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

(ANDERSON, LAURIE). Kardon, Janet, Ben Lifson, Craig Owens, John Rockwell & Carolyn Barr. Philadelphia, PA: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 1983. First Edition. Square 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 96pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by By Design. With a chronology, performance history, exhibition history, discography, exhibition checklist, and bibliography. Published in conjunction with the wonderful 1983 traveling retrospective organized by Philadelphia's Institute of Contemporary Art, this well-illustrated catalogue contained the most comprehensive documentation to date of Laurie Anderson's objects, installations and performances over a fourteen year span. A most handsome copy showing some minor wear and handling to the covers. 0-88454-033-2 Inventory Number: 018547

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

(ARTFORUM). Sandback, Amy Baker, Editor. Ann Arbor, MI: U.M.I. Research Press, 1984. First Edition. Square 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Fine/Good +. 342pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Roger Gorman and Mary Beath. Beginning with an Ed Kienholz review at the Ferus Gallery from its June 1962 inaugural issue, this is an amazing compendium of articles and reviews culled from the first twenty-one years of the noted art periodical "Artforum" featuring contributions by the stellar likes of Kate Steinitz, Henry T. Hopkins, Don Factor, Robert Pincus-Witten, Dennis Adrian, John Coplans, Hilton Kramer, Harold Rosenberg, Henry Geldzahler, John Cage, Walter Hopps, Ed Ruscha, Allan Kaprow, Robert Rosenblum, Dan Flavin, Sam Wagstaff, Billy Kluver, Lucy R. Lippard, Robert Rosenblum, Roger Shattuck, Ad Reinhardt, Mel Bochner, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Barbara Rose, Manny Farber, Michael Fried, Robert Morris, Philip Leider, Hollis Frampton, Carl Andre, Richard Serra, Lawrence Alloway, Barbara Kruger, Jane Livingston, Lizzie Borden, Kenneth Baker, Laurie Anderson, Agnes Martin, Cindy Nemser, Sidney Tillim, Annette Michelson, Rosalind Krauss, Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, Roberta Smith, Peter Plagens, Peter Schjeldahl, j. Hoberman, Hal Foster, Richard Flood, Carter Ratcliff, Stuart Morgan, Max Kozloff, Donald Kuspit, Dan Graham, Walter De Maria, Komar & Melamid, Edit De Ak, Lawrence Weiner, Kathy Acker, Robert Mapplethorpe, Anselm Kiefer, Thomas McEvilley, Louise Bourgeois, Ingrid Sischy, and too many more to list. An internally most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition whose dust jacket shows some overall light wear, handling and scuffing. 0-8357-1536-1 Inventory Number: 014028

(ASPEN MAGAZINE). MacLise, Angus & Hetty, Editors. New York: Roaring Fork Press, Inc., 1970. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Portfolio. Periodical. Good +.. np (twelve printed components laid into a printed paper portfolio. Edited by original Velvet Underground drummer and LaMonte Young cohort Angus MacLise and his wife Hetty, this ninth installment of "Aspen" magazine is titled "Dream Warrior". It includes contributions by or about Don Snyder, Ira Cohen and Bill Devore, Aymon De Sales, Dale Wilbourn, Benno Friedman, Diane Rochlin and Vali, Nikki Grand, Paolo Lionni, Harvey Cohen, John Cale, Gerard Malanga, P. Zimmer, Marian Zazeela, LaMonte Young, Terry Riley, Spontaneous Sound, The Joyous Lake, and Lionel Ziprin. An internally bright, complete example in thirteen sections of this uncommon item (cited on page 262 of Giorgio Maffei's "Records by Artists 1958-1990") whose decorative cardstock portfolio shows wear and creasing along the extremities along with notable sunning to the once vivid orange ink of the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 023495

(BACHARDY, DON). Blum, Irving. Los Angeles: Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, 1973. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Good.. np (24pp), 18 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender twenty-four page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1973 exhibition of one hundred pencil and ink wash portraits executed between 1962 and 1973 by noted Santa Monica artist Don Bachardy held at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. Included amongst the sitters are Bachardy's longtime partner Christopher Isherwood, Virgil Thompson, Jane Fonda, Angela Lansbury, Norton Simon, Mary Astor, W.H. Auden, Igor Stravinsky, Joan Didion and artists Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Francis Bacon, Billy Al Bengston, Ed Moses, Joe Goode, and Peter Alexander. A most presentable example of this uncommon item that is the first monographic publication on Bachardy showing some light wear to its white covers along the spine as well as a bit of mild foxing to some pages throughout. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 024004

