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Für den Sommerurlaub hier also eine besondere Lektüre:

Ordering themselves as ever wrongly: Ader,
Apollinaire, Appel, Arman, Arnaud, Art &
Language, Auden, Bacon, Beckelmann, Belgium
Surrealism, Ben, Benda, Bertozzi, Betjeman,
Beuys, Boltanski, Bor, Bory, Brache di Gutenberg,
Braun, Brecht, Breton, Broodthaers, Brouwn,
Brock, Brunner, Bukowski, Buren, Burroughs,
Cahun, Carrega, Chopin, Chamberlain, Colinet,
Czech Cubist Books, de Charmoy, D'Albisola, Dada,
Dax, De Vries, Degottex, Deisler, Dotremont,
Drucker, dsh, Duchamp, DuPont, Dutch Student
Protest, E.A.T., Eluard, Emin, Faecke,
Fardoulis-Lagrange, Feelisch, Filliou, Finlay,
Fontana, Freud, Friedman, Fulton, Furnival,
Garnier, GLM, Ginsberg, Goll, Graves, Hachette,
Halicka, Hamoir, Heaney, Heidegger, Heidsieck,
Heubach, Higgins, Hoffman, Hrabal, Hughes,
Huzinga, Hundertwasser, Immendorff, Infantes,
Inismo, Isou, Jouffroy, Judd, Katayama, Kluver,
Knowles, Kolar, Kriwet, La Rocca, Larkin, Le Gac,
Lemaitre, Lichtenstein, Lucas, McCaffery, Maddox,
Man Ray, Manzoni, Marinetti, Mayor, Medium,
Merz, Messager, Micic, Miccinim, Motherwell,
Muehl, Nannucci, Neumann, Niikuni, Le Nouveau
Spectateur, Oldenburg, Ono, Paik, Pana, Palermo,
Paz, Phillips, Poesia Visiva, Pomerand, Rainer,
Ribemont-Dessaignes, Riha, Roth, Ruscha,
Sandback, Saito, Seifert, Smith (Stevie),
Spender, Spinelli, Staeck, Stefek, Satie,
Samizdat, Schermer, Schmit, Scott, Scutenaire,
Siegelaub, Serbian Surrealism, Ristic, Shahn,
Skvoreckeho, Smithson, Surrealist periodical,
Sutherland, Swedish concrete poetry, Tapie,
Tinguely, Thomkins, Tzara, Uecker,Vailland,
Vostell, Wada, Wagner, Warnke, Weiner, Mullican,
Weiner, Wewerka, Williams, Zero, and other
positioning mistakes and typos.


"It's interesting how young poets think of death
while old fogies think of girls" - Bohumil Hrabal


PRIME DIRECTIVE:

We are currently seeking examples of invitation
and announcement cards for exhibitions and
performances by Beuys as well as similar cards
promoting Joseph Beuys' works and editions to aid
in a piece of research into his activities. If
you have such cards and would like to either sell
them or share information with us (including an
image) please get in touch. Only cards printed
before Beuys' death are of interest to us. Thank
you.


PRIME NUMBER DIRECTIVE:

D'Albisola, Tullio and Marinetti, F.T.
PAROLE IN LIBERTA FUTURISTE OLFATTIVE TATTILI TERMICHE
Rome, Italy: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesie. 1932
23.5 x 24.7 x 1 cm, 27pp. Metal sheets with metal
binding. Printed in several covers on tin
throughout in Savona by Lito Latta in November 4,
1932; it is usually believed that fewer than 50
copies were actually assembled of this famous
first metal book. The title translates as "Words
in Futurist, olfactory, tactile, thermal
freedom". A very good example of an
exceptionally rare book of high importance in the
history of artist's books. Images and full
condition report on application.

Price on application



FIBONNACCI DIRECTIVE:

Ruscha, Edward
DUTCH DETAILS
n.p.: (Arnhem), Octopus Foundation, 1971.
11.2 x 38cm, 48 pp containing 10 fold-out plates
with 116 photographic illustrations in black and
white. White paper-covered boards with title in
black on front cover. The first and only edition
published as one of 3,000 copies, of which the
greater part were mistakenly destroyed. Published
by Octopus within the framework of the 'Sonsbeek
71/Sonsbeek buiten de perken', Festival in
Arnhem, 1971, executed on behalf of Groninger
Museum- Groningen, Het Centrum-Veendam, Geert
Teiscentrum-Stadskanaal, Het Museum-Klooster-Ter
Apel. The photos were taken by Richter only at
bridge-locations and the bridges themselves used
as a walkway by the artist to take the pictures
with a hand-held camera showing houses lining the
river at the small villages from the province of
Groningen - Netherlands (Veendam, Musselkanaal
and Stadskanaal). Ruscha later said; 'I had no
idea what I was going to do until I came to this
country and when I came over on plane the pilot
said that he did not know what the weather was
like in Amsterdam, but he'd let us know the
details very soon. And that just clicked in my
mind, this word 'details', and so I let that be
something to guide me on this project and then I
immediately thought Dutch Details, and that gave
me moving on the whole project'. Front cover
slightly browned approx. 10 cms. to upper edge
and an impression left by a paperclip to the
right edge of front cover with an unobtrusive
streak of pale brown (approx. 3 x 0,2 cms.) to
upper edge of back cover. Near fine with noted
minor flaws.

19,950 uk pounds


A HOLY DIRECTIVE


NUMBER 1 FROM THE DELUXE EDITION OF 25 COPIES
WITH AN UNIQUE SIGNED DRAWING AND DEDICATION BY
FONTANA AND TEN SIGNED ETCHINGS

Fontana, Lucio and Alain Jouffroy
LUCIO FONTANA Dix eaux-fortes l'eppe dans l'eau
Milan: Galerie Schwarz, 1962
8vo, unpaginated. Boards, first edition of this
monograph on Fontana with ten original etchings
by Fontana (all 24.8 x 20.5cm or 20.5 x 24.8cm)
with punched holes and some aquatints with texts
by Jouffroy. One of only 75 + XXV copies of this
book in fact number I of the XXV roman numbered
copies signed by both artists. This copy has
additionally a hand written dedication by Fontana
alongside a small hand drawn graphic by the
artist with hand made holes. The drawing is
signed. Fine condition. Thus an unique and rare
work. Reference: Ruhe and Rigo, 2008, Nrs E3 -
E12. Images on request.

Price on request


GRAVITY DIRECTIVE

Ader, Bas Jan
FALL
Amsterdam: s.p., 1970
19 x 19cm, 48pp plus card covers. Artist's book
displaying 24 b/w photo reproductions of two
performances of Bas Jan Ader; namely the artist
falling from the roof of his house in California
and riding a bike and falling into a canal in
Amsterdam while still sitting astride the cycle.
The artists one and only artist's book published
in his lifetime. An extremely rare publication in
very fine condition and greatly sought after.

2,450 uk pounds



THE REST ARE SCATTERED - RAY GUN STYLEE


(Tapie, Michel)
Appel, Karl and Cesar
APPEL CESAR
Paris: Rie Droite, 1955
33 x 25 cm, 4pp b/w exhibition catalogue. 3 b/w
illustrations (two Cesar sculptures and 1 Appel
painting). Short essay in French by Michel Tapie
and an original poem by Emmanuel Looten in praise
of Appel ("Appel, Appel"). Scarce period
publication in very good condition albeit some
closed slight tears and bumping to extremities.

75 uk pounds


SIGNED BY ARMAN

Arman
UNTITLED. (DUPLICATA)
Paris: Ripert Centre, n.d.
29.7 x 21cm, offset lithograph and silkscreen
announcement on card for an exhibition with an
artist designed text work - created by the
repeated overprinting of various rubber stamp
address blocks (hence creating a textual
accumulation). This example is signed bottom
right in pencil by Arman. Slight edge bump
otherwise very good.

125 uk pounds


Art & Language
10 POSTCARDS 1977
London: Robert Self Publications, 1977
10.5 x 15.5cm printed envelope content of ten, 10
x 15cm, 1pp artist's postcards which contain an
image and text by the conceptualists which can
only be seen in its entirety if the postcards are
placed together in the correct order. Fine in
torn and worn but complete envelope. Scarce
multiple - sometimes single cards are found but
it is not common to find a complete set in the
original envelope.

225 uk pounds


Art & Language
ART & LANGUAGE
Paris: Halerie Eric Fabre, 1981
30 x 21cm, 28pp. Pictorial card covers.
Exhibition catalogue with a lengthy text from the
group in French. Cover reproduces the Portrait of
VI Lenin in the style of Jackson Pollock. Very
good.

50 uk pounds


A SUBSTANTIAL RUN FROM YEAR ONE OF THIS AVANTE GARDE /CUBIST PUBLICATION

(Avant garde/Cubism)
LE NOUVEAU SPECTATEUR. REDIGEE PAR ROGER ALLARD.
Paris: Le Nouveau Spectateur, Mai 1919 - Mars
1920. Nrs. 1, 3, 5, 6/7, 11/12, 13, 14/15, 17/18.
(18 = all)
Uniformly 16.5 x 12.4cm, pagination varies.
Twelve separate numbers in eight issues including
four double numbers from the first year of this
avant garde arts journal which took the cubists
to heart. Articles on Leger, the Salon des
Independants, Salon d'Automn, Albert Birot,
George Bouche, a special number on Raoul Dufy (nr
6/7), Courbet, Degas, Picasso, Gauguin, Renoir,
cubisme (nr 17/18) and others. Illustrations by
Dufy (11), Laboureur, Favory, Alix, de Segonzac,
Fauconnet, Boussingault and others. All very good
with exception of minor foxing on the mostly
uncut nr 13 and some browning throughout due to
the cheap paper. Later numbers were issued in a
print run of 1,030 copies. Scarce.

PRICE FOR ALL 12 NUMBERS TOGETHER - 495 uk pounds



Bacon, Francis, William Scott and Graham Sutherland
BACON SCOTT SUTHERLAND
London: Hanover Gallery, n.d. (1955)
17 x 12cm, 4pp. Self cover. Minimal exhibition
catalogue for this three man show which saw
Bacon's important 'Study for Portrait' series (of
which three examples are here) shown for the
first time along with two other works, Sutherland
and William Scott both contributed 4 works. Only
gallery text and titles and dates are printed on
yellow card. Fine.

45 uk pounds


(Visual poetry)
Beckelmann, Jurgen, Micklei, Lothar M.K.,
Strugalla, Johannes and Dieter Wagner, Dieter and
Infrarot
ICH HABE BEHAUPTET - GEDICHTE
Mainz: F. Despalles Editions. 1987
21 x 14.7cm, 73pp. Soft covers with 5 fold out
pages. First edition of this rare volume of
concrete poetry which is one of only 50 copies
signed by all participants (on a page near to
their contribution) out of a total edition of 150
issued. Fine condition.

250 uk pounds



Belgium Surrealism
RHETORIQUE Nr 4. Redaction: André Bosman.
Bruxelles: Rhetorique, 1962
16 x 12.5cm, 16pp plus pictorial wrappers. A
single number of this late Belgium surrealist
periodical with contributions by Magritte,
Scutenaire, Lecomte, Pieyre de Mandiargues and
illustrations by Magritte and Colinet. Fine. One
of the trickier numbers from the series to find.

85 uk pounds


(Belgium Surrealism / Scutenaire)
Colinet, Paul
LA LAMPE DU VALET DE PIQUE RHETORIQUE Nr 8. Redaction: André Bosman.
Bruxelles: Rhetorique, 1963
16 x 12.5cm, 28pp plus pictorial wrappers. First
edition of texts originally written in 1936. Near
fine. Increasingly scarce.

85 uk pounds


WITH A DEDICATION BY BEN

Ben
PARTIE DU TOUT A BEN
Nice: s.p. (Ben), c. 1965
45,6 x 34cm paper bag printed black on white on
one side with the text "Partie du Tout à Ben"
and the address of the artist's eccentric record
shop at "32, rue de l'Escarene" in Nice.
Additionally this bag has on the reverse,
unprinted, side a short note in Ben's (more
normal) handwriting to Gérald Gassiot Talabot,
the director of the revue Opus which reads thus
in blue ink: " PS: une idee au cas ou tu
(illisible) de publier un des projets, pourquoi
pas le faire en negatif, ecriture blanc fond
noir, c'est facile en offset" and signed "Ben".
The text may have been written a few years after
the bag's original production as a object
multiple/promotional item for the record store.
In very good condition made all the more rare by
the additional note.

395 uk pounds


Ben
PARTIE DU TOUT A BEN. Unique work. n.d. (c. 1965)
24 x 14.7cm found page torn from a (French)
dictionary with added blue ink and artist's
rubber stamp impression. The artist has circled
the word "recette" (trans. receipt) in blue and
has indicated, by a hand drawn arrow in ink, the
rubber stamp impression "partie du tout à Ben"
(trans. "Left whole by Ben"). Unique. Fine
although the paper is unavoidably browned over
time.

495 uk pounds


(Inismo)
Bertozzi, Gabriele-Aldo
VAI
Rome: Inismo. 1987
19 x 12.5 x 2.4cm book object - consisting of
metal covers (in stainless steel), attached
matchbox (content of the original matches) and
2pp experimental short story. One of only 60
signed and numbered copies made. Bertozzi is a
foremost proponent of Inismo (sometimes
referenced by its acronym I.N.I. or ini: from the
terms, Internazionale Novatrice Infinitesimale.
The movement might be regarded as an extension of
Lettrisme in that it is interested in
hypergraphism and symbolizing poetry in any
medium and thus has attempted extend the
vocabulary of poetry to include experiences in
other senses including smell. For example, the
group has proposed that a line of text can rhyme
with an object or a perfume. (There is a
wonderful explanation of the group's manifesto
aims by David W. Seaman on-line from which we
have taken this information). Fine example of a
key work.

1,950 uk pounds



Beuys, Joseph
AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ARTIST EXHIBITION
POSTERS - MANY SIGNED AND SOME VERY RARE

Consists of the following (all referenced in Prestel Beuys Posters 2005)
3. AACHEN 1964 Folded and in fine condition. An
exceptionally rare and important poster designed
by Paik.
4. 24 STUNDEN 1965 This poster was one of the
participant's (Tomas Schmit's) own copy with his
address label on it - folded and mailed. A very
rare poster.
5. EURASIENSTAB 1968 An important Wide White Space poster. Rare.
8. SAMMLUNG 1969. This copy is signed by Beuys in
pen. Rare especially signed. Slight fold-lines.
10. JOSEPH BEUYS Kunstmuseum Basel 1969 Very large.
11. KARL STROHER 1969. This copy is signed.
12. TABERNAKEL 1970. This copy is signed by Beuys
and stamped 3 times with a rubber stamp.
13. PARTEIEIN-WAHLVERWEIGERUNG 1970. Folded and signed copy.
24. OBJEKTE & ZEICHNUNGEN 1971
27, ART INTERMEDIA 1971 This copy is signed in pencil by Beuys.
30. TRANSSIBIRISCHE BAHN 1970.
33. OHNE DIE ROSE TUN. 1972. This copy is one of
only very few (c. between 5 and 9 examples)
believed to be signed. Very rare thus.
38. MANIFEST IM KUNSTVEREIN 1973. Folded.
40. BLEISTIFTZEICHNUNGEN. 1973
47. DILLINGER. Folded.
48. VERTRIEBEN 1974. Rubber stamp impression.
55. THE SECRET BLOCK (OXFORD) Folded.
59. THE SECRET BLOCK (ULSTER) Folded.
60. LECTURE AND DISCUSSION WITH JOSPEH BEUYS AND CAROLINE TISDALL 1974. Folded.
61. DISCUSSION 1974 Folded.
67. BERND JANSEN. 1975. Signed by BOTH Beuys and Jansen in pencil.
68 WASSERFARBEN. 1975.
72. KESTNERGESELLSCHAFT 1975. Folded.
74. MIAMI-DADE. 1975
94. TRAM STOP. 1977. Signed.
118. ZEICHNUNGEN - OBJEKTE. 1979.
120. GRASSELLO. 1979. Signed.
125. EUOPAWAHL DIE GRUNEN. 1979.
128. OLFARBEN. 1979
129 a. AUFRUT ZUR ALTERNATIVE. Signed in pencil and rubber stamped.
129 b. AUFRUT ZUR ALTERNATIVE. A smaller version, one sided only as issued.
146. ANDY WARHOL & JOSEPH BEUYS. 1980.
156. JOSEPH BEUYS AT DINO TAFURI 1980. Signed in pencil.
158. NEW BEGINNINGS ARE IN THE OFFING. 1981. One
of 400 signed and numbered examples. Some creases
in margins. Rare.
160, APPEAL BY JOSEPH BEUYS. 1980. Rare - most of
these posters were either used or badly water
damaged in storage- few survived in very good
condition - of which this is one. This copy with
rubber stamp impression.
160, THREE POTS ACTION. 1980. Rare - most of
these posters were either used or badly water
damaged in storage- few survived in very good
condition - of which this is one.
162. MULTIPLIZOERTE KUNST 1980. This copy is signed by Beuys.
164. MEETING OF LADY ROSEBERY, JOSPEH BEUYS AND
BUCKMINSTER FULLER. 1980. One of 400 signed and
numbered examples.
174. DAS KAPITAL. 1981. Signed by Beuys in red ink.
179. JOSEPH BEUYS MULTIPLES. 1981.
181. WEKRE AUS MUNCHENER SAMMLUNGEN. 1981. Signed in red ink.
182. GRASSELLO. 1981.
187. NATALE A GIBELLINA. 1981. Folded.
191. GERSPRACH UDER BAUME. 1982. Silkscreened
home made print. Signed by both Beuys and Blume -
with Beuys;' signature having "bunny" ears.
Example on brown "kraft" paper printed only on
one side. Rare.
192. JOSEPH BEUYS MULTIPLES. 1982.
198. KUNST=KAPITAL. 1997 Signed with red "bunny" ears on signature.
204. GOLDKUCHEN. 1982. One of 1,000 signed and
numbered examples. Some surface scores.
216. SAMMLUNG ULBRICHT MIT DEN NEUERWERBUNGEN.
1983. Signed in pencil - some soft creases.
218. VITRINES. 1983. Signed in pencil.
231. JOSEPH BEUYS IN ILVERICH. 1984. Signed in black felt ink.
233. DIFESA DELLA NATURE. Folded.
243. 7,000 EICHEN IN KASSEL. 1984.
245. AUFBRUCHE. Signed.
250. HALBZEIT. 1984. Folded.
259. BEUYS BLUME NATURLICH. 1985.
260. NEUES VOM GOLD.
265. NEUERWERBUNGEN AUS DER SAMMLUNG ULBRICHT. 1977.
268. BRAUNKREUZ 1985.

