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1978rif. LFA-126713692Un ouvrage de 382 pages, format 205 x 135 mm, illustré, relié simili cuir, publié en 1978, Librairie Académique Perrin (Paris), bon état
rif. 2029Tiré de La Revue française d'histoire du livre, n°34, 1er trimetre 1982 - Bx, Taffard - 12 ff. - br.
1947rif. 1245Hazan, Paris, 1947, in-8 (230x145mm), 271pp., broché, couverture grise imprimée en bleu, chemise et étui.
rif. 144225New York: The John Day Company. Hardcover. A. Parker's Books Offering antique books vintage books and rare books for over 43 years View our other listings: A.Parker's Books FIRST PRINTINGS FIRST EDITIONS The Chinese Children Next Door and Stories for LIttle Children Pearl S. Buck New York: The John Day Company 1940; 1942 9 1/2 x 6 1/2; 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches 63 pp; n.p. Red cloth with black titles no dust jacket. Black and red illustrations; green cloth with brown titles no dust jacket. Full color illustrations. Both volumes signed and inscribed to Pearl S. Buck's grandson "Bobby" by the author to ffep. Toning to spines; rubbing discoloration and foxing to covers. Stories for Little Children spine has splitting at rear top. Interiors have toning and glue darkening to endpapers else clean and nice. Ph B5 V. The John Day Company hardcover books
1940rif. 4448Pennsylvania 1940. Very good. Original drawing on ruled notebook paper 194 x 124 mm = 7.6" x 5" preserved in 11" x 14" frame with museum glass and 8-ply archival mat edges frayed and with some light browning as is true with almost all surviving examples of this artist's work. EMBLEMATIC AMERICAN OUTSIDER ART CREATED BY A "VILLAGE WITCH" A TOTAL RECLUSE WHO EXISTED IN COMPLETE ANONYMITY ON THE EXTREME FRINGES OF SOCIETY. YEARS AFTER HER DEATH IN THE ABANDONED HOUSE IN WHICH SHE HAD LIVED FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS -- WITHOUT ELECTRICITY OR RUNNING WATER -- WAS FOUND A HUGE COLLECTION OF EXTREMELY PERSONAL "NAIVE" DRAWINGS. THE FREAKISH 2002 DISCOVERY WAS RECOGNIZED AS A MAJOR MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN OUTSIDER ART. INDEED IN A REVIEW OF THE 2003 NEW YORK OUTSIDER ART FAIR IT WAS PRONOUNCED THAT "THE MOST ARRESTING FIND THIS YEAR IS PEARL BLAUVELT." The discovery was made by two artists Dennis and Donna Corrigan who had purchased the old post-and-beam house located "in the middle of nowhere" in the Poconos of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Underneath boxes of moldy antique books fabric scraps and broken pieces of furniture they found a wooden box crammed with what initially appeared to be heaps of worthless paper. Closer examination by the new owners revealed the significance of their discovery: the box contained more than 800 imaginative drawings of various scenes of life real and imaginary American and otherwise some of which are multi-layered and defy the so-called "rules of optics" depicted as if from multiple perspectives simultaneously. In a 2020 New York Magazine review of an exhibition of Blauvelt's works Johanna Fateman described the drawings as "faithful to their own rules of proportion and perspective." The drawings date from the 1940s and obsessively chronicle the inner life of a woman who during her lifetime was described as the "Village Witch." In their announcement of the discovery the Corrigan's related that several of the drawings were laced together with shoestrings in primitive book form while others were contained in dime-store notepads or old school composition books as here. Blauvelt's interior world must have been very rich indeed: again and again she returned to depicting what "real life" on the outside must have looked like to her. Through her drawings almost all of which bore titles of her own invention she catalogued the material world and the spiritual world often merging the two realms into strange and wonderful compositions. Our highly imaginative drawing seems to be unique in her oeuvre. Boldly labeled "Sprite the Fairy" the butterfly-winged figure seems to hover above mushrooms flowers and thick leaves. The fairy's right hand is raised from which issues swirling vapors. The drawing features Blauvelt's signature "x-ray vision" perspective: beneath the fairy's dress can be seen the ribcage sternum and spine as well as the left thigh bone. Almost nothing was known about the former occupant of the dilapidated house. In the course of their research the new owners determined that Pearl Blauvelt was born in 1893 and had moved there with her father in the early 20th century. By the mid-1970s she was declared incompetent and was moved to a mental facility in Pennsylvania where she resided until her death in 1987. Her work is included in major permanent and private collections including the Centre Georges Pompidou Paris Collection abcd Paris Museum of Modern Art New York Museum of Everything London