Invitation/announcement for the first exhibition of the Perceptivist movement, held at the Van Riel Gallery in Buenos Aires on November 15, 1949, with talks by Raúl Lozza on Perceptivism and Abrahán Haber on "Abstraction and Perception". 15 x 12 cm. Single sheet, loose as issued. Some slight browning and creasing..... More
Single page flyer, printed recto and verso, presenting the text of the "Adresse de l'Internationale Situationniste" directed towards the Assemblée Générale de l'Association Internationale des Critiques d'Art, held on April 14, 1958 at the Exposition Universelle in Brussels, speaking out against art critics and co-signed by members of the Internationale..... More
Unpag. (40 pp.) volume with text in English and Danish, containing proposals for fantastical and abstract building projects by three well-known Fluxus artists to be completed in 284 years, based on a formula of financial backing and interest accrued, including a "Love Room" pneumatic cupola and polarized mirrored glass to..... More
Small collection of documents pertaining to the Amsterdam branch of the Bureau de Recherches Surrealistes, 10 items in total, including: 'Surrealistische Ontmoetingen", a stapled booklet with five pages of text, printed recto only, containing a text by Her de Vries about an exhibition of Dutch Surrealists held in Leiden, the..... More
A complete series of 6 albums documenting the Spanish Civil War in great detail, each album with 30-50 pp. of text detailing the daily activities and events of the war followed by many pages in photoessay form depicting troops, civilians, forms of military transport, propaganda, and the destruction of war..... More
Double-sided poster/catalog from the first major exhibition of abstract art in Italy, held in Rome at the Galleria Roma from March through April 1948, containing a sort of manifesto about abstract art, a statement on the exhibition from Ettore Sottsass Jr., additional texts from Piet Mondrian, George Morris, G. Formaggio..... More
Munich-Brazzaville: self-published ("Logos"), 1970. Octavo (21 × 14.5 cm). Original decorative card wrappers; [76] pp. Illustrations. Small title inscription in pink ink to spine. Occasional markings in red ink to text. Else very good. A famous cycle of political jokes about the Soviet system, with wrapper design and introduction by..... More
[] 1975 88 pp. A sequel to the famous cycle of political jokes about the Soviet system, with wrapper design and introduction by Nikolai Olin (born Men’chukov; 1909–1978). The introduction notes the massive popularity of the first volume, especially in the GDR, and its translation into a variety of languages..... More
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Ann Arbor: Ardis, 1976. Octavo (18.5 × 12.5 cm). Original decorative card wrappers: 169, [1] pp. Owner inscription in black ink to inside wrapper; light sunning to base of spine; else a fine, apparently unread copy. First edition. A cult classic of Russian postmodernism, this first novel of the Soviet-Canadian..... More
Paris: self-published (Tip. "Union"), 1921. Quartos (28.5 × 23 cm). Original printed self-wrappers; 7–14 pp. per issue. Old tears; text brittle and occasionally toned, with light fraying to margins; still about very good, save for last issue, with horizontal tear to final leaf. Complete run of this periodical containing the..... More
A complete run of 62 issues in 61 fasciscules of the early British folk music revival magazine, under the primary editorial direction of Beryl Davis, wife of Spinners lead singer Tony Davis, with the first few issues also edited by Dennis Smithson, Val Evans, Tony Davis, John Fargher, and Jim..... More
![Novyi Obrii: al'manakh [The new horizon: an almanach], nos. 1, 2 (of nine published). Dm Chub,...](/pictures/thumb/51584_1.jpeg?v=1648044418)
Melbourne-Adelaide: V-vo "Lastivka", 1954–1993. Octavos (19.8 × 14 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; and 127 and 239 pp. Illustrated from photographs. About very good; upper spine extremity of one volume with small tear; private owner signature to one volume and stamp of the "S. Radion Home Library" to the other. First..... More
![Hoverlia: misiachnyk kul'tury [Hoverla: a cultural monthly], no. 1 (all published](/pictures/thumb/51583_1.jpeg?v=1646698088)
