1968Best.-Nr. 154962N.p.: N.p. 1968. Two vintage borderless photographs of artist Joan Miró in his studio in Mallorca circa 1968. Stamp of photographer Daniel Frasnay on the verso of each photo. Paris-born photographer Daniel Frasnay began working as a freelance photojournalist in the early 1950s initially documenting the Parisian cabaret and nightlife scene of the period. Frasnay befriended many leading artists of the twentieth century over the course of his career and was best known for his 1969 book "The Artist's World" which featured portraits of 40 artists including Alexander Calder Marc Chagall Salvador Dali William de Kooning Rene Magritte and of course Joan Miro. Frasnay's work was the subject of a 2005 documentary "Daniel Frasnay le royaume et l'exil" directed by Philippe Jadot. 7 x 7 inches. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1975Best.-Nr. 030831Barcelona: Fundacio Joan Miro Centre D'Estudis D'Art Contemporani 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Yellow pictorial cloth black small brown spots on the spine. Crisp and clean interior. First edition. Held in a yellow and black slipcase scuffing on both covers. A collection of work ranging from paintings and poetry to music and typography in honor of the hat seller who would become a staunch supporter of new art styles. Fundacio Joan Miro Centre D'Estudis D'Art Contemporani Hardcover
1972Best.-Nr. 153718New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation 1972. First Edition. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum between October 26 1973 and January 21 1973. Near Fine and unread in illustrated card wrappers. Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation unknown
1934Best.-Nr. ZB1232507Barcelona: Llibreria Catalonia 1934. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday Nov. 2 weekend sale item 78 pp. includes the original seriograph by Miro; rebound in blue buckram with only portions of the front paper wrappers retained having been mortised onto a vanilla sheet; the Miro plate bears some rubbing at the edges and a few spots within the image but is otherwise in presentable condition. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Barcelona: Llibreria Catalonia hardcover
1953Best.-Nr. 78464Paris: Editions du Sagittaire 1953. Fine. Editions du Sagittaire Paris 1953 14.50 x 23 cm relié First edition on ordinary paper. Illustrated dust jacket featuring a drawing by Joan Miró. Half black box binding smooth spine ebony-patterned paper boards covers and spine preserved illustrated dust jacket by Joan Miró retained gilt top edge. Minor rubbing to the foot of the front board and near the center of the rear board. Signed autograph inscription from André Breton to Doctor Gornouec on the half-title page. Press clippings about the work written by Gaëtan Picon have been mounted on leaves bound at the beginning of the volume just after the dust jacket illustrated by Joan Miró and the front cover; at the head of the first of these André Breton has added a second signed autograph inscription to Doctor Gornouec. Editions du Sagittaire hardcover
1935Best.-Nr. 75435New York: University of New York 1935. Fine. University of New York New York February 1935 15.50 x 23 cm agrafé First edition of the inaugural bulletin of the ""Gallery of Living Art"" the painting acquisitions department of New York University. This bulletin presenting the gallery's most recent purchasestwo canvases by Hans Arp one by Piet Mondrian one by Joan Miró and the latest by Fernand Légerserves as a supplement to the catalogue issued in December 1933. Rare and handsome copy despite a small stain at the head of the front cover. University of New York unknown
1985Best.-Nr. 73442Paris: Galerie Maeght Lelong 1985. Fine. Galerie Maeght Lelong Paris 1985 22 x 31 cm broché Bilingual first edition French-English illustrated with photographic reproductions of works by Joan Miro. Handsome copy. Text by Jean-Christophe Bailly. Provenance: from the library of art publisher Alex Grall with his printed label at head of title page as bookplate. Galerie Maeght Lelong unknown
