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(ABE, HITOSHI). Abe, Hitoshi. Osaka, JAPAN: Yamaki Art Gallery, 1987. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Printed Wrappers. Ceramics Monograph. Near Fine.. 24pp, 41 color and 1 b&w illustration. Text in Japanese and English. With a biography and exhibition history. This is the beautifully illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with a 1987 Osaka gallery exhibition of vases, bowls, cups, and works on paper by prominent Japanese ceramicist Hitoshi Abe (not to be confused with the contemporary architect of the same name). A most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 016821

(ABELES, KIM). Abeles, Kim & Karen Moss. Los Angeles & Santa Monica, CA: Fellows of Contemporary Art & Santa Monica Museum of Art, 1993. First Edition Thus. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 90pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Spanish. Designed by Susan Silton. With an exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with a 1993 traveling Museum retrospective, this nicely designed, informative catalogue is the most comprehensive reference to date on noted Los Angeles contemporary artist Kim Abeles. A bright, most handsome example of the uncommon softbound Spanish language edition issued for a Mexican venue. Inventory Number: 023512

(ABELES, KIM). Abeles, Kim & Karen Moss. Los Angeles & Santa Monica, CA: Fellows of Contemporary Art & Santa Monica Museum of Art, 1993. First Edition. Small 4to. 1/4 Leather Over Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 110pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Susan Silton. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1993 traveling Museum retrospective, this nicely designed, informative catalogue is the most comprehensive reference to date on noted Los Angeles contemporary artist Kim Abeles. A brand new, pristine example. 0-911291-22-9 Inventory Number: 022355

(ABELES, KIM). Abeles, Kim & Karen Moss. Los Angeles & Santa Monica, CA: Fellows of Contemporary Art & Santa Monica Museum of Art, 1993. First Edition. Small 4to. 1/4 Leather Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 110pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Susan Silton. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1993 traveling Museum retrospective, this nicely designed, informative catalogue is the most comprehensive reference to date on noted Los Angeles contemporary artist Kim Abeles. A most handsome example additionally bearing the SIGNED PRESENTATION "Dearest ... - Thank you for your friendship and support. Fondly, Kim Abeles 1993" in the year of publication to a noted Los Angeles gallerist and collector in blue ink underneath the artist's photographic portrait on page 110. 0-911291-22-9 Inventory Number: 022208

(ABELES, KIM). Abeles, Kim & Karen Moss. Los Angeles & Santa Monica, CA: Fellows of Contemporary Art & Santa Monica Museum of Art, 1993. First Edition Thus. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 90pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Spanish. Designed by Susan Silton. With an exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with a 1993 traveling Museum retrospective, this nicely designed, informative catalogue is the most comprehensive reference to date on noted Los Angeles contemporary artist Kim Abeles. A most handsome example of the uncommon softbound Spanish language edition issued for a Mexican venue showing a bit of sunning along the spine. iIt has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 019179

(ABELES, KIM). Abeles, Kim, Patterson Sims & Michael McMillan. William S. Bartman & Lucinda Barnes, Editors. Los Angeles: A.R.T. Press, 1988. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 32pp, 25 b&w and 7 color illustrations + covers. Designed by Lausten / Cossuta Design. With an exhibition history. This was the first monograph on noted Los Angeles contemporary artist Kim Abeles. A brand new, pristine example of the 1988 first paperbound edition additionally SIGNED "Kim Abeles" in black ink on the title page. 0-923183-01-9 Inventory Number: 009355

(ADAMS, ROBERT). Adams, Robert. New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 2003. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. (np) 116pp, 52 duotone illustrations. Designed by Catherine Mills. Produced in conjunction with a 2003 New York gallery exhibition, this is a somber volume that reproduces fifty-two photographs taken by Robert Adams between 1974 and 1984 of everyday folks traversing parking lots and city streets in the metropolitan Denver area. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-880146-42-8 Inventory Number: 022913

