Saturday, December 22, 2007

Here's a short list of a few ultra-special books ( ne plus ultra, non? ) currently available at the store. Please call to reserve them for inspection. We will ship.

Taos Artists and their Patrons, by Porter, Ebie, and Campbell, published by the Snite Museum of Art in 1999. As new, $600

The Fleuron, A Journal of Typography, number seven "and final", Cambridge , Stanley Morrison editor, an edition of one thousand. A beautiful book in excellent condition in what might be a rebound version, but bearing title in gilt on spine. No dj $550

Fritz Scholder Lithographs, Clinton Adams, New York Graphic Society, 1975. Signed by Scholder, a gift to Bill Miller from Jack O'Grady ( card inserted ). Very good condition with minor DJ damage. $175

Chicago and its Makers, a Narrative of Events, 1833-1929, published 1929, Felix Mendelsohn Chicago. Good to very good condition, some wear to spine, age discoloration or minor overall soiling on cover. $750

Aaron Bohrod Early Works, F.B. Horowitz Fine Arts Limited Hopkins Minnesota 1988 Signed by Bohrod (" My best- Aaron Bohrod" ), 16 page paperback gallery show catalog in good condition, minor corner bumps, minor smudges to cover. $65

Goren's Contract Bridge, Charles H. Goren, Doubleday. The standard Goren book in fair condition with no dj but bearing the triple-threat signatures of Goren, Forest Evashevski, and Howard Schenken "with best wishes to all Tipps" $50

Heads and Tales, Malvina Hoffman, Scribners 1936. Memoir / autobiography by the sculptor who studied with Rodin and created the Field Museum's collection of ethnographic portrait bronzes. Very good condition with minor soiling, minor corner bumps, and minor top o'the spine wear. $45

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