July was a busy month for ABAA members, who published more than 75 new catalogs and e-lists, a handful of podcasts, and participated in the Transatlantic Book Fair over 6 days! All these recent catalogs are listed below.
B&B RARE BOOKS
LORNE BAIR RARE BOOKS
BAUMAN RARE BOOKS
BERNETT PENKA RARE BOOKS
BETWEEN THE COVERS RARE BOOKS
Featured item:
SAROYAN, William
Christmas
Softcover. First separate edition. Stapled illustrated wrappers. 5, [4]pp. A slight bend on the front wrap, else near fine. In original mailing envelope. Reprinting of a Christmas wish that first appeared in *Good Housekeeping* in December, 1943, issued as a Christmas greeting. No printed publication information, but hand signed on the last leaf "Bruce Hutchison, The Argus Press, Albany, New York." Envelope addressed to P.K. Thomajan (like Saroyan, an Armenian-American), a designer known for his finely printed annual Christmas greetings. A rarity, and possibly unique. We can find no mention of this in any of the bibliographical references and *OCLC* locates no copies.
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books and found in "Christmas in July."
THE BOOKPRESS, LTD.
MARILYN BRAITERMAN
Featured item:
LA MARSEILLAISE. CHANT NATIONAL PAR ROUGET DE LISLE. TISSAGE DE LA MAISON CHATEL ET TASSINARI
Lyon: Bernoux & Cumin (1899). Folio, attractive new blue cloth portfolio with original printed cover label describing the illustrations laid down on front cover and new tricolor ribbon ties. One of 300 copies of this rendering of the French national anthem by Eugène Grasset, one of the great Art Nouveau illustrators. Fine. Printed title and four pictorial panels in the original mats bordered in tricolor ribbon, each measuring 13 by 9 inches, woven in fine silk with a technique based on the punch-card system used by Jacquard and following principles developed by Charles Babbage for his experimental calculating machine.
According to a copy of a 1970 letter, which is laid in, from the Curator of the Textile Museum of Lyon, the work (“ce véritable chef-d’oeuvre de tissage lyonnaise”) is comparable to the most beautiful woven portraits of the 19th century. He quotes Tassinari et Chatel, the company which did the original weaving, as stating that even though they still have the original cards, the cost of reproducing it made it highly unlikely that they would ever do so. The first plate, the title panel, shows a fierce Marianne, personification of France, flying over a battlefield waving sword and helmet; the borders incorporate symbols of war’s destruction, including flames, wreaths, torches and human figures. The second panel, with words and music woven into the fabric within a classical frame, includes a portrait of Rouget de Lisle, author of the anthem. The third and fourth panels give the remaining verses flanked by monumental figures of winged Victory, French soldiers in rippling cloaks and martial emblems (trumpet, weapons, oak branches, etc.) within an architectural setting.
Offered by Marilyn Braiterman and found in "RBMS 2021."
BRATTLE BOOK SHOP
BROMER BOOKSELLERS
Featured item:
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN PROTEST SIGN
(c. 1970). Lithography on heavy card stock. This circle-shaped sign cleverly incorporates the National Organization for Women’s iconic NOW logo into its larger demand to “Stop Racism Now.” A powerful statement on the continued need for recognition of intersectionality in the pursuit of gender and racial justice. The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966 by 49 women, among whom were Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Mary Eastwood, and Pauli Murray. The organization advocated for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and fought for anti-discrimination practices on the bases of sex, gender, race, and sexuality. Though not without its own internal complications, NOW became, and still acts as, a major feminist force. The Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed in 1923, seeks the guarantee of equal legal rights regardless of sex. After nearly 100 years of debate, it still has not been ratified by the requisite thirty-eight states. Sign shows minor general wear from use, including a partial puncture on one side. Near fine. Framed. (26 by 26 in.).
Offered by Bromer Booksellers and featured in "Pressing Issues: Vices for Justice in the Books Arts," an exhibition currently on display at Bromer Gallery.
