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15322The Greenwood Press. THE GREENWOOD PRESS JANSON: A DEFINITIVE COLLECTION. San Francisco: 1954. Oblong 4to. Vellum spine boards. Unpaginated. One of 3 copies. Being an historical survey of Janson type its uses and characteristics alon with beautifully arranged specimens. Fine. unknown
1924345886New York 1924. Single leaf wrapper folded; two typescript leaves; one handbill. 4to. Illustrated unbound pamphlet wrapper folded with toning and some soiling along edge on recto two spots on verso and small tear near center at edge of page on verso; two typescript leaves folded in: Anna Cora Mowatt's prologue to Fashion and Count Jolimaitre prologue from the Provincetown Player's production; a typescript leaf with a subscription handbill laid in; overall a very good copy of a scarce program and novel piece of New York and theatre history. Single leaf wrapper folded; two typescript leaves; one handbill. 4to. The Greenwich Village Theatre playhouse opened on November 15 1917 on Sheridan Square at Christopher Street where W. 4th Street and 7th Avenue meet and was designed by Herman Lee Meader in a Dutch Colonial style. Actor Frank Conroy was integral in its development and ran the theatre. As early cinema became popular in 1921 The Greenwich started showing films between play engagements. The theatre caused controversy with some residents of Greenwich Village who took offense at the Bohemian lifestyles the space cultivated and promoted and many complaints were lobbied against it over incidents such as a "lewd poster" for an Audrey Munson film Heedless Moths.<br /> <br /> In May 1926 the theater management announced that it had merged with the Actors' Theatre. The name Actors' Theatre was retained and while its permanent home had not been decided upon the announcement made one thing clear: "It will not be the Greenwich Village." <br /> <br /> In January 1928 N. Brewster Morse signed a five-year lease with owner Marguerite A. Barker. Marguerite Abbott Barker b.1893 - d.1930 was a woman of wealth through her father who was president of Eastman Kodak. She was very active in the Greenwich Village theatre scene and hoped to provide a more experimental approach to the theatre experience that included "musical dramatic and motion picture features with a change of program every two weeks." In the lounge area art exhibitions were to be held "where tea coffee and cigarettes will be served during the intermissions." Among the first films screened was Paul Fejos's The Last Moment described by one critic as an "impressionistic picture." She intended to show "unusual films at popular prices" beginning on April 9 1928. <br /> <br /> Fashion was the first play produced by a woman playwright Anna Cora Mowatt in 1845 and revived by the Provincetown Players the original Players included George Cram Cook Susan Glaspell Eugene O'Neill John Reed Louise Bryant Floyd Dell Ida Rauh Edna St. Vincent Millay and Djuna Barnes who maintained residence The Provincetown Playhouse at 133 MacDougal Street. This production for The Greenwich Village Theatre ran from April to July 1924 and in the program here states Eugene O'Neill among it's directors.<br /> <br /> On February 4 1930 The New York Times announced "Demolition of the Greenwich Village Theatre on the northwest corner of Christopher and Fourth Streets.will begin early in March." The article explained that developers George and Edward Blum had filed plans for a 19-story apartment building the tallest in Greenwich Village. The demolished theater was replaced with the two-story Art Deco style Stewarts Cafeteria building that survives significantly altered at street level. unknown
1957028510The Griffin 1957-1961. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. Run of 49 issues from March 1957 to October 1961. The Griffin paperback
1982003950New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation 1982. 3 exhibition catalogues in a linen covered slipcase: Asger Jorn. 98 pages; 60 catalogued works in color and monotone plus text illustrations; 4500 copies./ Oyvind Fahlstrom. 120 pages; numerous illustrations integrated with the extensive text by Fahlstrom and others; 4000 copies. / Sleeping Beauty. 136 pages; numerous illustrations; ten artists; 4000 copies. The Guggenheim mounted the three exhibitions consecutively in 1982 as a survey of modern Scandinavian art. Previous owner's an official of MoMA name inside the front cover of two volumes. Otherwise clean throughout no marks or notations; covers lightly shelf-rubbed. Limited First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper softcover. Very Good/in a slipcase. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Paperback
59943Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils 1893. Folio 32 x 23 cm. pp.520. Contemporary French binding of red morocco backed marbled boards spine richly gilt in compartments. 100 full-page wood-engraved plates after Doré. An excellent copy. Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, 1893. hardcover
