Search Results: Titles starting with O from Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc.

Fine frontis. port. of the author. xvi, 450, [2] pp., one leaf of errata. Large 4to, cont. calf, double gilt fillet round sides, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: Printed by J. Hughs, 1757. First edition, and a lovely copy, of one of the 18th-century classics of English husbandry. Lisle (1666?-1722), who lived at Crux-Easton in Hampshire and had estates in Wiltshire and in the Isle of Wight, assiduously gathered information from the leading farmers of all aspects of husbandry. While not an innovator but an intelligent and careful observer, he later added comments based on his own experience. Thomas Lisle, the author's son, reworked his father's materials and, using them, published the present work. Some of the chapter headings include plowing, sowing, manuring, pastures, the garden, water and waters, etc. There is an interesting chapter on the varieties of ploughs and Lisle has provided a two-page glossary of technical terms. The handsome frontispiece portrait of Lisle,… Read More

4 p.l., xix, 164 pp. 8vo, cont. mottled calf by John Brindley, single gilt fillet round sides, the four corners of each cover elaborately gilt with Brindley's characteristic dolphins surmounted by crowns within circular wreaths, spine divided into six compartments, five of which with the golden fleece device in gilt, green morocco lettering piece in remaining compartment. London: J. Brindley, 1728. First edition; an extraordinary "illuminated" copy with the title-page, initials, and section headings all heightened in gold, and bound by John Brindley, bookbinder to Frederick, Prince of Wales and Queen Caroline. The initials along with the vignettes and typographical ornaments at the beginning and end of each chapter have also been skillfully decorated in blue, red, and yellow. This remarkable book, with all the decorations contemporary, comes from the library at Marble Hill House, the Palladian villa constructed 1724-29 at Twickenham which was built by Henrietta Howard (ca.… Read More

[192] pp. 8vo, orig. hardcover, orig. dust-jacket (a little foxed & backed). New York: Bill Adler Books, Inc., 1982. An intentionally blank book protesting nuclear proliferation and the Cold War, designed by Irene Friedman, but its authorship is unclear. The text on the dust-jacket reads: "The purpose of this book is to offer everything that is known about effective procedures in case of a nuclear attack...Because neither country has seriously negotiated nuclear reduction or even a minimal 'freeze,' it follows that sooner or later bombs will fall. It is with that inevitability in mind that this manual is offered to the American public." Near fine; dust-jacket backed with paper. WorldCat shows just two "real" copies in the United States. ❧ M. Küng, curator, Blank, Raw, Illegible...Artists' Books as Statements (1960-2022) (2023) 114.

By Giovanni Mardersteig. Edited and Translated by Hans Schmoller. Profusely illus. (some in color). Large 4to, orig. cloth, gilt, slipcase. Verona: Edizioni Valdonega, [1980]. The essential history and bibliography of this press. Fine copy.

Folding frontis. & numerous plates (many folding). Large folio, orig. cloth. London: [Printed at the Oxford University Press for] Maggs Bros. Ltd., 1975. Number "3" of 300 numbered copies, signed by the collector, presentation copy, inscribed by Theodore Besterman to Hardy Grieb (1946-90), bookseller at E.P. Goldschmidt and later a partner at Martin Breslauer: "for Hardy Grieb with cordial regards Th.B." This is a highly interesting copy, containing the notes regarding provenance and condition as well as appraised values of Besterman's wonderful collection of 381 books illustrative of the arts. The sale of the collection was handled by Hardy Grieb and Jacques Vellekoop and the books are now at the Getty Library. Besterman (1904-76), psychical researcher, bibliographer, and founder of the Voltaire Institute, formed several collections over the years: calligraphy (now at Dartmouth), bibliography (purchased by Martin Breslauer), the present collection, and others.… Read More

Illus. Unpaginated. 12mo, printed purple softcover (scuffed). Torino: Galleria Narciso, 1972. Uncommon Galleria Narciso exhibition catalogue on Armando Spadini (1883-1925). Very good copy. The gallery's 106th catalogue.

