Vasta @ LA ART BOOK FAIR Vintage & Contemporary

Here's a preview of the recent additions to my inventory available for purchase at the LA Art Book Fair at the end of January. As always, I will be presenting vintage material alongside the contemporary as well as copies of Hide And Seek, the first book published by Vasta Editions. I'm looking forward to seeing you at the fair.

 (above) LILIACEES LANGOUREUSES AUX PARFUMS d'ARABE 
Photographs by Irina Ionesco, Paris 1974 

                                                   Large portfolio.  $900.00

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MADAME ARTHUR Souvenir Program. Paris circa 1960.
Nightclub featuring female impersonators. Photo of Coccinelle 

from the program.  $125.00

 LE PETOMANE
London 1967. First English edition. 

The story of the man who farted his way to 

fame and fortune  $50.00

 SATANIK. Photo Histoires Pour Adultes

Paris 1967  $45.00

BOUM DANS MA TETE. Special issue of Actuel

Paris 1974  $85.00

  JOURS SANS DIMANCHE
Paris 1947. Portfolio size erotic novel with sexually 

explicit illustrations. $2,000.00

 Limited Edition Artist's Books

 

 Keep Smiling! Marcus Nyblom

Silk screened 1/102 copies

Berlin: Bon Gout 2007  $65.00

Orbe #23

Silk screened + offset 1/250 copies

Association Orbe (France) 2006  $50.00

 Glen Baxter Ominous Stains

Ouvroir Humoir #6

Silk screened 1/750 copies

Frederic de Jean Editions (France) 2009  $40.00

Livres Rouge  Thierry Guitard

Silk screened small format folio 1/10 copies

Bulle d'Encre (France) 1997  $200.00

La Chair Nue s'Articule  Stephan Blanquet

Offset unspecified limited edition

Alain Beaulet Editions (France) 2009  $50.00

Les Dossiers Noirs de l'Histoire

Offset w/silk screened cover 1/1000 copies
Marseille: Le Dernier Cri 2004  $85.00

Monsters of Sinland  David Sandlin
Silk screened 1/40 copies
New York City: self-published 2014  $150.00

 Vide Point Rose Tr.U  Stephan Blanquet

Silk screened 1/125 copies 

Berlin: re:SURGO!  $50.00

 Gothic Horror Story  A.T.Pratt

Etching single folded sheet 1/5 copies

New York City(?)  $100.00

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FRENCH GIRLIE: Regal Magazine 1953 Nudes Strip Series

One of a large crop of digest size, Parisian girlie magazines appearing in the early 1950s, Regal conformed to the genre: seductive females posed nude and in lingerie usually emphasizing legs and derrieres. This particular issue had some very appealing models as well as creative uses of the camera and the darkroom: surreal double exposures and images montaged together. All together a wonderful small package of Parisienne charms.

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Strip-tease series

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SELBEE Magazines: LEG SHOW SATANA HIGH HEELS PEPPER Garter Belts & Stockings

Selbee, located in New York, was among the first of the specialty publishers to move out of the confines of the digest size magazines and into the standard, full-size format. Out of that came one of the most recognized and collectible titles Leg Show. Along with its sister publications, including Satana, High Heels, Stocking Parade, Pepper and Leg Show stayed faithful to the ideas set forth in the digests. Use great models posed in and out of lingerie with a preference for fetishy outfits and especially corsets, garter belts, stockings and high heels. Art director for the first issues was Eric Stanton, legendary illustrator whose artwork, along with colleague Gene Bilbrew's, appears regularly in Selbee publications.

Quoting from Serge Jacques, one of the legendary French photographers of the female figure: "... a photo is not erotic if the model is not wearing a garter belt and stockings"! Je suis d'accord Monsieur Jacques!! Posted here a selection of marvelous Selbee publications including a few recent arrivals as well images from the archives.

Above, premiere issue #1 of Leg Show, for sale here

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Leg Show #5 for sale here

 

 Gene Bilbrew illustration

Anita Ventura


Bonnie Logan

Gene Bilbrew illustration

Joann Bliss

Barbara Pauline

Anita Ventura

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IRVING KLAW Model Joan "Eve" Rydell 1950s

Prior to her extensive modeling career with Irving and Paula Klaw, Joan "Eve" Rydell, a local New York City girl, began selling her photographs via mail order. She worked with a very competent photographer, advertising and selling photos via ads in girlie magazines. Her photographs began to appear circa 1949. Photographs posted here are rare, large format 8 x 10" images, self-published and from deep in the archives.  She had a wonderful face and figure and knew how to strike a pose!

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