Robert Morris: Mirror Works 1961-78
New York: Leo Castelli, Inc, 1979. Spiral bound wraps. Near Fine. A handsome copy of this 1979 Leo Castelli catalogue, limited to 2,000 copies. Clean and Nerar Fine in its spiral-bound, dark card wrappers. Crisp black-and-white Robert Morris photos of mirrors along each recto, the captions along each facing verso.
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2 Samuel Beckett Mock-Up Photographs Created for Dustjackets
Photograph. Near Fine. 2 mock-up photographs of Samuel Beckett, both designed to appear on dustjackets of his books. The photo of the younger Beckett was chosen for the front dustjacket cover of his "Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies and the Unnamable" by Grove Press (1959). And the photograph of the older Beckett was earmarked for the Faber (The... Read More
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Parsons School of Design Yearbook (1971)
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New York: Parsons School of Design, 1971. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A bright, clean copy of the experimental --and very creative-- 1971 yearbook of the Parsons School of Design, in New York. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. Oblong quarto, 64 pgs. Wild of-the-period design and fashion thruout.
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Davy's Devon Herd
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London: Longman and Co, 1859. Original Wraps. Good. The 1859 issue ("Volume the Third") of Davy's Devon Herd Book. Solid and tight and VG- in its original printed blue wrappers. One stain at the lower fore-edge corner of the front wrapper and several other minor spots to the panels, otherwise very clean. Save for the slightest hint of... Read More
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Elie Nadelman: Selected Drawings and Etchings
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Beverly Hills, CA: Louis Newman Galleries, 1974. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the June 1974 exhibition at Louis Newman Galleries, Beverly Hills. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers.
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David Hockney: Flowers, Faces and Spaces -- 1 May-19 July 1997 (2 Vols.)
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London: Annely Juda Fine Art, 1997. Original wraps. Fine. A pristine example of the 2 volume catalogue, based on the May-July 1997 exhibition at London's Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery AND INSCRIBED BY DAVID HOCKNEY on the title page of "Flowers and Spaces" (the 1st of 2 volumes, the 2nd volume titled "Faces and Spaces"). Both volumes crisp... Read More
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New York World's Fair 1964-1965: Progress Report #8 --April 22, 1963
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New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation, 1963. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. First Thus. The 8th progress report issued (of 9 total) in anticipation of the 1964 New York World's Fair. Provocatively subtitled "1 Year To Go". Immaculate and Fine in its stiff pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 84 pgs.
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John Grillo: A Painter's Life of Expression --Works from 1938 to 2002
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San Francisco: Museo ItaloAmericano, 2002. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. INSCRIBED BY JOHN GRILLO on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of this 2002 catalogue, based on the exhibition at San Francisco's Museo ItaloAmericano. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Photographs by Aaron Siskind in Homage to Franz Kline
The David and Alfred Smart Gallery ((The University of Chicago), 1975. Original wraps. Near Fine. The uncommon catalogue based on the October-November 1975 exhibition at The University of Chicago's David and Alfred Smart Gallery. Crisp and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with the small ghost of a former price sticker at the front panel. Thin, tall... Read More
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Saul Baizerman
New York: World House Galleries, 1958. Original wraps. Near Fine. The catalogue based on the September-October 1958 exhibition at New York's World House Galleries. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its stapled brown wrappers. Crisp black-and-white reproductions throughout.
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The Golden Gate Bridge: Report of the Chief Engineer to the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District -- California
San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, 1938. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JAMES E. RICKETS, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY DISTRICT, on the half-title. A tight, unusually clean copy to boot of the January 1938 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its brick-red cloth, with bright, completely unrubbed... Read More
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1920s Bookseller Pamphlet in Color
Brockton, Mass: Benj. F. Pierce, 1925. Booklet. Near Fine. Charming bookseller pamphlet ("Benj. F. Pierce Magazine and Book Specialist"), circa mid-1920s. 16mo, stapled pictorial wrappers. Clean and very sharp. with wonderful color illustrations. "The Best Recent Fiction -- Now at 75 Cents
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White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman
Charlotte, North Carolina, 2007. Original wraps. Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the December 2007-May 2008 exhibition at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design in Charlotte, North Carolina. Clean and Fine in its oblong white wrappers.
