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Photograph: At the Circus, U.S.S.R. by BOURKE-WHITE, MARGARET

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Title: Photograph: At the Circus, U.S.S.R.
Author: BOURKE-WHITE, MARGARET
Seller: The Manhattan Rare Book Company (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: np: np, 1935. Framed. Fine. RARE OVER-SIZED PHOTOGRAPH BY MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE, THE FIRST FOREIGN PHOTOGRAPHER TO CAPTURE THE U.S.S.R. While American photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White's first assignment in the Soviet Union was to capture the environment and effects of industrialization, what the photographer ended up paying close attention to was the people. She writes that, during that time, she had a dream in which the cars she was photographing turned on her--hoods snapping, as if to swallow her. From then on, Bourke-White vowed to move away from the industrial photography of her early years, to "undertake only those photographic assignments which I felt could be done in a creative and constructive way." And so, Bourke-White did not only spend her time in the early 1930s (taking three consecutive trips in the summers of 1930-32) photographing Soviet industrialization: she took an interest in the people too. This photograph, which captures in detail the expression and profile of each of the circus-goers, is a testament to the photographer's newfound commitment to engaging human subjects. It was soon after that Bourke-White's fame ascended to new heights, with her start with Life magazine in 1936, and subsequently her publication of Have You Seen Their Faces, a text co-written with husband Erskine Caldwell on communities afflicted by the Great Depression. Over the next several years and into the early 40s, Bourke-White produced several Life photo-essays on the turmoil of Europe: the German invasion of Moscow (1941), Allied Air Crew bombing missions (1942), and the liberation of the concentration camps (1945). In this way, then, At the Circus is an instrumental photograph because it is a stepping stone onto which Bourke-White invested herself more in human-interest stories, on the ways in which trauma, catastrophe, and war impacted people and communities. Provenance: From the estate of Evelyne Z. Daitz, the celebrated photography dealer and owner and director of the Witkin Gallery (New York). At the Circus, U.S.S.R. Oversize warm-toned silver print with thin black border, the image measuring 14x19 1/2 inches (35.6x50 cm.). With credit and subject notation "Early Russia Circus", in pencil, in an unknown hand, on verso. A hint of silvering at edges, only visible in raking light. Spectacularly framed archivally under museum glass. Note: This is a vintage print, c.1935, with Bourke-White's characteristic black border, (at this point in her career she insisted her prints be uncropped and "printed to black"). AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE AND POWERFUL IMAGE FROM HER TRANSFORMATIVE TRIP TO THE SOVIET UNION.

The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen [Revolutionary War Veteran Nicholas Van Rensselaer's copy] by [George Washington] M.L. [Mason Locke aka Parson] Weems

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Title: The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen [Revolutionary War Veteran Nicholas Van Rensselaer's copy]
Author: [George Washington] M.L. [Mason Locke aka Parson] Weems
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1809. Very Good. Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1809. Eighth Edition -- Greatly Improved. 12mo; contemporary calf with faint gilt ruling to spine; leather title label detached and laid in; 228pp. Seven plates including frontispiece and Washington portrait, collated complete. Wear and scuffing to boards; chipping and shallow loss to base of spine; cracked along bottom of joints; corners bumped; front board bowed towards fore-edge; binding sound; toning and minor chipping to pages; larger chip and brief loss of meaning to bottom corner of pp. 83-84; Good to Very Good. Notably this copy bears three ownership signatures of Nicholas Van Rensselaer, who, in his obituary in 1848, is noted as a "venerable relic of the Revolution" and is described as being with Montgomery at the storming of Quebec, at Ticonderoga, Fort Miller, and conveying the intelligence of the surrender of Burgoyne to Albany. A lovely association copy of the first biography of Washington, which Weems revised and republished for several years after its initial publication circa 1800. Weems is responsible for many apocryphal stories surrounding Washington, such as the "I cannot tell a lie" quote and the cherry tree tale. Sabin 102486.

Ten (10) Japanese Fans with Original Artwork and Hand colored, 1880s

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Title: Ten (10) Japanese Fans with Original Artwork and Hand colored, 1880s
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Condition: Good to very good. Minor toning, spotting, short tears. Light dust soiling.
Description: Japan, 1880. Good to very good. Minor toning, spotting, short tears. Light dust soiling.. Ten (10) Japanese Fans from the 1880s, most likely created for the tourist trade. In the late 19th century following the forced reopening of Japanese trade with the West, Western countries became intensely interested in Japanese art and culture, a phenomenon now referred to as "Japonisme". Each of the fans features either a natural motif, with flora and birds, or figures in traditional Japanese dress. It is through such objects that much of the West was introduced to aspects of Japanese culture, such as Geisha. Each fan measures approx. 6.5" by 20", and features some original artwork in ink and water color. Five (5) are original art and five (5) are hand colored and decorated with outlined images of intricate characters. One with original work on both sides. The remainder are one sided. Two (2) are signed.

