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Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Wraps (PB) in very good condition with light edgewear and soiling to cover, couple of tiny wrinkles to spine. Inside is all clean and unmarked. Published on the occasion of Allen Ruppersberg's retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 13 to May 26, 1985; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, September 19 to November 10, 1985. Limited editiion of 1500 copies. 125 pages with illustrations.
Seller: David Gaines, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: 125 pp.; 30.8 x 21.8 cm.; glue bound; black-and-white & color; edition size 1500; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Artist's book / exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with retrospective show held at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 13 - May 26, 1985. Traveled to The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, September 19 - November 10, 1985. Edited and with an introduction by Julia Brown. Contains thoughtful essay by Howard Singerman. Filled with projects by Ruppersberg and with letterpressed, multi-color, covers. Includes a chronology and bibliography. Good. 7 mm. stain to recto and 3.5 cm. fingerprint soiling to recto. Rubbing and soiling across verso with scratching. 6 cm. crease parallel to top edge of recto. Light dust soiling of text block edge, contents otherwise clean and unmarked. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.
Seller: Specific Object / David Platzker, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$69.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 125 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Edition of 1500 copies. Published on the occasion of Allen Ruppersberg's retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 13 to May 26, 1985; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, September 19 to November 10, 1985. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Stated First Edition. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. A major publication on the Californian conceptual artist Allen Ruppersberg. Size: 4to
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 4to. 125 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 4to. Softbound. First edition. Published on the occasion of a retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Illustrated with photographs and graphics. Virtually as new.
Seller: Skyline Books, Forest Knolls, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Publisher: Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1985. FINE softcover in illustrated wraps, as issued. First Softcover Edition, LATER Printing. Previous owner's artistic embossed stamp at bottom of FFEP, otherwise as new.
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 125 pp.; 30.8 x 21.8 cm.; glue bound; black-and-white & color; edition size 1500; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Artist's book / exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with retrospective show held at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 13 - May 26, 1985. Traveled to The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, September 19 - November 10, 1985. Edited and with an introduction by Julia Brown. Contains thoughtful essay by Howard Singerman. Filled with projects by Ruppersberg and with letterpressed, multi-color, covers. Includes a chronology and bibliography. Very Good. Light rubbing of spine edge, 2 cm. of soiling to verso and 4 mm. tear to verso edge. Contents are clean and unmarked. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.
Seller: Specific Object / David Platzker, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$76.92 + shipping
Description: Auflage: Insgesamt 1750 Exemplare. 31 x 22 cm. 125 S., 1 Blatt. OKarton. Einband teilweise minimal nachgedunkelt und angestaubt. Gutes bis sehr gutes Exemplar. Normalausgabe. Texte in Englisch. Mit einigen Abbildungen, selten in Farbe. Sprache: englisch.
Seller: Antiquariat Querido - Frank Hermann, Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition ~1st Printing Softcover near fine in illustrated covers; very gentle rubbing/soiling to covers else a tight square unmarked copy in uncreased covers
Seller: David Kaye Books & Memorabilia, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$84.32 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$84.97 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$89.15 + shipping
Condition: New
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Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$89.74 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.94
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
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Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$104.40 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: unpag. S., zahl. s/w Abb., kart., 30 x 22 cm. Aussen etwas berieben. Darüber hinaus in guter Erhaltung.