(BIRGISSON, JON THOR) (SIGUR ROS). Birgisson, Jon Thor & Alex Somers. NP (Reykjavik, ICELAND). ND (2008).: Moss Stories. First Edition Thus. 12mo. Embossed Boards. Artists' Book. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (52pp), profusely illustrated in color. "This powerful and enigmatic small volume is a facsimile reprint of the first artist's book "Riceboy Sleeps" from Sigur Ros frontman Jon "Jonsi" Thor Birgisson and his boyfriend Alex Somers, which was originally released only in Iceland. Birgisson designs Sigur Ros' album sleeves, and garnered the band a Grammy-nomination for his artwork. "Riceboy Sleeps" is beautifully produced, bearing faux taped and tattered edges, hand drawing, and distressed and collaged elements. Every detail of production has been exquisitely refined, from the softly rounded corners to the paper stock, from the print quality to the subtle embossing both inside and out. It contains no text, just Birgisson and Somers' highly expressionistic works created from found photographs and layers of textures". A pristine copy of the 2008 Moss Stories edition of this must-have object still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-933045-80-9 Inventory Number: 021171

(BLACK SABBATH). Welch, Chris. New York: Proteus Books, 1984. First American Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Music Monograph. Very Good -.. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a discography. Published in 1984, this is famed Melody Maker scribe and noted rock biographer Chris Welch's stab at immortalizing the heavy metal institution that was/is Black Sabbath. Filled with photographs, interviews, and too many great anecdotes of life in the trenches with Ozzy, Tony, Bill, Geezer and their successors, this surprisingly uncommon tome is a must for that die-hard Sabbath-worshiper in your life. A most presentable example showing a bit of overall wear and handling as well as a prominent diagonal crease to the front cover at the upper foredge corner. 0-86276-015-1 Inventory Number: 013376

(BLOKLAND, SARA). Blokland, Sara & Andre Loor. Amsterdam, Eindhoven, THE NETHERLANDS & Hartford,: Boa Producties & van Zoetendaal Publishers, 2010. First Edition. 4to. Gilt-Debossed Padded Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (132pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Willem van Zoetendaal. Text in Dutch and English. "The police band in Suriname cannot pride itself on being the oldest band in Suriname, nor even that it is very old, but it can take pride in having become an integral part of the social and cultural life in Surinamese society. The band has always been of great significance to the musical life in Suriname not only because of the weekly concerts they gave in The Park and on the former Government Square but also because of their repertoire. Photographer and artist Sara Blokland has followed the band and pictured in an untraditional way the history of the band and the people encountered by them". A brand new, most handsome example of the 2010 first edition of this charming tome (cited on page 130 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III"). 90-72532-06-6 Inventory Number: 023145

(BOWIE, ANGELA) (BOWIE, DAVID). Bowie, Angela & Patrick Carr. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2015. First Edition 1/1900. Folio. Pictorial Boards. Music Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 310pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French, and German. "In 1972, David Bowie released his groundbreaking album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" and unleashed his alter-ego: a glitter-clad, mascara-eyed, sexually-ambiguous persona who kicked down boundaries between male and female, straight and gay, fact and fiction. Together, Ziggy the album and Ziggy the stage spectacular propelled Bowie to stardom. A key passenger on this glam trip was photographer Mick Rock, who bonded with Bowie artistically and personally, immersed himself in the singer's inner circle, and, between 1972 and 1973, worked as Bowie's official photographer. This edition of 1972 numbered copies signed by David Bowie and Mick Rock brings together the best of Rock's Bowie portfolio of extraordinary stage shots as well as intimate backstage portraits, pictures for press, album jackets, and stills from promo movies - many published here for the first time. Featuring a lenticular front cover hologram, this lavish production rejoices in Bowie's experimentation and bursts with the energy of its unique star who defined, and defied, a generation". A brand new, pristine example of the 2015 first Taschen Collector's Edition limited to one thousand, seven hundred and seventy-two deluxe copies NUMBERED AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Bowie '15" and "Mick Rock" in black ink on the colophon paged housed in the publisher's turquoise clamshell box still in the publisher's original cardboard shipping carton. 3-8365-4905-0 Inventory Number: 024859

(BROTZMANN, PETER). Dempsey, Jim. Chicago, IL: Corbett vs. Dempsey Modern Art & Uncommon Objects, 2013. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. 48pp, 36 color illustrations. Designed by Sonnenzimmer. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 2013 exhibition by the esteemed German musician and artist Peter Brotzmann held at Chicago's Corbett vs. Dempsey Modern Art & Uncommon Objects. A brand new, pristine example of this lovely item limited to one thousand copies. 0-9884492-7-7 Inventory Number: 022491

