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20009003500New York: Abrams 2000. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. 157 illustrations including 140 plates in full color. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in gilt. <br/><br/> Abrams hardcover books
200016864New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc 2000. Softbound. VG- May have a label & few marks from previous gallery owner pages are tanning at edges visuals great. Blue & color illus. wraps. 128 pp. 155 mostly color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 2000 exhibition of works by French neo-impressionist Paul Signac 1863-1935. With essays by Townsend Wolfe James T. Dyke Charles Cachin and Marina Ferretti Bocquillon; as well as a chronology and a map of France. Nicely done. Harry N. Abrams, Inc paperback books
2013192886Marine Corps 2013-09-04. Paperback. Very Good. Only minor wear. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Marine Corps paperback books
1799254706Norwich 1799. very good-. a transfer of ownership for the vessel Susanna in pursuance of an act of the Congress of the United States completed in the hand of Nathan Richards ship surveyor at the Port of New London. The document outlines the history of the Susanna and the fact that she was built in Rhode Island in 1797 as a Brig and that James Munsell was the ships Master. In 1799 the Brig was altered to a Ship under the command of Oliver and Charles Fitch. According to the Connecticut Ship Database 1789-1939 Susanna was 67 feet in length with two masts and with a tonnage of 137 30/95 the same measurements provided in this document. Scalloped as issued with tape reinforcement on verso otherwise very good.<br/><br/> unknown books
190731197N.p. Japan ca 1907. Pair of large trapunto banners both removed from original frames. First 82cm x 60cm ca 32" x 24"; embroidered in silk with trapunto elements on a black silk ground; photographic portrait on cabinet card inserted in embroidered pocket at center inscribed "Mellie McKeever" on verso. Silk ground fragile with a few thin tears but no significant losses; light soil; embroidered portions generally well-preserved and colors bright. Very Good. Second banner 65cm x 50cm ca 25" x 20"; photo-transfer on silk with embroidered ornaments. Slight fading to embroidered portions but generally well-preserved and sound; Very Good. Both banners with firm provenance purchased from the descendants of Mellie McKeever of Richwood West Virginia. Two exceptional and well-preserved examples of the ornamental trapunto banners that were popular souvenirs among U.S. sailors and marines during the late 19th and early 20th century. Yokohama was the principal point of production for these naval souvenirs but we have also seen examples from the Philippines and mainland China; Japanese examples such as these are generally distinguished by a higher quality of embroidery and more sophisticated composition. The banners became popular among British and American sailors beginning as early as the Boxer Rebellion and the Spanish-American War but seem to have reached their peak of popularity with the arrival in the Far East of Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet in 1908. Some 14000 sailors and marines made land at various Japanese ports-of-call in that year and given the regularity with which these textiles still appear one imagines that every sailor must have brought at least one of these souvenirs home with him. <br/><br/>The first example though of an unusually impressive size is of a type frequently seen displaying typical naval iconography right down to the hand-painted battleship portrait of a two-stack battleship of the Kearsarge class its hull painted white reflecting its peace-time mission at bottom center. The embroidered frame to hold a cabinet portrait of the sailor or perhaps a loved one is a typical feature found on more elaborate examples. The American Eagle in full battle stance is a nearly universal element of these banners. <br/><br/>The second banner is of a style we have not previously seen and for which we can find no analogues in the extensive literature of naval souvenirs. It is clearly a family portrait probably a composite made from cartes-des-visites carried by McKeever; the portraits are printed by silkscreen using a photo-transfer process with applied trapunto decorations. The likenesses are clearly enlarged -- it is highly unlikely that a common sailor would have had room aboard a battleship to carry full-size portraits -- and it strikes us that this must have seemed an almost magical process at the time of creation especially to a young man from a tiny lumber-and-coal