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EVERY BUILDING ON THE SUNSET STRIP - SIGNED BY EDWARD RUSCHA
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles. 1966 (1970).: Self-Published. Second Printing 1/5000. 8vo. Leporello Wrappers in Slipcase. Artist's Book. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments extending to 296 ½" in length housed in a white paper and silver Mylar-over-cardboard slipcase. "Every Building on the Sunset Strip" is Ed Ruscha's innovative 1966 photographic study that pictures sequentially each architectural facade on both the North and South sides of the fabled Sunset Strip from 8101 - the still extant Jaguar dealership - to 9156 - the late, great Schwab's Pharmacy. Pandora's Box lives! A bright white, most handsome example of the 1970 second printing (entry B4 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999", and whose 1966 edition is cited on pages 142-143 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 198-199 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", and pages 182-185 of "The Book of 101 Books") limited to five thousand unnumbered copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Edward Ruscha" in black ink across the top of the slipcase showing a thin margin of adhesive transfer along the front and back of the covers at the spine as is typical of this printing. The slipcase's silver mylar overlay is shiny and bright, but showing some light soiling along the top as well as short separations to the white paper covering at the joints at the opening. The publisher's exceedingly fragile and uncommon unprinted white paper wraparound band issued only with the second edition is laid in. All in all, this is a lovely example of a stellar title. 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. Inventory Number: 025071
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EVERY BUILDING ON THE SUNSET STRIP - SIGNED BY EDWARD RUSCHA
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles. 1966 (1970).: Self-Published. Second Printing 1/5000. 8vo. Leporello Wrappers in Slipcase. Artist's Book. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments extending to 296 ½" in length housed in a white paper and silver Mylar-over-cardboard slipcase. "Every Building on the Sunset Strip" is Ed Ruscha's innovative 1966 photographic study that pictures sequentially each architectural facade on both the North and South sides of the fabled Sunset Strip from 8101 - the still extant Jaguar dealership - to 9156 - the late, great Schwab's Pharmacy. Pandora's Box lives! A spectacularly bright white, most handsome example of the 1970 second printing (entry B4 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999", and whose 1966 edition is cited on pages 142-143 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 198-199 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", and pages 182-185 of "The Book of 101 Books") limited to five thousand unnumbered copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Ruscha" in blue ink across the top of the publisher's still shiny, uncompromised slipcase showing none of the creasing, soiling, or adhesive transfer to the spine that is typical of this title. The publisher's exceedingly fragile and uncommon unprinted white paper wraparound band issued only with the second edition is laid in. 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. Inventory Number: 025070
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THIRTYFOUR PARKING LOTS IN LOS ANGELES
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles: Self-Published, 1967. First Edition 1/2413. 4to. Printed Wrappers with Glassine. Artist's Book. Very Good./Good -.. np (48pp), 34 b&w photographs (1 die-cut and folded). In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Thirtyfour Parking Lots in Los Angeles" is Ed Ruscha's fifth photographically illustrated artist book, and the largest in format of his self-published works of the sixties. For it, Mr. Ruscha presciently hired local aerial photographer Art Alanis to capture grand, bird's eye views of the parking lots of the likes of Universal City, The May Company, Dodger Stadium, and thirty-one more - all completely devoid of cars!
