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(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: 027608

(BALZARY, CLARA). Balzary, Clara. London, UK: Pinch Publishing, I00220802, 2022. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. 9781919635811

np 16pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Clara Balzary. Clara Balzary is a Los Angeles-based photographer and filmmaker whose first book is the newly released "Big Fresh Air" from London's Pinch Publishing. "The photographs in "Big Fresh Air" were taken over the course of four days, spanning from the late spring to the late summer of 2021. All pictures are the result of a collaboration with Ruby Kernkamp and Emily Leona Rose. Kernkamp and Rose used contact improvisation techniques to create distinct movement dialogues between participants and the natural landscape, stemming from an interest in what happens when bodies give and receive weight and touch. Each day took place in the public parks in La Cañada / Flintridge, a city in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains in Los Angeles County, during a time when groups were encouraged to gather exclusively in outdoor spaces."

A brand new, most handsome example with a special poster created by Ms. Balzary additionally laid in.

Inventory Number: E000CBBFA

(BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter Hill. Foreword by Joseph Murumbi. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1988. First Edition Thus, Later Printing. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. np, profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Ruth Ansel. "The End of the Game" was Peter Beard's prescient first book. Originally subtitled "The Last Word From Paradise: A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History & Prospects of The Big Game in Africa", it weaves his own photographs with vintage historical images into a narrative chronicle of the European exploration and exploitation of The Dark Continent, and the ensuing destruction of much of its native wildlife. A brand new, most handsome example of the second printing of the 1988 Chronicle books hardbound edition of this classic photobook (whose 1965 first edition is cited on pages 208-209 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book" and pages 170-171 of "The Book of 101 Books") with a UNIQUE, BOLDLY SIGNED FULL PAGE INSCRIPTION "Salaams + regards / and elephantine memories / from Peter Beard" in blue ink WITH A MULTI-COLORED INK HAND PRINT AND WATERCOLOR FLOURISH across the entire half title page showing just a bit of light sunning along the spine. PLEASE NOTE: This "Sample" copy is NOT SIGNED by Peter Beard! 0-87701-521-X Inventory Number: 026365

(BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter Hill. Foreword by Joseph Murumbi. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1988. First Edition Thus, Later Printing. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Ruth Ansel. "The End of the Game" was Peter Beard's prescient first book. Originally subtitled "The Last Word From Paradise: A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History & Prospects of The Big Game in Africa", it weaves his own photographs with vintage historical images into a narrative chronicle of the European exploration and exploitation of The Dark Continent, and the ensuing destruction of much of its native wildlife. A brand new, most handsome example of the third printing of the 1988 Chronicle books hardbound edition of this classic photobook (whose 1965 first edition is cited on pages 208-209 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book" and pages 170-171 of "The Book of 101 Books") with a UNIQUE, BOLDLY SIGNED FULL PAGE INSCRIPTION "infinite Salaams Richard! / elephantine memories / and all best / over the last / 4 years * * * * / inestimables / Peter (Beard) / Box 47616 / Nairobi" in red and blue ink to a colleague accompanied by a full watercolor hand and forearm print across the entire half title page and a portion of the verso of the front pastedown. PLEASE NOTE: This "Sample" copy is NOT SIGNED by Peter Beard! 0-87701-521-X Inventory Number: 026347

(BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter Hill. Foreword by Joseph Murumbi. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977. First Paperback Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good.. np, profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Ruth Ansel. "The End of the Game" was Peter Beard's prescient first book. Originally subtitled "The Last Word From Paradise: A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History & Prospects of The Big Game in Africa", it weaves his own photographs with vintage historical images into a narrative chronicle of the European exploration and exploitation of The Dark Continent, and the ensuing destruction of much of its native wildlife. A most presentable example of the 1977 first Doubleday & Company, Inc. paperbound edition (whose 1965 first edition is cited on pages 208-209 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book" and pages 170-171 of "The Book of 101 Books") of this classic photobook showing just a bit of light rubbing and creasing to the front cover. PLEASE NOTE: This "Sample" copy is NOT SIGNED by Peter Beard! 0-385-13124-0 Inventory Number: 026344

