Search Results: Authors starting with L from Arcana: Books on the Arts

(LACHAPELLE, DAVID). Nicolini, Renato & Max Montana. DAVID LACHAPELLE: EXHIBITION 1999. Rome, ITALY: Palazzo delle Esposizioni, 1999. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. np, 27 color illustrations + color cover. Text in English and Italian. This is the beautifully designed and printed catalogue published in conjunction with notorious American fashion/celebrity photographer David LaChapelle's 1999 one-man exhibition at Rome's Palazzo delle Esposizioni. All of the plates are reproduced against black borders, and the cast of characters here includes Madonna, Tori Amos, Milla Jovovich, Devon Aoki, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Marilyn Manson, Shirley Manson, Alec Wek, Alexander McQueen, Joe Weider, Tricky, Ewan McGregor, Uma Thurman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Billy Corgan, Andy Warhol, and more. A most handsome copy. Inventory Number: 014545

Lacroix, Christian. HISTOIRES DU JEANS DE 1750 A 1994. Paris: Musee De La Mode et Du Costume, 1994. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. As New 176pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in French. Published in conjunction with a massive 1994 Palais Galleria exhibition surveying the history of denim fabric, this is the lavishly illustrated, highly informative catalogue that is a must-have for fashion historian and jeans collector alike. A pristine copy of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 2-87900-180-3 Inventory Number: 015434

(LAING, GERALD). Laing, Gerald. GERALD LAING: PAPER PLATE MULTIPLE - ARCHIVALLY FRAMED IN A PLEXIGLAS BOX. New York. ND (circa 1968).: On First (Gerald Laing & Bert Stern), First Edition. 4to. Printed Paper Plate in a Box. Artist's Multiple. Fine. One 10 ¼" diameter paper plate screenprinted with lavender ink on white. This is one of four striking paper plate designs conceived by noted British Pop Artist Gerald Laing for the groovy late sixties New York boutique, On First. Located on First Avenue at 61st in Manhattan, the shop was the brainchild of noted fashion and advertising photographer Bert Stern who opened it with the idea of commissioning stylish-yet-inexpensive objects for the home and wardrobe from artists and fashion designers. The store was ultimately short-lived - closing its doors after little more than a year - leaving most of these plates neither distributed, nor seen again. A most handsome example of the lavender biomorphic circle variant of this exceedingly… Read More

(LAMBERT, ALIX). Lambert, Alix. Alix Lambert & Viggo Mortensen, Editors. ALIX LAMBERT: THE SILENCING. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2008. First Edition. 8vo. Gilt-Debossed Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 108pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and Russian. Designed by Michele Perez. "The images in this book are of murder sites. They are about absence: what's not there, what has happened there, what might still happen there, what lies just around the corner, over the horizon, on the other side of the road. They are about possibility, loss, death, pain, passion, and they are also about hope. The interviews that accompany them are personal accounts - memories, thoughts, and feelings about the six Russian journalists who lost their lives in these places - from those who knew them, worked with them, loved them, admired them, and needed them". From Viggo Mortensen's Perceval Press comes this gritty new photographically illustrated… Read More

(LE GRAY, GUSTAVE). Baldwin, Gordon. GUSTAVE LE GRAY. Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1988. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Cardstock Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. One continuous 8 ¾ x 32" cardstock sheet printed recto and verso, folded neatly in fourths to make 8pp, 5 duotone illustrations. This is the slender eight page brochure produced to accompany a 1988 exhibition of vintage prints by the pioneering early French photographer Gustave Le Gray from The J. Paul Getty Museum's vast holdings. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 024289

(LE VA, BARRY). Ligare, David & Gary T. Smith. BARRY LE VA: DRAWINGS 1967-1977. Salinas, CA: Hartnell College Gallery, 1979. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good +. np (12pp), 5 b&w illustrations. Designed by Lloyd Northover Limited. With an exhibition checklist and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with a 1979 Hartnell College exhibition, this slender twelve page catalogue documents the gallery's presentation of eleven installation drawings by minimal sculptor Barry Le Va. A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of browning along the edges. LC 79-63310 Inventory Number: 017951

(LEE, JASON). Lee, Jason. JASON LEE: GALVESTON - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Photographer. Galveston, TX: Galveston Historical Foundation & Film Photographic, 2021. First Edition 1/2500. Oblong 4to. Debossed Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 176pp, 98 illustrations in color and duotone. "Between the months of January and April of 2017, I roamed Texas sporadically with my old Speed Graphic 4 x 5 camera for what turned out to be twenty-five days and roughly 5000 miles. I'd moved to Texas just two years prior and thought it only made sense to see more of the big state than I'd seen before as a visiting photographer. And so, I did. Up into the Panhandle, a bit east, central, south, and West Texas. 111 of the 298 exposures I made would end up being printed in the 2018 book "A Plain View.' But no matter how many miles and real estate I'd covered on those travels, I never thought to make it far enough south to meet Galveston. And then,… Read More

