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(KENNA, MICHAEL). Johnstone Mark. Foreword by Robert Lassam. Tokyo. 1987 (1990).: Gallery Min. Second Edition. Large Square 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (86pp), 38 duotone illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. Published in conjunction with his first one person exhibition at noted eighties Tokyo photography space Gallery Min, this austere publication is Michael Kenna's first substantive monograph. A most handsome example of the 1990 second edition (whose 1987 first edition is cited on page 64 of "From Fair to Fine 2"). 4-906265-14-6 Inventory Number: 020800

(ARGENTINI, GUIDO). Argentini, Guido. NP: Self-Published, 2011. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. Square 4to. Padded Boards in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 128pp, 104 color and 78 duotone illustrations. Text in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. The sculpture of Michelangelo, Rodin, and Brancusi, serve as the inspiration for Guido Argentini's masterly images of the female nude. Published by the Italian-born, Los Angeles-based photographer himself, "Shades of a Woman" is a sumptuously produced collection of nearly twenty years of work including his striking "Silvereye" series of statuesque models completely covered in metallic pigment a la Shirley Eaton in "Goldfinger". A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe edition limited to one hundred copies BOLDLY NUMBERED (42/100), SIGNED AND DATED "Guido Argentini '11" in ink on the front pastedown accompanied by a NUMBERED, SIGNED AND DATED 10 ¾ x 10 ¾" silver gelatin photographic print housed in the publisher's gilt-embossed blue silk-over-boards slipcase, as issued. 0-615-41928-3 Inventory Number: 020789

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. London: LCB (Larry Clark Books in association with Thea Westreich), 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Hans Werner Holzwarth and Design pur. Text in English. Published in Switzerland 1995, Larry Clark's "The Perfect Childhood" caused quite a stir when the attorneys for its American distributor upon seeing their first copy refused to let it be imported due to the prevailing moral climate. The successor to "Tulsa" and "Teenage Lust", it continues the notorious photographer/director's fascination with the American teen through wall-to-wall photos, collages, video stills and re-photographed press clippings - most of which are previously unpublished. Highly voyeuristic in nature, there is no shortage here of sex, violence, skateboarders and Matt Dillon! A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon true first edition (cited on page 245 of Alessandro Bertolotti's "Books of Nudes") issued by Larry Clark Books in association with Thea Westreich. 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. 0-302-00644-3 Inventory Number: 020754

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. Zurich, SWITZERLAND & Milan, ITALY: Nieves & Le Case D'Arte, 2006. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. np (18pp), 12 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the first of two slender catalogues published as part of the Nieves "Zine" series on the occasion of the 2006 exhibition of work by Larry Clark held at the Le Case D'Arte in Milan. Issued without text, it contains images from Clark's landmark "Tulsa" series. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to one hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (132/150) on the rear cover in pencil, as issued. Inventory Number: 020751

(BROWN, GLENN). Freedberg, David. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2004. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 40pp, 14 color illustrations + decorative endpapers. Designed by Bruce Mau Design, Inc. With an exhibition history. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with a 2004 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of seven recent art-history inflected paintings and two sculptures by British artist Glenn Brown. A most handsome copy. 1-932598-00-6 Inventory Number: 020703

(TESTINO, MARIO). Testino, Mario & Jochen Siemens. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Spezial Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 2000. First Edition 1/10000. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Art Directed by Dirk Linke. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this twentieth installment devoted to the glamorous fashion and celebrity work of Mario Testino was no exception. A handsome example showing a bit of overall wear and handling to the wrappers. It has been priced accordingly. 3-570-19252-0 Inventory Number: 020695

(WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce & Jochen Siemens. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Spezial Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 2001. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 110pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of this elegantly produced photography special published by Stern Magazine invariably sell out quickly, and this twenty-second installment devoted to Bruce Weber was no exception. An American travelogue compiled over a twenty-five year period, this features many of the photographer's familiar territories; Chet Baker, Robert Mitchum, Lisa-Marie, Peter Johnson, Sam Shepard, Newfoundlands and Retrievers, Santa Barbara, Golden Beach, The Chelsea Hotel, Montana, plus lots and lots of muscular young men and women. A brand new, pristine example still in publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19293-8 Inventory Number: 020693

