Search Results: Artist book from A&D Books

Zurich: Edition Dino Simonette, 1998. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine cloth- and paper-bound hardcover; no dj as issued; the bar code sticker to the back cover has been lightly rubbed. A very nice copy. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Photographs by Rene Burri; story by Barry Gifford on brown-stock paper. 72 pages; 54 full-page duo-toned b&w plates + 2 text illustrations; 8.75 x 11.75 inches. From a numbered edition limited to 3000 copies, this being #642. Additionally, this copy is SIGNED BY BURRI on the half title; no inscription. Text in English. Published on the occasion of Burri's 65th birthday, this volume presents a selection of many previously unpublished images by the renowned Magnum photographer.

[New York]: [Cheim & Read], [2003]. Paperback. First edition. Fine paperback with very light indications of handling. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Staple-bound thin wraps; 188 pages; 185 full-page color plates; 8.5 x 11 inches. The catalogue for an exhibition of the work of Adam Fuss. This artist's book is entirely composed of photographs of Fuss, from baby to early teen; no text aside from title. LAID IN is the illustrated gallery exhibition announcement card as well as the press release.

South Melbourne: Gryphon Books, 1981. Hardcover. SIGNED. Limited edition. Fine hardcover; the pages of handmade paper have ripples at the edges which may or may not be the result of moisture exposure; there are no other indications; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "Nothing like this alphabet has ever before been attempted. Donald Friend's unlikely fables ranging from the antics of birds and animals to the amorous advertising techniques of Xilby Jones would leave a folklorist rolling on the floor. It is however all good and wholesome fun and the witty text and lovely illustrations should amuse and entertain readers and non readers of all ages"--from the advertising broadsheet. A gorgeous production: scratch-board illustrations of the alphabet featuring owls and other native Australian animals with fanciful and surrealistic text, illustrated and written by the well-regarded Australian artist, writer and diarist Donald Friend (1915 - 1989);… Read More

Kansas City, MO: Yellow Bird Press, 2004. Paperback. SIGNED. First edition. Near Fine with a touch of shelf and edge wear. Trade paperback with a stiff dust jacket. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. 40 pages; 26 b&w photographic plates; 9 x 10 inches. SIGNED BY FEINSTEIN. With errata sheet laid in. The publication of this catalogue coincides with the inaugural exhibition of the concentration camp series, which opened at The Photography Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan, on January 30, 2004.

Kyoto, Japan: ARM Kyoto Shoin, 1993. Paperback. First edition. Fine in a Fine dj. Might as well be NEW. Paperback with stiff card covers and dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Unpaginated; 31 full-page color plus 26 b&w photographic plates; 10.25 x 14.25 inches. Text in English and Japanese. Out of Print. In the 1960s, Brandt arranged and photographed surrealistic collages from found-objects he picked up on the beaches of southern France. Beautiful production; excellent printing. Very Scarce.

New York & Boston: Multiples Inc & Lois and Michael K. Torf, 1980. Paperback. SIGNED. First edition, Multiples & Torf, 1980, first printing. Near Fine paperback with a light bump to the crown, light blunting to the tips, and a misbound last page resulting in a small oversized dog ear at one corner in a Very Good dust jacket with tanning to the spine and a touch of wear at the extremities. A nice copy in a custom acetate jacket. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Each page is a grid of nine photographs by Sol Lewitt of objects from the artist's home/studio, reportedly documenting everything he owned. Unpaginated [130 pages]; approx. 1,100 b&w illustrations; 10.25 x 10.25 inches. SIGNED BY LEWITT on the ffep and inscribed. A seminal photobook. See: Parr & Badger, Photobook: Vol II, p.155; Open Book, p.322; Auer, 802 Photo Books, p.624.

New York: Aperture, 1985. Hardcover. SIGNED. First U.S. edition, first printing. Very Good+ with a touch of sunning along the top and bottom edges in a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with light wear at the extremities. A handsome copy. Purple cloth-bound hardcover with a large embossed silver oval to the front, corresponding embossed oval to the back and silver title to the spine in dust jacket and obi belly-band. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The first U.S. edition of Hosoe's classic collaboration with the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima and the third edition overall, each edition being different in design, layout or printing. A gorgeous production. Photographs and note by Eikoh Hosoe; preface by Yukio Mishima; afterword by Mark Holborn. SIGNED BY HOSOE; no inscription. 100 pages; full-page and full-spread duo-toned b&w and color plates throughout; 14.5 x 10.5 inches.

