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(MEISELAS, SUSAN). Meiselas, Susan. Göttingen, GERMANY & New York. 1976 (2003).: Steidl & The International Center of Photography, 2003. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "In her most recent body of work, acclaimed photographer Susan Meiselas pieces together verbal and visual traces of encounters with the Dani - an indigenous people of the West Papuan highlands of New Guinea from the nearly six decades since their "discovery" by the West. In this subjective, fragmentary history, Meiselas draws from the experiences of missionaries, colonists, anthropologists and modern-day ecotourists, all of whom have come to the Dani's Baliem Valley and transformed the conditions under which they live. The ambiguous relations between power and representation - whether in the form of Dutch colonial patrol notes from the 1930s, the sensationalized media accounts of the survivors of a downed U.S. army plane in "Shangri-La" from the 1940s or a tourist’s snapshots from the 1990s - become visible in Meiselas's book, through both the contradictions and unexpected continuities of the gathered materials". Published in conjunction with the 2003 exhibition "Strangers: The First ICP Triennial of Photography and Video", this is a beautifully produced collage-like companion to the photographer's 1997 work; "Kurdistan: In the Shadow of History". A brand new, pristine example of the 2003 first edition (cited on page 245 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally SIGNED AND DATED by Susan Meiselas in silver marker on the title page. 3-88243-930-0 Inventory Number: 007334

(METINIDES, ENRIQUE). Metinides, Enrique, aka Charalambos Enrique Metinides Tsironides. Introduction by Alfonso Morales. Mexico City, MEXICO: Gobierno Del Distrito Federal & Ortega y Ortiz Editores, 2000. First Edition 1/5000. Oblong Small 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good.. 240pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in Spanish. "El Teatro De Los Hechos" is Mexican cult photographer Enrique Metinides' autobiographical 2000 survey of his more than forty years of capturing mayhem, murder, death, and destruction on the streets of Mexico City for the tabloid newspaper "La Prensa". Often referred to as the "Mexican Weegee", for decades Metinides was the first photojournalist on the scene of automobile accidents, plane crashes, industrial fatalities, fires, explosions, dismemberments, murders, and more - all documented with a grisly artistry. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon and desirable document additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Enrique Metinides" twice - once in block printing and once in cursive - in black marker on the title page. This copy bears the discreet ownership inscription of Mexico City-based filmmaker Trisha Ziff - who edited the 2012 Aperture monograph "Enrique Metinides: 101 Tragedies", and who is currently directing a documentary on the photographer. It shows some underlining in red ink throughout the text by Ziff, from whom we acquired this directly. It has been priced accordingly. 968-816-313-9 Inventory Number: 024546

(MEYER, PEDRO). Meyer, Pedro. Mexico City, MEXICO: Petroleos Mexicanos, 1988. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 148pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Spanish. "Los cohetes duraron todo el dia" is noted Mexican photographer Pedro Meyer's 1988 socially conscious photo essay commissioned by the national petroleum company Pemex to coincide with its fiftieth anniversary. Due however to Meyer's dedication of the volume to Lazaro Cardenas, the socialist-leaning former president who established Pemex in 1938 as part of his nationalization of Mexican oil production (whose son also happened to be an opposition candidate to then-current president Carlos Salinas earlier in the year), the newly elected government seized nearly all the copies printed to put a stop to the book's distribution. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon and desirable document (cited on pages 198-199 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") acquired directly from the photographer additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Pedro Meyer" in black ink beneath the frontispiece image on the second preliminary. 968-6164-35-9 Inventory Number: 018260

