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1840rif. 5648London: John Russell Smith 1840. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. VERY SCARCE. James Orchard Halliwell Phillipps 1820-1889 was a Shakespearean scholar and antiquarian. He married the daughter of Sir Thomas Phillipps the bibliophile whose surname he took in 1872 despite their falling out over Halliwell's questionable ethics see below. He wrote several biographical works on Shakespeare including the Life of William Shakespeare. Halliwell was also a reputed manuscript thief and was banned from the library of the British Museum over suspicion about his possession of manuscripts that had been removed from Trinity College. He also was known for cutting up seventeenth-century books supposedly destroying over 800 books. Despite being a rogue he was a famous and notable Shakespearean and was instrumental in establishing the Shakespeare museum at Stratford-on-Avon. Halliwell was also well-known as a writer and collector of nursery rhymes. This slender humorous volume shows the influence of both his antiquarian and whimsical predilections. It purports to be a collection of vignettes about the men of Gotham a village in Nottinghamshire who are known for their stupidity. In the introduction Halliwell quotes the nursery rhyme "Three wise men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl; and if the bowl had been stronger my song would have been longer." There are 20 equally humorous tales in this work. Very good in blue black & white marbled paper wrappers pink-hued paper pastedown bearing title to front cover small stain near its top edge. 12mo. Light smudging to title-page and small bit of oil-like soiling to insides of both wrappers text unaffected; antiquated writing to top of title-page and one notation in margin. Interior is otherwise clean with very bright text; no foxing or browning. Tightly bound no loose pages. 24 pages. Literature. LIT/12163. John Russell Smith paperback books
rif. 23674Stuttgart: Hatje Cantz Verlag 2006. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A gorgeous example of this sweeping catalogue raisonne of the great German artist Kurt Schwitters 1887-1948. Complete in 3 massive volumes all clean and near-pristine in their lovely dustjackets. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in crisp easily Near Fine to Fine dustjackets. Thick tall quartos first-rate color and black-and-white reproductions throughout. Vol. I: Catalogue Raisonne 1905-1922 "638 pages 997 illustrations 104 in colour" ; Vol. II: Catalogue Raisonne 1923-1936 "604 pages 1071 illustrations 118 in colour"; Vol. III: Catalogue Raisonne 1937-1948 "784 pages 1312 illustrations 119 in colour". Text in both English and German. From the dustjacket front flap: "Although Kurt Schwitters was one of the most influential artists of international Modernism so far only certain parts of his immensely varied pictorial work have been thoroughly investigated. Now his oeuvre has been documented and properly acknowledged for the first time in a three-volume catalogue raisonne. More than 3800 works from the period between 1905 and 1948 among them numerous previously unpublished pictures and paintings are presented to the public after world-wide research and a complete sighting of his artistic estate. Schwitters' works are ordered chronologically and within years according to genre. All works are shown in black-and-white; lost and destroyed works are also documented. In addition 341 representative works are reproduced in colour.". Hatje Cantz Verlag unknown books
1842rif. 16953London: Printed for the Camden Society 1842. Decorative Cloth. Very Good . The very uncommon 1842 1st edition of this original publication of "two curious documents concerning Dr. John Dee" the great 16th century occut philosopher 1527-1609 who devoted much of his life to the study of alchemy divination and Hermetic philosophy. 1 "His Private Diary written in a very small illegible hand on the margins of old Almamacs discovered a few years ago by Mr. W.H. Black in the library of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford". 2 "A Catalogue of his Library of Manuscripts made by himself before his house was plundered by the populace and now preserved in the library of Trinity College Cambridge". This 1842 volume a slim octavo in its original chocolate-brown boards has held up very nicely. Solid and VG with decorative blindstamping to the panels and still-bright gilt-titling and flourishes along the spine. Just a touch of light bubbling to the rear panel small neat former owner name and 1940 date at the front free endpaper. Apart from this clean as could be with no other writing or markings of any kind internally and a strong very sturdy binding. By any measure an impressive copy of this rare mid 19th century examination through his diary and his personal library of manuscripts of the mind of Dr. John Dee. Printed for the Camden Society unknown books
