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(BERMAN, WALLACE). McKenna, Kristine & David Meltzer. London: Camden Arts Centre, 2008. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. np (12pp), 5 color illustrations + b&w covers. This is the slender twelve page brochure published in conjunction with a 2008 British exhibition of works by the legendary Los Angeles beat artist entitled "All is Personal: The Art of Wallace Berman". It features an essay by Kristine McKenna along with a brief text by poet David Meltzer. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item (number thirty-four in the Camden Arts Centre's "file notes" series) that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 023737

(BERMAN, WALLACE) (PRINCE, RICHARD). McKenna, Kristine & Richard Prince. Introduction by Michael Kohn. Los Angeles: Michael Kohn Gallery, 2009. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 112pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lorraine Wild and Xiaoqing Wang, Green Dragon Office. With an exhibition checklist. "The use of heterosexual pornography or soft erotica in collage and assemblage is often all too uncritical, but for a few of the California artists who came of age in the early 1950s, Wallace Berman for example, its applications were much more nuanced. This approach to "girlie magazine" imagery and its polar opposite - the impulse to decommodify sexuality - can both be found in the photographs, paintings and books of Richard Prince, an artist whose fondness for the era of Berman is well-known. "She" traces these overlaps and sympathies with reproductions of previously unseen works by Berman and new images from Prince's "Girlfriends" and "de Kooning" series. Also included is an interview with Prince and editor Kristine McKenna, whose ongoing work on Wallace Berman and his contemporaries continues to yield exciting discoveries". A brand new, pristine example (catalogue entry 59 in "Bibliotheque d'un Amateur: Richard Prince's Publications 1981-2012") of this beautiful hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2009 Los Angeles gallery exhibition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-880086-20-4 Inventory Number: 021100

(BERMAN, WALLACE) (SEMINA). McKenna, Kristine, Michael Duncan, Stephen Fredman & Raymond Foye. Foreword by Elsa Longhauser. New York & Santa Monica, CA: D.A.P. (Distributed Art Publishers) & Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 384pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lorraine Wild and Stuart Smith, Green Dragon Office. With a chronology and exhibition checklist. "The quintessential visual artist of the Beat era, Wallace Berman (1926-1976) remains one of the best kept secrets of the late 20th century. A crucial figure in California's postwar underground, Berman was a catalyst who traveled through many different worlds, transferring ideas and dreams from one circle to the next. His larger community is the subject of "Semina Culture: Wallace Berman & His Circle", the hardbound catalogue to a traveling exhibition organized by the Santa Monica Museum of Art including previously unexhibited works by fifty-two artists. Anchoring this publication is "Semina", a free-form art and poetry journal that Berman published in nine issues between 1955 and 1964. Although privately made and distributed to a mere handful of friends and sympathizers, it was a brilliant compendium of the most interesting artists and poets of its time. Showcasing the individuals who came to define a still potent strand of post-war beat counter-culture, Semina Culture subtly outlines the energies, values, and foibles of this fascinating circle. Also reproduced here are works by various artists and writers who appear in Berman's own photographs - many of which were recently developed from vintage negatives and will be seen here for the first time. Edited by Michael Duncan and Kristine McKenna, it includes paintings and drawings by Cameron, John Altoon, Jay DeFeo, Bruce Conner and Joan Brown; collages and assemblages by Robert Alexander, Stuart Perkoff, John Reed, George Herms and Jess; poetry by Robert Duncan, David Meltzer, Philip Lamantia and John Wieners; and photographs by Charles Brittin, Walter Hopps and Patricia Jordan". A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon 2005 first edition of this beautifully designed, extraordinary document still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-933045-10-8 Inventory Number: 023223

