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(WEINER, LAWRENCE). Weiner, Lawrence. New York: The Louis Kellner Foundation and Seth Siegelaub, 1968. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (64pp), no illustrations. Designed by Lawrence Weiner. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published by Seth Siegelaub in an edition of one thousand copies in 1968, "Statements" is Lawrence Weiner's very first artist book. It contains twelve "general" and twelve "specific" of the pioneering Conceptual practitioner's text-based statement pieces. A most handsome example (entry number one of the artist's books in Dieter Schwarz' "Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonné") of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing the slightest bit of wear, soiling, and abrading to the extremities of its grey wrappers. Inventory Number: 027237

(MARTINEZ, EDDIE). Simonini, Ross, Glenn O'Brien, Monica Ramirez-Montagut & Eddie Martinez. Brooklyn, NY: PictureBox Inc., 2013. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 256pp, profusely illustrated in color. Brooklyn-based artist Eddie Martinez has received much critical acclaim for his cartoonish, energetic, and expressive paintings. Both abstract and figurative, these works often employ a loosely fixed cast of forms such as flowers, tabletops, shoes, bent yellow columns, and white horizons. Martinez works in series, reprising these forms over several - usually large-scale - canvases. This book is the first substantial monograph on the artist, documenting the last six years of Martinez's output, reproducing two hundred works in color grouped thematically, by animals, flowers, tabletops, still lifes and portraits. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap 0-9845892-4-4 Inventory Number: 027236

Dunn, Katherine & Sean Tejaratchi. Portland, OR: Feral House, 1996. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 167pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Sean Tejaratchi. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The purpose of this collection of homicide pictures is to show the work of the peace officer and his problems. It will give you an idea of what they have to contend with while performing their duties in protecting lives and property. After viewing this work it will undoubtedly bring about a better understanding between the law enforcement officer and the public which he serves. It is also incumbent upon you, as a citizen and taxpayer, in the community in which you reside, to extend to your law enforcement agency your fullest cooperation assisting in its solving the problems that come before it. As you will see, most of theses crimes are solved and the guilty prosecuted which proves that CRIME DOES NOT PAY. Please handle this book with respect". A most handsome example of the deluxe hardbound facsimile edition of Los Angeles Homicide detective Jack Huddleston's pre-war photographic scrapbook limited to one hundred copies only with a 7 ½ x 9 ½" black and white photograph of the severed body of Elizabeth Short - aka "The Black Dahlia" - lying in situ additionally SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Katherine Dunn laid in, as issued. 0-922915-29-6 Inventory Number: 027233

(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Singerman, Howard & Allen Ruppersberg. Julia Brown, Editor. Los Angeles & Santa Barbara, CA: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles & Black Sparrow Press, 1985. First Edition #190/250 Deluxe. 4to. Illustrated Boards in Jacket. Artist's Book. Fine/Near Fine. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Barbara Martin. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1984 Allen Ruppersberg retrospective that traveled from Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art to New York's New Museum. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies only, this deluxe edition is hand bound in decorative boards by Earl Gray and features an artwork/multiple by the wry conceptual artist entitled "Love Me Tender" (which incorporates a primitive electronic "music box" that plays a highly syrupy version of the Elvis Presley classic when opened) bound in. A bright, most handsome example of the first - and only - hardbound edition limited to two hundred and fifty hand-numbered (#190/250) copies whose easily replaced, tiny watch-type battery has run dead after thirty-five years still in the publisher's unprinted white paper jacket, as issued. 0-914357-07-7 Inventory Number: 027220

(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Singerman, Howard & Allen Ruppersberg. Julia Brown, Editor. Los Angeles & Santa Barbara, CA: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles & Black Sparrow Press, 1985. First Edition #218/250 Deluxe. 4to. Illustrated Boards in Jacket. Artist's Book. Fine/Near Fine. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Barbara Martin. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1984 Allen Ruppersberg retrospective that traveled from Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art to New York's New Museum. This deluxe edition is hand bound in decorative boards by Earl Gray and features an artwork/multiple by the wry conceptual artist entitled "Love Me Tender" (which incorporates a primitive electronic "music box" that plays a highly syrupy version of the Elvis Presley classic when opened) bound in. A bright, most handsome example of the first - and only - hardbound edition limited to two hundred and fifty hand-numbered (#218/250) copies whose easily replaced, tiny watch-type battery has run dead after thirty-five years additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Al Ruppersberg" in black ink on the title page still in the publisher's unprinted white paper jacket, as issued. 0-914357-07-7 Inventory Number: 027219

(FLAVIN, DAN). Poetter, Jochen & Dan Flavin. Baden-Baden & Stuttgart, GERMANY: Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden & Edition Cantz, 1973. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 168pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in German and English. With an exhibition checklist. This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a comprehensive German Museum retrospective of work by the pioneering late minimalist sculptor Dan Flavin. It contains detailed entries and illustrations for each of the seventy-five pieces exhibited accompanied by texts from curator Jochen Poetter, Madeleine Descamps, and Flavin himself. A brand new, most handsome example. 3-89322-156-5 Inventory Number: 027213

