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The Zankiwank & the Bletherwitch

The Zankiwank & the Bletherwitch by Rackham, Arthur (illustrator); S.J. Adair Fitzgerald

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
The Zankiwank & the Bletherwitch
Author
Rackham, Arthur (illustrator); S.J. Adair Fitzgerald
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: J.M. Dent & Co, 1896. First edition. Near Fine. A Near Fine copy. Small octavo (7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in; 193 x 140 mm). xii, 188 pp. Seventeen full-page and twenty-four black and white text illustrations. Original dark green cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Engraved bookplate on front paste-down (which has caused light offsetting to the facing endpaper). Neat ink presentation and small "Merry Christmas" postage stamp on front free endpaper. Some very light rubbing to extremities, some light foxing or toning throughout. A significant copy of Rackham's first book featuring "fantastic" creatures that would come to define his signature style. "It is... with the illustrations for The Zankiwank and the Bletherwitch that the true Rackham fantasy begins to emerge consistently, and this might well be called the first good Rackham. Even the subtitle [on the half-title only] of this book augurs well for Rackham, as it is described as 'An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza,' and as the titlepage demonstrates, there is almost no limit to how extravagant the illustrator might be. There is no color in this book, but its forty [one] line illustrations reveal a new Rackham to the world..." (Gettings). "Here, in the imaginative silhouettes of the attenuated, weirdly double-jointed ostrich-like figure of the Zankiwank, Arthur is finding a commercial, even a career outlet, for the 'fantastic and the imaginative' which had preoccupied him from an early age" (Hamilton). Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is perhaps the most acclaimed and influential illustrator of the Golden Age of Illustration. A prolific artist even from his youth, Rackham got his start as an illustrator working for the Westminster Budget Newspaper (1892). Over the next few years, he took on more and more commissions for children's books, hitting his career high in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rackham turned his imaginative pen to every classic-from Shakespeare to Dickens to Poe. Latimore and Haskell, p. 8. Riall, p. 15. Hudson, p. 166. Gettings, p. 173. Near Fine.
POETS AND THE PAST

POETS AND THE PAST by Ashton, Dore; Barbara Howes; James Wright; Louise Bogan; Theodore Roethke; John Malcolm Brinnin; I.A. Richards; William Carlos Williams; W.S. Merwin; Stanley Kunitz; C. Day Lewis; St.-John Perse; William Jay Smith; Richard Wilbur; Jean Garrigue; Octavio P

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Seller: Type Punch Matrix
Title
POETS AND THE PAST
Author
Ashton, Dore; Barbara Howes; James Wright; Louise Bogan; Theodore Roethke; John Malcolm Brinnin; I.A. Richards; William Carlos Williams; W.S. Merwin; Stanley Kunitz; C. Day Lewis; St.-John Perse; William Jay Smith; Richard Wilbur; Jean Garrigue; Octavio P
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
(New York): (Andre Emmerich Gallery), 1959. Very good.. 15-times signed limited first edition of this anthology of modern poetry written in response to Pre-Columbian sculpture, with leaves autographed by every contributing poet. For this project, Ashton selected and sent an individual photograph to each participant, soliciting a wide variety of poetic responses limited only by the title of the collection. The full list of contributors includes: Barbara Howes, James Wright, Louise Bogan, Theodore Roethke, John Malcolm Brinnin, I.A. Richards, William Carlos Williams, W.S. Merwin, Stanley Kunitz, C. Day Lewis, St.-John Perse, William Jay Smith, Richard Wilbur, Jean Garrigue, and Octavio Paz. Rare. 9.5'' x 6.5''. Original half green leather with marbled boards. Green topstain. Edition of 1500, of which 50 copies, containing autographs of contributing pets, have been especially bound and numbered; this copy no. 41. Black and white photographs by Boltin. [30], 63, [5] pages. First 15 leaves signed in pen, each by a different contributor. Moderate wear to boards, with some chipping to spine ends. Interior bright and unmarked.
569th Quartermaster Salvage Co. [caption title]

569th Quartermaster Salvage Co. [caption title] by [African Americana]: [Military]: [Kentucky]

