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1977ref. 24689Cuba: Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC 1977. Poster in colors text in Spanish. Also printed at bottom edge: C.P. "Evelio Rodriguez Curbelo"/Taller experimental. Approx. 20" x 30" size; in very good condition. Poster. Not Bound. Very Good. Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba UNEAC Paperback books
1950ref. 171319Huntington WV: Liggett and Myers 1950. Vintage US advertising poster featuring an illustration of Paul Douglas promoting Chesterfield cigarettes. Actor Paul Douglas began at 20th Century Fox as a narrator and caption writer notably narrating several Vitaphone short films. He made his acting debut on the stage and won a Theatre World Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his portrayal of Harry Brock in Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday." In films Douglas is well remembered for two baseball comedies: "It Happens Every Spring" 1949 and "Angels in the Outfield" 1951. He was also a powerful presence in screen dramas including "A Letter to Three Wives" 1949 "Executive Suite" 1954 and opposite Barbara Stanwyck in "Clash by Night" 1952. In 1960 he was cast in "The Twilight Zone" in an episode titled "The Mighty Casey" written for him by Rod Serling and based on his character in "Angels in the Outfield." Douglas died just after the completion of filming and his scenes were eventually re-shot with Jack Warden. At the time of his death he was also slotted to appear as Mr. Shendrake in Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" a role which upon his passing was filled by Fred MacMurray. Chesterfield cigarettes were produced by the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company in Huntington West Virginia Cabell County now on the National Register of Historic Places in the US. The Chesterfield brand was introduced in 1912 and was modified significantly until 1916. Its ultimate recipe was a Turkish-Virginia blend with Burley and Maryland tobaccos added. In 1916 it became the first cigarette to add a moisture-proof plastic wrap to cover its paper and foil pack and in 1952 it became the first cigarette brand to offer two sizes King and Regular. Today Liggett & Myers now the Liggett Group is the fourth largest tobacco company in the United States The design highlights the slogan "Best for you!" and promotes the brand as "First with Premium Quality" alongside Douglas's personal endorsement: "My Steady Smoke for 22 Years." 21 x 22 inches rolled. Fine condition. Liggett and Myers unknown
1969ref. 14061London / Indianapolis: Dobson Books Ltd. / Bobbs-Merrill Company 1969. First Edition in English. Stiff illustrated wrappers. Good-. Folio. Pp. 96. Reproductions of posters printed in various colors on heavy paper. Preceded by Atelier Populaire texts printed in English. French poster text translated into English Italian Spanish and German. Stiff textured paper wraps printed in red and black photo illustrated endpapers. Binding is weak and spine chipped covers stained and edges rubbed corners bumped. Gift inscription in ink on the cover. A selection from the hundreds of posters produced by the group co-founded by Philippe Vermès which occupied the lithography studio at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris during the student uprising. Originally published in 1968 as Atelier populaire présenté par lui-même 87 affiches de mai-juin 1968. Paris: Usines Universités Union. Now housed in a clear removable archival sleeve with an acid-free backing. Dobson Books, Ltd. / Bobbs-Merrill Company unknown
2015ref. 169850London: Reel Art Press 2015. Hardcover. First UK Edition. Price list laid in as issued. Very Good plus boards slightly warped with no dust jacket as issued. Oversize volume shipping billed at cost. Reel Art Press unknown
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1962ref. C1068051962. Very Good. Each poster/flyer measures 22 x 27 cm and is printed in black on white paper - they start in 1962 and go through to 1968. Each poster has the words 'with readings by' then the name of the author followed by the words 'reading his/ her / their own poems.' Admission was free. The poets represented are Herbert Read George Macbeth Vernon Watkins Thomas Blackburn with Dom Moraes Laurie Lee with Danny Abse Elizabeth Jennings Peter Levi with Kathleen Raine Roy Fuller with Stevie Smith Martin Bell with Christopher Middleton Danny Abse by himself Edgell Rickword Roy Fuller with George Rapp Robert Cockroft John Fairfax with John Moat Stevie Smith by herself Anthony Thwaite with Rosemary Tonks John Holgate the last of these on 20/11/1968. Occasional slight wear but overall clean and bright very good unknown
