Translated into Chinese by the monk Yijing in 707 CE. 36 folding leaves. Large 8vo (324 x 203 mm.), orig. yellow-brown patterned wrappers, new stitching. Yujŏmsa [“The Elm Cliff Temple”] at Kŭmgangsan Mountain: Autumn 1869.

A very rare sutra edition (not in WorldCat), printed at the “Elm Cliff Temple” at Kŭmgangsan mountain in what is today North Korea.

The Bhaisajyagurusutra is ”an eponymous Mahayan sutra that recounts the qualities, vows, and Pure Land of the buddha Bhaisajyaguru — the Master of Healing, also known as the Medicine Buddha, or the Tathagata of Lapis-Lazuli Light. The scripture was most likely... More

Black & white photographic illus. on recto overlaid with red grid, details on verso. Photographic postcard, mailed. Munich: Rüdiger Schöttle, 1980.

Rare postcard invitation, mailed to the offices of Zweitschrift, an artist’s journal based in Hannover. The exhibition presented a new portfolio of prints published by Schöttle the previous year, Grids & Color (1979). LeWitt has added a red grid over what seems to be a touristic postcard image of Munich. We are aware of one other version of this postcard that is oriented vertically and uses a different photograph of Munich.

In fine condition.

❧ See Rüdiger Schöttle’s website... More

Several diagrams and manipulations of the text. 2 p.l., 420 leaves (printed on rectos only) & colophon. 8vo (173 x 120 mm.), orig. white cloth over boards, red embossed title on upper cover & spine. N.p.: A. R. Penck & Michael Werner, 1976.

First edition, a rare artist’s book by A. R. Penck (1939-2017). Penck (aka Ralf Winkler) created several artist’s books in the 1970s. The present publication is based on an enigmatic manuscript that the artist composed and it was type-set by Ilka Schellenburg. A sampling of Penck’s statements and entreaties: “I am 2 books”; “I am a lot... More

[4] pp. Single folded sheet. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1975.

Scarce Brouwn (1935-2017) publication announcing his 1975-6 exhibition at Art & Project gallery. The artist’s contribution consists of three measurements in millimeters.

In excellent condition, unmailed. Edition of ca. 800 copies.

❧ Art & Project Bulletins 1-156, September 1968-November 1989 (2011).

H. Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). More

Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1971.

Postcard invitation to Carl Andre’s third show with Konrad Fischer. The recto illustration shows the artist’s preparatory sketches of the four works to be shown in Fischer’s famously narrow gallery at Neubrückstrasse 12.

In fine condition. Mailed to curator Judith Cahen (b. 1938).

❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 53 (pictured).

S. Leiber, curator, Extra Art: A Survey of Artists' Ephemera, 1960-1999 (2001) 528. More

Manuscript on paper, entitled on the upper wrapper. One full-page manuscript map, in brush & ink, of the eight major roads or provinces of Korea & many tables in the text. 111 numbered folding leaves. Small folio (302 x 215), orig. patterned wrappers (wrappers a little soiled & wormed), stitched as issued. [Korea: 18th or 19th century].

Manuscript gazetteer describing Chosŏn Korea, which was referred to as “the East” (tung) or the “Eastern kingdom” (tungguk) before the 20th century. Our manuscript was written between 1694 (we find that date in the text) and 1895, when the eight provinces shown on... More

3, 6, 67 folding leaves. Large 8vo, orig. yellow patterned wrappers (wrappers a little soiled), orig. block-printed title label on upper cover, new stitching. [Hansŏng: Mugyo sinp’an, 1869].

First edition of a rare anonymous manual for the general education of writers of classical Chinese from late Chosŏn Korea. The terms “bamboo slips” and “wooden tablets” originally referred to the material supports of writing in antiquity. In classical Chinese usage of later ages — and in this title — the phrases were used metonymically in reference to the implements and genres of classical Chinese writing. The Essentials of the Bamboo Slips... More

1, 6, 11, 47 folding leaves. Large 8vo, orig. yellow patterned wrappers (wrappers a little soiled), orig. block-printed title label on upper cover, new stitching. [Korea: 1870s].

First edition of this rare anonymous manual for the general education of writers of classical Chinese from late Chosŏn Korea. The term “bamboo slips” originally referred to the material supports of writing in antiquity. In classical Chinese usage of later ages — and in this title — the phrase was used metonymically in reference to the implements and genres of classical Chinese writing.

This book covers the four “rites” of capping, marriage, funerals... More

Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. New York: Paula Cooper Gallery, 1981.

Scarce exhibition invitation. Fine, mailed to photographer Eve Sonneman. More

8 black & white illus. [16] pp. 8vo, beige printed wrappers, staple-bound. Paris: Galerie Kléber, n.d.

Uncommon catalogue for a group exhibition of Gauguin and his contemporaries and friends, including Bonnard, Denis, Pissarro, Redon, Schuffenecker, Serusier, Vuillard, etc. With an introduction by art historian and Gauguin expert Maurice Malingue. 112 works were displayed.

Near fine; spine a trifle worn. Four examples in the US, according to WorldCat (as of September 2022). More

Black & white illus. throughout & color illus. on inside of wrappers. Unpaginated. Large 4to, semi-stiff printed wrappers with flaps, title on spine. Muttenz, Switzerland: Kunsthaus Baselland, 2016.

Scarce Jonathan Monk exhibition catalogue; this show was held at the Kunsthaus Baselland. Consists of exhaustive photography documenting the exhibition space, an interview with the curator Ines Goldbach (in German & English), and a list of the artist’s solo exhibitions.

In fine condition. We locate two copies in North American institutions. More

70 pp. Small 4to (210 x 160 mm.), pictorial semi-stiff wrappers, title on spine. Amsterdam: VOID distributors, 1980.

The essential compendium of Ulises Carrión’s polemical essays; printed in an edition of 500 by Hetty Huisman’s VOID Distributors. His trailblazing theories and beliefs about artists’ books and mail art remain influential to this day. “The New Art of Making Books,” first published in Plural no. 41 (1975), is frequently cited by contemporary book artists.

The book includes his most important essays: “The New Art of Making Books,” “From Bookworks to Mailworks,” “Rubber Stamp Theory and Praxis,” “Rubber Stamp Art,” “Mail Art... More