New York: The Colophon Ltd, (1932). Baumann, Gustave. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 3000 copies, print: 6.25" by 6.25" printed on 10.5" by 8.5" paper, book: quarto size, [97] pp. Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) was a German-American printmaker and painter, one of the leading figures in the revival of colour woodcuts;..... More
Poughkeepsie, NY: Apollo, 1980. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Inscribed by Author(s). This volume an expanded version, printed in 1980, of an original work done by J. Collins published in 1973. "There is, of course, more to 'Women Artists in America' than the convenience of a biographical..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, printed at the Tuscan Press, 2001. DePol, John. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 400 copies, folio size, [163] pp., signed by John DePol. John DePol (1913-2004) is an American wood engraver out of New York; throughout his prolific career he has collaborated with..... More
Cannes, France: Devaye Imprimeurs, 1960. Picasso, Pablo. Broadside. Broadside 22" x 17 3/8", printed in color. An exhibition poster from the Galerie De Cannes, text letterpress and featuring a reproduction of the lithographic L'Atelier, by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), painted in Cannes in 1956; likely one of the lithographs on display..... More
Camden, Maine: Down East Books, 1998. Kent, Rockwell; Muniak, Susan (Photography). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 96 pp., inscribed by Scott Ferris and Ellen Pearce. ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED by co-author and Kent specialist Scott R. Ferris to Riette Kahn, who with her husband, Albert, is mentioned on page 86 of..... More
Milan: Silvana Editoriale, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. First English edition, quarto size, [93] pp. Gehard Demetz (b. 1972) rose to international fame by applying his skill as a traditional woodcarver to contemporary subjects. His sculptures are mostly of children, and are composed by taking small woodblocks and puzzling them together..... More
Paris / New York: Goupil & Co., Jean Boussoud, Manzi, Joyant & Co., Successor, 1900. Lawrence, Thomas. Limited Edition. Leather. Number 66 of 200 copies, elephant folio size, 191 pp. Limited edition of 200 copies, this no. 66, specially bound in full leather by Bickers & Son, London. Sir Thomas..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. Blake, William. Hardcover. Two volumes (complete), folio size, approx. 600 total pp. After the publication of Edward Young's (1683-1765) acclaimed poem "The Complaint: or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality", written in nine parts, or "nights", and containing ruminations on death and human frailty..... More
New York: [Printed by the De Vinne Press], 1904. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Elephant folio size, one of 350 copies (unnumbered), presentation copy, inscribed in 1923 by Archer M. Huntington. Archer M[ilton] Huntington (1870-1955) was a lifelong friend of the arts and philanthropist; known for his scholarly works in..... More
Basauri: (Grafilur, Impresion y Encuadernacion (Printing and Binding), 1990. Ibarrola, Agustin. Hardcover. Quarto size, 118 pp., inscribed by Agustin Ibarrola, in Spanish and Basque. INSCRIBED by artist "A Suzanne mi abrago (?) / Ibarrola" in blue ink on the copyright page. A catalogue of an exhibit of the work of Spanish..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., [1980]. Klimt, Gustav. Hardcover. Elephant folio size, [92] pp., illustrated, in clamshell box with original shipping carton. A selection of erotic drawings by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), published from a private collection focused on the nude female form, most in frankly erotic poses. Klimt began..... More
Peking - China: Lotus Court Publications (printed by the Imprimerie des Lazaristes), 1937. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 429 of 500, signed by author, original wood-block prints, oblong quarto, unpaginated. First and limited edition of this book, printed in Peking and replete with lovely, full-colour original wood-block prints. A...... More
Berkeley and Hong Kong: SLG Books, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto size, 128 pp., signed by Stanley Mouse, Joel Selvin, and Mickey Hart. The sudden explosion of a new and vital form of poster expression (in San Francisco) was one of the most interesting and important graphic developments of the..... More
New York: Random House / Maecenas Press, [1970]. Pablo Picasso. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes complete, oblong folio size, approx. 347 pp. First edition, as stated. A collection of 347 gravures executed by Pablo Picasso (1881-1972) in intaglio, beginning in 1904. The subjects change from page to page, ranging from..... More
London: Oktagon Verlag, distributed by Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1992. Richter, Gerhard. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 687 of 1000 copies, sixteenmo size, 86 pp., signed by Gerhard Richter. German artist Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) produced artwork in a myriad of aesthetics and media throughout his lengthy and successful career; his works..... More
London: Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1995. Richter, Gerhard. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of an unspecified edition, octavo size, 63 pp., signed by Gerhard Richter. German artist Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) produced artwork in a myriad of aesthetics and media throughout his lengthy and successful career; his works have been shown in..... More
New York: The Viking Press, (1981). Hardcover. Quarto size, 800 pp., with original publisher's mailing box. Charlotte Salomon (1917-1943) was a German-Jewish artist; born in Berlin, she fled Nazi Germany to live in the south of France, where she produced the 769 gouaches in "Life or Theater?". The book is..... More
London: Harrap Limited, (1987). Steadman, Ralph. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto size, approx. [225] unnumbered pp., signed by Ralph Steadman in the year of publication. In "Scar Strangled Banger", Ralph Steadman focuses his attention on the United States of America in a grotesque and sharply witty collection of drawings in both..... More
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San Francisco: Printed by The Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1959-1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Vols.1 and 3 limited to 400 copies; 2 and 4 limited to 450 copies, four volumes, folio size, all with original prospectus' slipped in. Edwin Grabhorn (1889-1968), along with his brother, Robert, founded..... More
New York: ACA Galleries, 1999. Mark, Wendy. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 50 pp., signed by both Mark Strand and Wendy Mark. A wonderful collaboration between poet Mark Strand (1934-2014) and Wendy Mark (b. 1950), an artist primarily known for her monotypes, examples of which are included in..... More
(London): Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco / Thames & Hudson, (2000). Thiebaud, Wayne. Hardcover. Folio size, 216 pp., signed by Wayne Thiebaud. This volume contains 160 illustrations by Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920), an American painter associated with the Pop Art movement and best known for his brightly coloured paintings..... More
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Germany: Taschen, 2010. Hiroshige. Sewn binding. Folio size, 272 pp., illustrated in colour, text in German. A beautiful re-issuing from the Ota Museum of Art, Tokyo, of this famous series of ukiyo-e prints by Hiroshige (1797-1858), featuring 100 views of Edo. Ukiyo-e or "pictures of the floating world" were usually..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1965. Utamaro, Kitagawa. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 450 copies, folio size, [36] pp., with prospectus. The Book Club of California's publication for Christmas 1965. Presents the pictures of Kitagawa Utamaro (1783-1806), an eighteenth-century Japanese artist that dealt with the process of silk..... More
[New York], Printed in Verona: The Limited Editions Club, Printed at Stamperia Valdonega, 1966. Kredel, Fritz; Vasari, Giorgio. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 1500, quarto size, 750 pp., signed by book designer Giovanni Mardersteig, with Monthly LEC Newsletter. Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) was an Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian..... More
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Berlin: Ullstein & Co, 1907-1910. Hardcover. Six volumes (complete), quarto size, in German. German historian Julius von Pflugk-Harttung (1848-1919), best known as an authority on Papal and mediaeval history, wrote this expansive six-volume set on the history of art around the world, copiously illustrated with photographs, maps, and facsimiles, some..... More