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Arnhem, Sonsbeek, 1993. Softcover, 24 x 17 cm, 124 pp., ills. in b/w. Influential catalogue published in conjunction with 'The Uncanny', a now myt...

Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, 1994. Softcover, 27 x 22 cm, 96 pp. Edition size 1500. Artists' book / catalogue published in conjunction...

Toronto, Art Metropole, 1991. Softcover, 23 x 15.5 cm, 115 pp. Edition of 1000 copies. Contains Canadian artist Jeff Wall's critical interpretatio...

Cologne, Buchhandlung Walther König, 1992. Printed cardboard slipcase, 30 x 23 x 8 cm, containing four softcover volumes, each 28 x 21.5 cm cm, 11...

published between 1997-2015. All printed the same size, 15.5 x 15.5 cm, on white stock with signature lettering. Includes (1) stanley brouwn. Van ...

Brussels/New York, Les Maîtres de Forme Contemporains / Paula Cooper Gallery, 2003. Hardcover, deep red cloth cover with imprinted title, 39.4 x 2...

(1) A distance of 336 steps. (2) A distance of 2232 ells. (3) A distance of 2444601 feet. All three published by the Netherlands Foundation for Vi...

Amsterdam/ Eschenau, NRC Handelsblad/ herman de vries, 2015. Edited by Colin Huizing et al. Cardboard box with title along the edges and a gold-le...

A humourous series of recent ‘remakes’ of Ruscha’s famous artists’ books. The set contains 20 copies by ca. 10 different authors, mostly self-publ...

The Hague, Gemeente Den Haag, undated. Sewn softcover, glossy white cover (black on verso), 30.2 x 30.2 cm, 8 pp. of tracing paper. Contains one c...

Exhibition catalogue/poster for a huge mail art exhibition curated by Davi Det Hompson at Anderson Gallery, Richmond VA, March 15 to April 10, 197...

Contains 5 IAC artists' booklets and one Info sheet published by Groh, forerunner of Mail Art and publisher in Oldenburg, Germany. Stapled booklet...

(1) L'Humidité No.21 Feb 1974, Hervé Fischer special. Magazine published by Jean Francois Bory, Paris, 20 pp. Includes inlaid card 'hygiene de l'a...

14 issues out of 18 all published. Edited by Noémi Maidan and Max Bucher (from No.12). The quarterly mail art magazine from Switzerland featured r...

Arnhem/Middelburg, Brummense uitgeverij van Luxe Werkjes / Kunstinformatiecentrum, 1975. Hardcover, 30 x 21 x 2 cm, 90 pp. Linen covered boards, b...

Middelburg, Gemeentelijke Culturele Dienst Middelburg, 1975. Soft cover, yellow paper wrappers with metal order binder, 29.5 x 21 cm, 234 pp. Text...

Le Havre, Maison de la Culture du Havre, 1977. Catalogue on the occasion of the exhibition on Latin American artists' publications organized by Gu...

Includes:(1) Mirtha Dermisache, 4 cartes postales, 1978. Set of four artists’ postcards in titled wrapper, featuring Dermisache's asemic writing c...

Super rare newspaper style publication, with lay-out copied from the Helsingin Sanomat. Contains 8 beautifully printed sheets, 57 x 40 cm, featuri...

Amsterdam, Stempelplaats/Other Books an So Archive, 1980. (1) Unfinished newspaper, intended to be completely stamped, using original stamps of va...

of the monthly bulletin of rubber stamp works. Edited and published by Aart van Barneveld and his gallery/workshop Stempelplaats in Amsterdam from...

Stempelplaats, Amsterdam, 1980. All 23 x 16 cm, unpaginated, published in an edition of 500.Includes: (1) Rubber Stamp Publications (An Index). Ru...

Artists' books with stamp works featuring: (1) Michael Gibbs, Cancellations, ca. 1980. 26 pp. (2) Peter Jörg Spettstösser, Iris ich bin in Paris, ...

Berlin, Ed Vogelsang, 1982. Softcover, 22 x 28 cm, 30 pp. featuring rubber stamp works. Edition of 100 numbered copies, this is No.79. Very good c...

Four items by the Brazilian artist based in Amsterdam. Comprises: (1) Passeport. Amsterdam, Stempelplaats, 1979. Thick black board covers with sta...

San Francisco, Self published, undated (ca. 1979). Thick offwhite sheet, 35 x 28 cm. Hand rubber stamped in black, green and purple. Unique copy i...

Antwerp, Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, 1980-1981. Edited by Guy Schraenen. 29.7 x 21 cm. Each issue features two sheets folded in the middle (...

The first 3 issues were produced by Bart Boumans and his students at the Enschede Art Academy (NL) in 1982, featuring contributions from internati...

Lot 6292

Vittore Baroni

Mail art items from the prolific Italian mail art mogul, founder of Near The Edge Editions and publisher of mail art magazines Arte Postale! and T...

Budapest, Artpool, 1980. The first Hungarian assembling magazine, organized and published by the artist Gyorgy Galantai following the exhibition '...

(1) Dokumente, 1982. Clasp bound, 29.5 x 21 cm, ca. 100 photocopied pp. Catalogue for a 100-day exhibition series organized by Olbrich at his art ...