PRICE FOR THE ENTIRE COLLECTION OF 58 POSTERS ON APPLICATION


(Zoa)
Beuys, Joseph
UNTITLED PHOTO EDITION (HARE)
Koln: Edition Galerie Holtmann 1982
50.8 x 60.8 cm black and white photograph taken
by Zoa (Brigitte Muller-Fehn) of the artist
during his Kassel aktion when he melted down a
golden crown (representative of the old order)
and transformed it into a golden hare and a sun
sphere. The resultant sculpture was later sold to
raise funds for the 7,000 Oaks project. Hand
signed by both Beuys (who has added "fur Elke"
also in pencil) and Zoa - this is one of a very
few artist's proofs aside from the edition of
only 33 copies. Very good condition. Rare.
Schellmann 404 .

950 uk pounds


A NEAR COMPLETE SET OF THIS POSTCARD EDITION SIGNED BY MOST OF THE ARTISTS

(Beuys, Heubach, Higgins, Knowles, Rot, Staeck, Vostell, Wewerka)
KOLN ORIGINALGRAFIK - SERIE 1
Heidelberg, Editions Tangente 1969
14 different artist designed postcards within the
original printed wrappers (missing one card). The
Edition Tangente editions of cards are extremely
desirable: various sets were available and are
often sold individually. Here is a slightly
incomplete set of the cards. However despite
being minorly flawed this is a very desirable set
since thirteen of the cards have been signed by
the artists - only the Alterjay, the Roth and the
Beuys cards are unsigned with cards by Wewerka ,
Higgins, (with hand applied collage element),
Kriull, Staeck, Vostell, Jungwirth, Schnyder,
Nofer, Heubach, and Knowles (2 different cards)
all handsigned. Fine.

295 uk pounds


Ibid
Another set of 12 cards with 2 examples signed -
here the Higgins and the Knowles cards are
signed. Fine but original printed wrap around
folder is missing. Priced thus.

100 uk pounds


Boltanski, Christian
UNTITLED. UNIQUE WORK WITHIN A SERIES (BOITES DE
BISCUIT SANS DATE CONTENTANT UNE BOULETTE DE
TERRE ET UN PHOTO) c. 1969
Vintage metal (tin) biscuit box, 23 x 23 x 13cm
containing a small ball of earth hand made by the
artist and contained in a wire cage. The all was
then wrapped in cotton wool and taped down along
the sides (to protect the work perhaps?).
Additionally the box also contains a small piece
of black paper torn into a triangular shape (1 cm
sides ) on which is printed (in silver) "Août
1793". August 1793 was the beginning of
Robespierre's terror policies during the French
revolution and one presumes this appropriation of
a found paper fragment with such a significant
date is part of Boltanski's intent here.
Additionally there is a 10 x 15cm original
silver gelatine photograph of the artist's well
known mail art work: "CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI A 5
ANS ET 3 MOIS DE DISTANCE " which was added by
Boltanski to complete the work (as with other
boxes in this series which often found contain an
unique photograph).
There is a description of similar boxes in the
Boltanski catalogue raisonne (nr 8) and it is
estimated only 30 such artworks were given away
or sent by Boltanski as mail art objects.
Effectively, this is a unique work from the
earliest period of Boltanski's mail art activity.
The box is slightly aged with some minor rust
specks, the photograph internally has some minor
damp issues from past storage and the original
packing (cotton wool) is still retained in situ
along with the pieces of adhesive tape (sticking
plaster used to cover up cuts and wounds) which
has unavoidably lost some of its adhesive
qualities but is still in situ. The cotton wool
packing has remained in place as Boltanski
dispatched it. The choice of sticking plasters
elsewhere in the artist's canon suggests further
that the packing is an integral part of the box.
A unique rarity - many of the boxes given away
were handed to recipients who did not realise
they were artworks and it is reasonable to
speculate that many were discarded or lost from
an already tiny number of examples.

4,950 uk pounds


Bory, Jean-Francois
BIENTOT LE LIVRE
Paris: Contexte Production. 1967
10.1 x 13.6cm, 218pp. Card covers. Artist's book and manifesto. Fine.

75 uk pounds



Brache di Gutenberg, Le
CRONACA. NO.38 Edited by Luciano Caruso and Sonia Puccetti.
Livorno: Belforte Editore Libraio, 1985.
Printed 34 x 24.7cm folder (letterpress) content
of an 24 x 18cm envelope with, 9.5 x 7cm
photograph and 2pp poetic text. The image is of a
masked person wrapped in newspaper and the poem
is by Caruso, One of only 50 numbered and signed
copies. Fine.

175 uk pounds



INITIALLED BY BRECHT

Brecht, George
SONNENSALZ. AUS DER SAMMLUNG VON
MISSVERSTANDNISSEN. (FROM THE ANTHOLOGY OF
MISUNDERSTANDINGS.)
Remscheid: VICE-Versand, 1969
14 x 7 x 4.3cm (approx) printed box of 500g of
commercial salt with added label with a text in
German and English: "From the anthology of
misunderstandings: 31 III 69 Went today to get
beer and things at A. HEYDUCK, Barbarossaplatz,
Dusseldorf. After getting the sausages, the woman
said something I [didn't] understand, and I
answered: 'Das ist alles, glaub' ich.' This is
the box she gave me." An "unlimited" edition but
in truth not so many can be found - initialled in
blue ink on the label by Brecht. A chance object
created (one presumes) by Brecht's linguistic
limitations (which we also share and sympathise
with) leading to a misunderstanding. Fine
condition. Scarce.

345 uk pounds


ONE OF ONLY 50 COPIES

Brecht, George
BOOK
Koln: Galerie Michael Werner, 1972.
30 x 21cm, 26pp. Original cloth covered boards in
slipcase with numbered printed label. Brecht's
artist's book which was originally conceived in
1964 but only produced 8 years later. Each page
in the book and the cover have self-referential
texts on them and nothing else - hence the cover
has the text "This is the cover of the book"; the
title page says: "This is the title page", recto:
"This is the other side of the title page" and so
on. One of ONLY 50 copies released by the artist
- all numbered. Very rare. Fine.

2,250 uk pounds


Brecht, George (with Hermann Braun & Wolfgang Feelisch).
FLUXNULLKIT.
Berlin: Edition Hundertmark, 1978
23 x 32 cm. Printed card box. Subdivided interior
content of two offset pagework multiples
(constructions) and a 19 page collaborative text.
First issue of this jointly created multiple.
Edition of 180 examples signed and numbered by
all three artist/authors. All pieces fine in like
box.

250 uk pounds


A RARITY WITH A DEDICATION FROM BRETON


Breton, Andre.
LES PAS PERDUS.
Paris: NRF, 1924.
12 mo. 224 pp. Printed wrappers. First edition of
Breton's fifth book. There is a fictive note of
this being the 4th impression but is the true
first. Published on the heels of his "Manifeste
du Surrealisme", "The Lost Steps" is an excellent
companion text work to the latter. Wrappers
slightly brittle, else a very good example of
this bibliographic rarity. This copy has a
handwritten dedication by Breton, signed: "A
leopold zborowski tres affectueux souvenir"
Unique thus.


650 uk pounds


MARCEL BROODTHAERS - AN EARLY APPEARANCE IN PRINT

LE SURREALISME REVOLUTIONNAIRE. No. 1 (all published).
Paris: Le Bureau International du Surrealisme Revolutionnarie, 1948
21 x 29 cm, 48pp. 28 b/w illustrations. Tri-color
printed wrappers. The first and only issue of
this 'renegade' Surrealist journal. The
Surrealisme Revolutionnaire group was co-founded
by Christian Dotremont (Brussels) & Noel Arnaud
(Paris) in June of 1947 with the publication of
the pamphlet 'Pas de Quartiers dans la
Revolution!' (text by Dotremont and Jean Seeger),
which was co-signed by Marcel Broodthaers, Irene
Hamoir, Rene Magritte, Paul Nouge, among others.
The group was also responsible for the infamous
interventionist catalogue-response to the
monumental international Surrealist exhibition
('Surrealisme en 1947') held in Paris in 1947; a
biting attack upon the established group's
conformity to tried and true activities and
styles. 'Le Surrealisme Revolutionnaire' is
composed of texts by Broodthaers, Achille Chavee,
Dotremont, Paul Colinet, Edouard Jaguer, Raymond
Queneau, Tristan Tzara, et. al., and
illustrations by Max Bucaille, Asger Jorn,
Richard Mortenson, among others. A considerable
document of the polemic schism between Surrealist
generations and old comrades and the early
manifestations of Cobra group activity. The text
contribution by Broodthaers is one of his
earliest published pieces (preceding his first
book of poems by nine years). A very good+
example of this scarce and fragile journal.

300 uk pounds


Stanley Brouwn, Tomas Schmit, Vostell, Bazon Brock, N.J. Paik
ACTIONS - AGIT POP - DECOLLAGE:
Frankfurt: Galerie Loehr, , 26 June 1964.
123 x 87cm two sided exhibition poster and
catalogue for the important conceptual art show
and happening which took place on Bloomsday 1965
in honour of Joyce. Folded to 30 x 21cm as
issued. On one side of the poster is a full sheet
image of Stanley Brouwn encased in plastic as a
planned performance on the day. Verso are 32
individual contributions by artists which
included Vostell, Brouwn, Schmit, Bazon and Paik
amongst others. Many illustrations. The poster
was exactly the same as the exhibition catalogue
for the event only the latter was cut into 32
separate 2pp sections and stapled together. It is
believed that only a few of the uncut posters
were not recycled in this manner (of which this
is one). Some closed tears along the stress lines
and corners of the folds but an important find
with significant contributions by Brouwn, Paik
and others.

450 uk pounds



Buren, Daniel
DANIEL BUREN - LES COULEURS LES FORMES.
Contributions par Benjamin H.D. Buchloh,
Jean-Francois Lyotard, et. al.
Paris: Pompidou, 1981.
22.5 x 28.5 cm 79 pp. 81 photo illustrations (42
in color). Photographic wrappers in color. First
edition of this excellent survey.
added:
Buren, Daniel
DREI INSTALLATIONEN
Koln: Paul Maenz, 1977
21 x 14.5cm, 4pp promotional leaflet/handout for the show - b/grey. Fine.
added:
Buren, Daniel
DANIEL BUREN "Framed /exploded/defaced"
Munich: Tanit Studio, 1980
10.5 x 14.5cm, 2pp Invitation card. Fine.

85 uk pounds for all three items



A COMPLETE RUN OF THIS LITERARY AND CONCRETE POETRY JOURNAL

(Burroughs, William)
ARCADE. Nrs.1 - 5. Edited by Martin Leman and
William Burroughs (Special number 1)
London: Arcade. 1964
Uniformly, 18 x 16cm, Nrs 1/5: 28pp, 2/4: 26pp.
Nr 1 and 3 with collaged covers. A complete run
of this literary and visual poetry. Contributors
include William Burroughs who co-edited the first
special number dedicated to his work, Jane
Beckett, Mike Foreman, David Kozubei, Stan
Peskett, Geoff Reeve, Ron Sandford, Rufus Segar,
and Colin Smith. Very good. Complete runs are
scarce.

225 uk pounds for all 5 numbers together



Cahun, Claude
LES PARIS SON OUVERTS
Paris: Jose Corti, 1934
Small 8vo, 32 pp plus original wrappers. The
first edition of this polemical tract by Cahun
defending creative expression against the
cultural policy of the Communist International.
Very scarce. Very good.

950 uk pounds


Chamberlain, John
WITHOUT FEAR
London: Waddington Galleries, 2005
30 x 26cm, unpaginated, (40pp approx.) plus card
covers. Exhibition catalogue illustrated with 23
full page, full colour photographs of crushed and
painted metal sculptures - no longer car salvage
but certainly stunning centre pieces,
Chamberlain's later works are perhaps more
contrived than his early pop works but are still
captivating. List of works and short bio. Fine.

25 uk pounds


(Chisel Book)
Spinelli, Aldo
CHISEL BOOK. NO. 2
Genoa: Edizioni Masnata,1973
21.3 x 15.6cm, 37pp. Card covers. First edition
of this conceptual artist's book where Spinelli
provides a voluminous description of all aspects
of the making of this book, paper, type, text,
etc., which then provides the text of this book.
Fine.

95 uk pounds

(Chisel Book)
CHISEL BOOK. NO. 5 VERSO UNA TERZA DIMENSIONE DELLA SCRITTURA
Genoa: Edizioni Masnata La Bertesca. 1973
soft cover book; pages (mimeographed, offset).
22 x 16.2cm, 79pp. Card covers. Mimeographed
pages. Reproductions of works by Accame, Carrega,
Caruso, Isgro, Martini, Mignani, Oberto,
Perfetti, Pignotti, Sarenco, Spatola and Kemeny
along with introductions about each artist in
English and Italian and discussion of the
artist's debt and interest in visual poetry. Fine.

95 uk pounds


(Chopin, Henri)
REVUE OU. No.23 - 24
Paris, France: Cinquieme Saison, 1965
Original 27 x 26cm folder content of two, folded
25 x 24.8cm, pamphlets and 33rpm record and a 7.6
x 7.6cm, 22pp book. Contributors include Rotella,
Dufrene, Heidsieck, Gysin, Chopin, DeVree,
Janicot, Bertini, Gette, Lattanzi and Man Ray.
The record includes sound poetry by Henri Chopin,
Francois Dufrene, Brion Gysin, Bernard Heidsieck
and Mimmo Rotella. One of 500 numbered copies in
very good condition.

425 uk pounds


SIGNED TYPED LETTER FROM CHOPIN

Chopin, Henri
A SIGNED TYPED LETTER FROM CHOPIN TO ROBIN CROZIER 1972
22.7 x 18cm, 1pp hand typed letter from Chopin to
Crozier thanking the latter for a drawing and
collages and letting him know the drawing "'ll be
in the next OU" and the collages in a future
edition "in silkscreen". Dated 31 July 1972 and
signed by Chopin in felt pen. Formerly folded for
mailing.

15 uk pounds


Chopin, Heidsieck, Degottex
COLLECTION OU. NO.3
Ingatestone: Chopin. 1973
26.5 x 20.7cm, 36pp with inserted two 33rpm
records. Contributors include Degottex and
Heidsieck with the latter's poems being inspired
by the former's paintings. Texts translated into
English by Chopin. The records are of Heidsieck's
D2 + D3Z Poemes Partitions. All very good +. Rare
early example of OU.

450 uk pounds


(de Charmoy)
Chopin, Henri
COLLECTION OU. NO. 4 DE CHARMOY
Ingatestone: Henri Chopin, 1973
26.5 x 22.5cm, 96pp. Soft covers. Special issue
of OU which reproduces the visual poetry of de
Charmoy with many works translated into Enlish by
Jean Chopin and an essay by Henri Chopin on the
poet's work. Very good condition.

195 uk pounds


ONE OF ONLY 50 SIGNED COPIES

Chopin, Henri
PORTFOLIO CHOPIN
Geneva: Editions Ottezec. 1978
31.3 x 25cm card portfolio content of three
silkscreen prints and four b/w and 14pp text.
Contributions by Zurbrugg, Heidsieck and Lagarde
alongside Chopin. A portfolio of concrete works -
images available on request. One of only 50
signed copies.

995 uk pounds


ONE OF ONLY 25 SIGNED COPIES

Chopin, Henri
PHILOSOPHIE
Cologne: Edition Hundertmark. 1985
32.6 x 16.7 silkscreen print created with metal,
graphite and letraset additions. One of only 25
signed and numbered copies - an extended
typescript work. Fine. Image on request.

350 uk pounds


ONE OF ONLY 12 COPIES - WITH AN ORIGINAL WORK BY CHOPIN

Chopin, Henri with Kah, Anne Marie and Bernard-Gabriel Lafabrie
SEQUELETTE DU VERBE ET ALENTOUR
Paris: Lafabrie Editeur. 1991
34 x 25.6cm, 6pp (unbound) with card covers in
original slipcase. One of only 12 copies of this
collaborative artists' book which contains an
original typescript by Chopin alongside other
works by his colleagues. The total edition was
only 75 copies - signed on the colophon by all
artists. Fine. Image on request.

995 uk pounds



Chopin, Henri
UNTITLED (O TEMPS SUSPEND....) UNIQUE DACTYLO 2004
25 x 16cm, typescript on paper (with ragged
edges). The original work for a pagework (but
also conceived as an original work to stand alone
) where Chopin has used the letter T, overtyped
on itself time and time again within a grid to
create an abstract design (similar to optical art
with light and dark patches of ink causing the
image to play on the retina) above a poetic text
(in French) on time ("T" is, of course, the first
initial of "Temps"). Signed in pencil. Fine
estate and come with full provenance and
exhibition history - and the pages have also been
reproduced in exhibition catalogues. Image on
request.

