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(WATERSTON, DARREN). Waterston, Darren, David Pagel, Jacquelynn Baas & Timothy Anglin Burgard. Milano, ITALY: Edizioni Charta, 2007. First Edition 1/2250. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Keith Anderson. Text in English. With a biography and bibliography. This is an exquisitely beautiful monograph on Los Angeles-based painter Darren Waterston featuring work produced between 2002 and 2006. A most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED " Darren Waterston" in black marker on the title page. 88-8158-624-X Inventory Number: 022095

(WATERSTON, DARREN). Weissman, Benjamin. Poetry By Amy Gerstler. West Hollywood, CA: St. Ann's Press, 2001. First Edition 1/2250. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. np, 63 color illustrations. Designed by Paul McMenamin at SPINE. Published in 2001 by St. Ann's Press, this exquisitely beautifully designed and printed book was the first comprehensive monograph on Los Angeles-based painter Darren Waterston. A brand new, most handsome example of this elegant document still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-967-1744-6-5 Inventory Number: 023874

(WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce, Nan Bush, Nathaniel Kilcer, Matthew Richards & Skylar Pittman, Editors. Kempen, GERMANY & New York: teNeues Publishing Group, 2013. First Edition 1/5000. 4to. Wrappers in Pictorial Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New.. np (192pp), profusely illustrated in duotone and color. Art Director - Nathaniel Kilcer. "The latest volume in Bruce Weber's ongoing literary and art journal series celebrates individuals whose risk-taking and personal vision set them apart from the crowd. There's a common enthusiasm running through this volume, a sense that this cast of characters - be they subjects of the book or contributors to it - was born ready to stand up, face the odds, and declare themselves unabashedly to the world. The book opens with a poem about Basketball by Sherman Alexie. A new commission by Sean Thomas finds him back in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, documenting the teen rites of passage that pile up at the end of high school: senior prom, first romances, lazy summer jobs. Then Bruce Weber's first story in the book is a profile of Father Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries - the pioneering Los Angeles-based gang intervention and rehabilitation program. From there All-American travels to Harlem with Lisa Eisner, whose commissioned story about Amateur Night at the Apollo becomes a love poem to the vibrant neighborhood. Weber's second contribution is a profile of the charming and eccentric Mickey Wolfson, whose extraordinary collection of furniture, paintings, books, prints, and decorative objects became the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami, Florida. A portfolio of paintings by the Palm Beach society fixture Ralph Wolfe Cowan presents everyone from Doris Duke to Johnny Mathis to Princess Grace in the most ethereal and unexpected light. All-American then traces one woman's personal struggle for justice through exclusive images from the personal archive of Edith Windsor, whose Supreme Court case resulted in the overturning of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) earlier this year. This story also features portraits by Bruce Weber and photographs by Poppy De Villeneuve. All-American Volume Thirteen closes with an in-depth look at the world of professional motocross racing. Bruce Weber traveled this summer to Southwick, Massachusetts together with photographers John Scott and Michael John Murphy to capture stars like Ryan Dungey and James Stewart racing against a host of up-and-comers". 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 brand new, pristine example in slipcase in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 3-8327-9735-1 Inventory Number: 022862

(WEBER, KEM). Gebhard, David & Harriette Von Breton. Santa Barbara, CA. 1969 (1976).: The Art Galleries of the University of California, Santa Barbara.. Second Edition 1/750. Square 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Design Monograph. Near Fine.. 108pp, 113 illustrations in b&w. Designed by David Gebhard. With a biography and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the lovely catalogue published in conjunction with the first major retrospective of the work of the noted Southern California-based architect and industrial designer Kem Weber. Perhaps best known for his contributions to West Coast Art Deco, Weber designed sets for Paramount Studios, several lines of furniture - including his renowned "Airline" chair of 1935, many department stores, and Burbank's Walt Disney Studios in 1941. A bright, most handsome example of the second printing of this uncommon document limited to seven hundred and fifty unnumbered copies showing some light wear and rubbing to its foil wrappers. LC 74-623366 Inventory Number: 025842

