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(PILDAS, AVE). Campany, David & Ave Pildas. Los Angeles: Deadbeat Club Press, I00221000. 2022. First Edition 1/750 Copies. 4to. Gilt-Stamped Cloth with Pictorial Pastedown. Photography Monograph. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. 104pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Clint Woodside. 978-1-952523-04-5

PLEASE NOTE: Mr. Pildas will be signing copies of "Star Struck" at Arcana Saturday, October 8th 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, October 11th.

"Hollywood Boulevard, Walk of Fame, 1970s. You were there, with your camera, with your love of life and people. It seems you turned the sidewalk into a little stage, and everyone came for a momentary audition. Some wanted to be famous, some were ok with a walk-on part, most were just happy to see you.”

So writes David Campany of the pictures in Star Struck, the first monograph from the legendary Ave Pildas in more than forty years. These photographs were made between 1972 and 1975 in perhaps the most famous of the many famous spots in Los Angeles – but at a time when Hollywood had more of a neighborhood feel and a raucous diversity was the norm.

In Pildas' generous and gentle view, everyone is an A-list celebrity. And he should know! Those who have sat before his camera include Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, and the Velvet Underground. Pildas brings the same joyous discipline to regular folks on the street as he did to his well-known work for DownBeat magazine and Capitol Records.
 

In the end, the most beautiful and beguiling thing about Star Struck is that you’re not sure if the title refers to the people whom Ave Pildas encountered on Hollywood Boulevard, or to the photographer himself. A brand new, most handsome example of this charming volume hot off The Deadbeat Club Press limited to seven hundred and fifty copies additionally SIGNED by Ave Pildas in ink.

Inventory Number: E000APSS

(PLATON). Text by Platon, Ko Bo Kyi, Wael Ghonim, Tanya Lokshina, Alina Diaz, Denis Mukwege.. MW Editions, I00240501. 2024. 9.75 x 13.75 in. / 560 pgs . Paperback. Photography Monograph. New. 9798987784501

Platon will be signing copies of "The Defenders" at the UTA Artist Space (403 Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, CA 90210) on Saturday, May 4th, between 2:00 and 4:00 PM following a walkthrough of his exhibition. 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 ship the week of May 7th.

Fifteen years of Platon’s visually arresting and often dangerous documentation of human rights movements, from Cairo to the Congo

The celebrated portraitist Platon has spent much of his career photographing the famous and powerful, but he has also traveled the world documenting human rights activists and their quests for justice. The Defenders presents five photo essays spanning 15 years of work on these struggles in Burma, Egypt, Russia, the United States and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In Burma, he took portraits of monks, sex workers, former child soldiers and the controversial political leader Aung San Suu Kyi. He was on the ground in Cairo for several weeks early in 2011, when Egyptians took to the streets and demanded the resignation of Hosni Mubarak. In Russia, he photographed and spoke with dissidents who have battled a slew of oppressive governments. Along the border between the US and Mexico, he documented victims of inhumane immigration policies. Finally, the chapter on the Congo documents the continuing trauma of sexual violence as a weapon of war.

The full-bleed images are accompanied by short texts that contextualize the complex issues in each place, and retell Platon’s own stories of shooting on location. The book also includes a poster.

Inventory Number: E000P

(POLIDORI, ROBERT). Polidori, Robert & Elizabeth Culbert. Gottingen, GERMANY: Steidl, 2003. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 112pp, 190 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Robert Polidori, Elizabeth Culbert and Gerhard Steidl. The first of many collaborations over the past twenty years between Robert Polidori and master printer and publisher Gerhard Steidl resulted in 2001’s "Havana" - a hauntingly beautiful investigation of the decaying beauty surrounding a vibrant people. Their second book together - "Zones of Exclusion" - shares the same large format, this time documenting the abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Reactors’ and the permanently evacuated area surrounding the 1986 Russian Nuclear Power Plant disaster. Here too, decay looms everywhere, where over 100,000 people once lived and worked. Now an uninhabitable graveyard, Polidori’s subdued palette brings to life this wasteland littered with everything that couldn’t be removed in an instant. One can only marvel at what it must have taken both physically and emotionally for the photographer to capture these scenes of desolation. A bright, most handsome example (cited on page 99 of "From Fair to Fine 2") of this thought-provoking tome. 3-88243-921-1 Inventory Number: 027351

