THE DRY SAVAGES
Faber and Faber: London, (1941). Paperback. 9 x 6", wraps, 15pp, covers a bit rubbed and spotted/unevenly toned, contents good. EARLY EDITION. One of the Four Quartets. SCARCE. More
Faber and Faber: London, (1941). Paperback. 9 x 6", wraps, 15pp, covers a bit rubbed and spotted/unevenly toned, contents good. EARLY EDITION. One of the Four Quartets. SCARCE. More
(Sidney Janis Gallery: New York, NY), (1969). Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", glossy pict stapled wraps, unpaginated, covers a little rubbed and creased at spine, contents nice and clean. Important exhibition: Duchamp, Arp, Pollock, Christo, Rauschenberg, Miro, etc. More
(Carl Solway Gallery: Cincinnati, OH), (1997). Paperback. Contributions from 45 artists on 8.5 x 8" printed sheets (some contributions mult-page) in a folding cardboard box with map of Chicagoon on it; box a bit unevenly toned and worn, contents nice. With contributions by Yoko Ono, Merce Cunningham, Christo, Louise Nevelson..... More
New York, NY, 1969. Paperback. First is a 9 x 12" envelope from the PMP Studio in New York, addressed, with inkstamps, roughly opened with stamps torn away; included are a printed announcement of "Modern Icons by Gaudnek" at the Goethe House New York in 1969, a four page announcement..... More
Sexology Magazine: NY, (1938). Paperback. 5.75 x 3.25", printed stapled wraps, 16pp. Covers have light toning and staining, ink mark, light soiling and creasing else good. "No human practice...has caused so much mental trouble as to the habit which we refer." More
White Star Chicken Of The Sea Tuna Fish: np, nd (c. 1930s). Paperback. Illus., 8.5 x 5.5", pict stapled wraps, unpaginated. Covers have light sunning and spotting, rusty staples else very good condition. Promotional brochure with such fun recipies as "Molded Tuna Salad", "Tuna Salad In Vegetable Ring", "Rolled Tuna..... More
Janus: London, nd (1970s?). Paperback. Vintage illus., 8 x 5.5", pict wraps, 188pp. Covers have light wear, soiling and scratches, small abrasion on foredge else very good condition. "Profusely Illustrated." More
Pewabic Pottery: Detroit, 2006. Hardcover. 6.5 x 6.5", blue glaze, stamped into the back "Compliments Of DMCVB & DSBHC", indentation (for hanging) on reverse, green felt backing. Couple of tiny nicks else fine, felt is detached but present. Tile does not bear the pottery's stamp but is identical to the..... More
Black Yellow Pages: Detroit, 1977. Paperback. Ads, 10.5 x 8.25", pict stapled wraps, 48pp, covers a little rubbed, soiled and creased, contents nice. More
np, 1982. Paperback. Photos; ads, 11 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, 80pp, a very nice, clean copy. Guests appearing included Mo Bandy, Tammy Wynette, Johnny Gimble, etc. More
The Orpheus Series/Bee-Line Books: NY, 1972. Paperback. 7 x 4.25", pict wraps, 186pp + ads, covers toned and worn, spine creased, pp toned; still a good copy. "For Adult Readers." More
np, nd. Paperback. 10 x 8", black and white photo of a smiling Jimmy Hoffa, right corners bumped, some minimal creasing else a nice photo, SIGNED IN BLUE INK BY "JAMES R. HOFFA." Included is the booklet "A Look At Your Union, about Teamsters Joint Council 43, printed for the..... More
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Los Angeles, CA, (1967). Hardcover. Photos, 11.5 x 8.75", gilt-lettered hardcover, 258pp, minor bumping to spine ends else a nice, clean copy in a lightly edge-worn dustjacket. SIGNED BY SCULPTOR LYMAN KIPP NEXT TO A PHOTO OF HIS "MUSCOOT" ON PAGE 144. More
Charlotte, Vermontville, West Benton, Benton, Eaton Rapids and Potterville, MI, 1856-1859, 1861, 1864, 1866-1868, 1870-1876. Paperback. The documents are varying sizes, mainly handwritten, toned, fragile (several are in pieces). The leather wallet is hand sewn, 9 x 3" and expands to 20 x 9", leather strips woven across the interior..... More
Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 1987. Hardcover. 9 x 5.75", cloth, 455pp with index, minor extremity soiling and wear else a nice copy in a lightly rubbed dustjacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. More
Harry N. Abrams: NY, nd (1970). Hardcover. Illus., oblong 11 x 11.5", pict cloth, 272pp, very minor extremity wear else a nice copy of the FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED "For Ann, Peter, and Michelle...Detroit 3 May 77" AND SIGNED (IN FULL) BY HELEN FRANKENTHALER. More
Skira/Rizzoli: (NY), (1980). Hardcover. Photos, 12.25 x 9.75", boards with pict label on front cover, 87pp, extremities lightly bumped and worn else a nice, clean copy in an extremity-bumped dustjacket. SIGNED BY ROBERT MOTHERWELL ON FRONT FLY. More
Grove Press: NY, (2006). Hardcover. 4 vols. 9 x 6", cloth backed pict boards, vp, spines a little worn else a nice, clean, set, in a corner bumped slipcase. More
Anthony d'Offay: London, 1986. Hardcover. 83 illustrations, 15 x 11", embossed copper over green cloth, unpaginated, a nice copy in a lightly worn original cardboard box. LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #428), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. More
Underwood & Underwood: np, nd (1908?). Hardcover. 3.5 x 7", box 7.5 x 6" x 4", brown cloth, gilt lettering, lacks views 11 & 64. Occasional light soiling/scratches, #4 is soiled/rubbed, #49 board has a crease (looks to be a publisher's error), overall very good to fine, box has light..... More
Thomas Y. Crowell: NY, (1914). Hardcover. Illus., 7.75 x 5.25", DECORATIVE CLOTH BINDING (UNSIGNED) BY MARGARET ARMSTRONG, 43pp, covers worn, extremities bumped and fraying, spine dull, former owner's bookplate, ink writing on front blank, pp toned; a used copy, but a SCARCE Margaret Armstrong binding (unsigned but listed in bibliography)..... More
The Baker & Taylor Co.: NY, nd. Hardcover. Color frontis; other illus. by George Soper, 8.5 x 6.5", nicely gilt-pict green cloth, 323pp, covers a bit worn, extremities lightly bumped and fraying, former owner's bookplate on verso of frontis, textblock cracked. SWAF. Still a nice, decorative cloth binding. SCARCE. More
Vincent Parke and Co.: NY, (1908). Hardcover. 10 vols. Frontispieces, 9 x 6", grey cloth with paper spine label; teg, vp, extremities bumped and lightly fraying, spine labels toned and abraded a little, pp edge-toned, former owner's intrusive inkstamp on title pages, but still a nice, readable set. INDEPENDENCE EDITION..... More
John P. Jewett & Co.: Boston, 1852. Hardcover. 2 vols. 8 x 5", gilt-pict embossed black cloth, 312pp; 322pp, covers worn, extremities chipped (especially spine ends), spines cocked; well used copies. Vol. 1 is "Tenth Thousand and Vol. 2 is "Fifteenth Thousand", though both have the Geo. C. Rand slug..... More
The Colt Press: San Francisco, 1942. Hardcover. 9.5 x 6.5", cloth with title label on front cover, 113pp, covers rubbed and yellowed, extremities bumped and a bit worn, endpapers unevenly toned, former owner's ink info on front fly, some light spotting to foredge of textblock; with a small bookstore label..... More