the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia and Gerhard and Karin Dammann Collection Switzerland. She has received posthumous solo exhibitions at Andrew Edlin Gallery NYC Kerry Schuss Gallery NYC John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan. PROVENANCE: D. & D. Corrigan -- Andrew Edlin Gallery NYC -- Private Collection USA -- Steven S. Powers Gallery NYC -- Private Collection USA -- Eldritch Oculum -- Michael Laird Rare Books. LITERATURE: Dennis Corrigan and Donna Corrigan "Pearl Blauvelt: The Village Witch" in: Raw Vision 2002 No. 39 pp. 52-56. John Yau "A Bird's-Eye View of Heaven" in: Hyperallergic posted online May 6 2012. Gerhard Dammann "Making their own Money: Painted Banknotes by Raimundo Camilo Pearl Blauvelt and Other Outsider Artists" in: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences Nov. 2018 Vol. 28 no. 1 pp. 15-17. Christian Rattemeyer Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection: Catalogue Raisonne MOMA 2009 pp. 93-94 six drawings. Ken Johnson Review of the New York Outsider Art Fair in: The New York Times Jan. 24 2003. unknown books
1953rif. 458595New York: Random House 1953. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Reprint no additional printings noted but "First Edition" not stated. Octavo. 185pp. Illustrated by Fred Castellon. Fine in a bright very good dustwrapper with a lightly toned spine some edgewear and a few short tears and several unnecessary interior tape reinforcements. Random House hardcover books
1972rif. 210396New York: The John Day Company 1972. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 177 pages. Features text by Pearl S. Buck. Features photographs from Magnum by Henri Cartier-Bresson Rene Burri Hiroshi Hamaya Marc Riboud and Helen Snow. A clean very near fine copy in cloth boards and in a near fine dust jacket with some minute wear. The John Day Company unknown books
1948rif. 022341New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Hardcover. Fine with the chemise but lacking slipcase. Miguel Covarrubias. Two folio volumes 9-1/4" x 12-1/4" bound in Oriental bark paper in the traditional stab-sewn Chinese style. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias with the plates hand-colored in the studio of Paul Baruch. Calligraphic titles by Jeanyee Wong. Copy #751 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1973rif. 228391973. Bailey Pearl. Talking to Myself 1973 is a reflective memoir by an influential African American performer extending Black women's autobiographical writing into the domains of spirituality identity and public life in the post-Civil Rights era. The work supports research into African American cultural history celebrity authorship and the articulation of race faith and selfhood by a Black woman navigating national visibility. Bailey widely recognized for her career in music theater and television uses this text to shift from performance-centered narrative to introspective commentary addressing the psychological and moral dimensions of living within structures shaped by racial inequality and public expectation. Bailey Pearl. Talking to Myself. New York: Pocket Books 1973. Mass-market paperback edition. The text is composed in a conversational often epistolary style presenting a series of reflections rather than a linear narrative. Bailey addresses themes of aging religion emotional complexity and personal accountability incorporating aphoristic observations such as "People are not simple.they are complicated poems full of feelings they can't explain." The content includes meditations on her experiences as a Black woman in the entertainment industry her engagement with public service and her understanding of faith as both a private and social force. Unlike conventional celebrity memoirs centered on career milestones the volume prioritizes interior life and ethical questioning situating Bailey within a broader tradition of Black women writers who merge personal narrative with spiritual and social inquiry. One volume; 190 pages; mass-market format; original photographic wrappers. Published during a period of reassessment following the legislative gains of the Civil Rights Movement the book reflects ongoing negotiations of race identity and representation for Black public figures in the United States. Bailey's prominence as a performer and public representative including her later role as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations informs the text's engagement with responsibility and visibility. Spine creased with moderate chipping at ends and some laminate peeling; covers lightly rubbed with small puncture to upper wrapper; paper toned but flexible; internally unmarked; good overall. An introspective contribution to African American women's life writing offering insight into the intersection of performance spirituality and racial identity in the late 20th century. unknown books
