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TENDER IS THE NIGHT: A ROMANCE: THE PENGUIN BOOKS 60TH ANNIVERSARY ARTIST BOOK

TENDER IS THE NIGHT: A ROMANCE: THE PENGUIN BOOKS 60TH ANNIVERSARY ARTIST BOOK

by Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Author) & Taylor-Wood, Sam (Photographer/Designer)

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London, England: Penguin/Penguin Designer Classics, 2006. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: Penguin/Penguin Designer Classics, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 346 pages. Artist Book. One of the most beautiful Artist Book interpretations of the classic ever created. Limited Edition of one numbered and signed copy. Should not be confused with the Limited Edition of 1000 copies. The Limited Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Sam Taylor-Wood: Oversize-volume format. Black cloth boards, as issued. Text by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Art by Sam Taylor-Wood. She utilizes one of her most austerely beautiful photographs on glassine paper that serves as the Artist Book's translucent inner DJ. White cardboard box. Handmade cloth bag with leatherette handle. Printed on archival acid-free stock paper in the United Kingdom to the highest standards. In transparent Plexiglas ("Perspex") box, which serves as the… Read More
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HOYO/EMBRACE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY EIKOH HOSOE

HOYO/EMBRACE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY EIKOH HOSOE

by Hosoe, Eikoh (Artist/Photographer) & Mishima, Yukio (Contributor)

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Tokyo, Japan: Shashin Hyoronsha Publishing House, 1971. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Tokyo, Japan: Shashin Hyoronsha Publishing House, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 96 pages. Collection of nudes, presented as an Artist Book. One of the greatest erotic art photography books of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. There is no ISBN. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Eikoh Hosoe: Oversize-volume format. The book weighs 3 pounds. Cloth boards with titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Eikoh Hosoe. Preface by Yukio Mishima, the greatest Japanese novelist of the 20th century. Mishima famously collaborated with Hosoe on "Ba Ra Kei". Cardboard slipcase with titles printed on black paper that is pasted on the slipcase. Printed in gravure on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper by The Nissha Printing… Read More
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GUTS AND GLORY: THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL 1958-1978

GUTS AND GLORY: THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL 1958-1978

by Leifer, Neil (Photographer); Murray, Jim & Schechter, Gabriel (Contributors)

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Cologne, Germany: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2008. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Cologne, Germany: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2008. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 350 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of the most beautiful sports photography books of our time. Deluxe "Art" Edition of 200 numbered and signed copies. Precedes and should not be confused with the Limited Edition of 1500 copies. The Deluxe "Art" Edition is now rare. A glorious production by Neil Leifer and Taschen: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial hard boards with red-and-white silk cloth overboards and gilt titles embossed on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Neil Leifer. Text by Jim Murray and Gabriel Schechter. 15 X 12 inch silver-gelatin print in glassine sheet neatly laid into the Back Page Slip of the book. Matching silk cloth slipcase. Cardboard box. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper… Read More
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COME AGAIN: POLAROIDS BY ROBERT FRANK

COME AGAIN: POLAROIDS BY ROBERT FRANK

by Frank, Robert

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Gottingen, Germany: Gerhard Steidl Druckerei Und Verlag, 2006. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Gottingen, Germany: Gerhard Steidl Druckerei Und Verlag, 2006. Softcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 48 pages. Artist Book. Retrospective collection of Polaroid photographs. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only and as part of the Steidl "Robert Frank Project". The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Robert Frank and Gerhard Steidl: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with photographic reproduction in front and titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Robert Frank. There is no text. Printed in quadrotone on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper using four-color matte inks and varnish coating by Steidl in Gottingen, Germany to the highest standards.… Read More
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SOL LEWITT: AUTOBIOGRAPHY 1980

SOL LEWITT: AUTOBIOGRAPHY 1980

by LeWitt, Sol

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New York City, NY: Multiples, Inc./Lois And Michael Torf New York, 1980. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Multiples, Inc./Lois And Michael Torf New York, 1980. Softcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 116 pages. Artist Book. One of the most influential Artist Books of the 20th century. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Sol LeWitt: Oversize-volume format. White softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Sol LeWitt. There is very minimal text. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Sol LeWitt's "Autobiography 1980". His pictorial autobiography, circa 1980, rigorously and originally restricted to his physical, material space, whose specific objects nevertheless refer to… Read More
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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS CHRIST

