Vintage SPALDING OFFICIAL BASE BALL SCORE BOOK. 32 Games played by the ANDERSON EAGLES in the 1916-1917 season against various opponents are all scored by hand. Cloth covered boards scorebook, full scoring of 32 games on 64 pages. Home games were played at the Athletic Park (Anderson, Indiana).

Opponents included the Kokomo Red Sox, Marion Boosters, Frankfort Independents, Cuban All-Stars, and many others.

There are some relevant newspaper clippings pasted on the front endpapers, as well as signatures of a few of the players: George Crittenberger, Carlos Harrison, and Everett Case.

TWO LETTERS are laid-in, to and from CARLOS HARRISON and SID NEWMAN, two players on the 1916-1917 Anderson Eagles. These letters are from 1963 and are reminiscing about the good old baseball days. Here is bit from one letter by Carlos to Sid: "Nothing like nostalgia to keep us old fellas going...You keep the score book just as long as you want ol' slugger - chances are you'll still outlive me...Doc Wiley, I know is dead, and so is Pat Casey, the Eagles boss, who gave me a fine watch at the end of the season - I still have it - it still runs...Hope you enjoy the reliving of this small part of your career..."

Condition: The scorebook covers are worn and fraying at the edges, shaky, and splitting at the front and rear inner hinge, but still holding together. The inner pages have toned, but are complete and the handwriting and scoring is fully legible. The letters are bright and clean.

S.M.S. #4 - Shit Must Stop 1968. Publication containing various ART multiples, in the original mailing box.

Published by The Letter Edged in Black Press, New York, NY, 1968. First printing.

Lacking the reel-to-reel of La Monte Young's music with cover art by Zazeela. Otherwise complete

Contents and Artists: Cover by Robert Stanley, Table of Contents sheet (backside of which has information on what to do "IF YOU ARE STOPPED BY THE POLICE OR ARRESTED"), sheet titled "S.M.S. Issue 4 Sequence of Insertion", FOLDED HAT by ROY LICHTENSTEIN, Tortured Color by Arman Fernandez, Concept Bergtold by Paul Bergtold, Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse) by John Cage, Phenakistoscope by Hollis Frampton, 100 Year Old Calendar by On Kawara, Burned Bow Tie by Lil Picard, 6 Prison Poems by Rotella, Permanent Parking Decal by Robert Watts, Asylum Manuscript by Princess Winiferd.

Condition: The items, except for The Tortured Color item, are in generally GOOD condition, with the usual light bends and curls from having been tightly stored in the box for so long. The Lichtenstein "Hat" is bent at the tip, one side of the Phenakistoscope has a small brown stain and a thin blue line - the other side is perfect, the cover and the blank backside of one item's folder have light brown stains (perhaps from the burned bow tie), and a couple other items have a small light brown spot or two, overall the multiples remain bright, clean and clear. The Tortured Color item, however, is in generally poor condition - it has a small tube of glue which has spilled onto the tube itself, much of the backside of one of the item's assembly boards, and some of the item's screws and washers, making them all gluey-sticky. The item is in its own plastic bag so the other items have not been affected by the glue that I can tell. The shipping box is toned at the margins, has wear at the edges and corners, and has a tear to the front flap likely made when opened.

About S.M.S. - SHIT MUST STOP (from Wikipedia):

******S.M.S (Shit Must Stop) was an art collection publication conceived by William Copley and Dimitri Petrov. The publication was inspired by the Fluxus movement which encouraged artists to protest galleries determining the value of art. S.M.S. was published biweekly from February to December 1968. Six portfolios were produced, each containing eleven to thirteen art objects in unsigned editions of 2000, and deluxe signed editions of 100.

Shit Must Stop N°4 included the artists Robert Stanley, Arman, Paul Bergtold, John Cage, Hollis Frampton, On Kawara, Roy Lichtenstein, Lil Picard, Domenico Rotella, Robert Watts, Princess Winifred, La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela.