395 uk pounds



Chopin, Henri
UNTITLED (EN CE LIEU DES CROIS.....) UNIQUE DACTYLO 2004
25 x 16cm, typescript on paper (with ragged
edges). The original work for a pagework in an
artist's book (but also conceived as an original
work to stand alone) where Chopin has used the
letter X to create an abstract design (similar to
optical art with light and dark patches of ink
causing the image to play on the retina) above a
poetic text (in French) on the cross ("Croix" =
"X"). Signed in pencil and dated 2004 by
typewriter. Fine estate and come with full
provenance and exhibition history - and the pages
have also been reproduced in exhibition
catalogues. Image on request.

395 uk pounds



Chopin, Henri
UNTITLED (OUI LA POLICE D'ETAT SOUVERAIN.....) UNIQUE DACTYLO 2005
32 x 25cm, typescript on Arches paper (with
ragged edges). The original work for a pagework
where Chopin has used a repeating patter of the
typed numbers 8 and 0 to create an abstract
design (similar to optical art with light and
dark patches of ink causing the image to play on
the retina) within which is set a poetic text (in
French) which discusses the police, Majakovski,
Stalin, Artaud and the role of the French state.
Signed in pencil below the image. Fine estate
and come with full provenance and exhibition
history - and the pages have also been reproduced
in exhibition catalogues. Image on request.

600 uk pounds


AN ARCHIVE OF 59 "CUBIST" BOOKS FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA

"Cubist" or more correctly "angular" book design
from Czechoslovakia was a short-lived but
significant typographic and book design movement
which became dominant in the region from 1909 to
around 1930. Led by a few academic figures such
as Professor J. Benda and his colleagues:
Brunner, Kysela and Hoffman the stated purpose of
the group
of initiating a cubistic/modernist sensibility
into the growing Czech publishing insustry and
encouraging a consideration of fine printing as
fine art was remarkably successful
Here we offer for sale 59 examples of Cubist
books. Some are very significant examples
of the genre and others were (in addition to
their design significance) important literary
works in their own right (such as some examples
of works by S.Neumann offered herein) . Some are
signed and/or from numbered editions.
Examples of most of the significant "Cubist"
designers are to be found here - and some of the
books cited as anonymous are quite likely to be
by "known" designers in an uncredited capacity
working as "in-house" saleried designers.
Condition varies - many of the books offered here
were produced for mass consumption at a time
when the new ways of manufacturing were
replacing the older, hand-made ways and often
poor quality paper was used in production in
order to keep costs down. That being said the
majority of items offered here are in very good
condition and all significant flaws are noted in
the book descriptions.
The collection is for sale as a whole for the
sum of 2,950 uk pounds for all 59 books -
although we may be willing to split the
collection up and sell individual books - please
enquire.

To reduce space on this email list we have
created an illustrated pdf catalogue of these
books which can be requested by email. Do enquire
if interested.


de Charmoy, Cozette
FATRADA 2
Geneva: Editions Ottezec. 1975
39 x 23.8 folder content of 37 broadsides - most
Xeroxed, one ink drawing and 2 lithographic
cards. Signed on the colophon by de Charmoy - one
of 100 deluxe copies within the total edition of
190 copies. Fine.

395 uk pounds


MERCI POUR LE FUSIL

(Dada)
EXCURSIONS ET VISITES DADA. PREMIERE VISITE.
EGLISE SAINT JULIEN LE PAUVRE. JEUDI 14 AVRIL.
Paris, s.p. 1921
27.5 x 22cm 1pp. First edition of this document
/programme which was circulated upon a (first and
only) public gathering of the Dadaists promoted
as a 'tourist visit' (Breton's idea of a public
provocation - with other visits planned to the
Louvre and Parisian forests). Typographically
interesting, the leaflet points out that the
Dadaist purpose of a 'guided tour' was intended
to be much more political than the usual bit of
boring history from a guide. The participants
included Crotti, Breton, Eluard,
Ribemont-Dessaignes, Peret, Aragon, Tzara and
Soupault amongst others (some of whom are listed
in the leaflet as 'guides' for the visit).
However it rained and the turnout was not as
great as was hoped for. After various manifesto
statements and ad-lib performances, Breton
declared 'All that has happened up to now under
the sign of Dada was just a sideshow' indicating
the split to come. But the event was deemed a
failure and such activities were suspended; soon
after the Dadaists began to bicker with Picabia
and Breton leading differing factions. Ultimately
Breton's 'Literature' group formed the core of
the surrealist group. The leaflet has a central
text by Breton and short aphorisms in blue by
Tzara. Exceptionally rare and near fine with only
flattened crease marks from a previous folding
into eighths and one tiny paper loss (less than
0.2mm) on the left edge.

2,250 uk pounds


De Vries, Herman
UNTITLED (WIT IS OVERDAAD/ WHITE IS SUPERABUNDANT)
Arnheim: Herman de Vries. 1961
13.7 x 10.7cm, 30pp. Card covers. Artist's book
where all pages are blank, except for the inside
wrappers which contain a poem impressing on the
reader that "Wit is overdaad". Second revised
version of this book issued only in 120 copies
(as was the first edition printed in 1960/1961) -
hence very scarce. Fine edition.

365 uk pounds



Deisler, Guillermo
STAMPS-BOOK (HISTORY & MEMORY)
Halle-Saale: s.p., 1990
21 x 15.5cm, 26pp. Card covers. String bound.
Artist's book content of collaged, perforated,
rubberstamped, handwritten and drawn on (ink and
graphite) pages. One of only 25 copies - each
unique. Fine condition.

295 uk pounds


Drucker, Johanna
FROM A TO Z
Berkeley: Chased Press. 1977
31 x 23.8cm, 66pp. Card covers, spiral bound.
First edition. A semi-autobiographical novel
dealing with romance, self revelation, and gossip
about poets and writers in Drucker's life while
she lived in the San Francisco bay area. At that
time Drucker was obsessed with experimental
typography and layout. She purchased a variety of
cold typefaces for letterpress printing and set
out to use the entire set in writing this book as
a "tour de force". As a reviewer wrote,
"Linguistic architecture in the personal voice as
manifest in particular elements of vigorous
typographic representation." In a personal
communication to a collector, Drucker stated that
100 copies were intended but only 96 were
actually collated. Fine.

3,750 uk pounds


Drucker, Johanna
THE WORD MADE FLESH
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Bow and Arrow Press. 1989
27.1 x 32cm. 22pp. Card covers, spiral bound.
Artist's book where the first five pages feature
a large heavy black printed "T" surrounded by or
incorporated into letters or parts of words
printed in black. This is followed by pages that
use one large black printed letter on subsequent
pages to spell out the title of the book. In
turn, these letters are surrounded by or
incorporate letters or words printed in black or
red ink. The smaller black letters have varied
typefaces and dimensions while the red letters
are printed with the same uppercase typeface. The
typography is a modern day version of the style
used by Ilia Zdanevich when he lived in Tiflis,
Russia in the teens and twenties. In his books of
that time, the latter printed two letters in a
vertical row adjacent to one larger letter
repetitively to indicate multiple words. Drucker
has written a biography on Iliazd as Zdanevich
was known when he migrated to Paris and appears
to have been influenced by this distinctive
typography when producing this experimental
artist's book. One of 55 numbered copies. Fine.

1,950 uk pounds


dsh
OPENING. NO.6. (FROG POND PLOP)
Woodchester: Openings Press, 1965
12 x 12cm (folded size) paper sculpture by dsh
based on an Haiku poem written by Basho in 1686
and translated by Houedard. This contemporary
object was designed under the supervision of
Edward Wright. One of 500 numbered copies issued.

95 uk pounds


(dsh)
Houedard, Dom Sylvester
GUM COCK: POEMS BY THE DSH & THE GLOSTER ODE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Watford: Watford School of Art. 1970
26 x 21cm "ziplock" plastic transparent bag
content of unbound printed pages in various
formats including translucent paper, letterpress
and printed card cover sheet. 11pp in all. First
edition of this artist book signed by dsh on the
cover. The visual concrete poems were printed by
students of Watford School of Art as part of a
series of such projects often initiated by John
Furnival at a time when he was a lecturer at the
college. One of 200 numbered copies printed.

245 uk pounds



TWO VOLUMES OF THIS IMPORTANT DUCHAMP ARTIST'S
BOOK. BOTH VOLUMES WITH NINE LAID IN ORIGINAL TWO
STATE ETCHINGS BY DUCHAMP OF 'THE LARGE GLASS'
AND 'THE LOVERS SUITE' AS ILLUSTRATIONS FOR HIS
EXEGESIS ON THE PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURE OF ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MASTERPIECES OF 20TH
CENTURY MODERNISM - THE BOOK SIGNED AND NUMBERED
BY DUCHAMP AND SCHWARTZ AS NR 2 FROM AN EDITION
OF ONLY 150 COPIES


(Schwartz, Arturo)
Duchamp, Marcel.
THE LARGE GLASS AND RELATED WORKS. Vols I & II.
Texts by the artist and Arturo Schwarz. Milan: Galleria Schwarz, 1967-68.

Vol I: 25 x 42 cm. 300 pp. + XV. Illustrated with
nine inset full-page etchings by Duchamp & 144
facsimiles of notes and studies for "Le Grand
Verre". Original wrappers housed in cloth covered
slipcase, which in enclosed in plexiglas box with
a serigraphed color reproduction of "Le Grand
Verre" on the inside of the plexiglas in colour.
Loose folios. Edition of 150 numbered examples
signed by Duchamp and Swartz.

Vol II: 25 x 42.2 cm. 150 unbound leaves + VI.
Illustrated with 9 inset full-page etchings ("The
Lovers Suite") by Duchamp. Original wrappers
housed in cloth covered slipcase. Loose folios.
Edition of 150 numbered examples signed by
Duchamp and Swartz.

First edition of this very important two-volume
deluxe documentary bookwork and multiple. In part
self-documentation by Duchamp. Inclusive of 18
original full-page hand-pulled etchings by the
artist (over two volumes) and extensive working
schematics for his monumental and keynote concept
work "Le Grand Verre"/"The Large Glass".

Each volume was issued in an edition of 150
signed (and numbered) copies by both Duchamp and
his friend, publisher and enthusiastic Duchamp
expert and (sometimes misguided) theorist
Schwartz. Both of these copies offered here are
numbered as nr 2 from the small edition of 150
issued ie the second copy and probably Schwartz's
own retained copy.

Both are internally in very fine condition in
with volume two being housed in a slipcase of
equivalent fine condition. There is a minor
condition problem with the slipcase of volume 1
with a retained water or liquid mark being
apparent when the slipcase is examined under
light although this is not obvious on a casual
glance. The plexiglas box of volume one has six
cracks in the plastic at different points with
none of them threatening the integrity of the box
- although there is a small piece of the plastic
missing on the support bars for the
opening/closing slide and two areas of the box
where the original construction has marked the
plastic due to badly applied solvent. The
condition internally as noted is excellent and
the above condition problems do not detracted
markedly from what is a tremendous and essential
document of the 20th century. Very rare.

It is important to note here before giving the
two portofolios to a friend (Julian Blaine, the
concrete poet), Schwarz apparently removed the
original cancelled etching plates and the signed
etching that are called for in the descriptions
of the deluxe copies of these books but otherwise
the contents as they remain are equivalent to the
non deluxe edition of the book which is still
very much a rarity. The price reflects this
relegation to non-deluxe copy and this is
nonetheless a very desirable item for any
collection.

Price, provenance and detailed condition report on application.



Ibid
Another copy of this magnificent two volume set
but number 106 - but with the plexiglass box in
much better condition. Minor nascent foxing on
the spine of Vol 1's folio cover only but
otherwise very good +/near fine. Priced very
competitively.

Price, provenance and detailed condition report on application.



DuPont, Albert
LE JARDIN DES DELICES
Paris: Editions Dupont, 1979
30.5 x 22cm portfolio content of 7 original
drawings (29.8 x 21.2cm some folded) in the
original card folder which displays an original
drawing with collaged additions including a coin,
envelope, chewing gum, sandpaper as well as
hand-coloured ink additions and handwritten
texts. One of 30 original works all different
within the edition.

2,250 uk pounds


Dutch Student Protest
HET PARIOOL
Amsterdam: n.p.1969.
63.8 x 41.1cm. 4pp. First edition of this mock
version of a well-known Amsterdam-oriented Dutch
daily newspaper Het Parool, here, possibly issued
by the Socialist Youth movement. It contains
articles related to the occupation of the
University building Het Maagdenhuis by students.
Some substantial creases, folds and general wear
but a scarce item relating to the general
university unrest of the late 60s.

85 uk pounds


Eluard, Paul
PROVERBE. Nr 1 (6 = all)
Paris: n.p. (Eluard), 1921.
25.7 x 20.5cm, 4pp broadside periodical printed
letterpress. First edition of this very first
number of Eluard's dada publication. Jean Paulhan
contributes the main article "Syntaxe" and
Soupault has a poem (L'amour au fond des bois
luit comme une grande bougie". Tzara has "Haute
Couture" a short text work and on the reverse
there are several Eluard, Aragon, Breton, Raynal
and Picabia contributions in the form of epigrams
and other short text works. Very good although
slightly browned and with a former central
horizontal fold. Very rare.

1,250 uk pounds


A SUBSTANTIAL SEQUENTIAL RUN INCLUDING THE SCARCE SPECIAL EDITION

(Apollinaire, Guillaume).
L'ESPRIT NOUVEAU. Revue Internationale
d'esthetique. Nos 18 - 28. Editors: Paul Dermee &
Michel Seuphor.
Paris: Editions de L'Esprit Nouveau, 1923 - 1925
A sequential and substantial run of this
important avant garde revue bound together in a
single period binding (cloth covered boards with
embossed leather label on spine). 27 x 17.5cm,
most numbers are unpaginated although most are
approximatly 50 - 72pp. and volume 28 is, in
fact, numbered 2320 to 2391. Many important
contributions by the major progressive literary
figures of the time and there are many texts on
important contemporaries such as Poe. Illustrated
throughout with colour and b/w plates of
architecture and art including many cubist works
after Picasso and Leger (for example).
Particularly important here is issue nr 26 which
was solely dedicated to the recently deceased
figure of Guillaume Apollinaire with
reproductions after drawings, watercolors,
manuscripts and letters by the poet, seven
portraits of him by Pablo Picasso and two by
Louis Marcoussis (one of which is an original
lithograph printed in red) + other related
facsimile documents and photographs. The special
number includes the poet's short tale 'La
Plante', correspondence and poems (reproduced in
facsimile). Other texts by Celine Arnauld, Paul
Dermee, Pierre-Albert Birot, Ivan Goll, Francis
Picabia, Andre Salmon, Roch Grey, et. al. +
letters to Apollinaire by Fernand Divoire,
Picabia, et. al.. Alone the special number is a
very scarce item but a complete run of 10 numbers
is a significant find. The original wrappers have
not been retained within the binding and there is
one (easily remedied) condition problem here in
that the weight of the approx 750 pages bound
together has caused the internal page block to
fall and cleanly tear the binding down the
marbled endpapers on the front side although the
rear endpapers are still attached - as are the
laid in and bound in (here) various maps and fold
out architectural documents at the back of the 10
volume run. Elsewhere the paper is browned and
the odd page is slightly stressed again due to
the weight of the internal page block but over
all this is a very good+ run with the stated
problems well within a paper conservator's or
binder's ability to correct.

850 uk pounds for all ten numbers including the special number


THE MAIL ART BOOK

Faecke, Peter & Wolf Vostell
POSTVERSAND ROMAN
Neuwed, Hermann Luchterhand Verlag, n.d. (1969)
Nos 1-11, in the original envelopes with the
silver coloured binder in the first envelope. An
extremely hard to find (especially with the
envelopes) complete if un-made up set of this
'mail novel' by Faecke and Vostell, complete with
the bound in 45rpm record multiple (music by
Faecke) in no. 3. The work contains many b/w
images (most full page) and fold outs by Vostell
- including many de/collage images (of wrecked
cars, objects for destroying things, some
appropriated pornographic imagery, etc.). One
mailing envelope (nr 1) has been slightly water
damaged in the past (although the contents are
fine since they were removed before the water
damage occurred) but otherwise this is a very
good and complete collection. This copy is signed
and numbered (from an edition of 200) by both
artists on the back cover (with Vostell's
signature in part deliberately over an applied
elastoplast). An art part work cum mail art event.

595 uk pounds


Ibid
POSTVERSAND ROMAN
Another copy complete and made-up but without
mailing envelopes. This copy is an unnumbered
proof aside from the edition of 200. Scarce. Fine.

395 uk pounds


Faecke, Peter & Wolf Vostell
POSTVERSAND ROMAN
Neuwed, Hermann Luchterhand Verlag, 1969)
60 x 84 cm black and white poster to promote the
publication of the mail novel 'Postversand Roman
' (see above). Verso - text and b/w photos of
Faecke and Vostell. Folded to A4. Very good.
Scarce.

95 uk pounds


Fardoulis-Lagrange, Michel.
SEBASTIAN - L'ENFANT ET L'ORANGE.
Paris: Rene Debresse, 1942.
Small 8vo. 172pp. Original wrappers. First
edition of this very early work by the author.
Fardoulis-Lagrange was a like-minded fellow
traveller within the Bataille, Klossowski and
Leiris milieu surrounding the 'Acephale' group.
One of an unstated issue after 100 numbered
examples. This copy inscribed and dated in the
year of publication to the influential poet and
editor Pierre Seghers by the author. Evenly
browned at the spine, else a very good+ and
primarily unopened copy. Scarce.

