Paste Ups by Jess, First Edition (24 results)

First edition. [32 pp]. Spine sunned, else near fine in stapled wrappers. Introduction by Robert M. Murdoch. Twenty-two reproductions, three of which are in color.

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: 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.

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.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Jess (illustrator). First Edition. Four printed leaves - Robert Duncan's 'Structure of Rime XXVII' (its first appearance, reportedly); a list of works in the exhibition; checklist of publications by Jess (aka Jess Collins); and a chronology - laid in to a 24 x 21.5 cm folder with rear flap serving as title-page, covers illustrated by Jess. Published to coincide with a show at the San Francisco Museum of Art held May 31 to June 30, 1968. Bertholf B23. A fine copy, in protective mylar envelope.

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran December 16, 1972 through January 28, 1973. Seven loose sheets. Brief text by Stephen Prokopoff. "Structure of Rime XXVII" by Robert Duncan on one sheet. Three sheets of illustrations by Jess. Also includes an artist chronology and list of the 39 works in the show. All sheets in very near fine condition and in a near fine folder that has some very minor wear. Surprisingly uncommon.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Foreword by R.B. Kitaj. Introductory essay by Michael Auping. A Very Fine copy in carob brown cloth, in a Very Fine glossy illustrated gray dustwrapper. Exhibition catalogue. 157pp with many color plate photographic reproductions of Jess's works, including constructions/sculptures. Jess, the life partner of the poet Robert Duncan, is increasingly seen as having important affinities with certain post-Modern poets and poetic concerns. Q05055.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the artist on the front endpaper: "Happy days to you, Lyn! / with love / Jess." 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. Moderately foxed on the top page edges, else Near Fine in a Near Fine, lightly toned dust jacket. Signed.

Stapled Wrappers. Condition: As New. First Edition. No limitation stated. A Very Fine copy in glossy tan stapled wrappers, a paperbound original. Exhibition catalogue. List of works in the show (with some black and white reproductions), and prose text by Robert M. Murdock (Curator), Robert Duncan, and a biography of the artist. This copy is INSCRIBED by Jess to a dear friend and SIGNED by him on the top of the front endpaper and dated 1977. Q21177.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Square small 4to. Brown cloth gilt. 160pp. Handsomely illustrated exhibition catalogue, with a foreword by R.B. Kitaj. A mild curve and bumps to the boards, the endpapers spotted, and occasional soiling, otherwise Very Good in the jacket. This copy has been signed by Jess and inscribed to Tom Raworth in 1995. Signed by Artist.

Unbound. Condition: Fine. Exhibition catalog. Prints the first appearance of "Structure of Rime XXVII" by Robert Duncan. Square small quarto. Pictorial wrappers with four sheets laid in, printed rectos only. Light wear, about fine. Also prints a checklist of works, a chronology, and a checklist of publications.

Loose Sheets in Folder. Condition: As New. First Edition. Exhibition catalogue for a show May-June 1968 at SF MOMA. Four loose sheets inside flap-over folder, as issued. Fine. Includes list of works at the exhibition, a chronology of Jess, an excerpt from Robert Duncan's poem in sections "Structure of Rhyme XXVII." Q21515.

Loose Sheets in Folder. Condition: As New. First Edition. Exhibition Catalogue for a show December 72-January 73. Six loose sheets inside flap-over folder, as issued. Printed on thick coated stock. Includes catalogue raisonne, Chronology of Jess's Paste-Ups, and a selection from Robert Duncan's poem in sections "Structure of Rhyme XXVII." Q21514.

First edition. Four printed leaves laid into a Jess-illustrated folder. All elements near fine or better. One of an unstated issue of numbered copies SIGNED by Jess.

San Francisco Museum of Art, 1968. First edition. Four printed leaves laid into an illustrated folder, the folder art by JESS. One leaf is by Robert Duncan: Structure Of Rime XXVII. The other three leaves list works by JESS, as well as a checklist and biographical timeline. Faint edge wear, but a fine copy. This copy not signed by either contributor, although there was a limited signed issue. Bertholf B23. The work by Duncan makes its first appearance here.