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  • Alberts, Paul; Berman, Bee; Hartman, Ray; Royal, Patrick; Weinberg, Pual and Wulfsohn, Giselle, photographers.
    SOUTH AFRICA - WHO CARES.

    Edition: First printing.

    Cape Town, SA: Gallery Press, 1985. Hardcover first edition - A book initiated by the International Service Committee of the Goodwood Rotary Club in South Africa - designed to show that the Rotary Club is just one of the many groups of people, cutting across all boundaries of race and creed, who do care in South Africa. 120 pages, large format, 11 1/2 by 8 inches, bound in glossy illustrated boards with a photograph by Alberts on the cover.

    Condition: Very near fine (one slight bump on bottom edge).

    Book ID: 15028
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  • TRANSIENT POET: William Allan Retrospective. by Allan, William; Kenneth Baker and Janice Driesbach
    Allan, William; Kenneth Baker and Janice Driesbach
    TRANSIENT POET: William Allan Retrospective.

    Edition: First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition.

    Sacramento, California: Crocker Art Museum, (1994.). SIGNED first edition - Exhibition catalog, January 14 - March 6, 1994. Includes a long essay by the artist himself as well as essays by exhibit curator Janice Driesbach, focusing on the evolution of his work and by Kenneth Baker on "Painting against the Current." Illustrated with 32 full-page full color plates of his works from the early, more clearly narrative, paintings as well as his later studies of fish. SIGNED by the artist William M. Allan inside the front over. 60 pp, printed on heavy gloss stock, measures 9 3/4" square.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 68505
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  • TRANSIENT POET: William Allan Retrospective. by Allan, William; Kenneth Baker and Janice Driesbach
    Allan, William; Kenneth Baker and Janice Driesbach
    TRANSIENT POET: William Allan Retrospective.

    Edition: First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition.

    Sacramento, California: Crocker Art Museum, (1994.). First edition - Exhibition catalog, January 14 - March 6, 1994. Includes a long essay by the artist himself as well as essays by exhibit curator Janice Driesbach, focusing on the evolution of his work and by Kenneth Baker on "Painting against the Current." Illustrated with 32 full-page full color plates of his works from the early, more clearly narrative, paintings as well as his later studies of fish. 60 pp, printed on heavy gloss stock, measures 9 3/4" square.

    Condition: Near fine (bookplate inside front cover.)

    Book ID: 44667
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  • TO THE RESCUE: Eight Artists in an Archive. by American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Marvin Heiferman and Carole Kismaric, curators (Magdalena Abakanowicz, Alan Berliner, Wendy Ewald, Leon Golub, Pepon Osorio, Gilles Peress, Fred Wilson and Terry Winters, artists).
    American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Marvin Heiferman and Carole Kismaric, curators (Magdalena Abakanowicz, Alan Berliner, Wendy Ewald, Leon Golub, Pepon Osorio, Gilles Peress, Fred Wilson and Terry Winters, artists).
    TO THE RESCUE: Eight Artists in an Archive.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.

    American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee [Printed by Bolger], (1999.). First edition - Catalogue of an exhibition of newly commissioned art works by eight artists - Magdalena Abakanowicz, Alan Berliner, Wendy Ewald, Leon Golub, Pepon Osorio, Gilles Peress, Fred Wilson and Terry Winters - based on their research of, and responses to, 50,000 photographs in the archives of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. 96 pp. ISBN: 0-96696490X.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 43855
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  • MURALS: Walls That Sing. by Ancona, George.
    Ancona, George.
    MURALS: Walls That Sing.

    Edition: First edition.

    Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish . (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Award-winning photo-essay on murals from the cave paintings to colonial church murals, to the masterpieces of Diego Rivera, Orozco and other Mexican masters, the singing walls in American cities and graffiti. The vibrant photos - three to four on each spread - vary between broad shots, close-ups of details, and images of a variety of people either creating or viewing the paintings. Most of the works are in the United States, and many are from Latino and Hispanic communities. The paintings capture the spirit, pride, and history of the individuals depicted. SIGNED on the front endpaper by Ancona with a small drawing. Oblong format. 48 pp. ISBN: 0-761451315.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated boards in a like dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

