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DOUG AITKEN: WORKS 1992-2022 - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(AITKEN, DOUG). Aitken, Doug, Joseph Akel, Daniel Birnbaum, Marc Spiegler, Terry Riley, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Joseph Grima, April Lamm, Susan Solomon & Jorg Heiser. London, UK: MACK Books, I00221206. 2022. First Edition. Stout 4to. Debossed Cloth. Artist Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued. 608pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. 9781913620257
PLEASE NOTE: Mr. Aitken will be signing copies of "Works 1992-2022" at Arcana Saturday, December 16th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM. If you cannot attend and would like to order a signed copy to have shipped or to pick up at the shop, please purchase by selecting "Add To Cart" below. Orders will begin shipping Tuesday, December 19th.
"This comprehensive new book explores the career of multimedia artist Doug Aitken, following the path from his first major works through to the present day. Aitken’s practice encompasses large-scale film installations such as Sleepwalkers (2007), site-specific sculptures including his Underwater Pavilions (2016) installed off the coast of Catalina Island, California, and peripatetic happenings like Station to Station (2013), which saw a train containing a travelling studio cross the USA from the Atlantic to the Pacific, staging unique performance events at each stop. Weaving together images and text in an energetic composition of rhythm and movement, this authoritative volume mirrors the ways in which Aitken has approached and explored the contemporary world in his conceptual body of work across multiple mediums. Works 1992-2022 features an introduction by Joseph Akel, an extended essay on Aitken’s oeuvre by Daniel Birnbaum, plus archival essays and interviews with the artist by writers Marc Spiegler, Terry Riley, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Joseph Grima, April Lamm, Susan Solomon, and Jörg Heiser."
Inventory Number: E000DAW1992
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DOUG AITKEN: MIRAGE - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(AITKEN, DOUG). Aitken, Doug & Neville Wakefield. Arles, FRANCE, Brussels, BELGIUM & Mexico City, MEXICO: The LUMA Foundation, JRP | Editions, and Zolo Press, 2023. First Edition. Stout 4to. Printed Boards. Artist Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued. 168pp, profusely illustrated in color. 978-3-03764-564-2
PLEASE NOTE: Mr. Aitken will be signing copies of "Mirage" at Arcana Saturday, December 16th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM. If you cannot attend and would like to order a signed copy to have shipped or to pick up at the shop, please purchase by selecting "Add To Cart" below. Orders will begin shipping Tuesday, December 19th.
"Between 2017 and 2021 artist Doug Aitken presented his site-specific installation entitled “Mirage” in the California desert outside Palm Springs, at a defunct Detroit bank, and nestled in the Swiss Alps. “Mirage” takes the form of a ranch-style suburban American house whose exterior is entirely clad in reflective mirrored surfaces that camouflage it in landscapes far removed from the familiar lawn and picket fence. The book is an immersive chronicle of the three installations, featuring photographs, architectural drawings, and other materials related to the project accompanied by a text by Neville Wakefield as well as an interview with the artist. Published collaboratively by The LUMA Foundation, JRP | Editions, and Zolo Press, and handmade with cold foils, silver printing, an exposed spine, and bound as a leporello, this extraordinary document is a tour de force of the bookmaker’s art."
A brand new example of the first edition collaboratively published by The LUMA Foundation, Zolo Press, and JRP Editions limited to one thousand copies additionally SIGNED by the artist.
Examples of the deluxe signed, numbered and slipcased edition of "Mirage" limited to one hundred copies can be ordered here from co-publishers Zolo Press, or JRP Editions.
Inventory Number: E000DAM
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THE ART CENTER SCHOOL (STUDENT CATALOGUE FOR 1941)
(ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN). Art Center School Staff. Los Angeles: The Art Center School, 1941. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Spiral-Bound Illustrated Wraps. Educational Course Catalogue. Near Fine.. 72pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and b&w. Designed by students of The Art Center School with Harvey Thompson. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the exceedingly stylishly designed catalogue of the 1941 academic offerings for Los Angeles' Art Center School. Founded in 1930, the renowned institution was one of Southern California's first comprehensive Art colleges. It relocated in 1976 to Pasadena, and became known as Art Center College of Design. Specializing in trade-oriented educational programs for students seeking careers in painting and illustration, advertising and graphic design, architecture, photography, motion picture craft, and industrial and automotive design, their faculty has always featured a stellar collection of professionals in these fields. Included here are Ansel Adams, Edward A, Adams, Fred R. Archer, Earl Baird, Lionel Banks, Edward Biberman, Clarence Bull, Will Connell, Thomas S. Curtis, Fred Dapprich, J.R. Davidson, James Doolittle, Paul Dorsey, Clarence K. Eaton, Elizabeth Franklin, Harwell Hamilton Harris, Frank Hewlett, Franklin B. Judson, Edward B. Kaminsky, Gordon B. Kaufmann, Charles Kerlee, Donald Biddle