Asbestos: Fine Art Drawings by Raymond Pettibon (Signed)
PETTIBON, Raymond First Edition. Octavo. Staple-bound zine. SIGNED by Pettibon in red marker on the cover, along with embellishments to cover illustration and the letters "OGD" to lower margin; red ink bleeding through first few pages. Minor signs of handling to illustrated wrappers; Near Fine.- $1,200
- $1,200
Provoke 2
MORIYAMA, Daido; NAKAHIRA, Takuma; TAKI, Koji First Edition. Slim quarto. The second of three issues of the most important photographic periodical ever published in Japan. Volume 2 features the photography of Daido Moriyama and firmly set into motion the ideals and aspirations of the Provoke photographers: namely that traditional photography was dead. Light rubbing along the spine at the cover edge, otherwise a near fine copy, lacking the rare obi. This copy inscribed to title page, presumably by original owner; dated April 20, 1969.- $4,500
- $4,500
Fifty Days at Iliam: A Painting in Ten Parts (Signed Limited Edition)
TWOMBLY, Cy First Edition. Quarto. Limited edition of 60 copies (50 numbered copies and 10 lettered A-J). SIGNED and hand-numbered by Twombly 40/50. An impressive leporello reproduction of Twombly's ten part painting (across 13 panels), which "follows and reflects incident's of Homer's Iliad in the translation of Alexander Pope." With lush view of Bassaro in Teverina printed to endpapers. A near fine copy, with minor scuffing to first and final pages; orange leather boards, with silver lettering to spine. Housed in original slipcase, with minor scuffing to rear panel.- $4,500
- $4,500
Alfred Stieglitz Presents One Hundred Pictures, Oils, Water-colors, Pastels, Drawings by Georgia O’Keefe, American
O'KEEFFE, Georgia; STIEGLITZ, Alfred Exhibition catalogue. Octavo; two folded leaves. SIGNED by O'Keeffe, with presentation inscription to front cover ("I am sorry you can't come- Hope all is well with you"). Scarce catalogue for O'Keeffe's first large solo exhibition, organized by Alfred Stieglitz at Anderson Galleries in the year prior to their marriage. Robinson speculates that the show attracted some 500 visitors per day; "The whispering that had gone on about her 'uninhibited' work in 1917, and the remarkable photographs of the artist exhibited [by Stieglitz] in 1921, made the event border on the sensational." Featuring a strikingly bare artist statement from O'Keeffe and an excerpt from Marsden Hartley's appreciation of her work. No checklist of the show has been preserved, heightening the terse statement to rear panel: "There is no catalogue. The pictures have no titles, but are numbered and dated. Ninety of the pictures have never before been publicly shown." Two horizontal creases, presumably from mailing; a remarkable presentation copy of a significant catalogue, with only 7 OCLC records located.- $10,000
- $10,000
On Weaving
ALBERS, Anni First Edition. Quarto. A comprehensive history and guide to weaving by the famed artist and master weaver. Includes a letter from the United States Rubber Company who donated copies of the book to libraries. The letter states, "after reviewing the history and technology of weaving, the author turns to the underlying principles, making clear the unity of weaving-as-craft and weaving as art. This is the great achievement of Anni Albers and is the permanent value of her book." According to the letter this is one of the first copies of the book to be distributed to the public. Near fine in a fine jacket with minor rubbing to the corners.- $750
- $750
In Patagonia (Signed Association Copy)
CHATWIN, Bruce First Edition. Octavo. A significant association copy, SIGNED by Chatwin and inscribed in the year of publication to Tom Maschler, the head of Jonathan Cape and Chatwin's publisher. "For Tom, without whose enthusiasm. Bruce / 10. Sept '77." The most important literary travelogue of its time. Fine in a fine jacket save for some of the usual discoloration to the spine.- $9,500
- $9,500
The Portable Hairy Who!; The Hairy Who Sideshow; Hairy Who; Hairy Who (cat-a-log)
