Art from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1940. Single sheet. Near Fine. The scarce announcement for the April-May 1940 exhibition --the first solo show-- of Chilean surrealist painter Roberto Matta, held at New York's redoubtable Julien Levy Gallery. The announcement consists of a crisp single sheet, a folio measuring 17" tall and neatly folded in half and into 1/8ths. Clean,… Read more about this item

Self-published, 1939. Single sheet. Near Fine. Salvador Dali's infamous 1939 art manifesto, written and published (by Dali) in response to the World's Fair Committee's rejection of his pavilion design (which included Botticelli's Venus with a fish head). One large single sheet in light-green, a folio measuring 15" tall and folded in half to create 4 panels. Clean and… Read more about this item

New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1936. Single sheet. Near Fine. The scarce, beautiful Julien Levy announcement and catalogue for Rene Magritte's first solo show in The States. The announcement consists of a tall single sheet (16" tall x 10 1/2" wide), in deep blue, with a poem by Paul Eluard (translated into English by Man Ray!) and an… Read more about this item

Ephemera. Near Fine. Charming collection of 78 pencil and ink sketches by German artist Gunther ("G.W.") Nentwich on vintage paper lace placemats. Mostly very skillful portraits, done in an assured, fluid hand dating from 1946-1952. A number of couples, groups and locations are depicted throughout the 78 pieces, including Schrafft's Bar (which used paper doilies in the 40s).… Read more about this item

University of California Press, 1990. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A sharp, all-but-pristine copy of the 1990 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a bright, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white and color reproductions thruout.

Boston: G.K. Hall & Co, Boston. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A very sharp example of the 2 volume set. Both volumes stated 1st editions and both clean and Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Bordering on pristine. Thick octavos, "presenting in chronological order Kandinsky's writings published between 1901 and 1943". Part of the wonderful "Documents of Twentieth Century Art" series.

Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1977. Boards. Near Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine copy. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in its white boards, with the publisher's very sharp glassine dustjacket and the printed, dark wraparound band. Square octavo, internally immaculate.

Whitney Museum of American Art/University of California Press, 2002. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Impressive monograph on the work of the American painter Joan Michell (1925-1992). With 88 color illustrations and 22 in black-and-white. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. The monograph also serves as the catalogue, which was based on the June-September 2002 exhibition at New York's Whitney… Read more about this item

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Art Museums, 1999. Original wraps. Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the 1999 "exhibition organized by the Harvard University Art Museums and Kunstmuseum Winterthur". Both volumes crisp and Fine i heir printed gray wrappers. And housed in a Fine example of the printed card slipcase.

Hard Press Editions/Hudson Hills Press, 2009. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 2009 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, generous plates throughout, in addition to the CD at the rear pastedown. Impressive monograph on the American sculptor Kenneth Snelson (1927-2016).

New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1939. Ephemera. Near Fine. The uncommon announcement for the Joseph Cornell December 1939-January 1940 "Exhibition of Objects", held at New York's formidable Julien Levy Gallery. Bright and Near Fine in its single pictorial sheet, folded once to create 4 separate panels. The rear panel features a full-page essay by Parker Tyler (leading New… Read more about this item

New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1933. Ephemera. Near Fine. The scarce announcement of the November-December 1933 seminal exhibition at New York's Julien Levy Gallery. A lovely copy: a dark-gray 4" x 5 1/2" card, crisp and Near Fine. One of the great early pairings of the Gallery, Picasso's etchings and Cornell's objects.

Roizzoli, 2008. Boards. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2008 1st editon, still in the publisher's original shrinkwrap. Thick quarto, edited by Frances Morris.

Bern, Switzerland: Galerie Kornfeld, 1990. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 2 volume catalogue raisonne of Max Beckmann's prints. Both volumes clean and Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Thick, tall quartos, also includes immaculate examples of the publisher's unprinted card slipcases. Vol. I: 1900-1920; Vol. II: 1921-1948.

Bern, Switzerland: Kunstmuseum Bern, 1973. Cloth. Fine/Fine. The 3 volumes, all in pristine condition, of the catalogue raisonne of Paul Klee's hand-drawings. All 3 volumes, thick, massive 4tos, clean and Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets. The 1976 catalogue of the exhibition at Kunstmuseum Bern. Band I: Kindheit bis 1920; Band II: 1921-1936; Band III: 1927-1940. Text exclusively in… Read more about this item

Bern, Switzerland: Verlag Kornfeld und Cie, 1976. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine example of the 1976 catalogue raisonne of Max Beckmann's paintings, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Thick, massive quartos, only 1,500 copies issued. Band I: Katalog und Dokumentation; Band II: Tafeln und Bibliographie. Also includes immaculate examples of the card… Read more about this item

Monrovia, CA: Porterhouse Fine Arts Editions, 2004. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. An immaculate copy, still in its original shrinkwrap. Clean and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Micro Portfolio of Three Cards, Vol. #4 in the series.

New York: Harper & Row, 1980. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. A solid, perfectly serviceable copy of the 1980 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG in its pictorial white wrappers, with very light soiling at the front pastedown, mild scuffing to the rear panel and one or two smudge marks to the half-title. Tall quarto, all plates clean and… Read more about this item

Otsu City,Shiga, Japan: Ohmi Gallery, 2008. Boards. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2008 1st edition of this exhaustive catalogue raisonne of Japanese artist Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949). Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Thick, tall quarto, rich color prints throughout. Also includes a pristine copy of the publisher's matching blue cloth slipcase, with gilt-titling along the… Read more about this item

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1921. Cloth. Very Good. The 1921 st edition of Marsden Hartley's 1st published book. Solid and VG in its dark cloth, with very light spotting at the front panel. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind. Octavo, Introduction by Waldo Frank, portraits by Hartley of some of… Read more about this item