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(MEIER, CARL ALFRED). Meier, C. A., Mokusen Miyuki, Joseph L. Henderson, Laurens van der Post, Ian Player, M. Vera Buhrmann, Rix Weaver, Jane Hollister Wheelwright, Sam Francis & Robert Hinshaw. A TESTAMENT TO THE WILDERNESS - ONE OF THIRTY DELUXE HAND PRINTED AND BOUND COPIES. Zug, SWITZERLAND & Santa Monica, CA: Daimon Verlag & The Lapis Press, 1985. First Edition 1/30 Deluxe. 8vo. Cloth with Pastedowns. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 144pp, no illustrations. This beautiful book of essays in honor of the noted Swiss Jungian psychiatrist and psychotherapist C.M. Meier's eightieth birthday was conceived by a planning committee consisting of Joan Meier, Lela Fischli, Sam Francis and Robert Hinshaw. It contains Meier's 1983 paper "Wilderness and the Search for the Soul of Modern Man", plus nine essays in response to it appearing here for the first time. This is from the deluxe first edition of thirty copies only published by Sam Francis' Lapis Press. The Monotype Janson type was composed by Patrick Reaugh, with the letterpress printing by Jamie Robles at the Lapis Press in Santa Monica, and the hand binding by Bruce Schnabel. A pristine copy of this uncommon item. 3-85630-502-5 Inventory Number: 017590
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Dupree, Nancy Hatch. Markus Hakansson, Editor. AFGHANISTAN OVER A CUP OF TEA: 46 CHRONICLES BY NANCY HATCH DUPREE - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed and Dated by the Author. Stockholm, SWEDEN: Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, 2008. First Edition. Large Square 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. "Afghanistan Over a Cup of Tea" is a collection of essays written between 1995 and 2007 by the estimable Nancy Hatch Dupree. It offers the unique views of the woman dubbed "Afghanistan's Grandmother" on a wide range of topics including the Taliban movement, Afghan culture, sport, the status of women, the need for improved health care and education, and the current challenges to progress in her adopted homeland. According to editor Markus Hakansson, Dupree is perhaps the world's foremost living expert on the region. She embodies the Afghan memories of the many and difficult war years, and has worked for decades to improve the quality of life for the peoples of this deeply damaged but life-affirming country. Illustrated with scores of photographs, it contains a rare account of Ms. Dupree's own fascinating life, and is a must-read for anyone interested in Afghanistan and its renowned and cherished benefactor. A most handsome copy of the first printing SIGNED AND DATED by Nancy Hatch Dupree in Kabul in blue ink on the title page. 91-86936-25-5 Inventory Number: 019417
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Jones, Ruth. AFRICA BIBLIOGRAPHY SERIES: ETHNOGRAPHY, SOCIOLOGY, LINGUISTICS AND RELATED SUBJECTS (BASED ON THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CARD INDEX OF THE INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN INSTITUTE): NORTH-EAST AFRICA. London: International African Institute, 1959. First Edition. 4to. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Good +. 51pp, no illustrations. Devoted entirely to North-East Africa, this is one of a series of four bibliographies compiled by librarian Ruth Jones from the comprehensive card indexes of London's International African Institute. A most presentable example of this important reference showing some overall wear and soft creases to its cardstock covers as well as some slight discoloration to the extremities (as is typical with these). It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 005396
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Jones, Ruth. AFRICA BIBLIOGRAPHY SERIES: ETHNOGRAPHY, SOCIOLOGY, LINGUISTICS AND RELATED SUBJECTS (BASED ON THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CARD INDEX OF THE INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN INSTITUTE): SOUTH-EAST CENTRAL AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR. London: International African Institute, 1961. 4to. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Good +. 61pp, no illustrations. Devoted entirely to South-East Central Africa and Madagascar, this is one of a series of four bibliographies compiled by librarian Ruth Jones from the comprehensive card indexes of London's International African Institute. A most presentable example of this important reference showing some overall wear and soft creases to its cardstock covers as well as some slight discoloration to the extremities (as is typical with these). It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 005398
$ 55.00 order/inquire
Page, James Rathwell, Raymond B. Fosdick, Max Mason, Lee A. Dubridge, Vannevar Bush & Ira S. Bowen. DEDICATION OF THE PALOMAR OBSERVATORY AND THE HALE TELESCOPE: JUNE 3, 1948. Pasadena, CA: California Institute of Technology, 1948. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers with Pastedown. Good +. 36pp, no illustrations. This elegant keepsake of the June 3, 1948 dedication of CalTech's famed Palomar Observatory and its George Ellery Hale Telescope was printed by hand letterpress on heavy handmade paper by the Grabhorn Press. Executed after the opening and intended for various dignitaries as well as members of the Institute's trustees and faculty, it contains transcripts of speeches given by such scientific luminaries of the day as James Rathwell Page, Raymond B. Fosdick, Max Mason, Lee A. Dubridge, Vannevar Bush, and Ira S. Bowen. A presentable copy only of this uncommon item showing some soiling, staining and discoloration to the covers. Inventory Number: 013319
