Search Results: Titles starting with M from Arcana: Books on the Arts

(VIONNET, MADELEINE). Demornex, Jacqueline. Preface by Madeleine Chapsal. MADELEINE VIONNET. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1991. First American Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Fine/Fine. 305pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. This lavishly printed, massive hardbound volume is still the major monograph on the chic twenties and thirties haute-couture of influential French designer Madame Madeleine Vionnet. The majority of the fashions were newly photographed for this book by Patricia Canino, but also included are numerous vintage images by the likes of Cecil Beaton, Dorvyne, Horst, Edward Steichen, and more. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1991 Rizzoli International Publications first English language printing. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-8478-1387-8 Inventory… Read More

(BRANQUINHO, VERONIQUE) (A MAGAZINE). Branquinho, Veronique, Guest Editor. Debo Kaat, Editor. A MAGAZINE # 6: CURATED BY VERONIQUE BRANQUINHO. Antwerp, BELGIUM: A Magazine & The Flanders Fashion Institute, 2008. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Periodical. As New. 192pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Paul Boudens. "A Magazine is a biannual publication, exploring the creative sphere of a selected designer in each issue. We invite a guest curator - an international fashion designer, group or house - to develop innovative, personalized content that expresses their aesthetic and cultural values. Each issue celebrates this designer's ethos: their people, their passion, their stories, emotions, fascinations, spontaneity and authenticity". This sixth installment from 2008 of the luxe Belgian fashion periodical was guest-curated by "Pin Cushion Queen " Veronique Branquinho, and contains contributions on or by Tim Burton,… Read More

(RODARTE) (A MAGAZINE). Mulleavy, Kate & Laura, Guest Editors. Van Den Eynden, Dirk, Editor. A MAGAZINE # 11: CURATED BY RODARTE. Antwerp, BELGIUM: A Publishe BVBA, 2011. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Periodical. Fine. 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Madelein Wermenbol. "A Magazine is a biannual publication, exploring the creative sphere of a selected designer in each issue. We invite a guest curator - an international fashion designer, group or house - to develop innovative, personalized content that expresses their aesthetic and cultural values. Each issue celebrates this designer's ethos: their people, their passion, their stories, emotions, fascinations, spontaneity and authenticity". This eleventh installment from 2011 of the luxe Belgian fashion periodical was guest curated by Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy, and contains contributions on or by Autumn De Wilde, Tom Petty, Jay DeFeo, Kirsten Dunst… Read More

(PAUL, PETER). Berggruen & Cie. Staff. MAITRES - GRAVEURS CONTEMPORAINS 1974: WITH AN ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHIC COVER BY PETER PAUL. Paris: Berggruen & Cie., 1974. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Very Good. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in French and English. Published in conjunction with an annual exhibition of graphic works by the gallery's artists, the cover of this fifty-fifth publication in the "Plaquettes Berggruen" series is an original gatefold, color lithograph executed by Peter Paul especially for this catalogue. A handsome copy showing a bit of minor wear along the spine with the gallery's price list laid in. Inventory Number: 004058

Cole, Herbert M.. MALE AND FEMALE: THE COUPLE IN AFRICAN SCULPTURE (ETHNIC ARTS SERIES, NUMBER 1). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1983. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Good -. 29pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. With a bibliography and exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with a 1983 Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition, this is noted art historian and curator Herbert M. Cole's study of matched pairs of male and female sculptural figures in the art of Sub-Saharan Africa. A presentable example only showing a discoloring dampstain (but with no sticking or tearing of the pages) running through the covers and textblock from the heel of the spine along the lower edge. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 018963

Sprigle, David Aden, Editor. MALE BONDING (FOTOFACTORY ANTHOLOGY SERIES 1). Santa Monica, CA. 1997 (1998).: FotoFactory Press, First Edition (Second Printing) 1/6000. Square 8vo. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Exhibition Catalog. Fine/Fine. np (124pp), profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Stephen Patrick Foery and David Sprigle. This is the very first beautifully appointed FotoFactory Press thematic anthology that features the work of forty-one photographers' erotic images of men together: working, playing, fighting and loving. Those included here are Ali, Robert Atherton, Jr., David Ausman, Clifford Baker, Steven Baratz, Joel W. Benjamin, Doug Birkenheuer, Kristen Bjorn, Ripp Bowman, David Butt, Daniel Collins, Bill Costa, E.A. Cotter, Paul Dahlquist, Andy Devine, Hans Fahrmeyer, Tomas Gaspar, Barry Gollop. J.J. Green, Charles F. Gustina, , Kim Hanson, Conrad Hechter, Baly Hinter Wipflinger, Justice Howard, Donnie Hudson, Robert Irwin, Rolf Juario, James J. Klekowski, Harriet Leibowitz, Ross… Read More

