"H. L. OPERATION" [Rear Cover Title]
[ca. 1960s]
Stirring series of photographs captured by a skilled photographer documenting the many diverse aspects of an operation involving a probable heart-lung ("H.L.") bypass.
20th century
Sales Sample Book of Watch Faces
[Ca. Mid-20th Century]
Elaborate sales sample book containing over 700 watch faces representing a wide variety of styles and sizes from Besançon, France, a world center for watch production. One of the most striking sales catalogues we've encountered.
THE LITTLE REVIEW, Vol. XII, No. 2
May 1929
Farewell issue of the celebrated Modernist journal.
THE LITTLE REVIEW, Vol. IV, No. 7
November, 1917
Art-heavy issue of the celebrated Modernist journal, with drawings and engravings by Laurencin, Walt Kuhn, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, and others.
THE LITTLE REVIEW, Vol. IX, No. 3
Spring 1923
'Exiles' Number' of the celebrated Modernist journal, featuring one of the best known graphic cover designs of the lit mag's run.
![Item #41046 THE LITTLE REVIEW [Vol. VIII, No. 1]. Margaret Anderson, Jane Heap, Ezra Pound,...](https://typepunchmatrix.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/41046_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1675095186)
THE LITTLE REVIEW [Vol. VIII, No. 1]
Autumn 1921
Brancusi tribute issue of the celebrated Modernist journal, published in protest after the persecution and prosecution of the editors for their publication of ULYSSES.
THE LITTLE REVIEW, Miscellany Number, Vol. IX, No. 2
Winter 1922 [1923]
"Miscellany number" of the celebrated Modernist journal, featuring one of its better known graphic cover designs.
LE BESTIAIRE, OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE
(1977)
Beautiful facsimile edition of Apollinaire's original 1911 suite of poems produced by the Met, set off by the accompanying woodblock prints that were to be Dufy's first published illustrations.
ON MY WAY: Poetry and Essays 1912-1947
1948
Collected writings by the great Dadaist painter and sculptor, with two original woodcuts.
ODILON REDON PASTELS
(1987)
First US edition of this first volume to publish a large selection of Redon's later works in color, prefaced by his own "Confessions of an Artist," with commentary by curator and Redon specialist Bacou.
LA CRAVATE NE VAUT PAS UN MEDAILLE
(1972)
Beautiful and complex livre d'artiste by the avant-garde Italian anarchist, pataphysician, and founder of the movimento d'arte nucleare.
DE CHIRICO: The Metaphysical Period 1888-1919
(1997)
First edition in English of Baldacci's massive survey of de Chirico's early life and works.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF SELECTED REGIONS OF THE MILKY WAY
1927
Stunning landmark achievement in astro-photography, completed and issued after Barnard's death in a limited edition of just 700 copies.
GILGAMESCH
1964
Catalogue of an exhibition on the epic of Gilgamesh, incorporating both modern visual art and archaeological artifacts, and with original silkscreened cover and frontispiece by Baumeister.
YOSHIDA HIROSHI: PRINT-MAKER
1953
Second printing of this beautifully illustrated study of Hiroshi, with an original color woodblock frontis signed by the artist.
![Item #47082 Z MÉHO DĚTSTVÍ [From My Childhood]. Helena...](https://typepunchmatrix.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/47082_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1683667207)
Z MÉHO DĚTSTVÍ [From My Childhood]
(1929)
Signed first trade edition of a landmark graphic novel, in extraordinary condition.
THE BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS OF FELIX OCTAVIUS CARR DARLEY
1952
First and only bibliography of the illustrator, reprinted in book form from the April 1951 Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society.
UN ART MOYEN: ESSAI SUR LES USAGES SOCIAUX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE [A Middle-Brow Art: An Essay on the Sociological Uses of Photography]
(1965)
First printing of this reflection on the significance and structure of the practice of amateur photography, by one of the leading French sociologists of the 20th century.
OPEN CITY: Street Photography Since 1950
2001
First edition of this survey of street photography with work from 19 artists and photographers, including Catherine Opie, Noboyushi Araki, Terence Donovan, William Eggleston, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Daido Moriyama, and others.
JASPER JOHNS 35 YEARS LEO CASTELLI
(1993)
First edition of this exhibition catalogue commemorating the long and productive association between Johns and Castelli, issued for the 35th anniversary of the Leo Castelli gallery.
HOMMAGE A MARC CHAGALL
[1967]
Uncommon catalogue of 250 Chagall etchings and lithographs, with an original lithographed cover by the artist.
THE CERAMICS AND SCULPTURES OF CHAGALL
(1972)
Beautifully produced catalogue with full-page photographic reproductions of over 200 Chagall pieces, many in color, and an original color lithographic frontispiece by Chagall.
ESCRAVOS BRASILEIROS DO SÉCULO XIX NA FOTOGRAFIA DE CHRISTIANO JR.
(1988)
First printing of this history of Christiano Jr.'s photographs of African enslaved people and laborers in Brazil, a collection he sold as a souvenir to European tourists — a rare title.
THE LADY OF THE LAKE
(1910)
First Christy-illustrated edition of this beloved poem of the Highlands, populated by beautiful "Christy Girls" — very scarce signed.
THE PRINCESS
(1911)
First Christy-illustrated edition of this mock-medieval Tennyson poem, very scarce signed.