An internally most handsome example of the uncommon 1968 first edition (entry B5 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on page 141 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II", pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", and page 227 of "From Fair to Fine 3") limited to two thousand, two hundred and thirteen unnumbered copies showing light wear and handling along with a gentle diagonal soft crease through a portion of the textblock at the lower foredge corner. The publisher's fragile glassine wrapper is age-toned with some notable moisture stains on the rear panel as well as chipping and paper loss along its spine and edges. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025068 -
SOME LOS ANGELES APARTMENTS
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles: Self-Published, 1965. First Edition 1/700. 12mo. Printed Wrappers with Glassine. Artist's Book. Fine./Near Fine.. np (48pp), 34 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Some Los Angeles Apartments" is Ed Ruscha's third artist book - a wry yet heartfelt photographic survey of the subtle beauty of the post-war Southern California rental property construction boom. A spectacularly bright, most handsome example of the uncommon 1965 first edition (entry B3 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on page 141 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II", pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 105 of "From Fair to Fine 2", and page 226 of "From Fair to Fine 3") limited to seven hundred unnumbered copies in the publisher's glassine wrapper showing some typical minor age patination along with a few tiny closed tears along the top edge of the rear panel. All in all, this is an exceptional example of this important little gem that is often confused with the 1990 Whitney Museum exhibition catalogue of virtually the same title. 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. Inventory Number: 025061
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FLIPPING, KICKING, HOWLING, ROLLING, SITTING, STANDING, CLIMBING, TELLING
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles: The Lapis Press, 1988. First Edition 1/35. Elephant Folio. Full Leather in Slipcase. Artist's Book. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. np (28pp), 1 letterpress colophon + title page, 8 color etchings. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Flipping, Kicking, Howling, Rolling, Sitting, Standing, Climbing, Telling" is the oversized, extraordinarily luxe artist's book published in 1988 by Sam Francis' Lapis Press containing eight original etchings by Edward Ruscha. Each "silhouette" image was pulled by master printer Jacob Samuel at The Litho Shop on a 20 x 16" sheet of Rives BFK paper. The title and colophon pages are printed by hand-letterpress, and along with the etchings, four blank preliminaries, and endpapers have been hand-bound by Klaus Ullrich S. Rotzscher in an exquisite debossed, full dark green smooth calfskin. The book is housed in a stylish matching calf and linen slipcase. An internally most handsome example of the first and only printing (print entries 149-156 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999") of this exquisite, exceedingly uncommon volume - only two copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - BOLDLY NUMBERED (35/35) AND SIGNED "Ed Ruscha 1988" in pencil on the rear colophon, as issued, showing some very mild wear to the front and rear boards along with some rubbing and slight discoloration to the leather spine. The slipcase bears some rubbing and abrading to the leather trim at the heel and crown of the opening along with some minor wear to the linen along the seam of the bottom edge. It has been priced accordingly. This is accompanied by a pristine example of the hors commerce 20 x 16" Lapis Press promotional broadside cum print for the book featuring a colored etching by Ruscha of the letter "B" (entry M-59 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999") that was issued in an edition of forty numbered but unsigned copies. Inventory Number: 024157
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EDWARD RUSCHA: CITYSCAPES / O BOOKS
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. New York: Leo Castelli Gallery, 1997. First Edition 1/2000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 64pp, 37 color illustrations. With an exhibition checklist. Published in 1997 by the Leo Castelli Gallery in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their working relationship with Ed Ruscha, this charming little catalogue cum artist's book reproduces each of the seventeen "Cityscape" paintings and twenty exhibited books emblazoned with either paint or bleach by the artist to reveal the letter "O". A brand new, pristine example. Inventory Number: 021753
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EDWARD RUSCHA: CITYSCAPES / O BOOKS
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. New York: Leo Castelli Gallery, 1997. First Edition 1/2000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. 64pp, 37 color illustrations. With an exhibition checklist. Published in 1997 by the Leo Castelli Gallery in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their working relationship with Ed Ruscha, this charming little catalogue cum artist's book reproduces each of the seventeen "Cityscape" paintings and twenty exhibited books emblazoned with either paint or bleach by the artist to reveal the letter "O". A handsome example showing some uneven sunning to the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 018956