(ADAMS, ROBERT). Adams, Robert. Introduction by Thomas N. Maytham. Hannover, GERMANY: Stiftung Niedersachsen, 1995. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in English and German. This is the beautifully designed and illustrated hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 1995 Stiftung Niedersachsen exhibition of Robert Adams' early seventies photographs of the blight wreaked on the Colorado landscape by the hand of man. Shopping Malls, Tract Housing Developments, Used Car Lots - they're all here! A pristine copy of the 1995 first edition. 3-89169-094-0 Inventory Number: 022216

(ADAMS, ROBERT). Adams, Robert. Introduction by Thomas N. Maytham. Hannover, GERMANY: Stiftung Niedersachsen, 1995. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. np, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in English and German. This is the beautifully designed and illustrated hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 1995 Stiftung Niedersachsen exhibition of Robert Adams' early seventies photographs of the blight wreaked on the Colorado landscape by the hand of man. Shopping Malls, Tract Housing Developments, Used Car Lots - they're all here! A handsome copy of the 1995 first edition showing a bit of wear to the dust jacket along the extremities. It has been priced accordingly. 3-89169-094-0 Inventory Number: 022188

(ADER, BAS JAN) (LEAVITT, WILLIAM) (VAN ELK, GER). Winer, Helene, Bas Jan Ader, William Leavitt & Ger Van Elk. Pomona, CA: Pomona College Gallery, Montgomery Art Center, 1972. First Edition. Square 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Fine.. np (16pp), 6 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1972 Pomona College Gallery exhibition curated by director Helene Winer that featured the three then-local conceptual practitioners (and close friends) Bas Jan Ader, William Leavitt, and Ger Van Elk. It features photographic documentation by Phillip Cleveland, and a brief textual contribution by Leavitt. A bright white, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon early California conceptualism item. Inventory Number: 024994

(ALECHINSKY, PIERRE). Alechinsky, Pierre & Eugene Ionesco. Foreword by Leon A. Arkus. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1977. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 260pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with Pierre Alechinsky's receiving the first Andrew W. Mellon Prize, and an attendant exhibition at Pittsburgh's Carnegie-Mellon University, this was the first comprehensive English monograph on the noted Belgian artist. It is copiously illustrated (including "sixteen pages especially produced by the artist"), and features numerous texts by Alechinsky as well as an introduction by renowned playwright Eugene Ionesco. Limited to one hundred copies only, this is from the edition that is SIGNED AND NUMBERED by the artist with a SIGNED AND NUMBERED color lithograph laid in, as issued. A most handsome copy. 0-8109-0656-2 Inventory Number: 014343

(ALECHINSKY, PIERRE) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Saura, Antonio & Jean Fremon. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1981. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in French. This is a monographic edition of Maeght's legendary periodical "Derriere Le Miroir" (featuring the great artists and writers of the 20th Century) devoted solely to Pierre Alechinsky's 1981 exhibition of paintings and works on paper. An internally most handsome example whose covers show some very minor spotting. Inventory Number: 001476

(ALIGHIERO BOETTI). Ammann, Jean-Christophe, Maria Teresa Roberto, Anne-Marie Sauzeau, Giovan Battista Salerno & Angela Vettese. Milan, ITALY: Edizioni Gabriele Mazzotta, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 276pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French. With a biography exhibition history, and bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1996 traveling European Museum retrospective of fifty-nine works executed between 1965 and 1994 by Alighiero Boetti. The exhibition represented the then-most complete survey of the pioneering Italian Conceptual practitioner most associated with the Arte Povera movement. It includes detailed entries for each of the pieces along with essays by Jean-Christophe Ammann, Maria Teresa Roberto, Anne-Marie Sauzeau, Giovan Battista Salerno and Angela Vettese, a selection of the artist's writings, and a detailed biographical chronology. A most handsome example of the French language edition of this uncommon item published for the exhibition's Musee d'Arte Moderne Villeneuve d'Ascq venue. 88-202-1174-2 Inventory Number: 023734

