TEXTILES FROM BOHEMIAN AND MORAVIAN SYNAGOGUES - from the Collections of the Jewish Museum in Prague.

Published by the Jewish Museum in Prague, 2003. ISBN 8085608650.

Hardcover Book in Slipcase, 9x12.5 inches (22.5x31 cm), 376 pages

ILLUSTRATED with 500 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS of Synagogue Textiles: Curtains, Torah Mantles, Valances, Covers, etc. They are gorgeous.

FINE, as new book in a NEAR FINE card slipcase that has just a bit of spine end and corner tip creasing. A beautiful copy.

From the Publisher:

******A de luxe catalogue of synagogue textiles from the collections of the Jewish Museum in Prague, produced to accompany the exhibition "For Dignity and Adornment" which took place at the Imperial Prague Castle March-June 2003.

The catalogue text and illustrations cover most of the textiles presented at the exhibition, as well as other select examples of the rich diversity of the Museum's textile holdings, amounting to a thousand items. Moreover, they broaden the scope of information on individual groups of textiles by adding other striking examples.

The wide variety of the collection is reflected in 500 full-colour illustrations.

Sections include: The Specific Symbols of Moravian Synagogue Textiles; Valances and their Specific Iconography; Textiles of Oriental Provenance; Fabrics of Chinese Provenance; The Historical Background of Donors; The Development of Hebrew Dedicatory Inscriptions and the Contemporary Use of Czech and German Inscriptions; The Donation of Synagogue Textiles as Reflected in Epitaphs; The Restoration of Textiles at the Jewish Museum in Prague; and The Identification of Collection Points.

Textiles include: Curtains, Torah Mantles, Valances and Covers. Catalogue Entries also include the name of the donor and information on the place from where the item came.

The catalogue ends with a glossary of Hebrew terms and an index of names and localities.

An indispensable resource for anyone interested in Jewish culture, and for all lovers of textile art.******

INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is heavy and will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the charges and be able to accept or reject them before payment is taken. Thanks!

JOHN BALDESSARI CONCEPTUAL ART MONOGRAPH / EXHIBITION CATALOG, by Coosje van Bruggen.

SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the half-title page by both JOHN BALDESSARI and COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN:

"To Terry and Maggi / Coosje van Bruggen / March 24, 1990".

"TO TERRY AND MAGGI - / JOHN BALDESSARI".

Published by Rizzoli, New York, 1990. First edition, first printing, (published concurrently with a hardcover edition). "Published on the occasion of the retrospective exhibition organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles". The show ran at the Museum of Contemporary Art from March 25 to June 17, 1990, then traveled to other major North American museums. (NOTE THAT THE INSCRIPTION BY COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN IS DATED MARCH 24, 1990 - THE DAY BEFORE THE EXHIBITION OPENED.)

Softcover Monograph / Exhibition Catalog, 9x12 inches (23x30 cm), 256 pages. Illustrated throughout.

VERY GOOD condition, some shelf rubs to the covers and a touch of wear to the cover corner tips, otherwise tight, bright, clean, clear, and unmarked, with a smooth spine. A solid, lovely copy.

Rare First Printing SIGNED & INSCRIBED by BOTH Baldessari and van Bruggen.

About COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN (from Wikipedia):

******COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN, b.1942 d.2009, was a Dutch born American sculptor, art historian, and critic. She collaborated extensively with her husband, CLAES OLDENBURG. Her first work with Oldenburg was the installation of the 41-foot Trowel I on the grounds of the Kröller Müller Museum. Together Oldenburg and van Bruggen produced three decades of monumental sculpture that van Bruggen called their Large-Scale Projects.

Since the 1980s van Bruggen also worked as an independent critic and curator. She was the author of scholarly books and essays on the work of major contemporary artists including Gerhard Richter (1985), John Baldessari (1990), Bruce Nauman (1991), and Hanne Darboven (1991). She also wrote a monograph on architect Frank O. Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

After a long battle with breast cancer, van Bruggen died at her residence in Los Angeles in 2009, aged 66.******

JOHN BALDESSARI CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ - COMPLETE SIX VOLUME SET - SIGNED & INSCRIBED TO MARGO LEAVIN plus THREE SIGNED AND NUMBERED LABELS for his rare print SMOKE, TREE, SHADOW, and PERSON". From the collection of MARGO LEAVIN of MARGO LEAVIN GALLERY. Margo Leavin represented Baldessari from 1984 to 2013. SIGNATURES and INSCRIPTIONS are as follows:

Volume One: HAND SIGNED "BALDESSARI" in black on the half title page, and signed by Robert Dean, the book's editor, in blue by his name on the title page.