Keyes, Albert King, Nina Novinska, Charles Potts, R.M. Schindler, A.B. Shore, Chalmers C. Smith, Kem Weber, and many others. Designed by students and faculty in a modernist style reminiscent of the work of Lester Beall and Alvin Lustig, its eye-catching layout features numerous striking photomontages combining photography, illustration, and typography. An exceptionally bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon design object NUMBERED 598 (of an unstated edition) bearing the school's printed designation "This Book Presented to" followed by "Grace Mallon" in blue ink, as issued. Grace Elizabeth Mallon was an Art Center School student who went on to a career as a fine artist in the mold of her mentor, Millard Sheets, as well as working for Walt Disney, Universal Studios, Fairbanks Films, Churchill-Wexler Films, and Hanna-Barbera Studios. She participated in San Francisco's 1939 Golden Gate International Exhibition and is included in Milton Edan Hughes' comprehensive reference work "Artists in California 1786-1940." Inventory Number: 025945
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ASPEN MAGAZINE 3: VOL. 1, NO. 3 - DECEMBER 1966: FAB ISSUE
(ASPEN MAGAZINE). Andy Warhol and David Dalton, Editor. New York: Roaring Fork Press, Inc., 1966. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Portfolio. Periodical. Good + (But Incomplete)/No Jacket - As Issued. Various printed components laid into a printed cardboard portfolio, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Andy Warhol and David Dalton. This third installment of "Aspen: The Magazine in a Box" from December 1966 was designed and edited by Andy Warhol and David Dalton. Subtitled "The Fab Issue," it is a tour de force survey of sixties American Pop Art, counterculture, and psychedelia. The varied contents include texts by Lou Reed, Bob Shelton, Bob Chamberlain and John G. Powers, a flexi-disc containing The Velvet Underground's notorious "Loop" on one side with the musical director from Timothy Leary's LSD "Religious Celebrations" Peter Walker's piece "White Wind - A Love Raga" on the other, the "Underground Movie Flip Book" with back-to-back and upside-down sequences from Jack Smith's "Buzzards Over Bagdad" and Andy Warhol's "Kiss," a set of twelve postcard reproductions of paintings from the collection of John and Kimiko Powers, the "first and only" edition of. the Warhol-inflected tabloid underground newspaper "Exploding Plastic Inevitable" along with the frequently missing Aspen Magazine subscription form and loosely inserted advertisements for Vanguard Records, Guild Musical Instruments, Paraphernalia boutiques, and the hip New York advertising firm of Fladell, Winston, Pennette, Inc. All of the interior contents present - nine of the eleven sections - are in at least Near Fine condition, however It is LACKING both Bob Chamberlain's "Homeward Bound" contribution and "The Berkeley Conference on LSD" Trips booklet. The fragile exterior box shows wear and rubbing, pronounced sunning along the foredge, and some foxing to the rear panel and the inside front cover. Still in all, it is a reasonably presentable-though-incomplete example of this iconic sixties design object with all of the Andy Warhol and Velvet Underground content still present. It has been priced accordingly. 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: 027559
$850.00 InquireFiled Under: Art, Cinema, Counterculture and Drugs, Graphic Design, Literature and Fiction, Music + Sound Art, Periodicals, Pop Art, Andy Warhol -
AVALANCHE: SUMMER 1972 - NUMBER FIVE
(AVALANCHE). Sharp, Willoughby, Publisher. Liza Bear, Editors. New York: Avalanche, 1972. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Art Periodical. Near Fine.. 59pp + advertisements, profusely illustrated in b&w. Cover image - Yvonne Rainer by Gianfranco Gorgoni. This is the fifth installment of New York's premier Conceptual Art periodical of the seventies, "Avalanche". In addition to the "Rumbles" news section and advertisements for virtually every gallery on the planet showing Minimal and/or Conceptual work at the time, it contains transcribed interviews with Jannis Kounellis, Philip Glass, and Yvonne Rainer along with contributions by Braco Dimitrijevic, Joseph Beuys, and Keith Sonnier. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 026131
$175.00 InquireFiled Under: Art, Cinema, Conceptual and Minimal Art, Dance, Music + Sound Art, Performance Art, Periodicals -
MATTHEW BARNEY: PACE CAR FOR THE HUBRIS PILL
(BARNEY, MATTHEW). Barney, Matthew, Neville Wakefield & Richard Flood. Karel Schampers, Editor. Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS & Ostfildern, GERMANY: Museum Boymans-van-Beuningen & Cantz Verlag, 1995. First Edition 1/2500. 8vo. Wrappers in Plastic Sleeve. Artist Monograph. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. 92pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Dutch. Designed by Matthew Barney and Gracia Lebbink. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lovely catalogue documenting Matthew Barney's 1995 Museum Boymans-van Beuningen exhibition that presented elements of his "Cremaster" 1 and 4, "Facility of INCLINE", "OTTOshaft", "Facility of DECLINE", and "Drawing Restraint 7" series. It was designed by the artist and features several folding plates - perfect for that rowdy yet discerning Al Davis fan in your life. A handsome example in the publisher's printed transparent plastic wraparound band. 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. 90-6918-148-7 Inventory Number: 014223
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SAUL BASS: A GROUP OF THREE SAUL BASS AND FAMILY PERSONAL GREETING CARDS
