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Getaway John" Manuscript

Getaway John" Manuscript by Guard, Dave [The Kingston Trio]

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Title
Getaway John" Manuscript
Author
Guard, Dave [The Kingston Trio]
Seller
Biblioctopus (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
1959. Very good. Original working manuscript of "Getaway John" from the album At Large, handwritten by Dave Guard, founding member and leader of The Kingston Trio. Titled at top, with chord symbols, full musical notation in treble and bass clefs, and complete lyrics written in phonetic spelling for singing pronunciation, in dark pencil with several neat revisions and corrections, and erasures throughout; on recto of a 12" x 16" sheet of yellow 12-staff manuscript paper. Measure numbers and structural notations appear at bottom. Guard's complete arrangement of the traditional folk ballad previously recorded by the Carter Family in 1929. John Hardy was an actual historical figure executed by hanging in West Virginia in 1894 for the murder of a man following a card game, though the killing apparently stemmed from a love triangle. The ballad's final verse references Hardy's religious conversion during his imprisonment, when authorities permitted him to undergo baptism in a river on the morning of his execution. The Kingston Trio achieved immediate commercial breakthrough in 1958 with "Tom Dooley," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, sold six million copies, received the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording (1959), and earned induction into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry. The single's extraordinary success catalyzed the folk revival that dominated American popular music through the early 1960s, establishing commercial viability for performers including Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan. This folk boom subsequently enabled the development of folk rock when groups like The Byrds and The Animals electrified traditional arrangements during the mid-1960s, but the genre's mainstream acceptance originated with The Kingston Trio. Guard, the sole member possessing musical literacy and notation skills, functioned as the group's principal arranger and architect of their distinctive sound until his departure in 1961.
Ultramarine

Ultramarine by Lowry, Malcolm

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Title
Ultramarine
Author
Lowry, Malcolm
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Biblioctopus (United States)
Description
London: Jonathan Cape, 1933. First edition. A fine copy, lacking the dust jacket. The author's first book. Very scarce. A youthful experiment in maritime modernism, chronicling the voyage of Dana Hilliot, a middle-class Cambridge student working as a deckhand aboard a freighter bound for the Far East.
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Catalogue Des Travaux De JEAN DUBUFFET / Catalogue of the Works of Jean Dubuffet - Fascicules / Installments I - XXXVIII COMPLETE

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Title
Catalogue Des Travaux De JEAN DUBUFFET / Catalogue of the Works of Jean Dubuffet - Fascicules / Installments I - XXXVIII COMPLETE
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG or better
Description
pARIS AND gENEVA: Jean-Jacques Pauvert, Weber, Les Editions de Minuit, 1964. Paperback. VG or better. A complete set of these 38 volumes, all in slipcases. 3 volumes are very clean exlibrary copies with singlew stamp inside. Various paginations, all are illustrated, with the majority of theillustrations in each fascicule being in bw with a few color plates. An exhaustive and well-illustrated publication begun in 1964 and covering the genesis and development of the artist's work through 1985. A complete set of these 38 volumes, or fascicules. All books have slipcases. A very nice set which occupies about 2 feet of shelf space. Contents of each faascicule as follows: fasc. 1. Marionnettes de la ville et de la campagne(1942-1945).-- fasc. 2. Mirobolus, Macadam et Cie(1945-1946).-- fasc. 3. Plus beaux qu'ils croient (Portraits).-- fasc. 4. Roses d'Allah, clowns du désert (1947-1949).-- fasc. 5. Paysages grotesques (1949-1950).-- fasc. 6. Corps de dames (1950-1951).-- fasc. 7. Tables paysagées, paysages du mental, pierres philosophiques (1951-1952).-- fasc. 8. Lieux momentanés, pâtes battues (1952-1953).-- fasc. 9. Assemblages d'empreintes (1953-1954).-- fasc. 10. Vaches, petites statues de la vie précaire (1954).-- fasc. 11. Charrettes, jardins, personnages monolithes (1955).-- fasc. 12. Tableaux d'assemblages (1955-1956).-- fasc. 13. Célébration du sol 1, lieux cursifs, texturologies, topographies (1957-1958).-- fasc. 14. Célébration du sol 2,texturologies, topographies (1958-1959).-- fasc. 15. As-tu cueilli la fleur de barbe.-- fasc. 16. Les Phénomènew (1958-1963). fasc. 17. Matériologies (1959-1960).-- fasc. 18. Dessins (1960).-- fasc. 19. Paris Circus (1961-1962). fasc. 20. L'hourloupe 1(1962-1964).-- fasc. 21. L'hourloupe 2(1964-1966).-- fasc. 22. Cartes, ustensiles (1966-1967).-- fasc. 23. Sculptures peintes (1966-1967).-- fasc. 24. Tour aux figures, amoncellements, cabinet logologique (1968-1969).-- fasc. 25. Arbres, murs, architectures (1969-1972).-- fasc. 26. Dessins (1969-1972). fasc. 27. Coucou bazar (1971-1973).-- fasc. 28. Roman burlesque, sites tricolores (1973-1974).-- fasc. 29. Crayonnages, récits, conjectures (1974-1975).-- fasc. 30. Parachiffres, mondanités, lieux abrégés (1974-1976).-- fasc. 31. Habitats, closerie falbala, salon d'été (1969-1977).-- fasc. 32. Théâtres de mémoire (1975-1979).-- fasc. 33. Sites aux figurines, partitions (1980-1981).-- fasc. 34. Psycho-sites (1981-1982).-- fasc. 35. Sites aléatoires (1982).-- fasc. 36. Mires (1983-1984).-- fasc. 37. Non-lieux (1984).-- fasc. 38. Derniers dessins. Vols. 33- lack author statement./ Vols. 11-27 have imprint: [Genève] Weber./ Vols. 28- have imprint: [Paris] Editions de Minuit./ Includes bibliographical references.
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Petites Misères de la Vie humaine, par Old Nick et Grandville. by GRANDVILLE, J.J.

