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Part 1 - Monographs A-M:
(ARTAUD #A8818)
Hirschman, Jack, ed. ANTONIN ARTAUD Anthology. 253 pp. plus 20
photos and drawings. Small 8vo, wrps. Revised 2nd ed., 1970. San
Francisco, City Lights, 1970. V.G. Light spine creasing, short
pen note rear flyleaf, else crisp bright copy. $11.50.
(BASELITZ #A9257)
Gohr, Siegfried. GEORG BASELITZ: Druckgrafik, Prints, Estampes
1963-1983. Catalogue raisonne of the graphic work. 172 pp., 128
b&w, 12 color plates. Text in English / French / German. 4to,
cloth, d.j. Munich, Prestel, 1984. Fine crisp copy, in near-fine
d.j. (tiny closed tear, a few specks of rubbing at corner tips
and spine extrems.) $85.00.
(BAUDELAIRE #A9099)
Coven, Jeffrey and Dore Ashton. BAUDELAIRE's Voyages: The Poet
and His Painters. 186 pp., 65 color plates, addit. b&w illus.,
bibliog., list of illus., exhib. checklist, index. A complex
tribute to Baudelaire including an examination of a number of
his poems and the art that reflected his vision, the painters
who influenced him and the painters influenced by his poetry
from Courbet to Matisse, Baziotes and Motherwell. Sq. 8vo,
cloth, d.j. First ed. Boston, Bulfinch, 1993. Fine, in fine d.j.
$35.00.
(BEUYS #A6888)
Beuys, Joseph. Energy Plan for the Western Man: JOSEPH BEUYS in
America. 274 pp., a dozen photos. Writings by and interviews
with the artist compiled by Carin Kuoni. First publication of
much of this material. 8vo, cloth, d.j. First ed. New York, Four
Walls Eight Windows, 1990. Near-fine crisp copy (owner name on
flyleaf), in near-fine price-clipped d.j. (small faint coffee
stain). $36.00.
(BONNARD #A8797)
Ives, Colta, Helen Giambruni, and Sasha Newman. PIERRE BONNARD:
The Graphic Art. A Catalogue Raisonne. xii, 260 pp., 270 illus.,
87 in color, catalogue, chronol., bibliog., index. Excellent
texts and comparative illus. of the work of other artists,
Bonnard's work in other media, etc. Sq. 4to, cloth, d.j. New
York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989. Mint. $45.00.
(BRASSAI #A8789)
BRASSAI. Henry Miller: The Paris Years. 224 pp., with 16 full-
page photographs by Brassai. 8vo, papered bds., d.j. First Eng.
lang. ed. New York, Arcade, 1995. Fine, near-fine. (Pub. at
$23.95). $16.00.
(BURCHFIELD #A9605)
Baur, John I. H. The Inlander: The Life and Work of CHARLES
BURCHFIELD, 1893-1967. 288 pp., 49 color plates, 210 b&w illus.,
bibliog., index, checklist. Substantial monograph. Large 4to,
cloth, d.j. First ed. Newark, Univ. of Delaware Press, 1984.
About fine, in near-fine d.j. with light rubbing to extrems.,
tiny closed tear at upper edge. $55.00.
(CHABROL #A8819)
Wood, Robin and Michael Walker. CLAUDE CHABROL. 144 pp., approx.
100 b&w stills, filmog. Covers Le Beau Serge through Le Boucher.
France's master of cinematic suspense. Sq. 12mo, wrps. New York,
Praeger, 1970. Small cover abrasion upper corner, else near-fine
bright crisp copy. $12.50.
(COURBET #A9614)
Courthion, Pierre. GUSTAVE COURBET. 92 pp. text, plus 96 full-
page b&w illus., list of illus. A major early monograph on
Courbet. 4to, pictorial wrps. Paris, Librairie Floury, 1931.
Covers v.g.+ with small chip to head of spine, two spots on
spine; interior fine and remarkably fresh. $70.00.
