Search Results: Magazines from H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller

New York: Warner Books, 1994. First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Victor Juhasz. It's 10:30 on Christmas Eve at the 87th Precinct where Detective Steve Carella is typing a report when fellow detective, Cotton Hawes arrives with two men and a shopping bag full of pot, derisively described by one of the two as "frankincense" and by the other as "myrrh." Shortly thereafter Detective Meyer Meyer herds in a teenaged boy and a sheep, the boy claiming he isn't a shepherd but the sheep is a gift for his sister. And the reader is off on a rollicking tale with at least a few parallels to the original Christmas, including a young Puerto Rican and his even younger, pregnant wife, who gives birth just after midnight. Published originally as a short story in "Playboy" magazine in 1984 before Warner Books dressed it up in 1994 in a slipcase instead of a dustjacket, the slipcase having a diecut window displaying the Christmas tree on the book's front cover.… Read More

New York: Madison Books, Inc., 1961. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Issued Without Jacket. Volume 1, Number Two of a quarterly hardcover magazine devoted to "guns in history and in sport." The theme in this issue is marksmanship. The authors consider the function of the gun and how it can be fully realized only in the hand of a man skilled at hitting the mark -- whether a paper target as in one article, a game animal or bird as in another, or a military enemy, an affronted gentleman, a horse opera villain, a monolithic law enforcer or a psychopathic law breaker in succeeding stories. The 10 1/4 x 13 1/2" 98-page text, lavishly illustrated with color and black & white photos, artwork and diagrams, is clean and unmarked, tight and square. The 10 1/4 x 13 1/2" covers, showing a woodcut of dueling 19th century gentlemen, is moderately worn along the spine and edges with somewhat more wear at the corners as is not unusual in an oversized format. Collectable.

New York: Art In American, Inc., 1985. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Volume 73, No. 5; featured articles include: Abstract Naturalism: Arthur Dove three-gallery retrospective; New Work from Arneson and Matta; 1950s sculpture in New York; Metzker's Photographs: Elegant & Existential; Robert Mangold Retrospective. Also Kirk Varnedoe on the Claims and Critics of the MOMA "Primitivism" show; Reports from Paris and Moscow and Reviews of Exhibitions by John Torreano, Susan Smith, Larry Rivers, Theodoros Stamos, Jonathan Lasker, Chuck Close, Agnes Martin, and Bernard Faucon. 8 1/2 x 11", 208 pages in heavy paper wrappers with front cover showing Mangold's "Four Color Frame Painting #1," 1983; text is clean, tight, square; a small closed tear near lower end of spine extending a half-inch onto front cover; some minor soiling and wear along edges.

New York: Art In American, Inc., 1985. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Near Fine to Fine. Volume 73, No. 12; featured articles: Photographers At War; Recent Work by Sigmar Polke, Wayne Thiebaud Retrospective; Tom Otterness's Cast-Bronze Sculptures; and Abstractions by Joan Thorne. Also, Review of Books, Report from Germany and Review of Exhibitions by James Lee Byars, Rhonda Zwillinger, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Paula Rego, Michele Zalopany and Avigdor Arikha. 8 1/2 x 11", 152 pages in heavy paper wrappers showing Thiebaud's "Sunset Streets," 1985 on front cover; wrappers and text clean, tight, square, in near-perfect condition. Collectable.

New York: Brant Art Publications, 1986. Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Volume 74, No.4: Contents include feature articles on Mies van der Rohe Centennial; review of Rainer's fifth feature-length film, Sidney Tillim on "the old abstraction;" Gabriel Laderman's use of Simenon's Maigret mysteries as starting point for investigating postmodern narrative space; Manny Farber's recent figurative work seen as autobiographical. Also, Review of Books, Lucy Lippard on Cuban art, Report from Paris, and Review of Exhibitions including Colette, Stephen Greene, Jerome Witkin, Li-Lan, Robert Irwin, and Richard Avedon. About 8 1/2 x 11 inches, 216 pages in paper wrappers. Reproduced on front cover is sequence of frames from Rainer's "The Man Who Envied Women," 1985, with background images of Humphrey Bogart from Ray's "In a Lonely Place." Very minimal reading crease and touch of edge wear only damage or flaws to wrappers or text. Clean, complete, unmarked. No… Read More

New York: Art In American, Inc., 1985. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Volume 73, No. 2; featured articles include: Heartfield's photomontages in the context of their mass media origins; Frank Stella as "image administrator;" Keith Sonnier's sculpture; three Chicago naive artists. Also, Book Reviews; a Report from Spain; a Response to Stella's Norton Lectures and Reviews of exhibitions by Barbara Kasten, Crash and Daze,Ed Paschke, Louise Fishman, Walter Robinson, Nancy Grossman, Joe Zucker, and John Hilliard. 8 1/2 x 11", 176 pages in heavy paper wrappers, showing Stella's "La penna di hu," 1984; corners very slightly bumped, o/w text is clean, tight, square; wrappers show light wear and soiling along edges and spine.

