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(AKIYAMA, MAHOKO). Akiyama, Mahoko. Tokyo: Pan-Exotica & Treville Co. Ltd., 2004. First Edition. 12mo. Wrappers in Die Cut Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New.. np, profusely illustrated in duotone plates. Text in English and Japanese. "I have always created dolls in accordance with the dictates of my heart at the time. Then I spend long hours in my room with the dolls I have finished creating or those that are unfinished, and photograph the various doll stories that float up in my imagination... In this manner, for several years, I have shot and collected one photo after another". From renowned Japanese doll maker/photographer Mahoko Akiyama comes this creepy little gem of a book that documents and reveals his very sexually charged creations. The follow-up to his 1991 title "Ange", these shadowy images provide a mysterious and brooding atmosphere that strongly evokes Hans Bellmer (especially in the hand-colored pastel images that pay homage to "La Poupee"), Bernard Faucon, David Hamilton, The Brothers Quay, and Katan Amano. A brand new, pristine example of this gorgeously designed and printed book housed in the publisher's printed, die-cut slipcase, bound with a baby blue ribbon, as issued. 4-309-90568-4 Inventory Number: 016121

(ALEXANDRE, CLAUDE). Iizawa, Kohtaro & Claude Alexandre. Tokyo: Treville Co. Ltd., 1992. First Edition. Folio. Pictorial Boards in Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Very Good. np, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in Japanese and English. Designed by Hideyuki Taguchi. Claude Alexandre's intense fetish and bondage images are well-known in the realm of photographic erotica. Published only in Japan, this beautifully designed and printed volume remains the most comprehensive compendium of her work. A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing just a bit of overall wear and handling. 4-8457-0700-4 Inventory Number: 008721

(AMOK). Swezey, Stuart & Brian King, Editors. Los Angeles. 1986-2000.: Amok. First Editions. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Near Fine or Better.. 32 + 52 + 100 + 374 + 476 + 562pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Before there was an internet for such things, if one wanted to investigate Serial Killers, The Illuminati, Alien Autopsies, Conspiracy Theories, Mind Control, Tiki Exoticism, Bondage and Domination, Sensory Deprivation, and any manner of transgressive topics, the Amok shop on Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles was your veritable Library of Alexandria. Starting as a modest storefront bookstore, Amok branched out in the eighties and nineties to become a far reaching mail-order empire where one could find the most obscure books, pamphlets, tracts, screeds, video tapes, cassettes, and the like on anything from Survival Research Laboratory to Ed Gein to MK-ULTRA. Their five highly informative - and sought after - catalogues of wares referred to as "Dispatches" were published in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1999. Additionally, an anthology of writings on Autoerotic Fatalities, Trepanation, Gualtiero Jacopetti, Cargo Cult, NSK, Self-Mutilation Amputee Fetish, Infrasound, and Psych-Our was issued in 1995 as the "Amok Journal: Sensurround Edition." The first four installments are on newsprint, and show just a bit of age-toning to their textblocks. Number four is the uncommon first printing with the monochrome cover reproduction of one of artist Jim Shaw's thrift store paintings. All are first printings but for the fifth installment, which is the second printing from 2000. A most handsome, truly rare complete set of the five "Dispatches" plus the "Amok Journal" featuring nearly two thousand pages that illuminate and explore the darkest reaches of mankind - and beyond - each of which is additionally SIGNED in black ink by Amok editor and publisher, Stuart Swezey. Inventory Number: 026691

(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

(BELLMER, HANS). Jelenski, Constantin. New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1967. First American Edition #616/1000. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. Cloth in Jacket in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. 113pp, 97 duotone illustrations. Translated from the 1966 Editions DeNoel French edition, this is a substantial, beautifully printed hardbound survey of nearly one hundred of Hans Bellmer's eroticized drawings executed between 1934 and 1965. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1967 first Grove Press American edition limited to one thousand NUMBERED (616/1000) copies still in the publisher's chipboard slipcase with printed pastedown. LC 67-25425 Inventory Number: 026502

(BERQUET, GILLES). Berquet, Gilles. Paris: Jean-Pierre Faur Editeur, 1997. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (32pp), 33 b&w illustrations + color covers. Text in French. This is a slender, strikingly designed and printed volume of renowned French erotic photographer Gilles Berquet's explicit fetish and bondage images. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. 2-909882-30-6 Inventory Number: 015576

