Yallah (First Edition)
by Peter W. Haeberlin (photographs); Paul Bowles (text)
New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1957. First American Edition. Very slightly cocked, else easily Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket with just a hint of wear along the top edge.
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Philip Taaffe (First Edition)
by [Philip Taaffe] Lisa Liebmann (text)
Zurich: Thomas Amman Fine Art, 1998. First Edition. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at Thomas Ammann Fine Art on June 8 through September 30, 1998. Text in English and German. Near Fine in illustrated card wrappers. Light bump to the top fore-edge corner affecting wrappers and text block.
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Richard Tuttle: Community (First Edition)
by [Richard Tuttle] Kathy Cottong (text)
Chicago: The Arts Club of Chicago, 1999. First Edition. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Arts Club of Chicago on April 16 through June 18, 1999. Fine and unread in handmade paper wrappers with string binding, with a ziplock bag housing eight gold cords and shaped green labels stapled to rear endpaper (Tuttle's instructions... Read More
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Pictures (First Edition)
by [Robert Mapplethorpe] Dimitri Levas (editor); Ingrid Sischy (text)
New York: Arena Editions, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Comprises Mapplethorpe's erotic queer portraiture. Bottom board edges with a couple of small taps, else Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket has small diagonal creases on the flap corners.
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Perennial Woman '66 (Original rolled calendar, created for the year 1966)
by [Second Wave Feminism] Betty Brader (illustrator); Jim Young (text)
San Francisco: Determined Productions, 1965. Vintage wall calendar for the year 1966, composed of twelve calendar sheets illustrated with twelve lithographs, held together at the top edge with a metal rod. Designed and illustrated by noted fashion artist Betty Brader, best known for her work for San Francisco specialty store Joseph Magnin, as well as her freelance... Read More
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Betty Boop's Country (First Japanese Edition)
by [Shinjiro Okamoto] Tamon Miki (text)
Tokyo: Fuji Television Gallery, 1974. Softcover. First Japanese Edition. Text in Japanese and English. A catalog for an exhibition of the work of Japanese pop artist Shinjiro Okamoto, held from December 10-21, 1974, at Fuji Television Gallery in Tokyo. Unbound, comprising loose pages housed in a gatefold portfolio. Portfolio Very Good plus, lightly foxed, with an... Read More
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Kubrick (First Edition, signed by author Michel Ciment)
by [Stanley Kubrick] Michel Ciment (text)
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983. First US Edition. SIGNED by author Michel Ciment on the title page. A detailed journey into director Stanley Kubrick's filmography, covering the first eleven films. Replete with rare photos (in both color and black-and-white, many from the sets of various Kubrick films), interviews, and technical information. A formidable examination of... Read More
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The Velvet Years: Warhol's Factory, 1965-67 (First UK Edition)
by Stephen Shore (photographs); Lynne Tillman (text)
London: Pavilion, 1995. Hardcover. First UK Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket.
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New York: The New Art Scene (First Edition)
by Ugo Mulas (photographs); Alan Solomon (text)
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A classic of conceptual photo books, capturing the New York art scene in flux in the mid-1960s. Includes sections on Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, and many others. About Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket spine... Read More
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Val Telberg: Photomontage (First Edition)
by [Val Telberg] Frank O'Hara (text)
Yonkers, NY: The Hudson River Museum, 1966. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Catalog for an exhibition which ran from December 4-31, 1966, at the Hudson River Museum. Includes brief text by Frank O'Hara. Near Fine in saddle-stapled wrappers.
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Vik Muniz: After Warhol (First Hardcover Edition)
by [Vik Muniz] Olivier Kaeppelin (text)
Paris: Galerie Xippas, 2000. First Hardcover Edition. Published in commemoration of an exhibition at Galerie Xippas from November 20 1999 through January 29, 2000. Near Fine in illustrated boards with no dust jacket as issued. Boards with light rubbing overall and bumps to heel, crown, and top of rear board.
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Yaacov Agam (First Edition, inscribed by Agam)
by [Yaacov Agam] Jasia Reichardt (text)
New York: Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, 1966. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Playfully INSCRIBED on the front wrapper verso by Yaacov Agam: "To my friend Fred / with friendship / Y Agam." Published in conjunction with an exhibition which ran in May and June of 1966 at Marlborough-Gerson Gallery in New York. Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers. ... Read More
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Yukinori Yanagi: Pacific (First Japanese Edition)
by [Yukinori Yanagi] Tsutomu Mizusawa (text)
Tokyo: Fuji Television Gallery, 1997. Softcover. First Japanese Edition. Text in Japanese and English. Catalog for an exhibition held from December 12, 1997, through January 31, 2008, at the Fuji Television Gallery in Tokyo. About Fine in perfect-bound wrappers, in a Near Fine dust jacket.
