A complete run in 9 issues of the groundbreaking French feminist quarterly "bande dessinée" or comics magazine, featuring work almost entirely by international women artists, together with essays on other female-centric media and culture including books, television, film, and music, and special features on often provocative social and political themes..... More
A fascinating and unique World War I German Red Cross hospital train photograph album, with an accordion-folded sheet the length of 10 pages, containing the title page, 8-leaf colored blueprint of the layout of the train, and 1-page description of the layout, followed by 11 original photographs, 9 of which..... More
A significant run of 60 issues (unknown how many total were published, possibly 64) of the bulletin put out by the Propaganda Commission of the Generalitat de Catalunya and targeted at Catalonians not currently in the country, likely exiles, with the goal of keeping the exiled citizens informed about what..... More
Group of 1960's-1980's mostly political buttons, approximately 120 total, a few duplicates, grouped on a hanging piece of woven green cloth, representing a wide range of groups and causes affiliated with gay rights, women's rights, US/Cuba Friendshipment, the war in the Middle East, abortion rights, pacifism, civil unrest in Latin..... More
A collection of approx. 72 pamphlets, mostly religious in nature though peppered with some secular tracts, most published in Great Britain in the18th century but with a few before and after, including a wealth of sermons relating to the nature and practice of religion, its place in civil society, and..... More
Approximately 300 close-up original photographs of tattoo artwork from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, predominant imagery includes Harley Davidson symbols, roses and other flowers, skulls, skeletons, dragons, unicorns, tigers, panthers, and eagles, with a number of photographs depicting before and after shots of some crude and unprofessional tattoos being altered..... More
Altogether 147 issues, comprised of 7 early issues (Year I, Nos. 5 and 6, and Year II, Nos. 2, 3, 8, 21, and 23) and a large sequential run of 140 issues (Year III, No. 1 through Year XX, No. 139/140, lacking nos. 66 through 69) of the long-running Italian..... 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
1925. 12 vols., each with introductory text on various fields in the decorative arts, bibliography, index, and close to 100 fine plates, (altogether over 1000, some in fine color), showing examples of architecture, furnishings, and other decorative arts of the first quarter of this century. 4to. 3/4 vellum with decorated..... More
Collection of 28 total volumes of the rare and esoteric German art journal, under the editorial direction of Maximilian Barck, founded in 1989 and consisting of contemporary texts together with original drawings and graphic prints, many signed, with artistic contributions from a variety of artists including Mikos Meininger, Felix Martin..... More
A complete run in 46 issues, each issue 4 pp., of the French art journal, under the editorial direction of avant-garde gallerist and visionary dealer Iris Clert, each issue announcing upcoming art shows and including features such as critics reviews, horoscopes, short profiles, classified listings, or cartoons. Profusely illustrated throughout..... More
The first ten years, housed in 15 volumes (lacking 1905 volume I and 1907 volume I), of the French illustrated sports and leisure journal, under the editorial direction of Pierre Lafitte, composed primarily of photomontages and photo essays with captions and other small amounts of text, with occasional drawings and..... 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
Turn-of-the-century French comic bingo game comprised of twelve chromolithographed lotto cards of comical scenes in two sets of 6, each with six circular cut-out disks of characters' faces which are removed to reveal the bingo numbers beneath; a set of 72 wooden bingo numbers housed in a drawstring bag; and..... More
A complete run in 2 issues (12 and 8 pp., respectively) of the short-lived Lettrist journal conceived of by a group of young students consisting of Thierry Paul-Lévy, Paulette Liétard, Patrick Brault, Guy Chastel, and Jean-Charles Depaule, and published with the help of the Lettrists, directed by Jacques Spacagna with..... More
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Moscow: Gosizdat, 1928. Octavo (22.3 × 15.2 cm). Original photo-illustrated wrappers by Rodchenko; 47, [1] pp. With two leaves of plates, each featuring photographs by Rodchenko to verso and recto, on somewhat thicker paper stock. Very faint overall wear; upper right corner slightly bent; overall very good. Single issue of..... More
A complete run in 41 issues of the irreverent Australian counterculture journal, under the editorial direction of Richard Neville with Peter Grose, Dean Letcher, Martin Sharp, and Richard Walsh, containing stories related to topics including abortion, chastity, censorship, homosexuality, police brutality, organized crime, the Vietnam War, religion, domestic and international..... More
A rare complete run (issue no. 23 actually a double issue, 22/23) of the Italian counterculture journal, founded in 1970 by a group of intellectuals and artists, including Andrea Valcarenghi, edited at times by Valcarenghi, Guido Vivi, and Marina Valcarenghi, most issues approx. 16-24 pp., covering topics related to underground..... More
A complete run in 7 issues, each issue approx. 8 pages, of the anarchist Italian journal, containing alternative history stories which allude to real-life events, provocative stories, and essays on topics such as eroticism, homosexuality, and Dadaism. Illustrated profusely throughout. Some minor scattered toning, edgewear, minor chipping, marginal dampstaining to..... More
A complete run in 4 years and 162 issues of the weekly Argentinian newspaper, each issue approx. 24 pp., founded by and under the editorial direction of Enrique Martinez de Castillo and Leo Rudi, with articles on current events including politics, the economy, education, and culture. Illustrated throughout with photographs..... More
A complete run in 7 issues of the official zine of the Sonic Youth fanclub, most issues 24 pp., featuring articles, reviews, information on guitar alteration, tour updates, sketches, grainy photographs, and more, all related to the band Sonic Youth. Illustrated profusely throughout from drawings and photographs. No. 3 with..... More
A complete run in 42 issues of the scarce French news and sound journal published with the assistance of the radio station Europe No 1 and edited by Cl. Claude-Maxe, Ithier de Roquemaurel, and Jean-Pierre Castel, each issue comprised of six record-style sound sheets related to the news, culture, and..... More
2 vols. I. iv, xxxxiii, 14, pp. text incl. foreword, annotated scholarly essays on ancient and modern carpets from Persia, India, Turkey, and Asia, and a descriptive listing of the first 50 plates, text richly illus. with photographic reproductions and figures, 50 plates comprised of 26 collotypes doubled with a...... More
Unpag. volume containing reproductions of early 19th-century photographs of landmarks and sites from around Chile, approximately 166 images total, views include buildings, monuments, cities, natural landscapes, harbors, and celebrations throughout the country, with a focus on Santiago, each photograph captioned below the image, specific sites within Santiago depicted include the..... More