Abdessemed, Adel (Artist); Barry, Hannah; Grau, Donatien & Obrist, Hans-Ulrich (Editor/Contributors)
Adel Abdessemed: Bristow

Imprint: London, England, Bold Tendencies, 2017
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 210 pages. Commemorative Installation Monograph. One of Adel Abdessemed's single most beautiful creations. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Adel Abdessemed: Regular-sized volume format. Gilt softcovers with blue titles embossed on the cover and spine, as issued. Sculpture, black-chalk drawings, and photographs by Adel Abdessemed. Text by Hannah Barry, Donatien Grau, and Hans-Ulrich Obrist, the single most influential curator of contemporary art in the world. Printed on pristine-white, archival stock paper in London to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the installation of the eponymous piece by Bold Tendencies in Central Peckham, South London in 2017. Presents Adel Abdessemed's "Bristow". The artist's stunning "anti-monument": A carrier pigeon with a Blackberry and explosives on its back, seemingly innocuously nicknamed after a British cartoon. "Unveiled on the top floor of the multi-story car park in Central Peckham, South London, the permanent piece, commissioned by the non-profit organization Bold Tendencies, is entitled after the long-running cartoon in the London newspaper, The Evening Standard, which depicted the everyday activities of a humdrum, maverick buying clerk who works in the Chester-Perry Building. A quiet but powerful work: A life-size steel sculpture of a London pigeon with explosives and a BlackBerry strapped to its back. Packs a punchy message about our lack of faith in our neighbors, and typical of Abdessemed's work, the piece is made beautiful by its understated violence" (Publisher's blurb). "Abdessemed's work always appears to be in a state of high alert" (Venice Biennale). "For me, the artistic act is like the old mole that sticks its nose out where nobody expects" (Adel Abdessemed). Apart from the artist's original black-chalk drawings that are reproduced in the book, "Bristow" extends its beguiling presence in evocative color photographs that depict the sculpture amidst its surroundings, that is to say, in its wider context. The photographs are like souvenir postcards, beautifully reproduced in a volume whose production values recall the artist's "L'Age D'Or". An absolute "must-have" title for Adel Abdessemed collectors. This copy is very boldly, beautifully, and vertically signed in black chalk on the half-title page by Adel Abdessemed. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Abdessemed then drew a full-page rendition of "Bristow" beside his signature. The latter is truly an original artwork, in line with the "Bristow" drawing-reproductions in the book. This title is a contemporary art classic. As far as we know, this is one of only two such signed copies (with original drawing) of the First Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. The other signed copy is also available from us. Please note: Abdessemed drew "Bristow" differently in each case. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the most brilliant artists of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COPY OF THIS TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0995663904.

Stock number: 21315. ISBN: 0995663904

$US 300.00

Aciman, Andre
Alibis: Essays On Elsewhere

Imprint: New York City, NY, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2011
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 200 pages. The author's second collection of essays. 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 Andre Aciman's "Alibis: Essays On Elsewhere". The sequel to "False Papers" (2000). Proustian, luminous reflections in the form of "a series of linked essays about time, place, identity, and art that show him at his very finest" (Publisher's blurb). "Many of these essays begin with a city - New York, Barcelona, Rome - before spiraling into images and ideas that connect with other places and times in Aciman's own well-travelled history. Born in Egypt, raised in a French-speaking Jewish family, his complex identity confronts him with a fundamental distortion that he can make sense of only by the transformative power of art. In a brilliant piece called 'Temporizing', Aciman examines his own propensity for filtering all experiences through the Egypt in his mind. Writing thus becomes 'an interminable restoration project whose purpose is to prevent all contact with the present'. Aciman is the perfect guide through the mysteries of time and place" (The Boston Globe). An absolute "must-have" title for Andre Aciman collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in blue ink-pen on the front free endpaper by Andre Aciman. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Aciman's signature on this copy is one of the most beautiful we have ever seen. This title is a contemporary 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. Andre Aciman's "Call Me By Your Name" is regarded as a classic by Colm Toibin. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ANDRE ACIMAN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0374102759.

Stock number: 22233. ISBN: 0374102759

$US 100.00

Aciman, Andre
Enigma Variations

Imprint: New York City, NY, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2017
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 270 pages. The author's fourth novel. 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 Andre Aciman's "Enigma Variations". Shades of "Call Me By Your Name", with brilliant new twists. The title is from Edward Elgar's orchestral masterpiece. "Charts the life of a man named Paul, whose loves remain as consuming and as covetous throughout his adulthood as they were in his adolescence. Whether the setting is Southern Italy, where as a boy he has a crush on his parents' cabinetmaker, or a snowbound campus in New England, where his enduring passion for a girl he'll meet again and again over the years is punctuated by anonymous encounters with men; whether he's on a tennis court in Central Park, or on a New York sidewalk in early spring, his attachments are ungraspable, transient, and forever underwritten by raw desire. Maps the most inscrutable corners of passion with language at once lyrical, bare-knuckled, and unabashedly candid. Casts a sensuous, shimmering light over each facet of desire to probe how we ache, want, and waver, and ultimately how we sometimes falter and let go of those who may want to offer only what we crave from them. Yet the dream of love lingers. We may not always know what we want. We may remain enigmas to ourselves and to others. But sooner or later, we discover who we've always known we were" (Publisher's blurb). "Aciman has the ability to make the finest, the tiniest, and most convincing distinctions between moods, responses, and registers. Everything is watched as it shifts and glitters" (Colm Toibin). An absolute "must-have" title for Andre Aciman collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in blue ink-pen on the title page by Andre Aciman. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Aciman's signature on this copy is one of the most beautiful we have ever seen. 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. Andre Aciman's "Call Me By Your Name" is regarded as a classic by Colm Toibin. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ANDRE ACIMAN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0374148430.

