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(THOMAS, ALMA). Golden, Thelma, Ian Berry, Bridget R. Cooks, Thelma Golden, Nikki A. Greene, Lauren Haynes, Leslie Hewitt, Jennie C. Jones, Leslie Wayne & Saya Woolfalk. New York & Saratoga Springs, NY: The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Francis Young Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College & Prestel Publishing, 2016. First Edition. 4to. Cloth with Pastedown. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 256pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With an exhibition checklist. This is the comprehensive hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with posthumous 2016 retrospective of the work of African-American abstract artist Alma Thomas that traveled from the Studio Museum in Harlem to The Francis Young Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College. "Filled with vibrant illustrations, this stunning volume traces Thomas’s development as an artist and includes new writings by Bridget R. Cooks, Thelma Golden, Nikki A. Greene and Lauren Haynes, as well as specially commissioned responses by leading artists Leslie Hewitt, Jennie C. Jones, Leslie Wayne, and Saya Woolfalk. As the work of many African-American abstractionists is only recently coming into the spotlight, this important book on Alma Thomas profiles a truly pioneering figure." A brand new, most handsome example of this quickly unavailable document - the most comprehensive monograph on the artist to date - still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-7913-5571-6 Inventory Number: 026607

(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed. With a Brief Text by Aurelie Voltz, and an Interview by Jerome Sans. New York: Alleged Press, 1999. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (32pp), 30 color and 3 b&w illustrations. "A fixture of Los Angeles' skateboarding scene, Ed Templeton has been producing photographs and paintings documenting his life, tours, and encounters in the skateboarding world for ten years". This charming artist's book (published in conjunction with a 1999 New York exhibition) by local Skate legend Ed Templeton is filled with Teenage Smokers, and nothing but... See transgressive youth on parade from Huntington Beach, California to Turku, Finland! A brand new, most handsome example of this contemporary classic (cited on page 94 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Templeton" in black marker on the inside front cover. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least eighteen years of age to order this item. Inventory Number: 026593

(FUCHS, ERNST). Fuchs, Ernst. Salzburg, AUSTRIA: Residenz Verlag, 1970. First Edition Thus #5/200 Deluxe. 4to. Decorated Cloth in Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 212pp, 106 illustrations in b&w. Text in English. Designed by Walter Pichler. "Architectura Caelestis" - subtitled "Images of the Hidden Prime of Styles" is Viennese School of Fantastic Realism member Ernst Fuchs' treatise on the significance and influence of arcane mathematics in Architectural form over the centuries. A striking production, it is illustrated by the author in black and white and bears a similarity to the self-published works of Stanislav Szukalski. A bright, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon 1970 Residenz Verlag deluxe slipcased edition limited to two hundred NUMBERED (5/200) copies containing two beautiful etchings NUMBERED (5/200) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Ernst Fuchs" in pencil bound in housed in the publisher's royal blue cloth-over-boards slipcase decorated with a gilt-stamped reproduction of a drawing. The book and jacket are lovely while the cloth-over-boards slipcase shows a bit of wear along with some fraying at the joints. Inventory Number: 026585

(CLERGUE, LUCIEN). Charles-Roux, Edmond. Marseille, FRANCE: Ancien Couvent Royal De Saint-Maximin, 1967. First Edition. Small Oblong 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (10pp), 3 b&w illustrations with a tipped-in photograph. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender ten page catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1967 exhibition of one hundred and twelve photographs by Lucien Clergue held at Marseille's Ancien Couvent Royal De Saint-Maximin. It features a 5 x 7" silver gelatin print of a female nude at water's edge we believe to be from the photographer's "Naissances D'Aphrodite" series stamped "PHOTOGRAPHIES / Lucien CLERGUE / ARLES-SUR-RHONE / REPRODUCTION INTERDITE" on the verso tipped to the inside front cover. A handsome example of this uncommon item BOLDLY SIGNED in black ink AND NUMBERED (000155) - from an unstated edition - on the inside front cover beneath the photo, as issued. Inventory Number: 026583

Swallow, Ricky. Alexis Kerin & Stuart Krimko, Editors. New York & Los Angeles: Rainoff & David Kordansky Gallery, 2013. First Edition 1/500. 4to. Printed Self-Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. As New.. 88pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Sinisa Mackovic and Robert Milne. With a fully illustrated exhibition checklist. "Grapevine~" documents an exhibition curated by artist Ricky Swallow at David Kordansky Gallery during the summer of 2013. It focuses on the work of five California-based artists who redefined the use of clay in contemporary art, and includes images of works created over a period of more than fifty years. Ceramic sculptures by Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Michael Frimkess, John Mason, Ron Nagle, and Peter Shire exemplify the ways in which the medium underwent dramatic changes after World War II. Also included are select works by other artists influential in this dialogue, such as Ken Price and Peter Voulkos. An essay by Swallow explores the movement's idiosyncrasies and cross-currents, as well as its influence on subsequent generations of artists." A brand new, bright white example of this exquisitely designed and printed labor of love limited to five hundred unnumbered copies additionally signed by Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Michael Frimkess, John Mason, Ron Nagle, Peter Shire, Peter Voulkos and curator Ricky Swallow at an after-hours publication party at Los Angeles' Mandrake Bar following the exhbition opening. 0-9806516-6-2 Inventory Number: 026582

