New York: New York Times, 1863. Tabloid. Tabloid. Large format newspaper. 8 pp. A single issue of this noted newspaper, containing much content on the Civil War. This includes news on New Orleans, Charleston, Tennessee, the Morgan Raid, North Carolina and other battles; a lengthy piece on conversations with General..... More
Norfolk, VA: The Poets' Club, Publisher. 1923. Wraps. Printed wraps, cord tied. 8 pp. A little magazine publishing "the work of poets of minor stature," (Hoffman, The Little Magazine, p. 262). This issue with poetry by Virginia Woodward Cloud, Gamaliel Bradford, George Brandon Saul, Ada Foster Murray, Mary Sinton Leitch..... More
Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, 2013. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Square format. 248 pp. Reproductions of drawings throughout. A work issued to coincide with a 2013 exhibition of drawings by American artists, containing several critical essays, as well as profiles/brief surveys of the artists included. This includes John Singleton Copley, Benjamin West..... More
New York: Random House. 1968. Wraps. Wraps. 255 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A work issued in conjunction with an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, examining the art and cultural impact of Harlem on African-American artists, writers and leaders. GOOD condition. Minor general toning..... More
New York: V.R. Leviathan Publications, Publisher, 1969. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 40 pp. A few illustrations throughout, including a centerfold and a full page illustration by Nancy Golub. Single issue of this underground newspaper loosely associated with the SDS and the radical New Left, embracing a more serious..... More
Los Angeles: New Way Enterprises, 1971. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid format. 36 pp. An 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 stance. Financial..... More
Berkeley: Max Scherr, Publisher, 1967. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper. 20 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running underground newspaper from Berkeley, California, using a blend of counterculture, politics and sex ads to achieve success. This issue with an article on support for Huey P...... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. 1904. Cloth. Drab olive/beige cloth with illustrations in white and lavender, as well as an oval paste down photo on the front cover. 97 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A work for a juvenile audience, discussing the wildlife of the Arctic region and..... More
Boston: American Humane Education Society. Wraps. no date, circa 1885 (according to OCLC records). Illustrated pale orange wraps. 56 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A guide to the proper care of horse book, but also including poetry and anecdotes. The first tip in the book discusses how to kill..... More
New York: Popular Mechanics Company/Simon and Schuster, 1952. Cloth. Orange cloth. No jacket."Personalized Book," with previous owner's name stamped in gold on the lower front cover. 312 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations/diagrams throughout. A detailed guide to building a variety of items, including crossbows, kites, sidewalk jeep, six..... More
Boston: New England Confectionary Company, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed early 1900s (pre-1927 based on Summer Street address). 5 ½ by 1 ¾ inches. Thick card stock with curved edges. Front side with a color illustration of a young woman harvesting wheat. Rear side with NECCO Sweets and mention of..... More
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Gardiner: A.M.C. Heath, Printer. Hard Cover. 1856, 1854, 1858. Paper covered boards with a blue cloth spine. 24, 48, 24 pp. A collection of three titles covering all aspects of English grammar, including parts of speech, syntax, etc. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven fading and scuffing to the covers, with spotting..... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1989. Leather. Full black leather with gilt ornamentation. 501 pp. Easton Press edition of this biography of Henry Ford. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading. Unused Easton Press bookplate on the inside front cover. More
Schenectady, NY: A.A. Keyser, Printer, 1846. Wraps. Printed yellow wraps. Pagination runs 197-220. A single issue of this journal featuring extracts as well as original material, covering history and other topics. This with a piece written for the journal by C.H. Hasken on Carnbre' or Carn Breh, discussing the ruins..... More
Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1965. Wraps. Wraps. Unpaginated. Approximately 80 illustrations. A catalog to an exhibition of various pieces of furniture and other items attributed to craftsmen local to the Essex County, Massachusetts area. This includes work from cabinet and chair makers, clock makers, musical instrument makers and others, as..... More
Concord, CA: Volunteer Enterprises, Publisher. Wraps. no date, perhaps 1970s. Side stapled zine style format, 8 ½ by 14 inches. 14 pp., printed on different colored stock paper. A journal devoted to prison reform and prisoner rights, using collage and clip art of headlines and articles, as well as typed..... More
Cambridge, MA: Busch-Reisinger Museum/Harvard University Art Museums, Publishers, 1993. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Oblong format. 191 pp. Black and white and color reproductions of illustrations throughout. A work issued in conjunction with an exhibition featuring the sketchbooks of George Grosz, accompanied by critical commentary and an annotated catalog of the..... More
Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2010. Cloth. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 272 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A history of trench warfare during World War I, drawing on firsthand accounts, documents and maps to recall the various types of trenches used, their construction, means of defense as well as..... More
Philadelphia: D.G. Brinton, 1885. Cloth. Burgundy cloth. 346 pp., plus ads in the rear. A medical work providing insight into diagnosing and treating a variety of diseases that affect children, including bronchitis, croup, influenza, hysteria, scarlet fever and many other afflictions. Many treatments include prescriptions/recipes or mixtures for medicine to..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Wraps. Pink photo illustrated wraps. 24 pp. Photo of Che Guevara on the inside rear cover. A letter written to Carlos Quijano by Che Guevara while in Africa, pondering socialist revolution in Cuba and how it pertains to the fight for socialist causes everywhere, including Uruguay..... More
Stockport, UK: Penetration, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Wraps, side stapled, printed in red. 10 by 7 inches. 20 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. An issue of this zine that Welsh terms "a rock magazine" that covered a wide range of bands and genres, from Motorhead, Ted Nugent to..... More
La Mesa, CA: Suzi Quasi-Substitute, Publisher, 1979. Wraps. Side folding format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 12 pp. Black and white photos/illustrations throughout. Third issue of this San Diego area zine, focusing on punk and new wave, and featuring contributions by a few people associated with the Substitute zine. With..... More
New York: The Feminist Press at CUNY, 1993. Trade Paperback. 401 pp. A collection of essays on subjects such as black feminism, confronting racism, black women and social sciences, black women's literature, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Light edgewear. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. Trade Paperback. 296 pp. A detailed study of 15 Noh plays based on the Genji and the use of allusion in Japanese literature. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, rubbing and edgewear. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005. Cloth. 358 pp. A look at how race, gender, sexuality, religion and other identities can sometimes constrain one's freedom to make an individual life. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, rubbing and edgewear. More