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1966150329004Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition review copy with slip. 175 p. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket spine panel lightly toned small tear along fore edge price intact $3.95. A handsome copy of the author's first book with a jacket designed by Eric Carle. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1881135541881. Softcover. VG- cover slightly worn and soiled scattered light pencil markings inside. White wraps. 54 pp. No illus. Lists 752 works with prices and includes an alphabetical list of names and residences of artists whose work appears in the exhibition. paperback books
197413406Providence Rhode Island: Burning Deck Press 1974. Original wraps. Fine. Linda Lutes. A pristine copy of this 1974 poetry portfolio issued in a tiny edition of 75 copies by Burning Deck Press of Providence. This is a Proof copy INSCRIBED BY THE DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR LINDA LUTES TO NEW YORK PERFORMANCE ARTIST AND POET CARL MORSE. 8 loose signatures as issued laid into a printed off-white chemise. Both the chemise and the plates are in immaculate condition. The 7 poets featured are: Michael Benedikt William Bronk Michel S. Harper Edwin Honig Rochelle Owens Diane Wakoski and Rosemarie Waldrop. <br/><br/> Burning Deck Press paperback books
195332180New York: Broadcast Music Inc 1953. First Edition. Quarto. Gray cloth boards; dustjacket; 67pp; illus. A clean tight VG to Near Fine copy in the original pictorial dustwrapper which is darkened on spine with a small ca 1/2" triangular chip at crown not affecting text; Very Good. Collection of Appalachian mountain songs and ballads as sung by Jean Ritchie on her various iconic folk albums of the Fifties here arranged for piano by Hally Wood Gordon. The illustrations are by Alberta Sordini and the book was designed by Merle Armitage -- one of the great modernist designer's lesser-known works. A somewhat uncommon title especially in such nice condition. Broadcast Music, Inc unknown books
193420426New York: The John Day Company 1934. First Edition. Octavo; orange and black illustrated cloth boards; orange topstain; dustjacket; 361pp. Some trivial rubbing to extremities else Fine in a Very Good dustjacket unclipped with chipping and tears along the edges none affecting lettering some general dustiness to covers and a few tiny splash marks. A novel told through the eyes of an architect who is charged with erecting a new skyscraper after the foundations of its predecessor have crumbled. A particularly well-preserved copy of the book with decorative boards featuring a towering skyscraper in the art-deco style. The John Day Company unknown books
1965D9055Prague: Artia 1965. Number 163 from an unspecified press run. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Orange cloth; dust jacket; publisher's pictorial slipcase; square 4to; pp. 73 3 with full-color full-page illustrations facing musical scores; plus a book of lyrics and a vinyl record 33 in sleeve inside rear board. Spine tips lightly rubbed; bottom corner bumped resulting in slight wrinkle throughout text block; a few tiny specks of soiling along edges of text block nowhere infringing into the margins or text itself. Dust jacket lightly wrinkled and scuffed along the edges; some bubbling in the laminate on rear panel and along joints. Slipcase is chipped bumped and worn -- but presentable. Contents text block book of lyrics record are fine. An excellent copy of this rich look at Latin Hymns of the Bohemian Gothic and Renaissance Periods with full-color reproductions from a Czech illuminated manuscript and introduction in German English and French. <br/><br/> Artia hardcover books
190819010803Toronto: The Copp Clark Company Limited 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Kimball Alonzo. First printing of the Toronto imprint duodecimo size 412 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong 1867-1944 utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs often for the works of well-known authors such as Charles Dickens Robert Louis Stevenson and George Washington Cable. In addition to designing books Armstrong wrote books as well including a comprehensive guide to wildflowers in the American West which she also illustrated.<br/><br/>This novel by George Washington Cable 1844-1925 tells of a romance set in New Orleans during the American Civil War; Cable considered the "first modern southern writer" used his fiction to highlight the injustices of racism in the South and he is considered a precursor to William Faulkner. This volume is a scarce Toronto imprint and has a vintage bookseller's ticket on the rear paste-down endpaper from a book shop in Vancouver B. C.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full red cloth decorative pattern in black light blue and gilt by Margaret Armstrong unsigned with title in gilt on the front board gilt lettering and ornament in black and gilt on the spine frontispiece illustration by Alonzo Kimball with tissue guard title page with black ruled borders black-and-white illustrations by Kimball throughout; duodecimo size 7.5" by 5.25" pagination: i-vi vii-x xi-xii 1-396 397-400. Vintage bookseller's ticket on the rear paste-down endpaper from "G. S. Forsyth & Co. / Booksellers & Stationers / Vancouver B. C."<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges and the interior is clean and bright; some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the corners spine is lightly sunned and there is a faded prior owner name on both paste-down endpapers.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Gullans and Espey no. 58.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Copp, Clark Company Limited hardcover books
