Little Magazines & Zines

San Francisco: McSweeney's, 2000. Consists of 14 chapbooks. Pictoral stapled wraps. Contributors are: Rachel Cohen, Paul Collins, Lydia Davis, Dave Eggers, Sheila Heti, Jonathan Lethem, Ben Miller, Denis Johnson, Paul Maliszewski, Rick Moody, Haruki Murakami, George Saunders, Lawrence Weschler & "various artists" in "Shorter Stories." Signed at their contributions by Bradford, Collins, Eggers & dated by him "5/19/01," Fusselman, Lethem, Moody, Saunders and dated by him "2001," & Wilsey. (Bradford, Fusselman & Wilsey appear in the chapbook "Shorter Stories.") Includes publisher's mailing card, titled "Subscriber Agreement," for subscription sign-up as issued. In pictoral cardboard case. All in unread Fine condition. . Signed by Contributors. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco: Howard Munson (1982). Fine. 1982. Softcover. Black pocket folder with cover label housing 42 11" x 8.5" sheets (21 each pocket), printed on one side. Consisting of title page, and two pages listing participating artists; the other sheets xerox or other offset printing methods, of illustrations, collages, etc., some with color, on various paper stocks. 4" x 8.5" printed 'thank you' announcement to participants on red paper stock, slipped in. Appears to be signed by Munson. Participating artists: Richard Zybert, Enrique Chagoya, Mariaeta Castellanos, Robin Bullard, Mark Bulwinkle, Maya Ishiwata, E. J. Yurkov, Kevin Brown, and many others.; Signed by Author(s) .

1908 1st ed Harrison Fisher ART Bachelor Belles Portraits Cosmopolitan Magazine

Harrison Fisher was a 20th-century American artist known for his drawings of women, portraits that regularly appeared on early 1900s editions of 'Cosmopolitan' magazine. 'Bachelor Belles' is a 1908 portfolio of Fisher's portraits – each beautifully colored. These 22 illustrations are paired with American poetry and short stories and illustrated page decorations by Theodore Hapgood.
Item number: #13402
Price: $499
FISHER, Harrison
Bachelor Belles
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1908. First edition

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 22 full-page illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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Original dust jacket
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Original hard shell
· Size: ~11in X 8in (28cm x 20cm)
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New York: Hill & Winant, B.S. Hill, George F. Ilslet, 1871. Most issues are in very good condition; A few are very age toned and have separated pages; Paper is generally fairly bittle and has some loss to edges.. 86 of the total 116 issues from July 24, 1869 to 11/25/1871 - Issues included by Vol.: Vol I: 13, Vol II: 11, Vol III: 18, Vol IV: 26, Vol V: 18; Most issues, 12" x 9" 16 page newspaper (2 sheets folded twice); Watkins - Masonic Periodicals, 218.

houston, texas: published by students of the rice institute, 1960. !st edition. saddle-stitched illustrated wrappers. 32 pp. saddle-stitched illustrated wrappers. published by students of the rice institute, houston, texas. Very scarce 8vo 8.5" - 11" tall; 32 pages . Signed by Larry McMurtry by the headline of his article with the following inscription "For Matthew-I can't remember this at all-it is almost my first effort, Larry McMurtry". Contributor William Corrington has also signed his piece. Early ruminations by McMurtry on beat literature. Small chip at bottom edge of rear cover, some scratches and scuffs; very good. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade.

1797 French Revolution Hudson Bay INDIANS Benjamin Franklin Edinburgh Magazine
The 'Edinburgh Magazine' is a rare collection of notable articles and works of literature. This 1797 edition contains the January to June issues with notable articles from Edmund Burke, anecdotes on the French Revolution, descriptions of the Indians near the Hudson Bay, and a curious article about the American 'white-washing' attributed to Benjamin Franklin.
Item number: #19130
Price: $499
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The Edinburgh Magazine or Literary Miscellany, volume ix. [Jan-Jun]
Edinburgh: 1797.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[2], 480 (i.e. 472), [2]
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Pagination errors as expected
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Includes 6 engraved plates
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; secure
· Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)
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1854 FASHION Godey Lady's Book American Magazine Illustrated Dress Costume 2v

