Portsmouth: Portsmouth Marine Society, 2016. Wraps. Glossy illustrated wraps. 79 pp. Color illustrations throughout. An exhibition catalogue and two essays devoted to the life and work of American Impressionist Edmund Tarbell, focusing on his career and work in the New Castle, New Hampshire region. NEAR FINE condition. Light edgewear. More
Boston: Joseph Allen Viglione, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Green front wrapper. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 38 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Issue six of this long running fanzine produced by Count Joseph Viglione. Varulven fanzine began in the late 1960s, with Viglione billing it as "the world's first pre-prozine."..... More
Olympia, WA: Lost Music Network, Publisher, 1980. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 28 pp. 8 ½ by 7 inches. Clip art throughout. Second issue of this music fanzine, the first of which to be shortened to Sub Pop (from Subterranean Pop), dedicated to underground, indie music. This endeavor would eventually lead to..... More
New York: The New York Public Library, 1933. Cloth. Blue cloth. No jacket. Xxxiii, 235 pp. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. A bibliographical and historical look at various historical American prints, and prints depicting views (or maps) of American cities. GOOD condition. Minor soiling, fading and scuffing to the..... More
New York: Gay Academic Union, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Blue wraps. 79 pp. Second issue of this scholarly journal devoted to gay and lesbian subjects. This issue looks at female crushes, affections and friendships in children's literature; gay teachers association of New York Cit; homosexuality in the Navy, etc. GOOD condition..... More
Houston: The Union National Bank, Publisher, 1933. Wraps. Printed wraps. 7 pp. A short account of various battles and skirmishes during a retreat of Texas forces from Goliad, including a report of the news of the fall of the Alamo. GOOD condition. Some soiling, spotting, staining and toning to the..... More
Trumansburg, NY: The Crossing Press, 1973. Wraps. Glossy wraps. 64 pp. Single issue of this little magazine devoted to new poetry from American and Canadian poets. This issue features work by Robert Sward and Keith Abbott, among others. Also included is a book review by Carol Berge and an excerpt..... More
Berkeley, CA: Red Mountain Tribe, Publisher, 1970. Tabloid. Tabloid format. 28 pp., including covers. Illustrations and photos throughout. Front cover a large photo of Black Panther leader, Huey Newton, captioned "Free Huey!" A single issue of this radical, counterculture underground newspaper from Berkeley, California, formed after a split with the..... More
Somersworth, NH: Vixen Company, Publisher. Quarter Leather. 1903-1905. Tall narrow folio ledger, bound in charcoal cloth with maroon leather spine and corners. 216 numbered pages in the ledger but only the first 78 bear writing, with several pages blank within this section. Printed (mechanically reproduced) copies (two) of the Vixen..... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1855. Pamphlet. 33d Congress, 2d Session. Mis. Doc. No. 15. Senate. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Washington, 1855. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. 3 pp. A brief work providing estimated costs to finish work at Fort Point and Alcatraz in San Francisco, California, asserting..... More
Berkeley, CA: The Jewish Radical, Publisher. 1972. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 12 pp. Photos and illustrations throughout. A single issue of this underground newspaper devoted to radical Jewish thought and causes, looking at national and international news and people. The paper was published from 1969 to 1973 by students who..... More
Chicago: Johnson Publishing Co, 1968. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 98 pp. With a few black and white photos. An issue of this magazine devoted to "The Black University," with a variety of essays looking at the needs for a Black university, its implications, ways toward its realization, etc. With fiction by..... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1943. Wraps. No publisher, place or date. Presumed circa 1943. Printed wraps. 75 pp. A chronologically arranged account of all voyages to the Cape of Good Hope or east of it, launched by merchants of the Salem and Beverly areas of Massachusetts. This includes ships belonging..... More
Taipei: National Palace Museum, Publisher, 1970. Cloth. Pastedown colophon at the rear indicates this was printed in Japan, 1970. Red cloth in glassine jacket. In slipcase. 114 pp. With a section of color and black and white photos at the beginning of the book. Text in Chinese and English. A...... More
Taipei: National Palace Museum, 1971. Cloth. Pastedown colophon at the rear indicates this was printed in Japan, 1971. Red cloth in glassine jacket. In slipcase. 102 pp. With a section of color illustrations at the beginning. Text in Chinese and English. A look at notable examples of Chinese writing materials..... More
City Island, NY: The panjandrum, Publisher, 1968. Wraps. Side stapled mimeo style work, wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 15 leaves., printed on single sides only. White and yellow paper stock, with pink front cover. First issue of this mimeo or little magazine from New York, devoted to poetry and..... More
Brooklyn: Robert Kelly, Publisher, 1961. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 32 pp. Third issue of this little magazine that was "tremendously influential in spreading knowledge about deep image poetry," (Clay and Phillips, p. 130). Five issues of this magazine were published from 1960 to 1964. This issue with work by Diane Wakoski..... More
Toledo, OH: Toledo Cooker Company, Publisher, 1920. Wraps. Brown printed wraps. 53 pp. With a few illustrations. A cookbook providing recipes to be prepared using the Fireless Cookstove by the Toledo Cooker Company. It was the first cooker to used electricity, with the cookpots stored in wood cabinets insulated with..... More
New York: Street and Smith, 1873. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper. 8 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this popular weekly tabloid, featuring a variety of sensational stories and accounts. Issued by Street and Smith, a publisher of dime novels. This issue with "Edith Lyle's Secret," by..... More
San Diego: Peter Verbrugge, 1980. Wraps. Side stapled format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 16 pp. First issue of this zine, whose objective was "to shed light on San Diego's new wave scene," by documenting acts, music and venues that didn't receive much coverage in the mainstream press. Edited by..... More
Boston: Joseph Allen Viglione, Publisher, 1978. Unbound. Single sheet, legal sized paper. A few small poorly reproduced photos present. An installment of this newsletter produced by Count Joseph Viglione, featuring a wedding announcement for Miss Lyn (Boston Groupie News Zine) and Kenne Highland, where it appears that Thundertrain, Third Rail..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1893. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this magazine, including a piece written and illustrated by Howard Pyle, "The Cock Lane Ghost;" a piece written and illustrated by Frederic Remington, "Black Water and Shallows;" a look at horse riders in..... More
New York: WIN Publishing, 1979. Wraps. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 23 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this magazine devoted to peace and anti-war causes. This issue looks at the electric boat lockout in order to stop the Trident; theology and liberation in Latin America; Berkeley's movement for..... More
Madison, WI: Connections, Publisher. Tabloid. no date, perhaps 1968. Side folding tabloid format. 12 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Connections was a paper from Madison, Wisconsin, published from 1967 to 1969 and harnessing a militant college campus energy to discuss the sometimes violent confrontations that occurred between police and..... More
San Francisco and Seattle: LesCon, Publisher, 1986. 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 with a lengthy article on..... More