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Signed wood-engraved port. of Valadon by G. Aubert & 28 black & white illus. (some pasted on, others plates). 63 pp. Small 4to (169 x 130 mm.), orig. printed wrappers. Paris: Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Française, 1922.<br /> <P> An uncommon luxury edition of the first publication on the artist's career, written by critic and art historian Robert Rey (1888-1964). This is one of 215 numbered copies on pur fil Lafuma, supplemented with an original wood-engraved portrait of Valadon (1865-1938) by Georges Aubert bound-in at the beginning. Valadon began as a model for Puvis de Chavannes, Renoir, Forain, Toulouse-Lautrec, etc., and became a full-time painter in 1896. She was the first woman admitted to the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and showed at a number of important exhibitions. A productive relationship with the avant-garde gallerist Berthe Weill led to 19 exhibitions between 1913 and 1932. Valadon was the mother of Maurice… Read More

Two added engraved titles, 97 plates (many folding), and 287 engraved illus. & several woodcuts in the text. 14 p.l. (incl. added engraved title), 520, [4], 76, 119, [12] pp.; 12 p.l. (incl. added engraved title), 196, 116 pp.; 4 p.l., 228, [11] pp. Three vols. in two. Folio, cont. mottled calf (extremities a bit rubbed & worn), sides ruled in gilt, spines nicely gilt, black & red morocco lettering pieces on spines. Frankfurt am Main: J.D. Zunner, 1714-14-14.<br /> <P> First complete edition, comprising the second issue of Vol. I (1st: 1704) and first editions of Vols. II and III, printed throughout on superior fine white paper. This is a most attractive set of a marvelous work; it is one of the great illustrated books of the Baroque era and an inexhaustible repertorium of all oversea products of the late 17th century. Valentini has also described all known cabinets of natural history specimens.<br /> <P> "Valentini was the personal physician to the Margrave of… Read More

Illus. throughout. 219 pp. & colophon. 4to, pictorial softcover. Prague: National Gallery Prague, 2018. The rare English edition of this amply illustrated monograph on Valoch (b. 1946). The book comprehensively details his substantial contributions to Czech art from the 60s to 80s, as well as the formation of his important archive of Eastern European avant-garde art. From p. 11: "Valoch and his activities in the artistic realm may serve as the basis for the evaluation of the development of Czech, Slovak, and partially also European art scene from the middle of the 1960s. Analyzing Valoch's activities will gradually unveil a system created by a very active artist and curator, we might call it networking in current terms... "Valoch's work as an artist was inseparably connected with his activities as a curator and theoretician from the beginning of his active presence in the artistic world. The following characterization generally applies to Valoch as an artist as well as a poet, curator, critic,… Read More

Many black & white illus. 99 pp. & ads. Square 4to, pictorial softcover, title on spine. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Bert Bakker, 1982. A rare practical manual about stamps, co-authored by Aart van Barneveld (1951-90) and Ronald Wigman, both of whom were stamp artists; we find no institutional copy outside of Belgium and the Netherlands. With numerous diagrams and illustrated examples of artist's stamps. In excellent condition, a fascinating resource on stamps and stamp art of the 70s and 80s.

Text illus. [12] pp. Oblong 8vo, staple-bound. Recife: Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, 1978. An unrecorded exhibition catalogue of stamp art. Organized by Aart van Barneveld, director of Stempelplaats, the show was part of unicap's first Festival de Inverno. The catalogue includes a short text by van Barneveld (in Portuguese), a list of participants, and reproductions of stamps contributed by Ivald Granato, Ulises Carrión, Ray DiPalma, Henryk Bzdok, Ben Vautier, Paulo Bruscky, etc. In fine condition. Not found in WorldCat.

Numerous black & white illus., some full-page. [106] pp. Small folio (298 x 212 mm.), orig. printed pictorial wrappers. Antwerp: 1992.<br /> <P> The scarce first catalogue issued by the partnership of gallerist Van de Velde and bookseller Ceuleers. Their collaboration began in 1990. It offers an impressive array of rare artists' books, multiples, exhibition catalogues, and important reference works. The first portion of the catalogue consists of materials related to Dada and Surrealism; the second is devoted to "Art after 1945."<br /> <P> A near fine copy. <br /> <P> ❧ Not in A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books (2nd ed.: 2013).

Full-bleed black & white illus. [4] pp. Single folded A3 sheet. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1970. The first Art & Project bulletin designed by Ger van Elk (1941-2014). The two-page opening and final page bear full-bleed stills from the video of the artist's droll attempt to inflate one foot with the other. This 16 mm. film piece was presented at Art & Project's gallery for his exhibition. An early Art & Project bulletin, in fine condition. Edition of ca. 800 copies. ❧ Art & Project. A History (2023) E021.

Black & white illus. [10] leaves. Tall 8vo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1972. Scarce Art & Project publication (edition of 300 copies), with illustrations of van Elk's work, several of which appear in his bulletins. Fine.

One color illus. [4] pp. Single folded A3 sheet, horizontal folds for mailing. Amsterdam: Art & Project, 1977. Van Elk's penultimate Art & Project bulletin. In fine condition. Addressed to important Stedelijk Museum curator Ad Petersen (1931-2021). ❧ Art & Project. A History (2023) E164.

Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1975. Postcard invitation for Van Elk's second exhibition with Jürgen Wesseler's gallery. In fine condition. Mailed to curator Judith Cahen (b. 1938) and graphic designer Wim Crouwel (1928-2019). ❧ Exhibition installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992).

Printed on one side only. Small mimeographed sheet. Amsterdam: 1976. Announcement for a performance by composer and visual artist Paul van Reeuwijck at Other Books and So. Fine.