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Title
Petites Misères de la Vie humaine, par Old Nick et Grandville.
Author
GRANDVILLE, J.J.
Seller
Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1843. GRANDVILLE, J.J. Petites Misères de la Vie humaine, par Old Nick [Paul-Émile Daurand Forgues] et Grandville. [4], viii, 392 pp. Illustrated woodcut frontispiece and 49 full-page woodcut plates and woodcuts in text throughout by Grandville. 8vo., 230 x 145 mm, bound in publisher's gilt-stamped cloth. Paris: H. Fournier, 1843. A fine copy in the rare publisher's cloth of one of Grandville's lesser known works, but one that contains intimations of his masterpiece Un Autre Monde of the following year. Presumably because the surreal illustrations which were to become his trademark are in the distinct minority that this books has not been given the credit it is due. Occasional foxing, but overall a clean copy.
Cahiers d’art, 1928. Fernand Leger.

Cahiers d’art, 1928. Fernand Leger.

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Title
Cahiers d’art, 1928. Fernand Leger.
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Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
Editions Cahiers d'Art. Paris, 1928. 14th edition of the collection Les Grands Peintres D'Aujourd'Hui, with 5 pochoirs in color by Fernand Leger, and many plates in black and white. Limited numbered edition of 800 numbered copies printed on Torpes vellum paper. Edition dedicated to Fernand Leger art works, complete with text in French by E. Teriade.
INDIAN CIVILIZATION: A LECTURE

INDIAN CIVILIZATION: A LECTURE by [WHITTIER] PUMPHREY, Stanley

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Title
INDIAN CIVILIZATION: A LECTURE
Author
[WHITTIER] PUMPHREY, Stanley
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Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Slight loss of paper to spine with front cover partly detached toward the bottom. Still Near Fine for this fragile, uncommon ite
Description
Philadelphia: Bible & Tract Dist. Society, 1877. First Edition. Wraps. Slight loss of paper to spine with front cover partly detached toward the bottom. Still Near Fine for this fragile, uncommon item. Original printed wraps; 52 pages. BAL 21950. Introduction by the poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Illustrated with a large color folding map. Written right after the Custer Massacre in an attempt to show how gentle and peaceful the Arapahoes, Cheyenne, and Sioux really were.
THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL

THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL by WILDE, Oscar

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Title
THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL
Author
WILDE, Oscar
Seller
Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Bookplate on front pastedown. Mild rubbing to spine tips. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a few mild scratches
Description
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Bookplate on front pastedown. Mild rubbing to spine tips. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a few mild scratches. Zhenya Gay. Quarto (7-1/2" x 11") bound in full granite-gray sheepskin leather embossed to resemble a jail cell wall; 76 pages. Copy #1205 of 1500 illustrated with 8 full-page ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS by Zhenya Gay and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. One of the more unusual bindings of the press, rarely found in such nice condition as the spine is often badly rubbed or worse
HAMLEN BROOK

HAMLEN BROOK by WILBUR, Richard

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Title
HAMLEN BROOK
Author
WILBUR, Richard
Seller
Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine in envelope
Description
n.p.: Albondocani Press, (1982). First Edition. Softcover. Fine in envelope. Stiff card covers with drawing by Robert Dunn. One of 400 copies reserved for use as a holiday greeting. This copy without the Albondocani Press and Ampersand Books printed greeting and was likely intended for use by the author or artist.
The Daynight Lamp and Other Poems.

