184 pp. 12mo (155 x 95 mm.), cont. pink wrappers, label in manuscript on spine, stitched as issued. Paris: L. P. Dubray, 1811.

[with]:

(—). Supplément à la Notice des Antiques du Musée Napoléon, contenant l’indication des Monuments exposés dans la Salle des Fleuves. 1 p.l., v, 24 pp. 12mo (150 x 95 mm.), cont. pink wrappers, title in manuscript on spine, stitched as issued. Paris: L. P. Dubray, 1811.

The livret for a seminal exhibition of antiquities, with the very rare supplement. This exhibition was originally held in 1800, and the present work is a later printing of the... More

239 pp. Small 8vo (155 x 98 mm.), later sheep-backed marbled boards (spine rubbed). Paris: Mme Hérissant Le Doux, 1816.

[bound with]:

(—). [Drop-title]: Notice des Tableaux de diverses Ecoles exposés dans le Grand Salon du Musée Royal et dans la Salle d’Entrée. 11 pp. Small 8vo. [Paris: Mme Hérissant Le Doux, 1817].

I. First edition of this uncommon painting exhibition catalogue. It describes 1101 pictures; every entry begins with the artist’s biographical information. A number of paintings are detailed at great length; engravings after certain paintings are also noted as available for sale at the museum.

II. The rare... More

239 pp. Small 8vo (155 x 98 mm.), later sheep-backed marbled boards (spine rubbed). Paris: Mme Hérissant Le Doux, 1816.

[bound with]:

(—). [Drop-title]: Notice des Tableaux de diverses Ecoles exposés dans le Grand Salon du Musée Royal et dans la Salle d’Entrée. 11 pp. Small 8vo. [Paris: Mme Hérissant Le Doux, 1817].

I. First edition of this uncommon painting exhibition catalogue. It describes 1101 pictures; every entry begins with the artist’s biographical information. A number of paintings are detailed at great length; engravings after certain paintings are also noted as available for sale at the museum.

II. The rare catalogue... More

Large folded poster with text and one black & white portrait of the artist on the reverse. Munich: Galerie Heiner Friedrich, 1967.

Very rare exhibition poster for one of Konrad Lueg’s final solo exhibitions. In October 1967, abandoning his pseudonym and reverting to his given name Konrad Fischer (1939-96), he opened his legendary gallery with an exhibition by Carl Andre. This beautifully designed poster has a list of Lueg’s solo and group shows on the reverse, along with a photograph of the young artist.

“Lueg’s artistic development led away from his own handwriting to found patterns and decoration. This path... More

Illus. throughout. 277 pp. 4to, softcover with flaps. Heras, Spain: Ediciones La Bahía, 2016.

A valuable recent addition to the study and appreciation of Ulises Carrión’s life and work. With an important inventory of the Ulises Carrión archive housed at the Archivo Lafuente.

As new. More

Woodcut vignette on title. 167 (i.e. 157), [15] pp. 8vo, fine red morocco of about 1760, triple gilt fillets round sides, tiny gilt stars at each corner, flat spine richly gilt “á la grotesque,” green morocco lettering piece on spine, blue paper endpapers, a.e.g. Paris: F. Leonard, 1666.

First edition of the catalogue of the first of two print collections formed by Marolles (1600-81), abbot of Villeloin and man of letters. He began acquiring prints in 1626 and by 1644, his collecting activities governed his life. At that time there was little competition, and Marolles bought several important collections en... More

Many illus. 61, [1] p. Large 4to, orig. printed semi-stiff covers. Leeds: Wild Pansy Press, 2007.

Scarce catalogue for the wide-ranging exhibition at the University Gallery, Leeds juxtaposing books from across the centuries. Books and publications by Ruscha, Sugimoto, Helen Douglas, Richard Long, Dieter Roth, Boltanski, Lippard, Joan Lyons, Jonathan Monk, etc., were shown alongside Kitao Masayoshi, Hokusai, Sukenobu, Duchamp, and several other antiquarian materials. This volume includes essays by the curators, Ellis Tinios, Gaye Smith, Yann Sérandour, Sharon Kivland, and Chris Sheppard.

In near fine condition; faint wear to the edges.

❧ A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on... More

Printed on recto only. Postcard, mailed. Milan: Salvatore Ala, 1980.

Rare invitation to Merz’s 1980 show with Salvatore Ala (1941-2014). Ala founded his gallery in Milan in 1974 and hosted exhibitions for Boetti, Kounellis, and a number of Arte Povera artists. Keith Haring’s first Milan exhibition was held at Ala’s gallery.

Near fine; minor crease to one of the corners. Mailed to the Folkwang Museum in Essen. More

Black & white illus. throughout. [12] leaves. Small 8vo, stiff printed wrappers, staple-bound. Paris: Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1974.

Very rare Annette Messager (b. 1943) exhibition catalogue, published for her exhibition Messager Collectionneuse. This was her first solo show at a major French museum, and the first of many at the Musée d’art moderne in Paris. The book presents her “collections” of “babies with eyes crossed out,” “how my friends would draw my portrait,” “voluntary torture,” “bodyguards,” “my jealousy,” “my needlework,” “my clichés temoins,” “collection to find my best signature,” with a list of further collections... More

Color and black & white illus. [28] pp. 4to, brown printed wrappers. Salzburg, Austria: Salzburger Kunstverein, 1992.

A rare Annette Messager (b. 1943) exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with her show at the Salzburger Kunstverein. With many illustrations of the works on display and essay by Kate Bush (in German).

In fine condition. We locate just the copy at the Smithsonian among American institutions. More

1 p.l., 63 pp. (i.e., pp. 241-301). Large 8vo (250 x 163 mm.), orig. orange printed wrappers (spine a little rubbed), leaves uncut. Besançon: Jacques & Demontrond, 1916.

The scarce offprint, with new pagination, of Michon’s groundbreaking critical bibliography of early exhibition catalogues published by the Musée des Antiques. Michon (1865-1939), curator of antiquities at the Louvre and respected connoisseur, published two important catalogues on the Louvre’s holdings of antiquities. He also made numerous acquisitions of artifacts now considered foundational to the Louvre’s collections.

This work exhaustively examines 22 catalogues from 1800 to 1816. Michon undertakes a bibliographic survey of... More

Many illus. 48 pp. Small 4to, yellow pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1997.

Exhibition booklet produced for the seminal exhibition of artists’ books curated by Anne Moeglin-Delcroix at the Bibliothèque nationale, held 29 May-12 October 1997.

A fine copy.

❧ A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books (2nd ed.: 2013) 91. More