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Flower Fables

Flower Fables by Alcott, Louisa May

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Title
Flower Fables
Author
Alcott, Louisa May
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Boston: George W. Briggs & Co, 1855. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. [ii], 182 pp., complete with 6 wood engraved plates including frontispiece. Bound in publisher's brown cloth stamped in blind and gilt, yellow endpapers. Very Good with sunned and moderately rubbed cloth and slightly bumped corners; overopened with stitches showing. Offsetting and light soiling to front endpapers, staining and occasional foxing and pencil marks to contents throughout, and 1-1/4 inch chip to lower margin corner of one plate. A much nicer copy than normally encountered of a book difficult to obtain in collectable condition. Alcott's first book, a compilation of fairy stories written by the sixteen-year-old author for Ellen Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson's daughter. The first edition was printed in a run of just 1,600 copies, most of which were loved to death by their owners, making the book even scarcer. BAL142.
The Trembling of the Veil

The Trembling of the Veil by Yeats, W. B. [William Butler]

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Title
The Trembling of the Veil
Author
Yeats, W. B. [William Butler]
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only by T. Werner Laurie Ltd, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, limited to 1,000 numbered copies signed by W. B. Yeats, privately printed for subscribers. Publisher's light blue paper covered boards over parchment spine with titles in gilt, in un-printed dust jacket with title label to spine. Near Fine with light wear, light bumping to spine ends and corners. Dust jacket shows toning to the spine and edges, dust-soiling, and a closed tear at the top of each spine joint. An autobiographical work, signed by Yeats.
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Poems by GRAY Thomas

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Title
Poems
Author
GRAY Thomas
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1768. First Edition. GRAY, Thomas. Poems by Mr. Gray. London: J. Dodsley, 1768. Octavo, contemporary full red morocco, covers with border of onlaid black morocco, elaborately gilt-decorated covers and spine, raised bands, all edges gilt. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. $2200.First collected edition of Gray's poetry, including his masterpiece ""Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard"" (first published in 1751), one of the most famous poems in the English language. Handsomely bound in contemporary morocco-gilt.Thomas Gray was ""a gentleman of his age, who numbered among his private accomplishments the occasional composition of poetry, who wished to share with others only those poems which met his own standards of excellence, and who, except for the two Pindaric odes, was reluctant to see any of them appear in print. Among these was one, perhaps the richest in self-revelation… a poem which through many changes of taste has retained its popularity and defined the literary rank of its author. Gray's Elegy is one of the great poems of the English language; to many readers, learned and otherwise, it has stood almost for the idea of poetry itself"" (ODNB). Complete with half title and final blank. Lowndes, 931. Rothschild 1071. ESTC T136298. Engraved armorial bookplate and two others, including that of H. Buxton Forman, the noted book collector and literary scholar whose extensive library was auctioned at Anderson Galleries in 1920.Text clean, front inner hinge expertly reinforced, spine a bit toned. Near-fine condition. A beautiful volume.
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Hollywood Babylon II by ANGER Kenneth

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Title
Hollywood Babylon II
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ANGER Kenneth
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1984. First Edition. Signed. ANGER, Kenneth. Hollywood Babylon II. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1984. Large octavo, original half cream cloth, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket. $1500.First edition of experimental filmmaker Kenneth Anger's salacious guide to Hollywood, chronicling real and imagined scandals involving actors from the 1920s to the 1970s, inscribed on the half title to his friend, California painter and gadabout Renate Druks: ""For Renate ever the Enchantress. With affection, Kenneth,"" with a signed autograph letter from Anger to Druks thanking her for a book by her friend, Anaïs Nin, and complimenting Druks' paintings and with an additional signed autograph letter from Druks thanking Anger for his book and thanking him again for letting her use two minutes from his short film ""Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome"" for a documentary.The sequel to Anger's controversial and oft-banned Hollywood Babylon (1962), Hollywood Babylon II (1984) expanded on ""detailed hushed celebrity scandals from the silent-film era through the late 60s. Some critics have cast doubt on claims made in the book, but who are they to say they know better? They weren't there. And before the existence of societal scourges like People, TMZ, and Us Weekly, it was much easier for famous people to get away with sordid deeds"" (Medium). From drinking to drugs to sex, Hollywood Babylon II traces the exploits of the rich and famous through even longer stories and even richer photographic detail. This copy is inscribed to Renate Druks, an accomplished painter. Druks was close friends with Anger. During the middle of the 20th century, Druks was caught up in a relationship with Paul Mathison, a bisexual painter and fellow member of the avant garde scene. Druks and Mathison's Malibu home became a well-known gathering place for like-minded artists and intellectuals. Together, Druks and Mathison would throw elaborate themed parties attended by friends such as John Houseman, Henry Miller, and Anaïs Nin. Druks and Nin grew especially close following an introduction by Mathison. Nin wrote about Druks extensively in her diaries and used her as inspiration for the main character in the 1964 novel Collages. In fact, Druks inspired many, including Anger, who cast her as Lilith in the 1954 film ""Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome."" (""Enchantress"" in the inscription likely refers to this role.) The film was loosely based on a ""Come as Your Madness"" Halloween party held at the Druks' home. Nin and Anger also acted in the film. In 1973, Druks' own film was nominated for a Short Film Palme d'Or, putting her film work on par with Anger's. Also present are two signed autograph letters, one from Anger to Druks and one from Druks to Anger. The first letter, written in bold purple marker on a single half sheet (8- by 5-inches) of unlined cream stationery with an address label at the top, reads: ""Dear Renate, Many thanks for the copy of 'Portrait in Three Dimensions.' Love the cover collage—there's my Hecate eye, the best-kept secret—and your paintings are superb! Love, Kenneth."" Portrait in Three Dimensions is a book by Anaïs Nin featuring Druks' collages which drew on images from her famous parties. Anger played Hecate, a Greek goddess, in ""Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome."" The Hecate's eye Anger mentions is likely a double-edged reference to his own eye in the cover collage and to an early cult that built shrines to Hecate to watch over doorways and entrances. The other letter, undated and written on a 6- by 9-inch sheet of lined paper, reads: ""Dear Kenneth, Many thanks for your extraordinary 'Hollywood Babylon.' Of beauty and its death, of fame and its despair. & once again thank you for permitting me to use 2 minutes from 'Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome.' I am beginning a video collage documentary of my friendship with AN [Anaïs Nin]. A visual memoir told through memorabilia I collected. Love, Renate."" Druks does not appear to have ever completed such a documentary.Book with only slight toning to edges, dust jacket with only light wear to extremities. Mild toning to edges of Anger letter with writing faded to mauve along left side. Very slight toning and soiling to Druks letter. An exceptional near-fine copy with significant provenance, most desirable with signed autograph letters.
STECK-BRIEF. Den sich viele Frauen und Jungfrauen hinter die Ohren stecken koennen

STECK-BRIEF. Den sich viele Frauen und Jungfrauen hinter die Ohren stecken koennen

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STECK-BRIEF. Den sich viele Frauen und Jungfrauen hinter die Ohren stecken koennen
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good plus.
Description
Mainz: Josef Aumüller, 1871. Very good plus.. Rare original satirical "Wanted" poster listing the fashion crimes of Empress, influencer, and Franco-Prussian War enthusiast Eugénie de Montijo. Patron of couturier Charles Worth and luggage-maker Louis Vuitton, Eugénie was the force behind the birth of haute couture and the modern luxury goods industry, with a popular influence felt across Europe and over oceans and an anti-Prussian suite of political convictions that made her highly unpopular in Mainz, among other places, when the Second Empire fell to the North German Confederation. Since the 1850s, critics had made knowing reference to the Empress's introduction of the crinoline as alleged disguise for her pregnancy, coyly glossed by the SPECTATOR in 1860 as "a most womanly reason" and noted with rude but refreshing bluntness on this poster. ("[T]rägt zur Zeit eine Crinoline, wenn ein Kind von Frankreich soll eingeshmuggelt werden" ["She is currently wearing crinoline, in case a child needs to be smuggled out of France."]) The author or authors offer additional insult to Eugénie's age (too old), her religion (too much of it, not the right kind), her hair (not as blonde as it used to be), and her nose (always in everything). The true target of this invective "on behalf of all honorable German women" was less her sartorial extravagance than what it symbolized: laces so tight they crushed all pity for the thousands "sacrificed for her ambitious plans"; deceptively enormous skirts beneath which she "wore the pants" in her marriage to Napoléon III and by which she could be scapegoated for his many failures. Eugenie was said to have called the doomed Franco-Prussian conflict "My War," and despite her later strenuous denials, the blame stuck. Happily for her reputation, so many more Continental wars have come and gone since 1871 that her legacy now rests on the lasting influence of her once-derided "political outfits" (Green), revitalizing and building the worldwide dominance of the French textile and clothing industries. A rare and early critique of fashion from a political point-of-view; OCLC locates just one holding, in Germany. 11.25'' x 8.25''. Single leaf, printed in black on yellow. Light wear, minor creasing and toning.
2600: The Hacker Quarterly Archive Documenting Hacker Culture, Phone Phreaking, Encryption, and the Digital Free Speech Battles of the Early Internet, 1993-2008

2600: The Hacker Quarterly Archive Documenting Hacker Culture, Phone Phreaking, Encryption, and the Digital Free Speech Battles of the Early Internet, 1993-2008 by 2600: The Hacker Quarterly

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2600: The Hacker Quarterly Archive Documenting Hacker Culture, Phone Phreaking, Encryption, and the Digital Free Speech Battles of the Early Internet, 1993-2008
Author
2600: The Hacker Quarterly
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1993. 2600: The Hacker Quarterly archive of issues documenting the technical practice of hacking, ranging from phone phreaking, telephone and network investigation, encryption, and consumer hardware to the legal and political questions it raised, from the status of code as speech to state surveillance, as the magazine moved from the analog telephone network into the public Internet era. Eric Corley, publishing as Emmanuel Goldstein, began 2600 in 1984, and the magazine built a forum written by its readers around telephone switching systems, Internet protocols, underground computing culture, and disputes over civil liberties. This group preserves that transition through Autumn 1993 articles like "How to Hack Honesty" and a city by city "2600 Meetings" directory, then through 2000 and 2002 issues centered on Freedom Downtime, H2K, H2K2, DeCSS, URL filtering, biometrics, geospatial systems, and communications politics after 9/11. The DeCSS issues place the magazine inside Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Corley, named for publisher Eric Corley, where the Second Circuit upheld an injunction barring 2600 from posting or linking to DeCSS code under the DMCA. Eric Corley [Emmanuel Goldstein] (ed.). 2600: The Hacker Quarterly. Thirteen issues. Vol. 10, no. 3; Vol. 16, no. 3; Vol. 17, nos. 1-3; Vol. 18, no. 2; Vol. 19, nos. 1-4; Vol. 21, no. 3; Vol. 22, no. 1; Vol. 25, no. 1. Setauket and Middle Island, NY: 2600 Enterprises, 1993-2008. The Autumn 1993 issue lists Emmanuel Goldstein as editor-in-chief and reproduces a Secret Service statement quoted in response to a CPSR Freedom of Information Act request concerning the breakup of the November 1992 Washington DC 2600 meeting. Interior contents include "Hacking at the End of the Universe," "The Wheel Cipher," "Caller ID Technicalities," "How to Hack Honesty," and "The Last of the Acronym List," with the meeting page naming locations from Ann Arbor, Cambridge, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC to Granada and Munich. Later issues carry covers and contents tied to Freedom Downtime, "A Summer of Trials," "DeCSS in Words," "Kernel Modification Using LKMs," "Another Way to Defeat URL Filters," "Hacking the Three Holed Payphone," "The GeoSpatial Revolution," "How to Regain Privacy on the Net," and a review of Mitnick's The Art of Deception, with H2K at the Hotel Pennsylvania in July 2000 and H2K2 there in July 2002. The run records a subculture that documented infrastructure at street level while contesting the legal and corporate control of digital information. Its recurring payphone features gather subscriber-supplied images and captions from Russia, Estonia, Poland, Switzerland, Ukraine, Brazil, Cuba, Thailand, Japan, China, Taiwan, Finland, the Bahamas, South Korea, Turkey, Malta, the Netherlands Antilles, and Australia, turning telephone hardware into a geographic index of communications access and technological change. The HOPE material connects the periodical to the conference series 2600 has sponsored since 1994, a public gathering point for hackers, journalists, activists, and technologists. Covers and interiors show handling wear, rubbing, creasing, toning, corner wear, and some heavier cover stress to individual issues; text blocks remain usable and the issues are intact overall. Overall good condition. The group preserves the print record of hacker culture at the moment when payphones, DVDs, courtrooms, hotel conferences, and Internet filtering all became contested sites of technical knowledge and public speech.
1947 Indianapolis 500 Official Program and Scorecard: Primary Documentation of a Controversial Team Finish and Race Fatality

