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(ADLER, TOM). Adler, Tom. Santa Barbara, CA & New York: T. Adler & Danziger Projects, 2002. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 4to. Printed Poster. Exhibition Announcement. Fine.. One 10 x 15" white cardstock sheet printed offset and letterpress recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed and printed by noted Santa Barbara graphic designer and publisher Tom Adler, this is the small poster issued to publicize his 2002 exhibition at Danziger Projects in New York that featured a then-new selection of Adler's own works comprising photographs he had worked with in his career in fashion and surf editorial edited and reproduced as paired images hung on the gallery walls. The amalgam of anonymous and vernacular seaside studies abutting the likes of Don James and Tom Blake's historical views from the shore produced a joyous and sophisticated body of work, which has yet to be reproduced in book form. A brand new, bright white example of this uncommon, elegant object limited to five hundred copies individually NUMBERED by rubber stamp that has been additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Tom Adler" for us in black ink across the lower right margin. These were produced hors commerce - never commercially for sale - and sadly only a handful were ever distributed. Inventory Number: 027026

(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

(ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN). Art Center School Staff. Los Angeles: The Art Center School, 1941. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Spiral-Bound Illustrated Wraps. Educational Course Catalogue. Near Fine.. 72pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and b&w. Designed by students of The Art Center School with Harvey Thompson. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the exceedingly stylishly designed catalogue of the 1941 academic offerings for Los Angeles' Art Center School. Founded in 1930, the renowned institution was one of Southern California's first comprehensive Art colleges. It relocated in 1976 to Pasadena, and became known as Art Center College of Design. Specializing in trade-oriented educational programs for students seeking careers in painting and illustration, advertising and graphic design, architecture, photography, motion picture craft, and industrial and automotive design, their faculty has always featured a stellar collection of professionals in these fields. Included here are Ansel Adams, Edward A, Adams, Fred R. Archer, Earl Baird, Lionel Banks, Edward Biberman, Clarence Bull, Will Connell, Thomas S. Curtis, Fred Dapprich, J.R. Davidson, James Doolittle, Paul Dorsey, Clarence K. Eaton, Elizabeth Franklin, Harwell Hamilton Harris, Frank Hewlett, Franklin B. Judson, Edward B. Kaminsky, Gordon B. Kaufmann, Charles Kerlee, Donald Biddle Keyes, Albert King, Nina Novinska, Charles Potts, R.M. Schindler, A.B. Shore, Chalmers C. Smith, Kem Weber, and many others. Designed by students and faculty in a modernist style reminiscent of the work of Lester Beall and Alvin Lustig, its eye-catching layout features numerous striking photomontages combining photography, illustration, and typography. An exceptionally bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon design object NUMBERED 598 (of an unstated edition) bearing the school's printed designation "This Book Presented to" followed by "Grace Mallon" in blue ink, as issued. Grace Elizabeth Mallon was an Art Center School student who went on to a career as a fine artist in the mold of her mentor, Millard Sheets, as well as working for Walt Disney, Universal Studios, Fairbanks Films, Churchill-Wexler Films, and Hanna-Barbera Studios. She participated in San Francisco's 1939 Golden Gate International Exhibition and is included in Milton Edan Hughes' comprehensive reference work "Artists in California 1786-1940." Inventory Number: 025945

(ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO, THE). Art Ensemble of Chicago, The. Los Angeles: Rhino Records & The Century City Educational Arts Project, 1976. First Edition. Small Folio. Printed Sheet. Concert Poster. Fine.. One 17 x 11" sheet printed offset, recto only. This is the striking poster for a series of June 1976 Art Ensemble of Chicago performances presented in Los Angeles by the Rhino Records store and The Century City Educational Arts Project. The concerts marked the first time the AACM stalwarts had brought their Great Black Music to the city, playing two completely different sets each of four evenings at the former ballroom that served as David Hammons' studio. A most handsome, guaranteed vintage example of the larger format version of this uncommon ephemeral item (featuring lettering by noted percussionist Alex Cline) of which only one hundred were printed. We know this because I personally produced these concerts and the posters! Inventory Number: 027468

(ASPEN MAGAZINE). Andy Warhol and David Dalton, Editor. New York: Roaring Fork Press, Inc., 1966. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Portfolio. Periodical. Good + (But Incomplete)/No Jacket - As Issued. Various printed components laid into a printed cardboard portfolio, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Andy Warhol and David Dalton. This third installment of "Aspen: The Magazine in a Box" from December 1966 was designed and edited by Andy Warhol and David Dalton. Subtitled "The Fab Issue," it is a tour de force survey of sixties American Pop Art, counterculture, and psychedelia. The varied contents include texts by Lou Reed, Bob Shelton, Bob Chamberlain and John G. Powers, a flexi-disc containing The Velvet Underground's notorious "Loop" on one side with the musical director from Timothy Leary's LSD "Religious Celebrations" Peter Walker's piece "White Wind - A Love Raga" on the other, the "Underground Movie Flip Book" with back-to-back and upside-down sequences from Jack Smith's "Buzzards Over Bagdad" and Andy Warhol's "Kiss," a set of twelve postcard reproductions of paintings from the collection of John and Kimiko Powers, the "first and only" edition of. the Warhol-inflected tabloid underground newspaper "Exploding Plastic Inevitable" along with the frequently missing Aspen Magazine subscription form and loosely inserted advertisements for Vanguard Records, Guild Musical Instruments, Paraphernalia boutiques, and the hip New York advertising firm of Fladell, Winston, Pennette, Inc. All of the interior contents present - nine of the eleven sections - are in at least Near Fine condition, however It is LACKING both Bob Chamberlain's "Homeward Bound" contribution and "The Berkeley Conference on LSD" Trips booklet. The fragile exterior box shows wear and rubbing, pronounced sunning along the foredge, and some foxing to the rear panel and the inside front cover. Still in all, it is a reasonably presentable-though-incomplete example of this iconic sixties design object with all of the Andy Warhol and Velvet Underground content still present. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 027559

