2002ref. 166049Madrid: El Croquis 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Issues No. 86 and 111. Text in English and Spanish. Near Fine with no dust jacket as issued. Oversize volume shipping billed at cost. El Croquis unknown books
2010ref. 206605Chicago IL: The University of Chicago Press 2010. Later printing. Softcover. 376 pages. Features a foreword by Lisa Wainwright a preface by Mary Jane Jacob and an introduction by Michelle Grabner. Includes contributions by Buzz Spector Rochelle Feinstein Shane Lutker John Baldessari Bruce Nauman Thomas Lawson Daniel Buren and numerous others. A very near fine copy in wrappers. The University of Chicago Press unknown books
1958ref. 163718Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1958. Vintage reference photograph taken on location for the 1958 film showing Stanley Kramer directing actor Sidney Poitier. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Two prisoners-one white one Black-are shackled together on a chain gang. Deciding to escape they are forced to cooperate in order to survive in the countryside eventually finding empathy for each other in the process. The film was shot on a closed set due to the then-provocative subject matter with special screenings orchestrated in the southern United States for integrated audiences a fairly uncommon occurrence at the time. Nominated for seven Academy Awards winning two for Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine lightly toned and worn at the corners. United Artists unknown books
1940ref. 162271N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage photograph of heavyweight boxing champion Buddy Baer circa 1940s. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In addition to a fruitful boxing career Buddy Baer appeared in seventeen films largely in the 1950s and 1960s as well as several television episodes. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned with a nick at the bottom edge. N.p. unknown books
1993ref. 204410New York: Apeture 1993. First edition and first printing. Oblong hardcover. 220 pages. Features a preface by Ansel Adams and text by Alexander Alland Sr. A collection of black and white images from this important American photographer who often worked to document the ills of society. A tight near fine copy in black cloth boards with some offsetting to the front and rear endpapers from the flaps of the near fine price clipped dust jacket with some sunning to and along the spine and edges. Still a pleasing copy of this terrific book. Apeture unknown books
1903ref. 10825Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Illustrated with photographs. Near Fine lacking the jacket. Blue cloth lightly rubbed at the surface with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a gilt top edge clean internally. From the author of How the Other Half Lives a collection of three lectures about the state of urban home life during the turn of the century. George W. Jacobs & Co hardcover books
1976ref. 201241London: Chatto & Windus 1976. First British edition. Hardcover. 166 pages. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange in collaboration with Oz. Features woodcuts by Jacob Pins. A near fine copy with some very minute wear and in a near fine dust jacket that has some very minute wear as well. Chatto & Windus unknown books
2000ref. 202056Seattle WA: University of Washington Press in association with Jacob Lawrence Catalogue Raisonne Project 2000. First edition. Hardcovers. 283 and 343 pages. A two volume set that looks at African American artist Jacob Lawrence. "Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence" was edited and with an introduction by Peter T. Nesbett and Michelle DuBois. Includes essays by Patricia Hills Paul J. Karlstrom Leslie King-Hammond Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins Richard J. Powell Lowery Stokes Sims Elizabeth Steele and Elizabeth Hutton Turner. Includes numerous color illustrations along with a bibliography and an index. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket "Jacob Lawrence: Paintings Drawings and Murals 1935-19599 A Catalogue Raisonne" is by Peter T. Nesbett and Michelle DuBois with the assistance of Stephanie Ellis-Smith. Includes numerous color illustrations extensive extensive exhibition history and bibliography. A fine copy in a fine dust jackets and with both volumes housed in a fine plastic slipcase. An as new copy and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap of this invaluable reference. This is a heavy and oversized set and will require extra shipping. University of Washington Press in association with Jacob Lawrence Catalogue Raisonne Project unknown books
1969ref. 163106N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless press photograph of writer Norman Mailer circa 1969. PIX agency stamp on the verso crediting photographer Jacob Lofman. In 1969 Mailer unsuccessfully ran for mayor of New York City proposing New York City secession and the creation of a 51st state. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 9.75 x 6.75 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
2017ref. 199169New York: Acquavella Galleries 2017. First edition. Softcover. 100 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran October 2 through November 17 2017. Features texts by Eleanor Acquavella and Raphael Rubinstein. Includes numerous illustrations list of previous exhibitions and a list of selected museum collections. A fine copy in French style wrappers. Acquavella Galleries unknown books
2021ref. 199554New York: Acquavella and Rizzoli 2021. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 120 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran May 5 through June 18 2021. Features a foreword by Eleanor Acquavella and an essay by Adam Kirsch. Includes numerous illustrations a checklist list of previous exhibitions and a list of selected collections. A fine copy in blue cloth boards. No dust jacket as issued. Acquavella and Rizzoli unknown books
1952ref. 193385London: The Arts Council of Great Britain 1952. First edition. Softcover. 32 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 25 through November 9 1952. Includes numerous black and white illustrations. A very good plus copy in stapled wrappers that are lightly soiled. The Arts Council of Great Britain unknown books
2008ref. 195370Chicago IL: Richard Gray Gallery 2008. First edition. Oblong softcover. Features texts by Magdelana Abakanowicz Karolina Hubner and Mary Jane Jacob. Incluees numerous color illustrations. A near fine copy. Richard Gray Gallery unknown books
1999ref. 186628Washington D.C.: Hemphill Fine Arts 1999. First edition. Oblong softcover. 30 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January through February 1999. Features the text of an interview between Jeffrey Weiss and Jacob Kainen. Includes 8 color illustrations and a checklist. A clean near fine copy in wrappers. Hemphill Fine Arts unknown books