(WOODSIDE, CLINT). Woodside, Clint & Mike Slack. Los Angeles: Kill Your Idols, 2016. First Edition 1/500. 8vo. Cloth with Pastedown. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 62pp, 52 color illustrations. Designed by Clint Woodside. First issued in 2013 as a Deadbeat Club 'zine, Clint Woodside's "Undercover Cars" has been newly re-conceived and substantially enlarged as an elegant hardcover book. Containing fifty-two images of cars parked in plain sight, but covered from the elements, it is the culmination of a series of color photographs - shot on film and printed in the dark room - spanning five years, scores of autos, and thousands of miles from Los Angeles to Bangkok. In his insightful essay, photographer and The Ice Plant publisher Mike Slack observes: "What strikes me now, looking at this fresh new edit, is not the boring ubiquity of the subject matter - the deadpan Christo-like charm of all these tarps attached to all these automobiles - but the man-made environments Woodside is showing us in the photographs, and the sense of walking-and-looking that the series implies. Never mind the covered cars; look at what surrounds them" . A brand new, pristine example of this lovely publication limited to five hundred unnumbered copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Clint Woodside" in black ink on the title page. 1-58423-637-X Inventory Number: 027210

Dupree, Nancy Hatch. Markus Hakansson, Editor. Stockholm, SWEDEN. 2008 (2011): Swedish Committee for Afghanistan. Second Edition. Large Square 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. "Afghanistan Over a Cup of Tea" is a collection of essays written between 1995 and 2007 by the estimable Nancy Hatch Dupree. It offers the unique views of the woman dubbed "Afghanistan's Grandmother" on a wide range of topics including the Taliban movement, Afghan culture, sport, the status of women, the need for improved health care and education, and the current challenges to progress in her adopted homeland. According to editor Markus Hakansson, Dupree is perhaps the world's foremost living expert on the region. She embodies the Afghan memories of the many and difficult war years, and has worked for decades to improve the quality of life for the peoples of this deeply damaged but life-affirming country. Illustrated with scores of photographs, it contains a rare account of Ms. Dupree's own fascinating life, and is a must-read for anyone interested in Afghanistan and its renowned and cherished benefactor. A brand new, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon 2011 second edition - only eight copies of both editions are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - updated with a further twelve commentaries additionally SIGNED "Nancy Hatch Dupree" in ink on the title page. 91-86936-25-5 Inventory Number: 027204

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON). Matta-Clark, Gordon. Antwerp, BELGIUM: Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, 1977. First Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Very Good.. One 35 x 24 ½" heavy paper sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Gordon Matta-Clark. This is the striking poster cum artist's multiple published in conjunction with Gordon Matta-Clark's 1977 project in Antwerp sponsored by the Internationaal Cultureel Centrum. Invited to create a work in honor of the four hundredth anniversary of the Antwerp Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens, the noted artist elaborated upon his "Splitting" piece by performing an intervention that became known as "Office Baroque" on a vacant building on the Ernest Van Dijckkaai provided by the I.C.C. The poster reproduces Matta-Clark's photomontage proposal for the work. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose provenance derives from Holly Solomon - Matta-Clark's primary dealer during his lifetime who along with her husband Horace purchased the Humphrey Street residence for the artist's use - showing some minor handling creases and small nicks along the edges. Inventory Number: 027182

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON). Matta-Clark, Gordon. Antwerp, BELGIUM: Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, 1977. First Edition #118/250 Deluxe. Double Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Very Good.. One 35 x 24 ½" heavy paper sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Gordon Matta-Clark. This is the striking poster cum artist's multiple published in conjunction with Gordon Matta-Clark's 1977 project in Antwerp sponsored by the Internationaal Cultureel Centrum. Invited to create a work in honor of the four hundredth anniversary of the Antwerp Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens, the noted artist elaborated upon his "Splitting" piece by performing an intervention that became known as "Office Baroque" on a vacant building on the Ernest Van Dijckkaai provided by the I.C.C. The poster reproduces Matta-Clark's photomontage proposal for the work. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose provenance derives from Holly Solomon - Matta-Clark's primary dealer during his lifetime who along with her husband Horace purchased the Humphrey Street residence for the artist's use - from the edition of two hundred and fifty copies BOLDLY SIGNED "Gordon Matta Clark" AND NUMBERED (118/250) in black ink on the recto showing some minor handling creases and small nicks along the edges. Inventory Number: 027181

