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1967List2885Sheffield United Kingdom 1967. 20 x 30 inch poster on heavy cardstock. Some staining and scuffing pinholes and some tears at edges fine contrast; overall excellent. A poster advertising Stevie Wonder at Sheffield’s Mojo Club in October 1967. Wonder would have been just seventeen at the time though he had already dropped “Little†from his stage name. The Mojo Club in working-class Sheffield was the project of brothers Peter and Geoff Stringfellow; the pair had previously worked as promoters and were preternaturally talented having booked the Beatles for April of 1962 shortly before the release of “Love Me Doâ€.1 Stevie Wonder would be the last live act at the Mojo as it was shut down by the city three days later on October 10.<br /> <br /> 1 Steve Walker “The King Mojo Club†2020 https://www.kingmojostory.com. unknown
1925049413Moskva / Moscow Ussr: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatelstvo 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 192 Pp. Red Cloth Spine With Paper Spine Label Or Remains Of Paper Spinje; Illustrated Boards. First Edition. Covers Worn Spine Label Half Chipped Away Hinges Loose But Intact. Paper Frayed At Edges Of Covers. 55 Color Lithographs Printed In Blue Red Black And Yellow; And Black And White Textural Illustrations Of More Than 850 Posters With Descriptive Text For Each. Ownership Signature Of American Social Artist William Gropper From His Extensive Library Of Political And Social Protest Art Particularly Soviet And Soviet Satellite Political Art; No Other Marks. <br/> <br/> Gosudarstvennoe Izdatelstvo hardcover
1965000015338New York: Ballantine Books 1965. Poster. Very Good. 37.5" x 25.25". Poster. A map of Middle Earth done in red blue green and black on a white background map bordered by a vivid color illustration of mountains ravens newts a dragon angry dogs an erupting volcano a spider web and a spider and a moonlit night. The recto of the poster glossy. Price of $1.49 on the bottom right corner of the poster. Scull & Hammond 639-646 710 801. The artist of the poster Barbara Remington was born in Minneapolis and later moved to New York to work as an illustrator. The production of this poster was rushed as Ballantine found itself in competition with Ace Books: both publishers were releasing paperback editions of the Lord of the Rings series. Ballantine wanted to beat Ace to the punch and gave Remington only days to complete this poster's design. An intricate visual representation of Tolkien's geography. One corner quite wrinkled and with an archival tape repair the right top edge of the poster wrinkled a few surface creases to the poster but it is complete with bright color. Ballantine Books unknown
1973List2886Fort Worth Texas 1973. 18 x 23 ½ inch poster on heavy cardstock. Some creasing and wear chip at top left corner; excellent. A poster advertising a 1973 concert and dance with celebrated R&B act and Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Sam and Dave Sam Moore and Dave Prater at La Chic Club in Fort Worth Texas. The duo earned the nickname “Double Dynamite†as they are called on the poster from their legendary live performances. unknown
1982List2881Queens New York 1982. 6 x 8 ½ inch flyer. Fine. Flyer for the “Great M.C. Showdown†at Martin Van Buren High School in Queens New York hosted by Mr. Sweety-G. According to his personal website Mr. Sweety-G—aka Glenn Toby—was working with some of the biggest hip hop artists of the late 1970s and early 1980s including Grandmaster Flash Doug E. Fresh Biz Markie and more thanks in part to Harlem-based promoters Mike & Dave Productions. The flyer is uncredited but looks to have been designed by Buddy Esquire Lemoin Thompson an artist from the Bronx who designed over 300 flyers for hip hop events around this time and described his style based on old Art Deco movie posters as “neo-decoâ€.1<br /> <br /> 1 Amanda Lalonde “Buddy Esquire and the Early Hip Hop Flyer†Popular Music 33 no. I 2014: 19–38. unknown
1994232297New York: Poster Auctions International 1994. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. 18 vols. 4to. Various colors of cloth with paper tipped on plates on upper covers. Very fine. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. 18 vols. 4to. Poster Auctions International unknown
1987List2878Oakland California 1987. 14 x 22 inches. Rolled stored in a tube otherwise fine. Poster for the 87 Def Jam Tour date at the Oakland Coliseum with LL Cool J and Whodini headlining and featuring influential hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim R&B singers New Choice Roxanne Shante—known for the “Roxanne Warsâ€â€”and rapper Too Short. unknown
1990List2879Sacramento California 1990. 22 x 28 inch poster on heavy cardstock. Fine contrast near fine. Poster for the “Sizzling Summer†tour featuring Public Enemy Heavy D. and the Boyz Digital Underground and others. Heavy D. and Digital Underground had recently released Big Tyme and Sex Packets respectively both of which went Platinum in the US. Public Enemy was touring on Fear of a Black Planet which would go on to be recognized as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. A well-designed piece advertising a stacked lineup. unknown
