Beverly Hills, California: Petersen Galleries, 1981. Hardcover first edition - Published in conjunction with the exhibition - "This exhibition marks the first time that we have devoted our entire gallery space to a comprehensive collection of rare and important Western paintings.It comprises major works by most of the important Western artists: Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Frank Tenney Johnson, Henry F. Farny, William R. Leigh, Oscar Beringhaus, and Thomas Hill" and more. 40 color plates, plus numerous black and white photographs. Bibliography. 124 pp.

[Emeryville, CA]: Metropolitan Books. 2000. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - #5 of 160 copies, numbered and SIGNED on a special preliminary page by both the author and the artist Mark Stock. Includes an original colored lithograph, one of his studies of "The Butler in Love" created for this book, printed by Rick Dula and Sarah Rainey and numbered and signed by the artist. Large square format, illustrated throughout in full color. Index. 160 pp. ISBN: 0-942627-644.

New York: A Walker Gallery Book, (1977.). First edition - An "engaging" book on the appeal of owls through the ages, as interpreted by artists and craftsmen over the centuries - from the ancient Greeks and Athena's owl to the powerful symbolism of the owl in Eskimo culture, the depiction by naturalists such as Audobon and Bewick and whimsical interpretions in macrame, feathers, and painted wood. Profusely illustrated, mostly in full color. 72 pp. ISBN: 0-8027-71173.

New York: Scholastic, 2003. First edition - This issue focuses on California artist Wayne Thiebaud's still life paintings, including articles on his use of pastry, cakes, and cityscapes. Illustrated throughout in full color. Includes artist of the month, and the critic's corner on the rear cover. 16 pages, including the covers, stapled. Measures 8 1/2 in by 11 in.

New York: Norton, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which explores what it means to be a real artist in the real world - one which offers access to a range of artists, from international superstars to unheralded art teachers. Included are accounts of visits with Ai Weiwei before and after his imprisonment and with Jeff Koons as he woos new customers in London, Frankfurt, and Abu Dhabi. Thornton meets Yayoi Kusama in her studio around the corner from the Tokyo asylum that she calls home and spends time with Laurie Simmons, Carroll Dunham, and their daughters Lena and Grace and many others. SIGNED on the title page, and uncommon thus. Photographs, bibliography, index. xvi, 430 pp. ISBN: 978-0393240979.

Amsterdam: Institute of Contemporary Art, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes a Foreword by Eduardo Lipschutz-Villa, a fascinating collection of letters between van Doesburg in Paris, and Torres-Garcia of Uraguay and commentary on their art and influence by the artists themselves and such writers as Sebastian Lopez, Nicolle Gast, and Jorge Castillo. Selected bibliography, many full color and black and white illustrations, illustrated endpapers. An attractive volume, bound in black cloth. ISBN: 90-800968-1-4.

New York: Abelard, (1953) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book written for older children to introduce them to 26 artists over the centuries from DaVinci and Michelango to El Greco, Goya, Millet, Whistler, Van Gogh and others. 286 pp.

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Twin Palms, (1995) dj. Hardcover - Introduction by Ingrid Sischy and 120 very striking black and white photographs - mostly of women, some erotic. Limited to 6,000 copies - the photographic plates are sheet-fed gravures on uncoated paper stock. Large tall format. ISBN: 0-944092-292.

Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, (1988). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of 120 full color photographs rooted in Valentine's love affair with Guale and its sacred landscape. "The Guale Indians lived, hunted and fished amidst the barrier islands of the Georgia coast. That jewel like chain of islands still possess a unique diversity of sub-tropical coastal life and landscape" and these striking photographs reveal the beauty of the area. Foreword by Eugenia Price. SIGNED by Jim Valentine on the title page. Large format. Map, photographer's note. 128 pp. ISBN: 0-934601577.

Tolentino, Italy Nazareno Gabrielli, 1977. Hardcover first edition - A lovely book, issued on the 70th anniversary of the firm of Nazareno Gabrielli, privately printed and not for sale to the public. History of the firm and of the handicraft tradition in leather in Italy illustrated with sepia toned photographs and a section of full color plates showing the stamped leather work executed by the firm. Bilingual edition, in Italian and English. Folio. 37 pp.

San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A portrait of the vanishing blues scene in the San Francisco Bay area, featuring striking black and white photographs taken over a period of three years, in the early 1980's, in blues clubs in Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco. Slightly oversized oblong format, printed on heavy glossy stock. 96 pp. ISBN: 1566405955.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1975) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Warhol's irreverent, funny, but also true comments and jibes on such topics as Love (puberty), Love (prime), Love (senility), Beauty, Fame, Success and Art and more. Dedicated to his frequent collaborator, Pat Hackett, and Interview magazine editor Bob Colacello, who helped him put this book together. SIGNED with his initials in the lower corner of the half title page. 241 pp. ISBN: 0-151890501.