(BASS, SAUL). Bass, Saul. NP (Los Angeles). ND (Circa 1960s): Saul Bass. Edition Not Stated - Presumed Firsts. Oblong 8vos. Printed Paper. Illustrated Greeting Cards. Fine.. Three folded paper greeting cards printed in colors on heavy paper stock recto only, 3 color illustrations. This is a group of three personal greeting cards designed by Saul Bass that were sent at the Holidays from the family - Ruth, Saul, Andy and Bobby - to a significant Los Angeles-based film creative for whose projects Saul Bass & Associates produced several iconic advertising posters. Each folds in half horizontally and incorporates the image of a dove. Opened fully, they measure 3 ½ x 12 ½", 6 ¼ x 14", and 5 ¼ x 15 ¾", and appear to date between the early sixties and early seventies. A bright, most handsome set of these three ephemeral hors commerce mementos from one of the titans of 20th Century graphic design. Inventory Number: 026460
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JEREMY BLAKE: THE FOURTY MILLION DOLLAR BEATNIK
(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 023720
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JEREMY BLAKE: THE FOURTY MILLION DOLLAR BEATNIK - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies SIGNED "Jeremy Blake / Cell 1-310-980-****" in blue ink on the title page showing some very light wear and soiling to the covers. The artist died with only three monographic titles having been published on his work, and this is the first and only copy we have seen bearing his signature. 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: 023062
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JEREMY BLAKE: THE FOURTY MILLION DOLLAR BEATNIK
(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies showing some very light wear and soiling to the covers. Inventory Number: 022011
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BARBARA BLOOM: POSTER / ARTWORK FOR "THE DIAMOND LANE"
(BLOOM, BARBARA). Bloom, Barbara. Los Angeles: Foundation for Art Resources, Inc. (FAR), 1981. First Edition. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Very Good.. One 30 ½ x 21 ¾" poster printed color offset recto only, flat and unmailed. This is the limited edition poster/artwork produced as part of Barbara Bloom's 1981 piece entitled "The Diamond Lane" - a supposed feature-length film written and directed by the artist with music by Peter Gordon that starred Eric Fischl, Susan Davis, Marianne deGraaf, and Cees van Hoorn. There was however no full-length film, only a psychologically fraught five-minute "trailer" (produced with the assistance of a Dutch governmental grant) and a small print-run of one-sheet posters to be used for publicity purposes. In 1981, Los Angeles' conceptually-based Foundation for Art Resources, Inc. rented time in several local theatres to show the trailer amongst actual studio coming attractions while displaying the posters in their lobbies. The idea seemed to be that the anticipation created in a few random viewers would never be fulfilled, thus potentially spawning individual mythologies about the fictional movie based on the fragments they had observed in the theatre... Needless to say, if you blinked, you missed this one, and this poster designed by Ms. Bloom is the remaining documentation of the artwork/event. A most handsome, still flat example of this uncommon artist's multiple (documented on page 147 of New York's International Center for Photography's 2007 publication "The Collections of Barbara Bloom" ) that has been neither folded nor hung, showing some mild handling marks and crinkling along the length of one of its edges. Inventory Number: 027356
$225.00 InquireFiled Under: Artist Monographs, Cinema, Conceptual and Minimal Art, Posters, Graphics + Multiples, Original Art -
BOULEVARD: FIFTH ISSUE 1979
(BOULEVARD MAGAZINE). Maclaren, Norrie, Editor & Art Director. London: Legion Publishing Ltd., 1979. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Tabloid Wrappers. Periodical. Near Fine.. 78pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Cover by Bob Carlos Clarke.This is the fifth installment of the London-based late-seventies fashion, music, cinema and culture rag "Boulevard". A handsome example showing some light overall wear. Inventory Number: 026254
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A MAGAZINE # 6: CURATED BY VERONIQUE BRANQUINHO
(BRANQUINHO, VERONIQUE) (A MAGAZINE). Branquinho, Veronique, Guest Editor. Debo Kaat, Editor. Antwerp, BELGIUM: A Magazine & The Flanders Fashion Institute, 2008. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Periodical. As New.. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Paul Boudens. "A Magazine is a biannual publication, exploring the creative sphere of a selected designer in each issue. We invite a guest curator - an international fashion designer, group or house - to develop innovative, personalized content that expresses their aesthetic and cultural values. Each issue celebrates this designer's ethos: their people, their passion, their stories, emotions, fascinations, spontaneity and authenticity". This sixth installment from 2008 of the luxe Belgian fashion periodical was guest-curated by "Pin Cushion Queen " Veronique Branquinho, and contains contributions on or by Tim Burton, Alex Salinas, Michael Borremans, Oscar Van Den Boogaard, Luc Tuymans, David Lynch, Manon De Boer, Marc Meulemans, Serge Leblon, and many, many more. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. 90-77745-02-5 Inventory Number: 025756
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The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther - SIGNED
(CARTER, RUTH E.).. Chronicle. 8.4 x 0.85 x 11.35 inches. New.
