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Essex, NY: Needlewatcher Editions, 2019. Limited Edition. Boxed Loose Sheets. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Boxed Loose Sheets. "James Lancel McElhinney is a visual artist, author, oral historian, and fine-press publisher. He is the recipient of a Pollock Krasner 2017 artist-grant. McElhinney attended Tyler School of Art (MFA Painting), Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and Yale University (MFA Painting). He has received numerous honor including a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. McElhinney is also a published author who has conducted numerous oral histories and interviews for the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Coleccion Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, the Frick Center for the History of Collecting, Columbia University INCITE for the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Center for Southern Jewish Culture, Vermont Studio Center, VoCA, Voices in Contemporary Art, other foundations and private patrons. McElhinney is listed on the Master Artist Council of the… Read More

Paris: Editions Marval, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Exhibition catalogue supporting the landmark exhibit at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie. Richly illustrated, many huge double-page images...Paris in all her glory. Arguably one of the first "great" photography books of the 21st century. This is the true first edition. Text in French. A very handsome copy of this emerging classic. Signed by the photographer. Signed by the photographer, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Black cloth board, white ink lettering, glossy pictorial elements. Small fo. 333pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates).

Germany [Berlin?], 1972. Limited Edition. Near Fine. Limited Edition. "Uwe Bremer, born 1940, is one of the most prominent German graphic artists due to his fantastical compositions combined with fine-nerved ruling symbolically acting geometric body and surface relationships on mostly bright ground. In his work, elements of old star and sky maps, symbioses of mechanical, organic, galactic and scriptural structures, which are thematically related to science fiction and horror literature, are whimsically combined and create occult levels of meaning." Part of the published book: "Werkverzeichnis der Radierungen 1964-1973." (Catalogue raisonné). Uwe Bremer is also an important proponent of "Phantastische Malerei" in Germany during the 1970-1980s. Single leaf etching [intaglio] with color aquatint on Rives BFK, edition is 110 of 120, signed and dated by artist. 11.25"h x 7.25"w (image), 24.75"h x 17.75"w (sheet), unframed.

Charlottesville, VA: Virginia Center for the Book, 2017. Limited Edition. Fine in Fine Box. Limited Edition. Virginia Arts of the Book Center collaborative project of a 56-card deck "Pack of Lies." Never fall for falsehoods when this 56-piece letterpress printed card deck can be your guide to the many forms of fib, deceit, misrepresentation, and hoax. Card back design by Lana Lambert, Individual concepts, designs, and printing by individual artists from Virginia Arts of the Book Center. "The 2017 VABC collaborative project, A Pack of Lies, is an exploration of the history and phenomenology of untruths. This 52-card playing deck - with four jokers tossed in -- was letterpress printed by 25 participating artists with special suits (stars, arrows, bangs, question marks). Explore a list of fabrication forms, historical hoaxes, infernal liars, and logical fallacies!" A Pack of Lies: A Full Deck of Half-Truths: "A sign of our troubled times when the distinctions between fact and fabrication, reality and… Read More

Belluno, Venezia: Colophonarte, 2005. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Anthology edited by Stefano Verdino with texts by Giovanni Pascoli, Corrado Govoni, Giorgio Caproni, Camillo Sbarbaro, Andrea Zanotto, Attilio Bertolucci, Mario Luzi, and seven photos by Franco Fontana numbered and signed by the Artist. Text set by Rodolfo Campi, Rozzano, printed by Tipoteca Italiana Fondazione, Cornuda, on Graphia Sicars 300g. Photos printed by Edios, Modena, on Kodak Professional Enduro Metal. Hemp, linen and leather binding by Sandro Francescon, Belluno. Proposte d'arte Colophon [Colophonarte] has emerged as a major force publishing new artist's books-in lavish, limited, editions-illustrated by noted European artists. The goal being to bring create living testimony to contemporary artististic-literary culture. The editor/publisher, Egidio Fiorin-animated by an equal passion for literature and visual art-explained his intentions thus: "(...) the book has been and is still now one of… Read More

Bisbee, AZ: Pequeno Press, 2006. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Pat Baldwin. "The Painted Faces of the Chinese Opera' evolved from masks used in opera performances as far back as the Tang Dynasty (619-907). Each mask is different, with the colors used to identify the type of character being played." (Pequeño Press). Tight, bright, and unmarred. Black leather boards, striped paper spine, hand-painted mask inset on upper cover, red check mark inlaid on upper cover, Swiss-style binding, paper label on spine, printed endpapers, frontispiece. 62x55mm. 103pp. Illus. (color plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 15 of 50.

