Large folding poster, offset-printed in four colors on thick paper. Rome: Ugo Ferranti, 1980.

A beautiful and large poster made on the occasion of LeWitt’s show with Ugo Ferranti in Rome. The artist later published an artist’s book with Ferranti, entitled Venti forme derivate da un cubo (1982).

In excellent condition. More

Many illus. Unpaginated. 4to, pictorial wrappers (spine a trifle worn), staple-bound. Minneapolis: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1988.

Uncommon exhibition catalogue. A nicely illustrated publication with text by Betty Bright, scholar of artists’ books and then director of the MCBA. Books were loaned by LeWitt himself, Walker Art Center Library, and Texas Gallery.

Nice copy of a useful reference on LeWitt’s books. More

Rich color illus. Leporello forming [20] pp. Oblong 4to, orig. pictorial boards, title on spine. Munster, Germany: 1987.

Scarce Sol LeWitt exhibition catalogue/artist’s book. Recreates the entire wall installation specially made for the exhibition with an effective use of the leporello format. The illustrations are beautifully printed.

Near fine.

❧ Maffei & de Donno, Sol LeWitt Artist’s Books (2009), p. 120.

Sol LeWitt: Libros, El concepto como arte (2014) 69 (pictured on pp. 155–57). More

[4] pp. Single folded A3 sheet. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1971.

LeWitt’s scarce third Art & Project bulletin, this copy is in excellent condition with the additional folds forming 48 rectangles. It is one of several bulletins that were intentionally left blank by the artists designing them.

“Sol LeWitt’s Bulletin 43 is another issue that is blank inside, but in this case LeWitt had each closed Bulletin folded vertically and three time horizontally to create 48 rectangles when the Bulletin is opened up…At first sight, the rectangles created out of Bulletin 43 each appear to be squares, but the fact... More

Seven color illus. [16] pp. Square 4to (181 x 181 mm.), orig. printed wrappers, staple-bound. Jerusalem: 1975.

Scarce exhibition catalogue designed by Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) for his exhibition at the Israel Museum in 1975. It is printed in parallel English and Hebrew. The seven illustrations show seven iterations of LeWitt’s concept for the exhibit. With a checklist of works exhibited at the end.

Near fine copy; some inoffensive discoloration to the wrappers. WorldCat: Museum of Modern Art (NY), Stanford, National Gallery of Art (D.C.), Clark Art Institute, and Rhode Island School of Design.

❧ Maffei & de Donno, Sol LeWitt... More

Many black & white, full-bleed illus. Unpaginated. 4to, printed stiff wrappers, plastic spiral bound. Paris: 2007.

A very rare bookseller-exhibition catalogue. It closely mimics Seth Siegelaub’s 5-31 January, 1969 exhibition catalogue. A fine range of artists’ books and photobooks are offered (without prices), including work by Acconci, Baldessari, Barry, Calle, Christo, Feldmann, Graham, LeWitt, Messager, Monk, Nauman, Pierson, Ruscha, Ulay, Sugimoto, Warhol, Wool, etc. Most of the items are illustrated. “Thanks to sjleib” is printed on the final page, indicating that Steven Leiber played some part in the compilation of this catalogue.

Near fine copy; extremities the slightest bit worn... More

Black & white photographic illus., text in red. Photographic postcard, mailed. New York: John Gibson Gallery, [1969].

Postcard invitation to Long’s debut solo show in the United States. Gibson (1933-2019) was one of the earliest gallery advocates of Land Art.

In fine condition. Mailed to Alphonse Ossorio of East Hampton.

❧ See Richard Long’s website. More

Printed on recto only. Postcard, mailed. Amsterdam: 1976.

The rare postcard for an exhibition by the sound and concrete poet Lora-Totino (1928-2016) at Other Books and So. He opened the show with a performance called “Athletic, Liquid and Phonic Poetry.”

A fine mailed copy. Addressed and postmarked to collector Tjeerd Deelstra (b. 1937).

❧ Catalogue 237: Ulises Carrión (2022), p. 180. More

1 p.l., ii, 224 pp. 12mo (162 x 104 mm.), cont. calf-backed paste-paper boards (head of spine worn), red morocco label on spine. [Paris: L’Imprimerie des Sciences et Arts, 1804/5].

A rare and often misdated issue of this exhibition guide. Marquet de Vasselot shows that this issue incorporates the Supplement of 1804 (no. 123), making it impossible for this to have been printed in 1801, as some cataloguers have concluded. The present catalogue describes 1243 works in total, which were shown during two momentous exhibitions at the Louvre in 1799 and in 1801.

Very good copy; a few gatherings lightly... More

154, [1] p. 12mo (155 x 100 mm.), cont. blue wrappers, title in manuscript on spine. Paris: Madame Hérissant Le Doux, 1817.

The scarce first edition of this exhibition catalogue of drawings, paintings, sculptures, and 59 enamel portraits by Jean Petitot. It describes approximately 523 objects, including drawings and paintings from the Italian, French, and Northern schools. No. 500 is expanded into 59 sub-entries to adequately detail the work of Petitot (with a short biography), considered the greatest enamelist of the 17th century. These 59 enamel miniatures depict Peter the Great, Louis XIV, the Duchess de La Vallière, cardinal Richelieu... More

180 pp. 12mo (145 x 90 mm.), cont. blue stiff paste-paper boards, label in manuscript on spine. Paris: L’Imprimerie des Sciences et Arts, An XI [but ca. 1803].

The rare catalogue for a large exhibition of antiquities seized from Italy, consisting of 223 objects. This livret begins with descriptions of the ceilings in six rooms of the museum. Each piece is analyzed at length, with historical and mythological explanations, scholarly notes on the materials and any reproductions, and includes the Italian institution or collection from which it was confiscated — e.g., the Vatican, the Villa Albani, the ducal palace of... 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