Self-published. Stapled wrappers. A wonderful, very inventive handmade artist's book, circa 1955. Created by the Italian architect Alberto Avanzati, who visited the United Sates in the early '50s and, in the tradition of European intellectuals such as de Tocqueville, Le Corbusier and Humbert Humbert, soon hit the road to tour..... More
Los Angeles: Ed Ruscha, 2001. Pictorial wrappers. Charming 2001 Ed Ruscha artist's book, limited to 2,000 copies. All-but-pristine in its pictorial wrappers. Photographs along the rectos by Paul Ruscha. "Made possible by an award from the Coutts Contemporary Art Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland" More
Le Havre, France: L'Art Penultieme (Etude & Promotion de l'Art Contemporain), 2002. Hardcover. A wild, very creative 2002 French artist's book, with text by Gilbert Lascaux and the (highly eroticized) photography by Antoine Poupel. Bound in a hideous, bright-green astroturf over gaudy pink boards, and with a 3-dimensional breast (and..... More
Turin, Italy: Geiger, 1974. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY GIULIA NICCOLAI on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of this wonderful 1974 artist's book, published out of Turin in an edition of 400 copies. This specifically (#128) was among "150 copies numbered from 026 to 0175 for the friends..... More
New York: Self-published (Larcada Gallery), 1966. Original wraps. Uncommon 1966 artist's book, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR HARRY HURWITZ on the title page. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pumpkin wrappers. Also includes the announcement for the June 1966 exhibition in conjunction with the publication of "The Notebook"..... More
Self-published, 1980. Original wraps. Fascinating 1980 artist's book, self-published and signed in pencil by the artist, Janice Snyder, on the front free endpaper. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, off-white, pictorial wrappers. On each verso, the same dense text and on each facing recto, a specific phrase from the..... More
Heidelberg, Germany: Edition Staeck. Sponge. Unsigned artist's multiple in postcard format, with screenprinted text on the gray felt (or sponge). Dimensions are roughly 6" x 4" and this appears to be a later state, with the full Heidelberg zip code. In very sharp condition, clean and easily Near Fine to..... More
New York: Salamander Editions (Joseph Cornell), 1954. Original wraps. A pristine copy of Joseph Cornell's elusive 1954 artist's book called "Maria". This copy boasts wonderful provenance, having come directly from Joseph Cornell's family (further background supplied upon request). Cornell, as the art world knows, was a legendary pack rat and..... More
New York: Museum of Mott Art Inc., 1976. Original wraps. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST LES LEVINE along the bottom of the front cover. An especially sharp copy to boot of this November 1976 artist's book (or, more accurately, artist's newspaper). Clean and Near Fine, with no folds or creasing to..... More
Paris: Editions Sonnabend, 1971. Original wraps. The 1971 1st edition of this bi-lingual Mel Bochner artist's book. Tight and VG+ in its off-white wrappers, with very light soiling at the panels and one tiny name at the front pastedown. 16mo, blank versos, text to each recto. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. Pictorial boards. BOLDLY SIGNED BY RED GROOMS (in red marker, across the first page of Barbara Haskell's essay). A bright, solid copy to boot of the 1988 1st edition of this wild artist's book/pop-up book, with all moveable pieces in place and in excellent..... More
Stuttgart: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1971. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1971 1st edition of ths collection of polaroid snapshots, with the artist Richard Hamilton appearing in some way in each photograph. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. 12mo, eseentially a clever artist's book conceived..... More
Hardwick, MA: Waterline Books, 1999. Robert White. Laminate boards. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST ROBERT WHITE on the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its oblong laminate boards. Nicely illustrated throughout. More
Ginza, Tokyo: Self-published, 2019. Original wraps. An all-but-pristine copy of this 2019 self-published artist's book, an obvious tribute to Ed Ruscha's seminal "Every Building on Sunset Boulevard". Focusing on Ginza Street, the central thoroughfare in The Ginza, "Tokyo's most famous upmarket shopping, dining and entertainment district". Square 12mo, clean and..... More