NUTT, Jim, Jim Falconer, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Suellen Rocca, and Karl Wirsum First Editions. Slim quartos. Four collaborative "comic book catalogues" created by the six members of The Hairy Who to accompany their landmark 1960s exhibitions. In most cases, each artist created their pages without any knowledge of the other's contributions until the publications were assembled for printing; in the second catalogue, exquisite corpses were incorporated. All four volumes fine in wrappers; sharp, clean copies.- $10,000
- $10,000
Peter Saul: Recent Paintings, Heroic Themes (With Original Drawing)
SAUL, Peter First Edition. Oblong octavo. With an original drawing by Saul on the cover. Tri-fold exhibition pamphlet featuring 3 color plates of Saul's war themed paintings from 1989-1991 published on the occasion of his exhibition at the Frumkin / Adams gallery. Near fine in wrappers with a hint of toning and light foxing on the back cover.- $4,500
- $4,500
Heat
GOBER, Robert and Joyce Carol Oates Limited Edition. Folio. One of 140 copies. Volume 7 in the Whitney Artist and Writers Series. SIGNED by the author and artist to colophon. Two volumes, illustrated by Robert Gober with lithographs on the endpapers. Bound in white leather with diary-style gilt clasps, and enclosed side by side in the publisher's lavender silk box. Gober's idea to place the two identical books side by side is a reference to the Oates text, a short story about identical twins. Gober has handwritten the story, which is printed on Saunders paper at the Allethaire Press in Massachusetts. Lithographs printed and proofed by Maurice Sánchez and James Miller at Derrière L''Etoile Studios in New York. Hand-binding supervised by Craig Jensen at Book Lab in Austin, Texas. Edited by May Castleberry, and distributed exclusively to the artists and donors of the Whitney Library Fellows. Scarce and important artist book held in several institutional collections. Minor chipping to the gold clasps. Else fine in a fine silk box.- $3,000
- $3,000
United Graffiti Artists 1975
MARTINEZ, Hugo. Essay by Peter Schjeldahl. The United Graffiti Artists First Edition. Thin oblong octavo. The first catalogue published to accompany a gallery exhibition of graffiti art in New York City; documenting the final exhibition of the Hugo Martinez organized group United Graffiti Artists at Artists Space. Illustrated with black and white and color plates and with essays by Peter Schjeldahl and Hugo Martinez. Near fine in wrappers with some light discoloration and faint creases to the top right of the interior pages.- $2,500
- $2,500
Objecten: Made in USA: Allan D’Arcangelo, Yoyoi Kusama, Claes Oldenburg, Larry Rivers, Tom Wesselmann (with Warhol print)
WARHOL, Andy, et al. First Edition. Square quarto. An impressive exhibition catalogue from Rotterdam's Galerie Delta, founded by Hans Sonnenberg in 1962. Thoroughly-illustrated after photographs of named artists' works, along with two variations of Warhol's Flowers in color; Warhol, somewhat mysteriously, not named in the catalogue title list of artists in the exhibition. This copy also includes a print of Warhol's Self-portrait (8.5 in. square) printed in black on silver foil, with laudatory text to verso from Sonnenberg; hand-numbered in pencil as 30 of 75. The same numbering (and "met prent" designation) in pencil to verso of rear wrapper. Text in Dutch. A fine copy of a scarce catalog. With 3 OCLC records located; none in North America.- $2,500
- $2,500
Dal Vero
Limited Edition. Quarto. One of 140 copies. Volume 1 in the Whitney Artist and Writers Series. SIGNED by the author and artist on the colophon page. The book opens with a beautiful bound-in intaglio print on thick deckled paper of a woman with a black cat, signed by Steinberg and numbered 86 of 140. Followed by spreads featuring drawings by Steinberg, with supporting text by Hollander on the opposite page inspired by the visual information in the artworks. Printed on Mohawk superfine paper on an 1847 Washington handpress by Gabriel Rummonds at Ex Ophidia in Cottondate, Alabama. Intaglio print pulled by Maurice Payne in New York. Fine in blue cloth boards with white paper spine and silver manuscript title lettering, in fine publisher's original linen clamshell box. Scarce. Tötal Metal. A Project Curated by Richard Phillips
