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[Situationists] Guy Debord, Le Jeu de la Guerre (Board game), 1977 Paris, Les Jeux stratégiques et historiques, 1977. White cardboard box with black printed title, 37 x 29 x 3.5 cm. First commercial edition (in unknown, yet small number) produced by Debord and the French movie producer Gérard Lebovici, after a metal version was made in an edition of 3 or 4 copies.The box contains a game board consisting of a sheet of thin white felt printed with a map of black and white squares, letters and numbers, folding out to 49.5 x 55.5 cm; 34 round-shaped wooden game pieces printed with letters and a booklet with game rules, 21.5 x 26 cm, 23 pp. Aim of the game is to completely destroy the enemy and his arsenal, based on strategic war theories of Clausewitz. The box has moderate age toning, two corners are torn, else in good condition. Very rare. In 1987, Alice Becker-Ho and Guy Debord released the book Le Jeu de la Guerre that illustrates Debord's game, published by Editions Gerard Lebovici. Several versions including computer games have appeared since.

[Situationists] Eruptions in China (1) Le point d'explosion en Chine. Paris, Internationale Situationniste, 1967. Stapled wraps, 24.5 x 16 cm, 8 pp. First edition of this text on China, signed by the I.S. but generally believed to be authored by Debord, with input by Rene Viénet. Text in French. (2) The Chinese Anarchist Movement. Bristol, Drowned Rat Publications No.1,1985. Stapled ills. wraps, 29.5 x 21 cm, 20 pp. (3) Echoes from Tiananmen. Kowloon Hong Kong, Friends of the Chinese Minzhu, 1989-1990. Three issues of the magazine founded in Hong Kong soon after the Tiananmen Massacres in order to disseminate information and support those who participated in the Democracy Movement. Ill. covers printed red on white, 25.5 x 18 cm. Contains No.1 15 June 1989, 45 pp. (4) No.3 March 1990, 76 pp. (5) No.4 August 1990, 41 pp. All copies in this lot show light soiling on covers, else fine. (total 5)

[Women Artists] Eva Hesse (1) Three publications celebrating the work by the German-born American sculptor Hesse (1936-1970) who was only 34 when brain cancer abruptly ended her life. Includes: Lucy R. Lippard, Eva Hesse. New York University Press, 1976. First edition. Designed by Hesse's friend and colleague, Sol LeWitt. Softcover, 249 pp. With info of former owner on first page, else fine.(2) Eva Hesse: Sculpture, 1936-1970. London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1979. First edition. Exhibition catalogue, 60 pp. Published in conjunction with a travelling show from Whitechapel Gallery to Kröller-Müller Otterlo and Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover in 1979. Texts by Nicolas Serota, Rosalind Krauss and Naomi Spector with excerpts from Hesse's notebooks. Softcover with slight toning and a tiny abrasion along lower spine, else a clean copy. (3) Eva Hesse, Sculpture. Catalogue raisonné by Bill Barrette. New York, Timken Publishers, 1989. Hardcover, 31 x 23.5 cm, 274 pp. Moderate wear on the extremities of the dustjacket, else a good copy of the scarce hardcover edition.

[Women Artists] Louwrien Wijers interviews Acconci, Beuys and the Dalai Lama (1) Series of three publications with text and b/w ills. published by Jan Brand/ Kantoor voor Cultuur in Velp. Softcovers, ill. wraps, each 20.5 x 15 cm. All fine copies. Comprises: Vito Acconci talks to Louwrien Wijers, 1979. First edition of 500 copies, 105 pp. Registration of a taped conversation between Wijers and Acconci in Amsterdam as the artist was preparing his retrospective show at the Stedelijk Museum.(2) Joseph Beuys talks to Louwrien Wijers, 1980. First edition of 750 copies, 110 pp. Wijers interviewed Beuys at his studio in Dusseldorf. First page features a dedication by Wijers 'for Johan'. (3) His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet talks to Louwrien Wijers, 1982. Recorded interview with the Dalai Lama at his palace in the Indian Himalayas. (total 3)

[Women Artists] Dorothy Iannone, Danger in Düsseldorf, Or I am not what I seem Stuttgart, Edition Hans-Jörg Mayer, 1973. Signed copy. Black pictorial wrappers designed by Iannone, 25 x 18 cm, 80 pp. Contains reproductions of b/w line-drawings and handwritten text by the artist throughout. First edition signed and numbered 147/200 in pencil on the last page. Moderate rubbing on the extremities of the cover, else a crisp and stunning artists' book.

[Women Artists] Sanja Ivekovic, Tragedija Jedne Venere / A Tragedy of a Venus 1975 Zagreb, Galerija Suvremene Umjetnosti, 1976. Stapled softcover, 20 x 29 cm, 36 pp. Text in English and Croatian. First edition, printed in 500 copies on the occasion of Ivekovic's one-woman show in the Gallery of Contemporary Art in Zagreb. Staples show moderate rust, dog-ears lower right, else a fine copy. Momentous and scarce artists' book. Sanja Ivelovic (1949, Zagreb) was one of the first feminist artists to emerge from the former Yugoslavia’s experimental art scene of the 1970s. In 'Tragedy of a Venus' she presents a selection of tabloid photos of Marilyn Monroe juxtaposed with similarly composed snapshots of the artist herself, offering a reflection on the prescribed ideals of femininity by Hollywood/consumer images.