(MILLS, JOSEPH). Mills, Joseph. Tucson, AZ & Washington, DC: Nazraeli Press, Hemphill Fine Arts & JGS (Joy of Giving Something), 2002. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. 4to. Ostrich over Velvet Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (32pp), 26 color illustrations. "The Loves of the Poets", featuring Joseph Mills' beautifully raw, disturbingly seductive collages, is a work of art unto itself. This gorgeous artist's book published in 2002 by Nazraeli Press, Hemphill Fine Arts, and Joy of Giving Something features twenty-six collages that seem to be on the verge of complete revelation but time and again leave the viewer on a suspended note. The success of these images, in the words of photographic historian and curator Anne Tucker, "lies in the fact that they are anchored in reality just enough so that we are on the edge between surreality and reality." Beautifully reproduced with antique paper backgrounds and a rich double varnish, "The Loves of the Poets" brings the marriage of artist and book to a new level". A brand new, pristine example from the deluxe edition limited to one hundred copies with full gilt edges and gilt-stamped green velvet covers NUMBERED AND SIGNED "Joseph Mills" in black ink on the rear colophon accompanied by a SIGNED AND NUMBERED PHOTOGRAPH laid down on a printed cardstock sheet both housed in the publisher's debossed black velvet clamshell box. 1-59005-127-0 Inventory Number: 025784

(MILLS, JOSEPH). Mills, Joseph. Tucson, AZ & Washington, DC: Nazraeli Press, Hemphill Fine Arts & JGS (Joy of Giving Something), 2002. First Edition 1/10 Deluxe. Large Folio. Ostrich over Velvet Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (32pp), 26 color illustrations. "The Loves of the Poets", featuring Joseph Mills' beautifully raw, disturbingly seductive collages, is a work of art unto itself. This gorgeous artist's book published in 2002 by Nazraeli Press, Hemphill Fine Arts, and Joy of Giving Something features twenty-six collages that seem to be on the verge of complete revelation but time and again leave the viewer on a suspended note. The success of these images, in the words of photographic historian and curator Anne Tucker, "lies in the fact that they are anchored in reality just enough so that we are on the edge between surreality and reality." Beautifully reproduced with antique paper backgrounds and a rich double varnish, "The Loves of the Poets" brings the marriage of artist and book to a new level". A brand new, pristine example from the exceedingly uncommon deluxe edition limited to ten copies NUMBERED (2/10) AND SIGNED "Joseph Mills" in black ink on the rear colophon with full gilt edges, gilt-stamped green velvet covers, and green ostrich skin spine in which each of the twenty-six full page illustrations is an ORIGINAL VARNISHED COLOR PHOTOGRAPH laid down on the book's printed cardstock pages. This is housed in the publisher's black wooden box accompanied by its original cardboard shipping carton. 1-59005-127-0 Inventory Number: 025783

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Inventory Number: E000KMPMTE

(MORTON, ROCKY). Morton, Rocky, Peter Frank, Tom Knoles & Jim Czarnecki. Los Angeles: Rocky Morton, 2024, I00241030. First Edition 1/500 Copies. 13 1/2 x 10 1/2", 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. New./No Jacket - As Issued. 60pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Known primarily for his work as a filmmaker, multi-disciplinary artist Rocky Morton.makes a striking return to his roots in painting with a new book and exhibition entitled "While I'm Away". Drawing from his deep fascination with science and the essence of humanity, Morton’s latest works stand apart in their inspiration and innovative creation process. Morton uses a leaf blower to propel strings of paint mixed with a unique elastic ingredient across the canvas. This technique results in delicate, thread-like patterns reminiscent of mycelium, the fungal networks that connect all living plants and trees, bringing a touch of nature’s unpredictability into his art. Art critic and curator Peter Frank states in his introduction "Morton finds beauty in division – his colored paintings thrill with outpourings of intense hues, all assigned to their own regions yet struggling to oppose and at the same time embrace, even merge with, one another”. At the heart of "While I’m Awa" is the theme of universal connection. These paintings seek to transcend the familiar, venturing into uncharted territory, where the tangible world meets the infinite. Some pieces present literal interpretations, horizons where existence seems to emerge from nothingness, while others evoke the complex interconnectedness of the universe, akin to the synapses in the brain or fields of energy reminiscent of string theory. While I’m Away will be on display at Los Angeles' Shatto Gallery from November 2nd to December 7th 2024, offering art enthusiasts a rare opportunity to experience these visionary works firsthand". A brand new, most handsome example of this lovely new publication additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Rocky Morton" in silver marker on the inside front cover. 979-8218982942 Inventory Number: I00241030

