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(AY-O). Ay-O. Tokyo: Minami Gallery, 1973. First Edition 1/500. 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Good +.. np (16pp), 99 b&w and 36 color illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With a chronology and exhibition history. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1973 exhibition of new prints by the Japanese-born, New York-based Fluxus artist Ay-O at his longtime Tokyo gallery. It features a full catalogue raisonné of his graphic work created between 1965 and 1973 along with a tipped-in 9 x 7 ¾" silver-gelatin photographic print of the artist smoking a pipe that has been SIGNED "Ay-O" in English below on the catalogue page. A most presentable example of this uncommon item limited to five hundred unnumbered copies showing some light overall wear and soiling, browning to the rear cover, and a tiny diagonal soft crease through the upper foredge corner that bears the discreet previous ownership stamp of Ay-O's friend and noted artist Sam Francis - who also was represented by Minami Gallery - on the inside rear cover. Inventory Number: 018649

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

(BEUYS, JOSEPH). Schellman, Jorg, Bernd Kluser & Joseph Beuys. Munich, GERMANY & New York: Verlag Schellmann & Kluser and New York University Press, 1980. Fifth Revised and Updated Edition. 8vo. Debossed Cloth. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good/No Jacket. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published by Edition Schellman in collaboration with New York University Press, this is the 1980 version of the catalogue raisonné of prints, multiples, posters, postcards, and other editioned works by Joseph Beuys. It features illustrated entries for two hundred and sixty-three artworks as well as an English translation of the seminal 1970 interview with Jorg Schellman and Bernd Kluser in which Beuys explains the ideas of his multiples and their function in his overall oeuvre. A most presentable example of the hardbound fifth, revised English language only edition with a new replacement for the publisher's unprinted clear actetate dust jacket showing some mild foxing along the top edge along with the discreet blindstamp of an art dealer on the front free endpaper. It has been priced accordingly. 0-8147-7814-3 Inventory Number: 025208

(BRAQUE, GEORGES). Mangin, Nicole S.. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1962. First Edition. 4to. Decorative Linen Ring Binders. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. 126pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in French. The fourth of seven volumes comprising the monumental catalogue raisonné of works on canvas by the late Cubist master, Georges Braque. A handsome copy of the 1962 first printing featuring the debossed linen binder with a design by Braque silkscreened on the cover BOLDLY INSCRIBED in ink to Los Angeles Art dealer Steven Silagy by Braque's French dealer and publisher of this set Aimé Maeght showing just a bit of typical browning to the free endpapers. 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: 001999

(BRESDIN, RODOLPHE). Van Gelder, Dirk. Paris: Editions Du Chene, 1976. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Slipcase. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/No Jackets - As Issued. 208 + 160pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in French. This is a beautifully illustrated two volume slipcased set on the work of the Rodolphe Bresdin. The first volume is a scholarly monograph on the iconoclastic 19th Century French proto-Symbolist engraver, lithographer, and etcher, and the second a full catalogue raisonné of his one hundred and fifty-three known graphic works - many of which had never been previously reproduced. A most handsome example of this uncommon reference in the publisher's debossed linen slipcase. 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. 2-85-108-113-6 Inventory Number: 015476

(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. A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing some light wear and handling to the wrappers along with some very light spotting to the title page. Inventory Number: 021765

(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. 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: 021312

(CELMINS, VIJA). Rippner, Samantha & Vija Celmins. New York & New Haven, CT: The Metropolitan Museum of Art & Yale University Press, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. As New.. 56pp, 43 duotone illustrations. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 2002 Metropolitan Museum of Art retrospective, this handsome production is a full catalogue raisonné of Vija Celmins' work in the print medium. It contains documentation and illustrations for forty-nine projects executed between 1970 through 2002 along with a transcribed interview with the artist by curator Samantha Rippner. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 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. 0-300-09771-9 Inventory Number: 019860

