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Click here to subscribeavec, en regard, d'inutiles notules par Francois Dufrene. Published by Fluxus special editions as no. B, 1963. First edition. Softcover, 20 x 14 cm, 122 pp. Designed by George Maciunas with text printed in black on orange paper. Each page faces a photo of eyeglasses altered by Daniel Spoerri. Title page and vellum sheet are loose. Light age wear on wrappers, rubbing on spine, top corner of back cover is chipped off (approx. 2 cm), generally a fine copy.
Milan, Flash Art and King Kong International, ca. 1975. Original cardboard box, 43 x 33.5 cm, with pasted editor's label, containing the authorized re-edition of the first 9 issues of ccV TRE (some issues may derive from the leftovers of the original edition). Artists' publication in newspaper style edited by George Brecht, designed by George Maciunas. Black offset lithograph printed on various colours of paper. Each issue, 58 x 44 cm, folded to 29 x 44 cm, 4 pp. Contributions by Ay-O, Henry Flynt, Dick Higgins, Alison Knowles, Peter Moore, Nam June Paik, Takako Saito, Mieko Shiomi, Ben Vautier, Robert Watts, et al. Cardboard box with moderate edge wear, the newspapers are near mint. Bibl.: J. Hendricks, Fluxus Codex, New York 1988, pp. 94-100.
(1) Robert Filliou, ’Création Permanente’, Galerie Schmela Dusseldorf, Feb. 25 - March 20 1969. Invitation card designed by the artist, printed both sides, 21 x 15.5 cm. (2) Robert Filliou, ‘Concept not conceived’, Galerie Schmela Dusseldorf, May 12 - June 20 1971. Double sided exhibition announcement consisting of 2 joined cards with horizontal perforation line for splitting, 21 x 15 cm. (3) Two artists’ postcards ‘The Eternal Network Presents’ designed by George Brecht, published by Arrocaria editions, Antibes, 1975. First edition, 10 x 15 cm, offset printed with b/w drawings on both sides. All cards are rare and in mint condition. (total 4)
Brussels/Hamburg, Lebeer Hossmann, 1980. Yellow printed cloth covers, 15 x 22.5 cm, 148 pp, hand-bound by Liliane Gérard. First limited edition of 37, numbered 11/37 in pencil, silkscreen printed at the Presses Roel Goussey. The publication is a collaborative project of Fluxus members with a shared interest in Zen Buddhism. Includes three autonomous translations of the ‘Hsin-hsin-ming’, Seng Ts’an’s seventh-century writings on Chinese Buddhism; an English version by Brecht, a French one by Filliou and a German version by Albrecht Fabri. The calligraphy of the Chinese text for this edition was written in K'ai shu style by Takako Saito. Added is a black publisher's folder containing a sheet of original calligraphy by Saito, black ink on handmade paper, 34 x 24.5 cm, numbered 11/37 in pencil. A facsimile reprint was made in 1984, this is the scarce special edition from 1980. Exquisite item in very good state. (total 2)
(1) Rare Stedelijk Museum publication produced for Paik’s 1977 exhibition curated by Dorine Mignot. Nam June Paik: Muziek-Fluxus-Video, printed folder housing 5 double-sided information sheets, 29.5 x 21 cm, folded once. Added is an original b/w photograph with museum label on verso featuring ’t.v. klok’ (tv clock), conceived in 1965, executed 1977. Also includes a newspaper clipping with a review of Lily van Ginneken's show, in Dutch, Feb. 19 1977. (2) Nam June Paik, Werke 1946-1976. Cologne, Kölnischer Kunstverein, 1976. Softcover, 20.5 x 15 cm, 168 pp. First edition catalogue in good condition. (total 4)
Softcover, 27.5 x 21 cm, 208 pp. First edition. Legendary exhibition curated by Kynaston McShine, one of the first surveys of conceptual art. Includes entries by more than 150 artists from 15 countries, including Vito Acconci, Art & Language, George Brecht, stanley brouwn, Daniel Buren, Donald Burgy, James Lee Byars, Jorge Luis Caraballa, Hanne Darboven, Group Frontera, Dan Graham, Giorno Poetry Systems, Edward Ruscha, Sol LeWitt, Yoko Ono et al. Striking silkscreened cover with rubbing and tiny tear along spine. Interior text and images are crisp. A facsimile catalogue was released in 2019, this is the original edition from 1970.
