Zürich: Copy-Left, 1998. Mail art assemblage, consisting of artist trading cards housed along with a colophon sheet housed in a sanitary pad bag that has been stapled shut, rubberstamped, drawn upon, and in this case addressed and mailed to a contributor. One of a limited edition of 20 copies. Includes..... More
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London: Macmillan, 1928. Later printing. Signed at the title page by George Russell, who has also drawn one of his jewel-like miniature landscapes. Provenance: from the library of Mary Fentress, with her signature, Richmond, VA address, and date of acquisition (1931) to ffep. In addition, the recto and verso of..... More
Nantes: A.G.E.N., 1969. 4to, 4 pp. including covers, single 20 3/4 x 11 3/4" sheet folded once to make a four pager. Illustrated with detourned cartoon strips. Text in French. Addition vertical fold, creasing and a few short tears to margins, but still very good. More
Rotterdam: Abandon, 1978. First edition. 8vo, unpaginated, saddle-stapled wraps with title pastedown to front panel. Illustrated with a tipped-in calendar sheet printed on glassine, and horological diagrams. One of a limited edition of 250 numbered copies. Text in Dutch. First and only issue of this brilliant conceptual art periodical, which..... More
innsbruck: Dr. Ursula Krinzinger, 1978. First edition. Oblong, photographically illustrated wraps. One of a limited edition of 1200 copies. Profusely illustrated. Includes bibliography. Artists' book published in conjunction with the 1978 works at Galerie Humanic and Galerie Krinzinger. Some minor wear to wraps, else fine. More
Amsterdam: Aktiegroep Nieuwmarkt, 1975. Nos. 1-4, 6-21. Foolscap format, nos. 1-3 crimp-bound at left margin, later issues either stapled once at upper left hand corner, or folded, unbound sheets. Text in Dutch. A nearly complete run, lacking only the 5th number, of this impassioned underground periodical which bracketed the Nieuwmarkt..... More
Kitakyushu, Japan: Center for Contemporary Art, 2009. First edition. 8vo, [196] pp, bound in black wraps. Designed by Manuel Rader. Early artists' book from Allora & Calzadilla in collaboration with Manuel Rader, exploring the lyrics to songs used by the U.S. Government in Guantanamo Bay to torture and interrogate prisoners..... More
Wien: Pakesch & Schlebrügge, 2008. First edition. Oblong 8vo, printed wraps. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings in black and white. Text in English. Single issue of the longrunning artists' periodical, in which each issue is designed by, and devoted to a single artist or project. This issue documents Althamer's..... More
[Madison, WI]: 1988. Hand-painted 12" appropriated vinyl LP record, housed in a painted and stencilled gatefold sleeve. Artists' record issued in conjunction with the 1988 iteration of the Festival of the Swamps, a counter-festival to the Festival of the Lakes. Though the record bears no attribution, it is likely the..... More
Lübeck, Germany: Lübeckerlicht, nd c. early 20th century. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2" postcard, photographically illustrated. A postcard of the "Blue Lady," Sabella Anitta, a circus and sideshow artist here described as the youngest and best tattooed woman of the time. Very good with some light rounding to tips and..... More
np: c. early 19th century. 8vo, 16 pp, consisting of an index [pp. 1-2], and receipts [5-16]. Second leaf blank. Saddle-stitched, with outer leaves detached. Outer leaves rather darmpstained, but complete legible. Interior leaves clean, with a very clear hand throughout. Manuscript on watermarked paper.m The 29 recipies including those..... More
Np: nd. Original artwork, approximately 5 1/2 x 3 1/4", a woven paper sculpture of a cross, with several small engravings pasted on, including a small engraving of Jesus with blood applied in red paint, a goblet of blood, and a small skull and crossbones, with a small ribbon attached..... More
