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The Glines presents Robin Tyler [mailer] Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Groom

The Glines presents Robin Tyler [mailer] Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Groom

by Tyler, Robin

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1980
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New York: The Glines/DTW, 1980. Very good four panel mailer, 5.5x8.5 inches, photos of Robin, dates, prices, Gay Crusader mailing label on rear. The Feminist/Lesbian comic's one woman show.
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Gems of American Architecture. Embellishments by Charles E. Calder
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Gems of American Architecture. Embellishments by Charles E. Calder

by Greer, William Royal

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Published
1935
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Pamphlet
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St. Paul, MN: Brown & Bigelow, Remembrance Advertising, 1935. Pamphlet. [48]p., illustrations, wraps. 4.5 x 5.5 in. Very Good. Satirical sales catalog depicting outhouses--from the ramshackle to the stately--complete with model names ("The Tropical," "The Prairie Skipper," "The Leaning Tower") and prices. Intended as an advertisement for aluminum manufacturers, with two aluminum outhouses depicted on inside of rear cover.… Read more about this item
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Symphonic Poem in Five Cantos

Symphonic Poem in Five Cantos

by Shute, Henry A.

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Published
1939
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Hardcover
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[Exeter, NH?]: [self-published?], 1939. Hardcover. [20]p., illustrations, bound in flexible leather covers. Title page in green and red. Armorial bookplate of Annie Edgerly Thayer on front pastedown. Pages evenly toned. Rubbing to spine of book, but otherwise Very Good. A privately printed holiday greeting with caricatures of the author's son (and law firm partner), daughter-in-law (whose Scottish ancestry is… Read more about this item
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Florida Fishin' Tales
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Florida Fishin' Tales

by Whitman, Frank

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Published
1900
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Pamphlet
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[Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1900. Pamphlet. 47, [1]p., illustrations, wraps. 9.5 x 6.25 in. Illustrations by M.D. Graf. Covers soiled and edgeworn, corners bumped. Good. Dialect fiction.
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A Fraction of a Century of Middlesex Humor by the Raving Reporter

A Fraction of a Century of Middlesex Humor by the Raving Reporter

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[date of publication not identif
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Pamphlet
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Concord, MA: Anvil Press, [date of publication not identified]. Pamphlet. 36p., wraps. 8.5 x 5 in. Covers toned and worn. Good. Satirical takes on various aspects of boarding school life, from "music depreciation" classes to the exchange of Valentine cards.
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Crossplay. Book design by Matt Sheridan, proofread by Abby Lehrke

Crossplay. Book design by Matt Sheridan, proofread by Abby Lehrke

by Smith, Niki. Edited by C. Spike Trotman

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Published
2018
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781945820144
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no city, Canada: Iron Circus Comics, 2018. Paperback. 148p., profuse comix panels printed black and pink on clay-coated alkaline paperstock, softbound in 8x5.5 inch frenchfold cardstock wraps, a handsome production. Very good in wraps.
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1001 ways to make love

1001 ways to make love

by Kupferberg, Tuli

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Published
1969
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Paperback
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New York: Grove Press Inc, 1969. Paperback. 356p., profusely illustrated paperback; corners have some minor sheflwear, else very good.
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You Kiss Your Mother With That Mouth?? (things my dog has eaten) by Nomi Kane, starring Dino -[with]- Classic Advertising Slogans Repurposed! [two zines by Nomi Kane, together]

You Kiss Your Mother With That Mouth?? (things my dog has eaten) by Nomi Kane, starring Dino -[with]- Classic Advertising Slogans Repurposed! [two zines by Nomi Kane, together]

by Kane, Nomi

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Published
2022
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Pamphlet
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n.p.: Self-published by the author, 2022. Pamphlet. Folded & scissored origami booklet, 5.5x4 inches, color-xeroxed by expert artist-author Kane, a pretty booklet about vomit, moldy food and animal poo, featuring a fine back cover cartoon of Dino & his owner. Quite sound (origami rules!) and clean (in production if not in idea). A fine copy. TOGETHER WITH: Classic Advertising… Read more about this item
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Bagels, Barry Bonds, & Rotten Politicians. Edited with an introduction by David Gordon
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Bagels, Barry Bonds, & Rotten Politicians. Edited with an introduction by David Gordon

by Blumert, Burton S.

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Published
2008
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Paperback
ISBN
9781933550305
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Auburn AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2008. Paperback. xx, 345p., a well-produced softback in 9x6 inch decorated wraps, faintest edgewear to front cover, a near-imperceptable sticker-residue on back, else perfectly sound, clean and unmarked. Well, 'unmarked' but for a signed authorial inscription on the title page, to a friend, datelining 2008. Blumert is described in back-cover broodings as a… Read more about this item
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[Collection of 10 items from the Wisconsin Student Alliance 1968 student election campaign]

[Collection of 10 items from the Wisconsin Student Alliance 1968 student election campaign]

