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(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

(BACHARDY, DON). Blum, Irving. Los Angeles: Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, 1973. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (24pp), 18 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender twenty-four page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1973 exhibition of one hundred pencil and ink wash portraits executed between 1962 and 1973 by noted Santa Monica artist Don Bachardy held at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. Included amongst the sitters are Bachardy's longtime partner Christopher Isherwood, Virgil Thompson, Jane Fonda, Angela Lansbury, Norton Simon, Mary Astor, W.H. Auden, Igor Stravinsky, Joan Didion and artists Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Francis Bacon, Billy Al Bengston, Ed Moses, Joe Goode, and Peter Alexander. A bright white, most handsome example of this uncommon item that is the first monographic publication on Bachardy. Inventory Number: 026562

(BACHARDY, DON). Wescott, Glenway & Billy Al Bengston. New York: The New York Cultural Center, 1974. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (28pp), 22 b&w illustrations + b&w rear cover. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and biography. This is the slender twenty-eight page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1974 exhibition of sixty pencil and ink wash portraits executed between 1964 and 1973 by noted Santa Monica artist Don Bachardy held at The New York Cultural Center. The sitters reproduced are Bachardy's longtime partner Christopher Isherwood, Edward Albert, John Ashbery, Pat Ast, W.H. Auden, Truman Capote, Bette Davis, Charles Eastman, John Houseman, John Houston, Anita Loos, Myrna Loy, Anais Nin, Merle Oberon, Igor and Vera Stravinsky, Virgil Thompson, L. Arnold Weissberger, Monroe Wheeler, and artists Chris Burden, Alexis Smith, and Carole Caroompas. A self portrait sketch of Bachardy adorns the rear cover. A bright white, most handsome example of this uncommon item that is the second monographic publication on Bachardy. Laid in is a hand-written note in black ink stating " Dear Charles --- / I'm sending you / this catalogue in case you didn't / get to N.Y. as you expected. / My drawing of you is one / of my favorites of the show. / With best regards, / Don". Charles is the artist's friend Charles Kemper Eastman, the noted late Hollywood screenwriter, script doctor,and director who has placed it along with the invitation to the exhibition's opening next to his portrait reproduced on page twenty-one. These are housed in Bachardy's original hand addressed mailing envelope. Inventory Number: 026563

(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

(BALTZ, LEWIS) (PERKOVIC, SLAVICA). Baltz, Lewis & Slavica Perkovic. Braunschweig, GERMANY: Museum Fur Photographie Braunschweig & Scalo, 1995. First Edition 1/1500. 4to. Cloth Spine Over Boards, Boxed. Photography Monographs. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 60pp + 48pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in German with English translations laid in. This unusual title is actually two separate exhibition catalogues in the form of artists' books - Lewis Baltz's "Die Toten Von Newport Beach" ("The Deaths in Newport"), and Slavica Perkovic's "Seche Geschichten Fur Vier Manner" ("Six Stories for Four Men") - housed in a printed chipboard box. Each is illustrated with photographs and text - in Baltz's case, the photos all appear to be found images relating to a murder and trial in California in the 1940s. A most handsome example of this unusual collaborative undertaking in the publisher's printed chipboard box, as issued. 3-931141-15-2 Inventory Number: 001166

(BANIER, FRANCOIS-MARIE). Appelt, Dieter. Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (16pp), 10 b&w illustrations + b&w covers. Designed by Vincent Lecocq and Martin d'Orgeval. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender sixteen page catalogue published in conjunction with the 2007 L'Oreal-sponsored exhibition of photographs by Francois-Marie Banier held at Gagosian Gallery Beverly Hills. A pristine copy of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 020436

(BARNEY, MATTHEW). Barney, Matthew, Neville Wakefield & Richard Flood. Karel Schampers, Editor. Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS & Ostfildern, GERMANY: Museum Boymans-van-Beuningen & Cantz Verlag, 1995. First Edition 1/2500. 8vo. Wrappers in Plastic Sleeve. Artist Monograph. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. 92pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Dutch. Designed by Matthew Barney and Gracia Lebbink. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lovely catalogue documenting Matthew Barney's 1995 Museum Boymans-van Beuningen exhibition that presented elements of his "Cremaster" 1 and 4, "Facility of INCLINE", "OTTOshaft", "Facility of DECLINE", and "Drawing Restraint 7" series. It was designed by the artist and features several folding plates - perfect for that rowdy yet discerning Al Davis fan in your life. A handsome example in the publisher's printed transparent plastic wraparound band. 90-6918-148-7 Inventory Number: 014223