(MOTHERWELL, ROBERT). Arnason, H.H., Barbralee Diamondstein & Robert Motherwell. Introduction by Dore Ashton. New York: Harry N. Abrams Incorporated, 1982. Second Revised and Updated Edition. Oblong Small Folio. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 250pp, 328 illustrations in color and b&w. With a chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. Published by Harry N. Abrams, this massive Robert Motherwell monograph is still the most comprehensive reference on the noted late American Abstract Expressionist artist and scholar. Copiously illustrated, it features an essay by H.H. Arnason as well as the transcript of a lengthy 1977 interview between the artist and Barbralee Diamondstein. A most handsome example of the preferred 1982 revised and enlarged second edition with a printed card stating "With the compliments of the artist" that is additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Bob" in black ink tipped to the front pastedown accompanied by a business card for "Mr. and Mrs. Robert Motherwell / 173 East Ninety-Fourth Street / New York 28 N.Y." laid in. We acquired this along with several other items signed by Mr. Motherwell and Ms. Frankenthaler directly from the library of their close friend and fellow artist Emerson Woelffer - who has BOLDLY INSCRIBED "Received from Bob. / 4-29-82" in his inimitable handwriting in black ink above the card on the front pastedown. 0-8109-1333-X Inventory Number: 024395

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

(MULLER, KARIN APOLLONIA). Muller, Karin Apollonia & Rodney Sappington. Santa Monica, CA. 2008.: Arcana Editions. First Edition Thus 1/20 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 44 color illustrations. Text in English. Equal measures contemplative and bleak, "Angels in Fall" is Karin Apollonia Muller's compelling study of the urban and man-made landscape of Los Angeles. Shot in a muted palette with nary a blue sky or sunshine in sight, the German-born photographer's adopted city seems permanently cloaked in grey and solitude. Originally published by Kruse Verlag in 2001, this gem (cited on page 284 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") has been re-released in 2008 by the photographer and Arcana Editions in two versions limited to twenty copies and five artist's proofs each housed in a grey linen clamshell box accompanied by a SIGNED AND NUMBERED 10 ½ x 12" color photograph of one of two images from "Angels in Fall" in its own grey linen chemise. A brand new, pristine example from the edition of twenty copies containing the original SIGNED AND NUMBERED (07/20) photograph "Waiting (1996)" - mistakenly captioned as "Surf" in the book itself. 3-934923-09-7 Inventory Number: 014340

(MULL, MARTIN). Frank, Peter & Martin Mull. NP (Los Angeles). ND (circa 1992).: Martin Mull. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Wrappers in Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Near Fine.. np (16pp), 8 color illustrations. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography, and collections listing. This is Martin Mull's slender self-published catalogue issued to coincide with his 2003 exhibition of new paintings held at Santa Monica's Dorothy Goldeen Gallery. It features an austere design complimented with eight color reproductions and an essay by the redoubtable Peter Frank. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item additionally SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the title page by the exceptionally talented artist/thespian/musician. Inventory Number: 027690

(MULL, MARTIN). Mull, Martin. New York: David Beitzel Gallery, 2001. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (14pp), 5 color illustrations + color cover. With a chronology, exhibition history, and collections listing. This is the slender yet elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2001 New York gallery exhibition of new paintings by the supremely talented artist/thespian/musician Martin Mull. A most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the title page with the gallery's postcard announcement laid in. Inventory Number: 027686

(MULL, MARTIN). Mull, Martin & Thomas W. Styron. Greenville, SC: Greenville County Museum of Art, 1998. First Edition 1/1500. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 102pp, 40 color illustrations (including one foldover) + color frontispiece. Designed by Victoria Dailey. This is the substantial catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1998 Greenville County Museum of Art exhibition that features an essay by Thomas W. Styron that proves that the talented Mr. Mull is every bit as accomplished a painter as he is a thespian. A most handsome example additionally SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the front free endpaper. 0-9657858-1-5 Inventory Number: 027688

