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New York: Nohra Haime Gallery. Near Fine. 1988. First Edition. Stiff Wrappers. New York: Near Fine. 1988. First Edition. A lovely catalogue with color photographs of Kadishman's sculpture and paintings. This book from the collection of the violinist Isaac Stern [1920-2001] -- with his "chop" mark in Chinese characters at the rear. (In the Oscar-winning documentary of his 1979 trip to China, "From Mao to Mozart" Maestro Stern is seen receiving the gift of his chop with delight: "No more signing!" From now on, "Chop, Chop, Chop!") Isaac Stern (1920 - 2001) was an American violinist born into a Jewish family in Kremenets, Poland, now Ukraine. Stern came with his family to San Francisco when he was 14 months old. In 1928, he enrolled at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied until 1931 before going on to study privately with Louis Persinger. He returned to the San Francisco Conservatory to study for five years with Naoum Blinder.… Read More

New York: Nohra Haime Gallery. Near Fine. 1988. First Edition. Stiff Wrappers. A lovely catalogue with color photographs of Kadishman's sculpture and paintings. This book from the collection of the violinist Isaac Stern [1920-2001] -- with his "chop" mark in Chinese characters at the rear. (In the Oscar-winning documentary of his 1979 trip to China, "From Mao to Mozart" Maestro Stern is seen receiving the gift of his chop with delight: "No more signing!" From now on, "Chop, Chop, Chop!") Isaac Stern (1920 – 2001) was an American violinist born into a Jewish family in Kremenets, Poland, now Ukraine. Stern came with his family to San Francisco when he was 14 months old. In 1928, he enrolled at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied until 1931 before going on to study privately with Louis Persinger. He returned to the San Francisco Conservatory to study for five years with Naoum Blinder. In 1940, Stern began… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; Clean and secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket. Inscribed and signed on titlepage "For Kay Evans / a great inspiration / Keep on tracking! / Fondly / Bob" An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and how it doesn’t— Act of Congress focuses on two of the major players behind the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008: colorful, wisecracking congressman Barney Frank, and careful, insightful senator Christopher Dodd, both of whom met regularly with Robert G. Kaiser during the eighteen months they worked on the bill. In this compelling narrative, Kaiser shows how staffers play a critical role, drafting the legislation and often making the crucial deals. Kaiser’s rare insider access enabled him to illuminate the often-hidden intricacies of legislative enterprise and shows us the workings… Read More

Vienna. Very Good. 1974. Letter. Autograph; 1 pages; Typed letter Signed by Robert G. Kaiser, Moscow Correspondent, on his Washington Post letterhead: "U.S. Embassy (M) / Vienna, A-1091 / February 26, 1974 // Dear Rowly, / I've got a book coming out next month which I hope will / be of interest to you. It's called Cold Winter, Cold War, and it's meant to be a contribution to the argument between / revisionists and traditionalists on the origins of the cold war. // Kaiser's contention is that the revisionists can blame / a conspiracy of American imperialists for the cold war only by / ignoring the real politics of 1946-47. I contend that domestic politics in America and the unanticipated economic collapse / in Britain during the winter's fuel crisis (which was not / unlike today's) really dictated the original nature of the / confrontation between American and Russian power in Europe. / I absolve Truman of blame for causing the war in Vietnam, and / give… Read More

Manchester: City of Manchester Art Gallery. Very Good. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. 32 pages; Contents clean and secure in original pink wrappers. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Manchester City Art Gallery, 3 to 30 May, 1955. Includes bibliography. OCLC: 45019097 .

