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(AFANADOR, RUVEN). Afanador, Ruven. Foreword by Jean-Paul Gaultier. RUVEN AFANADOR: SOMBRA - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Photographer. London & New York: Merrell Publishers Limited, 2004. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (192pp), profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Monica Sziladi at Hoopycake! "Sombra" is the lavishly produced second book by noted New York fashion photographer Ruven Afanador. The title is taken from his native Columbian childhood, meaning the act of one's shadow being captured in a photographic portrait. As with Afanador's exquisite first book, "Torero", the images are entirely of men. Beautifully staged, some elaborately toned or solarized, these nudes as seductive as they are compelling. A pristine copy BOLDLY SIGNED by Ruven Afanador in black ink on the first preliminary. 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. 1-85894-249-7 Inventory Number: 020376 $ 150.00 order/inquire       (AVEDON, RICHARD) (BALDWIN, JAMES). Avedon, Richard & James Baldwin. NOTHING PERSONAL - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM RICHARD AVEDON. Signed Presentation Copy from the Photographer. Lucerne, SWITZERLAND: C.J. Bucher, 1964. First Edition. Small Folio. Silver Gilt Debossed Boards. Photography Monograph. Fair./No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in b&w gravure. Designed by Marvin Israel. Text in English. "Nothing Personal" is Richard Avedon's strikingly beautiful 1964 collaboration with noted literary lion James Baldwin. The photographer's second book, its images primarily hail from "Harper's Bazaar" and other magazine editorial work from the fifties and sixties. With figures from politics, society, fashion, literature, and the arts, it is a veritable who's who of power of the mid-Twentieth Century containing many of Avedon's most famous portraits including Dwight David Eisenhower in close up, the fragile Marilyn Monroe, a smug George Wallace, the pregnant Ted Kennedys in the surf, and many, many more. These are beautifully reproduced in stark black and white gravure, with Marvin Israel's book design here every bit the equal of the legendary Alexey Brodovitch's contribution for Avedon's first work, "Observations". An internally clean and sound example of the 1964 C.J. Bucher first Swiss edition with an English language text lacking a slipcase bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "For Dear ... with gratitude ever, Dick Avedon -" in black fountain pen on the verso of the front free endpaper showing some mild brown staining to a few pages along the foredge of the textblock. The binding has a bit of play, and the glossy white boards show some overall wear, soiling and light age-toning with abrasions through to the cardboard at the tips. In addition, the paper covering the spine seems to have separated and subsequently been non-professionally repaired with two overlapping strips of black linen library tape run along its length. All in all, a sharper copy in hand than it describes here of this classic volume. 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: 020143 $ 750.00 order/inquire       (AVEDON, RICHARD) (VERSACE). Versace, Gianni. GIANNI VERSACE: COLLEZIONE DONNA PRIMAVERA ESTATE 1993, N.24 - GIANNI VERSACE BY RICHARD AVEDON. Milan, ITALY: Versace, 1993. First Edition. Large 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Very Good -. 182pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. This semi-annual collection catalogue of women's fashion and accessories by Gianni Versace features fifty-three pages of Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Kristin McMenamy, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour, and more photographed in the studio by fashion legend Richard Avedon. The session was styled by Donatella Versace and Paul Beck, with makeup by Francois Nars and hair by Oribe. It features a healthy dose of bulging supermodel cleavage (particularly Ms. Seymour, whose ample endowment spills from each and every gown). In addition, this contains runway, backstage and South Beach Miami images of Moss, Turlington, McMenamy, Evangelista, Campbell, Seymour, Helena Christensen, Eva Herzigova, and more by Doug Ordway. A most presentable copy showing just a bit of light overall wear and handling and a slight diagonal soft crease through the textblock at the upper foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 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. Inventory Number: 018667 $ 195.00 order/inquire       (AVEDON, RICHARD) (VERSACE). Versace, Gianni. GIANNI VERSACE: COLLEZIONE DONNA PRIMAVERA ESTATE 1997, N.32 - VERSACE A WAY OF LIFE PHOTOGRAPHED BY RICHARD AVEDON. Milan, ITALY: Versace, 1997. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Very Good. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. This semi-annual collection catalogue of women's fashion and accessories by Gianni Versace features sixty-six pages of Stella Tennant, Kylie Bax, Amy Wesson, Kirsten Owen, Tasha Tilberg, and more photographed in the studio by fashion legend Richard Avedon. The session was produced by Donatella Versace and Paul Beck, styled by Joe McKenna, with makeup by Francois Nars and hair by Guido (Palau). It features additional contributions by both Bruce Weber and Mario Testino. A handsome copy showing just a bit of light overall wear and handling. 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. Inventory Number: 017346 $ 150.00 order/inquire       (AVEDON, RICHARD). Avedon, Richard & Laura Wilson. RICHARD AVEDON: IN THE AMERICAN WEST - AN EXCEPTIONAL SIGNED FIRST EDITION ASSOCIATION COPY FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed and Dated by the Photographer. New York & Fort Worth , TX: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. & The Amon Carter Museum, 1985. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Acetate Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Marvin Israel and Elizabeth Avedon. "In the American West" is Richard Avedon's classic, gritty view of the blue collar and marginalized men and women of the American West. Commissioned by The Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth in 1979, the noted fashion photographer along with assistant Laura Wilson spent five years crossing the country west of the plains to capture black and white studies of laborers, farmers, cowboys, truckers, drifters and the like set against a portable white backdrop. The resulting images been hailed as one of the great bodies of work in the canon of post-war photography. A most handsome copy in the publisher's unprinted acetate jacket of the 1985 hardbound first printing (cited on page 38 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION in the year of publication "For Henry Hopkins Avedon '85" in black ink on the front free endpaper. The noted late museum director, art historian and gallerist Henry T. Hopkins, from whom we acquired this directly, was the director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art at the time of its 1986 exhibition of "In the American West". 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. 0-8109-1105-1 Inventory Number: 020687 $ 1000.00 order/inquire       (AVEDON, RICHARD). Avedon, Richard. Preface by Harold Brodkey. AVEDON: PHOTOGRAPHS 1947-1977 - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed Presentation Copy from the Photographer. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux & The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1978. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Acetate Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. np, 162 illustrations in b&w. Designed by Elizabeth Paul. Published in conjunction with a spectacular 1978 retrospective exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, this substantial hardbound volume celebrates thirty years of fashion editorial work by the late, great Richard Avedon. Featuring a thoughtful preface by Harold Brodkey, it presents one hundred and sixty-two breathtaking full page images of a who's who post-war fashion designers including Balenciaga, Cardin, Courreges, Dior, Galanos, Givenchy, Mme. Gres, Halston, Giorgio di Sant'Angelo, Yves Saint Laurent, Schiaparelli as modeled by the likes of Lauren Bacall. Brigitte Bardot, Cecil Beaton, Marisa Berenson, Marlene Dietrich, Dovima, Audrey Hepburn, Kate Hepburn, Anjelica Huston, Lauren Hutton, Bianca Jagger, Janis Joplin, Sophia Loren, Donyale Luna, Marilyn Monroe, Jeanne Moreau, Suzy Parker, Paloma Picasso, Jean Shrimpton, Elizabeth Taylor, Penelope Tree, Twiggy, Veruschka Lehndorff, Diana Vreeland, and many, many more. A most handsome copy in the publisher's printed acetate jacket of the 1978 hardbound first printing bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION to a Los Angeles architect "For ..., Avedon '80" 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 weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. LC 78-50653 Inventory Number: 020142 $ 450.00 order/inquire       (BASSMAN, LILLIAN). Solomon, Deborah. LILLIAN BASSMAN: WOMEN - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Photographer. New York: Abrams, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Fashion Monograph. As New/As New. 242pp, profusely illustrated in tritone. Designed by Kwasi Osei. Art Direction by Michelle Ishay. With a chronology. "With more than one hundred and forty of her best images reproduced in stunning tritone, including many never published before and others not seen since they appeared in the pages of the legendary "Harper's Bazaar" of the 1950s, "Lillian Bassman: Women" offers a retrospective view of an extraordinary career in photography. At ninety-one and still hard at work, Bassman is a beloved figure in the pantheon of fashion photographers. Her signature style, once described by Richard Avedon as making "visible that heart-breaking invisible place between the appearance and the disappearance of things" offered a sensuous and intimate vision of modern women. Says Judith Thurman: "Bassman's women - perennially soulful, elusively chic - have the poignancy of an endangered species". A pristine copy of this exquisitely designed and printed survey SIGNED by Lillian Bassman in black ink on a printed bookplate affixed by the photographer's gallerist opposite the half 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. 0-8109-8260-9 Inventory Number: 020096 $ 150.00 order/inquire       (BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter & Jochen Siemens. BIBLIOTHEK DER FOTOGRAFIE (SPEZIAL FOTOGRAFIE) PORTFOLIO NO. 26 (STERN): PETER BEARD. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Spezial Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 2001. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Art Directed by Tom Jacobi. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this twenty-sixth installment devoted to Peter Beard was no exception. His images of Africa, models, and celebrities have been worked over obsessively with ink, blood and glue to form intriguing diary entries + collages. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19317-9 Inventory Number: 015200 $ 70.00 order/inquire       (BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter & Kotaro Iizawa. PETER BEARD: DIARY (FROM A DEAD MAN'S WALLET: CONFESSIONS OF A BOOKMAKER). Tokyo: Libro Port Publishing Co., Limited, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Very Good. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese. Designed by Tsuguya Inoue. With a biography. Published only in Japan in conjunction with a 1993 exhibition, this remarkably beautiful volume documents Peter Beard's obsessively collaged diaries - many of which were consumed in the fire pictured on the dust jacket that destroyed photographer's Montauk estate. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item in the publisher's obi, as issued showing a bit of rubbing and creasing to the jacket at the extremities. 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. 4-8457-0791-8 Inventory Number: 017903 $ 850.00 order/inquire       (BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter & Kotaro Iizawa. PETER BEARD: DIARY (FROM A DEAD MAN'S WALLET: CONFESSIONS OF A BOOKMAKER) - AN ELABORATELY SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Signed Presentation Copy from the Photographer. Tokyo: Libro Port Publishing Co., Limited, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese. Designed by Tsuguya Inoue. With a biography. Published only in Japan in conjunction with a 1993 exhibition, this remarkably beautiful volume documents Peter Beard's obsessively collaged diaries - many of which were consumed in the fire pictured on the dust jacket that destroyed photographer's Montauk estate. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item with a BOLDLY SIGNED FULL PAGE PRESENTATION from the photographer "To..., Salaams and warm regards, from Nairobbery, Peter Beard, Hog Ranch" in deep blue watercolor accompanied by a full green ink hand print on the half title page in the publisher's obi, as issued. In addition, a twelve page brochure for The Friends of Mkomazi Game Reserve with photos by Beard is laid in. 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. 4-8457-0791-8 Inventory Number: 018056 $ 1800.00 order/inquire       (BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter & Owen Edwards. Nejima Beard & David Fahey, Editors. PETER BEARD: THE ART EDITION - NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed and Numbered by the Photographer. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2006. First Edition 1/2250 Deluxe. Elephant Folio. 1/2 Leather over Boards, Boxed. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 616pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, German and French. Art Direction and Design by Ruth Ansel. One of the most lavish books published to date on the work of a single photographer, Benedikt Taschen's sumptuous, already out of print 2006 monograph on Peter Beard rivals Helmut Newton's "Sumo" in both scale and grandeur. "Photographer, collector, diarist, and writer of books Peter Beard has fashioned his life into a work of art; the illustrated diaries he kept from a young age evolved into a serious career as an artist and earned him a central position in the international art world. He was painted by Francis Bacon, painted on by Salvador Dali, and made diaries with Andy Warhol; he toured with Truman Capote and the Rolling Stones, created books with Jacqueline Onassis and Mick Jagger - all of whom are brought to life, literally and figuratively, in his work. As a fashion photographer, he took Vogue stars like Veruschka to Africa and brought new ones - most notably Iman - back to the U.S. with him. Spilling out over the pages of this massive tome, Peter Beard's collages are reproduced as a group for the first time at the size they have always meant to be seen, some as foldouts. Hundreds of smaller-scale works and diaries fill the remaining spreads - magnified to show every detail, from Beard's meticulous handwriting and old-master-inspired drawings to stones and bones and bits of animals pasted to the page. All color illustrations are color-separated and reproduced in Pan4C, the finest reproduction technique available today, which provides unequalled intensity and color range". This elephant folio sized book is bound in half leather over boards, housed in a clamshell box, and is accompanied by a wooden viewing stand that is reminiscent of an African headrest. Its companion volume: "PB2" contains an image index with captions for all the pictures reproduced in the main book, personal photos and early work of the artist, an interview with the artist by Steven M. L. Aronson, a facsimile reprint of Beard's 1993 handwritten essay from the sold-out first issue of "Blind Spot" magazine, an extensive bibliography, and an exhibition history. A pristine example unopened in the publisher's original printed shipping carton, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-8228-2606-5 Inventory Number: 020481 $ 4250.00 order/inquire       (BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter, Peter T. Tunney, Anthony Haden-Guest & David Fahey. PETER BEARD: FIFTY YEARS OF PORTRAITS. Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Leatherette with Pastedown. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 205pp, profusely illustrated. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This compendium of Peter Beard's portraiture is compiled as a scrapbook; photographs become collages, framed and overlaid with Beard's handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, found objects, and paint. Well represented are familiar images from Beard's repertoire; Africa, Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, the Kennedys, elephants, Montauk, The Rolling Stones, crocodiles, blood, leggy models, former wives, et al. A most handsome copy of this elegant publication that sold out immediately upon publication, and due to legal complexities, will not be reprinted. 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. 1-892041-15-4 Inventory Number: 017904 $ 750.00 order/inquire       (BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter. Nejima Beard & David Fahey, Editors. PETER BEARD - THE PUBLISHER'S PROSPECTUS (FOLIO VERSION). Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2006. Elephant Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Publisher's Prospectus. Very Good. np (16pp), 11 color and 7 b&w illustrations. Text in English. One of the most lavish books published to date on the work of a single photographer, Benedikt Taschen's massive, already out of print 2006 tome on Peter Beard rivals Helmut Newton's "Sumo" in both scale and grandeur. This is NOT a copy the book itself, but rather the large format version (19 1/2 x 13 1/2") of Taschen's sixteen page pre-publication prospectus for this extraordinary work. A handsome example showing a bit of overall wear and handling. 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. Inventory Number: 018250 $ 200.00 order/inquire       (BEARD, PETER). Caujolle, Christian. PHOTO POCHE NO. 67: PETER BEARD. Paris: Nathan (Photo Poche Collection), 2000. 12mo. Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good. np, 62 color and b&w illustrations. Text in French. This sixty-seventh installment of the venerable Photo Poche series of photography monographs is a small yet elegant comprehensive survey of Peter Beard's career, including many of the hand painted prints of recent years. A most presentable copy. 209-754-107-0 Inventory Number: 015371 $ 35.00 order/inquire       (BIDGOOD, JAMES). Benderson, Bruce. JAMES BIDGOOD. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999. First Edition. Tall 4to. Boards in Pictorial Dustjacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color. Full edge gilt. Text in English, German and French. The director of the cult erotic gay fantasy "Pink Narcissus", James Bidgood remained the all-but-unknown, astonishing precursor to Pierre et Gilles and so many other baroque photographers of the male physique until this amazing, well researched monograph by Bruce Benderson appeared nearly a decade ago. Evoking Kenneth Anger, "Querelle", and George Platt Lynes, these images by the former drag performer/window dresser/costume designer are a revelation in Technicolor! A most handsome copy. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-8228-7427-2 Inventory Number: 015539 $ 95.00 order/inquire       (BLUMENFELD, ERWIN). Bell, Deborah. ERWIN BLUMENFELD: AMSTERDAM / PARIS / NEW YORK. New York: Deborah Bell Photographs, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. Three continuous 33 x 10 3/4" cardstock sheets neatly folded in quarters to make 8 1/4 x 10 3/4", laid into a printed folder, 30pp, 27 duotone illustrations. With a chronology and bibliography. Designed by Beverly Joel. This is the innovatively designed catalogue published in conjunction with a 2005 New York gallery exhibition of vintage prints by the noted late German born, New York based fashion photographer Erwin Blumenfeld. A pristine copy. Inventory Number: 015023 $ 25.00 order/inquire       (BORTHWICK, MARK) (MARGIELA, MARTIN). Borthwick, Mark & Maison Martin Margiela. 2000-1: MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA BY MARK BORTHWICK. NP (Antwerp, BELGIUM): Maison Martin Margiela, 1998. First Edition. 8vo. Wrappers in Printed Obi. Fashion Monograph. Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English. This lovely catalogue for Maison Martin Margiela's Fall/Winter 1998 season (despite the chronologically confusing title) combines Mark Borthwick's lush photographs of models Stella Tennant, Yorinda Gersina, and Helen Filliers along with his characteristic handwritten text. A bright white, most handsome copy of this uncommon item in the publisher's printed obi, as issued. 2-9512460-0-5 Inventory Number: 017411 $ 200.00 order/inquire       (BORTHWICK, MARK). Borthwick, Mark & Aaron Rose. Introduction by Jeff Rian & Olivier Zahm. MARK BORTHWICK: ARE PLANTS PEOPLE?. Paris, FRANCE: Purple Books & L'Esprit Frappeur, 2002. First Edition. 12mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Known for his work with Martin Margiela, Opening Ceremony, Sonic Youth, and "Purple Fashion", this is a charming little artist's book by Mark Borthwick published in 2002 by Purple Books that combines fashion editorial, portraits and nudes. A most handsome copy of this uncommon tiny gem. 2-912684-16-1 Inventory Number: 019124 $ 75.00 order/inquire       (BORTHWICK, MARK). Borthwick, Mark & Aaron Rose. Introduction by Jeff Rian & Olivier Zahm. SYNTHETIC VOICES / MARK BORTHWICK. Tokyo, JAPAN: Synergy, Inc., 1998. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. 207pp, profusely illustrated with color and b&w photographs. Text in English. Best known for his collaborations with Maison Martin Margiela and Sonic Youth, this gorgeous book issued only in Japan combines Mark Borthwick's gauzy photographs with text - much of it handwritten in his inimitable style. Pictured here are Kate Moss, Chloe Sevigny, Angela Lindvahl, Stella Tennant, Sinead O'Connor, Patti Smith, Kim Gordon, and Carolyn Murphy as well as fashion editorial work shot for the likes of "Purple", "Self Service" and "Vogue Italia". A pristine copy of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 4-915877-63-9 Inventory Number: 017419 $ 300.00 order/inquire       (BOWERY, LEIGH) (GREER, FERGUS). Greer, Fergus. Foreword By Mariuccia Casadio. FERGUS GREER: LEIGH BOWERY LOOKS. London: Violette Editions Limited, 2005. First Edition Thus. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New 176pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Peter B. Willberg and Zoe Symonds. This is a comprehensive collection of images by noted photographer Fergus Greer from his seven shoots between 1988 and 1994 with late, great Performance Artist/Fashion Icon/Muse/Club Kid Extraordinaire Leigh Bowery. Of course, visionary, outlandish, and fetishized outfits and personae are the order of the day here. A pristine copy of the 2005 Violette Editions Limited first paperbound edition. 1-900828-27-8 Inventory Number: 019296 $ 25.00 order/inquire       (BOWERY, LEIGH). Macgregor, Elizabeth Ann, Nicola Bateman Bowery, Gary Carsley, Robyn Healy & Anna Tilroe. TAKE A BOWERY: THE ART AND (LARGER THAN) LIFE OF LEIGH BOWERY. Sydney, AUSTRALIA: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2003. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine. 184pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Michael Donohue. With a biography and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 2003 Sydney Museum exhibition, Australia's favorite pulchritudinous ex-patriate Performance Artist/Fashion Icon/Muse/Club Kid Extraordinaire Leigh Bowery gets the full-on posthumous retrospective treatment in this beautifully designed catalogue. It copiously documents Bowery's own outrageous looks, costumes and performances, as well as his collaborations with Lucian Freud, Cerith Wyn Evans, Michael Clark, Charles Atlas, Raw Sewage, Nick Knight, Fergus Greer, Johnny Rozsa, and more. Included are reproductions from Bowery's own drawings. A most handsome copy. 1-875632-90-5 Inventory Number: 020604 $ 125.00 order/inquire       (CARTIER). Chazal, Gilles, Paul Claudel & Therese Burollet. THE ART OF CARTIER. Paris: Paris Musees, 1989. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine. 177pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Published in conjunction with a 1989 exhibition at Paris' Musee de Petit Palais, this sumptuous catalogue traces the art of the Cartier legacy from its origins through the 1950s. Included is a completely illustrated catalogue of six hundred and fourteen exhibited items, as well as an extensive written history. A most handsome copy of the uncommon English language edition. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 2-905028-29-7 Inventory Number: 014939 $ 125.00 order/inquire       (CLAXTON, WILLIAM) (GERNREICH, RUDI). Moffitt, Peggy & William Claxton. THE RUDI GERNREICH BOOK. New York: Rizzoli International Publications & Museum of Contemporary Art, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Very Good/Very Good. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. A labor of love by Peggy Moffitt and husband William Claxton, this is the coolest tribute to Los Angeles' visionary fashion designer - the man that brought us see-through, unisex garb, the topless swimsuit, and so much more! Moffitt was Gernreich's frequent model, collaborator, and muse. Claxton, best known for his Jazz and Hollywood work was also the primary photographer of the designer's collections for almost two decades; virtually all of the images here were taken by him. If you really want to know who made sixties fashion mod, op, pop and groovy, check this extraordinary book out. A handsome copy of the true first edition - NOT the Taschen reprint - showing a short closed tear to the dust jacket and a discreet remainder stamp to the bottom edge of the textblock. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-8478-1422-X Inventory Number: 014281 $ 125.00 order/inquire       (CLAXTON, WILLIAM) (GERNREICH, RUDI). Moffitt, Peggy & William Claxton. THE RUDI GERNREICH BOOK. New York: Rizzoli International Publications & Museum of Contemporary Art, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. A labor of love by Peggy Moffitt and husband William Claxton, this is the coolest tribute to Los Angeles' visionary fashion designer - the man that brought us see-through, unisex garb, the topless swimsuit, and so much more! Moffitt was Gernreich's frequent model, collaborator, and muse. Claxton, best known for his Jazz and Hollywood work was also the primary photographer of the designer's collections for almost two decades; virtually all of the images here were taken by him. If you really want to know who made sixties fashion mod, op, pop and groovy, check this extraordinary book out. A most handsome copy of the true first edition - NOT the Taschen reprint. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-8478-1422-X Inventory Number: 017846 $ 150.00 order/inquire       (CLAXTON, WILLIAM) (GERNREICH, RUDI). Moffitt, Peggy & William Claxton. THE RUDI GERNREICH BOOK - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM PEGGY MOFFITT. Signed Presentation Copy from the Author. New York: Rizzoli International Publications & Museum of Contemporary Art, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. A labor of love by Peggy Moffitt and husband William Claxton, this is the coolest tribute to Los Angeles' visionary fashion designer - the man that brought us see-through, unisex garb, the topless swimsuit, and so much more! Moffitt was Gernreich's frequent model, collaborator, and muse. Claxton, best known for his Jazz and Hollywood work was also the primary photographer of the designer's collections for almost two decades; virtually all of the images here were taken by him. If you really want to know who made sixties fashion mod, op, pop and groovy, check this extraordinary book out. A most handsome copy of the true first edition - NOT the Taschen reprint - with a BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION from author Peggy Moffitt "For ... Best Wishes Peggy Moffitt" in black marker on the front free endpaper. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-8478-1422-X Inventory Number: 018200 $ 225.00 order/inquire       (COMME DES GARCONS). Shimizu, Sanae & NHK, Editors. UNLIMITED: COMME DES GARCONS. Tokyo: Heibonsha Limited, Publishers, 2005. 8vo. Wrappers in Acetate Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Very Good./Near Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Mina Tabae. Text in Japanese and English. Published in conjunction with a Japanese NHK documentary, this is a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated book devoted to the famed Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo and her Comme des Garcons label. It features photographs, video stills, quotes throughout by the designer, and brief statements by admirers such as Alexander McQueen, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Isabella Blow, Walter Van Beirendonck, Merce Cunningham, Paolo Roversi, Valerie Steele, Harold Koda, and many more. A handsome copy showing a slight crimp through a portion of the textblock. 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. 4-58262025-6 Inventory Number: 019831 $ 125.00 order/inquire       (COMTE, MICHEL). Comte, Michel. BIBLIOTHEK DER FOTOGRAFIE (SPEZIAL FOTOGRAFIE) PORTFOLIO NO. 10 (STERN): MICHEL COMTE - CONTRASTE / CONTRASTS. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1999. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good -. 112pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this tenth installment devoted to Michel Comte was no exception. His images of fashion and celebrities are impeccably styled and shot. A most presentable copy showing some light overall wear and handling as well as some curling at the tips of the textblock. It has been priced accordingly. 3-570-19165-6 Inventory Number: 015128 $ 125.00 order/inquire       (COMTE, MICHEL). Comte, Michel. BIBLIOTHEK DER FOTOGRAFIE (SPEZIAL FOTOGRAFIE) PORTFOLIO NO. 10 (STERN): MICHEL COMTE - CONTRASTE / CONTRASTS. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1999. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. 112pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this tenth installment devoted to Michel Comte was no exception. His images of fashion and celebrities are impeccably styled and shot. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19165-6 Inventory Number: 013373 $ 150.00 order/inquire       (COPPOLA, SOFIA) (DAY, CORINNE). Howe, Susanna, Editor. With Contributions by Jeffrey Eugenides, Amy Sohn, Ethan Smith, Michael Mills, Karen Kilimnik, Mark Gonzales, Paul Clemens & Philip Frost. THE VIRGIN SUICIDES: A NEW GENERATION'S COMPANION TO FILM. Los Angeles: NP, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Film Monograph. Near Fine. 46pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Kenneth Pope. An incredibly charming promotional companion to director Sofia Coppola's debut film "The Virgin Suicides," this glossy promotional magazine cum fanzine is filled with dreamy photographs that evoke the tenuous innocence of the movie. Interviews with Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, the director, and key creative contributors compliment the behind the scenes photos by Coppola and Corinne Day in a manner so endearing and subtle, that the line between reality and fiction are deliciously blurred. A most handsome copy. Inventory Number: 020544 $ 50.00 order/inquire       (CORBIJN, ANTON). Corbijn, Anton. (BIBLIOTHEK DER FOTOGRAFIE) SPEZIAL FOTOGRAFIE PORTFOLIO NO. 37 (STERN): ANTON CORBIJN: INNOCENCE. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Spezial Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 2005. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this thirty-seventh installment devoted to Anton Corbijn's steely images of rock 'n' roll, fashion and celebrity was no exception. A most presentable copy showing some light overall wear and handling as well as a half inch closed tear to the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. 3-570-19446-9 Inventory Number: 016268 $ 100.00 order/inquire       (DE LA RUE, DENISE). Hernandez, Jorge F. & Courtney Taryn Shermer. DENISE DE LA RUE. Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2008. First Edition. Small Folio. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 25 color illustrations. Designed by Taller de Comunicacion Grafica. This is the exceedingly lovely hardbound catalogue issued in conjunction with the 2008 Gagosian Gallery exhibition of twenty-five color images from Mexico City based photographer Denise De La Rue's "Matador" series. These offer "a glimpse into the complex social and moral implications of modern bullfighting, a cultural cornerstone of the Hispanic world. She portrays the mythic bullfighters of Mexico and Spain immediately after the fight, often bloodied. Her large-scale photographs dissect the constructed facade of the fight to provoke new perceptions of familiar images". A pristine copy of this uncommon item that sold out immediately upon publication still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 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. 1-932598-28-6 Inventory Number: 020222 $ 225.00 order/inquire       (DEJA-VU). Iizawa, Kohtaro, Editor-In-Chief. DEJA-VU - A PHOTOGRAPHY QUARTERLY: 901010 NO. 2 - LE THEATRE DE LA MODE. Tokyo: Photo-planete Co., Ltd., 1990. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Periodical. Very Good -. 148pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese, with a few English captions and translated letter from the Editor. This is the second installment (of twenty published) of the beautifully produced Japanese photographic quarterly "Deja-Vu". Devoted to the theme of Fashion Photography, this issue features the work of Irving Penn, Thierry Mugler, Jan Saudek, Alastair Thain, Yoshiko Ueda, Michiko Kon, Kaoru Ijima, Kazumi Kurigami, Akihide Tamura, and many others. Much more book than magazine, it's elegantly appointed with four fold-out pages with full bleed pictures. An otherwise most handsome copy showing some canine teeth marks that have punctured the publisher's obi and cover at the lower foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 4-309-90322-3 Inventory Number: 001501 $ 80.00 order/inquire       (DEMARCHELIER, PATRICK) (VERSACE). Versace, Gianni. COLLEZIONE ISTANTE AUTUNNO INVERNO 1994-95, N.19. Milan, ITALY: Versace, 1994. First Edition. Large 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine. 92pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. This semi-annual collection catalogue of women's and men's fashion and accessories by Gianni Versace's Istante label features studio images by fashion photography icon Patrick Demarchelier. The session was styled by Sam McKenna, with makeup by Mary Greenwell and hair by Sam McKnight. In addition, it contains runway images by Doug Ordway and Beppe Caggi. Models pictured here include Christy Turlington, Carla Bruni, Nadja Auermann, Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Shalom Harlow, Beverly Johnson, Markus Schenkenberg, and more. A most handsome copy. 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. Inventory Number: 018884 $ 75.00 order/inquire       (FAFI). Fafi & Michel Mathe. FAFI: GIRLS ROCK. Paris: Le Club, 2002. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and French. "Born and raised in Toulouse France, Fafi's strong presence in the graffiti and fine arts scene was first witnessed on her hometown walls in 1994. Back then, as she was painting and hustling, her sexy, funny, and sometimes aggressive girl characters made the whole world look and helped kick-start a whole new graphic language. By exploring femininity through stereotypes, and using it to her advantage, she drew enormous attention and thus started to travel the world with thousands of Fafinettes in her brushes and paint cans". What more can we add to Fafi's own description of her emergence as a worldwide art, fashion and marketing phenomenon? A most handsome copy of her uncommon first book from 2002 chock-full of lovely color reproductions of her graffiti, sketches, prints, and clothing. 2-9518849-1-5 Inventory Number: 020311 $ 150.00 order/inquire       (FRANK, ROBERT) (ASPESI). Frank, Robert. IDEAS: FOTO DI ROBERT FRANK. Milan, ITALY. ND.: Alberto Aspesi, First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. np (84pp), profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in Italian. Designed by Armando Chitolina. This unique volume is a beautifully designed and reproduced collection of renowned photographer Robert Frank's subtle advertising images for the Milan-based clothing firm, Aspesi. It is divided into three bodies of work: "Shirts. New York 1989", "Jackets. Mabou, Nova Scotia 1995", and "Collages. Zurich, 1997". The primarily black and white photographs show Frank's unmistakable hand in the printing, use of occasional text, and collage technique. A pristine copy of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 011389 $ 175.00 order/inquire       (FRUITS). Kojima, Noriko, Editor. FRUITS: A GROUP OF FIFTEEN ISSUES OF THE JAPANESE FASHION MAGAZINE . Tokyo. 2001-2005.: Street Magazine and Lens, Inc., First Editions. Small 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Japanese Fashion Periodicals. Fine. each 80pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in Japanese. This is a group of fifteen issues of the influential monthly Japanese street fashion magazine "Fruits" published between 2001 and 2005. It includes numbers 50, 51, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 66, 67, 71, 72, 73, 74 and 95. Each contains full page photographs of Harajuku girls (and boys) aplenty smiling for the camera, tricked out in the latest envelope-pushing mix and match eclectica. These are the basis for the two highly successful Phaidon fashion photography anthologies, "Fruits" and "Fresh Fruits". A most handsome set. 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: 018554 $ 300.00 order/inquire       (GOLDIN, NAN). Goldin, Nan. BIBLIOTHEK DER FOTOGRAFIE (SPEZIAL FOTOGRAFIE) PORTFOLIO NO. 11 (STERN): NAN GOLDIN. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1999. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. 98pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English & German. The most interesting editions of this elegantly produced photography special published by Stern Magazine invariably sell out quickly, and this eleventh installment devoted to Nan Goldin was no exception. Her powerful self-portraits and gritty images of friends living "la vie Boheme" in Boston, New York and Berlin still are capable of gripping the observer with each subsequent viewing. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19166-4 Inventory Number: 017215 $ 155.00 order/inquire       (GORDON, KIM). Gordon, Kim. KIM'S BEDROOM (WITH AN AUDIO CD) - SIGNED BY THURSTON MOORE. Signed by Thurston Moore. Paris, FRANCE: Purple Books, 2000. First Edition. 8vo. Debossed Buckram. Exhibition Catalog. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 60pp, profusely illustrated. Designed by Christophe (Brunnquell) and Elein (Fleiss) for Purple Institute. This is the hardbound catalogue for a 2000 European exhibition curated by the eternally rockin' Ms. Kim Gordon for Purple Magazine that reproduces visual and/or literary contributions by Thurston Moore, Mike Kelley, Raymond Pettibon, Spike Jonze, Sofia Coppola, Rita Ackermann, Sadie Benning, Tamra Davis, Mark Gonzalez, Kathleen Hanna, Cameron Jamie, Richard Kern, Jutta Koether, Dave Markey, Tony Oursler, and many more. Also included is an audio CD with previously unreleased material featuring Gordon, Kelley, Pettibon, Ikue Mori, DJ Olive, Jim O'Rourke, John Fahey, Cat Power, Tom Verlaine, members of the Boredoms, et al. A most handsome copy of this must-have rarity for the Kim completeist BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Thurston Moore 2XXX" in black ink on the title page. 2-912684-19-6 Inventory Number: 020365 $ 225.00 order/inquire       (GORMAN, GREG). Gorman, Greg. GREG GORMAN: VOLUME 1. Ridgefield, CT: CPC Publishing, 1989. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, 94 b&w illustrations. "Volume 1" is Greg Gorman's first book of stylized black and white portraits and nudes. A virtual time capsule of eighties celebrity, the participants here include Andy Warhol, Dustin Hoffman, Grace Jones, David Bowie, Al Pacino, Charlie Sheen, Iggy Pop, Kim Basinger, Paul Rubens as Pee Wee Herman, Winona Ryder, Michael Jackson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Divine, Melanie Griffith, John Lydon, Matt Dillon, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta, Sonia Braga, Mickey Rourke, and too many more to list. Many of these images first appeared in the striking period advertisements for the trendsetting L.A. Eyeworks boutique. The nudes here include Kim Basinger, Brigitte Nielsen, Iman, Janice Dickinson, and Tony Ward. A most handsome copy. 