Several black & white illus. [32] pp. & ads. 8vo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Paris: 1937.

Scarce exhibition catalogue on Impressionism and its precursors. It is divided thematically and presents works by Bonington, Delacroix, Isabey, Courbet, Manet, Corot, Jongkind, Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Cézanne, Morisot, Cassatt, etc. Preface by André Joubin, director of the Bibliothèque d’Art et d’Archéologie de l’Université de Paris.

Fine copy. More

Several illus. Unpaginated. Small 8vo, accordion format housed in a transparent plastic jacket. Halifax, U.K.: 1998.

The scarce inaugural catalogue for this artists’ books fair coordinated by Chris Taylor and John McDowall. This fair, as were the subsequent iterations, was held at the Dean Clough Galleries in Halifax on 16 May 1998. In the Introduction, Taylor writes: “The Artist’s Book Fair aims to establish a provincial focus for practitioners and publishers outside the capital’s arena; to raise a greater awareness and appreciation from a wider audience; to open up a discourse on the possible limitations that the Artist’s Book genre... More

One black & white illus. Large folding poster (215 x 145 mm. fully folded), printed on one side. London: [ca. 1987].

A scarce poster catalogue distributed by Coracle. It lists the group’s books, pamphlets, exhibition catalogues, postcards, portfolios, etc., and includes the work of Cutts, van Horn, Terauchi, Sackett, Long, Tuttle, Jonathan Williams, Willats, etc.

The text in the rightmost panels sums up Coracle’s objectives and universal vision for the artist’s book: “These are the remainder of the products of twelve years of publishing, gallery and collaborative activity. There has always been an identity between the needs of a formative... More

Many text & full-page illus. [20] pp. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Docking, Norfolk: 1992.

An uncommon Coracle catalogue, with many illustrations of the publications offered. It lists multiples, books, prints, and exhibition catalogues by Marie Bourget, Bill Culbert, Simon Cutts, Stephen Duncalf, Paul Lincoln, Colin Sackett, Yoko Terauchi, Erica van Horn, Richard Tuttle, etc. Most of the items are thoroughly described.

This catalogue was likely distributed through Coracle’s London bookstore, which is described on the inside of the lower wrapper as “an accumulative book space, index and agency: a location referencing the purpose of publication as a model of self-organisation... More

[15] pp. (incl. inside wrappers). 8vo, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. London: 1990.

A very rare Coracle catalogue; WorldCat notes only one copy, in Italy. With priced listings for books, prints, and pamphlets by Tony Cragg, Alan Charlton, Cutts, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Colin Sackett, Richard Tuttle, Erica van Horn, Jonathan Williams, Yoko Terauchi, Stephen Willats, Andy Goldsworthy, Richard Long, etc.

Fine copy. Cover illustration (“Rubber Coracle”) by Sackett. More

54; 7 leaves (final blank). Folio (both ca. 300 x 210 mm.), orig. stitching. [Amiens]: 1649.

A rare survival on the market, two mid-17th-century inventories describing the estate of Agnès de Het, wife of a feudal lord, who was councillor to the king. They lived on the outskirts of Amiens. We have found a record of de Het’s husband, Lecouvreur, agreeing to rent land in 1688, but we are not able to find any record of de Het’s life. These two manuscripts provide an exhaustive listing of a 17th-century noble family’s numerous possessions.

The first document (54 leaves), signed on... More

Black & white illus. on recto, exhibition details on verso. Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1971.

Rare card produced by Wies Smals’s gallery Seriaal for a Niki de Saint Phalle exhibition. In fine condition. More

viii, 370 pp.; 2 p.l., 314 pp. Two vols. 8vo, cont. half-calf & marbled boards (minor foxing), spines stamped in blind & gilt, green leather lettering pieces on spines. Paris: Charpentier & Dumont, 1833.

First edition. Desbordes-Valmore (1786-1859), poet, novelist, actress, and singer, is one of the founders of French romantic poetry. Her friend Balzac used her as the model for the title character of La Cousine Bette. She had a difficult and complicated life which is reflected in this autobiographical novel based on her stay, in 1808, with her uncle, the painter Constant Desbordes, in the old Capuchin monastery... More

Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard. Düsseldorf: Galerie Konrad Fischer, 1980.

Scarce Konrad Fischer invitation. Near fine copy.

❧ Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 170 (p. 182). More

Many black & white illus. xii, 377 pp. 8vo, pictorial semi-stiff wrappers, perfect-bound. New York: Granary, 1995.

First softcover edition of Johanna Drucker’s invaluable contribution to the literature on artists’ books/artists’ publications/bookworks. This book is largely based on her research of artists’ books in the New York Public Library collection.

Near fine copy.

❧ A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books (2nd ed.: 2013) 164. More

Black & white illus. throughout. 38 unnumbered pages (incl. inside of upper & lower wrappers). 4to (229 x 171 mm.), orig. green printed wrappers (spine sunned), staple-bound. Stuttgart, London & Reykjavik: 1972.

A very rare and early catalogue of artists’ books distributed and published by Hansjörg Mayer. It features many of the works Mayer created in partnership with Dieter Roth, along with books by Richard Hamilton, Tom Phillips, Emmett Williams, Hase Otto, Eduardo Paolozzi, Ludwig Harig, Stefan Wewerka, etc. Nearly all of these items are illustrated with photographs.

“A printer, art teacher and publisher living in London, Hansjörg Mayer’s typographical... More

Many black & white text illus. 44 unnumbered pages (incl. inside of upper & lower wrappers). 4to (229 x 170 mm.), orig. printed paper wrappers, staple-bound. [Stuttgart, London & Reykjavik: 1970].

Hansjörg Mayer’s rare and wonderfully designed 1970 catalogue, issued under the imprint Wasserverlag. It offers works by Rot, Emmett Williams, Eduardo Paolozzi, Robert Filliou, Stefan Wewerka, Ludwig Harig, etc.; nearly all works are pictured.

“A printer, art teacher and publisher living in London, Hansjörg Mayer’s typographical experiments and publications in his edition hansjörg mayer made him into one of the most important protagonists of concrete poetry and the art... More