N.p. grOnk, 1978. No binding. First edition of 200. Eight unbound A4 leaves printed in black on recto and verso, a few only on rectos. Housed inside a translucent blue plastic folder. Unbound artists’ book by Bob Cobbing featuring visual and concrete poetry. A handsome publication by the British sound.....
Nottingham: Tarasque Press, 1970. Saddle-stapled softcover 8vo in blank white wrappers with pages printed in brown and black. Includes one die cut page. Housed inside a dust jacket printed in dark yellow in glossy white stock. Unpaginated [8 pp.] Elegant and minimalist artists’ book by Stuart Mills featuring a short.....
San Diego, CA: Stooge, 1974. First edition. Saddle-stapled square 8vo in glossy wrappers printed in red and black with pages printed in black. Unpaginated [ca 60 pp.] Inscribed, signed, and dated in black ink by the artist at blank front endpaper. Artists’ book by Guy Williams featuring typestract concrete poetry.....
Barcelona: Ediciones La Cloaca, 1980. First edition of 1,000 of which this is no. 775. Softcover 8vo in die cut covers printed in black throughout. Unpaginated [ca. 120 pp.] Text in Spanish. Spanish anthology of visual and concrete poetry edited by J. M. Calleja and J. A. Sarmiento. With an.....
Rimbo, Sweden: Länsmansgården Förlag, 1973. First edition. Saddle-stapled 16mo in white wrappers printed in black throughout. Unpaginated [20 pp.] Artists’ book by Sten Hanson in a calendar format featuring the words ‘DAY IN’ on versos and ‘DAY OUT’ on rectos vertically repeated throughout the book. Trace amounts of age toning.....
Rimbo, Sweden: Länsmansgården Förlag, 1973. First edition. Saddle-stapled 16mo in white wrappers printed in black throughout. Unpaginated [12 pp.] Artists’ book by Sten Hanson featuring four ‘unplayable games,’ each of which is dedicated in print to another experimental sound poet, including Åke Hodell, Bengt Emil Johnson, Lars-Gunnar Bodin, and Henri.....
Brescia: Edizioni Nuovi Strumenti, 1978. Softcover 4to printed in red, green, and black, with pages printed in black. Unpaginated. Text mostly in Italian, some English, French, and German. To which is added one folded A4 sheet printed in black on recto and a postcard printed in dark brown on recto.....
genève: écart publications, 1975. First edition of 250, with an additional 50 examples issued on tracing paper as the signed and numbered edition. This being an example from the former standard edition. Unbound 8vo in self-wrappers printed in black on rectos on yellow paper. Unpaginated [36 pp.] Minimalist artists’ book.....
Torino: Edizioni Geiger, 1969. First edition. Softcover 16mo in card stock wrappers printed in red and black, with pages printed in black. 36 + 4 pp. Early artists’ book by Giulia Niccolai featuring concrete poetry based on Lewis Carrol’s depiction of ‘Humpty Dumpty.’ Sixteen of these poems also appeared in.....
Sherbourne: South Street Publications, 1968. First edition. Horizontal 8vo in white covers printed in black and bound with a blue plastic comb with two fasteners, one of which is lacking in this example with the second fastener snapped in half. Binding remains solid, however on account of the rigid plastic.....
Np: les petits classiques du grand pirate, 1990. Limited edition of 450 numbered examples, with this example marked HC (hors commerce) in pencil at colophon. Narrow 8vo in brown card stock wrappers with white label printed in black affixed to front cover. With a seven-panel leporello affixed to inside front.....
Cardiff, Wales: Vertigo Publications, 1970. Saddle stapled tall 8vo in white wrappers printed in black, with pages printed in black on varying color paper stock. Unpaginated [20 pp.] Artists’ book by Bob Cobbing featuring a selection concrete poetry. Includes a short biography of the artist. Rubbing and age toning along.....