Stock number: 22221. ISBN: 0374148430

$US 150.00

Aciman, Andre
Out Of Egypt: A Memoir

Imprint: London, England, The Harvill Press, 1996
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 278 pages. The author's breakthrough debut memoir. One of the finest literary memoirs 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 as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Andre Aciman's "Out of Egypt: A Memoir". His first book. "When Aciman, born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, was asked his nationality as a boy, he automatically replied, 'French'. His confusion was understandable: His family were Sephardic Jews who had wandered from Italy to Turkey, then settled in Egypt. His father owned a woolen mill and his parents were very rich, as were the rest of the exotic clan who lived with them or gathered regularly for elegant teas, fetes, and fierce squabbling. They concealed their Jewish-ness when Nasser was in power. Eventually, they fled to Paris, leaving behind their wealth, but not their culture, which Aciman here recalls with a magical sensibility. A marvelous memento of a place, time, and people that have all disappeared" (Publishers Weekly). Disappearance - or what we prefer to call, somewhat euphemistically and fake-poetically, "loss", as if it could ever be recovered - is also the story of Isak Dinesen's "Out of Africa" (1938), among other resemblances between two great books that are separated by sixty years. Like Dinesen, Aciman is not nostalgic at all, much less sentimental. Like her, he remembers in order to survive and go on living henceforth. Memory is one's best weapon in the struggle against the fatalism called History, and finally, against death itself. An absolute "must-have" title for Andre Aciman collectors. This title is a great book. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (British) still available online and despite its imperfection (neatly price-clipped) is still in especially fine condition: Every single internal page is clean, crisp, and bright. The boards are sharp, NO bumping at all. It is priced accordingly. Please note: This is Andre Aciman's sensational first book. Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked yet often command hundreds of dollars. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. Andre Aciman's "Call Me By Your Name" is regarded as a classic by Colm Toibin. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ANDRE ACIMAN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0374228337.

Stock number: 22245. ISBN: 0374228337

$US 50.00

Ackerman, Elliot
Places And Names: On War, Revolution, And Returning

Imprint: New York City, NY, Penguin Press, 2019
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 235 pages. Memoir-account on subject. One of the most important 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. Presents Elliot Ackerman's "Places And Names: On War, Revolution, And Returning". The best book on America's recent imperial wars written thus far, a "work of remarkable atmospheric pressurization". "Shares vivid and powerful stories of his own experiences in combat, culminating in the events of the Second Battle of Fallujah, the most intense urban combat for the Marines since Hue in Vietnam, where Ackerman's actions leading a rifle platoon saw him awarded the Silver Star. He weaves these stories into the latticework of a masterful larger reckoning with contemporary geopolitics through his vantage as a journalist in Istanbul and with the human extremes of both bravery and horror. At once an intensely personal story about the terrible lure of combat and a brilliant meditation on the larger meaning of the past two decades of strife for America, the region, and the world, 'Places And Names' bids fair to take its place among our greatest books about modern war" (Publisher's blurb). "Recalls Michael Herr's classic 'Dispatches' as well as William T. Vollmann's voluminous ruminations on violence in 'Rising Up And Rising Down', and is perhaps the finest writing about the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts that has been published to date" (Booklist). An absolute "must-have" title for Elliot Ackerman collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (shortly after publication) in black pen-marker on the title page by the author: "July 10th, 2019 NYC Elliot Ackerman". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. 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 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. Finalist of the National Book Award in 2017 for "Dark At The Crossing". One of the most brilliant new voices in American literature. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ELLIOT ACKERMAN AND PHIL KLAY TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0525559965.

Stock number: 22427. ISBN: 0525559965

$US 50.00

Acocella, Joan
Twenty-eight Artists And Two Saints: Essays

Imprint: New York City, NY, Pantheon Books, 2007
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 524 pages. Retrospective collection of essays. 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 Joan Acocella's "Twenty-Eight Artists And Two Saints". Thirty-one full-length essays by the resident dance critic and essayist/contributor of The New Yorker Magazine. The title is an allusion/tribute to Virgil Thomson's great opera, "Four Saints in Three Acts". By now, it should be obvious that Acocella is the finest dance critic right now since Arlene Croce retired and Edwin Denby died. She will probably be regarded as the third member of just such a triumvirate. What sets her apart from her great predecessors is that Joan Acocella has also written about literature, the visual arts, and as the title suggests, even iconic religious figures. "Acocella's deep knowledge of dance infuses her fleet-footed and witty prose. Like a dancer, she makes her art look easy, which it certainly is not, and what poise and range she evinces. Accompanied by superb photographs of the artists, Acocella's portraits bring into focus such complex figures as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Martha Graham, Bob Fosse, Marguerite Yourcenar, Dorothy Parker, Philip Roth, M. F. K. Fisher, and Susan Sontag as well as Mary Magdalene and Joan of Arc. So much fun to read, they feel like indulgences rather than writings that do no less than enrich and sustain culture" (Donna Seaman). In her essay on the tough-minded yet at the same time, surprisingly vulnerable Sontag, Acocella writes that an essential function of criticism is "that of introducing readers to strange work, things they wouldn't ordinarily encounter". Loyal readers of The New Yorker Magazine can quote many of Acocella's one-liners from memory, and here is just one of them: "The less she knows, the more she tells us" (on the Stanford scholar Carol Shloss and her dreary feminist biography of Lucia Joyce, James Joyce's daughter, who aspired to be a great dancer). Two of Joan Acocella's previous books are the best of their kind: A book-length account on Willa Cather and the first biography on Mark Morris. Here is her debut collection of essays, a great critic's inexhaustible and indispensable writings on the experience called ecstasy, which Vladimir Nabokov once described as the aim of all art. An absolute "must-have" title for Joan Acocella collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by Joan Acocella. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary 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. One of the most brilliant American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JOAN ACOCELLA TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0375424164.

