SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME, INC. / MUSEUM OF MODERN ART / REPORT / 1920 - 1921
[1921]
The first annual report of the first permanent collection of modern art in the U.S.
Artists Books
THE DOCUMENTARY RECORD OF AN INFRINGEMENT: Environmental Art of a Pseudovandalist Nature
1978
Humorous artist's book documenting Joshua Alper's alteration of a billboard.
Untitled Original Manuscript Illustrated Artist's Book
[ca. 1970?]
Enigmatic and disquieting collection of six short stories and one 90-page novella, neatly and distinctively handwritten and illustrated in brown ink.
TRUNK PIECES
(1978)
Feminist artist's book that ponders the stories carried by women via found photography.
DIE VOLLKOMMENE GASTGEBERIN IST FUR MICH DIE 'DAME MIT DER PEITSCHE" [Cover Title - "For me the perfect host is the "lady with a whip"]
[ca. late 1960s]
An extraordinary and unique handmade artist's book, elaborately assembled by an anonymous artist.
A L'OMBRE DES ARBRES
2006
Photographs taken in Greenwich Park in London and in the Bois de Cambre in Brussels by the Belgian architect and photographer.
A SENTENCE OF THIRTEEN PARTS (WITH TWELVE ALTERNATE VERBS) ENDINGS IN FABLE
1977
First edition of arguably Baldessari's most desirable artist's book, and one of the best of the 1970s.
THROWING A BALL ONCE TO GET THREE MELODIES AND FIFTEEN CHORDS
1973 (1975)
Baldessari showcases his love of games in this classic flipbook-esque artist's book.
WILL BARNET: 27 Master Prints
(1979)
The uncommon deluxe edition of this collection featuring Barnet's prints.
DRAWING RESTRAINT VOL. II.
2005
Artist-book exhibition catalog for Barney's traveling show of 2005-06.
ATLAS
1983
The first US edition of the first book by this English cartoonist, known for his darkly surreal and humorous drawings.
MINDERNES VIRKSOMHED
[1935]
Artist's book by the Danish surrealist, a student of Klee and Kandinsky at the Bauhaus in Dessau.
ART WORK / NO COMMERCIAL VALUE
1972
Assemblage anthology (a la Kostelanetz's contributors' journal ASSEMBLING) in the Fluxus/mail art traditions: "The intent of this book is to call attention to activities in the area of notebooks, community art and correspondence art and to encourage other people to launch projects of their own."
PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS INNA NEO-CON ROOTS-DUB STYLEY
2004
From an edition of 100 copies.
SLINGS AND ARROWS
(1988)
Handmade and modified artist's book, opening to reveal two diorama-like three-dimensional scuptural scenes, using the book's original leaves for background and base for dense and intricate layers of collaged imagery.
GHOSTING ALONG
1981
Signed limited first edition of this handmade photocopied photobook of black and white images with ghostly double exposures and other photographic manipulations. Rare; not found in OCLC.
NUITS VEGETALES
1938
Black and white papier déchiré (torn paper) frontispiece by Hans Arp [Jean Arp].
EIGHT POEMS EIGHT DRAWINGS
1981
One of just ten copies produced of this portfolio, issued by Buczak's own Money For Food Press.
71-73
1974
Uncommon conceptual artist's book in uncommonly good condition.
SUPPORT HER
n.d.
Artist's book repurposing vintage women's lingerie advertisements.
I-VI
1990
Deluxe edition of Cage's Charles Eliot Northern Lectures, delivered at Harvard between 1988-1989.
NOTATIONS
(1969)
First edition of this foundational investigation into the modern score as visual (and not just musical) art, from Dick Higgins's noted press.
LISTEN
1975
Signed limited edition of this graphically bold artist's book based on and inspired by Erik Satie's 1914 SPORTS ET DIVERTISSEMENTS.
100 PHOTOS QUI NE SONT PAS DE PHOTOS DE CHEVAUX
1995
As the title suggests, this artists' book contains 100 black-and-white photographs that are not of horses (in fact, they are all of chickens.)
ACRCIT
(1971)
Scarce and cryptic self-published newspaper ("a labyrinth without a center") by the French-born, California-based conceptual and performance artist.
