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Newton’s White Box : 20 Postcards by Newton, Helmut

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Seller: James Arsenault & Company

Title: Newton’s White Box : 20 Postcards
Author: Newton, Helmut
Seller: James Arsenault & Company (United States)
Description: Paris: Xavier Moreau, [ca. 1975]. 8vo (8” x 5”), white paperboard box with slip-off lid. 20 color and black & white postcards (6” x 4.25”), loosely inserted in an internal tray; titles in French printed on verso of postcards. Inscribed on front panel of lid in black ink: “For Polly and Henry with my love. Helmet, New York. 14. 3. 1977. P. S. A set of real French postcards.”. A presentation copy of an early and exceedingly rare Newton publication, comprising twenty erotic postcards reproducing his photographs, inscribed to the noted fashion editor and stylist Polly Allen Mellen and her husband. First and only edition. This is one of only two examples that we have been able to trace. The other copy, which appeared in the trade in 2014, was inscribed by Newton in 1976 to Rudi Gernreich (1922–1985)—an innovator of twentieth century fashion, best known for his scandalous “monokini,” or topless female swimsuit. Although identified as “Series No. 1” on the lid, no other series of Newton’s postcards is known. Born in Berlin, Helmut Newton (1920–2004) was known for his radical, edgy and provocative photography. As documented in these photos, Newton preferred working outside the studio and often shot his models outdoors and in elegant mansions, villas and hotels. Newton pushed the boundaries of the fashion industry of his day with his often-sinister, erotically-charged imagery—leading some feminists to criticize his work. He began working for Vogue in the ‘50s, and soon—like Richard Avedon and Norman Parkinson—became one of the magazine’s foremost photographers. While 1976 saw Newton’s first recorded publication, White Women, the present postcards are variously dated from 1971 to 1975, evidently indicating publication prior to White Women. Newton’s first group exhibition—at Emily Lowe Gallery, New York City—and his first solo show, at Galerie Nikon in Paris were both held in 1975. It is possible that White Box was published in connection with the latter. In any case, it is not listed among the photographer’s known publications on the website of the Helmut Newton Foundation. Polly Allen Mellen (1924–) is a fashion editor and stylist who worked for Harper's Bazaar (under Diana Vreeland) and later Vogue (under Vreeland and Grace Mirabella)—her career spanning over sixty years. She served as a nurse's aide during WWII and moved to New York in 1949. At Harper’s Bazaar she met her future longtime collaborator Richard Avedon, who initially found Mellen “too noisy.” In time, however, Avedon would describe her as “the most creative sittings editor I ever worked with.” Nicolas Ghesquiere has suggested that Mellen’s work at Harper’s and later Vogue came to “define a new, more modern ethos about clothes and how women wore them. With an almost playful daring, [the ethos] brimmed with a kind of strong, smart, unabashedly celebratory feminine independence—as well as an artful element of provocation and extravagance—that Mellen herself embodied and drew upon in her collaborations” (Ghesquiere, Polly Mellen). Over the course of her career, Mellen worked with such photographers as Newton, Avedon, Arthur Elgort, Irving Penn, Steven Meisel, and Mario Testino. Polly and Henry Wigglesworth Mellen (1920–2014) married in 1965. No copies recorded in OCLC. Apart from the copy offered by Peter Harrington in 2014 we find no other copies recorded, no sales records, nor any other mention of White Box. REFERENCES: Ghesquiere, Nicolas, “Polly Mellen” (2010) at Interview Magazine online; Warren, Lynne. Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography, Vol. 3 (New York: Routledge, 2006), p. 1159; “Helmut Newton” at the International Center of Photography online; “Polly Mellen styled the controversial Bathhouse Series & Nastassja Kinski” (2014) at A.G. Nauta Couture online.

ISRAEL: A PERSONAL HISTORY by BEN-GURION, David

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Title: ISRAEL: A PERSONAL HISTORY
Author: BEN-GURION, David
Seller: Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine in a Fine slipcase
Description: New York: Funk & Wagnalls, (1971). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Copy #1902 of 2000 numbered copies bound in full blue padded leather, top edge gilt, and SIGNED by Israel's first prime minister on the bottom blank margin of the frontispiece photograph. Illustrated with photographs.