A particularly interesting work from Shit Must Stop N°4 is Lil Picard's burned bowtie. Each bowtie was hand burned, thus each number in the edition is slightly varied. The maroon and white polka dotted tie first appears as a joyful addition, but the burned edges seem a quite poignant dissenting argument. Other interesting works are Rotella's prison poems, which were clandestinely written on scraps of paper during a five month prison sentence in Rome, Italy.******

THE TEMPLAR'S CHART or HIEROGLYPHIC MONITOR. Containing All the Emblems and Hieroglyphics Explained in the Valiant and Magnanimous Orders of Knights of the Red Cross, Knights Templars; and Knights of Malta, or Order of St. John of Jerusalem. By JEREMY CROSS. [Knights Templar - Masonic Order, Masons, Knights of Malta, Freemasonry. Occult, Fraternal Orders]

NEW HAVEN (Conn.): Published and sold by the author; Sold also by A. H. Maltby & Co., Printers, New Haven, [and others], 1821. FIRST EDITION.

Hardcovers, leather covered boards, front cover and front free endpaper are detached but present, 4x6.5 inches. Pagination: [2], vi, 9-137 pages + 21 plates at the rear.

ILLUSTRATED with 22 engraved plates (a frontispiece plate plus 21 plates at the rear), and masonic musical scores. The frontispiece engraving states that it was engraved by S.S. Jocelyn NH (Simeon Smith Jocelyn, of New Haven, Connecticut, b.1799 d.1879). It is presumed all of the plates in this book were engraved by S.S. Jocelyn.

(S.S. Jocelyn and his brother Nathaniel Jocelyn, b.1796 d.1881, founded and ran a New Haven engraving company under the name N. & S. S. Jocelyn. In 1858, the Jocelyn brothers gave a piece of land to the city of New Haven to be used as a public park and playground. It is now known as Jocelyn Square.)

Copy of FREDERICK WALLACE PUTNAM, a noted New York doctor, bibliophile and Freemason, with his personal "Masonic Library" bookplate on the front pastedown: "MASONIC LIBRARY of F. W. PUTNAM, M.D. / No. 758". (His masonic collection must have been quite extensive if this was book number 758!) Handwritten on the front pastedown above the bookplate is his initialed signature "F.W.P. Nov. 9, 1904". And also some related writing possibly in another hand. On the front free endpaper is an ink stamp that states: "MASONIC LIBRARY #352 / HOMER, N.Y. / Book No. 82 Sec. 4". Possibly the book was acquired by F.W. Putnam for his masonic library when it was deaccessioned from the Homer masonic library. (Frederick Wallace Putnam was born October 12, 1856, near HOMER, N.Y. He was active in the New York State Medical Association as well as being an active member in several fraternal organizations. He was an enthusiastic collector of antiquarian books and manuscripts. - NY State Library website.)

FAIR condition: the front cover and front free endpaper are detached but present (i.e. laid on loosely), the covers are rubbed and scraped, and the spine covering is missing a piece at its bottom; internally, the frontispiece leaf is coming loose but still hanging on, there is foxing throughout - all the pages are foxed, heavy on the first few pages, the last few pages, and here and there; otherwise a complete copy, fully legible, with an interesting provenance.

RARE 1821 FIRST EDITION of an IMPORTANT MASONIC TEXT and a NEW HAVEN imprint.

LOVERS' SAINT RUTH'S and Three Other Tales, by LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY.

BOSTON: Copland & Day, 1895. First edition.

SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the front pastedown by the author to "SKIFF" (likely Frederick W. Skiff, noted book collector). Inscribed as follows:

"Mr. SKIFF : Dear Sir : / The author disclaims, condemns and excommunicates this good-for-nothing output. Not one story of the four holds water, as a story; and each is full of silly aberrations and improbabilities! Ne Autor ultra crepidam. / L. I. G. (signed with initials) / A.D. 1904".

If anyone out there thinks the author was proud of this book her inscription should clear that up!

Hardcovers, decorated cloth covered boards, 5x7.5 inches, 123 pages.

GOOD Condition: The covers' spine is sunned and the spine titles have faded, the front and rear boards are sunned and a bit soiled, and the corner tips are worn, nonetheless the covers are solid, their decorated boards attractive, and they are doing their job well, Internally nice, many of the pages remain uncut, the text block is cracked at a number of places but is holding well with the sewn binding. A solid, presentable copy.

SCARCE with the unusual, self-deprecating inscription to the noted book collector Skiff.

About LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY (from Wikipedia):

******Louise Imogen Guiney, b.1861 d.1920, was an American poet, essayist and editor, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. She worked at various jobs, including serving as a postmistress and working in the field of cataloging at the Boston Public Library. She was a member of several literary and social clubs, and according to her friend Ralph Adams Cram was "the most vital and creative personal influence" on their circle of writers and artists in Boston. While in Boston she was believed to be in a "Boston Marriage" (the cohabitation of women, sexual or not) with the author Alice Brown, b.1857 d.1948.

In 1901, Guiney moved to Oxford, England, to focus on her poetry and essay writing. Soon after she began to suffer from illness and in 1920 died of a stroke near Gloucestershire, England, age 59. Much of her work was left unfinished. After Guiney died the noted historian and novelist Eva Tenison became enchanted with her works and in 1921 published "Louise Imogen Guiney; an Appreciation", and in 1923 published "Louise Imogen Guiney: Her Life and Works 1861-1920" and "A Bibliography of Louise Imogen Guiney 1861-1920". Tenison also published "The Recusant Poets: An Unpublished Work of Louise Imogen Guiney and Fr. Geoffrey Bliss, S.J."******

About FREDERICK WOODWARD SKIFF:

******Frederick Woodward Skiff, b.1867 d.1947, was an author, noted collector, bibliophile, expert on Americana and American Literature, and founder of the Acorn Club. Over the course of his life, Skiff amassed one of the most important private libraries in the United States, with particular emphasis on literature and history. After his death in 1947, the library's contents were sold at auction by Butterfield & Butterfield (now Bonham's) in San Francisco. Many of the books made their ways into other important collections. Countess Doheny purchased 800 books from Skiff's library, becoming part of the Estelle Doheny Collection of American Literature, which was in turn auctioned off by Christie's New York in 2001.******

THE HOUSE I ONCE CALLED HOME A Photographic Memoir With Verse by Duane Michals

Published by Enitharmon Editions, London, England, 2003. First edition, limited to 3000 copies. Photographs and text by Duane Michals. Hardcover, illustrated paper covered boards, paper label front cover, color photographic endpapers, 11" x 8.5", 60 unnumbered pages, richly filled with b&w photographs and handwritten words. VERY GOOD CONDITION: spine-ends bumped, light shelf/corner-tip wear, and a small stain on the rear cover, internally tight, bright, clean and unmarked, a lovely copy of this uncommon photography book.

A beautifully sad artists book inspired by Michal's return to his childhood home following his mother's death. Filled with haunting photographs and poetic reflections about the past and present and the mortality of his family, himself, and his home. Double exposures combine old and new photographs, portraying the changes that have occurred since his house was inhabited, and eerily highlighting the current decay and ghostlike absence of his family.

Duane Michals (b. 1932) Renowned American photographer with one of the most individual and original voices in photography today. Noted for his sequential narrative images and multiple exposures that explore his world and for his creative approach to the photographic medium, often using the camera to explore the inner workings of the mind.

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S by TRUMAN CAPOTE

The First Edition Library, nd, np, circa 1989, high quality facsimile of the first edition originally published in 1958. Hardcover bound in mustard yellow cloth with gilt and black printing on the spine, in illustrated dustjacket with matching slipcase, 5.75" x 8.75", 179 pages. Includes original laid-in FEL card with explanatory notes. Book, dustjacket, and slipcase are in NEAR FINE CONDITION: tight, bright, clean, and unmarked, looks and feels unread, with no ownership markings or bookplates. A lovely copy.

An American literary classic, Breakfast At Tiffany's was the basis for the Oscar-winning film starring Audrey Hepburn in the iconic role of eccentric Holly Golightly, Capote's admitted favorite literary creation. Moon river and me ...

First Edition Library (FEL) published a collection of 112 titles of exact facsimile replicas of iconic modern first editions from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Sold only via subscription, FEL facsimiles have the same weight, size, typeface, art, dust jacket, finish and texture as well as points of issue as the originals. Unlike most of the original works, FEL used acid free paper and issued their books in matching slipcases. With the mission of duplicating the originals as closely as possible, they hired engravers to reproduce typefaces that were no longer used. The sewn bindings, stamping and even the original price on the jacket flap of FEL facsimiles are all exact replicas. An explanatory block of text appears on the facsimile copyright page of original FEL books. The FEL colophon appears on the back jacket flap. Additionally, FEL titles originally contained a laid-in card of explanatory notes, including how the title came into being, background on the dedication, applicable issue points, the copy from which the facsimile was produced, and some general notes about the book.

