Munich: J. Halle, n.d. [1925]. First edition. Soft cover. 32p, no ills. except two 16th-century woodcut ills. on covers. In German. Over 560 items about music and musicians: books, sheet music, and portraits of composers and performers, including many women. Order postcard laid in. Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
![Item #30612 Samuel Chapman Armstrong, Founder of the Southern Workman [postcard]. Hampton Institute](/pictures/thumb/30612.jpg?v=1638988296)
N.p. [Hampton, VA?]: [Hampton Institute], n.d. [ca. 1900-1915]. No stated edition. The silhouetted photo shows Armstrong on horseback. Fair: stained and with some shallow punctures. Unposted. The date range comes from the postal rates printed on the card. Private postal card portraying Samuel Chapman Armstrong. Armstrong commanded a regiment of..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970. First edition. Soft cover. 38p. Running across the top margins are photos of the spines of 833 HUP books, "a number that represents 35 percent of our books in print." Booklet for authors describing the stages of publishing at HUP--from submission and preparation of..... More
Pasadena: Art Center College of Design, 1985. First edition. Soft cover. N.p. (285 items), several ills., several in color. Owner's blind stamp on first page. Exhibition catalogue, surprisingly uncommon. Hays's text recalls hanging out with Glaser in 1960s New York. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the..... More
London: Henry Sotheran, 1929. First edition. Soft cover. 80p + many ills. Base of spine chipped, mended. Covers soiled. "Sotheran's Price Current of Literature, No. 815 is dedicated to the memory of Henry Cecil Sotheran, who died in St. George's Hospital on October 15th, 1928, as the result of a...... More
New York: Sinden Galleries, 1995. Perlis, Don. First edition. Soft cover. N.p., 8 color pls. 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. Can be sent outside the..... More
Zurich: Amstutz & Herdeg, Graphis Press, 1950-1952. First edition. Sewn soft cover. Lot of 14 issues: numbers 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, and 40 through 44 of this "International Journal [later Bimonthly] for Graphic and Applied Art," all from volumes 6-8. Variously paged (each ca. 100p)..... More
Zeeland, MI: Herman Miller, 1991. No stated edition. Soft cover, spiral bound. [24]p (several folding), many light-hearted watercolor ills. Several blank pages for notes at the end. Ca. 9 x 11 inches. Sales brochure promoting the Miller line of office furniture and how it helps diverse users to be "comfortable..... More
Leipzig: Hiersemann, 1911. First edition. Soft cover. 335 items, several ills. In German. "Besonders alte Original-Manuscripte, seltene Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts, eine Abteilung spanische Musik, Original-Tonwerke von Beethoven und Wagner, Etc." "Besonders alte Original-Manuscripte, seltene Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts, eine Abteilung spanische Musik, Original-Tonwerke von Beethoven und Wagner, Etc." Partly..... More
Munich: Eigenthum und Verlag von Jos. Albert, n.d. [1866?]. Schnorr von Karolsfeld, Jos. Albert. First edition. Portfolio. 16p + 20 loose plates (mounted photographs). Scattered foxing and spotting, but the photos are overall clean, very crisp, and richly printed. Cover wear (front cover is detached). Ex-library (long ago), with title..... More
New York: Holly Solomon Gallery; Pace/MacGill Gallery, 1992. Wegman, William. First edition. Soft cover. [24]p, 12 pls., many in color. In fair original mailing envelope, with postmark and address label. Catalogue for 2 shows: "New Paintings, Polaroids, and Drawings" at Holly Solomon, and "Early Black & White Photographs" at Pace/MacGill..... More
![Item #30055 [Menu]. Monterey Hotel San Carlos](/pictures/thumb/30055.jpg?v=1633973499)
No place [Monterey?]: No stated publisher, n.d. [1950s?]. Unbound sheet. One sheet of orange card stock, folded once. Hole punched in upper left. Faded at fold, chipped at upper left. A wide selection of canapes, soups, salads and cold plates, from the grill, sandwiches, steaks and chops, potatoes, vegetables, drinks. ..... More
Westborough, MA: House of Whittemore, n.d. [mailed with 2-cent stamp; ca. 1940s-50s]. First edition. Soft cover. 42p, 7 ills. on covers. Old handling soil; handwritten mailing address. Laid in: 4-page typed list of about 100 "hard-to-find titles, good to fine condition") with several ills. Hundreds of items, chiefly 19th-century American..... More