(BASS, SAUL). Bass, Saul. NP (Los Angeles). ND (Circa 1960s): Saul Bass. Edition Not Stated - Presumed Firsts. Oblong 8vos. Printed Paper. Illustrated Greeting Cards. Fine.. Three folded paper greeting cards printed in colors on heavy paper stock recto only, 3 color illustrations. This is a group of three personal greeting cards designed by Saul Bass that were sent at the Holidays from the family - Ruth, Saul, Andy and Bobby - to a significant Los Angeles-based film creative for whose projects Saul Bass & Associates produced several iconic advertising posters. Each folds in half horizontally and incorporates the image of a dove. Opened fully, they measure 3 ½ x 12 ½", 6 ¼ x 14", and 5 ¼ x 15 ¾", and appear to date between the early sixties and early seventies. A bright, most handsome set of these three ephemeral hors commerce mementos from one of the titans of 20th Century graphic design. Inventory Number: 026460

(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

(BRODOVITCH, ALEXEY). Brodovitch, Alexey & Edwin Denby. New York: J.J. Augustin, Publisher, 1945. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket, Boxed. Photography Monograph. Very Good -/Good. 144pp, 104 illustrations in b&w gravure. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Designed by Alexey Brodovitch. "Ballet" is renowned late graphic designer Alexey Brodovitch's iconic 1945 book of photographic vignettes capturing eleven performances by The Ballets Russes between 1935 and 1937. Noted for the innovative-at-the-time use of murky shadows and blurred dancers bathed in light, these arresting images of the likes of principals Leonide Massine, Tamara Toumanova, Irina Baronova, and more are accompanied by New York poet and dance critic Edwin Denby's brief but cogent text. An internally bright, most handsome example of the first and only edition of this uncommon classic (cited on pages 240-241 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I, pages 136-137 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book: A History of the Photographic Book from 1878 to the Present", and pages 110-113 of "The Book of 101 Books") still in its original notoriously fragile paper dust jacket designed by Brodovitch showing a few flattened soft creases to the front pastedown along with some minor brown spotting to the endpapers. It's highly sulfurous chipboard covers are lightly age-toned with a few brown spots. The book's striking jacket is complete and intact, but lightly worn, soiled, and foxed along the extremities. It is housed in a lavish custom brown cloth over boards clamshell presentation box with pastedowns reproducing the "Ballet" logo on the front cover and spine executed by Woonsocket, Rhode Island's esteemed Dragonfly Bindery. All in all, this is a sharp, internally solid copy of one of the most lauded post-war American photography books aided by the addition of a presentation box that looks far nicer in hand than it describes. Inventory Number: 026051

(BRODOVITCH, ALEXEY). Brodovitch, Alexey & Edwin Denby. Editors: Nina Holland & Joshua Chuang, Editors. Göttingen, GERMANY: Little Steidl, I00241113. 1945 (2024). First Edition Thus. Oblong 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket, Boxed. Photography Monograph. New/New. 9783944630076

16pp + 144pp, 105 five-tone illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Alexey Brodovitch. "Ballet" is renowned late graphic designer Alexey Brodovitch's iconic 1945 book of photographic vignettes capturing eleven performances by The Ballets Russes between 1935 and 1937. Noted for the innovative-at-the-time use of murky shadows and blurred dancers bathed in light, these arresting images of the likes of principals Leonide Massine, Tamara Toumanova, Irina Baronova, and more are accompanied by New York poet and dance critic Edwin Denby's brief but cogent text. On the eve of the eightieth anniversary of the publication of "Ballet", esteemed publisher Little Steidl’s reissue brings Brodovitch’s masterpiece back to life in all its material intensity with an experimental five-tone printing method developed specially for the project. The bespoke technique, which pushes the technical limits of offset-lithography to extremes, was developed and carried out by Nina Holland with the intention of reanimating not only the visual intensity of the 1945 edition, but also the risk and spontaneity of Brodovitch’s experiment. In a separate booklet accompanying the reissue, Holland and co-editor Joshua Chuang deliver a previously unknown story about the 1945 production – drawn from their forensic study of the original edition – that suggests Brodovitch’s artistic achievement should be viewed not just as one of the highlights, but as a singularly radical work in the history of the photographic book and printing. A brand new example of the meticulously recreated 2024 Little Steidl limited edition (whose 1945 first edition is cited on pages 240-241 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I, pages 136-137 of The Hassleblad Center's "The Open Book: A History of the Photographic Book from 1878 to the Present", and pages 110-113 of "The Book of 101 Books") in the publisher's shipping carton.