(CHAMBERLAIN, JOHN). Sylvester, Julie & Klaus Kertess. New York & Los Angeles: Hudson Hills Press, Incorporated in association with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1986. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good.. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with an extensive Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art retrospective, this is the catalogue raisonné of the sculptural work of John Chamberlain; complete through 1985 featuring over eight hundred fully illustrated entries. A handsome example of the paperbound edition of this vital reference additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "Best Wishes / John Chamberlain / '86" by the late artist in the year of publication in blue ink on the half title page showing a slight dent at the crown of the spine. 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. 0-933920-58-X Inventory Number: 024380

(DA VINCI, LEONARDO). Zollner, Frank & Johannes Nathan. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2003. First Edition. Stout Folio. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine/Fine. 696pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With an Audio CD. "This sumptuous Taschen offering is the most thorough and beautifully produced Leonardo book ever published. Part one explores Leonardo's life and work in ten chapters, drawing upon his letters, contracts, diary entries, and writings. All of his paintings are presented and interpreted in depth, with "The Annunciation" and "The Last Supper" featured in large double-spreads. Part two comprises a catalogue raisonné of Leonardo's paintings, which covers all of his surviving and lost painted works and includes texts describing their states of preservation. Each and every painting that can be justifiably attributed to Leonardo is included here; thanks to new findings and scientific research, this is the first time his definitive painting oeuvre is being published. Part three contains an extensive catalogue of his drawings (numbering in the thousands, they cannot all be reproduced in one book); six hundred and sixty-three are presented, arranged by category (architecture, technical, anatomical, figures, proportion, cartography, etc.). Over half of the drawings included were provided by Windsor Castle, marking the first time that the Castle has allowed a publisher to reproduce so many of their drawings". A most handsome example of the unavailable 2003 single volume, first folio-sized edition. 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. 3-8228-1734-1 Inventory Number: 025013

(DUCHAMP, MARCEL). Lebel, Robert, Andre Breton. H.P. Roché & Marcel Duchamp. Paris: Editions Trianon, 1959. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good -/Near Fine. 193pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Marcel Duchamp. Text in French. With a bibliography. This graphically striking publication is Robert Lebel's catalogue raisonné of two hundred and seven works executed by Marcel Duchamp between 1902 and 1958 that includes a design by the pioneering Dada and Surrealist master. An internally most handsome example of the 1959 French first printing showing minor abrading to the cloth over the tips of the boards at both ends of the spine along with some mottling and light discoloration of the cloth in a bright, well preserved English language Trianon Press dust jacket housed in the publisher's unprinted chipboard slipcase bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATIONS "Cher Emily / Cher Georges / Staempfli / Anges de Cadaques / et pas du ski nautique / affecteusement / Marcel 1961" and "lu et apprové (pas le livre, la dedicace) / Robert Lebel 1961" in blue ink across the portrait of Duchamp on the second preliminary. Swiss-born George William Staempfli moved to New York in 1935 where he later worked for Knoedler Gallery before becoming the curator of paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. In 1959 he and his wife Emily opened the Staempfli Gallery in Manhattan, and the following year the couple purchased a home in Cadaques, Spain where they frequently hosted their close art world friends including Salvador and Gala Dali - who the gallery showed - and Marcel and Teeny Duchamp. Inventory Number: 025647

(FRANCIS, SAM). Lembark, Connie W. & Ruth Fine. New York: Hudson Hills Press, Incorporated, 1992. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Jackets, Slipcased. Catalogue Raisonné. As New/As New. 412 + 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a bibliography and exhibition history. This is the fully illustrated catalogue raisonné of the four hundred and seventy-eight lithographs, intaglio etchings, screenprints, posters, and "Anima" prints executed by the late, great abstract artist Sam Francis between 1960 and 1990. A brand new, most handsome example of the two volume reference set still shrinkwrapped in the publisher's decorative linen slipcase. 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. 1-55595-062-0 Inventory Number: 018707