Basten, Fred E. Foreword By Martin Scorsese. Camarillo, CA: Technicolor Inc., 2005. First Thus. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Film Monograph. Fine/Fine. 284pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Published by Technicolor itself to celebrate the firm's ninetieth anniversary, this is a lavishly produced and illustrated, expanded update of the 1980 A.S. Barnes edition. It contains a complete history of the company and its technical achievements, numerous film stills, a complete cataloguing of every film using the process, and a listing of all Technicolor Academy award winners. A pristine copy BOLDLY SIGNED by author Fred E. Basten in black marker on the title page. 0-9647065-0-4 Inventory Number: 020684

(ARMAN). Geldzahler, Henry. New York: Marisa Del Re Gallery, 1986. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 18pp, 14 illustrations in color and b&w. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1986 New York gallery exhibition, this slender catalogue features images of Greek and Roman Gods & Goddesses in Arman's characteristic "sliced" methodology. A most handsome copy whose intricately die-cut front cover is perfectly intact. LC 86-062323 Inventory Number: 020680

(BALDESSARI, JOHN). Baldessari, John. Irvine, CA: The Art Gallery of the University of California, Irvine, 1973. First Edition 1/2500. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (28pp), 15 b&w illustrations. Published in conjunction with a 1973 University of California, Irvine exhibition, this artist's book contains fifteen photographic images of noted Conceptual artist John Baldessari in the process of chucking a projectile that have been superimposed with colored musical staves to create three melodies and fifteen chords, as promised. A bright, most handsome copy showing a thin margin of barely perceptible sunning to the length of the spine. Inventory Number: 020629

(ARMAN). Geldzahler, Henry. New York: Marisa Del Re Gallery, 1986. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 18pp, 14 illustrations in color and b&w. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1986 Marisa Del Re Gallery exhibition, this slender eighteen page catalogue features images of Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses in Arman's characteristic "sliced" methodology. A most handsome copy featuring a BOLDLY SIGNED DRAWING of a God in profile by Arman in purple ink whose intricately die-cut front cover is perfectly intact. A gallery announcement for the exhibition's Los Angeles premiere where this was acquired has been laid in. LC 86-062323 Inventory Number: 020578

Gagosian, Larry. Moscow: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Gilt-Debossed Boards. Exhibition Catalog. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 90pp, 40 color illustrations. Text in English and Russian. Designed by Dan Miller Design. With an exhibition checklist. This is the opulently appointed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the inaugural 2007 Gagosian Gallery exhibition held in Moscow. This show consisted of forty works by gallery stalwarts Cecily Brown, Glenn Brown, John Currin, Dexter Dalwood, Willem De Kooning, Tracey Emin, Tom Friedman, Douglas Gordon, Arshile Gorky, Damien Hirst, Jenny Saville, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Sally Mann, Takashi Murakami, Marc Newson, Richard Phillips, Pablo Picasso, Richard Prince, Mark Rothko, Edward Ruscha, Richard Serra, Taryn Simon, Philip Taaffe, Cy Twombly, Piotr Uklanski, Francesco Vezzoli, Andy Warhol, and Christopher Wool. A brand new, most handsome example. 1-932598-55-3 Inventory Number: 020563

(ANTIN, ELEANOR). Antin, Eleanor & Arlene Raven. Los Angeles: Astro Artz, 1983. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. 86pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Hardwerken's Henk Elenga. "Being Antinova" is noted performance artist Eleanor Antin's photographically illustrated artist's book cum journal of her three weeks of adopting the persona of, and living in New York as Eleanora Antinova - the fictional once-celebrated "Black Ballerina of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe". A most handsome example additionally bearing the SIGNED PRESENTATION "For Mallory at the start of a long and loving relationship - (drawing of a small heart with an arrow through it) Eleanor" in black ink on the front free endpaper. The late Mallory Freeman was the director of Santa Monica's Tortue Gallery which represented Ms. Antin locally during the eighties, from whom we obtained this directly. 0-937122-11-4 Inventory Number: 020561

(ANTIN, ELEANOR). Antin, Eleanor & Arlene Raven. Los Angeles: Astro Artz, 1983. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. 86pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Hardwerken's Henk Elenga. "Being Antinova" is noted performance artist Eleanor Antin's photographically illustrated artist's book cum journal of her three weeks of adopting the persona of, and living in New York as Eleanora Antinova - the fictional once-celebrated "Black Ballerina of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe". A most handsome example additionally bearing the SIGNED PRESENTATION "Dear Edie - sorry we missed each other - in the meantime I'm sending you a surrogate - Eleanor Antin" in black ink on the front free endpaper. 0-937122-11-4 Inventory Number: 020560

(FRANCIS, SAM). Ooka, Makoto, Yoshiaki Tono & Mamoru Yonekura. Tokyo: Ogawa Art Foundation & Yayoi Gallery, 1987. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Jacket, Slipcased. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. np (112pp), 40 color illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With an exhibition checklist, biography and exhibition history. This beautifully produced, substantial catalogue was published in conjunction with a 1987 Japanese retrospective of forty works drawn from the Idemitsu collection in Tokyo by noted abstract artist Sam Francis executed between 1948 and 1981. A brand new, most handsome example in the publisher's unprinted glassine jacket and die-cut cardboard slipcase with pastedown, as issued. Inventory Number: 020517

Parker, Fred R.. Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1979. First Edition #617/1000. 4to. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w with 20 color slides bound in. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Attitudes: Photography in the 1970's" is the quirky, uniquely designed catalogue for a major Santa Barbara Museum of Art survey of contemporary photography from the decade. Nearly five hundred images were exhibited, and the participants included Robert Adams, Diane Arbus, John Baldessari, Lewis Baltz, Thomas Barrow, Michael Bishop, Ellen Brooks, Jerry Burchard, Marsha Burns, Harry Callahan, Jo Ann Callis, Paul Caponigro, Joyce Tenneson Cohen, Steven Cortright, Eileen Cowin, Robert Cumming, Barbara Crane, Judy Dater, Joe Deal, John Divola, William Eggleston, Chris Enos, Mitch Epstein, Steve Fitch, Robbert Flick, Lee Friedlander, Phillip Galgiani, Nancy Gass, Ralph Gibson, Frank Gohlke, Jim Goldberg, John Gossage, Emmet Gowin, Jan Groover, Robert Heinecken, Anthony Hernandez, Douglas Huebler, Kenneth Josephson, Barbara Kasten, Les Krims, Robert Mapplethorpe, Duane Michals, Richard Misrach, Nicholas Nixon, Bill Owens, John Pfahl, Marcia Resnick, Nancy Rexroth, Leland Rice, Richard Ross, Steven Shore, Jeffrey Silverthorne, Neil Slavin, Eve Sonneman, Calvin Sparks, Charles Stainback, Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel ("Evidence"), Alex Sweetman, Lew Thomas, Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Arthur Tress, Jerry Uelsmann, Burk Uzzle, William Wegman, Jack Welpott, Henry Wessel, Brett Weston, Larry Williams, Garry Winogrand, and many, many more. It contains original contributions for the printed catalogue by Dan Worth (with a blindstamped printer's chop), Karen Truax, Keith Smith (signed), Todd Walker (signed), Alex Sweetman, Robert Heinecken's unique screenprinted multiple along with a bound-in heavy vinyl sheet protector containing twenty slides. A most handsome example of this uncommon, extraordinary document limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED (617/1000) AND SIGNED by curator Fred Parker in black ink on the acknowledgements page as issued, showing some light soiling and age patination to the white wrappers as well as a small nick and crease to the top edge of the front cover. 0-89951-032-9 Inventory Number: 020502

