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IRVING PENN: SMALL TRADES
(PENN, IRVING). Heckert, Virginia & Anne Lacoste. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 272pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. "Irving Penn is renowned for his innovative contributions to portrait, still life, and fashion photography, and a career that has spanned more than six decades at Vogue magazine. In 1950, Vogue assigned Penn to photograph workers in Paris, and thus his monumental work "The Small Trades" began. Created in Paris, London, and New York, it consists of portraits of skilled laborers dressed in their work clothes and carrying the tools of their respective trades. Capturing the humble coal heaver and the crisply dressed waiter with equal directness, Penn's arresting portraits also underscore fascinating cultural differences. "The Small Trades" was the photographer's most extensive body of work, and he returned to it over many decades, producing ever more exacting prints. Two hundred and six unique images from the series are flawlessly reproduced in this book. In addition, the introductory essay describes the history and context of The Small Trades series and its importance to Penn's career and the history of photography. An interview with Edmonde Charles-Roux, the chief editor for French Vogue from 1952 to 1966, who assisted him on the assignment in Paris, provides fascinating insights of the Paris sittings. An exhibition of the series will be on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from September 9, 2009, through January 10, 2010". A brand new, pristine example of the quickly exhausted 2009 first printing of this substantial, exquisitely produced hardbound catalogue. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-89236-996-5 Inventory Number: 025047
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IRVING PENN: PASSAGE, A WORK RECORD - SIGNED AND DATED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(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
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IRVING PENN: PASSAGE, A WORK RECORD - AN ASSOCIATION COPY FROM THE LIBRARY OF JAMES FEE SIGNED AND DATED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION BY IRVING PENN
(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. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-679-40491-0 Inventory Number: 017500
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IRVING PENN: OTHER WAYS OF BEING - 100 PHOTOGRAPHS 1948-1971
(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
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PIERRE ET GILLES
(PIERRE ET GILLES). Pierre et Gilles. Tokyo: Treville Co. Ltd., 1994. First Edition. Small 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 67 color illustrations. Text in English. From the iridescent silver covers to the glossy pink endpapers, this lushly produced little monograph on everyone's favorite Gallic collaborative photographic duo is as over the top as their campy, glamorous photographs. See Catherine Deneuve, Marc Almond, Thierry Mugler, Jeff Stryker, Julie Delpy, Rossi De Palma, Nina Hagen, and even Saints Pierre et Gilles themselves as idealized, ethereal creatures not quite of this world. A most handsome example of the 1994 first edition issued only in Japan showing a minute amount of surface scuffing to its shiny boards. 4-8457-0888-4 Inventory Number: 023945
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PIERRE ET GILLES
(PIERRE ET GILLES). Turner, Jonathan. Sydney, AUSTRALIA: Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in Association with the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, 1995. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (48pp), 25 color and 15 b&w illustrations. This is the exhibition catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1995 Australian touring retrospective of the work of Pierre et Gilles. Co-published by the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, familiar faces pictured here include Rupert Everett, Susie Bick, Marc Almond, and David LaChapelle. Also included is the first appearance of the Gallic duo's notorious "Glory Hole" photo. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 015102
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AVE PILDAS: STAR STRUCK - DELUXE SLIPCASED EDITION LIMITED TO TWENTY COPIES WITH A SIGNED AND NUMBERED ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT
(PILDAS, AVE). Campany, David & Ave Pildas. Los Angeles: Deadbeat Club Press, 2022. First Edition 1/20 Copies Deluxe. 4to. Gilt-Stamped Cloth with Pictorial Pastedown in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. 104pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Clint Woodside. 978-1-952523-04-5
PLEASE NOTE: Mr. Pildas will be signing copies of "Star Struck" at Arcana Saturday, October 8th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM. Orders will begin shipping Tuesday, October 11th.
"Hollywood Boulevard, Walk of Fame, 1970s. You were there, with your camera, with your love of life and people. It seems you turned the sidewalk into a little stage, and everyone came for a momentary audition. Some wanted to be famous, some were ok with a walk-on part, most were just happy to see you.”
So writes David Campany of the pictures in Star Struck, the first monograph from the legendary Ave Pildas in more than forty years. These photographs were made between 1972 and 1975 in perhaps the most famous of the many famous spots in Los Angeles – but at a time when Hollywood had more of a neighborhood feel and a raucous diversity was the norm.
In Pildas’s generous and gentle view, everyone is an A-list celebrity. And he should know! Those who have sat before his camera include Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, and the Velvet Underground. Pildas brings the same joyous discipline to regular folks on the street as he did to his well-known work for DownBeat magazine and Capitol Records.
In the end, the most beautiful and beguiling thing about Star Struck is that you’re not sure if the title refers to the people whom Ave Pildas encountered on Hollywood Boulevard, or to the photographer himself. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe slipcased edition of this charming volume hot off The Deadbeat Club Press limited to twenty copies only accompanied by a signed and numbered 8 ½ x 11" archival pigment print of one of the book's images additionally SIGNED by Ave Pildas in ink.
Inventory Number: E000APSS-DLX
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AVE PILDAS: STAR STRUCK - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(PILDAS, AVE). Campany, David & Ave Pildas. Los Angeles: Deadbeat Club Press, I00221000. 2022. First Edition 1/750 Copies. 4to. Gilt-Stamped Cloth with Pictorial Pastedown. Photography Monograph. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. 104pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Clint Woodside. 978-1-952523-04-5
PLEASE NOTE: Mr. Pildas will be signing copies of "Star Struck" at Arcana Saturday, October 8th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM. If you cannot attend and would like to order a signed copy to have shipped or to pick up at the shop, please purchase by selecting "Add To Cart" below. Orders will begin shipping Tuesday, October 11th.