Lehuard, Raoul. FETICHES A CLOUS DU BAS ZAIRE. Arnouville, FRANCE: Arts D'Afrique Noir, 1980. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. African Art Monograph. Fine/Fine. 268pp, 139 b&w illustrations. Text in French. With a bibliography. Published as part of the "Arts D'Afrique Noir" monographs, this substantial volume by noted African art historian Raoul Lehuard is a comprehensive stylistic study of the wood and metal fetish figures of the Kongo and Nkonde peoples of Southern Zaire. A most handsome example of this uncommon, authoritative reference. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 019528

(LEONARD, HERMAN). Leonard, Herman & Richard Williams. IN MEMORIUM BY HERMAN LEONARD - SIGNED AND NUMBERED PORTFOLIO OF TWELVE PRINTS LIMITED TO THREE HUNDRED COPIES. NP. ND (1992).: Self-Published, First Edition #270/300. Folio. Loose Plates in a Solander Box. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. One 14 x 22" sheet folded neatly in half vertically to make 4pp + twelve 14 x 11" heavy cardstock sheets printed recto in duotone and verso in offset - each housed in a printed vellum sleeve, 12 duotone illustrations. "In Memorium" (sic) is the luxe 1992 self-published portfolio of twelve iconic images of legendary deceased Jazz musicians by the noted late American photographer Herman Leonard. It contains twelve individual suitable for framing duotone offset plates featuring Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Erroll Garner, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, Charlie "Bird"… Read More

(LEVICK, MELBA). Woods, Douglas & Melba Levick. DREAMING SMALL: INTIMATE INTERIORS - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Author and Photographer. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2014. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color. "The masterpieces of small-house living featured here will serve as inspiration to those who struggle with the challenges presented by contemporary life in petite-size homes. "Dreaming Small" is a celebration of jewel-box homes, each marked by a sense of style that marries eclecticism, practicality, beauty, and livability. From quintessential bungalows and classic casas to Tudor fantasies, these delightful abodes are models of rich diversity and inspired living. In brilliant new photography, the book explores the possibilities that exist in these mostly unpublished gems by legendary architects Irving Gill, Richard Neutra, Rudolph… Read More

(LEVINSTEIN, LEON). Gee, Helen. LEON LEVINSTEIN. New York: Photofind Gallery, Inc., 1990. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. 16pp, 19 duotone illustrations + covers. Published in conjunction with a 1990 exhibition at Howard Greenberg's Photofind Gallery, this slender yet elegant sixteen page catalogue is the first significant publication on Leon Levinstein - the then-unsung member of "The New York School of Photography". It reproduces twenty of Levinstein's stark images of the Big Apple's streets and denizens of the fifties and sixties along with an essay by Limelight gallerist and colleague Helen Gee. A most handsome copy of this exceedingly uncommon document with the gallery's pricelist and opening announcement laid in. Inventory Number: 022511

(LEVINTHAL, DAVID) (TRUDEAU, GARRY). Trudeau, Garry & David Levinthal. HITLER MOVES EAST: A GRAPHIC CHRONICLE, 1941-1943 BY DAVID LEVINTHAL AND GARRY TRUDEAU - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Photographer. New York. 1977 (1989).: Laurence Miller Gallery, First Edition Thus. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist's Book. Fine/Fine. 95pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. With a bibliography. This is Garry Trudeau and David Levinthal's loopy collaborative interpretation of Germany's hellish battle with Russia to secure the Eastern front during World War II. It features the photographer's now iconic photographic images of HO gauge miniatures re-enacting Hitler's struggle against Stalin interspersed with Trudeau's narrative, and brief quotes from combatants, journalists and historians. A brand new, pristine example of the 1989 edition SIGNED "David Levinthal" in black ink on the title page. 0-8263-1176-8 Inventory Number: 015060

(LEVINTHAL, DAVID) (ELLROY, JAMES). Ellroy, James & David Levinthal. MY MOTHER'S KILLER - DELUXE SIGNED SLIPCASED EDITION WITH SEVEN SIGNED ORIGINAL DAVID LEVINTHAL PHOTOGRAPHS. Signed by the Author and Photographer. Paris: Coromandel Express, 1998. First Edition 1/55. Small Square Folio. Loose Contents in a Box. Illustrated Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, with six Cibachrome prints and one hand-painted gelatin silver print. Text in English and French. Designed by Olivier Andreotti and Penelope Monnet. "My Mother's Killer" is the luxe 1998 Coromandel Express collaborative interpretation of the events surrounding the unsolved 1958 Los Angeles murder of James Ellroy's mother Geneva as recreated by noted photographer David Levinthal in a series of stylized miniature tableaux. It features a highly graphic bi-lingual presentation of Ellroy's text juxtaposed across six tri-fold leaves - each of which contains an archivally housed 11 ½ x 10 ½" color… Read More

