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1883Best.-Nr. 140940359London: Chapman and Hall 1883. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing of what is widely recognized as one of the first feminist novels. Near Fine with light rubbing to binding pages toned and with occasional instances of light spotting. Finely bound in full black ostrich skin by Sangorski and Sutcliffe mirroring the book's setting on an ostrich farm. At the time of publication the South African ostrich farming industry was rapidly developing to meet a craze for the high demand of ostrich feathers with their weight-price approaching that of gold's. The industry's rise brought about much cruelty and suffering for ostriches and the novel highlights the crossover among the contemporary leading activists of women's rights movement and the champions of animal rights. Published under a male pseudonym of Ralph Iron this was Scheiner's first novel and was met with immediate success. A complex narrative woven around themes of cruelty and restriction set against a colonial backdrop. It's notable for the main female character's handling of themes of love marriage and motherhood while subverting the traditional gender roles female sexuality and intellectual power. Published under a male pseudonym of Ralph Iron this was Scheiner's first novel and was met with immediate success. A complex narrative woven around themes of cruelty and restriction set against a colonial backdrop. It's notable for the main female character's handling of themes of love marriage and motherhood while subverting the traditional gender roles female sexuality and intellectual power. Chapman and Hall unknown books
1977Best.-Nr. 245739New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1977. Hardcover. 86p. very good first edition in boards and unclipped dj. Ferro's first published work a novella. Not in Young. Ferro with life-partner Michael Grumley co-founded the Violet Quill authors group and after their deaths a month apart from AIDS the Ferro-Grumley Foundation was formed. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 243896Kansas City MO: the Brotherhood 1937. 98p. plus four-page index; staplebound booklet very good. the Brotherhood unknown books
1953Best.-Nr. 243802San Francisco: the Brotherhood 1953. 23p. staplebound booklet very good. the Brotherhood unknown books
1955Best.-Nr. 205417Tetuan: Coleccion Manantial 1955. Paperback. 101p. text in Spanish illustrations personal inscription in Spanish signed by the author as Dora lightly-worn first edition paperback in pictorial wraps small stain on front wrap rear wrap lightly foxed else good condition. Coleccion Manantial #1. Argentine-born educator librarian and writer living in Morocco. Coleccion Manantial paperback books
1955Best.-Nr. 181325San Francisco: the Brotherhood 1955. Pamphlet. 16p. pocketbook format very good in orange wraps. the Brotherhood unknown books
1945Best.-Nr. 119175London: New Caledonian Press 1945. 35 p wraps slight handling wear. December 1945 reprint. Description of experiences by British delegation members on this early post-war visit. New Caledonian Press unknown books
1988Best.-Nr. 39585New York: E. P. Dutton 1988. Hardcover. 215p. signed by Ferro very good first edition in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped dj. E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1890Best.-Nr. 502San Francsico California: Pacific Rolling Mill Company 1890. 8vo. 250 x 170 mm. 10 x 7 inches. 100 pp. plus 4 leaves of ruled paper 2 with measurements in manuscript. Illustrated throughout with simple drawings of parts many stenciled with green wash; one plate folding. Bound in limp cloth covered boards title in gilt on front cover; a cloth binding shows some wear to gilt title two pencil drawings on front endpaper; other a very good sound copy. Straight forward price list of iron bar steel rail rolled and forged metal axles nuts bolts washers and dozens of other metal products. There is no introduction about the history of the firm just images of parts prices and a few lines of text describing specifications for some of the more complicated manufacture items. What distinguishes this rare trade catalogue is the design sense of many of the images and the application of stenciled color to highlight the object. The printed form of the parts are in outline and as one pages through the catalogue the images take on an abstract quality. Metal parts become contoured shapes with form being determined only by the light green wash applied to the physical part of the design. Although unintentional I am sure this late 19th century publication replete with many of the characteristics of period book design exhibits a very modernist feel one that is most