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Howl and Other Poems (SIGNED BY 5 OF THE BOOK'S PRINCIPAL FIGURES) by Allen Ginsberg

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA

Title: Howl and Other Poems (SIGNED BY 5 OF THE BOOK'S PRINCIPAL FIGURES)
Author: Allen Ginsberg
Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: San Francisco: City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956. Original wraps. Near Fine. A remarkable Association copy of the 1956 correct 1st edition. This copy not only conforms to all the original issue points but is in beautiful, near-pristine condition. Furthermore, THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY 5 OF THE KEY FIGURES IN THE BOOK'S GENESIS: 1) ALLEN GINSBERG (on the title page); 2) LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI (on the copyright page); 3) LUCIEN CARR (on the dedication page); 4) WILLIAM BURROUGHS (also on the dedication page); and 5) CARL SOLOMON (on the first blank endpaper). In other words, this copy is signed by the book's author, its publisher and by 3 of its 5 dedicatees (only Jack Kerouac's and Neal Cassady's signatures are missing from this copy). Notably, of the 5 signatures, all critically important to the birth and evolution of "Howl", Lucien Carr's appears to be the most elusive. We know that Carr's relationship with the Beats grew tense early on and that he insisted his name be removed from all subsequent printings of "Howl". We also know that Carr himself introduced William Burroughs (an old friend from their St. Louis upbringing) to Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg --and that Carr's infamous career at Columbia (as documented in the 2013 film "Kill Your Darlings") saw him as a very important muse to this budding literary scene. A fresh, tight copy, immaculate internally and easily Near Fine overall, while legitimately approaching Fine (even down to its unrusted staple). Also includes a hand-made chemise (signed by Ginsberg at a later date), a folded cardboard reproduction of the book's front cover which, among other things, capably protects the fragile 1st edition and no doubt helps to explain its remarkable condition. Of the 1,000 copies of "Howl" initially published, this must certainly rank as among the very most historic and significant.

The Social Orchestra for Flute or Violin: A Collection of Popular Melodies Arranged as Solos, Duets, Trios, and Quartets. by FOSTER, Stephen C.

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Title: The Social Orchestra for Flute or Violin: A Collection of Popular Melodies Arranged as Solos, Duets, Trios, and Quartets.
Author: FOSTER, Stephen C.
Seller: Savoy Books (United States)
Description: New York: Firth, Pond & Co., 1854. Book. Quarto, color printed ornamental boards, cloth spine. Pp. 83, (1). Minor rubbing of extremities. A very nice copy. First edition of Foster's only collection of instrumental music, which includes original compositions by Foster, including two 4-part sets of quadrilles, along with his settings of popular airs and works by Donizetti, Mozart, Schubert and other classical composers. In typical fashion, a time-consuming, laborious effort for which Foster was paid a flat $150. proved to be very popular and went through many subsequent editions. This first edition is a rare book, with no copies located on OCLC (the single copy located turns out to be a facsimile and otherwise the earliest edition there is 1856), and none in the auction records of the past fifty years. A handsome copy..

