Arcana:

(BERMAN, WALLACE). Herms, George. Los Angeles: Timothea Stewart Gallery, 1977. First Edition. Folio. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (4pp), no illustrations. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender, oversized four page brochure cum catalogue published in conjunction with a 1977 exhibition of seventy-three works by Wallace Berman. Held at the Timothea Stewart Gallery on La Cienega the year after the legendary Los Angeles beat artist's untimely passing, it features a brief essay by Berman's close friend and colleague George Herms. A most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 025336

(BERMAN, WALLACE). L.A. Louver Gallery. Venice, CA: L.A. Louver Gallery, 1988. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Announcement. Fine.. One 8 ½ x 11" cardstock sheet printed in color offset recto and verso, machine-folded half to make 4pp, 2 color illustrations. This is the slender announcement published in conjunction with a 1988 L.A. Louver Gallery exhibition of works by Wallace Berman. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that is the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 027343

(BERNHARD, RUTH). Williams, Ginny. Santa Fe, NM: Tallgrass Press, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (95pp), 43 tritone illustrations. This is the lavish catalogue published in conjunction with the 1993 exhibition "Ruth Bernhard: A Retrospective from the Ginny Williams Collection" at the Denver Art Museum and the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. A superbly printed selection of Bernhard's seminal modernist work (including many of the famous female nudes) is represented here, interspersed with quotations from the photographer about her inspirations and her creative process. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon hardbound edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ruth Bernhard" in her unmistakable calligraphic hand in black fountain pen on the title page. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-881138-04-6 Inventory Number: 023786

(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 023720

(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies SIGNED "Jeremy Blake / Cell 1-310-980-****" in blue ink on the title page showing some very light wear and soiling to the covers. The artist died with only three monographic titles having been published on his work, and this is the first and only copy we have seen bearing his signature. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 023062

(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies showing some very light wear and soiling to the covers. Inventory Number: 022011

(BLUNK, J.B.). Blunk, J.B., Lucy R. Lippard, Louise Allison Cort, Fariba Bogzaran, Mariah Nielson, Rita Lawrence, Alyssa Ballard & Rick Yoshimoto. Mariah Nielson & Abake, Editors. Inverness, CA: Blunk Books, 2020. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Boards. Decorative Arts Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 228pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Born in 1926 in Kansas, James Blain Blunk was a Northern California-based sculptor who worked primarily with wood and clay. Following a period of apprenticeship in Japan, Blunk settled near the Marin County town of Inverness, California, where he built his own studio, and developed a lifelong friendship with the painter Gordon Onslow Ford. This is the first publication to explore the entire oeuvre of JB Blunk, with previously unseen examples of his work in stone, clay, painting and jewelry. The design beautifully combines archival images of Blunk's work in situ and at his home and his studio, with color plates of newly photographed pieces. In an essay, Lucy R. Lippard discusses Blunk's reverence for ancient art and places, while Smithsonian Curator of Ceramics Louise Allison Cort details Blunk's formative years in Japan. Glenn Adamson, Senior Scholar at the Yale Center for British Art, contributes an essay that explores the essence of Blunk himself along with his artwork." A brand new, most handsome example of the quickly unavailable 2020 first edition of this vital document still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-907908-55-2 Inventory Number: 027439

(BRAVERMAN, KATE). Braverman, Kate. Los Angeles: Illuminati, 1990. First Edition. Tall 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Prose Monograph. Fine.. 78pp, no illustrations. Cover Illustration by Jan Zaremba. "Postcard From August" is a book-length prose work divided into six segments by the noted late Los Angeles writer and educator Kate Braverman, author of the tour-de-force novel "Lithium For Medea." A bright, most handsome example of the 1990 first Illuminati edition of this uncommon item 0-89807-262-X Inventory Number: 026968

(BRODERSON, MORRIS). Seldis, Henry J.. South Pasadena, CA: Nutshell Press, 1961. First Edition. Folio. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Artist Monograph. Good +.. Ten individual 12 ¾ x 9 ¾" sheets printed recto only, 10 b&w illustrations. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. Issued in 1961, this is one of the very few monographic publications on Morris Broderson - one of the major figures in Los Angeles' active figurative art scene of the fifties and sixties. It beautifully reproduces ten monochrome drawings as loose plates (suitable for framing) that show the artist firmly in the debt of Rico Lebrun. These are accompanied by a short essay by Henry J. Seldis, and housed in a printed paper portfolio. An internally handsome example of this uncommon item whose printed portfolio shows some mild creasing, age-toning, light soiling, a few short closed tears, and a separation along the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025457

