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INSCRIBED ORIGINAL DIGITAL PRINT OF THE CARICATURE USED FOR THE COVER OF "THE BIG READ.

INSCRIBED ORIGINAL DIGITAL PRINT OF THE CARICATURE USED FOR THE COVER OF "THE BIG READ.

by (Jeffers, Robinson), John Sherffius, artist

2008. First edition. DIGITAL ART CARICATURE. The Jeffers caricature by artist John Sherffius used on the covers of the "Big Read" teacher's and reader's guides published in 2008 by the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. The digital print is 8.5 x 11" with image of a smiling Jeffers perched, ocean-side, atop granite boulders; he's writing on a tablet with Hawk Tower and Tor House behind him. Presentation copy of the "original" illustration produced by the artist at the request of Jeffers'... Read more about this item
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NZ$340.44
TREE SONG; and DOGWOOD, FOREST - YOSEMITE; [1/50 signed by both the poet and photographer]

TREE SONG; and DOGWOOD, FOREST - YOSEMITE; [1/50 signed by both the poet and photographer]

by Snyder, Gary, Michael Mundy, photographer

San Francisco: James Linden, 1986. First edition. Designed and printed by Peter Rutledge Koch. Number 17 of 50 numbered copies (of a total edition of 226), SIGNED BY SNYDER AND MUNDY. There were also 150 unsigned copies and 26 lettered copies. Snyder's broadside poem, "Tree Song," signed by him beneath his printed signature and Mundy's archival-mounted black-and-white photograph, "Dogwood, Forest-Yosemite," signed by him on the mat. Items separated by tissue and laid in numbered, paper portfolio printed... Read more about this item
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NZ$340.44
2006 CENTER BROADSIDES READING SERIES; [Portfolio of 12 Signed Broadsides]

2006 CENTER BROADSIDES READING SERIES; [Portfolio of 12 Signed Broadsides]

by Paley, Grace, et al

(New York: The Center for Book Arts, 2006). First edition. One of 50 copies (each broadside with stated limitation of 100 however, according to Sarah Nicholls, Program Coordinator for the Center, only 50 were to be made). 12 letterpress-printed broadsides -- EACH ONE SIGNED BY THE POET -- in portfolio handmade by summer interns. Produced in honor of readings at the Center by established and emerging poets throughout the year. Portfolio measures 13 x 15" and closes as do shutters with turquoise ribbon... Read more about this item
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NZ$680.88
POEMS BY WALTER COX (Broadside No. 69)

POEMS BY WALTER COX (Broadside No. 69)

by Cox, Walter

Detroit: Broadside Press, 1973. First edition. Fine.. First edition of this handsomely printed broadside from the Black Arts Movement press operated by Dudley Randall. Four poems by Cox. From an edition of 500 copies. Broadside printed recto/verso, folded once vertically to make [4] pp., 8.5" by 5.5" approx. when folded. Very fine. Clean, fresh.
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NZ$85.11
The Women Gather [Broadsheet]

The Women Gather [Broadsheet]

by GIOVANNI, Nikki

N.p.: no publisher, 1975. 11 x 8.5 inches. Printed on both sides, laid paper. The poem is from Giovanni's collection "The Women and the Men."
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NZ$68.09
Broken Shells at Dusk.

Broken Shells at Dusk.

by [Red Hydra Press] Mary Wehner

Tuscaloosa, Alabama:: Red Hydra Press,, 2009.. Edition of 30. 16 x 24" single sheet. Letterpress printed in two colors on dampened Somerset printmaking paper. Text in English and Spanish. Illustrations by Pollyanna Fernández Fernández. The lively translation is by Maria Vargas. This broadside combines a poem by Wisconsin poet, Mary Wehner, a colored lithograph print by Cuban artist, Pollyanna Fernández Fernández, and the printing and typographic design of Steve... Read more about this item
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NZ$212.78
[BROADSIDES] AMERICAN POETRY PORTFOLIO

