Nudes. 1930-1963
Naples: Harmon-Meek, 2005. 27 color illustrations, tall slim 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. (Naples): Harmon-Meek, 2005. Fine. More
Naples: Harmon-Meek, 2005. 27 color illustrations, tall slim 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. (Naples): Harmon-Meek, 2005. Fine. More
London: Encyclopaedic Press, 1953. Black & white drawings and photographic illustrations throughout. 111 pages. 4to, blue cloth with gilt lettering. London: Encyclopaedic Press, (1953). Spine, boards and pages lightly sunned. Hilary Knight's ink stamp on front endpaper. A very good(+) copy lacking the dust wrapper. More
Cologne: Taschen, 1999. Many full page color photographs throughout. 175 pages, tall narrow 4to, bright neon pink printed boards, silver gilt edges, d.w. Koln: Taschen,1999. First Edition. Foot of spine lightly bumped, still a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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
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
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
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
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
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1970. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Unpaginated, about 120 pages. Small 4to, white and black cloth, d.w. (spine worn, lightly dust soiled). Seattle: University of Washington Press, (1970). Photograph of Cunningham by Mann enclosed, wrapped in parchment paper. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. More
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
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
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
London: Thames & Hudson, 1995. Illustrated in black and white. 64 pages. Slim 8vo, blue cloth with gold lettering, d.w. London: Thames & Hudson, (1995). Fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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
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
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; all edges green. Munchen: Verlag Albert Langen, (1913-14). Spines faded to brown and well-worn at outer joints, still a solid usable copy. Female domination through the ages. More
Munich: Verlag Albert Langen, 1913. Replete with hundreds of black & white illustrations and plates, some color & folding. 2 volumes bound together. 711 pages with continuous pagination. Very thick 4to, original 1/2 blue cloth with patterned boards. Munchen: Verlag Albert Langen, (1913). A very good copy of the first two volumes [a third volume was published in 1914]. Female domination through the ages. More
Munich: Galerie Thomas Modern, 2013. Text in English and German. Illustrated throughout in color. 73 pages, square slim 4to, red pictorial wrappers. A fine copy. Munich: Galerie Thomas Modern, 2013. A fine copy. Exhibition catalog. More
Essex: F. Lewis, 1943. Frontispiece and b/w plates throughout. 123 pages + 62 pages of plates. Small 4to, blue cloth, gilt titles. Essex: F. Lewis, (1943). A very good copy--foxing to cloth and outer edges, previous owner signature to fly. No. 88 in a limited run of 500 copies. More
New York: Dutton, 1975. Profusely illustrated with many full-bleed photographs. 63 pages, slim square 8vo, pictorial wrappers (some surface rubbing / discoloration). New York: Dutton, (1975). A very good copy. More
New York: Aperture Foundation, 1989. Color photographic illustrations throughout. 144 pages. Thin oblong 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Aperture Foundation, (1989). First Paperback Edition. A near fine copy. "Ballad of Sexual Dependency is at once a diary and a soap opera, an unerring portrait of a particular East Village bohemia and a sexual taxonomy for the '80's." J. Hoberman, Village Voice. More
Cincinnati: Hennegan, 1975. Illustrated with 6 color photographs of young girls, dressed (and un-dressed) to look older... [12] pages. Slim 12mo, black printed wrappers, staple-bound. A small artist's book -- a limited edition of unknown size -- culminating in two infamous nude photographs of Brooke Shields, then age of 10. New York: Self-published by Gross and printed by The Hennegan Company in Cincinnati, (no date, circa 1975). First and only edition, created by Gross to advertise his studio photography business..... More
William Morrow, 1974. Portfolio of reproductions after photographs by David Hamilton. The 67 plates (32 in color), are loose as issued in a white cloth folding slipcase with an inlaid pictorial label on cover. Oblong folio. N.Y.: William Morrow, 1974. First American edition. Fine in a near fine slipcase. Limited edition. Number 478 of 2500. This copy also contains an extra plate, signed in pencil by the artist. More
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