Little Magazines & Zines

Paris: Meynial, 1925. First Edition. George Barbier. A complete and excellent set of the five annual issues illustrated with a total of sixty beautiful pochoir plates, complete with decorated pochoir title pages. 'Falbalas and Franfreluches' (Frippery and Finery: Fashion Diaries) represents a literary and artistic collaboration of unusual elegance and sophistication. French illustrator, George Barbier (1882 - 1932) spared no effort in the making of this beautiful collection, using the finest pigments and up to thirty stencils per print to create images of the highest quality reflecting fashionable themes of the day. The plates portray romance amidst exotic lands and ages past, including a native American idyll on the Missouri, a languid mistress cocooned in a hammock in the tropical Antilles, high baroque debauchery, and, of course, a myriad of lovers depicted in Paris at the height of the chic 1920s. Each annual includes twelve pages of fine writing by Barbier's contemporaries in the Parisian scene… Read More

New York: The Poetry Project, 1969. 4 RARE early issues of this seminal poetry magazine founded in 1969 by Maureen Owen and printed at The Poetry Project. Numbers 1, 3, 4, and 5. No dates on 3 issues, published 1969-1972. Very Good overall, Issue 1, a 1" stain front wrapper, light foxing rear wrapper. Issue 3, 1" stain and light soiling to wrappers, Issue 4, top 3" front wrapper toned and light soiling/foxing to wrappers, Issue 5, light soiling and 1" stains front and rear wrappers. Contents on all 4 issues are clean and unmarked. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

1796 AMERICA Washington Farewell Address Macartney Voyages Tobacco Hindu India

Like many 18th-century British periodicals, 'The European Magazine' and 'London Review' contain numerous articles on a variety of topics, most of which deal with major political events, foreign discoveries, and letters and anecdotes. This 1796 issue contains articles on:
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George Macartney's governorship of Grenada
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Life and poetry of Robert Burns
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Effects of Revolutionary War on Great Britain
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Tobacco shipping from America
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Code of Civil laws governing the Institutes of Hindu Law in Calcutta, India

Famously, this work includes a copy of George Washington's 'Farewell Address'.
Item number: #10915
Price: $550
periodical
The European Magazine and London Review containing the literature, history, politics, arts, manners & amusements of the… vol 30, from July to Dec 1796
London: Sewell, 1796.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o 391, [1]; 79, [1]
o 14… Read More

1800 Death of George Washington SLAVES America Slavery Napoleon Bonaparte Wars

Like many British periodicals of this era, 'The European Magazine
and London Review' contains numerous articles on a variety of topics, most of which deal with major political events, foreign discoveries, and letters and anecdotes. This 1800 issue contains articles on:
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Uprising and insurrection of American slaves and negroes
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A promenade made at Georgetown in America
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Freemasons address King of England
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Military strategy of Lord Nelson
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Napoleon Bonaparte speeches to French soldiers
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English observations of life in Pennsylvania
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Account of death of George Washington, funeral.
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Commentary on the French constitution.
Item number: #11403
Price: $599
periodical
The European Magazine and London Review containing the literature, history, politics, arts, manners & amusements of the… vol 37-38, from July to Dec. 1800
London: Sewell, 1800. 1st editions

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This is a unique collection of paper ephemera regarding an 1895 celebratory dinner honoring Stephen Crane, whose The Red Badge of Courage was at the time a modest success in its second printing. The event was hosted by Elbert Hubbard, the influential publisher, editor, and founder of the Roycroft arts and crafts community. These items belonged to Edith Maclure Love, a friend of both Stephen Crane and Elbert Hubbard. The following items are included in this sale: -Two handwritten letters from Stephen Crane to Elbert Hubbard, both signed -Program and menu from an event by The Society of the Philistines honoring Mr. Crane, December 19, 1895 -First issue of Roycroft Quarterly magazine featuring a medley of Crane's works, a souvenir of the dinner The two brief letters are written from Hartwood, N.Y. and dated Dec. 5th and Jan. 28. The year is not stated but 1895/96 is very likely. The first letter references Mr. Crane traveling to Buffalo for the upcoming dinner in his honor on Dec. 19, 1895. It is… Read More

1789 Lady's Magazine Captain Cook Voyages Architecture Louvre Etna Volcano
'The Lady's Magazine' was a rare British magazine written and designed for women readers. It included articles on a variety of topics including poetry, music, history, fashion, and even gossip! Note the inclusions of impressive, full-page, and folding engravings.
This 1789 edition includes articles on the following topics:
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The Captain Cook voyage
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Description of St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome, Vatican
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Articles on drawing, painting, and ceiling decoration
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Descriptions of British castles – Corse, Weymouth etc…
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Description of the Louvre in Paris
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Notes on Mount Etna
Item number: #14170
Price: $550
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The Lady's Magazine; or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex… volume 20.
London: printed for G.G., J.J. Robinson, 1789.