unusual in publications of this nature. Although called the 7th edition this is only one of three issues of the PRMC's product guide and price list that is known. Organized in 1867 PRMC grew continuously and by 1892 was producing more than 40 thousand tons of iron and steel. "This giant enterprise is so closely identified with the manufacturing interests of the Pacific Coast that there is scarcely a manufacturing firm or corporation on the Coast that does not depend upon its output. The mills are located at Potrero Point in South San Francisco and cover an immense area" Master Hands. Romaine Guide to American Trade Catalogues p. 200 this edition and one from 1886 both known in only one copy each at California Historical Society. OCLC cites an edition from 1885 in one copy at San Francisco Public Library and this edition 1890 also in only one copy at California H. S. See: Master Hands in the Affairs of the Pacific Coast Historical Biographical and Descriptive. A Resumé of the Builders of Our Material Progress. San Francisco: Western Historical Publishing Company 1892 pp. 260. Pacific Rolling Mill Company unknown books
Best.-Nr. 7199baSt. Louis MO: St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Book. Railroads; ticket for passage. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway unknown books
1977Best.-Nr. 58273NY: Scribner's Sons 1977. First Edition the author first book. 8vo pp.86. Foredge foxed o/w a fine copy in dj. Signed by the author. Laid in is a note from Ferro to poet William Jay Smith: "Mr. Smith I am indebted to you for your kind words and gratified that you enjoyed the book with my very best wishes. Robert Ferro." Summers page 270. from Wikipedia: "Robert Ferro October 21 1941 - July 11 1988 was an American novelist whose semi-autobiographical fiction explored the uneasy integration of homosexuality and traditional American upper middle class values. He died of AIDS a few months after his partner Michael Grumley in 1988 at his father's home in Ho-Ho-Kus New Jersey age 46.35 Grumley and Ferro are buried together under the Ferro-Grumley memorial in Rockland Cemetery Sparkill New York. Following their deaths the Ferro-Grumley Foundation which manages their estate created and endowed the annual Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT fiction in conjunction with Publishing Triangle." Summers notes that Ferro was one of the original members of "The Violet Quill" which came together after the Stonewal Rebellion. l. Scribner's Sons unknown books
1889Best.-Nr. 32389Boston: Roberts 1889. Second edn. 12mo pp. 375 plus 8 pages of book list. Red cloth printed in black and gilt. cover slightly worn at edges one hinge half tender o/w VG. Roberts unknown books
Best.-Nr. 07855NC 1988: Empire Publishing Company Inc. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Quarto 142 pages; number 350 of 500 copies signed by Iron Eyes Cody and Marietta Thompson dated 6/3/88. A fine copy as issued without dust jacket. Together with SIGNED black and white photo 4" x 5" of Iron Eyes Cody with The Pope. Empire Publishing Company, Inc hardcover books
1868Best.-Nr. 173873Lille: Imprimerie de L. Danel 1868. Limited to 25 copies. Good overall the silk endpaper has lifted from the corner. 3/4/ black leather with 6 raised bands and gilt title second compartment. Purple silk endpapers and pastedowns. T.e.g. Title-page with large gilt-decorated emblem device above imprint. 3 preliminary leaves 7-97 2 pages mounted portrait. Preliminary states "Recueil des Discours Pronounces sur la Tombe du Baron James De Rothschild et des principaux articles de journaux publiées à l'occasion de sa mort et de ses funéreailles Ce Recuei tire vingt-cinq exemplaires est offert A Madame La Baronne James De Rothschild et a sa famille par le personnel du Chemin de fer du Nord." Includes funeral sermons and obituaries published in Le Temps Journal des debats L'Epoque and other perodicals. The photograph shows the Baron as he appeared in 1864. Worthy of restoration and exceedingly scarce. Worldcat locates 4 copies including 1 in the United States. Imprimerie de L. Danel hardcover books
