Edited Jim Shaw (5 results)

Softcover. 448 pp. Softcover. LCC: 9426362 Very good condition; traces of wear on edges of covers; traces of soiling on edges of papers.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. [94] pages, chiefly illustrations (some colour); 40 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Distorted Faces & Portraits, 1978-2007' at BFAS Blondeau Fine Art Services, Geneva, from May 24 to July 14, 2007. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A large-format coffee-table book. *** "Dedicated to different types of portraits realized by the American artist between the end of the 1970s and today, this publication is presented as a large-format album, with a dust jacket-cum-poster. The format, layout, and mode of printing underlines the graphic talent of the artist, while the gathering of the works juxtaposes the famous "Distorted Faces" series with the hyperreal portraits, symbolic depictions, such as that of Ronald Reagan whose face is literally haunted by figures from the American culture of violence (Charles Manson, Rambo, etc.), and Hollywood subjects." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Distorted faces series: paintings (1986-2007); Noir portraits series (1978); Distorted faces series: works on paper (1978-1985); Sketches for giant face paintings (1992); Other portraits & faces (1993-2006). Size: Folio. Collectible. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 231pp, index, sources, bw ills, maps, pictorial endpapers. Pictorial glossy boards. Pages edges and prelims foxed, gift note opposite half-title page. Macclesfield, South Australia from its farming beginnings to the present. Size: Small 4to. Harris, Kevin (maps); Shaw, Justin (photography) (illustrator).…

Oversize Paper. First Edition. Large full color collection of paintings found in thrift stores that some people really like and collect. There is no text just lots of these goofy, funny touching and weird works. There is a tiny dent to the bottom corner otherwise this appears to be a fine and unread copy. Book.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The 1990 1st edition, in ts less common hardback. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light rubbing and scratching to the front panel and one small closed tear along its top-edge. Tall quarto, beautifully edited by Jim Shaw, whose selection of paintings (and sequence!) is nothing short of inspired. Published by Ed Ruscha's Hollywood outlet, Heavy Industry Publications.…