(BARNEY, MATTHEW). Spector, Nancy, Neville Wakefield & Matthew Barney. Preface by Thomas Krens. New York: Guggenheim Museum Publications, 2002. First Edition. Stout 4to. Cloth in Vinyl Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 528pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by J. Abbott Miller and Roy Brooks, Pentagram Design. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history, bibliography and filmography. Published in conjunction with a comprehensive 2002 exhibition at New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, this massive catalogue copiously documents the five installments that comprise Matthew Barney's epic film cycle cum opera "The Cremaster Cycle" that were originally presented by the Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporaine, Artangel and Barbara Gladstone Gallery, the Kunsthalle Wien and the Museum fur Gegenwartskunst Basel, Portikus, Frankfurt am Main and Barbara Gladstone Gallery, the Walker Art Center, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum between 1995 and 2002. Beautifully designed and illustrated, it features essays by Nancy Spector and Neville Wakefield, a Cremaster "Glossary", complete production credits, and "Personal Perspectives" from several Cremaster contributors including Ursula Andress, Tony Morgan, Richard Serra, Norman Mailer, and Jonathan Bepler. A bright, most handsome example of the first hardbound printing in the publisher's printed vinyl dust jacket. 0-8109-6935-1 Inventory Number: 026877

(BARON, HANNELORE). Baron, Hannelore. Stockholm, SWEDEN: Galleri Zero, 1986. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 22pp, 14 color illustrations. With an exhibition history, bibliography and collections listing. This is the lovely catalogue published in conjunction with a 1986 Stockholm gallery exhibition of mixed media collages by Hannelore Baron. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 026629

(BARTH, UTA). Conkelton, Sheryl, Russell Ferguson & Timothy Martin. Seattle, WA & New York: The Henry Art Gallery & Distributed Art Publishers, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color throughout. Published in conjunction with a 2002 Henry Art Gallery retrospective, this major monograph on Los Angeles-based artist/photographer Uta Barth is designed much like an artist's book - its text intertwined amongst Barth's diffuse, sensuous images of the late 20th Century man-made environment. A brand new, most handsome example additionally SIGNED "Uta Barth" in black marker on the first preliminary. 0-935558-37-3 Inventory Number: 017127

(BARTH, UTA). Martin, Timothy & Uta Barth. Los Angeles: Uta Barth, 2000. First Edition. Square 8vo. Pictorial Self Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. 39pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Michael Worthington. "...And of Time" is the gorgeous artist's book cum catalogue published by Uta Barth as a component of the photographer's 2000 exhibition project commissioned by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. An internally most handsome example additionally SIGNED AND DATED "Uta Barth 2000" in the year of publication in black ink on the rear colophon showing some light sunning to the spine and rear cover. It has been priced accordingly. 0-9675404-1-0 Inventory Number: 023106

(BARTH, UTA). Smith, Elizabeth A.T.. Los Angeles. 1995 (2002).: Museum of Contemporary Art & St. Ann's Press. First Thus 1/45 Deluxe. Square 8vo. Pictorial Boards in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 54pp, 25 color illustrations. Designed by Paul McMenamin. Originally published in conjunction with her 1995 solo exhibition at Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art, Uta Barth's first publication gorgeously illustrates the artist's then-current body of work. Its hazy color photographs of indistinct residential settings and domestic details are mysteriously evocative and suggestive of great meaning. In 2002, the extraordinary St. Ann's Press produced in collaboration with the artist this new edition of her unavailable catalogue featuring a different cover photograph, and color images for the text illustrations previously reproduced in black and white. Limited to forty-five copies only, this example is from the ultra-deluxe hardbound, slipcased edition NUMBERED (9/45), SIGNED, AND DATED by Uta Barth in black ink on the title page, as issued, that includes a SIGNED AND DATED 9 ¼ x 8 ½" color print entitled "Ground (02.1)" mounted on one inch deep plywood backing. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's original plastic wrapping. 0-9713681-0-4 Inventory Number: 024084