(WEGMAN, WILLIAM). Livingston, Jane. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. np (26pp), 23 b&w illustrations. This is the slender catalogue published in conjunction with William Wegman's 1973 one-person exhibition of photographs, drawings and video works held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Lytton Contemporary Galleries curated by Helene Winer. It is the second monographic publication on the artist. An internally bright and clean example of this uncommon item showing some light overall wear, rubbing and soiling to the wrappers. Inventory Number: 023049

(WEGMAN, WILLIAM). Solomon Gallery, Holly & Pace/MacGill Gallery. New York: Holly Solomon Gallery & Pace/MacGill Gallery, 1992. First Edition. Small Square 8vo. Stapled Debossed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (22pp), 6 color and 6 b&w illustrations. This is the slender twenty-two page catalogue published in conjunction with two concurrent 1992 William Wegman one-person exhibitions held at New York's Holly Solomon and Pace/MacGill Galleries. One show was devoted to the black and white conceptual photographs of the early seventies, the other recent paintings, drawings and Polaroids. A most handsome example. Inventory Number: 020410

(WEGMAN, WILLIAM). Wegman, William. New York: Picture Ray Video, 1984. First Edition. 8vo. VHS Cassette in Printed Box. Artist's Video. As New/No Jacket. This is a 1994 commercially released VHS videotape compilation of fifteen early, short humorous conceptual videos by William Wegman featuring his longtime canine collaborator and muse, Weimaraner Man Ray. The works included are "Milk/Floor", "Stomach Song", "Randy's Sick", Pocketbook Man", "Talking Fish", "Out and In", Rage and Depression", "Massage Chair", "Crooked Finger/Crooked Stick", "Deodorant", "Growl", "Spelling Lesson", "Drinking Milk", "Dog Duet", "Starter", "Bad Movies", "House for Sale", "Horseshoes", and the Wegman's 1986 35mm short film for SNL, "Dog Baseball", starring Fay Ray. A brand new, pristine unplayed example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. Inventory Number: 018965

(WEGMAN, WILLIAM). Wegman, William & Helene Winer. Pomona, CA: Pomona College Art Gallery, 1971. First Edition. Small Square 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 32pp, 38 b&w illustrations. With a chronology and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with William Wegman's 1971 one-person exhibition of photographs and video works at the Pomona College Art Gallery curated by Helene Winer. It is the very first monographic publication on the artist. An internally handsome example of this exceedingly scarce, charming little item showing some very light foxing to the wrappers along with a discreet ownership note on the inside front cover. Inventory Number: 024792

(WELLING, JAMES). Loock, Ulrich & James Welling. Luzern, SWITZERLAND: Kunstmuseum Luzern, 1998. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Self Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. np, 30 b&w illustrations. Text in English and German. This is the stylish catalogue published in conjunction with a 1998 exhibition of photographic work from the previous three years by James Welling held at the Kunstmuseum Luzern. A most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally SIGNED AND DATED "JW 4.18.98." in the year of publication in blue ink on the rear colophon showing a slight discoloration to the rear cover. 3-267-00121-8 Inventory Number: 021889

(WELLING, JAMES). Welling, James. London & Gottingen, GERMANY: Steidl Mack, 2010. First Edition. 4to. Debossed Cloth Over Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 128pp, 70 duotone illustrations. Text in English. Designed by James Welling and Michael Mack. "James Welling creates work which challenges the technical and conceptual bounds of photography. In his abstract work of the 1980s he usually employed simple materials, like crumpled aluminum foil, draped fabric and pastry dough. Then in 1992 he began the series Light Sources, an open-ended accumulation of diverse portraits, landscapes and interiors. All these photographs indirectly refer to the process of perception and while many of the objects literally transmit light, the series acknowledges that everything we see reflects light and is also a source of light". A brand new, pristine example of the exceptionally beautifully designed and printed 2010 Steidl Mack first edition additionally SIGNED "James Welling" in black ink on the rear colophon. 3-86521-859-8 Inventory Number: 021992

