Boston: Ballard and Wright, Publishers. 1818. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid format newspaper. Single sheet folded into four pages. Single issue of this newspaper, containing various articles relating to history and current events, as well as shipping and port news from Boston, advertisements, etc. Also present is a short letter relating... More about Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot. Wednesday, January 21, 1818
Waltham, MA: Quercus Press, 2002. Wraps. Side sewn wraps. Small booklet. 20 pp., including covers. Small black and white illustrations throughout. A prospectus for a limited edition artist book produced by John Carrera at his Quercus Press, using images from Merriam-Webster dictionaries of the 19th century to create a "Finnegans... More about A Sample from the Engraved Images from Dictionaries of the Merriam-Webster Co. Comprising the...
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1941. First Edition. Cloth. First edition (in play form). Orange cloth. No jacket. 148 pp. A rendering in play form of this portrayal of the impact of systemic racism and bias in America on African-Americans. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy fading to the cloth, especially... More about Native Son. A Play in Ten Scenes
New York: Bantam Books, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, first printing with a 1 in the number line. Blue paper covered boards with a dark blue cloth spine, in unclipped dust jacket. 342 pp. First printing of this novel tying together ancient and modern story lines to create a.... More about Jitterbug Perfume
No Place: Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, Publisher, 1946. Pamphlet. No place or date, presumed 1946. Single sheet, folded into fourths, unopened (intentional) along the top edge. Four pages. A catalog to a 1946-47 exhibition of paintings by Reginald Marsh, consisting entirely of a list of the names and... More about Reginald Marsh. Paintings in Tempera and Watercolor. December 12, 1946 to January 5, 1947
Saratoga Springs, NY: Skidmore College, Publisher, 1958. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Small, square format. Unpaginated. Black and white art throughout. Single issue of this little magazine/literary and art journal published by students of Skidmore college. With art and poetry by Johanna Wethly, Natalie Westwood, Prentiss Dow, Peg Chambers, Gay Weedon, Barbara... More about Folio. No issue designation given. 1958
New York: Harper and Brothers. 1899. Wraps. Wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this magazine with articles on a variety of topics, including the Civil War in the article "Lieutenant-Colonel Forrest at Fort Donelson;" traveling in Africa in "Trekking trip in South Africa;" and several pieces on... More about Harper's New Monthly Magazine. February, 1899
No Place: No Publisher, 1893. Wraps. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Chicago Tribune, Chicago, 1893, based on OCLC records. Side sewn wrappers. Oblong format. 11 color plates. A book of eleven color plates depicting various scenes of the 1893 Chicago World' Fair, including: At night in the Grand Court... More about The Chicago Tribune Art Supplements In Two Parts. World's Columbian Exposition. Part One Only...
Racine, WI: Golden Press, Western Publishing Company, 1974. First Edition. Hard Cover. Folio. Presumed first edition with letters A through G present on the inside front cover. Color illustrated paper covered boards. No jacket. Folio. SIGNED, with a brief inscription, by the author at the top of the first page... More about One Monster After Another
London: Rising Free, Publisher. Tabloid. no date, perhaps circa 1979. Side folding tabloid newspaper format although printed on better quality stock than newspapers. 12 pp. including covers. Photos and illustrations throughout. The first of an apparent 10 issues of this paper devoted to anti-fascist, anti-national front causes, as well as... More about Xtra! The November Pilot Issue
New York: New York Rocker, Publisher, 1977. Tabloid. Side folding newspaper. 16 ¼ by 11 ¼ inches. 52 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout, including several by Leee Black Childers. The New York Rocker was started by Alan Betrock in 1976, with Andy Schwartz taking over in 1977... More about New York Rocker. Volume 1, Number 8. July-August 1977
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1990. Leather. Blue leather with gilt ornamentation. 224 pp. Black and white maps by Erwin Raisz. A look at the sailing explorations undertaken by Christopher Columbus, including his time at Cuba, Hispaniola and other Caribbean islands. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading to the spine. Unused Easton... More about Christopher Columbus, Mariner
New York: The Viking Press, 1972. First American Edition. Cloth. Orange cloth in price clipped jacket. 249 pp. First US edition of this novel satirizing and criticizing apartheid in South Africa. This was the Sharpe's first novel, drawing on his experiences in South Africa before being deported for sedition. GOOD+... More about Riotous Assembly
New York: Pitman Publishing Co, 1950. Wraps. Brown wraps with a color pastedown illustration. 24 pp. Tipped in color plates throughout. A short work on the paintings of Henri Matisse, including ten color plates and critical commentary throughout. GOOD condition. Uneven minor fading and toning to the wraps. Some soiling... More about Matisse
Washington: The Textile Museum, Publisher, 2005. Wraps. Glossy photo illustrated wraps. 36 pp. Color photos throughout. A pictorial and historical catalog issued in conjunction with a 2005-06 exhibition of clothing worn by people of Central Asia during the 19th century, including the Uzbek and other groups. With a short history... More about Silk and Leather. Splendid Attire of Nineteenth-Century Central Asia. An Exhibition in Honor of...
