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[PHOTOBOOK] RUSCHA, EDWARD Every Building on the Sunset Strip

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[PHOTOBOOK] RUSCHA, EDWARD Every Building on the Sunset Strip

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Lot 251
[PHOTOBOOK] RUSCHA, EDWARD Every Building on the Sunset Strip. [Los Angeles]: Edward Ruscha, 1966. First edition, the f...
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[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 preserving the original publisher's wrap around band. 7 inches (18 cm); contents concertina fold, with every building on the Sunset Strip depicted on the resulting (approximately) 24 foot (7 meter) strip. Tiny spot on spine, very slight offset from the glue of the case, but this is in an exceptional state of preservation.
This is a classic photobook, Ruscha's best known, this copy in uncommonly fine condition. Parr and Badger The Photobook: A History, Volume Two, 142-3.

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for $3,437 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for $3,437 (includes buyer's premium)
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