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
(Nudes)
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
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
Die Weiberherrschaft in der Geschichte der Menschheit.
Munich: Verlag Albert Langen, 1913. Replete with 90 plates, some color & folding, and 665 text illustrations. 3 volumes. 4to, original green cloth with pictorial vignette, lettered in black and gold. Munchen: Verlag Albert Langen, (1913-14). Cloth is a bit faded and finger-soiled, but still a very good solid copy, internally clean. Female domination through the ages. More