Inventory Number: I00241016

(BROTHERHOOD OF THE SOURCE, THE). Aquarian, Isis. Brooklyn, NY: Sacred Bones Books, 2022. First Edition. 9 x 11 ½". Illustrated Wrappers. New.. 20pp, 20 color illustrations. Issued as an exceedingly limited edition by Sacred Bones Books in conjunction with their publication of "Family: The Source Family Scrapbook," "Dome Book" is a 9 x 11 ½" reproduction made from high resolution scans of the original Dome Book manuscript in the Source Family's archive housed as part of the University of California, Santa Barbara Library's American Religions Collection. This beautifully illustrated prospectus embodied Father Yod's grandiose-though-ultimately-unrealized vision for The Family's post-California communal life. It features detailed plans for a rustic, domed utopia they dreamed of building in Hawaii. The Family archivist Isis Aquarian said of the project "This was our dream: to live together, far away from the city and self-sufficient, able to offer others a healing retreat with a spa, a restaurant, and a nightclub." A brand new, most handsome example of this never before published document that quickly sold out and will not be reproduced again additionally.signed by Isis Aquarian in black ink on the rear cover. Inventory Number: E000SFDB

(BUICK). Hufstader, W.F. "William" & C.A. Chayne. Flint, MI. ND (1945): General Motors. First Edition. 12mo. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Automotive Manual. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. 114pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and b&w + color cover. In a protective clear acetate jacket. Produced in-house by the General Motors Corporation for its Buick Motor Division salesmen, this is the very stylishly designed guidebook covering all of the nuances and specs for the automobile manufacturer's production vehicles for the 1946 model year. As the back cover states, "When Better Automobiles Are Built, Buick Will Build Them." A bright, most handsome example with a completely intact and unbroken spine of this uncommon item that was produced hors commerce, and never made commercially for sale. Inventory Number: 027119

(BUICK). Hufstader, W.F. "William" & C.A. Chayne. Flint, MI. ND (1941): General Motors. First Edition. 12mo. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Automotive Manual. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. 126pp, profusely illustrated in duotone and b&w + color cover. In a protective clear acetate jacket. Produced in-house by the General Motors Corporation for its Buick Motor Division salesmen, this is the very stylishly designed guidebook covering all of the nuances and specs for the automobile manufacturer's production vehicles for the 1942 model year. As the back cover states, "When Better Automobiles Are Built, Buick Will Build Them." A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item with a completely intact and unbroken spine and the paint color samples still bound in that was produced hors commerce, and never made commercially for sale. Inventory Number: 027118

(CASSANDRE, A.M.) (DEBERNY ET PEIGNOT). Cassandre, A.M. Maximilien Vox, Editor. Paris. 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 & 1933.: Fonderies Deberny et Peignot. First Editions. 4to. Loose Contents in Wrappers. Graphic Design Monographs. Very Good. or Better. np + np + np + np + np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French. In protective clear acetate dustwrappers. Deberny et Peignot were perhaps the premier modernist type foundry in Art Deco period Paris. Their designer of choice was the renowned French illustrator A.M. Cassandre. To promote Deberny et Peignot's typefaces, the firm published the lavish "Divertissements Typographiques" on an annual basis between 1928 and 1933 - skipping 1932. Thematically entitled "Travaux De Ville", "Publicite", "Edition", "Europe et le Studio", and "Pharoaon", each installment contains several stylish Cassandre-designed components laid into a graphically striking heavy paper portfolio. A bright, exceptionally well-preserved complete set of all five Fonderies Deberny et Peignot editions showing the occasional bit of minor wear, soiling, and age-toning. Inventory Number: 025314

(COLEMAN, ORNETTE). Coleman, Ornette. Pasadena, CA: Poo-Bah Records, 1982. First Edition. Large 4to. Printed Sheet. Concert Poster. Fine.. One 13 x 9 ½" sheet printed in black and white, recto only. This is the poster for two February 22nd, 1982 Ornette Coleman with Prime Time performances presented by the venerable Pasadena record store Poo-Bah at Los Angeles' Westwood Playhouse. Sharing the bill was Leroy Jenkins on solo violin. A most handsome, guaranteed vintage example of this uncommon ephemeral item. Inventory Number: 027034

(DR. WOO). Dr. Woo, Zoe Kravitz and Paul Mittleman. Los Angeles: Citizens of Humanity, I00220617, 2022. First Edition. 8 x 11”, 520 Pages. Paperback. Tattoo Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued. 520pp, profusely illustrated in color and monochrome. “Everything is Permanent" is a beautifully designed and elaborately printed visual survey of the evolution of Los Angeles-based tattoo artist Dr. Woo’s intricate single-needle designs and most beloved pieces. Published in a limited run by Citizens of Humanity and featuring special introductions by Zoe Kravitz and Paul Mittleman, its spectacular art direction is by Brian Roettinger of Perron-Roettinger. “The book means a lot to me - it’s a collection of a lot of different drawings and tattoos that represent my creative path to where I am now,” said Dr. Woo. “It’s just a small glimpse into the last decade or so, but hopefully we can build in different volumes and add more stories and more ideas to inspire others who look through them.” A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon, engaging item that sold out virtually immediately upon publication additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Dr Woo" in white ink on the front free flyleaf.