![Item #25293 Quantities [first edition of author's first book, presentation copy]. Richard Howard](/pictures/thumb/25293.jpg?v=1633973457)
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
Paris: Galerie Louise Leiris; printed by Draeger Freres, Montrouges, 1959. First edition. Soft cover. N.p., 36 pls. (5 of them tipped-in color). In French. Catalogue of 36 illustrated books published by Kahnweiler from 1909 to 1959, with summary details. Contributors include Stein, Picasso, Tzara, Satie, Braque, Masson, Apollinaire, and many..... More
Boston: Odeon Editions, 1977. Ickovic, Paul. Stated first edition. Hardcover. [54]p, 53 pls. Texts by Kathryn Ungerer and Patricia Griffith. D.j. is creased, edges torn. Photos of men and women passing through New York, Paris, Boston, and other cities: on the street and in restaurants, parks, bus stations, etc. The..... More
![Item #30402 [Photograph of A. Monroe, Fine Groceries, Fruits & Produce, ca. 1900]. Instantaneous...](/pictures/thumb/30402.jpg?v=1633973577)
New York: Instantaneous Photo View Co., n.d. [ca. 1900]. Photograph. Ca. 6 x 4 inches on mount that is ca. 8 1/2 x 6 inches. The mount is poor quality cardboard; the bottom right corner is close to chipping off. Sepia-toned photograph showing the storefront and sidewalk display of A...... More
Paris: Musee Jacquemart-Andre; printed by Busson, 1963. First edition. Paperbound. 56p + many pls., several in color. In French. Erratum slip laid in. Large exhibition of this fashionable Paris-based Italian painter (checklist of 270 items). Texts by Jean-Louis Vaudoyer and others. Dashing society portraits, landscapes in the Macchiaioli tradition, Venice..... More
Amsterdam: Internationaal Antiquariaat, n.d. [ca. 1958?]. First edition. Soft cover. 45p, ca. 20 line ills., a few printed in red. Covers faded; corners bumped throughout. 70 items. With indexes of countries, towns, printers, publishers, and some subjects. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate..... More
Chicago: Chicago University of Commerce, 1913. No stated edition. Hardcover. 293p, many photos and line ills. Some offsetting from the plates. No jacket (as issued?). Textbook, with test questions at the end. Chapters by Thomas A. Bird, Homer J. Buckley, Henry S. Bunting, E.N. Ferdon, and Samuel C. Dobbs. On..... More
Hanover, NH: Ripley Publishing Co., 1947. First edition. Soft cover. 87p, several maps and ads. There are no ills. of the college buildings or students. Covers dampstained inside and out; content very good. New York Herald Tribune mention of the book mounted within. Signed by all three authors. Three Dartmouth..... More
Zuirch: Bodmer, 1987. Chamberlain, John. Limited edition. Soft cover. N.p., many full-page photos and line ills., a few in color. In English and Spanish. One of 3500 copies. Introduction to the collection of, and plans for, this ambitious museum-studio of installation art in Marfa, Texas. Works by Judd, Dan Flavin..... More
![Item #30178 Katalog 88, 92, and 93 [3 catalogues]. Jurgen Holstein Antiquariat](/pictures/thumb/30178.jpg?v=1633973521)
Pocking bei Munchen: Jurgen Holstein, [1983]. First edition. Soft cover. Cat. 88: Illustrierte Bucher Graphik und Plakate aus einem halben Jahrhundert, 1892-1942. 1983. 40 items with long descriptions and illustrations + 3 pages of additional books. Without the "Faltblatt" (brochure) on Russian children's books. Corners bumped. Cat. 92: New..... More
![Item #30751 Americana [Catalogue 572]. Karl W. Hiersemann, bookseller](/pictures/thumb/30751.jpg?v=1644154024)
Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1927. First edition. Soft cover (dusty, age soiled; spine chipped). 472 entries, 23 line ills. Pages age browned. Blank order form laid in. "A collection of rare and valuable books relating to South and North America from the time of the discovery up to the year..... More
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1990. First edition. Soft cover. 168p, ca. 100 ills. (ca. 60 in color). Large exhibition catalogue featuring the work of 20 mid-century painters, among them John McLaughlin, Peter Krasnow, Oskar Fischinger, Rico Lebrun, Helen Lundeberg, Stanton Macdonald-Wright, and June Wayne. Good survey... More
