A view from our Chelsea bookshop, freshly stocked. With hundreds of newly-acquired art monographs and exhibition catalogues; ideal for gift browsing. Harper's Books: Holiday SelectionsBelow, our selections for the holiday gifting season; a mix of books, ephemera, and framed items relating to art, photography, and modern literature. Follow the links for additional images and purchasing options. For those in New York, please join us for a book signing tomorrow evening to celebrate Austyn Weiner's debut book Morning Wood, where we'll also launch the Special Edition of 26 copies with hand-painted covers. Thursday, December 14th, from 6–8pm, at 504 West 22nd Street. 01. Etel Adnan London: Serpentine Galleries and Koenig Books, 2016. First Edition. Octavo. Published on the occasion of a solo exhibition of Adnan's works at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery (now Serpentine North); her first at a UK public institution, drawing together some of her earliest canvases with new paintings and tapestries. An elegant publication, illustrated with over 100 color plates and accompanied by a series of texts from Julia Peyton-Jones, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Simone Fattal, and Robert Grenier. A fine copy in gray cloth boards, with color image affixed to front panel. $250.00 02. Josef Albers Homage to the Square: Centered (Screenprint) New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1993. Screenprint (6.5 inches square to 8.5 in. square sheet), posthumously produced for a Sidney Janis exhibition brochure, after Albers' oil-on-masonite work Homage to the Square: Centered (1967). The exhibition (Nov. 18 –Dec. 31) was the first in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to Albers' late 48" square works. A vibrant print, matted in white lacquer frame with UV plexiglass (12 inches square). $850.00 03. Martin Amis London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. First Edition. Octavo. Neatly SIGNED by Amis to the title page in blue ink. A sharp copy of Martin Amis' postmodern portrait of a cultural landscape where money prevails; "money as the opposite of culture," as he explained in an interview with Germaine Greer. Complete with a proper, seedy depiction of 1980s-era Times Square. A fine copy, in near fine illustrated jacket, save for an irregular production seam to laminate of spine and rear panel. Sharp. $950.00 04. Area (nightclub) / Michael Halsband (photographer) ART: Wednesday, May 8 (Invitation Card) New York: AREA, 1985. Invitation card (10 x 8 inches) for the opening of the "ART" themed exhibition at Area nightclub. For this iconic image, Michael Halsband was commissioned to capture a group portrait of some of the participating artists at the popular haunt Mr. Chow. In addition to the trinity of Warhol, Haring, and Basquiat—conspicuously mimicking a waiter—those depicted include: Francesco Clemente, Ronnie Cutrone, Red Grooms, David Hockney, Alex Katz, LeRoy Neiman, Robert Mapplethorpe, Dennis Oppenheim, Kenny Scharf, and Tony Shafrazi. Later that year, Halsband would famously photograph Basquiat and Warhol as boxers, for their joint Shafrazi exhibition. Modest surface wear to card-stock, with minor toning to upper margins of verso (not showing through); a near fine copy of this celebrated relic of the New York art scene. $2500.00 05. Frank Auerbach New York: Rizzoli, 2009. First Edition. Quarto. First comprehensive monograph on the work of Frank Auerbach, organized with commentary by art historian William Feaver. A lush production, illustrated after 200 color plates. A fine copy in black cloth boards with silver lettering. In illustrated jacket with matching illustrated slipcase, both also fine. $500.00 06. Jean-Michel Basquiat and Annina Nosei Basquiat: Pollo Frito: Street to Studio Hirmer Verlag, 2019. First Edition. Quarto. A monograph from curator Dieter Buchhart, narrating the critical 1981-1982 period of Basquiat's career through the development of a single painting: Untitled (Pollo Frito). Lushly illustrated after color reproductions of works from that period and related black-and-white photographs from the scene. Punctuated by an extensive