BENEVOLENT PLEASURES OF SIGHT;
Nazraeli Press, 1997. First Edition. Cloth. Black cloth covered boards, titles debossed on front and spine. Original dustjacket in archival brodart. 1/1000 copies of the first edition limited printing. Fine. More
New Arrivals
NON NUMBER 5;
Red Ink Press, 2001. Soft cover. Special edition in silkscreened wraparound covers, three paperback books inside, two in cardboard cutout packaging. Dustjacket bumped and rubbed along edges, lightly scuffed along top corners; paperback books fine. More
SMITHFIELD BUILDING;
Rojo, 2005. Smith, Stephen. First Edition. Hardcover. Decorative hardcover with titles in white on front and spine. Compact, filled with full-color photographs, drawings, and collage by artist Steven Smith, aka Neasden Control Centre. Covers lightly bumped along corners, else fine. Signed by the artist "to Matt" with a drawing on..... More
DON'T GIVE UP;
San Francisco: Upper Playground, 2004. First Edition. Soft cover. Yellow paper covers with illustration by Reyes across front, titles in black. Richly illustrated with Reyes's drawings, collage, and photographs in black and white. Cover corners gently bumped; else fine. More
ALAN MICHAEL;
London: Modern Art / HOTEL, 2006. First Edition. Pamphlet. White paper covers with titles in black on front, stabled binding. Includes many full-color images of Michael's work, as well as an essay by Joanne Tathem. Covers are lightly rubbed and scuffed from shelfwear, interior clean and tight. More
VIRGINS IN THE ROUGH (A MAN OF EXPERIENCE);
San Francisco: Whippet Press, c. 1956. Soft cover. N.d., published c. 1956. White paper covers with illustration in red, titles in black, titles hand-written in red pen on spine. Title page shows "A Man of Experience". Illustrated. White titles show rubbing and scuffing, bending and softening along corners; interior clean..... More
AN ASTONISHED EYE LOOKS OUT OF THE AIR;
Waldport: Untide Press, 1945. First Edition. Soft cover. First edition of this collection of Kenneth Patchen's poetry by Untide Press, in black paper wraps with white paste-on cover titles. One out of a limited edition of 1950 copies. Age-toning visible alon spine of titles, covers leaning up, wear and rubbing..... More
GIVING IN TO LIVE THE EXPERIENCE;
San Francisco: Seems, 2009. First Edition. Soft cover. Oversized art catalogue, paper covers. Richly illustrated in full-color images of Wackers' paintings. Minute mark on back cover visible beneath titles; else fine. More
YAYOI KUSAMA: RECENT WORKS;
New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1996. First Edition. Soft cover. Yellow illustrated covers gently rubbed along edges and extremities from shelfwear; interior clean and tight, filled with photographs of Kusama's sculpture and painting. Also included are quotes from Kusama's novels "Manhatten Suicide Addict", "Woodstuck Phallus Cutter" and "Distress Like This"..... More
SUPER-DRUMMER; A Profile of Buddy Rich
Indianapolis/New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Bright yellow boards with titles stamped in black on front on spine, original dustjacket in archival brodart. DJ shows wear, rubbing and folding along extremities, gently age-toned; boards gently bumped along corners; else unmarked. Signed by Rich on the front free endpaper. Featuring..... More
ALVAR;
Barcelona: Editorial d'art Font + Diestre, 1971. Hardcover. Text in English, Spanish and French. Cream boards with title stamped in black on front and spine. Illustrated dustjacket shows signs of wear, light staining across front, creasing and small chipping visible along edges, remains bright; stain visible on blank front free..... More
PAINTINGS FROM THE 1960S AND 1970S;
London: Redfern Gallery, 2011. First Edition. Soft cover. Glossy paper covers depicting Jenkins's painting "Phenomena Waves without Wind" 1977. Catalogue for the exhibition of the same name at Redfern Gallery, London, 2011. Features full-color images of Jenkins's paintings, as well as an essay by Michael Peppiatt. Minor signs of rubbing..... More
L'ITALIA PARLA AGLI UCCELLI;