Also, laid into VOLUME ONE are THREE ORIGINAL SIGNED AND NUMBERED COLOPHON/LIMITATION LABELS for JOHN BALDESSARI'S PRINT "SMOKE, TREE, SHADOW, AND PERSON". Only 50 prints were made. A numbered and signed label was meant to be attached to the blank backside of each of the 50 prints, and those copies that have sold at auction all have such a label. The labels measure 2x3 inches and were meant to be peeled from their backing for attachment to the print. THESE THREE ORIGINAL LABELS are numbered: 23/50, 24/50 and 25/50, and each is HAND SIGNED by BALDESSARI. Why Margo Leavin had these labels is uncertain, but perhaps she had some Baldessari "Smoke" prints at her gallery which were never sold and so these labels were never attached. The print "Smoke, Tree, Shadow, and Person" with an attached signed and numbered label has become highly sought after and very expensive (search various auction records).

Volume Two: SIGNED "BALDESSARI XO" in black on the half title page.

Volume Three: Signed and Inscribed: "For Margo From / John XO" in red on the half title page.

Volume Four: Signed and Inscribed: "For Margo From John" in black on the half title page.

Volume Five and Six are not signed. Volume Six was published after Baldessari's death, and Volume Five was published less than a year before his death. It is unlikely that any copies of Volume Five are signed.

The six volumes of the John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonné were published by YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, New Haven, Connecticut, in association with Marian Goodman Gallery, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021. The volumes were edited by Patrick Pardo and Robert Dean.

Large Hardcover Books in Slipcases, 10x11.5 inches. Each volume has hundreds of pages and hundreds of color (and a few b&w) illustrations. An incredible, comprehensive work.

Condition: Vol. One: NF/NF, Vol. Two: NF/NF, minor pushing at the spine ends and one edge of the slipcase, Vol. Three: NF/G, the slipcase is split/cracked at the top edges but is holding well, Vol. Four: NF/NF, Vol. Five: VG/VG, the bottom of the book's spine is bumped and there is a bit of rubbing to the slipcase, Vol. Six: NF/NF. Overall a solid, tight, bright and clean set of these six volumes.

SCARCE and WONDERFUL association of JOHN BALDESSARI and MARGO LEAVIN.

About MARGO LEAVIN and the MARGO LEAVIN GALLERY (from Wikipedia):

******Margo Leavin, b.1936 d.2021, was an American art dealer. She was born in New York, but spent her career in Los Angeles. In 1970, she opened the Margo Leavin Gallery in West Hollywood, which she operated until it closed in 2013. Leavin was known for her wit, her relationships with her artists, and business savvy.

JOHN BALDESSARI was represented by the Margo Leavin Gallery from 1984 to 2013.******

PLEASE NOTE:

This set of books is VERY HEAVY and will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the charges and be able to accept or reject them before payment is taken. Thanks!

ROYO Drawings boldly hand SIGNED by the artist JOSE ROYO in black pen on the title page.

Exhibition catalogue published by Christopher Clark Fine Art, San Francisco, California, no date circa 1999-2012. Text by Greg Bloch. Large format softcover, 12.5" x 12", 58 pages, luminously illustrated throughout with full color photographs of Royo's exquisite drawings and a black & white portrait of the artist. NEAR FINE CONDITION: tight, bright, clean and unmarked, and Royo's signature is bold and bright. A seductive copy of this elusive SIGNED catalogue.

Jose ROYO (b. Spain 1941) contemporary Spanish impressionist painter. Royo is famous for painting beautiful women. Evocative hyperrealism, women caressed by a scintillating glow and stolen moment sensuality define his romantic impressionist style. Royo is a hugely successful fine artist with a worldwide following of admirers and collectors, including King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain who commissioned Royo to paint their royal portraits.

ROYO boldly hand SIGNED by the artist JOSE ROYO in black pen on the title page.

Exhibition catalogue published by Christopher Clark Fine Art, San Francisco, California, no date circa 1999-2012. Text by Greg Bloch. Large square format softcover, 12.5" x 12.5", 108 pages, luminously illustrated throughout with full color photographs of Royo's exquisite original oil paintings and a black & white portrait of the artist. NEAR FINE CONDITION: tight, bright, clean and unmarked, and Royo's signature is bold and bright. An attractive copy of this elusive SIGNED catalogue.

