{"title":"Uncommon Ground","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"artists-book-viguers-susan-the-universe-tends-toward-disorder","title":"(ARTIST'S BOOK). VIGUERS, Susan. The Universe Tends Toward Disorder.","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;\"\u003eLoschmidt's Paradox\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=\"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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(ARTIST'S BOOK). VIGUERS, Susan.\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 Universe Tends Toward Disorder.\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[Pennsylvania\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eShandy Press\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e2001]\u003c\/span\u003e) (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eUnfolded: 270 x 165 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne of 30 copies, this being the author's copy, signed by the author inside the folding paper box.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSix double-sided plates composed of recycled shutter slats painted beige, connected with Tyvek strips to form a Jacob's Ladder book. Housed in a marbled Elephant Hide paper box with printed text and a diagram showing how to use the book.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFive of the slats with screen printed illustrations of wine glasses, and one with with text.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA very tiny chip on one slat, 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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; 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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA cheeky mix of folk toy and artist's book, testing the scientific paradox that actions are [not] reversible.\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=\"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-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=\"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 classic kinetic toy known as \"Jacob's ladder\" is here used as a vehicle for an unusual artist's book that plays with two fundamentally opposed principles: on one side is printed the second law of thermodynamics, relating to entropy (\"the universe tends toward disorder\"). On the connected slats below, there is a series of cascading images depicting a falling wine glass breaking on the floor. The opposite side displays the related law that considers time-reversibility (\"every motion is potentially reversible\"). When the ladder is flipped to reveal the second quote, the broken wine glass reverses its path and becomes whole once again. In the artist's words, \"Only one side of the ladder is readable at a time; mutually exclusive, they embody the artist's perception of the impossible tension between the two principles.\" The artist constructed the ladder from discarded shutter slats, and this act of reclamation and reuse is an integral part of the work.\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\u003cbr\u003eFrom the artist's website: \"Susan Viguers is a book artist, writer, and teacher. Her artist’s books have been shown in various national and international venues and are included numerous public and private collections. For almost nine years, until recently, she was director of the MFA Book Arts\/Printmaking Program at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she has taught in various departments since the mid 1970s. She has a PhD in English from Bryn Mawr College and has published creative non-fiction and poetry as well as scholarship and criticism in the areas of Renaissance drama, children’s literature, and artists' books.\" (1116)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53705787703596,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1116_03_18b9954b-afb1-40d8-ac4a-533c01e1310a.jpg?v=1787768834"},{"product_id":"experimental-fiction-wilkie-britt-mirrors-of-time","title":"(EXPERIMENTAL FICTION). WILKIE, Britt. Mirrors of Time.","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(EXPERIMENTAL FICTION). WILKIE, Britt.\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;\"\u003eMirrors of Time.\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;\"\u003eSan Francisco\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNova News\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1971\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[12] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e246 x 170 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal black \u0026amp; white printed wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIllustrated throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn excellent copy, with a couple negligible spots to wrappers, light crease on lower edge; contents lightly toned but 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\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA publication that defies definition, combining a disarmament directive according to the author's own pseudo-scientific \"Nova Formula,\" and visual collages, mixing images of art, the government and military, science, and the occult.\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=\"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-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=\"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;\"\u003eA copy of this work appeared in the Grolier Club's 2025 exhibition titled \"After Words: Visual and Experimental Poetry in Little Magazines and Small Presses, 1960–2025.\" (1153)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53705788260652,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1153_01.jpg?v=1786660371"},{"product_id":"outsider-art-caricatures-helmu-sketchbook-containing-caricatures-of-political-figures-and-others","title":"(OUTSIDER ART). (CARICATURES). \"HELMU.\" [Sketchbook containing caricatures of political figures and others.]","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;\"\u003eWith 300 Original Illustrations\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=\"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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(OUTSIDER ART). (CARICATURES). \"HELMU.\"\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;\"\u003e[Sketchbook containing caricatures of political figures and others.]\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;\"\u003eFinland\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1959-61\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[50] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e296 x 219 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal spiral-bound notebook with shiny blue and green covers.