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(BROWN, GLENN). Freedberg, David. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2004. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 40pp, 14 color illustrations + decorative endpapers. Designed by Bruce Mau Design, Inc. With an exhibition history. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with a 2004 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of seven recent art-history inflected paintings and two sculptures by British artist Glenn Brown. A most handsome copy. 1-932598-00-6 Inventory Number: 020703

(BROWN, GLENN). Morton, Tom. Berlin: Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin & Holzwarth Publications, 2006. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 78pp, 14 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Hans Werner Holzwarth. With an exhibition history and bibliography. "I am a little bit like Doctor Frankenstein because I create my pictures with the remains and dead parts of other artists' works." So says the rising London painter, Glenn Brown, while essayist Tom Morton likens Brown's canvases to a zombie comedy". This is the beautifully produced hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2006 Galerie Max Hetzler exhibition of six art-history inflected paintings by Glenn Brown. Each work is sumptuously reproduced with a tipped in color plate on heavy stock with an accompanying full page color detail; as well as two installation photographs. A pristine copy of this already unavailable and 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. 3-935567-35-9 Inventory Number: 016183

(BROWN, GLENN). Steiner, Rochelle, Michael Bracewell & David Freeberg. New York & London: Gagosian Gallery, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 148pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Peter Willberg. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lavishly produced hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2009 Gagosian Gallery London exhibition of thirty-eight paintings executed between 2003 and 2009 by British artist Glenn Brown. "It explores Brown's mannerist inventiveness derived from a desire to examine and pervert the existing thicknesses of history as to recollect an open-ended mesh of references to painting and cultural history, past and present. In doing so, Brown creates a carnivalesque world where the rational and the irrational, the abstract and the visceral, the beautiful and the grotesque, are brought together in a vigorous state of play". Each work is sumptuously reproduced, as are the catalogues for Brown's two previous Gagosian shows from 2004 and 2007. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-8478-3488-3 Inventory Number: 020437

(BURRI, ALBERTO). Nordland, Gerald. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1977. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 80pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color + color cover. With a chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1977 retrospective exhibition of works by the noted late post-war Italian innovator Alberto Burri held at the Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery at the University of California, Los Angeles. A bright, most handsome example. LC 77-620047 Inventory Number: 023951

(BYARS, JAMES LEE). Hoffman Borman & Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery Staff. Santa Monica, CA & New York: Hoffman Borman & Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery, 1988. First Edition 1/500. 4to. Debossed Cloth. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (28pp), full edge gilt, 5 color illustrations. Designed by Anthony McCall Associates. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with an exhibition of five new sculptures: "The Figure Of Question Is In The Room", "The Door For Innocence", "This And This", "The Conscience", and "The Golden Book" by the late, idiosyncratic Conceptual practitioner James Lee Byars that traveled from the Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery in New York to Santa Monica's Hoffman Borman Gallery. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item limited to five hundred unnumbered copies (whose exquisite production values cost the galleries $80.00 per book) still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-941863-04-2 Inventory Number: 023952

(BYRNE, ALEC). Evans, Drew. Los Angeles: Uber Archives, 2012. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Music Photography Monograph. As New.. np (54pp), profusely illustrated in b&w and color. "Rock & Roll Time Capsule" is the catalogue published in conjunction with a one-evening-only 2012 exhibition of the rediscovered sixties and seventies rock 'n' roll images of British photographer Alec Byrne. It presents amazing vintage shots of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Who, The Yardbirds, Bob Marley, T. Rex, The Doors, The Faces, Chuck Berry, and Roy Orbison - most being seen in print for the very first time! A brand new, pristine example of the first edition limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED AND SIGNED by the photographer, as issued.

PLEASE NOTE: These signed catalogues will be available at Arcana on Saturday, December 17th, and orders will ship beginning on Tuesday, December 19th.
0-615-90223-5 Inventory Number: 022934

(CAIN, PETER). Nickas, Bob & Carroll Dunham. New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Wrappers in DJ. Artist Monograph. As New./As New.. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a biography, exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the first comprehensive catalogue published on the late New York artist Peter Cain, whose eerie, foreshortened paintings of cars became a staple of the Whitney Biennials of the 1990s. A pristine copy. 1-880146-37-1 Inventory Number: 015187

