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Moscow: Intourist, 1930's (between 1932 and 1936, probably early 1934, the Second Five Year Plan is mentioned and an auction July 1934 in an advert). Folded. Very worn and fragile but complete item. Pictorial introduction to The Second Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT 2nd or MAT 2nd), a prominent Moscow theater that existed between 1924 and 1936. Rare original Intourist pictorial publication produced in the 1930s (likely around 1930–1935) to showcase the innovative, revolutionary, avant-garde developments in Soviet drama, stage design, and performance to foreign audiences. This item was part of the curated image of the USSR presented by Intourist, which aimed to project a picture of a dynamic, modern, and culturally advanced state. The brochure has a modernist visual design, with text in both French and English .The brochure highlights the departure from traditional, bourgeois theater in favor of "new" Soviet theatre, which featured unconventional staging, industrial themes, and, in some cases, the "biomechanical" approach promoted by Vsevolod Meyerhold. The "new trends" often featured in these brochures and performances included: Constructivist Stage Design: Moving sets, cogs, and machinery, such as those designed by Lyubov Popova for Meyerhold. Biomechanics: A system of acting focusing on physical, mechanical, and acrobatic skills rather than psychological realism. "Mass" Theatre: Productions aimed at showcasing Communist ideology to working-class audiences. Also a page on Nathalie Satz children's theatre.  

Norstedts 1971. Första upplagan. 176 sid. Häftad. Gott antikvariskt skick, sprättad, omslagen med endast lindriga bruksspår. Debuten. Den allra första, indragna och destruerade, upplagan: Norstedts (ej Pan), trådhäftad (ej pocket). På sista sidan återfinns den fotnot där Ben Gurion anklagas för krigsförbrytelser, och som ledde till att upplagan drogs in. En andra utgåva utkom senare samma år, utan denna fotnot, i pocket (dvs lim-, ej trådhäftad) och med annan baksida, på Pan/Norstedts. I den censurerade andraupplagan har man strukit baksidestextens sista stycke, som handlar om just inskränkningar i tryckfriheten, och istället fällt in ett foto på författaren. Hyllan.

Paris, Maeght Editeur, 1976. Folio (38 x 28 cm - the double plates are 56 × 38 cm). (4) 23 (1) pages, loose as issued. Front cover with a small stain to lower right corner and minor discoloring to back else clean. 1st printing.

Paris; Atelier Franck Bordas, 1993. 20,5x15,5 cm. 13 leaves + 50 original lithographs. Loose leaves in blank wrappers, housed in the original printed grey cloth chemise and slipcase, made by Bernard Duval. Very fine. Issued in 100 copies numbered 1-100, plus 25 copies HC, numbered I-XXV, all of them signed by the artist. This is number IV/XXV. In a short preface, entitled ""Mannerism Origins"", Brown states: ""Let us begin with Dana and Alexandra who walked with me through mannerism in all the subtleties contained and all the grandeurs offered. For what this reactionary movement has spun I admire and embrace. For Rome as it is. As it inspired."" Additionally inscribed by the artist to gallery owners Inger and Anders Tornberg on the first blank leaf: ""Inger + Anders / James / 1995"". Brown exhibited at Anders Tornberg Gallery on three occasions between 1985 and 1991. From the library of Anders Tornberg Gallery in Lund, Sweden, and with a stamp confirming this on the last blank leaf.

Den Haag: GEM Museum of Contemporary Art / Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König 2011. 8vo in original black clothed hardcover. 199 pages, illustrated throughout. Spine a little tanned else very well preserved. Boldly SIGNED IN HAND by Meese across innercover and front free blank, and with inscription in hand to cover "Barbarella De Flash Gordonon" and dated 1.2.3011 (!). Barbarella" refers to the recurring character or archetype of Barbarella the sci-fi heroine as interpreted by Meese, often appearing in his chaotic, energetic, and culturally referential paintings, installations, and performances alongside figures like Zarathustra, Moomins, and Mickey Mouse. Meese frequently uses Barbarella as a symbol of power and a "femme fatale" archetype, integrating her into his dense, action-painting style . The time and space traveller Flash Gordon is equally part of Meese's universe. - "With the exhibition and the artists book of the same name ""Total Selbstportrait" (Total Self-Portrait) Jonathan Meese is again exploring self-identity through diverse media like paintings, photos, and collages, often incorporating elements of evolution, childhood, pop culture, and art history to question the role of the artist and the essence of art itself. The concept celebrates the Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art) and features Meese's iconic, often chaotic, exploration of self, history, and the "birth of art".

Stockholm, Adolf Bonnier, 1889. 64,27,(1) s. + ett löst ilagt ettbladstryck saluförande boken. Häftad i originalomslag. Ryggen något nött och omslaget med ett par minimala revor och fläckar. Rikt illustrerad svensk guidebok till Världsutställningen i Paris 1889. Det separat paginerade bihanget under rubriken ”Svenska resande i Paris under Expositionen 1889” innehållande hundratals namn.

Red Lemon Press, 2013. 320 pp. Illustrated. Hardcover in dust jacket. In fine condition.

Yale University Press, 1962. 187 pp. Full cloth in dust jacket. Old price stamp to fly leaf. Jacket with light wear along edges. Overall very good.

Statens Museum for Kunst, 2016. 216 sider. Illustreret. Heftet med orig. omslag. Pænt eksemplar.

Gyldendals Spættebøger, 1968. 88 sider. Heftet med orig. omslag. Rød tusch på foromslag (se foto). Lette brugsspor.

Fotografisk Center/Konsthallen Göteborg, 1997. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Soft cover. In near fine condition with faint edge wear.

J. J. Augustin, 1944. 133 pp. Illustrated. Cloth binding. A near fine copy with sun darkened edges and slight traces of shelf wear. German-American photographer Horst P. Horst (1906-1999) was mostly known for his fashion photographs. He collaborated frequently with Vogue, and photographed many prominent figures in the 20th century high society.