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(ADAMS, BRYAN). Adams, Bryan. Foreword by Margaret Atwood. Toronto, CANADA: Key Porter Books, 1999. First Edition (Second Printing). 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. "In some ways, this book started when Flare magazine published my photograph of model Linda Evangelista in 1998, promoting a concert she and I were co-sponsoring to raise money for a breast cancer screening clinic in St. Catharine's, Ontario. Previously, I had recorded some music for a CD and performed at a concert in Los Angeles both for breast cancer research, so the idea of continuing to raise awareness was forefront in my mind. I approached Flare with the idea of continuing to promote awareness, hence this book. I am extremely grateful to all those who gave both time and money to help make each photo happen and especially to all the women photographed here who were Made in Canada". This book of musician and photographer Bryan Adams' images of inspiring Canadian women includes portraits of Margaret Atwood - who contributed the foreword, Shalom Harlow, Kim Cattrall, Catherine O'Hara, Margaret Trudeau, Sarah McLachlan, Joni Mitchell, Silken Laumann, Natalie and Nicole Appleton, Alison Sydor, Shannon Tweed, Carolyn Waldo, Jane Sibbery, Eve Salvail, Floria Sigismondi, Dayle Haddon, K.D. Lang, Genevieve Bujold, Celine Dion, Natasha Henstridge, Margo Timmins, Pamela Anderson Lee, Anne Murray and Dawn Langstroth, Sarah Polley, Jill Hennessy, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Tricia Helfer, Stacey MacKenzie, Linda Evangelista, Margot Kidder, Alanis Moris7sette, Angela Featherstone, Neve Campbell, Carrie-Anne Moss, Shania Twain, Diana Krall, Estella Warren, and many, many more. A brand new, pristine example of the 1999 Key Porter Books second printing additionally BOLDLY SIGNED WITH A SMILEY-FACE DRAWING by Bryan Adams in black marker on the title page. 1-55263-071-4 Inventory Number: 020358

(AFANADOR, RUVEN). Afanador, Ruven. Introduction by Hector Abad Faciolince. Poems by Gloria Maria Pardo Vargas. Thalwil, SWITZERLAND: Edition Stemmle, 2001. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Very Good/Near Fine. np, profusely illustrated in duotone. "Torero" is the exquisitely produced first book by noted Colombian-born, New York-based fashion photographer Ruven Afanador. It consists of highly stylized black and white portraits of Spanish and Latin American matadors in the studio, dressing room, and in the ring. Afanador shows an always keen eye for their masculine beauty, capturing some awfully tight talleguillas here. A most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ruven Afanador" in black ink across the half title page showing some typical slight pulling to the textblock along with some light sunning to the lettering along the spine of the dust jacket. 3-908163-48-X Inventory Number: 025309

(AGENT PROVOCATEUR) (MOSS, KATE). Saxton, Salima, Mike Figgis & Rowan Pelling. London. ND (2006).: Agent Provocateur. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Tabloid Wrappers. Fashion Trade Catalog. Fine.. 20pp, 19 color illustrations + color cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "This astounding collaboration between Agent Provocateur and Kate Moss breaks new ground. Genius innovators in haute couture, Agent Provocateur have commissioned renowned film director Mike Figgis to portray Moss in her first acting role, resulting in four unique films: "Shadows", "Scale", "Exhibitionist", and "Narcissus" - the Four Dreams of Miss X. Shot in night vision, these films are intensely intimate: a beautiful woman's private dream experiences". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon object of desire. Inventory Number: 025134

(ANP QUARTERLY) (JOHANSON, CHRIS) (TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed, Brendan Fowler & Aaron Rose, Editors. Costa Mesa, CA: RVCA, 2005. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Periodical. Fine.. 48pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Published as part of Costa Mesa-based surf and skate clothing company RVCA's "Artist Network Program", ANP Quarterly was a wonderfully irreverent, informative labor of love on the part of editorial troika Ed Templeton, Aaron Rose and Brendan Fowler. This third issue from 2005 contains an in-depth interview with cover icons Chris Johanson and Jo Jackson as well as features on or by Megawords Magazine, Little Cakes, Dog & Pony Store, Proyectos Monclova, skate designer Sean Cliver, Matt Leines, Azita Youseffi, Steve Powers on Coney Island's "Dreamland Artist Club", Niki de St. Phalle, Printed Matter, Reading Frenzy, Arcana: Books on the Arts, Dave Schubert, and more. A brand new, most handsome example of this graphically striking cultural journal that was distributed hors commerce on an irregular basis in a rather haphazard fashion and not offered commercially for sale. Inventory Number: 021522

