New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Small Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 192 x 130 mm), 294 pages, original green cloth, titles to spine gilt, top edge green, in a printed dust jacket. A scarce first U.S. edition -- in an even scarcer dust jacket..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo 8.375 x 5.75 inches; 214 x 144 mm), xi,[3],78 pages, in blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, in a printed dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Daniel Berrigan on the front end paper: "Michael -- / Gratefully, for your / visit and..... More
Saint Louis: The Psychology Press, 1922. First Edition, First Printing. Eight 16mo pamphlets measuring 6 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches (164 x 120 mm), ranging from 44 to 64 pages, in stapled wrappers. An eight-pamphlet course -- revealingly called a plan of attack -- on how to attract men and get..... More
![Germany, the Beautiful Travel Country [Cover title: Travel in Germany]. Nazi German Railways](/pictures/thumb/2266.jpeg?v=1603678682)
Berlin: Reichsbahnzentrale für den Deutschen Reiseverkehr, 1936. Octavo ( 8 7/8 x 4 inches; 225 x 103 mm), 48 pages plus map in stapled illustrated wrappers. A brochure aimed at English-speaking travelers to Germany during the 1936 Olympic Games. Since this was issued by the German Railways, there's plenty of..... More
London: Cape Goliard Press, 1968. Oblong 16mo (6 5/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 167 x125 mm), [14] pages, in saddle-sewn cream card wrappers covered by a wrapper made from brown rice paper. SIGNED by Allen Ginsberg on the title page and dated '73. A single poem inspired by a...... More
Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey State Museum, 1970. Octavo (9 x 6 inches; 227 x 152 mm), 52 pages, in stapled wrappers. Introductory guide to the various types of printmaking, with a glossary and bibliography and information on how to make your own prints and exhibit them. Wrapper designs by the..... More
San Marino, California: The Huntington Library, 1988. 2nd Printing. Oblong Octavo (8 7/8 x 6 inches; 228 x 152 mm), 51, [1] pages, in illustrated wrappers. A catalogue featuring 24 British landscape drawings and watercolors by such artists as Turner, Constable, Rowlandson, and Gainsborough. Unaccountably scarce. CONDITION: Light edge wear, price..... More
n.p. but probably Santa Barbara: Publisher: [Dr. R.A. Richardson?], ca. 1935. Single sheet folded to create [4]-page leaflet measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (215 x 140 mm) when folded. Rare leaflet for a series of lectures on health by Dr. Hazel P. Rogalsky, "staff lecturer" for Dr. R.A...... More
New York: The Workers School, 1934. Octavo-sized pamphlet measuring 8 7/8 x 6 inches (225 x 152 mm), 16 pages, in stapled printed wrappers. Laid in is a slightly smaller handbill, printed recto only. A pamphlet listing courses available during the Fall 1934 term at the Workers School in..... More
n.p. Earthsign Press, n.d. but ca. late 1970s. First Edition. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches; 210 x 135 mm), [36] pages, in stapled, photo-illustrated wrappers. BOLDLY SIGNED by Julia Vinograd on the front free end paper. A collection of poems by the Berkeley street poet (1943-2018). Many of the..... More
Billings, Montana: Yellowstone Art Center, 1989. Quarto (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280 x 215 mm), 47, [1] pages, in illustrated wrappers. Catalogue of an exhibition of prints by Richard Diebenkorn. The Yellowstone Art Center organized the exhibition, which then traveled to Fort Worth, Tacoma, and Little Rock. Essay..... More
New York: Knoedler Galleries, 1949. Quarto (11 x 8 inches; 280 x 203 mm), [46] pages, in stapled wrappers. Catalogue for a loan exhibition of paintings and drawings from April 19 to May 7, 1949, to benefit the Home for the Destitute Blind. According to the introduction, this exhibition was..... More
