Below is a short list of some of our more interesting titles. This list is updated every week.
Paris: Delpire, 2001. First edition. Softcover. Text in French with a conversation between Ackerman and Gilou Le Gruiec and Christian Caujolle. A collection of dark, gritty and often blurry black and white images. A very near fine copy in French style wrappers. Signed and nicely inscribed by Ackerman on the front free endpaper. Item #147729 More
Price: $200.00
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. First printing. The second book to feature detective Dirk Gently from the author of the "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." A good copy with bumping to the top corners of the boards and to some of the pages, and some tanning to the pages in an about very good dust jacket with some minor wear and a small moisture stain to the bottom of the spine only visible from the verso Signed by Adams and warmly inscribed by him to a long time interviewer for NPR and who also had her own show on WFMT in Chicago. Despite the flaws a nice association copy. Item #163095 More
Price: $150.00
Gurgaon, India: K.C. Aryan's Home of Folk Art, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. 248 pages. Includes numerous color illustrations. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon. Item #160025 More
Price: $150.00
Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Another brilliant book from Beard with text by Alistair Graham and numerous photographs and drawings by Beard. A very good copy with some wear to the bottom corners and bottom of the spine in a very good plus price clipped dust jacket that has a few small tears and some very minor wear. Signed and very warmly inscribed by Beard to the then curator of the Minneapolis Institute of Art The inscription is on a two pages and has a drawing of his hand, an inkprint of his foot, some dried blood with the notation "Spoor no more" a small drawing of a lighthouse and another small drawing of animal bones. A very nice copy with one of the more elaborate inscriptions I've seen on this title. Item #151010 More
Price: $2,500.00
Cambridge, MA and London: The MIT Press, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A collection of 190 black and white images. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. A fresh copy. Item #146401 More
Price: $150.00
Atlanta, GA: Nexus Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. One of only 1000 copies. His best known and most important book that revolves around his travels in Southeast Asia. A fine copy in illustrated boards. (Roth 258-259: Parr & Badger v2, 40-41). Item #113346 More
Price: $750.00
Chicago, IL: Cityfiles Press Publishers, 2006. First edition. Oblong hardcover. 192 pages. A posthumously released collection of black and white photographs by Nickel who dedicated his life to the photographing and preserving of the architectural wonders of Chicago and the works of Louis Sullivan. Nickel studied at the Institute of Design and tragically died when part of the decaying Chicago Stock Exchange (a Sullivan and Adler project) collapsed on him in 1972. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Cahan and Williams on the title page: "To Joe who keeps the I D flame alive. Richard Cahan and Michael Williams." The recipient was photographer Joseph Sterling who studied at the Institute of Design in Chicago under Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind and Frederick Sommer. A nice association copy. Item #160533 More
Price: $300.00
Manchester: The Labour Press Limited, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. An anthology that included: Tom Mann, William Morris, Enid Stacy, Grant Allen, Bernard Shaw and several others. An about near fine copy in decorated cloth binding with some bumping to the top corners and a little fraying to the spine crown but internally a clean copy. A very nice copy of this important and uncommon collection. Item #108143 More
Price: $1,000.00
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Letter D from a deluxe limited edition of 26 lettered copies. A very fine copy with cloth boards and leather spine in a fine slipcase and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Issued without dust jacket. Signed by Casey. Item #114918 More
Price: $200.00
London: Pace, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran February 5 through March 28, 2015. A look at art dealer Robert Fraser and the various artists that he worked with. Text by Brian Clark and Harriet Vyner in the form of a conversation between them. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations. A fine copy in boards. No dust jacket as issued. Item #159708 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. 178 pages. Includes some black and white illustrations along with some with 22 tipped in color plates. A very good plus copy with some of the usual wear to the bottom edge of the boards in a very good plus printed glassine that is lightly rubbed and has some scratches. Laid in is the "to the reader" sheet which is fine condition. One of the better monographs on Appel. Item #144259 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Random House, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Text by Flaherty and photographs by Cole. A powerful collection of images about life in South Africa. A fine copy in a clean very fine dust jacket with a miniscule bit of wear. A sharp copy of an increasingly uncommon book. (Parr & Badger v2,106). Item #138275 More
Price: $200.00