    Book ID: 76844
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  • Diane Arbus: UNTITLED. by Arbus, Diane (1923-1971)
    Arbus, Diane (1923-1971)
    Diane Arbus: UNTITLED.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Aperture, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third volume (out of five) of the work of this revolutionary photographer to be published posthumously, and the only one which focuses on a single topic. It consists of photographs taken at residences for the mentally retarded between 1966 and 1971, places she kept going back to every few months or so, to picnics, dances, on Halloween, in the years just before her death. Includes an afterword by her daughter, Doon Arbus. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 089381623X.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (some spots to back cover of dj)

    Book ID: 77946
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  • 26 ANNUAL OF ADVERTISING ART: Reproductions from The National Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art Shown in the Galleries of The Metropolitan Museum Oof Art in the Spring Nineteen Hundred Forty Seven By The Art Directors Club Of New York. by Art Directors Club of New York; Paul Smith, President.
    Art Directors Club of New York; Paul Smith, President.
    26 ANNUAL OF ADVERTISING ART: Reproductions from The National Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art Shown in the Galleries of The Metropolitan Museum Oof Art in the Spring Nineteen Hundred Forty Seven By The Art Directors Club Of New York.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Watson-Guptill / Art Directors Club of New , 1947. Hardcover first edition - Introduction by Edward L. Bernays. Includes work by Jacob Lawrence, Matthew Liebowitz, Ben Stahl, Thomas Benton, Jan Balet, Dong Kingman, Carol Blanchard Edward Weston, Walker Evans, Cecil Beaton, Grandma Moses, Andrew Wyeth and many others - most in black and white but some in full color. Small quarto, illustrated throughout, some in full color, most in black and white. Includes index of artists and of advertisers. 190 pp of the exhibits plus list of artists and 11 additional pages showing how the ads actually appeared in the magazine and full page ads for advertising agencies and others. 316 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in cream cloth with brown lettering.

    Book ID: 79562
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  • TWELFTH ANNUAL OF ADVERTISING ART. by Art Directors Club; Robert Riggs, Richard Decker, Margaret Bourke-White, Nura Ulreich, V. Bobri, Edward Steichen, Boris Artzybashoff and others, artists.
    Art Directors Club; Robert Riggs, Richard Decker, Margaret Bourke-White, Nura Ulreich, V. Bobri, Edward Steichen, Boris Artzybashoff and others, artists.
    TWELFTH ANNUAL OF ADVERTISING ART.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Art Directors Club 1933. Hardcover first edition - Contains reproductions of the exhibits displayed at the twelfth exhibition of the Art Directors Club, New York, in the spring of 1933. Among other items, it includes a powerful image for Otis Elevators by Robert Riggs, cartoon ads by Richard Decker for Arrow Shirts, photograph by Margaret Bourke-White, 2 charming children's ads by Nura Ulreich, several by V. Bobri including a full-color full page ad for Cunard Cruise Lines, a full color full page photograph by Edward Steichen for Packard, 5 examples of Artzybashoff's work including a full page color ad for Camel cigarettes and two full color double page spreads of book jackets and much more. Small quarto,…

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    New York: Art Directors Club 1933. Hardcover first edition - Contains reproductions of the exhibits displayed at the twelfth exhibition of the Art Directors Club, New York, in the spring of 1933. Among other items, it includes a powerful image for Otis Elevators by Robert Riggs, cartoon ads by Richard Decker for Arrow Shirts, photograph by Margaret Bourke-White, 2 charming children's ads by Nura Ulreich, several by V. Bobri including a full-color full page ad for Cunard Cruise Lines, a full color full page photograph by Edward Steichen for Packard, 5 examples of Artzybashoff's work including a full page color ad for Camel cigarettes and two full color double page spreads of book jackets and much more. Small quarto, illustrated throughout, some in full color, most in black and white. Includes index of artists and of advertisers. 89 pp of the exhibits plus 40 additional pages showing how the ads actually appeared in the magazine and full page ads for advertising agencies and others.

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    Condition: Very good in coarse beige linen with dark brown lettering, printed on heavy gloss stock - binding is slightly cracked towards the back of the book, in the section with ads.

    Book ID: 79365
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  • HARLEM ON THE VERGE. by Attie, Alice; Introduction by Robin D.G. Kelley.
    Attie, Alice; Introduction by Robin D.G. Kelley.
    HARLEM ON THE VERGE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Quantuck Lane Press, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - A photographic look at Harlem's disappearing landscape, as it becomes more gentrified and more "sanitized." Illustrated with almost 100 full color, full page and very evocative photographs. Introduction by Robin D.G. Kelley Large square format. 120 pp. ISBN: 0-971454876.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 75290
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  • PEOPLE WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE / LES GENS PEU ORDINAIRES. by Atwood, Margaret, preface; Photographers and Friends United Against Aids.
    Atwood, Margaret, preface; Photographers and Friends United Against Aids.
    PEOPLE WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE / LES GENS PEU ORDINAIRES.

