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Paris: E.Guillaume, 1897. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. A very small run of 100 copies, 50 being printed on papier du Japon, another 50 on papier du Chine, of a very small tome, measuring in this case 3" x 5 3/4" in size. Mylar coat over printed, illustrated wraps, miniscule print denoting that this is an addition to the publisher's "Lotus Bleu" collection. Red and white duotone illustrations. 235 pp., with a Table of Contents following, some lovely black-and-white tails and heads and initials. A couple of unopened top edges. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. Mabel McKay. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author, inscribed warmly to Jed and Rhyna, at title page. Another fine contribution to the series, Portraits of American Genius, Mabel McKay being a fine Pomo basket-weaving. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Frontis matter + 165 pp., and with photographs, notes, and sources. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. As New. A fine and probing, accessible updating in the form of a sixtieth anniversary edition review of the fabulous 1934 exhibition of the same name, devoted to "machine art," from domestic to industrial. Stiff, illustrated card stock wraps, an Introduction by Phillip Johnson, a List of Lenders to the Exhibition, and then major sections devoted to Industrial Units, Household and Office Equipment, Kitchenware, House Furnishings and Accessories, Scientific Instruments. Unpaginated, but roughly 80 pp. of sharp and distinct black-and-white reproductions on high-gloss paper. Each page has illustrations that are titled, captioned, and priced. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. New. Brand-new, still in shrink-wrap, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. A fine and probing, accessible updating in the form of a sixtieth anniversary edition review of the fabulous 1934 exhibition of the same name, devoted to "machine art," from domestic to industrial. Stiff, illustrated card stock wraps, an Introduction by Phillip Johnson, a List of Lenders to the Exhibition, and then major sections devoted to Industrial Units, Household and Office Equipment, Kitchenware, House Furnishings and Accessories, Scientific Instruments. Unpaginated, but roughly 80 pp. of sharp and distinct black-and-white reproductions on high-gloss paper. Each page has illustrations that are titled, captioned, and priced. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Brooklyn / New York: The Brooklyn Museum, in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. An exposition catalog that greatly augments the show that was held in Brooklyn, New York in 1986, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles in 1987, and Atlanta in 1988. No copies available in this state (stated First Edition, bound handsomely with bright-red cloth, with black lettering to spine and illustration to cover, covered by a bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, not price-clipped, with over 400 bright plates, 55 in full color) and SIGNED by the third editor, the noted art critic and historian, Dickran Tashjian. Special focus on the Machine Age in painting, design, architecture, graphic arts and more by Dickran Tashjian, Richard Guy Wilson, and Dianne H. Pilgrim, and then Foreword contributed also by Robert T. Buck. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [15], 16-376 pp.… Read more

London: C. Aitchison Belfast, 1861. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition Thus, being introduced and edited by W.K. Killen, with the original, full title as "A Narrative of the Siege of Londonderry, or the Late Memorable Transactions of that City, faithfully represented, to rectify the Mistakes and supply the Omissions of Mr. Walker's account, by John Mackenzie, Chaplain to a Regiment there during the Siege." Handsomely rebound in a creamy burgundy-colored leatherette over tips and spine, marbled paper over boards, bright gilt lettering over black cloth label in two of the five compartments made by four raised bands, and with new, stiff endpapers. Very light wear to text-block, scattered foxing, still quite bright and clean, tightly bound. Introductory notes by W.D. Killen, who here edits Mackenzie's definitive text regarding the Derry Siege of 1689xxi [2], 4-95 Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be… Read more