Stock number: 11804. ISBN: 0375424164

$US 100.00

Adams, Robert
Eden: The Deluxe Edition

Imprint: New York City, NY, Roth Horowitz LLC, 1999
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 36 pages. Retrospective collection of landscape and place photographs. One of the most beautiful art photography books of the 20th century. Deluxe Slipcased Edition of 50 numbered and signed copies. One of Robert Adams' smallest limitations ever, published simultaneously, and should not be confused with the Limited Edition of 1000 copies. Both Editions have the same ISBN. The Deluxe Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Robert Adams, Jerry Kelly, and Andrew Roth: Regular-sized volume format. Black hard boards with titles embossed on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Robert Adams. Except for a brief Introductory Note by Adams, there is no text. Printed in tritone on thick uncoated stock paper by the legendary Stinehour Press in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is outstanding in every respect. Matching black hard board slipcase. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in its ultimate collectible format, Robert Adams' "Eden". Images of Eden, Colorado, named not after the Biblical place, but a former railroad official. The Garden of Mister Eden is made up of railroad tracks, gas tanks, metal sheds, military salvage lots, and the Westland Truck Stop; captured in the blinding desert light, these are stark photographs that somehow implant themselves in one's memory. Robert Adams has published indispensable books about the radical (and irreversible) transformation of the American West for more than forty years (his work is the inspiration for Richard Avedon's "In The American West"). A MacArthur Genius Grant Laureate, one of very few photographers so honored, Adams is regarded by critics and admirers as the greatest American landscape and place photographer since Ansel Adams, with whom he shares the same surname, and nothing else. Indeed, Robert Adams is the ultimate anti-Ansel Adams photographer, an artist who evokes our inner desolation - and explicitly rejects Ansel's lush Romanticism as false majesty - by exposing instead the detritus of modern civilization. The latter has done more to destroy both Nature and our natural connection to it than any other "development" in human history. "The most restlessly and profoundly interesting American photographer since Edward Weston" (Aperture Foundation). An absolute "must-have" title for Robert Adams collectors. This copy is one of the Deluxe Slipcased Edition, indicated/numbered as such on the Back Limitation Page. It is very prominently and beautifully numbered and signed in black ink-pen by Robert Adams. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a great art photography book. This is one of few copies of the Deluxe Edition still available online and despite its imperfection (open tear on back cover's spine) is still in especially fine condition: Every single internal page is clean, crisp, and bright. It is priced accordingly. A rare signed copy thus. 17 tritone plates. Robert Adams' "What We Bought: The New West" was selected as one of the greatest photography books in "The Photobook". One of the greatest photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ROBERT ADAMS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1564660680.

Stock number: 22057. ISBN: 1564660680

$US 500.00

Adams, John Luther (Composer) & Kotche, Glenn (Performer)
Ilimaq: Music By John Luther Adams:

Imprint: New York City, NY, Cantaloupe Records, 2015
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 2 pages. Debut Recording of the composer's landmark work. One of John Luther Adams' finest achievements. The first and only edition. Produced in a small and limited print run as a Slipcased Compact Disc-Cum-DVD. There is no ISBN. The CD/DVD is now scarce. Presents John Luther Adams' "Ilimaq". A definitive performance by Glenn Kotche. The distillation of Adams' definition of percussion: "The tone within the noise". "A true electro-acoustic recording that channels the energy, passion, and precision of Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche, 'Ilimaq', which translates from the native Inupiaq language as 'spirit journeys', maps a phantasmagorical progression through liquid cascades of percussion, otherworldly ambient soundscapes, harmonic dissonance, melodic convergence, and almost everything that's musically and sonically possible in between" (Publisher's blurb). "48 minutes of an almost violent but passionate performance. The one-man percussion was sonically heightened by the digital delays that blasted through the speakers. Though we were underground, 'Ilimaq' seemed to seep into the New York City streets" (Baeble Music). "From the first note, it requires total concentration and all of my physical stamina. I get into an almost trance-like state when performing it, not too unlike the shamanistic 'spirit journey' which inspired the piece" (Glenn Kotche). An absolute "must-have" title for John Luther Adams and Glenn Kotche collectors. This copy of the Slipcased Compact Disc/DVD is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen-marker in front by John Luther Adams. It is signed directly on the cover itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy of the CD/DVD 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. To say nothing of the fact that John Luther Adams lives in Alaska. As far as we know, this is the very first time he has ever signed a CD. A rare signed copy thus. Winner of the Grammy Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2014 for "Become Ocean". One of the greatest composers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JOHN LUTHER ADAMS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN B015OPMCA6.

Stock number: 20753. ISBN: B015OPMCA6

$US 70.00

Adams, John Luther (Composer/Author) & Ross, Alex (Contributor)
The Place Where You Go To Listen: In Search Of An Ecology Of Music

Imprint: Middletown, CN, Wesleyan University Press, 2009
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 160 pages. The composer/author's book-length account on subject. One of the most important and beautiful texts on aesthetics and music ever written in our time. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. "Autographed Copy" round white sticker pasted in front. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents John Luther Adams' "The Place Where You Go To Listen: In Search of An Ecology of Music". His eponymous, Nature-inspired, sound-cum-light permanent installation. Accompanied by an Essay by Alex Ross, the brilliant and influential music critic of The New Yorker Magazine. "Did Alaska create the music of John Luther Adams or did the music create his Alaska? For the past thirty years, the vastness of Alaska has swept through the distant reaches of the composer's imagination and every corner of his compositions. Adams proposes an ideal of musical ecology, the philosophical foundation on which his largest, most complex musical works are based. His installation, 'The Place Where You Go To Listen', is a sound-and-light environment that gives voice to the cycles of sunlight and darkness, the phases of the moon, the seismic rhythms of the earth, and the dance of the aurora borealis, 'a place for hearing the unheard music of the world around us'. Includes two seminal Essays, the composer's journal telling the story of the day-to-day emergence of The Place, musical notations, graphs, and illustrations of geo-physical phenomena" (Publisher's blurb). "Only John Luther Adams, one of our most audacious and visionary artists, could compose a piece to be played by the sun and the cycling moon, by stresses and quakes in the earth's crust and fluctuations in the planet's magnetosphere. Uncanny, metamorphic, ethereal, telluric, Adams' music compels our participation, often using the most up-to-date technology to draw the human body into a deeper rapport with the elemental forces of Nature" (David Abram). An absolute "must-have" title for John Luther Adams collectors. This Autographed Copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the half-title page by John Luther Adams. 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 copy of the First Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: The book was issued as a softcover original only. There is NO Hardcover Edition. A rare signed copy thus. Winner of the Grammy Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2014 for "Become Ocean". One of the greatest composers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JOHN LUTHER ADAMS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0819569038.