(BROTHERHOOD OF THE SOURCE, THE). Aquarian, Isis, Charlie Kitchings and Jodi Wille. Los Angeles, CA + Brooklyn, NY: )therworld + Sacred Bones Books, I00230314. 2022. First Edition. 11 x 12". Pictorial Boards. Photographic History. New./No Jacket - As Issued. 220pp, profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 978-0999609989

Please join us Sunday March 26th for a very special Sunday afternoon presentation with authors Isis Aquarian, Jodi Wille, and Charlie Kitchings to celebrate the publication of Family: The Source Family Scrapbook. For the event the three will host an exhibition of rare photographs and printed materials from the Source Family Archive housed at the UC Santa Barbara Library's Special Research Collections, engage in a discussion about the Family and the book, and sign copies afterwards.

"Family: The Source Family Scrapbook" provides an immersive view into the public and private world of the Southern California occult commune The Brotherhood of the Source. Edited by Isis Aquarian, Charlie Kitchings, and Jodi Wille, this lavishly illustrated book reproduces two hundred original scrapbook pages assembled by family historian Isis Aquarian from 1972-1977, documenting the group’s dramatic rise and fall, from their time living together in the Hollywood Hills operating their wildly popular Source vegetarian restaurant on the Sunset Strip to their exodus to Hawaii and San Francisco as the group began to unravel. Copious unpublished photographs, newspaper clippings, letters, manifestos, album art and flyers, augmented by descriptive captions reveal the Source Family’s astonishing trajectory, from controversial leader Father Yod’s spiritual awakening to the group’s wild musical and social experimentations, to the provocations that led to the group’s paradise lost. These pages provide a revelatory, firsthand view into the widely misunderstood phenomenon of new religious movements and cults of the 1960s and 70s." A brand new, pristine copy of this enthralling document additionally SIGNED by compiler and editors Isis Aquarian, Jodi Wille, and Charlie KItchings.

PLEASE NOTE: The authors will be signing copies of "Family" at Arcana Sunday, March 26th, 2023. Orders will begin shipping Tuesday, March 28th.

Inventory Number: E000IAFTSFS

(BROTHERHOOD OF THE SOURCE, THE). Ya Ho Wa. Brooklyn, NY: Sacred Bones Records, 2022. First Printing 1/200 Copies. 12 x 12". LP in Illustrated Album Cover. 12" Vinyl LP. Fine LP in Fine Sleeve (in Shrinkwrap). One gold 12" vinyl 33 1/3 RPM long-playing phonograph record inside a 12 x 12" album cover printed in color offset recto and verso. "For those not familiar ,Ya Ho Wa 13, formed in 1973, are regarded as one of the most extreme, groundbreaking and influential psychedelic rock bands in history. The band released nine super rare LPs (and are rumored to have recorded sixty-five LPs worth) full of deep spiritual wisdom, tribal drums and distorted guitars, some of which were completely unrehearsed jam sessions, others which contained more conventional rock songs. Most were recorded after hours of meditation at 3:00-6:00 AM in a soundproofed garage that served as the musicians’ studio at the family’s communal residence. All of the records with Father Yod’s participation were completely improvised, with no rehearsals or overdubs and feature him on lead vocals and percussion, via a kettle drum. Most of their original music was pressed in small runs and are highly sought after collector’s items. The good folks at Sacred Bones Records have listened through hours and hours of this transformative music to bring you what is an absolutely essential compilation of some of their best songs." A brand new, most handsome example of this 2022 Source Family anthology limited to two hundred copies. Inventory Number: E000YHWSB