Jose ROYO (b. Spain 1941) contemporary Spanish impressionist painter. Royo is famous for painting beautiful women. Evocative hyperrealism, women caressed by a scintillating glow and stolen moment sensuality define his romantic impressionist style. Royo is a hugely successful fine artist with a worldwide following of admirers and collectors, including King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain who commissioned Royo to paint their royal portraits.

GREAT BLUE HERON, DECEMBER MORNING, by JOYCE CAROL OATES with ART by Eva-Lena Rehnmark. Fine Printing BROADSIDE.

Gorgeous broadside, 15x22 inches, on fine rag paper with a light blue tone. Original Poem by Oates and Original Art by Rehnmark. Limited edition of 126 copies. Published by the TAMARACK PRESS, 1998.

This is one of the most difficult to find of Oates's broadsides.

Rare PRESENTATION COPY that is SIGNED by JOYCE CAROL OATES beneath her poem.

Presentation Copies are normally printed prior to the lettered and numbered copies, making them quite hard to find.

From the Colophon at the bottom of the broadsheet: "Copyright 1998 by Joyce Carol Oates. Designed by Herb Yellin. Illustrated by Eva-Lena Rehnmark. Printed by Michael & Winifred Bixler for THE TAMARACK PRESS. // This edition is limited to one hundred numbered copies and twenty-six lettered copies. PRESENTATION COPY".

NEAR FINE condition. Lovely. Would look great framed.

Will be sent rolled into a sturdy mailing tube.

KENTA COBAYASHI. EVERYTHING_1

SIGNED by the Artist KENTA COBAYASHI in silver ink on the inside front cover flap. Published by Newfave, Tokyo, Japan, 2016. First edition, limited to 500 copies, so stated. Illustrated softcovers, 11.75" x 8.25", Neon orange elastic string binding, offset printed with 80 unnumbered pages of psychedelic imagery. NEAR FINE Condition: tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An excellent example of Cobayashi's first book, scarce signed.

Using playful patterns and distorting abstractions, Cobayashi creates a provocative warped reality somewhere between a futuristic place and a hallucinatory landscape. This surprisingly distinctive work, with its vibrant colorful glitchy trippy layers of digitally manipulated photography look like they were printed with acrylic paint.

Photographer and digital artist Kenta Cobayashi (b. Japan 1992) is famous for his unique deconstruction of urban photography. In addition to his gallery work, Cobayashi's artwork has been used for advertising campaigns for Louis Vuitton and collaborations with Dunhill.

LAUREN FADELEY HAND SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH. The photograph is a computer printed publicity release, celebrating both the first fifty years of the PENNSYLVANIA BALLET (1963 to 2013) and its PRINCIPAL DANCER LAUREN FADELEY. This promotional piece is 8.5x11.5 inches, including the white borders. It is printed on glossy Epson photo paper. HAND SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the image by LAUREN FADELEY: To John / Lauren / Fadeley. Lovely image of this beautiful dancer. VERY GOOD condition, one corner tip is creased, overall bright & lovely. About LAUREN FADELEY (excerpted from the MIAMI CITY BALLET website): ******Lauren Fadeley was born in Orlando, Fla., where she began her dance training at age four. She trained at the Orlando Ballet School and the School of Performing Arts in Florida, along with summer intensives at The Rock School for Dance Education and the School of American Ballet. In 2000 at age 15, after attending School of American Ballet for three consecutive summers, Fadeley moved to New York City to study there full time. Once completing a year at School of Ballet in New York City, Fadeley was invited by Peter Martins to join New York City Ballet (NYCB). From there, she went on to join the corps de ballet of the Pennsylvania Ballet in the fall of 2007. Fadeley was promoted to Soloist for the 2011 season and to Principal Dancer in 2012. During her nine seasons at Pennsylvania Ballet, she originated numerous featured roles. She joined Miami City Ballet as a soloist in 2016 and promoted to principal soloist in 2017.******

THE LITHOGRAPHS OF CHAGALL. VOLUME II, 1957-1962. Designed and Compiled by Fernand MOURLOT.

MONTE CARLO: ANDRE SAURET, 1963. English language edition.

Contains 12 ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS (including the lithograph dustjacket), 7 of which are in color.

Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 10x13 inches (25x33 cm), 208 pages. In addition to the 12 original lithographs the book is illustrated with numerous color and b&w reproductions of Chagall's lithographs from the years 1957-1962.

Condition: FINE book, looks and feels barely used, tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in a VERY GOOD dustjacket that is sunned at the spine and has some light creasing at the spine ends, overall solid and bright. A lovely copy, one of the nicer copies I have seen.

