[Batch of 5 catalogues] DAVID HAMMONS – 1. Yardbird Suite; 2. Selected Works – Zwirner; 3. L & M Arts 2007; 4. L & M Arts, 2012; 5. Five Decades – Mnuchin Gallery

Offered here as a group are five catalogues of the work of David Hammons, most quite scarce. Details & condition reports as follows: 1. David Hammons, Yardbird Suite, small 4to wrappers, Very good condition, 69 pages, mostly b/w and some color images; essays by Deborah Menaker Rotthschild, Robert Storr, others. Top corner bumped, some edgewear with darkening to page edges due to having survived the 209 Saint Mark’s Place fire at the home of the late art critic, Peter Schjeldahl, not affecting images. Rare. 0-91367-19-2 2. David Hammons, Selected Works, Zwirner & Wirth, Near Fine 8vo thick French wrappers, unpaginated, color ills. 0-9773568-2-5 3. David and Chie Hammons, L&M Arts 2007, VG+ 8vo hardcover, minor corner-wear, unpaginated, color ills, gallery publication announcement card laid in. 4. David Hammons, L&M Arts 2012, 8vo hardcover, unpaginated, color ills, minor edge-wear showing a bit of white. 5. David Hammons, Five Decades, Mnuchin Gallery 2015. Near Fine quarter cloth quarto with decorated boards and endpapers, 132 pages, heavily illustrated survey in the faux black fur slipcase (“Prestige Safari the material – a reference to Hammons’ mink fur artworks that were in a previous exhibition at Mnuchin / L&M). Designed by Logan Meyers at McCall Associates in an edition of 1500 (another 1500 had the “orange basketball” slipcase. Covers have a bit of rubbing due to the tight slipcase fit, and top and bottom edges of text block have some darkening due to the above-mentioned Schjeldahl fire, not affecting interior pages. Furry slipcase itself is in Near Fine condition. Additional photos or info upon request. A special batch of Hammonsiana from the Schjeldahl collection.