Six engraved plates on five folding sheets. xii, 122 pp., 8 pp. of Debrett ads (lacking the leaf with directions to the binder). 8vo, cont. calf (joints a trifle cracked at head & tail), flat spine gilt, green morocco lettering piece on spine. London: J. Debrett, 1792.

“Second edition, with many additions,”of this work specifically on the cultivation of water meadows, first published in 1779. “Francis Forbes had recommended water meadows and had given some instruction how to make and manage them, and several other previous writers had done the same, while the actual practice had been fairly common in... More

Mezzotint frontis. port. of George III (a little foxed), arms on each title, & two engraved views of the library serving as head- & tailpieces. Five vols. Large folio, cont. red straight-grained morocco (minor scuffing), panelled & tooled in gilt with centerpiece stamped monogram "GR" surmounted by a crown on covers, spines gilt, dentelles gilt, a.e.g. London: W. Bulmer & W. Nicol, 1820-29.

The catalogue, "sumptuously printed" by Bulmer, of the magnificent library of King George III (1738-1820), donated to the nation by his son, George IV. This is a royal copy, having belonged to Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and... More

A4 letterhead, printed on one side, folded for mailing. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1971.

Scarce Art & Project mailing for the duo’s 1971-2 exhibition; bulletin 47: A Touch of Blossom was also mailed to mark the occasion. In fine condition. Mailed to journalist Lily van Ginneken.

❧ Art & Project. A History (2023) E057. More

A4 letterhead, printed on one side, folded for mailing. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1970.

The scarce announcement for Gilbert & George’s first performance at Art & Project. Their bulletin 20 had been mailed from Tokyo as part of their exhibition during the gallery’s sojourn there, however, this was the duo’s first appearance in Amsterdam. On 12 May, they presented their “Living Sculpture” performance.

In fine condition. Mailed to journalist Lily van Ginneken.

❧ Art & Project. A History (2023) E026. More

Printed on one side. Card. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1977.

Announcement card for a presentation of the duo’s latest artists’ book. Near fine; minuscule pinhole.

❧ Not in D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993). More

Printed on both sides. Pictorial card. Aachen: Gegenverkehr e.V. Zentrum für aktuelle Kunst, [1970].

Invitation card for the duo’s show at Klaus Honnef’s art club in Aachen. In excellent condition. More

Black & white illus. on recto, details to verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Düsseldorf: videogalerie gerry schum, [1972].

Postcard invitation for Gilbert & George’s presentation of three video works (each in editions of 25) at Gerry Schum’s gallery. The duo screened “In the Bush,” “Gordon’s Makes Us Drunk,” and “Portrait of the Artists as Young Men.” A still from the latter is used as the recto illustration.

Near fine. Mailed to Ronny Delabie of Antwerp.

❧ U. Groos, B. Hess, & U. Wevers, eds., Ready to Shoot, Fernsehgalerie Gerry Schum, videogalerie schum (2003), pp. 280-85 (pictured p. 284). More

Black & white illus. on recto, details to verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Düsseldorf: videogalerie gerry schum, [1972].

Postcard invitation for Gilbert & George’s presentation of three video works (each in editions of 25) at Gerry Schum’s gallery. The duo screened “In the Bush,” “Gordon’s Makes Us Drunk,” and “Portrait of the Artists as Young Men.” A still from the latter is used as the recto illustration.

In fine condition.

❧ U. Groos, B. Hess, & U. Wevers, eds., Ready to Shoot, Fernsehgalerie Gerry Schum, videogalerie schum (2003), pp. 280-85 (pictured p. 284). More

90, 90 pp. 8vo, pictorial softcover. Cologne: W. König, 2011.

Edited by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Inigo Philbrick, signed on both title-pages. In excellent condition. More

Eight folded cards (each 4 pp.) with foil-printed illus., four on red stock, four on black, all signed (in red or black ink). London: Art for All, September 1975.

A scarce complete set of the artists’ last Postal Sculpture, mailed each week for eight weeks to their correspondents. The text printed on the eight cards reads:

I: “In the room we looked across / The WOODEN AIR between .”

II: “They moved and paused a little / Not seeing ANYTHING .”

III: “Leaning on the window sill awhile / Two STONE-ISH faces on the floor .”

IV: “And tilted, MOVED... More

55 pp. 8vo, orig. tan cloth (extremities slightly rubbed), upper cover gilt with coat-of-arms, t.e.g. London: Chiswick Press, 1900.

Presentation copy of this uncommon catalogue listing 169 pictures. From the preface: “The collection of pictures at Hagley Hall mainly consists of family portraits, and of paintings bequeathed in 1687 to Sir Charles Lyttelton by his friend Henry, third Viscount Brouncker. These latter cannot be precisely identified, but in all probability the pictures by Van Dyck, Lely, and others of their time and school, for the most part representing persons of eminence who lived between 1630 and 1680, belonged to this... More

56 pp. Small 4to, orig. red cloth, upper cover & spine gilt. [Evesham: Sharp Bros., 1961].

The uncommon account by Spencer-Churchill (1876-1964), who inherited Northwick Park and its once glorious collections from his grandmother, the widow of the third and final Lord Northwick. From the preface: “This is a catalogue of pictures, ‘rescued’ by me from dirt, overpainting and oblivion…They are now much nearer to the state in which their creators left them, and wished them to be seen. I am glad to know that the number of their legacies has been increased, and that their fine works now give... More