New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Very Good-. 1972. First Edition. Paperback. 162 pages; Clean and secure in original yellow card covers with black and blue titles; last 10 leaves have faint damp rippling at upper corner. Unpaginated, illustrated with 122 black and white, 28 colour illustrations. OCLC 213573585 A survey of the entire collection of Kandinsky works in the Guggenheim. Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (1866 – 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in western art, possibly after Hilma af Klint. Born in Moscow, he spent his childhood in Odessa, where he graduated at Grekov Odessa Art School. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics. Successful in his profession—he was offered a professorship at the University of Dorpat —Kandinsky began painting studies (life-drawing, sketching and anatomy) at the age of 30. Kandinsky "became an insider in… Read More

Lodz: Som Kultury 502 / Venae Artis. Very Good. 2006. Paperback. I - V 2006; 40 pages; Illustrated with black and white photographs. Text in Polish and German. Clean and tight in original pictorial wrappers, faint blindstamp of previous owner. .

New York: D. Appleton. Very Good. 1873. Engraving. from Picturesque America; Wood Engraving; 1 pages; A beautifully hand-colored engraving of the French Broad River (N.C. and Tenn.) from Picturesque America. Image size 6" x 9" (11" x 14" matted). Matted in white stock with clear mylar. Engraved on wood by John Karst (1836-1922) after a drawing by Harry Fenn (1838-1911) The engraving shows the ferry crossing the river with several passengers, including one on horseback; tree covered mountains in the background and several African American children on the shore in the foreground along with other travelers/observers. From the text: "The ferry itself was antique, and innocent of any but the rudest invention. It was cheap in construction, and the perfection of a simplicity that, so far as any improvement is considered, might have originated among the antediluvians. A rope extending to some convenient tree on either bank; a flat-bottomed boat and a stout… Read More

New York: Dodd, Mead and Co.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. x, (2), 211 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in very good dustjacket with some wear at head of spine. An intriguing biography of this fabulous dynasty. It tells of triumphs, tragedies, and scandals. The Astors became landlords of New York, established society's "400," and joined the British nobility. Kavaler tells the Astor story not only as a tale of wealth and power, but of men and women who loved, hated, felt paddion and heartbreak. The history of this dynasty is deeply entwined with the history of our country. .

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. Near Fine. 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Clean and tight in original pictorial wrappers. Interview by Andy Warhol. A fabulous collection of 61 of Kayser's colour photographs of artist. OCLC: 7567371 Some of the artists include Francis Bacon, Joseph Beuys, Marc Chagall, Sonia Delaunay, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, Alex Katz, Ellsworth Kelly, Louise Nevelson, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Gerhard Richter, John Cage, Chuck Close, Ralph Goings, James Rosenquist, and Frank Stella. .

Washington, DC. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; xii, 264, (2) pages; Clean and secure in original blue cloth binding in very good dustjacket. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on ffep to his classmate from the Harvard University Class of 1915. Includes a bit on big game hunting with Theodore Roosevelt. Robert Winthrop Kean (1893 – 1980) was an American Republican Party politician and member of one of the nation's oldest and longest serving political families. He served in the National Guard and later in the U.S. Army during World War I under the command of General John J. Pershing, earning the rank of lieutenant, the Silver Star, and the Distinguished Service Cross. Kean became involved in politics at a young age, observing the Inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905. Young Kean was a Roosevelt supporter, although his uncle and father had publicly endorsed the incumbent President, William Howard Taft. After… Read More

BAS. Very Good+. 1990. Paperback. 16 pages; Clean and tight in original printed wrappers. Illustrated with several b&w photographs. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; (xii), 157, (7) pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding in bright fresh dustjacket. When they were children in the suburbs of Los Angeles in the 1950s, Diane Keaton and her younger brother, Randy, were best friends and companions: they shared stories at night in their bunk beds; they swam, laughed, dressed up for Halloween. Their mother captured their American-dream childhoods in her diaries, and on camera. But as they grew up, Randy became troubled, then reclusive. By the time he reached adulthood, he was divorced, an alcoholic, a man who couldn't hold on to full-time work—his life a world away from his sister's, and from the rest of their family.Now Diane is delving into the nuances of their shared, and separate, pasts to confront the difficult question of why and how Randy ended up living his life on "the other side of normal." In beautiful and… Read More