(BERQUET, GILLES). Berquet, Gilles. Preface By Alina Reyes. Paris. 1992 (1995).: Jean-Pierre Faur Editeur. Second Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in French. This is a beautifully designed and printed volume of renowned French erotic photographer Gilles Berquet's explicit fetish and bondage images. While the prints themselves are mostly sepia-toned, the book has been printed in a full color process to capture the subtle nuance of the originals. And while the work shows predecessors Hans Bellmer and Pierre Molinier as inspiration, has anyone ever made pissing on a bare wood floor look so elegant as Berquet does here? A handsome example of the 2005 second edition. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least eighteen years of age to order this item. 2-909882-15-2 Inventory Number: 013855

(BIDGOOD, JAMES). Benderson, Bruce. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999. First Edition. Tall 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color. Full edge gilt. Text in English, German and French. The director of the cult erotic gay fantasy "Pink Narcissus", James Bidgood remained the all-but-unknown, astonishing precursor to Pierre et Gilles and so many other baroque photographers of the male physique until this amazing, well researched monograph by Bruce Benderson appeared nearly a decade ago. Evoking Kenneth Anger, "Querelle", and George Platt Lynes, these images by the former drag performer/window dresser/costume designer are a revelation in Technicolor! A brand new, most handsome example. 3-8228-7427-2 Inventory Number: 021941

(CHAPMAN, JAKE & DINOS). Chapman, Jake & Dinos, David Falconer, Douglas Fogle & Nick Land. London, Graz, AUSTRIA & Berlin: ICA London, Grazer Kunstverein & KUNST-WERKE Berlin, 1996. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artists Monograph. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is the copiously illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with the 1996 Jake and Dinos Chapman exhibition entitled "Chapmanworld". Circulated by London's Institute of Contemporary Art, it traveled to the Grazer Kunstverein and KUNST-WERKE Berlin, and was the first major retrospective of the transgressive sculptural work of the YBA twins. It contains essays by David Falconer ("Doctorin' the Retardis") and Douglas Fogle, artists' statements, and an intriguing textual contribution by Nick Land that seemingly requires a cryptographer to decipher. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. 1-900300-03-6 Inventory Number: 022034

(CHAPMAN, JAKE & DINOS). Chapman, Jake & Dinos, David Falconer & Yuko Hasegawa. Tokyo: P-House Daikanyama, 1996. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artists Monograph. Fine.. np (28pp) + six 8 ¼ x 5 ¾" cardstock sheets printed offset recto and verso, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This is the is the body dysmorphic disorder-inducing catalogue produced in conjunction with Jake and Dinos Chapman's 1996 Japanese gallery exhibition entitled "Beyond Nirvana - Too Much is Never Enough". It contains a booklet with essays by David Falconer ("Doctorin' the Retardis") and Yuko Hasegawa, artists' statements, and reproductions of the brothers' oeuvre along with six elegant loose color postcards photographed by George Cousins. A brand new, most handsome example of what may be the most uncommon early Chapman Brothers publication still in the publisher's unprinted plastic pouch. Inventory Number: 022033

(CHAPMAN, JAKE & DINOS). Chapman, Jake & Dinos. With a Conversation With Robert Rosenblum. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1997. First Edition. 8vo. Wrappers in Plastic Jacket. Artists Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 153pp, 48 color illustrations. "Unholy Libel" is the elegant catalogue cum artist's book produced by British enfants terrible Jake and Dinos Chapman in conjunction with their first U.S. gallery exhibition in 1997. This sumptuous tome takes the form of a rather profane "Holy Bible" - right down to the gilt edges and faux-leather cover. A brand new, pristine example with the gallery's exhibition checklist laid in. 1-880154-14-5 Inventory Number: 023587

(CHRISTIAN, ANTON). Angerer, Peter, Helmut Eisendle & Peter Weiermair. Wörgl, AUSTRIA: Perlinger Verlag, 1979. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 197pp, 72 color and 30 b&w illustrations. Text in German. This is a beautifully designed and printed 1979 monograph devoted to the drawings of Anton Christian - Viennese artist of the tortured and bizarre. A brand new, most handsome example. 3-85399-006-1 Inventory Number: 005064