interview with Basquiat's early dealer and benefactor, Annina Nosei. All texts printed in English, Spanish, and French. A fine copy in illustrated laminate boards, in matching slipcase. $250.00 07. Peter Doig London: Tate Publishing, 2008. First Edition. Quarto. Published on the occasion of the Peter Doig retrospective at Tate Britain (Feb. 5 – Apr. 27, 2008), which traveled to the Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris (May 21 – Sep. 14, 2008) and Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt (Oct. 9 – Jan. 11, 2009). Contents: 160 pages; thoroughly illustrated after color reproductions. Edited by Judith Nesbitt, with essay by Richard Schiff and an interview between Doig and Chris Ofili. A fine copy, in blue cloth boards, with fully-illustrated jacket, also fine. $200.00 08. Jean Dubuffet Jean Dubuffet: Écrits et Lithographies (Exhibition Poster) Paris: Paris: Galerie La Pochade, 1968. Large lithograph (24.5 x 19 inches), printed in three colors. An impressive poster designed for Dubuffet's 1968 exhibition at Galerie La Pochade, where he and Max Loreau would launch their Cerceau 'Sorcellent collaboration. Minor spot of discoloration to left-side; else a bright, near fine copy; archivally hinged in black lacquer frame with UV plexiglass (28.25 x 22.75 inches). $1750.00 09. Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Lee Lozano, Various Others New York: The Green Gallery, 1964. Announcement card (4 x 8.5 inches), with bold gray text printed to glossy cream recto. Richard Bellamy's Green Gallery, wrote Donald Judd in 1961, "is interesting because of its wide presentation of unknown but inventive young painters and sculptors. It is something of an uptown Tenth Street gallery.” An announcement here for one of the iterations of Bellamy's New Work exhibitions, featuring Judd with Dan Flavin, Miles Forst, Lee Lozano, Richard Smith, Mark di Suvero, and Neil Williams. A few weeks later, Flavin would mount at the gallery his first show composed exclusively of fluorescent lights; a turning point in his minimalist practice. Contemporary postmark to verso of card, with typescript address. Some bumping to corners, else near fine. $250.00 10. Luigi Ghirri with William Eggleston and Germano Celant It's Beautiful Here, Isn't It... Photographs and Writings by Luigi Ghirri New York: Aperture, 2008. First Edition. Oblong quarto. Contents: 152 pages, illustrated after full-page reproductions of Ghirri's sublime color photographs. Accompanied by preface from William Eggleston and critical text from Germano Celant and concluding with a selection of Ghirri's own writing. Slight bumping to corners of brown cloth boards; near fine. In photo-illustrated jacket, also near fine. $300.00 11. Allen Ginsberg and Helen Adam First Blues: Rags, Ballads & Harmonium Songs, 1971–74 (Association Copy) New York: Full Court Press, 1975. First Edition. Slim octavo. A collection of poem-songs from Ginsberg, first inspired by a jam session with Bob Dylan in 1971. Folkways would produce an LP of the songs in 1981, as recorded by Harry Smith. This copy of the hardcover trade issue is accompanied by a postcard letter from Ginsberg to the Scottish-born balladeer Helen Adam—regarded as the "bardic matriarch" of the Beats—presenting the book to her, with a number of comments on his singings of Blake. A near fine copy in gray cloth boards, with minor rubbing to typographic jacket, thus close to near fine. Postcard with facsimile manuscript poem printed to recto (Returning to the Country for a Brief Visit), with SIGNED handwritten letter to verso, dated Sept. 18, 1976. $750.00 12. Keith Haring Montreux Jazz Festival, 1983 (Event Poster) Montreux Jazz Festival Foundation, 1983. Large serigraph (40 x 29 inches). First Printing, executed by Serigraphie Uldry in Bern. As one of his first commissioned works, Haring was invited by Pierre Keller to design a poster for the 1983 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival. Of the three designs proposed by Haring, all were accepted and printed. A remarkably bright and sharp copy; fine. Archivally hinged in white lacquer frame with UV plexiglass (42.5 x 30.75 in.). Contact us for custom