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(BURDEN, CHRIS). Burden, Chris. Los Angeles: Chris Burden, 1974. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Good +.. 96pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Chris Burden. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the first of two early catalogues raisonné cum artist books privately published by Chris Burden detailing his own conceptually based performance work. It presents copious photographic documentation accompanied by the artist's own notes for each of twenty-three projects executed between 1971 and 1973. A most presentable example of this uncommon item showing noticeable overall wear, scuffing, and handling to its covers along with some mild soiling to the edges of the textblock. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 021312

(BURDEN, CHRIS). Burden, Chris & Alexis Smith. Los Angeles: CHOKE Publications, 1977. First Edition. Oblong 12mo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. 24pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the charming little self-published document of Chris Burden's 1975 project to design and construct a one passenger automobile capable of traveling over one hundred miles per hour while achieving one hundred miles per gallon fuel efficiency. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 021129

(BURROUGHS, WILLIAM S.). Burroughs, William S.. New York: Lococo Mulder, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Linen Boards with Pastedown. Artist's Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (16pp), 7 color and 1 b&w illustration + front cover. This elegant William S. Burroughs artist book cum object contains seven color screenprint reproductions (one for each sin) of "shotgun paintings" interleaved with brief texts by the noted Beat literary figure turned artist. Its frontispiece is a Robert Mapplethorpe image of Burroughs wielding a shotgun, and features a unique sheet of red pellet-riddled balsa wood veneer affixed to the black linen-covered front cover, as issued. A most handsome example of the unnumbered 1991 first Lococo Mulder trade edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "William S. Burroughs" in black ink across the title page. Inventory Number: 014646

(CAGE, JOHN) (LONG, LOIS). Cage, John, Lois Long & John Russell. New York & London: Callaway Editions & David Grob Editions, 1983. First Edition 1/500 Deluxe. 12mo. Leporello Wrappers in Chemise. Artists' Book. As New./As New.. np (136pp) + np (4pp), profusely illustrated in color. "Mud Book" - subtitled "How to Make Pies and Cakes" - is the whimsical artist's book collaboratively produced between the renowned late American avant-garde composer John Cage and textile designer and artist Lois Long that was twenty years in the making. A tribute to the "proto pie", this exquisite little book was printed on a continuous leporello by hand-pulled silkscreen by Simca in Japan. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1983 Callaway Editions and David Grob Editions first printing (cited on pages 68-69 of Giorgio Maffei and Fabio Carboni's "Sound Pages: John Cage's Publications") limited to five hundred copies NUMBERED (176/500) AND SIGNED "John Cage" and "Lois Long" in pencil on the front free endpaper in the publisher's unprinted glassine dustwrapper and tan cloth chemise with closures, as issued. Inventory Number: 025823

(CALLE, SOPHIE). Calle, Sophie. Paris: Editions De L'Etoile, 1984. First Edition. Tall 8vo. Self-Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist's Book. Near Fine./Near Fine.. 108pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. Published in 1984 as part of Editions De L'Etoile's "Ecrits Sur L'Image" series, "L'Hotel" is Sophie Calle's artist's book that purports to recount in text and image her 1981 journal as a chambermaid in a Parisian hotel. A handsome example in dust jacket of the uncommon 1984 first edition in French bearing the discreet ownership blindstamp of a noted photography curator and historian that wrote one of Ms. Calle's first exhibition catalogue essays. 2-86642-015-2 Inventory Number: 025923

(CALLE, SOPHIE). Calle, Sophie. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2004. First English Language Edition. Tall 8vo. Gilt-Stamped Debossed Cloth. Artist's Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 282pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Full edge red gilt. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Designed Raphaelle Pinoncely. "Exquisite Pain" is a typically beautifully designed, printed, and bound Sophie Calle artist's book that purports to recount in text and images "the 92 day countdown to the end of a love affair" that takes place while she is visiting Japan during 1984 on a government grant. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 2004 Thames & Hudson Ltd. first English language edition. 0-500-51198-5 Inventory Number: 025793