Christensen’s Ragtime Review. Vol. 1, Nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 (January–September 1915) by [Music – Ragtime / Popular Piano Culture] Christensen, Axel

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Title: Christensen’s Ragtime Review. Vol. 1, Nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 (January–September 1915)
Author: [Music – Ragtime / Popular Piano Culture] Christensen, Axel
Seller: Auger Down Books (United States)
Condition: Original wrappers; expected wear from use; overall very good.
Description: Chicago, Illinois: Axel Christensen School of Popular Music, 1915. Six issues from the inaugural volume of Christensen’s ragtime periodical. Original wrappers; expected wear from use; overall very good.. A rare group of early issues from Christensen’s Ragtime Review, a short-lived publication emerging from the Chicago-based pedagogical enterprise of Danish-American pianist and educator Axel Christensen (1883–1976). Founded in late 1914 at the height of ragtime’s popular ascendancy, the magazine functioned simultaneously as promotional organ, instructional forum, and cultural manifesto for Christensen’s method of popular piano playing, which emphasized chord-based accompaniment, improvisation, and practical musicianship over traditional conservatory training. Issues typically include instructional essays, commentary on performers and repertoire, advertisements for correspondence courses, and reflections on the evolving aesthetics of popular piano performance. Christensen’s rhetoric positioned him prominently within the ragtime movement—styled in promotional literature as the “Czar of Ragtime”—while acknowledging figures such as Scott Joplin as foundational to the genre’s development.[1] Produced during the period when ragtime intersected with emerging jazz practices, the Review offers insight to the genre in a transitional phase. Some of the specific articles include a course in vaudeville and picture piano playing, several compositions and articles on left hand technique. Early loose issues are seldom encountered outside institutional bound runs; we find none in commerce or auction records. [1] Edward A. Berlin, Ragtime: A Musical and Cultural History (University of California Press, 1980).

Na chystu vodu. Druga diia istorii nepryiniatoi zemli z Shevchenkovoi Mogyly (On Clean Water. A Second Story of the Rejected Soil from Shevchenko's Grave) by Stasiuk, Platon

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Title: Na chystu vodu. Druga diia istorii nepryiniatoi zemli z Shevchenkovoi Mogyly (On Clean Water. A Second Story of the Rejected Soil from Shevchenko's Grave)
Author: Stasiuk, Platon
Seller: ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Niu Iork (New York): By the Author, 1965. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 7 3/4 x 5 1/4; pp. [2], 3-95; light-brown wraps, printed in black; a small bump to tail of spine; minor creasing to corners; illustrated with frontis, photographs, and facsimile documents; very good to near fine condition.Around 1958, Ukrainian emigres in the US came up with the idea of building a memorial to "Ukraine's Favorite Son," author Taras Shevchenko, as a way of making a statement about their community and of the situation in their homeland. The campaign gained momentum and in 1960, Congress passed a bill, which allocated land in Washington DC for the Ukrainians to build a statue. Platon Stasiuk, a prominent Ukrainian-American businessman and treasurer of the Shevchenko Memorial Committee, went to Ukraine in 1961, intent on taking back a container of soil from Shevchenko's grave to be placed under the monument in Washington. Expecting an appreciative committee, he was instead met with rejection, as his bringing the soil was viewed as a Soviet ploy. Disappointed Stasiuk published a book, describing his experience, and the Soviet media denounced the dismissal as hostility towards a friendly gesture. Stasiuk returned the soil to Ukraine and wrote a second account, the current one, in which he included numerous letters of support he had received for his initiative.

DEGAS: Radierungen, Lithographien, Monotypien. Foreword by John Rewald. (Französische Impressionisten. Band II.) by Adhémar, Jean & Cachin, Françoise.

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Title: DEGAS: Radierungen, Lithographien, Monotypien. Foreword by John Rewald. (Französische Impressionisten. Band II.)
Author: Adhémar, Jean & Cachin, Françoise.
Seller: Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
Description: München (Hirmer Verlag), 1973.. 29, (3), 69, (1)pp., 201 plates (partly color). Sm. folio. Cloth.

Anselm Kiefer by -

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Condition: Collectible; Fine
Description: Cologne, Germany: Galerie Paul Maenz, 1986. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of this 1986 catalogue of the exhibition at the Paul Maenz Gallery, Cologne. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, sharp color reproductions thruout. Text in both German and English.

JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY.|THE by Wroth, Lawrence

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Title: JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY.|THE
Author: Wroth, Lawrence
Seller: Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description: Providence, RI: The John Carter Brown Library, 1936. paper-covered boards, deckled edges, gilt label on front board. large 12mo. paper-covered boards, deckled edges, gilt label on front board. 35, (3) pages. First edition of 450 numbered copies. Well preserved copy. A brief report on this library of Brown University. Includes a black and white photograph of the building's facade. A greeting card from Eugene Clauss is loosely inserted into the volume.

BYU Studies Volume 7, Number 2

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Title: BYU Studies Volume 7, Number 2
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Description: Very Good. BYU Studies Volume 7, Number 2. NP: NP, ND. Winter. Book condition: Very Good.

The Florida Review. Volume One, Number One. Winter 1931-32. by Bailey, Leonard C.

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Title: The Florida Review. Volume One, Number One. Winter 1931-32.
Author: Bailey, Leonard C.
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Leonard C. Bailey, 1932. Octavo, paperbound (stapled, illus. brown wrappers), 40 pp. Near-Fine, with foxing (age darkened spotting) to page edges. First Volume, Number One, of a Florida literary magazine. Authors include: K. G. Skaggs, C.E. Mounts, R. W. Huston, Irving Ashkenazy, Ellen Knight, T.J. Higgins, Esmond E. Marks, Leonard C. Bailey, Claude Murphree, Harry R. Trusler, Heskin A. Whittaker, Harwood Rosser, Jr., Benjamin Ellis.

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