(BRAVO, MANUEL ALVAREZ). Bravo, Manuel Alvarez & Juan Garcia Ponce. Miguel Cervantes, Editor. MANUEL ALVAREZ BRAVO: PHOTOGRAPIES / PHOTOGRAPHS / FOTOGRAFIAS 1928 - 1968 - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed Presentation Copy from the Photographer. Mexico City, MEXICO: Departmento de Publicaciones, Comite Organizador De Los Juegos De La XIX, 1968. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Very Good -./No Jacket - As Issued. 114pp, 84 b&w and 3 color illustrations. Text in Spanish, English and French. With an exhibition checklist. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the substantial hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 1968 exhibition "Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Photographies / Photographs / Fotografias 1928 - 1968" that was held as part of the cultural programming for the games of the XIX Olympiad held in Mexico City. The show consisted of two hundred and fifty images by the venerable photographer, eighty-seven of… Read More

(EVANS, WALKER). Evans, Walker. Introduction by James Agee. MANY ARE CALLED: PHOTOGRAPHS BY WALKER EVANS. Boston & Cambridge, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company & The Riverside Press, 1966. First Edition. Small 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Very Good/Good. xii + 178pp, 89 b&w illustrations. Published in 1966, this hardbound monograph collected in book form for the first time Walker Evans' poignant black and white portraits of New York City subway riders taken during the thirties and forties. An otherwise internally bright, most handsome example of the uncommon Houghton Mifflin Company and Riverside Press first hardcover edition (cited on page 253 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 218-219 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 31 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 104-109 of Horacio Fernandez' "New York in Photobooks")… Read More

(MANZONI, PIERO). Kultermann, Udo & Piero Manzoni. Foreword by J. Leering. MANZONI. Eindhoven, THE NETHERLANDS: Van Abbemueum, 1969. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine./No Jacket - As Issued.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Dutch and Italian. With an exhibition checklist, chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the uniquely bound catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1969 survey exhibition of Italian Conceptual artist Piero Manzoni's "Achrome" and related works from the late fifties and early sixties held at the Van Abbemueum, Eindhoven. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose wrappers are covered in white synthetic fiber that references the "Achrome" pieces showing just a bit of minor wear and some typical brown staining to the inside covers from the binder's adhesive. Inventory Number: 025762

(QUINN, MARC). Quinn, Marc, Brian Eno, Will Self, David Thorp & Mark Gisbourne. MARC QUINN: INCARNATE. London & New York: Booth-Clibborn Editions & Gagosian Gallery, 1998. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (208pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by North. With an exhibition history. Published jointly by Booth-Clibborn Editions and the Gagosian Gallery, this is the most lavish, exquisitely designed and printed hardbound catalogue produced for Marc Quinn's 1998 New York exhibition, "Incarnate". It reproduces in great detail each of forty-nine queasy, anatomically chilling works executed by the renowned British contemporary artist between 1988 and 1998, and contains textual contributions by Quinn, Brian Eno, Will Self, David Thorp, and Mark Gisbourne. A brand new, most handsome example. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you… Read More

(DZAMA, MARCEL). Dzama, Marcel & Wayne Baerwaldt. MARCEL DZAMA: MORE FAMOUS DRAWINGS. Winnipeg, CANADA: Plug In Editions, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New. 66pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French, Portuguese and Japanese. Designed by Susan Chafe. Published in 1999 in his native Winnipeg, this is the first major publication on the whimsical drawings of Royal Art Lodge member Marcel Dzama. Part monograph, part artist's book, this beautifully produced volume is printed in leporello (with the pages bound at the gutter) with elaborate wraparound covers. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-921381-21-2 Inventory Number: 020577

(DUCHAMP, MARCEL). Duchamp, Marcel. Mathieu Mercier, Editor. MARCEL DUCHAMP: BOITE-EN-VALISE (OR OF MARCEL DUCHAMP OR RROSE SELAVY). Köln, GERMANY: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 2016. First Edition. Folio. Loose Contents in a Box. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. Sixty-nine loose components housed in a box. Text in English. "Everything important that I have done can be put into a little suitcase," Marcel Duchamp said in 1952. Finally, that suitcase is available to all! One of the most important and enigmatic pieces of modernist art, the Boîte-en-valise (Box in a Valise) was assembled by Duchamp between 1935 and 1941. The portable suitcase contains "the sum of his artistic work" up to that point. Perhaps in premonition of the coming war, and over years without a fixed address, Duchamp reproduced his work in a format that enabled him to easily transport his "complete works" at any time. Though the artist eventually made three hundred… Read More

(DZAMA, MARCEL). Dzama, Marcel. MARCEL DZAMA: DRAWINGS FOR DANTE. London. 2002 (2003).: Timothy Taylor Gallery, Second Edition. 4to. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Artist's Book. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48 + 32pp), 62 color illustrations. Published in conjunction with a 2002 London gallery show, this is a supremely whimsical and charming artist's book cum exhibition catalogue of drawings by Royal Art Lodge favorite Marcel Dzama. A brand new, pristine example of the 2003 second edition. 0-9542892-1-8 Inventory Number: 013619