PRESIDENT HAYES SIGNS A VERY LARGE PHOTOGRAPH OF HIS WIFERUTHERFORD B. HAYES (1822-1893). Hayes was the Nineteenth President and a Union general during the Civil War. During his Presidency, he ended Reconstruction, began civil service reform, and restored financial confidence after the Panic of 1873. PS. 7 x 13. No date [circa 1877]. No place [likely Washington, DC]. A very large photograph of First Lady Lucy Hayes inscribed on the lower margin by the President, To Miss Alberta Manning Houghton, with kindest regards, Rutherford B. Hayes. The photograph has an 1877 imprinted date and a Sarony imprint; based on the 1877 date, it was probably signed as President. Houghton was, like Lucy Hayes, likely involved in the womens suffrage and temperance movements. Hayes signed with his full name (not his usual R.B. Hayes) and the purple ink is light but legible. The overall condition is fine. by RUTHERFORD HAYES

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Title: PRESIDENT HAYES SIGNS A VERY LARGE PHOTOGRAPH OF HIS WIFERUTHERFORD B. HAYES (1822-1893). Hayes was the Nineteenth President and a Union general during the Civil War. During his Presidency, he ended Reconstruction, began civil service reform, and restored financial confidence after the Panic of 1873. PS. 7 x 13. No date [circa 1877]. No place [likely Washington, DC]. A very large photograph of First Lady Lucy Hayes inscribed on the lower margin by the President, To Miss Alberta Manning Houghton, with kindest regards, Rutherford B. Hayes. The photograph has an 1877 imprinted date and a Sarony imprint; based on the 1877 date, it was probably signed as President. Houghton was, like Lucy Hayes, likely involved in the womens suffrage and temperance movements. Hayes signed with his full name (not his usual R.B. Hayes) and the purple ink is light but legible. The overall condition is fine.
Author: RUTHERFORD HAYES
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
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Into the Void by Converse, Florence

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Title: Into the Void
Author: Converse, Florence
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), generally rubbed and toned, a few creases and closed tears, tidemark at the back panel. Black buckram, bumped at the bottom corners, with light blue ink lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a green top stain, clean internally. A mystery novel centering on the disappearance of a poet and a bookshop owner after a reading in a Massachusetts college town.

Atlas maior of 1665 by Joan Blaeu; P C J van der Krogt

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Title: Atlas maior of 1665
Author: Joan Blaeu; P C J van der Krogt
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9783822831250
Condition: As New
Description: Koln: Taschen, 2010. Hardcover. As New. Printed image paper covered boards, similarly7 printed dustjacket. 593 pp., profusely illustrated with vivid color reproductions of original maps and illustrations, a few folding. Measures 45 x 30 x 6.5 cm. shipping weight is 16 pounds. Texts and translations presented in English, German and French. Three and a half centuries before Google Maps there was... Joan Blaeu's atlas, the finest ever published The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptional Atlas Maior, completed in 1665. The original 11-volume Latin edition, containing 536 maps, put Blaeu ahead of his staunch competitor, mapmaker Johannes Janssonius, whose rivalry inspired Blaeu to produce a grandiose edition of the largest and most complete atlas to date. Covering Arctica, Europe, Africa, Asia, and America, Blaeu's Atlas Maior was a remarkable achievement and remains to this day one of history's finest examples of mapmaking. This reprint is made from the National Library of Vienna's complete, colored, gold-heightened copy, thus assuring the best possible detail and quality. The book's introduction, by the University of Utrecht's Peter van der Krogt, discusses the historical and cultural context and significance of the atlas; Krogt also provides detailed descriptions of the maps, allowing modern readers to fully appreciate Blaeu's masterwork.

This Is My God by Herman Wouk

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Title: This Is My God
Author: Herman Wouk
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Doubleday & Company, 1959. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In Like Jacket. Stated First Edition. $3.95 On Flap. Beautiful Fresh Copy..

Letter of Governor Wise to the New York Tammany Society by WISE, Henry A.

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Title: Letter of Governor Wise to the New York Tammany Society
Author: WISE, Henry A.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: [Richmond, 1858]. First Edition. Octavo (22.5cm.); disbound; 67pp. Extremities a bit toned, lacking wrappers, last few leaves starting to separate, else a Good, internally sound copy. Collection of pieces by and in response to Virginia Governor Henry A. Wise written between December 30, 1857, and October 13, 1858. Pagination continuous, though each section has separate drop title, including the four-part "Review of 'A Review of Gov. Wise's Tammany Letter, by an Eminent Virginia Statesman" (signed "A Virginia Democrat"); "Letter of Governor Wise to the Philadelphia Anti-Lecompton Meeting"; and "Letter of Governor Wise to the Central Committee Party of Illinois." Wise, though himself a slave-holder who later served as a Confederate General during the Civil War, first voiced his opposition to the proposed proslavery Lecompton Constitution for the state of Kansas in the earliest letter addressed to Tammany Hall. (See Craig M. Simpson, "A Good Southerner" (2014), p. 162.) We find one copy of this edition in OCLC as of May, 2019, at the Huntington.

SOME AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ART OF NAVIGATION 1519-1802 by Wroth, Lawrence C.

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Title: SOME AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ART OF NAVIGATION 1519-1802
Author: Wroth, Lawrence C.
Seller: Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description: Providence: John Carter Brown Library, 1947. paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. 41 pages with facsimiles. Printed at the Merrymount Press. Excellent look at early American shipping charts. Exlibrary with markings, some rubbing, else a near fine copy.

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