viaLibri ~ Rare Books from 1973

DAVID NASH
        An extensive printed archive of the noted wood sculptor
      Various publishers, various places 1973-2009., Soft cover, Book Condition: Near Fine. An archive of over 100 items, from the collection of the late Julian Andrews, a long-term supporter and enthusiast of the artist, Head of the Fine Arts Department of the British Council and the author of the primary reference source 'The Sculpture of David Nash'. The collection comprises over forty (primarily solo) exhibition catalogues from shows all round the UK, Europe, the US, Japan, Korea and Australia, and includes the catalogues for his first three solo shows, each written and designed by Nash; various studies and monographs; circa forty exhibition handbills and private viewing invitation cards; plus several books by Nash himself and various ephemeral bits and pieces. Seven of the items bear the artist's signature or inscription. A signed copy of Julian Andrews' exhaustive reference work is also included. A fascinating and wide-ranging archive which would now be virtually impossible to reproduce. A full catalogue of the archive is available upon request.

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KUYK, Harry van
        Groot Abecedarium. (With an introduction by Prof. G. W. Ovink).
      Bemmel/ Nijmegen, Harry van Kuyk, 1973. Three cloth clamshell boxes in a wooden chest (all made by Van der Heijden Bindery, 71 x 54 x 10.5 cm), with an inlaid bronze plaque by Oscar Goedhart. The boxes contain 26 uninked relief prints and five serigraphs, all numbered and signed by the artist, plus a title page, six text pages ('Van voren af aan', a prelude to the Grand Abecedarium by Prof. G.W. Ovink) and a colophon page. Printed in 60 numbered copies.* Huge project of graphic artist Harry van Kuyk, that took three years of his life. This Abecedarium consists of the 26 letters of the alphabet, artistically translated into relief prints on very heavy paper, manufactured by the artist in his own studio on his embossing press called 'Aldus Manutius'. Printed without ink, in their play of light and shadow the compositions are being seen to best advantage. In the folder with the introduction by Ovink are five serigraphs, counterparts of five different letters. Paul van Capelleveen, curator of the National Library of the Netherlands, writes on his blog that artist and printer Harry van Kuyk (1929-2008) from the 1970s managed to draw - even international - attention for his unusual embossing compositions. To be able to manufacture them, he had a heavy press built that could get relief from several centimeters in a picture, both positive and negative: high and low, often combined in a single print. Van Kuyk's publications are at the cutting edge of the artist's book, private printing and graphic art. In libraries, his work is barely represented, but in museums all the more. More Harry van Kuyk in stock!.

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CAPA, Cornell (editor)
        Jerusalem: City of Mankind
      New York: The International Fund for Concerned Photography, Inc, 1973. All contents fine in a near fine cloth-covered clamshell box with mounted photograph, stains on the front cover.. Special Limited Edition. 1 of 115 SIGNED and numbered copies. The first copy was presented to President Nixon, the second to Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, the third to the Mayor of Jerusalem, Teddy Kollek, and the fourth to the Baron Edmond de Rothschild. Each signed and numbered prints were selected from an exhibition at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1973. Featuring black and white and color prints by 11 of the world's most famous photographers, including Ernst Hass, Marc Riboud, and Leonard Freed.

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Pynchon, Thomas
        Gravity's Rainbow (In Superb Condition)
      A First UK printing published by Jonathan Cape in 1973.The BOOK is in near FINE condition and appears unread.Mild offsetting strip to the end papers.The boards and pages are exceptionally clean.Free from inscriptions and stamps.The black top stain is unfaded. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near FINE condition with exceptional bright colouring - the wrapper looks very striking in its' removable Brodart protective cover.A superb example of a scarce major Pynchon title.Rare to find in such condition.One of the nicest copies we have handled. ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact.

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Gorey, Edward
        Categor y, Fifty Drawings
      NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. Gorey, Edward. From a deluxe edition of 126 copies, signed by the artist, Edward Gorey, and specially bound, this is one of twenty-six lettered copies, designated for use by the illustrator and the publisher. A Gorey favorite, with fifty numbered cats, in color, posed in Goreyesque manner. Cat number 31 wears a striped scarf and stands on the seat of a unicycle with its arms crossed. The original drawings were done to accompany the limited edition of Amphigorey. Faint fading to spine, else fine in blue cloth, and housed in a slightly toned blue slipcase. (Toledano A50b).

