Double Effort
by CARRIÓN, Ulises
Graphite drawings throughout on triangular paper, laminated. [6] leaves, laminated covers with ms. title, signature, and date written in blue marker, metal spiral-bound. [Amsterdam?]: Self-published, 1984. A unique hand-drawn bookwork by Ulises Carrión (1941-89), unrecorded by Ocampo and Agius in their catalogue raisonné. In the final decade of his life, Carrión created a group of geometric and minimalist books about which very little is known. This one depicts two rectangles that are initially nearly touching but, as... Read More
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El Robo del Año
by (CARRIÓN, Ulises)
Many illus. Unpaginated. 8vo, stiff pictorial boards, cloth spine. [Mexico City]: Alias, 2013. First edition, an uncommon book examining Carrión’s De Diefstal van het Jaar “exhibition” at the Drents Museum in 1982. This show entailed Ulises Carrion (1941-89) displaying a large diamond in a small and dark room of the museum, without any visible security or restrictions, as a social experiment. In the last decade of his life, Carrión’s practice involved similar investigations of societal norms and the... Read More
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Namen en Adressen - Verbale, Visuele, en Luister Werken, 1973-1980 / Names and Addresses - Verbal, Visual, and Aural Works, 1973-1980
by CARRIÓN, Ulises
Many black & white illus. [15] leaves, printed on rectos only (except for one leaf). Small folio (295 x 210 mm.), pictorial wrappers, fastened with black plastic clasps. [From verso of the first leaf]: Amsterdam: Agora Studio, Sept. 1980. A rare exhibition catalogue, printed in an edition of 200. Carrión (1941-89) devised this as a retrospective of his works and communications with his collaborators, for which he investigated the use of names and addresses. ... Read More
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The Muxlows
by CARRIÓN, Ulises
[110] pp. Tall 8vo (230 x 109 mm.), orig. printed thick paper covers, title on spine. N.p.: Verlaggalerie Leaman, 1978. One of Ulises Carrión's scarce bookworks, printed in an edition of 300. It is a fine example of the artist's interest in plagiarizing found texts in order to recast them as new, original artworks and books. The artist has recreated the genealogy of the Muxlow family of Yorkshire, whose family bible he discovered while he was studying... Read More
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“El asalto”
by CARRIÓN, Ulises
[in]: Anuario del Cuento Mexicano 1962, pp. 82-85. 308, [1] p. & table of contents. Thick 4to, pictorial softcover (spine a little wavy & dampstained), title on spine. Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1963. Early appearance of one of Ulises Carrión’s short stories, this was his second appearance in Anuario del Cuento Mexicano. “El asalto” had been published the previous year in Revista Mexican de Literatura (Nos. 11-12). A very good copy. ... Read More
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Exhibition postcard: Ulises Carrión: Namen en Adressen (5-27 September 1980)
by (CARRIÓN, Ulises)
Illus. to recto, details on verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Maastricht: Stichting Agora, 1980. Postcard invitation for the artist’s 1980 presentation in Maastricht, mailed to collector Tjeerd Deelstra (b. 1937). Fine.