Signed by the Artist. Ruth E. Carter is a living legend of costume design. For three decades, she has shaped the story of the Black experience on screen—from the ’80s streetwear of Do the Right Thing to the royal regalia of Coming 2 America. Her work on Marvel's Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever not only brought Afrofuturism to the mainstream, but also made her the first Black winner of an Oscar in costume design and the first Black woman to win two Academy Awards in any category. In 2021, she became the second-ever costume designer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In this definitive book, Carter shares her origins—recalling a trip to the sporting goods store with Spike Lee to outfit the School Daze cast and a transformative moment stepping inside history on the set of Steven Spielberg's Amistad. She recounts anecdotes from dressing the greats: Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Chadwick Boseman, and many more. She describes the passion for history that inspired her period pieces—from Malcolm X to What's Love Got to Do With It—and her journey into Afrofuturism.
Carter's wisdom and stories are paired with deluxe visuals, including sketches, mood boards, and film stills. Danai Gurira, beloved for her portrayal of Okoye in Black Panther, has contributed a foreword. Fans will even get a glimpse behind the scenes of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
At its core, Carter's oeuvre celebrates Black heroes and sheroes, whether civil rights leaders or Wakandan warriors. She has brought the past to life and helped us imagine a brighter future. This book is sure to inspire the next generation of artists and storytellers. Inventory Number: I00230804 -
BERNIE CASEY: NEIGHBORS - A 1977 SIGNED LITHOGRAPH IN A CONTEMPORANEOUS FRAME
(CASEY, BERNIE). Casey, Bernie. NP (Los Angeles): Self-Published, 1977. First Edition #14/130. Folio. Framed Lithographic Print. Artist's Multiple. Fine.. One 20 x 15" sheet of textured heavy art paper printed lithographically in colors, recto only. "Neighbors" is a 1977 lithograph by the noted late Los Angeles-based African-American artist, poet, and actor Bernie Casey. An All-American athlete at Bowling Green State University, Casey went on to a standout NFL career as a wide-receiver with the Los Angeles Rams. Following his retirement, he focused on his visual artwork as well as well as featured roles in such varied cinematic fare as "Cleopatra Jones", Black Gunn", "Hit Man", the James Bond film "Never Say Never", and "Revenge of the Nerds." A bright, most handsome example housed in a contemporaneous aluminum sectional frame with a glass face NUMBERED (#14/130), SIGNED "Bernie Casey", and DATED "77" by the artist in pencil along the lower margin, as issued. Inventory Number: 026267
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DAWN ADDAMS: MY LIFE AS CHAPLIN'S LEADING LADY - FILMING CHARLES CHAPLIN'S A KING IN NEW YORK
(CHAPLIN, CHARLES) (ADDAMS, DAWN). Addams, Dawn & John Francis Lane. Introduction and Afterword by James Pepper. Santa Barbara, NM: Santa Teresa Press / James Pepper Rare Books, I00240428, 2024. First Edition 1/500 Copies. 6 x 4", 12mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Cinema Monograph. New. 64pp, 6 b&w illustration + covers. Charles Chaplin was shamefully exiled from America in 1952 during the time of McCarthyism and fear of communism. In 1956, Chaplin wrote and directed in England the comedy "A King In New York" that satirized America in the atomic age and blacklisting. He cast English actress Dawn Addams as his co-star. Just before the film's release in 1957, film writer John Francis Lane sat down with Addams and conducted a very illuminating interview on what it was like to work with Chaplin. This volume reveals new information on the film including previously unpublished notes by Charles Chaplin written during the picture's production giving his thoughts and definitions of comedy and tragedy, as well as an introduction and afterword by the book's publisher, film historian and noted Antiquarian bookseller James Pepper. A brand new example of this privately produced tiny gem limited to five hundred copies. Inventory Number: I00240428
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CINEFEX . . . THE JOURNAL OF CINEMATIC ILLUSIONS: NUMBER 47 - AUGUST 1991
(CINEFEX). Shay, Don, Editor & Publisher. Riverside, CA: Cinefex / Don Shay, 1991. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Film Journal. Good +.. 59pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This forty-seventy installment of noted film visual effects magazine "Cinefex" is titled "A Once And Future War", and is entirely devoted to the production of James Cameron's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", the landmark, Academy Award-winning film in which digital special effects finally came of age. A most presentable example showing some wear and creasing to the covers whose title page shows a tape-repaired closed tear. ISSN: 0198-1056 Inventory Number: 003454
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TULSA - SIGNED BY LARRY CLARK
(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. NP (New York). ND 1979.: Self-Published. First Edition Thus. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Long before "Kids", "Another Day in Paradise" and "Bully", Larry Clark's groundbreaking first book was the real thing. A gritty, voyeuristic photo essay of the author's life amongst youthful petty criminals and drug addicts in Oklahoma, "Tulsa" forever changed the landscape of acceptability for the photographic book in the latter half of the 20th Century. A brand new, most handsome example of the first printing of Larry Clark's own 1979 self-published hardbound reprint of the original 1971 Lustrum press edition (the original is cited on page 260 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 272-73 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 25 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 208-09 of "The Book of 101 Books") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Larry Clark" in black ink at the lower foredge corner of the title page. Inventory Number: 024362