"Hollywood Boulevard, Walk of Fame, 1970s. You were there, with your camera, with your love of life and people. It seems you turned the sidewalk into a little stage, and everyone came for a momentary audition. Some wanted to be famous, some were ok with a walk-on part, most were just happy to see you.”
So writes David Campany of the pictures in Star Struck, the first monograph from the legendary Ave Pildas in more than forty years. These photographs were made between 1972 and 1975 in perhaps the most famous of the many famous spots in Los Angeles – but at a time when Hollywood had more of a neighborhood feel and a raucous diversity was the norm.
In Pildas' generous and gentle view, everyone is an A-list celebrity. And he should know! Those who have sat before his camera include Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, and the Velvet Underground. Pildas brings the same joyous discipline to regular folks on the street as he did to his well-known work for DownBeat magazine and Capitol Records.
In the end, the most beautiful and beguiling thing about Star Struck is that you’re not sure if the title refers to the people whom Ave Pildas encountered on Hollywood Boulevard, or to the photographer himself. A brand new, most handsome example of this charming volume hot off The Deadbeat Club Press limited to seven hundred and fifty copies additionally SIGNED by Ave Pildas in ink.
Inventory Number: E000APSS
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PARKETT NO. 37: CHARLES RAY, FRANZ WEST - COLLABORATIONS + EDITIONS: PIPILOTTI RIST - INSERT - FROM CHARLES RAY'S SIGNED, LIMITED ARTIST EDITION WITH NINE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS
(RAY, CHARLES) (PARKETT). Ray, Charles. Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 1993. First Edition #IX/XXIII Deluxe. Small 4to. Wrappers + Color Photographs. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 200pp + nine 4 x 6" color C prints, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. This thirty-seventh issue of the late, great influential Swiss visual arts quarterly "Parkett" focuses on the work of Charles Ray, Franz West, and Pipilotti Rist. This example from the "Artist Edition" series features Charles Ray's limited edition contribution "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" consisting of nine informal snapshots of nineties fashion icon Tatjana Patitz taken by Ray at her Pacific Palisades home. A brand new, most handsome example of the magazine still in the publisher's shrinkwrap accompanied by the publisher's printed envelope SIGNED "Charles Ray" AND NUMBERED (IX) in black ink containing nine 4 x 6" color C prints of supermodel Patitz each stamped "CHARLES RAY, 1993 / EDITION FOR PARKETT NO. 37" in black ink on the verso, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-907509-87-0 Inventory Number: 027437
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BIBLIOTHEK DER FOTOGRAFIE PORTFOLIO NO. 15: BETTINA RHEIMS: FEMMES FATALES
(RHEIMS, BETTINA). Rheims, Bettina. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. 94pp, 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 fifteenth installment devoted to noted French photographer Bettina Rheims was no exception. It is a nicely designed and printed survey of her erotically charged work featuring such models and celebrities as Claudia Schiffer, Elizabeth Berkeley, Naomi Campbell, Kristin McMenamy, Heather Graham, Shirley Manson, Traci Lords, Gretchen Mol, Liv Tyler, Salma Hayek, Gwen Stefani, Sharon Stone, Madonna, Cindy Crawford, Karen Mulder, and more. A most handsome example. 3-570-19201-6 Inventory Number: 021719
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BETTINA RHEIMS: THE BOOK OF OLGA - COLLECTOR'S EDITION
(RHEIMS, BETTINA). Rheims, Bettina & Olga Rodionova. Foreword by Catherine Millet. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2008. First Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. Elephant Folio. Cloth in a Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 154pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French and German. "Olga Rodionova is a well-known beauty who moves in Moscow's fashion and jet set circles. When her adoring husband - a powerful Russian millionaire - sought to have special portraits made of his wife, he asked none other than Bettina Rheims. Rheims was captivated by Olga's unique aura and felt excited by the challenge of finding aesthetic ways of doing the portraits so that they didn't feel like run of the mill pornography. The first shoot took place in Rheims' country home and Olga's husband was so pleased with the images that he suggested they produce a book with Olga as the star. A second shoot followed, in black and white with a sado-masochistic decor and other men and women playing slightly perverse sex games with Olga. A third, Marie-Antoinette-inspired shoot took place entirely in the studio. Rheims succeeded in finding a variety of ways to depict one subject with a continuous freshness and intrigue; "The Book of Olga" is a compelling depiction of female sexuality, allure, desire, intrigue and fantasy. With over one hundred images and an introduction by French author Catherine Millet, this unique book is both a love song and a bold artistic statement". A brand new, pristine example of the 2008 first printing of the Taschen Collector's Edition limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED (0087) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Bettina Rheims" in the publisher's clamshell box and unopened printed cardboard shipping carton, as issued. 3-8365-0-760-9 Inventory Number: 025653
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ZANDRA RHODES: 50 FABULOUS YEARS IN FASHION - SIGNED BY DAME ZANDRA RHODES
(RHODES, ZANDRA). Rhodes, Zandra. Preface by Iris Apfel. Foreword by Suzy Menkes. Dennis Nothdruft, Editor. With contributions by Marylou Luther, Anna Sui, Journalist Joan Agajanian Quinn, Rajeev Sethi, Helena Matheopoulos, Mary Schoeser & Pierpaolo Piccioli . New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2019. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Fashion Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued.
