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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

(ADAMI, VALERIO) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Adami, Valerio & Italo Calvino. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1980. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 24pp, 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 Valerio Adami's 1980 exhibition of seventeen recent works. It contains a text by the esteemed Italo Calvino, two gatefold original color lithographs, fifteen illustrations in color and black and white, and a complete exhibition checklist. A handsome example showing a slight dent through the tip of the upper foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 018892

(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. 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: 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. 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. 0-8109-0656-2 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. 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. 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 showing just a little overall light wear and handling. 0-9628162-0-5 Inventory Number: 025603

(ALTOON, JOHN). Barton, Brigid S. Introduction by Gerald Nordland. Santa Clara, CA: De Saisset Museum, University of Santa Clara, 1980. First Edition 1/3000. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 44pp, 15 b&w and 7 color illustrations + color cover. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1980 De Saisset Museum, University of Santa Clara retrospective of eighty-eight paintings and works on paper by John Altoon - the influential Ferus Gallery affiliated artist who died in 1969. An internally bright, most handsome example showing some typical slight rubbing to the covers. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 021514

(ALTOON, JOHN). Belloli, Jay. New York, Santa Monica, CA & San Francisco: Edward Thorp, Tortue & Braunstein Galleries, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (16pp), 11 b&w and 2 color illustrations + color cover. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1984 exhibition of twelve paintings by the quirky Los Angeles-based, Ferus Gallery-affiliated artist John Altoon held at New York's Edward Thorp Gallery that subsequently traveled to Santa Monica's Tortue and San Francisco's Braunstein Galleries. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 021694

(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. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1967. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 32pp, 11 b&w and 2 color illustrations + color cover. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1967 San Francisco Museum of Art retrospective of sixty-six paintings and works on paper by John Altoon. The exhibition (which traveled to the Pasadena Art Museum and UC San Diego's Museum of Art) was only the second Museum survey of the quirky Los Angeles based, Ferus Gallery affiliated artist's erotically charged work prior to his untimely death in 1969. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing just a bit of light spotting to its white covers. Inventory Number: 024782

(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. 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. 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

(AMER, GHADA). Homes, A.M.. Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2004. First Edition. Small 4to. Debossed Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 60pp, 26 color illustrations. Designed by Giampietro + Smith. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with the 2004 Gagosian Beverly Hills exhibition of recent paintings on canvas and paper by Egyptian-born, New York-based artist Ghada Amer. It includes the original literary contribution "Your Mother Was a Fish" by A.M. Homes. A brand new, most handsome example. 1-932598-06-5 Inventory Number: 018427

(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

(ANDRE, CARL). Serota, Nicholas. London: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1978. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (40pp), 37 b&w illustrations. Designed by Lloyd Northover Limited. With an exhibition checklist, bibliography, and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with a 1978 Whitechapel retrospective exhibition, this slender catalogue documents the gallery's sculptural installation of thirty-one works executed between 1958 and 1978 by minimal pioneer Carl Andre. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 023462

(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

(ANTONIONI, MICHELANGELO). Antonioni, Michelangelo & Carlo Di Carlo. Rome, ITALY: Cinecitta Holding, 2005. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Film Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (221pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and Italian. With a biography and filmography. This is the beautifully produced hardbound catalogue that accompanied a 2005 Cinecitta sponsored retrospective devoted to the career and work of the legendary Michelangelo Antonioni. In his more than six decades as one of Italian Cinema's greatest directors, Antonioni was responsible for such classics as "Blowup", "The Passenger", "The Red Desert", "La Notte", "L'Avventura", "Zabriskie Point", and many others. It features the director's writings about his work interspersed with critical essays, and still photographs taken on set. A pristine copy of this uncommon item. 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: 021996

(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). 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. 968-5979-02-2 Inventory Number: 014683

(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

(ARAKI, NOBUYOSHI). Murayama, Keiko, Yasuo Konishi, et al., Editors. Tokyo: Hiro Ikeda, H2O, 1994. First Edition. Square 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Exhibition Catalog. Fine/Very Good. 114pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. This quirky catalogue is actually two separate items combined. The first part is a Nobuyoshi Araki monograph consisting of fifty-two full page color nudes; followed by a thirty-nine image black and white survey of photographic erotica by the western photographers James Fee, Blake Little, Bret Lopez, Greg Gorman, Judy Coleman, Frederick Ohringer, Marcus Leatherdale, Robert Mapplethorpe, Paul Outerbridge, Maureen Lambray, Luz Maria Mejia, John Flatteau, Judy Dater, George Holz, Jock Sturges, Terry Thompson, Tom Bianchi, Ralph Gibson, Lucien Clergue, Ken Marcus, Ken O'Brien, Helmut Newton, and Patrick Alt. A most handsome example (entry number 127 of the Complete List of Nobuyoshi Araki Publications, 1979-2012 in the Izu Photo Museum's "Ararchy Photobook Mania") in the publisher's printed obi, as issued, showing some light sunning to the dust jacket along the length of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. 4-87376-102-6 Inventory Number: 019997

(ARCHIGRAM). Crompton, Dennis, David Greene, Michael Sorkin, Peter Cook, Michael Webb, Barry Curtis & William Menking. Dennis Crompton, Editor. London. 1998 (1999): Archigram Archives. Third Edition. Oblong 12mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Architecture Monograph. Good +.. 168pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the compact and informative catalogue published in conjunction with a 1998 traveling retrospective of the work of the visionary London-based sixties Architectural theorists, Archigram. Edited by member Dennis Crompton, it contains contributions from associates Peter Cook, David Greene, and Michael Webb as well as Michael Sorkin, Barry Curtis and William Menking. A most presentable example showing some wear to the wrappers along with a dent through the upper foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 0-953511-90-1 Inventory Number: 017022

(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. 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. LC 86-062323 Inventory Number: 020578