(GEMINI G.E.L.) (JOHNS, JASPER). Castleman, Riva. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1971. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in a Plastic Slipcase. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine.. 108pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w laid into a vacuformed plastic slipcase. Designed by John M. Coy. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the innovatively designed catalogue published in conjunction with a 1971 Museum of Modern Art retrospective of the prints and multiples issued by Los Angeles-based Gemini G.E.L. It features a complete catalogue raisonné to date of works by the likes of Josef Albers, John Altoon, Wallace Berman, Sam Francis, Jasper Johns, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Man Ray, Claes Oldenburg, Ken Price, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Frank Stella, and more. A spectacularly well-preserved, bright white example of the deluxe edition in the publisher's vacuformed plastic slipcase housing the Jasper Johns screenprint multiple "Target" - which is signed in the screen, NOT by Johns' hand - complete with attached watercolor discs and paintbrush on the left and the exhibition catalogue plus protective foam insert sheet on the left. 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. 0-87070-615-2 Inventory Number: 024997

(GOBER, ROBERT). Gober, Robert, Ulrich Loock, Karel Schampers & Trevor Fairbrother. Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS & Bern, SWITZERLAND: Museum Boymans-van Beuningen & Kunsthalle Bern, 1990. First Edition 1/2500. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good./No Jacket - As Issued. 88pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by 8vo. Text in English and Dutch. With an exhibition history, bibliography and biography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with a comprehensive 1990 touring European Museum retrospective, this informative catalogue contains a full catalogue raisonné of ninety-one sculptural objects created by the idiosyncratic American artist Robert Gober between 1980 and 1990, as well as copious photographic documentation of installation works. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. 90-6918-054-5 Inventory Number: 018848

(GURSKY, ANDREAS). Gursky, Andreas, Veit Gorner & Annelie Lutgens. Wolfsburg & Ostfildern, GERMANY: Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg & Hatje/Cantz, 1998. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Pictorial Boards. Catalogue Raisonné. Good +./No Jacket - As Issued. 84pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Gerard Hadders, BLH. Text in English and German. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with a 1998 retrospective at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (that subsequently traveled to the Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Serpentine Gallery, London, Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Castello di Rivoli, and the Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon), this elegantly designed, oversized hardbound volume is a full catalogue raisonné reproducing each of Andreas Gursky's large-scale photographic works executed between January 1994 and December 1997. An internally handsome example lacking the publisher's printed wraparound band showing moderate wear and surface abrasions to the boards along with slight dents to the foredge tips. The text booklet in parallel English and German is laid in, as issued. It has been priced accordingly. 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. 3-89322-355-X Inventory Number: 022217

(GURSKY, ANDREAS). Gursky, Andreas, Veit Gorner & Annelie Lutgens. Wolfsburg & Ostfildern, GERMANY: Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg & Hatje/Cantz, 1998. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Pictorial Boards. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 84pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Gerard Hadders, BLH. Text in English and German. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with a 1998 retrospective at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (that subsequently traveled to the Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Serpentine Gallery, London, Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Castello di Rivoli, and the Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon), this elegantly designed, oversized hardbound volume is a full catalogue raisonné reproducing each of Andreas Gursky's large-scale photographic works executed between January 1994 and December 1997. A most handsome example still bearing the publisher's printed wraparound band along with the text booklet in parallel English and German laid in, 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. 3-89322-355-X Inventory Number: 019743

(JOHNS, JASPER). Field, Richard S.. New York: Brooke Alexander, Inc., 1977. First Edition 1/3000. Square 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine./Fair.. np (28pp), 13 b&w illustrations + color cover. Published in conjunction with a 1977 New York gallery exhibition of Jasper Johns' screenprints, this austerely designed catalogue is also a full catalogue raisonné of the artist's work to date in the medium. The front of the dust jacket is an original nine color screenprint designed by Jasper Johns especially for this project, and printed by Simca Print Artists, Inc. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon and lovely item limited to three thousand unnumbered copies whose typically age-toned vellum jacket has separated along the spine and flaps, and subsequently been enclosed in an archival dust jacket protector. It shows a few tiny chips missing along the spine, but no paper loss or damage to the cover graphic. It has been priced accordingly. LC 77-90505 Inventory Number: 025706