(CHRISTIAN, ANTON). Christian, Anton. With texts by H.C. Artmann, Suzanne Bloom, Helmut Eisendle, Erich Fried, Hans Haid, Ed Hill, Felix Mitterer, Ezra Pound, Alexander Schwarz, Turi Werkner, and "funf Sagen aus dem Reich der Fanes". Innsbruck, AUSTRIA: Haymon Verlag, 1989. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine (But Incomplete)/Fine. 167pp, 110 color and duotone illustrations. Text in German. This is the beautifully designed and printed 1989 monograph on the work of Anton Christian - Viennese figurative painter of the tortured and bizarre. A brand new, most handsome example from an unstated SIGNED AND NUMBERED edition issued with a loose print laid into a sleeve at the front of the book, but with this example LACKING the print. It has been priced accordingly. 3-85218-050-3 Inventory Number: 005063

(CHURCH OF THE SUBGENIUS, THE). Stang, Ivan, Paul Mavrides & The SubGenius Foundation, Inc.. Auburn, CA: Rip Off Press, Inc., 1989. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Small 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Underground Comic Book. Fine.. 32pp, profusely illustrated in b&w + color cover. Published in 1989, this is the first and only installment of "Bob's Favorite Comics" - an anthology of fifteen black and white Church of the SubGenius-approved comics and tracts. The titular "Bob" is of course J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, the fifties clip art avatar turned High Epopt of The Church of the SubGenius, America's emergent eighties conspiracy theory-embracing cult religion whose pantheon includes gods, extra-terrestrials, and mutants. The contributors to this issue are the SubGenius Foundation, Inc.'s Ivan Stang and Paul Mavrides (also as St. Palmer Vreedez), Harry S. Robins, Carol Lay as Donna Sangre, Byron Werner, the LIES Project, President Xandy Smith, Jay Kinney, Gilbert Shelton, Horizon Unlimited Master Control Programming, Robert Williams, Satellite Weavers, Puzzling Evidence aka Doug Wellman, and of course, "Bob". A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon Rip Off Press, Inc. first printing with the printed price of $2.50 on the front cover. Inventory Number: 026454

(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. 0-86719-572-X Inventory Number: 025003

(DARWELL, JOHN). Darwell, John. Stockport, UK: Dewi Lewis Publishers, 2001. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (52pp), 34 color illustrations. This is John Darwell's compact photo-essay documenting the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactors' "Zones of Exclusion": the permanently evacuated area surrounding the 1986 Russian Nuclear Power Plant disaster. It provides a haunting and eerily beautiful glimpse of the thirty kilometer wasteland where no man can now go - and is the perfect compliment to Robert Polidori's oversized volume on the same subject. A brand new, pristine example. 1-899235-58-2 Inventory Number: 015883

(DZAMA, MARCEL). Dzama, Marcel. Pescara, ITALY: Augusto Ferrara Editore, Rizziero Arte, 2004. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (30 + 30pp), profusely illustrated in color. Text in English. Published in conjunction with a 2004 Italian gallery exhibition, this is a beautifully designed and printed hardbound catalogue cum artist's book of drawings and collages by beloved Royal Art Lodge member Marcel Dzama. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 88-8617-308-3 Inventory Number: 014644

(DZAMA, MARCEL). Dzama, Marcel. London. 2002 (2003).: Timothy Taylor Gallery. Second Edition. 4to. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Artist's Book. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48 + 32pp), 62 color illustrations. Published in conjunction with a 2002 London gallery show, this is a supremely whimsical and charming artist's book cum exhibition catalogue of drawings by Royal Art Lodge favorite Marcel Dzama. A brand new, pristine example of the 2003 second edition. 0-9542892-1-8 Inventory Number: 013619

(FINSTER, HOWARD). Finster, Howard. Summerville, GA: Howard Finster, 1982. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. 100pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "Howard Finster's Vision of 1982..." is a charming, self-published artist's book cum souvenir from Summerville Georgia's late, great "Man of Vision", the Reverend Howard Finster. Perhaps America's best known Outsider artist of the twentieth century, he created scores of thousands of pieces in his eighty-four years including artwork for Talking Heads, The Tom Tom Club, and R.E.M. According to Finster, was called upon in 1976 by God in a vision to create "sacred art", which he did prolifically for the next twenty-five years. This publication was sold by the artist during the 1980s at his elaborate Folk Art environment cum home "Paradise Gardens", and is reproduced from an almost entirely hand-drawn and lettered manuscript that includes collages featuring photographs of favored friends, visitors, and press clippings. A brand new, most handsome example of this homespun item. Inventory Number: 025383

