Andy Warhol (Signed Five Times with Drawing)
by WARHOL, Andy and Rainer Crone
London: Thames and Hudson, 1970. Near fine in orange cloth boards, with even toning to pages. Illustrated jacket with only minor edge-wear, also near fine. A memorable copy of this landmark work.. First U.K. Edition. Quarto. An impressive copy of Rainer Crone's catalogue raisonné of Andy Warhol's early work—SIGNED five times by Warhol in black marker: to the book's fore-edge, to the front endpaper, to the half-title page, to the lower margin of the color reproduction of his... Read More
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Andy Warhol: Reigning Queens
by WARHOL, Andy
Amsterdam: George Mulder, 1985. Faint toning and a few light scuff marks to the covers, else near fine in wrappers, featuring blind-stamped coats-of-arms from the four represented nations to front panel.. First Edition. Slim quarto. A series of color reproductions of Andy Warhol's silkscreen portraits of the four reigning queens in 1983: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, and Queen Ntombi of Swaziland. With an introductory essay... Read More
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Andy Warhol: Space Fruit: Still Lifes: A Suite of Serigraphs
by WARHOL, Andy
New York: Grippi/Zipian Inc., 1979. Faint soiling and toning to the covers, with minor imperfection to caption page for the cantoulope print; close to near fine in stapled wrappers. Uncommon.. First Edition. Slim oblong octavo. Nicely produced 8-page catalogue / prospectus for Warhol's portfolio of six serigraphs: Space Fruit. With each of the prints reproduced here in full color, accompanied by introduction from the portfolio's publisher William Zimmer.
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Backseat - Fantasies (Album)
by WARTENBERG, Frank P.
Hamburg: Wartenberg, 2001. Near fine in embossed leather boards.. Thick album, possibly a maquette, of 64 glossy color photographs in sleeves, each measuring 9 1/2 x 12 inches, all taken in the back seat of a late 1990s style limousine. Quarto. The lurid, color saturated images portray various passengers mise-en-scéne, with most verging on a Euro-trashy porno-chic surrealism—props include teddy bears, a blow-up sex doll, roasted chicken, and snakes (twice). Bizarre and enjoyable.
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Photographs 2003 (Signed First Edition)
by WATAYA, Osamu
Tokyo: Sokyu-Sha, 2004. Some fading to spine and edges of panels; very good in pink cloth boards with paste-down illustration mounted to front.. First Edition. Square quarto. SIGNED by Wataya. 68 pages, illustrated with black-and-white photographs of street scenes.
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Cyclops (Signed)
by WATSON, Albert
Boston: Bulfinch, 1994. Near fine in a near fine jacket.. First Edition. Large quarto. Boldly SIGNED and inscribed in black marker by Watson and dated 1995 on the title page. 246 plates produced using four layers of ink (two black, and two gray). Includes 5 gatefolds. The book was designed by noted graphics maverick David Carson. A potent mixture of portraiture, fashion and fetish photography. Introduction by James Truman and a "visual essay" by Jeff Koons.
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Signs that say what you want them to say and not Signs that say what someone else wants you to say
by WEARING, Gillian
London: Maureen Paley / Interim Art, 1997. Light toning to the covers and a small area at the bottom of the back cover where the laminate is peeling, otherwise near fine in photo-illustrated wrappers.. First Edition. Octavo. Limited edition of 1500 copies. Wearing's classic street / documentary photography subversion, with strangers asked to write on a blank sheet of paper. The subjects, as the artist says, engineer their own representation, to sometimes hilarious, sometimes serious effect. A sort... Read More
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Rowdy
by WEBER, Bruce
Self-published, circa 1992. A fine copy in linen boards. Scarce, with no OCLC records located; fewer than 100 copies produced.. First Edition. Quarto. A memorial photobook lovingly produced by Bruce Weber for his original Golden Retriever: Rowdy Palamino (1975-1992). Contents: 28 leaves, fully-illustrated after b&w photographs, with no text, save for brief epitaph.
