Search Results: Authors starting with W from Modern Rare

Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc. , 2003. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc. , 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 335 pages. The author's debut novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Ayelet Waldman's "Daughter's Keeper". Her first serious novel. After the considerable success of her Mommy-Track Mystery Series, Waldman writes a real, powerful novel that tackles economics, the law, social mores, and how human beings' natural tendencies interact with and counteract one another. "Waldman's passion and affection for her characters shines through" (Publishers Weekly). An absolute "must-have" title for Ayelet Waldman collectors. This copy is very… Read More

New York City, NY: New Directions/Christine Burgin Gallery, 2010. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: New Directions/Christine Burgin Gallery, 2010. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 160 pages. Facsimile of the author's handwritten works, presented as an Artist Book. One of the greatest books of our time. 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 that sold out shortly after publication. It marks the very first collaboration between New Directions and Christine Burgin Gallery New York to publish Walser's art-related works, which now include several, beautifully produced books. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Robert Walser's "Microscripts" in a felicitous English translation. Known and celebrated as such because he wrote… Read More

Brooklyn, NY: Ugly Duckling Press, 2010. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Brooklyn, NY: Ugly Duckling Press, 2010. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 65 pages. Artist Book. New translation of Robert Walser's text interspersed with interpretative contemporary art by Friese Undine. One of the most beautiful literary and art books of our time. Limited Edition of 75 numbered and signed copies. Each copy comes with a 10 X 12 inch LetterPress original print that is numbered and signed by the artist. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the regular trade edition. The Limited Edition is now rare. Presents, in its collectible Limited Edition format, Robert Walser's "Beantwortung einer Anfrage" in a new and definitive English translation by Paul North. Interspersed with stunning neo-Expressionist, original art by Friese Undine. A quirkily original and masterly short… Read More

New York City, NY: New Directions Books, 2012. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: New Directions Books, 2012. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 160 pages. Artist Book. Collection of Robert Walser's writings interspersed with interpretative contemporary art. One of the most beautiful literary and art books of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the 2013 Reissued Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now rare. Presents "A Little Ramble: In The Spirit of Robert Walser". A landmark "homage" project initiated by the legendary New York gallerist Donald Young, who died in 2012, during its realization, and to whom the book is dedicated. The production values are exemplary in every respect. "I saw in Walser… Read More

Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishing, 2000. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishing, 2000. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 178 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of the most beautiful photography books of our time. Limited Edition of 5000 copies. The first and only edition. The Limited Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Jack Woody: Regular-sized volume format. Gray cloth boards with black titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by various contributors, all of them anonymous amateur photographers. Text by Mia Fineman. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents "Other Pictures: Anonymous Photographs From the Walther Collection". A wide-ranging selection of the best photographs from the legendary collection. "An avid collector of… Read More

London, England: Trolley Books, 2005. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Trolley Books, 2005. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Retrospective collection of color photographs, presented as an Artist Book. One of Nick Waplington's best books. Limited Edition of 1000 numbered and signed copies. The first and only edition. The Limited Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Nick Waplington and Martin & Wai: Oversize-volume format. Black cloth boards with gilt titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and brief Introduction by Nick Waplington. Text Excerpt by Franz Kafka. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Italy to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in Limited Edition format, Nick Waplington's "You Love Life". A gem of a book: The photographer's "growing pains", as seen by him through photographs of… Read More

New York City, NY: New York University Press, 2015. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: New York University Press, 2015. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 240 pages. Book-length account on subject. The single best book on one of the most revealing "open secrets" of mainstream American culture. The First Hardcover "University" Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the regular trade edition, particularly the Softcover. Published in a one-time-only print run as a hardcover original for public libraries and academic institutions only. None of the copies was commercially sold. The First Hardcover "University" Edition is now rare. It is elegantly produced, with gray cloth boards, metallic-silver titles on the spine, and is printed on pristine-white, archival stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Jane Ward's "Not… Read More

San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp Of San Francisco, 2000. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp Of San Francisco, 2000. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 95 pages. The photographer's breakthrough third collection. One of the most erotic photography titles of our time. The first appearance of the title 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 that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Tony Ward: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial hard boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Tony Ward. Brief text by Bob Guccione. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Tony Ward's "Orgasm". His… Read More

New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 2012. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 2012. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 260 pages. Retrospective collection of stories in graphic-novel form. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Presented as a Hardboard Boxed Set, which weighs 7 pounds and whose contents amount cumulatively to "Building Stories". Published in a small and limited first print run that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Chris Ware's "Building Stories". A classic on the day it was released. The publisher's blurb sounds very much like Chris Ware himself - it's written in his inimitable voice if he did not actually write it himself - and as such, cannot be improved upon: "14 distinctively discrete Books,… Read More

New York City, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2003. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 256 pages. The author's breakthrough account. One of the best books on collecting and art. 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 Richard Polsky's "I Bought Andy Warhol". The contemporary "icon of global desire". The title is an allusion to the cult film, "I Shot Andy Warhol" (1996). Richard Polsky has been an art dealer all his adult life. His book is about two things: His quest to own a Warhol and the impact the artist himself has had on the art market. Polsky set aside $100, 000 to acquire a decent Warhol, but over the years, the price kept going up, up, up, way beyond his means. The story of how he finally… Read More

