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The books described here are only a tiny fraction of an estimated 30,000 books and exhibition catalogues currently in stock. The great majority are on modern and contemporary art and artists--Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Cobra, Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Fluxus and so on. You also will find photography and unusual books in other areas.Inernational League of Antiquarian BooksellersAntiquarian Booksellers' Association of America

Hungarian caricatures, 1933. For a unique album from Budapest of brilliant, original caricatures worthy of publication and exhibition, please click here.

An additional 40,000 art periodicals include the world's largest holdings of Artforum, Art in America, and High Performance, plus many others.

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FREE domestic shipping with direct order. **Berkeley: Archteype Press, 1939. 105 copies. 20 pp. Decorated rough linen. 43 x 32.5 cm. Texts by Stephen Pepper, James Caldwell, John Haley, Bertrand Bronson, Warren Perry, Edward Brewer, Jacob Loewenberg, Donald Mackay, Edward Strong, and Everett Glass. Other members are Wilder Bentley, Ray S. Boynton, James M. Cline, Charles C. Cushing, Mathurin Dondo, Albert Elkus, Griffith C. Evans, William Hays, Gordon McKenzie, Howard Moise, Howard O'Hagan, Worth Ryder, Leslie B. Simpson, and Randall Thompson. The abstract cover decoration is by John Haley. Near fine, with traces of discoloration on the covers. Another copy with some foxing, soiling, and light stains on the cover available at $85. N'en parlons plus! Excerpts from divers papers & chronicles of The Arts Club, 1937-1938.
Arts Club, Berkeley, California
FREE domestic shipping with direct order. **Berkeley: Archteype Press, 1939. 105 copies. 20 pp. Decorated rough linen. 43 x 32.5.. more
Price: $125.00
FREE domestic shipping with direct order. **Barcelona: Instituto Amatller de Arte Hispanico, 1949. No. 423 of 1025 copies. 181 plates (some in tints) + 105 pp. Black leather & wine-colored cloth in cloth slipcase. 28.3 x 21 cm. A wonderful collection of drawings and the final etchings. Marbled paper endpapers. Name on first blank. Black surface of leather backstrip heavily rubbed; intermittent light foxing, but an acceptable copy of an uncommon book. Los Caprichos de Goya y sus dibujos preparatorios: estudio preliminar y notas.
[Goya] Sanchez Canton, F.J.
FREE domestic shipping with direct order. **Barcelona: Instituto Amatller de Arte Hispanico, 1949. No. 423 of 1025 copies. 181 plates.. more
Price: $175.00
FREE domestic and international shipping with direct order. **New York: Artists Equity Association, 1952. Ed. by Elias Newman. 0239/2000 copies. 101 lithographs designed "by the artist[s] directly on the litho plate[s]" by nearly as many artists (a few color; includes covers). Probably direct offset lithography. Artists include Milton Avery, Antonio Frasconi, Max Weber, Ben Shahn, Chaim Gross, 3 Soyers, Jack Levine, Reginald Marsh, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Hans Hofmann, and many others. Decorated paper covers in white plastic comb binding. 30.5 x 23.5cm. Some marginal chipping and tears to back cover. 1952 Improvisations. Artists Equity masquerade ball. Hotel Astor, May 15. Spring Fantasia [Volume III].
Artists Equity Association
FREE domestic and international shipping with direct order. **New York: Artists Equity Association, 1952. Ed. by Elias Newman. 0239/2000 copies... more
Price: $1,500.00
FREE domestic and international shipping with direct order. **5 issues, early 1950s. Profusely illustrated. [16] pp. each. Decorated paper covers. 19.8 x 12 cm. No. 23: "Edward L. Bernays and the American mind," by P. K. Thomajan. No. 29: "Posters by McKnight Kauffer." No. 30: "Saul Steinberg, visual historian." No. 36: "Albert Schiller and type ornaments." No. 37: "Lucina Wakefield," by Donald Vining [wood engravings]. A wonderful publication issued by a paper company. A little wear on the colored folded spines of nos. 29 and 30 Design and paper. Numbers 23, 29, 30, 36, 37
Kauffer, McKnight; Steinberg, Saul; Schiller, Albert. Marquardt and Company, New York
FREE domestic and international shipping with direct order. **5 issues, early 1950s. Profusely illustrated. [16] pp. each. Decorated paper covers... more
Price: $500.00
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