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Imprint: Santa Fe, NM, The Center For American Places, 2005 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 70 pages. The photographer's breakthrough collection of color photographs on subject. One of the most beautiful photography books of our time. Limited Edition of 2750 copies. The first and only edition. Published as a hardcover original only by The American Center for American Places as part of the ongoing series to document for posterity valuable natural and man-made environments in the United States. A brilliant production by Brad Temkin and David Skolkin: Regular-sized volume format. Mustard cloth boards with titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Brad Temkin. Essay, "Green Thoughts", by Rod Slemmons. List of Plates appended at the end. Printed on 170 gsm Silk Gallery thick coated stock paper by the legendary Oddi Printing in Iceland to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Brad Temkin's "Private Places". A warmer, sunnier, and more radiant view of Chicago, which has a well-deserved reputation as the "dead-of-winter". People with chilly scenes of winter in mind can be forgiven if they think that this sun-drenched view of Chicago is sheer fantasy, literally impossible. Impossible to imagine perhaps, but here they are for real: Luxuriant and glorious gardens in Wicker Park, Lakeview, Pilsen, Edgewater, Ravenswood, Skokie, and Bucktown, among other places. "Brad Temkin has captured something poignant and wonderful about the human urge to be in harmony with Nature even in the bleakest and most urban circumstances" (Corcoran Gallery of Art). If you have a green thumb or love gardens, you will pore and linger over every image in this book again and again. Still, its greatest achievement is that you do not have to have a garden to be captivated by and become addicted to it. An absolute "must-have" title for Brad Temkin collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed and dated (in the year of publication) in black pen-marker on the title page by the photographer: "Brad Temkin 2005". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary photography classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed and publication-year dated copy of the Limited Edition available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A rare signed copy thus. 52 color plates. One of the finest American photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER BRAD TEMKIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1930066414. Stock number: 20224. ISBN: 1930066414
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Imprint: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Radius Books, 2016 First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 144 pages. Retrospective collection of color photographs. One of the most beautiful photography books of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. A brilliant production by David Chickey and David Skolkin: Oversize-volumes format. There are two separate books, about the same size: Volume One is the Portfolio of Photographs, in pictorial hard boards with titles on the spine. Volume Two consists of the accompanying Essays by various contributors, in pictorial softcovers. Both volumes are laid into a handsome case: Plexi-Glass Slipcase with white titles in front. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Verona, Italy to the highest standards. Although not called for, this also comes with a pristine copy of the Advance Promotional Booklet, issued by the publisher to announce the book's imminent publication. In publisher's original plastic wrappers. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Brad Temkin's "Rooftop". Green day, every day. "Draws poetic attention to an important new movement that counters the heat-island effect occurring in cities. Green roofs reduce our carbon footprint and improve storm water control, but they do far more. They reflect the conflict of our existence, symbolizing the allure of Nature in the face of our continuing urban sprawl. Temkin's images, shot in locations ranging from Chicago to Zurich, do more than merely document rooftop gardens. By securely situating the gardens within the steel, stone, and glass rectangularity of urban downtown, he asks viewers to revel in their far more open patterns, colors, and connection to the sky. Essays by John Rohrbach, Steven Peck, and Roger Schickedantz address such things as the aesthetics and intent of the photographs, living architecture, design, sustainability, and the idea of bringing Nature into a new urban context" (Publisher's blurb). Brad Temkin's first collection, "Private Places: Photographs of Chicago Gardens" (2005), showed how a severely climate-challenged city has coped and flourished with lovingly cultivated gardens (that die in winter and then bounce back, miraculously, in spring). Here is his glorious sequel of rooftop gardens, from Chicago to Zurich. An absolute "must-have" title for Brad Temkin collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed and dated (before publication) in black pen-marker on the title page of Volume One by the photographer: "Brad Temkin January 2016". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. He also very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in the same black pen-marker Volume Two. Although not called for, this comes with a pristine copy of the Advance Promotional Booklet, issued by the publisher to announce the book's imminent publication. This title will become a contemporary photography classic. As far as we know, this is the only such double-signed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the finest American photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER BRAD TEMKIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1934435945. Stock number: 20305. ISBN: 1934435945
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Imprint: Davenport, California, Um Yeah Arts, 2014 Limited Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 160 pages. Retrospective collection of black-and-white photographs. Limited Edition of 2000 copies. Published as a hardcover original only. The Limited Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Ed Templeton: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial cloth boards with titles on spine, as issued. Photographs by Ed Templeton. Text by Stijn Huijts. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Ed Templeton's "Wayward Cognitions". His most serious and most beautiful street photography images, an homage-of-sorts to his artistic idol, Robert Frank. "Chosen from his archives spanning 20 years, Templeton selected photographs that do not fit into his usual manner of organizing by theme or subject. Represents the in-between moments that arise when shooting in the streets without theme or subject" (Publisher's blurb). "Dispenses with categorization and instead culls a loose collection of images from his 20 years of travel as a professional skateboarder and artist. Capture the kinds of fleeting moments that are the hallmarks of classic street photography" (The New York Times). "It's about looking, people watching, finding pleasure in the visual vignettes we glimpse each day. When those moments are removed from the context in which they were shot, dynamic stories can be told or imagined in book form" (Ed Templeton). An absolute "must-have" title for Ed Templeton collectors. This copy is one of the Second Limited Edition, indicated as such on the Back Copyright Page, and it is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen-marker on the last page by Ed Templeton. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Templeton enclosed his signature within an original drawing of a human figure. This title is now collectible. This is one of few such signed copies of the Second Limited Edition with original drawing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Templeton did NOT sign most copies of the Limited Edition. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with photographic plates. One of the most brilliant American photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ED TEMPLETON TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0985361123. Stock number: 20727. ISBN: 0985361123
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Pantheon, 1986 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 148 pages. The author's eighth book. One of Studs Terkel's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Susan Mitchell: Small-size volume format. Pale gray hard boards with purple cloth overboards and metallic-silver titles embossed on spine, as issued. Text by Studs Terkel. Photographs by various contributors. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Studs Terkel's "Chicago". His valentine to his beloved city. In which he spent virtually his whole life, firmly rooted in place, and sought out by America's (and the world's) greatest writers, artists, and statesmen. Compared to his other massive books, this is a slim volume, and one of very few in which the great writer speaks in his own voice. "A prose poem, full of vitality that is Studs' and this astounding city's. Not since Nelson Algren's 'Chicago: City on the Make' has there been so succinct, emotionally gratifying, and valuable a work, a truly graphic kaleidoscope of the city that has so importantly helped to nurture Terkel's genius, and which he in turn, has nurtured" (Herman Kogan). Lavishly illustrated with some of the most stunning black-and-white photographs of the city by Stephen Deutch, Archie Lieberman, Marc PoKempner, Art Shay, and Richard Younker, among other great Chicago-based photographers. Studs Terkel died on October 31, 2008 at the age of 96, yet another American icon who will not be replaced. A gem. An absolute "must-have" title for Studs Terkel collectors. This title is a great book. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 1985 for "The Good War". One of the greatest American writers of the 20th century and a national treasure. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STUDS TERKEL TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0394553373. Stock number: 14077. ISBN: 0394553373
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Imprint: New York City, NY, The New Press, 1992 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 403 pages. The author's ninth book. One of the most important literary and cultural events of the last decade of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a regular first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Studs Terkel's "Race: How Blacks And Whites Think And Feel About The American Obsession". Epic, historic, seemingly unending strife. The chronicler of The American Dream revisits The American Obsession, and prophetically anticipates its exacerbation at the turn of the new century. "He encourages a wide range of Americans, black and white, to speak their minds about race with remarkable frankness. The resulting book is infinitely more informative than polls taken on such issues because the subjects are allowed to explore their thoughts, prejudices, hopes, and fears. There is almost universal agreement among the blacks and their white sympathizers interviewed that life looks darker for blacks now than it did 20 years ago. A strong commitment to civil rights, meaningful affirmative action, poverty programs, and a social climate in which overt racism was unacceptable all suffered during the Reagan Years. Economic hardships that are also partly a legacy of that era are further polarizing American society in ways that are seldom discussed" (Publishers Weekly). "I don't know one black person who has never had an encounter with the cops" (a young, white, middle-class musician to Studs Terkel). Studs Terkel died on October 31, 2008 at the age of 96, yet another American icon who will not be replaced. An absolute "must-have" title for Studs Terkel collectors. This title is a great book. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 1985 for "The Good War". One of the greatest American writers of the 20th century and a national treasure. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STUDS TERKEL TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1565840003. Stock number: 9731. ISBN: 1565840003
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Pantheon Books, 1988 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 439 pages. Massive oral history on subject. One of the greatest books of our time. Advance Signed Copy. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Vintage "First Edition Circle" Bookmark laid in. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Studs Terkel's "The Great Divide: Second Thoughts On The American Dream". One of the earliest and most prescient accounts on The Rise (of the 1% billionaire class) and The Fall (of the American middle class). Stable, self-sufficient, and prosperous (therefore impervious to authoritarian demagoguery), the American middle class is the single greatest social achievement not only of the democratic experiment, but of Western civilization itself. Which makes Terkel's chronicle as timely and indispensable as ever. "Here is the America we are all living through: The America of yuppies, Wall Street greed, right-wing fundamentalism, Reaganite values, Sixties activists who have become stockbrokers and real-estate speculators. Here at the same time is the Other America: The backers of the Sanctuary Movement, the obstinate liberals, the teachers still fighting the good fight. Here, too, are all those caught in the middle, the people who have seen the changes, but who hesitate to transform their inner lives" (Publisher's blurb). Fast forward thirty years later, to the 2016 Presidential Election Year, and Terkel's book haunts and reverberates with the loud music of truth: If the American middle class holds, democracy will survive. If it does not, Western civilization, not just democracy, will collapse. As always, Studs Terkel's genius is in his ability to arrive at the universal by staying very close to the personal. His obstinate refusal to generalize makes his books instant classics, as fresh and relevant today as when they were first written. An absolute "must-have" title for Studs Terkel collectors. This Advance Signed Copy is very boldly and beautifully signed and inscribed in black pen-marker on the front free endpaper by the author: "Peace, Studs Terkel". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. There is no recipient named. Laid-in is the vintage "First Edition Circle" Bookmark. This title is a great book. This is one of few such signed and inscribed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 1985 for "The Good War". One of the greatest American writers of the 20th century and a national treasure. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STUDS TERKEL TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0394570537. Stock number: 20594. ISBN: 0394570537
