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The event poster for a reading by Alice Walker at the University of Washington's HUB Auditorium on October 1, 1983. Sponsored by Red and Black Books and the UW Women's Studies Program. Red and Black Books was started in the early 1970s in the University District by a group of socialists and anarchists, and closed in 1999. Nicely printed by the Storefront Press. Poster design by Kate Thompson.
Condition: Fine, like new.
Item #1491
A rare, oversize poster print of the great writer James Joyce featuring the famous photo by Berenice Abbott, that she took in her Paris studio in 1928. With a copyright of "1970 Michael Howden" and "Distributed by Shakespeare, Berkeley" in the lower left corner. The "Shakespeare, Berkeley" apparently refers to the bookstore Shakespeare & Co., located on Telegraph Avenue (across from Moe's Books) in Berkeley, CA from 1964 to 2015. It is unclear why the poster has a copyright for Michael Howden (or who he was - if anyone knows.....
Item #1490
The original America press kit for Francois Truffaut's directorial debut and masterpiece "The 400 Blows." Issued by the Ben Adler Advertising Service in 1959, the year of the film's release. Featuring dot-screen artwork for reproducing, press quotes for the film, advertising mats (ad mats) of various sizes on glossy stock that were for theaters to use when placing ads in newspapers to promote their screenings of the film. With a form to order other materials such as lobby posters, 8 x 10" film stills, and window/lobby cards.
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Item #1489
An antique Japanese store ledger, almost 15 inches long, apparently used to keep accounts for customers with text struck with a line and 0 to indicate that the account has been paid. It has not been professionally translated but the top half (above the strike line) appears to include numbers with text below including words such as "rice" and "vinegar". With hand-painted, bold sumi ink lettering on the covers, one side apparently being the shop name. Uncut pages throughout, with handwriting on both sides of pages, completely full, with no.....
Item #1488
The complete run of 40 volumes of the charming booklets on the history, culture, art and customs of Japan issued serially by the Board of Tourist Industry/Japan Government Railways from 1934-1942. Researched and written by experts in their various fields. Various editions and printings (first, second, third, etc.) were released during those years, and this set comprises a mix of those printings.
Quite nicely printed in single colors of sepia or green inks, or black and white, plus a sprinkling of color images throughout. Most volumes include a......
Item #1487
A set of two journals filled with lovely, delicate, touching and sometimes whimsical original watercolors and drawings, circa 1940. Presumed to be a young Japanese woman's diary/journal, or perhaps "natsuyasumi no shukudai" the "summer vacation homework" assigned to Japanese students during the summer break, often in the form of keeping a diary or other writing projects. There are seven full-page watercolor drawings (6" x 8 7/8"), and 28 other pages feature a combination of watercolors or drawings partnered with neatly lettered kanji text in pencil. The remaining pages are text.....
Item #1486
A set of three wonderful Japanese original ink drawings on delicate rice paper. Somewhat mysterious in intent, perhaps from a story or studies for a fairy tale. The red Kanji characters in the lower left appear to be page numbers. One of a fisherman with his catch and a traditional fish basket nearby. Another of a cat leading a giant carrot on a string (?!). The third, a figure banging a drum amid giant vegetation. The words on the figure's clothing appear to be colors (green, red, yellow), perhaps instructions.....
Item #1485
A catalogue raisonné of the graphic and printed works of Henry Moore, inscribed with a drawing by the British sculptor. Covering the years 1931-1972, this is volume one of at least four volumes documenting Moore's graphic works, with the other volumes covering the period from 1973-1984. Inscribed to "Julie" on the half-title page with the inscription stating that it was signed in Much Hadam, England on October 22, 1979, where the artist's studio was located. With a drawing in pen by the Moore under the inscription (see photos). The artist's.....
Item #1484
The out-of-print catalogue raisonné for the prints of Roy Lichtenstein, covering the years 1948-1993.
Condition: Fine, in fine dust jacket.