(KNIGHT, JOHN). Knight, John, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh & Alexander Alberro. Foreword by Beatrice Stern. Mountainville, NY: Storm King Art Center, 2001. First Edition 1/1300. 8vo. Stapled Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 36pp, 12 b&w and 8 color illustrations. Designed by Katy Homans. This is one of the series of slender catalogues produced to document John Knight's exhibitions and public projects over the past thirty-five years. Austerely designed in a serial format of white, often die-cut wrappers, this installment documents Knight's 2001 outdoor Storm King Art Center installation entitled "87º". "John Knight’s work, 87°, draws the viewer’s focus off the Art Center’s property to an industrial object in its viewshed: the shapely water tower of the former Star Expansion Company. From a telescope on a newly constructed viewing platform, a visual line is drawn obliquely across the allée of trees in the center’s south fields to the upper portion of the water tower, about a mile away. Looking beyond Storm King, the work highlights the institutions relationship to its larger sociopolitical context, including its role within evolving regional land-use systems. Focusing on these overlooked aspects of contextual relevance, it adds meaning to a key element of Storm King’s success: the value of a well-placed lookout." A bright, most handsome example. Inventory Number: 026578

(HENSON, BILL). Henson, Bill. Zurich, SWITZERLAND, Berlin & New York: Scalo, 2002. First Edition. Oblong Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color. "Lux et Nox" is noted Australian photographer Bill Henson's stunning 2002 collection of dark, and darkly erotic images of transgressive youth. A brand new, most handsome example (cited on page 273 of Alessandro Bertolotti's "Books of Nudes") of this engaging, perennial favorite. 3-908247-55-1 Inventory Number: 026574

(WITKIN, JOEL-PETER). Witkin, Joel-Peter. Pasadena, CA: Twelvetrees Press, 1995. First Edition #53/100. Large Square 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket,Slipcased. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (130pp), 52 duotone illustrations. Designed by Jack Woody. With an exhibition history, bibliography and collections listing. Issued in 1985 by the redoubtable Twelvetrees Press, this is the beautifully designed and printed first comprehensive publication on the work of Joel-Peter Witkin. Says the publisher: "Joel-Peter Witkin's photographs are simultaneously loathsome and brilliant, generating endless controversy and sometimes, admiration. This is the artist's first monograph and in his words and pictures a more complete understanding of his work emerges." A brand new, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon deluxe edition of the first 1985 Twelvetrees Press printing limited to one hundred copies BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED "Joel-Peter Witkin / 53/100" in black ink on the title page in the publisher's black linen-over-boards slipcase, as issued. 0-942642-15-5 Inventory Number: 026573

(VERSACE). Versace, Gianni. Milan, ITALY: Versace, 1994. First Edition. Large 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine.. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Italian and English. This semi-annual collection catalogue of men's fashion and accessories by Gianni Versace is photographed primarily on the runway by Paolo Castaldi, Doug Ordway, Lorenzo Riva, Pasquale Abbattista, and Beppe Caggi. A most handsome example showing a bit of overall light wear and handling. Inventory Number: 026569

(SALGADO, SEBASTIAO). Salgado, Lelia Wanick. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2013. First English Language Edition 1/1000. Stout Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 520 + 34pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in English. Concept and Design by Lelia Wanick Salgado. Published in 2013, this is the massive hardbound collection of famed Magnum photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado's haunting images of the dwindling unspoiled land, flora, fauna, and peoples of Planet Earth. "Genesis" is the result of an epic eight year expedition to rediscover the mountains, deserts and oceans, the animals and peoples that have so far escaped the imprint of modern society - the land and life of a still-pristine planet. Salgado reminds us that "Some 46% of the planet is still as it was in the time of genesis. We must preserve what exists". The Genesis project, along with the Salgados' Instituto Terra are dedicated to showing the beauty of our planet, reversing the damage done to it, and preserving it for the future". A brand new, most handsome example of the 2013 first English language edition with the publisher's caption booklet laid in additionally BOLDLY SIGNED by Sebastiao Salgado in black marker on the half title page. 3-8365-3872-5 Inventory Number: 026568

(SALGADO, SEBASTIAO). Salgado, Sebastiao, Mia Couto & Lelia Wanick Salgado. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2007. First Edition. Oblong Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 336pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in English, German and French. Concept and Design by Lelia Wanick Salgado. Published in 2007, this is the massive hardbound survey of famed Magnum photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado's haunting images of the land, peoples, and social turmoil of the African continent. A brand new, pristine example of the 2007 first, oversized Taschen edition (cited on page 256 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Sebastiao Salgado" in black marker on the half title page. 3-8228-5621-5 Inventory Number: 026567

