Art from Harper's Books, Inc.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Times, 1969. Though printed to common newsprint, this copy is remarkably clean and sharp; just a hint of wear along the edges, otherwise fine.. First Edition. Quarto. Offset on newsprint; cover image after a photograph of Ruscha's oil-on-canvas painting. For the December 7, 1969 issue of West-the Sunday supplement of The Los Angeles Times-Ed… Read more about this item

Goslar: Edition Mönchehaus-Museum, 1988. Near fine copy, in stapled illustrated wrappers. Scarce, with only 4 OCLC records located in North America.. First Edition. Artist's book published on the occasion of Gerhard Richter being awarded the 1988 Goslarer Kaiserring. Contents: [24] pages, with commemorative text from Dieter Honisch (in German), illustrated after 10 of Richter's out-of-focus photographs of Goslar,… Read more about this item

Mostly Southern California, 1963-1978. Uniformly fine to near fine in printed wrappers, with original glassines where called-for. These volumes each housed in custom plexiglass cases, allowing for wall-mounted display.. Few contemporary artists have incorporated the book into their practice quite like Ed Ruscha. As the recent MoMA retrospective (Ed Ruscha / Now Then) so brilliantly displayed, the book… Read more about this item

New York: Thea Westreich / Cologne: Gisella [sic] Capitain, 1989. This is a remarkably fine copy, with only a hint of scuffing to the plain black papered boards-and still accompanied by the publishers' original box, featuring a typescript Thea Westreich label to the front panel, identifying this as one of Wool's proofs. An astounding copy of one of the most… Read more about this item

New York / Chicago : Harry N. Abrams / Museum of Contemporary Art, 2001. A fine copy in orange cloth boards in a fine illustrated jacket.. 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… Read more about this item

Köln: Galerie Michael Werner, 1981/1984. Faint foldlines, else fine; both announcements accompanied by original postmarked envelopes with corresponding exhibition details printed to their fronts.. 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,… Read more about this item

Roma: L'Attico, 1968. Some scuffing to rear panel, with minor bump to upper corner. Uncommon, with only a single OCLC record located (Berlin).. First Edition. Catalogue produced for Simone Forti's first European performance at Fabio Sargentini's Galleria L'Attico in Rome; considered a turning point in the development of avant-garde exhibition practices in Europe. Contents: [20] pages, illustrated after… Read more about this item

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1978. 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.. First Edition. Quarto. Four volumes in slipcase. The definitive work on Pollock, spanning 26 years and comprised of 1096 separate entries… Read more about this item

Houston: Contemporary Arts Museum, 1990. Envelope (5.5 x 8 inches) post-marked and addressed to Galerie Paul Sties in Kronberg. Minor creasing to envelope, else near fine.. 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… Read more about this item

Viersen: Galerie Kunst Parterre, 1992. 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.. First Edition. Slim quarto. A scarce catalogue featuring extensive photo documentation of Keith Haring's 1988 Tokyo Pop Shop, as shot by Tseng Kwong Chi. Published on the occasion… Read more about this item

New York: Abrams, 1979. Faint toning to page edges, else a near fine copy in cloth boards, in near fine illustrated jacket.. 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… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Irving Blum Gallery, 1968. Save for very minor crease to top corner, a remarkably fine copy.. 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.

Düssledorf: Galerie Hans Mayer, 1989. 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.. 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… Read more about this item

London: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 2000. 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.. 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… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Ooga Booga, 2014. Fine copy in gray cloth boards, over-printed with reproduction of classified ads in red. In printed acetate jacket, with lettering to front panel and design elements to rear.. First Edition. Quarto. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Ooga Booga (Jan. 20 - Jul. 7, 2013). Comprised of twelve titular paintings reproduced… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago, 1997. One of 1000 copies. Minor scuffing to cloth boards, featuring remarkably fresh gold-leaf oval motif to front panel; near fine.. Quarto. An artist's catalogue produced by Kara Walker on the occasion of her exhibition "Presenting Negro Scenes Drawn Upon my Passage through the South and Reconfigured for the… Read more about this item

Alès, France: PAB, 1961. Text (12 pp.) and prints housed in white portfolio with titles; very minor rubbing to covers, else fine. Original glassine. Scarce, with only a single OCLC record located (Yale).. Deluxe Edition. Octavo. Another elegant publication from the atelier of Pierre André Benoit, featuring a sparse poem from the French-Algerian writer and anti-colonial activist Henri… Read more about this item

London: Gimpel Fils, 1972. Stringbound boards with minor toning, better than usual. Contents remarkably bright. A close to fine copy.. First Edition. Oblong octavo. Artist's book from Niki de Saint Phalle, narrating a dark family tale through a loose series of surreal vignettes. With illustrated title page and 26 color plates, printed in Milan by Sergio Tosi. … Read more about this item

New York: Rizzoli, 2009. Some scuffing and small stain to the front cover and inside flap, else fine.. First Edition. Quarto in plexiglass slipcase. Divided into sections on art, fashion, and architecture, this lavish production is fully-illustrated after color photographs, accompanied by a series of texts.

Köln: Walther König / Bonnefantenmuseum, 2013. A minor tear to the bottom right corner of the front cover, else fine in illustrated wrappers.. First Edition. Quarto. 236pp. Published In conjunction with the exhibition Mary Heilmann Good Vibartions on the occasion of the 'B.A.C.A 2012 Europe Award'.