125 uk pounds


Fardoulis-Lagrange, Michel.
LES CARYATIDES ET L'ALBINOS. Preface de Georges Henein.
Paris: Le Terrain Vague, 1959
Large 8vo. 93pp. Original wrappers. First edition
of this prose work by the author, as prefaced by
the Egyptian Surrealist Henein. There was no 'du
tete' issue for this title. Some minor sunning at
spine, else a very good+ example. Uncommon.

45 uk pounds


Fardoulis-Lagrange, Michel.
G.B. OU UN AMI PRESOMPTUEUX.
Paris: Le Soleil Noir, 1969.
Small 8vo. 92pp. Pictorial wrappers designed by
Isabelle Waldberg. First trade edition. A
decidedly odd portrait of Georges Bataille, which
highlights in extremis his role as overseer of
the meetings of the 'College de Sociologie'
(herein characterized as a secret society). There
were also 150 'du tete' examples. A fine copy.

45 uk pounds



A COMPLETE SET

Filliou, Robert
OPTIMISTIC BOX NO. 1
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968
11 x 11 x 11 cm approx wooden box with labels
adhered to both the exterior and interior lid. Exterior
label reads: "Optimistic Box no. 1/ Thank god for
modern weapons." Interior label reads: "We don't
throw weapons at each other any more./ Robert
Filliou." Inside the box is the original stone
wrapped in the original paper packing. One of the
"unlimited edition" nonetheless scarce. Very
good condition. This copy is initialled by
Filliou in pen on the inside label. Ref: Verz.
No. 151



Filliou, Robert
OPTIMISTIC BOX NO. 2
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968
10 x 12 x 2 cm approx wooden box with labels
adhered to the exterior lid and interior lid.
Exterior label reads: "Boite Optimiste Nr 2/Vive
la marriage" Interior label reads: "A trois./
Robert Filliou." Inside the box is also a
pornographic image of 2 women and one man
involved in coitus. One of "unlimited edition"
nonetheless scarce. This copy is initialled by
Filliou in pen on the inside label in blue ink.
Label's are slightly stained due to the original
glue aging but otherwise in very good condition.
Ref: Verz. No. 151



Filliou, Robert
OPTIMISTIC BOX NO. 3
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968
3 x 12 x 6 cm approx wooden chess board that
folds into a box, ordinarily to contain chess
pieces and act as a traveling game, but this box
is empty. There are labels on exterior and
interior lid: the exterior label reads:
"Optimistic Box no. 3/ So much the better if you
can't play chess." Interior label reads: "You
won't imitate Marcel Duchamp./ Robert Filliou".
One of "unlimited edition", nonetheless scarce.
Very good condition. cm approx . Ref: Verz. No.
151



Filliou, Robert
OPTIMISTIC BOX NO. 4/5
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968 -
1971
9.5 x 16.5 x 11 cm approx clay pink piggybank
with added label: "One thing I learnt since I was
born / that I must die since I was born."
Initialled by Fillou on the title label. The text
is, of course, applicable to the pig but also to
all humans too. We simply don't get eaten as
often. Fine condition. Ref: Verz. No. 151


Price for all four (a complete set) of boxes together 2,950 uk pounds


Finlay, Ian Hamilton (in collaboration with Ron Costley)
SEA/PINK
Unique work - overall 91.4 x 101.6 cm -
fluorescent tubing in two colours (blue and pink)
and metal / plastic on painted backing board (as
designed). With an added, dated note/certificate
(21 x 14cm) in his own hand from Finlay outlining
the background to the work

SEA/PINK relates to Finlay's fascination with the
marine landscape and man's intervention in/on it
- the colours reflect the sea and sky as well as
perhaps the colour of manmade elements upon it
(boats and nets) in counterpoint. Equally,
references to more natural elements (coral and
the eponymous sea plant) can be found in the
colours employed - creating a metaphoric
relationship reflected in the physical
relationship of the two groups of coloured
letters - sky to boats, sea to coral. In some
ways this relates to an early significant
sculpture to be found in Little Sparta - namely,
Rock/Rose - a flower shape made up out of fishing
boat netting laid on a rock.

Very good condition with no restoration. Full
provenance available on agreed purchase/serious
note of interest.


Finlay, Ian Hamilton.
EVENING WILL COME. THEY WILL SEW THE BLUE SAIL.
Dunsyre: Wild Hawthorn press, 1991.
84 x 28cm, blue on white silkscreen. Finlay's
most beautiful and sought-after print. The words
evoke the put-putting of the boat's spray as it
returns home. And also the community's repairing
of the boat's sails. A further reference within
the print is the irregular alignment of the words
again reflecting the boat's movement home. And
there are more hidden meanings which a little
thought will reveal. A poetic, typographic
marvel. The true first edition (unsigned unlike
the later edition). A very good copy. Very good
example. Drukgrafik 40.70.1. Very rare.

1,950 uk pounds


Finlay, Ian Hamilton (in collaboration with Ron Costley)
WAVE/SHEAF
Unique work - overall 105 x 165 cm - fluorescent
tubing in two colours (blue and pink) and
metal/plastic on painted backing board (as
designed). With an added, dated note (21 x 14cm)
in his own hand from Finlay outlining the
background and explanation to the work.
WAVE/SHEAF again relates to Finlay's fascination
with the marine landscape - the movement of the
waves is linked metaphorically with the movement
of corn in a field - specifically the sea-spray
and the top of a sheaf of corn - thus reminding
the viewer of the ability of both to be
farmed/fished, intervened upon by man.


Finlay, Ian Hamilton (in collaboration with Ron Costley)
WAVE/AVE
Unique work - overall 71 x 243 cm - fluorescent
tubing in a single colour (blue) and
metal/plastic on painted backing board (as
designed).
WAVE/AVE is an important Finlay work - and
relating to similar works in book, postcard,
print and sculpture form. Nonetheless this neon
piece is perhaps the most ethereal yet striking
of the versions of this conceptual work. The
movement of a wave is reflected in the punning
reflection and repetition of the word/fragment
AVE - and is then turned by metaphor into a
quasi-religious salute or peon to the power of
nature as found at sea.

All in very good condition with no restoration.
Full provenance available on agreed
purchase/serious note of interest.

Images and prices for each or all three as a group available on request.



Finlay, Karen
EYE. NO.14. Edited by Paul Hasegawa-Overacker.
Brooklyn, NYC: Eye Magazine, 1986.
27.8 x 23.4cm, 40pp. Card covers. Single number
of this assemblage journal with contributions
from Karen Finley and David Hammons. This number
contains most notably a photocopied erotic story
by Karen Finlay; a feminist performance artist,
with handwritten additional text and a Hammons'
print on corrugated hardware to honour the memory
of Michael Stewart, a graffiti artist killed by
the police. One of only 200 numbered copies
issued - signed by the artists. Very good.

750 uk pounds



Fontana, Lucio
LUCIO FONTANA
Freiburg: Kunstverein Freiburg, 1968
16 x 21cm, 8pp. Exhibition catalogue for one of
Fontana's last shows (he died in September of the
same year). Four works reproduced in colour and
a short essay in German by Dr Wieland Schied.
Fine.

25 uk pounds



Freud, Lucian
LUCIAN FREUD
London: d'Offay, 1972
20 x 16cm, unpaginated (44pp). Original card
covers with label. Exhibition catalogue for a
retrospective of the painter's work spanning his
whole career - 18 full page b/w reproductions of
paintings - some clearly displaying the early
influence of his friend Francis Bacon. One
photo-portrait of the artist as frontispiece.
Minimal text other than titles and sizes and
dates of paintings. Very good.

30 uk pounds



Friedman, Ken
FOUND. C. 1975.
22 x 17.5cm unique work by the Fluxus artist - a
offset litho 1pp printed sheet with the image of
the un blinking eye of the Great Seal (often
ascribed to the mythical Illuminati). Part of a
series of such found Fluxus objects made by
Friedman in the 1970s - it is titled, signed and
dated in the artist's hand. Full provenance. Fine
except slight crease across the front of the work
as found by the artist. Image on request.

195 uk pounds



Fulton, Hamish
ROCK FALL ECHO DUST
NYC: Clocktower Gallery, 1989
Large textual exhibition offset poster /
lithograph printed in 4 colours on cream. Only
500 printed - but not signed or numbered.
Consists of a signature text of one of a twelve
and a half day walk on Baffin Island.

95 uk pounds

Ibid
Another copy - signed by Fulton.

145 uk pounds


SIGNED AND DATED BY FURNIVAL - AN EARLY PRINT


Furnival, John
LEANING TOWER OF PISA
N.p. (Bath?): Openings Press (s.p./Furnival), 1964
58.5 x 30cm, offset lithograph printed blue on
white displaying the Italian monument created by
the use of dense overlapping words (of
relevance). A large scale and admirable visual
poem by Furnival. Limitation not known but not
too many and this copy signed and dated "John
Furnival 1964 Openings Press" bottom right in
black ink in Furnival's rather attractive
handwriting. Scarce. Slight browning to edges but
a very good example of a desirable early work
which when usually found is not signed and often
in poor condition.

175 uk pounds



SIGNED AND DATED BY FURNIVAL - AN EARLY PRINT

Furnival, John
TOUR DE EIFFEL
N.p. (Bath?): Openings Press (s.p./Furnival), 1966
58.5 x 30cm, offset lithograph printed blue on
white displaying the Parisian monument created
by the use of dense overlapping words (of
relevance). A large scale and admirable visual
poem by Furnival. Limitation not known but not
too many and this copy signed and dated "John
Furnival 1966 Openings Press" bottom right in
black ink in Furnival's rather attractive
handwriting. Scarce. Slight browning to top and
bottom edges and 4 small pin holes (closed now)
in each corner but otherwise a very good example
of a desirable early work which when usually
found is not signed and often in poor condition.

175 uk pounds


(Furnival, John and Emmett Williams)
Fernbach-Flarsheim, Carl
READIO FORMAT PRINT FORMAT
Philadelphia: Cypher Press. 1967.
19.2 x 19.8cm, 28pp, Card covers. First edition
of this artist's book with contributions from
John Furnival, Emmett Williams inside printed
envelopes. The printed text on the insides of the
envelope containing the work is formatted like a
programming language. One of 500 numbered copies.
Fine.

295 uk pounds


(Visual poetry and spacialism)
Garnier, Pierre
LES LETTRES. Series 8. Nos. 30, 31 and 32 and
Series 9. No.33. Edited by Ganzo, Robert;
Garnier, Pierre; Louis Guillaume; Robert Kanters
and Marc Fernand
Paris: Editions Andre Silvaire. 1963 - 1964
Uniformly 21.9 x 14cm. Respectively 54pp, 64pp,
55pp and 64pp. Card covers. Four separate numbers
of this journal of visual and concrete poetry
with original and reproduced contributions which
reads as a veritable 'who is who' of the movement
including respectively (by number) Mon, Chopin,
Garnier, Hausmann, Schwitters, Bosquet,
Scheerbart, Morgenstern, Marinetti, Russolo,
Albert-Birot, Seuphor, DeCampos, Pignatari,
Bense, VanDerLinde, Chamie, Kriwet, Claus,
Heissenbuttel, Bense, Dohl, Jandl, Morgan, Braga,
Hirsal, Gregorova, Melo, Castro, Houedard,
Finlay, Furnival, Malevich, Harig, Kitasono,
Niikuni, Vinholes, Toshihiko, Gappmayr H; Burda
V; Kitasono K; Azeredo R; DeCampos H; Grunewald,
Braga, Niikuni, Morgan and LeSidaner amongst
others. The review often promoted Garnier's
particular take on the movement and redefined
many concrete works in terms of his own theory of
spacialism - in fact nr 32 has a diagram
comparing spacialism and surrealism. All copies
of this review are hard to find. All very good.


1,250 uk pounds for all four numbers together3


EDITIONS G.L.M.

(Levis-Mano, Guy).
CATALOGUES FOR EDITIONS G.L.M.
A group of ten book catalogues and supplements
issued by the innovative and long lived
publishing house G.L.M.. Paris: 1957-93. Various
dimensions per. Pages and formats vary per. An
informative collection of catalogues and
supplements from the vanguard poet-publisher Guy
Levis-Mano. Altogether these promotional pieces
serve as partial documentation of G.L.M.'s
continuing activities after WWII. Some catalogues
in 'stated' later printings. Condition varies
per. A specific itemized list upon request.

125 uk pounds


Ginsberg, Allen
ALLEN GINSBERG
Berkeley: Berkeley Community Theater, n.d. (c. 1968)
28 x 21.5cm, 1pp. Announcement leaflet or small
poster for a performance with an image of two
psychedelic skeletons dancing with a quotation by
Ginsgerg ("Merrily merrily we welcome in the year
and all the hills echoed"). Mantras and Tibetan
mass chanting are threatened alongside the poetry
reading, Printed black on yellow offset. Fine.

45 uk pounds


THE ONLY NUMBER OF THIS EXTREMELY RARE 'RIVAL' SURREALIST JOURNAL


Goll, Yvan
SURREALISME. Nr 1. Directeur: Yvan Goll. (1 = all)
Paris: Imprimerie Deshayes, 1924
8vo. First edition and single number of this
alternative voice of early surrealism - published
without the acceptance or approval of Andre
Breton. Goll's Surréalisme appeared soon after
the publication of Breton's 1st surrealist
manifesto, and is witness to the oft forgotten
frenzied literary activity where alternative
pretenders to leadership of the post-Dada
movement claimed the term "surrealist" for their
own. Ivan Goll was an active sympathizer with
Dada and an admirer of Apollinaire (who first
coined the word surreaist), and with this review
made an
attempt to rescue surrealism from the hands of
Breton and restore it to the spirit he believed
Apollinaire intended. He attacked the
pseudo-surrealists for confusing art and
psychiatry. The journal contains texts by René
Crevel, Apollinaire, Arland, Delaunay and
Réverdy. This copy is very good with minor flaws
and only minor fading. A major rarity.

3,450 uk pounds


Hachette, Micheline
EDITIONS LETTRISME ET HYPERGRAPHIE. No.8. Edited by Micheline Hachette
Paris, France: ELH. 1966
13.7 x 10.7cm, 16pp, Card covers. Single number
of this Lettriste publication which consists of
original works (prints and drawings) bound in -
all by Hachette. Here are found two drawings
(graphite, ink) and a cover drawing in ink, and
magic marker. One of 20 copies signed by Hachette
on the colophon and on each work.

950 uk pounds


ONE OF ONLY 50 NUMBERED COPIES (TOTAL EDITION)

Halicka, Alice
HIER (SOUVENIRS)
Paris: Editions de Pavois, 1946
19.4 x 14.5cm, 304pp. Original pictorial
wrappers. First and only edition of this memoire
by the Polish Cubist and poetess Halicka.
Helicka's life was lived at the heart of the
Parisian avant garde - not only a fine artist in
her own life, Halicka married fellow Cubist Louis
Marcoussis. Together they befriended many artists
and writers who were instrumental in the early
avant garde movements of Parisian cultural
society including Apollinaire, Braque, Gris, Dufy
and Andre Salmon amongst others. Apollinaire
became close and subsequently reviewed Halicka's
work in Soirées de Paris. Soon thereafter Halicka
exhibited at the Salon des Independants and began
to work under the influence of Zborowski, who was
a strong proponent of Cubism. In 1919, because of
her husband's disapproval of her closeness to
Zborowski, Halicka destroyed much of her cubist
work and instead focused on collage and fabric
design and by 1920 she exhibited at the Salon des
Independants, Salon d'Automne, Salon des
Tuileries and the Salon Surindépendants. In 1925
Halicka illustrated Enfantines by Valery Larbaud
and Les Enfants du Ghetto by Israel Zangwill. She
also created set designs for several ballets
while in the United States, one of which was
performed at the Metropolitan Opera New York and
thereafter at Covent Garden, London. Halicka
spent the duration of World War II in France and
in 1946 she published this book of memoirs, Only
50 copies were produced in total and this is copy
number 49. There are various reproductions of
portraits by Marcoussis hors texte throughout
including Apollinaire. This copy is in near fine
shape with some mild browning to the paper and a
tear on the glassine paper over the front cover
which does not detract at all. A significant find
of significant research value to all students of
the early French avant garde.

750 uk pounds


SIGNED BY THE ARTIST

Higgins, Dick
FIVE TRADITIONS OF ART HISTORY, AN ESSAY BY DICK HIGGINS
Vermont, s.p., 1976
41 x 53 cm green and black on white offset poster
with extensive texts surrounding a 5 pointed star
design by Higgins: considering art as being in a
tradition of Plato, Cage, Aristotle, Emerson,
Bergson or James, Bense or Chomsky. Art is
classified as Objective, Exemplificative,
Expressive, Pragmatic or Mimetic. Clearly sIgned
by Higgins bottom right in black ink. At one
point part of the text has been altered by a
scoring out in the same ink as the signature -
suggesting a later artist modification of the
text. Folded as issued but otherwise very good.

145 uk pounds


Huzinga, Johan.
DIE HOLLANDISCHE KULTUR DES SIEBZEHNTEN JAHRHUNDERTS IHRE SOZIALEN GRUNDLAGEN.
Jena: Diederich's, 1933.
Large 8vo. 64pp. 27 b/w plates. Original
wrappers. First edition of this scarce
exploration by the great modernist cultural
historian and theorist. Huzinga's insights go
beyond run of the mill sociology, let alone art
history. A very good+ example.

