{"title":"All","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"magic-a-small-archive-of-material-collected-by-an-amateur-magician-ca-1940","title":"(MAGIC). A Small Archive of Material Collected by an Amateur Magician.","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWith Delightful Handmade Magic Tricks\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(MAGIC). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Small Archive of Material Collected by an Amateur Magician.\u003c\/em\u003e (England: ca. 1940s) Light soiling, a couple small tears, and other mostly minor wear associated with use, many of the printed sheets with creases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA wonderful collection of tricks and other media collected by a magic enthusiast during World War II, including two sets of handmade cards.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- “Davenport’s Demon Telegraph,” no. 54 (London: L. Davenport \u0026amp; Co., April-October 1940). [16] pp. In original blue printed wrappers, stapled, as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- “The Demon Telegraph,” no. 61 (London: L. Davenport \u0026amp; Co., January 1942). 20 pp. Stapled as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- “Goldston’s Magical Quarterly” (London: Will Goldston Ltd., December 1939). [vi], [461]-474 pp. Original orange printed wrappers, stapled, as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e - Catalogue of “Novelties in Magic at Goldston’s.” [4] pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 22 trick explanations printed on single sheets or bifolia, including one on the back of an envelope. Many with illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Two props used for tricks: an envelope with the word “BANK” printed on the back, and an envelope full of folded tissue paper with either a bullseye or red, white, and blue stripes, along with a number of colored tissue strips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e- Two sets of handmade cards: 18 cards with hand-drawn line images, each measuring 138 x 88 mm.; and nine oversized cards measuring 224 x 173 mm. or slightly smaller, each hand-painted on at least one side. 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MOORE, George.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAvowals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLondon\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePrivately printed for subscribers only by Cumann Sean-eolais na h-Eireann [in Gaelic characters],\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1919\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[x], 310, [2] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e230 x 150 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition. No. 20 of 1000 copies, signed by the author.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublisher's gray textured paper boards backed in cream paper, printed label on spine, edges untrimmed and partially unopened.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSeveral pages with ink corrections in the author's hand.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBinding with a couple gentle bumps to edges, corners worn to boards, contents fine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMoore’s collection of critical essays and autobiographical reflections with numerous manuscript corrections in the author's hand, demonstrating a key facet of his writing process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIn this handsomely printed work, Moore presents a series of candid, personal \"avowals\" about his life, career, and literary experiences. He reflects on his interactions with prominent literary figures, including W.B. Yeats and Edmund Gosse, and discusses his thoughts on art, writing, and culture with a critical eye. Charles Morgan, in his Epitaph for Moore, calls Avowals \"a landmark in the history of criticism, even what we may consider its errors having a vitality and an independence more valuable than the safer compromises of other men.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne of Moore's most unique traits as a writer was the way in which he constantly revised and re-wrote his own work—even after it was published. \"Few authors of modern times revised to the extent that Moore did, as he habitually recast material seeking a more perfect form, which frequently resulted in some later editions being completely rewritten\" (DNB). This copy contains numerous such revisions, clearly made by the author's own hand, and offering invaluable insight into Moore's creative process. In many cases he added a mark of punctuation or changed a single word; in several cases the editing is more extreme, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003echanges to entire pages or paragraphs. The emendations made in the present copy are reflected in the second edition of this work, published by Heinemann in 1924.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe significance of the present item is perhaps best encapsulated by Moore's own words: \"Just as I believe the worst of all sins is bad writing, so I believe the highest virtue is found in corrections, in an author's revisions. If you wish to estimate the true value of an author's art, study his revisions\" (Phelps, \"Autobiography with Letters,\" p. 820).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eGeorge Moore (1852-1933) was an influential Irish novelist often regarded as a pioneer of naturalism in English literature. Born into a wealthy Catholic family, he initially aspired to be a painter and moved to Paris in the 1870s. There, he became immersed in the artistic and literary movements of the time, befriending writers like Émile Zola and gaining exposure to French realism and naturalism. Though many of his works were considered controversial due to their candid treatment of \"amoral\" themes such as same-sex relationships and prostitution, Moore became known as a daring and innovative writer offering a fresh, modern voice and influencing a wave of up-and-coming authors, including James Joyce. 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Five original ink and watercolor illustrations, priced individually.","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eGods, Monsters, and Frogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(ORIGINAL ART). (BALI - KELIKI SCHOOL)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFive original ink and watercolor illustrations depicting figures from Balinese mythology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBali\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1980?\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEach measuring between 188-224 mm. tall x 135-158 mm. wide.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIndia ink, watercolor, and acrylic on card stock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIn very fine condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSplendid Balinese miniature paintings by an artist of the Keliki School.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe stark black ink backgrounds and beautifully detailed figures composed of varied textures, patterns, and colors are typical of the so-called Keliki School, a style of painting that originated in a small village of the same name during the tourist boom of the 1970s and 80s. Though it is rooted in traditional practices that go back hundreds of years, the Keliki School uses modern materials such as card stock, India ink, acrylic, and watercolors introduced by Western artists who came to Bali from the 1920s on. Keliki scenes typically depict intricate motifs—daily rural life, lush flora, fauna, and Balinese mythological or folkloric narratives—with extreme detail demanding hours of meticulous concentration. In addition to perpetuating traditional arts and crafts, these paintings have provided important supplemental income for village artists, most of whom train from childhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAlthough we do not know the name of the artist who produced these fine works, three of the illustrations bear the initials \"LDR\" on the verso. The work is of very high quality, extremely polished, and unquestionably the work of a master.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe present works include the following subjects:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e-The God Barong, king of the spirits and a symbol of good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e-Barong in battle against the demon queen Rangda, representing the balance between good and evil in the universe (x2).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e-The monster Kala Rahu attempting to swallow the moon goddess Dewi Ratih, explaining the origin of the eclipse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e-Two anthropomorphic frogs (symbols of fertility and good fortune) dancing on lily pads. 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Sketchbook containing original art.","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIn Living Color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(ORIGINAL ART). MALTA, Helen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSketchbook containing original art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1940\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[30] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e200 x 125 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal spiral bound cardboard boards.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith 16 gouache and watercolor sketches, 12 ink sketches, and one pencil sketch, plus a couple of pen and pencil trials, one leaf blank.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAll but five sketches signed by the artist, a few with the location noted, and two dated 1940.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCardboard a bit worn, two leaves detached, otherwise excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e$1,500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA vibrant record of New York life by a little-known but prodigiously talented female artist associated with the WPA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eInside this unassuming little sketchbook is a trove of original art capturing the vibrancy of New York through the eyes of a young female artist. Inspired by the hustle and bustle of daily life, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMalta's images embody the frenetic energy of the city through splashes of color, bold lines, and a gestural quality that imbue her subjects with immediacy and motion. The color work feels spontaneous, yet the lush hues, richly applied to the paper, are deeply appealing. Notes on some of the leaves here indicate that our artist took her sketchbook all over the city, including locations in Harlem, the Bronx, Yonkers, and Spuyten Duyvil. She seems to have been especially drawn to busy street scenes and urban architecture, but there are also portraits of people sitting at cafes or dozing on the train, and even one still life. Malta was clearly influenced by Cubism and Fauvism, but her work has a voice of its own, and the images in this sketchbook absolutely sing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Aldhabi; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWe have able to track down little in the way of verifiable biographical information about our artist, Helen Wagner Malta (1912-75), but it is clear from the subjects of her work that she was active in New York during at least the 1930s and '40s. Malta was affiliated with the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, a Depression-era initiative that employed visual artists and craftsmen, and established numerous community art centers. She seems to have been associated with the Harlem Community Art Center in particular—either as a teacher or a student—where she must have been acquainted with printmaker Riva Helfond. A pioneer of silkscreen printing, Helfond was responsible for turning some of Malta's works into prints known as \"serigraphs.\" The two women were among the artists featured at MoMA's \"Color Prints Under Ten Dollars\" in November 1940, an exhibition staged in connection with Art Week \"to stimulate the public's interest in buying American art at moderate prices.\" In addition to original art and serigraph prints, Malta's output also includes limited edition lithographs and etchings. Her work can be found at institutions such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Met. (1031)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51914527375660,"sku":"1031","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1031_14.jpg?v=1757531990"},{"product_id":"broadside-namibia-human-rights-free-the-swapo-100","title":"(BROADSIDE). (NAMIBIA - HUMAN RIGHTS). Free the SWAPO 100.","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHuman Rights during the Namibian War of Independence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(BROADSIDE). (NAMIBIA - HUMAN RIGHTS). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFree the SWAPO 100.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eN.p.\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.p.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1980s\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSingle sheet, printed on one side only.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e210 x 147 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePrinted in blue, red, and green, with photographic reproductions of 16 detainees.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBack covered with three strips of original adhesive backing; top two strips seem to have been replaced with waxed paper.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSeveral creases where previously folded, a little discoloration due to adhesive, but still in very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn unrecorded broadside advocating for the release of Namibia's \"SWAPO 100,\" with images of some of the detainees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBearing the colors of the Namibian flag and featuring some of the names and faces of the people held prisoner by South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), this small broadside is powerful visual testimony of an appalling human rights scandal during the country’s war for independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOrganized by the International Society for Human Rights, the \"Free the SWAPO 100\" campaign was created to advocate for the release of detainees allegedly being held and tortured by SWAPO during the 1980s. At the time, Namibia (then called South West Africa) was under South African rule, and SWAPO was leading the struggle for independence. The group accused some of its own members of espionage on behalf of the South African regime, and sent hundreds (by some estimates, thousands) of these alleged \"spies\" to detention camps, where they were brutally mistreated, tortured, and killed. Survivors of the prison camps were released in 1989, and Namibia went on to gain independence in 1990 with SWAPO as the ruling party.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis broadside appears to be unrecorded. We find no records in OCLC or on the market. (1027)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFurther Reading: Williams, \"Exile History: An Ethnography of the SWAPO Camps and the Namibian Nation\" (thesis for University of Michigan).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52125989536044,"sku":"1027","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1027_01.jpg?v=1761349040"},{"product_id":"broadside-social-justice-african-american-males-endangered-species","title":"(BROADSIDE). (SOCIAL JUSTICE). African-American Males: Endangered Species?","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRooted in Inequality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(BROADSIDE). (SOCIAL JUSTICE).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAfrican-American Males: Endangered Species?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Philadelphia]\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eN.p.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1978\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSingle sheet, printed on one side only.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e352 x 277 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eImage is signed \"D.C. \/ '78\" in lower right corner.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eExcellent condition with only minor issues (faint thumb soiling, a couple scuffs to border, very slight edge wear). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA provocative broadside showing poor outcomes and high death rates that disproportionately affect African-American men. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCreated to coincide with a conference hosted by Temple University on 24 June 1978, this broadside features the silhouetted profile of an African-American man's head under the image of a branching tree. The roots of the tree are labeled \"racism\" and \"capitalism,\" with arrows pointing upward toward the trunk, marked \"victim\" and \"acceptance of victim status.\" From the trunk, more arrows extend to the branches, which are labeled with various negative outcomes: highest infant mortality rate, cancer and smoking, accidental deaths, homicide, imprisonment, job and family concerns, self-hatred, inadequate education, gang violence, high blood pressure and related heart and kidney disease, and early childhood problems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA rare piece. OCLC finds just three copies of this broadside, two of which are in the United States. (1047)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52125991797036,"sku":"1047","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1047_01.jpg?v=1761349184"},{"product_id":"newspapers-india-mariadassou-paramananda-director-four-issues-of-the-journal-sri-soudjanarandjani","title":"(NEWSPAPERS - INDIA). MARIADASSOU, Paramananda (Director). Four issues of the journal \"Sri Soudjanarandjani.