Lots 181 - 190

Lot #181: (BLOW BOOK) JAY, RICKY "THE MAGIC MAGIC BOOK" NY (WHITNEY LIBRARY) 1994. FIRST EDITION, 2 VOLS., 4TO
1 of 300 signed by six of the contributors including William Wegman and Ricky Jay. Volume 1 is Jay's historical essay and illustrations. Volume 2 is the "Blow Book". The Blow book is manipulated by fingers and breath (instructions included) to create differing illusions. Wraps. Housed in silk covered box. Rare.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00 Sold at $1200

Lot #182: (FACSIMILE) MATISSE, HENRI "JAZZ" NY (MOMA) (1983) SPECIAL EDITION OF "JAZZ" FOR MOMA
Fine copy in original clamshell box.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $750

Lot #183: (LITHOGRAPH) MOORE, HENRY "HEADS, FIGURES AND IDEAS" LONDON & NY (RAINBIRD - GRAPHIC SOCIETY) 1958. FIRST EDITION, LARGE FOLIO
Four color original lithograph by Moore. Watermarked with the artist's signature. 1/4 cloth over pictorial boards.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $150

Lot #184: PICASSO, PABLO "LA GUERRE ET LA PAIX" PARIS (CIRCLE D'ART) 1954. FIRST TRADE EDITION, FOLIO
Illustrated by Picasso. Two mural plates laid-in.
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 300.00 Sold at $50

Lot #185: MARINO MARINI AND PICASSO, TWO TITLES
(1) Cooper, Douglas "Marino Marini" Greenwich, (1959). First American edition, folio. 20 plates, fine copy. Limited edition. (2) Picasso, Pablo and Aragon, Louis "Shakespeare" NY (Abrams) (1965). First American edition, large folio. 1 of 1000 copies. 13 plates by Picasso. Fine copy in fine dust jacket.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $100

Lot #186: (PAPER CUT) WU JIAN'AN "DAY DREAMS" NY, 2006. FIRST EDITION, 4TO
20 plates of paper cuts from the artist's first solo exhibition. Limited edition. Plates loose in folding cloth covered box.
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 300.00

Lot #187: JAPANESE COLOR FLORALS AND BIRDS - TWO VOLUMES IN FOLDING BOX
One volume has blue stain at one corner - not affecting images.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $175

Lot #188: (CRESSET PRESS) BUNYAN, JOHN "PILGRIM'S PROGRESS" LONDON (CRESSET PRESS) 1928. TWO VOLUMES, FOLIO. 1 OF 195 COPIES
Illustrated with wood engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton and Gertrude Hermes. Bound in publishers full black vellum by Sangorski, and Sutcliffe. Fine set in publishers slipcase.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00

Lot #189: BAYROS, TOYEN, MUZIKA AND KAREL SVOLINSKY - FOUR TITLES ILLUSTRATED BY THESE ARTISTS
(1) (Bayros, Franz) "Bily Pov", 1910. Color illustrated wraps by Bayros and four black and white plates. 1/2 morocco binding. Small 4TO. (2) (Muzika) "Basne" 1930. 12MO. 1 of 300 copies. Four surrealistic plates by Muzika. (3) (Toyen) Machy "Maj" four full page lithographs by Toyen. Original wraps. (4) (Svolinsky) "Ze Starych Casu", 1931. Etched title and etched plate by Karel Svolinsky.
Estimate: $ 300.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $50

Lot #190: OROZCO, GABRIELLE AND TUERLINCKY, JOELLE, "ONE PRINTED PAGE #'S 1 AND 2", N.Y. (MOMA) 2004 AND 2006
(1) Orozco, Gabrielle "Untitled", etching. A maze of surfaces and densities, symmetries and asymmetries, and diagrams. (2) Tuerlincky, Joelle, "The Biggest Surface on Earth", instructions for creating the extract for the biggest surface. Extract 200 of the pieces to create the "Biggest Surface on Earth". Laid in both 1 of 200 copies. Housed in printed cardboard folders.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $125

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