$ 65.00 order/inquire
(RAILTON, HERBERT). Headlam, Cecil.. OXFORD AND ITS STORY. London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1904. First Edition. 4to. Cloth with Gilt Design. Good/No Jacket. 366pp, 24 tinted lithographs with tissue overlays and 35 b&w illustrations by Herbert Railton. This history of Oxford, the University and its environs is a regal tome befitting its formidable subjects. Despite some light wear at the edges of the boards (which are faintly rippled on the back) and severe discoloration of the endpapers, this is a tight, clean copy. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 000458
$ 15.00 order/inquire
Heppner, F. Nigel. PHARAOH'S FLOWERS: THE BOTANICAL TREASURES OF TUTANKHAMUN. London: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & HMSO, 1990. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Fine. 80pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "The golden face of Tutankhamun was garlanded with fresh flowers, exquisitely preserved in his innermost coffin after three thousand years. In the tomb were one hundred and sixteen baskets, most containing offerings of seeds and food, left there for use in the afterlife. Wine jars and beautiful alabaster perfume vases contained products fit for a king; thrones and stools were made of ebony and cedar of Lebanon, while model ships were equipped with linen sails. A delightful model of a granary was found full to the brim with seeds - emmer wheat, fenugreek and chick-pea - and brooms of reed and grass used to tidy up after the burial remain intact. All these botanical treasures can help us to unravel the civilization of Ancient Egypt. The author describes the items found in Tutankhamun's tomb - such as willow, papyrus, mandrake, water lilies, oils and resins, and many more - as well as their use in botanical designs. Fully illustrated, each chapter carries detailed descriptions of the plant species found or represented in the tomb, including aspects of their history and cultivation". A pristine copy. 0-11-250040-4 Inventory Number: 018195
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(POLK, BRIGID). Berlin, Brigid "Polk". SCARS - SIGNED BY BRIGID POLK. Signed by the Author. Philadelphia, PA: Telegraph Books, 1972. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Near Fine. np (84pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Poor little rich girl Brigid "Polk" Berlin was well-known in the sixties New York social scene as Andy Warhol's confidant, and a mainstay of his Factory entourage. She was then rarely without her blank book in which she requested those around her to make ink impressions (in the same way that fingerprints are taken) of the scars on their bodies. Published in 1972, this quirky tome is a compilation of scars (with in many cases accompanying explanations) from the likes of sister Richie Berlin, Brice Marden, Bill Berkson, Lillian Roxon, Taylor Mead, Genevieve Waite, Gerard Malanga, John Giorno, Buddy Wirtschafter, Rene Ricard, Dotson Rader, Rita Donagh, Charles Rydell, superstar Viva!, Henry Gibson, Charlotte Moorman, Peter Beard, Helio Oiticica, Patti Smith, and many, many others. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item SIGNED by Brigid Polk in black ink on the title page showing just a bit of typical age toning to its white wrappers. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 020156
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(CRANE, STEPHEN). Crane, Stephen & Stanley Wertheim. STEPHEN CRANE: A PHOTOGRAPH AND A LETTER. New York: Black Sun Books, 1976. First Edition 1/200. 8vo. Hand-Tied Printed Wrappers. Very Good -. np (20pp), 2 b&w illustrations, 1 hand-tipped black and white photograph. Limited to two hundred hand-numbered letterpress copies only, this is a prospectus by noted New York Antiquarian dealer Black Sun Books that reproduces a letter from Stephen Crane to his British publisher William Heinemann regarding a review of "The Red Badge of Courage" by George Wyndham. The letter appears reproduced both photographically and typographically, along with a brief essay by Stanley Wertheim, and a facsimile military photograph of Stephen Crane in a Cadet group at Claverack College and Hudson River Institute. A handsome copy showing a bit of sunning along the spine of the rear cover. Inventory Number: 008430