(BEARD, PETER). Beard, Peter & Owen Edwards. Nejma Beard & David Fahey, Editors. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2006. First Edition Thus. Elephant Folio. 3/4 Leather over Boards, Boxed. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 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, already out of print 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 unequaled intensity and color range". This elephant folio sized book is bound in half leather-over-boards, housed in a clamshell box, 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 brand new, most handsome example of a Taschen "Sample" copy meant for promotional display at the time of publication that was issued WITHOUT the sheet containing Peter Beard's signature along with the edition's number, and is rubber stamped "Sample" in black ink on the title page. Other than lacking the signature and numbering, it is identical to an editioned copy in every way and is still housed in the publisher's original printed shipping carton, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: This "Sample" copy is NOT SIGNED by Peter Beard! 3-8228-2606-5 Inventory Number: 026339

(BEARD, PETER) (BLIXEN, KAREN). Beard, Peter, Kamante & Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen). San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990. First Edition Thus. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. np, profusely illustrated in duotone and b&w. Designed by Peter Beard and Marvin Israel. ""Isak Dinesen and the land and people she loved are nowhere so real and compelling as in "Longing For Darkness", written by Dinesen's majordomo, Kamante. Readers familiar with "Out of Africa" may recognize many of these enchanting stories - retold here from Kamante's perspective to famed photographer Peter Beard - and enhanced with his drawings, letters, Dinesen's words and snapshots, and photographs by Beard throughout." A most handsome example of the 1990 first Chronicle Books hardbound edition additionally bearing the UNIQUE, BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED INSCRIPTION "warm Salaams / from Peter Beard / July 1994" in blue ink accompanied by a full hand print in blue ink across the half title page showing a bit of sunning to the spine and extremities of the dust jacket. PLEASE NOTE: This "Sample" copy is NOT SIGNED by Peter Beard! 0-87701-724-7 Inventory Number: 026350

(BEARD, PETER). Bowermaster, Jon & Peter Beard. New York: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Company, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 200pp, 153 b&w and 13 color illustrations. "The Adventures and MisAdventures of Peter Beard in Africa" is Jon Bowermaster's copiously illustrated, semi-salacious 1993 biography of the noted photographer, adventurer, and liver of the high life. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1993 first edition additionally bearing a UNIQUE, BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED INSCRIPTION "July 12, '94 / from Peter Beard" in dark blue ink WITH A LARGE WATERCOLOR HAND PRINT WITH FLOURISHES in blue and red across the entire half title and facing pastedown. PLEASE NOTE: This "Sample" copy is NOT SIGNED by Peter Beard! 0-8212-1907-3 Inventory Number: 026366

(BEARD, PETER). Bowermaster, Jon & Peter Beard. New York: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Company, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 200pp, 153 b&w and 13 color illustrations. "The Adventures and MisAdventures of Peter Beard in Africa" is Jon Bowermaster's copiously illustrated, semi-salacious 1993 biography of the noted photographer, adventurer, and liver of the high life. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1993 first edition additionally with a UNIQUE, BOLDLY SIGNED TWO PAGE INSCRIPTION "To Lee / infinitely from PB / .... reaching from one / cement jungle / to another / gasp / etc -" in dark grey watercolor ink accompanied by a HAND-ASSEMBLED COLLAGE BY PETER BEARD comprising three 4 x 6" color c-prints from the sequence of images of the photographer famously being tossed by a charging Rhinoceros along with some fragments of snakeskin. PLEASE NOTE: This "Sample" copy is NOT SIGNED by Peter Beard! 0-8212-1907-3 Inventory Number: 026348

