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

A mailed copy of Brouwn’s third Art & Project bulletin. It opens with the phrase: “the total number of my steps in 1971 in Oslo.” This is repeated with various cities around the world, but they represent trips in future years, through 1985. The cities that Brouwn will visit include: Oslo, Addis Ababa, Tokyo, Dublin, Montevideo, Rome, Reykjavik, Beirut, Port au Prince, Mexico City, Ottawa, Tunis, Canberra, Brasilia, and Moscow.

Near fine; minor paper wrinkling. Addressed to gallerist Albert Waalkens (1920-2007), who operated a notable... More

Printed on one side. Card with orig. mailing envelope. Berlin: Konrad Fischer Galerie, 2012.

Announcement card for Brouwn’s 2012-13 show with Konrad Fischer Galerie. Fine.

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Printed on both sides. Card with orig. mailing envelope. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer Galerie, 2021.

Announcement card for Brouwn’s 2021 exhibition at Konrad Fischer Galerie. Fine. More

Single sheet, printed on both sides. Amsterdam: Museum Fodor, 1980.

Flyer for Brouwn’s 1980 exhibition at the Museum Fodor in Amsterdam. From the text on the reverse (in trans.): “during a period of three weeks (from 29-1 – 18-2-80) stanley brouwn measured the length of x steps and y meters from day to day…”

In fine condition.

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[12] leaves. 4to (219 x 180 mm.), printed wrappers, staple-bound. London: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1977.

Scarce Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) exhibition catalogue/artist’s book published for his solo exhibition at Whitechapel; edition of 1000 copies and printed by Westerham Press. The measurements in the catalogue fluctuate between “1000 mm + 876 mm” and “1000 mm + 884 mm.”

Near fine.

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19 sheets, printed on both sides, stapled. Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum, [1976].

A scarce exhibition check-list for Brouwn’s 1976 solo exhibition at the Van Abbemuseum. All 270 works that were displayed are listed here, as in the exhibition catalogue published the same year. Each work is concisely described in Dutch.

Near fine; small tear to the final sheet.

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Line illus. throughout. [104] pp. Square 4to (156 x 161 mm.), printed white softcover, title on spine. Brussels: Gallery MTL, 1975.

Scarce Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) artist’s book, published by Fernand Spillemaeckers’s MTL gallery in Brussels in an edition of 250 copies. This was the second book that the artist made with the gallery, the first was one step 1x-100x (1971). In this one there are 100 pages with ten vertical lines and “1000 mm” printed above, which in total amounts to the titular measurement.

A near fine copy; faint sunning to the covers.

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[4] pp. Single folded sheet (520 x 520 mm. unfolded), laid-in printed folder as issued. Cologne: Walther König, 1999.

“1x1 royal cubit, royal cubit: ancient egyptian, measure of lenght ± 2500 b.c.” In fine condition. Edition of 500 copies.

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[1] blank leaf, title-leaf, [11] leaves (printed on rectos only) & colophon. Square 4to (226 x 226 mm.), printed wrappers, glue-bound. N.p.: Self-published, 1972.

A most rare self-published Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) artist’s book, printed in an edition of 200. Virtually all of Brouwn’s later publications were made in concert with museums or galleries. WorldCat locates just one copy, at the Museum of Modern Art (NY). The printed measurements oscillate between ca. 842-889 mm., and resemble those found in Brouwn's Art & Project bulletin 63 (Nov.-Dec. 1972), also entitled Construction.

A near fine copy; a couple small and inoffensive brown marks... More

16 p.l., 398 pp.; 27 pp. Two parts in one vol. 8vo, cont. calf (extremities a little rubbed), contrasting leather lettering piece on spine. Rouen: A. Maurry for L. Billaine, 1678.

Third edition (1st ed.: 1664) “of the earliest extant bibliography of bibliographies. It is basically an alphabetical list, arranged by authors’ first names, followed by eight intricate subject indices, among them one of publishers’ and booksellers’ catalogues. Appended is a very useful numismatic bibliography. The work enjoyed three later editions during the seventeenth century and provided the basis for Teissier. Labbé (1607-67), one of the most learned polymaths of... More