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 (b. 1941) 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). More

Black & white illus. throughout. [12] pp. Oblong 8vo, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Washington D.C.: 1976.

Uncommon and early exhibition catalogue devoted to artists’ books. Begins with an essay by Daniel Fendrick, who with his wife Barbara, founded Fendrick Gallery (Georgetown) in 1970. The show included works by Burden, Duchamp, Frankenthaler, Minsky, Motherwell, Oldenburg, Ruscha, Samaras, Twombly, Warhol, Cage, etc.

Near fine copy. With price-list laid-in. More

3 black & white illus. [12] pp. 12mo, white paper wrappers & printed dust-jacket, staple-bound. Torino: Galleria Il Punto Arte Moderna, 1963.

Rare Sergio Fergola (1936-94) exhibition catalogue, published by the gallery that Gian Enzo Sperone was managing at the beginning of his art-world career. Sperone became director of the space in December 1962 at the age of 23. Soon thereafter, Michelangelo Pistoletto introduced him to Ileana and Michael Sonnabend, which resulted in Il Punto’s presentation of Roy Lichtenstein in December 1963. With an essay by Elie-Charles Flamand and check-list of works exhibited.

A very good copy. Among North American... 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

Printed in black and red. Poster (430 x 280 mm.), folded for mailing. New York: Dwan Gallery, [1970].

The poster for Flavin’s second solo show with Virginia Dwan’s gallery in New York. A small installation sketch by the artist is reproduced in the center. A fine copy.

❧ James Meyer, ed., Dwan Gallery: Los Angeles to New York, 1959-1971 (2016), p. 361 (pictured). More

[17] leaves. Square 4to, semi-stiff printed wrappers, metal spiral-bound. Atlanta: 1994.

A wonderfully designed catalogue for the exhibition held at the Atlanta College of Art Gallery from 28 January to 4 March. The exhibition was engineered by Judith Hoffberg and Peter Frank, two keen observers of the artist’s book’s evolution in the United States. The exhibition consisted of loans from the collections of Printed Matter, Tony Zwicker, Granary Books, Nexus Press, Dick Higgins, etc. Most of this volume is taken up by the curators’ essay, which is inventively laid-out. With a bibliography and checklist at the end. The artists featured... More

Printed on one side. Card. Torino: Gian Enzo Sperone, 1974.

Card announcement for Fulton’s 1974 presentation with Sperone. In fine condition.

❧ A. Minola, M.C. Mundici, F. Poli, M.T. Roberto, eds., Gian Enzo Sperone: Torino, Roma, New York: 35 Anni di Mostre tra Europa e America (2000), Vol. II, p. 492. More

Black & white photographic illus. on recto, details on verso. Photographic postcard. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1973.

Postcard invitation for Fulton’s debut exhibition at Jürgen Wesseler’s gallery in Bremerhaven. Near fine.

❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992). More

One double-page black & white illus. [4] pp. Single folded A3 sheet. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1972.

Hamish Fulton’s first Art & Project Bulletin, mailed to the fabled Wide White Space gallery founded by Anny de Decker and Bernd Lohaus. When opened the issue has a photograph by Fulton (b. 1946) with the caption: “Walking the Pekisko Road / Alberta.”

In fine condition, but for a few small marks from mailing. From an edition of ca. 800 copies.

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

S. Leiber, curator, Extra Art: A Survey of Artists’ Ephemera, 1960-1999 (2001) 576. More