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Hollywood, California: Heavy Industry Publications, 1971. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Limited to 3,900 copies. Octavo: [64] p. with 14 photographic images. Original plain black paper wrappers. The label of Ruscha's distributor, Wittenborn and Company, appears on the rear flyleaf. Some minor edgewear; otherwise very good. The first and only edition of this survey of palm trees in Los Angeles, supplying the location of each opposite the image. Like Ruscha (b.1937) himself, palm trees are not native to the city with which they are so intimately connected.
A FEW PALM TREES by Ruscha, Edward - 1971
by Ruscha, Edward
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A FEW PALM TREES
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(Hollywood, CA): (Heavy Industry Publications), 1971. Fine. 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.
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- Date Published 1971
- Keywords 20th century,1970s,US American,Artist's Book,Photography,Photobook
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A FEW PALM TREES
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A Few Palm Trees
by RUSCHA, Edward [ARTIST'S BOOKS]
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Hollywood: Heavy Industry Publications, 1971. First Edition. Stiff printed wrappers. Very Good +. Edward Ruscha. Small squarish 12mo. Unpaginated. Illustrated with black & white halftone photo reproductions. Bound in stiff paper wraps printed all black, no titles. Covers minimally scuffed, edges rubbed, binding tight. Fourteen palm trees photographed with "camera facing west in all photos" printed recto, locations printed verso. Followed by several blank leaves. The twelfth of sixteen small artist's books produced by Ruscha. Now with a removable, clear archival jacket.
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A FEW PALM TREES.
by Ruscha, Edward
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HOLLYWOOD: HEAVY INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS.. Fine with no dust jacket. 1971. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Fine in fine black printed wrappers. (64pp. ) (5 1/2" X 7") 3900 copies produced. Features 14 black & white photographs of palm trees in the Los Angeles area. An artist's book which was never reprinted. ; 5 1/2" x 7" .
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