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MODERN ART, PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM
New Arrivals – Part 1
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(AGEE and EVANS #A8851)
AGEE, JAMES and WALKER EVANS. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.
xxii, 471 pp., 32 leaves of plates. Contains new foreword by
Evans "James Agee in 1936," and numerous additional photos not
in the original edition. 8vo, cloth. Second ed. of 5000. Boston,
Houghton Mifflin (Riverside Press), (1960). Near-fine. $32.00.
(ARP #A9235)
Seuphor, Michel. JEAN ARP. 78 pp., 32 b&w illus., frontis photo
of Arp, biog., exhibs. 8vo, card covers, d.j. New York, Universe
Books (Universe Sculpture Series), 1961. Fine, in v.g. + d.j.
$25.00.
(BACON #A8682)
Lugano. Museo d'arte moderna. FRANCIS BACON. 182 pp. exhib.
cat., 60 works, all illus. in full or double-page color plates,
addit. text illus., chronol. with photos, exhibs., bibliog.
Texts by Ronald Alley, Hugh Davies, Michael Peppiatt, Rudy
Chiappini, with catalogue of works and individual commentary on
each by Jill Lloyd and Michael Peppiat. Important retrospective.
In English. Sq. 4to, stiff self-wrps. Electa, 1993. Near-fine.
$60.00.
(BARLACH #A9243)
Schult, Friedrich. ERNST BARLACH: Taschenbuchzeichnungen. Unpag.
(50 pp.), 36 full-page illus., brief text, list of illus. In
German. 12mo, pictorial papered bds, printed paper spine and
cover labels. Wiesbaden, Insel-Bucherei No. 600, nd. V.G.+.
$15.00.
(BEARDMAN #A9290)
New York. Denise Bibro Fine Art. JOHN BEARDMAN: Recent
Paintings. Unpag. (32 pp.) exhib. cat., 19 color plates, mostly
full-page, biog., exhibs., colls. Essay by Donald Kuspit.
Expressionistic abstraction. 4to, wrps. Inscribed invitation
laid in. 1996. About fine. $15.00.
(BELL-METEREAU #A9310)
BELL-METEREAU, REBECCA. Hollywood's Androgeny. xxii, 345 pp., 66
illus., notes, bibliog., index. Expanded second edition contains
new preface and three important additional chapters not in the
1985 edition. 8vo, wrps. 2nd revised ed. New York, Columbia
Univ. Press, 1993. Fine. $15.00.
(BEUYS #A9344)
Bastian, Heiner. JOSEPH BEUYS Zeichnungen Dessins. 179 pp.
exhib. cat., 89 full-page illus., many in color. 4to, wrps.
Lausanne, Musee Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, 1983. Fine. $55.00.
(BEUYS #A9234)
Bastian, Heiner. JOSEPH BEUYS: Blitzschlag mit Lichtshein auf
Hirsch (Lightning with Stag in its Glare) 1958-1985. 70 pp., 49
illus., including 2 color photos of the installation at
Zeitgeist in 1982, documentation. Text in German / English. 4to,
self-wrps. First ed. Dusseldorf, Benteli, 1986. About fine.
$40.00.
(BIRCH #A9313)
BIRCH, HELEN, ed. Moving Targets: Women Murder and
Representation. 302 pp., notes, index. Ten critical essays on
topics from true crime to Hollywood's serial killers, killer-
moms, etc. 8vo, wrps. First ed. Berkeley, Univ. of California
Press, 1994. Fine. $16.00.
(BOSTON #A6575)
BOSTON. Institute of Contemporary Art. Contemporary Painters of
Japanese Origin in America. 28 pp. exhib. cat., 16 illus.,
checklist. Important early exhibition. Text by Thomas M. Messer
and Anne L. Jenks. Seven artists: Sabro Hasegawa, Genichiro
Inokuma, Dutaka Ohashi, Kenzo Okada, James Suzuki, Teiji Takai,
Noriko Yamamoto (the only woman artist included). Small square
8vo, stapled wrps. 1958. Fine. $20.00.
