Rare books from Alan Wofsy Fine Arts

Early 20th cent.. Hand made doll. Porcelain head on plaster and composite body. Complete.

New York: Kennedy Gallery, 1974. Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, distribution. . 500 numbered copies, signed by the artist on the colophon, without the lithograph. 128 pp. 35.5 x 24 cm. (14 x 9.5 inches). Quarter calf and marbled boards in matching slipcase.

New York: Kennedy Gallery, 1974. Distributed graphics by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts.. Deluxe edition with an original signed three-color lithograph of Joseph. 500 numbered copies, signed by the artist on the colophon. 128 pp. 35.5 x 24 cm (14 x 9.5 inches). Quarter calf and marbled boards in cloth slipcase, all as new.

Chicago, Ill.: Circle Fine Arts.. Eight color silkscreen prints after 1932 original. 28 x 19 inches.

Mexico: Walt Disney Productions, 1970.. 94 cm. x 69 cm. Actual display poster for the movie. Folded with signs of use, mainly on the edges. Se trata de un cartel de mostrar real de la película. Se doble con signos de uso, principalmente en los bordes.

San Francisco, ca. 1960s.. Oil on board. 30 x 20 inches. John Payne (1928-2000) was represented by San Francisco's Maxwell Galleries in the 1950s.

Genf: Weber, 1972-1992.. 4to. Joan Miro. Der Lithograph. Band 1-6. (6 Bände, komplett). Band 1: 1930-1953. Band 2: 1953-1963. Vorwort von Raymond Queneau. Band 3: 1964-1969. Vorwort von Joan Teixidor. Band 4: 1969-1972. Vorwort von Nicolas und Elena Calas. Band 5: 1972-1975. Verzeichnis zusammengestellt von Patrick Cramer. Band 6: 1976-1981. Verzeichnis zusammengestellt von Patrick Cramer. Es fehlt die Originallithographien ausser den SchutzumschläThe complete set in 6 volumes, lacking the 34 original color lithographs except the original lithograph dust-jackets are present. All volumes clothbound in dust jackets and acetate dust jackets; in excellent condition. Volume 1: 1930-1952, 236 pages, 189 color plates; Volume 2: 1953-1963, 254 pages, approx. 200 color plates; Volume 3: 1964-1968, 217 pages, and over 200 color plates; Volume 4: 1969-1972, 210 pages and over 200 color plates; Volume 5: 1972-1975, 192 pages, 210 color plates; Volume 6: 1976-1981, 200 pages, 180 color plates. References:… Read More

1965.. Bronze patina on plaster bust of Ernest Hemingway, mounted on a walnut stand. 14" Height (with stand - 9” bust only), 7" width. Annotated on back of bust "Copyright 1965. Thomas Holland, F51". Heavy item, additional freight charge needed for shipping; item weighs 10 lbs.The artist was born in Alameda, California, and studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Mexico. He was best known as a sculptor and polo player, although at various times in his life he was also a ballet dancer, sailor, boxer and fencer. He worked as a radio actor, then in the early days of television before an extended period as an artist at the Walt Disney company….As a sculptor, Thomas Holland achieved the greatest recognition for his heroic monument to the Pony Express which stands at the western terminus of the historic route in Sacramento, California. The fifteen-foot-high bronze statue was unveiled on June 4, 1976, in honor of the… Read More

Paris: Chez Briasson, David & Le Breton, 1762-1767.. 39 x 25.5 cm. One plate with page of letterpress description.

New York: Simon and Schuster, circa 1959.. Color collage on Little Golden Book Layout Sheet board. 10.5 x 14.5 inches. Signed "Garth Williams" in pencil with various notes to the printer. Inventory no. 3.006615.Provenance: Estate of the artist.Garth William, American Illustrator, A Life by E. & J. Wallace, pp. 144, 224.

Mill Valley, CA: Sunflower Press, 1972.. Micro-Miniature Book. 64mo. [28 pp.] Hand-colored illustrated on Purple Boards, text printed in black, illustrations in purple. Numbered 29 of 50 copies. (Bradbury, Sunflower Press 3, p. 288). Near Fine. Fine miniature books from the Sunflower Press (1972 - 1989).

New York: Braziller and Crown, 1960-1986.. 6 vols. Original dust-jacket lithographs. Lacking the other original lithographs. Very good except for vol. 4 which is shaken.

Paris: Castel, 1863. Small folio. 26 x 34cm. Original cloth, worn. Wood-engravings and 12 aquatint plates, most in 2 colors. Engraved portrait of Victor Hugo as frontispiece. Occasional light foxing.Beraldi, Les Graverus du XIXe Siècle, III, p. 167; Vicaire, Manuel de l’amateur de livres du XIXe siècle, III, pp. 925-926.No original editions in OCLC.OCLC Number: 469261402 (2002 reprint).  (27 p. et la table) : titre en rouge et noir, portrait, vignette en couleurs au titre, fig., pl. gravées ; in-4

Paris: Wildenstein Institute & La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1974-1991. (Alan Wofsy Fine Arts distribution). 4to. 5 vols. French. 1875 pages. 28,7 x 38,7 cm. 17265 g. Cloth with dust jackets....This is the large format first edition of the catalogue raisonné of the œuvre of Claude Monet (1840–1926) offers a compelling biography of the artist whose life is recounted in as many chapters as there were significant events in his career. For instance, some chapters address Monet’s encounter with Eugène Boudin or Georges Clemenceau, while others examine the successes and the challenges the artist faced over the course of his career, or the personal losses and public honors. In these five volumes, almost 2,000 paintings are inventoried, analyzed, and reproduced in chronological order, from Monet’s early days as an artist, to his acclaimed Nymphéas series. The catalogue also includes previously unpublished letters, and excerpts of correspondence supporting the authors’ attributions and… Read More

Berkeley: 1989. Impasto oil painting on canvas. Signed dated and titled verso. 30 x 23 inches. ...Marilyn Levin is an artist and art educator living in San Francisco, CA and Boston, MA. She received her MFA in Painting from UCLA where she studied with Richard Diebenkorn....Levin has exhibited in the United States, Europe and India. Her work is represented in many public and private collections as well as several museums, including The San Francisco MOMA, the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, the Kresge Collection at Harvard University and the Sanskriti Museum in Delhi, India.....She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, the Sanskriti Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. She has taught in the Tufts/Museum School Dual Degree program for over 25 years, as well as workshops in Massachusetts, Italy and Mexico.....Her work grows out of a concern for painterly abstraction and has long been concerned with color and its… Read More