Inventory Number: I00220617S

(EBONY). Lavaille Lavette. Rizzoli, I00210206, 2021. Hardbound. New.
“In 1945, Ebony's legendary founder John H. Johnson set out to create a magazine for Black America much like that of the trailblazing Life Magazine, and that he did.

For the African American community, Ebony has been a breath of fresh air, speaking on issues and events from the Black perspective, celebrating Black standards of beauty and elevating heroes of Black America--athletes, entertainers, activists, elected officials, or some combination thereof. Ebony: Covering Black America, by Lavaille Lavette, is a celebration of the treasure trove of the magazine's rich history, glamorous covers, groundbreaking cultural impact, and authentic coverage of Black American life from the magazine's inception to the present. "Ebony was Black America's social media long before the birth of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram", says Lavette.

Curated by Lavette, this all-out feast of a book is packed with exclusive contributions by a host of celebrities, influencers, and cultural icons, including Common, Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade, Sean Combs, Kimora Lee Simmons, Ciara, and Venus Williams. The book also includes more than 600 covers and photographs featuring political forces such as Martin Luther King Jr., Michelle and President Barack Obama, and Congresswoman Barbara Jordan; entertainers such as Diana Ross, Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Oprah Winfrey, and Prince; as well as sports heroes like Serena Williams, Muhammad Ali, Russell Westbrook, and Simone Biles. Lavette has chosen select articles, features, and reportage of note, including Martin Luther King Jr.'s advice column, and Ebony Fashion Fair photo shoots, divided into categories found within the magazine, including Civil Rights & Social Justice, Love & Family, Ebony Men, Ebony Women, and Ebony Music.

Unique in the quality of its photographs and contributors and chronicling everything from fashion and food to politics and social change, to sports and entertainment, Ebony: Covering Black America is a monumental milestone in African-American history and culture, and will be a treasured volume for the magazine's legion of loyal readers.”
978-0847869015 Inventory Number: I00210206

(ELENGA, HENK) (HARD WERKEN). Elenga, Henk, Jan Middendorp, Lewis MacAdams & Erik Beenker. Los Angeles: Hard Werken, 1990. First Edition 1/200 Deluxe. 16mo. Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 24pp, 17 duotone illustrations. This sweet little item was designed and self-published by noted Dutch graphic/product designer Henk Elenga while he ran Hard Werken's Los Angeles desk during the late eighties and early nineties. It was originally issued in conjunction with a 1990 exhibition of his photographs at the Torch Gallery in Amsterdam. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe edition limited to two hundred copies with an original 4 x 5" black and white photograph SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Henk Elenga laid in a velour pocket inside the front cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 016922

(ELENGA, HENK) (HARD WERKEN). Elenga, Henk, Jan Middendorp, Lewis MacAdams & Erik Beenker. Los Angeles: Hard Werken, 1990. First Edition 1/800. 16mo. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 24pp, 17 duotone illustrations. This sweet little item was designed and self-published by noted Dutch graphic/product designer Henk Elenga while he ran Hard Werken's Los Angeles desk during the late '80s/early '90s. It was originally issued in conjunction with a 1990 exhibition of his photographs at the Torch Gallery in Amsterdam, and is accompanied by the invitation to a subsequent Del Mar, California showing + reception for the artist which also doubles as a dust jacket. A brand new, pristine example. Inventory Number: 006217

(EMIGRE MAGAZINE) (V23) (4AD). Vanderlans, Rudy, Editor/Designer. Typeface Designs by Zuzana Licko. Berkeley, CA: Emigre Graphics, 1988. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Tabloid Wrappers. Graphic Design Periodical. Good +.. 32pp, profusely illustrated in monochrome. This ninth installment of Rudy Vanderlans' highly influential quarterly contemporary graphic design and typography survey "Emigre" is devoted to output of London-based record label 4AD, and its graphic designers 23 Envelope collaborators Vaughan Oliver and Ralph Grierson (soon to become v23 with Grierson's departure). It features interviews with label founder Ivo Watts-Russell, Oliver and Grierson, along with articles on The Cocteau Twins and Throwing Muses, quotes from numerous 4AD artists, and most significantly an eight page design insert produced by 23 Envelope especially for this issue. An internally bright,handsome example of this most uncommon, highly prized v23 / 4AD document showing some mild dampstaining and insect damage to its bright orange covers along with some creasing through the heel of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. ISSN 1045-3717 Inventory Number: 026397

(ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS). Environmental Communications. Los Angeles & Venice, CA. ND (1977): Los Angeles County Museum of Art & Environmental Communications. First Edition. Folio. Printed Poster. Exhibition Poster. Near Fine.. One 20 x 13" heavy foil-coated paper sheet screenprinted recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Environmental Communications. This is the luxe, silkscreen-over-silver-foil-substrate poster issued by Environmental Communications in conjunction with their participation as part of the intriguing 1977 Los Angeles County Museum of Art show, "California: 5 Footnotes to Modern Art History." Their contribution was "Environmental Communications Looks at Los Angeles", a sprawling multi-media exhibition of hundreds of the free-form media cooperative's contemporary photographs of Southern California's recent architecture, murals, signage, and outdoor graphics. The Museum's catalogue included Tom Wolfe's essay on the firm entitled "Chester Gould Versus Roy Lichtenstein." A bright, shiny, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon poster depicting an aerial view of LA's iconic downtown freeway interchange showing a few minor nicks and scuffs. It will be mailed in a poster tube. Inventory Number: 027630

(FILM CULTURE) (WARHOL, ANDY). Malanga, Gerard & Jonas Mekas, Editors. New York: Film Culture, 1967. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Film Journal. Fine.. 64pp, profusely illustrated in monochrome. Designed by George Maciunas. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This forty-fifth installment of '60s New York's preeminent avant-garde film quarterly is devoted primarily to Andy Warhol. Guest-edited by Gerard Malanga, it features contributions by or about Warhol, Malanga, Jonas Mekas, Jack Smith, Maria Montez, Gregory Battcock, Gregg Barrios, Sheldon Renan, The Kuchar Brothers, Jackson MacLow, and Factory Superstars galore. A remarkably bright, most handsome example of this uncommon, popishly designed item that is emblematic of the Warhol sixties. ISSN 0015-1211 Inventory Number: 026120

(GRAPUS) (LOEWY, RAYMOND). Grapus. Paris: Galerie Impressions 1900-1950, 1987. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Elephant Folio. Screenprinted Poster. Exhibition Poster. Near Fine.. One 40 x 28 ¼" heavy paper sheet screenprinted in colors, recto only. Designed by Grapus. This is the iconic poster created by Grapus for a 1987 exhibition held at Paris' Galerie Impressions 1900-1950 devoted to the work of the legendary American modernist designer Raymond Loewy. Its vibrant pink and black design incorporates illustration along with collaged photographic images of Loewy and his Studebaker Avanti, and both typeset (RAYMOND LOEWY GENIUS / GALERIE IMPRESSIONS 1900-1950  43 RUE DE VERNEUL  PARIS 7  DU LUNDI AU SAMEDI  14H30/19H, and handwritten text (Raymond Loewy dessine la Studebaker / du 1er au 15 juin 1987) with fluorescent and metallic inks. A flat, handsome example of this uncommon and classic poster held in the Museum of Modern Art's permanent Design collection that was acquired directly from the gallery showing some light creasing along the edges. It will be shipped rolled in a poster tube. Inventory Number: 027285

(HOEFNAGEL, JORIS) (BOCSKAY, GEORG). Hendrix, Lee & Thea Vignau-Wilberg. Foreword by John Walsh. Preface by Thomas Kren. Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1992. First Printing. 12mo. Gilt-Stamped Cloth in Slipcase. Illustrated Book. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 414pp, 170 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Lorraine Wild. "In 1561-62 Georg Bocskay, imperial secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, inscribed the Mira calligraphiae monumenta as a testament to his preeminence among scribes. He assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historical scripts, which nearly thirty years later were further embellished by Joris Hoefnagel, Europe's last great manuscript illuminator. This book, now in the collection of the Getty Museum, is reproduced here in complete facsimile form, accompanied by a commentary that includes a full description; a discussion of the work's patron, Rudolf II, and his cultural and historical milieu; biographies of Hoefnagel and Bocskay; and an analysis of the manuscript's role in their careers. The manuscript's remarkable calligraphy will be of particular interest not only to scholars but to collectors, graphic designers, and typographers as well". Designed by the estimable Lorraine Wild, this gem-like volume faithfully reproduces the manuscript's exquisite plates alongside translations of the original text and iconography. A most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon 1992 first J. Paul Getty Museum printing of this important work in the publisher's gilt-stamped linen slipcase that shows some light soiling along with minute fraying to the seams of the cloth along two of the edges. 0-89236-212-X Inventory Number: 026159

(INVADER). Slama, Franck aka Invader. Paris: Franck Slama Editions, 2003. First Edition 1/2500. 4to. Illustrated Flexible PVC Cover. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French and English. Designed by Invader and Jo Cohen-Scali. Designed and published by Franck Slama - aka "Invader" - this comprehensive book photographically documents the noted French graffiti artist's clandestine additions based on the iconic Atari Space Invader video game graphics to his native Parisian urban environment between 1996 and 2002. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 2003 first printing. 2-9520199-2-4 Inventory Number: 027537