(ALMARAZ, CARLOS). Clothier, Peter, Margarita Nieto & Josine Ianco-Starrels. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1984. First Edition 1/1000. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 32pp, 10 color and 10 b&w illustrations. Text in English and Spanish. With a chronology, exhibition history, and bibliography. Limited to one thousand copies, this informative catalogue published conjunction with an extensive 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival survey exhibition is still the most comprehensive document available on the late Los Angeles Chicano master, Carlos Almaraz. A handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing just a little overall light wear and handling. 0-9628162-0-5 Inventory Number: 025603

(ALTOON, JOHN). Hales, Andrea, Milton Wexler, Peter Selz & Robert Creeley. Foreword by Hugh M. Davies. San Diego, CA: Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 1997. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 56pp, 23 color and 18 b&w illustrations + color cover. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1997 Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego retrospective of seventy-three paintings, works on paper, and prints by John Altoon. The exhibition and the catalogue are the most comprehensive surveys to date of the quirky, erotically charged work of the influential Los Angeles-based, Ferus Gallery-affiliated artist who died in 1969. A most handsome example. 0-934418-51-9 Inventory Number: 023309

(ALTOON, JOHN). Hopps, Walter & Elke M. Solomon. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1971. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (24pp), 19 b&w and 2 color illustrations + color cover. With an exhibition checklist. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1971 Walter Hopps-curated Whitney Museum of American Art retrospective of fifty drawings and lithographs by the quirky Los Angeles-based, Ferus Gallery-affiliated artist John Altoon. A handsome example of this uncommon item. LC 71-181853 Inventory Number: 023366

(ALTOON, JOHN). Kienholz, Ed. Hope, ID: The Faith and Charity in Hope Gallery, 1982. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (16pp), 19 b&w illustrations + color cover. Designed by Nancy Reddin Kienholz and Russell Rosander. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with the posthumous 1982 exhibition of drawings by noted Venice artist John Altoon held at Ed and Nancy Kienholz' Faith and Charity in Hope Gallery. Its sole text is a heartfelt reminiscence of Altoon and Ferus Gallery days by Kienholz. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing some light overall soiling and creasing. Inventory Number: 023363

(ALTOON, JOHN). Nordland, Gerald R.. Chicago, IL: The Arts Club of Chicago, 1984. First Edition. Small 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 16pp, 8 b&w illustrations + color cover. With a biography, exhibition history and exhibition checklist. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1984 Arts Club of Chicago retrospective of twenty-nine works on paper by the quirky Los Angeles-based, Ferus Gallery-affiliated artist John Altoon. A most handsome example. Inventory Number: 023717

(ALTOON, JOHN). Nye, Tim, Robert Creeley, Walter Hopps, Klaus Kertess & Dr. Milton Wexler. New York: Nyehaus Gallery and the Monacelli Press, 2013. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Kyle Lamar. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. Published to coincide with a 2014 retrospective at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "The Astonishing Works of John Altoon" surveys the colorful paintings and virtuosic drawings of this larger-than-life personality exhibited at New York's Nyehaus in 2013. Altoon's art is intimate, haunting, and erotic - capturing a magical moment in California art between the Beat Generation and the sexual and psychedelic revolutions. The work is put in context through essays and remembrances from those who knew him best: the poet Robert Creeley; psychiatrist and fan Dr. Milton Wexler; pioneering West Coast curator Walter Hopps; and curator, gallerist, and critic Klaus Kertess. This lavishly produced original collection also features a juxtaposition of Altoon's lithographs with a selection of Creeley's poems that the longtime friends originally published as "About Women" in 1965, a facsimile of his Ed Kienholz-published memorial exhibition catalog, and posthumously addressed letters from friends. A brand new, pristine example of this exquisite document. 1-58093-386-6 Inventory Number: 025206

