THE PROTOCOLS AND WORLD REVOLUTION Including a Translation and Analysis of the "Protocols of the Meetings of the Zionist Men of Wisdom"

By Serge Nilus; [Boris Brasol] translator. Published by Small, Maynard & Company, Boston, 1920. First American edition. Hardcover, blue/black cloth covers with paper title label pasted on front cover within blind stamped frame, dark grey top stain, 9.5" x 6", 149 pages, no dustjacket as issued. GOOD PLUS CONDITION: The covers have some fraying at the spine-ends, lightly worn corner tips, some shelf rubbing, a tiny droplet stain, light bump to rear cover upper corner-tip, and age toning/wear to the paper label, but are solid and well bound; internally, the endpapers are lightly toned and the text pages have a bit of toning to the margins, a few corner creases and signs of light use and wear, overall tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Uncommon.

Known as the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, this notorious text "reveals" the secret plans of Jewish leaders to secure world domination. Protocols is, in fact, a fabrication created at the end of the 19th century in Czarist Russia by secret police to suppress labor and leftist movements. Extensively discredited as a hateful anti semitic conspiracy theory, the Protocols continue to proliferate hatred and racism at the highest levels of government into the 21st century.

Collection of Erotic Hyper Masculine Gay Men Leather Subculture Sexual Drawings circa 1960s

Found amongst a cluttered counterculture and LGBTQ+ collection in San Francisco was an unmarked folder containing these thirty erotic gay male drawings. San Francisco is an historically significant nexus of gay culture and sexuality.

These are prints, not the original drawings. They are unsigned and I could not find examples of the images or who the artist is. I suspect they are from the early 1960s to the 1970s, as was the rest of the material in the collection. The drawings are evocative of Tom of Finland in that they depict homoerotic imagery, muscular figures, men in uniforms and exaggerated proportions. THIRTY prints on cream paper: 27 prints are 8.5" x 11"; 1 is 8.5"x 10"; and 2 are 4.5" x 6.25". There are 29 unique images and one duplicate. VERY GOOD CONDITION: some age toning to the margins, a few corner-tip chips, otherwise bright and clean. Scarce.

An impressive set of bright and beautiful antique decorative books with a certain je ne sais quoi quality that can instantly take your coffee table to another level!

GOETHE'S WORKS COMPLETE IN FIVE VOLUMES by Johann Wolfgang GOETHE. Illustrated by Leading German Artists, Edited by Heinrich Duntzer. Published by Deutschen Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart & Leipzig. Second edition (so stated), no date [ca. 1890]. In GERMAN Fraktur. Hardbound in original Publisher's ornate fine binding, dark red textured cloth with embossed printing in gilt and black to the front covers and spine, rear covers have printer's device and borders embossed in black, 10" x 7.5", all edges gilt, white moire patterned endpapers, volume 1 is 460 pages, volume 2 is 464 pages, volume 3 is 470 with Publisher's ad at the rear, volume 4 is 472 pages and volume 5 is 532 pages, all five volumes are illustrated throughout with full page and in-text 18th century black & white drawings. The five volumes are in VERY GOOD CONDITION: the spines are lightly sunned, corner-tips lightly bumped, and the gilt page edges have a touch of wear but remain very bright, internally a former owners neatly penned name, address, date on the front free endpapers, and light signs of age and use, overall tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An excellent set. Please note, this set weighs about 20 pounds packed for shipping and will require additional shipping charges (approximately $20 for media mail).

GOETHE'S WERKE IN FÜNF BÄNDEN von Johann Wolfgang GOETHE. Illustrirt von Ersten Deutschen Kunstlern. Herausgeber Heinrich Duntzer. Zweite Auflage. Druck und Papier der Deutschen Verlags-Anstalt in Stuttgart & Leipzig, die Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt vormals Eduard Hallberger Stuttgart. Zweite auflage (wie angegeben), kein datum, [um 1890].

A unique, comprehensive and beautifully drawn anatomical study book by Louise Fairbanks Williams, a student at the California College of Arts and Crafts, in Oakland, California circa 1950. She received an A+.