[Women Artists] Carolee Schneemann, ABC- We Print Anything - In The Cards Beuningen (NL), Brummense Uitgeverij Van Luxe Werkjes, 1977. First edition. Handmade blue cloth box, 11 x 30.5 x 5 cm, featuring a gold-stamped title, tied with a ribbon. Contains 156 printed index cards of various colours, each text card accompanied by an image card. The work documents the turbulent relationship between the artist, her soon-to-be-ex Anthony McCall and her new lover Bruce McPherson.Intended as a multimedia performance piece, Schneemann read the cards aloud to an audience while images were projected on a screen behind her. The performance was staged at Franklin Furnace in New York, in November 1976, followed by a series of performances at De Appel in Amsterdam in 1977. As usual with this multiple it has some mixed up cards, as the publisher was rather careless about filling the boxes. This copy has 1 double text card (36), and 2 missing text cards (102 and 120). Officially made in an edition of 151, though less copies were actually assembled. Box and ribbon show slight fading, indexcards are mint. Extremely rare.

[Women Artists] Carolee Schneemann, More than Meat Joy. Signed and dated version New York, Documentext, 1979. First edition hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 281 pp. printed b/w in an edition of 2000. Annotated catalogue raisonné of performance works and selected writings by Schneemann. Includes performance chronology, filmography and bibliography. Reflections on the artist by Nam June Paik, Dick Higgins, Eleanor Antin, Carl Andre, Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas, John Cage, Alison Knowles, Lucy R. Lippard and many others. Includes a preface by editor Bruce McPherson and collages by the artist. Signed, dated 19 Oct. 79 on the first page with an inscription 'Dear Bob, Dear Marilyn, in our kyak and with Charlie, love loves Carolee'. Dust-jacket features soiling and a few closed tears, losses and areas of skinning. The interior is very good with mild age toning.

[Women Artists] Hannah Wilke, A Retrospective and Intra-Venus (1) Hannah Wilke: A Retrospective. Colombia, University of Missouri Press,1989. Hardcover with pictorial dust-j., 19 x 26 cm, 174 pp. Monograph on the important American artist. Edited by Thomas H. Kochheiser, essay by Joanna Frueh. Includes numerous colour and b/w illustrations along with some of Wilke's writings. First and only edition as the original printing files were destroyed. Good copy. (2) Hannah Wilke, Intra-Venus. New York, Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, 1995. Softcover, 28 x 18.5 cm, 48 pp. With text by Wilke, Amelia Jones, Donald Goddard and others. Wilke died on January 28, 1993 of complications from Lymphoma. The book features her last work, a series of photographs documenting the realities of her physical and mental transformation, made in collaboration with her husband Donald Goddard. Good copy. (total 2)*Hannah Wilke (1940 -1993) was an American painter, sculptor, photographer, video artist and performance artist. Her work explores issues of feminism, sexuality and femininity, often using her own body, always with enormous gusto.

[Women Artists] Rebecca Horn, Buster's Bedroom, A filmbook Zürich/Frankfurt/New York, Parkett Publishers, 1991. Hardcover, with ill. dust-j. in protective mylar, 23.5 x 29.5 cm, 152 pp. Contains colour plates and an inserted CD with music by Sergey Kuryokhin. Text in English.Luxury edition of 35 copies with an original water colour, signed, numbered (18/35) and dated '1992' by Rebecca Horn on the first page. The book features scenes and dialogues from 'Buster's Bedroom', an independent German comedy film directed by Horn in 1990. The film follows a young woman with an infatuation for Buster Keaton. Luxury copy in very fine state.

[Women Artists] Nan Goldin, The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, first edition (1) New York, Aperture, 1986. Hardcover with ill. dust-j., 23.5 x 26 cm, 144 pp. Prof. ills. with colour pictures. Goldin's pivotal artists' book featuring a then new kind of intimate diaristic photography, recording her life and the lives of her friends. Near mint. (2) Nan Goldin, Soeurs, Saintes et Sibylles. Paris, Editions du Regards, 2005. Hardcover with bright purple cover, 20 x 15 cm, 130 pp., 150 photos. A hommage to the photographer's sister Barbara, and all the rebellious women who have battled to survive in society. Text in French and English. Near mint copy. (total 2)

[Fluxus] George Brecht and Robert Filliou, Games at the Cedilla or the Cedilla Takes Off New York, Something Else Press, 1967. First edition, hard cover, 130 pp. Artists' book with poems, drawings, found texts, games and photographs assembled by Brecht and Fillou while they were living in Southern France, running a gallery/research space 'La Cedille Qui Sourit'. Slight toning on paper wrappers, else a very good copy.

[Fluxus] John Cage, Marshall McLuhan (1) John Cage, Notations. New York, Something Else Press, 1969. First edition. Softcover, 320 pp. Designed by Cage and Alison Knowles. Features poetry and musical scores by Nam June Paik, Yoko Ono, Cornelius Cardew, Ray Johson, Allan Kaprow, Pauline Oliveros, Karlheinz Stockhausen and many others. Light soiling on cover, interior fine.(2) Marshall McLuhan. Verbi-Voco-Visual Explorations. New York, Something Else Press, 1967. Hardcover, 61 pp. Fine copy. (total 2)

[Fluxus] Fluxkit Null (Fluxnullkit), George Brecht, Hermann Braun and Wolfgang Feelisch Berlin, Edition Hundertmark, 1978/2004. Cardboard box with title sticker, 30.5 x 22.5 x 2 cm, containing 20 off-set printed sheets with letters and texts by the artists, illustrations and a design for the 'Null-Propeller'.Artists' edition of 180 copies, signed in pen by Brecht, Braun and Feelisch in 1978, hand-numbered 104/180 in pencil. This is one of 11 copies in a cardboard box produced by Hundertmark in 2004, it is 0.5 cm higher than the first version. The inserted works derive from 1978. Box with moderate crease on top, contents are mint.