(AMER, GHADA). Buszek, Maria Elena & Christophe Kihm. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2006. First Edition. 4to. Gilt-Debossed Boards. Artist Monograph. As New.. 69pp, 38 color illustrations. Designed by Giampietro + Smith. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with the 2006 Gagosian New York exhibition of twenty-two recent paintings on canvas and eight works on paper by Egyptian-born, New York-based artist Ghada Amer. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-932598-25-1 Inventory Number: 019050

(ANDERSON, LAURIE). Kardon, Janet, Ben Lifson, Craig Owens, John Rockwell & Carolyn Barr. Philadelphia, PA: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 1983. First Edition. Square 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 96pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by By Design. With a chronology, performance history, exhibition history, discography, exhibition checklist, and bibliography. Published in conjunction with the wonderful 1983 traveling retrospective organized by Philadelphia's Institute of Contemporary Art, this well-illustrated catalogue contained the most comprehensive documentation to date of Laurie Anderson's objects, installations and performances over a fourteen year span. A most handsome copy showing some minor wear and handling to the covers. 0-88454-033-2 Inventory Number: 018547

(ANDREWS, BENNY). Andrews, Benny. Los Angeles: Ankrum Gallery, 1975. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (8pp), 4 b&w illustrations. With an exhibition history. This is the slender eight page catalog published in conjunction with Benny Andrews' 1975 Ankrum Gallery exhibition; the noted late African-American artist/illustrator's first Los Angeles one-person show. A handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event showing a tiny area of white-out at the bottom of the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 024232

(ANDREWS, BENNY). Andrews, Benny. Los Angeles: Ankrum Gallery, 1975. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (8pp), 4 b&w illustrations. With an exhibition history. This is the slender eight page catalog published in conjunction with Benny Andrews' 1975 Ankrum Gallery exhibition; the noted late African-American artist/illustrator's first Los Angeles one-person show. A most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 022933

(APPEL, KEVIN). Ostrander, Tobias & Elizabeth A.T. Smith. Mexico City: Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo, 2004. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 72pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Spanish. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. "Description Sin Lugar" is the handsome catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2004 exhibition of Los Angeles-based artist Kevin Appel's modernist architecturally-inflected work at Mexico City's Fundacion Olga y Rufino Tamayo. A brand new, pristine example of the first edition limited to one thousand unnumbered copies.additionally SIGNED AND DATED by Kevin Appel. 968-5979-02-2 Inventory Number: 019463

(APPEL, KEVIN). Tumlir, Jan & Paul Schimmel. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1999. First Edition. Oblong Small 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 40pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Michael Worthington. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the sleek catalogue issued for a 1999 Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition held in conjunction with Kevin Appel's having received the Citibank Private Bank Emerging Artist Award - documenting the Los Angeles-based artists first Museum exhibition. A brand new, most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED by Kevin Appel in black marker on the title page. 0-914357-72-7 Inventory Number: 019462

(APPEL, KEVIN). Tumlir, Jan & Paul Schimmel. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1999. First Edition. Oblong Small 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 40pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Michael Worthington. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the sleek catalogue issued for a 1999 Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition held in conjunction with Kevin Appel's having received the Citibank Private Bank Emerging Artist Award - documenting the Los Angeles-based artists first Museum exhibition. A brand new, most handsome example. 0-914357-72-7 Inventory Number: 014682

(ARAKI, NOBUYOSHI). Araki, Nobuyoshi, Ettore Sottsass, Tetsuo Ishida, Junichi Shioda, Jakucho Setouchi, Ua & Issey Miyake. Tokyo: Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo & Asahi Shimbun, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 152pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by Seichi Suzuki Design Office. With a biography, exhibition history, and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1999 Tokyo Museum exhibition, this excellent survey of Nobuyoshi Araki's eroticized lifestyle includes an interview with the photographer as well as texts by the likes of Ettore Sottsass, Tetsuo Ishida, Junichi Shioda, Jakucho Setouchi, and Issey Miyake. A most handsome example (entry number 254 of the Complete List of Nobuyoshi Araki Publications, 1979-2012 in the Izu Photo Museum's "Ararchy Photobook Mania"). Inventory Number: 022754