(BROTZMANN, PETER). Warner, Alan. Chicago, IL: Corbett vs. Dempsey Modern Art & Uncommon Objects, 2010. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 36pp, 28 color illustrations. Designed by Kathi Beste. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 2010 exhibition of watercolors and woodcuts by the esteemed German musician and artist Peter Brotzmann held at Chicago's Corbett vs. Dempsey Modern Art & Uncommon Objects. A brand new, pristine example. Inventory Number: 022492

(BURDEN, CHRIS). Burden, Chris & Alexis Smith. Los Angeles: CHOKE Publications, 1977. First Edition. Oblong 12mo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. 24pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the charming little self-published document of Chris Burden's 1975 project to design and construct a one passenger automobile capable of traveling over one hundred miles per hour while achieving one hundred miles per gallon fuel efficiency. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 021129

(BYRNE, ALEC). Byrne, Alec. Los Angeles: Uber Editions, 2017. First Edition 1/25 Deluxe. 4to. Pictorial Boards in a Pictorial Box. Music Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 254pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color.

Photographer Alec Byrne covered the British rock and roll scene from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s - the height of rock revolution. Legendary performers such as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bob Dylan Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, Bob Marley, T. Rex, The Doors, The Faces, The Hollies, and David Bowie passed through Swinging London and provided provocative fodder for the prolific young lensman. Byrne’s resulting archive of rock-and-roll photos disappeared out of sight and into storage for close to four decades before being reintroduced to the world in late 2012 with an acclaimed one-night show in Los Angeles attended by more than one thousand people. Since then, the work has been featured during the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and acquired by London's National Portrait Gallery. Through rare live performance images, intimate portraits, and candid captures of the scene, "Alec Byrne: The Unseen Archive" – the photographer’s first feature-length book - brings the era into stunning focus, painting an evocative picture of an inimitable time and place. A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe "Signature Edition" limited to twenty-five SIGNED copies housed in the publisher's printed box accompanied by a matted 12 x 10" archival silver gelatin photograph of The Who SIGNED, NUMBERED, and affixed with Alec Byrne’s vintage studio stamp, as issued,

PLEASE NOTE: The silver gelatin photographic prints that accompany the limited "Signature Edition" copies of “London Rock - The Unseen Archive” are currently in production with scheduled delivery from Mr. Byrne's lab to Arcana on December 27th. We will ship all "Signature Edition" orders immediately thereafter, and do regret these almost certainly will not be available before the Holidays. Inventory Number: E000ABLR-LTD-WHO

(BYRNE, ALEC). Byrne, Alec. Los Angeles: Uber Editions, 2017. First Edition 1/25 Deluxe. 4to. Pictorial Boards in a Pictorial Box. Music Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 254pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color.

Photographer Alec Byrne covered the British rock and roll scene from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s - the height of rock revolution. Legendary performers such as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bob Dylan Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, Bob Marley, T. Rex, The Doors, The Faces, The Hollies, and David Bowie passed through Swinging London and provided provocative fodder for the prolific young lensman. Byrne’s resulting archive of rock-and-roll photos disappeared out of sight and into storage for close to four decades before being reintroduced to the world in late 2012 with an acclaimed one-night show in Los Angeles attended by more than one thousand people. Since then, the work has been featured during the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and acquired by London's National Portrait Gallery. Through rare live performance images, intimate portraits, and candid captures of the scene, "Alec Byrne: The Unseen Archive" – the photographer’s first feature-length book - brings the era into stunning focus, painting an evocative picture of an inimitable time and place. A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe "Signature Edition" limited to twenty-five SIGNED copies housed in the publisher's printed box accompanied by a matted 12 x 10" archival silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon SIGNED, NUMBERED, and affixed with Alec Byrne’s vintage studio stamp, as issued,

PLEASE NOTE: The silver gelatin photographic prints that accompany the limited "Signature Edition" copies of “London Rock - The Unseen Archive” are currently in production with scheduled delivery from Mr. Byrne's lab to Arcana on December 27th. We will ship all "Signature Edition" orders immediately thereafter, and do regret these almost certainly will not be available before the Holidays. Inventory Number: E000ABLR-LTD-LENNON

(BYRNE, ALEC). Byrne, Alec. Los Angeles: Uber Editions, 2017. First Edition 1/25 Deluxe. 8vo. Pictorial Boards in a Pictorial Box. Music Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 254pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color.

