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1952ref. 87579Rome Italy: Istituto Italiano Per Il Medio Ed Estremo Oriente 1952. First Edition. Two Volumes. Octavo. 25.5cm. Publisher's original printed pale green card wraps titled in black to spines and front covers. Glassine Dustjackets. xi; 383pp.; 90; 423pp.; 85. Volumes are paginated contiguously with extensive unpaginated sections of plates expanatory matter and errata. Clean and strong lightly sunned to spines; internally clean fresh illustrated throughout; in original glassine covers with some wear and chipping to the corners and extremities and some chipping and creasing to edges most notably the bottom edge of the rear panel of Vol.I. A very good cean set indeed. An extensive ethnological analysis of the history and rites of the Na-Khi Naga cult practised by the people of the autonomous Lijiang Region of Yunnan in China. Essentially the primary academic text on the mythology and belief system underpinning the practice. Istituto Italiano Per Il Medio Ed Estremo Oriente unknown books
1956ref. 87668Roma: Istituto Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente 1956. First Edition. First printing. Large octavo 25cm. Printed paper-covered boards hardcover; 194pp text; 82 unnumbered leaves of photographic plates halftones each with a printed caption on facing tissue-guard; five large folding maps in color housed in rear pocket. Some mild toning and hand-soil to binding; minor bump to base of front board; overall a well-preserved Very Good or better copy with the text complete clean and unmarked. Issued as the twelfth volume in the Institute's "Serie Orientale Roma." A scholarly study of the lands flora fauna and peoples of the Amnye Ma-Chhen Range in eastern Tibet based on explorations made in 1924 and 1926. A notable work mapping for the first time the course of the headwaters of the Yellow River. Illustrated with photographs by the author. Istituto Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente unknown books
1974ref. 87997Anchorage Alaska: Alaska Methodist University Press 1974. Softcover. Octavo 23cm; white pictorial paper wrappers; ii45-1153pp; frontispiece portrait. AMU Press Book 19. This copy is from the library of noted poet translator and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn 1928-2024 with his inked ownership and date to front flyleaf. Tanned with light shelf-wear and trace soil; Very Good. Editor of The Tundra Times published letters addressed to him on the Fairbanks Alaska bi-weekly newspaper before meeting the demand for this later book form. Letters are signed by Naugga Ciunerput and Wally Morton pseudonyms of Alaskan Eskimo Bigjim and Peace Corps volunteer Ito-Alder. The two wrote these letters while at university to ask their questions on social events to a larger audience. 87997. Alaska Methodist University Press unknown books
1929ref. 809041929. Rock Francis J. J. Ross Browne: A Biography. A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the School of Letters of the Catholic University of America in Partial Fulfillment of its Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Washington DC: Catholic University of America 1929. x 80 pp. Original printed wrappers a bit rubbed but well preserved. Internally clean. $65. unknown books
1948ref. 49923London: Home & Van Thal 1948. First Edition. Small octavo 19cm.; publisher's cloth in green price-clipped dust jacket printed in black and brown; 8124pp. Outer jacket panels rather faded especially spine textblock a bit shaken in binding else Very Good and sound overall. "A tale of mischief moor & moonshine" - upper jacket panel. Home & Van Thal unknown books
1995ref. 213875England: Pinewood Studios 1995. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Features an introduction by Kevin Cann Jeremy Reed and Marco Livingstone. A terrific collection of color and black and white photographs of David Bowie Queen Lou Reed and others. A near fine copy with some slight bumping to the bottom of the spine and in near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Signed by Rock on the front free endpaper. Pinewood Studios unknown books
2019ref. UROCNIG00fpSoho Press 2019. Fine. Rock Peter. The Night Swimmers. New York: Soho Press 2019. 264pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine. Soho Press paperback books
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2001ref. UWILCRA00carjThe Salt Lake Acting Company 2001. Very Good. Williams Terry Tempest. Crabbies Cowboys and the Tree of the Weeping Virgin: Short Plays by Utah Writers. Rock Peter. Salt Lake City: The Salt Lake Acting Company 2001. 144pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. The Salt Lake Acting Company paperback books
2009ref. RROCPRA00tpmProgetto Prada Arte 2009. Fine. Rock editor Michael. Prada Milano DAL1913. Milan: Progetto Prada Arte 2009. 707pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. 4to. Book condition: Near fine with gently bumped extremities. Cardboard has a few scuffs and the outermost box has lightly bumped corners. Compendium of Prada's history and projects with artful photographic showcases. Progetto Prada Arte unknown books