[Fluxus] Joseph Beuys, 3 signed books (1) Lotta Poetica 46, March 1975. Special issue on Joseph Beuys. Cover designed by Beuys, signed in pencil by the artist on front. Edited by Paul de Vree and Eugenio Miccini, Brescia. Softcover, 25 x 20.5 cm, 24 pp. Contains b/w photo documentation of Beuys's 1974 performance 'Three Pots Action in the Poor House' by Caroline Tisdall. Text in Italian. Moderate toning on cover, else very good. Scarce.(2) Herman Hendrik ter Balkt, Joseph Beuys. Arnhem, Stichting Ravensberg Pers, 1978. Softcover, 70 pp. with mounted silkscreen on frontcover. Poems by Ter Balkt, ills. with 14 tipped-in colour silkscreens by Beuys (1 signed) and 1 original b/w photo. Edition of 300 copies, signed by the author and by Beuys, hand-numbered 215. Front wrapper slightly discoloured to edges, otherwise a fine copy. (3) Joseph Beuys: Vrouwen. Nijmegen, Nijmeegs museum Commanderie van Sint Jan, 1981. Edited by Hans van der Grinten. Softcover catalogue, 83 pp. Boldly signed by Beuys with an added drawing of a hat, all in pencil on first page. Fine copy. (total 3)

[Fluxus] L'optique moderne: Collection de lunettes presente par Daniel Spoerri avec, en regard, d'inutiles notules par Francois Dufrene. Published by Fluxus special editions as no. B, 1963. First edition. 20 x 14 cm, 122 pp.Designed by George Maciunas with text printed in black on orange paper. Each page faces a photo of the collection of altered eyeglasses Daniel Spoerri assembled over the years. Owner's stamp photographer 'Eddy Posthuma de Boer' on title page. Minor traces of use, good copy.

[s and 1970s] Art of the Sixties, Kunst Der Sechziger Jahre Cologne, Sammlung Ludwig Im Wallraf-Richartz Museum, 1969. Edited by Gert Von Der Osten and Horst Keller. Rare first edition. Original plastic binding with 2 screws, 30 x 24.5 cm. Abundantly illustrated. Very good copy of this truly Sixties Pop Art catalogue, designed by the Fluxus artist Wolf Vostell. Each artist is presented with a portrait on mylar and work on tipped-in plates. Legendary catalogue with the highlights from the private collection of chocolate magnate Peter Ludwig (1925-1996), one of the first collectors to recognize the merit of American Pop Art.

[s and 1970s] Nieuwe Realisten and Kinetische Objektenshow (1) Landmark 60s publication Nieuwe Realisten 24/6 - 30/8/1964. Den Haag, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1964. Edited by W.A.L. Beeren and Jos De Gruyter. 54 x 39.5 cm, 44 pp. Exhibition catalogue in newspaper style with essays by Restany and Reichardt. Most texts in Dutch, some in English and French. First Edition. As usual with this sought-after item, the paper is yellowed and browned at folds.(2) Includes the rare original poster for the exhibition, 52 x 26 cm. Designed by Ootje Oxenaar in striking bright colours, very good copy with hardly noticeable folds. (3) Kinetische Objektenshow. Groningen/Haarlem, Groninger Museum/ De Hallen, 1969. Edited by Cor Blokland. Rare and fun publication on (op) art, fluxus and light art in The Netherlands. With fibre cover featuring movable optic discs, 10.5 x 28.5 cm, 66 pp. Text in Dutch and English. Contributions by Eventstructure Research Group, Karel Martens, Henk Peeters, Wim T. Schippers and others. Very good condition. (total 3)

[s and 1970s] Nova Tendencija Nos 3, 4 and 5 Zagreb, Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, 1965/1970/1973.Three catalogues of the significant exhibition series Nova Tendencija organized in Zagreb, former Yugoslavia. Five shows took place from 1961 to 1973. Nouvelle Tendance (New Tendency) was an art movement founded in Yugoslavia in 1961, but soon became international in scope. Distinct groups of artists who became associated with Nouvelle Tendance included GRAV, Gruppo T, Gruppo N, and Zero. Softcover catalogues, 20 x 21 cm, b/w ills. Texts in Serbo-Croation and English with some French, Italian, German and Russian. Included in this lot: (1) Nova Tendencija 3, 1965. First edition, 180 pp. Featuring Gerstner, Morellet, Munari, De Vries, Rot, Peeters, Ricerca Cibernetica Gruppo, Equipo 57 and others. Slight rubbing on black cover, else very good. (2) Tendencije 4 / Tendencies 4, 1970. First edition. Presents the fourth international meeting, a year-long event treating the new topic of computers in the domain of art. Moderate toning on cover, else very good. (3) Tendencije 5 / Tendencies 5, 1973. Explores constructive visual research, computer visual research and conceptual art. Texts by Radoslav Putar, Nena Dimitrijevi? et al, 137 pp. Pages loose in binding, else very good. (total 3)

[s and 1970s] Impulse Computerart, Impulse Computerkunst: graphik plastik musik film Munich, Goethe-Institut, 1971. Spiralbound, A4, 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 2 loose inserts featuring the extensive lecture and manifestations program organized by the Goethe Institute and the University of Amsterdam Ethics Institute. Scarce and fine catalogue of this seminal exhibition of 'new' art.

[s and 1970s] Lucy R Lippard, Six Year: the dematerialization of the art object London, Studio Vista, 1973. Rare first UK edition. Hardcover with paper wrapper, 22 x 19 cm, 272 pp.Seminal book on Conceptual art, arranged as a continual bibliographical chronology. Wrapper with some wear at the spine, toning on back cover, interior very good.