The Daynight Lamp and Other Poems. by REY (Hans A) and MORGENSTERN (Christian):

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Title
The Daynight Lamp and Other Poems.
Author
REY (Hans A) and MORGENSTERN (Christian):
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BATTLEDORE LTD (United States)
Description
REY (Hans A) and MORGENSTERN (Christian): The Daynight Lamp and Other Poems. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1973. With 20 lithographs reproduced from the earliest work of H A Rey. 4to, xi 65pp + [1] colophon; black cloth with front cover and spine titled, pictorial printed paper dust-jacket (unclipped, minute chip at top edge, otherwise fine). FIRSY EDITION THUS, inscribed by the illustrator on the blank facing title-page: "To Richard & Gerda / affectionately, / Hans / 12-31-73".
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Wednesday Club Verse: An Anthology of Honor Poems from the Annual and Special Poetry Contests of the Wednesday Club of St. Louis by Williams, Tennessee]

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Wednesday Club Verse: An Anthology of Honor Poems from the Annual and Special Poetry Contests of the Wednesday Club of St. Louis
Author
Williams, Tennessee]
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
St. Louis: The Wednesday Club, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Quarter cloth and printed paper over boards. Preliminaries and endleaves foxed, othewise a nice copy, signed by Tennessee Williams on the front flyleaf. Housed in a simple green cloth open slipcase. The collection includes three early poems by Tennessee Williams, a trilogy titled, "Sonnets for Spring," published under the name Thomas L. Williams. A scarce book; signed copies are rare.
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27 Wagons Full of Cotton by Williams, Tennessee

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27 Wagons Full of Cotton
Author
Williams, Tennessee
Seller
Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
New York: New Directions, 1953. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Fair/Very Good+. 8vo; publisher's yellow cloth lettered in blue on the spine. In a supplied Alvin Lustig designed DJ, priced at $3.50. A reissue of the earlier New Directions publication, this 1953 edition adds two previously unpublished plays. A worn and stained copy, the pages browned, the top edge of the cloth showing insect damage the bottom portion of the front and rear boards showing the effects of damp-staining. This copy is, however, inscribed and signed by Tennessee Williams with thanks to Bryand Sheedy. Sheedy bought and ran a guest house in the Turks and Caicos and over the years befriended literary figures, Williams among them. Apparently a wide-bodied, larger than life figure, in the look and manner of a modern day Falstaff, he was known to have a large library of inscribed literary first editions (see New York Times travel piece on Sheedy from 1998). Unfortunately, the Turks and Caicos is not the best place to store a collection of books, and Sheedy's copies tended to be (judging by the ones we have), well, on the "sheedy" side. This book is no exception, although the supplied Lustig jacket allows it to look ok on the shelf. Sold as is for the interesting association.
Atlas of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Atlas of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. by Beers, D. G.

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Title
Atlas of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Author
Beers, D. G.
Seller
Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
Description
Folio, 14 3/4"x 12 1/2", with original blindstamped cloth covers, but rebound, new cloth edges corners, and spine, new endpapers, original gilt lettering, illustrated with 71 colored maps and plans, 183 pp. Spine leaning, soiling and abrasion to upper rear cover, despite rebacking some wear to binding, hinges reinforced, paper is somewhat brittle, each sheet, including title page reinforced with thick grey paper backing, title chipped and pieces are missing, not affecting text, map of Pennsylvania has piece missing, some warping of these sheets, but maps don't appear to be affected, 4" tear to index page (archival tape repairs), a couple of maps with some edge chipping or margin pieces missing, some minor wrinkling along top edge throughout, Mount Pleasant map wrinkled at one fold, may be missing some of the individual map information typically provided on the rear of the map, but all maps are present; despite rebacking and a little soiling and browning contents are very good in a good and stiff binding.  Somewhat scarce county atlases, with 71 maps, 15 are double page. Map of Carbondale is a four sheet map that is laid in. Includes maps of Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Scranton, Pleasant Valley, Sugar Loaf, Kingston, Benton and Hazlleton. Despite its flaws, a very decent atlas. Extra postage will be required. OCLC. Phillips 2482. # 102338 $650
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I's (pronounced eyes) by ZUKOFSKY, Louis

