Geneva: Prestel, (1985). First American edition. Hardcover. 4to. 369pp. Black cloth, gold lettering on spine, in original pictorial dust jacket. Includes Part 1: Jewelry in Island Southeast Asia, and Part II: Ethnic groups, and Part III: Catalogue of the Exhibition (Illustrated, with plates), glossaries and suggested reading. From the Collection... More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1969. First edition. Oblong 4to. 221p. Soft "sculpture" binding. Paste-down endpaper is starting to pull away from the inside front cover on the lower left corner and the top and bottom corners of the back cover. Some creasing to the back cover. There is... More
Tokyo: The Mainichi Newspapers, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Folio (14 1/2 x 10 1/4"). Unpaginated. [114]pp. Original olive cloth, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Exhibition catalogue of the First International Art Exhibition held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1952. Lavishly illustrated throughout with numerous full-page tipped-in color reproductions... More
Johannesburg: Gallery 21 and The Haenggi Foundation Museums, ca. 1979. Softcover. Oblong 12mo. 236pp. Pictorial wrappers. Minor creasing and staining to wraps. A pictorial review of Africa's major Black sculptor published to accompany 'Lucas Sithole Retrospective Exhibition 1958-1979'. Delightfully illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs. Very good condition. More
London: Matthiesen Fine Art Ltd. 2001. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/1000 unnumbered. Square Quarto. 359pp. Bound in purple Alcantara with gold lettering over brown, silver and gold decorative boards. Illustrated endpapers. Ribbon marker. Frontispiece. Illustrated half-title page. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs of art work by Italian... More
Kyoto: Japan Society, ca. 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 117,44pp. Gray cloth with dj in original slipcase. Minor creasing, scuffing and discoloration to dj. Tan paper-covered slipcase with title on front and spine. Slight discoloration and scuffing to slipcase. "This is the catalogue of an exhibition celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary... More
Berlin: Argon, Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 424pp. Original dustjacket over black cloth with white and yellow lettering on spine. Published in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the "Berliner Künstlerprogramm" (Berlin Art Programm), an international exchange program to foster cultural and intellectual creativity. Profusely illustrated... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1970. First edition. Softcover. 4to. Unpaginated. Original illustrated wrappers. Minor discoloration and staining to wrappers. Spine sunned. Creasing to spine. Minor creasing to wrappers. Corners slightly bumped. "The incredible beauty of Jasper John's works as he delves into various mundane details of today's world places... More
Paris: Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 512pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over green cloth with cream lettering on spine and front cover. This splendid catalogue was published on the occasion of the monumental exhibition of the same name which was held at Zurich and Paris in 1993... More
Sao Paulo: Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado, 2003. First edition. 4to. 234pp. A catalogue of an exhibition in Sao Paulo in 2003 of the French Caricaturist Honore Daumier's work. Text in Portuguese. Includes a musical CD. Bumping to bottom edges and corners. Otherwise in very good condition. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 216 (2)pp. Original color illustrated embossed and bolted aluminum covers. Exhibition catalog of major exhibition at the dawn of the digital age featuring artist's concerns towards technology including Alexander Calder, Marcel Duchamp, Naum Gabo, Alberto Giacometti, Hannah Höch, Leonardo... More
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Museum of Art, 1985. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. XVI, 288pp. Original decorative soft brown cloth. This remarkable catalogue, published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name, is an attempt to present Tabwa visual arts in their cultural context and so enhances... More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011. sixth printing. Hardcover. Folio. 240pp. Original brown cloth with holograph alternating between skull and portrait of the artist pasted onto cover with silver lettering on spine; no dustjacket as issued. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece photograph. Published on the occasion of the landmark exhibition at... More
Paris: Musée de l'Homme, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Quarto. Unpaginated. Original illustrated dust-jacket over blank wraps. This remarkable catalogue was published on the occasion of the Exhibit "Arts Primitifs dans les Ateliers d'Artistes," held in Paris at the Musée de l'Homme, in 1967. Its main goal was to uncover the... More
Amsterdam: de Spieghel, 1930. Hardcover. 8vo.66 (6)pp. Illustrated gray cloth. Catalog of the World Exhibition of colonial, Dutch and Flamish art. Delightfully illustrated with beautifully composed, full-page printed b/w images of the exposition, its various pavilions, exhibits, and details, including some dramatically lit night views. Text in French and Dutch... More
![Robert Gwathmey: ACA Gallery, 61-63 57th Street, New York City, N.Y. January 21 thru February 9, 1946 [EXHIBITION CATALOGUE]. Paul Robeson.](/pictures/thumb/40199.jpg?v=1453251027)
New York: ACA Gallery, [1946]. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. Unpaginated. [24]pp. Original printed brown wrappers, with white lettering to front cover. Scarce exhibition catalog of the 1946 solo show of the art of American social realist painter Robert Gwathmey (1903-1988) at the ACA Gallery, in New York City. Throughout his... More
[Philadelphia]: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1985. First edition. Paperback. Quarto. 240pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Verso of front cover inscribed, signed, and sketched by Red Grooms* to Fred and Stella (Krieger), and dated LA, 11/30/85. Striking catalogue published in conjunction with four exhibitions of the same name held at... More
New York: Rizzoli Intl Pubns, (1982). Limited ed. Hardcover. 1/5000. 4to. 302 (1) pp. Introduction by Fritz Scholder. Tan cloth binding stamped with artists signature on cover in original dj. Minor shelf wear. Some stains to front and back cover. Minor creasing to dj. Half Title. Inscribed by previous owners... More
New York: Christie's, 2012. First edition. Softcover. Folio. 3 volumes: 124, 130 and 146pp. Photo-illustrated wrappers housed in a thin printed cardboard portfolio with illustrated red and white lettering. Three stunning auction catalogs, lavishly illustrated in color and b/w. Each volume includes a separate essay by either Als, Lethem or... More
Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1994. First edition. Paperback. Quarto. XVII, [1], 157, [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers. Photo-illustrated front free endpaper inscribed and signed by the author to Fred and Stella (Krieger). Color frontispiece. Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name held at the UCLA... More
New York: Macbeth Galleries, 1918. Arthur Davies. Hardcover. 8vo. 16 numbered pp. Illustrated pages unnumbered. Typography and presswork by Merrymount Press, Boston. Black cloth spine over marbled boards. Each illustrated page with tissue guard. Some illustrations in photogravure. Printed on japan paper. Pages at front list collection by category. Corners... More
New York: Spencer A. Samuels & Company, Ltd. ca. 1969. 8vo. 180pp. Blue wrapper with mounted color plate. Minor shelf wear. Frontispiece. A catalogue of an exhibition of Schlemmer's paintings, sculptures, drawings. at the Spencer A. Samuels & Co. from Oct. 22 - Nov.20, 1969. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of... More
Madrid: Museo del Prado, 1957. Hardcover. 4to. 184pp. (p. 175 followed by 84 numbered plates). Gray mottled cloth with red illustration and lettering to cover and red lettering to spine. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Slight discoloration to spine. Corners slightly bumped. Great museum catalogue, focusing mainly on... More
NP, n/d. Softcover. 4to. 335pp. Original wrappers. Minor discoloration and scuffing to wraps. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of paintings, drawings, art work as well as b/w photographs. Wonderful art exhibition catalog. Text in French. Very good condition. More