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Crocodile Tears
Douglas Huebler
Buffalo: Albright-Knox Art Gallery and CEPA Gallery, 1985.Brief fictions re-sounding from the proposal in Variable Piece #70: 1971 to photographically document the existence of everyone alive. Photographs of American conceptual artist Douglas Heubler’s Variable Piece #70, and found forgeries of works by Van Gogh, Matisse, and Degas, illustrating a disjointed screenplay. A reflection on the dark side of the art market.
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The Luxury of the Four Stream Needle Shower
Reddan Specialty Co.
New York: Reddan Specialty Co., 1914.The benefits of the four head shower invented by Mr. A. E. Kenney are many: the year around way to start your day; send you down to your office feeling like a boy; no longer confined to the rich man’s home; the only curtainless shower; the price is low as you don’t have to tear the walls out to install; stimulates your whole system without shock to the head; no rubber cap needed to keep your hair dry and so prevents hair thinning, dandruff and catarrh; takes up no room; fits any bath tub. Unfortunately it doesn’t put out the cat or turn off the lights. This copy with the stamp of the sales Agent Wm. B. McMahon, Troy, New York, stating a free 5 day trial to the wrappers front panel.
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Iowa Law in Regard to Registration and Regulation of Motor Vehicles (2 Volumes)
W. C. Hayward; W. S. Allen
Des Moines: Emory H. English and Robert Henderson, State Printers, 1911-1913.As enacted by the 34th General Assembly. Takes effect July 4th 1911, and as Amended by the 35th General Assembly 1913 to take effect May 1st 1913
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Price List of Parts for Canadian Training Airplanes
Aircraft Material and Equipment Corporation
New York: Aircraft Material and Equipment Corporation, No date.A price list for every part of an airplane, from wing panels ($88.85) down to cotter pins (1 cent). This copy with notice stamps of the United Air-craft Engineering Corporation.
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The Dansant at the Cafe Royal, London, 1971 [Programme]
Derek Roe; Margot Macrae; Cecil Beaton; Hettie Jacques
Paris and London: Nina Ricci, 1971.Programme for The Dansant ’71 insired by L’Air du Temps by Nina Ricci, created by Derek Roe. Texts by Margot Macrae and Cecil Beaton. The occasion presented fifty years of fashion from the Cecil Beaton Collection. The programme consists primarily of British advertisements, highlights include an advert for Valium Roche. This copy signed by English actress Hettie Jacques (1922-1980) to the front cover. Unrecorded in OCLC.
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11th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting
A. T. Spathis; D. P. Gribble; A. C. Torrance; T. N. Little
Melbourne: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2015.Conference Proceedings: 24-26 August, 2015: Sydney, Australia.
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The Other Side of the Picture
Olivier Theyskens
New York: Assouline Publishing, 2009.Photographs by Julien Claessens. Introduction by Sally Singer.
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The Lady and the Cavalier, The Mistletoe Bough and Other Poems
J. Willis Grey
London, Paris, and New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons, No date.English love poetry circa 1890. Illustrated by J. Willis Grey.
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Cassirer and Langer on Myth: an Introduction
William Schultz
New York: Garland Publishing, 2000.A detailed overview of the significance of myth in the context of civilization and cultures, conducted by way of two leading twentieth century philosophers on myth, Ernst Cassirer and Susanne Langer.
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The Sanka Shu: The Mountain Hermitage
Saigyo; H. H. Honda
Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1971.A collection of court poetry from the late Heian and early Kamakura periods by Saigyo, translated by H. H. Honda.
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On the Nature and Property of Soils: Their Connection with the Geological Formation on Which They Rest
John Morton
London: James Ridgway, 1840.The Best Means of Permanently Increasing Their Productiveness, and on the Rent and Profits of Agriculture.
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Integrated Design of Water Treatment Facilities
Susumu Kawamura
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1991.Includes: Management of a Design Project, Preliminary Studies, Design of Basic Treatment Process Units, Subordinate Plant Facilities, Design of Plant Components, Elements of Detailed Design, Specific Water Treatment Processes, Management of Procurement and Construction Phases, Operations and Maintenance Manual and Operator Training, and Plant Start-up and Follow-up Services.