2006ref. 163390San Francisco: MacAdam / Cage 2006. First Edition. First Edition. Association copy INSCRIBED in the year of publication on the title page to author Chris Offutt: "4/06 / To Chris / Not as entertaining as many comic books; I did try my best / Your friend / Peter Rock." Offutt is the author of "Kentucky Straight" and other short story collections novels nonfiction and memoirs. In 1996 he was named one of the twenty Best Young American Novelists by "Granta" magazine. He has also written for popular television shows and national publications has been visiting faculty at numerous institutions including the Iowa Writer's Workshop and has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation the National Endowment for the Arts and others. A collection of 13 short stories. Bottom corners slightly bumped else Fine in a Fine dust jacket. MacAdam / Cage unknown books
1962ref. 21796New York: Tower Publications 1962. Original wraps. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1962 1st printing. Bright crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Small neat former owner stamp at the bottom of the title page. Pocketbook Midwood F228. "Pete had a dream about her -- an erotic dream and he wanted to live with that dream. Tower Publications unknown books
1975ref. 156856New York: N.p. 1975. Vintage press booklet for Lou Reed's 1975 album "Coney Island Baby" designed by Andrew Wylie with photographs by Mick Rock. Containing edited lyrics from the album's title track and featuring quotes by Lester Bangs David Bowie Ralph J. Gleason John Rockwell and Andy Warhol. Rare. An unusual press booklet befitting Reed's output of the 1970s designed and produced in a decidedly 1970s DIY New York underground style by Andrew Wylie who in the 1980s would become Reed's long term literary agent. 8.5 x 10.75 side-stapled in card wrappers. Four pages. Faint rubbing to the wrappers with light toning overall else Near Fine. Crisp and clean. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 42452Flint: Brass Ring/WABX 1974. Fine. SUPPORT SUBURBAN ROCK AND ROLL!" The Dolls were presumably on tour to promote their recently released second album TOO MUCH TOO SOON while Kiss's self-titled debut album had been released only several months prior. An early record of KISS's career and their meteoric rise to fame alongside the Dolls who were one of their major precursors in glam rock. Broadside 17" by 11" approx. Purple sheet printed offset recto only in dark blue. Fine. Clean and vivid. Brass Ring/WABX unknown books
1971ref. 43806Hull: Hull University 1971. First Edition. Very good. Original poster for an Afro Rock event at Hull University featuring one of the most important bands of the movement Assagai. Afro Rock which had its strongest incarnation in the UK in the late sixties and early seventies combined Western rock instrumentation with African and Afro-Cuban rhythms and percussion. Assagai featured emegrees from both South Africa and Nigeria as well a Ghana; the lineup included drummer Louis Moholo trumpeter/flautist Mongezi Feza alto saxophonist Dudu Pukwana tenor saxophonist Bizo Mngqikana guitarist/bassist Fred Coker their chief songwriter and Terri Quaye - the first professional female congaist in the UK. Assagai issued just two highly-reguarded albums both in 1971 on Vertigo Records one of the few if not the only all-black band signed to that legendary rock label and this poster dates from that peak. While they broke up shortly after this gig the members went on to long careers in various other jazz and prog groups. A striking poster from this significant but poorly documented group. Poster silk-screened in blue gold and red. Mild wear creasing. Some rubbing. Else bright and sound. Very good. Hull University unknown books
1969ref. 55917New York: Vantage Press 1969. First edition. Very good plus in a very good jacket. Garrulously inscribed first edition of this scarce self-published first-person account of life on the road with the Chicago Outlaws. Unassuming factory worker George "Rock Conte" Mitchell falls in with the notorious Chicago Outlaws seemingly out of nothing but curiosity: "I had never met or encountered anything which split my imagination as this group did." He published this account with Vantage Press at his own expense reporting credulously and forgivingly on the gang "many of the stunts they pulled off just didn't seem to make any sense . I had seen only one member smoke marijuana" some of whom were also seen and heard from in Danny Lyon's THE BIKERIDERS. Inscribing the book six years after publication Conte echoes the also presumably self-penned jacket copy in comparing his mission to that of John Howard Griffin in BLACK LIKE ME but OUTLAWS FOREVER brought no publicity to the divide between the straight world and that of the riders. Perhaps because HELL'S ANGELS had already claimed it all for Hunter S. Thompson several years before. OCLC locates just six scattered holdings. 8'' x 5.5''. Original black cloth boards silver stamped spine. In original unclipped $4.50 pictorial jacket. 8 pages of black-and-white photographs. 216 pages. Inscribed to front free endpaper: "To / Rob & Sue: / I feel like 'John / Howard Griffin' author of / 'Black Like Me'. There is / always another side to a story. / Sometimes one may pay a / dear price & suffer but one / should never give up. / I wish the two of you the best of everything and hope / your dearest dreams come true. / Sincerely Your friend / Always / Rock Conte / 5-24th-75." Jacket lightly toned with minor soil and few small chips. Faint toning to text block. Bit of pushing to spine tail. Overall sound and clean. Vantage Press unknown books
