SNOWDAY EDITION : A WINTER SHORTLIST 20 selections fro m th e ABAA Virtua l Showcase f or B ibliography Week 2021 20 items, including books, serials, ephemera Presented on the occasion of the N.Y.C. blizzard of ’21 and the recent ABAA Virtual Showcase for Bibliography Week CATALOG NOTES A varie d assortme nt of top ics and form ats, mo stly from the 2 0th cent ury, includ ing som e notab le ar tis ts’ bo oks, item s of in ter est for subject speciali sts in La tin American and Af ric an A merican cultur e and h istory, a very rare ma gazine p ublished by W orld War II era German Jewish refugees in Shangh ai, and a presenta tion of photog raphs of bookmobiles. Cover illustration: front cover board of the rare monograph on African- American artist Howard Smith Illustrations on this page and the following: B ook of Sp irits by Naomi Yang , the abov e showin g th e form o f a HUMOTS , a spir it tha t "can transpo rt all ma nn er of b ook s fo r thy pleas ure." TERMS OF SALE & SHIPPING Offers subject to prior sale. Please notify us if you wish to return an item for any reason within ten days of receipt of the original purchase. Payments is accepted in U.S. dollars via bank transfer, credit card (PayPal, Square), or domestic check. Shipment at cost by USPS and commercial couriers, or we can arrange for local delivery free of charge, curbside, in New York City. Please note that posters may be shipped rolled or flat (large format items may incur substantial shipping costs.) https://www.arthurfournier.com ; [email protected] ; t. (917) 749-9431 2 CONTENTS I. African American History & Culture p.5 II. Latin American History & Culture p.8 III. Judaica p.15 IV. Artists’ Books p.21 V. Western Travelers in the Middle East p.24 VI. Rare Annuals and Serials p.26 VII. Going Places p.23 I. African American History & Culture 1. Suomala, Jussi. Howard Smith. Helsinki: Like, 2008. First Edition. 231 pp. text in a two-column Finnish-English bilingual translation concerning the African American artist based in Helsinki, lavishly illustrated throughout. Includes an index, timeline, and annotated bibliography. 4to. As new. Illus. boards, gilt cloth spine. [1142] $300 An important work on a major Black artist who has spent the last forty years of his life and career working in Finland. The book includes beautiful reproductions of Smith's work across a variety of media including painting, drawing, paper cuts, textiles, ceramics, metalwork and sculpture. Candid images from the artist's personal life are also included. Per an online biography, Smith (New Jersey, 1928) attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and become a fellow there in 1962 after having earned a commission in the U.S. Army. He made his first trip to Finland that same year as a member of the Academy of Fine Arts' "Young America Presents" touring exhibition and decided to remain there. Supporting himself as an interior designer, Smith mounted his first solo exhibition at Gallerie Pinx (Helsinki) in 1963. He has since exhibited internationally, including in the U.S., but remains largely overlooked in recent accounts of major African American artists and designers of the 20th century. The present title (now more than ten years out of print and poor distributed outside of Finland) is the most comprehensive monograph on his life and work. As of January 2021 we are only able to locate holdings at six institutions in the U.S. 5 6 2. [African Am erican W omen’s F ashion] N AFAD. T he San Franci sco Chap ter Prese nts T he Los Ange les Chapter of National A ssociation of Fashion and Accessory Designers Inc. in their Designers' Showcase 1963. San Francis co: NAFA D, 19 63. 20 pp . souvenir p rog ram for the African A merican fashion designer's showcase and dinner. 8vo. Very good, unevenly toned at the center spread. S addle st apled. On hold Att r a ctive cop y of a W est C oast s howcase for S an Francis co an d L os Angel es chapte rs of t he National Ass oc iation of Black Fash ion and Acc essories Designers (NA FAD), an h istorically important collective of Black wome n in th e f ashion in dustr y who b anded together to combat rampant racism and exclusion in American beauty culture. At its peak, NAFAD had chapters throughout the country, and served as an importan t social netw ork fo r black women entrepreneurs during the civil rights er a. W e ca n fin d n o oth er exampl es of th e prese nt brochu re in institution al libra ry collections in North America. 