    Edition: First printing.

    Toronto: Viking Press, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of full page black and white photographs of more than one hundred Canadians who have excelled in the arts, as entrepreneurs, as athletes and more - including Leonard Cohen, Wayne Gretzky, k.d. lang, Yousouf Karsh and many others. A bilingual edition with brief introductions to each person in both English and French. A project of the Photographers and Friends United Against Aids. List of photographers with notes on each. Large format, approx 9 1/2 inches by 12 inches. 216 pp. ISBN: 0-670-864757.

    Condition: Very good+ in very good+ dust jacket (a bit of shelfwear, remainder dot on bottom edge, but otherwise a clean, tight copy)

    Book ID: 60186
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  • PORTRAITS. by Avedon, Richard (1923 - 2004)
    Avedon, Richard (1923 - 2004)
    PORTRAITS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - An early book by Avedon and one of his strongest - it includes over fifty portraits of celebrities, writers and artists from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, including Marilyn Monroe, William F. Buckley, Igor Stravinsky, Marcel Duchamp, Marianne Moore, The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Ezra Pound, the Everly Brothers, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jean Genet, Truman Capote, J. Robert Oppenheimer, President Eisenhower and many more. Four of the photographic takes are multi-page fold-outs with Igor Stravinsky, The Chicago Seven, Andy Warhol and Factory Members, and the Mission Council. The final images in the book are moving portraits of his dying father, Jacob Israel Avedon, taken between October…

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    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - An early book by Avedon and one of his strongest - it includes over fifty portraits of celebrities, writers and artists from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, including Marilyn Monroe, William F. Buckley, Igor Stravinsky, Marcel Duchamp, Marianne Moore, The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Ezra Pound, the Everly Brothers, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jean Genet, Truman Capote, J. Robert Oppenheimer, President Eisenhower and many more. Four of the photographic takes are multi-page fold-outs with Igor Stravinsky, The Chicago Seven, Andy Warhol and Factory Members, and the Mission Council. The final images in the book are moving portraits of his dying father, Jacob Israel Avedon, taken between October 1969 and August 1973. Includes an introductory Essay by Harold Rosenberg. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0374236380.

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    Condition: Fine in white boards in a very near fine dust jacket. (slight toning to spine of dj)

    Book ID: 75118
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  • ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE: SEASONS OF LIFE AND LAND: A Photographic Journey. by Banerjee, Subhankar. Peter Matthiessen, Fran Mauer, William H. Meadows and others, contributors.
    Banerjee, Subhankar. Peter Matthiessen, Fran Mauer, William H. Meadows and others, contributors.
    ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE: SEASONS OF LIFE AND LAND: A Photographic Journey.

    Edition: First printing, a large trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Seattle: The Mountaineers Books, (2003). SIGNED first edition - A book which takes us to a beautiful, wild - and endangered - land. Includes a foreword by Jimmy Carter, poem by Terry Tempest Williams and significant long essays by Peter Matthiessen, Fran Mauer, William H. Meadows, and more. SIGNED by the photographer and author Banerjee on the first page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated with full color photographs throughout, many full page. Maps. Large square format. 176 pp. ISBN: 0-898864380.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers, with self-flaps.

    Book ID: 76373
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  • THE INVISIBLE STRANGER: The Pattern, Maine, Photographs of Arturo Pattern. by Banks, Russell and Arturo Patten.
    Banks, Russell and Arturo Patten.
    THE INVISIBLE STRANGER: The Pattern, Maine, Photographs of Arturo Pattern.

    Edition: First edition

    New York Harper Collins (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - Photographer Arturo Pattern and writer Russell Banks collaborate on this work which evoke the inhabitants of the small New England town of Pattern, Maine. Includes thirty-seven glossy black and white portraits, 73 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0192348.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (lower corners slightly bumped, price-clipped)

    Book ID: 60708
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  • DAG VOLUMES: NO 2 (2013) by Barber, Jeff.
    Barber, Jeff.
    DAG VOLUMES: NO 2 (2013)

    Edition: First printing.