(ARTS + ARCHITECTURE). Entenza, John, Editor. Los Angeles: John D. Entenza, 1949. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Architecture Periodical. Good.. 50pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Cover Design by F.A. Usher Jr. This September 1949 installment of venerated California magazine "Arts + Architecture" hails from the period of John Entenza's influential editorship. It features contributions on or by Clare Falkenstein, Richard J. Neutra, Edgar Kaufmann Jr., Mario Corbett, Charles Eames' Case Study House for 1949, Margaret De Patta, A. Quincy Jones, Edith Heath, Gregory Ain with Joseph Johnson and Alfred Day, Peter Yates, and more. It also includes scores of informative period gallery, building material, and decorative arts advertisements. A most presentable unmailed example of this uncommon item showing overall wear, handling and soiling. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 023781

(AVEDON, RICHARD). Avedon, Richard. New York & Rochester, NY: Random House, Inc. & Eastman Kodak, 1993. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Acetate Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, 284 duotone illustrations. Designed by Mary Shanahan. "An Autobiography" is Richard Avedon's magnum opus. It collects nearly fifty years of masterful fashion, celebrity and portrait photography in a single massive, beautifully designed and printed volume. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1993 first printing BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Avedon 1993" in black ink across the entire front pastedown in the year of publication whose fragile printed acetate jacket is in lovely condition and bears a "Rizzoli Autographed Copy" label on the front panel still housed in the publisher's well-preserved printed white cardboard shipping carton, as issued. 0-679-40921-1 Inventory Number: 025967

(AVEDON, RICHARD) (BALDWIN, JAMES). Avedon, Richard & James Baldwin. Lucerne, SWITZERLAND: C.J. Bucher, 1964. First Edition. Small Folio. Silver Gilt Debossed Boards. Photography Monograph. Fair./No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in b&w gravure. Designed by Marvin Israel. Text in English. "Nothing Personal" is Richard Avedon's strikingly beautiful 1964 collaboration with noted literary lion James Baldwin. The photographer's second book, its images primarily hail from "Harper's Bazaar" and other magazine editorial work from the fifties and sixties. With figures from politics, society, fashion, literature, and the arts, it is a veritable who's who of power of the mid-Twentieth Century containing many of Avedon's most famous portraits including Dwight David Eisenhower in close up, the fragile Marilyn Monroe, a smug George Wallace, the pregnant Ted Kennedys in the surf, and many, many more. These are beautifully reproduced in stark black and white gravure, with Marvin Israel's book design here every bit the equal of the legendary Alexey Brodovitch's contribution for Avedon's first work, "Observations". An internally clean and sound example of the 1964 C.J. Bucher first Swiss edition with an English language text lacking the publisher's slipcase additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "For Dear ... with gratitude ever, Dick Avedon -" in black fountain pen on the verso of the front pastedown showing some mild brown staining to a few pages along the foredge of the textblock. The binding has a bit of play, and the glossy white boards show some overall wear, soiling and light age-toning with abrasions through to the cardboard at the tips. In addition, the paper covering the spine seems to have separated and subsequently been non-professionally repaired with two overlapping strips of black linen library tape run along its length. All in all, this is a sharper copy of this classic volume in hand than it describes here. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 020143

(BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter & Jochen Siemens. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Spezial Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 2001. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Art Directed by Tom Jacobi. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this twenty-sixth installment devoted to Peter Beard was no exception. His images of Africa, models, and celebrities have been worked over obsessively with ink, blood and glue to form intriguing diary entries + collages. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19317-9 Inventory Number: 023330

(BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter. Nejma Beard & David Fahey, Editors. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2006. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Elephant Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Publisher's Prospectus. Very Good.. np (16pp), 11 color and 7 b&w illustrations. Text in English. One of the most lavish books published to date on the work of a single photographer, Benedikt Taschen's massive, already out of print 2006 tome on Peter Beard rivals Helmut Newton's "Sumo" in both scale and grandeur. This is NOT a copy the book itself, but rather the large format version (19 ½ x 13 ½") of Taschen's sixteen page pre-publication prospectus for this extraordinary work. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of overall wear and handling. Inventory Number: 018250

(BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter & Owen Edwards. Nejma Beard & David Fahey, Editors. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2006. First Edition 1/125 Deluxe. Elephant Folio. Full Leather, Boxed. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (616pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, German and French. Art Direction and Design by Ruth Ansel. One of the most lavish books published to date on the work of a single photographer, Benedikt Taschen's sumptuous 2006 monograph on Peter Beard rivals Helmut Newton's "Sumo" in both scale and grandeur. "Photographer, collector, diarist, and writer of books Peter Beard has fashioned his life into a work of art; the illustrated diaries he kept from a young age evolved into a serious career as an artist and earned him a central position in the international art world. He was painted by Francis Bacon, painted on by Salvador Dali, and made diaries with Andy Warhol; he toured with Truman Capote and the Rolling Stones, created books with Jacqueline Onassis and Mick Jagger - all of whom are brought to life, literally and figuratively, in his work. As a fashion photographer, he took Vogue stars like Veruschka to Africa and brought new ones - most notably Iman - back to the U.S. with him. Spilling out over the pages of this massive tome, Peter Beard's collages are reproduced as a group for the first time at the size they have always meant to be seen, some as foldouts. Hundreds of smaller-scale works and diaries fill the remaining spreads - magnified to show every detail, from Beard's meticulous handwriting and old-master-inspired drawings to stones and bones and bits of animals pasted to the page. All color illustrations are color-separated and reproduced in Pan4C, the finest reproduction technique available today, which provides unequalled intensity and color range". This elephant folio sized book is bound in full leather-over-boards, housed in a velvet-lined shipping crate, and is accompanied by a wooden viewing stand that is reminiscent of an African headrest. Its companion volume: "PB2" contains an image index with captions for all the pictures reproduced in the main book, personal photos and early work of the artist, an interview with the artist by Steven M. L. Aronson, a facsimile reprint of Beard's 1993 handwritten essay from the sold-out first issue of "Blind Spot" magazine, an extensive bibliography, and an exhibition history. A pristine example of the Taschen Collectors' Edition limited to one hundred and twenty-five copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Peter Beard containing the SIGNED AND NUMBERED 20 x 16" Gelatin silver black and white photographic print "965 Elephants" unopened in the publisher's original decorative wooden crate, as issued. 3-8228-3829-2 Inventory Number: 024044

(BEARD, PETER). Caujolle, Christian. Paris: Nathan (Photo Poche Collection), 2000. 12mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fair.. np, 62 color and b&w illustrations. Text in French. This sixty-seventh installment of the venerable Photo Poche series of photography monographs is a small yet elegant comprehensive survey of Peter Beard's career including many of the hand painted prints of recent years. An otherwise brand new, most handsome example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap showing a significant dent running through the textblock at the lower foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly 209-754-107-0 Inventory Number: 024274

(BEE, OLIVIA). Bee, Olivia & Tavi Gevinson. New York: Aperture, 2015. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 136pp, 73 color illustrations, full edge silver gilt. Designed by Nitework. "Olivia Bee is celebrated for her dreamy, evocative portraits and landscapes rich with implied narratives of intimacy, freedom, and adventure. Her first book, "Kids in Love" showcases two bodies of photographic work. "Enveloped in a Dream" is the series that first brought Bee recognition as a teenager. It offers a visual diary of girlhood friendship and the exploration of self, showcasing the photographer's unique ability to convey the bittersweet nostalgia of adolescence on the brink of adulthood and new possibilities. The second body of work, "Kids in Love", is drawn from recent work and continues Bee's chronicle of her circle of friends and new loves, capturing both the pleasures and terrors of the fleeting passage of romanticized youth. "Rookie" editor and Bee's frequent collaborator and model, Tavi Gevinson writes about the role of Bee's photographs as social currency in today's image-driven world". A brand new, pristine example of this charming edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Olivia Bee" with drawings of two hearts in silver marker on the title page. 1-59711-345-X Inventory Number: 025493