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MÜLLER, Robert.
        La grappe ou linstinct des langues. (Livre blanc). (1953). 62 Eisenstiche in Blindprägung sowie Text von Wang-Bi und René de Sorlier in Kupferstich von Robert Müller.
      - Zürich, Ernst Scheidegger 1973. 27 : 17,5 cm. 63 Bl. in Büttenkarton, Pergamentumschlag mit Blindpr. eines Eisenstichs auf Rücken und Orig.-Schuber. Mason 3, 1-57.  Ex. I(i) von 12 bez. Exemplaren A - M der VORZUGSAUSGABE mit einem zusätzlichen Stich auf einer Goldplatte von 22 Karat.  Die Gesamtauflage betrug 75 Ex. Druckvermerk vom Künstler und Verleger signiert. Druck von Bruno Stamm auf speziell für dieses Werk geschöpftes Papier der Legatoria Artistica Ascona.  Die Stiche wurden von Robert Müller bereits 1953 in Paris graviert und von ihm und seiner Frau gedruckt. Wegen technischen Schwierigkeiten konnten damals jedoch nur wenige Exemplare gedruckt werden. Ernst Scheidegger nahm das Vorhaben 20 Jahre später an die Hand und konnte dank Drucker Bruno Stamm die Auflage realisieren.  Tadelloses Exemplar der Luxusausgabe dieser aussergewöhnlichen Publikation. [Attributes: Signed Copy]

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Vetsch, Christian.
        Aufmarsch gegen die Schweiz. Der deutsche ?Fall Gelb? - Irreführung der Schweizer Armee 1939/40.
      Olten, Walter-Verlag 1973. - Gr.-8°. 224 SS. Einige Planskizzen i. Text, Faks.-Abbn. u. -Pläne a. Tfn. i. Anhang. OBrosch. (etwas berieben u. marginal gebräunt/verfärbt). Etwas Alters- u. Lagerungs-, leichtere Gebrauchsspuren. Gesamthaft sehr ordentliches (gutes Gebrauchs-) Exemplar. Zugl. Diss. phil. I Universität Zürich. ? Eine der massgeblichen Monographien zur Diskussion um das Thema ?deutscher Einmarsch in die Schweiz? während des Zweiten Weltkrieges (vgl. die Darstellung dieser teilweise kontrovers geführten Auseinandersetzungen in: Schneider Python, Red., Geschichtsforschung in der Schweiz, Basel 1992, pp. 373?386). ? Gliederung des Inhalts: 1. Operation und Täuschung beim deutschen Westangriff: ?Fall Gelb?, 2. Weitere deutsche Planungen (?Fall Grün?, bzw. ?Braun?), 3. Deutsche Täuschung und deren Feststellung in der Schweiz, 4. Reaktionen auf die deutsche Täuschung, 5. Auswirkungen der deutschen Täuschung in Frankreich, 6. Bedrohung der Schweiz? Mit Bibliographie und Personenregister. ? ?Wir stellen fest, dass im Mai 1940 keine akute Bedrohung der Schweiz bestanden hat. Die Spannung bei Armeestab und Truppe, die Panik unter der Zivilbevölkerung waren Folgen des deutschen Täuschungsmanövers. Dagegen besass die deutsche Führung im Sommer 1940 die Möglichkeit zu einem Einmarsch in die Schweiz. [.] Es mag widersprüchlich erscheinen: Im Mai 1940 war die Schweiz auf das Schlimmste gefasst und voll abwehrbereit; im Sommer 1940, als die Bedrohung objektiv ungleich grösser war, war die Bereitschaft nicht im selben Masse gewährleistet.? (p. 159). ? ISBN 3-530-89950-x Sprache: de [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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Matheson, Richard.
        THE SHRINKING MAN.
      London: David Bruce & Watson, [1973] - Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. "The classic SF horror tale of a man who steadily shrinks and shrinks until he disappears into a microcosmic world. There is some gobbledygook about atomic radiation being the cause of all this, but basically it's a psychological fantasy -- and a remarkably powerful one. " - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 327. This Bruce and Watson edition includes an introduction by Kingsley Amis. A effective 1957 film, "The Incredible Shrinking Man," directed by Jack Arnold is based on a screenplay written by Matheson. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-721. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-219. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 18. King list, p. 390. Winter list, p. 270. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with red ink on spine panel faded to pink, tiny spot to rear panel, and clipped price. (#141830) [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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CHURCHILL, Winston S
        The First Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill.
      London: Library of Imperial History,, 1973?-76. Centenary Limited Edition. 38 volumes, octavo. Original red full morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, rule and armorial device to upper boards gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Housed in red faux morocco slipcases. With illustrations throughout. A fine set. One of around 20 sets bound in full red morocco. Only 2,000 sets were authorised for the British Empire and Commonwealth, and a further 1,000 sets for the United States of America and Canada. The four volumes of Collected Essays are published here for the first time in volume form. A lovely set, usually met with in the publisher's binding of full vellum.

