Page from Louis Vuitton lookbook, documenting their S/S 2008 runway show, for which Marc Jacobs collaborated with Richard Prince. See number 7 below. Harper's Books: March SelectionsBelow, our 22 monthly selections; a range of books, ephemera, and other printed matter relating to art, photography, modern literature, and design. Follow the links for additional images and purchasing options. To browse similar materials, visit Harper's Books at 504 West 22nd Street and our East Hampton gallery at 87 Newtown Lane. We'll be exhibiting at the ABAA's 64th Annual New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, from April 4 through 7 at the Park Avenue Armory. For VIP tickets, please contact us at mail@harpersbooks.com. 1. Etel Adnan Beirut/Hamburg: Sfeir-Semler Gallery, 2012. First Edition. Quarto. An elegant survey of Etel Adnan's work, published on the occasion of her exhibition at dOCUMENTA (13). This copy SIGNED by Ednan to front endpaper. Featuring color reproductions organized into four main sections: Paintings 1965-1970, Paintings 1995-2000, Drawings and Tapestries, and Paintings 2010. Concluding with a text by Simone Fattal and transcripts of separate conversations Adnan had with Hans-Ulrich Obrist and Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev. A fine copy in illustrated cloth boards. With only 3 OCLC records located in North America; uncommon, especially with Adnan's signature. $650.00 2. James Lee Byars The Perfect Thought (Invitation) Houston: Contemporary Arts Museum, 1990. Another conceptual invitation from James Lee Byars, with vernissage details for this Houston exhibition (The Perfect Thought, Sep. 8 – Oct. 28) printed directly to the front of the envelope, in embossed gold lettering, along with list of the show's sponsors. The superfluous interior of the envelope is empty, save for a coiled golden thread. The exhibition originated at The University Art Museum, Berkeley (Apr. 18 – Jun. 24), for which a similar invitation was produced, albeit with the golden thread enclosed in a white envelope with black lettering. At both openings, Byars scheduled a precisely-timed action; here in Houston: "exactly at 9 PM." Envelope (5.5 x 8 inches) post-marked and addressed to Galerie Paul Sties in Kronberg. Minor creasing to envelope, else near fine. $350.00 3. Simone Forti Simona Forti e Altri: Danze-Costruzioni Roma: Galleria L'Attico, 1968. First Edition. Catalogue produced for Simone Forti's first European performance at Fabio Sargentini's Galleria L'Attico in Rome, which was considered a turning point in the development of avant-garde exhibition practices in Europe. Contents: [20] pages, illustrated after black-and-white photographs of Forti's two-evening performance and facsimiles of her notebooks. Some scuffing to rear panel, with minor bump to upper corner. Uncommon, with only a single OCLC record located in Berlin. $300.00 4. Futura Futura (Signed Limited Edition) London: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 2000. Limited Edition. Quarto. Front endpaper SIGNED by Futura in black marker, with spraypaint splatter. An incredibly visual autobiography designed by graffiti artist Leonard Hilton McGurr—aka Futura; attesting to his skilled work as a graphic designer. A near fine copy with cloth spine and thick boards. Housed in Limited Edition cardboard box, in fine condition, printed with additional graphics and sponsor logos. $950.00 5. Keith Haring and Tseng Kwong Chi Viersen: Galerie Kunst Parterre, 1992. First Edition. Slim quarto. A scarce catalogue featuring extensive photo documentation of Keith Haring's 1988 Tokyo Pop Shop, captured by Tseng Kwong Chi. Published on the occasion of a German exhibition that explored Haring's project. With short essay from George Mulder printed in English, German, and Dutch. Contents: 68 pages, thoroughly illustrated after black-and-white photographs, some color. Plain black wrappers, with bright glossy jacket; near fine, save for bump to top of edge-block. Scarce, with no OCLC records located in North America. $350.00 6. David Hockney That's the Way I See It (Signed) San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993. First Edition. Quarto. A compelling autobiographical text from David Hockney, compiled from his conversations with Nikos Stangos, and accompanied by hundreds of color images selected by Gregory Evans. This copy boldly SIGNED by Hockney in blue marker to title page. A near fine copy in blue cloth, with yellow-stamped design to front panel. In a fine jacket without the typical fading to the yellow spine. $500.00 7. Marc Jacobs and Richard Prince Women's Collection: Spring – Summer, 2008 Paris: Louis Vuitton, [2007]. First Edition. Oblong octavo. Contents: [20] pages, featuring 70 color images from the Louis Vuitton ready-to-wear runway show for Spring/Summer 2008, followed by a series of accessories. For this show, Marc Jacobs collaborated with Richard Prince, whose texts were worked into a series of LV bags. The first twelve models depicted here dressed-up as sexy nurses, complete with lace masks. A crisp copy in staple-bound white wrappers; fine. Accompanied by loose invitation card, with a list of North American Louis Vuitton boutiques printed to verso. $350.00 8. Louis Kahn Louis I. Kahn: Complete Work, 1935 – 1974 (Enlarged Edition) Basel/Boston: Birkhäuser, 1987. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Oblong folio. Comprehensive documentation of the major projects of Louis Kahn, with reproductions of hundreds of sketches, renderings, and photographs, mostly in black-and-white. Edited by Sharad Jhaveri and Heinz Ronner. Includes a transcript of Kahn's 1969 lecture "Silence and Light." A fine copy in illustrated cloth boards. $850.00 9. Alex Katz and Irving Sandler New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1979. First Edition. Oblong quarto. This copy INSCRIBED by Katz to half-title page. A comprehensive monograph on the artist, impressively illustrated with 216 reproductions, including many tipped-in color plates and some foldouts. Accompanied by text from Irving Sandler. Faint toning to page edges, else a near fine copy in cloth boards, in near fine illustrated jacket. $750.00 10. Jack Kerouac New York: Grove Press, 1966. First Edition. Octavo. Autobiographical adventure from Jack Kerouac—i.e. Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac—exploring his family's roots in France. Light scratches to blue cloth boards, thus near fine, in unclipped illustrated jacket with minor edge-wear, also near fine. $250.00 11. William Klein William Klein: 1 Città + i Mondiali = Torino '90 (Signed) Milano: Federico Motta Editore, 1990. First Italian Edition. Quarto. "I'm merely exploring souls and cities." One of WIlliam Klein's great city photobooks, documenting the passions that inhabited Turin, as one of the host cities for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The Italian national team would eventually lose a heartbreaking semi-final to Argentina in penalty kicks. This copy boldly SIGNED by Klein to front endpaper: "Torino '91 / William Klein." Illustrated after full-bleed black-and-white photography, with introductory text from Guy Mandery in Italian. A fine copy in black boards. Unclipped illustrated jacket with marginal toning, near fine. $850.00 12. Yayoi Kusama Tokyo: Fuji Television Gallery, 1982. First Edition. Slim quarto. A strikingly designed catalogue published on the occasion of Yayoi Kusama's 1982 exhibition at the Fuji Television Gallery in Tokyo (Mar. 16 – Apr. 10). Featuring a lengthy autobiography edited by Kusama herself, full of juicy morsels: e.g. "1961-1963... Soft sculpture... Carved a way for Pop Art to flourish." Accompanied by two critical texts, from Udo Kultermann and Gordon Brown, reflecting upon Kusama's central theme of obsession. With brief introduction from Herbert Read. Contents: [28] glossy pages, illustrated after punchy color photos. Text in both Japanese and English. Minor rubbing to illustrated wrappers, with slight bump to lower corner; near fine. $400.00 13. Shirin Neshat and Diego Cortez Shirin Neshat / Women of Allah Napoli: Lucio Amelio, 1996. First Edition. Slim over-sized folio (19 x 13.5 inches). Catalogue published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Lucio Amelio gallery in Naples (Feb. 1999), reproducing twelve of Shirin Neshat's photographs of Iranian women, from her then-ongoing Women of Allah cycle (1993 – 1997). A bold text from NYC curator (and Mudd Club founder) Diego Cortez, printed in both Italian and English, contextualizes Neshat's practice within the political discourse of martyrdom/terrorism, mindful of Italian analogues such as the Red Brigades. Bright illustrated wrappers with minor scuffing to rear panel and some rounding at corners; near fine. Uncommon, with 5 OCLC records located in North America. $350.00 14. Bob Nickas (curator) / Cady Noland, Bruce Nauman, Various Others Works, Concepts, Processes, Situations, Information Düsseldorf: Galerie Hans Mayer, 1989. First Edition. Quarto. A substantial catalogue published for the exhibition curated by Bob Nickas at Galerie Hans Mayer (Nov. 1988 – Jan. 1989). "It's a comedy" states Nickas in the interview that introduces this volume, referring to the dissonance between the 1960s-era conceptualism of the exhibition's title, and the post-Pop sensibility of the exhibited works. Each of the artists represented via statements, biographies, and a reproduction of a single work; including John Armleder, Jeff Koons, Louise Lawler, Marilyn Minter, Olivier