Arcana:

(CORNELL, JOSEPH). Coplans, John. Akron, OH: Akron Art Institute, 1978. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 32pp, 21 b&w illustrations. This slender catalogue published in conjunction with a 1978 Joseph Cornell retrospective held at the Akron Art Institute is small and elegant, just like the artist's work. A brand new, pristine example. Inventory Number: 022058

(CORNELL, JOSEPH). McShine, Kynaston. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, 1972. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. np (12pp), 10 b&w illustrations. Text in German. With an exhibition checklist and biography. This is the slender twelve page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1972 Swiss gallery exhibition of seventeen boxes and six collages by the late, iconoclastic American artist Joseph Cornell. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing some slight sunning and soiling to the covers. Inventory Number: 013167

(CORNELL, JOSEPH). Starr, Sandra Leonard. New York: Castelli-Feigen-Corcoran, 1983. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 88pp, 48 b&w and 1 color illustration. Designed by the Castle Press. This is the lovely catalogue issued in conjunction with a posthumous 1983 New York gallery exhibition of Joseph Cornell boxes and collages whose imagery reflects his lifelong obsession with the ballet. A most handsome example. LC 83-73032 Inventory Number: 024628

(CORNELL, JOSEPH). Starr, Sandra Leonard. New York: Castelli-Feigen-Corcoran, 1983. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good -.. 88pp, 48 b&w and 1 color illustration. Designed by the Castle Press. This is the lovely catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1983 New York gallery exhibition of Joseph Cornell's boxes and collages whose imagery reflects his lifelong obsession with the ballet. A handsome example additionally bearing the SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "For ... - Love, Hugs, kisses / Sandy / 12.16.83" from the author - noted Cornell dealer and scholar Sandra "Sandy" Starr - in black ink in the year of publication on the first preliminary showing a bit of wear and soiling to its white covers. LC 83-73032 Inventory Number: 005860

(CORNELL, JOSEPH). Starr, Sandra Leonard & Takashi Hiraide. Tokyo: Shigeru Yokota Inc., 2003. First Edition 1/500. 8vo. Loose Contents in a Portfolio. Artist Monograph. As New.. np, 5 color & 1 b&w illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender yet elegant document consisting of loose enclosures housed in a printed paper portfolio published in conjunction with a posthumous 2003 Tokyo gallery exhibition of Joseph Cornell's box constructions, collages, and publications. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to five hundred NUMBERED (466/500) copies. Inventory Number: 025429

Filipacchi, Daniel, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jose Pierre, Rosalind Krauss, Werner Spies & David Sylvester. New York: Guggenheim Museum Publications & Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999. First Edition. Large 4to. Cloth in Dust Jackets, Boxed. Exhibition Catalogs. Fine/Fine. 399 + 495pp, 830 color and 50 b&w illustrations. Creative director: Agnes Cruz. With artist biographies and an index. "Over the course of almost five decades, famed French magazine publisher Daniel Filipacchi and record producer Nesuhi Ertegun assembled two of the most important groupings of Surrealist art in private hands. This extraordinary two volume set, accompanying a 1999 Guggenheim Museum show (the only public exhibition of these collections) captures the full range, paradoxical nature, and fascinating aspects of the genre. Featuring works by leading figures such as Giorgio de Chirico, Joseph Cornell, Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, Man Ray, and Yves Tanguy, these volumes are comprised almost entirely of full-page, full-color reproductions. Major paintings, sculpture, photographs, works on paper, rare books, and ephemera appear alongside complimentary texts, creating a complete guide to one of the most intriguing movements in art history". A brand new, most handsome example in its decorative printed slipcase still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-8109-6921-1 Inventory Number: 010516