1990232301New York: Poster Auctions International 1990. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. 13 vols. 4to. Various colors of cloth with paper tipped on plates on upper covers. Very fine. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. 13 vols. 4to. Poster Auctions International unknown
1986List2877Oakland California 1986. 18 x 25 inch poster on heavy cardstock. Fine. Poster for Run-DMC’S Raising Hell Tour featuring Whodini LL Cool J and R&B group Timex Social Club. Run-DMC were touring on their third studio album Raising Hell which went triple platinum. Later tour dates including New York City Pittsburgh and Long Beach were disrupted by alleged gang violence causing Run-DMC to cancel at least one date. Nonetheless the album and tour are variously credited with kicking off the so-called golden age of hip-hop and cementing the genre in popular culture making the careers of LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys who did not play at this particular date and reviving the career of Aerosmith. unknown
195061496Chicago IL: Hart Schaffner & Marx ca. 1950. Two large colour lithograph advertising posters sized 38.25 x 51 in. and 28.75 x 38.5 in. respectively both bearing the Golden Trumpeter logo as rendered by noted artist Robert Reinhardt von Liski minor dustsoiling creasing faint dampstain to very lower right fore-edge of larger poster minor closed tears neatly repaired light age toning still both bright VG- copies now mounted and shrink wrapped on archival foam core. The Hart Schaffner & Marx logo for men’s fashion was first created by Edward Penfield in 1914 with the trumpeter bearing an upright lance but the next year had turned into a trumpet and would continue on HSM suits until the late 1980’s. Hart Schaffner & Marx was founded in 1887 by Harry and Max Hart Marcus Marx and Joseph Schaffner. By the early 20th century they owned dozens of small garment factories around Chicago and was one of the first tailoring/garment manufacturing firms to become unionized. They continued to grow through the 20th century and by the end of the 1960s had 38 factories and 250 retail stores around the country. The Company continues to operate under the Hartmarx label and is one of the leading men’s clothing wholesalers to this day. Von Liski 1908-1991 was a noted self-taught artist and commercial artist who worked for various studios and was a partner in a Chicago advertising agency. No copies located in Worldcat; See: Leif Peng & Nan Hall Tom Hall Today’s Inspiration Celebrating Illustrations Design Cartoon and Comic Art of the Mid-20th century 2016; Hart Schaffner & Marx Encyclopedia of Chicago 2005. Hart Schaffner & Marx, hardcover
1971List2884Pasadena California 1971. Approximately 22 x 28 inch painting on heavy cardstock with 7 x 9 inch photograph affixed. Some spotting on a portion of the lower left; overall excellent. Locksley Hall was a Spokane-based psychedelic rock group formed in 1967 who nearly had a record deal with Epic in 1969. The project was scrapped and was not rediscovered until 1996 when it was finally released by Indianapolis-based Or Records. This hand-painted poster advertises the band playing for “one night only†at the Pasadena Che House—likely a house venue as the name suggests—in June of 1971 and notes that the band had previously played with Phil Ochs “Eric Burden sic & War†and others. A charming piece of independent music history. unknown
19593604Various Carman Winkler Morden St. Pierre Jolys: Privately Printed; Parkon Products Ltd.; Rehab Industries of Western Manitoba Inc.; Theatre Poster Service Ltd. Calendar Program; Cinema Services 1959-1991. Softcover. Our offering comprises of a rare selection of twelve double -sided illustrated period posters printed in a calendar-style format for various rural Manitoba drive-in theatres advertising their respective monthly film selections between the years of 1959 through to 1991 dates having been determined by the release date of the advertised films. Printed in various sizes and colours light blue white yellow pink with varied measurements: 8 at 8.5" x 11" // 2 at 10" x 8" // 2 at 14" x 8.5". Theatres represented amongst the selection include: 1. The Historic Boyne Theatre Carman Qty. 3 Winkler Theatre Winkler Qty. 1 Stardust Drive-In Theatre Morden Qty. 5 Cinema Jolys St. Pierre Jolys Qty. 2 Cinema Morden Morden Qty. 2. In addition to advertising their upcoming film screenings many include advertisements for offerings from their concession stands their location and contact particulars instructions for "tuning-in" hours of operation etc. Excepting for the rare occasional spot of foxing to a few of the posters nearly all remain without any substantial blemishes or the usual creases. A fascinating ephemeral artifact of vernacular culture. <br/><br/> Privately Printed; Parkon Products Ltd.; Rehab Industries of Western Manitoba, Inc.; Theatre Poster Service Ltd., Calendar Progr paperback
