JOHNNY CASH

Man in Black

Chicago, Zondervan Publshing House. 1975, 1st Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾. Ill.: With Photos. Book, 1975, 1st edition. Book & jacket in good conditionlse book & jacket in nice condition. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: gr0

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: With PhotosCountry Music / Signed / Rare Specialist

"CGG

'a Cheerful Kitchen' 1939 Textile Art

0. No Binding. Book, 1939. Original textile art. -- 'A CHEERFUL KITCHEN'-- SIGNED 'CGG'. Framed In original burlwood frame, 17"x 21"; original textile, matted under glass, measures 11"x14". Handmade art, probably by a woman, with initials 'CGG' inked at bottom right-corner. A fine example of domestic African-Americana art. An inked homily describes the scene-- A Cheerful Kitchen-- Bright and Gay--- Will Make All Troubles-- Fade Away -- 1939, CGG. Art textile shows two domestic Black workers, a cook and manservant, busy in a country kitchen. Made of fabrics sewn on linen, crayon and pencil-- in shades of peach, pink, gold, cream, black and brown. From estate of Eric Carlson, a professional dealer of 19th-20th century French and American prints and drawings and a university professor of art history at SUNY-Purchase In excellent condition-- one corner of original burlwood frame is dented. Domestic s&h $50. Very Good. signed.

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Book number: sw53a

Keywords: keywords: original art, domestic arts, women, slave life, African Americana

'REBEL TEAM' SHANGHAI SECONDARY SCHOOL ARMBAND CHINA

Defending Mao Zedong -Chinese Cultural Revolutionary Artifact

0. No Binding. Ephemera, ??????? ??? ??? ?? ?? ???? ????? --TEXTILE ARMBAND-- PROPAGANDA CHINESE COMMUNIST-- Stenciled lettering on cotton, armband edges and ends are sewn. Loosely translated, this armband declares the wearer to be a Defender of Mao Zedong, and a member of Rebel Team of the Revolutionary Committee of Logistics Personnel of Shanghai Secondary School. China's Cultural Revolution, c.1966-1976, was a social/political movement-- when Mao Zedong, Chairman of the ruling Communist Party, initiated revolutionary cadres to reinforce his strict communist dogma used to obliterate capitalism, Confucianism, and traditional Chinese family culture. In nice condition. Good.

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Book number: 12kxb

CHRISTIE'S

Post-War and Contemporary Art: Evening Sale May 13, 2008

0. Soft cover. Periodical, 4to. illustrated wraps. 310 pp. illustrated color. Artists include: Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Lucian Freud, Willem de Kooning. Many gatefold illustrations. Very Good.

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Book number: mj0y

PS 30 & MISS O'HARA'S 4TH GRADE CLASS

1918 Elementary School Record of Attendance and Progress Brooklyn, Ny

0. 4to - over 9¾. Handwritten, 1918. ORIGINAL, HANDWRITTEN NYC BOARD of ED. 'TEACHER'S RECORD of ATTENDANCE & PROGRESS of PUPILS'-- 4th graders in public school in NYC, 1918 -- Days Present/ Effort/ Proficiency/ Days Absent/ Times Late/ Deportment/ Promoted/ Books Returned. PS 30 was a primary school in Red Hook, Brooklyn-- located at Conover & Wolcott Streets, about 4 blocks from the waterfront docks in a working-class neighborhood. Teacher Helen O'Hara kept a daily attendance book and jotted 'progress' notes for each of her 4th graders, the kids of Red Hook in 1918-- Louis Vivian. Jane Castagliola. Harry Ninberg. Violet Holzkamf. Mary McGregor. Concetta Alfonso. John Pendergast. Fair.

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Book number: jb00

Keywords: brooklyn, NYC, education

'YANKIBOY PLAYS CLOTHES'

Vintage 1950s Child's Baseball Uniform

0. No Binding. Ephemera, Baseball Cap- Jersey Shirt- Pants- Belt- Socks- Iron-On's & Original Box! Vintage 1950s. YANKIBOY 'PLAY CLOTHES'..Child's flannel baseball uniform..ORIGINAL BOX in vg condition- colorful, bright, features illustrations of the company's numerous play clothes outfits. Play clothes made and patented by Yankiboy; with company motto 'Make the Children Happy' along the bottom of box. Child's baseball play clothes is marked size (6). The outfit was never worn-- shirt has ironed-on red letters cut from 2 pgs. of cut-out letters, included, perhaps ironed-on right after uniform was purchased-- Play clothes set of 5 pieces-- (size M) baseball cap, shirt, pants, belt and socks-- in a box, approx. 11"x14". Baseball 'play clothes' & original box-- all in extremely good condition. Domestic s&h $20. Very Good.

