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San Francisco: The Diggers, Publisher, 1967. Unbound. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. A flier issued by the left wing, anarchist group, the Diggers, soliciting for help to rehab a building to bring it up to code so it could serve as a hotel and meeting/function center for the..... More
London: Alan Anger, 1977. Wraps. Single stapled format. Approximately 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 9 leaves, including covers. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. Written by Alan Anger, the vocalist for the band the Rowdies, Live Wire ran for 19 issues and offered interviews and commentary on..... More
Baltimore: James Lucas, Printer, 1851. Wraps. Printed wraps. 45 pp. One plan/map, one map and three tables included. A study of an outbreak of Cholera in Baltimore in 1849, traced to a sewer pipe at the almshouse. With short sections on other diseases found in the region. POOR condition, ex-library..... 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
Allenstown and Pembroke, NH: Allenstown-Pembroke Bicentennial Committee, Publisher, 1976. Cloth. Red cloth in slipcase. No jackets, presumably as issued. Fold out map present in the rear of volume one. Two volume reprint of an 1895 edition giving the history of Pembroke and the surrounding area in New Hampshire, with volume..... More
London: Faber and Gwyer, 1926. Cloth. Brown cloth. No jacket. 248 pp. Frontis portrait by Cocteau. A collection of essays written between 1918 and 1926 reflecting on art, literature and culture. By Jean Cocteau, and artist and writer associated with surrealism and avant garde movements. This includes the "Cock and..... 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
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Cloth. Folio. Gray cloth in unclipped jacket. Small folio. 340 pp. Black and white art reproductions throughout, with a few in color at the rear. A catalogue raisonne presenting 536 lithographs and 19 etchings, all of the work known by Spruance. With a detailed..... More
Hartford, CT: Published by the Author, 1862. Cloth. Brown ribbed cloth with ruling and ornamentation in blind. X, 11-192. With a frontis portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Drawing primarily from government documents and other sources, Frost sought to provide an 'unvarnished' account of the early events of the Civil War. This..... More
London: Max Great Publisher. Wraps. no date, presumed 1977 based on the review of The Clash's first album. Single stapled (perhaps the world's tiniest staple) zine format. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 11 leaves, printed on single sides only. Poorly reproduced photos throughout. Written by 17 year old Max..... More
Merseyside, UK: Bop Eye, Publisher, 1980. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. 10 ½ by 8 ¼ inches. 28 pp., including covers. A zine trending toward the traditional magazine format, offering a somewhat polished presentation of bands. First issue, featuring pieces on Wah! Heat, Eyeless in Gaza, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and..... 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
Philadelphia: Boericke and Tafel, 1892. Cloth. Gray cloth illustrated in silver foil, with a cream cloth spine. 141 pp. A collection of poetry covering a range of topic relating to the practice of medicine, being a doctor, surgeon and surgery. William Tod Helmuth was a 19th century surgeon, being the..... More
Chicago: Insanity Inc., Publisher. Unbound. no date, perhaps late 1960s, early 1970s. 43 ½ by 28 inches. A psychedelic, counterculture blacklight poster incorporating the word peace among a stylized star illustration. VERY GOOD condition. Minor rubbing and edgewear, with a few faint creases and wrinkles. More
No Place: No Publisher, 1968. Unbound. No date, 1968. Single sheet, typed, single side only. A letter to the underground paper, RAT Subterranean News, addressing Up With People, Sing Out and the Moral Re-Armament (MRA). The author, Leigh, was a member of the group, discharged for, in her words, "being..... More
Newtonville, MA: Kathei Logue, Publisher. Wraps. 1978-80. All in wraps, some side stapled wraps. Each measures approximately 8 ½ by 7 inches. Pagination varies. A collection of all 6 issues of this Boston area fanzine, providing a witty and extensive review of the punk scene in and around Boston, as..... More
London/New York: Phaidon Press, 2020. Wraps. Wraps in matching dust jacket. 158 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A monograph on the life and work of Kerry James Marshall, an American artist whose work draws on his experiences to portray African Americans confronting stereotypical images of themselves, as well as exploring the..... More
No Place: Order of the Fifteenth Regiment Association, 1900. Cloth. Blue cloth. 524 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A history of the actions of the Fifteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers from 1862 to 1863 during the Civil War, using primary sources, including diaries, to document its deployment in Louisiana..... More
Yonkers, NY: The Arlington Chemical Co., Publishers. Wraps. no date, perhaps late 1800s, early 1900s. Wraps. 16 pp. Black and white illustrations of doctors throughout. An advertising piece issued by the Arlington Chemical Company highlighting several of the doctors or people in the medical profession in the works of Charles..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Presumed late 1960s. Thin paper stock. 29 by 23 inches. Poster of President Richard Nixon as an outlaw biker, replete with tattooed fingers, and a "I get high with a little help from my friends" button. VERY GOOD condition. Previously stored rolled, resulting in the..... More
No Place: Halbert's Family Heritage, 1999. Hard Cover. Faux leather covers. Unpaginated. Black and white and color illustrations throughout. A work providing a general history of the Civil War, at times tying in those with the surname Holden into its context, while also providing some genealogical information on the Holdens..... 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
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875. Cloth. Red flexible cloth covers. ix, 336, 26 pp. Fold out maps and plans throughout, all present as called for. A guide, similar to the popular Baedeker guides, for traveling in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. This includes New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Cape..... More
Boston: Munroe and Francis, 1827. Wraps. Printed wraps, with a small illustration of a dog on the lower front cover. Side sewn. 5-68 pp., plus 2 pages of ads. With an illustration preceding the title page, and one in text. Both colored in yellow. A tale written for a juvenile..... More
St. Louis: James R. Albach, Publisher, 1851. Cloth. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Modern black cloth. Xxiv, 818 pp. A lengthy historical survey of the settling of what was considered the West in the United States in 1850, focusing on events in Kentucky, Illinois and other territories and states in..... More