2008Best.-Nr. 173654London/New York: Tate Pub/ Harry N. Abrams 2008. Hardcover. VG- bj is taped to inside front cover general wear to dj and block edges library label behind title page. Gray boards with illustrated dj 256 pp profusely illustrated in color illustrations. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Tate Modern London 26 September 2008-1 February 2009 and the Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art Sakura 21 February-14 June 2009. A leading figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement Mark Rothko 1903-1970 is widely seen as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. His paintings are famous for the intense emotional responses they elicit from viewers. Shortly before his death Rothko donated nine large-scale works to Tate on the condition that they would always hang together in their own space separate from the work of other artists. This is how the Rothko Room one of the highlights of Tate's collection was born. These paintings form part of a larger series known as The Seagram Murals which were originally intended for the Four Seasons restaurant in New York a commission from which Rothko famously withdrew. Now in this landmark reassessment The Seagram Murals are reunited and cast in a new light by leading international critics including Briony Fer David Anfam and Morgan Thomas. With revealing new research this groundbreaking book challenges the mythology surrounding Rothko and his work. Includes bibliographical references pages 241-248 and index. Tate Pub/ Harry N. Abrams hardcover books
2016Best.-Nr. 172920London: Marian Goodman Gallery 2016. Hardcover. VG. Color-illustrated cloth boards with yellow lettering. 264 pp. Color illustrations. Catalog of an exhibition held at Marian Goodman Gallery London June 12 - August 7 2015. Marian Goodman Gallery hardcover books
2009Best.-Nr. 171040New York: Musuem of Modern Art 2009. Hardcover. VG. Color-illustrated boards with white lettering. 256 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibiton from December 13 2009 to March 1 2010 at the Musuem of Modern Art and 3 other locations. Musuem of Modern Art hardcover books
2016Best.-Nr. 172042New York: David Zwirner Books 2016. Hardcover. New in shrinkwrap. Cream and color-illustrated boards with black lettering. 179 pp. Color and illustrations. Published to accompany the exhibition held at David Zwirmer New York 2015. David Zwirner Books hardcover books
2016Best.-Nr. 162887Berlin: Hatje Cantz 2016. Hardcover. VG. Yellow boards with gray and black text. 304 pp. 240 color figures. Shipping weight is 6 pounds. Since the 1990s Scottish painter Callum Innes born 1962 has steadily created poetic minimalist paintings using different color combinations and intensities as well as different materials canvas watercolor paper and masonry. Here photographs of installations and details highlight the sensual effects of Innes' art. -Amazon. Hatje Cantz hardcover books
2015Best.-Nr. 152856New York NY: Matthew Marks Gallery 2015. Hardcover. VG/VG. Gray cloth white & red dust jacket 58 pp. color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2015 exhibition of artwork by American painter Ellsworth Kelly 1923-2015. With an essay by Briony Fer. Uncommon. Matthew Marks Gallery hardcover books
1996Best.-Nr. 30754Napoli: Instituto Universitario Orientale 1996. First edition. Paper wrappers. Minor soiling on rear wrapper else a near fine copy. viii 60 pp. Illus. with seven b/w plates. 8vo. In English. Supplemento n. 86 agli Annali - vol. 56 1996 fasc. 1. Instituto Universitario Orientale unknown books
1983Best.-Nr. WRCLIT37172New York: Dutton 1983. Cloth and boards. First edition. Review copy with slip. An Italian-American family comes to terms with their gay son. Toe of spine bumped else fine in dust jacket. Dutton hardcover books
1977Best.-Nr. 4951For the city 1977. 8Vo. Paperbound 158 pgs numerous b&w photos of exteriors of buildings. Indudes a guide to styles repairs and maintenance. The art of renovation and who can help. White covers slightly soiled some light foxing ow a Good copy. No markings very useful For the city unknown books
1722Best.-Nr. biblio10Engraved double page map 28" x 20" wide margins hand colored in outline two uncolored pictorial cartouches. Expert and nearly invisible repairs along centerfold normal aging; about near fine. Impression is bright and clean. Nicholas De Fer 1646-1720 was a highly respected and prolific French cartographer whose maps were valued for their decorative appeal. Around 1690 he was made the geographer to the Dauphin and published his first atlas. He would become geographer to other high-ranking individuals in French and Spanish society. The present map is detailed and attractive map of Asia with a cartouche showing Chinese at the upper left and Indians in the upper right. The map covers a lot of territory showing Arabia and the Persian Empire in the West and Japan in the east but goes as far south as the Isle of Borneo and Java. Part of Eastern Europe is also visible. Library missouri website. books
1996Best.-Nr. 74970Rome:: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato. Near Fine. 1996. Hardcover. 8824037968 . Translated from the Italian by Hann Heck and Luciano F. Farina. Color illustrated fold-outs. First edition thus. Near fine in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato, hardcover books
