Paste Ups by Jess (46 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Text and images are unmarked; pages are bright, though the page edges are a little age toned. Stapled binding is sturdy. Covers show some light wear around the corners.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Stapled exhibition catalogue. 32pp.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Tips of corners show very light wear. otherwise book is excellent, very clean and sharp, looking nearly as new.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Jess Collins (illustrator). Ships Out Tomorrow!

Exhibition invite, 7 x 7 inches; very good condition; an unmailed copy.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. This is a very good stapled softcover copy with almost no wear. Very clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Odyssia Gallery, in September/October, 1980. Illustrated throughout in black & white + 3 color plates. Checklist. 7" high X 10" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.

No binding. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Spine and front of folder are stained, but legibility is not impacted. Inside edges of folder and edges of individual sheets are tanned, but readability is not affected. Sheets are unmarked.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 73pp. Octavo [21.5cm]; perfect-bound and sewn in illustrated card wrappers. Some light toning and shelfwear to the covers. Internally clean and sharp. This book showcases amazing artwork by Jess (1923-2004), who was a top-notch collage artist, perhaps the finest since the German Dadaist/Surrealist Max Ernst. Best known for these "paste-up" collages, Jess also created paintings, drawings, and sculptural works. Robert Duncan's poems that appear in his script in this book "were written to illustrate the artist's paste-ups." Duncan and Jess were lifelong partners and shared a home in San Francisco. They collaborated on many other projects. This title was originally published by The Divers Press in 1955, which this 1972 Sand Dollar edition revises and expands upon. Second edition [revised and expanded]. One of 2000 copies in illustrated wrappers.

Paperbound. Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Unpaginated with 32 reproductions of Jess' work in color and black-and-white. Essay by Robert Duncan. With checklist and biography compiled by Jess. Photos provided upon request. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Oblong. Exhibition Catalogue.

Stapled wraps. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in stapled wraps.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Jess Collins (illustrator). First Edition. First edition. Oblong hardcover. 157 pages. Published in conjunction with an exhibition that ran December 9, 1983 through February 5, 1984 at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and then April 19 through June 10, 1984 at the Newport Harbor Art Museum. Features text by R.B. Kitaj and Michael Auping. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations, biography, and bibliography. A clean and tight near fine copy in cloth boards in a very near fine dust jacket. A very nice copy of this retrospective on Jess.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 157 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Exhibition held at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, December 9, 1983 to February 5, 1984; and the Newport Harbor Art Museum, April 19 to June 10, 1984. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Bumped corners. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Profusely illustrated. *** "Even within the rather compact community involved with contemporary art, the name Jess may not have a familiar ring. Early in a career that began relatively late in life by today's standards, Jess retired to his house and studio in San Francisco, admitted only a few intimate friends, and occasionally showed his work in New York and San Francisco. Jess - the artist dropped his surname some years ago - is an 'outsider' of sorts, supported by a small but loyal following of private collectors and museum professionals who perhaps find in the artist's work what Jane Livingston of the Corcoran Gallery of Art has called a 'horrible fascination.' Jess' art consists of a perplexing world of contrasting historical styles, none of which can fully accommodate or mask the artist's personal eccentricities. While kinship with the Symbolists, Surrealists, Abstract Expressionists, Pop artists and the San Francisco Beat scene is variously evident, the poetic matrix which characterizes Jess' art is, above all else, an extremely personal form of reality. The present exhibition focuses on Jess' Paste-Ups, the artist's modest term for intricate collages made from old magazines, engravings, and newspapers. While they represent only one aspect of the artist's oeuvre, which also includes painting and assemblage, the Paste-Ups are the most intriguing and baffling, their range of personal and historical reference the most dense and inclusive. The Paste-Ups constitute a continuous body of work that reflects a relatively comprehensive biography of Jess' development . . ." - Preface. Size: 4to. Collectible.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Jess Collins (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Condition. Jess Collins (illustrator). 157 pages with many illustrations in both black and white and color. Hardcover exhibition catalogue. There is light foxing to the front free endpaper, but otherwise the book is in fine condition. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota FL December 9, 1983-February 5, 1984 and The Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach CA April 19-June 10, 1984.

16x24.5 inch poster folded to 8x12.5 inches, light edgewear, else very good condition.

Near Fine in glossy oblong stapled wraps.

Jess Collins (illustrator). Hardcover with dustjacket, 158 pages, very good condition, no internal marks, clean and crisp. Errata slip laid in. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Jess Collins (illustrator). 1st Edition. The book and jacket are in as new condition. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Jess Collins (illustrator). 1st Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition Dec 9, 1983 - Feb 5, 1984.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jess Collins (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. NF/NF. Hardcover, brown cloth with gilt titles, 157 pp, color and b&w illustrations, slight edgewear to jacket, else a clean and crisp copy. Protected in a Brodart cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Jess Collins (illustrator).

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held from December 9, 1983, through February 5, 1984, at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, and from April 19 through June 10, 1984, at the Newport Harbor Art Museum. Fine in a lightly age toned, else about Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Jess (illustrator). First Edition. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (mylar-protected). Foreword by R.B. Kitaj; introductory essay by Michael Auping. A lovely, fresh copy of this 157 pp. exhibition catalogue.

Softcover, unpaginated; as new condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Jess Collins (illustrator). Fine, unread hardcover in bright, glossy dust jacket, with no sign of wear or defect. No marks or flaws. Clean and bright.

hardcover. Condition: New. Jess Collins (illustrator). In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Condition: Good. 8vo. [22] pp. Soft cover. Stapled binding. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Very Good, minor surface rubs.

Softcover staple-bound exhibition catalog, 32 pages, very good condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks.

Ephemera. First Edition. Printed folder with four sheets, printed rectos (front side) only. 8-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches. The exhibit catalog for a show of Jess's collage works. Duncan contributes Structure of Rime XXVII, here published for the first time. The other sheets (all text) are a list of works in the exhibition, a bio of the artist, and a checklist of publications. First edition (first printing). A near fine, complete copy.

cloth. Condition: Collectible; Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. An immaculate copy of the 1983 catalogue of the Jess exhibition at the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. As New in a bright, As New dustjacket. Square quarto, 157 pgs. Impressive tribute to this legendary San Francisco collage artist.