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Seller: The Joe Fay Company LLC
Title
569th Quartermaster Salvage Co. [caption title]
Author
[African Americana]: [Military]: [Kentucky]
Seller
The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good plus.
Description
Fort Campbell, Ky, 1952. Very good plus.. Photographic collage, 12 x 20 inches. Minor wear and dust-soiling. A stunning photographically-illustrated broadside picturing the officers and enlisted men of the 569th Quartermaster Salvage Company stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The most striking feature of the broadside is that not only are all of the enlisted men African American, but the same goes for all five officers pictured at center. This is contrary to previous practices of the United States military from the recently-concluded Second World War and before, when military units were segregated but were led by a white officer corps. Ironically, the present broadside features the all-Black 569th Quartermaster Salvage Company after President Truman desegregated the Army via Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948. The photographic collage pictures small portraits of the unit's five officers led by commanding officer First Lieutenant H.M. Jones surrounded by similar portraits of the 133 enlisted men in the 569th. All of the officers and soldiers are identified by rank, initials of first name, and last name. The 569th apparently served in the Korean War for at least six months during 1952, service for which they earned a Meritorious Unit Citation. A wonderful photographic celebration of a decorated mid-20th-century, African-American military unit.
FLOWER
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FLOWER by GOLDSMITH, Lynn

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Seller: Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Title
FLOWER
Author
GOLDSMITH, Lynn
Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780847822584
Condition
Near fine in a near fine jacket.
Description
New York: Rizzoli, 2000. First Edition. Near fine in a near fine jacket.. First printing with bright and striking photographs of flowers shot in extreme closeup, in natural light. Hardcover. Folio. Black cloth boards in photographic dust jacket. Mild page toning. Near fine. 112pp. Full-page color plates throughout. Foreword by Donald Sultan.
Religion and Democracy in Modern Japan

Religion and Democracy in Modern Japan by Yanaibara, Tadao

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Seller: Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB
Title
Religion and Democracy in Modern Japan
Author
Yanaibara, Tadao
Seller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
A good+ copy, browned and chipped along extremities.
Description
Tokyo: Japan Institute of Pacific Studies / International Publishing Co., 1948. First edition. Paper wrappers. A good+ copy, browned and chipped along extremities.. 41 pp. 8vo. Japan Institute of Pacific Studies.
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WATER DATA FOR METROPOLITAN AREAS -- A SUMMARY OF DATA FROM 222 AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES by WSP 1871 -- Schneider, William J.

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Title
WATER DATA FOR METROPOLITAN AREAS -- A SUMMARY OF DATA FROM 222 AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES
Author
WSP 1871 -- Schneider, William J.
Seller
Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Washington, D.C.: GPO. Very Good. 1968. Softcover. USGS 1968. Wrappers, good condition (rubber stamp on cover). .
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TIPOS MEXICANOS POSTCARDS; Miscelaneous Photographers: 1. (Yápez??). Compañero de la Iglesia de Cholula. 816. 2. Fot. Violeta. Molina de Cara San Pedro, Villa de Santiago, N.L.. 172. 3. CIF. Tipos Mexicanos. 23. 4. CIF. Tipos Mexicanos 89. (Stamped on verso--Martinez- Xochcaetitla? 5. Unknown. (Sitting by Maguey, drinking) 6. Unknown. Pescador 7. Unknown. Tlachiquero Extrayendo Aguamiel. 307 8. Unknown. ? Road . 142 (c, 1922)

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Seller: Beverly Karno Books LLC
Title
TIPOS MEXICANOS POSTCARDS; Miscelaneous Photographers: 1. (Yápez??). Compañero de la Iglesia de Cholula. 816. 2. Fot. Violeta. Molina de Cara San Pedro, Villa de Santiago, N.L.. 172. 3. CIF. Tipos Mexicanos. 23. 4. CIF. Tipos Mexicanos 89. (Stamped on verso--Martinez- Xochcaetitla? 5. Unknown. (Sitting by Maguey, drinking) 6. Unknown. Pescador 7. Unknown. Tlachiquero Extrayendo Aguamiel. 307 8. Unknown. ? Road . 142 (c, 1922)
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Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
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