1994ref. 232297New York: Poster Auctions International 1994. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. 18 vols. 4to. Various colors of cloth with paper tipped on plates on upper covers. Very fine. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. 18 vols. 4to. Poster Auctions International unknown
1899ref. 238838Barcelona: 11 & 13 rue Gerona 1899. Illustrated with reproduction of posters catalogue nos. 29-44 listing dimensions colors and prices. 1 vols. Small square 8vo. Pictorial blue wrappers. Light creasing and staining. Very good. Illustrated with reproduction of posters catalogue nos. 29-44 listing dimensions colors and prices. 1 vols. Small square 8vo. Supplement to a Luis Bartrina poster catalogue - from the height of Barcelona's Modernista period with posters by Ramon Casas Maurice Utrillo and others. 11 & 13 rue Gerona unknown
1990ref. 232301New York: Poster Auctions International 1990. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. 13 vols. 4to. Various colors of cloth with paper tipped on plates on upper covers. Very fine. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. 13 vols. 4to. Poster Auctions International unknown
1992ref. 022326Istanbul: Turkish Society of Graphic Designers 1992. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback. Pbo. 4to. 30 x 22 cm. In English and Turkish. 176 p. fully color ills. Posters from Turkey.= Türkiye'den afisler. Text by Ferit Edgü. Preface by Yurdaer Altintas. "The first art / culture posters in Turkey began with theatre bills and their ranks were swelled by those for concerts exhibitions and films in the 1980s. How do we explain these original examples which failed to enter the daily life of Istanbul Ankara Izmir and other major cities since they cannot have been conceived and produces without commissions. Obviously there must have been commissions. But what sort of need for 'posters as a medium' these commissions originated from I fail to see. Does the fate of Turkish posters lie hidden in thatr aphorism about 'the losers bein the real winners' Do not expect to learn the answer to this question from those who have written; - posters embellish walls as walls do the city. -posters are the talking walls of a city. - Posters are the pop-art of metropolises. - A Paris a London a New York a Tokyo a Rome a BErlin is unthinkable without posters. When you ttry to imagine it they are transformed to a city plunged into darkness by a power cut. Istanbul this global metropolis is therefore a metropolis darkened in full daylight.". From text of Edgü. "In this book you will find posters designed in Turkey in the latest era generally. This book which contains 157 posters by 27 designers most of them who are relatively young and who view their careers from a universal angle is the third publication of the Turkish Society of Grahic Designers.". From the preface of Altintas. Turkish Society of Graphic Designers paperback
ref. BN369386Les Affiches de Marc Chagall Hardcover Les Affiches de Marc Chagall Hardcover Les Affiches de Marc Chagall Hardcover hardcover
1989ref. 13802Seattle: Monqui Presents 1989. First Printing. Loose sheet. Very Good. Mike King. Large poster printed in blue on white stock measures 11" x 17" promoting headliners Public Image Limited with John Lydon Johnny Rotten0 with opening acts to be announced. Staple holes in corners round perforation the size of a chickpea just above the band's logo. Although uncredited designed by Portland artist Mike King perhaps best known for the Voodoo Donuts logo. Les Thugs opened but that too is uncredited. Now housed in a clear removable archival sleeve with an acid-free backing. Monqui Presents unknown
1978ref. 13809Seattle: Chinas Comidas 1978. Original Poster. Loose sheet. Photocopy poster measures 8.25 x 14 inches. Printed in black on white stock with a photo of the band. With staple holes at corners and with chips at three of the four corners. Poster has what appears to be burn marks but is actually offset from the creosote in a telephone pole. A fine artifact from Seattle's underground punk-new wave scene promoting the first record issued by Chinas ComidasPeasant/Slave on Exquisite Corpse Records 1978. The record is stated as available at Roxy Music in the U-District Time Travelers at Second and Pike and Mt. Olympus then in Burien. Scarce. Now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve. Chinas Comidas unknown
