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18969978Louisville: Flexner 1896. First edn. Large 8vo pp. 439. Hinges loose on one copy. VG. Includes a report of the biennial as well as reprinting speeches by "Woman in Finance" by Miss Agnes Repplier and "Social Life" by Miss Evelyn Mason and Mrs. Helen H. Gardener. "What set these clubs and other which followed them apart from earlier literary and debating societies was the multiplicity and breadth of their interests added to their concern for "selfimprovement. becoming an organized social center for thought and action"Flexner p. 180. Flexner unknown books
1934195834New York: National Committee of the Spartacus Youth Clubs of America 1934. 4p. very good tabloid format newspaper evenly toned lightly edgeworn else very good condition. Includes a front-page discussion of the reasons for two separate anti-war marches in NYC laying the blame at inability of various groups to work together most of the discredit laid at the feet of Stalinists. National Committee of the Spartacus Youth Clubs of America unknown books
1926BRE918-002San Francisco CA:: Pacific Coast Society of Printing House Craftsmen's Clubs 1926. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. CONFERENCE ISSUE published in conjunction with the Second Conference of the Pacific District International Association of Printing House Craftsmen held in San Francisco July 1926. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches. xii 20 20 16 15 1 blank pp. Portion of the text printed within typographic borders with colored decorative initials the first segment of the text includes report of the Annual Meeting in San Fransisco July 1926 and includes report from officers Haywood Hunt President Frank Rodell Secretary and International Representative of the Pacific District photographic portraits of the Officers of the Pacific Coast Society of Printing House Craftsmen's Clubs mounted on page iv follows are the 4 contributions of the San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Seattle Clubs including mounted 1 full-page color illustration of San Francisco signed in the plate by the artist full-page color reproduction of an illustration by Charles Marion Russell "American First Printer" 1926 full-page photograph of the Portland Club at a dinner local advertising from each city; text unmarked occasional light foxing. Printed orange wrappers printed paper top cover label; binding square and tight light fading to extremities and spine yapp edges a bit bruised with some minor tears. SCARCE. Very Good. The preliminaries include minutes and notes on the conference the report of the district representative of the International Association Frank H. Rodell and comments by the president of the Pacific Coast Society Hawyood H. Hunt 1888-1974 followed by four individual issues that provide information on the activities of the local branches of the Society lists of officers and members and advertisements for regional companies in the printing and allied trades. The Los Angeles issue contains remarks by A. B. Bruce McAllister often referred to as "Los Angeles' first fine printer" with his partner Harold Young and the San Francisco issue contains interesting biographic remarks about John Henry Nash and Ed and Robert Grabhorn that I have not seen in any other sources. The piece about the Grabhorns by Carroll T. Harris note the Grabhorn's desire to print a "masterpiece" 4 years before their 1930s Leaves of Grass. Also includes Haywood Hunt's small article on "The Renaissance by the Golden State. Pacific Coast Society of Printing House Craftsmen's Clubs paperback books
196917879New York: W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America 1969. First Edition. Tabloid; on newsprint; 8pp. Horizontal mailing fold as issued; paper slightly toned but not brittle; mild marginal creasing at corners - Very Good. Apparently the only issue published. Clearly planned as a lower-budget successor to Insurgent which had been the official organ of the CPUSA-backed W.E.B. DuBois Clubs from 1964-68. Includes the Club's "Twelve Point Program for Marxist Leninist Youth in the Labor Movement." The CP dissolved the W.E.B. Clubs in 1970 replacing it with the Young Workers Liberation League. A scarce one-off publication. W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America unknown books
196924944New York: W.E.B. Dubois Clubs of America 1969. First Edition. Tabloid newspaper 8pp. On newsprint. Single horizontal mailing fold as issued. Paper toning edge-creases; Very Good. Premier issue of this short-lived organ of the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs a successor organization to the Young Communist League. Includes a lengthy article "Toward a Revolutionary Union Movement" by Jarvis Tyner. W.E.B. Dubois Clubs of America unknown books
