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1882403664Buena Vista CO: Times Book and Job Rooms 1882. Small 8vo 6 1/2 x 5 inches. 5 6-37 38-40 pp. including advertisements. Original printed wrappers; quarter morocco slipcase. Some soiling a few discreet paper repairs. FIRST EDITION of this scarce pamphlet on Buena Vista published three years after it was founded. "The south-western portion of Colorado ten years ago was a howling wilderness through which the red man and wild animals roamed almost unrestrained. To-day Leadville boasts of 14000 population" p. 5. This promotional brochure has sections on the social advantages of the area the city government and resources and details local businesses most of whom advertise on the endleaves. For the section on Cottonwood there is a description of the hot springs and mines as well as the New York and Toronto Company and the El Dorado Company. Other sections cover Mount Princeton and La Plata District. The text is signed in print at end by A. Vinette who is described on p. 32 as the owner with A. D. Butler of the first extension of the Missouri Gulch called the Falcon. No copies are recorded at auction in at least the past fifty years. Not in Graff Sabin. Howes B-937; Wynar 3470. <br/><br/> Times Book and Job Rooms unknown books
19451674291945. DUCHAMP Marcel. View. Series V. No. 1. With texts by Andre Breton Robert Desnos and others. Profusely illustrated including a foldout plate. Small folio bound in stapled wraps in a new navy cloth folding box. New York: March 1945. A fine copy of the regular edition of the sought-after Duchamp number of Charles Henri Ford's celebrated magazine with the original cover designed by Duchamp. The centerfold "Les Larves D'Imagie D'Henri Robert Marcel Duchamp" is by Frederick J. Kiesler. The issue contains numerous important texts on Duchamp by among others Andre Breton Gabrielle Buffet Robert Desnos Harriet and Sidney Janis. Schwarz The Complete Work of Marcel Duchamp No.508. Andel Avant Garde Page Design 460-461. hardcover books
175110664London: Printed for & Sold by Rob. Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street. & Hen. Overton at the White Horse without Newgate 1751. Engraved by N. Parr after Canaleti. Engraving with original colour. Printed on laid paper. In good condition with the exception of being trimmed within the platemark. Corners are stained. Image size: 9 3/16 x 15 3/16 inches. A beautiful Vue d'Optique of the Rotunda House at Ranelagh.<br/> <br/>During the eighteenth century "vues d'optique" or "perspective views" became extremely popular in England and Europe. Like other optical prints they capitalized on a connoisseur market eager for the latest novelty. English publishers such as John Bowles and Robert Sayer had great success with these optical views which quickly developed into a collecting craze that swept through print shops on both sides of the Channel. "Vues d'optiques" were specifically designed to create the illusion of perspective when viewed with a zograscope or perspective glass. These viewing devices used a series of reflecting mirrors to enhance the illusion of depth in the print creating a veritable "view" for the onlooker. Typically these prints depicted city or landscape views and were horizontal in format. They had roughly the same dimensions and were sold with heavy opaque colouring so as to show the tints when viewed through the lens. In their heyday optical prints were a technical revolution; they could be seen in almost every fashionable drawing room and were enjoyed by the poorer classes in print shops or at traveling fairs. For a small fee the citizens of Europe and England could travel the world without leaving their village. The "vue d'optique" was the first medium to bring the visible appearance of the wider world to a large European public. Ironically the artists and engravers who created these prints rarely had first hand knowledge of the scenes depicted hence the views were often not as accurate as they were advertised to be. As a result of their constant handling optical prints such as these are rare especially in good condition. They are not only beautiful images but a fascinating glimpse into the history of printmaking.<br/> <br/>Clayton The English Print 1688-1802 140-141. Printed for & Sold by Rob. Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street. & Hen. Overton at the White Horse witho unknown books