shipping quote. $2500.00 13. Keith Haring A Very Special Christmas (Advance Cassette Release) Special Olympics Productions / A&M Records, 1987. An advance copy of musical excerpts, in audio cassette format, of the first A Very Special Christmas compilation album, issued to raise funds for the Special Olympics. With Nativity-themed cover artwork and titles commissioned from Keith Haring; appearing on the final LP release in gold-on-red, and in various colorways for subsequent albums in this series. Heralded by The New York Times as featuring "the heaviest lineup of big-name rock talent to appear on any record since We Are the World;" namely, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Eurythmics, Whitney Houston, Madonna, John Mellencamp, Alison Moyet, Stevie Nicks, The Pointer Sisters, The Pretenders, Run-D.M.C., Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, and U2. Audio cassette tape in oversized plastic mould case (6.5 x 5.5 inches) with illustrated cover sheet; save for minor scuffing, near fine. $450.00 14. Jenny Holzer Truisms Stamps (with Original Envelope) New York: Art Matters, [1995]. A set of 10 stamps featuring Jenny Holzer's Truisms boldly-printed on reflective silver sheet (3.5 x 8.25 inches). Holzer produced the stamps as a fundraiser for the organization Art Matters, in their mission to supply grants to artists pushing aesthetic and social boundaries. Accompanied by 4 pp. fundraising letter from then-President Marianne Weems, encouraging recipients to use these stamps and circulate their meaning into the world. With original envelope and donation form, which features list of former grant recipients (e.g. Greg Bordowitz, General Idea, Nan Goldin, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, David Hammons, Jenny Holzer, bell hooks, Joan Jonas, Sherrie Levine, Jack Pierson, Adrian Piper, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Carie Mae Weems, and David Wojnarowicz). Minor signs of handling to stamps, else close to fine. $450.00 15. Shara Hughes New York: Rachel Uffner, [2017]. First Edition. Quarto. One of 500 copies. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of Shara Hughes' smaller works on paper at Rachel Uffner; crayon, marker, and oil pastel on 15 x 11 sheets. Fully-illustrated with vibrant color reproductions of 69 works, with descriptive catalogue at rear. Fine copy in yellow cloth boards, with color image affixed to front panel. Uncommon, with 7 OCLC records located. $250.00 16. Peter Hujar, Dianne Benson, Neil Winokur, David Wojnarowicz, Greer Lankton, Various Others The Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B. New York: Dianne B., 1983. First Edition. Octavo. Set of 12 postcards and order form in a printed folder, housed in a red portfolio with cover illustrated by Ken Tisa; overall design by Tisa and Laura Karp. A Christmas catalogue for Dianne B., Dianne Benson's eponymous Soho boutique, an early champion of Issey Miyake, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Commes des Garcons, among others. One of the boutique's many artist collaborations, with rare commercial work by Peter Hujar, notoriously reluctant to work commercially or even with galleries, and only published a few times in his lifetime. The subjects of Hujar's photos include Dianne B. herself, the artist Greer Lankton, and his lover and friend David Wojnarowicz, along with the iconic Blanket in the Famous Chair. Eight of the postcards, in black and white, are by Hujar, and the others, in color, are by Neil Winokur. A touch of wear at the spine ends of the red portfolio cover, else all elements fine. Rare. $2000.00 17. KAWS KAWS: November 6 – December 23, 2008 (Exhibition Poster) New York: Gering & López Gallery, 2008. Color offset on matte paper (18 x 22 inches). Exhibition poster for the artist's solo exhibition at New York's Gering & López Gallery, illustrated after one of the exhibited paintings. Archivally hinged with UV plexiglass in white lacquer frame (21 x 25.5 inches). $1200.00 18. Mike Kelley Mike Kelley: Three Projects: Half a Man / From My Institution to Yours / Pay for Your Pleasure Chicago: The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, 