[s and 1970s] Ger van Elk and Bas Jan Ader (1) Six publications on the renowned Dutch conceptual artist Ger van Elk (1941-2014). Comprises: Ger van Elk 5.1.1973 tot en met 18.2.1973. Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, 1973; Ger van Elk: The Horizon, a Mental Perspective and The Cadillac and the Nun. Both published by Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven and Nai Uitgevers Rotterdam, 1999; Ger van Elk, Monograph. Deventer, Thieme Art, 2009. First edition, 304 pp. Editing and compilation by Marente Bloemheuvel and Zsa-Zsa Eyck. Text in English. Book design by Irma Boom; Ger van Elk, Kunsthalle Basel and Boijmans van Beuningen, 1980. Name on first page; Ger van Elk, La Biennale di Venezia, 1980. Name on first page. (2) Bas Jan Ader Please don't leave me (Dutch edition). Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, 2006. Text by Rein Wolfs et al. (3) In & Out of Amsterdam, Travels in Conceptual Art 1960-1976. New York, Museum of Modern Art, 2009. Great survey of the Dutch conceptual art scene with chapters on Bas Jan Ader, Ger van Elk, Stanley Brouwn a.o., with extensive documentation. Most books feature some shelf wear, heavy stack. (total 8)

[s and 1970s] Performance art, Ulay/Abramovic (1) Ulay/Marina Abramovic, 30 November. Wiesbaden, Harlekin Art, 1979. Rare artists' book with photo documentation of performance works by Abramovic and Ulay performed on their birthdays on November 30 1976, 1977 and 1978 in Amsterdam and Wiesbaden. Softcover, 15 x 22 cm, 48 pp., edition of 1000 copies. Texts in German and English. Tiny tear on first 3 pp. not interfering with the text, else a fine copy.(2) La Performance. Bologna, La Nuova Foglio, 1978. Catalogue presenting documentation of the International Week of Performance, held in 1977 at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Bologna. Participating artists included Marina Abramovic and Ulay, Laurie Anderson, Giuseppe Chiari, Fabio Mauri, Hermann Nitsch, Luigi Ontani, Fabrizio Plessi and others. Rare first edition, softcover, 28 x 21 cm, c. 200 pp. Text in Italian. White cover moderately soiled, else good. (total 2)

[s and 1970s] Carl André, catalogue and signed card (1) Carl Andre, Wood. Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, 1978. Essay by Rudi Fuchs. First Edition. Faint toning and rubbing to covers, interior very good.(2) Announcement card. New York, Paula Cooper, 1992. 10.7 x 17.8 cm, invitation for the exhibition held April 16 - May 14, printed both sides. Mailed version, post stamped and addressed in handwriting to Rudi Fuchs, signed 'it remains @' in black marker. Added: (3) announcement card Carl Andre, Revel (for KF). Dusseldorf, Konrad Fischer Galerie, October 1987. (total 3)

[s and 1970s] Otto Muehl, Mama & Papa. (1) Materialaktion 63-69 Frankfurt, Kohlkunstverlag, 1969. First edition. Softcover, 21 x 15 cm, 85 pp. Artists' book by the Viennese Actionist and provocateur (1925-2013). Contains b/w photography, drawings and text in German and English. Classic Muehl with lots of naked bodies, trash, foodstuffs and liquids. Very good copy. Rare.(2) H.B.F., Fucking Short Tale, undated. Litlu Baekurnar Booknumber 6, numbered copy 67/100. Xeroxed artists' booklet, 6 x 8 cm, 12 pp. plus foldout, containing humoristic erotic drawings and sparse text in Icelandic. (total 2)

[s and 1970s] Art & Language Three publications by the legendary British/American conceptual art collective. Contains: The Fox, Vol. 1 No.1 1975. New York, Art & Language Foundation Inc., 1975. 146 pp. The Fox put out three issues in 1975-76. Scarce first issue.(2) Art & Language. Index: Studio At 3 Wesley Place Painted By Mouth. Middelburg, De Vleeshal, 1982. 24 pp. Text in English and Dutch. Edition of 500, rare item. Mint. (3) Art & Language. Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, 1980. 414 pp. Edition of 500. Texts in English and Dutch. All items overall in fine state. (total 3)

[s and 1970s] Gordon Matta Clark, (1) Splitting 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 artist's book documenting Gordon Matta-Clark's legendary 1974 chainsaw-assisted drawing and quartering of an abandoned house located at 322 Humphrey Street. The glossy white wrappers show minimal dust staining, otherwise near fine. (2) Splitting. New York, Holly Solomon Gallery, 1990. Softcover with blind stamped title, 15.5 x 15.5 cm, 28 pp. Exhibition catalogue based upon the artists' book by Matta-Clark, produced in conjunction with exhibition held November 20 - December 15, 1990. Text by Mary Jane Jacobs. Mint copy. (total 2)

[s and 1970s] Gilbert & George, Dark Shadow Gilbert and George, the sculptors 1974. London, Nigel Greenwood Inc, 1976. First Edition.Hardcover, stamped cloth, 19.5x 13.5 cm, 128 pp. with b/w illustrations. Number 267 of an edition of 2000 copies, signed in red by the artists. Mint copy.

[s and 1970s] Gilbert & George, The Pencil on Paper. Descriptive Works of Gilbert & George, the sculptors. London, Art for All, 1970. Printed wrappers, 20.5 x 12.5 cm, 12 pp. plus 4 plates. No. 454 of a limited edition of 500. Contains a stamped red G&G emblem on the last page. The first publication by the duo, outlining their artistic goals and program. Rare.

[s and up] Not Another Punk Book London, Aurum Press, 1978. Edited by Isabelle Anscombe. First UK Edition. Softcover, 21.5 x 30 cm, with neon pink wraps, 96 pp. Account of the London punk scene of the time in scrapbook style.Featuring Iggy Pop, Vivienne Westwood, Johnny Rotten, Siouxie Sioux, Joan Jett, Jordan, The Buzzcocks etc. Rare early book on punk music and fashion. Slight rubbing on extremities, pages are getting loose from the binding, else a fine copy.

[s and up] Kriss Vila, Sang Futur Paris, Le Terrain Vague, 1977. First edition, softcover, 12.5 x 20.5 cm, 160 pp. Text in French. A novel in full punk wave, with text by scriptwriter Kriss Vilà and illustrations by the French art and graphic designer collective Bazooka.The book has become a cult witness to the French punk movement, mixing text and images with a provocative fanzine style. Back cover features a Bazooka drawing showing Parisian punk icon Edwige Belmore. Slight toning on cover, else a very good copy.

[s and up] East Village New York (1) The East Village Scene. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1984. 64 pp. Important eighties exhibition held in the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. Includes works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gretchen Bender, Mike Bidlo, Fab Five Freddy, Futura 2000, Keith Haring, David Wojnarowicz, Rhonda Zwillinger et al. (2) Neo York, report on a phenomenon. Santa Barbara, University Art Museum, 1984. 56 pp. Includes the supplement Guide to East Village artists. Bend on top right corner, some creasing on cover, interior very good. (3) Eastvillage 85: A guide. A documentary. New York, Pelham Press, 1985. 118 pp. Edited by Roland Hagenberg. Includes Madonna, Kenny Scharf, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gracie Mansion, Peter Nagy, Fred Brathwaite, Walter Robinson and many others. (4) New, Used and Improved: Art for the 80's. New York, Abbeville Press, 1987. Edited by Peter Frank. First edition hardback, 160 pp. Cover image by Ronnie Cutrone. (5) Ronnie Cutrone, Watercolors Illumination. Milan/New York, Galleria Salvatore Ala/Tony Shafrazi, 1984. Large format catalogue, 33 x 33 cm, 44 pp. Contains full page reproductions of watercolours by Cutrone. His biography in the back simply states 'Born New York 1948 lives in New York and sleeps with Woody Woodpecker'. Corners bumped, else a fine copy. (total 5)

[s and up] Keith Haring. Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1982 Rare first edition catalogue for the landmark New York show that launched Haring's career. Striking neon pink cover, spiral bound, 23 x 23 cm, 144 pp. Profusion of reproductions and photographic plates on yellow and white paper. Printed by Fleetwood Press in a limited edition of 2000 not numbered copies. Foreword by Tony Shafrazi and texts by Robert Pincus-Witten, Jeffrey Deitch and David Shapiro. Very good copy with light signs of handling.

[s and up] Charles Bukowski: The cruelty of loveless love New York: Kunst Editions, 2001. First edition. Hard black slipcase housing a burgundy cloth clamshell box with photo inset to front cover. Contains 12 loose sheets, 37 x 32 x 5 cm. Deluxe limited edition of this collection of original tipped in black and white photographs of Charles Bukowski made by Joan Levine Gannij, accompanied by poems by Linda Lee and Bukowski. Introduction by Carl Weissner. This is one of 25 copies marked H. C. and reserved for the Black Sparrow Press and the contributors. A large and heavy volume. The black slipcase shows some wear, else a fine copy.

[s and up] Paul McCarthy and Jason Rhoades, Shit Plug Cologne, Walther König/Hauser & Wirth, 2003. Ca. 43 x 26.5 cm. Handmade cover out of red carpet containing inserts of various papers and sizes. Edition of 500 copies. First run 25-10-02, signed by both artists in the colophon.The artists' book is a collaboration between Paul McCarthy (1945-) and Jason Rhoades (1965-2006) made in conjunction with the 2002 exhibition 'Shit Plug' at Galerie Hauser & Wirth in Zurich.This copy has some wear, the back side of the carpet has a tear along the glued paper on the inside of the cover (not noticeable on the outside), and some creasing on the extremities of paper parts sticking out of the irregular book construction.

[Small Press and Concrete Poetry] Jasia Reichardt and Dom Sylvester Houedard, Between Poetry and Painting London, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), 1965. First edition. Spiral bound, wrappers printed in red and black, 20.5 x 20.5 cm, 84 pp. Catalogue issued on the occasion of the 1965 exhibition examining the impact of poetry as it relates to art held at the ICA London, curated by Reichardt.Features most of the leading names of the period such as Chopin, Cobbing, Finlay, Furnival, Gomringer, Heidsieck, Kriwet, Lemaitre et al. Includes the scarce inlaid supplement with poetry chronology by Dom Sylvester Houédard, 16 pp. Cover shows light soiling, generally a very good copy.

[Small Press and Concrete Poetry] Ian Hamilton Finlay (1) Canal Game. London, Fulcrum Press, 1967. 23 x 10.5 cm. Pages cut into three separate sections and bound by red plastic spiral comb (intact). First edition of 1000 copies. Unsigned, unnumbered. Very good copy. (2) Ian Hamilton Finlay, Unnatural Pebbles with detached sentences on the pebble. Edinburgh, Graham Murray Gallery, 1981.16 x 16 cm, 58 pp. Edition of 100. Tan cover has some creasing, else good.(3) Lesley Foxcroft, untitled. Edinburgh, Graeme Murray Gallery, 1979. 48 pp. Artists' booklet, 24 drawings, edition of 500. Fine. (4) Tom Phillips, A Humument. London, Tetrad Press, 1971. Two copies of promotional prints in a printed yellow sleeve, 25.5 x 20.5 cm. Each holding a single print from Phillip's series of altered pages from a Victorian novel (p. 25 and 41). (total 5)

[Small Press and Concrete Poetry] Two publications by Patio Verlag, Frankfurt am Main Comprises: (1) Walter Aue, Marilyn oder der Astronaut, 1969. Softcover, 28 x 24 cm, 53 pp. First edition of 75, this one is numbered 28 in colophon. (2) Patio magazine No.2, 1971. Fernsehen 1969-1971. Striking cover with plastic pill cases, 20.5 x 28 cm, 100 pp. Published in conjunction with the galerie Patio programm about TV, edited by Richartz, Riha and Scherer, contributions by Ernst Jandl, Aue, Timm Ulrichs, Staeck et al. Light age soiling on cover, generally very good. (total 2)

[Small Press and Concrete Poetry] Transit Translation Transformation, Volume 3 Beuningen, Stichting Brummense Uitgeverij van Luxe Werkjes, 1975. Marbled hardcover, 29.5 x 21.5 cm, 244 pp. Edition of 150 numbered copies and 60 unnumbered for co-workers/contributors. This is one of the unnumbered copies (noted as such in the colophon).The book has an inscription from Carin and Wim to Corrie and Frans on the first and second page, and a rubberstamp from the publisher titled 'luxe werkje' (deluxe work). Featured are conceptual art and visual poetry contributions by artists such as Marina Abramovic, Christian Boltanski, Valie Export, John Baldessari, herman de vries, Anna Banana et al, with some original prints and a tipped-in colour photo by Luigi Ontani. Fine copy. Very rare.

