New York: Wm. E. Rudge's Sons, 1945. Armitage, Merle. Trade edition. Hardcover in slipcase. 74p, many ills., some with a second flat color (a sort of rust-coral). Cover stamped in silver. One of 3000 hardcover copies in slipcase (which is very good). No d.j., as issued. Armitage's thoughts on book..... More
1889. Art Institute of Chicago; American Art Association. Exhibition of the Works of Vassili Verestchagin: Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue. Plus: First and Second Appendixes. Chicago, 1889. 3 items: 80p with many ills.; 14p, 35p. Very good stapled paperbounds (Second Appendix covers are soiled and sunned). Owner's small ink stamp on two..... More
No place [Buffalo?]: No stated publisher, 1987. First edition. Soft cover. Six reproductions of photographs, printed in duotone on glossy card stock, laid in folder. Short texts by Reyner Banham, Anthony Bannon, and the photographer. Ca. 6 x 9 inches. Folder lightly soiled; price sticker removed from back; photos are..... More
1962. Bill, Max, ed. Georges Vantongerloo. London: Marlborough Fine Art 1962. 54p, many ills., a few in color. Good paperbound (corners bumped and slightly shelfworn, base of spine taped). ** Retrospective exhibition catalogue of paintings, drawings, and constructions in many media. With some texts by the artist, including "Reflections" and..... More
1985. Cucchi, Enzo. Enzo Cucchi: Etchings and Lithographs 1979-85. Munich: Edition Schellmann 1985. N.p., 21 entries for individual prints, sets of prints, or bound-in etchings, all illustrated. Three color pls. tipped onto fold-out page. Text in German and English. Artist statement, double-page photo of artist. Very good paperbound in very..... More
![Private Dictionary of the Arts [1 of 500, inscribed]. Peter Fingesten](/pictures/thumb/30181.jpg?v=1622053333)
New York: Lyle Stuart, 1958. Limited Edition. Soft cover. [16]p, several black-and-white line ills. by Fingesten. Cover wear and fading; staples rusted; first pages lightly stained at bottom. Die-cut front cover revealing the word "private." A send-up of artistic terms and concepts by the German-born artist and educator Peter Fingesten..... More
New York: Iolas Gallery, 1959. Man Ray. First edition. Unbound sheet. Announcement of the May Ray exhibition at the Iolas Gallery in New York, November 9, 1959. One large sheet, folded into a gatefold format. Paper browned, handling wear, light edge wear and chips. Photo is fine. Ca. 17 x...... More
Chamberlain, John. Judd, Don, et al. The Chinati Foundation / La Fundacion Chinati. Zurich: Bodmer + Weber 1987. N.p., many full-page photos and line ills., a few in color. Good paperbound (cover wear, soil; upper corners bumped in first half of book). In English and Spanish. One of 3500 copies..... More
![I Mean You Know [1 of 300, signed]. Warren Lehrer](/pictures/thumb/30294.jpg?v=1626900968)
Bayside, NY, and Rochester, NY: Ear-Say Books and Visual Studies Workshop, 1983. Lehrer, Warren. Limited Edition. Printed boards in slipcase. 152p, many typographic ills. Written and designed by Lehrer. Printed by offset lithography. "All photo-typesetting was set by the author on a compugraphic editwriter 7500 an itek quadritek 1200 and..... More
1956. Lemaitre, Maurice. La Plastique Lettriste et Hypergraphique. Paris: Caracteres 1956. 68p, several line ills. + 2 double-page halftone pls. Very good paperbound (covers lightly shelfsoiled). One of 500 copies of the regular edition. In French. ** On writing systems and graphic expressions of hypertexts, by a leading practitioner and..... More
Utrecht: A. Oosthoek's Uitgeversmaatschappij for the International Union of Crystallography, 1965. Escher, M.C. First edition. Hardcover. 84p, 41 pls., many in color. A few light stains to front cover, two tiny spots to one inside margin. No jacket. Description and analysis of Escher's patterns using classical symmetry, black-and-white symmetry, and..... More
![Possibilities 1; An Occasional Review [Problems of Contemporary Art]. Robert Motherwell, eds](/pictures/thumb/30292.jpg?v=1626900966)
New York: Wittenborn, Schulz, 1947. First edition. Soft cover. 111p, many black-and-white ills. Typographic cover by Paul Rand. Handling soil to covers; small scrape to front cover. Publisher's binding glue stains to joints. Overall internally very good. Motherwell was the editor for art. The other editors were Harold Rosenberg (writing)..... More
1969. Pepper, D. Stephen. Rhino Horn. Hackensack, NJ: Custombook, n.d. [1969]. 22p, 15 color pls. Fair paperbound (covers soiled, worn; mended tear at bottom of front cover). ** Published to accompany the first Rhino Horn exhibition, at the New School for Social Research. The seven artists were Peter Dean, Jay..... More
![Abstract & Cubist Paintings and Drawings [1 of ca. 300]. William Roberts](/pictures/thumb/26276.jpg?v=1617973623)
1957. Roberts, William. Abstract & Cubist Paintings and Drawings [cover reads: Some Early Abstract & Cubist Work 1913-1920]. London: Canale [1957]. 16p + 12 black-and-white pls., including several relating to World War I. Good hardcover (boards designed by Roberts; smudged). No d.j., as issued? Neat pencil underlining and marginal notes..... More
![Wood Sculpture [with 2 signed letters]. John Rood](/pictures/thumb/26212.jpg?v=1624045663)
1940. Rood, John. Wood Sculpture. Athens, OH: Lawhead Press 1940. 32p, many black-and-white photos of Rood's sculptures. Good paperbound (card covers) in fair d.j. (spine reinforced with tape; torn, soiled). Title page smudged from offsetting from front jacket flap. ** Text by Rood on his work. Laid in: 2 one-page..... More
1970. Wurster, Robert Michael. Harold Persico Paris. Brussels: Galerie Withofs 1970. Ca. 40p, many ills. by the artist originally in various media; some artist's statements. Very good paperbound in original acetate d.j. (covers soiled, lightly dented from poor storage). ** An oval is diecut through the covers and pages, revealing..... More
