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(OCTOBER). Krauss, Rosalind, Annette Michelson, Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Hal Foster, Denis Hollier & Carrie Lambert, Editors. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Journals, 2000. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Journal. Fine.. 153pp, illustrated in b&w. At the forefront of contemporary arts theory and criticism, "October" has for over thirty-five years focused critical attention on the contemporary arts and their various contexts of interpretation: film, painting, music, photography, performance, sculpture, literature. Contributions to this issue include: Mea Culpa - Mary Kelly; Agriculture, Industry, and the Birth of the Photo-Essay in the Late Weimar Republic - Michael Jennings; The Art of the Day (1925) - Nikolai Tarabukin; Tarabukin, Spengler, and the Art of Production - Maria Gough; Portrait of the Artist as a Monkey-Hand - Paul Galvez; Camera Obscura: Socialist Realism in the Shadow of Photography - Leah Dickerman. A most handsome copy. ISSN 0162-2870 Inventory Number: 012280

(ARTIGAS, LLORENS) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Artigas, Llorens and Pierre Courthion. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1969. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 22pp, 9 color and 11 b&w illustrations + covers. Text in French. This is a monographic edition of Maeght's legendary periodical "Derriere Le Miroir" (featuring the great artists and writers of the 20th Century) devoted solely to Llorens Artigas' 1969 exhibition of ceramic vessels. A handsome example showing just a hint of light foxing at the rear. Inventory Number: 012268

(TAPIES, ANTONI) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Tapies, Antoni and Joan Brossa. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1969. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 38pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French. This is a monographic edition of Maeght's legendary periodical "Derriere Le Miroir" (featuring the great artists and writers of the 20th Century) devoted solely to Antoni Tapies' 1969 exhibition of twenty-six paintings and collages. It contains a unique original color lithograph that extends continuously over both covers and twenty-six interior pages, sixteen additional black and white illustrations, and a complete exhibition checklist. A bright white, handsome example that shows a minor dent through the textblock at the upper foredge corner. Inventory Number: 012266

(MOSS, ERIC OWEN). Moss, Eric Owen. Interview by James Steele. London & Berlin: Academy Editions + Ernst & Sohn, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Architecture Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 144pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a bibliography and award history. This is the first comprehensive monograph on the innovative work of Los Angeles-based architect Eric Owen Moss. It includes copious documentation for his many early Culver City commercial and mixed-use projects (including the "Thomas Ince Theater" and the 8522 National Boulevard complex), as well as residential and furniture designs. A most handsome example of the 2003 hardbound first edition. 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. 1-85490-189-3 Inventory Number: 012102

(FEE, JAMES). Krull, Craig. Los Angeles: Farmani & Fee, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. 30pp, 22 color plates. In the body of work pictured here, the noted late, Los Angeles-based photographer James Fee beautifully captured the nude with his characteristic experimental manipulations of the photographic printing process. A most handsome example additionally SIGNED "James Fee" in ink on the title page. Inventory Number: 012055

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA. 2002 (2003).: Perceval Press. First Edition (Second Printing). Square 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, 52 illustrations in color and b&w. While primarily known for his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Mr. Mortensen is an artist whose boundless creative output embraces a myriad of media. This handsome book reproduces a series of photographs that document and abstract the urban backyard swimming pool as monument. The images vary from late afternoon reflections on still water, to the distressed architectural elements found inside an empty and abandoned pool. A brand new, pristine example of the 2003 second printing. 0-9721436-1-0 Inventory Number: 011971

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2002. First Edition. Square 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, 52 illustrations in color and b&w. While primarily known for his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Mr. Mortensen is an artist whose boundless creative output embraces a myriad of media. This handsome book reproduces a series of photographs that document and abstract the urban backyard swimming pool as monument. The images vary from late afternoon reflections on still water, to the distressed architectural elements found inside an empty and abandoned pool. A most handsome example of the 2002 first printing showing a slight binding flaw in which the front pastedown is slightly torn and irregularly folded where it is glued down to the inside of the front board. It has been priced accordingly. 0-9721436-1-0 Inventory Number: 011928

