Collection of approximately 270 total pieces of mostly hand-drawn ink and/or pencil tattoo flash designs on tracing paper, some hand-colored as well, with some carbon transfers, compiled and most likely drawn by an artist named Patrick Ford from the Ozarks region of Missouri. Some wrinkling or folding to many pieces..... More
A scarce complete run of the first 18 years of 21 years total published (in 168 loose issues and four bound volumes), together with 13 additional issues from the final three years of the journal (Year XIX/1917, nos. 1, 4/5, 6, 8/9, and 12; Year XX/1918, nos. 2, 3/5, 6/8..... More
![Biuletyn praski [Praga bulletin], Nos. 18, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28](/pictures/thumb/50500_001.jpg?v=1591306205)
Warsawa-Praga: Komenda m. st. Warszawy; drukarna “Do boju!”, 1944. Single leaves, on blue and yellow newsprint, printed recto and verso; measuring 34 × 25.5 cm. One issue with a photograph. Old horizontal creases; three issues with moisture stains to margins; occasional small tears to folds; overall about very good. Six..... More
Thirty-three issues total of the rare WWII Allied Forces informational and propaganda weekly journal, issued by the British Information Ministry in agreement with Soviet authorities, first in Kuybyshev (now known as Samara) and then in Moscow beginning in July 1943, containing information for Soviet citizens about British life, culture, and..... More
Group of 50 assorted antique wall stencils, most with botanical motifs, other designs include Art Nouveau and Art Deco abstract and geometric patterns, figures, animals, and insects, most consisting of a cut-out metallic card stock stencil with handmade paper backing sheet, 13 blindstamped "LEFRANC PARIS" in the corner. Some with..... More
Various places: “Spartaks”/L. K. P. Rigas Komitejā, ca. 1935. Eight pictorial flyers, various sizes (from 10 × 11 to 23.5 × 35 cm), printed on variously colored stock. One flyer with vertical crease, some occasional light wear and toning; else very good or better. Eight scarce, clandestinely printed propaganda leaflets..... More
Original walnut and glass case housing two separate mechanical moving scrolls, each one 30 ft. in length and printed with a continuously joined chromolithographic panorama of the coastline from Providence to Block Island, RI and back again. The first one presenting the Eastern Shore starting at Fox Point in Providence..... More
Germany: Dep. G. C. & Co N, [ca. 1900-1910]. Tin drum, painted light brown, with 13.5 cm diameter, with removeable wooden base (total height of 17 cm). The drum features 12 vertical apertures. Included are five double-sided animated strips, each 44 cm long, which are used to line the cylindrical..... More
[Gräfenhainichen: C. H. Schulze, ca. 1870–90s]. Game comprising 14 small geometric tiles, 15 colored cards with various images to construct out of the tiles, 15 corresponding answer sheet cards showing the solutions to the puzzles, and 4-page instructional brochure. Light foxing and soiling to some of the puzzle cards and..... More
A complete run of 12 issues (9 fascicules, bound in 2 volumes, 146 and 172 pp., respectively) of the influential Danish art journal devoted in particular to the dissemination of avant-garde art in Denmark during World War II, co-founded and edited by the artist Asger Jorn (Asger Jørgensen) and his..... More
Unpaginated (circa 208 pp.) reprint of the renowned Italian socialist journal, commenting on the political situation in Italy and around the world following WWI from a communist viewpoint. Lg. folio. 1/2 cloth and boards. Milan (Feltrinelli Reprint) 1966. During the course of its publication, Il Soviet was the official organ..... More
A complete run in two issues, each issue 16 pp., of the very short-lived Italian cultural journal edited by Rara Bloom, Dante Goffetti, Bruno Sanguanini, Riccardo Scarbi, and Mizio Turchet, covering topics in contemporary art and culture such as the work of John Cage, Lacan, Duchamp, video art, and international..... More
66 total issues bound in 7 volumes of the luxurious 1930s medical journal, "revue mensuelle réservée au corps médical". produced by the Debat pharmaceutical laboratories under the direction of Dr. François Debat, first called "La Revue du Médecin" before the title changed to "Art et Médecine", important particularly for its..... More
