Everything is Alive.
Doner, Michele Oka. New York: Regan Arts, 2017. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 237 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Doner, Michele Oka. New York: Regan Arts, 2017. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 237 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Dove, Arthur. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1974. Hardcover. First Edition. Unpag. 8vo. Wear and scuffing to dust jacket, small tear at midpoint on top edge of front panel, two small tears at base of rear panel along spine and jacket flap, now in mylar cover. Light dust spotting along foredge of text block, minor spotting to endpapers and half-title page, clean within.
Catalog of a retrospective exhibition of the same name held at the San Francisco Museum of Art which then traveled around the country through 1976. Very Good / Very Good. More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Hard Cover. First Edition. First Printing xxii, 391 pp. 8vo. Scuffing to dust jacket from shelf wear, small chips at edges, sunning to spine, now in mylar cover. Red cloth boards with blue embossed titling to cover and spine, slight scuffing at foot of boards from shelf wear. Scribner "A" on copyright page indicating first edition/first printing. Clean and crisp within, no markings. "Gibson Girls" abound on the illustrated endpapers. Very Good / Good. More
Dubuffet, Jean. New York: Pace Publications, Inc./Abbeville Press, 1987. Hardcover. First Edition. 310 pp. 4to. Sharp dust jacket in mylar cover. Black boards with a Dubuffet image embossed in white on cover board, white titling to spine, clean and tight within, small red remainder mark at base of text block.
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) was a firm believer than anyone could paint, anyone could be an artist and besides being known for his varied and exuberant work but was most likely known as the founder of the "art brut" or "raw art" movement which some may also call "outsider art," art produced by those not formally trained. Dubuffet worked in various media as well as performance art events. Fine / Fine. More
Eichenberg, Fritz. New York: Donnell Memorial Library, 1991. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 31 pp. 4to. Gray paper boards with black ribbon binding in the Japanese style with Fritz Eichenberg initials blind embossed on cover. Slight sunning to edge of spine where exposed in the matching slipcase that is in Fine condition. Eichenberg's self portrait serves as the frontispiece.
Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1990) was a woodcut artist and educator and this volume was created in his memory. Published in an edition of 250 copies and although usually numbered, this copy is penciled "A.E." at the colophon. Printed at the Press of the Sea Turtle in Easthampton, MA, by Harold McGrath. A beautiful remembrance of an exceptional man. Very Good. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1978. Hardcover. First Edition. 263 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Kelly-Winterton Press, 1993. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Unpag. 8vo. Beautifully produced small 8vo edition printed paper covers, text block with deckled edge. Emerson's essay, "Friendship" is reprinted as well as a numerous woodcut illustrations by Antonio Frasconi to supplement the text and pay tribute to Joseph Blumenthal.
Printed in "Emerson" type (developed by Joseph Blumenthal) in an edition of 120 copies, this being #90 and signed by both Frasconi (the artist) and Kelly (the printer) at the colophon. Fine. More
Santa Fe, NM: One Horse Land & Cattle Company/Nedra Matteucci Galleries, 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 146 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy. Dust jacket has a 1" closed tear at upper right corner of rear panel, now in mylar cover. Fine / Very Good. More
Van Vliet, Claire. Philadelphia, PA: Dolan/Maxwell Gallery, 1984. Wraps. First Edition. Unpag. Brown, textured, thick paper covers with title embossed in terracotta. Slight scuffing from shelf wear. Slight foxing within, clean overall.
Inscribed by Claire Van Vliet on the first free endpaper. Very Good. More
Giacometti, Alberto. New York: The Museum of Modern Art/Kuntshaus Zürich, 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. 296 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Giannetto III, Vincent E. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company, 2010. Hardcover. First Edition. 205 pp. Oblong 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
Profiel of the life and work of master decoy carver, Vincent E. Giannetoo III. Fine / Fine. More
Greenaway, Kate. London: Frederick Warne & Co., [c. 1900]. Hardcover. As. 64 pp. 8vo. Color printed boards with green cloth spine. Wear and scuffing to boards, chipping at edges, losses at corners, overall darkening from age. Interior pages have darkened slightly from age, illustrations still bright.