(BOULDER #A9265)
BOULDER. University of Colorado. Mail Etc., Art: a travelling
correspondence art exhibition. Unpag., approx. 75 illus.,
approx. a dozen in color, including double-page spreads, 3
collage tipped-in color plates, hand ink-stamped here and there,
etc. Ed. and design by Ed Koslow and Bonnie Donohue. Includes:
Ray Johnson conversation with R. Pieper, interview with Marc
D'Chump by Ron Gasowski; texts by Jim Field, Barbara Jo Revelle.
Artists include: Michael Becotte, Sas Colby Frances C. Butler,
Claudia De Monte, Gronk, James Maxwell, Terry McGehee, Bill
Gaglione. Small oblong 4to, wrps. First ed. SIGNED by
contemporary photographer and co-editor BONNIE DONOHUE.
Copyright 1980 (actual pub. 1979). Mint. $55.00.
(BOULDER #A8483)
BOULDER. University of Colorado. Mail Etc., Art: a travelling
correspondence art exhibition. Unpag., approx. 75 illus.,
approx. a dozen in color, including double-page spreads, 3
collage tipped-in color plates, hand ink-stamped here and there,
etc. Ed. and design by Ed Koslow and Bonnie Donohue. Includes:
Ray Johnson conversation with R. Pieper, interview with Marc
D'Chump by Ron Gasowski; texts by Jim Field, Barbara Jo Revelle.
Artists include: Michael Becotte, Sas Colby Frances C. Butler,
Claudia De Monte, Gronk, James Maxwell, Terry McGehee, Bill
Gaglione. Small oblong 4to, wrps. First ed. Copyright 1980
(actual pub. 1979). About fine (short lower corner crease).
$40.00.
(BUNUEL #A9298)
Baxter, John. BUNUEL. vii, 324 pp., 40 b&w photos, bibliog.,
index. The authorized biography with a great deal of new
material based on interviews, documents, letters, family
records. 8vo, cloth, d.j. First ed. London, Fourth Estate, 1994.
As new. $28.00.
(CAPON #A9088)
CAPON, EDMUND and WILLIAM MACQUITTY. Princes of Jade. 192 pp.,
29 color plates, some double-page, over 120 b&w illus., maps and
line drawings, chronological lists of dynasties and emperors,
bibliog., index. Mostly Han dynasty work. Small 4to, cloth, d.j.
New York, E.P. Dutton, 1973. V.G. (pen mark on flyleaf, else
clean tight copy), in V.G.- dustjacket with several chips along
top edge, flaps creased. $10.00.
(CARRA #A8813)
CARRA, CARLO. La Mia Vita. 373 pp. autobiography. In Italian.
Small 8vo, original wrps. 2nd ed. Milano, Rizzoli, 1943. Spine
and edges browned, light crease and faint cover soil; internally
near-fine. $30.00.
(CHADWICK #A9229)
Hodin, J. P. LYNN CHADWICK. 78 pp., 32 b&w illus., frontis.
photo of Chadwick, biog., exhibs. 8vo, card covers, d.j. New
York, Universe Books (Universe Sculpture Series), 1961. Fine, in
v.g. + d.j. $16.00.
(CRANE #A9304)
CRANE, MICHAEL and MARY STOFFLET, eds. Correspondence Art:
Source Book for the Network of International Postal Art
Activity. 522 pp., hundreds of b&w illus., bibliographic notes
throughout, extensive index including titles of illustrations.
The first comprehensive anthology of primary sources and
critical writings on the activities of correspondence artists;
statements by its major practitioners, including a glossary to
the aliases used by many artists in the network. Stout 8vo,
wrps. First ed. San Francisco, Contemporary Arts Press, 1984.
Light corner scuffing, else crisp near-fine. $40.00.
(DALI #A9255)
Vormstein, Christiane. DALI D'OR. 62 pp., 20 color plates.
Interesting focus on a variety of objects in gold designed by
Dali. Text in Italian, English, German and French. Small sq.
4to, stiff pictorial self-wrps. Koln, Galerie Orangerie Reinz,
1983. V.G.+ (bit of edge and corner-tip rubbing; small stain to
margin of rear leaf, else crisp bright copy). $45.00.
(DE CHIRICO #A9361)
Hannover. Kestner-Gesellschaft. GIORGIO DE CHIRICO. 240 pp.
exhib. cat. (checklist of 436 works), over 100 b&w illus., 40
full-page color plates, biog., bibliog. Important retrospective.
