American Artists

Satori in Paris, complete in Evergreen Review Magazine; #39, #40 and #41. New York, 1966, softcover, First Editions, Very Good+ condition, with no markings, light rubs, lightly age-toned edges. Specifics: No. 39, Very Good+, small spot near head of spine. No. 40, Near Fine, No 41, Very Good+, top corner bumped. The complete text of Satori in Paris in three installments preceding the Grove Press hardcover publication as noted on the copyright page. Other major contributors of new material include; Samuel Beckett, Robert Creeley, George Grosz (details from Ecce Homo), Alan Ginsberg, Henry Miller, Eugene Ionesco, Eric Bentley and Lenore Kandel.

Cleveland: World Publishing Co, 1967. Near Fine/near fine. First World Printing 1967. No text just woodcuts, and amazing work Near Fine condition in Very Good dustjacket

New York: Random House, 1937. Very Good. Very Good with some wear to edges . 230 wood engravings by Ward with no text (wordless).

New York: The Floating Bear, 1964. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 20pp (mimeographed). This issue of The Floating Bear features input by Billy Linich (Billy Name) of Andy Warhol's Factory, plus a text by Gerard Malanga "spoken by the poet for a film tribute by Andy Warhol to the dancer, Freddie Herko." Cover by George Herms, plus writing by Frank O'Hara, Julian Beck, Robert Grosseteste, James Waring, et al. Uncommonly nice copy; horizontal publisher's fold.

One of seventy-five copies of the limited edition of this collection of etchings by Kinney, with an original etching of Ruth St. Denis. Book is as new, but the box in which it is contained is missing a small portion of the edge (visible in the picture). Included with the volume are three extra unsigned engravings by Kinney: his New Year cards for 1934, 1935, and 1938. All are whimsical fantasy scenes of dancer-like elves. Many engravers of the period produced such cards, and they are significantly less frequently offered than their major works. This is copy 55 of 75 copies, with uncut pages and the original glassine wrapper. The original etching is laid into a folding paper case that is bound into the book. The limited edition is scarce, and the extra cards are scarcer.

NY & Rochester, NY: Random House & Eastman House. Folio. Unpag. 284 illus. Cloth, printed glassine d.j. As New in Original cardboard shipping carton (sunned on spine). Signed on front endpaper.Please Note: Due to the size, weight, and cost of this book, extra shipping & insurance is required. NY residents must pay NY sales tax. Thank you.

Providence, Rhode Island: Providence Art Club , 1920 32 x 26 inches, oil on canvas. Signed by Norwood MacGilvary, with his thumb print directly below his signature, on the bottom right corner. In very good to fine condition.

Toronto: Methuen. Good in Good dust jacket; First several pages rippled, jacket . price-clipped and edgeworn.. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0458910805 . Brown cloth binding. Many black and white photos, many illustrations in black and white and in color. Artistic and written impressions of the Canadian North by artist Frank E. Schoonover made after his 1903-04 and 1911 treks by snowshoe, dogsled, and canoe. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 166 pages .

New York:: Sara Garden Armstrong,, 1994.. Edition of 40. 9" x 11.5" (22.86 x 29.21cm); 32 unnumbered pages. Interior pages of transparent film, translucent paper and coated laser paper. Bound in cover off vinyl sleeve with two screws at spine. Slipped in case of sandblasted plastic. Signed and numbered by the artist. Jon Coffelt, "Sara Garden Armstrong Threads and Layers": "This book is a catalogue for a solo exhibition that was cancelled. The images come from work scheduled to be exhibited at a gallery in Amersterdam's red-light district. Armstrong's intent was to provide the viewer with an experience of the show and a feel for its location, thus the inclusion of subtle pornographic images printed in red strips, eventually revealing the gallery's street address. Found images, photographs, and photo-collages - often layered - work together, drawing the viewer into a kind of dark journey. The experience differs each time this journey is undertaken. The cover - a… Read More

Waban, MA: Jack Kimball, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, ~112 pp, printed wrappers. Scarce and stout issue of this substantial late 1970s poetry and art magazine, featuring experimental work from a range of prominent contributors. Unmarked copy, light wear.

Key West, FL: Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House, 2003. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 88pp, printed wrappers. This elegantly produced exhibition catalogue includes texts by Harry Mathews and others (printed in English and French). Unmarked copy, light wear.

Seattle / Bellevue: Bellevue Art Museum, 2001. Signed on the title page by Stephen Holl and dated 6 26 19. First edition / First printing. Rare brushed aluminum binder, trade issue was in spiral bound wrappers. Brushed aluminum three ring binder. Very fine in very fine binder.. In 1998, Holl was awarded the prestigious Alvar Aalto Medal. Holl was named the 2012 AIA Gold Medal winner.

Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. A lovely copy of DLM 221 which was dedicated to Calder and published shortly after his death in November 1976. Loose signatures in wrappers as issued. 7 colour lithographs in total including front cover. Colour photographs and b&w portrait of the artist. Pristine condition - entirely free from spotting/foxing, fingermarking etc. Hard-to-find in such nice condition.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998. Signed on the half-title page: For David With Thanks Jack Larsen. First edition / First printing. Blue-gray cloth. Very fine in fine dust jacket. David Weatherford was a prominent Seattle interior designer and antiques dealer.

San Diego, CA: IDW Publishing, 2017. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket has tears along top and bottom edges as well as minor creasing; small dents on back; overall shelf and handling wear. Binding and textblock are pristine. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.