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FLIPPING, KICKING, HOWLING, ROLLING, SITTING, STANDING, CLIMBING, TELLING
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles: The Lapis Press, 1988. First Edition 1/35. Elephant Folio. Full Leather in Slipcase. Artist's Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (28pp), 1 letterpress colophon + title page, 8 color etchings. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Flipping, Kicking, Howling, Rolling, Sitting, Standing, Climbing, Telling" is the oversized, extraordinarily luxe artist's book published in 1988 by Sam Francis' Lapis Press containing eight original etchings by Edward Ruscha. Each "silhouette" image was pulled by master printer Jacob Samuel at The Litho Shop on a 20 x 16" sheet of Rives BFK paper. The title and colophon pages are printed by hand-letterpress, and along with the etchings, four blank preliminaries, and endpapers have been hand-bound by Klaus Ullrich S. Rotzscher in an exquisite debossed, full dark green smooth calfskin. The book is housed in a stylish matching calf and linen slipcase. A most handsome example of the first and only printing (print entries 149-156 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999") of this exquisite, exceedingly uncommon volume - only two copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - BOLDLY NUMBERED (19/35) AND SIGNED "Ed Ruscha 1988" in pencil on the rear colophon, as issued. This is accompanied by a pristine example of the hors commerce 20 x 16" Lapis Press promotional broadside cum print for the book featuring a colored etching by Ruscha of the letter "B" (entry M-59 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999") that was issued in an edition of forty numbered but unsigned copies. Inventory Number: 013966
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EDWARD RUSCHA
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward & Howardena Pindell. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Stedelijk Museum, 1976. First Edition 1/1700. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (16pp), 12 b&w and 1 duotone illustration. Text in Dutch. Designed by Wim Crouwel and Wim Verboven. With an exhibition checklist. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue designed by Wim Crouwel and published in conjunction with a 1976 Stedelijk Museum exhibition of thirteen drawings, nine prints, and fourteen artist's books by Edward Ruscha. A handsome copy of this uncommon item limited to one thousand, seven hundred unnumbered copies showing just a bit of rubbing and mild creasing along the spine. Inventory Number: 026751
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ROYAL ROAD TEST - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM MASON WILLIAMS
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward, Mason Williams & Patrick Blackwell. Los Angeles: Self-Published, 1967. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good - ./No Jacket - As Issued.. np (60pp), 35 b&w photographs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. What happens when Ed Ruscha, Mason Williams and Patrick Blackwell perform and document a Consumer Reports-style crash test involving a Royal manual typewriter ejected from a 1963 Buick LeSabre traveling at ninety miles per hour along US Highway 91..? "Royal Road Test" - a must-have artists' book for road-trip and Conceptual Art enthusiasts alike! An internally bright, most handsome example of the 1967 first edition (entry B6 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book") limited to one thousand unnumbered copies issued without glassine wrapper additionally bearing the SIGNED PRESENTATION "For ... / Mason Williams" in black ink on the front free endpaper showing some light soiling, sunning, and creasing t the covers at the extremities. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026019
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ROYAL ROAD TEST - SIGNED BY EDWARD RUSCHA
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward, Mason Williams & Patrick Blackwell. Los Angeles. 1967 (1971).: Self-Published. Third Edition 1/2000. 8vo. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Artists' Book. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. np (60pp), 35 b&w photographs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. What happens when Ed Ruscha, Mason Williams and Patrick Blackwell perform and document a Consumer Reports-style crash test involving a Royal manual typewriter ejected from a 1963 Buick LeSabre traveling at ninety miles per hour along US Highway 91..? "Royal Road Test" - a must-have artists' book for road-trip and Conceptual Art enthusiasts alike! A bright, most handsome example of the 1971 third edition (entry B6 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book") limited to two thousand unnumbered copies issued without glassine wrapper additionally SIGNED "Edward Ruscha" in black ink on the front free endpaper. 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. Inventory Number: 025271
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VARIOUS SMALL BOOKS: REFERENCING VARIOUS SMALL BOOKS BY ED RUSCHA