(CANNIZZARO, LOUIS). Cannizzaro, Louis. Los Angeles: Powder French Books, 2005. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (88pp), 40 color illustrations. The follow up to "Full of Grace", this is the fourth, self-published artist's book from Louis Cannizzaro; the Los Angeles-based artist whose postcard reproducing his drawing of the shopping list "Coffee...Milk...Heroin...Cat Food...Bread..." resides on a good many refrigerators throughout the world. At times reminiscent of Jean-Michel Basquiat, it is an incredibly sweet, poignant, and witty collection of his latest drawings and paintings - most incorporating text. A brand new, pristine example. 0-9718312-3-8 Inventory Number: 020545

(CANNIZZARO, LOUIS). Cannizzaro, Louis. Los Angeles: Powder French Books, 2003. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (88pp), 40 color illustrations. The follow up to "To My Sweetheart", this is the third, self-published artist's book from Louis Cannizzaro; the Los Angeles-based artist whose postcard reproducing his drawing of the shopping list "Coffee...Milk...Heroin...Cat Food...Bread..." resides on a good many refrigerators throughout the world. At times reminiscent of Jean-Michel Basquiat, it is an incredibly sweet, poignant and witty collection of his latest drawings and paintings; most incorporating text. A brand new, pristine example. 0-9718312-2-X Inventory Number: 014147

(CANNIZZARO, LOUIS). Cannizzaro, Louis. Los Angeles: Powder French Books, 2003. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (88pp), 40 color illustrations. The follow up to "To My Sweetheart", this is the third, self-published artist's book from Louis Cannizzaro; the Los Angeles-based artist whose postcard reproducing his drawing of the shopping list "Coffee...Milk...Heroin...Cat Food...Bread..." resides on a good many refrigerators throughout the world. At times reminiscent of Jean-Michel Basquiat, it is an incredibly sweet, poignant and witty collection of his latest drawings and paintings; most incorporating text. A brand new, pristine example. 0-9718312-2-X Inventory Number: 014146

(CHAMBERLAIN, JOHN). Chamberlain, John. NP (Los Angeles ?): Self-Published, 1971. First Edition. 4to. Plastic Report Cover. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. Thirty-five individual 8 ½ x 11" bond sheets printed offset recto only, in a translucent fluorescent orange plastic report cover with a blue plastic clamp spine (as issued), no illustrations. "Rand Piece" is the printed form of John Chamberlain's contribution to the historic 1971 Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition "Art and Technology". It consists of excerpted responses by employees of the noted Southern California think-tank The Rand Corporation to a questionnaire submitted by the artist. The piece was mounted on the walls during the exhibition, with Chamberlain subsequently self-publishing an extremely limited edition of these responses to be distributed to the Rand participants. For further details, see the catalog "Art and Technology" by Maurice Tuchman. Edition size is not known, but surviving copies are truly rare. A most handsome example of this elusive conceptual document whose plastic binder remains remarkably fresh additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "John Chamberlain" in purple ink on the title page at the time of publication. Inventory Number: 023336

(CHAPMAN, JAKE & DINOS). Chapman, Jake & Dinos. With a Conversation With Robert Rosenblum. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1997. First Edition. 8vo. Wrappers in Plastic Jacket. Artists Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 153pp, 48 color illustrations. "Unholy Libel" is the elegant catalogue cum artist's book produced by British enfants terrible Jake and Dinos Chapman in conjunction with their first U.S. gallery exhibition in 1997. This sumptuous tome takes the form of a rather profane "Holy Bible" - right down to the gilt edges and faux-leather cover. A brand new, pristine example with the gallery's exhibition checklist laid in. 1-880154-14-5 Inventory Number: 023587

(CHRISTO). Javacheff, Christo. New York: Multiples, Inc., 1970. First Edition. 4to. Loose Plates in a Printed Box. Artists' Book. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. Nine individual 10 x 8" cardstock sheets printed black and white offset recto only, housed in a printed cardboard box. This collection of maps, renderings and documentation related to Christo's proposed "Packed Tower" project for Spoleto Italy was the artist's contribution to the to the Multiples, Inc. "Artists and Photographs" portfolio of 1970. A handsome example of this uncommon item offered here individually whose interior contents are clean and bright with the printed box showing some very light soiling to its blank white rear panel. Inventory Number: 015214