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Wandruszka; Urbanitsch (Hg.)
        Die Habsburgermonarchie 1848 - 1918, Band 1 bis 8
      Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 1973 - gr.8°, OLn. mit SU. Band 1: Brusatti, Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung, ISBN 3700100302, 666 Seiten, 1973. Band 2: Verwaltung und Rechtswesen. ISBN 3700100817, 791 Seiten, 1975. Band 3/1 + 2: Die Völker des Reiches, 1. und 2. Teilband. ISBN 3700102178, 1471 Seiten. Mit einer vielfach gefalteten Sprach- und Nationalitätenkarte mit Erläuterung. 1980. Band 4: Die Konfessionen. ISBN 3700106580, 864, mit gefalteten Karten. 1985. Band 5: Die bewaffnete Macht. ISBN 3700111223, 864 Seiten. 1987. Band 6/1 + 2: Die Habsburgermonarchie im System der internationalen Beziehungen, 1. und 2. Teilband. ISBN 3700116829, 3700120841, 819 + 690 Seiten. 1993. Band 7/1 + 2: Verfassung und Parlamentarismus. ISBN 3700128694, 3700128717, 1310 + 1385 Seiten. 2000. Band 8/1 + 2: Politische Öffentlichkeit und Zivilgesellschaft. ISBN 3700135401, 3700135685, 1491 + 1338 Seiten. 2006. NEUBÜCHER. Unbenützte Exemplare aus privater Hand. Die Bände 1 bis 5 im Originalschuber, die Bände 6/2 bis 8/2 noch Originaleinschweißung. Neupreis aller hier angebotenen Bände über die Habsburgmonarchie .  1276,00, unser Preis: 990,00 0 S. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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BACHS, Eduardo Muñoz (design); ALVAREZ, Santiago (director)
        Poster: El Tigre Saltó y Mató, Pero Morirá...Morirá [The Tiger Jumped and Killed but It Will Die...It Will Die]
      [Havana, Cuba: S.i., 1973]. Film poster for Cuban director Santiago Alvarez's 16-minute documentary film depicting the injustices commited in Chile in the 1970's under the fascist dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. It featured music by Chilean folk singers Violeta Parra and Victor Jara; shortly after the Chilean coup in 1973, Jara was arrested, tortured, and shot to death with 44 bullets from machine gun fire, his body later thrown out into the street of a shantytown in Santiago. Designed by Cuban artist Eduardo Muñoz Bachs, prominently featuring a cartoonish image of Pinochet, whose nose is puncturing a guitar painted the colors of the Chilean flag. Not found in OCLC. Original poster, silkscreened in black, red, and blue on off-white stock, measuring 51cm x 76cm (20.25" x 30"). Professionally linen-backed, with expert touch-up along lower margin and a small area near the center image; Near Fine.