(BEARD, PETER) (FLEETWOOD MAC). Beard, Peter. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Records, 1979. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Color Photolithographic Print. Promotional Print. Fine.. One 34 x 24" heavy paper sheet printed using four color continuous-tone photolithography recto only, 1 illustration. This is the striking print art-directed by Larry Vigon in collaboration with Peter Beard that was produced by Warner Bros. Records as a limited edition promotional item for Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk". Beard, along with photographers Jayme Odgers and Norman Seeff contributed the album package's photography, and was selected to contribute this image for what became a luxe in-house giveaway for the label's promotions staff. While visiting Los Angeles, Beard photographed his collaged diaries - incorporating his images of band members Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie and John McVie - in the dirt beside some train tracks, with his hand visible in the bottom left corner in the image. The resulting transparency was sent to Chicago's noted Black Box printers, who produced this spectacular limited edition continuous-tone four color photolithograph. A brand new, most handsome flat example of this exceedingly uncommon object issued hors commerce - never commercially for sale - perfect for the Peter Beard and/or Fleetwood Mac completeist. PLEASE NOTE: This "Sample" copy is NOT SIGNED by Peter Beard! Inventory Number: 026482

(BORTHWICK, MARK). Borthwick, Mark. NP. ND (2001): NP (Mark Borthwick). First Edition #20/100. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Fine.. np (64pp), illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Whats Bummer" is Mark Borthwick's 2001 self-published 'zine cum artist's book of writings, thoughts, and observations both typeset and in his characteristic stylized handwriting. A bright white, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - there is not currently an entry for the title in OCLC WorldCat - limited to one hundred NUMBERED (20/100) copies accompanied by a loose 3 ¼ x 4 ¼" color photograph SIGNED AND DATED "MB / 01", as issued. Inventory Number: 026486

(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

(BROWNE, THOM). Browne, Thom. With an introduction by Andrew Bolton. New York: Phaidon Press Limited, I00240404. 2023. First Edition. 12 x 9", Stout 4to. Printed Boards in a Clamshell Box. Fashion Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued. 420pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. 9781838667047

Thanks to everyone for making Saturday's Thom Browne event such a rousing success!!! We sold out right at 6:00 PM, and a wonderful time was had by all. Though we are now temporarily out of stock, Mr. Browne and Phaidon have been kind enough to promise us additional SIGNED copies within two weeks. If you'd like to purchase one to arrive with us later in April, please place your order below!

"With a vast celebrity clientele, Thom Browne is widely recognized for modernizing today’s professional uniform: the suit. As the company’s twentieth anniversary nears, Thom Browne. celebrates the legacy of the house. The book features an introduction and texts by Andrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu curator in charge of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, and specially commissioned photography by Johnny Dufort presenting more than two hundred looks from past seasons. It concludes with a tableau of show installations that further illustrate the house’s design philosophy and evolution. Published as a hardback enclosed in a clamshell box, the book includes four, six, and eight-page gatefolds along with more than forty translucent vellum pages featuring the brand’s signature four stripes. It also includes a Thom Browne-designed grosgrain ribbon."  A brand new, most handsome example of the elegant 2023 Phaidon first edition in the publisher's clamshell box additionally SIGNED by Thom Browne still in its printed shipping carton.

Thom Browne is an American fashion designer and the founder / creative director of Thom Browne, a luxury fashion house based in New York. Initially celebrated for his distinctive approach to men’s tailoring in 2003, Browne has since expanded the collections to include womenswear, childrenswear and accessories. He has also become known for his highly conceptual runway presentations which have gained global attention for their thought-provoking themes and dramatic settings. In 2023 he became chairman of the CFDA.

Inventory Number: E000TB

(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

(COPPOLA, SOFIA) (DAY, CORINNE). Howe, Susanna, Editor. With Contributions by Jeffrey Eugenides, Amy Sohn, Ethan Smith, Michael Mills, Karen Kilimnik, Mark Gonzales, Paul Clemens & Philip Frost. Los Angeles: NP, 1999. First Edition. 9 1/2 x 7 1/2", 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Film Monograph. Very Good.. 46pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Kenneth Pope. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. An incredibly charming promotional companion to director Sofia Coppola's debut film "The Virgin Suicides," this glossy promotional magazine cum fanzine is filled with dreamy photographs that evoke the tenuous innocence of the movie. Interviews with Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, the director, and key creative contributors compliment the behind the scenes photos by Coppola and Corinne Day in a manner so endearing and subtle, that the line between reality and fiction are deliciously blurred. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally SIGNED "Sofia Coppola" at Arcana in black marker on the rear cover whose spine shows a bit of light wear, fraying, and pulling at the staples. Inventory Number: 027736