Rome: UNRRA - Italy Mission. Very Good. 1945. First Edition. Wrappers. 13 pages; Contents clean and secure in original self wrappers. Described the UNRRA food and medical relief efforts in post WWII Italy. Spurgeon M. Keeny worked for more than 60 years in humanitarian relief which took him through much of Asia and Europe, starting in World War I, when he served as a Y.M.C.A. volunteer with the British Army, looking after Indian troops. He served with the American Relief Administration in Russia from 1922 to 1924; then worked coordinating civilian relief for the U.S. State Department in 1943. Mr. Keeny joined the UNRRA headquarters in 1944. He was chief of Mission in Italy (1944-47) and Chief of the IRO Mission there (1947-48). Keeny was the Director the Director for Asian operations of UNICEF since 1950. He was called "Asia's best friend" by one contemporary journalist (Collier's). After reaching the mandatory United Nations retirement age of 70, Mr. Keeny… Read More

Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum. Near Fine. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Clean and tight in original wrappers. Photographs taken in Santa Barbara by six noted contemporary photographers - Walter Cotton, Larry Fink, Lee Friedlander, Mary Ellen Mark, Richard Misrach, Richard Ross. OCLC: 14956225; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Science Magazine. Very Good. 1958. Paperback. 7 pages; Perception of objects by relected sound is demonstrated for the first time in marine animals (SONAR). Offprint from SCIENCE , October 24, 1958 Vol. 128 No. 3330 A crease across the center from being folded. OCLC: 84478325; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

New York: Cambridge University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. xiii, (1), 206 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in sharp, fresh dustjacket. .

Jersey City: F.D. Linn & Co. Fair. 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. (2), iii-lxv, 573 pages; Contents unmarked and complete; securely stitched, backstrip attached; contemporary binding of full sheepskin; leather crazed and entirely chipped away along spine, but both gilt lettered spine labels present; both boards detached. OCLC 1541566 Good candidate for professional rebacking. The author examines the laws affecting contracts effected by women before they are married, during their marriage and during their widowhood or state of divorce. In addition to federal laws, he examines laws pertaining in particular States. Detailed information reflecting the legal, and consequently the social status of American women in the late 19th century. condition noted in pricing. .

New York: Time Warner. Near Fine. 1990. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 290 pages; Inscription on verso of front wrapper -- "Merry Christmas, father [Kermit Roosevelt Jr.] / I think you will / enjoy this one. If / I recall correctly / you had some early, / fascinating experiences in / Ethiopia yourself! / Love / Jonathan / and / Jae / Xmas 1990" Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt, Jr. (1916 - 2000) was the grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt. He was a career intelligence officer who served in the Office of Strategic Services and operated throughout the Near and Middle East for the CIA in the 1950s and 1960s. In Egypt under Allen Dulles, Kim Roosevelt supervised the CIA's operation to undermine the popular General Neguib and encourage the rise to power of Gamul Abdul Nasser. Even before his decisive victory, Nasser was communicating through Roosevelt to make a settlement with Great Britain. These back-channel negotiations eventually produced the treaty signed in… Read More

Cambridge, MA: University Press. Near Fine. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; xi, (1), 75, (1) pages; First edition, second issue. Original burgundy cloth binding, frontispiece, additional illustrations. A privately printed book intended for the Kennedy family and close friends. Inscribed by Robert Kennedy Sr. on the front free endpaper, "For Kay and Rowly / Bobby / Christmas 1965." John F. Kennedy edited this collection and wrote "My Brother Joe", the first of these 20 essays memorializing his eldest brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., who won the Naval Cross and was killed in action in 1944. Privately printed for family and friends. There were 390 copies printed in the first issue with winged device on title page printed in red and 250 printed in this second issue with winged device on title page in black printed for Robert Kennedy Sr. with most copies personally distributed by him.; Signed by Notable Personage, Related .