New York: Art In American, Inc., 1985. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Good Plus to Very Good. Volume 73, No. 1; feature articles include: Election '84: "Sign on a Truck," Jenny Holzer and 21 other artists mount anti-Reagan video message; David Novros frescoes; Peter Saul: Radical Distaste; Linda Nochlin on Watteau; Ludwig Wittgenstein, Architect; Arthur B. Carles: Fringe Modernist. Also, reviews of two recent books on Diane Arbus and review of exhibitions by David Humphrey, Joseph Nechvatal, Marcia Clark, Peter Plagens, Clark Murray, Ida Applebroog, and Ed Blackburn. 8 1/2 x 11", 168 pages in heavy paper wrappers with Watteau's " The Shepherds", 1716 (detail) on the front cover; magzine's lower right corner bumped with creased pages and wrappers, o/w text is clean, tight, square with minimal surface or edgewear.

New York: Art In American, Inc., 1985. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Volume 73, No. 10; featured articles include: The Postmodern Museum; Sean Scully: The Stripe Stikes Back; The Modernist Schwitters; Alice Trumbull Mason: Home-Grown Abstraction. Also, Issues & Commentary: Carter Ratcliff on "The Scheherazade Tactic;" Review of Books; Report from the MIdwest: The 39th Corcoran Biennial; Report from Berlin: Wall Painters; and Review of Exhibitions by Adam Cvijanovic, Peter Chevalier, Carroll Dunham, Leatrice Rose, Elmer Bischoff, Joan Mitchell, Arakawa, Tina Barney, Don Suggs, and Leslie Lerner. 8 1/2 x 11"; 194 pages in heavy paper wrappers showing a detail of Schwitters' "Glass Flower," 1940, assemblage; text is clean, tight, square; wrappers show only minor edgewear, trace of bumping at spine ends. Collectable.

New York: Art In American, Inc., 1985. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Volume 73, No. 11; featured articles: Interviews with Ten Sculptors including Tom Butter, R.M. Fischer, John Newman, Joel Fisher, Judy Pfaff and Robert Therrien; Hockney's Stage Designs; Two Dubious Caravaggios. Also, Review of Books, Report From Moscow, Issues & Commentary and Review of Exhibitions by Wade Saunders, Jane Irish, Jeff Koons, Roman Opalka, Peter Nadin, Martha Diamond and Dianne Blell. 8 1/2 x 11"; 190 pages in heavy paper wrappers with photo of Pfaff's Installation "3D", 1983, detail, on front cover; remnant of torn-off mail coupon along left margin of front cover, small, closed tear on lower edge of back cover, o/w text and wrappers are clean, tight, square and undamaged.

New York: Art In American, Inc., 1984. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Near Fine to Fine. Volume 72, No. 8; featured articles include Bonnard's late paintings; hardship art; Morris Graves restrospective; new work from Jasper Johns and David Salle; Donald Judd on why there are so few masterpieces. Also Venice Biennale '84; Book Reviews; reviews of exhibitions by Oyvind Fahlstrom, Sidney Goodman, David Bowes, Lynda Benglis, Tom Stanton, Sue Miller; 8 1/2 x 11," 248 pages in heavy paper wrappers with cover photo of Philip Johnson's AT&T Building, 1983-84; text is clean, tight, square; wrappers show light reading crease, almost no other surface or edge wear. Collectable.

New York: Art In American, Inc., 1984. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Volume 72, No. 4: Feature articles include The Aztecs: Art & Sacrifice; Elizabeth Murray; Anne & Patrick Poirier; Beauborg's Polish Presences show; Stanislaw Witkiewicz, Polish photographer, painter, draftsman; Beverly Pepper's new sculptures. Also, Suzi Gablik on " Art Alarms: Visions of the End;" Report From Germany; Book Reviews; and Exhibition Reviews of work by Youngblood, Frink, Berard, Haas, Korman, Flack, Heilman, Liebovitz, Thorne-Thomsen, Karsh, Bender, Colville and Eggleston; 8 1/2 x 11," 256 pages in heavy paper wrappers showing Robert Morris's untitled work from his "Firestorm" series, 1983-84, on the front cover; text is clean, tight, square; some light creasing on front cover, no tears, trace of wear at spine ends.

