Paris: Didier Imbert Fine Art, 1989. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Exhibition catalog featuring 13 color plates each of which takes up almost 2 pages, with 3 gate-folds. One photographic plate of the artists. Introductory essays by Gregoire Muller and Keith Haring. Text in French and English. Minor yellowing to edges..... More
Rennyville, IL: 1st National Bank, 1983. Among the featured exhibitors are "Downtown" heavyweights Jean-Michael Basquiat, Futura 2000, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, Donald Baechler, and others. Reproduces a work by Rigoberto Torres, one of the exhibitors. Folded as issued, else as new (unfolded 17" x 10.75"). A rare poster from an..... More
NY: Annina Nosei, 1982. The front of the card features one of the works from the portfolio printed in gray and black on off-white stock. Nosei was Basquiat's first dealer who mounted his first solo US exhibition the same year that she published this, his first print portfolio. When Basquiat's..... More
NY: Anne Plumb Gallery, 1987. Organized by Steven Harvey, the show ran from Dec. 19th, 1987 to Jan. 23rd, 1988 and included work by Basquiat, Kounellis, Broodthaers, Nauman and Byars. Printed in black on gray stock. Stamped and sent through the mail. Near fine. More
Nagoya: Akira Ikeda Gallery, 1984. 4to. Catalog from this group show including Basquiat, Francesco Clemente, Julian Schnabel, and others. This copy is signed twice by Basquiat---once on the front free endpaper dated 1986, and again above one of his plates in the book where he added the date and "Denis,"..... More
[Zurich]: Gallery Bruno Bischofberger, n.d. [ca. 1996]. 16mo. Softbound issued in dust jacket (only issued softbound). First edition. The book is devoted to Basquiat's portraits of famous artists done in 1983-1984 on ceramic plates then owned by Andy Warhol. Features Basquiat's expressionist portraits of his heros and influences including Dali..... More
NY: Annina Nosei, 1988. Printed in white against a funereal black background. This show took place just a few months after Basquiat's death and a month after his memorial service. Nosei was Basquiat's first dealer. She provided him with studio space in her basement, published his first print portfolio, and..... More
No place: Privately published by Elmer Batters, ca. 1961. There are LP record covers around the mattress and on the floor, and part of the model's body can be seen reflected in a large mirror on the wall. Elmer Batters was an early master of fetish photography. Fine (ca. 2.5"..... More
No place: Privately published by Elmer Batters, ca. 1961. The model is lying on a mattress with her head resting on pillows as she looks upward directly at the camera. Elmer Batters was a pioneer in fetish photography. Fine (ca. 2.25" x 2.25"). More
NY: Simon & Schuster, [1969]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Profusely illustrated. Very fine (slight yellowing to dj flaps). More
n.p.: Lamplight, [1968]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Fine. More
NY: Dover, [1967]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. Reprint of the revised 1920 edition with the addition of a couple of color plates. Preface by H. C. Marillier. Illustrated throughout. Fine in dust jacket with faint blue line to back panel from former jacket protector... More
NY: Dover, [1967]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. Reprint of the revised 1930 edition. Illustrated throughout. Fine in dust jacket with a small blemish and faint blue line to back panel from former jacket protector. More
n.p.: Privately published, n.d. Features a unicorn pulling a snail whose shell is a castle. Signed by Beck and dated 1982. Small soiled spot, else near fine (10.5" x 13"). More
n.p.: Privately published, 1965. Among the images is one of Bob Dylan. Printed in black on yellow stock. (Support the Revolution, p. 172.) Fine (21" x 17"). More
[South Hadley]: Norah Warbeke Gallery / Mt. Holyoke College, 1975. Softbound. First edition. Essays by Merrril Greene and others. Numerous illustrations throughout. Cover photograph of Jay DeFeo by Wallace Berman. Catalog for an important exhibition of works by Wallace Berman, George Herms, Bruce Conner, Robert LaVigne, Joan Brown, Jess, Fred..... More
Pasadena: Armory Center for the Arts, 2011. Nicely designed catalog and 38 unbound plates (some in color) reproducing works by these artists enclosed in a cardboard box with printed label. First edition. Published on the occasion of an exhibition exploring the work of these two influential Southern California artists. As..... More
LA: Michael Kohn, [2009]. Oblong 4to. Hardbound in illustrated boards. First edition. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. Published to coincide with an exhibition. As new. More
n.p.: Columbia Records, 1970. A quarto page neatly excised from Billboard magazine. The advertisement utilizes a disturbing still from D.W. Griffith's film "The Birth of a Nation." At the bottom the anonymous artist placed 5 handheld transistor radios identical to Berman's and in each he put a photo of one..... More
Berkeley: Privately published, 1979. Features an illustration of one of his verifaxes. Two words underlined in red ink on verso, imperceptible pin hole to two corners, else fine. More
Topanga: Privately published by Wallace Berman, ca. 1965. Features a small photo collage by Berman of a runner crossing the finish line with his hands raised in victory (same image that appeared on the cover of Caterpillar magazine). Above is printed: "Exhibition Sunday Feb. 26 2-5 pm 1440 N. Topanga..... More
Topanga: Privately produced by the artist, 1967. A piece of thick card stock printed letterpress in brownish red by Berman with his characteristic message: "Love / 1967 / Topanga / Bermans." Fine (ca. 2.75" x 4"). More
Topanga: Privately produced by the artist, ca. 1965. Affixed to the card is a small photo by Berman of a flower in silhouette against an abstract background probably a rain-blurred window. "Love from the Bermans" is printed above in red ink. Barely perceptible toning to one corner, else fine (4"..... More
Topanga: Privately produced by the artist, ca. 1965. Affixed to the card is a small double exposed photo with the primary image being the head and torso of a Greek statue. Printed below in red ink is "love from the Bermans." Partial cancellation stamp from the post office and faint..... More