(MULL, MARTIN). Putnam, James, Ben Brown & Martin Mull. London, UK: Ben Brown Fine Arts, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 48pp, 31 color and 2 duotone illustrations + color cover. Designed by Peter B. Willberg. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, and collections listing. This is lavishly produced hardbound catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2007 London gallery exhibition of twenty-four then-recent oil on linen paintings by the supremely talented artist/thespian/musician Martin Mull. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the title half-title page. Inventory Number: 027694

(MULL, MARTIN). Putnam, James, Ben Brown & Martin Mull. London, UK: Ben Brown Fine Arts, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 48pp, 31 color and 2 duotone illustrations + color cover. Designed by Peter B. Willberg. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, and collections listing. This is lavishly produced hardbound catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2007 London gallery exhibition of twenty-four then-recent oil on linen paintings by the supremely talented artist/thespian/musician Martin Mull. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink at Arcana on the title half-title page. Inventory Number: 027691

(NAZ, DAVE). Naz, Dave. Los Angeles, CA: Dave Naz, BOD, 2024. First Edition One of 100 Copies. 11 x 8 1/2", 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Erotic Photography Monograph. New.. 24pp, 27 b&w illustrations. "Rope Marks" is a slender 2024 collection of black and white bondage-related images by the noted Los Angeles-based erotic photographer Dave Naz. The riggers at work here are Damon Pierce, Mikal Binds, Aiden Star, and Gemini Lorelei. The models and adult actors pictured within include Belladonna, Ash Hollywood, Aidra Fox, Bree Daniels, Dana DeArmond, James Darling, and several more. A brand new, most handsome example of this self-published, quickly out of print item limited to one hundred copies additionally SIGNED AND DATED "Dave Naz 2024" in black ink on the inside front cover. Inventory Number: I00240114

(NAZ, DAVE). Naz, Dave. Los Angeles, CA: Dave Naz, BOD, 2024. First Edition One of 100 Copies. 8 x 5", 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Erotic Photography Monograph. New.. 54pp, 43 color illustrations + color covers. "Legs & Nylons" is a slender 2024 collection of color lingerie, hosiery, and leg show-related images by the noted Los Angeles-based erotic photographer Dave Naz. The notable models and adult actresses pictured within include Adriana Sage, Aria Giovanni, Audrey Hollander, Belladonna, Brea Bennett, Jelena Jensen, Tanya James, and several more. A brand new, most handsome example of this self-published, sure to sell out quickly item limited to one hundred copies additionally SIGNED AND DATED "Dave Naz 2024" in black ink on the rear colophon. Inventory Number: I000240624

(NAZ, DAVE). Naz, Dave. Introduction by Tony Mitchell. Bonn, GERMANY: Goliath Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 2002. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 160pp, 150 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. With a biography and exhibition history. "Lust Circus" is Los Angeles-based photographer Dave Naz' first full-length survey of vibrant bondage, fetish, hosiery, and lingerie images. One of the most prolific purveyors of sophisticated contemporary photographic erotica, his subjects are always up to the task, and the models here include Lydia Lunch, Julie Strain, Emily Marilyn. Jasmine Kross, Masuimi Max, Simone White, Selene Luna, and many, many more. A brand new, most handsome example additionally SIGNED AND DATED "Dave Naz / 2018" in black ink on the title page. 3-9807602-7-8 Inventory Number: 027661

(NETTO, DAVID). Netto, David & Mita Bland. New York: Vendome Press, I00231104. 2023. First Edition. 12 x 10", 320 pages. Cloth in Illustrated Dust Jacket. Design Monograph. New/New. 978-0-86565-392-4

“For more than a decade, David Netto has been profiling the leading lights of the design world in lively, illuminating articles for numerous publications. Now, at long last, he turns his erudite eye and rapier wit to his own work as an interior and architectural designer. Featuring some twenty projects, ranging from city apartments and country houses to seaside and mountain getaways, David Netto reveals an eclectic aesthetic that brings to modernism a touch of warmth and personality and to traditionalism a jolt of energy and a dash of the exotic. Extensively photographed, with delightful watercolor illustrations by interiors artist Mita Bland, the book is as enlightening to read as it is inspiring to look at”.