New York: Brant Art Publications, 1986. Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Volume 74, No.3: Contents include Renoir Symposium with articles by Adams, Bochner, Crow, Fried, Nochlin, Ratcliff, Robinson, Rosenblum, Schjeldahl, and others; sculpture/constructions by Siah Armajani; new work by David Diao, and Kienholz Retrospective as well as features: Review of Books, Report from Sao Paulo, Review of Exhibitions including Sugarman, Sherrie Levine, Alan Uglow,Wesselmann, and Jane Wilson. About 8 1/2 x 11 inches, 184 pages in pictorial paper wrappers with front cover showing detail of Renoir's "Geraniums and Cats, 1881. Wrappers and text show slight bumping of lower right corner, o/w only a light reading crease and very minimal surface wear. No tears, creasing or scratching or other significant flaws or damage. A collectable copy.

New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Blechman was a master draftsman and cartoonist whose work appeared in the leading magazines of the mid-20th century, such as Esquire and the New Yorker and who was in demand as an advertising and book illustrator, noted for his quirky line and sharp wit. 10 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches, 187 pages, numerous black & white reproductions, some in full color. With a foreword by Maurice Sendak. Back board's corners slightly bumped, top edge of text lightly foxed, small remainder mark on bottom edge, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. Lower corner of back cover shows small tear, o/w primarily white dustjacket shows only very minor surface and edge wear. Collectable copy.

New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., 1969. Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Popular Photography's 1969 annual issue of the best color photography with technical articles as well as a selection of photos by leading photographers of the 1960s including Paree, McCarthy, Ornitz, Orlando and Rothschild; 8 1/2 x 11"; text is clean, tight, square; paper wrappers show only minimal surface and edgewear. Collectable.

New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., 1970. Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Popular Photography's 1970 annual selection of fine color photographs by many of the era's best camera artists in a wide variety of genres including landscape, portrait, nudes, abstract and surreal; 8 1/2 x 11"; text is clean, tight, square; paper wrappers show only minimal surface and edgewear. Collectable.

New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., 1969. Magazine. Good Plus to Very Good. Popular Photography's 1969 annual issue of fine color photography featuring the work of many of the best photographers of the 1960s in a variety of genres including landscape, portrait, nude, fashion and news; 8 1/2 x 11"; text is clean, tight, square; paper wrappers show minor wear along spine, o/w minimal surface and edgewear.

Chicago: Globe Association, 1907. Hardcover. Good Plus to Very Good. This 1907 compendium, probably culled from the newspapers and popular magazines of the day, is subtitled, "Our Marvelous Progress in Science Inventions and Commerce." For the curious, it is a fascinating collection of ideas and machinery on the right track, perhaps, but still a ways from the finish line, whether it was automobiles, wireless telegraphy on lighter-than-airships, or the tallest building under construction in NYC, 48 stories or 740 feet, base to top. This is the modern world, just over 100 years ago. Sold by subscription, this volume is about 7 x 9 1/2 inches, 336 pages bound in red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering and graphic design on front cover. Sorry, no dustjacket. Includes numberous b & w photo reproductions as well as an index and review questions for home study. Gilding on covers is worn and boards show moderate surface and edge wear but no significant damage beyond a nickel-sized spot on… Read More

Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 2004. First Edition. . Large Softcover. Very Good/Issued Without Jacket. Lengthy interviews with four of the 20th century's foremost political satirists and cartoonists, liberally illustrated with full-color, often full page examples of their work -- Jules Feiffer, David Levine, Edward Sorel and Ralph Steadman. All four easily recognizable by their work, featured in Esquire, Punch, Rolling Stone, New York Magazine, for example, as well as on dustjackets and posters. 148-page, large format (12 x 12 inches) softcover with a Sorel cartoon poking fun at self-important artists on the front cover and small thumbnail self-portraits with quotations from each artist on the back cover. Covers show only minor surface and edge wear, no tears, no creasing or chipping. Text is clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. A collectable copy.

New York: Albert Constantine & Son, Inc., 1949. Original Paper Wraps. Good Plus to Very Good. The 1949 edition of the catalogue of this New York City-based family firm that provided fine and rare woods and the "know-how" for using them to woodworkers and other craftspeople. More than just a catalogue of "hard-to-get" materials and tools, this issue is a DIY manual on veneers and inlays and features a glossy color fold-out inlay identification panel as well as six other full color pages of various inlays. About 6 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches, 112 pages in stapled binding with pictorial paper wrappers showing a forest lumbering scene on the front and back covers. Previous owner neatly tape-repaired the covers which had started to split at the spine ends. Staples continue to hold rest of catalogue firmly and lower staple still holds covers to text. That noted, covers and text are complete, clean and unmarked, with list of price changes, order form and return envelope laid-in. No torn or… Read More

New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., 1968. First Edition, First Printing. . Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine. Popular Photography's annual issue featuring the finest color photos of 1968, including the work of artists such as Ansel Adams, Harvey Lloyd, Alfred Gescheidt, and Gary Winogrand; 8 1/2 x 11" magazine; text is clean, tight, square; paper wrappers show almost no surface or edgewear. Collectable.