town in central West Virginia. <br/><br/>Aside from their obvious virtues as objects of art and handicraft we regard these banners as compelling pieces of material culture from a period of tremendous social transformation in the United States. According to the Naval Historical Center U.S. naval rolls expanded by nearly 400% between the beginning of the Spanish-American War and the launching of the Great White Fleet. To meet this demand for the first time in its history the Navy began recruiting from the American heartland rather than solely from the Eastern Seaboard states. The generation of inland farmers and mechanics to follow was thus the first in American history to experience first-hand cultures as diverse and divergent from their own as those of Europe Asia and the Pacific Islands; they represented not only the beginning of the American imperialist enterprise but also the first stirrings of America's global consciousness. That so many of these banners have survived in good condition is evidence of the degree to which they were treasured by their owners for whom they represented an experience that must have been transformative and definitive. unknown books
1998UHENPAI00fpCreative Publishing 1998. Very Good. Hennigs Louise. Painting Techniques and Faux Finishes. Niven Marina. Minnetonka MN: Creative Publishing 1998. 128pp. Illustrated. 4to. Paperback with flaps. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed. Creative Publishing paperback books
1998UHENPAI00KH1Creative Publishing 1998. Very Good. Hennigs Louise. Painting Techniques & Faux Finishes. Niven Marina; Fraser photography Craig; von Schaewen photography Deidi. Minnetonka MN: Creative Publishing 1998. 128pp. Illustrated. Glossary. 4to. Paperback with flaps. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped edges and tiny moisture stains on half-title. Creative Publishing paperback books
1998446Madrid: La Fabrica ca 1998. Paperback. Very Good. Text in English. Traveling exhibition catalogue. Mostly illus. Folio. Stiff illus. wraps. Includes the "obi". <br/><br/>Published for the University of Navarra's bit retrospective of Echague. La Fabrica paperback books
15954Photo album of J.J. Martin member of the Marine Corps. Photos mostly of the Americas and Spain in the 1930s. Album is 8"x11". Loosely tied leather boards with 49 pages the first 9 collecting his friends' names homes and colorful comments and nicknames about each person. Two of the three ties have come loose. Next thirty pages hold 120 photographs of Martin's travels aboard the ship within the United States down south to Central and South America and east to Europe. Some photos are captioned. There are many photos of women and children as well as photos of other marines and people aboard the U.S.S. Arkansas. There are some pages where it appears that photos have come loose. A certificate is laid in indicating that Martin crossed the equator on his way to Chile on October 221931. Photo sizes are 2"x3" to 5"x6.5".<br/><br/>The U.S.S. Arkansas was a dreadnought battleship the second member of the Wyoming class built by the United States Navy. Prior to the photos in the album the ship served in the First World War. She would later return to Europe to serve in the Second World War including as support for the invasion of Normandy. During peacetime she remained a vital ship and performed a variety of duties such as training cruises for midshipmen and goodwill visits overseas. Album in good condition leather board has slight soiling and 2 of 3 ties have come loose. Tears to some pages and photos but subjects of photos are not affected. unknown books
1744237426London: M. Cooper 1744. First Edition. 128 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Removed. Uncut loose else fine. First Edition. 128 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Letters between Admiral Mathews and Admiral Lestock. M. Cooper unknown books
1978P59231978. Arnhem: Gemeentemuseum 1978. Single leaf of white stock A4 offset printed to recto. Old crease; still about very good in protective mylar sleeve. Early announcement of a joint performance four pieces by Marina AbramoviÄ and her long-time collaborator Frank Uwe Laysiepen Ulay who lived and worked together from 1976 to 1988. They evolved the performance genre of "relation work" which thematized interpersonal boundaries both physical and psychological as well as gender roles. This announcement not found in KVK OCLC. unknown books
1994261861Hamburg: Sankt Petersburg 1994. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Extensively illustrated ni both color and black-and-white. 179pp. 4to white cloth with printed photo on front cover d.w. Hamburg: Sankt Petersburg 1994. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Text in German and English<br/><br/> Sankt Petersburg unknown books