\"","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSuffrage, Cessation, and Overalls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(NEWSPAPERS - INDIA). MARIADASSOU, Paramananda (Director).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFour issues of the journal \"Sri Soudjanarandjani.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePondicherry\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1920\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEach issue 4 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e449 x 290 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith several black and white ads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePaper a somewhat brittle and toned, several creases, edges with small nicks and tears, the September issue with a couple short tears in the text (no loss) and a few ink stains. A bit fragile, but in very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFour issues of an important bilingual periodical critical of colonial power structures and defending workers' rights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFounded in 1892 and published in French and Tamil, \"Sri Soudjanarandjani\" was a weekly journal known for its critical stance on French colonial politics and support of workers' rights. Chapman notes that \"Prior to 1935, the main press criticism of the system flowed from the pages of the satirical monthly [sic] Sri Soudjanarandjani,\" citing an example in which \"the paper vociferously denounced conditions in textile production after an illegal strike failed.\" According to Franz, articles were routinely censored by the government due to their critical nature, and the journal was briefly banned in 1918. Sri Soudjanarandjani was directed by Paramananda Mariadassou (b. 1894), the first Tamil doctor in the French colony of Pondicherry, and a frequent contributor to the paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe four issues offered here were published on August 5th, 12th, and 19th, and September 2nd of 1920. Articles include a report on the International Congress on Women's Suffrage held in Geneva, which includes the names of the Indian delegates who attended; an extended story concerning rumors of a possible cessation of French India to the British; a recent spate of thefts in the area; the announcement of a small strike at the Rodier textile factory; and the latest fashion for overalls. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe only library that appears to have any physical copies of this journal is the BnF, which holds incomplete runs from 1925-26 and 1928-32. We find no copies of any issue dating before 1925. (1045)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eChapman, \"The Origins of a Public Voice for Marginalised Workers in French India, 1935-37,\" p. 6; Franz, \"To Be or Not To Be … a Global Citizen: Three doctors, three empires, and one subcontinent\" in \"Modern Asian Studies,\" Vol. 55, Issue 4, pp. 1193-95.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52125995335980,"sku":"1045","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1045_01.jpg?v=1761349253"},{"product_id":"photography-korean-war-five-original-photographs-of-north-korean-war-orphans-in-eastern-europe","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (KOREAN WAR). Five original photographs of North Korean War Orphans in Eastern Europe.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNorth Korean Orphans in Europe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (KOREAN WAR). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFive original photographs of North Korean War Orphans in Eastern Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLíšno, former Czechoslovakia\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1952\u003c\/span\u003e) (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e127 x 180 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eVery good condition, with light edge wear and a few superficial scratches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRare photos of North Korean war orphans' temporarily resettlement in Eastern Europe, documenting a unique period of cross-cultural exchange by a country notorious for its isolation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn estimated 100,000 children were left orphaned or displaced as a result of the fighting and devastation during the Korean War (1950-53). Many children were separated from their families during mass evacuations, bombings, and destruction, while others lost their parents to combat, disease, or famine. Having just come out of World War II and following 35 years of Japanese occupation, Korea had few resources to spare, and neither North nor South were equipped to care for their most vulnerable. As such, each side came up with a very different way of dealing with the dilemma: the South, aided by organizations from the United States and other Western nations, established orphanages and supported international adoptions; the North, led by Kim Il Sung, sent orphans to countries in Eastern Europe's socialist bloc, including Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and East Germany.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe first North Korean orphans arrived in Poland in 1951, and thousands more followed over the next few years. Most accounts show that these resettled children were well cared for by their host countries, living in communal settings among their peers and receiving health care and bilingual education. Over time, genuine bonds grew between Korean and European classmates and teachers, and there are even several documented cases of North Korean teachers marrying Eastern Europeans. In 1956, Kim Il Sung recalled all children and teachers back to North Korea, with the last group leaving Europe in 1959. As the country became more and more isolated and secretive, we know nothing about the lives and fates of those pictured here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWritten in pencil on the back of these photos are notes describing the subjects as \"Chinese orphans in Czechoslovakia,\" but everything about them suggests that they are, in fact, North Korean. Based on the architecture and statue observed in the background of some of these images, we can almost certainly identify the location as Castle Líšno in former Czechoslovakia. The first 200 orphans, aged between 9-15 years, arrived at Líšno in 1952; judging by their appearance in these images, the children pictured here were probably among the youngest, and the uniform haircuts suggest that these photos were taken shortly after their arrival at Líšno. Other details of interest include the medals worn by several of the boys, and several Caucasian women dressed in white uniforms playing with some of the girls in the background. One of the photos depicts four men in suits and one woman in a knee-length skirt--presumably North Korean teachers that were sent to help educate the children and foster national identity and obedience to the state. These photographs were likely taken for propaganda purposes, although we have no further information about how or where they might have been used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOur research shows that relatively few images and records of this unique cross-cultural exchange have been properly preserved or identified, making these images important documentary evidence for the study of Korean history, Cold War politics, and adoption studies. Our sincere thanks go to Karolína Šamánková at the Institute for Asian Studies at Charles University in Prague for her research assistance--particularly in helping to identify the location pictured in these images. (1042)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52126003462444,"sku":"1042","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1042_01.jpg?v=1761349339"},{"product_id":"prisons-social-justice-connections-newsletter-vol-1-no-6","title":"(PRISONS). (SOCIAL JUSTICE). Connections Newsletter. Vol 1, No. 6.","description":"\u003ch3 align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSupporting Prison Families\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PRISONS).\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(SOCIAL JUSTICE). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eConnections Newsletter. Vol 1, No. 6.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSan Francisco\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eConnections Guidance Center\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e12 October 1970\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e6 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e279 x 212 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eStapled as issued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSmall nick on edge of first leaf, paper toned, otherwise excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eScarce issue of a newsletter advocating for the rights of prisoners and their families.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublished by the Connections Guidance Center in San Francisco between 1970-73, the \"Connections\" newsletter served the families of prisoners in the surrounding area (such as San Quentin, Soledad, and Vacaville) sharing relevant news stories, getting the word out about grassroots movements, and promoting legal and financial resources. The present issue contains information on a benefit fund for the Soledad Brothers (three black men accused of murdering a prison guard in 1970), efforts to build a prison library, female ex-cons seeking to open a storefront to sell arts and crafts made by prisoners, unconstitutional hearings inside San Quentin, and more. (1048)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52126005920044,"sku":"1048","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1048_01.jpg?v=1761349467"},{"product_id":"womens-work-communism-communist-party-of-great-britain-work-among-women","title":"(WOMEN'S WORK). (COMMUNISM). Communist Party of Great Britain. Work Among Women.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWorking Women Unite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(WOMEN'S WORK). (COMMUNISM). Communist Party of Great Britain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWork Among Women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLondon\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCommunist Party of Great Britain\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1924\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e78, [2] pp. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e214 x 140 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal light brown printed wrappers, stapled, as issued.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith five plates of photographic reproductions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWrappers a little soiled, spine with penciled titling and loss at head and tail, several corners creased. A very good copy, internally clean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn scarce booklet distributed by the Communist Party of Great Britain addressing the need to convert large numbers of \"working and peasant women\" to the proletariat cause.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis publication is heavily focused on recruitment tactics and the organization of working women based on the methods and systems used in Soviet nations. It includes chapters on women's delegate meetings, methods of approaching working women, the protection of mothers and infants, using the press as a means of organizing, communal dining rooms, mass methods of work, and more. (1003)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52126009327916,"sku":"1003","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1003_01.jpg?v=1761349657"},{"product_id":"caricatures-argentina-pelele-zavalla-pedro-a-gente-conocida","title":"(CARICATURES). (ARGENTINA). \"PELELE.\" [ZAVALLA, Pedro A.] Gente Conocida.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eJust Two Copies Worldwide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(CARICATURES). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(ARGENTINA). \"PELELE.\" [ZAVALLA, Pedro A.]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eGente Conocida.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Buenos Aires]\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.p.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.d. [ca. 1930]\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[18] leaves (including blanks). \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e280 x 249 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHoused in the original tan printed portfolio with light green ties, an advertisement printed on each pastedown.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith 126 black \u0026amp; white lithograph caricatures, loose as issued, and nine advertisements by Pelele. Apparently lacking three caricatures (see below).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSigned by the illustrator in ink on the preface.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eJoints of portfolio splitting at head and tail, light soiling to boards; preliminary leaves with a little foxing and small marginal tears, caricatures with occasional crease or hint of foxing, edges roughened (as issued?) and a little rumpled due to portfolio, but very clean throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn album of \"Familiar People,\" comprising more than 100 caricatures of well-known figures from the Argentine golden age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAlthough the subjects of this work include figures that would be easy to poke fun at (i.e., politicians, businessmen, scientists, musicians, artists, and aristocrats), the tone here is playful and lighthearted rather than critical. A few examples include the astronomer Martin Gil, who looks dreamily through his telescope as butterflies land upon it; Vicente Almandos Almonacid, who is pictured wearing wings while a flock of letters fly into a post box--a nod to his role as co-founder of the Aeropostale Argentina; and, the only woman pictured in the series, Mme Kerteux, a dealer of \"Antiguedades de buen gusto,\" who stands in front of a tasteful antique bench. According to the artist's preface, these people \"are not here because they are members of a clique, nor because political or financial trends have singled them out at a particular moment, but because they aroused in me attraction and sympathy, feelings that invigorate my spirit and which I express through caricature.\" The work also contains a preface written by the poet and father of the \"Modernismo\" movement, Ruben Dario, who was a great admirer of Pelele's work. The illustrations seem to have been originally executed in the 1920s, but the publication date was probably 1930 or ‘31. This assumption is based primarily on the advertisement for the Minerva AL Rollston Convertible Sedan, which was released in 1931.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePedro Angel Pelele Zavalla (1887-1952), known simply as Pelele, was born in Uruguay and settled in Buenos Aires after WWI. There he became a popular caricaturist, with his illustrations appearing in a variety of print media, including advertisements, newspapers, magazines, and illustrated books. He also dabbled in early animated film. Pelele's great gift for line and restraint are evident in this work, as are his observational abilities and gentle sense of humor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis album is a very rare survival. OCLC finds just one holding (University of New Mexico), and we locate one additional copy at the Biblioteca Nacional Mariano Moreno, in Argentina. The latter record lists 140 illustrations (including the 11 total advertisements), meaning that our copy is likely lacking three caricatures. (1070)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52529090461996,"sku":"1070","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1070_01.jpg?v=1767907869"},{"product_id":"livre-dartiste-monnier-antoine-eaux-fortes-et-reves-creux","title":"(LIVRE D'ARTISTE). MONNIER, Antoine. Eaux-Fortes et Rêves Creux.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith Fantastically Macabre Etchings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(LIVRE D'ARTISTE). MONNIER, Antoine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEaux-Fortes et Rêves Creux. Sonnets Excentriques et Poëms Étranges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eParis\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLibrairie Léon Willem\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1873\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[iv], 84, [4] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e256 x 180 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne of 30 copies on Chine (from a total edition of 350).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eQuarter red cloth over marbled paper boards.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith 20 engraved plates by the author.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBinding with light soiling and toning, chipping to spine label, rubbed corners, and other light wear; endleaves browned, minimal scattered foxing, one leaf with small open tear on fore edge, but contents clean and bright.