Celebrating decades of achievement by one of the foremost names in British fashion, whose vitality and influence continue to shine, "Zandra Rhodes" provides a luscious documentary of this leading British designer, spanning her fifty-year career in fashion and textile design. The book showcases not only Rhodes’s work but also her vivid personality and creative energy. Both a fashion trailblazer and a consummate textile designer, she has influenced the work of contemporary labels such as Mary Katrantzou and Alice Temperley. The book honors the centrality of textile design in Rhodes’s work, while exploring the versatility of her imagination throughout her long career; contributors include Pierpaolo Piccioli (creative director of Valentino), Suzy Menkes (editor of Vogue International), and celebrated fashion designers Anna Sui and Rajeev Sethi. It also commemorates the 50th anniversary of the house of Zandra Rhodes, a British-owned-and-made brand, and Rhodes’s successful establishment of the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. A brand new, most handsome example additionally SIGNED by Dame Zandra Rhodes.
978-0300244304Inventory Number: E000ZR
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FTW BY TERRY RICHARDSON - DELUXE SIGNED EDITION
(RICHARDSON, TERRY). Richardson, Terry & John McWhinnie. East Hampton, NY: JMc & GHB Editions, 2006. First Edition 1/50 Deluxe. 4to. Debossed Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Buero New York. "FTW" is Terry Richardson's 2006 photo-essay documenting his time spent amongst a group of Ojai California youths dubbed the "Signal Street Alcoholics". If your idea of a good time is alcohol-infused punker transgression, this is the book for you! A most handsome copy of the deluxe edition limited to fifty copies only signed by Terry Richardson and essayist/publisher John McWhinnie in black ink on the colophon, as issued. 0-9854020-9-6 Inventory Number: 020405
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SISLEY 2000
(RICHARDSON, TERRY) (SISLEY). Richardson, Terry. NP (Ponzano Veneto, ITALY): Sisley, 2000. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Fashion Trade Catalog. Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English. This 2000 trade catalogue for Italian fashion purveyors Sisley was shot in Palm Springs by fashion bad boy Terry Richardson. Art directed by Nikko Nikko and styled by Sabina Schreder, it features flash-infused images galore of youthful male and female models basking amidst the desert scrub along with favorite snack recipes for you to make at home. A most handsome example of this uncommon item perfect for the T-Bone completeist. Inventory Number: 025106
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A MAGAZINE # 11: CURATED BY RODARTE
(RODARTE) (A MAGAZINE). Mulleavy, Kate & Laura, Guest Editors. Van Den Eynden, Dirk, Editor. Antwerp, BELGIUM: A Publishe BVBA, 2011. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Periodical. Fine.. 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Madelein Wermenbol. "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 eleventh installment from 2011 of the luxe Belgian fashion periodical was guest curated by Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy, and contains contributions on or by Autumn De Wilde, Tom Petty, Jay DeFeo, Kirsten Dunst photographed by David Armstrong, Lake Tahoe, the California Grizzly Bear, John Baldessari, Mt. Wilson Observatory, Todd Cole, The LA River, Frank Wiedmann and Andrew Durhams's "Shark", Elle Fanning photographed by Bill Owens, Joss Whedon, The Garbage Pail KIds, and many, many more. A most handsome example. 90-77745-10-6 Inventory Number: 025757
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SIXTEEN DESIGNS FOR THE THEATRE
(RUTHERSTON, ALBERT). Rutherston, Albert. London: Oxford University Press, 1928. First Edition 1/475. Folio. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Fair/Fair. np, 16 collotype plates (10 in color), each with a printed overlay. The fourteen costume designs and two "curtain scenes" by Albert Rutherston included here date between 1912 and 1914 for two theatrical productions at the Savoy and St. James Theatres, as well as a ballet produced by Anna Pavlova in New York. A serviceable example only whose fragile dust jacket is present though chipped and torn in several places and showing significant paper loss to the rear panel along with moderate soiling, tape adhesive, and uneven staining from liquid on the front. Its boards are faded and worn bearing some mottling due to contact with liquid, particularly at the extremities. These condition flaws noted, the interior of the book (including all of the exquisitely colored plates) is remarkably clean, bright, and tight with only the front inside cover and endpaper having browned somewhat. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 000933
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF VIVIANE SASSEN - SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
(SASSEN, VIVIANE). Sassen, Viviane. Stockholm, SWEDEN: Libraryman Co., Ltd., 2009. First Edition 1/300. 12mo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. np (32pp), 23 duotone illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Andreas och Fredrika. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This charming little volume issued as part of Swedish photography publisher Libraryman's"Day in the Life" series features understated domestic and family images by the noted Dutch photographer and Prix de Rome winner Viviane Sassen. A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to three hundred copies NUMBERED (026/300) AND SIGNED "Viviane Sassen" in black ink on the publisher's cardstock colophon sheet, as issued. 91-86269-04-6 Inventory Number: 025768
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SIMONE SHUBUCK
(SHUBUCK, SIMONE). Shubuck, Simone, Janine Foeller, Jim Dempsey & Alex Wagner. New York, NY: Self-published. Printed in Poland by Szaransky, 2018. First Edition. 4to. Debossed Cloth. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued.
