Catalogues from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: Chas. D. Durkee & Co, 1907. Bevelled boards. Very Good +. For the convenience of those desiring Motor Boat and Yacht Fittings we issue this supplement to our regular complete catalogue of 'Hardware for Wet Places, Marine Hardware and Ship Chandlery Supplies'". We have here the very scarce supplement, the additional thin octavo focusing solely on… Read more about this item

New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1940. Single sheet. Near Fine. The wonderful announcement for Joseph Cornell's December 10th-26th, 1940 solo show at New York's Julien Levy Gallery. A modest, small sheet of paper which unfolds elegantly into 5 printed flaps (on EACH side), celebrating Cornell's legendary collecting and his whimsy. With illustrations and acknowledgements of "soap bubble sets",… Read more about this item

New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1936. Single sheet. Very Good +. The historic November-December 1936 catalogue and announcement for Max Ernst's first solo show in the United States. Held at New York's formidable Julien Levy Gallery. Black ink on light-green paper. 12 1/2" x 9 1/2", soft vertical and horizontal folds. Includes a beguiling poem by Paul Eluard.… Read more about this item

New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1936. Single sheet. Near Fine. The scarce catalogue of Leonor Fini's 1st one-woman show in America, based on the November 18th--December 9th 1936 exhibition at New York's legendary Julien Levy Gallery. The beige single sheet --measuring 9 1/2" wide x 12 1/2" tall-- shows neat, thin creasing where it had once been folded… Read more about this item

London: Tate Publishing, 2018. Decorative Cloth. Fine. A prsitine copy of the catalogue based on the Oct. 2018-Feb. 2019 exhibition at London's Tate Gallery. The less common hardback edition. Clean and Fine in its mustard cloth. Quarto, still in the publisher's original shrinkwrap.

Philadelphia: Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, 2011. Wrappers. Fine. An all-but-immaculate copy of the 2011 catalogue, published by Philadelphia's Fleisher/Ollman Gallery. Clean and Fine in its printed beige wrappers. Foreword by John Ollman, essay ("Bare Wires: Transmission for the Philadelphia Wireman") by Brendan Greaves. High-quality color reproducutions of the wire sculptures throughout.

New York: Knoedler & Company, 2007. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the catalogue based on the March-April 2007 exhibition at New York's Knoedler Gallery. Essay by Elisabeth Sussman, rich color reproductions throuhout.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996. Decorative Cloth. Fine. A pristine copy of the 1996 catalogue raisonne of Paul Cezanne's paintings, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Fine in their dark, pictorial cloth. No dustjackets, as issued. Quartos, also includes an immaculate copy of the pictorial card slipcase. Volume 1: The Texts; Vol. 2: The Plates.… Read more about this item

Los Angeles/New York: Los Angeles County Museum of Art/Harry N. Abrams, 1991. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy, in its less common hardback, of the catalogue based on the February-May 1991 exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light rubbing along… Read more about this item

New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 2013. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the April-June 2012 exhibition at New York's Matthew Marks Gallery. Tight and Fine in a clean, Near Fine dustjacket, with several very sall scratches at the rear panel. Tall quarto, lovely color reproductions throughout.

New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1992. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A lovely copy of this 1992 Christie's catalogue of the 100 highlights of the Japanese sword collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Folio, lavish color and black-and-white plates throughout. Also includes an immaculate card slipcase.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1987. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. The 1st American edition of this lovely, exhaustive catalogue, based on the 1987 exhibition at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Folio, translated into English from its original Japanese by W. Chie Ishibashi. Rich black-and-white and color photography throughout. Also includes… Read more about this item

New York: Julien Levy Galleries, 1937. Ephemera. Near Fine. The uncommon single-sheet catalogue based on the December 1937 exhibition at New York's formidable Julien Levy Galleries. Clean and Near Fine in its even, 4 pg. fold. Contributors (in art, music and photography) include Paul Cadmus, Virgil Thomson, Paul Bowles, George Platt Lynes et al.

Bennington, VT: The New Gallery (Bennington College), 1959. Ephemera. Near Fine. The scarce single-sheet catalogue based on the November-December 1959 exhibition at the New Gallery of Bennington College in Bennington, VT. Crisp, clean and Near Fine in its even, 4 pg. fold. The show is divided into Cornell's boxes (17 on display) AND "An Exploration of the Colombier"… Read more about this item

Tokyo & Berlin: Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai/Verlein fur Deutsches Kunstgewerbe, 1938. Decorative Wrappers. Very Good +. Very uncommon 1938 catalogue, published out of Tokyo and Berlin, showcasing Japanese everyday objects. From an exhibition organized in collaboration between the Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai ("Society for International Cultural Relations") in Tokyo and the Verlein für Deutsches Kunstgewerbe ("Association for German Arts and… Read more about this item

Pittsburgh: McClintic-Marshall Company, 1910. Printed wrappers. Very Good +. Beautiful, lavish catalogue --circa 1910-- issued by the McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, "Engineers, Manufacturers and Erectors of Steel Structures". Clean and VG+ in its ribbon-tied, dark-gray wrappers, with just a touch of very light creasing and chipping along the top-edges, and light abrading at 2 facing pages of text.… Read more about this item

New York: Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, 1895. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. Uncommon 1895 Remington typewriter catalogue. Bright and VG- to VG in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with light creasing and staining at the panels. 1" of separation as well at the foot of the spine. Wonderful, crisp black-and-white photographs of some of the great commercial buildings in Downtown… Read more about this item

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1981. Original wraps. Very Good +. The catalogue based on the September-November 1981 exhibition at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its off-white pictorial wrappers, with light creasing along the front panel's upper-tip. Square octavo, hundreds of crisp black-and-white illustrations throughout.… Read more about this item

New York: David Nolan Gallery, 2008. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. An all-but-immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the March-April 2008 exhibition at New York's David Nolan Gallery. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, wonderful color reproductions throughout.

New York: The Gagosoan Gallery, 2003. Laminate boards. Near Fine. The uncommon, lavish catalogue based on the April-May 2003 exhibition at New York's Gagosian Gallery. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial, laminate chemise over printed, dark-gray wrappers. Internally pristine, with no writing or markings of any kind. Oblong folio, essay by Linda Nochlin. The 6… Read more about this item