New York: Alfred Stieglitz, 1903. Folder on Enfield watermarked laid paper, with facsimile of Maeterlinck's holograph letter on the first three pages and Sadakichi Hartmann's English translation on the fourth. About 29.3 x 20.3 cm folded. From the abstract to "Eduard Steichen and Maurice Maeterlinck: the symbolist connection," by Lucy..... More
Firenze: Vallecchi, ©1974. Cloth with dustjacket. 168 pp. 21.8 x 13.3 cm. A little creasing at top edge of dustjacket. **A book of poetry, INSCRIBED in Italian to Margherita [Margaret Scolari] Barr, Roma, 1975. Mrs. Barr was a writer and scholar in her own right and the wife of Alfred..... More
[No place]: Michael McClure, 1965; San Francisco: [1967]. Poster: Blue and red on offwhite paper, with quotations from Norman Mailer, Kenneth Tynan, and Allen Ginsberg. 27.9 x 21.5 cm. Book: Glossy white cover with titling in blue and photos of Jean Harlow (front) and Billy the Kid (rear) in light..... More
New York: Monument Film Corporation, [ca. 1970]. Poster. Flat and unfolded. Printed in red, blue, and gray on image side and in black on verso. One of only three instances of color printing by Maciunas. 27.7 x 43.5 cm / 10-7/8 x 17-1/8 in. "This film is about Cuba's youth..... More
![Henri Michaux, Viseux, Joaquin Ferrer [cover title]. Henri Michaux](/images/noimage.png)
Paris: Le Point Cardinal, 1972. 17 b/w plates. [23] pp. Stiff, light-brown paper covers. 22 x 17 cm. Internal titles: "Henri Michaux: encres de Chine 1966-1970 et peintures acryliques 1972-1972." "Viseux: sculptures récentes 1971-1972." "Joaquin Ferrer: aquarelles 1970-1972." No text. Near fine; slight fading at spine and top edge of..... More
Amsterdam, New York City. 1. Henri Michaux. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1964. Profusely illustrated (part color). [77] pp. Stiff, dark yellow cover. 27.4 x 18.4 cm. The catalogue describers 233 works. Near fine. 2. Henri Michaux: drawings 1950-1981. New York: David Nolan Gallery, 1984. 9 b/w plates. 19 pp. Decorated paper cover..... More
New York: David Nolan Gallery, 1984. 9 b/w plates. 19 pp. Decorated paper cover. 22.3 x 20.5 cm. Essay by Prudence Carlson. Michaux was a Belgian-born artist and poet. His travels as a young man in Asia and elsewhere influenced his later work, as did his experiences with LSD and..... More
Consigny [France]: Embers [Press], 1976. 250 copies. 3 plates (the first two may be a double-spread). [29] pp. Stiff, decorated gray-green paper covers. 23 x 15.8 cm (covers). The binding opens at the narrow edge and reads down the length of the page. Contains "Significance of the drawings" (under mescaline)..... More
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1989. No. 170 of 175 copies produced to accompany the exhibition Volumes. 8 plates (including one mounted color plate and one attached plastic bag with contents. [23] pp. 21.6 x about 18 cm. Each artist has two doublespreads with a printed signature on the left and..... More
Warsaw: Klub Muzyki Nowej Remont. Alma-Art, 1987. A performance piece, with Mitan accompanied by songbirds in a pet shop. The edition was 800 regular copies and 200 like this. Unopened copy. Arc-shaped crease at top of sleeve and slight damage at that edge from the wire enclosure. OCLC locates only..... More
La Jolla: California: Laurence McGilvery, 2015. Digital poster of a photograph taken circa 1989 in Manhattan's East Thirties. Published in an edition of 50 numbered copies +14 proofs, all signed by Linda Montano. Fine, stiff Hahnemühle photo rag paper. Image: 28.7 x 43.2 cm (17 x 10.5 inches}; paper: 30.3..... More
[Genova?]: Edizioni Galleria la Bertesca, 1968. Artist's book. Glossy white covers embossed with a Minimalist design. 20 cm square. 94 pp. An elaborate publication with gatefolds, mounted specimens, color plates, and a 7-inch Flexidisc: "Seven sonorous canes are hung in front of a panel in such a way that the visitor..... More
Los Angeles County Museum of Art,1968. 31 plates & illustrations (18 color) and 56 catalogue illustrations. 81 pp. Decorated paper covers. 26.8 x 20 cm. (covers). Two years after the 1966 retrospective (item 24491) Mrs. Sperry underwrote the publication of this beautiful publication and bequeathed her collection of Natzler pots..... More