1947 Indianapolis 500 Official Program and Scorecard: Primary Documentation of a Controversial Team Finish and Race Fatality by Indianapolis 500

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1947 Indianapolis 500 Official Program and Scorecard: Primary Documentation of a Controversial Team Finish and Race Fatality
Author
Indianapolis 500
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1947. Official printed program and original scorecard from the 1947 Indianapolis 500, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, representing primary documentation of one of the most debated finishes in the early history of American open-wheel racing. The offering includes the complete official race program together with a contemporary scorecard, preserving both the pre-race structure and the recorded progress of the event. The 1947 race is particularly notable for a widely discussed team-order controversy involving drivers Mauri Rose and Bill Holland of Lou Moore's team. During the closing stages, pit signals reportedly instructed Holland to reduce speed to preserve his position to the finish. Rose, disregarding the signal, accelerated to overtake Holland in the final laps. Holland, believing he maintained a lap advantage, did not contest the pass, allowing Rose to assume the lead and secure victory. The incident has since been cited in racing historiography as an early and influential example of team communication ambiguity affecting race outcomes. The race was further marked by a fatal accident involving driver Shorty Cantlon, situating the event within the broader context of mid-20th-century motorsport risk and safety conditions. Mauri Rose's finishing time of 4:17:52.17 ranked among the fastest Indianapolis 500 results recorded to that date, underscoring both the competitive intensity and mechanical capabilities of the period. The program provides structured information on entrants, drivers, and race organization, while the accompanying scorecard reflects real-time engagement with the event as experienced by a contemporary spectator. Together, they document not only the race itself but also the practices of attendance, record-keeping, and spectator participation associated with major American sporting events in the immediate postwar period. Condition is very good. Program complete with no tears; minor staining to cover. Scorecard well preserved with expected light handling.
The French Connection (Original photograph taken on the set of the 1971 film)

The French Connection (Original photograph taken on the set of the 1971 film) by William Friedkin (director); Ernest Tidyman (screenwriter); Robin Moore (novel); Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider (starring)

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The French Connection (Original photograph taken on the set of the 1971 film)
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William Friedkin (director); Ernest Tidyman (screenwriter); Robin Moore (novel); Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: N.p., 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the 1971 film, showing William Friedkin behind the camera during filming on location in Georgetown, with an unidentified crew member at the right. William Friedkin made his name with this gritty adaptation of Robin Moore's nonfiction account of east coast drug trafficking. Perhaps the greatest of the many 1970s crime films that were shot on location in New York City, with glorious period detail in nearly every frame. The screenplay was written by author Ernest Tidyman, one year after the publication of his seminal Harlem-based crime novel "Shaft." Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor for Gene Hackman, along with three additional nominations. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US.
The Ladykillers (Original lobby card from the 1955 film)

The Ladykillers (Original lobby card from the 1955 film) by Alexander Mackendrick (director); William Rose (screenwriter); Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Katie Johnson (starring)

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The Ladykillers (Original lobby card from the 1955 film)
Author
Alexander Mackendrick (director); William Rose (screenwriter); Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Katie Johnson (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
London: Rank Organisation, 1955. Vintage lobby card from the 1955 British film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso noting the names of actors. A motley group of five small-time criminals rent out rooms from a wealthy octogenarian widow in order to plan a heist, while posing as classical musicians. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes to the corners. Grant UK. Lee, The Heist Film.
They Met in a Taxi (Original publicity photograph of Fay Wray and Chester Morris from the 1936 film)

They Met in a Taxi (Original publicity photograph of Fay Wray and Chester Morris from the 1936 film) by Alfred E. Green (director); Howard J. Green (screenwriter); Ray Jones (photographer); Chester Morris, Fay Wray, Raymond Walburn (starring)

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They Met in a Taxi (Original publicity photograph of Fay Wray and Chester Morris from the 1936 film)
Author
Alfred E. Green (director); Howard J. Green (screenwriter); Ray Jones (photographer); Chester Morris, Fay Wray, Raymond Walburn (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1936. Vintage publicity photograph of Fay Wray and Chester Morris from the 1936 film, with a stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones and a mimeo snipe on the verso. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. Chester Morris is a taxi driver who picks up Fay Wray, a fashion store model falsely accused of stealing jewelry, and sets out to prove her innocence. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
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Der Cicerone: Halbmonatsschrift fur Kunstler, Kunstfreunde und Sammler, Jahrgang 21, 1929 (24 issues)

