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(MCCLOSKEY, RICK). Sturm and Drang, I00200717, 2020. 3rd Printing. 9 x 11 in., 132 pages. Hardbound. New/No Jacket - As Issued.

American car culture at its vibrant best

Wednesday night was Cruise Night in the San Fernando Valley, a suburb of Los Angeles. The stretch on Van Nuys Boulevard between Ventura Boulevard on the southern end, and well past Sherman Way to the north, teemed with kids and cars from all over Southern California on Wednesday nights. It was a terrific place to both see and be seen, and to show off your ride as well.

Gas was cheap, times were great, and the boulevard hummed with life during the evenings. Even the draft during the Vietnam War did not dampen the street scene. By 1972, the year Rick McCloskey went to Van Nuys to shoot his series of photographs, the culture on the boulevard had become an amalgamation of divergent lifestyles, automobiles – used and new – and some very different looks and styles. There were tribes of van kids – surfers mostly – low-riders, muscle cars, street racers, Volkswagen owners, and many more, and of course, thousands of young people. The idea of retro had arrived as well, with some young people emulating the look and style of the 1950s. Of course, there were individuals who had to be there for work. In making these images, Rick McCloskey set about portraying the young people, their cars, and the iconic background settings.

Today, young people no longer have anything similar to the past boulevard gathering places, where so many people can enjoy just being there together. Akin to starlight still trickling in from a long vanished world, these photographic images are what we have left. 978-1910164761 Inventory Number: I00200717

(McCOLLUM, ALLAN). McCollum, Allan & Thomas Lawson. Los Angeles: A.R.T. Press, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Pictorial Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New./As New.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the very first monograph on the iconoclastic, conceptually-inflected work of Los Angeles-born, New York-based artist Allan McCollum. It address his earliest works, collaborations with Louise Lawler and Laurie Simmons, the "Surrogates", "Perpetual Photographs", "Perfect Vehicles", "Individual Works", "Drawings", "The Dog From Pompeii", and "Natural Objects" series - often in detailed gallery installation photographs - as well as the transcript of a lengthy interview between McCollum and artist Thomas Lawson. A brand new, pristine example of the 1996 paperbound first edition (which shares the same ISBN with the hardbound version) still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-923183-04-0 Inventory Number: 024438

(McCOLLUM, ALLAN). McCollum, Allan & Thomas Lawson. Los Angeles: A.R.T. Press, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the very first monograph on the iconoclastic, conceptually-inflected work of Los Angeles-born, New York-based artist Allan McCollum. It address his earliest works, collaborations with Louise Lawler and Laurie Simmons, the "Surrogates", "Perpetual Photographs", "Perfect Vehicles", "Individual Works", "Drawings", "The Dog From Pompeii", and "Natural Objects" series - often in detailed gallery installation photographs - as well as the transcript of a lengthy interview between McCollum and artist Thomas Lawson. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon 1996 hardbound first edition (which shares the same ISBN with the paperbound version) still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-923183-04-0 Inventory Number: 024437

(McGEE, BARRY). McGee, Barry, Sandy Kim, Ari Marcopoulos & Sandra S. Phillips. Richard Gregg & Conny Purtill, Editors. New York: Aperture, 2022. First Edition. 11 x 8 1/2". Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued. 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Purtill Family Business. 9781597115162

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Reproduction is the first monograph to collect the photographs of internationally acclaimed multimedia artist Barry McGee. Though best known for the inventive graphic sensibility of his paintings, drawings, and installations, McGee’s use of photography is an essential component of his artistic vision. Captured at all hours and around the world with whatever camera is at hand, McGee’s images are immediate, casual, intimate, and anarchic all at once. His work boldly employs geometric shapes, clusters of framed drawings and paintings, distinctive characters, and found objects such as empty bottles, surfboards, and wrecked vehicles. Whether incorporated into his iconic multi-element compositions, or printed in the innumerable fanzines and artist’s books that often accompany his exhibitions, photographs pervade McGee’s practice. Barry McGee: Reproduction provides unique insight into the process of a major American artist, and is a testament to the immense amount of visual information McGee has absorbed to build one of the most eclectic and innovative artistic legacies of our time.