A brand new, most handsome example of this exquisitely produced, comprehensive survey of Mr. Netto's deft design work additionally signed by the author.

Inventory Number: E000DN

(NEWTON, HELMUT). Newton, Helmut. New York: Xavier Moreau, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Marc Walter. Issued by his longtime collaborator Xavier Moreau in 1984, "World Without Men" was the very first survey devoted solely to Helmut Newton's women's fashion editorial work. It combines Newton's own journal entries interlaced amongst a beautifully designed and printed, comprehensive selection of nearly twenty years of the photographer's decadence-laden images created for American, French, Italian & German "Vogue", "Queen", "Nova", "British Vanity Fair", "Stern", "Egoiste", and many more. The designers featured here include Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Nina Ricci, Givenchy, Ungaro, Ossie Clark, Tuffin & Foale, Mary Quant, Jean Muir, Thierry Mugler, Valentino, Hermes, Karl Lagerfeld, Balmain, Sonia Rykiel, Claude Montana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and too many more to mention. A most handsome example additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "For ... / Better a world / with women / and without / men / Helmut" in blue ink across the title page showing discreet ownership stamps in ink on the front pastedown and half title page along with a bit of wear and some tiny closed tears to the extremities of the dust jacket. 0-937950-06-8 Inventory Number: 025926

(NEWTON, HELMUT). Newton, Helmut. New York: Xavier Moreau Inc., 1984. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Marc Walter. Issued by his longtime collaborator Xavier Moreau in 1984, "World Without Men" was the very first survey devoted solely to Helmut Newton's women's fashion editorial work. It combines Newton's own journal entries interlaced amongst a beautifully designed and printed, comprehensive selection of nearly twenty years of the photographer's decadence-laden images created for American, French, Italian & German "Vogue", "Queen", "Nova", "British Vanity Fair", "Stern", "Egoiste", and many more. The designers featured here include Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Nina Ricci, Givenchy, Ungaro, Ossie Clark, Tuffin & Foale, Mary Quant, Jean Muir, Thierry Mugler, Valentino, Hermes, Karl Lagerfeld, Balmain, Sonia Rykiel, Claude Montana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and too many more to mention. A brand new, most handsome example additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "For ... / Helmut Newton" in black ink across the title page. 0-937950-06-8 Inventory Number: 024333

(NEWTON, HELMUT). Newton, Helmut. New York: Xavier Moreau Inc., 1984. First Edition. 4to. Debossed Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Marc Walter. Issued by his longtime collaborator Xavier Moreau in 1984, "World Without Men" was the very first survey devoted solely to Helmut Newton's women's fashion editorial work. It combines Newton's own journal entries interlaced amongst a beautifully designed and printed, comprehensive selection of nearly twenty years of the photographer's decadence-laden images created for American, French, Italian & German "Vogue", "Queen", "Nova", "British Vanity Fair", "Stern", "Egoiste", and many more. The designers featured here include Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Nina Ricci, Givenchy, Ungaro, Ossie Clark, Tuffin & Foale, Mary Quant, Jean Muir, Thierry Mugler, Valentino, Hermes, Karl Lagerfeld, Balmain, Sonia Rykiel, Claude Montana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and too many more to mention. An internally most handsome example of the unnumbered deluxe edition in silver gilt-debossed cloth issued without dust jacket BOLDLY SIGNED "Helmut Newton" in violet ink on the rear colophon, as issued, bearing a minor indentation across the spine along with a thin liquid stain along a small portion of the top edge of the front cover. Its matching slipcase shows some light soiling and discoloration along the extremities. It has been priced accordingly. 0-937950-13-0 Inventory Number: 022568

