all books in art & photobooks
ADAMS, ANSEL. Images 1923-1974FIRST EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE, one of 1000 copies signed by Ansel Adams and with additional silver print signed by Adams. A FINE COPY.
$11000
ADAMS, ANSEL. AUSTIN, MARY. Taos PuebloSIGNED LIMITED EDITION of perhaps the greatest pictorial representation of the American West; one of only 950 copies signed and numbered by Ansel Adams; a facsimile of the extremely rare 1930 edition of 108 copies printed for Adams. Beautifully illustrated with 12 gravure reproductions of Adams’s photographs.
$2750
ADAMS, ANSEL. Images 1923-1974FIRST TRADE EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ADAMS, "To my former student..."
$1100
AESOP, . CALDER, ALEXANDER. Fables of Aesop, according to Sir Roger L'EstrangeFIRST EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 50 COPIES with an ORIGINAL SIGNED DRAWING by CALDER.
$18000
AGEE, JAMES. EVANS, WALKER. Many Are CalledFIRST EDITION of one of Evans’s most celebrated works, with introduction by James Agee and more than 150 reproductions of Evans's photographs of New York City subway riders; the preferred cloth/dust jacket issue (issued simultaneously in wrappers).
$900
ARAKI, NOBUYOSHI. Japan JourneyIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY ARAKI. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of Araki's photographs.
$950
ARBUS, DIANE. Diane Arbus: An Aperture MonographFIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (with "Two girls in identical raincoats" image) of this classic collection of the photographs of Diane Arbus.
$2300
ATGET, EUGÈNE. The Work of Atget (Vols I-IV)FIRST EDITIONS of all four volumes of the definitive collection of Atget's work. Each volume profusely illustrated with reproductions of Atget's evocative photographs of France. Text by John Szarkowski and Maria Morris Hambourg. Volume I SIGNED and inscribed by Szarkowski.
$1300
AVEDON, RICHARD. Evidence: 1944-1994FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AVEDON across introductory pictorial spread: "Richard Avedon 1994".
$600
AVEDON, RICHARD. In the American WestFIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AVEDON on front free endpaper. With a fine copy of the booklet prepared in conjunction with the exhibition
In the American West: Photographs by Richard Avedon on view at the Amnon Carter Museum from September 14 through November 17, 1985.
$1100
BACON, FRANCIS. Francis Bacon, Special Number 162LIMITED EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 150 COPIES ON RIVES. A magnificent production, with 5 color lithographs and 5 color offset lithographs after Bacon.
$4000
BALTZ, LEWIS. The New Industrial Parks near Irvine, CaliforniaFIRST EDITION OF BALTZ'S SEMINAL WORK.
$2800
BARBIER, GEORGE. Designs On The Dances Of Vaslav NijinskyLIMITED EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS, number 107 of only 400 copies, with 12 large stunning pochoir plates by George Barbier. With additional illustrations in the text.
$7500
BARBIER, GEORGE. Journal des Dames et des ModesFIRST EDITION OF ALL 79 ISSUES, WITH 186 HAND-COLORED PLATES by some of the most famous artists of the era. Number 884 (each issue from the same set) of only 1250 sets on Holland paper (out of a total edition of 1279). IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS IN FINE CONDITION.
$28000
BASKIN, LEONARD. Fifteen WoodcutsLIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY BASKIN, one of only 100 copies (out of a total edition of 600 copies) with an extra woodcut printed from the block at the Gehenna Press, for a total of sixteen large folio woodcuts plates by Baskin. The Gehenna Press, founded by Baskin in 1942, was one of the premier 20th-century fine presses in America.
$1600
BECKETT, SAMUEL. JOHNS, JASPER. Foirades / FizzlesSIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 250 COPIES SIGNED BY JASPER JOHNS AND SAMUEL BECKETT (from a total edition of 300). Magnificently illustrated with original prints by Johns including: 26 lift ground aquatints and 5 etchings with mixed media, 1 soft-ground etching, and one aquatint; plus 2 color lithographs as endpapers. Printed on handmade wove Auvergne Richard de Bas paper watermarked with Beckett’s initials and Johns’s signature. Text in both French and English by Beckett.
$30000
BLAIR, ROBERT. BLAKE, WILLIAM. The GraveFIRST EDITION WITH WILLIAM BLAKE’S ILLUSTRATIONS of Robert Blair’s The Grave. One of 589 subscriber’s copies.