New York: Soraya Marcano, 2000. Unique. Hardcover. Fine. Unique. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Speckled white handmade paper boards, accordion fold, popup, enameled onlay. 45x33mm. 6pp. Illus. (handpainted color plates).

New York: Viking Press, 1976. First Edition/Unique Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ.. First Edition/Unique Edition. Hardcover. Also included with this is a framed copy of the invitation to the publication party. From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Sadler was prone to marginalia and laying in clippings and ephemera related to a given book's subject. The presence of marginal notes or marks will be noted above and are absent if not so noted. A remarkable collection of one of Sadler's most significant books, together with unique ephemera grounding its creation. Signed by Sadler at the title page, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows minimal shelf/edge wear, price clipped, else bright and close. Quarterbound, navy cloth boards, green paper boards, flecked endpages, frontispiece. 4to. 183pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. Spiral bound notebook, "proof of concept" piece for the book. Includes hand-written/made sheets showing an outline of… Read More

Norway, 2012. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Using the same technique as explored in The Biggest Form, but smaller, more abstract, and with the Braille written words - on the last page written in brown color. Braille reads Pangea - parts - changes - minds - moves. Randi Annie Strand, visual artist, born in Norway 1962. Lives in Oslo. MA from Bergen Academy of Art and Design (92). Language, signs and sensory experiences are central elements in her works. Her ideas have been realised through different media and techniques. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Braille, embossing, digital print; spiral bound, printed by hand from cliché plates. 4to. np Numbered limited edition, this being 22 of 50 copies. Signed by the artist.

Brazil: Equiplan, 1987. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Good+ Box. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Texts and photographs by various authors. 56 color plates from photographs. Issued in both Portuguese and English. "An elaborate publication featuring the flora and fauna of the Brazilian Pantanal, encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area. Published by the Comite de Defesa do Pantanal, presumably to further efforts in the preservation of the region's threatened ecosystems." Uncommon generally...genuinely scarce in English and in the condition found here. Presentation inscription, else tight, bright, and unmarred; box shows split at hinge (repairable) but joint holding), else clean. Olive green velvet cloth covered wooden boards, metal onlaid title, post binding. Oblong fo (14½x23"). np (6 prelim leaves and 56 plate leaves). Illus. (color plates).

New York: Pyramid Books, 1971. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine+ in Wraps.. First Edition. Original Wraps. A spectacular copy of Peter Max' wonderful "sixties" book of 33 actual flying paper airplanes designed by him. The paper airplanes in this copy have not been used and are all intact and scarce thus. Tight, bright, and complete with all illustrations and cut-outs.12mo, 100 unnumbered pages, lllustrated with 33 flying planes.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books/Bird & Bull Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. No DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Includes 20 tipped-in samples of handmade paper. Richly illustrated exploration of contemporary villiage-based industry of papermaking in India and Nepal. Designed by Henry Morris at teh Bird & Bull Press, it is printed by letterpress on Arches mouldmad paper. A very handsome copy. Tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, beige cloth spine, patterned paper boards, brown leather spine label, gilt lettering. 8vo. 103pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Chronology. Bibliography. Numbered limited edition, this being 43 of 210.

New York: Pynson Printers, 1939. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ [Textblock Fine] in Near Fine Slipcase.. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a very handsome copy of this minor classic. Light wear at spine (focused at head and tail), else tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase (with printed spine, showing issue number) shows very minor shelf/edge wear, else tight and clean. Quarterbound, black leather spine, India-printed cloth boards, frontisportriat. 4to. 129pp plus (5) plus 27 numbered specimens of Indian paper bound in at rear. Illus. (b/w plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 299 of 370. Signed by Dard Hunter and by Elmer Adler. Original Prospectus laid in.

New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Warmly inscribed by Hunter to George J Bilsey (his being one of the two owner bookplates at the front pastedown) and showing both his signature and his red ink stamp. Based upon the limited edition, "Old Papermaking", this volume covers the same period, but in a much more comprehensive manner. A very handsome copy, inscribed by the author. Two owner bookplates at front pastedown, ghost image of laid in newsprint at ffep, signed by the author at titlepage, fore-edge of fold-out frontispiece shows light creasing/rumple, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light, even toning, else clean. Brown cloth boards, red leather spine label, gilt lettering and decorative elements, fold-out frontispiece, teg. 8vo. xvii, 358pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.

Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1968. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Exhibition catalogue. A very nice overview of the history and evolution of papermaking. Minor shelf/edge wear, touch of toning at textblock edges, else tight, bright, and unmarred. White paper wraps, embossed lettering and decorative elements, tissueguard. Oblong 8vo. 96pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1979. First Edition(s). Hardcover. Fine in Very Good DJ. First Edition(s). Hardcover. Vol. I: Beginnings Of Education, 1900-1941. Vol. II: Washington To Springfield, 1941-1948. Vol. III: Governor Of Illinois, 1949-1953. Vol IV: "Let's Talk Sense To The American People", 1952-1955. Vol. V: Visit To Asia, The Middle East, And Europe, March-August, 1953. Vol. VI: Toward A New America, 1955-1957. Vol. VII: Continuing Education And The Unfinished Business Of American Society, 1957-1961. Vol. VIII: Ambassador To The United Nations, 1961-1965. Advisory Committee included George Ball, Julian Boyd, William Hutchinson, Mrs. Ernest Ives, Carl McGowan, and the late Allan Nevins. Minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright, and unmarred; DJs show light shelf/edge wear, a couple small closed tears, sunning at the spines of four volumes prone to such (each DJ a different color), else bright and clean. 8vo. Var. pag. Illus. (b/w plates). Index(es).

Paris: Éditions Pythagore, 1932. French edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+. French edition. Original Wraps. Biographical and bibliographic work written about Dr. Gerard Encausse (1865-1916), the French occultist and founder of the Martinist Order by his son, Phillipe. Translation of title: Papus: His life - his magical practices - his work - his disciples. Follow-ups of the catechisms of ... according to completely unpublished documents by Papus.The second part of the volume is a complete unpublished list of the works of Papus. Includes inscription from author (Papus) to the former owner, ex libris present of Alfred Legrand. Legrand wrote the introduction for Encausse's work "Sciences Occultes ou 25 Annees D'Occultisme Occidental." Legrand also published the works of Paul Sédir, occult botanist and esotericist. OCLC shows 8 holdings. Toning, bent wrappers, discoloration to half-title, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Orange wrappers. 8vo, 87, 66pp. +illus, frontis, portrait. 25 cm.… Read More

London: Paramount Studios, 1938. First Edition(s). Hardcover. Fine to Good+ (Various Volumes). First Edition(s). Hardcover. In-house magazine for Paramount Films, aimed at Cinema Managers. These wonderful volumes include screen stills, film backgrounds, Boise, "story inserts" (for local paper republication), "poster ads," and wonderful images of local theaters. All volumes came from the Kobel Collection. Kobel was apparently in the process of rebinding the volumes; six are bound in brown boards, seven in black and five in a much older green cloth. Individual copies of Service typically sell for $65-$125 (more for some editions that embody "significant" films). Each of these bound volumes includes approximately 25 volumes. Dates covered are as followed: Sept. 4 1920-Nov. 19, 1921; Jan. 7 1922-Dec. 30 1922; Jan. 6, 1923-March 24, 1923; Sept. 5, 1925-Feb. 20, 1926; Jan. 7, 1928-Oct. 20, 1928; Sept. 1, 1928-Feb. 23, 1929; Mar. 2, 1929-Aug. 31, 1929; Sept. 7, 1929-Feb. 22, 1930; Mar. 1, 1930-Aug. 30,… Read More

New York: Knopf, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Produced by Nicholas Callaway with the collaboration of Alexandra Arrowsmith and Nicola Majocchi. Introduction by Alexander Liberman. "At age 74, reflecting on a career that spans more than half a century, one of the foremost photographers of our time has brought together for this book the images that most powerfully speak for him over the years. He has accompanied them with his own recollections...In all, Passage brings us 468 images, of which 71 are in color." The photographer's third and most comprehensive retrospective collection. Photographic fidelity was maintained for this edition by printing the book in eleven impressions produced by Callaway Editions. A pristine copy of an increasingly scarce volume. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ clean and bright. Beige cloth boards, black ink lettering. 300pp. 1.25 x 12.75 x 11.25. Illus. (color and b/w plates).

Portland, ME: Baxter Society/Stinehour Press, 1992. First Edition/Limited Fine Binding. Hardcover. Fine. No DJ, as Issued.. First Edition/Limited Fine Binding. Hardcover. Presswork by David Wolfe, Wolfe Editions. Includes contributions by May Sarton, Eliot Stanley, Francis O'Brien, John Vincent Healy and many others. This being one of four copies exceptionally bound by Grey Parrot. Tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, green leather spine, gilt lettering, hand-marbled paper boards, frontispiece. 8vo. 55pp. Illus. (b/w plates).