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(PENCK, A.R.). Colvocoressi, Richard. A.R. PENCK. Tokyo: Akira Ikeda Gallery / Tokyo, 1984. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good. np (20pp), 6 color and 3 b&w illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With a biography, exhibition history, bibliography and exhibition checklist. Issued only in Japan, this is the catalogue for noted German artist A.R. Penck's 1984 Tokyo gallery exhibition of four then-recent large scale acrylic on canvas paintings. A most presentable example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing some light sunning along the extremities along with slight dents to two of the corners, It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 024273

(SISKIND, AARON). Siskind, Aaron. Introduction by Harold Rosenberg. AARON SISKIND: PHOTOGRAPHS. New York: Horizon Press, 1959. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Very Good/Good. np (112pp), 50 b&w illustrations. Designed by Ivan Chermayeff. Spectacularly designed and beautifully printed, this 1959 hardbound publication was the very first comprehensive monograph on the esteemed late Chicago-based photographer Aaron Siskind. An internally bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item whose striking silver-gilt front cover and spine lettering are still fresh showing some sunning along with abrading to the tip of the bottom edge of the rear cover. The book's brittle dust jacket is present, though noticeably creased, chipped, and torn - with some minor paper loss - primarily along the extremities. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we… Leer más

(SISKIND, AARON). Siskind, Aaron. Introduction by Thomas B. Hess. AARON SISKIND: PLACES - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Photographer. New York: Light Gallery Books & Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976. First Edition 1/7500. 4to. Wrappers in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Very Good./Very Good.. 112pp, 94 duotone illustrations. Designed by Malcolm Grear. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the beautifully printed catalogue published in conjunction with a comprehensive 1976 retrospective exhibition of the work of the esteemed late Chicago-based photographer Aaron Siskind held at New York's Light Gallery. An internally handsome example of the paperbound edition in dust jacket additionally SIGNED "Aaron Siskind" in blue ink on the half title page showing some mild wear and soiling to the wrappers and edges of the textblock. 0-374-23205-9 Inventory Number: 025770

(TMEJ, ZDENEK). Tmej, Zdenek & Alexandra Urbanova. ABECEDA DUSEVNIHO PRAZDNA (ALPHABET OF SPIRITUAL EMPTINESS). Prague, CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Nakladatelstvi Za'Druha, a.s., 1946. First Edition 1/2500. 4to. Stiff Wrappers in Jacket. Photography Monograph. Good +./Fair.. np, 45 illustrations in b&w gravure. Designed by Rudolf Sabach. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "ABECEDA Dusevniho Prazdna - "Alphabet of Spiritual Emptiness" is noted Czech photographer Zdenek Tmej's 1946 collaboration with writer Alexandra Urbanova reproducing the harrowing images of his experiences as a forced laborer for the Nazis in Breslau, Germany during the second World War. That Tmej, and these pictures survived to produce this moving book at the war's end is remarkable. An internally most presentable example of the first and only edition of this uncommon classic (cited on pages 198-199 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I, pages 144-145 of The… Leer más

Hershenson, Bruce. ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS' MOVIE POSTERS: VOLUME THREE OF THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MOVIES THROUGH POSTERS. West Plains, MO: Bruce Hershenson, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. As New. np (84pp), 394 color illustrations. This is the third installment of noted collector/dealer/author/publisher Bruce Hershenson's indispensable film poster references categorized by subject matter. From Emil Janning's "Wings" through Tim Burton's "Ed Wood", it reproduces three hundred and ninety-four posters and lobby cards including images for all the winners of the top six Academy Awards from every year from the very first in 1927/28 through to 1994. A brand new, pristine paperbound example. 1-887893-00-8 Inventory Number: 024171

Hershenson, Bruce. ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS' MOVIE POSTERS: VOLUME THREE OF THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MOVIES THROUGH POSTERS. West Plains, MO: Bruce Hershenson, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. As New. np (84pp), 394 color illustrations. This is the third installment of noted collector/dealer/author/publisher Bruce Hershenson's indispensable film poster references categorized by subject matter. From Emil Janning's "Wings" through Tim Burton's "Ed Wood", it reproduces three hundred and ninety-four posters and lobby cards including images for all the winners of the top six Academy Awards from every year from the very first in 1927/28 through to 1994. A brand new, pristine paperbound example. 1-887893-00-8 Inventory Number: 024172

Hershenson, Bruce. ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS' MOVIE POSTERS: VOLUME THREE OF THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MOVIES THROUGH POSTERS. West Plains, MO: Bruce Hershenson, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. As New. np (84pp), 394 color illustrations. This is the third installment of noted collector/dealer/author/publisher Bruce Hershenson's indispensable film poster references categorized by subject matter. From Emil Janning's "Wings" through Tim Burton's "Ed Wood", it reproduces three hundred and ninety-four posters and lobby cards including images for all the winners of the top six Academy Awards from every year from the very first in 1927/28 through to 1994. A brand new, pristine paperbound example. 1-887893-00-8 Inventory Number: 024170