1874129628NY: E. Wells Sacket & Bro 1874. Softcover. VG. Gray wraps. 36 pp. No illus. Lists 418 works with prices and includes an alphabetical list of names and residences of artists whose work appears in the exhibition. Frederic Church exhibited El Khasne Petra as item No. 320 this year. E. Wells Sacket & Bro paperback books
197814338Bologna: Zanichelli 1978. Early Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Small quarto. 101 pp. Text in Italian. Published as Number 2 in this publisher's series of books on design and symbols. A very good copy in bound illustrated wrappers. <br/><br/> Zanichelli paperback books
1970287840Little Falls NJ.: Academy of Millinery Design. Circa 1970. Ring bound in blue binder. . Very good. . 4to. Complete home study course. Academy of Millinery Design. unknown books
2068<p>London: T. Fisher Unwin 1904. An octavo of 267 pages bound in the original pictorial cloth of a gardener in a white shirt and hat tending a garden bed with his rake. The spine features a large bay standard with twisted twin trunks set in a large pot. This exceptional publisher's trade binding is executed in white olive and chartreuse green set against navy blue. Colored frontispiece of sweet peas. Written by the author of Recipe For The Million it contains a wealth of practical information for garden lovers. The text can be readily had in various internet formats and reproductions.but the satisfaction of the boldly handsome binding representing the best elements of the Arts and Crafts period of design cannot be captured in modern commercial endeavors. A bit of light foxing and rubbing as well as a little wear to the spine extremities. Overall a very good copy indeed of this scarce title in its original binding.</p> hardcover books
192442953Praha: Vydal Devetsil 1924. Second Edition. Slim octavo 22cm.; publisher's white pictorial wrappers yapp edges; 61pp. Wrappers rather chipped and worn especially along spine repaired shallow loss at bottom edge of upper cover general dust-soil some foxing to rear cover textblock slightly toned else Good to Very Good. Earliest edition of the author's first play to be issued by the leading Czech avant-garde publishing house Devetsil upper cover designed by the prolific Surrealist artist Jindrich Å tyrsky. OCLC locates one copy in the United States as of November 2018 at the NYPL. Vydal Devetsil unknown books
192442955Praha: Vydal Devetsil 1924. Second Edition. Slim octavo 22cm.; publisher's white pictorial wrappers printed in orange yapp edges; 48pp. Wrappers rather chipped and worn rear cover separated but present the whole rather dust-soiled; Good overall though internally about fine. This edition issued by the leading Czech avant-garde publishing house Devetsil upper cover designed by the prolific Surrealist artist Jindrich Å tyrsky. OCLC locates one copy in the United States as of November 2018 at the Getty. Vydal Devetsil unknown books
197521851Brooklyn/Toronto: John Dowd/Art Metropole 1975. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. 4to. Saddle-stapled wraps. Fine condition. Very sharp and clean. 90pp. <br/><br/>Fourth issue of five. Baylin's magazine was conceived as "fanzine" to John Dowd a "handsome New York leatherman with a physique reminiscent of a 'Tom of Finland' character" who participated in the mag's production and publication QUEER ZINES p. 76. In this issue the zine moved toward an almost entirely image-based style comprised of cartoons ad iconography and photos of male pornstars and celebrities including Cher Divine and Thelonious Monk. The title page states: "In these pages we have attempted to crystallize all the most dynamic details of our day to day experience. To further refine this cosmos we have creased five sections into which are channelled the best of our interests." A more illuminating sentence follows at the bottom of the page: "In the thick of the all to familiar yet loveable KITSCH which affects a maudlin world it is the nature of our own affliction to expose the fantasies which move us and in doing so somehow touch YOUR lifestyle in the most literal way we know." OCLC locates just five copies. John Dowd/Art Metropole paperback books
1962227699Lowestoft: Scorpion Press 1962. Hardcover. 33p. illustrated endpapers #17/50 signed by the author first edition in black buckram boards and gilt and unclipped dj. Young 324. Scorpion Press hardcover books
1915LD7895Amsterdam: De Maatschappij voor Goede en Goedkoope Lectuur n.d. 1915. Hardcover. Very Good. Decorative paper over boards printed in orange and green white cloth backstrip lettered in dark green; two volumes 12mo; pp. 4 iv 83; 4 iv 76. Book design by A. C. Berlage. Library records indicate a publication date of 1915 and locate 5 copies worldwide. Bindings just a bit shelf-worn overall with some fading to the spine lettering and light chipping at the corners. One instance of marginalia -- a previous owner's careful attempt at a stenography lesson in purple ink. A handsome set. And uncommon. <br/><br/> De Maatschappij voor Goede en Goedkoope Lectuur hardcover books
