Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1986. oblong 8vo. paper wrappers. unpaginated. Exhibition catalogue. Beautifully produced in fine condition. READ MORE about BEYOND WORDS. THE ART OF THE BOOK. JANUARY 31, 1986 - MARCH 30, 1986. MEMORIAL ART GALLERY OF THE...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 136751
New York: High Tide Press, 1993. folio. loose sheets housed in a cloth clamshell box with an applied, cast resin architectural facade on the front lid. (12) double-elephant folio leaves, folded. Limited to 25 numbered copies signed by the illustrator / printer John Ross. A fine copy in fine clamshell box. Illustrated with Twelve oversize spreads of relief prints made from collagraph plates depicting various architecture of cities described in Italo Calvino's book, "Invisible Cities"..... READ MORE about VISIBLE CITIES
Price: $1,750.00 Order nr. 136264
Minneapolis, MN: Indulgence Press, 2011. 13 x 12 x 7 inches. wooden box with lifting lid, sliding drawer with two brass knobs, brass latch, leather handle, glass. Fine. One of 20 copies. Arthur & Barbara is a portrait of art critic/philosopher Arthur Danto and artist Barbara Westman as seen reflected in the space of their New York City apartment on Riverside Drive. This book embodies their life and work in symbolic forms of thoughtful play..... READ MORE about ARTHUR & BARBARA
Price: $2,000.00 Order nr. 135844
Philadelphia, PA: Ink Fish Press, 2003-2004. oblong 8vo. gray cloth, debossed goose on the front panel. unpaginated. First edition of 100 numbered copies signed by O'Brien. Humorous story of a renter's woes: "The Story of Little Goose was inspired by my first landlord experience when moving to Philadelphia from Los Angeles. I had a rough time finding a place to live, and then the apartment I did rent leaked when it rained. The leaking could..... READ MORE about THE STORY OF LITTLE GOOSE
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 133695
Atlanta: Nexus Press, 2002. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Only one volume left of this peridical: Volume 17, Spring 2002. (NOTE: THE IMAGE IS NOT THE ACTUAL ISSUE). READ MORE about JAB 17, THE JOURNAL OF ARTISTS' BOOKS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 75026
Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series
Berkeley: CODEX Foundation, 2021. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. wrappers. 24 pages. Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Following Marshall McLuhan's famous quote the medium is the message this article presents the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach/Main as a unique institution representing the genre of the artists book. The Klingspor Museum is more than simply a collection of book related arts because of its foundational idea of type- and..... READ MORE about THE ARTIST'S BOOK: A MESSAGE FROM THE KLINGSPOR MUSEUM
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 136319
N.P. n.p., n.d., but 2003. 8vo. paper-covered boards. unpaginated. An artist book produced by binder and artist Monique Lallier. With decorated paper-covered boards, mother of pearl onlay on front cover. Mother of pearl onlay also on back endpaper. READ MORE about PLAISIRS
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 135058
(Paris): Lefeuvre, 1991. square 8vo. four signatures loose in cover, folded whate card covers decorated with relief title and illustrations on front cover and turn-ins. Limited to 45 numbered copies written and illustrated by Lefeuvre. Black handwritten text used decoratively throughout. Illustrations in relief, relief stamp with color, pochoir and various other techniques in color. Printed at l'ecole Estienne. A charming and humorous look at a variety of topics. READ MORE about BAZARERIES
Price: $450.00 Order nr. 124423
New York: Germans van Eck, 1985. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 33 pages. Introductory text followed by illustrations of this book artist's work. Some chipping to the spine. READ MORE about DONALD LIPSKI, BUILDING STEAM, 14 SEPTEMBER - 12 OCTOBER, 1985
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 94759
Alexandria NSW, Australia: Opifex, 2019. 6 x 9 inches. Paperback. 114 pages. "Loney's personal approach is strong medicine--an antidote to the worn discourses that drain the concept of the book as a work of art of all meaning." - Peter Koch, The CODEX Foundation, California "With grace and wise-ranging erudition Alan Loney dismantles the exclusive and elitist myths regarding both book and work of art in our digital age. This is a most welcome celebration..... READ MORE about IN SEARCH OF THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 134050
(n.p. Rolf Lock, n.d., but 2019). 53 x 54 mm, 99 x 96 mm case. painted leather, painted pastepaper, leather spine label with gilt, silk tie. unpaginated. An unique artists' book, with illustrations and calligraphy by Rolf Lock. Printed on handmade paper, which when opened accordion style, reveals the poem with butterflies on the front and rear. The painted Chagrin leather binding, expertly executed by the Swiss bookbinder Roland Meuter, comes together to form the..... READ MORE about BLAUER SCHMETTERLING
Price: $2,500.00 Order nr. 134048
(London: NdA Press, 1992). oblong 16mo. concertina binding by Jan Ascoli with cover papers by NdA over boards, title on front cover, red slipcase with title in black on spine. 16 leaves. Limited to 16 numbered copies, plus 2 Artists Proofs.Text and illustrations by Natalie dArbeloff. 34 color etchings, with aquatint, printed intaglio and relief on Zerkall. Printed by Steve Jordan. READ MORE about LOVE
Price: $700.00 Order nr. 124178
(London: NdA Press, 1988). small 4to. cloth binding painted with abstract design, inserted in handpainted oil cloth with red felt, see-through muslin bag. Unpaginated. No. 3 of in an edition of 5 similar but not identical copies. Signed by Natalie dArbeloff, an Artists' book. Printed on Fabriano Satinana paper. Blind engraved text on different sized and color papers. The title-page Pater Noster is the smallest; each page has edges of hand coloring. The book is..... READ MORE about PATER NOSTER
Price: $2,500.00 Order nr. 124138