1976200315024n.p.: Printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy 1976. Limited Edition. No binding. Fine. One of 150 copies quarto size 4 pp. This keepsake for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs of California features a short biography of the San Francisco printer Haywood H. Hunt who was vastly influential to the typography and fine press scene in San Francisco even teaching type-setting to Robert Grabhorn of the Grabhorn Press. <br/><br/>The printers Lawton and Alfred Kennedy produced this booklet; Lawton Kennedy worked for notable printers such as John Henry Nash and Jane Grabhorn of the Colt Press and eventually began publishing books under his own imprint. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: One sheet folded twice to make four pages title in black with tipped-in photograph of Haywood Hunt on the front page another black-and-white tipped-in photograph of Hunt on the third page; quarto size 11" by 8.5" one of 150 copies unnumbered. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: A fine copy clean and without wear. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; 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. Printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy unknown books
191622535Lewiston ME: Lewiston Journal Company 1916. First Edition. Large 8vo pp. 340. Illustrated. Green cloth stamped in gilt little faded but a very good tight copy. "In `The Trail of the Maine Pioneer' the club women of Maine offer a second book of Maine historical stories a companion volume to "Maine in History and Romance." This is a collection of prize stores resulting from a contest run by the Lewiston Journal in 1916 and open only to club women affiliated with the Maine federation. Lewiston Journal Company unknown books
196419063005San Francisco: The Black Vine Press 1964. No binding. Near fine. Elephant folio size 4 pp. Printed for Joseph M. Bransten.for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe-Zamorano Clubs 1964. A humorous take on some characters in Shakespeare's plays in the form of limericks; for example the fourth stanza reads: "Hamlet I'm sorry to find / Was unable to make up his mind. / He shillied and shallied / He dillied and dallied - / In fact he was over-refined." <br/><br/>With a facsimile on the inner left of hand-written notes made by Beerbohm which was sold as Lot 275 in 1960 at a Sotheby's auction; it is not known that these lines were ever published although there were directions to the printer. A revised and augmented version was later published and this revised version is printed on the inner right along with the essay by Majl Ewing. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: A single sheet folded to four pages author's name as a facsimile signature on the front in red title in black holograph on the inner left typed text and essay on the inner right colophon on the back; elephant folio size 15.25" by 11" 4 pages formed by a single sheet folded twice. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Near fine clean and without prior owner markings; a couple of shallow creases else fine. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; 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 Black Vine Press unknown books
193445244Hollywood CA: The John Reed Clubs of the West 1934. First Edition. Single quarto issue in original woodcut wrappers; 20pp. Overall light soil and wear; internally complete clean and unmarked; Very Good. Final issue of the theoretical and literary organ of the John Reed Clubs of the West headquartered in Hollywood CA. The Editorial Board included the Marxist film critic John R. Chaplin; painter Murray Hantman; German-Jewish Eva Gerson and others. This issue includes a fabulous full-page wood-engraving untitled by Hantman. Other contents include "All Gabriel's Chilluns Got Wings" a "marionette-musical in several acts" attributed to Carlyle Rourke; an extended article on "Science and the Depression" by physicist Morton Mott-Smith; articles by Gerson Louis Livingston others. A very uncommon Depression-era communist literary periodical only six issues appeared between 1933-34 OCLC cataloguing suggests publication continued to 1944; clearly an error as the John Reed Clubs did not survive past 1935. The John Reed Clubs of the West unknown books