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn early \"livre d'artiste\" by a remarkable but largely overlooked artist and poet, one of just 30 copies printed on Chine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis haunting collection of \"Etchings and Empty Dreams\" by a true poète maudit is a darkly imaginative exploration of the grotesque and uncanny. The poems include such works as \"Le Bazar,\" which imagines an immense market with Lucifer at the auction block, selling bodies and buying souls; another seeks to know the innermost thoughts of one of the stone gargoyles spending eternity at Nôtre Dame de Paris. In the manner of William Blake, Monnier pairs his poetry with his own artwork. Like his verse, the images here plunge into the darker facets of human emotion and imagination, incorporating dreamlike scenarios, demonic visages, and macabre eroticism. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAntoine Monnier (b. 1846) was associated with the Symbolist and Decadent movements in France, and was a particular admirer of the work of artists Charles Méyron and Felicien Rops. Though there is little in the way of biographical information about Monnier, we know that he was fairly prolific, publishing several more limited edition livres d'artistes during his lifetime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFurther reading: Hubert, \"Antoine Monnier disciple de Baudelaire et Méyron,\" in \"Nineteenth-Century French Studies,\" Vol. 44, No. 1\/2 (Fall-Winter 2015-2016), pp. 111-127. (1076)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52529114087724,"sku":"1076","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1076_06.jpg?v=1767908317"},{"product_id":"original-illustrations-freddy-and-the-bull","title":"(ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS). Freddy and the Bull.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal Illustrations from an Unpublished Children's Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFreddy and the Bull.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEngland\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1960s(?)\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCover drawing: 180 x 153 mm. Other drawings: 230 x 161 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTen original pencil and crayon illustrations mounted on drawing board, with a printed mock-up of the cover, and an overlay demonstrating the placement of the title. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTape residue yellowing some of the board edges, overlay and printed mockup with some wrinkles, subtle toning to paper (due to the glue used) but the original illustrations otherwise in fine condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA delightful series of modernist illustrations with a strong sense of style, telling the story of a boy and his mischievous bull.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCharacterized by confident lines, simplified shapes, and bright colors, the illustrations here are reminiscent of the mid-century children's books illustrated by commercial and graphic artists such as Naiad Einsel and Art Seiden. Pencil and crayon are the main media used here, creating a childlike aesthetic that is further developed with limited shading and flattened perspective. The story involves a young boy and his pet bull, who gets loose from his enclosure and causes a bit of havoc around town. Because these images exist without any words and with no imposed order, it is ultimately up to the viewer to decide how the story unfolds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe brand of drawing board used here indicates that the artist was probably working in London, but the lack of signatures or any other identifying marks means we have had little luck tracking down their identity. Although the images are in a finished state and at a stage where mock-ups were required, we find no evidence that a book with this title was ever published. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1105)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52529129849132,"sku":"1105","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1105_01_9cddcc8d-0351-4976-b250-49cb4802af6f.jpg?v=1767911408"},{"product_id":"stevenson-james-something-marvelous-is-about-to-happen","title":"STEVENSON, James. Something Marvelous Is About to Happen.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\"Gentle, biting, wonderfully nostalgic, angry, and often hilarious.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSTEVENSON, James.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSomething Marvelous Is About to Happen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHarper \u0026amp; Row\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1971\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[64] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e257 x 260 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eReddish-orange cloth back, gray paper boards, printed dust jacket.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIllustrated throughout with numerous black \u0026amp; white drawings.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eDust jacket slightly soiled and with a couple short tears and light creases, binding with one corner slightly bumped, one leaf with a small smudge, text block lightly bumped (resulting in a very faint corner crease on some leaves). All in all, a very nice copy with a few niggling condition issues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA collection of whimsical and irreverent vignettes and visual essays by the award-winning New Yorker cartoonist and children's book illustrator James Stevenson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(1057)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52529132077356,"sku":"1057","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1057_02.jpg?v=1767908664"},{"product_id":"body-by-mail-order","title":"(BODY BUILDING). (ARCHIVE). STRONGFORT, Lionel. An archive of material related to the Lionel Strongfort Institute Correspondence School.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBody by Mail Order\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(BODY BUILDING). (ARCHIVE). STRONGFORT, Lionel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn archive of material related to the Lionel Strongfort Institute Correspondence School.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLondon\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLionel Strongfort Institute\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1930s\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBinder: 336 x 228 mm; Booklets: 175 x 122 mm (or slightly smaller).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eContemporary maroon cloth binder, with ephemera either loose or bound in.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBinder with some light wear and rubbing to the cloth, other minor age-related issues (a few items with a little rumpling or roughened edges), but in excellent condition overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA fantastic archive of material related to \"Strongfortism,\" preaching physical fitness to the every man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLionel Strongfort was the pseudonym of Max Unger (1878-1967), a German-born bodybuilder who gained fame for his incredible feats of strength, such as the \"Human Bridge Act\" and a record one-arm lift. In 1895 he developed a strength-training regimen called \"Strongfortism,\" which included the use of light dumbbells combined with high repetitions. In addition to the ideal body, Strongfortism also promised the customer better digestion, defense against sickness, the ability to overcome impotence, and increased height. The present archive related to Strongfort's correspondence course includes some wonderful images of early body building culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe archive includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e- Ten mimeographed lessons on Strongfort Institute letterhead, dated 1933 (30 leaves total, including one half leaf, printed on rectos only).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e- Six pieces of ephemera: a) ad for a \"complete gymnasium\"; b) testimonial titled \"A great Physician praises Strongfortism\" (4 pp.); c) directions for adjusting the weight of \"Strongfort Resistance-Increasing Dumbells\"; d) \"To my pupils\" mimeographed note soliciting photos of students; e) self-addressed Strongfort Institute envelope. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Strength of Hercules--how to obtain it.\u003c\/i\u003e (London: Strongfort Institute, [n.d. [ca. 1920]) 32 pp. Booklet with original printed blue wrappers. With several images of Strongfort performing various feats and posing for artistic works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e- \u003ci\u003ePromotion \u0026amp; Conservation of Health, Strength \u0026amp; Mental Energy.\u003c\/i\u003e (London: Strongfort Institute, n.d. [ca. 1931]) 64 pp. Booklet with original printed blue wrappers. With several images of Strongfort posing in the nude (save for a fig leaf).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e- Thirty-seven black \u0026amp; white cards with photographic reproductions of Strongfort demonstrating various exercises. Apparently missing two cards (the numbers jump from 29 to 32). With a folded advertisement titled \"Read what the Doctor Says.\" (1113)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52611621388588,"sku":"1113","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1113_02.jpg?v=1769983308"},{"product_id":"health-work-india-bangladesh-photography-visscher-lois-h-two-photo-albums","title":"(HEALTH WORK). (INDIA). (BANGLADESH). (PHOTOGRAPHY). VISSCHER, Lois H. Two photo albums.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHealth Work in the Aftermath of the Bangladesh Liberation War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(HEALTH WORK). (INDIA). (BANGLADESH). (PHOTOGRAPHY). VISSCHER, Lois H. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTwo photo albums.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIndia \u0026amp; Bangladesh\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1972-74\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e307 x 256 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eContemporary spiral-bound photo albums, one in blue cloth with images of women in saris dancing across the front cover; the other in blue and gold patterned paper.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith a total of 207 black \u0026amp; white photos (136 in the first album, seven of which are loose, and 71 in the second album).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePhotos in first album with notes in ink on versos; photos in second album with notes in ink and Dr. Visscher's stamp on versos. Photographs in near fine condition but still in their original albums, and thus the versos with a little residue and offsetting from the aged adhesive.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA valuable collection of candid snapshots documenting the work of missionary and volunteer groups in hospitals and villages in South Asia in the early 1970s, compiled by female doctor with a lifelong commitment to providing health care to vulnerable communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThese two albums were almost certainly compiled and captioned by Dr. Lois H. Visscher, a medical doctor who worked for various aid groups around the world over the course of nearly five decades. The photos here capture her time in India and Bangladesh between 1972-74, very soon after the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and the genocide that targeted Bengalis in what was then East Pakistan, resulting in millions of refugees and displaced peoples. The first album of 136 photographs primarily shows relief work in Bangladesh during 1972-73. Pictured here are workers with the International Rescue Committee and the humanitarian organization Concern, as well as many the many patients--mainly women and children--who benefited from food and medical programs. Some of the photographs also capture simple moments from everyday life, such as carrying water, serving food, catching fish, and making handicrafts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second album of 71 photos largely shows Dr. Visscher at work in the Christian Hospital Kasganj, located in Uttar Pradesh, India. The photos follow Dr. Visscher throughout her day as she attends patients, performs surgeries, lectures, consults with staff and visitors, and even translates sermons. The photographs are all dated 1974 and have Dr. Visscher's stamp, and each is carefully captioned with a brief commentary, or with information such as patient names, their conditions, and, in some cases, their outcomes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Lois H. Visscher (1914-2002) attended Mount Holyoke College and received her medical degree at University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, specializing in surgery, pediatrics, and obstetrics. A member of the Presbyterian Church, she first served as a medical missionary to India in 1942, and later volunteered during the war in Vietnam, followed by India, Bangladesh, Sudan, and Thailand, where she nearly died from a knife attack. After a brief period working for the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming and an additional six years in Thailand, she retired to California at the age of 76. (1126)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52611628925228,"sku":"1126","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1126_04.jpg?v=1769983609"},{"product_id":"human-anatomy-natural-history-museum-gregory-william-k-and-marcelle-roigneau-introduction-to-human-anatomy","title":"(HUMAN ANATOMY). (NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM). GREGORY, William K. and Marcelle ROIGNEAU. Introduction to Human Anatomy.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Body on Display\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(HUMAN ANATOMY). (NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM). GREGORY, William K. and Marcelle ROIGNEAU.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIntroduction to Human Anatomy. Guide to Section I of the Hall of Natural History of Man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.p.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1934\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[ii], 82 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e248 x 172 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal printed wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith many in-text illustrations and photographic reproductions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCovers a bit toned and chipped (a little loss on spine and one corner), paper slightly rumpled from thumbing, but contents entirely clean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn early illustrated guide to the American Museum of Natural History's exhibition on human anatomy, embracing evolutionary concepts \"from Fish to Man.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOn display from 1932-60, this exhibition included sections on what the human body is made of and how it works, comparative anatomy, embryology, the evolution of facial features, and the nervous system and brain. Despite this work's obvious scientific and educational approach to anatomy and evolution, a troubling note in the preface tells us that the exhibit opened in connection with the Third International Congress in Eugenics, held at the Natural History Museum in August, 1932.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(1088)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52611636625708,"sku":"1088","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1088_01.jpg?v=1769983809"},{"product_id":"medicine-advertising-abeshouse-benjamin-s-a-complete-set-of-medical-history-booklets","title":"(MEDICINE - ADVERTISING). ABESHOUSE, Benjamin S. A complete set of \"Medical History\" booklets.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWhat Mozart, Henry VIII, and Isaac Newton Have in Common\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(MEDICINE - ADVERTISING). ABESHOUSE, Benjamin S.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA complete set of \"Medical History\" booklets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNorwich, N.Y.\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEaton Laboratories\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1964-71\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e15 volumes. (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e170\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ex 147 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal illustrated paper wrappers, stapled as issued.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEach booklet with color illustrations by a different artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA couple booklets with thumb soiling, one with a faint fold on front cover and another with light writing on the rear, two lacking folding advertisement. Minor issues, but in excellent condition overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA complete run of delightfully offbeat promotional booklets for a brand of UTI medications, with wonderful artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBrought to you by Eaton Laboratories: makers of medications such as Macrodantin and Furadantin, \"for today's treatment of urinary tract infection.\" According to the prefaces to these works, the texts are based on a manuscript written by Dr. Benjamin S. Abeshouse, \"a practicing urologist whose lifetime avocation was the collection of historical data dealing with the influence of genitourinary disease in the lives of famous men and women.