PETER MAX Super Poster Book

Published by Crown Publishers, Inc., New York City, 1971. First edition. Large format softcover, pictorial wrappers, 16" x 11.25", 36 un-numbered pages plus a 3 leaf fold-open graphic at the rear, illustrated throughout with a collection of Peter Max's archetypal, bright, colorful, trippy, psychedelic vintage pop art imagery reflective of the era's youth culture that pretty much got plastered onto college dorm rooms across America. VERY GOOD CONDITION: Complete as issued. Laminated pictorial wrappers have a few raised vein-like crinkles and light shelf wear, internally a touch of age otherwise tight, bright, clean, unmarked and the spine remains uncreased. A bright and lovely vintage copy.

Peter Max (b. 1937) Iconic American pop artist, illustrator, and designer whose psychedelic artwork became symbolic of the counterculture movements of the 1960s and 70s.

ORPHÉE. Composer Philip Glass's mesmerizing homage to Jean Cocteau.

The original LIBRETTO for ORPHEE An OPERA In Two Acts By PHILIP GLASS based on the scenario by Jean Cocteau, adaptation by Philip Glass, edited by Robert Brustein. Published by Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc. on the occasion of the World Premiere Presentation by the American Repertory Theatre, May 19, 1993. First edition. Softcover, red printed wrappers, side staple bound, 10.5" x 6.75", 57 pages, text in French and English. VERY GOOD CONDITION: light shelfwear and a touch of age, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Uncommon original world premiere edition, only 9 copies in OCLC collections worldwide.

First performed in 1993, Orphée is a story about the dangers of self obsession. A chamber opera in two acts composed by Philip Glass. Libretto in French with english translation based on the 1950 film by Jean Cocteau, an avant-garde retelling of the Orpheus myth. The first opera of Philip Glass' Cocteau Trilogy.

Philip Glass (b. 1937) American minimalist composer, musician, pianist. Considered among the most provocative, revolutionary and avant-garde composers of his generation.

YUKIO MISHIMA EXHIBITION CATALOG including Manuscripts, Books, Photos, and Personal Memorabilia. The exhibition, YUKIO MISHIMA DRAMATIC HISTORY, was held at the Kanagawa Modern Literature Museum in 2005. The catalog was published by the Museum in conjunction with the exhibition. First Edition. TEXT IN JAPANESE.

Softcovers, 7x10 inches, 63 pages plus a fold-open "Chronology" of Mishima's life and works at the rear. FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

About the Exhibition (translated from the Introductory page)::

******This year marks the 80th anniversary of Yukio Mishima's birth and the 35th anniversary of his death. Mishima lived through the turbulent Showa period of war, defeat, reconstruction, and rapid economic growth. In 1970, at the age of 45, Mishima committed suicide. The Yukio Mishima exhibition was first held by Mishima himself in 1970, just before his death, and the second was in 1979, so this is the first time in 26 years that it has been held. This exhibition is a comprehensive introduction to Yukio Mishima's life and works. The exhibition focuses on historical materials, but also includes many recently discovered materials. We would like to express our deep gratitude to the many people and organizations who submitted their works and provided their cooperation in organizing this exhibition.******

About YUKIO MISHIMA (from Wikipedia):

******Kimitake Hiraoka, aka Yukio Mishima, b.1925 d.1970, was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai / Shield Society. Mishima is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century.

Mishima's political activities made him a controversial figure, and he remains so today. From his mid 30s, Mishima's right wing ideology and reactionary beliefs were increasingly evident. Mishima formed the Tatenokai for the avowed purpose of restoring sacredness and dignity to the Emperor of Japan. On 25 November 1970, Mishima and four members of his militia entered a military base in central Tokyo, took its commandant hostage, and unsuccessfully tried to inspire the Japan Self-Defense Forces to rise up and overthrow Japan's 1947 Constitution (which he called "a constitution of defeat"). After his speech and screaming of "Long live the Emperor!", he committed seppuku.******

HARLAN ESTATE Observations From The Hillside

SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the estate founder WILLIAM HARLAN. " Lisa - / Thank's For Your Great Contribution Over All These Years! / William Harlan ". Books signed by Bill Harlan are as difficult to come by as his wine.