(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, most handsome example of this uncommon item perfect for the Robert FRank completeist.. Inventory Number: 027602

(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

(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 additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Fergus Greer" in black marker on the half title page. 1-900828-19-7 Inventory Number: 027464

(GUESS?) (MARCIANO, GEORGES & PAUL). Marciano, Paul, et al.. Los Angeles. 1991, 2002 & 2012.: Guess?, Inc.. 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 bright, most handsome set of all three editions issued to date. 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

(HARRY, KEVIN). Harry, Kevin. New York: Self-Published, I00240509. 2024. First Edition. 8 1/4 x 5", 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Photography Monograph. New.. 64pp, profusely illustrated in color. "KH" magazine is the colorful, under-the-radar annual-ish self-published 'zine by the amazing New York chronicler of street style, Kevin Harry. With an eye for beauty and flair, "KH" captures the vibrant adornment, hair styles, and latest fashions of the five boroughs' African-American community, often at an open air festival or street carnival. A brand new, most handsome example of the latest installment of this fabulous, sure to sell out soon publication SIGNED by Kevin Harry in ink on the rear cover. Inventory Number: I00240509

(JARVIS, SHANIQWA). Jarvis, Shaniqwa. Introduction by Ryan McGinley. New York: Self-Published, I00250216. 2018 (2025).. Second Edition 1/500. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wappers with Pastedown. Photography Monograph. New./979--8218595005. 160pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Stephen Serrato. "Shaniqwa Jarvis' work is known for blending the aesthetics of modern fashion photography with the sensitive, unfiltered emotion of art portraiture. In this, her impressive first book, Ms. Jarvis presents a selection of her favorite images drawn from two decades that includes editorial work for clients like The Gap, The New York Times, Supreme, Billboard, and Riposte, "Bathroom Portraits" - shot in the toilets of bars in the early 2000s, and portraits of the likes of SZA, Lee Scratch Perry, George Condo, Cardi B, and a few requisite selfies. In some of her best-loved imagery she captures vivid reality across a wide variety of subjects that always appear to be an extension of herself. With an introduction by photographer Ryan McGinley, these images speak to raw, disparate feelings imbued with a deep sparkling optimism taken from a vantage point that is female, black, tirelessly hardworking, and brimming with raucous, positive vibrations." A brand new, most handsome example of the 2025 self-published paperbound second edition of Shaniqwa Jarvis' impressive debut monograph. Inventory Number: 027735

(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

(JUNIOR LEAGUE OF PASADENA). Junior League of Pasadena. Pasadena, CA: Junior League of Pasadena, 1927. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Good.. np (110 + 6pp), profusely illustrated in sepia tone. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published at the height of The Roaring Twenties, this is the heavily illustrated program for the 1927 fundraising "Frolic" presented by the Junior League of Pasadena. Reflecting both the status of its blue-blooded members of Southern California's elite and the look of The Jazz Age, this is a fascinating early "advertorial" in which the wives and daughters of Pasadena's toniest families are photographed flapperishly styled and posed admiring of the wares of its paid advertisers. Featured in the highly staged portraits - primarily by Ray Huff-Richter's studio - are the likes of silent-era star Colleen Moore, Mmes. Donald and Stuart O'Melveny, Hancock Banning, Stephen W. Royce, Stanley Robinson, Franklin Baldwin, Miss Marion Williams, and scores of others. Amongst the more than one hundred businesses touting their wares in support of the Junior League are The Biltmore, Ambassador, Alexandria, Fairmont, Flintridge, and Huntington hotels; May Company, Barker Bros., Hales, and Crown Emporium department stores; E.F Hutton, Bond & Goodwin & Tucker, Wilcox Drake & Co., The House of Rollins, E.A. Pierce & Co., and Francis P. Graves & Company brokerages; Richfield and Union Oil companies; Roland E Coate and Florence Yoch & Lucile Council, Architects; The Hal Roach Studios, Vroman's Books, The Pig 'N Whistle restaurant, and many of the local luxury car dealerships. Additionally bound in with a silk tie is the detailed six page program for the December 6th, 1927 "Topics of the Day" benefit theatrical Frolic - "with a book and original lyrics to popular tunes by Madeline Blackmore and Charles Crouch" - featuring a bevy of Junior League of Pasadena beauties of all ages joined by Mrs. Forrest Tucker as "Miss America!" An internally most presentable example of this exceptionally uncommon item - not a single copy appears in either OCLC WorldCat or the holdings of the Los Angeles Public Library - starting to pull from the wrappers at the staples showing a dent at the head of the spine, notable wear and creasing, some dampstaining, and minor paper loss along the extremities of its illustrated pale blue cardstock covers. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026727