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New Revolutions: Goodman Gallery at 50
Cape Town, South Africa: Goodman Gallery, 2016. Decorative Boards. Fine. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the June-July 2016 exhibition at Cape Town's Goodman Gallery. Clean and Fine in its wonderful decorative beige boards. Very impressive 50 year history (1966-2016) of this cutting-edge South African gallery.
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Bill Traylor Drawings From the Collection of Joseph H. Wilkinson and an Anonymous Chicago Collector
Chicago Public Library, 1988. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. The catalogue based on the February-April 1988 exhibition at the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center. Clean and Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers.
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Jerusalem of Lithuania (complete in 3 Vols.)
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The Laureate Press, New Jersey. Soft Cover. An exhaustive 3 volume history of Jewish life and culture and creativity in Vilna, Lithuania. Spanning 500 years, from the earliest days until just after the Holocaust. Over 1000 pgs. of photographs and documents and text in 4 different languages (English, Russian, Hebrew and Yiddish). Vols. 1 and 2 are tall hardbacks,... Read More
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Dada Ex Libris (In the Shipping Envelope)
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New York: Ex Libris. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Herbert Bayer/Piet Zwart: Masters of Design" and "Group Portrait: The First American Avant-Garde" catalogues (both in their stapled wrappers) inside the "Dada Ex Libris" shipping envelope. Both quarto catalogues crisp and Near Fine and the "Dada" envelope is clean, well-preserved and VG+.
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Tesoros Bibliograficos Mexicanos: Mexico: Primera Imprenta De America
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Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, 1984. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A handsome copy of this 1984 catalogue. Clean and Near Fine in its original pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 127 pgs.
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Air Raid Precautions
Brooklyn, NY: Chemical Publishing Company, 1941. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1941 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in its bevelled navy-blue boards, with a small, neat former owner name to the front free endpaper. And in a crisp, Near Fine example of the uncommon dustjacket. Made up of 10 separate parts:... Read More
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Burhan Dogancay: A Retrospective
Istanbul: Dolmabahce Cultural Center, 2001. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine example of the catalogue based on the April-May 2001 exhibition at Istanbul's Dolmabahce Cultural Center. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, first-rate color reproductions throughout. Turkish-American artist Burham Dogancay (1929-2013).
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Early Houses of Oxford (Connecticut)
Oxford, CT: Historic House Committee of the Bicentennial Commission, 1976. Cloth. Near Fine. The 1976 1st edition, in its less common hardback. SIGNED BY ONE OF THE DOYENS OF THE TOWN (AND POSSIBLY THE BOOK'S AUTHOR), MYRTLE P. ROWLAND, on the front free endpaper. Clean and Near Fine in its red cloth. Quarto, includes a large fold-out map... Read More
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Le Rouleau de Cuivre de la Grotte 3 de Qumran (3Q15): Expertise--Restauration--Epigrahie (In 2 Volumes)
Leiden, The Netherlands: E.J. Brill, 2006. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine example of the 2006 1st editions, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Folios, superb color and black-and-white reproductions throughout. Another hyperscholarly, first-rate treatment from the excellent publisher E.J. Brill of the Netherlands. Vol. I the text volume (exclusively in French); Vol.... Read More
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The Collected Mathematical Papers of James Joseph Sylvestyer (4 Vols.)
New York: Chelsea Publishging Company, 1973. Cloth. Near Fine. A handsome example of the "corrected" 1973 reprint --complete in 4 volumes-- "of a work published originally in 4 volumes in Cambridge, England in 1904, 1908, 1909 and 1912, respectively". Each volume is clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its wine-red cloth. A bit of light foxing to... Read More
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Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg
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New York: Acanthus Press, 1996. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the 1996 re-issue, "1 OF 50 COPIES HAND-BOUND IN 1/4 LEATHER". Bright and Fine in its 1/4 morocco over red cloth, with crisp, unflecked gilt-lettering to the front panel. Tall quarto, 310 pgs., crisp black-and-white photos thruout. Original Introduction by Royal Cortissoz, new Introduction by Mark Alan... Read More
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Strange Attractions: Signs of Chaos
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New York: The New Museum of Contemporary Art, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the September-November 1989 exhibition at New York's New Museum of Contemporary Art. Clean and Fine in its spiral-bound cardboard wrappers.
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