First Edition. Quarto. Contents: 46 xerographic leaves (printed rectos only), between front and rear staple-bound cover sheets. Publication issued on the occasion of the group show curated by Richard Phillips at Simon Watson Gallery (November 3 through December 1), exploring the manner in which the heavy metal aesthetic had influenced contemporary art. Featuring artist page contributions from the likes of Ashley Bickerton, Ken Lum, Raymond Pettibon, and Mile Kelley. Includes "Super Anti-Aging Energypac," a work from Vic Muniz, with group of pills in plastic bag affixed to backing sheet. Catalogue accompanied by short exhibition checklist (4 letter-sized sheets on Watson letterhead, stapled to cover sheet), with manuscript amendments, including correction to "Richard Pettibone" entry. A hint of toning, else near fine. Scarce; with no OCLC records discovered. Hiddenness
Limited Edition. Folio. One of 120 copies. Volume 5 in the Whitney Artist and Writers Series. SIGNED by the author and artist. Features color lithographs and screenprints by Tuttle with hand-stamping and letterpress text on handmade paper. In this tactile artist book, the seven-part poem by Berssenbrugge, which deals with issues of memory and identity, is juxtaposed with Richard Tuttle's delicate abstract imagery. "The artists' collaboration challenges viewers' expectations as to what a book can be as well as their modes of perception: Berssenbrugge's poetry evokes the body and the senses while Tuttle's pieces transcend-both visually and physically-the confines of the page. The material quality of the handmade paper and the book's accordion fold add to the physical, interactive experience that Hiddenness demands" (MoMA). Edited by May Castleberry, and distributed exclusively to the artists and donors of the Whitney Library Fellows. Fine accordion-fold book bound in publisher's cloth-backed paper covered boards, lettered in gilt; original cloth-backed folding case with patterned paper cover. Black Book
First Edition. Small slim square octavo; 28 unnumbered pages. Early, self-published artist's book by Jenny Holzer. Comprised of her Survival Series, printed on pale green paper, with a black heart image at the centerfold; black covers. Published anonymously, with no title, author, or bibliographic information. Tiny crease to the top corner of the first page and overall very light wear, else near fine in side-stapled black wrappers. Rare. Business Cards (Signed First Edition)
First Edition. Octavo. One of 1000 copies. SIGNED by both Billy Al Bengston (with his initials "B.A.B.") and Ed Ruscha on the front cover, above and below a corner-mounted black and white photo of the artists shaking hands at their business card exchange dinner; with their respective business cards stapled in at rear. (Open Book, 198-199). Light wear at the extremities, else near fine in leather string-tied faux-wood wrappers. Pamphlet (Signed with ephemera)
First Edition. Quarto. The trade edition of Richard Prince's first important illustrated catalogue, incorporating some of his landmark early rephotographs; published on the occasion of his first solo museum exhibition. Limited to 1000 copies. This copy SIGNED by Prince to title page, along with humorous inscription. Accompanied by loose invitation to the exhibition (Jan. 21 through Mar. 7), printed to glossy A4 sheet, also SIGNED by Prince, featuring b&w reproduction of one of his untitled works from 1971. Some scuffing to stapled wrappers, else near fine. Invitation sheet folded. Pianeta Fresco (Numbers 1 and 2-3)
First Edition. Quarto. Two volumes (all published); including the scarce first number, printed in only 275 copies, according to Maffei. Legendary artist magazine edited by Ettore Sottsass and Fernanda Pivano, with Allen Ginsberg recruited as "Direttore irresponsabile." Influenced by the aesthetics of countercultural magazines such as Oz and the San Francisco Oracle, Pianeta Fresco was designed as a "technology for deconditioning," amidst an increasingly authoritarian and technocratic society. "This means the magazine is interested in research and experimentation into the psychic and spiritual structures of an individual, research into new chemical products which might affect or speed up perception, research aimed at rediscovering the original reality and