Hershenson, Bruce. ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS' MOVIE POSTERS: VOLUME THREE OF THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MOVIES THROUGH POSTERS - DELUXE HARDBOUND EDITION SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY BRUCE HERSHENSON. Signed and Numbered by the Author. West Plains, MO: Bruce Hershenson, 1996. First Edition 1/300 Deluxe. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (84pp), 394 color illustrations. This is the third installment of noted collector/dealer/author/publisher Bruce Hershenson's indispensable film poster references categorized by subject matter. From Emil Janning's "Wings" through Tim Burton's "Ed Wood", it reproduces three hundred and ninety-four posters and lobby cards including images for all the winners of the top six Academy Awards from every year from the very first in 1927/28 through to 1994. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe hardbound edition limited to three hundred copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED in ink by Bruce Hershenson on a printed label affixed to… Leer más

(REINHARDT, AD). Reinhardt, Ad & Peter Schjeldahl. AD REINHARDT: ART COMICS AND SATIRES. New York: The Truman Gallery, 1976. First Edition. Folio. Printed Tabloid Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Good +. np, six 16 ½ x 23" sheets printed offset recto and verso, machine-folded in half to make 16 ½ x 11 ½" laid into a printed paper portfolio cover. Published in conjunction with a 1976 exhibition held at New York's Truman Gallery, this is an elaborate collection of large format reproductions of noted American abstract artist Ad Reinhardt's humorous "Art Comics" and "Satires" of the mid-fifties. An internally handsome example of this uncommon item whose printed craft paper exterior portfolio shows noticeable creases, nicks, stains, and some overall wear. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 027250

(NORRIS, FRANKIE). Norris, Frankie. ADAM & EVE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: PHOTOGRAPHS BY FRANKIE NORRIS. NP (Los Angeles): Blue Horse Cove Preservation Trust, 2020. First Edition 1/300. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Erotic Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 181pp, profusely illustratrated in color. Taking Albrecht Durer's iconic 1504 engraving of biblical lovers Adam and Eve's as a starting point, Frankie Norris has spent the past eleven years documenting American couples spanning the ever-expanding spectrum of sexual identity and orientation. The photographer's first book, "Adam & Eve in the 21st Century" captures unguarded moments of attraction and intimacy between scores of couples that encompass virtually every permutation of gender, age, and race. A brand new, pristine example of this striking document limited to three hundred unnumbered copies still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here,… Leer más

(FUSS, ADAM). Fuss Adam. ADAM FUSS: WHAT IS MAN - SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Signed and Numbered by the Photographer. NP (New York): Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, Inc., 1998. First Edition 1/200. 4to. Silk Over Boards. Artist's Book. Fine np (30pp), 7 color illustrations. Designed by Adam Fuss and Andrew Roth. Typography by Jerry Kelly. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Limited to two hundred copies only, this mysterious, exquisitely produced artist's book contains six images by Adam Fuss of butterfly chrysalides as well as a very dark portrait of the esteemed student of eastern thought, William Segal. A most handsome copy BOLDLY SIGNED AND NUMBERED by the photographer in red ink on the rear colophon, as issued. Inventory Number: 017068

(GOTTLIEB, ADOLPH). Hirsch, Sanford & Manny Silverman. ADOLPH GOTTLIEB: THE PICTOGRAPHS 1942-1951. Los Angeles: Manny Silverman Gallery, 1992. First Edition 1/1500. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good. 32pp, 13 color and 1 b&w illustration + color cover. Designed by Suzanne Bernstein. With an exhibition checklist, collections listing and exhibition history. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1992 Los Angeles gallery exhibition of fourteen "Pictograph" works on canvas and paper by noted American Abstract Expressionist artist Adolph Gottlieb. A handsome copy showing a few creases across the spine. Inventory Number: 015713

(MULL, MARTIN). Lumpkin, Libby, Gail Levin & Tina Yapelli. ADVENTURES IN A TEMPERATE CLIMATE: A RETROSPECTIVE OF PAINTINGS BY MARTIN MULL - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Signed by the Artist. Las Vegas, NV: Las Vegas Art Museum, 2006. First Edition. Small Oblong 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 120pp, profusely illustrated in color. With a chronology, exhibition history and exhibition checklist. This is the beautifully illustrated, comprehensive retrospective catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2006 traveling Museum exhibition of forty-four paintings on canvas executed between 1984 and 2006 by the supremely multi-talented Mr. Mull. A most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition additionally SIGNED "Martin Mull" in black ink on the front pastedown with the announcement for the Las Vegas Art Museum opening laid in. 0-9774861-1-7 Inventory Number: 025308

(BEARD, PETER). Bowermaster, Jon & Peter Beard. THE ADVENTURES AND MISADVENTURES OF PETER BEARD IN AFRICA - A UNIQUE COPY ELABORATELY INSCRIBED AND DATED BY PETER BEARD. Elaborately Inscribed and Signed by Peter Beard. New York: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Company, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 200pp, 153 b&w and 13 color illustrations. "The Adventures and MisAdventures of Peter Beard in Africa" is Jon Bowermaster's copiously illustrated, semi-salacious 1993 biography of the noted photographer, adventurer, and liver of the high life. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1993 first edition additionally bearing a UNIQUE, BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED INSCRIPTION "July 12, '94 / from Peter Beard" in dark blue ink WITH A LARGE WATERCOLOR HAND PRINT WITH FLOURISHES in blue and red across the entire half title and facing pastedown. PLEASE NOTE: This "Sample" copy is NOT SIGNED by Peter Beard!… Leer más

