Rare books from Champ & Mabel Collectibles

New York: Venus Over Manhattan, 2014. (1st Edition). Softcover. Very good/very good. [104p.] Top corner of cover and about half the pages are lightly creased (or dented). Published on the occasion of an exhibition of works in ink, watercolor, oil, and gouache held April 3 - May 17, 2014. For those around the Los Angeles punk scene of the 1970s and 1980s, Pettibon's distinctive flyers promoting gigs for South Bay and Harbor Area bands like the Minutemen and his brother's band, Black Flag, were ubiquitous. Considered a biting political critic, albeit tempered with a touch of nostalgia and humor, his works are in the permanent collections of Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Tate Gallery in London. Color photographs. (11"x8-1/2")

Chicago: Jugoslav Directory & Almanac Publishing, 1926. Cloth. Very good/No Jacket. [290p.] Endpapers toned, a few pages have minimal pencil markings, cover has fade spots on front and scratches on back with corners lightly worn. Designed for the Yugoslavian communities of Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes in the United States, including contemporary advertisements, articles of interest to these communities, fraternal organizations, and a partial directory of countrymen and women in the United States. Some text in English. B&w photographs. (10-1/2"x7")

Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing Co., 1997. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. xii, 300p. 1st printing. Signed by author on title page. Kielbasa provides a detailed study of the region's architecture, economics, and sociology with a review of the adobe houses and the lives of the men and women who built them. The structures reviewed include Andres Pico, Rancho Los Encinos, Miguel Leonis, Reyes, Avila, Rancho La Brea, Rancho San Pedro (The Dominguez Ranch), Rancho Los Alamitos, Juan Matias Sanchez, Hugo Reid, and Pio Pico Mansion. Includes bibliography, glossary, and a list of replica adobes. Includes bibliography, glossary, and list of replica adobes. B&w photographs. (9-1/4"x6-1/4")

1951. Hardcover w/faux suede and leather binding. Good. 64p. Cover edges worn down to reveal the cardboard beneath with tear to faux leather on bottom front. Cover edges worn down to reveal the cardboard beneath with tear to faux leather on bottom front. Cutouts from the 1951 Hague Academy of International Law brochure are clued on the first few pages composing a title page and introduction. Created by Cecilia Mandal (or Mandahl) of Sweden, who attended the Academy in 1951 and 1954, this collection contains 19 greetings from the 1951 Academy attendees and nine from the 1954 Academy attendees. Laid in preceding the 1954 pages are two loose leaves titled Information Concerning the 1954 Session. The signatures represent a worldwide assembly of young lawyers. Identified signatures include those of W. Ian Stewart (Scottish Solicitor-General, 1973-4), Claude Roux (Paris Council member, 1965-1983), Fernando Montes de Oca y Gómez of Costa Rica, Jorge Siles and his brother, Luis Adolfo Siles (Bolivian Vice… Read More

Washington DC: Standard Homes Co., [1956?]. Stapled wraps. Good. 31p. Wrap and pages lightly thumb creased, front wrap fore edge creased and torn. A promotional booklet for houses designed by Standard Homes Company containing examples of more than 40 dwellings, each accompanied by layouts and a photograph or drawing of frontage. These houses come in a variety of styles designed with consideration to cost-saving construction using standard sizes for materials such as lumber, windows, and doors to reduce waste. Intercounty Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia was the distributor of this copy. A letter dated June 27, 1956, from the savings and loan is laid in. B&w illustrations and halftone photographs. (11-1/2"x8-1/2")

Redlands, California: Pure Gold, [1955]. Stapled wraps. Very good. [12p.] Small chips to wrap edges. The Mutual Orange Distributors (MOD) was founded in Redlands, California, in 1906 as a cooperative marketing association representing citrus growers in California. Within a few years, the coop included citrus growers in western Arizona. In 1955, MOD changed its name to Pure Gold, originally the brand name for fruit grown by the approximately 2,500 MOD growers. Sunkist took over the Pure Gold trademark when the co-op closed in 1987 due to housing developments replacing the citrus fields and the shrinking number of packing plants. This booklet explains the history of the citrus-growing culture in California and Arizona and provides information on the variety of oranges, lemons, and grapefruit grown and their cultivation and packaging. A map on the back shows the regions represented by the Pure Gold cooperative. Scarce, none located in OCLC. B&w illustrations and halftone photographs. (11"x8-1/2")

Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, 2000. Softcover. Very good. 129p. Cover corners lightly worn. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from June 29 to September 30, 2000. An examination of the influence of the clothing of the Islamic world on 18th-century European dress and how Islamic costume became Westernized. The items exhibited come from the eclectic collection amassed by the wealthy collector Frederick Stibbert, now held in his Florence, Italy, villa as the Stibbert Museum. Includes bibliography. Text in English. B&w and color illustrations and photographs. (12"x8-1/2")

Los Angeles: California Fruit Growers Exchange, 1938. Very good. A promotional packet of recipes using Sunkist lemons, the trademark of the California Fruit Growers Exchange. SUNKIST LEMONS - BRING OUT THE FLAVOR! [32p.] Stapled wraps. Very good. Staples oxidized, name and date on first page. Booklet with recipes for appetizers, beverages, desserts, fish, meat, garnishes, pies, salads and dressings, and vegetables. Black & yellow illustrations. (7-1/4"x5") 5 STAR LEMON RECIPES: THE BEST SERVINGS OF THE SEASON BY FAMOUS HOME ECONOMISTS. Very good. Name on front. Leaflet with seven recipes using Sunkist lemons. Single sheet, double-sided, folded into 3 panels. Blue text and illustrations. (Folded - 7-1/2"x4-1/4"; unfolded - 7-1/2"x12-1/2") SUNKIST PRESENTS THE YEAR'S BEST LEMON RECIPES FOR 1938. Very good. Name on last panel. Leaflet with eleven recipes using Sunkist lemons for entrees, vegetables, and desserts. Single sheet, double-sided, folded into 6 panels. Green text and illustrations. (Folded -… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. First Edition, Stated. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. Biblio fair Oct 2022. 188p. Signed by author on title page. Gently read. In 2005, Didion's book, in which she reflected on her husband's death, was published. That same year her adopted daughter became hospitalized, diagnosed with various illnesses, and subsequently died. Here is Didion's memoir of that time, her daughter's life, and her own. Includes a leaflet from the Library Foundation of Los Angeles event where this copy was signed. (8-1/4"x5-1/2")

Guildford, Surrey, England: Genesis/Hedley, 1990. (1st Edition). Leather and cloth in case. Very good/No Jacket as Issued. 368p. Front cover lightly soiled, case rubbed and edges scraped. More than 600 photographs and reminiscences of close to 100 contributors honor the work of British photographer Cooper, known for capturing the scene and rock musicians of the 1960s and early 1970s. He was primarily known for his work with the Rolling Stones and for contributing the cover photograph for The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Tipped-in sheet with signatures of Brian Auger, Peter Blake, Adam Cooper, Spencer Davis, Terry Doran, Allen Jones, Dennis Hopper, Sandy Lieberson, Ann Marshall, Michael McClure, Colin Self, Derek Taylor, and Bill Wyman. This copy is number 740 of 5,000. B&w and color photographs. (15"x10-3/4")