No Place: Polymus, Presumed Publisher, 1969. Wraps. Orange wraps. 91 pp. With a few black and white photos and illustrations. First issue of this little magazine style work containing poetry, prose and art, including work by Robert Penn Warren, Howard Nemerov, George Seferis, C.P. Cavafy and others. GOOD+ condition. Minor..... More
New York: No publisher Given, 1981. Wraps. Wraps. 44 pp. A few illustrations throughout. A catalog providing bibliographic information on the extensive collection of Old Cyrillic printed books in the collection of Paul M. Fekula. This includes original Cyrillic title and English translation, as well as documenting marginalia in the..... More
London: Sotheby and Co., Publisher, 1967. Wraps. Printed wraps. 87 pp. With several black and white illustrated plates. A catalog to a 1967 auction of early medical books, books on music and other books, with some bibliographical information. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and edgewear. More
Bristol, UK: BHR, presumed Publisher, 1980. Wraps. Side stapled, illustrated wraps by Ian McNulty. 16 pp. Black and white illustrations in the interior by Mark Meares. A little magazine from Bristol, England, containing poetry, often experimental in form and content, by a variety of authors. No information about the publishers..... More
Cincinnati: Holmes-Darst Coal Company, 1924. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Small pocket sized format. 41 pp. A few black and white illustrations present. A short history of several notable feuds in Breathitt County, Kentucky, including those between Union and Confederate sympathizers, and the feud surrounding Jason Little. With some unsympathetic and dismissive..... More
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1862. Cloth. Gray-blue cloth. 183 pp. 29 fold out plates present. Third volume only of this explanation of military tactics involving the manoeuvers and deployment of troops in a brigade or corps d'armee. Silas Casey was a career soldier, and was faulted for the losses..... More
Philadelphia: Wm. Sloanaker, Publisher, 1845. Wraps. Printed wraps. 24 pp. A sermon, reflecting on the history of the Quakers, their origin and beliefs, and how those influenced William Penn and his efforts to colonize the Pennsylvania region. Albert Barnes was a 19th century American theologian and Presbyterian minister, associated with..... More
Golden, CO: The Smoking Stack Press, 1966. Wraps. Black and white illustrated wraps. 163 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A primarily photographic history of the railroads operating in the mountains of Colorado, with this volume also containing several chapters of railroads operating in Utah. Photos accompanied by historical commentary..... More
Chicago: M.A. Donohue and Co. Hard Cover. no date, presumed late 1800s, early 1900s. Cardboard covers, with a chromolithographed color front cover illustration. 39 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, including The Golden Swan, The Daisy, The Drop of Water, The..... More
Chicago: Muhammad's Mosque No. 2, Publisher, 1964. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 24 pp. 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 African-American community..... More
New York: Fine Arts Associates, Publisher, 1958. Wraps. Stiff card stock wraps. 16 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A short catalog to an exhibition of bronze sculptures and drawings by Henri Matisse, preceded by a brief introduction. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning, soiling, scuffing and edgewear. More
New York: C.G. Boerner, Publisher, 2001. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 24 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A commemorative catalog of etchings and lithographs by James McNeill Whistler, issued after an exhibition in which all the work featured was sold en bloc. With short descriptive commentary accompanying each entry. VERY GOOD+..... More
Lexington, VA: Typophiles, Publisher. C. Harold Lauck, Printer. Wraps. no date, perhaps 1940. Wraps. 10 pp. A short work issued by the Typophiles club, discussing various aspects of fine printing and typography as relating to the club. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and wrinkling. Some rusting to the staples. More
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977. Wraps. Wraps. Square format. 111 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A catalog to a 1977 exhibition of large scale art installations incorporating, altering or built into varying landscapes. Includes a critical introductory essay, as well as critical and biographical commentary on the artists and..... More
Chicago: Reilly and Lee, 1942. Cloth. Believed first edition, meeting points in Hanff (p. 110). Blue cloth with a color pastedown illustration on the front cover. 289 pp. Black and white illustrations by John R. Neill throughout. Black and white pictorial endpapers. Another Oz adventure inspired by the work of..... More
Dresde: G. Schoenfeld Libraire, Publisher, 1880. Cloth. Stated sixth edition. Brown cloth. 194 pp., plus ads. Illustrations throughout. All text in French. An illustrated guide to makers' marks found on pottery and porcelain in Europe and Asia. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling, scuffing and edgewear. Owner's signature present. Minor toning..... More
New York: Puerto Rican Solidarity Committee, Publisher, 1976. Wraps. Side folding journal. 16 pp. A few black and white photos present. A bulletin of news and events issued by the Puerto Rican Solidarity Committee, a group initially formed to establish a Puerto Rican Solidarity Day demonstration at Madison Square Garden..... More
No Place: Wellesley College, Presumed Publisher, 1983. Wraps. Wraps with plastic comb binding. 100 pp. A detailed bibliography to works illustrated by Hammatt Billings, preceded by an historical introduction/overview of his career. Hammatt Billings was an artist and architect, perhaps best known for his illustrations in the original edition of..... More
Moscow, ID: Canon Press, 2005. First Edition. Wraps. First edition. Trade paperback. Signed, with an inscription, by the author on the title page. 134 pp. A collection of poetry by Robert Siegel, an award winning author also known for his acclaimed children's trilogy "Whalesong." VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor rubbing and..... More
Washington: National Gallery of Art, Publisher, 1986. Cloth. Burgundy cloth in illustrated jacket. Small, square folio. 241 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A catalogue raisonne of the "architectural fantasies" created by Italian architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi, including detailed histories of the etchings. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor edgewear to the..... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1901. Pamphlet. Printed wraps. MISSING rear wrapper and ALL pages after page 256. A collection of rulings on laws and other legal decisions relating to Native Americans in the United States and their treatment (in the legal sense) by the US government. This includes specific claims..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988. Leather. Dark blue leather with ornamentation in gilt. 588 pp. Easton Press edition of this biography of Mahatma Gandhi. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading. Easton Press bookplate on the inside front cover, with name written in. More
Austin: University of Texas Press. 1965. Cloth. Green cloth in unclipped jacket. Small folio. 476 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A catalogue raisonne of the paintings of George Inness, documenting around 1500 examples with 1000 photographed. Histories of the paintings given when known. George Inness was a 19th century..... 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