Illustrated by Kate Greenaway, a collection of poems for children. Good. More
Bernard, Augustin. Paris: Aguste Vincent, 1927. Portfolio. First Edition. vi, 9 pp. 63 Plates. Folio. 7 plates of pencil drawings of buidlings accompanied by 56 photographic plates of buildings. Housed in publisher’s portfolio of gray cloth backstrip over boards, cloth ties. Portfolio is worn with some soiling, hinges have ripped at front and rear. Age toning to plates which have minor rubbing but are very clean.
A fascinating collection that documents what were considered "old" buildings in Normandy in the early 20th century. One wonders what remains of these buildings after World War II and urban renewal programs of the 1950s-1970s. Very Good. More
Dresden, Germany: Rudolf Kaemmerer, 1922. Hardcover. First Edition. 96 pp. 37 Plates. 4to. Blue cloth boards with minor sunning to spine. Interior quite clean with previous owner's name and date in ink on first free endpaper. 37 plates, both tipped in and full-page, illustrate the text. All text in German. Very Good. More
Dennis, Wesley. New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1950. Hardcover. First Edition. Third Printing. 224 pp. 4to. Dust jacket has numerous chips, tears, and losses, now in mylar cover. Brown cloth binding with light wear at edges, clean within.
Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Very Good / Good. More
Bradshaw, W. L. Lubbock, TX: Texas Technical College, n.d. Wraps. First Edition. 18 pp. 8vo. Bright yellow wraps with light scuffing. Clean within.
Research Publication No. 10 of the Texas Technical College gives basic instruction on how to make adobe bricks and construct a typical wall. Still makes incredible sense in a desert climate. OCLC shows only seven institutions have in their holdings. Very Good. More
London: Macmillan, 1983. Wraps. First Edition. First paperback edition. 224 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with very minimal scuffing to covers.
Inscribed at length to the previous owner by the photographer and artist, Jonathan Scott. Very Good. More
Cruikshank, George. London: How & Parsons, 1842. Three Quarter Leather. First Edition. 322, [2] ads, 316 pp. 12mo. Burgundy leather spines and corners, spine leather on each volume has faded slightly to brown. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed tooling to bands, titles, and date at base of each volume, marbled insets to each volume, matching marbled endpapers. Bound by Bartlett of Boston. Original cover cloth and spine bound in at rear of each volume. Red silk ribbon markers. George Cruikshank illustration to title page and frontispiece of each volume. Fine. More
Meadows, Kenney. London: The Punch Office, 1847. Three Quarter Leather. First Edition. Second Printing. 183 pp. 12mo. Burgundy leather spines and corners, spine leather has faded slightly to brown. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed tooling to bands, titles, and date at base of each volume, marbled insets to each volume and matching marbled endpapers. Bound by Bartlett of Boston. Original front & rear cover cloth and spine bound in at rear of each volume. Red silk ribbon markers. Engraved frontispiece illustration by Kenney Meadows. Very Good. More
Klee, Paul. Dallas, TX/New Haven, CT: Dallas Museum of Art/Yale University Press, 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. 348 pp. Folio. Light wear and scuffing to dust jacket, sunning to spine, now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within. Fine / Very Good. More
Gorbaty, Norman. New York: QCC Art Gallery/CUNY, 2009. Hardcover. First Edition. 191 pp. 4to. Dust jacket has very light scuffing from shelf wear at edges, now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within. Fine / Very Good. More
Lea, Tom. El Paso, TX: El Paso Public Libary, 1999. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. x, 54 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy.
Catalog from an ehibition of the work of legendary artist, author, and illustrator Tom Lea (1907-2001) that was held at the El Paso Public Library December 1971-January 1972. Fine / Fine. More
Lewitt, Sol. New Britain, CT: New Britain Museum of American Art, 2020. Hardcover. First Edition. 287 pp. Clean, crisp copy. No dust jacket, as issued. Fine. More
Mangold, Robert. New York: Abrams, 2009. Hardcover. First Edition. 126 pp. Folio. Blue paper board with cloth spine, black embossed tilting to cover and spine. No dust jacket, as issued. Housed in a custom slipcase that has slight sunning on the face panels, in Very Good condition.
This is the Musuem Print Edition with the print, "Ring Image AK 2009" that is signed by the artist held in place on rear pastedown by mounting corners making it removable for framing. Fine. More
Mason, Emily. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 2015. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 143 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More