New York: 1956. Letters. 3 typed, signed letters from the renowned architect Philip Johnson --all from 1956-- to NYU Professor Dora Wiebenson. Each letter measures 8 1/2" x 11", is written on his business stationary ("Philip Johnson Associates") and each includes its accompanying original envelope. The March 1956 letter has..... More
London: The Architectural Press, 1960. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1960 1st English language edition. Tight and Near Fine (small, neat "Whitney Library of Design" stamp on the title page) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling and creasing to the rear panel, 2 small closed..... More
New York: Grossman Publishers, 1973. Cloth. The 1973 first published English translation of "The Athens Charter", including "a new foreword by architect Josep Lluis Sert, former Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design and officer of the CIAM, who contributed to the creation of this magnificent plea for urban..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1954. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1954 2nd edition. Tight and VG (very light offsetting to the pastedowns and endpapers, chipping and wear at the spine crown) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with just a touch of light staining to the front panel, mild..... More
New York: The Orion Press, 1967. Cloth. The 1967 1st English language edition, following by many years the 1933 original printing, in French. Solid and VG+ (light offsetting to the endsheets and pastedowns) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very mild creasing along the panel edges and just a...... More
New Haven, CT: Yale College, 1825. 1/4 leather. The 1825 Yale College Yearbook (then called "Class-book"). This copy belonged to a student named Oliver Ellsworth Huntington, who had this copy bound in a decorative red leather over marbled boards, with his name in gilt block letters printed across the front..... More
Washington, D.C. Bureau of the American Republics, 1892. Original wraps. The uncommon 1892 original printing of Bulletin No. 41, issued by the Bureau of the American Republics. Solid and VG in its light-blue, printed wrappers, with mild chipping at the spine ends and along the front panel's upper-tip. Detailing the..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1972. Cloth. The 1972 1st edition of this free-form, experimental meditation by Ira Einhorn, who years later (in the early 2000s) would famously be extradited back to the United States from France and convicted of the 1977 murder of his girlfriend. Solid and VG..... More
Phoenix, AZ: Goldwaters, 1939. Bob King. Original wraps. A solid, presentable copy of the 1939 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG in its printed copper wrappers, with light creasing --and just a touch of light chipping-- along the spine and at the front panel's lower-tip. Cover and sketches by Bob..... More
Englewood, New Jersey: Hillside Press, 1913. 1/4 Vellum. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, PUBLISHER AND PRINTER FREDERIC BURR on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the uncommon July 1913 1st edition, limited to only 60 copies. Tight and VG in its light-green boards over vellum, with..... More
Mexico City: El Corno Emplumado, 1962. Original wraps. The January 1962 maiden issue of this important bi-lingual journal of "poetry, prose and letters", published out of Mexico City and edited by Margaret Randall and her husband, Sergio Mondragon. This first issue includes contributions by Ernesto Cardenal, Philip Lamantia, Robert Kelly..... More
New York: PIX Incorporated, 1947. Photograph. A crisp, very sharp example of this press photograph of M. Tanguy-Frigent. According to the description on the back of the photograph, he was the post-War "French minister of agriculture and the most hated man in France, (here) making a statement about the grain..... More
New York: PIX Incorporated. Photograph. Crisp, attractive black-and-white press photograph of Agatha Chrsitie by PIX International. Light creasing along the edges, otherwise bright and clean. The uncredited photograph measures 6" wide x 8" tall. More
New York: PIX Incorporated, 1965. Photograph. A rich 1965 portrait of a young John Le Carre (pseud. of David Cornwell) by the German literary photographer Horst Tappe. Light creasing along the edges, otherwise crisp and bright. The photograph measures 7" wide x 10" tall and includes Horst Tappe's stamp at..... More
Magnum Photos, 1962. Photograph. A crisp, very sharp print of Rachel Carson, taken in 1962 by Erich Hartmann for Magnum Photos. The photograph is clean and Near Fine and measures 8" x 10" More
New York: PIX Incorporated. Photograph. Crisp black-and-white photograph, probably taken in the mid 1960s, or the great Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges. A press photo by PIX Incorporated, measuring 4 3/4" wide x 6 1/2" tall, in bright, Near Fine condition. More
New York: The A.D. Gallery, 1947. Loose sheets. The uncommoon catalogue based on the March-May 1947 exhibition at New York's A.D. Gallery. As introduced on the title page, "The directors of A.D. Gallery take pleasue in presenting Paul Rand in an exhibition of his designs on view from March 31st..... More
Seattle: University of Washington Book Store, 1928. Original wraps. The April 1928 2nd printing of Ezra Pound's translation of "The Great Learning" by Ta Hio. Solid and VG- in its dark card wrappers, with notable chipping along the spine and the panel edges. Internally, clean as could be, with no..... More
Hoboken, NJ: The Observer Print, 1903. Original wraps. Uncommon "List of Causes in the Hudson County (New Jersey) Courts, September Term, 1903". The booklet begins with a printed list of the "Supreme Court Issues" and then moves on to printed lists of the "Circuit Court Issues", the "Supreme Court Issues..... More
Freehold, NJ: Monmouth Democrat Print, 1885. Original wraps. Uncommon "List of Causes in the Monmouth County (New Jersey) Courts, October Term, 1885". The booklet begins with a printed list of the "Supreme Court Causes--Monmouth Circuit" and then moves on to printed lists of the "Circuit Court Causes--Monmouth County", the "Court..... More
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1987. Original wraps. The catalogue based on the November-December 1987 exhibition at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University Art Gallery. Clean and Near Fine (a touch of very light creasing at the front panel) in its dark pictorial wrappers. Crisp color and black-and-white reproductions, curated by Elaine..... More
New York: David B. Findlay Galleries, 1962. Original wraps. The catalogue based on the November 1962 exhibition at New York's David Findlay Galleries. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Includes 6 original lithographs "specially engraved for this catalogue" More
Singapore: Weong Ngai Press & Co., 1952. Original wraps. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the 1952 exhibition sponsored by the Singapore-Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Inscribed by the artist Wu Tsai Yen on the front panel. Clean and Near Fine, with crisp black-and-white reproductions and one long..... More
Turin, Italy: Geiger, 1974. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY GIULIA NICCOLAI on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of this wonderful 1974 artist's book, published out of Turin in an edition of 400 copies. This specifically (#128) was among "150 copies numbered from 026 to 0175 for the friends..... More
New York: Pegasus Press, 1963. Original wraps. The December 1963 1st (and almost certainly only) edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled wrappers, with just a touch of light offsetting along the front panel's fore-edge. According to the front cover, this is Vol. 1 of 4. More