1987ref. acs228Auburn Hills: Gunnerman Press 1987. Number 232 of a Limited Edition of 500. Five Hundred copies of Pigeon Shooting have been printed by Lawrence G. Barnes of the Gunnerman Perss. Octavo blue cloth hardcover 101 pp vii pp ads. Near Fine with shadow of former bookplate to ffep. Gunnerman Press, 1987. Number 232 of a Limited Edition of 500. Five Hundred copies of Pigeon Shooting have been printed by La hardcover books
1992ref. 219601992. Underground Music Indie Rock Zines Edited and largely written by Scott Rutherford the zine reflects a unique moment in American subcultural publishing when punk indie rock and vintage car culture collided in the DIY scene. Three issues of Speed Kills! a hybrid indie rock and automotive zine published in Chicago in the early 1990s. Each issue is a vivid chronicle of underground musical and visual culture with strong regional ties to Chicago and national relevance through its coverage of touring bands and scenes. The archive includes issues #2 Spring 1992 #5 and #7 all printed in black-and-white with screen-printed or offset color covers each approximately 8.5 x 11 inches. 1 Rutherford Scott ed. Speed Kills! No. 2. Chicago: Self-published 1992. This early issue includes coverage of the Richmond band Breadwinner East Coast drag racing the Australian noise-punk group Cosmic Psychos and a profile of Detroit drag legend Ed "Big Boss Man" Milhizer. As noted on the cover the zine delivers "Breadwinner! Unrest! Cosmic Psychos! Drag Racing! Lotsa Reviews!" The editorial notes refer to coverage from the "'92 Bedroom Nats" combining punk show reportage with drag strip atmosphere. The design incorporates full-bleed photo reproductions hand-lettering and found collage. 2 Rutherford Scott ed. Speed Kills! No. 5. Chicago: Self-published 1993. This issue includes a contributor list of more than two dozen names from the underground music and zine world including members of Gaunt Cherubs Pitchblende Don Caballero and Steadkaddy Six. The zine comes with a bonus 7" record featuring Gaunt and includes a faux-survey titled "Favorite Car Survey Yes." Interviewees include Merge Records co-founder Laura Ballance and record engineer Steve Albini who describes his favorite ride as "any van with over 250000 miles." One page advertises a music zine marketplace with the slogan "your needle is distorting sound by as much as 85%" blending fidelity humor with hardline DIY ethics. 3 Rutherford Scott ed. Speed Kills! No. 7. Chicago: Self-published 1994. Labeled the "Art & Science Special" this issue includes a piece titled "Futurism: Proto Punk" by Karen Pinkus linking early 20th-century Italian Futurism with the energy and aesthetic of punk rock. Includes contributions by indie rock standouts like Mac McCaughan Superchunk and Rachel Brook Flying Saucer Attack . A profile of the band Unwound is presented under the title "smashing the work ethic OR everyday is yesterday" while reviews cover artists including Don Caballero Cherubs and Labradford. The layout remains resolutely cut-and-paste incorporating xerox collage screen print textures and handwritten text. Speed Kills was a Chicago-based fanzine launched in 1991 by editor Scott Rutherford uniquely blending the worlds of underground indie rock and vintage drag racing culture. Emerging during a time when fanzines served as vital connectors within DIY music communities Speed Kills stood out by juxtaposing interviews and reviews of bands like Nirvana Pavement and Superchunk with in-depth features on 1960s drag racing legends and hot rod culture. Its pages often featured hand-screened covers vintage auto parts advertisements and detailed discussions on car mechanics reflecting a deep enthusiasm for both music and automotive subcultures. This fusion offered readers a tactile and immersive experience highlighting the shared spirit of creativity and rebellion in both scenes. Light toning to page edges. Minor staple rust and occasional handling creases. Covers bright and intact. Overall very good condition. Speed Kills! stands as a rare and distinctive zine that merged the grease-stained Americana of hot rod nostalgia with the avant-garde ethos of noise rock and punk embodying the collision of speed sound and subculture in the 1990s musical underground. unknown books
1952ref. 582923New York: Bond Wheelwright Company 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Corners a little bumped else near fine in about very good dust jacket wit some moderate chipping. Inscribed by co-author Joan M. Rock. Bond Wheelwright Company hardcover books