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Imprint: New York City, NY, New Press, 2008 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 270 pages. The author's third memoir, and last book. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Studs Terkel's "Touch And Go: A Memoir". His valedictory. "Touch And Go" is not, as many commentators have erroneously noted, Studs Terkel's first memoir. That honor belongs to "Talking To Myself" (1977). "Chicago" (1986), his valentine to his beloved city, is his second, a book that only Terkel could have written about the much-written-about city, which he used as a prism to reminisce on his life, his causes, and his lifelong fascination with the story of The American Dream. "Touch And Go" is Terkel's valentine to a full life and tumultuous time: "Terkel details his long journey through law school, the air force, theater, radio, early television, sports commentary, jazz criticism, and oral history. A fitting portrait of a legendary talent who seeks truth with compassion, intelligence, moxie, and panache. Laments the National Alzheimer's afflicting his country, and fears the consequences if we don't regain consciousness" (Publishers Weekly). At 95 years old, one of America's genuine living legends, and as clear-eyed as ever, Terkel looks back poignantly and unforgettably, and as always, with an acute eye towards the future. His place in American literature is secure, and his last book is a gem. Studs Terkel died on October 31, 2008 at the age of 96, yet another American icon who will not be replaced. An absolute "must-have" title for Studs Terkel collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen-marker on the title page by Studs Terkel. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page, as copies available online are. This title is a classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with vintage photographs. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 1985 for "The Good War". One of the greatest American writers of the 20th century and a national treasure. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STUDS TERKEL TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1595580433. Stock number: 13366. ISBN: 1595580433
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Imprint: New York City, NY, The New Press, 2001 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Unpaginated. The author's book-length account on subject. One of Studs Terkel's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Studs Terkel's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Reflections On Death, Rebirth, And Hunger For A Faith". A lyrical, wise, and profoundly moving meditation on the most fundamental issues that confront every human being, as only the unsurpassable Studs Terkel can do it. A lawyer by training, Terkel never practiced and instead devoted himself to what is now a most illustrious public-service career. A native of Chicago all his life and closely identified with his beloved city, it is easy to forget that the historian of the Common Man has written some of the finest books of our time, including this one. Described by Sir Jonathan Miller, the greatest British polymath of our time, as one of America's national treasures, Studs Terkel died on October 31, 2008 at the age of 96, yet another American icon who will not be replaced. An absolute "must-have" title for Studs Terkel collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen-marker on the title page by Studs Terkel. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page, as copies available online are. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 1985 for "The Good War". One of the greatest American writers of the 20th century and a national treasure. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STUDS TERKEL TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1565846923. Stock number: 9707. ISBN: 1565846923
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Imprint: New York City, NY, The New Press, 2001 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Unpaginated. The author's book-length account on subject. One of Studs Terkel's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Studs Terkel's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Reflections On Death, Rebirth, And Hunger For A Faith". His lyrical, wise, and profoundly moving meditation on the most fundamental issues that confront every human being, as only the unsurpassable Studs Terkel can do it. A lawyer by training, Terkel never practiced and instead devoted himself to what is now a most illustrious public-service career. A native of Chicago all his life and closely identified with his beloved city, it is easy to forget that the historian of the Common Man wrote some of the finest books of our time, including this one. Described by Sir Jonathan Miller, the greatest British polymath of our time, as one of America's national treasures, Studs Terkel died on October 31, 2008 at the age of 96, yet another American icon who will not be replaced. An absolute "must-have" title for Studs Terkel collectors. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 1985 for "The Good War". One of the greatest American writers of the 20th century and a national treasure. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STUDS TERKEL TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1565846923. Stock number: 9992. ISBN: 1565846923
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Imprint: Los Angeles, CA, The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2004 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 154 pages. Landmark Exhibition Monograph. One of the finest books on the photographic art of Edmund Teske. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Markus Brilling: Oversize-volume format. Green cloth boards with metallic-silver titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Edmund Teske. Essays by Julian Cox, Deborah Gribbon, and Weston Naef. "A Conversation With George Herms" Interview reproduced in its entirety. Chronology, Exhibition Checklist, Exhibition History, Bibliography, and Index assembled by Michael Hargraves and appended at the end. Color separations by Robert Hennessey. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper in Germany to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles from June 15 through September 26, 2004. The Getty Museum owns the single largest collection of Edmund Teske's prints. Presents "Spirit Into Matter: The Photographs of Edmund Teske". The breadth and depth of the great artist/photographer's oeuvre and achievement. Teske was a peerless, Classically-inspired photographer of architecture, landmarks, and landscapes. As proof, he was personally chosen by Frank Lloyd Wright to photograph the latter's creations (Teske's photograph of the great architect himself remains one of his most famous portraits). Teske's early photography was magisterial in a straightforward and "realistic" manner. A lifelong disciple of Walt Whitman and later a convert of Vedanta, he and his work evolved into a much more personal and inward-looking vein, which has been characterized by critics and scholars as "Romantic". The Bauhaus influence (Teske taught at the Bauhaus School of Chicago) also led him to various experiments using techniques such as solarization, superimposition, multiple exposures, composite printing, and duotoning, with breathtaking results. Yet ultimately, it is Teske's mystical vision that will move the viewer of these images, some of the most beautiful ever made by a modern artist. An absolute "must-have" title for Edmund Teske collectors. This title is now collectible. Laid-in is the Book Launch Invitation. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. 127 plates. One of the greatest artist/photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER EDMUND TESKE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0892367601. Stock number: 20811. ISBN: 0892367601
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Mayflower Books, 1978 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. Unpaginated. The artist/illustrator's classic graphic story. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Mayflower Books: Small-size volume format. Glossy pictorial stiff hard boards with titles on the cover and spine as issued. Art by Fulvio Testa. Adapted by Alison Sage. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Alison Sage's adaptation of Fulvio Testa's "A Short Step". Rendered in stunning, vivid, and richly detailed black-and-white drawings, which are inimitably Testa's own. They are a "projection" of the child-in-all-of-us. Testa begins his story with the line, "Sometimes it takes a child to show an adult a whole new way of seeing things". Alison Sage translated Fulvio Testa's text into English and re-created the book, with the artist's supervision and approval. All of Testa's original drawings have been retained for this edition, which was published a year after Testa's book first appeared in French to tumultuous acclaim. An absolute "must-have" title for Fulvio Testa collectors. This title is a classic. This is one of few copies of the First American Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. A modern classic in a lovely new edition. One of the finest graphic artists of the 20th century. A fine copy. . ISBN 0831777753. Stock number: 5166. ISBN: 0831777753
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Imprint: London, England, Phaidon Press, 1998 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 146 pages. The photographer's breakthrough debut collection. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Mario Testino and Stephen Gan: Glossy pictorial hard boards with white titles on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Mario Testino. Introduction by Patrick Kinmonth. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United Kingdom to the highest standards. In matching wraparound DJ with white titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Mario Testino's "Any Objections?". The first, and still the best, collection of photographs by the globe-trotting fashion/lifestyle photographer. Right from the doublespread cover of a Rio de Janeiro beach teeming with near-naked men and women too close to one another for comfort (yet unmindful of the fact), the Peruvian-born photographer takes off. Testino embraces the separate worlds of international high fashion, Hollywood, and celebrity as well as the vibrant life of the ordinary street. Deploying a style that is unmistakably influenced by William Klein, especially the latter's brash, "in-your-face" approach, Testino gives it a decidedly Latin/gay flavor. Unlike William Klein, who tempers his aggressiveness with a distancing, mediated irony, Testino unabashedly embraces his subject because it is his dream-world, who he wants to be, and what he has indeed become. He is the exuberant Latin temperament Incarnate, and also happens to be openly and proudly gay. One of the most successful photographers actively working today, avidly followed by readers of Vogue, W, Harper's Bazaar, Visionaire, and Vanity Fair Magazine, Testino is also the very last person to photograph (and re-imagine) Princess Diana just days before her violent death. If Diana had no objections to being photographed by Testino, who are we to object? An absolute "must-have" title for Mario Testino collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws yet are priced as though they had collectible value. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. 82 duotone, 49 color plates, 5 foldouts. One of the most visible photographers of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN 0714838160. Stock number: 21694. ISBN: 0714838160