(BERNHARD, RUTH). Williams, Ginny. Santa Fe, NM: Tallgrass Press, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (95pp), 43 tritone illustrations. This is the lavish catalogue published in conjunction with the 1993 exhibition "Ruth Bernhard: A Retrospective from the Ginny Williams Collection" at the Denver Art Museum and the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. A superbly printed selection of Bernhard's seminal modernist work (including many of the famous female nudes) is represented here, interspersed with quotations from the photographer about her inspirations and her creative process. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon hardbound edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ruth Bernhard" in her unmistakable calligraphic hand in black fountain pen on the title page. 1-881138-04-6 Inventory Number: 023786

(BEUYS, JOSEPH). Beuys, Joseph. Munchen, GERMANY: Verlag Schellmann & Kluser, 1976. First Edition 1/500 Deluxe. 4to. Wrappers in Printed Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine./Fine.. np (186pp), 90 color illustrations. "A Series of 90 Paintings..." documents Joseph Beuys' body of work subtitled "2 Schafskopfe (Loch)" issued as "unique multiples" by Verlag Schellmann & Kluser in 1976. Painted between 1961 and 1975, these abstracted images of two sheep heads were executed in oil paint and butter on a sheet of BFK Rives paper that had a circular hole torn from it. Each is reproduced here photomechanically as an individual full page blueprint and bound in wrappers. A bright white, most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to five hundred copies SIGNED "Joseph Beuys" in pencil on the title page and NUMBERED by stamp (162/500) in black ink on the rear free endpaper, as issued. Inventory Number: 022234

(BEUYS, JOSEPH). Beuys, Joseph. London: Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1981. First Edition 1/250 Deluxe. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48pp), 123 duotone illustrations. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1981 exhibition of a 1975 series of Joseph Beuys drawings on calendar pages entitled "Words Which Can Hear" held at London's Anthony D'Offay Gallery. A pristine example of the uncommon deluxe hardbound edition limited to two hundred and fifty copies BOLDLY NUMBERED AND SIGNED by Joseph Beuys in brown ink at the rear, as issued. Inventory Number: 019917

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

(BEUYS, JOSEPH). Tisdall, Caroline & Joseph Beuys. New York & London: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum & Thames & Hudson Inc., 1979. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 288pp, 513 b&w illustrations. Published in conjunction with the Guggenheim Museum's comprehensive 1979 retrospective of works by Joseph Beuys, Caroline Tisdall's massive catalogue set the bar for documentation and scholarship on the pioneering late German artist. Focusing on the activity of Beuys' career, it contains extensive photographic documentation of actions, exhibitions, installations, and more. A most handsome example of the uncommon clothbound edition showing jus a touch of age-toning to the extremities of the textblock with the Guggenheim Museum's original three page press release, newspaper clippings regarding the exhibition from the "New York Times Sunday Magazine", "Soho Weekly News", and "Newsweek" along with Mr. Beuys' 1986 obituary from the "New York Times" laid in. 0-500-09136-6 Inventory Number: 025764

(BIALOBRZESKI, PETER). Bialobrzeski, Peter, Florian Hanig & Christoph Ribbat. Ostfildern-Ruit, GERMANY: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 112pp, 40 color illustrations. Text in German and English. Designed by Jung und Pfeffer. This is the lovely hardbound book published in conjunction with German photographer Peter Bialobrzeski's 2004 exhibition of luminous images of the architectural details of Asian megalopolises Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, Singapore, Shenzhen, and Kuala Lumpur held at Bremen's Museum der Arbeit. Contrasting decaying blocks of flats with under-construction skyscrapers, "Neon Tigers" bears more than a passing resemblance to the urban dystopia of "Blade Runner" - especially in its sodium light drenched night skylines. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-7757-1394-8 Inventory Number: 016516

(BILLINGHAM, RICHARD). Billingham, Richard. Preface by Robert Frank. Zurich, SWITZERLAND, Berlin, GERMANY & New York: Scalo, 2000. First Paperback Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. np, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Hans Werner Holzwarth. Richard Billingham's acclaimed first book "Ray's A Laugh" is an alternatingly wry and gut-wrenching fly-on-the-wall chronicle of the everyday goings on within the domicile of the British photographer's Mum Elizabeth and chronic alcoholic father - the titular Ray. A brand new, pristine example of the 2000 first Scalo paperback edition (whose 1996 hardbound edition is cited on pages 304-305 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-908247-37-3 Inventory Number: 023611

