Big Ass Comics, No. 2 (August 1971)
San Francisco: Rip Off Press, 1971. Comic. [26p.,] 7x10 inches; pages are evenly toned, wraps are a tad rubbed and handled, else very good first printing 50 cent cover price. More
Cat.No: 298371
New Arrivals
Kaleidoscope: vol. 2, no. 15 (#39), June 6 - 9, 1969;
Milwaukee, WI: Kaleidoscope, 1969. Newspaper. 12p., folded tabloid, illus., photos., cartoons, light even toning, some fraying on edges, else very good. Last page includes article on People's Park. More
Cat.No: 298370
The Pictures of the Chaurapanchasika - A Sanskrit Love Lyric. 18 Colour Plates.
New Delhi: The National Museum, 1967. Hardcover. x, 59p., plates as called for, color graphics measuring 6.5x9 inches tipped onto alkaline leaves measuring 9x12 inches and facing Sanskrit captioning with English translation and a paragraph or two of commentary. Item is hardbound in raw linen cloth boards, openweave with abundant..... More
Cat.No: 298369
The Divine Presence. Asian Sculptures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lenart. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Aug. 15-Oct. 15 1978.
Los Angeles: the museum, 1978. Paperback. 58p., profuse b&w exhibit photography with several lovely color photos (color images are better-reproduced than b&w), softbound in 10x8.5 inch glossy colorphoto wraps. Front cover corner-tips are creased, else the item is is as-new: sound, clean, unmarked. More
Cat.No: 298368
Barahmasa - Twelve Lunar months: Expression Through Miniature Paintings.
Bombay: Directorate of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra, n.d., circa 1970. Portfolio. Twelve folders as called for, each measuring 10x9 inches closed, each opening on a recto color graphic (9x5 inches, well-reproduced) that faces a verso commentary. Different color-themes for each "month". Expect very faint edgewear to folders, which are enclosed..... More
Cat.No: 298367
Take Over; vol. 2, no. 7, Mar. 28, 1972. My cock for hire.
Madison, WI: Random Louse, 1972. Newspaper. 20p., folded tabloid; illus., photos., comics, slightly toned, in very good condition. Cover article on confessions of a male prostitute. Take Over was one of the longer-running underground papers of which Madison had three simultaneously at one point. More
Cat.No: 298365
Take Over; vol. 2, no. 6, Mar. 15, 1972
Madison, WI: Random Louse, 1972. Newspaper. 20p., folded tabloid; illus., photos., comics, slightly toned, in very good condition. Some content on China and the IRA. Take Over was one of the longer-running underground papers of which Madison had three simultaneously at one point. More
Cat.No: 298364
Take Over; vol. 2, no. 5, Mar. 1, 1972 // Kaleidoscope, vol. 2, no. 5 Mar. 4, 1970 Serving the stoned community // Serving the youth community
Madison, WI: Random Louse, 1972. Newspaper. 20p., joint publication between Kaleidoscope and Take Over, folded tabloid; illus., evenly toned, a small tear or two, else very good condition. Gradient color scheme is also on the centerfold and dedicated to picking university locks of all kinds. Take Over was one of..... More
Cat.No: 298363
Tokini otsue kidai no maremono 流行逢都絵希代稀物 (The Extraordinary Phenomenon of the Popular Otsu Picture)
Minatoya Kohei, 1848. Woodblock print. Three prints of approximately 10x14.75 inches, showing an artist at center surrounded by figures in the style of Ôtsu-e (traditional folk paintings sold to travelers passing through Ôtsu near Kyoto). The prints are pasted together. Fold-creased and generally worn with some soil. More
Cat.No: 298362
Fujisan tainai meguri no zu 冨士山體内巡之圖 (A pilgrimage to the interior of Mount Fuji) [triptych of woodblock prints]
Daikokuya Kinnosuke, [186-]. Woodblock print. Three prints of approximately 9.75x14 inches, designed to be viewed together as a triptych. The prints remain separate, as printed. Very good. Pilgrims are shown entering a cave complex at Mount Fuji, joyously walking and crawling with candles to light their way until they reach..... More
Cat.No: 298360
Take Over; Vol. 2, No. 17, Sept., 7, 1972.