\" A different artist seems to have contributed to each booklet. Among our personal favorites are Sir Walter Scott, by an artist influenced equally by LSD and Klimt; and Lord Byron, with illustrations that lie somewhere between Erté and Edward Gorey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe booklets include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1. Benjamin Franklin (1964)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e2. Napoleon Bonaparte (1964)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e3. Louis Napoleon (1964)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e4. Samuel Pepys (1965)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e5. Lord Byron (1965)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e6. Samuel Johnson (1965)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e7. W. A. Mozart (1966)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e8. Sir Arthur Sullivan (1966)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e9. John Paul Jones (1966)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e10. Marquis de La Fayette (1968)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e11. Woodrow Wilson (1969)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e12. Henry VIII (1970)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e13. Sir Walter Scott (1970)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e14. General John Pershing (1971)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e15. Isaac Newton (1971)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(1013)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52611641442604,"sku":"1013","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1013_01.jpg?v=1769983919"},{"product_id":"mortuary-science-dodge-a-johnson-the-third-edition-of-the-practical-embalmer","title":"(MORTUARY SCIENCE). DODGE, A. Johnson. The Third Edition of the Practical Embalmer.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEverything You Ever Wanted to Know About Embalming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(MORTUARY SCIENCE). DODGE, A. Johnson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Third Edition of the Practical Embalmer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eN.p.\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA. Johnson Dodge\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1920\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003exxiii, [i], 259, [1] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e238 x 151 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThird Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublisher's maroon cloth, upper cover and spine with gilt lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith frontispiece portrait, three preliminary anatomical plates and text keys, 12 partially colored folding plates (lacking plate 7), and 17 black \u0026amp; white plates.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFlyleaf with ownership signature of Martin W. Maloney.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight rubbing to corners and head and tail of spine, cloth with a couple small dings; front flyleaf with short tears through ownership signature, paper slightly toned and a few leaves with light foxing, several folding plates with light creases.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA nice copy of a classic work on the subject--though not for the faint of heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis \"common-sense treatise on the art and science of embalming\" includes a sound primer on human anatomy, followed by best practices for preparing bodies for transportation, funeral etiquette, and, of course, how to make sure someone is really dead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author, A. Johnson Dodge, was the co-founder of a chemical distributor specializing in embalming fluids. At a time when there was little regulation in the field, Dodge was instrumental in developing professional training for embalmers through schools and travelling instructors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work is scarce in any edition, with no other copies currently found on the market, and fewer than 10 copies located on OCLC (and none of this edition). (1074)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52611648749868,"sku":"1074","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1074_01.jpg?v=1769984223"},{"product_id":"mortuary-science-nunnamaker-albert-john-and-charles-o-dhonau-dissecting-guide-for-embalmers","title":"(MORTUARY SCIENCE). NUNNAMAKER, Albert John, and Charles O. DHONAU. Dissecting Guide for Embalmers.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEverything You Ever Wanted to Know About Embalming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(MORTUARY SCIENCE). NUNNAMAKER, Albert John, and Charles O. DHONAU.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eDissecting Guide for Embalmers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCincinnati\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Embalming Book Company\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1931\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e214 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e258 x 185 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublisher's black cloth.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith several illustrations, many in partial color.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBoth pastedowns and p. 50 with ownership signature of Walter E. Hamilton of Springfield, Missouri; front free endpaper with a couple of pen trials.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight wear to cloth, including a little fraying to head and tail of spine; title and a couple other leaves with corner creases, title and another leaf also with paperclip stains, text otherwise very clean and bright.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAs much an introduction to human anatomy as it is a guide to embalming, containing many excellent diagrams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eScarce both in the trade and institutionally, with OCLC finding just six copies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(1075)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52611649470764,"sku":"1075","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1075_01.jpg?v=1769984334"},{"product_id":"plague-pariset-etienne-memoire-sur-les-causes-de-la-peste-et-sur-les-moyens-de-la-detruire","title":"(PLAGUE). PARISET, Étienne. Mémoire sur les causes de la peste, et sur les moyens de la détruire.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eDon't Blame the Mummies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PLAGUE). PARISET, Étienne.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMémoire sur les causes de la peste, et sur les moyens de la détruire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eParis\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eChez J.-B. Ballière\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1837\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[iv], 224 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e160 x 102 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition thus.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eContemporary quarter red morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight scuffing and scratches to covers, contents with light scattered foxing, excellent condition overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA rare work theorizing the causes of frequent plague outbreaks in Egypt, part of a growing 19th century crusade to address endemic diseases and bring about sanitary reforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eArriving in Egypt in 1828, Pariset primarily focused his studies on Cairo and the Nile River Delta. His conclusions rested on the so-called \"cadaveric virus theory\" which blamed the spread on pestilence on the bad air, or miasma, produced by graveyards and rotting corpses. According to Kuhnke, \"Pariset was revolted by the Nile valley graveyards where corpses were annually submerged and surfaced to float on the rising river. He theorized that Egypt must have been free of plague while the ancients practiced embalming and entombing corpses outside the flood area. When Christians substituted embalming for burial, they must have initiated the sixth-century plague pandemic. The Black Death also must have arisen in Egypt's delta, he said, 'because nowhere else in the world does one find . . . extended, flat land which is warm, humid and saturated with animal matter.'\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough Pariset's theories on the causes of Egypt's plague outbreaks ultimately proved incorrect, Salzgeber credits him as \"one of the few reporters of this expedition to emphasize the modernity of the organization of Eastern societies and their ability to manage social problems.\" Pariset also drew attention to issues of public hygiene, and recommended measures such as vermin extermination, separating humans and domestic animals, and quarantine to combat the disease. The present work first appeared as an extract from the \"Annales d'hygiène publique et de médecine légale\" in 1831, and appears here as a separately published work for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eÉtienne Pariset (1770-1847) was a French physician and psychiatrist associated with the Bicêtre Hospital and the Salpêtrière Hospital where he treated the mentally insane. In 1819 he was appointed to the \"Commission for the Improvement of the Condition of the Mentally Ill,\" and in 1822 was named the first permanent secretary of the Académie Nationale de Médecine. In addition to his work on the plague, Pariset also studied the causes of yellow fever in Spain, and founded the Société Protectrice des Animaux.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFurther reading: Kuhnke, \"Lives at Risk: Public Health in Nineteenth-Century Egypt,\" pp. 69-71; Salzgeber, \"Biographie d’Etienne Pariset: médecin des aliénés et médecin des épidémies au XIXe siècle\" (2006 dissertation, University of Lorraine). (1119)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52611651469612,"sku":"1119","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1119_01.jpg?v=1769984513"},{"product_id":"psychiatry-broadside-rules-for-the-attendants-and-assistants-of-the-vermont-asylum","title":"(PSYCHIATRY). (BROADSIDE). Rules for the Attendants and Assistants of the Vermont Asylum.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePromoting Humane Practices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PSYCHIATRY). (BROADSIDE).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRules for the Attendants and Assistants of the Vermont Asylum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Brattleboro, Vermont?]\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eJ. H. Capen, Printer\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1850-70\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSingle leaf, printed on recto only.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e250 x 200 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSmall chips at corners, otherwise fine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA broadside from a pioneering institution serving the mentally ill, reminding employees of the house rules: kindness, attention, and cheer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBuilt in 1834, the Vermont Asylum for the Insane (now known as the Brattleboro Retreat) was one of the first private psychiatric hospitals in the US. At a time when inhumane and degrading practices toward mentally ill patients remained the norm, reform-minded institutions such as the Vermont Asylum championed an alternative model known as \"moral treatment,\" emphasizing therapeutic activities, exercise, social interaction, and compassionate staff. One of the first rules on the present list states that employees \"must treat the Patients with respect, kindness and attention; and never use any profane, obscene or vulgar language.\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(1103)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52611652354348,"sku":"1103","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1103_01.jpg?v=1769984609"},{"product_id":"quackery-baunscheidt-carl-le-baunscheidtisme","title":"(QUACKERY). BAUNSCHEIDT, Carl. Le Baunscheidtisme.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith an Original Ebony \"Life Awakener\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(QUACKERY). BAUNSCHEIDT, Carl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLe Baunscheidtisme.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBonn\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eChez F. Schulten\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1871\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003exvi, 205, [1] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e222 x 142 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThird French Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRecent quarter red morocco over marbled paper boards. Original printed wrappers bound in.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith frontispiece portrait and three \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eillustrations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eWith an original Lebenswecker made of ebony, in working condition, but with a crack and repair to the removable cap. \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWrappers a bit browned, upper corner of text block slightly bumped, but in excellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[with]\u003cb\u003e LINDEN, John.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eManual of the Exanthematic Method of Cure, Also Known as Baunscheidtism. \u003c\/i\u003e(Cleveland, OH: John Linden, 1884). xvi, 315, [49], 317-332, [2] pp. (200 x 335 mm.) Fifteenth Edition. Publisher's rust-colored pebbled cloth. With frontispiece portrait and a couple of in-text illustrations. Covers with small stains, corners and edges rubbed, a few small spots of loss on spine; frontispiece foxed, a couple folded corners and other small imperfections internally. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA very good, clean copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[and] \u003cb\u003eLIPKAU, [Théodore].\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotice Scientifique sur Le Révulseur.\u003c\/i\u003e (Paris: Dépot Général, [1862]). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e7, [1] pp. (180 x 110 mm.) Original printed wrappers, with illustrations on the interior sides. Small stain on upper cover, with a faint crease and a little wrinkled throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA trio of publications extolling the virtues of a rather painful patent medicine cure that created \"artificial pores\" on the skin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed for its inventor, Carl Baunscheidt (1809-73), Baunscheidtism was a type of homeopathic cure that relied on a tool known as the \"Lebenswecker,\" or \"Life Awakener.\" The instrument consisted of a hollow body with a number of sharp needles clustered on a steel plate at one end, connected via a taut string to a handle on the other end. The needles would be dipped into a proprietary oil and then used to puncture and irritate the skin in order to produce \"artificial pores\"--a process that was said to relieve the patient of any number of conditions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne of the most enthusiastic exponents of Baunscheidtism (or the \"Exanthematic Method,\" as it was also called) was John Linden, whose book on the subject details some 116 uses for the technique, from acne and baldness, to cancer, diabetes, syphilis, and even somnambulism. Linden invented his own \"improved\" version of the Lebesnswecker, which he dubbed the \"Resuscitator\"; and the French booklet included here advertises yet another imitation called \"Le Revulseur\"--a testament to the popularity of this instrument in the second half of the 19th century. (1072)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52611655663916,"sku":"1072","price":975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1072_03_1a74ae7a-57f7-4008-b08e-c45ed9b1b519.jpg?v=1769985085"},{"product_id":"photography-black-excellence-the-black-photographers-annual-volume-2","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (BLACK EXCELLENCE). The Black Photographers Annual. Volume 2.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\"A Revolutionary Act\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (BLACK EXCELLENCE).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Black Photographers Annual. Volume 2.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBlack Photographers Annual\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1974\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e102, [6] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e253 x 215 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal glossy printed wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIllustrated throughout with full-page black and white photographic reproductions.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAbout fine, with just a small nick on edge of upper cover, and a hint of soiling on lower cover. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn extraordinary collection of images from both established and up-and-coming photographers documenting the black experience at home and abroad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis is the second in a series of four separately published works issued between 1973-80, showcasing the work of 51 black photographers from the United States, Canada, and England. Their photographs highlight a diverse array of subjects and experiences from the joyous to the poignant, including musicians commanding the stage, street scenes, portraits half a world away, and contemporary political events. Toni Morrison, in her introduction to the first volume, says that the annuals were \"conceived as a commitment to the community of Black artists.