13 black & white illus. 77 pp. Small 8vo (175 x 126 mm.), orig. pictorial wrappers, staple-bound. [Philadelphia: 1973]. The landmark exhibition catalogue for a pioneering show of artists' books. It was held at both Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, and the University Art Museum, Berkeley. Vanderlip, later a museum curator at the Denver Art Museum, writes in the Foreword: "This exhibition attempts to survey the many different types of books made by artists from 1960 to the present. For the purpose of this Exhibition the definition of 'book' is very flexible. If the artist conceived his work as a book, I have generally accepted his position." This is followed by the essays "Slices of Silence, Parcels of Time: The Book as a Portable Sculpture" by artist Lynn Lester Hershman (b. 1941) and "Some Thoughts on Books as Art" by the poet and critic John Perreault (1937-2015). The exhibition presented the works of Ader, Baldessari, the Bechers, A.A. Bronson, Byars, Cage, Dibbets, Downsbrough, Feldmann,… Read More

Many text. illus. [24] pp. 8vo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Alsbach: 1978.<br /> <P> Scarce catalogue issued by an important publisher of artists' books. We note works by Ulises Carrión, Fritz Schwegler, George Brecht, Alexander Schleber, Günter Uecker, Servie and Janssen. Carrión's The Muxlows (1978) is offered for 12 DM. It is interesting to note that Carrión's partner Aart van Barneveldt is listed as one of the distributors of the company's publications.<br /> <P> The catalogue also presents the first four issues of Leaman's Reaktion periodical, with contributions by Gibbs, Thomkins, Spoerri, Rainer, Carrión, Nannucci, Morellet, de Vries, etc. Each of the new publications is pictured.<br /> <P> In fine condition.<br /> <P> ❧ Not in A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books (2nd ed.: 2013).

Woodcut royal arms on first leaf (otherwise blank) & one large folding engraved map (on a new stub & with a few short tears to edges carefully repaired). Title within typographical border. 2 p.l., 32 pp. Small 4to, modern morocco (first two leaves carefully remargined in gutter, light browning), uncut. London: T. Fawcet, 1642. First edition of a very rare and important book; this work, written in 1637 or 1638 but not published until 1642, details for the first time Vermuyden's plan to drain the Great Level, a significant portion of the Fens between the Nene River and the uplands of Norfolk, which was successfully completed by 1653. His plan extended over land in six counties and involved 11,000 laborers (mostly Scottish and Dutch prisoners of war) in the project. It was one of the greatest land reclamation projects ever realized. Vermuyden (1590-1677), a civil engineer who specialized in drainage, came from a Dutch family which specialized in that activity. He came to England… Read More

Illus. throughout. Unpaginated. 12mo, printed wrappers, staple-bound. Reykjavik & Geneva: 1983. Scarce John M. Armleder (b. 1948) artists' book, one of 175 numbered copies. Fine.

Several black & white illus. Title-leaf, 27 pp. & two additional text leaves. Square 4to, printed folder & inner black folded sheet, loose as issued. La Plata, Argentina: Diagonal Cero, 1970. A most compelling association copy linking two important Latin-American artists; the author Vigo (1927-97) has inscribed the recto of the title-leaf to Carrión (1941-89). This contains an illustrated historical essay on visual poetry, with depictions of work by Alvaro de Sá, Julien Blaine, Wlademir Dias-Pino, Lara Lemos, Moacy Cirne, Neide Sá, Jean-Claude Moineau, Grupo "Zaj," Jochen Gerz, Vigo, etc. Several texts by European artists are translated into Spanish. A very good copy, from the library of Ulises Carrión; some faint and inoffensive staining to a few leaves and minor wear to the folder and black folded sheet. The date of Vigo's inscription is "12/07/1978".

Black & white illus on recto, details on verso. Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1971.<br /> <P> Card advertising a new Carel Visser multiple published by Wies Smals's gallery Seriaal. The steel sculpture was made in an edition of 10 signed and numbered copies. Very good copy; small stain to the recto.

Two full-page engraved plates on one double-page sheet, two woodcut plates, & numerous woodcut diagrams in the text. Woodcut of Medici arms on titles which are printed in red & black. Two parts in one vol. 8 p.l., 154 pp.; 2 p.l., 154 pp., one leaf of errata. Folio, cont. vellum over boards (a bit of foxing). Florence: J. Cocchini, 1659. First edition and a splendid copy of the author's first book in which Viviani attempted a reconstruction of the important fifth book of Apollonius' Conics, a text at that time lost. The Conics was in eight books, but only the first four have come down to us in the original Greek. There was some knowledge of the fifth book due to hints supplied by other Greek mathematicians and it was this information which Viviani used. While Viviani was working on his reconstruction of the fifth book, Borelli discovered in an Arabic manuscript in the Medicean Library the text of books five through seven (book eight is lost). These were then translated into… Read More

One fine folding engraved plate. [16] leaves. Small 4to, modern wrappers (minor browning). Hamburg: G. Rebenlein, [1681]. First edition of this scarce observation of the famous comet of 1680-81. Apart from its brightness, this comet is notable as the first to be observed using a telescope (by Gottfried Kirch in Coburg). Other well-known observers included Robert Hooke, Flamsteed, Newton, and John Evelyn. Voigt (1613-91) was a mathematician, astronomer, and writer of calendars. He studied mathematics at Erfurt and taught at Stade, near Hamburg. He observed the comets of 1664, 1665, and 1677. In this work, he provides a very detailed description of the appearance of the comet, its path, and significance. The fine folding plate depicts the comet's path through the constellations. Fine copy and scarce. &#10087; Kronk, Cometography, I, pp. 369-73.

Pictorial card. Berlin: Galerie René Block, 1971. Card announcement for Wolf Vostell's 1971 exhibition with René Block. Fine.