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1968rif. 161830N.p.: Cosmos Films 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Gina is a quiet reserved girl until she buys a dirty paperback at a Greenwich Village bookstore releasing a pandora's box of erotic dreams and fantasies. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and faint creasing. Cosmos Films unknown books
1974rif. 147271London: Hemisphere Productions 1974. British Treatment script for the 1974 UK film here under the working title "Internecine." Former spy Robert Elliot has recently been promoted to a government advisory position. In order to start his new job without any ties to his shady past he crafts a scheme which will take out his four former associates over the course of one fateful night. Set and partially shot on location in London. Green wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for novelist Mort W. Elkind. 45 leaves with last page of text numbered 44. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Hemisphere Productions unknown books
1950rif. 147783Los Angeles: United Artists 1950. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1950 film. A young woman visiting her aunt in California finds herself attracted to her aunt's neighbor a wealthy man unexplainably plagued by bad luck. Set and shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and faint toning. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward. United Artists unknown books
1962rif. 131827Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1962. Treatment script for the 1963 film. Paul Brenner at AllMovie: It's Bob Hope as phony explorer Matt Merriwether who promotes himself as an expert on the dark continent basing his exploration of the African subcontinent on old diaries of his uncle. When an American space capsule crashes in an uncharted region of Africa Merriwether based on his alleged expert knowledge of the region is selected to recover the capsule. Joining Merriwether and his pre-Kervorkian suicide kit is security agent Frederica Larsen Edie Adams. Hot on their heels are Russian agents Luba Anita Ekberg and Dr. Ezra Mungo Lionel Jeffries who want to get to the space capsule first. Self wrappers. Title page present integral with front wrapper dated 1st June 1962 noted as Original Screen Treatment on the front wrapper with credits for producers Saltzman and Broccoli. 35 leaves mimeograph on gray stock. Pages Very Good plus to Near Fine side stapled with a single staple. United Artists unknown books
1975rif. 132840Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1975. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1975 US film. Gambler Ron Lewis Joe Don Baker wins a ton of money but is later robbed in the street. In self defense he kills a cop and is sentenced to 4 years of prison where he plots bloody revenge on the corrupt police force and the mayor. Location shooting was critical to the film's gritty look. The AFI catalog notes: "The film's end credits include the following information: 'Filmed Entirely on Location in The State of Tennessee.' . shooting was set to begin in mid-Jul 1973 in New Orleans LA . but filming didn't begin until 14 May 1974 in Nashville TN instead of New Orleans. . The film was also shot on locations within twenty miles of the State Capitol in Nashville TN including the capitol building itself. At Tennessee State Prison real security guards and convicts were used as extras. Governor Winfield Dunn loaned his state-owned Lear jet for a sequence filmed at Rutherford County-Smyrna Airport. Nashville's historic downtown was closed down after midnight for filming. Other locations were Radnor Lake the Starlite nightclub in north Nashville the Sheraton-South Motor Inn and Longacres the opulent estate of a local businessman." 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes else Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1960rif. 11351THE DUDE / THE MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO PLEASURE for November 1960 Mystery Publishing Co. first edition vg in full color pictorial wraps. Contains original contributions by William Lindsay Gresham William Tenn Sam Elkin and others as well as an interview with Mort Sahl not too mention photos of ladies in various poses. Mystery Publishing Co. paperback books
1975rif. 3548Berkeley: Twowindows Press 1975. First edition. . 32mo. 12 pp. Fine in sewn wrappers. Cover art by d.t. tremons. One of 300 copies on Curtis Rag paper. A long poem. Berkeley: Twowindows Press unknown books