(BARTH, UTA). Smith, Elizabeth A.T.. Los Angeles. 1995 (2002).: Museum of Contemporary Art & St. Ann's Press. Second Edition (First Thus) 1/1800. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 54pp, 25 color illustrations. Designed by Paul McMenamin. Originally published in conjunction with her 1995 solo exhibition at Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art, Uta Barth's first publication gorgeously illustrates the artist's then-current body of work. Its hazy color photographs of indistinct residential settings and domestic details are mysteriously evocative and suggestive of great meaning. In 2002, the extraordinary St. Ann's Press produced in collaboration with the artist this new edition of her unavailable catalogue featuring a different cover photograph, and color images for the text illustrations previously reproduced in black and white. A brand new, pristine example additionally SIGNED AND DATED "Uta Barth" in black ink on the front free endpaper. 0-9713681-0-4 Inventory Number: 017401

(BARTH, UTA). Smith, Elizabeth A.T.. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art & RAM Publications, 1995. First Edition. Square 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good.. 54pp, 25 color illustrations. Designed by Cindy Estes. Published in conjunction with her 1995 solo exhibition at Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art, Uta Barth's first publication gorgeously illustrates the artist's then-current body of work. Its hazy color photographs of indistinct residential settings and domestic details are mysteriously evocative and suggestive of great meaning. An internally most handsome example of the first MoCA edition additionally SIGNED AND DATED "Uta Barth - 1996" in black ink on the title page showing a small indentation to the front cover along with some barely noticeable sunning along the spine. It has been priced accordingly. 0-914357-41-7 Inventory Number: 004353

(BARTH, UTA). Tumlir, Jan. Los Angeles: Uta Barth, ACME. & Bonakdar Gallery, 1999. First Edition. Square 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 55pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Michael Worthington. This is the elegant exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1999 three-part project by photographer Uta Barth that was shown concurrently Los Angeles' ACME., New York's Tanya Bonakdar, and Stockholm's Andrehn-Schiptjenko galleries. A brand new, most handsome example. 0-9675404-0-2 Inventory Number: 026307

(BARTH, UTA). Tumlir, Jan & Uta Barth. Santa Fe, NM: SITE Santa Fe, 2004. First Edition. Square 8vo. Pictorial Self Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Meryl Pollen. With a bibliography and exhibition history. This is the elegant catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with the 2004 three-part exhibition by photographer Uta Barth at SITE Santa Fe. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9700774-7-5 Inventory Number: 014497

(BASELITZ, GEORG). Baselitz, Georg & Achille Bonito Oliva. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2008. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 78pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Studio Blackwell. With an exhibition checklist. This is the hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2008 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of paintings on canvas and works on paper from venerable German artist Georg Baselitz entitled "La Grande Notte in Bianco". A brand new, most handsome example. 1-932598-79-0 Inventory Number: 023866

(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL). Marshall, Richard, Ingrid Sischy & Fred Braithwaite (aka "Fab 5 Freddy"). London: Serpentine Gallery, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (16pp) + np (6pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Area. With an exhibition checklist. This is the slender catalogue featuring an essay by Richard Marshall published in conjunction with a posthumous 1996 Serpentine Gallery exhibition of twenty-five works by Jean-Michel Basquiat that subsequently traveled to Malaga. A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item with the inclusion of the separate eight page booklet of a transcribed reminiscence of the artist between Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Braithwaite and Ingrid Sischy. Inventory Number: 026324

(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL) (TWOMBLY, CY). Pellizzi, Francisco. Los Angeles: Michael Kohn Gallery, 2004. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artists Monograph. Fine.. np (36pp), 20 color illustrations. This is the slender yet elegant catalogue produced in conjunction with a 2004 gallery exhibition of drawings and paintings by Cy Twombly and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Each of the twenty works shown - five by Twombly, fifteen by Basquiat - is illustrated. A brand new most handsome example. 1-880086-14-X Inventory Number: 026327

