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.

❧ B. Ferran, The Smell of Ink... More

Many black & white illus. [60] pp. 4to, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Cologne, London & Reykjavik: 1969.

One of the rarest publisher catalogues issued by Hansjörg Mayer, the first substantial one came out in 1967; we have not seen the one for 1969 before, and Ferran’s bibliography was not able to provide a photograph. Mayer’s publishing firm was founded in 1964 and issued its first catalogue, consisting of eight pages, in 1966. This one has numerous illustrations of Mayer’s famous collaborations with Rot, Spoerri, E. Williams, Stefan Wewerka, etc.

Near fine. Early price to upper wrapper. Some annotations within and early... More

Many black & white illus. throughout. 64 pp. 4to (230 x 171 mm.), orig. pictorial wrappers offset-printed & designed by R. Hamilton, staple-bound. Stuttgart, London & Reykjavik: 1976.

An uncommon publisher’s catalogue offering books by Dieter Roth, Emmett Williams, Arnulf Rainer, Marcel Duchamp, Tom Phillips, Dorothy Iannone, Claes Oldenburg, Barbara Rose, Jan Voss, etc. It also lists videos, prints, posters, multiples, and Mayer’s previous catalogues. Nearly every item is pictured. Beginning in 1966, Mayer issued a catalogue every year with his newest publications and a backlist.

In fine condition; from an edition of 1500 copies, with four color offset-printed wrappers... More

Many black & white illus. throughout. 64, 8 pp. bound-in after p. 32. 4to (230 x 171 mm.), orig. pictorial wrappers offset-printed & designed by A. Thomkins, staple-bound. Stuttgart & London: 1978.

An uncommon publisher’s catalogue offering books by Dieter Roth, Emmett Williams, Barbara Rose, Dorothy Iannone, Jan Voss, Claes Oldenburg, Richard Hamilton, Tom Phillips, Arnulf Rainer, etc. It also presents periodicals, posters, records, videos, and Mayer’s previous catalogues. Most items are pictured. In this catalogue, the latest publications are found on the yellow leaves found in the middle of the book. Beginning in 1966, Mayer issued a catalogue every... More

[28] pp. 12mo (146 x 104 mm.), orig. brown printed wrappers, staple-bound. [Stuttgart: 1967].

Mayer’s very rare first substantial catalogue which marked the beginning of his creative collaboration with Dieter Roth. Mayer’s publishing firm was founded in 1964 and issued its first catalogue, consisting of eight pages, in 1966. In the present catalogue, Mayer also presents his famous typographical projects like futura, as well as his other collaborations with Emmett Williams, Herman de Vries, Bob Cobbing, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Richard Hamilton, etc. Roth’s first book of poetry, Scheisse, is offered herein — edition of 200, of which 30 were luxury... More

One black & white photographic illus. [4] pp. 12mo (139 x 100 mm.), stamped semi-stiff wrappers (spine a trifle sunned), staple-bound. Hilden: Self-published, 1970.

One of 80 copies, a rare and early photographic artist’s book by Hans-Peter Feldmann (1941-2023). The book consists of a single folded and stapled sheet with a coat pictured on one side. The title 1 Bild was reprised by the artist on several occasions in subsequent years.

A near fine copy; inoffensive sunning to spine. We find three copies in North American institutions.

❧ G. Kühnast, ed., Hans-Peter Feldmann: Bücher, Publikationen, Hefte, 1960er Jahre-2021 (2023) KB... More

Black & white photographic illus. [12] pp. Square 4to (205 x 209 mm.), stamped semi-stiff wrappers (edges a trifle sunned), staple-bound. Hilden: Self-published, 1971.

One of 80 copies, a rare and early Hans-Peter Feldmann (1941-2023) photographic artist’s book. Feldmann has photographed 45 pairs of shoes, loafers, boots, etc., with nine images per page and printed on rectos only.

In near fine condition; faint sunning to the edges, internally fine. We locate just two copies in North America.

❧ G. Kühnast, ed., Hans-Peter Feldmann: Bücher, Publikationen, Hefte, 1960er Jahre-2021 (2023) KB 7 (pictured).

A. Roth, ed., The Open Book (2004), pp... More

6 black & white illus. [8] pp. 12mo (100 x 95 mm.), stamped semi-stiff wrappers, staple-bound. Torino: Gian Enzo Sperone, 1973.

One of 80 copies, according to Kühnast; a rare photographic artist’s book by Feldmann (1941-2023). There are six images of miniature animals. The artist used this title for publications from 1971 (KB 10), 1972 (KB 18), and 1974 (KB 35).

In near fine condition; small marks to lower wrapper. WorldCat records just three examples in North America.

❧ G. Kühnast, ed., Hans-Peter Feldmann: Bücher, Publikationen, Hefte, 1960er Jahre-2021 (2023) KB 32.

A. Roth, ed., The Open Book (2004), pp. 234-35. More

Color illus. throughout. 240 pp. Large & thick 4to, blue cloth over boards, orig. illustrated dust-jacket. Munich: DelMonico Books & Prestel, 2016.

A signed copy of the first monograph to survey Finch’s career. Edited by Susan Cross, the book contains essays by curators Mark Godfrey and James Rondeau. The illustrations depict a large number of his works on paper, photography, sculpture, and installations, including a number of Finch’s earliest pieces. His well known installations at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum (Trying to Remember the Color of the Sky on That September Morning), The Morgan Library & Museum (A... More

Illus. throughout on blue paper. [60] leaves. Small folio (356 x 203 mm.), printed wrappers, loose as issued & held by silver rubber band. Brooklyn, NY: Trying to Press, 2020.

A handsome artist’s book recreating Spencer Finch’s massive canopy installation at a London train station.

From the preface: “The sixty pastel drawings that comprise this book were originally created for a public art project at the new Elizabeth Line station at Paddington in London.

“The entire work, titled ‘A Cloud Index,’ presents 27 different types of clouds within a single composition. The drawings were scanned and then printed onto 180... More

Color illus. throughout. 60 unnumbered pages. 8vo (210 x 150 mm.), white wrappers, stitched, title blind-stamped on cover. Brooklyn: Trying to Press, 2017.

A rare artist’s book, signed by Spencer Finch on the title-page in pencil.

From the artist: “Sunlight in a Room is a book documenting interesting natural sunlight and optical effects occurring in my Brooklyn studio throughout the day. The cover picks up on the idea as well, it was blind stamped and catches the light, which is necessary in order to be legible.”

As new. Designed by Ofer Wolberger and printed in an edition of 250 copies... More

Illus. throughout. 243 pp. 4to, printed softcover, title on spine. Paris: Balland, 1974.

Hervé Fischer’s essential reference work on mail and stamp art. The insightful introductory essay — “Diffusions de Masse et Communications Marginales” — is translated from French into English and German. Artists whose stamps are reproduced: Albrecht D., Eric Andersen, Arman, John Armleder, Gabor Attalai, Ben, George Brecht, Robin Crozier, Anna Banana, Felipe Ehrenberg, Robert Filliou, Ken Friedman, General Idea, Gilbert & George, Klaus Groh, Geoff Hendricks, Ray Johnson, Hans Werner Kalkmann, On Kawara, Yves Klein, J. H. Kocman, Piero Manzoni, Yoshio Nakajima, Maurizio Nannucci, Geza Perneczky, Dieter... More