Laurence D. Viole, n.d., ca. 1940s. Print. Sheet, 11.5 x 12.75 inches; plate, 5.1 x 7 inches; etching, 4.3 x 6.26 inches. Printed in black on white. Laurence D. Viole (1896-1952) was a civil engineer and architect and noted Los Angeles etching artist. A near fine copy.
Permanente Cement Company, n.d., ca. 1950s. Poster. Poster, 11 x 14 inches, printed in black on white. Poster with drawn view of Shasta Dam. Ad for the Permanente Cement Company. A near fine copy.
Ansel Adams Gallery, 1974. Poster. Poster, 17 x 22.5 inches. Printed in black on white. 3 B/W photographic images by Jerry Uelsmann, Paul Caponigro and Ansel Adams above list of workshops with dates and participating faculty. A near fine copy. Previously folded twice into quarters. With 4 pages describing the.....
The Kanchenjunga Press, n.d., 1977. Poster. Poster, 12.3 x 16.1 inches. Printed in blue on black. Photographic image by Michael Yates. Robert Bringhurst, born 1946, is a Canadian poet, typographer, translator, and liguist. Poster is an advertisement for his book. A near fine copy.
Walter & Elise Haas Fund, Pacific Center for the Book, Friends of S.F. Public Library, S.F. Art Institute, Albatross Book Store, California Council for the Humanities, 1986. Poster. Poster, 14 x 17 inches. Printed in red, white, black and blue. Poster with photographic image of Spicer and schedule of the.....
Hurtig Publishers, 1974. Poster. Poster, 11 x 17 inches. Printed in white, black, brown and orange on white. Advertisement for the book. A near fine copy.
Judith Walker Posters, n.d., ca. 1980s. Broadside. Broadside, 12.6 x 17.75 inches. Printed in black on white. Poster with Wieners on fire-escape in cityscape setting. Wieners (1934-2002) was a beat poet who participated in the San Francisco Renaissance. A near fine copy. Mild wrinkling and edge wear.
Coyote's Journal, 1966. Broadside. Broadside, 11.7 x 18.6 inches. Printed in black and red on cream. Limited to 200 copies. Printed by Andrew Hoyem. Distributed by City Lights. Very good copy. Mild soiling and faint spotting with some edge and corner wear and wrinkling.
Department of English, West Chester University, 1990. Poster. Poster, oblong format, 13 x 20 inches. Line drawing by Christie Charbonneau. 'Reception: Thursday, 5 April 1990, 3:15-4:15, Special Collections Room, Francis Harvey Green Library.' Michael Peich founded the Aralia Press in 1982 at West Chester University to teach students the art.....
Burning Books, 1981. Poster. Poster, 11 x 17 inches. Printed in red and black on white. Image of bloodied man with text below. Burning Books is an artist-run organization founded by Melody Sumner Carnahan and Michael Sumner in Oakland in 1978. Very good copy. Mild edge wear.
My Dukes. Printed by Joseph Wilmot and Bill Little, (1971). Broadside. Broadside, 11.1 x 17 inches. Printed in black on white. Taken from Exile magazine, Autumn, 1928. Not from 'Simplicities,' but paragraphs 19-22 and 31-34 of the article,'Bureaucracy the Flail of Jehovah.'Gallup E2y. A near fine copy.
San Francisco Arts Commission, (2008). Poster. Poster, 12 x 15 inches. Brightly colored poster for exhibition at SOMARTS, April 3-23. Tortilla art was originated by Jose Montoya who accidentally burned a tortilla and was inspired by the resulting image to create art on the tortilla surface. Very good copy. Poster.....
Cine Accion, 1998. Poster. Poster, 11 x 17 inches. Advertising poster for the Festival held in San Francisco and Berkeley, September 16-27, 1998. Image on poster from 'The Hour of the Furnaces.' Very good copy. Poster has been folded twice for mailing. Schedule of showings on rear of poster with.....
Gobierno de Chile Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes Fondart, n.d., ca 2005. Poster. Poster, 13.9 x 21 inches. Poster advertises an exhibition at Fundacion Victor Jara, Santiago. Victor Jara (1932-1973) was a teacher, theater director, poet and singer-songwriter who was killed during the dictatorship of Pinochet. Very.....
Black Oak Books, (1985). Poster. Poster, 16.5 x 34 inches. Printed in gray, tan, yellow, black yellow, orange and green on white. Silkscreen by Rob Day. Lance Hidy, born 1946, is a graphic designer and educator, best known for his posters and photography book designs. He developed the Penumbra typeface.....
Grupo de Teatro Cubana de Acero, 1982. Poster. Poster, oblong format 16.75 x 23 inches. Printed in red and black on white. Text in Spanish. 'Premio festival de teatro la habana '82' printed on poster upper right. Albio Paz (born 1936) is a playwright, actor, and director. 'Huelga' won the.....
DICAP (Discotera del Cantar Popular), n.d., ca. 1973. Poster. Poster, 19.75 x 27.5 inches. The poster is the 64 album covers produced by DICAP between 1967 and 1973. DICAP was created by the Communist Youth of Chile. Very good copy. Some wrinkling and a short crease lower right.
Anson-Cartright Editions and Chatto & Windus, (1975). Poster. Poster, 11 x 21.5 inches. Printed in black and blue on white. Illustrated by Barbara Howard with drawn image of the poet. Richard Outram (1930-2005) was a noted Canadian poet . First edition (first printing). A near fine copy.
Pulp Press, 1976. Poster. Poster, 11 x 17 inches. Printed in black on tan. Illustration on upper right corner. Text concerns atrocities committed by Lieutenant Calley in Vietnam. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy.
Education Development Center, Inc., 1976. Poster. Poster, 11 x 17 inches. Printed in black on brown. Illustration of moving train by Jeanne Johns. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy.
Cloud Marauder/Sombre Reptiles, 1979. Poster. Poster, oblong format, 15.25 x 18.75 inches. Printed in black, red, blue green and brown on white with text to right. Ratch and Hayden founded the Cloud Marauder/Sombre Reptiles in Berkeley in 1978 and published 18 books between 1978 and 1994. First edition (first printing).Limited.....
Anton Koberger, 1493. Print. Leaf, 12.1 x 17.5 inches. Plate impression 10.25 x 15 inches. Printed in black on white. Text in German. Woodcut illustration by workshop of Michael Wolgemut (1434-1519). The Chronicle is a illustrated encyclopedia of world history based on the Bible. It is one of the best.....
unknown, 17th century. Trade Paperback. Book of Genesis, 56 leaves, 112 pp. Printed in black on white. In Latin. The biblical text is in the upper center of the leaf with Nicholas's commentary surrounding. Commentary by Nicholas of Lyra, a 14th century Franciscan teacher and influential interpreter of the Bible,who.....
16th century. Print. Leaf, 6 x 8 inches. Printed in black on white. In Latin. Illustrated on both sides with woodcuts. Leaf concerns the evangelist apostles with commentary surrounding the text. Leaf in very good condition. Provenance from the estate of Maurice Powers, founder of California Book Auction Galleries, San.....
n.p., 16th century. Trade Paperback. Leaf, 6 x 8 inches, printed in black on white. Woodcut illustration printed upside down. In Latin. Text concerns letter to the bishop printed in upper center with commentary surrounding. Leaf in very good condition. Provenance from the estate of Maurice Powers, founder of California.....