An impressive handmade work filled with pencil drawings throughout. Bound in a blue cloth covered top loading three ring binder embossed with the logo of the California School of Arts and Crafts, Oakland on the front cover, 12" x 9", 200 leaves, typescript in red and black ink (mostly printed on one-side), superbly illustrated throughout, with approximately 150 full page original anatomical drawings rendered in pencil and color pencil, many with tissue guards laid-on, and smaller in-text illustrations. Bibliography at the rear. This does not appear to be a copybook but her own interpretation of an anatomical treatise. Original Art Book is in VERY GOOD CONDITION: the title page and blank front endpapers pulled from the binder and laid-on, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A wonderful example.

The History of Sin and Heresie Attempted, From the First War That They Rais'd In Heaven : Through Their Various Successes and Progress Upon Earth : To The Final Victory Over Them, and Their Eternal Condemnation in Hell : In Some Meditations Upon The Feast Of St. Michael and All Angels

This is the earliest known commentary on Milton's rejection of the Holy Trinity (Anti-Trinitarianism) in Paradise Lost.

Anonymous, [Charles Leslie]. Printed for H. Hindmarsh, at the Golden-Ball over against the Royal-Exchange, in Cornhil, London, 1698. First edition. Rebound in brown cloth covered boards, 6" x 8", [8], 60 pages. Errata printed at end of Contents leaf. Complete as issued, however the second leaf of the preface (pages 5, 6) is bound in at the rear. Ex Library, deaccessioned from the Pacific School of Religion, with its shelving label on the front cover, their bookplate on the front pastedown, their small oval ink stamps here and there, and the ghost remains of library pockets on the rear pastedown; otherwise VERY GOOD CONDITION: some old shorelining, light foxing, title page has corner-tip chips, page 23 has a closed bottom margin tear, and there is a BB size spot near the gutter between pages 56/57 where the two pages are stuck together affecting a few words, otherwise tight, bright, clean, and unmarked. Uncommon, only 23 copies in OCLC collections worldwide and is scarce in commerce, the only auction record I found was from 1899.

Charles Leslie accused John Milton (1608-1674) of promoting heretical views in his epic poem "Paradise Lost," by portraying the angels as ignorant of the Holy Trinity, a core Christian belief which Leslie considered a significant heresy. During this period, theological debates around the Trinity were highly contentious, making Leslie's accusation of heresy against Milton particularly significant. It was a pile-on and Leslie was the first of many prominent and influential voices trying to discredit the poet. Milton's work was banned by King Charles II and the Catholic Church which banned it for 216 years - in 1732 Pope Clement XII placed an Italian translation in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, where it remained until 1940.

Charles Leslie (1650-1772) Irish Protestant clergyman. Leading incendiary Jacobite polemicist infamous for his explosive rhetoric against Quakers, Jews, Socinians, Roman Catholics, and Deists. He refused to take the oath of allegiance to the new monarchs, William and Mary in 1689, and spent much of his life in self-imposed exile because of his controversial viewpoints. He was a prolific writer whose tracts opposed the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and supported the Jacobite Uprising of 1689. He condemned the slaughter of the MacDonalds at Glencoe (1692) and William and Mary for allowing it. He remains a challenging historic figure who as yet defies classification.

LIFE IS FREE, Volume 0, Number 0, Winter 1988

A unique zine detailing the Philadelphia Squatter Scene. Published by [Karen Eliot] c/o The Wooden Shoe, Philadelphia 1988. Karen Eliot, Editor. Underground Anarcho-Squatters' Newsrag, softcover tabloid, printed on newsprint, 17" x 11.5", 8 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w drawings and collages, includes illustrated instructions for building a stove for your squat. VERY GOOD CONDITION: solid, bright, clean, and unmarked. Scarce, only four copies located in OCLC collections worldwide.

An underground zine made by and for anarchist squatters, filled with guidance on how to squat, where to squat, the steps needed to equip the squat, squatter support, and prescient revolutionary political commentary on gentrification. I found one source that stated Karen Eliot created this zine and paid for the 500 copies she had printed from the money she earned as a sex worker. Sounds completely plausible to me, there are no records of Karen Eliot and her cohort of fellow squatters except in the pages of this compelling zine.

