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BABYCAKES WITH WEIGHTS
by Ruscha, Edward
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: [Multiples, Inc.], 1970. First printing. Fine.. First edition of Ruscha's eleventh book, featuring one bespoke baby (his own) and many mass-produced commercial cakes. BABYCAKES was originally issued by Goodman's imprint as part of the boxed portfolio set Artists and Photographs, with a catalogue and works by 18 other contemporary artists (Sol LeWitt, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, and others). Despite the cover's uncharacteristic soft pastels and textures, the book's photographs are in black and white, as austere as frosted cakes ever are. The pictured baby, at a stated 15 lbs 8 oz, weighs double the largest cake shown, or approximately 70 Hostess cinnamon rolls. Photographs by Elizabeth Claman, Sid Felson, Jerry McMillan, Danna Ruscha, and Ed Ruscha. 7.25'' x 6''. Original robin's-egg blue wrappers with pink satin ribbon tie and green flocked lettering. Black and white photographic illustrations. [52] pages. Ribbon frayed at one end, very slight wear to corners. Else bright and sharp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49914
- Title
- BABYCAKES WITH WEIGHTS
- Author
- Ruscha, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- [Multiples, Inc.]
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- 20th century,1970s,Artist's Book,Photography,Photobook
Terms of Sale
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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