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192733117Philadelphia: The 30h Joint Exhibition Board and Philadelphia Chapter A.I.A. 1927. Hardcover. Good. Tall quarto. 300 pages 1. Illustrated with black and white etching frontispiece and numerous black and white photograph plates and pictures. Restored. Tam printed paper covered boards. New light brown mulberry paper spine. Front and rear hinges repaired. Light shelf and edge wear to the boards and edges. The 30h Joint Exhibition Board and Philadelphia Chapter A.I.A. hardcover
190460900St. Louis MO: N.D. Thompson Publishing Co. 1904. Oblong folio. 13.75 x 11.25 in. 2 302 2 pp. Colour frontisp. over 300 photo plates. Burgundy-coloured cloth over beveled boards black lettering on front cover ruled embossed in blind on front cover minor rubbing edgewear expertly recased a few minor paper repairs gutter margin repair still VG bright copy from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. First “Library edition†of this photographic guidebook to the St. Louis Worlds Fair Louisiana Purchase Exposition offering a comprehensive illustrated tour to the famed event. Exterior views the Midway the Ferris Wheel interiors of all the exhibits sporting events and more. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition spread over 1200 acres and incorporated education into all aspects of the exhibitors including blacksmiths at work Native Americans living in their villages transplanted Philippine Moro natives elephant trainers lion tamers and more. Visitors to The Pike -- the mile long midway -- could scale the Tyrolean Alps visit Blarney Castle a Parisian fashion show dive under the sea or ride a burro to Cliff Dwellings. The 1904 St. Louis Fair also featured the first Airship races contest which offered a prize if the competing airships could complete the course three times at a speed of 15 m.p.h. A photo of Hippolyte Francis’s airship Ville de St. Mande depicts the airship in flight with a 100 foot long gasbag and 35 feet in diameter. Workmen had to dig a trench to get the ship out of the aerodrome and it later crashed into the concourse fence and did not fly again. N.D. Thompson Publishing Co., hardcover
190460954St. Louis MO: Alfred W. Martin 1904. One small broadside sheet on blue-tinted laid-paper watermark visible blue lettering & border fold crease at center NF copy. First edition of this exceptionally scarce promotion for Martin’s audio-visual presentation at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair with the lecture touching on the fundamental aims of the three great Fairs in Chicago Paris and then St. Louis followed by discussion of the architecture transportation and more. He also details the living zoo exhibit of the Philippine village as well as the pageantry of the Boer War exhibit performances and the Tyrolean Alps. Martin 1862-1932 was a Unitarian minister and author of several works on religion and also frequently wrote on comparative religions. No copies in Worldcat. Alfred W. Martin, unknown
197637880Chicago: Gallery Black Swan 1976. 17 by 11 inches. Yellow stock printed in black. Some light handling wear else a fine example. Original poster for this musical performance that happened during the World Surrealist Exhibition with a group that consisted of three AACM members: George Lewis James Johnson and Douglas Ewart. <br/><br/> Gallery Black Swan unknown books
20002111902160301283Egawa Tokyo Museum Tokyo 2000. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 160 pages Size: A4 size Egawa Tokyo Museum, Tokyo paperback
197513033Calcutta: Sanskrit College. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. Light wear; Dust Jacket light tone light edgewear otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; INSCRIBED on front free endpaper by editor. Bengali translation of significant 11th-century work on Sankrit poetics.; Calcutta Sanksrit College Research Studies Series 28; 17 240 pages; Signed by Editor . Sanskrit College hardcover
197738065London: David Black Oriental Carpets 1977. First edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Folio. 24 2pp text 55pp plates. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over burgundy cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. This is the first book entirely devoted to the art of the kilim. It illustrates in color 55 major examples from European collections shown in an exhibition compiled by David Black and Clive Loveless at the Whitechapel Art Gallery London between March 23rd and May 1st 1977. Some creasing and closed tears along edges of dust-jacket. DJ in overall fair binding and interior in very good condition. David Black Oriental Carpets hardcover