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith 300 sketches made on small pieces of white and tan paper (predominantly pencil, but several in pen and a few colored in pastel) tipped onto sketchbook pages (two sketches loose).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMinor wear to exterior; a little graphite transfer onto facing pages. Excellent condition throughout.\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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; 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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA wonderfully expressive and idiosyncratic album by a Finnish artist, crafted with a distinct edginess.\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=\"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-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=\"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;\"\u003eThis amazing collection of small-format sketches is almost entirely composed of caricatures both real and imagined, including figures such as Stalin, Napoleon, Hermann Göring, Emperor Hirohito, Eisenhower, George Marshall, and Joachim von Ribbentrop. Although there are a few women included in this work, the artist seems to have been primarily interested in portraying figures traditionally associated with masculinity, such as cowboys, soldiers, pirates, police, and even cavemen. Facial features are often highly exaggerated (for example, wild hair or protruding chins and noses), and although the compositions themselves are rather simple, there is a palpable energy and refreshing lack of preciousness to each piece.\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\u003cbr\u003eDespite the impressionistic nature of these sketches, which show rapid pencil movements and can have an unfinished quality, the artist presents his work in a neat and precise manner: each piece is cut to size, grouped by theme, and carefully pasted into the album for display. Most sketches are signed \"Helmu,\" but the work contains no further information about our mysterious artist. We can deduce from the language in some of the images that Helmu was Finnish, but we have been unable to track down any further details about their life and work. For now, this album remains a wonderfully eccentric piece of outsider art, and an utter joy to flip through. (1068)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53705791471916,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1068_07.jpg?v=1786660468"},{"product_id":"outsider-art-manuscript-souvenir-de-la-classe-1909-notebook-of-songs-and-illustrations-by-a-soldier","title":"(OUTSIDER ART). (MANUSCRIPT). Souvenir de la Classe 1909. [Notebook of songs and illustrations by a soldier].","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eArt and Lyrics Kept by a French Soldier Stationed in Algeria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(OUTSIDER ART). (MANUSCRIPT). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; 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\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSouvenir de la Classe 1909. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Notebook of songs and illustrations by a soldier].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAlgeria\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1912-13\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e213 [i.e. 214], 218-221, 224-227, 230-232, [3] pp. Pagination in a contemporary hand. Missing several leaves toward the end of the book, including the most of the song \"Le Legionnaire.\"\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e222 x 176 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal cloth backed marbled paper boards, cover with a colored paper title laid on.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMany pages with illustrations in pen colored pencil, each song with a hand-lettered title.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eEdges a bit rubbed, title on upper board with a repair across the middle and with some chipping; a few stains and light soiling internally, but in very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn amazing survival containing a collection of songs popular among French soldiers stationed abroad, heavily illustrated with a unique style of imagery drawing on popular culture of the time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis unassuming notebook, kept by a young French soldier stationed at Fort National (now Larbaâ Nath Irathen) in northern Algeria, contains the lyrics to more than 80 songs and some wonderfully off-kilter illustrations. The songs here are not \"official\" military anthems or patriotic marches; instead, they include traditional melodies, dance hall favorites, bawdy ballads, and other popular tunes, reflecting what soldiers of the period were actually listening to while at the barracks or relaxing. Themes include homesickness, political and social satire, military life, romantic (and carnal) love, and, of course, pretty young women. There are also a few songs that relate specifically to the African continent, such as\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\"Arrouah Sidi\" by the French-Algerian composer Albert Valensi. Some songs in this collection are identifiable; others will require more research or are, perhaps, lost to time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAnother remarkable aspect of this notebook are the copious illustrations that accompany the lyrics. The images, which are outlined in pencil or pen and then filled with colored pencil, appear almost childlike at first glance; facial features are slightly askew, lines are simplified, and planes flattened, yet they are immensely charming and have a distinct flair. The images, which frequently feature scantily clad women, soldiers in uniform, and romantic trysts, were certainly traced from magazines or newspapers available at the time, but, much like a scrapbook, they take on new meaning in the way they are reworked and juxtaposed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAlthough this work is unsigned, it provides a number of clues about owner's life. From notes on the cover and elsewhere, we know that he was part of the class of 1909 (marking year he turned 20 and registered), meaning that he was probably born in 1889. We also know that he was a member of France's 157th Regiment, which originally would have been an Alpine brigade stationed in southeastern France. The place names listed on the cover suggest that our solider slept and ran drills at the Serin barracks, stood guard or participated in exercises up the hill at Fort Saint-Lauren[t], and was stationed in the city of Lyon within the Rhône region. Following his mandatory two years of service, it seems he was sent to Algeria (which was still under French colonial rule) from at least 1912-13 for an additional assignment. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eImportantly, many of the songs in this work end with a note about the date and location where it was copied down. This is often followed by a countdown listing the number of days before his \"escape\" (i.e., when his service finished). This small but poignant detail helps us to understand this work as something more than a playful collection of popular songs and images; it was a way to connect with his home and culture, and provided an outlet to cope with the loneliness, monotony, and uncertainty of the job. As a whole, this is a fascinating piece that tells a compelling story, offering multiple avenues for additional study. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1149)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eN. B. Our research indicates that there is a small and relatively unknown group of similar notebooks by other French soldiers of the period, which were written about in an article by Michel Sancho in the journal \"Carnet de la Sabretache\" no. 193. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; 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":53705791766828,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1149_01.jpg?v=1786660653"},{"product_id":"performance-art-champagne-lenora-reptile-warmth","title":"(PERFORMANCE ART). CHAMPAGNE, Lenora. Reptile Warmth.","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;\"\u003eAn Unrecorded Performance Piece\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=\"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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PERFORMANCE ART). CHAMPAGNE, Lenora.\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;\"\u003eReptile Warmth.\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[New York]\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLeonora Champagne\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1984\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e10 leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e178 x 116 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eStapled typescript.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith two postcards, each advertising two different performances, and a 12-page booklet highlighting Champagne's work and positive critical reviews.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSmall stain on edge of one postcard, but near fine all around.\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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; 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-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn early work by playwright and performer Lenora Champagne, with additional promotional material made in the first few years of the artist's career. \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=\"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-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=\"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;\"\u003eFirst staged in 1984, \"Reptile Warmth\" is \"an ironic look at sexuality and spirituality, and what happens when the two are confused. . . . [It] is about extinction anxieties and the perversity of going after things that are bad for you.\" The present item seems to be a copy of a hand-corrected typescript, and probably one of very few that exist. The play was never printed, and we find no other copies of the script in OCLC or anywhere else online. \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\u003cbr\u003eThe typescript comes with three other pieces of ephemera: a promotional booklet listing all of Champagne's early works and images of her performances, and two promotional postcards (one of which is stamped and addressed) for \"Fractured Juliet,\" and \"From the Red Light District\"--the latter with an especially amusing image of Champagne dressed like a protester on the Christian right.\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\u003cbr\u003eLenora Champagne (b. 1951) was born in the Louisiana Bayou and moved to New York in 1972. Though she was initially wanted to be come a painter, Champagne was drawn to experimental theater and earned a PhD in Performance Studies from NYU in 1980. She is currently a professor at Purchase College, and has extensive experience as a performer, writer, director, and educator.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(1194)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53705792258348,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1194_01_6096309c-6282-4207-aee4-ef4ec8fcf68d.jpg?v=1787774571"},{"product_id":"fine-press-doyle-john-l-the-human-race-portfolio-one-the-counselors","title":"(FINE PRESS). DOYLE, John L. The Human Race. Portfolio One: The Counselors","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eA Tour-de-Force of Twentieth-Century American Graphic Art \u003c\/span\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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(FINE PRESS). DOYLE, John L. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe Human Race. Portfolio One: The Counselors. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(Milwaukee: Fishy Whale Press, 1983) With introductory leaf and colophon leaf, plus 20 lithographs. (Lithographs: 30 3\/8 x 22 1\/4\") First Edition. One of 150 copies. Unbound as issued, housed in the original light brown faux-leather clamshell case, upper cover with gilt lettering. With 20 original lithographs hand-printed by Roland Poska: 10 in color on BFK Rives paper, and 10 monochrome proofs on handmade color paper. Each print titled and signed by the artist. Small dings to case; contents pristine.\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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; 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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eAn ambitious fine press work devoted to one man's visual and philosophical interpretation of human civilization.\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-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=\"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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis suite of lithographic prints belongs to the artist's monumental, long-term artistic project, \"The Great Human Race,\" which grew out of his study of ethnology and anthropology. John L. Doyle sought to render his observations of human civilization into a visual record, transforming his drawings and research into a series of images concerned with the organization, expressions, and fixations of human society. The project consists of four \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eseparately published suites issued by the Fishy Whale Press between 1980-85 (there was also a \"Collector's Edition\" of 60 prints published in 1978), each of which is devoted to a different institution or discipline, namely, Medicine, Business, Architecture, and Law.