Munich, Goethe-Institut, 1971. Spiralbound, silver printed wrappers, 30 x 21.5 cm, 55 pp. First edition. Catalogue for the exhibition 'Impulse Computerart' at Kunstverein München which also took place in Amsterdam at the Academie voor Bouwkunst 12-31 March 1971. Contains 3 loose inserts featuring the extensive lecture and manifestations program organized by the Goethe Institute and the University of Amsterdam Ethics Institute. Scarce, very good catalogue of this seminal exhibition of 'new' art.
New York, John Weber Gallery, 1974. Softcover, 20.5 x 20.5 cm, approx. 260 pp. First edition. Artists' book featuring a series of b/w photographs and line illustrations of open cube constructions by LeWitt. One page loose (unpaginated sheet, in center of the book featuring a seven part variation). Light wear to both top and bottom edge of spine, else a good crisp copy.
(1) The Location of Straight, Not-Straight & Broken Lines and all their Combinations. New York, John Weber Gallery, 1976. First edition. Staple bound, 20.2 x 20.8 cm, 16 pp. Beautiful artists' book with compositions of lines and texts, b/w ills. In very good condition. (2) From Monteluco to Spoleto, December 1976. Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, 1984. Softcover, 25 x 25 cm, 36 pp., including 360 colour plates of nature photographs by Sol LeWitt arranged in a grid. First edition. Tiny bump top spine, small dog ear lower corner, generally a very good copy. (total 2)
Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition held from August 23 to October 5, 1969, curated by Enno Develing. First edition. Softcover, 22.5 x 19 cm, 64 pp. in protective transparent sleeve. Contains numerous b/w images of sculptures, floor works and installations created specifically for this venue as well as some poetry. Text in English and Dutch. Some underlining in pencil (removable), else a near mint copy.
First edition. Münster, Westfälischer Kunstverein, 1989. Hardcover, grey cloth, 21.5 x 15 cm, 216 pp. Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition of Judd’s architectural works held at the Westfälischen Kunstverein Münster, Germany, April 16 - June 4, 1989. Introduction by Marianne Stockebrand, with numerous essays by Donald Judd. Text in English and German. Mint copy.
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, 1993. Hardcover with brown printed dust jacket, 27.5 x 23 cm, 134 pp. First edition of 2750 copies. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of Judd furniture at Museum Boymans-van Beuningen and Villa Stuck in Munich in 1993. Scarce significant catalogue, in mint state.
New York, 98 Greene Street Loft Press, 1974. First Edition. Softcover, stapled printed wrappers, 18 x 22 cm, 32 pp., profusely illustrated in b/w. Self-published artists' book documenting Gordon Matta-Clark's legendary 1974 chainsaw-assisted drawing and quartering of an abandoned house located at 322 Humphrey Street. With large fold-out page featuring a photo-collage of the rooms. Minimal toning on cover, captivating near mint copy.
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, 1985. Softcover, 30.5 x 26.5 cm, 152 pp., colour and b/w ills. First edition of 5000 copies. Exhibition catalogue with texts by Mary Jane Jacob and Robert Pincus-Witten, interview by Joan Simon. Title page with sticker of MUKHA, Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, with the date of the Belgian exhibition held June 21- Aug. 15 1987. Light rubbing to covers, very good copy.
London, Petersburg Press, 1973. Softcover, 15 x 17.5 cm, 38 uncut pp. (Broodthaers warns not to cut them). Offset printed in b/w and colour. English version. Artists' book based on a film by Broodthaers, illustrated with the pairing of a late-nineteenth-century amateur painting of an archetypal European ship and a twentieth-century photograph of a pleasure boat against a modern urban backdrop. First of three language variations of the trade edition (English, German and French). Tiny spot on front cover, else a very good copy.
