David Hockney: Neue Bilder / Recent paintings
by HOCKNEY, David
Frankfurt am Main: Galerie Neuendorf AG, 1989. Light soiling and wear to the white covers, else near fine. Prints are in fine, excellent condition.. First Edition. Quarto. Catalogue produced for David Hockney's 1989 exhibition at Galerie Neuendorf AG (May 17 - Jun. 30, 1989). Hockney has long been interested in utilizing current technology to create and reproduce his work; this exhibition catalogue includes reproductions of 4 drawings transmitted to the curators by fax machine during preparation for the... Read More
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Jim Hodges at Bard College and CRG Gallery
by HODGES, Jim
New York: CRG, 1995. Fine in side-stapled white wrappers.. A small booklet, 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches, published in conjunction with the exhibitions held at The Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, September 23 – December 22, 1995, and CRG, New York City, October 28 – November 25, 1995. Blank white covers with an essay by Julie Ault interspersed between variously colored blank pages. Includes an announcement card for the CRG exhibition and opening reception, laid in.... Read More
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Candida Höfer: Dublin (Signed First Edition)
by Höfer, Candida
Dublin: Irish Museum of Modern Art, 2006. Fine in a photo-illustrated jacket with light toning along the edges of back cover, else fine.. First Edition. Quarto. SIGNED by Höfer and dated 2006 on the title page, with an inscribed card laid in: "To ... / with kind regards / Candida Höfer." Published on the occasion of the exhibition Candida Höfer: Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art, July 12 – October 1, 2006. Vivid color photographs of notable Dublin... Read More
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Witness to Her Art
by HOLZER, Jenny, Adrian Piper, Mona Hatoum, Cady Noland, Kara Walker, and Daniela Rossell
Annandale-on-Hudson: Bard College, 2006. Fine in illustrated paper boards.. First Edition. Thick quarto. A study of underrepresented projects by Holzer, Piper, Hatoum, Noland, Walker, and Rossell, as well as the magazine Eau de Cologne. Thoroughly illustrated, with essays and interviews by Anastas, Brenson, Hamza Walker, and others.
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Eau de Cologne (Exhibition Poster)
by HOLZER, Jenny, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman, and Rosemarie Trockel
Köln: Monika Sprüth Galerie, 1985. Save for faint foldlines, a remarkably well-preserved copy; close to fine.. Exhibition poster (23 x 16.5) announcing the first of three all-female exhibitions at Monika Sprüth Galerie (Nov. 15 - Dec. 12, 1985), featuring works from Ina Barfuss, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman, Rosemarie Trockel, and Anne Loch. The exhibition also served as the launch for the first number of Sprüth's corresponding artist's magazine, with matching cursive title.
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A Little Knowledge Can Go a Long Way / Your Oldest Fears Are the Worst Ones
by HOLZER, Jenny
New York: Self-published, 1978. Minor toning to side-stapled wrappers; near fine. Uncommon, with 6 OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. One of Jenny Holzer's first artist's books, featuring a selection of her Truisms arranged in alphabetical order—from "A little knowledge can go a long way" to "Your oldest fears are the worst ones." Contents: [6] pages, printed in red.
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Truisms Stamps (with Original Envelope)
by HOLZER, Jenny
New York: Art Matters, [1995]. Minor signs of handling to stamps, else close to fine.. A set of 10 stamps featuring Jenny Holzer's Truisms boldly-printed on reflective silver sheet (3.5 x 8.25 inches). Holzer produced the stamps as a fundraiser for the organization Art Matters, in their mission to supply grants to artists pushing aesthetic and social boundaries. Accompanied by 4 pp. fundraising letter from then-President Marianne Weems, encouraging recipients to use these stamps and circulate their meaning into... Read More
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[Black Book]
by HOLZER, Jenny
New York: Self-published, [1980]. Tiny crease to the top corner of the first page and overall light wear, else near fine in side-stapled black wrappers. Uncommon.. First Edition. Square octavo; 28 unnumbered pages. Early, self-published artist's book from Jenny Holzer. Comprised of texts from her Inflammatory Essays, printed on pale green paper, with a black heart image at centerfold; black covers. Published anonymously, with no title, author, or bibliographic information.