(BROTHERHOOD OF THE SOURCE, THE). Ya Ho Wa. Los Angeles, CA: HigherKey Records, 1974. First Printing. 7 x 7". Single in plain paper sleeve. 7" Vinyl Single. Near Fine Single in Near Fine Sleeve. One 7" black vinyl 45 RPM phonograph record in a plain paper outer sleeve. This is the 1974 two-sided single by Los Angeles' Brotherhood of The Source's musical group, Ya Ho Wa. The A-side is "It's A Knack" 2:45 backed with "Angel Baby" 1:30 as the B-side. Issued in a small press run as for promotional use only, it was never made commercially for sale. A handsome example of the 1974 first HigherKey Records pressing of this psych rarity acquired directly from a member of the Source Family showing some light surface abrasions to the vinyl along with some age-toning to its unprinted paper outer sleeve. Inventory Number: E000YHWIAK

(BROTHERHOOD OF THE SOURCE, THE). Ya Ho Wa. Los Angeles, CA: HigherKey Records, 1974. First Printing. 12 x 12". LP in Illustrated Album Cover. 12" Vinyl LP. Fine LP in Near Fine Sleeve (in Shrinkwrap). One black 12" vinyl 33 1/3 RPM long-playing phonograph record in a plain paper inner-sleeve, inside a 12 x 12" album cover printed in color offset recto and verso. This is the 1974 LP by Los Angeles' Brotherhood of The Source's musical group, Ya Ho Wa. The front cover features a portrait of The Source's spiritual leader Father Yod, while the striking rear cover presents the bare chested - at least - Father Yod plus three musicians pointing to the band's central pyramidal logo. A brand new, most handsome example of this psych rarity acquired directly from a member of the Source Family still unopened in the original shrinkwrap showing just a bit of creasing at one of the corners. Inventory Number: E000YHW13

(BUKOWSKI, CHARLES). Bukowski, Charles & Noel Rockmore. New York & New Orleans: Lyle Stuart Inc. & The Loujon Press, 1965. First Edition 1/3100. Tall 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Poetry Monograph. Very Good./Very Good -.. 101pp. illustrated in b&w + b&w covers. With 4 b&w etchings bound in. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Crucifix in a Deathhand" is the elaborately designed and bound 1965 collection of poetry by hard-living Angeleno Charles Bukowski fabricated by Louise "Gypsy Lou" and Jon Webb at their Loujon Press in New Orleans, and published with the imprint of Lyle Stuart. The author's sixth book, it was issued as a "Loujon Press Award Book" (Gypsy Lou Series #2). Printed by hand-letterpress on seven shades of heavy Spectra Linweave paper with deckle edges and elaborately bound by the Press, it includes four black and white etchings with tissue overlays by New Orleans-based artist Noel Rockmore. An internally bright, most handsome example of this tour de force (a deluxe-but-unnumbered, uncatalogued variant of entry sixteen in Aaron Krumhansel's "A Descriptive Bibliography of the Primary Publications of Charles Bukowski") limited to three thousand, one hundred unnumbered copies SIGNED AND DATED "Charles Bukowski / 3-16-65" in red acrylic paint at the time of publication beneath a striking ACRYLIC PAINTING in silver and red on the verso of a blank page at the rear. There is very light soiling and wear to the top and bottom edges of the textblock, and its Noel Rockmore-illustrated covers shows mild wear, creasing, fraying, and age-toning to the extremities. The publisher's printed wraparound band is complete and present, though it has a clean separation and is somewhat worn, torn, and age-toned. Additionally laid in is a vintage xerox of Ormonde Plater's nine-paragraph interview with Jon Webb about the book's publication captioned "Tough Poems" from the May 28th, 1965 issue of New Orleans' "Vieux Carre Courier". All in all, this is a most desirable example of an important early Bukowski title with an impressive painting that looks nicer in hand than it describes. Inventory Number: 026504

(BURDEN, CHRIS). Burden, Chris. Los Angeles: Chris Burden, 1977. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good.. 96pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Chris Burden. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the second 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 thirty-one projects executed between 1974 and 1977. An internally bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a flattened diagonal soft crease through the upper foredge corner of the front cover along with a bit of wear and soiling along the spine and extremities. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 027411