Madison, WI: Random Louse, 1972. Newspaper. 20p., folded tabloid; illus., cartoons, photos., slightly unevenly toned,minor handling, else in very good condition. Cover story on the D. B. Cooper hijacking, article and photos of anti-Vietnam war protests and much more. Take Over was one of the longer-running underground papers of which..... More
Cat.No: 298359
Take Over; Vol. 2, No. 8, April 12, 1972. NLF Takes Saigon
Madison, WI: Random Louse, 1972. Newspaper. 15p + full page of comics, folded tabloid; illus., cartoons, photos., evenly toned, open edges are slightly frayed and creased, some handling, slightly misfolded, else in good condition. Take Over was one of the longer-running underground papers of which Madison had three simultaneously at..... More
Cat.No: 298358
Take Over; Vol. 2, No. 8, April 12, 1972. NLF Takes Saigon
Madison, WI: Random Louse, 1972. Newspaper. 15p + full page of comics, folded tabloid; illus., cartoons, photos., evenly toned, else very good condition. Take Over was one of the longer-running underground papers of which Madison had three simultaneously at one point. More
Cat.No: 298357
Aquarian changes; Dei Omnes Munda Edunt - all the Gods bring forth the worlds : Journal of D.O.M.E., the Inner Guide Meditation Center, vol. 5, no. 1 (Jan. 1983)
Colorado Springs, CO: D.O.M.E. The Inner Guide Meditation Center, 1983. Magazine. 31p., single issue of the quarterly publication, 8x11 inches; tabloid style newsprint; illus., pages evenly toned, in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 298352
Chautauqua Review; a journal of radical culture, number 3
Winnipeg, Manitoba: Chautauqua Review: [Prairie Sky Books], [c1985]. Magazine. 56p., published irregularly, 8.5x11 inches; illus., photos., staples slightly rusted, wraps a tad rubbed, else in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 298351
Chautauqua Review; a journal of radical culture, number 2 (Summer 1984)
Winnipeg, Manitoba: [Chautauqua Learning Community], 1984. Magazine. 80p., published every nine months, 8.5x11 inches; illus., in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 298350
30 days; in the church and in the world, no. 11, 1993
n.pl. Italcoser Corporation Inc., 1993. Magazine. 78p., 8x10.5 inches; photos., illus., slight stain on back wrap, else in very good condition. Editor was the former Prime Minister of Italy for the Christian Democratic Party. More
Cat.No: 298348
Princes and India: the truth
London: Independent Pub. Co., [1931]. Pamphlet. 23p. staplebound pamphlet; covers stained, pages foxed. A critique of the role of even enlightened princes in the new political context of India's independence movement. More
Cat.No: 298346
The Fifth Continent
London: Simpkin Marshall Ltd., 1931. Hardcover. xxxii, 160p., introduced by text rendered in letterpress (nice bold work) followed by 160 captioned fullpage b&w photographs. A pretty book in very good condition, hardbound 11x9 inch openweave orange cloth boards spine- and cover-titled in teal blue. Sound, square and flat with a...... More
Cat.No: 298344
Early American-Philippine Trade - The Journal of Nathaniel Bowditch in Manila, 1796. Edited and with an Introduction by Thomas R. McHale and Mary C. McHale.
New Haven: Yale University, Southeast Asia Studies. 1962. Paperback. iii, 65p., text reproduced from a typescript copy, softbound in 11x8.5 inch plain printed blue wraps. Covers bear some faint smudging, faint sunning and edgewear, find a couple flecks of soil to cover and inside to text leaves, this is a...... More
Cat.No: 298343
Decimal Tables for the Reduction of Hindu Dates, from the Data of the Surya-Siddhanta
The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1938. Paperback. vii, 33p. (text and tables, one folding) plus two more very large folded tables bound in at back. An elegant production on fine alkaline paperstock, rubricated cover and title page, complex handset presswork, softbound in 11x7 inch buff wraps in very good condition pace..... More
Cat.No: 298341
Outback in Focus
Adelaide: Rigby Limited, 1968. Hardcover. Unpaginated preliminaries, 181p., profuse b&w and color photography with captions and nearby text, first edition (it has been reprinted) with presswork on glazed alkaline paperstock and, as an appendix, a matte section bearing text and silhouettes only. Hardbound in nice openweave linen, buff-colored, titled in..... More
Cat.No: 298340
Nihon chishi ryakuzu: Echigo 日本地誌略圖: 越後国 (Sketches of Geographic Locations in Japan: Echigo)
Tokyo: Fujiokaya Keijiro, 1876. Woodblock print. Approximately 9.5x7.25 inch woodblock print depicting the Port at Nigata, with foreign ships in the harbor. Matted, with paper tape segments on the verso holding the print in place. More
Cat.No: 298338
The people's needs must come first! Vote Nov. 5 Gloria La Riva for S.F. Mayor
San Francisco: La Riva for Mayor, [1991]. Handbill. Leaflet, printed on one side only with a small portrait of La Riva, minor pen marginalia else very good condition. More
Cat.No: 298337
The pesticide spill, another telling argument for a Labor Party. Statement by Joni Jacobs, Socialist Action candidate for Mayor of San Francisco
San Francisco: Joni Jacobs for Mayor Campaign, 1991. Handbill. Leaflet, all text printed on both sides, pen mark on verso else very good condition. More
Cat.No: 298336