Photograph: Self-portrait with Picasso, 1965
by PICASSO, PABLO; BEATON, CECIL
France: np, 1965. First edition. Very Good. Cecil Beaton. INSCRIBED BY PICASSO IN RED AND BLUE CRAYON TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER, CECIL BEATON: "pour Cecil Beaton. Ami Picasso 9.6.65.". Cecil Beaton (British, 1904 -1980) photographed virtually every prominent person in public life over the course of his career, which spanned more than half a century. Everyone from the Queen to the Rolling Stones sat before his lens. As an arbiter of glamor, the opportunity to sit for Beaton represented... Read More
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations
by Pope, Alexander
London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1712. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, containing the FIRST APPEARANCE of Pope's The Rape of the Lock. "The earliest version of Pope's mock heroic poem The Rape of the Lock, composed in a fortnight during summer 1711, had for nine months been anonymously printed in Bernard Lintot's Miscellany. The masterpiece of Pope's earlier period, The Rape of the Lock (1712, 1714) had its origin in a quarrel between two Catholic families,... Read More
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Logik der Forschung [The Logic of Scientific Discovery]
by POPPER, KARL
Vienna: Julius Springer, 1935. First edition. Original printed wrappers. Very Good. FIRST EDITION OF POPPER'S LANDMARK IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE. A seminal work in the philosophy of science, Karl Popper's 1935 Logik der Forschung [Logic for Scientific Discovery] proposes the idea that scientific theories can never be verified, only falsified. Popper, in this his first monograph, critiques the inductivist view of scientific method in favour of his empirical falsification, and argues that scientific discovery is not a... Read More
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War Pictures; Menthol Pictures; Menthol Wars
by PRINCE, RICHARD
NY: Displayed at Artists Space, Cepa Gallery, Printed Matter, 1980. First. Very Good. RARE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF FIRST EDITIONS OF EARLY AND RARE RICHARD PRINCE NARRATIVE ARTWORK. Richard Prince is known for pushing the boundaries of art through his revolutionary re-photography technique—photographing existing commercial images and presenting them as his own. By removing images from their original context, Prince examined how media and consumer culture reflect and often share hidden cultural desires [Smith]. Prince’s early works are... Read More
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Spiritual America
by Prince, Richard
Valencia Spain & New York: Aperture/A New Images Book & IVAM/Col.lecció Centre del Carme, 1989. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. FIRST EDITION of one of Prince's most influential books, published in conjunction with the artist's landmark 1989 exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art in Valencia, Spain. Illustrated with over 200 color images and with a preface by Corinne Diserens & Vincent Todoli and an 'interview' with Richard Prince and the author J.G. Ballard. (Valencia, Spain/New York): Aperture/A... Read More
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Inside World
by PRINCE, RICHARD
New York: Thea Westreich, 1989. First edition. Cloth, slipcase. Fine. SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, number 217 of only 250 copies, SIGNED BY PRINCE AND WITH ACCOMPANYING HANDWRITTEN JOKE, ALSO SIGNED. An exhibition catalogue/artist's book published on the occasion of a 1989 Kent Gallery show, co-curated by Richard Prince and Thea Westreich. Including images by Prince interspersed with those of Richard Artschwager, Troy Brauntuch, Francis Picabia, Sigmar Polke, Man Ray, Gerhard Richter, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol; each copy... Read More
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![Index Librorum Prohibitorum et Expurgandorum novissimus (1667), bound with Index Librorum Prohibitorum Alexandri VII (1667); Index Librorum Prohibitorum Ssmi D.N. Benedicti XIV (1758), bound with Indicis Novissimi Librorum Prohibitorum Appendix (1763) [Index of Prohibited Books]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/120/850/1447850120.0.l.jpg)