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Book number: xx38

Keywords: [advertising- graphics- fashion toys - games- costumes- sports]

WEST MAE INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY

Mae West and Hollywood Cowboys

NY, Charles Scribner's Sons. 1962. Hardcover. Book, The Western, from Silents to Cinerama, by George Everson and William K Fenin. Inscribed by May West across two pages- hinting at her relationship with famed Westerns actor Rory Calhoun [pictured]. Laid in- Las Vegas & Banbera,TX news articles, postcards, images, and the front & rear flaps from the original dust jacket. Very Good. Inscribed by Mae West.

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Book number: kx47

'AMERICA'S FAVORITE SINGING COWBOY'

Tex Ritter in 1930s-50s Scrapbook

0. No Binding. Scrapbook, 1930s-50s. Scrapbook collection of TEX RITTER -- 'America's favorite singing cowboy', movie icon and country music singer. Disbound sheets, housed in protective handmade box, 11" x 15.5". Tex Ritter's original autograph is tipped-in. Back-cover shows pretty lithograph of landscape; front-cover missing. Scrapbook sheets have been repaired, and stabilized. TEX RITTER (1905-1974) was known as 'THE MAN FROM TEXAS' - his powerful baritone voice was heard over radio, on Broadway, and in 150+cowboy western movie musicals. Tex Ritter movies were full of good music, songs, comedy, fights, hard-riding, scenery, suspenseful stories. Scrapbook- 80+pgs. of paraphernalia, newspaper stories, fan club material detail Tex Ritter's iconic musical cowboy movies of the 1930s-50s. The scrapbook has many publicity shots of Tex- in magazines, 8x10" original photos, chromolith illustration shows Tex, Bill Elliott & their horses, 8x10" small lobby posters; Tex Ritter's autograph, lyrics for songs in his singing cowboy movies - 'Symphony of the Prairie'/ 'Rollin' Westward'/ 'Out in the Golden West'/ 'High, Wide and Handsome'/ 'Sing, Cowboy, Sing/ "Arizona Days'/ "Headin' for the Rio Grande'/ 'The Bold Vaquero'/ 'Back in "67"'. Domestic s/h $20. Very Good.

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Book number: kz37

Keywords: [keywords- radio, music, Hollywood, ephemera, Country Music Hall of Fame].

R. CRUMB

Heroes of the Blues

NY, Yazoo Records. 1980, 1st Edition. No Binding. Ill.: R. Crumb. Ephemera, 1st edition,1980. Set of (36) trading-cards in original box. Illustrated by R. Crumb, celebrated cartoonist. Yazoo Records 245 Waverly Place, NY printed on the face of the box and the back of the cards. This set of 'Heroes of the Blues' was first published by Yazoo Records, Inc. a NY-based record label. R. Crumb's unique talent is showcased to great effect in his 36 illustrations. Bright, graphic portraits on card fronts -- biography/ discography on each card's verso. All cards and box in fine condition. Very Good.

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Book number: yz37

Keywords: R. Crumb

ARTHUR B. LIGHT M.D.

Opium Addiction - from the Narcotic Wards of Philadelphia

Chicago, American Medical Association. 1929, 1st Edition. Hardcover, 4to - over 9¾. Book, 1929-30. First Edition. --'Opium Addiction..from the Narcotic Wards of Philadelphia'-- Presentation copy signed by Dr. Arthur B. Light.  Not a reprint, scarce thus. Publisher's crimson gilt-lettered cloth, 116pp. tables, charts, several b/w photos. Early 20th century medical accounts of opium addiction-- (10) articles describe results of in-patient experiments with volunteer addicts. Very nice condition-- clean, tight & sound. Very Good. Inscribed by Author(s).