199811768Seoul: National Museum of Korea. Fine. 1998. Softcover. Pictorial self-wrappers; full page color reproductions throughout depicting the tiger in Korean painting ceramics sculpture. 12" x 7.5" stencil of hawk & tiger red on light yellow rice paper folded and laid in. Text in Korean. From the collection of Frank S. Bayley. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 217 pages . National Museum of Korea paperback
190160932Buffalo NY & Littleton NH: C.D. Arnold B.W. Kilburn 1901. Nine original stereoview albumen Woodburytype photographs sized 6 x 3 in. mounted on beige-coloured studio boards sized 7 x 3.5 in. all w/ printed captions & photographer’s imprints a couple w/ former ownership markings on versos in ink manuscript 7 w/ scalloped upper fore-edges minor dustsoiling minor wear to fore-edges still a VG set of images from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. Nine scarce and original albumen stereoview photographs detailing the exhibits sights and the sensational lighting effects achieved at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo NY in 1901. Many of the Exposition buildings including the prominent Electric Tower were covered in approximately 2 million 100 watt incandescent light bulbs producing an incredible display when turned on each night attracting millions of people who visited. This Exposition marked a defining moment in Buffalo history with the city becoming the focus of international architectural artistic technological and industrial attention at the Fair. Arnold 1844-1927 was previously the official photographer of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and it appears Kilburn contracted to produce and distribute stereoview images using Arnold photos. See: The Pan-American Exposition: Selected Sources in the Grosvenor Room RBR T485.C1 F5; Opening of the New York Electrical Society Season Electrical World & Engineer Vol. XXVIII No. 17 Oct. 26 1901 p. 674. [C.D. Arnold], B.W. Kilburn, hardcover
1993342018Windsor Ont. : Art Gallery of Wisdor 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 200 pages : ill. ; 30 cm. Notes; Editor's personal annotated copy SIGNED and inscribed to Charles and Brenda Tomlinson. ""Art Gallery of Windson Windsor Ontario 21 November 1992 to 24 January 1993; Glenbow Museum Calgary Alberta 3 July to 15 August 1993; Art Gallery of Ontario Toronto Ontario 23 September to 28 November 1993."" Includes bibliographical references p. 181-185. Accompanying text in French. Contents; v. 1. Talented intruder : Wyndham Lewis in Canada 1939-1945. Subjects; Lewis Wyndham 1882-1957 Exhibitions. Lewis Percy Wyndham 1882-1957 ; Exhibitions. Lewis Wyndham 1882-1957 Criticism and interpretation. Lewis Wyndham 1882-1957 ; Exhibitions. Lewis Wyndham British painter author 1882-1957 ; Exhibitions. Lewis Wyndham 1882-1957 Expositions. Art Gallery of Ontario Toronto Ont. Canada ; Exhibitions. Art Gallery of Windsor Windsor Ont. Canada ; Exhibitions. Glenbow Museum Calgary Canada ; Exhibitions. Painters British 20th century. Paintings. England. Genres; Bibliography. Catalogue. Criticism interpretation etc. Exhibition catalogs. Illustrated. Windsor, Ont. : Art Gallery of Wisdor paperback
193954591Wehye New York 1939. Edition Unstated. Hardcover Original Cloth. Near Fine Condition/Good. HAROLD HENDERSON and LOUIS V. LEDOUX. The Surviving Works of Sharaku New York: E. Weyhe 1939. Quarto accompanied and exhibition pp. 337 1 note orange cloth boards with paper label on spine print mounted on front halftone plates. A mystery of ukiyo-e art Toshusai Sharaku emerged as a kabuki caracturist in 1794 and disappeared less than a year later leaving a lot of unsellable prints that eventually commanded high prices. Condition of this book: Jacket stained and missing a few small pieces but overall sound. Book near fine lightly soiled at edges. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Japan; 18th century; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54591. . Wehye hardcover
190519444Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Commission 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. red buckram with gilt seal of Pennsylvania front cover. Teg. Very Good. 364 pages. 25 x 17 cm. Description of buildings art mines agriculture and transportation; black and white illustrations and catalogue of awards. Bookplate uncut spine slightly sunned crisp clean copy. Pennsylvania Commission hardcover books