Index Librorum Prohibitorum et Expurgandorum novissimus (1667), bound with Index Librorum Prohibitorum Alexandri VII (1667); Index Librorum Prohibitorum Ssmi D.N. Benedicti XIV (1758), bound with Indicis Novissimi Librorum Prohibitorum Appendix (1763) [Index of Prohibited Books]
by [INDEX LIBROUM PROHIBITORUM]
Madrid; Rome: Didaci Diaz; Camerae Apostolicae, 1763. First edition. Contemporary binding. Very Good. HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT EDITIONS OF THE INDEXES OF BOOKS PROHIBITED BY THE CATHOLIC CHRUCH. The Catholic Church's catalogue of prohibited reading emerged in its modern form as the Index Librorum Prohibitorum in 1560 and continued to be updated into the twentieth century-with the final edition published in 1948 before the Index's official abolition in 1966 (see Lenard, "Index Librorum Prohibitorum"; History of the Church, p. 168).... Read More
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![Dilo Marcela Prousta. Hledani Ztraceneho Casu [A la recherche du temps perdu / Remembrance of Things Past]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/979/921/755921979.0.l.jpg)
Dilo Marcela Prousta. Hledani Ztraceneho Casu [A la recherche du temps perdu / Remembrance of Things Past]
by PROUST, MARCEL; TEIGE, KAREL
Prague [Praha]: Odeon. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. The Czech translation of Proust's masterpiece, complete in original wrappers, with book design by Karel Teige. With simple designs, distinctive topography and titles printed in red and black, Teige's edition of Proust is a quintessential example of his work and a classic representation of the Czech avant-garde. Praha [Prague]: Odeon, 1927-1930. Complete in 15 volumes with the supplement (Benjamin Cremieux, Marcel Proust, 1928). Octavo, original wrappers in various... Read More
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Photograph Signed
by RAND, AYN
np: np. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good. LARGE (8 x 10 in ) PHOTOGRAPH OF RAND, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED in ink in the bottom margin: "To Carl Davis - / -Cordially - Ayn Rand / 8-25-78". A fine portrait of Rand in her later years. A little ink variation on the inscription, due to the glossy paper, otherwise fine. Signed Rand photographs are extremely rare on the market.
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Alphabet pour Adultes (1970)
by RAY, MAN [MAN RAY]
Paris: Éditions Pierre Belfond, 1970. First edition. Original wrappers and box. Very Good. SIGNED FIRST EDITION MAN RAY ART-BOOK INCLUDING ORIGINAL RAYOGRAPH. Following his English-language Alphabet for Adults, Man Ray in the lead up to 1970 decided to produce a French edition of his concept for a mature ABCs art-book. Rather than translating the existing words or retrofitting translations onto existing drawings, Man Ray produced a new set of illustrations based on a new set of words for... Read More
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Photograph: Portrait of Picasso
by RAY, MAN [MAN RAY]. PICASSO, PABLO
Paris: np, 1932. Fine. MAN RAY CAPTURES PICASSO'S ESSENCE IN LEGENDARY PORTRAIT. AN ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH WITH IMPORTANT PROVENANCE: From the famous Sotheby's sale of 1995 of items from the "Estate of Juliet Man Ray, The Man Ray Trust and the Family of Juliet Man Ray". The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Emmanuel "Manny" Radnitzky (1890-1976) grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He displayed creative abilities from a young age and studied to be a painter. He adopted "Man Ray" as his... Read More
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Photograph of Mary Gill
by RAY, MAN [MAN RAY]
Paris: Man Ray, 1931. First edition. gelatin silver print. Fine. STUNNING PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH BY MAN RAY OF MARY GILL; WITH ICONIC ARTIST STUDIO STAMPS ON VERSO INDICATING A CONTEMPORARY PRINTING. "The man who was to become the most important photographer of the 20th Century and one of the leading experimental painters of the modern era was born Emmanuel Radnitsky in Philadelphia in 1890, the son of a Jewish immigrant tailor." Having been introduced to Alfred Stieglitz during the... Read More
