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(DE GEER, KARL JOHAN).Kugelberg, Johan. New York: Ectoplasm Books, 2009. First Edition. Oblong Small 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (60pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Taylor Brigode for Octopuss Limited. "Carl Johan De Geer, born in 1938, grew up in absurd privilege and abject unhappiness as a member of one of Sweden's most powerful aristocrat families. His parents showed no discernable interest in him or his siblings, and so he grew up on a grand country estate with his grandparents, went to art school in the late 1950s, and in an epic choice of rejection lived his life to this day as a perennial Swedish underground artist, working in counterpoint to the privilege of his surname. De Geer, as a masterful Leica M4 snapshot giant à la Van Der Elsken or Daido Moriyama, has the sacred ability to capture the monotone grit of everyday life and demand its reflection. He gives us a glimpse of a Sweden inhabited by people who are the other, whose life experience is impregnated with otherness, providing a visual cue into an unseen world. The visible scratches, fades and imperfections, the wabi-sabi of this collection of vintage prints, is reflected in the images". "The Camera as Consolation" is the hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the Johan Kugelberg-curated 2009 Boo-Hooray Gallery exhibition of the gritty Vietnam-era social reportage of this unsung Swedish master that parallels the work Ed Van Der Elsken and Anders Peterson. A brand new, pristine example from a handful of ultra-deluxe copies BOLDLY SIGNED by Carl Johan De Geer in black ink on the front pastedown that comes with a 5 ¾ x 4 1/8" SIGNED VINTAGE B&W PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT in a translucent archival envelope affixed to the inside front cover; and is housed in the publisher's handmade black linen over board slipcase with a SIGNED DRAWING in white marker on the front face by Carl Johan De Geer, as issued. Laid in is the gallery's printed exhibition invitation as well as a special NUMBERED (24/80) silkscreened opening invitation designed and SIGNED by the photographer. 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. Inventory Number: 017909

(WILSON, FRED). Berger, Maurice, Fred Wilson & Jennifer Gonzalez. Baltimore, MD: Center for Art and Visual Culture, University of Maryland Baltimore County Fine Arts Gallery, 2001. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With an exhibition checklist, biography, and bibliography. This is the beautifully designed and illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with the 2001 traveling Museum retrospective of works by the noted African-American contemporary artist Fred Wilson. For nearly two decades, the artist has worked with Cultural Institutions and their collections to create installations & exhibitions that critique and/or bring to light the relationship between race and American Museum practices. A pristine copy BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED by Fred Wilson in black felt-tip pen on the title page. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-890761-04-4 Inventory Number: 017894

(BALLEN, ROGER). Ballen, Roger. London & New York. 2001 (2009).: Phaidon Press Ltd.. Later Printing. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 120pp, 61 duotone illustrations. Designed by SMITH. "Outland" is the culmination of almost twenty years' work for artist-photographer Roger Ballen. After beginning in the early 1980s by documenting the small dorps (or villages) of rural South Africa, by the late 1980s and early 1990s Ballen moved on to photographing their inhabitants: isolated rural whites, scarred by history, in the process of losing the privileges of apartheid which had provided them livelihoods and sustained their identity for a generation. The results were shocking, both powerful social statements and disturbing psychological studies". A brand new, pristine example of the 2009 printing (whose first edition is cited on page 124 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III") additionally SIGNED "Roger Ballen" in black ink on the title page. 0-7148-4058-0 Inventory Number: 017887

(CARTIER-BRESSON, HENRI). Cartier-Bresson, Henri. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1997. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this thirteenth installment devoted to Henri Cartier-Bresson was no exception. It contains a comprehensive survey of the late, great French purveyor of "the decisive moment"'s images of landscapes around the world, and was published two years prior to his 2001 book dealing with the same subject. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19168-0 Inventory Number: 017865

(SANDER, AUGUST). Keller, Judith. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2001. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. One 7 ½ x 24" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in fourths as issued to make 8pp, 12 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany "August Sander: German Portraits, 1918-1933"; a 2001 exhibition of vintage prints by August Sander drawn from the J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography's vast holdings. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 017819