\" University of Virginia professor John Edwin Mason calls them \"a revolutionary act,\" noting how \"Black photographers . . . understood black culture implicitly: getting the jokes, recognizing the body language, hearing the words that were left unspoken. Most importantly, they lived with the burdens and pleasures of moving through America in a black body, and they put this knowledge on film. As a result, their photographs defy conventional representations of black people. In the annuals, none of the hundreds of portraits of black people is meant to represent the race or 'the Negro Problem.' Lazy, lying, clownish, and criminal black people are nowhere to be seen.\" An incredible range of talent is represented in this volume, including well-known names such as James Van Der Zee, Beuford Smith, Jimmie Mannas, and P. H. Polk. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFurther reading: Mason, \"An Annual Compendium of Black Photography that Was a Revolutionary Act\" (https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/black-photographs-annual-virginia-museum-fine-arts\/)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801747812652,"sku":"1023","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1023_01.jpg?v=1774807556"},{"product_id":"photography-iraq-kerim-a-photographer-camera-studies-in-iraq","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (IRAQ). KERIM, A. (Photographer). Camera Studies in Iraq.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA Visual Record of Iraq After the Fall of the Ottoman Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (IRAQ). KERIM, A. (Photographer).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCamera Studies in Iraq.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBaghdad\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA. Kerim \u0026amp; Hasso Bros.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.d. [1925]\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[50] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e240 x 312 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal faux-crocodile stitched with brown cord, upper cover with gilt lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith a total of 73 photogravures (35 of which are full-page), printed on speckled paper.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith three laid-in notes in English, written by a former owner.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA very clean, well-preserved copy with only minor issues: small tear near spine, corners and edges a bit rubbed, slight bump to upper corner of text block, light stain to outer margin of first leaf and minor spots elsewhere. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eStunning photogravures of Iraq's landscapes, people, architecture, and archaeological sites, capturing a diverse country in the midst of transformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThese beautifully printed photogravures reflect a vibrant and remarkably diverse population that included Arab Muslims, Assyrians, Kurds, Christians, Jews, and nomadic peoples such as the Bedouins. Many of the photos here depict people going about daily life, from washerwomen on the banks of the Tigris \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eand vendors selling fruit in the market, to men performing religious ceremonies and Sheiks enjoying \"the famous Arab coffee.\" The photos also celebrate the architectural and archaeological splendors of the region, including the ruins of Babylon and Nineveh, and important monuments such as mosques, shrines, and tombs. Some sites pictured here, such as the al-Nabi Shith mosque in Mosul, were later destroyed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMost of the images are credited to Abdul Kerim (with a couple of exceptions being aerial images supplied by the Royal Air Force). Although we have been able to find little about the identity and career of this photographer, it seems likely that he ran a studio in Baghdad, where he would have catered to local residents as well as foreign travelers. The photos in this work would have undoubtedly appealed to western tourists, but they also reveal Kerim's firsthand familiarity with Iraqi landscapes and communities, resulting in images that are deeply intimate, resp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eectful, and authentic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAt a time when most books about the region were the work of westerners publishing on travel, ethnography, and archaeology, the present work stands out as both a beautiful artistic production by a resident photographer, and an important visual record documenting a major period of transition from the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the early years of the modern Iraqi state. (1035)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801753809196,"sku":"1035","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1035_04.jpg?v=1774807732"},{"product_id":"photography-man-ray-martano-giuliano-man-ray-clin-doeil","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (MAN RAY). MARTANO, Giuliano. Man Ray: Clin d'oeil.","description":"\u003ch3 align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\"What is Insanity?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (MAN RAY). MARTANO, Giuliano.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMan Ray: Clin d'oeil.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTorino\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eGalleria Il Fauno [and] Galleria Martano\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1971\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[15] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e244 x 198 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst and Only Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal stiff black paper boards, upper cover with printed label.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith six tipped-on plates, and one tipped-on reproduction of the invitation for the \"Exposition Retrospective Dada\" held in 1957.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight wear to edges, a couple small scuffs to boards, contents pristine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA handsome catalogue published in connection with the production of a notorious piece of ready-made art, involving a visionary artist and a complex history of creation and destruction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginally executed in 1923 and titled \"Object to be Destroyed,\" Man Ray's classic Dadaist sculpture consisted of a metronome with the image of an eye cut from a photograph and clipped to the arm. According to the artist, he intended it as a kind of silent audience member in the art studio, regulating his brushstrokes as he painted. Over time and with each new version, however, the sculpture would take on new contexts and meanings. In 1932, following the dissolution of his romance with Lee Miller, Man Ray replaced the original eye with an image of Miller's eye and renamed it \"Object of Destruction.\" (This version was lost during WWII and replaced with a replica titled \"Lost Object\" in 1945.) The piece was literally destroyed in 1957 by a group of student protesters, prompting Man Ray to remake the piece yet again--this time in an edition of 100--which he dubbed \"Indestructible Object.\" Finally, in 1970, Man Ray authorized Luciano Anselmino of Galleria il Fauno to produce 40 metronomes with a slight alteration from earlier examples: each was outfitted with a lenticular image of an eye that appeared to \"wink\" with every stroke of the arm. This final iteration was titled \"Perpetual Motif.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe images selected for the present work include a self-portrait by Man Ray, a photograph of Man Ray with Marcel Duchamp by Naomi Savage, and images of the various metronomes executed between 1923-1970. Although the commentary is in Italian and the excerpts from interviews with the artist are in French, it ends with a quote by Man Ray in English: \"What is insanity? It is a clock or a metronome that forgets to run down, or to stop.\" (1033)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52803131474220,"sku":"1033","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1033_01.jpg?v=1774843190"},{"product_id":"photography-native-americans-berger-henry-jr-photographer-four-photographs-of-native-american-subjects","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (NATIVE AMERICANS). BERGER, Henry, Jr. (Photographer). Four photographs of Native American subjects.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRare Photographs of Six Blackfeet Chiefs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (NATIVE AMERICANS). BERGER, Henry, Jr. (Photographer).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFour photographs of Native American subjects.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMontana [but printed in Portland, Oregon]\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1926\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTwo photos with ink stamp of the \"Berger Studio \/ 205 Blue Mouse Theatre Bldg. \/ Portland - Oregon\" on versos of cards, and all with contemporary pencil inscriptions in English and German.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFour excellent photographic prints by a prominent Portland, Oregon photographer, all from the same collection and with extensive contemporary notes identifying the sitters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHenry Berger Jr. (1877-1939) was a Pacific Northwest photographer who operated a studio in Portland, Oregon from around 1918-40. His subjects included portraits, nature photography, landscapes, and city views, and his work won both national and international national awards, including a gold medal at the 1915 World's Fair. Before opening his own studio, Berger was a member of Oregon Camera Club (he became its president in 1913), learned color photography techniques in New York, and spent time in Montana where he photographed landscapes and Native American subjects. He seems to have been particularly focused on Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet tribe, as the present photos attest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAccording to the notes on the versos of these four photos, they are all \"souvenirs from Uncle Berger, Munich stay, summer 1926.\" Apparently \"Uncle Berger\" visited his nephew in America and brought back these original works from his photo studio in Portland. The versos also contain valuable information about the people pictured in the photographs--information presumably related by the photographer himself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe photos in this group include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1. Silver gelatin photograph (267 x 175 mm.), hand tinted. Mounted on card. Card a little toned and with a crease to one edge; photograph with a couple very minor imperfections visible in raked light. Verso of card with pencil notations in English and German. The notations identify the subject of this portrait as Red Belt of the Blackfeet tribe, and tell us that he was was a \"model for Proctor\" (Alexander Phimister Proctor). According to the Buffalo Bill Center for the West, Red Belt (also known as Big Beaver) was one of the models for the artist's monumental bronze \"On the War Trail,\" commissioned in 1922 for the Civic Center in Denver, Colorado. The hand tinting here is very well done.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e2. Matte albumen print (255 x 165 mm.), hand tinted. Mounted on card. Slight offsetting in upper left quarter of photo and mount (probably where a newspaper clipping or slip of paper was in contact). Verso of card with pencil notations in English and German. The pencil notations on the verso identify the sitter as Two Guns White Calf (1872-1934), a chief of the Piegan Blackfeet in Montana. Two Guns White Calf was especially active promoting tourism to Glacier National Park (where the present portrait was taken), and was a member of the secretive Mad Dog Society, which sought preserve Blackfeet Heritage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e3. Matte albumen print (167 x 268 mm.) Mounted on card. A few small creases and dents to card, photo in fine condition. Verso of card with ink stamp of the Berger Studio and pencil notations in English and German. This photograph depicts four Native American subjects sitting together in an outdoor setting. A large mountain rises in the distance and teepees can be seen in the background. The notes on the verso identify three of the\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003esubjects here: Mountain Chief \"Inostoko\" [i.e. Ninna-stako]; Stabbed-by-Mistake [or Stabs-by-Mistake]; and Many Tail Feathers--all chiefs of Blackfeet tribes. Mountain Chief (ca. 1848-1942) was a particularly prominent figure. He was one of the signers of the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868, participated in the Indian Congress of 1898, traveled to Washington, D.C. to speak on behalf of his tribe, and assisted ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore with her folk song recordings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e4. Matte albumen print (167 x 268 mm.) Mounted on card. Card edges sunned, photograph possibly a little faded (or just overexposed?). Verso of card with ink stamp of the Berger Studio and pencil notations in English and German, recto with a pencil note in English. This is the only photograph in the present group that depicts the photographer, Henry Berger, Jr. He is pictured between two Native Americans identified as Eagle Child and Two Guns (i.e. Two Guns White Calf), both Blackfeet chiefs. The composition is informal, as though Berger was caught in mid conversation. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1044)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52803136749868,"sku":"1044","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1004_01.jpg?v=1774843320"},{"product_id":"photography-post-war-germany-stereo-book-u-s-occumpied-zone-of-germany","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (POST-WAR GERMANY). STEREO BOOK. U.S. Occumpied Zone of Germany.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Splendors of Occupied Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (POST-WAR GERMANY). STEREO BOOK.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eU.S. Occumpied Zone of Germany.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOberaudorf, Germany\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRaumbild-Werkstatte Braun \u0026amp; Wiesengrund\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[1946]\u003c\/span\u003e) (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e205 x 168 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal folding box backed in cloth, covers printed in red, blue, and black, original ties.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith 36 stereograph images on card, as called for.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith the original stereograph viewer.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight edge wear to covers, box split at interior edges (but very secure), a couple of rust stains from viewer on opposing cover. Viewer and photographs in excellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith three-dimensional stereoscopic images of pre-war Germany at odds with post-war reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePresented in a cheery red, white, and blue box, this stereo book was intended for sale to American troops following the end of the Second World War. The views include cities such as Frankfurt, Munich, and Nuremberg, as well as castles, cathedrals, and even a view of the famous Autobahn.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eInterestingly, pre-war images were used in this stereo book \"ostensibly to show American armed service personnel what the U.S. zone looked like before the war. . . . For those American armed services personnel who purchased the 1946 book, the contrast between what they viewed three-dimensionally via the folding stereoscope and the ruined architectural landscape that confronted them must have been memorable, to say the least. Of the thirty-six views, twenty-one were of buildings or cityscapes photographed close enough to have offered this vivid contrast between intact prewar and ruined postwar structures\" (Klahr). The Raumbild publishing firm was founded in 1935 and specialized in stereoscopic views, but it quickly became part of the Nazi Party’s Ministry of Propaganda, collaborating with the likes of Leni Riefenstahl and Hitler’s personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffman. After the war, the firm changed tack and produced sets like this, geared toward occupied forces. (1036)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFurther reading: Klahr, \"Stereoscopic Architectural Photography and Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology,\" in ZARCH, no. 9 (2017)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52803151266092,"sku":"1036","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1036_07.jpg?v=1774843612"},{"product_id":"photography-western-americana-francis-charles-spenser-buffalo-bones","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (WESTERN AMERICANA). [FRANCIS, Charles Spenser]. Buffalo Bones.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFrom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne of Just 15 Copies Printed\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (WESTERN AMERICANA). [FRANCIS, Charles Spenser].\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBuffalo Bones.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Montana\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1889]\u003c\/span\u003e) (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePhotograph: 118 x 198; on card stock: 151 x 232 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSingle albumen photo mounted on thick card.