Old Art Books. Collected and Catalogued
by BESTERMAN, Theodore
Folding frontis. & numerous plates (many folding). Large folio, orig. cloth. London: [Printed at the Oxford University Press for] Maggs Bros. Ltd., 1975. Number “3“ of 300 numbered copies, signed by the collector, presentation copy, inscribed by Theodore Besterman to Hardy Grieb (1946-90), bookseller at E.P. Goldschmidt and later a partner at Martin Breslauer: “for Hardy Grieb with cordial regards Th.B.” This is a highly interesting copy, containing the notes regarding provenance and condition as well as appraised... Read More
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Announcement card: “Rückenstütze eines feingliederigen menschen (Hasentypus) aus dem 20. Jahrhundert p. Chr.”
by (BEUYS, Joseph)
Black & white illus. on recto, text on verso. Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1972. Card sent out by Wies Smals’s Seriaal gallery announcing a newly produced Beuys multiple (edition of 12 signed & numbered copies). Near fine.
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Exhibition postcard: Joseph Beuys, Bei Konrad Fischer (11 December 1983-15 January 1984)
by (BEUYS, Joseph)
Black & white illus. on recto, details to verso. Pictorial postcard. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1983. Postcard invitation to Beuys’s December 1983-January 1984 exhibition with Konrad Fischer. Fine. ❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 204 (pictured).
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Announcement card: Joseph Beuys: polyetyleen tas met viltplastiek (18 June 1971)
by (BEUYS, Joseph)
Text on recto, verso blank. Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1971. Card announcing the exhibition and sale of a very rare Beuys multiple (12 copies). It was to be exhibited for one day only. This card is in fine condition.
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Exhibition postcard: Joseph Beuys: Zeichnungen, Objekte (23 April-21 May 1978)
by (BEUYS, Joseph)
Black & white photographic illus. on recto, details to verso. Photographic postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kunstverein Bremerhaven, 1978. Postcard invitation to Beuys’s solo show at the Kunstverein Bremerhaven. The recto photograph shows one of the artist’s signature Felt Suit pieces installed above a doorway in the museum. Jürgen Wesseler (1938-2023) not only managed his gallery, the Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, but also played an instrumental role in the staging of exhibitions at the Kunstverein Bremerhaven. ... Read More
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Joseph Beuys (1-28 February 1992)
by (BEUYS, Joseph)
Black & white illus. [14] pp. 4to, plastic spiral-bound, transparent plastic covers & pictorial front cover sheet. San Francisco: Stamp Art Gallery, 1992. Scarce exhibition catalogue about a series of postcards — all reproduced herein — received by Dadaland (a.k.a. Bill Gaglione) from Beuys in the early ‘70s. From the introduction by Gaglione: “In 1972 I invited the German artist Joseph Beuys to send mail art to the Dadaland Post Card Show at the Mostly Flowers Gallery... Read More
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Books as Art
by BICK, Andrew, organizer
Color illus. throughout. 33 pp. Oblong 8vo, pictorial folded wrappers, staple-bound. Cheltenham: Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education, 1998. Rare and superbly designed exhibition catalogue on artists’ books, edition of 1000. With texts by Andrew Bick, Mel Gooding, Matthew Higgs, Emma Hill, Richard Sakeld. Fine.
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Exhibition postcard: Languages: Conceptual Forms, Marcel Broodthaers, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Lawrence Weiner, Andre Cadere, Patrick Corillon, Sarah Seager (4 December 1990-26 January 1991)
by BITTER-LARKIN, Sylvie, dealer
Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. New York: 1990. Postcard invitation for a group show of Conceptual artists. Near fine. Mailed to lawyer Jerald Ordover (1927-2008).
