Isle of Sin.
n.p.: Bedstand, [1961]. First edition of this Paperback Original. "Kooks, Beatniks, and Babes Meet in an Orgy of Summer Lust." Fine. Only two copies on OCLC. More
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The Cherub.
LA: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. 4to. Hardbound in paper-covered boards and cloth spine, issued in acetate dust jacket. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Couple of minute specks to cover, else fine in acetate dust jacket with a 1-inch tear. More
Folding invitation/ticket order form for the 1917 bohemian Bal Primitif featuring a cover illustration by Clara Tice.
[NY]: Privately published, 1917. Narrow 4to. Single sheet folded to make four pages. Gold leaf-covered paper covers features an illustration by Tice of a naked Eve holding a fig leaf, with the words "Bal Primitif Oct. 12" on the fig leaf. Inside is printed the info for the event that..... More
Permanent Want List.
Washington, DC: Booked Up, 1970. Pamphlet. First edition. A long list, almost certainly compiled by McMurtry himself, of titles he's seeking for his book store, Booked Up. Lots of interesting titles categorized by subject, with a short introductory statement. Faint touch of toning, else about fine... More
Interzone.
[NY: Viking, 1989]. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs. Few faint specks of foxing, else very near fine. More
Jay DeFeo and The Rose.
Berkeley: University of California Press, [2003]. 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Foreword by Marla Prather. Profusely illustrated. As new. More
Double-sided folding promotional poster designed by Keith Haring for the Pop Shop and signed by him.
NY: Pop Shop, ca. 1986. The front features a photograph by Tseng Kwong Chi of Haring sitting in an alcove in the Pop Shop---the walls around him painted floor-to-ceiling with Haring's designs. Signed by Haring next to the photo of him: "Love K. Haring 88." The back of the poster..... More
Invitation card for the 2005 "Pop" show at the Zwirner & Wirth gallery in NYC.
NY: Zwirner & Wirth, 2005. The show included works by Warhol, Lichtenstein, Polke, Richter, Lueg, and Oldenberg. The front features Warhol's "Twelve Jackies." Fine (8" x 8"). More
Invitation card for the 2007 "Pop Prints" show at the International Print Center in NYC.
NY: International Print Center, 2007. The show included works by Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Oldenberg. The front features Warhol's "Kimiko." Fine (5.5" x 5.5"). More
Vintage commercial postcard printing Warhol's Self-Portrait.
n.p.: The Estate and Foundation of Andy Warhol, 1989. Fine (4.75" x 6.5"). More
Vintage commercial postcard printing Warhol's work "Raphael 1-$6.99".
Cologne: Konig Postkartenverlag, 1989. Fine (6" x 4"). More
Folding invitation signed by Warhol with a drawing of a dollar sign for Warhol's 1985 "Andy Warhol: Eine Hommage" show at the Paul Maenz gallery in Cologne.
Cologne: Gallery Paul Maenz, 1985. Cover photograph of Warhol by Robert Mapplethorpe. Warhol has boldly signed the card on the back and has drawn a substantive drawing of a dollar sign, one of his favorite subjects. The piece would frame beautifully spread open wide with Mapplethorpe's portrait of Warhol on..... More
Gunslinger Book II.
LA: Black Sparrow, 1969. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards with title label affixed to front, issued in acetate dust jacket. First edition. The author's major work. One of 250 copies signed by Dorn. Some foxing to top edge of text block, else fine in slightly rubbed acetate dust jacket with a...... More
Postcard signed by Keith Haring printing Patrick McMullan's iconic photo portrait of him.
NY: Gitter's Card Gallery, ca. 1984. Inscribed by Haring at the top edge "For Jean" and signed by him along the right edge dated "86". The photograph of Haring shows him naked from the waist up looking directly into the camera, smiling. He's holding a can of spray paint with..... More
Folding invitation for Warhol's 1989 "Flowers" show at the Vrej Baghoomian gallery in NYC.
NY: Vrej Baghoomian, 1989. The nicely designed card utilizes one of Warhol's flowers as part of the motif. This show took place just a couple of years after Warhol's death. Couple of minute rubbed spots, but fine (9" x 4" folded). More
Postcard signed by Keith Haring reproducing an untitled 1982 work by him.
Tokyo: Galerie Watari, ca. 1983. Signed by Haring and dated 1983 beneath the image. Features a colorful reproduction of a radiating pyramid with the figures of a dog and a man standing before it. Printed in black and red against a yellow background. A commercial postcard issued by Watari at..... More
Surrealism and Spain 1920-1936.
London: Cambridge University Press, 1972. Softbound. First edition. Very faint crease to part of the spine, else fine. More
Dada & Surrealism.
[London: Phaidon, 1997]. Softbound. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Fine. More
The Support of the Mysteries: A Look at the Literary Prophets of the Beat Middle Class.
NY: Perth Pamphlets, [1960]. Pamphlet. First edition. A critique of the Beats and "the nature of Beatness," including discussion of Kerouac, J.D. Salinger, James Cozzens, and Ginsberg. Fine. More
Une Semaine de Bonte: A Surrealistic Novel in Collage.
NY: Dover, [1976]. 4to. Softbound. First edition thus. A classic collection of Ernst's collages, originally published in 1934. Very fine. More
Tchelitchew: Paintings Drawings.
NY: Museum of Modern Art, [1942]. Small 4to. Softbound. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Published on the occasion of an exhibition. Some smudges to front cover, owner's name to first blank page, spine sunned, very good. More
Assemblage and Collage in California in the 1960s.
SF: 871 Fine Arts, 2005. Pamphlet. 8pp. First edition. Prints two essays and reproduces works by Jess and Jay Defeo, with a Wallace Berman verifax on the cover. Includes an exhibition checklist for this show that included pieces by Conner, Berman, Herms, and many others. Fine... More
Theatre in Dada and Surrealism.
Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1974. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Review copy with publisher's slip. Fine in dust jacket with two blue lines to back panel from former jacket protector. More
Selected Letters of Gustav Mahler.
NY: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, [1979]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition, revised. Very fine in dust jacket with a touch of toning to spine. More
Van Eyck: The Ghent Altarpiece.
NY: Viking, 1973. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Review copy with publisher's slip and photo. Fine in dust jacket with a short tear to top of front panel. More