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Artists’ Books. Printed Matter, Inc by Printed Matter - Downsbrough, Peter (design and photographs) - 1979

Artists’ Books. Printed Matter, Inc

by Printed Matter - Downsbrough, Peter (design and photographs)

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- First edition of this early PM's sales catalogue with nearly 2000 titles…. Artists include – just to mention some of the 'big' names.. - : John Baldessari, Robert Barry, Becher, Bernd and Hilla, Mel Bochner, Boltanski, Stanley Brouwn, Henri Chopin, Augusto Concato….. and please do not ask about the '79 prices ???!!!!

Summary: Artists' Books; Printed matter publications, Exclusives and Specials; Limited number Available; Magazines, Audioworks.

' Printed Matter, Inc. opened the doors in 1976 as an Artists'Book publishing company and distribution house. The organization devoted solely to the Artists' Book at every stage was established. Our first catalogue, in December 1976, included 450 titles. Our next, in October 1977, offered nearly 1000. At the end of eighteen months, we had published nine books, and three others were in production. It was the time to take stock of our original intentions.

The need for Artists; Book publishers was undeniable…..' (introduction)

An early and rare Printed Matter catalogue describing almost 2000 titles. Much of the catalogue is devoted to artists' books along with sections for Printed Matter publications, magazines, and audioworks.

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  • Place of Publication New York / London
  • Date Published 1979
  • Keywords artists books, books by artists, catalogues

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CATALOGUE OF THE ETCHED WORK OF FRANK BRANGWYN
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CATALOGUE OF THE ETCHED WORK OF FRANK BRANGWYN

by Brangwyn, Frank

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London: The Fine Art Society LTD. Very Good. 1912. Hardcover. Clean brown cloth, a vellum spine with title label. Text tight, clean & intact. Heavy stock pages. Top edge gilt somewhat worn, deckle page edges. Portrait frontispiece. Illustrated with tissue protected etchings. Published in 1908 in a limited edition of 150 copies. The present catalogue presents an illustrated record of the artist's etched works and is detailed to be useful to the collector. Contents: Introductory Note; Catalogue of Etchings; List of Public Galleries & Museums; List of Plates with Corresponding Numbers; Bibliography and Index. Vellum spine is slightly age toned. Art Catalogue; Etched Works; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 139 pages .
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Die Schindehüttschen Kinder. Ein Sammelalbum mit sieben Kinderbildnissen als illuminierte Kupfer...

Die Schindehüttschen Kinder. Ein Sammelalbum mit sieben Kinderbildnissen als illuminierte Kupfer [Fragment] nebst dem Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik (= so komplett).

by Schindehütte, Albert.

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* Eins von nach Auskunft des Künstlers nur in 30 Exemplaren (lt. Druckvermerk waren 167 + XXXIII Exemplaren geplant). - Hier ist alles handgefertigt: der Schutzumschlag mit handschriftlichem Titel, der schöne Marmorpapierbezug des Handeinbandes und das in goldenen Lettern geschriebene Titelschild; Vortitel, Titel, Impressum und Tafel-Unterschriften sind sämtlich von Schindehütte mit schwarzer und roter Tusche geschrieben. Folgende drei Original-Radierungen enthalten , je 25,5 x 20 cm: 1. Des Raben Wunderhorn - 2. Steg Reif Spiel - 3. Felix cum Felis. Alle drei liegen auch als montierte Schwarz-Weiss-Abbildungen (jeweils mit handgeschriebener Bildunterschrift) bei. Zudem gibt es noch die handgeschriebenen Bildunterschriften zu folgenden geplanten, aber nicht mehr zum Druck gelangten vier Radierungen und montierten Abbildungen: Seegang Landgang - Muschel und Kind - Adam und Efeu - Diabolo. - Druck der Radierungen von H. Rüggeberg, Hamburg. Den Einband schuf Friedemann Siebrasse, der auch das… Read More
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IDENTIKIT 32
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IDENTIKIT 32

by Menán, Manuel (Spanish, b. 1946-1994)