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eVerso with remains of linen guard on one edge.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSlight wave to the card, mild toning on verso, photo in fine condition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA striking image depicting the mass slaughter of the American bison in the late 19th century, from a rare work printed for private distribution.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis poignant photograph, simply captioned \"Buffalo Bones,\" tells the story of the American bison in the late 19th century. In the foreground is a massive pile of bleached-out bones--a tangle of spines, skulls, and horns unceremoniously heaped together in an otherwise flat stretch of land in eastern Montana. Behind this pyre of bones are railroad tracks and a freight car--potent symbols of the rapid westward expansion that signaled the beginning of the end for scores of bison, as well as the native tribes that depended on them. Most estimates put the population of bison in the American West in the tens of millions prior to the 1870s; by 1890, the animal was on the verge of extinction thanks to a mixture of habitat loss, aggressive hunting, and government policies aimed at disrupting indigenous peoples' food supply. The bones in this photo were likely collected and placed near the tracks for easy transport to industrial processing plants back east, where they were used in substances such as glue, fertilizer, and dyes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis photograph comes from a rare work titled \"Sport Among the Rockies: The Record of a Fishing and Hunting Trip in North-Western Montana,\" printed in Troy, New York in 1889. Composed of letters written by the author for his newspaper, the Troy Times, it was accompanied by 49 photographs of the region, including images of Native Americans, portraits of the hunting party, landscapes, and the first published views of Glacier National Park. Just 15 copies were printed for private distribution, making complete copies as well as individual photographs removed from extant copies very rare both institutionally and on the market. (1141)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSee: Howes F311; Streeter sale 7, no. 4110. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52803156672812,"sku":"1141","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1004_07.jpg?v=1774843764"},{"product_id":"hoaxes-goldsmith-oliver-the-mystery-revealed","title":"(HOAXES). GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Mystery Revealed.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Cock Lane Ghost Exposed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(HOAXES). GOLDSMITH, Oliver.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Mystery Revealed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWestport\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePrinted \u0026amp; Published by Richard W Ellis at the Georgian Press\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1928\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[xii], 41, [3] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e219 x 139 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Separate Printing. No. 33 of 375 Copies.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eQuarter calf over tan boards, gold titling on spine.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith frontispiece silhouette portrait of Goldsmith.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRubbing and a little loss to head and tail of spine, spine with a couple dings, boards lightly toned; contents in very fine condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAttractive fine press printing of a scarce pamphlet by Oliver Goldsmith printed in 1762, regarding the Cock Lane Ghost--one of London's most infamous hauntings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(C1133)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116360065324,"sku":"C1133","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/C1133_02.jpg?v=1776988728"},{"product_id":"hoaxes-monk-maria-awful-disclosures-by-maria-monk-of-the-hotel-dieu-nunnery-of-montreal","title":"(HOAXES). MONK, Maria. Awful disclosures by Maria Monk, of the Hotel Dieu nunnery of Montreal.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA Lurid 19th Century Best Seller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(HOAXES). MONK, Maria.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAwful disclosures by Maria Monk, of the Hotel Dieu nunnery of Montreal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublished by Maria Monk\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1836\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e376 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e163 x 107 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) “Revised Edition.” \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublisher's purple cloth (unevenly faded to brown). Housed in a purple cloth chemise and slipcase with red morocco label and gilt titling.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith folding frontispiece of the nunnery.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSpine reinforced and lower joint repaired, cloth rubbed and with a few stains, hinges exposed, the binding a bit fragile but sound; frontispiece with slight loss and repair along one fold, contents with moderate foxing throughout, one leaf with repair (through text, but still legible), one leaf with loss to corner margin. With a few issues, but still in good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e$200\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn early printing, published the same year as the first edition, of a best-selling narrative detailing ghastly exploits inside the \"Black Nunnery,\" now regarded as a sensational hoax.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne of the 19th century's most notorious and widely circulated pieces of anti-Catholic literature, \"Awful Disclosures\" presents itself as a factual narrative recounting one woman's experiences as a nun in the Hôtel-Dieu convent in Montreal. The book alleges a hidden world of corruption and horrific deeds: forced assignations with priests, a culture of violence and secrecy, mysterious disappearances, and infanticide. It was an immediate success and sold tens of thousands of copies within months of its initial publication in 1836.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis revised edition includes the original narrative as well as a sequel to the work, following Monk's escape from the convent. It also adds a section addressing attempts to discredit the narrative, and a supplement that contains errata and a description of the plan of the \"Black Nunnery\" used in the frontispiece. Many editions and reprints of this work exist, but this particular printing is quite scarce in commerce. (C1134)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSee: Sabin 49992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116361244972,"sku":"C1134","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/C1134_01.jpg?v=1776988847"},{"product_id":"hurst-lulu-lulu-hurst-the-georgia-wonder-writes-her-autobiography","title":"HURST, Lulu. Lulu Hurst, (The Georgia Wonder,) writes her Autobiography.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe \"Georgia Wonder\" Reveals All\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHURST, Lulu.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLulu Hurst, (The Georgia Wonder,) writes her Autobiography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRome, Georgia\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLulu Hurst Book Co.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1897\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003exiii, [i], 267, [1] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e190 x 136 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEarly Printing, possibly a First Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal printed cream paper wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith frontispiece and eight photographic plates depicting Hurst demonstrating her powers.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWrappers with some soiling, toning and creasing, partial loss to spine and one corner, and with tape repairs on inside of lower wrapper; frontispiece with loss to one corner and small closed tear (not touching image), paper toned, a couple pages starting to loosen, other small imperfections, but a good copy of a fragile work, clean internally and with no major problems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eScarce autobiography of the famous teenage performer Lulu Hurst, known for her sensational acts of strength.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLulu Hurst (1869-1950), known as the \"Georgia Wonder\" and the \"Electric Girl.\" was born in rural Georgia and rose to sudden fame as a teenager in the 1880s. With little formal training, she began giving demonstrations in which she appeared to overpower grown men or resist their force with ease--feats that many attributed to supernatural powers. At the height of her popularity, Hurst toured widely across the United States and even performed before prominent figures, becoming a national sensation almost overnight. According to the New Georgia Encyclopedia, \"By the conclusion of her northeastern tour, . . . Hurst, just fifteen, was one of the most famous women in the country.\" In the present autobiography, published when the author was in her late 20s, Hurst gives a firsthand account of her brief but sensational career and reveals the secrets to her powers, which were based on principles of leverage and physics--concepts she was able to study after leaving the stage and enrolling in college. The photographic plates in which Hurst demonstrates her acts are especially wonderful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis work is not terribly common, with no copies for sale in the trade as of the time of writing. Rare Book Hub records a handful of copies at auction (most being the fourth impression in blue wrappers), most of which seem to be in similar condition to our copy. (C1138)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116362457388,"sku":"C1138","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/C1138_01.jpg?v=1776988951"},{"product_id":"india-magic-sorcar-p-c-all-bengal-p-c-sorcar-reception-program","title":"(INDIA). (MAGIC). (SORCAR, P. C.) All Bengal P. C. Sorcar Reception Program.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIndia's Houdini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(INDIA). (MAGIC). (SORCAR, P. C.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAll Bengal P. C. Sorcar Reception Program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Calcutta\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.p.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1958]\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[15] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e121 x 329 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal bright yellow paper on heavy card boards, printed with green, brown, and red illustrations, held together with blue and white cord stitched through the center.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCorners a little bumped, a few instances of ink transfer from the text onto opposing page, but in excellent condition overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn unusual program for a reception honoring the Indian magician P. C. Sorcar, known as the \"Father of Modern Indian Magic.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eP. C. Sorcar was the stage name for Protul Chandra Sarcar (1913-71), the self proclaimed \"World's Greatest Magician\" and one of the few Indian magicians of his day who toured internationally. He was particularly renowned for a show that aired on the BBC in 1956, in which viewers were convinced that he had actually sawed a woman in half (they subsequently lit up the switchboard to complain). The present work celebrates Sorcar as a distinguished Indian entertainer, who championed both his country and his art. As noted in the introduction to the present work, \"Sorcar not only saved Indian Magic from an ignoble extinction but also lifted India to the height of preeminence in the Magic World.\" (C1130)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116364587308,"sku":"C1130","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/C1130_01.jpg?v=1776989090"},{"product_id":"india-godmen-premanand-basava-lure-of-miracles","title":"(INDIA). (GODMEN). PREMANAND, B[asava]. Lure of Miracles.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eInvestigating Miracles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(INDIA). (GODMEN). PREMANAND, B[asava].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLure of Miracles. [With two related works].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePodayur, India\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eB. Premanand\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1982\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e115, [1] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e182 x 120 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSecond Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal pink printed wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith black \u0026amp; white photographic illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight staining around spine (from binder's glue), lower wrapper with a couple creases, contents excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA denunciation of the charismatic godman Sathya Sai Baba, calling for the scientific investigation of his alleged miracles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSathya Sai Baba (1926-2011) was an Indian spiritual teacher who blended Hindu traditions with an emphasis on values such as truth, peace, love, and nonviolence. Claiming to be the reincarnation of the saint Shirdi Sai Baba (1838-1918), he was widely known for reported miracles--such as clairvoyance and materializing objects--which devotees considered divine acts. Although he established a large spiritual and philanthropic movement that included free hospitals, schools, and clean drinking water projects, he also faced allegations of fraud, money laundering, and abuse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe present work was written by one of Sathya Sai Baba's most vocal opponents, skeptic Basava Premanand (1930-2009), who promoted rational thinking and worked to expose claims of miraculous or supernatural powers. Not only does Premanand call into question the guru's alleged miracles and invite scientific inquiry in search for rational causes, he also points out the unseemly extravagance of Sathya Sai Baba's lifestyle, noting that he \"travels only by air-conditioned imported cars, [and] stays only with the Ex-Mahajaras and Ex-Ranis, Princes and Princesses, Business Magnates, Politicians and people with influence.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis is an uncommon work, with just three copies of the first edition found on OCLC, and no copies of this second edition. Offered with this book are two additional items: a petition by Premanand titled \"Satya Sai Baba and Gold Control Act\" (1986), citing the guru's supposed materialization of gold objects as a violation of Indian law, as well as a printed letter and press release for the work, dated 1989. (C1136)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116366586156,"sku":"C1136","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/C1136_01.jpg?v=1776989245"},{"product_id":"magic-leat-harry-leats-leaflets","title":"(MAGIC). LEAT, Harry. Leat's Leaflets.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA Near Complete Run in Fine Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(MAGIC). LEAT, Harry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLeat's Leaflets, Nos. 1-55 (lacking three issues: 2, 3, \u0026amp; 43).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLondon\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePrinted by H. Leat\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1925 -September 1940.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne leaflet with [2] leaves; all others with [4] to [8] leaves. \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e215 x 142 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAll in the original orange printed wrappers\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith many black \u0026amp; white illustrations, a couple with plates.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTwo covers with dust soiling along one edge, a dozen leaflets slightly bumped on one corner, a few other minor faults. Very well preserved and about fine as a group.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA near complete run of this diverting periodical containing the outspoken musings of British magic dealer and magician, Harry Leat (1874-1949).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIntended for private circulation among Leat's customers, these leaflets contain a mixture of tricks, advertisements, excerpts, cartoons, and diatribes, presenting a wonderfully piquant insider's view of the Magic scene in Britain between 1925-40. The author particularly relishes in calling out exposers of the magical arts, and includes Harry Houdini and the Magic Circle among his targets. Leat did not mince words and had no qualms about calling out those he perceived as bad actors; typical of his style are lines such as \"Davy Burnaby is exposing tricks in the English paper known as 'Popular Science Siftings.' Space prevents me going into the matter fully in this issue, but I trust that all magicians who have the interests of Magic at heart will give him the 'Bird' whenever they get the opportunity.