(KH MAGAZINE). Harry, Kevin. New York: Self-Published, 2024. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Photography Monograph. As New.. 64pp, profusely illustrated in color. "KH" magazine is the colorful, under-the-radar annual-ish self-published 'zine by the amazing New York chronicler of street style, Kevin Harry. With an eye for beauty and flair, "KH" captures the vibrant adornment, hair styles, and latest fashions of the five boroughs' African-American community, often at an open air festival or street carnival. A brand new, most handsome example of the latest installment of this fabulous publication additionally SIGNED "Kevin Harry" in black ink on the rear cover. Inventory Number: 027644

(KLEIN, STEVEN). . Phaidon, I00221111, 2022. 356 × 305 mm (14 × 12 in), 464 pages. Hardbound. New.


The first and only monograph on Klein, whose hyperreal and sexually charged images have captivated viewers for 30 years.

One of the fashion industry's most cunning provocateurs, photographer Steven Klein has created many of the most iconic images of our time. Klein's photographs blur the line between fiction and reality, resulting in stunning tableaux that only exist within his fantastical worlds. Although his images include some of the most photographed people in the world, they disappear into the narrative of Klein's imagination.

The book includes images originally published in magazines such as Interview, W, Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, Vogue Hommes, i-D, among many others, and iconic faces such as those of Madonna, Brad Pitt, Kim Kardashian, and Rihanna.

Klein has worked with notable clients including Balenciaga, Dolce & Gabbana, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen, and Louis Vuitton. His work has also been exhibited at galleries and museums globally such as Deitch Projects, Gagosian, and the International Center of Photography, among others. Edited by author Mark Holborn, this first survey of Klein's work showcases his extravagant, hyperreal creations and illuminates his singular vision.


99781838665555 Inventory Number: I00221111

(NEST: A QUARTERLY OF INTERIORS). Holtzman, Joseph, Editor. New York. 1997-2004.: Nest LLC. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Interior Design Periodical. Very Good or Better.. Each circa 148pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Joseph Holtzman. Published between 1997 and 2004, "Nest: A Quarterly of Interiors" was Joseph Holtzman's innovatively designed, beautifully produced glossy survey of interior design, art, architecture, fashion and photography. With spectacular covers and packaging, a prescient editorial staff, and stellar contributors, it was perhaps the American publication closest to "Wallpaper" - perfect for the hip yet thoughtful conspicuous consumer as-yet-unfettered by the impending Global Financial Crisis. A most handsome complete run of all twenty-six numbers - including the exceedingly uncommon premiere issue that was never commercially made for sale. ISSN 1098-4585 Inventory Number: 027552