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Book number: yu34

Keywords: opiates, narcotic dependency, drug laws, culture, 20th century,medicine, health,crime, criminalology, justice

CHARLES DARWIN

Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M. S. Beagle Round the World

London, Printed by John Murray. 1845, 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Book, RARE LIMITED EDITION of a CELEBRATED, IMPORTANT & UNCOMMON EARLY EDITION A NATURALIST'S VOYAGE in a FINE LEATHER BINDING JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY of the Countries Visited During THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE ROUND THE WORLD by CHARLES DARWIN Second Edition, Corrected, With Additions LONDON: Printed by John Murray. 1845, Albemarle Street (Published date 1845). Rare Second edition Corrected with Additions - stated on the title page. 8vo. 7" x 5" inches (LxB). Pp. viii, [2], 519, [1, ads] pages, with in-text wood engraved illustrations. Preface dated June 1845. A rare book bound in later Fine original 3/4 dark brown calf leather binding over marbled boards, attractive gilt decorated gilt ruled spine with 4 raised bands & a red gilt lettered morocco label in the second compartment, handsomely bound at a later date to style. Darwin added a fulsome dedication to Lyell and a considerable amount of new material based on his more recent research, including the new identifications of many of his Beagle specimens. Importantly, Darwin also expanded the sections about the indigenous Fuegians (as the peoples of Tierra del Fuego were called) - material he had left out in the first edition. The Journal of researches was marketed as literature for all classes and several important woodcuts were added, mostly from Coral reefs and Volcanic islands. It was quickly established as an outstanding piece of travel writing with the order of geology and natural history reversed in the title, perhaps reflecting Darwin's shift of interest since 1839. Murray must have been pleased that he had shrewdly secured the copyright from Darwin for £150 Knowing today that Darwin had already written out a summary of his theory of evolution in the Essay of 1844 and that within fifteen years he would publish the Origin, it is possible now to read his maturing theory's influence on the 1845 edition of Journal of researches. The success of the Journal encouraged John Murray to offer Darwin the chance to publish a second edition. Darwin then worked on the second edition of the Journal, which eventually appeared in August 1845 in John Murray's popular 'Home and Colonial Library'. This is one of the rarer issues of Darwin's geological results from the Beagle voyage. The first American edition (Harper's 1846) was based on this edition. Freeman 14; Sabin 18647; Ferguson 4025. The Journal of researches has been continuously in print since 1845 and is second only to the Origin as Darwin's most widely read book. A rare book in later Fine original 3/4 dark brown calf leather binding over marbled boards, no wear/tear, to covers, spine, ends & corners, pages with sporadic age toning soiling, are clean & bright ), the binding is tight & intact. The leather is smooth & supple to the touch. Note:Small 1" inch rectangular ink stamps on the title & a couple of other pages. Very Good/not applicable.

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Book number: kx434

ENGLISH SEASIDE TOWNS OF DEVON & CORNWALL, CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, WALES ++

1950 Hand-Colored Photographs of the Uk & Wales

0. Hardcover, Folio - over 12. Photographic Image, 1950 PHOTOGRAPH-ALBUM. --EXTENSIVE PHOTO-TRAVELOGUE of Post-WW2 ENGLAND & WALES-- (158) hand-colored & tinted b&w photographs of the outdoors and topographical scenes in England's seaside towns of Devon & Cornwall, street scenes near Canterbury Cathedral, and lake areas in Wales. DEFTLY COMPOSED, FINE QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHS-- beautifully hand-tinted and colored, the photographs are annotated with handwritten captions. Photos are mostly 3"x 5", a few are 6"x 9", glue-mounted to heavy-stock paper (with onionskins between), in a vintage blue leather album, folio size, 10" x 12". There are a handful of postcards (Cox's Cave, Somerset) and (12) mini- snapshots bought at Canterbury Cathedral. Wells, Somerset/ Cathedral City/ Cheddar Gorge, Somerset/ Dunster, Somerset- yarn market, Minehead  Bristol Channel to Wales/ View from White Stones/ Selworthy/ N. Devon Combe Martin/ Hartland Quay/ Clovelly / N. Cornwall/ Rosemery/ Cape Cornwall/ The Longship Lighthouse Lamorna Cove/ Port Hleven/ Newlyn Harbour/ Fowey & Polruan/ St. Austell / Bodmin Moor/ Dartmoor/ Polperro Gunnislake/ Plymouth crossing, S. Devon/ Buckfast Abbey/ Tor-bay Cirencester/ Ludlow/ Lake Bala in Gwynedd, Wales/ Moel-y-Dinas/ Bylchan Denbighshiere/ Ormes Bay/ LLandrinio Bryn Eisteddfod/ Conway Harbour on the north coast of Wales/ Monmouth on Wye/ Marlborough, Savernake Forest, Beaulieu River Winchester/ Dover Castle/ Chalk Cliffs at Seaford/ Birling Gap/ Kent/ Chilham/ Canterbury.  Wonderful condition. Very Good.

