New York: Theosophical Society of America, Publisher, 1911. Wraps. Gray illustrated wraps. Pagination runs 193-288. A single issue of this journal devoted to topics related to Theosophy and its practice. This includes Patanjali's Yoga Sutras; reincarnation; intellectual procrusteanism; on the screen of time; Theosophy and Physical Culture, etc. Also included... More
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1998. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, first printing. Black paper covered boards in unclipped jacket. 64 pp. The final collection of poetry in what was conceived of by Wright as a trilogy of trilogies, spanning 30 years. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling, rubbing and a.... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1866. Wraps. Orange Wraps. With a few black and white illustrations within. A collection of short stories and articles written for children, including work by J.T. Trowbridge, Mayne Reid (Part of Afloat in a Forest," and others. With a story (illustrated) "The Ice Fairies" by Mary... More
Baltimore: H. Niles, Publisher, 1812. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, with newer paper wrappers. Pagination runs 17-32. Double columned text. Presumed complete. An issue of this weekly newspaper style work, containing correspondence between James Monroe and other members of the US government and General Matthews, in Florida. This correspondence discusses the ceding of... More
Ottawa: Roger Duhamel, Printer, 1968. Wraps. Color illustrated glossy card stock wraps. 94 pp. Black and white and a few color reproductions of art throughout. A catalog to a 1968 exhibition of paintings and other art by James Rosenquist, an American artist associated with the early Pop Art movement, and... More
Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1984. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 349 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A work recalling the author's travels in following/recreating the pilgrimage that Kobo Daishi first undertook as part of his spiritual journey in Japan, documenting Japanese history and spiritual history as well... More
New York: The Jewish Museum, Publisher. Wraps. no date, presumed 1948. Illustrated pale yellow wraps. 8 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Name of the illustrator Arthur Syzk handwritten in pencil on the rear cover, although it does not match examples of his signature found online. A short catalog to... More
San Francisco: Performing Arts Social Society, Publisher, 1981. Tabloid. Side folding newsprint wraps, illustrated. Tabloid format. 16 pp.Illustrations and ads throughout. An issue of this newspaper/journal produced by the Kerista Commune, a utopian commune that originated in New York and combined a practice of poly-fidelity with counterculture and pop-psychology in... More
Worcester: William Manning, Printer, 1818. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, lacking any wraps issued. Presumably disbound from a larger work. Printed April of 1818, although it appears the date was corrected by hand from 1816. 40 pp. A theological discussion of the meaning of conversion, drawing on Biblical passages to establish a definition... More
New York: Aperture Inc, 1970. Wraps. Black glossy wraps. 96 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A catalog to a 1970 exhibition at MIT, published as an issue of Aperture. A visual catalog of photography by Imogen Cunningham, Barbara Morgan, Todd Walker, Leslie Krims and many others. GOOD condition. Moderate... More
Wahiawa, HI: Iron Bench Press, 1981. Wraps. Wraps. 24 pp. Black and white illustrations by Joe Balaz throughout. A collection of poetry by Hawaiian native Joseph, or Joe, Balaz, many reflecting on the impact of nature on a person. Accompanied by illustrations. Joe Balaz was born in Hawaii, with his... More
London/New York: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1942. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. An issue of this journal related to the history of books, publishing and bibliographical studies. With articles on the Francois Schott's Itinerario d'Italia; a French version of Duranti's Prescriptions on the Presentation of Papal Bulls; A political cancel in... More
New York: Published by the Author, 1982. Wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Three staples at the left edge. 10 pp. Poorly reproduced photos throughout. The Big Takeover was founded by Jack Rabid in 1980 as a fanzine primarily devoted to the band the Stimulators, evolving into a fanzine devoted... More
New Haven, CT: Jon Tiven, Publisher. Wraps. no date, perhaps circa 1972-73. Side stapled format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 27 pp. A few very poorly reproduced photos present. Started in 1967 by the then 12 year old Jon Tiven, New Haven Rock Press was an early rock music fanzine... More
London: Published at the Office of the Fleuron. Curwen Press. Wraps. no date, perhaps circa 1925. Single sheet, folded into fourths, unopened along the top edge (as intended). Color illustrations by Albert Rutherston. A short, one page dialogue, written in verse, in honor of Christmas, by John Drinkwater. VERY GOOD... More
New York: Sam'L Gabriel Sons, Publisher, 1947. Wraps. Stated revised edition with new color illustrations. Color illustrated cardboard covers. Folio. 16 pp., including covers. Color illustrations throughout. A work presumably for children, featuring bright color illustrations of trains with short captions. GOOD condition. General fading and toning to the covers... More
Hanover, NH: Jaffe-Friede, Strauss and Barrows Galleries, 1979. Wraps. One of 1500 copies. Wraps. Square format. Unpaginated. With a section of black and white photos. A catalog to an exhibition of photographs by Ralph Steiner, preceded by a short critical look at his work and biography. Ralph Steiner was an... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Presumed published by the Peace and Freedom Party, New York, 1968. A single sheet, printed on both sides, that refers to the then recent protests/police violence at Columbia University, and discusses an upcoming gathering in NY to defend 30 suspended... More
Berkeley, CA: Peace and Freedom Movement, Publisher, 1968. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper, single sheet, folded into four pages. Black and white photos present. A newspaper issued by the Peace and Freedom Party covering various news items. This include a mass protest of the murder of Bobby Hutton, including a discussion of... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1978. Leather. Brown leather with gilt decorations. 550 pp. Part of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. Decorative edition of this classic by Chaucer. VERY GOOD+ condition with perhaps a hint of edgewear. Light fading. More
Boston: Fields, Osgood and Co, 1869. Half-Leather. Half leather with brown cloth boards. 772 pp. Bound volume, lacking any original wrappers issued. January through June issues of the Atlantic Monthly, for 1869. Including the poem "Proud Music of the Sea-Storm," by Walt Whitman; poetry by Celia Thaxter and others; an... More
Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1952. Wraps. #482 of 1500 copies issued. Color illustrated wraps in rice paper jacket. Folio. 12 page introduction/foreword, in French by Edouard Julien, followed by 39 color plates. All present as called for. A limited edition work looking at the color pastel work of Toulouse-Lautrec, capturing... More
New York: Perks Publishing, 1944. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Quarto. Unpaginated. Black and yellow illustrations by Mary and Wallace Stover throughout. A collection of two Winnie the Pooh stories (Pooh seeks honey, and Piglet and Pooh on the trail of a Woozle), along with another story by John Jewett, "The... More
Los Angeles: Zero Press, 1980. Wraps. Black wraps. Several black and white photos throughout, including a section of photography by Lewis Baltz, Grant Mudford, Laurie Brown and Robert Glenn Ketchum. Single issue of this magazine combining Zen/Buddhist thought with literature. This issue with two poems by John Ashbery, an interview... More
San Francisco: Performing Arts Social Society, Publisher, 1982. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 24 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. An issue of this newspaper produced by the Kerista Commune, a utopian community established in the 1960s, originating in New York and combining a practice of poly-fidelity... More