(HILL, DAVID OCTAVIUS & ADAMSON, ROBERT). Lyden, Anne M.. Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1999. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. One 7 ½ x 12" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in half as issued to make 4pp, 2 duotone illustrations. This is the slender four page brochure produced to accompany "Light and Darkness: The Photographs of Hill and Adamson"; a 1999 exhibition of early prints by the pioneering Scottish collaborators drawn from the J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography's vast holdings. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 017818

(WESTON, EDWARD). Naef, Weston. Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1986. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Exhibition Brochure. Fine.. One 8 ¾ x 32" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in fourths as issued to make 8pp, 6 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany two concurrent 1986 exhibitions of vintage prints by Edward Weston drawn from the J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography's vast holdings, focusing on images he created while in Los Angeles. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 017811

(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. Mario Testino, Guest Editor. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1999. First Edition 1/6000. 4to. Ultrasuede Wrappers in Box. Fashion Quarterly. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Greg Foley. Published in an edition of six thousand copies, this is the twenty-ninth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. "In this issue we explored the multifaceted nature of woman-as model, Madonna, muse, and more. Highlights include the eight-part black-and-white series by Brana Wolf, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin which featured such supermodels as Gisele Bundchen, Maggie Rizer, and Frankie Rayder in the nude, save for a Louis Vuitton cape draped here or a fur stole dangling there; Nobuyoshi Araki's photograph of a Vanessa Beecroft performance; and Nick Knight's life-size image of the very feminine, naked Natasha (nee David). Packaged in a multiplaned, mirrored case, the issue is a vertically bound volume of red ultrasuede whose pages are filled by Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Beth B, Kara Walker, Sam Taylor-Wood, Sarah Moon, Jane and Louise Wilson, Adam Fuss, Richard Phillips, David Bowie, Katy Grannan, Terry Richardson, and others". A brand new, most handsome unnumbered hors commerce copy marked "Display" by the publisher in the publisher's unprinted shipping carton. It has been priced accordingly. 1-888645-12-1 Inventory Number: 017789

(WESSELMANN, TOM). Hunter, Sam. Introduction By Fred Hoffman. Santa Monica, CA: Fred Hoffman Fine Art, 1996. First Edition. Square 4to. Spiral Bound Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 36pp, 16 color illustrations. Designed by For Design. With a biography, exhibition history and exhibition checklist. This is an exceptionally nicely designed and produced catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1996 Santa Monica gallery retrospective of twenty-four works by the late Pop Art master Tom Wesselmann. A pristine copy. Inventory Number: 017744

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien, Iwona Blazwick, Charles Hall & Sophie Calle. London: Institute of Contemporary Art & Jay Jopling, 1991. First Edition 1/1750. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Form, London. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the catalogue issued on the occasion of Damien Hirst's tour-de-force 1991 Institute of Contemporary Art London exhibition - the enfant terrible of the New British Art scene's very first one-man museum presentation. The first monographic publication on his work, this elegant document reproduces each of the exhibited butterfly paintings, dot paintings and glass vitrine pieces, and includes a transcribed interview between Hirst and Sophie Calle. A handsome example from an edition of one thousand, seven hundred and fifty paperbound copies additionally BOLDLY INSCRIBED to a fellow artist "for ..., D Hirst, Damien" WITH A DRAWING of a heart in black marker across the title page showing a slight diagonal soft crease at the lower foredge corner of the front cover and first few pages. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-905263-53-7 Inventory Number: 017678

(BROWN, GLENN). Bracewell, Michael. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 78pp, 22 color and 3 duotone illustrations. Designed by Goto Design. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lavishly produced hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2007 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of nine recent art-history inflected paintings and two sculptures by British artist Glenn Brown. Each work is sumptuously reproduced with a tipped in color plate on heavy stock with a vellum overlay and an accompanying full page color detail; as well as three gatefold installation photographs. A most handsome copy. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-932598-50-2 Inventory Number: 017511