[Small Press and Concrete Poetry] Common Press 15, Self-Portraits Amsterdam, Stempelplaats, 1979. A collection of 56 cards, 9.7 x 14.4 cm, rubber stamped on recto, housed in the original transparent plastic bag. First edition of 200. This issue of mailart magazine Common Press was guest edited by Aart van Barneveld and contains rubber-stamped portraits made by over fifty international artists including Anna Banana, Vittore Baroni, Paulo Bruscky, Ulises Carrión, Robin Crozier, Bob Gaglione, György Galántai, Johan van Geluwe, Klaus Groh, E. F. Higgins, Raul Marroquin, G. E. Marx Vigo, Michele Perfetti, Pawel Petasz, Guy Schraenen. The index on verso of the title card lists 56 portrait cards, this collection lacks No.55 and No.56. All cards and the original plastic bag are in rare mint condition. Scarce.

[Small Press and Concrete Poetry] Complete set of Utopia, Bi-monthly magazine for scientific entertainment Tweemaandelijks tijdschrift voor wetenschappelijk amusement. Contains Numbers 1-10 (1975-1978) plus the special boxed edition on architect J.M. JUJOL. Edited by Hans Oldewarris, Hans Kamphuis, Jan Pesman and Peter de Winter, published in Delft. The periodical focused on innovative and creative design with a humorous twist. Its design and format varied with each (themed) issue, but often featured inserts and mounted objects. The first 3 numbers were made in an edition of 300, numbers 4 and 5 in an edition of 500, then it slowly rose to 2000 copies. The famous Typewriter issue (No.8) has contributions by Dutch authors W.F. Hermans, Rudy Kousbroek and Piet Grijs, and comes with samples of carbon-paper and correction-foil. The copy in this lot contains the original illustrated sending envelope. The JUJOL limited edition in a cardboard box (November 1976), includes a building plate and Do It Yourself kit with glue and paint. It is numbered 487/500 and in mint state. All copies in this rare complete set of Utopia are in fine condition. (total 11)

[Small Press and Concrete Poetry] Code Amsterdam based art magazine with a fresh presentation of upcoming artists in the 80s. Edited by Waling Boers, Martin van Vreden and Dirk van Weelden. Ten issues were published between 1983 and 1989, in a limited edition between 250 to 450 copies, each (except for No.10) housing an original signed silkscreen. This is a complete set with 4 silkscreens by Peer Veneman (No.2), Martin van Vreden (No.3), Rob Scholte (No.4), and Ton van Summeren (No.8). Name of former owner on first page in 3 copies (not obtrusive), the set is overall in fine condition. (total 10)

[Small Press and Concrete Poetry] Le Dernier Cri (The Latest Scream/Trend) Ten striking limited edition artists' books by the French publisher, drawing upon underground comics and outsider art. Featured are raw comix offset printed in full colour with silkscreen printed covers. The size of all books (except for the first 2 listed) is 22 x 15.5 cm. Includes: (1) Quentin Faucompré, L'oraison des orifices, 2003. 22 x 22 cm, ed. 200. Drawings with lots of genitals in weird places. (2) Miniput stumcad, 2003. 29.5 x 22 cm, ed. 500. (3) Pascal Doury, Kinky copy, Vida Loco, 2000. (4) Gerardo Monsirais, Pinche Pedo, 2003. ed 150. (5) Mike Diana, Go to Hell, 2003. ed 500. (6) Cyber Punk Metal War, 1998. (7) Machina Mundana: Esoteric Art of Marcel Ruijters, 2003. (8) Laurent Impeduglia, Outsider Cycle, 2004. ed 450. (9) Caroline Sury, Caroline et ses Amis, 2000. ed 500. (10) Remi, Cassos, 2001. ed 750. All books in fine state. (total 10)

[Subculture] Flight to Lowland Paradise (1) Small size festival poster for the first edition of the Dutch popfestival. 45 x 32.5 cm. Some of the acts: Crazy world of Arthur Brown, Group 1850, Baroques, Cuby & the Blizzards. Folded, pinholes on edges and handwritten address at the bottom for card sales in Delft. (2) Leaflet 'Low Lands' Flight to Paradise'. (Frayed at the upper right) 31 x 25 cm. Added: (3) two small flyers for Hitweek.(total 4)

[Subculture] Provo (1) No.4, 5, 8-11, 1965-67 in first edition. Ills. Bernard Willem Holtrop et al. Contributors incl. Joop Dielemans, Olaf Stoop, Rob Stolk and Robert Jasper Grootveld. Added: (2) A poor copy of No.2. With: Provo is dood, leve Provo! Anon., 1967 (2x). (3) Por No.3 and 4, Leeuwarden, 1967. (4) Lynx No.2, 3 and 5 (without the pasted bag with substance). Het Laatste. No.6 and 7, Gent, 1967. (5) De nieuwe Generatie No.5, Rotterdam, 1967 -and 7 more similar magazines. All in used condition. (total 24)

[Subculture] Lenny Bruce. Stamp Help Out! And other short sories. The Pot smokers. See...actual photos of Tortured Marijunaites. See...Hookers resort to prostitution. See...Shame (..) First edition, second issue with four-letter words struck out. 52 p. San Francisco concert promo booklet. Stapled. *Due to an obscenity trial against Bruce he decided to destroy most copies, the ones that weren't had the obscene words struck out to render them innocuous.

