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Alphabet pour Adultes (1970)

Alphabet pour Adultes (1970) by RAY, MAN [MAN RAY]

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Seller: The Manhattan Rare Book Company
Title
Alphabet pour Adultes (1970)
Author
RAY, MAN [MAN RAY]
Seller
The Manhattan Rare Book Company (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Paris: Éditions Pierre Belfond, 1970. First edition. Original wrappers and box. Very Good. SIGNED FIRST EDITION MAN RAY ART-BOOK INCLUDING ORIGINAL RAYOGRAPH. Following his English-language Alphabet for Adults, Man Ray in the lead up to 1970 decided to produce a French edition of his concept for a mature ABCs art-book. Rather than translating the existing words or retrofitting translations onto existing drawings, Man Ray produced a new set of illustrations based on a new set of words for his limited-edition, signed collection-including a signed original rayograph serving as a frontispiece. A number of entries are seemingly innocuous and feature literal pictorial representations, such as "elephant" written over a drawing of an elephant or "barbe" [beard] labelling what is clearly a beard. But many of the lemmas are abstract in nature and require more involved figural interpretation: "beaucoup" [very much; many] clouded by several arrows directed to the upper-right corner of the page; "jalousie" [jealousy] reflected in an ocean; "réalité" [reality] printed against a single leaf. Mixing common nouns with other parts of speech, such as prepositions, pronouns and adjectives, juxtaposes the simplistic nature of the genre of children's alphabet books with the "pour adultes" [for adults] designation. In addition, a number of thematic strands that run though Man Ray's selection of words and images convey a mood more at home in the context of adult life-from mature vocabulary like "xérès" [sherry], "quarrelle" [row; dispute] and "fidèle" [faithful] to overtly intimate associations like "souple" [supple] which is placed in-between the tails of a whip. Moreover, words like "exact" [exact; true, correct], stretched across a chessboard above a smoking cigarette, exact less literal thinking all together. Overall, the selection of words, in a characteristically Surrealist style, seem at once random or irrational, yet are anchored by themes of desire, love and human relationships. The rayograph, with coloured stencilling inked over the image of the feather, was issued loose as with the entirely of the publication and it is mounted on board wrapped in wood veneer. Rayographs, a self-stylised medium of camera-less photography akin to photograms, were produced by laying objects onto photo-sensitive paper before exposing it to light. The paper of the rayograph itself is very prone to marking and the one accompanying Alphabet pour Adultes is often found with visible scratches and scuffs. Additionally, the veneer mounting is prone to cracking due to stress around its contours. The present copy does not show such signs of wear, nor do any of the alphabetical lithographs, and is a fine copy of this rare Man Ray original. RAY, MAN [MAN RAY]. Alphabet pour Adultes. Paris: Éditions Pierre Belfond, 1970. First edition, limited to 180 copies. Folio (330 x 280 mm), number 66 of 150 copies printed on large vélin d'Arches. Signed in pencil by Man Ray on limitation page. Complete copy, including all 38 original lithographs (including one used twice for the cover and title), plus the signed rayograph mounted on plywood on paper. Original wrappers, loose as issued; housed in publisher's original orange cloth portfolio, with author' name on spine. Slight bubbling to plywood mounting, otherwise fine. RARE, particularly in such fine condition.
The Most Delectable History of Reynard the Fox

The Most Delectable History of Reynard the Fox by [Reynard the Fox]