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Viking, 1999 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 340 pages. The author's novel-sequel to "The Weatherman". One of Steve Thayer's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Steve Thayer's "Silent Snow". Adept and fascinating novel revolving around the Lindbergh kidnapping. "Explores the possibility that convicted kidnapper Bruno Hauptmann had an accomplice. This psychopath is alive today and living in Minneapolis. Now his victims are Rick Beanblossom, investigative journalist, and Andrea Labore, TV anchor. Local color abounds, exposing Minneapolis' sordid past as well as its pristine present. Thayer flashes back to reporter Grover Mudd (Rick's counterpart or previous life), investigating the original Lindbergh story. Grover's world is in sharp language, reminiscent of Cagney films sans Hollywood censor. Thayer does not step over the line, maintaining the integrity of the Beanblossom plot" (Denise Blank). An absolute "must-have" title for Steve Thayer collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by Steve Thayer. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is now collectible. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the finest American mystery novelists of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STEVE THAYER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0670865729. Stock number: 10851. ISBN: 0670865729
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Imprint: New York City, NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 281 pages. The author's fourth novel. One of Steve Thayer's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Steve Thayer's "The Wheat Field". Shock waves. "Rocks a 1960's small town when the grisly shotgun murder of two leading citizens sets the town's deputy sheriff against the sheriff and the politically powerful Gunn Club set. Deputy Pliny Pennington has carried a torch for Maggie Butler since their high school days though she scornfully rejected him in favor of boys higher up the social ladder. When she is found in the middle of a wheat field with her face blown off beside her dead husband, Pliney is assigned the case and is promptly targeted by sinister forces intent on framing him for the murders. Shaken by the killings, a state cop admits to joining Maggie and Michael in sex games; Senate candidate Webster Sprague and his wife, Caren, were involved, too. Events get complex when Caren, who seemingly runs away with lots of Webster's money, calls Pliny long distance and feeds him clues that lead to sex film tapes giving leverage over Webster and perhaps revealing the killer in the wheat field. But just as Pliny gets close to a solution, he finds himself set up to take the fall for an even more heinous crime than the double murder, one linked to the 1960 Nixon-Kennedy Presidential race" (Elaine Koster). "Steve Thayer has produced here another tour-de-force of suspenseful and shocking storytelling that puts him in the first rank of today's crime novelists" (Otto Penzler). An absolute "must-have" title for Steve Thayer collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by Steve Thayer. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is now collectible. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the finest American mystery novelists of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STEVE THAYER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0399148418. Stock number: 10852. ISBN: 0399148418
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Imprint: Hamburg, Germany, Stern Gruner + Jahr AG, 2002 First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 94 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. Special Limited and Numbered Edition. Number 21 in the continuing Series by Stern. The first 50 Issues of the Stern Portfolio Library of Photography, the most avidly collected Photography Series of its kind in the world, were all published as softcover originals only. A brilliant production by Stern: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Giorgia Fiorio. Printed on thick coated stock paper in Germany to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Giorgia Fiorio's "Men". Her contribution to the now-legendary Series whose brilliant concept is to devote each Issue to a particular photographer, either as a "Portfolio Issue" or as a "Spezial Fotografie". This brilliant and moving collection consists of some of the photographer's most memorable and iconic images, which show men in various European countries engaged in what one would have to call masculine pursuits, whether they be hazardous occupations like mining, Olympic-oriented sports like swimming, or traditional ceremonial games like bullfighting (a dashing Spanish matador on the cover). Hence the simple title, "Men". They are defined by what they do. Gritty, hard-edged, unforgettable photographs of real men in real-life situations. Some of the shots such as the photographs of Olympic swimmers underwater required an intrepid and highly skilled photographer, which Fiorio is known for and much admired. There are several stunning doublespreads. The Portfolio Magazine/Spezial Fotografie Series have become eminently collectible and now include contributions by Peter Beard, William Klein, James Nachtwey, Francis Giacobetti, Annie Leibovitz, Nan Goldin, Mario Testino, David LaChapelle, Herb Ritts, Ellen von Unwerth, Giorgia Fiorio, Horst, Martin Parr, and Andreas H. Bitesnich, among many others. A "must-have" title for Giorgia Fiorio collectors. This Issue is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only copy available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. One of the most brilliant Italian photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PORTFOLIO MAGAZINE AND SPEZIAL FOTOGRAFIE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 3570192539. Stock number: 5924. ISBN: 3570192539
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Imprint: Hamburg, Germany, Stern Gruner + Jahr AG, 1997 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 110 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. Special Limited and Numbered Edition. Number 8 in the continuing Series by Stern. The single most rare and collectible title in the entire Series. The first 50 Issues of the Stern Portfolio Library of Photography, the most avidly collected Photography Series of its kind in the world, were all published as softcover originals only. A brilliant production by Stern: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers, which utilizes an extreme closeup portrait of tennis great Boris Becker (only his shaved head, bare shoulders, and arms are visible), and with titles on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Herb Ritts. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Germany to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Herb Ritts' "Body Art". His first contribution to the now-legendary Series whose brilliant concept is to devote each Issue to a particular photographer, either as a "Portfolio Issue" or as a "Spezial Fotografie". Originally and privately published as a regular-sized exhibition catalog called "Form", to celebrate the launch of the Tag Heuer premium line, "Kirium", "Body Art" is, in effect, the "super"-size version. Here are Herb Ritts' ravishingly beautiful male and female nudes, all of them world-renowned athletes. Aside from tennis champions Boris Becker and Carlos Moya, soccer superstar Kazu, Olympic superstar-winners Amy van Dyken, Jacqui Agyepong, Jean Galfione, Dan O' Brien (in an imitation pose of Herb Ritts' famous "Nude Men Jumping" image), and Vitaly Scherbo are presented as living homages to Greek Classical sculpture (all of the athletes look like statues come-to-life). The stark simplicity of the lighting and near-absence of a set and props heighten the focus on the subjects. The athletes look like they have been scrubbed clean of physical imperfections, marbled beauties, gleaming, immaculate, and sublime. The athlete as model of perfection has a long and rich tradition, and Herb Ritts' work in the same vein will probably be his most enduring legacy. The Portfolio Magazine/Spezial Fotografie Series have become eminently collectible and now include Contributions by Peter Beard, William Klein, James Nachtwey, Francis Giacobetti, Annie Leibovitz, Nan Goldin, Mario Testino, David LaChapelle, Bruce Weber, Ellen von Unwerth, Giorgia Fiorio, Horst, Martin Parr, and Andreas H. Bitesnich, among many others. An absolute "must-have" title for Herb Ritts collectors. This title is the single most collectible Issue in the Series. This is one of few copies still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. One of the most brilliant American photographers of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER HERB RITTS, PORTFOLIO MAGAZINE, AND SPEZIAL FOTOGRAFIE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 3570191354. Stock number: 15505. ISBN: 3570191354
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Imprint: Hamburg, Germany, Stern Gruner + Jahr AG, 1997 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 110 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. Special Limited and Numbered Edition. Number 7 in the continuing Series by Stern. The first 50 Issues of the Stern Portfolio Library of Photography, the most avidly collected Photography Series of its kind in the world, were all published as softcover originals only. A brilliant production by William Klein and Stern: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover, as issued. Photographs by William Klein. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Germany to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents William Klein's contribution to the now-legendary Series whose brilliant concept is to devote each Issue to a particular photographer, either as a "Portfolio Issue" or as a "Spezial Fotografie". The creator of a style that has been extremely influential just as it has remained completely original, William Klein began his career as a graphic designer, which is why his books, including this Issue, are beautifully and meticulously produced, and more important, it provided the basis for his raw, powerful, and obtrusive photographic style. Every graphic designer wants his work not just to be noticed, but to invade your consciousness and implant itself there (this is why "art directors" of advertising agencies are graphic designers, and Klein himself worked in advertising intermittently). Klein inaugurated a revolution in photography by breaking with the medium's taboos and traditions. He developed a radically new way to take pictures, perfecting his graphic design-based style by incorporating elements of black humor, social criticism, satire, reportage, cinema, literature, and poetry, thereby creating the unique look that has since been so widely copied by other artists, graphic designers, and photographers (without credit being given to its creator) it is now part of our collective photographic vocabulary. There is no modern, "cutting-edge" magazine in the world that does not have an unmistakable trace of Klein's style. The Portfolio Magazine/Spezial Fotografie Series have become eminently collectible and now include Contributions by Peter Beard, Peter Lindbergh, James Nachtwey, Francis Giacobetti, Annie Leibovitz, Nan Goldin, Mario Testino, David LaChapelle, Herb Ritts, Ellen von Unwerth, Giorgia Fiorio, Horst, Martin Parr, and Andreas H. Bitesnich, among many others. An absolute "must-have" title for William Klein collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in red pen in front by William Klein. It is signeddirectly on the front cover itself, not on a tipped-in page. He added a love/heart symbol to his signature. This title is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A rare signed copy thus. One of the greatest artist/photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER WILLIAM KLEIN, PORTFOLIO MAGAZINE, AND SPEZIAL FOTOGRAFIE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 3570001210. Stock number: 15524. ISBN: 3570001210
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Imprint: London, England, Decca Music Group Limited, 2007 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 1 pages. Rare Jean-Yves Thibaudet collectible item. A pristine copy of his "Aria: Opera Without Words" recording with Decca, signed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet. One of Jean-Yves Thibaudet's finest achievements, it is also one of the most important CD recordings of piano music in our time. The first release of the CD. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent releases, particularly the Japanese Edition. The first release is now scarce. Presents Jean-Yves Thibaudet's "Aria: Opera Without Words". Ground-breaking and profound at the same time. "Thibaudet has had a lifelong devotion to vocal repertoire, and it was inevitable that he would record an 'opera without words' program. Among today's big-name pianists, Thibaudet is one of those most frequently praised for his 'singing tone'. He displays it exquisitely throughout this program, beginning with the initial track, a fantasy on two arias from 'Samson et Dalila'. Thibaudet's full technical arsenal is magisterially deployed in 'Soiree de Vienne', a concoction of Johann Strauss waltz themes, including that of 'Die Fledermaus'; a Sonata-Fantasy based on 'Madama Butterfly', the longest track on the disc; and Louis Brassin's formidable arrangement of 'The Ride of The Valkyries', which Thibaudet tosses off with staggering ease" (Roger Pines). "Since I was very young, I have loved the human voice and the operatic repertoire. Over the years, it has given me more pleasure and overwhelming emotional feelings than any other form of music" (Jean-Yves Thibaudet). An absolute "must-have" collectible, not just memorabilia, item for Jean-Yves Thibaudet collectors. This copy of the CD of "Aria: Opera Without Words" is very boldly and beautifully signed in metallic-silver pen-marker in front by the artist: "To Bette, Jean-Yves Thibaudet". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient is named. This title is a great CD recording. As far as we know, this is the only such signed and inscribed copy available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Thibaudet seldom does public signings, and when he does, limits what he is willing to sign to one piece per person, making signed materials scarce. A rare signed copy thus. One of the greatest pianists of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO LEIF OVE ANDSNES, MAURIZIO POLLINI, ARCADI VOLODOS, EVGENY KISSIN, LANG LANG, YUNDI, JON NAKAMATSU, AND LARS VOGT TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN B000M9BTPE. Stock number: 19881. ISBN: B000M9BTPE