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. Inventory Number: 019120 $ 195.00 order/inquire       (GORMAN, GREG). Gorman, Greg. GREG GORMAN: VOLUME 1. Ridgefield, CT: CPC Publishing, 1989. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. np, 94 b&w illustrations. "Volume 1" is Greg Gorman's first book of stylized black and white portraits and nudes. A virtual time capsule of eighties celebrity, the participants here include Andy Warhol, Dustin Hoffman, Grace Jones, David Bowie, Al Pacino, Charlie Sheen, Iggy Pop, Kim Basinger, Paul Rubens as Pee Wee Herman, Winona Ryder, Michael Jackson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Divine, Melanie Griffith, John Lydon, Matt Dillon, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta, Sonia Braga, Mickey Rourke, and too many more to list. Many of these images first appeared in the striking period advertisements for the trendsetting L.A. Eyeworks boutique. The nudes here include Kim Basinger, Brigitte Nielsen, Iman, Janice Dickinson, and Tony Ward. A most handsome copy showing just a bit of sunning to the top edge of the front of the dust jacket. It has been priced accordingly. 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. Inventory Number: 019121 $ 150.00 order/inquire       (GREER, FERGUS) (BOWERY, LEIGH). Greer, Fergus. Foreword By Mariuccia Casadio. LEIGH BOWERY LOOKS - SIGNED BY FERGUS GREER. Signed by the Photographer. London: Violette Editions Limited, 2002. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Peter B. Willberg and Zoe Symonds. This is a comprehensive collection of images by noted photographer Fergus Greer from his seven shoots between 1988 and 1994 with late, great Performance Artist/Fashion Icon/Muse/Club Kid Extraordinaire Leigh Bowery. Of course, visionary, outlandish, and fetishized outfits and personae are the order of the day here. A pristine copy of the 2002 first hardbound edition BOLDLY SIGNED by Fergus Greer in black marker on the half title page. 1-900828-19-7 Inventory Number: 019479 $ 125.00 order/inquire       (HINZ, VOLKER). Hinz, Volker, Karl Steinorth & Thomas Buchsteiner. VOLKER HINZ: A-R-E-A (AREA) PHOTOGRAPHS - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Photographer. Hamburg, GERMANY: Edition Stemmle, 1990. First Edition. Folio. Boards in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 133pp, 60 color illustrations. Text in English, French and German. In the mid-eighties, New York's "Area" nightclub was legendary for its lavish, theme-oriented parties that constantly pushed the envelope of both reason and good taste. Volker Hinz' book captures the unbridled decadence of that brief Manhattan moment in time in a flurry of lush, full page images featuring outlandish decor, costumes, and behavior by both celebrities and the anonymous alike. Amongst the well known faces pictured here are Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Grace Jones, Dolph Lundgren, and John Sex. A most handsome copy of the clothbound edition SIGNED by the photographer on the half 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. 3-7231-0414-2 Inventory Number: 019067 $ 175.00 order/inquire       (JANSSON, MIKAEL). Jansson, Mikael & Claes Britton. MIKAEL JANSSON - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed and Dated by the Photographer. NP: Beaufort Press, 1999. First English Language Edition 1/1485. Small Folio. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, 85 duotone + 1 color illustration. Art Direction by Johan Fredlund. Designed by Karin Berg. Text in English. This is noted photographer Mikael Jansson's lavishly produced, eponymous first book of fashion, celebrity and nude pictures published in his native Sweden in 1999. Limited to one thousand, four hundred and eighty-five copies in English, it features stunning, gravure-like images of Helena Christensen, Veruschka, Tatjana Patitz, Annie Lennox, Dennis Hopper, Madonna, Chrissie Hynde, Chet Baker, Jim Dine, Annie Morton, Isabella Rossellini, Karen Elson, Pontus Hulten, Rossy De Palma, Carolyn Murphy, and many more taken between 1983 and 1998. A most handsome copy of this uncommon and exquisite item BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Mikael Jansson LA 2002" 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 and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 91-973544-1-4 Inventory Number: 019679 $ 500.00 order/inquire       (JONES, PIRKLE) (BARUCH, RUTH-MARION) (BLACK PANTHERS, THE). Jones, Pirkle & Ruth-Marion Baruch. Introduction by Kathleen Cleaver. BLACK PANTHERS 1968 - SIGNED BY KATHLEEN CLEAVER. Signed by the Author. Los Angeles: Greybull Press, 2002. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 144pp, 111 b&w illustrations. Designed by Dmitri Levas. "In 1968, FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover vilified the Black Panthers as "the greatest threat to the internal security of the United States." That same year photographers Pirkle Jones and wife, Ruth-Marion Baruch, documented the Black Panthers for an exhibition at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. Their hope was to expose the public to the Panthers as they saw them - symbols of pride and strength - rather than the way they were being portrayed in the media. Jones and Baruch were given unprecedented access to the inner circle of the Black Panther Party. At intimate meetings, family gatherings and public demonstrations, we witness, through these incredibly moving photographs, a unique crusade for dignity and self-definition. Black Panthers is a historic documentation of this fascinating movement, so challenging and controversial to our culture that it was virtually erased from established texts and American history books." "We photographed the Black Panthers intensively from July into October of 1968, during the peak of a historic period and in the Bay Area, where the Black Panther National Headquarters is located. We couldn't possibly photograph all the aspects of this virile, rapid growing and deep rooted movement, but we can show you: This is what we saw, this is what we felt, these are the people - Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch". A pristine copy SIGNED by Kathleen Cleaver in 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. 0-9672366-9-X Inventory Number: 006794 $ 150.00 order/inquire       (JONES, PIRKLE) (BARUCH, RUTH-MARION) (BLACK PANTHERS, THE). Jones, Pirkle & Ruth-Marion Baruch. Introduction by Kathleen Cleaver. BLACK PANTHERS 1968 - SIGNED BY KATHLEEN CLEAVER AND PIRKLE JONES. Signed by the Authors. Los Angeles: Greybull Press, 2002. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 144pp, 111 b&w illustrations. Designed by Dmitri Levas. "In 1968, FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover vilified the Black Panthers as "the greatest threat to the internal security of the United States." That same year photographers Pirkle Jones and wife, Ruth-Marion Baruch, documented the Black Panthers for an exhibition at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. Their hope was to expose the public to the Panthers as they saw them - symbols of pride and strength - rather than the way they were being portrayed in the media. Jones and Baruch were given unprecedented access to the inner circle of the Black Panther Party. At intimate meetings, family gatherings and public demonstrations, we witness, through these incredibly moving photographs, a unique crusade for dignity and self-definition. Black Panthers is a historic documentation of this fascinating movement, so challenging and controversial to our culture that it was virtually erased from established texts and American history books." "We photographed the Black Panthers intensively from July into October of 1968, during the peak of a historic period and in the Bay Area, where the Black Panther National Headquarters is located. We couldn't possibly photograph all the aspects of this virile, rapid growing and deep rooted movement, but we can show you: This is what we saw, this is what we felt, these are the people - Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch". A pristine copy SIGNED by both Pirkle Jones and Kathleen Cleaver in 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. 0-9672366-9-X Inventory Number: 005968 $ 200.00 order/inquire       (JOURNAL OF DECORATIVE AND PROPAGANDA ARTS, THE). Johnson, Pamela, Editor. THE JOURNAL OF DECORATIVE AND PROPAGANDA ARTS: 14 - FALL 1989. Miami Beach, FL: The Wolfson Foundation of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, Inc., 1989. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Decorative Arts Journal. Very Good. 133pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. The fourteenth issue of this scholarly journal by the Mitchell Wolfson Foundation devoted to Modernism in the Arts and Popular Culture contains the following articles: "Constance and Maxwell Armfield: An American Interlude 1915 - 1922" by Nicola Gordon Bowe, "Women Jewelers of the British Arts and Crafts Movement" by Toni Lesser Wolf, "Art Against Prejudice: Arthur Szyk's Statute of Kalisz" by Joseph P. Ansell, "The Chap-Book and Posters of Stone & Kimball at the Newberry Library" by Rolf Achilles, "The Steiglitz Studio in Berlin: 1900 - 1903" by C. Arthur Croyle, "Russian Book Arts on the Eve of World War One: The New York Public Library Collections" by Edward Kasinec and Robert Davis, "Modernism at Norwest": An Interview with David Ryan By Herbert Scherer, and "London Letter" by Peyton Skipwith. A handsome copy showing a bit of light wear and rubbing to the covers. ISSN 0888-7314 Inventory Number: 003932 $ 25.00 order/inquire       (KANE, ART). Kane, Art. ART KANE. New York: Self-Published. ND., First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine. np (40pp), profusely illustrated in color. One of the great American advertising and fashion photographers of the sixties and seventies, the late Art Kane is best known for his "A Great Day in Harlem" image for Esquire in 1958 which served as the basis for the documentary film of the same name. This is a slick, self-published promotional publication from the late seventies that showcases his beautiful color magazine work for Life, Esquire, Look, and others including his iconic portraits of Bob Dylan, The Who, Cream, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, The Jefferson Airplane, Louis Armstrong, Joe Louis, and more. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 019060 $ 60.00 order/inquire       (KAWAKUBO, REI) (COMME DES GARCONS). Sudjic, Deyan. REI KAWAKUBO AND COMME DES GARCONS. New York: Fourth Estate Limited & Blueprint Magazine, 1990. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Very Good. 160pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This first English book on Comme Des Garcons was compiled with the cooperation of designer Rei Kawakubo for a series of design monographs first published by London's "Blueprint" magazine. This is a comprehensive documentation of the Japanese fashion firm's first fifteen years, with material covering CDG's fashion, advertisements, graphic design, corporate identity, showroom design and architecture, and their in-house magazine "Six". Included are photographic contributions by Bruce Weber, Peter Lindbergh, Paolo Roversi, Arthur Elgort, Steven Meisel, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, and others. A most presentable copy of the 1990 British true first edition showing a slight crimp to the front cover and first few pages at the upper foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 1-872180-85-X Inventory Number: 018318 $ 175.00 order/inquire       (KENT, SISTER CORITA) (WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce, Nan Bush, Nathaniel Kilcer & Matthew Richards, Editors. BRUCE WEBER: ALL - AMERICAN XI: JUST LIFE. New York: Little Bear Press, 2011. First Edition 1/5000. 4to. 1/4 Linen Over Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. np (200pp), profusely illustrated in duotone and color. Art Director - Nathaniel Kilcer. ""Just Life", the eleventh installment of Bruce Weber's signature annual journal "All-American" examines individuals whose actions or works reflect a deeply personal pursuit of meaning in an increasingly volatile world. Bruce Weber's own photographs factor prominently in a long-form profile of two American Marines wounded during tours of duty in Afghanistan, as well as chapters on the Oakland Raiders' legendary center Jim Otto, and the documentary filmmaking team of Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker. The sunny lyricism of "The Carpenters: Two Kids from Downey" and "A Cavalcade of Stars", Bruce's light-hearted ode to matinee idols of the 1960s stand in contrast to a portfolio of the political art of Sister Corita Kent and the heady prose of James Salter's tribute to Irwin Shaw. Stories praising the legacy of Sargent Shriver and the work of a Harlem based homeless advocacy group (with photographs commissioned from our favorite Deanna Templeton) round out this year's line-up". As with all of the "All-American"s, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing of this title. A pristine copy in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-9787124-0-4 Inventory Number: 020725 $ 160.00 order/inquire       (MARGIELA, MARTIN) (BORTHWICK, MARK). Borthwick, Mark & Maison Martin Margiela. 2000-1: MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA BY MARK BORTHWICK. NP (Antwerp, BELGIUM): Maison Martin Margiela, 1998. First Edition. 8vo. Wrappers in Printed Obi. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English. This lovely catalogue for Maison Martin Margiela's Fall/Winter 1998 season (despite the chronologically confusing title) combines Mark Borthwick's lush photographs of models Stella Tennant, Yorinda Gersina, and Helen Filliers along with his characteristic handwritten text. A handsome copy of this uncommon item showing some light age-toning to the covers at the extremities in the publisher's printed obi, as issued. It has been priced accordingly. 