(PENN, IRVING). Penn, Irving, Alexandra Arrowsmith & Nicola Majocchi. Introduction by Alexander Liberman. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. & Callaway Editions, Inc., 1991. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Very Good/Fine. 300pp, profusely illustrated in color and duotone. With a work chronology. "Passage" is the monumental 1991 survey of Irving Penn's extraordinary career as a portrait, still life, and fashion photographer. Produced by Nicholas Callaway with photographic supervision by Richard Benson, it beautifully collects and reproduces more than fifty years of his visionary work - primarily in conjunction with Vogue magazine. A handsome example of this landmark publication additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Irving Penn" in the year of publication inside a circular cartouche in black ink on the half title page showing some slight waviness and a minor dampstain to the last thirty pages along the foredge of the textblock. Additionally, this bears the ink ownership stamp on the front pastedown of the noted late Los Angeles-based photographer James Fee, from whom we acquired it directly. 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. 0-679-40491-0 Inventory Number: 017500

(HUEBLER, DOUGLAS). Huebler, Douglas. Andover, MA: The Addison Gallery of American Art, 1970. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (16pp), 15 b&w illustrations. This is the slender sixteen page artist's book cum catalogue published in conjunction with a 1970 Addison Gallery of American Art retrospective of the witty early Conceptual work of the late, beloved Cal Arts (by way of Michigan) mentor Douglas Huebler. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of light wear. Inventory Number: 017494

(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. As New.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Art Directed by Dirk Linke. 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 pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19252-0 Inventory Number: 017489

(RAUCH, NEO). Szeeman, Harald, Daniel Birnbaum & Lynne Cooke. Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS, & Ostfildern, GERMANY: Bonnefantenmuseum & Cantz Verlag, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 144pp, 66 color illustrations. Text in German and English. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with the noted Leipzig-based artist having received the 2002 Vincent Van Gogh Bi-Annual Award for Contemporary Art in Europe. "One of the most original artists of his generation, Neo Rauch's paintings appear disturbingly detached and yet familiar, their figures, objects, and mood seemingly borrowed from old advertising posters, dusty book jackets, and forgotten comics. Rauch's formulistic visual symbols suggest a more profound meaning, yet it is difficult to decipher their message. The tension lurking under their almost frozen surfaces, washed with dusky, sinister colors, is fueled by paradox: as vivid as the structure of the work comes across, the impression is rigid; as powerful as the strokes of broken colors are, they appear faded, from bygone times". A most handsome example. 3-7757-1243-7 Inventory Number: 017481

(MAHURIN, MATT). Mahurin, Matt. Maya Ishiwata & Theresa Luisotti, Editors. Tokyo: RAM (Research Art Media), 1993. First Edition 1/2300. 8vo. Decorative Velvet Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 47pp, 40 illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Hideyuki Taguchi. Photographer, illustrator, commercial and music video director, Matt Mahurin (known for his atmospheric work with Metallica) brings his keen visual sense and brooding, diffuse style to this collection of both color and b&w photographic images. An elegant object, it is bound in gilt-debossed black velvet-over-boards, and impeccably printed in gravure on heavy paper stock. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's sealed plastic packet, as issued. 4-947671-01-7 Inventory Number: 017379

(LUPERTZ, MARKUS). Fuchs, Rudi & Konrad Oberhuber. New York: Mary Boone Gallery, 1990. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (12pp), 3 color illustrations + cover. Designed by Anthony McCall Associates. This is the elegant catalogue produced in conjunction with Markus Lupertz' 1990 exhibition of large-format paintings from his recent "Poussin Series" held at New York's Mary Boone Gallery. Boone's catalogues of this period are sought after as they were issued hors commerce, and not given to "just anyone"! A pristine copy. Inventory Number: 017352

(LUPERTZ, MARKUS). Gohr, Siegfried. New York: Mary Boone & Michael Werner Gallery, 1986. First Edition. 4to. Gilt-Debossed Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 24pp, 3 color and 1 b&w illustration. Designed by Anthony McCall Associates. With a biography, exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the elegant catalogue produced in conjunction with Markus Lupertz' 1986 exhibition of three recent sculptures - "Titan", "Ganymede" and "Hirte" - held at New York's Mary Boone Gallery. Boone's catalogues of this period are sought after as they were issued hors commerce, and not given to "just anyone"! A pristine copy. Inventory Number: 017351