1955Best.-Nr. 72743Paris: Seghers 1955. Fine. Seghers Paris 1955 14 x 19 cm broché First edition on ordinary paper. Work decorated with a frontispiece illustration by Joan Miro. Very precious autograph inscription signed by Janine Queneau to her great friend Boris Vian: ""A Boris dont je crains d'avoir bien mal suivi les conseils. Avec beaucoup d'affection. Janine."" ""To Boris whose advice I fear I have followed very poorly. With much affection. Janine."" Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation. Â Seghers unknown
1987Best.-Nr. 006260New York/New Haven: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Yale University Press 1987. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. Limited run of 3000 hard cover and 6000 soft cover catalogues printed in English in 1987. Full black cloth. 269 pp. Fully illustrated in colour some photos in B&W. Rubbing to corners slight tilting to spine. Dust jacket sunned to spine wear to spine ends short tear to head of front cover some light soiling to covers. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Yale University Press hardcover
2008Best.-Nr. x-0750687061Newnes 2008. Paperback. New. 2nd pap/onl edition. 712 pages. 9.00x7.25x1.50 inches. Newnes paperback
1967Best.-Nr. 68710Paris: Fernand Mourlot 1967. Fine. Fernand Mourlot Paris 1967 25.50 x 33 cm en feuilles sous chemise et étui Bouquet de rêves pour Neila Bouquet of Dreams for NeilaFernand Mourlot Paris 1967 25.5 x 33 cm in leaves in a chemise and slipcase Illustrated edition with 18 original insert lithographs in colour by Joan Miró one of 150 numbered copies on Rives vellum only print after 25 vellum and 25 non-trade. Very beautiful copy. Handwritten signature of Joan Miró on the print details page. Our copy is enriched with a handwritten inscription dated and signed by Joan Miró to Armand Blanc accompanied with an original drawing in pencil. Fernand Mourlot hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 64656Barcelona: Ediciones Poligrafa 1965. Fine. Ediciones Poligrafa Barcelona s. d. circa 1965 26.50 x 27.50 cm reliure de l'éditeur First edition quadrilingual Spanish English French and German for which it was not drawn from great papers. Publisher's binding in full canvas sand smooth back complete copy of his illustrated jacket and his rodhoïd. Small rips without gravity in the head and foot of the back of the jacket. Book decorated with 154 illustrations in black and in colors beautiful copy. Precious autograph dedication signed by Joan Miro to his friend and biographer Georges Raillard. Ediciones Poligrafa unknown
1977Best.-Nr. 65036Paris: Seuil 1977. Fine. Seuil Paris 1977 18.50 x 26 cm broché First edition one of 65 numbered copies on Arches laid paper the only deluxe copies. Small tears without loss to margins of some leaves in the very first signatures otherwise a handsome copy with full margins. Our copy lacks the original etching by Joan Miro that should be present in all copies on Arches laid paper. Seuil unknown
1977Best.-Nr. 64655Paris: Seuil 1977. Fine. Seuil Paris 1977 15.50 x 24 cm broché First edition on ordinary paper. Illustrations nice copy. Handsome autograph inscription signed by Joan Miro to his friend and ""compagnon de travail"" Georges Raillard. Seuil unknown
1988Best.-Nr. 162028Barcelona: Fundacio Joan Miro Centre d'Estudis d'Art Contemporani 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 556 pages. A comprehensive look at the various works of Joan Miro. Text in Catalan with English French and Spanish translations in the rear with contributions by Oriol Bohigas Jaume Freixa Rosa Maria Malet Margit Rowell Raimon Ribera and Eduard Castellet. Includes some color and numerous black and white illustrations. A tight very good copy with some bumping to the top front corners and with the small rubber stamp of author curator and one time director of The Art Institute of Chicago Douglas Druick to the second endpaper in a near fine dust jacket with the same bumping. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. Fundacio Joan Miro, Centre d'Estudis d'Art Contemporani unknown
1925Best.-Nr. 63397Paris: Editions du Sagittaire 1925. Fine. Editions du Sagittaire Paris 1925 11.50 x 16 cm relié First edition of the French translation by Valery Larbaud and Noémi Larthe. Binding in black half box smooth back golden date in tail wooden paper plates guards and contreplats paper wood way covers and back preserved gilded head binding signed by Daniel-Henri Mercher. Nice copy pleasantly established. Signed autograph signed Valéry Larbaud Jules Romains enriched by the signature of Noémi Larthe. Editions du Sagittaire unknown
