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Ferus was an influential Los Angeles gallery that helped launch the careers of artists such as Ed Ruscha and Robert Irwin. It was also the first gallery on the west coast to show many east coast artists, for example Joseph Cornell and Andy Warhol. This Gagosian catalog features a few pieces from each artist shown by Ferus, but the press photos and gallery announcements are the icing on the cake for me… (2002, 144 pages)

This one sold practically as soon as we put it on the shelf. But dang! A British bootleg of an early Pynchon short story, by an outfit called Aloes Books. 1500 copies, 1978

Highlights from today’s house buy hitting the shelves tonight 🌚

A beautiful old set of Rorschach test cards!

Pola Oloixarac, author of Mona, stopped by the shop today and signed/smooched all our copies! 😍 We love you too 😉❤️

new arrivals ✨

Happy 50th Anniversary 🚀

Look out for our table at the Saint Vitus Valentine’s Day Market! ❤️Saturday, February 11, 11 AM - 3 PM

DO smoke a cigarette while demonstrating how to avoid sitting on a viper

Tomorrow (Thursday) at 7:00!

new 🔥 from .of.aesthetics

buy a French novel, get a free airmail envelope, unstamped but addressed to Messieurs Théodore Rhein & fils, Geneva

today on the dollar cart, a Jesse James book featuring a portrait of the bandit’s mother Zerelda Samuel, maps, and small collection of related postcards

on the dollar cart today

a few new arrivals

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