Petersham: Ant Press, 2011. 8 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 190 pages. The Silent Scream: Political and Social Comment in Books by Artists presents not only a companion catalogue to an exhibition held at the Monash University Rare Books Library, but also a journey through some of humanity's most inhumane and hypocritical moments. The catalogue provides insights into 77 influential books and works presented in book form in the past 90 years. Monica Oppen and Peter..... READ MORE about THE SILENT SCREAM: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL COMMENT IN BOOKS BY ARTISTS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 108927
(Köln (Cologne), Germany): Snoeck, 2015. 8vo. paper-covered boards. unpaginated. Text in English and German. One in a series of Kienbaum Artists' Books, edited by Jochen Kienbaum. READ MORE about BOOK
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 128357
New York: Center for Book Arts, 2018. 7.875 x 11 inches. paperback. 56 pages. Catalogue of a traveling exhibition at the Center for Book Arts (April 20 - June 30, 2018), Minnesota Center for Book Arts (July 20-September 30, 2018), and San Francisco Center for the Book (October 20, 2018 - January 30, 2019). The science of psychoanalysis has always held a great fascination for artists - both as a medium for reflection and as..... READ MORE about FREUD ON THE COUCH: PSYCHE IN THE BOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 132446
Johannesburg, South Africa: University of Johannesburg, 2017. 9.5 x 11 inches. soft card cover. 267 pages. Booknesses is a full-colour catalogue of the 258 book objects, historical and contemporary from both South African and international artists represented in one of the largest and most comprehensive exhibitions of artists books ever to have been held internationally. The catalogue contains essays by David Paton, Keith Dietrich, Pippa Skotnes, Robbin Ami Silverberg and Kim Berman in conversation with..... READ MORE about BOOKNESSES: ARTISTS' BOOKS FROM THE JACK GINSBERG COLLECTION
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 129905
Toronto, Canada: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 2009. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 68 pages. Introduction by Martin Antonetti, checklist, acknowledgments. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. An exhibition of book-objects and artist books. READ MORE about WERNER PFEIFFER (CENSOR, VILLAIN, PROVOCATEUR, EXPERIMENTER): BOOK-OBJECTS AND ARTIST BOOKS
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 127006
Toronto, Canada: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 2009. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 68 pages. Introduction by Martin Antonetti, checklist, acknowledgments. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. An exhibition of book-objects and artist books. READ MORE about WERNER PFEIFFER (CENSOR, VILLAIN, PROVOCATEUR, EXPERIMENTER): BOOK-OBJECTS AND ARTIST BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 136752
(London): Deb Rindl, 1997). small 4to. black stiff paper wrappers with four metal screws, cameo cut-out exposing part of the title on front cover, housed in a box. 33 leaves. Limited to 40 numbered and initialed copies.Rindl. Rindl started making Artists' Books in 1992 and has works in library and museum collections around the world. She likes to use cut-outs and paste-ins to create three dimentional works. READ MORE about REQUIEM FOR MY SISTER
Price: $350.00 Order nr. 124196
n.p. (but Portland, OR): Douglas Shafer, 2000. square 8vo. two wooden panels to make a box, held with leather strips with two brass rods, text inside. (8) pages, accordion fold. Unique Artist's Book. A fine copy. Hand painted with calligraphy by hand by the artist, Douglas Shafer. Two initial letters in gilt. Three full page polychrome rondels finished in gilt, hand-painted floral and insects, title page and colophon page. Bound by the artist: lacquered wood..... READ MORE about TERRA ELEMENTA
Price: $2,000.00 Order nr. 136232
Number fifteen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2018. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. Paperback. 20 pages. Number fifteen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Number fifteen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series, commissioned for the sixth biennial CODEX Symposium, 6 February 2017. Illustrated in color. Artist, poet, and printer Johannes Strugalla writes about his bilingual typographic oddyssey and what it means to be an artist engagée. "As a human and an artist, I live with my eyes and my ears wide..... READ MORE about BETWEEN DRAWING & PRINTING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 133474
Edmonton: University of Alberta, (1989). square small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 39 pages. Curated by John Charles. Illustrated. READ MORE about THOUGHTPRINTS, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FORM AND CONTENT OF LANGUAGE ON THE PRINTED PAGE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 94757
Berkeley, California: The CODEX Foundation and Stanford University Libraries, 2022. 12.4 x 9.6 x 1.38 inches. hardcover. 392 pages. Published by the Stanford Libraries and the CODEX Foundation in conjunction with the traveling exhibition Materialia Lumina - Contemporary Artists' Books from the CODEX International Book Fair . Materialia Lumina has extensive full color images and essays by Martin Antonetti, Betty Bright, John A. Buchtel, Paul van Capelleveen, Gerald Cloud, Mark Dimunation, Jan & Crispin Elsted..... READ MORE about MATERIALIA LUMINA: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS' BOOKS FROM THE CODEX INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 137288
Steamboat Springs, CO: Laura Wait, 2007. 8vo. leather spine over handpainted paper boards, gilt on spine, cloth clamshell box with paper spine label. 20 paper leaves, 8 pages of mylar. Limited to seven numbered copies. A fine copy. An artist's book by Laura Wait. Part of a series of seven unique books on the intertwined symbols of 'T' and the cross. Etchings, letterpress, handwriting and painting. Manuscript handwritten on the half title and repeated throughout..... READ MORE about T-CROSSED. #3
Price: $2,500.00 Order nr. 136231