"In the summer of 2017, Simone Shubuck launched WIFEY, a Brooklyn pop up that fused art, food, ceramics, flowers, and bit of retail in an elevated DIY way. During the process, Shubuck realized that so much of what she was doing directly connected to a show she staged as a student at the San Francisco Art Institute in the early 1990s. Wanting to formalize that multi-decade connection, she decided to make a book.
While at the Art institute, Shubuck studied painting, but probably spent more time tagging on the streets in the middle of the night than in her studio. When it came time to produce her student show, she constructed ten very unusual fake cakes festooned with pink ham hocks, a school of fresh sardines, a tent of chicken feet, and live crickets within a hat box within a cake. It was these images that attracted chefs Ignacio Mattos and Natasha Pickowicz of Estela, Flora Bar, and Cafe Altro Paradiso to the project. They became partners and began experimenting with dreamy layers cakes, which were served at WIFEY and were met with great acclaim.
As described by Ella Riley-Adams on Vogue.com: "She had made a paged project before; a short run of 'zines for Natasha Pickowicz’s bake sale benefit at Altro Paradiso. “It had more of a punk vibe,” Shubuck says—150 copies, printed in Chinatown. The new book feels more like a collector’s item: a retrospective of off-kilter cakes, blossoming drawings, and character-filled ceramics that charts Shubuck’s creative course that would make the ideal gift for the cool girl in your life. As Alex Wagner writes, next to a bright yellow page in the book: “Simone’s work - on paper, in clay, in life! - retains a glorious sense of mess and possibility and freedom.”
Includes texts by Janine Foeller, Jim Dempsey, and Alex Wagner.
0-692-07877-0 Inventory Number: E000SS -
MELVIN SOKOLSKY: PARIS 1963 / PARIS 1965 - SIGNED LIMITED "SIGNATURE" EDITION IN A LUCITE SLIPCASE
(SOKOLSKY, MELVIN). Sokolsky, Melvin & Raphaelle Stopin. Afterword by Ali McGraw. Beverly Hills, CA: Leafcar Editions, 2011. First Edition 1/800. 4to. Cloth in Plexiglas Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 80 + 80pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and color. Designed by Melvin Sokolsky. This beautiful volume is the definitive collection of all seventy-four printed images from of Melvin Sokolsky's wildly innovative "Bubble" and "Fly" series shot in Paris for "Harper's Bazaar" in the sixties. It includes for the first time more than a dozen previously unreleased and alternate visions of his iconic series, behind the scenes documentary photos, outtakes, and an intimate insight into the legendary fashion photographer's process and inspiration. Limited to eight hundred copies only featuring a unique back-to-back "zig-zag" binding, the "Signature Edition" is housed in an etched grey Lucite slipcase designed by Sokolsky himself. A brand new, pristine example from the 2011 first edition limited to eight hundred copies BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED (519/800) by the late, great photographer in pencil on the front colophon in the publisher's printed shipping carton, as issued. 0-9822266-7-5 Inventory Number: 027462
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BEYOND THE PORTRAIT: YOUNG AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY - SIGNED BY ALEC SOTH AND JONA FRANK
(SOTH, ALEC). Bordignon, Elena, Alec Soth, Jona Frank, Tanyth Berkeley & Alix Smith. Milano, ITALY: TH INSIDE, 2005. First Edition #333/400. Square 8vo. Debossed Cloth. Exhibition Catalog. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in Italian and English. With photographers' biographies, exhibition histories, and bibliographies. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with a 2005 Tommy Hilfiger-sponsored exhibition held in Milan of Fashion-inflected color portrait photography by Alec Soth, Jona Frank, Tanyth Berkeley, and Alix Smith. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item - only a single copy is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - limited to four hundred NUMBERED (333/400) copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED by Alec Soth and Jona Frank in black ink on the title page at our shop with the business card of the director of Minneapolis' Weinstein Gallery - Alec Soth's representatives at the time - laid in. Inventory Number: 025743
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ANNA SUI
(SUI, ANNA). Kawachi, Taka. Tokyo: Masakazu Takei / Little More, 1997. First Edition. Square 8vo. Wrappers in Illustrated Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine./Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and Japanese. This first monograph on Ann Sui is a vibrant confection has everything - cartoons, posters, kooky design, and more. While short on biographical details and long on cute, who needs an academic analysis of her collections when you can read about Anna Sui's "Favorite Things", like her favorite nail polish - Zulu, dark green, by Nars, or her favorite current band - The Smashing Pumpkins. This colorful scrapbook illustrates the world of Anna Sui along with celebrity endorsements from the perennially Cool (supermodels Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, and Amber Valetta, Marc Jacobs, Anita Pallenberg, Kim Gordon and Sofia "Anna is the Coolest" Coppola). How could you not want this? A most handsome example of this manna from heaven for your inner Japanese teenage girl still in the publisher's printed obi, as issued. 4-947648-49-X Inventory Number: 011873
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LADISLAV SUTNAR: PACKAGE DESIGN - THE FORCE OF VISUAL SELLING
(SUTNAR, LADISLAV). Sutnar, Ladislav. New York: Arts Inc., 1953. First Edition. Oblong 4to. 1/4 Buckram Over Boards. Design Monograph. Very Good -/No Jacket. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Ladislav Sutnar. This is the pioneering Czechoslovakian-born, New York-based graphic designer Ladislav Sutnar's stylish survey on what was at the time a rather unexplored subject - modernist design in post-war product packaging. Filled with examples from the world of fashion as well as the supermarket and hardware store, it contains work by such design icons such as Saul Bass, Lester Beall, Alexey Brodovitch, Donald Deskey, Alexander Liberman, Raymond Loewy, Paul Rand, the author himself, and many, many more. A handsome example of the silver buckram over orange boards variant binding lacking its dust jacket and showing a tiny dent to the tips at the lower foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. LC 53-11450 Inventory Number: 019919