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
The Most Delectable History of Reynard the Fox
Author
[Reynard the Fox]
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Description
London: T. Ilive, 1701. Early English editions. [Bound together with:] The Most Pleasant and Delightful History of Reynard the Fox. The Second Part. Containing Much Matter of Pleasure and Content. Written For the Delight of young Men, Pleasure of the Aged, and Profit of all. To which is added many Excellent Morals. London: Printed by A.M. and R.R. for Edward Brewster, 1681. [And:] The Shifts of Reynardine, The Son of Reynard the Fox, Or a Pleasant History of His Life and Death. Full of Variety, &c. And may fitly be applied to the Late Times. Now Published for the Reformation of Mens Manners. London: Printed by T.J. for Edward Brewster, and Thomas Passenger, 1684. Three parts in one small quarto volume (7 5/16 x 5 9/16 inches; 186 x 141 mm.). [156], [2, table of contents], [2, publisher's advertisements]; [111], [1, publisher's advertisements]; [8], 160 pp. Mostly black letter, with titles and side notes in roman letter. Sixty-two woodcuts in the first part, printed from thirty-nine blocks, and fifteen woodcuts in the second part, five repeated, all repeats from the first part. Most cuts signed "E.B." (Edward Brewster). Woodcut on C1 recto (Part I) printed upside down. Some browning, occasional light damp staining and soiling. Part I with tiny puncture marks in the lower blank margin through gathering I, just touching one letter in the imprint on the title-page, six small holes in I3 and one tiny hole in I4, causing loss of a couple of letters. Part III with paper flaw in the upper blank corner of A3 and A4, tiny tear (1/4 inch) in the lower blank margin of F4, and paper flaw in the lower blank corner of I2, none affecting text. Contemporary sprinkled sheep. Covers ruled and decoratively tooled in blind, spine decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments with two red morocco gilt lettering labels. Some expert restoration to joints and corners. Armorial bookplate of Gloucester on front free endpaper. Bookplate of Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944) on front pastedown (his sale, 12 July 1937, lot 445). An excellent copy. Housed in a felt-lined quarter brown morocco clamshell case, spine with five raised bands, decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments. Reynard the Fox, "hero of several medieval European cycles of versified animal tales that satirize contemporary human society. Though Reynard is sly, amoral, cowardly, and self-seeking, he is still a sympathetic hero whose cunning is a necessity for survival. He symbolizes the triumph of craft over brute strength, usually personified by Isengrim, the greedy and dull-witted wolf. ... The main literary tradition of Reynard the Fox descends from the extant French 'branches' of the Roman de Renart (about 30 in number, nearly 40,000 lines of verse). The facetious portrayal of rustic life, the camel as a papal legate speaking broken French, the animals riding on horses and recounting elaborate dreams all suggest the atmosphere of 13th-century France" (Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature). There is some variation in chapter number within the early editions: From "Caxton's first edition (1481) to Thomas Gaultier's only edition (1550), the story is divided into 43 chapters" while the anonymous edition (1560-1585) has 58 chapters (Varty). By the 17th century when the text is titled The Most Delectable History of Reynard the Fox, it appears with only 25 chapters and maintains its image cycle. Early 17th century editions also maintained this "picture cycle" through Edward Brewster's 1662 edition, but at this point the Wynkyn de Worde blocks were extremely worn and new set was created (Varty). Forty images were used for his second edition (1671) and all contain his initials EB. "He published further illustrated editions in 1676, 1681, 1694, and 1701.... in 1672 he grafted new life onto the old story with A Continuation, Or Second Part of the Most Pleasant and Delightful History of Reynard the Fox" (Varty) for which he eventually created an additional 15 illustrations. In 1684 he would produce an additional sequel, following the adventures of Reynard's son Reynardine. Brunet IV, cols. 1228-1229. Lowndes, p. 2076. Varty (Appendix Three: "A Short-Title List of All Extant Illustrated Histories of Reynard the Fox from Wynkyn de Worde (c. 1495) to A. Soulby (c. 1800) which are kept in United Kingdom libraries based on H. Menke, Bibliotheca Reinardiana") 24, 18, and 21. Wing S3512 (Part II) and S3436 (Part III).
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EL MAESTRO MEXICANO. ÓRGANO DE LA SECRETARÍA DE EDUCACIÓN PÚBLICA. ; Grabados de portada: Francisco Mora. CONTENTS: Año V, Tomo V, Num. 17, 3a. época (Julio-Agosto, 1955) Año V, Tomo V, Num. 18, 4a. época (Septiembre-Diciembre 1955) Año VI, Tomo VI, Num. 19, 3a. época (Enero-Abril, 1956) Año VI, Tomo VI, Num. 20, 3a. época (Mayo de 1956) Año VII, Tomo VII, Num. 27, 3a. época (Enero-Febrero, 1957) Año VII, Tomo VII, Num. 29, 3a. época (Abril-Mayo, 1957) Año VII, Tomo VII, Num. 30, 3a. época (Junio, 1957) Año VII, Tomo VII, Num. 31, 3a. época (Julio-Agosto, 1957) Año VII, Tomo VII, Num. 33, 3a. época (Noviembre-Diciembre, 1957) Año VIII, Tomo VIII, Num. 34, 3a. época (Enero-Marzo, 1958) Año VIII, Tomo VIII, Num. 35, 3a. época (Abril-Junio, 1958)

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EL MAESTRO MEXICANO. ÓRGANO DE LA SECRETARÍA DE EDUCACIÓN PÚBLICA. ; Grabados de portada: Francisco Mora. CONTENTS: Año V, Tomo V, Num. 17, 3a. época (Julio-Agosto, 1955) Año V, Tomo V, Num. 18, 4a. época (Septiembre-Diciembre 1955) Año VI, Tomo VI, Num. 19, 3a. época (Enero-Abril, 1956) Año VI, Tomo VI, Num. 20, 3a. época (Mayo de 1956) Año VII, Tomo VII, Num. 27, 3a. época (Enero-Febrero, 1957) Año VII, Tomo VII, Num. 29, 3a. época (Abril-Mayo, 1957) Año VII, Tomo VII, Num. 30, 3a. época (Junio, 1957) Año VII, Tomo VII, Num. 31, 3a. época (Julio-Agosto, 1957) Año VII, Tomo VII, Num. 33, 3a. época (Noviembre-Diciembre, 1957) Año VIII, Tomo VIII, Num. 34, 3a. época (Enero-Marzo, 1958) Año VIII, Tomo VIII, Num. 35, 3a. época (Abril-Junio, 1958)
Seller
Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
Condition
(marginal wear and chipping in covers and pages, foxing, weak hinges, two issues (nos, 29 and 35) with detached wrappers, not af
Description
México, D.F.: Secretaría de Educación Púbica, SEP, 1958. (marginal wear and chipping in covers and pages, foxing, weak hinges, two issues (nos, 29 and 35) with detached wrappers, not affecting plates or texts; Año V, Tomo V, Num. 18, 4a. época (Septiembre-Diciembre 1955) lacks rear wrapper and last 3 leaves with 2 inch damage to lower margin affecting some text ). b/w plates., duo tone pict. wrps. "El Maestro Mexicano" was a magazine mainly for the dissemination of practical-pedagogical topics focused on teachers. It began in 1944 and was created at the initiative of the then Secretary of Education Jaime Torres Bodet. A characteristic of the copies of this third epoch were their colorful covers created by Francisco "Pancho" Mora (Uruapán, Mexico 1922-2002), a graphic artist, printmaker and member of the Taller de Grafica Popular (TGP). He began to illustrate the covers with historical-revolutionary scenes with issue 14 of 1955. Mora studied at the art school, La Esmeralda, where he was a pupil of Diego Rivera and joined the TGP in the same year and remained a member of the collective until 1965. See: UPN092MDEZAAN2020.pdf.
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Naively Dressed Print from Women's Fashion Magazine - High Fashion of the Day by S.O. Beeton, Publisher