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Photograph: Portrait of Picasso
by RAY, MAN [MAN RAY]. PICASSO, PABLO
Paris: np, 1932. Fine. MAN RAY CAPTURES PICASSO'S ESSENCE IN LEGENDARY PORTRAIT. AN ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH WITH IMPORTANT PROVENANCE: From the famous Sotheby's sale of 1995 of items from the "Estate of Juliet Man Ray, The Man Ray Trust and the Family of Juliet Man Ray". The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Emmanuel "Manny" Radnitzky (1890-1976) grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He displayed creative abilities from a young age and studied to be a painter. He adopted "Man Ray"... Read More
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Lettres D'Odilon Redon
by Redon, Odilon
Paris et Bruxelles: Librairie Nationale d'Art et d'Histoire. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. FIRST EDITION, one of only 110 numbered deluxe copies on Vélin d'Arches à la cuve, with 3 original etchings by Redon. Preface by Marius-Ary Leblond. Paris et Bruxelles: Librairie Nationale d'Art et d'Histoire, 1923. Octavo, original decorative paper wrappers; custom cloth box. Wrappers in remarkable condition; very clean, just one small closed tear; the most minimal wear to the tail of the spine.... Read More
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![Schönheit im Olympischen Kampf [Beauty in the Olympic Games]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/343/694/697694343.0.l.jpg)
Schönheit im Olympischen Kampf [Beauty in the Olympic Games]
by RIEFENSTAHL, LENI
Berlin: Deutschen Verlag. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST EDITION, in exceptionally fine dust jacket and extremely rare original glassine, of Riefenstahl's classic monument to the athletes of the 1936 Olympics. Profusely illustrated with 273 black-and-white photographs. "With the German photographer Leni Riefenstahl, sports imagery rose to new aesthetic heights. Commissioned by Joseph Goebbels, she brought her considerable visual and organizational skills to bear on both the photographing and filming the 1936 Olympic Games. Although the film Olympiad has... Read More
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Shantaram
by ROBERTS, GREGORY DAVID
Melbourne: Scribe, 2003. First edition. original cloth, original dust jacket. Fine/Fine. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ROBERTS ON THE TITLE PAGE: "May all those you love find the truth in you and be true to your love. November 2003 Gregory David Roberts" “In 1980, while serving a 19-year sentence for robbery in Australia, Roberts escaped from prison and fled to India, spending a decade on the lam before he was recaptured and extradited. As Australia's most wanted... Read More
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED
by ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR
Washington, D.C., 1943. n/a. Very Good. MAGNIFICENT WARTIME LETTER BY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ON ACHIEVING LONG-LASTING PEACE. This letter, signed and typed by world-renowned social reformer Eleanor Roosevelt on White House letterhead and dated June 28, 1943 (World War II), is addressed to Mr. Jerome Darrow, soldier and army newspaper editor, and reads in full: The White House Washington June 28, 1943. Dear Mr. Darrow: I am very glad to send you a message for... Read More
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Personal Badges for the 1960 Democratic National Convention; with Typed Letter Signed
by ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR
Los Angeles: np, 1960. FIRST EDITION. Fine. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S OFFICIAL CONVENTION BADGES FOR THE 1960 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. With a signed letter from Roosevelt to her good friend Mayris Chaney concerning her arrival at the convention. TWO BADGES: Decorative medals held with red-white-and-blue ribbon, the first reading "Mrs. F.D. Roosevelt / Former First Lady" on two metal bars, between beautiful engraved patriotic designs at the top and bottom surrounding the text "United States of America" and "1960 Democratic... Read More
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Typed Letter Signed
by ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO
New York: np, 1921. POIGNANT SIGNED LETTER FROM ROOSEVELT ON HIS RESOLVE NOT TO LET POLIO DEFEAT HIM. Very Good. POIGNANT SIGNED LETTER FROM ROOSEVELT ON HIS RESOLVE NOT TO LET POLIO DEFEAT HIM. Written just two months after being struck by polio at his summer home at Campobello Island, Roosevelt writes on October 5, 1921, to Henry Waring Chadeayne (Orange County lawyer and politician): My dear Mr. Chadeayne: I appreciate very much the action... Read More
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Photograph Signed
by ROOSEVELT, THEODORE
np: np, 1907. framed. Fine. Beautiful photograph signed and inscribed by Roosevelt as president: “To / Mrs. Edgar D. Crumpacker / with the regards of / Theodore Roosevelt / Mar 6th 1907”. A rich, warm-toned image of Roosevelt, sitting in profile, looking magisterial. Beneath the image, on the original matte, Roosevelt has presented the photo to Charlotte Ann Lucas Crumpacker (“Mrs. Edgar D. Crumpacker”). The Crumpacker’s were very active politically – Edgar Crumpacker served eight terms in Congress (1897... Read More
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Typed Letter Signed
by ROOSEVELT, THEODORE
New York: np, 1913. First edition. no binding. Very Good. PASSIONATE AND IMPORTANT LETTER BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT DEFINING THE NATURE OF THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY. The letter, signed and typed by Roosevelt on letterhead of The Outlook magazine (where Roosevelt was a contributor and associate editor) and dated February 14, 1913, is addressed to Progressive Party Committeeman Henry Wallace and reads in full: The Outlook 287 Fourth Avenue New York February 14, 1913 My dear... Read More
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Dutch Details
by RUSCHA, ED
Deventer: The Octopus Foundation and Sonsbeek 71, 1971. First edition. Original card covers. Very Good. FIRST EDITION OF THE RAREST RUSCHA BOOK; ONE OF ONLY AN ESTIMATED 200 COPIES. IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. "In December 1970, Ruscha was invited to produce a photobook in conjunction with the Sonsbeek 71 exhibition in the Netherlands. Wim Beeren, the commissioner of the international festival, chose the location (Stadskanaal-a village in Groningen built along both sides of a straight canal) for the commission,... Read More
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Radio-Activity. WITH: Radiations from Radioactive Substances
by RUTHERFORD, ERNEST. [COCKCROFT, JOHN.]
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1930. First edition. Very Good. FIRST EDITIONS OF RUTHERFORD'S SEMINAL TEXTS ON RADIOACTIVITY; FROM THE WORKING LIBRARY OF JOHN COCKCROFT. Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work on radioactivity, work introduced to the world in the present first editions of Radio-Activity (1904) and Radiations from Radioactive Substances (1930). It was this research that was later extended by his research assistant John Cockcroft, who himself received the... Read More
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Vestigii dussa parte di dentro delle terme d'Antonino caracala
by SADELER, MARCO
Rome: Roma: G.Giacomo de Rossi, 1660. 5th edition or later. no binding. Fine. Beautiful 1660 engraving of the Baths of Caracalla, by Marco Sadeler. Exquisite original engraving from 1660 of Rome showing parts of the Baths of Caracalla. Engraved by Marco Sadeler, part of the most famous European print-making family of the 17th Century. Plate #19 from: Vestigii dussa parte di dentro delle terme d'Antonino caracala. Roma: G.Giacomo de Rossi, 1660. A few stray spots,... Read More
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Antlitz der Zeit [The Face of Our Time]
by SANDER, AUGUST
Munich: Transmare Verlag/Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1929. First edition. original cloth, original dust jacket, original slipcase. Very Good. FIRST EDITION OF SANDER'S CLASSIC: A REMARKABLE COPY IN EXTREMELY RARE DUST JACKET AND SLIPCASE. August Sander "was part of a coterie of photographers who established the photographic book as an aesthetically and commercially viable art form in the 1920s. Though Sander had published one such book in 1924, Unsere Heimat, Hannover, it was the 1929 publication of Antlitz der Zeit... Read More
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