For this landmark volume, artist Barry McGee has created six unique rubber stamps exclusively for publisher Aperture and each of five different retailers around the world to be applied to a limited number of copies for one week only. Arcana: Books on the Arts has been fortunate enough to be chosen to represent Los Angeles, and will have one hundred-ish copies of this unique version available for purchase first come, first served.

Inventory Number: E000BMcR

(McLAUGHLIN, JOHN). McLaughlin, John & Walter Hopps. Pasadena: Pasadena Art Museum, 1963. First Edition 1/1200. Oblong Small 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine. np (16pp), 1 b&w and 4 tipped-in color illustrations + color cover. Designed by Robert M. Ellis. With an exhibition checklist and exhibition history. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1963 Pasadena Art Museum retrospective exhibition of fifty-nine paintings and nineteen prints executed between 1948 and 1963 by John McLaughlin that was the first monographic publication on the pioneering Southern California-based minimalist. It features a brief essay by then-Museum director Walter Hopps along with four brief texts by the artist. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to one thousand, two hundred unnumbered copies showing some light rubbing, soiling, and handling to its white covers. Inventory Number: 025816

(MERRILD, KNUD). Dailey, Victoria. Los Angeles: Steve Turner Gallery, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 32pp, 13 duotone and 11 color illustrations. Designed by Mr. Keedy. With an exhibition history and checklist. This is an elegantly designed and printed catalogue on the noted California Modernist painter Knud Merrild issued in conjunction with a 1991 Los Angeles gallery retrospective. A brand new, most handsome example. 0-915148-13-7 Inventory Number: 024615

(MERRILD, KNUD). Langsner, Jules, Knud Merrild & William Osmun. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1965. First Edition 1/1000. Square 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 32pp, 25 b&w illustrations. Designed by Louis Danziger. Photographic Frontispiece by Man Ray. With an exhibition checklist. This is the catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1965 Museum retrospective of paintings, constructions, collages, watercolors and drawings by the noted California Modernist painter Knud Merrild. A most presentable example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing some rubbing to the wrappers. Inventory Number: 015789

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard. San Francisco: Grapestake Gallery, 1979. First Hardbound Edition. 4to. Cloth with Pastedown. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (112pp), 54 color illustrations + cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with a 1978 exhibition held at San Francisco's Grapestake Gallery, Richard Misrach's eponymously titled second book features fifty-five beautifully reproduced images from his haunting "Night Desert Photographs" series. A handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon first cloth edition (cited on page 32 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II" and page 51 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in black ink on the front pastedown showing just a bit of mild soiling to the white cloth along with a slight crimp through the lower foredge tips. According to the photographer, fewer than one hundred copies of this beautiful undertaking were ever bound in cloth. 0-917986-13-X Inventory Number: 027373

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard. New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc., 2010. First Edition. Small Folio. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (140pp), profusely illustrated in color. "The photographs in Richard Misrach's "Destroy This Memory" are a stark, affecting reminder of the physical and psychological impact of Hurricane Katrina as told by those on the ground, and seen through the lens of a contemporary master. Rather than simply surveying the damage, Misrach - who has photographed the region regularly since the 1970s, most notably for his ongoing "Cancer Alley" project - found himself drawn to the hurricane-inspired graffiti: messages scrawled in spray paint, crayons, chalk or whatever materials residents and rescue workers happened to have on hand. At turns threatening, desperate, clinical and even darkly humorous, the phrases he captures - the only text that appears in the book - offer revealing and unique human perspectives on the devastation and shock left in the wake of this disaster. "Destroy This Memory" presents previously unpublished and starkly compelling material, all of which Misrach shot with his 4 MP pocket camera while also working on a separate archive of over one thousand photographs with his 8 x 10 large-format camera. Created between October and December 2005, this series of images serves as a potent, unalloyed document of the raw experiences of those left to fend for themselves in the aftermath of Katrina. With no essay, titles or even page numbers in the way, the words on these homes, cars and trees offer a searing testament that continues to speak volumes, five years after their original inscription." A most handsome example additionally SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in ink. 1-59711-163-5 Inventory Number: 027370

