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New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2005. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Oblong 4to (11"x11.5"). 179pp. Brown paper-covered boards. Tail corner of upper cover slightly bumped. Remainder mark to top-edge. Stain to fore-edge. Photographic dj. covered in protective mylar. Color photographs throughout.

New York, NY: Curt Valentin Gallery, 1953. Presumed First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 18mo (5"x7"). Unpaginated. Staple bound, illustrated black and greenish-yellow wraps. Mild bump to lower spine. Three small dampstains to front cover. A single pencil mark and an embossed San Francisco Art Museum on title page. Else text block fine. B&W illustrations. Short interview with artist, followed… Read more about this item

Rockville Centre, NY: Heavy Metal, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo (9.5"x11.5"). 72pp. Illustrated glossy black boards. Front lower corner bumped, else fine. Text block solid and unblemished. B&W and color sketches of naked ladies doing naked lady stuff (riding horseback, being angry and making sweet, sweet love).

New York: Roaring Fork Press, 1970. First edition. Looseleaf paper. Very Good. Square (9.5"x9.5"). 12 of 14 sections, loose (box designates 15 sections, the 15th of which was not included). Light toning, very light edgewear, flexi-discs apparently fine and unused (by visual inspection only). Missing S1: the assemble-yourself-box designed by Robert Smith (meant to hold all sections)… Read more about this item

Tbilisi, Georgia: Cognition, 2011. Second edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to (10.5"x8"). 260pp. Illustrated paper-covered boards. B&W illustrations, color plates. Text in Georgian and English, translated by Elene Pagava. Illustrated dust jacket covered in protective mylar: lightly scuffed.

Hauterive, Switzerland: Éditions Gilles Attinger, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 4to (10"x9.5"). 183pp. Illustrated paper covered boards. B&W photos, color plates. Text in French and German. Previous owner's name in pen to ffep. Slightly toned pages. No dust jacket.

Washington, D.C.: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1971. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. 102pp. Photographic paper wraps. Long scratch to upper cover. Scuffed & rubbed lower cover. Edgewear. Light foxing. B&W photos throughout, several color plates. Exhibition catalogue.

New York, NY: Panache Press at Random House, 1987. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near fine. Andy Warhol. 8vo (6"x9"). Unpaginated. Two volume set with slipcase. Illustrated wrapped boards. Both books show very slight bumping to upper and lower spine, else fine. Pages fine, no marks. Mild shelfwear to slipcase. Facsimile edition, originally privately published in the 1950s. … Read more about this item

London, England: Serpentine Galleries/Koenig, 2015. First edition. Paperback. Fine. 4to. 159pp. Red-stamped grey paper covers, french flaps. Color plates throughout. Includes essays and several interviews. Published for the exhibition of the same name at Serpentine Gallery in March 2015.

London, UK: Haunch of Venison, 2011. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo (9"x6.5").103pp. Grey cloth-covered boards with pastedown photo to upper cover. Some text rubbed from spine. Top corners slightly bumped. Several small spots to covers. Light tone to white pages. Full color photography throughout. No dj. as issued.

St. Augustine, FL: The Record Company/Stanley Charles Nott, 1942. First edition, limited. Hardcover. Good+. Folio (12.5"x9"). 536pp. Green cloth-covered boards with giltstamped titles, all edges stained green. Chipped & closed tears to spine extremes. Corners rubbed. Dent to fore-edge of upper cover. Gilt loss. Lightly toned pages. Missing dust jacket. B&W illustrations, B&W photo plates throughout. Sound binding.… Read more about this item

London, England: Steam Press, 1986. First edition, limited. Paperback. Near Fine. Carol Ann Duffy. 8vo (9"x6.5"). 3pp. Grey paper-covered wraps, glued-in pages. Slightly faded spine. Signed by Duffy to first page. Vellum illustration. From a limited edition of 500 copies. Original drawing by Steadman (torn from a mailing envelope), laid-in.

Madrid, Spain: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas/Instituto Diego Velazquez, 1947. No additional printings listed. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to (11"x7.5") Full green leather with giltstamped title to spine, five raised bands, illustrated/gilt endapapers, silk ribbon (frayed). Large scuff with loss to leather to upper cover. Light wear to tail-edges. Pages toned. Heavily foxed title page, pencil marks & bookplate.… Read more about this item

New York: John Lane Company, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good+. 4to (11.5"x8"). 32pp. 1/2 bound leather & brown cloth, giltstamped title & decoration, 5 raised bands, deckle edges, topedge gilt, marbled endpapers. Edgewear, lightly soiled covers. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown ep. B&W cuts, illustrations with tissue, color plates. Original magazine cover, one issue. American edition of the… Read more about this item

Ontario, Canada: Lerna Press, 1986. no additional printings listed. Paperback. Good+. 4to (11"x9"). 218pp. Illustrated paper covers; plastic comb binding. Spine slant. Heavy shelfwear. Soiled covers, short closed tears to cover edges. Heavily creased & rubbed corners. Textblock edges foxed. Inscribed & signed by Anderson to title page. B&W photographs throughout.

Boston, Mass: David R. Godine, 1991. First edition, deluxe. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo (9.5"x6.5").104pp. Grey cloth-covered boards with pastedown spine label. No dust jacket. B&W illustrations by Spann throughout. Signed by Anderson & Spann to colophon. Published for members of HOC VOLO, deluxe edition with specimen collotype facing page 38.

Boston, Mass: David R. Godine, 1991. First edition, deluxe. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo (9.5"x6.5").104pp. Grey cloth-covered boards with pastedown spine label. Heavily foxed textblock edges, endpapers, margins. No dust jacket, covered in seller's protective mylar. Signed by Anderson & Spann to colophon. B&W illustrations by Spann throughout. Published for members of HOC VOLO, deluxe edition with specimen collotype… Read more about this item

Paris, France: Adrien Maeght, 1977. Paperback. Very Good+/Very Good+. Folio. 28pp. Illustrated paper wraps, individual pages loose. Light general shelfwear. Cover lightly soiled, cover & pages toned. Original price sticker to front cover verso.B&W and color illustrations throughout. Includes both original color lithographs by Steinberg: pages 17 & 20.

New York: Saturday Review Press/E.P. Dutton & Co, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 4to (11"x9"). 217pp. 1/4 bound black cloth & paper -covered boards. Head edges dented 2" from spine. B&W photos. Photographic dust jacket covered in protective mylar. Inscribed to Hilton Kramer (art critic), "with much respect" & signed by Klosty, at "Springfield Farm/Millbrook, NY/Feb… Read more about this item

Paris, France, 1937. First English edition. Softcover. Good+. 4to (14"x10.5"). 112pp +plates; 4 original lithographs. All lithographs present: "Water" by Fernand Leger, "Air" by Joan Miró, "Fire" by Abraham Rattner and "Earth" by Francisco Bores. Color (some with gilt) and B&W plates; photogravures. Missing slipcover, includes subscription card. Illustrated paper covers, by Henri Matisse. Rubbed spine extremes, 1"… Read more about this item