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Amsterdam: Galerie Da Costa, 1979.. Suite of 8 original color etchings (incorporating text), plus title leaf and justification. Oblong quarto (25 x 32.5 cm). Laid into printed wrappers with pictorial vignette, the whole laid into a pictorial cloth folder with linen strapping. Fine. First edition. One of fifty numbered copies, signed by the artist, in addition to six copies hors commerce and the prototype set of the etchings. The eight etchings collectively present the late artist's self-portrait, with the comment: "Of course this book, if you are willing to forget what a book looks like, is that kind of exhibitionism Andre Breton should have called 'un livre à la porte battante'."
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Papirer og notater Paris 1975-1995 (I: Negeren og papegøjen; II: Spejlet...
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Papirer og notater Paris 1975-1995 (I: Negeren og papegøjen; II: Spejlet forsvinder; III: Det sidste hus)

by Jens Birkemose, Artist

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Brondum, 1995. Very Good. 3-volume compilation of Jens Birkemose erotica. I: Negeren og Papegøjen (The Negro and the Parrot). II: Spejlet forsvinder (The Mirror Disappears). III: Det sidste hus (The Last House). All volumes signed by Birkemose on limitation pages. Includes original slipcase and laid-in signed lithograph unique to this copy. Copy #344 of 500 issued. All volumes tight and unmarked with minimal shelf wear. Faint crease to Volume I spine panel. Faint stain to Volume II spine panel. Limitation pages translated from Danish in part: Contains 180 drawings made as a direct copy of the plates and printed at Brondum's graphic workshop in Copenhagen. Each volume 7 1/2" x 6 3/4". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Miro
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Miro

by Dupin, Jacques

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New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1962. Lg. 4to. 596pp. Index. Bibliog. With 1,158 illustrations, including 46 mounted color plates. Black cloth stamped in white.
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CATALOGUE OF THE ETCHED WORK OF FRANK BRANGWYN
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CATALOGUE OF THE ETCHED WORK OF FRANK BRANGWYN

by Brangwyn, Frank

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London: The Fine Art Society LTD. Very Good. 1912. Hardcover. Clean brown cloth, a vellum spine with title label. Text tight, clean & intact. Heavy stock pages. Top edge gilt somewhat worn, deckle page edges. Portrait frontispiece. Illustrated with tissue protected etchings. Published in 1908 in a limited edition of 150 copies. The present catalogue presents an illustrated record of the artist's etched works and is detailed to be useful to the collector. Contents: Introductory Note; Catalogue of Etchings; List of Public Galleries & Museums; List of Plates with Corresponding Numbers; Bibliography and Index. Vellum spine is slightly age toned. Art Catalogue; Etched Works; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 139 pages .
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Die Schindehüttschen Kinder. Ein Sammelalbum mit sieben Kinderbildnissen als illuminierte Kupfer...

Die Schindehüttschen Kinder. Ein Sammelalbum mit sieben Kinderbildnissen als illuminierte Kupfer [Fragment] nebst dem Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik (= so komplett).

by Schindehütte, Albert.

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* Eins von nach Auskunft des Künstlers nur in 30 Exemplaren (lt. Druckvermerk waren 167 + XXXIII Exemplaren geplant). - Hier ist alles handgefertigt: der Schutzumschlag mit handschriftlichem Titel, der schöne Marmorpapierbezug des Handeinbandes und das in goldenen Lettern geschriebene Titelschild; Vortitel, Titel, Impressum und Tafel-Unterschriften sind sämtlich von Schindehütte mit schwarzer und roter Tusche geschrieben. Folgende drei Original-Radierungen enthalten , je 25,5 x 20 cm: 1. Des Raben Wunderhorn - 2. Steg Reif Spiel - 3. Felix cum Felis. Alle drei liegen auch als montierte Schwarz-Weiss-Abbildungen (jeweils mit handgeschriebener Bildunterschrift) bei. Zudem gibt es noch die handgeschriebenen Bildunterschriften zu folgenden geplanten, aber nicht mehr zum Druck gelangten vier Radierungen und montierten Abbildungen: Seegang Landgang - Muschel und Kind - Adam und Efeu - Diabolo. - Druck der Radierungen von H. Rüggeberg, Hamburg. Den Einband schuf Friedemann Siebrasse, der auch das… Read More
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IDENTIKIT 32
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IDENTIKIT 32

by Menán, Manuel (Spanish, b. 1946-1994)