Lot 6303

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Includes: (1) 2 issues of AU (Artists' Union) magazine from 1979: No.25/26 and No.29 (Chris Burden special). (2) Catalogue 'Keiji Uematsu, skulptu...

Cologne, self-published, 1980-1983. Mail art project and two artists' books by Geza Perneczky. Contained in a brown screen printed and profusely r...

Brussels, I.S.E.L.P., 1981. Cardboard wrapper, bound with 2 metal rings, 29.5 x 21 cm, 242 pp. b/w photocopies.Features contributions by Hervé Fis...

Falling (Denmark), Lomholt Formular Press, 1982. Mail art catalogue, 21 x 20 cm, 126 pp., includes original envelope mailed to Bart Boumans. (2) A...

Enschede, De Poeh, 1984. Hardcover, black cloth-covered boards, 23 x 15.5 cm, 46 pp. Features stamp-like illustrations of queen Beatrix of The Net...

Three artists' books including (1) Futura 7: Ian Hamilton Finlay 5 poems. Stuttgart, Edition Hansjörg Mayer, 1966. First edition. Single sheet, 64...

Antwerp, Guy Schraenen, 1975. Softcover, staple bound, 30 x 21 cm, 8 pp. Remarkable artists' book, printed red and black on white stock. Original ...

Lot 6328

Specimen 1

Edited by Marten Hendriks, published by G. J. de Rook. Utrecht, Exp/press, N.d.1974. Softcover, 29.5 x 21 cm, 54 pp. Artists’ assembling periodica...

(1) Bloknoot 8, third series No.3 Dec. 1973, numbered 110/150. 29 x 21 cm, ca. xx pp. Periodical for concrete poetry, edited by Ruud van Aarssen, ...

Two issues of Subvers, edited by Hans Clavin and published by Subvers Press Ijmuiden. Includes: (1) Subvers 1, October 1970. Numbered 96/500. 24.5...

Lot 6331

Omnibus News 1

Munich, self-published, 1969. Edited by Thomas Niggl, Christian d'Orville, Heimrad Prem. Softcover, 29.5 x 21 cm, ca. 380 pp., printed on various ...

Stuttgart, Edition Hansjörg Mayer, 1974. Softcover, 22 x 15 cm, 48 pp., edition of 200. This crisp copy derives from the archive of Wim Beeren/Dor...

Complete set published by the Rotterdam Arts Promotion Foundation between 1972-1974. Edited by writer and critic Jan Donia, Gosse Oosterhof and Jo...

Rare complete set of the richly ill. journal published by the Visual Arts Office for Abroad, Amsterdam. Edited by Geert van Beijeren, Frans Haks, ...

Two issues of Kontexts, an 'occasional review of visual / experimental poetry and language art', published and edited by Gibbs from 1969-1977. Inc...

Rare complete set published between 1978-1982, in 25 copies (some copies are double issues). Edited by Michael Gibbs, Kontexts Publications, Amste...

Luxembourg, Abracadabra, 1977-1981. Complete set of this concrete poetry and art magazine published in Luxembourg, headed by an Italian editor, an...

Handmade artists' book by the Korean/American novelist, producer, director and artist Cha (1951-1982). Encompasses 7 white sheets folded in half t...

Staplebound booklet, 21 x 15 cm, 40 pp. with green plastic tape mounted along the spine, and an original stamp of a boxer on the cover. For this f...

'Ephemera: A monthly journal of mail and ephemeral works' was an artists' magazine edited by Ulises Carrion, Aart van Barneveld and Salvador Flore...

Amsterdam, Cres Publications & Agora Studio, 1979. First edition of 400. Softcover, 21 x 15 cm, 48 pp. The book presents a series a photographs of...

Artists' book, rubber stamp prints on cream felt, 18.5 x 18.5 cm, 11 pp. Stapled with black insulating tape along the spine. Cover features the ti...

Amsterdam, Void Distributors, 1980. Softcover, 21 x 16 cm, 72 pp. Edition of 500.Includes the famous text 'The New Art of Making Books'.

Rochester, Visual Studies Workshop, 1987. Original printed wrappers, 20 x 14.5, 92 pp. Artists' book produced by Carrion while he was attending an...

Geneva, Héros-Limite, 1997. Rare first edition. Softcover, with protective tracing paper wrapper, 21 x 15 cm, 207 pp. Overview of Carrión's critic...

Numbered 23/150. Hardcover with 40 silkscreened pp. Artists' book featuring Leonardo da Vinci's name written by the people of his hometown Vinci, ...

Includes the supreme handmade booklet 'How?'. Columpton/Maastricht, Beau Geste Press/Mad Enterprizes, 1974. Staple bound, corrugated cardboard cov...

Amsterdam, Galerie Da Costa, 1979. Book object, printed cloth boards, tied with laces, 19 x 15 cm. Consists of a silkscreened canvas sheet, 73 x 6...

Includes the famous Piss book, featuring drawings of men urinating in various places. (1) Piss Buch: 4 Geschichten von Young Voss. Düsseldorf. 197...

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