WHERE'D YOU GO BERNADETTE, by Maria Semple.

ADVANCE READING COPY / UNCORRECTED PROOF.

Published by Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2012. This Advance / Proof has the FIRST EDITION statement and the number line starting at "1" on the copyright page but was printed PRIOR to the release of the book. The front cover has the statement "Coming in August 2012" and the back cover has upcoming marketing and promotion information.

SOFTCOVERS, 6x9 inches, 326 pages.

GOOD condition, there is a crease to the bottom front corner of the book, leaving a crease to that corner of the covers and inner pages; there is some edge and spine end wear; otherwise just lightly used, the spine is smooth, the pages are tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

The Little, Brown & Company Advance Reading Copy / Uncorrected Proof of this book is hard to find.

The book is GREAT, the movie is mediocre.

THE BLOOD OF THE POET, by WILLIAM EVERSON (aka BROTHER ANTONINUS). Published by Broken Moon Press, Seattle, 1994. First Edition, First Printing, with the number line starting at 1. Softcovers, 6x9", 278 pages. Long INSCRIPTION on the half title-page by the book's Editor, ALBERT GELPI: "Inscribed for Dennis / Who met Bro. Antoninus at about the same time as I did, & who printed a beautiful broadside of "The Rose of Solitude" / with much love from Al / July 17, 1994". Below the inscription is a handwritten poem, I believe this is a transcription of an Everson poem, handwritten on this page by the Editor, Albert Gelpi. Dennis Turner, to whom this book is Inscribed, was a San Francisco Doctor who was a Friend of Many Poets and Artists, and who was also a Fine-Printer in his early days, especially while he was at Harvard. He died in 2013. The book is in FINE, basically UNREAD condition. A beautiful, inscribed copy.

RELIGION AND THE DECLINE OF MAGIC Studies In Popular Beliefs In Sixteenth And Seventeenth-Century England by Sir Keith Thomas

Published by the Folio Society, London, 2012. First Illustrated Edition, Two Volumes in Slipcase, hardbound in blue cloth with gilt printing on the front cover and spine, 10" x 6.5", 992 total pages, beautifully illustrated with 42 pages of color plates. FINE Condition: tight, bright, clean and unmarked, as new. Shrink wrap partially removed from slipcase which has a few light shipping dings to the front edge.

Sir Keith Thomas's magnum opus is the foundational text for the study of early modern witchcraft during the English Renaissance. A monumental historical monograph that examines the complicated relationship between the supernatural and christianity. In the beginning of the 1500s magic pervaded society. Religious faith, prayer and prophecies were magical. Outside the church magical power reigned in the healing arts, in astrology and alchemy, in the knowledge that ghosts, fairies, omens, spirits, and the devil exist, and in the obsession with witchcraft. Nothing happened by accident. Evil had to be willed. The air was full of demons who controlled everything, easily summoned by a malevolent witch. But by the time Sir Isaac Newton dropped that gravitational apple science was ascendant and most of the witches had been burned.

Archive of papers related to LORRAINE ALEXANDER, who in the early 1950s served in the U.S. MARINE CORPS, starting as a Private and rising to the rank of a Staff Sergeant.

Consists of:

* Lorraine Alexander's Armed Forces Military ID, which has her photo, fingerprints, and physical statistics - Blonde, Blue Eyes, 5'6", 130 pounds. * An 8x10 photograph of Platoon 6-A, Third Recruit Battalion, a female battalion. Dated Nov. 9th 1950. Photograph taken at Marine Corps Training Center, Parris Island, South Carolina. * Official USMC document/letter appointing Lorraine Alexander as a Private First Class in the Marine Corps. Dated 14 December 1950. * Official USMC document/letter appointing Lorraine E. Alexander as a Corporal. Dated 21 May 1951. * Official USMC document/letter appointing Lorraine E. Alexander as a Sergeant. Dated 23 November 1951. * Two official separation papers dated October 1953. * Honorable Discharge certificate, dated October 1953. * Certificate of Good Conduct award, dated October 4, 1953. * A document from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts honoring Lorraine Alexander for serving in the Korean War. It is Signed by the Governor of Massachusetts (likely autopen). Undated.* Certificate of Service card - showing period of active duty as 5 October 1950 to 4 October 1953. * A personal and sentimental letter to Lorraine "Lo" from another female Marine. From the letter: "If circumstances be so that we don't see each other after our TOUR, I'd like you to know that knowing you has brought me uncountable wealth. / Millie." Millie added a handwritten note to the letter, ending it with: "WAR GALS!". * A letter from the President of The University of Maryland, Harry Clifton Byrd, on his Office of the President stationery. HANDWRITTEN and SIGNED. It is addressed to Corporal Alexander. "Dear Corporal Alexander / Enclosed are four tickets to the football game Saturday for the four girls I was placed in front of Monday morning. Hope to see you all at College Park. / Sincerely, H.C. Byrd". This letter comes with its envelope, postmarked 1952, sent to Quantico, Virginia. (Tickets are not present) * A letter from the President of The University of Maryland, H.C. Byrd, on his Office of the President stationery. HANDWRITTEN and SIGNED. It is addressed to Corporals Alexander and Walters. In it Byrd says he is enclosing four tickets for the University's final football game of the season, against West Virginia. The letter is undated. (Tickets are not present.)* A ticket stub for a University of Maryland vs. North Carolina game on October 20, 1951. The game was played at BYRD stadium. The ticket states: "President's Box" on the left edge. * A document relating to "mustering out" payment for Lorraine E. Alexander, SSGT, USMC.* A 1960 invoice for a wedding dinner for 76, including a 75 piece 2-tiered wedding cake. Sent to Miss Lorraine Alexander. Her wedding perhaps?