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Der Cicerone: Halbmonatsschrift fur Kunstler, Kunstfreunde und Sammler, Jahrgang 21, 1929 (24 issues)
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
G+ (Some edge and spine wear to certain issues, but overall, only the tan covers show much age and a bit of soiling.)
Description
Leipzig, Germany: Klinkhardt und Biermann Verlag, 1929. Softcover. G+ (Some edge and spine wear to certain issues, but overall, only the tan covers show much age and a bit of soiling.). 24 issues, tan paper wraps, highly illus. in BW and some color. Text is in German. DER CICERONE was a German bi-monthly periodical aimed at artists, art aficionados and collectors, and was published from 1909-1930. This lot marks the issues for the entire year of 1929, the 21st year of its publication. Each issue contains many full- and half-page ads, plus valuable articles that are mostly illustrated in BW, with some full-color plates appearing on occasion. Some loose auction announcements will be found in these pages as well. An index appears in the last issue of the year. An amazing resource, for all of the various reasons that come to mind.
THE POLITICAL CHARACTER OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS DELINEATED. BEING A REPLY TO CERTAIN OBSERVATIONS IN THE ADDRESS OF GEN. PETER PORTER AND OTHERS

THE POLITICAL CHARACTER OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS DELINEATED. BEING A REPLY TO CERTAIN OBSERVATIONS IN THE ADDRESS OF GEN. PETER PORTER AND OTHERS by [Adams, John Quincy]

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THE POLITICAL CHARACTER OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS DELINEATED. BEING A REPLY TO CERTAIN OBSERVATIONS IN THE ADDRESS OF GEN. PETER PORTER AND OTHERS
Author
[Adams, John Quincy]
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Albany: Printed for the Albany Argus, by D. M'Glashan, 1828. 30pp. Disbound and moderately spotted, offsetting on title page from contemporary annotations. Good+. Ownership signature, "Josiah J. Lively" at head of title. The anonymous author, an ally of Andrew Jackson and foe of President Adams, summarizes his "investigation" into Adams's character and conduct. "I have established these positions: You was not politically educated in the school of Jefferson. You was a federalist. You have no attachment to republicans or republican principles. You have made no sacrifices for a country, from whose treasury you have been supported through life. You have not possessed the confidence and attachment of all our presidents. The nation has gained nothing from your experience. Your character is neither honorable nor independent. Your integrity is not unsuspected." The pamphlet was originally published, in several numbers, in the Albany Argus. "Such has been the demand for them, since the newspaper edition has been exhausted, that they are issued in the present shape, under the direction of the Albany Republican General Committee. July 1828." Wise & Cronin [Adams] 300. Sabin 317. Not in Miles.
New Afrikan Dinner & Inner-Attainment Sunday Dec. 23 5 to 9 pm

New Afrikan Dinner & Inner-Attainment Sunday Dec. 23 5 to 9 pm by Afrikan Peoples Alliance

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New Afrikan Dinner & Inner-Attainment Sunday Dec. 23 5 to 9 pm
Author
Afrikan Peoples Alliance
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Oakland, CA: Afrikan Peoples Alliance, 1974. Very Good. Oakland, CA: Afrikan Peoples Alliance, n.d., [ca. 1974]. First Edition. Pictorial broadside flyer (21.5x28cm) printed offset on cream stock. Previous folds, brief soiling and red dampspot to verso, else Very Good. Invitation to a fundraising dinner at the Breakfast Club on 4606 Grove St. (renamed Martin Luther King Jr. Way in 1983) in Oakland. The event promised dinner, music, and poetry, with donations used to benefit the APA Community Pre-School. The APA was an offshoot of the disbanded Revolutionary Action Movement, the Marxist-Leninist Black nationalist movement active in the 1960s. Date of publication based on the address and the date (December 23 was a Sunday in 1974).
Weaver of Tales: Persian Picture Rugs / Persische Bildteppiche: Geknupfte Mythen

Weaver of Tales: Persian Picture Rugs / Persische Bildteppiche: Geknupfte Mythen by Karl Schlamminger and Peter Lamborn Wilson