14796The Navy WAVES Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service were established in response to the need for additional military personnel during World War II. From the very beginning the WAVES were groundbreaking given that they allowed women to serve within an official part of the Navy and its members held the same rank and ratings as male personnel as well as earning equal pay. 1 page Typed Letter Signed and dated December 1944 on Office of Naval Procurement Letterhead and addressed to the mother of an active Navy WAVES officer praising her daughter's heroism and dedication. The letter comes with a collection of 6 vintage black and white photographs in assorted sized of Navy WAVES women from the USS Hunter in uniform spending social time together off duty and posed together proudly. A testament to one of the first fields of labor where women gained equality. one TLS dated 1944 and 6 B&W photos of the Navy WAVES of the USS Hunt. The letter reads in full "Dear Mrs. CadmanYou have the right to be very proud of what your daughter has done in speeding our recent offensive ever closer to the heart of Germany and Japan. Behind each exciting headline these days you are measuring the contribution your daughter is making.You have the right to let the world know you are proud of her.Our Nation's leaders are proud too. President Roosevelt said 'The WAVES have proved they are capable of accepting the highest responsibility in service of their country. On behalf of a grateful nation I offer a hearty well done.' Admiral King added 'You who are members of the Women's Reserve have won the respect of the naval service by your acceptance of military requirements readiness for responsbility and already valuable contribution to the work of winning this war. You will share the gratitude of a nation when victory is ours.'Because by meeting the challenges of life in service your daughter is developing new maturity dependability and confidence.Because by keeping before her the standards of conduct learned at home and in her church she has contributed to the excellent reputation for which the WAVES are known across America.I am enclosing a display piece for you to place in your window. It is designed to let the rest of America know that a member of your family is serving her country in the WAVES. I know you will display it proudly." It is then signed boldly by the USNR Ensign "Barbara C. Bloom."<br/><br/>The members of the WAVES were leaders in obtaining workplace equality in and beyond the military given their access to the same titles and pay as their male counterparts. While WAVES could not serve aboard combat ships or aircraft and they were authorized to serve in certain overseas U.S. possessions and a number were sent to Hawaii. At the end of WWII there were well over 8000 female officers and some ten times that many enlisted WAVES about 2-1/2 percent of the Navy's total strength. In some places WAVES constituted a majority of the uniformed Naval personnel. And many remained in uniform to help get the Navy into and through the post-war era. The 6 photographs are in assorted sizes ranging from wallet to 8'x9" with minor foxing and wear on edges. Large official photograph of women in uniform is inscribed on the back in period hand with the names of the women. The letter is an amazing testament to the ordinary women who helped make extraordinary strides for women's equality across the world. With docket holes at the top of the page that do not disrupt text. Letter is in very good condition. unknown books
1921147250Washington: United States Government Printing Office 1921. Octavo pp. 864 illustrations original blue cloth stamped in gold and blind. First edition. Comprises Union Navy Department correspondence with agents abroad for the entire course of the conflict. The detailed 29-page contents pages contain a very brief summary for each letter. An essential primary source for historians. Previous owners' names on front endpapers. Covers a bit marked binding skewed a sound good copy with clean interior. #147250 [United States Government Printing Office] unknown books
1922147251Washington: United States Government Printing Office 1922. Octavo pp. 1335 illustrations original blue cloth stamped in gold and blind. First edition. Comprises the proclamations appointments etc. of Confederate President Davis and Confederate State Department correspondence with diplomatic agents. Contains detailed contents pages with a summary for each document. An essential primary source for historians. Cloth of spine ends a bit pulled a sound good copy with clean interior. #147251 [United States Government Printing Office] unknown books