Toronto: The Coach House Press, 1974. Hardcover. First edition. Near Fine. Cloth- and faux-leather-bound hardback. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Unpaginated (36 pages); 42 b&w and color photographs, some duo-toned, some hand-colored, including one color photograph tipped in; 5.75 x 10.25 inches. From an edition of 1000. Out of Print. A meditation on the images that grab our attention and for which we come back for another look. A lovely production of an artist's book. dh porter, pseudonym for David Hlynsky (b. 1947), left the United States in 1971 for Canada to avoid the Vietnam War. Since, he's worked as a graphic designer, painter, photographer, and holographer.

Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms, 2007. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition thus, first printing. Fine/As New hardcover; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The first reprint of Burke's seminal book, originally published by Nexus Press in 1987. In the early 1980's Burke traveled to Thailand, Viet Nam, and Cambodia where he documented the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge regime. Photographs, text, and collage elements by Bill Burke. SIGNED BY BURKE on the title page with his personal 'Actual Signature' stamp, his 'Binh Foto' stamp to the page opposite, and his gallery representation stamp to the colophon page, all added by Burke; no inscription. This copy was purchased from Burke and he was dissatisfied that the cover didn't have a varnish coat so he added a square of varnish over the cover image; in a raking light, the varnish has a wavy pattern to it. From an unnumbered edition limited to 2000 copies. Unpaginated [64 pages]; color and… Read More

Atlanta: Nexus Press, 1983. Paperback. SIGNED. First edition, only printing. Near Fine paperback with light signs of handling. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Bill Burke's first book, an artist's book, printed at Nexus Press, Atlanta, is a collage of photographs and illustrations from medical texts, catalogues, and the Bible. Burke draws parallels between snake handling Christians, Hmong tribespeople, and western surgery techniques. "In this unusual book, Bill Burke has combined his photographs of religious snake handlers with a selection of his explicit pictures of animal and human surgery. He interweaves this work with excerpts from the Bible, quoting St. Mark who wrote of casting out demons. Also included are passages from Richard Selzer's Mortal Lessons, in which Selzer writes of entering the body during surgery. A beautifully designed book with full page bleeds, collages, and drawings that contribute to Burke's unsettling view."… Read More

Atlanta: Nexus Press, 1995. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine hardcover; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A continuation of the story and style made famous in 'I Want To Take Picture.' Images of Cambodia and Thailand, often disturbing, and scenes from Burke's life in between trips to SE Asia. Photographs, collages, and text by Bill Burke. SIGNED BY BURKE over his photo on the second page with a word balloon personalization. From an unnumbered edition limited to 5000 copies. 120 pages with two gatefolds; duo-toned b&w and color images throughout; 8.5 x 11.25 inches. LAID-IN is a 16-page, 5.25- x 8-inch, illustrated facsimile diary.

New York: Leo Koening, 2011. Paperback. First edition. Fine oversized booklet. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. An artist's book by Bill Saylor; the catalogue for an exhibition of Saylor's drawings held in 2011 at Leo Koening gallery, NYC. Staple-bound self-wraps; 32 newsprint pages; full-bleed color and b&w reproductions throughout; 7.75 x 10.5 inches. LAID-IN is a two-sided color poster, one side of which is the announcement for an exhibition at Leo Koening gallery of work by Saylor titled: If fantasies came by the gallon, this baby could run forever…;" 11 x 17 inches, folded as issued.

Minneapolis: Little Brown Mushroom, 2011. Paperback. First edition. Fine/As New paperback/pamphlet. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. Pictures and story by Carmen Soth; photographs by Alec Soth; Gus Soth as Bunny Boy; photographs and Bunny wrangling by Rachel Soth. Staple-bound self-wrappers; 20 pages; color illustrations throughout; 5.5 x 8.5 inches. The second Bunny Boy 'zine Alec Soth created in collaboration with his children: here, Bunny Boy and the Little Girl explore Rome together.

