Ed Ruscha - "Babycakes" - 1970

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Ed Ruscha, Babycakes, first edition, English, soft cover, published by Multiples, New York, 1970, 49 pages, 19 × 15 cm, in good condition.

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Babycakes with Weights
22 photographs depicting cakes, pies, pastries and tarts with their weights, and a baby, followed by 27 blank pages.
Beautiful blue cover, with the title in green flocked lettering, bound with a pink ribbon.
First and only edition.
Limited edition of 1,200 copies.
Edited by Multiples and the Marian Goodman Gallery in New York for the box “Artists and Photographs” in 1970.
One of Ed Ruscha's most sought-after books.

Good condition but a small crease barely visible on the top edge on the back (see photos).
A very fresh copy, almost in as-new condition.
No delivery to the United States due to the new legislation.


Bibliography
-Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, reproduced under the number B11.
-Ed Ruscha: Retrospective "Then and Now", MOMA New York 2023.

Babycakes with Weights
22 photographs depicting cakes, pies, pastries and tarts with their weights, and a baby, followed by 27 blank pages.
Beautiful blue cover, with the title in green flocked lettering, bound with a pink ribbon.
First and only edition.
Limited edition of 1,200 copies.
Edited by Multiples and the Marian Goodman Gallery in New York for the box “Artists and Photographs” in 1970.
One of Ed Ruscha's most sought-after books.

Good condition but a small crease barely visible on the top edge on the back (see photos).
A very fresh copy, almost in as-new condition.
No delivery to the United States due to the new legislation.


Bibliography
-Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, reproduced under the number B11.
-Ed Ruscha: Retrospective "Then and Now", MOMA New York 2023.

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Art
Book Title
"Babycakes"
Author/ Illustrator
Ed Ruscha
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1970
Height
19 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
15 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Multiples, New York
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
49
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Objects sold
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