'Godey's Lady's Book' was a 19th-century American magazine known for its collection of poetry, illustrations, and articles by prominent female authors and artists. It addressed fashion trends, women's dress, and directions on how to make dresses and garments. This two volume set of tomes contains the issues from 1854 and 1855 and provides an excellent view into the styles and fashion of the mid-19th-century. Note the full-page engravings throughout.
Item number: #18375
Price: $499
GODEY, Louis Antoine
Godey's lady's book,
Philadelphia: L.A. Godey, 1854-55.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 tomes
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Vol. I, 1855 – 574
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Vol. II, 1854 – 570
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Illustrated throughout each tome
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~9.5in X 6.25in (24cm x 16cm)
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New York: The American Spectator Publishing Company, 1933. Newspaper, 8.75 x 11.25 inches. Folded newsprint with expected toning and brittle folds, but largely free of material chips and tears. Each issue includes the original wrap-around band. Near-fine.. An excellent collection of the first seven issues of The American Spectator founded by George Jean Nathan, Eugene O'Neill, Ernest Boyd, Theodore Dreiser, and James Branch in 1932 to publish original literary and opinion pieces from distinguished American and European writers. Not to be confused with the conservative magazine of the same name, The American Spectator set out to advance original fiction, opinion, and literary criticism by inviting each contributor to direct and self-edit their own articles, and it further set itself apart by refusing to sell advertising space in its pages. The first issue sold for fifty cents (which was then a rather high price for newsprint) and sold out, prompting an additional print-run of twenty thousand copies,… Read More

1849 FASHION Godey Lady's Book American Magazine Illustrated Dress Costume Music
'Godey's Lady's Book' was a 19th-century American magazine known for its collection of poetry, illustrations, and articles by prominent female authors and artists. It addressed fashion trends, women's dress, and directions on how to make dresses and garments. This 1849 volume provides an excellent view into the styles and fashion of the mid-19th-century. Note the full-page engravings throughout.
'Godey's Lady's Book' was also a source of popular literature at the time; many volumes featured the work of prominent authors and poets, with names such as Timothy Shay Arthur, William Alexander, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Washington Irving, and Edgar Allan Poe making appearances!
Item number: #18685
Price: $499
GODEY, Louis Antoine
Godey's lady's book
Philadelphia: L.A. Godey, 1849. 1st edition

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o iv, 440; iv, 470
o Heavily illustrated throughout
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New York: McSweeney, 2001. Signed by Dave Eggers and dated 10/02/02. Additionally, Michael Chabon has signed his booklet, "Untold Tales of Kavalier & Clay." Chris Ware has signed Chabon's booklet, he designed the cover. Heidi Julavits has signed her booklet, "Little Little Big Man." William T. Vollmann has signed his booklet, "The Old Man: A Case Study From Rising Up and Rising Down." A. M. Homes has signed her Booklet "Do Not Disturb. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, gray printed cardboard boards. Very fine with very fine outer sleeve and jumbo rubberband, as issued. Additional contributions by Kevin Brockmeier, Ann Cummins, Courtney Eldridge, JT Leroy, and Allan Seager.

New York: The Floating Bear, 1962. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 10pp (mimeographed). This issue of the seminal sixties underground periodical Floating Bear was guest-edited by Billy Linich (Billy Name) of Andy Warhol's Factory; many contributions from and references to the 1962 artistic avant-garde. Brief pieces by Ray Johnson and George Brecht; quotes attributed to Andy Warhol, Leo Castelli, Larry Rivers, and others appear in a parodic collection of art-world sayings. Issue also includes a brief advertisement for the Fluxus Anthology (available from LaMonte Young) as well as one for a tape of Young with Angus MacLise, Tony Conrad, and Marian Zazeela. This copy, addressed to Canadian poet David Cull, is sound with a bit of edge wear and soil.

Sewanee, TN: The University of the South, 1965. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 184pp, printed wrappers. Contains the first literary appearance of Cormac McCarthy (The Dark Waters, an advance excerpt from his first novel, The Orchard Keeper). An unmarked copy with some wear and small closed tears to the lap cover edges (as usual) and a little spine lean.

New York: The Floating Bear, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 12pp (mimeographed), corner-stapled. A rare early issue of this seminal 1960s little magazine. Includes an excerpt from The System of Dante's Hell by Jones and Roosevelt After Inauguration by William Burroughs (Schottlaender v4.C25; Shoaf III-25). An unmarked copy, never folded or mailed, with stains to back cover and a little toning.

New York: Top Stories, 1984. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 80pp, printed wrappers. Cookie Mueller's scarce first book, which appeared as a double entry in the Top Stories series (featuring experimental writing by women authors). Unmarked copy, sunning to spine.

Revista Bibliografica Cubana.coleccion Completa,1936-1937.numeros 1-4 director lorenzo rodriguez fuentes revista muy rara fue su director luis rodriguez fuentes,y conto con destacados redactores y colaboradores como dulce maria borrero de lujan,luis j botifoll,isaac cabrera,francisco de paula coronado,jose maria chacon y calvo,roque e garrigo,adrian del valle,carlos genova de zayas,felix lizaso,luis f del moral,joaquin navarro riera,[ducazcal],fermin peraza,celestino rodriguez fuentes,carlos m trelles,mario ugidos y julio villoldo