1988. First Edition. Slim quarto. Published on the occasion of Kelley's exhibition at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago (May 4 – June 30, 1988)—perhaps most notable for the installation Pay for Your Pleasure, which addressed the legacy of Chicago-area serial killer John Wayne Gacy; conceived by Kelley specifically for this Renaissance Society show. Contents: 28 pages, thoroughly illustrated with reproductions and installation views, and accompanied by texts from Howard Singerman ("Mike Kelley's Line") and John Miller ("The Mortification of the Sign"). Side-stapled illustrated wrappers, with minor rubbing, else fine. $500.00 19. Martin Kippenberger Forgotten Interior Design Problems at Home (Villa Merkel) Ostfildern: Cantz Verlag, 1996. First Edition. Oblong octavo. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Galerie der Stadt Esslingen am Neckar, Villa Merkel (Oct. 27 – Dec. 8, 1996). An artist's catalogue, fully-illustrated after two juxtaposed series of photographs: Kippenberger's 16 Years of Beds and documentation of his exhibition at Villa Merkel; the former printed to versos, the latter to rectos. A fine copy, in photo-illustrated wrappers. $150.00 20. Yayoi Kusama Self Obliteration: A Philosophical Film—A New Philosophy (Event Poster) New York: Palm Gardens, 1968. Xerographic poster printed recto-only to pink sheet (13.5 x 8.25 inches). Event poster announcing a screening of Yayoi Kusama's experimental short film Self Obliteration (1967), made with Jud Yalkut. In keeping with Kusama's fascination with orgies and body festivals, the poster design features a number of incitements: "Naked party... Orgy... Obliterate the Empire State Building... Come as you are. Leave as you will be. A night of is... Obliterate yourself—let the mind be open... Obliterate the Statue of Liberty... The time is now... Swing in the Light–Infinity Room... Now is all you own." Held at the Palm Gardens own 52nd Street, along with psychedelic house band The Group Image. A near fine copy, with very faint horizontal crease to lower portion; archivally hinged in white lacquer frame with UV plexiglass (16.5 x 11 inches). $950.00 21. Jacob Lawrence The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis... Silkscreens by Jacob Lawrence New York: Limited Editions Club, 1989. Limited Edition. Over-sized folio. Featuring 8 brilliant color silkscreen prints from Jacob Lawrence; SIGNED by him to colophon and hand-numbered as 359 of 400 copies. Having earlier worked with the Limited Editions Club on their production of John Hersey's Hiroshima (1983), Jacob Lawrence was here commissioned with the formal challenge of illustrating the Book of Genesis. Seizing upon the metaphor of the stain-glass window, Lawrence discovered a most elegant solution: "My inspiration came from memories of the preachers at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, the church in which I was baptized and which I faithfully attended in my youth." A fine copy in navy blue cloth boards, with elegant gilt lettering to front panel. Housed in cloth clamshell case, with suede lining and leather lettering piece to front panel; very minor scuffing to front panel, else fine. Accompanied by the corresponding LEC newsletter (Number 558, May 1990). $9500.00 22. Annie Leibovitz New York: Random House, 2011. First Edition. Quarto. SIGNED by Leibovitz to half-title page, and dated in the year of publication. An idiosyncratic list of famous homes are visited by Leibovitz's camera—in addition to Niagara Falls—including those of Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf, Sigmund Freud, Charles Darwin, Georgia O'Keefe, Elvis Presley, Pete Seeger, Henry David Thoreau, Julia Margaret Cameron, and Robert Smithson. Cream cloth boards with titles blind-stamped to front panel; fine. In illustrated jacket with minor rubbing, else near fine. Includes original printed wraparound band. $250.00 23. Roy Lichtenstein Lichtenstein (Invitation Card) Paris: Ileana Sonnabend, [1965]. Folding invitation card for Lichtenstein's second solo exhibition with Ileana Sonnabend (June 1–30, 1965). Featuring a reproduction of his Composition II (1964) to front