192160991San Francisco CA New York & London: Published for The Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co. by G.P. Putnam’s 1921. Tall thick 8vo. 8.5 x 10.8 in. xvii 1 387 1; x 416; xi 1 410; xi 1 397 1; vii 1 266 170 pp. With 1 large folding colour panoramic view of the PPIE 60 colour plates 539 photo plates & illustrations. Uniformly bound in brick-red cloth lozenge gilt illustration front cover by Perham Wilhelm Nahl 1869-1935 of the famed “Thirteenth Labor of Hercules†forcing the giant cliffs apart gilt lettering on spines t.e.g. minor shelfwear occasional light foxing & toning still a VG bright set from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. First edition of this expansive and lavishly illustrated report on the very successful 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco CA which managed to attract not only 19 million visitors some of them on weekly or monthly basis but also squeak out a profit of $ 1 million or approx. $ 35 million in 2024 dollars just a rounding error for one of the Bay Area tech giants. Along with extensive details on the organizing construction operations and advertising for the Fair the author has included extended sections on examining the role of Women and the Women’s conferences and building at the PPIE as well as the impact of significant breakthroughs in treating infectious diseases such as Yellow Fever and the Plague and their importance to San Francisco as well. Published for The Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co., by G.P. Putnam’s, hardcover
1992mon0000016868State University of New York Pre 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. Covers show some light scuffing and shelf wear. Edges show the same. Book has a faint incense smell and previous owner's name is written in pencil on cover page. State University of New York Pre hardcover
190474949Philadelphia: J. Murray Jordan. Very Good. 1904. Softcover. View book is soft-bound in light blue wrappers with blue black and brown embossing to the upper wrappers. The covers show soiling and scuffing as well as edge-wear and wear to the spine. The staple binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations throughout. Worn covers with bright b/w views - 40 pages. . J. Murray Jordan paperback books
1986039391Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1986 Square orientation. "The great epoch of the spiritual which is already beginning or in embryonic form began already yesterday. . . provides and will provide the soil in which a kind of monumental work of art must come to fruition." Wassily Kandinsky From the collection of Sanje Frank Elliott Buddhist mentor artist and friend to many. Condition notes: 435 numbered pp; TPB. Pages: clean bright tight black eps and edgestain color frontis; slightly cocked ghosts to front edge. Cover: black mat wraps gilt titles front/spine; light edge/shelfwear corners slightly thumbed shallow crease to front near head several small light ghosts front. Heavy. Los Angeles County Museum of Art paperback
1984Q-029596197XUniv of Washington Pr 1984-10-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Univ of Washington Pr paperback
1983019072Tokyo Japan: The Shogun Age Exhibition Executive Committee 1983. First Edition First Thus . Soft cover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. Ryoichi Takaku Exhibit Photographs; Sesshun Miyamoto Calligraphy Titles. BRAND NEW COPY & Collectible. Laminated softcover/NF w/trace surface soiling to back. Initial edition published in Tokyo Japan. Exhibition catalogue to travelling exhibition held first at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art 1983 then Dallas Museum of Art 1984 Haus der Kunst Munich 1984 and finally at Espace Pierre Cardin Paris 1985. 198 pgs in 5 parts: I Valor; II Flamboyannce; III Taste; IV The Quest for Beauty; and V Splendor & Refinement. <br/> <br/> The Shogun Age Exhibition Executive Committee paperback