[BROADSIDES] AMERICAN POETRY PORTFOLIO

by GINSBERG, Allen; UPDIKE, John; STAFFORD, William; PASTAN, Linda McHUGH, Heather; NEMEROV, Howard; HEYEN, William; DAVISON, Scott

Dallas: Northouse & Northouse, 1981. First Edition. broadsides. Fine in case as issued. A collection of 8 folio broadsides and title page ranging in size from 13" x 17" to 13" x 19" and printed on heavy paper of various colors with all but two of the broadsides illustrated and each individually SIGNED by the author. This is Copy "F" of 26 lettered copies of a total edition of 126. Contributors are John Updike ("Two Sonnets"), Allen Ginsberg ("Capitol Air" - - Ginsberg has also made a single word... Read more about this item
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NZ$2,127.75
Some books are meant to be tasted

Some books are meant to be tasted

by Bacon, Francis

[Minneapolis]: Coffee House Press, n.d.. 6½" x 9½" two color letterpress broadside, accompanied by blue relief print by Charles Henrickson, printed as part of a tour made possible by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Literary Publishers Marketing Development Program.
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NZ$13.70
The Bonny Moor Hen

The Bonny Moor Hen

by [Anonymous]

London: H.P. Such, Machine Printer and Publisher, 177, Union-st., Borough, S.E., 1885. Very good with minor tears to edges.. Scarce slip song ballad. Not located in OCLC as of March 2024. Broadside Ballads Online, Bod10100 (though our copy has different type used in the title and different type decorations than the Bodleian's copy, but with the same imprint, thus appears to be an unrecorded variant).
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NZ$183.84
December 1969 Portfolio (Broadside)

December 1969 Portfolio (Broadside)

by Noel Young, Graham Mackintosh

Capricorn Press, 1970. Soft. Very good/No jacket. Single sheet portfolio designed, printed, and signed by Young and Mackintosh. Number 90 of 375 such copies. Inspired by the whimsy of Edward Lear. 12.5 x 19 inches. One rough-cut edge with yellow ink, seemingly as-issued. Very good condition.
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NZ$85.11
[Broadside announcing Marvin Mondlin's membership to the Typophiles]

[Broadside announcing Marvin Mondlin's membership to the Typophiles]

by TYPOPHILES

[New York]: Browne & Co. Stationers / South Street Seaport Museum, 1999. Fine. 11 x 6.5 inches. Printed in green, red, and black. Woodcut by John DePol. Celebrating the career of Marvin Mondlin, legendary New York bookseller for The Strand, and his recent election to the Typophiles.
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NZ$42.56
WHAT GENUINE DEMOCRATS THINK OF THE REBELLION

WHAT GENUINE DEMOCRATS THINK OF THE REBELLION

by [Republican Party]

[New York: National Union Executive Committee, 1864. Broadsheet, 9" x 11.5". Caption title [as issued], printed in double columns. Light spotting, mild wear, Good+. An 1864 campaign broadsheet, attacking the Democratic Party for refusing to condemn "those leaders of the old Democratic party who plotted the overthrow of the Government and the disruption of the Union." Instead, at their Chicago Convention "they denounced the war against the Rebellion." The opinions of War Democrats who support the... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,702.20
TO LAND OWNERS AND OTHERS, INTERESTED IN SALE OR PURCHASE OF LANDS FOR SETTLEMENT

