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Edinburgh: Chambers' Edinburgh Journal, 1834. First Printing. Sheets. Good. First Printing. Sheets. An early article about Babbage and his work...the first appears circa 1822. Article details the Difference Engine, exploring the difficulty of printing the resulting output accurately, and criticizing the failure to continue work on "this wonderful machine of Mr. Babbage." [not in OOC]. Light even toning, minor tidemark near spine, disbound sheets, a couple small closed tears, two leaves chipped, two with very minor loss of text at bottom right corner, fragile, else clean. Printed pulp sheets. fo. [p240], 4 leaves total.

Cuernavaca, México: Cascaron Artesanal, 2021. First Edition. Original Wraps. Like new.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Made from recycled cardboard this book is a compendium of 50 medicinal plants from Mexico, with descriptions and attributes. Limited edition of 69 copies. Each copy bears a different layout on the front cover and is bound with unique cardboard. Cartoneras refers to publishing houses that have grown out of this recycling or salvage economy. These small, independent publishers provide a better return on recycled cardboard by turning that cardboard into books. These books are then made available to people at prices lower than that of large publishing houses, broadening people's access to literature. Tight, bright, and unmarred. 56p., photos, hand decorated cardbaord covers. Cardboard Covers. Very Good. In Spanish.

Cuernavaca, México: Cascaron Artesanal, 2019. First Edition. Original Wraps. Like new.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Made from recycled cardboard, this work celebrates the life of Maria Sabina, who has been credited as introducing modern day psychedelic mushrooms (psilocybin) to westerners. Limited edition of 99. Cartoneras refers to publishing houses that have grown out of this recycling or salvage economy. These small, independent publishers provide a better return on recycled cardboard by turning that cardboard into books. These books are then made available to people at prices lower than that of large publishing houses, broadening people's access to literature. Tight, bright, and unmarred. 92p., photos, hand decorated cardboard covers, japanese stab-binding. Paperback. In Spanish.

Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1995. First Wraps Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. First Wraps Edition. Original Wraps. Issued simultaneously with hardcover edition. Minimal shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed wrappers with French flaps. 4to. 406pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index.

San Francisco, CA: The Bancroft Library, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. Richly illustrated with maps, plates from photographs, and two blueprints of ship plans. A rather unususal Alaska book, a journey from Seattle to Vancouver Island and then inland. Touches on climbing glaciers, natural resources, wildlife and Native Americans (material culture, language, and social structure). Includes an illustrated chapter on mirage cities, which various travelers claimed to see cities hovering above the glaciers and/ir submerged in Glacier Bay/ Uncommon generally, very scarce in as fine condition as found here. Light shelf/edge wear, one tip just starting through, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Black ink lettering, gilt decorative elements, printed endpages, frontispiece. 8vo. 152pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

New York: Columbia University Press, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. This copy with ownership signature of C.C. Hurd on ffep. Hurd was an important IBM executive in the late 1930s and thereafter. [See, A History of Computing in the 20th Century] Hard to find in nice condition, this with an interesting provenance. "[A] major work, at the time, on the use of cards, primarily in scientific applications but also in administration." [Cordata, 976]. Minor shelf/edge wear, gentle bump to middle of front board, ownership inscription at ffep, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Burgundy cloth boards, black ink spine label, gilt lettering, 4to. 442pp,. Illus. (b/w plates).

Lake City, CO: Ravenpress, 2002. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Alicia Bailey. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Hand-painted and gilt boards, coptic binding, hand-made and painted endpapers, aeg, pages are boards. 75x74mm. 18pp. Illus. (hand colored). Numbered limited edition, this being 2 of 9.

Lake City, CO: Raven Press. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Based on the traditional instructional pillow books given couples on their wedding night. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Marbled paper boards, all pages are boards, accordion fold, no spine, wooden box with metal ends and decorative elements. 50x25mm. 12pp. Illus. (hand-colored). Numbered limited edition, this being 9 of 25.

Lake City, CO: Raven Press, 1974. Original Wraps. Fine. Original Wraps. Signed by Artist. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed paper covers, fold out cube structure, green medallions attached to top. 78x79x80mm. np. Numbered open edition, this being 17.

Hallowell, ME: Hallowell Register Press, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition. Hardcover. Interestingly, while on the title page, the author is "H.K. Baker", on the front board it is "G.K. Baker". Overall, a handsome copy of this rather scarce work. Light shelf/edge wear, tips gently bumped, boards very lightly toned, else tight, bright and unmarred. Light grey boards, gilt lettering, decorative endpages, frontispiece. Small 8vo. 52pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Cincinnati, OH: MBS, 2002. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Keepsake for Conclave XX. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed cloth boards, title on cover and spine, black endpapers, fold outs. 73x64mm. 68pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Bisbee, AZ: Pequeno Press, 1995. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed fabric boards, no spine, accordion fold, red foil bag with red foil handles, red paper folder pockets, 10 removable recipes each with a scratch and sniff picture, pop-up fruit bowl on title page. 70x 60mm. 27pp. Illus. (color plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 32 of 50.