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A Bibliography of American Natural History: The Pioneer Century, 1769-1865 (3 Volumes)
Max Meisel
Mansfield: Maurizio Martino, [1994].The Role Played by the Scientific Societies; Scientific Journals; Natural History Museums and Botanic Gardens; State Geological and Natural History Surveys; Federal Exploring Expeditions in the Rise and Progress of American Botany, Geology, Mineralogy, Paleontology and Zoology. Originally published in 1924. v. 1. An annotated bibliography of the publications relating to the history, biography and bibliography of American natural history and to institutions, during colonial times and the pioneer century, which have been published up to 1924; with a classified subject and geographic index; and a bibliography of biographies. v. 2. The institutions which have contributed to the rise and progress of American natural history, which were founded or organized between 1769 and 1844. v. 3. The institutions founded or organized between 1845 and 1865. Bibliography of books. Chronological tables. Index to authors and institutions. Limited edition facsimile of 100 copies.
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Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin: At the Foot of Lake Winnebago Extends a Hearty Welcome
Fond Du Lac Association of Commerce
Fond Du Lac: Fond Du Lac Association of Commerce, No date.Gateway of the Famous Fox River Valley. Contents: Scenes in Fond du Lac Show the Progress of a Live City. A City of Extensive Educational and Recreational Facilities. Places of Interest Offer Delightful Memories to the Visiting Public. Fond Du Lac Offers Industry Excellent Opportunities and Co-operation. An Ideal Farming Community Surrounds the City of Fond du Lac. Churches of Every Denomination are Found in the City of Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac City Offers Ideal Convention Facilities to All. Points of Historic Interest About Fond du Lac.
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Canadian Pacific All Services Map
Canadian Pacific
Toronto: Rolph Clark Stone, 1957.Large folding colour map showing the steamship, rail, and air services of Canadian Pacific. The large map shows North America, with insets showing Trans-Atlantic Steamship routes, and International Airline routes to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney, Auckland, Mexico City, Lima, and Buenos Aires.The verso promotes the amenities of their services.
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Cameron Jamie
Cameron Jamie
Graz: Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum, 2004.With essays by Gary Indiana, Mike Kelley, Edwin Pouncey, and Ralph Rugoff. Cameron Jamie (b. 1969) is an American artist and film maker who lives and works in France. His work analyses the structure of mythology in popular and vernacular culture and the extent that it influences fictional worlds and fictional personas. The book was published on the occasion of the exhibition JO, held at the Kunstlerhaus Graz from 10 October – 24 November 2004. Jamie’s film JO premiered in 2004.
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Onomatopoeia: Its People and Surroundings
Charles Avery
Amsterdam: Frame Publishers, 2016.“In 2005 Charles Avery embarked on a lifelong project entitled The Islanders, a detailed description of the topography, cosmology and inhabitants of a fictional island, realised in drawings, objects and texts. The project can be read as a meditation on the central themes of philosophy and art as well as the colonization and ownership of the world of ideas. This book is a portrait of the people and culture of Onomatopoeia, capital city, port, and gateway to the Island.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Provisional Instructions and Complementary Lecture on the Organization and Use of the Corrector for the Anti-Aircraft Firing of Infantry Machine Guns
American Expeditionary Forces, France
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1917.Confidential No. 704. Translated from the French Edition of 15 April, 1917, and Lecture of 23 May, 1917 at Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces, France. “Not to be taken into first line trenches. Issued down to include Machine Gun Officers.” (from wrappers).
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Bulletin for Field Officers Issued by the Second Section, General Staff, A. E. F.: Number 7, November 17, 1918: Captured German Documents
29th Engineers, U. S. Army
[France]: 29th Engineers, U. S. Army, 1918.Subjects include German battle tactics, protection and defense against enemy aircraft, jamming of machine guns and German comments on American troops; much of it sourced from captured German documents. Includes a folding map and 2 folding diagrams for tank defence in pocket attached to rear panel of wrappers.
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Instructions for the Defensive Combat of Small Units: Infantry: Platoon to Regiment
General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces
France: General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, 1918.Confidential No. 1312 “Adapted from French, British and American Instructions and other Sources. Confidential: Not to be taken into front line trenches. Issued to include Platoon Commanders.” (from title page.) 66 figures.