New York: S.S. McClure Company, 1896. Wraps. Wraps. Illustrations throughout. Single issue of this magazine, featuring the so stated first published printing of a "lost speech" by Abraham Lincoln; The 'Eathen by Rudyard Kipling; an illustrated account of Gloucester, Massachusetts fishermen (with a photo of Gloucester); the discovery of anaesthesia;..... More
No Place: Young Ladies' Journal, Publisher, 1889. Unbound. Single sheet, measuring about 32 by 48 inches unfolded. Published with the April 1889 issue of the Young Ladies' Journal. Many black and white illustrations of women's fashions, with the reverse bearing a pattern to be cut out for walking jacket for..... More
No Place: Radical Education Project, Presumed Publisher. Wraps. No place or date, perhaps late 1960s. Yellow pamphlet. A reprint of two articles by Paul Baran that originally appeared in the October and November issues of the 1958 Monthly Review. A look at the philosophy of Marxism, concluding that if nothing..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1962. Wraps. Illustrated wraps (by Tomi Ungerer). Single issue of this literary or little magazine, with this featuring "Words and Music," by Samuel Beckett; work by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Anselm Hollo, Robert Coover, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling, toning, scuffing and edgewear. More
Brooklyn: Unicorn, Publisher, 1970. Wraps. Yellow illustrated wraps. 30 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout, including fantasy creatures by artist Tim Kirk. Rear cover a concrete poem style piece by William Pauly. Single issue of this little magazine style work devoted to a range of subjects, including poetry and literature..... More
New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1954. Wraps. Orange printed wraps. Approximately 48 pp., in each. Four books of music for a variety of music, focusing on dance music popular in the 1940s and 50s, including swing, blues and boogie woogie. This includes Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop, Cow-Cow Boogie, Baby Won't You Please..... More
New York: Shipbuilders Council of America, 1943. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 33 pp., including covers. Photos throughout. A piece touting the shipbuilding industry in the US and its importance to the US in World War II, citing victory in Tunisia, as well as talking about wages, feats of engineering and..... More
Biggar: David Lockhart, Bookseller (Publisher), 1862. Cloth. Blue cloth. 376 pp. A few illustrations and plates throughout. A history of the Biggar region of Scotland, ranging from a study of early occupation, castles, churches, schools, witches of the Biggar district, vagrants, crime, the Battle of Biggar, historical sketches of the..... More
Atlanta: Southern Regional Council, 1948. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 20 pp. An informational piece studying the state of housing in the Southern United States, looking at farm houses, rural housing and urban housing. The piece discusses the quality of housing and state of repair, and includes a section on African-American housing..... More
London: Folio Society, 2001. Cloth. Maroon cloth illustrated in gilt. No dust jacket or slipcase present. 486 pp. A few color plates present. A history of travel and exploration during the Renaissance, including voyages to Africa and discussion of the kingdoms and empires of the Congo and Monomotapa; the Conquistadors..... More
New York: Chic Publishing Company. 1880. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Folio. 16 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout, with a color centerfold. An issue of this short lived American humor/satire journal. Mott, in his History of American Magazines, states, "An ambitious New York weekly was Chic (1880-81)." (Volume..... More
Paris/New York: Paris Review, Publisher, 1958. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this long running literary or little magazine, featuring an interview with Ernest Hemingway; fiction by Philip Roth "The Conversion of the Jews;" poetry by W.S. Merwin, James Wright, William Stafford, W.D. Snodgrass, Robert..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1996. Trade Paperback. 266 pp. Isbn# 0231101457. A study of the creation of the Women's Army Corps and how systemic sexism built into the branch led to sexual misconduct in today's military. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing along the extremities, with some creasing and curling. Price..... More
Charlottesville, VA: The Cockescraw Press, 1963. Wraps. Printed wraps. While the colophon suggests this was part of a printing of 50, it seems more likely this is one of the 1000 copies printed as part of the Secretary's News Sheet No. 50 from July 1963, issued by the Bibliographical Society..... More
Los Angeles: New Way Enterprises, 1969. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid format. 36 pp. A later 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..... More
Dayton, OH: Amaranth Energies, Publisher. Tabloid. no date, perhaps circa 1970, 71. Side folding tabloid newspaper format, with two color covers. 16 pp. While a publisher's byline in the interior confusingly states "We are not an underground paper, a counter-culture paper, a revolutionary paper, or a propaganda sheet. The Razzberry..... More
New York: Beadle and Company, 1863. Pamphlet. Pamhplet, MISSING wrappers that were issued. 112 pp. Illustrated frontispiece. A dime novel published by Beadle and Company, involving outlaws, Native Americans and kidnapping in early New England. POOR condition. MISSING wrappers and any pages after the last page of text. Moderate browning..... More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Publisher, 2017. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 48 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A piece examining the painting of the Jabach family by Charles Le Brun, a 17th century French painter. This includes a look at the history of the Jabach family, as well as a critical..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Pamphlet. No publisher, place or date. Presumed 1900. Side sewn pamphlet. 16 pp., including covers. A little magazine style work, presumed published in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The author of most of the work appears to have been a socialist turned Unitarian minister. Perhaps editied by George E...... More
Boston: Supreme Council, Publisher. 1890. Hard Cover. Paper covered boards. The constitution, laws, business forms and Massachusetts statutes of the Royal Arcanum, a fraternal benefit society founded in 1877. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing, with some loss, to the paper on the covers. Minor spotting and staining. Some toning. Heavy bumping..... More
New York: John Hanrahan, Publisher, 1933. Wraps. Red illustrated wraps. Folio. Color illustration of Lynn Fontanne on the front cover, by Fred Wallace. An issue of this magazine devoted to theater, featuring articles on various dramas, including American Dream, with photos of Douglass Montgomery. With pieces on Alien Corn, Melody..... More
Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago. 1968. Wraps. Black wraps. 120 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A work issued to accompany a retrospective exhibition of the architecture of Mies van der Rohe, surveying his various works worldwide and examining the unique features of each. GOOD condition. Minor fading, scuffing..... More
New York: Charter Group for a Pledge of Conscience, Publisher. Wraps. no date, perhaps 1970. Wraps. 24 pp. A short, but detailed look at the Black Panther Party, its origins, philosophy and goals, as well as the ongoing trial of 21 members in Chicago. The piece discusses the ongoing murders..... More
Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanese Association for Information on Palestine, Publisher, 1975. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. 16 p., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. A supplemental publication of Facts, this documenting the battles of the Arqoub region of Lebanon, printing photos of people, destroyed buildings, etc., accompanied by excerpts from news..... More
Chicago/New York: Johnson Publishing Co., 1968. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Small digest format. 66 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Front cover photo of singer an activist Miriam Makeba. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to African-American news, culture and entertainment. Jet was noted for its documentation of the..... More