(WELLING, JAMES). Welling, James. Gent, BELGIUM: Imschoot, Uitgevers, 1996. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (64pp), 28 b&w illustrations. Text in English. "Light Sources" is the lovely 1996 monograph on the photographs of James Welling published by the late, lamented Imschoot, Uitgevers. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies additionally SIGNED "James Welling" in black ink on the rear colophon. 90-72191-80-3 Inventory Number: 021955

(WELLING, JAMES). Welling, James. Buffalo, NY: CEPA, 1984. First Edition 1/400. Small Oblong 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good +.. np (12pp), 12 b&w illustrations. James Welling's first artist's book "Gelatin Photographs 1-12" consists of a dozen sensuous cover to cover, high contrast images of dark Jell-O photographed against a light background - quite the endgame for the inner aesthetician in all of us! A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to four hundred unnumbered copies showing a bit of overall light handling and soiling to its white covers along with the small ghost from a removed adhesive label on the rear cover. 0-939784-12-2 Inventory Number: 021388

(WELLING, JAMES). Welling, James, Sylvia Lavin & Noam M. Elcott. Bologna, ITALY: Damiani Editore, 2010. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, 45 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Lorraine Wild and Victor Hu: Green Dragon Office. "From 2006 to 2009, James Welling photographed the Glass House, the landmark architectural estate that Philip Johnson built in New Canaan, Connecticut in 1949. Welling's photos offer a decided departure from the familiar views of the house and grounds. Using digital cameras set on a tripod and holding a variety of filters in front of the lens, he created tinted veils and distortions that transformed the image at the moment of exposure, endowing it with powerful swells of glowing color. As Welling described it, the use of filters enabled his project to become "a laboratory for ideas about transparency, reflectivity and color". This lovely hardbound monograph also includes an essay by Noam M. Elcott as well as a transcribed interview between the photographer and noted architectural historian Sylvia Lavin about the project. A most handsome example of the 2010 Damiani first edition additionally SIGNED "James Welling" in black ink on the rear colophon. 88-6208-161-8 Inventory Number: 025303

(WENDT, WILLIAM). Anderson, Antony, Fred S. Hogue, Alma May Cook & Arthur Millier. Los Angeles: Stendahl Art Galleries, 1926. First Edition. 8vo. Gilt-Debossed Boards. Artist Monograph. Very Good/No Jacket. 94pp, 71 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This monograph on the noted California Plein Air painter William Wendt was issued by the renowned Stendahl Art Gallery at Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel in 1926. It includes texts by Antony Anderson, Fred S. Hogue, Alma May Cook and Los Angeles Times art critic Arthur Millier along with seventy-one reproductions of his work with commentary. A bright, handsome example of the 1926 first edition of this uncommon item lacking its dust jacket additionally BEARING THE BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "To Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Cecil. / William Wendt." in ink beneath the artist's frontispiece portrait showing some light wear and soiling to the boards, a bit of spotting to the inside covers and endpapers, and some typical mild age-toning to the extremities of the the pages that reproduce the artworks. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025948

(WESTON, EDWARD). Naef, Weston. New York: E. Weyhe, 1932. First Edition 1/550. Folio. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Photography Monograph. Good -/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 40 b&w illustrations. Designed by Merle Armitage. With a biography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Compiled in 1932 by the forward thinking Los Angeles-based graphic designer and publisher Merle Armitage, this exquisitely produced book was the very first monograph on the work of pioneering California photographer Edward Weston. It features thirty-nine images by Weston, a frontispiece portrait by his son Brett, and texts by the photographer, Armitage, Lincoln Steffens, Arthur Millier, Jean Charlot, and Charles Sheeler. A presentable example of this typically fragile oversized tome (cited on page 200 of "From Fair to Fine 3: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter") limited to five hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (143/550) AND SIGNED "Edward Weston" in black ink on the rear colophon lacking the publisher's slipcase whose white cloth spine is soiled and stained, and black boards are worn and scraped along the extremities. The hinges are solid, the textblock is tight but soiled along the edges with the signatures slightly uneven with one another. The book bears the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "To John and Clement / new friends for old. more would be less. / I don't know what all / this means. You guess / Edward Oct. 1936" in black ink on the page facing the colophon. Additionally, laid in is a BOLDLY INSCRIBED hand-written letter "John and Clem ---- / hope you took my dis - / appearance in good spirit - / I was not just sleepy, / but exhausted ------------ / See you soon I hope / yr ------ / Edward" from the photographer in pencil on a 8 ½ x 11" sheet of yellow paper that has been neatly folded in quarters and subsequently flattened. Inventory Number: 025020