Khust: Ivan Roman, 1939. Octavo (23 × 15.4 cm). Original decorative wrappers by Robert Lisovs'kyi; 64 pp. Good or better; chipping and partial loss to front wrapper; owner signature and exlibris of A. A. Granovsky. First and only issue of this Ukrainian cultural journal, published in the town of Khust..... More
Prague: B. Martos, 1922–1928. Octavos (23 × 15.4 cm). Original staple-stitched printed wrappers on dark blue stock; 31, [1] and 35, [1] pp. Owner inscription of A. A. Granovsky to front wrappers; else very good. Two single issues of this Ukrainian journal published in Prague for seven years. Contributions by..... More
Tbilisi: Shroma, 1913. Octavo (24 × 16 cm). Original printed green wrappers; 395 pp. Light overall wear; about very good. Scarce anthology containing translations into Georgian of works by Henryk Sienkiewicz ("The writer Zołzikiewicz" - evidently a part of his "Sketches in Charcoal"), Knut Hamsun ("Victoria"), Arthur Schnitzler ("Dying"), and..... More
27 pp. text describing eighteen examples of intricate Tibetan metalwork dating from the 17th through 19th centuries, including sword guards, boxes, decorative panels, etc., notes, 19 plates (1 tipped-in color). 4to. Boards, d.j., d.j. chipped slightly along bottom. Leipzig (Otto Harrassowitz) 1954. More
1900. Bernini. VIII, 455 pp. scholarly monograph on the Italian sculptor and architect, with preface by Adolfo Venturi, containing a chronological list of works, indices, extensive notes including bibliographic material, with 263 illustrations total including text illustrations and plates. Large 4to. Full leather with raised spine, wear to extremities and..... More
1901. 2 vols. text, x, 535, viii, 663 pp. history and description of the Gothic cathedral and its rich sculptural decoration and works of art, extensive notes including bibliographic information, inscriptions, index, profusely illustrated throughout with 274 text illustrations and 111 fine plates divided between the two vols. Considerable foxing..... More
London: Union Deutscher Sozialistischer Organisationen in Großbritannien, [1945]. Octavo (20.4 × 16.6 cm). Five folded leaves, with mimeographed typescript to rectos and versos; unstapled as issued; 19 pp. Very light overall wear; very good. Scarce mimeographed publication, apparently issued shortly prior to the end of World War II, with the..... More
A single 4-pp. issue of the newsletter distributed on board the SS Zanesville Victory, printed early on in its fourth voyage returning troops home from Europe, this one from Antwerp to New York, containing an article on atom bom testing, chaplain's notices, information on separation centers, a message from the..... More
Three issues of the newsletter distributed on board the S.S. Marine Serpent during its 5th voyage, the first two issues each a double-sided typed and mimeographed page, containing news stories, sports scores and news items, information on movies shown on board, voyage statistics, and maps, the third issue being the..... More
Single issue of the newsletter printed on board the S.S. Bardstown Victory, approximately 14 pages of typed and mimeographed text, including a list of the newsletter's staff, a letter in appreciation to the readers and to the crew of the ship, the ship's roster, a message from the Captain of..... More
[Zagreb]: [Dravni Izvještajni i Promibeni Ured], 1942. Octavo (20.3 × 15.5 cm). Original staple-stitched pictorial wrappers, largely mimeographed and with one original linocut design; 14–40 pp. of mimeographed typescript to rectos and versos. Occasionally illustrated with mimeographed drawings and vignettes. Removed from later binding (present), with trace of glue to..... More
![Deutscher Nachrichtendienst [German news service]. With: Informationsblätter [Informational...](/pictures/thumb/51522.jpeg?v=1645018539)
Prague: Verlagsanstalt Graphia und Paris, Vorstand der Sopade), August 30, 1934 – January 12, 1939. 44 issues (see below for details). Each ca. 30–60 numbered leaves printed rectos only on stock of varying color, including green and pink, staple-bound or sewn with thin thread. Ca. 9 × 6 cm to..... More
Thérouanne, 1942-1944. Large octavos (23 × 18 cm). Contemporary marbled-paper covered boards; loosely inserted leaves of manuscript in red and blue ink to rectos and versos; very occasional small illustrations and affixed maps. Very good. A series of original handwritten single leaves, approximately 426 issues total, of a likely clandestine..... More