(POLIDORI, ROBERT). Polidori, Robert, Martin C. Pedersen & Criswell Lappin. New York: Metropolis Books, 2004. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 144pp, 93 color illustrations. "Not only is he one of the world's preeminent architectural photographers, Robert Polidori is also - as his popular book "Havana" proved - a master of urban portraiture. The Montreal-born photographer has made haunting studies of bombed-out buildings in Beirut, decaying New York tenements, Versailles rooms in dusty disarray, Brasilia's paean to spare '50s modernism, and, most recently, the abandoned, contaminated cities of Chernobyl and Pripyat. Taken together, they add to his ongoing project: the interpretation of the interrupted urban landscape. This new monograph combines the eye of a celebrated photographer with the distinctive voice of an artist and adventurer. Each breathtaking image (meticulously selected by the photographer from his own personal archive) is accompanied by a compelling first person account, based on interviews conducted by Martin C. Pedersen, executive editor of Metropolis magazine. Polidori tells behind-the-scene stories about the making of his photographs, talks about what makes a building photogenic, how he shoots buildings he doesn't like, his favorite architects, and his love of mosques. "Metropolis" is a look at the world's great cities as seen through the eyes of a sharp social observer, and a great photographer". A pristine copy additionally SIGNED AND DATED "Robert Polidori 2004" in the year of publication in black ink on the title page. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-891024-98-1 Inventory Number: 014978

(POLIDORI, ROBERT). Polidori, Robert, Tom Jacobi & Jochen Siemens. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Spezial Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 2006. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Art Directed by Tom Jacobi. This forty-first installment Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios is devoted to one of the world's preeminent architectural chroniclers, Robert Polidori. It is the first overall survey of the Montreal-born photographer's stunning work, including images from his studies of metropolitan sprawl throughout the world, Havana, the Palace at Versailles, and the contaminated cities of Chernobyl and Pripyat. A pristine copy SIGNED AND DATED "Robert Polidori 2007" in black ink on the first preliminary in the publisher's shrinkwrap which has been discreetly sliced open to allow for the signature. 3-570-19549-X Inventory Number: 014981

(POLLOCK, JACKSON) (NAMUTH, HANS). Namuth, Hans, Jackson Pollock, Barbara Rose, Rosalind Krauss, Paul Falkenberg, Francis V. O'Conner, William Wright & B.H. Friedman. New York: Agrinde Publications Ltd., 1980. First American Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Very Good/Near Fine. np (120pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Bea Feitler. "Pollock Painting" is the most complete presentation to date of the late Hans Namuth's myth-making photographs and film stills of Jackson Pollock at work in his and Lee Krasner's East Hampton home and studio during 1950 and 1951. In a series of photo shoots and finally a film also entitled "Pollock Painting", Namuth relentlessly documented the artist mid-creation in innovative ways. The emergence of this work gave birth to Pollock's nickname of "Jack the Dripper", and some believe contributed to the depression and alcoholism that preceded his early death in 1956. The book features scores of these iconic images accompanied by texts from Rosalind Krauss, Paul Falkenberg, Francis V. O'Conner, William Wright, and B.H. Friedman. A most handsome example of the 1980 Agrinde Publications first American hardbound edition additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "to Connie Lembark / with more wishes than I can say - / Hans Namuth / May 1986." in black ink across the half title page showing some typical minor discoloration to the gutters of the inside covers and a bit of shaking along with the tiniest bit of sunning along the spine. There are traces of some discreet later gluing to the gutters of the textblock to reinforce the bindery's original use of cheap mucilage glue. The late Connie Lembark was a well-known Los Angeles art collector and her printed bookplate is affixed to the inside front. She was the co-author of the catalogue raisonné of prints by her close friend, Sam Francis, and this volume was acquired by us directly from Ms. Lembark prior to her passing. 0-960-10686-3 Inventory Number: 026390

(RABABY, MICHAEL). Rababy, Michael, Mat Gleason & Simon Glickman. Heidelberg, GERMANY: Kehrer Verlag, BOD, 2024. First Edition. 10 1/2 x 9 3/4", 4to. Hardbound. Photography Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued. 160pp, 115 color illustrations. Text in English."CASINOLAND – Tired of Winning" is the result of a thirty year long photography project in which Michael Rababy documents US American gambling culture. Rows of shrill slot machines, glowing billboards, and gaudy splendor appear alongside exhausted faces, tired looks, and lost games. Rababy’s realistic camera view scrutinizes the glamorous appearance of the gleaming gambling halls and exposes their mendacious promises of wealth. The series focuses more on the casino as a capitalist institution as a whole than on the individual gamblers. Michael Rababy is a Lebanese-American documentary photographer, who deals frequently with US American culture and society in his work. He works as a freelance photographer and has photographed for numerous media companies. "CASINOLAND – Tired of Winning" is his fourth book project". 978-3-96900-164-6 Inventory Number: RAB004

