Warsaw: Klub Muzyki Nowej Remont. Alma-Art, 1987. A performance piece, with Mitan accompanied by songbirds in a pet shop. The edition was 800 regular copies and 200 like this. Unopened copy. Arc-shaped crease at top of sleeve and slight damage at that edge from the wire enclosure. OCLC locates only..... More

[Genova?]: Edizioni Galleria la Bertesca, 1968. Artist's book. Glossy white covers embossed with a Minimalist design. 20 cm square. 94 pp. An elaborate publication with gatefolds, mounted specimens, color plates, and a 7-inch Flexidisc: "Seven sonorous canes are hung in front of a panel in such a way that the visitor..... More

London: Museum of Installation, [1994?]. Many illustrations. 26 leaves photocopied on one side only + a few pp. laid in. Commercial binder with clear polyester front and rear cover of white card stock; bound as issued with white cloth tape. 30 x 21 cm overall. After an introductory page, the..... More

Elblag, [Poland]: the artist, 1979. Artist's book. 27(?)/30 copies "unfinished but illustrated by himself (Arriergarde)." A small superscript "2" follows "theses" in the title. I presume "Arriergarde" is the converse of "avantgarde." The entire text consists of hand-cut linocuts and rubber stamps printed with colors blending into one another. [26]..... More

New York: Robert Lax, 1960. Pax was issued intermittently in 18 issues between 1956 and 1962, with three later ones in 1985. This one is a wonderful satire by Ad Reinhardt, who is paired up with other artists and reconfigures or comments on their statements on art. Samples: Gottlieb and..... More

Los Angeles; the artist, 2003. Artist's book. 6/10 copies, signed & numbered, with t.l.s. Title page, 30 color plates on heavy, wove stock, with protective tissues bearing captions, plus colophon. Heavy olive boards with title, "Modren art by Rachel," handwritten in silver ink. Loosely bound with three 1.5-inch metal rings..... More

Hollywood: Heavy Industry Publications, 1971. Photos by Jerry McMillan. Ruscha's 15th book. Bright-red paper covers with the title in black. Title leaf and 60 black-and-white plates. 17.8 x 14.1 cm. Some silverfish damage on covers, mainly the leading edge of the front cover. These primitive insects, some 400-million years old..... More

New York: Creative Time, 1995. Inscribed by Hope Sandrow and with a duplicate postcard bearing a long, personal note from her. An envelope and flap made of single-sided corrugated cardboard (about 17 x 20 cm) contains 16 (i.e., 17) color postcards 15.2 x 10 cm (oversquare) + 13 grayish-tan sheets..... More

Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art [LAICA], 1979. 54 illustrations. 68 pp. White card covers with red title. 21.2 x 21.7 cm.2000 copies. Essays by Richard Armstrong, Peter Frank, and Ivor Darreg. Exhibitors are: Bob Bates, Alec Bernstein, Michael Brewster, Jim Burton, Emmet Chapman, Ivor Darreg, Paul De Marinis, John..... More

Torino, Italy: Edizioni Geiger, 1969. Wittenborn and Company label on title page. No. 223 of 300 copies. A remarkable assembling of concrete poetry and other work by 40 artists, including Jochen Gerz, Timm Ulrichs, Adriano Spatola, Achille Bonito Oliva, Julien Blaine, Marina Apollonio, Rinaldo Nuzzolese (signed print), and Sandro Beltramo..... More

Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1984. Postcard, unmailed. Card stock, coated one side, with illustration. 14.6 x 10.2 cm. Produced as part of the exhibition "Automobile and Culture," July 21–January 6, 1985, at theTemporary/Contemporary site of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Gerald Silk wrote a catalogue to..... More

New York: 589 Washington Street, April 8–May 18, 1976 (postmark). Sponsored by Dia Art Foundation. Poster. Color offset lithograph printed on two sides of lightly coated paper. 31 x 24 inches / 78.5 x 60.9 cm. Folded in eight. The images on the color front are a sliced-open orange above..... More