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Ithaca, NY: Ithaca Video Projects, Publisher, 1980. Unbound. no date, 1980. Single sheet, thin glossy stock. 22 by 16 ½ inches. A poster advertising the 6th Annual Ithaca Video Festival, featuring a large photograph taken by Harvey Ferdschneider and listing artists such as Alan Powell and Connie Coleman, Pier Marton..... More
Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art of Pennsylvania, Publisher. Unbound. Philadelphia, no date, perhaps late 1970s, early 1980s. Single sheet, 17 by 11 inches. Large black and white photo in the upper center. A broadside advertising a performance workshop and performance held by Tina Girouard. The broadside solicits for volunteers as..... More
Gainesville, FL: Pepper Publishing and Printing Co, 1916. Unbound. Single sheet, 18 by 10 inches, folded to 3 3/8 by 6 inches, with printing on what is essentially six panels. Several black and white photos present, including several of the steamboat Hiawatha. A booklet promoting steamboat trips on the Ocklawaha..... More
Venetia: Per Gio. Pietro Pinelli, Stamp (Printer), 1639. Leather. MDCXXXIX. Full calf leather. [24], 287 pp. All text in Italian. Early edition of this popular 17th century Italian novel that was first published in 1635. Written by Luca Assarino, an Italian writer who also wrote a popular account of wars..... More
Boston: The Pilgrim Press, 1915. Cloth. Red cloth with a color pastedown illustration on the front cover. 158 pp. Illustrations throughout, with 36 black and white plates and four color plates. A collection of short verses chronicling the encounters Little Miss Muffett has during her trip around the world. Includes..... More
City Point, VA: No publisher, 1864. Unbound. Single sheet, 10 by 8 inches, folded into fourths. A handwritten letter from a C.M. (?) Barnett to a William Lyman. Written in City Point, Virginia and sent to Mr. Lyman in Columbia, New Hampshire. In the letter Barnett seems to be looking..... More
City Island, NY: The panjandrum, Publisher, 1968. Wraps. Side stapled mimeo style work, wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 15 leaves., printed on single sides only. White and yellow paper stock, with pink front cover. First issue of this mimeo or little magazine from New York, devoted to poetry and..... More
Reading, UK: Grinding Halt, Publisher. Wraps. no date, perhaps late 1980, early 1981. Side stapled format. 12 by 8 ½ inches. 23 numbered pages. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A zine offering somewhat acerbic look at the new wave and last vestiges of the punk scene, focusing primarily..... More
Oxford, UK: Emberlin and Son, 1889. Wraps. Thick card stock booklet (single sheet, 4 pp). 3 7/8 by 2 7/8 inches. Slots for postage stamps in the interior. With original envelope. MISSING booklet about letter writing by Lewis Carroll. Perhaps an early state of this postage stamp case designed by..... More
New York: Editorial Council of Equality, Publisher, 1939. Wraps. Printed wraps, side stapled. 32 pp., including covers. Second issue of this rather obscure journal devoted to equality for all, with a focus on the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States. Perhaps of note, Dorothy Parker and Dashiell Hammett, among..... More
Beverly, MA: Osmington House Publishing, 2009. Wraps. Quarto. Color illustrated glossy wraps. Square quarto.168 pp. Color reproductions of paintings throughout. Signature, with 'all the best wishes' on the half title, perhaps that of Stobart's or the author, although no provenance for either can be provided. A catalog issued in conjunction..... More
Alden, NY: Amy Greenan, 1996. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Issue 7 measures 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches, while issue 8 measures 5 ½ by 4 ¼ inches, and is tied in the center of issue 7 with a strand of black yarn. Intentional, or not, we don't know, and we..... More
Columbus: Follett, Foster and Company, 1860. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, lacking any wrappers or binding originally issued. 232 pp. A detailed report and account of the 1860 presidential campaign, recalling the events leading to the eventual nomination of Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln, as well some speculation at the time that Seward..... More
London: Printed by J.C. for H. Fletcher, 1657. Full Leather. Full leather with minor ruling and ornamentation. 5 ½ by 3 ½ inches. (8), 135 pp. Apparent variant from ESTC R202614 where Publike is spelled Publick, Country is spelled Countrey and Jenkins is spelled Jenkings. A work on English law..... More
New York: The Newcomen Society of the United States, 1990. Wraps. Printed wraps. 24 pp. With a few illustrations. The story of the rise and growth of Enron from 1985 to 1990, along with predictions for its future growth. Founded in 1985 out of a merger of other energy related..... More
Cleveland: No publisher, 1968. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper. 15 by 11 ¾ inches. 12 pp., including covers. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Eleventh issue of this underground newspaper style work published and created by Cleveland poet d.a. levy, continued by others for a few issues after his..... More
New York: DJ Toni C, Maggie Moore, presumed Publishers, 1994. Unbound. Single sheet, thick paper stock, roughly 4 by 6 inches. Printed on both sides. A handbill for a dance party and spanking event for ladies held at the Industria venue on 775 Washington St. in New York City. Front..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher or date. Presumed published in San Francisco in the late 1980s, early 1990s. Single sheet, printed on a single side only. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Three illustrations of small wooden model mannequins dancing present. A promotional flyer celebrating, "The grand opening of..... More
Cincinnati: The contemporary Arts Center, Publisher, 1967. Wraps. no date, 1967. Glossy color illustrated wraps, oblong format. 8 pages. Black and white reproductions of art throughout. A primarily visual catalog to a 1967 exhibition of art by Roy Lichtenstein, preceded by a short critical introduction. VERY GOOD condition. Minor rubbing..... More
London: Ackermann and Co. R.R. McIan. Original Wraps. Two volumes, separate, in original stiff wraps with a thin cloth binding. Thess volumes appears to be whole unto themselves, labeled Part XI and XII at the upper left corner of the cover, and perhaps issued either before or separately and in..... More
New York: Doubleday and Company, 1952. Cloth. Greenish blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 220 pp. An award winning collection of mystery stories. FAIR/GOOD condition. Heavy chipping, creasing and tearing along the jacket edges, with some loss. General fading and toning to the jacket. Minor soiling. Rear jacket a bit stained..... 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
Cambridge, MA: Hovey Street Press/Red Prison Movement, 1972. Wraps. Illustrated beige wraps. 64 pp. Black and white photos throughout, as well as a centerfold style two page illustrated "poster" depicting a slain George Jackson bleeding the American flag. A somewhat biographical look at incarcerated activist George Jackson, albeit focusing on..... More
Metuchen, NJ: Bern Porter, Publisher, 1946. Wraps. Stated second edition. Wraps. 46 pp. Black and white illustrations by Jack Wright. A satirical, but ultimately insightful, study of money and economics. Published by Bern Porter, an American artist, publisher and writer, considered one of the first to use found poetry. GOOD..... More
New-Ipswich, NH: Salmon Wilder, Publisher. 1822. Wraps. Plain wraps. A collection of speeches from various politicians and people from a variety of towns from New England and beyond, with responses made by President James Monroe. This includes towns such as Kittery Maine, Newburyport Massachusetts, women from the Windsor Female Academy..... More