(FONTCUBERTA, JOAN). Fontcuberta, Joan & Pere Formiguera. Utrera (Seville), SPAIN: PHOTOVISON, 1999. First Edition Thus. 8vo. Illustrated Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 136pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Spanish. Designed by Tuna Ciner and Joan Fontcuberta. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. A charming entry in the annals of late twentieth century cryptozoology, "Fauna" purports to undertake the photographic and classificatory coverage of several species of heretofore unknown animal life discovered chiefly in Africa and Asia during the expeditions of one "Dr. Peter Ameisenhaufen". While the presence of wry Catalan photographic fauxteur Joan Fontcuberta leaves the veracity of this intriguing volume subject to interpretation, all its participants, real or imagined, deserve an "A" for concept and execution. A brand new, most handsome example of the hardbound 1999 PHOTOVISION Spanish language edition (whose 1988 predecessor is cited on pages 342-343 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", pages 262-64 of "The Book of 101 Books", page 40 of "From Fair to Fine 2" and page 140 of "From Fair to Fine 3"). 84-86620-15-5 Inventory Number: 026623

(GOLDBERG, RUBE). Okun, Henry & Peter Selz. Berkeley, CA: University Art Museum, 1971. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 32pp, 29 b&w illustrations. This charming little catalogue published in conjunction with a 1971 UC Berkeley exhibition reproduces twenty-nine (of more than five thousand!) of Rube Goldberg's witty comic strip contraption drawings donated by the artist to the Bancroft Library). A most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. LC 73-633931 Inventory Number: 024681

(HAYASHI, YOSHIFUMI). Kuentz, Stephan Levy, Hiroshi Fujita & Catherine Robbe-Grillet. Tokyo: Treville Co. Ltd., 1996. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Very Good/Very Good. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Japanese. These drawings created by noted contemporary Japanese Erotic artist Yoshifumi Hayashi between 1993 and 1996 are dark explorations of fetishized female physiology and mutating genitalia. If David Cronenberg and Hans Bellmer are your idea of a fun time, you'll most likely want to add this to the deep recesses of your library. A handsome example of this uncommon item in the publisher's printed obi showing some light scraping along the bottom edge of both boards as well as some minor creases to the jacket at the extremities. 4-8457-1099-4 Inventory Number: 013273

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Gagosian Gallery. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2006. First Edition. Small 4to. Printed Cardstock. Exhibition Announcement. As New.. One 10 x 24" cardstock sheet printed offset recto and verso, neatly folded in thirds to make 6pp, 3 duotone illustrations. This is the handsome announcement published in lieu of a catalogue for Damien Hirst's 2006 London gallery show entitled "A Thousand Years & Triptychs". "A Thousand Years, one of Hirst's most provocative and engaging works, contains an actual life cycle. Maggots hatch inside a white minimal box, turn into flies, then feed on a bloody, severed cow's head on the floor of a claustrophobic glass vitrine. Above, hatched flies buzz around in the closed space. Many meet a violent end in an insect-o-cutor; others survive to continue the cycle". A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the exhibition. Inventory Number: 026782

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien, Iwona Blazwick, Charles Hall & Sophie Calle. London: Institute of Contemporary Art & Jay Jopling, 1991. First Edition 1/250 Deluxe. Small 4to. Debossed Leather Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Form, London. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the catalogue issued on the occasion of Damien Hirst's tour-de-force 1991 Institute of Contemporary Art London exhibition - the enfant terrible of the New British Art scene's very first one-man museum presentation. The first monographic publication on his work, this elegant document reproduces each of the exhibited butterfly paintings, dot paintings and glass vitrine pieces, and includes a transcribed interview between Hirst and Sophie Calle. A brand new, most handsome example from the exceedingly uncommon deluxe edition bound in full dark blue leather-over-boards debossed with yellow lettering limited to two hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (156/250) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Damien Hirst" in black ink on the verso of the last page, as issued. 0-905263-53-7 Inventory Number: 024302

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien, Iwona Blazwick, Charles Hall & Sophie Calle. London: Institute of Contemporary Art & Jay Jopling, 1991. First Edition 1/250 Deluxe. Small 4to. Debossed Leather Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Form, London. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the catalogue issued on the occasion of Damien Hirst's tour-de-force 1991 Institute of Contemporary Art London exhibition - the enfant terrible of the New British Art scene's very first one-man museum presentation. The first monographic publication on his work, this elegant document reproduces each of the exhibited butterfly paintings, dot paintings and glass vitrine pieces, and includes a transcribed interview between Hirst and Sophie Calle. A brand new, most handsome example from the exceedingly uncommon deluxe edition bound in full dark blue leather-over-boards debossed with yellow lettering limited to two hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (114/250) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Damien Hirst" additionally WITH A DRAWING of a smoldering cigarette in black ink on the verso of the last page. 0-905263-53-7 Inventory Number: 021554

