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Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
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Pocket paperbound book with front cover die-cut. Unpaginated art essays by Raquel DaRosa, Clegg & Guttmann et al. Near fine condition in bound unprinted off-white wrappers. Published on the occasion of a 1989 exhibition. Seller Inventory # 20169
Title: Natura Naturata (An Argument for Still Life)
Publisher: Josh Baer Gallery, New York
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First edition.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very good. - Small octavo, 6-1/4 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in light grayish wrappers with the title viewed through a cut-out window on the front cover. 86 unnumbered pages each printed on one side only of fine semi-transparent paper. A black border decorates the front edge of each leaf. There are a few corner creases. Near fine. This catalogue by Joseph Kosuth of an exhibition spanning "three centuries of still lifes" includes a foreword by Cornelia Lauf and acknowledgements by Eva Buchmuller of the Squat Theatre. Essays include "Manet and Modernist Life" by Raquel Da Rosa, "Still Lifes as Landscapes and Portraits" by Clegg & Guttmann, "Remarks of a Still Life Connoisseur" an interview with Paul Magriel, "Poser un Lapin: Trois Moments de Nature Morte" by John C. Welchman, and quotes from Braco Dimitrievic, Daniel Farnshaw, and Carlo Garra.Included are brief descriptions of works by Alan Belcher, Werner Buttner, Sarah Charlesworth, Braco Dimitrievic, Lili Dujourie, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, and so on. Seller Inventory # 35179
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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
First edition. Small softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran March 4-11, 1989. Foreword by curator Cornelia Lauf with several essays. A fine copy in wrappers with die-cut front panel. Seller Inventory # 135455
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Seller: Arcana: Books on the Arts, Culver City, CA, U.S.A.
Die-Cut Wrappers. Condition: Fine. First Edition. np, no illustrations. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1989 Josh Bear Gallery exhibition for the benefit of New York's Squat Theatre, the noted Conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth designed this elegant catalogue cum artist's book with a die-cut front cover printed on onionskin pages using typography much in the manner of his text-based wall pieces of the period. Curated by his wife Cornelia Lauf, the contemporary artists featured were Alan Belcher, Werner Buttner, Sarah Charlesworth, Braco Dimitrievic, Lili Dujourie, Clegg & Guttmann, Kosuth, Roy Lichtenstein, Glenn O'Brien, Claes Oldenburg, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Eran Shaerf, Wolfgang Staehle, Haim Steinbach, and Jon Tower, alongside "older masters" "Anonymous", Ben Austrian, Charles Thomas Bale, Nicholas Alden Brooks, George Henry Hall, William Michael Harnett, Gasparo Lopez, John Peto, Henri Robbe, and Tobias Stranover. A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to five hundred unnumbered copies. Artist's Book. Seller Inventory # 013276
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Seller: Led Astray By Language, Clonmel, TIPPE, Ireland
Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. An Argument for Still Life .160 x 110mm offset on semi-transparent paper with black edging, with front cover die-cut to reveal title Unpaginated essays by Raquel DaRosa, Clegg & Guttmann, Braco Dimitrievic, with introduction by Cornelia Lauf. Near fine condition in bound unprinted off-white wrappers. Published on the occasion of the 1989 exhibition at the Squat Theatre. Seller Inventory # LABL231
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Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. unpaginated (approx. 80 pages). Catalogue design by artist Joseph Kosuth. Limited edition: 500 copies. Handmade. Frim binding, age toning. Light pencil markings within. Size: 16mo. Seller Inventory # 055735
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Benefit Exhibition for Squat Theatre. Josh Baer Gallery: NY 1989. 6.25 x 4.5", wraps, unpaged, minor cover wear (back cover crease), top of spine bumped, slight soil. Seller Inventory # 96-0818
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Seller: Antiquariat Burgverlag, Wien, Austria
kl.-8°. ca. 90 Bll. OKart. In sehr gutem Zustand Installation: Annabelle Selldorf, catalogue: Joseph Kosuth. Mit Beiträgen vo: Eva Buchmüller, Cornelia Lauf, Raquel Darosa, Clegg & Guttmann, Paul Magriel, John C. Welchman, Braco Dimitrievic, Daniel Fanshaw, Carlo Carra. Gewicht in Gramm: 500. Seller Inventory # 2969-13
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