(RENAU, JOSEP). Fontcuberta, Joan & Pablo Ortiz Monasterio. Mexico City, MEXICO: Coleccion Rio De Luz / Fondo De Cultura Economica, 1985. First Edition 1/3000. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 72pp, 50 color illustrations. Text in Spanish. Designed by Peggy Espinosa. Published as part of Fondo De Cultura Economica's notable Pablo Ortiz Monasterio curated photography series "Coleccion Rio De Luz", this is a lovely monograph devoted entirely to the satirical political photomontages of Spaniard Josep Renau. Beginning with his Communist Party poster designs of the wartime era, this is a tour de force on the par with the work of John Heartfield, primarily lampooning the United States and its preoccupation with sex, death consumerism, colonialism, racism, and Cold War era brinksmanship with the Soviet Union. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon gem (cited on page 116 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II" and page 19 of Horacio Fernandez' "The Latin American Photobook" - even though Renau was an artist and not a photographer!). 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. 968-16-2115-8 Inventory Number: 025050

(RHEIMS, BETTINA). Rheims, Bettina. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of this elegantly produced photography special published by Stern Magazine invariably sell out quickly, and this fifteenth installment devoted to noted French photographer Bettina Rheims was no exception. It is a nicely designed and printed survey of her erotically charged work featuring such models and celebrities as Claudia Schiffer, Elizabeth Berkeley, Naomi Campbell, Kristin McMenamy, Heather Graham, Shirley Manson, Traci Lords, Gretchen Mol, Liv Tyler, Salma Hayek, Gwen Stefani, Sharon Stone, Madonna, Cindy Crawford, Karen Mulder, and more. A most handsome example. 3-570-19201-6 Inventory Number: 021719

(RHEIMS, BETTINA). Rheims, Bettina & Olga Rodionova. Foreword by Catherine Millet. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2008. First Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. Elephant Folio. Cloth in a Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 154pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French and German. "Olga Rodionova is a well-known beauty who moves in Moscow's fashion and jet set circles. When her adoring husband - a powerful Russian millionaire - sought to have special portraits made of his wife, he asked none other than Bettina Rheims. Rheims was captivated by Olga's unique aura and felt excited by the challenge of finding aesthetic ways of doing the portraits so that they didn't feel like run of the mill pornography. The first shoot took place in Rheims' country home and Olga's husband was so pleased with the images that he suggested they produce a book with Olga as the star. A second shoot followed, in black and white with a sado-masochistic decor and other men and women playing slightly perverse sex games with Olga. A third, Marie-Antoinette-inspired shoot took place entirely in the studio. Rheims succeeded in finding a variety of ways to depict one subject with a continuous freshness and intrigue; "The Book of Olga" is a compelling depiction of female sexuality, allure, desire, intrigue and fantasy. With over one hundred images and an introduction by French author Catherine Millet, this unique book is both a love song and a bold artistic statement". A brand new, pristine example of the 2008 first printing of the Taschen Collector's Edition limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED (0087) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Bettina Rheims" in the publisher's clamshell box and unopened printed cardboard shipping carton, as issued. 3-8365-0-760-9 Inventory Number: 025653

(RICHARDSON, TERRY). Richardson, Terry & John McWhinnie. East Hampton, NY: JMc & GHB Editions, 2006. First Edition 1/50 Deluxe. 4to. Debossed Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Buero New York. "FTW" is Terry Richardson's 2006 photo-essay documenting his time spent amongst a group of Ojai California youths dubbed the "Signal Street Alcoholics". If your idea of a good time is alcohol-infused punker transgression, this is the book for you! A most handsome copy of the deluxe edition limited to fifty copies only signed by Terry Richardson and essayist/publisher John McWhinnie in black ink on the colophon, as issued. 0-9854020-9-6 Inventory Number: 020405

(RICHARDSON, TERRY) (SISLEY). Richardson, Terry. NP (Ponzano Veneto, ITALY): Sisley, 2000. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Fashion Trade Catalog. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English. This 2000 trade catalogue for Italian fashion purveyors Sisley was shot in Palm Springs by fashion bad boy Terry Richardson. Art directed by Nikko Nikko and styled by Sabina Schreder, it features flash-infused images galore of youthful male and female models basking amidst the desert scrub along with favorite snack recipes for you to make at home. A most handsome example of this uncommon item perfect for the T-Bone completeist. Inventory Number: 025106

