Avigdor Arikha Dessins 1965/6
Jerusalem: Tarshish Books, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An apparently unused copy. Fine all over. More
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THE HILLS IS LONELY
London: Hutchinson, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First title of Beckwith's first Hebridean omnibus, autobiographically based on her life on the Isle of Skye. 14th impression (1964) after the first (1959). Clean text and endpapers in unclipped dustjacket, moderately worn about edges. More
THE LOUD HALO
London: Hutchinson, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Third title of Beckwith's first Hebridean omnibus, autobiographically based on her life on the Isle of Skye. Uncommon first printing. Clean text and endpapers in unclipped dustjacket, moderately worn about edges. More
ERNST NEIZVESTY
Zurich: Galerie Ernst Scheidegger, 1977. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Scarce exhibition catalog of Neisvestny's sculpture with text by Russian Revolutionary Art authority John Berger. Published as part of the Begegnung series, this No.8, April/May 1977. Five large stiff sheets, folded, for a total of 10 pages, amply illustrated with b&w..... More
The Age of the Grand Tour : Sketches of the Manners, Society & Customs of France, Flanders, The United Provinces, Germany, Switzerland & Italy in the Letters, Journals & Writings Between 1720 and 1820 with Descriptions of the most Illustrious Antiquities and Curiosities in these Countries
NY: Crown, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Oblong folio, 136 pages, illustrated. A fine copy, custom-bound by an unknown binder under the commercial auspices of Weitz Colman a defunct high-end specialty store in midtown Manhattan, in full light-green, polished leather with gilt decorations and titles. Modest surface wear. A handsome presentation..... More
CALDER
NY: Van Nostrand, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy from Calder to book's author Arnason. Inscribed by Calder on the title page to H. Harvard Arnason, with an exclamation coming from Calder's mouth in a photograph of him opposite page: "Hello Harvey! Glad you survived. Sandy Calder". Arnason, in turn..... More
Living Shrines: Home Altars of New Mexico
Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine copy signed by photographer Halus on the half title. More
THE OCTOBER CYCLE, 2000-2002
Lincoln NE: Lincoln, NB: Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Gallery in association with Marquand Books, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new. Still shrink-wrapped. More
DISFARMER: THE HEBER SPRINGS PORTRAITS 1939 - 1945
Danbury NH: Addison House, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Photographer MikeFarmer's photographs of the local folk of Heber Springs, Arkansas. Inscribed by the publisher on the half-title: "Too bad that the artist is not alive to sign this so you will just have to accept mine. Addison" Disfarmer (1884-1959) was best..... More
Chronotopes & Dioramas
NY: Dia Art Foundation, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new, still shrink-wrapped. More
DRAWINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT by GEORGE GRANT ELMSLIE 1902-1936
Santa Barbara: Board of Regents, University of California, 1968. 1st Edition Limited. Soft cover. Catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition of original drawings by George Grant Elmslie held at the Art Gallery, University of California, Santa Barbara, January 4 through January 31, 1968. Limited edition of 250 copies, this..... More
BRUNO LUCCHESI
NY: Rudder Finn Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover. SIGNED BY ITALIAN SCULPTOR LUCCHESI on the half title (plainly signed, not inscribed and desirable thus). Apparaently unused book, slight rubbing to covers, more so at rear. More
THE ADVENTURES OF KITTY COBB
NY: George H. Doran, 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Large, sqaure 4to, illustrated pastdown on front printed in brown, illustrations inside b& w, with yellow decoration. Some wear to spine ends, spine a wee shaken, internals as nice as we could expect to see. More
The Stronger Sex, As Seen By Vertes
NY: Hyperion Books, 1941. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. 1750 copies, tis #1037. Covers a little soiled, internals fine, including all the erotic tipped-in plates. In publisher's cardbord slipcase, which is soiled and stained a bit. More
EL SALVADOR: WORK OF THIRTY PHOTOGRAPHERS
NY/ London: Writers and Readers, 1983. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Oblong softcover, 120p. "For Susan" and signed by Forche, Meiselas and Mattison on the title page. More
The Book of Kells: Reproductions from the Manuscript in Trinity
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. An apparently unused copy, near fine in slipcase. Spine and edge of slipcase a wee faded. More
Garden Clubs and Spades
NY: Dutton, 1941. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Small octavo, publishers green cloth in slightly soiled pictorial dustjacket. A collection of garden cartoons from The New Yorker's Hokinson. Presentation copy from her to multiple Tony-award winner Hugh Wheeler (Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music) who, with the nom de plume Patrick Quentin..... More
IN SEARCH OF THE MONKEY GIRL
(Millerton NY): Aperture, 1982. Hardcover. As new copy, cloth slipcase still in publisher's shrink-wrap. #49 of 100 copies. SIGNED by Levenson. Unfortunately, lacking print, otherwise it wouldn't be priced like this. More
THE FOOLISH ALMANAC; For the Year of 1906 A.D.
Bostoin: John W. Luce and Company, 1905. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A satirical almanac produced by the staff of the John W. Luce publishing company. The staff takes a kitchen sink approach: zodiac readings, gardening hints, bios of the rich and famous like Heddy Green and Teddy Roosevelt. Sophisticated illustrations. Cover..... More
KILLING TIME
Cambridge MA: Armory and Pugh, 1982. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Issued in trade softcover, covers a wee soiled. Solid copy. More
I Have No Faith Left for the Devil to Take
NY: ArtAsiaPacific Publishing, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new, hardcover copy, removed from publisher's shrinkwrap in order to catalog. Beautifully published, colored reporoductions od the art of Iranian mixed media artist Rahbar. Patterned paper over boards with insets that mimic mask. More
PICASSO in collaboration with Edward Quinn
NY: Feliciie, 1974. 1st English language edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in near fine dusthjacket. Some bottom shelf wear and modest wear at dj edges. No names, bookplates. More
DAS MEISTERSTUCK. Matthias Petrus Schaller)
Matthias Schaller/ VG Blidkunst, 2015. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. 800 copies in English, 400 in German, this copy in English. Squarish folio, white cloth, titles stamped in black, 115 (4), pictorial review of Scahller's homage to the great artists creating his own vision of their paint palettes that reflects his..... More
THE TENTH MUSE
London: Putnam, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Uncommon cuisine title in original dustjacket with painterly pictorial by William Maclaren. Gift inscription dated 1978 in calliogrpagic script ffe. Dustjacket price-slipped with some professional internal repair. Still, highly presentable. More
BEN SHAHN: HIS GRAPHIC ART
NY: George Braziller, 1957. Shahn, Ben. First Edition (Limited). Hardcover. This #30 of 250 copies, with original print hand colored by Shahn tipped in across from title page. Signed by artist Shahn and author Soby on the colophon. Spine sunned, and slipcase present but broken at seams. Internals of book..... More