(WESTON, EDWARD). Naef, Weston. Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1986. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Exhibition Brochure. Fine.. One 8 ¾ x 32" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in fourths as issued to make 8pp, 6 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany two concurrent 1986 exhibitions of vintage prints by Edward Weston drawn from the J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography's vast holdings, focusing on images he created while in Los Angeles. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 017811

(WILLIAMS, MASON) (RUSCHA, EDWARD). Williams, Mason. Los Angeles: Self-Published, 1966. First Edition 1/500. 8vo. Cloth. Artist's Book. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 21 b&w illustrations + endpapers. Designed by Ed Ruscha. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. A year prior to Ed Ruscha, Mason Williams and Patrick Blackwell's Consumer Reports-style crash test involving a Royal manual typewriter ejected from a 1963 Buick LeSabre traveling at ninety miles per hour along US Highway 91 that became "Royal Road Test", the same Oklahoma-born trio collaborated on self-published "The Night I Lost my Baby...". It features Mason Williams's first-person prose poem narrative of shattered romance illustrated with Patrick Blackwell's vintage photographs of Sin City - all art directed by Ed Ruscha. A most handsome example of the uncommon first and only edition limited to five hundred unnumbered copies additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "To ... / Mason Williams / 1967" in black ink on the front free endpaper showing some light soiling and dulling to the metallic cloth covers. Inventory Number: 026020

(WILLIAMS, MEGAN). Williams, Megan. With Texts by Amy Gerstler, Michelle Huneven & Jim Krusoe. New York: Bravin Post Lee Gallery, 1995. First Edition 1/400. Square 8vo. Decorative Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 40pp, 15 b&w and 9 color illustrations. Designed by John Post Lee. This beautiful little hardbound book was published in conjunction with a 1995 New York gallery exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Megan Williams. It is profusely illustrated - including nine hand-tipped color plates - and accompanied by literary contributions from the noted California poets Amy Gerstler, Jim Krusoe, and Michelle Huneven. A most handsome example of the first edition limited to four hundred copies SIGNED "Megan Williams" in black ink on the colophon, as issued. Inventory Number: 004356

(WILLIAMS, ROBT.). Williams, Robert. Introduction by Meg Linton. San Francisco: Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jill Von Hartmann. "Through Prehensile Eyes" is a collection of Robert Williams' fifty-eight then-recent paintings first exhibited at New York's Tony Shafrazi Gallery and subsequently shown in May 2005 at the Ben Maltz Gallery at Los Angeles' Otis College of Art. The images range from the artist's familiar lowbrow and biker culture, stretching deep into a faux science of quantum mechanics leaving the viewer in a world of scientific mindplay. Robert Williams sprang from the custom car culture of Southern California and was one of the original Zap Comix artists. He transcended the constraints of both, mastering oils and forging a career as the preeminent artist among a generation of imagist painters. After singlehandedly becoming the model of Lowbrow Art, Williams has now penetrated the inner sanctum of the fine arts movement. A brand new, most handsome example of the unavailable 2005 first edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 0-86719-516-9 Inventory Number: 025229

(WILLIAMS, ROBT.). Williams, Robert. Introduction by Meg Linton. San Francisco: Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2005. First Edition 1/300 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jill Von Hartmann. "Through Prehensile Eyes" is a collection of Robert Williams' fifty-eight then-recent paintings first exhibited at New York's Tony Shafrazi Gallery and subsequently shown in May 2005 at the Ben Maltz Gallery at Los Angeles' Otis College of Art. The images range from the artist's familiar lowbrow and biker culture, stretching deep into a faux science of quantum mechanics leaving the viewer in a world of scientific mindplay. Robert Williams sprang from the custom car culture of Southern California and was one of the original Zap Comix artists. He transcended the constraints of both, mastering oils and forging a career as the preeminent artist among a generation of imagist painters. After singlehandedly becoming the model of Lowbrow Art, Williams has now penetrated the inner sanctum of the fine arts movement. A brand new, pristine example of the 2005 first deluxe numbered hardbound edition of four hundred copies with the publisher's numbered bookplate featuring a caricature of the artist SIGNED by Robert Williams in black ink affixed to the front inside cover still in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 0-86719-637-8 Inventory Number: 022508