BUDDENBROOKS, INC.
BULL'S HEAD RARE BOOKS
BURNSIDE RARE BOOKS
THE CAPTAIN'S BOOKSHELF
THE COLOPHON BOOK SHOP
JAMES CUMMINS BOOKSELLER
Featured item:
Rand McNally & Co.'s Indexed County and Township Pocket Map and Shipper's Guide of Wyoming
Folding map, 53 x 35.5 cm. 18 pp., plus 12 pp. ads. 12mo. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1904. Printed stiff brown wrappers. Unobtrusive library stamps, else a very good copy. Folding tan linen clamshell box.
Offered by James Cummins Bookseller and found in “Printed and Manuscript Americana, July 2021.”
DEWOLFE & WOOD
LES ENLUMINURES
EVENING STAR BOOKS
Featured item:
You Can’t Jail the Revolution
Chicago, ca. 1969. 24 x 20”. Silk-screen broadside. Imagery is that of a young man in flames holding his fist up in solidarity with the Chicago 8. Text reads: You Can’t Jail the Revolution, Stop the Trial, Free the Conspiracy 8, 28 E. Jackson Chicago 427-7773. Printed on cream paper with text and imagery in red.
The address printed on the poster is now in an area popular for student housing, close to the lake in the Loop and near DePaul, Columbia College, and Roosevelt University. Likely, this address and phone number were those of the residence of one of the student activists who organized the protests of the trial. Very near Fine. Britannica “The Chicago 7 Law Case”.
The Chicago 8 was a group of young counter-culture figures that included Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, founders of the Youth International Party (YIPPIES), Tom Hayden, a co-founder in Students for a Democratic Society, Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale, David Dellinger and Rennie Davis, members of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE), and John Froines and Lee Weiner (accused of making stink bombs). These men were tried on charges of criminal conspiracy and intent to incite a riot while crossing state lines. The trial would last from late September of 1969 until February 18th, 1970. Eventually, seven of the eight had their convictions overturned, largely due to impropriety on the behalf of the FBI and Judge Hoffman’s displayed biases against the defendants. However, Bobby Seale would spend four years in prison, found in contempt of the court. The Chicago 8 are known by several names, such as: “The Conspiracy 8”, “The Chicago 8”, and “The Chicago 7”. The story of the Chicago 8 sheds light on twentieth-century police brutality, the counter-culture movement during the 1960s, and racism within America’s judicial system. This poster is a bright, fascinating piece of ephemera from the turbulent trial that took place shortly after the also-turbulent Democratic National Convention of 1968.
Offered by Evening Star Books and found in "Americana: July 2021" (item 15).
GOLDEN LEGEND
JEFF HIRSCH BOOKS
JOHN HOWELL FOR BOOKS
BEN KINMONT, BOOKSELLER
THE LAWBOOK EXCHANGE, LTD.
- Catalogue 100: Law-Related Books, Manuscripts, Broadsides, Pamphlets and Ephemera *New*
- Recent Acquisitions: English, American & Continental Law, 1550-1922 (July 20, 2021) *New*
- American Trials, 1802-1879 (July 13, 2021) *New*
- Recent Acquisitions: English, American & Continental Law, 1549–1958 (July 6, 2021) *New*
Featured item:
Broadside: The Murder Members: The Following are the Names of the Members of the Partition Parliament Who Voted for the Murder Bill:-... Keep This List for Reference.
[N.p.: S.n., 1922]. 13" x 8" broadside, main text in two columns. Light toning and edgewear, horizontal and vertical fold lines, a few with tears, two repaired on verso with cellotape, "Con's Doctor" in contemporary hand near center.
