Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

The Prints of LeRoy Neiman: A Catalogue Raisonné of Serigraphs and Etchings (3 Vols. complete) [SIGNED]

Neiman, LeRoy; Maury P. Leibovitz; Richard Lynch (eds.)

New York: Knoedler Publishing Co., 1991-2000. Limited first edition. Hardcover. 1/1000. Large quartos. Vol.1 1971-1980: 362pp. Vol.2.1980-1990: 212pp. Vol.3: 1991-200: 210pp. Vol.1 in maroon buckram boards with gilt lettering on the front cover. Vols. 2-3 in glossy illustrated white dust jackets with black lettering on the front covers and spines. Cream-colored linen cloth boards with embossed color illustrations on the front covers, and gilt lettering on the spines. Colored textured endpapers and divisional titles. Vol.1 is #115 of a deluxe edition limited to 1000 copies, signed and hand-numbered by the artist on the colophon. Vol.2 is signed on the half-title. The set is the complete 3-volume catalogue raisonné, covering all of LeRoy Neiman's serigraphs and etchings from 1971-2000. The three volumes together contain a total of more than 387 beautifully printed reproductions of the artist's work in color, 136 in b/w, and with 27 photographs of LeRoy Neiman. Each volume includes critcal analyses, as well as comprehensive lists of collections and exhibitions of the artist's work during the period. Vol.2 includes two essays on Neiman's work from, the first from David Halle and Louise Mirrer, and the second by Lynne Thorpe McAllister. Dust jackets with light scratches and minor smudging. Dj of vol.3 with some closed tears and light rubbing to the top right corners. Bindings of vols. 2 & 3 with minor smudges along the top and bottom edges of the boards. Interior of vol.1 with a small stain to the half-title, some light age toning to the edges of pages and some sporadic light smudges to the margins of some pages. Images unaffected. Vol.2 with some minor creasing and smudges to the endpapers. Djs in very good-, bindings in very good+, interiors in very good- to near fine condition overall. vg- to near fine. Item #42992

Price: $500.00