Many black & white illus. Ca. [85] pp. 4to (228 x 182 mm.), orig. pictorial wrappers, title on spine. Tokyo: Galerie Watari, 1983. A rare On Kawara (29,771 days, i.e. 1932-2014) exhibition catalogues; it is curiously supplemented by miniature stickers of the artist's signature Date Paintings. We've also learned that the One Million Years Foundation no longer recognizes this publication as part of the printed oeuvre about the artist. Founded in 1972 by Shizuko Watari (1932-2012), Galerie Watari hosted exhibitions by Kawara, Haring, Broodthaers, Nam June Paik, and Shinro Ohtake. The gallery closed in 1989 and the year after, Watari formed the Watari-um museum in Shibuya. The present exhibition was held concurrently with another one of Kawara's work at the Galerie Watari, One Million Years. This show comprised exclusively paintings from the Today series executed from 1981 to 1983. Much of the catalogue is a reproduction of Kawara's journal, in which he meticulously kept records on each painting he… Read More

Black & white full-page & double-page illus. throughout. [10] pp. (incl. inside of wrappers]. 12mo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Toronto: Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery & Bywater Bros. Editions, [2006]. Rare booklet for the Toronto leg of On Kawara's Pure Consciousness traveling exhibition of Date Paintings. The series began in Sydney in 1998 and continues to this day, per the artist's wishes. The paintings were exhibited at Ossington Old Orchard Public school in Toronto in February 2006. It was organized by Reid Shier. The booklet's cryptic text is excerpted from Shigeru Matsui's Pure Poem (2001). Near fine. We do not locate any copy in the United States. ❧ See the One Million Years Foundation website page "Pure Consciousness" for a full description of the exhibition series.

Black & white illus. throughout & one in color. Unpaginated, with ads in-fine. Large 4to (269 x 211 mm.), blue printed softcover (a trifle sunned). Bern: Kunsthalle Bern, 1974. The catalogue for Kawara's first solo European museum exhibition; the show was curated by Kasper König (b. 1943) and Johannes Gachnang (1939-2005), director of the Kunsthalle Bern. The latter explains in the foreword that the museum has gathered 85 "Date Paintings" from the Today series alongside Kawara's journal filled with notes on the paintings. There are also numerous illustrations of his other famous series: I Met, I Went, I Read, I Got Up, and I am still alive. With texts (in parallel German and English) by Gachnang, König, and René Denizot. A fine copy of an early Kawara catalogue. ❧ On Kawara (Phaidon: 2002), p. 148 (pictured).

Three black & white illus. [12] pp. 8vo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Reyjavik: 1999. Rare booklet for the Reykjavik iteration of Kawara's travelling display of paintings from the Today series. The series began in Sydney in 1998 and continues to this day, per the artist's wishes. With text by Frida Bjork Ingvarsdottir. In excellent condition. ❧ See the One Million Years Foundation website page "Pure Consciousness" for a full description of the exhibition series.

Illus. throughout. 143 pp. 4to, green printed covers, title on spine. Birmingham: Ikon Gallery; Dijon: Le Consortium, 2007. Scarce On Kawara catalogue, published after the exhibition that toured to all of the cities in the title. With a foreword ("Clockwise") by curator Jonathan Watkins. It contains extensive installation photographs and reproductions of ephemera made for each location. Fine.

Color illus. throughout. 50 pp. & plates. Large 4to, cloth-covered boards, pictorial dust-jacket, title on spine. Köln: Lenbachhaus München & Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2000.<br /> <br> <br> An important and richly illustrated On Kawara exhibition catalogue that is now rather scarce. This show was devoted to Kawara's I Got Up postcards. With texts by Ulrich Wilmes and Michel Butor in German, French, and English.

Black & white illus. Unpaginated. 4to (206 x 153 mm.), printed blue hardcover (spine sunned). Dijon: Le Consortium, 1985. A rare On Kawara exhibition catalogue. It contains installation photographs and images of the artist's work and his studio. With a foreword entitled "On Kawara: moments/jours/années" by curators Xavier Douroux (1956-2017) and Franck Gautherot (b. 1953). Additional text contributions by Shunkichi Baba ("Le présent en tant que fête du néant à propos de l'oeuvre récente de On Kawara"), David Higginbotham ("Of Windows and Vases"), Jörg Johnen ("Monumente der Zeit"), Seigo Matsuoka ("Le Grand Oeuvre d'un Jour"), and Anne Rorimer ("The date paintings of On Kawara"). Near fine. Blind-stamp of Sperone Westwater to first blank leaf. ❧ On Kawara (Phaidon: 2002), p. 151 (pictured).