(DE DIENES, ANDRE) (MONROE, MARILYN). De Dienes, Andre. Steve Crist, Editor. MARILYN - THREE VOLUME SET COMPLETE IN THE PUBLISHER'S PRINTED BOX. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2002. First Edition 1/20000. Folio. Cloth in Illustrated Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jackets - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is Taschen Verlag's sumptuous, oversized three volume anthology of Andre De Dienes photographs of early Marilyn Monroe. A pristine, unopened copy of the 2002 first edition containing one hardbound book, one spiral-bound volume of magazine cover reproductions and a facsimile of Marilyn's diary all housed in a facsimile of Andre De Dienes' Kodak photographic paper box still in the publisher's printed shipping carton, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-8228-1199-8 Inventory Number:… Read More

(MINTER, MARILYN). Schwabsky, Barry. MARILYN MINTER. London: Nicola Jacobs Gallery, 1989. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. np (24pp), 5 illustration in color + color cover. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the slender twenty-four page catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1989 London gallery exhibition of six enamel on canvas works exected that same year by Marilyn Minter. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item. Inventory Number: 026070

(MARINI, MARINO). Guastalla, Giorgio & Guido. Preface by Mario De Micheli. Introduction by Marina Marini. MARINO MARINI: CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF THE GRAPHIC WORKS (ENGRAVINGS AND LITHOGRAPHS) 1919-1980. Rome, ITALY & Los Angeles, CA: Graphis Arte Editions & Leslie Sacks Editions, 1993. First English Language Edition 1/1000. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine/Near Fine. 278pp, profusely illustrated in duotone, b&w and color. Text in English. With a biography, collections listing, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the hardbound catalogue raisonné of the graphic work of the renowned twentieth century Italian artist Marino Marini, Published in 1993, it contains fully illustrated and annotated entries for three hundred and eighty-four engravings, lithographs and graphic works for illustrated books executed between 1919 and 1980. An internally most handsome copy of the English language edition limited to one thousand unnumbered… Read More

(MERZ, MARIO). Merz, Mario, Fumio Nanjo, Germano Celant & Demosthenes Davvetas. MARIO MERZ. Nagoya, JAPAN: Institute of Contemporary Arts, Nagoya, 1984. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good. 92pp, 7 color and 26 b&w illustrations + cover. Texts in Japanese, English, Italian and French. With an exhibition history and bibliography and exhibition checklist. This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a 1984 Institute of Contemporary Arts, Nagoya Mario Merz retrospective - the first major Japanese exhibition of works by the late Italian Arte Povera pioneer. A most presentable example of this uncommon item showing a bit of overall light wear and handling. Inventory Number: 020259

(TESTINO, MARIO). Testino, Mario & Julia Peyton-Jones. MARIO TESTINO: DISCIPLES. London: Timothy Taylor Gallery, 2003. First Edition. Small 4to. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (40pp), 9 color and 6 b&w illustrations. Designed by Peter B. Willberg. Published in conjunction with a 2003 London gallery exhibition, this elegantly designed hardbound catalogue presents a recent body of work by acclaimed photographer Mario Testino that surveys the grandiose pomp and circumstance of the rituals that define the Catholic Church and Catholicism. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-9542892-3-4 Inventory Number: 024081

(TESTINO, MARIO). Testino, Mario. Introduction by Michael Roberts. Foreword by Nicole Kidman.. MARIO TESTINO: LET ME IN - DELUXE LIMITED SLIPCASED EDITION SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Signed by the Photographer. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2007. First Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. Folio. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Photography Monograph. As New./As New.. 306pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "As one of the 21st Century's most traveled, acclaimed, and influential fashion photographers, Mario Testino has unsurpassed access to the most magnetic stars of popular culture. For some time now he has been collecting a personal archive of off-screen moments, often snatched spontaneously before, during, and after more official sittings for "Vanity Fair", "Vogue", and Testino's many clients in the world of fashion. The result is a portrait not just of a generation of the most wanted and talked-about, but an invitation to be part of the backstage parties and… Read More

(TESTINO, MARIO). Testino, Mario, Patrick Kinmonth, Alexandra Shulman & Charles Saumarez Smith. MARIO TESTINO: PORTRAITS. New York: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Company, 2002. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Fashion Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (200pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Stephen Gan and Visionaire. Published in conjunction with a comprehensive 2002 exhibition of acclaimed fashion photographer Mario Testino's work at London's National Portrait Gallery, this vivid survey reflects all of the fun, glamour, and sensuality of his editorial work. Featured are images of Madonna, Bono, Sofia Coppola, Princess Diana of Wales, Cameron Diaz, Tracey Emin, Tom Ford, The Jaggers (Mick, James, Elizabeth and Jade), Elton John, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, Robbie Williams, Catherine Zeta Jones, and supermodel usual suspects Kate Moss, Gisele Bundchen, Naomi Campbell, Esther Canadas, Linda Evangelista,… Read More