Description: First installment of The Museum of Modern Art Papers on Architecture. With an introduction by Vincent Scully. Generally considered one of the most important titles in architectural theory of the last 50 years. Simply – the opening text of postmodernism. Dust jacket shows wear and soiling, now protected in Brodart plastic cover. RARE FIRST PRINTING IN JACKET!.

Bookseller Inventory # 18267

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Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
Venturi, Robert

Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
Publication Date: 1966
Binding: Hard Bound
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition:Good
Edition: First Edition

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Internationally recognized photographer Peter Beard first visited Africa in 1955. After graduating from Yale, he returned to Africa and worked at Kenya’s Tsavo Park, during which time he photographed and documented the demise of over 35,000 elephants and 5000 Black Rhinos. The work done there led to the publication of The End of the Game books.

“When I first went to Kenya in August 1955, I could never have guessed what was going to happen. Kenya’s population was roughly five million, with about 100 tribes scattered throughout the endless ‘wild—deer—ness’ – it was authentic, unspoiled, teeming with big game – so enormous it appeared inexhaustible. Everyone agreed it was too big to be destroyed. Now Kenya’s population of over 30 million drains the country’s limited and diminishing resources at an amazing rate: surrounding, isolating, and relentlessly pressuring the last pockets of wildlife in denatured Africa.” —Peter Beard

Description: INSCRIBED IN THREE PLACES with with Beard’s own customary red ink hand print on the bottom edge of the title page. No Jacket, as issued. First printing of the 1977 revised edition published on the occasion of the I.C.P. exhibition in New York. Very good hardback as issued without dust jacket. The grey boards have some sunning to spine & evidence of light damp staining to the top right of the front board & this moisture exposure is echoed within very lightly showing as a 1 inch area of waviness to the upper outer edge of the pages. It is not very noticeable but I mention it in the interest of accuracy. This is a lovely edition of this rare Beard classic & the most difficult Beard title to find SIGNED & INSCRIBED!

Bookseller Inventory # 15711

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The End of the Game: The Last Word from Paradise A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History and Prospects of the Big Game in Africa
Beard, Peter H.

ISBN: 0385131240
Publisher: Viking
Publication Date: 1977
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: 1st Edition Thus

1.} Hand print in red paint to half title page with the inscription ” Special delivery to Mickey 11/22/80 with warmest regards and memories as always Peter (Beard)”.

2.} Warm inscription by Peter Beard on verso of front free end page” D[picture of ear] Mickey – greetings from afar – what I am doing here? – and you there! Hurry back and join the rat race in the cement jungle – we miss you – was going to to do a long letter but I’m sending you a day of my life in chore city – hope you can read the true stress – relax and read while you can – we have been thinking of you all the time – drop me a line @ p. o. box. – ran into your mother last Wednesday after her trip to see you – ALL best from ALL here – in haste as ever, Peter 11/22/80″.

3.} Address in Ecuador printed by Peter Beard to the upper right hand corner of front free end page.

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Antonio Saura (1930–1998) began painting and writing in 1947 in Madrid while suffering from tuberculosis, having already been confined to his bed for five years. He developed a highly personal style, creating numerous drawings and paintings with a dreamlike surrealist character that most often represent imaginary landscapes, employing a flat smooth treatment that offers a rich palette of colours.
In Paris he Started using the technique of scraping, adopted a gestural style and a radically abstract type of painting, still very colourful and boasting an organic, aleatory design. He began painting by occupying the space of the canvas in several very distinct ways, creating formal structures that now very much bear his distinctive stamp and which he continued to develop endlessly. Then we see the use of forms that will soon become archetypes of the female body or the human figure. These two fundamental themes are to take up the greater part of his work.  Starting in 1956 Saura tackles the register of what will prove to be his great series, Ladies, Nudes, Self-portraits, Shrouds and Crucifixions, which he paints on both canvas and paper. In Madrid founds the El Pasogroup in 1957 and serves as its director until it breaks up in 1960. Meets Michel Tapié. First solo exhibition at the Rodolphe Stadler Gallery in Paris, where he will regularly show throughout his life. Stadler will later introduce him to Otto van de Loo in Munich and Pierre Matisse in New York, both of whom will exhibit his work and represent the artist.

Now limiting his palette to blacks, greys and browns. Asserts a personal style that is independent of the movements and trends of his generation. His work follows in the tradition of Velasquez and Goya. It soon enters the major museums. Starting in 1959 begins creating what will prove to be a prolific body of works in print, illustrating in an original way numerous books like Cervantes’s Don Quijote, Orwell’s 1984, Nöstlinger’s adaptation of Pinocchio, Kafka’s Tagebücher, Quevedo’s Three visions, and many others. In 1960 begins practicing sculpture, creating works made of welded metal elements which represent the human figure, characters and crucifixions.

