New Arrivals
Ed Paschke: Electronicon.
Godfrey, IL: Lewis and Clark Community College, 2007. First edition. Oblong hardcover. 107 pages. Features texts by Dale T. Chapman, Linda T. Chapman, William Conger, Neal Benezra, Ricahrd Paschke, Steve Albini, Marc Paschke, Dennis Adrian, John Yau, and Tamara Biggs. Includes numerous color illustrations. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Surprisingly uncommon. Item #166161 More
Price: $175.00
Petah Coyne.
Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 1992. First edition. Softcover. 36 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran February 28 through April 15, 1992 in Cleveland and had stops at four other locations. Essay by David S. Rubin. Includes several black and white illustrations, checklist, list of previous exhibitions, and selected bibliography. A near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear. Includes a laid in handwritten note from Coyne to a Chicago gallerist sending this catalog along. Item #166159 More
Price: $50.00
Fast/Days (Signed Limited Edition).
Porto, Portugal: Centro Portugues de Fotografia, 2007. First edition. Softcover. Number 7 of only 30 copies. Published in conjunction with an exhibition. A collection of black and white images accompanied by brief text by Maria do Carmo Seren. A fine copy in stapled wrappers. Includes an original gelatin silver print of the cover image. Print is in near fine condition with a small crease to the bottom corner and a slight crimp to the top edge. The book itself has been signed and numbered by Andersen on the front cover. The photograph has been signed by Andersen on the verso. Item #166158 More
Price: $200.00
In The Suicide Mountains.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. An adult fairy tale by Gardner and illustrated by Joe Servello. A very near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with a small tear to the top of the front panel, small tape repair to the verso and some other very minor wear. Still, a bright and fresh copy. Item #166152 More
Price: $25.00
Scarab Poems 1967-1978.
London: Writers Forum, 1978. First edition thus. Softcover. A collection of visual poetry by levy. A very near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Surprisingly uncommon. Item #166151 More
Price: $100.00
Ragas (Signed First Edition).
San Francisco, CA: Discovery Books, 1959. First edition. Softcover. Meltzer's first solo book of poems. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Signed by Meltzer on the title page. Item #166150 More
Price: $75.00
Richard Serra: Torqued Ellipses.
New York: DIA Center for the Arts, 1997. First edition. Oblong softcover. 80 pages. Preface and acknowledgments by Lynne Cooke and Michael Govan. Interview of Serra by Cooke and Govan. Essay by Mark Taylor. Includes numerous black and white images of Serra's large scale projects. A fine copy in wrappers. Item #166148 More
Price: $30.00
Inside Life (Signed Photograph).
New York: Rizzoli, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Attractive selection of photographs of celebrities and male nudes. Among the subjects are: Robert De Niro, Nicholas Cage, John Travolta, Barbra Streisand, Tom Cruise and numerous others. A very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some slight rumpling to the base of the spine in a very near fine slipcase. Includes an original silver gelatin photograph of model David Sojka that is signed by Gorman. Item #166146 More
Price: $115.00
AutoMagic (Signed Limited Edition).
Berlin, Germany: Only Photography, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies. Text in English and German. A stunningly beautifully printed book that includes 79 tritone images. A very fine copy in very fine dust jacket. Signed by Metzker. Surprisingly uncommon as it wasn't well distributed. As new and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Item #166145 More
Price: $450.00
William T. Wiley.
New York: Allan Frumkin Gallery, 1970. First edition. Softcover. Includes 8 loose black and white images. Plates in fine condition and in a near fine cardstock folder that is lightly and with the small rubber stamp of author, curator, and one time director of The Art Institute of Chicago Douglas Druick inside. Scarce. Item #166144 More
Price: $30.00
The Games of War: Books, Toys, and Propaganda from the Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Study Centre.
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Bienes Center for the Literary Arts, 2006. First edition. Softcover. 36 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 12, 2006 through January 8, 2007. Printed in an edition of 400 copies. Compiled, edited and with an introductino by James A. Findlay. Essays by Mitchell Wolfson, Jr, and Jack Matthews. Includes color illustrations, checklist and selected bibliography. A fine copy in stapled wrappers. Item #166143 More
Price: $25.00
Martin Munkacsi: Retrospektive Fotografie.
Bielefeld / Dusseldorf: Marzona, 1980. First edition. Softcover. Text in English and German with an essay by Raimund Hoghe. Includes 70 black and white images. A very near fine copy in wrappers in a fine acetate jacket. Item #166142 More
Price: $45.00
Judy Rifka: History of Sculpture.
