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1959162605Hicksville New York: Gnome Press 1959. Octavo green boards with spine panel lettered in black. First edition. Probable second binding of green boards. The fourth volume of this important anthology series. Collects fifteen stories including a first publication in hardcover of a John Steinbeck story first published in PLAYBOY also fiction by Brian Aldiss Fritz Leiber Theodore Sturgeon and others plus nonfiction essays on science. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-1394. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #162605 Gnome Press unknown books
1958162604Hicksville New York: Gnome Press 1958. Octavo red cloth with spine panel lettered in black. First edition probable first binding of red cloth with spine panel lettered in black. Collects eleven short stories by Brian Aldiss Isaac Asimov Henry Kuttner Avram Davidson Zenna Henderson Algis Budrys Arthur C. Clarke Anthony Boucher and others plus nonfiction essays on science. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-1394. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #162604 Gnome Press unknown books
1989003838New York NY: Rizzoli 1989. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Quarto 4to. 231 pages including an index. Hardcover grey cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with moderate rubbing to the extremities several small tears and creases and a few tiny chips; protected in archival mylar. Inscribed on the front endpaper "Here's to a future filled with dazzling parties! Our Best signed Boyce Brawley signed Jean-Michel Savoca." Illustrated with numerous full-colour photographs. How to develop a theme selecting the right setting stocking the bar deciding on style of service setting the mood with music and lights for all kinds of parties including dinners buffets teas weddings picnics birthdays etc. Provides sophisticated menus and over 170 recipes. Table Setting Decoration Flower Arrangement Cookery International Entertaining Cooking Regional Ethnic Autograph Social Life and Custom. Rizzoli Hardcover books
1985RSTERED01RJBPennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts 1985. Very Good. Stein Judith E. Red Grooms : A Retrospective 1956-1984. Ashbery John; Cutler Janet K. NP: Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts 1985. 239pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. Nearly square 4to. Paperback. Signed by author. Book condition: Very good with very light rubbing to extremities. Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts paperback books
1977145014Washington DC: Artists Company 1977. Softcover. VG interior with age soiling to covers; seems to be unread. Glossy white wraps with black lettering. 28 pp. with bw images throughout. Exhibition of works by Marianne Bowles H. Terry Braunstein Joyce Tenneson Cohen Ruth Corning Deborah Ellis Barbara Frank Virginia Janotta Charlotte Robinson and Rosemary Wright. With bios and bw photos of each artist and examples of works by each. Introduction by Van Baron. Artists Company paperback books
1990WRCLIT44652New York: Harper & Row 1990. Cloth and paper over boards. First edition of the author's second book signed by her on the title-page. Fine in dust jacket. Harper & Row hardcover books
198889604New York: Walker and Company 1988. paper-covered boards dust jacket. Detective Fiction. 8vo. paper-covered boards dust jacket. viii 1711 pages. First edition of the author's first novel which introduces Neil Hamel lawyer and sleuth. Judith van Gieson is a Shamus award nominee. Her two mystery series are now published by the University Of New Mexico Press. Fine in fine unclipped dust jacket. Walker and Company unknown books
2000108578New Haven CT: The Arts of the Book Collection/Yale University 2000. stiff paper wrappers. Kredel Fritz. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 135 3 pages. Published on the occasion of Fritz Kredel's centennial and exhibitions at The Arts of the Book Collection Yale University New Haven CT; The Grolier Club New York City; Odenwald Museum Michelstadt Germany. A comprehensive list of Kredel's work by Mathilde Kredel Brown; with essays by Gay Walker Hermann Zapf & Ronald Salter. Type set in Stempel Garamond and Rudolf Koch's Wilhelm Klingsporschrift. Printed on Mohawk and Mountie papers. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Always capturing the critical scene the telling expression and the most important details Kredel's illustrations stand as a glorious aggregate of twentieth century book art that fully deserves an introduction to new audiences on the centenary of his birth Gay Walker. Illustrated with fifty pages of color plates and photographs following text. The Arts of the Book Collection/Yale University unknown books
1975WRCLIT77984Toronto: Toronto Public Library 1975. Two volumes. Large octavos. Decorated cloth. Portrait. Illustrated with block prints and plates. Rubbing to spine extremities modestly edgeworn. otherwise a very good set without dust jackets as issued. Corrected reprint of the first volume first edition of the second. Introduction by Edgar Osborne. Toronto Public Library hardcover books