Allen, James, Hilton Als, Congressman John Lewis & Leon F. Litwack. James Allen, Editor. Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 2000. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 212pp, 98 color illustrations. Designed by Arlyn Nathan and Jack Woody. "The Tuskegee Institute records the lynching of 3,436 blacks between 1882 and 1950. This is probably a small percentage of these murders, which were seldom reported, and led to the creation of the NAACP in 1909, an organization dedicated to passing federal anti-lynching laws. Through all this terror and carnage someone - many times a professional photographer - carried a camera and took pictures of the events. These lynching photographs were often made into postcards and sold as souvenirs to the crowds in attendance. These images are some of photography's most brutal, surviving to this day so that we may now look back on the terrorism unleashed on America's African-American community and perhaps know our history and ourselves better. The almost one hundred images reproduced here are a testament to the camera's ability to make us remember what we often choose to forget." This is the extremely unsettling book containing texts by Hilton Als, Congressman John Lewis and Leon F. Litwack published to coincide with a 2000 circulating exhibition of examples from James Allen's collection of harrowing vintage photographic scenes of American lynchings. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 2000 Twin Palms first printing. 0-944092-69-1 Inventory Number: 026565

(NAUMAN, BRUCE). Nauman, Bruce. Los Angeles: Nicholas Wilder Gallery, 1974. First Edition. 12mo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (30pp), no illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with a 1974 Los Angeles exhibition at the late, great Nicholas Wilder Gallery, this is an artist's book by renowned conceptual practitioner Bruce Nauman consisting entirely of text. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral item showing an even margin of age-toning along the foredge of the first three leaves. It has been priced accordingly Inventory Number: 026559

(MITCHELL, JOAN). Cheim, John, With a brief text by Rainer Maria Rilke. New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1994. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np 20 color and 1 b&w illustration. Designed by John Cheim. With an exhibition checklist, biography, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the beautifully designed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1994 Robert Miller Gallery exhibition of twenty paintings on canvas from 1964 by the noted second generation Abstract Expressionist Joan Mitchell. A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item. 0-944680-46-1 Inventory Number: 026556

(RAINER, YVONNE). Rainer, Yvonne. Halifax, CANADA & New York: Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design & New York University Press, 1974. First Edition. 4to. Gilt-Stamped Buckram. Dance Monograph. Fine/Good +. 338pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. With a chronology and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published by the Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, this is the first monograph on the pioneering contemporary New York dancer/choreographer Yvonne Rainer. It contains texts and notes on choreography (often reproduced in facsimile), and photographs documenting her performances between 1961 and 1973. A most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon 1974 first edition issued in silver gilt-stamped black buckram boards additionally bearing the SIGNED PRESENTATION "For ... - in contrition and gratitude - Yvonne May 1997" in black ink on the half title page showing some wear, soiling, short closed tears, and some mild spotting to the dust jacket. Laid in is the six page illustrated brochure cum screening schedule from the Getty Research Institute's 2014 "Yvonne Rainer: Dances and Films" program. 0-8147-7360-5 Inventory Number: 026541

(KOONS, JEFF) (TASCHEN, BENEDIKT). Paz, Marga & Benedikt Taschen. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2004. First Edition. Folio. Boards in Illustrated Jacket. Exhibition Catalog. As New/As New. 256pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, German and Spanish. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the beautifully produced, oversized hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 2004 Reina Sofia Madrid exhibition of works from the extraordinary contemporary art holdings amassed over the previous two decades by legendary publisher Benedikt Taschen. "Benedikt Taschen began seriously building his personal collection in 1985, through his involvement in the contemporary art world. It is limited to a small number of artists by whom he owns a great number of pieces. This concentration both traces the development of the work of a few over time and allows us to explore their scope and vision in greater depth. Among the best-represented artists of the collection are Germans Albert Oehlen and Martin Kippenberger (with more than a hundred works each), and the American artists Jeff Koons and Mike Kelley. Additionally, Taschen owns many quality pieces representing key artists from the generation that emerged in the 1980s and is still active today. Among them: Thomas Struth, Gunther Forg, Cindy Sherman, Christopher Wool, Darren Almond, Werner Buttner, Andre Butzer, and Wolfgang Tillmans, not to forget photography doyens Julius Shulman and Helmut Newton, and Elmer Batters and Eric Stanton. A brand new, most handsome example acquired directly from the publisher additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Jeff Koons / 12/3/04" WITH A FLOWER DRAWING executed at Art Basel Miami 2004 in black marker across the title page. 3-8228-4011-4 Inventory Number: 026516