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Title
I's (pronounced eyes)
Author
ZUKOFSKY, Louis
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Covers lightly sunned, otherwise a fine copy.
Description
N. Y.: Trobar, (1963). First edition. One of 350 copies. Presentation copy, inscribed to critic Hugh Kenner & his wife: "to the K's true enough LZ 5/8/75. Covers lightly sunned, otherwise a fine copy.. Oblong 12mo, pictorial wrappers. Covers lightly sunned, otherwise a fine copy.
My Experiences Preceding 5000 Burials

My Experiences Preceding 5000 Burials by Bey, Hamid; [Naldino Bombacci]

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Title
My Experiences Preceding 5000 Burials
Author
Bey, Hamid; [Naldino Bombacci]
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Buffalo, NY: The Ellicott Press, 1933. First edition. Very Good. First edition. viii, 142 pp. with two re-order coupons intact. Bound in publisher's black suede covered wrappers lettered and decorated in gilt. Very Good with dulling to gilt, light soiling, chip to bottom edge of front wrapper and small closed tears to rear cover at edge. Samuel Weiser bookseller ticket at verso front wrapper with newspaper clipping pasted to front blank with offsetting. Spiderweb tissue guard torn with loss. A scarce work of essays by the ostensibly Egyptian spiritualist, performer, and founder of the Coptic Fellowship of America, located in Los Angeles. Recent research has revealed him to be an Italian stage magician named Naldino Bombacci, who came to America as an assistant to another stage magician, Rahman Bey, and copied parts of his act. It was claimed that he could enter into a state of suspended animation. Fellow mystic Swami Yogananda wrote of him in 1927: "Mr. Bey can remain underground, buried for twenty-four hours, sealed in an air-tight casket, and can hold a thousand pounds on his chest. He controls his pulse at will–its beats appeared and completely disappeared at his will. He also pierces his body with long needles without bloodshed. The marks, almost instantaneously disappeared after the needles were withdrawn. He thrusts these needles into his throat, cheeks, and tongue without pain. He can produce blood from one puncture and withhold blood from another. Most of these things he performed right in front of me. In the various cities where he visits he often gives demonstrations before gatherings of eminent physicians and surgeons. In New York City he submitted to burial for three hours. On this occasion his body was sealed in a casket and placed six feet underground. The doctors who were present admitted that they could not explain the feat other than by Hamid Bey’s declaration that by self-imposed catalepsy, he renders his body almost lifeless.".
Dombey and Son. The 4 Portraits of Edith, Florence, Alice & Little Paul [Together with] Eight Full-length Portraits

Dombey and Son. The 4 Portraits of Edith, Florence, Alice & Little Paul [Together with] Eight Full-length Portraits by [Charles Dickens] Browne, Hablot K., Illustrator

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Dombey and Son. The 4 Portraits of Edith, Florence, Alice & Little Paul [Together with] Eight Full-length Portraits
Author
[Charles Dickens] Browne, Hablot K., Illustrator
Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Chapman & Hall, 1848. First Edition. Fine. octavo, two items, each bound in green printed wrappers. The 8 portraits are Dombey & Carker, Miss Tox, Mrs. Skewton, Mrs. Pipchin, Old Sol & Capt. Cuttle, Major Magstock, Miss Nipper and Polly. The Kenyon Starling - William Self copy with their bookplates. Bookplate of Francis Kettaneh. Fine; both items housed in a red folding case, spine lettered in gilt. Fine.
FRITZ LANG DIRECTS SYLVIA SIDNEY | FURY (1935) Photo

FRITZ LANG DIRECTS SYLVIA SIDNEY | FURY (1935) Photo by Films Selectos

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FRITZ LANG DIRECTS SYLVIA SIDNEY | FURY (1935) Photo
Author
Films Selectos
Seller
Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good-
Description
Films Selectos. No binding. Very Good-. [Hollywood]: MGM, [1935]. Vintage original 7 1/4 x 9 5/8" (18.5 x 24 cm.) black-and-white print still photo. Mimeographed text, date stamp, and holograph description of photo on verso, along with photo agency sticker; there is a diagonal crease running down center of photo, only visible if photo is tilted at an angle, very good-. Fritz Lang directing his first US film, widely acknowledged as an important precedent of film noir. Grant, p. 253.
Projet d'un Droit Unique d'Inventaire sur les Vins, examine du Tresor