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. NP (New York). ND 1979.: Self-Published. First Edition Thus. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Long before "Kids", "Another Day in Paradise" and "Bully", Larry Clark's groundbreaking first book was the real thing. A gritty, voyeuristic photo essay of the author's life amongst youthful petty criminals and drug addicts in Oklahoma, "Tulsa" forever changed the landscape of acceptability for the photographic book in the latter half of the 20th Century. A brand new, most handsome example of the first printing of Larry Clark's own 1979 self-published hardbound reprint of the original 1971 Lustrum press edition (the original is cited on page 260 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 272-73 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 25 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 208-09 of "The Book of 101 Books") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Larry Clark" in black ink at the lower foredge corner of the title page. Inventory Number: 024362

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. NP (New York). ND 1979.: Self-Published. First Edition Thus. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Long before "Kids", "Another Day in Paradise" and "Bully", Larry Clark's groundbreaking first book was the real thing. A gritty, voyeuristic photo essay of the author's life amongst youthful petty criminals and drug addicts in Oklahoma, "Tulsa" forever changed the landscape of acceptability for the photographic book in the latter half of the 20th Century. A most handsome example of the first printing of Larry Clark's own 1979 self-published hardbound reprint of the original 1971 Lustrum press paperbound edition (the original is cited on page 260 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 272-73 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 25 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 208-09 of "The Book of 101 Books") whose dust jacket shows a tiny nick along the bottom edge of the front cover. Inventory Number: 024039

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. London: LCB (Larry Clark Books in association with Thea Westreich), 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Hans Werner Holzwarth and Design pur. Text in English. Published in Switzerland 1995, Larry Clark's "The Perfect Childhood" caused quite a stir when the attorneys for its American distributor upon seeing their first copy refused to let it be imported due to the prevailing moral climate. The successor to "Tulsa" and "Teenage Lust", it continues the notorious photographer/director's fascination with the American teen through wall-to-wall photos, collages, video stills and re-photographed press clippings - most of which are previously unpublished. Highly voyeuristic in nature, there is no shortage here of sex, violence, skateboarders and Matt Dillon! A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon true first edition (cited on page 245 of Alessandro Bertolotti's "Books of Nudes") issued by Larry Clark Books in association with Thea Westreich. 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. 0-302-00644-3 Inventory Number: 020754

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. New York: Lustrum Press, 1971. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Good +.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Long before "Kids", "Another Day in Paradise" and "Bully", Larry Clark's groundbreaking first book was the real thing. A gritty, voyeuristic photo essay of the author's life amongst youthful petty criminals and drug addicts in Oklahoma, "Tulsa" forever changed the landscape of acceptability for the photographic book in the latter half of the 20th Century. An internally bright example of the 1971 Lustrum Press true first edition (cited on page 260 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 272-73 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 25 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 208-09 of "The Book of 101 Books") whose wrappers show some noticeable wear and soft creases. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 020750

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. New York: Grove Press, Inc., 2000. First Edition Thus 1/250 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Nearly thirty years after the 1971 Lustrum Press publication of this landmark book, Larry Clark's taboo breaking "Tulsa" is once again available. Long before "Kids", "Another Day in Paradise" and "Bully", this was the real thing. A gritty, voyeuristic photo essay of the author's life amongst youthful petty criminals and drug addicts in Oklahoma, this book forever changed the landscape of acceptability for the photographic book in the latter half of the 20th Century. The 1971 Lustrum Press first edition is cited on page 260 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 272-73 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 25 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 208-09 of "The Book of 101 Books". This example is from the Grove Press 2000 limited slipcased edition of two hundred and fifty copies only SIGNED by Larry Clark, with a SIGNED 8 x 10" black and white photographic print (of an image that is not reproduced in the book) laid in. A brand new, pristine example in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 0-8021-1678-7 Inventory Number: 020125

(COLEN, DAN) (KORINE, HARMONY). Colen, Dan & Harmony Korine. New York: Karma, 2013. First Edition 1/500. 4to. 1/4 Tape Over Wrappers. Artists' Book. As New.. np, profusely illustrated in color. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published by Karma in 2013, "Train Yourself To Lose" is a quirky, colorful artist's book that reproduces Harmony Korine's aphorisms, prose, and screenplay fragments typewritten across sheets of Dan Colen's abstract watercolors. A pristine example of this uncommon collaborative undertaking limited to five hundred unnumbered, randomly collated and hand-stamped copies - each of which is unique. Inventory Number: 025004

