Search Results: Pop Culture from Furrowed Brow Books

Lost Art Press, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Underhill, Roy : Calvin Cobb: Radio Woodworker! Fort Mitchell (KY) : Lost Art Press, 2014. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, black ornamentation to front board, lettering/ornamentation to spine. Red/black headbands. Matte color pictorial dj, art by Jode Thompson. Endpapers in b&w, reproduce 1930s era radio ads/copy, cleverly. Viii pp prelim material, 357 numbered pp, [358-365] plans/copy, [366-368] blank. Condition notes: Very good with VG just jacket, sleeved in mylar. Light wear. Binding solid and square, corners sharp, spine ends not rolled. Pages clean, no notes, highlighting or inscriptions. A lovely edition by a fine small press, gift-appropriate. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Backbeat, 2003. paperback. Unterberger, Richie : Eight Miles High: Folk-Rock's Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock. San Francisco : Backbeat, 2003. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy photographic wrappers. Xxiv pp prelim material, 343 numbered pp, plus one p of ads following. Intro, prologue (the Byrds/Fifth Dimension/Eight Miles High), eight chps, epilogue, discography, interviewees, bibliography, about the author, photo credits, index. Condition notes: a very nice copy flawed only by a slight scratch to front wrapper, very slight curling to corners. No notes or highlighting. Gift-appropriate. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Blandford, 1987. First Edition. paperback. Sandahl, Linda J. : Encyclopedia of Rock Music On Film. Poole (Dorset, UK) : Blandford Press, 1987. Quarto (4to) size, 11"/28cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color photographic wrappers. 239 numbered pp plus one blank. Intro, sections on Musicals, Concerts/documentaries, and Soundtracks; Indices of Film Titles, Names, and Song Titles. B&w photos throughout. Condition notes: clean, tight, unmarked copy, light wear to wrappers, a hint of tanning to pp. An endlessly interesting (and largely accurate) compendium of facts and critical opinion of films of the 1955-1986 period, boomer candy, We personally inspect every book we offer.

Antique Trader Books, 1997. paperback. Murray, R. Michael : The Golden Age of Walt Disney Records 1933-1988: Price Guide for Disney Fans and Record Collectors. Dubuque (IA) : Antique Trader Books, 1997. Title page lists subtitle as "Murray's Collectors' Price Guide and Discography : Lps/45 Rpm/78 Rpm/EPs." Size is octavo (8vo), 9.125"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. X pp prelim material, 246 numbered pp. Intro, Short History of Recorded Disney Music, Condition and pricing of records, Understanding the Listings, photos of Disneyland and Buena Vista Record Labels and Inner Sleeves, Sections on: 33 1/3 (Long Play/LPs); Disney-related LPs on non-Disney labels; Extended Plays (EPs); 78rpm records; 45 rpm recordings; Little Golden Records, and Other Non-Disney Label 45 rpm singles; Appendices (record grading, Disney full-length films to 1997, music composers for Disney films), index. Many color illustrations. Condition notes: a lovely copy without markings, light wear to… Read More

Krause Publications, 2007. 6th. paperback. Neely, Tim : Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records. Iola (WI) : Krause Publications, 2007. 6th Edition. Size is quarto (8vo), 11"/28cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color photo wrappers. 760 numbered pp, including 16 pp glossy color section to center. Intro; How to use this book; Selling records; grading your 45s; records not in the book; label identifying guide; listings A-Z by artist, 2 pp ads to back; many b&w examples of sleeves. Condition notes: a sharp, clean copy with no markings or spine creases. Quite nice. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Atria Books, 2003. First Edition. hardcover. Tamarkin, Jeff : Got a Revolution! The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane. New York : Atria, 2003. First edition/first printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's black paper to both spine and boards, glittery blue (!) lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. Xxiv pp prelim material, 407 numbered pp, plus one w/o numbers; 16 pp glossy b&w photos inserted w/o numbers. Acknowledgements, foreword (by Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone), intro (by Paul Kantner of the band), prologue; 35 chps, epilogue, sources, discography, bibliography, index. Condition notes: moderate wear to dj - a noticeable surface scratch to back, small closed tears to folds, occasionally, colors bright. Binding tight and square, light soiling to edges, interior clean and unmarked, quite a nice copy. We personally inspect every book we offer. ; Paul Kantner [Introduction]; Jann Wenner [Foreword];.

Alternative Comics, 2001. First Edition. Paperback. Annable, Graham : Grickle. Gainesville : Alternative Comics, 2001. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's matte color pictorial wrappers. 58 unnumbered sheets/116 pp. Plain light gray endpapers. Winsome comic sets from "Slight Aberration" to "Unpaid Vacation". Condition notes: Very good plus, with light wear to wrappers and interior unmarked. Gift-appropriate. We personally inspect every book we offer.