(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

(BRANQUINHO, VERONIQUE) (A MAGAZINE). Branquinho, Veronique, Guest Editor. Debo Kaat, Editor. Antwerp, BELGIUM: A Magazine & The Flanders Fashion Institute, 2008. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Periodical. As New.. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Paul Boudens. "A Magazine is a biannual publication, exploring the creative sphere of a selected designer in each issue. We invite a guest curator - an international fashion designer, group or house - to develop innovative, personalized content that expresses their aesthetic and cultural values. Each issue celebrates this designer's ethos: their people, their passion, their stories, emotions, fascinations, spontaneity and authenticity". This sixth installment from 2008 of the luxe Belgian fashion periodical was guest-curated by "Pin Cushion Queen " Veronique Branquinho, and contains contributions on or by Tim Burton, Alex Salinas, Michael Borremans, Oscar Van Den Boogaard, Luc Tuymans, David Lynch, Manon De Boer, Marc Meulemans, Serge Leblon, and many, many more. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. 90-77745-02-5 Inventory Number: 025756

(BROWN, TREVOR) (GOTHIC & LOLITA BIBLE). Gothic & Lolita Staff, Editors. Tokyo: Index Communications, 2007. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Fashion Periodical. Very Good -.. 126pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese. This twenty-fourth installment of "Gothic & Lolita Bible" from Tokyo is as usual a cornucopia of the latest fashions for the Harajuku babydoll set along with Goth guys and gals the world over. In addition to spotlighting frocks from Vivienne Westwood, Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garcons, Junya Watanabe, Black Peace Now, Baby the Stars Shine Bright, and many other specialty labels, it features a cover by, and article on the Japanese erotica and fetish-inflected visual stylings of Trevor Brown along with a set of thirteen glossy, adhesive-backed stickers the artist created exclusively for this issue. A most presentable example with the Trevor Brown stickers and Elements dress pattern complete and bound in, as issued, showing a bit of light overall wear and handling. 4-7573-3362-5 Inventory Number: 023613

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM) (GERNREICH, RUDI). Moffitt, Peggy & William Claxton. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999. First Edition Thus. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Fine/Fine. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, German and French. A labor of love by Peggy Moffitt and husband William Claxton, this is the coolest tribute to Los Angeles' visionary fashion designer - the man that brought us see-through, unisex garb, the topless swimsuit, and so much more! Moffitt was Gernreich's frequent model, collaborator, and muse. Claxton, best known for his Jazz and Hollywood work was also the primary photographer of the designer's collections for almost two decades; virtually all of the images here were taken by him. If you really want to know who made sixties fashion mod, op, pop and groovy, check this extraordinary book out. A most handsome example of the 1999 first Taschen edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "William Claxton" in black ink on the title page. 3-8228-7197-4 Inventory Number: 022022

(COMTE, MICHEL). Comte, Michel. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1999. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good -.. 112pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this tenth installment devoted to Michel Comte was no exception. His images of fashion and celebrities are impeccably styled and shot. A most presentable copy showing some light overall wear and handling as well as some curling at the tips of the textblock. It has been priced accordingly. 3-570-19165-6 Inventory Number: 015128

(COMTE, MICHEL). Comte, Michel. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1999. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 112pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this tenth installment devoted to Michel Comte was no exception. His images of fashion and celebrities are impeccably styled and shot. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19165-6 Inventory Number: 013373

(DAY, CORINNE). Day, Corinne. Hamburg, GERMANY: Kruse Verlag GmbH, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (116pp), 102 color illustrations. Text in English. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. The late British photographer Corinne Day was instrumental in introducing both a teenaged Kate Moss, and the "heroin chic" aesthetic to the world of fashion editorial in the nineties. Starting as a model herself in the eighties, she turned to photography at the end of the decade and become well known for her influential work for "The Face". "Diary" is a gritty, autobiographical portrait of Day and her friend Tara St. Hill as they party, drink, and drug with various attractive, youthful pals. Corinne Day passed on in 2010 at the age of forty-eight, and this represents the sole monographic book of her images published during her lifetime. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon and sought-after tome. 3-934923-01-1 Inventory Number: 025373

(DEJA-VU). Iizawa, Kohtaro, Editor-In-Chief. Tokyo: Photo-planete Co., Ltd., 1990. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Periodical. Very Good -.. 148pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese, with a few English captions and translated letter from the Editor. This is the second installment (of twenty published) of the beautifully produced Japanese photographic quarterly "Deja-Vu". Devoted to the theme of Fashion Photography, this issue features the work of Irving Penn, Thierry Mugler, Jan Saudek, Alastair Thain, Yoshiko Ueda, Michiko Kon, Kaoru Ijima, Kazumi Kurigami, Akihide Tamura, and many others. Much more book than magazine, it's elegantly appointed with four fold-out pages with full bleed pictures. An otherwise most handsome example showing some canine teeth marks that have punctured the publisher's obi and cover at the lower foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. 4-309-90322-3 Inventory Number: 001501

