Sunset Strip by Ruscha: Signed (8 results)
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Published by every building on the sunset strip, Los Angeles, 1966
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: studio montespecchio, montespecchio, MO, Italystudio montespecchio
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No Binding. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Small octavo. White printed wrappers with pasted in a 52-page leporello (extended 760.7 cm) representing on the top and bottom of each page a continuous stretch of the buildings on both sides of 'sunset strip'. Near pristine in cardboard slip case with origin…al wrapped around silver paper + original wraparound band. An unusual 'very fine' copy of one of the more spectacular artists books ever. - First edition, second issue (lacking flap). One of 1000 copies, signed by Ed Ruscha on title page. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Edward Ruscha, (Los Angeles), 1966
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Type Punch Matrix
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
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Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Signed first edition, second issue of this quintessentially Los Angeles book, one of the great photobooks of all time - with the original wrap-around band intact. Ruscha's fourth book, and arguably his finest, captures the Sunset Strip at a particular moment in time. A monumental and continuo…us accordion-fold that opens to more than 25 feet, Ruscha documents - as the title suggests - the entirety of the Strip, with even-numbered addresses running along the top of the page and odd facing opposite along the bottom. "The effect is less like the fluid cinematic pan [.] than a series of jolting jump cuts [.] a ragged progression of gas stations, motels, apartment houses, parking lots, strip-malls, and honky-tonk signage" (Parr 182). A beautiful example of a notoriously fragile production. 7'' x 5.5''. Accordion-fold printed recto only and mounted in printed wrappers. Housed in original silver Mylar foil-covered slipcase with intact original plain white paper band. Signed by Ruscha along bottom edge of slipcase. PROVENANCE: From the collection of longtime MIT Press editor Roger Conover, who published several books by and about Ruscha. Spine lightly creased, with some unobtrusive glue offsetting to cover folds from slipcase, as common. Faintest crease to lower corner of last page. Light chipping and toning to edges of paper band. Near fine in near fine slipcase. Signed.
Published by Edward Ruscha, Los Angeles, California, 1966
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition, first issue of Ruscha's self-published 27-foot accordion-folded photographic panorama of the iconic Los Angeles boulevard, a milestone in the history of artistâs books. First issue with a small flap as the final leaf. Octavo, original publisher's white wrappers with titles printed in silver to the spine and front…panel, single accordion-folded panorama of both sides of the iconic Sunset Strip printed with offset lithography, opens to a length of 27 feet. Association copy, inscribed by the artist in the year of publication on the copyright page, "Merry Christmas Paton and Tillie! Ed Ruscha 1966." The recipient, actor and director Paton Price played a major role in developing Hollywood talents including Kirk Douglas, Jason Robards, and Jean Seburg. His directing credits include several episodes of "77 Sunset Strip," which ran from 1958-1964. He also directed episodes of Maverick (1961), Surfside 6 (1961) and The Partridge Family (1972). In very good condition with some bumping to the spine. Housed in the original publisher's foil-covered slipcase which is in very good condition. A very nice example, rare in this condition. In the 1960s, Ed Ruscha more or less reinvented the artist's book. By turning away from the craftsmanship and luxury status that typified the livre d'artiste in favor of the artistic idea or concept, expressed simply through photographs and text, Ruscha opened the genre to the possibilities of mass-production and distribution. The 27-foot length of the accordion-folded Every Building on the Sunset Strip affords the viewer two continuous photographic views of the mile and a half section of this landmark stretch of Sunset, one for each side of one of the city's landmark thoroughfare" (The Getty Research Institute). Roth 101; Parr & Badger, Photobook II.