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Imprint: London, England, Granta Books, 2016 First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 473 pages. The author's breakthrough second novel. One of the most sensational literary events of our time. The first appearance of the title in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run by Granta as a softcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Madeleine Thien's "Do Not Say We Have Nothing". Her highly acclaimed novel about the redemptive power of survival and sacrifice. "Ai-Ming tells the story of her family in Revolutionary China, from the crowded teahouses in the first days of Chairman Mao's ascent and the events leading up to the Beijing demonstrations of 1989. It is a history of revolutionary idealism, music, and silence, in which three musicians, the shy and brilliant composer Sparrow, the violin prodigy Zhuli, and the enigmatic pianist Kai, struggle during China's relentless Cultural Revolution to remain loyal to one another; and to the music they have devoted their lives to" (Publisher's blurb). "With maturity and sophistication, humor and beauty, Thien has crafted a novel that is at once intimate and grandly political, rooted in the details of life inside China yet transcendent in its universality" (The Guardian). An absolute "must-have" title for Madeleine Thien collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, dated (shortly after publication), and inscribed ("lined") in black pen on the title page by the author: " 'Behind this sea, another sea', Madeleine Thien July 7, 2016". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The inscription is one of the most crucial lines of the novel. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, post-publication dated, and inscribed copy of the First British Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: The British Edition is a softcover original only. Copies available online, not signed, have serious flaws because it is a fragile softcover that has been read over and over again. Signed copies available online command hundreds of dollars. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Finalist of the Booker Prize and Winner of the Giller Prize, Canada's most prestigious literary prize, in 2016 for "Do Not Say We Have Nothing". One of the most brilliant writers of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN 1783782668. Stock number: 20867. ISBN: 1783782668
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Imprint: Berlin, Germany, Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 1994 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 184 pages. The photographer's breakthrough debut collection. Now considered a contemporary erotic photography classic. The true First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the pocket-sized edition, which was brought out in 2002 by the publisher. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. There is no Hardcover Edition. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Bruno Gmunder Verlag: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with large flaps, as issued. Photographs by Benno Thoma. There is no text. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper in Germany to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. The explicit images are reproduced in rich, dark, and warm tones. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Benno Thoma's "Young Companions". The photographer's black-and-white male nudes, his very best collection. Benno Thoma achieved international status with this book, which is a tasteful yet highly sensual celebration of the beauty of the male face and body. Each model is on the brink of manhood and exuding a singular mix of shy self-consciousness and bold self-confidence that for Benno Thoma, is the essence of their erotic appeal. Most of the models are photographed full-frontal; some, semi-erect, and two, with full erections. This would all be vulgar in lesser hands, as it were, but Benno Thoma succeeds in making the images seem the most natural thing a man could have or show or be. An absolute "must-have" title for Benno Thoma collectors. This title is a contemporary erotic art photography classic. This is one of few copies of the First Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Please note: There is NO Hardcover Edition. But there is a pocket-sized edition that should not be confused with this First Edition. A rare copy thus. One of the most brilliant photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER BENNO THOMA TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 3861870053. Stock number: 15657. ISBN: 3861870053
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Simon & Schuster, 2014 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 625 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most important literary debuts of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Matthew Thomas' "We Are Not Ourselves". His "ten-years-in-the-making" first novel. The evocative title refers to lost hopes and dreams, and Alzheimer's. "Born in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an apartment where the mood swings between heartbreak and hilarity, depending on whether guests are over and how much alcohol has been consumed. When Eileen meets Ed Leary, a scientist whose bearing is nothing like those of the men she grew up with, she thinks she has found the perfect partner to deliver her to the cosmopolitan world she longs to inhabit. They marry, and Eileen quickly discovers Ed doesn't aspire to the same stakes in the American Dream. Eileen encourages her husband to want more: A better job, better friends, a better house. But as years pass, it becomes clear that his growing reluctance is part of a deeper psychological shift. An inescapable darkness enters their lives, and Eileen, Ed, and their son Connell try desperately to hold together a semblance of the reality they have known, and to preserve, against long odds, an idea they have cherished of the future. Charts the story of the American Century, particularly the promise of domestic bliss and economic prosperity that captured hearts and minds after WWII. The result is a riveting and affecting work of art. Epic in scope, heroic in character, masterful in prose" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Matthew Thomas and contemporary literature collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (shortly after publication) in blue ink-pen on the title page by the author: "Matthew Thomas 9/21/14 Brooklyn". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Laid-in is a pristine copy of the Souvenir Program of the Brooklyn Book Festival during which event his signature was obtained. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed, placed, and post-publication dated copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant American novelists of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN 147675666X. Stock number: 19047. ISBN: 147675666X
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Imprint: London, England, Summit Books, 1988 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 413 pages. Collection of letters by subject. One of the most important music books of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Virgil Thomson's "Selected Letters". Deeply absorbing letters from a composer who was also a man-of-letters. "There have been previous collections of the writings of the Grand Old Man of American music, but none as various and personally revealing as this. All his life, Thomson has been a meticulous correspondent, unfailingly courteous, crisp, and elegant, and it is a special pleasure to see these employed on minutiae as well as on such major matters as working on a libretto with Gertrude Stein. Two testy letters to a dilatory watch-repair company are models of their kind. But perhaps the heart of the volume is the letters Thomson returned to correspondents who took issue with him during his years on the New York Herald Tribune as the best, and certainly the most knowledgeable, music critic ever to write for an American newspaper. We see only Thomson's side of the correspondence, but his good sense and generosity of spirit, often in response to clearly irate muddle-headedness, is something to marvel at. The Pages have selected the letters from what they describe as a staggering quantity with great skill, to show Thomson in all his diversity. The concise identifying notes are both necessary and unobtrusive" (Publishers Weekly). Virgil Thomson is a central figure in 20th-century music. His correspondence, that is to say, his flawless writing, not only complements but demonstrates his unique genius. An absolute "must-have" title for Virgil Thomson collectors. This title is a great collection. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. One of the greatest composers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER VIRGIL THOMSON TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0671621173. Stock number: 2025. ISBN: 0671621173
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Pendragon Press, 1986 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 237 pages. Complete Catalog of the composer's musical-portrait compositions. One of the most treasurable books on music of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only as Volume 13 of the now-legendary Thematic Catalogues Series. The First Edition is now scarce. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Virgil Thomson's Musical Portraits". Meticulously assembled by Anthony Tommasini, the New York Times music critic and Thomson's biographer, an exhaustive and illuminating catalog of the great American composer's homage-portraits of well-known, not-so-well-known, and relatively unknown figures (known to and loved by the composer) whom Thomson all portrayed through music. "Chopin", a gem from his "Carnaval" Suite, is one of Robert Schumann's most beloved pieces, an homage-portrait of the fellow composer he championed. It is also one of the model-inspirations, among many others, for Thomson's lifelong project of figurative portrayal through music of HIS own personal pantheon of Chopins, Schumanns, and others, who include virtually ALL of the greatest artistic figures of the 20th century. As a genre of programmatic music, musical portraiture is an exquisite challenge: If successful, it dramatically expands music's expressive possibilities by rendering a composer's often deeply emotional response to a particular figure while attempting at the same time to present an objective portrayal of him or her that he or she - as well as the listener/audience - will recognize as faithful, accurate, and true. "From 1928 until his death in 1989, Virgil Thomson, Dean of American Composers, distinguished critic and author, composed musical portraits of people. Though he was not the first composer to do so, the seriousness of his working methods and the quantity of his output (140 in all) make Thomson's practice of musical portraiture unique. Based on extensive Interviews with Virgil Thomson, examination of manuscripts and documents, and correspondences with over sixty still-living subjects of Thomson's portraits. Earlier examples of musical portraits are carefully examined as well as the literary portraits of Gertrude Stein, whose works inspired Thomson to experiment with portraiture in music" (Publisher's blurb). The libretto of Thomson's opera and most famous work, "Four Saints In Three Acts", was, of course, written by Gertrude Stein. An absolute "must-have" title for Virgil Thomson and Anthony Tommasini collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, dated (in the year of publication), and inscribed in blue ink-pen on the front free endpaper by the composer: "For Phyllis Curtin, affection ever and ever, Virgil T. 1986". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, who is named, was one of the most celebrated sopranos of the 20th century, who performed Virgil Thomson's works. This title is a classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, publication-year dated, and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. A rare signed copy thus. One of the greatest American composers and music critics of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER VIRGIL THOMSON AND ANTHONY TOMMASINI TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0918728517. Stock number: 22101. ISBN: 0918728517
