Edward Ruscha (B. 1937)
A Group of Eight Artist's Books
(i) Some Los Angeles Apartments, 1965, first edition of 700
(ii) Every Building on the Sunset Strip, 1966, first edition of 1,000
(iii) Thirty-Four Parking Lots, 1967, first edition of 2,413
(iv) Twenty Six Gasoline Stations, 1967, second edition of 500
(v) Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass, 1968, first edition of 2,400
(vi) Real Estate Opportunities, 1970, edition of 4,000
(vii) A Few Palm Trees, 1971, edition of 3,900
(viii) A Few Palm Trees, 1971, edition of 3,900
eight elements–black offset printing on paper
(i, ii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii) 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (18 x 14 cm.); (iii) 10 1/8 x 8 in. (25.7 x 20.3 cm.)
Published in 1962-1971.

Provenance
Private collection, Pasadena
Anon. sale; Palm Desert, California, 20 September 2014
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature
S. Engberg and C. Philpot, eds. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Volume 1 and 2, New York and Minneapolis, 1999, nos. B1, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13 (illustrated in color).