Ruscha, Edward. A FEW PALM TREES. (Heavy Industry Publications), (Hollywood, CA), 1971.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Signed first edition of Ruscha's fourteen spare, black and white photographs of California palms, each captioned with its home address. A FEW PALM TREES was one of three books Ruscha published in 1971 (the others were DUTCH DETAILS and RECORDS) and grew out of an unrealized idea for a book called SEVENTEEN HOLLYWOOD PALM TREES. It was followed the next year by his neon-bright COLORED PEOPLE, another plant photo series. Pressed for insight by Clive Phillpot, Ruscha said in 1998: "I guess at that time I was more involved in botanical phenomena [.] I thought, well, this is something I should maybe investigate." 7'' x 5.5''. Original glossy black wrappers. Edition of 3900. 14 black and white photographic illustrations. [64] pages, of which 34 are blank. Signed by Ruscha in pencil on front free endpaper. PROVENANCE: From the collection of longtime MIT Press editor Roger Conover, who published several books by and about Ruscha. Minimal edgewear.

Seller: Brian Cassidy Books at Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.