Verlag: Black Sparrow and The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, 1985
ISBN 10: 0914357077 ISBN 13: 9780914357070
Anbieter: ANARTIST, New York, NY, USA
Softcover, 126 pages; good condition; scattered highlighter underlinings and a few pen marks in margins. Foreign shipping may be extra.
Verlag: The Museum of Contemporary Art / Black Sparrow Press Los Angeles / Santa Barbara, CA / CA, 1985
ISBN 10: 0914357077 ISBN 13: 9780914357070
Anbieter: Specific Object / David Platzker, New York, NY, USA
125 pp.; 30.8 x 21.8 cm.; glue bound; black-and-white & color; edition size 1500; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Artist's book / exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with retrospective show held at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 13 - May 26, 1985. Traveled to The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, September 19 - November 10, 1985. Edited and with an introduction by Julia Brown. Contains thoughtful essay by Howard Singerman. Filled with projects by Ruppersberg and with letterpressed, multi-color, covers. Includes a chronology and bibliography. Good. 7 mm. stain to recto and 3.5 cm. fingerprint soiling to recto. Rubbing and soiling across verso with scratching. 6 cm. crease parallel to top edge of recto. Light dust soiling of text block edge, contents otherwise clean and unmarked. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.
Verlag: Museum of Contemporary Art; Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, CA, 1985
ISBN 10: 0914357077 ISBN 13: 9780914357070
Anbieter: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Erstausgabe
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 1st. 125 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Edition of 1500 copies. Published on the occasion of Allen Ruppersberg's retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 13 to May 26, 1985; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, September 19 to November 10, 1985. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Stated First Edition. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. A major publication on the Californian conceptual artist Allen Ruppersberg. Size: 4to. Collectible.
Verlag: The Museum of Contemporary Art / Black Sparrow Press Los Angeles / Santa Barbara, CA / CA, 1985
ISBN 10: 0914357077 ISBN 13: 9780914357070
Anbieter: Specific Object / David Platzker, New York, NY, USA
125 pp.; 30.8 x 21.8 cm.; glue bound; black-and-white & color; edition size 1500; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Artist's book / exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with retrospective show held at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 13 - May 26, 1985. Traveled to The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, September 19 - November 10, 1985. Edited and with an introduction by Julia Brown. Contains thoughtful essay by Howard Singerman. Filled with projects by Ruppersberg and with letterpressed, multi-color, covers. Includes a chronology and bibliography. Very Good. Light rubbing of spine edge, 2 cm. of soiling to verso and 4 mm. tear to verso edge. Contents are clean and unmarked. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.
Verlag: MOCA / Black Sparrow Press Los Angeles, 1985
Anbieter: David Kaye Books & Memorabilia, Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Erstausgabe
First Edition ~1st Printing Softcover near fine in illustrated covers; very gentle rubbing/soiling to covers else a tight square unmarked copy in uncreased covers.
Verlag: Museum of Contemorary Art, Los Angeles / Black Sparrow, 1985
ISBN 10: 0914357077 ISBN 13: 9780914357070
Anbieter: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No jacket.
Verlag: Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art & Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, [1985]., 1985
Anbieter: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Kanada
Erstausgabe
folio. pp. 125, [2]. illus. (some colour). biblio. wrs. (library markings on verso of title & sticker on front wr., else very good). First Edition, Paperback Issue (1500 copies). Published on the occasion of an exhibition.
Verlag: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles & Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles & Santa Barbara, CA, 1985
ISBN 10: 0914357077 ISBN 13: 9780914357070
Anbieter: Arcana: Books on the Arts, Culver City, CA, USA
Verbandsmitglied: ESA
Illustrated Boards in Jacket. Zustand: Fine. First Edition #190/250 Deluxe. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Barbara Martin. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1984 Allen Ruppersberg retrospective that traveled from Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art to New York's New Museum. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies only, this deluxe edition is hand bound in decorative boards by Earl Gray and features an artwork/multiple by the wry conceptual artist entitled "Love Me Tender" (which incorporates a primitive electronic "music box" that plays a highly syrupy version of the Elvis Presley classic when opened) bound in. A bright, most handsome example of the first - and only - hardbound edition limited to two hundred and fifty hand-numbered (#190/250) copies whose easily replaced, tiny watch-type battery has run dead after thirty-five years still in the publisher's unprinted white paper jacket, as issued. Artist's Book.
Verlag: The Museum of Contemporary Art / Black Sparrow Press Los Angeles / Santa Barbara, CA, 1985
ISBN 10: 0914357077 ISBN 13: 9780914357070
Anbieter: Specific Object / David Platzker, New York, NY, USA
127 pp.; 32 x 23 cm.; sewn bound; other special feature[s]; black-and-white & color; edition size 250; offset-printed Deluxe artists' book / exhibition catalogue published by Black Sparrow Press in conjunction with exhibition held at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 13 - May 26, 1985. Traveled to New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, September 19 - November 10, 1985. Contains thoughtful essay by Howard Singerman. One of 250 numbered hardback copies (plus unknown number of additional copies stamped "Black Sparrow Press" on the colophon page) that includes a bound-in, 2-pocket folder containing 13 loose sheets and an electronic chip that plays "Love Me Tender" when the book is opened, which has a battery that needs to be replaced. Very Good. Includes plain unprinted dust-jacket. This copy with "BLACK SPARROW EDITION" rubber stamped on colophon page and is unnumbered. This copy lacking battery, musical element may no longer be functional. 2.7 cm. stain to top right corner of two pages within folder, recto of folder, and bleeding through lightly to adjacent book page from battery leakage. Complete with all inserts.
Verlag: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles & Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles & Santa Barbara, CA, 1985
ISBN 10: 0914357077 ISBN 13: 9780914357070
Anbieter: Arcana: Books on the Arts, Culver City, CA, USA
Verbandsmitglied: ESA
Signiert
Illustrated Boards in Jacket. Zustand: Fine. First Edition #218/250 Deluxe. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Barbara Martin. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1984 Allen Ruppersberg retrospective that traveled from Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art to New York's New Museum. This deluxe edition is hand bound in decorative boards by Earl Gray and features an artwork/multiple by the wry conceptual artist entitled "Love Me Tender" (which incorporates a primitive electronic "music box" that plays a highly syrupy version of the Elvis Presley classic when opened) bound in. A bright, most handsome example of the first - and only - hardbound edition limited to two hundred and fifty hand-numbered (#218/250) copies whose easily replaced, tiny watch-type battery has run dead after thirty-five years additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Al Ruppersberg" in black ink on the title page still in the publisher's unprinted white paper jacket, as issued. Signed by the Artist. Artist's Book.
Verlag: THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART/BLACK SPARROW PRESS., LOS ANGELES/SANTA BARBARA, 1985
Anbieter: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Erstausgabe Signiert
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. Unnumbered run-off of the Deluxe limited edition of 250 numbered copies. This copy is SIGNED by Allen Ruppersberg & stamped "Black Sparrow Edition" on the colophon. Fine in pictorial boards handbound by Earl Gray in the publisher's plain unprinted dust jacket. (4to. ) (128pp. ) Illustrated in color & black & white. Designed by Barbara Martin & printed by Graham Mackintosh. The small watch-like battery in the "Love Me Tender" portion of the text has expired and could be easily replaced. The 8 (9 1/2" X 5 1/2") black & white photographic prints & the 5 pieces of printed stationary are in place.