In 1967 settles permanently in Paris, joins the opposition to the Franco dictatorship and takes part in numerous debates and controversies in the fields of politics, aesthetics and artistic creation. Broadens his thematic and pictorial register. Along with his Femmefauteuil (literally Womanarmchair), the series Imaginary Portraits, Goya’s Dog and Imaginary Portraits of Goya begin to take shape.In 1971 abandons painting on canvas (which he will take up again in 1979) to devote himself to writing, drawing and painting on paper. In 1977 begins publishing his writings, creates several stage designs for the theatre, ballet and opera. From 1983 to his premature death, revisits and brilliantly develops all of his themes and figures, and produces perhaps the best work in his entire oeuvre.

Description: Hard bound with glassine dust jacket in publishers cardboard slipcase, as issued. Signed by the publisher Patrick Cramer. A very nice copy, bright and clean. This catalogue raisonné comprises the description and reproduction of 632 engravings, lithographs and silk-screen prints by the artist. When a piece by Saura is an integral part of a book, album or catalogue, the work is also described. A chronological presentation of the prints is followed by a chronological index, an alphabetical index and an index of the authors of the books illustrated by Saura. The catalogue concludes with a postface that addresses the links Antonio Saura maintained with the world of publishing and book illustration. Save for the specifications of the prints, which are written in French, all texts are given in French and Spanish.

Inventory # 14214

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Antonio Saura : L’oeuvre Imprime La Obra Grafica
Cramer, Patrick

Publisher: Patrick Cramer
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Publisher

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Gypsy Rose Lee was one of the most famous strippers of all time. It was her burlesque act which earned her legendary status. She brought a sharp sense of humor into her act. She became as famous for her onstage wit, as for her striping style. She was spotted by H.K. Minsky, who featured her in his infamous New York club, from there to theatre, 12 films, and eventually her own television show. She wrote two mystery novels, and an autobiography, which was a bestseller. The walls of her Los Angeles home were adorned with pictures by Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning, all of which were reportedly gifts to her by the artists themselves.

Description: Hard bound with dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Gypsy Rose Lee. Some edge wear. Dust jacket shows some wear, with chipping to spine edges and corners, otherwise good.

Bookseller Inventory # 17036

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Mother Finds a Body
Lee, Gypsy Rose

Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Publication Date: 1942
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Signed: Inscribed by Author
Edition: First Edition

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Celine’s second masterpiece was written as a prequel to Journey to the End of the Night. A work constructed with an immediate prose style, shocking for the time. Celine aspired to present humanity as is, without the stylistic trappings, and pretense he saw in his contemporaries. Offensive, vulgar, raw, and cynical; he was directly influenced by the tension felt in Europe between the wars. In this existential masterpiece, Celine explores the darker side of the psyche. His influence is far reaching, inspiring such authors as John Fante, Charles Bukowski, and Henry Miller.

Description: Hard bound first U. S. printing with unclipped dust jacket. 593 pages. Corners and edges of dust jacket worn. Minor chipping to edges, and one large chip to lower rear corner of dust jacket. Some sunning to red title on spine edge, otherwise good. Interior clean and binding strong.

Bookseller Inventory # 17150

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Death on the Installment Plan
Celine, louis Ferdinand

Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Publication Date: 1938
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition

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Description: Hard bound first edition with dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY SAUL BELLOW TO THE ARTIST FUMI KOMATSU on the front free endpage. Wear and a few large chips to dust jacket edges. Some minor foxing, otherwise very good. A RARE INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY OF THE AUTHORS SECOND BOOK!.

Bookseller Inventory # 18358

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The Victim
Bellow, Saul

Publisher: Vanguard Press
Publication Date: 1947
Binding: Hard Bound
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition:Good
Signed: Inscribed by Author
Edition: First Edition

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Marc Chagall took inspiration from Belarusian folk-life, and portrayed many Biblical themes that reflected his Jewish heritage. In the 1960s and 1970s, Chagall engaged in a series of large-scale projects involving public spaces and important civic and religious buildings. Chagall’s artworks are difficult to categorize. Working in the pre-World War I Paris art world, he was involved with avant-garde currents, however, his work was consistently on the fringes of popular art movements and emerging trends, including Cubism and Fauvism, among others. He was closely associated with the Paris School and its exponents, including Amedeo Modigliani.

Description: Hard bound with dust jacket in publishers slipcase, as issued. 357 pages. English language edition. A very nice copy with almost no visible wear. This beautiful book is comprised of 114 examples of the books, albums and catalogues illustrated by Marc Chagall. Every work is described in detail and reproductions of the original artwork accompany each entry. This copy signed by the publishers Patrick Cramer on the title page.

Bookseller Inventory # 16825

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Marc Chagall the Illustrated Books : Catalogue Raisonne
Cramer, Patrick

Publisher: Patrick Cramer, Geneva
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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