1909rif. 602481London: James Clarke 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 161pp. Ex-library with labels and stamp newspaper clipping tipped in on front fly over top of owner gift inscription both hinges starting fraying at the spine ends about very good. James Clarke hardcover books
1955rif. 544023Lausanne: Editions Clairefontaine 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Introduction by Frigout Arlette. Quarto. 102pp. foldout with map. Near fine in very good dust jacket with some nicking and erosion at the spine ends. Nicely Inscribed by the photographer: "To Pamela & Reid Bird with the friendship of Pierre Verger. Bahia 13th of April 1969." With ownership signature of Pamela Bird. Editions Clairefontaine hardcover books
1841rif. 361590London: Printed for the Society by R. and J.E. Taylor 1841. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Dark blue publisher's cloth decorative pattern in blind with gilt centerpiece. Small ownership signature wear to the front joint else very good or better. Subscriber's copy Signed and dated by William Henry Black on the front free endpaper. Includes letters by Tycho Brache Thomas Lydyat Charles Cavendish John Pell and others. Also includes the by-laws of the Historical Society of Science founded by James Halliwell an antiquary and unrepentant son-in-law of the bibliomaniac Sir Thomas Phillipps. With the formation of the Society and publication of this work Halliwell advanced the history of science as an independent scholarly pursuit. William Henry Black was a prolific contributor to many journals and a member of the British Archaeological Association. A handsome copy scarce in the original boards. Printed for the Society, by R. and J.E. Taylor hardcover books
1997rif. 187658Sutton Publishing Ltd 1997-09-17. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x0. Dust jacket and book are clean has a very good binding no marks or notations. Sutton Publishing Ltd hardcover books
1916rif. 83008New York: The Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation 1916. 1st ed. Paperback. Very Good. photo map 53p. Wrapper. 26cm. Cover edges chipped. Contributions from The Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation Vol. IV No. 1. The Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation paperback books
1988rif. 76890West Cornwall Ct: Locust Hill Press 1988. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine. index xvii 315p.Original light green cloth. 22 cm. No Jacket as published. We don't know how good this book is but the author seems to have packed a lot into her life. According to her online obituary Colette Verger was a teenager when she served as a 2nd Lieutenant and courier in the Free French Intelligence Service during WWII. She married an American serviceman after the war had and raised six children got years of formal education from a high school equivalancy diplioma to a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and was a Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature at Northern Illinois University when this book was published. Locust Hill Press hardcover books
1796rif. 65977New York: D.F. Launy 1796. Attractive Allegorical Engraving Depicting Democracy's Victory over Monarchism An attractive and elaborate allegorical engraving celebrating American independence drawn by French-American artist John-Francis Renault and engraved by Peter Verger both known almost exclusively for the present print. The print first published in 1796 and then again with the addition of extensive descriptive text in 1798 uses Classical iconography to illustrate America's victory with the gods led by Minerva with the American eagle on her aegis paying honor to American heroes and laying waste to the concepts and persons of monarchy. As a French veteran of the American Revolution and transatlantic witness to the French Revolution it is perhaps unsurprising that Renault would choose such subject matter for this dramatic piece. Reilly describes the print and its features in detail: "An allegory of liberty flourishing and monarchy and tyranny in decline. In a wooded grove Minerva with a shield bearing the arms of the United States and a flag emblazoned with stars pours libations on an altar fire. Beside her are three female figures. The first Plenty holds a torch to a pile of titles of nobility crowns scepters and other attributes of monarchy. Justice holds a sword and scales and Peace an olive branch. Behind them is a small pyramid on a pedestal inscribed with the names: Hancock Warren Sullivan Putnam Scamel Barber Green Laurens Wooster Mercer and Poor. Two urns on the monument are labeled "B. Franklin" and "Montgomery." To the right is a column surmounted by a seated nude Liberty figure holding a wreath. Below it stands a cherub with a scroll with the words 'Allons enfans de la Patrie.' an open book labeled 'The Rights of Man' a staff and liberty cap and a flag. Behind is a mountainous landscape and town. In the lower right foreground stands another group including a king about to stab himself several other monarchs cringing and a standing woman. In the lower left stand an aged classical priest and a writhing mutilated hydra appear. "Stauffer describes an impression the 1798 edition with