(1) Gilbert & George, The Pencil on Paper. Descriptive Works of Gilbert & George, the sculptors. London, Art for All, 1970. Staple bound, 20.5 x 12.5 cm, 12 pp. No. 9 of a limited edition of 500. With red stamped G&G emblem on last page and inserted note 'with the compliments of Art & Project'. In original envelope featuring a red stamped text 'delicate balances of viewing in time'. The first publication by the duo, outlining their artistic goals and program. Mint copy, rare. (2) A Day in the Life of G & G, the sculptors. London, Art For All, 1971. Staple bound, 20.5 x 12.5 cm, 12 pp. Third booklet, numbered 459/1000 on colophon, red G&G stamp on last page. In original envelope with stamped text 'Carrying On Sculpting G/G'. Mint copy. (3) The Paintings (with Us in the Nature) of G & G, the human sculptors. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 1971. Stapled bound, 21 x 15 cm, 4 pp. In very good state. (4) Side by Side, Gilbert & George the sculptors, 1971. Pamphlet, 19 x 12.5 cm, 4 pp., promoting the G & G artists' book by Verlag Gebr. König Cologne/ Koenig Brothers Publishing New York. (total 4)
(1) Jan Dibbets, Roodborst territorium/Sculptuur 1969, Robin Redbreast's Territory/Sculpture 1969, Domaine d'un rouge-gorge/Sculpture 1969, Rotkehlchenterritorium/Skulptur 1969. New York, Seth Siegelaub, 1970. Softcover, 18 x 12 cm, 32 pp. First edition. Classic artists' book by the Dutch Conceptual artist. Features photographs, topographical surveys, and handwritten notes translated into English, French and German. The book documents a 1969 installation in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam in which Dibbets tried to extend the natural territory of a robin, by placing poles for the bird to perch on. Very good copy, rare. (2) Ger van Elk, Art & Project booklet featuring documentation of five works, among them 'The Well Shaven Cactus' (1969) and 'The Discovery of the Sardines' (1971). First printing April 1972, edition of 300. Staple bound, 21 x 10 cm, 18 pp. Slight toning on exterior edges, moderate creasing along top and bottom of covers, otherwise good. (total 2)
(1) Richard Tuttle, Kunstraum München (aka 11th Paper Octagonal and Paintings for the Wall), 1973. Leitz cardboard folder, 32 x 24 cm. Contains 46 loose leaves and a multiple (on octagonal shaped piece of paper) in a separate, printed envelope. Artists' book which accompanied Tuttle's first European institutional solo exhibition. Edition of 1000 copies. Light corner bumps to folder, interior and multiple mint. (2) Richard Tuttle, Portland Works 1976. Boston and Cologne, Thomas Segal Gallery and Galerie Karsten Greve, 1988. Handmade paper wraps, 26 x 18 cm, 38 pp. printed in colour. Near mint copy. (total 2)
Two exhibition catalogues published by Kunstmuseum Luzern in 1977 in an edition of 1000. (1) Giuseppe Penone. Bäume Augen Haare Wände Tongefäss (Trees eyes hair walls clay pot). Softcover, 30 x 21 cm, 80 pp. Cover shows striking photographic portrait of the artist in colour. Includes fold-out poster. Texts by the artist, Jean-Christophe Ammann and Ugo Castagnotto. Text in German with some English translations. (2) Alighiero e Boetti. Softcover, 29.5 x 21 cm, 26 pp., b/w ills. German text by Jean-Christophe Ammann. Name of former owner on first page. Both catalogues with moderate cover wear, fine copies. (total 2)
Utrecht, Hedendaagse Kunst, 1972. Softcover, 20.5 x 14 cm, 144 pp. Artists' book, first publication in Gerhard Richter's famous Atlas series, designed by the artist. First edition. Profusely ill. with b/w reproductions of photographs and sketches. Text in Dutch. Minor shelf-wear with rubbing to spine, interior crisp, binding still intact. Includes three rare announcement cards for the exhibition of the Atlas at Hedendaagse Kunst Utrecht. (total 4)
(1) 20 Règles et Techniques utilisées en 1972 par un enfant de 9 ans décrites par Christian Boltanski. 20 regler og teknikker anvendt i 1972 af et barn pa 9 ar skildret af Christian Boltanski. Copenhagen, Berg, 1975. Softcover, 17 x 11 cm, 48 pp. Danish-French text, with numerous small b/w photo ills. First edition of 600, this copy numbered 89 in handwriting. Light toning on rear cover, else near mint. (2) Souvenirs de jeunesse interpretes par Christian Boltanski. Geneva, Adelina Cüberyan, 1975. First edition. Softcover, 22.5 x 15 cm, 24 pp. With ten full page b/w photographic self-portraits of the artist as a ventriloquist. Text in French. Toning to white cover, else very good. (3) Christian Boltanski, Reconstitution (1978). Karlsruhe/Paris, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe/Editions du Chène, 1978. Softcover, 24.5 × 20.8 cm, 124 pp. Profusely illustrated with the artist's work in b/w and colour. Text in German by Andreas Franzke and Michael Schwartz. Light toning and rubbing to spine, else very good. (total 3)
Third edition. Offset lithograph, 96.5 x 61.5 cm, printed b/w on glossy white paper. Signed in red on lower right. Faint creases on paper edges and small tear (1 cm) on top right hand corner, not affecting the image. Very good copy. The poster mockup references Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper', replacing the faces of biblical male figures with those of contemporary female artists, with images of 80 more women artists collaged around the borders of the poster. Featured are Georgia O'Keeffe (in the role of Jesus), Yoko Ono, Faith Ringgold, Agnes Martin, Alice Neel, Hannah Wilke, Lee Bontecou, Eleanor Antin, Lee Krasner, Carolee Schneeman, Lynda Benglis et al. The iconic poster by American artist Mary Beth Edelson (1933-2021) became a representation of the 1970s feminist art movement, and was distributed in several editions (first, second (two runs), and third, all 1972).