(CLOSE, CHUCK). Close, Chuck. Gottingen, GERMANY: Little Steidl, 2017. First Edition #65/100 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in a Clamshell Box. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jackets - As Issued. np (18pp) + np (18pp) + 8pp. Two individually bound 110 ½ x 13 ½" nine-sheet leporellos printed by color offset lithography recto only, 18 color illustrations. Designed by Chuck Close and Nina Holland. "The idea of a book without words had resonance for Chuck Close. As a child, his severe dyslexia stood in the way of reading, making images all the more important. He remembers a visual encyclopedia from his early years and the feeling of being overtaken by the intensity of its pictures. The idea also resonated with his ongoing interest in revealing the process of his work, which he accomplishes largely through visual presentation, using very few words, if any. "Scribble Book" is a self-portrait that emerges step-by-step out of the printing process, one plate and one color at a time. The viewer follows a series of nine individual plate proofs - volume one - along with a corresponding series of nine progressive proofs - volume two. By comparing the plate proofs against the progressives, the viewer may ascertain not only the effect as one color is added to another to create the final nine-color portrait, but also the compositional decisions and careful modifications made by the artist at each stage of the project. A similar work was made with twelve plates and included in the exhibition "Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2004 and was an immediate success. "Scribble Book" is presented in this deluxe edition as two accordion-fold books. The first shows the series of plate proofs, and the second the series of progressive proofs, culminating with a nine-color self-portrait. For those seeking a more detailed understanding of the process, these books are accompanied by a separate text in which the artist gives a personal account of his drawing process as recorded through printmaking." A brand new, pristine NUMBERED (65/100) AND SIGNED example of the 2017 first deluxe edition this exquisite undertaking consisting of three volumes in a silkscreened clamshell box limited to one hundred copies. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-944630-00-9 Inventory Number: 026507

(BUKOWSKI, CHARLES). Bukowski, Charles & Noel Rockmore. New York & New Orleans: Lyle Stuart Inc. & The Loujon Press, 1965. First Edition 1/3100. Tall 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Poetry Monograph. Very Good./Very Good -.. 101pp. illustrated in b&w + b&w covers. With 4 b&w etchings bound in. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Crucifix in a Deathhand" is the elaborately designed and bound 1965 collection of poetry by hard-living Angeleno Charles Bukowski fabricated by Louise "Gypsy Lou" and Jon Webb at their Loujon Press in New Orleans, and published with the imprint of Lyle Stuart. The author's sixth book, it was issued as a "Loujon Press Award Book" (Gypsy Lou Series #2). Printed by hand-letterpress on seven shades of heavy Spectra Linweave paper with deckle edges and elaborately bound by the Press, it includes four black and white etchings with tissue overlays by New Orleans-based artist Noel Rockmore. An internally bright, most handsome example of this tour de force (a deluxe-but-unnumbered, uncatalogued variant of entry sixteen in Aaron Krumhansel's "A Descriptive Bibliography of the Primary Publications of Charles Bukowski") limited to three thousand, one hundred unnumbered copies SIGNED AND DATED "Charles Bukowski / 3-16-65" in red acrylic paint at the time of publication beneath a striking ACRYLIC PAINTING in silver and red on the verso of a blank page at the rear. There is very light soiling and wear to the top and bottom edges of the textblock, and its Noel Rockmore-illustrated covers shows mild wear, creasing, fraying, and age-toning to the extremities. The publisher's printed wraparound band is complete and present, though it has a clean separation and is somewhat worn, torn, and age-toned. Additionally laid in is a vintage xerox of Ormonde Plater's nine-paragraph interview with Jon Webb about the book's publication captioned "Tough Poems" from the May 28th, 1965 issue of New Orleans' "Vieux Carre Courier". All in all, this is a most desirable example of an important early Bukowski title with an impressive painting that looks nicer in hand than it describes. Inventory Number: 026504

(RHOADES, JASON). Rhoades, Jason. NP. ND (Circa 1997).: NP (Self-Published). First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (22pp), 9 b&w illustrations + color covers. "VARIOUSVIRGINS: Deviations in Space" is a slender twenty-two page artist's book likely produced by Jason Rhoades in conjunction with his 1997 installation entitled "Deviations in Space, Various Virgins" exhibited at New York's David Zwirner Gallery. In it, the iconoclastic late Los Angeles-based artist definies a number of terms incorporating the word "version" - from "aversion" to "universion" - before elaborating upon the piece's references, background, and sculptural components. It is an intensely smart publication that reveals the work's inspiration in both Pasadena's notorious rocket propulsion pioneer-turned-Majick acolyte Jack Whiteside Parsons and the artistic practice of Franz West! As a bonus, it also reproduces Rhoades' astrological natal chart. Low-budget and chaotic like so many of his installations, this was almost certainly hand-assembled and staple-bound by Rhoades himself at his Inglewood studio using the artist's trusty Canon multi-cartridge color duplicator. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon, possibly unique document showing some trivial dampstaining along the top edge of the last few pages. Inventory Number: 026501