(NICKS, DEWEY). Nicks, Dewey. Introduction by Brad Dunning. Santa Barbara, CA: T. Adler Books, 2018. First Edition. Oblong Small 4to. Pictorial Boards in Plastic Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. American photographer Dewey Nicks roared into the 1990s magazine world by filling his shoots with fascinating people and a vibe of boundless energy and nonstop fun. Publications such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, W and Vanity Fair kept Nicks moving seamlessly between celebrity, fashion and advertising assignments, his portfolio amassing a who's who of iconic women, including Cindy Crawford, Natalie Portman, Sofia Coppola, Patricia Arquette, Shalom Harlow and Cher, to name only a few.

Nicks recently found a forgotten box buried deep in his archive with thousands of Polaroids from his 1990s photo sessions. These one-of-a-kind favorites saved from hundreds of shoots, both private and assigned, offer an intimate portrait into Nicks' life, friends and work. The immediacy of Polaroids combined with the natural fading of the physical print after decades in a shoebox makes each of these images singularly unique and tangibly genuine. Nicks was so smitten with this time capsule of images that he immediately shared them with his frequent collaborator, book designer and publisher Tom Adler, and this beautifully produced book was born.

A brand new, most handsome example additionally SIGNED WITH A DRAWING OF A HEART by the photographer at Arcana in black ink on the title page. 978-1942884347 Inventory Number: E000DNPW

(O'HERLIHY, LORCAN), O'Herlihy, Lorcan & Greg Goldin. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, I00241112. 2024. First Edition. 10 1//2 x 8", 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Architecture Monograph. New/New. 978-0-8478-9952-4

272pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "A desire to redefine the ways architecture can contribute to truly progressive causes has always been a hallmark of the work of Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA). From transforming unloved parcels of land in Los Angeles and Detroit to intensely creative and eminently livable housing complexes for students, tech workers, and underserved populations such as veterans, this firm has time and again proved its ability to design intelligently and with a deeply embedded social conscience. LOHA ensures that even its most contemporary-looking creations reflect in some way the personality of the site or longtime inhabitants. The firm may accomplish this by incorporating familiar materials, such as the stone used in a surrounding neighborhood’s most beloved historic downtown buildings, or reinterpreting 1970s A-frame houses by cleverly updating their angles for the twenty-first century to bring light and air deep into a constrained urban lot." A brand new, most handsome example of this thught-provoking new monograph additionally SIGNED by Lorcan O'Herlihy and Greg Goldin.

"Founded in 1994 by Lorcan O’Herlihy, FAIA, LOHA has been recognized with over 100 awards, including the AIA CC Distinguished Practice Award; the Architect’s Newspaper’s Best of Practice, Best North American Firm Award; the 2021 AIA Los Angeles Gold Medal; and AIA Los Angeles Firm of the Year Award. In 2018 LOHA was awarded the status of #1 Design Firm in the US by Architect Magazine."

"Greg Goldin is co-author of Atlas of Never Built Architecture (2024) and was co-curator of the exhibition Never Built Los Angeles, which premiered at the A+D Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles, in July 2013. For more than a decade, he was the architecture critic at Los Angeles magazine. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Architectural Record, the Architect’s Newspaper, Rolling Stone, Playboy, and dozens of other magazines."