Köln: Onnasch Galerie, 1971. First edition. Square 8vo, [16] pp, saddle-stapled wraps. Profusely illustrated in black and white. The catalog for the 1971 exhibition at Galerie Onnasch in Cologne, including texts by Lawrence Alloway (in English) and G. Bussman (in German). Superb catalog. Some faint toning to wraps else fine..... More
Wuppertal, Germany: Kunst- und Museumsverein, 1967. 4to, [8] pp., with blue folded poster laid into integral flap at rear. Illustrated with three reproductions. Text in German. With a text by Yoshiaki Tono. Rubbed at the spine, with some toning and light soiling to wraps, and a 1/2" split at head..... More
Eindhoven, The Netherlands: Stedelij van Abbemuseum, 1966. First edition. 4to, folded poster laid into a folder printed in orange and rose, complete with the original printed belly band. With an essay printed on the folder by Yashiaki Tono. The gorgeously designed catalog issued for the 1966 exhibition at the Stedelijk..... More
Düsseldorf: Galerie Schmela, 1966. Exhibition announcement, single sheet of coated card stock folded once. Illustrated with two reproductions. Text in German, signed "D.H.". The exhibition announcement for this early exhibition by Arakawa in Düsseldorf. Very good with some light toning and minor trace soiling. More
Amsterdam: 1943. Amsterdam: dated 1941 [actually, 1943]. ALS on lined prison stationary, marked 'S.G.S. 8105-1942’. 29 lines, written in pencil. Addressed to “Eep” [Marius Roland Holst], and signed “Tiky.” One line blacked out, likely by a censor. With an accompanying letter by Willem Sandberg to Roland Holst about the damage..... More
np: 1873. Graphite and colored pencil drawing in an irregularly cut sheet of paper, approximately 8 x 5". Signed and dated in 1873 at lower margin, though the signature is not legible to our eyes - G.B. Harrison, perhaps? Terrifying. Very good. More
London: Arts & Community Centre Notting Hill, 1968. ALS, with a trifold brochure [8 x 10 1/2"] and a Poetry Workshop poster [8 x 13"] folded for mailing, all housed in the original mailing envelope addressed to Tjeerd Deelstra postmarked September 5, 1968. Rare ephemera from the early days of..... More
New York: Backworks, 1979. four 8 1/2 x 14" leaves, stapled once at the upper left hand corner. A special catalog by the pioneer avant-garde bookselling project at 488 Greenwich St, a collaboration between Barbara Moore and Jon Hendricks. This catalog is devoted to the Something Else Press. It includes..... More
Wien: Pakesch & Schlebrügge, 1998. First edition. 8vo, saddle-stapled card wraps. Single issue of the artists' periodical / artists' book series published in Wien by Peter Pakesch and Johannes Von Schlebrügge. Each issue invites an artist or artists to create and design the issue, making it a hybrid of a...... More
Taos: 1962. Second edition. 4to, 80 pp, comb-bound in card covers, the front cover illustrated with a photograph of Barela by Mildred Tolbert. The second edition of this groundbreaking monograph on Barela, which first appeared in 1955 in an edition that is now rare, and which was edited and published..... More
Taos: Mildred Crews, Judson Crews & Wendell Anderson, 1976. Third edition. 4to, 80 pp, comb-bound in card covers, the front cover illustrated with a photograph of Barela by Mildred Crews. This example signed by Tolbert at the title page (with a pen running out of ink, so the last name..... More
Taos: 1955. First edition. Large 4to, 66 pp, comb bound in heavy cardboard covers. Profusely illustrated with photographs of the carvings. Signed by Barela at title page (as Pat Barela) and dated in the year of publication. The first edition of this groundbreaking monograph on Barela, which was edited and..... More
Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1976. 4to, single sheet folded once to make four pages. Single issue of the remarkable periodical issued from the influential gallery run by Adriaan van Ravesteijn and Geert van Beijeren. Over the course of almost 20 years the gallery issued 156 of these bulletins, in almost..... More