1981CNJL2054New York: The Viking Press 1981. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Quarto size 800 pp. with original publisher's mailing box. Charlotte Salomon 1917-1943 was a German-Jewish artist; born in Berlin she fled Nazi Germany to live in the south of France where she produced the 769 gouaches in "Life or Theater". The book is a somewhat fictionalized account of Salomon's upbringing her family's personal tragedies in the suicides of both her mother and grandmother and her love affair with Alfred Wolfsohn 1896-1962 a voice teacher also living in Berlin. After Salomon had finished the paintings and entrusted them to a friend for safekeeping she was captured by the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz where she was gassed soon after her arrival. The paintings and the texts that accompany them read like a play as Salomon delves into her psyche and attempts to reconcile her life and work to the turbulent events happening in Europe around her. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full light purple cloth with purple lettering on the spine four black-and-white photographs of portraits in the preface and foreword black-and-white reproductions of some of Salomon's paintings toward the front of the book 769 full-colour gouaches throughout the book; quarto size 11" by 9.75" pagination: i-iv v-xiv xv xvi 1-784. In original publisher's box cardboard with black lettering on two sides 15.5" by 10".<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners with no rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright; some very slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine the only prior owner mark we see is a small notation on the back free endpaper "Paris/175"; else fine. Dust jacket is near fine clean with bright colours with some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine a minute closed tear to the top front joint and some minor toning to the white portions of the jacket. The publisher's box is near fine strong and study having been opened on one end only.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â Due to weight please note that additional postage may apply; 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 Viking Press hardcover books
1978166474Glendale CA: Umbrella Associates 1978. Hardcover. VG-. Ex-library with usual marks including stickers on covers. Few pencil marks inside but generally clean and tight. Shelf wear to edges of some pages. Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine. First book Volumes 1-2: 153 151 blue pp; Second book Volumes 4-6: 142 135 172 pp. Many BW illustrations. Publications from the first years of the Umbrella magazine published to feature printed works such as rubber stamp art and artists' books including book reviews info exchanges international news etc. Missing Volume 3. Umbrella Associates hardcover books
19031262907Paris France: Editions de la Plume 1903. First. Octavo; VG/no-DJ paperback; Glassine-protected grey-ish spine with black text; Covers age-toned otherwise generally clean publisher's insignia printed on tail corner of back cover glassine wrap has shelfwear and edgewear as well as evidence of foxing on front cover and spine some chipping along edges but generally intact except for spine 1.75" curved closed tear at tail of spine that angles towards tail edge of back cover chipping along spine .25" open tear at head of spine exposing signatures; Textblock darkened by age otherwise clean light foxing in a few localized areas signature loose at page 16 otherwise signatures are tighter than expected for a text thus aged all edges deckled black mark along fore edge; pp 113.<br /> <br /> <p> eb/nd<br /> <br /> <p> Rare copy of an early Rodin biography. 1262907. FP New Rockville Stock. Editions de la Plume unknown books
1971127513Los Angeles: Chicano Studies Center UCLA 1971. Paperback. 100p. 12x9 inches landscape format mixed Spanish/English text preface illustrations personal inscription signed by the poet wear and soiling to covers with a bump and a repaired tear to head of spine panel some thumb-soil to text edges a good-only first edition paperback in tan wraps with red and mustard cover design. Alurista's 100 poems serve as a manifesto for Chicanismo -- social protest and barrio life his Mexican origins and the interaction between the dominant Anglo culture and the social experience of Mexican Americans. Alurista co-founded MechA; Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán. His first book. Chicano Studies Center, UCLA paperback books
1988167203New York & Ithaca NY: Hudson Hills Press in association with Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Cornell University 1988. First edition. Softcover. 227 pages. Published in conjunction with a major retrospective of Mitchell's works. Text by Judith E. Bernstock. Includes 118 color plates along with 8 black and white illustrations. A clean and tight near fine copy in wrappers with a very slight lean to the spine. Hudson Hills Press in association with Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University unknown books
