Search Results: Titles starting with M from Sims Reed Rare Books

Hannover.: Redaktion des Merzverlages., 1923, Juli.. Original publisher's grey printed wrappers with typographic dada designs to covers, stapled as issued.. 8vo. (230 x 146 mm).. Printed text illustrated with monochrome illustrations of paintings, photographs, sculpture, furniture and architectural projects as well as typographic text ornaments and dada typography; printed text and illustration on rose paper as issued. Kurt Schwitters' 'MERZ 4: BANALITATEN'.MERZ 4 features literary contributions from Schwitters, Soupault, Ribemont-Dessaignes, Tzara ('DADA est une promenade'), Haussman ('CHAOPLASMA'), Malespine ('SENTIMENT (demi tarif)'), Arp ('Die Hasenkaserne') and El Lissitzky ('Topographie der Typographie'). As one might expect, the printed text in German or French, follows dada practise and caprice throughout.Artistic contributors included Picasso (credited as Sacipos for 'Le Lonvoi' ('Violin'), Schwitters, van Doesburg, Arp, Segal and Moholy-Nagy.'MERZ est le journal le plus sot du monde.… Read More

Paris.: Libraire J. Meynial., 1921.. Loose in the original card portfolio with decorative printed paper flaps and title and vignette to front cover; wear to paper portfolio flaps, front tie torn.. Large 8vo. (288 x 192 mm).. Half-title, title, further title leaf and 16 leaves with 'Douze Poèmes' by Hanry-Jacques each printed recto only, title leaf and 12 pochoir fashion plates by Georges Lepape, leaf with justification and leaf with achevé d'imprimer. Georges Lepape's beautiful fashion plates.From the edition limited to 300 numbered copies.Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'Hui was a leading fashion periodical of the Art Deco period and the pochoir plates illustrate the height of French fashion at the time. Each volume contained fashion plates by a different artist, here by Georges Lepape and was supplemented by text and poems by a featured writer. Published between 1912 - 1923, there was a total of seven volumes and each one was limited to only 300 copies. Because of the popularity of the… Read More

Prague.: Odeon., 1929.. Bound in contemporary blue half morocco.. Small 4to. (235 x 186 mm).. Numerous black and white illustrations. Subtitled in four languages (Czech, French, German, Russian) with Czech text throughout. Volume One of the series Mezinárodní soudobá archtitektura (International Contemporary Architecture) is a wide survey and important document of the experiments and achievements of modern design of the day. The list of contributors include Bauhaus (Hannes Mayer, Gropius, Mies, Breuer, Hilbersheimer), Suprematists (El Lissitzky), Constructivists, (Vesnin, Leonidov, Melnikov, Stam, Oud), Purists (Le Corbusier, Malevich), Futurist-Rationalists (Sartoris) and lone individuals (many) who were key players in the development of international modernism.Mezinárodni soudobá archtitektura ran to three volumes published between 1929 and 1931.

Alès.: P[ierre]. A[ndré]. B[enoit]., 1951.. Original publisher's printed wrappers with titles to front covers in black.. 5 issues. 12mo. (80 x 73 mm).. Illustrated throughout with monochrome lithographs. Issue 1 - Illustrations by PAB and texts by J. Bousquet, G. Schneider and Jean Paulhan.Issue 2 - Illustrations by G. Schneider and texts by Becker, Tchouang Tzeu (Juang-Zu) and PAB.Issue 3 - Illustrations by R. Toulouse and texts by Max Jacob, R.-G. Cadou and M. Bealu.Issue 4 - Illustrations by Warb and texts by G. Braque, L. Survage and F. Picabia.Issue 5 - Illustrations by F. Picabia and texts by R. Adler, F. Delteil and Becker.[Livres Réalisés par P. A. Benoit 166].