Projet d'un Droit Unique d'Inventaire sur les Vins, examine du Tresor by Urbin-Gautier, Charles-Rosalie Mis d'

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Projet d'un Droit Unique d'Inventaire sur les Vins, examine du Tresor
Author
Urbin-Gautier, Charles-Rosalie Mis d'
Seller
The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
Description
1830. Paris, 1830.. Paris, 1830. Rare 1830 French Pamphlet on Laws Dealing with the Wine Trade Urbin-Gautier, Charles-Rosalie Mis d.' Projet d'un Droit Unique d'Inventaire sur les Vins, Examine dans l'Interet du Tresor, Des Proprietaires et du Commerce. Paris: Tourneux, Libraire/Orleans: Imprimerie de Danicourt-Huet, 1830. 28 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers. Wrapper beginning to split near spine ends, woodcut vignette of three beehives to title page, light toning and occasional light foxing to text. $350. * Only edition. A critical review of laws regulating the French wine trade with an emphasis on the harm caused by duties and other taxes. OCLC locates 2 copies (Bibliotheque Nationale de France, State Library of South Australia). Not in Simon Bibliotheca Vinaria or Unzelman.
JUDE THE OBSCURE

JUDE THE OBSCURE by Hardy, Thomas

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JUDE THE OBSCURE
Author
Hardy, Thomas
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Sumner & Stillman (United States)
Description
1896. With an Etching by H. Macbeth-Raeburn and a Map of Wessex. (London:) James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., (1896). Original dark blue-green cloth with front cover monogram device in gilt. First Edition of Hardy's last great novel, issued as Vol. VIII of "The Wessex Novels." Titled HEARTS INSURGENT at the time of its serial appearance, the book was ahead of its time: the 1890s public was not ready for Hardy's depiction of Jude and his cousin Sue settling down together and having two children (though unmarried) -- let alone, the death by hanging of his child and their two. After TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES (1891) and then JUDE (and due to the outcry over them), Hardy was to spend his remaining 30+ years writing only verse. In this copy, the last pages of chapters are numbered in gatherings "A" through "H" excepting "B" (such pages are never numbered in gatherings "I" onward). In most copies, as here, some but not all of the first eight gatherings have numbered pages, presumably before sheets were gradually altered to conform to the latter part of the book.; in other words, except for pages 25 and 32 (in gathering "B") being un-numbered, this copy is the earliest possible state. This is a very good-plus, perhaps near-fine copy (some faint speckling on the front cover, front endpaper with hairline crack, Hardy portrait affixed to the front paste-down). Purdy pp 86-91.
[Trade Catalogue] Newest Styles for Men. Detmer Woolens "Wear and Tailor Best". Spring and Summer 1930; Newest Fashion in Custom Made-to-Measure Clothes. "Apparel oft Proclaims the Man". Issued Semi-Annually

[Trade Catalogue] Newest Styles for Men. Detmer Woolens "Wear and Tailor Best". Spring and Summer 1930; Newest Fashion in Custom Made-to-Measure Clothes. "Apparel oft Proclaims the Man". Issued Semi-Annually

