Search Results: popular culture from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

Photographic Image. Very Good. Soft cover. 1947 Photo-Album. For some, the Salvation Army is their way of life -- photos of so many friends & families, at ease, in the Salvation Army summer camp/retreat in Ontario -- folks of all ages play in numerous brass bands -- and are seen enjoying each other's company in the summer of 1947. The Salvation Army was begun in 1865 in East London - its members preached and lived a practical Christianity ('soup, soap & salvation'). Brass bands were an early tradition in the Salvation Army; brass bands accompanied church services and created great public excitement. This 1947 Ontario, Canada Salvation Army photo-album shows D.M.C faculty & folks of all ages in band practices or socializing outdoors, country landscapes- photos & postcards/ women in a color guard/ boys line-up with trumpets/ ladies & home socials/ folks in uniform/ "Ladies of Leisure" group/ Army award ceremonies/ group of women & 2 male leaders,… Read More

Newspaper. Very Good. No Binding. Nov. 5, 2008. NY DAILY NEWS, SPECIAL SECTION --'PRESIDENT OBAMA'-- 'Racing, Final' Brooklyn/Staten Island Section. 32-Page Election Special: 'PRESIDENT OBAMA - Nation changes forever with historic victory'. In excellent, supple condition- very lightly & uniformly toned..

NY: Redbook Magazine, 1964. Book. Illus. by child-care & child-rearing. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). 2nd Edition. 'May all your troubles be little ones' - Benjamin Spock, M.D. 1965. [child rearing] SPECIAL, ILLUSTRATED Book Edition of DR. SPOCK'S Redbook Magazine Columns (1963-1964)-- SIGNED, INSCRIBED by DR. SPOCK. Redbook Magazine, NY. Hardcover edition-- of Dr. Spock's highly influential, evolving philosophy on child rearing and development-- How My Ideas Have Changed. Bottle, Blanket and Thumb - Comfort or Bad Habit? Discipline- Where Fathers Fail. Children and Death. Toilet Training. Are We Minimizing Differences between the Sexes? Difficulties in Breast Feeding. What Toys Mean to Children. Protecting Children From the Harm of Discrimination. Psychology Can't Substitute For Morality. Dr. Spock's inscription of good wishes to an expectant mother is written into the book; and a tipped-in letter of presentation from her nephew. In beautiful collectible condition..

Scrapbook. Good. Hardcover. Paul Quin's book, c1963. Approx 9x11 inches, 12 pages..

Birkhäuser Architecture, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12. Designer Profile is the standard work on the design scene in Germany and Switzerland. Designers from the fields of industrial and exhibition design, graphic design, corporate and multimedia design present their latest projects and developments. The bilingual compendium is geared towards decision-makers in companies and agencies who wish to find specific information quickly on the range of services offered by creative professionals. .

Boston : Sheldon & Co., 1964. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo.. Al Capp - Inscribed 1st Edition FROM DOGPATCH TO SLOBBOVIA THE GASP!! WORLD OF LI'L ABNER' 'To Sam my native guide' - inscribed by Al Capp. 1964. 1st Edition. BOOK SIGNED & INSCRIBED by AL CAPP - 'FROM DOGPATCH TO SLOBBOVIA - THE GASP!! WORLD OF LI'L ABNER'. Beacon Press, Boston. An uncommon, early collection of Al Capp's 'Li'l Abner' - in very nice condition. In 1934, Al Capp used his considerable talents to create a comic strip he… Read More

Germany: TASCHEN, 2010. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 2010. Signed presentation copy - by photographer Naomi Harris. In excellent condition all around. Photographer Naomi Harris was living in Miami, freelancing for the Miami Herald and New York Times, when she attended her first swingers party. She was brought there by a friend she'd met at the local nude beach ("I don't like tan lines and I don't like bathing suits," she said) and initially found herself horrified by the sight of frumpy attendees loading up on roast beef before heading to the backroom for an orgy. At the same time, she was intrigued. The result is Harris' America Swings, named one of ten best photography books of 2009 by American Photo. The book shows a world to which few photographers have been admitted-an alternate American Heartland where the phrase "good times with good neighbors" has a very particular meaning..

