{"title":"Books \u0026 Ephemera","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. (1006)\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Constantia',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51887862546732,"sku":"1006","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1006_05_d02016f2-0a32-4908-8ba8-81f24da462e0.jpg?v=1757529468"},{"product_id":"literature-moore-george-avowals-1919","title":"(LITERATURE). MOORE, George. Avowals.","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;\"\u003eValue in Revision\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(LITERATURE). 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. (1001)\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;\"\u003eGilcher A38-a. See also: Morgan, \"Epitaph on George Moore.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51914398007596,"sku":"1001","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1001_06.jpg?v=1757529920"},{"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":"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":"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":"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. 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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":"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":"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. D.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSpine with a few snags and partially split along front joint, covers lightly browned around edges and with superficial scuffing, contents with a couple rust spots and light rumpling from use. 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;\"\u003eA presentation copy of a very scarce fine press work, probably printed in a very small number, with just one copy located on OCLC (at the BNF). \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; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(1102)\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":53427547111724,"sku":"1102","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1102_01.jpg?v=1783707919"},{"product_id":"stone-s-j-the-first-problem-the-soliloquy-of-a-rationalistic-chicken","title":"STONE, S. J. The First Problem: The Soliloquy of A Rationalistic Chicken.","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;\"\u003eWhich Came First, the Chicken or Evolution?\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;\"\u003eSTONE, S. J.\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 First Problem: The Soliloquy of A Rationalistic Chicken.\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;\"\u003eJames Nisbet \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1870s\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne sheet, folded.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e213 x 169 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith a large black \u0026amp; white illustration of newly hatched chicks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCreased down the center, a couple short tears along the folds, light foxing, but in good condition with no major issues.\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 witty satire rebuking perceived trends toward secularization and scientific belief over church doctrine and religious faith.\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;\"\u003eAlthough we purchased it solely for the great title, this poem, as we discovered, seems to have caused a small sensation when it was published. Told from the perspective of a newly hatched chick who simply cannot fathom how they came from something as paltry as an egg, our rationalistic chicken declares, \"What I can't see, I never will believe in!\" A contemporary article in Harper's New Monthly Magazine noted that \"It has had great currency in England among the clergy, many of whom have assisted in spreading it abroad; and even secularists have found it passable--as a caricature.\" Despite its popularity and having been reprinted numerous times in the form of \"penny sheets,\" we find surprisingly few copies in institutions and no copies currently in the trade.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(1107)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\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;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427548619052,"sku":"1107","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1107_01.jpg?v=1783708073"},{"product_id":"travel-design-ten-hotel-luggage-labels-and-one-duplicate-from-japan-java-and-india","title":"(TRAVEL). (DESIGN). Ten hotel luggage labels (and one duplicate) from Japan, Java, and India.","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(TRAVEL). (DESIGN).\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;\"\u003eTen hotel luggage labels (and one duplicate) from Japan, Java, and India.\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;\"\u003eca. 1920s-40s\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEleven items total.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAll measuring under 125 x 190 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSome printed in multiple colors, three with photographic reproductions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAll 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;\"\u003eA fantastic collection of colorful luggage labels from the Golden Age of Travel, showcasing early 20th century typography and advertising aesthetics from hotels catering to Western tastes.\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;\"\u003eLuggage tags were a common part of high-end hotel service from the early 1900s through the 1960s. Both advertisement and souvenir, these labels would normally be pasted directly onto the rigid suitcases of hotel guests. The present collection of 11 labels, however, are in near perfect condition, and clearly have never been used.