125 uk pounds


Hundertwasser
HUNDERTWASSER
Rome: La Medusa, 1962
21 x 14cm, 16pp plus card covers. Exhibition
catalogue for the artist's first solo show in
Rome (and his tenth show anywhere). Ten full
colour reproductions of paintings and a short
essay by Antonio Bandera. Wrappers very slightly
marked otherwise very good.

60 uk pounds



Irine (pseudonym of Hamoir, Irene)
"CORNE DE BRUNE (1925 - 1976)" D' IRINE
Bruxelles: Isy Brachot et Tom Gutt, 1976
24.5 x 15.5cm, 174 pp. Card covers. First edition
of this collection of poetic works by Hamoir and
illustrated with works by her friends within the
circle of surrealists, namely Rachel Baes,
Danielle, Jane Graverol and Claudine Jamagne as
well as 2 photographic portraits of Rene
Magritte. One of 500 copies after 59 copies on
grands papiers. Very good copy of this collection
of verse by the author of Boulevard Jacqmain and
partner of Louis Scuteniare. Laid is in the
errata slip.

85 uk pounds


SIGNED BY IMMENDORFF

Immendorff, Jorg
LA PALOMA '92
Dusseldorf: Chaos Watch, 1991
23 x 40cm artist designed watch multiple. Plastic
with printed face and strap and some metal parts,
watch battery in original plastic show box (9.5 x
7.5 x 9cm) and paper insert. The image is an
Immendorff line drawing of a devil with a dove in
red and black. Numbered on the back of the watch
from a large edition of 4,999. This watch is
additionally clearly signed on the strap by the
artist. Fine estate.

85 uk pounds


Isou, Isidore
JONAS OU LE DEBUT D'UN ROMAN 1974-1977. 12
Eaux-fortes originales de Isidore Isou.
N.p. (Paris): Publications PSI. 1977
Twelve etchings mostly of female nudes and
collaged photographs (each print is uniformly
54,5 x 36 cm) signed and numbered by Isou,
presented together in a portfolio with a printed
cover. The aquatints are printed in black, gray,
and white colors and between one to four
photographs are collaged onto each print. One of
60 examples of this second edition on Grand Velin
d'Arches. Very fine

2,950 uk pounds


Isou, Isidore et al.
JERIMADETH. No.1. Edited by Monique Goldschmidt
and Frederic Studeny. (1 = all).
Paris, France: Frederic Studeny, 1972.
Artist's periodical as edited by Isou's daughter
- hand painted slipcase (28 x 22 x 2.5cm) which
contains a 27 x 21 folder content of eight, 26.9
x 2cm prints (silkscreens with handcolored
additions); 7 drawings (ink, ink coloured,
gouache); 2 collages (matches, twine, b/w
photograph, check, coins, capsule, paper, paint);
3 pamphlets (folded) and 2 loose sheets (folded)
and colophon. The colophon is signed by Monique
Goldschmidt and Studeny and the contributors of
the works include Arkitu, Berreur, Broutin,
Canal, Curtay, deLatour, Gillard, Hachette, Isou,
Lemaitre, Poyet, Sabatier, Satie, Spacagna,
Studeny, Tarkieltaub, Grimaud, Poulain, Darrell
and Jouvet. This issue, which was the only number
published, includes drawings by Satie, Hachette,
Jouvet, Sabatier, Poyet, Spacagna and Poulain and
collages by Lemaitre and Studeny. Each work in
this periodical differs from copy to copy and
thus are each unique although 50 copies of the
periodical (total edition) were produced - each
numbered on the colophon. Fine.

2,450 uk pounds



Judd, Donald
LARGE SCALE WORKS
NYC: Pace Gallery, 1993
21 x 26cm, 42pp. Pictorial card covers.
Exhibition catalogue displaying 23 b/w
reproductions of mostly public works and some
instruction drawings by Judd. Essays by the
artist and Rudi Fuchs. Fine.

75 uk pounds


Kluver, Billy
E.A.T (Experiments in Art and Technology)
ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PARTY
DEMONSTRATION OF A 90 FOOT 210 DEGREE SPHERICAL
MIRRROR MADE OF MYLAR, A FULL SCALE MODEL OF THE
MIRROR FOR THE PEPSI COLA PAVILION. Shown at the
Marine Corps air station, Santa Ana,
California September 30 1969, 7 - 11pm.
20 x 25cm b/w photograph sent out in advance of
the exhibition as publicity. Includes directions
to allow visitors to find the location. EAT was
an unique early experiment in the interface
between art and science as founded by
technologists Billy Kluver and Fred Waldhauer in
association with Robert Rauschenberg and Robert
Whitman. Kluver was the scientist who Warhol
asked to create his famous silver clouds
(actually Warhol wanted floating lightbulbs -
Kluver told him to be more realistic). Kluver's
vision of a loose group of technically
knowledgeable people working with artists became
a spectacularly successful project - around 6,000
are estimated to have been associated with the
grouping by 1970. This is a rare documentation of
the preparations that proceeded the group's most
spectacular success - a group of varied artworks
within the Pepsi Pavilion at Expo '70 Osaka,
Japan. Fine.

125 uk pounds



Kolar, Jiri
NAHORU A DOLU, HLOUBKOVE BASNE
Prague: Torst. 1991
31 x 22.6cm, 13pp. Loose folios, original boards.
First edition thus of this artist's book. Each
page is a reproduction of one of Kolar's
typogrammes from the 1960s. The pages are cut in
such a way that a portion of typing from the
following pages becomes an important part of each
composition. Kolar created new configurations in
the 60s with the typewriter that were known as
"creations plastiques" - thus not only being a
major figure in the art of collage, but showing
himself to be a major innovator in visual poetry
too. The French title is "En-haut et en-bas" or
"Top and Bottom," or "High and Low.". One of 300
numbered copies. Siged by Kolar on the folder
cover. Fine.

345 uk pounds



Kriwet, Ferdinand
PUBLIT
San Francisco: Nova Broadcast Press, 1971
22.8 x 15.2cm, 94pp. Card covers. First edition
of this critical text on visual poetry by one of
its foremost proponents - the introductory essay,
"Decomposition of the Literary Unit: Notes on
Visually Perceptible Literature", traces the
historical antecedents of concrete and visual
poetry and is followed by an illustrated section
on Kriwet's own linguistic and compositional
techniques involving circular concrete poems
called "Rundsheiben".
Herein, Kriwet defines his term "Sehtext" as a
solution to the problem of visually perceptible
literature: namely, the tension between the
physical act of seeing and the intellectual one
of reading. According to Kriwet, seeing is a
process of perception; reading is the reaction to
it. Illustrations of works by Apollinaire,
Mallarme, Ball, Schwitters, Marinetti, Depero,
Hains, Bryen, Albert-Birot, Iliazd, ee cummings,
Mazza, Porphyrii, Klee and Holz amongst others.
Very good.

95 uk pounds



La Rocca, Ketty
KETTY LA ROCCA
Dortmund: Museum Am Ostwall Dortmund, 1975
22.5 x 21.4cm, 136pp including 83 pages printed
on translucent paper. First edition thus.
Monograph, exhibition catalogue and part artist's
book displaying photographic works with overlaid
text - sometimes poetic. (The photographic
portion of this book is reprinted from a book
first published by Centro DI in Florence, Italy
in 1971.) The pages on translucent paper display
written texts and abstract markings and were new
to this edition. Ketty La Rocca was born in 1938
and died in 1976, one year after this book was
published. One of 800 published.

225 uk pounds



Le Gac, Jean
UNTITLED (UNIQUE COLLAGE AND PAINTING 1964)
22.5 x 15.5cm, oil paint, gouache, collage and
rubber stamp ink impression on card in frame. A
very early Le Gac work which uses a magazine cut
out picture of a young woman as a starting point
and over which various abstract shapes in a wide
pallet of colour has been added. Rubber stamped
"Le Gac 1964" in lieu of a signature bottom
right. Rather wonderful small vintage work. Fine
estate. Early le Gac works are not often
encountered. Full provenance available.

750 uk pounds


SIGNED BY LEMAITRE

Lemaitre, Maurice.
LE FILM EST DEJA COMMENCE?
Paris: n.p., 1951.
48 x 59cm announcement poster for the first
performance of Lemaitre's filmic masterpiece. The
date is handwritten on the poster in Lemaitre's
hand and signed in red pencil. Lemaitre
specified: "This film must be projected under
special conditions: on a screen of new shapes and
material and with
spectacular goings-on in the cinema lobby and
theatre (disruptions, forced jostling, dialogues
spoken aloud, confetti and gunshots aimed at the
screen...)". The performances did not simply
consist of a film but what would now be
recognised as a happening long before Fluxus or
Kaprow. The poster is slightly ragged around
edges but otherwise very good. Very rare
especially signed thus.

400 uk pounds


Lemaitre, Maurice.
LE FILM EST DEJA COMMENCE/SEANCE DE CINEMA.
Preface de Jean Isidore Isou. Paris: edited by
Andre Bonne for Collection Encyclopedia du
Cinema, 1952.
8vo, 182 pp. 5 b/w reproductions. Photographic
wrappers. First edition. The earliest of the
Lettrist author, artist and filmmaker's
theoretical works on cinema and the Lettrist
manifestation thereof. A fine copy.

125 uk pounds


WITH AN UNIQUE SIGNED DRAWING

Lemaitre, Maurice
LA PLASTIQUE LETTRISTE ET HYPERGRAPHIQUE
Paris: Caractères., 1956
19.2 x 14.1cm, 68pp. Printed wrappers. One of
the very first books on letterist and
hypergraphic painting which includes
reproductions of some of the most important
graphic works ever produced by Lemaitre.
Additionally Lemaitre sets the boundaries
constituting the visual expressions of Lettrisme.
This copy is one of 50 deluxe copies aside from
the larger edition of 500 which has a laid-In
original ink, watercolor, drawing with fabric
collage additions. The drawing is signed. Fine
condition. Image on request.

475 uk pounds


WITH AN UNIQUE COVER BY STUDENY

Lemaitre, Maurice
LETTRISME. NO.11 Jul - Aug 1966.
Paris, France: Maurice Lemaitre. 1966
27.1 x 21cm, 35pp. Card covers. Mimeographed. A
single number of this journal in the deluxe
format with an original signed collage and
drawing on the cover by Frederic Studeny. Texts
by Lemaitre and Isou and a sound poem by Studeny.
One of 20 deluxe copies which is also signed by
Lemaitre. Fine.

475 uk pounds



ONE OF 20 COPIES WITH AN UNIQUE SIGNED DRAWING

Lemaitre, Maurice.
DE GAULLE ET LE SEXE. Roman a Faire. Roman
Hypergraphique, polyautomatique, cryptographique,
infinitesimal, supertemporel.
Paris: Centre de Creativite, 1967.
14 x 20.5cm, 100pp. Double card covers as
released. Primarily composed of detourned texts
and images culled from various magazines with a
good number being taken from sort-core 'glamour'
publications. Original wrappers. First edition of
this unique hypergraphic novel by Lemaitre. The
result of an automatic process determined via a
merciless Lettrist critique of the (then) French
President's public policies and projections upon
his private life. Because of the random selection
of pages, each book within the edition is unique.
The double cover was produced by Lemaitre in part
to re-title the book in a way to encourage sales
- the original title "Entre Libre" is printed on
the second internal wrappers. This copy is one of
20 deluxe copies with an original ink, crayon,
gouache drawing inserted into the book. Signed
both on the colophon and on the drawing. Fine.

1,250 uk pounds


WITH AN UNIQUE SIGNED DRAWING

Lemaitre, Maurice.
POEMES ET MUSIQUE LETTRISTES.
Paris: Lettrisme, 1971
Three twelve inch 33 rpm LP recordings + 4pp.
text in original, 27 x 21cm, sleeve. First issue
of this Lettrist soundwork by the co-founder of
the movement. Isadore Isou contributes a text
,"Le Lettrisme et l'esthetique infinitesimale
devant la poesie et la peinture." Definitely,
(beyond those of Dufrene) the most extensive
aural application of Lettrist principles
recorded. All discs fine in close to fine sleeve.
This example is one of 20 deluxe copies that
contain an original ink, gouache drawing on
wallpaper signed by Lemaitre (and then signed
again on the rear cover). Unique.

425 uk pounds


WITH AN UNIQUE SIGNED DRAWING

Ibid
Another copy with a different drawing (all within
the series were unique) here The drawing consists
of calligraphic markings and hieroglyphics
additions to a printed fragment of wallpaper that
depicts a classical art scene of a goddess
dictating to a scribe.

425 uk pounds



SIGNED BY THE ARTIST

Lichtenstein, Roy
ROY LICHTENSTEIN IN HAMBURG
Hamburg: Vernissage/Burkert & Muller, 1994
28.5 x 23 cm, full colour offset exhibition
catalogue/guide. 44 large full colour
reproductions of work by the artist - with short
(popular) essays in German. Published on the
occasion of the artist's massive retrospective in
the Deichtorhallen Hamburg. Hand signed by
Lichtenstein in blue ink on the pictorial cover.
Fine condition.

125 uk pounds


TWO EARLY WORKS FROM "THE SHOP"


Lucas and Emin
THOSE ARTISTS ARE REALLY MAKING A GO OF IT! Unique work 1993.
7.5 x 12.7cm, black felt tip pen on card
(probably in Tracy Emin's hand). Verso - address
label with text: "Lucas & Emin/103 Bethnal Green
Road/London E2/071 729 2212." For six months in
1993, Sarah Lucas and Tracey Emin rented a retail
space in East London where they made artworks,
ranging from cardboard signs and printed mugs to
T-shirts with slogans and ashtrays, and put them
on sale. The space was known as `The Shop` and
has become a famous event in the history of the
YBAs. This is one of the small text works on card
produced by the pair and sold at the event.
Unique and very rare item. Image on request.

1,450 uk pounds



Lucas and Emin
PEOPLE HAVE CASUAL GEAR Unique work 1993.
7.5 x 12.7cm, red felt tip pen on card (probably
in Sarah Lucas' hand). Verso - address label with
text: "Lucas & Emin/103 Bethnal Green Road/London
E2/071 729 2212." For six months in 1993, Sarah
Lucas and Tracey Emin rented a retail space in
East London where they made artworks, ranging
from cardboard signs and printed mugs to T-shirts
with slogans and ashtrays, and put them on sale.
The space was known as `The Shop` and has become
a famous event in the history of the YBAs. This
is one of the small text works on card produced
by the pair and sold at the event. Unique and
very rare item. Image on request.

1,450 uk pounds



Maddox, Conroy
CONROY MADDOX
London: Belgrave Gallery, 2001
21 x 15cm, 16pp and pictorial covers. Exhibition
catalogue for Maddox's last solo show - 5 works
reproduced in colours and 1 in b/w and two
photographs of the mature surrealist. Short essay
by Silvano Levy.

10 uk pounds


MANZONI'S LAST BOOK

Manzoni, Piero
ALCUNE REALIZZAZIONI. ALCUNI ESPERIMENTI. ALCUNI PROGETTI
Milan: edito da Sergio Dangelo, 1963
19.5 x 13cm, 12pp. First edition of this very
rare artist's book by the conceptualist with a
text by the artist and illustrated throughout.
This was the artist's last book as he died of an
infection in Milan that same year. Very good.

600 uk pounds


WITH THE FLUFFY WOOL COVERS

Manzoni, Piero
PIERO MANZONI
Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum 1969
24 x 26cm, 200p Original fluffy (!) cotton wool
covered card covers in faux Manzoni style as
designed by Jan van Toorn. Texts in Dutch and
Italian (partly). 20 b/w reproductions of works
and 3 images of the artist at work. Scarce
posthumous monograph and exhibition catalogue
which is collectable due to the unusual wrappers
(which here, as ever, collect a little dirt over
time). Very good.

275 uk pounds


Mayor, David
EXTRA
Devon: Beau Geste Press. 1971
30 x 21cm, 19pp. Mimeographed throughout.
Artist's book of visual poetry with the theme
"0". One of 100 numbered copies. Scarce.

145 uk pounds


A FULL SET OF THIS SCARCE POSTER EDITION IN FINE CONDITION

MEDIUM. Informations Surrealistes. Mensuel. Directeur: Jean Schuster
Paris: Medium, 1952 - 1953
Eight different posters - a complete set of this
rare journal in the form of wall posters -
uniformly 43.5 x 28cm, 1pp each printed on a
different colour stock. Each monthly release has
extensive texts (in a small typeface throughout
with no illustrations) by Breton, Dax, Peret,
Pierre, Schuster, Legrand, Bedouin and many other
(non-credited here) surrealists - as well as a
large number of announcements of surrealist
events and books, Each issue includes a signed
(ie accredited) editorial column. In remarkably
fine condition. Scarce

650 uk pounds for all 8 issues


Merz, Matio
TABLES FROM DRAWINGS OF MARIO MERZ. It is
possible to have a space with tables for 88
people as it is possible to have a space with
tables for no one.
NYC: John Weber Gallery, 1974
21 x 30cm, 16pp (self cover) b/w offset litho
exhibition catalogue/artist's book. Merz 's
conceptual art is often overlooking in favour of
his trademark igloo-like sculptures. This small
book has a text by Merz considering space and
photographs of various tables arranged as per
Merz's instructions to create spaces for 88
people ("One can build a table for 88 people. One
must be sure that the number of people stops at
88. The number of people grows like a bunch of
grapes, not one by one. For that reason it cannot
stop. I reject linear one by one, or assembly
line fabrication of spaces") Fine condition

45 uk pounds


McCaffery, Steve
GROUND PLANS FOR A SPEAKING CITY
Toronto: Anonbeyond Press. 1970
13.6 x 15.2cm, 20pp. Card typed covers.
Internally the pages are photocopied, cut and
unconventionally shaped. First edition of this
early study for Carnival 1. The pages consist of
photocopied fragments of newspaper clippings
overwritten with abstract marks. There are also
typings of the letter "m"s on the newspaper
texts. One of 150 numbered copies, each is
slightly different from each other due to the
covers being original typescripts. Fine.