Paris: André Paulvé et les Films du Palais Royal, 1950. A binder containing 18 gelatin silver film stills (8" x 10") of dramatic moments from Jean Cocteau's 1950 film Orphée, his Symbolist/Modernist interpretation of the Greek myth of Orpheus, starring Jean Marais and Juliette Gréco. With one original "lobby card" (8.75"..... More
New York: Indochina Solidarity Committee, May 19, 1974. Quarto-sized newsletter (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280 x 215 mm), 17, [1] pages, stapled at top left. Upper wrapper printed on heavy card stock. Scarce copy of newsletter published by the Indochina Solidarity Committee, a left-wing group that opposed..... More
Black Sparrow Press. A group of 9 beautifully produced New Year's greeting pamphlets from Black Sparrow Press, with 7 of them in wrappers and 2 as limited hardcover issues. All contain poems (or, in one case, an autobiographical tale) by Charles Bukowski. --1987, Luck. Fine. --1992, Now. Fine. --1994, Between the Earthquake and..... More
![Columbia University] Seven Anti-Vietnam War Leaflets, Many Related to Columbia [1968-70]. Authors](/pictures/thumb/2246_1.jpeg?v=1603679103)
New York: 1968-70. Lot of 7 leaflets opposing the Vietnam War, many of them related to action at Columbia University in New York. All are 8 1/2 x 11 inches unless otherwise noted. The lot includes: --Take Action for Peace Today (1970), a leaflet issued by Action for Peace at Columbia..... More
Chicago: Revolutionary Workers League U.S.A., 1939. Quarto-sized document (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280 x 215 mm), [4], 57, [1] mimeographed pages, stapled three times along left side. Rare document articulating the ideology of the Revolutionary Workers League U.S.A., a Marxist, anti-Stalinist organization based in Chicago. An introductory..... More
Philadelphia: Barnes, Richard H., ca. 1960. Oblong photo album measuring 13 1/2 x 10 inches (340 x 255 mm), 12 leaves containing 8 photos each, for a total of 96 photos, title to front cover written in pencil, metal comb binding. This album shows 96 color snapshots..... More
![What's Going On Here? [Cover Title]. James Mont](/pictures/thumb/2241_1.jpeg?v=1603679223)
[New York]: [James Mont], ca. 1950s. Oblong Quarto (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 278 x 215 mm), [12] pages in stapled turquoise wrappers. Wild promotional brochure for James Mont, a flamboyant furniture designer and decorator in New York who counted gangsters and movie stars as clients. With illustrations..... More
New York: New York Committee for the General Strike for Peace, 1961-1963. A collection of nine rare leaflets and letters concerning the General Strike for Peace, which in the early 1960s sought a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons as well as global disarmament. This material belonged to Jackson..... More
[San Francisco?]: Self-published, 1981. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 1/4 inches; 212 x 135 mm), [42] pages, in stapled, photo-illustrated wrappers. INSCRIBED on the lower wrapper to Nathan May, the editor and publisher of Beatitude #32, the San Francisco magazine of Beat poetry. More poems reflecting Vinograd's street-smart sensibilities. OCLC shows these institutional..... More
Madison, Wisconsin: The Red Ozier Press, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (8 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches; 207 x135 mm), [20] pages, sewn into marbled wrappers. SIGNED by Allen Ginsberg opposite the copyright page. This is one of 280 trade copies (there were also 10 patron copies). Featuring two..... More
Holyoke, Massachusetts: The Elizabeth Towne Co., Inc., 1924. 12mo (7 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 185 x 120 mm), 55 pages, in green printed wrappers. A guide for young women on "how to make your conversation pleasing and attractive," and "how to radiate magnetism and attract success." The book quickly gets..... More
San Francisco: Self-published, [1983]. Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 217 x 142 mm), [36] pages in stapled illustrated card wrappers. Third and apparently final issue of "The Bridge," a sort of artists' book, art magazine, and portfolio of new art all wrapped into one, published by San Francisco artist..... More
