Spokane: Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, 1974. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A very good copy with light creasing to one corner of cover; faint staining to rear wrap. Catalogue to the exhibition at the Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, December 13, 1973 to..... More
New York: Art Handicraft Association; Permanent Exposition of Danish Art Handicraft and Industrial Art, 1939. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Exceptionally rare catalog of the exhibition of modern Danish industrial art (furniture, textiles, ceramics & porcelain, silver, etc.) at the New York World's..... More
NP: NP, 1960. Howard, Bob (photographer); 20 b/w Photographs (including Upper wrapper). First Edition. Hardcover. Tall 4to. [20] pages (including covers). Otherwise uncredited and undated "portfolio" of sculptural works, viewed in both assembled and disassembled states. Includes 2 extra b/w photographs of Bennett's sculptures, printed on similar heavy stock cardboard..... More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1963. 8 b/w photos; 15 text figs. First Edition. Full Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG in lthr (some sunning/rubbing to covers). 8vo xviii+253+plts Historical and technical overview, written by the former president of the National Pap er Trade Association. Bound in full..... More
George Braziller, 1996. Hardcover. Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall. A nice clean copy, tight binding, Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket that has a touch of light wear, but is not chipped or torn. More
Sarawak Literary Society, 1994. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 234 pages, color photos throughout, drawings, bibliography, glossary of local and technical terms, index, illustrated card cover. Very light warping to top corners. Interior is clean and spine is tight. More
London, England: H.G. Bohn, 1857. Hand-colored Plates. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A fair+ copy in cloth (covers/few leaves detached; spine wear). 12mo 504+plts Auction catalogue (4,294 lots in all), plus engraved list of marks/monograms. Notable for the hand colored plates. Series: Bohn's Illustrated Library..... More
Geneva/Paris: Editions des Trois Collines, 1946. 1 Color plate & 56 Sepia Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Artist Jan Stussy's copy with a somewhat abstracted reddish watercolor sketch of a plant of tree in a pot on inner jacket flap, signed two pages later..... More
Newport Beach: Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1988. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by artist Chris Burden on half title. A nice copy of this major retrospective (very slight wear). Description: 184 p. ill. Responsibility: Donald Kuspit; Tom Marioni; David A. Ross; Howard Singerman... More
Zurich: Wolfsberg Verlag, 1997. Color Illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall (oblong). Signed and inscribed by artist on title page to noted a Pacific Northwest author & photographer: "To Paul Dorpat - our Seattle photographer! Samuel Buri and family." Copy #347 of 960 numbered..... More
Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1990. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. A fine copy. More
San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1979. First Edition. Wraps. The inaugural exhibition tabloid for this historic art event. Measuring 11.5 x 14 inches. 10pp., with illustrations. gallery guide for the first exhibition of the now-famous Dinner Party, including an installation map and iconographic descriptions of the plates..... More
New York: Muriel Karasik Gallery, 1989. Erml, George (photographer); Over 50 Color & b/w Photographs. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Featuring a fulll page ink drawing by Dale Chihuly at p.61, in what appears to be a sketch of his piece titled "The Venetians" shown..... More
Los Angeles: Southern California Institute of Architecture / SCI ARC / Public Access Press, 1994. Tipped-in Original Photographs By Gertrude Cohen. First Edition. Cloth-backed Stiff Covers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 8.5 x 11" 16pp. An exceptionally scarce artist's book (exploring the nature of "home") featuring 9 hand-mounted..... More
Los Angeles: Kohn Turner Gallery, 1999. 20 b/w Illustrations (including Upper wrapper). First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A solid, tight copy of this scarce work (never reprinted) in very good condition (minor surface wear; evidence of removed sticker on rear cover). 35, [1] pages. Catalogue..... More
Italy: Treves-Treccani-Tumminelli Editori, 1932. Color, b/w Illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall. The rare complete first year of this impressive Italian theatrical review (also including dance, music, etc.). Profusely illustrated. The inaugural number was issued in February, so Volume I is complete with 11..... More
New York: Abrams, 1973. 65 color & 161 b/w illus. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall (oblong). Solid copy in jacket of one of the more celebrated art monographs of the Postwar era. (slight fading to extremities of binding; text edges a trifle browned; rear panel..... More
[San Francisco]: Natoma Society, 1970. First Edition. Wraps. Square 12mo. [32]pp., iIllustrated with photographs depicting beds in various settings. Mustard color wraps. Light handling wear, else a Very Good copy. More
New York: Pratt Graphics Center, 1961. 3 Color plates; 107 b/w Illustrations; Advertising Matter. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rare first issue of this influential journal, with Eichenberg's Foreword, and articles on Rolf Nesch, Harold Paris, Shiko Munakata, et al. Laid in loose is a...... More
Zurich: Verlag Ernst Scheidegger, 1964. Color & b/w Illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall. With a superb full page original ink drawing (drawing measures 11 x 11.5 inches) on half title by Hans Erni, of an amorous young nude couple, cuddling close, paying attention..... More
Lausanne: Clairefontaine, 1964. Color & b/w Illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall. INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL DRAWING. With a superb original, full page, ink drawing of male & female nudes. Inscribed to Yetive Moss, March, 1965. Includes numerous tipped-in color plates. See Freitag #2723 for..... More
Oakland: Oakland Art Museum, 1964. b/w Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Exceptionally scarce early catalogue of Foukes' work (Worldcat records only a single copy). Original stapled white wraps printed in black (slight surface soiling and wear). Description: 20 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 14..... More
[Madrid, Spain]: Ministerio de Cultura, 1985. Over 100 Color & b/w Illustrations (chiefly photographs). First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED BY ARTIST WITH ORIGINAL DRAWING! Light shelfwear, else a Near Fine copy. 129pp. Text in Spanish. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Museo Espanol..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. 110 b/w photographs; b/w Decorative Borders. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wear to spine and covers (cloth; chiefly to head and foot of spine, edges and other extremities); sunning, rubbing, browning and fading to spine and covers (chiefly to..... More
NP: Frank Kelly Freas, 1971. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Spiral-bound Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Presentation copy, signed with two drawings by Freas. This is copy #132 of 500, signed and numbered with limiotation statement in Freas' own hand inside front cover. Just beneath, there is a...... More