1999ref. BN645802Hershenson 1999. 1999. Softcover. Vol. 8 of the illustrated history of movies through posters Mit vielen Abb. Vol. 8 of the illustrated history of movies through posters Mit vielen Abb. Best Pictures' Movie Posters Hershenson paperback
ref. BN703957Köln Taschen 1995. Deckeltitel Deckeltitel Hundertwasser. 6 Posters Köln, Taschen 1995. unknown
ref. BN704390Zürich Graphis Press 1988. Das internationale Jahrbuch der Plakatkunst Das internationale Jahrbuch der Plakatkunst Graphis Posters 88 Zürich, Graphis Press 1988. unknown
1979ref. 10377TRB 1979. First Edition. Very Good. Loose sheet printed both sides bifolium measures 8 x 11.75 inches; opened 16 x 11.75 inches. Illustrated with black & white photographs and comix. Crease across middle now mellowed. A newsletter and guide to the Tom Robinson Band's 1979 North American Tour - North American inasmuch as it included a single Canadian stop in Vancouver BC. Scarce. The "Seattle" venue was a short-lived spot on Pacific Highway South near Federal Way. Now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve with an acid free backing. TRB unknown
1981ref. 3433Seattle: DIY 1981. First Printing. Very Good. Original two-color showbill measures 8.5" x 13.75". Features five nights of shows in May 1981 cover charge $3 per night. Two scuffs each the size of a nickel. Slight edge-wear. Very Good. The first billing features the Lewd then located in San Francisco with the Refuzors as supporting act. That was the infamous "Splat Went the Cat" show when Mike Refuzor wielded a roadkill cat the band chanced upon while driving to the show. Refuzor threw the cat from stage creating a scene when audience members followed suit. The U-Men not listed opened the show. Other bands include Student Nurse the Deans X-15 the Pudz Frazz the Fags and others. Danceland USA was a short-lived all-ages venue above the York Diner a 24-hour greasy spoon at First and Pike. DIY unknown
ref. 17151Le chasseur français 1895. Affiche 65 x 42 cm : au verso la une et la dernière du journal "Le chasseur Français" daté de Juillet Août 1895 et au recto une affiche publicitaire pour la Manufacture Française d'armes de St Etienne. Petites déchirures en bordure sans gravité. Affiche ayant conservé la fraîcheur de ses couleurs. unknown
1985ref. 63682New York: Rizzoli 1985. Thick 4to. 315 1 pp. With 398 illustrations & plates 90 in colour. Brick-red publisher’s cloth embossed lettering in blind on front cover minor shelfwear offset residue from removed label at upper fore-edge front pastedown w/ d.j. slight shelfwear very slight bumping to couple corners still VG/VG bright copy from the library of Los Angeles photographer Bill Bronstein b. 1949. First edition in English of this wonderfully illustrated image to the exceptional commercial artwork of Adolphe Mouron or A.M. Cassandre noted theatre set designer costume designer lithographer painter typeface creator and celebrated vivid posters which graced kiosks walls and travel agents including his iconic Normandie poster. Rizzoli, hardcover
1971ref. 58271Chicago IL: National Safety Council 425 N. Michigan Ave. 1971. 4to. 56 80 pp. w/ 100’s of posters illustrated printed on blue-tinted paper. Colour-illustrated softcovers minor shelfwear creasing still VG copy w/ received stamp for Clark County WA Dept. of HIghways on back cover. First edition of this scarce occupational safety and public safety catalogue of teaching aids instructional films packets and posters to be distributed widely to businesses and public. The 1500 posters feature artwork of astronauts on the moon advisories against smoking near flammable materials installing guard rails logs rolling down on loggers after snapping cables safe driving and seat belt wearing advisories. No copies in Worldcat. National Safety Council, 425 N. Michigan Ave., paperback
ref. 007491London: X3 Posters Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 20"w x 30"h. RARE exhibition poster no date circa 1982- 1990 by Ken Meharg and Bob Linney who ran the poster operation for Birmingham Arts Laboratory or Arts Lab an experimental arts centre in Birmingham until 1982. Posters from that era were featured in an international touring exhibition by the British Council between 1981 and 1985 and were the subject of an exhibition by Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in 1998. They were known for their use of psychedelic imagery. Near Fine small faint creases. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. X3 Posters unknown
