Goya.
NY: Abrams, [1964]. Folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout with tipped-in plates. Fine. More about Goya
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The Gutman Letter.
[NY: Something Else Press, 1969]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated with photographs and graphics. Gutman was a stock analyst, an artist, and a friend of Kerouac and the Beats. He produced the film, Pull My Daisy. "Compliments of the editors" card laid in. Fine. More about The Gutman Letter
Color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville sitting on either side of a dream machine, looking directly into the camera.
n.p.:n.p., [1962]. The photo was taken in late 1961 or early 1962 by famous jazz photographer, Herman Leonard. As new (8" x 8"). More about Color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville sitting on either side of a...
Color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville staring into a dream machine.
n.p.:n.p., [1962]. The photo was taken in late 1961 or early 1962 by famous jazz photographer, Herman Leonard. As new (8" x 8"). More about Color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville staring into a dream machine
Fabulous color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin staring into a dream machine.
n.p.:n.p., [1962]. A magnificent portrait of Gysin, trance-like, in front of an elaborate dream machine, his face bathed in the warm glow of the light. The wall behind him is painted with his calligraphy. The photo was taken in late 1961 or early 1962 by famous jazz photographer, Herman Leonard... More about Fabulous color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin staring into a dream machine
Picasso: Fifty Years of His Art.
NY: Museum of Modern Art, [1946]. Small 4to. Hardbound, lacking the dust jacket. First edition of the first comprehensive survey of Picasso's work in English. This is artist Brion Gysin's personal copy with his ownership signature. Gysin was a Surrealist in the '30s and he later collaborated with William Burroughs... More about Picasso: Fifty Years of His Art
Back in No Time.
NY: Guillaume Gallozzi, 1994. Pamphlet. First edition. Exhibition catalog from Gysin's 1994 show at the Guillaume Gallozzi in New York City. Prints previously unpublished texts by Gysin as well as color illustrations of his work. Includes photographs of him and a chronology of his career. Nicely printed. Fine. More about Back in No Time
Art of Crete, Mycenae, and Greece.
NY: Abrams, [1969]. Square 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Illustrated throughout. Fine (trivial touch of soiling to dj). More about Art of Crete, Mycenae, and Greece
Art of Rome, Etruria, and Magna Graecia.
NY: Abrams, [1969]. Square 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Illustrated throughout. Fine. More about Art of Rome, Etruria, and Magna Graecia
Andy Warhol.
Paris: Fernand Hazan Editeur, [1972]. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Early, profusely illustrated (many in color) overview of Warhol's career. (French text.) Very near fine. More about Andy Warhol
19th and 20th Century Art.
NY: Abrams, [1970]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated, massive study. Fine in dust jacket with a small price sticker remnant to front panel. More about 19th and 20th Century Art
Phantoms of the Imagination.
NY: Abrams, [1981]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Fine in somewhat spine-faded dust jacket. More about Phantoms of the Imagination
Late Nineteenth Century Art: The Art, Architecture, and Applied Art of the "Pompous Age.''
[NY]: McGraw Hill, [1972]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition in English. Profusely illustrated throughout. Fine. More about Late Nineteenth Century Art: The Art, Architecture, and Applied Art of the "Pompous Age.''
Keith Haring color sticker showing a figure on a skateboard.
NY: Privately published by the artist, 1980's. Vintage self-adhesive sticker designed by Haring and sold at his Pop Shop. Printed in three colors against a white background. As new (3.5" diameter). More about Keith Haring color sticker showing a figure on a skateboard
History of Italian Renaissance Art.
NY: Abrams, [1969]. Thick 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Fine. More about History of Italian Renaissance Art
The Real World of the Surrealists.
NY: Rizzoli, [1978]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Introduction by Barbara Rose. Profusely illustrated, many in color. Fine. More about The Real World of the Surrealists
Henry Moore: Energy in Space.
Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, [1973]. Square 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated with photos of Moore and his work (many in color). Portrait of Moore printed on clear acetate laid in. Text in French, English, and German. Erasure abrasion to f.f.e, else fine. More about Henry Moore: Energy in Space
Man Ray 1890-1970.
Koln: Taschen, [2000]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition thus. Essays by Andre Breton, Katherine Ware, and Emmanuelle de L'Ecotais. Profusely illustrated. Very fine (barely perceptible touch of yellowing to page edges). More about Man Ray 1890-1970
Poster announcing ''The Only Correspondence Dinner'' at the Cafe LaMamelle in San Francisco, 1984.
n.p.:n.p., [1984]. The event was sponsored by Inter Dada 84 and The New York Correspondence School of San Francisco. Features a design utilizing an array of Ray Johnson bunny faces each with a different mail artist's name. As new. More about Poster announcing ''The Only Correspondence Dinner'' at the Cafe LaMamelle in San Francisco, 1984
17th and 18th Century Art: Baroque Painting, Sculpture, Architecture.
NY: Abrams [ca. 1971]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Fine. More about 17th and 18th Century Art: Baroque Painting, Sculpture, Architecture
Autograph Letter Signed to writer and publisher, Bill Levy.
n.p.:n.p., [1982]. 2 full pages on one quarto sheet. Preaux-du-Perche, July 12th 1985. On Paris Filmmakers Cooperative stationary with a design by Hundertwasser. The letter is devoted to Piero's interpretation of Levy's astrological chart with Piero going into a lengthy, detailed analysis that reveals a surprising depth of knowledge about... More about Autograph Letter Signed to writer and publisher, Bill Levy
Seven Autograph Postcards Signed and one Typed Postcard Signed, 1982-1991.
n.p.:n.p., [1982]. A group of 8 postcards sent by Piero Heliczer over a nine-year period from, variously, Amsterdam, Preaux-du-Perche, and New York, to writer Bill Levy in Amsterdam and Paris. The content has mostly to do with Christmas, New Year and birthday greetings, with some mention of readings, parties, and..... More about Seven Autograph Postcards Signed and one Typed Postcard Signed, 1982-1991
Original untitled engraving.
n.p.:n.p., [1938]. Abstract shapes printed in dark blue against a light blue background. Issued in the French art magazine XXe Siecle No. 4, Christmas 1938, but here offered separately. A lovely copy carefully removed from the magazine and left in its original state with the edges untrimmed leaving the publisher's... More about Original untitled engraving
The Regionalists: Painters of the American Scene.
NY: Watson-Guptill, [1976]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Landmark study, profusely illustrated. Includes Hopper, Benton, Burchfield, Marsh, Sloan, Soyer, Wood, and many others. Very fine. More about The Regionalists: Painters of the American Scene
The Golden Age of Japan 794-1192.
NY: Rizzoli, [1983]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Very fine in publisher's cardstock slipcase with a small sticker abrasion and touch of sunning to the edges. More about The Golden Age of Japan 794-1192