(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

(CARNWATH, SQUEAK). Carnwath, Squeak. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (32pp), 8 color and 1 b&w Illustration. Designed by Hjermstad and Associates. With a chronology, exhibition history and exhibition checklist. This is the lovely catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1991 exhibition of eight recent paintings by popular Bay Area artist Squeak Carnwath at her longtime San Francisco gallery. A handsome example showing a bit of light wear and insect damage to the covers. Inventory Number: 023465

(CARNWATH, SQUEAK). Tsujimoto, Karen & John Yau. Oakland & San Francisco, CA: Oakland Museum of California & Pomegranate Books, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 160pp, profusely Illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology, bibliography, exhibition history, and exhibition checklist. This is the comprehensive catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2009 Oakland Museum of California retropsective exhibition of eighty-one paintings executed by the popular Bay Area artist Squeak Carnwath between 1979 and 2008. A brand new, most handsome example of the first printing of the uncommon hardbound edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-7649-4888-1 Inventory Number: 025964

(CASEY, BERNIE). Casey, Bernie. NP (Los Angeles): Self-Published, 1977. First Edition #14/130. Folio. Framed Lithographic Print. Artist's Multiple. Fine.. One 20 x 15" sheet of textured heavy art paper printed lithographically in colors, recto only. "Neighbors" is a 1977 lithograph by the noted late Los Angeles-based African-American artist, poet, and actor Bernie Casey. An All-American athlete at Bowling Green State University, Casey went on to a standout NFL career as a wide-receiver with the Los Angeles Rams. Following his retirement, he focused on his visual artwork as well as well as featured roles in such varied cinematic fare as "Cleopatra Jones", Black Gunn", "Hit Man", the James Bond film "Never Say Never", and "Revenge of the Nerds." A bright, most handsome example housed in a contemporaneous aluminum sectional frame with a glass face NUMBERED (#14/130), SIGNED "Bernie Casey", and DATED "77" by the artist in pencil along the lower margin, as issued. Inventory Number: 026267

(CHICAGO, JUDY). Chicago, Judy. New York: Anchor Books, 1979. First Paperback Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 256pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Sheila Levrant de Bretteville. This is the comprehensive, self-illustrated 1979 monograph detailing the history and execution of Judy Chicago's iconic monumental installation devoted to the cultural achievements of women, "The Dinner Party". A handsome example of the first paperbound edition additionally BOLDLY INSCRIBED "For Molly - / and old + new times, / Judy Chicago / 1979" in the year of publication in blue ink on the half title page to noted a Los Angeles gallerist - from whom we acquired this directly - showing some light wear and handling to the covers and creasing along the spine. 0-385-14567-5 Inventory Number: 026550

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM). Claxton, William. Köln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1997. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Music Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (64pp), 26 b&w and 4 color illustrations. Text in English, German, French and Spanish. This is a Taschen Postcard book containing thirty bound (yet easily detached and ready to mail) jazz images by noted Los Angeles photographer William Claxton distilled from his full-length Taschen tome, "Jazz Seen". A most handsome, completely intact example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "William Claxton" in black marker on the inside front cover.. 3-8228-6652-0 Inventory Number: 020849

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM) (GERNREICH, RUDI). Moffitt, Peggy & William Claxton. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999. First Edition Thus. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Fine/Fine. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, German and French. A labor of love by Peggy Moffitt and husband William Claxton, this is the coolest tribute to Los Angeles' visionary fashion designer - the man that brought us see-through, unisex garb, the topless swimsuit, and so much more! Moffitt was Gernreich's frequent model, collaborator, and muse. Claxton, best known for his Jazz and Hollywood work was also the primary photographer of the designer's collections for almost two decades; virtually all of the images here were taken by him. If you really want to know who made sixties fashion mod, op, pop and groovy, check this extraordinary book out. A most handsome example of the 1999 first Taschen edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "William Claxton" in black ink on the title page. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-8228-7197-4 Inventory Number: 022022