(COLSON, GREG). Colson, Greg. Los Angeles: The Lapis Press, 1988. First Edition 1/35. Folio. Full-Leather in Slipcase. Artist's Book. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (30pp), 1 letterpress colophon, title page + table of contents, 7 lithographs, 2 etchings, 1 color photograph, and 1 photogravure. Issued in 1989 by Sam Francis' Lapis Press, "Corn Belt" is an exquisitely produced artist book by noted Los Angeles-based artist Greg Colson. Bound in full terra cotta-colored pigskin, it contains eleven 16 ½ x 13 ¼" artworks in various media and is housed in a pictorial paper-over-boards slipcase. A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item that was acquired directly from the artist limited to thirty-five copies NUMBERED (10/35) AND SIGNED "Greg Colson" in pencil on the colophon. Inventory Number: 025036

(CRAIG-MARTIN, MICHAEL). Craig-Martin, Michael. London: Alan Cristea Gallery & Ridinghouse Editions, 1997. First Edition 1/100. Oblong Folio. Cloth in Clamshell Box. Artist's Book. As New.. np (22pp) 20 color illustrations. Published in 1997, "Book" is renowned British contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin's oversized, luxe artist's book consisting of twenty full page screenprinted images of common objects bound in a debossed grey cloth cover and housed in a matching clamshell box. A brand new, pristine example from the "Book Edition" of one hundred copies (of one hundred and fifty total) SIGNED AND NUMBERED (51/150) by Michael Craig-Martin in pencil on the colophon with two additional loose 13 x 22 ½" color screenprints of the images yellow "Cello" and purple "Book" individually SIGNED AND NUMBERED (51/150) by the artist in pencil on the verso laid into a grey cloth chemise, as issued. Inventory Number: 013859

(CRANSTON, MEG). Cranston, Meg. Los Angeles: Marc Richards Gallery, 1989. First Edition 1/25 Deluxe. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (48pp), no illustrations. In 1989, artist Meg Cranston transferred all of her worldly possessions from her home to Los Angeles' Marc Richards Gallery and put them up for sale as a single installation. While the piece failed to sell, this exhibition catalogue cum artist's book presents an exhaustive typographic inventory of the show's contents from "black puckered stockings given to me by Rita McBride" to "letter from Patti Smith - may God bless you". A brand new, most handsome bright yellow example of this uncommon document from the deluxe edition of twenty-five copies NUMBERED (17/25) AND SIGNED "Meg Cranston" in black ink on the inside rear cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 024634

(CROSHER, ZOE). Crosher, Zoe. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design, 2007. First Edition. 12mo. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist's Book. Fine./Fine.. 80pp, 32 color illustrations. "Contemporary artist Zoe Crosher takes the viewer on an exploratory journey inside the impersonal and transient travel world surrounding the mega international airport, LAX. She finds a landscape packed with identical hotel chains pushed up against giant billboards, where the words "hotel" and "taxi" are understood by nearly everyone. Crosher methodically settled into a different hotel room each day and photographed out the window. The only requirement was that the view from each room must duplicate the one she inhabited before. The pattern of the drapes change, the color of the stucco exterior changes and the airplanes caught in mid-flight move through the atmosphere, but the basic view stays the same. There is a haunting familiarity that one has never really left the first room, a feeling of complete deja-vu. Time and identity almost cease to exist. For Crosher, her very quiet, minimal images create huge questions about place, identity, the homogenization of global cultures". A brand new, pristine example of this charming tome additionally SIGNED AND DATED "ZOE______07" in the year of publication in black ink on the title page. 0-9763166-2-5 Inventory Number: 023651

(CUMMING, ROBERT). Cumming, Robert. Orange, CA: Robt. Cumming, 1971. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 12mo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good -.. np (16pp), 16 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Weight of Franchise Meat" is the wry 1971 self-published artist's book by the then California-based conceptual practitioner Robert Cumming. True to its title, Cumming stages and photographs sixteen tableaux featuring hamburger patties from Orange County burger chains A + W, Bob's Big Boy, Buddy's, Burger King, Carl's Jr., Denny's, Heinz, Jack-in-the-Box, McDonald's, and Punky's weighed on a postage scale. An otherwise handsome example of the 1971 first edition of this wry, uncommon gem (cited on pages 146-147 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") limited to five hundred unnumbered copies showing some very mild soiling to the covers along with a bit of subtle rippling due to contact with moisture. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025594