Seller: Galerie Buchholz OHG (Antiquariat), Köln, Germany
Price: US$111.00 + shipping
Description: folio. pp. 125, [2]. illus. (some colour). biblio. wrs. (library markings on verso of title & sticker on front wr., else very good). First Edition, Paperback Issue (1500 copies). Published on the occasion of an exhibition.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$115.39 + shipping
Description: 32 cm ; Edited by Julia Brown. With an Essay by Howard Singerman. Exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 13, 1985 - May 26, 1985 and at The Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, September 19, 1985 - November 10, 1985. The Secret of Life and Death is Part of the "In Context" Series of Exhibitions of the Work of individual Artists. "Black Sparrow Press" stamped Copy with "Love Me Tender" Insert & electronic "Music Box". Großformatige englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe, 125 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, nebst einer dazugehörigen beigebundenen Art Aktenhülle mit Deckeltitel "Love me Tender", diese mit 8 entnehmbaren Fotos, 5 weiteren Beilagen und einem elektronischen Akustik-Gimmick (Batterie inzwischen leer). Im Impressum mit Stempel "Black Sparrow Edition". Äußerlich zum Teil etwas angedunkelt (externally partly a bit darkened). pwRegal-HH ISBN: 0914357077
Seller: Antiquariat Weber, Neuendorf b. Elmshorn, SH, Germany
Price: US$120.44 + shipping
Description: 32 cm ; Edited by Julia Brown. With an Essay by Howard Singerman. Exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 13, 1985 - May 26, 1985 and at The Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, September 19, 1985 - November 10, 1985. The Secret of Life and Death is Part of the "In Context" Series of Exhibitions of the Work of individual Artists. "Black Sparrow Press" stamped Copy with "Love Me Tender" Insert & electronic "Music Box". Großformatige englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe, 125 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, nebst einer dazugehörigen beigebundenen Art Aktenhülle mit Deckeltitel "Love me Tender", diese mit 8 entnehmbaren Fotos, 5 weiteren Beilagen und einem elektronischen Akustik-Gimmick (Batterie inzwischen leer). Im Impressum mit Stempel "Black Sparrow Edition". Gutes Exemplar (good Condition). pwRegal-HH ISBN: 0914357077
Seller: Antiquariat Weber, Neuendorf b. Elmshorn, SH, Germany
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Limited edition 34/250. 10 (of11?) photographic prints, plus other miscellany. Sound maker not working. A gently read copy with only slight smudges to cover. No dust-jacket, as issued. 125 pp.
Seller: boredom books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hardbound quarto. 125 pp. With essay by Howard Singerman. Edited by Julia Brown. A handsome fine volume. Lacks the plain paper dustwrapper, but otherwise complete with all inserts including the 8 black and white photographs contained in an integral folder. Metal ringer device no longer works. An elaborately designed book. One of 250 hand-numbered copies.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 9 1/8 inches x 12 5/8 in., 125 pp. + numbered colophon page; illustrated with reproductions of black & white and color photographs of artworks; bound-in folder: Love Me Tender, which contains five sheets of printed stationary, and eight 9 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in. black & white photographic prints, and with the mounted device present. Color-printed, design paper over boards, yellow endpapers. This copy, shows bumping and abrasions to the lower spine end and the lower cover edges, the interior lower margins of the text pages show a three inch x one inch area of dampstaining, damp to some of the lower page corners of the text.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: ONE OF 250 HARDCOVERS, MINT COPY COLLATED AND COMPLETE.
Seller: Kenneth Starosciak, Bookseller, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$179.57 + shipping
Description: 4to. pp. 127. Colour & monochrome illustrations throughout. Essays and seven works by Ruppersberg. Bound-in folder: 'Love Me Tender', which contains five sheets of printed stationary, and eight 9 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in. black & white photographic prints, and with the mounted device present. Publisher's boards, complete with plain dust-jacket. The deluxe edition, published on the occasion of retrospective exhibition, MOCA Los Angeles. This copy one of a limited edition of 250 numbered examples, handbound in pictorial boards by Earle Gray. This deluxe edition features an artwork/multiple entitled "Love Me Tender" (which incorporates a primitive electronic "music box" that plays a version of the Elvis Presley classic when opened - but as usual the battery is long dead)
Seller: Sims Reed Ltd ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 4to. 125 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated boards with very good plus unprinted white dust jacket. Essay by Howard Singerman. Edited by Julia Brown. All insert items present, though the battery needs to be replaced. One of 250 numbered copies. First edition, numbered hardcover issue.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 128pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Barbara Martin. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1984 Allen Ruppersberg retrospective that traveled from Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art to New York's New Museum. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies only, this deluxe edition is hand bound in decorative boards by Earl Gray and features an artwork/multiple by the wry conceptual artist entitled "Love Me Tender" (which incorporates a primitive electronic "music box" that plays a highly syrupy version of the Elvis Presley classic when opened) bound in. A bright, most handsome example of the first - and only - hardbound edition limited to two hundred and fifty hand-numbered (#190/250) copies whose easily replaced, tiny watch-type battery has run dead after thirty-five years still in the publisher's unprinted white paper jacket, as issued.
