New York: Larry Fox, Publisher and Artist. Unbound. no date, perhaps 1969. 2 ¼ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. A pinback perhaps issued for a large anti-war demonstration in Washington in 1969, using the raised fist and white dove imagery. Created by Larry Fox, creator of many other pinbacks..... More
San Francisco: Fillmore Corp, Publisher, 2001. Unbound. Single sheet, card stock. 19 by 13 inches. #F468. Artwork by Jim Phillips. Poster for the Mexican rock band El Tri (along with Oixa), advertising their July 6th, 2001 concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco. NEAR FINE condition, with perhaps a hint..... More
San Francisco: Bill Graham Presents, Publisher, 2000. Unbound. Single sheet, card stock. 19 by 13 inches. Bill Graham Presents #236. Artwork by Dave Huckins. Poster for the String Cheese Incident, advertising their concert at the Warfield in San Francisco. NEAR FINE condition, with perhaps a hint of wear at the..... More
New York: Studio 54, Presumed Publisher, 1981. Unbound. no date, 1981. Single sheet, 17 by 11 inches. Advertisement for a concert by Bow Wow Wow, a band put together by Malcolm McClaren in an effort to upend the music industry. Advertisement reproduces the cover art from Bow Wow Wow's album..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Collection of 12 Carte de Visites. Various photographers, places, etc. No dates, presumed 1860s and a bit later. A variety of portraits depicting women, men and children. Most photos appear to be from the New England, New York area, with one from Stockholm, Sweden. In..... More
No Place: Shescape, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date (New York, 1989). Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Hot pink, black and white printing. A flier promoting a New Year's Eve celebration for women at Octagon, presumably in 1989. Shescape was a lesbian party promoter, staging private events across..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. (Miami Convention Coalition, Miami, 1972). Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a single side only, with a large photo of George Jackson. A handbill promoting a rally being held at the start of the Republican National Convention..... More
Toledo, OH: Wade and Sons Co, 1918. Cloth. Black cloth. No jacket. 596 pp. Volume 2 only of this work printing proceedings and addresses given in the year 1917 celebrating the jubilee year of the various Freemason organizations in the Midwest. Organized by town or locality. GOOD condition. General fading..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Presumed early 1970s. Single sheet, paper stock. 35 by 23 inches. Nothing says counterculture better than dayglow pinks, oranges, blues, purples in squares and circles, emblazoned with psychedelic balloon letters declaring love. Perfect for the room with shag carpeting. VERY..... More
New York: Studio 54, Presumed Publisher, 1981. Unbound. no date, 1981. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. Part of Jim Fouratt and Rudolf's Modern Classix events at Studio 54, with this show billed as "Berlin-New York Now!" This concert featured the German electronic band Malaria, along with Nina..... More
No Place: No publisher, 1978. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Single sheet, die cut shape. Measures 14 ½ by 11 at its tallest and widest. Blue image of jeans with white printing. A small poster advertising Gay Blue Jeans Day. Begun at Rutgers in 1974 by the Rutgers Student..... More
Boston: Old Mole, Publisher, 1969. Unbound. Single sheet, tabloid sized. Light yellow paper stock, printed on both sides. Number 7 in a series of special news sheets issued by the underground newspaper, the Old Mole, covering events and issues surrounding the student strike at Harvard University in 1969. The Old..... More
Providence, RI: RISD Film Society, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed late 1960s, early 1970s. Single sheet, card stock. 20 by 13 3/8 inches. A poster advertising showings of Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden, two movies starring James Dean, at the RISD Film Society. Poster incorporates a small..... More
Washington DC: No printer or publisher Given, 1856. First Edition. Original Wraps. Full title: Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 14th of August, 1856, a report of the progress on the construction and distribution of standards of weights..... More
Providence, RI: RISD Film Society, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed late 1960s, early 1970s. Single sheet, card stock. 20 by 13 3/8 inches. A poster advertising showings of Some Like it Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Marilyn Monroe, at the RISD Film Society. Poster incorporates movie photo of Marilyn..... More
Lee, MA: Office of the Valley Gleaner, 1884. Wraps. Printed wraps, side stapled. 31 pp. Perhaps written by John Osborne Sargent, this work contains writings musing on politics at the state and federal level, citing corruption at all level, including referring the Star Route scandal and speaking against party loyalty..... More
Augusta: George S. Carpenter, Publisher, 1841. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, lacking any wrappers issued, and presumably disbound from a larger work. Vi, 70 pp. An anonymous work seeking to impartially chronicle political actions undertaken by the Maine legislature that the author deems in his preface to be "enormously and flagrantly wrong, and..... More
London: Longman's, Green and Co, 1889. Cloth. Burgundy cloth. 323 pp. A biography of John Graham of Claverhouse, a Scottish soldier and nobleman, serving in the military during the Franco-Dutch war and in Scotland during the mid to late 1600s. GOOD condition. General fading, heavy to the spine. Spotting to..... More
Paris: Editions Hazan, 2011. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. Square folio. 191 pp. With color photos throughout. ALL TEXT IN FRENCH. A detailed monograph on the large installations/sculpture by Jean Dubuffet, detailing not only the artist's creative process, but also including a look at the planning process involved in his larger..... More
New York: J.S. Ogilvie, 1892. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 179 pp., plus 12 pages of ads in the rear. Romance style novel by Jacob Ralph Arbanell, an American author, playwright and lawyer. GOOD condition. Heavy chipping, tearing and loss to the head and tail of the spine. General toning to..... More
Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1927. Wraps. Printed wraps. 38 pp. An address that provides a short history of the city of Concord, New Hampshire, from its first settlement, early colonial history and its growth through the 1800s. With an index of names in the rear. GOOD condition. Apparent ex-library..... More
New York: Mason Brothers, 1860. Cloth. Brown cloth. xv, 17-528 pages, including index. With a frontis portrait of Peter the Great. A broad but detailed history of Russia, beginning at 500 BC and the Scythian and Huns to the birth of the Russian Empire and Ruric, Sineous and Truvor. From..... More
New York: Ziff-Davis, 1950. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps by Robert Gibson Jones. 194 pp. (196 including covers, as apparently the publisher considered). A single issue of this science fiction magazine featuring 'The Ultimate Peril' by Robert Abernathy, among work by other authors. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading and toning to the..... More
Brattleboro: Printed for the Author, 1826. Pamphlet. Pamphlet. Side sewn, lacking any wrappers that may have been issued. 24 pp. A tract reflecting on Independence Day, and the principles of liberty enshrined in the Declaration of Independence. Starting with a broad historical survey of religion and civilizations, focusing on Christianity..... More
Gillette, NJ: Todd Abramson, publisher. 1978. Wraps. Black and white photo illustrated wraps. Side stapled. 8 ¼ by 11 inches. 16 pages including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Named after a song by the Dictators, Young, Fast and Scientific was a fanzine issued by Todd Abramson, covering punk, new..... More