Single folded sheet with inkjet color illus. and printed text on both sides (277 x 102 mm. folded) laid in original plastic cassette case (a little worn) and the original audio cassette. [From the folded sheet]: San Francisco: April 1998.

A very rare Leiber catalogue (no. 32) and one of his most ingenious vehicles for offering materials. The catalogue consists of an audio cassette, its case, and a list laid-in the case. “Artists, curators, art librarians, and others associated with the art world were faxed catalog entries with instructions to call and read the entry aloud over Steven Leiber’s answering machine. These recordings... More

34 unnumbered pages. Tall 8vo (210 x 100 mm.), glossy semi-stiff pictorial wrappers (by Tim Maul), staple-bound. [Paris: 1996].

A catalogue describing 442 works by artists such as Carl Andre, Boltanski, Christophe Boutin, Broodthaers, Stanley Brouwn, Sophie Calle, Joe Coleman, Hanne Darboven, Anne Deguelle, Herman de Vries, Jiri Dokoupil, Helen Douglas and Telfer Stokes, Renée Green, Matthias Herrmann, On Kawara, Kippenberger, LeWitt, Long, Annette Messager, Nannucci, Pistoletto, Cindy Sherman, Yvonne Trapp, Weiner, etc. Concludes with publications from Loewy’s bookshop. For each item, measurements, publication information, printing method, and edition size are provided, and for some there is a concise description of the content. More

60 unnumbered pages. Tall 8vo (205 x 99 mm.), pictorial semi-stiff wrappers, upper wrapper covered in braille text, staple-bound. [Paris: 1993].

A scarce catalogue, with a beguiling upper cover bearing braille text. It describes 335 items, including works by Andre, Bloom, Boltanski, Boutin, Broodthaers, Fulton, Gette, Le Gac, LeWitt, Nam June Paik, Nauman, Wegman, Weiner, etc., etc. The braille cover is an original work by Barbara Bloom created for this catalogue, and the text, from Barthes’s “La Chambre Claire,” is translated on the inside wrapper.

In fine condition. The braille text is understandably a bit rubbed. More

Unpaginated. Numerous text illus. Tall 8vo (207 x 101 mm.), orig. pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. [Paris: 1991].

A rare bookseller’s catalogue offering important artists’ books and publications. It includes 173 works by Alechinsky, Beuys, Buren, Dubuffet, Filliou, Gilbert & George, Haring, Jenny Holzer, Ilizad, Kaprow, Kounellis, Barbara Kruger, LeWitt, Miró, Nevelson, Paalen, Picasso, Arnulf Rainer, Roth, “Rusha,” Turrell, Warhol, etc. For each item, measurements, publication information, printing method, and edition size are provided, and for some there is a concise description of the content.

Near fine copy. Photography by Caroline Duglos from her series Sculptures Imaginaires (1991) adorns the wrappers. More

Printed throughout in Mongol. 12 folding leaves. 8vo, orig. printed wrappers. [Shanghai]: Shang wu yin shu guan, [1934].

First edition and very rare; WorldCat locates only two photocopies. This is an introduction to Mongol orthography. The invention of the first lead-type printing press for the Mongolian language in 1922 by Temgetu (in Chinese: Ruichang Wang; 1888-1939), a Mongol nationalist who received his education in Japan, allowed for the publication of many books, newspapers, and journals in that language.

This book was published by the Commercial Press of Shanghai, founded in 1897. It became a major publisher of textbooks and continues its activities today... More

Ten lithographed leaves, seven of which are facsimile illustrations from the calendar. 4to, orig. wrappers. [Münich: printed by Michael Oppel for Hermann Mitterer, 1814].