1981Best.-Nr. BN38424Arena 1981. Hardcover/gebunden. wie neu! Arena hardcover
1970Best.-Nr. 14693Paris Maeght Editeur 1970. Folio. 30 pp. With 2 original colour lithographs by Joan Miró. unknown
1974Best.-Nr. 51213Paris Maeght Éditeur1974. 4to. Orig. full cloth with dustjacket. 229 pp. 2 double-page orig. lithographs in colour. hardcover
1973Best.-Nr. 41877Paris Maeght éditeur 1973. 4to. Orig. full cloth with dustjacket. 2082 pp. Richly illustr. in colour and b/w. 2 double-page original colourlithographs by Miró. A mint copy. hardcover
1971Best.-Nr. 59273Paris: Le Soleil Noir 1971. Fine. Le Soleil Noir Paris 1971 14.50 x 19.50 cm broché sous étui First edition one of 300 copies numbered on siren offset. Illustrated book of drawings by Joan Miro. Pleasant well complete copy as he stipulated to the justification of the draw the original color lithography Valerio Adami rise triptych he justified and signed. . Le Soleil Noir unknown
1976Best.-Nr. 58692Paris: Revue XXe siècle 1976. Fine. Revue XXe siècle Paris Septembre 1976 24.50 x 31.50 cm reliure de l'éditeur First edition. Publisher's binding in full boards smooth spine front cover illustrated with a reproduction of a gouache by Joan Miro. Texts by Alain Jouffroy Robert Lebel Jacques Dupin. Work illustrated with numerous color and black illustrations as well as 1 original color lithograph specially executed for the XXe Siècle magazine by Joan Miro. Handsome copy despite a stain at the foot of the spine. Publisher's wraparound band included. Revue XXe siècle hardcover
1939Best.-Nr. 91467Paris: 1939. Modern artists rally support for the children of the Spanish Civil War First edition one of 101 numbered copies signed by Spender Aragon and each of the nine contributing artists including Miró and Kandinsky. This work was sold to benefit the Spanish Republican Children's Fund. A further 12 copies were printed for contributors. The text consists of Spender's poem "Fall of a City" printed in the original English and in the French translation of Aragon. The artists each of whom has signed their contribution are Joan Miró Wassily Kandinsky John Buckland-Wright Stanley William Hayter Josef Hecht Dalla Husband Roderick Mean Dolf Rieser and Luis Vargas. Many were strongly influenced by the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. Miró although never an explicitly political artist was asked on Franco's death in 1975 what he had done to resist the dictator. He responded "Free and violent things". He was exiled in Paris during the civil war made propaganda images for the republican cause and in January 1937 painted the haunting Still Life with Old Shoe which his biographer Jacques Dupin called "Miró's Guernica" Adams. While it is unclear who commissioned the work the typography was completed by Gonzalo More of New York and the plates were printed by Atelier 17 and Henri Hecht. A sister portfolio Solidarité was published the year before to benefit the same cause. Octavo. With 9 loose engravings on full-sheet Montval handmade paper with deckled edges each signed in pencil lower right by the artist with the original tissue guards. Text in English and French. Original wrappers printed in black. With original card chemise slipcase lacking. Housed in a green morocco-backed clamshell box by the Chelsea Bindery. Chemise split to spine wrappers and contents in excellent condition. Cramer Miro 81. Tim Adams "Joan Miró: A Life in Paintings" The Guardian 20 March 2011. unknown
1979Best.-Nr. 179848Barcelona.: Centre d'Estudis d'Art Contemporani. 1979. First edition. . Soft cover. . Fine copy. . Folio. . Illustrated in black white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Centre d'Estudis d'Art Contemporani. paperback
1961Best.-Nr. 129357Paris: Arte Adrien Maeght 1961. Original lithograph by Joan Miro one of an unknown number of copies printed. Listed as Figure 295 in "Miro Lithographs II" the second volume of the artist's catalogue raisonné. 19.25 X 26.25 inches linen backed and rolled. Near Fine Miro Lithographs II 295. Arte Adrien Maeght unknown
