This is a one-of-a-kind collection of rare portraits, production stills, and negatives of more than 100 legendary film directors. Found in a file cabinet formerly belonging to Films Incorporated, a Chicago-based 16mm film supplier and home video company that shuttered in the mid 1990s, this was their Director's Index, a.... More
Lucie Editions, 2007. Hardcover. In English and French. This is a scarce monograph of abstract artist Alsterlind's work featuring an in-depth interview with the artist by Pierre Manuel. More
Treville, 1992. Hardcover. This is a scarce retrospective of Amano's haunting sculptures. Jacket has some rubbing and soiling, interior is clean and tight. More
University of Miami, 1960. First Thus. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Lots of sunning on spine and edges are scuffed. Sticker residue inside front cover. This is a pair of essays on theater lighting and design by the great Swiss architect and theorist of stage design. More
New York: Abrams, 2002. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Boards. 4to. 10.5"x8.5". Pictorial boards in pictorial paper slipcover. Accordion pages. Unpaginated. Slipcover has a red stain on bottom left corner of front cover, and slipcover has some edge wear and scuffing. Book is fine. This is a first printing exhibition catalog of..... More
University of California, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. This is a first printing of the posthumous collection of essays from influential architecture critic Banham. Jacket has some curling at edges, book is near fine. More
Koln: Taschen, 1999. Hardcover. 4to. 15.75"x8". Hot pink boards with silver edges. Metallic pictorial dust jacket. 175 pp. Minor edgewear to jacket. This is a retrospective on gay camp artist and filmmaker Bidgood, with text by author and critic Benderson. Benderson's essay, "Pink Illusions," is reprinted in German and French at... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1926]. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. 10.75”x8.5”. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. 18 plates accompanied by tissue guard with descriptive letterpress. 163 pp. No dust jacket. Rubbing to all edges, and top right corner of front cover is crushed. Stains on front... More
Taschen, 1999. Paperback. This is a handsome Taschen reprint of English painter Burne-Jones' book of symbolic artwork. More
Muki Productions. Hardcover. In Hebrew and English. This is a very scarce catalogue of the work of Israeli outsider artist Caftori. At the time of this listing, we were unable to find any other copies of this book nor of any books about Caftori for sale online. Caftori is relatively... More
Fisher Gallery, 1997. Hardcover. In Spanish and English. This is an exhibition catalogue from Calvo's 1997-98 installations of abstract sculpture. Includes a small, metal sculpture inside the shadowbox that serves as the book's cover. A fascinating conversation piece. In fine, evidently unread condition. More
Viking Press, 1993. First Edition. Boards. Inscribed by both Chicago and Woodman on title page. This book comprises the paintings and prose of legendary artist Judy Chicago with photographs from her husband Donald Woodman from their 8 year (1985-1993) exploration of the Holocaust and their Jewish heritage. The Holocaust Project... More
China National Palace Museum, 1985. Cloth. In Chinese and English. Jewel box binding with navy cloth and gilt lettering. Previous owner's name on second page. This is a lovely decorative art book of Chinese paintings and details with dual language captions. More
Breadpig, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Boards. Small 4to. 7.25"x9". White boards with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Pictorial dust jacket. 138 pp. plus end matter. Light curling to jacket edges. Signed on title page. This is a signed retrospective of the A Softer World webcomic which ran from 2003-2015. More
Chicago: Lyons and Carnahan, 1940. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5". Green decorative cloth. Many illustrations and photos. 673 pp. Edges quite scuffed. 1.25" black stain on bottom edge of block. Minor foxing to endpapers. "Property of Chicago Board of Education" stamp on right edge of block and on all endpapers. Tight and otherwise... More
Chronicle, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a first edition of Drescher's collection of mixed media art. Features a number of cut outs, including the cover image. More
1992. Spiral bound. In original envelope with title sticker. This is a rare self-published art zine by Chicago artist Jim Duignan. Spiral-bound and hand-made. Duignan is now a professor of visual arts at DePaul University where he founded the Arts Education Program. He is best known as founder of the... More
Cambridge University Press, 1994. Paperback. This is a second edition of Duncan's somewhat rare, scholarly art history text. More
Paris: Editions "TEL" [1931]. First Edition. Wraps. Folio. 15"x11". Mixed pagination. 42 helio-engravings and 2 pages of text in French and English loose as issued in brown paper wraps. Wraps are a bit curled and ragged around the edges. Pen notation at top right of front cover. Water stain on front... More
Chilton Book Co, 1969. First Edition. Cloth. Stated first edition of artist Eliscu's guide to techniques and examples of this Renaissance medium. Pages are a little wrinkled, and jacket has some scratches and edge wear. More
Half Letter Press, 2015. Hardcover. This is an out of print collection of essays by and interviews with Scandinavian visual artists. Cardboard cover has some scratches, dings, and edge wear. More
Kunst-Werke Berlin, 2006. First Edition. Paperback. This is the exhibition catalogue for the 2005-06 collaborative art installation in Berlin about the Balkans and Turkey reintegrating into Europe following the collapse of the Soviet Union. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. Cloth. Large 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and embossed decoration on cover. Pictorial dust jacket. 13 six-color plates. 63 pp. Jacket edges and corners scuffed. Bottom right corner of front flap clipped. Inscribed by author on verso of front free endpaper. Association copy. This is... More
Drawn and Quarterly, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback original. First printing signed on title page by Rookie editor-in-chief Tavi Gevinson, illustrator Kendra Yee, contributor Arabelle Sicardi, and Hannah (we don't know who Hannah is, but she is likely another contributor). There are many other printed "signatures" -- this is... More