First edition of this “incunable” of lithography; it is very rare, printed in a few copies only for private circulation. Moll (1760-1838), the sponsor of this work, was a mineralogist, founding editor of the important journal Jahrbücher der Berg und Hüttenkunde, high civil servant, vice president of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, and an ardent collector of 80,000 books. He toured the Alps with Hacquet, formed a magnificent natural history cabinet, and engaged in extended correspondence... More

Numerous illus. Large folding poster (914 x 610 mm.), folded into eight panels (minor wear to the central fold). [San Francisco]: November 2010.

Leiber’s scarce penultimate catalogue (no. 51), a poster issued on the occasion of the 2010 New York Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1; WorldCat records no copies in the United States. “This poster mimics the event flyer for 9 Evenings: Theatre & Engineering, a series that took place October 13-23, 1966, at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York. The series was the inaugural program of the Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) organization and involved a collaboration between invited... More

Many black & white illus. Ca. 328 photocopied pages. Large 4to, orig. red three-ring binder (290 x 272 mm.), title stickers on upper cover and spine (a little frayed), four numbered dividers. San Francisco: S. Leiber, August 1998.

One of Leiber’s most sought-after creations, his 35th catalogue. It is based on the infamous exhibition catalogue for documenta 5 (1972), designed by Ed Ruscha. For the upper cover of that catalogue, Ruscha famously formed the number “5“ using ant shapes. For this catalogue, Leiber has mimicked that motif with “S L,” his initials, on the upper cover and echoed in the title, Scheissladen, a German term... More

Black & white illus. on first & last pages. Two large folded brown sheets (457 x 305 mm. folded). 6 pp. of text & one small blue sheet entitled “Vault Room” laid-in. San Francisco: 1996.

Leiber’s uncommon 25th catalogue, published for an exhibition (18 July - 31 August 1996) at Track 16 Gallery in Los Angeles. Designed by Jody Zellen and Yoon Ki Chai and published in an edition of around 1000 copies.

In excellent condition. More

Color illus. on all rectos. Unpaginated. Small 4to (231 x 172 mm.) orig. pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Stuttgart & London: 1982.

An uncommon publisher’s catalogue, profusely illustrated with reproduced drawings by André Thomkins. It also offers publications and artworks by Mark Boyle, Richard Hamilton, Dorothy Iannone, Claes Oldenburg, Dieter Roth, Thomkins, Jan Voss, Stefan Wewerka, Emmett Williams, etc. Also offered are videos, prints, multiples, records, and Mayer’s previous catalogues. Most of the items are pictured. Beginning in 1966, Mayer issued a catalogue every year with his newest publications and a backlist.

Near fine copy. More

Numerous black & white illus, all rectos with full-page illus. Unpaginated. Small 4to (231 x 171 mm.), orig. printed semi-glossy wrappers, staple-bound. Stuttgart & London: 1981.

A scarce illustrated publisher’s catalogue offering works by Roth, Emmett Williams, Arnulf Rainer, Richard Hamilton, Stefan Wewerka, Jan Voss, Claes Oldenburg, Dorothy Iannone, etc. Also offered are videos, periodicals, prints, multiples, records, and Mayer’s previous catalogues. Most of the items are pictured. Beginning in 1966, Mayer issued a catalogue every year with his newest publications and a backlist.

A fine copy printed on semi-glossy paper; most examples of this catalogue are on plain paper. With a flyer for... More

Full-page black & white illus. on rectos. Unpaginated. Small 4to (230 x 172 mm.), orig. printed pictorial wrappers designed by D. Roth, staple-bound. Stuttgart & London: 1980.

An uncommon publisher’s catalogue presenting works by Dieter Roth, Dorothy Iannone, Claes Oldenburg, Andre Thomkins, Tom Phillips, Stefan Wewerka, etc. It also lists periodicals, records, videos, and Mayer’s previous catalogues. The full-page images on the recto of each page depict Roth with many of his publications and multiples. Facsimile’s of Roth’s annotations in orange ink are found on the wrappers and the full-page illustrations

A fresh and very nice copy. With the cover designed by Dieter Roth. More