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Video Show (Student Exhibition Poster)
by HOLZER, Jenny
Providence, RI: Woods Gerry Gallery, [1977]. A short tear to top edge, else near fine.. Offset poster (13 x 8.5 inches). A tantalizing glimpse into the early video work of Jenny Holzer, from her time as an MFA student at the Rhode Island School of Design. This poster announcing a group show at RISD's Woods Gerry Gallery, also featuring works from Dave Martinez and John Miller; in an interview with Joan Simon, Holzer would later remember her student... Read More
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Landscapes: The Takashi Homma Purple Book (Signed)
by HOMMA, Takashi
Paris: Purple Institute, 2016. Near fine in glossy side-stapled wrappers.. First Edition. Quarto. SIGNED by Homma to title page. Intimate grainy color images of a bedroom occupied by a mysterious nude model.
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17 (Twice Signed)
by HOMMA, Takashi and Raiki Yamamoto
New York: Dashwood Books, 2024. Fine in wrappers in a fine jacket.. First Edition. Quarto. SIGNED by Homma and Yamamoto. Photo-essay by Homma on the young artist Raiki Yamamoto. Born in 2006, Yamamoto was only 17 when the photos were taken.
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A Song for Windows (Signed)
by HOMMA, Takashi and Tove Jansson
Stockholm: Libraryman, 2016. Board book, with marginal toning to covers; near fine.. Limited Edition. Small quarto. Number 439 of 500 hand-numbered copies. SIGNED by Homma in black marker to verso of rear board at the 2016 Printed Matter New York Art Book Fair. A memorial photobook for the Finnish artist/writer Tove Jansson—creator of the Moomins—with excerpts from each chapter of her Summer Book (1972) accompanied by intimate color photographs by Takashi Homma; the images captured by Homma on... Read More
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Takashi Homma: Mountains "Seeing Itself" (Signed Limited Edition)
by HOMMA, Takashi
Gallery 360 / between the books, 2008. Fine in photo-illustrated wrappers.. Limited edition. Slim quarto. INITIALED by Homma and numbered 328 of 500 copies. Published in conjunction with the exhibition at Arts&Science, Tokyo, December 19, 2008 – January 18, 2009.
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Die Vereinigten Staaten: Das Romantische Amerika: Baukunst, Landschaft und Volksleben
by HOPPÉ, E.O.
Berlin: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth A.G., 1927. Near fine in a close to near fine jacket, with a photograph mounted to the front panel, chipped at the corners of the front and rear covers, with a few minor tears to the spine.. First Edition. Quarto. A collection of over 300 photographs of American landscapes and cityscapes by E.O. Hoppé, beautifully reproduced in copper intaglio and accompanied by an essay by the photographer. Text in German. With a promotional slip... Read More
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Chine
by HOPPENOT, Hélène and Paul Claudel
Geneva: Skira, 1946. Tiny split at the bottom of the spine, foxing to covers; very good in wrappers, housed in black cloth slipcase.. First Edition. Folio. Lovely gravure images of China. Text by poet Paul Claudel.
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Man and Woman (Portfolio)
by HOSOE, Eikoh
Tokyo: Chikuma Shobo, 1971. Prints fine, with corner crease to first text sheet; housed in photo-illustrated black portfolio with fine cardboard insert and white folder. Publisher's printed cardboard folder with light wear at the corners and edges, else near fine.. First Edition. Large portfolio, consisting of twelve 23.5 x 16.5 mechanically reproduced gravure plates from Eikoh Hosoe's Man and Woman, with two text sheets, the same size as the prints, in Japanese and English. Issued as part of... Read More
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Peter Hujar: Recent Photographs (Announcement Card)
by HUJAR, Peter
New York: Gracie Mansion Gallery, 1986. A fine copy.. Announcement card (4 x 5.75 inches), printed recto only, from Peter Hujar's landmark exhibition at Gracie Mansion Gallery (Jan. 2 - 26, 1986); his final solo show, in the year before his death. Installed to Hujar's specifications-with seventy photographs hung in two long rows-the exhibition has been restaged twice in recent years, by Fraenkel Gallery and Ortuzar.