(CLAYTON BROTHERS). Clayton, Rob and Christian. Los Angeles & San Francisco, CA: La Luz de Jesus & Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2003. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artists Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 186pp, profusely illustrated in color and duotone. Designed by Mark Murphy / Murphy Design Inc. With a biography and bibliography. The Clayton Brothers' idiosyncratic paintings and constructions have won them acclaim as unique - if twisted - visual storytellers. Their art collaborations have been seen in movies such as "Monkeybone", music videos for Oasis, and print campaigns for the X Games. "The Most Special Day of My Life" showcases some of their best projects, including "Tim House", a 6 x 8 x 13' church / schoolhouse installation with bizarre portraits of people real and imagined clinging together inside. Designed to be sampled rather than read front to back, this sumptuously illustrated book tours the work and minds of two masters of postmodern art". A brand new, pristine example of the 2003 hardbound first edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-86719-572-X Inventory Number: 025003

(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. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 025036

(CONAL, ROBBIE). Rugoff, Ralph & Deborah Irmas. Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Alliance, 1990. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 56pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Deborah Ross. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with the 1990 Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts retrospective of the work of wry political satirist Robbie Conal. Firmly in the lineage of such 20th Century political artists as John Heartfield, Hans Haacke, and Klaus Staeck, Conal is renowned for his midnight guerrilla postering raids of the Los Angeles urban landscape with such memorable images as "Contra-Diction (Ronald Reagan)" and "It Can't Happen Here (George Bush Sr.)". Other Reagan-era stalwarts skewered here include Nancy Reagan, Henry Kissinger, James Baker, Jesse Helms, Ed Meese, Oliver North, Dan Quayle, John Poindexter, Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Swaggart, and Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. This reproduces virtually his entire oeuvre of the eighties - both paintings and posters - including documentation of many defaced and in-situ works. A most handsome example additionally SIGNED "Robbie Conal" in black ink on the title page. 0-937042 Inventory Number: 020821

(COPLEY, WILLIAM AKA CPLY). Waldberg, Patrick. Paris, FRANCE. ND (circa 1955): Galerie Editions Du Dragon. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np, (18pp), 3 b&w illustrations + cover. Text in French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender eighteen page catalogue issued on the occasion of a mid-fifties exhibition of eroticized, automotive-themed paintings by William Copley (CPLY) held at Paris' Galerie Du Dragon. It includes a brief text by Patrick Waldberg along with three reproductions of exhibited works. An internally bright, most handsome example of this uncommon document additionally bearing the SIGNED ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION "To Man & Julie / With Love / Bill Copley" in ink along the top of the front cover showing just a bit of wear and age-toning to its pale yellow wrappers. This was acquired by us directly from the library of Joseph Browner, Juliet's brother, and longtime executor of the Man Ray Trust. Inventory Number: 026668

(COWLES, RUSSELL). Bear, Donald. Los Angeles & New York. ND (1936).: Dalzell Hatfield Galleries. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. np (16pp), 6 sepia toned and 1 color illustration. This is an early catalogue on the work of well-known California modernist painter Russell Cowles published in conjunction with a 1936 exhibition at Los Angeles' Dalzell Hatfield Gallery. A most presentable example with the exhibition checklist laid in showing a bit of browning and creasing at the extremities. Inventory Number: 006041

(CRUMB, R.). Crumb, R(obert).. Hamburg, GERMANY: Gingko Press, 1992. First Edition 1/500 Deluxe. Small Folio. Cloth w/Pastedown in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. "R. Crumb Comics" collects three short 1989 stories from everyone's favorite comix curmudgeon, R. Crumb that feature the artist as the protagonist - "The Story O' My Life", "People... Ya Gotta Love 'Em", and "I'm Grateful! I'm Grateful!". A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe edition limited to five hundred hardbound, numbered (# 8/500) slipcased copies BOLDLY SIGNED by R. Crumb in black ink on the rear colophon, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-927258-10-5 Inventory Number: 020035

(CRUMB, R.). Crumb, Robert. Dian Hanson, Editor. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2007. First Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. Stout 4to. Illustrated Boards in Slipcase. Artist Monographs. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 258pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. " R. Crumb has selected his most intimately revealing comic strips and single page drawings to create a two hundred and fifty-eight page encyclopedic trip through his sexual psyche. All images were created between 1980 and 2006, and all strips are hand-colored for a lush vibrancy never seen in his comic books. In total, "Robert Crumb's Sex Obsessions" features fourteen complete stories, including "My Troubles With Women", "If I Were a King", "A Bitchin' Bod", and "How To Have Fun With a Strong Girl", as well as sixty single page drawings. This signed slipcased edition limited to one thousand copies is a work of art in itself, with every part of the book - front and back covers, spine, and introductory pages - created for this project by Robert Crumb. Each book comes with an art print selected by Mr. Crumb. A brand new, pristine example sealed in shrinkwrap still in the publisher's printed cardboard shipping carton. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-8228-2540-9 Inventory Number: 022282