China: Pequeno Press, 2005. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Text in Chinese and English. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Gold cloth boards, paper labels on front and back covers, reads both ways, yellow endpapers, frontispiece. 59x73mm. 106pp. Illus. (color plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 12 of 50.

Portland, ME: Bailey & Noyes, 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+ (Textblock Fine). No DJ as Issued.. First Edition. Hardcover. Though reprinted relatively recently, the original editions are quite uncommon...scarce with the maps remaining. Noted flaws not withstanding, a very presentable copy. Light shelf/edge wear, fraying at head/heel, minor soiling to boards, through at tips, gentle bump at fore-edge, else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements, beige endpages, fold-out map. 8vo. 368pp. Two maps included: one double page, one large fold-out.

Paris: Maxime Cottet-Dumoulin, 1949. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good Slipcase.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Paul Jouve with 13 colored etchings, 3 of which are double-page and a separate suite of the etchings in black and white. Text printed within red borders, each page with Egyptian-themed headpiece heightened in brownish gold. A few tissueguards creased, pale sporadic foxing, else bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows minor shelf/edge wear, else tight and clean. Case and boards in paper faux-snakeskin, loose signatures, tissueguards. fo. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 98 of 123 (110, 10, 3). Signed by Jouve and the publisher at the colophon.

Las Vegas, NV: Rainmaker Editions, 2002. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Slipcase.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. A short story by Banks illustrated with three engravings by Barry Moser. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Slipcase bright and clean. Beige cloth boards, spine label, matching slipcase. Small 8vo. 53pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Numbered limited edition, this being __ of 399.

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1939. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, rebacked (original spine repaired and laid down), owner plate at front pastedown, signed by author, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Red leather boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece [lacking publisher's box and glassine dj]. 12mo. 108pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Barcelona: Carnets de Peintre, 2007. Limited Edition. Stiff Boards. Fine in Fine Archival Box.. Limited Edition. Stiff Boards. Art Director Gonzalo García Barcha. Silkscreen printed by Taller Vallirana. Handmade paper by Museu Moli. Paperer de Capellades. Comissioned by art director Gonzalo García to design and produce this artist book from the artist notebook made on the Thopaga Boat around from Farrutx in Balear Islands, and to design and produce this artist book for Carmen Balcells Agencie Carnets de Peintre in Barcelona. "Barceló bought a former hunting lodge at Cap Farrutx, Majorca, and turned it into his home and workshop. In order to understand the creative experience of Miquel Barceló, his relationship with nature and material and how he uses them in his work, his evolution in the representation of animals and people, and his journeys, both real and imaginary, we must look to the lights in the bay in front of his workshop at Farrutx. THOPAGA (summers of 2003 and 2004)… Read More

Barcelona, Spain: Carnets de Peintre, 2003. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 2002-2003. Miquel Barceló The artist's handwritten pages have been transcribed under the supervision of José Díaz for printing at the Atelier du Livre d'Art et de l'Estampe at the Imprimerie Nationale. The manual typesetting consists of placing the letters one by one in a drawer, creating the printing layout line by line. Making a typographic cliché implies an original document that is photographed or scanned at a certain scale, obtaining a negative from the clichés that are created in relief on a magnesium plate. The printing entails transferring the characters and illustrations arranged on the metal plate onto paper. The print run and the number of prints per page are agreed by the artist and editor, and the resulting plates are later destroyed, ensuring no more copies can be made. To ensure print quality, images and watercolours are scanned from an… Read More

Mexico, 2017. Limited Edition. Fine in Fine Box. Limited Edition. Diary class [work in progress] 10 digital printa on Hahnemühle cotton paper, housed in a filing box lined with cotton paper.Diario de clase [work in progress] / Class Diary [work in progress] Artist's book, second intervention of the Class Diary collection, unfinished, under construction since the first day I began as a teacher in the ESAY (Superior School of Visual Arts of Yucatan) to the present. 10 space/time maps of the witnesses of my time at the ESAY as a teacher. An exploration of art education as an experiential practice as seen in the teacher-student mirror. Each composition (territory of the unremarkable) is formed by a photo diary (in chronological order) of the school on the days when I went to class at the Photography Workshop at the ESAY. Technique: 10 digital prints (giclée / cotton paper) File box covered with cotton paper 5 copies + PA. Bright and unmarred. Folded sheets in long printed box. 90x54cm (prints) and… Read More