New York: Backworks, 1977. First edition. 4to, [20] pp, saddle-stapled wraps. With mimeographed errata and addenda slip laid in. The second catalog from the pioneering avant-garde bookselling concern, started by Barbara Moore and Jon Hendricks. The bulk of the catalog is devoted to photographs by Max Baker, Martha Holmes, Scott..... 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
New York: Backworks, 1979. 4to, four leaves, each printed on both recto and verso, 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 books, ephemera..... More
Berlin & New York: Galerie Rene Block & Ronald Feldman Gallery, 1979. First edition. 12mo, 141 pp, photographically illustrated wraps. Provenance: illustrated ex libris bookplate of John Humov tipped inside front cover. Artists' book documenting Beuys' 1979 work upon the closing of the René Block Gallery, in which the artist..... More
New York: Printed Editions, 1978. First edition. Limited edition, one of 200 copies signed and numbered by John Cage. 4to, [177] pp, printed in Bembo monotype at the Stinehour Press on Mohawk Superfine paper. The typography designed by Freeman Keith, and the position of the punctuation designed and realized by..... More
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1986. First edition. Tabloid format, 36 pp. including covers. Special issue of the longrunning artists' periodical devoted to avant-garde music, which was associated with, and later published above, the famous Ear Inn on Spring Street. Cover photo of Jason Hwang by Sugimoto, material on Greer..... More
Paris: Galerie 1900-2000, Galerie de Poche, Galerie du Génie, 1988. 12 x 25" poster, machine-folded into thirds. The poster for this collaborative series of exhibitions in Paris, held at Galerie 1900-2000, Galerie de Poche, and Galerie du Génie. The poster prints a text by Jean-Jacques Lebel, and is is illustrated..... More
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1977. First edition. Tabloid format, [8] pp. including covers. Early issue of the longrunning artists' periodical devoted to avant-garde music, which was associated with, and later published above, the famous Ear Inn on Spring Street. This issue includes contributions from Bill Hellerman, Dick Higgins, Philip..... More
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1977. First edition. Tabloid format, [12] pp. including covers. Early issue of the longrunning artists' periodical devoted to avant-garde music, which was associated with, and later published above, the famous Ear Inn on Spring Street. This issue includes a cover drawing by Ilene Astrahan, and..... More
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1980. First edition. Tabloid format, 16 pp. including covers. Single issue of the longrunning artists' periodical devoted to avant-garde music, which was associated with, and later published above, the famous Ear Inn on Spring Street. This issue is a special issue devoted to sound environments..... More
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1980. First edition. Tabloid format, 20 pp. including covers. Special issue focusing on homemade instruments, of the longrunning artists' periodical devoted to avant-garde music, which was associated with, and later published above, the famous Ear Inn on Spring Street. Chippewa music, review of Julius Eastman..... More
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1981. First edition. Tabloid format, 20 pp. including covers. Special issue focusing on international music, of the longrunning artists' periodical devoted to avant-garde music, which was associated with, and later published above, the famous Ear Inn on Spring Street. Articles on African music, including Senegal..... More
![Item #30165 Optimistic Boxes 1-5 [Complete]. Robert Filliou](/pictures/thumb/30165.jpg?v=1663697706)
Remscheid, Germany: VICE-Versand, 1968-1981. Three wooden boxes, a stone, and a pink ceramic pig, each in varying dimensions, with affixed labels, each initialled by the artist. A rare complete set of Filliou's most infamous, linguistically canny series of multiples, issued in numbers over a 13 year period. Each of the..... More
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1983. First edition. Tabloid format, 36 pp. including covers. Special issue of the longrunning artists' periodical devoted to avant-garde music, which was associated with, and later published above, the famous Ear Inn on Spring Street, entirely devoted to Gamelan music and Indonesian arts in America..... More
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1977. First edition. Tabloid format, [8] pp. including covers. Early issue of the longrunning artists' periodical devoted to avant-garde music, which was associated with, and later published above, the famous Ear Inn on Spring Street. Drawings by Ondine Fiore on cover, scores by Gerald Lindahl..... More
np: [1979]. 8 x 10" silver gelatin print, captioned and attributed in pencil at verso. According to the pencilled notes at verso, this was an installation shot from the exhibition "A Tribute to George Maciunas" at the Beaumont-May Gallery at Dartmouth College. 4" crease at lower margin, some almost imperceptible..... More
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1981. First edition. Tabloid format, 26 pp. including covers. Special issue of the longrunning artists' periodical devoted to avant-garde music, which was associated with, and later published above, the famous Ear Inn on Spring Street. This issue focuses on music and healing, with articles by..... More
New York: Something Else Press, 1970. First edition. 8vo, 278 pp, bound in full black cloth decorated and titled in silver. In the publisher's original unprinted glassine wrapper. Translated from the French into English by Emmett Williams. Near fine with a touch of fading to spine and a small tap..... More
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1984. First edition. Tabloid format, 36 pp. Special technology issue of artists' periodical devoted to avant-garde music, which was associated with, and later published above, the famous Ear Inn on Spring Street. Contributors include Bernard Heidsieck, Rosemary Birardi, David Evan Jones, Richard Teitelbaum, Fred Ciccone..... More
Stuttgart: Reflections Press, 1971. First edition. 16mo, [28] pp. incl. covers, saddle-stapled wraps. Charming artists' book by Ben Vautier, published as no. 14 in Albrecht D.'s fluxBLATTzeitung series at his Reflection Press. 3" crease affecting first two leaves, else clean and near fine. More
Wuppertal: Verlag der Kalender, 1961. First edition. Large 4to, [60] pp, double leaves bound in unprinted card wraps, and housed in a printed dust jacket. Text in French and German. Designed by Wolf Vostell. In the year prior to the publication of the first issue of Decollage, Vostell designed and..... More
Munich: Heiner Friedrich, 1969. First edition. 8vo, unpaginated, printed wraps. One of a limited edition of 2100 copies, of which 98 were numbered and signed by both artists. Early and scarce collection of text works by the two artists, which includes poems, an interview conducted by Richard Kostelanz, reproductions of..... More