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1971235917San Francisco: Shorter Plays Theatre Trinity Methodist Church 1971. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one-side-only vintage drawing of three Victorian ladies and palm trees designed by Trexler very good on bright green stock. Carmines and Fornes Off-Broadway hit in SF designed by Cockettes' designer Todd Trexler with his poster design as well. Shorter Plays Theatre, Trinity Methodist Church unknown books
1971235919San Francisco: Shorter Plays Theatre Trinity Methodist Church 1971. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one-side-only vintage drawing of three Victorian ladies and palm trees designed by Trexler light wear at top & bottom edges otherwise very good on bright purple stock. Carmines and Fornes Off-Broadway hit in SF designed by Cockettes' designer Todd Trexler with his poster design as well. Shorter Plays Theatre, Trinity Methodist Church unknown books
31057London: Pentagram Design No Date. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Stapled wrappers with wide French flaps. 24 pp. The second in an occasional series of pamphlets published by Thompson and Davenport on graphic communications. Fine condition. Published as Pentagram Papers Number 2. Not dated but from 1976. The early issues of this series of pamphlets have become somewhat difficult to locate. Pentagram Design paperback books
1919004668London: Martin Secker first two issues Cecil Palmer third issue. Printed by Vincent Brooks Day & Son 1919 1923. First edition. Wraps for first issue hardcover paper pastedown second two issues. Very Good. Literary journal with extraordinary roster of contributors including Max Beerbohm Siegfried Sassoon T. E. Lawrence John Doyle Enoch Soames Robert Graves John Crowe Ransome John Masefield John Galsworthy Thomas Hardy Walter de la Mare Rockwell Kent Vachel Lindsay Edwin Lutyens William Nicholson etc. 4to. 32 by 25 cm. Mostly poetry with also a mix of stories dialogues etc. and lovely plates quite a few in color. All produced handsomely and though short-lived the confluence of talent marks these as an unique undertaking. Minor edge chips to wraps of the first volume. Chips along the joints and the spine of the second. Within the leaves are age toned with some scattered light foxing. <br /><br /> Martin Secker (first two issues), Cecil Palmer (third issue). Printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son hardcover books
19891255535Las Vegas Nevada: Pioneer Books 1989. First Printing. slim oblong Qto. VG- condtion. slim ivory wraps spine with tiny black capitals for titling; Vol one has slight wear chipping along spine and soiling esp to bottom edge of text block Vol two is clean and with little wear. Both volumes have some minor waving to textblocks approx. 80 pages per volume. <br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office in bookcases next to Ephemera section. 1255535. FP New Rockville Stock. Pioneer Books unknown books
19682441Providence Rhode Island: not identified 1968. Softcover. VG- light shelf wear to wraps and block edges. Red and white wraps 463 pp. 12 color 438 bw plates. This catalogue lists a whopping 482 works alphabetically by artist. Included with each piece listed is a description of the circumstances under which it was acquired. Six-page introduction by Daniel Robbins.A combined catalog of 2 exhibitions of works selected from the collection of Roy R. Neuberger and held May 8-June 30 1968 at the Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design and Annmary Brown Memorial Brown University. Most of the works were also shown at the National Collection of Fine Arts Smithsonian Institution Aug. 15-Sept. 25 1968. [not identified] unknown books
1975260603San Francisco: The Presidio Theatre 1975. Single 17.5x23 inch wall calendar/poster folded to 8.5x11.5 inches printed one-side-only with film schedule with illustrations on tan paper mild wear and light stains and toning. The Presidio Theatre unknown books
1948JC8381New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Cloth; illustrated dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 246 ix. Spine tips and corners a little frayed; gilt rubbed away from spine. Dust jacket chipped along the edges; rubbed; handwritten sticker on spine but no other library markings; price-clipped. A nice bright copy overall with a caricature of Friede by Covarrubias on the front panel of the dust jacket. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1987306771987. Softcover. VG. Salmon stapled wraps. 9 pp. 4 color plates. Brief essay by Deborah Johnson. unknown books