180010694London: Printed for Bowles & Carver No. 69 St. Pauls Church Yard 1800. Engraving with beautiful hand-colour. In excellent condition with the exception of tape on the verso of sheet. Image size: 9 3/8 x 15 3/4 inches. Vue d'Optique of the Royal Palace in St. James' Park in London<br/> <br/>During the eighteenth century "vues d'optique" or "perspective views" became extremely popular in England and Europe. Like other optical prints they capitalized on a connoisseur market eager for the latest novelty. English publishers such as John Bowles and Robert Sayer had great success with these optical views which quickly developed into a collecting craze that swept through print shops on both sides of the Channel. "Vues d'optiques" were specifically designed to create the illusion of perspective when viewed with a zograscope or perspective glass. These viewing devices used a series of reflecting mirrors to enhance the illusion of depth in the print creating a veritable "view" for the onlooker. Typically these prints depicted city or landscape views and were horizontal in format. They had roughly the same dimensions and were sold with heavy opaque colouring so as to show the tints when viewed through the lens. In their heyday optical prints were a technical revolution; they could be seen in almost every fashionable drawing room and were enjoyed by the poorer classes in print shops or at traveling fairs. For a small fee the citizens of Europe and England could travel the world without leaving their village. The "vue d'optique" was the first medium to bring the visible appearance of the wider world to a large European public. Ironically the artists and engravers who created these prints rarely had first hand knowledge of the scenes depicted hence the views were often not as accurate as they were advertised to be. As a result of their constant handling optical prints such as these are rare especially in good condition. They are not only beautiful images but a fascinating glimpse into the history of printmaking.<br/> <br/>Clayton The English Print 1688-1802 140-141. Printed for Bowles & Carver, No. 69 St. Pauls Church Yard unknown books
5831Published by Ward Bros. Colum c. 1885. Oblong 12mo original blue coated-paper wrappers title gilt-lettered on front wrapper within elaborate gilt border advertisement for M. J. Flavin & Co. of San Francisco gilt-lettered on rear wrapper within matching border. Twelve accordion-folded pp. bearing 14 sepia-printed images of San Francisco landmarks after photographs. Minor rubbing at backstrip & corners; but a very good fresh copy. § First edition of this seemingly unrecorded viewbook. Ward Bros. of Columbus Ohio whose imprint appears in the margin of the final plate produced a great many such viewbooks for locations both famous and obscure. This one includes the usual images of the Palace Hotel the California Street Hill Fort Point the Cliff House and Seal Rocks etc.; but there is one unexpected view: a full-page plate of a four-story edifice captioned "The Great I. X. L. San Francisco." The presence of this image is explained by the rear-wrapper advertisement which reads in full: "The Great I. X. L. / M. J. Flavin & Co. / Leading Clothiers / Furnishers and Hatters / of the Pacific Coast. / 924 to 928 Market St. / San Francisco." It is clear that this viewbook was issued as a promotional gimmick for this now-forgotten clothier. Not recorded in OCLC Rocq Cowan etc. or in any online library catalogue consulted. Rocq does record a single copy at the Bancroft Library but not appearing in its online catalogue of a "Catalogue and price list of M. F. Flavin's great IXL" issued in San Francisco around 1883; see Rocq 9383. a full-page plate of a four-story edifice captioned "The Great I. X. L hardcover books
177015059Paris: Chez Daumont rue St. Martin 1770. Engraving with beautiful early colour. Printed on watermarked laid paper. In excellent condition with the exception of being trimmed within the platemark on the lower margin. Small tear on upper margin. Small puncture mark on left margin. Image size: 10 1/8 x 16 1/8 inches. This is a beautiful perspective view of the courtyard of the Royal Stock Exchange in London published by a Parisian printseller at the close of the eighteenth century.<br/> <br/>During the eighteenth century "vues d'optique" or "perspective views" became extremely popular in England and Europe. Like other optical prints they capitalized on a connoisseur market eager for the latest novelty. English publishers such as John Bowles and Robert Sayer had great success with these optical views which quickly developed into a collecting craze that swept through print shops on both sides of the Channel. "Vues d'optiques" were specifically designed to create the illusion of perspective when viewed with a zograscope or perspective glass. These viewing devices used a series of reflecting mirrors to enhance the illusion of depth in the print creating a veritable "view" for the onlooker. Typically these prints depicted city or landscape views and were horizontal in format. They had roughly the same dimensions and were sold with