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe labels 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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Nara Hotel (Nara Park, Japan) - two copies\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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eImperial Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)\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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNikko Hotel (Japan) - two different labels\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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHotel de Paris (Benares, India)\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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eGrand Hotel (Rockville, Darjeeling, India)\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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHotel Bellevue (Buitenzorg, Java)\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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eGrand Hotel, Limited (Yokohama, Japan)\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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Oriental Hotel, Limited (Kobe, Japan)\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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eKamakura Kaihin-In Hotel (Kamakura, Japan)\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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(1123)\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":53427555729708,"sku":"1123","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1123_02.jpg?v=1783708489"},{"product_id":"antiquities-women-collectors-budge-e-a-wallace-egyptian-antiquities-in-the-possession-of-lady-meux-at-theobalds-park-waltham-cross","title":"(ANTIQUITIES). (WOMEN COLLECTORS). BUDGE, E. A. Wallace. Egyptian Antiquities in the Possession of Lady Meux at Theobald's Park, Waltham Cross.","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 Beautifully Produced Catalogue Signed and Inscribed by the Collector\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(ANTIQUITIES). (WOMEN COLLECTORS). BUDGE, E. A. Wallace.\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;\"\u003eEgyptian Antiquities in the Possession of Lady Meux at Theobald's Park, Waltham Cross.\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;\"\u003eHarrison \u0026amp; Sons\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1893\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ex, 119, [1] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e270 x 215 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNo. 3 of 200 copies.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePublisher's brown pebble-grain morocco stamped in gilt by Harrison \u0026amp; Sons, watered silk endleaves, all edges gilt.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith folding frontispiece depicting a sarcophagus.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTitle with inscription to Professor John Blackie, signed by Lady Meux.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eJoints a little flaked, light rubbing to corners and boards with a few patches of loss to grain, several small dark spots to spine, silk pastedowns slightly wavy, but in very good condition overall; light foxing and rumpling to a couple of leaves, small tear at fold of frontispiece, 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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA deluxe, privately printed publication describing the Egyptian artifacts collected by a wealthy and eccentric Victorian woman.\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;\"\u003eValerie Susie, Lady Meux (1852-1910) married into the fabulously wealthy Meux family of brewers in 1878. A one-time actress and hostess, she was never truly accepted by high society. Although she is perhaps best remembered for a series of three portraits painted by James McNeil Whistler, in her day she was also known as a flamboyant personality who rode around in a zebra-drawn carriage, purchased the old Temple Bar gate to install on the Meux estate, and expanded the family home to include a Turkish bath and roller-skating rink. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLady Meux's interest in antiquities was aroused during her honeymoon to Egypt and the Holy Land, and her collection grew to include more than 1,700 objects, which were kept at a specially built museum at her home. The present catalogue, written by keeper of oriental antiquities at the British museum, contains descriptions of some of the most important pieces, including papyrus, sculpture, funereal scarabs, amulets, boxes, and, the jewel of the collection, the mummy and coffin of Nes-Amsu (which purportedly carried a curse). Lady Meux left her collection to the British Museum, but depending on who you ask, the trustees either could not agree on the terms of the donation, or snubbed it altogether due to her low birth. Instead, it was sold at auction in 1911.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis copy is inscribed to John Stuart Blackie (1809-95), a Scottish-born professor of humanities and Greek, who would have gotten on rather well with Lady Meux; an enthusiastic and idiosyncratic fellow, he \"enjoyed his persona as a flamboyant eccentric,\" and is reported to have \"mounted a pyramid to sing 'Scots wha hae'\" while visiting Egypt at the age of 70 (DNB). (1171)\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":53427560153388,"sku":"1171","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1171_01.jpg?v=1783709073"},{"product_id":"cookbook-chao-buwei-yang-how-to-cook-and-eat-in-chinese","title":"(COOKBOOK). CHAO, Buwei Yang. How to Cook and Eat in Chinese.","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 Classic Chinese-American Cookbook\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(COOKBOOK). CHAO, Buwei Yang.\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;\"\u003eHow to Cook and Eat in Chinese.\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;\"\u003eThe John Day Company\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1945\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003exviii, 262 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e208 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 yellow cloth boards, black and red lettering in English and Chinese.