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Imprint: Boston, MA, David R. Godine, 1998 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 180 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs on subject. George Tice's single most celebrated book, presented in its definitive format. The First Revised Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition Thus is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by George Tice and Bill Glick: Oversize-volume format. Maroon cloth boards with gilt titles embossed on spine, as issued. Photographs by George Tice. Text by Millen Brand and Sue Bender. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper by Stinehour Press in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Re-presents, as a new book, George Tice's "Fields of Peace: A Pennyslvania German Album". An entirely new book, not just a minimal revision of the 1970 publication, and among the truly great documentary photography works of the 20th century. A substantial 39 new images were added, reproduced in a duotone format that adds warmth and intimacy to the evocative images. Together with the illuminating new texts by Millen Brand and Sue Bender, the edition must therefore be considered definitive, replacing the original. "The text, by the late Millen Brand, illuminates the history of the Pennsylvania German sects who were united in their rejection of infant baptism. He provides a sympathetic portrait of these fascinating people, who emigrated from Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, found a home in the sympathetic Commonwealth of William Penn, and settled in Lancaster County. Amish and Mennonites, these are quiet and modest people whose lives of determined simplicity and whose passion for the land are anomalous in modern America. The photographs by George Tice are some of the most compelling documentary imagery ever framed. They capture the substance and the spirit of these self-reliant people. They also reflect over thirty years of gentle but persistent efforts to document their lives and record their customs. This has been a life-work, and the breadth and generosity of his vision is manifest on every page" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for George Tice collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, dated, and inscribed in black ink-pen by the photographer: "6/8/99 For James Danziger, With best wishes, George A. Tice". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, who is named, is the renowned founder and director of Danziger Projects. This title is a great book. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, dated, and inscribed copy of the First Revised Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. 98 duotone plates. One of the most important photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. . ISBN 1567920764. Stock number: 22419. ISBN: 1567920764
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Imprint: Cologne, Germany, Walther Konig Verlag, 2002 First Edition / Third Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 127 pages. Collection of color photographs on subject. One of the most brilliant art photography books of our time. The First Edition in its 2002 Third Printing. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which there are many. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Wolfgang Tillmans: Regular-sized volume format. Glossy pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Wolfgang Tillmans. Except for writing his own blurb that is reproduced on the integral flaps, there is no text. Printed on thick, glossy stock paper in Cologne, Germany to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition called "I Didn't Inhale" held at Chisenhale Gallery London in 1997. Presents Wolfgang Tillmans' "Concorde". A cult title: The early 2002 Third Printing of the book that was first published in 1997, his homage-of-sorts to the twice-the-speed of sound, uber-technological marvel often worshipfully called The Concorde. Conceptually and in terms of production values, this remains the extremely prolific Tillmans' best book. He shows page after page of the kite-shaped Concorde taking off, in flight, soaring high above the skies, preparing to land, landing. "Concorde" was immediately (and rightly) recognized as an "Exhibit A" prototype of what a contemporary photobook can do, does best, which sets it apart from the photographic still-image: No single image stands out over the others, intentionally so. What matters is the way the photographs are selected, sequenced, and produced (notably, with the very minimal text consigned to the flaps) as one synthesized and seamless whole - rather than a mere collection of images thrown together between the covers of a book. An absolute "must-have" title for Wolfgang Tillmans collectors. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few copies of the 2002 First Edition/Third Printing ("3 Auflage 2002" on the Back Copyright Page) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have all kinds of serious flaws: You name it, the particular copy has it yet is priced as though it has collectible value. Meanwhile, copies of the 1997 First Edition command as much as $850. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. 63 color plates. Winner of the Turner Prize in 2000, the most prestigious contemporary art award. Wolfgang Tillmans' "Concorde" was selected as one of the greatest photography books in "The Photobook". One of the most brilliant artist/photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER WOLFGANG TILLMANS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 3960981678. Stock number: 22096. ISBN: 3960981678
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Scribner & Company, 2009 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 262 pages. The author's sixth novel. One of Colm Toibin's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Colm Toibin's "Brooklyn". A coming-of-age of a different kind, personal as well as national. "A hauntingly compelling novel - by far Toibin's most accessible book - set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950's, about a young woman torn between her family in Ireland and the Italian-American who wins her heart" (Publisher's blurb). "Toibin's haunted heroine glows on the page, unforgettably and lovingly rendered, and her story reflects the lives of so many others exiled from home" (Daphne Durham). Very few journalists, especially very successful ones as the young Toibin was, make the transition from journalism to literature. There is a long list of genre writers ("journalist-turned-thriller writer" is an honorable career change), but only a handful of "journalist-turned-literary artist". Colm Toibin is one of these blessed few, and we have been blessed with his exquisite prose for more than twenty years now. The basis of the brilliant film adaptation by John Crowley, with career-defining performances by Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen. An absolute "must-have" title for Colm Toibin collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Colm Toibin. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a great book. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COLM TOIBIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1439138311. Stock number: 22416. ISBN: 1439138311
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Scribner, 2017 First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 280 pages. The author's eighth novel. One of Colm Toibin's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly copies that are signed on a tipped-in page. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Colm Toibin's "House of Names". Only a matter time: Toibin's modern, powerful, and timely re-telling of the ancient Greek "Oresteian Trilogy". "Clytemnestra, narrating in the first person, is a captivating and terrifying figure, heartbroken and ruthless in her lust for power. Captures the way that corruption breeds resentment, and how resentment unstoppably breeds violence. The original myths established these characters as the gods' playthings. Toibin re-frames them in our 'time when the gods are fading', the better to lay the blame for our human failures plainly on ourselves" (Kirkus Reviews). An absolute "must-have" title for Colm Toibin collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (five days after publication) in blue ink-pen on the title page by the author: "Colm Toibin 15 May 2015 NYC". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page, as copies available online are. Laid-in is a pristine copy of the Souvenir Material of the event during which his signature was obtained. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed, placed, and post-publication dated copies of the First American Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COLM TOIBIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1501140213. Stock number: 21485. ISBN: 1501140213
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Scribner & Company, 2014 First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 373 pages. The author's seventh novel. One of Colm Toibin's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly copies that are signed on a tipped-in page. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Colm Toibin's "Nora Webster". Impeccably written historical novel. "Widowed at forty, with four children and not enough money, Nora has lost the love of her life, Maurice, the man who rescued her from the stifling world to which she was born. And now she fears she may be drawn back into it. Wounded, strong-willed, clinging to secrecy in a tiny community where everyone knows your business, Nora is drowning in her own sorrow and blind to the suffering of her young sons, who have lost their father. Yet she has moments of stunning empathy and kindness, and when she begins to sing again, she finds solace, engagement, a haven: Herself. A masterpiece in character study by a writer at the zenith of his career, Toibin has created a character as iconic, engaging, and memorable as Madame Bovary or Hedda Gabler" (Publisher's blurb). Music (particularly, singing), an Irish specialty, is the running motif in Toibin's novel, the underlying "second voice" to the protagonist's "first voice". Nora Webster is a quiet heroine who paradoxically discloses through silence and conceals through speech. It is through song, a beautiful voice, that she finally regains and reveals herself to the world. An absolute "must-have" title for Colm Toibin collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (shortly after publication) in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "Colm Toibin 9 Nov 14 Chicago". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It comes with a pristine copy of the Souvenir Announcement of the Chicago premiere of "The Testament of Mary" (the brilliant play/adaptation, also by Toibin), which was distributed during the Chicago Humanities Festival 2014. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed, placed, and post-publication dated copies of the First American Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COLM TOIBIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1439138338. Stock number: 19120. ISBN: 1439138338
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Viking Press, 1991 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 238 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the greatest literary debuts of the last decade of the 20th century. The first appearance of the title in hardcover and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a very small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The 1990 First British Edition was a softcover original only. The First Hardcover Edition is now rare. Presents Colm Toibin's "The South". His sensational debut. The title refers to Spain, which Northern Irish like the celebrated journalist Colm Toibin refer to as The South. "A strong and moving work about the hard truths of changing one's life. Colm Toibin, like his characters, never says too much and never lets us grow too uncomfortable. A grand achievement" (Don DeLillo). Very few journalists, especially very successful ones as the young Toibin was, make the transition from journalism to literature. There is a long list of genre writers ("journalist-turned-thriller writer" is an honorable career change), but only a handful of "journalist-turned-literary artist". Colm Toibin is one of these blessed few, and we have been blessed with his exquisite prose for more than twenty years now. An absolute "must-have" title for Colm Toibin collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Colm Toibin. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a great book. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COLM TOIBIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0670838705. Stock number: 16319. ISBN: 0670838705
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Imprint: London, England, Picador Books, 1992 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 238 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the greatest literary debuts of the last decade of the 20th century. Review Copy. Review Material laid-in. The first appearance of the title as a hardcover in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run. The 1990 First British Edition was a softcover original only. This First British Hardcover Edition is now scarce. Presents Colm Toibin's "The South". His sensational debut. The title refers to Spain, which Northern Irish like the celebrated journalist Colm Toibin refer to as The South. "A strong and moving work about the hard truths of changing one's life. Colm Toibin, like his characters, never says too much and never lets us grow too uncomfortable. A grand achievement" (Don DeLillo). Very few journalists, especially very successful ones as the young Toibin was, make the transition from journalism to literature. There is a long list of genre writers ("journalist-turned-thriller writer" is an honorable career change), but only a handful of "journalist-turned-literary artist". Colm Toibin is one of these blessed few, and we have been blessed with his exquisite prose for more than twenty years now. An absolute "must-have" title for Colm Toibin collectors. This is a Review Copy. The Review Material is laid-in. It is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Colm Toibin. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a great book. As far as we know, this is the only such signed Review Copy of the First British Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COLM TOIBIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0330339850. Stock number: 18631. ISBN: 0330339850