QL-03PD-IHU1Hardcover. Good. FIRST EDITION Washington DC:: GPO 1912. Tall hardcover issued without dust jacket. Frontis vi 265p indexed 77 plates 7 illustrations. 41cm. Bound in beveled red cloth; titling in gilt on the spine; teg; Old Stratford watermarked paper. Boards a bit soiled rubbed but otherwise very good overall condition. No marks NOT EX-LIBRARY lr hardcover
4605THE HOWDY CLUB. The Howdy Club was a World War Two-era lesbian bar and entertainment venue in Manhattan. A commemorative miniature hammer from New York lesbian nightclub The Howdy Club. The wooden handle reads Howdy Revue / 47 West 3rd St Greenwich Village / Dining Dancing Revue. The club operated in the 1930s and 1940s before its shows were shut down by police in 1944. Though the club admitted both men and women and GIs sometimes hung out there during World War Two the venue and its shows were known to cater to a lesbian audience at a time where women-only nightlife of any kind was rare. A scarce relic. unknown
100940<p>The Hummer early 20th century. . Very good. - A set of seven photographs on 4 inch wide by 6 inch high card stock portraying female nudes in classic poses. The photographs are housed in a 4-7/8 inch wide by 7-1/2 inch high tan printed envelope with a lengthy enticing title printed on one side of the envelope. The roughly opened & soiled envelope is chipped with tears along the top and wear to the edges. The photographs are in near fine condition.</p><p>The photos are respectively titled along the bottom margin: "The Bather of the Glen" "A Classic Figure Valuable to Students Artists and Sculptors" "The Sculptor's Model - A Greek Classic Figure" "Feminine Beauty" "Model Study of the Full Figure" "The Dancer" and "Adolescence".</p><p>Although the envelope implies that "Tales" are also enclosed only the photographs are here present.</p> [The Hummer], early 20th century.
5326London William Little 1843 i.e. 1842. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . The paper's first 34 issues bound in one volume. Imperial folio. Paginated consecutively. Pp. vi 554. Illustrated throughout. HARDCOVER bound in the original publisher's half calf and marbled boards spine decorated lettered and dated in gilt sides gilt ruled; binding rubbed & chafed in places worn in places restored in places withal a good binding; few closed tears without loss at bottom of leaves. In a very good condition. Overall a well preserved tightly bound clean presentable copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. The paper's first issue first complete volume first complete year. Published as a volume with Title Preface and Index in 7 January 1843. Rare survivor a landmark in the history of journalism. The Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper. The first issue 16 pages with 32 woodcuts appeared on Saturday 14 May 1842 marking a revolution in journalism and news reporting. Completely exceeding the publishers' expectations it had to be reprinted several times that day; the issue went through five reprints and sold 26000 copies; the present issue is of the fourth printing. Issues 4-8; 10-16; 18-20; 24; 27; 28; 30; 34 are first reprint; issue no. 2 is 3rd reprint; no. 9 is 2nd reprint. Five issues later it was time for jubilation: "Probably in the whole annals of Newspaper History the triumphant success of 'The Illustrated London News' is without a parallel; it has received from the public a welcome warmer and wider than we could anticipated even in the buoyant enthusiasm of our first ambition. From the length and breadth of the Empire we have received the most flattering testimonials." The present volume contains all first 34 issues and a Supplement. Each issue is stamped at bottom with the legendary red Tax Stamp. Also present is Issue no. 15 a rare collectible in itself which appeared with the erroneous header "No. 10 July 16" instead of "No. 15 August 20". It is neatly corrected here by contemporary hand. Y-1 <br/> <br/> London, William Little, 1843 (i.e. 1842). hardcover
19156741Tokyo: The Imperial Japanese Government Railways 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Text in English. Stout 12mo. Pp. Frontis. color illustration. With 23 maps many folding; the large folding map covering all of China is housed in a pocket inside the rear board. Laden with black-and-white photos both in text and dedicated plates. Glossary of words in English Russian Chinese and Japanese. Index. Endpaper maps. Bound in cinnamon-colored cloth stamped with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Silk bookmark bound in. Light wear. Some maps with short closed tears or pinholes at fold intersections. With the rubber stamp and blindstamp of one Captain Claude L. Ball a resident of Sequim Washington; the blindstamp shows that address whereas the rubber stamp offers an APO care of the postmaster in San Francisco. Withal a well preserved presentable copy. A Baedeker of sorts for Asia but with greater detail and photos than the German counterpart. The series was published in four volumes in successive years in the mid-1910s. The first volume covers Manchuria and Chosen the second Southwestern Japan the third Northeastern Japan and this volume on China being the fourth and last in the series as well as the most sought-after.</p> <p>Japan's rising confidence and stature following the Russo-Japanese War the first modern military conflict in which an Asian country prevailed over a European enemy bolstered its imperial ambition which begat an aggressive foreign policy; the non-Japan guides in the series underscore the depth of Japan's understanding of their neighbors. This volume's chapter on "Social Classes and Customs" provides great detail on class divisions housing festivals and other cultural aspects including food and drink and among other sections one devoted to opium smoking.</p> . The Imperial Japanese Government Railways hardcover