(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

(LICHER, BRUCE). Licher, Bruce. Foreword by Kurt Braun. Afterword by Gary Todd. Los Angeles: Independent Project Records, 1989. First Edition 1/300. Square 4to. Letterpress Printed Wrappers. Vinyl LPs + Loose Contents. As New/As New. np (42pp) + two 10" vinyl LPs with loose printed matter housed in a hand letterpress printed chipboard jacket. Art Direction and Design by Bruce Licher. This is the lavishly designed and printed compilation of the earliest recordings by noted Los Angeles-based musician, graphic designer and printer Bruce Licher issued in conjunction the 1989 Independent Project Press exhibition entitled "Bruce Licher: The Ten Year Retrospective" held at the Hallway Gallery. It contains two 10" vinyl discs featuring Licher's solo endeavors along with works by Neef, Them Rhythm Ants, Tunneltones, 1/2 "Bridge", Africa Corps, Savage Republic, "Bridge", and Final Republic, along with a detailed booklet of notes, a portfolio of ten 8 ½ x 10" reproductions of performance flyers from 1980-1982, and a glassine envelope filled with reprints of selected letterpress items, as issued. A brand new, pristine unplayed numbered example (048/300) from an edition of three hundred copies of Independent Project Records release IP 024/025 in its elegant hand letterpress printed package SIGNED "Bruce Licher" in black ink on the front cover still in its original plastic sleeve. Laid into the package is an additional SIGNED hand written one page letter in red ink from Bruce Licher bearing an IPR stamp effusively thanking two record industry colleagues for their support of the project. Inventory Number: 022817

(LICHER, BRUCE). Licher, Bruce & Karen Nielsen Licher. Aurora, NY: P22 Type Foundry, 2019. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Letterpress Illustrated Boards. Music Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 240pp, 1000+ illustrations in color and b&w. Art Direction and Design by Bruce Licher and Jim Greishaber. "Bruce Licher is a musician, artist, and designer who founded Independent Project Press. After learning the art of letterpress printing at Los Angeles' famed Women's Graphic Center at the beginning of 1982, his initial projects centered around creating album covers, postcards, and promotional stamps for his band Savage Republic. It didn't take long before he was producing work for other Los Angeles underground music groups, along with a growing number of clients in the Los Angeles design community. In addition to packaging and releasing music on his own record label, Independent Project Records, Independent Project Press has produced elegant and creative pieces of letterpress-printed ephemera for the likes of REM, Stereolab, and Camper Van Beethoven. Licher was nominated twice for a Grammy Award for his album packaging, and has been credited with starting the trend in letterpress-printed CD and record packaging using industrial-style chipboard. His work has been featured in two major design exhibitions at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City. Published by P22 Type Foundry Publication, "Savage Impressions" is the first extensive monograph on Bruce Licher's Independent Project Records & Press. Beautifully designed and lavishly produced, the book is a profound reminder of the value of the hand-made and how it can interface with the mass produced." A brand new, most handsome example of this exciting document limited to six hundred and fifty copies - already almost entirely subscribed - additionally SIGNED by authors Bruce Licher and Karen Nielsen Licher in ink on the title page. 0-9631082-6-3 Inventory Number: 027225

(LOVE). Richardson, Noble. NP (Los Angeles, CA). ND (1967): Noble Richardson. First Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Painted Construction Paper. Original Fan Art. Very Good.. One 28 x 22" heavy construction paper sheet hand painted with tempera and colored marker recto only. This is an amazing unique vintage fan art poster produced by the beloved late Twentynine Palms-based artist Noble Richardson to celebrate the 1967 appearance of Arthur Lee's Love at Santa Monica teen hotspot, The Cheetah. Then a nineteen year old student at Los Angeles' Mt. San Antonio College, Richardson created this vibrant piece utilizing tempera and colored markers employing lettering inspired by the burgeoning San Francisco psychedelic poster scene. The actual concert was promoted by popular LA top 40 "Boss Radio" station 93 KHJ disc jockey "Humble Harve" Miller, and presented headliners Love preceded by Iron Butterfly, and The Chambers Brothers (misspelled here as "Chamber Bros."). The Cheetah was located next to Santa Monica's POP (Pacific Ocean Park) Amusement Park and had a distinctive logo featuring a bright pink Cheetah with the face and breasts of a young woman, a copy of which has been collaged to the lower left corner. A most presentable example of this one-of-a-kind original artwork showing some minor creases, a dozen pinholes, and some minor water spotting across its face. This was acquired directly from Noble Richardson prior to his passing in 2021. Inventory Number: 027308

(NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR). New York World's Fair Committee. New York: New York World's Fair Committee, 1938. First Edition. 4to. Printed Folded Cardstock. Competition Brochure. Near Fine.. One 12 x 18" sheet of cardstock printed in colors recto and verso, machine folded vertically in half to make 4pp, 2 illustrations. This is the striking 1938 brochure provided to educators and administrators  in the US, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to post to solicit the participation of "all students in Grade Schools, High Schools, Art Schools, Colleges and Universities" in a judged competition to create posters to promote the upcoming 1939 World's Fair. It features a striking silkscreened modernist illustration of the Statue of Liberty on the front cover, and a gatefold rendering of the Fair's proposed Trylon and Perisphere across which the competition's rules, prizes, and deadlines are printed. A remarkably bright, well-preserved example of this exceedingly uncommon item showing just a tiny split at the fold at the head of the spine along with a bit of age-toning to the rear panel perfect for the New York World's Fair completeist. Inventory Number: 027130