Photographer Alec Byrne covered the British rock and roll scene from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s - the height of rock revolution. Legendary performers such as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bob Dylan Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, Bob Marley, T. Rex, The Doors, The Faces, The Hollies, and David Bowie passed through Swinging London and provided provocative fodder for the prolific young lensman. Byrne’s resulting archive of rock-and-roll photos disappeared out of sight and into storage for close to four decades before being reintroduced to the world in late 2012 with an acclaimed one-night show in Los Angeles attended by more than one thousand people. Since then, the work has been featured during the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and acquired by London's National Portrait Gallery. Through rare live performance images, intimate portraits, and candid captures of the scene, "Alec Byrne: The Unseen Archive" – the photographer’s first feature-length book - brings the era into stunning focus, painting an evocative picture of an inimitable time and place. A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe "Signature Edition" limited to twenty-five SIGNED copies housed in the publisher's printed box accompanied by a matted 12 x 10" archival silver gelatin photograph of Jimi Hendrix with Mick Jagger SIGNED, NUMBERED, and affixed with Alec Byrne’s vintage studio stamp, as issued,

PLEASE NOTE: The silver gelatin photographic prints that accompany the limited "Signature Edition" copies of “London Rock - The Unseen Archive” are currently in production with scheduled delivery from Mr. Byrne's lab to Arcana on December 27th. We will ship all "Signature Edition" pre-orders immediately thereafter, and do regret these almost certainly will not be available before the Holidays. Inventory Number: E000ABLR-LTD-HENDRIX-JAGGER

(BYRNE, ALEC). Byrne, Alec. Los Angeles: Uber Editions, 2017. First Edition 1/25 Deluxe. 4to. Pictorial Boards in a Pictorial Box. Music Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 254pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Photographer Alec Byrne covered the British rock and roll scene from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s - the height of rock revolution. Legendary performers such as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bob Dylan Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, Bob Marley, T. Rex, The Doors, The Faces, The Hollies, and David Bowie passed through Swinging London and provided provocative fodder for the prolific young lensman. Byrne’s resulting archive of rock-and-roll photos disappeared out of sight and into storage for close to four decades before being reintroduced to the world in late 2012 with an acclaimed one-night show in Los Angeles attended by more than one thousand people. Since then, the work has been featured during the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and acquired by London's National Portrait Gallery. Through rare live performance images, intimate portraits, and candid captures of the scene, "Alec Byrne: The Unseen Archive" – the photographer’s first feature-length book - brings the era into stunning focus, painting an evocative picture of an inimitable time and place. A brand new, pristine example of the "Signature Edition Deluxe" limited to twenty-five SIGNED copies housed in the publisher's printed box accompanied by five matted 12 x 10" archival silver gelatin photographs of The Beatles, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix with Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and The Who each SIGNED, NUMBERED, and affixed with Alec Byrne’s vintage studio stamp, as issued,

PLEASE NOTE: The silver gelatin photographic prints that accompany the limited "Signature Edition" copies of “London Rock - The Unseen Archive” are currently in production with scheduled delivery from Mr. Byrne's lab to Arcana on December 27th. We will ship all "Signature Edition" orders immediately thereafter, and do regret these almost certainly will not be available before the Holidays. Inventory Number: E000ABLR-LTD-DELUXE-SIGNATURE

(BYRNE, ALEC). Byrne, Alec. Los Angeles: Uber Editions, 2017. First Edition 1/25 Deluxe. 4to. Pictorial Boards in a Pictorial Box. Music Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 254pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color.

Photographer Alec Byrne covered the British rock and roll scene from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s - the height of rock revolution. Legendary performers such as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bob Dylan Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, Bob Marley, T. Rex, The Doors, The Faces, The Hollies, and David Bowie passed through Swinging London and provided provocative fodder for the prolific young lensman. Byrne’s resulting archive of rock-and-roll photos disappeared out of sight and into storage for close to four decades before being reintroduced to the world in late 2012 with an acclaimed one-night show in Los Angeles attended by more than one thousand people. Since then, the work has been featured during the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and acquired by London's National Portrait Gallery. Through rare live performance images, intimate portraits, and candid captures of the scene, "Alec Byrne: The Unseen Archive" – the photographer’s first feature-length book - brings the era into stunning focus, painting an evocative picture of an inimitable time and place. A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe "Signature Edition" limited to twenty-five SIGNED copies housed in the publisher's printed box accompanied by a matted 12 x 10" archival silver gelatin photograph of Jimi Hendrix with Mick Jagger SIGNED, NUMBERED, and affixed with Alec Byrne’s vintage studio stamp, as issued,

PLEASE NOTE: The silver gelatin photographic prints that accompany the limited "Signature Edition" copies of “London Rock - The Unseen Archive” are currently in production with scheduled delivery from Mr. Byrne's lab to Arcana on December 27th. We will ship all "Signature Edition" orders immediately thereafter, and do regret these almost certainly will not be available before the Holidays. Inventory Number: E000ABLR-LTD-BOWIE

(BYRNE, ALEC). Byrne, Alec. Los Angeles: Uber Editions, 2017. First Edition 1/25 Deluxe. 4to. Pictorial Boards in a Pictorial Box. Music Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 254pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color.