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCovers with a few scuffs and superficial scratches; contents very clean with just one or two small smudges and a couple faint creases to corners. \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 landmark cookbook that introduced Chinese recipes, techniques, and customs to the English-speaking world, coining phrases such as \"pot-stickers\" and \"stir fry.\" \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 remarkable Buwei Yang Chao (1889-1981) was born in China and studied medicine in Tokyo before moving to the United States prior to World War II. With the help of her linguist husband and daughter, Chao (who did not speak much English) wrote the present work, \"the first truly insightful English-language Chinese cookbook\" (Mendelson), using ingredients that would be readily available to the average American family. The book includes a glowing preface by Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck, who calls it \"a contribution to international understanding.\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(1173)\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;\"\u003eFurther reading: Mendelson, \"Chow Chop Suey: Food and the Chinese American Journey.\"\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":53427560513836,"sku":"1173","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1173_01.jpg?v=1783709158"},{"product_id":"costume-hand-painted-print-rosaura-in-dem-schauspiel-das-leben-ein-traum","title":"(COSTUME). (HAND-PAINTED PRINT).   Rosaura in dem Schauspiel: Das Leben ein Traum.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eVibrant Contemporary Hand Coloring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(COSTUME). (HAND-PAINTED PRINT). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRosaura in dem Schauspiel: Das Leben ein Traum. [Rosaura in the Play: Life is a Dream].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eGermany or Austria\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1850\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSingle plate, printed on one side only.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e274 x 178 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSlight crease on one edge and a hint of toning to paper. Near 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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA cross-dressing female heroine defends her honor, with exquisite hand-coloring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRosaura is a central character in Pedro Calderón de la Barca's play \"La vida es sueño,\" first published in Spain in 1636. Dressing as a man, Rosaura travels (by hippogriff!) to the Polish court determined to seek vengeance on the man who took her honor. The present image depicts her in noble feminine dress, but with a breastplate, plumed helmet, and sword. This print is unsigned, but it probably appeared as part of a costume anthology printed in the Romantic era--a time when Calderón de la Barca's plays were being revived and he was dubbed the \"Spanish Shakespeare.\" (1190)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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":53442678292780,"sku":"1190","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1190_01.jpg?v=1784236631"},{"product_id":"etui-book-like-objects-ladies-companion","title":"(ETUI). (BOOK-LIKE OBJECTS). Ladies Companion.","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;\"\u003eEveryday Objects Made Ornate\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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(ETUI). (BOOK-LIKE OBJECTS).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLadies Companion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEngland\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1880?\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e96 x 54 x 38 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal purple morocco with color onlays, stamped in gilt.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith writing and sewing accessories, including a needle case, thimble, lace making tools, a reusable writing tablet, and quill.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLeather a little scuffed and stained, accessories with minor wear, apparently a couple pieces missing (as often), but in very good 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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn irresistibly charming portable \"etui\" holding tiny everyday essentials for writing and sewing, shaped to look like a pull-off case for a book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEtuis (from the French word \"estuier\" meaning \"to keep\") were particularly popular among upper-class women in the 18th and 19th centuries, and were often ornately decorated, as here. They were usually outfitted with small personal items made from expensive materials such as silver, ivory, and mother of pearl, thus serving both as status symbols and practical accessories. (1112)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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":53442679472428,"sku":"1112","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1112_03.jpg?v=1784236920"},{"product_id":"fabric-design-japan-yamashita-konosuke-hana-fukusa-pattern-book-for-cloth","title":"(FABRIC DESIGN). (JAPAN). YAMASHITA Konosuke. Hana fukusa. [Pattern book for cloth].","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 Global Fabric\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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(FABRIC DESIGN). (JAPAN). YAMASHITA Konosuke.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHana fukusa. [Pattern book for cloth].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOsaka\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePrinted by Aoki Tsunesaburo\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMeiji 26 [1893]\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e23 double folded leaves. One of two volumes only.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e262 x 178 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal eggplant-colored fabric, printed paper label on upper cover.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith 20 leaves of color illustrations for chintz, or \"sarasa,\" patterns.