$2700
BRAQUE, GEORGES. Cahier de Braque 1917-1947 [Notebooks]LIMITED FIRST EDITION, WITH AN ADDITIONAL ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR BY BRAQUE. The original watercolor on the front blank is of an artist’s palette and brushes; signed and inscribed next to the watercolor: “Pour Madame Hant / 1952 / G Braque”. One of only 845 copies of this edition.
$3900
BURKE, BILL. I Want to Take PictureFIRST EDITION of one of the seminal photobooks of the 1980's. SIGNED BY BURKE INSIDE ORIGINAL DRAWING OF HIS HAND. One of only 1000 copies printed of the first edition.
$1900
CALDER, ALEXANDER. Derriere Le Miroir. Calder. Special Number 201LIMITED DELUXE FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 80 OF ONLY 150 COPIES SIGNED BY CALDER. With five original color lithographs by Calder. Text by Maurice Besset; printed on velin de la Dore. NOTE: The limited edition is of vastly superior quality than the corresponding trade issue of
Derriere Le Miroir.
$4500
CALDER, ALEXANDER. CalderColor exhibition book for the 1965 Calder show held at Paris's Musee National d'Art Moderne and New York's Guggenheim Museum, artistically SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CALDER (imitating the swirl on the cover) on the front endpaper: "To IPPY / Sandy / 1 July 65". Calder went by the name of "Sandy" and often signed as such. Complete with 4 serigraphs (3 in color).
$1600
CARTIER-BRESSON, HENRI. The Decisive MomentFIRST AMERICAN EDITION of Cartier-Bresson's most famous and important book. Illustrated with 126 full or double-page heliogravures of Cartier-Bresson's photographs. With dust jacket and boards specially designed by Henri Matisse for this work.
$5000
CHAGALL, MARC. The Lithographs of Chagall. Volumes I-VI (complete)FIRST EDITIONS of all six volumes (English-language issues) of Chagall’s catalogue raisonèe, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CHAGALL IN VOLUME I. Complete with 28 original lithographs, including original lithograph dust jackets for volumes I-IV.
$14500
CHAGALL, MARC. Jerusalem WindowsFIRST EDITION in English, beautifully illustrated with 104 plates (64 in full color), and TWO ORIGINAL COLOR LITHOGRAPHS done expressly for this edition.
$2000
CLARK, LARRY. TulsaFIRST HARDCOVER EDITION, SIGNED BY LARRY CLARK, fully illustrated with reproductions of Clark's raw photographs.
$1200
DALI, SALVADOR. Les Diners de Gala [The Dali Cookbook]FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, SIGNED BY DALI on front free endpaper.
$4400
DALI, SALVADOR. RONSARD, PIERRE DE. Les Amours de CassandreLIMITED EDITION, SIGNED AND DATED BY DALÍ; one of only 165 copies on arches blanc (out of a total edition of 299). Complete with10 full-plate and 8 vignette drypoint etchings by Dalí.
$12000
EISENSTAEDT, ALFRED. HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. The Old Man and the SeaLIMITED EDITION, ONE OF 600 COPIES SIGNED BY PHOTOGRAPHER ALFRED EISENSTAEDT.
$1600
FINK, LARRY. Social GracesSIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, illustrated with 69 black and white images of Fink's photographs. One of 250 signed and numbered copies issued with an original photograph, "Tavern on the Green", signed and dated on the back.
$2600
CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. FLINT, W. RUSSELL. The Canterbury TalesLIMITED EDITION, one of only 500 sets, illustrated with colored plates by W. Russell Flint, one of the most renowned book illustrators of the 20th century.
$1600
CALDER, ALEXANDER. FONTAINE, JEAN. Selected FablesFIRST TRADE EDITION, with a FULL-PAGE INK SELF-PORTRAIT BY CALDER on front flyleaf; initialed by Calder at the top of portrait. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Calder; translation by Eunice Clark.
$3600
CHAGALL, MARC. FRANK, ANNE. Journal de Anne FrankLIMITED EDITION, one of only 495 copies, with a frontispiece lithograph by Marc Chagall. Printed on vélin d'arches. A perfect union of artist and subject.
$2400
FRANK, ROBERT. Flower Is...LIMITED FIRST EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 500 COPIES. A FINE COPY IN THE ORIGINAL SHIPPING BOX.
$8000
GIACOMETTI, ALBERTO. Quarantacinque disegni di Alberto GiacomettiFIRST EDITION, ONE OF 1,145 COPIES (out of a total edition of 1245), finely illustrated with 45 large folio reproductions of the artist's drawings (two in color).