(JOHNS, JASPER). Goldman, Judith. Boston: Thomas Segal Gallery, 1981. First Edition. Square 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good.. 46pp, 35 b&w and 4 tipped-in color illustrations. Published in conjunction with a 1981 Thomas Segal Gallery exhibition, this is the third installment of the Albert Field-initiated series of Jasper Johns print catalogues raisonné that documents the renowned artists output for the years 1977 through 1981. An internally most handsome example showing some sunning the covers along the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 024652

(KELLY, ELLSWORTH). Axsom, Richard H. & Ellsworth Kelly. Grand Rapids, MI & New Haven, CT: Grand Rapids Art Museum & Yale University Press, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/Fine. 124pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by John Hubbard with Ellsworth Kelly and Jack Shear. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2005 traveling Museum exhibition of all seventy-two plant lithographs executed by the late Ellsworth Kelly between 1964 and 2004. A brand new, most handsome example additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "for Connie, old times! / Ellsworth / 26 Sept '05" in the year of publication in black ink on the half title page to the well-known, late Los Angeles art collector (and author of the catalogue raisonné of prints by her close friend Sam Francis) Connie Lembark on the inside front cover. This volume was acquired by us directly from Ms. Lembark prior to her passing. 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. 0-300-10321-2 Inventory Number: 024866

(KLEE, PAUL). Helfenstein, Josef & Christian Rumelin. The Paul Klee Foundation, Editor. London & New York: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2002. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. As New/As New. 580pp, over 1,000 b&w and color illustrations. Text in English and German. With a bibliography, exhibition history and indices. This is the massive fifth volume of The Paul Klee Foundation at the Museum of Fine Arts in Berne's nine volume catalogue raisonné of paintings and works on paper by the renowned Swiss modern artist. It covers the years 1927 to 1930. A brand new, pristine example of the exceedingly limited (estimated at a print run of seven hundred copies) Thames and Hudson English language edition of 2002 still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 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. 0-500-09283-4 Inventory Number: 023851

(KLEE, PAUL). Kornfeld, Eberhard W.. Bern, SWITZERLAND: Verlag Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1963. First Edition 1/1400. 4to. Debossed Cloth in Dust Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good/Near Fine. 313pp, 150 b&w illustrations. Text in German. Published by Verlag Kornfeld und Klipstein in 1963, this authoritative tome was the first complete catalogue raisonné of graphic work by the renowned Swiss modern artist Paul Klee. An otherwise most handsome example of the German language edition limited to one thousand, four hundred copies showing some minor foxing to the pastedowns and edges of the textblock. It has been priced accordingly. 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. Inventory Number: 024880

(KOONS, JEFF). Rosenblum, Robert & Jeff Koons. Sadie Coles & Robert Violette, Editors. London: Anthony d'Offay, 1992. First Edition. Narrow 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good -.. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Herman Lelie. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This charming little book published by Anthony d'Offay in 1992 is a catalogue raisonné of works executed by Jeff Koons between 1979 and 1992. It includes an essay by Robert Rosenblum as well as running commentary on the work by the artist throughout. A handsome example of the gallery's true first edition additionally SIGNED AND DATED 3/22/01 WITH A FLOWER DRAWING by Jeff Koons in blue ink on the front free endpaper showing some light wear and rubbing to the covers - primarily along the spine. 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. 0-947564-46-2 Inventory Number: 017331

(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol & Ulrich Loock. Susanna Singer, Editor. Bern, SWITZERLAND: Kunsthalle Bern, 1989. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good.. 160pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Designed by Sol LeWitt and Bill Brown. Published in conjunction with a 1989 Sol LeWitt exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bern, this substantial document is a full catalogue raisonné of the noted late pioneer of Minimalism's wall drawings executed between 1984 and 1988. It includes entries for one hundred and seventy-six works copiously illustrated with preparatory drawings as well as completed installation views, and includes a detailed index with notes on themes, materials and execution. A handsome example showing a bit of light wear and handling along with some mild soft creases to the covers. It has been priced accordingly. 3-85780-050-X Inventory Number: 021512