Mosset, Bruce Nauman, Cady Noland, and Julia Wachtel. Minor rubbing to thick boards, with some dusting to top of textblock, else close to fine. Uncommon, with only 3 OCLC records located in North America. $275.00 15. Blinky Palermo New York: Delano Greenidge Editions, 1989. First Edition. Quarto. Published posthumously as a retrospective of the late German wunderkind. One of the best monographs on his work, with essays by Evelyn Weiss, Franz Dahlem, and Max Wechsler. Thoroughly illustrated with full-page color reproductions and installation views. Some minor toning to jacket, else fine in green cloth boards. $200.00 16. Jackson Pollock Jackson Pollock: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Drawings, and Other Works New Haven: Yale University Press, 1978. First Edition. Quarto. Four volumes in slipcase. The definitive work on Pollock, spanning 26 years and comprised of 1096 separate entries from Pollock's oeuvre; mostly represented in black-and-white. Edited by Francis Valentine O'Connor and Eugene Victor Thaw. Volume 1: Paintings, 1930-1947 (1 – 185). Volume 2: Paintings, 1948-1955 (186 – 382). Volume 3: Drawings (383 – 915). Volume 4: Other Works (916 – 1096). Spine labels rubbed as usual, else a near fine set in linen-backed boards. In black linen-backed slipcase, with glossy title label; some scuffing and minor pulling to cloth, else near fine. $2000.00 17. Robert Rauschenberg Rauschenberg... Galleria La Tartaruga (First European Exhibition Poster) Roma: Galleria La Tartaruga, 1959. Boldly designed, screenprinted poster (11.75 x 13.5 in.) for Robert Rauschenberg's first solo exhibition in Europe, at Rome's Galleria La Tartaruga (opening May 30, 1959). With brief artist biography printed to the verso of this Dada-inspired design, referring to Rauschenberg's studies at Black Mountain College, the Art Students League (NYC), and the Académie Julian in Paris. Save for pinholes to upper corners, a fine copy of this scarce announcement, with no OCLC records located. $1500.00 18. Frank Stella Frank Stella: Irving Blum Gallery... from Tuesday, March 12, 1968 (Announcement) Los Angeles: Irving Blum Gallery, 1968. Small announcement poster (12.25 x 9.25 inches) produced for Frank Stella's exhibition at the Irving Blum Gallery in Los Angeles, featuring a bold image from the Protractor series that he'd begun the previous year. Save for very minor crease to top corner, a remarkably fine copy. $350.00 19. Frederic Tuten and Roy Lichtenstein Tintin in the New World: A Romance (Signed by Both Artists) New York: William Morrow & Company, 1993. First Edition. Octavo. Frederic Tuten's narrative appropriation of Hergé's adventuring Tintin character, who is here challenged with charting "the restless geography of his mind." This copy SIGNED by both Tuten and Roy Lichtenstein, who supplied the original cover art and color frontispiece. Scuff to front panel of illustrated boards, else near fine, with printed acetate jacket. $400.00 20. Galerie Michael Werner Köln: Galerie Michael Werner, 1981/1984. Two similarly composed announcement flyers, printed red and blue, respectively, on buff sheets (8.25 x 11.75 inches). These group shows—Arbeiten auf Papier (May 2 – 30, 1981) and Arbeiten von Baselitz, Broodthaers, Byars, Immendorf, Kirkeby, Lüpertz, Penck (Feb. 6 – Mar. 2, 1984)—featuring the same group of artists, with Broodthaers being added for the second. Faint foldlines, else fine; both announcements accompanied by original postmarked envelopes with corresponding exhibition details printed to their fronts. $225.00 21. H. C. Westermann H. C. Westermann: Exhibition Catalogue and Catalogue Raisonné of Objects New York: Harry N. Abrams / Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2001. First Edition. Thick quarto (398 pages). An impressive monograph published on the occasion of the Westermann retrospective that originated at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (Jun. 30 – Sept. 23, 2001), before traveling to the Hirshhorn, MoCA, and the Menil. Thoroughly illustrated with dozens of color plates, accompanied by texts from Dennis Adrian, Michael Rooks, Robert Storr, and Lynne Warren. Concluding with a catalogue raisonné documenting 429 of Westermann's objects. A fine copy in orange cloth boards in a fine illustrated jacket. $450.00 22. Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell London: The Hogarth Press, 1941. First Edition. Octavo. Woolf's posthumous final novel, with jacket designed by Vanessa Bell. Edges very faintly spotted, offsetting to endpapers as common; a pleasing near fine copy in a very close to near fine jacket, lightly soiled with a hint of edgewear. $750.00 HARPER'S BOOKS HARPER'S CHELSEA 512 HARPER'S CHELSEA 534 HARPER'S APARTMENT HARPER'S EAST HAMPTON HARPER'S LOS ANGELES |