An intimate glimpse at the story behind Harlan Estate. Published by Harlan Estate, Oakville, California, 2010. First edition, hardcover in dustjacket in matching slipcase, book bound in grey linen, with embossed black printing on the spine, 11.75" x 10.25", 207 pages, richly illustrated throughout with exquisite black & white photographs, some color images, maps and portraits, in a photographic dustjacket, and slipcase covered in matching grey linen. NEAR FINE CONDITION: tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Scarce signed and inscribed by exclusive Cult Wine Founder William Harlan.

Harlan Estates is famous for its Cult Wine. A Californian First Growth Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, grown on mid-slope hillsides that rival those of Bordeaux's Mouton-Rothschild. The Oakville vineyard is virtually inaccessible to most wine aficionados and the wine is mostly sold direct to customers on the estate's ultra exclusive mailing list. Made in extremely low quantities and released at audaciously high prices, Harlan Estate is among one of the most highly regarded wines in the world, if only you can get your hands on a bottle.

H. William Harlan (b. 1940) Founder of Harlan Estate, one of Napa's greatest and most elite wineries. His Oakville winery is one of the most ultra elite Cabernet producers in the world, it's one of Napa Valleys most expensive, most sought after, and most critically acclaimed red wines. Harlan is a Napa Valley legend and longtime partner in the famous Meadowood resort.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the charges and be able to accept or reject them before payment is taken. Thanks!

Hysteric Glamour was founded in 1984 by Japanese designer Nobuhiko Kitamura. A counterculture fashion house that subversively fused New Wave, Punk, American Pop culture, the 1970s and Japanese street culture creating the iconic and rebellious Harajuku aesthetic you can purchase from high end retailers.

HYSTERIC GLAMOUR Scenery Vol. 1, No. 3 1992

SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Photographer MIKIO MATSUO in blue pen on the first page of his section. His photographic works are in SFMOMA's permanent collection.

The third book published by Hysteric Glamour, Tokyo, Japan, 1992. Edited by Nobuhiko Kitamura. First edition, first printing. Large format softcover, photo illustrated glossy wrappers, 14.25" x 12.25", 120 unnumbered pages, beautifully illustrated with photographic works by each artist in b&w. It features the work of 12 photographers: Osamu Wataya, Taishi Hirokawa, Eiichi Kashimura, Mikio Matsuo, Yasuo Matsumoto, Nicolas Tucker, Ikko Narahara, Kouhei Ohnishi, Seiichi Furuya, Kimie Hata, Hiroshi Yoda, and Kiyoshi Tatsukawa. Text in Japanese with some English. VERY GOOD CONDITION: covers have shelfwear, a few scratches, scrapes, and creases, internally light age-toning to the margins, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An excellent example of this groundbreaking Japanese Harajuku brand foray into art publishing.

In 1991, Nobuhiko Kitamura published his first photograph collection through his fashion brand Hysteric Glamour. Kitamura produced a "series of books with people who firmly believe they have the energy to elevate the feeling of HYSTERIC." Following similar pioneering works that blur the line between fashion and art such as Comme des Garçons SIX magazine. Hysteric Glamour"s early photography books laid the groundwork for the collaborative culture that came to define Harajuku in the 1990s.

Hysteric Glamour was founded in 1984 by Japanese designer Nobuhiko Kitamura. A counterculture fashion house that subversively fused New Wave, Punk, American Pop culture, the 1970s and Japanese street culture creating the iconic and rebellious Harajuku aesthetic you can purchase from high end retailers.