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724, [4]
o 46 plates
33 engravings
13 songs
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight &… Read More

1791 Mercure de France French Revolution Magazine Fashion Paris 32 Issues RARE
The Mercure de France was a 17th-century French magazine known for its articles and essays on fashion, etiquette, and life in French royal court. This lot contains 32 separate issues from the French Revolution.
Item number: #17149
Price: $950
Traditional
Mercure français : politique, historique et littéraire.
A Paris: Au Bureau du Mercure, 1791-92. 1st editions

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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32 separate issues
· Language: French
· Binding: Softcover
· Size: ~7.25in X 4.25in (18.5cm x 11cm)
· Very rare and desirable
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Loujon Press, 1961. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. A complete run of this influential journal of the avant-garde, counterculture, and great writing. Charles Bukowski's appearances in THE OUTSIDER led him to national prominence. The list of contributors is remarkable: Diane Di Prima, Gregory Corso, Gary Snyder, Charles Olson, Ed Dorn, Allen Ginsberg, Cid Corman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Robert Creeley, Henry Miller, Leroi Jones, Wiliam S. Burroughs, Jonathan Williams, Clayton Eshleman, Paul Blackburn, Edward Field, Jean Genet, Jack Kerouac, Kenneth Patchen, Diane Wakoski, Denise Levertov, Lawrence Durrell, Marcus J. 'Jack' Grapes, Brother Antoninus/Wiliam Everson, Kenneth Rexroth, Bern Porter, Thomas Merton, Dick Higgins, David Antin, Jean Cocteau... A complete set of the four separate volumes (representing 5 issues). A very good set in original wraps (Volume 4/5 has a partially mounted jacket). The first three issues have some nicking and wear to edges of covers, #3 has a small price sticker at… Read More

The Coffee Gallery, 1353 Grant Av., San Francisco : Humble Publications , 1974. RARE. 25 separate numbers, 1- 18 and 20 - 26, plus "Festival of Poetry Summer Solstice" August, 1974, for a total of 26 publications. Lacking No. 19, which should have been published Oct. 2, 1974. Vol. 1, No. 1 published 1974 ( no month and day given), starting with Vol. 1, No. 2 published March 6, 1974, each copy dated by day and month up to Vol. 1, No. 26, December 11, 1974. All copies Fine except No. 4 , horizontal tear front cover appears to be a paper flaw, and No. 26, a 2" tear with chip top edge front cover, and a horizontal tear with paper loss rear cover, again appears to be a flaw in the paper. By 1974 "The Coffee Gallery", home to these Wednesday night poetry readings, had a long history as a Beat and Bohemian hangout, hosting the likes of Kerouac, Ginsberg and Ferlinghetti reading poetry and featuring early performances by Janis Joplin and Grace Slick and the Great Society in its… Read More

New York: Vito H. Acconci, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 82pp (plus plates), stapled wrappers. The rare second issue of Vito Acconci and Bernadette Mayer's seminal 1960s mimeo revolution magazine of experimental writing and art. This copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations. Original UK and US prices written on cover and title page (else unmarked). A sound copy of a rare survival with a significant provenance, light wear and minor evidences of material experience.

New York: Vito H. Acconci, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 84pp, stapled wrappers. The rare third issue of Vito Acconci and Bernadette Mayer's seminal 1960s mimeo revolution magazine of experimental writing and art. Includes many works by Aram Saroyan. This copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations. Original UK price lightly penciled on cover (else unmarked). A sound copy of a rare survival with a significant provenance, light wear and minor evidences of material experience.

New York: Vito Hannibal Acconci / 0 to 9 Books, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 74pp, stapled wrappers. The rare second artist's book by Vito Acconci, published by his and Bernadette Mayer's 0 to 9 Press at the same time as its seminal magazine. This copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations. Front wrapper is in printed black and white and is detached from the top staple. Original UK price lightly penciled on cover (else unmarked). A sound copy of a rare survival with a significant provenance, some wear and resonant evidences of material experience.

New York: Vito Acconci, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 128pp, stapled plain wrappers. The rare final issue of Vito Acconci and Bernadette Mayer's seminal 1960s mimeo revolution magazine of experimental writing and art. Includes many works by first-rank avant-garde artists and their scribbling confreres. This copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations. Unmarked copy of a rare survival with a significant provenance, light wear and minor evidences of material experience.

New York: Vito Acconci, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, ~80pp, stapled front wrapper. The rare Street Works Supplement to the final issue of Vito Acconci and Bernadette Mayer's seminal 1960s mimeo revolution magazine of experimental writing and art. Documents municipal gestures executed at the beginning of the end of the 1960s. This copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations. Unmarked copy of a rare survival with a significant provenance, light wear and minor evidences of material experience (including a small tear to the last page, the reverse of Hannah Weiner's Street Works III).

New York: Vito Hannibal Acconci, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 120pp, stapled wrappers (incorporating the dustwrapper of the copy of American Murder Ballads in Acconci and Mayer's library). The rare fourth issue of Vito Acconci and Bernadette Mayer's seminal 1960s mimeo revolution magazine of experimental writing and art. Includes works by central figures of the literary avant-garde. This copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations. Original UK and US prices written on first interior page (else unmarked). A sound copy of a rare survival with a stellar cover (each copy is unique) and significant provenance, light wear (the book jacket appears to have been worn before being dragooned) and minor evidences of material experience.