New York: Rizzoli, 2010. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white. Small 4to, pictorial beige cloth, lettered plastic dust wrapper. First Edition. Fine. A vibrant look at the celebrated artist and designer KAWS. Multidisciplinary artist KAWS was first known for his work as a graffiti artist and his subversive approach to popular imagery on bus shelter and phone booth advertisements. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1990. Hundreds of illustrations with many in full color. 460 pages, short thick 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1990). First softcover edition. A near fine copy. More
I thought you'd find this interesting: I learned of Argosy by reading a bit of "bad" publicity in the book "Used and Rare" by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone; no doubt you're familiar with it. (It was unfortunate that the authors had to grind their ax in print in what was an otherwise enjoyable book.) But I had never heard of Argosy before and my curiosity was piqued, so negative comments notwithstanding, I decided to pay a brief visit to the store. I reserved a book (long sought-after) ahead of time because I knew I'd be on an extremely tight schedule with several stops to make in just a few hours' time. Calling to reserve the book was a pleasant, very efficient experience, with a prompt return call to confirm availability. When I stopped in to purchase the book, the greeting (by one of the sisters, I'm not sure which) was extremely pleasant, the service so prompt and also she informed me of a signed letter by the subject I was interested in (unfortunately, I was unable to purchase the letter that day). I found the photo of Lawrence Olivier and Vivien Leigh as Caesar (or Antony?) and Cleopatra which hangs over the register very interesting-- had seen it before in a book. My only disappointment was that I was unable to actually spend time in the store-- it looked so inviting! But I will make it a point to spend time there on my next visit. So you see, even bad publicity can be very beneficial! Thank you for an enjoyable, if brief, experience!
The Hogarth: Ephesus arrived yesterday and is wonderful! The text is in much better condition than my other copy. Thank you very much!!! Happy Holidays!