(SUI, ANNA). Kawachi, Taka. Tokyo: Masakazu Takei / Little More, 1997. First Edition. Square 8vo. Wrappers in Illustrated Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine./Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and Japanese. This first monograph on Ann Sui is a vibrant confection has everything - cartoons, posters, kooky design, and more. While short on biographical details and long on cute, who needs an academic analysis of her collections when you can read about Anna Sui's "Favorite Things", like her favorite nail polish - Zulu, dark green, by Nars, or her favorite current band - The Smashing Pumpkins. This colorful scrapbook illustrates the world of Anna Sui along with celebrity endorsements from the perennially Cool (supermodels Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, and Amber Valetta, Marc Jacobs, Anita Pallenberg, Kim Gordon and Sofia "Anna is the Coolest" Coppola). How could you not want this? A most handsome example of this manna from heaven for your inner Japanese teenage girl still in the publisher's printed obi, as issued. 4-947648-49-X Inventory Number: 011873

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2006. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine copy of the seventy-seventh issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-37-3 Inventory Number: 011858

(BAUMGARTEN, LOTHAR). Baumgarten, Lothar & Thomas Wagner. Dusseldorf, GERMANY: Richter Verlag, 1997. First Edition 1/650 Deluxe. Small Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 70pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in German. This nicely designed and illustrated Lothar Baumgarten monograph copiously documents three early nineties German Museum installations by the artist. From the deluxe limited signed edition of six-hundred and fifty copies (of one thousand total), this is SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Baumgarten in pencil on the colophon at the rear, as issued. A most handsome copy. 3-928762-80-X Inventory Number: 011817

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2000. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A brand new, pristine example of the fifty-eighth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-08-X Inventory Number: 011784

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1994. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Very Good -.. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A most presentable copy of the unavailable thirty-ninth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly showing a diagonal soft crease to the top foredge corner of the rear cover. 3-907509-89-7 Inventory Number: 011778

Featherstone, David. Carmel, CA: The Friends of Photography, 1980. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Fine.. 56pp, 43 b&w illustrations. Exhibition checklist. This charming catalogue is the twenty-first installment of "Untitled" from the Friends of Photography. It is a survey show of mysteriously beautiful work by forty-three photographers (including Sally Gall, James Alinder, Peter Reiss, Nancy Rexroth, Eric Lindbloom, etc.) using the 1960's molded plastic Diana camera. From the surreal to the abstract, the work is sure to be of interest to those whose photographic processes vary from the carefully calculated, heavily equipped to snapshot happy Lomographers. A most handsome copy. 0-933286-17-1 Inventory Number: 011755

Cortes, Jose Miguel G.. San Sebastian, BASQUE: Koldo Mitxelena Kulturunea, 1997. First Edition. 4to. 1/4 Cloth Over Silk Boards. Exhibition Catalog. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. 344pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Basque and Spanish, with an English summary. With a bibliography and filmography. This is the amazing catalogue produced in conjunction with a 1997 Spanish Museum exhibition whose English title translates as "The Veiled Face: Transvest[it]ism and Identity in Art". The premise of the show was to provide a comprehensive survey of Drag, Cross Dressing, Transvestitism, and the Transgendered as subject matter in contemporary art and film. The artists whose work is presented here are Claude Cahun, Robert Gober, Nan Goldin, Juan Hidalgo, Michel Journiac, Jurgen Klauke, Zoe Leonard, Urs Luthi, Lisette Model, Pierre Molinier, Catherine Opie, Pierre et Gilles, Man Ray, Humberto Rivas, August Sander, Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, and Joel-Peter Witkin. A brand new, most handsome example. 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. 84-7907-214-8 Inventory Number: 011658

(FEE, JAMES). Krull, Craig & Keiji Okuhira. Los Angeles: Farmani & Fee, 1996. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. np (56pp), 25 duotone plates. Text in English and Japanese. Limited to one thousand copies, this beautifully printed, self-published catalogue presents the late Los Angeles-based photographer James Fee's second installment of moody images of an unpopulated, dystopian homeland first seen in his "Photographs of America". A most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally SIGNED "James Fee" in black ink on the front endpaper. 0-964-0494-1-4 Inventory Number: 011604