HarperCollins, 1986. First Edition. paperback. Preston, Neal : Led Zeppelin Portraits. New York : Harper and Row, 1986. First edition/first printing. Quarto (4to) size, 12"/31cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy b&w photographic wrappers. 96 pp w/o numbers. Intro by Cameron Crowe (Rolling Stone magazine); photos; Preston's statement of equipment used and acknowledgements. Condition notes: a slightly worn but unmarked and solid copy. Wrappers show wear, tanning, a bit of creasing, no tears, remnant price stickers/glue to top forecorner; pp show tanning and the occasional finger smudge, but nothing to egregious. The vast majority of these interesting photos of Page, Plant, Bonham and Jones are 1975 on; a few from '73, only one before that. We personally inspect every book we offer.

William Morrow, 1978. First Edition. hardcover. Fontaine, Joan : No Bed of Roses: An Autobiography. New York : William Morrow, 1978. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's black paper boards, off-white cloth spine, gilt lettering to latter. Glossy b&w/color photographic dj. Tan endpapers with red rose illus. [1-7], 8, [9-11], 12-319, [320]. B&w photos, index. Condition notes: a solid first printing: unclipped dustjacket worn, tanned, with numerous small closed tears and chips, folding. Spine ends rolled, loss of color to head of paper binding, some tanning to spine. Interior tanned but clean. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Music Sales Corp, 1988. paperback. Wood, Lee : Sex Pistols: Day by Day. London : Omnibus, 1988. Size is quarto (4vo), 11.75"/29.8cm h. Bound in publisher's color glossy pictorial dj. Approximately 100 pages, no pagination. Text, photos, press clipping reprod documenting the rise and implosion of the Sex Pistols, from 1971 to 17 January 1978. Condition notes: light wear to wrappers, interior clean and unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Albert L. Morse, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Morse, Albert L.; Walsh, John A. [Editor] : The Tattooists. San Francisco : Albert L. Morse, 1977. First edition, one of 2500 copies produced. Royal quarto (4to) size, 12"/31cm h. Case bound in publisher's black cloth, red lettering imprinted to spine and front board. Semi-glossy color dj features front cover reprod of Ed Hardy tattoo design. Endpapers feature striking but uncredited color designs. 128 numbered pp. Features 34 (by my count) tattoo artists, as well as a number of tattoo collectors. Artists represented by their photo, reprod of business card, and examples of the ir work. Eight full color illustrations or photos, the balance in b&w. Bibliography. Condition notes: boards show moderate wear and several spots of discoloration. Binding tight, slightly cocked, boards are very slightly bowed outward. Significant wear to mylar-sheathed DJ, several tears and chips mainly at spine ends. Other than the inscriptions noted below, pages clean, no… Read More

Arlington House, 1972. First Edition. hardcover. Morella, Joe; Epstein, Edward Z.; and Clark, Eleanor : Those Great Movie Ads. New Rochelle (NY) : Arlington House, 1972. First edition/first printing. Size is quarto (8vo), 11.25"/28.5cm h. Bound in publisher's purple leatherette, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color dj. Identical endpapers reproduce movie ads in red and white. 320 numbered pp. Intro by film critic Judith Crist, "From a Movie Ad Man's Desk," by Jim Pearsall, and 30 other chapters. Lavishly illustrated in b&w. Condition notes: moderate wear to boards, spine ends rolled, corners bumped, with slight loss of purple color to those locations; light soiling to edges. DJ is moderately worn, price-clipped and has been reinforced with scotch to tape to inside top and tail spine ends; several other closed tears to be seen, with slight loss of surface integrity where a price sticker was removed; overall nice color retention. Interior unmarked and quite nice. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Andrews McMeel Pub, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. Szep, Paul Michael : Warts and All: A Cartoon Collection. New York : Andrews and McMeel, 1980. First edition. Oblong paperback, 7"/17.7cm h. x 10"/25.3cm l. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. 199, [1]. Intro by Pulitzer Prize winner Jules Feiffer, B&W editorial cartoons organized into sections: Oldies, International, Local, Caricatures, Energy Crunch, Kennedy and Carter, General. Condition notes: A very good copy with moderate wear and rubbing to wrappers. Former owner's bookplate affixed to inside front cover. Inscribed by Szep on half title page to former owner. Szep was longtime editorial cartoonist with Boston Globe, who has since gone on to be a Pulitzer Prize winner. An early collectible work documenting what turned out to be simpler times. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Truck Press, 1978. First Paperback Edition. McClure, Michael : the grabbing of the fairy: a masque. St. Paul (MN) : Truck Press, 1978. First paperback edition/limited edition of 900 (out of 1026 total copies) pb. Photos by Stewart Brand (of Whole Earth Catalog/Coevolution Quarterly fame). Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. Plain burnt orange endpapers. [i-x] prelim material, [1], 2-41, [42] blank, [43] appendix, [44] blank, [45] colophon, [46] blank; three sheets fold out to reveal b&w photos. First, second, and third production information (date, location, cast, staff); 'the players', 'the scene', the masque. Condition notes: No notes or highlighting. Pages clean, binding sound. Front flyleaf slightly loose. Light wear to cover. Also included, bonus ephemera: a color letter-sized sheet published by the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco promoting two events, one of which was "A Poetry Reading by Michael McClure...A Constellation of… Read More