heavy opaque colouring so as to show the tints when viewed through the lens. In their heyday optical prints were a technical revolution; they could be seen in almost every fashionable drawing room and were enjoyed by the poorer classes in print shops or at traveling fairs. For a small fee the citizens of Europe and England could travel the world without leaving their village. The "vue d'optique" was the first medium to bring the visible appearance of the wider world to a large European public. Ironically the artists and engravers who created these prints rarely had first hand knowledge of the scenes depicted hence the views were often not as accurate as they were advertised to be. As a result of their constant handling optical prints such as these are rare especially in good condition. They are not only beautiful images but a fascinating glimpse into the history of printmaking.<br/> <br/>Clayton The English Print 1688-1802 140-141. Chez Daumont rue St. Martin unknown books
1885017965Portland ME: Leighton & Frey Souvenir View Co. 1885. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Photographic view book with 33 views on 12 gate-fold sheets. Housed in the original gilt and black decorative stamped boards. One inside cover has a printed map titled "Map of the Thousand Islands Park on Wellesley Island River St. Lawrence Property of the Thousand Island Park Association." Minor rubbing to the binding extremities minor browning to the paper backing the photographs and the folds are getting a bit worn. No date of publication listed; circa 1885. Adirondack Region. First edition. Leighton & Frey Souvenir View Co. Hardcover books
191082170n.p. 1910. Very Good. 18 x 9cm. Card almost entirely flat unlike some stereo cards. Light scuffing and wear. No caption front or back and no identification of publisher or date. BTW and two other African Americans are seated at left end of back row. All men are wearing suits; two are holding white hats. We've seen several groupings of BTW with the white Tuskegee trustees. This a bit more integrated but we wouldn't be surprised if many of the prosperous-looking whites were trustees. <br/><br/> unknown books
176618808London and Paris: a Londres ches Wichnyther A Paris chez J. Chereau rue St. Jacques au dessus de la Fontaine St. Severin aux 2 Colonnes No. 257 1766. Engraving with original colour. Printed on laid paper. In good condition with mild soiling and creasing. A beautiful Vue d'Optique with strong early colour depicting the old Palace of Westminster where the Lords and Commons met.<br/> <br/>An interesting late 18th century view of Westminster prior to the great fire of 1834 which brought into being the present Houses of Parliament. Westminster had been a royal residence until Henry VIII left it after a fire to reside at Whitehall. After that the Houses of Parliament met there. During the eighteenth century "vues d'optique" or "perspective views" became extremely popular in England and Europe. Like other optical prints they capitalized on a connoisseur market eager for the latest novelty. English publishers such as John Bowles and Robert Sayer had great success with these optical views which quickly developed into a collecting craze that swept through print shops on both sides of the Channel. "Vues d'optiques" were specifically designed to create the illusion of perspective when viewed with a zograscope or perspective glass. These viewing devices used a series of reflecting mirrors to enhance the illusion of depth in the print creating a veritable "view" for the onlooker. Typically these prints depicted city or landscape views and were horizontal in format. They had roughly the same dimensions and were sold with heavy opaque colouring so as to show the tints when viewed through the lens. In their heyday optical prints were a technical revolution; they could be seen in almost every fashionable drawing room and were enjoyed by the poorer classes in print shops or at traveling fairs. For a small fee the citizens of Europe and England could travel the world without leaving their village. The "vue d'optique" was the first medium to bring the visible appearance of the wider world to a large European public. Ironically the artists and engravers who created these prints rarely had first hand knowledge of the scenes depicted hence the views were often not as accurate as they were advertised to be. As a result of their constant handling optical prints such as these are rare especially in good condition. They are not only beautiful images but a fascinating glimpse into the history of printmaking.<br/> <br/>Clayton The English Print 1688-1802 140-141. a Londres ches Wichnyther (?) A Paris chez J. Chereau rue St. Jacques au dessus de la Fontaine St. Severin aux 2 Colonnes No. 25 unknown books
