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Prologue to Ask the Dust
$650.00
Fante, John
Magnolia Editions, Okeanos Press: San Francisco, 1990.
John Fante’s gritty, tersely lyrical novel Ask the Dust has been praised by critics and writers for more than 60 years; Charles Bukowski once wrote that “Fante was my god.” This previously unpublished manuscript, found by Joyce Fante five decades after its composition, was written by Fante as a condensed preview of the novel for his publisher.
Issued by the Black Sparrow Press a year later, this is the scarce limited edition, one of only 75 copies (110 total) accompanied by a series of etchings excised in hardground, aquatint, and drypoint by John Register and is signed by the artist.
A fine copy, slipcase with small area of damp staining (book unaffected). A lovely production.
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A Founder of Johns Hopkins Medical School
Walter Reed and Yellow Fever
$900.00Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company, 1923. Third Edition Revised. Likely a Christmas gift to a close colleague with a full page inscription from Kelly. Howard Atwood Kelly was one of the four founding chairs (along with William Stewart Halsted, William Osler, and William Welch) at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and creators of the Hopkins legacy. Kelly was a clinical innovator, performing the first successful Cesarean section (C-section) in Philadelphia in 1888, and pioneered the use of radium in the treatment of gynecological cancer. The consummate clinician, his name is behind the Kelly clamp and he is the one identified with the test to find the ureter by stimulating its peristalsis by touching it with a forcep. His lasting legacy was the residency program in obstetrics and gynecology at Hopkins and the generation of leaders he trained. The recipient is almost assuredly fellow physician James R. Rankin of Muncy, Pennsylvania. In 1905, Rankin accompanied Kelly and Osler to Great Britain, “sharing with them their meetings with eminent British surgeons, attending clinics and having the honor of speaking at a banquet in London’s famous Guild Hall tendered the distinguished Americans by the Royal College of Surgeons” (Rankin obituary). A very good copy, top edge gilt, deckle edges, two interior pages severely browned from inserted news clipping. Accompanied by the quite scarce dust wrapper, also very good, dust soiled, two small chips to spine, edge wear and a few edge tears.
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One of 25 Copies, Red Ozier Press Highspot
Paul’s Blues
$1,200.00New York: Red Ozier Press, 1984. Large 4to quarter cloth. Limited to 115 copies (90 in wrappers) signed by composer and artist, this is one of 25 copies bound in Claire Maziarczyk’s wastepapers over boards. Very slight indentation lower front board, still easily a fine, unread and bright copy. In an essay on Red Ozier, press bibliographer Michael Peich highlights this title: “Red Ozier published dozens of titles that are distinguished examples of the physical book. One book, Paul’s Blues, deserves mention for its combination of solid typography and interesting art. The text reproduces songs that the composer Ned Rorem wrote based on lyrics composed by Paul Goodman. In the introduction Rorem discusses his association with Goodman and how the songs were written in 1947. Following the introduction is a reproduction of Rorem’s fair-hand manuscripts for each of the three songs, the printed lyrics of the songs, the composer’s journal entries from around the date of Goodman’s death on 3 August 1972, and an afterword by Rorem. The manuscript is a complex mixture that is both solemn (Rorem’s tribute to his friend) and entertaining (the songs themselves). [Press founders] Ken and Steve solved the textual complexity by choosing a straightforward, elegant typographic presentation. The only adornment in the book is Rivers’ energetic title page which addresses the creative collaboration between poet and composer; in an almost excited way it prepares the reader for the text that follows. The finished product is a masterful job of keeping all the elements of the text in perfect balance and harmony. It is a high point of production from the press because it combines, with almost disarming ease, classical typography with a new technology (the title page was reproduced by color Xerox and transferred to the sheets).”
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Uncommon Signed Copy
The Southern Mystique
$425.00New York: Knopf, 1964. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Nice copy, nearly fine, in very good dust wrapper, priced ($4.95) to front flap, spine tanned and slightly chipped at top, few small edge tears. Signed copies of this title are uncommon.
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Signed by Leading 19th Century Economist
The Condition Of Labor: An Open Letter To Pope Leo XIII, with Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII on the Condition of Labor.
$500.00United States Book Company, New York, 1891. First edition, seemingly issued simultaneously in cloth and wrappers, this is the scarce cloth edition. Signed by the author without personalization adding “regards”. Recipient’s small note below signature indicating receipt date. In this book, Henry addresses the issue of labor conditions in the late 19th century, particularly in the United States. He argues that the capitalist system is inherently flawed and that it leads to the exploitation of workers. Henry presents a detailed analysis of the economic and social factors that contribute to the poor conditions of labor and offers solutions to improve the situation. The book is written in the form of an open letter to Pope Leo XIII, who had recently published an encyclical on the issue of labor. Henry’s letter is a passionate plea to the Pope to use his influence to bring about change and to advocate for the rights of workers Some gingerness to the hinge in middle of the book, spine tips scuffed, corners rubbed. Very good.
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