(DE COINTET, GUY). de Cointet, Guy. NP (Los Angeles). ND (1973).: Self-Published. First Edition 1/600. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (75pp). In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is a quirky artist's book published by the late Parisian-born, Los Angeles-based Conceptual and performance artist Guy de Cointet. "Written" in his self-devised, unintelligible language, there are no illustrations, English, nor any publication details to be found here. It is noted as having been issued by the artist in an edition of six hundred copies in 1973 in the bibliography of Frederic Paul's "Guy de Cointet" published by Flammarion in 2014. A most handsome example of this uncommon item - only nine copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "For Peg / Guy de Cointet / Dec 16, '74" in red ink on the front free endpaper showing just a bit of wear and age-toning. Inventory Number: 026500

(CUMMING, ROBERT). Cumming, Robert. Orange, CA: Robt. Cumming, 1971. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 12mo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (16pp), 16 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Weight of Franchise Meat" is the wry 1971 self-published artist's book by the then California-based conceptual practitioner Robert Cumming. True to its title, Cumming stages and photographs sixteen tableaux featuring hamburger patties from Orange County burger chains A + W, Bob's Big Boy, Buddy's, Burger King, Carl's Jr., Denny's, Heinz, Jack-in-the-Box, McDonald's, and Punky's weighed on a postage scale. An otherwise handsome example of the 1971 first edition of this uncommon gem (cited on pages 146-147 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") limited to five hundred unnumbered copies showing some very mild soiling to the covers. Inventory Number: 026499

(TILLMANS, WOLFGANG). Tillmans, Wolfgang, Shihoko Iida, Minoro Shimizu & Gil Blank. Tokyo: Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, 2004. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a 1999 Wolfgang Tillmans retrospective held at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery. It features essays by Shihoko Iida and Minoro Shimizu, an interview with the photographer by Gil Blank, and reproductions of scores of photographs. A brand new, most handsome example. 4-925204-18-1 Inventory Number: 026497

(SACHS, TOM). Sachs, Tom, Alex Chohlas-Wood & Glenn O'Brien. New York: Sperone Westwater, 2012. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Garrick Gott. "This volume presents Tom Sachs' most recent bricolage sculptures, some of which play off works by Lichtenstein and Richter, as well as singer James Brown, African sculpture, and Sèvres porcelain. Several of these works incorporate Sachs' pyrography technique, whereby "paint strokes" are burned and etched into the wood surface.". A brand new, most handsome example of the 2012 hardbound first edition published in conjunction with Tom Sachs' exhibition at New York's Sperone Westwater gallery still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9828372-6-7 Inventory Number: 026494

(SACHS, TOM). Sachs, Tom. New York: Self-Published as Allied Cultural Prosthetics, 2009. First Balck and White Edition 1/250. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Periodical. Fine.. np (26pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Tom Sachs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Bricolage Magazine" is Tom Sachs's highly entertaining, self-published artist's periodical-cum-'zine that addresses all things of interest to Tom Sachs "and his community". This second installment from 2010 features cover boy Sam Smith from the 1999 "Masterpiece Theater" production of Oliver Twist, and weaves together in the artist's charming lo-fi cut and paste way Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, a Shaker furniture typology, "100 Killer Dub Plates as Played by Jah Shaka", annoying USB plugs, Knot-tying, Tom's February 2010 Con Edison bill, and so much more. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon - only two copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - first black and white printing limited to two hundred and fifty unnumbered copies. 0-9790499-6-2 Inventory Number: 026492

(SACHS, TOM). Sachs, Tom. New York: Self-Published, 2009. Second Edition 1/100. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Periodical. Fine.. np (22pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Tom Sachs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Bricolage Magazine" is Tom Sachs's highly entertaining self-published artist's periodical cum 'zine that addresses all things of interest to Tom Sachs "and his community". This first installment from 2009 weaves together in the artist's charming lo-fi cut and paste way Donald Judd, Ikea, Malick Sidibe, Yoda, music to listen to, movies to watch, and so much more. A brand new, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon - only a single copy is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - second printing limited to one hundred unnumbered copies, in addition to the one hundred of the first printing. 0-9790499-6-2 Inventory Number: 026491

(SACHS, TOM) (PRINTED MATTER INC.). Sachs, Tom. New York: Printed Matter, Inc., 2003. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. 30pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Tom Sachs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. According to Printed Matter itself, "Printed Matter’s Holiday 2003 Catalogue is designed by Tom Sachs featuring his approved Printed Matter inventory, special Sachs products, and additional suprises. Not just a holiday catalogue; not just an artists’ book, but a spectacular synthesis of the two." A brand new, most handsome example of this charming Printed Matter-commissioned artist-designed trade catalogue hand-lettered and pasted together in Sachs's inimitable lo-fi "Bricolage" style. Inventory Number: 026489