Item #1483
Two complete years (24 issues) of Road & Track Magazine for 1956-1957. Reporting and documenting the developments in fine and classic brands such as Jaguar, Alfa Romeo, Maserti, Fiat, Triumph, Porsche, Rolls Royce, Aston Martin and more. A nice collection during the heyday of vintage cars, filled with vintage automobile photos, advertisements and reporting on worldwide trends, automotive technology, races, auto shows and more. Interior pages largely in black and white, or one color printing (i.e. green, blue or sepia printing) with later issues having a few pages in color.....
Item #1482
A set of ten poster-sized Speedball Lettering Charts (Nos. 1-10) published in 1941 (Nos. 1-6) and 1957 (Nos. 7-10). Culled from the series of lessons that originally appeared in the 1930s/'40s Speedball textbook "Modern Lettering and Poster Design." The Hunt Pen Company was the manufacturer of Speedball pens, inks, linoleum cutters and Boston pencil sharpeners. The how-to lettering textbooks were an early and essential resource for designers and sign painters. The famous Speedball lettering textbooks were published throughout the 20th Century, and as of 1999 was in its 23rd edition.....
Item #1481
The oversize exhibition poster for the show "The World of Art Deco" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts from July 8-September 5, 1971. Designed is light greens, blues, coral and yellow by the shooting star British team of Bentley/Farrell/Burnett. They were a short-lived (1968-1971) but important British design company that were clearly influenced by Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast's Push Pin Studios. Mike Dempsey in Eye Magazine (2017) writes: "BFB were graphic design meteorites, burning brightly for a short time. But they left behind a remarkable, head-turning body of work.....
Item #1480
A large collection (128 examples) of fine Ex Libris bookplate etchings on paper from a printer who worked in Zurich and Vienna in the early 1900s, dating from approximately 1914-1921. The printer is unknown, although the bookplates themselves reveal the owner's names and sometimes the artists commissioned to produce them. Most bookplates are untrimmed and printed on larger-sized paper up to 7" x 9". Of the 128, 36 plates are in mats having been exhibited at the Shoen Library at Marylhurst University in Oregon. Images and symbols employed are varied.....
Item #1479
This 1948 Sweden Centennial pictorial map is almost 6 feet tall! Celebrating 100 years of the Scandinavian nation and delightfully illustrated, the map highlights regional names and cities, geological features, resources and commercial industries, various recreational activities, along with images of ships, sailboats, farming, mining, skiers, hikers, hunters, wildlife, and more.
Published by the Swedish Institute and Swedish Tourist Traffic Association. With the credits running along the bottom: "Design: O. Laurelius. Printed in Sweden by Ivar Haeggstroms Boktryckeri AB. Stockholm 1948". Professionally cleaned, restored and linen-backed on canvas.....
Item #1478
A charming 1954 oversize event poster for the Teatro Greco di Siracusa (the Greek Theatre of Syracuse, Italy), promoting productions of Prometeo Incatenato (Prometheus Bound) and Antigone presented by the Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico (National Institute of Ancient Drama). With a who's who list of Italian actors, directors and composers involved, including Vittorio Gassman, Luigi Squarzina, Goffredo Petrassi, Gennaro Perrotta, Mario Chiari, Guido Salvini and Fiorenzo Carpi. The Teatro Greco di Siracusa, a classic example of traditional Greek amphitheater architecture, overlooks the city of Syracuse in southeastern Sicily. It.....
Item #1477
No. 147 in a signed and numbered edition of 350 copies. Finely printed in red and black, featuring examples of printers' marks and insignia including Yale University, Harvard University Press, The Saturday Review, The Society of Calligraphers, The Cygnet Press, Princeton University, Rutgers University, Houghton Mifflin Company, and various personal marks, among others.
Condition: Near Fine, some light scuffing to covers; with previous owners' handsome bookplate pasted down on inside front cover; now in a custom-made protective mylar jacket.
