Collection: Artists' Books

Toronto: Bitch Nation/S.K.A.G. 2000, [1991]. [28] pp. 8vo. Saddle-stapled in illustrated self-wrappers. Photocopied with drawings, comix, and photo- collages throughout. Minor rubbing along spine, else fine. First issue (of five total) of this Toronto queer fanzine-cum-hatezine, co-created by a number of that scene’s most notable... More

Los Angeles: Helix Press, 1982. Edition of 100. Spiral- bound with wire; 9 x 7 in.; unpaginated. Four sets of briefly captioned images offset printed in color and black-and-white on vellum and paper, respectively. Very near fine, with light toning to covers. A handsomely conceived... More

Calais, Vermont: Z Press, 1975. Twelve unnumbered postcards, 4 x 6 in., each with a different illustration by Joe Brainard printed in black; in original printed envelope. Postcards fine. Envelope lightly soiled and rubbed, with "31" penned in red at top of flap. This set... More

Apparently the only issue of this small zine featuring line drawings, xerox art, and brief prose works from various contributors. Strong punk and DIY vibes. From an edition of 600 copies. With laid-in folded "submissions" postcard. La Jolla, CA: Actual Size, 1982. Saddle-stapled; 6.5 x... More

A folder of unbound works by four members of the international Fluxus movement, apparently as organized by Danish artist and organizer Knud Pedersen (1925-2014). Eric Andersen's "Decision-Set" consists of nine sheets of transparent paper printed in black text (English language), along with a title page... More

[NY]: [Boke Press], 1965. One of 450 unsigned copies, from a total edition of 500. [37] leaves, printed recto only. Side-stapled with black fabric tape covering spine. Very good, with soiling and rubbing to wraps, some fraying to cloth tape at spine ends. Internally fine.... More

Buffalo, NY: Hallwalls / Top Stories, 1981. 8vo. Saddle-stapled in wraps. Unpaginated (~20pp.). Printed in metallic copper ink. No. 7 in Anne Turyn's serial publication of experimental prose and art, Top Stories. A very good (+) copy, with light toning along the spine and some... More

[Richmond, VA]: Davi Det Hompson, [circa 1976-77].  8vo. Saddle-stapled in printed self-wraps. [16]pp., inclusive of wraps. Very good condition, some brown dampstains along top edge, primarily at the spine corner. A self-published artist's book consisting of fifteen short sardonic andecdotes, one per page, all dealing... More

NY: The New Press/The Brooklyn Museum, 1992. First edition. Xv, 148pp.; color plates; b&w illus. 4to. Black boards; black quarter-cloth; silver spine titles; dust jacket. About fine in a near fine, unclipped jacket with light edge crumpling and mild toning to interior. Signed, dated and... More

Self-published, 1973. No. 7 in an edition of 20. Signed, dated, and numbered on the interior rear board. Plastic spiral spine, plain off-white boards. 7 x 7 in. Prints interleaved with vellum; one leaf of text at front containing a dictionary definition of "number" and... More

Danbury, NH: Addison House, 1978. First trade edition (as distinct from the limited slipcased edition). 8vo. Signature-bound in glossy white wraps, in printed parchment jacket. Unpaginated (~43pp.) Signed and briefly inscribed by Michals on the title-page: "For Richard, OK!" Ten captioned photographs by Michals accompany ten... More

Los Angeles: Astro Artz, 1981. Large 8vo. Perfect-bound in photo-illustrated wraps. Some rubbing to the rear cover, else about fine. Signed and inscribed by Montano on the title page: "Blessed Art / Life / Love." A monographic artist's book documenting the early career of the... More

Baden/Schweiz: Verlag Lars Müller, 1996. Reprint. [52]pp.; illus. Octavo; black papered boards printed in blue; lacking a jacket as issued. Light bump to base of spine, else near fine. Text in German. A reprint of the German edition of Munari's iconic and masterful children's book,... More

NY: ISCA, 1988. A complete set of 53  items + catalogue and membership application, housed in a cardboard box that also doubled as the shipping container. Issued in a limited edition of 200 copies, with many of the individual items being hand-numbered and signed. All... More

NY: Something Else Press, 1972. First edition. 4to. Full red cloth; red topstain; dust jacket. Unpaginated. Very good, with softening and light sunning at spine ends, slight spine-twist. Unclipped jacket is lightly sun-faded along the spine panel, with short closed tears at the tips and... More

Los Angeles: Astro Artz, 1981. 4to. Perfect-bound in wraps. 186pp.; illus. About near fine, with some minor rubbing along the spine hinges and a crease to the bottom corner of the rear cover. Signed and inscribed, on various pages, by Seemayer and eight other artists... More

Oberlin, OH: The Local Paper, 1982. Large 8vo. Saddle-stapled in photo-illustrated self-wraps. [20]pp., inclusive of wraps. Near fine. An artist's book exploring the threat of nuclear war through a simple yet compelling conceit: combining text from the N. Y. State Civil Defense Warden's Manual (ca.... More

A grouping of five signed self-published artist’s books by American photographer and book artist Todd Walker (1917-1998). In the mid-1960s, after receiving an offset press as a gift from his wife, Walker began publishing his own works, which show an increasing mastery of the various... More