(DA VINCI #A9094)
Pedretti, Carlo. LEONARDO: Studies for the Last Supper from the
Royal Library at Windsor Castle. 155 pp., 94 color plates, 11
b&w illus., sources and documents, floorplan, chronol., bibliog.
Intro. by Kenneth Clark. Essential piece of Leonardo
scholarship. Sq. 4to, wrps. Olivetti, 1983. Touch of scuffing
head of spine and upper cornertip, else about fine. $20.00.
(DINE #A9050)
New York. Pace Gallery. JIM DINE: Paintings, Drawings, Etchings.
Exhib. cat. (10 paintings, 5 works on paper, 4 etchings), 12
illus., 4 color plates (one double-page), exhibs., exhib.
checklist. Small 4to, stiff pictorial self-wrps. 1976. Fine.
$18.50.
(FEININGER #A9233)
London. Marlborough Fine Art. LYONEL FEININGER: Drawings and
Watercolors. 42 pp., 39 illus. (including coverplates), 9 in
color, checklist of 59 works; press release laid in. Sq. 8vo,
wrps. 1968. Near-fine. $17.00.
(FLYNN #A9651)
Higham, Charles. ERROL FLYNN: The Untold Story. 370 pp.,
filmog., bibliog. of writings by Flynn, appendix of declassified
government documents pertaining to the author's detailed account
of Flynn's alleged employment as a spy for the Gestapo during
World War II. The book also discusses his bisexuality, his
purported smuggling activities and much more. 8vo, 1/4 cloth,
d.j. First ed. Garden City, Doubleday, 1980. Fine, in V.G. d.j.
(small chip lower spine edge). $12.50.
(FRIEDRICH #A7266)
Wien. Osterreichische Galerie. ERNST FRIEDRICH. 119 pp. exhib.
cat., 48 full-page illus., most in color. Texts by Gerbert
Frodl, Olli Vilen, Hans Gercke. Viennese/Finnish abstract
expressionist (born in Lappland) who paints with his feet by
dancing on the canvas; the text implies that many works are
collaborations with his wife Eleanor but there is no information
about her. In German / Finnish / English. 4to, stiff wrps. 1993.
About fine. $20.00.
(GARNER #A7290)
Strait, Raymond. JAMES GARNER: A Biography. 388 pp., 42 photos
and stills, index. 8vo, cloth, d.j. First ed. New York, St.
Martin's, 1985. Fine/Near-fine. $15.00.
(GONZALEZ #A9210)
Degand, Leon. GONZALEZ. Unpag. text plus 32 b&w illus. of
sculpture and one drawing, frontis. photo of artist, biog.,
bibliog. 12mo, boards, d.j. New York, Universe Books (Universe
Sculpture Series), 1959. Near-fine, in v.g. d.j. with some
scuffing and chip rear corner. $15.00.
(GREENE #A6917)
Taylor, John Russell, ed. The Pleasure Dome: GRAHAM GREENE, The
Collected Film Criticism 1935-1940. 284 pp., numerous stills,
index. Intro. by Greene. Beautifully written criticism on the
British documentary movement, Garbo, Korda, Bunuel, Capra,
Hitchcock, Lubitsch, Renoir, the Marx Brothers, Astaire, W.C.
Fields, et al. 8vo, wrps. Reprint of 1972 ed. New York, Oxford
Univ. Press, 1980. Fine. $12.00.
(HOFMANN #A9385)
New York. Andre Emmerich. HANS HOFMANN: Paintings 1936-1940. 14
pp., 11 large color plates, no text. Useful supplement to the
color plates in the monographs on Hofmann. Sq. 4to, stiff wrps.
1974. About fine. $16.00.
(HUNT #A9647)
New York. Blum Helman Gallery. BRYAN HUNT. 32 pp. exhib. cat.,
25 illus., 6 in color, biog., exhibs., bibliog., colls.
Exhibition of sculpture and drawings. Intro. by Carter Ratcliff.