TO LAND OWNERS AND OTHERS, INTERESTED IN SALE OR PURCHASE OF LANDS FOR SETTLEMENT

by Moulton, Joseph W

New York: 112 Broadway, 1845. Folio broadside, 8" x 12-5/8." A few light spots; blank upper margin lightly worn [a closed tear, no loss]. Very Good. This rare broadside explains, to immigrant settlers and to land owners, the utility of Moulton's newly established Agency. Moulton was a New York lawyer who "retired to Roslyn and devoted himself entirely to antiquarian and legal researches" [Appleton]. Here he announces that, "An Agency for the purchase and sale of land for actual settlement, has been... Read more about this item
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NZ$765.99
WAUPUN, WIS., NOV. 30TH, 1861. [ in manuscript: DEAR BR. DOOLITTLE]. PROF. CONATTY, OF KENOSHA, AND MYSELF ARE TRYING TO RAISE A COMPANY, TO BE CALLED THE 'TEACHERS' COMPANY,' FOR THE FIRST WISCONSIN CAVALRY. WE HAVE JUST COMMENCED, AND IT IS GOING TO BE EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO RAISE MEN NOW; BUT CAN YOU NOT ASSIST THIS GREAT AND GLORIOUS CAUSE BY SENDING ME ONE OR MORE MEN? WE WANT THE TEACHER ELEMENT PREDOMINANT, BUT THE POINT IS, TO RAISE A COMPANY OF GENTLEMEN TO GO IN IT, BE HE TEACHER OR NOT... YOURS FRATERNALLY, D.H. BLAKE

WAUPUN, WIS., NOV. 30TH, 1861. [ in manuscript: DEAR BR. DOOLITTLE]. PROF. CONATTY, OF KENOSHA, AND MYSELF ARE TRYING TO RAISE A COMPANY, TO BE CALLED THE 'TEACHERS' COMPANY,' FOR THE FIRST WISCONSIN CAVALRY. WE HAVE JUST COMMENCED, AND IT IS GOING TO BE EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO RAISE MEN NOW; BUT CAN YOU NOT ASSIST THIS GREAT AND GLORIOUS CAUSE BY SENDING ME ONE OR MORE MEN? WE WANT THE TEACHER ELEMENT PREDOMINANT, BUT THE POINT IS, TO RAISE A COMPANY OF GENTLEMEN TO GO IN IT, BE HE TEACHER OR NOT... YOURS FRATERNALLY, D.H. BLAKE

by [Blake, Daniel H.]

Printed broadside, 5" x 8", with salutation in ink manuscript. Some margin browning and light margin chipping, else Very Good. Blake was Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Waupun. Beneath his printed signature is written in ink, "Pastor Cong. Ch". Professor Conatty was T.J. Conatty, a public school teacher in Kenosha and a prominent figure in the Wisconsin Teachers' Association. He was later implicated in a bribery scheme with James Rood Doolittle, Senator from Wisconsin [1857-1869]. On... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,446.87
THE FRAGMENTS OF PARMENIDES; [Limited edition -- the only edition]

THE FRAGMENTS OF PARMENIDES; [Limited edition -- the only edition]

by Bringhurst, Robert, translator; Richard Wagener, illustrator; Peter Koch, printer

Berkeley, CA: Editions Koch, 2003. First edition, and only edition. Bringhurst's translations from the Ancient Greek of surviving fragments of the circa 475 BC poem generally titled "On Nature" written by the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, Parmenides of Elea. ONE OF 26 COPIES in the "Deluxe" issue SIGNED BY BRINGHURST, WAGENER & KOCH, bound in full leather, and with a separate suite of 10 signed engravings. From an edition of ONLY 146 COPIES TOTAL. This copy ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY BRINGHURST on the... Read more about this item
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NZ$10,213.20
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Advertised by Local Maine Drama Club

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Advertised by Local Maine Drama Club

by [HARRIET BEECHER STOWE]


[HARRIET BEECHER STOWE].
Broadside. Uncle Tom's Cabin playbill. Announcing performance by the Prospect Harbor, Maine, Dramatic Club, managed by E.W. Cleaves. Ca. 1890s. 1 p., 15⅜ x 27⅜ in.
Historical Background

Edwin W. Cleaves was active in Prospect Harbor's local politics and society, and kept a hotel described in 1900 as "one of the most homelike one strikes anywhere on the coast." The Prospect Harbor Dramatic Club was active in the 1890s, and Cleaves was the manager of a masquerade... Read more about this item
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NZ$3,063.96
CENTER BROADSIDES 2004 READING SERIES; [Portfolio of 12 Signed Broadsides]

CENTER BROADSIDES 2004 READING SERIES; [Portfolio of 12 Signed Broadsides]

