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200681160Rio de Janeiro: Fundaçâo Pierre Verger Museo de Arte Moderna 2006. 29 x28.5 cm. Concepção e organização. textos de Antonio Nobrega tradução Lisa Earl Castillo 251 p b/w plates. ports. The book presents the 1940's and 1950's Brazilian popular culture as celebrated by the photographer and ethnologist Verger b. France 1902-1995 and especial selected to reflect the Brazilian reality of the post-war period while making evident the profound contrast between rural and urban life. The earliest pictures are dated 1946 and revel the cultural diversity and the social contrasts of Brazil through black images of everyday life traditions and specially the poverty and social differences reflected in images that include the festivities of Bahia Todos os Santos in northeastern Brazil the carnival of travesties folklore the architecture of the city of São Paulo in the 1950's the various Afro-Brazilian ceremonies and rituals the cordel popular pamphlets tradition along with others selected from the collection of the archives of the Fundação Pierre Verger. The book accompanies an exhibition. ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXT Fundaçâo Pierre Verger, Museo de Arte Moderna unknown books
1936167142Denver CO: John Vanmale 1936. First Edition. Paperback. VG-. Minor soiling creasing wear to covers. Clean and tight interior. Grayish-beige stapled wraps with blue lettering. 43 pp. 5 BW plates. Part of The Old West Series of Pamphlets Number Eight. Introduction by Orchard. First edition with only 500 copies printed. John Vanmale paperback books
1956179521New York: Universe 1956. hardcover. very good/very good. Numerous black & white photographic illustrations in color & in black & white. Slim 4to white cloth d.w. New York: Universe Books 1956. Very good.<br/><br/> Universe unknown books
1956248346Paris. : Robert Delpire. 1956. . 1st Edition. Tan cloth copper spine title. . A very good copy in a dustjacket with edgewear and short closed tears. . 4to. Introduction by Manuel Tunon de Laura. B&W photographs. Robert Delpire. hardcover books
UBISINC00LAWPhotography Magazine. Very Good. Bischof Werner. Incas to Indians. Frank Robert; Verger Pierre; de Lara introduction Mannuel Tunon. London: Photography Magazine ND. 76pp. Illustrated. 4to. Beige cloth with photographic endsheets. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped corners. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with chipped corners and subtly bumped edges. Flaps slightly curled. Photography Magazine hardcover books
195664933New York: Universe Books. Very Good. 1956. Hardcover. Large tan cloth covers contents are bright and nice with black and white photographs. Very Good in a slightly edge-chipped dust jacket. . Universe Books hardcover books
192159511Los Angeles: California Orchard Company 1921. Very good. Mimeographed on nine sheets of 8 ½" x 11" paper with the company letterhead at the top of the first leaf. Annual report to the stockholders of the California Orchard Company of Los Angeles at the time owner of "1900 acres of California's finest fruit lands." Begins with a two-page summary by C. Thorpe Manager in which he notes "While the past year has been a season of light rainfall it has given us an opportunity of thoroughly testing out our pumping plants and irrigation systems. Ample water for irrigation is an invaluable asset to any California orchard property." Thorpe's overview is followed by a profit and loss statement. The remaining pages feature a total of six tipped-in photographs of the company's apricot almond pear apple and walnut orchards accompanied by brief comments about plantings and yields. The first of the mimeographed leaves is printed on California Orchard Company letterhead. Bound together with a paperclip at the top left corner. Housed in the original mailing envelope which is addressed to J.M. Quint of Los Angeles. Mild toning and creasing with a bit of edgewear to the envelope; otherwise very good. Scarce no copies in OCLC. California Orchard Company unknown books
184216953London: Printed for the Camden Society 1842. Decorative Cloth. Very Good . The very uncommon 1842 1st edition of this original publication of "two curious documents concerning Dr. John Dee" the great 16th century occut philosopher 1527-1609 who devoted much of his life to the study of alchemy divination and Hermetic philosophy. 1 "His Private Diary written in a very small illegible hand on the margins of old Almamacs discovered a few years ago by Mr. W.H. Black in the library of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford". 2 "A Catalogue of his Library of Manuscripts made by himself before his house was plundered by the populace and now preserved in the library of Trinity College Cambridge". This 1842 volume a slim octavo in its original chocolate-brown boards has held up very nicely. Solid and VG with decorative blindstamping to the panels and still-bright gilt-titling and flourishes along the spine. Just a touch of light bubbling to the rear panel small neat former owner name and 1940 date at the front free endpaper. Apart from this clean as could be with no other writing or markings of any kind internally and a strong very sturdy binding. By any measure an impressive copy of this rare mid 19th century examination through his diary and his personal library of manuscripts of the mind of Dr. John Dee. <br/><br/> Printed for the Camden Society hardcover books