Cullompton, Beau Geste Press, (n.d.) 1974. Handmade artists’ book in dyed slipcase with handwritten title, signed by the artist. Softcover, 20.5 x 15.5 cm, unpaginated. Offset printed featuring drawings, texts, original collages, rubber-stamps, embossings and several tipped-in mini books. Elaborately produced first book by Fluxus artist Takako Saito commemorating her days at Beau Geste Press in Devon. The book was made in an edition of 110 and distributed primarily among friends. Super rare, near mint copy.
celebrating the work by the German-born American sculptor Hesse (1936-1970) who was only 34 when brain cancer abruptly ended her life. Includes: (1) Eva Hesse: A Memorial Exhibition. New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1972. Softcover, 21.5 x 19 cm, 116 pp. Essays by Robert Pincus-Witten and Linda Shearer. (2) Eva Hesse, a retrospective of works on paper. Otterlo, Kroller Müller museum, 1979. Softcover, 20.5 x 17.5 cm, 32 pp. Text by David Brown. (3) Lucy R. Lippard, Eva Hesse. New York University Press, 1976. Designed by Hesse's friend and colleague, Sol LeWitt. Softcover, 28 x 18 cm, 249 pp. (4) Eva Hesse: Sculpture, 1936-1970. London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1979. Softcover, 21 x 27 cm, 60 pp. Published in conjunction with a travelling show. Texts by Nicolas Serota, Rosalind Krauss and Naomi Spector with excerpts from Hesse's notebooks. All copies first edition - most feature the name of former owner on first page -,generally in very good condition. (total 4)
Liege, Yellow Now, 1973. Very early artists' booklet, released in conjunction with Messager's second solo show December 8-28 1973. Staple bound, offsett printed b/w, 21 x 15 cm, 12 pp. Unknown edition number, no other copies found. Yellow Now editions published Messager's first artists' book, 'Mes Clichés-Témoins' in connection with the same exhibition (edition of 75), this is a different, smaller booklet. Mint copy. Added are two invitation cards for a 1975 show titled 'Annette Messager collectionneuse - Annette Messager femme pratique - Annette Messager truqueuse'; one held at Ecart Geneva, 10 x 15 cm, the other held at Galerie 't Venster Rotterdam, 20 x 15 cm. (total 3)
Softcover, 20 x 21 cm, 68 pp. Designed by Sanja Ivekovic. Edition of 500. The artist's first monographical publication, published on occasion of the exhibition and action held at the Gallery of Contemporary Art in Zagreb Oct. 14-22 1974. Text by Davor Maticevic in English and Croatian. Shown are full page b/w images and descriptions of several performances from Abramovic's Rhythm series (1973-1974) in which she tested the mental and physical limitations of her own body. Among the performances are Rhythm 0, in which she offered herself as an object of experimentation for the audience, as well as Rhythm 5, where she lay in the centre of a burning five-point star to the point of losing consciousness. Moderate corner dents, first sheets are starting to get loose due to aged glue, overall fine copy.
Amsterdam, Marina Abramovic/ Ulay, 1980. Hardcover, 24.5 x 23 cm, 236 pp. First edition of 2500 copies. Rare artists' book with photo documentation of performance works from the couple between 1976 and 1979. Index of performances, films, video tapes, bibliography and biography. Texts in English. Wear to spine and covers, interior fine.
Vienna, Galerie Nächst St. Stephan, 1975. Rare first edition catalogue. Softcover, 29.7 x 21 cm, 52 pp. B/w ills., texts in German. The exhibition was curated by Valie Export and intended to provide 'an overview of female sensitivity, imagination, projection, and problems, suggested by a tableau of pictures, objects, photos, lectures, discussions, readings, films, video tapes and actions.' Artists included Hilde Absalon, Renate Bertlmann, Valie Export, Birgit Jürgenssen, Maria Lassnig, Friederike Pezold, Dorothy Iannone, Rebecca Horn, Ulrike Rosenbach and Katharina Sieverding et al. This copy shows soiling on covers and on some interior pages. Momentous document.
New York, New Observations ltd. New York, 1989. First edition. Staple bound, 28 x 22 cm, 27 pp. This issue of the long-running artist-run magazine was guest edited by the Guerrilla Girls. The important activist collective of women artists was formed in 1985 to fight sexism and other forms of discrimination. Featured are print and poster campaigns which also appeared on New York buses and streets in 1989. Small scuffs and store sticker on front cover, near mint interior. Scarce.