(KOONS, JEFF). Rosenblum, Robert & Jeff Koons. Sadie Coles & Robert Violette, Editors. London: Anthony d'Offay, 1992. First Edition. Narrow 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good.. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Herman Lelie. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This charming little book published by Anthony d'Offay in 1992 is a catalogue raisonné of works executed by Jeff Koons between 1979 and 1992. It includes an essay by Robert Rosenblum as well as running commentary on the work by the artist throughout. A handsome example of the gallery's true first edition additionally SIGNED AND DATED 3/22/01 WITH A FLOWER DRAWING by Jeff Koons in blue ink on the front free endpaper showing some light wear and rubbing to the covers - primarily along the spine. 0-947564-46-2 Inventory Number: 017331

(PARR, MARTIN). Parr, Martin & Robert Chesshyre. London: Cornerhouse Publications, 1989. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np, 61 color illustrations. Designed by Peter Browne. Martin Parr's fourth book, "The Cost of Living" is the lauded Magnum photographer's typically wry observation of Britain's Thatcher-inspired upwardly mobile middle classes, or as Parr has dubbed them here, the "Comfortable Class". A most handsome example of the 1989 first edition (cited on page 248 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally SIGNED "Martin Parr" in black ink on the half-title page. 0-948797-55-X Inventory Number: 017298

(PARR, MARTIN). Parr, Martin. Introduction by Ian McEwan. London: Jonathan Cape, 1993. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. np, 60 color and 1 b&w illustration. "Home and Abroad has been edited from all the color photographs of Martin Parr. Beginning with the ideal home and family, the book follows a Martin Parr guided tour - a shopping spree, a trip to the seaside, theme-park culture, invented history, and Safari Parks. From Britain, Parr joins tourists at the Eiffel Tower and in Middle-Eastern bazaars. By the time he has reached McDonalds in Moscow, we realize that the culture he has depicted so unsparingly stretches around the globe". This was the first major collection in book form of the photographer's wry commentary on British life and social mores, which has continued for over thirty years, becoming increasingly global in nature. A most handsome copy of the 1993 Jonathan Cape paperbound first edition (cited on page 247 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally SIGNED "Martin Parr" in black ink on the half-title page. 0-224-03876-1 Inventory Number: 017297

(WARHOL, ANDY) (NADAR). Baldwin, Gordon & Judith Keller. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1999. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Brochure. Fine.. One 7 5/8 x 18" sheet printed offset recto and verso, neatly folded in thirds as issued to make 6pp, 2 color and 2 duotone illustrations. This is the slender six page brochure produced to accompany the 1999 J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography exhibition entitled "Nadar Warhol: Paris New York". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item - NOT to be confused with the hardbound exhibition catalogue of the same title. Inventory Number: 017257

(HIDO, TODD). Hido, Todd. Foreword By Luc Sante. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First Edition 1/30 Deluxe. Large Folio. Boards in Jacket, Boxed. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 52pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Post Tool Design. "Outskirts" is Todd Hido's second book - the photographer's stunning follow up to "House Hunting" - featuring more large scale format color images of suburban San Francisco in the dead of night. A most handsome example (cited on page 153 of "From Fair to Fine 3") from the deluxe limited edition of thirty copies NUMBERED AND SIGNED "Todd Hido" in black ink on the title page housed in a tan, debossed linen clamshell box accompanied by the gorgeous 16 ¾ x 13 ½" SIGNED AND NUMBERED chromogenic color print "#2591", as issued. 1-59005-028-2 Inventory Number: 017220

(GOLDIN, NAN). Goldin, Nan. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1999. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 98pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English & German. The most interesting editions of this elegantly produced photography special published by Stern Magazine invariably sell out quickly, and this eleventh installment devoted to Nan Goldin was no exception. Her powerful self-portraits and gritty images of friends living "la vie Boheme" in Boston, New York and Berlin still are capable of gripping the observer with each subsequent viewing. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19166-4 Inventory Number: 017215