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Scribner & Company, 2012 First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 81 pages. Rare Colm Toibin collectible set. A pristine copy of "The Testament of Mary" with a copy of its play adaptation-version's Broadway Program Material, both signed by Colm Toibin. The author's novella on the Virgin Mary. One of the most brilliant novels of our time. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Colm Toibin's "The Testament of Mary". A spare account of (what is, in effect and in its effects) The Gospel According To Mary. In Colm Toibin's hands, Mary The Icon becomes a "tragic heroine with the relentless eloquence of Electra or Medea or Antigone". Her testament, ironically yet lovingly told, is a defiance of authority (this time, the Apostles), poignantly mirroring Jesus' own rebel story. "Mary, now an aging widow, is kept in solitary confinement by men eager to ensure that her account of her son's life matches the official version. But Mary is not a Christian; she prays to the goddess Artemis, urges Jesus to flee the Romans, and expresses skepticism about miracles (especially the Virgin Birth) " (The New Yorker Magazine). "When you say that He redeemed the world, I will say that it was not worth it" ("The Testament of Mary"). Toibin wrote the novel's brilliant and moving play adaptation-version, which had a critically and commercially successful Broadway run in 2013, with Fiona Shaw, the great British actress, as the Virgin Mary. An absolute "must-have" set for Colm Toibin collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, placed, and dated in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "Colm Toibin 9 Nov '14 Chicago". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It comes with a pristine copy of "The Testament of Mary" Broadway Souvenir Program, that is also very boldly and beautifully signed in black pen-marker on the cover by the author/playwright. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed set available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, pristine beauties. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed set thus. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine collectible set. (SEE ALSO OTHER COLM TOIBIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1451688385. Stock number: 19119. ISBN: 1451688385
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Imprint: Chicago, IL, Jorge L. Torres Studios, 2008 First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 100 pages. Collection of color photographs with accompanying poetic fragments, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most beautifully produced art photography books of our time. Limited Edition of 800 numbered copies. The first and only edition. None of the copies was commercially distributed. There is no ISBN. The Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Jorge L. Torres and Sara Casabella: Oversize-volume format in wide oblong shape. Metallic-silver hard boards with black titles embossed on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Jorge L. Torres. Poetic text fragments by Miao Yuan. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in a beautifully produced Limited-Edition format, Jorge L. Torres' "Lens Strokes I". Photographs of Nature, mediated scrupulously by advanced digital camera technology. "It is inspired by Nature and the people all around us. We live in a society that has forgotten to be present in the Here and Now. These images are a portrait of the very essence that makes every moment a singular experience. From the mundane to the exotic. From the breath full to the breathless. Give yourself to the experience. Contemplate for a moment. Your own being will suggest what is there. Life is Vibration. Vibration is Life" (Jorge L. Torres). Each contemplative image of Nature, presented on the right-hand side, is accompanied en face, with poetic text fragments by Miao Yuan, in both the Chinese original (Chinese characters in Miao's own hand, reproduced on the page) and felicitous English translation. An absolute "must-have" title for Jorge L. Torres collectors. This is a copy of the Limited Edition, indicated/numbered as such on the Front Limitation Page. It is very prominently, elaborately, and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (in the month and year of publication), and inscribed by the artist/photographer: "Chicago, 12/VI/08, Para Martha, Ojala encuentres inspiracion entre estes paginas. Tu amigo, Jorge L. Torres" [Translation: I hope you find inspiration from these pages. Your friend, Jorge L. Torres]. The recipient is Martha Schneider, who is named, and is an authority figure in the art photography world. This title is a contemporary art photography classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, publication-month dated, and inscribed copy of the Limited Edition available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with full-page color plates. One of the most brilliant American artist/photographers of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN B001X6G2K2. Stock number: 19356. ISBN: B001X6G2K2
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, 2011 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 128 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most important literary debuts of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly copies that are signed on a tipped-in page. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now scarce. The DJ design by Archie Ferguson lyrically evokes the story of three brothers "who grow up amid neglect, poverty, violence, and occasional moments of pure, radiant love". Presents Justin Torres' "We The Animals". His acclaimed debut novel. "Brimming with delicate stories of family, of growing up, of facing reality, and of delaying it. Comprised of vignettes detailing moments spent in the eye of the ferocious bubble of home. Torres' prose is fierce, grabbing hold of the reader and allowing him inside the wrenching whirlwind of a life lived intensely" (Alexandra Foster). "A dark jewel of a book. It's heartbreaking. It's beautiful. It resembles no other book I've read. A brilliant, ferocious new voice" (Michael Cunningham). An absolute "must-have" title for Justin Torres collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed and inscribed in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "Mark, Lovely to meet a fellow bookseller. Thanks for the great questions! Justin Torres". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on the publisher's tipped-in page, as copies available online are. It is unusual to find a writer who would happily refer to himself as a bookseller, which every writer is. This title is a contemporary classic. This is the only such signed and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COPY OF THIS TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0547576722. Stock number: 18311. ISBN: 0547576722
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Imprint: Connecticut, Wesleyan University Press, 2002 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 40 pages. Collaborative effort among photographer, choreographer, and poets. Collection of photographs on the modern dance classic. One of Philip Trager's finest achievements. Limited Edition whose number is not specified. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only by a University Press. The edition did not exceed 500 copies. The Limited Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Peter M. Blaiwas/Vernon Press, Inc: Small-size volume format. Glossy pictorial hard boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Philip Trager. Essays by the choreographer Ralph Lemon and Andrew Szegedy-Maszak. Interspersed with poems by Eavan Boland and Rita Dove. Printed on pristine-white, glossy stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Persephone". A gem of a book. Evocative and lyrical photographs, photographed in the natural setting of the Berkshires. "A synthesis of dance, photography, and poetry, of kinetic energy, the image, and the evocative use of words" (Ralph Lemon). An absolute "must-have" title for Philip Trager and modern dance collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Philip Trager, Ralph Lemon, and Andrew Szegedy-Maszak. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary art, photography, and literary classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the Limited Edition still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. Some of the finest American writers and artist/photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PHILIP TRAGER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0819553034. Stock number: 4194. ISBN: 0819553034
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Imprint: Chicago, IL, Art Institute Of Chicago, 2002 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 270 pages. Landmark Exhibition Monograph. One of the most important photography books of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover/stiff-backed original only. A brilliant production by the Art Institute of Chicago: Oversize-volume format. Stiff pictorial boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by various contributors, a Who's Who of American photographic history. Edited by David Travis and Elizabeth Siegel. Essays by Keith F. Davis, Lloyd C. Engelbrecht, John Grimes, Hattula Moholy-Nagy, Elizabeth Siegel, and Larry Viskochil. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Italy to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark retrospective exhibition of the same name held at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002. Presents "Taken By Design: Photographs From The Institute of Design, 1937-1991". The best book on the photographic art, aesthetics, and achievement of the Institute of Design, popularly known as ID, and now universally recognized as the greatest school of photography ever established in the United States. "Examines the changing nature of photography over the critical period of the American century. Traces the formal and abstract camera experiments under Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind, which aimed at achieving a new kind of photographic subjectivity. Showcases works by Barbara Crane, Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Joseph Jachna, Kenneth Josephson, Gyorgy Kepes, Thomas Knudtson, Nathan Lerner, Ray K. Metzker, Marvin E. Newman, Richard Nickel, Arthur Siegel, Art Sinsabaugh, among many others. An essential work for anyone interested in the history of American photography" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Institute of Design and photography book collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by the curator/editor David Travis, photographer Marvin E. Newman, and co-curator/editor Elizabeth Siegel. They all signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It is also very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen underneath his photographic plates (on Pages 76 and 183) by Thomas Knudtson. This is the first and only copy he double-signed as such. It is not an exaggeration to say that their signatures represent a permanent trace of the Institute of Design, their deceased colleagues, and a whole era of American photographic history. This title is a contemporary photography classic. As far as we know, this is the only such multi-signed copy (with Souvenir Materials) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A rare signed copy thus. 300 plates. Some of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COPY OF THIS TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0226811670. Stock number: 22318. ISBN: 0226811670
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Imprint: Boston, MA, Little, Brown & Company/Bulfinch Press, 2001 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 200 pages. Retrospective Exhibition Monograph. The single most illuminating overview of the photographic art and achievement of Arthur Tress. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Arthur Tress and John Hubbard: Oversize-volume format. Black cloth boards with metallic-gilt titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Arthur Tress. Foreword by Philip Brookman. Biographical Essay by Richard Lorenz, the important photography historian/scholar, who died of AIDS before the book could be completed. Essay by John Wood. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Singapore to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Published on the occasion of the retrospective exhibition of the same name held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, DC in 2001. Presents Arthur Tress' "Fantastic Voyage: Photographs 1956-2000". The finest and most representative images of his nearly fifty-year career as precursor, master, and mentor. Still life, Surrealist-inspired erotic male nudes, portraits, landmark and landscapes, and experimental work in color, all of them personally selected and sequenced by Arthur Tress. Many contemporary American photographers, gay and straight, do not fully realize or openly acknowledge the artistic debt they owe to Tress' pioneering efforts: He gave programmatic, ideologically-driven European Surrealism its vital, American cutting-edge. Witty yet sinister, light yet dark, tender and elegant, his fantastic voyage is liberating "eustress", positive, healthy stress in the face of homophobia, 1950's repressiveness, and the AIDS devastation that decimated at least two, maybe more, generations of artists and connoisseurs, whose loss our present time continues to feel and reel from. With the very best artists (and their informed audience) long gone, Western art has struggled and been in full nostalgia mode for the last forty years (Andy Warhol, long dead, being its most collectible, iconic artist), as it awaits genuine and original new talent to take up what the "AIDS Generation" left unfinished. An absolute "must-have" title for Arthur Tress collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. 55 color, 180 duotone plates, 39 black-and-white illustrations. One of the most brilliant artist/photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ARTHUR TRESS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0821226002. Stock number: 21181. ISBN: 0821226002
