Exhibition card: stanley brouwn (22 January-5 March 2021)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
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.
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Exhibition postcard: Stanley Brouwn (9 May-14 June 2008)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
Printed on both sides. Postcard. Antwerp: Galerie Micheline Szwajcer, 2008. Postcard invitation to Brouwn’s 2008 show with Szwajcer. Fine.
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Exhibition card: Stanley Brouwn: my steps in Milan (opens 4 May 1971)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
Printed on one side. Card. Milan: Françoise Lambert, 1971. Invitation card for Brouwn’s first solo show with Françoise Lambert, the artist’s second solo exhibition in Italy. In fine condition. ❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). Sophie Richard, Unconcealed: The International Network of Conceptual Artists 1967-77, Dealers, Exhibitions and Public Collections (2010), p. 369.
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Exhibition card: stanley brouwn (20 January-19 March 1995)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
Printed on both sides. Card. Nice: Villa Arson, 1995. Invitation to the opening of brouwn’s 1995 solo exhibition at Villa Arson in Nice. In excellent condition. ❧ H. Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005).
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Exhibition postcard: stanley brouwn (19 October-9 November 1985)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
Printed on one side. Postcard, mailed. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1985. Postcard invitation for Brouwn’s 1985 show at Geert van Beijeren and Adriaan van Ravesteijn’s Art & Project gallery. In fine condition. Mailed to critic Lily van Ginneken. ❧ Art & Project. A History (2023) E262.
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steps (18 March-18 April 1971)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
1971. [70] pp. Oblong 8vo (135 x 206 mm.), printed softcover (spine a trifle worn). Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1971. A scarce Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017) exhibition catalogue/artist’s book, edition of 2200 copies. In contrast to Brouwn’s cryptic books/catalogues containing measurements, this is one of his more revealing publications. It apparently records the number of steps taken in the course of his travels for the duration of the exhibition (18 March-18 April), in order: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Morocco,... Read More
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Exhibition card: het projekt ‘steps’ gerealiseerd van stanley brouwn (18 March-18 April 1971)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
Printed on both sides. Card. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1971. Invitation card for Brouwn’s first solo exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Ruhé writes: “From March 18 to April 18, Brouwn keeps a daily tally of his total number of footsteps using a hand-held counter. During the exhibition Brouwn visits a number of countries where he has never been before. The steps he takes there therefore are his first in those countries…On a daily basis Brouwn relays... Read More
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1x1 royal cubit: stanley brouwn
by BROUWN, Stanley
[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. ❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005).
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Exhibition card: stanley brouwn (14 October-18 November 1989)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
Printed on one side. Card. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1989. Card announcing Brouwn’s 1989 presentation with Konrad Fischer. Fine. ❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 272.
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preussische maasse und gewichte
by BROUWN, Stanley
[96] pp. Square 4to (155 x 155 mm.), printed semi-stiff covers. Berlin: Wiens Verlag, 2013. One of the artist’s last books, published in conjunction with a 2012 exhibition at the haubrok foundation; edition of 500 copies. The book is a transcription of part of the 1851 book Taschenbuch der Münz-. Maass- ind Gewichtsverhältnisse by Christian and Friedrich Noback which standardized European measurements, exchange rates, and weights. In excellent condition.
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step/steps
by BROUWN, Stanley
[76] pp. Square 4to (156 x 156 mm.), printed softcover, artist’s name on spine. [Antwerp]: éditions micheline szwajcer & michèle didier, 1998. Scarce stanley brouwn artist’s book, edition of 600 copies. Fine.
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Exhibition postcard: stanley brouwn (20 February-20 March 1981)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
Artist’s name printed on recto, details on verso. Postcard. Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum, 1981. Postcard made for Brouwn’s 1981 solo exhibition at the Van Abbemuseum. Fine. ❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005).
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Exhibition postcard: stanley brouwn (16 January-10 February 1990)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
Printed on both sides. Postcard. Tokyo: Kanransha, 1990. Postcard invitation to Brouwn’s 1990 show in Tokyo. In fine condition. ❧ H. Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005).
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stanley brouwn
by BROUWN, Stanley
Unpaginated, printed on rectos only. Thick 4to (156 x 156 mm.), printed softcover, artist’s name on spine. Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum; Barcelona: MACBA, 2005. Uncommon artist’s book by Stanley Brouwn (1935-2017), jointly published by the Van Abbemuseum and MACBA in an edition of 1400 copies. The exhibition for which this book was printed took place at the Van Abbemuseum (23 January-17 April 2005); MACBA (22 June-25 September 2005); and Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (14 December-5 March 2006).... Read More
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Exhibition postcard: Stanley Brouwn (5 November-12 December 1976)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
Printed on one side only. Postcard. Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum, 1976. Postcard produced on the occasion of stanley brouwn’s solo Van Abbemuseum exhibition in 1976. Fine. ❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005).
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Epistola Itineraria LXXII. De Sylvae Hercynicae Antris. Die Alte- und Neue- Kelle, nec non die Hölle vocatis
by BRUECKMANN, Franz Ernst
One folding engraved plate. 12 pp. Small 4to, disbound. Wolfenbuettel: 1738. First edition. Brückmann (1697-1753), a member of the Academia Caesarea Naturae Curiosorum, was a prolific author on mining, mineralogy, and related natural history subjects. He practiced medicine at Helmstädt and Braunschweig and, after receiving a considerable inheritance, traveled widely and formed an important mineral collection. He published three separate Centuria of letters (I: 1728-41, with each “Epistola” being published separately; II: 1749; and III: 1756). ... Read More
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Artist’s postcard, stamped and hand-addressed
by BRUSCKY, Paulo
Black & white illus. to recto. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Recife, Brazil: [1986]. Postcard created by Bruscky (b. 1949), a Brazilian mail artist linked with Fluxus; it was sent to American artist John Held, Jr. (b. 1947). Bruscky has written the addresses of two other Brazilian correspondence artists. In fine condition.