(PERLMAN, HIRSCH). Perlman, Hirsch. Gent, BELGIUM: Imschoot, Uitgevers, 1996. First Edition 1/600. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in b&w + color cover. Text in English. Published by the noted Belgian artist's book press Imschoot in conjunction with Los Angeles (by way of Chicago) artist Hirsch Perlman's 1996 Museum of Modern Art New York "Projects" series exhibition, this document presents stills of actors Arye Gross and Melvyn Cedarhurst uttering the same phrase repeatedly to seemingly comedic effect. A most handsome example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap showing a bit of light age-toning to the rear cover along the spine 90-72191-77-3 Inventory Number: 017125

(SOMMER, FREDERICK). Glenn, Constance & Jane K. Bledsoe. Long Beach, CA: The Art Museum and Galleries, Cal State University, 1980. First Edition 1/3000. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good -.. 71pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Lilli Cristin. This is the catalogue for the 1980 touring Frederick Sommer retrospective - circulated in conjunction with the renowned photographer's seventy-fifth birthday. It exquisitely reproduces thirty-one of the seventy five works exhibited as well as a portion of the text of the artist's 1972 poem-cum-treatise "The Poetic Logic of Art and Aesthetics". A most presentable example showing some typical light rubbing and handling to its silver covers as well as a short lengthwise tear along the spine at the rear cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 017105

(SOMMER, FREDERICK). Glenn, Constance & Jane K. Bledsoe. Long Beach, CA: The Art Museum and Galleries, Cal State University, 1980. First Edition 1/3000. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Good.. 71pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Lilli Cristin. This is the catalogue for the 1980 touring Frederick Sommer retrospective - circulated in conjunction with the renowned photographer's seventy-fifth birthday. It exquisitely reproduces thirty-one of the seventy five works exhibited as well as a portion of the text of the artist's 1972 poem-cum-treatise "The Poetic Logic of Art and Aesthetics". A presentable example only showing some typical rubbing and handling to its silver covers as well as a crease across the textblock near the heel of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 017104

(FUSS, ADAM). Fuss Adam. NP (New York): Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, Inc., 1998. First Edition 1/200. 4to. Silk Over Boards. Artist's Book. Fine. np (30pp), 7 color illustrations. Designed by Adam Fuss and Andrew Roth. Typography by Jerry Kelly. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Limited to two hundred copies only, this mysterious, exquisitely produced artist's book contains six images by Adam Fuss of butterfly chrysalides as well as a very dark portrait of the esteemed student of eastern thought, William Segal. A most handsome copy BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED by the photographer in red ink on the rear colophon, as issued. Inventory Number: 017068

(WOOD, BEATRICE). Wood, Beatrice. Los Angeles: MGM Press, 1992. First Edition 1/99 Deluxe. 4to. Tied Illustrated Wrappers. Illustrated Book. Fine.. np (24pp), 12 hand colored and 1 b&w illustration + hand colored cover. "Touching Certain Things" is a girlish memoir authored and illustrated in 1992 by the late, great "Mama of the Dadas", Beatrice Wood. Primarily renown for her ceramic sculpture, lusterware vessels, and dalliance with Marcel Duchamp, this gossamer bit of erotica recounts a youthful Ms. Wood and actress pal Helen Freeman's trip to Europe to hear Jiddu Krishnamurti speak, and the amorous hijinks that ensued. From the deluxe edition of ninety-nine copies only, it contains twelve illustrations by the author, each of which (and the front cover as well) has been hand colored by her in pencil. A brand new, pristine example of this rarity that has been SIGNED, NUMBERED AND DATED by Beatrice Wood in black ink at the rear colophon, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-9620574-5-2 Inventory Number: 017047

(HIDO, TODD). Hido, Todd. Foreword By Luc Sante. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First Edition 1/2000. Large Folio. Boards in Pictorial Dustjacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 52pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Post Tool Design. "Outskirts" is Todd Hido's second book - the photographer's stunning follow up to "House Hunting" - featuring more large format color images of suburban San Francisco in the dead of night. A brand new, pristine example of the 2002 first Nazraeli Press edition (cited on page 153 of "From Fair to Fine 3") limited to two thousand unnumbered copies additionally SIGNED "Todd Hido" in black ink on the title page. 1-59005-028-2 Inventory Number: 016975

