Black and White Photograph, rugged coastline (Point Lobos, California?).
[Point Lobos, CA: ca. 1920?]. Black and White Photograph, 8.5 x 6.75 inches, Very Good. More
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Woman with Bouquet.
San Francisco, Calif., ca. 1950s. Portrait of an unidentified woman in ball gown. From a collection of images of San Francisco society figures. Image size: 205 x 156 mm. Provenance: Kotzbeck Gallery, San Francisco. More
Photographic view postcards of Barcelona with manuscript text verso
Barcelona: 1944. Series of 5 views of Barcelona: L. Roison fot. with manuscript text on verso by Leonard Horwin who was then attached to the US embassy in Madrid and after a successful law career he became mayor of Beverly Hills in in 1964. Roison: Ses premières cartes postales espagnoles datent... More
Ex Libris Mathilde Hildebrandt.
Berlin: 1902. Bookplate for Mathilde Hildebrandt, with cherubs, musical staff, organ pipes, roses, and village silhouette. By artist Albrecht Biedermann (1870 - 1949). Signed in plate "AB 1902." Wood engraving on wove paper. Image area: 110 x 74 mm. Mounted on board. Fine. More
Engraved Portrait of Maj. Theodore Winthrop.
New York: J. C. Buttre, circa 1860s. Sheet size 15.7 x 12.5 inches. 10'' x 7'' steel engraving on chine collé mounted on rag paper of Maj. Theodore Winthrop engraved by J. C. Buttre. Very good. More
Deutsche Armee. Sächsische Jäger. (German Army. Saxon Hunters) No. 1241.
Weissenburg (Wissembourg), France: Charles Burckardt, [1870]. Large format color broadside (Bilderbogen) 16.5" x 13". Very Good. Horizontal fold down the middle. Text in German. Originally conceived in 1796 by Jean-Charles Pellerin in his native village of Épinal (Vosges), the images d'Épinal were inexpensive woodcuts and lithographs of religious and historical content... More
C. Chenard: OEuvres recentes.
Paris: Gallerie Raymond Creuze, 1959. Exhibition poster. Imp. Nouvelle-Cagnes. 67 x 51 cm. More
Catalogue of Royal Bookplates from the Louise E. Winterburn Collection, San Francisco College for Women.
Claremont, CA: California Bookplate Society, 1944. 8vo. [75 pp]. Hard-cover. Very Good. Some fading and flaking on leather spine. Illustrated throughout with 15 plates, 181 entries. One of 350 copies. More
Directory of Mercedes-Benz Dealers in the United States.
Stuttgart, Germany: Daimler-Benz AG, 1972. 8vo. 38 pp. Soft Covers, Very Good with minor creasing. More
"Un souvenir de jeunesse.--Tiens(Youthful memories. --Look!)!..." from Moeurs Conjugales (Mores of Married Life) Series, 1839-1842. Plate No. 49.
Detroit: Omnigraphics, circa 1970s. 16 x 13.25 inches. 40.5 x 33.5 cm. Delteil no. 672. Handcolored reproduction of the 19th Century lithograph under the direction of Frederick Ruffner, the founder of Gale Research. Ruffner employed watercolorists to color the prints and they sometimes signed their names in pencil in the... More
Lenin in Leipzig and the newspaper Spark (Iskra). (Poster commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution)
1967. Poster from the former GDR on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. Text in Russian. 69 x 49.5 cm. Plakat aus der ehemaligen DDR, anlässlich des 50-jährigen Jubiläums der Oktoberrevolution. Texte überwiegend auf Russisch. More
Carnaval en Mi Barrio (reprint). Movie poster. (Cartel de la Película).
Mexico: Cinematográfica Jalisco S.A., 1961. 94 cm. x 69 cm. Reprinted on glossy paper. Actual display poster for the movie. Folded with signs of use, mainly on the edges. Se trata de un cartel de mostrar real de la película. Se doble con signos de uso, principalmente en los bordes... More
Monterey Cypress.