Tuscon: Nazraeli Press, 2003. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Oversized clothbound hardcover with an original 7.5 x 9.5 inch gelatin silver print tipped-in to the debossed front board with title stamped in black on front cover and spine, housed in a cloth-bound slipcase, with a debossed design and title stamped in black on the front cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "Carl Chiarenza made these powerful collages in 2003, a time when, he says, 'the world once again went mad.' Coming out of his sense of impotence and frustration at world events, these collages shed their abstraction and do indeed resemble warriors, but these are warriors for peace. 'Chance,' says Chiarenza, 'structured these images as much as chance structured our world. But chance itself is structured by human beings.'" SIGNED BY CHIARENZA on the title page; no inscription. From an edition limited to 500 unnumbered copies.… Read More

Athens: A New View Book, 1966. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Very Good hardcover with rubbing to the extremities, a small tear at the heel along the spine revealing the boards, and a short closed tear at one tip; lacking dj though not all copies were issued with one. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. An artist's book by Charles Henri Ford featuring his "Poem Posters:" word assemblages and collages of images and the residue of pop culture, all awash in psychedelic colors. "Earthy, elegant and alternating sexual references with advertising come-ons, the 'Poem Posters' were a particularly visual and outrageous form of concrete poetry." Ford was a poet, novelist, painter, and photographer; the life-long companion of the painter Pavel Tchelitchew; editor and publisher of the Surrealist art magazine View; and an exhibiting artist for much of his life. Unpaginated [ca. 100 pages of various weights and colors]; color throughout; 10 x… Read More

np [Bethesda]: Writer's Center, 1984. Paperback. First edition. Near Fine perfect-bound paperback with a very light crease to the corner of the back cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. An artist's book of line drawings and original poetry by Charma Le Edmonds, produced as part of a writer's workshop. Brown paper cover with silver printed illustrations; pale pink endpapers; printed on Mohawk Superfine and Strathmore Rhododendron. Unpaginated [70 pages]; b&w line drawings throughout; 6 x 9 inches. Though not stated, reputed to be from an edition limited to 400 copies.

New York: Marianne Boesky Gallery, 2007. Paperback. First edition. Fine paperback. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. The catalogue for an exhibition of Donald Moffett's work. The show and catalogue were a special project Moffett created for FIAC 2007, Paris. Copies were later distributed at the 2008 Marianne Boesky Gallery exhibition, Easy Clean, from which there is a press release laid-in. Introduction by Anna Blume. Staple-bound, self-wrappers, with gatefolds front and back, like French flaps; 24 pages; 17 full-page color plates; 5.75 x 7.5 inches. Checklist.

Paris: Bookstorming, 2006. Hardcover. SIGNED. Fine/As New. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Using video images from explosions in Iraq, and combining them with images she had taken in earlier conflicts around the world, Ristelhueber has created a "vision of history as chaos that has haunted me since I worked in Beirut in 1982." Photographs by Sophie Ristelhueber. SIGNED BY RISTELHUEBER and numbered on the half-page, #81 from an edition limited to 120 copies. Cover, 3 text pages, 11 color plates and one half-page, stapled to a piece of masonite, as issued; 12 x 9.5 inches.

France: np, 2009. Paperback. Fine pamphlet/booklet. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. Staple-bound self-wrappers; 31 pages; 16 full-page or full-spread b&w illustrations; 6.25 x 8.75 inches. Text in English and French. The artist's book produced in conjunction with an exhibition of Eric Baudelaire's work titled Anabases (I), held at the Elizabeth Dee Gallery, NYC, in 2009.

Long Island City, NY: Many Voices Press, 1983. Paperback. SIGNED. First edition. Very Good paperback in a Very Good dust jacket. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, BOXED. One weekend, Eugene Richards was determined to photograph a protest against the construction of the Seabrook, NH, nuclear power plant, and to record the birth of a friend's baby many miles away. The photographs of the one are juxtaposed against the other and highlighted by Dorothea Lynch's personal observations. Photographs by Eugene Richards; text by Dorothea Lynch. SIGNED BY RICHARDS: "From Dorothea & Gene." 48 pages; 28 b&w plates; 8 x 10.75 inches.