panel. A remarkably sharp copy; fine. $250.00 24. Michel Majerus Installationen 92-02 / Installations 92-02 / What Looks Good Today May Not Look Good Tomorrow Köln: Walther König, 2005. First Edition. Quarto. The first major Michel Majerus survey, following his untimely death in a plane crash in 2002, published on the occasion of a series of exhibitions that explored various aspects of his work; at Kunsthaus Graz (Feb. 12 – May 16, 2005), Stedelijk Museum (Jun. 25 – Oct 16, 2005), Deichtorhallen Hamburg (Nov. 25, 2005 – Feb. 05, 2006), kestnergessellschaft Hannover (Nov. 11, 2005 – Feb. 26, 2006), and Musée d'Art Moderne, Luxembourg (Dec. 13, 2006 – Apr. 16, 2007). Thoroughly illustrated with color reproductions and installation views and accompanied by an impressive series of critical texts, printed in both German and English. Fully-illustrated wrappers with printed original acetate jacket; near fine. $350.00 25. Issey Miyake and Tadanori Yokoo Issey Miyake Show... Intrepid Museum (Invitation) New York, 1982. Folded invitation (13 x 14.5 inches, unfolded). A joyous invitation to Issey Miyake’s landmark 1983 Spring/Summer collection show—where he showcased his flowing Plantation line—held on the deck of The Intrepid, the decommissioned WWII-era aircraft carrier that had been converted into a museum the previous year. One side of the invitation features a portrait of Miyake by Tadanori Yokoo, with the verso containing event details boldly printed to reflective gold foil. A few minor creases, else close to fine; folded as issued. $350.00 26. Barack Obama Dreams from my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (First Edition) New York: Times Books, 1995. First Edition. A remarkably pristine copy of the memoir that Barack Obama first published during his eventful 1995 campaign for the 13th district seat in the Illinois Senate; narrating his life in Honolulu and Chicago, up to his entry into Harvard Law. The book was republished in 2004, after his primary victory for a U.S. Senate seat, amidst early speculation surrounding his Presidential prospects. A fine copy in cloth-backed boards, with minor scuffing to rear panel of illustrated jacket, else fine. $1500.00 27. Kei Orihara Tokyo: Shurisha,1983. First Edition. Small quarto. An obscure photobook from Japanese photographer Kei Orihara, whose first solo exhibition (Soul South, 1977) captured her "search for Black America." Here, traveling once more, she documents the New York City life of her newly-discovered friend Jana, in stark black-and-white photos (1979-1982). With chapter titles in English and short passages in Japanese. Minor foxing to endpapers, else near fine in laminate boards, with near fine photo-illustrated jacket, save for closed tear to top of rear panel. This copy without obi. Scarce, with only two OCLC records located. $300.00 28. Martin Parr Stockholm: GUN, 2007. First Edition. SIGNED by Parr to rear panel of outer slipcase, dated 2007. A charming photo-game conceived by Martin Parr in 1972. "Try and match who is going out with who, from these nine couples photographed individually in the centre of Manchester. After completion you can view the couples together in the final sequence of images." Contents: 27 glossy black-and-white images, printed to thick cards (8 inches square). Accompanied by separate instruction booklet, with short essay from Johan Croneman. Cards uniformly fine, housed in pair of near fine nesting slipcases. $250.00 29. Raymond Pettibon Life is Boring. So Why Not Steal this Record Lawndale, CA: New Underground Records, 1983. First Printing. LP vinyl record (33 rpm). Punk compilation with red-on-yellow cover illustrated by Raymond Pettibon, who supplies his own quip to the bottom of the design: "The violence is, to me, more exciting, more thrilling, more sensationally sexy... than Black Flag." Featuring songs from Germs, Minutemen, Redd Kross, Modern Warfare, Shattered Faith, Anti, Mood of Defiance, Hari Karo, Sin 34, Carl Stone, Doo-dooettes, Zurich 1916, Tone Deaf, Debt of Nature, Artistic Decline, Modern Torture, Invisible Chains, Slivers, Vox Pop, and Marshall Mellow. Both record and sleeve near fine. Accompanied by