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Published
1968
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Ephemera
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Madison, WI: Wisconsin Student Alliance (WSA) & related groups, 1968. Ephemera. This collection of 10 items comprises political campaign items from political parties participating in the student government. Four items from the Alliance for Responsible Governmental Objectives including two 8.5x11 inch handbills, a pamphlet and a membership card; Two 8.5x11 inch handbills from the Surge Senate slate advocating equal… Read more about this item
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Jose Cabrera presents The Second Crying Macho Man Collection. YOU SO LOCO, All New Laugh-Out-Loud Cartoons. Foreword by Michael Aushenker
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Jose Cabrera presents The Second Crying Macho Man Collection. YOU SO LOCO, All New Laugh-Out-Loud Cartoons. Foreword by Michael Aushenker

by Cabrera, José

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Published
2008
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Paperback
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Playa Del Rey, CA: Crying Macho Man, 2008. Paperback. 96p., b&w comix panels throughout, special offers on mustaches imported from the Dominican Republic (but hurry), jokes of all sorts. Malcolm X telephonically counsels MLK Jr to add "King" to his name, so as not to be confused with the early Protestant. The newly anointed "King" is enthusiastic. Nice clean… Read more about this item
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Of whales and women, one man's view of Nantucket history

Of whales and women, one man's view of Nantucket history

by Gilbreth Jr., Frank B., illustrated by Donald McKay

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Published
1956
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Hardcover
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co, 1956. Hardcover. vii, 242p., first edition, very good condition in an edge worn price clipped dust jacket with a slightly darkened spine.
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The Little Red Primer. For the Little-Read Financial School on the Corner

The Little Red Primer. For the Little-Read Financial School on the Corner

by Mickel, Edward P.

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Published
1900
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Pamphlet
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Lincoln, NE: Ed. P. Mickel, 1900. Pamphlet. 18p., wraps. 8.5 x 5.75 in. Spine splitting; covers lightly faded. Old sewing holes on front cover. Good. Not found in OCLC as of March, 2024. Satirical verse and prose making fun of Democratic, Republican, and Populist parties; elections in general; banks; William Jennings Bryan, and much else. Includes a "glossary" with… Read more about this item
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U.S.A. Home Grown Brand Marijuana, 50 kilos, Humboldt County Growers Co-Op [burlap bag novelty item]

U.S.A. Home Grown Brand Marijuana, 50 kilos, Humboldt County Growers Co-Op [burlap bag novelty item]

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23x36 inch burlap bag, screen printed novelty item; illustration of a marijuana farm on front, folding creases, else very good condition.
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Garlic. The Breath of the People. No. 1 (Spring 1978)

Garlic. The Breath of the People. No. 1 (Spring 1978)

by Clement, Nancy, Kit Duane, Susan Moon, Zea Morvitz, editorial bored [sic]

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Published
1977
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Newspaper
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Berkeley: Garlic Press, 1977. Newspaper. [8]p., illustrations, wraps. 17.5 x 11.5 in. One vertical and one horizontal fold. Evenly toned, commensurate with age. Faint foxing at the extremities. Very Good. First number of the underground newspaper. With faux news announcements (Freud lectures at UC Berkeley), satirical articles (a self-help style guide to giving up self-improvement), and fictitious blurbs. Includes… Read more about this item
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Heaven Knows Where - a novel

Heaven Knows Where - a novel

by Enright, D.J.

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Published
1957
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Hardcover
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London: Secker and Warburg, 1957. Hardcover. 272p., first edition hardbound in apricot-tan boards spine-titled in silverfoil and enclosed in the peculiar dust jacket. Good-only condition; textblock & casing show a tiny stain on top edge, ink-pen cancellations of an address on front free endpaper and a printed price on dust jacket, plus general light edgewear and faint ripple to… Read more about this item
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[Hippie humor, postcard]

[Hippie humor, postcard]

by Roberts, Mike

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Published
nd
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Postcard
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Berkeley: [Mike Roberts Color Productions?], nd. Postcard. Mike Roberts a pronounced postcard maker based out of Berkeley. 5.5x3.5 inch postcard of two cartoon hippies discussing going to pick up their welfare checks and then meeting up later for a demonstration against the "stinking establishment." Some slight toning on edges, else very good. C27996.
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The anteater's umbrella; a contribution to the critique of zoos. Illustrated by Gina Litherland

The anteater's umbrella; a contribution to the critique of zoos. Illustrated by Gina Litherland

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Published
1989
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Handbill
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Chicago: The Surrealist Group, 1989. Handbill. 8.5x11 inch handbill, originally published in 1971; illus., in very good condition.
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Yogi the Dog
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Yogi the Dog

by Kafa, Koyoun (pseudonym of Haig Gudenian)

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Published
1959
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Hardcover
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Ann Arbor: [the author], printed by Braun-Brumfield, 1959. Hardcover. 174p. hardcover, very good. An Armenian immigrant musician's tongue-in-cheek paean to saintly dogs exhibiting universal consciousness, including his own beloved dog, Yogi. The author states that his self-deprecating pen name, Koyoun Kafa, is Turkish for "Mutton Head.
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Religious Riot & Brash Productions materials

Religious Riot & Brash Productions materials

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Published
1990
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Pamphlet
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Great falls & Falls Church, VA: Brash Productions/Gay & Lesbian Archives of Washington D.C., 1990. Pamphlet. Very good product brochures, press releases, newsletter and leaflets stapled at upper-left corner. Listings for humorous anti-Right Wing t-shirts, bumper stickers etc. as well as vol. 1, #1 o No Newt Letter of the Newt Gingrich BAN Club.
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