re-engraved title and imprint accompanied by the following text: 'By a Column raised to Liberty is a Monument sacred to the memory of the American Heroes fallen in defence of their Country. While Liberty is Crowning them America uder sic the figure of Minerva sacrifices to their Manes and a Priest of that Deity sings their glorious actions. The Hydra of Despotism mortally wounded by those great men expires in frightful convulsions. Peace and Justice hand in hand join with America in her homage to Liberty. Plenty reclining on her emblematical Horn reposes on American ground. The Genius of Liberty points out the declaration of Independence and a Book of the American Constitution. From the dreadful Sight a group of Kings turn away with horror and dismay.'" Not much is known about Renault or Verger beyond their production of this print. Describing the former as an "Allegorical & historical painter" Falk writes that "Renault claimed to have been at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 as assistant secretary to Count de Grasse and Engineer to the French Army. His 'Triumph of Liberty' was advertised in NYC in 1795 by D.F. Launy and again in 1797 by Renault and Verger. In 1819 he published an engraving of the British officers surrendering their arms to Washington at Yorktown describing himself as a U.S. Citizen." Falk has little to add respecting Verger except that "He was associated with John Francis Renault in the publication of the latter's 'Triumph of Liberty' print" and that he was "Active in NYC from 1795-97; Paris in 1806." OCLC locates copies of the first edition of this print at the Society of the Cincinnati American Antiquarian Society and Massachusetts Historical Society. We locate further copies at the Library of Congress and Yale Art Gallery. A rare and dramatic allegorical print published on the twentieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Light tanning and soiling some pale dampstains to lower margin just into lower part of image. Very good. REILLY 1796-1. STAUFFER 3344. FOWBLE 322. FALK WHO WAS WHO IN AMERICAN ART pp.2742 3403. OCLC 768299108. unknown books
1984rif. 590Morristown NJ: Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences 1984. Softcover. VG. Very slight dampstain to front cover otherwise clean and unmarked. Oblong quarto. Tan stapled wraps with cut-out in front cover. 28 pp. 12 bw 16 color repros. Issued in conjunction with 1983-1985 exhibitions of art produced by Charles Lanman 1819-1895. With foreward by E. Maurice Bloch & essay by Harry Frederick Orchard. Contains exhaustively documented essays with more than 200 footnotes. Lists 66 works. Great reproductions scarce. Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences paperback books
2000rif. 172375Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz 2000. Hardcover. VG/VG ex art library copy with mylar sleeve over dustjacket. Spine label on dj small sticker on upper riught corner of dj. Small stamp on half-title rear endpaper top and bottom of text block Check-out slip.A clean solid and fressh copy. Illustrated boards brown paper dust jacket with black lettering and interior illustration. 347 pp. BW and color illustrations. Catalogue published to accompany the exhibition held at Sprengel-Museum Hannover Aug. 20-Nov. 5 2000; Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen Düsseldorf Nov. 25 2000-Feb. 18 2001; Haus der Kunst München Mar. 9-May 20 2001. Hatje Cantz hardcover books
1975rif. 162257New York: Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation 1975. Second edition. Softcover. VG Former owner embossment on first flyleaf; otherwise crisp and clean. Cream and color illus. paper wraps 168 pp. 16 color plates many BW illus. and figure. A highly illustrated update to the original 1929 reference on Native American beadwork. Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation paperback books
1926rif. 154082New York: Vreeland Press 1926. Softcover. VG- light shelfwear top corner dog-eared with corners torn and missing on front cover and first few pages not effecting text or plates. Tan card wraps with string tie binding. Black lettering with museum emblem on front cover. 15 pp. with tipped-on color frontis 3 bw images tipped on and 7 bw line drawings. No. 5 in the leaflet series of the Museum of the American Indian New York now part of the Smithsonian. An excellent and enlightening study of the making of a blanket by the Salish Indians of the Northwest mostly in British Columbia. This particular blanket was obtained by a Hudson't Bay Company worker from the Chief of the Tsakuam band of the Cowichan Salish on the Lower Fraser River. The blanket is just under 4 feet square and pictured in the color frontis of the book. The Salish were known for the dogs they kept and whose hair was shorn for use in weaving blankets and other textiles. The dogs were shorn as closely as sheep. This catalogue includes a bit of history as well as the technique of blanket-making of the Salish with several illustrations of different kinds of weaves. A true treasure about Native American textile arts. Vreeland Press paperback books