$2200
GRIFFITHS, PHILIP JONES. Vietnam Inc.FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY GRIFFITHS.
$1000
GRÄFF, WERNER. Es kommt der neue Fotograf [Here Comes the New Photographer!]FIRST EDITION IN RARE DUST JACKET of one of the cornerstones of New Vision Photography, illustrated with 148 black and white photographs.
$8000
KEESHAN, ROBERT. SENDAK, MAURICE. She Loves Me… She Loves Me Not...FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND DATED BY MAURICE SENDAK (1981). A delightful collaboration between Sendak and Keeshan, better known for his role as Captain Kangaroo.
$1300
KERTESZ, ANDRE. J'Aime Paris. Photographs since the Twenties.FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY KERTESZ. One of Kertesz's major monographs, a retrospective collection illustrated with over 200 gravure plates from his years in Paris.
$1300
KIMURA, IHEI. Pari (Paris)FIRST EDITION of one the major works by one of the most celebrated Japanese photographers.
$2000
BARBIER, GEORGE. LACLOS, CHODERLOS DE. Les Liaisons DangereusesONE OF 650 COPIES ON RIVES (out of a total edition of 720), with 20 FULL-PAGE POCHOIR PLATES by BARBIER. With additional illustrated titles and head-pieces. Barbier’s Art-Deco representation of Laclos’s classic tale of sexual politics is one of the masterpieces of 20th-century book illustration.
$7500
LANGE, DOROTHEA. TAYLOR, PAUL. An American Exodus: A Record of Human ErosionFIRST EDITION. “Of all the documentary photobooks stemming from the New Deal, and the FSA in particular,
An American Exodus by Dorothea Lange and her sociologist husband Paul Schuster Taylor is the most considered… Her pictures are as direct as those of Walker Evans, though without his studied disinterest. Lange was much more of a ‘people person’ than Evans ever was, and this marks her work” (
The Photobook: A History).
$1600
LANGE, DOROTHEA. TAYLOR, PAUL. An American Exodus: A Record of Human ErosionFIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY DOROTHEA LANGE AND PAUL S. TAYLOR.
$5000
LICHTENSTEIN, ROY. Landscape Sketches: 1984—1985FIRST EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 100 COPIES SIGNED BY LICHTENSTEIN, complete with 24 offset lithographs printed in color on Coronado Opaque SST Cover paper.
$4200
MATISSE, HENRI. Portraits by Henri MatisseFIRST EDITION, one of only 500 copies, of the English-language issue of Matisse's Portraits. (There were 2350 copies printed of the much more common French-language issue.) Lavishly illustrated with original lithograph (as frontispiece), 60 black and white portraits, and 33 mounted color plates. With introduction by Matisse.
$4300
MATISSE, HENRI. MIRÓ, JOAN. VERVE: Revue artistique et litteraireThe first issue of the most celebrated art journal of the century: Verve, No. 1, with original lithographs by Leger, Miro, Rattner, and Bores, and cover by Matisse.
$1450
MATISSE, HENRI. REVERDY, PIERRE. Les Jockeys CamouflesFIRST EDITION, one of only 300 numbered copies on verge d’Arches (out of a total edition of 343), with five plates by Henri Matisse illustrating three poems by Pierre Reverdy.
$5000
JOYCE, JAMES. MATISSE, HENRI. UlyssesFIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF ULYSSES, ONE OF ONLY 250 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH JAMES JOYCE AND HENRI MATISSE; one of the most celebrated books of the twentieth century.
$30000
CALDER, ALEXANDER. CHAGALL, MARC. MATISSE, HENRI. MIRÓ, JOAN. PICASSO, PABLO. Lithographies de l'Atelier MourlotFIRST EDITION, one of only 1000 copies printed (out of a total edition of 1150), with 11 lithographs (8 in color) by Chagall (cover), Picasso (2 lithos), Miro, Giacometti, Minaux, Jenkins, Matisse, Masson, Calder and Buffet. Printed to accompany the show “L’Atelier Mourlot” at La Galerie Redfern, London, from December 1965- January 1966.
$1900
ALLARD, WILLIAM ALBERT. MCGUANE, THOMAS ALBERT. Vanishing Breed. Photographs of the Cowboy and the WestSIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE, one of only 30 copies reserved for the exclusive use of the authors and publisher (out of an entire edition of 780). Signed by both the photographer Allard and the writer McGuane. Profusely illustrated with full page reproductions of Allard's photographs of the American West.