London: tapocketa press, 1977. First edition. Invisible-bound softcover 4to in yellow wrappers printed in red and black, with pages printed in black on white stock. Unpaginated [32 pp.] Artists’ book by Bob Cobbing featuring a selection of early poems written between 1956–1962 alongside several examples of his later concrete poetry.....
Toronto: anonbeyondgrOnkontaktewild presses, 1978. First edition. 4to bound in a white plastic rail with covers printed in red and black, and pages printed in black. Unpaginated [ca. 57 pp.] Artists’ book by Bob Cobbing featuring a comprehensive selection of concrete poems created between 1968–1970. Includes notes on where these.....
London: Writers Forum, 1976. First edition. Side stapled 4to in cream-colored wrappers printed in black throughout. Unpaginated [20 pp.] Artists’ book by Bob Cobbing featuring concrete poetry and abstract photocopy artwork inspired by the Northwest Territories. With a printed dedication to William Angrave, Sean O Huigin, and Herb Burke. Age.....
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Edinburgh: Graeme Murray Gallery, 1979. First edition of 500. Small square softcover 8vo in brown wrappers printed in black, with pages printed in light gray and white on rectos on white stock. Unpaginated [24 pp.] Artists’ book by Lesley Foxcroft featuring a light gray 16 x 16 square grid overprinted.....
Brunswick, Maine: The Dog Ear Press, 1989. First edition of 125. Softcover 4to in pictorial wrappers printed in blue and black with pages printed in black. Unpaginated. Artists’ book by Bern Porter featuring a comprehensive collection of found poems consisting of appropriated advertisements, scientific charts, product diagrams, articles, images, and.....
[Stonypath]: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1974. First edition of 350, of which this is no. 283. Softcover 18mo in blank wrappers laid inside a dust jacket printed in black on light blue paper, with French-fold pages printed in black. Unpaginated. Signed and numbered by the artist. Artists’ book by Ian Hamilton.....
[Dunsyre]: Wild Hawthorn Press, [1970]. First edition of 300, of which this is no. 209. 21 x 11.8 cm (8.25 x 4.625") leporello with sixteen panels printed in blue and tan on recto and verso on cream colored card stock. Signed and numbered by the editor. Artists’ book in the.....
[Edinburgh]: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1969. First edition. 10.4 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5") leporello with seven panels printed in black on recto and verso on blue green stock. Artists’ book in the form of a leporello featuring different types of Scottish boats dedicated to various artists, including Edward Lucie-Smith.....
Utrecht: Self published, 1973. Edition of 1,000. Small softcover 4to in silver foil stamped and printed metallic wraps. Pages offset printed in black and white, with some plates in color, most of which are printed on rectos only. 183 pp. Contains several tipped in items, including a printed napkin, an.....
Düsseldorf: Verlag Kalender, Hansjoachim Dietrich, [1963]. 12mo in stiff laminated wrappers bound in a black linen spine. Pages printed in black on card stock. Unpaginated. Text in German and English. Artist’ book from 1963 that bridges the gap between Fluxus and Pop Art. With contributions by Diter Rot (Dieter Roth).....
Wuppertal: Verlag der Kalender, 1961. First edition. Large square 4to in blank wrappers, bound with French-fold signatures silk screened in black on white paper. Laid inside dust jacket printed in black. Unpaginated [60 pp.] Text in French and German. Artists’ book designed Wolf Vostell featuring twenty-one full-page silk screens, mostly.....
Paris: Editions Agentzia, Nd. First edition. Saddle stapled narrow 4to bound dos-à-dos in wrappers printed in black and orange on glossy stock. Pages printed in black, one page in black and blue. Unpaginated [32 pp.] Text in French, German, and English. Inaugural issue in the Editions Agentzia series inventively bound.....
Paris / Genève: Robert Morel Editions, 1969. Edition of 500. 6 x 6 cm (2.36 x 2.36") round book bound with a brass ring with covers printed in blue and pages printed in black on white stock. Unpaginated [ca. 100 pp.] Text in French. Inventive Fluxus artists’ book by Robert.....