Bond, Henry, Andrea Schlieker, Editors. Bernard, Cindy & Cesare Pietroiusti. London: Serpentine Gallery, 1992. First Edition. Large 4to. Stapled Wrappers in DJ. Exhibition Catalog. As New./As New.. 24 + 40pp, 23 b&w illustrations (in volume one). With biographies. With texts by Henry Bond, Liam Gillick, Ian Jeffrey, Robert Nickas, Eric Troncy, Angela Vettese, Benjamin Weil. This is the two-volume set documenting the contemporary survey "Exhibit A" featuring Cindy Bernard, Mat Collishaw, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Marco Mazzucconi, Hirsch Perlman, Cesare Pietroiusti, Sam Samore, and Catherine Yass held at London's Serpentine Gallery in 1992. A pristine set, with the publisher's printed wraparound band, as issued. 1-870814-51-7 Inventory Number: 011534

(STIVERS, ROBERT). Stivers, Robert. Introduction by A.D. Coleman. Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 1997. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (106pp), 44 b&w illustrations. This is the first book of Robert Stivers' dark, ghostly images published by the late, lamented Arena Press. A pristine copy BOLDLY SIGNED in ink by the photographer on the half title page. 0-9657280-0-5 Inventory Number: 011471

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2006. First Paperback Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 104pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "New black and white photographs and words that look directly at loss, change, and renewal. In making Linger, he strives to find a still place from which to see and interpret the world around him. The imagery in this book deals frankly with family, strangers, and landscape that Mortensen has recently been able to spend extended time with, rather than hurriedly observe as just one more passing ghost with a camera and a notebook. Although we might occasionally find in these newer images hints of the chaotic abstractions that have recently dominated his work, Linger evidences a patience with things as they come to be and, consequently, a tranquility long-absent from both his photography and writing". A brand new, pristine example of the 2006 first paperback edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9774869-5-8 Inventory Number: 011448

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2005. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome copy of the seventy-fourth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-34-9 Inventory Number: 011238

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2004. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine copy of the seventy-second issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-32-2 Inventory Number: 011236

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2004. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome example of the seventy-first issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907582-31-4 Inventory Number: 011235

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1992. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A handsome copy of the unavailable thirty-third issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly. 3-907509-83-3 Inventory Number: 011175

(BOLTANSKI, CHRISTIAN). Boltanski, Christian. München & Darmstadt, GERMANY: Gina Kehayoff Verlag & Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (48 pp), 40 b&w illustrations + cover. Text in German. Published in conjunction with a 1996 German museum exhibition, "Sterblich" is a Christian Boltanski artist book containing forty dark, grainy photographic images of death. A most handsome example. 3-929078-58-9 Inventory Number: 010973

Sprigle, David Aden, Editor. Santa Monica, CA. 1997 (1998).: FotoFactory Press. First Edition (Second Printing) 1/6000. Square 8vo. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Exhibition Catalog. Fine/Fine. np (124pp), profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Stephen Patrick Foery and David Sprigle. This is the very first beautifully appointed FotoFactory Press thematic anthology that features the work of forty-one photographers' erotic images of men together: working, playing, fighting and loving. Those included here are Ali, Robert Atherton, Jr., David Ausman, Clifford Baker, Steven Baratz, Joel W. Benjamin, Doug Birkenheuer, Kristen Bjorn, Ripp Bowman, David Butt, Daniel Collins, Bill Costa, E.A. Cotter, Paul Dahlquist, Andy Devine, Hans Fahrmeyer, Tomas Gaspar, Barry Gollop. J.J. Green, Charles F. Gustina, , Kim Hanson, Conrad Hechter, Baly Hinter Wipflinger, Justice Howard, Donnie Hudson, Robert Irwin, Rolf Juario, James J. Klekowski, Harriet Leibowitz, Ross Bennett Lewis, Mark V. Lynch, Geoff Manasse, Brent McTavish, Martin Meyer, Jeff Palmer, Paul Roberts, John Sonsini, Stanley Stellar, Ström, Arthur Tress, Tim Wilkerson, Jim J. Winbourn, and William Yang. A pristine copy of the 1998 second printing.. 1-883923-24-7 Inventory Number: 010834

