New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010. Illustrated throughout with high-quality color and b/w photographs on glossy paper. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010. A fine copy, but lacking the DVD from rear pocket and also the publisher's original tied linen satchel. A lavish photographic tribute to the life of artist Jean-Claude, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 26, 2010. More
Cologne: Neue Galerie Graz, 1998. Illustrated with black and white and color works by Michaux. Text in German. 191 pages. 4to, glossy paper wrappers. Cologne: Neue Galerie Graz, (1988). A near fine copy, owner's stamp of art dealer, David Zwirner on title page. Michaux was an idiosyncratic visual artist, associated with the Tachiste movement in the 1940s and 50s. His work often makes use of dense, suggestively gestural strokes that incorporates elements of calligraphy, asemic writing, and abstract expressionism... More
Paris: Maeght, 1956. Juin-Juillet-Auot, 1956. Whole issue devoted to Miro. Illustrated with (including covers) 7 original lithographs, 6 of which are color and 3 double-page; a few other b/w plates. Slim folio, loose as issued in pictorial wrappers (upper corner of cover is slightly bent; tiny ding on spine, otherwise a fine copy). Paris: Maeght, 1956. First edition. Near fine. More
Berkeley: University of California, 1998. Extensively illustrated. 360pp., large, thick 4to, d.w. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1998). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. Contributions by many authors. More
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. Translated by Daphne M. Hoffmann. Illustrated with 170 black & white images. 191 pages. Short slim 4to, red-lettered gray cloth; spine sunned and with some light wear at ends; light foxing throughout, heavier on first and last several pages. New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, Inc., [1932]. First edition. A very good copy of this exceedingly scarce book. Printed in Berlin by Felgentreff & Co., with cuts by C. Dunnhaupt, Dessau -- Freitag..... More
Paris: 1963. Illustrated with one full-page gravure portrait of Villon. Finely printed with 40 pages of text in French by Mssrs. Morel, Picon, Dardel & Cassou. Slim 8vo, original printed wrappers. Paris, 1963. A fine copy, preserved in a partial original board slipcase. More
New York: New Museum, 2009. Packed with more than 600 illustrations, mostly color. 480 pages. Thick 4to, pictorial boards. New York: New Museum & Zurich: JRP|Ringier, 2009. First edition. A fine copy, as new in the original shrinkwrap. Scarce. Printed for the exhibition 'Urs Fischer: Marguerite de Ponty' at the the New Museum. This was Fischer's first large-scale solo presentation in an American museum which took over all three of the New Museum's gallery floors to create a series of..... More
New York: Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 2006. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 132pp, oblong 4to, cloth, dust wrapper. (New York); Sundaram Tagore Gallery, (2006). Near fine. More
Torino: Museo Civico Torino, 1954. Frontispiece in color. 481pp illustrated in b/w, 76pp of text with 4 color illustrations. 8to, pictorial wrappers. Torino: Museo Civico, 1954. A near fine copy. Catalogue for the exhibition which took place at the Museo Civico in Torino in 1954. More
Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture, 1984. Edited by Juhani Pallasmaa. Well-illustrated throughout, some in color. 179 pages. Slim square 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture, Finnish Society of Crafts and Design, Artek, 1984. First softcover edition. A near fine copy. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1991. Illustrated primarily in b/w throughout. 184 pages. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1991). A very good copy--minor scuffing to covers. More
Stuttgart: 1975. Profusely Illus. Small 4to, cloth, d.w. Stuttgart, (1975). More
New York: Rizzoli, 1987. Beautifully and extensively illustrated in full color. 208pp., 4to, grey cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1987). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. With Essays by Elizabeth Frank, Steven A. Nash, Robert Rosenblum, and Nan Rosenthal. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Dallas Museum of Art & The National Gallery of Art. More
Dusseldorf: Dusseldorf, 1974. Illustrated in black and white. Text in German. Thin oblong 12mo, glossy white paper wrappers. Dusseldorf: Dusseldorf, (1974). A near fine copy of this exhibition catalog. More
Tel-Aviv: Misrad ha-bit%u0323ah%u0323on, 1994. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs of modern architecture in Tel-Aviv, Israel, 336 pages with text entirely in Hebrew. 4to, glossy pictorial boards, printed mylar wrapper (both just vlightly edgeworn). Gift inscription on flyleaf else a near fine clean copy of this rather uncommon publication. More
Milan: Christian Stein, 1990. Drawings and sketches. 78pp., 8vo, printed boards with inlaid illustration on front cover. Milano: Christian Stein and Firenze: Hopeful Monster, (1990). A fine copy. Presentation copy to Nan Rosenthal, signed "Claes" by Oldenburg on title page, the inscription is written backwards. More
New York: Pace Gallery, 2019. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Square 4to, white wrappers, pictorial d.w. New York: Pace Gallery, 2019. A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper. More
Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1985. Color Illus. Thin, square 4to, pr. wrs. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, (1985). Very good Exhibition catalogue. More
Berlin: Nicolaische, 2003. Foreword by Klaus-Dieter Lehmann. 165 full page color plates, many other illsutrations. 431pp., 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Berlin: Nicolaische, (2003). Second edition. Internally fine, a near fine copy. More
New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1989. Illustrated in black and white. 240 pages, 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Whitney Library of Design, (1989). A near fine copy. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the title page. More
London: Marlborough Gallery, 1966. Portrait, and 29 works reproduced in color. Thin 8vo, color pictorial wrappers. London: Marlborough Fine Art Limited, 1966. A near fine copy. Exhibition catalogue. More
Miami: Jorge Perez, 2016. Profusely illustrated in color. Unpaginated. Thick 4to, purple paper wrappers. [Miami: Jorge Perez], (2016). A near fine copy, with a touch of wear to spine ends. More
London: Phaidon, 2011. 2,000 illustrations in black and white and color including rare and unpublished documents. 624 pages, very very thick 4to, pictorial boards. London: Phaidon, (2011). A fine copy Comprehensive visual biography of one of art's greatest personalities. Extraordinary insight into his world of glamour, sex, and fame. More
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