Solana Beach, California: the artist, 1971. An original, unmailed card from Eleanor Antin's series of 51 postcards mailed between March 15, 1971, and July 9, 1973. This one, the 32nd in the narrative, was taken on Route 101 in California, on February 9, 1971. Photography by Phel Steinmetz. 11.5 x...... More

New York: Artforum, 1971. This issue of Artforum, with its five startling photographs and chilling cover by Diane Arbus, established her as a force to be reckoned with. "… [H]er singular, often shocking portraits emerged among the most iconic and modern images of the 1960s." She "famously wrote in 1971..... More

San Francisco, circa 1947-1955. Spencer Barefoot cut a modest swath in the intimately entwined musical and social spheres of mid-century San Francisco. Between 1943 and 1949 he wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle and became assistant to the paper’s noted music critic, Alfred Frankenstein. When he left to form his..... More

[Boston]: New York Graphic Society/Little, Brown, ©1986. 119 superb duotone plates, plus illustrations and figures in the text. Unpaginated. Light-colored cloth. 27 x 29.8 cm. SIGNED in black ink (not ballpoint) on half-title. Lacks dustjacket. Depicts ancient stone monuments, including cairns, tumuli, circles,and dolmens in the British Isles and Brittany;..... More

San Francisco, 1964. In 1963, when Ed Ruscha published Twentysix Gasoline Stations, his first book, he sent two copies to the U.S. Copyright Office, one to establish copyright, the other destined for the collection of the Library of Congress. Great! Recognition for the young artist. As you might imagine, LC..... More

New York: Artforum, 1974. This extremely rare, much-sought-after issue features on its second leaf a transgressive color photograph of the artist Lynda Benglis wearing sunglasses with white frames, a modest earring, a challenging expression, a nice coating of body oil, and a very convincing dildo at least a foot long..... More

New York: Artforum, 1974. This issue has become vanishingly rare, due to a much-sought-after color ad featuring the artist Lynda Benglis in a transgressive pose. The issue also contains articles that may be of interest to other people. In addition to a 6-page article on Ms Benglis, other subjects are..... More

Malmö Konsthalls Katalog nr. 130, 1988. 23 color plates printed one side + 3 blank leaves + 2 texts and publication information laid in on separate leaves. Paper covers. (stiff, heavily textured, unprinted paper). 36 x 30 cm. Dark, experimental photographs, mostly abstract and Conceptual. Fine. No copies in OCLC..... More

Brooklyn: Copycat Publishers, 2011. 60 b/w photos of records and their covers. Stiff, dark-red covers; [72] pp. (8 blank); 17.7 x 14 cm.. One of many brilliant (and less so) homages, parodies, knockoffs, and copies of Ed's signature subjects and styles. See Various small books: referencing various small books by..... More

[Pasadena, California: the artist: 1977]. Signed by the artist. 20 plates printed on both sides of 10 leaves of stiff, coated paper, and divided horizontally into 4 proportioned segments that can be combined in the manner of a split-page children's book (created since the 18th century, when they were known..... More

[Sevillle?]: Junta de Andalucia, 1989. ISBN 84-86620-04-X. 2 volumes. Largely illustrations (photographs, drawings, and documents) of elaborately constructed, imaginary animals: a snake with six pairs of legs; a winged elephant; a fanged rabbit; and other marvels. 111 pp. Tan paper covers with titling in dark brown, and plain card slipcase..... More

Los Angeles: Artforum, 1964. Profusely illustrated (with 1 plate in color). 58 pp. Original paper covers. 27 x 26.5 cm. The cover, printed in black on a metallic silver background, is an homage to Warhol's own compositions: a grid of six copies of Hopper's portrait of Andy Warhol in dark..... More

LAICA, June 30-August 14, 1984. Part of the Olympics Arts Festival. Primarily illustrations. 90 pp. Light blue and magenta paper covers. 29.2 x 21 cm. The work encompasses photography, installation, environmental art, conceptual art, painting, silkscreen, and performance. Includes biographical data. Fine copies. More