(NEWTON, HELMUT). Newton, Helmut. New York: Xavier Moreau, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Marc Walter. Issued by his longtime collaborator Xavier Moreau in 1984, "World Without Men" was the very first survey devoted solely to Helmut Newton's women's fashion editorial work. It combines Newton's own journal entries interlaced amongst a beautifully designed and printed, comprehensive selection of nearly twenty years of the photographer's decadence-laden images created for American, French, Italian & German "Vogue", "Queen", "Nova", "British Vanity Fair", "Stern", "Egoiste", and many more. The designers featured here include Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Nina Ricci, Givenchy, Ungaro, Ossie Clark, Tuffin & Foale, Mary Quant, Jean Muir, Thierry Mugler, Valentino, Hermes, Karl Lagerfeld, Balmain, Sonia Rykiel, Claude Montana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and too many more to mention. A most handsome example additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "For ... / Better a world / with women / and without / men / Helmut" in blue ink across the title page showing discreet ownership stamps in ink on the front pastedown and half title page along with a bit of wear and some tiny closed tears to the extremities of the dust jacket. 0-937950-06-8 Inventory Number: 025926

(NEWTON, HELMUT). Newton, Helmut. New York: Xavier Moreau Inc., 1984. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Marc Walter. Issued by his longtime collaborator Xavier Moreau in 1984, "World Without Men" was the very first survey devoted solely to Helmut Newton's women's fashion editorial work. It combines Newton's own journal entries interlaced amongst a beautifully designed and printed, comprehensive selection of nearly twenty years of the photographer's decadence-laden images created for American, French, Italian & German "Vogue", "Queen", "Nova", "British Vanity Fair", "Stern", "Egoiste", and many more. The designers featured here include Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Nina Ricci, Givenchy, Ungaro, Ossie Clark, Tuffin & Foale, Mary Quant, Jean Muir, Thierry Mugler, Valentino, Hermes, Karl Lagerfeld, Balmain, Sonia Rykiel, Claude Montana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and too many more to mention. A brand new, most handsome example additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "For ... / Helmut Newton" in black ink across the title page. 0-937950-06-8 Inventory Number: 024333

(NEWTON, HELMUT). Newton, Helmut. New York: Xavier Moreau Inc., 1984. First Edition. 4to. Debossed Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Marc Walter. Issued by his longtime collaborator Xavier Moreau in 1984, "World Without Men" was the very first survey devoted solely to Helmut Newton's women's fashion editorial work. It combines Newton's own journal entries interlaced amongst a beautifully designed and printed, comprehensive selection of nearly twenty years of the photographer's decadence-laden images created for American, French, Italian & German "Vogue", "Queen", "Nova", "British Vanity Fair", "Stern", "Egoiste", and many more. The designers featured here include Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Nina Ricci, Givenchy, Ungaro, Ossie Clark, Tuffin & Foale, Mary Quant, Jean Muir, Thierry Mugler, Valentino, Hermes, Karl Lagerfeld, Balmain, Sonia Rykiel, Claude Montana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and too many more to mention. An internally most handsome example of the unnumbered deluxe edition in silver gilt-debossed cloth issued without dust jacket BOLDLY SIGNED "Helmut Newton" in violet ink on the rear colophon, as issued, bearing a minor indentation across the spine along with a thin liquid stain along a small portion of the top edge of the front cover. Its matching slipcase shows some light soiling and discoloration along the extremities. It has been priced accordingly. 0-937950-13-0 Inventory Number: 022568

(NIKE). Edited by Mateo Kries, Glenn Adamson.. Vitra Design Museum, 2024. 352 pgs / 475 color illustrations. Hardcover. Fashion Footwear Monograph. Unfolding five decades of design, collaboration and cultural impact from one of the most iconic sneaker brands of all time
Published to accompany the fall 2024 exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, this volume explores the design history of Nike, one of the world’s most revered sports brands. The exhibition catalog follows the evolution of the company’s design culture, tracing milestones, iconic objects and inspirations across their 50-year legacy. It also highlights Nike’s scientific research, which always begins with close examination of the body in motion, ultimately melding technology, function and aesthetics.
The book features a wealth of previously unseen materials including rarities and one-offs from the company’s early days in the 1960s, original design drawings and prototypes of iconic sneaker models, historical documents and films, and the results of collaborations with creative figures such as Virgil Abloh and Marc Newson. It also illuminates the stories behind iconic objects and innovations, such as the development of the first waffle sole in the kitchen of Nike cofounder Bill Bowerman, or the story of the Tennessee State University Tigerbelles, a team of Black female athletes during the Black Power era in the United States.
Leading design historians provide essays on diverse topics including the use of graphics, collaborative relationships with athletes and fashion designers, advanced R&D and more. In addition, the book features excerpted interviews with over 50 figures who have played a key role in Nike’s history, arranged in a readable conversational format. Not just for “sneakerheads,” the book provides deep insight into one of the world’s most sophisticated design entities and the relationship between product design, technical innovation and social change. 9783945852644 Inventory Number: I00250402

