Denver: Sage Books, 1959. Cloth. Beige cloth. No jacket. 117 pp. A few black and white illustrations throughout. A detailed guide to the use and equipping of pack horses in wilderness terrain, including knots and hitches, as well as a section on making camp. GOOD condition. Minor uneven fading and..... More
Los Angeles: New Way Enterprises, 1969. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid format. 56 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
Berkeley: Max Scherr, Publisher. 1967. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper. 16 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running underground newspaper from Berkeley, California, using a blend of counterculture, politics and sex ads to achieve success. This issue with an article the potential for rioting in..... More
West Haven, CT: The Boss and Tobias, Publisher, 1908. Hard Cover. Paper covered boards with leather straps as ornamentation. 38 pp. A story for children written from the perspective of a young girl who is called an "Indian" by her parents, describing her adventures. GOOD condition. Uneven moderate fading to..... More
Little Rock: Arkansas Art Center, Publisher, 1964. Wraps. Stiff blue wraps with cloth spine. Unpaginated. Black and white reproductions of paintings by Rene Magritte throughout. Text mostly in English, with the introduction to the catalog also in French, bound in a the rear and upside down from the rest of..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Handwritten Paper describing land sold. No place or date, perhaps late 1700s, early 1800s. Single sheet, written on one side only, 5 ½ by 7 ½ inches. A handwritten description of a parcel of land apparently sold to someone with perhaps the first name of..... More
Boston: Boston Public Library, Publisher, 1992. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. One of 1300 copies. 70 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A catalog to an exhibition that documents the art and artists who worked at the Experimental Etching Studio (now known as the Full Tilt Print Studio) in Boston, Massachusetts. This..... More
Boston: Press of T.R. Marvin. 1842. Cloth. Dark brown cloth. 343 pp. A treatise on diseases afflicting the joints of the human body, from the fourth London edition of this work. The author cites specific cases in relation to the diseases and their pathology/surgical treatments. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing and..... More
Antwerp: MUHKA, Publisher, 1993. Wraps. Wraps. 56 pp. Color photos throughout. Text in Dutch and English. A catalog to a 1993 exhibition of various cabinets and other container, storage style pieces, some considered "office ware" created by Dutch visual and sound artists William Engelen. With a critical essay on his..... More
Augusta, ME: Press of Charles E. Nash, 1884. Wraps. Printed wraps. 14 pp. A short genealogy of various descendants of John Webster of Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1635. GOOD condition. Heavy creasing and wrinkling to the wrappers. Mostly minor foxing and spotting to the wrappers, with some soiling. Small handwritten note..... More
No Place: The State University of New York, Publisher, 1967. Cloth. Beige cloth in unclipped jacket. 96 pp. Black and white and a few color reproductions of paintings throughout. A monograph on the life and work of Ralph Earl, an 18th century American painter, known for both his landscapes and..... More
Yosemite National Park, CA: The Ahwahnee, Publisher, 1948. Pamphlet. Single sheet, folded. Front cover photograph by Ansel Adams. A dinner menu for the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park from 1948, with several paragraphs on the back describing winter in Yosemite, both the nature and activities available. GOOD condition. General..... More
New York: S.S. McClure Company, 1897. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this general interest magazine, featuring a poem "The Bell-Buoy" by Rudyard Kipling as well as part of Captains Courageous; an unpublished letter by Abraham Lincoln on his defeat by Douglas in 1858;..... More
New York: Teachers College Press, 2007. Trade Paperback. 212 pp. A collection of essays by a wide range of authors on educational philosophy and how to incorporate ideas into daily practice. With peices by W.E.B. Du Bois, John Dewey and others. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading and edgewear. More
San Francisco: Good Times, Publisher, 1970. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 24 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Single issue of this underground newspaper from San Francisco, originally named the San Francisco Express Times. The paper covered the usual left wing and radical political and social causes..... More
San Francisco: Good Times, Publisher, 1971. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 20 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Front cover photo by Robert Altman. Single issue of this underground newspaper from San Francisco, originally named the San Francisco Express Times. The paper covered the usual left wing..... More
Window Rock, AZ: Navajo Agency, Publisher, 1955. Wraps. Cardboard covers with a pastedown front cover photo. Perhaps rebound, with blue binding tape along the spine. 205 plus pages. Black and white photos of the Navajo people and communities throughout, by Milton Snow. A general, mostly statistics driven, report of the..... More
Wall, SD: Wall Drug Store, Publisher. Unbound. no date perhaps circa 1956. Greenish blue paper, side folded, with an illustration of an old cowboy at a table on the front cover. Single sheet, folded. A vintage menu from the famous Wall Drug Store tourist attraction that began in 1931 as..... More
New York: Typophiles, Presumed Publisher. Wraps. Pamphlet. Sixteen pages. A short work issued for the Typophiles, promoting several future publications, as well as commenting on the effects of World War II. With a short section seeking to raise money to help British children displaced by bombings. This designed issue designed..... More
Rhode Island: No Publisher. Wraps. no date, perhaps late 1970s. Wraps, with a folder in the rear containing nine loose photos of various pieces of folk art. 40 pp. A work studying folk art in Rhode Island, focusing on contemporary artists and their work. GOOD+ condition. Small tear and crease..... More
Berkeley: Revolutionary Communist Youth, Publisher, 1973. Unbound. Single sheet, legal sized. Printed on both sides. A piece by the Revolutionary Communist Youth addressing the firing of Joanne Handler, a faculty member of an unnamed university. The piece digresses into communist politics and theory as applied to colleges and the treatment..... More
New York: Philanthropic Club, Presumed Publisher, 1912. Wraps. Printed wraps, string tied, oblong format. 24 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A program for what appears to be a fundraising event for the New York National Guard (N.G.N.Y) and militia, adopting the cabaret and musical style associated with the outdoor..... More
Chicago: Chicago Seed, Publisher. Tabloid. no date, presumed 1970. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 32 pp. Color covers and colored printing throughout. Front cover by Skip Williamson. A visually appealing underground paper combining edgy comics, layout and graphics to report on, and satirize news of the day, while reporting on..... More
Stevenson, WA: Ruby Rose's Fairy Tale Emporium, Publisher, 1997. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 16 pp. A few illustrations throughout. A zine style piece that contains a variety of articles and pieces on creativity, ecopsychology and spirituality and nature, focusing on women's issues in relation to those subjects. GOOD+ condition. Mailing label..... More
New York: National Recreation Association, 1944. Wraps. Blue illustrated wraps. Small booklet. 34 pp. With a few illustrations. A small work for US Armed Forces serving in World War II, including a variety of puzzles and games. Also included are sections on magic tricks using paper or other small objects..... More