191844382Basle: C.-A. Junger 1918. First Edition. Octavo 20.5cm.; publisher's green pictorial cloth stamped in gilt with design by Masereel; xxviii329523pp.; photographic frontispiece. Rear cover badly dampstained though only slightly affecting interior spine gilt a bit dulled textblock uniformly toned else Very Good and sound. Study of women's rights by the eccentric meat packing millionaire and playwright John Wesley de Kay who concludes that "industrial toil should be performed exclusively by men and machines" p. vii. C.-A. Junger unknown books
18171002752London: Rudolph Ackermann 1817. Delightful example of the "line and dot" caricature craze of the Regency period. Although the art of the stick figure dates back to prehistoric times English caricaturist George Moutard Woodward is generally credited with inspiring the modern "pinmen" genre with his "Multum in Parvo or Lilliputian Sketches" early in the nineteenth century. Soon publishers across London were turning out prints of comically expressive pinmen hunting riding dueling flirting and acting Shakespeare. In February 1817 Ackermann's Repository of Arts published a satirical poem "Dottator et Lineator Loquitur" from the perspective of an exultant caricaturist: "I know that I can do much more / Than artists ever did before; / With but a DOT and eke a LINE / In ev'ry shape and act I'll shine." The poem was illustrated with a series of pinmen performing scenes from a ball: "Asking to Dance" "Cross Hands" "Hornpipe" and so on. This engraving printed on heavy paper and trimmed within the plate mark features the same dancers depicted in the pages of Ackermann's. A very good caricature print. Engraved caricature print measuring 3.75 x 8.25 inches imprint trimmed. Occasional stray spot. [Rudolph Ackermann] unknown books
1996012436NY: Pace Wildenstein Gallery 1996. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. Distinctive catalog for exhibition at the Pace Wildenstein Gallery in Feb-March 1996 that newly explores Dubuffet's fascination with the natural world. Oblong rough-surfaced handmade paper covers double rivet bound. Pace Wildenstein Gallery unknown books
198827525New York: Graphis Magazine 1988. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Large format glossy bound magazines. Six issues all in near fine to fine condition. Filled with color illustrations plus articles and adverts. A magazine devoted to advertising and graphic design. A heavy lot. Additional shipping costs may apply. Graphis Magazine paperback books
199531217Boston: Little Brown & Co 1995. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/very good. Tall clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 182 pp. Stated first edition first printing with complete number row on the copyright page. Remainder mark to lower edge else a handsome near fine clothbound copy in lightly worn dustwrapper. Profusely illustrated in color. Little, Brown & Co unknown books
192922809New York: Horace Liveright 1929. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 19.5cm; red vertical-ribbed cloth blocked and titled in black and gilt on spine and front cover; black topstain; dustjacket; 407pp. Previous owners name neatly rubber-stamped to front endpaper and rear pastedown; light oxidation to spine gilt with some minor rubbing to boards; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.50 spine-toned with overall wear chipping and tears to extremities and dustiness to panels; Very Good. The Austro-Hungarian author's first novel detailing his imprisonment by the Russians in 1915 after which he spent nearly six years in various Siberian prison camps during the Czarist regime and the subsequent Russian governments. A brutally detailed picture of prison life touching on the sex problem within the prison camp shortages of food and clothing killings and the maddening silly games invented to escape lunacy. Horace Liveright unknown books
198522255Rochester: Press of the Good Mountain 1985. First Edition. Limited to 100 copies of which this is no. 51. Octavo 24.5cm.; original tan cloth-backed boards printed paper label mounted to upper cover; mounted frontispiece plate and one poem p. 19 printed on different stock mounted to textblock. Extra cover label laid in as usual. Signed by the author on colophon. Signed and inscribed by Lorczak on half title "To U.T. Summers a most generous teacher. I greatly enjoyed my two classes a decade apart! with you. Best wishes - David Lorczak. Press of the Good Mountain unknown books
197943527Philadelphia: Mobilization for Survival 1979. Original illustrated poster offset printed in three colors on yellow stock measuring 45.5cm x 58cm ca.18" x 23". Old folds smoothed out tiny pin-hole to upper margin with a short tear at lower edge and holograph local contact information pasted at lower right corner; Very Good. Poster produced by Mobilization for Survival a national coalition of peace and justice groups based in Philadelphia who advocated for denuclearization and an end to the arms race. The group states their demands above silhouettes of nuclear cooling towers and missiles of various sizes: Stop research production and use of nuclear weapons; stop operation and construction of nuclear power plants; guarantee adequate heating fuel for the poor during the winter. Not found in OCLC though we note an example held at OMCA. Mobilization for Survival unknown books
1984173039New York: Rizzoli International Publications Inc 1984. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. An examination of this important design group founded under the initiative of Ettore Sottsass. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations. A very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Rizzoli International Publications, Inc unknown books