xerographic liner notes, printed to both sides of pink sheet. $150.00 30. Pablo Picasso San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1968. First English language Edition. A cycle of poems first written by Picasso at his Cannes villa in 1959; here printed en face, with English translation by Paul Blackburn, as approved by Julio Cortázar. Published as Number Twenty-Five in the City Lights Pocket Poets Series. A notably sharp copy, with only minor rubbing to printed wrappers; near fine. $75.00 31. Pablo Picasso Picasso: The Mediterranean Years, 1945–1962 London: Gagosian Gallery, 2010. First Edition. Quarto. An impressive monograph published on the occasion of a Gagosian Gallery exhibition in London (Jun. 4 – Aug. 28, 2010). Introduced by text from the exhibition's curator, and Picasso biographer, John Richardson. With 175 works reproduced in color, showcasing the diversity of Picasso's rich output from this post-War period. Along with dozens of period photographs and a tipped-in facsimile booklet of his notebooks from 1956. A near fine copy in blue cloth boards, in photo-illustrated jacket, also near fine. $250.00 32. Robert Polidori Robert Polidori: Havana (First Edition) Göttingen: Steidl, 2001. First Edition. Oblong folio. A series of photographs from Robert Polidori, capturing the peeling romanticism of Havana's architecture and interiors; Polidori first engaging with the city in 1998 as staff photographer for The New Yorker. Contents: 124 pages; illustrated with full-page color plates. Accompanied by short text from Cuban architectural historian Eduardo Luis Rodriguez. A fine copy in green cloth boards, in fine photo-illustrated jacket. $350.00 33. Richard Prince Circa 1978. Single sheet (11 x 8.5 inches). An artist's print from Richard Prince's None series. An appropriation of the introductory "Etymology" page of Herman Melville's Moby Dick; Prince having cancelled all the words save for the fragment: "He loved to dust his old grammars." A near fine copy, without the typical toning to margins. Archivally hinged in white lacquer frame with UV plexiglass (13 x 11 inches). $1500.00 34. Edward Ruscha and Billy Al Bengston Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1968. First Edition. Oblong quarto; screw-bound sandpaper wrappers, felt lettering, and pink satin bookmark. One of 2500 copies. Designed by Ed Ruscha with text by James Monte. A well-illustrated catalogue published on the occasion of a LACMA exhibition of Bengston's paintings (Nov. 26, 1968 – Jan. 12, 1969). Touch of wear to the extremities, else near fine in the distinctive screw-bound wrappers. The Bengston biography, printed on onion skin, is a bit ruffled along the top edge, else near fine. A sharp copy of this iconic Ruscha design. $750.00 35. Peter Saul Untitled (from Stamped Indelibly Portfolio) New York: Indianakatz, 1967. Rubber stamps to cream sheet (9.25 x 6 inches); SIGNED by Saul in pencil. One of 15 sheets from the famous 1967 stamp-art portfolio Stamped Indelibly, published in an edition of 225 by William Katz. Archivally hinged in wooden frame with UV plexiglass (11.75 x 8.75 inches). $1250.00 36. Dana Schutz New York: Rizzoli, 2010. First Edition. Quarto. A striking survey of Schutz's anarchic works, accompanied by an essay from Barry Schwabsky and a foreword from Jonathan Safran Foer. Contents: 144 pages, illustrated with dozens of color reproductions, many full-bleed. Illustrated laminate boards, with minor scuffing and some bumping to corners, else near fine. $250.00 37. Malick Sidibé Göteberg: Hasselblad Center / Göttingen: Steidl, 2003. First Edition. Quarto. Published to commemorate Malick Sidibé's reception of the 2003 Hasselblad Foundation International Photography Award; the first time the honor was conferred upon an African photographer. Featuring 65 full-page black-and-white plates, reproducing Sidibé's photography; mostly portraits and party photos, from the late '60s through the early '80s. Accompanied by an interview of Sidibé by André Magnin, and an essay from Manthia Diawara on the influence of both Black Power and James Brown on the culture of Sidibé's hometown of Bamako, Mali. A fine copy in blue cloth boards. In photo-illustrated jacket, with minor scuffing, else near fine. $250.00 38. Hunter S. Thompson Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga New York: Random House, 1967. First Edition. Octavo. Thompson's first book of New Journalism; working as "writer in residence" with the infamous biker gang. Trace of rust to front endpaper from previous paperclip, else a near fine copy in silver-stamped black boards. In a crisp, unclipped copy of the iconic jacket, with modest edgewear and minor stains to panel edges; close to near fine. $1000.00 39. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Breakfast of Champions or Goodbye Blue Monday! New York: Delacorte Press, 1973. First Edition. Octavo. A sharp copy of this Vonnegut classic; "my fiftieth birthday present to myself." Illustrated after Vonnegut's own drawings. Bump to top edge of orange cloth boards, else fine. In bright, unclipped copy of illustrated jacket, with very minor fading; near fine. $350.00 40. Andy Warhol The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné: Paintings and Sculpture, 1961–1963 (Vol. 01) London: Phaidon, 2002. First Edition. Oblong quarto. The sumptuous first volume of the comprehensive Warhol catalogue raisonné, first envisioned by Thomas and Dorothy Ammann, and edited by Georg Frei and Neil Printz. Documenting 546 works (1961–1963), accompanied by over 250 supplementary photographs. A fine copy, in illustrated boards, in matching slipcase, with minor bumping to corners; near fine. $1000.00 41. Andy Warhol Warhol Self Portrait (with Exhibition Catalogue) Rotterdam: Galerie Delta, 1967. A version of Warhol's Self-portrait (1966), printed black on silver foil sheet (8.5 inches square), with Dutch text from Hans Sonnenberg to verso. Originally issued with the catalogue for the exhibition Objecten: Made in USA, at Sonnenberg's Galerie Delta, which featured works from Allan D'Arcangelo, Yayoi Kusama, Claes Oldenburg, Larry Rivers, and Tom Wesselmann. Print in fine condition, archivally hinged in black lacquer frame with UV plexiglass (14.5 inches square). Catalogue with minor wear to illustrated wrappers, else near fine. $2500.00 42. Francesca Woodman Francesca Woodman: Roma, 1977–1981 [Vienna]: Agma Publishing, 2011. First Edition. Quarto. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Il Museo del Louvre, Rome (May 23 – Jun. 19, 2011). A gathering of photographs, letters, drawings, and postcards that document Woodman's relationship with the community behind the Maldoror bookshop in Rome, where her first solo exhibition was organized in 1978, when Woodman was a twenty-year-old study abroad student. Fully illustrated with 1:1 color reproductions, and introduced by a charming text from Maldoror co-founder Giuseppe Casetti: "The short-circuit between [Francesca's] girlish appearance and the forcefulness of her images disoriented me. I couldn't believe that behind that youthful mask there was a woman with such energy." Fine in faux-textured wrappers—mimicking the box of photographs that Woodman originally gave Casetti—with a facsimile of her business card stapled to front panel. Uncommon. $450.00 43. Christopher Wool Köln: Taschen, 2012. First Edition. Folio. An impressive monograph on the oeuvre of Christopher Wool, with comprehensive scope, edited by Hans Werner Holwarth. Featuring over 220 plates of his paintings, screenprints, and photographs, accompanied by texts from Eric Banks, Ann Goldstein, Richard Hell, Jim Lewis, Glenn O'Brien, and Ann Pontégnie. Text in English, with both German and French translations. Papered boards, with reflective lettering; light bumping to foot of spine, else near fine. In illustrated jacket, also near fine. $450.00 44. Albert York New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 2014. First Edition. Quarto. First survey of the reclusive artist's work. With 61 of his paintings reproduced in color, accompanied by creative text from Bruce Hainley, a timeline, and an exhibition history. A second printing was issued in 2019. Near fine in near fine jacket. $250.00 HARPER'S BOOKS HARPER'S CHELSEA 512 HARPER'S CHELSEA 534 HARPER'S APARTMENT HARPER'S EAST HAMPTON HARPER'S LOS ANGELES |