London: Robert Hale, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Black cloth over boards, sharp and distinctive lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Replete with black-and-white photographs and illustrations from the world of eccentric sportsmen in the 19th century. [7], 8-207 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Dutton Children's BOoks, 1999. First American Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Stated First American Edition. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press, 2003. Second Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Portions of this fine, racing work of North Americana were published in 1972, and another set of parts were published in 1989. This is a stated First Edition, First Printing of this edition. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations and photographs. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: G. Schirmer, New York, 1963 , 1963. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Great-looking copy of the vocal score to the beloved opera, based on the book by John L. Long and the play by David Belasco. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound in dark green cloth, a bit of toning front cover, else clean and unmarked of interior. English version by John Gutman, libretto by G. Giacosa and L. Lillica. Decorated endpapers. 324 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Utica, New York: Munson - Williams - Proctor Institute , 1976. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Fine-looking show held between April 11 and September 5, 1976, sponsored by the Munson - Williams - Proctor Institute. Published by Munson - Williams - Proctor Institute, with a long opening essay by Julia Sabine and Douglas Preston, followed by a checklist, displaying everything from model trains to carvings, primitive tools to quilts. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of printed covers, less to text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Green heavy card stock wraps, printed by Brodock Press of Utica, New York. [4], 5-73 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Racine, Wisconsin: Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. As New. Walter Hamady. I make art because Walter Hamady tells me that I can not NOT make art." Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the stiff paper wrappers, in gate-fold and bound unusually. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held to pay due homage to Hamady's art studio and many of his finest students. Introduction by Bruce W. Pepich, Director of the Museum, and with plentiful artist statements, from Charles Alexander, Janet Ballweg, Gretchen Lee Coles, Lester Harrison Dore, and others. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Melrose Publishing / Grove Press, 1982. Hardcover. As New/Fine. Jeff Dunas. Erotic photography at its early '80s glossiest, featuring full-color, full-page nudes and partial nudes by the high-fashion photographer Jeff Dunas. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Handsomely produced in black cloth, with gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. 112 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

London: Lund Humphries, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. Lovely copy of an edited collection of essays about the relationship between the visual arts in Vienna and mental illness, published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name, held at the Wellcome Collection, London, from April 1-28, 2009. Edited by Gemma Blackshaw and Leslie Topp, and with single and joint essays by them, and by Nicola Imrie, Nicola Imrie and Leslie Topp, Luke Heighton, Sabine Wieber, Geoffrey C. Howes, Sabine Wieber and Geoffrey C. Howes, who contributes here a full bibliography. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound in blue buckram cloth, with sharp and distinct white lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a… Read more

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. Magdalena Abakanowicz. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. One hundred fort-eight illustrations 47 of which are in full color. [6], 7-223 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Arcade Books / Little, Brown and Company, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Johanna Westerman. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in purple cloth, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Willa Perlman Books / HarperCollins, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Barry Moster. Signed by Author. Scarce in the trade, being SIGNED in yellow dry-point, "For Ray," by the illustrator, Barry Moser. Fine in a like dust jacket. An incomparably spooky poem about things that creep in the woods at night, which is perfect for Halloween. The Halloweed-themed poem originally appeared in a 1945 Faber & Faber collection of Treece's poems called "The Black Seasons." Black-and-white and blue textured paintings galore. Stated First Edition, with "1" in number line present. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Joost Elffers Books, distributed by Harry N. Abrams, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. M.C. Escher. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound unsurprisingly in M.C. Escher-like fashion, red and yellow pictorial cloth covers depicting fish and horses, sharp and distinctive lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Hundreds of images in full-color and duotone, with captions and titles. The definitive study of this magisterial painter. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.[13], 14-196 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical… Read more

Paris: La Galerie Rene Drouin, 1947. Special Limited Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Magnelli. Good looking, structurally sound copy of a gallery exhibition catalog compiled by Jean/Hans Arp, for a show held in Paris at La Galerie Rene Drouin. This is No. 136 of 750 copies printed. Quarto softcover format, at 63 pp., bound in stiff printed paper wrappers. White paper wrappers show a little discoloration. Internally quite fine. 24 full-page black-and- white plates displaying the work of this Italian Abstract Expressionist artist, Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971). Protected in stiff plastic wraps in gate-fold. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Rene Magritte. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Black shiny covers, with Artist Statement and 31 fine reproductions of his work in black-and-white. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.