225 uk pounds



TWO IMPORTANT CONCRETE WALLWORKS

McCaffery, Steve
CARNIVAL THE FIRST PANEL 1967 - 1970
Toronto: Coach House Press, 1973
29 x 22cm, 21 sheets serrated with staple
binding, front cover and board backing cover with
inserted in card showing the outline of the
layout and errata sheet (as issued). A concrete
poetry wall poster with McCaffery's typescript
concrete work separated into 16 different sheets
which are intended to be placed one by one on a
wall as per the enclosed plan to create "sixteen
square feet of concrete poetry". An important
typewriter artwork. Limitation unknown. Fine
condition.

75 uk pounds



McCaffery, Steve
CARNIVAL THE SECOND PANEL 1970 - 1975
Toronto: Coach House Press, 1973
29 x 22cm, 21 sheets serrated with staple
binding, front cover and board backing cover with
inserted in card showing the outline of the
layout. The second such publication by McCaffery:
a major typescript concrete work separated into
16 different sheets which are intended to be
placed one by one on a wall as per the enclosed
plan to create "sixteen square feet of concrete
poetry". One of 750 copies. Fine condition.

75 uk pounds



Messager, Annette
UNTITLED. UNIQUE WORK 1990
60 x 30 x 30cm approx plush fabric, stuffing and
cord. A unique work by the artist which has taken
the form of a stuffed, soft sculpture of a
woman's breast (isolated, detached, alone)
standing (?) proud on a pillow - the whole to be
hung from the ceiling by 4 cords. Colourful and
visually striking, an unique work displaying
hints of a revisit to Messager's earlier books on
the torture of women as well as the potential
alienation by society of overt female sexuality.
Unsigned by the artist however full provenance is
available. Fine estate apart from a very small
hole on the underside of the base of the "pillow".

2,950 uk pounds



ONE OF 250 COPIES - THIS COPY SIGNED, DATED AND DEDICATED

Micic, Ljubomir
ISTOCNI GREH
Serbia: Sva Prava Pridrzana. 1920.
28 x 19.4cm, 29pp. Pictorial original wrappers
with reproduced avant garde drawing. A very rare
copy of this drama by Micic using Adam and Eve as
ciphers for mankind's foibles. Illustrated by
Vilko Gecan - this copy was later dedicated
("Pour Louis Lazowick") and signed by Ljubomir
Mitzitch in 1927. An exceptionally early work by
the leader of Serbian dada - which preceded by
two years the formation of the Zenitist Group. An
unnumbered copy (probably retained by Micic for
his own gift) aside from the 250 numbered copies.
Very good + condition with minor wear to wrappers.

1,950 uk pounds



Micic, Ljubomir
SPAS DUCE
Zagreb: Izdanje Knjizare St. Kugli, 1920.
25.5 x 19.8cm, 66pp. Pictorial original wrappers
in blue and red with art nouveau influenced
design. First edition of this rare collection of
poems by the founder of Zenitism. Foreword by
Augustin Ujevic. Some wear and tear to edges and
the metal binding which the spine would normally
hide has rusted and caused four small holes in
the spine and a crack down the spine although the
damage does not appear that serious and has not
weakened the binding all that much. Paper loss at
bottom of spine, internally browned (cheap paper
stock) with faint suggestions of foxing on the
odd page but otherwise very good apart from a
former owner's signature on half-title. An
exceptionally early work by Micic - the
publication of which preceded by two years the
official formation of the Zenitist Group.

1,450 uk pounds


Miccinim Eugenio
TECHNE, RIVISTA. NO.1
Florence: Eugenio Miccini. 1969
34 x 24.3cm, 58pp. Card covers. Internally
printed with both offset and mimeographed pages
with some inserts on transparent stock and others
with fold outs. Contributors include John Cage,
Chiari, Oliva, Miccini, Mucci, Perfetti, Scalise,
Coppini, Blaine, Vaccari, Betto, Popovich, Bory
and Gerz: a single (and possibly only?) number of
this visual poetry assemblage which proceeded
Miccini's later 'Teche Quaderni di' journal. Some
fading on covers due to sunning, internally very
good +. Scarce.

295 uk pounds



Miccinim Eugenio
TECHNE, QUADERNI DI. Nrs. 5, 14, 29 and 31. Edited by Eugenio Miccini
Florence, Italy: Eugenio Miccini. 1970 - 1971
32.6 x 21.9cm, respectively 68pp, 78pp, 28pp and
64pp. Card covers. Mimeographed pages. Four
single numbers of this visual poetry journal.
Contributors to each issue respectively include
nr 5: Bory, Ulrichs, Kemeny, LaRocca, Marcucci,
Miccini, Moineau, Ori, Perfetti, Pignotti,
Sarenco, Scalise, Sitta, Vaccari and Ben; nr 14:
Accame, Bertini, Bussotti, Carrega, Miccini,
Gerz, Ori, Padin, Vigo, Marcucci, Bonifazi,
Coppini, Oldenbourg, Russo, Lucatelli, Jagodic;
Nr 29: consists mostly of works by the Gruppo
Settanta and No.31 has Coppini, Malquori, Berti
and Ranaldi. There is a contradiction as to
publication date on nr 31 where it claims a
publication date of 1970 although this is
probably erroneous. Techne was edited by Eugenio
Miccini. Nr 29 is particularly interesting given
that members of the 'Gruppo Settanta' were
"multi-specialists" (architects, poets, workers,
artists etc.) and somewhat like the early
situationists worked collectively for integrating
art in society. The example of nr 31 offered here
is signed by some of the artists. All very good
estate and scarce having been published in c. 500
copies.

1,250 uk pounds for all four numbers together


Motherwell, Robert
MOTHERWELL
NYC: Sidney Janis, 1959
66 x 56cm, exhibition poster and mailing
announcement. Recto: 3 b/w images of Motherwell's
work including Elegy to the Spanish Republic XXXV
and a reproduction of a view of the artist's
studio. Verso: gallery information. Folded as
issued for mailing. Very good with the smallest
of tears at the centre where folds meet.

75 uk pounds


Motherwell, Robert
ROBERT MOTHERWELL. Paintings, drawings and collages.
NYC: Kootz Gallery, 1959
46 x 30cm, exhibition poster/catalogue. Four b/w
images of Motherwell's ink drawings. 25 drawings
and 14 paintings noted in the catalogue. Folded
twice as issued. Very good with small tears at
one fold.

65 uk pounds



Muehl, Otto
ZOCK EXERCISES - OMO SUPER - MATERIALACTION - BODYLYRIK
Vienna: Galerie St. Stephan, 1967
30 x 21cm, b/w anouncement leaflet / small poster
for Meuehl's happening / performance which he
carried out with Peter Weibel and Osweald Wiener.
Former central fold but otherwise very good.
Vintage, rare emphemera.

95 uk pounds



Nannucci, Maurizio
A SMALL COLLECTION OF PAPER MULTIPLES
Nine separate card and paper multiples created by
the artist primarily exhibiting the short
ambiguous statements which challenge the observer
to react usually to a forceful statement. The
collection consists of:
MAURIZIO NANNUCCI (NOT ALL AT ONCE)
Paris; Gilbert Brownstone &Co, 1993
5.5 x 9.5cm, 1pp faux business card with title text.
BLENDING THE VISIBLE WITH THE INVISIBLE
Vancouver: Western Front, 1993
6 x 8.5cm, 2pp pocket card calendar with the
title text on the front, year calendar recto.
Blue on blue with embossing.
DOUBLE TRUTH
Berlin: Galerie Fahnemann, 1997
4.7 x 21cm, 4pp. Folded name place on card in
orange and red with the title text - object
multiple which also served as announcement card
for the show.
WHERE TO START FROM
Munich: Eurpaisches Patentamt, 1999
12.5 x 10cm, fold out map - displaying Nannucci's
florescent light installations in the city.
CE QU'IL FALLAIT DEMONTRER
Geneva: Cabinet des estampes, 1999
12.5 x 12.5cm, ingenious card and die cut folder
which allows a centre circle with details of
various Nannucci editions to be seen through a
slot when the dial is turned. A catalogue
raisonee, object multiple and publicity object
all in one which displays the books, editions and
multiples of this prolific and versatile artist.
CE QU'IL FALLAIT DEMONTRER
Geneva: Cabinet des estampes, 1999
As above but a colour variant with different
multiples and items shown on the card.
ALL ART HAS BEEN CONTEMPORARY
Berlin: Galerie Fahnemann, 2000
6 x 9cm, 2pp pocket card calendar with the title
text on the front. Pink on yellow.
ALL ART HAS BEEN CONTEMPORARY
Berlin: Galerie Fahnemann, 2000
6 x 9cm, 2pp pocket card calendar with the title
text on the front. Yellow on pink - a colour
variant.
ART IS NOT INTENDED TO BE PERFECTLY TRANSPARENT….
Berlin: Galerie Fahnemann, 2005
9 x 6cm, 2pp pocket card calendar with the title
text on the front. Yellow on pink - a colour
variant.

50 uk pounds for all 9 items together


(Japanese Concrete Poetry)
Niikuni, Seiichi
SEIICHI NIIKUNI
Tokyo, Japan: Kiyo Niikuni, 1979.
26.2 x 18.7cm, 78pp. Original card covers, all in
printed slipcase. First edition of this monograph
on Niikuni's work and a selection of his concrete
poems. Scarce and in near fine condition.

345 uk pounds

Oldenburg, Claes
PROMOTIONAL POSTCARD FOR RAY GUN THEATRE
NYC: Ray Gun Theatre, 1962
9.5 x 14.5cm, 2pp original postcard promoting the
schedule of Oldenburg's theatre venture (which
was notable for amongst other things hand painted
scenery and constructed objects as props). The
dates here include the performance of the famous
Store Days in February and March, 1962 in
different planned versions. Recto is a red on
white full sheet image of the artist performing
on stage with colleagues. Exceptionally rare
ephemera of an important pop art event with
significant documentary information for research.

325 uk pounds

CONCEPTUAL SALES LIST AND WORK

Ono, Yoko
ONO'S SALES LIST
NYC: s.p. (Ono), 1965
36 x 22cm, 1pp black on white mimeograph -
containing the list of Ono's available event
scores and works with descriptions of each and
prices. In reality while this purported to be a
real sale list and did contain items that were
for sale other items were never realised and some
aspects of the list are rather score like - such
as the offer to arrange to have a town covered in
falling pink snow for $2,000. On one hand this is
very rare Fluxus ephemera containing a great deal
of detail on Ono's work of the time and on
another an actual paper multiple. Folded four
times but otherwise very good. Ref: Yoko Ono
"YES" Pg 186

495 uk pounds


Palermo, Blinky
PALERMO WANDMALEREI
Bremer: Kabnett fur Aktuel Kunst, 1971
50 x 48 cm, exhibition poster with silkscreened
text and nothing else. Still this is rare vintage
Palermo ephemera in fine condition.

100 uk pounds



ONE OF 26 LETTERED DELUXE COPIES

Paz, Octavio and Katayama, Toshi
3 ROTATIONS/NOTATIONS
Cambridge: Carpenter Center for Visual Arts of Harvard, 1974
Composed of a set of three rotating, colored
cut-out devices within which Paz's words emerge,
combine and are re-concealed as the design is
turned (panels of laminated brightly colored
cardboard). Housed in shallow glossy card box.
First issue of this poetic multiple by the
important Mexican poet and theorist Paz and the
Japanese artist Katayama. One of the 26 lettered
copies aside from the 150 copies signed by the
author and artist and a trade issue of 850. A
collaborative work of art exploring possibilities
of motion, dimensionally removed from the typical
concrete poetic devices of the period. All
contents fine in original box, which is slightly
split at corners. Rare.

1,450 uk pounds



AN UNIQUE WORK FROM THIS FAMOUS SERIES OF PAINTINGS

Phillips, Tom
A HUMUMENT PAGE 125 (STAND ALONE PAGE). Unique drawing and painting, 1976.
18.9 x 12.4 cm ink and gouache, signed by
Phillips on bottom right. One of the original
paintings from the Humament - a massive work of
visual poetry created by overpainting by the
artist on pages of a found book (often with the
unpainted areas allowing the original words to
show through and create a new textual or poetic
work). The image depicts a lattice of 'X's' that
disappear into a void in the central area of the
page. The 'discovered' poem reads, "art - art so
much - Unknown contained in presuming to think
about it - even without frank - though I used to
work my poor little book - very rich for eyes - I
always felt - that one day - I could draw a
little well worn fact." Image on request. Full
provenance. Fine.

2, 950 uk pounds


Phillips, Tom
A HUMUMENT PAGE 292 (STAND ALONE PAGE)
Unique drawing and painting, 1976.
18.9 x 12.7 cm ink and gouache and watercolour,
signed by Phillips on bottom right. One of the
original paintings from the Humament - a massive
work of poetry created by Phillips by
overpainting pages of a found book (often with
the unpainted areas allowing the original words
to show through and create a new textual or
poetic work). Here, the page depicts a face with
a haze obscuring it (Phillips himself?)
surrounded by rows of face-like images that have
been copied from London water pipe covers. The
"found" poem reads, "art impulses - the impulse
to complete - as the impulse to figure this last
image - of despair he began to shape - a whole
volume of secret faces." Desirable work, full
provenance and in fine estate. Image on request.

3, 250 uk pounds


(Poesia Visiva )
Carrega, Ugo (Editor)
SCRITTURA ATTIVA
Milan: Mercato del Sale. 1976
34 x 24.2 x 2cm cardboard box content of
thirty-six, 22 x 33cm lithographic prints and an
additional six prints which are also lithographic
but with handcolored additions and 8 further
lithographic prints with collaged additions and 3
additional unbound pages. A portfolio / survey of
Italian visual poets with contributions by
Martini, Villa, Belloli, Caruso, Lora-Totino,
Accame, Sanesi, Blank, Danon, Xerra, Spatola,
Munari, Baruchello, Mussio, Miccini, Sarenco,
Isgro, Diacono, Pavanello, Nannucci M;
Brandolini M; Comini R; Algardi A; Pignotti,
D'Ottavi, Agnetti, Patella, Carrega, Oberto,
Ferrari, Finotti and Niccolai. Most works are
signed. Fine condition

5,000 uk pounds



Pomerand, Gabriel
SAINT GHETTO DES PRETS. Grimoire. Preface de Jacques Baratier.
Paris: O.L.B., 1950.
23 x 29.5cm. 128pp. 47 full-page pictographic
images by the author-artist. Original wrappers
with a pictorial design in black and red (also)
by Pomerand. First edition. Arguably, the most
completely realized Lettrist bookwork of the
group's
initial decade. A rueful and revelatory
meditation upon the demise of the Bohemian
character of Saint-Germain-des-Pres. The
illustrations by Pomerand represent the
proto-standard for which all future hypergraphie
would be measured. Pomerand met Isidore Isou in
1946, and subsequently engaged in Lettrist
performances, created various sound-based
experiments (polyphonie ciselante), and
personally invented the aforementioned
hypergraphie form. Edition unspecified (though,
undoubtedly small). A very good+ copy of this
quite exquisite Grimoire (a la Mallarme's great
work). Rare.

650 uk pounds


Ray, Man
CADEAU
Turin: Il Fauno, 1921
16.5 x 10 x 10 cm object multiple, iron (cast
iron) and nails; one of 5,000 numbered and
initialled copies (on plastic card) in the
original packing box. Along with the certificate
with a text by Arturo Schwarz, (which has the
same number). The most famous of Man Ray's
objects in the re-issue that took place just two
years before the artist's death. Fine condition.
Ref: H.Martin, Man Ray; Objects de mon affection,
Sculptures et Objects, Paris, 1983. Surprisingly
scarce.

1,750 uk pounds


Ribemont-Dessaignes, Georges
L' AUTRUCHE AUX YEUX CLOS
Paris: Au Sans Pareil, 1924
19 x 12cm, 192 pp. Original wrappers with
publisher's publicity band still intact. First
edition of the author's sec ond book (there is a
fictive mention of it being the "6ème" edition on
the cover). A near fine, uncut example.

145 uk pounds


ONE OF 100 ON "GRANDE PAPIERS"

Ribemont-Dessaignes, Georges
LE BOUREAU DU PÉROU
Paris: Au Sans Pareil, 19281
19 x 12cm, 192 pp. Original wrappers. First
edition. . A near fine, uncut example one of only
100 examples on vélin Montgolfier d' Annonay.

225 uk pounds


Ribemont-Dessaignes, Georges.
DEJA JADIS ou du Mouvement Dada a L'espace abstrait.
Paris: Julliard, 1958.
8vo. 320 pp. 23 illustrations. Printed wrappers.
First edition of this voluminous study by the
Dadaist novelist, poet & artist. This copy
inscribed at the flyleaf by the author,
incorporating a quote from Germaine Everling
Picabia's 'L'Anneau de Saturne' (in reference to
the author). Some minor underscoring at pp. 14 -
19, else a near fine example.

75 uk pounds


Riha, Karl (editor)
ZUM QUADRAT
Siegen, West Germany: Universitatspresse Siegen, 1990
25.9 x 26.5cm, 15pp. Original wrappers. Printed
letterpress. Artists' book with original
contributions by Pastior, Jandl, Heintz, Riha,
Kerker and Hees. A hommage to Malevich where each
contributor was given space for a poem or image
related to Malevich's "Homage to the Square". One
of 75 numbered copies. Fine.