(ARAKI, NOBUYOSHI). Bauret, Gabriel, Kohtaro Iizawa & Nobuyoshi Araki. Paris: Contrejour (Photographes Contemporains) & Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporaine, 1995. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good -.. 64pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in French. With a bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1995 Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporaine exhibition, this catalogue reproduces Nobuyoshi Araki's eroticized black and white "Journal Intime" series of 1994 along with an a brief essay by Gabriel Bauret and an interview with the photographer by Kohtaro Iizawa. An otherwise most handsome example (entry number 142 of the Complete List of Nobuyoshi Araki Publications, 1979-2012 in the Izu Photo Museum's "Ararchy Photobook Mania") showing a slight diagonal soft crease through the textblock at the heel of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. 2-85949-181-3 Inventory Number: 020813

(ARMAN). Geldzahler, Henry. New York: Marisa Del Re Gallery, 1986. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 18pp, 14 illustrations in color and b&w. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1986 New York gallery exhibition, this slender catalogue features images of Greek and Roman Gods & Goddesses in Arman's characteristic "sliced" methodology. A most handsome copy whose intricately die-cut front cover is perfectly intact. LC 86-062323 Inventory Number: 020680

(ARMAN). Geldzahler, Henry. New York: Marisa Del Re Gallery, 1986. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 18pp, 14 illustrations in color and b&w. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1986 Marisa Del Re Gallery exhibition, this slender eighteen page catalogue features images of Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses in Arman's characteristic "sliced" methodology. A most handsome copy featuring a BOLDLY SIGNED DRAWING of a God in profile by Arman in purple ink whose intricately die-cut front cover is perfectly intact. A gallery announcement for the exhibition's Los Angeles premiere where this was acquired has been laid in. LC 86-062323 Inventory Number: 020578

(ARTIGAS, LLORENS) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Artigas, Llorens and Pierre Courthion. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1969. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 22pp, 9 color and 11 b&w illustrations + covers. Text in French. This is a monographic edition of Maeght's legendary periodical "Derriere Le Miroir" (featuring the great artists and writers of the 20th Century) devoted solely to Llorens Artigas' 1969 exhibition of ceramic vessels. A handsome example showing just a hint of light foxing at the rear. Inventory Number: 012268

(ARTSCHWAGER, RICHARD). Armstrong, Richard. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art in Association with W.W. Norton, 1988. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Printed Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 166pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Anita Meyer. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with the massive 1998 Richard Artschwager retrospective that traveled from the Whitney Museum of American Art to Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art. It reproduces each of the one hundred and twelve exhibited paintings and sculptures executed by the pioneering late New York artist between 1962 and 1987. A most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Artschwager" in black ink on the front pastedown. 0-393-02596-9 Inventory Number: 021823

(ARTSCHWAGER, RICHARD). Oehlen, Albert & John Corbett. Chicago, IL: Corbett vs. Dempsey Modern Art & Uncommon Objects, 2011. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Die-Cut Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 28pp, 16 color illustrations. Designed by Kathi Beste. This is the slender yet elegant catalogue published in conjunction with a 2011 Richard Artschwager exhibition of recent oil pastel on paper drawings held at Chicago's Corbett vs. Dempsey Modern Art & Uncommon Objects entitled "In The Driver's Seat". A brand new, pristine example. Inventory Number: 022572

(ARTSCHWAGER, RICHARD). Relyea, Lane. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Debossed Boards in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jackets - As Issued. np (36 + 16 + 58pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Bruce Mau Design Inc. This is the beautifully appointed three volume catalogue published in conjunction with a 2002 Richard Artschwager exhibition of recent wall works of rubberized hair along with photographically-based floor sculptures held at New York's Gagosian Gallery. A brand new, most handsome example in the publisher's debossed chipboard slipcase, as issued, additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Artschwager" in blue ink across the title page of the "(With) Drawn from Life" volume. 1-880154-73-0 Inventory Number: 024303