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard & Myriam Weisang Misrach. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press (Creating the North American Landscape), 1990. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lisa Miriski. With a bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1999 traveling exhibition, this beautiful catalogue is the documentation of Richard and Myriam Weisang Misrach's proposal to turn the illegal Nevada bombing range known as "Bravo 20" into a National Park. Using the unique strategy of filing a mining claim to allow access to a section of the range, the photographer spent eighteen months capturing the devastated, bomb-cratered desert wasteland in a series of striking, often disquieting images. A brand new, most handsome example (cited on page 33 of "From Fair to Fine 3") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" and "Myriam Wiesang Misrach" in black ink on the half title page. 0-8018-4065-1 Inventory Number: 027365

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard & Myriam Weisang Misrach. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press (Creating the North American Landscape), 1990. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lisa Miriski. With a bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1999 traveling exhibition, this beautiful hardbound catalogue is the documentation of Richard and Myriam Weisang Misrach's proposal to turn the illegal Nevada bombing range known as "Bravo 20" into a National Park. Using the unique strategy of filing a mining claim to allow access to a section of the range, the photographer spent eighteen months capturing the devastated, bomb-cratered desert wasteland in a series of striking, often disquieting images. A brand new, most handsome example (cited on page 33 of "From Fair to Fine 3") of the uncommon 1990 first hardbound edition. 0-8018-4064-3 Inventory Number: 012499

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard & Rebecca Solnit. Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 2000. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (132pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Elsa Kendall. "Richard Misrach has redefined contemporary landscape photography with his images of the splendor and destruction of the American West. Each of his "cantos" considers another chapter in the epic story of humankind and the land. Far from portraying the pristine landscapes of early practitioners such as Carleton Watkins, Eadweard Muybridge, or Ansel Adams, Misrach's compelling and often troubling images of the American West pose important questions about the human impact on the natural world. Beneath the remarkable beauty of Misrach's color photographs are scenes of floods, fires, nuclear testing grounds, dead animals, and the debris of society. The photographs in "The Sky Book" comprise the photographer's most ambitious series to date, which transposes his narrative from the land to the sky. The images mediate between document and abstraction, reality and metaphor. Drawing on photography's documentary tradition, Misrach contextualizes each photograph with respect to time and place, rooting the celestial realm firmly in the earthly and political one. In this way, his images are reminiscent of the efforts of nineteenth-century expeditionary photographers to record the natural resources of the frontier. At the same time, Misrach's Sky pictures also evoke a tradition of abstraction in art and photography that includes Alfred Steiglitz's "Equivalents" and the paintings of Mark Rothko." A brand new, most handsome example of the 2000 Arena Editions first printing additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in black ink on the title page. 1-892041-28-6 Inventory Number: 027371

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard & Reyner Banham. Albuquerque, NM. 1987 (1990).: University of New Mexico Press. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 106pp, profusely illustrated in color. With a biography, bibliography and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with traveling 1987 exhibition, Richard Misrach's third book "Desert Cantos" features achingly beautiful photographs of the "man-mauled" American desert, including many of the great "Event" and "Desert Fire" images. The prescient essay is by the late, great Reyner Banham. A brand new, most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in black ink on the title page below the printed facsimile signature. 0-8263-0928-3 Inventory Number: 027368

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard & Susan Sontag. New York: Aperture Inc., 1992. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/Fine. 95pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Roger Gorman. This beautifully designed and printed book collects three bodies of work from Richard Misrach's "Desert Cantos" series accompanied by Susan Sontag's work of short fiction entitled "The View From the Ark". The photographs of Southwestern desert areas include the decaying remains of Utah's Wendover Air Base, wherein 1945 "bomb components were modified, assembled, and flight-tested for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings"; county designated dead-animal pits in the West filled with the mummified and decaying carcasses of cattle and horses; and a startling series of images of the bullet-riddled pages of two "Playboy" magazines that had been used for target practice found by the photographer at a Nevada Nuclear Test site. It also includes a transcribed 1992 interview with the photographer by Melissa Harris. A most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in black ink on the half title page showing a small remainder mark on the bottom edge of the textblock at the heel of the spine. 0-89381-519-5 Inventory Number: 019741