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Taylor Phil & Mark Rawlinson. Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton Brouws & Hermann Zschiegner, Editors. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2013. First Edition. 8vo. Debossed Cloth. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 298pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton and Hermann Zschiegner. With artists' biographies and an exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with a 2013 circulating Gagosian Gallery exhibition, this thoughtful survey of Edward Ruscha's artist's books and the cottage industry of homages that these have inspired since the 1962 appearance of "Twentysix Gasoline Stations" contains nearly one hundred comprehensive illustrated entries with full publication details for each. A brand new, pristine example of the unavailable first printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-262-01877-2 Inventory Number: 024246
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TOM SACHS: "SEAL OF APPROVAL" 2003 PRINTED MATTER INC. CATALOGUE
(SACHS, TOM) (PRINTED MATTER INC.). Sachs, Tom. New York: Printed Matter, Inc., 2003. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. 30pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Tom Sachs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. According to Printed Matter itself, "Printed Matter’s Holiday 2003 Catalogue is designed by Tom Sachs featuring his approved Printed Matter inventory, special Sachs products, and additional suprises. Not just a holiday catalogue; not just an artists’ book, but a spectacular synthesis of the two." A brand new, most handsome example of this charming Printed Matter-commissioned artist-designed trade catalogue hand-lettered and pasted together in Sachs's inimitable lo-fi "Bricolage" style. Inventory Number: 026489
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TOM SACHS: BRICOLAGE MAGAZINE #2: "STREET WOOD" - DECEMBER 2010
(SACHS, TOM). Sachs, Tom. New York: Self-Published as Allied Cultural Prosthetics, 2009. First Balck and White Edition 1/250. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Periodical. Fine.. np (26pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Tom Sachs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Bricolage Magazine" is Tom Sachs's highly entertaining, self-published artist's periodical-cum-'zine that addresses all things of interest to Tom Sachs "and his community". This second installment from 2010 features cover boy Sam Smith from the 1999 "Masterpiece Theater" production of Oliver Twist, and weaves together in the artist's charming lo-fi cut and paste way Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, a Shaker furniture typology, "100 Killer Dub Plates as Played by Jah Shaka", annoying USB plugs, Knot-tying, Tom's February 2010 Con Edison bill, and so much more. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon - only two copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - first black and white printing limited to two hundred and fifty unnumbered copies. 0-9790499-6-2 Inventory Number: 026492
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TOM SACHS: BRICOLAGE MAGAZINE ISSUE #1 - NOVEMBER 1, 2009, NEW YORK
(SACHS, TOM). Sachs, Tom. New York: Self-Published, 2009. Second Edition 1/100. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Periodical. Fine.. np (22pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Tom Sachs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Bricolage Magazine" is Tom Sachs's highly entertaining self-published artist's periodical cum 'zine that addresses all things of interest to Tom Sachs "and his community". This first installment from 2009 weaves together in the artist's charming lo-fi cut and paste way Donald Judd, Ikea, Malick Sidibe, Yoda, music to listen to, movies to watch, and so much more. A brand new, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon - only a single copy is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - second printing limited to one hundred unnumbered copies, in addition to the one hundred of the first printing. 0-9790499-6-2 Inventory Number: 026491
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THE DEVOURING MOTHERS: STORY BOOK BY NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE
(SAINT PHALLE, NIKI DE). Saint Phalle, Niki de. London: Gimpel Fils, 1972. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Oblong 8vo. Twine-Tied Printed Boards. Artist's Book. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. np (56pp), 22 color illustrations. Designed by Sergio Tosi. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Devouring Mothers" is Niki de Saint Phalle's beautifully illustrated artist's book cum cautionary children's primer on the darker side of family dynamics. It's production overseen in Milan by the redoubtable Piero Tosi, it reproduces twenty-two of the artist's vibrant, phantasmal drawings as colorful screenprints. An internally bright, most handsome example of the uncommon - only seven copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - 1972 Gimpel Fils first edition whose highly acidic boards show some age-toning and spotting, and emit a faint sulfurous odor. Inventory Number: 026997
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LIFE AND DEATH: A NON-NARRATIVE NARRATIVE BY JIM SHAW
