Richard Diebenkorn: New Lithographs
by (DIEBENKORN, Richard)
Black & white illus. on recto, details to verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Los Angeles: Gemini G.E.L., [1985]. Postcard announcement mailed to Rudi Fuchs, director of the Van Abbemuseum. In excellent condition.
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Tale of an Artist and a Castle
by DIMITRIJEVIC, Braco
Illus. throughout. [18] pp. Oblong 4to, brown printed wrappers, staple-bound. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst, 1976. Scarce photographic artist’s book by Braco Dimitrijevic (b. 1948), printed in an edition of 500 copies. It was published by Jürgen Wesseler’s Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst in cooperation with the Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD. The book documents the artist’s correspondence with the scandalous Lord Weymouth which then led to Dimitrijevic’s visit to Longleat to see Weymouth’s erotic murals. The final pairing... Read More
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Exhibition postcard: Braco Dimitrijevic: Status Post Historicus (11 December 1976-9 January 1977)
by (DIMITRIJEVIC, Braco)
Diagram & text on recto, details to verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1976. Postcard invitation for Dimitrijevic’s lone presentation at Jürgen Wesseler’s gallery in Bremerhaven. With a diagram by the artist on the recto. In excellent condition. Mailed to curator Judith Cahen (b. 1938) and graphic designer Wim Crouwel (1928-2019). ❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992).
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Exhibition card: Braco Dimitrijevic: Luogo come Punto di Riferimento di Attività Culturale/Place as a Point of Reference of Cultural Activity (opens 12 March 1976)
by (DIMITRIJEVIC, Braco)
Printed on one side. Stiff & large card. Torino: Gian Enzo Sperone, 1976. Invitation card to Dimitrijevic’s 1976 exhibition with Gian Enzo Sperone. Near fine; several pin-holes. ❧ A. Minola, M.C. Mundici, F. Poli, M.T. Roberto, eds., Gian Enzo Sperone: Torino, Roma, New York: 35 Anni di Mostre tra Europa e America (2000), Vol. II, 493.
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Announcement postcard: Jim Dine: Nieuwe Grafiek (2-15 April 1971)
by (DINE, Jim)
Unmailed card. Text on recto, verso blank. Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1971. Exhibition card for Dine’s exhibition at Wies Smals’s gallery. Seriaal was an Amsterdam gallery devoted to accessible and affordable editions, multiples, and prints. A former librarian at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Smals (1939-83) directed the gallery from 1968 until 1975, when she turned it over to gallerist Helen van der Mey. Near fine.
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![K. Yŏnp’o tosŏl chibyo 演礮圖說輯要; Ch. Yan pao tu shuo ji yao [Edited Essentials of Illustrated Explanations of Gunnery]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/396/617/1624617396.0.l.jpg)
K. Yŏnp’o tosŏl chibyo 演礮圖說輯要; Ch. Yan pao tu shuo ji yao [Edited Essentials of Illustrated Explanations of Gunnery]
by DING, Gongchen 丁拱辰
37 woodcut illus., some spanning several pages, all full-page. 74; 71 folding leaves. Two vols. Large 4to (334 x 202 mm.), orig. semi-stiff wrappers (a little worn) with orig. title slips on upper wrappers, new stitching. [Korea]: [after 1843]. A rare Korean, movable-type edition of this pioneering Chinese work on Western technology, ballistics, and artillery. The author Ding Gongchen, one of the leading gunnery and gunpowder experts of China, was also the first Chinese to correctly describe... Read More
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Arithmeticorum Libri Sex, et De Numeris multangulis Liber Unus
by DIOPHANTUS, of Alexandria
1670. Cum Commentariis C.G. Bacheti…& observationibus D.P. de Fermat…Accessit Doctrinae Analyticae inventum novum, collectum ex variis eiusdem D. de Fermat Epistolis. Large engraved vignette on title, several finely engraved headpieces & initials, & a few woodcut diagrams in the text. 6 p.l., 64, 341, 48 pp., one leaf of errata. Folio, cont. speckled calf (carefully rebacked with the orig. spine laid-down, light browning as usual, two corners discretely repaired), spine richly gilt. Toulouse: B. Bosc, 1670. First edition,... Read More
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Album of loose large folded sheets of designs for ceiling decorations prepared by various disciples (see below) of Matsumura Keibun
by MATSUMURA KEIBUN’S DISCIPLES
91 drawings, using brush & color washes on sheets measuring 710 x 660 mm., all within two loose binder boards. [Japan]: from a pasted-on note from the lower board: “91 drawings…13 August 1860.” A remarkable collection of 91 large and fine drawings of botanical subjects for paintings on coffered ceilings (gotenjo or goutenjo or goutenjou) of aristocratic homes, shrines, and temples, mainly in Kyoto, prepared by many of the disciples and students of Matsumura Keibun (1779-1843), the... Read More
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The D.A.P. Artists’ Book Catalogue
by DISTRIBUTED ART PUBLISHERS, bookseller
Many illus. 34 pp. & order form. Square 4to, printed wrappers, staple-bound. New York: 1995. Interesting bookseller catalogue of artists’ books and related texts. It offers books by Pierson, Prince, Bloom, Piper, Frank, Baldessari, Boltanski, Kawara, etc. A fine copy. ❧ A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books (2nd ed.: 2013) 511.