Stock number: 21770. ISBN: 0819569038

$US 100.00

Adorno, Theodor W. (Translated by E. F. N. Jephcott)
Minima Moralia: Reflections From Damaged Life: The First Hardcover Edition

Imprint: London, England, NLB Publishers, 1978
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 251 pages. Retrospective collection of brief essays. One of the greatest books of the 20th century. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the 2005 Verso Books Reissued Edition and the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Theodor W. Adorno's "Minima Moralia: Reflections From Damaged Life" in the definitive English translation by E. F. N. Jephcott. Fragments of thoughts that mirror the fragmentation of modern life: Richer, fuller, and wiser than the whole books of other writers and thinkers. "A series of aphoristic reflections on everyday existence in the 'sphere of consumption of Late Capitalism', shifting in register from personal experience to the most general theoretical problems" (Publisher's blurb). A system-building thinker of the legendary Frankfurt School ("Minima Moralia" is dedicated to Max Horkheimer, the School's Founding Father), the book represents Adorno's unfettered, deeply felt, and personal (as opposed to "scholarly-serious") writing. At their best, they rise to heights of lyricism and poetry. Through no fault of our own, we are living a "damaged life" because we are busy or need to pretend to be busy. Deep down, we know this, and we do what we can to make the most of our minimal lives through freedom from work, through what we call "play time". "The unreality of games gives notice that reality is not yet complete. Unconsciously, they rehearse the right life" (Theodor W. Adorno). Adorno published a subsequent collection, "Prisms", which is, in effect, the companion volume to "Minima Moralia". An absolute "must-have" title for Theodor W. Adorno collectors. This title is a great book. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (1978) still available online and despite its imperfection (slight fading on DJ spine, but it's there) is still in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent editions, particularly the 2005 Verso Books Reissued Edition and the Softcover Edition, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. One of the greatest writer-philosophers of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER THEODOR W. ADORNO AND WALTER BENJAMIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0902308955.

Stock number: 22356. ISBN: 0902308955

$US 200.00

D'Agata, Antoine (Artist/Photographer) & Garido, Rafael (Contributor)
Ice: Photographs By Antoine D'agata

Imprint: Marseilles, France, Images En Manoeuvres Editions, 2012
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 288 pages. Artist Book. One of the most beautiful erotic art 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. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Antoine D'Agata and Andre Frere: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial hard boards with white titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Antoine D'Agata. Text (primarily in French with full interruptions in English, as it were) by Antoine D'Agata and Rafael Garido. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Marseilles, France to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Antoine D'Agata's "Ice". His most personal collection yet. Feverish, non-stop "sex-cum-drug session" photographs that are interspersed with text in French (and some English) : Emails, excerpts culled from other writers (notably, William T. Vollmann), and most poignantly, the full transcripts of D'Agata's conversations with Ka, his Vietnamese sex partner and lover. "Ice" is, of course, metamphetamine, "crystal meth". "A disturbing testimony, showing the commitment of a photographer documenting drug-generated fictions. In December 2007, Antoine D'Agata arrives in Phnom Penh and falls in love with Ka, a Vietnamese prostitute, and a dealer also. In January 2008, they begin to share a small and dirty flat downtown. Here starts the oblivion. The addiction to methamphetamine takes over the photographic work and the frontiers between fiction and reality start to melt" (Publisher's blurb). Antoine D'Agata's painterly photographs recall both the agony of Francis Bacon's distorted figures and the delirium of Pierre Molinier's self-portraits. A member of Magnum, D'Agata's evocation of "49% pain/51% pleasure" could not be more worlds apart from the documentary style identified with the Agency. "It's not how a photographer looks at the world that is important. It's their intimate relationship with it" (Antoine D'Agata). An absolute "must-have" title for Antoine D'Agata collectors. This copy is very boldly, elaborately, and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (in the year of publication) in white pen-marker on the front free endpaper by the artist/photographer: "Antoine D'Agata Marseilles 2012". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. D'Agata's vintage signature is a work of art in and of itself. He NO longer signs more recent titles in the same way. This title is a contemporary erotic art photography classic. This is one of few such signed, placed, and publication-year 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. A rare signed copy thus. 308 color plates. One of the most brilliant artist/photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ANTOINE D'AGATA TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 2849952052.

Stock number: 17592. ISBN: 2849952052

$US 200.00

Agtmael, Peter Van
2nd Tour Hope I Don't Die

Imprint: Portland, Oregon, Photolucida, 2009
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 112 pages. Breakthrough debut collection of war photographs. One of the most important photographic debuts of our time. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a tiny first print run as a softcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Peter Van Agtmael and Photolucida: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and accompanying text by Peter Van Agtmael. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Peter Van Agtmael's "2nd Tour Hope I Don't Die". The precursor, and to a considerable extent, the basis of "Disco Night Sept 11". Still, the two books, both brilliant and harrowing, are somewhat different from each other. Whereas "Disco Night" is told with a "wider lens", examining in larger, broader, and more philosophical terms, the ultimate meaning, as it were, of war and war-bent America, "2nd Tour Hope I Don't Die" is Peter Van Agtmael's deeply personal account, in images complemented with text, of the wars he witnessed and experienced first-hand, not just "covered". As such, its raw power and visceral immediacy are unsurpassed. The title itself is a direct graffiti-quote from an anonymous soldier embarked on another perilous mission, poignantly sounding like he's hoping against hope. An absolute "must-have" title for Peter Van Agtmael collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed and inscribed in black pen on the title page by the photographer: "Thank you for your support, Peter Van Agtmael". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipients are named, and are unmistakably personally known, even close to, to the artist. This title is a contemporary photography classic. This is one of few such signed and inscribed copies of the First Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online command as much as $450 even if they have serious flaws. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the most brilliant American photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO PETER VAN AGTMAEL'S "DISCO NIGHT SEPT 11", "COLLATERAL DAMAGE: THE HUMAN FACE OF WAR", AND RYAN SPENCER REED TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1934334073.

