Titles beginning with E from Modern Rare (58 items)

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2019. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2019. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 20 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery: Small-size volume format. Wraparound pictorial softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Joseph Sterling. Text by Stephen Daiter. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark retrospective exhibition of the same name held at Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from December 10, 2019 through February 29, 2020, the last show that the gallery held before temporarily closing its doors due to the coronavirus lockdown. Presents… Read more

New York City, NY: New Directions, 1998. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: New Directions, 1998. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 118 pages. The author's collection of early short fiction. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents Danilo Kis' "Rani jadi, za decu (i) osetljive" in a brilliant English translation by Michael Henry Heim. His highly original sequence of linked stories about his excruciating and acute childhood (early sorrows, yes; for children, probably not). "With a remarkable combination of affection, whimsy, and wretchedness, these nineteen lyrical stories tell a recurring tale of spiritual innocence tainted by shame and the terror of life in hiding. In addition to his finesse with language and… Read more

London, England: Andre Deutsch, 1979. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: Andre Deutsch, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 101 pages. Collection of character sketches. One of Elias Canetti's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the 1986 Reissued Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Elias Canetti's "Der Ohrenzeuge: Funfzig Charaktere" in the definitive English translation by Joachim Neugroschel. Character sketches, the narrative equivalent of the author's legendary aphorisms. "Combines criticism, literary invention, and social psychology. It is in a tradition created by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus and practiced by the English character writers of the 17th century: A… Read more

New York City, NY: New York Review Books, 2019. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: New York Review Books, 2019. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 378 pages. Retrospective collection of literary and personal essays. One of Daniel Mendelsohn's finest achievements. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only by the New York Review, of which Mendelsohn is the Editor-At Large. "Signed" round red sticker pasted in front. Presents Daniel Mendelsohn's "Ecstasy And Terror: From The Greeks To Game of Thrones". His third collection, the continuation of "How Beautiful It Is And How Easily It Can Be Broken" (2008) and "Waiting For The Barbarians: Essays From The Classics To Pop Culture" (2012) . Like the previous two, it demonstrates once again his… Read more

Barcelona, Spain: Fundacio La Caixa, 2001. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Barcelona, Spain: Fundacio La Caixa, 2001. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Retrospective Monograph on subject. One of the most beautiful books on the photographic art and achievement of Ed van der Elsken. The first and only edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the 2016 volume that has the same title but is a completely different book. Published in a small and limited one-time-only print run as a softcover original only. There is NO Hardcover Edition. An Import title, there is NO American Edition. None of the copies was distributed outside Europe, mainly in Spain. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Fundacio La Caixa: Oversize-volume format. Glossy pictorial thick softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and their film adaptations by Ed van der Elsken. Text by various… Read more

Connecticut: Guilford Press. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Connecticut: Guilford Press, . Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 48 pages. The photographer's debut collection of black-and-white photographs. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Melanie Eve Barocas: Glossy white hard boards with photographic reproduction of a young girl and titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Melanie Eve Barocas. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Melanie Eve Barocas' "Eden". Serene, deceptively simple yet oddly moving photographs of daily life that the photographer clearly implies is the essence of Heaven. Still, the technique as well as the spirit is down-to-earth: The unmistakable influence of Walker… Read more

Los Angeles, CA: DML Classics, Inc. , 1996. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Los Angeles, CA: DML Classics, Inc. , 1996. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Edison Denisov and The Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble collectible item. A pristine copy of the Classical Compact Disc (CD) recording of some of his greatest orchestral works, as performed by the legendary Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble. "Sun of The Incas" (1964) also showcases a magnificent performance by the Russian soprano Natalia Zagorinskaya. The recording was made and issued in this Compact Disc only in 1996. It is now rare. Denisov's music is sublime. Once completely unknown in the West, Edison Denisov is now regarded as one of the most imaginative and innovative composers of the Soviet Era. One of his prescient admirers was Igor Stravinsky. His music banned as "non-conformist" and "degenerate" for much of his… Read more

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery / Barry Singer Gallery, 2003. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery / Barry Singer Gallery, 2003. Softcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 56 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Plain white softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Edmund Teske. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In integral pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine and very large flaps, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held jointly by the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from March 7 through April 26, 2003 and Barry Singer Gallery Los Angeles from April 5 through June 21, 2003. Presents… Read more

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Casa De La Cultura San Pedro De Pinatar, 2001. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Casa De La Cultura San Pedro De Pinatar, 2001. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Exhibition Catalog. Retrospective collection of digitally-altered color portrait-photographs and diorama-like panoramas. One of the most emotionally resonant, cutting-edge photographic projects of our time. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now rare. A brilliant production by Eduardo Cortils: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Eduardo Cortils. Text by various contributors. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Buenos Aires, Argentina to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion… Read more

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Diana Lowenstein Ediciones, 2000. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Diana Lowenstein Ediciones, 2000. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 32 pages. Retrospective collection of photographically-based art, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most beautiful art photography books of our time. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. None of the copies was commercially sold in the United States. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Eduardo Medici: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographically-based art by Eduardo Medici. Poem, "Ninos Medicos"/"Children That Are Doctors", by Arturo Carrera in the Spanish original and felicitous English translation.… Read more

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Fotogaleria Teatro Municipal General San Martin, 1994. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Fotogaleria Teatro Municipal General San Martin, 1994. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 11 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now rare. Keep in mind that Eduardo Gil did not publish his first full-fledged book, " (argentina) ", until 2002, which this early catalog precedes by almost a decade. An austerely elegant production by Sara Facio: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Eduardo Gil. Except for a Biography appended at the end, there is no other text. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Buenos Aires to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents a… Read more

