Y.Z. Kami -- White Domes
Dubai: Leila Heller Gallery, 2016. Cloth. Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the March-April 2016 exhibition at Dubai's Leila Heller Gallery. Clean and Fine in its oatmeal cloth. Square folio, first-rate color reproductions throughout.
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Franco Albini 1930-1970
New York: Rizzoli, 1981. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. The 1981 1st edition. Though published out of New York by Rizzoli, the text is entirely in Italian. A very serviceable copy. Solid and VG in its pictorial white wrappers, with light soiling and creasing along the panels. Small, neat former owner name as well at the front free endpaper. Square octavo, generously illustrated throughout.
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Ausgefuhrte Bauten und Entwurfe von Frank Lloyd Wright (The 2nd Edition)
Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, 1924. Portfolio. Very Good +. Frank Lloyd Wright. The 1924 2nd issue of the great Wasmuth portfolio of 1910. Complete with the 32 pg. booklet and the 100 lithograph plates (loose as issued). The 2nd issue was published in a single volume rather than the 2 volumes issued in their 1910 incarnation and the plates are a bit smaller (48.2 x 32.5 cm rather than the original 64 x 40.5 cm). Mild wear and spotting... Read More
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Youngerman: Recent Paintings and Sculptures
New York: The Pace Gallery, 1971. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. INSCRIBED BY JACK YOUNGERMAN on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the February-March 1971 exhibition at New York's Pace Gallery. Crisp and Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers.
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Jules Olitski: Spray Paintings of the 1960s
New York: Andre Emmerich Gallery, 1989. Original wraps. Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the October 1989 exhibition at New York's Andre Emmerich Gallery. Clean and Fine in its deep-purple wrappers.
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3 Issues of Cosmopolitan from 1937
New York: Hearst Magazines Inc, 1937. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Bradshaw Crandell et al. 3 consecutive issues from 1937 (July, August and September) of Cosmopolitan, each with wonderful cover art by Bradshaw Crandell. All 3 issues bright and easily VG+ to Near Fine, with crisp corners and spines. Internally clean and vibrant as well. Sept. 1937 includes a "complete book-length mystery" by Erle Stanley Gardner (of "Perry Mason" fame) as well. A handsome trio.
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Arte Bajo La Ciudad: Murales Ceramicos, Cementos, Relieves y Esculturas De Los Subterraneos De Buenos Aires (Art Beneath the City: Ceramic Murals, Cements, Reliefs and Sculptures of the Buenos Aires Subway System)
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Buenos Aires: Manrique Zago Ediciones, 1978. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. 1978 1st edition, in both Spanish and English. A handsome copy: Near Fine (with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel) in a bright, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. Square quarto, 275 pgs.
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A Wood Engraving By Lettice Sanford
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Wales: David Esslemont, 1997. Collectible; Fine. First Thus. A sumptuous wood engraving of Lettice Sanford printed "from the original block on a Columbian Press at his home in Montgomery, Wales" by David Esslemont. Also included is an artful 3 pg. biography of Lettice Sanford (who along with her husband established the Boar's Head Press in the 1920s) by Carol Grossman. The wood engraving and the biography together are housed in a printed beige chemise, which is VG+, with... Read More
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Robert Kipniss: Paintings and Poetry (1950-1964)
New York: The Artist Book Foundation, 2013. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. WARMLY --AND LENGTHILY-- INSCRIBED BY ROBERT KIPNISS on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2013 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just the faintest hint of light scuffing at the panels. High-quality color and black-and-white reproductions thoughout complement Kipniss's verse.
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Louis I. Kahn
Tokyo: A+U (Architecture and Urbanism), 1975. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The uncommon Japanese catalogue, circa 1975 (just after Louis Kahn's death). Tight and VG+ in its pictorial white cloth. And in a decorative silver dustjacket, with drawn flourishes surrounding a simple, elegant photo of Louis Kahn teaching. Light wear along the spine crown, very mild creasing --and several tiny closed tears-- at the panel edges. Text almost exclusively in Japanese, except for the rear of the... Read More
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Process Architecture 94 -- Robert Zion: A Profile in Landscape Architecture
Tokyo: Process Architecture Company, 1991. Original wraps. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1991 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, text appears in both English and Japanese. Process: Architecture #94.
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Partisan Review (Vol. IX, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1942)
New York: Partisan Review, 1942. Original wraps. Near Fine. A solid, sharp copy of the Jan-Feb 1942 issue of Partisan Review, Vol. IX, No. 1. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its light-green wrappers. Contributors to this issue include Wallace Stevens, Dwight MacDonald, Stephen Spender, Marianne Moore, among others.
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Antique Miniature Painting of a Late 18th-Early 19th Century Gentleman
Painting. Very Good +. A late 18th-early 19th century American miniature hand-painted portrait --in gouache-- of a "gentleman". (The family from whom the painting came believed it may have been painted by the American still-life painter Raphaelle Peale {1774-1825} but there was nothing accompanying the portrait to support this). The painting is clean and bright and presents very well. In a handsome period wooden frame, with aged gilt-bordering designed to highlight the painting. 5" wide x 6" tall... Read More
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Aperture 9:1 (The "Robert Frank" Issue)
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Rochester, NY: Aperture, Inc, 1961. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Important photography anthology, published quarterly by Aperture, Inc. and edited by Minor White. The 1961 "Robert Frank" issue, including a healthy dose of some of Frank's finest work. Clean and VG in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light soiling at the panels. Octavo, 42 pgs.