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTwo further issues of Leat's Leaflets (nos. 56 \u0026amp; 57) were issued separately in 1970, long after Leat's death. The present set is in unusually nice condition. (C1135)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116374483244,"sku":"C1135","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/C1135_02.jpg?v=1776989372"},{"product_id":"mentalism-hermon-harry-hellerism-second-sight-mystery-supernatural-vision-or-second-sight","title":"(MENTALISM). HERMON, Harry. Hellerism: Second-Sight Mystery, Supernatural Vision, or Second-Sight.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA Classic Work on the Art of Mentalism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(MENTALISM). HERMON, Harry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHellerism: Second-Sight Mystery, Supernatural Vision, or Second-Sight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBoston\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLee and Shepherd; and New York: Charles T. Dillingham\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1884\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e129, [1] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e173 x 142 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublisher's green pictorial cloth.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith black \u0026amp; white frontispiece and four illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCloth with some bubbling and a few small stains, wear and slight loss to head and tail of spine, spine slightly sunned, light rubbing to edges; contents in excellent condition with just a couple of corner creases.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn entertaining exploration of the techniques used by illusionists such as Robert Heller during performances of \"second sight\" or mind reading, with exercises to develop skills such as misdirection and showmanship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e (C1139)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116375073068,"sku":"C1139","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/C1139_01.jpg?v=1776989518"},{"product_id":"mentalism-raven-anthony-raven-on-psychometry","title":"(MENTALISM). RAVEN, [Anthony]. Raven on Psychometry.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA Master Mentalist on the Art of \"Keying\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(MENTALISM). RAVEN, [Anthony].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRaven on Psychometry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eN.p.\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.p.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1980\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[8] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e278 x 215 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal printed wrappers, bound with black plastic clip.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith black \u0026amp; white figures.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA couple small marks on wrappers, slight bump to upper corner, otherwise excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn entertaining lecture on the various methods of marking or \"keying\" envelopes, cards, etc. in the performance of mentalism--an art that involves suggestion, diversion, and psychology to read and influence people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAnthony Raven was the stage name of Bob Lynn (1930-2005), one of the founders of the Psychic Entertainers Association, and a prolific publisher and promoter of the art of mentalism. The striking portrait on the cover is the work of Stephen Fabian, a highly regarded science fiction and fantasy illustrator. (1064)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116384215340,"sku":"1064","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1064_01.jpg?v=1776989714"},{"product_id":"reference-alchemy-amp-occult-witten-laurence-c-and-richard-pachella-alchemy-and-the-occult-a-catalogue-of-books-and-manuscripts-from-the-collection-of-paul-and-mary-mellon-given","title":"(REFERENCE). (ALCHEMY \u0026 OCCULT). WITTEN, Laurence C. and Richard PACHELLA. Alchemy and the Occult: A Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Paul and Mary Mellon Given.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAlchemical and Occult Manuscripts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(REFERENCE). (ALCHEMY \u0026amp; OCCULT). WITTEN, Laurence C. and Richard PACHELLA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAlchemy and the Occult: A Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Paul and Mary Mellon Given to Yale University Library.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNew Haven\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eYale University Library\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1977\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eVolumes 3 \u0026amp; 4 only.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e316 x 238 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst and Only Edition. One of 500 copies.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublisher's blue and tan buckram, black morocco labels with gilt lettering on spines. Housed in original blue buckram slipcase.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith numerous photographic reproductions of manuscripts.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight shelf wear to slipcase, otherwise fine.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn excellent copy of Yale's assiduously researched catalogue, now quite scarce in commerce. The present volumes describe 149 manuscripts from the 12th-20th centuries, and are valuable reference books for anyone interested in the history of alchemy and the occult.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(C1129)\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116386672940,"sku":"C1129","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/C1129_01.jpg?v=1776989791"},{"product_id":"witchcraft-wier-johann-nethercut-william-r-translator-concerning-the-deceptive-tricks-of-demons-enchantments-and-works-in-poisoning","title":"(WITCHCRAFT). WIER, Johann. NETHERCUT, William R. (Translator). Concerning the Deceptive Tricks of Demons, Enchantments and Works in Poisoning.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEnglish Translation of a Classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSkeptical Account of Witchcraft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(WITCHCRAFT). WIER, Johann. NETHERCUT, William R. (Translator).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eConcerning the Deceptive Tricks of Demons, Enchantments and Works in Poisoning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePsychoanalytic Clinic for Training and Research\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1964\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[xix], 413, [63] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e280 x 220 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMimeograph copy bound with metal clip, blue textured paper lower wrapper (lacking upper wrapper).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWear to wrapper, first leaf loosening, light bump to one corner. Very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA complete translation into English of Johann Weir's \"De praestigiis daemonum,\" a highly influential work arguing against the existence of witchcraft, positing that affected individuals were suffering from delusions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst published in Basel in 1563, \"De praestigiis daemonum\" went through several Latin editions and was translated into French and German during the author's lifetime. The present translation was undertaken in the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century by Classics professor William R. Nethercut, and predates John Shea's translation, which was published in 1991 as \"Witches, devils, and doctors in the Renaissance\" and credited as the first English translation. Strangely, there is no mention of Nethercut in Shea's work (despite both projects being connected to Columbia University), and we were unable to trace any other copy of Nethercut's translation on OCLC. (C1131)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116401942828,"sku":"C1131","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/C1131_02.jpg?v=1776990781"},{"product_id":"performance-art-women-inventors-greenewalt-mary-hallock-nourathar-the-fine-art-of-color-light-playing","title":"(PERFORMANCE ART). (WOMEN INVENTORS). GREENEWALT, Mary Hallock. Nourathar: The Fine Art of Color Light Playing.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Birth of a New Fine Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PERFORMANCE ART). (WOMEN INVENTORS). GREENEWALT, Mary Hallock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNourathar: The Fine Art of Color Light Playing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWestbrook Publishing House\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1946\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ex, 412 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e260 x 182 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublisher’s silver cloth boards with gilt decoration and lettering on upper cover and spine. Without the complete dust jacket, but with two detached flaps laid in.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith frontispiece portrait, 11 plates, and numerous black and white illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCorners slightly bumped, a handful of pages with a faint crease, otherwise fine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA fascinating work on the color-light performance dubbed \"Nourathar,\" conceived, constructed, and performed by the inventor and musician Mary Hallock Greenewalt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFrom the Arabic words meaning \"essence of light,\" Nourathar is a type of performance art \"utilizing light as a means of human expression.\" Greenewalt dubbed her invention \"the sixth fine art,\" joining the ranks of Music, Poetry, Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Performed in theaters, auditoriums, and other spaces that were outfitted to the artist's specifications, Nourathar was played upon a specialized color-light organ called the Sarabet (named after Greenewalt's mother), and set to music. Written in Greenewalt's distinctive flowery prose, the present work is a kind of super-text book for this ambitious new art form, describing every facet of its conception, apparatus, practice, technique, and method of composition by the woman who spent decades devising and refining it. \"I offer a fine art on a platter full fledged. I have brought it to operable conclusion through boundless effort, sorrow a-plenty, years many and, of course being a woman, tears of blood and myrrh. I await confidently the incense.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIt was extremely important to Greenewalt that she be regarded not just as an artist, but as an inventor, and to receive full credit for her ideas. Litigious in nature and keenly aware that her gender put her at a disadvantage in the world of business and technology, Greenewalt could frequently be found in court defending patent rights. Reproductions of her patents can be found throughout the present work, and she frequently refers to her inventions as \"children\" that she has brought into the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBorn in Beirut to a Lebanese mother and an American father, Mary Hallock Greenewalt (1871-1950) was an accomplished concert pianist who toured the States and was especially known for her emotional interpretations of Chopin. Greenewalt began exploring the possibilities of color and light around 1909, and is even credited as a forerunner of motion pictures, having experimented with painted films early in her light-music trials. (1004)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53424152215852,"sku":"1104","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1004_01_98bf474f-c98c-4657-b48c-d138717d6457.jpg?v=1783629330"},{"product_id":"burials-walsh-david-premature-burial-fact-or-fiction","title":"(BURIALS). WALSH, David. Premature Burial: Fact or Fiction?","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBuried Alive?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(BURIALS). WALSH, David.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePremature Burial: Fact or Fiction?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWilliam Wood \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1898\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e49, [1] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e182 x 124 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst American Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublisher's black cloth, gilt lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith clippings from journals pasted on to pastedowns and front free endpapers; owner's signature in ink on front free endpaper; ink underlining and marginal arrows in many places in text; ink stamp of \"Health Research\" on rear pastedown. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFront free endpaper clipped at top corner, a little light foxing to fore-edge, but an excellent copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA scarce work investigating various stories and reports of premature burial, relying on scientific fact to debunk the phenomenon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe act of being buried alive surely ranks among the most terrifying situations one can imagine. Fear of this gruesome fate, known as taphophobia, reached its greatest expression in the Victorian period, prompting the invention of commodities such as \"safety coffins\" outfitted with air tubes and bells, elaborate tests for determining that one is truly dead, and the foundation of organizations such as the London Association for the Prevention of Premature Burial. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe present work approaches the topic of premature burial with skepticism, laying out the scientific facts of bodily processes after death, discussing \"counterfeits of death\" (comas, trance-like states, etc.), and looking at historic and contemporary accounts as published in books and newspapers. The author debunks and dismisses each case one by one, demonstrating that the frequency of such occurrences has been grossly overestimated. In the end, the author concludes that while rare incidents may transpire, \"the theory of frequent premature burial is unsupported by exact evidence, in other words, it occupies the position of a mere popular belief or fable.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWe find no other copies in the trade or at auction as of the time of writing. (1010)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53424163815724,"sku":"1010","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1010_01.jpg?v=1783629476"},{"product_id":"consolation-literature-cecil-richard-a-friendly-visit-to-the-house-of-mourning","title":"(CONSOLATION LITERATURE). [CECIL, Richard]. A Friendly Visit to the House of Mourning.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA Hartford Imprint in Contemporary Wrappers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(CONSOLATION LITERATURE). [CECIL, Richard].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA Friendly Visit to the House of Mourning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHartford, CT\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePrinted by Lincoln \u0026amp; Gleason\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1805\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e72 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e134 x 84 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eContemporary marbled wrappers, stitched at center.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWoodcut tailpiece.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eInk ownership signature to title.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith little rubbing to wrappers, a number of corners creased, light dampstain to preliminary leaves. A very good copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn early American edition of a popular religious guide to bereavement, offered here in its contemporary wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst published in London in 1792, this work was reprinted numerous times in the 19th century and became a favorite piece of \"consolation literature\" during the Victorian period. The author, Richard Cecil (1748-1810) was an evangelical preacher in the Church of England. According to DNB, \" He had the power of seizing the attention of his hearers, developing an argument and illustrating it vividly, and expressing it with what Daniel Wilson in his funeral sermon described as 'a lucid perspicuity.'\" (1016)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427537772844,"sku":"1016","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1016_01.jpg?v=1783706381"},{"product_id":"experimental-fiction-nations-opal-l-mimeographed-typescript-for-extracts-from-stanley-and-tie-tars-le-roman-absurde-and-how-to-destroy-it","title":"(EXPERIMENTAL FICTION). NATIONS, OPAL L. Mimeographed typescript for \"Extracts from Stanley and Tie-Tars: Le roman absurde and how to destroy it.\"","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eInscribed to Tuli Kupferberg?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(EXPERIMENTAL FICTION). NATIONS, OPAL L.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMimeographed typescript for \"Extracts from Stanley and Tie-Tars: Le roman absurde and how to destroy it.