Return of the Brute
London: Mandrake, 1929. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Mandrake Press, 1929. First Edition. Very good copy. The brilliant pictorial dust wrapper has a few edge chips, and the spine is tanned. More
London: Mandrake, 1929. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Mandrake Press, 1929. First Edition. Very good copy. The brilliant pictorial dust wrapper has a few edge chips, and the spine is tanned. More
New York: Jefferson Publishing, 1919. Including a Biographical Sketch of the Author by Major Michael A. Kelly. Illus. xv, 546pp. Small, thick 8vo, black cloth, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped, a few pencil marks in margins. New York: Jefferson Publishing, 1919. First Edition Author was an Irish-American who was an anti-British agitator during World War I. Jeremiah O'Leary was tried in 1917 in New York City under the United States Espionage Act. More
New York: American Lithographic Company, 1918. Original poster. Color lithograph. 30 x 20 inches. An original World War I poster advertising Victory Liberty loans by Alfred Everitt Orr (1886-c.1938). A soldier, in khaki, is at the centre of a touching family scene. He is embracing a woman and holding a child who are together dressed in red, white and blue. Some offsetting but otherwise good. More
New York: American Lithographic Company, 1918. Original poster. Color lithograph. 41.25 x 29.5 inches. An original World War I poster advertising Victory Liberty loans by Alfred Everitt Orr (1886-c.1938). A soldier, in khaki, is at the centre of a touching family scene. He is embracing a woman and holding a child who are together dressed in red, white and blue. Mounted on linen and in good condition. Evidence of central fold and some scuffing to top, right margin... More
Rotterdam: Drukk Kotting, 1917. Poster. Color lithograph. 43" x 31.5". Shows some light staining and two horizontal fold lines. Mounted to linen. In very good condition. This poster advertises a "vlaamsche kermis" (traditional Flemish concert and folk festival) to support Belgian soldiers injured at war. The event, which took place in September of 1917, was organized by an organization in Rotterdam that supported housing for injured veterans. More
Amsterdam: Drukk Kotting, 1917. Poster. Original lithograph. 43.5 x 31.5 inches. This WWI era poster features a woman with a distressed infant on her lap, reaching out her hands in supplication. Translation: Dutch - Belgium propaganda committee for the placement of Belgium children in the Netherlands. Work of the Purple Cross. Art Exhibition organized by the work of the Purple Cross to benefit the poor little children of Belgium with the kind cooperation of a great number of artists from..... More
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. lightly soiled. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2000). More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1931. Frontispiece portrait and other illustrations. 2 volumes. Tall 8vo, gilt-lettered blue cloth (worn at ends and with light dampstains to spine and feet of covers, internally clean). New York: Dodd Mead, 1931. A good only usable copy. More
New York: John Day, 1968. 572pp. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, several pages creased in upper right corner margin. New York: John Day, (1968). More
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1969. Hundreds of black-and-white drawings and photographs. 634 pages, oblong 4to, green cloth, d.w.; front free endpaper creased. Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints, (1969). Facsimile reprint of the 1969 edition. Internally fine, a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Edinburgh and London: Dobson, Molle & Co. Ltd., 1915. Original poster. Color Lithograph. 40 x 25 inches. This British WWI poster features blue and white text on a black background, set within a red and blue geometric border. Good condition with a repair on the bottom margin. Evidence of original folds. Restored and lined with canvas. More
maps. 465pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston, 1939. More
New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1966. Maps. 3 Vols. 8vo, green cloth. New York: Cooper Square Publishers, (1966). Very good Volume One: Pre-War Years, 1913-1917. Volume Two: America at War, 1917-1918. Volume Three: Postwar Years, Normalcy, 1918-1923. More
1917. Poster. Lithograph. 4 sheets joined, mounted on linen. 108 1/4 x 80 3/4 inches. Magnificent 9 x 7 foot billboard of World War I American military might. Paper loss and chipping at center fold; paper loss and abrasions in image but margins in tact. 4-sheets joined. Issued by the City of Boston Public Safety Committee. More