CONDITION: Some creases, closed tears, folds, a bit of foxing, and other signs of age and handling, but everything remains solid, clean and clear.

About Women in the Marines during the Korean War (from the USMC website):

"In 1950, fewer than five years after World War II ended, the United States found itself once again confronted by a war for which it was unprepared. As before, a downsized military establishment rushed to call up, draft and recruit manpower, but recruitment numbers fell short of military requirements.

And just as in previous wars, the services turned again to American women, asking them to leave their homes, jobs and families to serve their country.

In March 1950, at the beginning of the Korean war, there were only 28 regular officer and 496 regular enlisted women Marines.By June 1950, the women Marines were authorized to comprise 100 officers, 10 warrant officers and 1,000 enlistees. Officers were trained at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, while enlisted women were trained at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina."

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a strong ally of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and had worked with Union President David Dubinsky on many important issues. JFK's assassination affected everyone and the editors of Justice printed a Memorial Edition which also included a Message of Support to Lyndon Baines Johnson from Dubinsky. JUSTICE was the official publication of the ILGWU from 1919 to 1995.

JUSTICE: International Ladies' Garment Workers Union. Volume 45, Issue 23, December 1, 1963. Published by the ILGWU, Jersey City, New Jersey, David Dubinsky President, Leon Stein Editor. Newspaper, 4 large leaves vertically folded into 8 pages, 16.5" x 11.5". Folded horizontally as issued. This original 1963 newspaper is in VERY GOOD CONDITION: small mailing label pasted to front page margin with penned number beneath, wear and small tears to the vertical fold but holding well, toning as normal and some light signs of age and use, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A scarce JFK Memorial issue of this pioneering woman's labor union journal.

This JFK Memorial Edition features a full page portrait of JFK with a black memorial border on the front page, inside, within a black memorial border is President Kennedy's Inaugural Address delivered on January 20, 1962 with a b&w photograph of him speaking from the White House balcony. This is followed by the text of JFK's speech before the Convention of the American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFLCIO) in New York City on November 15, 1963, also with a black memorial border and b&w photo of him speaking. The back page shows a b&w photo of LBJ and a Message of Support in his new role as President of the United States sent to him by union leader David Dubinsky.

Founded in 1900, ILGWU was one of the largest and most significant labor unions in the American Labor Movement and one of the first with a primarily female membership. It's role in the history of women and immigrant Jewish and Italian women continues to be relevant today. Justice was published in English, Italian, Spanish, and Yiddish with much variation in content.

***** About the ILGWU from the Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives Cornell University Library:

The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union was founded in New York City in 1900 by mostly Socialist immigrant workers who sought to unite the various crafts in the growing women's garment industry. The union soon reflected changes in the sector and rapidly organized thousands of unskilled and semi-skilled women, mostly Jewish and Italian young immigrants. Exemplifying the "new unionism," the ILGWU led two of the most widespread and best-known industrial strikes of the early Twentieth Century: the shirtwaist makers' strike of 1909 in New York City and the cloak makers' strike of 1910 in Chicago. The union also tried to adapt to the fragmented and unstable nature of the industry. It adopted the "protocol of peace," a system of industrial relations that attempted to ensure stability and limit strikes and production disruption by providing for an arbitration system to resolve disputes.