(WILSON, S. CLAY). La Luz De Jesus Gallery. Los Angeles: La Luz De Jesus Gallery, 1991. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Exhibition Poster. Very Good.. One 20 x 16" sheet of heavy yellow paper stock printed b&w offset recto only, 1 illustration. This is the graphically striking poster published in conjunction with an August 1991 S. Clay Wilson exhibition entitled "Toxic Icons" held at Los Angeles' storied La Luz De Jesus Gallery. It reproduces a 1991 drawing by the legendary late San Francisco comix artist featuring a seriously freaked out Checkered Demon facing a "Come to Jesus" moment!  A handsome example of this delightful ephemeral item additionally BOLDLY INSCRIBED "To Fazul - S. Clay Wilson" in black marker along the bottom margin showing some flattened creasing along the left hand edge. Fazul is / was the noted late Los Angeles "Dadazine" publisher and cultural man about town, Eugene "Fazul Reet" Timiraos, from whose library we acquired this directly. Inventory Number: 026950

(WOELFFER, EMERSON). Silverman Gallery, Manny. Los Angeles: Manny Silverman Gallery, 1990. First Edition. Tall Narrow 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Exhibition Announcement. Fine.. One 9 ¼ x 16" cardstock sheet printed offset recto and verso, neatly folded in thirds to make 6pp, 5 color illustrations. This is the exhibition announcement cum brochure for a 1990 show of collages by the late Los Angeles (by way of Chicago) artist/educator/collector Emerson Woelffer held at his longtime local gallery. A most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 016124

(WOELFFER, EMERSON). Silverman Gallery, Manny. Los Angeles: Manny Silverman Gallery, 2000. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Exhibition Announcement. Fine.. One 8 ¾ x 11 ½" cardstock sheet printed offset recto and verso, neatly folded in half as issued to make 4pp, 1 color illustration. With a chronology. This is the exhibition announcement cum brochure for a 2000 show of paintings and collages by the late Los Angeles (by way of Chicago) artist/educator/collector Emerson Woelffer held at his longtime local gallery. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 015612

(WOELFFER, EMERSON). Woelffer, Emerson, Anne Ayres & Roy Dowell. Los Angeles: Otis School of Art and Design Galley, 1992. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 64pp, 20 color illustrations. Designed by Daniel Stearns. With a biography, exhibition checklist and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with a 1992 Los Angeles gallery retrospective of sixty-two works on paper by the late Los Angeles (by way of Chicago) artist/educator/collector Emerson Woelffer, this elegant catalogue combines reproductions of the artist's work along with essays by curators Anne Ayres and Roy Dowell, and an interview with Woelffer. A brand new, most handsome example. Inventory Number: 016009

(WOOD, BEATRICE). Wood, Beatrice. Los Angeles: MGM Press, 1992. First Edition 1/99 Deluxe. 4to. Tied Illustrated Wrappers. Illustrated Book. Fine.. np (24pp), 12 hand colored and 1 b&w illustration + hand colored cover. "Touching Certain Things" is a girlish memoir authored and illustrated in 1992 by the late, great "Mama of the Dadas", Beatrice Wood. Primarily renown for her ceramic sculpture, lusterware vessels, and dalliance with Marcel Duchamp, this gossamer bit of erotica recounts a youthful Ms. Wood and actress pal Helen Freeman's trip to Europe to hear Jiddu Krishnamurti speak, and the amorous hijinks that ensued. From the deluxe edition of ninety-nine copies only, it contains twelve illustrations by the author, each of which (and the front cover as well) has been hand colored by her in pencil. A brand new, pristine example of this rarity that has been SIGNED, NUMBERED AND DATED by Beatrice Wood in black ink at the rear colophon, as issued. 0-9620574-5-2 Inventory Number: 017047