Inventory Number: E00LOHABIP

(OLDENBURG, CLAES). Oldenburg, Claes. NP (New York). ND (1959).: Self-Published at Judson Church. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (8pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. This is Claes Oldenburg's self-published eight page artist's book cum program of whimsical "Ray Gun Poems" drawings reproduced on blue and yellow paper issued in conjunction with the landmark January 1960 exhibition of the artist's "The Street" environment at New York's Judson Church. A spectacularly bright, well-preserved example of this exceedingly uncommon item (entry 6.2 on page 58 of Richard Axsom and David Platzker's "Printed Stuff: Prints, Posters, and Ephemera by Claes Oldenburg - A Catalogue Raisonné 1958-1996") - only a single copy in the MoMA reference library is cited in OCLC WorldCat - additionally INITIALED "CO" as is ofttimes Oldenburg's practice in pencil at the lower foredge corner of the inside rear cover. This is NOT to be confused with the 1973 Moore College of Art exhibition catalogue with the same title. Inventory Number: 027133

(OLDENBURG, CLAES). Oldenburg, Claes & Martin Friedman. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 1975. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 10pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1975 Walker Art Center survey of six thematic bodies of work - "The Geometric Mouse", "Three Way Plug", "Fagends", "Clothespin", "Typewriter Eraser", and "Standing Mitt with Ball" - by noted Pop practitioner Claes Oldenburg. A most handsome example with the Walker's loose twelve page exhibition checklist laid in additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Claes Oldenburg" in black ink across the front free endpaper showing the tiniest bit of wear to the front cover. LC 75-7702 Inventory Number: 025791

(OLDENBURG, CLAES) (VAN BRUGGEN, COOSJE) (GEHRY, FRANK O.). Celant, Germano, Claes Oldenburg, Coosje Van Bruggen & Frank O. Gehry. Milano, ITALY: Edizioni Electa S.p.a., 1986. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Illustrated Jacket. Artists Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 230pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. With a bibliography. This is the detailed monograph written by noted art historian Germano Celant documenting Claes Oldenburg, Coosje Van Bruggen, and Frank O. Gehry's collaborative theater cum performance piece "Il Corso del Coltello (The Course of the Knife)" that premiered at the 1984 Venice Biennale. The partcipants included, Oldenburg, Van Bruggen, Gehry, Celant, Pontus Hulten, John Miller, and much of Gehry's family. A bright, most handsome example of the paperbound Electa English language edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Claes O" in black ink across the title page with a two page Solomon R. Guggenheim press release.regarding their upcoming December 1986 exhibition of the "Knife Ship" from "Il Corso del Coltello" additionally laid in. Inventory Number: 025790

(OLDENBURG, CLAES) (VAN BRUGGEN, COOSJE). Oldenburg, Claes & Coosje Van Bruggen. Essays by Susan P. Casteras, Vincent Scully, Gerhard Storck, Richard Cork & Donald Judd. New York: The Monacelli Press, Inc., 1994. First Edition 1/250 Deluxe. Large 4to. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Catalogue Raisonné. As New/As New. 584pp, 420 color and 94 b&w illustrations. This is the catalogue raisonné through 1993 of the large scale and public works executed by Pop Art master Claes Oldenburg with his wife and collaborator Coosje Van Bruggen. A brand new, most handsome example (entry number two hundred and fifty-three in Richard Axsom and David Platzker's "Printed Stuff: Prints, Posters, and Ephemera by Claes Oldenburg - A Catalogue Raisonné 1958-1996") from the deluxe edition limited to two hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (200/250) AND BOLDLY SIGNED by both Oldenburg and Van Bruggen in pencil on the rear colophon containing the 11 ¼ x 8 ¼" color lithograph entitled "Sketch for a Sculpture in the Form of a Dress Collar and Tie, with Stud" (a preliminary study for their monumental project to be installed in front of Frank O. Gehry's Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in 2005) SIGNED AND DATED "C.O. '94", AND NUMBERED (200/250) in pencil on the recto laid in a paper portfolio, in the publisher's slipcase, as issued. 1885254040 Inventory Number: 024089