Published by Edward Ruscha., (Los Angeles)., 1966
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Sims Reed Ltd ABA ILAB, London, United KingdomSims Reed Ltd ABA ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
US$ 7,619.95
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8vo. (181 x 144 mm). pp. 52, comprised of a single narrow accordian-folded sheet. Printed title, copyright and 2 continuous strips of monochrome illustrations from photographs, across top and bottom of a folded sheet (nine conjoined sheets with the additional small folded flap at the end of the book at 9176 and 9171 Sunset Boule…vard) in leporello format; total size: 181 x 7455 mm. Original publisher's printed wrappers, title in silver to front cover and spine, original reflective silver slipcase. The first edition first issue, signed by Ruscha on the title, of this famous and important leporello artist book. From the edition limited to 1000 copies, complete with the small folded flap at the end of the book (at 9176 and 9171 Sunset Boulevard); this copy signed on the title page by Ruscha. 'The Sunset Strip satisfied one of Ruscha's early ambitions: 'In Oklahoma City, I delivered newspapers riding along on my bicycle with my dog . I dreamed about making a model of all the houses on that route, a tiny but detailed model that I could study like an architect standing over a table and plotting a city". As a result of his subsequent fascination with the Sunset Strip, this unrealized youthful ides resurfaced in a different form. The accordion-fold structure of the book was an appropriate format for Ruscha's intended depiction of the famous Hollywood thoroughfare as a series of two-dimensional storefront facades, like those of a Western town'. (Clive Phillpot). [Engberg & Phillpot B4; Roth pp. 182 - 185].
More imagesPublished by Edward Ruscha, Los Angeles, 1966
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition, second issue. Small octavo, original stiff self-wrappers, original slipcase. Inscribed by the artist on the title page, "For John Ed Ruscha." One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments with black-and-white photographs of every building on the sunset strip. FineÂin a fine slipcase. Housed i…n a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example. In the 1960s, Ed Ruscha more or less reinvented the artistâs book. By turning away from the craftsmanship and luxury status that typified the livre dâartiste in favor of the artistic idea or concept, expressed simply through photographs and text, Ruscha opened the genre to the possibilities of mass-production and distribution. The 27-foot length of the accordion-folded Every Building on the Sunset Strip affords the viewer two continuous photographic views of the mile and a half section of this landmark stretch of Sunset, one for each side of one of the cityâs landmark thoroughfare" (The Getty Research Institute). Roth 101; Parr & Badger, Photobook II.
More imagesPublished by Edward Ruscha, 1966
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Rob Warren Books, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.Rob Warren Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Ed Ruscha. First Issue. Limited to 1000 copies. Accordion fold format showing every building on both sides of the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. When unfolded, book measures approximately 25 feet long. The folded accordion paper of Ruscha's "Sunset Strip" has an extra 2" fla…p of paper folded over behind the last page, showing that this is the true first state of this title. Book is very good plus. The silver paper covered box is very much intact but it lacks the top edge. Covers a bit rubbed. Quite scarce signed. See photos. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Edward Ruscha, Los Angeles, 1966
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition, second issue of the artist's classic work. Small octavo, original stiff self-wrappers, original slipcase. Association copy, inscribed by Ruscha to his aunt, "For Aunt Carol Ed Ruscha." One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments with black-and-white photographs of every building on the suns…et strip. Near fineÂin a very good slipcase. An exceptional association. In the 1960s, Ed Ruscha more or less reinvented the artistâs book. By turning away from the craftsmanship and luxury status that typified the livre dâartiste in favor of the artistic idea or concept, expressed simply through photographs and text, Ruscha opened the genre to the possibilities of mass-production and distribution. The 27-foot length of the accordion-folded Every Building on the Sunset Strip affords the viewer two continuous photographic views of the mile and a half section of this landmark stretch of Sunset, one for each side of one of the cityâs landmark thoroughfare" (The Getty Research Institute). Roth 101; Parr & Badger, Photobook II.
More imagesPublished by Edward Ruscha, Los Angeles, 1966
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
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Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, second printing. Signed by Edward Ruscha on the verso of the front cover and inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's leporello wraps with titles printed in gray. Near Fine with creasing, toning and light staining to spine. In a Very G…ood slipcase with splitting to top and bottom joints, light wear to mylar. The photographer's conceptual monograph that highlights Los Angeles' iconic boulevard.