(RICHARDSON, TERRY) (TEMPLETON, ED) (WRAPAROUND MAGAZINE). Gachot, Paul, Editor. Los Angeles: Advertising Photographers of America, 2003. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Periodical. Fine.. 64pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Cover by Terry Richardson. This second installment of the stylish, sadly defunct photography magazine "Wraparound" was devoted to the theme "Raw Youth". It features a ten page interview/layout with provocateur Terry Richardson, and a nine page spread on photographer/artist/skateboard god Ed Templeton that was art directed by Ed himself. The rest of the issue contains contributions by Ben Watts, Neil Abramson, Hans Neleman, Lauren Greenfield, Stefan Gerard and Elena Hale, Paul Gachot, and others. A most handsome example of this uncommon item that was issued hors commerce to ASMP members only and had no newsstand distribution. Inventory Number: 027460

(RICKARD, DOUG). Rickard, Doug. Köln, GERMANY: White Press, 2010. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Printed Boards. Artist's Book. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. np (92pp), 69 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Helge Schlaghecke. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "A New American Picture" is the innovative artist's book by Bay Area photographer Doug Rickard that presents a pixilated view of a fractured, post-2008 financial meltdown urban America as pictured using images culled from Google Street View. A brand new, most handsome hors serie example of the trade edition of this uncommon item (cited on pages 310-311 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III") obtained directly from Helge Schlaghecke's White Press SIGNED AND ANNOTATED "Doug Rickard / Artist Book" in black ink on the rear colophon, as issued. Inventory Number: 025750

(RICKARD, DOUG). Rickard, Doug. Köln, GERMANY: White Press, 2010. First Edition 1/200. Oblong 4to. Printed Boards. Artist's Book. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. np (92pp), 69 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Helge Schlaghecke. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "A New American Picture" is the innovative artist's book by Bay Area photographer Doug Rickard that presents a pixilated view of a fractured, post-2008 financial meltdown urban America as pictured using images culled from Google Street View. A brand new, most handsome example of the innovative first trade edition of this uncommon item (cited on pages 310-311 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III") obtained directly from Helge Schlaghecke's White Press limited to two hundred examples NUMBERED (19/200) AND SIGNED "Doug Rickard" in black ink on the rear colophon, as issued. Inventory Number: 025749

(ROLSTON, MATTHEW). Laguna Art Museum, I00210716, 2021. 9 x 12 in., 84 concertina formated pages. Hardbound. New.

ART PEOPLE: THE PAGEANT PORTRAITS is a body of work by photographer and artist Matthew Rolston. This group of photographs furthers Rolston’s investigations into the nature of portraiture and the methods by which society and the human condition are mediated through artwork and art creation. Comprised of emotionally intimate portraits of participants of “Pageant of the Masters,” a tableaux vivants show that is part of an annual arts festival in Laguna Beach, California, Rolston’s photographic subjects reenact pivotal historical figures and works from art history, from antiquity through 20th century modernism.

Accompanying Laguna Art Museum’s June 27 – September 19, 2021 exhibition of Rolston’s Art People is a lavishly illustrated museum catalogue with essays by cultural critic and journalist Christina Binkley, Pageant of the Masters scriptwriter Dan Duling and classical scholar Nigel Spivey, alongside carefully selected images from art history that contextualize the work in the exhibition. The catalogue is designed in an unusual concertina format, folded rather than bound and printed on both sides.

The limited Collector’s Edition is enclosed in a linen-and-inset photographic slipcase with metallic gold and matte white foil stamping on the front and spine and includes a folio with a signed and numbered print. 9780940872509 Inventory Number: I00210716a

(RUSCHA, EDWARD) (BENGSTON, BILLY AL). Bengston, Billy Al & Edward Ruscha. Los Angeles: Self-Published by the Authors, 1968. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. Wrappers with a Mounted Photo. Artists' Book. Good +./No Jacket - As Issued.. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in monochrome. Designed by Edward Ruscha. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Business Cards" is the innovatively designed and bound collaborative artists' book cum objet published in 1968 by Ed Ruscha and Billy Al Bengston. Limited to one thousand unique copies, it details in photographs by Ken Price and Larry Bell the process of the two artists designing their business cards, and the "presentation dinner" at Beverly Hills' The Bistro of the finished product(s). A most presentable example of the first and only edition of this uncommon item (entry B7 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book") SIGNED "Bill" in black ink and "E. Ruscha" in blue ink on the front cover with its latigo leather thong complete and unbroken, the cover photograph present, and both cards stapled to the recto of the rear leaf, as issued, showing overall wear and creasing along the spine and edges of its faux wood veneer wrappers. In addition there is a thin margin of soiling along the top edge of the inside covers. 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: 025607