(DIVINE, JEFF). Divine, Jeff. Introduction by Scott Hulet. Santa Barbara, CA: T. Adler Books, 2005. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards in Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 96pp, 94 color illustrations. Designed by Tom Adler. "As a teenager taking pictures of fellow surfers in 1960s La Jolla, Jeff Divine got to know the original alternative sport before the X-Games were even a gleam in a producer's eye. Through this rare collection of photographs from the momentous decade that followed, he conveys the feeling of being on the beach in its most creative era, being present at the inception of a subculture too large and photogenic to stay down long. The style, the athleticism and the escapism in these images will be familiar to those with even a lazy eye on pop culture: surfing is on the rise again". A most handsome example of the unavailable 2005 first edition showing a short closed tear to its unprinted frosted plastic jacket along the front foredge. It has been priced accordingly. 1-890481-23-8 Inventory Number: 023313

(FRANK, ROBERT) (ASPESI). Frank, Robert. Milan, ITALY. ND.: Alberto Aspesi. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. np (84pp), profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in Italian. Designed by Armando Chitolina. This unique volume is a beautifully designed and reproduced collection of renowned photographer Robert Frank's subtle advertising images for the Milan-based menswear firm, Aspesi. It is divided into three bodies of work: "Shirts. New York 1989", "Jackets. Mabou, Nova Scotia 1995", and "Collages. Zurich, 1997". The primarily black and white photographs show Frank's unmistakable hand in the printing, use of occasional text, and collage technique. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 023646

(GALELLA, RON). Galella, Ron & Steven Bluttal. New York: Paul Kasmin Gallery, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Spiral Bound Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 176pp, 174 b&w illustrations. Photojournalist Ron Galella almost single-handedly perfected the art of the "stalkerazzi" here in the U.S. with his dogged pursuit of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. This idiosyncratically printed and bound volume published in conjunction with a 2002 Paul Kasmin Gallery exhibition is a comprehensive collection of Galella's unguarded celebrity portraits of everyone who was anyone in the seventies and eighties! A most handsome copy of the hardbound first edition. Inventory Number: 020804

(GOLDIN, NAN). Goldin, Nan. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1999. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 98pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English & German. The most interesting editions of this elegantly produced photography special published by Stern Magazine invariably sell out quickly, and this eleventh installment devoted to Nan Goldin was no exception. Her powerful self-portraits and gritty images of friends living "la vie Boheme" in Boston, New York and Berlin still are capable of gripping the observer with each subsequent viewing. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19166-4 Inventory Number: 017215

(GORMAN, GREG). Gorman, Greg. Ridgefield, CT: CPC Publishing, 1989. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Very Good/Near Fine. np, 94 b&w illustrations. "Volume 1" is Greg Gorman's first beautifully produced book of stylized black and white portraits and nudes. A virtual time capsule of eighties celebrity, the portraits here include Andy Warhol, Dustin Hoffman, Grace Jones, David Bowie, Al Pacino, Charlie Sheen, Iggy Pop, Kim Basinger, Paul Rubens as Pee Wee Herman, Winona Ryder, Michael Jackson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Divine, Melanie Griffith, John Lydon, Matt Dillon, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta, Sonia Braga, Mickey Rourke, and too many more to list. Many of these images first appeared in the striking period advertisements for the trendsetting L.A. Eyeworks boutique. The nudes here include Kim Basinger, Brigitte Nielsen, Iman, Janice Dickinson, and Tony Ward. An internally most handsome example of the 1989 first and only printing showing some abrading and a slight crimp to the bottom edges of the boards. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025772

(GORMAN, GREG). Gorman, Greg. Tokyo: Treville Co. Ltd., 1992. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, 112 duotone illustrations. "Volume II" is Greg Gorman's second beautifully produced book of photographs. Comprised entirely of stylized nude portraits, the better-known participants here include cover girl Iman, Smutty Smith, Djimon Hounsou, Rupert Everett, Brigitte Nielsen, Tony Ward, Echo Johnson, Jeff Clark, Tania Coleridge, Kim Snowden, and many more. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1992 first and only printing additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Greg Gorman" in black ink on the title page. 4-8457-0778-0 Inventory Number: 024506