Photographer Alec Byrne covered the British rock and roll scene from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s - the height of rock revolution. Legendary performers such as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bob Dylan Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, Bob Marley, T. Rex, The Doors, The Faces, The Hollies, and David Bowie passed through Swinging London and provided provocative fodder for the prolific young lensman. Byrne’s resulting archive of rock-and-roll photos disappeared out of sight and into storage for close to four decades before being reintroduced to the world in late 2012 with an acclaimed one-night show in Los Angeles attended by more than one thousand people. Since then, the work has been featured during the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and acquired by London's National Portrait Gallery. Through rare live performance images, intimate portraits, and candid captures of the scene, "Alec Byrne: The Unseen Archive" – the photographer’s first feature-length book - brings the era into stunning focus, painting an evocative picture of an inimitable time and place. A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe "Signature Edition" limited to twenty-five SIGNED copies housed in the publisher's printed box accompanied by a matted 12 x 10" archival silver gelatin photograph of The Beatles SIGNED, NUMBERED, and affixed with Alec Byrne’s vintage studio stamp, as issued,

PLEASE NOTE: The silver gelatin photographic prints that accompany the limited "Signature Edition" copies of “London Rock - The Unseen Archive” are currently in production with scheduled delivery from Mr. Byrne's lab to Arcana on December 27th. We will ship all "Signature Edition" orders immediately thereafter, and do regret these almost certainly will not be available before the Holidays. Inventory Number: E000ABLR-LTD BEATLES

(BYRNE, ALEC). Evans, Drew. Los Angeles: Uber Archives, 2012. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Music Photography Monograph. As New.. np (54pp), profusely illustrated in b&w and color. "Rock & Roll Time Capsule" is the catalogue published in conjunction with a one-evening-only 2012 exhibition of the rediscovered sixties and seventies rock 'n' roll images of British photographer Alec Byrne. It presents amazing vintage shots of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Who, The Yardbirds, Bob Marley, T. Rex, The Doors, The Faces, Chuck Berry, and Roy Orbison - most being seen in print for the very first time! A brand new, pristine example of the first edition limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED AND SIGNED by the photographer, as issued.

PLEASE NOTE: These signed catalogues will be available at Arcana on Saturday, December 17th, and orders will ship beginning on Tuesday, December 19th.
0-615-90223-5 Inventory Number: 022934

(BYRNE, ALEC). Uber Archives. Los Angeles: Uber Archives, 2012. First Edition 1/1000. 36 x 24". Exhibition Poster. As New.. One 36 x 24" heavy paper sheet printed photolthographically recto only, 1 monochrome illustration.

This is the striking lithograph published in conjunction with "Rock & Roll Time Capsule" - the one-evening-only 2012 exhibition of the rediscovered sixties and seventies rock 'n' roll images of British photographer Alec Byrne. It features an image of Jimi Hendrix backstage at London's Saville Theatre from May 1967 that is the lead image for Byrne's new full-length book, "London Rock - The Unseen Archive". A brand new, pristine example of the 2012 first and only printing limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED AND SIGNED by the photographer rolled in a heavy poster tube, as issued.

PLEASE NOTE: These signed posters will be available at Arcana on Sunday, December 17th, and orders will ship beginning on Tuesday, December 19th.
Inventory Number: E000ABRRTC-LITHOGRAPH

(BYRNE, DAVID). Byrne, David. Göttingen, GERMANY & New York: Steidl & Pace/MacGill Gallery, 2003. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Die-Cut Boards in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, 96 color illustrations, with a DVD laid in. "For more than a year David Byrne has been employing the ubiquitous sales and presentation program Microsoft PowerPoint as an art medium. "E.E.E.I (Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information)" is a book of images and essays, plus a DVD which plays five of his PowerPoint presentations accompanied by his own original music. The book component contains a dozen new exploratory texts and a whole lot of bold, graphic images created with the help of the software program's built-in tools and visuals - not to mention the fun of plastic overlays and nifty foldout pages. And you may ask yourself, what is this about? It is about taking subjective, even emotional, information and presenting it in a familiar audiovisual form - using a medium in a way that is different, and possibly better, than for what was intended. It is about appropriating a contemporary, corporate staple and making something critical, beautiful and humorous with it." A brand new, pristine example in shrinkwrap in the publisher's printed die-cut slipcase, as issued. 3-88243-907-6 Inventory Number: 022652

