Chicago: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, presumed Publisher. Unbound. no date, perhaps late 1800s. Single sheet, glued to a book cover (disbound from whatever book it was part of). Roughly 9 ¼ by 6 ½ inches. An advertisement for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, featuring a small... More
Boston: Band, Avery and Co, 1880. Wraps. Light orange wraps. An extract, separately published, from the Supplement to the First Annual Report of the Massachusetts State Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity. With illustrations, as well as fold out map of drainage areas and elevations of town, presumably Boston, Massachusetts... More
Hartford, CT: Edwin Valentine Mitchell, 1926. Wraps. Printed yellow wraps. 64 pp. A detailed study and history of ancient and traditional Hebrew dress and costume, from clothing to hair and jewelry, drawing on traditions from various ancient cultures around the Near East, including Palestine and Egypt. GOOD condition. Minor soiling... More
New York: Swann Galleries, Publisher, 1997. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout, with color photos on the endpapers. A descriptive catalog to the auction of items relating to the practice of magic, including books, prints, posters, illusions, apparatus and tricks. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning, rubbing, soiling and... More
Philadelphia: Campus Publishing Co. Wraps. no date, perhaps circa 1945. Photo illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout. A primarily visual look at life and activities at the Quonset Point US Naval Air Station in Rhode Island during World War II, including photos of training activities, basketball teams, buildings... More
No Place: 2nd Generation, Publisher, 1981. Wraps. No place (London): 1981. Side stapled wraps. 12 pp., including covers. Illustrations throughout. Third issue of this magazine issued by the Youth Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament branch, using a zine style format of varying fonts, clip art, page layouts and cartoons to discuss... More
Moscow: Sovetskij chudoznik, Publisher, 1990. Cloth. Beige cloth in unclipped jacket. 269 pp. All text in Russian (Cyrillic). Color reproductions of paintings throughout. A monograph on the life and work of Russian avant-garde painter Aristarkh Lentulov, a key figure in the Cubist movement in Russia, as well as a founding... More
London: Thomas Hailes Lacy, Publisher. Pamphlet. no date, perhaps circa 1848. Pamphlet, lacking any original wrappers and most likely disbound from a larger work. 31 pp. A play based on the fairy tale by French author Madame d'Aulnoy "Le Rameau d'Or." This was one of 23 works written by Planche... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. Wraps. no date, presumed late 1800s. Illustrated wraps. 16 pp. A few full page color illustrations present. A work for a juvenile audience looking at the birth, life and teachings of Jesus Christ. FAIR condition. Wrappers DETACHED from the text block. Some toning. Minor soiling, with... More
New York: The Jewish Museum, 1964. Wraps. Wraps. Unpaginated. Black and white and a few color reproductions of art throughout. Text in Italian and English. A catalog to a 1964 exhibition of artists, featuring four germinal painters: Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns; and including four younger... More
New York: New York Public Library, 1962. Wraps. Blue wraps. 88 pp. A bibliographical checklist of works relating to the US Civil War, pertaining to Indiana and Ohio. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading, wrinkling and soiling to the covers. Two faint horizontal creases to the covers. More
London: Gallery House Press, 1981. Wraps. Wraps. Tabloid format, 16 by 12 inches, folded in half. 24 pp., including covers. Black and white photos and art throughout. First issue of this magazine devoted to culture, art and related topics, founded by Rosetta Brooks, in an attempt to address culture in... More
Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1974. Wraps. Wraps. 88 pp. Black and white photos, maps and illustrations throughout. A short history of the village of Quogue, New York, including purchases of lands from Native Americans, whaling in the region, the Revolutionary War, Indian place names, etc. GOOD+ condition. Covers toned, with minor... More
New York: Munn and Co, 1916. Cloth. Green cloth with an illustrated front cover. 338 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. An instructional work providing a guide to building a variety of items, or pursuing various activities. This includes a section on performing magic tricks, a guide to building a.... More
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2000. Wraps. Wraps. 299 pp. Text in English and Japanese. A collection of poems selected by Ooka Makoto for a column in the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbum, reflecting a wide range of genres and tastes in Japanese poetry. This includes 18th century satiric verse, Okinawan ritual verse... More
Boston: J.K. Wellman, Publisher, 1844. Wraps. Stated 21st edition. Marbled wraps, presumably of a later date. A work addressing a variety of medical issues, offering remedies and cures and commenting on the medicinal properties of roots and herbs. Included are sections on bronchitis, nose bleeds, dropsy, dysentery, rheumatism, measles, night... More
London: Bracken Books, 1988. Cloth. Green cloth in unclipped jacket. Folio. 416 pp. Black and white photos throughout, as well as color plates. A one volume edition of this classic work on the history of English furniture from 1500 to 1829, examining the use of various woods, influences from other... More
Rockville, MD: Infiltrator/Hungry Dachsund [sic] Publisher, 1979. Wraps. no date, 1979. Side stapled wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 47 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A Washington, DC area magazine/fanzine combining straightforward news and reviews with satirical and ironic commentary on the punk/new wave scene and culture in Washington... More
San Francisco, CA: The Neutrino Press. Wraps. no date, circa 1979. Single stapled zine. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 9 leaves, printed on single sides only. A zine of collage and clip art bearing a somewhat anarchist and punk aesthetic. Perhaps issued by an art collective in the San Francisco... More
Lake Geneva, WI: TSR Hobbies, 1979. Wraps. Stated third edition. Wraps. Quarto. 46 pp. A guide to the rules of playing the role playing game Dungeons and Dragons. POOR condition. A well used copy, tenuously holding together along the spine with yellowed, brittle tape. Some fading and soiling to the... More
Newport Beach, CA: California Gold Marketing Group, 2002. Hard Cover. Black cloth with a pastedown cover illustration. Folio. 1055 pp. Photos and illustrations throughout. A detailed history of the California Gold Rush and coinage/numismatics relating to it, including a look at coins and ingots, shipwrecks relating to the gold, etc.... More
Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1970. Wraps. Wraps. 131 pp., plus ads. Color illustrations throughout. All text in French. A catalog of lithographs and other drawn or etched work by Matisse, including reproductions of many throughout. GOOD+ condition. Wrappers toned, with minor soiling and staining. Minor creasing at the lower corners. Old... More
Santa Ana, CA: Hillcrest Press, 2005. Cloth. Green cloth in unclipped jacket. Small folio. 316 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A detailed history of color lithography in the United States during the 19th century, examining its roots in immigrants from Europe, as well as the rise and fall of various lithograph... More
New York: Aperture, Publisher, 1959. Wraps. Black and white photo illustrated wraps. Single issue of this magazine devoted to photography, from 1959. With photos by Brett Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Aaron Siskind, Alfred Monner, and Ruth Bernhard. GOOD condition. Minor toning, soiling and a few small stains to the covers. Minor... More
Tokyo/Palo Alto, CA: Kodansha International, Publisher, 1973. Wraps. Wraps. 88 pp. With a section of black and white photos by Kaneko Hiroshi. A history of Bunraku, a traditional form of theater in Japan, relying on the use of puppets. As a serious art form, dramas and literary masterpieces were written... More