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Le Modulor: Annotated Typescript Signed with Drawings by LE CORBUSIER. [Charles-Édouard Jeanneret]

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Title: Le Modulor: Annotated Typescript Signed with Drawings
Author: LE CORBUSIER. [Charles-Édouard Jeanneret]
Seller: The Manhattan Rare Book Company (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paris: np, 1951. first edition. folder. Very Good. UNIQUE ANNOTATED TYPESCRIPT SIGNED WITH TWO FULL PAGES OF LE CORBUSIER DRAWINGS PRESENTING ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS AND INFLUENTIAL PHILOSOPHICAL ACHIEVEMENTS. Born in 1887, Le Corbusier found himself situated between two competing historical and architectural moments: an intricate history of grandiose Gothic and Renaissance style, and the sleek, efficient creation of the Second Industrial Revolution. In his canonical 1923 Towards an Architecture, Le Corbusier argued that modernity must be matched with architectural innovation. Functionality took a core place in Le Corubusier’s thinking. Houses were to be understood as machines for living, said Le Corbusier famously, and machines were to be governed by the economies in which they existed. From this conviction came Le Corbusier’s famous villas, his massive housing blocks in the suburbs of Paris, and, perhaps most importantly, a fathering of modern architecture as defined by an emphasis on function, simplicity, and new material [Towards an Architecture]. In 1942, Le Corbusier was asked to create a universal measurement for construction materials. What Le Corbusier deemed necessary was not only the creation of a new unit, but the arduous task of unifying metric and Anglo-Saxon systems, integrating the inch and the centimeter into one intuitive scale. Although an ambitious project, this unification, coined Modulor, existed within the ethos of Le Corbusier’s New Architecture. As Le Corbusier identified it, the importance of an architect was in their giving of “a [physical] order which we feel to be in accordance with that of [the] world.” This order was not only in aesthetic sleekness, but in an ethos of design that mirrored the social, moral, and political reality surrounding the architect. Therefore, units of measurement —as enablers of creation—were to reflect modern efficiency with new universal standards [Towards an Architecture]. It was not immediately clear what should be the basis for the new standardized units. Metric and Anglo-Saxon systems, after all, are based on different ‘orders’—a meter defined by the speed of light, a law of science; a foot defined by the proportions of the human body. Le Corbusier framed this tension in this rare manuscript: “the human body [exists] on one side, and the mathematicians on the other.” Le Corbusier struggled with the concept of the Modulor over many years and the present text, dated by Le Corbusier [28/1/1951], represents a more mature and developed presentation of his theories. It reads as a manifesto-like preamble to the Modulor’s ambitions in the postwar world: to “harmonize the flow of worldwide production,” to systematize standardization without deadening compromise, and to reduce the friction of incompatible systems (metric versus foot–inch). Le Corbusier presents the Modulor as a human-scale “gamut” of measurements—explicitly compared to the musician’s scale—grounding chosen dimensions in bodily proportion and number. He invokes the golden ratio and the Fibonacci series as ordering principles, and includes the well-known endorsement attributed to Einstein (“a scale of proportions that makes the bad difficult and the good easy”), framing the Modulor as a tool of order, rigor, and harmony applicable from the architect’s drafting table to the engineer’s office and the building site. The two full drawing sheets, marked with figure callouts (e.g., “Fig. 35…,” “Fig. 65…,” “Fig. 100…”) and geometric/proportional constructions (including a right-angle scheme marked “90°” and φ symbols), reinforce the document’s working character: argument paired with visual proof, capturing Le Corbusier’s drive to make proportion not merely theoretical, but operational. Although we haven’t been able to find this exact text published anywhere, the present typescript closely aligns—often in phrasing and argumentative sequence—with Le Corbusier’s published presentation of the Modulor, and can be read as a self-contained “preamble” distilled from that larger project. However, the dated and signed terminal leaf (28 January 1951) and the presence of working ink annotations and separate diagram leaves with figure callouts suggest an independent studio or promotional iteration rather than a simple excised page from a printed book, documenting the Modulor as an evolving, actively circulated tool. The Modulor proved enduringly influential as a conceptual and pedagogical framework for proportion—reinforced by its use in Le Corbusier’s own buildings and its broad afterlife in architectural discourse—even as it never achieved its founder’s ambition of becoming a universally adopted international standard of measurement. [Paris]: January 28, 1951. Text in French. 6 leaves, each approx. 8.25 × 10.75 in.; with writing or drawings on rectos only, including 4 typed leaves with ink annotations and small drawings; 2 leaves of original drawings; last typed leaf signed and dated. In excellent condition with only very light toning and minor handling wear consistent with working material. English translation available upon request. A UNIQUE FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT WITH NUMEROUS DRAWINGS PRESENTING ONE OF LE CORBUSIER'S CORE PHILOSOPHIES.