(MARINI, MARINO). Guastalla, Giorgio & Guido. Preface by Mario De Micheli. Introduction by Marina Marini. Rome, ITALY & Los Angeles, CA: Graphis Arte Editions & Leslie Sacks Editions, 1993. First English Language Edition 1/1000. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine/Near Fine. 278pp, profusely illustrated in duotone, b&w and color. Text in English. With a biography, collections listing, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the hardbound catalogue raisonné of the graphic work of the renowned twentieth century Italian artist Marino Marini, Published in 1993, it contains fully illustrated and annotated entries for three hundred and eighty-four engravings, lithographs and graphic works for illustrated books executed between 1919 and 1980. An internally most handsome copy of the English language edition limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing a single closed tear and crease at the bottom edge of the front panel of the dust jacket. It has been priced accordingly. 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. Inventory Number: 022461

(MATSUMOTO, AKIRA). Matsumoto, Akira, Tsunehisa Hiruma, Masayoshi Homma & Makoto Nakamura. Tokyo: Gyarari Natsuhiko, 1991. First Edition 1/600 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Debossed Cloth in Slipcase. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 312pp, 358 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in Japanese and English. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the beautifully printed 1991 monograph on the noted Japanese Pop-turned-Abstract artist Akira Matsumoto. It contains essays by Tsunehisa Hiruma, Masayoshi Homma, and Makoto Nakamuraa along with a catalogue raisonné of works executed between 1960 and 1990. A most handsome numbered example (281/600) of the deluxe edition limited to six hundred copies BOLDLY SIGNED by the artist in black ink on the title page with the SIGNED AND NUMBERED ORIGINAL COLOR SILKSCREEN PRINT "Arrangement (Inversion S 15)" laid in, in the publisher's gilt-debossed slipcase, as issued. 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. Inventory Number: 022524

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON). Jacob, Mary Jane, Robert Pincus-Witten, Joan Simon & Gordon Matta-Clark. Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1985. First Edition 1/5000. Large Square 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Very Good.. 153pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology, exhibition history, and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with his landmark 1985 retrospective at the MCA Chicago, this is a fully illustrated catalogue raisonné of the work of the late, great Gordon Matta-Clark. An internally most handsome example showing some light overall wear and rubbing to the wrappers. 0-933856-20-2 Inventory Number: 022089

(MEMLING, HANS). De Vos, Dirk. New York & Ghent, BELGIUM: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. & Ludion Press, 1994. First American Edition. Folio. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine/Fine. 432pp, 300 color and 200 b&w illustrations. With a bibliography and exhibition history. This is the massive, fully illustrated catalogue raisonné of the work of prolific fifteenth century Flemish master painter Hans Memling. A handsome example of the uncommon English language edition of this vital reference. 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. 0-8109-3649-6 Inventory Number: 023083

(MODIGLIANI, AMEDEO). Lanthemann, J.. Barcelona, SPAIN: Graficas Condal, 1970. First Edition 1/2500. 4to. Gilt-Stamped Boards. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. 392pp, 1091 illustrations in b&w and color. Text in French. With a bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the comprehensive catalogue raisonné containing detailed entries for one thousand and fifty-four paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by Amedeo Modigliani that was self-published by Joseph Lanthemann in 1970. It has subsequently become known by experts in the field as the most controversial of the artist's several catalogues raisonné due to the author's inclusion of numerous works of dubious origin and/or documentation. A most handsome example of this uncommon document limited to two thousand, five hundred NUMBERED (749) copies showing a bit of light spotting along the top edge of the textblock. Inventory Number: 025639

(MOSS, ERIC OWEN). Moss, Eric Owen. Introduction By Anthony Vidler. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine.. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Group C. With a project chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the second of three catalogues raisonné to date covering the complete work of Eric Owen Moss. The projects here are from 1990 - 1995, and include the renowned Los Angeles-based architect's designs for "Box", "IRS Records" and "Thomas Ince Theater". A most handsome example. 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. 0-8478-1910-8 Inventory Number: 009692