(KENNA, MICHAEL). Kenna, Michael. Portland, OR: Nazraeli Press, 2009. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (20pp), 14 duotone illustrations. Michael Kenna's "Heiden Hotel" is the fifty-sixth installment in Nazraeli Press' estimable series of One Picture Books. Limited to five hundred SIGNED AND NUMBERED copies, it contains an original 3 ½ x 4 7/8" silver gelatin print of the Heiden Hotel - a Catskill's resort where the young Mr. Kenna worked as a summer exchange student in 1976 and has returned to repeatedly until its sad demise in 2008 - tipped in at the rear of the book, as issued. A brand new, pristine example of this lovely item. 1-59005-255-2 Inventory Number: 016959

van Kooij, Barbera, Oswaldo Costa & Robin Resch, Editors. Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Witte De With Center for Contemporary Art, 1993. First Edition 1/650. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine.. 128pp, 30 b&w illustrations. Text in English. Cover image by Jean-Luc Moulene. The final of three annual volumes, this is a collection of the transcribed contemporary art history lectures presented during 1992 at Rotterdam's Witte De With Center for Contemporary Art. The contents and participants are: Guy Brett, Catherine David, Rodrigo Naves, and Sonia Salzstein-Goldberg - "I Aspire to the Great Labyrinth", Walter Nikkels - "The Catalogue: An Ordered List of Works", Craigie Horsfield - "30.8.92 on Walker Evans", Stephen Prina - "We Represent Ourselves to the World: Institutional Narrativity", Stephan Balkenhol, Jean-Francois Chevrier, Chris Dercon, Ludger Gerdes, Martin Kreyssig, and Jeff Wall - "The Body is the Present", and Bruce Mau - "Beyond Typography". A most handsome example. 90-73362-26-1 Inventory Number: 016953

(STELLA, FRANK). Levy, Bernard-Henri. Paris: Editions De La Difference / Galerie Beaubourg, 1990. First Edition. Folio. Wrappers in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 64pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French. With a bibliography and exhibition history. This is the lovely, oversized catalogue published in conjunction with a 1990 Parisian gallery exhibition of recent wall reliefs and graphic works by Frank Stella. A most presentable copy that has a slight ripple along the top edge due to contact with moisture, but no tearing or sticking of the pages. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 2-7291-0476-3 Inventory Number: 016927

(ELENGA, HENK) (HARD WERKEN). Elenga, Henk, Jan Middendorp, Lewis MacAdams & Erik Beenker. Los Angeles: Hard Werken, 1990. First Edition 1/200 Deluxe. 16mo. Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 24pp, 17 duotone illustrations. This sweet little item was designed and self-published by noted Dutch graphic/product designer Henk Elenga while he ran Hard Werken's Los Angeles desk during the late eighties and early nineties. It was originally issued in conjunction with a 1990 exhibition of his photographs at the Torch Gallery in Amsterdam. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe edition limited to two hundred copies with an original 4 x 5" black and white photograph SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Henk Elenga laid in a velour pocket inside the front cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 016922

(POLLOCK, JACKSON). Heller, Ben. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1990. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 94pp, 26 color and 8 duotone illustrations. Designed by Dan Miller Design. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with with a 1990 exhibition of twenty-six paintings on canvas and works on paper by Jackson Pollock held at Gagosian Gallery New York. A most presentable copy showing a bit of light wear and soiling to the wrappers as well as a mild curl to the upper foredge corner. 0-9624347-5-2 Inventory Number: 016895

(RYDEN, MARK). Ryden, Mark & Mike McGee. New York & Santa Ana, CA: Earl McGrath Gallery & Grand Central Art Center, 2001. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (52pp), 50 color illustrations. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the beautifully produced catalogue issued in conjunction with Mark Ryden's two "Bunnies and Bees" exhibitions of 2001 and 2002. Bunnies, bees, meat, Abraham Lincoln and scary childhood imagery abound in these paintings, attendant details and studies - all accompanied by the artist's narrative. A most presentable example showing a slight soft crease through the textblock at the lower foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 1-931955-00-X Inventory Number: 016880