(WARHOL, ANDY). Prinz, Neil & Sally King-Nero, Editors. London & New York: Phaidon Press Limited, 2018. First Edition. Stout Oblong 4to. Boards in Printed Slipcase. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/No Jackets - As Issued. 822pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Julia Hasting. With appendices and a title index.. Sponsored by Thomas Ammann Fine Art and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., this the massive two volume, fifth installment of the catalogue raisonné of the paintings and sculpture of Andy Warhol. Included are fully detailed and illustrated entries for XXX hundred and XXX unique works created by the late Pop Art icon between 1976 and 1978. A brand new, most handsome example of the 2018 first edition in the publisher's printed slipcase of this invaluable document. 0-7148-7560-0 Inventory Number: 027180

(WARHOL, ANDY). Prinz, Neil & Sally King-Nero, Editors. London & New York: Phaidon Press Limited, 2014. First Edition. Stout Oblong 4to. Boards in Printed Slipcase. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 608pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Julia Hasting. With appendices and a title index.. Sponsored by Thomas Ammann Fine Art and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., this the massive fourth installment of the catalogue raisonné of the paintings and sculpture of Andy Warhol. Included are fully detailed and illustrated entries for six hundred and eight unique works created by the late Pop Art icon between 1974 and 1976. A brand new, most handsome example of the 2014 first edition in the publisher's printed slipcase of this invaluable document. 0-7148-6717-9 Inventory Number: 027179

(WARHOL, ANDY). Prinz, Neil & Sally King-Nero, Editors. London & New York: Phaidon Press Limited, 2010. First Edition. Stout Oblong 4to. Boards in Printed Slipcase. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 702pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Julia Hasting. With appendices and a title index.. Sponsored by Thomas Ammann Fine Art and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., this the massive third installment of the catalogue raisonné of the paintings and sculpture of Andy Warhol. Included are fully detailed and illustrated entries for all unique works created by the late Pop Art icon between 1970 and 1974. A brand new, most handsome example of the 2010 first edition in the publisher's printed slipcase of this invaluable document. 0-7148-5698-3 Inventory Number: 027178

(WARHOL, ANDY). Geldzahler, Henry. Bogota, COLOMBIA: Galeria Fernando Quintana, 1988. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (24pp), 13 color and 1 b&w illustration. Text in Spanish. With a chronology and exhibition checklist. This is the slender twenty-four page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1988 exhibition of thirteen "Reversal Series" silkscreen on canvas paintings executed by Andy Warhol between 1979 and 1986 held at Bogota's Galeria Fernando Quintana. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 027174

(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL). Buchhart, Dieter, Glenn O'Brien, Jean-Louis Prat & Susanne Reichling. Basel, SWITZERLAND & Ostfildern, GERMANY: Fondation Beyeler & Hatje Cantz, 2010. Later Printing. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. lii + 188pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology. Text in English. "The first African-American artist to attain art superstardom, Jean-Michel Basquiat created a huge oeuvre of drawings and in the space of just eight years. Through his street roots in graffiti, Basquiat helped to establish new possibilities for figurative and expressionistic painting, breaking the white male stranglehold of Conceptual and Minimal art, and foreshadowing, among other tendencies, Germany's Junge Wilde movement. It was not only Basquiat's art but also the details of his biography that made his name legendary - his early years as "Samo" (his graffiti artist moniker), his friendships with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Madonna, and his tragically early death from a heroin overdose. This superbly produced retrospective publication assesses Basquiat's luminous career with commentary by, among others, Glenn O'Brien, and one hundred and sixty color reproductions of the work." This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a massive 2011 Jean-Michel Basquiat retrospective exhibition held at Basel's Fondation Beyeler. A brand new, most handsome example of a later printing of the English language hardbound edition. 3-7757-2593-8 Inventory Number: 027161

(VIONNET, MADELEINE). Demornex, Jacqueline. Preface by Madeleine Chapsal. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1991. First American Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Fine/Fine. 305pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. This lavishly printed, massive hardbound volume is still the major monograph on the chic twenties and thirties haute-couture of influential French designer Madame Madeleine Vionnet. The majority of the fashions were newly photographed for this book by Patricia Canino, but also included are numerous vintage images by the likes of Cecil Beaton, Dorvyne, Horst, Edward Steichen, and more. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1991 Rizzoli International Publications first English language printing. 0-8478-1387-8 Inventory Number: 027157

(REID, JAMIE). Reid, Jamie, Jon Savage & Jon Wozencroft. London, UK: Gallery Hamiltons, 1986. First Printing. Elephant Folio. Printed Paper Sheet. Exhibiton Poster. Very Good -.. One 39 x 26" poster silkscreened in colors on the recto and printed monochrome offset on the verso, machine folded in eighths and subsequently flattened, profusely illustrated. This is the vibrant day-glow poster produced in conjunction with a 1986 exhibition of works by renowned graphic designer and provocateur Jamie Reid held at London's Gallery Hamiltons. Invoking the Sex Pistols on the face, the rear is a mass of familiar Reid images interspersed with brief texts selected by Jon Savage and Jon Wozencroft. A most presentable example of the uncommon 1986 first printing - not to be confused with Reid's quartet of similar-looking restrikes editioned in 1997 - showing some wear and handling along the folds, pinholes at the four corners, and some age-toning to the rear. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 027141