1900rif. 4922N.p. France: No printer for Joseph Vitta 1900. FIRST STATE of two before the addition of the artist's signature in the plate. Hardcover. Fine. Printed on laid paper with watermarks "A. Portabeuf" and "Arches". Most margins untrimmed with their deckled edges preserved. Light marginal soiling to some plates one plate with light foxing in lower margin not touching the image one plate with foxing to blank verso not visible on the printed recto final plate with light crease to blank margin and soiling to blank verso. Very light dust-soiling to the tips of the deckles and occasional very small tears in the margins. Housed in a custom box. This copy formerly with David Carritt Limited Artemis Group Ltd. London. A complete set of Albert Besnard's striking suite of 26 etchings on the theme of death signed by the artist in graphite. The edition was limited to nine impressions five of them on paper. At least one paper set and one vellum set were dispersed the National Gallery of Art Washington D.C. has a set comprising a single vellum leaf the other 25 are mixed states on paper. In this set nine prints Delteil 131 136 139 148 150-152 155 156 have watermark "Arches"; the others have the watermark "A. Portabeuf". "Les épreuves de ce premier état tirées 'à fleur de métal' sont d'une remarquable qualité Elles sont toutes signées de l'artiste."Delteil "The title of the series of prints Elle refers to Death La Mort. The series is considered one of Albert Besnard's most significant works in printmaking and depicts the omnipresence of death among the living. In this series Death is shown in several scenes in the disguise of the mistress of the household of a courtesan or of a lover. Death appears in all aspects of daily life striking when one least expects it on the path of a horse rider or as a couple embraces in a garden. One scene is particularly cruel as Death stands in front of a mother with two young children on her lap and the title of the print elucidates what is at stake: Lequel Which One. In Après sa visite After the Visit a man and a woman hide their faces in despair. On the other hand in L'Importune Importunate a doctor by a patient's bedside pushes her away. In Danger passé Danger Passed a horse rider continues on unscathed. Other prints demonstrate the benevolence of Death who can bring relief. In one scene Death brings together a couple under her cloak. "In 1900 the French banker collector and patron Baron Joseph Vitta 1860-1940 commissioned the series Elle from Besnard. The series was to include 50 plates of which only 26 were editioned. A 27th plate titled L'homme suivant la Mort was realized but destroyed after only two proofs were pulled. Vitta controlled the preliminary drawings the plates and the printed impressions and limited the size of the edition. The first printing of the series comprised only nine proofs of each plate. A second state of the series with the addition of Besnard's monogram was printed in nineteen impressions in 1921. An additional set of impressions of the 1921 issue was offered to the printer of the series Auguste Vernant. The plates were then cancelled impressions of the cancelled plates are at the Bibliothèque nationale in Paris. "Born in Paris Albert Besnard entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1866. He exhibited at the Salon of 1868 and won the Prix de Rome in 1874. While in Rome he met Charlotte Dubray 1854-1931 the daughter of the sculptor Vital Dubray 1813-1892 and a sculptor herself who benefited from the sponsorship of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland to study sculpture in Rome. After their marriage in 1879 the couple moved to London. There Dubray had numerous contacts and Besnard received numerous commissions as a portrait painter. He also studied printmaking with Alphonse Legros. Their four children three sons and a daughter became artists. Besnard was the director of the Académie de France in Rome from 1913-1921 and the director of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1922 to 1932. He became the first painter to be given a state funeral in France."Getty "With Elle Besnard resurrected and modernized the ancient dance of death adapting its imagery to current tastes while retaining the themes of the power of death and the equality of all before it. Death portrayed by Besnard the eponymous 'She' of the title is an omnipresent force that circulates among the members of modern society. Lurking in the bushes and gutters she occasionally takes on the features of a prostitute or a lover. She is a tenacious and patient adversary usually triumphing over her prey through trickery or duplicity. She is everywhere at once; she strikes arbitrarily and mercilessly. "Besnard's images illustrate only a few of the countless occasions when Death manifests itself. Many scenes are imbued with black humor the effect of surprise and macabre turns of events. Some are poignant others terrifying. All remind us that death plays a very real and very active role in every aspect of our lives."Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada www.beaux-arts.ca Besnard himself established the order of the prints: Exigeante D. 131; Dans la Foule D. 132; L'Accident D. 133; L'Obstacle D. 134; Danger Passé D. 135; L'Inconnue D. 136; Importune D. 137; L'Enigme D. 138; Le Mystère D. 139; Après sa Visite D. 140; Ponctuelle D. 141; Aux Aguets D. 142; Le Coup de Filet D. 143; Musicienne D. 144; Le Vertige D. 145; Lequel D. 146; La Possession D. 147; Discrète D. 148; Le Duel D. 149; la Présentation D. 150; L'Orgie D. 151; Charitable D. 152; Coquette D. 153; L'Avertissement D. 154; Elle consacre l'Amour D. 155; Indifférente D. 156. No printer [for Joseph Vitta] hardcover books
1998rif. 114491London: Verso 1998. Paperback. 237p. wraps illus. very good condition. Verso paperback books
1970rif. 203252New York: World Publishing Co 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Dustwrapper has minor rubbings. World Publishing Co hardcover books