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Tell me what sort of wall paper your room has and I will tell you who you are
by CARRIÓN, Ulises
[20] leaves. Small 8vo (178 x 115 mm.), orig. black printed dust-jacket, perfect-bound. Geneva, Switzerland: Ateliers Typographiques Héros-Limite, 1995. The very rare second edition of Carrión’s beguiling bookwork composed of bound wallpaper samples, one of the artist’s lesser-known books, due to its rarity. The 1973 first edition, published by the artists’ space In-Out Center, was made in an edition of 50 numbered copies. The present work is one of 52 copies, 26 of which are lettered A-Z, the... Read More
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![Kunstenaarsboeken uit het [Artists’ Books from the] Other Books & So Archive Amsterdam (27 March-4 April 1981)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/070/534/1559534070.0.l.jpg)
Kunstenaarsboeken uit het [Artists’ Books from the] Other Books & So Archive Amsterdam (27 March-4 April 1981)
by CARRIÓN, Ulises, curator
Seven black & white illus. [11] pp. Small 4to (210 x 150 mm.), pictorial printed wrappers, staple-bound. Schiedam, Netherlands: Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, 1981. An uncommon exhibition catalogue published by the Stedelijk Museum in Schiedam; the show was curated by Ulises Carrión (1941-89), and the books displayed came from his personal archive, the Other Books and So Archive. By 1978, Carrión had closed his intrepid Amsterdam bookstore, Other Books and So, and converted it into an archive of... Read More
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Postcard (150 x 105 mm.), printed on recto and stamped “ART IS:” on verso
by CARRIÓN, Ulises
Amsterdam: 1977. The black version of this postcard distributed by Ulises Carrión for his Definitions of art exhibition, held at Other Books and So in March 1977. Recipients were asked to respond with their definition of art on the verso. Carrión received 367 answers, which were all displayed in the artist’s bookshop. From the recto: “A show called ‘Definitions of art’ will be held at OTHER BOOKS AND SO Herengracht 227 Amsterdam from 1st March to 26th... Read More
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La muerte de Miss O.
by CARRIÓN, Ulises
105, [6] pp. Small 4to (200 x 146 mm.), orig. printed pictorial softcover (minor wear to spine), title on spine. [Mexico]: Ediciones Era, 1966. First and only edition of Carrión’s first published book. In 1966, Carrión (1941-89) was one of Mexico’s emerging literary talents. A number of his short stories had been published in leading journals, and his first play, El Gran Espectáculo, was performed at the Casa de la Cultura de Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, to rave reviews.... Read More
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Festschrift: Selections from a Collection [Editor: Steven Holmes]
by (CARTIN, Mickey)
Fine color illus. throughout. 176 pp. Large 4to, translucent dust-jacket, pictorial hardcover. Hartford, CT: 2008. A beautifully printed collection catalogue, published on the occasion of collector Mickey Cartin’s 60th birthday. With contributions by Carlos Basualdo, Nicholas Baume, Steven Holmes, and James Rondeau. The catalogue highlights works by: Josef Albers, Francis Alÿs, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Forrest Bess, Joe Coleman, Joseph Cornell, Wim Delvoye, Spencer Finch, Walton Ford, David Hammons, On Kawara, Paul Lafolley, Laura Lancaster, Charles Ledray, Sol LeWitt,... Read More
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Bruno Caruso (18 May-16 June 1972)
by (CARUSO, Bruno)
Many illus. (a few in color). Unpaginated. 12mo, printed purple softcover. Torino: Galleria Narciso, 1972. Very rare Galleria Narciso exhibition catalogue on Bruno Caruso (1927-2018); no example recorded in North America. Essays by Leonardo Sciascia and Elio Mercuri, plates and exhibition check-list. Near fine; the gallery’s 108th catalogue.
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Bruno Caruso (20 May-12 June 1970)
by (CARUSO, Bruno)
23 black & white illus. Unpaginated. 12mo, green printed softcover. Torino: Galleria Narciso, 1970. Scarce Bruno Caruso (1927-2018) exhibition catalogue, published by Marzio Pinottini’s Galleria Narciso. WorldCat records two copies in North America. Introductory essay by Pinottini, biographical notes, 23 plates, and exhibition check-list. In fine condition. Galleria Narciso Catalogue no. 91.