From the Colophon page (the last page):

"This book, which was designed and compiled by Fernand Mourlot and Andre Sauret, was finished in September 1963. The reproductions were printed on the presses of Draeger Freres, and the Original Lithographs on the Presses of Mourlot Freres."

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is heavy and will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the charges and be able to accept or reject them before payment is taken. Thanks!

LUCIO FONTANA : CONCETTO SPAZIALE, LE CHIESE DI VENEZIA (SPATIAL CONCEPT, THE CHURCHES OF VENICE) 1961. Sotheby's catalog for the auction that took place in London on 26 June 2013.

Single Item Auction Catalog. The art work had an estimate of 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 GBP and sold for 4,450,500 GBP.

Softcover Auction Catalog, 9x11.5 inches, 36 unnumbered pages. Single lot auction, with essays about the painting, Fontana, and Fontana's works. Fully Illustrated.

NEAR FINE condition, a touch of shelf wear to the covers, corner tips lightly worn, overall tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

About this auction (from Sotheby's website):

******A supreme example of Lucio Fontana's tireless conceptual and artistic exploration, Concetto Spaziale, Le Chiese di Venezia exists as undeniable proof of the artist's critical and innovative role in the history of art. This work belongs to the extremely rare and highly venerated Venezia cycle of paintings, which collectively form the crescendo of the Olii corpus that spanned over a decade of his career. Famously created in an inspired burst of artistic activity, the Venezia paintings have acquired a mythic aura within Fontana's oeuvre. Having remained in the most respected private collections since its creation, the appearance of this work for auction denotes an exceptional event. Indeed, though standing alongside fellow constituents of the Venezia Corpus that belong in the prominent collections of the Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Museo Thyssen Bornemisza, Madrid; and Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan; the present work stands out for its intensely evocative composition; one intrinsically linked with the physical landmass and opulent ornament conjured by its namesake.******

MAKOTO SAITO SCENE [0].

This is the first book of Makoto Saito's Paintings. It was published in conjunction with Makoto Saito's first solo exhibition which took place at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan, from August 2 through November 3, 2008.

Published by Art Design Publishing (ADP), 2008. Designed by Hideki Nakajima and featuring commentary by Akira Asada and an interview with Makoto Saito.

Large Format Softcover Book, French folds, 10x13 inches, 123 pages.

Illustrated throughout with 80 color plates reproducing Saito's paintings.

NEAR FINE condition, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A solid, very nice copy.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is heavy and will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

MARC CHAGALL - DRAWINGS FOR THE BIBLE. With 24 ORIGINAL FULL-PAGE COLOR LITHOGRAPHS and 96 B&W HELIOGRAVURE PLATES. Text by Gaston Bachelard. (Translated into English by Stuart Gilbert.)

NEW YORK: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1960. First American edition. The 24 original color lithographs were printed by Mourlot Freres and the 96 b&w heliogravure plates by Draeger Freres. This book was produced as Verve 37/38 (double issue - Summer 1960).

Hardcover Book in an Original LIthograph Dustjacket, 10.5x14 inches (27x36 cm). there are seven Introductory leaves, 24 original color lithographs, 96 b&w heliogravure reproductions, and some text pages at the rear that list the 24 lithographs and describe the 96 b&w heliographs.

Condition: VERY GOOD book, the covers have a few small spots and slight pushing to a couple corners but are solid, bright and clear; internally, the pages have light toning to the margins (as on every copy I have seen), lovely overall tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. The LITHOGRAPHS are GORGEOUS. In a GOOD original lithograph dustjacket that was professionally / archivally restored; the jacket is missing a large piece from the top front area of the rear panel, a piece at the bottom of the spine, and a few other small pieces, all of which have now been integrally reinforced; there are some scrapes to the folds, and some repaired and reinforced tears; overall the jacket is solid and bright.

A lovely copy of the book with all its incredibly beautiful lithographs by Marc Chagall, in its original (and archivally restored) dustjacket.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

JOURNALISM VERSUS ART, by MAX EASTMAN. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1916. First edition, first printing, with the date 1916 on both the title page and copyright page with no indication of additional printings.

HAND SIGNED, PLACED, and DATED by MAYNARD DIXON on the verso of the half title page:

"MAYNARD DIXON / SAN FRANCISCO / 1917". Dixon added his small ICONIC 'THUNDERBIRD' DRAWING beneath his signature.

The book is also SIGNED by the AUTHOR, MAX EASTMAN, on the front free endpaper.

Hardcovers, blue cloth covered boards, yellow embossed titling on the front cover (for yellow journalism?), 146 pages plus [2] pages of Publisher's ads at the rear.