1960217264Circa1960s. Collection of eight colour-printed Nianhua posters the central images onlaid within a stiff red paper border with a thin cream paper frame worn and discoloured and at the top of each a fine aqua paper border; the sheets a little creased two of the images with a visible tide-mark minor edge tears not affecting the images strengthened neatly on the verso with washi one with an early paper repair to the verso of the margin approx. 93 x 51.5cms sheet size in good condition. Eight Nianhua posters six feature traditional narrative tales one based on a woodblock print one possibly of a movie heroine and one other features a pair of chubby toddlers holding a tray of peaches and flowers symbols of longevity and abundance. . unknown
1970157974北京.Pekin.: 外文出版社.Wai wen chu ban she. 1970. Chinese Cultural Revolution poster in colour depicting a wounded soldier in the centre of the image charging fearlessly towards the enemy while behind him a combat medic tries to resume medical treatment on him. In the background more soldiers fight. Lower and right edges lightly browned occasional closed tears right edge otherwise in very good condition. Blocks of text right section and lower margin in Chinese and French. Poster measures 53.1 x 76.6cm. Blocks of text in French and Chinese give a brief summary of the story it translates as: <br> <br>"The picture depicts a heroic soldier who was wounded in the head in a battle against aggression. In order to defend Chairman Mao and the motherland he stops the medical treatment from a combat medic and continues to rush to the enemy with his submachine gun. The PLA's heroic spirit and desire to defeat the enemy demonstrates his revolutionary spirit of 'not afraid of bitterness not afraid of death' as with hatred in his eyes he moves swiftly towards the enemy." . 外文出版社.[Wai wen chu ban she]. unknown
1927879481927. POSTERS ASAHI SHIMBUNSHA. EI ZUI SENKYO POSUTAA-SHU. Tokyo Showa 2 1927 26.2 x 18.9 cm. illustrated wrappers. This interesting book on election and other political posters of the mid 1920s in England and in Switzerland captures very effectively the social political ferment in those two democracies after the end of the First World War. Profusely illustrated the posters themselves tell the tale most effectively. Must have had an avid audience in Japan whose admiration for effective design in advertising and propaganda would have combined with an interest in democratic movements in Europe as their own "Taisho Democracy" was evolving. Edgewear about good overall. unknown
1968A43003Hollywood CA: MGM. Very Good. 1968. 1st Printing. Poster. B&W Illustrations; This poster is a standard 27" by 41" size. The poster is in Very Good condition. The poster has been folded four times with the reverse on the outside. All four corners have several tiny pin holes and ther are two corners with bumping. The poster is for the most part clean and bright without chips edge nicks or fading. The Reverse of the posterhas red ink stamped notations: "2001 Space Odyssey followed by 1 SH D /103G on the bottom corner of the reverse of the poster. "US style D poster was created for 'wild' pastings on New York City walls subways and temporary structures. MGM commissioned this poster for the film's 70 mm re-launch in New York City in 1969. This poster features the star child floating in an iris. The release of the 70 mm film helped to make it a commercial and critical success. As this poster was designed for 'wild' pasting only unused posters could have survived. On top of this fewer were printed as they were only used in New York City and other metropolitan areas." from Sothebys "2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Kubrick and science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke and was inspired by Clarke's 1951 short story "The Sentinel" and other short stories by Clarke. Clarke also developed a novelisation of the film which was released after the film's release and in part written concurrently with the screenplay. The film stars Keir Dullea Gary Lockwood William Sylvester and Douglas Rain and follows a voyage to Jupiter with the sentient supercomputer HAL after the discovery of an alien monolith. " from Wikipedia . MGM unknown
199650115Arnhem Netherlands: Wabnitz Editions 1996. First edition. A complete run of 16 numbered issues in 15 volumes plus 1 special issue. All 4to. various paginations with full color illustrations. Fine. This beautifully illustrated Dutch publication was concerned with all aspects of the history and modern production of the poster arts including surveys on particular genres countries and artists. The text in the first 5 issues was in Dutch and English; all others in English only. Wabnitz Editions unknown
