Back Room (17 results)

Condition: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

Condition: New.

Paperback. 164p.+ ad very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Side-stapled, 56 pgs. 5.5" x 5.5". Chapbook published on the occasion of the Plazm Backroom event, January 11, 2008, with essays and photographs. Topics include What does it take for an independent magazine to survive for two decades? Can artists and creative people do what they love without selling their souls? Light vertical crease to front cover and first page, else fine.…

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verformung / umgeknickte Seiten. A deep space catastrophe strands Sub-captain Micah Starion in a strange land where he is stripped of all rank and used as a plaything by his brutal captors. Micah, now known only by a number, is gradually transformed. Gay male erotica.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. NULL. [20]pp, 9 x 7 inches. Kerry Anne Jordinson (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. 20 cm. 160 pages F. Fine, near new condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 20pp, for young readers Size: Landscape 4to.

Stapled. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Excellent condition. 7 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. [20]pp, 10 x 7 inches, 9, p.o.n. Kerry Anne Jordinson (illustrator).

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 22pp, diagrams. Or white stapled card covers with very faint toned spot to rear. A collection of card and coin manipulations for the magician. Size: 8vo. Garcia, Frank (illustrator).

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. Single sheet approximately 11 ¼ by 4 ¼ inches. Printed on a single side only. With a few small illustrations. A flyer advertising a 'music' and visual performance including a multi-box, napkin dispenser, violin, harmonica, sticks and stones, voice, tape and various props. This was performed by fig. 7, which may have been a one woman or man group, according to previous owner. Illustrations and performance reminiscent of Fluxus or Happenings style events. This performance was held at a venue called the Back Room, a gallery devoted to mail and performance art in the back of a store "A Fine Hand" that specialized in left hand items. VERY GOOD condition. Four small pieces of tape adhered to the reverse. Very light curling.…

Paperback, fine condition, 172 pages (September 1, 2001) The dark and dangerous sequel to the thrilling Initiation of PB500ISBN: 0968677649.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Unstated. Controlled Miracles by Simon Bill Back Room Press, 1949, unstated edition Staple bound in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean however tanned due to being white. Covers magic and magicians, various well know magicians tricks using various items, cards, coins, fingertips, cigarettes, puzzles etc. B&W illustrations, ads, 22 pages. Book.…

brossura. Condition: in ottime condizioni. Senga Nengudi, (Editor) Begum Yasar, (Essay) Rizvana Bradley, (Essay) Jessica Bell Brown, (Essay) Ellen Tani Dominique Levy/The Back Room, New York, 2015. PB, very good, tall/slim.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Wanted Poster 20 x 20 cm. In acid free Mylar sleeve. Will be shipped flat between heavy cardboard layers, never rolled. [Transcription:] IDENTIFICATION ORDER NO. 1893 June 7, 1943 WANTED ALLAN KRAMER FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON, D. C.F.P.C. (NONE AVAILABLE) [Penciled:] 3-3355 [Printed:] FBI No. 3,302,657 IMPERSONATION DESCRIPTION Age: 41 years, date and place of birth not known; Height: 5 feet, 7 inches; Weight: 160 pounds; Eyes: blue-gray; Hair: dark brown, wavy, thin on top, gray at temples; Complexion: ruddy; Build: medium; Race: white (Jewish);Nationality: American; Occupation: confidence man; Scars and marks: several teeth missing right upper jaw, several lower teeth chipped; Peculiarities: short pudgy hands, persuasive manner, convincing talker with slight Southern accent but uses poor grammar, complains of backache, usually wears small mustache, wears rimless glasses, usually wears sweaters, borrows money on various pretexts representing himself as member of wealthy family, good duckpin bowler. RELATIVES (none known) CRIMINAL RECORD (none known)(Signature) Allan Kramer Photographs taken about 1939 An indictment in four counts was returned by a Federal Grand Jury at Boston, Massachusetts, on March 1, 1940, charging subject as Allan Kramer with violation of the Federal Impersonation Statute in that he did, on or about February 13, 15, and 16, 1940, at Boston, Massachusetts, unlawfully and with intent to defraud, obtain certain services and money by falsely assuming and pretending to be an officer of the U. S. Government. An indictment was returned by a Federal Grand Jury at Shelby, North Carolina, on March 18, 1941, charging subject as Allan Kramer with violation of the Federal Impersonation Statute in that he did, between February 26, 1940 and April 16, 1940 at Charlotte, North Carolina, unlawfully and with intent to defraud, obtain certain money by falsely assuming and pretending to be an officer of the U. S. Government. Law enforcement agencies kindly transmit any additional criminal record or information to the nearest division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice. If apprehended, please notify the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., or the Special Agent in Charge of the division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation listed on the back hereof which is nearest your city. (over) Issued by: JOHN EDGAR HOOVER, DIRECTOR" Allan Kramer was actually an alias used by a notorious confidence man named Alexander Arlinsky. According to contemporary news records and historical archives of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Arlinsky eluded capture for years by changing his name, altering his appearance, and moving across the country. He was finally tracked down and arrested by FBI agents in a Manhattan hotel room on July 23, 1946. While exact federal sentencing records from 1946 are not broadly digitized, he faced a massive stack of multiple multi-count federal indictments across multiple states (including Massachusetts, North Carolina, and California) for violating the Federal Impersonation Statute. He was extradited back to Boston to face these charges, where a standard federal impersonation conviction at the time carried heavy consecutive prison terms and steep fines for each count. Arlinsky was a career criminal who reportedly operated under 37 distinct aliases and married as many as six different women across the country to swindle them out of their money. FBI records show he specialized in posing as an FBI Special Agent or a secret Army intelligence officer to target wealthy families and courted women. Following his prison time, he eventually returned to his family's home region of Lowell, Massachusetts, and passed away in mid-1955. counts of violating the Federal Impersonation Statute under his "Allan Kramer" alias. This triggered a widespread tracking effort documented extensively in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. (illustrator).…