    Regina, Saskatchewan: Dunlop Art Gallery, 2013. Hardcover first edition - The second volume which surveys the Dunlap Gallery's past year of exhibits - Since the Gallery is a unit of the Regina Public Library it is appropriate that some of the exhibits were related to the book. Includes contributions from and about Sarah Abbot and Jeremy Drummond, Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby, Nelson Henricks, Jinhan Ko, Alison S. M. Kobayashi, Deirdre Logue, David Poolman, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, and Steve Reinke; Joseph Anderson; Joi T. Arcand; Lee Henderson and Eve K. Tremblay; Kathleen Irwin and Jeff Morton; Carmela Laganse and more. A beautiful production printed on heavy glossy stock and illustrated in full color throughout. 176 pp.

    Condition: Fine in orange cloth.

    Book ID: 73028
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  • BLACK BORDERS. by Barboza, Anthony, with poetry by Ntozake Shange and Steven Barboza
    Barboza, Anthony, with poetry by Ntozake Shange and Steven Barboza
    BLACK BORDERS.

    Edition: First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition.

    New York: By the author, (1980). SIGNED first edition - A book which was the culmination of a series of photographs Barboza created between 1975-1980, with the publication of this funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The title refers both the black border around each photograph, which gives a unity to the book, and to the fact that most, although not all, portraits are of African Americans, of writers, artists and musicians working on the edge (or on the border) "What sets these photographs apart, and gives them their durable vitality, is their innovative use of lighting and backgrounds. . Barboza turns the dark distorted forms into expressive echoes of the sitters. Underneath setups…

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    New York: By the author, (1980). SIGNED first edition - A book which was the culmination of a series of photographs Barboza created between 1975-1980, with the publication of this funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The title refers both the black border around each photograph, which gives a unity to the book, and to the fact that most, although not all, portraits are of African Americans, of writers, artists and musicians working on the edge (or on the border) "What sets these photographs apart, and gives them their durable vitality, is their innovative use of lighting and backgrounds. . Barboza turns the dark distorted forms into expressive echoes of the sitters. Underneath setups create shadows that loom above and behind Normal Lewis and the World Saxophone Quartet, while side arrangements turn the shadows into repetitions and echoes, doubling Amiri Baraka, and James Baldwin. Barboza then went on to add a bit of blur to some of the portraits, creating the appearance of back and forth motion or elusive ghosting to Ntozake Shange and Pharoah Sanders. The backdrops that he created and employed were equally unorthodox. Rolls of hanging paper were cut, slashed, and sliced, creating abstract patters of squiggles, lines, and openings, and then overpainted with expressive dashes and arcs of silvery spray paint. . So James Van Der Zee is surrounded by a whorling swirl of shining light, Toukie Smith shares the stage with snake-like back-and-forth forms." (Loring Knoblauch, Collectordaily) . Includes poetry by Ntozake Shange and Steven Barboza and brief handwritten captions under each portrait. SIGNED on the title page by Barboza and numbered AB/72, dated 1981. Square format, unpaginated (32 pp)

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    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Quite scarce now.

    Book ID: 88626
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  • LEONARD BASKIN: COLLECTION OF TWELVE ITEMS: Exhibition Catalogues and Related Epherma, 1969 to 1985. by Baskin, Leonard.
    Baskin, Leonard.
    LEONARD BASKIN: COLLECTION OF TWELVE ITEMS: Exhibition Catalogues and Related Epherma, 1969 to 1985.

    Edition: First printing.

    Various 1969-1982. First edition - This collection consists of the following items, including several which are quite uncommon, listed in roughly chronological order:
    1. LEONARD BASKIN. Stockholm, Oslo, Goteborg. Nationalmuseum / Nasjonalgalleriet / Gotesberg Konstsmuseum. Bilingual catalogue (English/Swedish) for an exhibition in Sweden and Norway, 1968-1969. Illustrations of 7 works (including the covers). Unpaginated (8 pp) in glossy illustrated stapled wrappers.
    2. LAUS PICTORUM: Portraits of Nineteenth Century Artists Invented and Engraved by Leonard Baskin, A. Lublin, Inc, New York, 1969. Prospectus for a portfolio that featured 10 original wood engravings and 5 original etchings by Baskin of these artists: Rodolphe Bresdin, Camille Corot, Theodule Ribot, Thomas Eakins, William Morris, Odilon Redon, Gustave Courbet, Caspar David Friedrich,…

