Genève: Ecart Publications, 1974. Artists's book. The Tate guesses either 920 or 420 copies, but this one clearly is 101 of 420. The limitation is on the final page. This artists’ publication is a squat miniature book of 150 to 200 pp., with paper covers and glued with a cloth..... More

Shanghai ren min chu ban she, 1986. Poster. Offset color lithograph. 41.5 x 30.1 in. / 105.5 x 76.5 cm. Large portrait of Lenin. Publication information printed in small Chinese characters in bottom margin includes an identification number, 86CEFD–558. Professionally backed with Japanese tissue. Two small mended tears in left..... More

Why this page? BookHound™, the database that runs this website, processes only items catalogued here through its shopping cart, as it should. What about the many orders we receive for uncatalogued items? How can it possibly handle them? This page, with its item number identifying it as a legitimate entry..... More

Porvoo, Finland: Werner Södertström , 1925. Frontis. portrait + 32 hors-texte pls. 77 pp. (resumé, pp. 69-77). Brown boards with white leather spine; leather label printed in gilt on spine; original sepia photo mounted on front cover (edges of photo chipped, and emulsion somewhat bleached by adhesive). This copy bears..... More

New York: Museum of Modern Art, ©1988. New York: Museum of Modern Art, ©1988. 34 ills. (2 color). 31 pp. Green flocked cover with die-cut hole in center. 21.8 x 29.8 cm (oversquare). As new in MoMA store shrinkwrap. More

New York, May-June 1966. This is one of two such copies, both inscribed to "Fred"; please read on. They probably came to me decades ago as duplicates from the UCLA Art Library. Although the catalogue indicates that the exhibition was in New York, the possible connections to UCLA suggest that..... More

New York: Sidney Janis, 1961. Color halftone frontispiece, photograph of Albers, and 14 b/w illustrations. 16 pp. Off-white paper covers. 24 x 21.6 cm. Catalogue design by Norman Ives, who was deeply involved in many of Albers' great, later publications with serigraphed plates. The catalogue lists 33 works from "Homage..... More

Segura, Spain: Casa de Cultura, 1992. Almost entirely illustrations of entries to this global Mail Art exhibition. 36 pp. Decorated paper covers. 21.5 x 15.9 cm. The final three pages contain the names and addresses of 97 artists from 18 countries. Not located in OCLC. **Free domestic shipping with direct..... More

Milano: Bruno Alfieri, 1962-1964. A fabulous (and apparently almost unknown) magazine of graphic design from the publisher of Metro. Profusely illustrated (part color) with inserts, various papers, gatefolds. Decorated covers. 40.5 x 24 cm. Parallel Italian, French & English. OCLC locates this title only at the Bibliothèque Nationale and the..... More

Los Angeles: Gemini Ltd., [1966]. Folder with color cover, 9 b/w photographs & 2 color film strips containing 12 images. 18.8 cm square. John Altoon was truly an artist's artist, with a flair that went out too soon. The edition of this livre d'artiste consisted of 100 copies containing 10..... More

Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1979. 2 plates. [17] pp. Staple-bound blue paper covers. 30.5 x 22.8 cm. **One of David Antin's talk pieces, including a wonderful account of trying to look like Jean Gabin when you are fifteen or sixteen. The two plates are pictures of..... More

New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1965. The second of four issues of this influential little magazine. Cover illustration is a sculpture by Robert Morris. Contributors include the editors, Ted Berrigan, George Brecht, Theodore Enslin, Emin Ercoglu, Clayton Eshleman, David Franks, Frank Kuenstler, Jackson Mac Low, Rochelle Owens, Margaret Randall, Caroll..... More

Solana Beach, California: the artist, 1971. An original, unmailed card from Eleanor Antin's series of 51 postcards mailed between March 15, 1971, and July 9, 1973. This one, the 32nd in the narrative, was taken on Route 101 in California, on February 9, 1971. Photography by Phel Steinmetz. 11.5 x...... More