194828597New York: Capitol Publishing Co. 1948. First Edition; First Printing. Spiral bound. Thick stiff cardboard covers and pages with two die cut windows on front cover one showing the magic cricket a clicker that works well and a man's face. The book is shaped like a castle the two children enter. The transparent plastic covering the window where the cricket is located is missing. The book is very good otherwise with a few tiny soil spots.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . Capitol Publishing Co. unknown books
195519947New York: Museum Books 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Metal spiral bound quarto. Cover design by Ronald Clyne. Unpaginated volume on the history and evolution of letterhead typography. Includes 54 actual examples at rear of volume. Black cloth spine over patterned boards. Boards are worn along the edges. Still a very good clean example with wonderfully designed examples of letterhead typography. Uncommon volume. <br/><br/> Museum Books hardcover books
1985172040New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc 1985. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 143 pages. A look at this imporant but underappreciated graphic artist and designer. Includes 170 illustrations with 125 in color. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket with a small tear to the top of the rear panel. Harry N. Abrams, 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
195525981New York: Cameron & Kahn 1955. Second Edition. Thick octavo 22cm; brown paper and tan cloth-covered boards with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 672pp. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket unclipped with some trivial wear at the crown. Lacking the publiser's decorative slipcase. A penetrating and definitive study of the Rosenberg-Sobell case. An attractive copy with Kent's superb jacket design bright and unmarred. Cameron & Kahn unknown books
19991302820Brewster MA: Steven Albahari Publisher 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto; pp 156; VG; Dark blue spine with black text; number 675 of 2000 numbered copies; cloth has slight wear to exterior slight sunning to exterior minor wear to edges; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; interior clean; Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1302820. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. Steven Albahari, Publisher hardcover books
1956WRCLIT32788New York: Praeger 1956. Quarto. Cloth. Heavily illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Second U.S. printing. Translated from the German by Marcus G. Sims. Edges foxed else a very good copy in slightly worn and frayed dust jacket with a large mended tear at the top edge and several smaller tears. Praeger hardcover books
196531794New York: Sheed and Ward 1965. First Edition. Octavo 21.5cm; jade green cloth with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 214pp. Fine in a Near Fine price-clipped dustjacket with a bit of mild shelfwear. Study of woman's role in western society "how modern woman can find fulfillment even in "the split-level trap" and can keep her mind alive and her spirit growing in grace and wisdom" from front flap. Dustjacket designed by Ellen Raskin. Sheed and Ward unknown books
2000CNJL795Baltimore Maryland: Dolphin Press / Maryland Institute College of Art 2000. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Lorenz Hilary. No. 7 of 40 copies of the deluxe edition total edition 100 elephant folio size 40 pp. signed by Albert Mobilio and Hilary Lorenz. "The Handbook of Phrenology" is a collaboration between artist Hilary Lorenz an artist and printmaker whose work has been exhibited throughout the United States Europe and Asia and the co-founder of the Dolphin Press and writer Albert Mobilio a poet and literary critic whose work has appeared in The Village Voice Harper's Fortune and The New York Times Book Review n. b. artist bios from the book. <br/><br/>The book is a collection of five prose fiction pieces that revolved around the nineteenth-century science of phrenology or "the reading of one's head shape to determine personality" n. b. from website of Hilary Lorenz and is a provocative examination of what is now recognised as a pseudoscience.