Piero Manzoni by Germano Celant - 1972

Oxford: University Press, London: Humphrey Milford, 1932. First edition. Frontispiece and 127 plates. 4to, pp.xviii:43, original cloth; a very nice copy in like dustwrapper.

Paris, Bibliothèque des Arts, 1967, 4to, pp. 68 (31); orig. brown cloth; slipcase. An important monograph on Ker-Xavier Roussel, richly illustrated and documented, containing several illustrations printed au pochoir by Jacomet; the whole printed on vergé. - This is copy no. XX of 30 de luxe copies that were issued with an original lithograph and an orig. drawing by Roussel. However, this drawing is no longer present in the book, only the lithograph is. This lithograph, printed on China paper and housed in its orig. portfolio, is from the series Le Centaure & La Bacchante, which remained unpublished by Vollard. - Very light soiling at linen slipcase; else fine. - [Heavy book: extra postage required for shipping outside Europe].

Dijon & Paris, L'Echelle de Jacob et Ed. A. Laurentin, 2002, large 8vo, pp. xxxix, 349 (14), with some 20 illustrations; printed wrappers. - Limited edition of 400 copies, partly facsimile based upon the 1905 catalogue by Lotz-Brissonneau, and augmented. - Upper right corner of the front-cover very lightly bumped; otherwise a very fine copy.

Giampaolo Daddi, 1984. Hardcover. Used- Good condition. Book is in Italian. Book shows shelf wear. Three stains on the bottom left near the picture on the front cover. Three faded lines on the top right on the front cover. Small stain on the far right side near the spine on the back cover. Inscription in black marker on the front fly leaf. Light discoloration along the edges of all pages. No further markings on the inside of the book. Book is overweight and shipping costs may increase. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

New York: Aperture, 1983. First U. S. edition / First printing. Gray paper-covered boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket.

Venice: Canal and Stamperia Editorial, 1997. Trade wrappers with French flaps. Published Venice: Canal and Stamperia Editorial, 1997. 8vo., 7" x 9 1/4", 211pp., illustrated throughout with plates. Fine, as new. . Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

324pp. Excellent condition with slight crease to spine. Very minor shelf wear. Clean copy with tight binding and French flaps to back cover.

London: Mercatorfonds, 1982. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Published London: Mercatorfonds, 1982, first printing. Folio, 10 1/4" x 13 1/4", 375pp., illustrated with 252 b/w and color plates. Brown and white cloth with gilt titles. "In this magnificently produced volume, R.-A. d'Hulst analyzes critically Jacob Jordaen's output, including the large number of works that have recently come to light. He also clarifies which works are authentic and defines the high standards of Jordaen's artistic ability." Fine in fine dust jacket and near fine slipcase with some scuffing. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. Folio.

This is a folding portfolio made of navy board with gray title labels on the cover and spine. Includes a 24-page booklet and 72 loose b&w plates (complete) containing reproductions of Klee's drawings between 1921 and 1930. Published by Curt Valentin Gallery, with an essay by Will Grohmann. Printed in the summer of 1944 in an edition of 700 copies by the Meriden Gravure Company.
The deckle edge booklet features Grohmann's essay and a list of the 72 plates. The booklet contains light tanning on edges and one folded corner, some b&w plates also have light tanning at edges. The portfolio spine, front and rear cover edges are faded, also with scuffing and some marks. Otherwise, a remarkable collectible portfolio of work by Klee in great shape. "The drawings reproduced in this volume are examples of Klee's intuition, his creative inventiveness and his mastery of technique. They permit a glimpse into the workshop of an indefatigable and inehaustible artist," according to Grohmann.
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Moscow: 2008. Hardcover. In RUSSIAN. Near Fine. Small light colored 1 cm stain near fore-edge of front cover, else Fine / As new. Contains biographical information and photographs, photographs of his artistic work, letters, etc.
Sandro Fasini was a pseudonym for Kiev born artist Srul Aryevich Fainzilberg. S. Fasini was a Russian and French surrealist artist, illustrator, and photographer who trained at the Odessa Art School and died in Auschwitz in 1942. He was also known as Sandro Fazini, Alexander Fasini, and Srul Feinsilberg. He is remembered for his artistic contributions to cubism and surrealism.