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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original Wraps
Publisher: San Francisco: Jack Hanley Gallery, 1992, San Francisco
Date published: 1992
Description: Very Good. Original Wraps. Very Good. First edition, first printing, one of 1000 copies. A small artist book, mostly of text drawings, by this noted photographer that coincided with his San Francisco exhibition in 1992-1993. Light edgewear to covers, otherwise fine in stapled illustrated wraps as issued. Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, Stuttgart
Date published: 1972
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. First edition, one of 5000 copies with special dust jacket for individual exhibition venue. This jacket for the Vancouver dates of Roth's exhibition. A fine clean tight unmarked copy in softcover as issued, dust jacket with a few small nicks at the head and foot of spine. Volume 20 of Roth's collected works, this volume being a bibliography catalog raisonne of the artist's books and graphics produced between 1947 until 1971. This being Part One, a later volume ... Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original Wraps
Publisher: Kulchur Foundation, New York
Date published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780686097525ISBN:0686097521
Description: Very Good. First edition, first printing, the issue in oversized soft cover. Selected Writings 1962-1971. An uncommon early book of Brainard's writings. Covers have hading and some rubbing, internally clean with no markings. Uncommon. Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, Cologne
Date published: 1992
ISBN-13:9783883750958ISBN:3883750956
Description: Very good. Audience: General/trade; Professional and scholarly; College/higher education. First and only edition, of of 1000 copies. A favorite of Kippenberger's artist books. No text, dozens of images. Some soiling to covers, but internally fine with no markings. Uncommon. Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Illustrated Wrappers
Publisher: New York, The Journal / Printed Matter Inc
Date published: 2006
Description: Near Fine. Two volumes, one is a separate artist book by Dash Snow, the other is volume 18 of The Journal, a contemporary art journal with a Snow piece on the cover and a 15 page interview and images of work by Snow amongst other essays and artist projects. One corner of The Journal has a bumped corner, else fine. Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Stapled Wraps
Publisher: Art for All / Stedelijk Museum, London and Amsterdam
Date published: 1971
Description: Very Good. First edition, preceding a similar edition published the following year. A small staple bound booklet. Very good condition, light toning to cover. Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Date published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780847832606ISBN:0847832600
Description: Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 120 p. Audience: General/trade. First and only edition. Fine clean tight unmarked copy, minor shelfwear. Oversized illustrated cloth covers. An amazing production. Uncommon. Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Barbara Gladstone, New York
Date published: 1988
Description: New. New York: Barbara Gladstone, 1988. First Edition. Published for a concurrent exhibition at Barbara Gladstone Gallery in 1988, this is an Artist Book by Prince, a most early example of this now famous mashup style. A fine copy in illustrated wrappers, no markings, just a touch of edgewear. Uncommon. Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, Cologne
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9783883750958ISBN:3883750956
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Audience: General/trade; College/higher education; Professional and scholarly. First edition, one of 1000 copies. No text, an artist book of dozens of black and white photographic images of architectural details, interspersed with images of Kippenberg's sculptures and of the artist himself. A very good copy, covers with some soiling, rubbing and dampstains, internally fine and unmarked. Number 63 in Uwe Koch, "Annotated Catalogue Raisonné of the Books by ... Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Intar Latin American Gallery, New York
Date published: 1988
Description: Fine. First and only edition of the first solo exhibition catalog/artist book by Felix Gonzalez-Torres. Stapled gold wraps with cover title to upper cover and gallery information on rear cover, no additional text, all leaves with plates of these early Felix artworks. 8pp. A fine unmarked copy. Rare. Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hand-painted Wrappers
Publisher: Whitney Museum & Kunsthalle Zurich, New York and Zurich
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780300123968ISBN:0300123965
Description: Fine in Fine Cloth Presentation Box jacket. Signed by Artist First edition, deluxe limited edition of only 50 copies. Hand-goauched catalog in white, with unique metal sculpture intended to scratch the gouache, signed and numbered on limitation card, all housed in cloth box. Read More
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: ABRAMS, London, England
Date published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781932598452ISBN:1932598456
Description: Fine. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 155 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. First and only edition. Oversized illustrated boards. A fine clean tight copy. A beautiful production. Now scarce. Read More
