1972. Galerie Klihm (Munich) and Galerie Rudolf Zwirner (Cologne). Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: Fotogramme. 1972. [24]p, 8 pls. Good paperbound (thumbed). ** Pamphlet checklist of 24 photograms that were part of an exhibition of Moholy-Nagy's photographic work, which was shown at the Galerie Klihm, the Bauhaus-Archiv, and another site. With a short..... More
1990. Gibson, Ann Eden. Issues in Abstract Expressionism: The Artist-Run Periodicals. Ann Arbor: UMI Press 1990. 430p, 57 ills. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Chapters on Iconograph and The New Iconograph, The Tiger's Eye, Possibilities, Instead, and Modern Artists in America, followed by many selected writings from..... More
1941. Gimbel Brothers. An Important Collection of Incunabula 1467-1500. NY 1941, under the direction of The Hammer Galleries [Armand Hammer]. 623 well-described items, many line ills. Index of printers. Very good paperbound (sewn, but one gathering exposed). ** Selection of incunabula from the Otto Vollbehr collection, "probably the world's largest..... More
1925. Halle, J., Antiquariat. Katalog 72: Alte Musik, Bucher, Portrats. Munich, n.d. [ca. 1925]. 32p, no ills. except two 16th-century woodcut ills. on covers. Fair to good paperbound (thumbed, soiled, dogeared). In German. ** Over 560 items about music and musicians: books, sheet music, and portraits of composers and performers..... More
1995. Henry, Gerrit. Allegories of Love: Don Perlis. NY: Sinden Galleries 1995. N.p., 8 color pls. Very good paperbound. Laid in: opening reception announcement. ** Inspired by the writings of Georges Bataille, these bordello paintings show a "general aura of decadence made halcyon, of forbidden romance made plain." Figurative realism..... More
![1895 C.R. Hettel Jewelry Company, St. Louis, Mo. [cover title]. C. R. Hettel Jewelry Company](/pictures/thumb/A6395.jpg?v=1583005923)
1895. Hettel Jewelry Company, C.R. 1895 C.R. Hettel Jewelry Company, St. Louis, Mo. [cover title]. 222p, many line ills. Poor but complete limp cloth. Back cover, index, and rear endpapers detached. Front cover worn, opening pages dampstained, pages dogeared. Ca. 8 x 10 inches. ** Trade catalogue used as a...... More
1889. Houghton Mifflin and Company, Boston. A Catalogue of Books Published by Houghton Mifflin and Company 1889-90. Autumn 1889. [4], 132p, many ills. (portraits of authors with facsimile signatures). Fair paperbound: front cover detached, spine chipped, marginal stain to opening pages. Sewn binding is sound. ** Lists hundreds of books..... More
![Quantities [first edition of author's first book, presentation copy]. Richard Howard](/pictures/thumb/A5293.jpg?v=1539198057)
1962. Howard, Richard. Quantities: Poems by Richard Howard. Wesleyan University Press 1962. Stated first edition. 80p. Good paperbound (light wear, back cover stained). Warm presentation "For June & Jacques," dated 10/62. ** Howard's first book. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate... More
1977. Ickovic, Paul. In Transit. Boston: Odeon Editions 1977. Stated first edition. [54]p, 53 pls. Texts by Kathryn Ungerer and Patricia Griffith. Fine hardcover in fair d.j. (creased, edges torn). ** Photos of men and women passing through New York, Paris, Boston, and other cities: on the street and in..... More
1986. Ickovic, Paul. Kafka's Grave and Other Stories. NY and Nairobi: Okapi Editions 1986. [84]p, 37 large black-and-white photos printed in tritone by Meriden Gravure. The text is printed in letterpress by Stinehour Press. Fwd. by David Mamet. Mint oblong hardcover (photo mounted on cover), in original shrinkwrap and shipping..... More
1936. Jaloux, Edmond, introd. Texts by Andre Jaulme and Henri Moncel. Cinquantenaire du Symbolisme [title page]. [Front cover reads: Le Mouvement symboliste: Etude bibliographique et iconographique.] Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale 1936. xix, 253p + several pls. Fair paperbound (covers firmly taped on but poor because they are torn). In French. **..... More
![From Pong to Pac-Man [on video games]. David Joselit, DeCordova Museum](/pictures/thumb/A5950.jpg?v=1540572239)
1982. Joselit, David. From Pong to Pac-Man. Lincoln, MA: DeCordova Museum 1982. [6]p, several ills. No binding: one sheet of stiff coated paper, which folds out into three panels (each 8 1/2 x 11 inches). Very good (light shelf wear). ** Guide to an exhibition devoted to video games of..... More
![Una Stanza per Panza [3 of 4 parts]. Daniel Judd](/pictures/thumb/A6549.jpg?v=1597849811)