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[Trade Catalogue] Newest Styles for Men. Detmer Woolens "Wear and Tailor Best". Spring and Summer 1930; Newest Fashion in Custom Made-to-Measure Clothes. "Apparel oft Proclaims the Man". Issued Semi-Annually
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Tailoring Arts Publishing Co, 1930. First Edition. Wraps (very thin but embossed card). Cloth band on spine. Stapled (largely concealed by cloth band). Very Good. Folio, 38 by 26.5 cm. 24 pp. All leaves of glossy stock, other than wrap covers. Twenty of the pages are b/w plates showing drawn models wearing tailored clothing. The last five of these plates are devoted mostly or entirely to components of dress, with smaller, or no, depictions of men. Most of the illustrations show two or three men as the center of attention, with smaller vignettes of a garment, or another person, or an evocative scene. Variants include a single man -- the first plate -- or a man and a woman, the woman wearing a tailored suit that is in a similar vein to the man's, and clearly something that the same tailor making the man's suit can do for a woman. The first text page of the catalogue has an elaborate "Correct Fashion Chart", which provides guidance for what to wear in the day and evening depending on the occasion, with occasions running from informal to semi-formal to full-out formal, with quite specific laying out of the activities comprising each level. For example, under "Informal" are listed "Field sports, automobiling, country wear, vehicular driving, golfing". Inarguably the chart provides a concise guide to us in understanding the sartorial culture of the day. The following illustrations of course depict the models in immaculate attire representing each of the levels of formality. As one would expect, the drawn models epitomize the ideals of male pulchritude of the day -- the "Arrow Collar Man", so to spek. While these ideals are not entirely alien to the sensibility of today, let's say the emphases on certain characteristics making up these ideals have evolved in ways sometimes ineffable, sometimes quite obvious. Most of the drawings show men with tall, elongated bodies, other than the drawing of stout and corpulent men. This latter drawing, though, not surprisingly, shows men that are stout and corpulent only in comparison to the other models. Just as diet products advertising today would do the same, showing models who are only marginally overweight. As a catalogue that is really about the selling of fabric, the overview has the virtue of not pushing particular idiosyncratic products, or the line of a particular suit maker, but rather, capturing a composite view of sorts of what was considered good taste at the time. And obviously, the ultimate target was at the top of the market, since only the affluent could afford custom suits. Scarce -- we could find no other copies of this catalogue, although this type of catalogue we do see with some regularity But we think the year of issue should be of significance to someone interested, and so that adds to the desirability of this publication. Condition: Spine cloth band frayed, lifting a little at the tips, small spots of loss. Wrap covers with a moderate amount of soiling, some loss along spine fold, a few shallow edge closed tears. First leaf has several small, but conspicuous stains and an abrasion. Otherwise, moderate wear. Still a Very Good copy.
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Another Life by Walcott, Derek

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Seller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Title
Another Life
Author
Walcott, Derek
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1973] Blue-green cloth with gilt spine. Octavo. Fine in fine dj.
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ROSTRO DE MI AMADO JESUS: COLONIAL COPPER ENGRAVING

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ROSTRO DE MI AMADO JESUS: COLONIAL COPPER ENGRAVING
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Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
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WWI Victory Button Proofs by Anonymous

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WWI Victory Button Proofs
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Anonymous
Seller
ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
S. l.: By the author, 1918. Near fine. Artist proof, n. d. (1918); 3 1/4 x 5; glossy, off-white stock with six identical, circular button designs in 2 rows by 3; minor wear - near fine condition. A wonderful design by an anonymous artist, the button depicted the intertwined flags of the war's victors, with "VICTORY" printed below.
The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages

The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages by Mark Twain

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Seller: Eclectibles
Title
The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages
Author
Mark Twain
Seller
Eclectibles (United States)
Description
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1917. 285 pp. Cloth cover with stamped frame around applied color illustration, frontispiece, 7 color plates. Illustrated by Franklin Booth. The story of two boys who look identical but live very different lives. One, Tom Canty, an abused pauper and the other, Prince Edward, son of King Henry VI. 9 1/4" x 7" inscribed in pencil, owners exlibris, foxing, text block loosening from binding.
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En Route. by HAWKINS, Bobbie Louise.

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Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
Title
En Route.
Author
HAWKINS, Bobbie Louise.
Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
Albany: Little Dinosaur , (1982).. First edition.. 29 pp. Foxing along top edge, else near fine in stapled wrappers. Briefly INSCRIBED by Hawkins.
JOHN KEATS

JOHN KEATS by Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen

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Seller: Type Punch Matrix
Title
JOHN KEATS
Author
Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9781870787154
Condition
Near fine.
Description
Grasmere: The Wordsworth Trust, 1995. Near fine.. Original catalogue for an exhibition to mark the bicentenary of John Keats, held by the Wordsworth Trust. 10.5'' x 8''. Original pictorial wrappers. Illustrated with color and black and white plates. 188 pages. Minor edgewear. Price sticker remnant and minor soil to rear cover.
The Heart of a Volunteer
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The Heart of a Volunteer by Zadra, Dan; Wills, editor, Kristel; Potter, designer, Steve; Wilkie, designer, Jenica

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Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB
Title
The Heart of a Volunteer
Author
Zadra, Dan; Wills, editor, Kristel; Potter, designer, Steve; Wilkie, designer, Jenica
Seller
Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9781932319118
Condition
Fine
Description
Compendium Incorporated, 2008. Fine. Zadra, Dan. The Heart of a Volunteer. Wills, editor, Kristel; Potter, designer, Steve; Wilkie, designer, Jenica. Seattle: Compendium Incorporated, 2008. Square 16mo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine with bumped edges.. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with rubbing and bumping..

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