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    Various 1969-1982. First edition - This collection consists of the following items, including several which are quite uncommon, listed in roughly chronological order:
    1. LEONARD BASKIN. Stockholm, Oslo, Goteborg. Nationalmuseum / Nasjonalgalleriet / Gotesberg Konstsmuseum. Bilingual catalogue (English/Swedish) for an exhibition in Sweden and Norway, 1968-1969. Illustrations of 7 works (including the covers). Unpaginated (8 pp) in glossy illustrated stapled wrappers.
    2. LAUS PICTORUM: Portraits of Nineteenth Century Artists Invented and Engraved by Leonard Baskin, A. Lublin, Inc, New York, 1969. Prospectus for a portfolio that featured 10 original wood engravings and 5 original etchings by Baskin of these artists: Rodolphe Bresdin, Camille Corot, Theodule Ribot, Thomas Eakins, William Morris, Odilon Redon, Gustave Courbet, Caspar David Friedrich, J.F. Millet and Th. Rousseau, Constantin Meunier, Jacques Gamelin, Charles Meryon, George Minne, pictor Ignotus, and Eugene Carriere. Includes a reproduction of each item and Baskin's notes about each artist, Order form still bound in. In stiff glossy stapled black and white wrappers. Unpaginated (12 pp)
    3. POSTCARD from CFA Graphics (formerly Lublin) offering the Laus Pictorum suite to dealers at a reduced price. Front of card reproduces the engraving of J.F. Millet and Th. Rousseau. Card is postmarked in 1972.
    4. BROCHURE FOR THE MOBY DICK SUITE. A Suite of Original Signed Lithographs by Leonard Baskin. lan Wofsy Fine Arts, San Francisco). A single stiff sheet folded, reproducing all 8 of the original lithographs. Back includes information on Baskin. Price sheet from Kennedy Graphics laid in.
    5. LEONARD BASKIN THE GRAPHIC WORK 1950 - 1970. The Far Gallery, New York, 1970. A catalogue produced in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Far Gallery, designed by Baskin, printed at the Meridian Gravure Company, type set by Stinehour Press. Includes 79 plates showcasing the range of his work, plus a frontispiece portrait of Baskin by Jonathan Unger. Preface by Herman Wechsler and an introduction by Dale Roylance. Bound in stiff illustrated cream wrappers.
    6. ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE DIVINE COMEDY OF DANTE BY LEONARD BASKIN. New Haven: Yale University Library, Graphic Arts Exhibition September- October 1970. Includes "Dante Iconography: An Introduction" by Dale Roylance. Reproduces 22 selected plates. Catalogue designed by Baskin, printed at the Meridian Gravure Company. 32 pp.
    7. LEONARD BASKIN. Smithsonian Institution Press, City of Washington, 1970. An illustrated catalogue produced in conjunction with an exhibition from 12 June through 26 July 1970. Introductory essay by Alan Fern, annotated by Leonard Baskin. 58 plates of sculptures, drawings and prints of his woodcuts and etchings (numbers through 62, but 4 are not illustrated). Biographical note, bibliography. 72 pp.
    8. INDIAN DRAWINGS. Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum, 1972. Text by Leonard Baskin and Peter H. Hendrick. Reproduces 11 drawings (one on the cover) from the Museum's permanent collection. List of suggested readings. Small slim format, unpaginated (12 pp) Bound in illustrated stapled wrappers.
    9. LEONARD BASKIN: AN EXHIBITION OF RECENT WORK. Kennedy Galleries, Inc, New York, 1972. Catalogue for an exhibition from November 30 through December 31, 1971 - Baskin's first exhibition at Kennedy Galleries. Foreword by Marvin Sadlik. Includes a chronology and a listing of all the pieces in the exhibition, with black and white plates of 39 of these pieces - sculptures, reliefs and drawings. Unpaginated.
    10. LEONARD BASKIN: RECENT SCULPTURE & DRAWINGS, May 17 to June 7, 1975. Kennedy Galleries,, New York, 1975. Exhibition catalogue, with black and white plates of 21 items. Includes chronology, list of public collections. Unpaginated.
    11. LEONARD BASKIN: SCULPTURE AND WATERCOLORS. Kennedy Galleries, NY: April 1 to April 23, 1982. Exhibition catalogue with 48 plates, 16 in color. Includes introductory notes by Lawrence A. Fleischman and Gloria-Gilda Deak. Bound in glossy illustrated stapled wrappers, unpaginated.
    12 HORN GALLERY, New York, undated (circa 1970s). A brief catalogue designed "to convey a small part of our inventory." Included are five works by Baskin (out of a total of 45 items) Price list laid in. Unpaginated (16 pp) Bound in glossy illustrated stapled wrappers.

