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Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin, 1929. Limited edition of 500 copies. Signed and inscribed by the author, dated 1929. Near fine on rough-cut paper (some browning on the edges of the rough cut pages) in good only dust jacket (tattered, held together quite attractively by the plastic cover--see pics). Merle Armitage was an American author, publisher, book designer, graphic artist, and… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: University of California, 1957. Very good (light spotting on page edges, soiled covers and a little spotting on the last pages, but interior is otherwise clean, unmarked; appears unused) in soft covers with spiral binding (doesn't show in scan, but it's heavy and secure). All pages securely attached to the spiral binding. 123 pages. Designed for informal group… Read more about this item

London: Charles Ede Ltd, 2004. Near fine soft cover pamphlet (very slight cover wear). Antiquities catalog, About 36 unnumbered pages with laid in price list. Nice color illustrations of the ancient objects for sale, ranging from paleolithic hand axe flints to 5th century CE Roman glass. Our scan shows a typical illustrated page from the catalog.. Soft Cover. Illus. by… Read more about this item

1979. Fine soft-cover pamphlet, 26 numbered pages, consisting of 6 tan 8 x 11 sheets and heavier paper cover, center stapled. Probably xeroxed and self-published. Features Saulter's wonderful line drawings and epigrams (see scan of cover). An unusual item. Saulter was born in Wilno, Poland in 1908, came to the U.S. and worked with Federal Art Project during the Depression… Read more about this item

Toronto: Cineplex Odeon Corp, 1989. Very fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. Edition not stated. Large format book (9" x 11") with beautiful reproductions, most in color, of the artists Cineplex Odeon has supported through placing their art in theater lobbies. Includes some illustrations showing the art in place in the lobbies. 128 pages including an index that… Read more about this item

New York: Steuben Glass, 1976. Very good soft-cover 64 page catalog of Steuben glass for the Spring of 1976. Heavy paper covers are slightly sunned and worn, with "shadow" of a removed price sticker; interior fine. Almost entirely photographs of fine Steuben art objects. Small format: 6 1/2 x 5 3/4. Interesting to see how they were priced in… Read more about this item

New York: Viking, 1961. Very good (slight edgewear to covers, light browning of page edges) in very good dust jacket (protected by Brodart cover, light edgewear, especially at corners and spine, considerable rubbing on glossy black jacket). Subtitle: "A Story of American Painting, Poetry, and Prose." Art and literature are grouped around six major trends in American art. 129 illustrations… Read more about this item