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Naively Dressed Print from Women's Fashion Magazine - High Fashion of the Day
Author
S.O. Beeton, Publisher
Seller
Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine (EDM) was a magazine published by Samuel Orchart Beeton from 1852 to 1879, with a suppl
Description
London : Englishwomen's Domestic Magazine, 1864. The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine (EDM) was a magazine published by Samuel Orchart Beeton from 1852 to 1879, with a supplement written by his wife, Mrs. Beeton, between 1859 and 1861: these supplements were later collected as her Book of Household Management. His intention was that it should "tend to the improvement of the intellect". The magazine published articles on middle-class domestic issues, fashion and fiction. . A fashion plate from the January 1864 edition of the publication. A child has created costumes for the print with the inclusion of paper hands, lace and braided trim. Voluminous gowns for both. A little girl in the background playing with a parrot. Housed in an oval 12" x 9 3/4" gold painted wooden frame.
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The Private Papers and Diary of Thomas Leiper Kane, a Friend of the Mormons by Kane, Thomas Leiper

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Title
The Private Papers and Diary of Thomas Leiper Kane, a Friend of the Mormons
Author
Kane, Thomas Leiper
Seller
Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Condition
Very fine
Description
San Francisco: Gelber-Lilienthal, 1937 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. First edition. Limited to 500 copies printed at The Grabhorn Press. Edited, with an Introduction by Oscar Osburn Winther. 79pp. Frontis portrait of Kane, one plate, facsimile letter. Title printed in red and black. Cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. A very fine and bright copy.. One of the most sympathetic Gentile appraisals of Mormon conduct. Kane describes their trek to Utah in which he participated. Includes the facsimile letter from Brigham Young to Kane, lacking from some copies. Also includes a reproduction of a lithograph of Salt Lake City in 1853. [Grabhorn: 274]..
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The Young Miner; or, Tom Nelson in California. Introduction and Bibliographical Note by John Seelye by Alger, Horatio, Jr

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Title
The Young Miner; or, Tom Nelson in California. Introduction and Bibliographical Note by John Seelye
Author
Alger, Horatio, Jr
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1965 One of 450 copies printed by Adrian Wilson at his Press in Tuscany Alley. Clothbacked pictorial boards. Octavo. Illustrations after woodcuts in French periodicals. A fine copy.
Grand Street. Vol. 5, No. 4. Summer 1986

Grand Street. Vol. 5, No. 4. Summer 1986 by (Adams, Alice). Sonnenberg, Ben, ed. Minot, Susan, ass't. ed

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Title
Grand Street. Vol. 5, No. 4. Summer 1986
Author
(Adams, Alice). Sonnenberg, Ben, ed. Minot, Susan, ass't. ed
Seller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
A very near fine copy.
Description
New York: Grand Street Publications, 1986. First printing. Paper wrappers. A very near fine copy.. Illus. with b/w photos. Trade format. Work by Alice Adams, Santha Rama Rau, Mark Strand, Amy Clampitt, W. S. Merwin, Daniel Hoffman, Robert Fagles, and others.
Introduction to astronomy.

Introduction to astronomy. by BAKER, Robert H. [Horace] (1883-1964).

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Title
Introduction to astronomy.
Author
BAKER, Robert H. [Horace] (1883-1964).
Seller
Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description
New York:: D. Van Nostrand, 1947., 1947. THIRD EDITION. 235 x 160 mm. 8vo. [x], 292 pp. Frontis., figs., tables, index. Blue cloth; lightly rubbed. Bookplate of William Guy. Very good. 13 editions of this book were issued. " Reviewers invariably refer to them as "classics" and as the "standard by which other texts in astronomy are measured". Otto Struve called An Introduction to Astronomy an excellent textbook that set a high standard. Baker took special pride in these books as indicated by the fact that he kept them up to date with periodic revisions even after retirement."

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