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TULSA
(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. NP (New York). ND 1979.: Self-Published. First Edition Thus. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Long before "Kids", "Another Day in Paradise" and "Bully", Larry Clark's groundbreaking first book was the real thing. A gritty, voyeuristic photo essay of the author's life amongst youthful petty criminals and drug addicts in Oklahoma, "Tulsa" forever changed the landscape of acceptability for the photographic book in the latter half of the 20th Century. A most handsome example of the first printing of Larry Clark's own 1979 self-published hardbound reprint of the original 1971 Lustrum press paperbound edition (the original is cited on page 260 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 272-73 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 25 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 208-09 of "The Book of 101 Books") whose dust jacket shows a tiny nick along the bottom edge of the front cover. Inventory Number: 024039
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LARRY CLARK / THE PERFECT CHILDHOOD
(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. London: LCB (Larry Clark Books in association with Thea Westreich), 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Hans Werner Holzwarth and Design pur. Text in English. Published in Switzerland 1995, Larry Clark's "The Perfect Childhood" caused quite a stir when the attorneys for its American distributor upon seeing their first copy refused to let it be imported due to the prevailing moral climate. The successor to "Tulsa" and "Teenage Lust", it continues the notorious photographer/director's fascination with the American teen through wall-to-wall photos, collages, video stills and re-photographed press clippings - most of which are previously unpublished. Highly voyeuristic in nature, there is no shortage here of sex, violence, skateboarders and Matt Dillon! A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon true first edition (cited on page 245 of Alessandro Bertolotti's "Books of Nudes") issued by Larry Clark Books in association with Thea Westreich. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least eighteen years of age to order this item. 0-302-00644-3 Inventory Number: 020754
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LARRY CLARK 1
(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. Zurich, SWITZERLAND & Milan, ITALY: Nieves & Le Case D'Arte, 2006. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. np (18pp), 12 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the first of two slender catalogues published as part of the Nieves "Zine" series on the occasion of the 2006 exhibition of work by Larry Clark held at the Le Case D'Arte in Milan. Issued without text, it contains images from Clark's landmark "Tulsa" series. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to one hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (132/150) on the rear cover in pencil, as issued. 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: 020751
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TULSA - DELUXE SIGNED SLIPCASED EDITION WITH A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT
(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. New York: Grove Press, Inc., 2000. First Edition Thus 1/250 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Nearly thirty years after the 1971 Lustrum Press publication of this landmark book, Larry Clark's taboo breaking "Tulsa" is once again available. Long before "Kids", "Another Day in Paradise" and "Bully", this was the real thing. A gritty, voyeuristic photo essay of the author's life amongst youthful petty criminals and drug addicts in Oklahoma, this book forever changed the landscape of acceptability for the photographic book in the latter half of the 20th Century. The 1971 Lustrum Press first edition is cited on page 260 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 272-73 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 25 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 208-09 of "The Book of 101 Books". This example is from the Grove Press 2000 limited slipcased edition of two hundred and fifty copies only SIGNED by Larry Clark, with a SIGNED 8 x 10" black and white photographic print (of an image that is not reproduced in the book) laid in. A brand new, pristine example in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 0-8021-1678-7 Inventory Number: 020125
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SOFIA COPPOLA'S "THE VIRGIN SUICIDES" THEATRICAL RELEASE POSTER - SIGNED BY THE FILMMAKER
(COPPOLA, SOFIA). Coppola, Sofia. Los Angeles: Paramount Classics, 2000. First Edition. Folio. Printed Poster. Theatrical Film Release Poster. Near Fine.. One 17 x 11" sheet printed color offset recto only. This is the small format theatrical release poster produced by Paramount Classics for Sofia Coppola's 1999 directorial debut, "The Virgin Suicides". Based on the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, it starred Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, Kathleen Turner, James Woods, Scott Glenn, Michael Paré and Danny DeVito. A handsome example of this uncommon, vintage poster - not a reproduction - showing some minor handling and surface indentations that can be viewed in raking light that has been additionally SIGNED "Sofia" in gold ink on the front. Inventory Number: 027500
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MARILYN - THREE VOLUME SET COMPLETE IN THE PUBLISHER'S PRINTED BOX
