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Apr-77. "pp 36-37. ""Ginger was a working girl with an unusual trade: burglary. It was a rare day that she didn't bag a nice haul. This was one of those days. And when things looked like she'd reached the bottom, they quickly got worse..""" . ... more information

Offered by Alta-Glamour Inc. (Washington, United States) +/-

Champlain NY: Print Connoisseur, 1925 pp93-164: An issue of the Print Connoisseur with an ORIGINAL COLOR WOODCUT by Jacques Beltrand, and high quality reproductions of other works by Beltrand. The issue also contains an article on the drawings of John Taylor Arms and the second part of Truesdell's listing of Lincoln portraits.. First Edition. Soft Bound. Very Good. ... more information

Offered by McLean Arts & Books (Virginia, United States) +/-

Paris: Maeght, 1974 30pp: Work by Jean Paul Riopelle: 12 ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS, 9 double-sided (some split between two signatures), 1 trriple gate-fold, two single pages forming the covers. A short introduction by Dupin, and other b/w illustrations. . First Edition. Soft Bound. Fine. ... more information

Offered by McLean Arts & Books (Virginia, United States) +/-

London, Gollancz, 1956. . First U.K. Edition (U.S. edition was 1954; original language publication was 1882). Translated from Spanish by Robert Graves [and revised by H. V. Livermore] [UNESCO Collection of Representative Works]. -- Hardcover. Condition: Near fine in bright & crisp dust jacket (spine is slightly dark). -- Nice dust jacket art. . ... more information

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Offered by BUCKS COUNTY BOOKSHOP (Pennsylvania, United States) +/-

Lisboa: Centro de Arte Moderna-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1983 58 catalogued works reproduced in color and in b&w; bibliography, biography; text by José de Almada Negreiros originally written for a 1959 retrospective catalogue; other text with numerous illustrations, including photos of the artist. Portugese text.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue. ... more information

Offered by Ultramarine Books (New York, United States) +/-

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1987 364 pages; 356 illustrations, 254 in color; 15 maps showing bead sources and distribution patterns; 8-page color foldout of over 2000 beads. A beautiful production that covers the history and the uses of beads throughout the world's cultures and religions. Should be a classic for its photography and its scope. Nearly fine throughout except for previous owner's (well-known jewelry designer) name on front free endpaper.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illu... more information

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Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 1996. . First printing. . Fine in fine dust jacket. . An epic poem on which Snyder had being working for 40 years (small sections were previously published in chapbooks and literary journals.) Inspired originally by Asian art and Snyder's own experiences of living in the West, this is a combination of geology, prehistory, mythology, commentary on the California landscape, the modern world and more. Went quickly into later printings. SIGNED on the 2nd half title page... more information

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The Pynson Printers, New York, 1929. Limited/Numbered. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Copy number 572 of 1200. Original black gilt stamped cloth over boards, portrait lithograph by Rockwell Kent, xxiii + 99 pp., over 100 plates, examples of Cleland's work in graphic design or printed ornament, some in color. Corners and spine ends bumped, covers lightly soiled & scuffed, otherwise, very nice, the text is clean and unmarked, writing or notations; bi... more information

Offered by Dennis Holzman Antiques (New York, United States) +/-

New York. 1969. Dial Press. 1st Printing. Very Good In Slightly Worn Dustjacket. Signed By The Author. . 175 pages. Cover design by the author.Originally published in 1969, THE DEATH OF THE NOVEL AND OTHER STORIES remains among the most memorable creations of an unforgettable age. Irrepressibly experimental in both content and form, these anti-fictions set out to rescue experience from its containment within artistic convention and bourgeois morality. Equal parts high modernist aesthete and borscht belt co... more information

Offered by Zeno's (California, United States) +/-

Torino: Maurizio Spatola, 1996. One original collage on white paper, measuring 21 x 30 cm, including an envelope, attached to the page, containing a miniature 22-page booklet: Sortie de quarantine (courtil), septembre 1992-septembre 1993, published by NèPE. The work is initialed and numbered 78/300 in red pencil by the artist. Item is an "object-leaf" from Geiger 10 per Adriano Spatola, an anthology of experimental art and concrete and visual poetry published in memory of Adriano Spatola... more information

Offered by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (California, United States) +/-

San Antonio TX: The Clegg Company. Very Good. 1941. Revised Edition (see note). Spiral bound. [moderately worn copy, with a vertical crease running down the middle of both the front cover and the rear cover]. (American Guide Series) Series (B&W photographs, maps) Comprehensive guide to the history, culture and commerce of the Texas city; also includes numerous auto tours of the city and vicinity. "This volume revises, amplifies, and brings up to date as of the autumn of 1941 the contents of a... more information