Color illus. 55 pp. & colophon. 8vo, black pictorial softcover, title on spine. Frankfurt am Main: Museum für Moderne Kunst, 1994. Scarce On Kawara exhibition catalogue, this one is devoted to his earliest work made while he lived in Tokyo in the 1950s. Essays by Jean-Christophe Ammann ("On Kawara in Japan") and Mario Kramer ("Unseen Images - the early Work of On Kawara"). Near fine; inoffensive smudges to a few pages. ❧ On Kawara (Phaidon: 2002), p. 155.

Black & white full-page and double-page illus. throughout. [14] pp. (incl. inside of wrappers). 12mo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Münster, Germany: A. Bernhöft & Skulptur Projekte Münster, 2017.<br /> <P> Rare booklet published in conjunction with the 2017 iteration of Kawara's traveling exhibition Pure Consciousness. Seven Date Paintings completed on seven consecutive days in January 1997 were displayed at the Berg Fidel child day-care center in Münster, Germany. Text by Akiko Bernhöft in German and English.<br /> <P> Fine.<br /> <P> ❧ See the One Million Years Foundation website page "Pure Consciousness" for a full description of the exhibition series.

4 black & white illus. [12] pp. 8vo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Lund, Sweden: 2002. Rare booklet for the Lund stop of Kawara's travelling exhibition of paintings from the Today series. The series began in Sydney in 1998 and continues to this day, per the artist's wishes. Text by Veronica Wiman. In fine condition. ❧ See the One Million Years Foundation website page "Pure Consciousness" for a full description of the exhibition series.

Many illus. 443, [2] pp. & colophon. Thick 4to, embossed hardcover, title on spine. Tokyo: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1998. A rare and handsomely produced On Kawara exhibition catalogue, published for the Tokyo leg of the Whole and Parts show that was previously presented in Villeurbanne, Rivoli, Barcelona, and Villeneuve d'Ascq. The catalogue consists of Japanese translations of essays from the catalogue of the same name published by Les Presses du Réel in 1996. This version is rather rare outside of Japan. In excellent condition, complete with the publisher's thick board slipcase.

Black & white illus. throughout. 397, [1] p. Large & thick 4to (279 x 210 mm.), pictorial softcover, title on spine. Stockholm: Moderna Museet, 1980. The important catalogue for On Kawara's survey exhibition at the Moderna Museet and three other institutions. This publication is profusely illustrated with images and reproductions of the artist's work, including the Today series, I Met, I Went, I Got Up, I am still alive, etc. It also contains photographs of "Date Paintings" in galleries, museums, and the homes of private collectors. The second half of the catalogue, save the final dozen pages, is essentially a facsimile of Kawara's journal, which he used to record the color of paint, size, and titles of his "Date Paintings." With text contributions by Olle Granath ("A Point Between Life and Death"), astronomer Peter Nilson ("A Labyrinth in which We are all Lost"), and On Kawara ("Code"). These are presented in English at the beginning; German translations are found at the end with an additional… Read More

Many color plates. 72 pp.; second part unpaginated. Oblong 4to (217 x 281 mm.), orig. black pictorial boards, title on spine, orig. slipcase (a little worn). Tokyo: Parco Co., 1991.<br /> <br> <br> A scarce catalogue on Kawara's previously unstudied five-year stay in Tokyo, where he was part of influential avant-garde art student associations and wrote many pieces of art criticism. His violent and grotesque imagery from this period is in stark contrast to his streamlined conceptual "Date Paintings." This book reproduces the complete Bathroom series (1953-54; Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art), Events in a Warehouse (1954; ibid.), and a number of figurative paintings and drawings executed in Japan. There are two essays, in both Japanese and English, "The History of an Odd Generation" by Makoto Oda, and "At the Junction of Time and Space: On Kawara in the 1950s" by Tadashi Yokoyama. The latter half of this book, alluding to his I Read series, is a… Read More

Color illus. throughout. 256 pp. Large & thick 4to (275 x 225 mm.), blue pictorial hardcover. Rotterdam: Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, 1991. A fine copy of this On Kawara exhibition catalogue, with many illustrations of the artist's "Date Paintings," postcards, and telegrams. With text contributions by Karel Schampers ("Een mentale reis in de tijd"), Anne Rorimer ("The Date Paintings of On Kawara"), and Teresa O'Connor ("Notes: On Kawara's I Am Still Alive"). This exhibition was subsequently held at the Deichtorhallen, Hamburg (12 March-10 May 1992); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (21 November 1992-7 February 1993); and Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco (25 February 1993-11 April 1993). In excellent condition, one of 3000 copies. ❧ On Kawara (Phaidon: 2002), p. 154 (pictured).