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All-American V: Is Love Enough
by WEBER, Bruce
New York: Little Bear Press, 2005. Some slight marks to black matte covers, overall near fine in wrappers.. First Edtion. Quarto. Fifth volume in Weber's All-American series. A mix of Weber's own portraits with archival photographs and illustrations. Figures profiled include the US Marine Corps, rodeo photographer Louise Serpa, pulp novelist Micky Spillane, Fairfield Porter, Billy Graham and others.
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Brutus, August 15 2005 (Issue 576): All About Bruce Weber
by WEBER, Bruce
Tokyo: Brutus, 2005. Near fine in wrappers.. Magazine. Special issue on Bruce Weber, includes comprehensive bibliography to his books and catalogs.
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(Abercombie & Fitch Shareholder Report)
by WEBER, Bruce
Reynoldsburg: Abercrombie & Fitch Co., 2000. Near fine in photo illustrated wrappers.. Quarto. Report to the shareholders. Consistent with the 1998 shareholder report, full bleed photography by Weber elevates this item into the tradition of the company book. The meeting of art and commerce.
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All-American VII: Nature's Way
by WEBER, Bruce
New York: Little Bear Press, 2008. Near fine with some creases to interior pages, bump to spine and small stain to cover.. First Edtion. Quarto. Eight volume in Weber's All-American series. Profiles include Nina Simone, David Halberstam, rodeo cowboys, and others.
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Obama (Deluxe Edition with Signed Print)
by WEBER, Matt
New York / East Hampton: Sanctuary Books / Harper's Books, 2009. Fine in photo-illustrated spiral-bound wrappers.. Deluxe Edition. Quarto. One of 26 lettered copies, SIGNED by Matt Weber and issued with a signed 8 X 10 inch print. A series of 18 black-and-white photographs of celebratory New Yorkers in Times Square on election night 2008, mostly taken after the announcement of Barack Obama's victory. Published on the occasion of Weber's exhibition at Harper's Books, East Hampton, June 6... Read More
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Morning Wood
by WEINER, Austyn
New York: Harper's Books, 2023. New in publisher's shrink-wrap.. First Edition. Quarto. The debut book from Austyn Weiner, published to document her "Morning Wood" exhibition at Harper's Apartment (New York, May 13 – June 26, 2021). Showcasing Weiner’s visual art and performative practice as it evolved in response to the solitude of the 2020 pandemic—including paintings, works on paper, auto-correspondence, and a video installation compiled from her virtual quarantine diary on Instagram stories. Thoroughly illustrated in color. One... Read More
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Lawrence Weiner: Video (Framed Exhibition Poster)
by WEINER, Lawrence and Daniel Buren
Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum, 1979. A fine print, hinged in white-washed maple frame with UV plexiglass (24.5 x 19.5 inches). NB: Additional shipping costs will be calculated after checkout.. Exhibition poster (21 x 16 inches). A compelling poster design from Lawrence Weiner—in the RGB colorway—for an exhibition of his video art at the Van Abbemuseum (Feb. 18-25, 1970). Photographs credited to Daniel Buren and Robert Landry.
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James Welling: Photographs 1977 - 1993
by WELLING, James
Tokyo: Wako Works of Art, 1993. Near fine in side-stapled wrappers.. First Edition. Octavo. 31pp. A charming little catalogue published to coincide with Welling's Tokyo exhibition at Wako Works of Art, October 20 - November 30, 1993. Text in English and Japanese.
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Select Conversations with an Uncle (Signed)
by WELLS, H. G.