Item #1476
The 1905 first Dodge Publishing Co. edition of The Rubáiyát with a wonderful deco cover and stylized color deco introduction page. This edition with sepia-toned photogravure illustrations by Adelaide Leeson (1875-1931), printed on delicate tissue pages. Leeson was a California artist and photographer (born in Coos Bay, Oregon) and was one of the first to use photography to illustrate literary works. She also hand-worked her negatives to achieve the images she wanted, being a pioneer of this technique. Leeson enlisted then well-known California literary figures, including Charles Keeler, Joaquin Miller.....
Item #1475
An oversize antique photo print in sepia of Mt. Hood with Lost Lake in the foreground. With a copyright for Slocom & Canfield Co., a book and stationery store of Hood River, Oregon, burned into the image in the lower right corner. "Mount Hood Over Lost Lake" is written in large script in pen on the back of the photo. "For Jack" crossed out is written in pencil on the back. A rare, relatively large-sized photo print of Mt. Hood.
Condition: Very Good+, some chips along edges; a 2" diagonal.....
Item #1474
The print edition map reproducing Miguel Covarrubias' mural "Native Dwellings of the Pacific," one of six murals in the series "The Pageant of the Pacific" commissioned for the Golden Gate Exposition of 1939. Covarrubias was a contemporary of Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and other prominent Mexican artists of the period. He died in 1957 in Mexico City. After the Exposition, the six murals were loaned to the American Museum of Natural History (New York) and exhibited there until 1953, then placed in storage until 1959. When returned to San Francisco.....
Item #1473
A "classic of French horsemanship" from 1931 loosely translated as "The Secrets of the Equestrian Art, Its Application and Dressage of the Saddle Horse and Obstacles." With 63 photos and 9 diagrams. Nicely printed on quality paper with deckled edges. Uncut pages in the second half of the book. Text in French.
Condition: Very Good, toning to covers and light edgewear; some soiling to covers with moisture stains on spine with one extending 1.75" onto front cover; interior pages clean and crisp; now in a custom-made protective mylar jacket.
Item #1472
The out-of-print third edition, revised and expanded, published in 2002 in two volumes (A-K and L-Z). The most comprehensive reference book ever produced on artists active in California, and decades in the making. Alphabetically arranged with nearly 20,000 detailed biographies. Unillustrated, text only. Published by the Crocker Art Museum of Sacramento, the first public art museum in the West. The indispensable resource on the subject.
Condition: Fine, in fine dust jackets.
Item #1470
A rare copy of the first Japanese-English Buddhist dictionary published in Japan. An initial editorial conference was held in 1958 with over 10 Japanese scholars and Dr. Richard Gard of Yale University and Stanley Weinstein of London University. A process ensued to select 5,000 passages from a previous publication of over 24,000 passages by distributing the work to 20 scholars. The selections were then edited for this English presentation. The preface lists the large editorial group that contributed to the project. Text in English and Japanese.
Condition: Very Good; scuffing.....
Item #1469
A set of two Canada railroad system time tables for June 1946 in fine condition. With rail maps, information and tables for both Canada and rail lines extending into the U.S. (in the Canadian National Railways brochure).
Condition: Fine, with a tiny bit of edgewear and light dimpling to covers.
Item #1468
A hand-colored etching of The County of Essex by Emanuel Bowen "Divided into its hundreds containing the Boro(ugh) & Market Towns with the Rivers, Roads, distances...". Emanuel Bowen was a Welsh map engraver, who became the Royal Mapmaker to both King George II of Great Britain and Louis XV of France. Bowen was highly regarded by his contemporaries for producing some of the most detailed and most accurate maps of his era.
Condition: Very Good, two 1.0" x 1/8" pieces of tape along left and right edges; two rectangular areas.....
Item #1467
A hand-colored etching of Middlesex by Emanuel Bowen "Divided into its hundreds containing the Cities of London and Westminster, Market Towns..." Emanuel Bowen was a Welsh map engraver, who became the Royal Mapmaker to both King George II of Great Britain and Louis XV of France. Bowen was highly regarded by his contemporaries for producing some of the most detailed and most accurate maps of his era.
Condition: Very Good, one 1.0" x 1/8" piece of tape along left edge; right edge has ghosting of previous tape; folded as issued.....
Item #1466
