Jun 14, 2018 10:00 EST

Photographs

 
Lot 36
 

36

RUSCHA, EDWARD (b. 1937)
Every Building on the Sunset Strip
.
[Los Angeles]: Edward Ruscha, 1966. First edition, the first issue with the panorama extending over the partial last leaf. [Limited to 1000 copies, though not explicitly stated]. White paper card covers with the title printed in silver on the spine and front cover, in the silver slipcase. 77 x 5 1/2 inches (18 x 14.5 cm); contents concertina fold, with every building on the Sunset Strip depicted on the resulting (approximately) 24 foot (7 meter) strip. Offset and faint staining from the glue of the case, the spine somewhat darkenend and creased, light creasing to the final flap, some minor wear and lifting of the silver paper on the case.
A now classic photobook, and one of the best known of Ruscha's productions. Parr and Badger The Photobook: A History, Volume Two, 142-3.

Sold for $3,125
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500

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RUSCHA, EDWARD (b. 1937)
Every Building on the Sunset Strip
.
[Los Angeles]: Edward Ruscha, 1966. First edition, the first issue with the panorama extending over the partial last leaf. [Limited to 1000 copies, though not explicitly stated]. White paper card covers with the title printed in silver on the spine and front cover, in the silver slipcase. 77 x 5 1/2 inches (18 x 14.5 cm); contents concertina fold, with every building on the Sunset Strip depicted on the resulting (approximately) 24 foot (7 meter) strip. Offset and faint staining from the glue of the case, the spine somewhat darkenend and creased, light creasing to the final flap, some minor wear and lifting of the silver paper on the case.
A now classic photobook, and one of the best known of Ruscha's productions. Parr and Badger The Photobook: A History, Volume Two, 142-3.

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