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196946442New York: Situationist International 1969. First Edition. Broadside 44cm x 57cm. Printed offset in black on white uncoated lithograhic paper; text in two columns beneath headline in Gothic type. Minor wrinkling at margins else Fine. Issued January 10 1969 as a "supplement" to the first issue of the American journal Situationist International the imminent publication of which it announces. Possibly the first official pronouncement of the American Situationists following their admission to the SI in December 1968. The broadside actually pre-dates publication of the first journal issue by some six months; and though earlier materials by the same core group of authors primarily Robert Chasse were published in 1967-8 these were issued prior to the admission of the American Section all under the imprint of "The Council for the Liberation of Daily Life." Not in RASPAUD. Situationist International unknown books
193016840N.p. 1930. Original pen-and-ink composition with colored-pencil highlights 28" x 22" ca 71cm x 56cm. In hand-made pine frame likely original; overall dimensions 31" x 25" ca 79cm x 64cm. General wear soiling and age with surface abrasions scratches and old stains to margins; crudely placed in frame without backing or mat; Good. A rustic but quite charming juvenile production in which a large central portrait of Uncle Sam is flanked by images demonstrating proper safety techniques for young workers. The truck at center right bears the insignia "U.S. CCC" and most of the figures are uniformed leading us to the conclusion that this poster was created as part of a Civilian Conservation Corps youth project probably meant to be displayed in a common-room or barracks. The CCC brought together youth from all walks of life -- including many from inner city urban environments -- to work in largely rural settings; in such a context we imagine such advice as "A falling tree may strike some one near you" may truly have been life-saving. unknown books
17318Japan Landscape lakeside & temple scene; image size approx. 10" h. x 13 1/2" w.; not signed; no date but circa early 1900s; good quality paper; very good condition. Very Good. unknown books
008250Petty Richardson & Wikizer 1975. Orginal Wraps. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 27 pp. Limited to 300 copies. With original 4 stamps commemorating events in publishing -- 300th Anniversary of Printing in America 1939; Gutenberg Bible Comemmorative 1952; Freedom of the Press Commemorative 1958; and the Rise of the Spirit of Independence 1973. Petty, Richardson & Wikizer, 1975 unknown books
1890m1814London: Ernest Nister n.d. ca. 1890. Quarto color-illustrated self-wrappers 16 pp. Chromolithograph plates throughout. Fine. Ernest Nister, n.d. [ca. 1890.] unknown books
35531NY: McLoughlin Bros. 4to pages not numbered. Familiar series. Full-page color lithograph illustrations with descriptive poems. paper wraps. A small children's picture book. Cover little chipped and dog-eared o/w VG. McLoughlin Bros unknown books
188442357Chicago: Brainard's Sons 1884. 4to pp. various but numbered to 159 in pencil. Pictorial paper wraps. Cover worn and taped rear cover missing; last three leaves chipped and with small tears on outer edge o/w VG. Brainard's Sons unknown books
192563832NP: np 1925. First edition . 16mo 16 cm. 8 pp. A nostalgic look at the rural institution in America with James Whitcomb Riley's famous poem "The Passing of the Backhouse" printed at the end "a true-to-life human-interest story of an old landmark which has endeared itself in the memory of hundreds of thousands of real American folks" from the foreword. Apparently not recorded on OCLC and we have been unable to find any information on this pamphlet's publishing history elsewhere. Very good. Original illustrated wrappers rubbed central vertical fold stapled. 10307. <br/><br/> np unknown books
194837345NY: Appleton Parsons 1948. First Edition. 12mo pp. 30. Illustrated with woodcuts. Printed for the Keepsakes Committee of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Paper wraps with attached dj. Presentation slip laid in. Dj little chipped o/w a nice copy. (Appleton, Parsons) unknown books
1898281112Chicago. : The White City Art Co. 1898 . 5th edition. . Blue cloth gilt cover title no spine title. . Very good covers lightly soiled and worn. 23.3x15.5 cm. . weight: 1.1 lb. Numerous photo illustrations. The White City Art Co. hardcover books
009325Tokyo: Byukkyo Rengokai 1938. First American. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. Pictorial Cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 106 pp. Basic introduction to Japanese Buddhism with phtographs and reproductions of Buddhist art. Tokyo: Byukkyo Rengokai, 1938 unknown books