2-9512460-0-5 Inventory Number: 020106 $ 175.00 order/inquire       (MARGIELA, MARTIN). Margiela, Maison Martin, Guest Editor. Hilde Bouchez & Gerdi Esch, Editors. A MAGAZINE # 1: CURATED BY MARTIN MARGIELA. Antwerp, BELGIUM: A Magazine & The Flanders Fashion Institute, 2004. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Fashion Periodical. Fine. 208pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Paul Boudens. "A Magazine is a biannual publication, exploring the creative sphere of a selected designer in each issue. We invite a guest curator - an international fashion designer, group or house - to develop innovative, personalized content that expresses their aesthetic and cultural values. Each issue celebrates this designer's ethos: their people, their passion, their stories, emotions, fascinations, spontaneity and authenticity". This very first installment of the luxe Belgian fashion periodical was guest curated by the reclusive Martin Margiela, and contains contributions on or by Inge Grognard and Ronald Stoops, Kanako B. Koga, Kyoichi Tsuzuki, Mark Borthwick, Bless, Sebastien Meunier, and many, many more. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 90-77745-01-7 Inventory Number: 020260 $ 500.00 order/inquire       (MARGIELA, MARTIN). Margiela, Maison Martin. Irene Leung, Editor. CREAM: MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA EDITION 2008 - ISSUE 09. Hong Kong: Cream & Silly Things Books, 2008. First Edition. 8vo. Wrappers in a Printed Box. Fashion Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 912pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Chinese. Designed by Maison Martin Margiela. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This ninth issue of eclectic Hong Kong publication "Cream" is a thick monograph designed by and devoted to the work of Maison Martin Margiela. Inside its stark white on white binding are texts by and interviews with the reclusive Belgian designer interspersed between hundreds of pages of photographs and graphics from the first twenty years of their seasonal collection catalogues. A bright white, most handsome copy of the first printing housed in the publisher's minimal white printed cardboard box, as issued. 988-99187-4-9 Inventory Number: 019055 $ 225.00 order/inquire       (MARKUS, KURT). Markus, Kurt. DREAMING GEORGIA - SIGNED BY KURT MARKUS. Signed by the Photographer. Tokyo: Rockin' On Inc., 1994. First Edition 1/3000. 12mo. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by Masashi Nakayama. Published only in Japan, this tiny gem was the result of a collaboration between noted photographer Kurt Markus and model Cynthia Antonio for a German "Elle" magazine fashion shoot meant to invoke the spirit of Alfred Stieglitz' photographs of the young Georgia O'Keeffe. Shot in and around Santa Fe, the model is at ease in her own skin as she is in clothes by Matsuda, Comme Des Garcons, Jil Sander, Prada, and Jean-Paul Gaultier, amongst others. The nudes, landscapes and fashion editorial here are dark and sensual, showing a very different side of the photographer from his well known Cowboy pictorials. A pristine copy of this uncommon item BOLDLY SIGNED by Kurt Markus in black ink on the front free endpaper. Inventory Number: 009304 $ 95.00 order/inquire       (McCARTNEY, LINDA). McCartney, Linda. Foreword by David Bailey. Introduction by Paul McCartney. LINDA MCCARTNEY'S SIXTIES: PORTRAITS OF AN ERA - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed Presentation Copy from the Photographer. Boston: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Company, 1992. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 176pp, 221 duotone and 32 color illustrations. Designed by Bobbie Colgate-Stone. Prior to meeting Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman was a youthful chronicler of the sixties music scene in her native New York - ultimately becoming the house photographer for Bill Graham's Fillmore East. Her extraordinary access to rock royalty at a time of now-unimaginable informality enabled her to take vital portraits of the likes of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Cream, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Buffalo Springfield, Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, and many others - all of whom appear here, with the majority of these images published for the very first time. A most handsome copy of the hardbound Bulfinch first North American edition with a BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION to a publisher's representative "To ..., Linda McCartney" in ink on the front free endpaper along with a 1992 announcement for a private preview and book signing with Paul and Linda at Los Angeles' Fahey-Klein Gallery laid in. 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. 0-8212-1959-6 Inventory Number: 019767 $ 750.00 order/inquire       (MEISEL, STEVEN) (VERSACE). Versace, Gianni. VERSACE SPRING SUMMER 02: CATALOGO 41. Milan, ITALY: Versace, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Debossed Padded Boards. Fashion Monograph. Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English, Italian and French. Designed by Air Media. This semi-annual Versace collection catalogue for Spring and Summer 2002 was photographed exclusively by Steven Meisel, styled by Lori Goldstein, with makeup by Pat McGrath and hair by Orlando Pita. A most handsome copy. Inventory Number: 017345 $ 60.00 order/inquire       (MURAKAMI, TAKASHI). Murakami, Takashi & Hiroki Azuma. SUPERFLAT: TAKASHI MURAKAMI. Tokyo: Madra Publishing Co., Ltd., 2000. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Exhibition Catalog. Fine./Fine.. 172pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. Art Direction by Takashi Murakami. With artist profiles and an exhibition checklist. This is the stylishly designed, beautifully printed catalogue published in conjunction with the first major international touring exhibition of works by the new generation of Anime and Manga influenced Japanese contemporary artists. Surveying a tendencies in art, animation, graphic design, and fashion towards two-dimensionality, it features painting, photography, works on paper, video, fashion, computer animation, cartoons, performance, and sculpture by nineteen artists. Curated and with a text by Takashi Murakami, "Superflat" includes the work of Murakami, Chiho Aoshima, Bome, Enlightenment (Hiro Sugiyama), groovisions, Yoshinori Kanada, Henmaru Machino, Koji Morimoto, Mr., Katsushige Nakahashi, Yoshitomo Nara, Shigeyoshi Ohi, Masafumi Sanai, SLEEP, Chikashi Suzuki, Aya Takano, Kentaro Takekuma, Hitoshi Tomizawa, and 20471120. The exhibition had its U.S. premiere at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art in January 2001 following presentations in Tokyo and Nagoya. A most handsome copy. 4-944079-20-6 Inventory Number: 019895 $ 110.00 order/inquire       (MURAKAMI, TAKASHI). Murakami, Takashi & Hiroki Azuma. SUPERFLAT: TAKASHI MURAKAMI. Tokyo: Madra Publishing Co., Ltd., 2000. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Exhibition Catalog. Fine./Fine.. 172pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. Art Direction by Takashi Murakami. With artist profiles and an exhibition checklist. This is the stylishly designed, beautifully printed catalogue published in conjunction with the first major international touring exhibition of works by the new generation of Anime and Manga influenced Japanese contemporary artists. Surveying a tendencies in art, animation, graphic design, and fashion towards two-dimensionality, it features painting, photography, works on paper, video, fashion, computer animation, cartoons, performance, and sculpture by nineteen artists. Curated and with a text by Takashi Murakami, "Superflat" includes the work of Murakami, Chiho Aoshima, Bome, Enlightenment (Hiro Sugiyama), groovisions, Yoshinori Kanada, Henmaru Machino, Koji Morimoto, Mr., Katsushige Nakahashi, Yoshitomo Nara, Shigeyoshi Ohi, Masafumi Sanai, SLEEP, Chikashi Suzuki, Aya Takano, Kentaro Takekuma, Hitoshi Tomizawa, and 20471120. The exhibition had its U.S. premiere at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art in January 2001 following presentations in Tokyo and Nagoya. A most handsome copy in the publisher's silver foil obi, as issued. 4-944079-20-6 Inventory Number: 020161 $ 125.00 order/inquire       (NEWTON, HELMUT) (NEWTON'S ILLUSTRATED). Newton, Helmut. Art Director: June Newton. HELMUT NEWTON: NEWTON'S ILLUSTRATED No. 1: SEX AND POWER. New York: Xavier Moreau Inc., 1987. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. Art Direction by June Newton (Alice Springs). This is the very first of the four installments ultimately issued of Helmut Newton's lavish, self-edited thematic magazine "Newton's Illustrated". It was published by longtime collaborator Xavier Moreau in 1987 and features a selection of the photographer's portraits of the rich and infamous, including cover boy Andy Warhol, David Lee Roth, Ornella Muti, Sigourney Weaver, Kim Basinger, Klaus Von Bulow, Nastassia Kinski, Elizabeth Taylor, Princess Caroline, John and Anjelica Houston, Jack Nicholson, Robert & Josh Evans, Larry Flynt, Karl Lagerfeld, David Bowie, Michael Cimino, Mickey Rourke, Michael and Tina Chow, Hugh Hefner, and many others. A most handsome copy. ISSN 0891-9577 Inventory Number: 020591 $ 150.00 order/inquire       (NEWTON, HELMUT) (NEWTON'S ILLUSTRATED). Newton, Helmut. Art Director: June Newton. HELMUT NEWTON: NEWTON'S ILLUSTRATED No. 4: DR. PHANTASME. Munich, GERMANY: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag, 1995. First Edition. Folio. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English. Art Direction by June Newton (Alice Springs). This is the final of the four installments ultimately issued of Helmut Newton's lavish, self-edited thematic magazine "Newton's Illustrated". Entitled "Dr. Phantasme", it features a selection of the photographer's then current work that "fascinates me at that moment" - which in this case not surprisingly means primarily statuesque naked women. A handsome copy showing just a bit of overall wear and handling. 3-88814-784-0 Inventory Number: 019603 $ 90.00 order/inquire       (NEWTON, HELMUT) (NEWTON'S ILLUSTRATED). Newton, Helmut. Art Director: June Newton. HELMUT NEWTON: NEWTON'S ILLUSTRATED No. 4: DR. PHANTASME. Munich, GERMANY: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag, 1995. First Edition. Folio. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English. Art Direction by June Newton (Alice Springs). This is the final of the four installments ultimately issued of Helmut Newton's lavish, self-edited thematic magazine "Newton's Illustrated". Entitled "Dr. Phantasme", it features a selection of the photographer's then current work that "fascinates me at that moment" - which in this case not surprisingly means primarily statuesque naked women. A most handsome copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-88814-784-0 Inventory Number: 020592 $ 110.00 order/inquire       (NEWTON, HELMUT).. HELMUT NEWTON: SUMO - THE PUBLISHER'S PROSPECTUS (SMALL VERSION). Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Publisher's Prospectus. Fine. np (12pp), 3 color and 10 b&w illustrations. Text in English. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a copy "Sumo" itself, but rather of the small scale version (8 1/4 x 6") of Taschen's slender twelve page pre-publication prospectus for this extraordinary work. The most monumental book yet published on the work of a single photographer, "Sumo" is Benedikt Taschen's love letter cum monument to the transgressive images of the late, great Helmut Newton. Edited by his wife June, (known professionally as photographer Alice Springs), this truly colossal tome has distilled more than forty years of Newton's ground-breaking fashion editorial work, celebrity portraits, and erotica into four hundred and fifty extraordinarily reproduced images that took fifty people working for three years at a reported cost of ten million Deutschmarks to produce. A most handsome copy. Inventory Number: 020529 $ 45.00 order/inquire       (NEWTON, HELMUT). Faccioli, Davide & Claudio Marra. HELMUT NEWTON: V.I.P. - VERY IMPORTANT PORTRAITS . Milan, ITALY: Photology s.r.l., 1992. First Edition. 12mo. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 85pp, 38 b&w and 2 color illustrations. Text in Italian. With a biography, exhibition history, and bibliography. This compact hardbound catalogue was published in conjunction with a 1992 Milan gallery exhibition of Helmut Newton's portraiture. It features images of the famous, and infamous including Salvador Dali, Madonna, Sting, Ava Gardner, Romy Schneider, Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, Daryl Hannah, Paloma Picasso, Monica Vitti, Debra Winger, Sigourney Weaver, Birgit Nielson, Mickey Rourke, Sylvester Stallone, Cindy Crawford, David Lynch & Isabella Rossellini, Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall, Helmut & June, and Fernando Botero, amongst others. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Inventory Number: 014039 $ 50.00 order/inquire       (NEWTON, HELMUT). Newton, Helmut. HELMUT NEWTON: PRIVATE PROPERTY. Los Angeles: G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Inc., 1984. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Publisher's Prospectus. Very Good. np (6pp), one continuous 11 x 25 1/2" sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in thirds to make 11 x 8 1/2". 