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien, Iwona Blazwick, Charles Hall & Sophie Calle. London: Institute of Contemporary Art & Jay Jopling, 1991. First Edition 1/1750. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Form, London. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the catalogue issued on the occasion of Damien Hirst's tour-de-force 1991 Institute of Contemporary Art London exhibition - the enfant terrible of the New British Art scene's very first one-man museum presentation. The first monographic publication on his work, this elegant document reproduces each of the exhibited butterfly paintings, dot paintings and glass vitrine pieces, and includes a transcribed interview between Hirst and Sophie Calle. A handsome example from an edition of one thousand, seven hundred and fifty paperbound copies additionally BOLDLY INSCRIBED to a fellow artist "for ..., D Hirst, Damien" WITH A DRAWING of a heart in black marker across the title page showing a slight diagonal soft crease at the lower foredge corner of the front cover and first few pages. 0-905263-53-7 Inventory Number: 017678

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien & J.G. Ballard. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2005. First Edition. Folio. Decorative Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (100 + 16pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Jason Beard. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the elaborately produced, opulent hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with Damien Hirst's 2005 New York gallery exhibition entitled "The Elusive Truth". It reproduces as hand-tipped color plates twenty-two recent works on canvas (with commentary by the artist) on the themes of the body, drugs, pharmaceuticals, crime, and death. The cover features a vacuum-formed plastic plaque, debossing and metallic ink, while the interior utilizes heavy paper stocks and die-cutting galore. Bound in is the sixteen page pamphlet "The Intensive Care Unit" featuring a text by J.G Ballard. A brand new, most handsome example of the folio-sized 2005 edition (not to be confused with the smaller condensed paperback publication of the same title from 2006) in the publisher's unprinted cardboard shipping carton, as issued. 1-932598-11-1 Inventory Number: 018574

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien & Norman Rosenthal. London: Gagosian Gallery, 2005. First Edition. 8vo. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. np (52pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Giampietro+Smith. This is the elegant catalogue published in conjunction with Damien Hirst's 2005 London exhibition show entitled "The Bilotti Paintings" that featured eight new large works on canvas (with butterflies embedded) relating to the apostles Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It also reproduces several of W. Harry Rogers' images from the 1862 edition of "Emblems of Christian Life" (from the Writings of the Fathers and the Old English Poets). A brand new, pristine example whose dust jacket reproduces a detail from the Hirst painting "John" on the verso still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-932598-17-0 Inventory Number: 020014

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien. Robert Violette, Editor. London: Other CRITERIA, 2005. First Reduced Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/As New. 334pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jonathan Barnbrook and Damien Hirst. With a chronology, bibliography, and exhibition history. Originally published in 1996 by Booth-Clibborn Editions in conjunction with the Gagosian Gallery, "I Want to Spend My Life With You,..." was at the time likely the most lavish single trade publication to date on a contemporary artist. Frieze enfant terrible Hirst collaborated with the great Jonathan Barnbrook on its innovative, over the top design; incorporating a number of pop-ups, sliding and movable plates, transparent overlays, die-cut pages, stickers, and two posters. The book reproduces nearly every work created by the artist up to 1997, and is a lasting monument to the Saatchi decade. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe edition of the 2005 first 9 ½ x 8 ¼" reduced format printing by Hirst's publishing firm Other CRITERIA limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED (5/1000) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Damien Hirst" in black marker across the entire title page with everything including its magnifying glass book mark present showing a trivial binding flaw at the lower front hinge. 1-904212-30-1 Inventory Number: 025763