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Book number: kp42

Keywords: WW2, England, photography, travel, diaries, journals, album, vernacular

MAURICE C. DREICER

The Diner's Companion- Signed

New York, Crown Publishers. 1955, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, Maurice C. Dreicer, a gastronome visited more than 60 countries in a 40- year quest for the perfect steak. Dining out is a fine art. To get the most enjoyment for your time and money, you need to know not only how to plan and where to go for fine food and drink in general, as well as for unusual specialties, but you must also know how to command attention, service, comfort complete satisfaction. Maurice C. Dreicer (called by a prominent columnist the "Pulitzer Prize Committee of One in the nourishment field") has been an outstanding' authority and writer for more than a quarter of a century. He has visited over ten thousand restaurants in various parts of the world. Mr. Dreicer, as "the foremost gourmet of our times," contributed the report on contemporary dining to the American Broadcasting Company's Time Capsule. This is a signed and inscribed first edition. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed By Maurice Dreicer.

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Book number: xox10

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Food Restaurants Signed Food & Drink

PAUL H. DUNLOP

The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights: An Illustrated Primer

Edison, NJ, Papier Presse. 2009, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780961954758). Hardcover. Book, #59 of 100 signed special limited 1st edition. Bound in leather, all edges gilt. This book is a thorough current reference on glass paperweights. The author has written a wonderful guide to the world of paperweights, taking care to provide pictures and line drawings to illustrate the knowledge he shares with us. He includes discussions of rarity, contrasts in style, method, and motif. He also contrasts antique and modern versions and provides brief biographies of contemporary makers. All of this is laid out alphabetically. You will find this book to be an indispensable reference, worthy being read over and over. This is an important book that every collector will cherish. An important book that belongs in the collection of all collectors of antique paperweights. 383 pages with hundreds of color photographs and line drawings. Hard bound. 7 1/4" by 10 1/4". 2009. Sections Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Table of Contents Illustrated Dictionary Building and displaying a collection Museums with paperweight collections Bibliography Index. As New/As New. Signed by Author(s).

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Book number: lg0dd

Keywords: 9780961954758

PFC RICHARD L. C-----E AND KATHY C---E

1966 Gi's Vietnam Photo Album & Girlfriend's 'Stack of Love'

0. Hardcover. Photographic Image, (66) PHOTOs: American soldiers/ army bases & sites/ river boats/ Vietnamese kids & young women/ food markets & animals/ Kathy's head shot/+++++  Letters show life in the 1960s for young people living in California, open relationships, guys who get drafted into the army & to Viet Nam-- written by working class kids from east of San Francisco. Richard and friend get drafted (Richard to Vietnam, his friend to Germany). A 3rd man, Danny, is back home and wastes no time putting moves on Richard's girl, Kathy. Their lives get messy-- Kathy's best friend, Anna, has a crush on Danny and jealously watches him drift towards Kathy, (Richard's girlfriend) -- she retaliates by putting moves on Richard in letters she sends him in Vietnam. Kathy, turning 18, faces the prosaic problems of life--school, exams, part-time waitressing, health issues, bad haircuts/hair color, achy feet, and a family drama: watching her mom start drinking after stepdad is found to be running around. This is her mom's 2nd marriage, and Kathy is devastated and threatens to move out if mom splits on stepdad. Meanwhile, her stepdad & mom relocate the family trailer to another site. And Kathy's Richard admits to her that he has a Vietnamese girlfriend-- who Kathy feels sympathy for because Richard will leave her when his tour in Vietnam ends-- Kathy writes of her future hopes when she & Richard will be back together.  Very nice condition. Very Good.

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Book number: jx106

Keywords: VietNam, California, 1960s, love letters, open relationships, diaries, journals, military, vernacular, photography, california