Lewis, W(illiam). A second series of lessons on the game of chess, written expressly for the use of the higher class of players, and containing several new methods of attack and defence. A new Edition, revised and corrected. London, Simpkin and Marshall, 1834. 8°. (III) - X, 316 Seiten (mit weißen Blättern durchschossenes Exemplar, 1 Bl. Anzeigen fehlt). Brauner Halblederband mit Rückenschildchen und leichter Rückenvergoldung. (81) * Linde - N. 664; van der Linde II, 5. Eines von 250 Exemplaren. (vergl. van der Linde) Aus der Schachbuchsammlung Lothar Schmid. Diese Ausgabe stammt von W. Lewis, hat seinen eigenhändigen Namenszug auf dem Vorsatz und enthält viele eigenhändig von William Lewis geschriebene Korrekturen und Anmerkungen zu dem Werk für eine neue Auflage auf den weißen Blättern und wenige auf den Textseiten. William Lewis (1787 – 1870) war Schachautor und einer der führenden britischen Schachmeister seiner Zeit. Mit eigenhändigem Namenszug des englischen Schachbuchsammlers des 19. Jahrhunderts J. W. Rimington Wilson auf Innendeckel und seinen eigenhändigen Notizen auf Vorsatz: „This copy belonged to Mr. Lewis & has his autographs … & was his working copy for a new edition.“ Schmid, S. 224: "Namentlich aber sind es seine beiden Series of Lessons ... da diese beiden Werke die vorzüglichsten sind, welche je über das Spiel geschrieben wurden. (v. Bilguer.)" Aus dem Inhalt: First opening or the King's Bishop's Game. Second opening or the King's Knight's Game. Irregular openings. Method of winning with a Queen against a Rook. Zustand: Innen etwas gebräunt und fleckig, teilweise stärker. Einband bestoßen und etwas angestaubt, an Ecken und Rücken beschabt. Rücken oben defekt. Seltenes schachhistorisches Sammlerstück.

(Cessolis, J. de) The Game of the Chesse: A moral treatise on the duties of life. The first book printed in England, by William Caxton, in the year 1474. Reprinted in phonetic spelling ... Second edition. London, Pitman und White und Bath, Pitman, (1857). 8°. Mit 1 Textabbildung. 48 Seiten, 1 Bl. Anzeigen. Brauner Pappband. (63) * Linde - N. 4231; Betts 43 – 13: „This phonetic spelling edition actually reproduces the text of the 1481 edition. The title page repeats the erroneous belief that Caxton’s first edition was the first book printed in England.“ Zustand: Kleberest auf Innendeckel. Innen gebräunt, teilweise stärker und vereinzelt fleckig. Einband bestoßen. Rücken mit Papierstreifen erneuert.  

Set of Four Limited Edition Silver Medallions, by John Pinches, Great Britons Medallic First Day Covers, 1975 Railway Medallic Silver Proof First Day Cover, 150th Anniversary of The World's First Steam Passenger Train. The Partners in Space Commemorative' Apollo-Soyuz space mission silver coin and stamp set, 2 x UK Proof Coin Collections 1984-1985

Confectionery.- Abbot (Robert) The Housekeeper's valuable present: or, lady's closet companion. Being a new and complete art of preparing confects, according to modern practice, first edition, woodcut floral tail-pieces, mostly marginal browning to a few ff. (including title), some spotting or light staining, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked in modern calf, gilt, corners restored, covers rubbed and marked, [Cagle 528; Maclean p.1; Oxford p.126; Simon BG 1], 8vo, Printed for the author; and sold by C. Cooke, no. 17, Pater-Noster Row; and all other booksellers in town and country, [c.1790].⁂ Rare at auction. We can trace only two copies since 1969. Institutional holdings are also scarce. The title tells us that Abbot had been an apprentice at the leading confectioners Negri & Gunter of Berkeley Square. Provenance: 'Sarah Olive, Book 1794' (ink inscription to front free endpaper).

André L. Simon-Eleanor Lowenstein copy.- Beauvilliers (Antoine B.) The Art of French Cookery, first edition in English, bills of fare, bifolium N6&7 loose, occasional spotting or light staining, publisher's advertisement for 'New works on domestic economy' mounted on front pastedown, original boards, sympathetically rebacked, corners worn, some staining, [Bitting p.31; Cagle 559; Oxford p.155; cf. Simon 184 & 185 (second & third English editions)], a good copy, Longman, Hurst, Rees [& others], 1824; and the second and third English editions of the same, 12mo (3)

Herbal.- Mattson (Morris) The American Vegetable Practice, or a New and Improved Guide to Health, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, half-title to vol.2, 2 folding engraved plates of skeletons, 24 chromolithographed plates, engraved illustrations in text, errata / advertisement f. at end, offsetting, foxed, contemporary sheep, sympathetically rebacked in modern calf, gilt, spine in compartments and with a brown leather label, covers rubbed and little marked, [Reese American Color Plate Books, 17], large 8vo, Boston, Daniel L. Hale, 1841.⁂ The first American book illustrated with true chromolithographs (each colour printed from one stone), produced in Boston by the immigrant English artist William Sharp. The second volume is devoted to women's health.

[Menon.]. La Cuisiniere bourgeoise, suivie de l'office, à l'usage de tous ceux qui se mêlent de dépenses de Maisons, first edition, signed by the author at foot of A1 for copyright reasons, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, 4pp. approbation / errata at end, title with faint blue pencil trials to lower margin and edges creased / little frayed, occasional spotting, later blue paper-backed marbled wrappers, labels to spine, worn, but holding firm, uncut, [Bitting p.320; Livres en bouche 206; Simon BG 1039 (note); Vicaire 589], 8vo, Paris, Guillyn, Quay des Augustins, 1746.⁂ An unsophisticated copy of the rare first edition of one of the classics of 18th century French cookery. It was absent from many of the great cookery collections to come to auction. The identity of the author of this work aimed at the expanding middle classes is unknow.

