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[Vernacular Photograph Album Documenting the Allied North Russian Intervention in Vladivostok Just After World War I] by [World War I]. [American Expeditionary Force, Siberia]

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Title: [Vernacular Photograph Album Documenting the Allied North Russian Intervention in Vladivostok Just After World War I]
Author: [World War I]. [American Expeditionary Force, Siberia]
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: [Mainly Vladivostok, 1922. Very good.. 261 images, about half real photo postcards and half vernacular photographs, between 2.5 x 1.5 inches and 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Oblong folio. Contemporary brown leather photograph album, string-tied. Lacking fore-edge flap, spine chipped, moderate rubbing and scuffing to boards. Minor occasional wear to photographs. A unique collection of photographs documenting the joint military expedition by Allied Forces into Vladivostok in southeastern Russia after the conclusion of World War I, the October Revolution, and the Russian Civil War, most likely assembled by an American soldier serving there at the time. The American contingent of the incursion was called the American Expeditionary Force, Siberia, which partnered with nine other countries to attempt to bring stability to the region, rescue 40,000 members of the Czechoslovakian Legion being held up by Bolsheviks outside Vladivostok, protect and retrieve American supplies in eastern Russia, and stem the early spread of Communism. A similar expedition to northern Russia, now known as the Polar Bear Expedition, was attempted in Archangel. By practically every standard, the joint missions failed, and in fact damaged relations between the Allied Forces and Russia, especially for the United States, for decades to come. The present collection of photographs and real-photo postcards opens with several photo postcards with printed captions showing parades of the military forces of the various Allied countries who participated in the expedition to Vladivostok as they arrived in the city. These include the British Army landing in Vladivostok, the Imperial Japanese Expedition marching in front of the Czech Headquarters, the Japanese Vanguard relieving the Imperial Japanese Naval Party, the French Army landing in the city, the Allied Naval Fleet in the Vladivostok harbor, and two views of the landing of the American Army. Two additional captioned postcards show the Czech forces joining the French Army and a rather shocking image of about ten dead Czech soldiers, with the image captioned, "Czech victims in vicinity of Nicholoske former Bolshevik Head-quarters at Vladivostok." The remainder of the photo postcards and photographs capture additional parades, numerous street scenes but also scores of images showing the outskirts and countryside around Vladivostok, ships from various countries anchored in the harbor or trying to navigate the icy conditions, military patrols often carrying weapons, American and other soldiers interacting with the locals, scenes along the railway, views of refugees fleeing the region, and much more. Upon arriving in Vladivostok, American soldiers were tasked with guarding segments of the rail lines of the Trans-Siberian Railroad running into and out of Vladivostok. American forces are seen here performing those duties, but also overseeing a temporary dormitory of beds in an evacuation hospital, patrolling the area around the city as well as the refugees along the railway, hanging out in their makeshift barracks, and more, with one image even showing a group of American soldiers posing in baseball uniforms. Particularly striking are the images of the indigenous refugees posed near the railroad and in other locations. Some of the subjects appear to be Siberian nomads, but others traveling along the rail line are almost certainly Czech refugees fleeing Russia after their role in fighting for their own freedom against the new Russian regime. Several photos here capture groups of people obviously en route to somewhere else along the railroad, at train depots, and resting in makeshift encampments or tent cities overseen by military personnel. Historical material from the Vladivostok expedition is exceedingly rare, especially images of soldiers with boots on the ground. The present collection provides a fascinating glimpse of life in Vladivostok during this volatile moment in Russian history, as well as a notable instance when American and Allied gunboat diplomacy utterly failed.