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![[From upper wrapper]: Work & Turn, Artists’ Bookworks from the United Kingdom](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/619/890/1380890619.0.l.jpg)
[From upper wrapper]: Work & Turn, Artists’ Bookworks from the United Kingdom
by BLAMEY, David, curator
Many color illus. 7 p.l., 45 pp. Large 4to, pictorial wrappers, perfect-bound. London: Open Editions, 1992. Uncommon and nicely illustrated exhibition catalogue, with the essays printed in Finnish and English parallel text. This travelling exhibition of British artists’ books was held at the National Gallery of Iceland, the Tokyo Gas Shinjuku Showroom, the Malmo Konstal, the National Museum of Contemporary Art (Norway), and the Vantaan Kaupunki. Work by Blamey, Büchler, Cutts, Fulton, Finlay, Long, Sackett, Stokes &... Read More
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Commonpress Magazine No. 56
by BLEUS, Guy, editor
Four microfiches stored in envelope on inside of lower cover. 140 pp. & colophon. 8vo, blue printed softcover with flaps. Tienen, Belgium: Stedelijk Museum het Toreke, September 1984. One of the more substantial issues of Commonpress, it also functions as an exhibition catalogue featuring an important examination of mail art and its evolution, a list of previous issues, and a list of the contributors who had ever sent in work to be featured in the magazine. All... Read More
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Guy Bleus: Broken Stamps (7-30 [July] 1996)
by (BLEUS, Guy)
Many illus. Unpaginated. 4to, transparent plastic sheets, black plastic spiral bound. San Francisco: Stamp Art Gallery, 1996. Rare exhibition catalogue on the influential correspondence artist Guy Bleus (b. 1950). Filled with essays by the artist on a wide range of topics, including Ray Johnson, artists’ books, mail art, etc. In fine condition, signed by two proprietors of the Stamp Art Gallery, John Held, Jr. and Picasso Gaglione. Two examples in North America recorded by WorldCat.
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Made in Berlin…KP Brehmer, KH Hödicke, Rebecca Horn (April-June 1976)
by GALERIE RENÉ BLOCK
Black & white illus. throughout. [32] leaves. 12mo, printed wrappers. New York & Berlin: 1976. One of 1000 copies printed. A profusely illustrated catalogue for the exhibition organized by René Block at his SoHo gallery for the three artists. Each artist with many pictures of their work, short essay, and exhibition history. Fine. ❧ M. Babias, B. Eusterschulte, & S. Rollig, eds., René Block, Ich kenne kein Weekend. Ausstellungsprojekte, Texte und Dokumente seit 1964 (2015), p.... Read More
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Exhibition announcement: Blockade ‘69: Raum V Bernd Lohaus (13 June-9 August)
by GALERIE RENE BLOCK
Black & white illus. Card. Berlin: 1969. Announcement card for Bernd Lohaus’s room at Blockade ‘69, an exhibition organized by the gallerist René Block. Fine.
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Exhibition announcement: KP Brehmer (16 November-31 December 1974)
by GALERIE RENE BLOCK
Black & white illus. Card. Berlin: 1974. Announcement card for Brehmer’s 1974 show with René Block. Fine.
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Exhibition announcement: Diter Rot: Schimmelhaufen (9 November-5 December 1968)
by GALERIE RENE BLOCK
Printed on one side. Card. Berlin: 1968. Announcement card for Diter Rot’s 1968 show at René Block’s gallery. Fine.
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Braco Dimitrijevic, Dan Graham, On Kawara, Roman Opalka
by GALERIE RENE BLOCK
Black & white illus. Unpaginated. 12mo, printed softcover. Berlin: 1977. Scarce catalogue for Germany’s DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) program for artists; edition of 2000 copies. Curator and gallerist René Block (b. 1942) selected Dimitrijevic, Graham, Kawara, and Opalka for the 1976-77 term. Thoroughly illustrated with pictures of artworks and earlier exhibitions. Useful biographies and exhibition histories for each artist. In 1982, Block opened the DAAD-Galerie. Near fine copy. ❧ M. Babias, B. Eusterschulte, &... Read More
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Announcement card: Marcel Duchamp: Ready-Mades, Radierungen (3 April-1 May 1971)
by GALERIE RENE BLOCK
Black & white illus. Card. Berlin: 1971. Announcement card for the Duchamp exhibition hosted by René Block in 1971. Fine. ❧ M. Babias, B. Eusterschulte, & S. Rollig, eds., René Block, Ich kenne kein Weekend. Ausstellungsprojekte, Texte un Dokumente seit 1964 (2015), pp. 67 & 466.