(WOOD, JONAS). Holte, Michael Ned, Ana Vejzovic Sharp & Jonas Wood. New York, Los Angeles & Brooklyn: Anton Kern, David Kordansky & PictureBox, 2012. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 64pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Familiar. This is the nicely appointed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2012 exhibition of work by the noted Los Angeles-based artist Jonas Wood. It features an essay by Michael Ned Holte, a transcribed interview between the artist and Ana Vejzovic Sharp, and scores of color illustrations. A brand new, most handsome example of the 2012 first printing additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Jonas Wood / 2015" INCORPORATING A DRAWING OF A BASKETBALL as the 0 of the date in black marker on the title page. 0-9837199-3-4 Inventory Number: 025359

(WOOD, JONAS) (KUSAKA, SHIO). Wiley, Chris. New York: Gagosian Gallery & Rizzoli International Publications, 2015. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 220pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by An Art Service. This is the nicely appointed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2015 joint exhibition of work by the noted Los Angeles-based artists Shio Kusaka and Jonas Wood at Gagosian Hong Kong. A brand new, most handsome example of the unavailable 2015 first printing additionally BOLDLY SIGNED by both artists WITH A LARGE DRAWING OF A BASKETBALL DATED "2015" by Jonas Wood in black marker on the front pastedown. 0-8478-4701-2 Inventory Number: 026474

(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

(WOOD, JONAS). Sharp, Brian & Jonas Wood. J.C. Gabel, Editor. Los Angeles: David Kordansky Gallery, 2015. First Edition. Tall 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 68pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Brian Roettinger. With an exhibition checklist. This is the hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2015 David Kordansky Gallery exhibition of eighteen paintings and twenty-five drawings by the noted Los Angeles-based artist Jonas Wood. It features scores of color illustrations accompanied by a transcribed interview between Wood and fellow artist Brian Sharp. A brand new, pristine example of the first - and only - printing of this uncommon, unavailable gem additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Jonas Wood / 2015" WITH A DRAWING OF A BASKETBALL in the year of publication in black marker on the title page. Inventory Number: 026383

(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

(WRIGHT, LLOYD). Gebhard, David & Harriette Von Breton. Santa Barbara, CA: Art Galleries, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1971. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Architecture Monograph. Very Good -.. 102pp, 98 b&w illustrations. Designed by David Gebhard. With a bibliography and selected list of buildings and projects. Issued in conjunction with a 1971 David Gebhard and Harriette Von Breton curated exhibition at the Art Galleries of the University of California, Santa Barbara, this elegant publication features reproductions of pioneering Los Angeles modernist architect Lloyd Wright's plans and drawings, vintage photographs, and a listing of completed works. A bright, most handsome example of the uncommon first edition - not to be confused with 1998 reprint. LC 73-634352 Inventory Number: 016827

(YAMAGATA, HIRO). Yamagata, Hiro & Arnold Schwarzenegger. Tokyo: Yamagata Center, 1989. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Cloth in Dust Jacket, Boxed. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 350pp, 404 illustrations in color and b&w. Take one of the world's most popular artists, mix in a no-expense spared flair for the grandiose, add a foreword by the Governator, and you have this extraordinarily massive tome - weighing in at about fifteen pounds! By far the most lavish book on Hiro Yamagata's work to date, this was privately printed for the Yamagata Center, and we suspect only available hors commerce. A most handsome example showing a few minor scuffs to the publisher's gilt-embossed, royal blue linen clamshell box. 4-06-203920-6 Inventory Number: 005094

(ZELLEN, JODY). Zellen, Jody. Santa Monica, CA: Self-Published, 1997. First Edition 1/500. 16mo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (40pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jody Zellen. Published in conjunction with the 1997 exhibition "Blur" at San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery, this is the second of Santa Monica-based artist/graphic designer Jody Zellen's self-produced small format artist's books. Uniformly scaled to 4 ½ x 4 ½", these beautiful little editions combine photographic reproduction, text, and a grid format to achieve a sublime narrative. A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to five hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 023103