(RUSCHA, EDWARD) (BENGSTON, BILLY AL). Bengston, Billy Al & Edward Ruscha. Los Angeles: Self-Published by the Authors, 1968. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. Wrappers with a Mounted Photo. Artists' Book. Good +./No Jacket - As Issued.. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in monochrome. Designed by Edward Ruscha. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Business Cards" is the innovatively designed and bound collaborative artists' book cum objet published in 1968 by Ed Ruscha and Billy Al Bengston. Limited to one thousand unique copies, it details in photographs by Ken Price and Larry Bell the process of the two artists designing their business cards, and the "presentation dinner" at Beverly Hills' The Bistro of the finished product(s). A most presentable example of this uncommon item (entry B7 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book") limited to one thousand unnumbered copies BOLDLY SIGNED "B. A. B." in black ink and "Ed Ruscha" in black marker on the front cover with its latigo leather thong complete and unbroken, the cover photograph present, and both cards stapled to the the recto of the rear leaf, as issued, showing some wear, creasing, and abrading to its faux wood veneer wrappers along with some light foxing to the edges of the textblock, front and rear inside covers, and endpapers. 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: 024819

(RUSCHA, EDWARD) (DEMAND, THOMAS) (GURSKY, ANDREAS). Gronert, Stefan, Diedrich Diederichsen & Ralph Rugoff. Preface by Dieter Ronte & Bonnie Clearwater. Bonn, GERMANY & North Miami, FL: Kunstmuseum Bonn & Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, 1999. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Printed Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Kuhle und Mozer. With an exhibition checklist and biographies. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Great Illusions" is the beautifully designed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a traveling 1999 Museum survey exhibition of images by Thomas Demand, Andreas Gursky and Edward Ruscha - each of whose work straddles the boundaries of fine art and photography - dealing with the issue of "the fundamental question of reality in the picture". A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon English language edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 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. 1-888708-07-7 Inventory Number: 024288

(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Hollywood, CA: Heavy Industry Publications, 1971. First Edition 1/2000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. np (72pp), 60 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Edward Ruscha's fifteenth artist book "Records" is a charming photographic inventory of thirty vinyl phonograph records (and their album cover graphics) from the artist's personal collection circa 1971. A most handsome example of the first and only edition (entry B15 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 105 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", page 105 of "From Fair to Fine 2", and page 226 of "From Fair to Fine 3") limited to two thousand unnumbered copies that was issued without a glassine wrapper showing some trivial sunning along the spine. 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: 027039

(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles. 1966 (1970).: Self-Published. Second Printing 1/5000. 8vo. Leporello Wrappers in Slipcase. Artist's Book. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments extending to 296 ½" in length housed in a white paper and silver Mylar-over-cardboard slipcase. "Every Building on the Sunset Strip" is Ed Ruscha's innovative 1966 photographic study that pictures sequentially each architectural facade on both the North and South sides of the fabled Sunset Strip from 8101 - the still extant Jaguar dealership - to 9156 - the late, great Schwab's Pharmacy. Pandora's Box lives! A bright white, most handsome example of the 1970 second printing (entry B4 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999", and whose 1966 edition is cited on pages 142-143 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 198-199 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", and pages 182-185 of "The Book of 101 Books") limited to five thousand unnumbered copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Ruscha" in black ink across the top of the slipcase showing a thin margin of adhesive transfer along the front and back of the covers at the spine as is typical of this printing. The slipcase's silver mylar overlay is shiny but lightly scuffed, there is some trivial soiling along the top and bottom edges, and some chipping and separations to the white paper covering at some of the corners of the joints. The publisher's exceedingly fragile and uncommon unprinted white paper wraparound band issued only with the second edition is laid in. 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: 025072

(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles. 1966 (1970).: Self-Published. Second Printing 1/5000. 8vo. Leporello Wrappers in Slipcase. Artist's Book. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments extending to 296 ½" in length housed in a white paper and silver Mylar-over-cardboard slipcase. "Every Building on the Sunset Strip" is Ed Ruscha's innovative 1966 photographic study that pictures sequentially each architectural facade on both the North and South sides of the fabled Sunset Strip from 8101 - the still extant Jaguar dealership - to 9156 - the late, great Schwab's Pharmacy. Pandora's Box lives! A bright white, most handsome example of the 1970 second printing (entry B4 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999", and whose 1966 edition is cited on pages 142-143 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 198-199 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", and pages 182-185 of "The Book of 101 Books") limited to five thousand unnumbered copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Edward Ruscha" in black ink across the top of the slipcase showing a thin margin of adhesive transfer along the front and back of the covers at the spine as is typical of this printing. The slipcase's silver mylar overlay is shiny and bright, but showing some light soiling along the top as well as short separations to the white paper covering at the joints at the opening. The publisher's exceedingly fragile and uncommon unprinted white paper wraparound band issued only with the second edition is laid in. All in all, this is a lovely example of a stellar title. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 025071