Journal. Very Good. Soft cover. Published by Jason Banker and Dagon James, Lid is a sumptuous black and white photography magazine that features mostly unpublished shots of mostly famous personalities. Or, as Lid has it on its about page: "Lid Features some of the finest rare and unpublished photographs and art from the world of music, fashion, the fine arts and cinema. Artists the world over open their archives to Lid, offering extensive portfolios not seen in other magazines. Each bi-annual issues of Lid is published in all black and white, on premium paper, and printed as a limited edition for serious collectors and archivists." Below are all nine covers of our Lid serious library holdings along with the contents (personalities and photographers/artists) from each, and a very small sampling between the covers. I highly recommend your coming in and seeing more-- they do indeed offer scores of intimate and radioactively cool photos and these scans do not do them justice. Lid No. 3 2006… Read More

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Mae West. The Western, from Silents to Cinerama, by George Everson and William K Fenin. Inscribed by May West across two pages- hinting at her relationship with famed Westerns actor Rory Calhoun [pictured]. Laid in- Las Vegas & Banbera,TX news articles, postcards, images, and the front & rear flaps from the original dust jacket.

NY: Katherine Tegen Books, 2004. Book. As New. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾. 1st edition, 1st printing. Signed by Stan Lee, in black marker. Illustrated by Tim Jessell. It's the night before Christmas when suddenly Santa's old nemesis, the evil ice King, and his terrible ice trolls launch a surprise attack on the North Pole and capture Santa. Enter the powerful Protector, who is on his way to save the day - but alas, he too is captured. Not it's up to his superhero wife, the Protectress, and their 2 children, to find a way to save Christmas. Book is in pristine condition. 10.25" x 10.25"..

Scrapbook. Very Good. No Binding. 1930s-50s. Scrapbook collection of TEX RITTER -- 'America's favorite singing cowboy', movie icon and country music singer. Disbound sheets, housed in protective handmade box, 11" x 15.5". Tex Ritter's original autograph is tipped-in. Back-cover shows pretty lithograph of landscape; front-cover missing. Scrapbook sheets have been repaired, and stabilized. TEX RITTER (1905-1974) was known as 'THE MAN FROM TEXAS' - his powerful baritone voice was heard over radio, on Broadway, and in 150+cowboy western movie musicals. Tex Ritter movies were full of good music, songs, comedy, fights, hard-riding, scenery, suspenseful stories. Scrapbook- 80+pgs. of paraphernalia, newspaper stories, fan club material detail Tex Ritter's iconic musical cowboy movies of the 1930s-50s. The scrapbook has many publicity shots of Tex- in magazines, 8x10" original photos, chromolith illustration shows Tex, Bill Elliott & their horses, 8x10"… Read More

Poster. Near Fine. No Binding. New old stock. 10.5 x 16 inches, six fold. Vintage, original SPANISH language "WANTED BY THE FBI" POSTER for Patricia Campbell Hearst, William Taylor Harris, and Emily Montague Harris for armed robbery and participation in the Symbionese Liberation Army. Patty was eventually captured and served 2 yrs in prison for her role in the SLA. Sensational news story in 1974 -- a young heiress to the Hearst publishing fortune, abducted by the SLA and held for ransom-- only to become radicalized and join forces with her kidnappers. This original poster was distributed by the FBI on April 10,1975 (Wanted Flier 475 B). Measures 10 1/2 x 16 inches. 3 photos of Patty Hearst; 4 photos each of William and Emily Harris..

Photographic Image. Very Good. Soft cover. The album appears to be a remembrance of a varsity athlete's prep school years. Vintage Photo Album with 65 b&w snapshots Album is 7"x10" and leather covered. Some larger portraits and a couple of studio photo postcards, various sizes Dates range from 1912 - 1949, however the majority appear to be from the teens - 1920s. Very good condition. Domestic postage $12..

1975 Poster. Illus. by Clement Hurd. Near Fine. No Binding. New old stock. 10.5 x 16 inches, six fold. Vintage, original "WANTED BY THE FBI" POSTER for Patricia Campbell Hearst, William Taylor Harris, and Emily Montague Harris for armed robbery and participation in the Symbionese Liberation Army. Patty was eventually captured and served 2 yrs in prison for her role in the SLA. Sensational news story in 1974 -- a young heiress to the Hearst publishing fortune, abducted by the SLA and held for ransom-- only to become radicalized and join forces with her kidnappers. This original poster was distributed by the FBI on April 10,1975 (Wanted Flier 475 AA). Measures 10 1/2 x 16 inches. 4 photos of Patty Hearst; 4 photos each of William and Emily Harris..