purposes of spoken, written, and visual language" (Pivano in Maffei, p. 99). Across the two volumes, contributors of both text and images included: Archizoom, William S. Burroughs, Jan Dibbets, Mircea Eliade, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Allan Kaprow, Timothy Leary, Jonas Mekas, Fernanda Pivano, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Ettore Sottsass (as photographer), Gary Snyder, Tomasso Trini, and Alan Watts; with Archizoom's contribution to first volume consisting of 7 pages of experimental gazebo designs. Contents: (1) first number with self-wrappers plus 58 leaves, for [120] pages total. Front cover present in its purple-and-turquoise version. Preserved in remarkable condition; fine. (2) Second number with wrappers plus 82 leaves, for [164] pages. Minor stains to front cover, with short-tear to top of first leaf, else near fine. Set housed in custom cloth slipcase with acetate window to front panel. Men at Work: Photographic Studies of Modern Men and Machines
First Edition. Small quarto. Hine's iconic images of the construction of the Empire State Building are the highlights of this book, which was originally intended as an industrial primer for children. While Hine rarely strayed from documenting social injustice, the modernist aesthetic employed in Men at Work is a fitting corollary to the real star of this book: the American skyscraper. (Open Book 108-109). Small blemish to green cloth boards, with minor rubbing to ends, else a near fine copy. With a remarkably sharp copy of the iconic jacket, with light rubbing and moderate wear to corners, else near fine. Hannah Wilke: A Retrospective (Signed Copy with Drawing)
First Edition. Oblong quarto. Illustrated half-title page SIGNED by Wilke and dated in the year of publication, accompanied by one of her vulva doodles. Published on the occasion of a retrospective held at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, curated by Thomas Kochheiser. Contents: 176 pages; thoroughly-illustrated in both b&w and color. With essay from art historian Joanna Frueh, and a selection of texts from Wilke's own works. A near fine copy in panoramically-illustrated jacket with minor rubbing and faint impression to front panel; also near fine. You Can’t Win
First Edition. Octavo. Autobiography from adventurer Jack Black detailing his experiences in the hobo underworld, freight-hopping around the still-Wild West of the U.S. and Canada. He tells of becoming a thief, burglar, and member of the yegg subculture, as his narrative explores themes of crime, vice, addiction, penology, and human folly from various standpoints; from observer to supplier, victim to perpetrator. William S. Burroughs cited "You Can't Win" as an extremely influential book in his life, with Black's mark quite clear in "Junkie." Red cloth boards with bright gilt lettering to front panel and spine. Ownership inscription to front endpaper, with minor spotting to margins of pp. 305-11, else a near fine copy. With a pleasing, unsophisticated copy of the scarce jacket; chip to tail of spine, with closed tears to upper section. Housed in custom case with chemise, with gilt lettering to leather spine compartments box. An exceptional survival. The Way We Live Now
Deluxe Edition. Quarto. Copy number 103 of 200 (from total edition of 243), SIGNED by both Sontag and Hodgkin to colophon. Sontag's short story addressing the AIDS crisis in New York-first published in The New Yorker in 1986-is here accompanied by 6 striking colored aquatints from British artist Howard Hodgkin, with added tempera; four are double-paged, the other two folding. The jacket hand-painted after Hodgkin design. This copy fine, with original tissues protecting jacket; accompanied by original cardboard box with printed label to front panel hand-numbered as 103 of 200. Uncommon; with only 9 OCLC records located in the United States. Kodachrome
First Edition. Quarto. Introduction by Piero Berengo Gardin in Italian and English. With a bilingual foreword by Ghirri. One of the most important postwar color books; the rough European equivalent to Eggleston, with all the pictures taken in Europe in the 70s (Parr / Badger, v1, 23). Near fine in illustrated wrappers; a sharp copy.