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    Condition: All are in very good to fine condition - a few items have the previous owner's name or minor wear to the covers

    Book ID: 80275
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  • IN THE PRESENCE OF ELEPHANTS. by Beagle, Peter & Pat Derby; Photographs by Genaro Molina.
    Beagle, Peter & Pat Derby; Photographs by Genaro Molina.
    IN THE PRESENCE OF ELEPHANTS.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Santa Barbara: Capra Press, (1995). SIGNED first edition - NSCRIBED on the half title page by both authors ("To --- All the best Pat Derby "71" & Mara") and SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by the photographer. Text by Peter Beagle and Pat Derby, illustrated with black and white photographs by Genaro Molina of Derby and others with the elephants. Pat Derby was the co-founder of PAWS (Performing Animal Welfare Society), with a refuge in Galt, California, where 71, a young and sickly elephant was nursed back to health, and Mara later found a home. Oblong format. 84 pp. ISBN: 0-884963969.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 71549
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  • THE EARLY WORK OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY. by Beardsley, Aubrey; prefatory note by H. M. Marillier.
    Beardsley, Aubrey; prefatory note by H. M. Marillier.
    THE EARLY WORK OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY.

    Edition: First thus- a large trade paperback.

    New York: Dover Press, (1967). First edition - An unabridged reproduction of the revised 1920 edition - this edition includes all of the plates - 157 plates - which had appeared in earlier editions, including two with color added for this book. Includes a prefatory note by H. M. Marillier. Large format.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (some sunning to the spine).

    Book ID: 84433
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  • MAX BECKMANN. by [Beckmann, Max, 1884-1950 ]Lackner, Stephan
    [Beckmann, Max, 1884-1950 ]Lackner, Stephan
    MAX BECKMANN.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Crown, (1983) dj. Hardcover first edition - A survey of works by this artist who developed his own brand of German Expressionism, one which reflected his awareness of the political and social issues of his time - the first World War where he was a volunteer medical orderly, the Great Depression, the Weimar republic. Illustrated throughout with full color (including two tipped in color plates on the title page and on the first page) and black and white. Translated from the German by Lucas Lackner. Biography, bibliography, list of illustrations. Large format. 96 pp. ISBN: 0-517550008.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 80199
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  • SAILOR: Vintage Photographs of a Masculine Icon. by Bentley, Kevin, editor.
    Bentley, Kevin, editor.
    SAILOR: Vintage Photographs of a Masculine Icon.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco / Tulsa, OK: Council Oak Books, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Includes over 150 images of sailors mostly from snapshots in private collections - although some are more formal and a few are large double page pictures - and never before reproduced. Many are early and mid twentieth century, US Navy sailors. Selected and with an introduction by editor. SIGNED by Bentley on the title pages. Square format. 109 pp. Photographic endsheets. ISBN: 1-571780947.

    Condition: Fine in light green cloth with silver lettering on the spine in a fine dust jacket (as new)

    Book ID: 78277
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  • THE ETERNAL BODY: A Collection of Fifty Nudes . by Bernhard, Ruth (1905-2006.)
    Bernhard, Ruth (1905-2006.)
    THE ETERNAL BODY: A Collection of Fifty Nudes .

    Edition: First trade edition.

    Carmel, California: Photography West Graphics, 1986. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Winner of the Photography Book of the Year Award, this is a retrospective collection of Bernhard's work, an erotic photography classic and a magnificently produced and very beautiful book. In her introduction, Bernhard states "In photographing the nude, it is my aim to transform the complexities of the figure into harmonies of simplified form. I have approached my work with the nude much as I create a still life, with patience and reverence. My quest through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity." The 50 plates are arranged chronologically and span the years from…

