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4 Dadaist Artist's Books on Hats by the Wronkow Brothers

4 Dadaist Artist's Books on Hats by the Wronkow Brothers by Ludwig & George Wronkow

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
4 Dadaist Artist's Books on Hats by the Wronkow Brothers
Author
Ludwig & George Wronkow
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
1970. Spiral bound. Very Good +. Ludwig & George Wronkow. (4) remarkable handmade artist's books by German-Jewish brothers Ludwig and George Wronkow, who emigrated to America ( to New York) in 1938 and 1941 respectively. The books resemble spiral-bound notebooks and each is filled with highly-skilled, obsessive drawings, watercolors and collages centered around hats. The 4 artist's books here offered include: 1) Viel Lärm um alte Hüte ("Much Ado about Old Hats"), 1970. Approximately 12" x 9", spiral bound, 24 pp (some sides blank) of colored drawings and collage featuring folded, torn, cut and decorated NY Transit Authority tickets and transfers, with funny, handwritten rhyming texts in Gerrman. One of dozens of homemade books, all on the theme of HATS, that the two brothers exchanged with each other as gifts (and perhaps gave to others). This particular book was written and illustrated by Ludwig Wronklow (1900-1982), the older of the two brothers. Both were raised in Berlin and became journalists. The younger brother, George (1905-1989) worked as a journalist and art editor at the leftist Mosse-Verlag, and for Weltspiegel and the Berliner Tageblatt. He fled Germany for France in 1933 and after the German occupation, managed to escape via Spain and came to New York in 1941, where he worked for CBS and a number of German-language journals and papers, becoming a citizen in 1949. His older brother Ludwig (1900-1982) was more of an artist, caricaturist and cartoonist, and published thousands of his drawings in German journals and newspapers before 1933. He managed to flee Germany and arrived in America in 1938 where he took a job with the German emigrant paper Aufbau, eventually becoming one of its top directors. In Germany he was friendly with the Dadaists and even contributed cover drawings to a few of their books; 2) Das Grosse Deutsche Alphabet von A-Z unter besonderer berucksichtigung der verschiedensten Kopfbeduckungen ("The Big German Alphabet from A-Z with special consideration of headwear'), 1957. 11.5" x 8.75", within it a mounted hand-made chapbook measuring 5" x 3.75", with 26 hand-drawn and colored alphabet pages with short typed German couplets. Some of the original cloth-tape covering to spine is missing at larger pages, else very good. This one was written and illustrated by George Wronkow; 3) Der Unhut, Das Buch Wider den Hut ("The Unhat, the book against the hat"), 1969. Approximately 12 x 9, spiral bound, 24 pp (some sides blank) of colored drawings and collage, funny handwritten verses, some by Wronkow and some by more famous German authors. This one is by Ludwig Wronkow; 4) Das Buch Der Hüte ("The Book of the Hat"), 1962. Approximately 12 x 9, spiral bound, 24 pp (some sides blank) of colored drawings and collage, on the subject of hats and Man-HAT-tan, with subway maps fashioned as hats, etc. Delightful and whimsical. This one is also by Ludwig. An exceptional crop of hat-themed artist's books by the German-American Wronkow brothers, about whom a biography should one day emerge.
Third Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park (January, 1860)

Third Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park (January, 1860)

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
Third Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park (January, 1860)
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good -
Description
New York: The Board of Commissioners of the Central Park, 1860. Decorative Cloth. Very Good -. The uncommon 1860 1st edition of this 3rd annual report from the Board of Commissioners of Central Park. Solid and VG- to VG in its light-brown cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel, decorative blindstamping to both panels and small former owner blindstamp at the front free endpaper. vvWear along the spine (including a degree of chipping) and loose but present title page. Octavo, 9 lithographs, 3 engravings, 1 folding color chart and 1 folding color chart of Central Park. A nice piece of mid-19th century New York history.
Best Products Co. Houston Showroom by SITE, Inc

Best Products Co. Houston Showroom by SITE, Inc

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
Best Products Co. Houston Showroom by SITE, Inc
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: SITE, Inc, 1975. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Uncommon 1975 catalogue issued by SITE, Inc., a leading architecture and environmental arts studio founded in New York in 1970. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled wrappers. Very light creasing along several pages at the rear, a touch of mild soiling to the rear panel, otherwise very sharp. Oblong quarto, crisp black-and-white photos throughout.
Bridal Drag Cross-dressing, Camp Performance, and Gender Nonconformity Archive of 22 Photographs, 1950s-1970s