1760103861760. Engraving with original colour. Printed on laid paper. In good condition with the exception of some creases within the image. Sides have been remargined with laid paper and bottom edge is trimmed within the platemark. Surface soiling within image. Image size: 11 x 16 1/4 inches. A wonderful "vue d'optique" of Somerset House on the Strand in London.<br/> <br/>During the eighteenth century "vues d'optique" or "perspective views" became extremely popular in England and Europe. Like other optical prints they capitalized on a connoisseur market eager for the latest novelty. English publishers such as John Bowles and Robert Sayer had great success with these optical views which quickly developed into a collecting craze that swept through print shops on both sides of the Channel. "Vues d'optiques" were specifically designed to create the illusion of perspective when viewed with a zograscope or perspective glass. These viewing devices used a series of reflecting mirrors to enhance the illusion of depth in the print creating a veritable "view" for the onlooker. Typically these prints depicted city or landscape views and were horizontal in format. They had roughly the same dimensions and were sold with heavy opaque colouring so as to show the tints when viewed through the lens. In their heyday optical prints were a technical revolution; they could be seen in almost every fashionable drawing room and were enjoyed by the poorer classes in print shops or at traveling fairs. For a small fee the citizens of Europe and England could travel the world without leaving their village. The "vue d'optique" was the first medium to bring the visible appearance of the wider world to a large European public. Ironically the artists and engravers who created these prints rarely had first hand knowledge of the scenes depicted hence the views were often not as accurate as they were advertised to be. As a result of their constant handling optical prints such as these are rare especially in good condition. They are not only beautiful images but a fascinating glimpse into the history of printmaking.<br/> <br/>Clayton The English Print 1688-1802 140-141. unknown books
176010384Paris: chez Daumont rue St. Martin 1760. Engraving with original colour. Printed on watermarked laid paper. In excellent condition with the exception of some surface soiling in the upper section of the image. Image size: 8 7/8 x 15 13/16 inches. A wonderful "vue d'optique" of St. Mary's Church in London<br/> <br/>During the eighteenth century "vues d'optique" or "perspective views" became extremely popular in England and Europe. Like other optical prints they capitalized on a connoisseur market eager for the latest novelty. English publishers such as John Bowles and Robert Sayer had great success with these optical views which quickly developed into a collecting craze that swept through print shops on both sides of the Channel. "Vues d'optiques" were specifically designed to create the illusion of perspective when viewed with a zograscope or perspective glass. These viewing devices used a series of reflecting mirrors to enhance the illusion of depth in the print creating a veritable "view" for the onlooker. Typically these prints depicted city or landscape views and were horizontal in format. They had roughly the same dimensions and were sold with heavy opaque colouring so as to show the tints when viewed through the lens. In their heyday optical prints were a technical revolution; they could be seen in almost every fashionable drawing room and were enjoyed by the poorer classes in print shops or at traveling fairs. For a small fee the citizens of Europe and England could travel the world without leaving their village. The "vue d'optique" was the first medium to bring the visible appearance of the wider world to a large European public. Ironically the artists and engravers who created these prints rarely had first hand knowledge of the scenes depicted hence the views were often not as accurate as they were advertised to be. As a result of their constant handling optical prints such as these are rare especially in good condition. They are not only beautiful images but a fascinating glimpse into the history of printmaking.<br/> <br/>Clayton The English Print 1688-1802 140-141. chez Daumont rue St. Martin unknown books