(DAY, JEREMIAH). Day, Jeremiah. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Self-Published, 2003. First Edition 1/500. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. 40pp, 10 color and 8 b&w illustrations + cover. Designed by Jeremiah Day and Novak. "Since 1997, I've traveled to sites of public meaning in an attempt to embody my thinking. This book compiles photographs from five of those pilgrimages. The accompanying texts and book designed were produced in Amsterdam, 2003". This thought provoking first artist's book by Los Angeles to Amsterdam transplant Jeremiah Day combines the author's writings with his photographs taken at the opening night of Las Vegas' Bellagio Hotel/Casino/Gallery, the former site of the Alfred P. Murragh Building in Oklahoma City, the Ruin of The Memorial for The International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War (Erected 1937 - Demolished 1939) at the Jarama River, preparations for The Founder's Day of Celebration, Florida, and Inflancka Street, Warsaw; the Site of Krzysztof Kieslowski's "Decalogue" (and former Jewish Ghetto). A pristine copy of this uncommon item SIGNED by Jeremiah Day in black ink on the title page. 90-808317-1-9 Inventory Number: 018148

(DE COINTET, GUY). de Cointet, Guy. NP (Los Angeles). ND (1972).: Self-Published. First Edition 1/700. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (48pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "A Captain From Portugal" is the first artist's book published by the late Parisian-born, Los Angeles-based conceptual and performance artist Guy de Cointet. It is comprised of primarily rune-like letterforms of a self-devised language with an example of music, and what appears to be a line of hieroglyphics thrown in. While it bears no publication details - nor in fact any English - it is noted as having been self-published by the artist in 1972 in an edition of seven hundred copies in Frederic Paul's authoritative 2014 Flammarion monograph "Guy de Cointet". A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only four copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - showing a bit of age-toning and soiling to its white wrappers. Inventory Number: 025704

(DEMETRIOS, EAMES). Demetrios, Eames. Los Angeles: Kcymaerxthaere, 2017. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New./No Jacket - As Issued.. 192pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. Designed by Simona Szabados and Cyrus Hawkes.

"Kcymaerxthaere: The Story So Far… (Folio 1)" is a limited edition compendium documenting the first one hundred and thirty-eight Kcymaerxthaere installations, as well as a few in progress. A brand new, pristine example of Volume II only - the handy portable version of the stories told as well as the text from the markers so far perfectly sized for the plane or bedtimevreading - additionally NUMBERED AND SIGNED by author, artist, and Geographer-at-Large Eames Demetrios.

PLEASE NOTE: Copies of "Kcymaerxthaere: The Story So Far… (Folio 1) - Volume II" will be signed Saturday, March 3rd and shipped starting on Tuesday, March 5th. Inventory Number: E000EDKTSSF-V2

(DEMETRIOS, EAMES). Demetrios, Eames. Los Angeles: Kcymaerxthaere, 2017. First Edition 1/1415. Stout Small 4to + 8vo. Decorative Ring Binder + Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Books. As New/No Jackets - As Issued. 792pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Eames Demetrios, Tim McQuaide, Simona Szabados, and Cyrus Hawkes.

"Kcymaerxthaere: The Story So Far… (Folio 1)" is a limited edition compendium documenting the first one hundred and thirty-eight Kcymaerxthaere installations, as well as a few in progress. The Folio is a two volume set organizing the markers and historical sites in story order. Volume I begins with a visual overture. After that you'll find images and text for each of the markers and historical sites as they are installed in twenty-seven countries arranged in order of the unfolding story. Great for browsing and exploring. In the next part, you can take in the stories as words alone for ease of that special flow of reading. The folio also includes appendices and indices as well as an extensive glossary of over six hundred Kcymaerxthaereal words in myriad languages and even Kcy writing systems. Volume II is a handy portable version of the stories told as well as the text from the markers so far - sized perfectly for the plane or bedtime reading. Together, the two books that make up this Folio are definitely the most complete Kcymaerxthaere-related publication to date. A brand new, pristine example of this mind-bending two volume set limited to one thousand, four hundred and fifteen overall examples - most not for sale - NUMBERED AND SIGNED by author, artist, and Geographer-at-Large Eames Demetrios.