Text by Wieland Schmied; excerpts of writings by Apollinaire,
Marcel Jean, et al. In German. Stout sq. 8vo, wrps. 1970. V.G.+
(Spine crease, light cover scuffing). $60.00.
(DE CHIRICO #A9362)
Ruggeri, Giorgio. Pictor Optimus Pinxit: GIORGIO DE CHIRICO. 104
pp., b&w illus., 36 color plates, biog., bibliog. including De
Chirico's writings. In Italian. 8vo, stiff pictorial wrps.
Bologna, Marescalchi, 1979. V.G.+. $25.00.
(DUCHAMP #A8110)
Philadelphia. Museum of Art. MARCEL DUCHAMP. 40 pp. exhib. cat.,
2 b&w illus. and frontis. photo of Duchamp by Man Ray, checklist
of 292 works and interesting list of portraits of Duchamp. Text
by Anne d'Harnoncourt. Small sq. 4to, stapled stiff wrps. 1973.
About fine. $27.50.
(EGOYAN #A9297)
EGOYAN, ATOM. Exotica: The Screenplays by ATOM EGOYAN. 158 pp.,
8 pp. color stills. Critical text, screenplay, and interview
with Egoyan. 8vo, self-wrps. First ed. Coach House, 1995. As
new. $16.00.
(ERNI #A8846)
Roy, Claude. HANS ERNI. 48 pp. text followed by 133 full-page
illus., 10 tipped-in color plates, biog., bibliog. including
Erni's illustrated books, exhibs. In French. Small sq. 8vo,
pictorial wrps. First unnumbered trade ed. Geneva, Cailler,
1955. V.G.+ (edges of spine lightly rubbed with tiny tears to
head of backstrip. $14.00.
(FASSBINDER #A9326)
FASSBINDER, RAINER WERNER. The Anarchy of the Imagination:
Interviews, Essays, Notes. xxi, 251 pp., 14 b&w photos, notes,
bibliog., index. Ed. by Michael Toteberg and Leo A. Lensing;
trans. Krishna Winston. 8vo, cloth, d.j. First Eng. lang. ed.
Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1992. Fine/Fine. (Pub at
$45.00). $30.00.
(FELIXMULLER #A9232)
Hamburg. INTERVERSA. CONRAD FELIXMULLER 1897-1977: Gemalde,
Aquarelle, Zeichnungen. 36 pp., 22 illus., including 6 color
plates, biog. with exhibs., checklist of 68 works. Texts by
Eberhard Roters, Titus Felixmuller. Sq. 8vo, wrps. 1981. Near-
fine crisp copy. $25.00.
(FISCHL #A9369)
Saskatoon. Mendel Art Gallery. ERIC FISCHL Paintings. 56 pp.
exhib. of 21 works, all illus., most full-page color, biog.,
exhibs., bibliog. Essays by Jean Christophe Ammann, Donald B.
Kuspit, Bruce W. Ferguson. 4to, wrps. 1985. Fine. $24.00.
(FOSTER #A9305)
FOSTER, STEPHEN C. Dada: The Coordinates of Cultural Politics.
xvii, 296 pp., 62 illus., 11 critical essays. 8vo, cloth, d.j.
First ed. New York, G. K. Hall, 1996. As new. (Pub. at $95.00).
$45.00.
(GIOTTO #A9109)
Schneider, Laurie, ed. GIOTTO in Perspective. 172 pp., 51 b&w
illus., biog. data, bibliog., list of illus. Excellent
collection of writings on and related to Giotto, by his
contemporaries and by 20th century art historians. 12mo, cloth,
d.j. Errata slip laid in. First ed. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice
Hall, 1974. Fine bright copy, in near-fine d.j. with a few
specks of wear. $17.50.
(GRIS #A8863)
Cooper, Douglas. JUAN GRIS ou Le Gout du Solennel. Portfolio of
text and loose sheets with 15 tipped-in color illus., suitable
for framing. Large folio, wrps. Geneva, Skira (Les Tresors de la
peinture francaise), 1949. Bright V.G.+ (Spine extrems browned,
light denting to corners; interior very nice). $24.50.
