Austin: University of Texas Press, 1984. Cloth. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 268 pp. Black and white and a few color illustrations throughout. A monograph on the life and art of American artist W. Herbert Dunton, a painter and illustrator known for his depictions of the American West. He was..... More
San Francisco and Seattle: LesCon, Publisher, 1994. Tabloid. Side folding newspaper tabloid format. 20 pp. An issue of this journal seeking to highlight the role of lesbians within the greater feminist and women's movements, in an effort to help all women become "woman-identified." This issue focuses on women and immigration..... More
Chicago: Students for a Democratic Society, 1967. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 4 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A single issue of this newspaper issued by the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) offering a blend of news and opinion on local and national events. This issue includes brief news..... More
Dublin: J. Charles, Printer, 1812. Hard Cover. Printed paper covered boards rebacked in cloth, with replacement endpapers. Xxxviii, 19-276 pp. With two illustrated plates. Presumed Irish edition of the popular English cookbook "A New System of Domestic Cookery," written by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell, and originally published in 1805. The..... More
Basle (Basel), Switzerland: E and J.R. Thourneisen, Publisher, 1741. Vellum. Bound in vellum. 504 pp. With 8 full page engravings. All text in French. Volume two only of a collection of plays by Moliere, this containing comedies. Included are eight plays, "La Princesse D'Elide;" "Le Mariage Force;" "L'Amour Medecin;" "Le..... More
Washington: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Publisher, 1959. Wraps. Printed wraps. 72 pp. Single issue of long running magazine devoted to philosophy and application of correctional ideas. This issue with a five page essay by author Erle Stanley Gardner, Speaking as a Citizen," in which he discusses issues..... More
Berkeley, CA: La Pena Cultural Center, presumed Publisher, 1977. Unbound. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Yellow paper stock. Illustration of a large capitalist standing on the backs of others at the center right of the paper. An event flier for a lecture/discussion of capitalism and its associated ills..... More
Hanover, NH: The Dartmouth Press, 1928. Cloth. 339 pages. Illustrated with photo plates. Includes an appendix on Hanover Roads by Prof. J. W. Goldthwait. An in depth history of this New Hampshire town including the village at the college, Etna, the various churches, early courts, militia and military service, newspaper..... More
No Place: Young Socialist Alliance, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. Presumed San Francisco, circa 1977. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Pink paper stock. A flier advertising a talk on feminism and socialism given by Valerie Libbey, a founding member of Berkeley Female Liberation. With a graphic on..... More
Paris: Editions Montmartre-Paris. Wraps. no date, presumed circa 1931. Wraps. 64 pp. Poorly reproduced photos throughout. All text in French. Perhaps originally published as part of a larger work, as the rear wrapper has extensive remains of glue and paper. A guide/program to the Paris Colonial Exposition held in 1931..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Decorative cloth. No jacket. 207 pp. Color plates and black and white illustrations by Dorothy B. Lathrop throughout. A children's book following the adventures of a doll named Hitty, who writes her memoirs while sitting in an antique shop..... More
Boston, MA: C.B. Lovewell and Co., Publisher, 1879. Pamphlet. Single sheet, folded into four pages. 5 ¼ by 5 ½ inches. An advertisement and price list for a variety of boots and shoes made by C.B. Lovewell and Co. of Boston, Massachusetts, listing 26 items, with prices with and without..... More
Providence: The Peacock Co., Producer, 1919. Unbound. White pinback with blue ribbon. 1 ¼ inch diameter pinback with a 3 by 1 ¼ inch ribbon. Stickpin style back. Pinback has a red flower illustration, with the ribbon reading, "Forty Ninth Annual Scottish Games Providence Caledonian Society Wednesday August 6, 1919."..... More
Marysville, CA: Appeal Association, Publisher, 1871. Tabloid. Large newspaper tabloid format. Single sheet, four pages. Single issue of this newspaper from Marysville, California, containing news from San Francisco and other California locales, national and international news. Also present is a brief account of the murder of Robert Milton in South..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1883. Half Leather. Half leather with marbled boards. 860 pp. Bound volume, lacking any original wrappers issued. July through December issues of the Atlantic Monthly, for 1883. Includes several pieces by Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Mary Moody Emerson," "Historic Notes on Life and Letters in Massachusetts," "Ezra..... More
New York: National Academy of Design, 2001. Cloth. Olive green cloth in unclipped jacket. 246 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A history and critical survey of the art and artists associated with the Cos Cob Art Colony in Greenwich, Connecticut during the. This includes the work of American Impressionists like Childe..... More
Hillsdale, NY: The Radical Therapist, Publisher, 1971. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper. 32 pp., including covers. Single issue of this journal devoted to radical psychiatry and its practice, with this number written by members of the Berkeley Radical Psychiatry Group. Essays include the Radical Psychiatry Manifesto by Claude Steiner; principles..... More
No Place: No publisher, 1976. Wraps. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Conference on Violence Against Women, San Francisco, 1976. 28 pages, including covers. A few illustrations throughout. A guide to the programs and events offered at a 1976 Conference on Violence Against Women in San Francisco, an event sponsored..... More
Decatur, GA: The Goody Press, 2001. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 34 pp. Professional looking fanzine style work devoted to everything Beatles. This issue with a Ringo Starr Q and A; a George Martin Q and A; apocryphal tales, etc. GOOD+ condition. Minor wrinkling to the covers. Dampstains (faint) present on..... More
New York: Samuel W. Miller, 1934. Wraps. Unpaginated. A photo documentary of the expedition undertaken by Admiral Byrd to the South Pole, mostly using airplanes. Photos by Captain Ashley McKinley, documenting all aspects of the expedition. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven toning to the covers. Minor soiling and scuffing. Extremities scuffed..... More
New York: Scribner and Co, 1878. Half Leather. Half leather with marbled boards. 912 pp. With a few illustrations. Bound volume of this monthly magazine spanning May to October of 1878. Includes "Days and Nights in Concord," by Henry David Thoreau; an illustrated article on New York art schools; an..... More
No Place: Scarab Books, Publisher, 1970. Unbound. 34 ¾ by 23 inches. Thin paper stock. A version published by Scarab Books, preceded by a late 1969 version that appeared as a poster in Oz Magazine. A poster by underground comix artist R. Crumb, pushing past the envelope of good taste..... More
Berkeley: International News Keyus, Inc, 1978. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid format. 12 pp., plus a 12 page adult classified ads insert. Later issue of this underground newspaper, focusing on counterculture and leftwing politics. This issue featuring an essay on sex taboos by Jerry Rubin; an essay, "Coincidence or Cosmic Conspiracy,"..... More
Orangeburg, SC: Williams Associates, Publisher, 1982. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 34 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A magazine from South Carolina for African-Americans, with articles on Atlanta as the city of the future; the legal basis of affirmative action; Allen University; why we need Black schools, etc. GOOD+ condition. Minor..... More
Cambridge, MA: Jerk!, Publisher. Wraps. no date, perhaps late 1980s, early 1990s. Light green side stapled wraps. 16 pp., including covers. Hand drawn illustrations throughout. A humor zine issued by a group of Harvard students, perhaps also responsible for Squid Magazine. If fart jokes and masturbation humor are your things..... More