(MALLEY, ALIA). Malley, Alia. Los Angeles: Sam Lee Gallery & Alia Malley, 2011. First Edition 1/1000. Oblong 4to. Debossed Cloth. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (32pp), 13 color illustrations. This is the hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with Los Angeles-based Alia Malley's 2011 Sam Lee Gallery solo exhibition of thirteen recent large scale color landscape photographs. A brand new, pristine example of this exceptionally lovely publication limited to one thousand copies only additionally SIGNEDa"Alia Malley" in black ink on the title page. Inventory Number: 020495

(DALWOOD, DEXTER). Crow, Thomas. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2006. First Edition. Small 4to. 1/4 Linen Over Printed Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 60pp, 23 color and 3 b&w illustrations. Designed by Barr Gilmore. With an exhibition checklist, biography and exhibition history. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with a 2006 Gagosian Gallery London exhibition of fifteen recent paintings by British artist Dexter Dalwood. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-932598-39-1 Inventory Number: 020477

(WRIGHT, RICHARD). Ferguson, Russell, John Lowden & Sarah Lowndes. London: Gagosian Gallery & Rizzoli International Publications, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 160pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Graphic Thought Facility. With an exhibition checklist. This is the beautifully designed and printed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 2009 Gagosian Gallery London exhibition of work by Richard Wright - the artist's first at the gallery. "Wright utilizes a unique visual and spatial language in which he paints directly onto walls, ceilings, corners and other more liminal spaces of architecture. In doing so, he reasserts the power of incidental details that adorn the edges of our designed world in his response to the individual character of the elected space. Moving beyond the limits of early conceptualism with its stated arbitrariness, Wright paints each of these works himself with almost medieval precision. The artist was pronounced the winner for the 2009 Turner Prize where his work was on view at Tate Britain through 2010". A most handsome copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-8478-3504-9 Inventory Number: 020463

(THERRIEN, ROBERT). Rowell, Margit & Norman Bryson. New York: Gagosian Gallery & Rizzoli International Publications, 2008. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 156pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Dan Miller Design. With a biography and exhibition history. This is the elegantly produced, copiously illustrated hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with Los Angeles-based sculptor Robert Therrien's elaborate 2008 Gagosian Gallery New York installation. A most handsome example. 84-7483-779-0 Inventory Number: 020461

(TAAFFE, PHILIP). White, Edmund, David Moos & Marina Warner. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Glassine Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 48pp, 17 color illustrations. Designed by Luc Derycke. Published in conjunction with Philip Taaffe's 2007 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition, this beautiful hardbound catalogue features texts by Edmund White, David Moos, and Marina Warner, an elaborate design, and one of four different glassine dust jacket designs. A brand new, most handsome example with the brown jacket motif still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-932598-47-2 Inventory Number: 020459

(TAAFFE, PHILIP). White, Edmund, David Moos & Marina Warner. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Glassine Jackets. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 48pp, 17 color illustrations. Designed by Luc Derycke. Published in conjunction with Philip Taaffe's 2007 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition, this beautiful hardbound catalogue features texts by Edmund White, David Moos, and Marina Warner, an elaborate design, and one of four different glassine dust jacket designs. A brand new, most handsome complete set of one example each of the blue, red, brown and green jacketed versions still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-932598-47-2 Inventory Number: 020457

(SMITH, DAVID). Smith, Candida. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2010. First Edition. 4to. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 60pp, profusely illustrated in color and duotone. Designed by McCall Associates. With an exhibition checklist This is the nicely appointed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2010 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of five monumental sculptural works by the renowned Abstract Expressionist artist David Smith. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-935263-10-2 Inventory Number: 020455