The ILGWU exemplified the European-style social unionism of its founding members. They pursued bread and butter issues but provided educational opportunities, benefits, and social programs to union members as well. In 1919, the ILGWU became the first American union to negotiate an unemployment compensation fund that was contributed to by its employers. The ILGWU also pioneered in the establishment of an extremely progressive health care program for its members which included not only regional Union Health Centers but also a resort for union workers, known as Unity House. The Union also had an imaginative and pioneering Education Department which not only trained workers in traditional union techniques, but provided courses in citizenship and the English language.

Typescript with hand drawn embroidery designs, circa 1930s, copied from selected embroidery projects highlighting different techniques from Mrs. Archibald H. Christie's coveted 1909 publication "Embroidery : A Collection of Articles on Subjects Connected with the Study of Fine Needlework, including Stitches, Materials, Methods of Work, and Designing, and History, with Numerous Illustrations and Coloured Plates of Modern Work". Published London, James Pearsall & Co., MDCCCCIX. Hand typed typescript and hand drawn designs on onion skin paper, 8.5" x 11", 3 hole punched, bound with a single brass brad, about 75 leaves written on one side, some additional scraps (some on bank deposit slips dated 1930s) with hand drawn transfer patterns and handwritten notes laid-in, 22 pages filled with large color pencil drawings, and many pages of pen and ink patterns and beautifully detailed figures and diagrams. VERY GOOD CONDITION: mild age toning and wear around some hole punches, a lovely vintage homemade embroidery technique copy book.

WOVEN WIRES: the ART of MODERN ZULU WIRE WEAVING, by Laura Ponter, illustrated by Camille Stabler.

SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR on the first page: "To Florence Graham / The weave of freedom begins with simple thoughts and basic materials and a spirit of humanness / Laura Ponter".

Published by Spirits in Stone Press, Glen Ellen, California, 2008. First Edition, so stated. ISBN: 9780615214177.

Softcovers, 9x10 inches, 64 pages. Illustrated throughout.

VERY GOOD condition, just lightly used, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A solid, very nice copy.

From the rear cover: "Woven Wires is an introduction to the history, technique and beauty of the modern art of weaving with wires. It is one person's journey into the growing craft art of the Zulu people of South Africa."

WPA FEDERAL ART PROJECT - PRINTMAKING IN CALIFORNIA 1935-43, by Elizabeth Seaton. Limited to 450 copies. BCC publication number 220.

Published by the Book Club of California, San Francisco, 2005. First Edition. Limited to 450 copies. BCC publication number 220.

From the Colophon Page (the last page): This book was printed in an edition of 450 copies. It was designed and typeset by Patrick Reagh of Sebastopol, California and printed offset...Production was arranged and supervised by Global Interprint of Santa Rosa, California.

Hardcovers, black cloth covered spine and blue cloth covered boards, gilt titles to spine, black design on front cover, large format 10x13 inches, 132 pages, in a clear mylar dustwrapper. Laid-in is an "Author's Acknowledgments" sheet and an "Errata" sheet.

Wonderfully illustrated throughout.

Condition: FINE book, looks and feels as new, in a plastic dustwrapper that has some shelf rubs and scratches.

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LA BRETAGNE A` L'E?PREUVE, by Alain LE GRAND and Alain LE BERRE. Published by Edition Daoulan, Bannalec, France, 1992. ISBN 2950656501.

FRENCH BOOK on the battles in BRITTANY for the liberation of France in WWII. A comprehensive work. Softcovers, 6.5x9.5 inches (17x23.5 cm), 607 pages. A comprehensive work. Interspersed with b&w photographs.

WARMLY INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR Alain Le Berre on the entire half-title page. The inscription is in French (photograph supplied). My limited French translates it as:

"Paris, 11.18.1994 / General EARNEST was one of the liberators of Brittany in August 1944. It is a great honor and greatly satisfying to be able to give his daughter and grand-daughter a copy of "La Bretagne à l'Épreuve", in remembrance also of our meeting in Audierne on 20 September 1994. // A. Le Berre // Equally in honor of the GI's who died for the liberation of Brittany and France."

VERY GOOD condition, the covers have some shelf wear and rubs, internally tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

The inscription makes this book worth holding close to the heart.

WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS, et al. THE BOOK OF THE RHYMERS' CLUB & THE SECOND BOOK OF THE RHYMERS' CLUB. Together 2 volumes. Both are small anthologies of poems from the Rhymers' Club, a group of London based poets founded by William Butler Yeats and Ernest Rhys.