(CALLAHAN, HARRY). Callahan, Harry. Foreword by Hugo Weber. Santa Barbara, CA: El Mochuelo Gallery, 1964. First Edition 1/1500. Small Folio. Gilt-Stamped Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 126 duotone plates. With a bibliography by Bernard Karpel. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in a stated edition of fifteen hundred copies, this exquisite 1964 Harry Callahan monograph is notoriously scarce as it has been widely reported that only half of these were actually ever bound for sale. A tight and bright, most handsome example (cited on pages 202-203 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 160 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 168-169 of "The Book of 101 Books") marred only by the typical browning of the glue binding the endpapers to the boards - as is the case with every copy that we've ever handled - in a well-preserved, lightly-scuffed slipcase. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 025041

(CALLE, SOPHIE). Calle, Sophie, Fred Hoffman, Deborah Irmas. Santa Monica, CA: Fred Hoffman Gallery, 1989. First Edition 1/2000. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 60pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Includes exhibition checklist. Issued in conjunction with a 1989 exhibition curated by Deborah Irmas, this is the first major publication on the enigmatic French artist published in English. The pieces documented here are "The Sleepers", "The Bronx", "The Shadow", "The Hotel", "L'Homme au Carnet", "Anatoli" and "The Blind". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. 0-927442-01-9 Inventory Number: 027428

(CAMERON, JULIA MARGARET). Cox, Julian. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Cardstock Wrappers. Exhibition Brochure. As New.. np (8pp), 6 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany "Julia Margaret Cameron: Photographer" - a 2003 exhibition of vintage prints drawn from the The J. Paul Getty Museum's vast holdings. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon ephemeral item. Inventory Number: 025598

(CAPA, CORNELL). Whelan, Richard. Introduction by Peter Fetterman. Afterword by Cornell Capa. Santa Monica, CA: Peter Fetterman Gallery, 2002. First Edition 1/50 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 64pp, 27 duotone illustrations. "Cornell Capa the photographer has long been overshadowed by Cornell Capa the founder and director of the International Center of Photography, New York, and by Cornell Capa the brother of Robert Capa. This beautiful clothbound book filled with twenty-seven of his most intelligent, compassionate, formally striking images promises to bring the photographer his due. He once told "Camera" magazine, "Single photographs are not what I do best. My most effective work is groups of photographs which hang together and tell stories." Nevertheless, the pictures included here sum up and transcend those stories. Imbued with the very essence of the specific situations or person that they portray, yet simultaneously resonant with universal human experience, they mark Cornell Capa as what he called a "concerned photographer" - one who is passionately dedicated to doing work that will contribute to the understanding and well-being of humanity". A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe 2002 first printing issued by the Peter Fetterman Gallery limited to fifty copies NUMBERED (38/50) AND SIGNED "Cornell Capa" accompanied by a cloth chemise containing the matted 7 ½ x 5 ¼ silver print entitled "Bolshoi Ballet School" similarly NUMBERED (38/50) AND SIGNED on the verso housed in the publisher's silver gilt-stamped slipcase still in its original shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-9712765-0-1 Inventory Number: 025483

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

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

(CHAMBERLAIN, JOHN). Rose, Barbara & M(ichael). S(onnabend).. Paris. ND (1964).: Ileana Sonnabend. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (16pp), 6 b&w illustrations. Text in French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender, elegant catalogue published in conjunction with a 1964 presentation of sculptural work by John Chamberlain held at Ileana Sonnabend's Parisian gallery. It was the noted late artist's first international one-person exhibition, and this is his first monographic publication. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing some mild age-toning, and soiling to its matte white covers. Inventory Number: 025869

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

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. Zurich, SWITZERLAND & Milan, ITALY: Nieves & Le Case D'Arte, 2006. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. np (18pp), 12 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the first of two slender catalogues published as part of the Nieves "Zine" series on the occasion of the 2006 exhibition of work by Larry Clark held at the Le Case D'Arte in Milan. Issued without text, it contains images from Clark's landmark "Tulsa" series. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to one hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (132/150) on the rear cover in pencil, as issued. 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: 020751