Stock number: 20220. ISBN: 1934334073

$US 150.00

Alarcon, Daniel (Author) & Alvarado, Sheila (Artist)
City Of Clowns

Imprint: New York City, NY, Riverhead Books, 2015
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 145 pages. The author's and artist's debut graphic novel. Collaboration between Daniel Alarcon and Sheila Alvarado. One of the most beautiful graphic novels 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. Re-presents Daniel Alarcon's "City of Clowns". As a full-fledged and dazzling graphic novel, in collaboration with Sheila Alvarado. The short story is one of the best things about "War By Candlelight", Alarcon's breakthrough book. "Oscar 'Chino' Uribe is a young Peruvian journalist for a local tabloid paper. After the recent death of his philandering father, he must confront the idea of his father's other family, and how much of his own identity has been shaped by his father's murky morals. At the same time, he begins to chronicle the life of street clowns, sad characters who populate the violent and corrupt city streets of Lima, and is drawn into their haunting, fantastical world. This remarkably affecting story by Daniel Alarcon takes on a new, thrilling form: With its short punches of action and images, its stark contrasts between light and dark, truth and fiction, the graphic novel perfectly corresponds to the tone of the story. With the city of Lima as a character and its bold visual language, 'City of Clowns' is moving, menacing, and brilliantly vivid" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Daniel Alarcon and Sheila Alvarado collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (three days after publication) in blue pen on the half-title page by the author: "Daniel Alarcon Chicago, 8 Nov 2015". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Alarcon also drew a lovely clown figure in action on the same page. Laid-in is a pristine copy of the Chicago Humanities Festival 2015 Souvenir Program during which event his signature was obtained. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, placed, and post-publication dated copy (with original drawing) 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 DANIEL ALARCON TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1594633339.

Stock number: 20108. ISBN: 1594633339

$US 50.00

Algaze, Mario (Artist/Photographer) & McCusker, Carol (Contributor)
Mario Algaze Portfolio: The Limited Edition

Imprint: Miami, FL, Di Puglia Publisher, 2010
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 151 pages. Retrospective collection of black-and-white photographs. One of the most beautiful art photography books of our time. Limited Edition of 1500 copies. The first and only edition. The Limited Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Mario Algaze and Di Puglia Publisher: Oversize-volume format. Gray cloth boards with photographic reproduction pasted in the recessed center and titles embossed on spine, as issued. Photographs by Mario Algaze. Essay by Carol McCusker, a leading authority of Latin-American art and photography. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. The reproduction quality must be seen to be believed in its clarity, tonal range, and warmth. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents, in a Limited Edition collectible format, Mario Algaze's "Portfolio". Selected and edited by the artist/photographer from a lifetime of work and achievement: Photographs, beautifully reproduced, that will take your breath away. "Algaze's mix of intimacy and formality is so delicately balanced it would be thrilling were it not so cool" (Vince Aletti, The New Yorker Magazine). "Algaze has the soul of a storyteller, and he seeks what he terms 'profundidad', the depth of human emotion. His photographs are as much about the artist's own search for the self as they are about the places and people that he photographs. They reveal inner states of mind and simultaneously tell stories about endurance, ancient traditions, and their intersection with contemporary life" (The Wall Street Journal). An absolute "must-have" title for Mario Algaze collectors. This is a copy of the Limited Edition. It is very boldly and beautifully signed in pencil on the flyleaf by Mario Algaze. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary art photography classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy of the Limited Edition available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Algaze did NOT sign most copies of the book. A rare signed copy thus. 66 full-page, black-and-white plates. One of the finest Latin-American photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MARIO ALGAZE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 20649.

$US 150.00

Algaze, Mario (Artist/Photographer) & Ollman, Leah (Contributor)
Mario Algaze: Cuba 1999-2000

Imprint: New York City, NY, Throckmorton Fine Art, 2001
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 65 pages. Exhibition Catalog. Retrospective collection of black-and-white photographs. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run of 500 copies as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Mario Algaze and Throckmorton Gallery: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Mario Algaze. Essay by Leah Ollman. Printed in tritone on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. It must be seen to be believed in its clarity, tonal range, and warmth. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark retrospective exhibition of the same name held at the Throckmorton Gallery New York in 2001. Presents Mario Algaze's "Cuba 1999-2000". Some of the finest and most representative images of his beloved homeland: Images to take your breath away. "Showcases the unique genius of photographer Mario Algaze, whose deep appreciation and understanding of the nuances of light - sunlight pouring in through church windows, illuminating a pair of teacups on a cafe table, casting late-afternoon shadows on a cobblestoned street - is both legendary and rare" (Publisher's blurb). "There is a sense of something else, of something more: A world evolving, a lover scorned, a crime of passion about to be committed, in Mario Algaze's black-and-white photographs. Considered one of the masters of the art, he manages to capture evocative scenes that live beyond the images frozen by his camera" (Miami Herald). An absolute "must-have" title for Mario Algaze collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in pencil on the glassine front free endpaper by Mario Algaze. 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 copy of the First Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Please note: This is one of Algaze's most elusive titles. He did NOT sign most copies of the book. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with tritone plates. One of the finest Latin-American photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MARIO ALGAZE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 21253.

$US 70.00

Algaze, Mario (Artist/Photographer) & Aletti, Vince (Contributor)
A Respect For Light: The Latin American Photographs: 1974-2008

Imprint: New York City, NY, Glitterati Incorporated, 2014
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 192 pages. Retrospective collection of black-and-white photographs. One of the most beautiful art 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. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Mario Algaze and Glitterati: Oversize-volume format. Pale gray cloth boards with titles embossed on spine, as issued. Photographs by Mario Algaze. Essay by Vince Aletti, the brilliant Resident Photography Critic of The New Yorker Magazine. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. The reproduction quality must be seen to be believed in its clarity, tonal range, and warmth. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Mario Algaze's "A Respect For Light: the Latin-American Photographs: 1974-2008". Images to take your breath away. "Showcases the unique genius of photographer Mario Algaze, whose deep appreciation and understanding of the nuances of light - sunlight pouring in through church windows, illuminating a pair of teacups on a cafe table, casting late-afternoon shadows on a cobblestoned street - is both legendary and rare. An exquisite and comprehensive collection of work by the Cuban-American photographer who, after being exiled from his homeland at the age of thirteen, traveled extensively in Central and South America, capturing the spirit of Latin America through his lens and seeking a connection with his cultural roots. Represents the full breadth of the artist's work, culled from over three decades of travel in sixteen different countries. Algaze has steadily built a sum-view of Spanish-speaking countries that no other photographer has done before or since" (Publisher's blurb). "There is a sense of something else, of something more: A world evolving, a lover scorned, a crime of passion about to be committed, in Mario Algaze's black-and-white photographs. Considered one of the masters of the art, he manages to capture evocative scenes that live beyond the images frozen by his camera" (Miami Herald). An absolute "must-have" title for Mario Algaze collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in pencil on the front free endpaper by Mario Algaze. 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 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: Algaze did NOT sign most copies of the book. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white plates. One of the finest Latin-American photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MARIO ALGAZE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0991341961.