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CHURCHILL, Winston.
        The Collected Works,
      London Hamlyn for the Library of Imperial History -6 1973 - Centenary Limited Edition, thirty-eight volumes, 8vo., illustrated with photographic plates and maps, publisher's full vellum, gilt borders, armorial device to upper covers, gilt lettering to spines, all edges gilt, some with age-toning as usual, each volume contained in a green slip-case with gilt armorial device. The only collected works of Britain's most famous 20th century statesman, comprising all fifty of Churchill's published titles, complete with the four volumes of Collected Essays publlished later in 1976. See appendix to Cohen, Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill, Volume I (pp. 1098-1104): 'the print run never exceeded 2,000 copies and only 1,750 sets were ever published. Moreover, it appears that these were only bound as ordered.' Cohen AA1.1-34 [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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Guicciardini, Ludovico
        Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi, altrimenti detti Germania Inferiore. Antwerpen: Plantijn, 1581.
      "Folio, geb. in half perkament, (20)+558+(18) p., ill. De band is modern, met gebruikmaking van oud, beschreven, perkament. Het werk telt 68 platen en prenten in plaats van de gebruikelijke 55. Op de Franse titel in oud handschrift: "Del conti Inpolito Mario Vossi de St. Secondo et suoi credi" (?). Lit: Voet 1277, Boele van Hensbroek VI; Tiele 422; Touwaide 1973, 35-60; Touwaide 1974, 5; Guicciardini Illustratos (2001) nr 5. R0462.".Eerste uitgave van het werk van Guicciardini door Plantijn. Na de drie (eigenlijk twee) uitgaven van Silvius uit 1567 (en de titeluitgave uit 1568) verscheen in 1580 een in Basel gedrukte editie in het Duits, maar veel belangrijker was de editie uit 1581 van Plantijn. Fontaine Verwey zegt over dit boek: "reeds bij de eerste oogopslag blijkt dat het een geheel ander boek geworden is. Plantin's typografie is uitgesproken superieur aan die van Silvius: de lay-out, het zetwerk, de illustraties, alles is even voortreffelijk en getuigt van vakbekwaamheid, zorgvuldigheid en goede smaak. Ook valt het op dat in de vijftien jaar sinds de eerste druk verscheen de typografische stijl veranderd was: de houtsnede werd vervangen door de kopergravure, de sobere versieringen en de "drukkersbloemen" door weelderige composities met mythologische, zinnebeeldige en emblematische figuren - kortom de Barok had de Renaissance verdrongen! Dank zij de ijver van de auteur is de inhoud belangrijk uitgebreid, al berust de mededeling op de titel dat de tekst met de helft vermeerderd is, op beminnelijke grootspraak. De illustratie echter is meer dan verdrievoudigd: in plaats van de zeventien in de eerste druk zijn er nu 55 kaarten, plattegronden en afbeeldingen, alle van uitstekende kwaliteit." In ons exemplaar is de soms ontbrekende titelprent (Belgia met haar attributen, gegraveerd door A. de Bruyn naar Crispijn van den Broeck) aanwezig. Na de titel zijn het wapen en het portret van Philips II ingeplakt, omdat Plantijn tot het laatste moment niet wist wie bij verschijning van het boek de landsheer zou zijn! Behalve de 55 gravures die in het boek behoren te zijn opgenomen - beschreven door Voet en Boele van Hensbroek - heeft ons exemplaar 13 extra plattegronden: Tienen, Doornik, St. Omer, Kamerijk, Landreci, Avesnes, Cimai, Mariebourg, Philippeville, Beaumont, Charlemont en Walcourt. Hierdoor zijn o.a. de vier blanco bladzijden in het boek waarop Plantijn meedeelde dat hij door oorlogsomstandigheden geen kaarten van Doornik en Kamerijk kon opnemen, gevuld.De in het boek behorende plattegrond van Maastricht en de kaart van Gelderland en Zutphen zijn over een andere kaart geplakt: kennelijk verbeteringen aangebracht door Plantijn tijdens het drukken. Van de boekdruktitel van deze editie bestaan twee varianten (vgl. Guicciardini Illustratos 5). Dit exemplaar heeft variant B.

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CIRICI, Alexandre - Joan Miro
        Sobreteixims et Sacs  Miro - Derriere le Miroir 203 DeLuxe Edition 1973
      Maeght Paris 1973 - Numbered and limited edition of 150 copies in Velin d'Arches paper, signed in pencil by Miro in colophon. Deluxe edition of Derriere le Miroir dedicated to Joan Miro, with 3 color lithographs in double page, including the cover. The portfolio complete of text and prints, also includes many color pictures of Miro work. Guarded in the original chemise and slipcase. In excellent condition, slipcase and chemise with minor water discoloration on the top side. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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CIRICI, Alexandre
        Sobreteixims et Sacs ? Miro - Derriere le Miroir 203 DeLuxe Edition 1973
      Maeght Editeur, Paris 1973 ?" Numbered and limited edition of 150 copies in Velin d'Arches paper, signed in pencil by Miro in colophon. Deluxe edition of Derriere le Miroir dedicated to Joan Miro, with 3 color lithographs in double page, including the cover. The portfolio complete of text and prints, also includes many color pictures of Miro work. Guarded in the original chemise and slipcase. In excellent condition, slipcase and chemise with minor water discoloration on the top side.

