Collection: Artists' Books

NY: Anti Utopia, 1987. No. 83 of 100 copies. 36pp; b&w illus. 8vo; saddle-sewn with gray thread; illustrated wraps with map element mounted on front cover; glassine pockets to front and rear cover, each containing a single laid-in color print and protective vellum sheet. About... More

Calaone-Baone, Italy: Edizioni Factotum-Art, 1978. [96]pp; b&w illus. 4to; signature-bound in glossy wraps printed front cover only. Very good or better, with light wear, soiling, and toning to wraps. Signed "Alain" and inscribed to p.o. on dedication page. Inscribed copy of this monographic artist's book... More

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

San Francisco: Groundswell, 1991-1992. 3 vols. [28]; [44]; [60]pp; b&w illus. 4to. Staple- and (volume 3) brass tab-bound to top left corners. Vol. 1 very good, with horizontal folds from mailing, tears and mailing label to rear wrap. Vol. 2 fine. Vol. 3 near fine,... More

Columbus: Luna Bisonte Prods, 1990. No. 5 of 15 copies numbered and initialed to contents sheet and front of box. Collated and complete; overview of contents below. All items fine, save the hat and the box, both of which show toning. A limited edition box... More

Farnham: James Hockey Gallery, 1991. [100] leaves, punched and two-ring-bound to left edge. Black-and-white photographic reproductions on cardstock, 5.75 x 7.5 in. Very good or better, with mild soiling to the covers and some ring-related wear along the spine-side of the leaves. Published in an edition... 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

Firenze, [Italy]: Igitur, 1979. [32]pp; illus. 8vo; saddle-stapled in photo-illustrated wraps. Fine. Documentation of a 1978 conceptual performance by Italian artist Giovanni Broi, in which he fired guns at copies of his book Lo spazio letterario—a blank volume with title borrowed from Maurice Blanchot's seminal... 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

[Jersey City, NJ]: Conveyor Editions, 2014. From an edition of 100. Vii, 123pp. 8vo; brown cloth; red spine titles; dust jacket. About fine, with mild shelfwear. In a very good jacket showing moderate rubbing, some small chips and tattering at head of spine. An artist's... More

NY: The Toy Press, [circa 1971, per Bamberger]. From an edition of 200. [26]pp. Side-stapled in card wraps, 2-3/4 x 4-1/4 in., with a cut-out section of color map mounted to front cover. Very good, with toning to wraps, crease to front hinge. A collaborative... 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

[New Jersey]: Oriole Farb Feshbach, 1988. [24]pp; illus; printed vellum center- and endleaves. 4to; saddle-stitched in illustrated white wraps. Very near fine. A "visual autobiography in the genre of vanitas," featuring photographs of Feshbach and her family, collaged with descriptive texts and offset design elements... More

Cullompton, UK: Beau Geste Press, 1972. 144pp; illus. 4to; saddle-stitched in illustrated wraps. Very good or better, with light wear and curling to corners of wraps. An artist's book by way of exhibition catalog, featuring visual and text-based works by a wide array of artists... More

Brooklyn: Permanent Press, 1993. No. 374 from an edition of 1,000; though not strictly called for, this copy signed by Goldsmith and La Barbara to rear flap. [18], 79, [7] pp; illus. 8vo; perfect-bound in French-fold stiff card wraps. Compact disc mounted to slits in... More

[N.P.]: [Self-published], [n.d.; circa 1960s/70s?]. Stiff card wraps, 4-3/4 x 6-1/4 in., with type-written title card mounted to front. Interior a 16-fold pop-up element affixed to interiors of wraps, with inked map scale at right. Title card toned and lifting slightly at left corners. Short... More

Rochester, NY: Visual Studies Workshop Press, 1982. [2], 15, [3]pp; illus. 4to; saddle-stapled in illustrated card wraps. Very good or better, with mild toning to wraps, one small surface abrasion to rear, light oxidation to staples. An artist's book-cum-procedural manifesto, elaborating both Gordon's long-term investigations... 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

[Rosendale, NY]: Self-published, 1987. No. 118 of 122 copies; signed, numbered, and dated by Hussey to rear. Single accordion-fold sheet with 15 panels printed b&w, 7-1/2 x 5-3/4 in. Near fine, with light rubbing to edges of printed panels. Housed in a printed folding card... More

[ē : artists lit. mag., vol. #1]. NY: *, 1979. [22]pp; illus. 8vo; saddle-stapled in printed wraps. About fine. The first (and as far as we can determine the only) issue of this zine-like periodical dedicated to poetry, concrete writing, and other literary works by... More

Venice, CA: Paradise Press, 1978. Leporello artist's book, reverse-printed on red diazo paper, with 24 total panels, 5-3/4 x 4-1/2 in. Sunning and some light splash marks to covers; light interior sunning to edges of panels. Very good. A first-person prose text running across five... 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