(1) Barbara Kruger. New York, Mary Boone and Michael Werner, 1988. Large artists' book published in conjunction with a show at Mary Boone gallery 7 -28 January 1989. Cloth hardcover, 33.5 x 33.5 cm, 24 pp. Designed by Anthony McCall Associates New York. With text 'The World According to Common Sense: A General Guide to the Work of Barbara Kruger' by Angela Carter. Features 8 superb full page colour printed Kruger works on thick paper. Cover with corner bumps, first text pages with age-spotting, the plates are very good. Extremely rare. (2) Love for Sale: The Words and Pictures of Barbara Kruger. New York, Harry N Abrams Inc, 1990. First edition. Hardcover, 32 x 27 cm, 96 pp., b/w and colour ills. Striking cover with b/w photographic image and red, black, and white lettering. Monograph featuring Kruger's signature image- and text montages provoking thoughtful reflection on consumerism, feminism, and social behavior. Text by Kate Linker. Faded spine, corner bumps to cover, overall fine copy. (total 2)
Dusseldorf, Fernsehgalerie Gerry Schum, 1969. Brochure, 14.7 x 21 cm, 18 pp. With nine b/w photographic reproductions, including one on the front cover, and facsimiles of the TV schedules. Edition of 500, financed by the collectors Gustav Adolf and Stella Baum, distributed freely by Fernsehgalerie Schum. First sheet is loose, else a crisp copy. Important document of experimental art on tv. Arnatt’s 'Self Burial', or 'The Disappearance of the Artist', consists of the capture of a series of nine b/w photographs that document the artist’s progressive self-burial. We see the artist slowly sinking into a grassy landscape, with only his hair left above ground in the last picture. Turned into a TV format by Gerry Schum, the photographs were broadcasted two by two, inserted into the regular programming of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk, without announcement or comment, between October 11 and 18, 1969.
Halifax/New York, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design/ New York University Press, 1975. Softcover, 22.6 x 17.7 cm, unpaginated. First edition of Snow's now-legendary artists' book composed entirely of full bleed b/w photographic images in filmic sequence. Some pictures are printed up side down, making the book readable from both front and back cover. Contains a translucent sheet with title information, the only text in the book. Extremely rare, in excellent condition.
(1) Körpersprache. Body language. Graz, Pool/Pfirsich, 1973. First edition. Softcover, 35.5 x 30 cm, approx. 70 pp. Edited by Horst Gerhard Haberl. Cover by Arnulf Rainer. Issue 9/10 of Pfirsich magazine which doubled as catalogue for the exhibition around the theme of Body language and non-verbal communication, commissioned by Steirischen Herbstes in Graz. Artists include Arnulf Rainer, Jurgen Klauke, Urs Lüthi, Klaus Rinke, Lucas Samaras, Gilbert & George, Rebecca Horn, Bruce Nauman et al. This copy derives from the library of publisher and gallerist Jes Petersen, with ex-libris of Petersen Presse (designed by Gunter Brus) on the first page. Enclosed is a promotional letter dated 12.10.1973 sent by Haberl (editor and curator of the show), accompanied by a b/w photo of the exhibition. Exterior browned, rubbing to spine, else in good condition. (2) Jean-Paul Vroom, He- visual information about a human being. Amsterdam, Scientific Publishing Corporation / Wetenschappelijke Uitgeverij N.V., 1969. Softcover, 24 x 16 cm, 56 pp. Classic artists’ book with b/w photos showing extreme close-ups of body parts. Very good condition. (3) Men & our Bodies. Brother: a forum for men against sexism, issue No.6, Berkeley April 1973. Folded tabloid, 41 x 29, 24 pp. Bay Area based magazine combining radical politics with sexual liberation. Edited by Bobby Seale, Elaine Brown et al. With cover wear, else a fine curious item. (total 3)
Thirty loose cards in slipcase, 25 x 25 cm. Hilversum, Kwadraat-blad/ Steendrukkerij De Jong & Co, 1970. Features the 26 letters of the alphabet and 4 punctuation marks depicted by naked girls. Photography by Geert Kooiman, production by Anna Beeke, with a behind the scenes photo reportage by Ed van der Elsken. Text in Dutch, English, French and German. First edition, in excellent condition.
Berlin, DAAD and Gelbe Musik, 1989. Edited by Ursula Block and Michael Glasmeier. Softcover, 26 x 21 cm, 278 pp. First edition. Catalogue and excellent source book published in conjunction with a travelling show, encompassing an extensive discography of recordings by visual artists and experimental audioworks, with a flexidisk by Milan Knizak. Text in English, German and French. Fine copy.
