Search Results: Titles starting with F from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

Vermont: The Bird Press, 2017. Limited Edition. Mixed binding. Fine in Fine Slipcase.. Limited Edition. Mixed binding. "These four volumes represent an exchange between choreographer Susan Sgorbati and book artist Thorsten Dennerline, using Sgorbati's concept of "Emergent Forms" as their point of departure. "Emergent Forms" grew out of Sgorbati's study of the spontaneous composition of form in complex systems. Elements of order and interaction create recognizable patterns in these systems, but they remain dynamic, engendering differentiations that influence and modify the form. This phenomenon - the creation of order from a rich array of self-organizing interactions - is found not only in dance and music; indeed, it is present throughout the natural world. This project consists of four emergent forms (Pattern, Memory, Landscape, and Dream), each represented by a "volume", a unique print/object. The texture, color and gesture of each form on paper emerged through the process of collaborative… Read More

New York: Burning Flag Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed to Jenny Lens by photographer: "Miss before hardcore--keep the P.M.A." With publisher prospectus laid in. Cover rubbed and corners bumped, minimal toning, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Black and color pictorial boards. illus (b/w, color). 4to, unpaged. Lacking DJ.

New York: Burning Flag Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. Cover rubbed and corners bumped, minimal toning, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Black and color pictorial boards. illus (b/w, color). 4to, unpaged. Lacking DJ.

Paris: Office Du Livre/Editions Vilo, Paris, 1981. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Fine DJ.. Second Edition. Hardcover. Exhibition catalogue. Text in French. The catalogue of the first major exhibition of Faberge originals on the European continent was held in Munich in 1979. It was comprised of a remarkable collection of jewelry, objets d'art and fantasy pieces, most of which had never before been on public display. This volume explores the collections stunning scope. A very handsome copy. Hint of shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Blue textured paper boards, gilt lettering. Square 8vo. 172pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography. Index.

Paris/Rome: Éditions Maintenant, 1972. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ, as Issued. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Exhibition catalogue. Richly illustrated with photographs by Umberto Santucci. Strong 'luggage' theme to this collaborative exhibition (hense the catalogue design). Signed by Ivsic and Le Brun at the end of the French text section. Minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Quarterbound, cream cloth spine, unfinished cardboard boards with hand-hold cutouts, red ink lettering, two color onlays at front and back board, laid in text by Cortenova in unprinted sleeve. 8vo. np. Illus. (b/w plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 1978 of 2000.

Carpe Noctum Press, 2018. Limited Edition/Unique. Hardcover. Fine and Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition/Unique. Hardcover. "The book is an artist book by Sialia Rieke who recounts a story of an angel coming to earth and falling in love with a human. The bat is my interpretation of him flying to the woman on a cloudy day forming the heart breaking story that is soon to come." [Artist statement]. TIght, bright, and unmarred. Bound in tan goatskin with laced-in boards and Pergamena vellum set into the cover with gilt ornament corners, sewn in the style of montage sur onglets with hand sewn silk end-bands, brown paper pastedowns and flyleaves with leather hinges. 4to. Illus. (color plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 24 of 27. Signed by the author.

New York: Evert Duyckinck, 1813. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Slipcase/Very Good internally. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Repaired and rebound by Amy Wertheimer in 1987 with matching slipcase with burgundy silk pull. A lovely volume. Leaves toned, touch of foxing, professional repairs of torn leaves, else tight and unmarred. Slipcase tight. Half bound, burgundy leather spine and tips, gray paper boards, in blind lettering, gray endpages. 32mo. 334pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Rockland, ME: Farnsworth Art Museum // Wyeth Center, 2009. First Printing. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. First Printing. Original Wraps. Text by Robert Rosenblum, Joyce Hill Stoner (Guest Curator), Margaret Rose Vendryes, and Christine Daulton. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed paper wraps. 4to. 104pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates).