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Hrdlicka. - Canetti, Elias:
        Hochzeit. Drama.
      Salzburg, Residenz Verlag 1973 - 139 SS., 2 Bll. Mit 4num. und sign. Original-Radierungen und 9 Zeichnungen von Alfred Hrdlicka. Folio. Obrosch. und als Blockbuch gebunden, mit Oumschlag und Kassette. Eins von 200 num. Exemplaren mit den 4 num. und signierten Originalradierungen von Alfred Hrdlicka sowie einer eh. Widmung von Elias Canetti a.d. Titelblatt, dat. Köln, 25. Oktober 1973. - Leider ist die Kassette etwas wasserfleckig und die Kanten stärker bestoßen, das Buch in sehr gutem Zustand! [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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SCHULZ, Charles M
        The Charlie Brown Dictionary
      Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company,, 1973. Based on The Rainbow Dictionary by Wendell W. Wright. Quarto. Original illustrated printed boards, titles to spine in black. Colour illustrations throughout. A touch of toning to white areas of cover, very mild bumping to corners and ends of spine. An excellent copy. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Schulz with nearly a full page original drawing of Snoopy on the front free endpaper, " For Erik and Anna, Schulz." A beginner's dictionary with 2400 words defined by using Peanuts characters and references as examples.

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Baskin, Leonard
        Othello [William Shakespeare]. With 20 signed woodcuts. (text and two suites)
      Northampton: Gehenna Press, 1973. Distributed graphics by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts. Deluxe limited edition portfolio. Edition of 200. Text with double suite of prints. Illustrated by Leonard Baskin. 50.7 x 38.8 cm. Each woodcut is signed and numbered in pencil. 128 pp. 20 woodcuts printed in black on Japanese paper in a cloth portfolio. Fern & O'Sullivan, 624-33. One of 200 sets issued by Kennedy Galleries, New York. The Gehenna Press, The Work of Fifty Years, 1942-1992, no. 75.

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Linda Mitchell (Dean Koontz)
        Cursed! (aka Always Hard!)
      Barbizon 1973 - LINDA MITCHELL (DEAN KOONTZ penname) - CURSED! (originally published under the title "ALWAYS HARD!" under the Gracie Amber penname by Cameo in 1970 - which I have verified as I own both books), published by Barbizon in 1973. This book is one of a number of 30 or so books that Dean Koontz wrote for Cameo books early in his career under various pennames (like Ann Griffin or Leonard Chris), and one book he actually published under his own name (Bounce Girl). Dean Koontz has since disavowed and otherwise denied having ever written such books (besides Bounce Girl which was published under his own name and the Leonard Chris book "Hung"), but the evidence is undisputable: The Library of Congress confirms that Gerda Ann Koontz (Dean's wife) holds the copyrights to this book. "Gracie" is one of the five names listed in the dedication of the gothic romance "Demon Child" (which Koontz wrote under the penname of Deanna Dwyer). All five of the first names listed in the dedication of "Demon Child" have turned out to be pseudonyms that Dean had used for this particular "Adult" literature. In an article written by Dean Koontz entitled "Dean's Drive" in the sci-fi fanzine Energumen #8 (6/71), Dean Koontz admitted to writing 30 of these books in 1970 (including "Share The Warm Flesh" - this book), along with Pig Society and The Underground Lifestyles Handbook (both of which were also published by the same publisher, Cameo books in 1970). One of the titles that Dean Koontz admits to having written ("Thirteen and Ready") was written under the penname of Ann Griffin. In an early sci-fi fanzine, Beabohema #8 (1970), Dean Koontz again talked about writing these books. The authors initials (A.G.) are simply Dean's wife's initials in reverse. One of the Ann Griffin cameo books "Protest Ball," lists the author's address as Harrisburg, Pennsylviania (where Dean and his wife were living in 1970). Finally, in Dean Koontz's writing how-to book "How to Write Popular Fiction" (1972), he refers to these books and specifically to the Ann Griffin penname. Book has vertical spine creasing, no spine lean, cover creases, removed price sticker color cover tear, no soiling or staining to covers, no former owner markings or used bookstore markings inside, no missing pages, some creased page corners (looks like poor handling/storage), some edge wear. Overall a VG book of this rare 1970s Dean Koontz pen name book. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Dean Koontz 1st printing hardcover/paperback/magazine appearances up for sale. [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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Middleton, R. Hunter
        Cherryburn Prints: Volume I. Discovered Subjects I to X (and) Volume II. Discovered Subjects XI to XX + 2 additional signed prints, each housed in portfolio cases as issued.
      Chicago: The Cherryburn Press, . First edition of limited issue. 1973 - Pp. (vol. 1): (5, title page, subjects by discovery, prints without a press); pp. (vol. 2): (2, title page, addendum for Volume II) + 22 linoleum-block prints in colors on Japanese paper, each tipped into a plain paper mat with the printed roman numbers of each print at bottom inside corner; the plates are loose in portfolio as issued. Original hand-made rag-paper wrappers for each volume is printed in red and housed in the publisher's cream-color linen box over charcoal paper-covered boards with red ribbon ties, spine and front cover with red printed title labels, folio (15 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches). This edition was limited to 20 copies only. Middleton describes the creative process: "Start by spotting several blobs of water color paint, in different hues, on a piece of heavy tracing paper, located well within the whole area; then, subject the paper to quick horizontal movement in several directions. Repeat the process one or more times. The result will be a mass of crisscrossing irregular width lines and solid shapes". This process allowed Middleton to "discover recognizable material, usually in the form of birds, animals, fish, flowers and human profiles, appearing in plausible environments." Middleton was an American book designer, painter, and type designer. Born in Glasgow, Scotland he came to Chicago in 1908 where he studied at the School of the Art Institute. He joined the design department of the Ludlow Typograph Company in 1923 where he served as director from 1933-71. In 1944 he began operating a private press, The Cherryburn Press, producing many fine press editions. This copy of 'Cherryburn Prints' came from grandson of R. Hunter Middleton. This copy has two extra prints, the first is dated 1973 and bears the initials RHM, and the second extra print is a large format watercolor (10 1/2 x 8 inches) printed on the stationary of R. Hunter Middleton. Each extra print is added at the beginning of the prints in each portfolio. No ownership marks. The linen on the spine so the first portfolio case is slightly tanned, there is edge rear to the rear board of the first portfolio and to the inner cardboard ridge, the wrappers, printed text and color prints inside each portfolios are bright and clean, the red ribbon ties have been renewed for both portfolios; a tight copy in near fine condition.

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NASH, Paul. POSTAN, Alexander.
        The Complete Graphic Work of Paul Nash.
      Secker & Warburg, London. 1973 - First edition. Royal octavo. 87 pages. Numerous reproductions.One of 43 copies signed by Postan, with four tipped-in previously unpublished woodcuts numbered and with the authentication stamp of the Paul Nash Trust, specially bound in quarter red leather.Trace of an ownership inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise fine in fine red buckram slipcase. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Kopernikus (Copernicus), Nikolaus,
        Oeuvres Completes, I: Fac-simile du manuscrit du De Revolutionibus. [Ed.:] Academie polonaise des sciences [et] Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris.
      Paris, Varsovie, Cracovie [Paris, Warschau, Krakau] , Ed. du Centre national de la recherche scientifique 1973.. 30,7 x 20,5 cm. Ganzleder über Holzdeckeln mit Metallschliessen sowie reicher Blind- und Goldprägung auf beiden Deckeln. Schuber. Mit Exlibris und kleinem Sammlerstempel des Luxemburger Buchwissenschaftlers und Senators der Gutenberg-Gesellschaft Emile van der Vekene.. Nach dem Vorsatz mit einer montierten Kopie eines Briefes des bedeutenden polnischen Buchwissenschaftlers und Bibliothekars Jan Pirozynski (1936-2004), datiert Krakau 1976. Neben einleitenden, sehr persönlichen Worten über einen familiären Schicksalsschlag, mit der Erläuterung des übersandten Kopernikus-Bandes. Wegen der "für unsere Verhältnisse ziemlich kostbar[en]" Ausgabe erbittet er Nachricht über den Empfang. Desweiteren erwähnt er die "ziemlich kostbare Ausgabe in stilisiertem Einband, den ich speziell für Sie bestellte". Es dürfte sich mithin um eine Luxusvariante, wenn nicht ein Unikat handeln.