Kroll's Stereoskop-Bilder zum Gebrauch fur Schielende by STEREOSCOPIC CARDS

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Title: Kroll's Stereoskop-Bilder zum Gebrauch fur Schielende
Author: STEREOSCOPIC CARDS
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
Description: [Germany]: [Verlag von Leopold Voss], 1895. STEREOSCOPIC CARDS. Stereoscopical Pictures for the use of squint-eyed people.] [A Set of 26 Stereoscopic Cards with a Collapsible Stereoscope Viewer]. [Germany: Verlag von Leopold Voss, n.d.c.a. 1895]. Early edition, possibly 3rd revised edition. A set of 26 lovely chromolithograph stereoscopic cards, including one which allows for two sides to be slid back and forth. Accompanied by a collapsible Stereoscope with which to view the cards. This was used in the diagnosis and theraputic care of children with optical difficulties. (7 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches; 190 x 95 mm). Each card is numbered 1-26. The cards are housed in a small faux leather box. Box with the stamp of "August. F. W. Vogt of Amsterdam." The stereoscope is in matching faux leather and is able to fold flat. A very nice, attractive set with cute color pictures mainly of animals and children. A few cards with letters that create the names Elise, Africa and Rafael. Previous owner's inscription on inside on the box. Some minor rubbing to edges of the box and the stereoscope. Overall very good. This set, though without any printed labels or the instructional leaflet matches other copies of Kroll's and can be identified as possible the third revised edition as this was the first edition to include a sliding card according to a listing in 1896's "Zeitschrift für Psychologie und Physiologie der Sinnesorgane 10." (Journal of Psychology and Physiology of the Sense Organs 10, Published by Arthur Konig). According to Konig, "The reappearance of a new edition of these stereoscopic images attests to the wide circulation they have achieved. They are designed for use by children with intermittent strabismus, who are intended- through exercises performed with the aid of these plates-to gradually and permanently correct the faulty alignment of their eyes. In preparing this new edition, the guiding principle was, in essence, to stimulate the impulse toward the stereoscopic fusion of the image halves more strongly than in previous editions. Serving this purpose are 12 new plates, which contain- partly- images featuring congruent main figures alongside incongruent secondary figures, and- partly- text-based exercises designed according to the same fundamental principle. A newly added image allows for the adjustment of the distance between its two halves. "A stereoscope or stereo viewer is a device used for viewing a pair of stereoscopic, separate images mounted on a stereograph card. These images depict a left-eye and right-eye view of the same scene hosted on a card that when viewed through a stereoscope appear as a single three-dimensional image. This apparatus consisted of two prismatic lenses and a wooden extension, which held the stereo card at the correct distance from the viewer. The lenses made the image appear larger and more distant, as well as shifting their position so that the two images fuse into one stereo window. A view-limiting feature such as a divider is usually present on stereoscopes to prevent each eye by being distracted by the image intended for the other eye. Sir David Brewster debuted his lenticular stereoscope at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in England. Brewster is credited as the inventor of the stereoscope and stereographs intended for use by the general public. Oliver Wendell Holmes made further contributions to the stereoscope by introducing a handheld stereoscopic viewer in 1861 that was both streamlined and more economical than what had previously been available. The hype over this novel form of entertainment led to an industry in producing images for public consumption. Stereographs, stereoviews, stereo cards, and stereo pairs were produced and sold by the thousands. They usually included the pair of images on piece of cardstock of cardboard, along with some explanatory text. Stereographers traveled the world to capture images that would appear in 3D back home on the Victorian parlor. Subjects included famous people and places, historic events, dramatic recreations, beautiful settings, and flower arrangements, among other things. By the last quarter of the nineteenth century, viewing stereographs was a popular form of entertainment in Victorian homes. Almost as common as a television set is today, each American home typically had a collection of stereographs and a hand-held or table-stand stereoscope through which to view them." (Smithsonian Museum). HBS 69607. $2,000.

Airplanes and Air Shows (Archive of over 1,550 vernacular photographs, 1970 to 1990s) by [no author]

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Title: Airplanes and Air Shows (Archive of over 1,550 vernacular photographs, 1970 to 1990s)
Author: [no author]
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: [no place]: [no publisher], 1995. A collection of over 1,550 vernacular color photos by an unknown photographer, almost all of airplanes, many of American air shows in the late 1970s through the 1990s. Housed in three binders. Pit pass to a 1979 International Air Race & Show, general admission ticket to another show, a few postcards, and 20+ aviation-themed bumper stickers included. Includes photos of jets in flight, crowds and mechanics at air shows, a few cities from the air in the 1980s, some engine and cabin photos too.

Sketches of Negro Life and History (In South Carolina). [Inscribed by the Author] by [African-Americana – South Carolina – HBCUs] Gordon, Asa H.

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Title: Sketches of Negro Life and History (In South Carolina). [Inscribed by the Author]
Author: [African-Americana – South Carolina – HBCUs] Gordon, Asa H.
Seller: Auger Down Books (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: Chicago, Illinois: W. B. Conkey Company, 1929. First edition. 8vo, blue cloth without jacket, 280pp. Inscribed by the author on front pastedown. Wear and staining to boards with spine broken and title page partly detached; contents with some dog ears and pencil markings. Very good.. Asa H. Gordon’s Sketches of Negro Life and History (In South Carolina), inscribed “To: Miss Blondell Williams / From The Author / As of Dec. 25, 1928”. The title page indicates that Gordon was Professor of History at South Carolina State A. and M. College (now South Carolina State College) and the copyright an affiliation with the Industrial College, Georgia (now Savannah State University). Special contributors are Allen University President Dr. D. H. Sims, B. B. Barnwell, and B. E. Mays—likely Morehouse College President Benjamin Mays, who was then a PhD student at the University of Chicago. Chapters of Sketches include “The Black Man’s Burden,” “The Gifts of Womanhood in Ebony,” and “The New Negro Challenges the Old Order.” University of South Carolina reprinted this title in 1971. This is the only original copy we found in commerce at the time of writing.

Glass In Early America; Selections From The Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum by Palmer, Arlene

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Title: Glass In Early America; Selections From The Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum
Author: Palmer, Arlene
Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Winterhur: Winterthur Museum, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Illustrated with photographs in black & white. First edition. Fine condition in fine dust jacket.

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