189056923Buffalo NY: Matthews Northrup 1890. Horizontal small 8vo pp. 61 plus a section of advertisements. Copiously illustrated with photographs. Paper wraps. One fold-out map near the front one larger one detached and laid in opposite p. 57. Cover soiled and somewhat chipped and worn o/w VG. Details the route the Railroad that ran between Bridgeport New Haven and South Norwalk CT to North Adams MA. Lists details of summer tours and rates hotels and summer boarding houses. Matthews, Northrup unknown books
17904138London: Published by Robert Sayer 1790. Hand-coloured mezzotint. State vi/viii. A remarkable portrait of Lord Grosvenor's Pangloss by the master equine painter George Stubbs.<br/> <br/>George Stubbs is considered to be one of the greatest English painters. His ingenious animal and sporting pictures remain unrivalled in their passionate depiction of emotion and their commitment to naturalistic observation. Stubbs was briefly apprenticed to the painter Hamlet Winstanley a relationship that quickly ended leaving the young artist to his own education. In contrast to contemporary academic theory Stubbs attached great importance to the belief that art should imitate nature not the work of other artists. He spent years carefully studying human and equine anatomy so that he could truthfully represent natural form and movement. A result of this study was his famous Anatomy of the Horse which details with beautiful engraving the various elements of a horse's anatomy from skeletal form to muscular definition. By the 1760's Stubbs had developed a considerable reputation as a sporting artist and had attracted a number of distinguished patrons. Continuing in search of innovation Stubbs began experimenting with a myriad of different mediums becoming accomplished in both enamels and printmaking. Through arduous application he became a talented mezzotint engraver and worked with ease in both soft ground and etching techniques. Stubbs' masterful paintings inspired some of the greatest engravers of the day to reproduce his work for publication including his own son George Townly Stubbs who reproduced with faithful accuracy the sublime emotion inherent in his father's exquisite works. Stubbs was elected Director of the Society of Artists and a Royal Academician and today his prized paintings are housed in some of the finest museums in the world. Stubbs was often commissioned to paint accurate portraits of specific racehorses for proud aristocratic patrons who wished to highlight their horses' racing success. This practice is expertly exemplified with this magnificent print of Pangloss Lord Grosvenor's beloved horse. Pangloss was foaled in 1755 and named after a character in Voltaire's Candide; little is known about Lord Grosvenor's horse apart from the fact that his racing career was ended by a broken leg. This print was the second of a series of engraved horse portraits begun by the publisher Ryland in 1771 and extended by Robert Sayer in 1777. Although the inscription on the print establishes Stubbs as the painter the painting has not been identified making this print extremely intriguing since it is the only record of Stubbs' lost work.<br/> <br/>Lennox-Boyd George Stubbs 20 vi/viii; Gilbey Life of George Stubbs no.39; Siltzer The Story of British Sporting Prints p.270. Published by Robert Sayer unknown books
289074unbound. very good. Uncolored copper engraving. Image measures 10.25" x 6.75" sheet measures 13.75" x 9.5". In very good condition.<br/><br/> An image of a papaya tree showing it being prepared and imbibed as juice and also as being enjoyed by two wild boars.<br/><br/> unknown books
1890287982New York: H. Schile 1890. Original lithograph backed with linen. 24" x 30".<br/><br/> Dramatic and unusual battle scene between the French and the Prussians on November 29th 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. Text below details "On the morning of Tuesday November 29th the garrison of Paris under the command of Generals Trochu Ducrot and Vinoy made their first sally. For three days the French held their positions and they nearly succeeded in breaking the German lines. But along the line of railroad they had to yield and after a desperate fight were repulsed losing about 4.000 men." An excellent example of the theatrics of war this view shows moustached men falling histrionically to the ground sans the gore an usual depiction of a battle scene might show. Possible proof print due to variation in dating.<br/><br/> H. Schile unknown books
198438455NY:: Grove Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0394538811 . First printing thus. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Grove Press, hardcover books
1980265635Seattle: Empathy Press 1980. 62p. 5.5x8.5 inches illustrations lightly-worn first edition booklet in stapled yellow camp pictorial wraps. [Empathy Press] unknown books