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

(CLEMENTE, FRANCESCO). Clemente, Francesco. London: Anthony d'Offay, 1997. First Edition 1/200 Deluxe. Oblong 8vo. Cloth in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 126pp, 51 color illustrations. Designed by Peter B. Willberg. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 1997 Anthony d'Offay exhibition of Francesco Clemente's cycle of fifty-one watercolors entitle "Fifty One Days on Mount Abu". A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe edition limited to two hundred unnumbered copies accompanied by the original 8 x 6" lithograph "Falling Stars" on handmade paper SIGNED "Francesco Clemente" in pencil on the recto housed in the publisher's linen over boards slipcase, as issued. 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: 024493

(CLEMENTE, FRANCESCO). Clemente, Francesco & Robert Creeley. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1994. First Edition. 8vo. Wrappers in Printed Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (14pp), 5 color illustrations. Designed by Step Graphics. Limited to one thousand copies, this is the slender fourteen page catalogue published in conjunction with Francesco Clemente's 1994 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition that reproduces five of the artist's pigment on canvas works amongst short poems by Robert Creeley. A most handsome example showing a tiny dent to the upper foredge tip of the external paper portfolio. Inventory Number: 021355

(CLEMENTE, FRANCESCO). Eccher, Danilo, Francesco Pellizzi & Francesco Clemente. Bologna & Torino, ITALY: Galleria D'Arte Moderna Di Bologna & Umberto Allemandi & C., 1999. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 180pp, profusely 153 color and 7 b&w illustrations. Text in Italian and English. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with a 1999 Galleria D'Arte Moderna Di Bologna exhibition of one hundred and fifty-three drawings, watercolors, and pastels executed by Francesco Clemente between 1980 and 1998. In addition to lovely color reproductions of each of the works on paper, it features a lengthy transcribed interview with the artist by Francesco Pellizzi, and curator Danilo Eccher. A most handsome example additionally BOLDLY INSCRIBED "Thank You! / Francesco Clemente / Bologna 29 Maggio 1999" on the day of the Museum opening in pencil across the title page. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 88-422-0917-1 Inventory Number: 024002

(CLEMENTE, FRANCESCO). McClure, Michael. Introduction by Dieter Koepplin. New York: Gagosian Gallery & Rizzoli International Publications, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 122pp, 14 color illustrations. Designed by Jose Conde. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with the 1991 Francesco Clemente exhibition entitled "Testa Coda" held at Gagosian Gallery New York. It features an essay as well as an interview with the artist by notable West Coast literary figure Michael McClure. An otherwise most handsome example showing some barely noticeable rippling to a portion of the textblock at the lower foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 0-8478-1469-6 Inventory Number: 024236

(CLEMENTE, FRANCESCO). McClure, Michael. Introduction by Dieter Koepplin. New York: Gagosian Gallery & Rizzoli International Publications, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 122pp, 14 color illustrations. Designed by Jose Conde. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with the 1991 Francesco Clemente exhibition entitled "Testa Coda" held at Gagosian Gallery New York. It features an essay as well as an interview with the artist by notable West Coast literary figure Michael McClure. A most handsome example bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "For .... Some Words & Pictures XXX Michael" from author McClure in gold marker on the title page. 0-8478-1469-6 Inventory Number: 020439

(CLEMENTE, FRANCESCO). Rushdie, Salman. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2005. First Edition. Tall 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 42pp, 14 color illustrations. Designed by Dan Miller Design. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegantly designed catalogue featuring an essay by literary lion Salman Rushdie published in conjunction with a 2005 Gagosian Gallery London exhibition of self portraits by Francesco Clemente. A brand new, most handsome example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-932598-24-3 Inventory Number: 022237

(CLERGUE, LUCIEN). Charles-Roux, Edmond. Marseille, FRANCE: Ancien Couvent Royal De Saint-Maximin, 1967. First Edition. Small Oblong 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (10pp), 3 b&w illustrations with a tipped-in photograph. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender ten page catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1967 exhibition of one hundred and twelve photographs by Lucien Clergue held at Marseille's Ancien Couvent Royal De Saint-Maximin. It features a 5 x 7" silver gelatin print of a female nude at water's edge we believe to be from the photographer's "Naissances D'Aphrodite" series stamped "PHOTOGRAPHIES / Lucien CLERGUE / ARLES-SUR-RHONE / REPRODUCTION INTERDITE" on the verso tipped to the inside front cover. A handsome example of this uncommon item BOLDLY SIGNED in black ink AND NUMBERED (000155) - from an unstated edition - on the inside front cover beneath the photo, as issued. Inventory Number: 026583