(DE DIENES, ANDRE) (MONROE, MARILYN). De Dienes, Andre. Steve Crist, Editor. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2002. First Edition 1/20000. Folio. Cloth in Illustrated Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jackets - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is Taschen Verlag's sumptuous, oversized three volume anthology of Andre De Dienes photographs of early Marilyn Monroe. A pristine, unopened copy of the 2002 first edition containing one hardbound book, one spiral-bound volume of magazine cover reproductions and a facsimile of Marilyn's diary all housed in a facsimile of Andre De Dienes' Kodak photographic paper box still in the publisher's printed shipping carton, as issued. 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. 3-8228-1199-8 Inventory Number: 021045
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SOTHEBY, PARKE-BERNET PRESENTS AN AUCTION MAY 14 OF DISNEYANA AND OTHER FINE CARTOON MATERIAL (SALE 40)
(DISNEY, WALT). Sotheby, Parke-Bernet Staff. Los Angeles: Sotheby, Parke-Bernet Los Angeles, 1972. First Edition. Square 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Auction Catalog. Fine.. 39pp, 37 b&w illustrations. This is the catalogue of the Tuesday, May 5th 1972 Sotheby, Parke-Bernet Los Angeles sale of one hundred and seventy lots of comic and animation related material, of which over one hundred and ten are Disney related (including a Claes Oldenburg Mickey Mouse drawing!). A most handsome example. Inventory Number: 004186
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8 FILM DI URSULA FERRARA
(FERRARA, URSULA). Bignardi, Irene & Luca Rafaelli. Rome, ITALY. ND (2007).: Filmitalia, S.P.A.. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Film Monograph. Fine.. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Italian. With a biography and filmography. This is the beautifully produced catalogue that accompanied a 2007 Filmitalia sponsored retrospective devoted to the films of noted Italian animator Ursula Ferrara. A pristine copy. Inventory Number: 013465
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FILM CULTURE VOLUME 4, NUMBER 3 (ISSUE 18) APRIL 1958
(FILM CULTURE). Mekas, Jonas, Edouard de Laurot, George N. Fenin & Adolfas Mekas, Editors. New York: Film Culture, 1958. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Film Journal. Very Good -.. 32pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Jonas Mekas' influential "Film Culture" was New York's preeminent journal devoted to avant-garde cinema and the voice of the international independent filmmaking community of the fifties, sixties, and seventies. This eighteenth installment from 1958 features contributions on or by Thomas Quinn Curtiss, Richard Watts Jr., Rudolf Arnheim, Herman G. Weinberg, and Lotte H. Eisner on Erich Von Stroheim, Parker Tyler on Stan Brakhage, Hans Richter, reviews of contemporary releases, and more. A most presentable example of this uncommon early issue showing some light wear and rubbing to the covers along with some mild dog-earing through the lower foredge corner. ISSN 0015-1211 Inventory Number: 025664
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FILM CULTURE VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4 (ISSUE 10) 1956
(FILM CULTURE). Mekas, Jonas, Edouard de Laurot, George N. Fenin & Adolfas Mekas, Editors. New York: Film Culture, 1956. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Film Journal. Very Good -.. 32pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Jonas Mekas' influential "Film Culture" was New York's preeminent journal devoted to avant-garde cinema and the voice of the international independent filmmaking community of the fifties, sixties, and seventies. This tenth installment from 1956 features contributions on or by Jonas Mekas, Jay Leyda, Robert Aldrich interviewed by George N. Fenin, Aleksis Rannit on Van Gogh, Andrew Sarris on Carol Reed, Edouard Laurot on Swedish Cinema, silent Slapstick comedies, Herman G. Weinberg, Eugene Archer, reviews of contemporary releases, and the always informative "Letters to the Editor" column. An internally bright, handsome example of this uncommon early issue showing some light wear and rubbing to the covers along with some creasing through the upper foredge corner. ISSN 0015-1211 Inventory Number: 025663
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FILM CULTURE NUMBER 45, SUMMER 1967 (ANDY WARHOL ISSUE)
(FILM CULTURE) (WARHOL, ANDY). Malanga, Gerard & Jonas Mekas, Editors. New York: Film Culture, 1967. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Film Journal. Fine.. 64pp, profusely illustrated in monochrome. Designed by George Maciunas. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This forty-fifth installment of '60s New York's preeminent avant-garde film quarterly is devoted primarily to Andy Warhol. Guest-edited by Gerard Malanga, it features contributions by or about Warhol, Malanga, Jonas Mekas, Jack Smith, Maria Montez, Gregory Battcock, Gregg Barrios, Sheldon Renan, The Kuchar Brothers, Jackson MacLow, and Factory Superstars galore. A remarkably bright, most handsome example of this uncommon, popishly designed item that is emblematic of the Warhol sixties. ISSN 0015-1211 Inventory Number: 026120
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LARRY FLYNT: A 1983 TYPED LETTER SIGNED SOLICITING ROBERT DE NIRO TO DIRECT AN EROTIC PHOTO SHOOT FOR HUSTLER MAGAZINE
