Beyond Caring (Signed)
by GRAHAM, Paul
London: Grey Editions, 1986. A sharp copy in photo-illustrated wrappers; save for some scuffing to lower edge of textblock, near fine.. First Edition. Oblong quarto. SIGNED by Graham to half-title page. Graham's second book, with photographs of government waiting rooms, corridors, and cubicles capturing the bleakness of the British welfare system. (Parr / Badger, v2, 300).
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A1: The Great North Road (Signed Limited Edition)
by GRAHAM, Paul
Bristol: Grey Editions, 1983. Fine in a fine jacket.. First Edition. Oblong quarto. SIGNED by the photographer. One of about 75 copies issued in hard cover, but distributed only in the paperback edition. The colophon states the hardcover edition was issued in a slipcase with a print, but we believe the slipcase and print were not executed at the time of publication. A few copies with prints have sold at auctions over the last several years, but these... Read More
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Europe: America
by GRAHAM, Paul
Madrid: La Fabrica Editorial / Fundatión Botín, 2012. Fine in cloth boards.. First Edition. Oblong quarto. Published to coincide with the exhibition at Fundatión Botín, 7 of October, 2011 - 9 of January, 2012. "Europe–America is not a Paul Graham retrospective, but rather a juxtaposition of two classic series from the British photographer’s career that encompass certain key themes permeating his oeuvre. Long out of print, New Europe (1986–1992) contrasted the optimism of an economically expanding Europe with... Read More
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Katy Grannan: Boulevard
by GRANNAN, Katy
San Francisco / New York: Fraenkel Gallery / Salon 94, 2011. Fine in a fine slipcase, still sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap.. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated with color photographs of strangers on the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco, taken with an eye for the unusual, or downright bizarre, by Grannan between 2008 and 2010.
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Sun City, Arizona (Signed Deluxe Edition with Print)
by GRANSER, Peter
Bern: Benteli Verlag, 2003. Fine in illustrated laminated boards, slipcase. Print also fine.. Deluxe Edition. Small quarto. Number 1 of 30 copies SIGNED by Granser and issued with a signed c-print, 7 1/2 X 7 1/2 inches, enclosed in a printed paper folder. Text in German and English by Klaus Kleinschmidt. Underrated book of pensioners living the good life in drab banal color outside Phoenix. Hints of Soth and Martin Parr, but with Dusseldorf formality.
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Promethean Enterprises (No. 1)
by GRIFFIN, Rick, Robert Crumb, Various Others
San Jose, CA: Promethean Enterprises, 1969. A remarkably fine copy in illustrated textured wrappers.. First Edition. Slim quarto. "Comic fans are wondering why we failed to print a three page comparison of Spider-Man as portrayed by Steve Ditko and John Romita, and the customary 17 pages of ads. Underground fans are still looking for the social commentary and the 'Zap'-like humor... These 'disappointments' arise from the uniqueness of this publication. We feel that there is room in comic... Read More
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16 Pictures (Special Edition, Extra Illustrated)
by GROSVENOR, Robert
New York: Karma, 2017. A fine copy in illustrated boards.. pecial Edition. Quarto. One of only 8 copies of this publication of Robert Grosvenor's sculptural photographs, each extra-illustrated with unique combinations of hand-trimmed photographs affixed to front endpapers; SIGNED and dated by Grosvenor.
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Brodovitch
by GRUNDBERG, Andy
New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, Inc., 1989. Fine in a fine jacket.. First Edition. Quarto. Monograph devoted to Alexey Brodovitch's significant contributions to American design, with emphasis on his legacy as the art director of Harper's Bazaar. Features 340 illustrations in color and black and white, including work by Brodovitch's collaborators and mentees Richard Avedon, Brassaï, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Irving Penn, among others. The first volume of the Masters of American Design series.
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Per Strada (Signed)
by GUIDI, Guido
London: MACK, 2018. Fine in a near fine paper slipcase.. First Edition. Oblong quarto. Three volumes and a booklet with text in English and Italian. SIGNED by Guidi in red crayon to title page of first volume. Color vernacular photographs taken between 1980-1994 with an 8 x 10 camera. Guidi's images were shot along the Via Emilia, an ancient Italian road connecting Milan with the Adriatic Sea.