(GORMAN, GREG). Gorman, Greg. Ridgefield, CT: CPC Publishing, 1989. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. np, 94 b&w illustrations. "Volume 1" is Greg Gorman's first beautifully produced book of stylized black and white portraits and nudes. A virtual time capsule of eighties celebrity, the portraits here include Andy Warhol, Dustin Hoffman, Grace Jones, David Bowie, Al Pacino, Charlie Sheen, Iggy Pop, Kim Basinger, Paul Rubens as Pee Wee Herman, Winona Ryder, Michael Jackson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Divine, Melanie Griffith, John Lydon, Matt Dillon, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta, Sonia Braga, Mickey Rourke, and too many more to list. Many of these images first appeared in the striking period advertisements for the trendsetting L.A. Eyeworks boutique. The nudes here include Kim Basinger, Brigitte Nielsen, Iman, Janice Dickinson, and Tony Ward. A most handsome example of the 1989 first and only printing additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Greg Gorman" in black ink on the title page showing a margin of light sunning to the top portion of the front of the dust jacket. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 019121

(GREER, FERGUS) (BOWERY, LEIGH). Greer, Fergus. Foreword By Mariuccia Casadio. London: Violette Editions Limited, 2002. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Peter B. Willberg and Zoe Symonds. This is a comprehensive collection of images by noted photographer Fergus Greer from his seven shoots between 1988 and 1994 with late, great Performance Artist/Fashion Icon/Muse/Club Kid Extraordinaire Leigh Bowery. Of course, visionary, outlandish, and fetishized outfits and personae are the order of the day here. A pristine copy of the 2002 first hardbound edition BOLDLY SIGNED by Fergus Greer in black marker on the half title page. 1-900828-19-7 Inventory Number: 019479

(GUESS?) (MARCIANO, GEORGES & PAUL). Marciano, Paul, et al.. Los Angeles & New York. 1991, 2002 & 2012.: Guess? Inc. & Rizzoli International Publications. First Editions. Folio. Gilt-Embossed Boards in Jacket. Fashion Monographs. Fine/Fine. 244 + 264 + 244pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Creative Direction by Paul Marciano and Leslie Oki Yoshimura. This is a complete set of the three extravagantly produced, massive volumes of publicity and marketing photos appearing in the Guess? clothing company's provocative quarterly catalogues. Culled from each decade between 1981-2011, these feature images by photographers Sydney Baldwin, Dominick Guillemot, Mark Hispard, Neil Kirk, Wayne Maser, Perry Ogden, Herb Ritts, Ellen Von Unwerth, Raphael Mazzuco, Pablo Alfaro, Daniela Federici, Dewey Nicks, Dominique Issermann, Dean Isidro, Dah Len, Raphael Buchler, Odette Sugerman, Igor Borisov, Esther Haase, Yu Tsai, and Bryan Adams. The (super)models cum celebrities oh-so-tantalizingly pictured here include Estelle Lefebure, Carla Bruni, Yasmin Le Bon, Claudia Schiffer, Drew Barrymore, Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova, Carré Otis, Anna Nicole Smith, Shana Zadrick, Laetitia Casta, Bridget Hall, Larissa Bondarenko, Ingrid, Valeria Mazza, Lonneke Engel, Victoria Silvstedt, Josie Maran, Kim Smith, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Megan Ewing, Bree Condon, Paris Hilton, Tori Praver, Irina Shayk, Elsa Hosk, Alyssa Miller, Amber Heard, Kate Upton, Tom Skerrit, Werner Schreyer, Alex Lundqvist, Jason Lewis, Mark Vanderloo, Tyrese Gibson, Philippe Reynaud, Chris Brown, Brandon and Brody Jenner, and many, many more. A most handsome set. Inventory Number: 021720

(GUESS?) (MARCIANO, GEORGES & PAUL). Sischy, Ingrid. Los Angeles: Guess? Inc., 1991. First Edition. Folio. Gilt-Embossed Boards in Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 244pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Creative Direction by Paul Marciano. This is the extravagantly produced, self-published volume of publicity and marketing photos culled from the first decade of Guess? clothing company's provocative quarterly catalogues issued between 1981 and 1991. It features the work of photographers Sydney Baldwin, Dominick Guillemot, Mark Hispard, Neil Kirk, Wayne Maser, Perry Ogden, Herb Ritts, and Ellen Von Unwerth giving life to the designers' self-proclaimed "fashion revolution" in a glossy cavalcade of teased hair, collagen injected lips, breasts, and denim. Relive the birth of Claudia Schiffer fully grown from the brows of Paul Marciano and Ellen Von Unwerth, the fantasy of Tom Skerritt's cigar chompin' Bayou trumpeter, and Wayne Maser's cowgirl on Quaaludes chic - they're all here! A most handsome copy of this massive tome that was issued hors commerce as a sales tool, and never commercially distributed. Inventory Number: 021769