(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL) (WARHOL, ANDY). Als, Hilton. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2002. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artists Monograph. Fine.. np (36pp), 24 color and 1 b&w illustration. Designed by Bruce Mau Design, Inc. This is the slender yet elegant catalogue produced in conjunction with a 2002 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of twenty-four of the collaborative paintings produced by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat during 1984 and 1985. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. 1-880154-78-1 Inventory Number: 026264

(BAZAINE, JEAN) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Bazaine, Jean & Marcel Arland. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1953. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (8pp), 2 color and 4 b&w illustrations. 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 Jean Bazaine's 1953 exhibition of paintings. It contains two color lithographs (the front cover, and one massive four page spread), and four additional illustrations. A most presentable example showing a bit of wear and a single closed tear along the extremities. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 023559

(BEARDEN, ROMARE). M(iller)-K(eller), Andrea. Hartford, CT: Wadsworth Atheneum, 1975. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (4pp), 1 b&w illustration. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender four page brochure published in conjunction with a 1975 exhibition of six collages by the venerable African-American artist Romare Bearden held at Hartford's Wadsworth Atheneum. A most handsome copy of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 026736

(BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter & Jerome Sans. Paris: Edition Mennour, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in French and English. With a biography. This is the elegant catalogue published in conjunction with a 1999 exhibition of Peter Beard's collaged and overpainted photographs held at Paris' Galerie Kamel Mennour. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1999 first printing of this uncommon item. 2-914171-005 Inventory Number: 026478

(BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter & Owen Edwards. New York: Universe Publishing, 1998. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. np (122pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in conjunction with a 1997 Italian Peter Beard exhibition, this remarkable volume chronicles the precarious natural and social systems of Africa. Included in the photographer's obsessively collaged diaries are images of unparalleled beauty that depict the dark continent as a vibrant, pulsating panorama of contemporary cultures - plus it has lots of celebrities and ex-wives as well. A brand new, most handsome example. 0-7893-0147-4 Inventory Number: 026477

(BECHER, BERND & HILLA). Becher, Bernd and Hilla & Lynda Morris. Preface by Norbert Lynton. London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1974. First Edition. Small 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. np (24pp), 18 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. Published in conjunction with a 1974 Arts Council of Great Britain exhibition, this is the austerely designed catalogue that accompanied the first British retrospective of photographic work of architectural typologies by the pioneering German husband and wife collaborators Bernd and Hilla Becher. A most handsome example (entry No. 32 in the "ephemera et catalogues" bibliography of Antoine de Beaupre and Jean-Christophe Blaser's "Bernd und Hilla Becher: Printed Matter 1964/2013") of this uncommon item showing just a bit of age-toning to the white covers. Inventory Number: 023519

(BENJAMIN, KARL). Muchnic, Suzanne. West Hollywood, CA: Louis Stern Fine Arts, 2011. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 144pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With an exhibition history and collections listing. This is this the beautifully designed and illustrated hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 2011 gallery exhibition of abstract works by Karl Benjamin spanning the years 1950 to 1980. The noted late Los Angeles artist was along with John McLaughlin, Frederick Hammersley, and Lorser Feitelson one of the "Four Abstract Classicists" featured in the ground-breaking 1959 Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition of the same name. A brand new, most handsome example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9837871-0-7 Inventory Number: 022221

(BERMAN, WALLACE). Glicksman, Hal, Walter Hopps, Robert Duncan & David Meltzer. Los Angeles: Fellows of Contemporary Art & Otis Art Institute Gallery, 1978. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 118pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Jerry McMillan. This is the comprehensive catalogue on the work of the beloved pioneering Los Angeles beat, collage, and assemblage artist Wallace Berman published in conjunction with a posthumous 1978 retrospective exhibition sponsored by the Fellows of Contemporary Art and the Otis Art Institute Gallery that traveled to The Fort Worth Art Museum, University Art Museum at UC Berkeley, and the Seattle Art Museum. A most handsome example of this important document showing some soft creasing to the bottom foredge tips of the textblock. It has been priced accordingly. LC 78-70599 Inventory Number: 025866