2009rif. 131150Köln Cologne Germany: Snoeck 2009. Hardbound. VG. Black illustrated cover. No DJ. 128 pp. Many nice color plates. In German. Exhibition at Sprengel Museum Hannover focusing on nature in modern art. 23 August to 8 November 2009. Catalogue lists 84 works. Exhibition featuring works from Max Ernst Paul Klee and Rene Magritte as well as additional modern and a few contemporary artists. Snoeck hardcover books
2006rif. 115211Cologne Germany: Dumont 2006. Hardcover. VG As new. Color illus. paper-covered boards; 247 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and bw figures and photos. Text in German; Accompanied the exhibition of the same name which appeared at the Sprengel Museum Hannover and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam in 2006 and 2007; Includes ten essays by various authors; Besides works by Schwitters also featured are pieces by Hannah Hoch Thijs Rinsema Theo van Doesburg El Lissitzky Paul Klee and more. Dumont hardcover books
1956rif. 179521New York: Universe 1956. hardcover. very good/very good. Numerous black & white photographic illustrations in color & in black & white. Slim 4to white cloth d.w. New York: Universe Books 1956. Very good. Universe unknown books
1842rif. 314841London: John Russell Smith 1842. Hardcover. Good. First edition published from a manuscript of the fifteenth century preserved in The Chetham Library at Manchester. Dark cloth with paper label on spine. Good only with owner's bookplate on front pastedown stamp on front fly verso pages foxed corners bumped paper label chipped spine head torn. John Russell Smith hardcover books
1956rif. 1402519Paris: Robert Delpire 1956. Hardcover. Quarto 25 pages 77 photographs on unnumbered pages pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is tan with black print. Dust jacket has light edge wear. Price unclipped: “$10”. Boards in white cloth. Illustrated: b&w photographs. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in column ND-QC. 1402519. FP New Rockville Stock. Robert Delpire hardcover books
1975rif. 544193New York: Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation 1975. Softcover. Very Good. Second edition. Small quarto. 168pp. Illustrated in black and white with some color. Pictorial wrappers. Spine and edge of wraps toned a couple tiny stains on the cover very good. Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation unknown books
1975rif. 11492New York: Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation 1975. Softcover. vg. Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation Volume XI. A reprint of the 1929 edition.8vo. 168pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Stamp "Review Copy" to front cover and stamp to half title. With the bookplate of Bruce Bryan the noted author and long time curator of the Southwest Museum in Pasadena California. Minor discoloration to back cover. Illustrated with annotated full page color plates and b/w plates and in text sketches and photographs. In very good condition. Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation unknown books
rif. 13053London/Paris: Photography Magazine and Robert Delpire nd. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 76pp. Introduction by Manuel Tunon de Lara. Embossed tan buckram in original dj. A pictorial journey of South America. Translated from the French by James Emmons. Some rubbing to edges. Minor chipping discoloration and staining to dj. Two tiny tears to dj. Name of previous owner on half-title page. Overall in good condition. Photography Magazine and Robert Delpire hardcover books
1995rif. 255941Houston: OutSmart Magazine 1995. Magazine. 76p. includes covers 8.25x11 inches newsprint guts glossy covers news reviews interviews events services and resources photos very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps mild sunning to top of spine fold. Part two of the Harvey Milk Opera story. Bacon on the riots in San Francisco. Also Carolyn Jones' AIDS photo exhibit. OutSmart Magazine unknown books
1975rif. 94624NY:: Museum of the American Indian. Very Good. 1975. Paperback. Some color mostly black and white photographs throughout. Second edition paperback. Age toning to covers previous owner's name on front free endpaper else very good in illustrated wraps. . Museum of the American Indian, paperback books
1841rif. 139758London: John Russell Smith 1841. publisher's cloth-covered boards paper cover label. Shakespeare William. 8vo. publisher's cloth-covered boards paper cover label. 46 12 pages. First edition. Bookplate of Sydney Williams on front pastedown. Ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper from 1871. Front and rear boards are detached yet present. Lacking the spine. A few of the pages near the end have separated yet are present. Two page preface by the author. The first portion is a catalogue of single plays in the collection of Halliwell 46 pages and the second portion is books on sale through the bookseller John Russell Smith. A very scarce catalogue which has been reprinted at least once Anton W. Van Bekhoven Publisher 1968. John Russell Smith unknown books
