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New York, NY: Panache Press at Random House, 1987. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near fine. Andy Warhol. 8vo (6"x9"). Unpaginated. Two volume set with slipcase. Illustrated wrapped boards. Both books show very slight bumping to upper and lower spine, else fine. Pages fine, no marks. Mild shelfwear to slipcase. Facsimile edition, originally privately published in the 1950s.

Zurich, Switzerland: Haunch of Venison, 2009. First Edition, limited. Hardcover. Very Good+. 4to (10"x10.5"). 59pp. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Covers lightly rubbed; long scuffs without paper loss to upper cover. Bottom corner of lower board bumped, tail corners rubbed; very slight warp to low lower board. Light spotting to textblock edge. Small stain to rear endpapers. No dj. as issued; covered in protective mylar. Color photographs & complete catalogue of Ghenie's sold-out (in the first 20 minutes) show at the now-closed Haunch of Venison Gallery in Zurich.

Cinisello Balsamo, Milano: Silvana Editoriale Spa, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 4to. 285pp. Burgundy cloth-covered boards with whitestamped title to upper cover & spine. Parallel text in English & Italian. Color photos throughout. 4-15-19.

Japan: Kodansha, 1960. No additional printings indicated. Hardcover. Good +/No Dj.. 4to. 208pp. Cream cloth covered boards with black Japanese lettering on upper board and spine. Includes gilt Kodansha logo embossed on upper board. Boards lightly warped with bumping to corners and soilng to surface. Small ding on spine. Text block toned with creasing to corners. Former owner's name and date on ffep. Includes beautiful, tipped in color plates and B&W reproductions. Text in Japanese, however there is also a listing of the illustrations with titles in English to the rear. Extra shipping may apply, especially internationally due to the weight and size of publication.

Editions Hawaiian Agronomics, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to (9.5"x11"). 215pp. Brown cloth-covered boards with giltstamped titles. Photographic dj. covered with protective mylar; lightly chipped corners. Textblock edges toned; pages lightly toned. Color, B&W photos throughout.

London: Christie's, 1998. No additional printings indicated. Paperback. Near Fine/very good. 4to. 152pp. White paper wraps. Green paper jacket has light edgewear and rubbing. Color catalog of fascinating exhibit.

New York: Roaring Fork Press, 1970. First edition. Looseleaf paper. Very Good. Square (9.5"x9.5"). 12 of 14 sections, loose (box designates 15 sections, the 15th of which was not included). Light toning, very light edgewear, flexi-discs apparently fine and unused (by visual inspection only). Missing S1: the assemble-yourself-box designed by Robert Smith (meant to hold all sections) and S8: The Lennon Diary 1969/Diary of the Future. Present sections include: S2: British Knickers/Ossie Clark (sewing pattern), S3: order form, S4: The Gay Atomic Coloring Book/Eduardo Paolozzi (drawings), S5: Twenty Four Page book/Amaya, Instone, Finch, Robinson, Lucie-Smith and Ballard (essays and fiction), S6 and S7: Souvenir no. 1 and Souvenir no. 2/Peter Blake (pop art), S9: folder that encloses 2 flexi-discs/33rpm (text from Ono, Lennon, Tavener and Logue), S10: flexi-disc/Ono and Lennon, S11: flexi-disc/Tavener and Logue, S12: Europa & Her Bull/John Furnival (fold-out poster), S13: Wave/rock, Ian Hamilton Finlay… Read More

Santa Ana, CA: Grand Central Press, 2007. No additional printings indicated. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo (7.5"x8.5"). 252pp. Black paper/vinyl covered boards; giltstamped with blindstamped decoration & inset illustration to upper board. Red ribbon bookmarker. Color photos throughout. No dj. as issued. This book published in conjunction with the same-titled exhibition for the CSUF Grand Central Art Center Project Room.

New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Folio (12.5"x10.5"). Unpaginated. Black-stamped cardboard wraps. Sundarkened, light edgewear. Light foxing to enpaper. B&W and color photos throughout. No dust jacket as issued, covered in protective mylar by seller. Includes interview, catalogue coinciding with Marden's exhibition at Matthew Marks Gallery.