\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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present work, titled \"The Counselors,\" conveys concepts related to law, justice, and truth through stylized illustrations of historical advisors and authority figures. \"Wisdom,\" for example, is represented by an Aztec magistrate protected by the god Quetzalcoatl; and \"Obligation\" is visualized as a samurai carrying his family crest. Each figure is richly clad and imposing, embodying the dignity and solemnity of their stations. The compositions are both meticulously conceived and fantastical, often combining familiar structures and images with distorted symbols, strange juxtapositions, and a mythic atmosphere. Each lithograph in this series appears twice: printed in color on BFK Rives paper, and printed in black ink only on color paper.\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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn L. Doyle (1939-2010) was educated at the Art Institute of Chicago and Northern Illinois University. His work reflects an eclectic style and multicultural influences. According to the Canon Museum of Art, \"He has favored printmaking, in particular, lithography as a medium; the challenge of the exacting technical demands is what interests him most.\" Printer Roland Poska (1938-2017) was a master printer, pioneering paper maker, and a cofounder of the Milwaukee Institute of Art \u0026amp; Design. He founded the Fishy Whale Press in 1961, which was particularly renowned for its lithography. Not someone to shy away from large projects, Poska once created a 270-foot painting for Rockford, Illinois' Main Street.\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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiven the scarcity of the edition and the likelihood that individual prints have been separated and dispersed, intact examples of this work (or any of the suites in the series) are difficult to find on the market. Our copy includes an envelope containing copies of 20 \"Edition Documentation Records,\" signed by both Doyle and Poska, providing additional documentation relating to the production and edition. Please note that this item will require additional shipping charges due to its size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53717219246380,"sku":"1196","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/STCBR2601_02.jpg?v=1787101975"},{"product_id":"poetry-counterculture-rjs-robert-j-sigmund-persecuted-poets-series-number-one","title":"(POETRY). (COUNTERCULTURE). rjs [Robert J. Sigmund]. Persecuted Poets Series Number One","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eA Model of Resiliency in the Mimeo Revolution\u003c\/span\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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(POETRY). (COUNTERCULTURE). rjs [Robert J. Sigmund]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003ePersecuted Poets Series Number One. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(Cleveland: Ghost Press, 1967) [10] leaves. (178 x 140 mm.) One of 150 copies. Original black wrappers with black \u0026amp; white photographic portrait on upper cover, stapled as issued, stamped label on verso of first leaf. Text entirely stamped by hand. A very good copy with slight sunning to upper cover, two-inch loss to top corner of lower wrapper, offsetting from label (as usual), contents clean and bright.\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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; 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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eA rare and significant artifact of American underground publishing, produced in a very small edition just shortly before the poet's incarceration in connection to an infamous censorship case.\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-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=\"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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003ePoet Robert J. Sigmund (who signed his work \"rjs\") was heavily active in Cleveland's counterculture and mimeograph publishing scene in the 1960s and '70s, working closely alongside figures such as d. a. levy, James Lowell, and Tom Kryss. The group gained national attention in 1967 when levy was arrested for producing and distributing \"obscene\" materials and \"contributing to the delinquency of minors\"; rjs was also arrested in connection with the same broader crackdown targeting the city's underground artists and writers and sentenced to six months at the county workhouse. \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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present work, inspired by rjs' \"persecution\" by the authorities, is a symbol of resiliency and innovation in the face of censorship. Forming a single phrase (\"my brain is bleeding like Niagara\") over several pages, the booklet was printed using ink and rubber stamps--a choice almost certainly born of necessity after levy's Ghost Press printing materials were confiscated by the police. The work ends with a note about the author's impending confinement: \"rjs new address for the next six months: Workhouse Cooley Institutions 4051 Northfield Rd Warrensville, Ohio.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53717234254124,"sku":"1150","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1150_01.jpg?v=1787102138"},{"product_id":"poetry-lgbtq-wieners-john-we-were-there-a-gay-presence-at-the-democratic-convention-playboy","title":"(POETRY). (LGBTQ+). WIENERS, John. We Were There! A Gay Presence at the Democratic Convention. [Playboy].","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe Second Publication of the \"Good Gay Poets\"\u003c\/span\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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(POETRY). (LGBTQ+). WIENERS, John. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eWe Were There! A Gay Presence at the Democratic Convention. [Playboy]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(Boston: The Good Gay Poets, 1972) [13] leaves, printed on rectos only. (305 x 230 mm.) First Edition. Original brown printed wrappers with yapp edges, stapled as issued. Wrappers a little sunned and with several small tears around the edges; contents with one or two trivial marks, first and last pages toned, otherwise excellent.\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\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\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\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe longest poem of Wiener's career, journaling a road trip from New York to Miami for the Democratic Convention--which, for the first time, included openly gay speakers.