186260417London. 1862. 4to. Lysere rødt originalbind med rik dekor i gull og blindpreg på deklene og ryggen. xvi 272 s. Med annonsebilag bak i boken. Gjennomillustrert med trestikk. Cassell Petter & Galpin Engelsk. <br/><br/><em>Ryggen og deler av deklen noe solbleket. </em> unknown
1994Q-8820211092Mazzotta 1994-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Mazzotta paperback
1898100094New York: The J.L. Mott Iron Works 1898. 1898. Good. - Oblong octavo 5-7/8 inches high by 9 inches wide. Softcover bound in tan wraps titled in copper on the front cover. The covers are slightly soiled and the corners bumped. The edges of the rear cover are darkened. 16 pages with 3 pages of black & white illustrations depicting the heaters and the Tobey steam trap. The corners of the pages are bumped. Good. <p>Established in 1828 by Jordan L. Mott in New York City the American hardware dealer and manufacturer The J.L. Mott Iron Works operated during the late 19th century through the 1920's. Mott's products were mentioned in Benson Lossing's "History of New York City". The company exhibited an elaborate 25 foot tall cast iron fountain at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition.<p>RARE. New York: The J.L. Mott Iron Works, 1898. paperback
189699624<p>New Haven: Printed by the Press of Curtiss & Bradley for John E. Bassett & Co. circa 1896. 1896. Very good. - Oblong duodecimo 12mo 4-7/8 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Softcover bound in tan wraps titled & decorated in black & maroon on both covers the rear cover cleverly being upside down. There is a tiny chip to the top corner of one cover as well as a small chip out from the bottom front corner and a larger chip with a piece out from the top edge of the other cover. 16 unnumbered pages with half the pages in the booklet printed upside down from the other half as inspired by the clever title "Mr. Janus". The text & decorations are printed in black & red. Very good.</p><p>Cleverly titled as explained in the introductory text "Mr. Janus and Ourselves" "Surprising as it may seem we occasionally find people who do not know that we have an entrance to their store from State Street. Remember however that it is just as easy to enter by our Chapel Street door should you come from that direction."</p><p>The oldest business in New Haven and reputedly one of the oldest hardware stores in the U.S. The John E. Bassett & Co. store added an extra building connected to the store in 1881 which had an entrance on State Street. In his introductory text Bassett writes that The John E. Bassett & Co. has an entrance on State Street "and.we've run around the corner for over fifteen years." This would suggest the date of this brochure to be circa 1896.</p><p>This clever advertising booklet subtly promotes the stores merchandise through well-written essays such as "Skating at Lake Whitney" thus advertising their skates and so on.</p> New Haven: [Printed by the Press of Curtiss & Bradley for John E. Bassett & Co.], circa [1896]. paperback
18698367Edinburgh: William Blackwood And Sons. Good with no dust jacket. 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-Libris bookplate pasted to front free endpaper. Some rubbing to ends of spine. 1/2" bump at head of spine. Rubbing to corners of boards with up to 1/4" loss of cloth. Some bumping to corners of boards. ; vii 1 166 pages frontis plates. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 186mm x 138mm. Selected contents: My Fevered Dream Is Over; Similia; The King's Chair; A Violet And Primrose Bed; Versailles; The Drowsy Limes In The Night Are Rank; She Moved Before Me In The Cold Moon's Light; On The Bust Of A Poet; The Dead Man's Heart; Pompei Nex. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . William Blackwood And Sons hardcover
191215533Chicago: The Lakeside Press 1912. First Edition thus. Hardcover. A very clean copy with some rubbing to both boards. A very good plus copy in bright green cloth over boards and very bright gilt lettering. The tenth Lakeside Classic title issued during the Christmas season of 1912. This book contains narratives from visitors to Chicago as early as 1834 when it was a village. 174 pages and illustrated with a frontispiece. Front cover features gilt borders and the Lakeside Press logo spine features gilt lettering as well as the top edge. The Lakeside Press hardcover
19312092902137402378Minamikawanai District Osaka Prefecture Koukiji Temple 1931. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 (Minamikawanai District, Osaka Prefecture) Koukiji Temple paperback