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    Carmel, California: Photography West Graphics, 1986. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Winner of the Photography Book of the Year Award, this is a retrospective collection of Bernhard's work, an erotic photography classic and a magnificently produced and very beautiful book. In her introduction, Bernhard states "In photographing the nude, it is my aim to transform the complexities of the figure into harmonies of simplified form. I have approached my work with the nude much as I create a still life, with patience and reverence. My quest through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity." The 50 plates are arranged chronologically and span the years from 1934 to 1976. (list of plates at rear of book). Includes 2 essays by Margaretta K. Mitchell, one on photographing the nude, the other a brief biography of Bernhard. Ansel Adams - with whom Bernhard worked for many years - has been quoted as saying that Bernhard was "the greatest photographer of the nude. SIGNED by Bernhard on the title page. Printed by Gardner/Fulmer, using the Laser Fultone Process, to the highest standards. One of only 5400 copies. Large format. ISBN: 0-9616515-12.

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    Condition: Fine in a very good dust jacket (short closed tear to front cover of dj, sunning to spine, extending onto covers).

    Book ID: 75272
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  • THE BIG HEART. by Bernhard, Ruth (1905-2006) and Melvin Van [Peebles]
    Bernhard, Ruth (1905-2006) and Melvin Van [Peebles]
    THE BIG HEART.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco: Fearon Publishers, (1957.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An unusual work for Ruth Bernard (published just a few years after she moved to San Francisco, where she spent the rest of her life): a photo-essay on San Francisco's cable cars and the people who ride them, narrated by young cable car gripman Melvin Van, with unposed black and white photographs by Bernhard on every page. The first book (written when he was just 25) by the independent African American film director and producer, Melvin Van Peebles. SIGNED on the front endpaper by Bernhard with the words "to one who knows" and dated January 24, 1958. A rather uncommon book, and especially so signed by Bernhard. Slightly oversized format, 10 1/4 inches tall by 7 3/16 inches wide. 78 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in a near fine photographic dustjacket.

    Book ID: 37311
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  • ART OF THE SENSES: African Masterpieces from the Teel Collection. by Blier, Suzanne Preston, editor.
    Blier, Suzanne Preston, editor.
    ART OF THE SENSES: African Masterpieces from the Teel Collection.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: MFA / Museum of Fine Arts, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Presenting the William and Bertha Teel Collection for the first time, this book provides a chance to think about how our vision of such objects is shaped by the ethnographic, primitive, or modern labels that have been applied in the West, and to compare it to how those same works were viewed in their birthplace. Lavish, full-color illustrations of over 100 choice objects combine forces with essays by leading African art specialists Suzanne Preston Blier, Michael Kan, and Edmund B. Gaither, and object descriptions by the collector himself, to provide a thoughtful and visually stimulating examination of these important African forms" Includes 138 full-color and 9…

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    Boston: MFA / Museum of Fine Arts, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Presenting the William and Bertha Teel Collection for the first time, this book provides a chance to think about how our vision of such objects is shaped by the ethnographic, primitive, or modern labels that have been applied in the West, and to compare it to how those same works were viewed in their birthplace. Lavish, full-color illustrations of over 100 choice objects combine forces with essays by leading African art specialists Suzanne Preston Blier, Michael Kan, and Edmund B. Gaither, and object descriptions by the collector himself, to provide a thoughtful and visually stimulating examination of these important African forms" Includes 138 full-color and 9 black-and-white illustrations. Bibliography. Large square format, printed on heavy glossy stock - a beautiful book in every way. 207 pp. ISBN: 0-878466592.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 63975
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  • POWERFUL IMAGES: Portrayals of Native America. by Boehme, Sarah E.; Gerald T. Conaty, Clifford Crane Bear, Emma I. Hansen, Mike Leslie and James H. Nottage.
    Boehme, Sarah E.; Gerald T. Conaty, Clifford Crane Bear, Emma I. Hansen, Mike Leslie and James H. Nottage.
    POWERFUL IMAGES: Portrayals of Native America.

    Edition: First printing, a large trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Seattle: Museums West / University of Washington Press, (1998). First edition - Exhibition catalog which looks at the ways in which Indians have been portrayed by themselves and others from the early 1800s to the present. Paintings, sculptures, traditional native arts, and popular culture objects - neon signs, toys, automobiles, cigar boxes - are used to both reveal and challenge popular assumptions about native North Americans. Foreword by Peter Hassrick; introduction by Dave Warren. Illustrated in full color throughout. Large format. Index. xvi, 144 pp. ISBN: 0-295976756.