(KING, DAVID). Ades, Dawn, Richard Francis & David King. London & Oxford, UK. ND (1980).: Arts Council of Great Britain & Oxford Museum of Modern Art. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Fine.. np (16pp), 27 duotone illustrations. Designed by David King. This is the strikingly designed, oversized sixteen page brochure produced to accompany "Experimental Photography" - an exhibition of European Modernist photography sponsored by the Arts Council of Great Britain. A most handsome example of this gorgeous publication designed by the late, great David King that was the only printed documentation of the event. 0-7287-0241-X Inventory Number: 027138

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

(NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR). New York World's Fair Committee. New York: New York World's Fair Committee, 1938. First Edition. 4to. Printed Folded Cardstock. Competition Brochure. Near Fine.. One 12 x 18" sheet of cardstock printed in colors recto and verso, machine folded vertically in half to make 4pp, 2 illustrations. This is the striking 1938 brochure provided to educators and administrators  in the US, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to post to solicit the participation of "all students in Grade Schools, High Schools, Art Schools, Colleges and Universities" in a judged competition to create posters to promote the upcoming 1939 World's Fair. It features a striking silkscreened modernist illustration of the Statue of Liberty on the front cover, and a gatefold rendering of the Fair's proposed Trylon and Perisphere across which the competition's rules, prizes, and deadlines are printed. A remarkably bright, well-preserved example of this exceedingly uncommon item showing just a tiny split at the fold at the head of the spine along with a bit of age-toning to the rear panel perfect for the New York World's Fair completeist. Inventory Number: 027130

(CONGRESS ON RACIAL EQUALITY). Rich, Marvin. New York: Congress on Racial Equality, 1965. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. 4to. Brad-Bound Stiff Wrappers. Exhibition Checklist. Very Good.. np (16pp), no illustrations. This is the checklist cum catalogue for the 1965 exhibition and sale of works by nearly two hundred and fifty artists held at New York's Graham Gallery to benefit the Scholarship, Education, and Defense Fund of the noted Civil Rights organization, the Congress on Racial Equality. The primary committee chairs for the fifth installment of this annual event were Jack Tworkov, Lloyd Goodrich, Mrs. August Heckscher, and Mrs. Arthur Logan. Robert Rauschenberg is thanked for having created a color silkscreen print for the event, and virtually everyone who was every anyone of a liberal philanthropic bent in Manhattan is listed here as an organizer or patron. It begins with a explanatory text by executive director Marvin Rich followed by an eleven page unpriced checklist detailing the participating artists with a description of each work, and an eye-opening roster of supporters. Artists of color who contributed include Charles Alston, Romare Bearden, Felrath Hines, Jacob Lawrence, Joe Overstreet, Raymond Saunders, Thomas Sills, Bob Thompson, Jack(y) Whitten, and Walter Williams. The established artists include Milton Avery, Alexander Calder, Edwin Dickinson, Richard Diebenkorn, Helen Frankenthaler, Michael Goldberg, Philip Guston, Grace Hartigan, Hans Hofmann, Joan Mitchell, Alice Neel, Louise Nevelson, Isamu Noguchi, Fairfield Porter, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Ben Shahn, David Smith, and Moses and Raphael Soyer, while the up and comers feature Arman, John Chamberlain, Jim Dine, Mark di Suvero, Leon Golub, Ron Gorchov, Red Grooms, Robert Indiana, Alex Katz, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Mangold, Marisol, Claes Oldenburg, Rauschenberg, George Rickey, Larry Rivers, James Rosenquist, George Segal, Frank Stella, Tom Wesselmann, and Andy Warhol, who provided a 16 ½ x 20 "Blue Jackie" on canvas. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon - not a single copy is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - item in brad-bound stiff printed wrappers documenting the fascinating intersection of the mid-sixties Civil Rights movement and the New York Art world with an invitation on letterhead to the May 4th 1965 "Broadway at the Gallery" showing laid in. Inventory Number: 027129

(HOLZER, JENNY). Holzer, Jenny & Marianne Weems. New York: Art Matters, 1995. First Edition. Small Oblong 8vo. Printed Paper in an Envelope. Artist's Multiple. As New.. One 3 ½ x 8 ½" mucilage-backed paper sheet printed offset recto only, perforated to make ten individual stamps + two machine-folded 11 x 8 ½" offset sheets printed in duotone offset, recto and verso. This is the set of black on silver postage-style stamps reproducing ten phrases drawn from Jenny Holzer's "Truisms" series produced to be included in with 1995 fundraising letter to benefit the New York non-profit arts organization, Art Matters. The artist's thought-provoking phrases are RAISE BOYS AND GIRLS THE SAME WAY, DRAMA OFTEN OBSCURES THE REAL ISSUES, A MAN CAN'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A MOTHER, ACTION CAUSES MORE TROUBLE THAN THOUGHT, CHANGE IS VALUABLE WHEN THEY OPPRESSED BECOME TYRANTS, ANY SURPLUS IN IMMORAL, SLOPPY THINKING GETS WORSE OVER TIME, A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS ARE CRACKPOTS, BOREDOM MAKES YOU DO CRAZY THINGS, and WISHING THINGS AWAY IS NOT EFFECTIVE. A brand new, unopened example of this artist's multiple with all printed enclosures present in the Art Matters glassine envelope, as issued. Inventory Number: 027124

