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Dennis Hopper: Photographs 1961-1967 (First Edition)
by [Dennis Hopper] Tony Shafrazi (editor)
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- First Edition
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- 2018
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$125.00
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Köln [Cologne]: Taschen, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, preceded by the signed Limited Edition.
Near Fine in a lightly edge-rubbed, else Near Fine dust jacket. Item Price
$125.00
Andre Kertesz (First Edition)
by [Andre Kertesz] Sarah Greenough, Robert Gurbo, Sarah Kennel (editors)
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- First Edition
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- 2005
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- 9780691121147
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$75.00
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Various American Cities: The National Gallery of Art / Princeton, 2005. First Edition. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the artist's work held from February 6 to May 15, 2005, at the National Gallery of Art, and from June 12 to September 5, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Original batik sampler notebook, compiled by a student in Accra, Ghana, circa 1960s
by [Fabrics] [Islands] [Africana]
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- 1960
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$750.00
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Accra, Ghana: N.p., 1960. A small archive of 43 batik fabric samples, housed in a "School and College Jotter," compiled by a student in Accra, Ghana, circa 1960s, with ink annotations of "Samples / Batik" and the name "Albert Turkson" on the front wrapper and an Accra address on the rear wrapper. The jotter was manufactured by the Presbyterian… Read more about this item Item Price
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She (Original flyer for the 2009 exhibition)
by Wallace Berman, Richard Prince
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- 2009
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$350.00
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Los Angeles: Michael Kohn Gallery, 2009. Vintage gatefold flyer for the 2009 exhibition, featuring posthumous work by Wallace Berman alongside contemporary work by Richard Prince. Conceived by writer and curator Kristine McKenna, and held at the Michael Kohn Gallery in in Los Angeles, January 15 through March 7, 2009.
8.5 x 5.5 to 17 x 5.5 inches. Near… Read more about this item Item Price
$350.00
Flix (First Edition)
by Robert Breer
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- First Edition
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- 1967
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$1,500.00
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Montreal: La Cinematheque canadienne, 1967. First Edition. First Edition. An early animation flipbook by Robert Breer, published on the occasion of the World Retrospective of Animation Cinema in 1967.
A highly abstract piece, offset printed in black, white, and yellow, devoted to quickly altering geometric forms.
4 x 2.5 inches, with side-stapled card wrappers. Very Good… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,500.00
40 Rayographies (First Edition)
by Man Ray
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- First Edition
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- 1972
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$125.00
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Paris: Galerie des 4 Mouvements, 1972. First Edition. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Galerie des 4 Mouvements which ran from February 25 to March 25, 1972. Text and titles in French.
About Very Good plus in side stapled wrappers with French flaps. Light age toning on the page edges, with wrappers lightly… Read more about this item Item Price
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Word Rain or a Discursive Introduction to the Philosophical Investigations of G,R,E,T,A, G,A,R,B,O, It Says (First Edition)
by Madeline Gins
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- First Edition
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- 1969
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- 9780670782406
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$1,250.00
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New York: Grossman, 1969. First Edition. First Edition. Noted artist, architect, and philosopher Madeline Gins' first published book, now regarded as a masterwork of experimental fiction.
Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Faint offsetting on the boards, and a small tap on the top edge of the front board. Jacket moderately foxed overall, with… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Voyage on the North Sea (First Edition)
by Marcel Broodthaers
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- 1974
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$425.00
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London: Petersburg Press, 1974. First UK Edition, preceding all others. An artist's book by Belgian conceptual artist Marcel Broodthaers, based on his 1974 film.
Good in perfect bound wrappers, with a gift inscription on the title page, light rubbing and soil on the wrappers, and a small bruise on the fore-edge of the rear wrapper. Item Price
$425.00
Blue Note 2 (First Edition)
by Graham Marsh, Glyn Callingham; Ruth Lion (foreword)
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- First Edition
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- 1997
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$95.00
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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. First Edition. First Edition. A survey of the iconic jazz label's famous album covers, with a foreword by Ruth Lion, the wife of Blue Note co-founder Alfred Lion.
Very Good plus in wrappers with French flaps, lightly faded on the spine, with light wear at the spine ends. Item Price
$95.00
Jazz Album Covers: The Rare and the Beautiful (First Edition)
by Manek Daver
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- First Edition
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- 1994
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- 9784766107265
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$175.00
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Tokyo: Graphic-sha Publishing, 1994. First Edition. First Edition. Text in English and Japanese.
Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Slight lean to the binding. Jacket lightly rubbed, with an old price sticker on the front flap. Item Price
$175.00
Milk N' Honey (First Edition)
by Abdul Mati Klarwein
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- First Edition
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- 1973
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$275.00
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New York: Harmony, 1973. First Edition. First Edition. A collection of fantasy art, heavily inspired by spiritualism and pop culture.
Very Good plus in perfect bound wrappers, with spine ends lightly worn, and laminate lifting slightly. Item Price
$275.00
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Oeuvres de Rabelais (First Edition, two volumes)
by François Rabelais; Gustave Doré (illustrations)
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- First Edition
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- 1873
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$2,500.00
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Paris: Garnier Frères, 1873. First Edition. Folio. First Edition. A monumental, two-volume collection of the works of François Rabelais, illustrated with frontispiece portrait, 60 plates, and 658 in-text illustrations by Gustave Doré. Text and titles in French.
Both volumes Very Good plus, with light foxing on the endpapers and page edges. Item Price
$2,500.00
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Le Village dans la Montagne (First Edition)
by Charles Ferdinand Ramuz; Edmond Bille (illustrations)
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- First Edition
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- 1908
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$750.00
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Lausanne: Payot, 1908. First Edition. First Edition. Illustrated with 58 plates, including 35 in color. Text and titles in French.
An account of life in a small Alpine village.
Very Good plus, with faint foxing on the rear endpapers. Item Price
$750.00
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Médard de Paris: Aquarelle et bois de Frans Masereel (First Edition, inscribed by René Arcos)
by [Frans Masereel] René Arcos
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- 1928
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$2,500.00
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Paris: Éditions du Sablier, 1928. Limited Edition, one of nine hand-numbered copies (this being No. 7) on handmade paper, with a watercolor design by Frans Masereel. INSCRIBED in the year after publication by the author to American journalist Edgar Mowrer on the front endpaper: "À mon Cher Edgar Mowrer / avec mon souvenir le plus affectueux / René Arcos… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,500.00
Der Findling [The Foundling] (First Edition)
by Ernst Barlach
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- First Edition
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- 1922
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$175.00
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Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1922. First Edition. First Edition. With 19 woodcut illustrations and an illustrated frontispiece by symbolist artist Ernst Barlach. Text and titles in German.
Very Good plus in paper-covered boards, with no dust jacket, with lightly toned and soiled boards. Item Price
$175.00
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Capitale (First Edition)
by Frans Masereel
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- 1935
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$675.00
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Paris: Éditions du Sablier, 1935. Limited Edition, one of 60 numbered copies (this being No. 2) SIGNED by the artist. Text and titles in French.
A collection of 66 woodcut illustrations by Flemish artist Frans Masereel.
Very Good plus in a Very Good example of the original vellum dust jacket. Tide mark on the bottom… Read more about this item Item Price
$675.00
Quelques coins du coeur (First Edition, one of 686 numbered copies)
by Henri Barbusse
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- 1921
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$225.00
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Geneva: Editions du Sablier, 1921. Limited Edition, one of 686 numbered copies (this being No. 204). Text and titles in French.
Very Good, bound in contemporary brown quarter leather, with moderate foxing on the pages and boards, light offsetting on the endpapers, and a moderately rubbed spine and corners. Item Price
$225.00
Abrechnung Folgt! [The Day of Reckoning!] (First Edition)
by George Grosz
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- First Edition
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- 1923
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$250.00
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Berlin: Malik-Verlag, 1923. First Edition. First Edition. A collection of 57 political drawings and caricatures. Text and titles in German.
Part of the "Kleine Revolutionäre Bibliothek" series.
Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly age toned. Item Price
$250.00
Le Travailleur étrange (First Edition, one of 512 numbered copies)
by Émile Verhaeren; Frans Masereel (illustrations)
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- 1921
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$325.00
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Paris: Editions du Sablier, 1921. Limited Edition, one of 512 numbered copies (this being No. 52). Text and titles in French.
The 17th volume in the Le Sablier series.
Very Good, bound in contemporary full white leather, with moderate foxing and soil on the boards, and faint foxing to the endpapers. Item Price
$325.00
Das Gesicht der herrschenden Klasse [The Face of the Ruling Class] (First Edition)
by George Grosz
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- First Edition
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- 1921
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$150.00
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Berlin: Malik-Verlag, 1921. First Edition. First Edition. A collection of 55 political drawings and caricatures. Text and titles in German.
The fourth volume of the "Kleine Revolutionäre Bibliothek" series.
Very Good plus in wrappers, with light toning and wear on the wrapper edges. Item Price
$150.00