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(BALDESSARI, JOHN). Bois, Yve-Alain, Christopher Knight & John Baldessari. Pardo, Patrick & Robert Dean, Editors. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012. First Edition. 4to. Printed Boards in Slipcase. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 462pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Simon Johnston Design. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography, and filmography. Covering the years 1956 through 1974, this is the lavishly produced first volume of the catalogue raisonné of the works of noted Los Angeles-based conceptual practitioner John Baldessari. Impeccably designed and copiously illustrated, it features an essay by Yve-Alain Bois, a transcribed interview with the artist by Christopher Knight, and copious documentation of all aspects of Baldessari's influential and prolific career. A brand new, most handsome example in the publisher's printed slipcase additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "BALDESSARI" in black ink on the half title page. 0-300-17448-9 Inventory Number: 024968