Ephemera

I Just Lost My Tension Again

Thorpe, John · 0 · Wittenborn Art Books

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

NP, Poltroon Press, ND. Broadside. Black type on white paper. 18 x 12 inches. Poem by "Shao." Pencil notation identifies the author as John Thorpe and the publisher as Poltroon Press. "Shao" was the name Thorpe was known by in Bolinas, California. On the back there is a pencil...

The Plane Put Down in Sacramento

MUSGRAVE, Susan · 1982 · Wittenborn Art Books

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

Vancouver: William Hoffer, 1982. Broadside. 9 x 20 inches. Tipped into a folder 11-1/4 x 23 inches. The colophon states: "Thirty . copies, each of which is signed by the author, have been printed on Carlyle Japan and tipped into bindings handmade by Courtland Benson. Of these,...

The Union of Left Writers (Ulw) in Solidarity with the Friends of Haiti Presents a Workers' Anniversary Celebration of the Boukman Revolt

Inkworks Press · 1980 · Wittenborn Art Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

[Oakland] Inkworks Press, [ca. 1980?]. Poster. 22-1/4 x 14-1/4 inches. Printed in black on orange paper. Illustrated with woodcut by Kristin Wetterhahn. Features poets Robert Chrisman, Mona Lisa Saloy, Francois Vilmenay, Jack Hirschman. Poster has been folded once. Inkworks Pr...

Anthropological

Bell, Marvin · 1971 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Amherst, NY: Slow Loris Press, 1971. Broadside. Green textured paper, black type. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Fine. .

At an Exhibition of Scrolls & Drawings by Tomioka Tessai: 2nd of December 1968

Gifford, Barry · 1977 · Wittenborn Art Books

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

Berkeley, CA: Shaman Drum, 1977. Broadside. Sheet accordion-folded in four panels. 11-1/2 x 23 inches. Inscribed, signed and dated by author. A scarce broadside. Fine. .

[Catalog] Amanda Ros: The T.S. Mercer Collection of Manuscripts, First & Other Editions, Association Material

Ros, Amanda (Anna Margaret McKittrick) · 1930 · Wittenborn Art Books

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

Twickenham, UK: The Guildhall Bookshop, [ca. 1930?]. Folio folder from the Guildhall Bookshop, announcing the availability of the Mercer collection of letters, manuscripts, and other items relating to Irish novelist Amanda Ros. One sheet folded to make a 4-pp. booklet. 15 x 10...

A Real Story

Pastan, Linda · 1973 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Austin, TX: Cold Mountain Press, 1973. Broadside. Dark brown ink on tan paper. 11 x 17 inches. Issued as Cold Mountain Press Broadsheet 1. Very minor soiling. Very Good. .

Love Love Love Again

Whalen, Philip · 1979 · Wittenborn Art Books

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

Minneapolis, MN: The Toothpaste Press, 1979. Broadside. Black and gray inks on blue-gray heavy rag paper. 9-7/8 x 12-3/4 inches. "Printed by Toothpaste Press for Bookslinger on the occasion of the author's reading at the Walker Art Center, November 13, 1979." Poem from Whalen'...

In Plain English

Murray, Dan · 1970 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

[Cambridge, MA]: Press of the Black Flag Raised, [1970]. Broadside. On vellum-like paper. 11 x 17 inches. Press of the Black Flag Raised #8. Upper right corner creased, otherwise Near Fine. .

Life of Lakes

Reed, Patricia · 1985 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Oakland, CA: The Coincidence Press, 1985. Broadside. Printed in green, black, and red inks on thick gray paper. Bottom edge untrimmed. 7-1/2 x 11-1/4 inches. "About 50 were made as gifts for friends of the poet and The Coincidence Press, Oakland, California, 1985." Fine. .

Plan, Particulars and Conditions of Sale of a Highly Desirable Landed Estate Called "the Thorngrove Estate.

Thorngrove Estate, The · 1863 · Wittenborn Art Books

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,953)

Crewkerne, UK, "The Weekly News" Steam Printing Office, 1863. Brochure and map of an estate for sale by auction. Brochure, folded in four roadmap-style, unfolds into a 16-1/2 x 10-1/2 inch folio, black type on light blue paper, of six pages (one sheet pasted in) containing det...