(STUDIO INTERNATIONAL). Townsend, Peter & Charles Harrison, Editors. London, UK: Studio International, 1971. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Art Periodical. Near Fine.. xviii + 54pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. This April 1971 installment of the venerable British arts periodical "Studio International" is notable not only for its forward thinking coverage of the nascent global Conceptual Art scene, but for presenting the first widespread published appearance of Seth Siegelaub and Robert Projansky's prescient "The Artist's Reserved Rights Transfer and Sale Agreement." Additionally featured are articles on or by Mel Bochner, Peter Wollen, John Elderfield and Raoul Hausmann on Berlin Dada, The Vienna Secession, John Walker, Daniel Buren, Maurice Tuchman on LACMA's "Art and Technology" exhibition, John Latham, and more. A bright, most handsome example of this important document showing just a bit of wear along the spine. ISSN 0039-4114 Inventory Number: 027122

(BUICK). Hufstader, W.F. "William" & C.A. Chayne. Flint, MI. ND (1945): General Motors. First Edition. 12mo. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Automotive Manual. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. 114pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and b&w + color cover. In a protective clear acetate jacket. Produced in-house by the General Motors Corporation for its Buick Motor Division salesmen, this is the very stylishly designed guidebook covering all of the nuances and specs for the automobile manufacturer's production vehicles for the 1946 model year. As the back cover states, "When Better Automobiles Are Built, Buick Will Build Them." A bright, most handsome example with a completely intact and unbroken spine of this uncommon item that was produced hors commerce, and never made commercially for sale. Inventory Number: 027119

(BUICK). Hufstader, W.F. "William" & C.A. Chayne. Flint, MI. ND (1941): General Motors. First Edition. 12mo. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Automotive Manual. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. 126pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and b&w + color cover. In a protective clear acetate jacket. Produced in-house by the General Motors Corporation for its Buick Motor Division salesmen, this is the very stylishly designed guidebook covering all of the nuances and specs for the automobile manufacturer's production vehicles for the 1942 model year. As the back cover states, "When Better Automobiles Are Built, Buick Will Build Them." A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item with a completely intact and unbroken spine and the paint color samples still bound in that was produced hors commerce, and never made commercially for sale. Inventory Number: 027118

(TAKAHASHI, SHOKEN). Takahashi, Shoken. Tokyo, JAPAN: Takeshobo, 1994. First Edition. Small Folio. Boards in Printed Dust Jacket. Erotic Photography Monograph. Very Good -/Good +. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in Japanese and English. The "IkeIke Girls" were a popular early -to-mid-nineties Japanese Pop Idol trio. "Sumilon" is a lavish Shashinsu Glamour photobook by the noted erotic photographer Shoken Takahashi featuring the group posing nude at an exotic beach resort. Published in 1994 it contains both playful and pensive full frontal pictures of the group's final lineup - Kyoko Maki, Yuko Miyabi, and Hitomi Akiyama - alone and together. None of the copious below-the-waist photgraphy in this Japanese publication has been airbrushed, blacked-out, or pixilated. A brand new, most handsome example of the first edition of this uncommon (not a single copy is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat) item additionally BOLDLY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED "Ike 2 Girls" / "Kyoko" / "Hitomi" / "Yuko" in black marker on the front pastedown. 4-88475-291-0 Inventory Number: 027102

(GRAHAM, DAN) (HASEGAWA, ITSUKO) (POINT D'IRONIE). Obrist, Hans-Ulrich & Carrie Pitto, Editors. Paris: agnès b., 1998. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated Tabloid Wrappers. Artist's Periodical. Fine.. Two 17 x 24" sheets printed color and black and white offset recto and verso, neatly folded in half vertically to make 8pp, profusely illustrated. This eighth installment of "point d'ironie" - agnès b.'s Hans-Ulrich Obrist-edited tabloid format hybrid periodical - is a collaborative project between renowned American conceptual practitioner Dan Graham and the noted Japanese architect Itsuko Hasegawa published in conjunction with the exhibition "Cities on the Move". A most handsome example of this uncommon, fragile item that was issued hors commerce - never commercially for sale - showing only some minor handling marks to its lightweight paper stock. Inventory Number: 027094