HERRMANN, BERNARD. "Have Gun Will Travel" Signed Letter and Signed Document by HERRMANN, BERNARD

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Title: HERRMANN, BERNARD. "Have Gun Will Travel" Signed Letter and Signed Document
Author: HERRMANN, BERNARD
Seller: Schulson Autographs (United States)
Description: Herrmann composed the popular music for the TV classic, "Have Gun Will Travel," which aired from 1957-63 on CBS. The show's main character, Paladin, was a well mannered mercenary gunfighter. In our letter, Herrmann writes about music rights noting the "Have Gun Will Travel" composition purchased by CBS. "Enclose [sic] are the contracts - as follows I to VI are radio music - which C.B S owned radio rights and in 57 purchased all rights . 7 to 14 - are works of mine from my own files that I reworked for T. V. use and which C. B. S. purchased...15 - is theme written for Have Gun Will Travel...." He signs, "Bernard." The letter shows a smudged date stamped at the top near the address indicating receipt by the recipient, dated Aug. 18, 1958. The contract accompanying this letter on "CBS Television" stationery consists of 4 separate 4to pages, January 18, 1957. The contract engages Herrmann to "compose...an original musical composition, including full orchestral score...as theme music in connection with the production of a filmed television series... tentatively entitled HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL...." Herrmann signs in full on page 4 above his typed name and with initials on page 3 in the margin of a deleted paragraph. A scarce "Have Gun Will Travel Wire Paladin San Francisco" business card with the iconic knight chess piece accompanies the letter and contract. The card measures in inches 1.75 x 3.50. Condition: The letter shows browning in upper left corner possibly from a rusted paper clip, a slight browned chip at left edge and slightly larger browned chip at right edge, midway in both instances; margin folds apparent and some overall wrinkling. Contract shows rusted paper clip stains on each page and some rust around staple in upper left, otherwise in good condition. The card shows tape stains on each edge. Autograph Letter SIGNED, on personalized printed stationery, 4to, North Hollywood, Aug. 15 n.y. but most likely 1958; Typed Document (Contract) SIGNED for "Have Gun Will Travel" theme music; with "Wire Paladin" Calling Card.

Maximes by Balzac

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Title: Maximes
Author: Balzac
Seller: Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Near fine.
Description: London: Humphreys, 1906. First Thus. hardcover, leather. Near fine.. Beautiful gold decorated leather binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. First thus. near fine condition.

EUBIE BLAKE (ca. 1976-78) Photo archive by Various

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Title: EUBIE BLAKE (ca. 1976-78) Photo archive
Author: Various
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Various. No binding. Near Fine. New York: Various, ca. 1976-1978. Set of four vintage original 7 x 9" (17 x 22 cm) and 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white glossy photos. All have attached information blurbs, stamps and date markings. Minor use for publication, near fine. Eubie Blake (1887-1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. Blake began his career in 1912, and during World War I he worked in partnership with singer, drummer and comedian Broadway Jones. He was one of the most important figures in early-twentieth century African American music, and one whose longevity made him a storehouse of the history of ragtime and early jazz music and culture. (Wikipedia) Blake is seen on stage with the cast of the 1978 Broadway production of a show celebrating his music. Two photos are with Jackie Onassis in 1976 for his show at Gallagher's. Another portrait from the same time is for a performance at the Wilshire Ebell theatre in Los Angeles.

Speak Now or - Hold Your Peace - Until the Third World War. The road is not yet built! Shall the foundation be laid on solid ground of Principle or the Shifting Sands of Expediency

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Title: Speak Now or - Hold Your Peace - Until the Third World War. The road is not yet built! Shall the foundation be laid on solid ground of Principle or the Shifting Sands of Expediency
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: Washington DC: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1945. Pamphlet. Large brochure unfolding into a 16x24.75 inch broadside with summaries of various peace proposals for the postwar era. Very good but for year penciled next to publication information.

Today (May 7) at noon - hear Professor Chalmers Johnson speak on "The Sino-Soviet Dispute and the war in Vietnam" [handbill]

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Title: Today (May 7) at noon - hear Professor Chalmers Johnson speak on "The Sino-Soviet Dispute and the war in Vietnam" [handbill]
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: Berkeley: [CSC], nd. Handbill. 8.5x11 inch handbill; slight toning on edge, else very good. A UC Berkeley political science professor speaks on the Vietnam War. He was a Navy veteran and a consultant for the CIA. During this time, Professor Johnson spoke in favor of the Vietnam War, but later regretted it by saying that the antiwar movement was right, even if it was naive.

Handsome Vintage Original Youthful Photograph Signed by AMECHE, Don

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Title: Handsome Vintage Original Youthful Photograph Signed
Author: AMECHE, Don
Seller: Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description: 1940. ("Don Ameche") in brown ink on 3/4 length portrait of Ameche wearing a tweed coat, vest, long tie and white shirt, with his arms encircling Malby's terrestrial globe, looking into the camera with a large smile. Photograph is on heavy weight stock; matte finish; 8" x 10". Very good. ca. 1940. Signed and inscribed to actress Georgia French: "To Georgia Sincerest best wishes Don Ameche.". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

Nijinsky (Original photograph from the 1980 film) by Alan Bates, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne, Jeremy Irons, Alan Badel (starring); Herbert Ross (director); Hugh Wheeler, Romola Nijinsky, Vaslav Nijinsky (screenwriters)

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Title: Nijinsky (Original photograph from the 1980 film)
Author: Alan Bates, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne, Jeremy Irons, Alan Badel (starring); Herbert Ross (director); Hugh Wheeler, Romola Nijinsky, Vaslav Nijinsky (screenwriters)
Seller: Royal Books (United States)
Description: Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1980. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1980 film, showing actors Alan Bates and George De La Pena reclining in ruins. A dramatization of the life of legendary Polish ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, focusing on the dancer's repression of his own homosexuality due to his drive for success, and subsequent descent into mental illness near the end of his life. Loosely based on Nijinsky's personal diaries, which were heavily bowderlized and published by his widow, Romola de Pulszky, in 1936, as well as Pulszky's 1934 biography of the dancer. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Olive Films 347.

The Western Art of CHARLES M. RUSSELL. by Aldrich, Lanning (editor).

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Title: The Western Art of CHARLES M. RUSSELL.
Author: Aldrich, Lanning (editor).
Seller: Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
Description: New York (Ballantine Books), 1975.. (4)pp., 45 color plates. Oblong 4to. Wraps.

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