(BEARD, PETER). Bowermaster, Jon & Peter Beard. THE ADVENTURES AND MISADVENTURES OF PETER BEARD IN AFRICA - A UNIQUE COPY ELABORATELY COLLAGED AND INSCRIBED BY PETER BEARD. Elaborately Inscribed and Signed by Peter Beard. New York: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Company, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 200pp, 153 b&w and 13 color illustrations. "The Adventures and MisAdventures of Peter Beard in Africa" is Jon Bowermaster's copiously illustrated, semi-salacious 1993 biography of the noted photographer, adventurer, and liver of the high life. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1993 first edition additionally with a UNIQUE, BOLDLY SIGNED TWO PAGE INSCRIPTION "To Lee / infinitely from PB / .... reaching from one / cement jungle / to another / gasp / etc -" in dark grey watercolor ink accompanied by a HAND-ASSEMBLED COLLAGE BY PETER BEARD comprising three 4 x 6" color c-prints from the sequence… Leer más

Dupree, Nancy Hatch. Markus Hakansson, Editor. AFGHANISTAN OVER A CUP OF TEA: 58 CHRONICLES BY NANCY HATCH DUPREE - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed and Dated by the Author. Stockholm, SWEDEN. 2008 (2011): Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, Second Edition. Large Square 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. "Afghanistan Over a Cup of Tea" is a collection of essays written between 1995 and 2007 by the estimable Nancy Hatch Dupree. It offers the unique views of the woman dubbed "Afghanistan's Grandmother" on a wide range of topics including the Taliban movement, Afghan culture, sport, the status of women, the need for improved health care and education, and the current challenges to progress in her adopted homeland. According to editor Markus Hakansson, Dupree is perhaps the world's foremost living expert on the region. She embodies the Afghan memories of the many and difficult war years, and has… Leer más

(SALGADO, SEBASTIAO). Salgado, Sebastiao, Mia Couto & Lelia Wanick Salgado. AFRICA - SIGNED BY SEBASTIAO SALGADO. Signed by the Photographer. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2007. First Edition. Oblong Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 336pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in English, German and French. Concept and Design by Lelia Wanick Salgado. Published in 2007, this is the massive hardbound survey of famed Magnum photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado's haunting images of the land, peoples, and social turmoil of the African continent. A brand new, pristine example of the 2007 first, oversized Taschen edition (cited on page 256 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Sebastiao Salgado" in black marker on the half title page. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight… Leer más

Jones, Ruth. AFRICA BIBLIOGRAPHY SERIES: ETHNOGRAPHY, SOCIOLOGY, LINGUISTICS AND RELATED SUBJECTS (BASED ON THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CARD INDEX OF THE INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN INSTITUTE): SOUTH-EAST CENTRAL AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR. London: International African Institute, 1961. Later Printing. 4to. Spiral Bound Wrappers. Good +. 61pp, no illustrations. Devoted entirely to South-East Central Africa and Madagascar, this is one of a series of four bibliographies compiled by librarian Ruth Jones from the comprehensive card indexes of London's International African Institute. A most presentable example of this important reference showing some overall wear and soft creases to its cardstock covers as well as some typical slight discoloration to the extremities. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 005398

Stone, Ruth M., & Frank J. Gillis. Foreword by Alan P. Merriam. AFRICAN MUSIC AND ORAL DATA: A CATALOG OF FIELD RECORDINGS, 1902 -1975. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1975. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth. Ethnomusicology Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 412pp, no illustrations. This is a comprehensive, hardbound scholarly catalogue based on the African Field Recordings Survey that provides concise summaries of collections of phonorecordings of music and oral data held by individuals and institutions throughout the world. A brand new, most handsome example. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-253-30262-5 Inventory Number: 004980

(STERLING, JOSEPH). Sterling, Joseph. Introduction by David Travis. THE AGE OF ADOLESCENCE: JOSEPH STERLING PHOTOGRAPHS 1959-1964 - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed and Dated by the Photographer. Los Angeles: Greybull Press, 2005. First Edition 1/5000. 4to. Cloth with Pastedown. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 136pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Dmitri Levas. "From 1959 to 1964 Joseph Sterling photographed teenagers - mostly in and around Chicago - hanging out after school, at drive-ins, in fast cars. As Sterling himself defined it, "the world of the adolescent is totally interlaced within itself and incapable of freeing itself . . . It whirls, rolls, and engulfs what it is allowed to engulf." During that bridging period between postwar peace and prewar upheaval, Sterling was a student himself at Moholy-Nagy's Institute of Design in Chicago, where he studied photography under Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, and Frederick Sommer with classmates… Leer más