PLEASE NOTE: Copies of "Kcymaerxthaere: The Story So Far… (Folio 1)" will be signed Saturday, March 3rd and shipped starting on Tuesday, March 5th. Inventory Number: E000EDKTSSF

(DIBBETS, JAN). Dibbets, Jan. New York: Multiples, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Folded Poster. Artist's Multiple. Near Fine.. One 19 ½ x 25 ½" sheet printed offset recto only, neatly folded in quarters, as issued. This artist's multiple cum poster was Dutch Conceptual practitioner Jan Dibbets' contribution to the Multiples, Inc. "Artists and Photographs" portfolio of 1970. A bright white, most handsome example of this uncommon item offered here individually. Inventory Number: 023930

(DZAMA, MARCEL). Dzama, Marcel. Pescara, ITALY: Augusto Ferrara Editore, Rizziero Arte, 2004. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (30 + 30pp), profusely illustrated in color. Text in English. Published in conjunction with a 2004 Italian gallery exhibition, this is a beautifully designed and printed hardbound catalogue cum artist's book of drawings and collages by beloved Royal Art Lodge member Marcel Dzama. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 88-8617-308-3 Inventory Number: 014644

(DZAMA, MARCEL). Dzama, Marcel. London. 2002 (2003).: Timothy Taylor Gallery. Second Edition. 4to. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Artist's Book. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48 + 32pp), 62 color illustrations. Published in conjunction with a 2002 London gallery show, this is a supremely whimsical and charming artist's book cum exhibition catalogue of drawings by Royal Art Lodge favorite Marcel Dzama. A brand new, pristine example of the 2003 second edition. 0-9542892-1-8 Inventory Number: 013619

(DZAMA, MARCEL). Dzama, Marcel & Wayne Baerwaldt. Winnipeg, CANADA: Plug In Editions, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. 66pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French, Portuguese and Japanese. Designed by Susan Chafe. Published in 1999 in his native Winnipeg, this is the first major publication on the whimsical drawings of Royal Art Lodge member Marcel Dzama. Part monograph, part artist's book, this beautifully produced volume is printed in leporello (with the pages bound at the gutter) with elaborate wraparound covers. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-921381-21-2 Inventory Number: 020577

(ENO, BRIAN) (SCHMIDT, PETER) (WHITE, PAE). Eno, Brian, Peter Schmidt & Pae White. Peter Norton, Editor. Santa Monica, CA: The Peter Norton Family, 1996. Fourth Revised Edition (First Thus). Oblong 8vo. Loose Contents in a Box. Artist's Multiple. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. 102 (+ 1 blank) heavy paper playing cards printed recto and verso laid into a 6 x 5 x 1 ½" Corian box, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Pae White. "When a creative problem can't be solved directly, solutions might be found by approaching the task from an unusual direction; by using Oblique Strategies". Updating yet again Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt's iconic 1975 project, this Fourth Revised and More Universal Edition features the added collaborative efforts of artist/graphic designer Pae White, art collector/philanthropist Peter Norton, and Berlitz Translation Services. Issued as the 1996 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project, this limited edition multiple has reinvisioned its austere black and white predecessors as a vibrant visual object whose set of "worthwhile dilemmas" has been transformed into a riot of color, translated into Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish, Russian and Arabic, and housed in an ultra-cool biomorphic Corian case. Issued hors commerce, this luxe object is a must-have for every serious Eno fan. As the deck says - "Give way to your worst impulse"! A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon and most delightful item. Inventory Number: 016360

(FARBER, NEIL). Farber, Neil. NP (Zurich, SWITZERLAND): Nieves, 2006. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (24pp), 28 b&w illustrations. Published in 2006 by Nieves, this is a charming little artists' book reproducing twenty-eight "Hey Kid..." drawings by Royal Art Lodge member Neil Farber. A pristine example of this uncommon gem limited to one hundred and fifty copies total numbered (77/150) in pencil on the rear cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 020428