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA near fine copy with minor issues: corners a little rubbed, light foxing to cover label, small red stain on top edge of text block; paper slightly toned, short tear at head of first and last fold, and a couple of thumb smudges or tiny stains.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA beautiful collection of chintz designs based on fabrics from India, marketed toward a Japanese audience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eChintz (or \"sarasa,\" as it is locally known) originated in India, and features colorful floral, arabesque, and geometric designs, as well as animal motifs and even human figures. The fabric was introduced to Japan in the 16th century via European traders, and the Japanese perfected their own methods of producing the textile during the Edo period. The present work captures the sumptuous colors and sense of exoticism associated with sarasa cloth. While the overall appearance of this work evokes an Indian aesthetic, the designs also incorporate symbols and motifs that were popular in Japan, including fans, chrysanthemums, and the circular \"tomoe\" symbol. The term \"fukusa\" in the title refers to small squares of fabric used for purposes such as tea ceremonies and to wrap \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eformal gifts, suggesting the high value placed on sarasa fabric in Japanese culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis work would originally have been produced in two volumes, but it is not unusual to find single volumes on the market. We have not been able to find any other copies of this exact work online, but similar reprints do exist; however, ours stands out for its lovely cloth binding, thick paper, and excellent condition. (1024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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":53442694578476,"sku":"1024","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1024_04.jpg?v=1784237415"},{"product_id":"fashion-textiles-nylon-west-cumberland-silk-mills-unique-portfolio-of-fashion-photos-and-news-articles-commemorating-an-exhibition-of-nylon-fabrics","title":"(FASHION). (TEXTILES - NYLON). West Cumberland Silk Mills. [Unique portfolio of fashion photos and news articles commemorating an exhibition of nylon fabrics].","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;\"\u003eAn Overlooked Milestone in Fashion History\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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(FASHION). (TEXTILES - NYLON). West Cumberland Silk Mills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Unique portfolio of fashion photos and news articles commemorating an exhibition of nylon fabrics].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWhitehaven, England\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1951\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[22] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e322 x 275 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal textured blue and black paper scrapbook with rivets, upper cover with blue leather label stamped in gilt.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith 28 black and white glossy photographs tipped on, plus tipped-on newspaper articles, magazine ads, and an invitation to the exhibition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCorners and edges rubbed, a few tears and scratches to binding; light rubbing to contents, a few of the photographs wavy due to the glue, but clean and in very good or better 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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA commemorative portfolio of an exhibition showcasing the high-fashion potential of nylon, the \"miracle fabric,\" with photographs of designer dresses, articles, advertisements, and an original invitation to the event.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMade entirely from synthetic fibers, nylon was invented by chemist Wallace Carothers for the chemical giant DuPont, making its public debut at the 1939 New York World's Fair. The highly durable and elastic \"miracle fabric\" was initially targeted toward women (nylon stockings debuted in the US in 1940), but it was soon redirected toward the war effort, where it was made into rope, parachutes, jackets, and other critical materials. By the 1950s, when the present scrapbook was assembled, wartime restrictions had lifted and nylon was being adopted for use at all levels of the fashion industry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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;\"\u003eFounded in 1938 by two Jewish-Hungarian immigrants, the West Cumberland Silk Mills (later Sekers Fabrics) worked extensively with nylon during the Second World War. Realizing the fabric's massive, untapped potential for the fashion world, the company staged the present exhibition during the Festival of Britain in 1951, a nationwide effort to showcase the country's postwar recovery. The firm invited fashion houses such as Lanvin, Digby Morton, and Jacques Griffe to use their proprietary nylon blends to demonstrate the material's unique properties. By pairing nylon with haute couture names and tailoring, this exhibition effectively shattered the notion that it was a cheap, utilitarian fabric. Following the exhibition, Miki Sekers (one of the co-founders of the Mill) became a close collaborator with Christian Dior, supplying high-end synthetic and blended fabrics for Dior's ready-to-wear lines for the rest of the decade. (1071)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53442701033772,"sku":"1071","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1071_07.jpg?v=1784237744"},{"product_id":"music-young-joe-and-lewis-sam-m-lyrics-donaldson-walter-music-oh-my-sweet-hortense","title":"(MUSIC). YOUNG, Joe. [and] LEWIS, Sam M. (Lyrics); DONALDSON, Walter (Music). Oh! My Sweet Hortense.","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(MUSIC). YOUNG, Joe. [and] LEWIS, Sam M. (Lyrics); DONALDSON, Walter (Music).