Known to its opponents as the "Murder Bill," the Public Safety Act of 1922 was enacted by the recently-established Irish Free State to suppress the Irish Republican Army (IRA), which rejected the legitimacy of the Free State because it did include the counties of Northern Ireland. It was one of the key events of the Irish Civil War. The act imposed death sentences on any IRA member or supporter captured with a firearm or ammunition. Our pro-IRA broadside lists the members of the "Irish Partition Parliament" who voted for this bill. It clearly intended to mark them for assassination. And soon after its publication gunmen shot and wounded two of the members listed. A third, assumed to be another listed member, was killed in a case of mistaken identity. In reprisal, the government ordered the summary execution of four IRA prisoners. "Con's Doctor" is written next to the name of Dr. James Crowley. "Con" is probably Constance Markievicz [1868-1927] the Irish revolutionary and politician, then an active member of the IRA
Offered by The Lawbook Exchange and found in "Recent Acquisitions (July 20, 2021)."
DAVID M. LESSER, FINE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS
LIZZYOUNG BOOKSELLER
KEN LOPEZ BOOKSELLER
Featured item:
Beautiful Losers
Leonard Cohen
NY, Viking, (1966). The first American edition -- reportedly preceding the Canadian edition -- of the landmark second novel by the Canadian poet-folksinger, one of the key books of the Sixties -- a "visionary counter-culture religious epic" in the words of one critic. In its paperback reprint edition, it was ubiquitous on college campuses and passed hand-to-hand by a generation that was finding itself increasingly alienated from the mainstream, dominant culture. Trace foxing to foredge, still a fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends and a crease to the front flap fold.
Offered by Ken Lopez Bookseller and found in "Catalog 187."
J. & J. LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS
LUX MENTIS BOOKSELLERS
JEFFREY D. MANCEVICE, INC.
MARE BOOKSELLERS
Featured item:
New York Dolls
Morrissey, Steven.
Babylon Books. London: no date (1981). Illustrated wraps. 48 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. GOOD condition. Small area of scuffing to the upper front cover, with a tiny hole worn through. Minor toning, staining, foxing and soiling. Small dampstain on the center fore edge.
An ode by Morrissey to the groundbreaking group, the New York Dolls, discussing their music, sexuality, and other subjects. A mix of original content by Morrissey, with reprinted articles as well. Morrissey was president of the New York Doll’s UK fan club, with the band serving as inspiration to his future career with The Smiths (and solo).
Offered by Mare Booksellers and found in "Catalog 14: Punk Fanzines & Fliers."
KATE MITAS, BOOKSELLER
Featured item:
Maderos, René - Artist. Viet Nam Shall Win.
Ithaca, New York: The Glad Day Press, [1972]. 26 x 20 inches. White stock offset printed in multiple colors with an illustration of Ho Chi Minh reading under a strand of trees beside a body of water, black text at the top in 13 languages. Minor wear to corners, two short tears to right margin. Very Good.
A later printing of this poster, issued by an I.W.W. printer, The Glad Day Press, as part of a fundraiser for Mutual Aid for Indochina (San Francisco) and Medical Aid to Indochina (New York), reproducing a silkscreen poster by Cuban graphic artist René Maderos. The first printing by Glad Day was solely to benefit Medical Aid to Indochina, and another printing appears to have included Mutual Aid for Indochina but without crossing out the "all proceeds go to," as is the case in this copy.
We locate holdings at the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, OMCA, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, and the Australian National University Archives.
Offered by Kate Mitas, Bookseller and found in "E-list #10: The Road to Hell."
OAK KNOLL BOOKS
PHILADELPHIA RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
RICHARD C. RAMER, OLD & RARE BOOKS
WILLIAM REESE COMPANY
B&L ROOTENBERG RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
RULON-MILLER BOOKS
SANCTUARY BOOKS
KEN SANDERS RARE BOOKS
GARRETT SCOTT, BOOKSELLER
SECOND STORY BOOKS
MARC SELVAGGIO, BOOKS & EPHEMERA
TAVISTOCK BOOKS
MICHAEL R. THOMPSON RARE BOOKS
JEFF WEBER RARE BOOKS
CHARLES B. WOOD, BOOKSELLER
ROY YOUNG BOOKSELLER, INC.
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