Stock number: 20651. ISBN: 0991341961

$US 150.00

Allen, Woody (Author); Penn, Irving (Photographer) & Editors of Vanity Fair Magazine
Vanity Fair Magazine Issue: Woody Allen Cover Appearance

Imprint: New York City, NY, Conde Nast Publications, 1983
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 164 pages. Scarce Woody Allen collectible item. The October 1983 Issue. Features the American author and auteur on the Cover of Vanity Fair Magazine. This is the fifth of five consecutive Issues in 1983 that featured great living writers on the cover: Italo Calvino (August); Philip Roth (September); Susan Sontag (October); Francine du Plessix Gray (November); and Woody Allen (December). Vanity Fair commissioned the late great Irving Penn to photograph all of them, and all five portraits, taken in extreme close-ups, are among the photographer's finest work. In Woody Allen's case, Penn photographed his subject in a legendary Series of various disguise-portraits much earlier. Vanity Fair chose his Groucho Marx-disguise portrait from the Series. Pictorial softcovers, as issued. Contributions by various writers, journalists, photographers, and columnists. Printed on thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Unlike most books, magazines are still printed in the United States, with stunning results. Encased in its own protective plastic sleeve. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Woody Allen on the cover of Vanity Fair Magazine. The occasion is the limited release of "Zelig" (1983), one of the greatest films in the author/auteur's very large body of work. The Issue also includes some of the very best essays, feature articles, and fiction that Vanity Fair Magazine has ever published, making it a "keepsake" rather than a "throwaway". Plus, the rare appearance of a beloved author on the cover of a mainstream, mass-circulation magazine is an experience that readers will not be privileged to have ever again. Even in the case of a living legend like Woody Allen. An absolute "must-have" collectible, not just memorabilia, Issue for Woody Allen and Vanity Fair Magazine collectors. This Issue is now collectible. This is one of few copies still available online, is encased in its own protective plastic sleeve, and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. Regarded by the late great Gore Vidal as the only genuinely independent, auteur/filmmaker America has ever produced. One of the greatest living film director/writers. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER WOODY ALLEN AND VANITY FAIR MAGAZINE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 17866.

$US 20.00

Almodovar, Pedro (Translated by Kirk Anderson)
Patty Diphusa And Other Writings

Imprint: London, England, Faber & Faber, 1992
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 155 pages. The author/filmmaker's debut collection of prose pieces. Now considered a contemporary classic. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. Originally published in Spain in 1991, the author was not yet the global sensation that he is today. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Pedro Almodovar's "Patty Diphusa And Other Writings" in a felicitous English translation. From one of the world's most influential and most beloved culture heroes: Vintage, early Almodovar. "These irresistibly funny pieces about the Golden Age of Madrid pop, punk, comics, and general frivolity were written during the 1980's, when Almodovar came of age as a filmmaker. Inspired in part by Andy Warhol's films, the title story features the adventures of a spunky star. The eponymous Patty, a self-absorbed young woman devoted to pleasure and in search of fame, breezes through the Madrid underground. Patty's innocence - and Almodovar's genius - makes these scenes funny. The irrepressible author cannot resist inserting himself as a character in the section entitled 'Filler', which contains some short sketches, a discussion about the importance of Madrid in his films, a self-interview, and tongue-in-cheek predictions for the end of the century. His charming autobiographical essay, 'Advice On How to Become An Internationally Famous Filmmaker', recounts the steps he took to find his avocation. Almodovar's quick wit, affable writing style, and refusal to take himself and the film community seriously infuse this collection with originality" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Pedro Almodovar collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Pedro Almodovar. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Laid-in is a Souvenir Postcard, "Viva Pedro", printed to commemorate the filmmaker's major retrospective in New York City, which Almodovar attended, and through which this signed copy was obtained. This title is a late-modern classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (British) 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 writer/filmmakers of our time. A fine collectible copy. . ISBN 0571129161.

Stock number: 11131. ISBN: 0571129161

$US 200.00

D'Amato, Paul (Photographer); Bey, Dawoud & Other Contributors
Here/still/now: Photographs By Paul D'amato

Imprint: Heidelberg, Germany, Kehrer Heidelberg Berlin, 2017
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 112 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of Paul D'Amato's finest achievements. Advance Signed Copy of The true First 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. Released to the general public four months later, in late-January 2018, making this Advance Copy the true first. A brilliant production by Paul D'Amato and Kehrer Verlag: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial hard boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Paul D'Amato. Essays by Dawoud Bey ("Here"), the preeminent African-American portrait photographer of our time, Camara Dia Holloway ("Still"), and Amy M. Mooney ("Now"). Each essay frames and illuminates the sequence of images it precedes. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Heildelberg by Kehrer Verlag to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark retrospective exhibition, "Don't Forget To Move Your Feet: Photographs Until Now by Paul D'Amato", held at Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago in September, 2017. Presents Paul D'Amato's "Here/Still/Now". Emotionally charged portraits and richly-layered views by a master portraitist. "The West Side of Chicago is not the poorest, the oldest, the largest, or the most African-American of African-American communities in the United States. It is similar to every other swath of poverty in every single city. We are led to believe that these communities are in crisis when something occurs that lands them on the front page. The real crisis, however, is ongoing and it's one of acceptance of the conditions of poverty, day in and day out. Paul D'Amato's photographs won't change these neighborhoods. But they remind us that the individuals that live in them are as important as any one of us" (Publisher's blurb). "Equally committed to his craft and to immersing himself in the community, D'Amato's collaborative approach to portraiture aspires to narrow the divide between his and his sitters' subjective experiences in order to create photographs that are at once genuine and aesthetically engaging. Conveys the complexities of representation and the ambiguities of life in a socially and economically marginalized community" (De Paul University). An absolute "must-have" title for Paul D'Amato collectors. This Advance Signed Copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (before publication) in black pen-marker on the title page by the photographer: "Paul D'Amato Sept. 15 2017 Chicago". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It is also very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on his Contribution by Dawoud Bey. Laid-in is a pristine copy of the Exhibition Souvenir Announcement during which event their signatures were obtained. The book comes in a Souvenir Canvas Bag that was issued on a very limited basis for Opening Night only. This title is an instant collectible, and will become contemporary photography classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, placed, and pre-publication dated 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 were damaged in transit because of shoddy packing on the publisher's part. Released to the general public four months later, in late-January 2018. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the most brilliant American portrait-photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PAUL D'AMATO AND DAWOUD BEY TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 3868287825.