(BYRNE, DAVID). Byrne, David. Gottingen, GERMANY & New York: Steidl & Pace/MacGill Gallery, 2003. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Die Cut Boards in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 96pp, 96 color illustrations. Designed by Danielle Spencer and David Byrne. "For more than a year David Byrne has been employing the ubiquitous sales and presentation program Microsoft PowerPoint as an art medium. "E.E.E.I (Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information)" is a book of images and essays, plus a DVD which plays five of his PowerPoint presentations accompanied by his own original music. The book component contains a dozen new exploratory texts and a whole lot of bold, graphic images created with the help of the software program's built-in tools and visuals - not to mention the fun of plastic overlays and nifty foldout pages. And you may ask yourself, what is this about? It is about taking subjective, even emotional, information and presenting it in a familiar audiovisual form - using a medium in a way that is different, and possibly better, than for what was intended. It is about appropriating a contemporary, corporate staple and making something critical, beautiful and humorous with it". A brand new, pristine example in the publisher's printed die cut slipcase (as issued) BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "David Byrne 03" WITH A DRAWING of arrows in the year of publication in black ink on the title page. 3-88243-907-6 Inventory Number: 022254

(CAGE, JOHN). Cage, John. Text by Joseph Byrd. Los Angeles. ND (1970).: Everest Records. Edition Not Stated. Large Square 4to. 12" Vinyl LP in Jacket. Artist's Recording. Fine/Fine. One 12", two-sided vinyl 33 1/3 rpm long playing phonograph record in a printed paper-over-cardboard sleeve. Issued by Everest Records (3230) in 1970, this is the second volume of recordings of a live Los Angeles gallery performance by the late, great John Cage of his 1963 composition "Variations IV" presented with his frequent collaborator David Tudor. A brand new, most handsome example (cited on page 130 of Giorgio Maffei and Fabio Carboni's "Sound Pages: John Cage's Publications") still in its original - but opened - shrinkwrap. Inventory Number: 025556

(CERVENKA, EXENE). Cervenka, Exene. Preface by Kristine McKenna. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2006. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 50pp, profusely illustrated in color. Hot off of Viggo Mortensen's Perceval Press, this is a visually arresting book of legendary X vocalist and poet Exene Cervenka's artwork! "Exene Cervenka's provocative collages, which have garnered high praise in recent New York and Los Angeles gallery shows, are accompanied in this volume by a preface from Kristine McKenna. There is, in McKenna's words, "an ineffable melancholy that permeates" Cervenka's art, and a "haunting power to evoke a childhood lost." In the work represented, you will find a "scent of longing and nostalgia... It is invariably tempered with the essential spirit of her art, which is tender and lyrical. In the end, each piece she's made is a valentine to a fragile America that's disappearing before our very eyes, and an homage to the indomitable persistence of beauty". A brand new, most handsome example of the 2006 first edition. 0-9763009-2-3 Inventory Number: 019193

(CHAMBERLAIN, JOHN). Chamberlain, John. NP (Los Angeles ?): Self-Published, 1971. First Edition. 4to. Plastic Report Cover. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. Thirty-five individual 8 ½ x 11" bond sheets printed offset recto only, in a translucent fluorescent orange plastic report cover with a blue plastic clamp spine (as issued), no illustrations. "Rand Piece" is the printed form of John Chamberlain's contribution to the historic 1971 Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition "Art and Technology". It consists of excerpted responses by employees of the noted Southern California think-tank The Rand Corporation to a questionnaire submitted by the artist. The piece was mounted on the walls during the exhibition, with Chamberlain subsequently self-publishing an extremely limited edition of these responses to be distributed to the Rand participants. For further details, see the catalog "Art and Technology" by Maurice Tuchman. Edition size is not known, but surviving copies are truly rare. A most handsome example of this elusive conceptual document whose plastic binder remains remarkably fresh additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "John Chamberlain" in purple ink on the title page at the time of publication. Inventory Number: 023336

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM). Claxton, William. Köln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1997. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Music Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (64pp), 26 b&w and 4 color illustrations. Text in English, German, French and Spanish. This is a Taschen Postcard book containing thirty bound (yet easily detached and ready to mail) jazz images by noted Los Angeles photographer William Claxton distilled from his full-length Taschen tome, "Jazz Seen". A most handsome, completely intact example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "William Claxton" in black marker on the inside front cover.. 3-8228-6652-0 Inventory Number: 020849

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM). Claxton, William. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2002. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Music Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (64pp), 26 b&w and 4 color illustrations. Text in Japanese, German, French and Spanish. This is a Taschen Postcard book containing thirty bound (yet easily detached and ready to mail) jazz images by noted Los Angeles photographer William Claxton distilled from his full-length Taschen tome, "Jazz Seen". A most handsome, completely intact example of the 2002 Japanese edition for the Clax completeist. 4-88783-159-5 Inventory Number: 018543