Naples.: Per Francesco Ricciardo Stampatore di Sua Ecc[ellen]za. il Sign[ore]. Vicere., 1729 - 1734.. 10 large engraved plates, all by Francesco de Grado after Domenico Antonio Vaccaro (1 plate) and Cristoforo or Christofano Rosso (8 plates), the final plate by Bartolomeo de Grado after Nicolaus Tagliacozzi Canale (1 plate). (Sheet sizes: c.500 x 750 mm, see list of plates for specific details). An exceptional extant corpus of the Neapolitan Coccagna engravings.These exquisite plates are a rare record of the infamous Neopolitan festivals that took place during the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. Published by Francesco Ricciardo, they celebrate the birthday of the Empress Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (August 28th) or the name day of the Emperor Charles (November 4th), or for the final plate, the entry of the Emperor into Naples. The final plate, engraved by Bartolomeo de Grado rather than his father Francesco, is particularly intriguing as it provides a printed key… Read More

Milan.: Galleria dell'Ariete., 1968.. Original publisher's stapled wrappers.. 8vo. (153 x 212 mm).. Monochrome photographs. Published to accompany the exhibition of ZERO artist Heinz Mack at Gallerie d'Ariete (Milan) beginning 20 March 1968.

Manchester.: J. E. Cornish., 1900.. Original publisher's green printed wrappers, with the lithographs loosely inserted.. Folio. (Sheet size 335 x 460 mm).. Illustrated with 12 lithograph portraits printed recto only, each with a leaf of text. One of 55 proofs, of which 50 were for sale.The Manchester Portraits consists of twelve portraits of the following Mancunian personalities - Mr A. Brodsky, The Misses Gaskell, Principal Hopkinson, Alderman Hoy, Sir Bosdin T. Leech, Dean Maclure, George Milner, Herbert Philips, Charles Rowley, William Simpson, Reuben Spencer, T. R. Wilkinson.Rothenstein found working on this project extremly dissatisfying. In a letter to Margaret Woods in September 1900 he refers to 'those dreary months at Manchester last winter, over a book of portraits, the last, I hope, I shall ever do'. The main problem was continuous arguments between him and Charles Rowley who, as well as sitting for one of the portraits, was the organiser and financier behind the project.… Read More

Manchester.: J. E. Cornish., 1900.. Original publisher's printed wrappers, with the lithographs loosely inserted.. Folio. (Sheet size 305 x 440 mm).. Illustrated with 12 lithographed portraits on rectos only, each with a leaf of text. A complete copy of William Rothenstein's 'Manchester Portraits' series.The Manchester Portraits consists of twelve portraits of the following Mancunian personalities - Mr A. Brodsky, The Misses Gaskell, Principal Hopkinson, Alderman Hoy, Sir Bosdin T. Leech, Dean Maclure, George Milner, Herbert Philips, Charles Rowley, William Simpson, Reuben Spencer, T. R. Wilkinson.Rothenstein found working on this project extremly dissatisfying. In a letter to Margaret Woods in September 1900 he refers to "those dreary months at Manchester last winter, over a book of portraits, the last, I hope, I shall ever do". The main problem was continuous arguments between him and Charles Rowley who, as well as sitting for one of the portraits, was the organiser and financier behind the… Read More

Zurich.: Seedorn Verlag., 1982.. Original publisher's white printed wrappers with titles in red and black to front cover; some foxing to front wrapper.. 8vo. (187 x 141 mm).. Half-title, printed title with copyright verso, section title and seven leaves each with a poetic fragment recto and verso in Roman and italic types and numbered I - XIV in Roman numerals in red, leaf with 'Note de l'editeur' and final leaf with justification. Artist book of poetic fragments by Marcel Broodthaers.From the edition limited to 524 copies, with this unnumbered example one of the 500 ordinary copies printed on 'papier d'édition'. The text was conceived by Marcel Broothaers in 1962 - 1963 but the work was published posthumously: 'L'original qui ne porte ni date ni titre comprend trois feuilles dactylographiées. La première ligne du texte a été choisie comme titre ... '. (From the 'Note de l'éditeur').