1986ref. 181174Chicago IL and Newport Beach CA: Museum of Contemporary Art and Newport Harbor Art Museum 1986. First edition. Oblong softcover. 71 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran February 14 through April 13 1986 at the Museum of Contemporary Art and then May 2 through June 30 1986 at the Newport Harbor Art Museum. Essays by Edward F. Fry and Donald P. Kuspit and with contributions by I. Michael Danoff Mary Jane Jacob and Paul Schimmel. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations. A fine copy in French style wrappers. Museum of Contemporary Art and Newport Harbor Art Museum unknown books
1955ref. 178676Rochester NY: Aperture 1955. First edition. Softcover. A text only issue of this long running photographic periodical that is now in it's eighth decade Includes articles and reviews by Beaumont Newhall Jacob Deschin Dorothy Norman Barbara Morgan and others. An about very good copy in stapled wrappers with a stain to the front cover that has bleed through to the first page. Uncommon in any condition. Aperture unknown books
1973ref. 175737Washington DC: The Corcoran Galery of Art 1973. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran December 15 1973 through January 27 1974. Includes 35 black and white illustrations biography and bibliography. A very good copy in stapled wrappers with some slight soiling. The Corcoran Galery of Art unknown books
1993ref. 171878Washington DC: National Museum of American Arts Smithsonian Institution 1993. First edition. Softcover. 179 pages. Published in conjunction for an traveling exhibition. Curated by Walter Hopps. Essays by William C. Agee and Avis Berman. Includes 132 illustrations of which 100 are in color list of plates chronology list of previous exhibitions works in public collections and bibliography. A near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear. National Museum of American Arts, Smithsonian Institution unknown books
1999ref. 167374New York and Scottsdale AZ: Hudson Hills Press in association with Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art 1999. First edition. Softcover. 163 pages. Published in conjunction a traveling exhibition. Text by Arthur C. Danto Mary Jane Jacob and Patterson Sims. Includes 45 color plates and numerous other illustrations checklist list of previous exhibitions selected bibliography and index. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers. Hudson Hills Press in association with Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art unknown books
1958ref. 139877N.p.: Curtleigh Productions 1958. Vintage US three-sheet poster for the 1958 US film. The film won two Academy Awards for best writing and cinematography and was nominated for another seven. Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier were lauded for their performances in this Academy Award winning drama in which two prisoners from a chain-gang escape. One white one African American the men originally cooperate out of necessity as they are chained to one another. However as they grow familiar with one another a deep bond and mutual respect develops between the men. "The Defiant Ones" was shot on a closed set due to the then-provocative subject matter. Special screenings were orchestrated in the southern United States for integrated audiences a relatively uncommon occurrence at the time. Montgomery Alabama however chose to cancel an integrated screening when the White Citizen's Committee Council protested the film claiming it gave rise to "moral support and financial gain to subversive propagandists" AFI catalogue. Set in the American South shot on location in California. 41 x 81 inches folded. Very Good with numerous pin holes moderate edgewear and extensive tape reinforcements to the verso. Manuscript annotations to the verso and a stamp indicating three-sheet poster. Royal Books can arrange for archival linen backing of posters. Please inquire. Curtleigh Productions unknown books
1817ref. D12811Milano: P. Hugues 1817. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary half black and green morocco gilt-stamped lettering and ornament direct in spine compartments 5 raised bands; folio 455x300mm; leaves printed on the recto only with wide margins; consisting of engraved illustrated title-p. I-VI engraved text and illustrations 3 scimie dell' antico continente prima classe orang I-IX 2 seconda classe babbuino X-XVII 2 terza classe guenone XVIII-L 3 scimie del nuovo continente quarta classe sapaju LI-LX 2 quinta classe sapaju-sagoino LXI-LXX LXXI-LXXXVIII text 2 indice 6 dei lemuriani ossia maki propriamente detti genere maki I-VIII 2 genere indri IX-X 2 genere loris XI-XIII 2 genere galago XIV 2 genere tarsiere XV XVI indice. Collates complete with printed and engraved text and a grand total of 85 very fine -- and very charming -- engraved plates of monkeys most of whom will remind you of someone you know. Spine tips and edges of boards discreetly renewed; some light scuffing along spine and joints. Marginal browning; a few tiny worm holes to last few leaves; otherwise nice and bright. Bookplates of Cecilia Barbosa de Moura. An important early monograph on primates including orangutans baboons guenons sapajous lemurs indris loris galagos tarsiers. P. Hugues hardcover books
1997ref. 139844Basel: Architekturmuseum 1997. First edition. Oblong softcover. 55 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran May 31 through August 10 1997. Text in German by Ulrike Jehle-Schulte Strathaus and Hans-Peter Witt. An interesting side by side comparison of historic views of buildings compared to color images of them numerous years later. A very near fine copy in wrappers. Uncommon. Architekturmuseum unknown books
2011ref. 119729Raleigh NC & New York: The Gregg Museum of Art & Design distributed by D.A.P. 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Monograph for a show that ran September 15 through December 17 2011. A very fine copy in cloth binding without dust jacket as issued. Still in the original shrinkwrap. The Gregg Museum of Art & Design distributed by D.A.P. unknown books
1998ref. 120458New York: DCA Gallery 1998. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran May 16 through June 20 1998. Essays by Ann Lumbye Sorensen and Jacob Greve. Includes numerous black and white illustrations. A very near fine copy in white printed wrappers. Seemingly fairly uncommon. DCA Gallery unknown books
1973ref. 117154np 1973. Probable first edition of this broadside. Measures 8.5" x 11." A fine copy. Uncommon. No copies listed in OCLC. Please note that broadsides can not ship with media mail and will require additonal shipping charges. unknown books