(BORTHWICK, MARK). Borthwick, Mark. NP. ND (2001): NP (Mark Borthwick). First Edition #20/100. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Fine.. np (64pp), illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Whats Bummer" is Mark Borthwick's 2001 self-published 'zine cum artist's book of writings, thoughts, and observations both typeset and in his characteristic stylized handwriting. A bright white, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - there is not currently an entry for the title in OCLC WorldCat - limited to one hundred NUMBERED (20/100) copies accompanied by a loose 3 ¼ x 4 ¼" color photograph SIGNED AND DATED "MB / 01", as issued. Inventory Number: 026486

(BEARD, PETER) (FLEETWOOD MAC). Beard, Peter. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Records, 1979. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Color Photolithographic Print. Promotional Print. Fine.. One 34 x 24" heavy paper sheet printed using four color continuous-tone photolithography recto only, 1 illustration. This is the striking print art-directed by Larry Vigon in collaboration with Peter Beard that was produced by Warner Bros. Records as a limited edition promotional item for Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk". Beard, along with photographers Jayme Odgers and Norman Seeff contributed the album package's photography, and was selected to contribute this image for what became a luxe in-house giveaway for the label's promotions staff. While visiting Los Angeles, Beard photographed his collaged diaries - incorporating his images of band members Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie and John McVie - in the dirt beside some train tracks, with his hand visible in the bottom left corner in the image. The resulting transparency was sent to Chicago's noted Black Box printers, who produced this spectacular limited edition continuous-tone four color photolithograph. A brand new, most handsome flat example of this exceedingly uncommon object issued hors commerce - never commercially for sale - perfect for the Peter Beard and/or Fleetwood Mac completeist. PLEASE NOTE: This "Sample" copy is NOT SIGNED by Peter Beard! Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 026482

(WOOD, JONAS) (KUSAKA, SHIO). Wiley, Chris. New York: Gagosian Gallery & Rizzoli International Publications, 2015. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 220pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by An Art Service. This is the nicely appointed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2015 joint exhibition of work by the noted Los Angeles-based artists Shio Kusaka and Jonas Wood at Gagosian Hong Kong. A brand new, most handsome example of the unavailable 2015 first printing additionally BOLDLY SIGNED by both artists WITH A LARGE DRAWING OF A BASKETBALL DATED "2015" by Jonas Wood in black marker on the front pastedown. 0-8478-4701-2 Inventory Number: 026474

(GOLDSTEIN, JACK). Goldstein, Jack. Pomona, CA. ND (1971): Pomona College Art Gallery. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Postcard. Exhibition Announcement. Near Fine.. One 8 ¾ x 6 ¾" cardstock sheet printed offset recto and verso, 1 b&w illustration. This is the announcement produced in conjunction with Jack Goldstein's January 1971 exhibition of recent work held at the Pomona College Art Gallery - the late, great artist's very first one person show. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral item depicting a Minimalist wooden sculpture very much in the vein of Carl Andre showing two tiny pinholes through the card. Inventory Number: 026466

Various Artists. New York: Rudolf and Limbo, 1985. First Edition. Folio. Printed Poster. Exhibition Poster. Very Good -.. One 17 x 11" sheet printed color offset recto only, machine folded in fourths. Artwork by Huck Snyder. This is the poster announcing a one night only exhibition and live painting show by artists affiliated with New York's then-burgeoning East Village scene held on Wednesday, July 17th, 1985 at the recently opened Manhattan megaclub Palladium. Organized by nightlife impresario Rudolf - who was running The Limbo Lounge as well as Limbo Gallery at the time - it featured works by artists showing at Art Et Industrie, Art Mart, Avenue B., B-Side, Cash Newhouse, Civilian Warfare, Frank Barducci, Fun, Gracie Mansion, Hal Bromm, Limbo, Nature Morte, New Math, Piezo Electric, PPOW, Semaphore East, Sensory Evolution, Sharpe, Steven Adams, T. Greathouse, and Vox Populi. It reproduces a 1985 painting by Huck Snyder, who surely was a participant along with David Wojnarowicz and dozens more. A most presentable example of this striking, exceedingly uncommon poster that was folded by the printer and subsequently flattened showing some mild handling creases, minor ink loss with some touch-up at the bottom center, and two tape remnants along the top edge. Inventory Number: 026463

(BASS, SAUL). Bass, Saul. NP (Los Angeles). ND (Circa 1960s): Saul Bass. Edition Not Stated - Presumed Firsts. Oblong 8vos. Printed Paper. Illustrated Greeting Cards. Fine.. Three folded paper greeting cards printed in colors on heavy paper stock recto only, 3 color illustrations. This is a group of three personal greeting cards designed by Saul Bass that were sent at the Holidays from the family - Ruth, Saul, Andy and Bobby - to a significant Los Angeles-based film creative for whose projects Saul Bass & Associates produced several iconic advertising posters. Each folds in half horizontally and incorporates the image of a dove. Opened fully, they measure 3 ½ x 12 ½", 6 ¼ x 14", and 5 ¼ x 15 ¾", and appear to date between the early sixties and early seventies. A bright, most handsome set of these three ephemeral hors commerce mementos from one of the titans of 20th Century graphic design. Inventory Number: 026460