(WHITNEY, STANLEY). Whitney, Stanley, Lauren Haynes, Robert Storr & Lowery Stoke Sims. Foreword by Thelma Golden. New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 2015. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Embossed Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (82pp), 29 color illustrations. Designed by OCD. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and chronology. This is the elegantly designed catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2015 Stanley Whitney exhibition of twenty-nine paintings on paper and linen executed between 2008 and 2015 entitled "Dance The Orange." Held at The Studio Museum in Harlem, it features full page color reproductions of each of the works shown, textual contributions by Lauren Haynes, Robert Storr, and Thelma Golden, and a transcribed interview between the artist and Lowery Stoke Sims. A brand new, most handsome example of this deceptively uncommon document still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-942949-42-0 Inventory Number: 027082

(HOCKNEY, DAVID). Hockney, David. London: Buzzy Enterprises and Lagoon Enterprises, 1974. First Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Cinema Poster. Near Fine.. One 40 x 30" sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. This is the striking poster published in conjunction with the British theatrical release of Jack Hazan's 1974 full-length documentary on artist David Hockney and his then-muse Peter Schlesinger entitled "A Bigger Splash." A bright, most handsome guaranteed vintage example of this uncommon item that was originally acquired from one of the film's production staff showing a few light handling creases. Inventory Number: 027081

(GETTY MUSEUM DEPARTMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY, THE J. PAUL). Naef, Weston J., Gordon Baldwin, Virginia Dodier, Thomas Weston Fels, Mikka Gee, Michael Hargraves, Eugenia Parry Janis, Judith Keller, Ben Lifson, Katherine Ware, Brett Abbott, Anne Lacoste, et al.. Malibu & Los Angeles, CA. 1986-2008.: The J. Paul Getty Museum. First Editions. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Exhibition Brochures. Very Good - or Better.. This is a collection of sixty-two of the informative brochures issued by the J. Paul Getty Museum between 1986 and 2008 to accompany exhibitions curated by its Department of Photographs. These are beautifully printed keepsakes - typically duotone on coated, heavy stock - that were never made commercially available for sale, with most representing the only published documentation for each show. The format of this series is for the most part one cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in fourths as issued to make 8 pages - typically with five illustrations. The monographic publications are on Eugene Atget (2 different), Brassai, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Julia Margaret Cameron (3 different), Edgar Degas, William Eggleston, P.H. Emerson, Walker Evans (2 different), Roger Fenton, Lady Clementina Hawarden, Hill and Adamson, Graciela Iturbide, Andre Kertesz, Dorothea Lange, Gustave Le Gray, Man Ray, Lisette Model, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Eliot Porter, Alexander Rodchenko, August Sander (2 different), Frederick Sommer, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Edmund Teske (2 different), Carleton Watkins (2 different), Weegee, and Edward Weston (2 different). The survey exhibitions are "After the Manner of Women: Photographs by Kasebier, Cunningham, and Ullman", "Antiquity and Photography: Early Views of Ancient Mediterranean Sites", The Art of The Daguerreotype", "Capturing Time: A Celebration of Photography:, "Experimental Photography: Discovery & Invention", "Experimental Photography: The First Golden Age 1851-1889", "Experimental Photography: The Machine Age", "Experimental Photography: The New Subjectivity", "Experimental Photography: The Painter-Photographer", "The Eye of Sam Wagstaff", "The Flowering of Early French Photography", "Grave Testimony: Photographs of the Civil War", "...Images that yet / Fresh images beget... Photographing Art", "Little Pictures", "Nadar + Warhol: Paris + New York", "Neither Speech Nor Language: Photography and the Written Word", "Palette of Light: Handcrafted Photographs, 1898-1914", "Photographers of Genius at the Getty", "Procession to the Fallen Gods: Photography in Nineteenth Century Egypt", "Public Spaces / Private Spaces", "Rare States and Unusual Subjects: Photographs by Paul Strand, Andre Kertesz, and Man Ray", "Strange Days: Photographs From The Sixties by Winogrand, Eggleston, and Arbus:", "Walls of Algiers", "Where We Live: Photographs of America from the Berman Collection", and "Women on the Edge: Twenty Photographers in Europe, 1919-1939". A most handsome set of these ephemeral items - all in at least Very Good minus condition, with most being Near Fine or Fine. Inventory Number: 027076