(CUMMING, ROBERT). Cumming, Robert. Orange, CA: Robt. Cumming, 1971. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 12mo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. 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 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. Inventory Number: 026499

(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 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

(DAVIES, ROGER). Davies, Roger. New York: Monacelli Press, I0020221127. 2022. First Edition. 12 x 10 ½". Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Architectural Photography Monograph. New/New. 280pp, profusely illustrated in color. 9781580936057

Inventory Number: E000RDBTC

(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: 026837

(DE COINTET, GUY). de Cointet, Guy. NP (Los Angeles). ND (1973).: Self-Published. First Edition 1/600. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (75pp). In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is a quirky artist's book published by the late Parisian-born, Los Angeles-based Conceptual and performance artist Guy de Cointet. "Written" in his self-devised, unintelligible language, there are no illustrations, English, nor any publication details to be found here. It is noted as having been issued by the artist in an edition of six hundred copies in 1973 in the bibliography of Frederic Paul's "Guy de Cointet" published by Flammarion in 2014. A most handsome example of this uncommon item - only nine copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "For Peg / Guy de Cointet / Dec 16, '74" in red ink on the front free endpaper showing just a bit of wear and age-toning. Inventory Number: 026500

(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

(DEFEO, JAY). Rubin, David S. & Michael McClure. Preface by Thomas Albright. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Art Institute, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 32pp, 14 b&w and 2 color illustrations + color cover. With an exhibition checklist, biography and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with the 1984 retrospective exhibition of forty-four works by noted Bay Area artist Jay DeFeo held at the San Francisco Art Institute's Emanuel Walter and Atholl McBean Galleries. It coincided with the presentation of the annual Adeline Kent Award to the creator of the legendary, monumental 2,300 pound painting "the Rose" (as immortalized in Bruce Conner's film of the same name). Included is Michael McClure's paean to the artist, "SONG for Jay". A handsome example of this uncommon document showing just a bit of handling and age-toning to its white covers. Inventory Number: 021356

(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

(DIEBENKORN, RICHARD). Ashton, Dore. Preface by George Neubert. San Francisco & Houston, TX: Hine Editions & Houston Fine Art Press, 1985. First Edition 1/500. Square 8vo. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (48pp), 14 color and 1 b&w illustration. Published in conjunction with a 1985 traveling Museum exhibition, this elegantly designed and printed catalogue illuminates a little-known facet of the late, abstract master Richard Diebenkorn's work; a series of thirteen small "Ocean Park" paintings he produced in the seventies on the lids of cigar boxes. A bright, most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition limited to five hundred copies. 0-939931-00-1 Inventory Number: 027499

(DIVOLA, JOHN). David Campany & John Divola. Marche, ITALY: Skinnerboox, I00220723, 2022. First Edition 1/750 Copies. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Federico Carpani. "Cameras and their users are caught between the universal and the particular. Photography and photographs; humanity and whatever specific kind of human we happen to be. There is at least something existentially universal about John Divola’s photographic adventures. The lone observer moving through the world and reflecting upon it through various camera possibilities. But nobody is truly universal, or only universal. We each come wrapped in our particulars, just as each and every photograph belongs to the universe of photography precisely insofar as it is particular. Forever the two. When I look at Divola’s photographs, I sense something universal because I sense all the particulars. Yes, a white, male, middle class Southern Californian, post-conceptual artist of the kind that makes these kinds of photographs. But nobody makes photographs quite like Divola. He is one of a kind, and therein are the universal and the particular." - David Campany from his text for "SCAPES", which contains selections from three of the photographer's most celebrated bodies of early black and white work, "Four Landscapes", "As Far As I Could Get", and "Dogs Chasing My Car in the Desert." A brand new, most handsome example of the 2022 first Skinnerboox edition limited to seven hundred and fifty copies.
978-8894895575 Inventory Number: E000JDS