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Vienna: Ulysses. Illustrated in color and b/w. 173pp. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. Vienna: Ulysses Gallery, (no date, circa 2000). A fine copy, as new in the original shrinkwrap. More
Vienna: Ulysses. Illustrated in color and b/w. 173pp. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. Vienna: Ulysses Gallery, (no date, circa 2000). A fine copy, as new in the original shrinkwrap. More
Cambrideg: Harvard University Press, 1950. 265pp. of text and illustrated with 167 black and white plates. Short 4to, black cloth. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1950. A very good copy, slightly frayed at head of spine, and with some light dampstains om front cover. Very good. More
London: Merrell, 2000. With chapters by various authors. More than 130 full-page plates of drawings, watercolors, oils and prints, including one folding. 287 pages, folio, cloth, d.w. London: Merrell, (2000). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Touchstone, 1965. Introduction by Max- Pol Fouchet. Text in French, English and German. 14 mounted plates, and 82 other illustrations. 76 pages. Tall thin 4to, black cloth with paper spine label, acetate dust wrapper and printed board slipcase. New York: Touchstone, (1965). First trade edition. A near fine copy, but lacking the original lithograph. More
Munich: Manfred Pawlak, 1975. Epilogue by Hans H. Hofstatter. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 880pp. Thick 8vo, green boards, dust wrapper. (Munchen); Manfred Pawlak, (no date, circa 1975). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1973. Color illustrations throughout. Slim folio, red cloth with inset calligraphic label on cover, board slipcase (lightly rubbed). New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1973). Ownership signature on front endpaper, otherwise a near fine copy in a very good slipcase. More
New York: Guggenheim Museum, 1986. With 244 illustrations, 29 in color and 215 in duotone. 237 pages. Square 4to, dark green cloth, d.w. New York: Guggenheim Museum / Thames & Hudson, (1986). First edition. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
Barcelon: Fundacio "La Caixa" 1998. Introduction by Antonin Dufek. 120 full-page photographs. 4to, printed wrappers (very slightly rubbed and bumped). Barcelona: Fundacio "La Caixa," 1998. A very good copy(+). Catalogue published in conjunction with the touring exhibition in Spain from September 1998 - February 1999. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2001. Profusely illustrated in color. Oblong 4to, gray cloth, d.w. New York: Museum of Modern Art, (2001). First Edition. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1996. Illustrated with over 200 finely printed plates, including 194 in tritone and 43 in duotone. 280pp. Square 4to, black cloth, d.w. (toned at edges). New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1996). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Milan: Damiani, 1944. Illustrated with 70 plates, including many tinted & some in b/w. Short folio, gray cloth (discolored at all edges and with a fairly large dampstain on front cover; frayed at the spine ends, and with significant damage to corners. The binding however, is still sound and straight and internally the pages are quite clean). Milan: Enrico Damiani, (1944). A good copy. Number 80 of 700 numbered copies. More
New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1927. Color frontispiece, protected with tissue; 27 black & white plates. xiv, 10pp of text. Short slim 40, burgundy cloth-backed patterned boards (very lightly edgeworn). New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1927. A near fine copy. Limited edition of 450 copies. More
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1961. Illustrated with 36 full-color plates and over 196 black & white reproductions. 263 pages. Thick 4to, green cloth, tattered d.w. New York: Clarkson Potter, (1961). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1985. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. 144 pages, square 4to, red cloth-backed grey boards, dust wrapper. New York: Clarkson Potter, (1985). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
San Francisco: Pomegranate, 1992. Illustrated throughout, much in color. 156 pages, square 4to, pale blue boards, dust wrapper. San Francisco: Pomegranate, (1992). First edition thus -- a revised and expanded version of the 1985 original. A very near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed by the artist on half title "To... with affection, George Tooker." Also included is a letter from Marisa del Re Gallery, thanking the recipient for loaning a painting to be included in the..... More
New York: Gary Snyder Project Space, 2010. Illustrated in color. 102 pages. Slim square 4to, glossy pictorial boards, a bit dusty. New York: Gary Snyder Project Space, (2010). First edition. A near fine copy of this uncommon book, issued without a dust wrapper. Published on the occasion of the exhibition. More
New York: Abbeville, 1983. Many Illus., most in color. 136pp. 4to, pr. wrs. New York: Abbeville Press, (1983). Very good. More
Milan: Silvana Editoriale d'Arte, 1958. Fine b/w frontispiece portrait and 32 mounted color plates; additional b/w figures throughout. Unpaginated. Thin folio, cloth-backed boards, edgeworn d.w. Milano: Silvana Editoriale d'Arte, (1958). First edition. Text in Italian. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Reynal, 1968. Packed with 140 color illustrations and over 500 in black and white. 527pp. Very thick folio, natural cloth, d.w. New York: Reynal & Company, (1968). First edition. A near fine copy. More
New York: Abrams, 1957. Documentation Marguerite Haganbach. Many illustrations, including 1 color plate. 122pp. Slim 4to, black cloth with yellow-stamped cover designs, printed mylar wrapper. New York: Abrams, 1957. First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper and slipcase. Lucas p. 121. Previous owner's bookplate. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1971. Illustrated with facsimiles of handwritten pages. 359 pages, small 4to, light blue cloth, dust wrapper (price clipped). Princeton: Princeton U.P. (1971). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. A monograph treating Carnot's scientific work, with facsimile reproduction of his unpublished writings on mechanics and on the calculus, and an essay concerning the latter by A.P. Youshekevitch. More
Viterbo: Primaprint, 1997. 62 color illustrations. 128 pages with text in English and Italian. 4to, black cloth, d.w., publisher's pictorial slipcase. Viterbo: Edizioni Primaprint, 1997. First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper and slipcase, inscribed on the half title: "To... with affection, Mike. 3/27/98" This well-illustrated monograph is the major reference work on the noted second generation American Abstract Expressionist painter Michael Goldberg. Scarce. More
Boston: Bulfinch, 1998. Well-illustrated throughout, including some folding plates. Oblong 4to, gray cloth, d.w., slightly yellowed at edges. Boston: Bulfinch Press, (1998). First American edition. A fine copy in near fine dust wrapper. More
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