(OLIVER, VAUGHAN) (V23). Oliver, Vaughan as "Vulva O'Reighan". London: 4AD / v23, 1994. First Edition. Folio. Pictorial Wrappers. Graphic Design Monograph. Fine.. np (72pp), profusely illustrated in ultra-vivid color. Designed by Vaughan Oliver & Chris Bigg at v23, with Paul McMenamin. With a bibliography and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with a 1994 retrospective curated by Catherine McDermott at Los Angeles' Pacific Design Center, this beautifully designed and printed catalogue focuses on Vaughan Oliver and V23's extensive work for 4AD Records. Interspersed among the groundbreaking graphic designs for the Pixies, This Mortal Coil, The Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, The Birthday Party, Lush, The Wolfgang Press, Lisa Germano, Michael Brook, The Breeders, Frank Black, David Sylvian & Robert Fripp, Belly, Throwing Muses, and many, many more are the recollections of those who have worked with Vaughan Oliver as collaborators or clients. A brand new, most handsome example of the first printing additionally BOLDLY SIGNED for us at the exhibition by the three V23 partners (at the time) Vaughan Oliver, Chris Bigg and Paul McMenamin in black ink on the "Jacques Tati" page at front. 0-9524216-0-7 Inventory Number: 027606

(QUEEN MARY, RMS). Cunard White Star Line. NP (New York?): Cunard White Star Line, 1937. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Promotional Brochure. Good.. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is a luxe April 1937 brochure designed for the American market to promote travel by sea between New York, Cherbourg and Southampton on the Cunard White Star Line's newly commissioned "Queen Mary." With an embossed gilded foil front cover trimmed with faux wood paneling, this highly visual piece is filled with color photography emphasizing the superliner's unparalleled modern conveniences, and the splendor of her Art Deco interiors and detailing by the likes of A.R. Thompson, George Ramon, Anna Zinkeisen, H. Davis Richter, and Dame Laura Knight. A presentable example of this uncommon item whose exterior shows creasing and some loss to the front cover's foil overlay, fabric tape repair along the length of the spine, and the gold adhesive label of "Howard H. Adams - The Film Industry's Travel Agent" affixed to the lower foredge corner The interior shows some light wear, rubbing, and soiling. All in all, this is a solid, internally handsome copy of an engaging souvenir of the dawn of the golden age of Transatlantic luxury liners. Inventory Number: 026941

(REID, JAMIE). Reid, Jamie, Jon Savage & Jon Wozencroft. London, UK: Gallery Hamiltons, 1986. First Printing. Elephant Folio. Printed Paper Sheet. Exhibiton Poster. Very Good -.. One 39 x 26" poster silkscreened in colors on the recto and printed monochrome offset on the verso, machine folded in eighths and subsequently flattened, profusely illustrated. This is the vibrant day-glow poster produced in conjunction with a 1986 exhibition of works by renowned graphic designer and provocateur Jamie Reid held at London's Gallery Hamiltons. Invoking the Sex Pistols on the face, the rear is a mass of familiar Reid images interspersed with brief texts selected by Jon Savage and Jon Wozencroft. A most presentable example of the uncommon 1986 first printing - not to be confused with Reid's quartet of similar-looking restrikes editioned in 1997 - showing some wear and handling along the folds, pinholes at the four corners, and some age-toning to the rear. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 027141

(RENAU, JOSEP). Fontcuberta, Joan & Pablo Ortiz Monasterio. Mexico City, MEXICO: Coleccion Rio De Luz / Fondo De Cultura Economica, 1985. First Edition 1/3000. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 72pp, 50 color illustrations. Text in Spanish. Designed by Peggy Espinosa. Published as part of Fondo De Cultura Economica's notable Pablo Ortiz Monasterio curated photography series "Coleccion Rio De Luz", this is a lovely monograph devoted entirely to the satirical political photomontages of Spaniard Josep Renau. Beginning with his Communist Party poster designs of the wartime era, this is a tour de force on the par with the work of John Heartfield, primarily lampooning the United States and its preoccupation with sex, death consumerism, colonialism, racism, and Cold War era brinksmanship with the Soviet Union. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon gem (cited on page 116 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II" and page 19 of Horacio Fernandez' "The Latin American Photobook" - even though Renau was an artist and not a photographer!). 968-16-2115-8 Inventory Number: 025050

(SHIRE, PETER). Apartamento, 2025. 224 x 152mm, 420 Pages. Paperback. Design Monograph.

Peter Shire’s Grand Tour: A Snapshot of Design History, 1980–1989, edited by Christoph Radl, is a deeply personal photo diary chronicling the decade of Memphis—‘the last design revolution’, headed by maestro Ettore Sottsass, the leaning tower of Italian design. Peter didn’t know it at the time, but his snapshots of Italy in the ‘80s (with a sidequest to Vienna) were the serendipitous beginning, middle, and end of something big. Peter Shire’s Grand Tour pairs candid pictures with personal interludes to trace the heady, unpolished brilliance of a movement before it knew what it was. With the unwitting eye of a tourist-turned-historian, Peter’s camera captured it all—from Caravaggio at the Uffizi to storefronts of women’s lingerie shops and beautiful sunsets, alongside rogue selfies and a cast of Memphis Group legends including Ettore Sottsass, Alessandro Mendini, and Matteo Thun.