Joy Division: Night Shifts to The Factory at the Russell Club (Original flyer for the 1978 concert) by Joy Division (artist); Linder Sterling (designer)

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Title: Joy Division: Night Shifts to The Factory at the Russell Club (Original flyer for the 1978 concert)
Author: Joy Division (artist); Linder Sterling (designer)
Seller: Royal Books (United States)
Description: Manchester: The Factory, 1978. Vintage flyer for a show at The Factory on June 9, 1978, featuring Joy Division in their fourth concert under that name. The show also featured Pete Shelley's short lived experimental trio The Tiller Boys, and an unbilled Durutti Column in their third live performance. Rare. Joy Division's fourth confirmed concert after changing their name from "Warsaw," and their first concert after the release of their self-financed EP, "An Ideal for Living," six days prior. The show on June 9 was the first of eleven shows Joy Division would play at the club. The June 9 show was one of four Factory shows advertised on Factory Records' first official graphic, Peter Saville's landmark "Use Hearing Protection" poster (FAC 1). The flyer on offer can be found in John Savage's definitive history of Joy Division, "This Searing Light, The Sun and Everything Else" (2019), and was also the first piece featured (and the only flyer represented) in designer Linder Sterling's 2013 exhibition catalog "Woman/Object." Created by promoter Alan Wise and future Factory Records founders Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus, the Factory Club name was first used in May, 1978, after convincing the owner of the Russell Club (also known as Caribbean Club and PSV Club) to book bands on Friday nights. The show on June 9 was the first of eleven shows Joy Division would play at the club. Linder Sterling was the frontwoman of Manchester post-punk band Ludus (1978-1983). She is today best known for her photography, radical feminist photomontage, and performance art, and her work is included in the permanent collection of The Tate Modern Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. 8.25 x 11.75 inches. Near Fine.

Eloise. by Thompson, Kay.

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Title: Eloise.
Author: Thompson, Kay.
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition: Stated First Printing, with no other publication dates on copyright page, $2.95 price on lower corner of front dust jacket flap.
Description: New York: Simon and Schuster, (1955). Stated First Printing, with no other publication dates on copyright page, $2.95 price on lower corner of front dust jacket flap. This is the first edition of one of the most popular children's books - author Thompsons calls it "A book for precocious grown ups" - of the mid-20th century. The dust jacket shows light wear and one repaired tear along top edge. On the inside of the dust jacket a light water stain runs along the spine, which also shows along the backstrip of the book's cream-colored binding. There is no staining on the exterior of the jacket or on the interior of the book.. 19.5 x 28 cm. 64, (1) pp. duotone illustrations throughout.

Bottlescrew Days. Wine Drinking in England During the Eighteenth Century by Simon, André L.

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Title: Bottlescrew Days. Wine Drinking in England During the Eighteenth Century
Author: Simon, André L.
Seller: Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description: London: Duckworth, 1926. Thick octavo (22 x 15 cm.), 273, [1] pages. Illustrated with black & white plates. Publisher's advertisement at rear. FIRST EDITION; a U.S. edition was issued the following year by Maynard Small of New York. The author conceived this work as a followup to his massive three volume History of the Wine Trade in England, which covered the wine trade from the Roman Invasion to the end of the Seventeenth Century. The "bottlescrew" of the title was a feature of the 18th Century, born out of necessity as the use of cork stoppers spreads starting in the late 17th Century. This change in containment changes the way wine was stored, aged, sold, and drunk. Publisher's orange cloth, titled in black on the spine and on the front panel (Unzelmann indicates both a magenta cloth and an orange cloth, with no priority). A fair amount of foxing throughout, otherwise very good. With the bookplate of Philip Wallace Nash, member of the New York Stock Exchange and of the Wine & Food Society. [Unzelmann, page 33; Noling, page 375].

Fine European Paintings, Winter Exhibition: Philadelphia Collection 38

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Title: Fine European Paintings, Winter Exhibition: Philadelphia Collection 38
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG
Description: Philadelphia: Frank S. Schwarz & Son, 1988. Softcover. VG. Color wraps. [56] pp. 48 color plates. Lists 48 works. Gives brief biographical data and annotation on each work presented. Works are priced.

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