New York: the Composing Room Inc., circa 1960s. Letterpress on iridescent paper. Discolored with marginal tear. 61 x 43.5cm.... Provenance: from the estate of Raymond Gid who died Sunday November 12, 2000 in Paris. Born on November 25, 1905, Raymond Gid became first known through his posters, after having studied..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1965. 8vo. 254 pp., Very Good, Blue Cloth with minor stains, sun-fading, rubbing and edge wear; some staining on edges of text block. More
Long Island, NY.: Andrews Nelson Whitehead, 1972. 16mo. Folded Card, Very Good with minor stains, shelf wear. Illustrated. Letterpress greeting card sent to Wesley Tanner, well known Berkeley fine printer. More
Santa Barbara, Calif.: Unicorn Press, 1969. Poetry broadside from the Unicorn Folio album Series 3, No. 1, printed by Noel Young and designed by Alan Brilliant, limited to 375 copies. Single sheet measuring 10 x 13 inches. Noted in McNeil A14a. More
Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1968. 16mo. Folded Card, hand written signed note inside, thanking Peter Selz for attending an exhibit opening, giving a "top notch talk," "wrote excellent comments," etc. Very Good. From the collection of UC Berkeley art historian Peter Selz (1919 - 2019). More
Hugo, Oklahoma: Booker T. Washington Alumni And Ex-Students, 1983. 4to. 26 pp. Soft Covers, Very Good with some staining on covers, minor shelf wear. Photographs, illustrations. Full page black and white ad for Esther's Orbit Room, Oakland, California. More
Worcester, MA: Worcester Art Museum, 1994. [Exhibition brochure]. 4to. [8 pp.]. Single white and color illustrated sheet, folded into fourths. Very good. Color plates. Includes works by Katherine Bowling, Robert Ferrandini, Michael Flanagan, Mark Innerst, Joan Nelson, and Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz. Includes text by Donna Harkavy. Includes artist bios and chronologies..... More
London: The Fishing Gazette, & Nottingham: J & H Bell, 1930. 8vo. Green Decorative Cloth. 234 pp. Very Good with some pages well-worn to gutters, head and tail of spine & corners rubbed. Former library book with bookplates & stamps. Mostly color plates. More
London: The Fishing Gazette, & Nottingham: J & H Bell, 1930. 8vo. Green Decorative Cloth. 234 pp. Good with warping of cloth on covers, some pages worn to gutters, head and tail of spine & corners well-rubbed. Former library book with bookplates & stamps. Mostly black & white plates. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co. 1935. 8vo. Signs of shelf wear. Minor creasing. Small tear in back cover. Clipped price corners. Good. Original Price on Dust Jacket: $2.50 First Edition, Revised and Enlarged. More
Houston : Rice Museum, 1979. 8vo. 39 pp. Very Good. Soft cover. Illustrated stiff paper wraps. Staple binding. Light rubbing along spine, else fine. ISBN: 0914412159 9780914412151 Provenance: From the estate of Gerald Nordland (1927-2019). Nordland was a museum director, art critic, educator and author. Dean of the Chouinard Art..... More
Davis, CA : Regents of the University of California, ©1979. 8vo. 12 pp. Oblong. Very Good. Soft Cover. Typographical paper wraps. Staple binding. B&W plates throughout. Includes chronology. Minor signs of handling. Extremely Scarce. From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz (1919-2019). More
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Chicago, IL: Frederick Baker, Inc., [1980s]. [18 pp]. Soft, glossy stapled black and white illustrated wraps. Very good. Black and white plates listed. 94 works listed in catalog: each includes its own price listing. Undated. More
NY: Dorothea Nelson (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), 1987. Typed Letter Signed, 7.25" x 10.5", Single Page on Farrar, Straus & Giroux letterhead. VG. Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press. More
Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2005. 4to. 96 pp. Very Good+. Soft Cover. Illustrated paper wraps. Color plates throughout. Scarce. ISBN: 0642541329 9780642541321. More
Tokyo: Gallery Art Robe, 1999. 8vo. 24 pp. Very Good+. Soft Cover. Illustrated paper wraps. Staple binding. Color plates throughout. Text in English and Japanese. Scarce. From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz. More
Willington, Conn.: Kutenai Press, 1992. PROSPECTUS. 12mo. Finely Printed Postcard, Very Good, minor creasing. Illustrated. More
[Hollywood, CA]: Columbia. 1986. 41 x 27 inches. Rolled Full Color Movie Poster, Very Good with Slight creasing. Directed by Lawrence Bassoff, and stars John Allen Nelson, Steve Levitt, James Coco and Deborah Shelton. More
Hollywood, CA: John E. Reed, [ca. 1950]. Promotional B&W Photograph 10 x 8 inches, Very Good with creasing. More
Los Angeles: Nelson Lyon, 1988. Single page autographed, typewritten letter on letterhead. Very Good. Dated 2/17/87. From the estate of Peter B. Howard, owner of Serendipity Books, Berkeley, CA. More
Alpine, TX: Nelson Sager, 1989. Typed Letter Signed on Sul Ross State University Letterhead, 8.5" x 5.5" VG. Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His..... More
Shillington, PA and Northridge, CA: June 9 and June 13, 1991. TLS. Correspondence between Barry Nelson and Herb Yellin, publisher of Lord John Press, concerning the discovery of writing by John Updike in an old high school newsletter. Three pieces: Nelson's original letter, a photocopy of the Updike pieces, and..... More
West Hollywood, CA: Louis Stern Fine Arts, 2004. 4to. 46 pp. Softcover. Color images on cover and throughout. Very good, but with nicks in cover and on spine. Provenance: From the estate of Gerald Nordland (1927-2019). Nordland was a museum director, art critic, educator and author. Dean of the Chouinard..... More
Washington, D.C.: Quartermaster General of the United States, under authority of the Secretary of War, circa 18890. Folio. 16 x 15 inches. 42 x 38cm. Original gilt morocco, expertly restored by the artisan bookbiner Sasha Mosalov. Gilt edges and dentelles on the inside of the cover. Marbled eps. Text followed..... More
Cincinnati: Taft Museum, 1997. 4to. 60pp. Very good. Soft cover. Some color plates. Featuring works by Willem Cornelis van Dijk, Jozef Israels, Isaac de Moucheron et al. More