Cardinal, Roger. London: Studio Vista, 1972. First Edition. 8vo. Gilt Stamped Cloth. Art History Monograph. Very Good/No Jacket. 192pp, profusely illustrated  in b&w + color cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is Roger Cardinal's groundbreaking 1972 survey of art produced over the preceding Century by the mentally ill and outliers of various stripes. He gave the name for their creations "Outsider Art" - the term that is now commonplace for this genre fifty years later. A number of the artists celebrated here received their first scholarly recognition in these pages. These include Aloise (Corbaz), Karl Brendel (Genzel), Gaston Chaissac, Ferdinand Cheval, Joseph Crepin, Jules Dou, Madge Gill, August Klotz, Johann (Knupfer) Knopf, Augustin Lesage, Peter Moog, Heinrich Anton Muller, August Neter (Natterer),Simon Rodia, Clarence Schmidt, Friedrich Schroder-Sonnenstern, Scottie Wilson (Louis Freeman), and Adolf Wolfli. An internally bright, handsome example of the uncommon 1972 first Studio Vista hardbound edition of this landmark survey lacking its dust jacket showing some mild foxing along the top edge of the textblock along with a bit of wear and rubbing to the cloth of the rear cover. It has been priced accordingly. 0-289-70168-6 Inventory Number: 027069

(WOOD, JONAS). Mark Grotjahn, Helen Molesworth, Ian Alteveer & Jonas Wood. London & New York: Phaidon Press Limited, 2019. First Edition Thus. 4to. Wrappers in Pictorial Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New./As New.. 160pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Melanie Mues. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography and public collections listing. One of the most recent installments of Phaidon's nicely appointed Contemporary Artists monographs, this is devoted to the work of the noted Los Angeles-based artist Jonas Wood. It features texts by Helen Molesworth and Ian Alteveer  along with a lengthy transcribed interview between Jonas Wood and fellow artist Mark Grotjahn. A brand new, most handsome example of the already unavailable first printing of what is the most comprehensive Wood publication additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Jonas Wood" in black marker on the blank front leaf. 1-83866-063-1 Inventory Number: 027061

(WARHOL, ANDY). Warhol, Andy. London: Cassell London / A Michael Dempsey Book, 1975. First British Edition. 8vo. Cloth Over Boards in Jacket. Artist Autobiography. Fine/Near Fine. 242pp, no illustrations. Dust jacket design by Julian Rothenstein with a photograph by David Bailey. "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (A-B & Back Again)" is the charming 1975 confessional autobiography cum successful artist's instruction manual penned by Andy Warhol with the assistance of Pat Hackett, Brigid Polk and Bob Colacello. It combines the Pop Art titan's ephemeral musings and concrete business suggestions intertwined with hilarious transcribed excerpts from his ever-present daily telephone calls. A most handsome example of the stated 1975 British first edition of this inspirational and aspirational tome additionally bearing a BOLDLY DRAWN CAMPBELL'S SPLIT PEA SOUP CAN DRAWING WITH A SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "To Judy / Andy Warhol / London 1975" in the year of publication in black marker across the entire half title page. 0-86018-109-X Inventory Number: 027046

(RAUSCHENBERG, ROBERT). Alloway, Lawrence. Foreword by Joshua C. Taylor. Washington, D.C.: National Collection of Fine Arts & Smithsonian Institution, 1976. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 218pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With an exhibition checklist. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with the 1976 Robert Rauschenberg retrospective held in honor of America's Bicentennial at the National Collection of Fine Arts that subsequently traveled to the Museum of Modern Art, New York, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, and The Art Institute of Chicago. An internally bright, most handsome example of the paperbound first printing of this important document additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "BOB RAUSCHENBERG" in blue ink across the title page showing some typical light sunning to the spine. LC 76-58522 Inventory Number: 027041

(COLEMAN, ORNETTE). Coleman, Ornette. Pasadena, CA: Poo-Bah Records, 1982. First Edition. Large 4to. Printed Sheet. Concert Poster. Fine.. One 13 x 9 ½" sheet printed in black and white, recto only. This is the poster for two February 22nd, 1982 Ornette Coleman with Prime Time performances presented by the venerable Pasadena record store Poo-Bah at Los Angeles' Westwood Playhouse. Sharing the bill was Leroy Jenkins on solo violin. A most handsome, guaranteed vintage example of this uncommon ephemeral item. Inventory Number: 027034

(ADLER, TOM). Adler, Tom. Santa Barbara, CA & New York: T. Adler & Danziger Projects, 2002. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 4to. Printed Poster. Exhibition Announcement. Fine.. One 10 x 15" white cardstock sheet printed offset and letterpress recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed and printed by noted Santa Barbara graphic designer and publisher Tom Adler, this is the small poster issued to publicize his 2002 exhibition at Danziger Projects in New York that featured a then-new selection of Adler's own works comprising photographs he had worked with in his career in fashion and surf editorial edited and reproduced as paired images hung on the gallery walls. The amalgam of anonymous and vernacular seaside studies abutting the likes of Don James and Tom Blake's historical views from the shore produced a joyous and sophisticated body of work, which has yet to be reproduced in book form. A brand new, bright white example of this uncommon, elegant object limited to five hundred copies individually NUMBERED by rubber stamp that has been additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Tom Adler" for us in black ink across the lower right margin. These were produced hors commerce - never commercially for sale - and sadly only a handful were ever distributed. Inventory Number: 027026

