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
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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
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
Mail Art: An Annotated Bibliography.
Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1991. Hardbound in cloth-covered illustrated boards. First edition. The ultimate reference from the preeminent Mail Art scholar. One corner gently tapped, else fine (few microscopic specks to edges of text block). More
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
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
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
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
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
Fluxus Codex.
NY: Abrams, 1995. Oblong 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. Second printing. Introduction by Robert Pincus-Witten. The ultimate comprehensive reference for the Fluxus movement. Profusely illustrated throughout. Some fading to edges of boards, irregular sunning to back panel of dust jacket---unread and presents nicely---very good plus or better... More
The Sabian Exercise.
LA: Love Press, 1979. Limited to 1000 copies. Herms did a drawing a day for a year, based on Sabian symbols received by clairvoyant, Elsie Wheeler in the 1930's. Each drawing is photographically reproduced on quarto stock with Dane Rudyhar's psychological interpretation of the symbol that inspired it printed at..... More
A Book About Love & War & Death.
SF: Nova Broadcast, 1969. Pamphlet. First edition. Number 3 in the Nova Broadcast series. Near fine. More
A Book About Love & War & Death.
NY: Something Else Press, 1965. Pamphlet. Later printing. The first appearance of any part of this text. No. 2 in the series of Great Bear Pamphlets. Fine. More
A Book About Love & War & Death.
Barton, VT: Something Else Press, 1972. Softbound. First edition. Small stain to one page, barely perceptible corner crease to cover, else fine and unread. More
Catalogue of the Japanese Paintings and Prints in the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Gale Vols. 1 & 2.
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, [1977]. 4to. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards. First American edition. Review copy with publisher's slip. Profusely illustrated throughout. Spine lettering slightly rubbed, touch of toning to spines, else fine (lacking the slipcase). The set:. More
Red Auction.
NY: Sotheby's, 2007. Softbound. First edition. Foreword by Bono. Catalog for this charity auction for AIDS relief in Africa featuring works by Ed Ruscha, Richard Prince, Damien Hirst, Banksy, Christo, Jasper Johns, et al. Signed on the cover by Damien Hirst and U2 frontman Bono both of whom were instrumental..... More
Boogie-Woogie.
[London]: Duck Editions, [2000]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first novel. Dust jacket design by Damien Hirst. According to the Charles Saatchi blurb: "A witty and painfully accurate portrait of the art world in a beautifully constructed tale." As new. More
From the Cradle to the Grave.
London: Other Criteria, 2004. Oblong 4to. Hardbound in illustrated, paper-covered boards with black cloth spine. No. 18 of 1500 copies numbered and signed by Hirst. A collection of selected drawings spanning a 15 year period nicely presented in this handsome volume. As new in publisher's printed cardboard box. This copy..... More
The War Illustrators.
NY: Macmillan, [1977]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Fine. More
Folding invitation for the opening of the first exhibition of "Punk Art" at the Washington Project of the Arts, 1978.
Washington, DC: W.P.A, 1978. Features an altered image of Mona Lisa offset printed on a folded brown paper bag. Mona Lisa image by Miller, Ringma, and Hoppe, paper bag design by Alice Denney. The first "Punk Art" exhibition and the one that coined the phrase "punk art." The show featured..... More
The Threshold.
London: Steam Press, 1979. Oblong 4to. Hardbound in black cloth-covered boards. First edition. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Hughes and Steadman. Minute tap to two corners, the boards have a couple of barely perceptible small blemishes, else fine. More
The Machine: As Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age.
NY: Museum of Modern Art, [1968]. Hardbound in metal covers with embossed color design. First edition. Published to coincide with a landmark exhibition. Profusely illustrated. Fine (few pin-head-size specks of rust to back cover). More
The Surrealists Look at Art.
[Venice, CA: Lapis Press, 1990]. Hardbound, issued without a dust jacket. First edition in English. Prints essays by Eluard, Aragon, Soupault, Breton, and Tzara. Illustrated with photographs. As new. A handsome production. More