The Shattering Screen : A Journal for Subversive Cinema. Issue No. 1

A scarce radical vintage film zine that presents a compelling exploration of Hollywood's powerful intentional politically reactionary messaging in the popular films of the time. Films include The Right Stuff, The Big Chill, Yentl, Chariots of Fire and many more. Also discusses the directors Stanley Kubrick and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. A revolutionary take on mainstream cinema.

Self produced by Shattering Screen, Chicago, Illinois, 1984. Edited by John Stevenson and Jeremy Turner. First and only edition. Softcover zine, tabloid on newsprint, 17.5" x 11.5", 12 pages, illustrated in b&w with dramatic collages and drawings throughout. VERY GOOD CONDITION: light horizontal fold, a touch of age toning, and a light dime size droplet shoreline on the rear cover. Scarce, only two copies located in OCLC collections worldwide.

GEORGE GERSHWIN. Edited and Designed by Merle Armitage, with contributions by Paul Whiteman, et al.

The SIGNATURE of GEORGE GERSHWIN in blue pen is clipped from an original bank check and glued on to the front free endpaper.

Published by Longmans Green & Co., London and New York, 1938. First edition. Hardcover book, 8" x 10.5" inches, 252 pages, no dustjacket. Illustrated with some b&w plates. GOOD PLUS condition, the covers have light wear to the spine ends and corner tips, some scrapes to the spine folds; internally, the front inner hinge has some clear tape reinforcement, the text block has a few hairline cracks but is holding well with the sewn binding, otherwise the pages are tight, bright, clean and unmarked and GEORGE GERSHWIN'S signature is bold and bright.

SCARCE and UNIQUE with the clipped SIGNATURE of GEORGE GERSHWIN, iconic American composer and pianist.

NEW & SEALED

1. THE TAROT OF LEONORA CARRINGTON. Published by RM Verlag, Spain, 2022. New expanded edition, text by Susan Aberth, Tere Arcq and Gabriel Weisz Carrington. Text in English. Hardbound in gold with embossed black printing on the front cover and spine, the front cover has tipped-on images of the Magician and High Priestess cards, 12.5" x 9.75", 168 pages, richly illustrated throughout. The book details each of Leonora Carrington's Tarot Cards and its symbolism. Her other worldly images are a spellbinding interpretation of the Major Arcana, rich with color and sumptuous detail. Roughly dated to 1955 her extraordinary work fuses surrealism with the occult and mystical explorations of femininity. EXCELLENT CONDITION: As new, still sealed in original shrink wrap.

2. LEONORA CARRINGTON MAJOR ARCANA DECK. Published by Fulgar Press, United Kingdom, 2023. Second edition. Deck of 22 Major Arcana Tarot Cards, a 48 page booklet with introductory essay by Susan Aberth And Tere Arcq, and a custom box, 5.25" x 4.25". A collection of only the Major Arcana, a smaller portion of the entire canonical tarot that's focused solely on archetypal images and symbologies. Replete with symbolism and evocations of the occult. EXCELLENT CONDITION: As new, still sealed in original shrink wrap.

Artist Leonora Carrington (b. United Kingdom 1917-2011 d. Mexico) Surrealist Painter and Writer. A key figure in the Surrealist Movement she was highly regarded by her peers including Andre Breton and Max Ernst, but overlooked by the art establishment, she's only recently been recognized as an equal to her male counterparts. A captivating figure, she delves fearlessly into the esoteric worlds of alchemy, the occult and feminism.

A CHEF FOR ALL SEASONS, by GORDON RAMSAY.

Published by Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, 2000. First U.S. Printing, so stated on the copyright page. Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 8.5x10.5 inches, 224 pages.

SIGNED & INSCRIBED by RAMSAY on the title page.

FAIR condition, there is water damage to the upper portion of the front of the dustjacket and the front cover, and waviness (but no staining) to the front dj flap and the first 50 or so pages, heaviest on the first pages and less with each subsequent page until it stops; despite the flaws the dj and covers are doing their job, and the inner pages are bright and clean. A perfectly usable cookbook. Of course what makes this a special copy is the inscription and signature by Gordon Ramsay.

ASPEN MAGAZINE No. 8, Fall-Winter [1970-1971]. Edited by Dan Graham, designed by George Maciunas.

NEW YORK: Aspen Communications, 1970.

Contains all items except the Aspen Subscription Form (i.e. 13 of 14 Items).