(SHAW, JIM). Shaw, Jim. The End is Here Publications, 1981. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good -.. np (54pp), 54 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Life and Death: A Non-Narrative Narrative" is an early, self-published - with assistance from Ed Ruscha - collection of Jim Shaw's humorous figurative black and white airbrushed drawings that owe a debt of gratitude to "Tex Avery, Basil Wolverton, Virgil Partch, and Big Daddy Ed Roth". An otherwise most handsome example of this uncommon item whose front cover resembles a digest-sized issue of Life magazine showing some light spotting on the inside front and rear covers. It has been priced accordingly. 0-9607640-0-3 Inventory Number: 023965
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LIFE AND DEATH: A NON-NARRATIVE NARRATIVE BY JIM SHAW
(SHAW, JIM). Shaw, Jim. The End is Here Publications, 1981. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (54pp), 54 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Life and Death: A Non-Narrative Narrative" is an early, self-published - with assistance from Ed Ruscha - collection of Jim Shaw's humorous figurative black and white airbrushed drawings that owe a debt of gratitude to "Tex Avery, Basil Wolverton, Virgil Partch, and Big Daddy Ed Roth". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item whose front cover resembles a digest sized issue of Life magazine. 0-9607640-0-3 Inventory Number: 020926
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ALEXIS SMITH: ALONE
(SMITH, ALEXIS). Smith, Alexis & Edgar Allan Poe. NP (Los Angeles?). ND.: Self-Published. First Edition. 24mo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Livre D'Artiste. Fine.. np (32pp), 16 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is noted Los Angeles-based artist Alexis Smith's charming, charmingly tiny - 3 x 2 ¼" - self-published mid-seventies livre d'artiste cum artist book that cryptically illustrates Edgar Allan Poe's short poem "Alone". A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon gem. Inventory Number: 025408
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MICHAEL SNOW: COVER TO COVER
(SNOW, MICHAEL). Snow, Michael. Halifax, CANADA & New York: The Portrait Review, 1975. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Artist's Book. Very Good -/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Cover to Cover" is Michael Snow's now-legendary 1975 artist book co-published by The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and New York University Press that documents a short trip by the pioneering Canadian filmmaker/photographer/musician in a continuous sequence of images that unfolds from right-side up to upside down, and from cover - to cover... A most presentable example of the exceedingly uncommon 1975 first hardrbound edition (cited on page 156 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") showing some light overall lwear and a bit of mild foxing to its pictorial covers. It has been priced accordingly. 0-8147-7770-8 Inventory Number: 025985
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FROM HERE TO THERE: ALEC SOTH'S AMERICA - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(SOTH, ALEC). Engberg, Siri, Geoff Dyer, August Kleinzahler, Bartholomew Ryan, Britt Salvesen, Barry Schwabsky & Alec Soth. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2010. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Cloth. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Emmet Byrne. Published in conjunction with a massive Walker Art Center retrospective of the work of Alec Soth, this is a beautifully designed and printed hardbound survey of the imagery of the noted Minneapolis-based Magnum photographer. A brand new, pristine example of the 2010 first edition (cited on page 260 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") with the photographer's 48 page artist book entitled "The Loneliest Man in Missouri:" housed in a pocket affixed to the rear inside board, as issued, additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Alec Soth" in black ink on the title page. Inventory Number: 025745
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MIXED MEDIA MONTAGES
(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. 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. Inventory Number: 020280
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POINT D'IRONIE 4 - FEVRIER 1998: MARLENE STREERUWITZ
(STREERUWITZ, MARLENE) (POINT D'IRONIE). Obrist, Hans-Ulrich & Carrie Pitto, Editors. Paris: agnès b., 1998. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated Tabloid Wrappers. Artist's Periodical. Fine.. Two 17 x 24" sheets printed color offset recto and verso, neatly folded in half vertically to make 8pp, profusely illustrated. This fourth installment of "point d'ironie" - agnès b.'s Hans-Ulrich Obrist-edited tabloid format hybrid periodical - is devoted to Austrian artist Marlene Streeruwitz' project recounting her lifelong search for God. A most handsome example of this uncommon, fragile item that was issued hors commerce - never commercially for sale - showing only some minor handling marks to its lightweight paper stock. Inventory Number: 021777
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SAM TAYLOR-WOOD: UNHINGED
(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
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ED TEMPLETON: CITY CONFESSIONS #3: PARIS - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed. Tokyo, JAPAN: Super Labo, I00240918. 2024. First Edition. 9 1/2 x8", 4to. 64 pages. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New./No Jacket - As Issued.