1980rif. 244786New York: Warner Books 1980. Softcover. Very Good. First paperback. Very good in wrappers. Softcover. Warner Books unknown books
1968rif. 209777New York: Groset & Dunlap 1968. Softcover. Very Good. Later. Very good in wrappers. Groset & Dunlap unknown books
1969rif. 234284New York: Cowles Book Co 1969. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. Good in good dust jacket. Hardcover and dust jacket have damage from mold text is clean. Cowles Book Co hardcover books
1989rif. 184932New York: Morrow 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Pages are clean. Illustrated with black and white photos. Clean cover. A couple very small dots of white paint on bottom edge of front cover. Dustwrapper price clipped. Clean dust jacket. Morrow hardcover books
1786rif. 4439France 1786. Hand-colored etched folding paper fan printed on the recto of two joined sheets backed in plain paper mounted on 15 later plain wooden sticks the open leaf measuring approx. 112 x 460 mm. total fan height 260 mm. The etching shows two couples and a small dog and table with wine carafe and glass flanking a female figure in white Grecian robes and a green wreath holding in one hand a heart at her breast and with the other hand ceremoniously setting alight a bundle of wood a fagot on a small pedestal or altar above which is the wreathed inscription Institution des fagotiers a auteuil le 2 avril 1786 / On prete serment sur un fagot de pratiquer toute sa vie cinq vertus : cordial franchise amitié générosité obeisance sic et tendresse; at top a star with the initials T L A and a banner lettered Vertus des fagotiers surmounted by the caption Ronde joyeuse des fagotiers/ Air: c’est la petite Theresse sic; on either side of this scene are four verses within two green-outlined oval cartouches within stenciled blue and yellow decorative border. Some wear and slight splitting along a few folds a couple of small tears at mounts. A mildly licentious pre-Revolutionary printed fan possibly commemorating a real event a “festival of the wood-gatherers” fagotiers held in Auteuil on April 2 1786 but of which there appears to be no historical record. Rather than a guild the fagotiers may have been a local association or club. The symbolism of the image and verses seems to be along the lines of Carpe diem carnally for death is around the corner — heavy sentiments for a feather-light fan. One of the men is gesturing toward his partner’s crotch and the verses on either side of the central scene are dotted with sexual innuendo. The first stanza “Let us sing of the burning fagot a bundle of small wood lit by friendship / he who backs away from it knows her i.e. friendship only half-way / without her life is nothing / with her one is deified” could be understood as innocuous but the second stanza celebrates the joys of Déduit an archaic term for the pleasures of love or coïtus. Stanza three brings in Death in the form of Charon: “amiable fellow let us sing his good humor his boat may lead to the devil but his spirit leads to happiness / with his worthy ardor the fire burns in our hearts.” The last stanza declares that the “august fagotine law” allows us to include women we need not hide everyone kiss your partner etc. I locate one other example of this fan held by the Musée Carnavelet in Paris. It is digitized on their website with the description “The Genie of Friendship lights the pyre on which the couples will take the oath of friendship.” The stenciled border of our copy differs from that of the Carnavelet example which is in pink; here it is in two colors and includes two birds perched on branches. unknown books
1986rif. 335999San Diego: Harcourt 1986. First. hardcover. fine/very good. x 470 pages 8vo cloth-backed boards d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1986. First edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Harcourt unknown books
1863rif. Cat320Concord Massachusetts: Benjamin Tolman 1863. Printed broadside 11 ¼ x 10 inches. Some tearing at folds very good. A straightforward but telling piece documenting the expansion of a Massachusetts burying ground during the American Civil War signed in type by three trustees of the North Sudbury Burying Ground. As casualties mounted and remains were returned to hometowns existing cemeteries were frequently enlarged with new land enclosed and improved by contract. The specification of “25 rods” over 400 feet of wall indicates a substantial addition typical of mid-war efforts to increase capacity in established town burial grounds rather than create entirely new sites. Sudbury contributed roughly 150–170 men to Union service of whom approximately eleven died a scale of loss consistent with small Massachusetts towns and sufficient to register locally in burial and memorial practices. We find no other records of ephemera or broadsides relating to Civil War-era cemetery expansion. This notice is not at AAS. Benjamin Tolman unknown books
2004rif. 118758New York: Lower East Side Tenement Museum 2004. Softcover. NF. Duotone wraps with French flaps; 56 pp. with duotone images throughout. A lovely catalogue describing the history of the tenements and what life was like within. The photographs and floor plans show more of the story. Lower East Side Tenement Museum paperback books
rif. 5765N.p. N.d. Good. Small broadside approximately 7.75 x 3.25 inches. Mounted on later paper. Contemporary ink signature at foot. Light tanning and scattered staining. A printed invitation from Serapia Rivas for the funeral of her sister Teresa with a small woodcut vignette of a skull and crossbones at the head. Potential attendees had very short notice -- the invitation notes that the burial will take place "Tomorrow the 5th of this month at four in the afternoon. unknown books
1963rif. 343156Brooklyn: Progress Labor Co 1963. Magazine. 15p. wraps with minor toning some creasing otherwise in good condition 8.5x11 inches. Headline article by Milton Rosen "JFK: number one strikebreaker" includes articles on Robert F. Williams Kentucky miners on strike and more. Progress Labor Co unknown books
rif. 39528Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 2007. Hardcover. Collector's Edition signed by Doctorow and Kunstler on a dedicated flyleaf with a certificate of authenticity laid in. 9" x 6". XIV 363 7 pp. Publisher's genuine leather boards; gilt stamped design to covers and spine; a.e.g.; paste-down illustration to front cover. Fine. . LikeNew. Hardcover . The Easton Press [2007] hardcover books
1963rif. 343037Brooklyn: Progress Labor Co 1963. Magazine. 15p. wraps minor edge wear and creasing else very good condition 8.5x11 inches. Headline article by Milton Rosen "The Black working-class of Birmingham flexed its giant muscles Birmingham jobless discard non-violence" and more. Progress Labor Co unknown books
1905rif. 9447Bullfrog Nye County Nevada 1905. Two broadsheet menus 26 x 13.5 cm. 1 page each. Illustrated. Two holiday menus for Thanksgiving and Christmas of 1905 from the height of the Nevada Gold Rush. The Christmas menu assembled by Robert Brogelman Chef included Blue Point Oysters Mock Turtle Soup Lobster Mayonaise Oyster Fritters English Plum Pudding Malaga Grapes Hennesy 3 Star Brandy and Josyni Key West Cigars. The Thanksgiving menu included Roast Young Turkey a la Malcolm MacDonald Pumpkin Pie and a Manhattan Cocktail. The Montgomery-Shoshone Mine was a Death Valley gold and silver site discovered in 1904 and in operation by 1905 the year of these Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. In April of the same year the Salt Lake Mining Review declared "the story of . the Mine's company's property at Bullfrog Nevada is so incredible that the bare facts seem clear out of the range of possibilities" page 8. In June of the same year the LA Times reported there were 1300 head of horses and mules on the Bullfrog-Las Vegas hauling freight. These holiday dinners were offered by the founder of the mine the already ridiculously wealthy Mr. E.A. Montgomery and his major partner Malcolm L. MacDonald. A year later the mine was sold to Charles Schwab the steel magnate not the financier Bullfrog was the definition of a boom town. Within a year of the original discovery 10000 people sought gold and pleasure there. "The town citizens had an active social life including baseball games dances basket socials whist parties tennis a symphony Sunday school picnics basketball games Saturday night variety shows at the opera house and pool tournaments. In 1906 Countess Morajeski opened the Alaska Glacier Ice Cream Parlor to the delight of the local citizenry. That same year an enterprising miner Tom T. Kelly built a Bottle House out of 50000 beer and liquor bottles" nps.gov "Rhyolite Ghost Town". By 1908 mine productivity was dwindling and by March 1911 the mine was shut. The Thanksgiving menu has some small grease stains and tape repairs to the verso at two folds. The Christmas menu has one short tape repair to the edge. Still near very good and a rare survival from the apex moment of a town that lasted little more than six years. unknown books
1938rif. 10837Los Angeles: Adcraft 1938. 7pp. Square octavo 23 cm x 20 cm that folds to digest size 23 cm x10 cm Color wrappers. About very good. Folds as issued some minor color offsetting to first two pages. Illustrated guide for the prospective tourist to Death Valley with a description of the area and the lodgings offered by the Death Valley Hotel Company at the Furnace Creek Inn Furnace Creek Camp and the Amargosa Hotel. Also included are a list of points of interest and a milage chart to Death Valley from points in California and Nevada. Excellent Bird's-eye map at the center by Gerald Eddy. "Death Valley boasts and rightfully so the greatest contrasts to be found in this country. Precipitate mountains and majestic canyons overlooking the extreme in flat barren valleys; contrasts in elevations from 280 feet below sea level at Bad Water to 11045 above at Telescope Peak towering directly above the greatest abrupt rise from base to tip to be found in the United States." - p.1. Adcraft unknown books
2015rif. 327062New York: Prometheus Books 2015. hardcover. near fine/fine. Illustrated in black and white. 336 pages. 8vo tan boards d.w. New York: Prometheus Books 2015. A near fine copy--tiny red remainder mark-- in a fine dust wrapper. Prometheus Books unknown books