$1200
BRUNELLESCHI, UMBERTO. MIOMANDRE, FRANCIS DE. Le Radjah de MazulipatamLIMITED EDITION, one of only 468 numbered copies on Holland van Gelder (out of a total edition of 500 copies), with 14 full-page color pochoir plates and 54 color pochoir vignettes by Brunelleschi. One of the most highly regarded books illustrated by Brunelleschi.
$1900
BRAQUE, GEORGES. MIRÓ, JOAN. PICASSO, PABLO. Hommage a Georges Braque. Derriere le Miroir Numbers 144-146.LIMITED FIRST EDITION, WITH ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS BY PICASSO (DOUBLE PAGE), MIRÓ, AND GOUACHE FRONTISPIECE ETCHING BY BRAQUE ("Trois Oiseaux sur Fond Violet"). One of only 350 copies on Vélin De Rives. Also with lithographs by Pallut., Tal-Coat, and Ubac, and numerous portrait photographs of Braque by Man Ray, Brassai, Routhier, and Lachaud.
$2800
MIRÓ, JOAN. Sobreteixims. Derriere Le Miroir: Special Number 203SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, one of only 150 copies SIGNED BY MIRÓ, with three magnificent double-page color lithographs on velin d'Arches.
$4000
MIRÓ, JOAN. Lithographe I-VIFIRST EDITIONS in six volumes of the complete catalog raisonné (French-language issue), complete with 36 original Miró lithographs, covering Miró's work from 1930-1981. Fine copies.
$5700
MIRÓ, JOAN. Derriere Le Miroir. Joan Miró. Peintures sur Cartons. Special Number 151-152.SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 127 OF 150 COPIES SIGNED BY MIRÓ.
$6500
MODIGLIANI, AMADEO. Forty-five DrawingsLIMITED EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 250 COPIES printed for the Grove Press (with text in English), out of a total edition of 1000. An extensive collection of reproductions of Modigliani's work in various media. With 45 large matted plates.
$2100
HEDGECOE, JOHN. MOORE, HENRY. Energie im Raum. Energy in space. Energie dans l'espace.DELUXE LIMITED EDITION, one of only 250 copies with a signed and numbered color lithograph by Moore. Complete with color photographic plates, one transparency, and the laid-in original lithograph ("Reclining Figure with Red Stripes").
$1900
HERRICK, ROBERT. MORRIS, WILLIAM. Poems Chosen out of the WorksFIRST KELMSCOTT PRESS EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 250 COPIES ON PAPER. Beautifully printed in red and black in Golden type. Exquisitely illustrated by William Morris with woodcut title page, first page (borders), and decorated initials throughout.
$5800
MULAS, UGO. New York: The New Art SceneFIRST EDITION of Ugo Mulas's classic photographic study of the vibrant New York art scene in the 1960's. Illustrated with over 500 photographs of major artists including Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and many others.
$2400
MUNCH, EDVARD. SCHIEFLER, GUSTAV. Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks Edvard Munchs bis 1906FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS, ONE OF 400 COPIES, of the authoritative catalog of Munch's graphic work. With two superb etchings and numerous in-text woodcut illustrations.
$8700
NEWTON, HELMUT. World Without MenSIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION of one of Newton’s most successful books, illustrated with 180 black-and-white photographs. Although the limitation is not stated, it is believed that the edition was limited to 200 copies.
$1250
BRAQUE, GEORGES. PAULHAN, JEAN. Braque le PatronLIMITED EDITION, number 50 of only 60 copies on velin du marais (out of a total edition of 90), SIGNED BY BRAQUE and Paulhan. Complete with 60 illustrations including two original color lithographs (one for the cover, one on the first page of text) and one color plate.
$2000
PENN, IRVING. A Notebook at RandomFIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY IRVING PENN. An unconventional retrospective, illustrated throughout with reproductions of Penn's photographs and drawings.
$650
JANIS, HARRIET AND. PICASSO, PABLO. Picasso. The Recent Years 1939-1946SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, one of only 350 copies SIGNED BY PICASSO. With 135 black and white illustrated plates of Picasso's work. An interesting presentation and commentary on Picasso's major works during the Second World War.
$1800
PICASSO, PABLO. Picasso. Deux Periodes: 1900-1914 & 1950-1954FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY PICASSO in purple crayon on front wrapper.
$1500
POLLOCK, JACKSON. The Last SketchbookFIRST EDITION, NUMBER XV OF ONLY XXV ROMAN-NUMBERED COPIES, out of a total edition of 525.