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM). Claxton, William. Köln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1997. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Music Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (64pp), 26 b&w and 4 color illustrations. Text in English, German, French and Spanish. This is a Taschen Postcard book containing thirty bound (yet easily detached and ready to mail) jazz images by noted Los Angeles photographer William Claxton distilled from his full-length Taschen tome, "Jazz Seen". A brand new, most handsome, completely intact example. 3-8228-6652-0 Inventory Number: 018005

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM). Claxton, William. Foreword By Don Heckman. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999. First Edition. Large 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Music Photography Monograph. Very Good -/Near Fine. 289pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is the comprehensive 1999 Taschen anthology of classic jazz images by the late, great Los Angeles photographer William Claxton. While forever associated with Chet Baker and the West Coast scene of the '50s and '60s, Claxton's selection here is a virtual who's who of the history of post-war jazz and improvised music, punctuated throughout by his humble, witty and informative reminiscences of the sessions and the musicians. A handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "William Claxton" in black ink on the title page showing slight dents to the binding at the heel of the spine and the tips of the boards. It has been priced accordingly. 3-8228-7868-5 Inventory Number: 021058

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM). Claxton, William, Leonard Feather & Terry Southern. San Francisco. 1987 (1996).: Chronicle Books. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Music Photography Monograph. Fine.. 124pp, 77 illustrations in duotone. Designed by Jack Woody. This is the anthology of black and white jazz images by the late, great Los Angeles photographer William Claxton. While forever associated with Chet Baker and the West Coast scene of the '50s and '60s, Claxton's selection here is a virtual who's who of the history of post-war jazz and improvised music. A brand new, most handsome example of the Chronicle Books paperbound edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "William Claxton" in black marker under his portrait on the inside rear flap of the wrappers. 0-8118-1351-7 Inventory Number: 024096

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM). Claxton, William, Leonard Feather & Terry Southern. Pasadena, CA. ND (1987).: Twelvetrees Press. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Music Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (124pp), 77 illustrations in gravure. Designed by Jack Woody. This is the exceptionally lovely 1987 anthology of black and white jazz images by the late, great Los Angeles photographer William Claxton. While forever associated with Chet Baker and the West Coast scene of the '50s and '60s, Claxton's selection here is a virtual who's who of the history of post-war jazz and improvised music. A most handsome example of the first Twelvetrees Press edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "William Claxton" in black marker across the colophon at the rear. 0-942642-28-7 Inventory Number: 018541

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM). Marmande, Francis. Paris: Editions Du Desastre, 1989. First Edition. Small 4to. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Music Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (34pp), 30 b&w illustrations. Text in French (with captions in English). This is a lovely Editions Du Desastre Postcard book containing thirty bound (yet easily detached and ready to mail) jazz images by noted Los Angeles photographer William Claxton. A brand new, most handsome completely intact example of this uncommon item. 2-87770-008-9 Inventory Number: 018545

(COSBY, BILL). Cosby, Bill. NP: Bill Cosby, 1966. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine.. np (16pp), profusely illustrated in duotone and b&w. This is a very cool, vintage Bill Cosby promotional booklet that was most likely sold as a program at the comedian's performance venues in the mid-sixties. It contains studio, performance, and candid photographs (even one by Dennis Hopper) of Cosby and his family, a section on "I Spy", and a 33 1/3 rpm Eva-Tone flexi-disc of the bit "Noah" excerpted from his then current album; "Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellow, Right?". A most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item. Inventory Number: 010557

(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. Fine.. 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. A bright, most handsome example of this most uncommon, highly prized v23 / 4AD document. ISSN 1045-3717 Inventory Number: 018954

(ENO, BRIAN) (MILLS, RUSSELL). Eno, Brian & Russell Mills. Commentary by Rick Poynor. London: Faber and Faber Ltd. in Association with Opal Ltd., 1986. First Edition. Square 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 144pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Malcolm Garrett at (assorted iMaGes). Photography by Martin Axon and David Buckland. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "More Dark Than Shark" is the stylishly designed, much sought-after publication by noted composer/musician/artist Brian Eno, and his frequent collaborator, the late visual imagist Russell Mills. It is "a unique document of the intersection of rock music and the visual arts, and a fascinating insight into the creative processes of two important artists. Extracts from the notebooks of Eno and Mills combined with the supplementary notes by the artists, illuminate the thought processes and working methods behind the songs and images". Included are the lyrics and accompanying artwork for fifty-seven songs from "Here Come the Warm Jets", "Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)", "Another Green World" and "Before and After Science", as well as copious additional insights by the two authors. A brand new, most handsome example. 0-571-13883-7 Inventory Number: 008611