New York City, NY: PBS/Signal Prints/Edward Gorey, 1989. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: PBS/Signal Prints/Edward Gorey, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Edward Gorey collectible artwork. The "Winter Tea Party" Limited Edition of 850 lithographic prints, numbered and signed by Edward Gorey. Should NOT be confused with the much more common Limited Edition of 1750 numbered copies, NOT signed, that the artist also produced and issued in collaboration with Signal Prints. The latter was issued in order to cater to a wider audience while still retaining collectible value. "Winter Tea Party" is one of only ten (10) creations selected by Edward Gorey as among his very best, with each print issued in the two Limited Editions. There is no ISBN. The Limited-Edition Print is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Edward Gorey and Signal Prints: Print size is 11 X 9 inches.… Read more

New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2010. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2010. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 360 pages. The author's second novel. One of Andre Aciman's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Andre Aciman's "Eight White Nights". His follow-up novel to his breakthrough debut, "Call Me By Your Name" (2007). NOT a sequel (which would finally come to pass in 2019 as "Find Me"), but a necessary detour for the only serious American writer of romantic love of our time, and regarded by Aciman himself as his best book. Andre Aciman's second novel is about a more (seemingly) conventional love affair, that between a man and a woman,… Read more

New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2010. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2010. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 360 pages. The author's second novel. One of Andre Aciman's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Andre Aciman's "Eight White Nights". His follow-up novel to his breakthrough debut, "Call Me By Your Name" (2007) : NOT a sequel (which would finally come to pass in 2019 as "Find Me"), but a necessary detour for the only serious American writer of romantic love of our time, and regarded by Aciman himself as his best book. Andre Aciman's second novel is about a more (seemingly) conventional love affair, that between a man and a… Read more

Seattle, Washington: Silver Image Gallery, 1987. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Seattle, Washington: Silver Image Gallery, 1987. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 85 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited one-time-only print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Silver Image Gallery: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcover with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by William Carter. There is minimal text. Printed in tritone on pristine-white, glossy stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents William Carter's "Eighteen Nudes". Luminous female nudes, masterly studies in chiaroscuro, celebrations of the sinuous female form. "One reason I photograph the… Read more

Tokyo, Japan: Gallery Min, 1987. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Tokyo, Japan: Gallery Min, 1987. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Landmark collection of photographs. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only by a Japanese gallery. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Gallery Min: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with white titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Eileen Cowin. The texts consist of brief quotations from a wide array of sources, from David Byrne to Daniel Boorstin to Gustave Flaubert. Essay, "Real Images of An Illusory World", by Mark Johnstone. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Tokyo, Japan to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Eileen Cowin: Photographs". Which… Read more

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Luis Gonzalez Palma Studio, 2004. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Luis Gonzalez Palma Studio, 2004. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Luis Gonzalez Palma collectible piece. A pristine copy of "El Amor Coagulado" vintage original print framed on thick, museum-standard Plexiglas under the direct supervision of the artist/photographer. Limited Edition of 15 copies. Gonzalez Palma editions and does not reissue any of his prints once the edition is sold out. The Print is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Luis Gonzalez Palma: Gallery print-size format. Full frame size is 20 X 24 inches. The piece weighs 10 pounds. Vintage original print by Luis Gonzalez Palma. Every print in the edition is unique: The artist/photographer produced the image in Kodalith then hand-pasted solid 22-karat gold leaf embedded with resin over it. The way that the actual… Read more

New York City, NY: Viking Press, 1993. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Viking Press, 1993. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 185 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most important literary debuts of our time. Uncorrected Proof. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a one-time-only print run as a softcover original only for the exclusive use of the author and publisher. There is no ISBN. The Uncorrected Proof is now rare. Presents, in its earliest-edition format, Donald Antrim's "Elect Mr. Robinson For A Better World". His sensational first novel. It announced a daring new American voice, in a precisely crafted, spectacularly provocative work. "Antrim is that rarest of birds, a virtuoso satirist. He plays the banal against the grotesque, sets a fool's logic grinding like a tiny wheel against the ceiling of a… Read more

Prague, Czech Republic: SVU Press, 1980. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Prague, Czech Republic: SVU Press, 1980. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 111 pages. Retrospective collection of poems. The single best introduction to the poetry of Jiri Orten. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a Bilingual Softcover Edition only. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Jiri Orten's "Elegie Elegies" in definitive translations by Lyn Coffin, his most dedicated translator in English. Poetry that is necessary and sublime. The original poems in Czech are presented on the left-hand side and the English translations en face. The collection is presented in two sequences: The first part is a selection of lyrical poems while the second consists of the relentless "Elegies" Suite, nine Numbered Poems ("Elegie Number One" and so on) that match - if not surpass - Rainer Maria… Read more

New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation, 2023. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation, 2023. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 176 pages. Exhibition Monograph. Retrospective collection of evocative landscape photographs. One of Dawoud Bey's greatest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. A magnificent production by Dawoud Bey and Aperture Foundation: Oversize-volume format. Khaki hard boards with black titles on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and texts by Dawoud Bey. Essays and prose-poems by various estimable writers and other contributors. They enhance, enlighten, and illuminate both the substance and context of Dawoud Bey's achievement, in ways too rich and profuse to summarize here. Comprehensive Interview with Dawoud Bey. Printed on… Read more