(SIGHICELLI, ELISA). Alemani, Cecilia. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2010. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (52pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Goto Design. With an exhibition checklist. This is the striking hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2010 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of eleven recent Duratrans photographic images by the Italian born, London based artist Elisa Sighicelli. A most handsome copy. 1-935263-02-1 Inventory Number: 020452

(DI FABIO, ALBERTO). Jones, Alan. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Debossed Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued.. 48pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Barr Gilmore Art + Designs. With a bibliography. This is elegantly designed, well-illustrated hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2007 Gagosian Gallery London exhibition of then-recent paintings by Alberto Di Fabio entitled "Vortices". "Di Fabio's work merges the worlds of art and science with themes of biology, ecology and nature. This particular series of works explores structures of the human body and brain. Large-scale paintings pulsate with colorful organic shapes. The images are microscopic in their focus, implying biological diagrams, cellular structures, flora, eco systems, and pharmacological research. Di Fabio creates abstract paintings by overlapping layers of images abstracted from scientific and medical references and his own reflections, enlarging the particulars and adding details". A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-932598-61-8 Inventory Number: 020440

(CLEMENTE, FRANCESCO). McClure, Michael. Introduction by Dieter Koepplin. New York: Gagosian Gallery & Rizzoli International Publications, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 122pp, 14 color illustrations. Designed by Jose Conde. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with the 1991 Francesco Clemente exhibition entitled "Testa Coda" held at Gagosian Gallery New York. It features an essay as well as an interview with the artist by notable West Coast literary figure Michael McClure. A most handsome example bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "For .... Some Words & Pictures XXX Michael" from author McClure in gold marker on the title page. 0-8478-1469-6 Inventory Number: 020439

(BROWN, GLENN). Steiner, Rochelle, Michael Bracewell & David Freeberg. New York & London: Gagosian Gallery, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 148pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Peter Willberg. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lavishly produced hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2009 Gagosian Gallery London exhibition of thirty-eight paintings executed between 2003 and 2009 by British artist Glenn Brown. "It explores Brown's mannerist inventiveness derived from a desire to examine and pervert the existing thicknesses of history as to recollect an open-ended mesh of references to painting and cultural history, past and present. In doing so, Brown creates a carnivalesque world where the rational and the irrational, the abstract and the visceral, the beautiful and the grotesque, are brought together in a vigorous state of play". Each work is sumptuously reproduced, as are the catalogues for Brown's two previous Gagosian shows from 2004 and 2007. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-8478-3488-3 Inventory Number: 020437

(BANIER, FRANCOIS-MARIE). Appelt, Dieter. Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (16pp), 10 b&w illustrations + b&w covers. Designed by Vincent Lecocq and Martin d'Orgeval. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with the 2007 L'Oreal-sponsored exhibition of photographs by Francois-Marie Banier held at Gagosian Gallery Beverly Hills. A pristine copy of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 020436

(APERTURE). White, Minor, Editor. Rochester, NY: Aperture Inc., 1959. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Periodical. Near Fine.. 40pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. This is the twenty-seventh installment of Minor White's venerable photography journal "Aperture". The cover images are by Brett Weston and Nicholas Dean, the portfolios by Alfred Monner and Ruth Bernhard, with additional plates by Aaron Siskind and Imogen Cunningham. A bright, most handsome copy showing just a bit of light wear and soiling to the rear cover. Inventory Number: 020431

(FARBER, NEIL). Farber, Neil. NP (Zurich, SWITZERLAND): Nieves, 2006. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (24pp), 28 b&w illustrations. Published in 2006 by Nieves, this is a charming little artists' book reproducing twenty-eight "Hey Kid..." drawings by Royal Art Lodge member Neil Farber. A pristine example of this uncommon gem limited to one hundred and fifty copies total numbered (77/150) in pencil on the rear cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 020428

(HIRANO, TARO). Hirano, Taro. NP (Zurich, SWITZERLAND): Nieves, 2006. First Edition 1/200. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. np (12pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. "Going Over" is the slender, twelve page Nieves publication of Tokyo based skater and photographer Taro Hirano's images of urban Japanese walls that have been painted over in order to mask graffiti. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item - Hirano's second book limited to two hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 020427

