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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1962182307West Orange NJ: New Jersey Music 1962. Softcover. VG- light soiling to wrong cover. Previous owner's name on front cover. Pages are clear. Wraps aqua front cover with bw lettering and portrait white rear cover with bw illustrations and black lettering; 28 pp bw illustrations throughout. Volume 17 No. 9 issue of New Jersey Music and Arts a periodical that was released 10 times a year. This issues features artist Rebecca Stratton with her portrait on front cover an article and several portraits of her on pages six and seven. This copy is from the library of Mrs. Edith Gregor Halpert with her name on front cover. Mrs. Halpert was a noted art dealer. New Jersey Music unknown books
19772311243Okinawa: Armed Forces Wives Clubs 1977. Soft Cover. Very Good. Front wrapper stained sticker on rear wrapper. 1977 Soft Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 237 pp. CONTENTS: Pack-Up: A Survival Kit for Okiawan-Bound Okusan - Military Hotel Hopping - Touring the Orient; Discover: Okinawa As It Was A Photo Essay - The Odyssey from Legend to Elections - A Cultural Crossroads - Ryukyuan Tombs - An Antique Necklace of Coral; Explore: A Charming Archipelago - Domo Dozo and Other First Phrases - A Calendar of Festivals - Ryukyuan Reader - Dining Out; Service: Medical Care - Social Services - Banking - Education - Communications- Thrift and Gift Shops; Advise: Typhoon - Driving on Okinawa - POV Registration - Dud Ammunition - Consulates - Legal Assistance - Bus Transportation; Relax: Craft and Hobby Shops - Theater Schedules - Youth Activities - Libraries - Recreational Facilities; Join: Armed Forces Wives Clubs - Boy and Girl Scouts - Special Interest Clubs; Inform: Chapels and Churches - Clubs and Package Stores - Postal Service - Commissaries - Exchange Facilities. Armed Forces Wives Clubs paperback books
19114578sOttumwa Iowa: Ottumwa Federation of Womans Clubs 1911. Duodecimo gray stapled wrappers 110 pp. Worn copy of directory published just after the city’s Coucil voted to renumber everyone’s addresses. Contains both the new and old addresses for each city occupant; also notes all of the social clubs’ rosters and places of meeting. Ottumwa Federation of Womans Clubs, 1911. unknown books
1966172993New York: Great Bear / Something Else Press 1966. Second issue. Softcover. 31 pages. Anthology that includes texts from:Ay-o Philip Corner W.E.B. DuBois Clubs Oyvind Fahlstrom Robert Filliou John Giorno Al Hansen Dick Higgins Allan Kaprow Alison Knowles Nam June Paik Diter Rot Dieter Roth Jerome Rothenberg Wolf Vostell Robert Watts and Emmett Williams. Internally identical to the first edition but with 20 titles on the rear cover. A very near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Great Bear / Something Else Press unknown books
196599549San Francisco: National Office W.E.B. DuBois Clubs 1965. 23 ip. wraps 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at left cover sheet has a corner crease and minor handling soil. Includes a debate on negotiations and Vietnam including a contribution by Terence Hallinan an additional article on state monoply capitalism by Michael Hallinan and a letter by Michael Eisencher on the differences between the DuBois Clubs and SDS. National Office, W.E.B. DuBois Clubs unknown books
1954758281954. Very Good. Short purple ribbon 11cm. Name written on white slip inserted in rectangular gilt-colored pinback at top. Some lettering dulled. <br/><br/> unknown books
198850057Canaan NH: Phoenix Publishing 1988. First Edition. 8vo pp. x 233. Chronology index. Illustrated. Presentation on half-title. Textured paper over boards. A nice copy in very slightly soiled and chipped dj. Phoenix Publishing unknown books
1966129441New York: Something Else Press 1966. 32p.includes covers 5.5x8.5 inches mild scent else very good first edition pamphlet on heavy yellow stock and stapled wraps. A Great Bear Pamphlet. Something Else Press unknown books
1975181346Emeryville CA: the Club 1975. 36p. lighty worn wraps 8.5x11 inches. Program booklet with many ads for local businesses. the Club unknown books
196250091Mass. State Federation of Women's Clubs 1962. Second edn. 8vo pp. xv 288. Appendix. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated. Cover little soiled and scuffed edges spotted o/w a VG tight copy. Mass. State Federation of Women's Clubs unknown books
1980202234San Francisco: National Network of Marxist-Leninist Clubs 1980. Paperback. 64p. wraps slightly shelf worn else very good condition. The Network later became Line of March. National Network of Marxist-Leninist Clubs paperback books
19661710New York: Great Bear Pamphlet 1966. Staplebound. Near fine. Second state in printed yellow stapled wraps. <br/><br/> Great Bear Pamphlet unknown books