1990. Judd, Daniel. Una Stanza per Panza. In Kunst Intern Magazin (Bonn). Parts I-III: May, June, and September 1990. The final Part IV (November) is not here. Each 12-14p, cover ills. Good paperbounds (handling wear). In English. ** The first appearance of Judd's polemic accusing the painter/collector Giuseppe Panza of..... More
1958. Khorol, Vera, Belyanka. Kuznetsova, A., and V. Kravchuk, A Fox Cub's Adventures. Samuil Marshak, Cat's House and About Everything in the World. All published in Moscow by Detgiz (State Publishing House for Children's Literature), 1958-1959. All 16-20p, paperbounds, except Cat's House, which is 48p and in boards. All illustrated..... More
1947. H.P. Kraus. Catalogue 55: Botany & Zoology, Illustrated Books from the XVth to the XVIIIth Century with an Appendix of Periodicals. NY, n.d. [1947]. 36p (73 items), several large black-and-white pls. Good paperbound (shelfsoil, light handling wear). ** Features manuscript herbals, colorplate flower books, fish, and birds, all meticulously..... More
![Margarethe Krieger: Holzschnitte zu Brecht [signed]. Karl Krolow, fwd](/pictures/thumb/A6219.jpg?v=1560971308)
1966. Krolow, Karl, fwd. Margarethe Krieger: Holzschnitte zu Brecht. Ludwigshafen: Galerie Lore Dauer, n.d. [1966]. [36]p, 16 large pls. Very good paperbound (front cover chipped, lightly stained). Signed by Krieger. ** Powerful expressionistic woodcuts illustrating works by Brecht. One of Krieger's early publications. Can be sent outside the U.S. for..... More
1956. Le Courrier Graphique. Conception et Graphisme du Livre 1945-1955. Paris, 1956. 108p, many ills. and ads (some in flat color). Good paperbound (covers stained). ** Issue 86 of this French trade journal devoted to book design and the printing and publishing industries. Surveys a decade of French typography, fine..... More
1983. Leach, Ken. Catalog "Unique" January 1983. Brattleborough, VT. 46p, no ills. Good stapled paperbound (light handling wear); duplicated typescript, as issued. ** Bookseller's catalogue of "odd volumes of American books, published in two or more volume sets prior to 1850, in original bindings." 805 items, including titles by Jane..... More
1956. Lemaitre, Maurice. La Plastique Lettriste et Hypergraphique. Paris: Caracteres 1956. 68p, several line ills. + 2 double-page halftone pls. Very good paperbound (covers lightly shelfsoiled). One of 500 copies of the regular edition. In French. ** On writing systems and graphic expressions of hypertexts, by a leading practitioner and..... More
Librairie Joseph Vincent. Albums pour la Jeunesse (Collection Plon). Bordeaux, n.d. [ca. 1890-1900]. 16p (self wrs.), color ills. on covers and each page. Fair paperbound (heavily foxed, small chip out of front cover). ** Bookseller's catalogue of French children's picture books illustrated by Mars, Boutet de Monvel, Crafty, and Caran..... More
![Exhibitions from the Summer Colonies: No. 3 Mystic [1929-30]. Macbeth Gallery](/pictures/thumb/A6540.jpg?v=1597849810)
1929. Macbeth Gallery. Exhibitions from the Summer Colonies: No. 3 Mystic. NY, Dec. 24, 1929-Jan. 6, 1930. One sheet, folded twice to make 4 panels, printed on one side; 1 ill. Panel size 4 x 8 inches. Good (handling soil, one-inch closed tear to bottom margins). ** Reprises part of..... More
1985. Martin, Henri-Jean, and Roger Chartier, eds. Histoire de l'Edition Francaise. Vol. 3: Le Temps des Editeurs, du Romantisme a la Belle Epoque. Paris: Promodis 1985. 539p, many ills. + many color ills. on 38 plates. Good ex-lib. hardcover (bottom page corners lightly bumped; label removed from front endpaper; old..... More
1916. Master Builders' Exchange of Philadelphia. The National Architect, Philadelphia, July 1916. 40p, many large photos and line ills. Good stapled paperbound (light shelf soil). Would be very good except that center 4-page gathering has come loose). ** Features the work of Hewitt & Granger, Architects: St. Charles Hotel in..... More
1992. Mellinghoff, Frieder, and Friedrich Friedl. Wen den Pfennig nicht ehrt . . . Plakate werben fur das Sparen [Milton Glaser's copy]. Stuttgart: Deutscher Sparkassenverlag 1992. 190p, many color ills. Very good large paperbound (covers shelfsoiled). Small private library shelf number on spine. ** Color-packed survey of advertising posters made..... More
![Instructions concerning Erecting of a Library [etc.]. Gabriel Naudeus](/pictures/thumb/A6574.jpg?v=1604429223)
1903. Naudeus [Naude], Gabriel. Instructions concerning Erecting of a Library: Presented to My Lord The President De Mesme. As now interpreted by Jo. Evelyn, Esquire. Introd. by John Cotton Dana. Cambridge, MA: Houghton, Mifflin at the Riverside Press 1903. xxxii, 160p, no ills. Good hardcover (marbled boards, leather spine). Some..... More