1931rif. 169441London: Methuen 1931. First UK Edition. Scarce in jacket. The first book in the author's House of Earth trilogy winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Basis for the 1937 Victor Fleming film starring Paul Muni and Luise Rainer who won an Oscar for her performance as O-Lan. Slightly cocked foxing to the page edges gift inscription to the front endpaper generally Very Good in a Very Good or better dust jacket with moderate toning to the spine a small chip to the heel affecting the N in Methuen and a few tiny splashes to the top right corner of the front panel. Methuen unknown books
1936rif. 209159New York: John Day / Reynal & Hitchock 1936. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 302 pages. The follow up book to "The Exile" which was a biography of Buck's mother. A very good plus copy in cloth boards with some bumping to the base of the spine and in a very good plus dust jacket with some light wear and some light wear and some crimping to the base of the spine. John Day / Reynal & Hitchock unknown books
1959rif. 206405New York: John Day Company 1959. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 317 pages. A later novel from the author of the classic "The Good Earth." A clean and tight near fine copy in blue cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket with only the most minute of wear. A much nicer than usual copy. John Day Company unknown books
1965rif. 200931New York: The John Day Company 1965. First edition. Hardcover. A charming children's book from the author of "The Good Earth." Features illustrations by Mamoru Funai. A near fine copy in cloth boards but with some slight publisher paper defects to the bottom edge of the first few pages and in a near fine price clipped dust jacket dust jacket with the price still present on the top of the front flap and with the publisher sticker to the spine/front panel. A very nice copy of a seemingly fairly uncommon book. The John Day Company unknown books
1948rif. 193269Toronto Ontario Canada: Longman Green and Co 1948. First Canadian edition and first printing. Hardcover. 312 pages. Another novel from the Nobel Prize winning author of "The Good Earth." A clean and tight near fine copy in cloth boards and in a very good plus dust jacket with a few edge tears and minor wear. Longman, Green and Co unknown books
rif. 190760Atlanta GA: Nexus Press 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 111 pages. Copy 12 of 15 Artist Proof copies. A monograph on the African American photographer P.H. Polk. Features an essay by Pearl Cleage Lomax. Includes 62 black and white images. A fine copy in cloth boards and in a fine cloth covered two part box. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Polk on the limitation page and Lomax at her text. Includes an original gelatin silver print of "The Boss." Image is on an 8" by 10" sheet of paper and is window matted and is in very fine condition. Signed by Polk under the image. Nexus Press unknown books
1953rif. 157510New York: Collier 1953. Volume 132 Number 5. Features stories by Fulton Oursler Adrian Conan Doyle and Pearl S. Buck. 11 x 14 inches. 55 leaves rectos and versos. Very Good plus in side-stapled wrappers moderately edgeworn. Collier unknown books
1983rif. 73511983. Bailey Pearl. Fred Allen Humanitarian Award presented on November 5 1983 honoring the African American singer actress and entertainer for public service beyond her stage and screen career. Bailey combined national prominence in theater film television and music with sustained humanitarian and diplomatic activity including service as a United Nations goodwill ambassador and recognition by several presidential administrations. The award documents the public-service dimension of a career that also included a Tony Award for the all-Black 1967 revival of Hello Dolly! and later the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 supporting research into Black women in American entertainment celebrity humanitarianism and the cultural diplomacy of the late twentieth century. The Fred Allen Humanitarian Award / Pearl Bailey / November 5 1983. Shield-shaped presentation award with a metal plate mounted on a corresponding shield-shaped wooden plaque. The upper portion incorporates the paired theatrical masks of comedy and tragedy visually linking the honor to Bailey's work as a performer while the engraved plate identifies the award recipient and date. The object records a formal recognition of Bailey's humanitarian reputation during a period when she was known not only as an entertainer but also for diplomatic and charitable service; contemporary biographical accounts note her designation as an "Ambassador of Love" her United Nations work and her longstanding association with USO programs. Metal plate and wooden mount remain clean and well preserved with no significant wear reported; near fine. A substantial presentation object documenting the intersection of African American performance humanitarian recognition and public service in Pearl Bailey's later career. unknown books
