New York: The Viking Press, 1974. Cloth. The 1974 1st English language translation, "now available for the first time", of the 1912 original printing of this highspot in 20th century art theory and culture, edited by the great painters Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc. Clean and Near Fine in a...... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1943. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1943 stated 8th printing, in its wonderful pictorial dustjacket. Clean and VG+ in a crisp, price-intact ($2.50), VG- dustjacket, with light chipping alog the spine ends and the rear panel's edges. Still though, quite attractive..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1968. Cloth. A clean. very well-preserved copy of the 1968 stated 1st printing. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, the great John McPhee's 4th published book, following "A Sense of Where You Are", "The Headmaster" and "Oranges"..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1969. Cloth. A crisp, very clean copy of the 1969 stated 1st printing. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing along the top-edges. Octavo, an insightful portrait of the tennis rivals Arthur..... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1966. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1966 stated 2nd printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Thin octavo, internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind. Pynchon's 2nd book, a novella that followed "V' and preceded by 7..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1973. Pictorial boards. A solid copy of the 1973 stated 3rd printing. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the front panel's top-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light wear to the spine crown and just a touch of light staining along the jacket's top-edge..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1966. Cloth. SIGNED BY HELEN C. BOYDEN, THE TRUE MATRIARCH OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY, on the front freee endpaper. (In our experience, Helen Boyden's signature on copies of "The Headmaster", the only one we've ever encountered, is much scarcer than John McPhee's or even..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1973. Cloth. A sharp, pleasing copy of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (confined, light staining along the front free endpaper, one small spot to the top-edge) in a crisp, price-intact ($15), VG+ dustjacket, with mild fading to the spine and a bit of..... More
London: Sotheby's Publications, 1986. Decorative Cloth. A pristine example of this exhaustive Sotheby's catalogue, complete in 3 folio volumes. Each volume tight and Fine in bright, Fine dustjackets. Moreover, the accompanying slipcases are all in lovely, immaculate condition as well. The text by Regina Krahl, in collaboration with Nurdan Erbahar..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1985. Pictorial boards. SIGNED BY RICHARD AVEDON on the front free endpaper. A bright, very impressive copy to boot of the 1985 1st edition of arguably Avedon's greatest ahcievement, his collection of searing, remarkably evocative portraits of (largely aimless) figues populating the American West of..... More
New York: Random House, 1999. Pictorial boards. SIGNED BY RICHARD AVEDON on the front pastedown (behind the dustjacket's front flap). A crisp, very pleasing copy to boot of the 1999 stated 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling --and..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1976. Cloth. SIGNED BY RICHARD AVEDON IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION along the front free endpaper. A solid, very well-preserved copy to boot of the 1976 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (very light offsetting along the edges) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ to Near..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1978. Pictorial boards. INSCRIBED BY RICHARD AVEDON along the front free endpaper. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1978 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a clean, price-intact, Near Fine example of the printed acetate dustjacket. Folio, with..... More
New York: Shafrazi Gallery, 1990. Original wraps. An all-but-pristine copy of this uncommon catalogue based on the May-June 1990 "Memorial Exhibition" at New York's Shafrazi Gallery. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, limited to 2,000 copies. Lavish color reproductions (including a number of fold-outs)..... More
London: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies in the Strand, 1800. Full calf. A very solid example of the 1800 stated 13th edition, with its original calf boards intact and with professionally --and very tastefully-- rebacked spines and reinforced hinges. 5 raised bands, offsetting title labels along each spine. Also..... More
Basel, Switzerland: Kunsthalle Basel, 1988. Original wraps. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the August-October 1988 exhibition at Kunsthalle Basel. Clean and Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. Folio, crisp, first-rate black-and-white plates thruout. More
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1999. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the March-July 1999 exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine example of the printed translucent dustjacket, with two very small closed tears..... More
Budapest: Muzeum Sztuki/Galeria Kiallitoterme, 1989. Original wraps. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the March 1989 exhibition at Budapest's Muzeum Sztuki and Galeria Kiallitoterme. Tight and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, text in Hungarian. Crisp black-and-white plates thruout. More
London: Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., 1974. Original wraps. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the February-March 1974 exhibition at London's Marlborough Fine Art. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Crisp, vibrant color plates thruout. Text in English, German, French and Spanish. More
Zurich: ABC Verlag, 1977. An immaculate copy of the 1977 1st edition of this impressive monograph on Swiss painter and architect Max Bill (1908-1994). Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, lovely, high-quality color and black-and-white reproductions throughout. Text exclusively in German. More
New York: Shulsinger Bros., Inc., 1969. Aharon Shevo. Pictorial boards. A tight, very presentable copy of the 1969 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with one small closed tear to the front panel's top-edge and light chipping at its lower-tip. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout in color..... More
Cambrisge University Press, 1982. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR DAVID ROSNER on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1982 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (2 discreet former owner blindstamps at the preliminaries) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one small closed..... More
Washington, D.C. Science and Health Publications, Inc., 1960. Boards. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1960 facsimile edition, marking the 50th anniversary of the 1910 original printing of this seminal expose on the deficiencies in medical education in the United States and Canada. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1968. The 1968 stated 1st printing of this early collection of Kurt Vonnegut short works. Clean and Near Fine in a Good only dustjacket, with chipping at the spine ends and tips, and the lower 25% of the dustjacket's front flap neatly excised. Octavo, still very..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981. Original wraps. The 1981 1st edition of this very impressive collection of rock photographs of the mid 60s through early 80s by John Rowlands. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with slight curling to the front panel. Quarto, crisp, very revealing black-and-white photographs thruout..... More