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ED TEMPLETON: TEENAGE KISSERS - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER WITH A SIGNED POSTER
(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed, Aaron Rose & Arty Nelson. New York: Seems, 2011. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 80pp + one 22 ½ x 22 ½" poster printed black and white on newsprint recto only, neatly folded in sixteenths as issued, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Teenage Kissers should be viewed as a historical volume. As we look at these photographs of young people exchanging awkward kisses we are reminded again of that wonderful uncomfortability that comes with the discovery of young sexuality. Not only do we all remember the feeling of that first clumsy teenage kiss, as mature viewers we can now look at the photos from afar and understand exactly where it's all going. Like its predecessor "Teenage Smokers", this is a perfect documentation of this feeling. The photographs are, in many ways, beyond innocence. They brim with humanity in its most raw form and remind us that although some of us have now grown up, we're still never so far from that first kiss. The basics of our sexual lives are reflected back to us in these images and no matter how many times we see it, it cannot be denied that there's a little "Teenage Kisser" in every one of us". A brand new, pristine example of the quickly sold out 2011 sequel to Ed's acclaimed "Teenage Smokers" limited to one thousand unnumbered copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Templeton" on the title page with the publisher's SIGNED poster of Ed's image of Deanna Templeton laid in still in the publisher's plastic pouch. 0-9825936-7-8 Inventory Number: 027518
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MARIO TESTINO: LET ME IN - DELUXE LIMITED SLIPCASED EDITION SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
(TESTINO, MARIO). Testino, Mario. Introduction by Michael Roberts. Foreword by Nicole Kidman.. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2007. First Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. Folio. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Photography Monograph. As New./As New.. 306pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "As one of the 21st Century's most traveled, acclaimed, and influential fashion photographers, Mario Testino has unsurpassed access to the most magnetic stars of popular culture. For some time now he has been collecting a personal archive of off-screen moments, often snatched spontaneously before, during, and after more official sittings for "Vanity Fair", "Vogue", and Testino's many clients in the world of fashion. The result is a portrait not just of a generation of the most wanted and talked-about, but an invitation to be part of the backstage parties and unstaged moments of Testino's life. Sometimes offbeat, but always on the pulse, "Let Me In!", with Testino's eye for a modern kind of elegance liberated from conventional polish, is a new chapter from the photographer who has already made his mark with the books "Any Objections", "Front Row Backstage", "Alive", "Portraits", "Kids", "Diana Princess of Wales", and numerous exhibitions and publications worldwide". This massive tome is one of the most lavish glances behind the veil of celebrity yet published. A brand new, unopened example of the 2007 Taschen first edition limited to one thousand copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Mario Testino still shrinkwrapped in the publisher's Plexiglas slipcase and printed shipping carton, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-8228-4416-0 Inventory Number: 026612
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(BIBLIOTHEK DER FOTOGRAFIE) SPEZIAL FOTOGRAFIE PORTFOLIO NO. 20 (STERN): MARIO TESTINO: PARTY
(TESTINO, MARIO). Testino, Mario & Jochen Siemens. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Spezial Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 2000. First Edition 1/10000. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Art Directed by Dirk Linke. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this twentieth installment devoted to the glamorous fashion and celebrity work of Mario Testino was no exception. A handsome example showing a bit of overall wear and handling to the wrappers. It has been priced accordingly. 3-570-19252-0 Inventory Number: 020695
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(BIBLIOTHEK DER FOTOGRAFIE) SPEZIAL FOTOGRAFIE PORTFOLIO NO. 20 (STERN): MARIO TESTINO: PARTY
(TESTINO, MARIO). Testino, Mario & Jochen Siemens. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Spezial Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 2000. First Edition 1/10000. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Art Directed by Dirk Linke. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this twentieth installment devoted to the glamorous fashion and celebrity work of Mario Testino was no exception. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19252-0 Inventory Number: 017489
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MARIO TESTINO: DISCIPLES
(TESTINO, MARIO). Testino, Mario & Julia Peyton-Jones. London: Timothy Taylor Gallery, 2003. First Edition. Small 4to. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (40pp), 9 color and 6 b&w illustrations. Designed by Peter B. Willberg. Published in conjunction with a 2003 London gallery exhibition, this elegantly designed hardbound catalogue presents a recent body of work by acclaimed photographer Mario Testino that surveys the grandiose pomp and circumstance of the rituals that define the Catholic Church and Catholicism. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9542892-3-4 Inventory Number: 024081
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WOLFGANG TILLMANS: FREISCHWIMMER
(TILLMANS, WOLFGANG). Tillmans, Wolfgang, Shihoko Iida, Minoro Shimizu & Gil Blank. Tokyo: Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, 2004. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a 1999 Wolfgang Tillmans retrospective held at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery. It features essays by Shihoko Iida and Minoro Shimizu, an interview with the photographer by Gil Blank, and reproductions of scores of photographs. A brand new, most handsome example. 4-925204-18-1 Inventory Number: 026497
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ICE COLD: A HIP-HOP JEWELRY HISTORY BY VIKKI TOBAK
(TOBAK, VIKKI). Taschen, I00221014, 2022. 9.8 x 13.4 in., 388 pages. Hardbound. New/No Jacket - As Issued.
