ASSEMBLAGE, ENVIRONMENTS & HAPPENINGS
(1966)
First edition of this founding document of performance and environmental art — the first such work by a major publisher, Abrams.
Artists Books
FOEW&OMBWHNW
1969
First edition of this classic artist's book, designed to look like a bible, from Higgin's own press.
DAILY ANNOYANCES
1991
Self-published artist's book cataloging and illustrating a Pillow Book-like list of daily annoyances, such as "Loneliness. Standing on a subway platform and being intimidated by a man making rude gestures with his mouth."
DOMICILE FRUGAL
1992
An erotic chapbook livre-de-artiste pairing Reut's poem with Cousinier's art.
VOSTOK / BOCTOK
(2007)
Signed limited edition artist's book on the ecological impacts of drilling, one of 30 unusually bound and printed with multiple bored holes and inverted sheets.
FAMOUS DRAWINGS PRESENTS MARCEL DZAMA / PINSPOT #1: Marcel Dzama
(1998)
First printing of the Canadian artist's first book — featuring an essay by Wayne Baerwaldt, "Lord of the Flies," on Dzama's work.
HARD LIGHT
(1978)
Signed first edition of Ruscha and Weiner's photo-novel, starring Shelley Chamberlain, Suzanne Chandler, and Susan Haller in a captivatingly oblique visual drama.
DESERT STORM: Desert Sand
(1991)
Crisp limited edition artist's book by the innovative mixed-media artist, using sandpainting and screenprinting to depict the role of television broadcasting on the public perception of the Gulf War.
AIRS WATERS GRACES
[1975]
Minimalist artist's book that contrasts classical Greek and Roman imagery with modern war machines.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
[1948]
Humorous artist's book of caricatures and short descriptions of "that peculiar species of the human race — the big game angler."
CONSIDER A SOLID–EUCLID
(1970)
The first of the Circle Pamphlet series, containing excerpts from Euclid and Benjamin Donn surrounded by black and green blocks.
BEFORE TIMES THREE & AFTER TIMES THREE
(1970)
One of 150, this work contains what the artist calls a "Zen Aphorism" printed in a series of color blocks.
THESAURUS GRID
(1970)
A selection of words and their synonyms from Roget's Thesaurus, arranged in colorful squares.
1946-1976 IN THE JUNGLE OF ART
[1976]
A conceptual stream-of-consciousness autobiography, the text of which was originally written on a white suit and hat.
OKUPANT X
1979
One of punk artist Gary Panter's earlier publications, aggressively melding theatrical genres and comic styles to create a play set in a dark future.
TWENTYSIX GASOLINE STATIONS
(1969)
Third edition of the first of Ruscha's sixteen books and an iconic early artist's book.
THE NIGHT I LOST MY BABY: A Las Vegas Vignette
1966
First edition, association copy, of this uncommon artist's book, inscribed to Dick Smothers of the Smothers Brothers.
EVERY BUILDING ON THE SUNSET STRIP
1966
Signed first edition, second issue of this quintessentially Los Angeles book, one of the great photobooks of all time — with the original wrap-around band intact.
VARIOUS SMALL FIRES
(1970)
Signed second edition of Ruscha's second artist's book, an enigmatic series of controlled burns in the human landscape.
THE BOOK OF PRACTICAL PUSSIES
2009
First edition of this collection by various artists and poets, hand-picked by Rollman to accompany her delightfully quirky and perverse cat illustrations.
PLAYERS
(2011)
Signed first edition of this collection of photographs featuring friends, fashion, and performers, inspired by the visual dynamism of the stage — with introduction in verse by R.E.M's Michael Stipe.
"ART CASH"
[1971]
Set of four (of six) "art cash" bills created for the "Art Cash Benefit for Television Programming," held by Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) in December 1971 at Automation House in New York — including the Andy Warhol "one."
IN AND OUT OF KUTZTOWN: A Documentation of the Arts Series Program 1974-1981
(1981)
First (and only) edition of this artists' book in anthology form from the highly-regarded residency program that has hosted the likes of Dan Graham, Phillip Glass, John Cage, Richard Serra, Steve Reich, Vito Acconci, Janet Fish, Richard Kostelanetz, Bill T. Jones, Nam June Paik, and numerous others.
SKIPPY DUMPY
(2019)
Signed limited edition handmade pop-up book by the painter, street artist, and creator of Grosse Victime magazine, one of just five copies produced.
Collection of Publications, Invitations, Catalogues, and Ephemera
(1969-2013, bulk 1970s)
A comprehensive collection of publications and other documents from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), an unexpected yet tremendously important center of conceptual art and postminimalism throughout the 1970s.