“City Confessions #3" is the most recent of Ed Templeton's global civic studies published by Tokyo's esteemed Super Labo. Culled from his many decades of travel as both a skateboarder and an artist, this third installment turns an iquisitive and insightful eye on the city of Paris. A brand new, most handsome example of this engaging document additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Templeton" with a small eye drawing in black marker on the title page.
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ED TEMPLETON: CITY CONFESSIONS #2: LONDON
(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed. Tokyo, JAPAN: Super Labo, 2021. First Edition 1/1000. 9 1/2 x8", 4to. 64 pages. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New./No Jacket - As Issued.
“City Confessions #2 London is a mostly recent study on the city of London. Although some photos in this book go back over 20 years, the majority were taken over the past decade on numerous trips. Since the mid 1990’s, once or twice a year I find myself in London for a few days or weeks at a time and end up on long walks shooting photos with my Leica. The pictures in this book were chosen to highlight a particular shade of London I have always found interesting, Moments of weariness, furtive glances and subtle gestures within a densely populated city center as the swarms of people perform the ceremony of getting through another day.” 978-4908512995 Inventory Number: I00210629 -
SITUATION COMEDY - SIGNED BY ED TEMPLETON
(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed. Sittard, THE NETHERLANDS: Museum Het Domein, 2006. Second Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 36pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Ed Templeton. "A fixture of Los Angeles' skateboarding scene, Ed Templeton has been producing photographs and paintings documenting his life, tours, and encounters in the skateboarding world for ten years". Published in conjunction with a 2001 Dutch Museum show, this is a slender yet elegant artist's book cum exhibition catalogue that once again casts a keen eye on contemporary culture, skateboarding, youth, and sexuality. A brand new, most handsome example of the very limited 2006 reprint edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Templeton" in black ink on the title page. 90-75883-37-4 Inventory Number: 027271
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TOTALLY CORPORATE - SIGNED BY ED TEMPLETON
(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed. Huntington Beach, CA: Self-Published, 2003. First Edition 1/1500. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Ed Templeton. A pioneer and legend of the skateboarding world, the esteemed Mr. Templeton is not only the force behind Toy Machine Bloodsucking Skateboard Company, but a world-renowned photographer and artist with gallery and museum shows the world over. "Totally Corporate" is Ed's self-produced 2003 artist's book cum 'zine that was distributed only with a limited edition magazine and is filled with his always exhilarating intertwining of photos, text, and artwork. A brand new, most handsome example offered here individually additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Templeton" in black ink. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least 18 years of age to order this item. Inventory Number: 027269
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ED TEMPLETON: DRINKING THE KOOL-AID - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed. NP (London): Morel Books, 2010. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (24pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Ed Templeton. "Entirely designed and edited by Ed Templeton, "Drinking The Kool-Aid" brings together a selection of his work in which the viewer engages with the booklet via numerous fold-outs, posters, and trimmed pages. Templeton has essentially materialized his own flexibility and agility of mediums through the book format, creating an exceptionally original piece of work!" A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies in the publisher's printed wraparound band additionally SIGNED "Ed Templeton" in black marker on the rear colophon. 1-907071-20-2 Inventory Number: 027265
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DEFORMER - DELUXE SIGNED SLIPCASED EDITION WITH A COLOR PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY ED TEMPLETON
(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed. Bologna, ITALY: Damiani Editore & Alleged Press, 2008. First Edition 1/200 Deluxe. 4to. Pictorial Boards in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued.. 168pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Ed Templeton. A pioneer and legend of the skateboarding world, Mr. Templeton is not only the force behind Toy Machine Bloodsucking Skateboard Company, but a world renowned photographer and artist with gallery and museum shows the world over. Nearly a decade in the making, "Deformer" (titled after Mike Mills' 2000 documentary short film of the same name featuring Ed and his wife Deanna) is a harrowing and exhilarating autobiographical piece de resistance that combines the artist's photographs, drawings, paintings, and texts in all manner of permutations thereof. A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe edition limited to two hundred copies with an original SIGNED AND DATED color photograph by Ed Templeton laid in housed in the publisher's printed chipboard slipcase, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least 18 years of age to order this item. 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. 88-6208-060-3 Inventory Number: 018867
