A collection of 22 issues of the New York architecture magazine known as ANY. A predecessor to the journal Log (see our other listing for a complete set of that journal), it shares the same editor in Cynthia Davidson. The editorial board has included Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas, Sylvia Lavin, Sanford Kwintner and others. The collection includes issues 0, 2, 3, 5, 10-27, and 90 (appearing inbetween issues 14 and 15 as an ode to Philip Johnson on his 90th birthday). Issues 19/20 and 25/26 are double issues but still.....
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A set of ten stylish and handsomely-designed mid-century exhibiton catalogs from Galerie Charles Lienhard in Zurich, dating from 1959 to 1963. Exhibitions include Ben Nicholson, Nicolas de Staël, Hans Falk, Alan Davie, Victor Pasmore, Pietro Consagra, Conrad Marca-Relli, Alicia Penalba, Frank Kupka, plus a group show entitled "Accrochage." Most interior images in black and white, with four catalogs (Nicholson, Kupka, de Staël and Falk) containing a few color images. The language varies with some catalog texts in German, French or English only, and others in a combination of the three.....
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A circa 1980 newsletter from Dick Higgins promoting his books and other products, including musical works. With an order form printed on the last page. One 11x17" sheet folded and printed on both sides.

Condition: Good-, with a grease stain to cover and visible on all pages; tri-folded.
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The postcard for Dick Higgins' exhibition "Books and Publications, A Retrospective" at Franklin Furnace in March of 1979. With a reproduction of Higgins' artwork "Snowflake: On Turning Forty" on the front fo the card. Franklin Furnace was founded in 1976 by Martha Wilson "to champion ephemeral forms neglected by mainstream arts institutions". It began as an artists' books store, and when Printed Matter opened up a few blocks away, through a mutual agreement, Printed Matter became an artists' books store and Franklin Furnace became an artists' books archive. It now.....
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The first edition of this survey of Judd's buildings and compounds in Marfa, Texas, including Fort Russell, an abandoned U.S. military base that he converted into spaces for his art and that of his contemporaries. With photos, architectural schematics, and essays. Text in English and German with silver metallic covers. Out of print. A revised edition was issued in 2021.

Condition: Very Good+, a few tiny bumps to cover edges.
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The hardcover first edition, first U.S. printing of Hermann Hesse's classic novel of life's spiritual quest, Siddhartha. Label pasted on back of slipcase, and with no photographer's credit on the copyright page, which denotes the first printing.

Condition: Very Good+, with some rubbing, spotting and soiling to slipcase.
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Advertised as "a masterpiece by a master (in colors)" and "a bewildering collection of Modern Ornamental Art bristling with new and up-to-date ideas and designs...", this is the original 1910 edition of this wonderful guide to lettering, signmaking, ornamental borders and advertising at the turn of the century. With several images printed in full color and including hundreds of examples of period design, layout examples, deco stylings, show cards and advertising templates, ornamental and border flourishes, and nine "brand new alphabets" with all letters shown A-Z. Rare in this original.....
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A wonderfully reproduced facsimile of the journal/album given by Le Corbusier to his friend and client Raoul La Roche, which included original drawings and watercolors of Venice, plus still lifes and notes on Corbusier's urban planning themes. Produced in collaboration with the Fondation Le Corbusier of Paris in a numbered edition of only 300 copies, this is number 236. The hardcover facsimile album is accompanied by a small paperback second volume containing critical texts and an essay by the scholar Stanislaus von Moos, as well as a transcription of the.....
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The 1955 first edition of Thomas Church's influential book of modernist garden design. Inscribed by Church on the title page.

Condition: Good, lacking the dust jacket; edgewear and some soiling to boards/covers; wear at cover corners with cardboard exposed; long tear to last page (S-Z of index).
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The original poster for Almodóvar's 2006 film "Volver" starring Penélope Cruz. Oversized and double-sided with the reverse image flipped or mirrored from the front.

Condition: Very Good, pinholes in four corners with one having a 3/8 tear/pull; some edgewear and a few surface dings or dents; a .5" area of residue on front likely from a degraded rubber band near bottom credits.
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One of the classic posters of the era, designed by Stanley Mouse of Mouse Studios. This is the 1970 authorized second printing of the 1966 original, showing Pooh and Piglet walking into the sunset, with Pooh carrying a kilo and Piglet smoking a joint. Also an early Grateful Dead show. In the final concert lineup taking place at the legendary Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County, Bola Sete replaced Joan Baez and Mimi Farina canceled. A fine condition copy of this scarce printing.

Condition: Fine.
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A rare, original signed etching by Michael Bowen, the co-organizer of San Francisco's Human Be-In during 1967's Summer of Love. Bowen was also the co-founder of San Francisco's Oracle, the legendary counterculture publication known for its psychedelic artwork and multi-colored printing. Bowen painted and studied art throughout his life, along with practices and studies related to mysticism and spirituality. Bowen died in Stockholm in 2009. Finely detailed and printed in reddish-purple-orange hues. Signed by Bowen in pencil in the lower right, with "First State A/P 1974" in lower left, noting a......
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A rare, original signed etching by Michael Bowen, the co-organizer of San Francisco's Human Be-In during 1967's Summer of Love. Bowen was also the co-founder of San Francisco's Oracle, the legendary counterculture publication known for its psychedelic artwork and multi-colored printing. Bowen painted and studied art throughout his life, along with practices and studies related to mysticism and spirituality. Bowen died in Stockholm in 2009. Finely detailed and printed with a silvery-sepia ink with spot colors of yellow and red. Signed and dated by Bowen in pencil in the lower right.....
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