(FELDMANN, HANS-PETER). Feldmann, Hans-Peter. Dusseldorf, GERMANY: Feldmann Verlag, 1998. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (192pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Jorg Paul Janka. Text in German. "Die Toten" is Hans-Peter Feldmann's haunting 1998 artist's book of appropriated portraits from the media depicting the victims of terrorist actions and demonstrations in Germany between 1967 and 1993 - each accompanied by a brief biographical listing. A brand new, pristine example (cited on page 157 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II"). 3-933485-01-0 Inventory Number: 023038

(FINSTER, HOWARD). Finster, Howard. Summerville, GA: Howard Finster, 1982. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. 100pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "Howard Finster's Vision of 1982..." is a charming, self-published artist's book cum souvenir from Summerville Georgia's late, great "Man of Vision", the Reverend Howard Finster. Perhaps America's best known Outsider artist of the twentieth century, he created scores of thousands of pieces in his eighty-four years including artwork for Talking Heads, The Tom Tom Club, and R.E.M. In 1976 Finster was called upon by God in a vision to create "sacred art", which he did prolifically for the next twenty-five years. This publication was sold by the artist during the 1980s at his elaborate Folk Art environment/home "Paradise Gardens", and is reproduced from an almost entirely hand-drawn and lettered manuscript, including collages featuring photographs of favored friends, visitors, and press clippings. A brand new, most handsome example of this homespun item. Inventory Number: 025383

(FLANAGAN, BOB) (KELLEY, MIKE). Flanagan, Bob. Los Angeles: Cold Calm Press, 1986. First Edition 1/700. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Prose Monograph. Near Fine.. np (32pp), no illustrations. Cover designed by Mike Kelley. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Slave Sonnets" is a 1986 collection of eleven brief sexually-charged prose works penned by the late Los Angeles-based performance artist Bob Flanagan that features a cover designed by his good friend Mike Kelley. A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to seven hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 025708

(FLANAGAN, BOB) (KELLEY, MIKE). Flanagan, Bob. Los Angeles: Cold Calm Press, 1986. First Edition 1/700. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Prose Monograph. Very Good -.. np (32pp), no illustrations. Cover designed by Mike Kelley. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Slave Sonnets" is a 1986 collection of eleven brief sexually-charged prose works penned by the late Los Angeles-based performance artist Bob Flanagan that features a cover designed by his good friend Mike Kelley. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to seven hundred unnumbered copies showing some mild wear and rubbing to the covers along with slight creasing along the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 024166

(FRANCIS, SAM). Francis, Sam. NP. ND (1973).: Self-Published. First Edition. 12mo. Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine./No Jackets - As Issued.. np (36pp), no illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Printed offset without illustrations, this charming little self-published collection of brief aphorisms by the late, great Sam Francis precedes the 1986 Lapis Press edition by over a decade. A bright, most handsome unique example of this exceedingly uncommon true first printing issued hors commerce without dust jacket to be given by the artist to his friends additionally BEARING A BOLD SELF PORTRAIT DRAWING INITIALED AND DATED "S.F. / '73" in black ink on the front cover. Inventory Number: 025572

(FRANCIS, SAM). Francis, Sam. Santa Monica, CA: The Lapis Press, 1984. First Edition Thus 1/600. 12mo. Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good./No Jacket.. np (36pp), no illustrations. Designed and printed by Jaime Robles. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Printed by hand letterpress without illustrations, this charming little collection of brief aphorisms by the late, great Sam Francis is one of the very first publications of the artist's own Lapis Press. While the colophon calls for six hundred copies, we know from the publisher that the vast majority of the print run was never jacketed, signed, nor distributed. An internally bright, most handsome example lacking the dust jacket and showing some mild soiling to its matte white wrappers. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 023056

(FRIEDMAN, TOM). Friedman, Tom. Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2006. First Edition. Stout Oblong 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (500pp). 500 b&w illustration. Designed by McCall Associates. Published in conjunction with Tom Friedman's 2006 Gagosian Gallery Beverly Hills installation/exhibition, "Ream" is a whimsical, brick-like back to back and upside-down artist's flip book of raw, scratchy drawings - think Alexander Calder meets Jad Fair... A most handsome copy. 1-932598-41-3 Inventory Number: 022205