6 out of a total of 7 issues published (lacking the first issue, each issue 8 pp.) of the short-lived Futurist journal dedicated to the new aesthetic of the Italian landscape and exploring art, architecture, and tourism, under the editorial direction of important Futurist figure Fillia, covering varied topics including..... More
Album of 48 original photographs depicting sights around the city of Guatemala, predominantly architectural, some photographs with hand-written captions or captioned within the plate, views include the Catedral Metropolitana, National Theater, Templo de la Recolección, Plaza de Armas, Gran Hotel, Calle de la Libertad, Calle del Mercado, Iglesia de San..... More
18 parts (all published), illustrated throughout, with papers by Julien Maigret, André Warnod, Raymond Escholier, André Blum, Robert Brun, et al., coverage of book sales and new publications. 4to. Original covers with wood-engraved illustrations by Clément Serveau. Paris 1945-1947. Limited edition. More
A complete run of 6 issues in 4 volumes of the short-lived Estonian avant-garde literary and cultural journal, under the editorial direction of Bernhard Linde (nos. 1 and 2) and August Alle (nos. 3/4 and 5/6), inspired by Henry Barbusse, along with the French journal "Clarté" and the leftist, pacifist..... More
Collection of photographs of approximately 150 different businesses and associations in the St. Louis area and throughout Missouri and Illinois utilizing Butler rigid-frame pre-engineered buildings, including manufacturing, distributing, civic buildings, small businesses, bowling alleys, car manufacturers and dealerships, and bottling companies, organized alphabetically into two photo albums with alphabetized indices..... More
![Sklaven: Sprachrohr der Loë Bsaffot [subtitle for nos. 0-11; additional issues varied], nos. 0...](/pictures/thumb/P6841_001.jpg?v=1580327118)
1990s. A complete archive of two interrelated publications housed in five volumes, chronicling the resistance and adaptations of Berlin's radical leftist literary, intellectual and visual arts communities between the early 1990s and the present day, comprised of 52 issues (ca. 30-65 pp.) of Sklaven and 12 issues (ca. 40-48 pp.)..... More
Group of original Surrealist works and Surrealism-related documents, dating primarily to the 1940s in Paris, regarding the Paris Surrealists as well as the Surrealistes-Revolutionnaires counter-group, including poetry, critical reviews of Surrealism, letters, and minutes from meetings of the Surrealistes-Revolutionnaires, featuring written and artistic contributions from Camille Bryen, Raoul Michelet, Jean-Louis..... More
Unpaginated (40 pp.) collaborative volume from the two legendary Munich artist groups, Spur and Wir, with brief manifesto from the group comprised of 12 statements, the rest of the volume consisting almost entirely of illustrations in the form of 25 linocuts (9 in color), by a range of artists including..... More
Three rare issues of the sometimes humorous internal newsletter from by Company 1905 of the Civilian Conservation Corps of California, dated January 24, July 25, and August 31, 1936, put out by the Camp Hawkins Bar outpost, containing camp and company news regarding programming, promotions, and projects, anecdotes on camp..... More
![Trn: Humoristický Občasník [The Thorn: A Humorous Periodical]. Vol. I, No. 1 (1966) through...](/pictures/thumb/48768_001.jpg?v=1580326727)
A complete run in 6 issues, each issue 32-48 pp., of the provocative satirical 60's Czech journal under the editorial direction of Jan Jirasek, published during the brief period of political liberalization leading up to the Prague Spring of 1968, with political satire, erotic and literary humor, and innovative typographic..... More
95 large naval press photographs, each approx. 15 1/2" x 19 1/2", from the "Wings Over the Waves" exhibition in Leeds, UK, March 16-April 7, 1945, most annotated verso, documenting the role of the British Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and the importance of the Swordfish, Barracuda, and Fulmar planes..... More
2 vols., 336, 326 pp. detailed scholarly catalogue of woodblock prints created in Girona, Spain, dating from the 17th through the 19th centuries, collected and used by, among others, the printing company Carreras, 880 illus. (some in color) throughout the text, incl. initials, motifs, symbols, borders, and vignettes, often of..... More