London: Monotype House, 1964. Saddle-stapled narrow 4to in printed red and black wrappers. Unpaginated (24 pp.) A brief yet comprehensive survey of Frutiger’s work and career including illustrated examples of type designs, directional signs, marks, magazines, books, miscellanea, wood engravings, and sculptures. Also includes a biographical essay outlining Frutiger’s philosophies.....
Berlin: Verlag Klaus Wagenbach, 1968. 7" vinyl record in illustrated sleeve. Text in German. A sound poetry reading by Jandl, one of the more prolific and influential experimental poets from Austria inside a striking sleeve typeset in Bodoni. Age toning to sleeve including rubbing to both sides, price sticker ghost.....
Paris: Editions Agentzia, 1969. Clear flat vinyl bag 21.9 x 27.8 cm in size with black printed text. An empty bag from Gerz’ 1969 – 1970 performance art piece titled ‘Is there life on earth?’ in which 800 empty bags were mailed to friends, strangers in the Paris phone book.....
Berlin: Galerie René Block, 1965. 209 x 287 mm (8.2 x 11.3") sheet of yellow onion skin paper offset printed in black on recto and verso. Announcement sheet for Vostell’s 1965 exhibit at Galerie René Block listing titles of fifteen works strikingly printed on thin onion skin paper giving the.....
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Centro de Arte y Comunicación (C.A.Y.C.), 1971. Edition of 1,500. Small softcover 8vo in printed wrappers. Insides pages printed on rectos only. Unpaginated. Text in Spanish and English. A ‘manual for the new avant garde’ with a repeating sentence structure on each page that’s also translated into.....
Basel: Gewebermuseum, 1960. 8vo in printed softcover wraps printed in black and white. 106 pp. Text in German. A profusely illustrated exhibition catalog designed by Emil Ruder documenting the history and development of modern typography from 1890 to 1960. The historical context aside, this book gets top marks for the.....
Hamburg: Haus Deutscher Ring, 1972. 21 x 21 cm small softcover 4to in black, orange, and silver printed wrappers. 18 pp. To which is added a twice folded A4-sized exhibition flyer printed in black, orange, and silver on recto, and black on verso, alongside a 21 x 10,5 cm invitation.....
Stuttgart: Reflection Press, Nd. 59.5 x 42 cm poster offset printed in blue on recto only. A concrete poem featuring a biblical verse from John 1:1 within the shape of a phallus. Published by Albrecht D. at Reflection Press. A one-inch crease and a small knick along right margin and.....
Waregem, Belgium-Flanders: A.R.T. Art Recycling Terminal, 1980. Edition of 500, of which this is no. 8. 49.5 x 64.5 cm (25.4 x 19.5") poster printed in black, red, and yellow on white paper on recto side only, and rubber stamped along bottom. Text in English and Dutch. Signed by the.....
Roma: Studio d’Arte Contemporanea, 1976. 22 x 16 cm (8.7 x 6.3") folded card stock portfolio containing nineteen loose cards printed in black and white on recto and verso with blue ink to one card, alongside a smaller postcard, an introductory essay, a list of participating artists, and an English.....
Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum (SM), 1968. Softcover 4to in printed wraps. 74 pp. Printed mostly in black and white with some plates in color. To which is added an essay printed in black and white on a sheet slightly smaller than the book on recto side only. Text in Dutch and.....
Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1971. A4 (8.27 x 11.69") letter offset printed in black and white with mailing address printed in red and blue on recto side only. Text in Dutch. A 1971 moving announcement for Art & Project declaring their relocation to Van Breestraat 18 in Amsterdam – a......
Zürich: Druckrei Winterhur AG, 1966. Edition of 600, of which this is no. 327. Square 4to softcover in printed wraps. French fold binding printed in red and black. Unpaginated. Book housed in glassine wrappers (as issued). Printed in French, German, English, and Hebrew. A modern visual interpretation of The Song.....
Zürich: Castella, Albevue, and Flamberg, 1969. Edition of 400. Square 4to softcover in printed wraps with French fold binding printed in color and black and white, with several two and four-page gatefolds printed in red and blue ink. Unpaginated. Book housed in glassine wrappers (as issued) and housed inside original.....
Paris: K Éditeur, 1948. First edition. 8vo softcover in printed red wraps. Inside printed in black and white. 144 pp. Text in all French. One of the most beautiful books ever to come out of France. Designed by Pierre Faucheux, each character in the play has been assigned an icon.....
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1974. First U.S. edition. Square 8vo hardcover in dust jacket and black cloth covers with white lettering. Text block is offset printed in black and white and color with French fold binding. Unpaginated. The first English translation of this seminal philosophy on writing, design, and systems which.....
New York: Future Press, 1977. First edition of 1,000. Small horizontal 8vo in blue softcover wraps offset printed in black and white. Unpaginated. Through a simple yet powerful combination of eloquently typeset Futura and past tense grammar, this minimalistic piece of fiction documents a one-night stand gone sideways. At times.....
New York, London, Toronto: Bantam Books, 1967. Softcover 8vo paperback in printed wraps, 160 pp. A seminal book on media, culture, and technology in which McLuhan coins the phrase ‘global village’ and predicts the coming of the Internet. Here, McLuhan’s esoteric theories come to life through Fiore’s powerful layouts demonstrating.....
New York: Random House, 1967. First edition. Large 4to in photographically illustrated boards. Dust jacket printed in black and silver. 160 pp. A seminal book on media, culture, and technology in which McLuhan coins the phrase ‘global village’ and predicts the coming of the Internet. Here, McLuhan’s esoteric theories come.....
Köln: Walther König, 1989. Large 4to hardcover with a blue linen spine and paper-covered red boards with black lettering inside an offset printed dust jacket. 206 pp. To which is added a die cut and folded poster 59.5 x 84 cm (23.4 x 33") in size printed in three colors.....