; a history of Dublin, Ireland; an account of the almost finished..... More
Seattle: Boeing Aerospace Company, 1974. Cloth. Blue cloth. Quarto. 262 pp. A few black and white photos and illustrations throughout, as well as some fold out charts. A technical report written by Boeing for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including a program and historical summary, as well as documenting significant program..... More
Edinburgh: Printed for W. Creech, 1775. Full Leather. Full calf leather. Xii, 311 pp. A collection of short philosophical passages musing on life, proper ways of thinking and acting, etc. using historical allegories and other examples. By Henry Homes or Lord Kames, a Scottish philosopher and judge and prominent figure..... More
New York: Third Press, 1970. First Edition. Wraps. First edition, stated first printing. Illustrated wraps. 159 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Front cover a color illustration depicting Bobby Seale bound and gagged in the courtroom. An account, through the printing of actual court proceedings, of the trial of the..... More