$750
ERNST, MAX. PREVERT, JACQUES. Les Chiens ont SoifLIMITED EDITION, WITH TWO SIGNED COLOR ETCHINGS BY MAX ERNST, and 25 additional color lithographs; one of only 250 copies (out of a total edition of 320). An evocative collaboration between the surrealist poet Prevert and the surrealist artist Ernst.
The Livre d'Artiste in the Twentieth Century 46.
$4600
PRINCE, RICHARD. Spiritual AmericaFIRST EDITION of one of Prince’s most influential books, published in conjunction with the artist’s landmark 1989 exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art in Valencia, Spain. Illustrated with over 200 color images and with a preface by Corinne Diserens & Vincent Todoli and an 'interview' with Richard Prince and the author J.G. Ballard.
$1200
EVANS, C.S. RACKHAM, ARTHUR. The Sleeping BeautySIGNED LIMITED DELUXE FIRST EDITION, one of only 625 copies, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with mounted full-color plate in pictorial border, three double-page silhouette illustrations with color, two full-page silhouette drawings with color, plus fourteen full- or double-page silhouette illustrations in black, and many illustrations within the text.
$2100
MORLEY, CHRISTOPHER. RACKHAM, ARTHUR. Where the Blue BeginsSIGNED LIMITED DELUXE FIRST EDITION, one of only 100 copies signed by both Christopher Morley and Arthur Rackham. Finely illustrated with 20 Rackham illustrations (four in color).
$2200
RAY, MAN. Photographs 1920-1934FIRST EDITION OF MAN RAY’S FIRST MONOGRAPH, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY MAN RAY: “For Hana Mackler / man Ray Paris 1962”. With a portrait by Picasso and illustrated throughout with gravure reproductions of Man Ray’s photographs, rayograms, and potraits. With additional striking portraits of James Joyce, Salvador Dali, Matisse, Le Corvusier, DuChamp, Picasso, Braque, Derain, and many other of the leading artists of the century. Texts by Andre Breton, Paul Eluard, Rrose Selavy, and Tristan Tzara.
$17000
LEBAUD, PHILIPPE. RAY, MAN. Variations sur l’ImaginaireSIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, an out of commerce copy marked “0” out of a total edition of 190.
$5600
RAY, MAN. Alphabet for AdultsFIRST EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 500 COPIES.
$1750
REDON, ODILON. Lettres D'Odilon RedonFIRST EDITION, one of only 110 numbered deluxe copies on Vélin d'Arches à la cuve, with 3 original etchings by Redon. Preface by Marius-Ary Leblond.
$3500
RICHTER, GERHARD. Atlas: Of the Photographic Collages and SketchesFIRST AMERICAN EDITION, the celebrated revised, expanded, and English-language edition of Richter’s masterwork. With 633 sheets of photographs comprising over 5000 color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Introduction by Helmut Friedel.
$350
RITTS, HERB. Men/WomenFIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY HERB RITTS in gold marker on front free endpaper to "Men" volume: "To / Michael / Happy / Birthday! / #30 / 12/6/89 / Herb Ritts / 1989". With 92 Duotone plates printed on European matte art paper. One of 5000 copies.
$650
RUSCHA, EDWARD. Every Building on the Sunset StripFIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (with extra folding flap at end) of Edward Ruscha's most famous book; perhaps the greatest example of the new genre of art book that he created. Bound accordion-style as one continuous folding strip extending to 27-feet long.
$7500
SANDER, AUGUST. Antlitz der Zeit: 60 Fotos Deutscher Menschen [Face of Our Time]FIRST EDITION of Sander’s classic, one of the most influential photobooks of the early twentieth-century.
$5600
HOCKNEY, DAVID. SPENDER, STEPHEN. China DiaryFIRST EDITION, WITH AN ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH SIGNED BY DAVID HOCKNEY. One of only 1000 copies signed by Spender and Hockney. With the original folding five-color lithograph ("Red Square and the Forbidden City") signed in pencil by Hockney loose in printed card sleeve; book with 158 illustrations, 84 in color.
$3600
SPENSER, EDMUND. The Shepheardes CalenderBEAUTIFUL KELMSCOTT PRESS edition, one of only 225 copies on paper (out of a total edition of 231). Elegantly printed in Golden type in red and black and with twelve wood-engraved plates by Arthur J. Gaskin.
$6000
STERNFELD, JOEL. American ProspectsFIRST EDITION of Sternfeld’s first and most celebrated photobook, illustrated with fifty-five color photographs.