[Menon.] Cuisine et office de santé, propre à ceux qui vivent avec oeconomie & régime, first edition, lacking half-title, ink name 'Dubois' and 3 later numbers in green ink to head of title, occasional pen trials, some spotting, water-stained, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spine in compartments, lacking label, head of spine and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, [Cagle 335; Oberlé Fastes 119; Simon BG 1037; Vicaire 591-592; Blake p.301], 12mo, Paris, Le Clerc, Prault & Babuty, 1758.⁂ Rare first edition of this 'small dictionary giving gastronomic advice and recipes' (Simon).

[Menon.] Traité historique et pratique de la cuisine. Ou le cuisiner instruit, de la connoissance des Animaux, tant Volatiles, que Terrestres, Aquatiques & Amphibies; de la facon, de Préparer les divers Alimens, & de les Servir. Suivi d'un petit abrege. Sur la maniere de faire les Confitures liquides & autres Desserts de toute espece, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 4 folding woodcut plates of table settings, woodcut illustrations in text, 2ff. approbation / errata at end of vol.2, some spotting / light foxing, occasional staining, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spines in compartments and with red / burgundy leather labels (?new, but sympathetic), vol.2 tail cap missing and some chipping to foot of joints, corners worn, some scuffing, rubbed, in all a solid set, [Cagle 346; Simon BG 1043; Vicaire 592], large 12mo, Paris, Cl. J.B. Bauche, 1758.⁂ Rare at auction. We can trace only two other sets, both incomplete.

NO RESERVE Fish.- Bellamy (J[ohn].C[remer]., surgeon) The Housekeeper's guide to the fish-market for each month of the year; and an account of the fishes and fisheries of Devon and Cornwall in respect of commerce, economy, natural history, and statistics, first edition, initial leaf blank but for quotation, G5 tear to lower margin, just touching part of 1 letter verso, occasional spotting or staining, lightly browned, original limp cloth, original printed label to upper cover (rubbed with loss of a few letters), ?missing label from spine, spine ends little chipped, upper cover top corner splitting, but intact, rubbed, [W&S p.30; cf. Bitting p,34 (1862)], London & Plymouth, Longman [&c.] & Edward Nettleton, 1843; and another, Borough Market, 12mo & 8vo (2)

[Menon.] The French family cook: being a complete system of French cookery. Adapted to the Tables not only of the Opulent, but of Persons of moderate Fortune and Condition, first edition in English, final advertisement f., foxed, some staining, lightly browned, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, spine gilt and with red leather label, corners worn, covers rubbed and marked, [Bitting p. 554; Cagle 872; Maclean p.101; Oxford p.121-122; Simon BG 714], large 8vo, Printed for J. Bell, No. 148, Oxford Street, nearly opposite New Bond Street, 1793.⁂ First edition in English of his La Cuisinière bourgeoise, Paris, 1746.

[Menon.]. La bonne cuisinière bourgeoise ou l'art de faire la cuisine à peu de frais (a drop-head title to the first f. of text reads 'La Cuisinière bourgeoise, suivie de l'office...'), engraved frontispiece and vignette title, ink stain to upper inner margin of title and following f., some spotting and staining, lightly browned, modern calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments and with burgundy leather label, Paris, [L. Brodard & A Coulommiers for] Corbet, Quai des Augustins, 1822; and 5 others, 18th & 19th century editions of La Cuisinière bourgeoise, 12mo (6)⁂ The first mentioned is a rare edition. We cannot trace a copy on WorldCat or Library Hub, or indeed in the standard bibliographies.

Pressure cooker.- Papin (Denis) La manière d'amolir les os, et de faire cuire toutes sortes de viandes en fort peu de temps, & à peu de frais, 2 parts in 1, 4 folding engraved plates of the cooker, blue ink writing erased from title (a very small area remains over 1 word (still legible)), first plate with repaired tear, without loss, occasional professional marginal repairs, occasional spotting / light staining, washed, later drab wrappers, strengthened, housed in a modern dark red morocco chemise and slip-case, gilt, [Bitting p.355 (note); Notaker 630 (note); Vicaire 652; cf. Cagle 369 & Livres en bouche 91 & Oberlé 89 (first edition in French)], 12mo, Amsterdam, Henry Desbordes, 1688.⁂ Second edition in French, which is more complete than the first. On Papin's steam digester, which was a forerunner of the pressure cooker. He presented his idea to the Royal Society in 1679 after working with Robert Boyle over the previous three years. The work was first published in England in 1681 as A New Digester, or Engine for softning bones, with a continuation in 1687. His experiments with this apparatus led to his development of steam engines.

Tea, coffee & chocolate.- Blégny (Nicolas de) Le Bon usage du thé, du caffé et du chocolat pour la préservation & pour la guerison des maladies, first edition, engraved frontispiece and 13 full-page illustrations, some spotting, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spine in compartments, spine ends repaired (foot of spine still little chipped), rubbed, [Bitting p.44 (note); Cagle 83 (note); Mueller p.22 (note); Oberlé Fastes 734 (Lyon, Amaulry); Vicaire 97 (note); Hunt 376 (Lyon issue)], 12mo, Paris, Estienne Michallet, rue S. Jacques, à l'image S. Paul, 1687.⁂ Blégny was physician to Queen Maria Theresa of Spain, and later Louis XIV. It is presumed that the Lyon issue of this work takes precedence, as the original privilege, which was granted to Thomas Amaulry of that city, is found in the Paris issue. Provenance: 'Cardin Belard' (18th century ink inscription to front free endpaper); J D, with motto semper audere (small red oval book label to front pastedown); Simon Lepinois, faculty of pharmacy, Paris, 1921 (ink inscription to front free endpaper).