Monterey Cypress. Leading Newspaper. Best Advertising Medium. Fine Job Work a Specialty

Monterey Cypress Newspaper, The · 1890 · Wittenborn Art Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Monterey, CA: The Monterey Cypress, [1890-1900?]. Turn of the 20th century advertising sheet from the Monterey Cypress, a weekly newspaper that published from 1889 to the early years of the 20th century. Interesting advertising vignettes and typography. Printed on card stock. ...

2 Hartley South Presents 20 Hour Marathon Party

Janowitz, Tama · 1977 · Wittenborn Art Books

$400.00 (€362.92 | £302.77 | ¥63,875)

New York: Tama Janowitz Productions, [1977]. Three black and white illustrated posters for a student party at Barnard College. The artist, who appears to be the same in each poster, is unidentified. Two of the posters are credited to "Tama Janowitz Production." Janowitz, well ...

An Invitation to You

Munson, Gorham, Allen Tate · 1947 · Wittenborn Art Books

$175.00 (€158.78 | £132.46 | ¥27,945)

New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc. [1947]. Typed Letter Signed by literary critic and little magazine editor Gorham Munson. Letter is an invitation to celebrate the publication of A Southern Vanguard: Stories, Poems, and Essays on Southern Themes by Southern Writers, edited by well...

The Gotham Book Mart and Funk & Wagnalls Company Cordially Invite You to Meet Jean Cocteau, Who Will Atuograph Copies of His Latest Play, the Eagle Has Two Heads

Cocteau, Jean · 1948 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

New York: The Gotham Book Mart, [ca. 1948]. Invitation to a reception and book signing for the famous French poet, playwright and filmmaker. Typewritten on Funk & Wagnalls stationery. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. No year given, but Funk & Wagnalls brought out Cocteau's play in 1948. ...

The Gotham Book Mart and Oxford University Press Cordially Invite You to a Publication Day Party in Honor of Richard Eberhart and His New Book of Poems Shifts of Being

Eberhart, Richard · 1961 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

New York: The Gotham Book Mart [1961]. Invitation. Black type on cream card. 4-3/8 x 5 inches. Faint sunning at top and bottom, but Very Good. .

You Are Cordially Invited to a Seven Arts Party in Honor of the Dance Players Starring Eugene Loring, Janet Reed, Lew Christensen

Christensen, Lew, Eugene Loring, Janet Reed · 1941 · Wittenborn Art Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

New York: The Gotham Book Mart [1941-42]. Invitation. Blue type on cream card with deckle edges. 5-1/8 x 3-7/8 inches. There is no year given, but the Dance Players were together from 1941 to 1942. Very slight soiling, Near Fine. .

The Gotham Book Mart and William Morrow & Co. , Inc. Cordially Invite You to a Publication Day Party in Honor of Ann Darr, Author of a Book of Poems, St. Ann's Gut

Darr, Ann · 1971 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

New York: The Gotham Book Mart [1971]. Invitation. Black type on white card. 3-1/2 x 5-3/8 inches. In original unaddressed mailing envelope, with Gotham Book Mart return address printed on flap. Fine. .

Harcourt, Brace & World Invites You to Join Frances Steloff and W.G. Rogers to Celebrate the Publication of Wise Men Fish Here and the 45th Anniversary of the Gotham Book Mart

Steloff, Frances · 1965 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

New York: The Gotham Book Mart [1965]. Invitation. Single sheet folded once to make a stand-up card. Black type on white card. The Gotham Book Mart store sign is pictured on the first panel. Invitation is on second and third panels. Fourth panel blank. 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 inches. Fi...

Department of State

Seward, William H. · 1867 · Wittenborn Art Books

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

Washington, DC: Department of State, 1867. A printed letter from Secretary of State Seward to General Don Eustorjio Salgar, envoy extraordinary from the United States of Colombia, concerning Colombia's recent claim to have jurisdiction over naval prizes brought into its ports....