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Scarce original Brion Gysin visual poem

Brion Gysin

Roller Poem - (1977, signed, ltd ed. of 90), this copy signed and dated 'Brion Gysin 77'. No. 85 a limited edition of 90.

$1,975

Very rare as full set. 18"x18", well illustrated

New York City Planning Commission

Plan for New York City (6 vols. 1969), 1 volume for each Borough of the City of New York: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island + 1 vol Critical Issues

$1,350

2 Double Elephant Folios: 38.75 x 27.25 inches ea.

John James Audubon

The Birds of America. BOTH facsimile editions of 20 plates each of the Double Elephant Folio in original size. RARE (1972, 1973), retaining both the size and grandeur of the originals. One of each of only 250 copies with English text.

$3,000

The ltd. Genesis facsimile De Luxe edition

Joseph Banks

The Journal of Joseph Banks in the Endeavour, in two volumes, 45/500 (1980), The handwritten, extensive journal in facsimile.

$850

The First Edition of 1864 in later binding.

Owen Jones

One Thousand and One Initial Letters. (1864), - with a total of 28 plates, comprising the decorated title-page, the 26 letters of the alphabet and a final plate of numerals (both Roman and Arabic).

$650

was $499, here $399 fair special! Etchings Lars Bo

Boris Vian, Lars Bo (illustrations)

L'herbe Rouge' - limited edition (1978), 1/50 publ. for Cercle Grolier (of a total of180), with 5 hors texte, and 7 in-text etchings by Lars Bo

$399

The 1. book of the Bible in beautiful ltd. edition

Hermann Paul (Illustrations)

La Genèse. Liber Genesis. Cap. Primum, Secundum et Tertium. (1921, ltd., signed), Book of Genesis. With woodcuts by Hermann-Paul, in French and Latin.

$645

Rare and fascinating 18th century map of Japan

Matthias SEUTTER, Conrad LOTTER, Engelbert KAEMPFER

Regni Japoniae nova mappa geographica, ex indigenarum observationibus delineata ab Engelberto Kaempfero recusa et emendata

$825

Text in English, 7 of 8 issues published

various

The Village Cry - Nos. 2-8 (Number 8 under the title Flitz Flying Magazine)., Very rare issue of this Swiss magazine in newspaper format (in English) which has seen 8 issues (published between 1976 and 1977)

$675

Rare Artists' journal from Iceland

Helgi T. Fridjónsson and more

Gangurinn/ The Corridor. (3 issues, 1980's, Island), Self-published in Reykjavik, 1980-1989

$325

The sought after SHANGHAI Photo book of 1930

F.L. Hawks Pott (introduction)

Shanghai of To-Day - A souvenir album of fifty 'Vandyck gravure' prints of "The Model Settlement" (1930)

$650

In Hebrew with English translation

A. F. Morris (transl.)

Techinat Yisrael - Jewish Prayer for Kippur in Hebrew and English (1936, Bombay), - the order of service of 'Yehi Ratzon' read on the Day of Atonement according to the custom of Sefardim Jews. Published with English translation by A. F. Morris

$245

Grabhorn Press, 1st. limited edition of 75 (1954)

HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, William Rothenstein.

ANOTHER PORTRAIT OF OSCAR WILDE BY HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, The 1895 drawing of Oscar Wilde by Toulouse-Lautrec

$325

was $950.00, now for only $690.00

no name (but Frederic Manning)

The Middle Parts of Fortune, Somme & Acre 1916 (1929 ltd. edition), The unexpurgated text for subscribers only. The limited first edition of Frederic Manning's powerful novel, set in the trenches during the First World War.

$690

8 tipped-in color plates of costumes & stage sets

various

Opéra Privé de Paris. Première saison 1929, 56 pages with 8 tipped-in color plates of costumes and stage sets

$245

Color lithographed: "The Dickens Calendar"

1915 CHARLES DICKENS CALENDAR - WF JAMES & CO SYDNEY

$285

50 loose plates of modern architectural design

Robert Mallet-Stevens (editor), J.J.P. Oud, M. Taut, Th. van Doesburg, Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret ++

Grandes Constructions presente par Rob. Mallet-Stevens [Art International d'Aujourd'hui 2, 1929], A survey of modern design trends in public and private buildings

$325

From Picasso's summer with the Toros in 1958

Dominguin, Luis Miguel; Edouard Roditi [trans]

Picasso Toros Y Toreros, 32 pages text, 137 pages illustrations

$325

with 24 Radio texts of his "chiropractic message"

R.S. Marlow

The R.S. Marlow system of conducting a chiropractic office (1937), - How to open a chiropractic office and keep your patients coming and happy.

$165

Rare, extensive oveview of Japanese Ryukyu Lacquer

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Ryukyu lacquer craft, 37 pp. English Text and a list of the 458 items with brief descriptions, 319 pp. Japanese text, 154 leaves of plates, incl. ca. 50 color plates, with 1 - 3 objects each.