(EGGLESTON, WILLIAM). Wagner, Bruce & William Eggleston. Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 1999. First Edition 1/50 Deluxe. Square 4to. Cloth in Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 101pp, 45 color illustrations. Published in 1999, "2 1/4" is a beautifully designed and printed survey of Southern gentleman with a camera William Eggleston's color work with the 2 ¼ x 2 ¼ inch negative format. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe signed edition of fifty SIGNED AND NUMBERED copies accompanied by a signed 11 x 11" matted color dye-transfer print SIGNED AND NUMBERED inside a debossed cloth-over-boards clamshell box. 0-944092-70-5 Inventory Number: 026446

(DUCHAMP, MARCEL). Duchamp, Marcel. Mathieu Mercier, Editor. Köln, GERMANY: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 2016. First Edition. Folio. Loose Contents in a Box. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. Sixty-nine loose components housed in a box. Text in English. "Everything important that I have done can be put into a little suitcase," Marcel Duchamp said in 1952. Finally, that suitcase is available to all! One of the most important and enigmatic pieces of modernist art, the Boîte-en-valise (Box in a Valise) was assembled by Duchamp between 1935 and 1941. The portable suitcase contains "the sum of his artistic work" up to that point. Perhaps in premonition of the coming war, and over years without a fixed address, Duchamp reproduced his work in a format that enabled him to easily transport his "complete works" at any time. Though the artist eventually made three hundred copies of his box, many are behind glass in museums and private collections. This is the first ever reinterpretation of the legendary book-object, conceptualized by French artist Mathieu Mercier, and now available to a broader audience. At once a work in and of itself, and a reproduction in the Duchampian spirit, this miniature museum contains sixty-nine reproductions of Duchamp's most celebrated creations, including the famous "Fountain", "Nude Descending a Staircase", and "The Large Glass". Mercier has reproduced the bulk of the contents of Duchamp's original box in paper form, designing everything to scale. Playful and accessible, the "Boîte" reflects Duchamp's desire to display his works outside the museum and gallery system." A brand new, pristine example of the quickly sold out 2016 Walther König first populist edition of this monumental undertaking unopened in the publisher's printed shipping carton."Everything important that I have done can be put into a little suitcase," Marcel Duchamp said in 1952. Finally, that suitcase is available to all! One of the most important and enigmatic pieces of modernist art, the Boîte-en-valise (Box in a Valise) was assembled by Duchamp between 1935 and 1941. The portable suitcase contains "the sum of his artistic work" up to that point. Perhaps in premonition of the coming war, and over years without a fixed address, Duchamp reproduced his work in a format that enabled him to easily transport his "complete works" at any time. Though the artist eventually made three hundred copies of his box, many are behind glass in museums and private collections. This is the first ever reinterpretation of the legendary book-object, conceptualized by French artist Mathieu Mercier, and now available to a broader audience. At once a work in and of itself, and a reproduction in the Duchampian spirit, this miniature museum contains sixty-nine reproductions of Duchamp's most celebrated creations, including the famous "Fountain", "Nude Descending a Staircase", and "The Large Glass". Mercier has reproduced the bulk of the contents of Duchamp's original box in paper form, designing everything to scale. Playful and accessible, the "Boîte" reflects Duchamp's desire to display his works outside the museum and gallery system." A brand new, pristine example of the quickly sold out 2016 Walther König first edition of this monumental undertaking unopened in the publisher's printed shipping carton. 3-86335-518-0 Inventory Number: 026435

(DUCHAMP, MARCEL). Paz, Octavio & Marcel Duchamp. Mexico City: Ediciones ERA, 1968. First Edition 1/3000. 4to. Cloth Portfolio in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. Seven components housed in a slipcased green cloth folio. Text in Spanish. This unique Marcel Duchamp item was produced in the spirit of the "Boite en Valise", and as such is a portfolio containing several smaller items related to the maestro's oeuvre, They are as collated: 1. "Marcel Duchamp o el Castello de la Pureza" - the first appearance of Octavio Paz's notable essay on the Large Glass (62pp, cloth, 8vo, 4 b&w, 8 tipped color plates), 2. "Marcel Duchamp - Textos" (69pp, wrappers, 8vo, illustrated in b&w), 3. "El Gran Vidrio" - a color transparency of "The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even" with a printed cardboard enclosure, 4. Color reproductions of each of the three versions of "Nude Descending a Staircase" - printed on heavy stock, 5. Nine postcard sized reproductions of various readymades - again on heavy stock, laid into a printed envelope, 6. "Album Fotografico / Texto Autografo / Nota Biografica" (10pp, wrappers, 8vo), and one unnumbered item, a white cardboard stand-up bust of Duchamp printed in blue ink. The contents of this copy are all in Near Fine condition or better but for the stand-up, whose cardboard has age-toned somewhat. The internal cloth portfolio shows starting and cracking of the inner hinges due to the use of cheap animal glue. The slipcase shows minor browning, abrading, fraying, and a bit of the insect damage that typically afflicts this ambitious but inexpensively produced undertaking. All in all, this is a handsome, complete example of this uncommon item - only nine copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to three thousand unnumbered copies that looks nicer in hand than it describes. Inventory Number: 026433