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Title
Weaver of Tales: Persian Picture Rugs / Persische Bildteppiche: Geknupfte Mythen
Author
Karl Schlamminger and Peter Lamborn Wilson
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9783677605327
Condition
Very Good
Description
Munchen: Callway Verlag, 1980. Very Good/Very Good. München: Callway Verlag, [1980]. First Edition. Square quarto (28.5cm); publisher's boards in photo-illustrated dust jacket; 198pp.; full color illus. throughout. Moderate wear and a few small chips and closed tears to jacket margins, corners nudged, contemporary bookseller sticker of the Textile Museum to front jacket flap; Very Good and sound. Bilingual text in German and English.
Art Deco Bookends: Scottie Dog

Art Deco Bookends: Scottie Dog

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Art Deco Bookends: Scottie Dog
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B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
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[c. 1920] Pair of Scottie dog bookends. About fine, with a few nicks to bases, and patinated metal. Overall, a charming pair of vintage bookends. Scottie dogs were popular subjects for bookends in the 1930s and '40s due to their prominence in popular culture, recognizable silhouette, and compact, "boxy" shape, which made them ideal for metal casting. Named after the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts that took place in Paris in 1925, Art Deco was a design movement that flourished in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by sleekness and geometric lines, and influenced by industrialism, Cubism, Bauhaus, and archaeological discoveries, including King Tut's tomb in 1922. During the height of the movement, Art Deco bookends were popular objects to collect, due to their beauty, affordability, and practicality. Notably, New York City is home to a few of the world's most famous examples of Art Deco architecture: the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, and Rockefeller Center. This collection of Art Deco bookends features a wide and wonderful variety of designs and metal types. The sculpted works span historical figures like Roycroft arts-and-crafts community founder Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915), modern dance pioneer and inventor of the "Serpentine Dance" Loie Fuller (1862-1928), and the legendary literary pair Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) and his muse Beatrice Portinari (ca. 1265-1290). Other designs include lions, serpents, whales, seamen, puppies, and cherubs, among many others. The bookends were made by some of the most prominent American art metal companies of the first half of the 20th century, including PM Craftsman (est. 1911), Armor Bronze (est. 1910 as "National Metalizing Company"), Frankart (est. 1924), and Pompeian Bronze Company (est. 1889 as the "Galvano Bronze Company").. 5.5" x 3" x 5".
CATALOGUE OF THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF SUNG DYNASTY KUAN WARE

CATALOGUE OF THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF SUNG DYNASTY KUAN WARE

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Title
CATALOGUE OF THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF SUNG DYNASTY KUAN WARE
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9789575620738
Description
Taiwan: National Palace Museum, 1996. Third Printing. Hardcover. Large Oblong Octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine white with gold lettering, lightly worn. Housed in publisher's Very Good black cloth and white pictorial paper slip case with minor general shelf wear. Mild rubbing to edges and corners of dust jacket. Light creasing and scuffing to dust jacket. Textblock clean. Shelved on Front Table. 1379276. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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THE NEGRO IN OUR HISTORY by Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950; Wesley, Charles H. (Charles Harris), 1891-1987

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THE NEGRO IN OUR HISTORY
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Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950; Wesley, Charles H. (Charles Harris), 1891-1987
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Washington: The Associated Publishers, 1972. Twelfth edition, further revised and enlarged. Hardcover. Octavo, x, 917 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth, gold print; light wear to corners, light shelf wear. Text block has slight spotting to edges, damp stain to fore edge, slight puckering to paper. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1405241. FP New Rockville Stock.
From Forecastle to Cabin.

From Forecastle to Cabin. by Beane, Joshua Fillebrown.

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Title
From Forecastle to Cabin.
Author
Beane, Joshua Fillebrown.
Seller
Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Description
New York: The Editor Publishing Co., 1905. sep 22 2017. 341 pp. b/w line ills and plates, folding chart. Beane sailed in the "Java" of New Bedford, 1864-67, and visited the Marshall Islands, Hawaii, Phoenix and Canton Islands, and the Gilbert Islands. He gives a good sense of daily life aboard a whaler. Forster 6, Jenkins, p. 79. A very good copy in original illustrated cloth.
[DIE CUT] CINZANO CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE LIGA DE FUTBOL 68/69

[DIE CUT] CINZANO CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE LIGA DE FUTBOL 68/69 by Cinzano