4 b&w illustrations. Designed by Larry Vigon. Not to be confused with the Schirmer Visual Library book of the same title, this scarce item is actually a publisher's prospectus for three Helmut Newton photographic print portfolios issued by G. Ray Hawkins in 1984. A handsome copy slightly creased at the tips of the spine. Inventory Number: 013932 $ 60.00 order/inquire       (NEWTON, HELMUT). Newton, Helmut & Philippe Garner. HELMUT NEWTON: WHITE WOMEN - SIGNED TWICE BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Photographer. New York: Stonehill Publishing Company, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Very Good -/Near Fine. 114pp, 55 illustrations in color and b&w. Designed by Bea Feitler. Published in 1976, "White Women" was the very first survey in book form of Helmut Newton's decadence-laden images originally primarily created as editorial work for French, British and American "Vogue", "Vogue Homme", "Oui", "Playboy", and "Stern". Amongst the immediately recognizable subjects here are Charlotte Rampling, Veruschka Lehndorff, Elsa Peretti, Loulou de la Falaise, Karl Lagerfeld, Paloma Picasso, David Hockney, Annie Duperey, June Newton, and the photographer himself. A handsome copy in a price-clipped dust jacket of the hardbound American first edition BOLDLY SIGNED TWICE by Helmut Newton in black ink - first apparently mistakenly upside down and backwards on the rear endpaper (!) and then again across the title page, whose textblock shows some soiling and gentle indentations along the foredge (owing no doubt to a fair amount of viewings) along with a flattened soft crease to the rear endpaper. 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. 0-88373-053-7 Inventory Number: 019739 $ 900.00 order/inquire       (NEWTON, HELMUT). Newton, Helmut. June Newton, Editor. HELMUT NEWTON: SUMO - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER WITH A STAND DESIGNED BY PHILIPPE STARCK. Signed by the Photographer. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999. First Edition 1/10000. Elephant Folio. Cloth in Jacket with Stand. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/Fine. 464pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French and German. The most monumental book yet published on the work of a single photographer, "Sumo" was Benedikt Taschen's love letter cum monument to the transgressive images of the late, great Helmut Newton. Edited by his wife June, (known professionally as photographer Alice Springs), this truly colossal tome has distilled more than forty years of Newton's ground-breaking fashion editorial work, celebrity portraits, and erotica into four hundred and fifty extraordinarily reproduced images that took fifty people working for three years at a reported cost of ten million Deutschmarks to produce. It weighs in at almost seventy pounds, and comes complete with a chrome plated tubular steel stand designed especially for the book by Taschen favorite Philippe Starck. A most handsome copy in a like dust jacket with the stand of the 1999 numbered edition SIGNED by Helmut Newton showing some slight pulling to a few pages at the center of the textblock where the book lay opened, a tiny bit of soiling to the foredge, and a small, unobtrusive scratch to the lower edge of the front board. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value, size and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-8228-6394-7 Inventory Number: 020482 $ 7500.00 order/inquire       (PAINE, WINGATE). Paine, Wingate, Francoise Sagan & Federico Fellini. Michael & Gabrielle Boyd, Editors. VENUS REVISITED: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF WINGATE PAINE. NP (Chicago): NP (Wright), 2008. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Die-Cut Printed Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. 108pp, 82 duotone illustrations. Designed by Jennifer Mahanay. "In his classic "Mirror of Venus", Wingate Paine created an icon of the 1960s Sexual Revolution. Though innocent by today's standards, it pushed the limits of what was considered acceptable art photography. The book illustrated playful, strong, modern women posing in flagrante delicto for an enamored photographer. With the help of his wife, Natalie Paine, who directed a major New York modeling agency, he enlisted three remarkable models as collaborators: Sandy Brown, Carla Moliere and "Scarlet". Paine viewed his models with appreciation and respect, as well as desire. These three women stand on the threshold of sixties feminism. "Venus Revisited: The Photography of Wingate Paine" is the first solo exhibition of this work, featuring over seventy-five vintage prints from his personal archive, most drawn from his acclaimed 1966 book. Its catalogue includes text by original contributors Francoise Sagan and Federico Fellini along with new essays by Michael Boyd, Gabrielle Boyd, Lisa Eisner, and Lee Kaplan and appreciations by Barbara Walters, Tierney Gearon, Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Mitch Glazer, Dmitri Levas, Jeff Ayeroff, Roman Alonso, Steven Kasher, Brad Dunning, Doug Lloyd, and Katy Rodriguez". A most handsome copy of this gem still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9718405-4-7 Inventory Number: 020426 $ 50.00 order/inquire       (PALEARI, FABIO) (DOHERTY, PETE). Paleari, Fabio & Robert Montgomery. I WON'T GIVE UP: PHOTOGRAPHS BY FABIO PALEARI - DELUXE BOXED LIMITED EDITION WITH A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH. Signed by the Photographer - with a b&w Photograph. Bologna, ITALY: Grafiche Damiani, 2007. First Edition 1/400 Deluxe. 4to. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. 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! Limited to four hundred numbered copies only, this is the deluxe hardbound edition housed in the publisher's sliding wooden box that is accompanied by a 12 x 9 1/2" 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. A pristine copy 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. 88-6208-028-X Inventory Number: 014373 $ 500.00 order/inquire       (PARR, MARTIN). Parr, Martin. SADDAM HUSSEIN WATCHES: COLLECTION MARTIN PARR - SIGNED BY MARTIN PARR. Signed by the Author. London: Chris Boot Ltd., 2004. First Edition. Folio. Tabloid Format Wrappers in Bag. Fine. np (36pp), 35 color illustrations. Designed by SMITH. This quirky, oversized publication was produced by renowned British photographer Martin Parr to coincide with an exhibition at the 2004 Rencontre D'Arles Photography Festival of watches he has collected depicting the image of Saddam Hussein. Limited to five hundred copies only for general distribution beyond the festival, it is in the format of a 15 x 12" tabloid newspaper containing thirty-four full page images (on high quality paper) of an individual timepiece against a cream colored background. Most originate from Iraq (collected from markets by Parr's photojournalist friends) where watches with photographic portraits of Saddam were an iconic and common symbol of his regime. A few are American parodies manufactured as souvenirs of the war and Saddam's subsequent capture. There is also a single gold pocket watch featuring Osama Bin Laden pictured in tandem with a similar one of Saddam, but we particularly covet the gold, diamond-encrusted Rolex Oyster model! A most handsome copy SIGNED by Martin Parr in black ink on the rear cover, enclosed in the publisher's printed gold Mylar pouch. Inventory Number: 019215 $ 110.00 order/inquire       (PENN, IRVING) (MIYAKE, ISSEY). Penn, Irving. ISSEY MIYAKE BY IRVING PENN 1990. Tokyo: Miyake Design Studio, 1990. First Edition 1/3000. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48pp), 33 color and 33 b&w illustrations + color cover. Designed by Ikko Tanaka. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the lovely hardbound Issey Miyake catalogue entirely photographed by Irving Penn devoted to designs from the noted Japanese fashion designer's Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter 1990 collections. The second of three such publications issued annually between 1989 and 1991, it features model Yuki Fujii throughout with makeup by Tyen and hair by John Sahag. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item with a letter from Miyake Design Studio dated December 1990 announcing its arrival laid in. 0-935112-21-7 Inventory Number: 019678 $ 225.00 order/inquire       (PENN, IRVING). Heckert, Virginia & Anne Lacoste. IRVING PENN: SMALL TRADES. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 272pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. "Irving Penn is renowned for his innovative contributions to portrait, still life, and fashion photography, and a career that has spanned more than six decades at Vogue magazine. In 1950, Vogue assigned Penn to photograph workers in Paris, and thus his monumental work "The Small Trades" began. Created in Paris, London, and New York, it consists of portraits of skilled laborers dressed in their work clothes and carrying the tools of their respective trades. Capturing the humble coal heaver and the crisply dressed waiter with equal directness, Penn's arresting portraits also underscore fascinating cultural differences. "The Small Trades" was the photographer's most extensive body of work, and he returned to it over many decades, producing ever more exacting prints. Two hundred and six unique images from the series are flawlessly reproduced in this book. In addition, the introductory essay describes the history and context of The Small Trades series and its importance to Penn's career and the history of photography. An interview with Edmonde Charles-Roux, the chief editor for French Vogue from 1952 to 1966, who assisted him on the assignment in Paris, provides fascinating insights of the Paris sittings. An exhibition of the series will be on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from September 9, 2009, through January 10, 2010". A pristine copy of the quickly exhausted first printing of this substantial, exquisitely produced hardbound catalogue still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-89236-996-5 Inventory Number: 017689 $ 90.00 order/inquire       (PENN, IRVING). Penn, Irving, Alexandra Arrowsmith & Nicola Majocchi. Introduction by Alexander Liberman. IRVING PENN: PASSAGE, A WORK RECORD - AN ASSOCIATION COPY FROM THE LIBRARY OF JAMES FEE SIGNED AND DATED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION BY IRVING PENN . Signed and Dated by the Photographer. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. & Callaway Editions, Inc., 1991. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Very Good/Fine. 300pp, profusely illustrated in color and duotone. With a work chronology. "Passage" is the monumental 1991 survey of Irving Penn's extraordinary career as a portrait, still life, and fashion photographer. Produced by Nicholas Callaway with photographic supervision by Richard Benson, it beautifully collects and reproduces more than fifty years of his visionary work - primarily in conjunction with Vogue magazine. A handsome copy of this landmark publication BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED by Irving Penn in the year of publication inside a circular cartouche in black ink on the half title page showing some slight waviness and a minor dampstain to the last thirty pages along the foredge of the textblock. This example was purchased directly from the library of the noted late Los Angeles based photographer James Fee, and bears his ownership stamp in ink on the front free endpaper. 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. 0-679-40491-0 Inventory Number: 017500 $ 900.00 order/inquire       (PERMANENT FOOD). Cattelan, Maurizio & Paola Manfrin, Editors. PERMANENT FOOD NO. 11. Dijon, FRANCE: Les Presses Du Reel, 2004. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine. np (192pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is the eleventh installment of Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin's quirky compendium in magazine form, "Permanent Food". Gathering images from the realms of Fine Art, Fashion, Photography, Erotica, Advertising and pretty much everywhere else under the sun, each issue is a visual tour-de force collaged from appropriated cultural signifiers and leavened with a stiff dose of wry Cattelan-esque humor. A most handsome copy of this fascinating, irregularly issued artist's project (cited on pages 306-313 of Phillip E. Aarons' "In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955") that has seemingly ceased publication. 1-56466-107-5 Inventory Number: 018862 $ 45.00 order/inquire       (PERMANENT FOOD). Cattelan, Maurizio & Paola Manfrin, Editors. PERMANENT FOOD NO. 8. Dijon, FRANCE: Les Presses Du Reel, 2000. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine. np (192pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is the eighth installment of Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin's quirky compendium in magazine form, "Permanent Food". Gathering images from the realms of Fine Art, Fashion, Photography, Erotica, Advertising and pretty much everywhere else under the sun, each issue is a visual tour-de force collaged from appropriated cultural signifiers and leavened with a stiff dose of wry Cattelan-esque humor. A most handsome copy of this fascinating, irregularly issued artist's project (cited on pages 306-313 of Phillip E. Aarons' "In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955") that has seemingly ceased publication. Inventory Number: 018860 $ 100.00 order/inquire       (PERMANENT FOOD). Cattelan, Maurizio & Paola Manfrin, Editors. PERMANENT FOOD NO. 9. Dijon, FRANCE: Les Presses Du Reel, 2003. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Near Fine. np (192pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is the ninth installment of Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Manfrin's quirky compendium in magazine form, "Permanent Food". Gathering images from the realms of Fine Art, Fashion, Photography, Erotica, Advertising and pretty much everywhere else under the sun, each issue is a visual tour-de force collaged from appropriated cultural signifiers and leavened with a stiff dose of wry Cattelan-esque humor. A most handsome copy of this fascinating, irregularly issued artist's project (cited on pages 306-313 of Phillip E. Aarons' "In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955") that has seemingly ceased publication. 1-56466-103-2 Inventory Number: 018861 $ 85.00 order/inquire       (PIERRE ET GILLES). Pierre et Gilles. PIERRE ET GILLES: LA CREATION DU MONDE. Paris & Tokyo: Contrejour & Yobisha, 1991. First French Edition 1/5000. Folio. Wrappers in Acetate Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine./Near Fine.. np, 130 color illustrations. Text in French. From the faux gold leaf endpapers to the die-cut frontispiece and vellum overlays, this lushly produced monograph on everyone's favorite Gallic duo is as over the top as their campy, glamorous photographs. See Boy George, Eva Ionesco, Marc Almond, Arielle Dombasle, Jean Paul Gaultier, Nina Hagen, Paloma Picasso, Andree Putman, and even Saints Pierre et Gilles themselves as idealized, ethereal creatures not quite of this world. A most handsome copy in the publisher's printed acetate overlay, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 2-859-49121-X Inventory Number: 005623 $ 395.00 order/inquire       (PIERRE ET GILLES). Texts By Cortes, Jose Miguel G., Eduardo Mendicutti & Sara Leturcq. PIERRE ET GILLES. Valencia, SPAIN: Museu De Belles Arts De Valencia, 1998. First Edition. 4to. 1/4 Cloth Over Pictorial Board. Photography Monograph. Good +/No Jacket - As Issued. 279pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in Spanish and English. This is the lushly produced catalogue issued in conjunction with an extensive 1998 Spanish Pierre et Gilles retrospective. It contains interviews with the dynamic duo, as well as biographies, essays, and loads of their fantastically campy, always glamorous photographs. A presentable copy showing a bit of wear and handling to the covers, a slight slant to the spine, and the ghost of a removed adhesive label on the rear cover. It has been priced accordingly. 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. 84-482-1822-1 Inventory Number: 017907 $ 150.00 order/inquire       (PIERRE ET GILLES). Turner, Jonathan. PIERRE ET GILLES. Sydney, AUSTRALIA: Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in Association with the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, 1995. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. np (48pp), 25 color and 15 b&w illustrations. This is the exhibition catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1995 Australian touring retrospective of the work of Pierre et Gilles. Co-published by the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, familiar faces pictured here include Rupert Everett, Susie Bick, Marc Almond, and David LaChapelle. Also included is the first appearance of the Gallic duo's notorious "Glory Hole" photo. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 015102 $ 125.00 order/inquire       (RHODES, ZANDRA). Rhodes, Zandra & Anne Knight. Researched by Marit Lieberson. THE ART OF ZANDRA RHODES - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE DESIGNER. Signed Presentation Copy from the Designer. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985. First American Edition. Square 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is the first substantial monograph on Zandra Rhodes. Written by Rhodes herself, it details the innovative British fashion designer's penchant for interpolating inspiration drawn from indigenous and vernacular fashion from around the world, and transmuting it into her own lavish couture. The book is filled with photographs of her source material, working drawings, and finished pieces. A most handsome copy of the softbound first American edition bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION to the publicist for The Laguna Beach Museum of Art's 1985 exhibition "Zandra Rhodes: The California Connection" "To ... with love Zandra Rhodes 10 May 1985" in black marker across the entire inside front cover with the Museum's brochure/checklist and press release for the show laid in. 0-395-37941-5 Inventory Number: 020153 $ 125.00 order/inquire       (RICHARDSON, TERRY). Richardson, Terry. TERRY RICHARDSON: HYSTERIC GLAMOUR. Tokyo: Hysteric Glamour, 1998. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine./Very Good.. np (152pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. This notorious first book by Terry Richardson was published in a small print run in conjunction with an exhibition for au courant Japanese fashion purveyors Hysteric Glamour. The photographic subject matter here includes male and female nudes (with genitalia blacked out for Japanese consumption), dogs and cats (with genitalia intact), clowns, garish decor, lots of young revelers reveling, and self portraits - pretty much all of the imagery you've come to expect from this ready-to-wear bad boy. A most handsome copy (cited on page 48 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II" and pages 372-373 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book") whose dust jacket shows some minor rubbing, crimping and closed tears at the extremities. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least eighteen years of age to order this item. 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: 017354 $ 1250.00 order/inquire       (RICHARDSON, TERRY). Richardson, Terry. TERRY RICHARDSON: SON OF BOB. Tokyo: Little More, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. "Son of Bob" (and he is, too) was Terry Richardson's second book, published only in Japan by Masakazu Takei's Little More, who was also responsible for the short-lived upscale porn magazine "Richardson". The photographic subject matter here includes male and female nudes (with the male genitalia blacked out for Japanese consumption), portraits, still-lifes and a few landscapes (with cars). A most handsome copy. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least eighteen years of age to order this item. 4-947648-87-2 Inventory Number: 017728 $ 175.00 order/inquire       (RICHARDSON, TERRY). Richardson, Terry & Harland Miller. TERRY RICHARDSON: FEARED BY MEN, DESIRED BY WOMEN. London: Shine Gallery, 2000. First Edition 1/800. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Peter B. Willberg. Limited to eight hundred copies only, Terry Richardson's "Feared by Men, Desired by Women" was published in conjunction with a 2000 London gallery exhibition featuring three bodies of work: "Nudes", "Beauty Queens", and "Nudists". A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. 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. 0-9538451-1-7 Inventory Number: 017727 $ 825.00 order/inquire       (RICHARDSON, TERRY). Richardson, Terry & John McWhinnie. FTW BY TERRY RICHARDSON - DELUXE SIGNED EDITION. Signed and Dated by the Photographer and Author. 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 $ 195.00 order/inquire       (RITTS, HERB). Ritts, Herb. HERB RITTS CALENDAR 1996 - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed Presentation Copy from the Photographer. Boston: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown and Company, 1995. First Edition. Small 4to. Cloth with Pastedown. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 28 b&w illustrations. Designed by Eric Baker. For the Herb Ritts completeist, here is the 1996 edition of the photographer's annual blank date book, featuring sumptuous images of the celebrated, and the merely physically fabulous. A most handsome copy with a BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED FULL PAGE PRESENTATION in the year of publication "* ...*, All the Best XXX, Enjoy, Herb Ritts, 95" in gold marker across the black front free endpaper. 0-8212-2177-9 Inventory Number: 019086 $ 150.00 order/inquire       (RITTS, HERB). Ritts, Herb & Judith Jamison. AFRICA - SIGNED BY HERB RITTS. Signed by the Photographer. Boston: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown and Company, 1994. First Edition. Oblong Small Folio. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, 75 duotone illustrations. Designed by Sam Shahid. For his fifth book, the late great Herb Ritts trades in his usual glare of celebrity for an austere yet stunning east African travelogue. Whether it be striking images of the Maasai, wildlife, or vast expanses of landscape, the photographer here is never far away from beauty and sensuality. A pristine copy of the first printing BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Herb Ritts '94" in gold felt-tip pen in the year of publication on the black front free endpaper. 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. 0-8212-2121-3 Inventory Number: 019085 $ 350.00 order/inquire       (RITTS, HERB). Ritts, Herb & Judith Jamison. HERB RITTS DATE BOOK 1995. Boston: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Company, 1994. First Edition. Small 4to. Cloth with Pastedown. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 28 b&w illustrations. Designed by Eric Baker. For the Herb Ritts completeist, here is the 1995 edition of the photographer's annual blank date book, featuring sumptuous images of the celebrated, and the merely physically fabulous. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-8212-2103-5 Inventory Number: 017423 $ 50.00 order/inquire       (RITTS, HERB). Ritts, Herb & Judith Jamison. HERB RITTS: PICTURES - DELUXE LIMITED SLIPCASED EDITION SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed and Numbered by the Photographer. Pasadena, CA: Twelvetrees Press, 1988. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. Small Folio. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, 80 monochrome gravure illustrations. Designed by Jack Woody. "Pictures" is the exquisite first collection from 1988 of the highly stylized black and white celebrity portraits and nudes of the late, great Herb Ritts. A most handsome copy of the uncommon deluxe limited slipcased edition of the first printing of this influential book limited to one hundred copies only BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED 60/100 by Herb Ritts in black marker on the rear colophon, as issued. 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. 0-944092-02-0 Inventory Number: 020169 $ 1500.00 order/inquire       (RITTS, HERB). Ritts, Herb & Judith Jamison. HERB RITTS: PICTURES - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed Presentation Copy from the Photographer. Pasadena, CA: Twelvetrees Press, 1988. First Edition 1/6000. Small Folio. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, 80 monochrome gravure illustrations. Designed by Jack Woody. "Pictures" is the exquisite first collection from 1988 of the highly stylized black and white celebrity portraits and nudes of the late, great Herb Ritts. A most handsome copy of the first printing of this influential book limited to six thousand copies with a BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION to a Los Angeles photographer in the year of publication "* ...*, Thanks again for all of your help - , XXXOOO, Herb 10/88" in black ink across the title page. 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. 0-944092-01-2 Inventory Number: 019119 $ 350.00 order/inquire       (ROVERSI, PAOLO). Roversi, Paolo. PAOLO ROVERSI: STUDIO. Gottingen, GERMANY & New York: Steidl/Dangin Publishers, 2004. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Cloth. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 60 color gatefold illustrations. Texts in English. "Paolo Roversi is known internationally for his romantic, intense, and ethereal fashion images and portraits: photographs that quiver on the edge of their own seemingly fragile existence. A typical Roversi picture appears as if captured in the process of becoming - it develops on the page before our very eyes or, depending on perspective, it might simply vanish into the ether. Since 1980 Roversi has worked primarily with 8 x 10 inch Polaroids, and rarely on location. Designed as a series of sixty gatefolds, at first glance the book appears to be a collection of empty pages. The experience of looking is akin to that of peeling away the leaf from a Polaroid - out of the blackness an image is revealed as if by magic. In images that represent nearly two decades of work, "Studio" offers a self-portrait of the artist and a window into the place where he creates his art. These photographs are a mix of both the published and the highly personal, but all have the intimacy engendered by that place where Roversi feels most at home". Limited to one thousand numbered copies only, "Studio" is truly one of the most opulent photographic books of the last decade. A pristine copy of the 2004 first Steidl edition of this uncommon gem in the publisher's shipping carton, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-86521-164-X Inventory Number: 017855 $ 1350.00 order/inquire       (RUSCHA, EDWARD) (WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce, Nan Bush, Kelly Fagan, Nathaniel Kilcer & Matthew Richards, Editors. BRUCE WEBER: ALL - AMERICAN X: WRITTEN IN THE STARS. New York: Little Bear Press, 2010. First Edition 1/4500. 