(WEGMAN, WILLIAM). Solomon Gallery, Holly & Pace/MacGill Gallery. New York: Holly Solomon Gallery & Pace/MacGill Gallery, 1992. First Edition. Small Square 8vo. Stapled Debossed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (22pp), 6 color and 6 b&w illustrations. This is the slender twenty-two page catalogue published in conjunction with two concurrent 1992 William Wegman one-person exhibitions held at New York's Holly Solomon and Pace/MacGill Galleries. One show was devoted to the black and white conceptual photographs of the early seventies, the other recent paintings, drawings and Polaroids. A most handsome example. Inventory Number: 020410

(RICHARDSON, TERRY). Richardson, Terry & John McWhinnie. East Hampton, NY: JMc & GHB Editions, 2006. First Edition 1/50 Deluxe. 4to. Debossed Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Buero New York. "FTW" is Terry Richardson's 2006 photo-essay documenting his time spent amongst a group of Ojai California youths dubbed the "Signal Street Alcoholics". If your idea of a good time is alcohol-infused punker transgression, this is the book for you! A most handsome copy of the deluxe edition limited to fifty copies only signed by Terry Richardson and essayist/publisher John McWhinnie in black ink on the colophon, as issued. 0-9854020-9-6 Inventory Number: 020405

(GURSKY, ANDREAS) (DUBUISSON, JEAN). Gursky, Andreas, Hans Irrek & Ursula Trubenbach. Frankfurt am Main & Stuttgart, GERMANY: Portikus & Oktagon Verlag, 1995. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Wrappers in Printed Box. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (40 + 32 + 6pp), 20 color and 10 b&w illustrations. Text in German. Designed by Kuhle und Mozer. Published in conjunction with a 1995 exhibition at Portikus Frankfurt am Main, this elegant, ambitiously designed, oversized publication is devoted to Andreas Gursky's monumental photograph of architect Jean Dubuisson's quarter-mile long Montparnasse housing block. A single 10 ¼ x 18 ¾" color reproduction on heavy stock is laid into a silver folder that bears the names of the more than seven hundred and fifty families inhabiting the massive housing project. This is accompanied by two booklets in silver wrappers: "Texte" - which contains an essay by Hans Irrek as well as interviews with Dubuisson and three Montparnasse dwellers, and "Images" - which reproduces grainy full page voyeuristic blown-up details of interiors of the individual apartments. These three printed components are housed in a shallow printed cardboard box. The interior contents are all in Near Fine condition with no notable flaws. The matte black paper-covered lower portion of the box along with the silver lid show some light overall wear, scuffs and minor abrasions, but no splits or tears to the corners as one typically sees. Due to its silver paper and fragile construction "Montparnasse" (cited on page 275 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") rarely turns up in beautiful condition, but this is truly a most handsome example of this uncommon item that looks far nicer in hand than it describes. 3-89611-003-9 Inventory Number: 020400

(OLEA, VICTOR FLORES). Fuentes, Carlos. Mexico City, MEXICO: Coleccion Rio De Luz / Fondo De Cultura Economica, 1984. First Edition 1/3000. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 88pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Spanish. Designed by Peggy Espinosa. Published as part of Fondo De Cultura Economica's notable Pablo Ortiz Monasterio curated photography series "Coleccion Rio De Luz", this is a lovely monograph devoted to the black and white images of Mexican writer, academician, diplomat and photojournalist Victor Flores Olea that also features an essay by the noted author Carlos Fuentes. A most handsome example of this uncommon item (cited on page 19 of Horacio Fernandez' "The Latin American Photobook"). 968-16-1764-9 Inventory Number: 020389

