New York: Columbia University, 1906. 1/4 suede. A solid, sharp copy of the Mortarboard, Barnard College's 1907 yearbook. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its 1/4 suede over light-brown boards. Internally, just a bit of offsetting where small groups of flowers had been laid-in. Square octavo, dozens of wonderful..... More
New York: The Circus Magazine, Inc., 1928. Original Wraps. First Edition. Wonderful 1928 Barnett Bros. Circus magazine. Solid, nicely-preserved and VG in its original pictorial wrappers, with very light scuffing at the rear panel. Octavo, unpaginated. Obscure articles thruout, such as profiles of the Hulburd Bros. Circus, the Orton Bros..... More
Buenos Aires: Galeria Palatina, 1995. 1st. Original Wraps. The catalogue based on the March-April 1995 exhibition at Galeria Palatina, Buenos Aires. Clean and Near Fine in its printed wrappers. More
Chicago: Baseball Digest, 1953. Digests. A nice run of this highly-regarded baseball monthly. 9 (of the 12) issues for 1953. Each of the digests clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial, stapled wrappers. A bit of very light wear at several of the spines, otherwise very solid. (Missing..... More
The Sporting News, 1941. Cloth. The 1940 issue of Baseball Register, published by The Sporting News. Solid and VG in its bevelled navy-blue cloth, with light soiling at the panels and light fraying to the spine crown. Octavo, 257 pgs. Former owner (probably young boy) name and address on front..... More
The Sporting News, 1947. Cloth. The 1946 issue of The Baseball Register, published by The Sporting News. Solid and VG in its bevelled navy-blue boards, with bright gilt title-lettering at the front panel. Octavo, 273 pgs. In six sections: Life Story of Walter Johnson; Ten Great Slugging Feats of Baseball..... More
1885. Paperback. The 1885 second edition of Vol. 3 ("Battle of the Monkey and the Crab") in the wonderful, late 19th century Japanese Fairy Tale Series. Bound in printed, thin terrycloth, this frail title has held up nicely in its ribbon-tied wrappers. Well-preserved and VG, with lovely color plates thruout..... More
The Whitney Museum of American Art/Flammarion, 1996. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of this 1996 catalogue. Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 279 pgs. Also includes several Allen Ginsberg and Ken Kesey announcements laid-in. More
Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press, 1985. Cloth. The 1985 "Reprint Edition, with Additions". An all-but-pristine copy. Clean and Fine in its salmon-pink cloth. Quarto, 298 pgs. Charming and exhaustive. More
Boston: Bruce Humphries Publishers. Cloth. First Edition. Lovely nude portrait photography, c. 1960. Very tastefully rendered, sumptuous photogravure. The 2nd volume in a series called "Beauty Which Inspires". Clean and VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket with very light, subtle rubbing to the front panel. Tall quarto, unpaginated. More
Paris: Pierre Beres Libraire Expert, 1939. Original Wraps. Catalogue No. 22--1939. "Livres, Reliures et Autographes". Well-preserved and VG+ in its original wrappers. And in a VG example of the glassine dustjacket, with light spotting to the rear panel. Octavo, crisp black-and-white plates thruout. More
New York: New Directions, 1964. Original Wraps. A clean, solid copy of the Uncorrected Proof. VG+ in its white printed wrappers, with very mild darkening along the spine. 12mo, 234 pgs. More
Houston: The Menil Collection, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. The catalogue based on the 1987 exhibition at Houston's Menil Gallery. Bright and Near Fine in its spiralbound, cardboard wrappers. More
Abrams, 1969. Hardcover. 1969 1st edition of this wonderful monograph on the English painter Ben Nicholson. Near Fine in a VG+ dustjacket with a touch of fading along the spine edge. A large square quarto with hundreds of tipped-in plates, many in color. Inconspicuous former owner signature on inside cover..... More
Israel: Steimatzky Publishing House, 2017. Cloth. Impressive 2017 monograph on Isreali-American artist Benjamin Levy. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of creasing along the tips. Tall quarto, vivid, first-rate color reproductions throughout. Introduction by Yaron London. More
New York: Bennett Brothers, Inc., 1939. Hardcover. A handsome copy of this lavish 1939 Bennett Brothers catalogue. Filled with hundreds of crisp black-and-white photos and engravings of the latest offerings (from adding machines to jewelry to silverware to watches--and everything in between). Clean and VG+ in its navy-blue boards, with..... More
Brooklyn, NY: The Berkeley Institute, 1934. Original wraps. Charming 1933/1934 yearbook from the Berkeley Institute of Brooklyn, an elite, all-girls K-12 public school. Crisp, evocative black-and-white photos throughout. Clean and VG+ in its light-blue wrappers, with a bit of light creasing along the front panel's lower corner. More
Tokyo: Wacoal Art Center SPIRAL, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. A crisp, clean copy of this catalogue based on the Oct 1987 exhibition at Tokyo's Wacial Art Center SPIRAL. Bright and Near Fine in its dark laminate wrappers. More
London: Collins' Clear-Type Press, c. 1930. First Edition. Cloth. Charming collection of British "Schoolgirl" stories. This copy also includes its uncommon dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Good+ dustjacket, with a 1" band of chipping running across the front panel's top-edge, minor chipping along other edges as..... More
Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday Inc. Hard Cover. Four Andy Warhol illustrated volumes in the "Best in Children's Books" series. Volumes 15, 21 and 27 (2 copies). 1958 and 1959 first Doubleday editions. All four octavo books clean and near fine in bright, VG+ or better dust jackets. In..... More
Florence, Italy: Glittering Images, 1989. Leatherette. A pristine copy of the 1989 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its dark-red leatherette, with bright gilt-titling and mounted image to the front panel. Octavo, text in English, lovely black-and-white reproductions throughout. More
New York: Pure Imagination Publishing, 1987. Stapled wrappers. A pristine copy of the Fall 1987 maiden issue of The Betty Pages. Clean and Fine in its stapled wrappers. 12mo, published and edited by Greg Theakston. More
Singapore: Keppel Land Limited, 2007. Laminate boards. The uncommon catalogue based on the January 2007 exhibition at The Singapore Art Museum. Clean and Near Fine in its off-white laminate boards. Square quarto, high-quality color reproductions thrughout. Also includes very artful die-cuts to each page. More
New York: G.W. Dillingham Company. Decorative Cloth. VG in its dark, decorative cloth, with blindstamped design to the panels and bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Very light soiling to the panel edges, light foxing at the endsheets. Thick 12mo, 325 pgs. Translated from "La Bible Dans L'Inde" by Louis Jacolliot..... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2015. Cloth. A pristine copy of this 2015 offering by San Francisco's Arion Press, a lavish bibliography citing and laying out the first 100 titles the Press has published. #164 OF 500 NUMBERED COPIES ISSUED (in addition to 50 copies for complimentary distribution). Clean and..... More
