Search Results: Art from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York, 1959. Warm 1959 handwritten, signed letter from New York School artist Larry Rivers to New York friend --and collector-- Morris Golde. A light streak of smudging affecting several of the letters but still perfectly legible and presentable. 6" x 9". Also includes the original handwriten envelope, stamped Jan. 15th, 1959.

London: Whitechapel Gallery, 2009. Ephemera. Near Fine. A 2009 comment --in the form of a "tea towel"--by American artist Elaine Sturtevant (1924-2014) on the "Protest and Survive" show at London's Whitechapel Gallery in 2000, which was called a "rallying cry for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament at a time when it was believed this was still possible". Sturtevant's "tea towel" placed inside of a sealed envelope, featuring the "appropriated" cover of Sturtevant's own 1988 "Beuys La rivoluzione siamo Noi" catalogue of her Whitechapel exhibition. An all-but-pristine copy, with a few creases here and there. Inspired, confusing, wonderful.

Mexico City, 1939. Cloth. Near Fine. Handsome 1939 portfolio of 13 leading Mexican painters of the 20th century. #177 of only 400 copies issued. Loose (as issued), cream-colored signatures, contained within a folding gray-cloth chemise. Just a touch of soiling at the half-title, otherwise very clean. Introductory text ("The New School of Painting in Mexico") by Jose Gorostiza, translated into English by Pablo Martinez Del Campo. Skillful line-drawn portraits of each artist by Carlos Orozco Romero.

1910. Letters. Collectible; Very Good. 1910 HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM LEGENDARY AUSTRIAN ARCHITECT JOSEF HOFFMANN (Vienna Secessionist and co-founder of the Wiener Werkstatte) TO EDUARD JOSEF WIMMER-WISGRILL (the first Artistic Director of the fashion department of the Wiener Werkstatte). Clean and bright and very well-preserved. Written on the stationary (with lavish letterhead) of The Hotel Hassler in Rome. In a strong, clear hand, in fountain pen and on a single sheet folded into quarters -- with very minor crease folds. A translation into English from the original German on another sheet of paper is includeds as well. (8" x 10 1/2"). Also includes the original envelope, handwritten by Josef Hoffmann.

Cambridge, MA: Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, 1974. Boards. Near Fine. Toshi Katayama. #22 OF ONLY 150 COPIES (within a larger limitation of 1,000 copies) SIGNED BY BOTH THE POET OCTAVIO PAZ AND THE ARTIST TOSHI KATAYAMA. 3 brightly-colored, laminate geometric boards plus one board (containing the signatures and limitation, the copyright information and a brief background to this project) are sandwiched between 2 blank pieces of cardboard. They all measure 11 1/4" x 11 1/4" and are housed inside of a printed white laminate box. The 3 geometric boards, with their moveable parts, are designed by Toshi Katayama and each includes cryptic Octavio Paz text. These boards are titled "Bread or Riddle", "Two in One" and "Portrait" and, along with the "copyright" (or "signed/limited") board, are in bright, Near Fine condition. Just a touch of very light soiling to the "copyright" board, otherwise they're all as clean as could be. The fragile publisher's box is very presentable as… Read More

Chicago: Belgravia Group, Ltd. And Sandz Development Co., Inc, 2009. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2009 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Square quarto, beautifully photographed thruout.

New York: The Johnson Publishing Company, 1939. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY CHARLES SMITH at the rear colophon (which includes artist's biography). A handsome copy to boot of the 1939 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its gray cloth. Octavo, includes the 6 original abstract color woodblocks. Signed by Author.

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1921. Cloth. Very Good. The 1921 st edition of Marsden Hartley's 1st published book. Solid and VG in its dark cloth, with very light spotting at the front panel. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind. Octavo, Introduction by Waldo Frank, portraits by Hartley of some of the great figures in early 20th century (Modernist) American art and photography.

Berlin: Revolver Publishing, 2010. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. INSCRIBED BY AGATHE DE BAILLIENCOURT on the title page's verso. A pristine copy to boot of this 2010 catalogue. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, crisp color reproductions thruout.

Germany: Memminger Medien Centrum, 2007. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. The 2007 1st edition, limited to 1,000 copies. Bright and Fine in its dark laminate boards. Oblong octavo, crisp images of these impressive bronze figurines.

Paris: Galerie Philippe Boulakia, 1990. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the May-June 1990 exhibition at Paris's Galerie Philippe Boulakia. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers.

The University: John Hansard Gallery, 1985. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the Oct-Nov 1985 exhibition at the John Hansard Gallery in Southampton, UK. Bright and Near Fine in its gray wrappers. Only 500 copies printed. New York's Hirschl & Adler Gallery blindstamp at the title page.

Ortona, Italy: Palazzo Farnese, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The catalogue based on the 1987 exhibition at Palazzo Farnese in Ortona, Italy. VG in its white wrappers, with light scuffing to the front panel and one bump at the base of the spine. Tipped-in high-quality color plates thruout.

Berlin, 1922. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1922 1st edition of this uncommon monograph on Alexandra Exter, key member of the Russian Avant-Garde. VG in its original printed wrappers, with very light chipping at the spine ends and light creasing and chipping along the front panel's lower-edge. Binding still very solid and internally clean as could be. 39 soft black-and-white reproductions plus 4 mounted plates (3 of which are in vivid color). Octavo, 31 pgs. of text plus the plates. Published out of Weimar Berlin, text in Russian.

New York: Barbara Flynn & Richard Bellamy, 1991. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the October 1991-January 1992 exhibition at New York's Flynn Gallery. A clean, Near Fine quarto in its pictorial wrappers.

New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1986. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue of the December 1986 exhibition at New York's Robert Miller Gallery. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers.

London: Academy Editions, 1993. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1993 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine (one thin band of offsetting along the front panel's lower-edge) in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, vivid color reproductions thruout.

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1911. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. A clean, bright copy of this 1911 catalogue of the exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Tightly-bound and Near Fine in its duotone cloth. Quarto, 163 pgs. Crisp black-and-white plates, printed tissue-guards.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1970. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1970 1st edition. Near Fine in a VG+ dustjacket with a bit of fading to the spine and minor offsetting along the creases of the front panel. Thick quarto, 568 pgs. A perfectly presentable copy.

Princeton University Press, 1986. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, lovely copy of the 1986 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 263 pgs. of text plus 89 vivid black-and-white illustrations. Attractive and very presentable.