VARIOUS SMALL BOOKS: Referencing Various Small Books by Ed Ruscha by Jeff Brouws (Editor), Wendy Burton (Editor), Hermann Zschiegner (Editor), Phil Taylor (Contributor), Mark Rawlinson (Contributor) - 2013-02-01

MIT Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2013. 1st Printing. Hardcover issued without jacket. Near Fine. 287pp. Over the past thirty years, close to 100 other small books that appropriated or paid homage to Ruscha's have appeared throughout the world. This book collects ninety-one of these projects, showcasing the cover and sample layouts from each along with a description of the work. It also includes selections from Ruscha's books and an appendix listing all known Ruscha book tributes.

MIT. Used - Like New. 2013. 1ST. Hardcover. Fine. (Subject: Art & Graphic Design).

MIT. Used - Very Good. 2013. 1ST. Hardcover. Very Good.

Hardback. New. Riffs, revisions, knockoffs, and homages: artists pay tribute to Ed Ruscha's famous photo-conceptual small books.

MIT Press , pp. 288 . Hardback. New.

Cambridge, MA and London, England: The MIT Press, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 287 pages. An invaluable reference book that looks at the various artist books that were inspired by Ed Ruscha. Edited and compiled by Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton, Herman Zschiegner. Text by Phil Taylor and with an essay by Mark Rawlinson. Includes numerous color images. A fine copy in red cloth boards. No dust jacket as issued. As new and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap.

(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Taylor Phil & Mark Rawlinson. Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton Brouws & Hermann Zschiegner, Editors. VARIOUS SMALL BOOKS: REFERENCING VARIOUS SMALL BOOKS BY ED RUSCHA. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2013. First Edition. 8vo. Debossed Cloth. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 298pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton and Hermann Zschiegner. With artists' biographies and an exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with a 2013 circulating Gagosian Gallery exhibition, this thoughtful survey of Edward Ruscha's artist's books and the cottage industry of homages that these have inspired since the 1962 appearance of "Twentysix Gasoline Stations" contains nearly one hundred comprehensive illustrated entries with full publication details for each. A brand new, pristine example of the unavailable first printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-262-01877-2 Inventory Number: 024246

Cambridge, MA and London, England: The MIT Press, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 287 pages. An invaluable reference book that looks at the various artist books that were inspired by Ed Ruscha. Edited and compiled by Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton, Herman Zschiegner. Text by Phil Taylor and with an essay by Mark Rawlinson. Includes numerous color images. A fine copy in red cloth boards. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Brouws on the front free endpaper and dated in the year of publication. Uncommon signed.

Cambridge: MIT Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0262018772 . First edition. SIGNED by Ed Ruscha on the half-title. Fine in red cloth with white titles, without dust jacket as issued. (298pp. ) 8vo. Heavily illustrated in color & b&w. (LR); 8vo 6 1/4" - 9 1/4" tall; 298 pages; Signed by Artist .