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard, T.J. Clark & Richard Walker. New York: Aperture Foundation, 2005. First Edition Thus. Oblong Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 164pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Elsa Kendall. "In 1997, Richard Misrach began a three year project photographing the Golden Gate Bridge at all times of day and night, in every season, from a single vantage point on his front porch. Within this simple framework, in which the subject and its framing remain fixed in every photograph, an alchemy occurs. An astonishing range of atmosphere, light, and color unfolds, bringing fresh revelation and interpretation to a familiar view - a unique and beautiful photographic meditation on place and time. This special album commemorates one of the most iconic and lasting symbols of American progress and ingenuity." A brand new, most handsome example of the 2005 Aperture first edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in black ink on the title page. 1-931788-51-0 Inventory Number: 027372

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard, T.J. Clark & Richard Walker. New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc., 2007. First Edition. Oblong Elephant Folio. Boards in Acetate Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 80pp, 38 color illustrations. Designed by Fabio Cutro and Dana Faconti. "Richard Misrach, one of today's contemporary masters, is renowned for his carefully considered, beautifully rendered epic works. "On the Beach" - a lavishly produced, oversized monograph, is the long-awaited publication of this spectacular series. The photographer hones in on our delicate relationship to the sea, using a gorgeous, slowly shifting color palette gleaned from changes in depth and tide; abstract patterns of waves and rippling water, and beaches both empty and cluttered. He carefully balances the minutiae of human gesture against the massive scale of the sea. In some images, a lone figure floats in a liquid field of brilliant turquoise - or in others, lies beached and partially buried. The details in the images are frequently ambiguous - are the figures relaxed or drained of life? Cavorting in the surf or panicking in the riptide? The balance is a fragile one between control and surrender to the elements. As Misrach says, the work is "suffused with a sense of the sublime, but it also begins to expose our vulnerability and fragility as human beings." A brand new, most handsome example of this spectacular production additionally SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in ink still in the publisher's printed shipping carton. 1-59711-048-5 Inventory Number: 027367

(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard, T.J. Clark & Richard Walker. New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc., 2012. First Edition Thus 1/800. Oblong Elephant Folio. Boards in Acetate Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 84pp, 50 color illustrations. Designed by Emily Lessard. "This deluxe album presenting a selection of fifty of the finest photographs from Richard Misrach’s acclaimed "Golden Gate" series has been assembled for publication on the historic occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the iconic bridge. In 1997, Misrach began a three year project photographing the Golden Gate Bridge at all times of day and night, in every season, from a single vantage point on his front porch. Within this simple framework, in which the subject and its framing remain fixed in every photograph, an alchemy occurs. An astonishing range of atmosphere, light, and color unfolds, bringing fresh revelation and interpretation to a familiar view - a unique and beautiful photographic meditation on place and time. This special album commemorates one of the most iconic and lasting symbols of American progress and ingenuity." A most handsome example of this spectacular production limited to eight hundred copies additionally SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in ink still in the publisher's printed shipping carton. 1-59711-203-8 Inventory Number: 027366

(MORGIN, KRISTEN). Morgin, Kristen & Marc Selwyn. Beverly Hills, CA: Marc Selwyn Fine Art, 2022. First Edition. 10 x 8 1/2'. Printed Boards with Illustrated Pastedown. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color. 978-0-578-33196-6

"Kristen Morgin lives and works in Los Angeles. Her work, which is formed with a mixture of clay, glue, cement and other media, comes from a ceramic background but goes far beyond traditional uses of the medium. Her sculptures have an affinity to the constructions of George Herms, Edward Kienholz, and Michael McMillen, but evoke relics of contemporary culture that may have been buried and unearthed at a later date. Toys, books, comics and other objects are rendered true to scale in unfired clay and recall the artist’s childhood. Corroding surfaces evoke mortality, decay and the passage of time. Eccentric narratives and playful juxtapositions come together to form new objects with unexpected connotations."

A brand new, pristine example of this newly published, elegantly designed comprehensive hardbound monograph featuring a lengthy transcribed interview with the artist by her gallerist, Marc Selwyn, that is additionally SIGNED BY THE ARTIST WITH A SMALL DRAWING AT THE REAR COLOPHON.