    Condition: Very good (some wear to the edges of the covers)

    Book ID: 70340
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  • LOOKING FOR THE SUMMER. by Brandenburg, Jim.
    Brandenburg, Jim.
    LOOKING FOR THE SUMMER.

    Edition: First printing (limited gallery edition)

    Chanhassen, MN: NorthWord Press, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A beautiful book by this award-winning photographer, one which "captures the magnificence of the Northern Minnesota Wilderness during summer. Beginning with the solstice, Brandenburg set out daily with his digital camera to document life in the North Woods. . Each page turn offers the opportunity to study the techniques of the masters - the soft focus of Arnold Genthe, the shapes and energy of Alfred Stieglitz, or the abstract form and flow of a Georgia O'Keeffe image." (Library Journal) Following the portfolio of photographs is an extended essay taken from the photographer's field notes which also comment on environmental issues affecting the Boundary Waters area. SIGNED on the half title page. Large oblong format. 150 pp. ISBN: 1-559710020.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket. (inscription on front pastedown, partially hidden by dj flap)

    Book ID: 87575
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  • BETTINA BRENDEL: PAINTINGS 1970 -1982, by Brendel, Bettina; text by John Marburger.
    Brendel, Bettina; text by John Marburger.
    BETTINA BRENDEL: PAINTINGS 1970 -1982,

    Edition: First printing in wrappers.

    S & P Printing, (1983). First edition - Includes ten paintings, each with notes by John Marburger. Includes a statement by the German born artist in which she says that she has been working toward "developing a symbolic language to express ideas that deal with the physics of light and energy." Chronology. Slim oblong format. 20 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (small nick to edge of front cover).

    Book ID: 78676
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  • THE TEACHER OF CASTING, MODELING, SCULPTURING, WOOD CARVING, POTTERY. by Campana, D. M.
    Campana, D. M.
    THE TEACHER OF CASTING, MODELING, SCULPTURING, WOOD CARVING, POTTERY.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Chicago: D. M. Campana Art Co., 1943. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Includes advertisements for Campana art classes and other books. Index. 128 pp.

    Condition: Good overall in stiff illustrated orange wrappers.

    Book ID: 80675
    View cart More details Price: $15.00
  • HARLEM RENAISSANCE: Art of Black America. by [Campbell, Mary Schmidt, introduction; essays by David Driskell, David Levering Lewis and Deborah Willis Ryan.]
    [Campbell, Mary Schmidt, introduction; essays by David Driskell, David Levering Lewis and Deborah Willis Ryan.]
    HARLEM RENAISSANCE: Art of Black America.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem / Harry N. Abrams, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautifully produced book, large format with 140 illustrations including 55 plates in full color. Included are the words of painters Aaron Douglas, Palmer Hayden, and William H. Johnson, sculptor Meta Warrick Fuller and photographer James Van Der Zee and much more. Chronology of the Harlem Renaissance from 1919 to 1929, chronologies of the artists and an index. 200 pp. ISBN: 0-8109-10993.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 68374
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  • BRUNO CECCOBELLI. by [Ceccobelli, Bruno] text by Donald Kuspit.
    [Ceccobelli, Bruno] text by Donald Kuspit.
    BRUNO CECCOBELLI.

    Edition: First printing, a large trade paperback.

    Rimini: Edizioni Tiperti, (1993) dj. SIGNED first edition - Illustrated with many examples of this painter and sculptor's work, both in full color and black and white. Essay on Ceccobelli's gnosticism by Donald Kuspit in both Italian and English. Exuberantly INSCRIBED by Ceccobellit across both front endpapers. Laid in is a SIGNED holographic letter on Ceccobelli's letterhead, and a postcard for an exhibition. Bibliografia. 143 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in plain white wrappers (small nick to fore-edge of two leaves at end of book) in fine royal blue outer wrappers.

    Book ID: 87569
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  • Chadwick, Whitney.
    WOMEN, ART, AND SOCIETY.

    Edition: First printing, a large trade paperback.

    New York: Thames and Hudson, 1990. First edition - An examination of ten centuries of women's involvement in the fine arts, from the early middle ages through the Renaisssance, the Victorian era and into modern times, drawing on 20 years of research by feminist scholars and art historians. Includes 243 illustrations, 50 in ful color, bibliography and sources, index. 384 pp. ISBN: 0-500-202419.

    Condition: Very good condition (a few scattered underlinings and marginal brackets.).

    Book ID: 26701
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