New York: Springer-Verlag, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - An unusual collaboration between art and science which results in a beautiful book designed to inform and inspire others to take action. Prints (silkscreen over collage) by Andy Warhol created especially for this book of some of the most endangered animals in the world, including some less well-known ones, are joined with informative text by Dr Kurt Benirschke on the lives and habits of these animals and what the outlook is for their survival. Illustrated with many black and white photographs in addition to the 16 full-page full-color prints by Warhol. Large square format. 99 pp. ISBN: 0-38796410X.

New York: Harper Collins, (2009.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A major reassessment of the most influential and controversial American artist of the second half of the twentieth century . . . Based on extensive new interviews and insight from those who knew him best." Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs plus 16 pages of glossy full color plates of Warhol's work. Notes, index. xv, 509 pp,. ISBN: 9780066212432.

Santa Fe: Clear Light Publishers, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - More than 50 striking black and white photographs of the ancient weathered landscape of the canyon country of southern Utah, one of the most beautiful and threatened places on the continent. Large format, 104 pp. ISBN: 0-940666-537.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986. Hardcover first edition - Photographs by Jay Dusard. Attractive and thought provoking book about the US/Mexico border, and the people who live along it, cross it, or try to prevent it's being crossed. Large format (11 1/4" x 10 1/2") , maps , index and bibliography.

New York: Mark Batty Publisher, (2011). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of color photographs of some of the most vibrant South African businesses - barbershops & salons, and their painted signs, advertisements, interiors and decoration - in Johannesburg, the rural townships, Durban and Capetown. Striking and very visually appealing, as well as a close look at a part of South Africa often overlooked. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Slightly oversized format. Promotional card laid in. 128 pp. ISBN: 978-1935613046.

Sacramento, CA: Crocker Art Gallery, 1979. First edition - A catalogue designed to show a cross-section of the paintings held by this art museum, the oldest west of the Mississippi. Includes a foreword and an article on the Crockers and their collection by the Director, Richard V, West. Notes on the paintings, with many reproduced on glossy stock in both color and black and white. Index. 202 pp.

New York: Ballantine Books / Del Rey, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - Text and illustrations by Whelan, foreword by Isaac Asimov, introduction by Donald Munson.Shows both the cover art on the book and his original paintings used in creating the covers. Includes a section on the Edgar Rice Burroughs Mars series. A beautiful book, printed on glossy paper throughout. Large format, 109 pp. ISBN: 0-345326792.

Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., 1940. Hardcover - A title in the Little Technical Library series. Small volume, measuring approx 6 1/2 by 5 inches, illustrated, 94 pages.

New York: Barnes and Noble, (1947). Hardcover first edition - A look at type as the epitome of art history -sometimes ahead of the times, sometimes looking backwards. Includes a discussion of old style, modern, square serif and sanserif type faces and much more - of experimentalism in developing type and of clarity on the page. Illustrated. Bibliography. Large format. 112 pp.

New York: Paddington Press Ltd, (1976). Hardcover first edition - A work originally published in 1942 by the Limited Editions Club, illustrated with photographs by Edward Weston. Introduction by Mark van Doren and with a new introduction by Richard Ehrlich. xxix, 264 pp plus an alphabetical index of titles. ISBN: 0-84670109X.

Santa Monica, CA: Robert Berman Gallery, 2001. First edition - March 3 - 31, 2001 exhibition catalogue, illustrated in full color. Text by Peter Clothier, who describes Wosk's work this way: "Having laid down the paper ground, Wosk creates a series of seamless layers of collaged images, hand-applied paint, gold and silver leaf, applique'd fabric and a variety of ephemera, all integrated into a cohesive whole with a transparent finish that takes on a quasi-antique, sepia hue." Biography. 24 pp.

Amsterdam: V.O.C., (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - A small, slim book with 38 paintings of angels by German artist Sulamith Wulfing - most in full color. Wulfing's parents were theosophists and for the first years of her life they lived in complete seclusion. From an early age, she had visions of angels, fairies and elvin spirits and these inspired her art. Each illustration is accompanied only by a brief title because she wanted to leave any "explanation of the drawings completely to the viewer." Unpaginated. ISBN: 9-065600914.

New York: George Braziller, (1965) dj. Hardcover first edition - The theme "much in little" is illustrated with 15 black and white plates of miniature prints by William Blake, Goya, Rockwell Kent, Max Weber, Rembrandt, Jacques Callot, Chang Yee and others. Designed and printed at the Spiral Press. 54 p

Washington, D.C. (Boston, Massachusetts): (A.W. Elson & Co.) 1908. Includes a history of the Gallery which opened in 1874, a description of the building and a list of 371 holdings, Illustrated throughout with glossy black-and-white plates. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Copyright page refers to this as the 63rd edition and mentions that 5000 copies of the revised edition have been printed. Index of paintings. 104 pp.

Los Angeles: University of California / Museum of Cultural History Galleries. 1972. First edition - A catalogue for an exhibition organized by the UCLA Museum of Cultural History, April 13-June 3, 1972. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. The text discusses the purposes of the masks - concealment, social control, spirit manipulation, curing, fertility, burial rites, etc, as well as material used. 36 pp.