Los Angeles County Museum of Art,1968. 31 plates & illustrations (18 color) and 56 catalogue illustrations. 81 pp. Decorated boards with olive-green spine. 26.8 x 20 cm. (covers). Two years after the 1966 LACMA retrospective (item 24491) Mrs. Sperry underwrote the publication of this beautiful publication and bequeathed her collection..... More
Los Angeles County Museum of Art,1968. 31 plates & illustrations (18 color) and 56 catalogue illustrations. 81 pp. Decorated paper covers. 26.8 x 20 cm. (covers). Two years after the 1966 retrospective (item 24491) Mrs. Sperry underwrote the publication of this beautiful publication and bequeathed her collection of Natzler pots..... More
Santa Monica, CA: Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, 1995. 59 color plates reproduce at half size the 114 patterns of the entire scroll from late 15th-to-16th-century Iran. In addition, there are scores of illustrations and diagrams in black and white. 395 pp. Black cloth with..... More
Los Angeles: Gemini G.E.L., 1970. Folded card, diecut at leading edge to simulate film perforations. 4 pp. B/w cover ill. & 13 color ills. 16.1 x 23.4 cm. From the text: "Image and sound operate as extensions of the artist's concepts as he considers the genesis and evolution of his..... More
[Los Angeles: Gemini G.E.L.], 1970. 7 plates & ills., [12] pp. A continuous sheet 95.6 x 23.9 cm (37-5/8 x 9-7/16 inches), printed both sides and folded crossways into 6 panels orihon style; 15.9 x 23.9 cm folded. Barbara Rose's outstanding essay describes the edition multiples that Gemini created for..... More
Mexico City: April-May 1942. The first of five issues (6 numbers). 8 mounted plates (5 color), 2 original woodcuts by Paalen (1 mounted, and 1 hors-texte), plus 12 text illustrations. 52 pp.Original paper covers. 28.3 x 22.5 cm. Texts variously in English or French by Wolfgang and Alice Paalen, Edward..... More
Mexico City: April-May 1942. The first of five issues (6 numbers). 8 mounted plates (5 color), 2 original woodcuts by Paalen (1 mounted, and 1 hors-texte), plus 12 text illustrations. 52 pp.Original paper covers. 28.3 x 22.5 cm. Texts variously in English or French by Wolfgang and Alice Paalen, Edward..... More
Coyoacan, D. F., Mexico: the editor, 1944. The fifth and final issue of (6 numbers). 34 hors-texte pls. (8 in color) + 62 + [2] pp. with many other, illustrations. Original paper covers. 28.6 x 22.5 cm. Texts, in French and English, on modern art, Pre-Columbian art, and other topics..... More
La Jolla, California: Friends of the UCSD Library, 1979. Dark-blue paper folder with applied label and 2 mounted leaves inside: the text by Ronald Silveira and the plate depicting the 1782 map with added tints of pale blue and tan. 27.9 x 21 cm. A keepsake for the Friends of..... More
New York, 1927. Profusely illustrated, with color accents. 32 pp., including covers in embossed, tinted, black leatherette. 38.8 x 22.7 cm. Paper cover reads "Production pledges 100% during 1927–28." Includes: photos of executives and staff; tables of "Paramount's 1926 Honor Roll" and the same for 1927, with credits for Clara..... More
Paris: Arts et Mètiers Graphiques, 1973. 697/1000 copies. Profusely illustrated. 346 pp. + 4 col. pls. Pale-blue cloth with dustjacket. 26.8 x 20.6 cm. Full-scale catalogue raisonnè of 183 works. Near-fine; original owner's discreet blindstamp on half title. The artist was a skillful portratist, miniaturist, and pastellist, and a champion..... More
![Picasso: dessins d'un demi-siècle [siecle]. With original lithograph cover. Pablo. Jardot...](/pictures/thumb/26253.jpg?v=1545184994)
Paris: Berggruen, 1956. Original lithograph covers (Mourlot 268). 23 plates, including 3 pochoirs. Paper covers. 22 x 11.6 cm. Publisher's card laid in. Unnumbered, but 17 in series. Text by Maurice Jardot. Slight creasing and bending at top where cover overlaps less than 1 mm, and small dent at bottom..... More