(FLYNT, LARRY) (DE NIRO, ROBERT). Flynt, Larry. Los Angeles: Hustler, 1983. First Edition. 4to. Typed Letter Signed (TLS). Fine.. One 10 ¼ x 7 ¼" sheet of gilt-debossed letterhead typewritten recto only, folded horizontally in thirds for mailing, no illustrations. This is a single page, six paragraph letter on HUSTLER letterhead from the noted late American publisher and freedom of the press advocate Larry Flynt to Robert De Niro attempting to secure the legendary actor's services "to direct a photo shooting for... a continuing series HUSTLER is launching which depicts sexual fantasies by top celebrities." Dated August 12, 1983, it offers "In return for your participation, HUSTLER will pay you $10,000.00 plus expenses." The letter was sent to Mr. Robert DeNiro (sic) in care of his longtime agent Harry J. Ufland, but whether or not there was a response on his behalf, no such pictorial ever appeared. A brand new, most handsome example of this unique document SIGNED "Larry Flynt" in black ink. Inventory Number: 026923
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THE ARCHITECTURE OF FRANK GEHRY - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE ARCHITECT
(GEHRY, FRANK O.). Gehry, Frank, Rosemarie Haag Bletter, Coosje Van Bruggen, Mildred Friedman, Joseph Giovannini, Thomas S. Hines & Pilar Viladas. Foreword by Henry N. Cobb. New York & Minneapolis, MN: Rizzoli International Publications & The Walker Art Center, 1986. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Architecture Monograph. Fine/Fine. 216pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lorraine Ferguson. This is the nicely appointed catalogue published in conjunction with the Walker Art Museum's substantial 1986 survey exhibition of the work of internationally famed architect Frank Gehry. A bright, most handsome example of the first hardbound edition additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "To Frank Pierson / F O Gehry" in black ink on the half title page. The late Mr. Pierson was a renowned Academy Award-winning screenwriter of "Dog Day Afternoon (along with the Academy-nominated "Cat Ballou" and "Cool Hand Luke"), director, and President of both the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 0-8478-0741-X Inventory Number: 025788
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"MY ESCAPE": A PRESENTATION OF THE ART OF KATHARINE HEPBURN 1907-2003 - AN INSCRIBED COPY FROM AUTHORS CARLTON MADDOX AND STEVE CAMPBELL
(HEPBURN, KATHARINE). Maddox, Carlton L. & Steve Campbell. Burbank, CA: Carlton L. Maddox & Steve Campbell, 2004. First Edition. 4to. Velobound Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (290pp), 134 color illustrations. Published as what seems to be a labor of love, "this tribute to Katharine Hepburn by a long-time fan is presented with the desire to record the artistic efforts of an important figure of the 20th Century." "My Escape" collects one hundred and twenty-eight full page color reproductions with details of Hepburn's paintings and drawings drawn substantially from the June 11th, 2004 Sotheby's auction of the renowned late actor's estate. A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon, unstated limited edition - this is copy # 22 - additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "Enjoy! / Steve Campbell / Carlton Maddox" in black ink by the authors. Inventory Number: 026200
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BOOGIE-WOOGIE - DELUXE LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY DAMIEN HIRST AND DANNY MOYNIHAN
(HIRST, DAMIEN). Moynihan, Danny. London: Duck Editions, 2000. First Edition 1/500 Deluxe. 8vo. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. As New/As New. 254pp. Cover Art by Damien Hirst. "Boogie-Woogie" is British author Danny Moynihan's first novel - a witty, thinly veiled satire skewering the avarice and mores of the 1990s art scene that was adapted as the scabrous 2009 feature film directed by Duncan Ward. A brand new, pristine example from the deluxe edition limited to five hundred copies NUMBERED (264/500) AND SIGNED "Danny Moynihan" in ink on the title page alongside the Duck Editions rubber stamp as well as BOLDLY SIGNED "Damien Hirst" in black ink on the rear of the dust jacket, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-7156-3021-0 Inventory Number: 021844
$350.00 InquireFiled Under: Artist Monographs, Cinema, Damien Hirst, Limited Editions, Literature and Fiction, Signed Books -
DAVID HOCKNEY: 1974 UK QUAD THEATRICAL RELEASE POSTER FOR THE FILM "A BIGGER SPLASH FEATURING DAVID HOCKNEY"
(HOCKNEY, DAVID). Hockney, David. London: Buzzy Enterprises and Lagoon Enterprises, 1974. First Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Cinema Poster. Near Fine.. One 40 x 30" sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. This is the striking poster published in conjunction with the British theatrical release of Jack Hazan's 1974 full-length documentary on artist David Hockney and his then-muse Peter Schlesinger entitled "A Bigger Splash." A bright, most handsome guaranteed vintage example of this uncommon item that was originally acquired from one of the film's production staff showing a few light handling creases. Inventory Number: 027081
$500.00 InquireFiled Under: Artist Monographs, California Artists and Arts, Cinema, Ephemera and Announcements, Posters -
CARSTEN HOLLER: LOGIC
(HOLLER, CARSTEN). Holler, Carsten, Jennifer Allen & Daniel Birnbaum. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 32 + 32 + np, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Christoph Steinegger/Interkool. With an exhibition checklist. This is a snazzy three volume set published in conjunction with Swedish contemporary artist Carsten Holler's 2005 Gagosian Gallery London installation entitled "Logic". Its features include two paperbound volumes with essays by Jennifer Allen and Daniel Birnbaum with images from past exhibitions as well as a DVD containing three Flicker films and video documentation of the "Logic" exhibition. A brand new, pristine example of this beautifully packaged object in the publisher's silver gilt-debossed slipcase, as issued. 1-932598-20-0 Inventory Number: 017977
$60.00 InquireFiled Under: Artist Monographs, Cinema, Exhibition Catalogues, Gagosian Gallery, Video Art, Vinyl, DVD + CD -
DENNIS HOPPER: ABSTRACT REALITY