178010559Paris: Chez. Daumont rue St. Martin. Presentement chés Lachaussée rue S. Jacques 1780. Engraving with original colour. Printed on wove paper. This is a later copy of the earlier print of St. James' published by Daumont. In good condition with the exception of some scattered brown marks. Trimmed within the platemark. Image size: 9 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Vue d'Optique of St. James' Park in London<br/> <br/>During the eighteenth century "vues d'optique" or "perspective views" became extremely popular in England and Europe. Like other optical prints they capitalized on a connoisseur market eager for the latest novelty. English publishers such as John Bowles and Robert Sayer had great success with these optical views which quickly developed into a collecting craze that swept through print shops on both sides of the Channel. "Vues d'optiques" were specifically designed to create the illusion of perspective when viewed with a zograscope or perspective glass. These viewing devices used a series of reflecting mirrors to enhance the illusion of depth in the print creating a veritable "view" for the onlooker. Typically these prints depicted city or landscape views and were horizontal in format. They had roughly the same dimensions and were sold with heavy opaque colouring so as to show the tints when viewed through the lens. In their heyday optical prints were a technical revolution; they could be seen in almost every fashionable drawing room and were enjoyed by the poorer classes in print shops or at traveling fairs. For a small fee the citizens of Europe and England could travel the world without leaving their village. The "vue d'optique" was the first medium to bring the visible appearance of the wider world to a large European public. Ironically the artists and engravers who created these prints rarely had first hand knowledge of the scenes depicted hence the views were often not as accurate as they were advertised to be. As a result of their constant handling optical prints such as these are rare especially in good condition. They are not only beautiful images but a fascinating glimpse into the history of printmaking.<br/> <br/>Clayton The English Print 1688-1802 140-141. Chez. Daumont rue St. Martin. Presentement chés Lachaussée rue S. Jacques unknown books
191057900Monadnock Block Chicago: Compliments of The Baldwin Syndicate 1910. A black & white image on glossy paper measuring 22 1/4 x 95 cm. Noted in type: "Road to Globe" on left; "Phoenix & Eastern Railway" left of center; "Town of Kelvin 500 inhabitants at right." No. 1 2 & 3 shafts and tunnels for the copper company are marked by name and arrows on the terrain across the river. A few short tears and nicks to margin of image one snag at lower right affecting a few letters in the publishing information some light soiling primarily at either end some creasing from having been rolled up. A very good copy.<br/>The Baldwin Syndicate were "Sole Fiscal Agents Kelvin-Sultana Copper Company. The Kelvin-Sultana Copper Company was organized in 1910 out of the older Sultana-Arizona Copper Company. The new company went into receivership in 1919 and was re-organized and re-named as the Ray Boston Copper Company. <br/><br/> Compliments of The Baldwin Syndicate unknown books
46482Innsbruck: C A Czichna n. d. 1st printing presumed ca 1886. Red cloth portfolio with gilt stamping. Dampstain to front cover and along spine. General wear. 1886 po signature. Last two images with adhesion mar and pinkish tint to margins image not affected. An About VG copy. 11 panel accordion-fold strip of red cloth. 11 mounted and captioned albumen photographs of divers Innsbruck scenes each with photographer imprint. Portfolio: 6-5/8" x 4-1/2". Photographs: 3-3/4" x 5-7/16" <br/><br/>No copies found on OCLC. C A Czichna hardcover books
4934San Francisco; ca. 1885: C. P. Heininger. Hard Cover. 5" x 3 ½";. 24 panels folded accordion style each with black and white photolithographs the first 3 panels showing a panorama birds-eye view of Los Angeles; another shows a view of Los Angeles in 1857; verso of last panel is a map depicting carriage drive and railroad of Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County at rear bound in embossed red cloth title gilt within frame.Very nice. pastedown is an ad of publisher C. P. Heininger. small booksellers' ticket on rear pastedown; scarce; near fine. <br/><br/> C. P. Heininger hardcover books
189847256Malden / Boston / New York: The Perry Pictures Company 1898. 2nd edition ca 1900. Original publisher printed green paper covers brown cord tie. General wear & soiling to wrappers bit of age-toning to paper Very Good. 32 ll: title leaf followed by 31 leaves of b/w images. Each image ~ 4" x 6" to leaf recto captioned. Versos blank. Printed on glossy paper. Booklet with horizontal format: 5-1/4" x 8" <br/><br/>Somewhat uncommon view book for this popular northeast town; OCLC records 4 holding institutions for this 2nd edition. The Perry Pictures Company unknown books
