LORA-TOTINO, Arrigo. A Ferro e a Fuoco. Nova Litoolatta. Large Folio. 12 pages in different metals bound with metal ring. 330 x 400 mm., printed on metal sheets and bound in metal, in a new cloth folding box. Naples: Edizioni Morra, 1989.
A splendid modern take on the legendary Italian Futurist.....
Item nr. 171670
Price: $4,750.00
RUSCHA, Edward. Twenty-six Gasoline Stations. Unpaginated artist's book.Illustrated with 26 black and white photographic plates. 8vo., bound in original publisher's wrappers. Los Angeles: Ed Ruscha, 1963.
Second Edition. Photographs of gas stations taken while travelling from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City, Ruscha's hometown (mysteriously, the final photograph is of a gas.....
Item nr. 172087
Price: $2,500.00
RUSCHA, EDWARD. Various Small Fires and Milk. Unpaginated artist's book with 16 b&w illustrations. 8vo, wraps. 1964.
First edition. Photographs "document" a variety of small fires, including a gas range, a cigarette, a blow torch and a highway flare. The final photograph shows a glass of milk.
Item nr. 172074
Price: $4,500.00
RUSCHA, Edward. Edward Ruscha--Young Artist, A Book Accompanying the Exhibition of Prints, Drawings and Books. Unpaginated catalogue [approximately 250 pp.] Illustrated with over 80 black & white and monochrome illustrations. 16mo, bound in original light green boards. 1972.
This catalogue from a Ruscha retrospective in 1972 features a catalogue raisonne of.....
Item nr. 164523
Price: $2,500.00
RUSCHA, EDWARD. Nine Swimming Pools and Broken Glass. Unpaginated artist's book with 10 color plates. 8vo, wraps, in a new cloth folding box. 1968.
First edition Ruscha documents variety of southern California swimming pools. Ruscha does not identify the location of the pools as he had earlier with his gas stations.....
Item nr. 164403
Price: $1,750.00
RUSCHA, EDWARD. A Few Palm Trees. Unpaginated artist's book with 14 b&w illustrations. 8vo, wraps. Hollywood, Heavy Industry Publications,1971.
First edition, 1971. Photographs of Los Angeles palm trees with their locations identified by addresses and cross streets.
Item nr. 144225
Price: $1,250.00
[RUSCHA, Edward] Mason WILLIAMS. The Night I Lost My Baby: A Las Vegas Vignette. 64 pp. Illustrated with 20 black and white photographs by Patrick Blackwell. 8vo., bound in gold cloth covered boards. Los Angeles: [self published], 1966.
Designed by Ruscha in which he collaborates with Williams, in a similar fashion.....
Item nr. 116713
Price: $1,250.00
RUSCHA, Edward. Babycakes with Weights. [4] pp. Illustrated with 22 black and white photographic illustrations. 8vo., 192 x 155 mm, bound in publisher's light blue paper wrappers with pink ribbon for stitching. [Los Angeles]: Edward Ruscha, 1970.
First Edition. One of Ruscha's celebrated early photographic books. The photos record one slightly.....
Item nr. 46936
Price: $3,500.00
MATISSE, Henri. Pasiphaé, Chant de Minos. Text by Henri de Montherlant. 121, [1], [6] pp. With 147 linoleum-engravings by Matisse, including 50 printed in black (of which 18 are full-page), 84 initial letters and repeated head-pieces printed in red, front and back covers printed in blue and white. Folio, 330.....
Item nr. 171750
Price: $45,000.00
MATISSE, Henri. Repli. By André Rouveyre. 163, [6] pp. Illustrated with 12 lithographs and 6 linocuts. 4to., bound loose as issued in the original bright yellow wrappers, chemise and slipcase. Uncut and Unopened. Paris: Éditions du Belier, 1947.
A pristine copy of this scarce book which shows off Matisse's skill as.....
Item nr. 120521
Price: $5,500.00
HASSELWANDER, Albert. Ein Anatomischer Totentanz. 27, [1] pp. Illustrated with 50 photographic plates. Small 4to., 220 x 175 mm, bound in original publisher's half vellum over brown boards. Munich: J.F. Bergmann, 1926.
Only Edition of this photographic anomaly, offering an "Anatomical Dance of Death," prepared for the use of artists, with.....
Item nr. 172071
Price: $8,500.00
AVANT-GARDE GRAPHIC DESIGN. KVT. Koninklijke Vereenigde Tapijtfabrieken. Propaganda en Andere Planenvoor de Toekomst. 41 pp. text and 54 pages of collages, illustrated typescript, 2 pop-up dioramas. Small folio, 280 x 212 mm., original boards. Rotterdam: N.p., 1944.
A splendid piece of avant-garde book design, reminiscent of Heartfield. Founded in 1797 KVT.....
Item nr. 171437
Price: $3,500.00
HENNINGSEN, Poul. Kritisk Revy. Numbers 1-11, all published, illustrated throughout in black & white. Ca. 359 x 215 mm. each, all bound in original printed wrappers, preserved in a new cloth folding box. Charlottenlund, Denmark: n.p., 1926-1928.