(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 023720

(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies SIGNED "Jeremy Blake / Cell 1-310-980-****" in blue ink on the title page showing some very light wear and soiling to the covers. The artist died with only three monographic titles having been published on his work, and this is the first and only copy we have seen bearing his signature. Inventory Number: 023062

(BLAKE, JEREMY). Blake, Jeremy, Tim Griffin & Dike Blair. Los Angeles: Works on Paper, Inc., 2001. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Patricia Moritz. This is the engaging catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 2001 Works on Paper, Inc. exhibition of drawings from Jeremy Blake's "The Fourty (sic) Million Dollar Beatnik" project. It takes the form of a miniature (6 ¾ x 5 ½") screenplay - down to the green card covers with brass brad binding - reproducing the artist's whimsical texts and images that are reminiscent of a high school journal along with brief essays by Tim Griffin and Dike Blair. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only three copies are currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to five hundred unnumbered copies showing some very light wear and soiling to the covers. Inventory Number: 022011

(BLUHM, NORMAN). Silverman Gallery, Manny. Los Angeles: Manny Silverman Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Good +.. np (20pp), 12 color and 1 b&w illustration + color cover. With a chronology and exhibition history. This is the slender twenty page brochure cum catalogue published in conjunction with a 2007 exhibition of paintings on canvas executed during the seventies by noted American Abstract Expressionist painter Norman Bluhm. A most presentable copy of this ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event showing some creasing along the length of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 019097

(BLUHM, NORMAN). Silverman Gallery, Manny. Los Angeles: Manny Silverman Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (20pp), 12 color and 1 b&w illustration + color cover. With a chronology and exhibition history. This is the slender twenty page brochure cum catalogue published in conjunction with a 2007 exhibition of paintings on canvas executed during the seventies by noted American Abstract Expressionist painter Norman Bluhm. A handsome example of this ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event showing a slight dent at the heel of the spine. Inventory Number: 015508

(BOCHNER, MEL). Bochner, Mel. Los Angeles: Marc Selwyn Fine Art, 2010. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. np (28pp), 15 color illustrations. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 2010 Los Angeles gallery exhibition of fifteen then-recent word paintings by the pioneering minimal and conceptual practitioner Mel Bochner. A brand new, pristine example. Inventory Number: 023738

(BOCHNER, MEL). Bochner, Mel, Frederic Paul & Nelson Knight. Bignan, FRANCE: Domaine De Kerguehennec, 2008. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 176pp, 85 color and 36 b&w illustrations. Text in English and French. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lovely new hardbound catalogue that documents the 2007 Domaine De Kerguehennec retrospective of renowned Conceptual artist Mel Bochner. It contains primarily newly photographed images of the works installed during the exhibition as well as earlier documentary photographs, essays by Frederic Paul and Nelson Knight, and a lengthy transcribed interview between Paul and Mel Bochner. A brand new, pristine example. 2-906574-15-5 Inventory Number: 016143

(BOLTANSKI, CHRISTIAN). Boltanski, Christian. Gent, BELGIUM: Imschoot, Uitgevers, 1990. First Edition 1/55 Deluxe. 8vo. Linen Over Boards in Jacket. Artist's Book. Fine/Fine. np (30pp), 148 duotone illustrations. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held as part of the 1990 "Antichambres, Affinities Selectives" in Brussels, this charming artist's book by Christian Boltanski reproduces vintage headshots from the fifties of youthful European members of the Mickey Mouse Club. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon deluxe hardbound edition (entry number seventy-three in Jennifer Flay's "Christian Boltanski: Catalogue - Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera 1966-1991") limited to fifty-five copies only SIGNED AND NUMBERED by the artist in pencil at the rear colophon, as issued. 90-72191-22-6 Inventory Number: 019947