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(SAGMEISTER, STEFAN). Lewis, Judith & David Ulin, Editors. Preface by Antonio Villaraigosa. Introduction by Mariana Amatullo. Foreword by Richard Koshalek. THE L.A. EARTHQUAKE SOURCEBOOK. Pasadena, CA: Designmatters at Art Center College of Design, 2009. First Edition. 8vo. Decorative Boards. Graphic Design Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 388pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is the coolest earthquake-preparedness book ever published. Predicated on the assumption that the Big One is all but imminent, "The L.A. Earthquake Sourcebook" combines practical advice with compelling graphics. For instance, an essay advising the reader what to include in a personal disaster supplies kit is illustrated with a comic that gives voice to a more jaundiced view of disaster preparedness, in which a character anticipates, "Three days after the quake, panic sets in. Marauders who didn't prepare will go foraging for food. There'll be gangs... There'll be looting...". The result is a highly useful and readable compendium of the latest knowledge and scientific data about earthquake preparedness and recovery by educational institutions, civic agencies and individual experts in a wide variety of fields that manages to also be timely, realistic and even entertaining. This striking volume was designed by award-winning New York-based graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister and includes illustrations by designers and artists including Paul McCreery, Vincent Hui and Katherine Siy, excerpts from renowned authors such as Joan Didion, Lawrence Weschler and John McPhee, and an introductory essay by former FEMA Director James Lee Witt". A pristine copy of this ultra-cool Sagmeister-designed book cum object with pendulum bookmark still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9618705-0-8 Inventory Number: 018501
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(KARENGA, MAULANA RON). Karenga, Maulana Ron. Clyde Halisi & James Mtume, Editors. THE QUOTABLE KARENGA. Los Angeles: US, 1967. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Very Good -. 32pp, no illustrations. Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga (born Ronald McKinley Everett) was the founder of the Los Angeles-based Black Nationalist movement US - sometimes referred to as "United Slaves". US frequently operated in opposition to their rivals, the more widespread Black Panther Party, culminating in a deadly gun battle between the two on the UCLA campus in 1969. Not long after, Karenga and two associates were tried and convicted for torturing two US members, for which he served five years in prison. Upon his release, Dr. Karenga revived the dormant US, has since taught studies in Black History and Culture, and is credited with developing the holiday Kwanzaa. Published by US at the height of his influence and notoriety, this slender book is divided into chapters containing Karenga's thoughts on "Black Cultural Nationalism", "Revolution", "Politics", "House System", "Art", "Religion", and "Liberals". A most presentable copy of the 1967 first printing of this uncommon document of sixties West Coast radicalism showing some mild soiling, spotting and discoloration to its covers. Inventory Number: 015336
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Dupree, Nancy Hatch. THE ROAD TO BALKH. Kabul, AFGHANISTAN: The Afghan Tourist Organization & The Afghan Air Authority, 1967. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Travel Guide. Good +. 123pp, 53 b&w illustrations. With a bibliography. Written by Nancy Hatch Dupree, renowned for her documentation and description of Afghanistan's many art, archaeological, and natural wonders, this volume covers the sights and historical events starting from Kabul, through Istalif, Koh Daman, Salang, Pul-i-Khumri, Surkh, Kotal, Samangan, Tashkarghan, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh, and on to Qunduz. No guides written before or since match these "indispensable 1970s books by Afghanistan expert Nancy Hatch Dupree" (Dominic Medley in "Kabul: The Bradt Mini Guide", 2003) for historical accuracy, completeness, readability, and quality. A most presentable copy whose textblock and interior are bright and tight showing some light overall wear and handling to the covers and bit of wrinkling along the spine. LC 67-29074 Inventory Number: 019884
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Dupree, Nancy Hatch. THE ROAD TO BALKH. Kabul, AFGHANISTAN: The Afghan Tourist Organization & The Afghan Air Authority, 1967. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Travel Guide. Good +. 123pp, 53 b&w illustrations. With a bibliography. Written by Nancy Hatch Dupree, renowned for her documentation and description of Afghanistan's many art, archaeological, and natural wonders, this volume covers the sights and historical events starting from Kabul, through Istalif, Koh Daman, Salang, Pul-i-Khumri, Surkh, Kotal, Samangan, Tashkarghan, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh, and on to Qunduz. No guides written before or since match these "indispensable 1970s books by Afghanistan expert Nancy Hatch Dupree" (Dominic Medley in "Kabul: The Bradt Mini Guide", 2003) for historical accuracy, completeness, readability, and quality. A most presentable copy whose textblock and interior are bright and tight showing some light overall wear to the covers with a bit of chipping resulting in some paper loss to the spine. It has been priced accordingly. LC 67-29074 Inventory Number: 011617
$ 110.00 order/inquire
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