A complete set of this important Danish architecture magazine, which played a significant role.....
Item nr. 169086
Price: $2,500.00
TAKEDA, Narajiro. Misebaya. 12 leaves showing 24 plates. Folio, 355 x 245 mm., publisher's decorated fabric binding in cloth chitsu case. Kyoto: Daimaru Gohukuten, 1911.
A spectacular album of kimono designs, and also a perfect example of the unrivalled quality of Japanese woodblock printing.
OCLC lists only the National Diet Library.
Item nr. 171835
Price: $2,850.00
GOTO, Hakuzan. Jidai Shokubutsu Somegire Kagami. 4 volumes, with 127 mounted fabric samples. Small folio, 286 x 213 mm., publisher's cloth. N.p.: [ca. 1956-1957].
The mounted fabric samples are notable for the delicacy of the colours which are almost all in pastel shades. Presumably produced in a small quantity. In fine.....
Item nr. 171834
Price: $1,500.00
INOKUMA, Asamaro. Yusoku Genji Kagami. 2 volumes containing a total of 54 colour woodcuts. Oblong folio, 265 x 350 mm., in publisher's boards and a new chitsu case. Kyoto: Kondo Happodo, 1931.
These two volumes comprise an extraordinary collection of exquisite design plates, which are also masterpieces of the printmaker's art.....
Item nr. 171814
Price: $4,750.00
KIMONO DESIGNS. Gofuku Komon Mihon cho. 836 mounted designs. Folio, 315 x 120 mm., contemporary wrappers, in a new chitsu case. N.p.: [ca. 1870-1890].
A stunning collection of original designs for kimonos with a manuscript title-page. Contrary to the usual collections of kimono designs which tend to dazzle with their opulent.....
Item nr. 171812
Price: $15,000.00
GYOKURIN, Hiratsuka. Hiratsukaha yamatomoyo. 2 volumes, each with 5 woodblock plates. Folio, 369 x 255 mm., publisher's decorated wrappers in a new chitsu case. Kyoto: Miyata Toyamado, 1899.
A truly spectacular collection of kimono designs, which once again demonstrate the incredible artistic creativity involved in the craft, and also the unparalleled.....
Item nr. 171808
Price: $2,500.00
NAKAMURA, Gyokushu. Miyama no shiori. 2 volumes. Each with 26 plates. 8vo, 251 x 160 mm., publisher's wrappers in a new chitsu case. Kyoto: Honda Unkindo, 1901.
A truly stunning collection of design plates, distinguished by a distinct modernist sensibility.
Extremely rare with OCLC listing only the Wolfsonian and National Diet Library.....
Item nr. 171803
Price: $4,750.00
NAKAMURA, Gyokushu. Moyo Bijutsu Binran. 50 plates on 25 leaves. 8vo, 178 x 110 mm., publisher's wrappers in a new chitsu case. Mie: Yamanaka, Heisuke, 1889.
A charming little book, in which the bottom third of each of the 50 plates depicts a kimono, and the top third is divided in.....
Item nr. 171794
Price: $2,250.00
KOSEN, Yamashita. Hanagata. 4 volumes, each with 20 double-sided plates. Folio, 365 x 232 mm., publisher's wrappers. Kyoto: Miyata Toyamado, 1899-1900.
A complete set of this spectacular collection of kimono designs, many with a modernist sensibility. Slight wear to the wrappers, but internally immaculate.
OCLC lists Columbia, Stanford, Yale, LC, Harvard, Virginia.....
Item nr. 171793
Price: $8,500.00
KORIN, Furuya. Korin moyo. 2 volumes. With 13 and 12 double-page woodcut plates. 8vo, 250 x 180 mm., publisher's wrappers in a recent chitsu case. Kyoto-shi : Unsodo, 1907.
A truly spectacular collection of design plates by this important Rimpa artist. The work was primarily intended for inspiration in the manufacture.....
Item nr. 171784
Price: $3,750.00
JAPANESE TEXTILES. A collection of 521 original designs for Japanese textiles. Various sizes, laid on sheets in a folio album, 297 x 190 mm., in a modern silk chitsu case. N.p.: n.d.
An extraordinary collection of original designs exhibiting the highest quality of draughtsmanship and a truly remarkable artistic sensibility. The.....
Item nr. 171782
Price: $15,000.00
SEKKA, Kamisaka. Betsugonomi kyozome miyako no omokage. 27 double-side leaves of plates. 8vo, 239 x 155 mm., original wrappers in a new chitsu case. Kyoto-shi : Tanaka Jihe : Bunkyudo zohan, 1890.
An early work from Sekka, who was truly an exceptional master of design. The first two plates each show.....
Item nr. 171781
Price: $1,500.00
GYOKKO, Shimomura. Genroku furyu Meiji-buri. 2 volumes, each with 16 double page plates. Folio, 328 x 225 mm., original boards in a new chitsu case. Kyoto: Honda Ichijiro, 1905.
A stunningly beautiful collection of plates depicting artfully displayed kimonos.
OCLC lists FIT, Stanford, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Item nr. 171779
Price: $4,750.00