Denver, CO: J. Collier, 1902. First edition. Oblong softcover. 39 pages. A collection of image by Collier of Stanford University printed in half-tone engravings by Frank Reistle. An about good copy in string tied wrappers with some wear and some staining to the page edges but with no effect on the images themselves. Fairly uncommon with only 12 copies listed in OCLC. Item #155081 More
Price: $300.00
Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 262 pages. Edited by Ralf Michler and Lutz W. Lopsinger. Foreword by Robert Descharnes. Includes 1052 illustrations with 78 in color and incorporating entries from Charles Sahli's previous catalog. A tight very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear and a small tear to the base of the rear panel. Item #149188 More
Price: $550.00
London & South Bend, IN: Hutchinson & Co & University of Notre Dame Press, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. An examination of Irish literature from one the better recent Irish authors. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Relatively uncommon. Item #107903 More
Price: $175.00
Belfast, Ireland: Festival Publications, 1966. First edition, second issue. Softcover. Deane's uncommon first book, a slim chapbook collection of 10 poems. A fine copy in stapled wrappers with a ten pointed star on the front cover. Item #124326 More
Price: $650.00
San Francisco, CA: Alan Wolfsy Fine Arts, 1989. First editions thus. Hardcovers. Two volume set. A revised edition that condenses the original four volume version from 1918-19 into the present two volumes. Includes 1600 of black and white illustrations. Both books in tight very near fine condition with a former owner signature to the front free endpapers of both books and both in very near fine dust jacket with some slight wear. A lovely set. This is a very heavy set and will require extra shipping. Item #138757 More
Price: $250.00
Milan, Italy: Fondazione Prada, 2007. First edition. Hardcovers. Elaborate production for a show that ran June 7 through July 7, 2007. Text by Germano Celant, Carlo Bonini, Alex Farquaharson, and Robert Storr. Illustrated throughout in color. Both books are in fine condition in a near fine slipcase. No dust jackets as issued. Signed and inscribed by Demand in the Yellowcake volume and very scarce thus. Item #131496 More
Price: $200.00
Chicago, IL: La Salle Bank, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Foreword by Thomas C. Heagy. Statement by James N. Wood. Essays by Caroline Ehler and James Rondeau. A collection of 20 color images by Dijkstra from probably her most iconic body of work. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. An as new copy and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. A beautifully produced book that was never offered for sale. Item #159863 More
Price: $175.00
Buffalo, NY: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. 431 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran August 21, 2012 through January 6, 2013. Text by Douglas Dreishpoon, Louis Grachos, Heather Pesanti, and David Pagel. Includes numerous illustrations after works by Matthew Barney, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Mona Hatoum, Sol Lewitt, and numerous others. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and with laid in addenda sheet. Item #162072 More
Price: $150.00
Kent, OH: The Costmary Press, 1979. First edition. Broadsheet printed on both sides that measures 11.5" x 17.5." Letter N of only of 26 copies as a "farewell tribute to Robert Bertholf upon his departure from Kent State University." Features a poem and illustrations by Duncan. A very near fine copy. Signed by Duncan on both the front and rear. (Bertholf A52a). Item #160693 More
Price: $300.00
San Francisco, CA , New York: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art / Thames & Hudson, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. 275 pages. Published in conjunction with a show that ran September 7, 2007 through February 24, 2008 in San Francisco and then went on to New York and Dallas for additional dates. The show was organized by Madeleine Grynsztejn. Includes numerous illustrations. A very near fine copy in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. Signed and inscribed by Eliasson on the title page. An uncommon signature. Item #132606 More
Price: $150.00
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. First printing of 5000 copies and with the errata slip. Essay by Lincoln Kirstein. A powerful selection of Evans photographs, many of which were derived from his work for the FSA. This monograph was published for the first one man photography show at MOMA and it remains one of the most important and influential photobooks ever. An about good plus copy in black cloth boards that have some spotting to the front board and with the paper spine label rubbed and worn so that most of the wording is no longer visible. Internally a clean and fresh copy but lacking the errata slip. No dust jacket. (Parr & Badger v1, 114-115, Roth 98-99). Item #152882 More
Price: $350.00
New City, NY: Haywire Press, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. The first retrospective monograph on Friedlander published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Hudson River Museum. Includes 137 black and white images. A clean near fine copy in blue cloth boards with some of the usual fading to the spine. Issued without dust jacket. A very nice copy. Item #163885 More
Price: $175.00
New York: Ivan Obolensky, 1968. Reprints. Softcovers. Includes these four books: "The Fatal Lozenge," "The Curious Sofa," "The Hapless Child," and "The Sinking Spell." All four books are tight seemingly unread copies but with some miniscule wear. All housed in a very near fine slipcase. A lovely set. (Toledano A28). Item #142573 More
Price: $150.00