(CLOSE, CHUCK). Close, Chuck & Gail R. Scott. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971. First Edition. 12mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. One continuous 7 ½ x 11 ½" glossy cardstock sheet printed offset recto and verso, folded neatly in half to make 4pp, 1 color illustration. With an exhibition checklist. This is the slender four page brochure published in conjunction with a 1971 Los Angeles County Museum of Art Ahmanson Gallery exhibition of nine recent portraits by the still Bykert Gallery-affiliated Chuck Close. A glossy, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral item - only four copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 024813

(COLLINS, CECIL). Anderson, William. Foreword by Anthony d'Offay. London: Anthony d'Offay Gallery & Coracle Press, 1988. First Edition. 12mo. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Very Good.. np, 6 color illustrations + cover. This is the slender, elegant catalogue of metaphysical imagery-laden paintings published in conjunction with a 1988 Anthony d'Offay Gallery in London exhibition to celebrate the "shaman/guru" artist Cecil Collins' eightieth birthday. A most handsome copy. 0-947564-17-9 Inventory Number: 022267

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

(CONGRESS ON RACIAL EQUALITY). Rich, Marvin. New York: Congress on Racial Equality, 1965. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. 4to. Brad-Bound Stiff Wrappers. Exhibition Checklist. Very Good.. np (16pp), no illustrations. This is the checklist cum catalogue for the 1965 exhibition and sale of works by nearly two hundred and fifty artists held at New York's Graham Gallery to benefit the Scholarship, Education, and Defense Fund of the noted Civil Rights organization, the Congress on Racial Equality. The primary committee chairs for the fifth installment of this annual event were Jack Tworkov, Lloyd Goodrich, Mrs. August Heckscher, and Mrs. Arthur Logan. Robert Rauschenberg is thanked for having created a color silkscreen print for the event, and virtually everyone who was every anyone of a liberal philanthropic bent in Manhattan is listed here as an organizer or patron. It begins with a explanatory text by executive director Marvin Rich followed by an eleven page unpriced checklist detailing the participating artists with a description of each work, and an eye-opening roster of supporters. Artists of color who contributed include Charles Alston, Romare Bearden, Felrath Hines, Jacob Lawrence, Joe Overstreet, Raymond Saunders, Thomas Sills, Bob Thompson, Jack(y) Whitten, and Walter Williams. The established artists include Milton Avery, Alexander Calder, Edwin Dickinson, Richard Diebenkorn, Helen Frankenthaler, Michael Goldberg, Philip Guston, Grace Hartigan, Hans Hofmann, Joan Mitchell, Alice Neel, Louise Nevelson, Isamu Noguchi, Fairfield Porter, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Ben Shahn, David Smith, and Moses and Raphael Soyer, while the up and comers feature Arman, John Chamberlain, Jim Dine, Mark di Suvero, Leon Golub, Ron Gorchov, Red Grooms, Robert Indiana, Alex Katz, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Mangold, Marisol, Claes Oldenburg, Rauschenberg, George Rickey, Larry Rivers, James Rosenquist, George Segal, Frank Stella, Tom Wesselmann, and Andy Warhol, who provided a 16 ½ x 20 "Blue Jackie" on canvas. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon - not a single copy is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - item in brad-bound stiff printed wrappers documenting the fascinating intersection of the mid-sixties Civil Rights movement and the New York Art world with an invitation on letterhead to the May 4th 1965 "Broadway at the Gallery" showing laid in. Inventory Number: 027129

(COOP HIMMELBLAU). Coop Himmelblau: Wolf D. Prix & Helmut Swiczinsky. Klagenfurt, GERMANY: Ritter Verlag, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Illustrated Jacket. Architecture Monograph. Fine/Fine. 113pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English, Italian and German. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with Coop Himmelblau's "From Cloud to Cloud" installation at the Austrian Pavilion of the 1996 Venice Biennale. Beautifully designed and printed, it reproduces many of the innovative architectural collaborative's trademark "automatic drawings". A brand new, most handsome example. 3-85415-202-7 Inventory Number: 001110

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

(CORNELL, JOSEPH). Coplans, John. Akron, OH: Akron Art Institute, 1978. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 32pp, 21 b&w illustrations. This slender catalogue published in conjunction with a 1978 Joseph Cornell retrospective held at the Akron Art Institute is small and elegant, just like the artist's work. A brand new, most handsome example. Inventory Number: 026780