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Zbigniew Dlubak: “Systemy.”
by (DLUBAK, Zbigniew)
Three full-page black & white illus. 8 pp. 4to, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Warsaw: Galeria Remont, 1975. Very rare exhibition catalogue on the Polish photographer, painter, and theorist Dlubak (1921-2005); WorldCat does not record any copies in North America. The artist’s writings are presented in parallel English and Polish and three of his works are reproduced in-fine. In fine condition. With a photocopied interview with Dlubak laid-in.
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A Medical Commentary on Fixed Air: particularly, I. On the Different Methods of Procuring and Administering Fixed Air. II. On its Sensible Effects in Health, taken internally. III. On its Effects in Diseases of the Putrid Class. IV. On the Putrefaction, the Putrid Effluvium, and the Means of Correcting the Putrid Effluvium. V. On the Effects of Fixed Air, on the Putrefactive Process… VI. On the Use of Fixed Air in Cachexies and Phagedenic Ulcers. VII. In some Diseases of the Stomach. VIII. In the Stone and Gravel. IX. On the Disposition to the Stone in the Cyder Counties, compared with some Other Parts of England. X. On the Noxious Effects of Fixed Air… Third Edition. With an Appendix on the Efficacy of the Solution of Fixed Alkaline Salts Saturated with Fixible Air, in the Stone and Gravel. With Large Additions and Several New Cases. By William Falconer
by DOBSON, Matthew
1787. 4 p.l., 172; 126 pp. 8vo, cont. tree calf (upper joint cracked but strong), flat spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: T. Cadell, 1787. “The best edition of this chemically important work (first, 1779; second, 1785), containing descriptions of many experiments. Falconer’s Appendix appears in its second edition: the first was published as a separate book and was reissued separately. There are numerous references to contemporary chemists (e.g., Brownrigg, Cavendish, Glass, Henry, Macbride,... Read More
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![Shinkan Kotei meido kyukyo [trans.: The Yellow Emperor’s Canon of Moxibustion]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/562/301/1053301562.0.l.jpg)
Shinkan Kotei meido kyukyo [trans.: The Yellow Emperor’s Canon of Moxibustion]
by DOU, Guifang, trans. & proofreader
45 woodcut illus. in the text. 29 folding leaves. Three vols. in one. Large 8vo, orig. wrappers (rather rubbed, some light dampstaining), remains of block-printed title label on upper cover, modern stitching. [Kyoto]: Osumi Seibei, [Foreword dated 1311, colophon dated 1675]. The third edition — preceded by an undated early 17th-century undated edition and a 1659 edition — of this collection of dissertations on moxibustion and acupuncture. It concerns moxibustion treatment for adults and children with 36 pictures... Read More
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![Chuang yang jing yan quan shu 瘡瘍經驗全書 [Complete Book of the Management & Examination of Sores and Ulcers] (title at the beginning of the text); Dou tai shi quan shu 竇太師全書 [Complete Book of Grand Preceptor Dou] (title on cover page)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/368/918/1611918368.0.l.jpg)
Chuang yang jing yan quan shu 瘡瘍經驗全書 [Complete Book of the Management & Examination of Sores and Ulcers] (title at the beginning of the text); Dou tai shi quan shu 竇太師全書 [Complete Book of Grand Preceptor Dou] (title on cover page)
by DOU, Menglin 竇夢麟, editor
Numerous woodcut illus. 13 juan in 16 vols. 8vo, bamboo paper (some loss of text in Preface), new wrappers, new stitching. [China]: Hao ran lou 浩然樓, [1717] (date of Preface). Second edition of an extensive work on sores and ulcers. The first edition was reportedly privately published in 1569, but we find no copy in WorldCat. The book is wide-ranging in its coverage and contains many illustrations. In juan 1, we are shown... Read More
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Exhibition postcard: peter downsbrough… (5-31 January 1973)
by (DOWNSBROUGH, Peter)
Printed on one side. Postcard. London: Jack Wendler Gallery, 1973. Postcard invitation for Downsbrough’s only exhibition at Wendler’s gallery. Fine. ❧ Teresa Gleadowe, curator, Dematerialised: Jack Wendler Gallery, 1971-1974 (CHELSEAspace: 2009), p. [11].