1852746851852. HALLIWELL James Orchard. A DICTIONARY OF ARCHAIC AND PROVINCIAL WORDS. Obsolete Phrases Proverbs and Ancient Customs From the Fourteenth Century. London: John Russell Smith 1852. 2 volumes. Second edition. 8vo. navy cloth title label to spine. Ex-library; bookplate to front pastedown and no other library marks. Pencil ownership to ffep. Spine and boards are rubbed. Spine coverings are nearly detached; 2 inch tear and loss of crown to spine of volume 1. Solid hinges; crisp and clean within. A good set. unknown books
1844305352London Printed For the Camden Society 1844. 1844. Small 4to. Original dark green cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Very good-fine. 312 pages. Bookplates of John Alger Flick and Edward H. Hamilton on the front pastedown. Spine title reads: The Thornton Romances. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. London, Printed For the Camden Society, 1844. hardcover books
185129370London: For Private Circulation Only 1851. 1st thus. Limited to 75 cc. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Pale yellow eps. Professionally rebacked with 60% of the original spine laid-down. Occasional spot of foxing. A VG copy. 8 236 pp. T.p. printed in Red & black. Facsimile t.p. for 2 editions of "Riddles". 4to. <br/><br/> For Private Circulation Only hardcover books
1841779251841. HALLIWELL James Orchard ed. THE BOKE OF CURTASYE an English Poem of the Fourteenth Century. London: Printed for the Percy Society 1841. viii34 pp. Octavo publisher's printed paper wrappers. Nineteenth-century ink library stamp on front and back cover but no other marks. General light dust-soiling to wrappers which show light edgewear and are starting at heel and crown but clean within and very good overall. unknown books
1841779261841. HALLIWELL James Orchard ed. THE MEETING OF GALLANTS AT AN ORDINARIE: OR THE WALKES IN POWLES. From an unique black-letter Copy in the Bodleian Library. London: Reprinted for the Percy Society 1841. viii40 pp. Octavo unopened in publisher's printed paper wrappers. Nineteenth-century ink library stamp on front and back covers but no other marks. Negligible light dust-soiling on wrappers else clean within and ner fine overall. unknown books
18408863London: John Russell Smith pr. by G. Norman 1840. 12mo. 24 pp. <br><br>Uncommon. Edited by Halliwell later Halliwell-Phillipps a biographer of Shakespeare and scholar of English literature these short comic fables attributed to Andrew Boorde were much reprinted in the 16th and 17th centuries. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â NSTC 2M24418. Removed from a nonce volume. Pages clean. John Russell Smith (pr. by G. Norman) unknown books
196555348London: Dawsons of Pall Mall 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes in one: "A Collection of Letters Illustrative of the Progress of Science in England from the Reign of Queen Elizabeth to that of Charles the Second" and "Popular Treatises on Science Written During the Middle Ages in Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Norman and English." Facsimile of the 1841 first editions. This volume contains the whole of the publications of the first History of Science Society ever formed as well as the prospectus of the Society setting out its rules aims intended publications and list of members under the presidency of the Duke of Sussex. Original blue cloth binding with gilt stamping. Ink stamp to the front pastedown with a partial catalogue description affixed to the bottom of the rear pastedown. The boards are ever so slightly bowed; otherwise an especially crisp and clean copy. <br/><br/> Dawsons of Pall Mall hardcover books
184821686London: Henry Colburn 1848. Hardcover. Late 19th century three quarter calf and marbled boards matching marbled endpapers and edges. Near fine. 2 vols. 403 477 pages. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Engraved frontispieces. Letters starts 1190 Richard I the Lion Hearted ends 1649 during the Civil Wars. Raised bands spine panels richly gilt with arabesques leather spine labels in brown and black lettered in gilt. Modest surface war. Henry Colburn hardcover books
1839106426Slim 8vo. London: J.W. Parker 1839. Slim 8vo 18 1pp. With a plate at the front. In brown papers wrappers. Extracted from a volume of pamphlets at some time. § First edition of this scarce little paper on early mathematics by the infamous Halliwell-Phillipps whose entire life was dogged by financial problems and accusations some apparently fairly well based of theft and fraud. His life was well chronicled by Arthur Freeman and Janet Ing Freeman.From DNB: “Phillipps James Orchard Halliwell- 1820–1889 antiquary and literary scholar was born on 21 June 1820 at 94 Sloane Street Chelsea the sixth of the seven children of Thomas Halliwell 1777–1849 a prosperous linen draper from Chorley Lancashire and his wife Charlotte Ann 1789–1849 daughter of Esau Marsh of London. He took the additional surname Phillipps in 1872 following the death of his father-in-law Sir Thomas Phillipps.†J.W. Parker unknown books