1918. Poster. Original color lithograph, 36 x 55 1/2 inches. This scarce WWI era poster shows three women pulling a cultivating machine. The United States Food Administration, headed by Herbert Hoover, tried to persuade Americans to eat less wheat, along with meat, butter, and sugar for the war effort. In acceptable condition mounted on linen but with folds and chips with some small images loss. Still frameable due to linen backing. Edward Penfield (1866-1925), an artist who lived and worked..... More
Haywood Strasser & Voight Litho Co. N.Y. IMP, 1918. Poster. Lithograph. 20 x 21 inches. This WWI poster shows a shipyard with cranes and planes by Joseph Pennell, a renowned illustrator of war-time posters. Joseph Pennell (1857-1926), was an artist, author and illustrator. He taught at the Art Student's League in New York City and designed several iconic military posters. More
Signal Corps, U.S.A. and Committee on Public Information, 1917. Poster. Lithograph. 106" x 80". Giant original poster from World War I, features a bold blue border with a rugged shipyard view by Pennell. This poster is in very good condition except for some wear at one fold. It is creased as issued and mounted on linen. Scarce. Joseph Pennell (1857-1926), was an artist, author and illustrator. He taught at the Art Student's League in New York City and designed several..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. 2 volumes. Illustrated in black and white with maps and photographic plates. 836 total pages, top edge gilt, 8vo, gilt-stamped olive green cloth with gilt-stamped labels on spines and front covers, original board slipcase (poor). New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. Author's Autograph Edition. A near fine set. Scarce. Number 1137 of 2100 copies signed by John Pershing. More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. 2 volumes. Illustrated in black and white with maps and photographic plates. 836 total pages, top edge gilt, 8vo, gilt-stamped olive green cloth with gilt-stamped labels on spines and front covers, d.w. (cloth spines somewhat faded as usual, with lightly splotchy discoloration on second volume; wrappers lightly chipped and spines dusty). New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. Author's Autograph Edition. Near fine in very good dust wrappers, lacking the publisher's slipcase. Number..... More
London: Little Brown, 2014. 16 pages of black & white photographic illustrations. 400 pages. 8vo, maroon cloth with gilt lettering at spine, d.w. London: Little Brown, (2014). First British edition. Outer page edges lightly toned, otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: 1968. Illus. 285pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y., (1968). More
Paris: 1918. Poster. 22 x 29.5 inches. This poster is mainly textual but features a political cartoon. The text is in french and urges the french people to restrain themselves from eating what in order to hasten victory. This poster is in good condition and makes a wonderful document for anyone interested in French heritage or World War I. More
1915. Original poster. Color lithograph. 44.25 x 31 inches. This French war loan poster features an image of a soldier heading off to war, waving his family farewell. In the foreground his wife holds their youngest child and stands with their other two children. The son his holding a wooden sword and wears a French soldier's cap and the daughter is waving a small Tricolore. The message below translates as: 'Don't forget to subscribe... for Victory!... and his return!". 1915..... More
Paris: Chachon, 1916. Cent dessins et deux lettres anonymes en guise de preface. Unpaginated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers; unopened and uncut, spine worn, pages evenly browned and fragile. Paris, n.d. (ca. 1916). Good. World War I cartoons with an anti-German point of view. More
New York: Czechoslovak Recruiting Office, 1918. Poster. Color lithograph. Page measures 35 3/4 x 25 inches. World War I poster by Czech artist Vojtech Preissig, recruiting Czech immigrants living in Europe to join the Czech legion. Several horizontal creases, repairs to center, unmounted. This poster is number 11 in a series of 16 designed and printed at the the School of Printing and Graphic Arts of Wentworth Institute where Preissig was director. Poster states, issued by the Czech Recruiting Office..... More
Hello. The Richard Lower (Tractatus de Corde) has arrived and it is a nice copy. Thanks for getting the minor restorations done and sending this so promptly.
This morning in Arnhem I did receive the book in fine condition. Thank you for your careful sending!