(BOLTANSKI, CHRISTIAN). Boltanski, Christian. Madrid, SPAIN: Centro De Arte Reina Sofia, 1988. First Edition. Oblong 4to. 1/4 Linen Over Printed Boards. Artist's Book. Very Good -.. 63pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Spanish and French. With a chronology. Published in conjunction with a 1998 Spanish exhibition, this contains an artist's project by Christian Boltanski consisting of grainy photographic images of "Escenarios Del Crimen". A most presentable example (entry number sixty-four in Jennifer Flay's "Christian Boltanski: Catalogue - Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera 1966-1991" and cited on page 42 of "From Fair to Fine 3") showing a few minor surface indentations and some light browning (as is typical with this title) as well as some minor foxing to the chipboard covers. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 003646

(BOND, HENRY). Bond, Henry, Stephan Schmidt-Wulffen, Darian Leader & Ian Jeffrey. London: Emily Tsingou Gallery, 1998. First Edition. Folio. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good -.. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is the first comprehensive collection of images by noted contemporary British photographer Henry Bond, whose work here captures the energy and feel of London's restless yet well-heeled youth during the height of the Saatchi years. A most presentable copy of this massive, and massively entertaining tome whose covers show some light overall wear and handling along with a few spots of light curling and peeling along the extremities. The interior and illustrations however are bright and clean. 0-9532-4580-2 Inventory Number: 008253

(BONTECOU, LEE). Smith, Elizabeth A.T., Ann Philbin, Donna De Salvo, Mona Hadler, Donald Judd & Robert Storr. Chicago, Los Angeles & New York: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, UCLA Hammer Museum & Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2003. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With an exhibition history and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the beautifully designed, comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with the 2003 touring exhibition of the extraordinary sculptures and works on paper by Lee Bontecou - the artist's largest Museum retrospective to date. An internally most handsome example of the quickly exhausted first paperbound printing showing two slight diagonal soft creases to the upper foredge corner of the front cover. 0-933856-80-6 Inventory Number: 023936

(BOURGEOIS, LOUISE). Bourgeois, Louise, Jerry Gorovoy, Pandora Tabatabai Asbaghi & Paulo Herkenhoff. Milan, ITALY: Fondazione Prada, 1997. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 308pp, profusely illustrated in tritone and b&w. Text in English. With an exhibition checklist, chronology and bibliography. This is the copiously photographically illustrated 1997 visual biography of Louise Bourgeois published by Milan's Fondazione Prada. A handsome example showing some trivial wear, delamination, and soiling to the extremities. 88-8702-904-0 Inventory Number: 025194

(BOURGEOIS, LOUISE). Bourgeois, Louise, Mieke Bal, Harald Fricke, Angela Lammer, Hanne Loreck, Christiane Mennicke, Valeria Schulte-Fischedick & Gabriele Werner. Beatrice E. Stammer, Kathrin Becker & Antje Weitzel, Editors. Berlin, GERMANY. 1995-1999: Akademie Der Kunst, 2003. First Edition 1/1100. 8vo. 1/4 Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Stephan Fiedler, Thorsten Platz. Text in German and English. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the nicely appointed hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with an extensive 2003 German museum exhibition of one hundred and fifteen sculptures, works on paper, and prints by Louise Bourgeois. It contains several critical essays on the work of, and interviews with the idiosyncratic artist. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand, one hundred unnumbered copies still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-00-011312-6 Inventory Number: 015390

(BRANCUSI, CONSTANTIN). Bach, Friedrich Teja. Paris: Didier Imbert Fine Art, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np, 82 b&w illustrations. Text in English. This is the handsome catalogue published in conjunction with a 1991 Parisian gallery exhibition that traveled to the United States. Constantin Brancusi's photographs aided him in the conceptualization of his sculpture; seeing how to group his work to increase awareness of comparisons, differences and metamorphoses among shapes and objects. These images provide rare access to the artist's private work environment, and sculptural process. A pristine copy. Inventory Number: 010183