1966ref. 467864New York: Basic Books Inc 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Small quarto. 289pp. Illustrated in black and white. Bookplate and owner signature of a noted American psychologist on the front fly. Front fly a bit rippled from the bookplate else fine in a trifle worn fine dust jacket. Basic Books, Inc hardcover books
1943ref. 463100Philadelphia: Reprinted from Clinics Vol. I No. 6 1943. Softcover. Near Fine. Octavo. 16pp. P. 1598-1611. Stapled self-wrappers. Stamp and signature of a noted American psychologist on the front wrap and the title inked along the spine else fine. Reprinted from Clinics, Vol. I, No. 6 unknown books
1965ref. 171321965. African American Education 2 original press photographs related to integrating Little Rock Central High School and the University of Alabama. n.d. 1957 1965. Silver gelatin print photographs 8 x 10". Both images include original typed press captions printed in image margins. Little Rock photo shows NAACP leaders including Daisy Bates reacting to positive court news. Original press caption in part: "Negro Leaders Happy with Court Decision - Mrs. Daisy Bates left president of Arkansas chapter of the NAACP and Clarence Laws field secretary seem to be well satisfied with the ruling handed down today by the Supreme Court in which Little Rock's Central High School shall carry on immediate integration. The school is scheduled to open next Monday." Bates was an important figure in integrating schools and she hand-selected student called the Little Rock Nine who first integrated Central HS in 1957. Vivian Malone Jones was the first Black student to graduate from University of Alabama on May 30 1965. In the photograph she wears graduation cap and gown and smiles confidently at the viewer. Original press caption printed along right edge of image in part: "Vivian Malone is shown in her cap and gown that she will wear at the University of Alabama graduation May 30." Malone was one of the first two African American students at the University in 1963. Malone earned her first bachelor's degree at Alabama A&M a historically black university but the school lost its accreditation after she graduated. To get an accredited degree Malone applied to the University of Alabama's School of Commerce and Business Administration and won a lawsuit over the segregationist admission policies. Then-governor George Wallace turned this event into a national event when he blocked the judge's ruling and declared his famous slogan "Segregation Now Segregation Forever." National Guard troops were brought in to ensure Malone could attend the University. Little Rock photo has light creases along top edge and bottom right corner not affecting image. Both in very good condition. unknown books
1885ref. 140841885. Dome of the Rock interior nineteenth century records the exposed Foundation Stone at the center of one of Jerusalem's principal sacred monuments. Completed in 691-692 CE under the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik the Dome of the Rock stands on the Haram al-Sharif or Temple Mount a site central to Islamic and Jewish sacred traditions and also closely connected with Christian biblical history. The photograph preserves the relationship between the Rock itself and the architectural enclosure constructed around it more than a millennium earlier. Albumen print measuring 11" x 8.5" unmounted. The Foundation Stone occupies the foreground while columns arches and the decorated interior rise behind it. The surrounding colonnades are faced with marble in their lower sections with mosaic ornament above allowing the photograph to record both the irregular natural surface of the Rock and the elaborate architectural treatment of its enclosure. Jewish tradition associates the Temple Mount with the First and Second Temples and identifies the Rock with the site of the Holy of Holies; the Second Temple was destroyed by Roman forces under Titus in 70 CE. Islamic tradition connects the Rock with Muhammad's Night Journey and ascent to heaven while traditions associated with Abraham's attempted sacrifice also attach sacred meaning to the site. The Dome of the Rock occupies the Haram al-Sharif alongside the Al-Aqsa Mosque and other religious and educational buildings. Nineteenth century photographs of its interior recorded spaces that were considerably less accessible to many Western travelers than Jerusalem's exterior monuments while the albumen process circulated such views through the expanding photographic market for images of the Holy Land. Very good condition. A detailed nineteenth century interior view centered on the Foundation Stone and the marble and mosaic architectural decoration surrounding it. unknown books
1990ref. 5548fdPittsburgh PA: Rock Fantasy Comics 1990. Pink Floyd II Vol. 15. Octavo stiff color-illustrated wrappers stapled 32 pp. Illustrated. Fine. Rock Fantasy Comics, 1990. Pink Floyd II, Vol. 15. unknown books
1998ref. 311051New York: Anchor Books 1998. Softcover. Fine. Bound galley. Fine in wraps. Signed by the author. Although not marked in any way this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. Anchor Books unknown books