(GARCIA, HECTOR). De La Cabada, Juan. Mexico City, MEXICO: Coleccion Rio De Luz / Fondo De Cultura Economica, 1985. First Edition 1/3000. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 72pp, 46 b&w illustrations. Text in Spanish. Designed by Peggy Espinosa. Published as part of Fondo De Cultura Economica's notable Pablo Ortiz Monasterio curated photography series "Coleccion Rio De Luz", this is a lovely monograph devoted to the arresting black and white mid-century Mexican images of Hector Garcia - a former student of Manuel Alvarez Bravo and Gabriel Figueroa. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item (cited on page 18 of Horacio Fernandez' "The Latin American Photobook"). 968-16-2119-0 Inventory Number: 020385

(SOMMER, FREDERICK). Sommer, Frederick, in collaboration with Stephen Aldrich. Stockton, NJ: Designed and Printed at the Carolingian Press, 1972. First Edition. Small Square 8vo. Printed Stapled Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good.. np (40pp), no illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Poetic Logic of Art and Aesthetics" is Frederick Sommer's self-published item containing no photographic images that reproduces the text of his 1972 poem-cum-treatise "The Poetic Logic of Art and Aesthetics" along with the eulogy "'Words Spoken in Memory of Richard Nickell at a Gathering of His Friends". A handsome example additionally SIGNED by Frederick Sommer in black ink in a spidery hand on the title page showing some typical light age patination and slight discoloration along the rear of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 020357

(RUSCHA, EDWARD) (KLEE, PAUL). Crone, Rainer, Joseph Leo Koerner & Alexandra Grafin Stosch. Petrus Schaesberg, Editor. Regensburg, GERMANY: Iccarus & Verlag Schnell & Steiner GmbH, 1998. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artists Monograph. Near Fine.. 256pp, 35 b&w and 18 color illustrations. Text in German. This is a scholarly German monograph featuring essays by Rainer Crone, Joseph Leo Koerner, and Alexandra Grafin Stosch that examine, compare, and contrast the use of language and symbol in the paintings, drawings, and graphic works of Edward Ruscha and Paul Klee, and their combined influence in expanding the vocabulary of twentieth century modernism. A brand new, most handsome example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-7954-1206-4 Inventory Number: 020298

(STERLING, LINDER) (SAVAGE, JON). Sterling, Linder, Jon Savage, Edward Bell, Ian Pollock & George Snow. London: George Snow, 1978. First Edition. 4to. Loose Contents in a Portfolio. Artists' Book. Very Good -.. Twenty individual 11 ½ x 8 ¼" glossy sheets printed recto only, laid into a black and white printed paper portfolio cover, 20 b&w illustrations. "Mixed Media Montages" is the legendary, and legendarily scarce collaborative publication featuring the punk-era collage/montage work of Jon Savage, Linder Sterling, Edward Bell, Ian Pollock, and George Snow. "Jon Savage is the noted author of "England's Dreaming" and "Teenage". Linder Sterling is a visual, performance and installation artist represented in the Tate permanent collection. Privately published by Snow in 1978 following the appearance of "The Secret Public", it contains four black and white plates by each of the five participating artists. Those by Linder, Snow and Pollock are stamped in ink on the rear of the sheets A internally bright and crisp example of this early and influential punk rarity showing some overall wear, handling and typical creasing along the extremities of the portfolio. Inventory Number: 020280

(MURAKAMI, TAKASHI). Kitagawa, Yujin & Takashi Murakami. Saitama, JAPAN: Takashi Murakami & Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., 2003. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Illustrated Boards in Jacket. Illustrated Book. Fine/Fine. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by Chika Tamagawa. This is a charming, stylishly designed book for children written by Yujin Kitagawa (of the acoustic duo Yuzo) featuring illustrations by the hyper-popular Anime and Manga influenced Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami. It is the story of cute, fluffy outcast Keba Keba, who bestows his bright colors to the pale flowers, and becomes a cheerful, smiling cloud! A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon first printing in the publisher's printed obi, as issued. 4-939148-09-2 Inventory Number: 020276