P6082Prague: 1933. Quartos 26.8 à 20.4 cm. Original staple-stitched typographic wrappers; 188 pp. consecutive pagination as well as unnumbered photographic plates and advertisements. A few issues with light discoloration to wrapper edges; still a very good set. Complete yearly run of the longest-running Czech journal of amateur photography which was published under various titles from 1893 to 1944 an earlier title was 'Rozhledy fotografa amatéra'. All issues are illustrated with photographic plates ranging from ca. six to twelve showcasing work by Josef Sudek FrantiÅ¡ek Drtikol JaromÃr Funke Josef Ehm Drahomir J. RůžiÄka Josef Pelech Evžen WiÅ¡kovský Václav Vortel Jaroslav Gross JiÅà JenÃÄek Rudolf Knapp Zoltán Kassai and others. Also included are articles on photographic technique as well as aesthetic theory with contributions by JaromÃr Funke and others and reviews of recent exhibitions. Each issue with numerous ads for photo technology; a few issues include original inserts. Scarce in the original wrappers. unknown books
P6084Prague: 1936. Quartos 26.8 à 20.4 cm. Original staple-stitched typographic wrappers; 288 pp. consecutive pagination including numerous photographic plates and advertisements. A few issues with light discoloration to wrapper edges; still a very good set. Complete yearly run of the longest-running Czech journal of amateur photography which was published under various titles from 1893 to 1944 an earlier title was 'Rozhledy fotografa amatéra'. All issues are illustrated with photographic plates ranging from ca. six to twelve showcasing work by Josef Sudek FrantiÅ¡ek Drtikol JaromÃr Funke Josef Ehm Drahomir J. RůžiÄka Josef Pelech Evžen WiÅ¡kovský Václav Vortel Jaroslav Gross JiÅà JenÃÄek Rudolf Knapp Zoltán Kassai and others. Also included are articles on photographic technique as well as aesthetic theory with contributions by JaromÃr Funke and others and reviews of recent exhibitions. Each issue with numerous ads for photo technology; a few issues include original inserts. Scarce in the original wrappers. unknown books
P6083Prague: 1940. Quartos 26.8 à 20.4 cm. Original staple-stitched typographic wrappers; 142 pp. consecutive pagination as well as unnumbered photographic plates and advertisements. A few issues with light discoloration to wrapper edges; pne wrapper lightly worn; still a very good set. Complete yearly run of the longest-running Czech journal of amateur photography which was published under various titles from 1893 to 1944 an earlier title was 'Rozhledy fotografa amatéra'. The issues of this year are illustrated with numerous photographs by Josef Sudek FrantiÅ¡ek Drtikol JaromÃr Funke Josef Ehm Evžen WiÅ¡kovský JiÅà JenÃÄek and others. Issue three March focuses on portraits and includes samples by masters of the genre such as Sudek Drtikol Funke and Ehm; issue five focuses on Czech industry and production with a Sudek photograph possibly depicting Sutnar glassware; issues six to nine depict landscapes and townscapes; issue eleven includes JaromÃr Funke's essay "From the Photogram to Emotion." Each issue with numerous ads for photo technology; a few issues include original inserts. Scarce in the original wrappers. unknown books
195814432San Diego CA: The Continental Dance Club ca. 1958. Wraps. Very good . 4to. Faux-leather covered plastic spiral bound album measuring approximately 10.5” x 8.75”. 7 plastic covered paper leaves with 9 black and white photographs plus various clippings business documents and scrap material loosely mounted and laid in. Covers torn at upper spine crease to front cover at upper right. Contents well preserved loose articles with moderate wear. Very good overall. <br/><br/>A compact collection of 1950s photographs and archival material relating to The Continental Dance Club located at the Lafayette Hotel 2223 El Cajon Blvd. in San Diego. Five 8” x 10” photographs of the club’s interior and exterior stamped "K. Jordan-Day" reveal fine mid-century furnishings interior design and hand-painted signage. Four 5” x 7” prints show couples dancing. Business materials include an illustrated mailing envelope blank membership forms a blank sales contract a proof sheet and two clippings of an ad which appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune and a rough draft plus finished direct mail TLS from the club’s grand opening ad campaign. The club operated on a membership model and promised professional dance instruction along with the opportunity to "mix with wonderful people who share your enthusiasm for social friendship music and dancing." American entrepreneurship meets post-war optimism. The Continental Dance Club paperback books