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Andreas Gursky
by GURSKY, Andreas
Krefeld, Germany: Museum Haus Lange, 1989. Touch of soiling to the page bottom corners, else near fine in plain stapled wrappers in a card jacket with French flaps with overall light soiling, else near fine.. First Edition. Small oblong quarto. A catalogue for Andreas Gursky's first exhibition, held at Museum Haus Lange in Krefeld, Germany (Nov. 5–Dec. 17, 1989). Featuring 18 color images shot between 1984 and 1989, prior to digital alteration. With introductory text from Julian Heynen,... Read More
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Andreas Gursky
by GURSKY, Andreas
Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 1992. Lightly faded at the edges, else just about near fine in gray boards without jacket as issued. Uncommon title.. First Edition. Oblong quarto. Gursky's second book, published by Walther Konig in conjunction with an exhibition at Kunsthalle Zurich in 1992.
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Andreas Gursky (Signed)
by GURSKY, Andreas
Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2010. Some minor scuffing to cloth boards with creases to a number of fold-outs; close to near fine. Housed in photo-illustrated slipcase; near fine.. First Edition. Folio. SIGNED by Gursky to a Gagosian gallery card pasted to front end-paper. A stunning, two volume publication issued for Andreas Gursky's exhibition at Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills (Mar. 4 - May 1, 2010); featuring dozens of Gursky's sublime photographs of oceans, as well as large-scale events.... Read More
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Swan (Signed Deluxe Edition)
by GUSTAFSON, Mats
New York: JMc & GHB Editions, 2009. Fine in blindstamped gray boards, matching slipcase. Pretty book.. Deluxe Edition. Tall quarto in slipcase. One of 50 numbered copies SIGNED by Gustafson. With 16 color reproductions of the artist's ethereal pastels of swans, including one lovely gatefold. Printed in conjunction with an exhibition of the same work at John McWhinnie @ Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, New York, December 10, 2009 – January 23, 2010.
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Swan
by GUSTAFSON, Mats
New York: JMc & GHB Editions, 2009. Fine in blindstamped gray boards. Pretty book.. First Edition. Tall quarto. Edition of 1000 copies. With 16 color reproductions of Gustafson's ethereal pastels of swans, including one lovely gatefold. Printed in conjunction with an exhibition of the same work at John McWhinnie @ Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, New York, 10 December 2009 to 23 January 2010.
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One Month Ago. (Deluxe Edition of 10 Copies With Print)
by GUYTON, Wade
New York: Karma, 2014. Fine in printed wrappers; print ripped at edge, as issued. Housed in a custom clamshell box with a special enclosure for the print.. Deluxe Edition. Quarto. Number 9 of 10 numbered copies; SIGNED by Guyton in the book. Issued with an 8 1/2 x 11 inch color print, not signed as issued, ripped from the pages of the book (the trade edition lacks this page). An artist's book of appropriated images captured by Guyton... Read More
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Wade Guyton: Color, Power & Style
by GUYTON, Wade
Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2006. Some bumping to black cloth boards, with minor toning to glossy paper; near fine. In printed white jacket, with minor scuffing, also near fine.. First Edition. Small quarto. The first monograph published on Wade Guyton, following his exhibition at the Kunstverein in Hamburg. Thoroughly illustrated with installation views and color reproductions of his 2005-2006 works; contextualized by a series of four essays on Guyton's innovative techniques, printed in both German and... Read More
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One Month Ago
by GUYTON, Wade
New York: Karma, 2014. Fine in printed wrappers, fine jacket. Still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap.. First Edition. Quarto. Edition of 500 copies. An artists' book of appropriated images captured by Guyton off sfcrewcut.com.tumblr on January 13, 2013.
