A complete set in 8 total volumes: 523, 558, 759, 747, 714, 856, 608, & 660 pp. dictionary of mythological names and objects, profusely illustrated. Large octavo (8 7/8 x 6 inches). Vellum-backed green marbled boards, gilt-stamped title labels to spines. Some light abrasions to covers, minor edgewear, some scattered..... More
Incredible collection of over 700 decks of playing cards, primarily American but also with examples from Europe and elsewhere in the world, published from the mid-19th through the early 21st century, most in original boxes and cases, many still sealed in original wrapping, some double decks in larger folding boxes..... More
407 pp. feminist treatise, not illustrated. Octavo (7 3/8 x 4 5/8). Original printed wrappers. Some consistent toning throughout, light foxing to edges, pages uncut, one page with a one-inch tear, overall very good. Paris: Marcel Giard, 1923. Hubertine Auclert (1848-1914) was an important French feminist and campaigner for women's..... More
Approximately 126 pp. manual on various handicrafts produced by the WPA, illustrated. Small quarto (10 3/4 x 8 inches). Original color-printed wrappers, with original rattan ties. Some chipping and wear along edges, light dust-staining and very minor spotting to front cover, interior very clean, overall very good. Topeka: Kansas Adult..... More
Remarkable archive of approximately 50 individual items, including original tracts, journal issues, bulletins, and typed transcriptions made in London of clandestine French documents, related to the French Resistance during World War II. Various sizes and formats. Handling wear, some toning and foxing, light chipping and edgewear, overall very good. Various..... More
An important and culturally significant grouping of approximately 107 posters, dated to approximately the 1960s through 1980s, expressing solidarity with or issued by a range of political movements and groups primarily in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and China, providing an essential overview of the global political climate at..... More
![Book ID: 53496 SWPA Newsmap Jan. - July 1944, Vol. 1 [Southwest Pacific Newsmaps]....](https://bernettrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/53496_015.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1781555944)
One volume containing 6 months of 25 double-sided color-printed informational posters published by the United States War Department, each poster folded once. Folio (18 x 15 7/8 inches, posters open to 18 x 23 1/2 inches). Cloth with gold-stamped title to front cover, posters mounted along left edge on paper..... More
24 pp. of text and 12 fine steel-engraved colored plates, many with tissue paper backing to allow light to pass through. Quarto (12 x 9 1/2 inches). Original green publisher's cloth with gilt lettering, plates loose as issued. Minor stains to boards, spine professionally rebacked, some light toning, scattered staining..... More
Fourteen circa 1910s-1960s catalogs from two well-known gambling and gaming supply companies, each approximately 40-70 pp., profusely illustrated. Octavos (most approximately 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches, slight variations in size). Original wrappers, held in two black clamshell boxes from Ken Klosterman's Salon de Magie, gold-stamped titles to covers and..... More
4-pp. proposal for an egalitarian agricultural and industrial society outside of Paris, illustrated with one large engraving to front page. Tabloid (19 x 12 1/4 inches). Printed self-wrappers. Creasing along old ofld lines, some very minor scattered foxing, light toning especially to first page, some chipping and edgewear, overall very..... More
A complete set in four issues of the German-language propaganda booklets which were dropped over Germany by the Royal Air Force between September 1942 and March 1944, 28-32 pp. each, scattered illustrations from photographs and cartoons. 5 1/8 x 4 inches. Original side-stapled printed wrappers in colored paper stock. Some..... More
A possibly complete run in 15 issues of the Spanish Civil War cultural magazine, approximately 24 pp. per issue, profusely illustrated. Quarto (10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches). Original side-stapled illustrated wrappers. Some dust-staining, soiling, and toning to covers, light handling wear, some light consistent toning to interiors of a...... More
![Book ID: 53703 Sangyo Bijutsu. [Industrial Art.] Alternate title from cover: Satomi 40....](https://bernettrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/53703_0001.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1780504912)
