No Place: Boston and Albany Railroad, Publisher. 1933. Pamphlet. Folded brochure/pamphlet that unfolds to a square shape. 16 pp. A list of times rail service was offered by the Boston and Albany Railroad, including stops in Boston, Worcester, Sprinfield, Pittsfield, Albany, intermediate stations and branches. With an ad for service..... More
Berkeley: International News Keyus, Inc, 1976. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid format. 12 pp. MISSING the adult classified ads insert. Later issue of this underground newspaper, focusing on counterculture and left wing politics. This issue with four underground comix strips: "Sol Tours Purgatory" by Justin Green; "The Killer Bees," by Kim..... More
New York: R.A.F. Publications, 1949. Wraps. Yellow, illustrated card stock folder holding three thin cardboard sheets. A piece for children, allowing them to "make a thousand faces," from over 100 press out pieces of cardboard. This includes a red and a blue sheet, as well as a blank oval face..... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1889. Pamphlet. No publisher or place, presumed Government Printing Office, Washington, 1889. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. Xiii, 96 pp. A lengthy report, consisting mostly of question and answer testimony from various mine owners, operators and government officials in Nevada, focusing primarily on lawsuits relating..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Pamphlet. No publisher or place, presumed Government Printing Office, Washington, 1889. Single sheet, disbound from a larger work and printed on both sides. Senate. 50th congress, 2d Session. Mic. Doc. No. 39. A piece addressing the US Senate, asserting that the Dakota Territory should be split..... More
London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers. 1870. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, perhaps disbound from a larger work. 5 pp., plus a large fold out illustrated diagram depicting the invention. A British letters patent for metallic vessels that would contain explosives during transport, to keep them from exploding. Invented by Felix..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce. 1950. Cloth. Second printing. Green cloth in unclipped jacket. 275 pp. An account of the Boston and Maine Railroad and its operations, employees, during the mid 1900s. GOOD condition. Heavy foxing to the jacket on the rear panel. Moderate toning and some soiling. Heavy..... More
New York: Viking Press. 1944. Cloth. Second printing. Blue/green cloth. No jacket. 150 pp. A cookbook of Near Eastern recipes, focusing on Armenian inspired cuisine. GOOD condition. Covers faded and soiled, with a few small areas of staining and discoloration. Cloth frayed at the corners and spine tips. Owner's signature..... More
Isla Vista, CA: Strategic Hamlet, Publisher. 1971. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 24 pp. Black and white illustrations and photos throughout. Second issue of this underground newspaper published by a (primarily student) collective in the community of Isla Vista, embracing radical, left wing and counterculture politics and ideas. Only..... More
No Place: Beta Phi Mu, Publisher. 1956. Hard Cover. Reddish brown paper covered boards. 45 pp., plus seven black and white plates. A history of the Club Bindery and its affiliated artists, as well as notable bindings produced. Seven photos of bindings in the rear. VERY GOOD condition. Minor general..... More
No Place: University of Oregon, Museum of Art, Publisher, 1960. Unbound. Single sheet, folded into 5 panels, printed on both sides, plus a single sheet laid in. Black and white illustrations throughout. A work accompanying an exhibition of theater designs, sketches and art by Herman Rosse, a Dutch-American artist and..... More
Jersey City, NJ: Rogers and Manson Corp. 1942. Spiral Bound. Gray wraps. Black and white photos and architectural drawings throughout. Single issue of this journal devoted to architecture, featuring a detailed look at two modern houses in San Francisco by John E. Dinwiddie; new wartime housing in Norfolk, Virginia and..... More
Philadelphia: The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1996. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 45 pp. A catalog to an exhibition of works held by the Library Company of Philadelphia relating to the history of African-Americans, ranging from illustrations of Africa to antislavery tracts, blackness and whiteness, African-American lives in their own words, etc...... More
New York: Federation of Anarchists, Publisher. Wraps. No date, circa 1965. Side stapled wraps. Oblong format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 50 pp., including covers. A few illustrations throughout. First, and apparent only, issue of this journal with anarchist leanings, edited by Allan Hoffman. Hoffman was a poet who was..... More
Boston: Students of Boston University, Publisher, 1967. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 32 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. First issue of this little magazine devoted primarily to poetry. Includes a poem by poet Clark Coolidge, one by Aram Saroyan, and poetry by many others. GOOD condition. General toning, with fading along..... More
New York: Afro-American Research Institute, Publisher, 1968. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. 24 pp., including covers. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. An issue of this journal devoted to Black studies, Black power and Civil Rights issues. This issue features essays on "A farewell to integration;" "Anatomy of a Cop..... More
New York: Life Publishing Company, 1905. Wraps. Gold, back and white illustrated wraps, with front cover illustration by artist Albert Blashfield. Pagination runs 453-465. Single issue of this long running journal providing light-hearted and humorous commentary on politics and culture in America. Includes an interior illustration by James Montgomery Flagg..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Wraps. No publisher, place or date, presumed London, 1979. Side stapled format on glossy style paper. 11 5/8 by 8 1/4 inches. 24 pages including covers. Black and white photos throughout, by Pennie Smith. Second issue of this promotional fanzine issued by those associated with the..... More
New York: Catherine (Ceresole or Bachmann) and Nicholas/Killer, Publishers. Wraps. no date, circa 1984. Photomechanically reproduced side stapled wraps. 32 pages, including covers. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. Photos by Catherine Ceresole (Bachmann), a photographer known for her documentation of the No Wave scene in New York..... More
Paris: Musee du Costume de la Ville de Paris (Annexe du Musee Carnavalet), Publisher, 1963. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. Unpaginated, perhaps 40-50 pp., including a small section of black and white photo plates in the rear. All text in French. A catalog to a 1963-1964 exhibition of clothing from France..... More
New Haven: The C.S. Mersick and Co. Cloth. no date, presumed circa 1930. Blue cloth. No jacket. 544 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A trade catalog of various items used in industrial settings, including forges, tools, pipe fittings, sprayers, cutters, telephone and telegraph supplies, electrical supplies, etc. GOOD condition..... More
Portland, ME/Great Falls, NH: B.F. Thorndike, Publisher, 1866. Tabloid. Large newspaper tabloid format, single sheet, folded into four pages. A paper devoted to literature and news. With an account of the murder of the Deering (Dearing) family of Philadelphia by farm hand and drifter Anton Probst. According to the article..... More
New York: F.M. Lupton Company. Cloth. no date, presumed late 1800s, early 1900s. Brown cloth with ornamentation in red. 286 pp. Later printing of Haggard's second novel. GOOD condition. Minor fading, scuffing and soiling. Extremities scuffed and worn. Heavy toning to the text block. More
New York: Peace and Freedom Party. Unbound. no date, presumably circa 1968. Single sheet with Peace and Freedom Party letterhead. Approximately one page of writing (a little on the second side). Handwritten letter by former Peace and Freedom Party National Secretary Stephanie Oursler, addressed to a member, Shelby (Shapiro?). Oursler..... More
Mount Washington Valley, NH: Calvin Topliff Chap. #18 O.E.S., Publisher. Spiral Bound. no date, perhaps 1970s. Wraps with plastic comb binding. 44 pp., plus a-h in the rear. A collection of recipes for cooking or baking a variety of food, from appetizers, entrees, desserts and drinks. Collected from residents of..... More