212120Chico.: Chico Advertiser. nd. First edition. . Soft cover. . Fine copy. . Octavo. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Chico Advertiser. paperback
193474493Denver: The Liberal Church INC. 1934. Typed letter from the Bishop of the Liberal Church Inc. Diocese of San Francisco conferring a Doctorate of Divinity title to Dr. THomas J. Hampton of Bush Street in San Francisco. It is typed on the outlandish letterhead of the church and bears an embossed seal of same. Excellent condition.The Liberal Church was an independent church founded in Denver Colorado on 23 February 1923 by Frank Hamilton Rice. He was born in 1881 in Danville Illinois and originally was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1915 he and his family moved to Denver from Oklahoma where he was employed by the Colorado Manufacturer and Consumer as its editor. He served the Grant Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church as a Sunday School teacher and lay minister. In 1922 he advocated that the church sponsor weekly dances for young people as a means of combatting the influence of the public dance halls. After a vigorous debate his idea was soundly defeated and he left the MEC. He was left with a distaste of organised churches and thought he would start his own scaled down more liberal oriented denomination.Rice's views on the nature of the church and society were in line with those of the retired Anglican bishop of Arkansas the Rt. Rev'd William Montgomery Brown 1855 to 1937. The two men began a correspondence which resulted in Brown consecrating Rice on Sunday 30 March 1924 in Denver. The following day on 31 March 1924 the Liberal Church of America Inc. was incorporated. Rice seemed to be most concerned about the welfare of the skid row residents. He opened a "Free Flop House" in Denver to help them out. Other dioceses soon followed in this care for the un-sober and downtrodden. From the letter we can see that the San Francisco "Free Flop House" was located at at 1750 Market Street.Bishop Rice died on 26 February 1945 at the age of 64. His successor as head of the Liberal Church was the Rt. Rev'd Albert Nawyn who presided over Bishop Rice's funeral. The funeral was one of the most impressive funerals Denver ever saw. "Among those present were Larimer Street down-and-outers justices of the Supreme Court cripples in wheel chairs heads of corporations blind men led by children professors of universities police officers state legislators children lawyers and representatives from every segment of Denver life. Notable admirers of Rice were Gene Fowler and Babe Ruth. By 1957 the church seems to have only existed on paper. The Liberal Church, INC. unknown
a47290London 1963-1964. Thirty issues of this weekly journal. March 21 1963; April 18 1963; April 30 1963; June 27 1963; July 4 1963; July 11 1963; July 18 1963; July 25 1963; August 8 1963; August 15 1963; August 22 1963; September 5 1963; September 12 1963; September 19 1963 front chipped; September 26 1963; October 3 1963; October 10 1963; October 17 1963; November 14 1963; November 21 1963; December 5 1963; December 12 1963; December 19 1963; January 2 1964; April 2 1964; April 9 1964; April 16 1964; April 23 1964; June 11 1964; June 18 1964. Each issue is Lg.4to. wraps. Issues VG light wear some leaves lightly browned. Thirty issues: . paperback
19061376The Times-Mirror Company 1906. First edition 106p. Hardbound red cloth boards black-lettered with price "Twenty-Five Cents" on front board in good condition interior pages staple-bound cloth covers soiled small tear to title page with some loss in middle of page interior otherwise clean and unmarked. Title page reads: "The Times Cook Book - No. 2: 957 Cooking and Other Recipes by California Women". The Times-Mirror Company hardcover
198120-28343Mercury Press Inc 1981-01-01. Paperback. Good. Good condition with light wear to cover. Mercury Press Inc paperback
192922297NY: THEATRE MAGAZINE COMPANY. Near Fine. 1929. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near fine in stapled oversize pictorial printed wrappers. Features a one-page interview with the Marx Bros. accompanied by a photograph of the boys. Harpo's portion of the interview was "Taken under silent oath." . THEATRE MAGAZINE COMPANY. unknown
2014208936London: The Mayor Gallery Ltd 2014. First edition. Small softcover. 62 pages. Printed in an edition of only 500 copies. Includes color illustrations of works Armando Lucio Fontana Jan Henderikse Helio Oiticia Otto Piene Robert Ryman and others. A fine copy in wrappers. The Mayor Gallery Ltd unknown
1950544849New York: Universal Attractions 1950. Unbound. Very Good. Gelatin silver publicity photo. Portrait by James J. Kriegsmann. Measuring 8" x 10". Professionally matted glazed with conservation glass and framed to approximately 14" x 16½" the photo held in place with clear photo corners. Unexamined out of frame but the photo appears very good with modest wear and some crazing. The frame is fine with a tiny bit of wear. A nice publicity photo of the influential early rock band The Midnighters fronted by Hank Ballard. The Midnighters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Universal Attractions unknown