ref. 120757-031Vintage poster 300 x 420 mm. With the text: Lokaaldienst Voorburg Viaduct-Scheveningen van de ""Blauwe Tram"" A502 B507 in de Nieuwe Scheveningse Bosjes 17 april 1955. Foto L.J.P. Albers.NL Decoratieve poster van een oude foto van L.J.P. Albers van de blauwe tram in Den Haag nieuwe Scheveningse bosjes. De Blauwe Tram reed op zaterdag 31 augustus 1957 voor het laatst van Voorburg naar Scheveningen. In september 1942 moest de Blauwe Tramlijn op last van de Duitse bezetter Scheveningen verlaten in verband met de bouw van de Atlantikwall. Pas in het voorjaar van 1947 kon de Blauwe Tram eindelijk weer doorrijden naar Scheveningen. De Voorburgse burgemeester dr. J.W. Nooteboom sprak bij de feestelijke heropening dat Voorburg weer aan de kust kwam te liggen. Helaas was dat van korte duur. Gelijktijdig met het afscheid te Scheveningen in 1957 verdween de Blauwe Tram op het baanvak AmsterdamHaarlemZandvoort 's nachts uitgeleide gedaan door duizenden toeschouwers. Zie ook de website van het Historisch Genootschap De Blauwe Tram. unknown
1968ref. 70956Montgomery AL: Wallace Campaign 1968. Complete set of eight posters each 14 x 8 ¼ inches each with a different illustration from a black-and-white photograph 10 x 8 inches from a perceived problem in America the poster's individual title in white within the illustration; the lower 3 ½ inches of each poster includes a portrait of Wallace superimposed over the national Capitol a form to include with a contribution to his campaign and a short campaign message a bit edited for each poster's subject. Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Several of the individual posters have sold at auction in the last few years but we have been unable to locate another complete set. All unfolded and very good. 1 If you're wondering why more and more millions of your / fellow Americans are turning to Governor Wallace: "Every thought . every action must be to get our boys home." Below illustration two American soldiers slogging through a rice paddy: "We must settle the Vietnam conflict at the peace table or on the battlefield . Americans cannot stay there forever." 2 If you're wondering why more and more millions of your / fellow Americans are turning to Governor Wallace: "Follow as your children are bussed. All Across Town." Below illustration school bus driving between parked cars on an urban street: "Governor Wallace as President will let you and your local schools decide what is best for your children." 3 If you're wondering why more and more millions of your / fellow Americans are turning to Governor Wallace: "Open a little business somewhere. And see what could happen." Below illustration police standing in front of protest ravaged storefront: "Governor Wallace as President will stand up for your local police and fireman in protecting your safety and property." 4 If you're wondering why more and more millions of your / fellow Americans are turning to Governor Wallace: "Take a walk in your street or park. Tonight." Below illustration dark deserted urban street: "Governor Wallace as President will make it safe again for you and your family to use the streets that are yours." 5 If you're wondering why more and more millions of your / fellow Americans are turning to Governor Wallace: "Try selling or renting your home. To whomever you please." Below illustration nice suburban home with a for sale sign outside: "Governor Wallace as President will take action to return to you the right to dispose of your personal property as you see fit!" 6 If you're wondering why more and more millions of your / fellow Americans are turning to Governor Wallace: "Try telling a rioting mob about your rights." Below illustration burning urban street: "Governor Wallace as President won't put up with civil disobedience that endangers your life and property." 7 If you're wondering why more and more millions of your / fellow Americans are turning to Governor Wallace: "Try to say 'no' when Washington starts running your Union." Below illustration four middle-aged hard-hatted white workers standing in front of a construction site: "Governor Wallace as President will leave decisions of seniority and apprenticeship rolls up to you and local officials." 8 If you're wondering why more and more millions of your / fellow Americans are turning to Governor Wallace: "Watch your hard-earned tax dollars sail away. To Anti-American nations." Below illustration commercial ship sailing away: "George Wallace as President will halt the giveaway of American dollars and products to nations that aid our enemies. For the file of posters Wallace Campaign unknown