1980216371人民教育出版社. People's Educational Publishing House. Reprint. Circa1980s. Set I complete. 19 coloured posters on topics relating to Chinese history for use with 3rd and 4th grade primary school students. Each has arresting photographic illustrations clearly captioned minor wear at extremities but overall in very good condition. Cover sheet slightly creased repaired with archival paper on reverse. Posters measure 77 x 53cm; folded 38 x 26.4cm. Text in simplified Chinese characters. The set includes an introductory poster with questions that can be answered by history; about military events the economy politics culture foreign affairs science and technology and ethnic groups. The other 18 posters relate to the topics of Paleolithic and Neolithic Banpo culture; Xia and Shang Dynasty culture and bronzes; slave cultural relics; Qin Shi Huangdi; social economic and cultural information about the two Han Dynasties; the Xiongnu; balance of power during the Three Kingdoms; the two Jin Dynasties; and the Southern and Northern Dynasties. . 人民教育出版社. [People's Educational Publishing House. unknown
198563682New York: Rizzoli 1985. Thick 4to. 315 1 pp. With 398 illustrations & plates 90 in colour. Brick-red publisher’s cloth embossed lettering in blind on front cover minor shelfwear offset residue from removed label at upper fore-edge front pastedown w/ d.j. slight shelfwear very slight bumping to couple corners still VG/VG bright copy from the library of Los Angeles photographer Bill Bronstein b. 1949. First edition in English of this wonderfully illustrated image to the exceptional commercial artwork of Adolphe Mouron or A.M. Cassandre noted theatre set designer costume designer lithographer painter typeface creator and celebrated vivid posters which graced kiosks walls and travel agents including his iconic Normandie poster. Rizzoli, hardcover
1999000014246New York: The Museum of Modern Art 1999. Poster. Near Fine. 38" x 19.5". Poster. Text printed in red and dark grey. With an image of Hitchcock standing in the rain under an umbrella done in black and white on the poster's recto with the captions printed underneath one caption printed on the photo's right side. The caption to the right of the photo reads: "Photo: Alfred Hitchcock 1940. Poster: 1999 copyright The Museum of Modern Art. New York: Printed in the USA 33700". The caption at the bottom of the poster reads: "The retrospective and exhibition are made possible by Banana Republic. They are presented with the help of the National Film and Television Archives London; Universal Studios; and Warner Bros./Turner Entertainment Co. A small corner crease else Fine. The Museum of Modern Art unknown
1987D7986Berlin: Galerie Arndtstrasse 1987. Paperback. Very Good. Sixteen leaves bound with a plastic clasp along spine; 210 x 297 mm; with typed text 3 tipped-on full-color postcards and 19 tipped-on full-color original photographs showing and describing in German 22 avant-garde posters from 1908-1935. Covers lightly rubbed; sometimes a price handwritten in the margins in ink. An unusual hand-made catalogue -- the original photographs show the posters displayed with magnets or sometimes just held up by a person standing in behind it fingers boxes of office supplies or -- once -- a chin visible. A nice reference nonetheless featuring works by Ludwig Hohlwein Lucian Bernhard Wilhelm Deffke Max Burchartz Koos Hooykaas and Ottomar Anton. <br/><br/> Galerie Arndtstrasse paperback
19791000056Paris: A.D.A.G.P. 1979 Boards. Quarto. Black and white and color illustrations of 273 French posters. Light shelfwear. Near fine in fine jacket. Text in Japanese. A.D.A.G.P., hardcover
197158271Chicago IL: National Safety Council 425 N. Michigan Ave. 1971. 4to. 56 80 pp. w/ 100’s of posters illustrated printed on blue-tinted paper. Colour-illustrated softcovers minor shelfwear creasing still VG copy w/ received stamp for Clark County WA Dept. of HIghways on back cover. First edition of this scarce occupational safety and public safety catalogue of teaching aids instructional films packets and posters to be distributed widely to businesses and public. The 1500 posters feature artwork of astronauts on the moon advisories against smoking near flammable materials installing guard rails logs rolling down on loggers after snapping cables safe driving and seat belt wearing advisories. No copies in Worldcat. National Safety Council, 425 N. Michigan Ave., paperback
19829701San Francisco: San Francisco Mime Troupe 1982. First printing. 21x14" in red and blue on thin cream stock. Pinholes light edge wear. VF. Will ship rolled. <br /> <br /> Great poster from the underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez for a tour by the San Francisco Mime Troupe featuring their political superhero. Factwino was a protagonist created in 1980 who used facts and social justice to battle misinformation and ignorance from the likes of "the Moral Majority" "Armageddonman" and others. The Mime troupe put on this series of touring musical comedies featuring their hero from 1980-85. This poster was from an event at Evergreen State College in Olympia WA and a rare example with the event info actually printed. San Francisco Mime Troupe unknown