(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles. 1966 (1970).: Self-Published. Second Printing 1/5000. 8vo. Leporello Wrappers in Slipcase. Artist's Book. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments extending to 296 ½" in length housed in a white paper and silver Mylar-over-cardboard slipcase. "Every Building on the Sunset Strip" is Ed Ruscha's innovative 1966 photographic study that pictures sequentially each architectural facade on both the North and South sides of the fabled Sunset Strip from 8101 - the still extant Jaguar dealership - to 9156 - the late, great Schwab's Pharmacy. Pandora's Box lives! A spectacularly bright white, most handsome example of the 1970 second printing (entry B4 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999", and whose 1966 edition is cited on pages 142-143 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 198-199 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", and pages 182-185 of "The Book of 101 Books") limited to five thousand unnumbered copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Ruscha" in blue ink across the top of the publisher's still shiny, uncompromised slipcase showing none of the creasing, soiling, or adhesive transfer to the spine that is typical of this title. The publisher's exceedingly fragile and uncommon unprinted white paper wraparound band issued only with the second edition is laid in. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 025070

(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles: Self-Published, 1967. First Edition 1/2413. 4to. Printed Wrappers with Glassine. Artist's Book. Very Good./Good -.. np (48pp), 34 b&w photographs (1 die-cut and folded). In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Thirtyfour Parking Lots in Los Angeles" is Ed Ruscha's fifth photographically illustrated artist book, and the largest in format of his self-published works of the sixties. For it, Mr. Ruscha presciently hired local aerial photographer Art Alanis to capture grand, bird's eye views of the parking lots of the likes of Universal City, The May Company, Dodger Stadium, and thirty-one more - all completely devoid of cars!
An internally most handsome example of the uncommon 1968 first edition (entry B5 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on page 141 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II", pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", and page 227 of "From Fair to Fine 3") limited to two thousand, two hundred and thirteen unnumbered copies showing light wear and handling along with a gentle diagonal soft crease through a portion of the textblock at the lower foredge corner. The publisher's fragile glassine wrapper is age-toned with some notable moisture stains on the rear panel as well as chipping and paper loss along its spine and edges. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025068

(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles: Self-Published, 1965. First Edition 1/700. 12mo. Printed Wrappers with Glassine. Artist's Book. Fine./Near Fine.. np (48pp), 34 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Some Los Angeles Apartments" is Ed Ruscha's third artist book - a wry yet heartfelt photographic survey of the subtle beauty of the post-war Southern California rental property construction boom. A spectacularly bright, most handsome example of the uncommon 1965 first edition (entry B3 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on page 141 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II", pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 105 of "From Fair to Fine 2", and page 226 of "From Fair to Fine 3") limited to seven hundred unnumbered copies in the publisher's glassine wrapper showing some typical minor age patination along with a few tiny closed tears along the top edge of the rear panel. All in all, this is an exceptional example of this important little gem that is often confused with the 1990 Whitney Museum exhibition catalogue of virtually the same title. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 025061

(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward, Mason Williams & Patrick Blackwell. Los Angeles: Self-Published, 1967. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good - ./No Jacket - As Issued.. np (60pp), 35 b&w photographs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. What happens when Ed Ruscha, Mason Williams and Patrick Blackwell perform and document a Consumer Reports-style crash test involving a Royal manual typewriter ejected from a 1963 Buick LeSabre traveling at ninety miles per hour along US Highway 91..? "Royal Road Test" - a must-have artists' book for road-trip and Conceptual Art enthusiasts alike! An internally bright, most handsome example of the 1967 first edition (entry B6 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book") limited to one thousand unnumbered copies issued without glassine wrapper additionally bearing the SIGNED PRESENTATION "For ... / Mason Williams" in black ink on the front free endpaper showing some light soiling, sunning, and creasing t the covers at the extremities. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026019

(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward, Mason Williams & Patrick Blackwell. Los Angeles. 1967 (1971).: Self-Published. Third Edition 1/2000. 8vo. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Artists' Book. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. np (60pp), 35 b&w photographs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. What happens when Ed Ruscha, Mason Williams and Patrick Blackwell perform and document a Consumer Reports-style crash test involving a Royal manual typewriter ejected from a 1963 Buick LeSabre traveling at ninety miles per hour along US Highway 91..? "Royal Road Test" - a must-have artists' book for road-trip and Conceptual Art enthusiasts alike! A bright, most handsome example of the 1971 third edition (entry B6 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book") limited to two thousand unnumbered copies issued without glassine wrapper additionally SIGNED "Edward Ruscha" in black ink on the front free endpaper. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 025271