1940002516S. l.: s. n. 1940. First Edition. Good. Oblong broadside n. d. ca 1940s; 10 x 22; beige stock printed and illustrated in black; vertical fold line through middle; several closed cuts to edges not affecting figurines; good to very good condition. An interesting pastime opportunity the broadside featured three large figurines - "Chief Eagle Rock" "Miss Los Angeles" and "Miss Hollywood" - to be cut and glued in a way that allowed them to stand up and alone when completed. Complete instructions were provided including the admonition: "Cut these figures very carefully. Use GLUE not mucilage nor paste of any kind." s. n. unknown books
007881Tucson: Rosequist Galleries 1986. Orginal Wraps. Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. Limited. 8 1/2"x 6". 16 pp. 23 full-color reproductions. Tucson: Rosequist Galleries, 1986 unknown books
002656Flagstaff: Northland Press 1977. Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. Pictorial Cover. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 18 pp. 5 full-color reproductions 21 b&w from 1977 exhibition at Wollheims' Rosequist Galleries. Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1977 unknown books
193531263Paris: Societe anonyme des chantier et ateliers de Saint-Nazaire 1935. Quarter cloth over paper covered boards. A very good copy front board lightly scuffed. Unpaged 64 pp. Illus. with b/w photos and drawings. Obl. 4to. In French. Good coverage of the Normandie which had just finished her sea trials and completed her first voyage Ile-de-France L'Atlantique the Paris the France Lafayette Champlain Navy vessels shipyards and a few airplanes. An earlier edition with a few less leaves was published in 1933 and a later version was published after the war. Scarce. There are no copies of this edition in OCLC COPAC major European Libraries or the BN though the BN and the Mariner's Museum Lib. have a copy of the 1933 edition. Societe anonyme des chantier et ateliers de Saint-Nazaire hardcover books
191808762Chicago: Saalfield Publishing Company 1918. First Edition. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Virginia Albert. Small octavo unpaginated illustrated in black and white and color. Pictorial boards illustrated by Fern Bisel Peat with number 308 on front panel. Internally clean and bright; owner name in pencil on FEP. <br/><br/> Saalfield Publishing Company hardcover books
1767291242Leige.: F.J. Desoer. 1767. Contemporary full mottled leather raise bands spine in 6 compartments with gilt decorations and titles on leather labels. . Very good moderate wear to covers contents clean and tight. 8vo. 17.7x11 cm. . French text. An uncommon little encyclopedia of general knowledge. weight: 1.7 lb. One folding plate illustrating surveying methods. F.J. Desoer. hardcover books
16934178London: Various 1693. First editions. Late 18th - early 19th century full polished calf with gilt to spine and front board. Marbled endpapers. A pleasing square copy with just a bit of rubbing to extremities. Gilt and embossed bookplate of bibliophile Edward Hailstone 1767-1851 to front pastedown. Containing four complete exceedingly scarce pamphlets from the 17th century querelle des femmes debates about women's humanity and place in society interleaved with blanks likely for manuscript glossing although all remain unmarked. Comprised of:<br/><br/>1. Petition of the Ladies of London and Westminster to the Honourable House for Husbands. London: Printed for Mary Want-man the fore-maid of the petitioners and sold by A. Roper in Fleetstreet 1693. First edition. Complete including all four pages called for by ESTC and listing its imprint in the colophon. ESTC records only 8 copies with only 3 listed in the modern auction record since 1940.<br/><br/>2. An Humble Remonstrance of the Batchelors in and about London.in Answer to the Late Paper Intituled A Petition of the Ladies for Husbands. London: Printed for and Sold by the Bookselling Batchelors in St. Paul's Churchyard 1693. First edition. Complete including all four pages called for by ESTC and listing its imprint in the colophon. In all a clean and neat copy of this scarce and important part of the debate on women. ESTC lists only 8 extant copies with only 2 listed in the modern auction record. ESTC R4393.<br/><br/>3. The Petition of the Widows in and about London and Westminster for a Redress of their Grievances. By the Same Solicitor that Drew up The Petition for Ladies. London: Printed for the Use of the Wide--ows 1693. First edition. Complete including all four pages called for by ESTC with the imprint appearing at the rear colphon. A scarce piece recorded at only 7 institutions by ESTC and recorded only twice at auction since 1927. ESTC R25582.<br/><br/>4. Lambeth Ale. London: Printed for Abel Roper 1693. First edition. Complete in four pages with the imprint recorded on the rear colophon. With no listing on ESTC and no appearances at auction a truly scarce piece.