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full black Japanese Asahi cloth gilt vignette and lettering on the front board hand-marbled paste-down endpapers hand-sewn binding six etchings interspersed throughout the text both etchings and text printed on the rectos only; Dante monotype on Rives Heavyweight elephant folio in size 16" by 13.5" unpaginated with 20 leaves excluding front and back blank leaves per the colophon page a limited edition of 100 copies this being number 7 per the web site for Hilary Lorenz numbers 10-100 were for sale signed by Albert Mobilio and Hilary Lorenz on the colophon. The slipcase is covered in matching cloth gilt vignette and lettering on the front which mirrors the book lined with maroon paper. With a sheet with a description of the book serving as the prospectus one sheet printed on one side.<br/> <br/>___CONDITION: Volume is fine with a strong square text block solid hinges perfectly straight corners with no rubbing the interior is clean and bright and it is entirely free of prior owner markings - crisp as new. Slipcase is also fine strong and sturdy clean without wear. The prospectus sheet is near fine clean with very light toning to the edges and light wear to the corners else fine.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an oversize book and additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us 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. Dolphin Press / Maryland Institute, College of Art hardcover books
1971823Verona: Stamperia Valdonega 1971. Hardcover. Fine. One of 250 numbered copies designed by Giovanni Mardersteig. Bound in blue half leather and blue cloth boards. Slipcase. Slight sunning to spine else fine condition. <br/><br/> Stamperia Valdonega hardcover books
1981UDESGUA00KHRidge Press 1981. Very Good. de St. Jorre John. The Guards. Edgeworth photographs Anthony; Antupit design Samuel N. NY: Ridge Press 1981. 255pp. Illustrated. Small folio. Bright red cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped edges and faded upper edge. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with gently bumped and chipped edges and soiling in dust jacket protector. Ridge Press hardcover books
195433108Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1954. First Edition. Quarto 25cm; turquoise cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; xxxiv2pp plus 74pp of black and white reproductions of dustjackets. Boards slightly splayed touch of offset from flaps onto endpapers with a hint of dustiness to text edges; Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $4.00 gently spine-sunned with a touch of dustiness and some scattered foxing to flaps; Very Good. Attractive copy of Rosner's survey of dustjackets ranging from the earliest-known 19th century jackets through the 1950's providing reproductions of jackets from 25 different countries 226 illustrations. Harvard University Press unknown books
1950KC15808New York: Golden Griffin Books Arts Inc. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 125 pp. 7 x 10.75. A functional and beautiful book designed by Ladislav Sutnar with an introduction by Koslow and full-page frontispiece black and white photograph of Casey by Alfred Eris. A very good linen hardcover with green and orange geometric shapes printed on gray boards and a quarter bound white cloth. Lacking the original dust jacket. <br/><br/> Golden Griffin Books [Arts, Inc.] hardcover books
1964133900Chicago IL: Richard G. Milford and Associates Inc 1964. First edition. Spiral bound softcover. Fall 1964. Volume 6 Number 7. Articles include: Don't Let the Computer Cheat You by Ed Mayer Be Objective in Direct Mail Design by Morton Goldsholl Impaction Promotions - Philip Ross Company You Are in the Direct Mail Business Too Catalog Clinic - How to Improve Catalog Design Paper Periscope - What Has Happened to Salesmanship New Dimensions in Mechanical Binding Trip of the Month - Buckley-Dement Advertising Corp. Chicagographics '65 New Yearbooks How To Get the Most Out of an Envelope. Numerous period advertisements. A near fine copy with slight soiling to the white front cover and a slight crease to the rear cover. Richard G. Milford and Associates Inc unknown books
2004UWETFOU00EFWet Design 2004. Very Good. Wet Design. The Fountains of Bellagio. Stayton Mary; Edmonds Tammy; Kahn photographs Ira. Universal City California: Wet Design 2004. 89pp. Illustrated. 4to. Black linen with silver lettering. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly bumped edges. Wet Design unknown books
1982178393San Francisco: Asian American Theater Company 1982. Single sheet poster 11x17 inches illustration of two masks on dark purple on a light blue thin paper stock. Early collaboration by two of the most influential Asian American playwrights/directors of the 1970s-present. Poster from the World Premier. Asian American Theater Company unknown books