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Col Tempo" The W. Project: Peter Forgacs's Installation
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Budapest: 53rd Int. Art Exhib., Venice/Mucsarnok Non-profit, 2009. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. A bright, Near Fine copy in its original wrappers. The 2009 catalogue of the installation, curated by Andras Renyi, which appeared at the 53rd International Art Exhibition, Venice. Octavo, also includes the pictorial wraparound band.
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Studies of Water Storage for Flood Prevention and Power Development in New York State Under Piublic Ownership and Control
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Albany, NY: State Water Supply Commission of New York, 1908. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1908 study, issued by the State Water Supply Commission of New York, of the "water storage for flood prevention and power development in New York State". Tight and VG+ in its russet cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and insignia at the spine. Octavo, 252 pgs., dozens of maps (including a number of fold-out maps) thruout.
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Anselm Kiefer
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Cologne, Germany: Galerie Paul Maenz, 1986. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of this 1986 catalogue of the exhibition at the Paul Maenz Gallery, Cologne. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, sharp color reproductions thruout. Text in both German and English.
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1946 New York City Symphony Announcement (and Leonard Bernstein Ephemera)
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The New York City Symphony, 1946. Near Fine. A nice example of New York City Symphony history -- and a wonderful piece of very early Leonard Bernstein ephemera. The original flyer announcing the 1946 Fall series ("10 consecutive Monday evening concerts/Tuesday evening concerts --September 23 to November 26"), with a prominent photo of the new Music Director of the New York City Symphony, a baby-faced, 28 year old Leonard Bernstein, who held this position from 1945-1947. The flyer... Read More
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The Journal of the American Society of Marine Draftsmen (2 Issues -- January 1915 and July 1918)
Washington DC: American Society of Marine Draftsmen, 1915. Original wraps. Very Good +. 2 issues (January 1915 and Juky 1918) of this technical Quarterly issued out of Washington and devoted to shipbuilding and ship repair. Both issues crisp and VG+ in their stapled, gray card wrappers. Very light wear along the spines and just a touch of ink at the top of January 1915's front panel. Tall, uniform quartos, nice trade-oriented ads (some engraved) at the rears. ... Read More
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Papers Relating to Public Events in Massachusetts Preceding the American Revolution
Philadelphia: The Seventy-Six Society, 1856. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. The 1856 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light-blue cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels. Mild fading along the spine, very light rubbing --and just a touch of very light staining-- to the panels. Internally, light offsetting at the hinges, a tiny "Withdrawn from Yale Univ." stamp ---with subtle signs of pocket removal-- at the front pastedown. Otherwise, very clean. Octavo, 195 pgs. plus "Members of the... Read More
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The Education of Stephanie: A New Type of Photo-Fiction (An Exotique Publication)
New York: Burmel Publishing Co, 1962. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Uncommon bondage/spanking publication, circa 1962. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with light spotting along the front panel's top-edge, mild rubbing along its lower-edge and original price stamped at the upper-tip. Crisp black-and-white photos throughout.
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Ari Marcopoulos Ad Rock -- Adam Horovitz
Zurich: Nieves, 2007. Original wraps. Fine. The 2007 stated 1st edition. SIGNED BY ARI MARCOPOULOS on the title page. Clean and Fine in its bright-red wrappers.
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Einzelmobel und Neuzeitliche Raumkunst
Darmstadt, Germany: Verlagsanstalt Alexander Koch, 1930. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. The 1930 1st edition of this impressive German study of contemporary furniture design and interior furnishings. Solid and VG to VG+ in its wonderfully-designed front cover, with very light foxing to the pastedowns and light soiling along the rear panel. Quarto, hundreds of period black-and-white photos (of furniture and interior design) throughout.
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Improvisations 1953: Artists Equity Masquerade Ball (May 15, 1953 -- Hotel Astor, N.Y.)
New York: Artists Equity Fund, 1953. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Vertes, Antonio Frasconi, Milton Avery, Jack Levine, etc.. Lavish 1950s commemoration of the annual masquerade ball held at the Hotel Astor, New York. Made up of wonderfully, beautifully-illustrated local ads in support of the ball. The ads are illustrated by artists such as Saul Steinberg, Frasconi, Milton Avery, Vertes, Jack Levine, Reginald Marsh, et al. Clean and Near Fine in its comb-bound card wrappers, with one tiny closed... Read More
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Dispersion Relations and Their Connection with Causality (In Dustjacket)
New York: Academic Press, 1964. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A solid, sharp copy of the 1964 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing at the spine crown and along its top-edges. Octavo, text exclusively in English. "Italian Physical Society: Proceedings of the International School of Physics 'Enrico Fermi' -- Course XXIX, edited by E.P. Wigner
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