(SAMMALLAHTI, PENTTI). Perich, Candace & Pentti Sammallahti. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First Edition 1/1000. Oblong Narrow Folio. Debossed Boards in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 48pp + 1 loose sheet, 29 duotone illustrations + duotone plate laid down on the front cover. Published by Nazraeli Press, this beautifully designed and illustrated book was the first substantial publication on renowned photographer Pentti Sammallahti issued outside his native Finland. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 2002 first edition limited to one thousand unnumbered copies in slipcase additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Pentti Sammallahti" in black ink across the publisher's printed text insert still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-59005-036-3 Inventory Number: 026429

(SAMMALLAHTI, PENTTI). Perich, Candace & Pentti Sammallahti. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First Edition 1/1000. Oblong Narrow Folio. Debossed Boards in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 48pp + 1 loose sheet, 29 duotone illustrations + duotone plate laid down on the front cover. Published by Nazraeli Press, this beautifully designed and illustrated book was the first substantial publication on renowned photographer Pentti Sammallahti issued outside his native Finland. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 2002 first edition limited to one thousand unnumbered copies in slipcase additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Pentti Sammallahti" in black ink across the publisher's gently handled printed text insert. 1-59005-036-3 Inventory Number: 026428

(GOLDBERG, JIM). Goldberg, Jim. Gottingen, GERMANY: Steidl, 2013. First New and Revised Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. "From 1977 to 1985, Jim Goldberg photographed the wealthy and destitute of San Francisco, creating a visual document that has since become a landmark work. Through the combination of text and photographs, "Rich and Poor"'s mass appeal was instantly recognizable. In 1984 the series was exhibited alongside Robert Adams and Joel Sternfeld in the "Three Americans" exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and was published the following year by Random House. Out of print since 1985, "Rich and Poor" has been completely redesigned and expanded by the artist for this Steidl edition. Available for the first time in hardcover, it builds upon the classic combination of photographs and handwriting and adds a surplus of vintage material and contemporary photographs that have never been published or exhibited. The photographs in "Rich and Poor" constitute a gripping portrait of America during the 1970s and 80s that remains just as relevant today." A brand new, most handsome example of the greatly revised and expanded 2013 Steidl hardbound edition of this gem (whose 1985 first edition is cited on pages 250-251 of "The Book of 101 Books" and page 231 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Jim Goldberg / 2014" WITH A TAPED DOWN PHOTOGRAPH from "Raised by Wolves" hand-bordered in gold ink on the title page by the Magnum photographer at our shop. 3-86930-688-2 Inventory Number: 026424

(SUCKLORD). Sucklord, The - aka Morgan Phillips, Johan Kugelberg & Simeon Lipman. New York: Boo-Hooray Gallery & Suckadelic Enterprises, 2011. First Edition 1/50 Deluxe. 8vo. Wrappers + Artist's Multiple. Artist Monograph. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. np, profusely illustrated in color + a 9 x 6" printed blister pack containing a "Sucklord Zero" monochrome vinyl figure. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with the venerable Boo-Hooray Gallery's 2011 "Suckadelic" exhibition of the irony-drenched vinyl art figures of The Sucklord. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe edition limited to fifty copies BOLDLY SIGNED "Sucklord III" in what appears to be pearlescent pink marker on the inside front cover of the catalogue stapled at the rear cover to an unopened blister pack containing a "Sucklord Zero" artist multiple, as issued. Inventory Number: 026419

Glenn, Constance W. & The CSULB Museum Studies Program. Long Beach, CA: The Art Galleries, California State University, Long Beach, 1975. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Comb-Bound Printed Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Good.. np (40pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With artist biographies and exhibition histories. "A View Through" was an influential 1975 exhibition organized by California State University, Long Beach Art Galleries director Constance W. Glenn and the students of the CSULB Museum Studies Program that featured work by nine Southern California artists working independently within the loosely unified Light and Space movement. The participants were Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Ron Cooper, Guy Dill, Laddie John Dill, Dr. Who?, Doug Edge, Robert Irwin, and Terry O'Shea. A serviceable example only of this uncommon item - only eleven copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - whose fragile plastic comb-binding is complete and unbroken, but is showing some noticeable dampstaining and rippling to the covers and portions of the textblock due to contact with moisture. None of the pages have stuck together, and it has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026418