Exhibition catalogue comprised of 46 pp. of text, 184 full-page black-and-white plates, and 16 full-color plates. Quarto (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches). Original colorful hardcover with design by Satomi and applied gold decoration, with original accompanying cardstock slipcase. Very minor wear and some light discoloration to slipcase, some very..... More
A complete run in 3 issues, 62-118 pp. each, of the short-lived French experimental journal, illustrated. Small quarto (9 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches). Original illustrated wrappers with artist-designed covers done in stencil and airbrush, ink, and gouache. Some extremely light soiling to the covers, overall excellent. Paris: Aller Simple..... More
160 pp. volume of short stories by the Polish author, not illustrated. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches). Original illustrated blue paper wrappers with eye-catching cover design signed 'Alexander'. Some bumping to corners, light chipping and loss along edges, spine lightly shaken, a few handwritten annotations, ex-library copy, overall..... More
A complete run in eight issues of the late 1980s science fiction and fantasy digest zine, not illustrated, issues range from 38 to 76 pp. Octavo (8 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches). Original side-stapled color cardstock wrappers with vivid black and white illustrations to front covers. Some light rust to..... More
[Alternate titles: New York Rocker Pix; NY Rocker; NYRocker.] Altogether 58 fascicules (includes the rare May 1979 "New York Rocker Pix" supplement, numbered separately as vol. 1, no. 1) comprising a complete run of the seminal New York punk and pop music tabloid, with articles, band interviews and reviews of..... More
![Book ID: 53694 A vse-taki ona vertitsia. [And Yet the World Turns/And Still It Moves.]....](https://bernettrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/53694_0001.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1779912782)
136 pp. volume representing the Soviet edition of Ehrenburg's manifesto on modern art in the early 20th century and the Constructivist movement in particular, scattered illustrations comprising reproductions from photographs of works by many major artists of the time. Octavo (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches). Original printed wrappers with..... More
Unique compilation of reproduced documents, invitations, and original material from various performances, happenings, and shows that Nakajima participated in, approximately 18 leaves total plus wrappers. Quarto (11 1/2 x 8 inches). Plastic spiral binding with illustrated wrappers. Excellent condition. Various places, circa 1973-1974. Yoshio Nakajima (b. 1940) is a Japanese..... More
Over 180 original sketches, studies, and watercolors of designs for enamel boxes and cases. Various sizes, the largest approximately 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches, most smaller. Some scattered dust-staining, creasing, age and handling wear, light toning, overall very good. [Paris], circa 1890-1910. Théophile Soyer (1853-1940) was an important French..... More
Single sheet containing a lithographed map of Jerusalem for the use of British soldiers while the city was under British Mandate rule, printed in red and black, with a printed typescript to verso. 14 x 10 1/8 inches. Loose as issued. Small tear along central fold, discoloration along creases, light..... More
Unpaginated (32 pp.) program completely illustrated with reproductions from black-and-white photographs. Quarto (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches). Original side-stapled red cardstock wrappers with stenciled and embossed front cover. Some light creasing to front cover, soiling and minor staining to back cover, light wear around staples, overall very good. Paris..... More
4 pp. introductory text by Forster on the style of his work which he calls Norman Farmhouse, French Provincial, or Domestic Gothic, followed by list of plates and 183 full-page plates from photographs and woodcut drawings, including façades, floor plans, interior views, and sketches covering 16 private residences designed by..... More
Single sheet price list prefacing a portfolio of 52 total plates for 26 designs, 2 plates per design. Small folio (14 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches). Cloth-backed leather portfolio, title illustration pasted down, contents loose as issued. Some light soiling and wear to portfolio, some spotting to cloth, light consistent..... More
72 pp. catalog advertising the work of the Trost & Trost architectural firm, profusely illustrated, with 2 pp. of introductory text and 16 pp. of advertisements for related businesses, most located in and around El Paso. Square octavo (9 x 9 1/4 inches). Original publisher's boards. Fabric along spine gone..... More