Stock number: 21544. ISBN: 3868287825

$US 70.00

Ames, Jonathan; Nelson, Antonya; Lopate, Phillip (Contributors); Sussman, Ellen (Editor) & Others
Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia Of Sex

Imprint: New York City, NY, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 295 pages. Anthology of short stories, commentaries, and essays on subject. One of the most fascinating, enjoyable, and literary books on sex ever published. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents "Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex". As interpreted by some of the world's most exciting writers. "A playful take on bedroom talk, a smart, funny encyclopedia with entries written by notable contemporary writers. This witty reference steps in where time-honored discussions of the birds and the bees typically fall short. All of the 100-some entries are formally defined and further explained through reflective and ribald definitions, essays, and stories by some of today's most exciting writers. Everything from celibacy to promiscuity, hand jobs to sex toys is tackled by everyone's favorite writers, including Steve Almond, Patricia Marx, Phillip Lopate, and Antonya Nelson. From sexual relationships (monogamy, one-night stand, menage a trois) to sexual positions (doggie style, 69), from age-old practices (prostitution) to contemporary twists (cybersex), this alphabetical encyclopedia includes everything you need to know about the language of love and more" (Publisher's blurb). Well, sex is not love; love is not sex. But they are closely intertwined. An absolute "must-have" title for contemporary literature and sex 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 or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. Some of the finest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO ZADIE SMITH "PIECE OF FLESH" TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN B005B1IJGA.

Stock number: 18549. ISBN: B005B1IJGA

$US 20.00

Anderson, Paul
Hunger's Brides: A Novel Of The Baroque

Imprint: New York City, NY, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1360 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most ambitious historical novels ever written in the English language. 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 Paul Anderson's "Hunger's Brides". An audacious, Wagnerian-length achievement of a novel. Clocking in at 1360 pages and weighing 5.5 pounds, the novel understandably took Paul Anderson twelve years to write, a labor of love, ardor, and devotion. By comparison, our text descriptions are aphoristically brief. The subject is Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and her cloistered, inner-directed life, which begs the question: How is it possible for a woman in then-backward Mexico to become the greatest writer in Spanish of her time? Was she, like the Biblical prophets, inspired by God? Instead of narrating her story straight-through, Anderson interweaves a contemporary one that mirrors Sor Juana's in its carnal/spiritual duality and interior drama. It is Anderson's kaleidoscopic way of divining a very complex Baroque figure who has also intrigued and influenced such modern giants as Octavio Paz, Robert Graves, Diane Ackerman, and Eduardo Galeano. "On a frigid winter's night, a man escapes from an apartment in which a young woman lies bleeding. In his hands he clutches a box he has found there. He is Donald Gregory, a once-respected college professor and serial adulterer, whose last affair has left his career in ruins. She is Beulah Limosneros, one of his students and for a brief time his lover. She had disappeared into Mexico two years earlier, following her obsession with Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. Based on the life of one of literature's most compelling figures, Paul Anderson's astonishing debut unveils a great poet's withdrawal from the world who at the height of her creative powers signs a vow of contrition in her own blood" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Paul Anderson collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Paul Anderson. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a cult 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 most brilliant writers of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN 0786715413.

Stock number: 16321. ISBN: 0786715413

$US 70.00

Andsnes, Leif Ove (Performer); Hamelin, Marc-Andre (Co-Performer) & Janacek, Leos (Composer)
Leif Ove Andsnes: Janacek

Imprint: London, England, Virgin Classics Limited, 1991
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 60 pages. Rare Leif Ove Andsnes collectible set. A pristine copy of his 1991 Virgin Classics Compact Disc (CD) recording of Janacek piano works with a pristine copy of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Souvenir Program, both signed by Leif Ove Andsnes. The Program is also signed by Marc-Andre Hamelin. The very first release on CD. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent releases. The first release is now scarce. Presents Leif Ove Andsnes' "Janacek". Definitive and wide-ranging performances by the Norwegian pianist at the very beginning of his now-stupendous career. Features all of Leos Janacek's major works for piano, now widely recognized as such: "Piano Sonata 1.X.1905"; "In The Mists"; and "On The Overgrown Path Series I". "Beautiful music, most of the selections are seldom heard, by one of the greatest pianists of our time" (James Obenland). An absolute "must-have" collectible, not just memorabilia, set for Leif Ove Andsnes collectors. This copy of the Virgin Classics CD of "Janacek" is very boldly and beautifully signed in metallic-silver pen-marker in front by Leif Ove Andsnes. It is signed directly on the cover itself. Andsnes' specimen-signature is, quite simply, the fullest and most beautiful we have ever seen: Clean, flowing, elegant. It comes with a pristine copy of the April/May 2017 CSO Souvenir Program, which features the landmark Andsnes/Hamelin duo-piano recital, also very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen-marker on the Program Schedule Page by the artist. The Program is also very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen-marker on the same page by Marc-Andre Hamelin. This title is a CD 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. A rare signed set thus. One of the greatest pianists of our time. A fine set. (SEE ALSO MAURIZIO POLLINI, ARCADI VOLODOS, EVGENY KISSIN, LANG LANG, JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET, AND LARS VOGT TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 21745.