(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Taylor Phil & Mark Rawlinson. Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton Brouws & Hermann Zschiegner, Editors. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2013. First Edition. 8vo. Debossed Cloth. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 298pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton and Hermann Zschiegner. With artists' biographies and an exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with a 2013 circulating Gagosian Gallery exhibition, this thoughtful survey of Edward Ruscha's artist's books and the cottage industry of homages that these have inspired since the 1962 appearance of "Twentysix Gasoline Stations" contains nearly one hundred comprehensive illustrated entries with full publication details for each. A brand new, pristine example of the unavailable first printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-262-01877-2 Inventory Number: 024246

(SALGADO, SEBASTIAO). Salgado, Lelia Wanick. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2013. First English Language Edition 1/1000. Stout Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 520 + 34pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in English. Concept and Design by Lelia Wanick Salgado. Published in 2013, this is the massive hardbound collection of famed Magnum photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado's haunting images of the dwindling unspoiled land, flora, fauna, and peoples of Planet Earth. "Genesis" is the result of an epic eight year expedition to rediscover the mountains, deserts and oceans, the animals and peoples that have so far escaped the imprint of modern society - the land and life of a still-pristine planet. Salgado reminds us that "Some 46% of the planet is still as it was in the time of genesis. We must preserve what exists". The Genesis project, along with the Salgados' Instituto Terra are dedicated to showing the beauty of our planet, reversing the damage done to it, and preserving it for the future". A brand new, most handsome example of the 2013 first English language edition with the publisher's caption booklet laid in additionally BOLDLY SIGNED by Sebastiao Salgado in black marker on the half title page. 3-8365-3872-5 Inventory Number: 026568

(SALGADO, SEBASTIAO). Salgado, Sebastiao. Introduction by Alan Riding. New York: Pantheon Books, 1986. First English Language Edition. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 112pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Lelia Wanick Salgado and Sophie Mouterde. Published in 1986, this is the first survey of famed Magnum photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado's humanist images to be published in the United States. A most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound 1986 Pantheon Books first American edition (cited on page 256 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné"). 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. 0-394-55668-2 Inventory Number: 024867

(SALGADO, SEBASTIAO). Salgado, Sebastiao, Mia Couto & Lelia Wanick Salgado. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2007. First Edition. Oblong Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 336pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in English, German and French. Concept and Design by Lelia Wanick Salgado. Published in 2007, this is the massive hardbound survey of famed Magnum photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado's haunting images of the land, peoples, and social turmoil of the African continent. A brand new, pristine example of the 2007 first, oversized Taschen edition (cited on page 256 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Sebastiao Salgado" in black marker on the half title page. 3-8228-5621-5 Inventory Number: 026567

(SAMMALLAHTI, PENTTI). Demos, John & Mario Peliti, Editors. Preface by Finn Thrane. London & Santa Monica, CA: Dewi Lewis Publishing & Peter Fetterman Gallery, 2012. First Edition 1/45 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 256pp, 200 illustrations in duotone and color. Text in English. With a biography and bibliography. Published in 2012, "Here Far Away" is the exquisitely beautifully produced book that is the most comprehensive survey to date on the work of renowned Finnish photographer Pentti Sammallahti. A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe 2013 first printing issued by the Peter Fetterman Gallery as a "Collectors' Edition" limited to forty-five copies of the first English language edition of the book BOLDLY SIGNED "Pentti Sammallahti" in black ink on the title page accompanied by an archivally matted original photograph housed in the publisher's NUMBERED (34/45) cloth solander box with an inset pictorial pastedown as well as a UNIQUE SIGNATURE by the photographer in white ink on the front. Produced in an edition of fifteen copies with one of three different images, this contains the 8 x 10" gelatin silver print entitled "Pyhajarvi, Finland (Horse and Barn)" which has been SIGNED AND DATED "Pentti Sammallahti 1982" in pencil along the bottom margin of the recto. 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. 1-907893-26-1 Inventory Number: 025486