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![A collection of drawings, including a fine & extended drawing, in brush & wash colors, of a ship’s steam engine and it parts; along with one more smaller drawing of the furnace; and 12 architectural drawings of various aspects of the Western ship; entitled on the wrapper “Joki shikari kumiawase mitori no zu” [“Steam Engine Parts, the Design of the Ship, and Its Assemblage”]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/679/549/1270549679.0.l.jpg)
A collection of drawings, including a fine & extended drawing, in brush & wash colors, of a ship’s steam engine and it parts; along with one more smaller drawing of the furnace; and 12 architectural drawings of various aspects of the Western ship; entitled on the wrapper “Joki shikari kumiawase mitori no zu” [“Steam Engine Parts, the Design of the Ship, and Its Assemblage”]
by STEAMSHIP ENGINE DRAWINGS
14 sheets, ranging from 2000 x 377 mm. to 670 x 385 mm. (the 12 drawings) to 567 x 380 mm. (the furnace), plus the wrapper. All on fine thin paper. [Japan: ca. 1855-63]. With the first demonstration of steam power in Japan, thanks to Commodore Perry’s visit in July of 1853, the feudal domains immediately began to organize the construction of a fleet of large Western-style warships. By the August 1853 arrival in Nagasaki of the Russian... Read More
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The Century of Artists’ Books
by DRUCKER, Johanna
Many black & white illus. xii, 377 pp. 8vo, pictorial semi-stiff wrappers, perfect-bound. New York: Granary, 1995. First softcover edition of Johanna Drucker’s invaluable contribution to the literature on artists’ books/artists’ publications/bookworks. This book is largely based on her research of artists’ books in the New York Public Library collection. Near fine copy. ❧ A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books (2nd ed.: 2013) 164.
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Exhibition brochure: Omaggio a / Hommage à / Homage to Marcel Duchamp (5 June-31 September 1964)
by (DUCHAMP, Marcel)
Black & white illus. [4] pp. Single folded sheet. Milan: Galleria Schwarz, 1964. The gallery’s exhibition brochure announcing the publication of Marcel Duchamp: Ready-Mades, etc. (1913-1964), with parallel Italian, French, and English text. It also lists ready-mades and sculptures available exclusively at the gallery in only eight copies, such as Roue de Bicyclette (1913), Fountain (1917), Air de Paris (1919), etc. In fine condition. We locate two examples of this brochure in North America. ... Read More
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Marcel Duchamp (6 April-2 May 1959)
by (DUCHAMP, Marcel)
One black & white illus., text printed in many colors. Long folding sheet (222 x 164 mm. folded). New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1959. The appealing invitation for Marcel Duchamp’s 1959 exhibition at Sidney Janis’s gallery, we locate just a handful of examples in American institutions. The opening was also the American launch of Robert Lebel’s Sur Marcel Duchamp published by Trianon Press. Text from the invitation announcement: “This exhibition coincides with the publication of... Read More
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Manière de Fortifier selon la Méthode de Monsieur de Vauban, avec un Traité préliminaire des Principes de Geométrie
by DU FAY, --, Monsieur l'Abbé
1693. Woodcut printer’s vignette on title, two engraved head-pieces, one folding engraved plate with two images (sometimes divided making two plates), & numerous engravings in the text. 4 p.l., 198, [12] pp. 12mo, cont. red polished morocco, triple gilt fillet round sides, gilt fleurons in each corner, spine nicely gilt, arms in gilt of Sébastian Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban on each cover (Olivier, pl. 343), a.e.g. Paris: the Widow of J.B. Coignard & the Son of Coignard, 1693.... Read More
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Des Semis et Plantations des Arbres, et de leur Culture; ou Méthodes pour multiplier et élever les Arbres, les planter en Massifs & en Avenues; former les Forêts & les Bois; les entretenir, & rétablir ceux qui sont dégradés: faisant partie du Traité complet des Bois & des Forêts
by DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, Henri Louis
17 folding engraved plates & engraved vignettes. 2 p.l., lxxx, 383, 27, 10 pp. Large 4to, cont. mottled calf, spine nicely gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour, 1760. First edition and an attractive copy, complete with the two Additions. Duhamel (1700-82), French polymath, made notable contributions in agronomy, chemistry, botany, and naval technology. His major interest and contribution to technology and society was in agriculture. Duhamel “adapted Tull’s system to France... Read More
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La Physique des Arbres; où il est traitè de l’Anatomie des Plantes et de l’Économie Végétale: pour servir d’Introduction au Traité complet des Bois & des Forests…
by DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, Henri Louis
50 folding engraved plates. 3 p.l., lxviii, 307 pp.; 2 p.l., iii, [1], 432 pp. Two vols. Large 4to, cont. mottled calf, spines nicely gilt, red & black morocco lettering pieces on spines. Paris: H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour, 1758. First edition. Duhamel (1700-82), French polymath, made notable contributions in agronomy, chemistry, botany, and naval technology. His major interest and contribution to technology and society was in agriculture. Duhamel “adapted Tull’s system to France based on his own... Read More
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![[From the upper wrapper]: Catalogue de l'Exposition d'Artistes Français et Belges, Helsingfors 1904](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/717/946/1269946717.0.l.jpg)
[From the upper wrapper]: Catalogue de l'Exposition d'Artistes Français et Belges, Helsingfors 1904
by GALERIE DURAND-RUEL
1 p.l., 20 pp. Small 8vo (185 x 138 mm.), printed paper wrappers, staple-bound. [Helsingfors: Handelstryckeriet, 1904]. The very scarce catalogue of a selling exhibition organized by Durand-Ruel in Helsinki. The artists featured in this show included Degas, Denis, P. Dubois, Alfred William Finch, Forain, Jeanniot, Constantin Meunier, Monet, Pissarro, Puvis de Chavannes, Renoir, van Rysselberghe, Signac, Sisley, Jacob Smits, Henri Thomas, etc. The title of each picture is printed in French, Finnish, and Swedish. All 69 entries... Read More
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Exhibition card: Stanley Brouwn, Alighiero E Boetti, Alan Charlton, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Hans Haacke, Bertrand Lavier, François Morellet, Giuseppe Penone, David Tremlett, Carel Visser (27 June-18 July 1987)
by DURAND-DESSERT, Liliane & Michel, gallerists
Printed on one side. Oblong card. Paris: 1987. Announcement card for a group exhibition staged by Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert. Fine.
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Des Pierres précieuses et des Pierres fines, avec les moyens de les connoitre & de les évaluer
by DUTENS, Louis
2 p.l., xii, 124, [4] pp. 12mo, cont. blond calf (two corners a tiny bit worn), triple gilt fillet round sides, spine finely gilt with chevrons “à la grotesque,” red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: F.A. Didot & De Bure, 1776. First edition of this introduction to precious stones written for collectors and jewelers; according to the author this is the first complete treatise on precious stones. Dutens describes the chief varieties including diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds,... Read More
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La Collection Dutuit au Petit Palais des Champs-Elysées. Histoire de la Collection par Georges Cain
by (DUTUIT, Eugène & Auguste)
Many illus. Two vols. Large folio (440 x 330 mm), cont. crimson morocco (extremities a bit worn), panelled in gilt, spines gilt, doublures of red & blue morocco gilt, crimson silk moiré endpapers, t.e.g. Paris: Manzi, Joyant & Cie, 1903. Limited to 200 numbered copies of this luxuriously printed and richly illustrated catalogue, finely bound and printed on heavy paper, issued to celebrate the bequest of the wide-ranging collections of the Dutuit brothers to the city of Paris.... Read More
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