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197210241Meriden CT: Bayberry Hill Press 1972. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Good. INSCRIBED BY BOTH RUTH AND FOSTER JOHNSON on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition. Crisp and VG with light foxing at the panels in a G example of the fragile glassine dustjacket which is 80% present but is missing roughly 1/4 to 1/5 of it along the front panel's top-edge. Still though presentable and attractive. Tall quarto nicely illustrated thruout in tipped-in color drawings by Foster Johnson. Signed by Authors. <br/><br/> Bayberry Hill Press hardcover books
19767930Boston: David R. Godine. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0879231955 . With a foreword by William Ingram. First printing 3000 copies. Small hole in the cloth near the base of the spine else near fine in a very good fair sized chip at the base of the spine price clipped dust jacket. . David R. Godine hardcover books
19761331501Boston: David R. Godine 1976. Hardcover. Octavo; First printing; G/G; Ex-library; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine cream with black print library call number taped at bottom; DJ has edgewear taped tear to rear top flap fold mild shelfwear vendor label inside front flap; Boards in red cloth with gold print light wear to corners and spine caps light stains to front; Text block has library stamp on top and fore edges and title page verso inked out matter on front endpapers library pocket and label on rear endpapers pencil marks on fore edge clean text; xxxi 92 pages illustrated. 1331501. FP New Rockville Stock. David R. Godine hardcover books
1951270647New York: E. P. Dutton 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. A clean First Edition copy with no marks of any kind. The dustjacket has shelfwear with chipping and loss of 1 1/2" to the bottom of the spine. It is not price-clipped and is protected with a new mylar cover. Very Good binding / Good dust jacket. E. P. Dutton unknown books
1960132166Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1960. First Estimating script for the 1961 film. Based on the novel of the same name by Nathaniel Benchley. <br/><br/>A screw-up comedy in which a ship intended to be scrapped is instead commandeered by crooks as a getaway vessel in a bank heist their two hostages left to attract the attention of the Coast Guard. Kovacs' last film before he was killed in a car crash. <br/><br/>Gray titled wrappers noted as FIRST ESTIMATING DRAFT on the front wrapper dated Sept. 28 1960 with credits for producer Barry. Title page present noted as production No. 8602 dated September 27 1960 noted as FIRST ESTIMATING DRAFT with credits for producer Barry and screenwriter Bower. 182 leaves mimeograph duplication with white yellow and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between October 26 1960 and October 28 1960. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
198013867New York: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Publications an Artists & Elders Project Book 1980. Paperback. 115p. photos very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Teachers & Writers Collaborative Publications an Artists & Elders Project Book paperback books
20029026409New Haven: Yale University Press 2002. 1st . Hardcover. fine/fine. Includes bibliographic references and index. <br/><br/> Yale University Press hardcover books
198540688Novato:: Presidio Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0891411925 . Black and white photographs by Roy Flamm throughout. First edition. Near fine in a very good two fair sized chips at the top of the rear panel age toning dust jacket. . Presidio Press, hardcover books
1996156167Los Angeles CA: Jack Rutberg Fine Arts Inc 1996. Promotional postcard for a gallery exhibition that ran March 23 through May 4 1996. Measures 6" x 8.25" and is printed on both sides and includes a color illustrations of "Where Was I" from 1994 which is a mixed media on paper. A near fine copy. Uncommon ephemera. Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Inc unknown books
192032189San Francisco: Printed for John Howell by John Henry Nash 1920. Folio. 2 volumes. Original publisher's olive green linen-backed marbled boards with printed title label to spines. <br/><br/>Signed by both Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn below limitation statement of each volume.<br/><br/>Volume I: 1f. recto signed limitation statement verso blank 1f. recto blank verso tipped-in reproduction colour portrait of St. Denis by Max Wieczorek within decorative border 1f. recto title in red and black within decorative border verso copyright 1f. recto contents verso blank v-vii "Some Reasons for the Making of this Book" i blank 1 half-title 2 blank 3-107 i blank. With fine decorative headpieces to head of each chapter by W.F. Rauschnabel. <br/><br/>Volume II: 1f. recto signed limitation statement verso blank 1f. recto blank verso tipped-in reproduction colour portrait of St. Denis in The Peacock Dance from a painting by Robert Henri 1f. recto title in red and black within decorative border verso copyright i-v "A Complete List of Plates with Notes" i blank i half-title followed by 64 black-and-white illustrative plates tipped-in to rectos with identification to facing page.<br/><br/>Outer and lower edges untrimmed.<br/><br/>From the library of noted dance collector Leslie Getz 1945-2019 wife of important dance critic Don McDonagh 1932-2019.<br/><br/>Bindings very slightly worn and soiled; spine bumped at head. Very occasional minor signs of wear; annotations in pencil to pastedown of Volume I. A very nice copy overall. First Edition. Limited to 350 copies on handmade Italian Etruruia paper this copy unnumbered. Derra de Moroda 2321. Magriel p. 37. Not in Niles & Leslie.<br/><br/>St. Denis a pioneer of modern dance in America was along with Isadora Duncan one of the most important figures in early 20th century American dance. <br/><br/>"In 1915 St Denis and her dance partner Ted Shawn 1891-1972 - a successful propagandist against the misconception that dancing was an effeminate career for men - formed a school known from 1917 as Denishawn which produced most of the next generation of American modern dancers. Prominent among them were Doris Humphrey who devised means of teaching the art of choreography Charles Weidman who pioneered specifically American themes and Martha Graham 1894-1991." Rebecca Harris-Warrick Noël Goodwin and John Percival in Ballet in Grove Music Online.<br/><br/>A handsome example of early 20th century American book design. Printed for John Howell by John Henry Nash unknown books
