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32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera
For passionate collectors and researchers, 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera discovers and preserves the authentic stories of cultural history. We provide a meticulously curated collection of over 13,000 rare books and ephemera items from pivotal social movements, scientific and artistic achievements and underrepresented voices, making significant historical artifacts accessible to all.
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Al Hirschfeld; Introduction by Alistair Cooke Hirschfeld: Art and Recollections From Eight Decades [Signed and Inscribed]
$350.00
New York: Scribner, 1991. Hardcover. Large oblong 4to., 306 pp. Introduction by Alistair Cooke. Profusely illustrated by the author. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Illustrations throughout by the author. Sharp copy. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket which has a few creases along the top edge. Item #908202505
Offered here is a scarce signed edition of Hirschfeld: Art and Recollections from Eight Decades, the definitive retrospective of Al Hirschfeld’s extraordinary career. Published in 1991, this lavishly illustrated volume celebrates eight decades of his instantly recognizable caricatures and theater portraits, drawn with the wit, precision, and elegance that made Hirschfeld a cultural icon.
The book pairs hundreds of his finest works with personal reflections and anecdotes from a life spent chronicling Broadway, Hollywood, and the arts. This copy is boldly inscribed, dated and signed by Hirschfeld soon after publication on the title page — a highly desirable feature, as signed examples are increasingly uncommon. A must for collectors of 20th-century illustration, performing arts history, or modern caricature, this volume captures the genius and humor of one of America’s great visual storytellers. Near fine in its original dust jacket, this is a a beautifully preserved tribute to a lifetime of art and imagination.
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$500.00New York: Candlewick Press, 1996. Early reprint. Inscribed to “Bean”, signed and dated by author McBratney, signed by illustrator Jeram and with an original drawing by her titled “Jumping Bean”. A publishing phenomenon from the start, as of its 25th anniversary in 2019, the book had sold more than 43 million copies worldwide in 57 languages. A near fine copy in like dust wrapper. Signed copies are scarce indeed and especially desirable with the original drawing.
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NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY SAUNDERS
Ruth Thomson Saunders Bookplates
$300.00Under The Covers Antique And Vintage Books
Claremont, California; The Saunders Press, 1930. SCARCE. NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY RUTH THOMSON SAUNDERS. Number 69 of 110. Lovely book of bookplates designed by Saunders, who operated the Saunders Studio Press with her husband, Lynne Saunders, in the 1920s and 30s. This book includes four additional bookplates designed by Saunders. Expertly rebacked. Black cloth backed grey patterned paper covered boards with black title to front board. Minor browning and rubbing to exterior. Bumping to edges. Additional bookplates to front pastedown, rear free end paper, and rear pastedown. Light offsetting from ink to a few pages. Else is clean and bright with wonderful bookplates on every page, some in color.
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A remarkable collection of 100 Catalonian songs
Aureli Capmany Cançoner Popular [Serie 1-3] [SIGNED]
$332.83 *
* estimated currency conversionBarcelona; La Renaixensa, 1913. The original three series of popular Catalonian songs, 100 in total, published between 1901 and 1913 and bound as a single volume. Signed and dedicated by Capmany to half title, in 1953, one year before his death. A remarkable collection, each song illustrated, many by leading artists, with accompanying lyrics, score and notes on the work. In VG order throughout. Stock quality and paper sizes vary, but bar occasional spotting and toning to page edges, all is clean and bright. Binding is quarter white leather, a little marked, with four raised bands with gilt titling and decoration. Front board is paper-covered with cover from third series, this fact discreetly covered by paper patch. A little marked, moreso to rear. A unique copy of an important item. 8vo. Unpaginated
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First-edition costume history, 30 colored plates
Hinton, Henry L. Select Historical Costumes Compiled From the Most Reliable Sources
$250.00Under The Covers Antique And Vintage Books
New York: Wynkoop & Sherwood, 1868. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good. FIRST EDITION. Original ornate green cloth with elaborate armorial design in gilt on cover. Gilt lettering on spine. Gilt still very bright. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners with small 1 1/2″ split at bottom of upper joint and a small chip to cloth at head of spine. Book slightly splayed. Brown colored endpapers with recent bookplate to front pastedown. Archival fabric tape epair to hinge of a few pages where they appear to have been reattached. Contents very good with only a few smudges and spots of foxing. 30 full page hand colored plates each with 2 to 3 pages of text. Plates extremely bright and good, very good copy in attractive binding. Auction invoice from 1949 and illustrated article about historic costumes laid in. FASH/010826
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