Volumes 1-16. Sylmar California and Santa Fe New Mexico, Peter Garland, 1972-1990. First edition. Softcovers, 28 x 21.5 cm/27.5 x 21.5 cm, various paginations. Contains 16 numbers in 13 volumes. Published and edited by Peter Garland, who started the magazine after attending a publishing seminar taught by Dick Higgins in 1970 at Cal Arts. Soundings was notable for reproducing scores and music notations, many from the composer's own manuscript. Number 13 is a special issue devoted to the music of James Tenney. With contributions across the issues by Pauline Oliveros, Lou Harrison, Wolfgang Stoerchle, Harold Budd, James Tenney, Robert Ashley, Harry Partch, Dick Higgins, Philip Corner, Paul Bowles, Silvestre Revueltes, Guillermo Ceniceros, Steve Reich, and many others. Issue No.3 features a collection of Yuma Deer dance songs and pottery designs providing a living lesson in early Native American cultures. Issues Nos.1, 5 and 9 show added handwritten titles to the paper edge or spine. No.14/15 has a small unobtrusive ink notation to the cover, and dedication to Betty Freeman by Peter on the first page. This is an extremely rare complete set of Soundings, generally in very fine condition. (total 13)
of three issues (all published), produced by the conceptual art collective Art & Language. New York, Art & Language Foundation, 1975-1976. Edited by Sarah Charlesworth, Michael Corris, Joseph Kosuth, Andrew Menard, Mel Ramsden, Preston Heller, and Ian Burn (starting with No.2). All issues printed on newsprint, with rough cardboard covers. First edition, in very good condition. The periodical was 'devoted to theoretical and critical concerns in any of the possible contexts of art-related practice' (from a letter to prospective contributors). Contains articles by the editors and Philip Pilkington, Adrian Piper, David Rushton, Paul Wood, Lizzie Borden, Zoran Popovic, Jasna Tijardovic, Herve Fischer, Jean Toche, Guerrilla Art Action Group, Martha Rosler et al. Interview by Bruce Kurtz with Robert Smithson, essay by Beveridge and Burn on Donald Judd. Comprises: (1) Vol.1 No.1 1975. 27 x 20 cm, 146 pp. Near mint copy. This issue is scarce. (2) Vol.1 No.2 1975, 26.5 x 21 cm, 163 pp. Toning on spine, otherwise very good. (3) Vol.1 No.3 1976, 27.5 x 21.5 cm, 186 pp. Toning on spine and top margin, else very good. (total 3)
Firenze, Stiav, 1977. Rare catalogue released for the first exhibition dedicated to the artists' book in Italy. curated by Luciano Caruso, Eugenio Miccini, and Maurizio Nannucci, held at Comune di Firenze, Fortezza da Basso in Florence from 7 to 15 January 1978. Edition of 1000 copies. Exquisitely designed booklet in the shape of a Kraft envelope, closed with a red ribbon and two red plastic disks. The front cover has a pocket housing an invitation card for the exhibition. Softcover, 18 x 10.8 cm, 64 pp. printed b/w with numerous ills. Artists presented at the exhibition included Vincenzo Agnetti, Luciano Bartolini, Mirella Bentivoglio, Irma Blank, Ugo Carrega, Giuseppe Chiari, Gianni Kounellis, Ugo La Pietra, Mario Merz, Bruno Munari, Giulio Paolini, Emilio Villa et al. Very light creasing on front cover, generally a very good copy.
Geneva, Ecart Publications, 1974. First edition of 500, this copy rubber stamped No 326. Softcover, 29 x 20.6 cm, approx. 84 pp. White wrappers with linen spine, pages printed in various colours on various paper types, with one tipped-in die-cut sheet. Text mostly in English, some French, Spanish, and Hungarian. Collaborative project by John Armleder and Endre Tót, created in preparation of Tót's solo exhibition at Ecart gallery in 1974. Features their correspondence in reproduced handwritten and typed letters, postcards, and mail art works by Tót. The tipped-in sheet consists of a typewritten letter by Tót addressed to Jorge Glusberg at the Centro de Arte y Comunicación in Buenos Aires, with the opposing corners cut off, a wink to the signature design of CAyC. Crisp, very good copy.