(New York: The Center for Book Arts, 2004). First edition. Limited to 100 copies (as stated on each broadside). 12 letterpress-printed broadsides -- EACH ONE SIGNED BY THE POET -- housed together in portfolio handmade by summer interns. Produced in honor of readings at the Center by established and emerging poets throughout the year. Portfolio is 11 x 16" medium-gray quarter-cloth with decorated red paste paper over boards, with printed label inset on front cover, matching medium-gray cloth pocket... Read more about this item
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NZ$680.88
Certificate of Birth and Baptism. Geburts- und Tauf-Schein. Diesen beiden Ehegatten, als: Joseph Fraker und seiner ehelichen Hausfrau Catharine... Of these two spouses, Michael H. Miller and his lawful housewife Catharine née Snyder, a daughter was born to the world on the 22nd day of December in the year of our Lord, 1857

Certificate of Birth and Baptism. Geburts- und Tauf-Schein. Diesen beiden Ehegatten, als: Joseph Fraker und seiner ehelichen Hausfrau Catharine... Of these two spouses, Michael H. Miller and his lawful housewife Catharine née Snyder, a daughter was born to the world on the 22nd day of December in the year of our Lord, 1857

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Harrisburg, Pa: Gedruckt und zu haben bey G. S. Peters, 1857. Folio broadside. 420 x 330 mm., (16 ½ x 13 inches). Printed text in German, with manuscript additions of family names, date of birth, and county of birth. Fragile copy with tears at folds and some degeneration of the paper due to applied color; expert paper repair verso of broadside. Scare broadside designed in the Empire style popular in the 1840s by Gustav Peters (d. 1847), the noted printer of Harrisburg. The broadside is... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,106.43
HEUREUX QUL, COMME ULYSSE...

HEUREUX QUL, COMME ULYSSE...

by LUCIE-SMITH, Edward

n.p., n.d. First Edition. Broadside. Near Fine. A small (5-3/4"x7-3/4") broadside of this poem.
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NZ$21.28
By Halves

By Halves

by Bill Berkson

One leaf, 10.25 x 7.25. Signed.
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NZ$115.75
THE ISLAND WOMEN OF PARIS"

THE ISLAND WOMEN OF PARIS"

by DOVE, Rita

[Minneapolis]: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1990. First Edition. Broadside. Fine. Handset 11" x 15" broadside attractively printed in red and black. One of 150 numbered copies SIGNED by the former United States Poet Laureate.
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NZ$106.39
[Broadside] The Life of a British Sailor Saved by Morrison's Pill. Morrison's Pills for Exportation.

[Broadside] The Life of a British Sailor Saved by Morrison's Pill. Morrison's Pills for Exportation.

London: O. Hodgson. NA. Good. Early use of humor in advertising of a medicine. N.d., late 1830s, according to British Museum. 38 by 27 cm. Hand-colored picture of a jolly shipwrecked sailor, his face ravaged by warts and sitting in what looks like a barrel in the middle of the ocean, a long pony tail trailing off and attracting the glances of smiling fish. The caption: "Never go to sea without a large box of Morrison's Pills they will save your life said the doctor and sure his honour was... Read more about this item
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NZ$978.76
Abandoned Airfield (Signed Broadside)

Abandoned Airfield (Signed Broadside)

by OATES, Joyce Carol

Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1980. First edition. Broadside that measures 15.75" x 11" and printed in two colors. Copy 33 from an edition of 200. A single poem by Oates dedicated to her father Frederick. A fine copy. Signed by Oates.
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NZ$110.64
TO THE FREEMEN OF NEW-LONDON

TO THE FREEMEN OF NEW-LONDON

by Wilson, George C

New London [CT], 1840. Broadside, 10-1/2" x 12". Printed in two columns separated by a rule, and signed and dated at the end in type, 'GEORGE C. WILSON. New-London, April 4, 1840.' Old horizontal fold [slight separation, no effect on text, short fold repair on blank verso]. One blank margin chip, light dusting. A Good+ copy of an apparently unrecorded Connecticut broadside. Wilson angrily responds to the false charge that he, in "secret conclave" with one John Danforth and "a clique of office-holders,"... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,702.20
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