Whether it's diamond-encrusted grills, oversized “truck” style chains, bust-down Rolex and Patek Philippe watches or a Tiffany necklace, jewelry is a cornerstone of hip-hop culture. Glittering, blinged-out jewels are the shining statement of a collective identity: unapologetic, charismatic, and street savvy.
Spanning the history of hip-hop jewelry, from the 1980s to today, Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History is a stunning compilation of storytelling and visuals. Hundreds of extraordinary images of every major hip-hop artist on record celebrate how “Ice” has become a proclamation of identity and self-expression.
Starting with Run-DMC’s gold Adidas pendants and Eric B. & Rakim’s ostentatious dookie rope chains and Mercedes medallions, the jewelry then transforms from street style into a booming design culture. The hip-hop tradition of “show up and show out” reaches new heights with artists like Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z, Gucci Mane, and Cardi B, whose over-the-top pieces integrate unique pop culture references, unconventional materials, and enduring collaborations with artists like Takashi Murakami.
Author Vikki Tobak reveals – in great detail – the work of pioneering jewelers such as Tito Caicedo of Manny’s, Eddie Plein, and Jacob the Jeweler as well as newer artisans such as Avianne & Co., Ben Baller/IF & Co., Greg Yuna, Johnny Dang, Eliantte, and many more.
Ice Cold is a treasure trove of dazzling, inspirational style, featuring the work of leading photographers, including Wolfgang Tillmans, Janette Beckman, Jamel Shabazz, Timothy White, Gillian Laub, David LaChapelle, Danny Clinch, Chris Buck, Mike Miller, Phil Knott, Raven B. Varona, Al Pereira, Albert Watson and many more.
A foreword by hip-hop superstar Slick Rick and essays by A$AP Ferg, LL COOL J, Kevin “Coach K’ Lee and Pierre “P” Thomas of Quality Control Music take us on personal journeys into their jewelry universe.
Ice Cold goes beyond the ostentatious bling to reveal a transformative story that is loud and proud.
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GIANNI VERSACE: COLLEZIONE UOMO PRIMAVERA ESTATE 1991, N.20
(VERSACE). Versace, Gianni. Milan, ITALY: Versace, 1994. First Edition. Large 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Near Fine.. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Italian and English. This semi-annual collection catalogue of men's fashion and accessories by Gianni Versace is photographed primarily on the runway by Paolo Castaldi, Doug Ordway, Lorenzo Riva, Pasquale Abbattista, and Beppe Caggi. A most handsome example showing a bit of overall light wear and handling. Inventory Number: 026569
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MADELEINE VIONNET
(VIONNET, MADELEINE). Demornex, Jacqueline. Preface by Madeleine Chapsal. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1991. First American Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Fine/Fine. 305pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. This lavishly printed, massive hardbound volume is still the major monograph on the chic twenties and thirties haute-couture of influential French designer Madame Madeleine Vionnet. The majority of the fashions were newly photographed for this book by Patricia Canino, but also included are numerous vintage images by the likes of Cecil Beaton, Dorvyne, Horst, Edward Steichen, and more. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1991 Rizzoli International Publications first English language printing. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-8478-1387-8 Inventory Number: 027157
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VISIONAIRE NO. 44: KIDROBOT TOYS (RED)
(VISIONAIRE). Edited By Gan, Stephen. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2004. First Edition 1/2000. Narrow Oblong Folio. Fashion Quarterly. Very Good./No Jacket - As Issued. 5 polychrome vinyl figures housed in a red cardboard and plastic case, with a leporello pamphlet laid in. For their forty-fourth issue, Visionaire has partnered with vanguard toy manufacturer Kidrobot to create an original Visionaire soft vinyl figure, then further collaborated with ten world renowned fashion designers to customize that figure into ten different characters. The issue is released in two different sets (one red, one black) limited to two thousand copies each containing five toys, with an accompanying booklet picturing all ten designs. The characters and booklets are packaged inside a molded plastic and cardboard case. This set (red) features the designs by Dolce & Gabbana, Hedi Slimane, Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton, Miuccia Prada, and Viktor & Rolf. Kidrobot is the world's premier creator of limited edition art toys designed by world-renowned artists with backgrounds in graffiti and fine art, illustration, graphic and industrial design, and music. A handsome numbered example (0795/2000) whose interior plastic case and figurines are pristine while the publisher's protective cardboard box shows some creasing and dents. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-46-6 Inventory Number: 022241
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VISIONAIRE NO. 44: KIDROBOT TOYS (BLACK)
(VISIONAIRE). Edited By Gan, Stephen.. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2004. First Edition 1/2000. Narrow Oblong Folio. Loose Contents in a Box. Fashion Quarterly. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. 5 polychrome vinyl figures housed in a black cardboard and plastic case, with a leporello pamphlet laid in. Published in an edition of two thousand copies, this is the forty-fourth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, For this fun issue Visionaire has partnered with vanguard toy manufacturer Kidrobot to create an original Visionaire soft vinyl figure, then further collaborated with ten world renowned fashion designers to customize that figure into ten different characters. The issue is released in two different sets (one red, one black) limited to two thousand copies each containing five toys, with an accompanying booklet picturing all ten designs. The characters and booklets are packaged inside a molded plastic and cardboard case. This set (black) features the designs by Hermes, Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, Valentino, and Versace. Kidrobot is the world's premier creator of limited edition art toys designed by world-renowned artists with backgrounds in graffiti and fine art, illustration, graphic and industrial design, and music. A handsome individually numbered example whose interior plastic case and figurines are pristine, while the publisher's protective cardboard box shows some overall light wear and scuffing. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-48-2 Inventory Number: 015382