1980003087Winneshiek Co. Iowa: The Bloomfield Township Historical Society 1980. Near Fine one page corner crease. Rare. 221 pages numerous photographs. Genealogy Local History. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. The Bloomfield Township Historical Society Hardcover books
1967011097NY: Grossman Publishers 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good . Presentation copy from author to publisher. Inscribed by author Gutman to publisher Grossman on ffe: "June '71/ Dick - / Hope you enjoy/ all this - / Judy" Book as new dustjacket toned especially at spine. Grossman Publishers hardcover books
199567561Columbia:: Camden House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 1879751887 . First edition. INSCRIBED by the author. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. ; 230 pages . Camden House, hardcover books
200038042New Bedford MA: N.B. Whaling Museum 2000. b/w frontis. oblong 4to ix 746 pp. <br /><br />A joint publication of New Bedford Whaling Museum Kendall Whaling Museum and Ten Pound Island Book Co. this monumental work is in the words of Stuart Frank Director of the Kendall Whaling Museum the most important whaling history desk reference to appear in a generation. It replaced Starbuck which was the standard reference for decades. A massive tome beautifully produced if we do say so ourselves. VG N.B. Whaling Museum books
1970219623Budapest: Magvetö Kiado 1970. Softcover. Very Good. Paperback original. From the series: Ötlettol a filmig. Printed wrappers illustrated. Text in Hungarian. Very good or better. Inscribed by Judit and Felix on the title page. Laid-in are two Hungarian postal slips one of which is Signed by Judit Mariassy. A handsome copy of this work documenting the films of the award-winning Hungarian director Felix Mariassy. OCLC locates only two copies. Magvetö Kiado paperback books
199157409Newark: University Of Delaware Press 1991. First Edition. Signed presentation from Robinson on the title page: "To Ardis Glenn Whose infectious love of books has brought endless happy hours to all the Robinsons. Judy Robinson. June 10 1991." Ardis Glenn was the owner of Glenn Antique Books in Kansas City. This is the first biography of the Hearsts based largely on Hearst family papers that were not available to previous biographers and is uncommon to find in the first edition. The study includes William Randolph Hearst George Hearst and Phoebe Apperson Hearst. Also laid in are ta promotional card for Robinson's book signed on June 9; a clipped newspaper article about from the Kansas City Star about the book; & two blank receipts from Glenn Books. A scarce book in the first edition!. Tall 8vo. black cloth in dust jacket; 441 pages. Illustrated. Very Good covers nice & bright; contents clean & tight; very minor wear d/j. A nice copy! University Of Delaware Press unknown books
1985405694New York: Viking 1985. A near-fine copy with light shelfwear to jacket. Oblong 10 x 11 inches. 188 pages. Color and black-and-white illustrations. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED by Rosenquist on the half-title: "For ______ James Rosenquist." A bio-monograph detailing Rosenquist's life career and work to date. <br/><br/> Viking hardcover books
1991039369Massachusetts Horticultural Society 1991. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Volumes 1-9 and 11- a complete run of this journal published by the Mass Horticultural Society save for volume 10. The first issue is a second printing. An uncommon and lovely publication. Slight edgewear to a few issues. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Inventory No: 039369. <br/><br/> Massachusetts Horticultural Society paperback books
199482972Huntington Beach CA: James Cahill 1994. Octavo hardcover. First edition. 1/124 copies signed by Van Gieson introducer Walter Satterthwait and artist Phil Parks. Collection of short stories and poems. A fine copy in slipcase without dust jacket as issued. #82972 James Cahill unknown books
19806379Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press 1980. 1st edition blue cloth spine illustrated boards with publisher's acetate jacket as issued. The present offering is a presentation copy inscribed "For Judy Minty -- / in friendship and in poetry" and signed by Wakoski using her trademark flower illustration. The text of this volume of 44 poems includes "Looking for the King of Spain & Pachelbel's Canon" as specially noted on the title page. Laid in to this volume is a brief yet revealing letter from Wakoski to Minty expressing the genesis of the poem "Directions" pp. 64-65 and the author's feelings of "how much I hated homosexuality". The speaker in the poem "Directions" makes reference to the names "Diane" and "Judy" in the text of the poem. Minimal shelf wear to acetate jacket else fine. Black Sparrow Press unknown books
1975141713Ann Arbor: University of Michigan 1975. Softcover. NF but for gallery owner's ex-lib. sticker. Dark blue card wraps with white title block and black lettering. 382 pp. with 53 bw images. Dissertation with chapters on The American Avant-Garde in 1913 Musical Analogy and Theories of Abstract Art in America The Camera and Modern Art and Abstract Painting: American Theory and Practice. University of Michigan paperback books