7083318. UNITED STATES NAVY DEPARTMENT. OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. Washington: Government Printing Office 1894-1922. Series 1 vols. 1-21232627; Series 2 vols. 1-3. Series 1 lacks three volumes nos. 2124 & 25; series 2 is complete. 27 volumes. Illustrated. 8vo. blue cloth gilt lettering at spine. Ex library with all the usual markings. Texts are clean though the paper is age-browned in most volumes; some volumes have detached leaves or sprung signatures. Most bindings show some wear being shaken in binding with loose boards. Offered with all faults. unknown books
7506218. UNITED STATES NAVY DEPARTMENT. OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. Washington: Government Printing Office 1894-1922. Series 1 vols. 2-27; Series 2 vols. 1parts1-4-3. Series 1 lacks the first volume otherwise it is complete. Series 2 is complete. 29 volumes Illustrated. 8vo. blue cloth gilt lettering at spine. Ex library with only a bookplate at pastedown. A very nice looking set. unknown books
18631411337th Cong. 3d Sess.: HED77. 1863. 79pp Disbound with some loosening. Else Very Good. HED77. unknown books
2002131057London / New York: Merrill; distributed in the USA by Rizzoli International 2002. Softcover. VG- a lovely book with a vertical curve and a bumped corner. Little wear otherwise. White and blue illustrated wraps. 255 pp. Over 300 illustrations chiefly in color. "Based in London but working across Britain and beyond Artangel commissions and produces exceptional projects by outstanding contemporary artists. Over the past two decades the projects have materialised in a range of different sites and situations and in countless forms of media." From the Artangel website. "Surveying 40 projects realised over the past decade by film-makers writers visual artists composers choreographers and performers this text provides a unique overview of the special alchemy generated when a location becomes central to the development of a work of art." - book jacket. Merrill; distributed in the USA by Rizzoli International unknown books
199011040Metz: Editions Voix Richard Meier 1990. First edition. Paperback. Fine. First edition. Folio. One of 250 copies SIGNED by poet and artist. Loose sheets laid into thick paper sleeve. Contents fine sleeve shows just minor soiling. Measures 12 x 15 1/2" tall. Scarce work. <br/><br/> Editions Voix Richard Meier paperback books
1990007852Montigny les Metz : Editions Voix Richard Meier 1990. # 21 of an edition of 250 copies SIGNED by poet Marina Temkina and artist Michel Gerard. Near Fine small creases top corners in Very Good French wrappers small top corners creases light foxing. Poetry translation by Alfred Corn. . SIGNED. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. French Wrappers. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Editions Voix Richard Meier Paperback books
18681907940th Cong. 2d Sess.: HED159. 1868. 2pp. Disbound. Caption-title caption title. Some chipping of blank inner margin Good. HED159. unknown books
37972Peabody Mass.: Marine Hardware Co. n.d. 429 pp. b/w line ills. <br/><br/>Probably the generic catalog of this foundry and manufacturer. Front and back blanks bear the tipped in labels of "John Binney & Son Co. Marine Hardware - Fishing Tackle Sheet Metal Work. 326 Atlantic Ave. Boston Mass." who was probably the chandler or purveyor of items ordered from this catalog. Well illustrated with line engravings and priced. Not in Romaine; probably dates from the 1920s. Light wear to boards chip at top of spine. Text clean binding sound. Marine Hardware Co. hardcover books
190127078Annapolis MD: U.S. Naval Institute 1901. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. 154 pages. 8vo. Publisher's cloth gilt. Multiple ownership marks of William Spragg of Norfolk MA. Corners reinforced with epoxy in several. Paper lightly browned. Cloth. Complete with foldouts. Spragg was apparently with the Department of the Navy Bureau of Equipment with his name on a pasted in ticket to that effect on the front pastedown. U.S. Naval Institute unknown books
199845353NY: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1998. First American edn. 8vo pp. xii 435. Notes index. Illustrated in color and black and white. About fine in very slightly soiled dj. An analysis of songs stories images of frightening monsters. Warner wants us to reconsider the consequences of our notions about masculine identity and about racial stereotyping. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown books