HYSTERIC GLAMOUR Self Portrait Vol. 1, No. 2 1991

The second book published by Hysteric Glamour, Tokyo, Japan, 1991. Edited by Nobuhiko Kitamura. First edition, first printing. Large format softcover, photo illustrated glossy wrappers, 14.25" x 12.25", 44 unnumbered pages, beautifully illustrated with photographic works by each artist, 9 in color and 10 in b&w. Artists featured are Nobuhiko Kitamura, Osamu Wataya, Hiroshi Yoda, Eiichi Kashimura, Ikko Narahara, Mikio Matsuo, Sawako Goda, Tadayuki Naito, Taishi Hirokawa, Shoji Ueda, Yasuo Matsumoto, Toshiro Kawase, Yuichi Inoue, Kiyoshi Tatsukawa, Hiroshi Narita, Hiroshi Sunto, Maya Kobayashi, Kaho Kanzo and Kimie Hata. Text in Japanese with some English. VERY GOOD CONDITION: covers have light shelfwear and a few scratches and scrapes, internally light age-toning to margins, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An excellent example of this groundbreaking Japanese Harajuku brand foray into art publishing.

In 1991, Nobuhiko Kitamura published his first photograph collection through his fashion brand Hysteric Glamour. Kitamura produced a "series of books with people who firmly believe they have the energy to elevate the feeling of HYSTERIC." Following similar pioneering works that blur the line between fashion and art such as Comme des Garçons SIX magazine. Hysteric Glamour's early photography books laid the groundwork for the collaborative culture that came to define Harajuku in the 1990s.

RICHARD DIEBENKORN BLUE SURROUND Evolution Of A Print

Scarce RICHARD DIEBENKORN Exhibition Catalogue from an exhibit held at the de Young Museum April 6 - July 24, 1994. Published by Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts / M.H. De Young Memorial Museum / The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1994. First edition, first printing. Single folded sheet, 10.5" x 8.5", three panels printed on both sides, opens to 25.5" wide, illustrated with two b&w photographs of Richard Diebenkorn, and one color plate of Blue Surround and four color plates of working proofs. VERY GOOD CONDITION: light age toning to the margins, otherwise, solid, bright, clean and unmarked. Scarce, only two copies held in OCLC collections worldwide.

RICHARD DIEBENKORN (American, 1922-1993) Celebrated figurative painter who brought a West Coast realism to Abstract Expressionism.

Coming Home THE CERAMICS OF VIVIKA AND OTTO HEINO An Exhibition Of Ceramics By Internationally Celebrated New Hampshire And California Potters. Held August 2 - October 15, 2019 at Colby College.

Published by Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire, 2019. First edition, first printing. Softcover, 10" x 7.5", 44 pages, illustrated throughout with 28 color and 3 b&w photographs, also includes glaze and clay body formulations. With laid-in letter from the Heino's friend and lender to the exhibition Forrest Merrill. NEAR FINE CONDITION: a touch of shelfwear, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An uncommon publication on mid-century Master Potters Vivika and Otto Heino, only two copies held in OCLC collections worldwide.

Otto Heino (1915-2009) and Vivika Heino (1910-1995) renowned husband and wife ceramic artists. Their work is collected and exhibited worldwide.

ROYO boldly hand SIGNED by the artist JOSE ROYO in black pen on the title page.

Exhibition catalogue published by Christopher Clark Fine Art, San Francisco, California, no date circa 1999-2012. Text by Greg Bloch. Large square format softcover, 12.5" x 12.5", 108 pages, luminously illustrated throughout with full color photographs of Royo's exquisite original oil paintings and a black & white portrait of the artist. NEAR FINE CONDITION: tight, bright, clean and unmarked, and Royo's signature is bold and bright. An attractive copy of this elusive SIGNED catalogue.

Jose ROYO (b. Spain 1941) contemporary Spanish impressionist painter. Royo is famous for painting beautiful women. Evocative hyperrealism, women caressed by a scintillating glow and stolen moment sensuality define his romantic impressionist style. Royo is a hugely successful fine artist with a worldwide following of admirers and collectors, including King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain who commissioned Royo to paint their royal portraits.

ROYO Drawings boldly hand SIGNED by the artist JOSE ROYO in black pen on the title page.

Exhibition catalogue published by Christopher Clark Fine Art, San Francisco, California, no date circa 1999-2012. Text by Greg Bloch. Large format softcover, 12.5" x 12", 58 pages, luminously illustrated throughout with full color photographs of Royo's exquisite drawings and a black & white portrait of the artist. NEAR FINE CONDITION: tight, bright, clean and unmarked, and Royo's signature is bold and bright. A seductive copy of this elusive SIGNED catalogue.