(HOFFMAN, ROHINA). Hoffman, Rohina, Emily Lambert-Clements & Esther R. Berry. Bologna, ITALY: Damiani Editore, 2019. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New..

92pp, 38 color illustrations. "Hair Stories is a series of excerpted interviews and color portraits of a diverse array of women that explores the complex relationship women have with their hair. Indian-born, Los Angeles–based photographer Rohina Hoffman deployed the interviewing skills she has developed in her training as a neurologist to establish an intimate rapport that allowed for a truthful dialogue about the role of hair in these women's lives. Though conceived and shot before the #MeToo movement, this salient project presents hair as a metaphor for identity, femininity, and the manner in which women struggle for control over their own bodies in a misogynistic world. Hair Stories shows that hair is more than just style or aesthetics; it is a physical manifestation of the ongoing hope and history of women".


PLEASE NOTE: Copies of “Hair Stories” will be signed by Rohina Hoffman at our event on Saturday, May 18th, and shipped beginning Tuesday, May 21st. 978-8862086400 Inventory Number: E000RHHS

(I-D MAGAZINE). Jones, Terry, Perry Haines & Al McDowell, Editors. London. ND (1981): I-D Productions Ltd.. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Fashion Periodical. Fine.. np (42pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Terry Jones. "Founded by designer and former "Vogue" art director Terry Jones in 1980, I-D is a British magazine dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture". This fourth installment of the influential street style bible includes contributions on biker culture, Funk music, fashion for Parrots (!), New Romantic dressing, Gerry Anderson, East Los Angeles Cholos, as well as monthly columns and a slew of great vintage advertisements that includes a full page devoted to Duran Duran's first LP. An exceptionally bright and well preserved example of this exceedingly uncommon item. ISSN 0262-3579 Inventory Number: 025132

(JONES, PIRKLE) (BARUCH, RUTH-MARION) (BLACK PANTHERS, THE). Jones, Pirkle & Ruth-Marion Baruch. Introduction by Kathleen Cleaver. Los Angeles: Greybull Press, 2002. First Edition 1/100 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket, Boxed. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 144pp, 111 b&w illustrations. Designed by Dmitri Levas. "In 1968, FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover vilified the Black Panthers as "the greatest threat to the internal security of the United States." That same year photographers Pirkle Jones and wife, Ruth-Marion Baruch, documented the Black Panthers for an exhibition at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. Their hope was to expose the public to the Panthers as they saw them - symbols of pride and strength - rather than the way they were being portrayed in the media. Jones and Baruch were given unprecedented access to the inner circle of the Black Panther Party. At intimate meetings, family gatherings and public demonstrations, we witness, through these incredibly moving photographs, a unique crusade for dignity and self-definition. "Black Panthers" is a historic documentation of this fascinating movement, so challenging and controversial to our culture that it was virtually erased from established texts and American history books". "We photographed the Black Panthers intensively from July into October of 1968, during the peak of a historic period and in the Bay Area, where the Black Panther National Headquarters is located. We couldn't possibly photograph all the aspects of this virile, rapid growing and deep rooted movement, but we can show you: This is what we saw, this is what we felt, these are the people - Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch". A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon deluxe edition limited to one hundred blindstamped copies of the book housed in a black leather clamshell box along with an original 11 x 14" black and white photographic print entitled "Black Panthers from Sacramento, Free Huey Rally" - which appears on page thirty-one of the book - NUMBERED AND SIGNED by Pirkle Jones in pencil on the verso. 0-9672366-9-X Inventory Number: 024343