(SAMMALLAHTI, PENTTI). Demos, John & Mario Peliti, Editors. Preface by Finn Thrane. London & Santa Monica, CA: Dewi Lewis Publishing & Peter Fetterman Gallery, 2012. First Edition #3/45 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 256pp, 200 illustrations in duotone and color. Text in English. With a biography and bibliography. Published in 2012, "Here Far Away" is the exquisitely beautifully produced book that is the most comprehensive survey to date on the work of renowned Finnish photographer Pentti Sammallahti. A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe 2013 first printing issued by the Peter Fetterman Gallery as a "Collectors' Edition" limited to forty-five copies of the first English language edition of the book BOLDLY SIGNED "Pentti Sammallahti" in black ink on the title page accompanied by an archivally matted original photograph housed in the publisher's NUMBERED (3/45) cloth solander box with an inset pictorial pastedown as well as a UNIQUE SIGNATURE by the photographer in white ink on the front. Produced in an edition of fifteen copies with one of three different images, this contains the 8 x 10" gelatin silver print entitled "Two Birds on Branch" which has been TITLED, SIGNED AND DATED "t.p.l'a / Pentti Sammallahti 2002" in pencil along the bottom margin of the recto. 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. 1-907893-26-1 Inventory Number: 025484

(SAMMALLAHTI, PENTTI). Perich, Candace & Pentti Sammallahti. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First Edition 1/1000. Oblong Narrow Folio. Debossed Boards in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 48pp + 1 loose sheet, 29 duotone illustrations + duotone plate laid down on the front cover. Published by Nazraeli Press, this beautifully designed and illustrated book was the first substantial publication on renowned photographer Pentti Sammallahti issued outside his native Finland. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 2002 first edition limited to one thousand unnumbered copies in slipcase additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Pentti Sammallahti" in black ink across the publisher's printed text insert still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-59005-036-3 Inventory Number: 026429

(SAMMALLAHTI, PENTTI). Perich, Candace & Pentti Sammallahti. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First Edition 1/1000. Oblong Narrow Folio. Debossed Boards in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 48pp + 1 loose sheet, 29 duotone illustrations + duotone plate laid down on the front cover. Published by Nazraeli Press, this beautifully designed and illustrated book was the first substantial publication on renowned photographer Pentti Sammallahti issued outside his native Finland. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 2002 first edition limited to one thousand unnumbered copies in slipcase additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Pentti Sammallahti" in black ink across the publisher's gently handled printed text insert. 1-59005-036-3 Inventory Number: 026428

(SANDER, AUGUST) (FURUYA, SEIICHI) (DEJA-VU). Sawada, Yoko, Editor-In-Chief. Tokyo: Photo-planete Co., Ltd., 1994. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Periodical. Near Fine.. 121pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese and English. This is the seventeenth installment (of twenty published) of the beautifully produced Japanese photographic quarterly "Deja-Vu". The issue is devoted to two lengthy portfolios of portraiture by August Sander and Seiichi Furuya, as well as work by Hajime Sawatari and Tsuguya Inoue. Much more book than magazine, it's elegantly appointed with many full bleed pictures. A handsome example showing a tiny bit of wear and handling to the covers. 4-309-903-37-1 Inventory Number: 001502

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

(SANDER, AUGUST). Naef, Weston. Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1991. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. One 8 ¾ x 32" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in fourths as issued to make 8pp, 5 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany "August Sander: Faces of the German People"; a 1991 exhibition of vintage prints by August Sander drawn from the J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography's vast holdings. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 024072

(SANNES, SANNE). Sannes, Sanne, Jim Hughes & Louwrien Wijers. South Brunswick, NJ & New York: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1972. First American Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine./Good +.. np (200pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. "The Face of Love" is one of the lesser-known yet still classic books of erotic imagery from the sixties. It is a compilation of the dark, grainy nudes of both women and couples by the Dutch photographer Sanne Sannes, who was tragically killed in 1967 in an automobile accident at the age of thirty. Like his "Sex a Go Go", this was a posthumously published (in 1972), and it includes appreciative essays by Jim Hughes and Louwrien Wijers. A most handsome copy of the book itself whose neatly price-clipped dust jacket shows light overall wear, rubbing and soiling, some creasing and minor paper loss at the extremities, and a diagonal closed tear to the front panel starting at the spine. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 019559

(SASSEN, VIVIANE). Sassen, Viviane. Stockholm, SWEDEN: Libraryman Co., Ltd., 2009. First Edition 1/300. 12mo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. np (32pp), 23 duotone illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Andreas och Fredrika. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This charming little volume issued as part of Swedish photography publisher Libraryman's"Day in the Life" series features understated domestic and family images by the noted Dutch photographer and Prix de Rome winner Viviane Sassen. A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to three hundred copies NUMBERED (026/300) AND SIGNED "Viviane Sassen" in black ink on the publisher's cardstock colophon sheet, as issued. 91-86269-04-6 Inventory Number: 025768