(1) Folder. Printed with editorial note, table of contents, and brief biographies of contributing artists. Cover painting by Jo Baer. Is item one and encloses the other sections.

(2) In Place of a Lecture. Three Musics for Two Voices. Text by Eleanor Antin and David Antin.

(3) Hot / Cold Book. Book of terms describing similar and opposite physical properties, and hierarchies among them. By Terry Atkinson and Michael Baldwin.

(4) 1 + 1 for One Player and Amplified Table-Top. A musical score by Philip Glass.

(5) Phonograph recording. Jackson LacLow / La Monte Young. Side A: Young Turtle Asymmetries by Jackson MacLow, chance-generated poems for five simultaneous readers, explained in item 10. Side B: Drift Study 31 1 69 by La Monte Young, explained in item 7.

(6) Lead Shot, a description of a sculptural project by Richard Serra. Reverse: Pendulum Music, by Steve Reich, a description of an audio study.

(7) Notes on Continuous Periodic Composite Sound Waveform Environment Realizations. Notes on oscillating drones, by La Monte Young. Phonograph recording at item 5.

(8) Three Distributions. "People Plan,"schematic drawings; "Lecture on moving," text; and, on the reverse side, "Selection of Slides from 'North East Passing'," photos. By Yvonne Rainer.

(9) Art & Vision: Mach Bands. Essay on physiological rules of perception, by Jo Baer.

(10) Introduction to the Young Turtle Asymmetries. Description of chance-generated poems for simultaneous performance, by Jackson MacLow, with text on five detachable cards. Phonograph recording at item 5.

(11) Ecologic Projects. Including "Cancelled Crop," by Dennis Oppenheim. Reverse: "Los Angeles Project," by Robert Morris; "Forest Project" and "Notes on Ecologic Projects" by Dennis Oppenheim. Descriptions of several large-scale environmental works.

(12) Strata a Geophotographic Fiction. Text by Robert Smithson.

(13) Parking Lot. Cover title: Detail of Surface. From Thirtyfour Parking Lots (1967) by Edward Ruscha.

(14) Aspen subscription form (lacking - not included).

ASPEN MAGAZINE #8 is commonly referred to as the Fluxus Issue because of the involvement of George Maciunas and other artists who were part of the 1960s and 1970s Fluxus art movement.

CONDITION:

The folder is in only FAIR condition, it has toning, offsetting, creases from handling, and a dark spill to the bottom corner of the rear cover that affects the fold-open middle section of the inner recto page and, to a lesser extent, the bottom front corner of the front cover and its verso; nonetheless the folder is solid, with text that is fully legible, and is doing its job.

The 13 loose items in the folder are in VERY GOOD condition, just some toning and light signs of handling to a few items, overall they are bright, clean, clear and unmarked; lovely.

George Mciunas, Edward Ruscha, Richard Serra, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, La Monte Young. Enough said!

Thanks to ubu web for its presentation of all the items in Aspen Magazine #8.

TOKYO AND VICINITY TELEPHONE DIRECTORY for U.S. OCCUPATION FORCES 1950

Compiled by the Post Signal Office, GTA.

Published by FEC Printing & Publications Center, Yokohama, Japan, 1 October 1950.

A telephone directory for U.S. Occupying Forces in the Tokyo area. Sections include: GHQ, FEC and SCAP Staff Sections; Headquarters and Service Group GHQ; Tokyo Classified Military Units and Activities; Tokyo Classified Non-Military Activities; Diplomatic and Foreign Missions; Alphabetical Listings.

Softcover Telephone Directory, 7x10 inches, a hole in the upper left corner where the directory could be hung with a cord by a phone, 334 pages.

GOOD condition, the covers have some soiling, a couple light stains, light creases from handling, and are sunned at the spine, otherwise the covers are bright and solid; internally nice, the pages are just gently used, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A solid, very presentable copy.

Post-WWII Letter from SHANGHAI Manufacturer trying to Renew Business in S.F. CHINATOWN

1946 TLS from LEE TONG & CO. "MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS OF CHINESE THINGS", SHANGHAI, CHINA - to MR. D. S. PUN "CITY OF CHINA", SAN FRANCISCO [Geary Street, CHINATOWN].