(OWENS, RICK). Danielle Levitt, Photographer. New York: Rizzoli, I00230922. 2023. 10 x 13 in, 200p. Fashion Monograph. New.

Rick Owens remains one of the most daring and influential fashion designers working today. This new book of photographs describes an exceptionally fertile and transformational period in his career, one that saw him experiment with new shapes, the application of new materials, and an unprecedented use of color.

Lavishly documenting men’s and women’s collections and featuring Owens’s continuing collaboration with the photographer Danielle Levitt, this book is an unabashed love letter to one of the most devoted followings in contemporary fashion.

Picking up where Rizzoli’s previous monograph on Owens’s work left off, looks from his critically lauded homage to the rock-and-roll designer Larry Legaspi set a frenzied visual pace that never lets up—right through the pandemic, when Owens memorably staged shows on the Lido di Venezia.





Here, the continued evolution of nearly three decades of Owens’s “grunge-meets-glamour” worldview is seen close up. Grace and grit are paired with an obsession with structural transformation and movement, where diaphanous, flowing shapes contrast with sharp objects. This formal invention is matched by a mania for new and exotic materials. The use of translucent bovine leathers, brightly dyed snakeskin, and the hide of the pirarucu, a massive Amazonian fish, are applied to old and new icons of the brand. Color is now firmly part of the Owens legendarium, and a profligacy of pink, orange, blue, green, and iridescent hues now vie with trademark black, oxblood, and dust that have been part of the palette since the inception of the brand.

Owens’s newest provocations, grounded by the portraiture of Danielle Levitt, achieves a sublime unity in this essential volume. 9780847873371 Inventory Number: I00230922

(PAGE, BETTY). Essex, Karen & James L. Swanson. Santa Monica, CA: General Publishing Group, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Erotic Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 288pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With a bibliography. Compiled with the assistance of the reclusive Ms. Page herself, "Bettie Page: The Life of a Pin-Up Legend" is a lavish visual tribute to legendary late cult model and object of affection. Included are hundreds of photographs (including family snapshots as well as images by Bunny Yeager, Andre De Dienes, Irving Klaw, Art Amsie, Bill Hamilton, 1950s Camera Clubs, etc.), Betty inspired artwork (Eric Stanton, Robert Blue, Olivia De Berardinis, Denis Sire, Dave Stevens, and more), book, magazine, and advertisement reproductions, and contemporary homages by the likes of Todd Oldham, Chantal Thomass, Joey Arias, Debi Mazar, Shalom Harlow, Janice Dickinson, Ellen Von Unwerth, Eva Herzigova, Christy Turlington, and Demi Moore. A most handsome copy of the 1996 hardbound first edition showing a diagonal soft crease through the front flap of the dust jacket. It has been priced accordingly. 1-881649-62-8 Inventory Number: 021892

(PALEARI, FABIO) (DOHERTY, PETE). Paleari, Fabio & Robert Montgomery. Bologna, ITALY: Grafiche Damiani, 2007. First Edition 1/400 Deluxe. 4to. Boards in Wooden Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (272pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Juan Gallego. "Any follower of the international tabloids is well-acquainted with rocker Pete Doherty, the former Libertines front man who is now quite famous for his on-again, off-again love affairs with supermodel Kate Moss and crack cocaine. After getting kicked out of the influential aforementioned British post-punk band for his over-the-top-drug use, Doherty started the band Babyshambles in 2005. Though fringe elements of Doherty's incendiary story have been well documented by unauthorized paparazzi, the authorized, inside view has never been available until now. In "I Won't Give Up", Italian photographer and documentary filmmaker Fabio Paleari follows Doherty from 2004-2006; onstage, backstage, while partying, and throughout the vicissitudes of his relationship with Moss". Hedi Slimane's Doherty tome "London: Birth of a Cult" came and went in a flash, so you won't want to miss this gritty expose! A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe hardbound edition limited to four hundred copies housed in the publisher's sliding wooden box accompanied by a 12 x 9 ½" black and white print on baritate paper of the book's cover image "Pete" SIGNED, NUMBERED AND TITLED by Fabio Paleari in black ink on the verso still in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 88-6208-028-X Inventory Number: 014373

