Solo Faces
by SALTER, James
Boston: Little, Brown, 1979. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Fine copy.. 8vo. Original cloth-backed orange boards; pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the half-title: "To John Flint / James Salter." (BA).
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De juramenti promissorii obligatione praelectiones septem
by SANDERSON, John (1587-1663)
London: R[oger] N[ortron] for A[ndrew] Crook, 1670. Paper lightly browned, title with pale browning at edges from binding. 8vo (174 x 110 mm). [32], 221 pages. Lacking the engraved frontispiece portrait. Modern half red morocco, gilt-lettered on spine. Third edition of Sanderson's treatise on oaths. ESTC R34127; Wing S484.
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Sandys Travailes: containing a History of the Original and present state of the Turkish Empire: their Laws, Government, Policy, Military Force, Courts of Justice and Commerce
by SANDYS, George
London: R. and W. Leybourne, and to be sold by John Sweeting, 1658. Sixth edition. Folio (11 3/8 x 7 1/4 inches). Engraved title, folding map, folding panorama plate, engravings in text, some full-page, engraved initials and head-pieces. Contemporary English blind-ruled calf (joints skillfully restored, some wear to extremities). Provenance: early signatures by Edward Pares, John Breton, John Clarke, and George Stroude, pen trials on front flyleaves. "The work was first published in 1615 and reprinted many times during... Read More
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Autobiography
by SANFORD, Fred R.
San Francisco: Greenwood Press, 1971. Some modest handling wear at corners and ends of spine, pale stain on front free endpaper, another smaller stain at extreme bottom of last two leaves and one interior leaf, otherwise clean and unmarked. 8vo (9.6 x 6.5 inches). 41, [1] pages. Original wrappers, printed paper label on spine. Number 6 of 50 copies, printed by Jack Werner Stauffacher of the Greenwood Press on French Rivers paper. With a foreword by Sanford's son-in-law... Read More
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Autobiography
by SANFORD, Fred R.
San Francisco: Greenwood Press, 1971. A fine copy. 8vo (9.6 x 6.5 inches). 41, [1] pages. Original wrappers. Number 10 of 50 copies, printed by Jack Werner Stauffacher of the Greenwood Press on French Rivers paper. With a foreword by Sanford's son-in-law Robert L. Dunn.
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Tomás Saraceno: Cloud Specific
by SARACENO, Tomás; Meredith MALONE; Igor MARJANOVIC
St. Louis: Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum / University of Chicago Press, 2014. A fine copy. 8vo. 144 pages. 43 color plates, 19 halftones, 1 visual essay. Original cloth. FIRST EDITION, a scarce monograph published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Mildred Lane Kemper Museum at Washington University, 9 September 2011 to 9 January 2012. The artwork in the exhibition includes pneumatic sculptures, modular environments, large-scale drawings, and video, all conceived as part of his ongoing... Read More
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Arctic Adventure By Sea and Land From the Earliest Date to the Last Expeditions in Search of Sir John Franklin
by SARGENT, Epes (editor)
Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1857. A very-good copy with minor wear to extremities, spine lightly faded. 8vo. 480 pages. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard; folding map; several plates and text illustrations. Original blind stamped cloth. FIRST EDITION. Chronicles the search of Sir John Franklin in the arcitc, with the contextualization of several other Arctic expeditions during the same time period (including those of William Parry and Sir John Franklin).
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Juliao Sarmento
by SARMENTO, Juliao; Germano Clement; Alexandre Melo
Electra, 1997. A fine copy. 12 x 9.5 inches. 216 pages. Profusely illustrated. Pictorial wrappers.
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Liberation Day
by SAUNDERS, George
New York: Random House, 2022. First edition, first printing. Jacket with slightly abraded "Signed edition" sticker, otherwise a clean copy. 8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket. Signed by Saunders with initials on front flyleaf.
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Mastermind
by SAUVE, Marie Amelie; Bruce WEBER; Leila SLIMANI; Nicolas GHESQUIÉRE; Xavier DOLAN; Steven MEISEL; Anne SINCLAIR; Benjamine BIOLAY; Isabelle HUPPERT; Stephen SHORE; Alan PAULS; Freja Beha ERICHSEN; Ricardo BOFILL; Claire UNDERWOOD
France: Le Magazine Général, 2017. As-new in original shrinkwrap. 12 x 9.5 inches. 360 pages. Cloth with image mounted on front. Contributions from Bruce Weber, Nicolas Ghesquiére, Steven Meisel, Isabelle Huppert. Collection of photos taken by Bruce Weber.
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Mastermind
by SAUVE, Marie Amelie; Bruce WEBER; Leila SLIMANI; Nicolas GHESQUIÉRE; Xavier DOLAN; Steven MEISEL; Anne SINCLAIR; Benjamine BIOLAY; Isabelle HUPPERT; Stephen SHORE; Alan PAULS; Freja Beha ERICHSEN; Ricardo BOFILL; Claire UNDERWOOD
France: Le Magazine Général, 2017. A near-fine copy with corners lightly bumped, front cover with a few small scratches. 12 x 9.5 inches. 360 pages. Cloth with image mounted on front. Contributions from Bruce Weber, Nicolas Ghesquiére, Steven Meisel, Isabelle Huppert. Collection of photos taken by Bruce Weber.