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VISIONAIRE NO. 30: THE GAME - JAPAN
(VISIONAIRE). Edited By Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos. Text By Glenn O'Brien.. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2000. First Edition 1/6000. 4to. Fashion Quarterly. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48pp) + 16 six-sided pictorial blocks housed in a Lucite case. Published in an edition of six thousand copies, this is the thirtieth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. Issued in conjunction with the Louis Vuitton Cup Trials to determine the finalists for the 2000 America's Cup yacht race, Visionaire assembled teams of artists, photographers and image makers from the seven participating countries. Six contributors each from the U.S., Australia, France, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland produced an image that occupies one side of each of the enclosed blocks; the sixteen cubes placed in the correct configuration form one of the six different images. The six Japanese contributors represented here are Yoshitomo Nara, Takashi Murakami, Takashi Homma, Syd Mead, Daisuke Nakayama, and Miwa Yanagi. These cubes, along with a booklet of all forty-two images are packaged inside a silk-screened Lucite case created for Visionaire by Louis Vuitton. The closure for this case is a spherical compass on a leather thong, so you'll never get lost while trying to solve the puzzles inside. A most handsome individually numbered example (#2662) of the Japan edition inside the publisher's unprinted protective cardboard shipping box, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-27-X Inventory Number: 023774
$1,250.00 InquireFiled Under: Art, Asian Art, Cinema, Fashion, Japanese Photography, Limited Editions, Yoshitomo Nara, Periodicals, Photography, Visionaire -
VISIONAIRE NO. 24: LIGHT (TOM FORD FOR GUCCI)
(VISIONAIRE) (FORD, TOM) (GUCCI). Ford, Tom, Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1996. First Edition 1/3300. Oblong 4to. Plexiglas Box. Fashion Quarterly. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. np (24 loose transparencies), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Tom Ford. Limited to three thousand, three hundred copies, Visionaire No. 24: "Light" is one of the most highly prized issues of everyone's favorite deluxe fashion quarterly. For it "Visionaire teamed up with fashion luminary Tom Ford and Gucci on an issue devoted to the theme - Light. This was our most ambitious project to date in terms of content and production. There was a conscious effort on the parts of both Visionaire and Ford to steer clear of fashion and to focus on what we considered to be fine-art images. It introduced a new cast of contributors to the Visionaire fold: artists such as Sam Taylor-Wood, Andreas Gursky, and Christopher Bucklow; art director Peter Saville; animator Hayao Miyazaki; and architect Toyo Ito". The transparencies are housed in an elegant 5 ½ x 15 x 2 ½" sliding black Lucite case affixed with a silver plaque that contains a Lumigraphics light-emitting sheet operating on ten AAA batteries. A brand new, most handsome numbered example (1678/3300) in perfect working order with batteries included of this beautiful object with the transparencies unopened in the publisher's shrinkwrap housed in Visionaire's black, foam-lined packing carton, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 022369
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VISIONAIRE NO. 18: FASHION SPECIAL (LOUIS VUITTON)
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1996. First Edition 1/2500. Small 4to. Leather and Fabric Portfolio. Fashion Quarterly. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, loose plates laid into a Louis Vuitton printed leather and fabric portfolio, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Greg Foley and Florentino J. Pamintuan. Published in an edition of two thousand, five hundred copies, this is the sixteenth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. Dubbed the "Fashion Special", it is perhaps the most highly prized issue of all. It features forty-five fashion spreads from the Fall - Winter 1996 collections as seen by many of the world's most notable editorial photographers and illustrators - all packaged within an elegant fabric-lined leather portfolio case with a wood and shoelace closure made exclusively for Visionaire by Louis Vuitton. The contents include Alexander McQueen as captured by Steven Klein, Azzedine Alaia by Jean Paul Goude, Comme Des Garcons by Craig McDean and M/M, Daryl K by Inez Von Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Elsa Peretti by Miles Aldridge, Geoffrey Beene by Mario Sorrenti, Gucci by Hiroshi Tanabe, Helmut Lang by Nan Goldin, Hussein Chalayan by Juergen Teller, Isaac Mizrahi by Larry Fink, Isabel Toledo by Ruven Afanador, Jean Colonna and Patricia Field by Ellen Von Unwerth, John Bartlett by Terry Richardson, Marc Jacobs by Jack Pierson, Shunichiro Arakawa by Hiromix, Viktor + Rolf by Viktor + Rolf, Vivienne Westwood by Ruben Toledo, Yves Saint Laurent by Mario Testino, and many, many more. Visionaire's own price for this quickly out-of-print back issue is $5,000.00 - when available. A brand new, pristine NUMBERED (2368/2500) example of this beautiful and desirable object acquired directly from Visionaire whose contents are still shrinkwrapped with the publisher's printed obi in its original unprinted shipping carton. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 025439
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VISIONAIRE NO. 30: THE GAME - SPAIN