191660887San Francisco: Paul Elder & Co. March 1 1916. 8vo. xiii 1 79 5 pp. Tipped-in photo frontisp. 32 tipped-in photo plates. Original gray publisher’s boards w/ tan printed d.j. attached & spine and on flaps as issued minor chipping head of spine minor creasing couple very minor closed tears still VG/VG- copy from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. Second edition of this nicely illustrated Paul Elder title celebrating the continuation of the Panama-California International Exposition held in San Diego to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal and San Diego as the first port-of-call. This Exposition was famed for its Mission Revival Style Architecture which over a decade later would inspire the architect Richard Requa. See: Paul Elder Two California Expositions 1915. Paul Elder & Co., hardcover
191560914San Francisco CA: Rodman Wanamaker Dr. Dixon 1915. 16mo. 4.25 x 6.25 in. 4 pp unpaginated. printed in sepia-coloured ink on tinted paper. Self-printed photo-illustrated softcovers cover art photo of “The Last Outpost†very slight closed tear at fold still VG copy from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. First edition of this exceedingly scarce advertising brochure for the series of lectures delivered by Dr. Joseph Dixon at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition exposing the plight of the Native American tribes across the West and the deprivations of Reservation life. Sponsored by the Wanamaker Dept. Store heir and political advocate for Native American rights Dixon created over 8000 negatives and carried out lectures throughout the United States to raise awareness. The PPIE featured a cultural turning point for the popular conception of the Native Americans. Worldcat locates 1 copy Autry Museum of the American West; See: Abigail Markwyn Beyond the End of the Trail: Indians at San Francisco’s 1915 World’s Fair Ethnohistory 2016 Vol. 63 No. 2 pp. 273-300. Rodman Wanamaker, [Dr. Dixon], paperback
1907245350London & New York: Wagnalls Company 1907. New Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression. Physical description; two volumes. Subjects; St. Matthew. The Pulpit Commentary. Christian exegesis. Christian writings. London & New York: Wagnalls Company hardcover
1994032548Thames & Hudson, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, New York, London 1994. Wie neu Hardcover Wie neu
191550814Paris: PLM 1915. 8vo. 11 1 pp. 8 blue-tinted photo plates 1 large folding colour map at rear. Printed softcovers yapp edges minor shelfwear slight creasing still VG copy. First edition of this scarce tourism brochure handed out at the French Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The company before World War I was urging Edwardian travelers to travel on the P.L.M. through Dijon Lyons Saint-Etienee Le Creusot Marseille Vichy Evian Aix-les-Bains and more. In addition travelers could visit Vienna Orange Avignon Arles Nimes Savoy and many other places. PLM, paperback
1924395515London : Fleetway Press 1924. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original illustrated paper-covered boards. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age with tape to spine head and tail. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 55 pp.: illustrations. Subjects; Exhibitions England London. British colonies. Pictorial works. London : Fleetway Press hardcover
193660783Dallas TX: Texas Centennial Central Exposition 1936. 8vo. 2 112 pp. Colour Frontisp. TLS on Exposition letterhead photos illustrations throughout with 1 large folding colour map at rear. Colour-illustrated softcovers Art Deco cover art of cowgirl on rearing horse w/ Art Deco Exposition buildings in background photo illustrations of Hollywood Stars making movies on the Midway minor creasing to couple corners edgewear slight scuffing to spine annotations for attractions visited within still VG- copy from library of L.L. Pflueger w/ ownership marking on first leaf. First edition of this uncommon souvenir guide to the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition held to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Texan Independence and after Dallas had won the right to host the Exposition over Houston & San Antonio because their leadership team was superior. The Exposition coordinated with the WPA to erect permanent buildings monuments statues and grave markers and the Hall of State was part of the funding. Billed as the first World’s Fair in the Southwest the Cavalcade of Texas and The Hall of Negro Life proved to be two of the most popular attractions. The unofficial Fort Worth Texas Centennial was a competing attraction produced by Billy Rose with nearly 1 million attendees while the Dallas Texas Centennial achieved nearly 6.4 million visitors. Texas Centennial Central Exposition, paperback