295 uk pounds



Roth, Dietera and Arnulf Rainer
RATIO-KONDITIO
Roth Verlag/ Edition Lebeer-Hossmann, 1979
7" 45rpm, single record privately issued by
Dieter Roth's Verlag in collaboration with
Edition Lebeer-Hossmann (RR 17379) as one of only
500 copies. The record features a spoken dialogue
between Arnulf Rainer and Dieter Roth about
planning the exhibition of total art at Galerie
Klewan in Munich (the same gallery that issued
the hoerspiel LP by Hermann Nitsch titled
"Akustische Abreaktionspiel" in 1972). The
exhibition was the historical "Misch und
Trennkunst" (the same title as the very rare LP
by Roth and Rainer issued by Edition Lebeer
Hossman in 1979 immediately after this single).
"Ratio-Konditio" or "Ratio-Gespräch" was recorded
in Wien, Austria on March 17th, 1979 at
Radiostudio der RAKORO. Side A "Hart ins
Gericht". Side B "Zart ins Gesicht". Fine in like
sleeve. Increasingly hard to find.

145 uk pounds



A COMPLETE PORTFOLIO OF ONLY 25 COPIES

Sandback, Fred.
LITHO VOM STEIN (BLAU)
Hamburg: Grioffelkunst-Vereinigung, 1975
Six different, 45 x 54cm lithographs printed blue
on Japanese paper - each being an isomorphic
representation of lines across the floor and up
the walls of a room. Minimalism at its most
lovely. One of ONLY 25 copies signed and numbered
aside of 350 unnumbered copies. Fine estate.
Images on request. Ref.: Sandback prints nr 16.

3,250 uk pounds for the complete portfolio of 6 lithographs



Saito, Takako.
FLUX LUNCH. UNIQUE WORK 1992
Found Chinese carryout lunch box in moulded
polystyrene content of numerous hand painted
stones and dried red peppers and a pair of
chopsticks. The work's title is in hand applied
letraset to the top of the box and internally
each stone and spice has the name of a Fluxus
colleague painstakenly painted on to each small
item. Most names are painted onto an appropriate
object eg a hot pepper for some more volatile
colleagues. A wonderful homage to her friends -
this is a small but significant and rather
wonderful work.

750 uk pounds



A GROUP OF 10 EXCEPTIONALLY RARE CZECH SAMIZDAT
PUBLICATIONS (IN 12 VOLUMES) INCLUDING WORKS BY
HRABAL AND SEIFERT


BOTH VOLUMES TOGETHER

Buber, Martin
CHASIDSKE PRIBEHY VOLUMES 1 AND 2
Prague: s.p., 1983
Two volumes. Uniformly, 26.5 x 20cm, 238pp and
255pp respectively. Xerox pages (reproduced both
verso and recto) and original plain card covers
with tape binding. A complete set of this
academic study on the history of Hasidic Judaism
in the region. Whilst the post-1968 Czech
Communist authorities tended to be less
anti-Semitic than their Eastern Bloc partners
nonetheless such material as found here could not
be easily distributed without some disapproval
from the state. One aspect of state disapproval
of Judaism is the astonishing statistic that
after 1968 almost one third of Czech Jews
emigrated from the country! Both volumes are in
near fine condition with volume 1 only having
minor sunning to rear covers. Volume 1 has a 4pp
(folded) schematic map inserted into the back
pages as issued.



Bukowski, Charles
CHARLES BUKOWSKI
N.p.: n.p., n.d.
30.2 x 21.5cm, 70pp plus endpapers.
Professionally bound into printed red cloth
boards. Carbon copy pages reproduced recto only.
A translation of some of the Beat writer's short
stories into Czech by an unknown translator.
Bukowski would have been regarded as a degenerate
and unacceptable author by the State and this is
a very scarce samizdat publication in near fine
condition.



Heidegger, Martin
BYTI A CAS
n.p. (Prague?): n.p., n.d.
21.5 x 15cm, 239pp (numbered recto only).
Original cloth boards, professionally bound.
Internally Xerox pages bound together. A Czech
translation of 'Being and Time' (1927) - perhaps
somewhat edited as the number of pages seems
suspiciously short of the original's 600pp+
pagination! Heidegger's philosophy was not a
state approved point of view and hence such
publications tended to be quietly circulated.
Near fine.



A VARIANT ON THE CARBON COPY PUBLICATION - TWO VOLUMES

Hrabal, Bohumil
OBSLUHOVAL JSAM ANGLICKEHO KRALE Volumes I and II
n.p. (Prague): n.p., 1982
Two volumes, uniformly 21.5 x 15cm, together
301pp (numbered recto only) Xeroxed internal
pages. Cloth foil stamped boards professionally
bound. B/w photographic portrait of the author as
frontispiece. Near fine although the second
volume has had some pages slightly misaligned in
the binding process but this is a minor flaw and
is as published. This is a famous work by the
author which was recently made into a well
received film - but is also a variant of a
Samizdat book of the same name (previously
offered by us and sold) in carbon copy typed
version whereas this copy is a Xerox copy of that
typed text (it seems) and thus may be regarded as
a possible second edition. The original book was
written in 1973. Both xerox and cc copies were
used by the publishers of such texts.



A VARIANT ON THE CARBON COPY PUBLICATION

Hrabal, Bohumil
PROLUKY
n.p. (Prague): n.p., n,d. (1985?)
21.5 x 15.5cm, 196pp. Plain green cloth boards.
Xerox copy of an Austrian printed copy of this
novel. Professionally bound but the Xeroxing of
the pages was a little careless with edges of the
original pages very obvious. This copy is also a
variant (see above) of a Samizdat book of the
same name (previously offered by us and sold)
which was in carbon copy typed version from 1980
- hence this copy is a variant on that
publication but not from the typed text in the
other book. Both Xerox and cc copies were used by
samizdat publishers of such texts - it is not
clear if both variants were published /
circulated by the same person or whether the
productions were independent of each other. It is
known that both an internally produced copy of
the work (created by Petlice the anti-State
publishing house) and an externally published
version (by 68 Publishers) were released within
the Republic. Very good +.



Hrabal, Bohumil
ZIVOTOPIS TROCHU JINAK
n.p. (Prague): n.p., 1987
21 x 15cm, 294pp. Plain brown cloth boards. Xerox
copy of Hrabal's novel. Professionally bound but
the Xeroxing of the pages was a little careless
but that was not unusual with such quasi-legal
documents. Hrabal is regarded as a major literary
figure who was not allowed to publish many of his
works in his native land until after the end of
Communism and this is a lesser known work by him
and probably in first edition. Near fine with
only slight bumping to corners of the boards.



Seifert, Jaroslav
PRAZSKY TRIPTYCH
n.p. (Prague); s.p., 1981
21.5 x 15cm, 26pp carbon copy papers (recto only)
in original typed card covers (stapled and hand
folded). An archetypical samizdat publication
designed for underground distribution - bland
design and carbon copy pages reproducing three
poems by Seifert: "Jarni Zavrat", "Praha ve snu"
and "Na Novotneho lavce". Former pencil
dedication (suggesting the book was given as a
gift in 1983) from an unknown youthful hand (the
"Smiley" gives it away as probably from someone
not too old), wrappers slightly grubby and
minorly sunned with soft creases but otherwise
very good +. A rare item it is reasonable to
suggest.



Stefek, Karel
BOJE O SMYSL CESKYCH DEJIN
n.p. (Prague): n.p., n.d.
30.2 x 21.4cm, 187pp. Blue cloth and foil stamped
boards. Professionally bound. Internally blue on
white what might be roneostat reproduced pages
(certainly a home made production). A detailed
political tract. Pages are hand numbered. Fine
condition.



Storig, Hans Joachim
MALE DEJINY FILOZOFIE
Prague: n.p., 1986
21.5 x 19cm, 322pp. Plain brown cloth covered
boards. Professionally bound. Xerox internal
pages. A philosophical tract translated into
Czech here by an unknown hand. Fine condition
although the brown boards show signed of sunning
on one side which has discoloured the covers
slightly in a rectangular patch along the side.



Bernat, Jan
JAN BERNAT SUPER OPTIMISTIC SITUATIONS
n.p. (Canada?): s.p./Pan Magazine, n.d. (c. 1980s)
24 x 18cm, 40pp. Staple bound with tape. Original
pictorial covers. A quazi-samizdat publication
probably published abroad and more than likely
illegally imported into the Czech Republic. A
book of cartoons reproduced from English language
publications (all reproduced b/w full page) on
political topics especially anti-nuclear warfare.
Bernat who had been jailed in Czechoslovakia for
supposed 'pornographic' offences was a popular
Czech cartoonist who had thereafter fled the
Republic and worked mostly in Paris. A foreword
(which appears to be simply reproduced from an
earlier publication as it mentions "Super
Optimistic Situations" as Bernat's next
publication. Very good with only very minor flaws.


Price for all 12 volumes together - 3,750 uk
pounds Should only single items from the group be
of interest do enquire.


Satie, Alain
ECRIT EN PROSE OU L'OEUVRE HYPERGRAPHIQUE. ROMAN.
Paris: PSI. 1971
21.4 x 19cm, 81pp. Card covers. First edition of
this artist's book which has laid in an unique
signed collage by Satie (20 x 15.4cm). One of 30
deluxe numbered and signed copies aside from the
larger edition of 300 without the collage. Roland
Sabatier provides an introductory essay.

295 uk pounds

Schermer, Pieter
ARCHITEXTURE
Enkjuizen: Uitgerverij Nihil Obstat, 1980
29.5 x 21.4cm, 31pp. Original boards. First
edition of this concrete poetry, artist's book
issued in only 100 numbered copies. Very good.

145 uk pounds



SIGNED AND DEDICATED BY SCUTENAIRE

(Dax, Adrien)
Scutenaire, Louis
TEXTES AUTOMATIQUES (1931)
Bruxelles: (Isy Brachot et Tom Gutt, 1976,
27.5 x 18.5cm, 48pp, card covers, First edition
of this late printing of writings created under
the influence of surrealist ideas of automatism.
Illustrated with 20 lithographs by Adrien M. Dax
(created in 1976 for this edition). One of only
500 copies aside from the du tete of 50 + 10
copies. This example is very good plus with only
some mild colouring on the coverand some early
evidence of foxing. This example has a short
dedication on the end papers which is signed by
Scutenaire.

95 uk pounds



SIGNED BY SIEGELAUB

Siegelaub, Seth
"25" EXHIBITION
NY March 1966.
42 x 30cm, folded exhibition poster which has a
8pp printed exhibition catalogue stapled to it
(as issued). An early exhibition from Siegelaub's
own gallery in NYC - artists included in this
group show include Chamberlain, Cornell, de
Kooning, Kelly, Kline, Motherwell, Nevelson,
Newman, Pollock, Reinhardt, Smith, Weiner and Zox
amongst others. Very good although staples are
slightly rusty. Folded as issued. This example is
signed on the poster by the gallerist and driving
force behind the early conceptual movement
Siegelaub. Rare especially signed.

475 uk pounds



A COMPLETE RUN FOR THIS VERY RARE SERBIAN REVUE

Serbian Surrealism
SVEDOCANSTVA. Knicevni asopis izdali Desetodnevo
Belgrade: Izdali Desetodnevo, 1924-1925, Issues 1-8 (complete)
Editors: by Ristic, Demitrijevic, Petrovic,
Matic, Vuco, Dedinac. Nr. 1: 23 x 17cm, nrs 2 -
8: 24 x 17cm, nr 8, all 16pp plus original
wrappers plus nr 7 and 8 have 2pp pictorial
inserts. The title translates loosely as the
French 'Temoignage' - 'Testimony / evidence' -
here a literary and modernist journal published
by "Desetodnevo". Contributors include Germaine
Nouveau, Andre Breton, Marcel Provence, together
with a host of Yugoslavian authors and
illustrations by Surrealist artists passim.
Interestingly, early interests within this
journal prefigure the Art Brut movement with
major articles on the drawings of the mentally
ill and tattoos as well as, famously, an original
contribution by Picasso (a drawing) that was
directly contributed by the artist to the
journal. Overall, however, the material included
is proto - surrealist if no longer strictly dada.
A complete set is extremely rare. Moreover this
is a near fine set with only very minor
fading/browning to wrappers and 4, 7 and 8 are
uncut examples. Rare.

TOTAL FOR ALL EIGHT ISSUES TOGETHER - 2,950 uk pounds




A COMPLETE RUN FOR THIS VERY RARE SERBIAN REVUE
WITH THE VERY RARE PICASSO INSERT EXTANT

(Serbian Surrealism)
PUTEVI. Mescene Sveske Za Umetnosti i Filozofiju
Putevi. Edited by Milan Dedinac, Marko Ristic,
Dusan Timotijevic Nrs. 1, 2 (First series 1922)
and nrs 1 - 5 (Second series, 1923 - 1924) (Nr
3-5 is a triple issue)
Beograd: s.p., 1922 -1924
Nr 1 and 2 (1st year): 28 x 24cm; nr 1 (2nd
year): 24 x 13cm; nr 2 (2nd year): 22.5 x 15.5cm;
nrs 3- 5 (triple issue) 24 x 16cm, respectively:
unpaginated, varies per - approx 32 - 48pp per
issue. Stapled original wrappers. A complete run
of this Serbian surrealist and modernist revue
(the title of which translates to "Roads ")
which has texts from Marko Ristic, Rasto
Petrovic, Dusan Matic, Todor Manojlovic, Borsko
Tokin, Aleksandar Vuco, Dusan Timotijevic, Milan
Dedinac, Stanislav Vinaaver and others (who
jointly edited the revue) as well as translations
from Duchamp, Breton, Soupault, Eluard and other
Parisian surrealists. Various reproductions after
modernists are included - mostly tipped-on within
the pages of some numbers including a Picasso
(see below) litho. Putevi was the precursor to
the later Serbian surrealist periodicals with
most of the main protagonists of the Serbian
movement contributing. All copies mostly very
good with only minor edge wear to the first and
last of the two series and some minor surface
abrasions and grubbiness. Nr 1 of first series
has a watermark bottom right and top over some
pages; nr 2 is an uncut example with only minor
edge browning; nr 1 of the second series has the
original publisher's publicity band extant
(albeit the band has a tear along one fold) and
is again an uncut example, nr 2 has a 1pp insert
- a Picasso lithograph which was supplied as an
original contribution for Testimonies (see above)
printed on thick paper. Nr 3 - 5 has minor edge
wear and browning and rusty staples but is an
uncut copy with tipped in plates and bound in
insert extant. Overall a very good + or better
collection of this very rare group of Serbian
pamphlets.

3,250 uk pounds for all



Serbian Surrealism
NEMOGUCE (THE IMPOSSIBLE)
Belgrade: Nadrealisticaka Izdanija: Editions Surrealiste, mai 1930
29.3 x 21.5cm, 136pp. .A rare copy of the
important book 'Nemoguce - L'Impossible' from
1930 - the almanac/manifesto of the 13 strong
Serbian surrealist group. This was the first
publication of this manifest (which was later
reprinted in part in the first edition of 'La
surrealisme au service de la revolution' in
Paris). Breton, Eluard, Peret, Aragon, Char and
Therion also gave contributions to this extremely
important, defining, publication. Some wear to
spine on both sides and minor paper loss around
edges, surface paper loss to spine affecting
spine title, some evidence of water damage in the
past especially on rear wrappers but internally
mostly very good although a few of the last pages
have underlines and markings in pen. Priced
accordingly but very rare in any condition.

1,950 uk pounds



(Serbian Surrealism)
Ristic, Marko and Vane Bor
ANTI-ZID
Belgrade: Nadrealisticka Izdanja,1932.
20.5 x 15cm, 60pp. Original red paper dust jacket
over unprinted paper wrappers. First edition of
this theoretical consideration of Dada and French
symbolism from two of the most important of the
Serbian surrealists. Published two years after
the founding statement Nemoguce, this was
published in the year of a monarchist
dictatorship coming to power in Serbia and
several of the Belgrade group being arrested by
the new regime. The dustjacket here has one paper
loss on the top left near the spine but the
fragment of paper has been retained separately to
allow repair if desired and the red paper has
some light fading over the centre and a further
small tear at the bottom of the spine as well as
a few scuffs and edge wear, however internally
(with the exception of one pencil highlight in
one margin on page 20) this is very good with
only minor paper browning. A very rare item in
any condition.

1,950 uk pounds


Shahn, Ben
BEN SHAHN
Cambridge: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1947
18.3 x 12cm, 4pp. Exhibition catalogue listing
sixteen war time works, interestingly Shahn was a
former assistant to Diego Rivera. Some nascent
foxing and former horizontal fold crease. Priced
thus.

25 uk pounds


FOUR VOLUMES OF THIS USEFUL BIBLIOGRAPHYOF THIS PUBLISHER OF SAMIZDATS

(Skvoreckeho, Jisefa)
Matous, Ilja
BIBLIOGRAFIE JOSEFA SKVORECKEHO Volumes 1 - 4
(doma/ve svete/ohlasy ve svete/rekstrik)
N.p. (Prague?): SJS, 1990 - 1994
Vols 1 - 3 : 21 x 15cm, 80pp, 80pp and 86pp
respectively and volume 4 21 x 15.5cm, 36pp. Card
covers, binding varies tape, perfect and
staples). Four volumes (all) of this detailed and
extensive bibliography of this major figure of
Czech literature who spent much of his
professional life seeing his books repressed by
the Czech State. A prolific translator of English
works into his native language and former popular
dj on Czech radio from 1965-68 (playing mostly US
swing music). Skvorecheho also wrote many scripts
for TV and feature films! Importantly Skvorecheho
was also the publisher of 68 Publishers
Corporation based in Toronto - a publishing house
which regularly produced Samizdat books for
illicit export to the Czech Republic under the
late period of Communist rule. A very useful
reference.

