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Revolver, Stuttgart, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Wrappers. Unsigned, but from a limited edition of 500, of which this is hand-inscribed as number 452. Aside from a bump to the crown of the spine, minimal wear to the covers, and old price label residue to the rear panel, the book is in crisp and fine condition. The binding remains tight and sharp, and interior is clean and clear of markings. Unpaginated artist's book by the young British artist in which he documents a pair of dogs in full page black and white images, followed by a series of brightly colored blank pages. Softcover volume, bound with French fold stiff white covers with a discreetly printed "2" in white on the white front cover..

Unknown Publisher, 1990. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 12 pages, made of of three loose sheets folded and held in a printed stiff paper cover. Dating this to 1990 is a wild guess, and probably incorrect. There is no indication of a publication date on this, and I have been unable to find out much about it. Original acetate is cracked, but present, with light handling wear to the covers. A charming illustrated book of some of the artist's watercolors. The only text is what seems to be the title, begun on the cover, and finished on an interior page..

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Cloth with Board Slipcase. Unpaginated (16 pp.), 8 illustrations in color. Slight scuffing and wear to the covers and edge of the illustrated cardboard slipcase, otherwise fine. Illustrations by Eric Fischl. First trade edition. Book design by Eleanor Caponigro. Published in association with the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York..

New York: Greenwich House, New York, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Attractively bound in white linen with gold stamping on spine and cover and covered with pictorial dustjacket, both binding and dj are in fine condition other than a light yellowing to the white covers, consistent with age. Oversized monograph that lavishly reproduces the high points of art nouveau graphic design in full color, and on fine paper. 1984 text in English is a translation of the original 1968 German publication. A treat for the lover of books, prints, and the graphic arts..

Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 562 pages, divided between two hardcover volumes. Lower corners of volume 2 are bumped, with a small degree of shelfwear to the bottom edge of each volume, but otherwise, the bindings are tight and solid, with bright dustjackets now protected by Mylar sleeves. The interiors of each are clean and unmarked. Bound in red cloth covered boards with gold stamping. Extensively illustrated with detailed cataloguing and excellent reference material. Text in English..

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco CA, 2001. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 302 pp., 180 illustrations in color. A very minor piece of veneer to the dustjacket cover is missing, reverse lower left-hand side, otherwise a fine copy. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco CA 6 October 2001-6 January 2002..

Momart, Ltd., 2009. Book. Fine Condition. Wrappers. 2 x 39 Inches.. Artist's multiple. Accordion style presentation of a long inkjet print image evocative of ripples on the surface of water, but slowly revealing the ominous imageof a submerged bicycle. Packaged in a magnet closed small portfolio, and shipped in the original shipping container from Momart Ltd. Included are two pages of expanation about both the artist and the program. Each year Momart commissions a leading British artist to produce a multiple. The entire series, of which this is only one, features works by artists as varied as Howard Hodgkin, Lucian Freud, David Hockney, Ron Mueck, Sarah Lucas, Barry Flanagan, and many others, and is included in several museum collections..

Texas Swedish Cultural Foundation, Houston, 1990. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. First Edition.. 156 pp., B&W illustrations throughout. Edition of 1,000 copies. Early Swedish pioneer in Texas (1815-1899), he left his considerable library to the University of Texas in 1897. Slight shelf wear to the bottom edge of the dustjacket cover, otherwise fine. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover..

Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 208 pages color illustrations throughout. A bump to the lower, right-hand corner. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., from October 2006 to January 2007. Index of Artists and Works. .

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1982. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. Unpaginated (76 pp.), 50 illustrations 12 in color. First Edition. Illustrated stiff boards, linen spine..

The British Library, London, 2007. Book. Fine Condition. Wrappers. 176 pages with 122 illustrations 97 in color. Edited by Stephen Bury. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from The British Library, London 9 November 2007-30 March 2008. Timeline. Bibliography and Index..

Richter Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1997. Book. Fine Condition. Stiff Wrappers. 231 pages 230 illustrations 65 in full color. First paperback edition. Text is in German and English. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München 2 July-24 August 1997, Kunstmuseum Winterthur 6 September-23 November 1997, Wexner Center for the Arts, The State University of Ohio, Columbus OH 31 January-2 April 1998 and Harvard University Art Museum, Cambridge MA 18 July-27 September 1998. Select Biography. List of Works..

Self Published by the Artist, 2011. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 38 pages. Hardcover artist book. No text. Minimal shelfwear to the edges. Else, the binding is tight and interior is clean and free of markings. The phenomenal artist Casey Williams, who made so many beautiful and evocative photo-based works during his too short lived, but influential artistic career in Houston, turned his attention to making self published (through Blurb) artist books that grouped a number of his images by themes. Known for beautifully blurring the boundary between representation and abstraction, the images in this book are immediately recognizable, but immensely satisfying on an abstract formal and color level. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards and issued without a dustjacket..

The Grolier Club & David R. Godine Publishing, 2004. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. Revised Edition. 110 pp., many illus. throughout in both black and white and color. Dustjacket is protected in a mylar cover..

Nazraeli Press, Tucson AZ, 1999. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth, with Board Slipcase. Cloth edition, with slipcase, 24 pages, 20 four-color plates. From an edition of 1,000. Text is in French. Accordian-bound book documents the unique collaboration between Solyagua and her highly-trained circus ants..

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth with Decorative Slipcase. Several tears and a bit of wear to the edges of the slipcase, otherwise both volumes of the two-volume set are in excellent condition..

Cheap Reproductions, Houston, 1996. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. Seven individual artist books, each staple bound with stiff printed paper covers. Texts are in English. Illustrated with the artist's photographs. Some of the books were sent through the mail, so the previous owner's name and address remains inscribed, along with postmarked stamps. The earliest, "Border Crossing," is dated 1993. "British Faces," 1996; "I Was On the Beach in Galveston Saturday Morning," 1996; "A Two Page Book (Innocent Little Ants)," 1996; "A Two Page Book (Ex-Biker)," 1995; "Book (Green Dress)," 1996; "Cafe Noche," 1995..

Alexandre Iolas Gallery, Paris - Milano, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Wrappers. Slim volume unpaginated (14 pages.), accordion-style, silkscreened design carried throughout. Minor foxing to the covers. French flaps. Printed on velin Arches (Arches Text Wove) paper. Text is in French..

Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York, 1998. Book. Fine Condition. Wrappers. Signed by the Artist. 81 pages with 22 illustrations 7 in color. Signed by the artist on the title page. Illustrated wraps. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York NY December 10, 1997-January 8, 1998. Size: 5 ¼ "x 7¼".

Crow Press, Houston, Texas, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Staple-bound Wrappers. Slim volume, unpaginated (58 pages). Minor shelfwear to the edges with a small bend to the lower right corner of the front cover. Else, the binding is tight, the interior clean and free of markings. 54 black and white illustrations of the Houston artist's drawings, with a single center-page and covers in color. Staple-bound illustrated wraps. The covers reproduce in vividly bright color one of his watercolors. Size: 5" x 4".