Hartford, CT: Travelers Insurance Company, 1939. First Edition. Original Wraps/Library Boards. Very Good+ in Wraps/Very Good+ Boards. First Edition. Original Wraps/Library Boards. A history of the world fairs in journal form. Richly illustrated with well crafted supporting text (covering all the fairs prior to 1939). Overall, a rather handsome copy. Light shelf/edge wear, ex libris (minor markings), two small creases, small spots of "pull" (focused at rear), touch of soiling at rear, boards show very minor soiling, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red cloth library binding, original color pictorial wraps. fo. 32pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

London: Peter Stockham Associates, 1990. Unique. Original Wraps. Fine. Unique. Original Wraps. Includes: Cinderella, or, The Glass Slipper and The Death and Burial of Cock Robin; The House that Jack Built and Jack and the Beanstalk; Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Bears; and Old Mother Hubbard and Jack the Giant Killer. Binding signed JMT. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Set of 4 books each bound in a colored limp leather with a complementary band at the spine and matching silk onlay, black endpapers; large drop-spine archival case in black leather, gilt lettering on box, gilt titles with leather onlay color code inside, segregated compartments for each volume. 54x44mm. 32pp (each). Illus. (color plates). [BookArts Press].

London: Henry Frowde / Oxford University Press, 1911. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+. First Edition. Cloth. Folklorists say fairies are fragments of ancient religious beliefs; occultists call them nature spirits; the peasant tradition says they are fallen angels who were not good enough to be saved or bad enough to be lost. Dr. Evans-Wentz is best known as the author-translator of "The Tibetan Book of the Dead," but his first book, presents a body of tradition and testimony about an elusive order of life that survives in the natural setting of wild and lonely places. He was not satisfied with merely formal study, but collected first-hand reports of fairies in Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Brittany, and faced up to the key questions avoided by other folklorists. Dr. Evans-Wentz, presents the haunts of fairyland to the wilderness of Tibet, opens a path for us to the luminous reality behind the traditions of folklore. Includes annotated notes and index citations from the previous owner. Walter Yeeling… Read More

Pittsburg, PA: Office of the General Assembly, 1940. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, tips throught, minor toning at fore-edge of boards, else tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, beige cloth spine, creame paper boards, paper onlay, black ink lettering and decorative elements, double page plate. 8vo. 25pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Limited numbered edition, this being 270 of 300.

New York: The Grenfell Press, 2021. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Drop-Spine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "Fall is The poet and artist, Sarah Plimpton, uses the verbal and visual imagery of flocks of swallows migrating south in the fall to conjure up the human condition. These migratory songbirds are small - with long pointed wings, and long tail streamers - and Plimpton suggests their form in strong lines and the occasional grouping of many tiny circles moving forward. The bright colors and stark forms on the black paper had an immediacy that inspired me to create a simple complimentary design using black leather and the flash of green inlays in varying depths, conveying a sense of swift motion." [artist statement] Juried into the Guild of Book Workers Triannual Traveling Exhibition 2021 - 2022. "The author uses the verbal and visual imagery of flocks of swallows migrating south in the fall. These migratory songbirds are small - with long, pointed wings, dark glossy-blue… Read More

New York: Limited Editions Club/Anthoensen Press, 1985. First Edition Thus. Loose Signatures. Fine. First Edition Thus. Loose Signatures. This is a set of loose signatures of Poe's classic tale printed by the Anthoensen Press on mould-made paper, designed by Ben Shiff and hand-set by Michael and Winifred Bixler. The bound copies were bound by John Isakovics in hand-marbled paper by Faith Harrison. Alice Neel died shortly before the publication of this volume and the images are dark and exceptional and include her stunning skull "self-portrait" (the last not present in the loose signatures). The printer brought blank pages to Neel to sign and she signed approximately 400 of them before she passed away. This copy is additionally interesting as it was a printer's proof from Anthoensen Press and is unnumbered. Signed by Neel and Soyer. Bright and unmarred. fo. 32pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Signed by Neel and Soyer. Unnumbered.