(ENO, BRIAN) (SCHMIDT, PETER) (WHITE, PAE). Eno, Brian, Peter Schmidt & Pae White. Peter Norton, Editor. Santa Monica, CA: The Peter Norton Family, 1996. Fourth Revised Edition (First Thus). Oblong 8vo. Loose Contents in a Box. Artist's Multiple. Fine./No Jacket - As Issued. 102 (+ 1 blank) heavy paper playing cards printed recto and verso laid into a 6 x 5 x 1 ½" Corian box, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Pae White. "When a creative problem can't be solved directly, solutions might be found by approaching the task from an unusual direction; by using Oblique Strategies". Updating yet again Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt's iconic 1975 project, this Fourth Revised and More Universal Edition features the added collaborative efforts of artist/graphic designer Pae White, art collector/philanthropist Peter Norton, and Berlitz Translation Services. Issued as the 1996 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project, this limited edition multiple has reenvisioned its austere black and white predecessors as a vibrant visual object whose set of "worthwhile dilemmas" has been transformed into a riot of color, translated into Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish, Russian and Arabic, and housed in an ultra-cool biomorphic Corian case. Issued hors commerce, this luxe object is a must-have for every serious Eno fan. As the deck says - "Give way to your worst impulse"! A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon and most delightful item. Inventory Number: 016360

(FERRINGTON GUITARS). Schell, Orville. Preface by Linda Ronstadt. New York: HarperCollins Publishers & Callaway Editions, 1992. First Edition. Tall 4to. Jacketed Boards in Guitar Case. Musical Instrument Monograph. Near Fine/Fine. 122pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Nancy Skolos and Thomas Weddell. Originally published in 1992, "Ferrington Guitars" is a survey of the work of master guitar designer and builder Danny Ferrington. Based in Santa Monica, CA, he has created instruments for many of the world's great musicians including Elvis Costello, Pete Townsend, Richard Thompson, Jackson Browne, Kurt Cobain, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, Henry Kaiser, and many more. This unusually designed, comprehensive compilation of his work examines in detail dozens of custom made stringed instruments along with a twenty track audio CD featuring contributions - many original - by Costello, Thompson, Cooder, Lindley, Kaiser, David Hidalgo, Reeves Gabrels, J.J. Cale, Neil Finn, Albert Lee, Don Was, and nine more. A most handsome example of the deluxe first "Collectors Edition" SIGNED "Danny Ferrington" in blue ink on the half title page housed in a blue plush-lined locking guitar road case with CD, key, and yellow Farrington Guitars thin pick, as issued. The case's brass-plated hardware shows some mild oxidation and pitting, but all in all this is a sharp copy of this desirable book object. 0-06-016935-4 Inventory Number: 025786

(GOLDSTEIN, JACK). Goldstein, Jack. NP (New York). ND (1979).: Self-Published. First Edition. Square Small Folio. 10" Vinyl LPs in Paper Sleeves. Artist's Multiple. Near Fine./No Jackets.. Five 10", two-sided vinyl 33 1/3 rpm phonograph records in unprinted paper sleeves. Issued in 1979 by the late, great multi-media artist Jack Goldstein, this is an artwork in the form of a set of ten individual sound effects recordings issued as the A and B sides of five 10" discs. Meant to be played simultaneously as five separate sound streams, it represents the artist's penultimate multiple issued in this format. Each of the five discs features a colored label devoid of any type or lettering. A most handsome set of this exceedingly uncommon artist's multiple (illustrated on pages 104-107 and described in great detail on pages 120-123 of the Frankfurt Am Main Museum fur Modene Kunst's 2009 monograph "Jack Goldstein") with three of the labels SIGNED "Jack Goldstein" in ink housed in their original, slightly age-toned paper sleeves. These are housed in the large, now-tattered manilla envelope with the original owner's bid form from the 1983 Franklin Furnace Artists' Book Archives Benefit Auction where they were first acquired. Inventory Number: 026052

(GOLDSTEIN, JACK). Hertz, Richard, Editor. Ojai, CA: Minneola Press, 2003. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 228pp, illustrated in b&w. Designed by Joe Molloy. This is the Richard Hertz' fantastic anecdotal biography of the late, great Jack Goldstein that interweaves the reminiscences of John Baldessari, Troy Brauntuch, Rosetta Brooks, Nancy Chunn, Meg Cranston, Jean Fisher, Hiro Kosaka, Robert Longo, Matt Mullican, James Welling, and Tom Wudl into a narrative account of one of the most influential yet overlooked American artists of the eighties and nineties. A handsome example of the uncommon 2003 first printing of this compelling document additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "March 3, 2004 / For ... / with admiration / and best wishes, / Richard" in blue ink on the half title page from author Richard Hertz to a well-known CalArts graduate showing just a bit of light wear and sunning along the spine. 0-9640165-4-0 Inventory Number: 025342