Gorey World: Paintings, Drawings & Mysterious Objects.
SF: Cartoon Art Museum, 1996. Pamphlet. First trade edition. One of 600 copies (from a total edition of 776). Fine. More
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Les Urnes Utiles.
Cambridge: Halty-Ferguson, 1980. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 400 numbered copies signed by Gorey (of a total edition of 426). Slight touch of toning to spine and corners of covers, else fine. More
Lucky Little People.
np: Scholastic Book Club, 1973. Square 8vo. First edition. Punch-out, color figures, designed by Gorey, depicting "Rumpelstiltskin and friends." The figures are on a large folding card, with a single sheet of instructions wrapped around. Though known to be Gorey's work, his name does not appear anywhere. Fine, with none..... More
Lucky Little People.
n.p.: Scholastic Book Club, 1973. Square 8vo. First edition. Punch-out, color figures, by Gorey depicting "Rumpelstiltskin and friends." The figures are on a large folding card, with a single sheet of instructions wrapped around. Though known to be Gorey's work, his name does not appear anywhere. This copy is signed..... More
The Unknown Vegetable.
n.p.: Fantod Press, 1995. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Gorey. Small, barely perceptible touch of toning to top of spine, else very fine. More
The Adventurous Decade: Comic Strips in the Thirties.
NY: Arlington House, [1975]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Review copy with slip. Fine in dust jacket with a small nick. More
Eros in Pompeii: The Secret Rooms of the National Museum of Naples.
NY: William Morrow, 1975. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated with color photos. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. More
Visions of Wright.
Boston: Bullfinch, [1997]. Oblong 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. Second printing. Introduction by Terence Riley. Photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings with excerpts from his writings. As new. More
Handbill by Rick Griffin announcing "A Sing Out for Sight.''
n.p.: Privately published, 1980. "An Historic Hootenanny" held at Carnegie Hall to benefit the SEVA Foundation, 1980. Odetta, Tom Paxton, John Sebastian, Ram Dass, Bob Gibson and others were scheduled to play, with Wavy Gravy acting as MC. Features an illustration of eyeballs playing musical instruments. Fine... More
Maui Time, July 19, 1999.
n.p.:n.p., [1999]. A local newspaper from Maui featuring a full-cover color illustration by Rick Griffin of an eyeball riding a surfboard. Very fine. More
The Funny Place.
[NY]: Adventures in Poetry, [1973]. 4to. Mimeographed sheets stapled at the edge. First edition. Cover by Red Grooms. One of 26 lettered copies signed by Grooms and Snow. Fine. More
Shunga: Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art.
Geneva: Nagel, [1964]. Folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout including many tipped-in color plates. Pages somewhat toned at edges, else fine in slightly used publisher's cardstock slipcase. More
Love Above All, and Other Drawings.
NY: Dover, [1971]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Lamination starting to peel at corners, else fine and bright. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
Phantoms of the Imagination.
NY: Abrams, [1981]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Fine in somewhat spine-faded dust jacket. More
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
Postcard invitation for Keith Haring's (with LA2) 1982 show at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery.
NY: Tony Shafrazi, 1982. The card prints a photograph of Haring and Angel Ortiz posing in a room filled floor-to-ceiling with their graffiti. Fine (ca. 6" x 4"). A scarce card from the early phase of Haring's career. More
Autograph Letter Signed to poet/photographer Ira Cohen.
n.p.:n.p., [1986]. 4to. 1 page on Haring's radiant baby letterhead. New York, postmarked November 20, 1986. Haring expresses willingness to do illustrations for a project Cohen is working on. In full: "IRA, I'm definitely interested in doing something for the books. Tell me sizes and deadlines. I loved the article..... More
A balloon printing Haring's three-eyed smiling face image.
No place: Privately published, n.d. A green rubber balloon printed with one of Haring's iconic images. We've never seen this before, but presumably a Pop Shop item. A bit soiled and rumpled, very good (ca. 4.25" x .2.25"). Scarce. 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