Armstrong, Tom, Wayne Craven, Norman Feder, Barbara Haskell, Rosalind E. Krauss, Daniel RObbins, Marcia Tucker

200 Years of American Sculpture

Bost, David R. Godine / Whitney Museum of Modern Art, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound handsomely in oatmeal cloth, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. A fine and accessible art historical and art critical volume devoted to American sculpture, and illustrated with 68 full-color plates and more than 480 black-and-white photographs. Contributions by Tom Armstrong, Tom, Wayne Craven, Norman Feder, Barbara Haskell, Rosalind E. Krauss, Daniel Robbins, Marcia Tucker. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [9], 10-336 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 355859

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Tom Armstrong Wayne Craven Norman Feder Barbara Haskell Rosalind E. Krauss Daniel Robbins Marcia Tucker

Armstrong, John, Anna Laetitia Aiken, Dr. Aikenside

The Art of Preserving Health: A Poem; Poems; the Pleasures of Imagination

The Strand, London, England, T. Cadell, Successor to Mr. Millar, . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A truly epic poem by John Armstrong (1709-1779), an M.D., loosely about health, being a reprint of the true First Edition, 1744. A First Edition Thus, being bound with two other complete works. Small octavo format, trimmed fore-edge. Expertly rebound in modern tooled calf by Adrian Basotti, London binder to Paul Mellon, he being the major sponsor of the Paul Mellon Center for British Art. Beautiful, creamy, full calf-leather, five fleurs-de-lis to spine, sharply tooled gilt title to spine over red Morocco leather label. 99 pp., and binds together three works. Bound with Poems, the Third Edition, printed in 1773 by Joseph Johnson, by Anna Laetitia Aiken, followed by The Pleasures of Imagination. A Poem., in three books, published by William Coke, Leith, Scotland. 102 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 356466

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: John Armstrong Poetry poems Adrian Basotti Paul Mellon

Armstrong, Nancy J.

A Collector's History of Fans

New York, Clarkson Potter, 1974. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. A bit of sunning to edges of text. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, price-clipped. 110 illustrations in black-and-white, 16 in full color, showing the growth and development of trade in fans in Italy and The Netherlands. Includes a section on "the language of the fan" and then additional appendixes, a glossary, a bibliography and an index. [8], 9-208 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 349235

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: fans|Nancy Armstrong|collectors|memorabilia

Armstrong, Robert

The Ghosts of Highgate Hill, and Other Poems

Eton, Windsor, The Shakespeare Head Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at first free endpaper, inscribed warmly by a fan. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright red cloth covers, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to cover and spine. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn though sunned a bit along edges, protected by a plastic coat. 54 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 356776

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Robert Armstrong poetry

The War Department of the United States Army

Handbook on the British Army 1943: With Supplements on the Royal Air Force and Civilian Defence Organizations

London, England, Imperial War Museum & The Battery Press, 2005. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Brand-new, still in shrink-wrap, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder, and the only new copy available on-line at present. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Originally published in 1943 by the U.S. Army as Technical Manual TM 30-410, this important reference work has chapters on the organization of the British Army by Corps, rank, uniform and insignia, armament and equipment, tactics, maps and abbreviations. There are also supplements for the Royal Air Force and Civilian Defense Organizations. Reprint by the Battery Press of the original 1943 edition. vii, 2-403 pp., and with plentiful tables and illustrations.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . New

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Book number: 357308

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: The British Army Battery Press U.S. Army

The United States Army

Pacific Stars and Stripes: Occupation Forces Souvenir Edition, Tuesday, December 25, 1945

New York, The United States Army, 1945. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy of a special edition of the Pacific-based Stars and Stripes, Christmas edition; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Folio-format newsprint, horizontal fold. Black-and-white illustrations and photographs galore. This issue was the Occupation Forces Souvenir Edition, specific to the Occupation Forces in Japan and on Okinawa following cessation of W.W.I.I. Christmas wishes from high-ranking U.S. Army officials, each with a facsimile signature.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 357543

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Stars and Stripes U.S. Army armed forces W.W.I.I. World War Two

Members of the Eighth Army

Poems from the Desert

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1944. Second Edition. . Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Poems, written by fighting men in the heat of desert battle, that vividly record their emotions and their essential spirit." Foreword by General Sir Bernard Montgomery to this stated Second Edition, a sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover exemplar of moving poetry from members of the Eighth Army in the British military force in the Second World War. Clean, if lightly toned interior, minimal rubbing to extremities. Printed dust jacket, moderately worn, a bit sunned, chip missing to spine head. A fetching gift inscription at first free endpaper, "To 'Bennie', from Mom and Pop, 1945." 51 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,

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Book number: 357352

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: General Sir Bernard Montgomery poetry Eighth Army British Army World War Two W.W.I.I.