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New York: Benjamin Blom, Inc.. 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. (no dust jacket, as issued) [nice copy, with just a bit of soiling to the bottom edge]. (B&W photographs) "How the Scenario Writer, Director, Cameraman, Scene Painter and Carpenter, Laboratory Man, Art Director, Property Man, Electrician, Projector Operator and Others Contribute Their Share of Work Toward the Realization of the Wonderful Photoplays of Today; and How the Motion Picture is Rapidly Extending Into Many Fields Aside from th... more information

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London: printed by Dobson & Crowther of Llangollen for Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd, circa 1983. A rare ephemeral item, produced to celebrate the bi-centenary of the founding of the famous London firm of book and print-sellers A fascinating model based on Thomas Rowlandson's views of Ackermann's shop in London. The views were originally published 1809 in Ackermann's periodical work 'The Repository of Arts'. The text, by John Ford, states that "Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) ... more information

Offered by Donald Heald Rare Books (New York, United States) +/-

Berkeley, CA: Creative Arts Book Company, 1989. First edition. xiv, 306pp. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering and chinese calligraphic cover design, cream endpapers. Dust Jacket price 19.95. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Book is in As New, unread condition. Quite scarce signed. First printing of the [limited number] hardcover edition published simultaneously with trade paperback edition. Most of the author's poems collected from 13 previous small press collections, with several new poems."Barry Gifford was, is, a... more information

Offered by John Marston's Book Shop (Texas, United States) +/-

London UK: Ward, Lock & Co, 1940. Color photo mounted on front board, dark green plain board on back, red cloth backstrip, black lettering, color plate frontis., 128pp, illustrations throughout, plus 15 color plates. Profusely illustrated in b&w photos, mostly Official RAF plus color plates, many of which are from original art provided by the aircraft manufacturers, i.e., the illustration of the Vickers' Supermarine Seaplane (forerunner of the Spitfire) was done by T. S. Ashby and provided by The Supermarin... more information

Offered by Gene's Books, IOBA (Kansas, United States) +/-

Springfield, MA Hampden Publishing Co. (1903)., 1903. Hardcover. Spine ends shelf-rubbed, else in very good condition. 9.5" x 7" 411pp The pictorial cover features a woman golfer in period dress on the backswing, with a caddie looking on. In addition to several pages devoted to golf, the text has ideas and directions for home amusements, church entertainments, school games, outdoor sports, literary gleanings, programs for clubs and parties, "dainty work for deft fingers," and the art of... more information

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Offered by R & A Petrilla, Booksellers (New Jersey, United States) +/-

San Francisco, CA: North Point Press, 1987. First Edition. xii, 180pp. Blue cloth, gilt spine lettering, tan endpapers. Dust jacket price 16.95. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to half-title page. One of 5340 copies. [Crane A30]. Book and dust jacket appear in fine, unread condition. " Guy [Mattison] Davenport was an American writer, translator, painter, illustrator, intellectual, and teacher. He enrolled at Duke University at age seventeen where he studied classics, English literature, and art; a Rhodes scholar at M... more information

Offered by John Marston's Book Shop (Texas, United States) +/-

Amsterdam and New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971-72. Colour-printed lithograph, on fine hand-made paper. Excellent condition. 11 1/4 x 19 inches. 26 3/4 x 39 7/8 inches (approx). In October 1971, employing the most faithful printing method available, the best materials and the ablest craftsmen of their age, the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., in conjunction with the Johnson Reprint Corporation of New York, set out to produce the finest possible limited ... more information

Offered by Donald Heald Rare Books (New York, United States) +/-

Amsterdam and New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971-72. Colour-printed lithograph, on fine hand-made paper. Excellent condition. 18 3/8 x 11 inches. 26 3/4 x 39 7/8 inches (approx). In October 1971, employing the most faithful printing method available, the best materials and the ablest craftsmen of their age, the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., in conjunction with the Johnson Reprint Corporation of New York, set out to produce the finest possible limited ... more information

Offered by Donald Heald Rare Books (New York, United States) +/-

Amsterdam and New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971-72. Colour-printed lithograph, on fine hand-made paper. Excellent condition. 18 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches. 26 3/4 x 39 7/8 inches (approx). In October 1971, employing the most faithful printing method available, the best materials and the ablest craftsmen of their age, the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., in conjunction with the Johnson Reprint Corporation of New York, set out to produce the finest possible limi... more information

Offered by Donald Heald Rare Books (New York, United States) +/-