New York: Limited Editions Club/Anthoensen Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine Clamshell Case. First Edition. Hardcover. This wonderful copy of Poe's classic tale was printed by the Anthoensen Press on mould-made paper, designed by Ben Shiff and hand-set by Michael and Winifred Bixler and bound by John Isakovics in hand-marbled paper by Faith Harrison. Alice Neel died shortly before the publication of this volume and the images are dark and exceptional and include her stunning skull "self-portrait." The printer brought blank pages to Neel to sign and she signed approximately 400 of them before she passed away. An apprentice brought the blank sheets to her deathbed and stayed while she signed as many as she could, the colophon was printed over her signature. There are two extra Neel plates laid in. Also included is a set of loose signatures of Poe's classic tale printed by the Anthoensen Press on mould-made paper, signed by Neel but missing the "self portrait". This copy is… Read More

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. No DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. First broadcast by the CBS on April 11, 1937; Orson Welles played the Announcer and cast included Burgess Meredith. Short introductory essay by MacLeish recommends radio as a medium for poets who want to experiment with dramatic art. Presentation copy from MacLeish to noted American poet, Lewis Turco. Signed by by both author and Turco. MacLeish was also a long-reigning head of the Library of Congress. Light/moderate shelf/edge wear, minor rubbing/loss at spine, wear at head and tail, bottom tips through, light toning/soiling to boards, presentation plate at front pastedown, ownership emboss at titlepage, else tight, bright and unmarred. Lacking uncommon glassine DJ. Orange paper boards, black ink lettering an decorative elements. 8vo. 33pp.

Boston, MA: Self-published, 1988. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+. First Edition. Original Wraps. Another weird and eccentric 1980s self-produced zine, this publication having a theme of "cars and crime." Part punk and political, with several contributors, including Robert Carr of "Smurfs in Hell." Collages by D. Kossy, Laura Poll, Michael Shores, Jesse Merrick, Chris Magson, Ken DeVries, Dr. Ahmed Fishmonger, Jan Johnson, Robert Michael, and Jesse Merrick. Essays by Bonnie Jo Campbell and Richard Gessner. Scarce. Stapled black and white, plus color photocopied zine / self-produced publication, in very good condition, bright and unmarred. 26 unnumbered pages with original color printed covers and black and white collage, Xeroxed single sheets. This being issue no. 10.

Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 1998. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps.. First Edition. Original Wraps. First printed book of renowned pen & ink and watercolor artist Marcel Dzama. Emerging as one of this generations great illustrators, in recent years he has come from obscurity to being one of the hottest and more significant young artists (and McSweeney's best pen). A very handsome copy. Scarce generally and very scarce in this condition. Very minor of shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Pictorial paper wraps. Small 8vo. np. Illus. (color and b/w plates).

Barcelona: Carnets de Peintre, 2007. Limited Edition. Stiff Boards. Fine in Fine Archival Box.. Limited Edition. Stiff Boards. Art Director Gonzalo García Barcha. Silkscreen printed by Taller Vallirana. Handmade paper by Museu Moli. Paperer de Capellades. Comissioned by art director Gonzalo García to design and produce this artist book from the artist notebook made on the Thopaga Boat around from Farrutx in Balear Islands, and to design and produce this artist book for Carmen Balcells Agencie Carnets de Peintre in Barcelona. "Barceló bought a former hunting lodge at Cap Farrutx, Majorca, and turned it into his home and workshop. In order to understand the creative experience of Miquel Barceló, his relationship with nature and material and how he uses them in his work, his evolution in the representation of animals and people, and his journeys, both real and imaginary, we must look to the lights in the bay in front of his workshop at Farrutx. THOPAGA (summers of 2003 and 2004)… Read More

Turici Helvetorum: impensis Ziegleri et Filiorum, 1793. [First edition]. Boards. Very Good+. [First edition]. Boards. Translation to English: A pathological file. Giovanni Battista Monteggia (1762 - 1815) was an Italian surgeon. The Monteggia fracture is named after him. He began training as a surgeon at age seventeen in Milan. He got his doctorate of medicine in 1789 at University of Pavia. In the same year, his first book, Fasciculi Pathologici, was published. From 1790 he practiced as a surgical assistant, prosector, and prison doctor. Moderate scuffing, some discoloration and spotting, splitting to head cap, toning, otherwise tight, bright and unmarred. Contemporary full calf with worn spine title label, 124pp.+ index. in Latin. ~29cm.