(TAYLOR-WOOD, SAM). Taylor-Wood, Sam. London: Book Works, 1996. First Edition 1/1000. Square 16mo. Illustrated Boards. Artist's Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 22 leporello panels printed recto and verso in color, b&w and silver, 15 color and 7 b&w illustrations. "Unhinged" is the charming 1996 publication from noted British artist/filmmaker Sam Taylor-Wood that presents a distilled and deconstructed film narrative in the form of a tiny hardbound accordion-fold book. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies. 1-870699-24-6 Inventory Number: 010368

(SHERMAN, CINDY) (KLAUKE, JURGEN). Goetz, Ingvild, Christiane Meyer-Stoll, Hans Kickel, Peter Weibel, Jan Avgikos, Matthew Weinstein & Noemi Smolik. Munich, GERMANY & Humlebaek, DENMARK: Sammlung Goetz, 1994. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 78pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. With biographies and an index of illustrations. This is a handsome catalogue published in conjunction with a 1994 European exhibition of photographically-based works by Cindy Sherman and Jurgen Klauke from the estimable contemporary art collection of Ingvild Goetz. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-89322-674-5 Inventory Number: 010316

Sullivan, Steve. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1999. First Edition. Square 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. As New.. 320pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. From the author/editor of "Glamour Girls Then and Now", "Va Va Voom" and "Bombshells" comes this all encompassing (if not somewhat arbitrary) illustrated dictionary of the one thousand sexiest Twentieth Century objects of not-so-obscure male desire. From pinups to porn stars, first ladies to strippers, scream queens to bathing beauties, they're pretty much all here beginning with the top ten of Marilyn Monroe, Raquel Welch, Jayne Mansfield, Brigitte Bardot, Rita Hayworth, Bettie Page, Sophia Loren, Jean Harlow, June Wilkinson and Cindy Crawford, then spiraling downward past Diane Webber, Traci Lords, Diana Rigg, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Carol Doda, Jennie Garth, and Gwen Stefani all the way to Isadora Duncan(!) - number 1000... Each entry includes a brief biography, and in most instances a saucy pic. A pristine copy. 0-312-20651-8 Inventory Number: 010239

(NESHAT, SHIRIN). Neshat, Shirin, Hamid Dabashi, RoseLee Goldberg & Giorgio Verzotti. Foreword By Ida Gianelli. Torino & Milan, ITALY: Castello Di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea & Edizioni Charta, 2002. First Edition. Large 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 188pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Italian. With a biography, bibliography, exhibition history and exhibition checklist. This is a comprehensive catalogue focusing on the Iranian born contemporary artist Shirin Neshat's Video installations published in conjunction with a 2002 Italian Museum retrospective. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 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. 88-8158-360-7 Inventory Number: 010142

(HARDING, THOMAS). Harding, Thomas & Cyrus Sutherland. Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press, 1993. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. 112pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by John Coghlan. This is Thomas Harding's unusually thoughtful photographic essay on the aging, mostly archaic schoolhouses of rural Arkansas. Both interiors and exteriors are pictured (printed one to a page on the right, with a commentary on the facing page) with the pinhole camera used to capture these images giving them a hauntingly beautiful quality. A most handsome copy showing a minor indentation at the foredge of the rear cover 1-55728-272-2 Inventory Number: 010006

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2003. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Abstract images, fragments and phrases from poems, notes, journals, words/thoughts remembered or imagined as they slip away, come together in 45301 to create a dense, thought-provoking photography book. Many of the photographs were shot during Mortensen's recent travels to Morocco, Cuba, and the northern plains of the United States, but could have been shot in your backyard. Depending on one's point of view, the imagery can be seen as either fighting with light or embracing it, holding time or forgetting it". This publication from actor/artist/musician/poet/all-around renaissance guy Viggo Mortensen is beautifully designed and printed. It is an artist's book - much more abstract than his previous titles - but every bit as engaging. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon 2003 hardbound first edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9721436-3-7 Inventory Number: 009958