New York City, NY: Harper & Row Publishers, 1985. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Harper & Row Publishers, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 224 pages. Retrospective collection of black-and-white photographs, with accompanying text. Andy Warhol's finest achievement as a photographer and reporter. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original. Most copies were printed as paperbacks only. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Andy Warhol and Barbara Richer: Oversize-volume format. Cream cloth boards with titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Andy Warhol. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with white titles on the cover… Read More

Zurich, Switzerland: Editions Stemmle, 1998. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Zurich, Switzerland: Editions Stemmle, 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 143 pages. The photographer's collection of artist portrait-photographs. 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 Angelika Platen: Oversize-volume format. Hard boards with titles on spine, as issued. Photographs by Angelika Platen. Essays by Gunter Engelhard, Alex Hecht, Klaus Honnef, and Rocchus Kowallek. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Zurich, Switzerland to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Angelika Platen's "Platen Artists: No Photos Please". One of the best collections of its kind ever… Read More

New York City, NY: Harper & Row Publishers, 1985. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Harper & Row Publishers, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 224 pages. Retrospective collection of black-and-white photographs, with accompanying text. Andy Warhol's finest achievement as a photographer and reporter. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original. Most copies were printed as paperbacks only. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Andy Warhol and Barbara Richer: Oversize-volume format. Cream cloth boards with titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Andy Warhol. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with white titles on the cover… Read More

New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation, 2008. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation, 2008. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 55 pages. Retrospective collection of color photographs. Limited Edition of 1000 copies. Published as a softcover original only. The collection was selected by the Aperture Foundation as one of five outstanding projects on the TinyVices website, an online gallery and image archive, which showcases hundreds of artist/photographers' portfolios, all of them as yet unpublished in book form. The Limited Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Tim Barber: Regular-sized volume format. Photographs by Jaimie Warren. Essay by Starlee Kine. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Singapore to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in its Limited Edition format, Jaimie Warren's "Don't You Feel Better". One of only five… Read More

London, England: Virago Press, 2006. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Virago Press, 2006. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 473 pages. The author's fourth novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. Limited Slipcased Edition of 1000 numbered and signed copies. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. The Limited Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Virago Press: Regular-sized volume format. Pale blue cloth boards with titles on cover and spine, as issued. Text by Sarah Waters. Matching pale blue slipcase with white titles embossed on both sides. In publisher's original shrinkwrap. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in its Limited Edition format, Sarah Waters' "The Night Watch". Mesmerizing. "In the fall of 1947, an androgynous woman walks aimlessly through the scarred streets of London, adjusting her cufflinks. An ambulance… Read More

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Radius Books, 2009. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Radius Books, 2009. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 144 pages. Retrospective collection of color photographs. One of the most beautiful art photography books of our time. Limited Slipcased Edition of 2000 copies. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Second Edition. Published as a softcover original only. The Limited Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Alex Webb and David Chickey: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the spine, as issued. Photographs by Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb. Essay by Pico Iyer. Cardboard slipcase. Printed on pristine-white, thick glossy stock paper in Singapore to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Alex Webb's and Rebecca Norris… Read More

New York City, NY: St. Martin's Press, 2017. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: St. Martin's Press, 2017. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 346 pages. The author's memoir. The best music memoir of its kind ever written in 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. Presents Jimmy Webb's "The Cake And The Rain: A Memoir". Which title alludes to the lyrics of his celebrated song, "MacArthur Park". A legend among his peers, who have paid tribute to him in song, Jimmy Webb is not forgotten today, but is a bit overlooked. He deserves a much wider contemporary audience than he has received because he is, definitively, one of the greatest American composer/songwriters of our time, the modern-day successor of George… Read More

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Retrospective collection of photographs, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most beautiful photography books of the 20th century. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a tall softcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Bruce Weber and Sam Shahid: Oversize-volume format. The book weighs 4 pounds. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Bruce Weber. Drawings by Richard Giglio. Printed in multi-toned palette on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Bruce Weber's "O Rio de Janeiro: A Photographic… Read More

New York City, NY: Conde Nast & Company, 2003. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Conde Nast & Company, 2003. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 194 pages. Scarce Bruce Weber and also Herb Ritts collectible item. The Inaugural Annual Underwear Portfolio by the photographer for Vanity Fair Magazine. There is no ISBN. The Issue is now scarce. Pictorial softcovers, as issued. Salma Hayek, beautifully photographed by Herb Ritts, on the cover, and is the photographer's very last cover shoot before his premature demise. Photographs by Bruce Weber: A twenty-two page photographic portfolio of an All-Swede cast. Contributions by other writers, journalists, artists, and photographers. Printed on pristine-white, archival stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is outstanding in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Bruce Weber's "Swede Dreams:… Read More

Milan, Italy: Conde Nast & Company, 1985. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Milan, Italy: Conde Nast & Company, 1985. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Rare Bruce Weber collectible item. A fine copy of Per Lui Men's Magazine Special Issue Number 29 1986, devoted exclusively to the work of Bruce Weber. There is no ISBN. The Issue is now rare. Pictorial softcovers, as issued. The Cover folds out into a stunningly beautiful five-page panel of closeup photographs of the boxer Andy Minsker. Photographs by Bruce Weber. Printed on pristine-white, archival stock paper in Italy to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is outstanding in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Per Lui Edizione Speciale: USA by Bruce Weber". Subtitled "Album Photo Tour 1985: Andy Minsker/Hollywood/Las Vegas/Boxers". A leisurely tour of the photographer's passion, male beauty in all his… Read More