(HITCHCOCK #A9318)
Boyd, David, ed. Perspectives on ALFRED HITCHCOCK. xi, 184 pp.,
8 stills, frontis photo of Hitchcock, notes, bibliog., filmog.,
index. Nine critical texts by Richard Schickel, Robin Wood,
Thomas Leitch, Tania Modleski, Ina Rae Hark, Michael Renov,
Royal S. Brown, Lesley Brill, R. Barton Palmer. Excellent
collection of both newly commissioned and reprinted material.
8vo, buckram. No d.j. as issued. First ed. New York, G. K. Hall,
1995. As new. $25.00.
(INGRES #A9272)
Picon, Gaetan. INGRES. 129 pp., 52 tipped-in color plates. Small
sq. 8vo, cloth, d.j. Lausanne, Skira (Taste of our Time), 1967.
Near-fine/Near-fine. $30.00.
(KAHN and SELESNICK #A9284)
New York. Monique Knowlton Gallery. KAHN / SELESNICK. 16 pp., 20
color plates, 1 b&w illus., pictorial covers. Contemporary
installations, panoramic photographs, paintings by a British
pair whose work resembles the Russian conceptualists. Intro.
text by Ann Wilson Lloyd; text by the artists on their
installation "Notes on the 120 Vials of Honey" and "Notes on the
Rood Loft of the Drunken Beekeeper". Small sq. 4to, stapled
wrps. 1997. Fine. $7.50.
(KENEZ #A9322)
KENEZ, PETER. Cinema and Soviet Society, 1917-1953. ix, 281 pp.,
51 stills, notes, extensive filmography, index. 8vo, cloth. No
d.j. Cambridge and New York, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1992. As
new. (Pub. at $70.00). $30.00.
(KENT #A9346)
KENT, ROCKWELL. How I Make a Wood Cut. 24 pp., 5 ORIGINAL
woodcuts by Kent (4 full-page, 1 on title-page). A personal
meditation on art-making and a wonderful little book. 16mo,
papered boards., printed paper label. First ed. of 1000 printed
by Ward Ritchie June 1934. Pasadena, Esto Pub. Co., 1934. V.G.
(lightly shaken, faint soiling to covers, corner tips and spine
extrems. lightly worn; internally very bright and clean).
$80.00.
(KIEFER #A9163)
Cacciari, Massimo and Germano Celant. ANSELM KIEFER. 426 pp.,
418 illus., 367 colorplates, 51 duotone. In English. An
important new monograph on Kiefer. Stout 4to, wrps. Venice,
Museo Correr and Charta, 1997. Mint. $55.00.
(KLEE #A8325)
Zahn, Leopold, ed. PAUL KLEE: Im Lande Edelstein. Unpag. (36
pp.), 12 color plates, list of illus. In German. 12mo, stiff
card wrps., d.j. Baden-Baden, Woldemar, 1952. Fine in near-fine
d.j. $17.50.
(KOLBE #A9111)
KOLBE, GEORG. Aus Wegen der Kunst: Schriften, Skizzen,
Plastiken. 38 pp. text consisting of a collection of Kolbe's
writings on art, followed by approx. 90 pp. illus. of drawings
and sculpture nicely reproduced in color and b&w. Intro. by Ivo
Beucker. Text in German. Large 8vo, cloth, no dustjacket.
Berlin, Lemmer, 1949. V.G.- (boards bowed, small stain upper
edge front cover, orig. d.j. flap taped to front pastedown).
$20.00.
(KUBRICK #A9131)
KUBRICK, STANLEY and ANTHONY BURGESS. Stanley Kubrick's
Clockwork Orange. Unpag. (over 250 pp.) frame by frame illus.
with full dialogue. Small 8vo, wrps. First printing (July 1972).
New York, Ballantine Books, 1972. Near-fine bright crisp copy
(short dent upper corner, no spine creasing.) $40.00.
(KUROSAWA #A9323)
Goodwin, James, ed. Perspectives on AKIRA KUROSAWA. xviii, 285
pp., illus., frontis. photo of Kurosawa, filmog., index.
Includes tributes by directors, writings and interviews by
Kurosawa and numerous critical texts. Excellent resource. 8vo,
buckram. No d.j. (as issued). New York, G.K. Hall, 1994. About
fine. $25.00.
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