$1400
ROY, CLAUDE. STRAND, PAUL. La France de Profil [A Profile of France]FIRST EDITION.
$950
BOCEK, JAROSLAV. JEDLICKA, PAVEL. KOHL, MIROSLAV. SUDEK, JOSEF. Josef SudekSIGNED LIMITED EDITION, one of only 300 numbered copies signed by Bocek, Jedlicka, and Kohl.
$1750
RACKHAM, ARTHUR. SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne.SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, number 354 of only 765 copies signed by illustrator Arthur Rackham. Beautifully illustrated collection of Swinburne's children's poems, with nine mounted colored plates and 52 black and white drawings.
$1400
NEZVAL, VITEZSLAV. TEIGE, KAREL. ABECEDA [Alphabet]FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS, one of 2000 copies printed, of one of the most important and influential books of European modernism. Illustrated with 25 black and white photomontages.
$6000
MATISSE, HENRI. TZARA, TRISTAN. Midis Gagnes. Poemes. Six Dessins de Henri MatisseFIRST EDITION, one of 1000 copies printed on velin (out of a total edition of 1178 copies), with six full-page illustrations by Matisse. An interesting and evocative collaboration between Matisse and the Dadaist founder Tristan Tzara.
$950
AGLIONBY, WILLIAM. VASARI, GIORGIO. Painting Illustrated in Three Dialogues... with the Lives of the Most Eminent PaintersFIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (with 1685 title page) in English of Vasari's classic Lives of the Artists, the conceptual basis for Renaissance scholarship and the foremost source for popular perceptions of the history of Western painting.
$4500
AVOROBEICHIC, MOSHÉ. VER, MOÏ. Ein Ghetto im Osten - Wilna [A Ghetto in the East]FIRST EDITION, illustrated with 65 images of the Jewish ghetto in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. With preface by poet Zalman Chneour in Hebrew and German.
$1900
ROGER-MARX, CLAUDE. VERTÈS, MARCEL. Variations: Drawings, water colors, etchings and lithographs by VertèsLIMITED EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE, ONE OF ONLY 100 COPIES with an original lithograph signed by Vertès laid in (out of a total edition of 1000). With an additional 115 illustrations printed on various colored paper. Text by Claude Roger-Marx.
$1600
RENOIR, PIERRE-AUGUSTE. VOLLARD, AMBROISE. La vie et l'oeuvre de Pierre-Auguste RenoirFIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS, with original glassine, one of 375 copies on velin d’arches (from a total edition of 1000). Magnificently illustrated with ONE ORIGINAL ETCHING by Renoir and 51 FULL-PAGE ENGRAVED PLATES after Renoir and numerous illustrations of Renoir’s work throughout the text.
$14000
VREELAND, DIANA. Inventive Clothes 1909-1939FIRST EDITON and RARE LIMITED EDITION, sumptuously illustrated with over 150 folio color photographic plates of fashion designs.
$1450
WARHOL, ANDY. Andy Warhol's ExposuresFIRST EDITION of Warhol's first book of photographs, SIGNED BY WARHOL on half-title and WITH AN ORIGINAL WARHOL "HEART" DRAWING.
$1350
WEBER, MAX. Primitives: Poems and WoodcutsFIRST EDITION, one of only 350 numbered copies, SIGNED BY WEBER; the first book by the famous Spiral Press (founded by Joseph Blumenthal and A. George Hoffman). Introduction by Benjamin de Casseres. With eleven woodcuts by Weber; text printed in Pen Print Bold on hand-made English paper. In the original modernist binding after a design by Weber.
$2300
WESTON, EDWARD. Edward Weston, His Life and PhotographsSIGNED LIMITED DELUXE EDITION, ONE OF 350 COPIES SIGNED BY COLE WESTON WITH AN ORIGINAL SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH BY COLE WESTON FROM EDWARD WESTON'S ORIGINAL NEGATIVE.
$4000
CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. HENDERSON, KEITH. WILKINSON, NORMAN. The Romaunt of the RoseLIMITED EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 12 COPIES PRINTED ON VELLUM (10 for sale), out of a total edition of 512. Magnificently illustrated with 20 tipped-in color plates in a Pre-Raphaelite style by Keith Henderson and Norman Wilkinson.
$3800
WINOGRAND, GARRY. Women are BeautifulFIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY WINOGRAND on the half-title: “To Lights best intern / Garry Winogrand”. The preferred hardcover issue of the first edition.
$3300