(BRAQUE, GEORGES) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Braque, Georges & Pierre Reverdy. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1951. Second Edition. Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np, 17 illustrations in color and b&w. 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) is a tribute to the renowned Georges Braque. It contains color lithographs after Georges Braque, Jean Bazaine, Marc Chagall, Fernand Leger, Henri Matisse, and Joan Miro. A bright, most handsome example of the second edition of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 022335

(BRAQUE, GEORGES) (DERRIERE LE MIROIR). Braque, Georges, Rene Char, Jacques Kober, Henri Maldiney, Alberto Giacometti, Jean Grenier, Georges Limbour & Jacques Dupin. Paris. 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954 & 1956.: Maeght Editeur. First Edition Thus. Folio. Wrappers Bound in Cloth. Artist Monograph. Very Good -/No Jacket - As Issued. np + np + np + np + np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French. This is a compilation of five issues of Maeght's legendary periodical "Derriere Le Miroir" (featuring the great artists and writers of the 20th Century) devoted solely to Georges Braque. Bound by Maeght in brown cloth-over-boards with debossed white lettering in 1956, it collects the complete contents of DLM numbers 4 (Juin 1947): "Braque", 25-26 (Janvier 1950): "G. Braque", 48-49 (Juin-Julliet 1952): "G. Braque", 71-72 (Decembre 1954-Janvier 1955): "G. Braque: Theogoni d'Hesiode", and 85-86 (Avril-Mai 1956): "Braque". An otherwise bright, most handsome example whose contents are complete and intact first printings with the wrappers bound in that contain in total twelve original color lithographs showing some sunning to the cloth primarily along the spine. In addition, the top inch of its spine has broken off and is not present. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 024991

(BRASSAÏ). Sichel, Kim & Bernard De Montgolfier. Paris: Musée Carnavalet, Paris Audiovisuel & Paris Musées, 1988. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 88pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in French. With a biography, bibliography, exhibition history, and exhibition checklist. This is the stylish catalogue published in conjunction with a 1988 Parisian Museum retrospective of one hundred and fifty-two Brassai photographs that contains the familiar (material from "Paris de Nuit", "Graffiti", "Secret Paris of the '30s", etc.), as well as some images not previously reproduced. A bright white, most handsome example. 2-901414-32-X Inventory Number: 023878

(BRASSAI). Tucker, Anne Wilkes, Richard Howard & Avis Berman. Houston, TX: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1999. First Edition. Small Folio. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 368pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. This is the comprehensive, beautifully illustrated hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 1999 Houston Museum exhibition that was the largest American retrospective to date of the work of the respected Hungarian born, Parisian based photographer Brassai (né Gyula Halazs). A most handsome copy of the uncommon first printing in stiff (rather than flexible) boards still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-81096-380-9 Inventory Number: 022196

(BRAVO, CLAUDIO). March, David. New York: Marlborough Gallery, 1989. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 32pp, 28 color illustrations + color cover. With an exhibition checklist, biography, collections listing and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1989 Marlborough Gallery exhibition of twenty-nine photo-realist paintings and pastels by renowned Chilean-born, Moroccan-based artist Claudio Bravo. A most handsome example. 0-89797-055-1 Inventory Number: 025382

(BROOKS, JAMES).. Los Angeles: Manny Silverman Gallery, 2006. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 15pp, 12 color illustrations + color cover. With an exhibition history and chronology. This is a slender, elegantly produced catalogue published in conjunction with a 2006 exhibition of paintings on canvas and paper by noted American Abstract Expressionist painter James Brooks at his longtime Los Angeles gallery. A most handsome copy. Inventory Number: 023089

(BROTZMANN, PETER). Dempsey, Jim. Chicago, IL: Corbett vs. Dempsey Modern Art & Uncommon Objects, 2013. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 48pp, 36 color illustrations. Designed by Sonnenzimmer. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 2013 exhibition by the esteemed German musician and artist Peter Brotzmann held at Chicago's Corbett vs. Dempsey Modern Art & Uncommon Objects. A brand new, pristine example of this lovely item limited to one thousand copies. 0-9884492-7-7 Inventory Number: 022491