Alva, Robert "Wisk" & Robert "Relax" Reiling. Roger Yale, Editor. Los Angeles: Alva & Reiling Publications, 2005. First Edition #108/300 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 448pp, profusely illustrated in color. "The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art" is a series of four books that will cover the years 1983 to 2005. Volume 1 is based on the years 1983 to 1988, and is the starting point to the real story behind the movement that began in the early 1980s. It documents all aspects of Los Angeles Graffiti Art, providing an unbiased look into this world through the eyes of the people that have lived it. Within the book, you will discover the truth behind the photos and stories - all interviews and DVD slideshows are uncut and real. It's exciting and fresh to the point of understanding our culture, without cutting it up". This unprecedented, gigantic, full color encyclopedic document is divided into the following chapters: "Spotlights" - a special tribute to all writers who made significant contributions and influences to the L.A. Graffiti scene; "Pieces / Burners" - showcasing familiar works as well as numerous lost and legendary Pieces / Burners; "Battles" - a special section dedicated to L.A.'s first battles between some of its most prolific crews and writers of the first era; "Blackbooks" - historical detailed drawings done within writers' sketchbooks; "Articles" - reproductions of newspaper and magazine pieces related to historical L.A. Graff subject matter; and "R.I.P." - memorials for all respected deceased Los Angeles Graffiti writers. Perhaps most significantly, a DVD is included with each book that contains over thirty slide shows by various L.A. writers. Shot by the authors (who are respected members of the L.A. Graff scene themselves) for this project, it contains exclusive commentaries by the graffiti writers that allow them to breathe life into their own work - uncut, raw and true - and the reader to be able to place a voice on the parade of images. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe edition of this uncommon historical document - only twelve copies of the trade edition are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - housed in the publisher's elaborate printed cardboard box limited to three hundred NUMBERED (108/300) copies whose book and the interior of the box have additionally been BOLDLY TAGGED "RELAX" by artist and author Robert "Relax" Reiling in thick silver marker. 1-59975-146-1 Inventory Number: 027717

Drucker, Barbara & Michael Darling + Christiane Paul, Erkki Huhtamo & N. Katherine Hales. Los Angeles: The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, 2006. First Editions. 4to. Embossed Linen Over Boards. Exhibition Catalogs. Fine/No Jackets - As Issued.. 80 + 112 + 8pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lorraine Wild and Robert Ruehlman, Green Dragon Office + Simon Johnston. Published in conjunction with the opening of the Richard Meier & Partners-designed Eli and Edythe Broad Art Center on the campus of UCLA, these three volumes comprise a deluxe set issued hors commerce for dignitaries and contributors. For the first volume, "Sixteen Tons", curator Michael Darling selected work by John Baldessari, Jennifer Bolande, Chris Burden, Barbara Drucker, Roger Herman, Mary Kelly, Paul McCarthy, Catherine Opie, Hirsch Perlman, Lari Pittman, Charles Ray, Nancy Rubins, Adrian Saxe, Don Suggs, James Welling and Patty Wickman - the sixteen faculty artists that make up this elegant catalogue. Curated by Christiane Paul, adjunct curator of new media arts at the Whitney Museum of American Art, "Second Natures" features the work of UCLA Department of Design/Media Arts faculty members Rebecca Allen, Robert Israel, Rebeca Méndez, Vasa Mihich, Christian Moeller, C.E.B. Reas, Jennifer Steinkamp, and Victoria Vesna. Also included is a slender pamphlet noting the opening of the Center, the contributions of architect Richard Meier, and the installation of a monumental sculptural work by Richard Serra. A brand new, pristine set of the three volumes held together by the publisher's printed band, as issued. Inventory Number: 013028

