Many black & white illus. Two large folded sheets (299 x 212 mm. folded), unbound. Purmerend: Museum Waterland, [1981].

An uncommon exhibition flyer for a display of bookworks at the Museum Waterland, co-curated by Ulises Carrión and Juan J. Agius. Both featured their own works, along with those of François Bouillon, Axel Heibel, Diderick van Kleef, Federico Sanguinetti, Ben Sleeuwenhoek, Ad Gerritsen, J. H. Kocman, Tom Ockerse, Gèza Perneczky, and Pawel Petasz. Several examples of each artist’s work are pictured. All the works displayed were drawn from Agius’s and Carrión’s personal collections. This catalogue’s text, written by Alex A. M.... More

Many illus. 61, [1] p. Large 4to, orig. printed semi-stiff covers. Leeds: Wild Pansy Press, 2007.

Scarce catalogue for the wide-ranging exhibition at the University Gallery, Leeds juxtaposing books from across the centuries. Books and publications by Ruscha, Sugimoto, Helen Douglas, Richard Long, Dieter Roth, Boltanski, Lippard, Joan Lyons, Jonathan Monk, etc., were shown alongside Kitao Masayoshi, Hokusai, Sukenobu, Duchamp, and several other antiquarian materials. This volume includes essays by the curators, Ellis Tinios, Gaye Smith, Yann Sérandour, Sharon Kivland, and Chris Sheppard.

In near fine condition; faint wear to the edges.

❧ A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on... More

Many black & white illus. Unpaginated. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, perfect-bound. London: Atlantis Gallery, 1984.

A nicely illustrated exhibition catalogue. This show, held at the Atlantis Gallery, focused on defining and highlighting British livres d’artiste, and included work by Breakwell, Julia Farrer, Eliusabeth Frink, Katrina Longden, Paolozzi, Pasmore, Tom Phillips, Ian Tyson, etc.

A fine copy.

❧ A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books (2nd ed.: 2013) 146. More