Printed on one side only. Single sheet, two horizontal folds as mailed. Amsterdam: 1977.

Scarce announcement for Schraenen’s second 1977 exhibition at Other Books and So. Not only a scholar and collector of artists’ publications, Schraenen also ran a publishing firm that produced artists’ books, catalogues, and multiples.

Near fine; some minor browning at the margins and creasing to the foot of the sheet.

❧ Catalogue 237: Ulises Carrión (2022), p. 181. More

Black and white & color illus. [20] pp. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg, 1997.

Scarce exhibition catalogue; one of 1000 copies. The Schmidt Heins twins (b. 1949) are two of the most active and prolific book artists in Germany, engaging with newspapers, magazines, photographs, coffee beans, paint, etc. Guy Schraenen (1941-2018), curator at the Neues Museum Weserburg, conceived this exhibition as a retrospective of their bookworks from 1972-82. This catalogue was jointly designed by the twins. Schraenen contributes an essay entitled “Einzahl Mehrzal.” With useful lists of exhibitions and books on the penultimate page.

Fine copy... More

[24] pp. Square 4to, red pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg, 1995.

One publication from a series of exhibition catalogues spearheaded by Guy Schraenen (1941-2018), the scholar of small presses and artists’ book, at the Neues Museum Weserburg in Bremen. He dedicated this show to an examination of photocopy art and its implications in contemporary art. Works by artists such as Seth Siegelaub, Emmett Williams, Mario Lara, Paulo Bruscky, Louise Neaderland, François Norguet, Russell Butler, Gastao de Magalhaes, Steve Hitchcock, Luis Catriel, Anna Bella Geiger, Flavio Pons, Timm Ulrichs, Lawrence Weiner, Tom Ockerse, etc., etc. were displayed, all of... More

[12] leaves. 4to, gray printed wrappers, staple-bound. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg, 1992.

Important exhibition catalogue with a translation of Ulises Carrión’s “The New Art of Making Books” into German. This is one of a long series of catalogues on artists’ books that Schraenen edited at the Neues Museum Weserburg in Bremen. With a useful biography and bibliography of Carrión’s bookworks.

In excellent condition. Now a scarce catalogue. Volume 2 in the Sammlung der Künstlerbücher. More

Several black & white illus. [50] pp. Square 4to, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg, 1995.

One of the most important exhibition catalogues from this series; it contains the most authoritative bibliography of the enigmatic artist’s books, multiples, and ephemera. This is one of the regular versions printed (1200 copies), a special edition was made in the format of a portfolio under the title: ‘”Perfect is my death word: Bücher, Editionen, Ephemera.”’ Byars (1932-97) had a varied and prodigious output of printed works, this “attempt at a catalogue raisonné,” compiled by Bettina Brach, records 186 pieces. Printed in parallel... More

Black & white illus. throughout. [24] pp. Square 4to, printed pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg, 1994.

Scarce exhibition catalogue, concerning the transformation of writing by artists such as Joanna Adamczewska, Marcel Broodthaers, William Burroughs, James Lee Byars, Ulises Carrión, Guy de Cointet, Pierre Cordier, Hanne Darboven, Mirtha Dermisache, Christian Dotremont, Peter Downsbrough, Jean Dubuffet, Jochen Gerz, Brion Gysin, Wilfried Huet, J.H. Kocman, Tom Phillips, Raymond Queneau, K.B. Schauffelen, and Timm Ulrichs. With an essay by the curator, Guy Schraenen (1941-2018).

In fine condition. One of 1000 copies. Volume 11 in the Sammlung der Künstlerbücher.

❧ A. Desjardin, The... More

66, [10] pp. ads & index. Tall 8vo (200 x 110 mm.), pink printed wrappers, two glue-bound gatherings laid-in wrappers as issued. [Antwerp: 1976].

The scarce catalogue issued by the curator and publisher Schraenen (1948-2018), which lists hundreds of early artists’ books; one of 500 copies printed. At the beginning, it contains contributions by Schraenen, Carrión, Kostelanetz, and Klaus Groh. It then lists the works of Beuys, Burroughs, Cage, Carrión, Degottex, Downsbrough, Ehrenberg, Filliou, Ginsberg, Higgins, Jacks, Kostelanetz, Rot, Shiomi, Tuttle, Vostell, E. Williams, etc. There are also long listings of records, magazines, and posters. This catalogue was published to... More

10 black & white illus. Leporello (158 x 127 mm. folded; 158 x 1651 mm. unfolded), printed on one side only and consisting of 13 printed pages. [From final page]: Seattle, WA: Richard Hines Gallery, 1979.

A very rare catalogue in an innovative leporello format issued on the occasion of Serra’s solo exhibition of drawings at the Richard Hines Gallery in Seattle. All seven pieces are illustrated, with a check-list.

Near fine, minor wear to the first and last pages. More

[8] pp. Large folded sheet, holes punched as issued. Brussels: Herman Daled, [1971].

The scarce French version of Seth Siegelaub’s fabled “Artist’s Contract.” The document originally appeared in English, designed by Cristos Gianakos and published by the School of Visual Arts in 1971. It was subsequently translated into German, Italian, and French. The French translation was done by Michel Claura and then published by collector Herman Daled.

“Commonly called the Artist’s Contract, this template agreement was initiated by Siegelaub and drafted by Robert Projansky after Siegelaub carried out what he described as ‘extensive discussions with over five hundred artists, dealers... More

Eight leaves, each leaf larger by 1/2” from the previous. 8vo (202 x 148 mm.), orig. leather-backed boards, stitching on spine, title printed on upper cover. [From colophon]: Rochester: Visual Studies Workshop, 1985.

An uncommon visual and interactive poem by the celebrated book artist Keith A. Smith (b. 1938), bound by the artist and printed offset in a numbered edition of 200, signed by the artist on the colophon page. Like Book 107, the intricate structure of overlapping text on each leaf requires repeated manipulation of the book and the pages.

Smith writes in his auto-bibliography 200 Books (2000), “[The]... More

Silk-screened illus. & text. 10 unnumbered leaves, several hand-cut. Oblong 4to (224 x 296 mm.), self-bound with staples. [Rochester, NY]: 1978.

An uncommon early artist’s book by Keith A. Smith (b. 1938), intended as a children’s alphabet book. In 200 Books, he writes: “Aatis and Ping Lillstrom had their first child the year I made this book and I dedicated it to Alpha Gaylord Lillstrom, since it is an alphabet book. I called her ‘Alpha Betty.’ Their second daughter, Aeros Keith Lillstrom was born in 1979. These are five of several children who have given me cheer making me feel... More

Black & white illus. throughout, offset-printed. [25] leaves. Oblong 4to (205 x 315 mm.), orig. three-color silk-screened dust-jacket (minor wear to the extremities), stiff boards, saddle-stitched & case-bound. Rochester, NY: Visual Studies Workshop Press, 1977.

First edition. This is an excellent demonstration of Keith A. Smith’s virtuosity with the manipulation of photographic processes to create intricate and vivid imagery. One of Smith’s frequent motifs, a “tumbling block” quilt pattern, appears several times in this work. In the 60s and 70s, the artist experimented with adding images to quilts by photo silk-screen, etching printed directly onto cloth, and even gum bichromate... More