Inventory Number: E000KMPMTE

(MORRISON, JOEL). Morrison, Joel, Rainer Crone, Alexandra von Stosch & Aimee Chang. Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2008. First Edition. 4to. Self-Wrappers with Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 60pp, 9 illustrations in color and b&w. Designed by An Art Service. With a biography. This is the elegant catalogue published to document the 2008 Gagosian Gallery Beverly Hills exhibition of sculpture and photographic works by Los Angeles-based artist Joel Morrison entitled "Circus". It features photographs of the objects and their gallery installation, an essay by Rainer Crone and Alexandra von Stosch, and a transcribed interview with the artist by Aimee Chang. A brand new, most handsome example. 1-932598-77-4 Inventory Number: 015636

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2005. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/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 uncommon 2005 first hardbound edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9774869-3-1 Inventory Number: 018347

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2005. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/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 uncommon 2005 first hardbound edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9774869-3-1 Inventory Number: 018346

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA & Reykjavik, ICELAND: Perceval Press & The Reykjavik Museum of Photography, 2008. First Edition. 4to. Boards with Pastedown. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 118pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Michele Perez. "This book functions as a partial companion to the photography exhibit entitled "Skovbo" (which roughly translates from Danish as "home in the forest") by Viggo Mortensen at the Reykjavik Museum of Photography (Ljosmyndasafn Reykjavikur), opening on 31st May, 2008 and running until 31st August, 2008. In this new collection of images and poems are trees and the memory of trees, ghosts, words, nights, days, lives, deaths, and safe haven for them all in the place where "...the twigs become branches, / And the mist becomes make-believe... (Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam)". Dedicated to Howard Zinn and Dennis Kucinich, this substantial hardbound publication from actor/artist/musician/poet/activist Viggo Mortensen combines his recent images of foliage and greenery with the occasional prose-poem to create one of the loveliest surveys of his photography to date. A brand new, pristine example of the now unavailable first hardbound printing. 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. 0-9763009-7-4 Inventory Number: 015447

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA. 2003 (2007).: Perceval Press. Third Printing. Tall 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color. "Mo Te Upoko-o-te-ika/For Wellington" is a book to accompany the joint exhibitions currently on at Massey University and the Wellington City Gallery, in New Zealand. Photographer Viggo Mortensen says "I've seen and learned a great deal so far in that beautiful country, and am glad to have been able to return many of the images made during my time there and share them with the people of Aotearoa". A brand new, pristine example of the third printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9721436-8-8 Inventory Number: 014890

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA. 2003 (2007).: Perceval Press. Third Printing. Tall 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color. "Mo Te Upoko-o-te-ika/For Wellington" is a book to accompany the joint exhibitions currently on at Massey University and the Wellington City Gallery, in New Zealand. Photographer Viggo Mortensen says "I've seen and learned a great deal so far in that beautiful country, and am glad to have been able to return many of the images made during my time there and share them with the people of Aotearoa". A brand new, pristine example of the third printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9721436-8-8 Inventory Number: 014419

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA. 2003 (2004).: Perceval Press. First Edition (Second Printing). 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 2003 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 2004 second printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9721436-3-7 Inventory Number: 014416

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2003. First Edition. Tall 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color. "Mo Te Upoko-o-te-ika/For Wellington is a book to accompany the joint exhibitions currently on at Massey University and the Wellington City Gallery, in New Zealand. Photographer Viggo Mortensen says "I've seen and learned a great deal so far in that beautiful country, and am glad to have been able to return many of the images made during my time there and share them with the people of Aotearoa". A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon first edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9721436-8-8 Inventory Number: 013473

(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

(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

(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

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2002. First Edition. Square 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/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, most handsome example of the 2002 first printing. 0-9721436-1-0 Inventory Number: 007946

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo. Introduction by Dennis Hopper. Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 1998. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 110pp, 83 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the true first printing of Viggo Mortensen's first book. It is the catalogue that accompanied the artist's first one-man exhibition of writings, paintings, collages and photographs at Santa Monica's Track 16 Gallery. 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. Included with this publication is an Audio CD with music and spoken-word poetry. A most handsome example of the uncommon 1998 first edition showing a short soft crease at the hinge of the rear cover. 1-889195-32-4 Inventory Number: 016421