(MOTHERWELL, ROBERT). Terenzio, Stephanie, Dorothy C. Belknap & Robert Motherwell. New York: Hudson Hills Press, Incorporated in association with the American Federation of the Arts, 1984. Second Revised and Updated Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/Near Fine. 304pp, 243 color and 181 duotone illustrations. With a biography and exhibition history. Published in 1984 by Hudson Hills Press in association with the American Federation of the Arts, this is the second revised, first hardbound edition of the full catalogue raisonné of the graphic work by the noted late American Abstract Expressionist artist and scholar Robert Motherwell. Copiously illustrated, it contains three hundred and forty-five entries for works executed between 1943 and 1984, a brief statement by the artist, and twelve transcribed interviews with collaborators in Motherwell's printmaking process including Irwin Hollander, Tatyana Grossman, Brooke Alexander, and Kenneth Tyler. A most handsome copy of the 1984 second revised and updated edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED in the year of publication by Robert Motherwell in black ink on the front pastedown. 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. 0-933920-48-2 Inventory Number: 019411

(OLDENBURG, CLAES) (VAN BRUGGEN, COOSJE). Oldenburg, Claes & Coosje Van Bruggen. Essays by Susan P. Casteras, Vincent Scully, Gerhard Storck, Richard Cork & Donald Judd. New York: The Monacelli Press, Inc., 1994. First Edition 1/250 Deluxe. Large 4to. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Catalogue Raisonné. As New/As New. 584pp, 420 color and 94 b&w illustrations. This is the catalogue raisonné through 1993 of the large scale and public works executed by Pop Art master Claes Oldenburg with his wife and collaborator Coosje Van Bruggen. A brand new, most handsome example (entry number two hundred and fifty-three in Richard Axsom and David Platzker's "Printed Stuff: Prints, Posters, and Ephemera by Claes Oldenburg - A Catalogue Raisonné 1958-1996") from the deluxe edition limited to two hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (200/250) AND BOLDLY SIGNED by both Oldenburg and Van Bruggen in pencil on the rear colophon containing the 11 ¼ x 8 ¼" color lithograph entitled "Sketch for a Sculpture in the Form of a Dress Collar and Tie, with Stud" (a preliminary study for their monumental project to be installed in front of Frank O. Gehry's Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in 2005) SIGNED AND DATED "C.O. '94", AND NUMBERED (200/250) in pencil on the recto laid in a paper portfolio, in the publisher's slipcase, 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. 1885254040 Inventory Number: 024089

(OUTERBRIDGE, PAUL). Dines, Elaine & Graham Howe, Editors. Laguna Beach, CA: Laguna Beach Museum of Art, 1981. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine.. 239pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Published in conjunction with a 1981 Laguna Beach Museum of Art retrospective, this is a comprehensive monograph on the supremely talented, yet ill-fated photographer Paul Outerbridge who finished out his life destitute in Laguna Beach. This includes extensive selections of the nudes, commercial work, carbro prints, and his previously undocumented black and white ink drawings. A most handsome example. 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. 0-940872-02-1 Inventory Number: 014360

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Ohrt, Roberto, Uwe Koch & Raymond Pettibon. New York: D.A.P. (Distributed Art Publishers), 2000. First English Language Edition. Stout 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine.. 899pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Silke Fahnert and Uwe Koch. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Raymond Pettibon: The Books 1978-1998" is a massive compendium of the renowned Southern California based artist's self-published, photocopied booklets and exhibition catalogues, including a full catalogue raisonné containing one hundred and eleven entries - each providing edition details and front cover reproductions. In addition, thirty-two original Pettibon artist books are reproduced here in their entirety including two previously unpublished books from the artist's archive. An internally most handsome example of the paperbound English language edition of this must-have document perfect for Black Flag fans and contemporary art cognoscenti alike showing some vertical creasing along the spine along with some brown speckling along the top edge of the textblock. 1-891024-17-5 Inventory Number: 025145