(LEVITT, HELEN). Levitt, Helen & James Agee. HELEN LEVITT: A WAY OF SEEING, WITH AN ESSAY BY JAMES AGEE - DELUXE SLIPCASED EDITION SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed and Numbered by the Photographer. New York: Horizon Press, 1981. First Edition Thus 1/250 Deluxe. 4to. 1/4 Vellum Over Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 90 b&w illustrations. Designed by Marvin Hoshino. "A Way of Seeing" is the late Helen Levitt's classic presentation of New York street photography accompanied by an incisive essay by James Agee. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies only, this example is from the 1981 Horizon Press deluxe edition that was completely redesigned from the 1965 Viking first printing; containing a revised text along with twenty-four additional images. It is bound in one quarter gilt-stamped-vellum-over-gilt-stamped blue boards, and is housed in a blue linen slipcase. A most handsome copy (whose 1965 first edition is cited on pages 252-253 of… Read More

(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. SOL LEWITT: RECENT WORKS 24 MARCH - 6 MAY 1990. Tokyo: Touko Museum of Contemporary Art, 1990. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good. 64pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. With a chronology, exhibition history, bibliography and collections listing. This is the elegant catalogue published in conjunction with a 1990 survey exhibition of Sol LeWitt's then-recent wall drawings, gouaches, and structures held at the Touko Museum of Art - the Minimalist pioneer's first major show in Japan. A handsome example of this uncommon item showing just a bit of wear to the covers along with some trivial foxing to the extremities. Inventory Number: 025141

(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. SOL LEWITT / SIX WALL DRAWINGS; ARCS WITH STRAIGHT LINES, NOT-STRAIGHT LINES AND BROKEN LINES. Houston, TX: Cusack Gallery, 1973. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good. np (16pp), illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the slender sixteen page artist's book cum exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with a 1973 Sol LeWitt installation at Houston's hotbed of Minimal and Conceptual Art, The Cusack Gallery. It is a facsimile of the written instructions and diagrams in the artist's hand utilized to execute the six exhibited wall drawings. An otherwise most handsome copy of this exceptionally uncommon item (cited on page 45 of Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele de Donno's "Sol LeWitt: Artist's Books" as well as entry number seven of the "Artist Books" in Susanna Singer's "Publications by the Artist" bibliography in SFMoMA's 2000 "Sol… Read More

(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. SOL LEWITT: SUNRISE & SUNSET AT PRAIANO. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. & Multiples, Inc., 1980. First Edition. Square 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artists' Book. Near Fine. np (32pp), 220 color illustrations. "Sunrise and Sunset at Praiano" is Sol LeWitt 1980 artist's book that consists of fifty-four pages of 2 by 2 grids contrasting color photographs of the sky over Praiano Italy where the late, great Minimal pioneer maintained a villa taken at Sunrise, and - you guessed it, - Sunset. A handsome example of this uncommon item (cited on pages 102-103 of Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele de Donno's "Sol LeWitt: Artist's Books" as well as in Susanna Singer's "Publications by the Artist" bibliography in SFMoMA's 2000 "Sol LeWitt") showing some very light wear and soiling to its white wrappers along with a tiny dent to the upper foredge corner. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE:… Read More

(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. SCHEMATIC DRAWING FOR MUYBRIDGE II, 1964 / SOL LEWITT 7/69. New York, London, Rome & Hong Kong. 2007-2014.: Multiples, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Printed Sheet Plus Envelope. Artist's Book. Fine./Near Fine.. One 5 1/8 x 12 3/8" cardstock sheet, printed recto only inserted into a printed paper envelope, 10 b&w illustrations. This wry homage to Eadweard Muybridge's Human Locomotion studies was noted Minimal/Conceptual Artist Sol LeWitt's contribution to the to the Multiples, Inc. "Artists and Photographs" portfolio of 1970. A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item (cited on pages 88-89 of Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele de Donno's "Sol LeWitt: Artist's Books") offered here individually. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 026656

(LEWITT, SOL). Ace Gallery. SOL LEWITT: 1968 ACE GALLERY EXHIBITION POSTER. Los Angeles: Ace Galley, 1968. First Edition. Square Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Exhibiton Poster. Fine. One 18 x 18" sheet printed color offset recto only machine-folded in quarters to make 9 x 9", 1 color illustration. This is the striking poster for a 1968 Ace Gallery Los Angeles exhibition of Sol LeWitt's recent "Sets" body of work. This was the noted Minimal and Conceptual artist's first local gallery show following his Pasadena Art Museum debut. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral item. Inventory Number: 027297

(LEWITT, SOL). LeWitt, Sol. SOL LEWITT: LINES IN TWO DIRECTIONS IN FIVE COLORS WITH ALL THEIR COMBINATIONS. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 1988. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artists' Book. Fine. np (80pp), 75 color illustrations. This is an artist's book conceived by Sol LeWitt in 1981 that was ultimately published in 1988 in conjunction with the Walker Art Center exhibition "Sol LeWitt: Prints and Books". A bright, most handsome example (cited on page 121 of Giorgio Maffei and Emanuele de Donno's "Sol LeWitt: Artist's Books" as well as Artist Book entry number forty-four in Susanna Singer's "Publications by the Artist" bibliography in SFMoMA's 2000 "Sol LeWitt"). Inventory Number: 026597