Los Angeles: CDM Books, 1952. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5". Decorative paper wraps. Unpaginated. Significant chipping on wraps, including loss on corners and right edge of front cover. Bottom right corner curled on first 3 pages. Some offsetting throughout. This is a more salaciously titled reprint of Nefzawi's 12th century classic The... More
Boy Scouts of America, 1968. Hewitt, Don. First Edition. Pamphlet. 33 page pamphlet featuring colorful paintings of the various flags that have flown in America from the Viking standard in 1003 to the modern stars and stripes. A quirky and educational piece of Americana in very good condition. More
Chesapeake: Norfolk County Historical Society, 1967. First Edition. Pamphlet. 8vo. 10"x6.25". Staple-bound wraps. Many illustrations, maps, and charts. 144 pp. Text block is smaller than wraps by about 1/8" at edges, so wrap edges have curled over. Sticker from the "Museum of the Albemarle" in Elizabeth City, NC on title page... More
Galion: Bradford-Brown Educational Co., 1935. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Pictorial wraps. Staple-bound. 202 pp. plus advertisements. Scuffing to edges and some small creases on covers. Front hinge was glued improperly and has left some stains. Tight and clean. This is a scarce book of Marxist propaganda for children. Rt. Rev. William... More
Jackdaw Publications, 1966. This is a large decorative portfolio containing reprints of primary sources from the struggle for women's rights in America. Complete and intact on heavy cardstock. A very curious complilation. More
New York: Shortstop Press, 1977. First Edition. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.25". Staple-bound wraps. 10 pp. Minor discoloration and scuffing on back cover. This is a short story by Dawson printed in a limited run of 350 copies by Shortstop Press. Dawson, an influential figure in both the Beat and Black Mountain poetry movements... More
[Minneapolis]: Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice, 1983. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5". Staple-bound wraps. 121-153 pp. Sunning at top of front cover. 2 1" stains on front cover. 1" closed tear at top of crease and 2.5" closed tear at bottom of crease. Tight and clean. Not in OCLC. Reprinted... More
Valori Plastici Publishers, 1924. Pamphlet. This is an essay on Henri Rousseau with black and white plates of his paintings. Bound with string, which is attached but quite loose. Edges are well worn, and covering over bottom of spine is peeling. Pages are bright and clean. More
Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1964. 2nd printing. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5". Pamphlet in decorative wraps. 78 pp. Sunning to top edge. Small stain on top right corners of pp. 37-43. This is a biography of 17th century alchemist Paracelsus from influential mystic and lecturer Manly P. Hall. More
Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1982. 8th printing. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5". Pamphlet in decorative wraps. 52 pp. Rectangular sunning on front and back covers. "Occult Bookstore" stamp on title page. Tight and clean. This is a pamphlet of psychic health advice from influential mystic and lecturer Manly P. Hall. More
Clearinghouse Publication, 1979. Pamphlet. This is an original government-issued pamphlet from 1979 and not one of the many reprints available. This is a handbook for reporting discrimination and holding the government accountable for civil rights violations. While most of the addresses and specific advices for reporting are presumably no longer... More
New York: Heresies Collective, 1978. First Edition. Paperback. 4to. 11”x8.5”. Brown and gold pictorial wraps. Many black and white photos and illustrations. 136 pp. This is an original printing of the 5th issue of the feminist art and criticism magazine Heresies, which ran from 1977-1993. More
Jackdaw Publications, 1966. This is a large decorative portfolio containing reprints of primary sources from the 1300s. Complete and intact on heavy cardstock. A very curious complilation. More
Washington DC: U.S. Dept. of Labor, 1918. Wraps. 8vo. 9"x5.75". Burlap cloth wraps. With a fold-out map, several photographic plates and illustrations, and facsimiles of important documents from American history. 131 pp. Cloth curling at edges. Several stains and scuffs on covers. Corners of back cover creased along with top right... More
Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, [1940s]. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5" Staple-bound wraps. 24 pp. Light wear to corners and edges of wraps. Toning throughout. Tight and clean. This is a reprint of Ingersoll's political lecture. Though the wraps are colored orange, this is considered to be part of Emanuel Haldeman-Julius' "Big Blue Book" series, an..... More
Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, [1950]. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5" Staple-bound wraps. 7 pp. of "Notes and Comments" by Haldeman-Julius. 24 pp. Many creases, marks, and a faded stamp on covers. Title page and p. 24 discolored from offset orange color of wraps. Toning throughout. Tight and clean. This is a reprint of Ingersoll's philosophical... More
MoMA PS1, 2016. First Edition. Pamphlet. This is a first edition art chapbook that accompanied MoMA PS1's "Greater New York" exhibition in 2016. Features a number of Koch's full color illustrations and paintings in a narrative format. More
Cayman ArtVentures, 1978. Pamphlet. This is a staple-bound linguistic exploration of the dialects of the Cayman Islands, originally printed as a souvenir. Clean and tightly bound, though the corners are a little bumped. More
Chicago: National Committee on Segregation in the Nation's Capital, 1948. First Edition. Pamphlet. 8vo. 9.75"x7". Staple-bound wraps. Many illustrations, maps, and photos. 91 pp. 1" closed tear at top of wrap fold. Light edge wear. Top and bottom corners of front cover creased. Book plate inside front cover, "Compliments of Joseph... More
Cowman Publications, 1960. Pamphlet. This no-frills children's story is the tale of little Tim and Paul's quest to convert the evil Chinese Communists to American evangelical Christianity and capitalism. Both the text and cover art are extraordinarily racist, but are sadly an accurate representation of many Americans' views of Chinese... More
Houghton Mifflin, 1886. Pamphlet. Riverside Literature Series Number 2, March 24, 1886. Features text and explanatory notes for both Longfellow's narrative romantic poem of life at Plymouth Rock ("Miles Standish") and the shorter "Elizabeth," both written in hexameter. More
Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1937. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5" Staple-bound wraps. 30 pp. with advertisements. Bottom right corner of front cover creased. Tight and clean. This is a reprint of McCabe's critical lecture. Though the wraps are colored maroon, this is considered to be part of Emanuel Haldeman-Julius' "Big Blue Book" series, an offshoot... More
Chicago: Montgomery Ward & Company, 1903. Pamphlet. 12mo. 5.75"x3.75". Staple-bound pamphlet with maps and photos. 32 pp. Tight and clean. Some stains on wraps, inside and out. 5mm chip on back left edge. Minor toning from age throughout. This is a souvenir pamphlet published by the Montgomery Ward Company in 1903. It... More
Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1943. Paperback. 8vo. 9"x6". Paper wraps. Appendix contains many facsimiles of documents and charts. 510 pp. Circular cup stain on front cover. Sunning and wrinkling to spine. Bottom right corner creased on several pages. Tight and clean. This is a United States government-issued primer on... More
[New York]: New York Times, [1922]. Boards. Folio. 16"x10.75". Staple-bound block laid in paper boards. Unpaginated. Boards are brittle and and have some loss and small tears around edges. Interior has some small tears, creases, and fingerprints throughout, but good and sound. This is a souvenir treasury of the New York... More