(CHRISTO). Javacheff, Christo, Jeanne-Claude & Jonathan Henery. Photographs by Wolfgang Volz. Koln, GERMANY & New York: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2005. First Edition #4377/5000 Deluxe. Stout 4to. Cloth in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 968pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Christo and Jeanne Claude. "February 2005 marked the ephemeral installation of a monumental work of art by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in New York City's Central Park. First conceived in 1979 and rejected by New York City government in 1981, the project was approved by Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration in 2003. The work of art consisted of 7503 16-foot-high vinyl gates with saffron-colored fabric panels on twenty-three miles of the Park's walkways. Seen from the buildings surrounding the Park, The Gates looked like a saffron flowing river, while those walking through them experienced the ambiance of a fluid golden ceiling. Financed entirely by Christo and Jeanne-Claude through their C.V.J. Corporation, The Gates were assembled and installed by thousands of paid workers. Completed on February 12, 2005, The Gates remained in place for sixteen days, after which they were removed and the materials recycled. The work of art was free for all visitors, who continued to use Central Park during the whole process. This historic event provided a memorable and joyous experience for New Yorkers and visitors. This special collector's volume documents the entire project from conception to realization. Designed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, with texts by Jonathan Henery and photographs by exclusive photographer Wolfgang Volz, this limited-edition volume is the ultimate book object for fans and collectors who want a lasting and unique souvenir of this remarkable work of art." A brand new, most handsome example of the Taschen "Collector's Edition" NUMBERED (4377) AND SIGNED by Volz, Christo, and Jeanne-Claude in pencil on the front colophon with a tipped-in swatch of the saffron-colored Gates fabric bound in housed in the publisher's pictorial slipcase, as issued, still in the publisher's printed cardboard shipping carton. 3-8228-3562-5 Inventory Number: 027024

Stanley & Patterson. Adrian, MI. 1936 (1938).: Stanley & Patterson Division of Schwarze Electric Co.. Edition Not Stated - Later Printing. 4to. Brad-Bound Stiff Wrappers. Trade Catalogue. Very Good.. np (118pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is a 1936 salesman's trade catalogue issued by the Stanley & Patterson Division of the Schwarze Electric Co. of Adrian, Michigan. Bound in stiff wrappers and clasped with brass brads, it contains copiously illustrated entries showcasing the company's lines of electronic bells, buzzers, chimes, gongs, sirens, howlers, annunciators, alarm systems, relays, telephones, paging systems, loudspeakers, electric clocks, and the like. An internally bright, most handsome example bearing "Reprint June 1938" on the front cover and containing rubber ownership stamps from Stanley & Patterson's New England agent H.W. MacLeod & Co., The South Boston's Gorham Fire Equipment Co., and Academy Award winning Art Director Dean Tavoularis at the front showing some light wear, soiling, sunning, and creasing to its red printed covers. Inventory Number: 027005

Home, Harriette Wilder. NP (Chesapeake, VA?): Harriette Wilder Home, 1908. First Edition. Oblong 12mo. Loose Photograph. Silver Gelatin Photograph. Fine.. One individual 3 ¼ x 5 ½" gelatin silver photograph. This is an original photograph by Harriette Wilder Home taken during a five day cruise on the passenger ship SS Powhatan along the Virginia Coast in mid-July, 1908. It depicts four African-American laborers - one in overalls, one in a chef's smock, and two in slacks and long sleeved shirts - posing on deck in front of the ship's nameplate for the photographer. "The Powhatan was originally was launched as the SS Yorktown February 10th, 1894, by Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works for the Old Dominion Steamship Company. The Navy purchased the Yorktown on April 21st, 1898, to be commissioned as the second USS Resolute, an auxiliary cruiser and transport that saw naval service during the Spanish-American War in 1898-1899. The Department of War acquired the ship on January 22nd, 1900, for service as the Army Transport (USAT) Rawlings. The Rawlings was then decommissioned and sold to the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company of Baltimore, Maryland on July 27, 1901, and renamed Powhatan." A most handsome example of this unique vernacular photograph showing just a bit of silvering along the left margin. Inventory Number: 026998

(SAINT PHALLE, NIKI DE). Saint Phalle, Niki de. London: Gimpel Fils, 1972. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Oblong 8vo. Twine-Tied Printed Boards. Artist's Book. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. np (56pp), 22 color illustrations. Designed by Sergio Tosi. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Devouring Mothers" is Niki de Saint Phalle's beautifully illustrated artist's book cum cautionary children's primer on the darker side of family dynamics. It's production overseen in Milan by the redoubtable Piero Tosi, it reproduces twenty-two of the artist's vibrant, phantasmal drawings as colorful screenprints. An internally bright, most handsome example of the uncommon - only seven copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - 1972 Gimpel Fils first edition whose highly acidic boards show some age-toning and spotting, and emit a faint sulfurous odor. Inventory Number: 026997