(JOURNAL OF DECORATIVE AND PROPAGANDA ARTS, THE). Johnson, Pamela & John E. Bowlt, Editors. Miami Beach, FL: The Wolfson Foundation of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, Inc., 1987. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Periodical. Near Fine.. 179pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. The fifth issue of the Mitchell Wolfson Foundation's scholarly journal devoted to Modernism in the Arts and Popular Culture is a special "Russian Theme" installment that features the following contributions: "The Decorative Arts in Russian Architecture: 1900 - 1907" - William Brumfield, "Stage Design and the Ballets Russes" - John E. Bowlt, "Experiments in Book Design by Russian Artists" - Evgenii Kovtun, "A Public Art: Caricatures and Posters of Vladimir Lebedev" Nicoletta Misler, "The Psychology of Urban Design in the 1920s and 1930s" - Boris Brodsky, "Lamps and Architecture 1930 - 1950" - Abram Damsky, "Artificially Created Spaces: Projects and Realizations of the ARGO Group" - Francisco Infante, "The Solomenko Embroidery Workshops" - Wendy Salmond, "Constructive Fabrics and Dress Design" - Natalia Adaskina, and "The Soviet Garment Industry in the 1930s" - Tatiana Strizhenova. A handsome example showing a bit of light wear to the covers. Inventory Number: 021747

(KLEIN, STEVEN) (MADONNA) (W). Foley, Bridget & Joe Zee, Editors. New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 2003. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Periodical. Fine.. 292pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Cover photograph of Madonna by Steven Klein. This is the April 2003 issue of "W" containing the ambitious forty-four page editorial feature entitled "Madonna Unbound" with photographs by Steven Klein. A most handsome example - perfect for the Madonna completeist. ISSN 0162-9115 Inventory Number: 022995

(LACHAPELLE, DAVID). LaChapelle, David. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 2000. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 110pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of this elegantly produced photography special published by Stern Magazine invariably sell out quickly, and this sixteenth installment devoted to David LaChapelle was no exception. It is a nicely designed and printed survey of the transgressive American fashion/celebrity photographer's gaudy portraits of the rich and famous, featuring a high-heeled, lingerie-clad Devon Aoki holding a whip and a salmon on the front cover. A most handsome copy. 3-570-19225-3 Inventory Number: 021718

(MR. S LEATHER COMPANY) (FETTERS USA). Hunter, Richard. San Francisco: Mr. S Leather Company, 1997. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Fashion Trade Catalog. Fine.. 26pp, 23 b&w illustrations. Published in 1997, this is the updated retail price list supplement to the previous two hundred and eighty page catalog for noted San Francisco purveyors of accoutrements for the leather clad, fetishized, butch gay male lifestyle - Mr. S Leather Company and Fetters USA. A most handsome copy. Inventory Number: 021699

(MR. S LEATHER COMPANY) (FETTERS USA). Hunter, Richard. San Francisco: Mr. S Leather Company, 2001. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Fashion Trade Catalog. Good.. np (52pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Published in 2001, this is the heavily photographically illustrated catalog supplement #6 from noted San Francisco purveyors of accoutrements for the leather clad, fetishized, butch gay male lifestyle - Mr. S Leather Company and Fetters USA. A most presentable example of this useful document showing some light soiling along with rippling (but no sticking or tearing) to the front cover and first several pages due to contact with moisture. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 021583

(NEWTON, HELMUT). Lagerfeld, Karl. New York: Xavier Moreau Inc., 1982. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. With a biography, bibliography and exhibition history. Issued by his longtime collaborator Xavier Moreau in 1982, "Big Nudes" was the highly eroticized follow-up to Helmut Newton' taboo-breaking "White Women" and "Sleepless Nights". It features an essay by the esteemed Karl Lagerfeld along with stark black and white images of strong women engaging in decadent acts. A bright, most handsome example of the 1982 first edition (cited on page 204 of "From Fair to Fine 3"). 0-937950-02-5 Inventory Number: 025774

(NEWTON, HELMUT). Lagerfeld, Karl. New York: Xavier Moreau Inc., 1982. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. With a biography, bibliography and exhibition history. Issued by his longtime collaborator Xavier Moreau in 1982, "Big Nudes" was the highly eroticized follow-up to Helmut Newton' taboo-breaking "White Women" and "Sleepless Nights". It features an essay by the esteemed Karl Lagerfeld along with stark black and white images of strong women engaging in decadent acts. A most handsome example of the 1982 first edition (cited on page 204 of "From Fair to Fine 3") additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION to a well-known professional colleague "For ... / Helmut Newton" in black ink across the front pastedown. 0-937950-02-5 Inventory Number: 025588