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Imprint: New York City, NY, The Viking Press, 1965 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 235 pages. The author's fourth collection of essays. One of the most important books of the 20th century. Review Copy. Review Materials laid-in. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Lionel Trilling's "Beyond Culture: Essays On Literature And Learning". His best, and most valuable, book since his ground-breaking "The Liberal Imagination" (1950). A "summing-up" collection of his lifelong themes, concerns, and anxieties. Celebrates, defends, and examines the life of the mind, which for Trilling, is the life of the imagination and the saving grace of modernity and humanity as we confront one existential crisis after another. At the same time and with incomparable virtuosity, he "takes the reader into the hearts and minds of some of the most well-known figures and their works, extracting wisdom and revealing how society can learn and benefit from the study of great literature" (Publisher's blurb). Trilling wrote during (and helped put an end to) the great Age of New Criticism, which focussed on close readings of literary texts to the exclusion of the latter's social, cultural, moral, and even psychological contexts. In other words, Trilling was THE preeminent "culture critic" long before the term became the reigning aspiration (and expectation) of academic critics, bestowing intellectual relevance and prestige to its exemplar. As an exemplary pioneer, Trilling longed, deeply, to surpass the critical analysis that he mastered, championing instead a very specific idea of transcendence (what he means by going "beyond culture") that is all but lost in and yet necessary for our time. An absolute "must-have" title for Lionel Trilling collectors. This is a Review Copy. The Review Materials are laid-in, which include a pristine Souvenir Card that is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed and inscribed in black ink-pen by Lionel Trilling. This title is a great book. As far as we know, this is the only Review Copy with signed and inscribed Souvenir Card of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, pristine beauties. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare set thus. The most important American literary critic of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER LIONEL TRILLING TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0670160911. Stock number: 21742. ISBN: 0670160911
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Imprint: London, England, Secker & Warburg, 1957 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 167 pages. Rare Lionel Trilling collectible set. A near-fine copy of "A Gathering of Fugitives: New Essays" with an Autographed Letter Signed (ALS). The author's third collection of essays. One of Lionel Trilling's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. There is no ISBN. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Lionel Trilling's "A Gathering of Fugitives: New Essays". Despite its modest title, not fugitive at all, but unified by the great critic's probing intellect and lifelong themes and concerns. "An enormously influential critic who vehemently eschewed simplistic responses to art or morality. The author of many works, he was especially exigent, to use one of his favorite words, in his essays. Trilling embraced complexity and nuance and held critical integrity in the highest esteem. His essays possess great intellectual weight, and their richness, deep seriousness of thought, and sonorous vocabulary and syntax are balanced by a lashing wit and remarkable energy" (Donna Seaman). An absolute "must-have" title for Lionel Trilling collectors. This title is a late-modern classic. This copy comes with an Autographed Letter Signed (ALS) that is very prominently and beautifully signed and inscribed in black ink-pen by Lionel Trilling. As far as we know, this is the only copy with ALS of the First British Edition/First Printing available online and despite its imperfection (slight wear on DJ) is still in fine condition overall: Every single internal page is clean, crisp, and bright. It is also one of Trilling's rarest titles. Please note: Trilling signed the ALS, NOT the book. A rare set thus. The most important American literary critic of the 20th century. A near-fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER LIONEL TRILLING TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). Stock number: 21741.
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Columbia University Press, 1949 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 465 pages. Revised And Expanded Edition of the author's classic. One of the most important literary texts of the 20th century. The 1949 Revised And Expanded Edition. Includes significant new material that does not appear in the 1939 Edition, it is regarded by the author as the definitive text. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only by a University Press. Without DJ, as issued. There is no ISBN. The First Edition Thus is now rare. Presents Lionel Trilling's "Matthew Arnold". His seminal book: A 465-page study of the greatest British literary critic of the 19th by the greatest American critic of the 20th century. All of Trilling's subsequent themes, concerns, and indeed, anxieties are contained in his magisterial, book-length account. "His was an age when literary criticism and ideas mattered profoundly in the intellectual life of the country. Trilling is essential to understanding our current crisis of literary confidence, and to overcoming it. Trilling's original and moving work continues to provide an inspiring example of a mind creating itself through its encounters with literature. Not exactly literary criticism but, like all literature, ends in themselves" (Adam Kirsch). An absolute "must-have" title for Lionel Trilling collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, dated (in the month and year of publication), and inscribed in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "Sincerely, Lionel Trilling May 1949". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient is named. This title is a great book. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, publication-month dated, and inscribed copy of the Revised And Expanded Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. The most important American literary critic of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER LIONEL TRILLING TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). Stock number: 21739.
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Imprint: Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1972 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 188 pages. Retrospective collection of essays. One of Lionel Trilling's finest achievements. Review Copy. Review Material laid-in. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the 1973 Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only by a University Press. There is no ISBN. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Lionel Trilling's "Sincerity And Authenticity". His landmark Charles Eliot Norton Lectures, delivered in 1969 and 1970, in their definitive, final versions. "Concerned with the process by which the arduous enterprise of sincerity, of being true to one's self, came to occupy a place of supreme importance in the moral life, and the further shift which finds that place now usurped by the darker and still more strenuous modern ideal of authenticity. Examples range over the whole of Western literature and thought, from Shakespeare to Hegel to Sartre, from Robespierre to R. D. Laing, suggesting the contradictions and ironies to which the ideals of sincerity and authenticity give rise in contemporary life" (Publisher's blurb). "A beautifully written book, its tone admirably judged and perfectly sustained. Wide, fastidious, and deeply thoughtful in its range of references. Controlled and delicately scrupulous, a tribute if ever there was one, to the honest consciousness" (Times Literary Supplement). An absolute "must-have" title for Lionel Trilling collectors. This is a Review Copy. The Review Material is laid-in. This title is a late-modern classic. As far as we know, this is the only Review Copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Please note: Should NOT be confused with copies available online of the 1973 Reissued Edition. A rare copy thus. The most important American literary critic of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER LIONEL TRILLING TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0674808614. Stock number: 21738. ISBN: 0674808614
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 572 pages. Massive retrospective collection of the author's body of work. One of the most valuable literary collections for our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Lionel Trilling's "The Moral Obligation To Be Intelligent: Selected Essays". A splendid, 572-page retrospective that fills a huge void as most of Trilling's books are no longer in print. Edited with an illuminating Essay Introduction by Leon Wieseltier, the former Literary Editor of The New Republic Magazine, here are some of the finest and most representative essays by one of the most important and influential American intellectuals of the 20th century. Furthermore, the Appendices, Bibliographical Notes, and Index make the book a meticulous and indispensable work of scholarship. "Distrustful of rapture and keen on reading literature as, in Wieseltier's words, 'documents for a moral history of culture', Trilling embraced complexity and nuance, and held critical integrity in the highest esteem. His essays possess great intellectual weight. Their richness, deep seriousness of thought, and sonorous vocabulary and syntax are balanced by a lashing wit and remarkable energy" (Booklist). The book restores much-needed sanity and provides genuine intellectual nourishment to our terminally impoverished literary culture. It is a healthy antidote to the deadly, theory-based, and unreadable academic papers that pass for literary criticism today. An absolute "must-have" title for Lionel Trilling collectors. This title is a great collection. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. The most important American literary critic of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER LIONEL TRILLING TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0374257949. Stock number: 22370. ISBN: 0374257949
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Imprint: London, England, Secker & Warburg, 1955 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 232 pages. The author's second collection of essays. One of Lionel Trilling's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. There is no ISBN. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Lionel Trilling's "The Opposing Self: Nine Essays In Criticism". Engaging AND engaged, as few other critics have been before or since: Collects some of his most brilliant and lastingly significant essays. "Trilling was a thinker who was proud to think 'too much'. As an intellectual, he did not spare his own kind, and though he did not consider himself a rationalist, he was grounded in the world. Demonstrates Trilling's patient, thorough style. Considering 'the problems of life' on art, literature, culture, and intellectual life was, to him, a vital occupation, even if he did not expect to get anything as simple or encouraging as 'answers'. The intellectual journey was the true goal. No matter the subject, Trilling's arguments come together easily, as if constructing complicated defenses and attacks were singularly simple for his well-honed mind. The more he wrote on a subject and the more intricate his reasoning, the more clear that subject became. His elaboration is all function and no filler. Wrestling with Trilling's challenging work yields rewards: His ideas speak to issues that transcend centuries" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Lionel Trilling collectors. This title is a late-modern classic. This is one of few copies of the First British Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Published in 1955, more than sixty years ago, this is the most beautiful copy we have ever seen. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. The most important American literary critic of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER LIONEL TRILLING TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). Stock number: 21740.