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Poems (First Edition)
by Celia Thaxter
New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1872. First Edition. First Edition. 12mo. Publisher's red cloth, with titles and rule in gilt on the front board, design and rule in blind on the rear board, no titles on the spine; all page edges gilt, reddish-brown coated endpapers. Very Good with some rubbing to the boards, slightly cocked. A very presentable copy... Read More
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One Woman (First Edition)
by Tiffany Thayer
New York: William Morrow, 1933. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1949 film noir "Chicago Deadline," directed by Lewis Allen and starring Alan Ladd and Donna Reed. Very Good in a Good jacket. Large chip on the front jacket panel, with three inch tear repaired by cello tape on the verso, and light creasing.... Read More
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The 1, 2, 3 Rhapsody (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by [The 1, 2, 3 Group] Rem Koolhaas (screenwriter); René Daalder (screenwriter)
N.p.: Momentum Productions, 1978. Treatment script for an unproduced film. An English-language, feature-length treatment based on the 1965 Dutch short film co-written by René Daalder and his childhood friend (and noted architect) Rem Koolhaas, under the auspices of experimental film collective the 1, 2, 3 Group. Counting Jan de Bont and Robby Müller among its members, the... Read More
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Mame (Original photograph of Theadora Van Runkle and her pet fox on the set of the 1974 film)
by Theadora Van Runkle (subject); Gene Saks (director); Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, Robert Preston (starring); Paul Zindel (screenwriter); Patrick Dennis (novel)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1974. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1974 film, showing costume designer Theadora Van Runkle with her pet fox. Van Runkle broke through into Hollywood with her distinctive designs for the New Hollywood classic "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967), igniting a craze for 1930s garments, French berets, and three-piece suits across... Read More
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Five original publicity photographs of The Andrews Sisters, 1941-1943
by [The Andrews Sisters] LaVerne Sophia Andrews, Maxene Anglyn Andrews, Patricia Maria Andrews (subjects)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1943. Five vintage publicity photographs of swing and boogie-woogie singing trio The Andrews Sisters, dated variously between 1941 and 1943. The trio appeared in 17 Hollywood films throughout the 1940s, most notably "Private Buckaroo" (1942) and "Road to Rio" (1947). The sisters were frequently paired with the Ritz Brothers, a comedy musical group also... Read More
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Original photograph of the Majestic Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas, circa 1926
by [Movie theatres]
Fort Worth: United Photo, 1926. Vintage photograph of the Majestic Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas, circa 1926. Stamp of United Photo on the verso. Located at the corner of Commerce Street and East 10th Street, the Majestic opened on November 28, 1911. The theatre was refurbished in 1940, and ultimately closed in 1970. 8 x... Read More
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A Nine stills from the gala premiere of "There's No Business Like Show Business" at the Odeon Theatre in 1955
by [Odeon Theatre]
London: N.p., 1955. Nine vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1955 release of the 1954 US film, "There's No Business Like Show Business," at the Odeon Theatre in London. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos. Several celebrities attended the premiere of the Marilyn Monroe-starring film, including Arlyn Roberts and Vernon Gray, Helene Cordet, Elizabeth Welch, Yolande Donlan,... Read More
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Original postcard photograph of the Unique Theatre, circa 1908
by [Nickelodeon theatres] [Unique Theatre]
N.p.: N.p., 1908. Vintage postcard photograph of the Unique Theatre, an early nickelodeon theatre, circa 1908. Although there were, ironically, multiple Unique Theatres during the nickelodeon era, the theatre in the photograph on offer is likely the Unique of Ontario, founded in 1908 at 8 Market Square in Hamilton. The Unique would go on to be renamed the... Read More
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Original photograph of the foyer at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand circa 1946
by [The Civic Theatre]
N.p.: N.p., 1946. Vintage photograph of the foyer at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand, circa 1946. With annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso, and a stamp identifying the theatre. Opened in 1929, the Civic hosts both live theatre performances and music as well as motion pictures. The theatre is famous for its interior design,... Read More
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The Authors Guild Foundation: Original Works by Roy Blount Jr., Griffin Dunne, Veronica Geng, Garrison Keillor, and Scott Turow (First Edition)
by [The Authors Guild Foundation] Roy Blount Jr., Griffin Dunne, Veronica Geng, Garrison Keillor, Scott Turow (contributors)
New York: The Authors Guild Foundation, 1996. First Edition. First Edition. A collection of short stories and poems produced in conjunction with a dinner held on behalf of The Authors Guild Foundation at The Essex House in New York on February 26, 1996. The Authors Guild is the oldest professional organization for writers in the United States,... Read More
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Dein Herz ist meine Heimat [Your Heart is My Homeland] (Original program for the 1953 German film)
by Thea von Harbou (screenwriter); Richard Haussler (director); Irmgard Wurmbrand (novel); Inge Egger, Viktor Staal, Erwin Ray, Heinrich Gretler (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1953. Vintage program for the 1953 German film. Text and titles in German. Based on the 1947 novel "Tauerngold" by Irmgard Wurmbrand. A young teacher is sexually assaulted by a wealthy sawmill owner, and later learns that she is pregnant. In order to save her from shame, her assaulter's brother agrees to marry her, and... Read More
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The Band: A Musical History (First Edition, with six CDs)
by [The Band] Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel (performers); Cheryl Pawelski, Andrew Sandoval (authors)
New York: Capitol Records, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. With six CDs at the rear of the book, as issued. As New. Fine and unread, with no dust jacket as issued.
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