LONDON: Elkin Mathews, at the sign of the Bodley Head, 1892; and Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894. Both are LIMITED FIRST EDITIONS of only 450 and 650 copies respectively.

From the Limitation Pages:

"Four Hundred and Fifty Copies of this Edition [The Book of the Rhymers' Club] printed, of which Three Hundred and Fifty are for Sale."

"Of this Edition [The Second Book of the Rhymers' Club] Five Hundred Copies have been printed for England of which four hundred are for Sale. One Hundred and Fifty Copies also have been printed for America."

Hardcover Books, cloth covered boards, 5x6.5 inches (12.5x16.5 cm), 94 and 136 pp respectively; paper spine title label on Book One, gilt spine titling on Book Two..

Provenance: From the library of noted book collector Albert Parsons Sachs, with his bookplate on the front pastedown of Book One.

Condition:

Book One: GOOD condition.The covers are lightly soiled and have a couple slight bumps to the edges, the spine is a little chipped at the ends and the spine title label is rubbed and chipped affecting the lettering; nonetheless these original covers remain solid and are doing their job well. Internally, there is the bookplate of Albert Parsons Sachs on the front pastedown (as noted above), the pages are age toned, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A complete, original, nicely presentable copy.

Book Two: GOOD condition. The cover's front spine fold is split but holding well and the boards have a few rubs, otherwise the covers are solid and attractive; internally the pages are age toned as normal, the inner hinge is cracked in places but holding well, otherwise bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

First Editions of the Rhymers' Club books are Scarce.

About THE RHYMERS' CLUB (from Wikipedia):

******The Rhymers' Club, founded in 1890 by W. B. Yeats and Ernest Rhys, was a gathering of some of London's most distinctive poets, who met at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese public house, off Fleet Street, and in the Domino Room of the Café Royal, to drink and read aloud each other's work.

The Rhymers' Club published two volumes of verse. The first, entitled The Book of the Rhymers' Club was published by Elkin Mathews in 1892. The Second Book of the Rhymers' Club appeared two years later in 1894, published by the recently merged Elkin Mathews and John Lane Publishers. They had print runs of 450 and 650 respectively. Those of the group appearing in these two volumes included: William Butler Yeats, T.W. Rolleston, John Todhunter, Richard Le Gallienne, Lionel Johnson, Arthur Cecil Hillier, Ernest Dowson, Victor Plarr, Ernest Radford, Arthur Symons, G.A. Greene, Edwin J. Ellis, and Ernest Rhys.

The Rhymers' Club stopped meeting in 1895.

Yeats later in his autobiography Yeats sought to mythologize the collective, calling it the "Tragic Generation" whose members were destined for failure and, in many cases, early death.******

YOSHIO TANIGUCHI - NINE MUSEUMS, by Terence Riley and Yoshio Taniguchi. Published by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2004. First edition. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 20, 2004 - January 31, 2005...The exhibition is supported by AGNES GUND and DANIEL SHAPIRO.

SIGNED & INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY. SIGNED and WARMLY INSCRIBED by both the Author, TERENCE RILEY, and the Architect, YOSHIO TANIGUCHI, to DANIEL (Daniel Shapiro) & AGGIE (Agnes Gund) on the half-title page:

"For Daniel & Aggie / With gratitude for all you have done and for your friendship. / Terence Riley / Nov. 17, 2004" along with Yoshio Taniguchi's small inscription in Japanese and his signature in English. Terence Riley inscribed, signed and dated the book in black felt tip pen; Yoshio Taniguchi signed and inscribed in blue ink.

AGNES GUND, b.1938, is a renowned ARTS PATRON, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESIDENT EMERITA, and PROGRESSIVE PHILANTHROPIST. Her second husband was Daniel Shapiro. Agnes Gund was a member of the selection committee that chose YOSHIO TANIGUCHI to be the architect to redesign the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 10x10 inches (25x25 cm), 212 pages with 239 illustrations, 140 in color. The book covers the eight Japanese museums Taniguchi designed, and his redesign of New York's Museum of Modern Art..

Condition: VERY GOOD book, just lightly used, tight, bright, clean and clear; in a VERY GOOD dustjacket that has some shelf rubbing. A solid, lovely copy.

RARE and UNIQUE SIGNED & INSCRIBED copy with an ASSOCIATION to AGNES GUND and THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART.

About TERENCE RILEY (from his NYT 2021 obituary):

******Terence Riley, Architectural Force in the Museum World, Dies at 66. He was instrumental in bringing to fruition two of the most important works of 21st century museum architecture.

