New York: Routledge, 2010. Trade Paperback. 297 pp. A collection of essays and writing by women involved in women's rights, equality and suffrage during the 19th century, focusing on the years 1868 to 1871. With work by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Laura Curtis Bullard, Phoebe Couzins and others..... More
New York: Press of the Historical Society, 1852. Pamphlet. Light blue printed wraps. 57 pp. An address contemplating history and the role of material in the preserving of history, reflecting on ancient history and its influence on colonial and early US history. FAIR/GOOD condition. Ex-library with a stamp on the..... More
Los Angeles: New Way Enterprises, 1972. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid format. 36, 16 pp. A later issue of this pioneering underground newspaper, known as the Freep. Established in 1964, the paper was known for its coverage of the counterculture movement and radical politics, as well as its strong anti-Vietnam War..... More
London: Horizon, Publisher, 1941. Wraps. Printed wraps. Pagination runs 377-440. With paintings by Joan Rayner, Charles Burchfield and Grant Wood. Single issue of this long running magazine devoted to current trends in literature and art. This with a poem by W.H. Auden "At the Grave of Henry James;" part three..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, first printing. Illustrated glossy paper covered boards in dust jacket. Folio. Unpaginated. Black and white illustrations throughout. A revisiting of the book Cathedral that had been published 25 years prior, with Macaulay providing preliminary sketches and commentary on his process, as..... More
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK: Garage Land, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Side stapled. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 12 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Front cover drawing of Joey Ramone. A zine focusing mostly on bands in the punk scene, with an editorial musing on the public backlash against punk. Pieces on..... More
No Place: L and S Productions, Publisher. 1970. Unbound. Measures approximately 36 ¼ by 14 3/16 inches. An anti-drug poster featuring the images of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix in a capsule pill shaped poster, using the then recent overdose deaths of Joplin and Hendrix to question the popularity of..... More
No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Full title: Imprisonment of Thomas Shields and Charles Weber in Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, in Response to a Resolution in the House of Representatives, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State in reference to the arrest and imprisonment of..... More
No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. 53d Congress, 3d Session. Ex. Doc. No. 79. Senate. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Government Printing Office, Washington: 1895. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. 10 pp. A government report providing a short summary of general orders relating to the establishment of Fort Totten..... More
New York: New Outlook Publishers. Wraps. no date, circa 1979. Printed wraps. 24 pp. A look at the African-American struggle for equality in the United States, using communist theory to critique capitalism in the US, highlighting how systemic racism and exploitation serves to marginalize the African-American community, especially economically. GOOD..... More
Waynesburg, PA: Published By the Author. Wraps. no date, presumed 2000s. Green wraps. 12 pp. Black and white illustrations in the interior. Two essays by Russell "Maroon" Shoatz, a founding member of the Black Unity Council and member of the Black Panther Party. Shoatz was incarcerated in the early 1970s..... More
No Place: No publisher. Hard Cover. No publisher, place or date. #19 out of an apparent 20 copies (in faint pencil on the rear cover). Stiff cardboard covers. Measures about 2 ½ inches (square format). Accordion fold interior. 10 pp. A miniature artist's book illustrating items stored in mason jars..... More
Malibu: The J. Paul Getty Museum. 1995. Wraps. Wraps. 64 pp. Black and white reproductions of printed pages throughout, with a tipped in color frontispiece. A study of the life and work of printer Aldus Manutius, including his efforts to make available all existing written remains of Greek antiquity, his..... More
Boston: Colby and Rich, 1885. Cloth. Third Thousand. Dark purple cloth. 430 pp. A Spiritualist work describing in detail the world of the afterlife, or Summerland. This includes Zencolla City, the Golden Nest, etc. With chapters on the experiences of various spirits as communicated to the author, outlining the structure..... More
Garden City: Doubleday and Company, 1952. Cloth. Very early US printing. Black cloth in unclipped jacket bearing a price of $3.00. Faded red topstain to the book. 285 pp. Early US edition of this important work documenting life in hiding during World War II, chronicling the anxiety and malaise under..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1962. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps (by Henri-Cartier Bresson). Single issue of this literary or little magazine, with this featuring work by Gregory Corso, Li Yu, Robert Coover, etc. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling, toning, scuffing and edgewear. More
London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers, 1871. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, perhaps disbound from a larger work. Single leaf, printed on both sides, plus a blank leaf after. A British patent related application that received provisional protection. This is for an invention for improvements in velocipedes, giving description of the..... More
Paris: Le Rire, Publisher, 1907. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. All text in French. A French journal of humor, relying heavily on satirical and comic art, with some text, founded in 1894 and capitalizing on anti-government sentiment in France to lampoon politicians and other..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1921. Hard Cover. Fourteenth printing. L-E code on copyright page. Illustrated paper covered boards with a black cloth spine. Folio. 247 pp. Color and black and white illustrated plates throughout, all present as called for. A collection of tales, interweaving historical information, on various pirates..... More
Medford, MA: Charles L. Hutchins, Publisher, 1881. Hard Cover. Illustrated paper covered boards with a cloth spine; front cover depicting children singing with angels looking on from above. 352 pp. A book for juveniles in Sunday School, outlining various services and recitations, as well as compiling an extensive amount of..... More
New York: Youth International Party, Publisher, 1976. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 32 pp. Rear cover a full page color comic suggesting all 1976 presidential candidates are various types of Nixon, and that Nixon should run as VP with a kangaroo at the top of the ticket. Underground newspaper serving as..... More
Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co., 1967. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 66 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Front cover photo of Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes and Gary mayor Richard Hatcher. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for..... More
New York: Crown Publishing, 1990. First Edition. Cloth. First American edition, first printing. Blue paper covered boards with a beige cloth spine. In unclipped jacket. 341 pp. Second novel featuring detective Marcus Didius Falco and his exploits in ancient Rome. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading to the jacket and book..... More
Chicago: Muhammad's Mosque No. 2, Publisher. 1974. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 24 pp, plus insert. Black and white photos throughout. Muhammad Speaks was a newspaper published by the Nation of Islam, founded by Elijah Muhammad and providing coverage of current events and news relating to African-Americans and the..... More
New York: Viking Press/Junior Literary Guild, 1937. Hard Cover. Black cloth. No jacket. 94 pp. Black and white illustrations by the author throughout. Written by Hungarian born author Kate Seredy, The White Stag retells, for children, the mythology and fables behind the origins of the Huns and Magyars, including the..... More