Glenn, Constance W. & The CSULB Museum Studies Program. Long Beach, CA: The Art Galleries, California State University, Long Beach, 1975. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Comb-Bound Printed Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Good.. np (40pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With artist biographies and exhibition histories. "A View Through" was an influential 1975 exhibition organized by California State University, Long Beach Art Galleries director Constance W. Glenn and the students of the CSULB Museum Studies Program that featured work by nine Southern California artists working independently within the loosely unified Light and Space movement. The participants were Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Ron Cooper, Guy Dill, Laddie John Dill, Dr. Who?, Doug Edge, Robert Irwin, and Terry O'Shea. A serviceable example only of this uncommon item - only eleven copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - whose fragile plastic comb-binding is complete and unbroken, but is showing some noticeable dampstaining and rippling to the covers and portions of the textblock due to contact with moisture. None of the pages have stuck together, and it has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026418

Green, Jonathan & Rob Perree. Leusden, THE NETHERLANDS: Uitgeverij Foto, 1991. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Wrappers with Brass Fasteners. Exhibition Catalog. Very Good.. 88pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English. Designed by Visser Bay & Anders Toscani. With a bibliography and exhibition history for each photographer. This is the beautifully designed and produced catalogue published in conjunction with a 1991 Dutch exhibition featuring the work of ten contemporary California photographers. It includes portfolios by Jody Zellen, Jean Ruiter, Corey Kaplan, Kent Howie, John C. Hesketh, Lukas Felzmann, Mark Alice Durant, Eileen Cowin, Jo Ann Callis, and Lisa Bloomfield. A handsome example showing a small nick to the rear cover at the foredge. Inventory Number: 008254

Griffin, Gabriel, Heathen Rick & Jerry Thorpe. NP (Venice, CA).: Oakland67 Media, 2010. First Edition # 850/1000. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine.. vii + 77pp, 75 color illustrations + color covers. Compiled by filmmaker Gabriel Griffin in 2010 from the archives of the Venice and South Bay chapters of the notorious "Heathens MF" motorcycle gang, "Asphalt Gods" documents "the end of the golden age of outlaw motorcycling" in Southern California. These vintage color images taken by members, girlfriends, wives, and friends show The Heathens at work and "play" in the sixties and seventies in an informality previously seen by only a privileged few. It was issued as a fundraiser to complete Griffin's documentary film in progress and features detailed captions as well as reminiscences by former chapter presidents "Heathen Rick" and Jerry Thorpe. A brand new, most handsome example of this amazing and exceedingly uncommon (not a single copy is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat!) document limited to one thousand copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Gabriel Griffin in black ink on the title page. Inventory Number: 027627

Griffin, Gabriel, Heathen Rick & Jerry Thorpe. NP (Venice, CA).: Oakland67 Media, 2010. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. As New.. vii + 77pp, 75 color illustrations + color covers. Compiled by filmmaker Gabriel Griffin in 2010 from the archives of the Venice and South Bay chapters of the notorious "Heathens MF" motorcycle gang, "Asphalt Gods" documents "the end of the golden age of outlaw motorcycling" in Southern California. These vintage color images taken by members, girlfriends, wives, and friends show The Heathens at work and "play" in the sixties and seventies in an informality previously seen by only a privileged few. It was issued as a fundraiser to complete Griffin's documentary film in progress and features detailed captions as well as reminiscences by former chapter presidents "Heathen Rick" and Jerry Thorpe. A brand new, most handsome example of this amazing and exceedingly uncommon (not a single copy is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat!) document limited to one thousand copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Gabriel Griffin in black ink on the inside front cover. Inventory Number: 027277

Hido, Todd. Introduction by Gregory Halpern. New York: Aperture Foundation, 2014. Third Printing. 8vo. Pictorial Paperback. Photography Monograph. As New./No Jacket - As Issued.

In this book - part of Aperture's Photography Workshop Series - Todd Hido explores the genres of landscape, interior, and nude photography, with an emphasis on creating images from a personal perspective and with a sense of intimacy. Through words and photographs, he reveals insight into his own practice and discusses a wide range of creative issues, including mining one’s own memory and experience as inspiration; using light, texture, and detail for greater impact; exploring the narrative potential activated when sequencing images; and creating powerful stories with emotional weight and beauty. A brand new, most handsome example..

978-1-59711-297-0 Inventory Number: E000THOL