(BROTZMANN, PETER). Warner, Alan. Chicago, IL: Corbett vs. Dempsey Modern Art & Uncommon Objects, 2010. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 36pp, 28 color illustrations. Designed by Kathi Beste. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 2010 exhibition of watercolors and woodcuts by the esteemed German musician and artist Peter Brotzmann held at Chicago's Corbett vs. Dempsey Modern Art & Uncommon Objects. A brand new, pristine example. Inventory Number: 022492

(BROWN, CECILY). Ashton, Dore, Cecily Brown & Lari Pittman. New York: Gagosian Gallery & Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2008. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth with Pastedown. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued.. 264pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Studio Blackwell. With an exhibition history and bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published to coincide with a 2008 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of new paintings, this is the first full-fledged monograph devoted to the work of British painter Cecily Brown. Featuring over one hundred reproductions, this massive tome documents both finished paintings and the original source material utilized by Brown for much of their imagery, as well as an essay by Dore Ashton and a transcribed interview between the artist and Larry Pittman. A bright, most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Cecily Brown" in black ink on the title page . 0-8478-3092-6 Inventory Number: 022969

(BROWN, CECILY). Drucker, Johanna. New York & London: Gagosian Gallery, 2006. First Edition. 4to. 3/4 Linen over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 94pp, 29 color illustrations. Designed by Dan Miller Design. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the beautifully appointed hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with two 2006 exhibitions of recent works by British painter Cecily Brown held at Gagosian's New York and London galleries. Each of the twenty-nine oil on linen canvases shown is reproduced along with Johanna Drucker's essay "Erotic Method". A most handsome example with a Gagosian buckslip INSCRIBED "Best Wishes, Ealan" from gallery director and the book's editor Ealan Wingate laid in. 1-932598-29-4 Inventory Number: 025209

(BROWN, CECILY). Homes, A.M. Introduction by Robert Evren. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2000. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New.. 76pp, 27 color illustrations. Designed by Dan Miller Design. This is the elegant catalogue produced in conjunction with the 2000 Gagosian London exhibition of British painter Cecily Brown - her first one-person show at the gallery. Each of her twenty-seven large-scale works shown is reproduced along with A.M. Homes' essay "Motion Pictures". A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item in its wrappers printed with metallic ink still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-880154-36-6 Inventory Number: 014715

(BROWN, GLENN). Bracewell, Michael. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 78pp, 22 color and 3 duotone illustrations. Designed by Goto Design. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the lavishly produced hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2007 Gagosian Gallery New York exhibition of nine recent art-history inflected paintings and two sculptures by British artist Glenn Brown. Each work is sumptuously reproduced with a tipped in color plate on heavy stock with a vellum overlay and an accompanying full page color detail; as well as three gatefold installation photographs. A most handsome copy. 1-932598-50-2 Inventory Number: 017511

(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. 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. 0-8478-3488-3 Inventory Number: 020437

(BUGAEV, SERGEI - AFRIKA). Bugaev, Sergei, Victor Mazin, Olesya Turkina & Dan Cameron. New York & Vienna, AUSTRIA: Avant Garde Moscow & Paul Judelson Arts, 1994. First Edition 1/500. 8vo. 1/4 Linen Over Boards. Artist's Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 47 + 47pp + xix, two 17 ¼ x 22 3/8" sheets printed recto only, neatly folded in eighths to make 5 ½ x 8 ¾", profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Russian. Designed by Anna Brochet. This is an elaborately designed exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1995 Austrian retrospective of the Russian contemporary artist Afrika (né Sergei Bugaev). Bound into heavy, gilt-embossed grey chipboard covers is a bi-lingual catalogue reminiscent of El Lissitzky meets Rube Goldberg meets Ad Reinhardt's Art Comics along with two folded posters designed by the artist housed in an attached envelope. A most handsome example of the standard edition limited to five hundred unnumbered copies. 5-86394-052-2 Inventory Number: 013166