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Title
[DIE CUT] CINZANO CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE LIGA DE FUTBOL 68/69
Author
Cinzano
Seller
lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Red color illustrated die cut wraps. Near fine
Description
Turin, Italy: Cinzano, 1969. Staplebound. Red color illustrated die cut wraps. Near fine. 12.5 x 5 cm. Rare die cut Cinzano Pamphlet featuring the games between Futbol Leagues Division One and Two. Unused. Text in Spanish. Clean copy.
[ART HISTORY] PERSIAN FRESCO PAINTINGS

[ART HISTORY] PERSIAN FRESCO PAINTINGS by American Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology

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Title
[ART HISTORY] PERSIAN FRESCO PAINTINGS
Author
American Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology
Seller
lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Gold wraps. Very good
Description
New York: American Institute for Persian Art and Archeology, 1932. Wraps. Gold wraps. Very good. 18 pp. + 46 pages. Monograph of an early traveling exhibition of Persian frescoes presented by The American Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology in the 1930s. 106 of the 132 reconstructive paintings are illustrated here along with an essay, notes, and bibliography. Light foxing on title page. Wraps rubbed on spine and at the edges.
M. Yendo Associated Architects and Engineers

M. Yendo Associated Architects and Engineers

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
M. Yendo Associated Architects and Engineers
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
Japan: RETORIA, 1981. Cloth. Very Good +. Uncommon 1981 monograph on Japanese architectural firm M. Yendo Associated Architects and Engineers. In both Japanese and English. Tall, square quarto, mostly crisp black and white plates (a number of color plates mixed in as well. Solid and VG+ in its light-brown cloth, with fading along the spine, minor chipping to the edges of the matching printed card slipcase and small former owner blindstamp at the title page.
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octavo, vi, 153 pp., pamphlet, ex-library, hand and blindstamps on title page, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, text lightly toned and foxed, else a good copy.

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octavo, vi, 153 pp., pamphlet, ex-library, hand and blindstamps on title page, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, text lightly toned and foxed, else a good copy.
Seller
Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description
octavo, 28, 2 pp, ads, pamphlet, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, ex-library, hand and blindstamps on titlepage, roughly removed, text clean, else good. One of the advertisements is for the Trial of Thomas Paine, for a libel in the second part of his Rights of Man.
Da jie jie he xiao mei mei [Big Sister and Little Sister]

Da jie jie he xiao mei mei [Big Sister and Little Sister] by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Martha Alexander, illustrated by

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Title
Da jie jie he xiao mei mei [Big Sister and Little Sister]
Author
ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Martha Alexander, illustrated by
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9789573235712
Condition
Very Good
Description
[Taipei]: (Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., Ltd, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. First Chinese-language edition. Illustrated by Martha Alexander. Slim small quarto. Text in Chinese. Glazed pictorial boards sunned at the spine and edges, and gently bumped at the corners and spine ends, very good in a modestly spine-sunned printed wraparound band. From the library of author Charlotte Zolotow; laid in is a 1999 Typed Letter Signed from HarperCollins, sending several "contract copies" of this title along.
The Scoreless Thai (Signed First Edition)

The Scoreless Thai (Signed First Edition) by Block, Lawrence

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Title
The Scoreless Thai (Signed First Edition)
Author
Block, Lawrence
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9781892284990
Condition
Very Fine
Description
Burton, MI: Subterranean, 2000. First Hard Cover Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo., 162pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Hardcover, #119 of only 175 copies published. Originally published by Gold Medal as "Two for Tanner" in 1968. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket ($30.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on the limitation page. A gorgeous collectable copy.
Thank You for Smoking

Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley

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Title
Thank You for Smoking
Author
Christopher Buckley
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780679431749
Condition
Near Fine
Description
First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line (ending in a 2); a Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with only light rubbing to the board edges and mild rubbing to the panels, else Fine. SIGNED and dated by the author to the title page. An excellent copy of this novel, basis for the fine film starring Aaron Eckhart and Maria Bello. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a fresh Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Atlanta From the Ashes

Atlanta From the Ashes by Allen, Ivan

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Title
Atlanta From the Ashes
Author
Allen, Ivan
Seller
Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Atlanta: Ruralist Press, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. Octavo. 144 pages. Illustrated. Black cloth hardcover with gilt title on the front cover. Includes dust jacket. Light shelf wear to cloth binding. Edge chips to the dust jacket. Unsigned copy. Number limitation page is blank. Interior contents clean.

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