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(YOSHITOSHI, TSUKIOKA). Keyes, Roger & George Kuwayama. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980. Third Printing. Square 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 112pp, 10 color and 67 b&w illustrations. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with the comprehensive 1980 traveling Museum exhibition of prints by the groundbreaking Japanese Ukiyo-E master Tsukioka Yoshitoshi - known for his unorthodox and compelling images. A handsome example showing some very light wear and rubbing to the spine and covers. 0-87587-096-1 Inventory Number: 021870

Cardinal, Roger. London: Studio Vista, 1972. First Edition. 8vo. Gilt Stamped Cloth. Art History Monograph. Very Good/No Jacket. 192pp, profusely illustrated  in b&w + color cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is Roger Cardinal's groundbreaking 1972 survey of art produced over the preceding Century by the mentally ill and outliers of various stripes. He gave the name for their creations "Outsider Art" - the term that is now commonplace for this genre fifty years later. A number of the artists celebrated here received their first scholarly recognition in these pages. These include Aloise (Corbaz), Karl Brendel (Genzel), Gaston Chaissac, Ferdinand Cheval, Joseph Crepin, Jules Dou, Madge Gill, August Klotz, Johann (Knupfer) Knopf, Augustin Lesage, Peter Moog, Heinrich Anton Muller, August Neter (Natterer),Simon Rodia, Clarence Schmidt, Friedrich Schroder-Sonnenstern, Scottie Wilson (Louis Freeman), and Adolf Wolfli. An internally bright, handsome example of the uncommon 1972 first Studio Vista hardbound edition of this landmark survey lacking its dust jacket showing some mild foxing along the top edge of the textblock along with a bit of wear and rubbing to the cloth of the rear cover. It has been priced accordingly. 0-289-70168-6 Inventory Number: 027069

Dunn, Katherine & Sean Tejaratchi. Portland, OR: Feral House, 1996. First Edition #85/100 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 167pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Sean Tejaratchi. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The purpose of this collection of homicide pictures is to show the work of the peace officer and his problems. It will give you an idea of what they have to contend with while performing their duties in protecting lives and property. After viewing this work it will undoubtedly bring about a better understanding between the law enforcement officer and the public which he serves. It is also incumbent upon you, as a citizen and taxpayer, in the community in which you reside, to extend to your law enforcement agency your fullest cooperation assisting in its solving the problems that come before it. As you will see, most of theses crimes are solved and the guilty prosecuted which proves that CRIME DOES NOT PAY. Please handle this book with respect". A most handsome example of the deluxe hardbound facsimile edition of Los Angeles Homicide detective Jack Huddleston's pre-war photographic scrapbook limited to one hundred copies only with a 7 ½ x 9 ½" black and white silver gelatin print of the graphic LAPD evidenciary photograph of the severed body of Elizabeth Short - aka "The Black Dahlia" - lying in situ additionally NUMBERED (85/100) AND SIGNED "Katherine Dunn" in black ink across the lower margin tipped to the front pastedown, as issued. 0-922915-29-6 Inventory Number: 027604

Dunn, Katherine & Sean Tejaratchi. Portland, OR: Feral House, 1996. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 167pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Sean Tejaratchi. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The purpose of this collection of homicide pictures is to show the work of the peace officer and his problems. It will give you an idea of what they have to contend with while performing their duties in protecting lives and property. After viewing this work it will undoubtedly bring about a better understanding between the law enforcement officer and the public which he serves. It is also incumbent upon you, as a citizen and taxpayer, in the community in which you reside, to extend to your law enforcement agency your fullest cooperation assisting in its solving the problems that come before it. As you will see, most of theses crimes are solved and the guilty prosecuted which proves that CRIME DOES NOT PAY. Please handle this book with respect". A most handsome example of the deluxe hardbound facsimile edition of Los Angeles Homicide detective Jack Huddleston's pre-war photographic scrapbook limited to one hundred copies only with a 7 ½ x 9 ½" black and white photograph of the severed body of Elizabeth Short - aka "The Black Dahlia" - lying in situ additionally SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Katherine Dunn laid in, as issued. 0-922915-29-6 Inventory Number: 027233

Hoefnagels, Peter. Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Uitgeverij Duo, 1994. First Edition 1/3000. Oblong 8vo. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photographic Survey. Fine/Fine. 90pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and Dutch. As unlikely as it seems, "Moord in Rotterdam" is an unusually serene and beautiful collection of photographs taken by anonymous policemen from the Crime Scene Unit of the Municipal Police, Rotterdam. Its macabre subject matter, and the mystery that each image evokes is strangely compelling. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon gem in the publisher's Japanese and English language obi. 90-72971-22-1 Inventory Number: 020844