London / New York: John Lane / The Merriam Company, 1895. Minor rubbing to silk boards; near fine. Top edge gilt. Housed in full leather top-loading slipcase with silk chemise; gilt lettering to three of five bands to spine.. First Edition. Octavo. Wells' first fictional work; this copy SIGNED by Wells to front endpaper. With 16 pp. publisher's catalogue bound at rear (with the third leaf excised, purportedly for the misspelling of Edmund Gosse as Edmund Goose). ... Read More
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Arbeiten auf Papier / Arbeiten von Baselitz, Broodthaers, Byars, Immendorff, Kirkeby, Lüpertz, Penck (Two Announcement Flyers)
by GALERIE MICHAEL WERNER
Köln: Galerie Michael Werner, 1981/1984. Faint foldlines, else fine; both announcements accompanied by original postmarked envelopes with corresponding exhibition details printed to their fronts.. Two similarly composed announcement flyers, printed red and blue, respectively, on buff sheets (8.25 x 11.75 inches). These group shows—Arbeiten auf Papier (May 2 – 30, 1981) and Arbeiten von Baselitz, Broodthaers, Byars, Immendorf, Kirkeby, Lüpertz, Penck (Feb. 6 – Mar. 2, 1984)—featuring the same group of artists, with Broodthaers being added for the... Read More
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Incidents (Signed)
by WESSEL, Henry
Göttingen: Steidl, 2013. Near fine in blue cloth boards with black and white plate affixed to the front cover. Some very slight yellowing to the pages.. First Edition. Quarto. SIGNED by Wessel to the title page in black marker. 27 striking black and white images of incidental scenes, which Wessel has brilliantly captured using his decisive moment technique.
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Henry Wessel: Waikiki (Signed)
by WESSEL, Henry
Göttingen: Steidl, 2011. Fine in a near fine jacket.. First Edition. Large square quarto. SIGNED by Wessel to the title page in black marker. A remarkable collection of 25 black and white images shot in the touristy Hawaiian neighborhood of Waikiki in the late 1970s and early 80s.
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Stanley Whitney: Sketchbook (Signed)
by WHITNEY, Stanley
New York: Lisson Gallery, 2017. Minor scuffing to printed black wrappers, with original sticker to lower corner of front panel.. First Edition. Slim quarto. A facsimile of Stanley Whitney's sketchbooks, reproducing dozens of his color drawings and evocative handwritten notes; published on the occasion of an exhibition at Lisson Gallery (Sep. 8 - Oct. 21, 2017). This copy SIGNED by Whitney to top of first page; dated 2018.
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Hannah Wilke: A Retrospective (Signed Copy with Drawing)
by WILKE, Hannah
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1989. A near fine copy in panoramically-illustrated jacket with minor rubbing and faint impression to front panel; also near fine.. First Edition. Oblong quarto. Illustrated half-title page SIGNED by Wilke and dated in the year of publication, accompanied by one of her vulva doodles. Published on the occasion of a retrospective held at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, curated by Thomas Kochheiser. Contents: 176 pages; thoroughly-illustrated in both b&w and color. With essay... Read More
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Secession: Jeroen de Rijke & Willem de Rooij / Christopher Williams (Two Volume Set)
by WILLIAMS, Christopher
Vienna: Secession, 2005. Fine copies in printed red wrappers.. First Edition. Quarto. Two volume set, published on the occasion of twin exhibitions at Secession in Vienna, of Jeroen de Rijke & Willem de Rooj and of Christopher Williams; each volume dedicated to the separate works. Well illustrated in color, with artist bios and essays from Vanessa Joan Müller and Christian Höller, printed in both German and English.
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Printed in Germany (Yellow)
by WILLIAMS, Christopher
Cologne: Walther König, 2014. New in illustrated wrappers, still in publishers shrink-wrap.. First Edition. Quarto; the work present here in the yellow cover. Printed in Germany represents the second artist's book developed by Christopher Williams from-out-of his first major museum survey (The Production Line of Happiness), co-organized by the Art Institute of Chicago, MoMA, and Whitechapel Gallery. This work, "conceived to exist as a stand-alone visual object," creatively arranges Williams' photography without textual supplements; present here in the yellow... Read More
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A Valentine for Noël: Four Variations on a Scheme (Twice Signed)
by WILLIAMS, Emmett and Ann Noël
New York: Something Else Press, 1973. Crisp white wrappers, with yellow printed jacket. A bright copy; near fine.. First Edition. Octavo. A collection of concrete poems from Emmett Williams, including his clever "IBM" poem, which progresses via poetic algorithm. The book begins with a Valentine's Day letter that Williams writes to his artist-wife Ann Noël, naming her as inspiration. The covers of the book share the romantic mood, with twenty-six women's names to the front cover organized alphabetically,... Read More
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