188740555Columbus OH: Ward Bros 1887. 1st printing thus Rocq 7944. Green paper covered boards over a black cloth spine. Gilt stamped lettering to front board rear board stamped in blind. Moderate wear to binding rubbing soiling and age-toning all apparent. Paper edges rubbed slightly age-toned. 1st & last panel affixed to binding. An About VG example. 16 page printed booklet on San Diego tipped onto rear paste down. 13 1 blank 15 1 blank pp. Accordion style 15 panel fold-out of 29 photographic images of divers San Diego scenes & landmarks including a 4 panel Bird's Eye view of the city & environs. 5-7/8" x 5" <br/><br/> Ward Bros hardcover books
194130NEW YORK CHICAGO & LONDON UNDERWOOD AND UNDERWOOD CA 1910-20. TWO PANORAMIC PHOTO VIEWS OF UNIVERSAL CITY TO BE USED IN A VIEW-MASTER VERY GOOD. NEW YORK, CHICAGO & LONDON, UNDERWOOD AND UNDERWOOD, [CA 1910-20] unknown books
1920224278Meadville PA New York Chicago & London Underwood and Underwood ca. 1910-1920. 1920. 3 3/8" x 6 7/8." Very good. Nice panoramic photo views of Universal City when most of the Valley land was agricultural. To be used in a view-master. F. Hardcover. Meadville, PA, New York, Chicago, & London, Underwood and Underwood [ca. 1910-1920]. hardcover books
1944WRCLIT81248New York 1944. Series Four Number Two. Quarto. Pictorial wrappers. Heavily illustrated. Ink name and date in top margin of contents page slight dusting to lower wrapper very faint creasing but a very good copy. Edited by Charles Henri Ford and a large and impressive board of associate and advisory editors. VIEW carried on in the tradition of the continental surrealists displaced by the war and featured many of the expatriated artists and writers as well as their American heirs and other young writers. Contributors to this number include O'Keeffe the upper wrapper Windham Zadkine Eberhart Lamantia Childs Ulanov Roussel W.C. Williams Roditi et al. unknown books
4939New York; 1883: Witteman Bros. First Edition. Hard Cover. 5" x 3 3/8" 16 panels folded accordion style with black and white photo-lithographs of landmarks around Minnesota; Maiden Rock St. Anthony Falls Minnehaha Falls and several others. With folding Wittemann Brothers catalogue in rear. Bound in red embossed cloth title gilt within frame Near fine. <br/><br/> Witteman Bros hardcover books
30039Brooklyn NY: Published Exclusively for the Brown News Compnay by the Albertype Co n. d. Ca 1910 . Not in Rocq. Light brown wrappers with brown cord tie & dark brown lettering. Paper onlay with photographic image of a snow-capped Shasta Mountain to the front wrapper. VG cover shows some wear & soiling. Unpaginated though 24 leaves one folded with 30 mounted b&w images of 'The Shasta Route' beginning with San Francisco and concluding at Mount Hood. Oblong format: 10-1/4" x 12-3/8" <br/><br/>Somewhat uncommon view book with OCLC recording but 2 copies. Published Exclusively for the Brown News Compnay by the Albertype Co unknown books
186025622Mainz Germany: Joseph Halenza 1860. A view book with 22 blue tissue-guarded black and white engravings executed on heavy paper stock by F. Foltz; or after Von Pauer and Rohmer. Including views of: Heidelberg; Frankfurt am Main; Coblenz detached spotty; Mainz 2 views - one detached & spotty; Biebrich; Wiesbaden; Bingen; Mausethurn & Ehrenfels; Rheinstein; Bacharach; Caub und die Pfalz; Lurleyfelsen; St. Goar; Bad Ems; Stolzenfels; Andernach; Apolinaris-Kirche; Drachenfels Nonnenwerth und Rolandseck; Godesberg; Bonn; Coln. Approx. 9 1/2" x 13" size; oblong format; elaborately decorative embossed & gilt hardcover textured lavender cloth covers. Some of the plates with mostly marginal spotting & foxing and as described above. Binding with some fading to the cloth and contents loosening at the gutter a bit; generally in good condition. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Joseph Halenza books
189849371Meadville Pa / St. Louis Mo: Keystone View Company 1898. Pink mount slightly bowed with publisher imprint to either side caption under right image. Rounded corners. Blank verso. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. Light wear & soiling. Photo clear & sharp. A VG example. Domed b/w images of 7 men on a dock with a dozen or so sea turtles being gathered. Oblong format: 3-7/16" x 7" <br/><br/> Keystone View Company unknown books
1946WRCLIT81263New York 1946. Series seven number one. Quarto. Pictorial wrappers by Isamu Noguchi. Heavily illustrated. Faint dust tanning to white wrapper but very good or better. Edited by Charles Henri Ford and a large and impressive board of associate and advisory editors. VIEW carried on in the tradition of the continental surrealists displaced by the war and featured many of the expatriated artists and writers as well as their American heirs and other young writers. Contributors to this number include Schapiro Janis Seligmann Ford Tyler Sitwell Bowles "By the Water" Goodman W.C. Williams et al. MILLER C564. unknown books