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo & Kevin Power. Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 2002. First Edition 1/500 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 84pp, 95 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with Viggo Mortensen's "Signlanguage" exhibition held at Santa Monica's Track 16 Gallery in February, 2002. This lovely document features the actor/artist's photography and paintings created primarily during his stay in New Zealand from 1999 to 2001 while filming his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon 2002 hardbound first edition in dust jacket limited to five hundred clothbound copies only still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 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. 1-889195-49-9 Inventory Number: 019145

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo & Kevin Power. Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 2002. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 84pp, 95 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with Viggo Mortensen's "Signlanguage" exhibition held at Santa Monica's Track 16 Gallery in February, 2002. This lovely document features the actor/artist's photography and paintings created primarily during his stay in New Zealand from 1999 to 2001 while filming his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon softbound first printing of Viggo's Mortensen's second book. 1-889195-49-9 Inventory Number: 014450

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo & Kevin Power. Santa Monica, CA. 2002 (2004).: Smart Art Press. Seventh Printing. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 84pp, 95 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with Viggo Mortensen's "Signlanguage" exhibition held at Santa Monica's Track 16 Gallery in February, 2002. This lovely document features the actor/artist's photography and paintings created primarily during his stay in New Zealand from 1999 to 2001 while filming his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. A pristine copy of the seventh printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-889195-49-9 Inventory Number: 007049

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo & Kevin Power. Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 2002. First Edition (Second Printing). Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 84pp, 95 illustrations in color and b&w. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with Viggo Mortensen's "Signlanguage" exhibition held at Santa Monica's Track 16 Gallery in February, 2002. This lovely document features the actor/artist's photography and paintings created primarily during his stay in New Zealand from 1999 to 2001 while filming his role as "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's cinematic version of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. A brand new, pristine example of the 2002 second printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-889195-49-9 Inventory Number: 005640

(MORTENSEN, VIGGO). Mortensen, Viggo, Mike Davis, James Mooney & Sonny Richards. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2003. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Printed Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 64pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Miyelo is comprised of a series of large-scale, panoramic photographs of a Lakota Ghost Dance, taken from a single roll of film in March of 2003. The images record a re-creation of the dance that was originally performed by members of Chief Big Foot's band on December 29, 1890 near Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. The intent was to capture the event as a delirious remembrance, an ephemeral dream. Accompanying these and other related images is extensive literary and historical documentation of the period during which the Ghost Dance originated, leading up to and beyond the tragic massacre at Wounded Knee. With selected first-hand accounts of the event, as well as modern-day commentary and a comprehensive bibliography, Miyelo gives the reader an overview that otherwise might only be gained from examining a myriad of sources". A brand new, most handsome example of the unavailable first hardbound edition of actor/artist/musician/poet/all-around renaissance guy Viggo Mortensen's compelling cultural document still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9721436-7-X Inventory Number: 021066

(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

(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

(MULLER, KARIN APOLLONIA). Muller, Karin Apollonia & Rodney Sappington. Santa Monica, CA. 2008.: Arcana Editions. First Edition Thus 1/20 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 44 color illustrations. Text in English. Equal measures contemplative and bleak, "Angels in Fall" is Karin Apollonia Muller's compelling study of the urban and man-made landscape of Los Angeles. Shot in a muted palette with nary a blue sky or sunshine in sight, the German-born photographer's adopted city seems permanently cloaked in grey and solitude. Originally published by Kruse Verlag in 2001, this gem (cited on page 284 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") has been re-released in 2008 by the photographer and Arcana Editions in two versions limited to twenty copies and five artist's proofs each housed in a grey linen clamshell box accompanied by a SIGNED AND NUMBERED 10 ½ x 12" color photograph of one of two images from "Angels in Fall" in its own grey linen chemise. A brand new, pristine example from the edition of twenty copies containing the original SIGNED AND NUMBERED (07/20) photograph "Civitas (1997)". 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. 3-934923-09-7 Inventory Number: 024088