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ED TEMPLETON: TEENAGE KISSERS - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER WITH A SIGNED POSTER
(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed, Aaron Rose & Arty Nelson. New York: Seems, 2011. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 80pp + one 22 ½ x 22 ½" poster printed black and white on newsprint recto only, neatly folded in sixteenths as issued, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Teenage Kissers should be viewed as a historical volume. As we look at these photographs of young people exchanging awkward kisses we are reminded again of that wonderful uncomfortability that comes with the discovery of young sexuality. Not only do we all remember the feeling of that first clumsy teenage kiss, as mature viewers we can now look at the photos from afar and understand exactly where it's all going. Like its predecessor "Teenage Smokers", this is a perfect documentation of this feeling. The photographs are, in many ways, beyond innocence. They brim with humanity in its most raw form and remind us that although some of us have now grown up, we're still never so far from that first kiss. The basics of our sexual lives are reflected back to us in these images and no matter how many times we see it, it cannot be denied that there's a little "Teenage Kisser" in every one of us". A brand new, pristine example of the quickly sold out 2011 sequel to Ed's acclaimed "Teenage Smokers" limited to one thousand unnumbered copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Templeton" on the title page with the publisher's SIGNED poster of Ed's image of Deanna Templeton laid in still in the publisher's plastic pouch. 0-9825936-7-8 Inventory Number: 027518
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ED TEMPLETON: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NEGLECT - SIGNED WITH A DRAWING
(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed. With a Brief Text by Aurelie Voltz, and an Interview by Jerome Sans. Rome, ITALY: Drago Arts & Communications, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 103pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French and English. Designed by Ed Templeton. "A fixture of Los Angeles' skateboarding scene, Ed Templeton has been producing photographs and paintings documenting his life, tours, and encounters in the skateboarding world for ten years". A hefty artist's book cum exhibition catalogue from the man that brought us "Teenage Smokers", this was published in conjunction with the retrospective "Ed Templeton - The Essential Disturbance" at Paris' Palais de Tokyo. "The Age of Neglect" is a colorful, tour-de-force examination of skateboard culture, wayward youth, and teenage sexuality. With echoes of Larry Clark and Harmony Korine, this is one of the coolest, grittiest photo-essays we've seen in recent years. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 2002 first Drago printing additionally SIGNED "Ed Templeton" WITH A PROFILE DRAWING in black ink on the front free endpaper. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least 18 years of age to order this item. 88-88493-02-6 Inventory Number: 026905
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ED TEMPLETON: TEENAGE SMOKERS - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed. With a Brief Text by Aurelie Voltz, and an Interview by Jerome Sans. New York: Alleged Press, 1999. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (32pp), 30 color and 3 b&w illustrations. "A fixture of Los Angeles' skateboarding scene, Ed Templeton has been producing photographs and paintings documenting his life, tours, and encounters in the skateboarding world for ten years". This charming artist's book (published in conjunction with a 1999 New York exhibition) by local Skate legend Ed Templeton is filled with Teenage Smokers, and nothing but... See transgressive youth on parade from Huntington Beach, California to Turku, Finland! A brand new, most handsome example of this contemporary classic (cited on page 94 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Templeton" in black marker on the inside front cover. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least eighteen years of age to order this item. Inventory Number: 026593
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WOLFGANG TILLMANS: SOLDIERS - THE NINETIES
(TILLMANS, WOLFGANG). Tillmans, Wolfgang. Köln, GERMANY: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Artist's Book. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Wolfgang Tillmans. "Soldiers - The Nineties" is Wolfgang Tillmans' striking 1999 artist's book that juxtaposes the renowned German photographer's furtive pictures of young men in military uniform with historical and contemporary newspaper, magazine, and video images and text of same. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1999 first edition in its vibrant yellow dust jacket. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-88375-377-7 Inventory Number: 027448