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley and Sons, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed mid 1900s. Single sheet folded into fourths. 21 by 16 inches unfolded. Color map on one side, with text on the other. A large "invitation" to an exhibition of various maps in the collection of the University... More about Map of the Americas, ca. 1570, by Abraham Ortelius. Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio....
Amherst: No Publisher, 1902. Unbound. Single sheet, folded into fourths. 10 ¼ by 6 ½ inches. A handwritten letter addressed to "Shorty", perhaps the author's sister or relative. Written from Amherst, Massachusetts, the letter relays news and anecdotes of college life, presumably Amherst College. The author mentions getting fired from... More about Handwritten Letter from Amherst Massachusetts, March 21, 1902, with content on College Basketball
Leipzig: Georg Thieme, 1926. Cloth. Green cloth. 279 pp. 19 pages of black and white photo plates. All text in German. A detailed instructional guide, and history, to massage and physiotherapy, with principles, techniques and other aspects discussed. With a few illustrations throughout. Book 1 ONLY. GOOD condition. Minor spotting... More about Handbuch der Massage und Heilgymnastik. Band I
New York: Harry N. Abrams. Cloth. no date. Dark blue/black paper covered boards in unclipped jacket. Folio. 176 pp. Color and black and white illustrations by Joseph A. Smith throughout. A look at witches and witchcraft, including a history of witches and witchcraft, witch lore, witch equipment, with rituals, love... More about Witches
St. Albans: Captain High, At Your Service Publishing, 1977. Wraps. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. Single stapled format. 10 pp. Small Heartbreakers sticker present, stated issued with the first 100 copies. PLEASE NOTE: this may be an early copy of an original, as the printing is very faded, including... More about St. Albans Antibof. #3
San Francisco: The Back Room/A Fine Hand, Publisher, 1979. Unbound. Single sheet approximately 11 ¼ by 4 ¼ inches. Printed on a single side only. With a few small illustrations. A flyer advertising a 'music' and visual performance including a multi-box, napkin dispenser, violin, harmonica, sticks and stones, voice, tape... More about Perm. 1979 Performance Flyer
China: Chinese Materials Center, 1981. Cloth. Orange cloth in yellow dust jacket. 458 pp. With a few photos/illustrated plates. A memoir of the author's experiences growing up and living in China during the early 20th century, documenting Chinese culture through the eyes of a foreigner, as well as chronicling the... More about Foreign Devil. Reminiscences of a China Missionary Daughter 1909-1935
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1991. Leather. Black leather with gilt ruling and decorations. 522 pp. Easton Press edition of this biography of Plato, with extensive focus on his philosophical work and ideas. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor edgewear. Unused Easton Press bookplate on the inside front cover. More about Plato. The Man and His Work
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1990. Leather. Black leather with gilt ruling and decorations. 309 pp. Easton Press edition of this work exploring the philosophy and philosophical ideas of Aristotle. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor edgewear. Unused Easton Press bookplate on the inside front cover. More about Aristotle
Torino: Eskenaziartenaif, Publisher. Wraps. no date, perhaps 1978. Glossy white wraps. Small, square format. 8 pp. A few color reproductions of paintings present. All text in Italian. A catalog to a 1978 exhibition of paintings by Sava Stojkov (Caba Ctojkob), a popular 20th century naive painter from the Sombor region... More about Sava Stojkov