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![Two scrolls, the first finely illustrated, each entitled in manuscript on gold-paper labels on outer endpapers: “Gojorakunoki” [“Details of the Emperor’s Visit to [Nijo Castle in] Kyoto”]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/055/738/1504738055.0.l.jpg)
Two scrolls, the first finely illustrated, each entitled in manuscript on gold-paper labels on outer endpapers: “Gojorakunoki” [“Details of the Emperor’s Visit to [Nijo Castle in] Kyoto”]
by EMPEROR GOMIZUNOO’S VISIT TO NIJO CASTLE
Two scrolls (284 x 10,460 mm.; 10,950 mm., including front endpapers), speckled gold inner endpapers, outer endpapers covered in green silk with gold patterns. [Japan]: at the end of the second scroll (in trans.): “copied in 1830 by Chuwa Matsumura, having borrowed it from the family of Yahata” [?, our reading is uncertain, perhaps the family that lived in Awa Province, today’s Tokushima Prefecture]. These fine and handsome scrolls depict and describe the imperial procession and visit... Read More
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![[Drop-title]: Fantastens neueröfnetes Kunst– und Rarität-Bücher-Cabinet, nebst vermischten Nachrichten [Fantasto’s newly opened Cabinet of Rare Art and Books, and Assorted Intelligence]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/224/809/1596809224.0.l.jpg)
[Drop-title]: Fantastens neueröfnetes Kunst– und Rarität-Bücher-Cabinet, nebst vermischten Nachrichten [Fantasto’s newly opened Cabinet of Rare Art and Books, and Assorted Intelligence]
by IMAGINARY LIBRARY CATALOGUE
One sheet folded into two leaves. 8vo, unbound. N.p.: n.d. [but probably Nuremberg: 1780-90]. An apparently unique catalogue of imaginary artworks and books; we find no copy in WorldCat or VD18. The first two pages list 21 fictitious books, all priced. Fine copy.
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Das Gemälde des Kebes. Aus einer alten griechischen Handschrifft
by CEBES, of Thebes
Engraved vignette on title & one large folding engraved plate (a little frayed at inner margin). xxxx, 78 pp. 8vo, cont. half-sheep & speckled boards (two corners a little worn, a little worming to covers), spine gilt. Moscow: “bey der Typographischen Gesellschafft,” 1785. First edition of this translation, printed in Moscow, and edited anonymously. Cebes of Thebes (ca. 430-350 B.C.E.) was a member of Socrates’ inner circle. One of the speakers in the Phaedo of Plato, he was... Read More
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The Life of Benvenuto Cellini: a Florentine Artist. Containing a Variety of Curious and Interesting Particulars, relative to Painting, Sculpture and Architecture; and the History of his own Time…and Translated from the Original by Thomas Nugent
by CELLINI, Benvenuto
Engraved frontis. port. x, 512 pp.; 1 p.l., 403, [45] pp. Two vols. 8vo, fine cont. speckled sheep (short tear, without loss, to pp. 99-100 of Vol. I), green & red morocco lettering pieces on spines. London: T. Davies, 1771. First edition in English of Cellini’s autobiography, “a production of the utmost energy, directness, and racy animation, setting forth one of the most singular careers in all the annals of fine art. His amours and hatreds, his passions... Read More
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![Catalogue des Livres Rares et Precieux de M.*** [Mel de Saint Ceran]. Disposé et mis en Ordre par Guillaume De Bure, fils aîné](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/955/342/923342955.0.l.jpg)
Catalogue des Livres Rares et Precieux de M.*** [Mel de Saint Ceran]. Disposé et mis en Ordre par Guillaume De Bure, fils aîné
by (AUCTION CATALOGUES: [MEL DE SAINT CERAN])
xvi, 312 pp. 8vo, 19th cent. half-calf (head of upper joint a bit worn, some browning), spine gilt, contrasting leather lettering piece on spine. Paris: De Bure, 1780. [bound with]: (--). Catalogue des Livres rares et précieux de la Bibliothéque de M. Mel de Saint Ceran. xii, 290 (i.e. 300), 42 pp. 8vo (some browning). Paris: De Bure, 1791. I. A rare catalogue, priced throughout in a contemporary hand, of the library of Mel... Read More
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The Life and Exploits of the ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the Original Spanish…by Charles Jarvis
