Recent Arrivals from Exquisite Corpse, Booksellers

Houston Fine Arts Press, Houston TX with The Menil Collection, Houston TX, 1988. Book. Fine Condition. Wrappers. 134 pages with 68 illustrations, 46 in color. Paperback exhibition catalogue with texts in English. Still in the original shrinkwrap, so the binding is tight, the edges sharp, and interior presumed to be clean and free of markings. Foreword by Walter Hopps. Poems… Read more

Arpap, 1991. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 102 pages. Small format paperback book of essays and interviews with the artist. Texts in French with translations into English. Pages are tanned with age with minimal shelfwear to the edges and associated light rubbing to the covers. Else, the binding is tight with no internal markings. No images, but fascinating insights into a… Read more

Goethe Institut, Munich, 1966. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 104 pages. Square format paperback exhibition catalogue. Texts in Portuguese. Moderate handling and shelfwear to the edges and rubbing to the covers. Surface paper loss at the foot of the spine. The previous owner's bookplate is on the inside front cover, and his name is inked on the title page. There are… Read more

University Of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 398 pages. Hardcover. Text in English. The corners of the boards have been lightly bumped, with some mild shelfwear to the edges and associated rubbing to the dustjacket. Else, the binding is solid and tight, with no observed markings to the interior. Amply illustrated and engagingly told history that uses… Read more

Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 438 pages. Hardcover. Texts in English. Previous owner's card is pasted discreetly to the front free endpaper. There are a few short tears to the edges of the dustjacket with some tanning to the spine and general wear to the edges. Else, the binding is tight, with… Read more

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2007. Book. Fine Condition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 383 pages. Hardcover. Texts in English. Minimal shelfwear to the edges and corners of the boards with faint associated rubbing to the covers. Else, the binding is tight, the jacket bright, and the interior clean and free of markings. Lavishly photographed and inspiring interiors. .

Zodiaque Cahiers de l'Atelier du Coeur Meurtry, 1974. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 100 pages. Paperback journal, with texts in French. Moderate handling and shelfwear to the edges, corners, and covers. Still, the binding is secure and sound, with a clean and unmarked interior. Issue no. 100 of the estimable French literary and artistic journal devoted entirely to the works of… Read more

The Menil Collection, Houston Texas, 2016. Book. New. Cloth. 222 pages 109 illustrations in color. Still in shrink-wrap. Edited by Nicola Del Roscio and Julie Sylvester..

Association for the Study of Dada and Surrealism, Iowa City, 1988. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 147 pages. Paperback journal. Texts in English. Previous owner's name is inked on the inside front cover. There are no other observed internal markings. Else, the binding is tight with minimal shelfwear to the edges. The entire issue is devoted to various aspects of André… Read more

Bibliothèque Littéraire Jacques Doucet, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Wrappers. 133 pages. Paperback. Texts in French. [INSCRIBED] Florid gift inscription to the previous owner by François Chapon on the front free endpaper. There are no other internal markings noted, with a tight binding, uncreased spine, and mild shelfwear to the edges. .

Turn of the Century Editions, New York, 1981. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 108 pages. Facsimile paperback reprint of ca. 1910 catalogue. Text in English. Minimal shelfwear to the edges and associated faint soiling and rubbing to the covers. Else, the binding is tight, the spine uncreased, and interior clean and free of markings. Bound in stiff illustrated paper covers..

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, 1978. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 79 pages. Paperback exhibition catalogue. Texts in English. Mild handling wear and rubbing to the edges and spine. Else, the binding is solid, with an unmarked and clean interior. 99 black and white illustrations. Oblong. Bound in stiff illustrated paper covers and published on the occasion of the… Read more

Fizeek Enterprises, Washington DC, 1967. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 46 pages. Paperback magazine format. Texts in English. There is some paper loss at the lower staple along the binding edge, and some other losses along the lower right edge of the front cover. General wear and rubbing to the covers, especially along the edges. Else, the binding is secure with… Read more

American Society Of Furniture Artists, Houston TX, 1991. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 61 pages. Over fifty black and white illustrations. Text in English. Inked prices inscribed on a number of pages by the previous owner, who also made a note and sketch in ink on the back cover. Else, the binding is tight, the spine uncreased. Featuring the work of… Read more

Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Wrappers. 25 pages. Paperback exhibition catalogue. Texts in English. Mild shelfwear to the edges and corners with associated faint rubbing to the covers. Else, the binding is tight, the spine uncreased, and interior clean and free of markings. Bound in printed stiff paper covers and published on the occasion of the exhibition… Read more

Maya Foundation, Merida, by permission of Carnegie Institution, Washington, 1958. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Inscribed by Author(s). 146 pages. Oblong format folio. Facsimile edition based on the original 1946 edition. [INSCRIBED] Presentation copy with inscription to the President of the Maya Foundation in 1959, re-dedicated to Maya scholar and curator Anne Louise Schaffer in 1985. Copy number 46 in a… Read more

Phaidon Press, London, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 240 pages. Paperback. Texts in English. There is one sentence on the inside front dustjacket that has been underlined in black, but no other observed markings to the interior. Else, the shelf and handling wear is mild, with a tight and solid binding. Bound in stiff printed paper covers and wrapped… Read more

Bright Sky Publishing, Albany, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Cloth, with Board Slipcase. 196 pages. Hardcover. Texts in English. Minimal wear to the cloth covered board slipcase, with even less wear to the book encased in it. Tight binding, bright dustjacket, and clean and unmarked interior. Beautifully printed and engagingly written..

Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, 1973. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 163 pages. Paperback exhibition catalogue. Texts in English. Mild handling to the covers, including a bend to the upper right corner and associated shelf rubbing to the covers. Else, the binding is tight, the spine uncreased, and interior clean and free of markings. Bound in stiff illustrated paper covers… Read more

Fondation Zinsou, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 108 pages. Hardcover. Texts in French and English. Still in shrinkwrap, but the plastic has torn some at the corners with some light bumps to the corner of the boards. Presumably the interior of the book is unmarked and clean, with a tight binding. Vivid photographs of Porto Novo, capital of the Republic… Read more