(PICASSO, PABLO). Geiser, Bernhard. Preface by E.W. Kornfeld. Berne, SWITZERLAND: Kornfeld et Klipstein, 1968. First Editions. 4to. Buckram. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine/No Jacket. np, 314 b&w illustrations. Text in French. Published in 1968 in an edition of two thousand copies, this is the second volume of Bernhard Geiser's catalogue raisonné of Pablo Picasso's graphic works that contains illustrated entries for each of three hundred and fourteen engravings and monotypes executed by the master between 1932 and 1934. An uncommonly crisp and bright example of this document bound with its printed wrappers intact into a blue buckram binding with gilt lettering to the spine by the noted late Beverly Hills art dealer Frank Perls showing some light soiling to the edges of the textblock. Inventory Number: 020266

(PICASSO, PABLO). Ramie, Alain. Vallauris, FRANCE: Galerie Madoura, 1988. First Editions. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine/Very Good. 320pp, 570 color and 75 b&w illustrations. Text in English. With a bibliography and exhibition history. Published by Galerie Madoura in Vallauris, this is Alain Ramie's monumental catalogue raisonné of Pablo Picasso's ceramics that contains illustrated entries for each of six hundred and thirty unique works and editions executed by the master between 1947 and 1971. An internally bright, most handsome example of the uncommon 1988 hardbound English language edition of this vitally important reference showing some pronounced sunning to the spine of the dust jacket. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 024885

(PICASSO, PABLO). Zervos, Christian. Paris: Editions "Cahiers D'Art", 1975. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers in Glassine. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. 192pp, 465 monochrome illustrations. Text in French. This is the twenty-ninth volume of Christian Zervos' unfinished, monumental thirty-three volume (in thirty-four parts) catalogue raisonné of Pablo Picasso's paintings and works on paper supplementally covering the Cubist years of 1914 through 1919. A most handsome example of the uncommon 1975 first printing whose protective glassine wrapper shows some mild age-toning along the spine. Inventory Number: 022620

(PICASSO, PABLO). Zervos, Christian. Paris: Editions "Cahiers D'Art", 1968. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers in Glassine. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. 176pp, 468 monochrome illustrations. Text in French. This is the nineteenth volume of Christian Zervos' unfinished, monumental thirty-three volume (in thirty-four parts) catalogue raisonné of Pablo Picasso's paintings and works on paper covering the years 1959 through 1961. A most handsome example of the uncommon 1968 first printing showing some mild age-toning whose protective glassine wrapper has some age-toning and tearing along the spine. Inventory Number: 022616

(PICASSO, PABLO). Zervos, Christian. Paris: Editions "Cahiers D'Art", 1963. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers in Glassine. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. 174pp, 352 monochrome illustrations. Text in French. This is the fourteenth volume of Christian Zervos' unfinished, monumental thirty-three volume (in thirty-four parts) catalogue raisonné of Pablo Picasso's paintings and works on paper covering the years 1944 through 1946. A most handsome example of the uncommon 1963 first printing showing some mild age-toning whose protective glassine wrapper has some tearing and paper loss at the spine ends. 2-85117-014-7 Inventory Number: 022614

(PICASSO, PABLO). Zervos, Christian. Paris. 1961 (1983).: Editions "Cahiers D'Art". Second Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers in Glassine. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. 170pp, 318 monochrome illustrations. Text in French. This is the twelfth volume of Christian Zervos' unfinished, monumental thirty-three volume (in thirty-four parts) catalogue raisonné of Pablo Picasso's paintings and works on paper covering the years 1942 through 1943. A bright, most handsome example of the 1983 second printing whose protective glassine wrapper is slightly age-toned with some paper loss at the crown of the spine. 2-85117-012-0 Inventory Number: 022612

(PICASSO, PABLO). Zervos, Christian. Paris. 1959 (1983).: Editions "Cahiers D'Art". Second Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers in Glassine. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. xiv + 200pp, 586 monochrome illustrations. Text in French. This is the tenth volume of Christian Zervos' unfinished, monumental thirty-three volume (in thirty-four parts) catalogue raisonné of Pablo Picasso's paintings and works on paper covering the years 1939 through 1940. A bright, most handsome example of the 1983 second printing in the publisher's protective glassine wrapper. 2-85117-010-4 Inventory Number: 022610