(PARACHUTE). Walker, Alexis & Nicola Pelly. New York, NY: Rizzoli Publications International, I00240517, 2024. First Edition. 12 x 8 1/2", 4to. Pictorial Boards. Fashion Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued.. 360pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and French. "From its beginnings inspired by New Wave subculture to its position as an international fashion sensation, the Parachute brand from Montreal was recognized for its visionary, bold apparel and innovative concept stores. Avant-garde in attitude and design, Parachute brought together high and low, the establishment and the underground. The clothing was defined by androgynous looks, oversized silhouettes, elevated essentials, and graphic references to past and future, from exaggerated trench coats to “space samurai kimonos.” Together with a considered retail presence, which combined an industrial aesthetic in the stores with exuberant photography campaigns, the brand created a vision for street fashion that is keenly relevant today. Walker explores the history of the brand through hundreds of images, many never published, including personal photography from the founders of the label alongside striking editorial and campaign imagery. A go-to label for stars like Madonna, Peter Gabriel, and David Bowie, Parachute both encapsulated the exuberance of the 1980s and signaled the future in clothing and retail. Uniquely designed with ephemera layered over photographs as if in the founders’ own scrapbooks, this is a definitive insight into a highly influential cult 1980s brand, and a key reference for fashion historians and designers alike." A brand new example of this awesome tome. 978-0847899722 Inventory Number: I00240517

(PENN, IRVING). Penn, Irving, Alexandra Arrowsmith & Nicola Majocchi. Introduction by Alexander Liberman. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. & Callaway Editions, Inc., 1991. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 300pp, profusely illustrated in color and duotone. With a work chronology. "Passage" is the monumental 1991 survey of Irving Penn's extraordinary career as a portrait, still life, and fashion photographer. Produced by Nicholas Callaway with photographic supervision by Richard Benson, it beautifully collects and reproduces more than fifty years of his visionary work - primarily in conjunction with Vogue magazine. A brand new, most handsome example of this landmark publication additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Irving Penn / 1991." in the year of publication inside a circular cartouche in black ink on the half title page. 0-679-40491-0 Inventory Number: 025776

(PENN, IRVING). Penn, Irving, Alexandra Arrowsmith & Nicola Majocchi. Introduction by Alexander Liberman. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. & Callaway Editions, Inc., 1991. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Very Good/Fine. 300pp, profusely illustrated in color and duotone. With a work chronology. "Passage" is the monumental 1991 survey of Irving Penn's extraordinary career as a portrait, still life, and fashion photographer. Produced by Nicholas Callaway with photographic supervision by Richard Benson, it beautifully collects and reproduces more than fifty years of his visionary work - primarily in conjunction with Vogue magazine. A handsome example of this landmark publication additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Irving Penn" in the year of publication inside a circular cartouche in black ink on the half title page showing some slight waviness and a minor dampstain to the last thirty pages along the foredge of the textblock. Additionally, this bears the ink ownership stamp on the front pastedown of the noted late Los Angeles-based photographer James Fee, from whom we acquired it directly. 0-679-40491-0 Inventory Number: 017500

(PENN, IRVING). Woodward, Richard B.. New York: Pace/MacGill Gallery, 1990. First Edition. 4to. Sewn Printed Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (12pp), 6 gravure illustrations. Designed by Eleanor Caponigro. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant twelve page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1990 exhibition of one hundred platinum palladium prints of classic images by master photographer Irving Penn held at his longtime New York gallery. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 021918