Several illustrated ads. 30 pp. (incl. inside of wrappers) & ads on lower wrapper. Small 4to (217 x 175 mm.), orig. beige printed wrappers, staple-bound. [Amsterdam: 1976].

The very scarce third mail-order catalogue issued by Ulises Carrión’s bookstore and event space. These catalogues — a total of four were issued — are essential documents relating to the distribution of artists’ books in Europe, as well as Carrión’s life as a prolific artist, bookseller, theorist of the book, and curator.

The present catalogue offers books, periodicals, multiples, records, cassettes, posters, music, and postcards. It includes work by Mirella Bentivoglio, Carrión, Ian... More

Single sheet, mimeographed on recto only, Other Books and So stamp in lower right corner, horizontal & vertical folds. Amsterdam: 1978.

Flyer for the exhibition celebrating ten years of bloknoot, an avant-garde magazine edited by van Aarsen, Joseph, and de Rook. It featured visual poems and writings by Ulises Carrión, Michael Gibbs, Paul de Vree, Jiri Valoch, Hans Clavin, Klaus Groh, etc. The flyer itself is designed like a typewritten concrete poem with pairs of letters repeating downwards.

In excellent condition.

❧ Catalogue 237: Ulises Carrión (2022), p. 181.

For more information on bloknoot and its creators see the... More

Mimeographed on recto only. Single sheet, horizontal & vertical folds. Amsterdam: 1977.

A compelling discovery, a copy of the letter (printed in parallel Dutch and English) sent out by Ulises Carrión and Aart van Barneveld (1951-90) soliciting donations from their friends. We are not aware of any reproductions of this letter in recent exhibition catalogues, internet resources, or books on Carrión. Sent on the occasion of the move from Herengracht 227 to 259, it reveals the precarious nature of Other Books and So’s existence. The move was seemingly prompted by the need for a larger space to host exhibitions and... More

Printed on both sides, addressee written in ms. Postcard, mailed. Amsterdam: 1975.

Very rare postcard announcing one of the earliest exhibitions at Other Books and So. Ulises Carrión (1941-89) and Aart van Barneveld (1951-90) opened the bookshop’s doors on 15 April 1975, and the space’s inaugural exhibition was Boeken en linguïstische objecten uit allerlei landen [Books and linguistic objects from all sorts of countries] for the month of May.

The recto of this postcard announces the extension of an exhibition at drukhuis, a space one door down from Other Books and So (Herengracht 227). On the verso is a brief... More