Jose ROYO (b. Spain 1941) contemporary Spanish impressionist painter. Royo is famous for painting beautiful women. Evocative hyperrealism, women caressed by a scintillating glow and stolen moment sensuality define his romantic impressionist style. Royo is a hugely successful fine artist with a worldwide following of admirers and collectors, including King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain who commissioned Royo to paint their royal portraits.

A COLLECTION OF THREE 1860s ORIGINAL AMERICAN SONG SHEET BROADSIDE BALLADS

For most of the 19th century, before Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877 Americans learned popular music from printed song sheets, single printed sheets with lyrics but no music. Here is a collection of three:

A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW! Published by Horace Partridge, No. 27 Hanover Street, Boston, no date circa 1860s. Four verses and chorus with narrative text. Single sheet, 7.5" x 5", text within ornamental boarder. Ballad.

LANNEGAN'S BALL. Published by Horace Partridge, No. 27 Hanover Street, Boston, no date circa 1860s. Seven verses. Single sheet, 8.25" x 5.5", text within ornamental border. Partying song.

SAD NEWS FROM HOME. Published by George P. Reed, Boston, no date circa 1860s. Three verses and chorus. Single sheet, 8.25" x 5", text within ornamental border. Parlor Death song.

These three original 1860 Song Sheets are in GOOD CONDITION: with edgewear, small edge tears, chips and creasing, some droplet stains, faded penned writing, and wear from age and use, overall these ephemeral pieces of Americana are still in one piece, clean, bright and clear.

From popular new songs sung in music halls, beer halls, churches and soldiers barracks to new lyrics for familiar ballads some of America's most beloved tunes were printed as song sheets including "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Battle Hymn of the Republic." They were intensely popular from 1840 to 1870. To produce the song sheets printers used a raised plate to ink engraved illustrations and text onto the paper. Competing printers often printed the same song sheet but with a different border or illustration to entice collectors.

THEY STILL CALL ME ASSASSIN - HERE WE GO AGAIN by JACK TATUM

SIGNED & INSCRIBED by JACK TATUM on the title page in black ink. "To Ship & Sue / Best Wishes / Hope you enjoy / Thanks / Jack / Tatum"

Published by Regal Productions, San Diego, California, 1989. With Bill Kushner, Hardcover in dustjacket, black cloth with silver printing on the spine, 9.25" x 6.25", 217, illustrated with b&w photographs. VERY GOOD CONDITION: front cover has a small bump to fore-edge, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has a bump to the front fore-edge, and top edge wear/creasing/sunning mostly to the rear panel, but remains solid and bright. A respectable signed copy.

Jack Tatum (1948-2010) American professional football safety. Nicknamed the Assassin, Tatum played nine seasons with the Oakland Raiders becoming one of the most feared hitters in football. Tatum played ten seasons in the National Football League and won a Super Bowl ring in 1977 with the Raiders, whose outlaw image was enhanced by Tatum's fierce style of play. Tatum was involved in a number of controversial plays that symbolize N.F.L. football as a violent game. He was named to three straight Pro Bowls from 1973-1975 and was a key member of the Raiders Super Bowl XI championship squad.

In 1898 THROOP POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE was a high school and small college that later became CALTECH.

THE POLYTECHNIC, Vol. III, No. I., November 1, 1898.

Published by Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena, California, 1898. Oliver Gale, Editor. First edition. Softcover, illustrated wraps, side staple bound, 10.75" x 8", 20 pages including covers, and with historic advertisements for local Pasadena businesses from confectioners to embalmers. Includes original subscription card. GOOD CONDITION: chipping to the covers mostly in the spine margin and a larger chip at the front bottom spine corner, some edge tears, light wear and age toning, internally some light wear from age and use, otherwise bright, clean and unmarked. Very scarce, the OCLC shows only one Collection with at least one volume of The Polytechnic (1892) worldwide.

In 1891 Amos Throop (1811-1894) founded the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), which is today one of the world's top ten universities. It was known through its first thirty years as Throop University, Throop Polytechnic Institute, and Throop College of Technology, before they decided on its current name which took effect in 1920. Throop was a Universalist preacher and abolitionist politician who made his fortune in lumber and real estate in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles in 1880 where he bought orchards and farms. By 1898 his school offered courses in ancient languages, Romance languages, mathematics, science, art, and literature with a faculty of less than 20.