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien. Robert Violette, Editor. London: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1996. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 334pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jonathan Barnbrook and Damien Hirst. With a chronology, bibliography, and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with Booth-Clibborn Editions and the Gagosian Gallery, "I Want to Spend My Life With You,..." is likely the most lavish single trade publication to date on a contemporary artist. Frieze enfant terrible Hirst collaborated with the great Jonathan Barnbrook on its innovative, over the top design; incorporating a number of pop-ups, sliding and movable plates, transparent overlays, die-cut pages, stickers, and two posters. The book reproduces nearly every work created by the artist up to 1997, and is a lasting monument to the Saatchi decade. A most handsome example of the 1997 Booth-Clibborn Editions British first printing with everything present additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "Happy Birthday ... Love Damien (bought by ...) XXX! in black ink on the title page showing a bit of sunning to the orange printed lettering at the spine. The book was purchased as a birthday gift by the husband of a fellow artist at the opening of the Royal Academy "Sensation" exhibition of the Saatchi collection which Hirst then inscribed at an after-party held later that evening at Soho's notorious The Groucho Club. 1-873968-44-2 Inventory Number: 020552

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien, Rudi Fuchs, Tania Kausmally, Hedley Swain, Bill White, Marcel Yolkowsky, Dr. Helen Liversidge, Thomas Higham, Steven Dutch, Dr. Theya Molleson & Professor Richard Wright. Joshua Beard, Editor. London: Other CRITERIA & White Cube, 2007. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 78pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jason Beard. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 2007 White Cube gallery exhibition "Damien Hirst: Beyond Belief" - the showing of his now infamous Bentley & Skinner fabricated diamond-encrusted human skull. It is a "creative guide to the making of arguably the most extraordinary art object to be made in the 21st century. It gives a fascinating pictorial insight into how Hirst's diamond skull piece "For the Love of God" was conceived and produced. Illustrated with candid behind-the-scenes photographs by Johnnie Shand Kydd, the book includes a number of preparatory drawings by Damien Hirst and a fold-out image of the diamond skull. A number of leading experts in the fields of archeology and dentistry have also contributed detailed studies on the diamond skull, including analyses of its age and ancestry". A brand new, most handsome example of the Other Criteria limited edition BOLDLY SIGNED "Damien Hirst" in black ink across the title page, as issued. 1-904212-25-5 Inventory Number: 021703

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien & Stuart Morgan. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 126pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Kim Spurlock. With an exhibition checklist, biography, and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with Damien Hirst's 1996 New York gallery show entitled "No Sense of Absolute Corruption". In addition to the eleven works exhibited, it contains reproductions of numerous formaldehyde pieces, pharmacies, dot, butterfly and spin paintings, plus a lengthy interview with the artist. A brand new, pristine example. 1-880154-08-0 Inventory Number: 016749

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Shani, Annushka. London: White Cube, 2003. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 143pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jason Beard. With an exhibition checklist. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with Damien Hirst's 2003 London gallery show of twenty-eight new works entitled "Romance in the Age of Uncertainty". While these numerous formaldehyde pieces, pharmacies, and butterfly paintings bear a resemblance to the artist's earlier works, these creations each have titles based on Biblical themes. A brand new, most handsome example of this quirkily designed book that incorporates quite a number of blank pages. 0-9542363-7-8 Inventory Number: 016145

(KAYSER, JOHN, aka JOHN K). Kroll, Eric. Portland, OR: Ampersand Editions, 2014. Second Edition 1/300. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Erotic Photography Monograph. As New.. np (80pp), 41 color illustrations. Fastidiously compiled by Eric Kroll, "Sitting" is the first published survey of works by the mysterious late Los Angeles-based erotic photographer John Kayser - whose massive archive was discovered and partially acquired by the noted photographer and historian Mr. Kroll. This engaging little volume consists of fetishized color Polaroids from the fifties through seventies in which alluring nude models are captured from behind sitting on an array of everything from bearskin rugs to watermelon, cakes, and even a pet cat. A brand new, most handsome example of the 2014 revised and enlarged second edition of this already uncommon gem limited to three hundred unnumbered copies that includes several new photographs from the collection - one of which offers a glimpse of the photographer himself - additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Eric Kroll" in black ink on the title page. 1-941556-04-3 Inventory Number: 026449

(LAMBERT, ALIX). Lambert, Alix. Alix Lambert & Viggo Mortensen, Editors. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2008. First Edition. 8vo. Gilt-Debossed Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 108pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and Russian. Designed by Michele Perez. "The images in this book are of murder sites. They are about absence: what's not there, what has happened there, what might still happen there, what lies just around the corner, over the horizon, on the other side of the road. They are about possibility, loss, death, pain, passion, and they are also about hope. The interviews that accompany them are personal accounts - memories, thoughts, and feelings about the six Russian journalists who lost their lives in these places - from those who knew them, worked with them, loved them, admired them, and needed them". From Viggo Mortensen's Perceval Press comes this gritty new photographically illustrated publication from artist/filmmaker Alix Lambert, whose recent works include the three volume survey of "Russian Criminal Tattoos" and her feature length documentary on the same subject - "The Mark of Cain". A pristine copy of the no longer available 2008 first printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9763009-6-6 Inventory Number: 021293