Single sheet letter typed on thin paper with letterhead, 8.5x11 inches, hand signed. The letter's envelope is included.

Condition: The letter is in GOOD condition, it has several folds where it was folded to fit into the envelope, and has light signs of handling and age, otherwise it is solid, clear and fully legible. The envelope has a large piece missing from its backside, creases from handling, and is toned, but the typed City of China / San Francisco address and the printed Lee Tong & Co. / Shanghai return address on the front side are bright and clear.

What I find most interesting about the letter is the part where Lee Tong talks about how good business was prior to WWII and how bad things are in China now (1946). He clearly hopes to rebuild his business with the help of U.S. import shops like The City Of China, and that by doing so he will help rebuild China. The full text of the letter, grammatically as written, follows:

********************************************** Shanghai, 5th April, 1946.

Messrs City of China,

440 Grant Avenue,

San Francisco, Calif. U.S.A.

Att. Mr. D. S. Pun

Dear sir,

We wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 5th March, which is highly interesting to us; attached herewith our price list, we hope it will meet your requirement.

We have pleasure to take this opportunity to introduce ourself to your goodself that we are the manufacturer of all kinds of embroideries, silk lingeries, robs, coats and also dealing all kinds of lace, linen, needle points, carved wood-war, black wood-ware, china-ware, rugs, antiques and any things Chinese. The writer has been an exporter and manufacturer for about thirty years in above lines. We had many connections in the main city of China. When the time of pre-war we had supplied to many department stores or jobbers in U.S.A. and as well as many other merchants in different countries. Any line which produces in China does not mention in above please do not be hasted to drop us a few lines if you are interesting in. We will be sure to inform you all the particulars by returned mail. For our bank reference we suggest you to enquire Chase Bank, Shanghai.

China was in war for so many years. People in this country are very poor. We need our overseas citizens to give us help to rebuild our country. Of course things are abnormal here, cost of living is so high and commodities are so in shortage that make the merchandise a little bit higher. It is a discouragement for the export business at present. However we hope our government in soon future uses double effort to abolish all our difficulties.

Thanking for your kind letter, hoping for your esteemed order and establishing our cooperation,

Yours very truly,

LEE TONG & CO. LEE TONG (Signed) **********************************************

KÖNIGLICH-SPANISCHER VERMÄHLUNGS-SAAL, auf welchem so wohl Das Oesterreichische Successions-Recht, als die Frantzös. Praetension Auf die Spanische Monarchie; Wie auch eine Beschreibung derer Spanischen Provinzien in drey Theilen, vorgestellet wird. 3 Teile in 1 Band. Von Johann Joachim Müller.

(ROYAL SPANISH WEDDING HALL, in which both the Austrian law of succession and the French pretension to the Spanish monarchy are presented, as well as a description of the Spanish provinces in three parts. 3 parts in 1 volume. By Johann Joachim Müller.)

FRANKFURT and LEIPZIG: Riegeln, 1710. TEXT in GERMAN.

Hardcovers, contemporary pigskin covered wooden boards, 4 raised spine bands, clasps, thick 8vo, 4x7 inches (10x17 cm). Pagination: [1} Blank, [10] Prelims, [16] Foreword, [62] Register, 640 Text Part I, 406 Text Part II, 400 Text Part III, [1] Blank, plus plates.

ILLUSTRATED with 20 copper plates consisting of 3 portraits including the frontispiece + 17 (of 18) folding plates. The folding plates include a horse ballet, a bullfight, views, maps of Cadiz, Gibraltar, Vigos, Barcelona, and more.

GOOD CONDITION:

The covers have some light staining, some spotting, age toning, and the manuscript writing on the spine is now illegible, but the pigskin boards are solid and quite attractive, and the covers' clasps are functional.

Internally, lacking 1 of the 18 folding plates (the 3 single page portrait engravings are present), 2 of the folding plates are torn with loss (the one next to page 332 Part III is missing all of its fold-open part), otherwise the plates are bright and attractive; the blank endpapers have some soiling; the title-page has some previous owner's notes (they appear to be relevant), the pages are lightly age toned, there is some soiling, spotting, edge chipping, marginalia, etc. here and there. Overall a solid, attractive, presentable copy of this 1710 book.