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Hans HARTUNG
        Hans HARTUNG - L-29-1973
      Erker Presse, Saint-Gall 1973 - Lithographie originale (rouleau encreur et retraits d'encre sur la pierre), en noir indigo, sur vélin de BFK Rives. Signée, justifiée (HC) et titrée au crayon par l'artiste / Handsigned. Année : 1973 // Tirage : 75 + (e/a et HC) // Planche : 1050 x 760 mm // Illustration : 869 x 643 mm // Editeur : Erker Presse, San Gallen (Timbre sec) / Galerie de France, Paris Imprimeur : Erker Presse, San Gallen // Référence : Cat. Raisonné RMM (Rainer Michael Mason) N°430. Très bon état / Very good condition. NOUVEAU PRIX / NEW PRICE - "PROMO FIN ANNÉE 2015" (Frais de port supplémentaires / Additional Shipping). [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy]

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[BASKIN, Leonard] Shakespeare, William
        THE GEHENNA SHAKESPEARE: Titus Andronicus
      [Northhampton, MA]: Gehenna Press, [1973]. First edition thus. First thus. Folio. 20" x 13.5". Illustrated by Leonard Baskin with wood-engravings throughout. Letterpress in red and black. Loose as issued in original box with paper label. Box sunned, split at hinge (repaired but ragged at joint), contents fine. Deluxe edition with double suite of 12 signed etchings. One of 150 copies lettered I-CL, this the first "I" copy, so designated and signed by Baskin to col- ophon. Printed on Gehenna-Shakespeare, a paper made for the edi- tion at Strathmore Mills. Etchings printed by Emiliano Sorini at the Bank Street Atelier. Wood engravings and letterpress in Centaur type printed by Harold McGrath. Text based on the Methuen Arden edition. First volume of the ambitious (but never completed) Gehenna Shake- speare. A lovely production with an excellent limitation. [Gehenna Press 74].

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Thompson, Hunter S.; Illustrations by Ralph Steadman
        Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ?72.
      Arrow Books, San Francisco 1973 - First edition of the author's third book. Octavo, original black boards. Signed by Hunter Thompson, subject, George McGovern, Jimmy Carter and the illustrator, Ralph Steadman. Fine in a near fine first issue price-clipped dust jacket with the white boarder around the photograph of Thompson and McGovern on the back panel. A unique example with this collection of signatures. Forty years after its original publication, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 72 remains a cornerstone of American political journalism and one of the bestselling campaign books of all time. Hunter S. Thompsons searing account of the battle for the 1972 presidencyfrom the Democratic primaries to the eventual showdown between George McGovern and Richard Nixonis infused with the characteristic wit, intensity, and emotional engagement that made Thompson "the flamboyant apostle and avatar of gonzo journalism" (The New York Times). Hilarious, terrifying, insightful, and compulsively readable, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 72 is an epic political adventure that captures the feel of the American democratic process better than any other book ever written. "Thompson should be recognized for contributing some of the clearest, most bracing and fearless analysis of the possibilities and failures of American democracy in the past century" (Chicago Tribune). [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

      [Bookseller: Raptis Rare Books, ABAA/ ILAB]

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Sondheim, Stephen (with Hugh Wheeler)
        A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (Inscribed By Stephen Sondheim)
      New York: Dodd, Mead, 1973. Sondheim, Stephen (Music & Lyrics) with Hugh Wheeler (Book). A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. New York: Dodd, Mead, (1973). First Edition, first printing. A fine copy in a fine priced ($6.95) dust jacket, almost as new. INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper: "To _____, happy birthday! Stephen Sondheim." Produced by Harold Prince, and based on the classic 1955 Ingmar Bergman comedy film "Smiles of a Summer Night." A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC had 601 performances during its original Broadway run and features one of Sondheim's most beloved and celebrated songs: "Send in the Clowns." It won the 1973 Tony Award for Best Musical as well as receiving ten other nominations (including five wins). As with most of Stephen Sondheim's early published libretti, there were no public signings thus inscribed copies of the published first edition such as this one, in superlative original condition, are rarely found and highly prized.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

      [Bookseller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ]

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        Päd. Extra: Magazin für Erziehung, Wissenschaft und Politik/ später: Päd. Forum (KONVOLUT aus 37 Jahrgängen) - Jg. 1 (1973) bis Jg. 37 (2009) - gebunden in 36 Bänden!
      1973 - 2009.. gebundene Ausgabe. Die hier angebotenen Bände/ Jahrgänge stammen aus einer teilaufgelösten wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek und tragen die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel...). Schnitt und Einband sind etwas staubschmutzig; Der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut; KOMPLETTPREIS für 36 Bände; bei Versand ins Ausland erfragen Sie bitte zuerst die Versandkosten;

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