Search Results: nine swimming pools and a broken by ruscha edward

Los Angeles, CA: Edward Ruscha, 1968. First edition. Softcover. Printed in an edition of only 2500 copies. A collection of 10 color photographs of swimming pools. A very good copy in wrappers from the library of the Visual Studies Workshop with their sticker to the front panel but otherwise free of marks. Lacking the glassine. Despite the sticker a solid copy of this terrific artist book.

n.p. [Los Angeles]: (Edward Ruscha), 1976. Near fine.. Signed second edition of Ruscha's first book using color photographs, a series on water artificially contained and explosively freed. Nine blue Las Vegas swimming pools, separated by bright white blank leaves, and one smashed glass with water droplets running free of their artificial enclosure. On his choice of subject matter, Ruscha has explained: "I like waking up in the morning and saying, 'Well, I guess it's swimming pools today'" (quoted in Phillpot). 7'' x 5.5''. Original printed white wrappers. Printed by G.R. Huttner Lithography. Edition of 2000 unnumbered copies. [64] pages, of which 52 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. Minor edgewear, very faint soil to wrappers.

NP: SELF-PUBLISHED. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First edition INSCRIBED & dated in December of 1968 on front blank to his friend Bob Wetterrau, manager of Flax art store in Westwood Village. Fine in white printed wrappers with black titles in the fragile clear glassine protective overlay. 2400 copies produced. Uncommon contemporary association inscription from Ruscha's early 'young artist' period. ; 5 1/2" x 7" .