GOOD condition:The printing on the front cover is faded but legible, the rear cover has two lines of small pokes / indents (as if from a closed pen), and there is light wear to the cover corner tips and spine ends. Internally, light toning to the first and last few pages, otherwise just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and clear. A solid, nice copy.

SCARCE and WONDERFUL with the SIGNATURE and DRAWING of MAYNARD DIXON.

MEL RAMOS Illustrated Catalog for the Exhibition that took place at the Levy Gallery in Hamburg, Germany, in 1996.

Contains 17 pages of reproductions of Ramos's Pin-Up art from the show. The exhibition was titled; "Unfinished Paintings and The Lost Paintings of 1965".

SIGNED and INSCRIBED by MEL RAMOS on the page with a NUDE PIN-UP PAINTING of HIS WIFE LOLITA (aka LETA). The inscription reads:

"To Lolita / The love of my life / Mel Ramos / May 1996".

Mel and Leta fell in love in High School, got married in 1955, and stayed married for 63 years until Mel Ramos' death in 2018. Sweet. Leta died two years later.

The catalog has a yellow post-it note on the title-page that says "LETA'S", which I presume means this was Leta's copy. On the backside of the title-page is a b&w photo of "Leta and Mel Ramos in 1995".

Softcovers, 8.5x11 inches (21x28 cm), 32 pages. Text in German and English, some only in German.

NEAR FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and clear.

RARE MEL RAMOS ITEM made UNIQUE with the LOVING INSCRIPTION to HIS MODEL and WIFE.

About MEL RAMOS (from Wikipedia):

******Melvin John Ramos, b.1935 d.2018, was an American figurative painter, specializing most often in paintings of female nudes, whose work incorporates elements of realist and abstract art. He gained his popularity as part of the pop art movement of the 1960s. One of his earliest art teachers was Wayne Thiebaud, who is considered his mentor, and who remained his friend. Ramos received his first important recognition in the early 1960s; since 1959 he has had more than 150 solo shows and participated in more than 120 group shows. His work is held in the permanent collections of the New York Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Norton Simon Museum, and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC. Ramos married Leta (Helmers) Ramos in 1955, who was the model for many of his early nude paintings.******

MOHAMED BOUROUISSA. PHOTOGRAPHY / ART Monograph produced for the Exhibition "MOHAMED BOUROUISSA: URBAN RIDERS" that took place at the Barnes Foundation, June 30-October 2, 2017. Illustrated throughout with photographs by Bourouissa. Text by Bourouissa, Okwui Enwezor, et al.

Published by Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, and Camel Mennour, Paris, 2017. First Edition. ISBN: 9782914171632.

Softcovers, French flaps, 8.5x10.5 inches, 277 pages. Text in English and French.

VERY GOOD condition, some light soiling to the covers, a crease to the spine from use, overall a lightly used, tight, bright, clean and unmarked copy.

A comprehensive monograph on this interesting contemporary Algerian-French photographer.

"Mohamed Bourouissa (born 1978) is an Algerian-French photographer, born in Algeria and now based in Paris. His work is held in various collections, including the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris. In 2017 his exhibition Urban Riders took place at the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, and subsequently at the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris." - Wikipedia.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is heavy and will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

MONDINO NUMÉRO. A Book of Photographs by Jean-Baptiste Mondino. Published on the occasion of the MONDINO NUMÉRO EXHIBITION that took place at Studio des Acacias, Paris, France, from July 5th to July 20th, 2019.

Hardcovers, large format, 11x14 inches (28x36 cm), 171 pages. Text in French and English.

Illustrated with 109 full-page photographs by Jean-Baptiste Mondino from the exhibition. Includes many of Mondino's best images from his 20 years as a photographer for NUMÉRO, the French magazine of Fashion, Beauty, Art, Music and Culture.

Included are great photographs of Johnny Depp, Bjork, Laurie Anderson, Laetitia Casta, Julian Schnabel, Linda Evangelista, Karl Lagerfeld, Natalia Vodianova, and many others. The photos are Energetic, Sexy, and Very Cool.

GOOD condition, the covers are bumped at the corner tips and spine ends, and have some shelf rubs, but remain solid and bright; internally very nice, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. All the photos are brilliant.

About the Mondino Numéro exhibition (from the Studio des Acacias website):

******From July 5 to 20, 2019, the Studio des Acacias will transform into a photo studio to reveal, in over 100 shots, the profusion of creativity of Jean-Baptiste Mondino, a brilliant image creator. A long-time friend of Numéro, the artist has immortalized some of the world's greatest personalities.******