<br/><br/>A unique opportunity to trace a string of direct argument-and-response publications rapidly produced within one year of the 17th century querelle des femme pamphlet wars. Brought together in one binding by solicitor and bibliophile Edward Hailstone whose remarkable library at Walton Hall included rare books and antiquities. <br/><br/>The Querelle des Femmes the Woman Question was a debate on women's status that raged across Europe and England through the 16th to 18th century depicted at times in drama and literature but most often enacted through broadsides and pamphlets. While early iterations of the debate focused on whether women were humans or indeed possessed souls emphasis began shifting as an increasing number of women began printing responses of their own. In this collection's first pamphlet "Mary Want-man the fore-maid of the petitioners" the anonymous female author draws attention to the negative impacts that misogynist bolster lectures have had on the general state of matrimony. By labeling women as natural harlots predestined to cuckold their husbands the Petition alleges polemicists endangered women and men alike: the former would lack economic and legal security without a spouse and the former would turn to drink and debauchery. "Mary Want-man" in this sense turns the tables on the terms of the debate. Men are morally weak without a helpmeet and need wives -- and women are placed at social disadvantage by the rules that define them as men's companions. To this end the Petition sets out the demand that men be required to marry much as women have been and that they meet five terms: "First that all men of Quality and Degree soever shall be obliged to marry as soon as they are one and twenty and that those persons who decline so doing shall for their Liberty as they call it pay yearly to the State.Secondly that no Excuse shall be admitted but that of natural Frigidity or Impotence.Thirdly since it is found by experience that the generality of young men are such Idolators of the Bottle.that no person whatsoever shall be privileged to enter a Tavern who is not married.That every Poet or pretender to be a poet or anyone who is hired to write .to the derogation of the Matrimonial State shall be obliged to marry before Lady day ensuing.Lastly.every person of Quality pretending to keep a Miss.must dispose of her in Marriage to his Footman or Groom." Biting and witty this feminist satire suggests that men must be corralled and that marriage is the means by which to do it thus also ensuring stability for women. <br/><br/>Soon after the "Bookselling Batchelors" engaged "Mary" with their own publication -- and in attempting to break down the Petition's satirical arguments An Humble Remonstrance relies on many of the misogynistic commonplaces that the Ladies decried. And in its conclusion Remonstrance teases the possibility that women were right about men's current debauched tendencies shifting The Petition's desire for social instability to one of bawdy fulfillment for men's benefit. "The Ladies are weary of lying alone and so are we: They would fain be advantageously married and so would your humble Servants. The Quarrel on their side is therefore unjustly begun.but because Jacob could serve two Apprenticeships for his Rachel they imagine that we must do the same; not considering that the Race of Methuselahs and Patriarchs is quite extinct."<br/><br/>Unwilling to be outdone the women clap back; and a pamphleteer claiming to represent the interests of the region's Widows joins the printed fray. "Last week a petition subscribed by the unmarried Ladies came before you.Tis true we wondered to find an Army of Maids from whom the world usually expects modesty and silence.Widowes indeed who lye under no such restrictions are allowed to speak for themselves." Thus the Widows point out a crucial and problematic differentiation among women based on marital status: the division of the femme covert unmarried or married women with legal identities subsumed by fathers or husbands under coverture versus femme sole orphaned or widowed women with more independent legal and social status. To this end the widows recognize the need of the Maids to raise concerns about the issues most affecting them; while the more empowered widows can build on this foundation and push for a further expansion of rights.<br/><br/>While the final pamphlet of the group is not a direct engagement with the others it does suggest the collector's own interest in the role alcohol plays in much of the behavior decried by women in these works. <br/><br/>An opportunity unlikely to arise again for acquiring three incredibly scarce directly related arguments released only weeks apart. Various unknown books
1960174528New York: Wholesale Book Corp./Mutrix Books 1960. Magazine. 60p. 5x7 inches illustrated with b&w photos of drag queens very good digest-sized magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. A Mutrix Book. Irving Klaw was the publisher of Nutrix which later became Mutrix under Ed Mishkin. Both were published out on NYC in the 1950s until Kefauver Hearings of the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency. Wholesale Book Corp./Mutrix Books unknown books
