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The 1970 first printing of this "documented source book on the supersonic transport planes now being developed and the sonic booms they would produce". A polemic against the Concorde and supersonic transport detailing the harms to animals, people and the environment. Out of print. In a custom-made protective mylar jacket.
Condition: Very Good+, minor age toning to paper.
Item #828
A relatively early fine press printing for Stafford of 11 poems in a numbered edition of only 250 copies, this number 10. Published by Walter Hamady's Perishable Press on fine deckled paper with a hand-sewn binding and printed dust wrappers.
Condition: Very Good, with a few scuffs and light dent impressions to covers; toning along spine and to edges of paper; now in a custom-made protective mylar jacket.
Item #1435
Produced in conjunction with the exhibit of the same name at Columbia University. Images in black and white, plus eight drawings in color. This is catalog number two in the series from Columbia Books of Architecture.
Condition: Very Good, previous owner's name in pen under inside front cover flap; William Stout Bookstore label affixed to inside of back cover; light edgewear/rubbing.
Item #1563
Profusely illustrated with photographs. Text in German.
Condition: Very Good, slight reader's crease to spine, slight wrinkling to glossy coating on back cover.
Item #105
The original and scarce 1999 edition of Issue Six of the amazing Crap Hound magazine by the brilliant designer Sean Tejaratchi. This issue's focus is images of death, telephones and scissors. Crap Hound was a monumental feat of compilation. Also includes typography sample pages for Astro, Regicide, Lumberboy and Huffman. And the fake television listings at the back are very funny.
Condition: Fine, like new with very slight foxing to the back cover.
Item #44
Hunky and handsome young Cuban guys in the nude among the classic and sometimes crumbling architecture of the island. Many nude photos but also includes some more traditional (shirtless) portraits of models among Havana's environs. Images in black and white, nicely printed in Italy. Text in English and German. Out of print. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Fine.
Item #1574
The scarce first two retrospective books published by the Tom of Finland Foundation of Los Angeles. Retrospective is the Second Edition, First Printing from 1992 (originally published in 1988) and the Retrospective II is the First Edition, First Printing from 1991. A Retrospective III was published in 1997. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Near Fine-, light edgewear/rubbing to covers; both now in custom-made protective mylar dust jackets.
Item #1568
Taschen's 5-volume out-of-print box set collection of mini-books covering Tom of Finland's drawings for early published comics or booklets including the Kake, Jack, and Beach Boys series, plus some previously unpublished material. Text in English, German and French. Out of print. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Very Good+, tiny amount of edgewear to booklets; slight delamination occurring on spine edge of some booklets (as is common); some bumps and nicks to paper slipcase.
Item #1584
The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on six Philadelphia architects: Robert Geddes, Aldo.....
Item #215
The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on Habitat 67, prefabricated and suspended space.....
Item #208
The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on fountains, a weekend house near Paris.....
Item #219
The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on Case Study House No 27, a......
Item #220
The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on architects Marcel Sedletzky, Angelo Mangiarotti, John.....
Item #224
The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on houses by Wilhelm Stigler and Enrico.....
Item #221
The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E......
Item #214
The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on artist and architect Max Bill, a......
Item #218
The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The houses became icons of the Mid-Century modernist movement. The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue.....
Item #226
Truitt's moving journal and writings on being a mother, woman, and artist is considered one of the classic artist memoirs. Inscribed by Truitt (and also appears for be regifted by the recipient, see photo). Uncommon in hardcover, and even more so signed.
Condition: Near Fine, light wear to dust jacket.
Item #1598
Retracing Tschumi's architectural inquiry over three decades and exploring such architectural issues as the relationship of spaces to the events that take place inside them, movement vectors and surrounding envelopes, and the innovative notion of the concept-form, the book argues that what distinguishes architecture from "building" is the ideas and concepts it embodies. Over 750 pages, fully illustrated with hundreds of color images, photography, drawings and schematics. Out of print/scarce.
Condition: Near Fine, previous owner's architecture stamp to front free endpaper.
Item #1545
Documenting the three collaborative studios with Hani Rashid at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, 1990-1991. Images in black and white. Text in English and German.This is catalog number one in the series from Columbia Books of Architecture.
Condition: Good, glue in gutter is starting to give near middle of book but is still holding; previous owner's name in pen on inside of front cover; light edgewear/rubbing.
Item #1561
A scrapbook of images, drawing, stories and news clippings documenting life and the legal battles at Lou Gottlieb's Morning Star Ranch commune, which he established in 1966 in rural Sonoma County, California near the towns of Occidental and Sebastopol. The commune was also called The Digger Farm for its association with the SF guerrilla theater/activist group The Diggers. It played a central role in the California counterculture and hippie movement. Ramon Sender was said to be the first resident to move into Gottlieb's commune. Sender co-produced the Trips Festival with.....
Item #1499
The second issue of Candy Magazine, the first Transversal style magazine "completely dedicated to celebrating tranvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations". Featuring Divine (as herself), Ash Stymest as Amy Winehouse (photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth), Charles Guislain as Twiggy, Edward Vigiletti as Lady Gaga, Guillermo Turell as Barbra Streisand, and more. With James Franco in drag on the cover, photographed by Terry Richardson. In a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Due to size and weight, Priority Mail shipping within the US is an additional $5.
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Item #961
The third issue of Candy Magazine, the first Transversal style magazine "completely dedicated to celebrating tranvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations". With features on Cindy Sherman, Transvestia Magazine in the 1960s, the Italian singer Mina, Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall, Tokyo's Skinjuku district, Jenny Shimizu, La Prohibida, Allanah Starr as Dolly Parton, plus photos by Bruce Weber, and more. With Chloe Sevigny on the cover, photographed by (and as) Terry Richardson. In a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Due to size and weight, Priority Mail shipping.....
Item #962
The fifth issue of Candy Magazine, the first Transversal style magazine "completely dedicated to celebrating tranvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations". With a theme of "The Candydate" and articles on Nazi crossdressers, the art of Mel Odom, Lahoma Van Zandt, Paola Revenioti, Diana Vreeland, Berlin, a collaboration with Gucci, and much more. With Connie Fleming as Michelle Obama on the cover, photographed by Danielle Levitt. With a heavystock photo card of Fleming as Obama laid in, noting that this is copy number 556 of the special.....
Item #963
From 2011-2014, ten out-of-state curators and critics traveled to Oregon to engage with 69 artists in their studios, provide professional feedback and give community lectures. The visiting curator/critics included Helen Molesworth, Buzz Spector, Anne Ellegood and Michael Ned Holte, among others. The book features in-studio photographs and work images for all the artists who participated, along with brief artist statements and CVs. A great resource and examination of the current state of creative arts in Oregon. See table of contents image for a list of the artists featured. With an.....
Item #557