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Artist’s postcard: Caranguejos (pedras de Fernando de Noronha e corda de agave)
by BRUSCKY, Paulo
Black & white illus. to recto. Pictorial postcard, stamped & mailed. Recife, Brazil: 1987. Artist-designed postcard by Bruscky (b. 1949), mailed to fellow correspondence artist John Held, Jr. (b. 1947). In fine condition.
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Günter Brus: Handzeichnungen 1969-1971/Drawings 1969-1971, Zeichnungen 2
by (BRUS, Günter)
83 black & white full-page illus. [18], plates, [1] p. check-list of works & colophon. 4to, printed softcover. orig. dust-jacket & glassine. Cologne & New York: Verlag Gebr. König, 1971. The rare second installment in König’s “Drawings” series, the first presented Stanley Brouwn’s this way brouwn series. For this book, the Viennese Actionist Brus (1938-2024) contributed a series of 83 pornographic and obscene drawings, with introductory text by curator Peter Weibel in German and abridged English. A... Read More
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Memoirs of Painting, with a Chronological History of the Importation of Pictures by the Great Masters into England since the French Revolution…
by BUCHANAN, William
xvi, 364 pp.; 2 p.l., 397 pp. Two vols. 8vo (220 x 140 mm.), 19th-century polished calf (joints a trifle rubbed), spines gilt, red & green morocco lettering-pieces on spines. London: R. Ackermann, 1824. First edition of an essential firsthand history of the mass British acquisitions of Old Masters in the first decades of the 19th century. “William Buchanan (1777-1864), a Scottish lawyer turned art dealer, was to benefit most from the turmoil caused by the Napoleonic Wars,... Read More
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Kunst ab 1960 [Catalogue no. 37]
by BÜCHERSTUBE AM DOM, bookseller
Black & white illus. 142 pp. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff printed wrappers. Cologne: [1968]. A rare and early bookseller’s catalogue offering artists’ books. This catalogue was specially prepared for documenta 4 (1968). It offers artists’ books by Beuys, Cage, Duchamp, Filliou, Guston, Higgins, Hockney, Kaprow, Nauman, Oldenburg, Emmett Williams, Rauschenberg, Richter, Ruscha, Vostell, Warhol, etc. Near fine. ❧ Not in A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books (2nd ed.: 2013).
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A group of 18 very rare catalogues issued by this intrepid German bookseller and publisher
by GOEBHARDTISCHEN BUCHHANDLUNG
18 vols. Small 8vo, various orig. wrappers or self-bound. Bamberg & Würzberg: 1809-1818. Joseph Martin Goebhardt (1709-57) founded this bookselling company about 1747,the year he issued his first catalogue. He was succeeded by his son Tobias (1734-94), who capitalized on the demand for Italian and French works, regardless of their contents or the controversy they might cause with German censors. The Goebhardts were among the first in Germany to publish works by Diderot, d’Alembert, Helvetius, etc. Their considerable... Read More
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![Dược sư kinh 藥師經 [Skt. Bhaiṣajyaguru Sūtra]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/128/241/1679241128.0.l.jpg)
Dược sư kinh 藥師經 [Skt. Bhaiṣajyaguru Sūtra]
by SCRIPTURE OF THE MEDICINE BUDDHA
1 p.l., 38 folding leaves. 8vo (280 x 174 mm.), orig. wrappers with cover wrappers, old stitching. Thần Xá: An Thái, [French colonial period]. An extremely rare woodcut book, printed by nuns in a rural monastery in northern Vietnam. “An eponymous Mahāyāna sutra that recounts the qualities, vows, and pure land of the buddha Bhaiṣajyaguru — the Master of Healing, also known as the Medicine Buddha, or the Tathāgata of Lapis-Lazuli Light. The scripture was most likely... Read More
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Bibliotheca Bultelliana: seu Catalogus Librorum Bibliothecae...Caroli Bulteau, Regi a consiliis & Secretariorum Regiorum decani. Digestus & descriptus à Gabriele Martin…cum Indice Authorum alphabetico
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: BULTEAU)
Engraved arms on title. 5 p.l., xxxvi, 499 pp.; 1 p.l., [501]-1035, [78] pp. Two parts in two vols. 12mo, later 18th-cent. speckled boards, cont. paper labels on spines, entirely uncut. Paris: P. Geffart & G. Martin, 1711. Charles Bulteau (ca. 1630-1710), historian and the King’s secretary, took over the library of his brother Louis when Louis entered the Benedictine order. Charles greatly increased the collection and, upon his death, left a library of about 10,000 works. This... Read More
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Exhibition postcard: EXIT: A Work in Situ by Daniel Buren (opens 2 December 1980)
by (BUREN, Daniel)
Illus. on recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. New York: John Weber Gallery, 1980. Postcard invitation for Buren’s 1980 show with John Weber. Fine. Mailed to photographer Eve Sonneman. ❧ J. Cooper, ed., The World Exists to be Put on a Postcard (2019), p. 160 (pictured).
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