198957971Boston:: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0395493390 . First printing. INSCRIBED by the author. Age toning to part of the text block else very good in a very good dust jacket. . Houghton Mifflin, hardcover books
1986UMONRUT00JKNDoubleday 1986. Very Good. Montgomery Ruth Shick. Ruth Montgomery Herald of the New Age. Garden City N.Y.: Doubleday 1986. ix 277pp. 8vo. 1/4 Cloth. Book condition: Very good. Slight shelf wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Slight shelf wear. Small X in ink at top inside of front foldover. Doubleday hardcover books
2009260444London: Harvill Secker 2009. hardcover. very good-. Ed. by Jan Erik Vold. Illus. 413pp. 8vo blue pictorial boards boards rubbed. London: Harvill Secker 2009.<br/><br/> Harvill Secker unknown books
1970173861New York: Maecenas Press / Random House 1970. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Introduction by Matthew Josephson. Includes 151 illustrations of which 24 are in color. A clean and tight near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with a few small edge tears and minor wear. Maecenas Press / Random House unknown books
1982167405Hovikodden Norway: Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter 1982. First edition. Oblong softcover. 24 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran March 11 through April 11 1982. Text in English and Norwegian by Ole Henrik Moe and Raphael Sorin and with an artist statement as well. Includes numerous black and white illustrations. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some minor wear. Uncommon. Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter unknown books
198230174Hovikodden: Henie - Onstad Kunstsenter 1982. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong stapled quarto. Unpaginated. A scarce catalog from a 1982 exhibition in Norway. Text in both English and Norwegian. Illustrated in black and white. A very good example. The artist juxtaposes mirror images of famous artists including John Cage Joseph Beuys Jean Tinguely and others. Henie - Onstad Kunstsenter paperback books
1979144411Glenside Penna: Beaver College 1979. Softcover. VG. Olive stapled paper wraps 12 pp. 6 BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1979 exhibition of these pieces by Philadelphia artist Ruth Fine. With an essay by the artist herself and 6 examples of her work. Beaver College paperback books
1999138690Ruth Eckstein 1999. Softcover. VG. Dark color illus. wraps 48 pp. 23 BW illus. 18 color plates. Considers the abstract paintings of German-born American artist Ruth Eckstein 1916-2011. With an extensive essay by J. M. Welker and many examples of her work. Ruth Eckstein paperback books
6653Laugh In". Document Signed dated April 30 1980 1 page quarto. Ruth Buzzi as sole Director of Pootie Inc. authorizes ". that a meeting of the Board of Directors of said Corporation shall be held . on the 30th day of April 1980." . Signed in black "Ruth Buzzi". Binder punches in left margin. In excellent condition. unknown books
199373401Santa Fe New Mexico: Tallgress Press 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Described by Ansel Adams as the greatest photographer of the nude Ruth Bernhard 1905-2006 created a collection of images that ranks among the most profound photographs of the female form. Her intense studied camerawork transcended the boundaries between the spirit and the flesh. 43 tritone illustrations. Quarto. Original black cloth binding with silver titles. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some light wear. Tallgress Press hardcover books
199365236Santa Fe New Mexico: Tallgress Press 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. 43 tritone illustrations. Santa Fe New Mexico: Tallgrass Press 1993. First ediiton. Described by Ansel Adams as the greatest photographer of the nude Ruth Bernhard 1905-2006 created a collection of images that ranks among the most profound photographs of the female form. Her intense studied camerawork transcended the boundaries between the spirit and the flesh. Signed by Bernhard on the title page with a postcard for a 1998 exhibition of Bernhard's work at the Highlands Inn in Carmel California laid in. Quarto. Original black cloth binding with silver titles. Just a hint of edgewear to the dust jacket; else near fine. Tallgress Press hardcover books
1993301812Santa Fe NM Tallgrass Press 1993. 1993. First edition so stated. Folio. Illustrated with photographs. Introduction by Peter C. Bunnell. 2 page foreword by Ginny Williams. Dust jacket unclipped. Fine fresh copy of the hardbound edition. Unpaginated. No signatures or bookplates. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Santa Fe, NM, Tallgrass Press, 1993. hardcover books
2000130377San Francisco CA: Chronicle Books 2000. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A photographically illustrated biography of this important photographer. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by author Mitchell on the title page. Chronicle Books unknown books
2000167930San Francisco CA: Chronicle Books 2000. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A photographically illustrated biography of this important photographer. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Bernhard twice and inscribed to fellow photographer Jack Welpott on the half title page. A terrific association between two photographers who spent much of their lives on the West Coast. Chronicle Books unknown books
2000154001San Francisco CA: Chronicle Books 2000. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 150 pages. A photographically illustrated biography of this important photographer with text by Mitchell and nujmerous black and white images by Bernhard. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Chronicle Books unknown books