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS CHRIST

by Saramago, Jose (Translated by Giovanni Pontiero)

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New York City, NY: Harcourt Brace, 1994. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Harcourt Brace, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 377 pages. The author's third novel to be translated into English. Widely considered Jose Saramago's greatest novel. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Jose Saramago's "O evangelho segundo Jesus Cristo" in a felicitous English translation. The most irreverent yet at the same time, also the most moving re-telling of the story of Jesus. Saramago's irony is deployed in a novel that amounts to a "re-write" of The Gospels, the latter being, in his view, invented works of fiction (they were all written hundreds of years after Jesus of Nazareth… Read More
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WATER'S EDGE: THE LIMITED EDITION

WATER'S EDGE: THE LIMITED EDITION

by Callahan, Harry (Photographer) & Ammons, A.R. (Poet/Contributor)

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Lyme, CT: Callaway Editions, 1980. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Lyme, CT: Callaway Editions, 1980. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 76 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of the greatest art photography books of the 20th century. Limited Clamshell Box Edition of 216 numbered and signed copies. This copy is un-numbered (the space intended for the limitation number is left blank) . As such, it did not come with the print, but is signed by Harry Callahan. Precedes and should not be confused with the regular trade edition, which is inferior to it in terms of production values. There is no ISBN. The Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Harry Callahan, Nicholas Callaway, Anne Kennedy, and Katy Homans: Oversize-volume format. Hand-crafted beige linen cloth boards. Photographs by Harry Callahan. Poem by A. R. Ammons. Matching hand-crafted clamshell box. Printed on 100 LB Quintessence… Read More
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STEPHEN DAITER GALLERY: 15 YEARS

STEPHEN DAITER GALLERY: 15 YEARS

by Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher); Kertesz, Andre; Parr, Martin; Soth, Alec; Webb, Alex & Others

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Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. 15th-Anniversary Gallery Commemorative Catalog, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most beautiful art photography catalogs ever produced in our time. Limited Edition of 45 Copies, 5 Artist Proofs, and 3 Publisher's Proofs. None of the copies was sold to the public. There is no ISBN. The Commemorative Catalog is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery and Jace Graf at Cloverleaf Studio Austin, Texas: Oversize-volume format. A big book at 13.0 X 13.5 inches. The book is handcrafted: Cream cloth boards with titles embossed in front. Exposed spine. One (1) original photographic print by selected artist/photographers who had a one-person exhibition by Stephen Daiter Gallery during its first fifteen years (1997-2012) , 26… Read More
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HOWARD HODGKIN: ALEXANDER STREET: THE ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH

HOWARD HODGKIN: ALEXANDER STREET: THE ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH

by Hodgkin, Howard

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London, England: Howard Hodgkin Studio, 1978. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Howard Hodgkin Studio, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Howard Hodgkin collectible work of art. "Alexander Street" Original Lithograph, signed, numbered, and dated by Howard Hodgkin. His brilliant homage to Piet Mondrian's "Broadway Boogie-Woogie". Professionally cloth-matted and vintage brass-framed at the time of publication in 1978. Full frame size is 30 X 20 inches. Comes with a fine copy of "Howard Hodgkin Prints: A Catalogue Raisonne" First Hardcover Edition/First Printing. The latter reproduces the lithograph on Page 75 as Catalogue Raisonne #44. Text description follows: "Lithograph from three zinc plates printed in emerald green, red brown, and grey with hand colouring in yellow watercolour and red gouache. On Velin Arches mould-made paper (300 gsm) . Signed and… Read More
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DAIDO MORIYAMA: "CAROUSEL" CHROMOGENIC ("DYE-COUPLER") PRINT