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Zeichnungen für ein kleines Zimmer / Drawings for a Small Room
by GUYTON, Wade
Vienna: Wiener Secession / Revolver Publishing, 2011. Minor rubbing to illustrated wrappers; close to fine.. First Edition. Quarto. Catalogue published for one of three related European exhibitions of Wade Guyton's post-digital drawings (2010-2013); this middle exhibition mounted at Secession (Vienna, May 27–Aug. 21, 2011). Illustrated with dozens of full bleed color installation images, a number of them folding-out. Accompanied by brief interview with Guyton and an essay from Michael Sanchez, printed in both English and German, exploring the... Read More
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Zeichnungen von Drama und Frühstück im Atelier (Two Volumes)
by GUYTON, Wade
Köln: Buchhandlung Walther König, 2017. Fine copies in plain black wrappers, with glossy illustrated jackets.. First Edition. Octavo. Two volumes, each published to accompany the exhibitions "Wade Guyton: Das New Yorker Atelier" at Museum Brandhorst in Munich (Jan. 28 - Apr. 30, 2017) and "Das New Yorker Atelier, Abridged" at London's Serpentine Gallery (Sep. 29, 2017 - Feb. 4, 2018). Produced in the same style as Guyton's earlier trilogy of artist's catalogues (Zeichnungen für ein großes Bild /... Read More
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Zeichnungen für ein großes Bild / kleines Zimmer / lange Bilder
by GUYTON, Wade
Köln: Walter König, 2010-2013. Fine copies in illustrated wrappers, with fine matching jackets.. First Editions. Quartos. A series of three complementary artist's books created by Wade Guyton to accompany exhibitions in Cologne (Museum Ludwig, Apr. 23 – Aug. 22, 2010), Vienna (Secession, May 27 – Aug. 21, 2011), and Zurich (Kunsthalle Zürich, Aug. 31 – Nov. 10, 2013). Each of the volumes functioning as pseudo-flip books, with Guyton shooting piles of his exhibited "drawings" (i.e. overprinted pages that... Read More
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WG 3031 / Ringier Jahresbericht 2014 (Ringier Annual Report 2014) (Artists' Book)
by GUYTON, Wade
Zürich: Ringier AG, 2015. Fine in printed wrappers. Rare.. First Edition. Square quarto. Every year since 1997, Ringier has invited an artist to create their annual report; in 2014, Wade Guyton. Guyton's WG 3031, a 360-page artist's book that reproduce a large painting by the artist on a 1:1 scale, is specially-bound with the 38-page annual report. The trade edition was an edition of 700; this version probably printed in 300 copies, as was done for the previous... Read More
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Hans Haacke: All Connected (Signed)
by HAACKE, Hans
New York: New Museum, 2019. Fine in a fine jacket.. First Edition. Quarto. SIGNED by Haacke in black marker to the title page. Published on the occasion of the retrospective exhibition at New Museum, New York, (Oct. 23 - Jan. 5, 2020). A beautifully designed, in-depth catalogue on this underrated conceptual artist.
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The Collected Hairy Who Publications: 1966-1969 (with Multiple Artist Signatures)
by HAIRY WHO. Karl Wirsum, Jim Nutt, Gladys Nilsson, Art Green, Suellen Rocca, and Jim Falconer
New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 2015. Bump to lower edge of illustrated boards; near fine.. First Edition. Quarto. Published on the occasion of the Matthew Marks exhibition "What Nerve! Alternative Figures in American Art," curated by Dan Nadel. This copy SIGNED to front endpaper by five of the six artists represented: Karl Wirsum, Gladys Nilsson, Art Green, Suellen Rocca, and Jim Falconer. Essential reference with complete, page-by-page reproductions of the four "comic book catalogues," along with Hairy Who... Read More
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A (Signed)
by HALPERN, Gregory
Atlanta: J&L Books, 2011. Fine in cloth boards, with color image affixed to front panel.. First Edition. Quarto. 96pp. SIGNED by Halpern to front end-paper. Images shot on a trip through the American Rust Belt. Halpern has a keen eye for the overlooked and mundane, made beautiful in these color photographs. Includes a postcard from the exhibition at Clamp Art in New York City which coincided with the book's release.
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ZZYZX (Signed)
by HALPERN, Gregory
London: Mack, 2016. Fine in blue paper boards.. First Edition. Quarto. 28 pp. 77 color plates. SIGNED and dated by Halpern to the title page. Stunning color photographs shot around Skid Row Los Angeles of the people and landscape. This was the Aperture Photo Book of the Year, 2016.
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