New york: Marlboro Gallery, 1988. First Edition. Boards. Hardcover exhibition catalogue features distinct double-spine binding with painted boards. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at Marlboro Gallery, New York, November 3 - 26, 1988. Featuring full-color installation photographs of the show, as well as Cucchi's..... More
FANTASTIC WORLDS NO. 5 (VOL 2. NO. 1) FALL 1953;
1953. First Edition. Pamphlet. Illustrated paper covers, saddle-stitched stapled binding. Covers show scuffing and wear, age-toning along edges, light rubbing and signs of chipping on upper corner edges only; front pages bear light, small stains near bottom edge, else is clean and tight, with inner pages bright and unmarked. Features..... More
AVON SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY READER VOL. 1 NO. 1; January 1953
New York: Avon, 1953. First Edition. Soft cover. Brightly illustrated paper covers with yellow spine. The first issue of the Avon Science Fiction & Fantasy Reader, featuring stories by Alfred Coppel, Arthur C. Clarke, John Christopher, Milton Lesser, and others. General shelfwear is visible on cover edges and spine; issue..... More
NOTHING FOR YOU;
Angel Hair Books, 1977. Schneeman, Goerge. First Edition. Soft cover. White paper covers illustrated by George Schneeman. Covers show rubbing, light bending at corners, scuffing across back covers and lightly across front from shelfwear; interior is clean and tight. A collection of poetry by Berrigan. More
ANAL EROTIC FEMALE (THE);
Century Books, 1969. First Edition. Paperback. Black decorative paperback covers show general wear, rubbing and creasing to cover edges; black mark visible on bottom text block edge, not visible on pages; interior age-toned, else clean and tight. More
SOME PREFER GEISHA; The Lively Art of Mistress-Keeping in Japan
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle, 1966. Nadamoto, Tadahito. First Thus. Hardcover. First English hardcover edition. Decorative black and pink boards, with original pink illustrated dustjacket in archival brodart. Included illustrations by Tadahito Nadamoto. Dustjacket lightly age-toned and bent along top extremity; Board corners gently bumped; interior clean and tight, near fine..... More
LIBIDO: THE JOURNAL OF SEX AND SENSIBILITY FALL 1996; Photo Erotica 96
Chicago: Libido Inc., 1996. First Edition. Soft cover. Black and white graphic covers. Periodical featuring erotic content, including poetry, drawings, photography, and essays. Covers shelfworn, bumped and rubbed along extremities, light bending visible to cover corners; interior clean and tight. More
NIGHT DAY NIGHT;
Munster / Zurich: Westfalicher Kunstverin, 2004. First Edition. Cloth. Red cloth covers with illustration in black, titles in white. "This publication was supported as Catalog No.101 by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation under its program "Catalogs for Young Artists". --From the introductio. Covers are gently shelfworn, small..... More
RODRIGO MATHEUS;
Rio de Janeiro: Editora de Livros Cabogo, 2018. First Edition. Soft cover. Photographic soft cover with images of Matheus's work across front. Richly illustrated with exhibition photographs of the artist's work from 2008 - 2018, with essays by Kiki Mazzucchelli, Matthieu Lelievre and Philip Monk. Cover corners gently bumped, else..... More
SUPER FACULTIES AND THEIR CULTURE;
Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1950. Fourth Edition. Pamphlet. Beige paper covers with illustrated titles in brown, stapled spine. Previous owner's nameplate on title page. Covers bear age-toning on edges, scuffing and shelfwear, but remain solid; interior clean and tight, no markings else visible. More
MATERIAL AFFINITIES; To Clay and Back
USC Fischer Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Soft cover. Felted tan soft covers with titles debossed on front. Catalogue for the exhibition of the same name at the USC Fischer Gallery, running from September 5 - October 20, 2007. Light shelfwear to covers, rubbing on extremities; interior clean and tight, richly..... More
SUBLIME INTENT;
San Francisco: Tom Bonauro, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition hardcover, black boards with pictorial dustjacket, protected in archival brodart. Includes a laid-in print. Entirely full-color photographic catalogue. Dustjacket gently rubbed along extremities, else fine. More