(HIGGINS, FRANCES & MICHAEL). Johnson, Donald-Brian & Leslie Piña. Altglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2005. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Decorative Arts Monograph. Fine/Fine. 240pp, 763 illustrations in color and b&w. "With its arresting mix of geometric and curved lines, and bold use of colors, Higgins glass transformed ordinary table and giftware, from chip bowls and cake stands to candleholders and cigarette boxes, into something vibrant and exciting. Useful as well as attractive, the designs of artists Frances and Michael Higgins harnessed vivid imagination to innate practicality. Newly discovered promotional photos, original designs, and advertising materials as well as extensive commentary by Frances Higgins and other Studio personnel highlight the informative, entertaining text, including a personal view of the creation of Higgins glass". One of the most beautiful, and well-designed of the Schiffer modernist decorative arts publications, this is an invaluable guide to more than five decades worth of the Higgins' lovely objects in glass, virtually none of which none of which appear in the authors' previous Higgins monograph - "Adventures in Glass". A brand new, most handsome example. 0-7643-0021-0 Inventory Number: 009860

Kimura, Katsu. Tokyo: Rikuyo-sha Publishing, Inc., 1986. First Edition. 4to. Printed Boards in Dust Jacket. Graphic Design Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 204pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This is the striking, beautifully produced book documenting noted Japanese designer Katsu Kimura's unique collection of Art Deco packaging and graphics. A most handsome example of this engaging document whose dust jacket shows just the faintest bit of typical sunning along the spine. 4-89737-045-0 Inventory Number: 009777

(MOSS, ERIC OWEN). Moss, Eric Owen. Introduction By Anthony Vidler. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine.. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Group C. With a project chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the second of three catalogues raisonné to date covering the complete work of Eric Owen Moss. The projects here are from 1990 - 1995, and include the renowned Los Angeles-based architect's designs for "Box", "IRS Records" and "Thomas Ince Theater". A most handsome example. 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. 0-8478-1910-8 Inventory Number: 009692

(JAMES, DON). James, Don. Santa Barbara, CA: T. Adler Books, 2004. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 4to. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. Four individual 4 ½ x 6 ¾" black and white photographic reproductions hinged on archival mat board, housed in a box with a pastedown. Designed by Tom Adler. Published as a labor of love by noted graphic designer Tom Adler, this is the beautifully produced fourth portfolio (of five) of pioneering waterman and photographer Don James' nostalgic views of the apparent paradise that was Southern California surf culture in the thirties. It reproduces a series of shots of Bluff Cove surf riders taken by James over the summer of 1937 from a Brownie camera set up in the sand to the rather narrow focal point of the breaking waves. Limited to five hundred copies only, each of the five deluxe editions contains four different archival prints reproduced from the original negatives found in Don James' studio shortly after his death in 1996. The images are printed as continuous tone, with soy-based UV inks on 100% cotton rag, acid-free paper. Each print is mounted on an acid-free four-ply board with a numbered certificate of authenticity, and enclosed in a glassine sleeve. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrink wrap, as issued. 1-890481-13-0 Inventory Number: 009665

(JAMES, DON). James, Don. Santa Barbara, CA: T. Adler Books, 2004. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 4to. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. Four individual 4 ½ x 6 ¾" black and white photographic reproductions hinged on archival mat board, housed in a box with a pastedown. Designed by Tom Adler. Published as a labor of love by noted graphic designer Tom Adler, this is the beautifully produced third portfolio (of five) of pioneering waterman and photographer Don James' nostalgic views of the apparent paradise that was Southern California surf culture in the thirties. It reproduces a series of shots of Bluff Cove surf riders taken by James over the summer of 1937 from a Brownie camera set up in the sand to the rather narrow focal point of the breaking waves. Limited to five hundred copies only, each of the five deluxe editions contains four different archival prints reproduced from the original negatives found in Don James' studio shortly after his death in 1996. The images are printed as continuous tone, with soy-based UV inks on 100% cotton rag, acid-free paper. Each print is mounted on an acid-free four-ply board with a numbered certificate of authenticity, and enclosed in a glassine sleeve. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrink wrap, as issued. 1-890481-12-2 Inventory Number: 009664

