Sam Francis: Lessons of Darkness.
[Venice, CA: Lapis Press, 1993]. Folio. Hardbound in illustrated boards. First edition. Signed by Sam Francis. Profusely illustrated in color. As new. More
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Sam Francis: Four Decades Paintings on Paper.
London: Bernard Jacobson Gallery, 1988. Softbound. First edition. Exhibition catalog for his show at the Bernard Jacobson Gallery. Profusely illustrated in color. Poet Cid Corman's copy with his ownership signature and date. Corman has also added his marks to the introduction and short phrases beneath two of the plates. Some..... More
Wives, Wheels, Weapons.
NY: JMc & GHB editions, 2008. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. A collaborative artists' book printing three excerpts, "Wives," "Wheels," and "Weapons," from Frey's new novel Bright, Shiny Morning. These vignettes are accompanied by a photo-essay by Terry Richardson, and for the hardbound edition Richard Prince has supplied..... More
Simple Conjunctions.
SF: S.F. Museum of Art, 1986. Square 8vo. Spiral-bound cardboard covers. First edition. Photographs of this installation by Galgiani. Fine. More
Picasso: The Heroic Years.
NY: Abbeville Press, [1985]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition thus, a revised and expanded version of the 1971 edition. Profusely illustrated throughout, many in color. As new. More
Dreams 1900-2000: Science, Art, and the Unconscious Mind.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, [2000]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Very fine. More
The Life and Complete Works of Francisco Goya.
NY: Reynal & Co./William Morrow, [1971]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition in English. Profusely illustrated including 48 hand-mounted color plates. Fine in publisher's cardstock slipcase (tiny star stamped to front pastedown). More
Max Ernst.
London: Hamlyn, [1970]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First English edition. Profusely illustrated. Fine in dust jacket with some yellowing to flaps. More
The Surrealists.
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1972]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket with two blue lines from former jacket protector. More
Flowing in All Directions.
LA: Circa/MOCA, 2003. 4to. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Profusely illustrated with photographs by Daniel Joseph Martinez. As new. More
Still Performances.
Cambridge: MIT, 1989. Square 8vo. Pamphlet. First edition. Catalog issued in conjunction with this exhibition. Illustrated with photographs. Faint corner crease, else fine. More
A Bibliography of the Surrealist Revolution in France.
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, [1969]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine. More
Kontextsound.
Amsterdam: Kontexts, 1977. Tall 4to. Pamphlet. First edition. A compilation of sound-poetry, text-sound compositions, poesie sonore, auditive texts, optophonetics, verbosonics, and lingual music. Texts and photos by Bernard Heidsieck, Henri Chopin, Ake Hodell, Franz Mon, Sean O Huigin, Bob Cobbing, and many others. Few faint spots of mottling to top..... More
History of Renaissance Art: Painting Sculpture Architecture Throughout Europe.
NY: Abrams, [1973]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Fine. More
Wynn Chamberlain.
NY: Fischbach Gallery, 1965. Exhibition flyer for a 1965 showing of Chamberlain's paintings at the Fischbach Gallery in New York City. Single sheet folded twice, printing "Chamberlain's Nakeds" by Allen Ginsberg and reproducing a painting of Chamberlain's. Tender at the folds, couple of splits to one fold (as usual), else..... More
Avant Garde, No. 8, September 1969.
n.p.:n.p., [1969]. Edited by Ralph Ginzburg. This issue devoted to the erotic engravings of Pablo Picasso. Some rubbing near spine, very good plus. More
Art of Southeast Asia.
[NY]: Abrams, [1998]. Large, thick 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Preface by Albert Le Bonheur. Profusely illustrated throughout. Very fine, basically as new. More
The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism.
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, [1959]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition thus, a revised and enlarged reprint of the original 1939 edition. Fine in price-clipped, very good plus dust jacket with a short tear to the front panel. More
Rembrandt Intentions.
Norwich, NY: SOOJ, 2005. Three small sheets of copper enclosed in a printed envelope with a label to the front stating: "Jeff Gordon / Rembrandt Intentions (2005) / 4/4." Inside is a printed statement by the artist: "My first thought was to do a series of copper plate engravings as..... More
More of Brer Rabbit's Tricks.
NY: Young Scott Books, [1968]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. Signed by Gorey. Very fine in price-clipped dust jacket. More
The Rats of Rutland Grange.
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1974. Oblong 16mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Signed by Gorey. Fine (barely perceptible toned spot to corner of cover). More
The Bug Book.
NY: Looking Glass Library, 1959. Pamphlet. First edition. Limited to 600 copies. Very fine. More
The Edward Gorey Calendar for 1980.
NY: Workman Publishing, 1979. Spiral-bound calendar featuring illustrations by Gorey. First edition. As new in publisher's printed envelope. More
Gorey Cats Paper Dolls.
SF: Troubador, [1982]. Pamphlet. First edition. Cut-out paper dolls that you can dress in various outfits and stage against a selection of backdrops. Very good plus. More
Gorey World: Paintings, Drawings & Mysterious Objects.
SF: Cartoon Art Museum, 1996. Pamphlet. First edition of this exhibition catalog. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Gorey. Fine. More