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[London]\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.p.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1971\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[v], 70 leaves, printed on rectos only.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e255 x 203 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWhite cardstock wrappers held together with plastic slide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eInscribed by the author on front cover: \"To Patrick and Tuli \/ with best faeces \/ Opal L Nations.\" With several corrections in red and black ink, presumably by the author.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCovers with soiling and small stains, fore edge foxed and paper lightly toned, contents in excellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn experimental work of fiction by the founder of \"Strange Faeces\" magazine, with a memorable inscription.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA prolific writer, visual artist, editor, and music historian, Opal L. Nations (b. 1941) started his career as a singer before getting into the small-press and avant-garde literary scene of the 1960s and '70s. Nations describes the intentions behind this work in a brief introduction: \"The idea of, in front, behind, inside, this absurd fable is to break it down into small parts, and by the use of triviality in an inflationary way, destroy it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis mimeographed typescript includes several corrections, and was probably a prepublication draft (the work was published in 1971 by the Covent Garden Press in an edition of 500). We do not know for sure who \"Patrick and Tuli\" are, but the latter could possibly be the counterculture icon Tuli Kupferberg, who contributed to Nations' mimeograph magazine \"Strange Faeces\" (thus the unusual inscription). (1018)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427539378476,"sku":"1018","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1018_01.jpg?v=1783706637"},{"product_id":"gregor-mrs-james-whose-was-the-blame-a-womans-version-of-the-kreutzer-sonata","title":"GREGOR, Mrs. James. Whose Was the Blame? A Woman's Version of the Kreutzer Sonata.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRebuking Tolstoy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eGREGOR, Mrs. James.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWhose Was the Blame? A Woman's Version of the Kreutzer Sonata. [bound with] MACHEILD, Alec. A Question of Casuistry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLondon\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSwan Sonnenschein \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1894\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[ii], 174; [iv], 236 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e188 x 130 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition, later issue(?).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublisher's green cloth, black botanical designs on covers and spine, gilt titling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTitle and following leaf with blind-stamp of \"Myola \/ Glenlyon Rd. \/ Eltham Park.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight wear to cloth, one corner bruised, lacking front free endpaper, hinges exposed in a few places, light foxing to fore edge, but very clean internally. A very good copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn impressive proto-feminist response to Tolstoy's infamous \"Kreutzer Sonata,\" told from a woman's point of view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLeo Tolstoy's novella \"The Kreutzer Sonata\" caused quite a sensation when it was first published in Russian in 1889. The controversial work centers on the character of Pozdnyshev, whose confesses to the murder of his wife based on his suspicion of an affair. The novella features frank discussions of sexual relations, attacks on the institution of marriage, and arguments for the ideal of celibacy. It was immediately censored in Russia, and the United State Postal Service banned the novella from being distributed in the mail (which, of course, made it all the more popular).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe present work is a contemporary response to Tolstoy's story, told from the perspective of a young woman who enters into an unhappy union with a man who is selfish and arrogant to the core. She first glimpses his true self on their wedding night, and then, she explains, \"The relationship soon resolved itself into this: I ought to be cheerful--it was my duty. I ought to adore him, and when he had time he would be graciously pleased occasionally to accept the adoration.\" Her misery compounds day by day, ignored by her husband and by a society that tells her \"she is truly faithful and good, for although she does not love her husband, she continues to look after him, to make his home comfortable, and to receive him with a joyful, happy face.\" When a young man enters the narrator's life, a man who is kind, gentle, and worthy of her love, her heart and soul cannot resist him. In the end, who, really, deserves the blame?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIt is interesting to note that Tolstoy's wife, Sophia, wrote her own response to \"The Kreutzer Sonata\" titled \"Whose Fault?\" Though unconnected to each other, the two works share similar plots and challenge the view that the wife should be held responsible for a marriage's failure. Instead, the writers emphasize the husband's jealousy, selfishness, and lack of interest in his wife's inner world as primary factors, dooming their union from the start.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis copy seems to use the sheets from the first edition, but it appears with another work titled \"A Question of Casuistry,\" and in a different publisher's cloth binding. We find no record of any other copy matching this description on OCLC or anywhere else online. (1019)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427540263212,"sku":"1019","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1019_01.jpg?v=1783706814"},{"product_id":"carroll-lewis-winkfield-trevor-editor-the-lewis-carroll-circular-nos-1-2-all-published","title":"(CARROLL, Lewis). WINKFIELD, Trevor (Editor). The Lewis Carroll Circular. Nos. 1 \u0026 2 (all published).","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eScarce Carrolliana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(CARROLL, Lewis). WINKFIELD, Trevor (Editor).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Lewis Carroll Circular. Nos. 1 \u0026amp; 2 (all published).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLeeds\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTrevor Winkfield\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1973-74\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[50] leaves, printed on rectos only; [ii], 74, [2] pp. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e278 x 215 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNo. 47 of 60 copies (vol. I); No. 50 of 60 copies (vol. II).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal white printed wrappers, stapled as issued.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst volume with three facsimile leaves and one photographic reproduction on glossy paper; second volume with 11 facsimile pages and one in-text illustration.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSigned by Winkfield on the colophon.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWrappers a little soiled, second volume sunned along edge of lower wrapper, contents excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA thoroughly delightful and idiosyncratic publication edited by British poet, artist, and Carroll enthusiast, Trevor Winkfield.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eDescribed as \"An occasional publication of hitherto scarce, unpublished or 'lost' Carrolliana,\" the series contains a potpourri of Carroll's word and number games, poetry, letters, musings, and other toothsome tidbits. These were the only two issues Winkfield ever published (in an edition of 60 copies each), making them quite hard to find on the market. (1021)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWilliams and Madan 230-31.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427540885804,"sku":"1021","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1021_01.jpg?v=1783706918"},{"product_id":"exhibition-catalogue-books-arts-eastern-europe-reed-college-samizdat","title":"(EXHIBITION CATALOGUE). (BOOKS ARTS). (EASTERN EUROPE). [REED COLLEGE]. Samizdat.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eUnderground Art in Eastern Europe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(EXHIBITION CATALOGUE). (BOOKS ARTS). (EASTERN EUROPE). [REED COLLEGE].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSamizdat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Portland, OR\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eReed College]\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1997\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e46 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e279 x 218 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal red printed wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith photographic reproductions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eUnmarked and in fine condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eReed College's excellent exhibition catalogue on nonconformist book and installation art from Eastern Europe from 1970-98.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\"Samizdat\" is a form of self-publishing, referring especially to the clandestine reproduction and distribution of materials banned by the state in the former Soviet Union. According to the introduction by Susan Fillin-Yeh, \"Given the extremes of its history, Samizdat book art is a uniquely Eastern European creation…since private possession of printing machinery or even photocopiers was illegal in the U.S.S.R. and the equipment was almost inaccessible until recently, Samizdat works often existed as unique objects, or at most as a few copies passed from hand to hand.\" (1059)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427543540012,"sku":"1059","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1059_01.jpg?v=1783707482"},{"product_id":"roycroft-press-morris-william-george-bernard-shaw-et-al-hand-and-brain-a-symposium-of-essays-on-socialism","title":"(ROYCROFT PRESS). MORRIS, William; George Bernard SHAW, et al. Hand and Brain: A Symposium of Essays on Socialism.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFine Press and Socialist Ideals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(ROYCROFT PRESS). MORRIS, William; George Bernard SHAW, et al.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHand and Brain: A Symposium of Essays on Socialism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEast Aurora, NY\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRoycrofters\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1898\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e142, [2] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e240 x 154 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNo. 56 of 720 copies.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal light blue boards backed green suede, gilt lettering on upper cover, morocco label with gilt lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePrinted in red and black. Front pastedown and free endpaper with a few pencil markings, remnants of a sticker, and bookseller's label.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSpine sunned, boards a little toned and with a couple tiny spots, corners worn; contents about fine, with just a couple leaves with minor soiling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA beautifully printed work by the Roycroft Press, with notable essays by prominent socialist thinkers promoting the unification of manual labor (the hand) and intellectual activity (the brain).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eInspired by the Kelmscott Press, the Roycroft Press was a renowned American printing and publishing shop founded in 1895 by entrepreneur Elbert Hubbard in East Aurora, New York. It served as the foundation for the broader Roycroft community, which became the center of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States. ANB notes that \"the printing shop attracted some of the best creative and craft talent. Hubbard allowed free experimentation and never questioned the cost throughout the shops. Designers and craftsmen could work out ideas and, if unsuccessful, just start over. There were never deadlines for the books or prohibitions on design motifs.\" The press quickly grew to into an entire community of craftsmen with a campus that included a bindery, workshops for furniture, metal, and leather craft, and classes to train the next generation of artisans.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(1066)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427543998764,"sku":"1066","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1066_01.jpg?v=1783707561"},{"product_id":"rounce-coffin-club-zeitlin-jake-twenty-disorderly-years","title":"(ROUNCE \u0026 COFFIN CLUB). ZEITLIN, Jake. Twenty disorderly years.","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(ROUNCE \u0026amp; COFFIN CLUB). ZEITLIN, Jake.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTwenty disorderly years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePasadena, California\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Ampersand Press\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1951\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[ii], 13, [1] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e160 x 161 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal tan printed wrappers, stitched as issued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWrappers and contents slightly rumpled from use, but very clean inside and out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA lovely keepsake printed by the Ampersand Press and penned by the great bookseller Jake Zeitlin, for distribution among members of the Rounce \u0026amp; Coffin Club--a group devoted to fine press and printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis scarce publication contains Zeitlin's recollections of the founding of the club and its various meetings, landmarks, and personalities during its first 20 years of existence. Zeitlin was a founding member of the group, which encouraged every member to \"at least once each year produce some evidence of his creative ability, or should otherwise serve in the work of the club.\" (1086)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427544949036,"sku":"1086","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1086_02.jpg?v=1783707666"},{"product_id":"artists-book-maniere-richard-and-anne-mars-mon-chat","title":"(ARTIST'S BOOK). MANIÈRE, Richard; and Anne MARS. Mon Chat.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eJellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(ARTIST'S BOOK). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMANIÈRE, Richard; and Anne MARS.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMon Chat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[N.p.]\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMartine's Editions\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e2019\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e28 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e189 x 210 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNo. 36 of 100 copies.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eYellow paper wrappers, stapled, upper cover with a circular cutout.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eProfusely illustrated in black \u0026amp; white, with six screen-printed paper discs tucked into pockets.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith one leaf explaining the project laid in.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIn fine condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn ode to felines and \"a kind of Puss in Boots Fanzine\" incorporating graphic art and music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe artist describes this work as \"A singular object--somewhere between graphic art, a book to leaf through, and a physical experimental medium for high-resolution downloadable music.\" The book includes quotations from Chris Marker and Lewis Carroll, and comes with access to six original tracks on Bandcamp. Nestled between pages fashioned into sleeves are six screen-printed cardboard discs--one for each song--designed to be spun on a turntable. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(1099)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427546095916,"sku":"1099","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1099_06.jpg?v=1783707811"},{"product_id":"la-fontaine-donaldson-nannie-trois-fables-dapres-la-fontaine","title":"(LA FONTAINE). DONALDSON, Nannie. Trois Fables d'Après La Fontaine.","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(LA FONTAINE). DONALDSON, Nannie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTrois Fables d'Après La Fontaine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eParis\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLes Presses Universitaires de France\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1925\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e15, [1] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e280 x 127 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal blue printed wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eInscribed by Donaldson and signed \"N. 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