(1) Commonpress 51. Hungary I like your works. Budapest, Artpool, 1984/1989. Edited by György Galántai and Júlia Klaniczay. Staple bound, 24 x 21 cm, colour offset printed in an edition of 300. Catalogue for the international mail art exhibition 'Hungary Can Be Yours' organized by Galantai at the Young Artists’ Club in Budapest in 1984. 106 participants from 18 countries took part including Guillermo Deisler, Jupitter-Larsen, Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, Robert Swierkiewicz, Rugerro Maggi, Clemente Padin, E.F. Higgins III et al. The show was immediately banned by the authorities. It was repeated in 1989 on the eve of the regime change, titled 'Reconstruction of a Banned Exhibition'. A first edition of the catalogue was produced in 1984 by photocopying in an edition of 25, this is the publication from 1989. The publication is part of the Commonpress series, an international mail art magazine founded by the Polish artist Pawel Petasz. Each issue was compiled by another mail artist who circulated a call in the network specifying a theme for the coming issue. Mint copy. (2) Artpool cards Nos.10-14. Five postcards depicting the performance 'Homage to Vera Muhina' by Júlia and György Galantai and Cavellini at the Heroes' Square Budapest, 1980. Published by Artpool/World Art Post Budapest, each 14.5 x 11 cm, printed b/w. (3) CD 'Metal Music' by G. Galantai, 1983. Archival copy V36, with photocopied inlay, title handwritten on cd. (4) CD 'Artpool Radio 8. The Story of Galantai's Sound Sculptures'. Budapest, Artpool, 1987. Archival copy with photocopied inlay and handwritten title on cd. (total 4)
Amsterdam, Cres Publications & Agora Studio, 1979. First edition of 400. Softcover, 21 x 15 cm, 48 pp. The book presents a series of photographs of Carrion's name card filing box, which the author juxtaposes with witty captions categorizing the people listed on the index cards. Categories include: Artists, Non-Artists, My best friends/People I love, People so ambitious, so pushy, People with bad taste or no taste at all. Important artists' book in mint condition.
Rotterdam/Kathmandu, Cold Turkey Press/Bardo Matrix, 1976. Black and silver silkscreened card portfolio, containing twelve b/w offset postcards, 9 x 14 cm. Featured are b/w photographs by Cohen of Kathmandu and surroundings, with titles and publishing information on verso. Contents are printed on the portfolio. This is the rare first edition, first printing, of only 250 copies. Produced by Ira Cohen’s Bardo Matrix imprint (Kathmandu) and Gerard Bellaart’s Cold Turkey Press (Rotterdam). Portfolio shows rubbing and wear along the edges, the cards are in very good condition. Scarce.
Turin, Galleria LP 220/ Franz Paludetto Editore, n.d., 1975. Softcover, 16 x 12 cm, 45 pp. Some pages are uncut, some opened. First edition of 2000 copies. Artists' book with colour illustrated covers and 17 colour photographic images portraying Ontani in ironic performative poses inspired by Christian mysticism. Texts by Luigi Ontani. Design by Franco Mello. Tiny dog ears to corners, initials (or price) in pen on first blank page, else a beautiful item in very good state.
(1) Dream, an anecdote by Marc Camille Chaimowicz dreamt in the winter and remembered in the spring of 1977. London, Nigel Greenwood, 1977. Green stapled wrappers, 15 x 19 cm, 36 pp. The first artists' book produced by Marc Chaimowicz, exploring the interrelationship of image and text. Features b/w photos of Chaimowicz's studio apartment in London interspersed with a dream-inspired narrative. Very good copy. Very rare. (2) Cafe du Reve. Paris, Editions du Regard and Galerie de France, 1985. First edition. Softcover, 26 x 21 cm, 181 pp. Artists' book on dreaming. Structured like a journal with collages of polaroids, postcards and texts, and illustrated with Chaimowicz's characteristic motifs. Mint copy in cellophane wrapper. (3) Added is a flyer for a Chaimowicz performance and installation at De Appel Amsterdam, April-May 1980. (total 3)
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, 1993. Softcover, with glossy photographic wrappers, 26 x 18 cm, 56 pp. First edition of 1500 copies. Exquisite artists' book published to accompany Prince's exhibition at the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen. Contains 54 colour plates printed (mostly full-bleed) on coated paper, showing images of women appropriated from American biker magazines. Near mint copy.
Arnhem, Sonsbeek, 1993. Softcover, 24 x 17 cm, 124 pp., ill. in b/w. Influential catalogue published in conjunction with 'The Uncanny', a now mythical exhibition staged at the Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, as part of Sonsbeek 93. Curated by Kelley, who also edited and provided text for the catalogue. This is the scarce first (and only) edition. Light toning and rubbing to cover edges, else in great shape.