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2000. First Edition 1/6000. 4to. Loose Contents in a Box. Fashion Quarterly. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48pp) + 16 six-sided pictorial blocks housed in a Lucite case. Published in an edition of six thousand copies, this is the thirtieth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. Issued in conjunction with the Louis Vuitton Cup Trials to determine the finalists for the 2000 America's Cup yacht race, Visionaire assembled teams of artists, photographers and image makers from the seven participating countries. Six contributors each from the U.S., Australia, France, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland produced an image that occupies one side of each of the enclosed blocks; the sixteen cubes placed in the correct configuration form one of the six different images. The six Spanish contributors represented here are Ruben Toledo, Pedro Almodovar, Juan Gatti, Jordi Labanda, Miquel Barcelo, and Layla D'Angelo. These cubes, along with a booklet of all forty-two images are packaged inside a silk-screened Lucite case created for Visionaire by Louis Vuitton. The closure for this case is a spherical nautical compass on a leather thong, so you'll never get lost while trying to solve the puzzles inside. A brand new, most handsome individually numbered example of the Spain edition inside the publisher's unprinted protective cardboard shipping box, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-28-8 Inventory Number: 023773
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VISIONAIRE NO. 30: THE GAME - FRANCE
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2000. First Edition 1/6000. 4to. Loose Contents in a Box. Fashion Quarterly. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48pp) + 16 six-sided pictorial blocks housed in a Lucite case. Published in an edition of six thousand copies, this is the thirtieth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. Issued in conjunction with the Louis Vuitton Cup Trials to determine the finalists for the 2000 America's Cup yacht race, Visionaire assembled teams of artists, photographers and image makers from the seven participating countries. Six contributors each from the U.S., Australia, France, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland produced an image that occupies one side of each of the enclosed blocks; the sixteen cubes placed in the correct configuration form one of the six different images. The six French contributors represented here are Karl Lagerfeld, Serge Lutens, M/M, Pierre Joseph, Richard Fauguet, and Guy Limone. These cubes, along with a booklet of all forty-two images are packaged inside a silk-screened Lucite case created for Visionaire by Louis Vuitton. The closure for this case is a spherical nautical compass on a leather thong, so you'll never get lost while trying to solve the puzzles inside. A brand new, most handsome individually numbered example of the France edition inside the publisher's unprinted protective cardboard shipping box, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-888645-25-3 Inventory Number: 018313
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VISIONAIRE NO. 29: WOMAN - DISPLAY COPY
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. Mario Testino, Guest Editor. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1999. First Edition 1/6000. 4to. Ultrasuede Wrappers in Box. Fashion Quarterly. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Greg Foley. Published in an edition of six thousand copies, this is the twenty-ninth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. "In this issue we explored the multifaceted nature of woman-as model, Madonna, muse, and more. Highlights include the eight-part black-and-white series by Brana Wolf, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin which featured such supermodels as Gisele Bundchen, Maggie Rizer, and Frankie Rayder in the nude, save for a Louis Vuitton cape draped here or a fur stole dangling there; Nobuyoshi Araki's photograph of a Vanessa Beecroft performance; and Nick Knight's life-size image of the very feminine, naked Natasha (nee David). Packaged in a multiplaned, mirrored case, the issue is a vertically bound volume of red ultrasuede whose pages are filled by Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Beth B, Kara Walker, Sam Taylor-Wood, Sarah Moon, Jane and Louise Wilson, Adam Fuss, Richard Phillips, David Bowie, Katy Grannan, Terry Richardson, and others". A brand new, most handsome unnumbered hors commerce copy marked "Display" by the publisher in the publisher's unprinted shipping carton. It has been priced accordingly. 1-888645-12-1 Inventory Number: 017789
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VISIONAIRE NO. 15: CINDERELLA
(VISIONAIRE). Gan, Stephen, Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos, Editors. Text by Glenn O'Brien. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1995. First Edition 1/2000. 4to. Loose Contents in a Portfolio. Fashion Quarterly. Very Good/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Gregory Foley and Stephen Gan. Published in an edition of two thousand numbered copies, this is the fifteenth installment of everyone's favorite long-running luxe fashion quarterly, Visionaire. "The theme of this issue was the much-loved-and very fashiony fairy tale ''Cinderella.'' We imagined we were making a film and asking each of the various directors (contributing artists) to shoot a scene. Raymond Meier portrayed Cinderella's ride to the castle and the magical moment when the glass shoe fits. Mats Gustafson transformed the pumpkin into a Rolls Royce. Bruce Weber cast the sexy prince. Our fairy godmother was played by legendary fashion editor Polly Mellen in one scene and by legendary drag queen DJ Lady Bunny in another. The one constant was the shoe, a vintage Roger Vivier for Christian Dior from the archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was like a game, in which everyone was doing his part, not knowing who else was participating and not knowing how any of the others' images would turn out. Even Glenn O'Brien, who contributed the text, did not see any of the visuals and was only briefed on various segments of the story. Once all the artwork and Glenn's text arrived, like magic, everything fell into place!". A most handsome individually numbered example of this uncommon issue showing the tiniest bit of soiling and sunning to the extremities of the portfolio. Visionaire's own price for this out-of-print back issue is $1,200.00 - when available. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 018311