(MARUO, SUEHIRO). Maruo, Suehiro, Suehiro Tanemura, Hiroshi Aramata & Masatoshi Nagase. Tokyo: Treville Co. Ltd., 1996. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. np, 86 illustrations in color and b&w. Text in Japanese. Designed by Milky Asobe and Hiromi Abe (Atelier Peyotl). This is the second of Treville's beautifully designed and printed hardbound anthologies of drawings by noted Manga illustrator Suehiro Maruo. A frequent contributor to the legendary underground magazine "Garo", Maruo's work is filled with images of violence, eroticism, and anguish in the style of Muzan-e. A most handsome example of the 1996 first printing. 4-8457-1090-0 Inventory Number: 022512

(McCARTHY, PAUL). Phillips, Lisa, Dan Cameron, Amelia Jones & Anthony Vidler. New York: Hatje Cantz Publishers & New Museum of Contemporary Art, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 257pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Linda Nietzsche-o (Nishio) and Paul McCarthy. With an exhibition history, performance history, filmography, and bibliography. This is the massive catalogue published in conjunction with the 2000 traveling retrospective of influential, idiosyncratic Los Angeles-based artist Paul McCarthy's work that presents a rather unique spin on the nature of societal norms, sexuality, childhood tales, cooking, and the relation of the body to all of the aforementioned. A most handsome example of this indispensable document showing a small indentation near the foredge of the last several pages. It has been priced accordingly. 3-7757-0949-5 Inventory Number: 022684

(MEAD, SYD). Mead, Syd. Los Angeles: Oblagon Inc., 1991. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Decorative Wrappers. Wall Calendar. Fine.. np (28pp), 13 color and 1 b&w illustration. This is a handsomely designed and printed calendar for the year 1992 produced by Syd Mead himself featuring fourteen renderings of his renowned conceptual vehicles and environments, including projects such as "Blade Runner", Panasonic, and Showscan. A brand new, most handsome example perfect for the Syd Mead completeist suitable for use again in 2020. Inventory Number: 015523

(METINIDES, ENRIQUE). Metinides, Enrique, aka Charalambos Enrique Metinides Tsironides. Introduction by Alfonso Morales. Mexico City, MEXICO: Gobierno Del Distrito Federal & Ortega y Ortiz Editores, 2000. First Edition 1/5000. Oblong Small 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good.. 240pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in Spanish. "El Teatro De Los Hechos" is Mexican cult photographer Enrique Metinides' autobiographical 2000 survey of his more than forty years of capturing mayhem, murder, death, and destruction on the streets of Mexico City for the tabloid newspaper "La Prensa". Often referred to as the "Mexican Weegee", for decades Metinides was the first photojournalist on the scene of automobile accidents, plane crashes, industrial fatalities, fires, explosions, dismemberments, murders, and more - all documented with a grisly artistry. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon and desirable document additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Enrique Metinides" twice - once in block printing and once in cursive - in black marker on the title page. This copy bears the discreet ownership inscription of Mexico City-based filmmaker Trisha Ziff - who edited the 2012 Aperture monograph "Enrique Metinides: 101 Tragedies", and who is currently directing a documentary on the photographer. It shows some underlining in red ink throughout the text by Ziff, from whom we acquired this directly. It has been priced accordingly. 968-816-313-9 Inventory Number: 024546

(OLAF, ERWIN). Olaf, Erwin. Introduction by Theo Van Gogh. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Focus Cahier, 1990. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 24pp, 19 duotone illustrations. Text in Dutch. "Blacks" is the second monographic collection of photographs by the Dutch master of dislocation Erwin Olaf. Somewhere between the baroque mythology of Pierre et Gilles and the physical grotesquery of Joel-Peter Witkin, these seventeen dark (in every sense) portraits are lusciously reproduced here for your voyeuristic pleasure. "Blacks" also features an introduction by the noted Dutch filmmaker and social critic Theo van Gogh, who was assassinated by an Islamic extremist while riding his bicycle to work in Amsterdam in 2004. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 90-72216-51-2 Inventory Number: 023810