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOh! My Sweet Hortense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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;\"\u003eIrving Berlin Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[1921]\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e6pp. (including covers).\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e306 x 233 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePrinted color wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eShort split at bottom of fold, a couple very small tears on folded edge, a couple faint pencil markings on cover, but a very good copy with no major issues. \u003cb\u003e$25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA fabulous cover for a dance hall favorite, cheekily subtitled \"She ain't good lookin'--but she's got good sense.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e (1166) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; 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":53442701361452,"sku":"1166","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1166_01.jpg?v=1784237826"},{"product_id":"performance-art-pavlova-anna-program-and-ephemera-related-to-anna-pavlovas-farewell-tour-in-the-united-states","title":"(PERFORMANCE ART). (PAVLOVA, Anna). [Program and ephemera related to Anna Pavlova's farewell tour in the United States].","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;\"\u003eAnna Pavlova's Final US Tour\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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PERFORMANCE ART). (PAVLOVA, Anna).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Program and ephemera related to Anna Pavlova's farewell tour in the United States].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNew York and Chicago\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRogers \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[1924]\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[16 pp.]\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e316 x 238 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal dark green textured boards, upper cover with large embossed gilt plaque and signature of Anna Pavlova.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIllustrated throughout with photographic reproductions.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight rubbing to gilt and minor signs of handling; photo with light edge wear and a small pen mark. Near fine overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA lovely trio of items celebrating the Russian prima ballerina, including a souvenir program, performance program, and an early sepia-toned silver print of Pavlova in costume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne of the most iconic ballet dancers of the 20th century, Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) was a principal artist at the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes, and is particularly renowned for originating the role of The Dying Swan. Pavlova formed her own independent dance company in 1913, touring extensively worldwide. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe present souvenir program was created for her \"Farewell Tour\" of the United States in 1924-25. It includes photographs of Pavlova performing various roles, as well as details about the repertoire (which included some of her most famous dances) and company members (particularly Laurent Novikoff and Alexandre Volinine). The souvenir program is accompanied by paper program, published for Pavlova's performance at the Columbia Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as a photograph of Pavlova in her role as \"Amarilla,\" taken by Herman Mishkin (with his copyright signature in the negative) in New York, probably around 1910.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(1187)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53442704474412,"sku":"1187","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1187_01.jpg?v=1784237937"},{"product_id":"performing-arts-mexico-rubin-pedro-program-for-a-recital-starring-ballet-dancer-pedro-rubin","title":"(PERFORMING ARTS). (MEXICO). (RUBIN, Pedro). [Program for a recital starring ballet dancer Pedro Rubin].","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 Mexican Ballerino Returns Home\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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PERFORMING ARTS). (MEXICO). (RUBIN, Pedro).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Program for a recital starring ballet dancer Pedro Rubin].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Mexico]\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.p.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1930\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[4] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e230 x 155 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith illustrations and photographic reproductions.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight soiling and creases, two small tape repairs along edges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFeaturing a fabulous image of the Mexican ballerino dressed in a fanciful Aztec costume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePedro Rubin was a prominent Mexican dancer who was featured in Florenz Ziegfeld's famous 1927 operetta Rio Rita, and was hired as Ballet Master for the Folies-Bergère in Paris. The present program suggests that he was little known in Mexico, owing to the fact that the majority of his career was spent in the United States and abroad. Supporting dancers for this recital were supplied by Miss [Lettie] Carroll, a pioneering dance instructor who emigrated to Mexico City in the 1920s. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1169)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; 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":53442707095852,"sku":"1169","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1169_01.jpg?v=1784238043"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/collections\/1037_07.jpg?v=1783545827","url":"https:\/\/bricolagerarebooks.com\/collections\/books-ephemera.oembed?page=2","provider":"Bricolage Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}