Bridal Drag Cross-dressing, Camp Performance, and Gender Nonconformity Archive of 22 Photographs, 1950s-1970s by Drag Performance Photo Archive

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Seller: Max Rambod Inc.
Title
Bridal Drag Cross-dressing, Camp Performance, and Gender Nonconformity Archive of 22 Photographs, 1950s-1970s
Author
Drag Performance Photo Archive
Seller
Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1960. Gender nonconforming and drag performance photo archive documenting queer social gatherings, costume performance, camp pageantry, and private queer community life from the 1960s through the 1990s. The photographs preserve a period when drag culture existed simultaneously in nightlife, informal house parties, outdoor gatherings, and small community events, often outside mainstream visibility. Long before drag became widely commercialized through television and corporate entertainment circuits, queer performers and gender nonconforming individuals built their own social spaces through costume, parody, theatricality, and communal celebration. Photo archive of 22 color and silver gelatin photographs, ranging from small vernacular snapshots to larger prints, United States, circa 1960s-1990s. Several images center on a recurring bridal drag performer wearing lace wedding dresses, veils, floral bouquets, wigs, and exaggerated makeup while posing beside guests in tuxedos, theatrical costumes, and evening attire. Other photographs depict individuals in burlesque-inspired outfits, feather boas, crop tops, wigs, and handmade dresses posed indoors and outdoors at parties, picnics, and performance-like gatherings. One outdoor scene shows two figures in matching feminine costumes smiling arm in arm, while additional images record staged poses beside vehicles, improvised dance or performance gestures, and casual snapshots emphasizing humor, glamour, and gender transformation. The archive repeatedly shifts between formal costume display and relaxed social interaction, grounding drag not only as stage entertainment but as an everyday form of queer expression and community-making. The photographs align with broader developments in post-Stonewall queer culture, when drag performance expanded from underground bars and private parties into increasingly visible forms of social and artistic expression. During much of this period, openly gender nonconforming presentation still carried substantial social and legal risk, especially outside major urban nightlife districts. This archive preserves the social fabric surrounding drag culture through intimate portrayals of friendships, amateur performance, humor, costume experimentation, and private community environments that sustained queer life across several decades. Light handling wear, scattered creasing, and occasional fading consistent with vernacular snapshot use. Overall in good condition.
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Journey from Edinburgh through parts of North Britain by CAMPBELL, Alexander

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Journey from Edinburgh through parts of North Britain
Author
CAMPBELL, Alexander
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: John Stockdale, 1811. Third Edition. Both volumes contain a frontispiece and list of plates; vol 1 has 28 illustrations (including frontispiece) and vol 2 16 illustrations (including frontispiece). Vol 1 with corner repair on frontispiece, some spotting, marbled boards with repaired spine; vol 2 some spotting on title page, rebound. Interior clean and bright. New edition, first published in 1802, providing a significant insight into the rise of the industrial revolution in Scotland. Describing many facets of the linen, iron, and fishing industry, Campbell’s observations on manufacturing and economic expansion illustrate the development of a skilled working class, which was a direct result of the industrial boom at the turn of the nineteenth century. He accurately captures the rise of Scotland as a major player in commerce and manufacturing, as well as its daily life and natural scenery in northern Britain. This detailed and factual account provides information on everything from rural life in the Scottish highlands and their natural history to manufacturing, trade, and commercial exploits. Included are the splendid aquatint illustrations all based on the author’s original sketches. Campbell also includes a delightful biographical sketch of Adam Smith, author of the acclaimed Wealth of Nations, detailing his early life in Kirkcaldy and his scholarly pursuits. It is also worth noting that he makes mention of “The Fair Intellectual Club” in Edinburgh, which he describes as a society of female literati who have made great strides in improving the mind (II, p. 327). The women’s movement was on the rise in Scotland in both intellectualism and manufacturing as more and more women were joining both the circles of the intellectuals and the skilled working class. Campbell (1764–1824) was a composer, writer and illustrator. Although he died in abject poverty, He produced an eclectic body of work, much of which was never published.
Sanctuary (Collection of 28 original photographs from the 1961 film)