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Berliner Amerikaner: Courting Ajaxander / Techniques of Fornication / Aleph, Alpha, and Alfalfa
by IANNONE, Dorothy, William Copley, and Emmett Williams
Berlin: Haus am Lützowplatz, 1993. All three volumes fine, in illustrated wrappers, housed in cloth. First Edition. Three volume set. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Berliner Amerikaner" at the Fördererkreis Kulturzentrum, which featured works by American artists—and Berlin residents— Dorothy Iannone (Courting Ajaxander), William Copley (Techniques of Fornication), and Emmett Williams (Aleph, Alpha, and Alfalfa). Each book hand-numbered as 410 of 500, and SIGNED by the artists, with Copley's signature accompanied by hand-stamped drawing. Each illustrated... Read More
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Wild Mook (Complete Set of 60 Issues)
by IMAI, Kesaharu and Haruo Mizuno (editors)
Tokyo: World Photo Press / World Mook, 1978-1984. This set uniformly near-fine in photo-illustrated wrappers. Scarce, with scattered OCLC records for individual issues; no records located for complete sets. A remarkable mirror world of twentieth century Americana.. First Edition. Quarto. 60 issues. A complete set of this cult-favorite mook; an encyclopedic treatment of American consumer culture, reflecting the postwar Japanese fetishization of Western identity. More cosplay bible than anthropological study, each issue is dedicated to inventorying a niche... Read More
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Plankton... Vol. XXVII, No. 3 [Camouflaged Copy of Internationale Situationniste, No. 12]
by SITUATIONIST INTERNATIONAL
[Paris], 1969. Near fine in printed wrappers; gatherings uncut. Scarce; with only a single OCLC record discovered (IISH).. First Edition. Octavo. An undercover Situationist publication disguised as an interdisciplinary journal of plankton studies, in order to facilitate clandestine distribution in Eastern Europe. (The regular edition of this number being rather flashy, with its metallic purple wrappers). The cover features an imaginary table of contents for the journal of the fictional Plankton Society, wrapped-around the original text-block of the... Read More
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Journeys Among the Dead (Signed)
by IONESCO, Eugene
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1987. Near fine copy in printed white wrappers, in suede-lined slipcase.. First Edition thus. Folio. Hand-numbered as copy 846 of 1000 and SIGNED by Ionesco to colophon. This autobiographical dream from Ionesco illustrated with four color lithographs.
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The 158-Pound Marriage (Inscribed)
by IRVING, John
New York: Random House, 1974. Cloth-backed boards, with minor shelf-wear; near fine. In unclipped, typographic jacket, with minor scuffing to rear panel; also near fine.. First Edition. Octavo. Wittily INSCRIBED by Irving to half-title page: "For Andrew— / Sell it / and die / John Irving / (Only kidding).
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Setting Free the Bears
by IRVING, John
New York: Random House, 1968. Cloth-backed red boards with gilt lettering to spine and light red topstain; near fine. In unclipped, illustrated jacket, with Irving's portrait to rear panel; minor edge-wear and slight toning, but overall near fine.. First Edition. Octavo. A fresh copy of Irving's first published work; a rebellious romp leading to the liberation of the animals at the Vienna zoo.
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The Pension Grillparzer
by IRVING, John
Logan, Iowa: The Perfection Form Company, 1980. Staple-bound illustrated wrappers; fine.. First Edition. Octavo booklet. A spin-off publication, first appearing within the narrative of Irving's The World According to Garp (1978).
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Hiroshima Now
by ISHIGURO, Kenji and Tadanori Yokoo
Tokyo: Shinya Soshosha, 1970. Boards and top page edges lightly foxed, else close to near fine in a near fine jacket with the instantly recognizable photograph of a plane's landing gear with a gray Hiroshima spread out in the distance.. First Edition. Square quarto. Essay in English by Tadanori Yokoo; "comment" by Hideo Nakai. Black and white images of late-sixties Hiroshima, mostly dispassionate street scenes and snippets of daily life, with a few medical zingers interspersed throughout. Sometimes... Read More
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