1887JHP001Brighton: Printed By John George Bishop 1887 First edition first printing. A good copy with the original front cover in the publisher's paper cloth with some smudging along the edges slight chipping on the hinge lacking the rear cover panel with a loss to the bottom corners of the first pages of text pages starting to break from the binding although the signature is still intact otherwise clean and uncut pages. A nineteenth century pamphlet containing reproduced letters between James Orchard Halliwell-Phillips a noted 19th century British Shakespearean scholar and founder of the Percy Society and members of the executive committee of Shakespeare's birthplace at Stratford-upon-Avon specifically the librarian Richard Savage. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Brighton: Printed By John George Bishop paperback books
186038010London: Printed for the editor colophon: by Whittingham & Wilkins at the Chiswick Press 1860. 24mo 14.7 cm 5.75". 19 1 pp. <br><br>An "exceedingly curious early poetical dialogue" between personified summer and winter edited by noted Shakespearean scholar son-in-law to bibliomaniac Sir Thomas Phillipps and history of science collector James Halliwell-Phillipps who speculates that "some dialogue such as the present one suggested to Shakespeare the conclusion of his drama 'Love's Labour's Lost'." This is the first appearance of Halliwell-Phillipps's edition; the production was => limited to 30 copies and is neatly printed.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Pencilled signature of prominent Bostonian book collector Henry Gardner Denny on half-title margin; pencilled collation note at rear from the Quaritch firm; later rubber-stamp reading "F.S.H. Dupl." at back. Most recently in the library of American collector Albert A. Howard small booklabel "AHA" at rear. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Winsor Halliwelliana 1860:14. Quarter roan in imitation of morocco with chocolate papercovered boards spine gilt-lettered; gently rubbed with some loss of leather at joints and paper at corners/edges. Provenance marks as above; light pencilling on endpapers and title-page. Printed for the editor [colophon: by Whittingham & Wilkins, at the Chiswick Press] hardcover books
1848012807John Russell Smith 1848. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gorgeous Fine Copy In Original Brown Boards With Beautiful Spine Gilt.First Edition 1848 Very Rare in This Condition.Amazing Copy. John Russell Smith Hardcover books
1995255941Houston: OutSmart Magazine 1995. Magazine. 76p. includes covers 8.25x11 inches newsprint guts glossy covers news reviews interviews events services and resources photos very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps mild sunning to top of spine fold. Part two of the Harvey Milk Opera story. Bacon on the riots in San Francisco. Also Carolyn Jones' AIDS photo exhibit. OutSmart Magazine unknown books
2009131150Köln Cologne Germany: Snoeck 2009. Hardbound. VG. Black illustrated cover. No DJ. 128 pp. Many nice color plates. In German. Exhibition at Sprengel Museum Hannover focusing on nature in modern art. 23 August to 8 November 2009. Catalogue lists 84 works. Exhibition featuring works from Max Ernst Paul Klee and Rene Magritte as well as additional modern and a few contemporary artists. Snoeck hardcover books
2006115211Cologne Germany: Dumont 2006. Hardcover. VG As new. Color illus. paper-covered boards; 247 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and bw figures and photos. Text in German; Accompanied the exhibition of the same name which appeared at the Sprengel Museum Hannover and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam in 2006 and 2007; Includes ten essays by various authors; Besides works by Schwitters also featured are pieces by Hannah Hoch Thijs Rinsema Theo van Doesburg El Lissitzky Paul Klee and more. Dumont hardcover books
1926154082New York: Vreeland Press 1926. Softcover. VG- light shelfwear top corner dog-eared with corners torn and missing on front cover and first few pages not effecting text or plates. Tan card wraps with string tie binding. Black lettering with museum emblem on front cover. 15 pp. with tipped-on color frontis 3 bw images tipped on and 7 bw line drawings. No. 5 in the leaflet series of the Museum of the American Indian New York now part of the Smithsonian. An excellent and enlightening study of the making of a blanket by the Salish Indians of the Northwest mostly in British Columbia. This particular blanket was obtained by a Hudson't Bay Company worker from the Chief of the Tsakuam band of the Cowichan Salish on the Lower Fraser River. The blanket is just under 4 feet square and pictured in the color frontis of the book. The Salish were known for the dogs they kept and whose hair was shorn for use in weaving blankets and other textiles. The dogs were shorn as closely as sheep. This catalogue includes a bit of history as well as the technique of blanket-making of the Salish with several illustrations of different kinds of weaves. A true treasure about Native American textile arts. Vreeland Press unknown books
1926001512New York: The Museum of the American Indian / Heye Foundation 1926. First Edition. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 15pp. Frontispiece of hand-mounted color plate. Essay by William C Orchhard. In black lettered tan wraps. Many figure illustrate the weaving design attributed to this rare blanket. a nice copy in protective mylar. The Museum of the American Indian / Heye Foundation unknown books