95 uk pounds for all 4 volumes together


Smithson, Robert
NONSITE MONO LAKE SITE
New York, Dwan Gallery, 1969,
88 x 2 cm - a long strip of card which is folded
eight times. Exhibition catalogue and object
multiple. On one side there is a detail from a
US map relating to the work's potential site and,
verso, gallery details and other exhibition
textual material. Simultaneously: a scarce invite
object, multiple and exhibition catalogue which
is an important conceptual document referenced in
"Extra Art. A survey of artists' ephemera,
1960-1999" Santa Monica, Smart Art Press, 2001.
Fine.

295 uk pounds


(Spanish Visual Poetry)
Infantes, Victor (Editor)
ENCUENTRO CON LA POESIA EXPERIMENTAL (COLECCION
NUEVA ESCRITURA, VOLUME 9 & 10) Volumes I and II.
Santander, Spain: Euskal Bidea. 1981
21.2 x 15cm, 219pp. Card covers. Two volumes
bound dos a dos. Exhibition catalogue with mostly
Spanish language visual poetry works on Spanish
poets who composed pattern, shaped, concrete and
visual poems. Examples of works from Grupo Texto
Poetico, DelBarco, Millan, Valles, Aguilar,
Carbonero, Peignot, Junoy, Aberasturi, Bosso,
Caceres, Canals, Castillejo, Cuende, Loriente,
Gonzalo, Pino and Segovia. Very good.

95 uk pounds


(Surrealist periodical)
LES QUATRE VENTS. Cahiers de Litterature. Editor: Henri Parisot. Nos. 1-9 (9
= all).
Paris, Edition des Quatre Vents, 1945-1947.
19.2 x 14.2cm, pagination varies. Original
wrappers. A fine set of this publication of the
European avant-garde which had strong ties to
Surrealism. Several issues were thematic e.g.
'L'Evidence Surrealiste'; 'l'Imagination
Poetique'; 'Merveilleux et Poesie Romantiques';
'Le Langage Surrealiste' and there were
contributions by Breton, Duchamp, Tzara, Jarry,
Brauner, Bataille, de Mandiargues, Artaud,
Prevert, Picabia, Peret, Audiberti, Gracq amongst
others. Scarce set.

1,250 uk pounds for all 9 numbers together



ONE OF THE DELUXE COPIES - ONE OF 999 COPIES ON
"VELIN SUPÉRIEUR", WITH 25 FULL-PAGE ORIGINAL
PRINTS

(Surrealism)
Breton, André & Duchamp, Marcel
LE SURREALISME EN 1947.
Paris: Pierre a Feu, Maeght Editeur, 1947
23 x 22cm, 140pp. Original photographic wrappers
with a photographic plate by Remy Duval on front
cover, reproducing Duchamp's faux "breast".
Exhibition catalogue. This is one of 999 copies
on "vélin supérieur", with 25 full-page original
prints, which include 6 original colour
lithographs by Brauner, Max Ernst, Jacques
Herold, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro and Man Ray); 5
etchings from Marcel Jean, Nicola de Maria, Yves
Tanguy, Dorothea Tanning, Hans Bellmer (in
colours) and 2 woodcuts from Jean Arp as well as
a host of other b/w lithographs from the likes of
Toyen. Near fine copy. A major surrealist book.

2,250 uk pounds


AND THE "TRADE" COPY

Ibid
One of the non-deluxe trade exhibition catalogues
which is essentially the same on cheaper paper
with the lithographs and etchings and woodcuts
all replaced by various photographic
reproductions in the text. Limitation unknown but
scarce. The paper here, as almost always, is
browned. The Duchamp designed photographic cover
varies here from the photograph used in the
deluxe copy above.

595 uk pounds


Swedish concrete poetry
UTKOMMER VID TIDEN FOR DEN RYSKE REGERINGSCHEFEN
NIKITA CHRUSTJEVS BESOK I SVERIGE
Stockholm, Sweden: Kerberos Forlag. 1964
26.4 x 18.3cm, 10pp. Card covers. Swedish
exhibition catalogue with contributions from John
Cage, Ekbom, Hodell, Nylen, Reutersward, Johnson,
Bengtsson, Bodin, Ultvedt, Fahlstrom and
Eriksson. Three reproductions of works. Very
good. Scarce.

225 uk pounds


Tinguely, Jean.
"LA VITTORIA". MILAN: 28 XI 1970.
Amsterdam: Edition Seriaal, 1971.
11.3 x 15 cm. (folded) 11 panel leporello
(unfolded 123 cm. in length). Printed on rectos
only. B/w documentary photos by Ad Peterson.
Glossy self-wrappers. First issue of this
companion documentary multiple of this public
controversy composed of a continuous series of
photos detailing
Tinguely's sculptural action in foreground of the
Duomo (Milan) from unveiling to deliberate
phallic explosion (complete with large balls in
front). A fine example. Scarce.

275 uk pounds




Thomkins, Andre
SNOWHAIR From What do you see portfolio
Stuttgart/London: Hansjorg Mayer, 1979
35 x 50cm, offset lithograph in colors signed in
pencil and numbered (from an edition of 100) by
Thomkins. One of a series of self portrait works
by the Fluxus affiliated artist. Slight wear to
corners.

175 uk pounds



Thomkins, Andre
HALEMAID From What do you see portfolio
Stuttgart/London: Hansjorg Mayer, 1979
35 x 50cm, offset lithograph in colors signed in
pencil and numbered (from an edition of 100) by
Thomkins. One of a series of self portrait works
by the Fluxus affiliated artist. Slight wear to
corners.

175 uk pounds


Thomkins, Andre
UNTITLED From What do you see portfolio
Stuttgart/London: Hansjorg Mayer, 1979
35 x 50cm, offset lithograph in colors signed in
pencil and numbered (from an edition of 100) by
Thomkins. One of a series of self portrait works
by the Fluxus affiliated artist. Slight wear to
corners.

175 uk pounds




Thomkins, Andre
OFFSETTER From What do you see portfolio
Stuttgart/London: Hansjorg Mayer, 1979
35 x 50cm, offset lithograph in colors signed in
pencil and numbered (from an edition of 100) by
Thomkins. One of a series of self portrait works
by the Fluxus affiliated artist. Slight wear to
corners.

175 uk pounds




Thomkins, Andre
BACKFALL From What do you see portfolio
Stuttgart/London: Hansjorg Mayer, 1979
35 x 50cm, offset lithograph in colors signed in
pencil and numbered (from an edition of 100) by
Thomkins. One of a series of self portrait works
by the Fluxus affiliated artist. Slight wear to
corners.

175 uk pounds



Thomkins, Andre
PISSNAKE From What do you see portfolio
Stuttgart/London: Hansjorg Mayer, 1979
35 x 50cm, offset lithograph in colors signed in
pencil and numbered (from an edition of 100) by
Thomkins. One of a series of self portrait works
by the Fluxus affiliated artist. Slight wear to
corners.

175 uk pounds



Thomkins, Andre
UNTITLED From What do you see portfolio UNIQUE DRAWING ON PAPER 1979
Stuttgart/London: Hansjorg Mayer, 1979
35 x 50cm, offset lithograph in colors signed in
pencil and numbered (from an edition of 100) by
Thomkins. One of a series of self portrait works
by the Fluxus affiliated artist. Slight wear to
corners.

395 uk pounds


PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY SERPAN AND SIGNED BY HIM

Tzara, Tristan.
OU BOUVENT LES LOUPS
Paris: Editions des Cahiers libres, 1932
19.5 x 14.8cm, 174pp. Original wrappers. First
edition of this important collection of
surrealist verse. A numbered copy on Alfa from
the total edition of 1,100 copies. Very good and
scarce although there is a slight weakness to the
internal glue binding of the cover. This copy
came from the library of the painter, Serpan
(Laroslav Sossountzov) and bears his neat
signature in ink on the half-title and a date
("45").

195 uk pounds



ONE OF VERY FEW COPIES PRINTED

(Pana, Sacha)
Tzara, Tristan.
PRIMELE POEME. Urmate de Insurectia dela Zurich.
Edited and with an introduction by Sasa (Sacha)
Pana.
Bucharest: Editura Unu, 1934.
22.2 x 16.5cm, 49pp. Original wrappers. The
illusive first edition of these youthful and
pre-Zurich Dada poems by Tzara (dating from
1914-15). One of very few it is assumed "servica
de presa" copies aside from only 230 numbered
copies issued (preceded by a 'du tete' of 13).
Former owner's ink name at half-title, and on
endpapers (signed twice) minor underscoring in
pencil on two pages, ink numbering (from library
or bookseller) top left of front cover and the
wrappers are somewhat grubby and some minor spine
damage else a very good example. Rare.

750 uk pounds


Tzara, Tristan.
LA FUITE. Poeme dramatique en quatre actes et un epilogue.
Paris: Gallimard, 1947.
18.5 x 12.5cm, 140 pp. Printed wrappers. First
trade edition of this absurdist dramatic work by
Tzara. A close to fine example although the paper
is slightly browned.

95 uk pounds


Vailland, Roger
LE SURREALISM CONTRE LA REVOLUTION
Paris: Editions Sociales, 1948
16 x 11.5cm, 64pp. Original wrappers. First
edition of this critique of surrealism from the
far left. Very good copy although slight damage
to the spine due to cheap paper being used in the
immediate post war period.

65 uk pounds


A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF POETS OF THE MONTH CLUB - ALL SIGNED

Various
A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF POETS OF THE MONTH CLUB BROADSIDES
Clerkenwell: John Roberts Press, 1971-72
Two folios, both of twelve different broadsides,
uniformly 38cm x 28cm, 1pp, printed letterpress
on laid paper. Two distinct folios were published
in this series running respectively April to
March 1971 and April to March 1972. Folio one
lists Anthony Thwaite as being a contributor but
it is not found, having been substituted by Hugo
Williams, All copies are signed by the poet. The
works included are by Auden, Barker, Betjeman,
Brownjohn, Dunn, Enright, Ewart, Fuller, Graves,
Gunn, Hamilton, Heaney, Hughes, Jennings, Larkin,
Lehmann, Lewis, MacCaig, Porter Ross, Smith
(Stevie), Spender and Williams. A fine collection
in fine condition. Scarce.

650 uk pounds



Vostell, Wolf
100 EREIGNISSE 100 MINUTEN 100 STELLEN
Berlin: Galerie Rene Block, 1965
29.5 x 19.5 two colour lithographic small poster
with a full sheet image of a Vostell crash
happening and gallery text. The announcement for
a Vostell happening organised by Rene Block on
November 10 1965. Very good condition and scarce.
Joint:
Vostell, Wolf
100 EREIGNISSE 100 MINUTEN 100 STELLEN
Berlin: Galerie Rene Block, 1965
15 x 10cm, 1pp b/w typographic announcement card
for the same exhibition with a conceptual chart
of Vostell's acktion. Fine.

Together - 125 uk pounds


Wada, Yoshida.
SMOKE FLUXKIT.
New York: Reflux Editions, 1988
9 x 12 cm. plastic box with typo-pictorial label
composed of six compartments content of straws,
small reeds, tobacco, etc. A reissue of this
Fluxus multiple (originally conceived in 1964) by
the Japanese artist. Box and label are from the
original Fluxus source, (i.e. George Maciaunas).
All elements intact in fine box. Now out of print
and very hard to find.

295 uk pounds


ONE OF A TOTAL EDITION OF 50 SIGNED COPIES

Wagner, Dieter
DIE FRAU AUS DEM IMMERGLEICHEN BLICKWINKEL AUF DEM RUCKEN
West Berlin: Dieter Wagner, 1984
21 x 14.7cm, 134pp. Card covers, string bound.
First edition of this artist's book printed in
white, black, and blue inks on black and white
paper stock. Wagner was working in a Berlin
printing press at that time this book was
published and carried out the printing of his
books after working hours. Concrete and shaped
poetry, one of 50 signed and numbered copies.
Fine. Scarce.

750 uk pounds


Warnke, Uwe
ENTWERTER/ODER SONDERHEFT. NO.1. Edited and
contributions by Uwe Warnke, Serielle and Andere.
East Berlin: Entwerter/Oder, 1989
30.2 x 21.4cm, 58pp. Original card covers.
Artists' periodical with original page works
including typed, photocopied, hand coloured in
ink pages, handwritten additions, collages,
perforations and rubberstampings One of a very
limited number (25) of this visual poetry and
experimental poetry journal which includes
musical scores and mathematical poetry alongside
more established forms such as typescripts.
Signed by Uwe Warnke on the colophon.

495 uk pounds


Weiner, Lawrence and Mullican, Matt.
IN THE CRACK OF THE DAWN
Mai 36 Galerie, Lucerne and Yves Gevaert, Brussels. 1991.
29 x 21cm, 32pp. full colour comic book. Text by
Weiner, illustrations by Mullican. One of the
1,000 unnumbered copies aside from the numbered
and signed hardback edition of 100. A fine
example.

50 uk pounds


Weiner, Lawrence
TWIXT ONE (&) THE OTHER
London: G-W Press (Liam Gillick and Jack Wendler), 1992
13.5 x 13.5cm printed cardboard sleeve content of
four metal enameled pieces - 2 circles and 2
squares (all 2.5cm dia or sq.). To be placed
where "sky and earth meet" or where "water and
earth meet". One of 500 unnumbered copies. Fine.

95 uk pounds



ONE OF 100 EXAMPLES

Weiner, Lawrence
VERS LES ETOILES
Malmo: Malmo Konsthall, 2000
12 x 10cm dia. (approx) porcelain cup overprinted
with the text: "& Above the crushing weight of
the north star" in English and Swedish
(silkscreened in yellow, blue and red) and a 15cm
dia x 2cm saucer with the text "& Vers les
Etoiles" (again in three colours). One of 100
unnumbered copies. Fine condition.

275 uk pounds


Weiner, Lawrence
OPUS DOG TAG
Switzerland: ID'AC, 2000
6 x3 cm approx. oval, engraved dogtag on 48cm
approx metal chain. The text is reproduced from
Weiner's 1968 work Opus: "Un objet rectangulaire
ordinaire place sur une frontiere internationale
laisse pour un temps puis tourne et retourne pour
introduire un morceau d'un pays dans l'autre." By
relocating his earlier work onto the army format
dogtag perhaps Weiner's statement is transformed
into a comment on the intrusion of a soldier into
another land during war? Fine condition in
original self sealing transparent bag with
printed label. One of 1,000 released.

60 uk pounds


Williams, Emmett
UNTITLED (ONCE UPON A TIME) From 10
Autobiographical Sketches (and One Original
Drawing) Portfolio
Stuttgart/London: Hansjorg Mayer, 1979
35 x 60cm, offset lithograph in colours signed in
pencil and numbered (from an edition of 100) by
Emmett Williams. One of a series of self portrait
works by the Fluxus affiliated artist. Slight
wear to corners.

165 uk pounds





Williams, Emmett
UNTITLED (SELF PORTRAIT) From 10 Autobiographical
Sketches (and One Original Drawing) Portfolio
Stuttgart/London: Hansjorg Mayer, 1979
35 x 60cm, offset lithograph in colours signed in
pencil and numbered (from an edition of 100) by
Emmett Williams. One of a series of self portrait
works by the Fluxus affiliated artist. Slight
wear to corners.

165 uk pounds




Williams, Emmett
UNTITLED (MULTIPLE SELF PORTRAIT) From 10
Autobiographical Sketches (and One Original
Drawing) Portfolio
Stuttgart/London: Hansjorg Mayer, 1979
35 x 60cm, offset lithograph in colours signed in
pencil and numbered (from an edition of 100) by
Emmett Williams. One of a series of self portrait
works by the Fluxus affiliated artist. Slight
wear to corners.

165 uk pounds


Williams, Emmett
FIRST LOVE - PART III
Verona: Conz, 1983
A large work, 100 x 70cm, blue, red and yellow
silkscreen on white canvas. A typographic work by
Williams which requires a little decoding of the
letters HYAOOUMIDC (all of which are numbered) to
create three anagrams - the trick being to
realise that some of the letters are upside down
and that if put in number order within the colour
groups gives DICH and AMO and YOU - hence
presumably "First Love". Signed and titled in
pencil by Williams and numbered out of the
edition of 15 copies. Formerly folded (as issued)
but very good estate. Image on request.

750 uk pounds


Zero (Uecker)
A GROUP OF PROMOTIONAL LEAFLETS RELATING TO ZERO AND GUPPE NUL, 1960/70s
Dusseldorf/Amsterdam: Galerie Schmela/Galerie 207, 1961 - 1974
Three different 1pp, 21 x 15cm black on cream
leaflets and a 2pp invite card (15 x 10cm)
promoting events and editions from 2 of the
foremost galleries which promoted the Zero
movement. The invite card is for an early Zero
show - Edition Exposition Demonstration, July
1961 and the leaflets are respectively for an
Uecker 1969 exhibition, a group Manifesto (no
date - prob. early 1960s) in Dutch from the
galerie 207(for the sister group NUL) signed by
Armando, Broch, Henderikse, Kopke, Lora, Manzoni,
Megert, Peeters and Schoonhoven and a later
announcement for 2 Uecker shows in 1974/75. All
have similar typography. Fine.

All 3 items together - 95 uk pounds


Zero
ZERO GALLERIA BULLETIN NR 49
Verona: Zero Galleria, n.d. (1965)
24 x 17cm, 8pp. Card covers with typographic and
abstract design. Single number of this Zero
influenced gallery's theoretical journal which
has experimental typography throughout. Very good.

35 uk pounds


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