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Berlin: Ullstein, 1930 First German edition. Publisher's light beige cloth, lettered in red and black. About very good, with some toning to the front board and spine, some light soiling to the boards, spine very lightly cracked inside the front cover, lacking the front free endpaper, front flyleaf with a closed tear to the top half of the margin, some light spotting to the front flyleaf and title page, otherwise bright and clean pages. König, Dame, Bube (King, Queen, Knave) is the German edition of Nabokov's second novel, which was first published in Russian in 1928 under the title Korol, Dama, Valet. Nabokov wrote this novel while living as an émigré in Berlin, and, like many of his earliest works, it was published under his pseudonym V. Sirin, after the mythological Russian bird. Specifically, König, Dame, Bube tells the story of a young German man named Franz who moves to Berlin to work for his wealthy uncle, only to become involved in a love affair with his aunt.… Read More

February 1989. 8.5" x 14". Original green flyer with the February 1989 music calendar for The Chatterbox in San Francisco, with Nirvana slated to play on 2/17, printed in black. Very good, with some fold-lines, and some creasing and rubbing here and there. Overall, an interesting early piece of Nirvana memorabilia. Nirvana was slated to play at The Chatterbox, alongside L.A.-based horror punk and heavy metal band, Haunted Garage, on February 17, 1989, less than month after the band finished recording its debut studio album, "Bleach." Nirvana had to cancel the show because Cobain's girlfriend at the time, Tracy Marander, was sick. . Broadside. Near Fine.

December 1988. 11" x 17". Original white mini-poster for December 1, 1988 concert at The Underground in Seattle, printed in black. A hint of creasing to bottom edge and top right corner, else fine. Overall, a great, early Nirvana poster. This concert mini-poster features Nirvana in only the second year of the band's existence. Formed in 1987 by Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, the group played its first show under the name Nirvana in March 1988 and released its first single, a cover of Shocking Blue's "Love Buzz," in November of that year. Shortly after this show at The Underground, the group began recording tracks for what would become its first studio album, "Bleach." The poster also features influential Canadian punk band, D.O.A., and the popular grunge band Coffin Break, the latter of which Cobain was supposedly a big fan of. Setlist: School Love Buzz (Shocking Blue cover) Floyd the Barber Mr. Moustache Paper Cuts Mexican Seafood Spank Thru Aero… Read More

February 1990. Two flyers (pink flyer is 8.5" x 11", blue flyer is 5.5" x 8.5"). Two original flyers for the February 12, 1990 concert featuring Nirvana and Tad, with special guests Thornacopia, at Cattle Club in Sacramento, California, flyers with the same graphics, printed in black. About fine pink flyer, with a very small closed tear to right edge and a hint of creasing to bottom right corner; good blue flyer, with a few chips to edges, some soiling to front and back, some rubbing to print, and a few tiny holes. Overall, a solid pairing of pre- "Nevermind" Nirvana flyers. On February 12, 1990, Nirvana and Tad - another grunge band from Seattle - performed at the Cattle Club in Sacramento. The concert's promoter, Jerry Perry, said of Nirvana's performance: "It was just an explosion. They were this little band out of Seattle. It was a great time. You felt like there was this roar coming back into the music scene. Here came Nirvana and it was really… Read More

September 1991. 8.5" x 11" (postcard: 3.5" x 5.5"). Original white paper flyer with music calendar (September - October) for City Gardens in Trenton, New Jersey, with Nirvana slated to play on Sept. 27, a benefit show featuring The Ween All-Star Band advertised on reverse, printed in black. With postcard featuring the same graphic as the flyer in miniature on one side, reverse side addressed "Last Punkcard for: Rich Russell." Very good flyer, with horizontal and vertical fold-lines, and some rubbing to print. Very good postcard, with the addressee's name label present but detached from the postcard, and a spot of soiling to bottom right of music calendar. Overall, unique promotional material for Nirvana just as they were exploding into the mainstream. On Sept. 27, 1991, Nirvana played at City Gardens in Trenton, NJ, alongside bands Das Damen and Planet Dread. Two weeks before the show, on Sept. 10, 1991, the band's single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was… Read More

1991. 12 ½" x 12 ½". Signed and inscribed by Nirvana Art Director Robert Fisher in silver marker on the rear of the album. About fine, with corners very lightly nicked and a touch of creasing to right edge of rear of album. Overall, a very unique piece of Nirvana memorabilia. This copy of the "Nevermind" record album is inscribed by the band's art director, Robert Fisher, who oversaw the art and design for all of Nirvana's Geffen releases, including "Nevermind," "Incesticide," "In Utero," and "MTV Unplugged in New York." In his inscription, he tells the origin of the iconic "Nevermind" album cover in his own words - how Cobain wanted the cover to be a picture of a baby being born underwater, and, from that starting point, the band and Fisher collaboratively came up with the image of a baby underwater looking at a dollar bill on a hook. Fisher is careful in his inscription to note his own contributions to the… Read More

December 1993. 11" x 17". Original white poster for December 9, 1993 concert at Ak-Sar-Ben Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring the winged anatomical model from Nirvana's "In Utero" album, printed in black, with special guests The Breeders and Shonen Knife. Fine. Overall, a clean and beautiful concert poster. Nirvana performed at Ak-Sar-Ben Stadium as part of their U.S. tour for "In Utero," their third and final studio album, which was released on Sept. 21st, 1993. Interestingly, this show took place five days after Frank Zappa passed away, and the band dedicated a performance of "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" to him. Less than a month before the show, the band recorded their now legendary live concert on MTV Unplugged (Nov. 18). Setlist: Radio Friendly Unit Shifter Drain You Breed Serve the Servants Smells Like Teen Spirit Sliver Dumb In Bloom About a Girl Lithium Pennyroyal Tea School Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle Milk It… Read More

New York: The York Music Co., 1908 First edition. Folio. Original publisher's wrappers, lettered in black with illustrations and decorations in blue and black to front cover. A few small spots of foxing, lower wrappers a bit worn and chipped with some loss to the corners. A very good copy. On a train ride to New York City, Jack Norworth penned in 15 minutes what would become the classic baseball song, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Norworth's scrap lyrics were provided to composer Albert Von Tilzer, who composed the music and the song was subsequently published by York Music Company. The song was first played at a high school ballgame in Los Angeles in 1934, and by the end of 1934, it was played during the fourth game of the 1934 World Series. Today, the song is sung during the seventh stretch in every American ballpark. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good.