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Imprint: New York City, NY, New Directions, 2001 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 146 pages. The first book by the author to be translated into English. One of the finest re-discovered novels of the 20th century. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Leonid Tsypkin's "Leto V Badene" in a felicitous English translation as "Summer In Baden Baden". Introduction by the great novelist and essayist Susan Sontag. "A complex, highly original novel, 'Summer in Baden-Baden' has a double narrative. It is wintertime, late December: A narrator - Tsypkin - is on a train going to Leningrad. And it is also mid-April 1867. The newly married Dostoyevskys, Fyodor and his wife, Anna Grigoryevna, are on their way to Germany for a four-year trip. This is not, like J. M. Coetzee's 'The Master of St. Petersburg', a Dostoyevsky fantasy. Neither is it a docu-novel although its author was obsessed with getting everything right. Nothing is invented, everything is invented. Dostoyevsky's reckless passions for gambling, for his literary vocation, for his wife are matched by her all-forgiving love, which in turn resonates with the love of literature's disciple for Dostoyevsky. In a remarkable Introductory Essay, Susan Sontag explains why it is something of a miracle that 'Summer In Baden-Baden' has survived, and celebrates the happy event of its publication in America with an account of Tsypkin's beleaguered life and the important pleasures of his marvelous novel" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Leonid Tsypkin collectors. This title is a great book. This is one of few copies of the First American Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER LEONID TSYPKIN TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0811214842. Stock number: 22220. ISBN: 0811214842
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Imprint: New York City, NY, HarperCollins Publishers, 2004 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 250 pages. The author's fourth novel. Now widely considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Lily Tuck's "The News From Paraguay". Her finest novel thus far. "Told largely through Ella Lynch, a blond, fair-skinned Irishwoman who, while a courtesan in Paris, met Francisco Solano Lopez, the son of Paraguay's dictator. She became his mistress and after Lopez (known as Franco) succeeded his father, she was the most powerful woman in the country. As an Irishwoman in Paraguay, Tuck's Ella is an outsider. But so, in a way, is Franco, a megalomaniac who builds a theatre modelled on La Scala and wages a disastrous war against Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. Paraguay's malarial swamps and faux-European high society are the perfect setting for Tuck's dark wit, and her novel is quickened by such details as Ella's pink marble palace and her son's 'necklace', made from the ears of enemy soldiers on a rawhide string" (The New Yorker Magazine). A literary "unputdownable" if there ever was one, this is an absolute "must-have" title for Lily Tuck collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by Lily Tuck. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Tuck participated in the "Writers On Writers" 2011 project, during which her signature was obtained. Laid-in is a copy of the Souvenir Announcement Leaflet. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. Winner of the National Book Award for "The News From Paraguay" in 2004. One of the finest American novelists of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COPY OF THIS TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0066209447. Stock number: 17140. ISBN: 0066209447
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Imprint: New York City, NY, HarperCollins Publishers, 2004 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 250 pages. The author's fourth novel. Now widely considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Lily Tuck's "The News From Paraguay". Her finest novel thus far. "Told largely through Ella Lynch, a blond, fair-skinned Irishwoman who, while a courtesan in Paris, met Francisco Solano Lopez, the son of Paraguay's dictator. She became his mistress and after Lopez (known as Franco) succeeded his father, she was the most powerful woman in the country. As an Irishwoman in Paraguay, Tuck's Ella is an outsider. But so, in a way, is Franco, a megalomaniac who builds a theatre modelled on La Scala and wages a disastrous war against Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. Paraguay's malarial swamps and faux-European high society are the perfect setting for Tuck's dark wit, and her novel is quickened by such details as Ella's pink marble palace and her son's 'necklace', made from the ears of enemy soldiers on a rawhide string" (The New Yorker Magazine). A literary "unputdownable" if there ever was one, this is an absolute "must-have" title for Lily Tuck collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by Lily Tuck. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It comes with a rare pristine copy of the beautifully produced National Book Awards Souvenir Program, which emphasizes "The News From Paraguay" on its cover. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. Winner of the National Book Award for "The News From Paraguay" in 2004. One of the finest American novelists of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COPY OF THIS TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0066209447. Stock number: 17143. ISBN: 0066209447
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Imprint: Chicago, IL, Milet Publishing, Inc., 2007 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 96 pages. Sequence of paintings with accompanying narrative, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most beautiful art/illustrated books of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Herve Tullet: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial hard boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Art by Herve Tullet. Text by Vincent Brocvielle, in a felicitous English translation by Sarah Adams. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Herve Tullet's and Vincent Brocvielle's "Hubbub". A painterly sequence-celebration of summer spent blissfully on the beach. "Intimate yet universal in its evocation of wistful days at the beach, this witty and evocatively illustrated book whisks readers off to the seaside while immersing them in the laziness and craziness of the beach. Humor, reflection, and observation are mixed in the beachgoers' dialogue that accompanies the movement of the art. Like a journal of a sun-drenched vacation, this vivid text with its surprising ear for dialogue, as if a microphone had been left lying on the sand, is always colorful and often comic, as it paints a portrait of humanity enjoying time out" (Publisher's blurb). A lifelong artist/illustrator of classic children's books, Herve Tullet's art in "Hubbub" is sexy, sensuous, and sensual. An absolute "must-have" title for Herve Tullet and Vincent Brocvielle collectors. This copy is magnificently signed and inscribed-drawn on the title page in a riot of colors, using metallic-silver, gold, blue, and green pen-markers by Herve Tullet. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The inscription amounts to an original artwork. This title is a contemporary art/illustrated book classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed and inscribed copy (with drawing) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the most brilliant French artist/illustrators of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN 1840595035. Stock number: 19836. ISBN: 1840595035
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2005 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 371 pages. The author's seventh novel. One of Scott Turow's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Scott Turow's "Ordinary Heroes". His historical novel. "Derives its considerable power from its depiction of a lawyer's disillusionment, his understanding of the dark ironies that await anyone with an absolute belief in the rule of justice. This inner drama, rather than the battle scenes and action sequences, makes the novel worth reading, leaving the reader with a lasting sense of the corrosive effects of war on even the most civilized souls" (The Washington Post). An absolute "must-have" title for Scott Turow collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, inscribed, and dated (in the year of publication) in black pen on the title page by the author: "For my friend Ron, With all good wishes, Scott Turow December 6, 2005". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient is named, who is unmistakably known, even close, to the author. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed, publication-year dated, and inscribed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the finest American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER SCOTT TUROW TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0374184216. Stock number: 10153. ISBN: 0374184216
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996 First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 533 pages. The author's fourth novel. One of the most important literary events of our time. Widely regarded as one of Turow's finest achievements thus far. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Scott Turow's "The Laws of Our Fathers". Scott Turow is to the legal thriller as John leCarre is to the espionage novel: A first-rate novelist who writes within a genre, is enormously popular, and has written some of the most formally complex works that they deserve to be taken seriously as literature. His greatest admirers believe he has produced an impressive body of work which will endure. An absolute "must-have" title for Scott Turow collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, dated, and inscribed in blue pen on the title page by the author: "For Ron Barth, Thanks for your support of Literacy Chicago, Scott Turow 6.01". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, who is named, is a major supporter/donor to the Literacy Chicago project. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the finest American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER SCOTT TUROW TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0374184232. Stock number: 10932. ISBN: 0374184232
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Imprint: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art/Wexner Center For The Arts, 2009 First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 228 pages. Retrospective Monograph. One of the best books on the art and achievement of Luc Tuymans ever published. The First Hardcover Edition. Published in a small and limited print run as hardcover original that was not be reissued once all of the copies were sold. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Luc Tuymans and Takaaki Matsumoto: Oversize-volume format. The book weighs 5 pounds. Pale gray cloth boards, as issued. Art by Luc Tuymans. Text by various contributors. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by Cantz in Germany to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with black titles on the spine, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark travelling exhibition that commenced at the Wexner Center for the Arts on September 17, 2009 and travelled on to San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, and Brussels, the artist's home city, in 2010 and 2011. Presents "Luc Tuymans". The single most comprehensive and illuminating retrospective of the immensely influential art of Luc Tuymans. At a time when painting is no longer the dominant art form it used to be, Tuymans remains committedly and defiantly a painter. "Tuymans articulates a Modern tradition that gives equal weight to the dazed German Romanticism of Caspar David Friedrich and the wide-awake Parisian modernity of Manet, bridging a fault line that still divides the soul of Western taste. He is Manet-like in his smart synopsis of borrowed images. His smoldering colors are Friedrichian: Pale blue-greens, wan oranges, dusty lavender, violet, muddy vermillion" (Peter Schjeldahl). Tuymans famously begins and finishes each of his paintings in a single day (some of those days must be very long indeed). In the early, preliminary, and tentative hours of each work, he has described the experience as "horrific" (his word). "It's like I don't know what I'm doing but I know how to do it, and it's very strange" (Luc Tuymans). Peter Schjeldahl has expressed enormous admiration for this ascetically self-imposed work ethic/method: "Now that - uncertain ends, confident means - is about as good a general definition of creativity as I know. It illuminates and justifies Tuymans' eccentric work rule, with its distant redolence of Jackson Pollock's odd decision to paint in the air above a canvas. He may convey a very dim view of the world today and scant trust in our capacity to cope with it. But if you like painting enough, you will gamely tolerate the bitter flavor of this artist's amazingly intoxicating brew". An absolute "must-have" title for Luc Tuymans collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the half-title page by Luc Tuymans. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is now collectible. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce signed copy thus. 75 color plates supplemented with reference materials. One of the greatest artists of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN 1933045981. Stock number: 15255. ISBN: 1933045981
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Imprint: New York City, NY, Cantaloupe Records, 2002 First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 1 pages. Debut Recording of the composer's landmark work. One of Toby Twining's finest achievements. The first and only edition. Produced in a small and limited print run as a Compact Disc. There is no ISBN. The CD is now scarce. Presents Toby Twining's "Chrysalid Requiem". Solemn, "end-of-life"/"afterlife" music, re-invented and re-energized. "Goes straight to the heart of Western music. Moving beyond the mysticism of Tavener and Arvo Part, this intensely spiritual new Requiem is fresh, delirious, and deeply personal. Toby Twining has put together a unique ensemble of singers capable of a phenomenal range of vocal techniques. The amazing result illuminates 1000 years of the Western vocal tradition and transforms the West's most solemn ritual into a celebration of the human voice and the human spirit" (Publisher's blurb). "There's good music, there's great music, and every once in a while, there's mind-blowing music. I cannot recommend this disc highly enough" (American Record Guide). An absolute "must-have" title for Toby Twining collectors. This copy of the Compact Disc (CD) of "Chrysalid Requiem" is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black pen-marker in front by Toby Twining. It is signed directly on the cover itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the CD still available online, is enclosed in its own protective plastic sleeve, and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Because of its very limited number, its collectible value will not only keep but increase over time. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant composers of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN B000067DOM. Stock number: 20749. ISBN: B000067DOM
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