Amsterdam, Paul Andriesse, 1992. Softcover, staple bound, 24 x 17 cm, 36 pp. Text in English with 29 ills. in duotone. Features scenes from the performance The Boy who fell over Niagara Falls, a 2 week reading of Reader's Digest story at Art & Project in 1972. Pristine copy from the first edition of 500 copies.
Athens, Deste Foundation, 2010. Produced by Maurizio Cattelan, Pierpaolo Ferrari and Micol Talso. Staplebound, 29 x 22.5 cm, 44 pp. First number of this thriving magazine presenting only pictures, no text or ads. This copy has the 'standard' cover featuring a close up of a woman's face pressed against a man's face with an eyeball in his mouth. (There's another cover for issue No.1 showing a nun shooting up heroine, published in a smaller edition). Contributors include Jacopo Emiliani, Alberto Zanetti, Elisabetta Claudio, Federico Albertini, Andrea Mineo. Rare long out-of-print item. Near mint copy.
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofia /Palacio de Cristal Parque del Retiro, 2000. Semi-transparent plastic portfolio, 30.5 x 23.5 x 4.5 cm, containing approx. 500 loose examples of reproduced faxes, a staple bound catalogue with b/w images of the exhibition, a large folded announcement poster, a participation call pamphlet (mentioning the fax numbers to be used), and a CD, fixed on a silver card, featuring a musical performance by Butch Morris. First edition of 500 copies. This limited edition was created by Hammons in conjunction with the Global Fax Festival Event in Madrid in 2000. During the festival, faxes were sent from all over the world to fax machines hanging at the ceiling at the Crystal Palace, spitting out faxed sheets unto the floor. David Hammons (1943) is a contemporary American artist whose sculptural, print-based, video, and painted work offers a crucial interpretation of African-American art history.
Gottingen / Paris, Steidl / 7L, 2006. Signed copy, first edition. Clothbound hardcover in slipcase, 23 x 30 cm, 128 pp. with 2 fold-outs. Features full-page colour photographs by musician Lou Reed. Text in English. Signed on slipcase with dedication and date 2007. Minor toning on slipcase, book in mint condition.
Cologne, Walther König, 2016. Two volume set, including 2 hardcover books titled 'Interior' and 'Exterior', 17 x 11.5 cm, 44/46 pp. Features actual size Polaroids taken by the renowned cinematographer as studies in light and composition, made off-set, strolling through cities or lingering in hotel rooms. Rare first edition published on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Master of Light: Robby Müller' at EYE Amsterdam, June 4 - Sept. 4 2016. Image selection and introduction by Andrea Müller-Schirmer, essays by Bianca Stigter, design Linda van Deursen. In mint condition.
from 1969 to the 1980s. Among the highlights are: (1) Two Art & Project Bulletins by Tremlett. Includes No.108 1978 and No.152 1988 (with loose invitation). Single folded sheet, 29.5 x 21 cm, 4 pp. (2) David Tremlett, Restless. Softcover, 16 x 16 cm, 18 pp. London/ Milan, Coracle Press/ Waddington Galleries/ Massimo Valsecchi, Undated (1983). Edition of 1000. Signed and dated 84 in pencil on first page. Mint copy. (3) Sometimes We All Do. Bari, Marilena Bonomo, 1988. Staple bound, red ill. wrappers, 10.5 x 15 cm, 28 pp. Printed by Vakils, Bombay on orange Indian paper. Includes the original publisher's envelope. Mint copy. (4) Exhibition poster David Tremlett at Grabowski Gallery London 1969. 60 x 42 cm, Folded twice as issued, mint copy. (5-7) Three cards from the 1970s including Konrad Fischer Cologne 1972; 'The Art of Searching' Folker Skulima Berlin 1971 et al. (8- 18) Cards from the 1980s including Arnolfini London, Durand-Dessert Paris, Serpentine Gallery London, Galleria Marilena Bonomo Bari. (total 18)
WILLIAM HENRY ROSSER: SEAMAN'S GUIDE TO THE LAW OF STORMS, London, Norie & Wilson, 1885 [1884] first edition, 4pp adverts at end, original cloth backed printed boards plus CHARLES BERTRAM LENTHALL: BRIEF NOTES ON SEAMANSHIP AND NAVIGATION... FOR THE USE OF RNVR OFFICERS UNDER INSTRUCTION, [London] 1918 first edition, original cloth backed printed boards (2)
First Gear - A boxed Limited Edition 1:34 scale 'The Malcolm Group' Mack R Model Tow Truck by First Gear. The model numbered 536 of 1000 appears to be in Mint condition, and comes with accessories and certificate. The model is presented within a Very Good box with some general wear. The model is unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (K)
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