1896ref. ST21184Paris: Imprimerie Chaix 1896-1900. FIRST EDITION. 403 x 308 mm. 15 3/4 x 12". Five volumes. Preface by Roger Marx. Publisher's deep green cloth WITH A LOVELY DESIGN BY PAUL BERTHON depicting two graceful figures against a background of dense foliage lower cover printed with a similar foliate pattern smooth spine barely visible expert repairs at some spine ends. The five volumes with a total of 256 CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED PLATES as called for by artists including Chéret Mucha Toulouse-Lautrec Steinlen Maxfield Parrish Edward Penfield and others. All plates with embossed device in the lower right corner. Carteret IV 261. See Stanley Appelbaum Introduction to The Complete Masters of the Poster New York: Dover Publications 1990; Alain Weill Masters of the Poster 1900 Paris: Bibliothèque de l'Image 2001. All volumes with corners slightly bumped and very minor rubbing to the printed decoration on the boards. Front hinge of volumes II and V just beginning to separate at the top though no hint of looseness a few small tears to tissue guards other trivial defects but A REMARKABLY FINE COPY of a work difficult to find this way with fresh and clean plates throughout. Called by author Stanley Appelbaum "one of the most prestigious and influential art publications in history" this lush collection of Belle Epoque advertising posters is offered here in fine condition in its original very attractive decorated boards. The art of the poster enjoyed an unprecedented popularity in the last decade of the 19th century spurred on by advances in lithography and by a new aesthetic sensibility in advertising. These changes were largely due to the work of Parisian artist and printer Jules Chéret 1836-1932 whose gracefully drawn and brightly colored lithographic posters were a significant departure from the largely monochrome letterpress posters of the previous generation. In light of this it is no surprise that Weill calls Chéret "the incontestable father figure" of the illustrated poster. Issued by Chéret's own press Imprimerie Chaix the present publication consists of chromolithographic reproductions of posters that were released monthly in groups of four numbered plates to subscribers between December 1895 and November 1900. On 16 occasions these installments also included a bonus lithograph by Chéret something not infrequently missing from bound sets but present here as the unnumbered plates. Subscribers who wished to have installments bound were offered the service by the printers complete with the binding designed by Berthon as here. The work of 97 different artists is represented in this publication's five volumes many of them French or working in Paris such as Chéret Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Alphonse Mucha Pierre Bonnard and Georges Meunier. But the work of artists from other countries particularly the United States United Kingdom and Germany is also represented in the collection. These fresh and lively posters with their vibrant colors and sensuous lines turn advertisements for the most mundane things into glorious dreamscapes. Notable examples included in this publication are Toulouse-Lautrec's famous poster for the Moulin Rouge nightclub number 122 Alphonse Mucha's advertisement for Job cigarette papers number 202 and Cheret's poster depicting modern dancer Loie Fuller number 78. Many copies of this highly desirable publication have been taken apart over the years making a complete set especially one in excellent condition challenging to obtain. We could find no such set currently offered by an online dealer. Even when complete the size and weight of the volumes have often proven too difficult a burden for boards that are not as strong as they might be; happily there is nothing infirm or wobbly about the present set which remains as firm as it is bright. Because of this combination of scarcity and condition issues fine and complete sets like the present one are highly sought after and command substantial prices: even a set lacking 14 plates with four duplicates brought $41400 at Swann as long ago as 2005 and single plates are currently retailing for up to $5000. Apart from its value given the beauty and energy resident in the pages of this dynamic work it is surely among the most memorably joyful modern illustrated books we have ever offered for sale. Imprimerie Chaix unknown