$US 70.00

Antonioni, Michelangelo (Translated by William Arrowsmith)
That Bowling Alley On The Tiber: Tales Of A Director

Imprint: New York City, NY, Oxford University Press, 1985
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 208 pages. Rare Michelangelo Antonioni collectible set. A fine copy "That Bowling Alley On The Tiber", with a rare vintage publicity photograph, signed by Michelangelo Antonioni. 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. Presents Michelangelo Antonioni's "Quel bowling sul Tevere" in a felicitous English translation. His first and only collection of stories and ideas for future films. "In this evocative book, Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the world's greatest directors, gives us a rare glimpse inside the creative mind. He has written thirty-three richly suggestive pieces elaborating ideas for films as yet unproduced. Reveals a master of cinema in a new role, that of an accomplished and sensitive writer" (Publisher's blurb). "These writings, like his films, pair luminous landscapes with ethereal tales. These are clearly working notes, and they are as interesting for their analysis of the director's methods as for their literary content" (Library Journal). Some of the stories were eventually realized as the film director's last full-length film, "Beyond The Clouds", which the ailing Antonioni directed with the indispensable assistance of Wim Wenders, the great German film director. An absolute "must-have" title for Michelangelo Antonioni collectors. This title is a late-modern classic. It comes with a 5 X 7 inch vintage publicity photograph, indicated/stamped as such on verso ("Propriedad de Regino Boti Nov 17 1960 Servicio Fotografico") that is very prominently and beautifully signed in blue ink-pen in front by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is one of his most beautiful specimen-signatures we have ever seen: Bold, assured, elegant. Made for and distributed on a restricted basis to members of the press (for reproduction in magazines, newspapers, and other printed media), the vintage print remains in excellent condition, is encased in a protective plastic sleeve, and is eminently suitable for framing. As far as we know, this is the only such set available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, pristine beauties. Please note: Antonioni signed the print, NOT the book. His signature is vintage, not his much later one, which deteriorated badly in his old age and after his stroke. A rare set thus. The greatest Italian film director of the 20th century. A fine collectible set. (SEE ALSO OTHER MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 019503676X.

Stock number: 18175. ISBN: 019503676X

$US 300.00

Antunes, Antonio Lobo (Translated by Richard Zenith)
An Explanation Of The Birds

Imprint: New York City, NY, Grove Weidenfeld, 1991
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 261 pages. Rare Antonio Lobo Antunes collectible set. A fine copy of "An Explanation of The Birds" with a fine copy of The New Yorker Magazine May 4, 2009 Issue. The latter features the first full-length Profile in English on Lobo Antunes (by one of his greatest admirers, the literary critic/cultural philosopher Peter Conrad). 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. Presents Antonio Lobo Antunes' "Explicao dos passaros" in a felicitous English translation. The Other Great Novelist of Portugal. "What distinguishes 'An Explanation of The Birds' from other novels is the manner of the telling. Past and present intermingle on the page with no markings or divisions acting as cues to the reader. Scenes from the past share space with scenes from the present within the same paragraph. It's a remarkable strategy that demands the reader remain ever-attentive, but the effect is mesmerizing" (Ian Colford). "Antonio Lobo Antunes chooses to manifest his debts to Freud, Joyce, and Faulkner on the surface, but in the depths, he is a great original. His is a very dark and searing vision of reality at its fiercest, and will leave its mark on sensitive readers everywhere" (Harold Bloom). It seems amazing at first that the two greatest novelists of late-modern Europe, the late Jose Saramago and Antonio Lobo Antunes, are both Portuguese, until one realizes that the truest and deepest subject of literature is every human pain, which Portugal, former world empire, impoverished European Union member-nation, and despairing yet still-hopeful people, supplies in inexhaustible abundance. Their language, particularly its tonality, may be radically different, and in literature, tone is everything (as Peter Conrad points out, Saramago is "benign" whereas Lobo Antunes is "anguished"). But their subject is the same: A nation not just of contrasts but of extremes, unlike Europe and very much like America. An absolute "must-have" title for Antonio Lobo Antunes collectors. This title is a modern 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. It comes with a fine copy of The New Yorker Magazine Issue, which features the very first full-length essay on Antonio Lobo Antunes. 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 set thus. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine set. . ISBN 0802113397.

Stock number: 18238. ISBN: 0802113397

$US 30.00

Arbuckle Bros.; Arbuckle Coffee Company (Producer)
Arbuckle Bros.: "alabama" Original Lithograph

Imprint: New York City, NY, Arbuckle Bros., 1889
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 1 pages. Scarce Arbuckle Coffee Company Americana collectible item. A fine color lithograph (with original color) of "Alabama". One of the most beautiful vintage lithographs of its kind ever produced. The print image measures 2.7 X 4.7 inches. It is professionally matted by Charles Edwin Puckett Rare Books & Antiquities on acid-free Crescent 100% Rag Mat Backing. Eminently suitable for framing and display. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity that is neatly pasted on the back. The print is now scarce. Presents Arbuckle Bros. "Alabama" original color lithograph. "This colorful miniature map of Alabama was produced by Arbuckle Coffee Company as an incentive to purchase their coffee. The area, population, major cities, towns, and rivers are identified. The view on the right depicts field hands 'Cotton Picking' " (Charles Edwin Puckett). "These Map Cards are from a delightful series issued in 1889 by the Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Company. The firm was founded by John and Charles Arbuckle of Pittsburgh, and became the most famous coffee producer in the world. Their most famous promotional program involved issuing several series of small, colorful trading cards, one of which was included in every package of Arbuckle's Coffee. These series included cards with sports, food, historic scenes, and maps. The latter cards included not only a map, but also small pictures illustrating the peculiarities of the industries and scenery of the region depicted. The Arbuckle Map Cards proved so popular when first issued in 1889 that the firm came out with a second, updated series in 1915. This series is at once the most interesting, instructive, and artistic. Every card is a study in itself, and affords an object lesson for both young and old. These cards are a delight, containing informative maps as well as wonderful scenes of the area mapped" (The Philadelphia Print Shop). An evocatively beautiful lithograph. An absolute "must-have" item for Americana collectors. This original color lithograph of "Alabama" is now collectible. This is one of very few copies still available online, is professionally matted and eminently suitable for framing and display, and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. A scarce piece thus. 1 original color lithograph. A fine Americana collectible. (SEE ALSO OTHER ARBUCKLE BROS. ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 19909.

$US 50.00