S Books by Ed Ruscha
by Ruscha, Ed; Paul Ruscha (Photographs)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very good to fine condition
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Ed Ruscha, 2001. First edition. Softcover. Very good to fine condition. Octavo. (2) 26 (4) plates. Original stiff cream wraps with S motif in color on cover. S Books by Ed Ruscha. 2000 copies printed in 2001. Twenty-six color offset reproductions of variant book covers printed on glossy paper, plus cover image. Photographs by Paul Ruscha. This edition was made possible by an award from The Coutts Contemporary Art Foundation, Zurich.
Created by Ed Ruscha in 2001, after a 25-year hiatus from making artist books. Each photograph represents a monochromatic book cover gilded with variant letters S applied, two letters in one case. The methods of applying the letters to the covers appear to be different, e.g. bleaching or painting. This edition was produced in conjunction with Ruscha's exhibition at the James Kelly Gallery in Santa Fe in 2001. Minor wear, light compression at upper area of spine.
Created by Ed Ruscha in 2001, after a 25-year hiatus from making artist books. Each photograph represents a monochromatic book cover gilded with variant letters S applied, two letters in one case. The methods of applying the letters to the covers appear to be different, e.g. bleaching or painting. This edition was produced in conjunction with Ruscha's exhibition at the James Kelly Gallery in Santa Fe in 2001. Minor wear, light compression at upper area of spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51233
- Title
- S Books by Ed Ruscha
- Author
- Ruscha, Ed; Paul Ruscha (Photographs)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good to fine condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ed Ruscha
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- book covers, S Books, Ed Ruscha, limited edition, James Kelly Gallery
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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- Offset
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....