Sanctuary (Collection of 28 original photographs from the 1961 film) by William Faulkner (novel); Tony Richardson (director); Darryl F. Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck (screenwriter); Lee Remick, Yves Montand, Bradford Dillman (starring)

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Seller: Royal Books
Title
Sanctuary (Collection of 28 original photographs from the 1961 film)
Author
William Faulkner (novel); Tony Richardson (director); Darryl F. Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck (screenwriter); Lee Remick, Yves Montand, Bradford Dillman (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 1961. Collection of 28 vintage studio still photographs from the 1961 film. Based on William Faulkner's novels, "Sanctuary" and "Requiem for a Nun." A harsh film with frank dialogue and thematic content throughout regarding rape, female sensuality, and sexual brutality. The final version of the film suffered from censorship, as well as an attempt to make something "literary" and "respectable" from a novel where disrespect and ill repute were at the center of a grim story. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Fine condition.
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Glascock's Baby Products Advertisement by Anonymous

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Title
Glascock's Baby Products Advertisement
Author
Anonymous
Seller
ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
[Muncie, Indiana]: [Glascock Bros. Mfg. Co.], 1898. First Edition. Very good. A small pamphlet; single leaf, folded, pp. [4]; 6 x 3 1/2; beige stock, illustrated with photographs; several faint creases to lower margin; a few minor nicks to upper corners and edge; very good condition. An interesting advertisement for Glascock's baby products, which included strollers, bouncers, etc. and were quite popular in the late 19th- and early 20th centuries. This pamphlet included photographs (with children in each one) and descriptions of the Combined Baby Jumper and Rocking Chair (combines a bed, jumper, rocking chair, and high chair), the Combined Baby Tender and Walker, another chair-craddle-bed combination, and a Beautiful Go-cart.
Fine French and English Furniture, Paintings, Porcelain, Decorations, Oriental Works of Art and SIlver from the Collection of the late Henry P. Mcilhenny ... Wednesday, May 20, 1987 ... and Thursday, May 21, 1987

Fine French and English Furniture, Paintings, Porcelain, Decorations, Oriental Works of Art and SIlver from the Collection of the late Henry P. Mcilhenny ... Wednesday, May 20, 1987 ... and Thursday, May 21, 1987 by Christie's New York

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Fine French and English Furniture, Paintings, Porcelain, Decorations, Oriental Works of Art and SIlver from the Collection of the late Henry P. Mcilhenny ... Wednesday, May 20, 1987 ... and Thursday, May 21, 1987
Author
Christie's New York
Seller
McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Christie's, 1987. Paperback. Very Good. Illustrations (some color), 271p. Softcover in original wrapper. 25cm. Price list laid in.
The Instructors' Handbook of The British Horse Society and The Pony Club

The Instructors' Handbook of The British Horse Society and The Pony Club

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Title
The Instructors' Handbook of The British Horse Society and The Pony Club
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Warwickshire: The British Horse Society, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Fourth edition. 12mo. Light foxing to endpapers, corners lightly bumped, else very good.
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Jack Levine: Recent Paintings by Young, Mahonri Sharp

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Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Title
Jack Levine: Recent Paintings
Author
Young, Mahonri Sharp
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
G (Cover has some scuffs, page edges are tanning, but contents are still quite good.)
Description
New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1972. Softcover. G (Cover has some scuffs, page edges are tanning, but contents are still quite good.). Wraps. 24 pp. 6 bw, 14 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 1972 exhibition of the work of American Social Realist artist Jack Levine.(1915-2010). With introductory essay by Mahonri Sharp Young. Lists about 24 works. Published to accompany the exhibition held at Kennedy Galleries, NY: Apr. 12 to May 6, 1972.
Explanations Governing Rules on Work Relief Relating to Records, November, 1931

Explanations Governing Rules on Work Relief Relating to Records, November, 1931 by NEW YORK STATE - TEMPORARY EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION

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Title
Explanations Governing Rules on Work Relief Relating to Records, November, 1931
Author
NEW YORK STATE - TEMPORARY EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
Albany: Temporary Emergency Relief Administration, 1931. First Edition. Octavo (23.5cm.); publisher's tan printed staplebound card wrappers; 5pp. Vertical fold, faint dampstain to upper cover, brief pencil marginalia, else Very Good overall.

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