4to. 1/4 Linen Over Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. np (208pp), profusely illustrated in duotone and color. Art Director - Nathaniel Kilcer. "Written in the Stars" is the tenth, lavishly produced installment of Bruce Weber annual "All-American" series. It features "a profile of New York City Ballet founder Lincoln Kirstein, fashion designer James Galanos, and socialite Babe Paley, a Bruce Weber portfolio of NYCB dancers Chase Finlay and Robbie Fairchild, chapters dedicated the photography of David Douglas Duncan, Cam Smith, Dean Fidelman and Leonard McCombe, short-form pieces on musicians Ray Charles and Gil Scott-Heron, a "conversation" between Ed Ruscha and Grandma Moses, and a chapter concerning the preservation of Cumberland Island as realized by long-time resident Gogo Ferguson". As with all of the "All-American"s, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing of this title. A pristine copy in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-9787124-4-7 Inventory Number: 020671 $ 155.00 order/inquire       (RUTHERSTON, ALBERT). Rutherston, Albert. SIXTEEN DESIGNS FOR THE THEATRE. London: Oxford University Press, 1928. First Edition 1/475. Folio. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Fair/Fair. np, 16 collotype plates (10 in color), each with a printed overlay. The fourteen costume designs and two "curtain scenes" by Albert Rutherston included here date between 1912 and 1914 for two theatrical productions at the Savoy and St. James Theatres, as well as a ballet produced by Anna Pavlova in New York. A serviceable copy only whose fragile dust jacket is chipped and torn in several places, with significant paper loss to the rear. The jacket also shows moderate soiling, tape adhesive, and uneven staining from liquid on the front. Its boards are faded and worn, with some mottling due to contact with liquid, particularly at the extremities. These condition flaws noted, the interior of the book (including all of the exquisitely colored plates) is remarkably clean, bright, and tight with only the front inside cover and endpaper having browned somewhat. It has been priced accordingly. 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. Inventory Number: 000933 $ 110.00 order/inquire       (SOKOLSKY, MELVIN). Harrison, Martin. MELVIN SOKOLSKY: SEEING FASHION - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Photographer. Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 192pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and color. Designed by Elsa Kendall. "Seeing Fashion" is the first collection in book form of the sixties editorial work of noted fashion photographer Melvin Sokolsky. It includes an insightful essay by Martin Harrison, and beautifully reproduces over one hundred and fifty full page images of the likes of Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, Ali McGraw, Suzy Parker, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, Mia Farrow, Natalie Wood, and many, many more. A most handsome copy BOLDLY SIGNED by Melvin Sokolsky in pencil on the front free endpaper. 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. 1-892041-36-7 Inventory Number: 020787 $ 250.00 order/inquire       (SOKOLSKY, MELVIN). Sokolsky, Melvin & Raphaelle Stopin. Afterword by Ali McGraw. MELVIN SOKOLSKY: PARIS 1963 / PARIS 1965 - "BUBBLE" EDITION LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED COPIES IN A LUCITE SLIPCASE WITH A SIGNED AND NUMBERED SILVER-GELATIN PRINT. Signed and Numbered with a Print. Beverly Hills, CA: Leafcar Editions, 2011. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in a Lucite Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 80 + 80pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and color. Designed by Melvin Sokolsky. This beautiful volume is the definitive collection of all seventy-four printed images from of Melvin Sokolsky's wildly innovative "Bubble" and "Fly" series shot in Paris for "Harper's Bazaar" in the sixties. It includes for the first time more than a dozen previously unreleased and alternate visions of his iconic series, behind the scenes documentary photos, outtakes, and an intimate insight into the legendary fashion photographer's process and inspiration. Limited to one hundred copies only featuring a unique back-to-back "zig-zag" binding, the "Fly" Edition is housed in an etched grey Lucite slipcase designed by Sokolsky himself. A pristine, unused copy BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED by the photographer in pencil on the front colophon with the 12 1/2 x 11" SIGNED AND NUMBERED silver gelatin print of "Bouquet Seine" in the publisher's printed shipping carton, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-9822266-8-3 Inventory Number: 020720 $ 1500.00 order/inquire       (SOKOLSKY, MELVIN). Sokolsky, Melvin & Raphaelle Stopin. Afterword by Ali McGraw. MELVIN SOKOLSKY: PARIS 1963 / PARIS 1965 - "FLY" EDITION LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED COPIES IN A LUCITE SLIPCASE WITH A SIGNED AND NUMBERED SILVER-GELATIN PRINT. Signed and Numbered with a Print. Beverly Hills, CA: Leafcar Editions, 2011. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in a Lucite Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 80 + 80pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and color. Designed by Melvin Sokolsky. This beautiful volume is the definitive collection of all seventy-four printed images from of Melvin Sokolsky's wildly innovative "Bubble" and "Fly" series shot in Paris for "Harper's Bazaar" in the sixties. It includes for the first time more than a dozen previously unreleased and alternate visions of his iconic series, behind the scenes documentary photos, outtakes, and an intimate insight into the legendary fashion photographer's process and inspiration. Limited to one hundred copies only featuring a unique back-to-back "zig-zag" binding, the "Fly" Edition is housed in an etched grey Lucite slipcase designed by Sokolsky himself. A pristine, unused copy BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED by the photographer in pencil on the front colophon with the 12 1/2 x 11" SIGNED AND NUMBERED silver gelatin print of "Dior Wings" in the publisher's printed shipping carton, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-9822266-9-1 Inventory Number: 020721 $ 1500.00 order/inquire       (SOKOLSKY, MELVIN). Sokolsky, Melvin & Raphaelle Stopin. Afterword by Ali McGraw. MELVIN SOKOLSKY: PARIS 1963 / PARIS 1965 - SIGNED LIMITED "SIGNATURE" EDITION IN A LUCITE SLIPCASE. Signed and Numbered by the Photographer. Beverly Hills, CA: Leafcar Editions, 2011. First Edition 1/800. 4to. Cloth in Plexiglas Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 80 + 80pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and color. Designed by Melvin Sokolsky. This beautiful volume is the definitive collection of all seventy-four printed images from of Melvin Sokolsky's wildly innovative "Bubble" and "Fly" series shot in Paris for "Harper's Bazaar" in the sixties. It includes for the first time more than a dozen previously unreleased and alternate visions of his iconic series, behind the scenes documentary photos, outtakes, and an intimate insight into the legendary fashion photographer's process and inspiration. Limited to eight hundred copies only featuring a unique back-to-back "zig-zag" binding, the "Signature Edition" is housed in an etched grey Lucite slipcase designed by Sokolsky himself. A pristine, unused copy BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED by the photographer in pencil on the front colophon in the publisher's printed shipping carton, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-9822266-7-5 Inventory Number: 020719 $ 125.00 order/inquire       (STERN, BERT). Stern, Bert. THE NIBROC PORTFOLIO OF FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS: NO. 1 - BERT STERN. Buffalo, NY. ND.: Brown Company, First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine. np (8pp), 4 b&w and 5 color illustrations. This is an item that was published hors commerce (circa the mid-sixties) as a promotional item for the NIBROC line of Brown Company papers. There are nine photographs reproduced; two still-lifes, pictures of Marcel Marceau and Vladimir Nabakov, four fashion images from "Vogue" and "McCall's", and a portrait of the photographer by Irving Penn. A most handsome copy of this charming rarity perfect for the Bert Stern completeist. Inventory Number: 007332 $ 40.00 order/inquire       (SUI, ANNA). Kawachi, Taka. ANNA SUI. Tokyo: Masakazu Takei / Little More, 1997. First Edition. Square 8vo. Wrappers in Illustrated Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine./Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and Japanese. Manna from heaven for your inner Japanese teenage girl! This vibrant confection has everything -- cartoons, posters, kooky design. Short on biographical details and long on cute, this colorful scrapbook illustrates the world of Anna Sui. But who needs an academic analysis of her collections when you can read about Anna Sui's "Favorite Things", like her favorite nail polish - Zulu, dark green, by Nars, or her favorite current band - The Smashing Pumpkins. And there are the celebrity endorsements from the perennially Cool (supermodels Kate, Linda, Naomi & Amber, Marc Jacobs, Anita Pallenberg, Kim Gordon and Sofia "Anna is the Coolest" Coppola). How could you not want this? A handsome copy with an invitation to "The World of Anna Sui" (a month-long 1997 Tokyo gallery event) laid in, in the publisher's printed obi, as issued. 4-947648-49-X Inventory Number: 012050 $ 85.00 order/inquire       (SUTNAR, LADISLAV). Sutnar, Ladislav. LADISLAV SUTNAR: PACKAGE DESIGN - THE FORCE OF VISUAL SELLING. New York: Arts Inc., 1953. First Edition. Oblong 4to. 1/4 Buckram Over Boards. Design Monograph. Good./No Jacket. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Ladislav Sutnar. This is noted graphic designer Ladislav Sutnar's stylish survey on what was at the time a rather unexplored subject - modernist design in post-war product packaging. Filled with examples from the world of fashion as well as the supermarket and hardware store, it contains work by such design icons such as Saul Bass, Lester Beall, Alexey Brodovitch, Donald Deskey, Alexander Liberman, Raymond Loewy, Paul Rand, the author himself, and many, many more. A most presentable copy of the silver buckram over orange and cream colored gridded boards variant binding lacking its dust jacket and showing some overall wear and abrading to the extremities along with some light soiling. It has been priced accordingly. 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. LC 53-11450 Inventory Number: 019920 $ 175.00 order/inquire       (SUTNAR, LADISLAV). Sutnar, Ladislav. LADISLAV SUTNAR: PACKAGE DESIGN - THE FORCE OF VISUAL SELLING. New York: Arts Inc., 1953. First Edition. Oblong 4to. 1/4 Buckram Over Boards. Design Monograph. Very Good -/No Jacket. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Ladislav Sutnar. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is noted graphic designer Ladislav Sutnar's stylish survey on what was at the time a rather unexplored subject - modernist design in post-war product packaging. Filled with examples from the world of fashion as well as the supermarket and hardware store, it contains work by such design icons such as Saul Bass, Lester Beall, Alexey Brodovitch, Donald Deskey, Alexander Liberman, Raymond Loewy, Paul Rand, the author himself, and many, many more. A handsome copy of the silver buckram over orange boards variant binding lacking its dust jacket and showing a tiny dent to the tips at the lower foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 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. LC 53-11450 Inventory Number: 019919 $ 250.00 order/inquire       (TEMPLETON, DEANNA) (WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce, Nan Bush, Nathaniel Kilcer & Matthew Richards, Editors. BRUCE WEBER: ALL - AMERICAN XI: JUST LIFE. New York: Little Bear Press, 2011. First Edition 1/5000. 4to. 1/4 Linen Over Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. np (200pp), profusely illustrated in duotone and color. Art Director - Nathaniel Kilcer. ""Just Life", the eleventh installment of Bruce Weber's signature annual journal "All-American" examines individuals whose actions or works reflect a deeply personal pursuit of meaning in an increasingly volatile world. Bruce Weber's own photographs factor prominently in a long-form profile of two American Marines wounded during tours of duty in Afghanistan, as well as chapters on the Oakland Raiders' legendary center Jim Otto, and the documentary filmmaking team of Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker. The sunny lyricism of "The Carpenters: Two Kids from Downey" and "A Cavalcade of Stars", Bruce's light-hearted ode to matinee idols of the 1960s stand in contrast to a portfolio of the political art of Sister Corita Kent and the heady prose of James Salter's tribute to Irwin Shaw. Stories praising the legacy of Sargent Shriver and the work of a Harlem based homeless advocacy group (with photographs commissioned from our favorite Deanna Templeton) round out this year's line-up". As with all of the "All-American"s, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing of this title. A pristine copy in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-9787124-0-4 Inventory Number: 020776 $ 160.00 order/inquire       (TESTINO, MARIO). Testino, Mario. MARIO TESTINO: ANY OBJECTIONS?. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1998. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 146pp, 49 color and 82 duotone illustrations + 5 fold-out plates. This is acclaimed fashion photographer Mario Testino's first book - a vivid and lively survey that reflects all of the fun, glamour, and sensuality of his editorial work. A pristine copy of the uncommon hardbound edition. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-7148-3816-0 Inventory Number: 020670 $ 90.00 order/inquire     [1/3]

 

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