有職玩具 五 [Yūsoku Gangu Go - Traditional Toys 5]
Shōwa 11 [1936]
Deluxe production of color woodblock prints, the final volume in a series on the theme of traditional Japanese folk toys.
Art & Music
Pre-war manuscript of commercial drawings with Western and Japanese fashions
[circa 1920s]
Skillfully executed series of vignettes featuring Japanese moga ("modern girls") in Western dress next to men and women in traditional Japanese dress – likely a sketchbook or lookbook of designs by a professional to pitch their work in the heavily illustrated magazine culture of the pre-war era.
ECCENTRICO
(2013)
Uncommon exhibition catalogue featuring retrospective works from the legendary designer from 1985 through 2012.
TAMBOURS ET TROMPETTES
[1918]
Stunning limited first edition portfolio of large plates hand-colored in pochoir, one of only 500 numbered copies, issued triumphantly at the end of World War I.
LES MÉMOIRES DE JOSÉPHINE BAKER
(1949)
Limited first edition, one of only 50 copies, of Baker's first post-World War II autobiography, including her account of her wartime intelligence activities aiding the Free French government-in-exile.
CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP
2005
First edition of what is generally considered the first comprehensive history of hip-hop.
INDIAN MELODIES
1845
First edition of what is widely considered the first printed book of music by a Native American, and one of the earliest books published by a Native American about Native American culture.
SUBWAY ART
(1984)
Rare inscribed first US edition of one of the best known and most important books on street art ever written.
CRAWHALL'S CHAP-BOOK CHAPLETS
1883
Limited first edition of this idiosyncratic collection of re-designed chapbooks, based upon the collection of chapbook-collector Joseph Crawhall – his own copy, inscribed to him by the publisher.
AGAINST FICTION
1983
Scarce example of this signed limited edition letterpressed procedural artist's book — from the noted printer, artist, and scholar of the book.
THE WORD MADE FLESH
(1996)
Signed second edition of book artist and scholar Johanna Drucker's ode to "the beauty and expressive capability of type."
L'opposition et les cases conjuguées SONT RÉCONCILIÉES
(1932)
First edition of the artist's little-known chess monograph on a rare end-game position, with a cover design by the artist and sly Duchampian touches.
CHARLEY PATTON
(1970)
Scarce and beautiful example of the hardcover edition of this classic study of blues great Charlie Patton by American Primitive John Fahey.
MODES AND MANNERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
1927
Spectacular four-volume set, a revision and expansion of the original 1909 edition, introducing for the first time a chapter addressing American fashions and adding additional illustrations.
PICTURES IN COLOR
1910
First edition of this lavish work capturing American social life before World War I, including drives in a motor car – a beautiful copy, rarely seen in this condition.
DISCO
(1978)
First edition of this frenzied, anthropologically-minded contemporary account of disco: the music, the clubs, the way of life. Rare this condition.
Original Illustrated Postcard For NATIONAL POSTCARD WEEK
1988
Signed and numbered original postcard designed by Gorey, with his signature and "17/50" on verso.
EITHER / OR
1959
Two-volume Anchor Books edition, with cover design and lettering by Gorey.
FIVE SHORT NOVELS OF STENDHAL [The Duchess of Palliano; Vittoria Accoramboni; The Abbess of Castro; Vanina Vanini; The Cenci]
1958
First Anchor books paperback edition, with cover design and lettering by Gorey, of this collection of works by the eminent French author translated into English.
Illuminated manuscript of Ecclesiastes
[circa 1890s]
Rare illuminated manuscript on vellum in American Arts and Crafts style by the designer credited with leading the American revival in hand-lettering.
LES FLEURS ANIMÉES
1867
Magnificently illustrated and hand-colored "nouvelle édition" of Grandville's splendid work re-imagining flowers as stylish Parisian women.
HIP HOP: The Illustrated History of Break Dancing, Rap Music, and Graffiti
(1984)
First edition of this early and important survey of hip-hop culture.
KANGAS: 101 Uses
(1985)
First printing of this lighthearted practical guide to the East African fashion staple, published in Kenya.
DECORATION-5
(1972)
Beautiful first edition of this interior design classic, with Hicks's ownership inscription.
ROBOT ART
1965
Inscribed first edition account of the author's unusual machine-aided artistic techniques, alternatively titled "THE HOPEFUL MONSTER: A Subjective Report About Art-Robots."