New York: Brook Alexander, 1988. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran October 7 through November 5, 1988. Text by Robert Pincus-Witten. Includes 6 color illustrations including a gatefold, list of previous exhibitions, and selected bibliography. A fine copy in stapled wrappers and with the small rubber stamp of author, curator, and one time director of The Art Institute of Chicago Douglas Druick to the front free endpaper in a fine dust jacket. An attractive catalog. Item #166141 More
Price: $15.00
The Wuggly Ump.
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1963. First edition. Small oblong hardcover. Includes text and color illustrations by Gorey. A clean very near fine copy in illustrated paper covered boards in a near fine dust jacket with a small sticker shadow to the rear panel. Still, a nicer than usual copy. Toledano A15a. Item #166140 More
Price: $125.00
The Evil Garden.
New York: The Fantod Press, 1966. First edition. Small oblong softcover. Likely print run of only 500 copies. Another amusing book from Gorey writing as Eduard Blutig (which translated from the German means Edward Gore) and supposedly translated by Mrs. Regera Dowdy (an anagram of Edward Gorey.) A fine copy in stapled wrappers. Item #166139 More
Price: $250.00
Gary Hill: Between Cinema and a Hard Plce.
Paris: OCO, 1991. First edition. Exhibition brochure for a show that ran September 20 through November 2, 1991. Single sheet folded three times to create 8 pages. Text in French with an essay by Jacinto Lagiera. Includes 6 illustrations with 2 in color, list of previous exhibitions. A fine copy. Scarce, with no copies listed in OCLC. Item #166138 More
Price: $15.00
Robert Heinecken: Lessons in Posing Subjects.
Brussels, Belgium: Wiels & Triangle Books, 2014. First edition. Oblong softcover. 56 pages. Published in conjunction an exhibitoin that ran May 16 through August 17, 2014 in Wiels and then traveled to two other locations for additional dates. Text in English with an essay by curator Devrim Bayar. Includes numerous color images by Heinecken along with his accompanying text. A clean very near fine copy in spiral bound wrappers with a small indentation to the front cover and in the original mylar bag. A fresh copy of this attractive catalog. Item #166137 More
Price: $100.00
Claudia Wieser: Poems of the Right Angle.
New York: Drawing Center, 2010. First edition. Softcover. 39 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 11 through November 18, 2010. Essay by Joanna Kleinberg. Includes 15 color plates. A fine copy in wrappers. Uncommon. Item #166136 More
Price: $45.00
Food, Sex and TV (Signed First Edition).
Kassel: Fotoforum, 1983. First edition. Oblong softcover. One of only 1200 copies of this uncommon and quirky book. Text in English and German by Suzanne E. Pastor and Susan E. Cohen. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some minor wear and a small sticker shadow to the title page. Signed by Heinecken on the title page. Uncommon thus. Item #166135 More
Price: $250.00
The Sol Lewitt Wall Project: A Chicago Gift.
Chicago, IL: Sol Lewitt Wall Project, 1985. First edition. Softcover. 8 pages. Text by Judith Russi Kirshner. Includes, with the covers, 8 black and white illustrations and with a loose invitation sheet laid in. A very near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Item #166134 More
Price: $30.00
The Curious Sofa.
New York: Ivan Obolensky, 1961. First edition. Softcover. First issue with $1.50 on the front panel. An early book from Gorey writing as Ogdred Weary. A near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear. Toledano A7a. Item #166133 More
Price: $50.00
Edna Andrade.
Philadelphia, PA: Marian Locks Gallery, 1977. First edition. Oblong softcover. 16 pages. Exhibition catalog. Includes a brief text by Marian Locks and taken from various sources additional texts by: Anne d'Harnoncourt, Victoria Donohoe, Nessa Forman, and Judith Stein. Includes with the covers 14 black and white illustrations, lists of previous exhibitions, selected public collection, selected commissions, and awards. A clean very near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Uncommon. Item #166132 More
Price: $25.00
One Hundred Poems From The Japanese.
New York: New Directions, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Designed by Hans Marderstei and printed at teh Stamperia Valdonega and with Bembo type. A near fine copy in paper covered boards with cloth spine and printed paper label affixed to the spine with some very minor wear and a small attractive bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. No dust jacket. Item #166130 More
Price: $35.00
Love and The Turning Year: One Hundred More Poems From the Chinese.
New York: New Directions, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. 140 pages. A clean and tight near fine copy in a very good acetate dust jacket that has some edge tears and small chips. Item #166129 More
Price: $35.00