As the chief curator of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art, Mr. Riley helped select and guide the Tokyo based architect Yoshio Taniguchi in the Museum's $858 million expansion, which was completed in 2004.******

About AGNES GUND (from Wikipedia):

******Gund joined MoMA's International Council in 1967; she then joined the Board of Trustees in 1976 and served as its President from 1991 until 2002. She serves on the boards of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, and the Morgan Library and Museum.

A civic leader and staunch supporter of education, women's issues and environmental concerns, among other causes, Gund is the former Chair of the Mayor's Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission of New York City, a former member of the New York State Council on the Arts, and has served on the boards of such wide ranging organizations as the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Barnes Foundation, Chess in the Schools, the Frick Collection, the Foundation for Contemporary Art, the Fund for Public Schools, the J. Paul Getty Trust, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

In 1997, Gund received the National Medal of Arts from President Bill Clinton, the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the U.S. government. In 1998, Gund received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. In 2011, Gund was nominated by President Barack Obama as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Council on the Arts. In 2016, she was elected Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts.******

In 2018 the New York Times wrote a long, glowing article about Agnes Gund titled: "Is Agnes Gund the Last Good Rich Person?" The article can be found online, well worth reading.

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CAREER MATERIALS OF PROF. YUYU YANG: LIFESCAPE SCULPTURE 1952-1988. YUYU YANG (aka YANG YING-FENG) was one of the leading contemporary sculptors in Taiwan. He was also a noted

landscape architect, art theorist, writer, and educator. This book is a compilation of newspaper and magazine articles published between 1952 and 1988 about the sculptor and his works. Each article is reproduced as it originally appeared and in its original language, either Chinese or English. Softcovers, gilt titling on the front cover and spine, 10x14.5 inches oblong.

Illustrated throughout with b&w illustrations reproduced from the original newspaper and magazine articles. VERY GOOD condition, just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An interesting chronological / biographical look at the life and works of Yuyu Yang as seen through the eyes of others who wrote articles about him and his works. About YUYU YANG: YUYU YANG (aka YANG YING-FENG), b. 1926 d. 1997, was a renowned TAIWANESE SCULPTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNER and ARCHITECT. Yang produced more than a thousand works during his lifetime, ranging from prints, sculpture, and laser art, to landscaping and architectural designs, many of which were award winning and exhibited throughout the world. He also wrote more than 20 books on art. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This is a large, heavy book, that will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Thanks.

ZERO GUTAI KUSAMA. Catalogue for the Exhibition that took place at Bonhams, London, from October 11 through October 20, 2015.

Softcovers, 8x10 inches (19.5x26 cm), 119 pages. (Bonhams, London 11 - 20 October 2015).

Illustrated throughout in color and b&w.

FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

From the Bonhams announcement of the show:

****** 20 masterpieces by the Gutai and ZERO groups from a private collection on exhibition at Bonhams from October 11 through October 20.

Works by Yayoi Kusama, including Macaroni Shirt, Red Dots and Phallic Bottle Tray, will also be on show.

Bonhams is to display lost masterpieces from a private collection by Gutai and ZERO groups for the first time since the 1960s. It offers an opportunity to reassess these ground breaking art movements, both of which have recently been in the spotlight in exhibitions such as Zero: Countdown to Tomorrow at The Guggenheim, New York. Writing about the groups for Bonhams Magazine, Serpentine Co-Director, Hans Ulrich Obrist described the emergence of these artists as one of the great moments of the avant garde in the post war era.

Bonhams Head of Contemporary Art, Ralph Taylor, says, "To have the opportunity to host this museum quality collection at Bonhams is a rare and wonderful privilege. It is exactly where Bonhams excels; demonstrating connoisseurship and using the profile of an auction house to rediscover forgotten masterpieces and to champion the very best in Post War & Contemporary art."

Among the works to be on view in Bonhams headquarters on New Bond Street are: Three works from Yayoi Kusama's first solo European show in 1965: Macaroni Shirt, Red Dots and Phallic Bottle Tray; Kazuo Shiraga's Red Fan; A suite of four early and delicate works by Jan Schoonhoven; A large piece by Günther Uecker from 1967.

The first time ZERO and Gutai art were shown together was at the 1965 Stedelijk Museum's Nul exhibition. In 2006, this Nul 1965 show was reconstructed in the ZERO exhibition at Museum Kunst Palast in Düsseldorf. This was the beginning of the revival in both ZERO and Gutai we have witnessed today.******