New York.: (Self-published)., 1969.. Original publisher's tan printed wrappers with calendar details in black to front cover, credit to rear, stapled as issued.. 8vo. (215 x 175 mm).. Blank leaf, leaf with a copy of Siegelaub's letter soliciting a work, leaf with Siegelaub's explanatory text and 31 leaves each with a work (or not) by one of the contributing artists (see below). A very good example of Seth Siegelaub's conceptual exhibition 'March 1969'.Each artist was provided with a single page within the catalogue, representing a single day in the month of March 1969. Contributions were purely text-based. The non responses were left as blank pages on the dates for which they were selected.Artists included Carl Andre (no contribution), Michael Asher (no contribution), Terry Atkinson, Michael Baldwin, Robert Barry, Rick Barthelme, Iain Baxter, James Lee Byars, John Chamberlain, Ron Cooper, Barry Flanagan, Dan Flavin (no contribution), Alex Hay, Douglas Huebler, Robert Huot, Stephen Kaltenbach, On… Read More

Madrid., 1935-40.. Recent half red mococco preserving the original wrappers.. 8vo. 2 volumes.. 157 plates, text illustrations. One of only 800 sets produced.A detailed study of medieval Islamic ivories. [Creswell 876].

Paris.: Au Moulin de Pen-Mur., 1946.. Original wrappers.. 4to.. Illustrated with 32 woodcuts with pochoir colour after watercolours by Leconte. From the edition limited to 1,000 copies, with this one of 250 on Arches wove.

Linz.: Neue Galerie Der Stadt Linz., 1997.. 8vo. (210 x 100 mm).. Leaflet accompanying the exhibition Markus Lüpertz Retrospektive at the Neue Galerie Der Stadt Linz from the 20th of November 1997 to the 22nd of February 1998.

Cologne.: Josef Haubrich Kunsthalle., 1979.. 8vo. (210 x 105 mm).. Leaflet advertising the exhibition Markus Lüpertz Gemälde und Handzeichnungen 1964 bis 1979 at the Josef Haubrich Kunsthalle from the 1st of December 1979 to the 13th of January 1980. 2 works are illustrated, Stil-Fliegen forms the outside of the leaflet and Apokalypse is illustrated inside.

Linz.: Neue Galerie Der Stadt Linz., 1997.. 8vo. (149 x 210 mm).. Invitation to the opening of the exhibition Markus Lüpertz Retrospektive at the Neue Galerie Der Stadt Linz on the 20th of November 1997, the exhibition ran to the 22nd of February 1998.

Cologne.: Galerie Joachim Blücher., 1993.. 8vo. (162 x 115 mm).. Invitation to the opening of the exhibition Markus Lüpertz Zeichnungen, Druckgraphik und ein Liturgisches Gewand at Galerie Joachim Blücher on the 9th of July 1993, the exhibition ran from the 10th of July to the 15th of September 1993.

Vienna.: Das Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig., 1994.. 8vo. (210 x 149 mm).. Invitation to the opening of the exhibition Markus Lüpertz at Das Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig on the 1st of July 1994, the exhibition ran until the 18th of September.

Cologne.: Galerie Michael Werner., 1996.. Small 8vo. (175 x 116 mm).. Invitation to the opening of the exhibition Markus Lüpertz Deutsche Motive at Galerie Michael Werner on the 11th of May 1996, the exhibition ran until the 15th of June.

London.: Waddington Galleries., 1981.. Small 8vo. (165 x 130 mm). Card advertising the Markus Lüpertz exhibition at Waddington Galleries from the 4th of November to the 27th of November 1981.

Cologne.: Galerie Michael Werner., 1997.. 8vo. (125 x 200 mm).. Card invitation to the opening of the exhibition Markus Lüpertz Neue Bilder, New Paintings at Galerie Michael Werner on the 8th of November 1997.