Woodcut vignette on title. 167 (i.e. 157), [15] pp. 8vo, fine red morocco of about 1760, triple gilt fillets round sides, tiny gilt stars at each corner, flat spine richly gilt “á la grotesque,” green morocco lettering piece on spine, blue paper endpapers, a.e.g. Paris: F. Leonard, 1666.

First edition of the catalogue of the first of two print collections formed by Marolles (1600-81), abbot of Villeloin and man of letters. He began acquiring prints in 1626 and by 1644, his collecting activities governed his life. At that time there was little competition, and Marolles bought several important collections en... More

Color illus. throughout. [32] pp. 8vo, orange printed wrappers, staple-bound. Athens, Greece: Bernier/Eliades Gallery & Agra Publications, 2013.

Scarce Annette Messager (b. 1943) exhibition catalogue that is beautifully illustrated with installation photographs. With a text by the critic and curator Bernard Marcadé in French, English, and Greek.

Fine. WorldCat records copies at the following American institutions: Magazzino, MoMA, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. More

Full-bleed black & white illus. 12 pp. Oblong 4to, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Vienna: Galerie Grita Insam, 1984.

Rare Annette Messager (b. 1943) exhibition catalogue, published by the Galerie Grita Insam in Vienna. With installation shots and text by critic Bernard Marcadé in French and German.

Fine copy. More

Color illus. throughout. [72] pp. Large 4to, stiff pictorial boards, title on spine. Copenhagen: Galleri Nicolai Wallner, 2017.

Rare exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with Jonathan Monk’s 2016 show at Galleri Nicolai Wallner. This iteration of his Exhibit Model series highlighted Monk’s earlier works as seen in previous shows. Photographs of these works were transposed via wallpaper to the present exhibition, which is exhaustively documented here. The laid-in folding poster depicts a moment during the wallpaper installation. Concludes with an essay by the curator Grace Roy Hess. Designed by Matti Blind and edited by Julia Hölz.

As new. WorldCat records... More

Full-bleed color illus. throughout. [70] pp. (incl. inside of wrappers). Small 8vo, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Midlothian, UK: Show & Tell Editions, 2015.

Rare Jonathan Monk (b. 1969) exhibition catalogue. Published in 2015, this catalogue records a peculiar 2012 exhibition of 64 works by the artist. The curator Paul Robertson was given permission to stage a show at Summerhall in a hidden attic. Only 129 people were able to see it. This is basically a thorough photographic bibliography of books and ephemera by the artist.

In fine condition. We locate just two copies in North America: Delaware and Ohio State. More

Color illus. throughout. 44 pp. 8vo, orange printed wrappers, staple-bound. Rome: The British School at Rome, 2005.

Rare and nicely designed catalogue published in conjunction with Jonathan Monk’s ‘”Untitled and Unfinished (Afghanistan)”’ exhibition at the British School at Rome; signed by the artist on the title-page. For this show, Monk (b. 1969), with the help of gallerist Sonia Rosso, sent a video camera to an Afghan named Mustafa Shaibzada in order to film the lakes where Alighiero Boetti had wanted his ashes to be scattered, belatedly fulfilling his wishes. This catalogue is filled with stills from the film, which are... More

Color illus. throughout. [14] leaves. Small folio, semi-stiff pictorial wrappers, stitched. Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Centre d’art Neuchâtel, 2018.

Very rare Jonathan Monk (b. 1969) exhibition catalogue; unrecorded on WorldCat. The artist’s first show under this name was held in May-July 1997, the second occurred March-May 2015, both taking place at the Centre. The catalogue consists of photographs from both exhibits on facing pages.

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Color illus. throughout. Square 4to, semi-stiff pictorial wrappers. [39] leaves, printed on rectos only. [From verso of final leaf]: Paris: M19, 2009.

Rare artist’s book by Jonathan Monk, published to accompany his 2009 shows The Inflated Deflated and The Deflated Inflated at Casey Kaplan and Lisson Gallery in London, respectively. There was also an exhibition of related shirts and posters at Specific Object.

The book begins with a large pink circle obscuring a picture that is slowly revealed as the circle shrinks and gradually turns red, functioning as a flip-book. This reveals a picture of Monk sitting with one of... More

[1], 100, [12] pp. Small 4to, softcover, staple-bound. Milan: Humboldt Books, 2016.

Signed and title handwritten by the artist on the cover. Scarce book recording 100 early works in Jonathan Monk’s Restaurant Drawings, with an essay by curator Luca Cerizza (in English & Italian). This series began with Monk’s two-year stay in Rome. He began recreating famous modern and contemporary artworks by artists such as Warhol, Cattelan, LeWitt, Judd, Kippenberger, Noland, Prince, Ruscha, Kruger, Wool, Koons, Hirst, Buren, Gilbert & George, etc., on restaurant receipts. Monk then took a picture and uploaded it to Instagram, where the first person to comment... More

[16] black and white & color illus. [20] pp., plates & ads. 4to (239 x 184 mm.), pictorial softcover. Bern: Kunsthalle Bern, 1965.

An uncommon and richly illustrated Morandi (1890-1964) exhibition catalogue. With texts by art historian Werner Haftmann (1912-99) and Giorgio de Chirico; biographical timeline of the artist; Morandi’s exhibition history; and an exhibition check-list (238 items).

In excellent condition. More

iv, 54 pp. Small 8vo (155 x 100 mm.), modern blue wrapper, stitched. Munich: 1869.

An unrecorded and early edition of the catalogue inventorying painted porcelains displayed at Munich’s Neue Pinakothek; on WorldCat, the earliest listed work under this title is from 1870. Designed by Friedrich von Gärtner and August von Voit and completed in 1853, the Neue Pinakothek was intended to house Ludwig I’s collection. Allied bombing destroyed the original building in 1944, only in 1981 was the museum rebuilt.

This is an interesting catalogue of porcelain bearing reproductions of celebrated pictures. At the porcelain manufactory at Nymphenburg, artists... More

8 pp. 8vo, yellow printed wrappers, staple-bound. London: 1990.

Scarce catalogue issued by Nigel Greenwood Books. It offers artists’ books by Clemente, Goldsworthy, Long, etc. Fine. More