Christoph Radl, art director and graphic designer, moved to Milan in the ‘70s, getting his golden chance to work at the studio Sottsass Associati in 1980. From there, he went on to become the graphic designer of Memphis and has been friends with Peter ever since. ‘I was there too, and I had no idea what was going on … It took me many years before I finally started to understand what I’d been a witness to. But I didn’t take pictures. Fortunately, Peter did’. 9788409704866

Inventory Number: I00250506

(STERLING, LINDER) (SAVAGE, JON). Sterling, Linder, Jon Savage, Edward Bell, Ian Pollock & George Snow. London: George Snow, 1978. First Edition. 4to. Loose Contents in a Portfolio. Artists' Book. Very Good -.. Twenty individual 11 ½ x 8 ¼" glossy sheets printed recto only, laid into a black and white printed paper portfolio cover, 20 b&w illustrations. "Mixed Media Montages" is the legendary, and legendarily scarce collaborative publication featuring the punk-era collage/montage work of Jon Savage, Linder Sterling, Edward Bell, Ian Pollock, and George Snow. "Jon Savage is the noted author of "England's Dreaming" and "Teenage". Linder Sterling is a visual, performance and installation artist represented in the Tate permanent collection. Privately published by Snow in 1978 following the appearance of "The Secret Public", it contains four black and white plates by each of the five participating artists. Those by Linder, Snow and Pollock are stamped in ink on the rear of the sheets A internally bright and crisp example of this early and influential punk rarity showing some overall wear, handling and typical creasing along the extremities of the portfolio. Inventory Number: 020280

(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. LC 53-11450 Inventory Number: 019919

(TCHERNIKHOV, IAKOV aka YAKOV CHERNIKOV). Tchernikhov, Iakov Georgievich & Erikh Fedorovich Gollerbakh. Leningrad, RUSSIA: Leningradskogo ob-va arkhitektorov (Leningrad Society of Architects), 1931. First Edition 1/5150. 4to. Printed Boards. Architecture Monograph. Good -/No Jacket - As Issued. 214pp, profusely illustrated in black and white. Text in Cyrillic Russian. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. The is the second of the three visually striking books written and illustrated by the pioneering Russian modernist architect Iakov Tchernikhov - better known in the west as Yakov Chernikov - published in Leningrad between 1927 and 1933. It features an introduction to Constructivism by Erikh Fedorovich Gollerbakh, two hundred and seventy-eight graphic text illustrations accompanied by forty full page plates by the author printed by letterpress. An internally bright and sound example of the 1931 first edition of this standout of Russian Revolutionary illustrated bookmaking (cited as entry 928 on page 227 in Margit Rowell and Deborah Wye's "The Russian Avante-Garde Book", entry 126 on page 40 in Jean-Louis Cohen, David Woodruff, and Ljiljana Grubisic's "Russian Modernism: The Collections of the Getty Research Institute for the Arts", and entry 72 on page 20 in Peter Hellyer's "A Catalogue of Russian Avante-Garde Books 1912-1934") showing typical notable wear, rubbing, and chipping to its brittle green decorative boards along the edges and spine. This seminal work was originally acquired from the library of the noted Russian-born, Southern California-based architect Samuel Reisbord, and bears his owner's signature in black ink on the front pastedown. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025575

(TZIDON, ROY). Tzidon, Roy & Chad Rea. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS. ND (2001).: Hans Brinker Budget Hotel. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Direction by Erik Kessels. Designed by the great Erik Kessels (of KesselsKramer renown), this is Roy Tzidon's idiosyncratic book of erotic photography set in Amsterdam's notorious Hans Brinker Budget Hotel. A favorite of students, backpackers and sightseers on a budget, the five hundred and thirty-four bed self-proclaimed "Worst Hotel in the World - now with even more dogshit in the main entrance" has been "proudly disappointing travellers for forty years". For two months in 2000 the photographer rented Room 412 - the only one in the entire establishment with a full bathtub - and invited Hotel staff, guests, and street performers to come up to the room to bathe with the proviso that they allow themselves to be photographed for public consumption. This book, used as promotion for the Hans Brinker Budget Hotel, is the result. A most handsome example of this uncommon, charming item in the publisher's custom-embroidered white terrycloth bag, as issued. Inventory Number: 021698

(V23) (OLIVER, VAUGHAN) (4AD). Oliver, Vaughan. Los Angeles: 4AD, 1994. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Concert Poster. Fine.. One 29 x 14" sheet printed in colors, recto only. Designed by Vaughan Oliver, Chris Bigg and Paul McMenamin. This is the striking V23-designed poster from 1994 publicizing a weeklong series of concerts by artists recording for the innovative British label 4AD entitled "All Virgos Are Mad". Held at Los Angeles' legendary Troubadour club, the participants included Lisa Germano, Michael Brook, Air Miami, Red House Painters, The Wolfgang Press, His Name is Alive, Pale Saints, Lisa Germano, Kristin Hersh, Throwing Muses, Michael Brook, Heidi Berry, Defever and Masters, Lisa Gerrard, Mark Kozalek, Kendra Smith, and numerous "special guests". A brand new, flat, most handsome example of this uncommon Vaughan Oliver item that will be shipped rolled in a poster tube. Inventory Number: 027594

(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. 1-888645-28-8 Inventory Number: 023773