London: The Tate Gallery, 1974. Wraps. Folio. Glossy wraps. Small folio. 172 pp. Black and white, and a few color illustrations throughout. A catalog to a 1974 exhibition of art by Richard Dadd, including extensive critical commentary on his work. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning, scuffing and edgewear. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams. Cloth. no date, circa 1963. Beige cloth in unclipped jacket. 228 pp. Many black and white and color plates throughout. A collection of essays by Hans Hofmann, a German born American painter, who opened and taught at several art schools and was and important figure..... More
Portland: B. Thurston and Co., Printer, 1878. Wraps. Printed wraps. 34 pp. A genealogy of Edward Chapman and his descendants. GOOD condition. Wrappers toned with some soiling and minor staining. A few stray pencil notes to the front cover. Minor wrinkling and creasing. More
Concord: New Hampshire American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, Publisher, 1974. Wraps. Printed wraps. 84 pp. A bibliography of books and periodicals containing, or devoted to, the role of New Hampshire in the American Revolution. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and toning to the covers. More
New York: The Board of General Activities, Grand Lodge, F.&A.M., New York, Publisher, 1929. Pamphlet. Small pamphlet. 8 pp. Short promotional booklet, explaining the history and practice of freemasonry, in very general terms. GOOD condition. Minor faint staining, mostly to the rear cover. Some toning and minor soiling. Corners creased..... More
New York: Random House, Publisher, 1959. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, stated first printing. Blue cloth in unclipped dust jacket. 436 pages. The third work by William Faulkner featuring the Snopes family. VERY GOOD jacket on a GOOD+ book. Minor fading, rubbing and toning to the jacket, with some scuffs..... More
Washington: Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, Publisher, 1970. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 28 pages. Illustrations throughout. A single issue of this underground newspaper devoted to ending the war in Vietnam. The paper sought to educate and mobilize students to protest against the Vietnam War, focusing on..... More
New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Publisher, 1917. Wraps. Printed wraps. 16 pages. A report drawing on a variety of statistics that chart illnesses and various diseases in the Chelsea part of New York City. The report discusses living conditions, access to health care and other subjects and was conducted..... More
New York: The Claremont Printing Co, 1922. Wraps. Printed wraps. 29 pp. A pamphlet for young boys, mostly discussing the need for strength, chastity and willpower, while speaking against bathroom graffiti as s source for information on sex. Gender stereotypes reinforced in this work. This may be associated with the..... More
New York: Security Printing Company, Printer, 1967. Unbound. no date, 1967. Single sheet, 38 by 25 inches. A poster designed by Milton Glaser advertising a concert by Simon and Garfunkel, one that became their second live album, "Live in New York City, 1967." Glaser was a noted graphic designer and..... More
Santa Fe: John R. Boland, Publisher, 1976. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Tall narrow folio. 110 pages. Illustrations throughout. First issue of this little magazine that published journals, poetry, letters and prose, presenting them in unique ways through typography and page layout. GOOD+ Condition. Minor fading to the covers, with creasing along..... More
Chicago: Directional Arts Distribution, Publisher, 1971. Unbound. Single sheet, 34 by 19 ¾ inches. A blacklight, somewhat psychedelic, poster with dayglow colors depicting a hand holding up a peace sign. Art by John Weber. VERY GOOD condition. A few small tears along the edges, with minor bumping. Light wrinkling and..... More
Buffalo: H.A. Salisbury, Printer, 1827. Pamphlet. Pamphlet. 8 pages. A journal devoted to religious thought, most likely following a Universalist doctrine, based on a short account of a Universalist society in Buffalo. Most of the piece is devoted to religion, with some anti Catholic sentiment expressed. A few short news..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. Cloth. Green cloth in unclipped dust jacket. 117 pages. With illustrations by Andre Masson. First English language translation of this collection of poetry and essays by the surrealist Andre Breton, inspired by his trip to Martinique in 1941. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and..... More
New York: Scholarship Committee of the New York Chapter of the Gay Academic Union, Publisher, 1980. Wraps. Wraps. 28 pp. Third issue of this journal devoted to reviewing books pertaining gay and lesbian topics, with the hope of encouraging new research. This includes articles and book reviews. VERY GOOD condition..... More
New York: Yeshiva University Museum, Center for Jewish History, Publisher, 2002. Wraps. Illustrated glossy wraps. 106 pages. Color illustrations throughout. Signed by both artists on the title page. A catalog to a 2002 and 2003 exhibition of art by Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid, in which they explore Jewish symbols..... More
New York: Frank Murphy, Publisher, 1968. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. A mimeo, or little magazine, publishing poetry and fiction. This issue with work by Andrei Codrescu, Clayton Eshleman, Jack Micheline and others. GOOD condition. Minor toning and soiling to the covers, with light creasing. Extremities rather worn with bumping..... More
Provincetown: Pagan Press, 1998. Wraps. illustrated wraps. 96 pages. A few illustrations throughout. A work looking at male homosexuality, examining its acceptance in classical antiquity and how the Christian taboo against male love influenced its non-acceptance in society. It also looks at the gay emancipation movements of the 19th and..... More
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Alton, IL: Police Department of Alton, Illinois, Publisher, 1937. Unbound. Single sheet, roughly 15 ½ by 8 ½ inches. Wanted poster for Clyde Wagner, wanted for the shooting and killing of police officer Addis Miller. Wagner murdered Miller on the steps of city hall and was apparently apprehended four weeks..... More
San Francisco: New Nueva Mission, Publisher, 1969. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 8 pages. Black and white photos throughout. A single issue of this bilingual underground newspaper issued for the Latin American community in San Francisco. This with a look at the newly formed convict organization and Empleo, a group working..... More
Worcester, MA: Achille J. St. Onge, Publisher. Leather. no date, circa 1970. Miniature book bound in full leather and measuring 2 5/8 by 1 7/8 inches. One of 2500 copies printed. 36 pages. A printing of the inaugural address given by Lyndon Baines Johnson. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, soiling..... More
New York: National Lawyers Guild (NY Chapter), Publisher, 1975. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. 24 pp. Artwork throughout. Single issue of this journal devoted to the prisoners' rights movement, providing news and information about prisons and prisoners, mostly communicated through letters of those incarcerated. The journal sought to raise awareness of..... More
Philadelphia: Freedom Press, Inc, 1970. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid format newspaper. 16 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this underground newspaper embracing radical, left wing and socialist causes (with a Marxist-Leninist bent). Originating as the Temple Free Press at Temple University, it evolved from a college newspaper..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1880. Half Leather. Half leather with marbled boards. 860 pp. Bound volume, lacking any original wrappers issued. July through December issues of the Atlantic Monthly, for 1880. Includes a piece by Mark Twain, "A Telephone Conversation;" poetry by Sarah Orne Jewett, Henry Longfellow and Celia..... More
London: Hogarth Press, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, with no statement of later printings. Purple cloth. No jacket. 325 pp. First edition of this classic novel using experimental narrative structure to explore the passage of time and memory. GOOD condition. Heavy fading to the spine, with moderate offsetting/fading along..... More