Tokyo: Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd, 1991. No additional printings indicated. Paperback. Very Good +. 4to. 164pp. TEXT IN JAPANESE. Outer paper Dj. lightly soiled in a few places with edgewear. Underlying paper wraps decorated. A beautifully and well printed edition of Arimoto's works from 1973-1984.

St. Augustine, FL: The Record Company/Stanley Charles Nott, 1942. First edition, limited. Hardcover. Good+. Folio (12.5"x9"). 536pp. Green cloth-covered boards with giltstamped titles, all edges stained green. Chipped & closed tears to spine extremes. Corners rubbed. Dent to fore-edge of upper cover. Gilt loss. Lightly toned pages. Missing dust jacket. B&W illustrations, B&W photo plates throughout. Sound binding. Inscribed, "To Mr. Frank D. Waller, with the compliments and best wishes of the author", signed by Nott & his wife Lucille Nott. Numbered 206 from a limited edition of 1000 copies. Includes two publications from The House of Jade, one is an exhibition catalog of the Nott collection (heavily chipped/worn edges).

New York: The New York State Institute for Glaze Research, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo (8.5"x10.5"). 468pp. Tan cloth-covered boards with black-stamped title. Title faded at spine. Foxed endpapers & textblock edges. No dust jacket; covered in protective mylar by seller. B&W photos throughout. Text in English.

Sacramento, CA: Lightly Press, 2007. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to (11"x8"). 532pp. Blue/Yellow/Red illustrated paper wraps. Light shelfwear, corners lightly rubbed. B&W illustrations throughout. Binding tight, clean copy, no marks.

Tokyo, Japan: Kaii Higashiyama, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 4to. in slipcase. 136pp. Blindstamped, blue cloth-covered boards with silverstamped title to spine. Top corners bumped; top corner of textblock bumped. Color photos of paintings throughout. Single full color fold-out. B&W photos of artist. Japanese language text with one essay by Higashiyama in English. Illustrated dj. lightly rubbed with 1/4" closed tear to upper spine extreme. Small nick & dampstain to upper edge of slipcover & long thin scratch to upper board of slipcover. 7-27-19.

Paris, France: Adrien Maeght, 1977. Paperback. Very Good+/Very Good+. Folio. 28pp. Illustrated paper wraps, individual pages loose. Light general shelfwear. Cover lightly soiled, cover & pages toned. Original price sticker to front cover verso.B&W and color illustrations throughout. Includes both original color lithographs by Steinberg: pages 17 & 20.

Woodbridge, UK: Antique Collectors' Club, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Bawden, Edward. 4to (11" x 9"). 271 pp. Black clothbound boards with white-stamped title to spine and upper cover. Color and b&w plates throughout. Slight rubbing to head of spinal extreme. Starting. Photographic dj with light shelfwear, crease to lower tail edge. Foreward by David Gentleman and afterword by Hermione Lee.

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creacion Industrial, 2008. No additional printings indicated. Paperback. Near Fine. 4to. 203pp. TEXT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. Wraps lightly scuffed, else fine. Includes color photographs throughout. This book showcases Latin American artists working in the technology and communication based art world.

Ebeltoft, Denmark: Skippershoved, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Oblong 4to (10"x11"). 301pp. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Light soiled spots to upper cover. Corners bumped, small dent to topedge of lower cover. Closed 3" tear to ffep. Inscribed by Stilling to title page. Color plates throughout. Text in Danish. No dust jacket.

Paris, France: A. Quantin, 1881. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to (12"x8"). 363pp. Navy cloth-covered boards with giltstamped spine, deckled edges (rebind). Foxing. Toned pages. Pastedown illustration by previous owner to upper blank leaf. Scotch-taped repair to 1" closed tears at the fore-edge of pages 253, 265 & printed page in rear. The original intaglio print facing p. 266 has large pieces missing, filled repair by a professional. Binding tight. B&W reproductions as well as original intaglio prints with tissue throughout.

San Jose, Costa Rica: Museum of Costa Rican Art, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Imperial 8vo. 200pp. Red & illustrated paper covered boards. Small dent to upper cover; bottom corner slightly bumped. Signed by author & translator Francisco Echeverria to title page. Text in Spanish & English. Color plates throughout. No dj. Covered in protective mylar.