Nudes. 1930-1963
Naples: Harmon-Meek, 2005. 27 color illustrations, tall slim 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. (Naples): Harmon-Meek, 2005. Fine. More
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Paul Delvaux
New York: Blain Di Donna, 2013. Foreword by Natascha Van Deun & essay by Anna Swinbourne. Illustrated throughout in color. Slim square 4to, purple velvet boards with inset pictorial label. New York: Blain Di Donna, (2013). First edition. Velvet binding just a bit scuffed and indented, still a near fine copy. Published on the occasion of the exhibition. More
Botero: New Works on Canvas
New York: Rizzoli, 2001. Illustrated in color. 221 pages, 4to, green cloth, dust wrapper (one scuff to lower front corner). New York: Rizzoli, (2001). Second edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Includes interview with Botero by Ana Maria Escallon. More
Botero: New Works on Canvas
New York: Rizzoli, 1997. Illustrated in color throughout. 221 pages. 4to, red cloth, dust wrapper (very minor edgewear). New York: Rizzoli, (1997). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Boldly inscribed by the artist on the title page "To Margot, Botero 97" More
Nus d'Autrefois, 1850-1900.
Paris: Art et Meriers, 1953. Profusely illustrated with heliogravures from original photographs of nude women. 81pp. Tall thin 8vo, black patterned wrappers with color pictorial label (a bit edgeworn). Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques (1953). A very good(+) copy of this scarce and fragile erotica. More
Gustav Klimt: Die Goldene Pforte, Werk - Wesen - Wirkung
Salzburg: Verlag Galerie Welz, 1978. Text in German. Illustrated mostly in black and white with additional color plates. 265 pages, 4to, pictorial wrappers. Salzburg: Verlag Galerie Welz, (1978). A near fine copy. More
Le Nu Dans La Peinture Moderne (1863-1920)
Paris: Cres, 1924. 33 black & white plates. iv + 162pp., 8vo, 3/4 red leather over patterned boards; covers lightly worn. Paris: G. Cres, 1924. A very good copy. More
Zhang Huan: Altered States
Milano: Edizioni Charta, 2006. Illustrated in color and black and white. 177 pages, square 4to, pictorial boards. Milan: Edizioni Charta, (2006). A fine copy. More
The Nude: A Study of Ideal Art
New York: Pantheon, 1956. 298 black and white illustrations. 458 pages. Large 8vo, two-toned cloth, scuffed and a bit stained. (New York: Pantheon, (1956). First edition. Ownership stamp on endpaper, and some very neat pencil underlining in text. A good solid copy. Bollingen Series XXXV. More
Chuck Close Nudes 1967-2014
New York: Pace Gallery, 2014. Profusely illustrated with color photography. 91 pages. Slim 4to, stiff black wrappers. New York: Pace Gallery, 2014. A near fine copy. More
Douglas Cloutier
West Hollywood: Alluvial, 1996. Profusely illustrated with sepia photographs. Square 4to, white pictorial boards, dust wrapper (some light edgewear). West Hollywood: Alluvial, (1996). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
F. Holland Day: Suffering the Ideal.
Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 1995. Illustrated with 86 moody and mildly homo-erotic photographs, printed in four colors with varnish on acid free paper. 141 pages. Slim folio, yellow cloth with a black-stamped pictorial cover, adapted from a design by Aubrey Beardsley; plain mylar wrapper. (Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 1995). First edition. A fine copy. Limited printing of 5000 copies. More
Eric Fischl, 1970-2007
New York: Monacelli Press, 2008. Illustrated throughout in color. 352 pages. Thick square 4to, blue boards, d.w. New York: Monacelli Press, (2008). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Inscribed by the artist on half title: "For Bob - Best, Eric Fischl" More
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Ondori-sha Publishing, 1965. 92 black & white photos of nudes, mostly in beach settings. text entirely in Japanese. Thin square 4to, navy blue cloth, worn at spine ends. Ondori-sha Publishing, ca. 1965. The photographer's rubber-stamp, with his Hollywood address on the verso of the title page. More
Man Ray: Photography and its Double
Madera: Gingko Press, 1998. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. 257 pages, 4to, black cloth, French fold dust wrapper. Madera: Gingko Press, 1998. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Male Nude: A Modern View
London: Sarema, 1991. Edited and with an introduction by Edward Lucie Smith. Numerous illustrations in color & in black and white. Slim square 4to, black cloth, d.w.London: Sarema Press, 1991. Spine a bit cocked, still near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
More Nudes
New York: Danad, 1971. 52 well-printed black-and-white photographs. Unpaginated. Slim folio, glossy white printed wrappers, matching slipcase (slipcase lightly sun-darkened). New York: Danad Publishing Company, (1971). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine slipcase. More
Nudes
New York: Danad, 1970. 60 well-printed black-and-white photographs. Unpaginated. Slim folio, glossy white printed wrappers, matching slipcase (slipcase lightly sun-darkened). New York: Dance Magazine/After Dark [Danad Publishing Company], (1970). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine slipcase. More
Aktzeichnungen Grosser Meister
Munich: Verlag Kurt Desch, 1963. Illustrated with 120 full-page images. 267 pages. Large 4to, gray cloth, d.w., in scuffed slipcase. (Munich: Verlag Kurt Desch, (1963). A fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper, sunning to spine. More
The Homoerotic Photograph: Male Images from Durieu/Delacroix to Mapplethorpe
New York: Columbia University Press, 1992. Illustrated with 127 provocative duotone photographs. 230 pages. Square 4to. black cloth, d.w. New York: Columbia University Press, (1992). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies series. More
Reclining Nude
San Francisco: Chronicle, 2002. 130 color plates. Small folio, blue pictorial boards, d.w. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2002). Fine Illustrated history of the female nude in art. Most of the art is from the 20th century. More
Show Me! Picture Book of Sex for Children and Parents.
New York: St. Martin's, 1975. Photography, Captions, Design by Will McBride. 176 pages. Tall 4to, black cloth, d.w. (some chipping and tears at top edge of rear panel). New York: St. Martin's Press, 1975. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. "Explicit photographs with candid captions are designed to help open-minded people reevaluate their sexual attitudes and teach their children about physical maturity and needs". With a 6 page illustrated flier humorously advertising a fictitious book "Blow..... More
Robert Flynt (Signed)
N.P. Robert Flynt, 2009. Self-published collection of unusual photographs by Robert Flynt, printed on glossy paper. 12mo, photo illustrated boards. N.P.: Robert Flynt, 2009. A fine copy of this unusual book, signed by the artist inside rear cover. More