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Exhibition announcement: Gerhard Richter: Vier Bilder von 1973 (9 February-15 March 1974)
by GALERIE RENE BLOCK
Black & white illus. Card. Berlin: 1974. Announcement card for Richter’s 1974 show with René Block. Fine.
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Exhibition announcement: Robert Filliou: joint works with… (3 May-8 June 1971)
by GALERIE RENE BLOCK
Printed on one side. Card. Berlin: 1971. Announcement card for Filliou’s 1971 show with René Block. Fine.
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Entwurfe, Partituren, Projekte: Zeichnungen
by GALERIE RENÉ BLOCK
Black & white illus. throughout (one folding). Unpaginated. 12mo, printed softcover. Berlin: 1971. Exhibition catalogue (5-31 March 1971) printed in an edition of 1000 copies. Includes pictures of works by Beuys, Brecht, Darboven, Dibbets, Filliou, Graham, LeWitt, Manzoni, Panamarenko, Palermo, Polke, Richter, Rot, Ruhm, Vautier, Voss, Vostell, etc. Fine copy. ❧ M. Babias, B. Eusterschulte, & S. Rollig, eds., René Block, Ich kenne kein Weekend. Ausstellungsprojekte, Texte und Dokumente seit 1964 (2015), pp. 66 & 466.... Read More
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Exhibition announcement: ”A Sweet Wall”: An Activity by Allan Kaprow (11 November 1970)
by GALERIE RENE BLOCK
Printed on one side. Card. Berlin: 1970. Announcement card for Kaprow’s performance at René Block’s gallery. Fine.
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![Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliothèque de feu le Citoyen Blondel; dont la Vente se fera en sa maison, rue des Martyrs - Montmartre, no. 114, le premier vendémiaire, An Veme [22 Sept. 1796], , et jours suivans](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/721/343/923343721.0.l.jpg)
Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliothèque de feu le Citoyen Blondel; dont la Vente se fera en sa maison, rue des Martyrs - Montmartre, no. 114, le premier vendémiaire, An Veme [22 Sept. 1796], , et jours suivans
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: BLONDEL)
xvi, 336 pp. 8vo, orig. wrappers, uncut. Paris: Bleuet fils, 1796. The very rare first issue of the sale catalogue of the library of “Citoyen” Blondel. This was a notable library of 2781 lots (including thirty lots of paintings and prints) and was particularly rich in botany and other areas of natural history and belles-lettres. Most of the books are 18th century. The sale was postponed for reasons unknown and the catalogue was reissued in the... Read More
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The Officina Bodoni. An Account of the Work of a Hand Press 1923-1977
by (OFFICINA BODONI)
By Giovanni Mardersteig. Edited and Translated by Hans Schmoller. Profusely illus. (some in color). Large 4to, orig. cloth, gilt, slipcase. Verona: Edizioni Valdonega, [1980]. The essential history and bibliography of this press. Fine copy.
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Najaar 1982 [Fall 1982]
by BOEKHANDEL ROBERT PREMSELA, bookseller
40 pp. Small 4to, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Amsterdam: 1982. Scarce bookseller catalogue, listing books on modern art, architecture, design, photography, music, and theater. Fine.
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Art, another catalogue
by BOEKHANDEL J. DE SLEGTE, bookseller
Several black & white illus. 32 pp. Small 8vo, pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. Amsterdam: February 1996. Impressive bookseller catalogue of manuscripts, drawings, exhibition catalogues, posters, etc. There are even original drawings by Polke, Richter, Long, Holzer, and Trockel, as well as letters from Christo, Rot, Higgins, and Fontana concerning exhibitions of theirs. This catalogue was one of two issued by the firm for the 17th Amsterdam European Antiquarian Book and Print Fair. Fine copy.
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