Recent Arrivals from Mare Booksellers

Guatemala: Tipografia Nacional, 1977. Wraps. Good. Second edition, so stated. Printed wraps. 450 pp. Text in Spanish. Illustrated reproductions of three different codices on almost every page. A guide to three Maya codices, providing illustrated images accompanied by explanatory commentary. Includes the Codice de Dresden (Dresden Codex), the Codice Peresiano (Paris Codex) and Codice Tro-Cortesiano (Madrid Codex). GOOD… Read more about this item

New York: Anson D.F. Randolph and Co, 1890. Cloth. Good. Dark cream/beige cloth. 92 pp. With a few black and white illustrations throughout, attributed to G. F-R. A few give sympathetic depictions of the African American characters in the story. A novel romanticizing plantation life in Virginia, with Black characters speaking in dialect. Written by Margaret Preston, an… Read more about this item

Cambridge: HR SDS Labor Committee, Publisher, 1969. Unbound. Good. no date, 1969. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a single side only. An informational sheet issued by the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at Harvard University, explaining their demands to abolish the ROTC, the demand that Harvard not tear down the homes of 182… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1965. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 188 pp. A report that studied "the failure of local officials in several states to adhere to their oath of office to support the Federal Constitution. The commission focused on investigating Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, looking at the failure of local officials to prevent or punish… Read more about this item

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2017. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Copper colored paper covered boards in unclipped jacket. 339 pp. A collection, definition, and correlation of every month name ever recorded in the Maya calendrical tradition, from hieroglyphic origins to the present. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, rubbing and soiling to the covers.

New York: Mitchell and Miller, 1891. Wraps. Good. Black and white illustrated wraps. Single issue of this long running journal providing light-hearted and humorous cartoons and commentary on politics and culture in America. GOOD condition. Minor toning and soiling to the covers. A few small creases along with a faint vertical fold crease.

Berkeley, CA: Independent Socialist Club, Publisher, 1968. Unbound. Very Good. Safety pin style back. 1 ¾ inches in diameter. Lisa Lyons, artist (printed on the curl). Dayglow yellow and black. A pinback issued by the Independent Socialist Club of Berkeley, promoting socialism and socialist activism as envisioned by Leon Trotsky. Artwork by Lisa Lyons, who also created a… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: Forest Press, 2005. Spiral Bound. Good. Spiral bound wraps. 108 pp. Signed, with an inscription, by the author on the title page. Arranged alphabetically by language, this work offers an historical survey of gay male poetry appearances in a wide variety of languages, from Albanian to Tagalog and beyond. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and toning to… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Standard, Publisher, 1873. Tabloid. Good. Large tabloid newspaper format. 8 pp. Single issue devoted to mostly to religious news in the US and worldwide, although reports from Colorado and other states are included. Also present is a lengthy column reporting the experiences of missionaries in Burma, China and Japan, and a very brief blurb reporting that… Read more about this item

Norwich, NY: The David Maydole Hammer Company, Publisher, 1923. Wraps. Fair. Wraps. Small booklet. 71 pp. Black and white illustrations of hammers throughout. A trade catalog of hammers manufactured by the David Maydole Hammer Company, preceded by a short biography that originally appeared in an 1884 book, Captains of Industry. The catalog includes a variety of hammers, including… Read more about this item

Richmond, VA: Willmann-Bell, 1992. Hard Cover. Very Good. First English edition. Glossy paper covered boards. 215 pp., including charts, maps and diagrams. A list of all lunar eclipses from 1500 BC to the year 3000. VERY GOOD condition. Light toning and rubbing to the covers. Small ink note on the lower title page.

Brooklin, ME: WoodenBoat Publications, 2000. Cloth. Good/Good. Second printing. Lavender cloth in unclipped jacket. 278 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. An extensive, detailed guide to building small wooden boats, looking at all aspects of construction, material, etc. GOOD condition. Some soiling, fading and scuffing to the jacket. Light fading and edgewear to the book. Faint… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1918. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 23 pp. A plea to English General Smuts at the end of World War I, to not abandon the people of German East Africa, specifically those indigenous to the region. Weston cites incidents of torture and flogging of native peoples, and general cruelty under German rule. GOOD condition. Slightly ex-library… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Franklin L. Graves, Publisher, 1929. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 48 pp. Fifth issue of this little magazine that embraces a philosophical and aesthetic style similar to the Philistine published by Elbert Hubbard. Graves focuses on efficiency as a means to improving one's life, giving aphorisms throughout, tending toward New Thought style philosophy. This issue discusses money… Read more about this item

New York: East Village Other, Publisher, 1969. Tabloid. Good. Undated issue, presumably published around October 21, 1969. 24 pp. Black and white illustrations and comix throughout. Front cover a psychedelic image by Hetty, prominently featuring marijuana plants and mushrooms in the foreground, and referencing King Harvest (perhaps alluding to the song by the Band, who was discussed in… Read more about this item

Brooklyn: Bridget Evans, Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date, perhaps circa 1995. Card stock covers. 12 pp., including covers. Black and white comics throughout. A zine featuring a variety of comics, most attributed to Bridget Evans, and most, if not all, depicting transgressive acts of sex and violence. GOOD condition. Minor foxing to the covers, mostly to the rear.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: The Board of Foreign Missions of the United Presbyterian Church of N.A.. Cloth. Good. no date, perhaps early 1900s. Cloth. 76 pp. A grammar for the Shilluk language, spoken by an ethnic group located mostly in South Sudan. GOOD condition. Heavy offsetting and fading to the covers. Minor soiling, rubbing and edgewear. Text block a bit toned.… Read more about this item

London: The Octagon Press, 1990. Cloth. Good/Good. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 168 pp. Reproduced from an edition issued around 1891. A manual of sorts for Sufis of all orders to aid in the understanding and practice of Sufism, first written in the 13th century. Includes sections on the Safar, Sama, affairs of the next world, knowledge of… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Open City, Publisher, 1969. Tabloid. Good. Tabloid newspaper format. 12 pp. Single issue of this newspaper devoted to the counterculture and radical movements locally, nationally and internationally. This issue with an article on a revolt by students at Valley State; a lengthy article on Earl Satcher, a leader of the Black Panther Party in Long Beach;… Read more about this item

Jacksonville, FL: Both Sides Now, Publisher, 1971. Tabloid. Good. 20 pp. Photos and illustrations throughout. Single issue of this haphazardly published "counter-cultural (underground) newspaper," from Jacksonville, Florida. Despite the small audience of like minds in Jacksonville, Florida, the FBI felt the paper was enough of a threat to form its own underground paper to compete with Both Sides… Read more about this item