Members of the Eighth Army

Poems from the Desert

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1944. Second Edition. . Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Poems, written by fighting men in the heat of desert battle, that vividly record their emotions and their essential spirit." Foreword by General Sir Bernard Montgomery to this stated Second Edition, a sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover exemplar of moving poetry from members of the Eighth Army in the British military force in the Second World War. Clean, if lightly toned interior, minimal rubbing to extremities. Printed dust jacket, lightly worn, a bit sunned, slight chip missing to spine head. 51 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,

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Book number: 357353

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: General Sir Bernard Montgomery poetry Eighth Army British Army World War Two W.W.I.I.

Arnason, H.H.

Jacques Lipchitz: Sketches in Bronze

New York, Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Forewordy by Jacques Lipchitz, text by H.H. Arnason, a chronology of Lipchitz's works, then a selected bibliography, and followed by a section of plates, photographs in black-and-white being from James Moore. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing considerable wear especially to extremities, and a chip missing from upper front panel, but not price-clipped, and protected by a Brodart sleeve. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 195 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Good,

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Book number: 348940

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: James Moore|H.H. Arnason|Jacques Lipchitz|Jewish artists|Jewish painters|Judaica

Arnauld, Antoine

Deffense de Mr. Arnauld Docteur de Sorbonne, Contre la Response Au Livre Des Vrayes Et Des Fausse Idees

Cologne, Chex Nicolas Schouten, 1684. . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Bound handsomely in full leather, still sturdy, still stands upright on its own just fine. Leather binding is showing some wear to edges, tips, rubbing to the four raised bands on spine. Gilt-tooled lettering in compartments is rubbed, as are the fleurs-de-lis. Pen flourishes at endpapers, light soiling to and foxing of pastedown. Errata slip present. Internally quite nice, and only slightly wavy. Printed in Holland. Antoine Arnauld, 1612 - 1694, became leader of the Jansenists upon the death of Duvergier in 1643. This copy is from the library of Gershon Legman, the noted erotophile and bibliophile. Many lovely initials. [2] 623 pp. [5].Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 345741

Catalogue: French history and culture

Keywords: Gershon Legman|Dr. Arnauld French language

Arndt, Karl J. R. ; Ernst Steiger;

The Annotated and Enlarged Edition of Ernst Steiger's Precentennial Bibliography: The Periodical Literature of the United States of America

Millwood, New York, Kraus International Publications, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to t he dark green buckram cloth-bound covers; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and sharp gilt lettering and illustration to front cover. Stated First Edition, First Printing, note of errata pasted in, with four parts dealing with the life and work as a book dealer, publisher, collector and bibliographer; the international press he received on his bibliography at the 1873 Vienna exposition; his bibliography, proper; and a microfilm guide to Ernst Steiger's collection of American and German-American language newspapers and periodicals at the University of Heidelberg. [3], 3-228 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Book number: 350963

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Keywords: Ernst Steiger bibliography Karl J.R. Arndt

Arning, Bill

(T)Here

New York, Debs & Co., 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy bound in tall format, with one furled tip, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Glossy illustrated wraps, sumptuous, full-color exhibition catalogue printed on high-gloss card stock and based on the photographs of the artist herself. Essay by Bill Arning. Laid in is an Art in American article from July 2000 and then her C.V. and a raft of reviews.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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Book number: 345798

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Carrie Yamaoka|painters|Bill Arning

Schmitt, Arno and Jehoeda Sofer

Sexuality and Eroticism Among Males in Moslem Societies

New York, Harrington Park Press, 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A pioneering work in gay studies, providing both insider and outsider perspectives on male-male sexuality in Moslem cultures. The senior editor completed a then 30,000-item bibliography of works about Muslim male sexuality. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals but for previous owners' ink-stamps and inscriptions, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the printed, illustrated front softpaper wraps. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xv [1], 1-201 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 356760

Catalogue: Sexuality and Sexology

Keywords: Moslem societies Muslim societies eroticism erotica sex research sexuality Arno Schmitt Jehoeda Softer Middle Eastern cultures

Glimcher, Arnold and Jean Dubuffet

Jean Dubuffet: Simulacres

New York, The Pace Gallery, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy of an exciting catalogue that was published to accompany an exhibit of Jean Dubuffet's sculpture at the Pace Gallery in New York in 1969. With unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the brilliantly illustrated wraps in black-and-white. Tall quarto format, First Edition, First Printing state. Introductory remarks by the artist in French, followed by a long essay by Arnold Glimcher in English. 45 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Book number: 352775

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Jean Dubuffet Arnold Glimcher French language simulacres

Forester, Arnold & Benjamin R. Epstein

The New Anti-Semitism

New York, McGraw-Hill, 1974. . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Scarce in the trade in this state and condition. DOUBLE-SIGNED by both authors at first free endpaper. Epstein has been National Director of the Anti-Defamation League since 1947. Arnold Forster is Associate Director and General Counsel of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, bound in black cloth over boards, lettered in red at front cover and spine, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn and chipped, protected by a plastic coat. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xii [2], 2-354 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Very Good/Good,

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Book number: 355397

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Arnold Forest Benjamin R. Epstein antiSemitism Jewish history Jewish culture signed