4to, pictorial stiff wrps. 1983. Fine. $12.00.
(JOHNS #A9454)
New York. Leo Castelli Gallery. JASPER JOHNS. 135 pp., profusely
illus. Text by Judith Goldman. SIGNED presentation copy,
inscribed by Johns to collector Sally Ganz. 4to, printed boards,
spiral binding. 1993. About fine. $285.00.
(KITAJ #A9408)
London. Marlborough Fine Art. R. B. KITAJ Pastels and Drawings.
59 pp., 44 duotone illus.,4 full-page color plates, checklist of
48 works from 1978-80, frontis. illus. of portrait etching of
Kitaj by Frank Auerbach. Text by Stephen Spender. Nudes and
portraits. 4to, stiff wrps. 1980. Fine. $35.00.
(LENNON #A7252)
LENNON, JOHN. A Spaniard in the Works. 96 pp., stories and poems
illus. with approx. 37 wacky drawings in color and b&w, many
double-page. 12mo, laminated pictorial bds. First ed. New York,
Simon and Schuster, 1965. V.G. Light wear at corner tips and
spine extrems. Text clean and tight. $55.00.
(MANET #A9615)
Pool, Phoebe and Sandra Orienti. The Complete Paintings of
MANET. Catalogue Raisonne. 120 pp., 520 small b&w illus., 64
full-page color plates, excerpts of critical articles on Manet,
index of subjects and titles, index of locations. Very useful
reference. Tall 4to, pictorial boards, plastic d.j. Eng. trans.
of Rizzoli ed. New York, Abrams, nd (1967). Fine/Fine. $30.00.
(MAPPLETHORPE #A9036)
London. Institute of Contemporary Arts. ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE
1970-1983. 64 pp., 57 illus., most full-page, biog. note. Text
by Alan Hollinghurst. Strong selection, mostly portraits and
male nudes. 4to, wrps. Second printing. 1983. About fine.
$36.00.
(MARCA-RELLI #A9462)
New York. Whitney Museum of American Art. MARCA-RELLI. 80 pp.
retrospective exhib. cat., 83 illus. including 5 color plates,
frontis. photo of artist, checklist of 83 works, chronol.,
exhibs., bibliog. Text by William C. Agee. Small 4to, cloth,
d.j. First ed. Praeger, 1967. Near-fine/Near-fine (Slight
wrinkling to corner of last leaf; tiny chip head of dustjacket
spine). $50.00.
(MARIN #A8859)
Boston. The Institute of Modern Art. JOHN MARIN: A Retrospective
Exhibition. 41 pp. text plus 96 full-page illus., 2 in color, 2
additional photos of Marin in Maine in 1946, exhib. checklist,
bibliog. Texts by Marin, MacKinley Helm, Frederick S. Wight.
Small 4to, pictorial stiff wrps. 1947. Near-fine (front spine-
fold lightly rubbed). $30.00.
(MATISSE #A8994)
Boston. Museum of Fine Arts. Boston Museum Bulletin (Vol. LXIV,
No. 336) Special MATISSE issue. Includes Hilton Kramer "Matisse
as a Sculptor" and Clement Greenberg "Matisse in 1966". Sq. 8vo,
wrps. 1966. Fine. $8.50.
(MICHAUX #A9190)
Paris. Le Point Cardinal. HENRI MICHAUX. 34 pp. exhib. cat.
(watercolors, drawings, Chinese ink and acrylic paintings), 24
b&w illus., 1 tipped-in color plate , exhibitions. Small sq.
4to, pictorial self wrps. 1973. Fine. $27.50.
(MONDRIAN #A3019)
Schapiro, Meyer. MONDRIAN: On the Humanity of Abstract Painting.
78 pp., 9 color plates, 16 b&w illus., notes. Contains two of
Schapiro's most influential essays on abstraction and the art of
Mondrian; also fine analysis of individual works. Small 8vo,
stiff self-wrps. New York, Braziller, 1995. As new. $12.50.
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