Illustrated calendar for the calendar year 1963, commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, put out by the Negro Museum with the tagline "Make Negro History Live!", containing a list of African independence dates, important dates in African American history, African proverbs, a list of "Negroes in Congress 1870-1959", the... More
85 pp. annual publication produced by the architectural school, featuring the designs of graduating students, including churches, libraries, a stadium, and commercial buildings, also with commentary on recently constructed buildings, notes, bibliography, illustrated throughout with floor plans, elevations, artistic renditions, cross-sections, and images from photographs. 8vo. Wrpps., covers slightly stained... More
An elaborate scrap-book, consisting of 27 leaves with scores of mounted photographs, broadsides, brochures, advertisements, facsimiles of documents, newspaper headlines and articles, etc., all pertaining to two exhibitions (in 1955 and 1957) celebrating the accomplishments of the Stasi, the East German secret police, in the first decade after the Second... More
Presentation of twenty-three 15 3/4" x 12" photographs showing images from various traditional and modern productions put on in the theater, including close-ups and long shots with views of the scenery, list of plays laid in. Photographs loose as issued in boards and wrpps. portfolio. N.p., n.d. (circa 1974). During... More
19 issues (of 25 total published, lacking nos. 4, 14, 15, 15, 23, and 24) of the Spanish architectural journal, put out by the architectal group GATEPAC (Grupo de Artistas y Técnicos Españoles Para la Arquitectura Contemporánea), which documents the rise of the Modernist avant-garde movement in interwar Spain, covering... More
Approximately 590 issues total bound in 10 volumes of the Madrid edition of the long-running conservative Catholic and monarchist Spanish journal, covering the period of the Spanish Civil War, being the majority of years XXXII through XXXV of the journal's publication. Earlier issues with bold photographic or illustrated covers, some... More
A complete run in 112 issues of the German-language edition of the Swiss journal on the technical uses of asbestos-cement, most issues approx. 50-60 pp., under the editorial direction of Florian Adler and Olindo Riege, including information on competitions, contemporary architecture, contributions from international architects, and specific articles or features... More
Eleven issues bound in ten volumes (384, 292, 292, 292, 296, 260, 236, 212, 204, 212 pp.) comprising a complete run of the Catalonian fine arts annual published by Miguel Segui, providing an overview of the year's developments in painting, sculpture, architecture and theater, primarily focused on Barcelona, with additional... More
A large collection of approximately 750 assorted flyers and postcards from British raves and nightclubs, primarily from the 1990s, from a wide range of venues throughout the UK including but not limited to Ormonds, Club Loco, The Depot, Rascals Nightclub, The Combo Club, Electric Ballroom, Broadway Boulevard, Stringfellows, The Academy... More
A complete run in 14 issues (each 8 pp.) of the Catalan art journal, under the editorial direction of Victòria Combalia, Alicia Suàrez, and Mercè Vidal, containing articles on Catalan culture, art, architecture, criticism, exhibitions, modern art movements, new art publications, and current issues in the art world, profusely illustrated... More
96 pp. journal discussing German achievements in various sports, including golf, kayaking, swimming, fencing, bowling, archery, running, tennis, flying, rugby, sailing and equestrian events, heavily illustrated throughout. 8vo. Wrpps. Dresden (Atmos-Verlag) 1931. (Year 1, Vol. 2). As of June 2015, WorldCat does not locate any copies of this text in North American libraries. More
Altogether 6 issues, 30, 32, 33, 33, 33, 33 pp., of the Dutch cultural and literary journal with a political edge, including artistic contributions from noted artists, illustrators, photographers, and cartoonists, such as Willem (Bernard Holtrop), Oscar de Wit, Taetske Hellinga, and Ed van der Elsken among others, with articles... More
2 vols., 96, 120 pp., comprising a complete run of the journal described by its editors as "a creative theoretical contribution to left anarchist and libertarian thought and praxis," including articles by Murray Bookchin, interviews with Noam Chomsky, poems by George Therese Dickenson, profiles of wildcat strikers at Chrysler auto... More
A complete run of the noted Czech periodical on modern visual arts, performing arts, film, architecture and urban planning, edited by Frantisek Kalab, including contributions by Sychra, Teige, Bill, Jorn and Ehrenburg, profusely illustrated throughout. 4to. Year I bound in cloth, orig. wrpps. bound at end; Years II-III in individual... More
124 pp. propagandistic account published by the British Air Ministry describing the Bomber Command's sorties against the German army and raids during which they dropped propaganda material, including anecdotes from the pilots and crew members, heavily illustrated throughout with images from photographs. Small 4to. Illustrated wrpps., bottom of spine slightly... More
17 pp. text (in Hungarian, German, English, French and Italian) on the exhibition of works by architectural students of the university presented on the occasion of the 12th International Congress of Architects held in Budapest, including a review of the curriculum of the program, 48 plates of perspectives, elevations and... More
79 pp. review of the work by major architects of Cologne, including Brantsky, Eberlein, Muller-Grah, Muller-Jena and Paffendorf, introduction by Edmond Renard, profusely illustrated with photos, plans and perspectives (2 in color). 4to. Wrpps. Berlin (Ernst Wasmuth) 1906. More
Twenty-three issues of the United States Army newspaper printed from APO 565, HQ, Base G, primarily dating to 1944, most issues a two-sided single leaf, edited by Sgt. Dale Kramer and later Sgt. Frank Klepper, providing a comprehensive timeline of events in the later stages of the war, specifically in... More
1986. Title page and one leaf with introductory material signed by five descendants of Frenchmen associated with the design of the statue, including Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, accompanying six large color lithographic prints commemorating the centenary of the Statue of Liberty, all printed on Arches paper and bearing... More
A complete run (most issues approx. 24-50 pp., some unpag.) of the Franco-Walloon literary and poetry review under the editorial direction of Didier Paschal-Lejeune, most issues containing poetry, reviews, and artwork, some focused on a single theme, illustrated. 4vo. and 8vo. Orig. wrpps. Paris 1968-1978. Together with Cavalier Seul. Bulletin... More
The only four issues published (each approx. 200 pp.) of a periodical (mostly in Japanese, with some French translations) devoted to stretching the boundaries of human sexuality and gender identity, exploring sexual customs, mores, and deviance cross-culturally, including analysis of Shunga and other Ukiyo-e prints, Marquis de Sade, bondage, Indian... More
63 issues bound in three vols., [2] 268, [70]; 258, [4]; 232 [2] pp., comprising the complete first series of the semimonthly journal of arts, literature and humor edited by Paul Boutigny, who sought contributions from popular poets and satirists of the day, illustrated throughout after graphic works, paintings, caricatures... More
Assortment of mostly early 20th century postcards, many French, featuring portraits of women and young girls in elaborate hats and stylish dresses, both reproduction drawings and photographic prints, some hand-colored, some offering holiday wishes, displaying a wide array of women's fashions over the decades, publishers include Bleuet, Meissner & Buch... More
Approximately 300 pieces of German and Austrian notgeld paper currency, in various sizes and denominations, many printed in bold colors and with interesting and eye-catching graphics. Held in a large quarto Lieban-style album designed for notgeld or currency. Some with creases, small tears, appropriate age-darkening; most very fine. Germany (various... 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