3. Sew-on Patches. Black is Beautiful : Color Fast. Laundry Proof. Sew Them On: Shirts, Pants, Jackets, Hats. New York, NY: Best Emblem Insignia, n.d. [196?]. Embroidered cloth patch in red, green, and black, housed in the original sales packaging. 12mo. Interior contents presumed near fine ; packaging is very good with original printed price "59 [cents]" marked down to "25 [cents]" in black marker. [1115] $125 An textile iconic patch giving voice to the "Black is Beautiful" movement's statement of affirmation for a positive perception of African-American bodies in a cultural space the privileges white and light-skinned beauty. While its exact point of origin remains obscure, the slogan first rose to prominence during the early 1960s as part of the wider cultural flowering of Black pride during the struggle for civil rights and social justice for African Americans. Some cultural historians have associated the slogan with a televised fashion show entitled 7 "Naturally ’62," hosted by photographer by Kwame Brathwaite, which sought to celebrate Afrocentric ideals of natural beauty. Others have pointed to efforts of black-women entrepreneurs in African-American beauty salons and local pageant businesses of the era. Rare in such good condition especially in the original packaging. II. Latin American History & Culture 4. [ Architecture] Villanueva, Carlos Raúl. L a Viviend a Pop ular en Ven ezuela, 1928-1952. C aracas: B anco Ob rero, n.d. [ca. 195 2]. F irst Edit ion. [Prepara d a y dirig ida por Car los R aúl Villanueva y Carlos Celis Cepero] 140 pp. texts in Spanish and English, illu strated thro ugho ut with reprod uc tions of land scapes, plans, eleva tion s and po rtr aits of workers. S quare 8v o. Very good, with sl ight rippl e to glo ssy pa pe r of the f ront wrap per, inte rior text block near fine. P lastic c omb b ound defo rm ed at hea d bu t fully intact. [1135] Sold P repared b y t he a uthors "c on c olaboraron los estudiant es de Aruitectu ra: José Manuel Mijares, Ana Teresa Caraballo G., Mercedes Fernández, Gladys de la Cova, Maria Fedacka, y los dibujantes Francisco Oliva y Victor Gil," for presentation at the Eight Pan-A merican C on gress of A rchitects, this attract ive stu dy of popu lar dwellin gs in Venezuela during the middle part of the 20th c. considers the potentials of modernist cooperatives and planned communities a s a solutio n to th e soci al problems inherent to destitute worker communes in Caracas and throughout the countryside. An elegant and beautiful ly illustrated work. Ra re i n the trade and institutio nally uncommon. 5. [Mexico] Cronista de México, El : Semanario Ilustrado Independiente. Vol. I, no. 7 (Oct 1879) through Vol. III, no. 100 (Dec. 1881) (99 of ca. 122 issues printed during the serial's first three years). México: Dublan y Compañia. Imprenta del Comercio, Cordobanes., 1879-1881. First Edition. Impressive bound collection of the illustrated newspaper edited by Ignacio Herrera de Leon and José E. Hernández as a weekly gathering of political, economic, scientific, literary, and cultural events in Mexico and around the world. Issues present include Tomo I : nos. 7 (Sabado 18 de Octubre de 1879) - 20, 22 8 9 (Sabado 31 de Enero de 1880) ; Tomo II : nos. 1 (7 de Febrero de 1880) - 3, 5 - 13,15 - 26, 28 - 40, 42, 43, 46, 47 (Sabado 25 de D iciembr e d e 1 880) ; Tom o III: n o. 48 (1 º d e en e ro de 1881) - 5 4, 5 8 (12 d e Mar zo de 1 881). Th e se con d co ntains Tomo III : n os. 6 6 (7 de M ayo de 18 8 1) - no . 1 00 ( 31 de Dic iembre d e 1881 ) . Fol io. V ery good ove rall. Sc atte red prof essional paper rep a irs a nd o ccasi onal s tain s and inclu sion s thr ou ghout, mino r l osses a t the m argi ns. Vo l. 1: 3/4 le ather ; Vol . 2: 1/2 leath er. Mo dern, th ough b oth spine s appe ar t o be retai ned from old er bin dings . [ 111 2] on hold Ra re s urvival o f an im port ant Porfi riato new spaper, p ublishe d durin g th e era when Genera l Porfi rio Díaz ruled M exico ( 1 876-1911 ) , limitin g p oli tical libertie s and curtailing the op eration o f a free pr ess, ye t em bra cing f oreign tr ade and cultu ral co nnectio ns with Europe and the U.S.