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(ICKX, JACKY). Van Vliet, Pierre. Introduction by Jacky Ickx. Foreword by Eddie Merckx. Gottingen, GERMANY: Cannibal Publishers, 2012. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Auto Racing Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 242pp, profusely illustrated in color and duotone. Text in English. "Jacky Ickx has been to the front and back. Miraculously, he survived a period in which death lurked behind every corner, like when his Ferrari caught fire in 1970 during a race in Jarama. Jacky Ickx's career is one of the richest in the history of racing: two-time vice-world champion Formula 1, winner of eight grands prix, six-time winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans, two-time world endurance champion with victories in the Paris-Dakar Rally and the American Can Am-championship. This book presents the twenty-four defining moments of Ickx' career, illustrated with exclusive photography from the best archives and photo collections in the world". Long retired, Jacky Ickx is widely regarded as the greatest Belgian F1 and sports car driver of the twentieth century, and this lavish book - which includes his own introduction along with a foreword by legendary Belgian cycling champion Eddie Merckx - authored by noted motorsports journalist Pierre Van Vliet is a fitting tribute. A bright, most handsome example of the uncommon 2012 English language edition. 9-49137-614-4 Inventory Number: 024513

(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. 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. Text in English. 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. The type was composed in Monotype Janson by Patrick Reaugh, with the letterpress printing by Jamie Robles at Sam Francis' Lapis Press in Santa Monica, and the hand binding by Bruce Schnabel. A brand new, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon 1985 deluxe first edition limited to thirty copies. 3-85630-502-5 Inventory Number: 017590

(SAGMEISTER, STEFAN). Lewis, Judith & David Ulin, Editors. Preface by Antonio Villaraigosa. Introduction by Mariana Amatullo. Foreword by Richard Koshalek. 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 brand new, pristine example of this ultra-cool Sagmeister-designed book cum object with its pendulum bookmark still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9618705-0-8 Inventory Number: 018501

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. Our first bit of ARCANA merch! A big, strong bag with a zippered top & 6 1/2 inch square zippered inside pocket. 20″ x 15″ with a 5″ squared-off gusset and 10 1/2″ handles. Made from 12 oz. canvas and reinforced at stress points to carry even your biggest, baddest books. In “natural” with black print, black with white print, or black with silver print. Printed with love in Venice, CA by Tony Mac.


Inventory Number: BAGWB

. Our first bit of ARCANA merch! A big, strong bag with a zippered top & 6 1/2 inch square zippered inside pocket. 20″ x 15″ with a 5″ squared-off gusset and 10 1/2″ handles. Made from 12 oz. canvas and reinforced at stress points to carry even your biggest, baddest books. In “natural” with black print, black with white print, or black with silver print. Printed with love in Venice, CA by Tony Mac.


Inventory Number: BAGBW

. Our first bit of ARCANA merch! A big, strong bag with a zippered top & 6 1/2 inch square zippered inside pocket. 20″ x 15″ with a 5″ squared-off gusset and 10 1/2″ handles. Made from 12 oz. canvas and reinforced at stress points to carry even your biggest, baddest books. In black with hot pink print. Printed with love in Venice, CA by Tony Mac.


Inventory Number: BAGBP

Apanel, Peter, Editor. Pasadena, CA: The Pasadena Doo-Dah Parade, 1982. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Civic History. Near Fine.. np (28pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Lovingly produced on a shoestring budget, this is the officially published 1982 celebration of the first five years of The Pasadena Doo-Dah Parade. Known as "the twisted sister of the Tournament of Roses Parade", the "Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade" began as a grassroots event in 1978 that immediately gained national attention for its eccentric and irreverent satire. Initially populated by local iconoclasts and Cal Tech students - a highly overlapping Venn diagram right there - it has now poked Monty Python-esque fun at it's elder and much more staid annual civic celebration for over forty years. Featuring a cover artwork by Rev. Dr. R.C. "Spike" Love, it has "lots of photos" of the earliest festivities by Maury Cohen, Michael Kundak, Walt Mancini, Joe Messinger, Mitch Mitchener, Robin Muller, and Margaret Schermerhorn. Amusingly enough, virtually all of its few paid advertisements are from breweries and beer distributors. A handsome example of this charming, exceedingly uncommon document - only a single copy fittingly enough located at The Pasadena Public Library is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - showing just a bit of light soiling to its white covers. Inventory Number: 026455

Dupree, Nancy Hatch. 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 example whose textblock and interior are bright and tight showing some light overall wear to the covers along with a bit of creasing, chipping, and paper loss to the spine. It has been priced accordingly. LC 67-29074 Inventory Number: 011617

Dupree, Nancy Hatch. Markus Hakansson, Editor. Stockholm, SWEDEN. 2008 (2011): Swedish Committee for Afghanistan. Second 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 brand new, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon 2011 second edition - only a single copy of either edition is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - updated with a further twelve commentaries additionally SIGNED "Nancy Hatch Dupree" in ink on the title page. 91-86936-25-5 Inventory Number: 026534

Silver, Joanna. Abrams, I00032520. 2020. Hardbound. New/No Jacket - As Issued.

The definitive and first-ever guide dedicated exclusively to growing weed in your home garden

From the former garden editor of Sunset magazine, Johanna Silver, Growing Weed in the Garden brings cannabis out of the dark, into the sunlight. This groundbreaking, comprehensive guide to incorporating weed into your garden leads you from seed or plant selection to harvest. Filled with gorgeous photographs of beautiful gardens, as well as step-by-step photography that shows how to dry, cure, and store cannabis, make tinctures and oils, and roll the perfect joint, this book provides all the information you need to grow and enjoy cannabis. For both the stoned and sober, the new and seasoned gardener, Growing Weed in the Garden is the definitive guide to doing just that.

7.2 x 0.9 x 9.1 inches
256 pages 9781419742767 Inventory Number: I00032520

U.S. War Advertising Council. NP (New York). ND (1967).: NP (U.S. War Advertising Council), 1942. Limited/Numbered. 16mo. Printed Paper. Propaganda Leaflet. Near Fine.. One 3 ¼ x 5 ¾" sheet printed color offset recto and verso, one color illustration. Featuring a distinctly unflattering caricature of Der Fuhrer, this is a graphically striking two-sided leaflet issued by the United States Government in 1942 to help insure an allied victory in World War II by promoting the sale at retail stores of U.S. War Stamps and Bonds. The text on the verso reads: "Hitler says: "Democracy is Dead". Democracy is dead Hitler,,, dead-set on burying you deep under your own debris. Right now the vultures are flying over Berchtesgaden waiting for you to come home to roost. Our dimes and dollars will hasten the day we stow Hitler away. Let's buy bonds - to buy bombs to bury Hitler. Don't take a powder... help buy some". The verso states "The immediate, "all out" public purchase of U.S. WAR STAMPS and BONDS will help bring VICTORY in the shortest possible time! Let's ALL do MORE than our share in JULY! WAR STAMPS and BONDS are now easily available in most RETAIL STORES. Victory - 1942!". A bright, well-preserved example of this uncommon bit of wartime propaganda showing just the slightest bit of age-toning along the bottom edge. Inventory Number: 025970