Arakawa and Madeline Gins, The Mechanism of Meaning, inscribed and signed by Gins on the half-title page to Leon Arkus, the former director of the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA. 1988, revised/second edition. Abbeville Press. Hardcover in dust jacket, illustrated throughout and complete with the 2 mylar inserts. Book measures 11.25 x 11.25 inches. A mix of an artist's book with a architectural textbook and general guide to living in a weird, urban environment. Gins and Arakawa were close friends with Leon Arkus, whose directorship was dedicated to bringing avant-garde and European art into the museum. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Sound binding; contents are clean and unmarked; light bumping to the tips, and the upper corner of all of the pages is slightly creased. The dust jacket is sunned along the spine; chipping to spine ends and corners; small tear at the crown of the spine and a small stain to the front inner flap. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .