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Chagall, Marc-Longus DAPHNIS AND CHLOE of Longus. Translated by George Moore. Illustrations by Marc Chagall. New York: Brazillier, 1977. 4to, 230pp, cloth, dust jacket. Very good copy in Brodart jacket. First published by Verve in 1961 -
History of African American Arts History of African American Arts Beardens Henderson -
FIGURE DRAWING For All it’s Worth Loomis, Andre New York: Viking Press, 1982 4to, 204pp, 137 b&w illustrations. Quarter green cloth, gilt lettering on spine stamped illustration on cover, dust jacket, fine copy. First issued in 1943, Loomis’s classic remained in print until at least this thrity-second printing -
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Der Zeichner Algred Kubin ALFRED KUBIN Der Zeichner Alfred Kubin. Unter Mitwirkung der Graphischen Sammlung Albertina und des Oberosterreichischen Landesmuseums. Katalogbearbeitung Alfred Marks. Salzburg: Residenz Verlag, 1967. 4to, 453pp, illustrated throughout. Full leatherette, dust jacket in Brodart protector. Very nice copy. One of 100 numbered copies
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Throughout a lifetime spent in the service of literature, William has amassed major collections on alchemy, erotica, drugs and the occult. In 1973 he co-founded what at the time was the world’s largest collection of literature on the subject of psychoactive drugs – known as the LSD Library, it has subsequently been expanded upon and now resides at Harvard University. During the ‘70s and ‘80s, William published a series of exquisitely designed, limited edition hand-set books on his Press of the Pegacycle Lady imprint – with its charming epigraph, ‘Under the imprint of the knowing smile’ – which featured works by a wildly diverse group of authors that included Stephane Mallarme, Barry Humphries and Dory Previn, and featured collaborations with such artists as Wallace Berman and Don Bachardy.
After 30 years, William closed the doors of his highly regarded bookstore on Melrose in 2007, having published 70 catalogues of rare books and fine prints. He now operates as a private dealer and spends most of his time at a Spa in Desert Hot Springs that he won in a poker game. A passion for this new locale has inspired the accumulation of a collection of rare books and ephemera on the Southern California desert.
William Dailey, CV Highlights
2014 Old and Curious Books from the Collection of William Dailey, The Good Luck Gallery Los Angeles, CA
2014 Group Hug, group exhibition, The Good Luck Gallery, Los Angeles, CA