DAIDO MORIYAMA: "CAROUSEL" CHROMOGENIC ("DYE-COUPLER") PRINT

by Moriyama, Daido

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Tokyo, Japan: Daido Moriyama Studios, 2004. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Tokyo, Japan: Daido Moriyama Studios, 2004. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Daido Moriyama contemporary print. Framed Original Chromogenic ("Dye-Coupler") Print of "Carousel", signed by Daido Moriyama. The print measures 8 X 10 inches. Full frame size is 17 X 14 inches. Professionally (and beautifully) framed on solid black wood and Plexiglas by Craig Cotsones/Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago. Processed on FujiColor paper. Eminently suitable for display. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in a collectible framed format, Daido Moriyama's "Carousel". One of the photographer's single most beautiful images, it perfectly captures Moriyama's aesthetic: To make us keenly aware of the photograph as the product of a mechanical instrument (the camera) and of the person behind the camera (the photographer)… Read More
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LIFE IS PARADISE: THE PORTRAITS OF FRANCESCO CLEMENTE

LIFE IS PARADISE: THE PORTRAITS OF FRANCESCO CLEMENTE

by Clemente, Francesco (Artist) & Katz, Vincent (Contributor)

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New York City, NY: PowerHouse Books, 1999. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: PowerHouse Books, 1999. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 189 pages. ISBN 1576870537.
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WAYNE F. MILLER: "STRIKE CAPTAIN DURING PROTEST BY THE PACKING HOUSE WORKERS, MARCH...

WAYNE F. MILLER: "STRIKE CAPTAIN DURING PROTEST BY THE PACKING HOUSE WORKERS, MARCH 1948" ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT

by Miller, Wayne F. (Photographer) & Cotsones, Craig (Designer)

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Chicago, IL: Wayne F. Miller Studios, 2012. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Wayne F. Miller Studios, 2012. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Wayne F. Miller collectible art. A pristine, framed original photographic print of "Strike Captain During Protest by The Packing House Workers, March 1948", signed by Wayne F. Miller. There is no ISBN. The print is now rare. A brilliant production by Wayne F. Miller: Regular-sized print format. Measures 8.5 X 10.5 inches. Professionally (and beautifully) framed with large white borders on solid black wood and Plexiglas by Craig Cotsones/Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago. Full frame size is 18 X 21 inches. Eminently suitable for display. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Wayne F. Miller's "Strike Captain During Protest by The Packing House Workers, March 1948". One of his single most beautiful portraits. It appears as Plate #40 in his… Read More
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RALPH STEINER: A POINT OF VIEW

RALPH STEINER: A POINT OF VIEW

by Steiner, Ralph (Artist/Photographer) & Van Dyke, Willard (Contributor)

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Middletown, CN: Wesleyan University Press, 1978. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Middletown, CN: Wesleyan University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 144 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of the most valuable art photography books of the 20th century. Deluxe Slipcased Edition of 20 numbered and signed copies. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Limited Edition of 100 copies and the regular trade edition. There is no ISBN. The Deluxe Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Ralph Steiner: Oversize-volume format. Gray cloth boards with metallic-silver titles embossed on the spine, as issued. Photographs by Ralph Steiner. Essay by Willard Van Dyke. 10 X 8 inch silver-gelatin print. Matching gray hard board slipcase. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction… Read More
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ROBERT FRANK: SEVEN STORIES

ROBERT FRANK: SEVEN STORIES

by Frank, Robert

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Gottingen, Germany: Gerhard Steidl Druckerei Und Verlag, 2009. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Gottingen, Germany: Gerhard Steidl Druckerei Und Verlag, 2009. Softcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 124 pages. Artist Book. Retrospective collection of photographs, presented as a Slipcased Set. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only and as part of the Steidl "Robert Frank Project" that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Robert Frank and Gerhard Steidl: Small-sized volume format. There are seven individual volumes in all. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Robert Frank. There is no text. Matching slipcase. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by Steidl in Gottingen, Germany to the… Read More
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ROBERT FRANK: STORYLINES

ROBERT FRANK: STORYLINES

by Frank, Robert (Photographer); Penman, Ian (Contributor) & Todoli, Vicente (Curator)

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London, England: Tate Modern London/Steidl Publishers, 2004. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Tate Modern London/Steidl Publishers, 2004. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 210 pages. Exhibition Monograph. One of the most beautiful books on the photographic art and achievement of Robert Frank. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a "turtleback" flexiboard original only and as one of the earliest titles in the Steidl "Robert Frank Project". The Exhibition Monograph is now scarce. A brilliant production by Robert Frank and Gerhard Steidl: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial plastic covers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs, film stills, and text by Robert Frank. Essays by Ian Penman and Vicente Todoli. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by Steidl… Read More
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