\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 \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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eFormed in 1972, the Good Gay Poets (a play on Walt Whitman's moniker, the \"Good Gray Poet\") was a publishing collective that grew out of the first gay male national newspaper, \"Fag Rag.\" Both entities were known for their groundbreaking work publishing queer media in the post-Stonewall era.\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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeat poet John Wieners (1934-2002) was a member of the San Francisco Renaissance and an activist for causes such as the gay liberation movement. According to the Poetry Foundation, \"His poetry combines candid accounts of sexual and drug-related experimentation with jazz-influenced improvisation, placing both in a lyrical structure.\" Alan Ginsberg considered him an unsung genius, writing in the Foreword to Wieners' \"Selected Poems\" that \"[his] glory is solitary, as pure poet--a man reduced to loneliness in poetry, without worldly distractions--and a man become one with his poetry.\"\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":53717243101484,"sku":"1154","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1154_01.jpg?v=1787102258"},{"product_id":"poetry-finch-peter-cycle-of-the-suns","title":"(POETRY). FINCH, Peter. Cycle of the Suns.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003ePoetry Meets Graphic Art\u003c\/span\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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(POETRY). FINCH, Peter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eCycle of the Suns. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(Glasgow: Art Living, ca. 1969) [18] leaves, printed on rectos only. (305 x 251 mm.)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOriginal screen-printed wrappers in multiple colors, stapled as issued, yapp fore edge. Most leaves with printed red and\/or black graphic designs. Wrappers with some small nicks and scratches, otherwise excellent.\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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; 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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eEarly experimental poetry by Welsh poet and psychogeographer Peter Finch (b. 1947), in a bright and graphically appealing wrapper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53717252014380,"sku":"1155","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1155_01.jpg?v=1787102318"},{"product_id":"science-fiction-medicine-ramon-y-cajal-santiago-doctor-bacteria-cuentos-de-vacaciones","title":"(SCIENCE FICTION). (MEDICINE). [RAMON Y CAJAL, SANTIAGO.] \"DOCTOR BACTERIA.\" Cuentos de vacaciones.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eProto-Science Fiction by the \"Don Quixote of the Microscope\"\u003c\/span\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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(SCIENCE FICTION). (MEDICINE). [RAMON Y CAJAL, SANTIAGO.] \"DOCTOR BACTERIA.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eCuentos de vacaciones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(Madrid: Imprenta de Fortanet, 1905) viii, 238, [2] pp. (200 x 135 mm.) First Edition. Original wrappers printed red and black. With head- and tailpieces. Upper wrapper with ink stamp of Domingo Sanchez of Madrid. Upper joint split at top, spine with a little paper loss, a varnish or glue added to the backstrip to prevent further losses (with a little seepage onto edges of covers), wrappers slightly soiled; contents toned due to paper quality, with just a couple of rough openings and nicks to edges, but this fragile work in very good condition overall.\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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; 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-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eA rare work of speculative fiction by a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, incorporating microscopes, bacteria, and serums.\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-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=\"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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis series of short \"pseudoscientific narratives,\" originally written in the 1880s and published here for the first time in 1905, explores the dark side of scientific advancements. Each uncanny tale presents a different ethical or social imperative through the lens of science--particularly the fields of bacteriology and microscopy. In the opening piece, \"A secret grievance, a secret revenge,\" Dr. Forschung, a brilliant but aging bacteriologist, infects his young wife's lover with bovine tuberculosis--and in the process infects his wife as well. He cures her, but her youth and beauty still represent a threat. To make her his equal (and, at least in his mind, prevent further infidelities), our scientist injects his wife with a serum called \"seniline,\" which speeds up the aging process. The true horror comes in the epilogue, in which Dr. Forschung ruminates on how seniline has been successfully tested on criminals and the insane; its calming effects, Dr. Forschung writes, might also be useful for controlling the underprivileged classes, and to aid the evangelization of African tribes. In one of the author's most inventive tales, \"The corrected pessimist,\" a doctor gains the power to use his eyes like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003ea microscope, enabling him to see the minutiae of the world--but not the bigger picture. Ramón y Cajal waited 20 years to publish this work--and even then, distributed it privately to friends and family. First editions are very rare on the market.\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\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSantiago Ramón y Cajal (1852-1934) grew up wanting to be an artist but instead went into medicine at the behest of his father. He is best known for his contributions to neuroanatomy and neurology, winning the Nobel Prize together with Camillo Golgi for their work on the structure of the central nervous system. Ramón y Cajal led a remarkably rich and varied life that included writing fiction, making his own scientific drawings, experimenting with photography, and even becoming a bodybuilder as a young man.\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53717259223340,"sku":"1118","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1118_01.jpg?v=1787102409"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/collections\/1155_01.png?v=1787102741","url":"https:\/\/bricolagerarebooks.com\/collections\/outsiders.oembed","provider":"Bricolage Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}