1980. Watercolor painting. Signed and dated [19]80. 10 x 11.5 inches. More
"Magic theater for Madmen Only" presents A Poetry Reading a showing of pure brilliance by Kirby Doyle.
San Francisco, Calif.: Magic Theater for Madmen Only, 20th cent. Two flyers for reading by Doyle. Printed on gold card stock. 7-7/8 x 10 inches. Handwritten additions, watercolors, gold star sticker. Folded three times for mailing. One addressed to poet Phiip Whalen, the other to poet David Meltzer. Poet Kirby... More
Miró Engraver. 1976-1983, Vol. 4. IV.
Paris: Lelong, 2001. Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, distribution. Cloth in dust jacket. 240 pp. 389 Illustrations. Deluxe edition with two original woodcuts. Catalogue numbers 927-1309 and Addenda and Corrigenda to Volumes I-III. Also includes an index to all 4 volumes. More
The Wasp. Vol. 7, No. 272. October 14th, 1881.
San Francisco, CA: E. C. Macfarlane & Co., 1881. Periodical. Folio Pp. 241 - 256, Stapled Wraps, Good with marginal tears, some pages loosened. Illustrated. Complete copy. Lithography by George Frederick Keller, including the cover litho illustration of Chester A. Arthur, 3 weeks after he became President. More
The Necessity of Art: A Marxist Approach. (Signed by Peter Selz).
Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1981. 8vo. 234 pp. Good. Soft Cover. Stiff printed paper wraps. Some shelf wear and wrinkling. Underlining on multiple pages. Signed by previous owner, Peter Selz on inside front cover. ISBN: 0140551514 9780140551518. From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz. More
Cassensturz (Kassensturz).
[Berlin, Germany: Allgemeine Illustrirte Zeitung?] 1881. 9" x 7" Print of wood engraving. Very Good with faint toning & creasing. Text in German. More
The Case of Schreber Papers on Technique and Other Works.
London: The Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis, 1975. 8vo. 373 pp. Near fine in gilt-lettered blue boards with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly soiled, light wear to edges including two small closed tears, and bears distributor's sticker on reverse. A few weak spots in binding, esp... More
OEuvres nouvelles de Gavarni, no. 5 "Charmant tant que tu voudras mais quelle diable d'ideé..."
Paris: Le Charivari, 1848. Lithograph. Image: 20 x 16.5 cm. Sheet: 36 x 24 cm. Armelhault & Bocher, no. 1078. Published in Le Charivari, text verso. Slight foxing. More
Die Schonsten Bucher der DDR 1970. (Exhibition Poster).
Leipzig: German Ministry for Culture, [ca. 1970]. Large format color print poster 22" x 16". Very Good. Crease in upper half. Scarce. Text in German. From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. More
Crystal Palace.
London, ca. 1851. Ten color views of the Crystal Palace and grounds. The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Cards measure 4 x 7 inches. Very good. More
Philip Whalen Memorial Reading.
San Francisco, CA: KGP Studios, 2002. Color Poster, 11" x 17" Very Good+. More
Building Plans for James H. Hjul on Corner of Pine St. and St. George Alley, San Francisco. Current address likely 410 Bush St.
San Francisco: James H. Hjul, Structural Engineer, August 26, 1929. Original pencil drawing on tracing paper. Sheet size primarily 18" x 27". 1 sheet. Job #67. James Hansen Hjul (1882 - 1957), a structural engineer, constructed many buildings in San Francisco. He was the founder of the J.H. Construction Company... More
James Jarvaise: Bay of Arcachon Series and Recent Paintings. Landau Gallery, Los Angeles. May 24 - June 11, 1955.
Los Angeles, CA: Landau Gallery, 1955. Promotional pamphlet. 8vo. [3 pp]. Single sheet, folded. Fair with toning along folds, dampstaining and edgewear. 1 black and white plate. Includes artist bio. Foreword text ny Edward S. Peck, Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Southern California. Catalogue created... More