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Slow Waltz on a Glass Harmonica / Filling Spaces
by SAVAGE, Tom
New York: Nalanda University Press, 1980. Some toning to the wrappers and light wear to edges. Two works, mimeographed and bound dos-à-dos. [32] and [43] leaves, printed on rectos only. Stapled in stiff card covers with illustrations by Alice Notley. First edition, letter "C" of 26 lettered copies signed by New York School aligned poets Savage and Notley from the edition of 250. It is lettered and signed twice by each, on final leaf of each work. A... Read More
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Jenny Saville: Now
by SAVILLE, Jenny (artist)
Edinburgh: Gagosian Gallery; National Gallery of Scotland, 2018. First edition. A clean copy. 11 x 8.5 inches. Profusely illustrated in color. Original pictorial wrappers; translucent dust jacket. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 2018.
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Jenny Saville
by SAVILLE, Jenny (artist)
New York: Gagosian; Rizzoli, 2005. First edition. As-new. 12.5 x 11 inches. 173 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original pictorial boards. "At thirty-two, Jenny Saville has had a career most artists twice her age would envy. In 1992, the year she completed her studies at Glasgow School of Art, her graduation exhibition sold out. Most notably, one painting was bought by Charles Saatchi and, since then, her international reputation has grown at a rapid and steady pace.Jenny Saville... Read More
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Jenny Saville: Oxyrhynchus
by SAVILLE, Jenny (artist); John ELDERFIELD (editor)
New York: Gagosian; Rizzoli, 2014. First edition. Generally a clean copy. 11.5 x 13.5 inches. 108 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original pictorial cloth. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Gagosian Gallery in 2014. "Oxyrhynchus is a city in upper Egypt that was established in 332 BC and is considered one of the most important archaeological sites ever discovered. Saville references the layer upon layer of discoveries at Oxyrhynchus in her new body of work,... Read More
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Autograph letter signed (“H V Schaak”) to Theophilus Parsons, Pittsfield, 10 October 1787
by SCHAAK, Henry van (1733-1825)
Two pages, with integral address panel, 4to. Henry van Schaak (1733-1825): banished from New York State during the American Revolution because of his Loyalist sympathies. He moved to Massachusetts, first settling in Richmond and then in Pittsfield. He was a close friend and correspondent of Philip Schuyler, James Duane, and several other New Yorkers. Reading: "Our friend the Doctor your colleague, how is he? I hope the house will have a full display of his political talents in this... Read More
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Graphics 5
by EDITION SCHELLMANN
New York: Edition Schellmann, 1991. Softcover. A few minor spots of wear to the wrappers, otherwise fine. 9.5 x 8.25 inches. Wrappers.
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Schnabel: Sculpture
by SCHNABEL, Julian (artist)
New York: C&M Arts, 2004. First edition. A clean copy. 11.5 x 8.5 inches. Includes a portfolio, with 24 pages of color illustrations, as well as a DVD. original boards with photograph laid-in. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at C&M Arts, 2004.
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CVJ Nicknames of Maitre D's & Other Excerpts from Life
by SCHNABEL, Julian
New York: Random House, 1987. Folio. 221 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Original decorated cloth; printed acetate wrapper. A near-fine copy with slight shrinkage to the acetate. FIRST EDITION of Schnabel's autobiographical retrospective, lavishly illustrated and recounting his life: leaving Texas in 1973 to return to his hometown of New York City, hanging out in Max’s Kansas City, meeing Sigmar Polke, Blinky Palermo, Ross Bleckner, and numerous other people in the scene, and traveling to Europe.
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A Magazine #9: Curated by Proenza Schouler
by PROENZA SCHOULER
Antwerp: A Publishers, 2008. A very good to near fine copy with modest shelfwear. 4to (11.5 x 9 inches). Printed wrappers. The ninth issue of this important fashion magazine, in which designers act as guest editors and use it as a vehicle to express their aesthetic and share their work. "A Magazine is a biannual publication, exploring the creative sphere of a selected designer in each issue. We invite a guest curator - an international fashion designer, group... Read More
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Composition as Explanation
by SCHRAGER, Victor
New York: Edwynn Houk Gallery, 2006. A fine copy. 9.75 x 8.25 inches. Color photographs. Hardcover; with dust jacket. First edition, signed by Schrager on the half-title. Includes a chronology. One of 1500 copies printed by Steidl.
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The Homoeopathic Poultry Physician (Poultry Veterinarian); or, Plain Directinos for the Homoeopathic Treatment of the Most COmmon Ailments of Fowls, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys and Pigeons
by SCHRÖTER, Dr. Fr
New York and Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel, 1880. Light wear at extremities. 12mo. viii, 92 pages. Original brick cloth, gilt-lettered on front cover, contemporary manuscript title label on spine. Translated from the German.
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A group of five exceptional and revealing typed letters signed ("Budd") to William Saroyan; written from Culver City on Selznick International Pictures Inc. letterheads, Summer 1937
by SCHULBERG, Budd
From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Together 5 1/2 pages, 4to, approximately 2050 words (four of the letters single-spaced, one double-spaced). In very good condition. The letters constitute a virtual running account of Schulberg's occupation with 'What Makes Sammy Run': "I wrote a story last week which I am sure is the best I ever did. It is about a Hollywood writer, and called 'What Makes Manny Run'... I was bowled over when I heard I had sold my story... Read More
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Simulacrum
by SCHULZ, Josef
Göppingen: Kunstverein Göppingen, 2007. First edition, signed by the artist on the title-page. A fine copy. 6 x 8.5 inches. Profusely illustrated in color. Original pictorial boards.
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Übergang
by SCHULZ, Josef
Berlin: Galerie Heinz-Martin Weigand; Fiebach & Minninger Galerie; KLERKX; Schaden, 2007. First edition, signed by the artist on the title-page. A near-fine copy. 8.5 x 10.75 inches. 40 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original pictorial boards. With a note to a curator laid in.
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