Seller: Arcana: Books on the Arts, Culver City, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 127 pp.; 32 x 23 cm.; sewn bound; other special feature[s]; black-and-white & color; edition size 250; offset-printed Deluxe artists' book / exhibition catalogue published by Black Sparrow Press in conjunction with exhibition held at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 13 - May 26, 1985. Traveled to New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, September 19 - November 10, 1985. Contains thoughtful essay by Howard Singerman. One of 250 numbered hardback copies (plus unknown number of additional copies stamped "Black Sparrow Press" on the colophon page) that includes a bound-in, 2-pocket folder containing 13 loose sheets and an electronic chip that plays "Love Me Tender" when the book is opened, which has a battery that needs to be replaced. Very Good. Includes plain unprinted dust-jacket. This copy with "BLACK SPARROW EDITION" rubber stamped on colophon page and is unnumbered. This copy lacking battery, musical element may no longer be functional. 2.7 cm. stain to top right corner of two pages within folder, recto of folder, and bleeding through lightly to adjacent book page from battery leakage. Complete with all inserts.
Seller: Specific Object / David Platzker, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$274.73 + shipping
Description: FINE DELUXE HARDBOUND EDITION Limited to two hundred and fifty copies only, this deluxe edition is hand bound in decorative boards by Earl Gray and features an artwork/multiple by the wry conceptual artist entitled "Love Me Tender" / ETAT EXCELLENT EDITION DELUXE limitée à 250 exemplaires br. couv. rig. coul. ill. 23x32cm. 960gr. 125pp. ill. n&b. coul. COMPLET de la pochette incluse avec la petite music box (batterie à remplacer) 5 fiches hotels et 8 pl. photoimpression. n&b. chrono/biblio. exempl. tamponné "Black Sparrow Edition"
Seller: A Balzac A Rodin, Paris, France
Ruppersberg, Allen. The secret of life and death. Black Sparrow Press, 1985.
Price: US$349.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Condition.Clean crisp tight copy, no marks or tears. Email Notification. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Seller: OceanwaveBooks, Newbury Park, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$357.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 128pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Barbara Martin. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1984 Allen Ruppersberg retrospective that traveled from Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art to New York's New Museum. This deluxe edition is hand bound in decorative boards by Earl Gray and features an artwork/multiple by the wry conceptual artist entitled "Love Me Tender" (which incorporates a primitive electronic "music box" that plays a highly syrupy version of the Elvis Presley classic when opened) bound in. A bright, most handsome example of the first - and only - hardbound edition limited to two hundred and fifty hand-numbered (#218/250) copies whose easily replaced, tiny watch-type battery has run dead after thirty-five years additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Al Ruppersberg" in black ink on the title page still in the publisher's unprinted white paper jacket, as issued.
Seller: Arcana: Books on the Arts, Culver City, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Unnumbered run-off of the Deluxe limited edition of 250 numbered copies. This copy is SIGNED by Allen Ruppersberg & stamped "Black Sparrow Edition" on the colophon. Fine in pictorial boards handbound by Earl Gray in the publisher's plain unprinted dust jacket. (4to. ) (128pp. ) Illustrated in color & black & white. Designed by Barbara Martin & printed by Graham Mackintosh. The small watch-like battery in the "Love Me Tender" portion of the text has expired and could be easily replaced. The 8 (9 1/2" X 5 1/2") black & white photographic prints & the 5 pieces of printed stationary are in place.
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.