by CERVANTES DE SAAVEDRA, Miguel
1742. Engraved frontis. port. of Cervantes by Virtue, several engraved head-pieces, & 67 engraved plates. xxiii, [8], [xxv]-xxxii, vi, [2], 90, [14] (first leaf a blank), 355 pp.; xii, 388 pp. Two vols. Large 4to, cont. speckled calf (joints very expertly repaired), spines gilt, brown & green morocco lettering pieces on spines. London: J. & R. Tonson & R. Dodsley, 1742. First edition of this esteemed translation and a wonderful association copy; this set belonged to Edward Gibbon... Read More
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![Songdam sŏnsaeng silgi 松潭先生實紀 [The Authentic Chronicle of Master Songdam]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/144/548/1716548144.0.l.jpg)
Songdam sŏnsaeng silgi 松潭先生實紀 [The Authentic Chronicle of Master Songdam]
by CH’AE, P’ir-hun 蔡必勲, ed
53 folding leaves. Four kwŏn in one vol. Small folio (313 x 195 mm.), orig. wrappers (covers stained), new stitching. [Korea]: Preface dated 1806. First and only edition of this rare early 19th-century literary collection documenting the life and works of Chae Eung-rin 蔡應麟 (1529-84), a distinguished mid-Chosŏn Confucian scholar and high government official, known by his pen name Songdam 松潭 (“Pine Tree Pond”). After forgoing advancement in officialdom, Chae dedicated himself to teaching, personal cultivation, and... Read More
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Kinh dịch 易經 [Ch. Yijing]
by THE CLASSIC OF CHANGES
Some woodcut diagrams. Woodblock-printed. 3, 76; 71; 93; 71 folding leaves. Four quyển in four vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers with pasted-on handwritten title-slip, leaves appear to be knot-bound inside, red edges. [Vietnam: Nguyễn dynasty?]. Rare Vietnamese edition of the Classic of Changes, incorporating cosmological diagrams and commentaries of the Neo-Confucian philosophers Shao Yong 邵雍 (1012-77), Cheng Yi 程颐 (1033-1107) and Zhu Xi 朱熹 (1130-1200). The only other Vietnamese copy of the Classic of Changes in WorldCat is... Read More
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Exhibition card: Alan Charlton Bei Konrad Fischer (27 February-24 March 1975)
by (CHARLTON, Alan)
Black & white illus. to one side, details on the other. Folding card. Düsseldorf: Konrad Fischer, 1975. Invitation card for Charlton’s third show with Konrad Fischer. Instead of the traditional postcard, Fischer produced a folding card that reproduces an artist-drawn diagram of the paintings to be displayed. In excellent condition. ❧ D. Fischer, ed., Ausstellungen bei Konrad Fischer: Düsseldorf Oktober 1967-Oktober 1992 (Edition Marzona: 1993) 104.
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Exhibition card: Alan Charlton (opens 21 February 1974)
by (CHARLTON, Alan)
Printed on one side. Card. Rome: Gian Enzo Sperone & Konrad Fischer, 1974. Invitation card to Charlton’s 1974 exhibition at Sperone and Fischer’s shared gallery in Rome. Fine. ❧ A. Minola, M.C. Mundici, F. Poli, M.T. Roberto, eds., Gian Enzo Sperone: Torino, Roma, New York: 35 Anni di Mostre tra Europa e America (2000), Vol. II, pp. 492.
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Dictee
by CHA, Theresa Hak Kyung
Black & white illus. [5] p.l., 179 pp. & Notes. 8vo, pictorial softcover, title on spine. Berkeley: Third Woman Press, 1995. First printing of the Third Woman Press re-publication of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's Dictee; the first edition was published by Tanam Press in 1982. In fine condition. Price stamped to recto of first leaf.
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The Dream of the Audience: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha (1951-1982)
by (CHA, Theresa Hak Kyung)
Many black & white illus. xi, 172 pp. 4to, pictorial hardcover, black cloth-backed, title on spine. Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, 2001. Scarce exhibition catalogue that was the first authoritative reference work on Cha's wide-ranging practice, the show was curated by Constance M. Lewallen (1939-2022). The book, with numerous illustrations of the artist's works, includes essays by Lawrence R. Rinder and Trinh T. Minh-Ha, an exhaustive exhibition history, bibliography, check-list, etc. In fine condition. ... Read More
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