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"EIGHT WORDS FROM A READING AT BROOKLYN COLLEGE" RICHARD TUTTLE, 1990
(TUTTLE, RICHARD). Tuttle, Richard. Firenze, ITALY: Victoria Miro Gallery, 1990. First Edition. 12mo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (16pp), no illustrations. Text in English. "Eight Words from a Reading at Brooklyn College" is the elegant little Richard Tuttle artist book published in conjunction with a 1990 Italian gallery exhibition. Letterpress-printed in silver gilt with offset decorative borders on the front cover, its title is a literal description of the contents. A most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item (entry number thirty-three in Robert M. Murdock's "Richard Tuttle: Books & Prints") showing some trivial age-toning to its newsprint covers and pages. Inventory Number: 025914
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GILLIAN WEARING: SIGNS THAT SAY WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO SAY AND NOT SIGNS THAT SAY WHAT SOMEONE ELSE WANTS YOU TO SAY 1992-1993
(WEARING, GILLIAN). Wearing, Gillian. London: Maureen Paley - Interim Art, 1997. First Edition 1/1500. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 96pp, 45 color illustrations. Designed by Herman Lelie and Maureen Paley. This delightful artist's book cum exhibition catalogue was produced in conjunction with a 1997 London gallery exhibition of Gillian Wearing's iconic 1992-3 series of color photographs of Brits holding up hand-lettered signs of their own devising, which has subsequently been co-opted ad infinitum by the advertising world. A most handsome example of this sought-after item. 1-870282-07-8 Inventory Number: 027328
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STATEMENTS: LAWRENCE WEINER
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. New York: The Louis Kellner Foundation and Seth Siegelaub, 1968. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (64pp), no illustrations. Designed by Lawrence Weiner. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published by Seth Siegelaub in an edition of one thousand copies in 1968, "Statements" is Lawrence Weiner's very first artist book. It contains twelve "general" and twelve "specific" of the pioneering Conceptual practitioner's text-based statement pieces. A most handsome example (entry number one of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing the slightest bit of wear, soiling, and abrading to the extremities of its grey wrappers. Inventory Number: 027237
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LAWRENCE WEINER: COMING AND GOING / VENANT ET PARTANT
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Geneve, SWITZERLAND: Adelina Von Furstenburg, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneve & Ecart Publications, 1977. First Edition 1/750. 12mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (48pp), 1 b&w illustration. Text in English and French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Coming and Going" is a 1977 Lawrence Weiner artist book published in Geneva by Ecart Publications and the Centre D'Art Contemporain, Geneve. A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item (entry number twenty of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to seven hundred and fifty unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 026833
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AND/OR: GREEN AS WELL AS BLUE AS WELL AS RED - LAWRENCE WEINER
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. London: Jack Wendler, 1972. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np, (100pp), no illustrations. Published by pioneering Conceptual Art dealer Jack Wendler, "And/Or: Green As Well As Blue As Well As Red" is one of Lawrence Weiner's earliest publications. An internally most handsome example of the first edition of this uncommon item (entry number nine of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") showing some rubbing and creasing to the wrappers along the extremities. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026830
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LAWRENCE WEINER: A PRIMER/ EINE ELEMENTARBUCH
(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. Kassel, GERMANY: docuenta GMBH, 1972. First Edition 1/2000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (84pp), no illustrations. Text in English and German. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with Lawrence Weiner's participation as part of 1972's conceptually-infused fifth installment of Documenta that featured Harald Szeeman as its artistic director, "A Primer / Eine Elementarbuch" is one of Lawrence Weiner's earliest publications. A handsome example of this uncommon item (entry number eight of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") limited to two thousand unnumbered copies showing a tiny crimp to the front cover at the upper foredge corner. Inventory Number: 026829