$525

Art Deco textiles and fashion of the 30's

Giovanni and Rosalia Fanelli

Il tessuto Art Deco e anni trenta. Disegno, Moda, Architettura., One of the best reference books for Art Deco & modernist textiles of the 1920's and 1930's.

$145

Anne Olivier Bell

Editing Virginia Woolf's Diary, Bell's recollections of her time spent editing the diaries of Virginia Woolf.

$99 $100 or less

With Numerous Illustrations in Facsimile

De Vinne, Theodore Low

The Practice of Typography (1902), a Treatise on Title-Pages, with Numerous Illustrations in Facsimile and Some Observations on the Early and Recent Printing of Books

$99 $100 or less

Matrix style Australian Journal of the Book Arts

James Taylor (editor)

Wayzgoose. The Australian Journal of Book Arts. Number one (1985, all published), Numerous book related illustrations in b/w and in color, many tipped in.

$100 $100 or less

Bram de Does: chief designer Drukkerij Enschede

(Bram De Does)

Hommage aan Bram de Does – limited Box with 22 handprinted contributions, 22 typographic ornaments, many are numbered and signed.

$98 $100 or less

w. L Baskin wood engraving from the original block

Marianne Moore, David Wallace

Letters from and to the Ford Motor Company (1958), The correspondence between Marianne Moore and Ford concerning an appropriate name for new automobile.

$99 $100 or less

William R. Ware

AMERICAN VIGNOLA - 2 vols.1902-1913, Classic Greek, Corinthian, Roman, Doric, Ionic, Columns, Reliefs, Ornamental Design, Windows, Staircases, Archways

$89 $100 or less

Friedrich Wilhelm, Nietzsche, Henry L. Mencken (selection)

The Gist of Nietzsche (1910), A little book of stray thoughts from Nietzsche

$100 $100 or less

Robert Pearsall Smith

How Little Logan Was Brought to Jesus (1934, signed, ltd. to 65 copies), Tract written by Logan Persall Smith's father, how his disobedient little son found salvation in Jesus

$99 $100 or less

Great West Coast Photos No text, only photographs.

Gregory Halpern

ZZYZX - 1st ed., 3rd printing, The pictures in this book begin in the desert east of Los Angeles and move west through the city, ending at the Pacific.

$68 $100 or less

Norman Douglas

Birds and Beasts of the Greek Anthology. (1927, signed, limited)

$79 $100 or less

10 plates in photo-lithography

Hans Fronius

Album Kafka - Ses Oevres illustres by Fronius. (1947, Kafka Portfolio), Drawings based on the works of Franz Kafka by Hans Fronius

$85 $100 or less

The Mexico essays of D. H. Lawrence

D. H. Lawrence

Mornings in Mexico (1927), A collection of essays focused on indigenous life in Mexico and the American Southwest.

$79 $100 or less

In Very Good + condition, in slip case

Louis Aragon

Henri Matisse, roman. volumes I and II (1971, First ed. in French), Text in French. profusely illustrated in color and b/w

$75 $100 or less

SPECIAL ISSUE DEDICATED TO THE VISUAL ARTS

Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Jean Cassou, Pierre Guegen, Frederick Kiesler and many more

ARCHITECTURE D'AUJOURD'HUI, 2EME NUMERO HORS-SERIE CONSACRE AUX ARTS PLASTIQUES. (Visual Arts edition, 1949), 140 pages, magazine with a cover illustration by Fernand Léger. Lots of photos of artists at home, articles about Brutalism and Paul Klee and much more.

$95 $100 or less

Catalog for Photo Exhibition during Tokyo Olympics

Shigene Kanamaru

Color in Japan - 1964, Art Exhibition During Tokyo Olympic Games

SOLD

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Rare Books Honolulu, IOBA

Stefan Kruger

2998 Pacific Heights Rd
Honolulu, HI, 96813-1015
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Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Orders usually ship within 2 business days [M-F]. We will provide tracking for all orders. Items shipped via UPS Ground or USPS Mail should arrive within 4-14 business days. We ship from Hawaii. Media Mail can take up to 14 - 20 days just to reach the West Coast by ship. Therefore we ship all smaller and regular sized items within the US by Priority Mail without additional cost to the customer. Oversized or heavy books might have to be shipped by Media Mail. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase (Incorrect Book/Not as Described/Damaged), you're eligible to request a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date.

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Rare Books Honolulu is an online only bookstore in Hawaii for antiquarian rare books, Hawaiiana, limited editions, illustrated books (mainly 20th century), Fine Bindings, as well as 'new but out-of-print books'.

Rare Books Honolulu is a member of IOBA, the INDEPENDENT ONLINE BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION

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