(CORNELL, JOSEPH). McShine, Kynaston. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, 1972. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. np (12pp), 10 b&w illustrations. Text in German. With an exhibition checklist and biography. This is the slender twelve page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1972 Swiss gallery exhibition of seventeen boxes and six collages by the late, iconoclastic American artist Joseph Cornell. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing some slight sunning and soiling to the covers. Inventory Number: 013167

(CORNELL, JOSEPH). Starr, Sandra Leonard. New York: Castelli-Feigen-Corcoran, 1983. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Very Good. 88pp, 48 b&w and 1 color illustration. Designed by the Castle Press. This is the lovely catalogue issued in conjunction with a posthumous 1983 New York gallery exhibition of Joseph Cornell boxes and collages whose imagery reflects his lifelong obsession with the ballet. An internally most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon clothbound edition whose matte white dust jacket shows some mild age-toning and soiling along with a tiny missing chip along the bottom edge of the rear panel. LC 83-73032 Inventory Number: 026069

(CORNELL, JOSEPH). Starr, Sandra Leonard. New York: Castelli-Feigen-Corcoran, 1983. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 88pp, 48 b&w and 1 color illustration. Designed by the Castle Press. This is the lovely catalogue issued in conjunction with a posthumous 1983 New York gallery exhibition of Joseph Cornell boxes and collages whose imagery reflects his lifelong obsession with the ballet. A most handsome example. LC 83-73032 Inventory Number: 024628

(CORNELL, JOSEPH). Starr, Sandra Leonard. New York: Castelli-Feigen-Corcoran, 1983. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 88pp, 48 b&w and 1 color illustration. Designed by the Castle Press. This is the lovely catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1983 New York gallery exhibition of Joseph Cornell's boxes and collages whose imagery reflects his lifelong obsession with the ballet. A handsome example additionally bearing the SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "For ... - Love, Hugs, kisses / Sandy / 12.16.83" from the author - noted Cornell dealer and scholar Sandra "Sandy" Starr - in black ink in the year of publication on the first preliminary showing a bit of wear and soiling to its white covers. LC 83-73032 Inventory Number: 005860

(CORNELL, JOSEPH). Starr, Sandra Leonard & Takashi Hiraide. Tokyo: Shigeru Yokota Inc., 2003. First Edition 1/500. 8vo. Loose Contents in a Portfolio. Artist Monograph. As New.. np, 5 color & 1 b&w illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender yet elegant document consisting of loose enclosures housed in a printed paper portfolio published in conjunction with a posthumous 2003 Tokyo gallery exhibition of Joseph Cornell's box constructions, collages, and publications. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to five hundred NUMBERED (466/500) copies. Inventory Number: 025429

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

(CRAGG, TONY). Cragg, Tony & Lewis Biggs, et al. Liverpool, UK: Tate Gallery Liverpool, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 156pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 2000 Tate Gallery Liverpool, this beautifully photographed and stylishly designed catalogue is a comprehensive survey of contemporary British sculptor Tony Cragg's work of the nineties. A handsome copy. 1-85437-324-2 Inventory Number: 013891

(CREWDSON, GREGORY). Crewdson, Gregory. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2005. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (8pp), 15 color illustrations + covers. Designed by Gianpietro + Smith. Published in conjunction with a traveling 2005 exhibition, this is the slender eight page illustrated catalogue that is a combined list of the crew members from the four productions between 2003 and 2005 that helped realize Gregory Crewdson's twenty image photographic work "Beneath the Roses". A most handsome example of this uncommon item (NOT to be confused with the comprehensive hardbound 2008 publication bearing the same title) additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Gregory Crewdson" in black marker on the title page. Inventory Number: 026622

(CUTRONE, RONNIE). Brougher, Nora Halpern. Introduction by Martin S. Blinder. Van Nuys, CA: Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, 1990. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 48pp, 44 color and 11 monochrome illustrations. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the nicely appointed hardbound catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1990 Los Angeles gallery exhibition of forty-four recent watercolor and graphite works on paper by East Village art scene mainstay and former Warhol Factory assistant Ronnie Cutrone. A brand new, most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Ronnie Cutrone / 90" WITH A "WOODY WOODPECKER" DRAWING executed in black marker on the front free endpaper. 0-929460-02-2 Inventory Number: 027360