Search Results: Authors starting with N from Sims Reed Rare Books

Oxford.: Counterpoint Publications., 1947.. Original publisher's printed tan wrappers, stapled as issued with profile portrait of Nash on cream paper pasted to front cover with titles in black.. 4to. (284 x 224 mm).. 6 illustrations, including one tipped-in colour plate. An excellent, pristine copy of Paul Nash's final publication.From the edition limited to 1,000 copies numbered in black ink to justification to inner front wrapper.'This brochure was designed by Paul Nash shortly before he died ... and is now published by his friends one year later, as a small tribute to his memory. The edition is limited to 1,000 copies'. (From the justification).

New York.: Leo Castelli., 1985.. Folded sheet. (59.69 x 82 cm).. Offset colour lithograph printed recto only. Striking poster for an exhibition of Bruce Nauman at Leo Castelli Gallery (1985).The poster shows 'Big Welcome', a neon sculpture by Bruce Nauman.

New York.: Leo Castelli Gallery., 1967–68.. Original publisher's white stapled wrappers, printed title to front cover in black, Nauman's signature to rear cover in black.. Square 4to. (305 x 305 mm).. Initial blank and five leaves with colour offset blue and lilac skies recto and verso, Nauman's signature to rear cover in black. The first of Nauman's two atmospheric LA artist books.Nauman’s precursor to the tongue-in-cheek tone of his other notable work 'L A AIR'. 'Clear Sky' consists of ten colour images showing clear, unpolluted skies, the perfect visual contradiction to the apparently polluted colours of 'L A AIR'.

Paris., 1926 - 1927.. Full black calf by Miguet with his signature and dated 1971, with polished onlay panels of bright crimson on both front and rear boards, original wrappers preserved (the additional pamphlets housed in pockets of inner front and rear boards), slipcase.. 3 vols. Small 4to. + 8vo. + 12mo.. Benjamin Péret's copy of Pierre Naville's renowned manifesto highlighting the tensions between Trotskyist Surrealists and Stalinist Surrealists.Naville, originally a member of Breton's coterie, left Surrealism for the Communist party in 1926 after experiencing one of Breton's notorious personal attacks. That year he was to publish this important pamphlet in which he argues that Surrrealism and Marxism are incompatible, as the Surrealists were too individualist and bourgeois to contribute to the collective 'disciplined action of class struggle' necessary to overthrow capitalism.This copy from the collection of Benjamin Péret, with two signed presentations on the title: from Naville: 'à… Read More

Hampstead., 1916.. Thin sheet of paper. (200 x 250 mm).. A wartime letter from the artist C. R. W. Nevinson to an anonymous publisher.The letter concludes '....at present I am overwhelmed with work.'A transcript is available on request.

Prague.: Ladislav Kuncir., 1927.. Original printed wrappers.. 8vo. (204 x 126 mm).. First editon, limited to 1000 copies. Typography and original wrappers, designed by Vít Obrtel. Fine typographical cover design by Obrtel, with black lettering and a blue circle, the latter repeated on the title page.

Prague.: Fr. Borový., 1934.. Original publisher's cloth, typographic design to front cover in red and blue.. 8vo. (204 x 135 mm).. First edition of this collection of poems by Nezval, inspired by his trip to France and Italy.Binding, title page and typography designed by Karel Teige.

Prague.: Ceskoslovensky spisovatel., 1968.. Publisher's printed boards, with dust jacket. Slight fraying to edges of jacket.. 12mo. (164 x 106 mm).. Illustrations in red and black by Václav Sivko. Jacket and typography designed by Jirí Rathousky.

Prague.: Odeon., 1930.. Original publisher's printed wrappers.. 8vo. (200 x 137 mm).. First edition. Illustrated cover and typography by Karel Teige.

Prague.: Borovy., 1937.. Publisher's printed wrappers designed by Teige.. 8vo. (216 x 138 mm).. Title page and 2 photomontages by Karel Teige Second edition of Nezval’s first book of poems from the period 1919-1921 (first edition published in Brno, 1922, under the auspices of Devìtsil, and not illustrated).The remarkable title page, with traditional elements, is in strange contrast with the two surrealist photomontages.

Prague.: Borový., 1937.. Publisher's cloth-backed boards.. 8vo. (21.4 x 13.5 cm).. Title page and 2 photomontages by Karel Teige Second edition of Nezval’s first book of poems from the period 1919-1921 (first edition published in Brno, 1922, under the auspices of Devìtsil, and not illustrated).The remarkable title page, with traditional elements, is in strange contrast with the two surrealist photomontages. Hardback edition.

Prague.: Fr. Borový., 1933.. Original publisher's cloth, typographic design to front cover.. 8vo. (202 x 135 mm).. An excellent copy. Binding and typography designed by Karel Teige.

Prague.: Odeon., 1930.. Original publisher's printed wrappers.. 8vo. (200 x 128 mm).. Typography by Strysky.First Czech translation of the works of Rimbaud.

Prague.: Borovy., 1946.. Original publisher's typographic wrappers.. 8vo. (214 x 136 mm).. Fourth edition. The first edition was published in 1934.Cover and typography by Karel Teige.

Vienna., 1979.. Poster. (608 x 420 mm).. Monochrome printed illustration and text recto only in black; previously folded. The announcement poster for the Aktionist performance held at Nitsch's Schloss Prinzendorf on June 3rd, 1979.The poster for Nitsch's 'Das Orgien Mysterien Theater' presents the '65. aktion': ' ... gang durch die kellergassen und weingärten. einkehr in verschiedene weinkeller von prinzendorf und umgebung ... unsere prozession wird von schrammelmusik begleitet (freier weinausschank)'. The poster also promotes an exhibition of the project's drawings held at Galerie Heike Curtze, Vienna.

Vienna.: Galerie Junge Generation., 1964.. Original printed wrappers, two holes punched to head of catalogue for filing.. Tall 8vo.. With 6 illustrations. Very early Nitsch catalogue for the exhibition at the Galerie Junge Generation held from the 24th of June to the 4th of July 1964.