(OLIVER, VAUGHAN) (V23). Oliver, Vaughan as "Vulva O'Reighan". London: 4AD / v23, 1994. First Edition. Folio. Pictorial Wrappers. Graphic Design Monograph. Fine.. np (72pp), profusely illustrated in ultra-vivid color. Designed by Vaughan Oliver & Chris Bigg at v23, with Paul McMenamin. With a bibliography and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with a 1994 retrospective curated by Catherine McDermott at Los Angeles' Pacific Design Center, this beautifully designed and printed catalogue focuses on Vaughan Oliver and V23's extensive work for 4AD Records. Interspersed among the groundbreaking graphic designs for the Pixies, This Mortal Coil, The Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, The Birthday Party, Lush, The Wolfgang Press, Lisa Germano, Michael Brook, The Breeders, Frank Black, David Sylvian & Robert Fripp, Belly, Throwing Muses, and many, many more are the recollections of those who have worked with Vaughan Oliver as collaborators or clients. A brand new, most handsome example of the first printing additionally BOLDLY SIGNED for us at the exhibition by the three V23 partners (at the time) Vaughan Oliver, Chris Bigg and Paul McMenamin in black ink on the "Jacques Tati" page at front. 0-9524216-0-7 Inventory Number: 027606

(OPIE, CATHERINE). Opie, Catherine & Douglas Fogle, et al.. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. 56pp, 9 color and 8 b&w illustrations + color cover. Designed by Linda Byrne and Andrew Blauvelt. With a biography and exhibition checklist. This is the austere catalogue published in conjunction with the 2002 Walker Art Center exhibition "Catherine Opie: Skyways and Icehouses". It contains the Los Angeles-based photographer's black and white panoramic images of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Skyway systems along with her color work documenting Minnesota's eclectic hand built structures used to protect ice fishermen as they ply their sport during the harsh Midwestern winters. A most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Catherine Opie" in black ink on the title page in the publisher's printed obi. 0-935640-72-X Inventory Number: 023108

(PALEARI, FABIO) (DOHERTY, PETE). Paleari, Fabio & Robert Montgomery. Bologna, ITALY: Grafiche Damiani, 2007. First Edition 1/400 Deluxe. 4to. Boards in Wooden Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (272pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Juan Gallego. "Any follower of the international tabloids is well-acquainted with rocker Pete Doherty, the former Libertines front man who is now quite famous for his on-again, off-again love affairs with supermodel Kate Moss and crack cocaine. After getting kicked out of the influential aforementioned British post-punk band for his over-the-top-drug use, Doherty started the band Babyshambles in 2005. Though fringe elements of Doherty's incendiary story have been well documented by unauthorized paparazzi, the authorized, inside view has never been available until now. In "I Won't Give Up", Italian photographer and documentary filmmaker Fabio Paleari follows Doherty from 2004-2006; onstage, backstage, while partying, and throughout the vicissitudes of his relationship with Moss". Hedi Slimane's Doherty tome "London: Birth of a Cult" came and went in a flash, so you won't want to miss this gritty expose! A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe hardbound edition limited to four hundred copies housed in the publisher's sliding wooden box accompanied by a 12 x 9 ½" black and white print on baritate paper of the book's cover image "Pete" SIGNED, NUMBERED AND TITLED by Fabio Paleari in black ink on the verso still in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 88-6208-028-X Inventory Number: 014373

(PARR, MARTIN) (GOSSAGE, JOHN). Obvious & Ordinary aka Martin Parr & John Gossage. NP (Chicago & London). ND (2007).: NP (Stephen Daiter Gallery & Rocket Gallery). First Edition 1/1500. 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. np (72pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Limited to one thousand, five hundred copies only, this playful tome attempted to anonymously document noted photographers Martin Parr (British, color, obvious) and John Gossage's (American, black and white, ordinary) 2006 road trip to Memphis to visit William Eggleston. Charming, cheerful and revealing, it resides comfortably alongside such revered American travelogues as Robert Frank's "The Americans", Steven Shore's "Uncommon Places", and Jeffrey Brouws' "Highway". A brand new, pristine example additionally bearing Parr and Gossage's "Obvious" and "Ordinary" rubber stamps (due to the nature of the project they have decided to "stamp" rather than actually sign any of the copies) in black ink on the title page. Inventory Number: 015990