(RICKEY, GEORGE). Hope, Henry R.. Dusseldorf, GERMANY: Kunstverein fur die Rheinlande und Westfalen, 1962. First Edition. Small 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. np (20pp), 8 b&w illustrations + cover. Text in English and German. With an exhibition checklist, biography and bibliography. This is the slender catalogue published in conjunction with pioneering kinetic artist George Rickey's 1962 exhibition of seventy-one sculptures and works on paper executed between 1951 and 1962 held at Dusseldorf's Kunstverein fur die Rheinlande und Westfalen. A most presentable copy of this uncommon early document showing some overall light wear and soiling as well as two diagonal soft creases through the upper foredge corner that has been INSCRIBED but not signed by George Rickey in his inimitable script with his address (R.D. #2, East Chatham, New York.) in black ink below his printed name on the title page. Inventory Number: 016874

(KOONS, JEFF). Danto, Arthur C., Gunnar B. Kvaran, Jeff Koons, Rem Koolhaas & Hans Ulrich Obrist. Oslo, NORWAY: Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, 2004. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 156pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Norwegian and English. Designed by Sensiv Design - Nina K. Visnes. With an exhibition history, biography and exhibition checklist. This is the elegantly designed and illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with the 2004 Jeff Koons exhibition held at Oslo's Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art. Limited to one thousand copies only, it contains an incisive essay by Arthur C. Danto, a transcribed discussion between Koons, Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist, plus illustrations and a lengthy text for each of the fifty-three exhibited works executed between 1979 and 2003. A most handsome copy. 81-91430-43-8 Inventory Number: 016870

(LEVITT, HELEN). Levitt, Helen & James Agee. New York: Horizon Press, 1981. First Edition Thus 1/250 Deluxe. 4to. 1/4 Vellum Over Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 90 b&w illustrations. Designed by Marvin Hoshino. "A Way of Seeing" is the late Helen Levitt's classic presentation of New York street photography accompanied by an incisive essay by James Agee. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies only, this example is from the 1981 Horizon Press deluxe edition that was completely redesigned from the 1965 Viking first printing; containing a revised text along with twenty-four additional images. It is bound in one quarter gilt-stamped-vellum-over-gilt-stamped blue boards, and is housed in a blue linen slipcase. A most handsome copy (whose 1965 first edition is cited on pages 252-253 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 214-215 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", pages 178-179 of "The Book of 101 Books", and pages 92-96 of Horacio Fernandez' "New York in Photobooks") NUMBERED (31/250) AND SIGNED "Helen Levitt" in black ink on the colophon, as issued, showing some sunning to the slipcase along its extremities. It has been priced accordingly. 0-8180-1422-9 Inventory Number: 016847

Jacobson, Karen, Editor. Los Angeles: UCLA Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, 2003. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. As New.. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Today, more and more artists have begun to view drawing as an end in itself rather than as a preparatory phase in service of another medium. "International Paper" demonstrates that the medium of drawing continues to play a fresh and vital role in the practice of a younger generation of artists. The exhibition surveys the range and breadth of contemporary works on paper by a diverse group of twenty-two emerging artists from China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States, while highlighting the work of a number of Los Angeles artists for whom drawing plays an important and ongoing role". This is the innovatively designed catalogue published in conjunction with the 2003 Hammer Museum survey of contemporary works on paper. The featured artists are Nina Lola Bachhuber, Hillary Bleecker, Iona Rozeal Brown, Carolyn Castaño, Honda Takeshi, Li Jin, Alice Konitz, Lansing-Dreiden, Nick Lowe, Yuri Masnyj, Kim McCarty, Aaron Morse, Sandeep Mukherjee, Jockum Nordstrom, Shaun O'Dell, Alessandro Pessoli, Shunsuke Sawaguchi, Silke Schatz, Matthew Sontheimer, Tam Van Tran, Pablo Vargas-Lugo, and Katharina Wulff. A pristine copy of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-943739-25-X Inventory Number: 016828