(HOPPER, DENNIS). Hopper, Dennis. Tokyo: Korinsha Press & Co., Ltd., 1998. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (134pp) 60 color and b&w illustrations. Designed by Dmitri Levas. Text in English and Japanese. With a bibliography and exhibition history. "Abstract Reality" presents sixty photographic details of mostly graffitied, stenciled and/or painted walls, billboards and architectural surfaces captured between 1961 and 1997 by the late, great actor/director/artist Dennis Hopper. A most handsome example of this uncommon item issued only in Japan still in the publisher's printed obi. 4-7713-0337-1 Inventory Number: 025993
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DENNIS HOPPER: OUT OF THE SIXTIES - DELUXE LIMITED SLIPCASED EDITION SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(HOPPER, DENNIS). Hopper, Dennis, Michael McClure & Walter Hopps. Pasadena, CA: Twelvetrees Press, 1986. First Edition #39/100 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in gravure. Designed by Jack Woody. With a filmography and exhibition history. Dennis Hopper was the young man with a camera in the right place at the right time in the new Hollywood. Issued in 1986 in gravure with the typically austere and lovely Twelvetrees Press aesthetic, "Out of the Sixties" was the first published collection of Hopper's photographs. Divided into "Artists and Collectors", "Hollywood", "Music", "Civil Rights March, Selma to Montgomery", "Mexico", and "The Scene", it is a tour de force view of the clash of the old and the new in sixties culture! A most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon deluxe limited slipcased edition of the 1986 first printing limited to one hundred copies BOLDLY SIGNED "Dennis Hopper" in black ink below his introductory text and NUMBERED (39/100) in ink on the rear colophon, as issued, showing some mild sunning along the extremities of its slipcase. 0-942642-25-2 Inventory Number: 026375
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EPI-HAB SALUTES HOWARD HUGHES (1905-1976)
(HUGHES, HOWARD). Sederberg, Arelo, Lawrence A. Hyland, General Ira C. Eaker, Frank Risch, Ph.D., James Bacon, et. al,. Los Angeles: EPI-HAB, L.A., Inc., 1976. First Edition 1/500. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Cinema Monograph. Near Fine.. np (92pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. "Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was an American business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director and studio magnate, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world. He first became prominent as a film producer, and then as an influential figure in the aviation industry." EPI-HAB Inc. was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organization with the mission to provide meaningful employment to individuals with epilepsy by performing valued work for customers. On February 19th 1977, the Los Angeles chapter of the organization produced a posthumous, celebrity-studded "tribute Ball for Howard Hughes" at The Century Plaza Hotel to celebrate the life and accomplishments of Howard Hughes. "EPI-HAB LA Salutes Howard Hughes (!905-1976)" is the souvenir program that was published a few months after the actual event. It features dozens of tribute ads (most from the Hughes Corporation, its Hotels, and various subsidiaries), scores of historical Hughes photos and press clippings (none from later than 1952), and most interestingly, nearly one hundred photographs of the civic movers and shakers that organized and attended the event. These included John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Jayne Russell. Virginia Mayo, Mel Torme, Lorne Greene, Ann Miller, Cyd Charisse, Carlotta Monti, Mrs. Harry (Sybil) Brand, Mrs. Jackie (Barbara) Cooper, Mrs. Jack (Emily) LaLanne, Mrs. Mervyn (Kitty) LeRoy, Mrs. Lloyd (Mell) Nolan, Mrs. David (Barbara) Simmons, Mrs. Rudy (Eleanor) Vallee, Mrs. Del (Toni) Webb, and many, many more. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item stated as having been limited to five hundred unnumbered copies which were seemingly never meaningfully distributed that is neither in the holdings of the Margaret Herrick Library of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nor does it appear in OCLC WorldCat. Inventory Number: 026403
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THE EXHIBITION OF DEREK JARMAN: LUMINOUS DARKNESS
(JARMAN, DEREK). Jarman, Derek. Tokyo: Uplink Co., 1990. First Edition. 8vo. Gilt-Debossed Boards in Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 54pp, 51 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This is the exceedingly elegant, beautifully produced hardbound catalogue for a 1990 Japanese gallery exhibition of the esteemed late British director Derek Jarman's paintings and assemblages entitled "Luminous Darkness". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 027431
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RICKY JAY: 2007 TWO-SIDED EXHIBITION POSTER / BROADSIDE + CHECKLIST FOR "TWIXT TWO WORLDS, OR THE UNINVITED GUEST: A MAGICIAN AT THE SEANCE"
(JAY, RICKY). Jay, Ricky. Davis, CA & New York: The Richard L. Nelson Gallery at UC Davis & Christine Burgin Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Gallery Exhibiton Poster. Fine.. One 24 x 18" heavy paper sheet printed color by offset lithography recto and verso, 46 color illustrations. Designed by Ricky Jay and Coco Shinomiya. This is the elegant poster produced in conjunction with a pair of exhibitions of printed materials and magic-related ephemera from the late, great Ricky Jay's "Sad Museum of Specimens of Misdirected Ingenuity." Printed lithographically on both sides, it beautifully documents seventy-nine arcane pieces drawn from Jay's estimable collection accompanied by his incisive captions. A brand new, most handsome example. It will be shipped rolled in a poster tube. Inventory Number: 027332