Various Small Fires and Milk (Signed First Edition) by RUSCHA, Edward - 1964

Anderson, Ritchie & Simon. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1970. Softcover. 1970 second printing. Signed by Ruscha on the first page. Glassine has typical yellowing and light wear along the top edge. There are also a few small spots of grey paint at the bottom front corner. A little of which is also on the bottom edge of the wrapper itself. Otherwise Book itself is in very nice condition. Wrapper is still nice and white, and interior is clean besides Ruschas signature. Binding is also still secure and flexible.; Signed by Author(s) .

VARIOUS SMALL FIRES AND MILK Ruscha, Edward. Los Angeles, 1964 Ruscha, Edward. VARIOUS SMALL FIRES AND MILK. Los Angeles, 1964. Pp. [48], 16 offset black and white photographs of, well, small fires and a glass of milk. First edition, one of 400 copies, this signed Ed Ruscha on title page. Original wraps and glassine cover, glassine a bit dust-soiled and chipped at top and bottom of backstrip, else fine. Ruscha s second book of images in this style; this first edition is indeed much scarcer than his first such book, Twenty-Six Gasoline Stations (1962). The work is an artist's book, a form of art where the book itself is considered a work of art. It's not a traditional narrative but rather a conceptual piece. "Twenty-Six Gasoline Stations" is considered a seminal example of conceptual art. The idea behind the work is to present a seemingly mundane subject matter (gasoline stations) in a systematic and detached way, challenging traditional notions of artistic representation. The book has had a… Read More

1964. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Glossy printed plain white wraps with original glassine jacket. 5.55" x 7.05" An extraordinary copy of the second of Ruscha's iconic publications, in pristine condition. The glassine jacket is original and unscathed. The jackets exhibit some age-toning and offsetting from where it was part of a small stack of three Ruscha books which set on top of each other for some period of time as if in a display. The superior condition of this book cannot be overstated. From what can be pieced together, this book was part of a group which was likely sent to a New York Art Book store as part of a marketing campaign to sell the books, which originally did not sell well for Ruscha. This is a first edition. VARIOUS SMALL FIRES AND MILK is dated 1964 at the base of the title-page and is copyrighted 1964, and one of 400 copies printed by Anderson Ritchie & Simon, Los Angeles. An extraordinary copy.

Los Angeles: Anderson Ritchie and Simon. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1964. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First edition. Fine in white printed wrappers with dark gray titles in the original clear glassine protective wrapper. Clear acetate protective wrapper supplied. (48pp. ) (5 1/2" X 7") Features 16 offset black & white photographs. The artist's second artist book limited to only 400 copies. Scarce this nice. (B); 5 1/2" x 7"; 48 pages .