1930rif. 841Chicago: Laidlaw Brothers Publishers 1930. Stiff wraps. Near fine. 4to; 32pp; pictorial grey wrapper in black and red; three staple binding; color illustrated; b&w and color illlustrations throughout with text; light age-toning of paper; near fine. Part one of an elementary school instructional series teaching children how to draw. Easy text instruction with illustrations. Laidlaw Brothers, Publishers unknown books
1948rif. 019922New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Hardcover. Slight foxing to bulked text edges otherwise about Fine lacking the chemise and slipcase. Miguel Covarrubias. Two folio volumes 9-1/4" x 12-1/4" bound in Oriental bark paper in the traditional stab-sewn Chinese style. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias with the plates hand-colored in the studio of Paul Baruch. Calligraphic titles by Jeanyee Wong. Copy #323 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1971rif. 129331New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc 1971. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A collection of biographical essays and thoughts from this well known African American actress and writer. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed by Bailey on the title page. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc unknown books
1999rif. 010522Athens GA: Hill Street Press 1999. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in slipcase as issued. Bound in green silkish cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Published on the occasion of Welty's 90th birthday. One of 200 numbered copies there were also 26 lettered copies SIGNED by the editor and all 22 contributors: Richard Bausch Doris Betts Fred Chappell Ellen Douglas Tony Early Clyde Edgerton George Garrett Ellen Gilchrist Anthony Grooms Barry Hannah Mary Hood Greg Johnson William Maxwell Willie Morris Alice Munro Daniele Pitavy-Souques Reynolds Price Louis D. Rubin Jr. Lee Smith William Jay Smith Elizabeth Spencer and Richard Wilbur. Hill Street Press hardcover books
1972rif. 141771New York: Scott Meredith Literary Agency 1972. Xerographically duplicated agency draft for the 1972 novel. A terrorist has decided to create mass havoc at a Macy's on Christmas Day aided by a department store Santa Claus who is hiding a bomb in his bag. It's up to a kindly Black man and a white police officer to foil the plot. Set in New York. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for author Jack Pearl. 197 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 196. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Scott Meredith Literary Agency unknown books
1951rif. 152756N.p.: Classic Pictures 1951. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1951 film. In a move that placed him in a category with Mickey Spillane Richard Wright accepted an offer to star as the leading man in a film based on his own novel. Wright was cast after initial choice Canada Lee who had starred in Orson Welles' stage adaptation of the story was stuck in South African customs after shooting "Cry the Beloved Country" 1951. Set in Chicago and shot on location in Chicago and Argentina. One photograph 10 x 8.25 inches one photograph 9.5 x 8 inches and one photograph 9 x 8 inches. Good one with a pinhole to the center others moderately toned soiled and edgeworn. Classic Pictures unknown books
1936rif. 9032847New York: John Day/Reynal and Hitchcock 1936. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with a decorative impressed quarter in green; title in green and gilt on spine. Clean and tight with no marks. 5 5/8 x 8 5/16 inches. 315 pages. John Day/Reynal and Hitchcock hardcover books
1980rif. 88188Atlanta: Nexus Press 1980. First Edition. Limited Edition one of 1200 copies of which this is No. 146 and signed by Polk with an additional inscription: "To Geoffrey Holder my admiration for all you have accomplished which have furthered black America culture P.H. Polk". Quarto 32cm; brown cloth spine over oatmeal cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine and artist's facsimile signature stamped in gilt on front cover; publisher's cloth slipcase with artist's facsimile signature stamped in gilt; 89-1111pp; black-and-white photographic halftone illustrations throughout. A Fine copy. Publisher's slipcase has trace shelf-soil and light rubbing to edges; Very Good. Graduate of Tuskegee Institue and later head of their photography department shares this collection of photographs of African American subjects in Tuskegee Alabama from 1929-1958. Concludes with Pearl's essay focused on Polk and the impact of his works and an index of photographs with dates and individuals' names. This copy inscribed by the artist to renown Trinidadian-American actor dancer and musician Geoffrey Holder. 88188. Nexus Press unknown books