(JAMES, DON). James, Don. Santa Barbara, CA: T. Adler Books, 2004. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 4to. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. Four individual 4 ½ x 6 ¾" black and white photographic reproductions hinged on archival mat board, housed in a box with a pastedown. Designed by Tom Adler. Published as a labor of love by noted graphic designer Tom Adler, this is the beautifully produced first portfolio (of five) of pioneering waterman and photographer Don James' nostalgic views of the apparent paradise that was Southern California surf culture in the thirties. It reproduces a series of shots of Bluff Cove surf riders taken by James over the summer of 1937 from a Brownie camera set up in the sand to the rather narrow focal point of the breaking waves. Limited to five hundred copies only, each of the five deluxe editions contains four different archival prints reproduced from the original negatives found in Don James' studio shortly after his death in 1996. The images are printed as continuous tone, with soy-based UV inks on 100% cotton rag, acid-free paper. Each print is mounted on an acid-free four-ply board with a numbered certificate of authenticity, and enclosed in a glassine sleeve. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrink wrap, as issued. 1-890481-10-6 Inventory Number: 009662

(RICKEY, GEORGE). Davidson III, Maxwell. Altglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2004. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 288pp, 382 color and b&w illustrations. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. "George Rickey's importance to the art world is belied by the lack of literature about one of the world's most accomplished kinetic sculptors. His fascinating sculptural oeuvre spans a fifty-three-year working period (1949-2002) and is incredibly diverse. This book is concerned exclusively with the early indoor sculptures from the first twenty-five years of George Rickey's output. With three hundred and eighty-two color and black & white photographs covering the artist's early innovations, we get an intimate and complete picture of his artistic diversity. This book lays a firm foundation to an understanding of Rickey's creative intentions, and carefully categorizes the works into thirty-eight stylistically diverse chapters. Many of these works are published here for the first time". A pristine 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. 0-7643-1992-2 Inventory Number: 009649

(MAN RAY) (PAOLINI, GIULIO) (BOLAFFIARTE). Man Ray & Giulio Paolini. Torino, ITALY: Bolaffi & Mondadori Editori, 1973. First Edition 1/5000. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Periodical. Very Good -.. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w, with two 11 ¾ x 9 ¼" original graphics laid in. Text in Italian. This is the thirty-first installment of the Italian Arts magazine "BolaffiArte". Amongst the more interesting articles here are features on American Land Art (Michael Heizer and Robert Smithson) and Hippie Communes in the Southwest - both with photographs by Gianfranco Gorgoni, collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, Conceptual Art and Arte Povera 1966 - 1969, and a section devoted to Man Ray. For the issue, Man Ray was commissioned to create an original work of art utilizing the letter "R" (as part its "L'Alfabebeto di BolaffiArte" series), which was then reproduced utilizing the photolithographic process and included as a loose insert. It consists of an embossed sheet of cardstock which has been overprinted with a stylized "Man Ray" in dark green, save for the "R" printed in red. In addition, noted Italian Arte Povera/Conceptual artist Giulio Paolini has contributed an original insert entitled "Vedo, 1969 (la decifrazione del mio campo visivo)". A most presentable example with like inserts showing a bit of overall light wear along with a slight dent at the heel of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 009218

Hargraves, Michael. Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1994. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Exhibition Brochure. As New.. One 8 ¾ x 32" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in fourths as issued to make 8pp, 5 color illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany "Little Pictures"; a 1994 exhibition of daguerreotype images and cases drawn from the J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography's vast holdings. The images reproduced here include those of Giorgio Sommer, Warren De La Rue, and an unknown portrait of Edgar Allen Poe. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 009186

(TRESS, ARTHUR) (BRENNER, THOMAS). Hofchen, Heinz & David Mellor. Valencia, SPAIN: Sala Parpallo & Edicions Alfons El Magnanim, 1992. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Printed Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good.. 89pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and Spanish. Designed by Artur Heras. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with a 1992 Spanish Museum exhibition, this charming catalogue presents two wacky, visually cluttered bodies of work by photographers Thomas Brenner and Arthur Tress - images from "Fish Tank Sonata" - that were both taken at the water's edge. A handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Arthur Tress" in black marker on the front free endpaper showing a bit of minor wear along the extremities. 84-7822-060-7 Inventory Number: 008905