(ARTSCHWAGER, RICHARD). Relyea, Lane. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Debossed Boards in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jackets - As Issued. np (36 + 16 + 58pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Bruce Mau Design Inc. This is the beautifully appointed three volume catalogue published in conjunction with a 2002 Richard Artschwager exhibition of recent wall works of rubberized hair along with photographically-based floor sculptures held at New York's Gagosian Gallery. A brand new, most handsome example in the publisher's debossed chipboard slipcase, as issued. 1-880154-73-0 Inventory Number: 021120

(ASKEVOLD, DAVID). Askevold, David, Mike Kelley, Cliff Eyland, Terry Graff & Petra Rigby Watson. Charlottetown, CANADA: Confederation Art Centre Gallery & Museum, 1998. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 88pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. With an exhibition checklist, bibliography, exhibition history and collections listing. Published in 1998 as documentation of a 1995 Canadian Museum retrospective, this comprehensive catalogue on the photographic-based art and video work of David Askevold features contributions by friend and frequent collaborator Mike Kelley, Cliff Eyland, Terry Graff, Petra Rigby Watson, and Askevold himself. A most handsome example additionally bearing the SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "For ... D.A. 22/07/2000" in black ink on the title page to a noted Los Angeles gallerist. 0-920089-52-6 Inventory Number: 024667

(ASKEVOLD, DAVID). Askevold, David, Mike Kelley, Cliff Eyland, Terry Graff & Petra Rigby Watson. Charlottetown, CANADA: Confederation Art Centre Gallery & Museum, 1998. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 88pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. With an exhibition checklist, bibliography, exhibition history and collections listing. Published in 1998 as documentation of a 1995 Canadian Museum retrospective, this comprehensive catalogue on the photographic-based art and video work of David Askevold features contributions by friend and frequent collaborator Mike Kelley, Cliff Eyland, Terry Graff, Petra Rigby Watson, and Askevold himself. A handsome example showing a bit of curling to the textblock at the foredge tips. 0-920089-52-6 Inventory Number: 024666

(ATGET, EUGENE). Naef, Weston. Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1991. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. One 8 ¾ x 32" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, neatly folded in fourths as issued to make 8pp, 5 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany "Atget's Magical Analysis"; a 1991 exhibition of vintage prints by the noted Parisian street and architectural photographer drawn from the J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography's vast holdings. A most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 021429

(AY-O). Ay-O. Tokyo, JAPAN: Minami Gallery, 1977. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. np (6pp), 2 color and 2 b&w illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With a chronology and exhibition history. This is the slender six page catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1977 exhibition of new paintings by the Japanese-born, New York-based Fluxus artist Ay-O at his longtime Tokyo gallery. A most presentable example of this uncommon item showing some light overall wear and soiling and a slight diagonal soft crease through the upper foredge that bears the discreet previous ownership stamp of noted artist Sam Francis - who also was represented by Minami Gallery - on the inside rear cover. Inventory Number: 018648

(BALDESSARI, JOHN). Baldessari, John, Peter Pakesch, Adam Budak, Klaus Hoffer, Hans Dieter Huber, Gertrud Koch, Christopher Williams & Ann Goldstein. Koln, GERMANY & Graz, AUSTRIA: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig & Kunsthaus Graz, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Plastic Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 240pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English and German. With an exhibition checklist, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with a 2005 Kunsthaus Graz exhibition surveying the primarily photographically based conceptual work of John Baldessari created between 1984 and 2004. It includes essays by Peter Pakesch, Adam Budak, Klaus Hoffer, Hans Dieter Huber, and Gertrud Koch as well as a transcribed conversation with the artist by Christopher Williams and Ann Goldstein. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon document in the publisher's printed translucent vinyl jacket, as issued. 3-88375-937-6 Inventory Number: 021880