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Amsterdam: Galerie Da Costa, 1979.. Suite of 8 original color etchings (incorporating text), plus title leaf and justification. Oblong quarto (25 x 32.5 cm). Laid into printed wrappers with pictorial vignette, the whole laid into a pictorial cloth folder with linen strapping. Fine. First edition. One of fifty numbered copies, signed by the artist, in addition to six copies hors commerce and the prototype set of the etchings. The eight etchings collectively present the late artist's self-portrait, with the comment: "Of course this book, if you are willing to forget what a book looks like, is that kind of exhibitionism Andre Breton should have called 'un livre à la porte battante'."
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Papirer og notater Paris 1975-1995 (I: Negeren og papegøjen; II: Spejlet...
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Papirer og notater Paris 1975-1995 (I: Negeren og papegøjen; II: Spejlet forsvinder; III: Det sidste hus)

by Jens Birkemose, Artist

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Brondum, 1995. Very Good. 3-volume compilation of Jens Birkemose erotica. I: Negeren og Papegøjen (The Negro and the Parrot). II: Spejlet forsvinder (The Mirror Disappears). III: Det sidste hus (The Last House). All volumes signed by Birkemose on limitation pages. Includes original slipcase and laid-in signed lithograph unique to this copy. Copy #344 of 500 issued. All volumes tight and unmarked with minimal shelf wear. Faint crease to Volume I spine panel. Faint stain to Volume II spine panel. Limitation pages translated from Danish in part: Contains 180 drawings made as a direct copy of the plates and printed at Brondum's graphic workshop in Copenhagen. Each volume 7 1/2" x 6 3/4". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Miro
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Miro

by Dupin, Jacques

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New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1962. Lg. 4to. 596pp. Index. Bibliog. With 1,158 illustrations, including 46 mounted color plates. Black cloth stamped in white.
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Printed Matter Inc. Artists´ Books, Catalogue October 1977 WITH Large Poster/Order Form
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Printed Matter Inc. Artists´ Books, Catalogue October 1977 WITH Large Poster/Order Form

by Printed Matter, Inc

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New York: Printed Matter, Inc, 1978. First Edition. Stiff printed wrappers. Very Good+. Tall 8vo. Unpaginated. Illustrated with black & white photo reproductions. Stiff brown paper wraps, titles printed in black on the covers and spine, perfect bound. End leaf order form intact. Small bookstamp of previous owner on first leaf. Laid in 8-1/2 x 11 folded errata sheet dated 1 May 1978, along with an undated mailer/poster/order form on heavy beige paper 17 x 22 folded: small bookstamp of previous owner on address panel. All items crisp, bright and square; binding tight. This is the second catalog issued by the publisher & distributor founded in 1976 by Sol LeWitt, Lucy Lippard and others, one of the first organized purveyors of artist's books. The gamut of artists represented is broad and impressive, presenting staid, established figures of the NYC art scene to up-and-comer practitioners of various media: Kathy Acker, John Baldessari, Alice Aycock, Laurie Anderson, et al. Remarkably well preserved.Now… Read More
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C Kelly Lohr's Woman!
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C Kelly Lohr's Woman!: The Exhibition - The Artist

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7 pics-NOT XLIB; clean & sharp with light shelf wear & a few very light spots to exterior; spine uncreased; binding tight; pages clean
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Schwarz-Weiss-Kunst.
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Schwarz-Weiss-Kunst.

by Bitterlich, Roswitha

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Innsbruch Felizian Rauch [?], 1936, hardcover. No publication date given: 1936? -- Black-and-white reproductions of the art done when she was 5 to 15 years old. Texts in GERMAN, English and French. 143 pages, 9.5x11 inches. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good minus (cover has soil, spine lettering rubbed, but pages are clean and bright).
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Rebecca's Pride

Rebecca's Pride

by Donald McNutt Douglass

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London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good minus. Hardback with Dust Jacket which has some edge wear, small rip, faint price on back
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Hockney's Alphabet
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Hockney's Alphabet

by David Hockney, Various Authors, Stephen Spender, Ed

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9780679417668 / 0679417664
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This fine, 2nd edition of David Hockney's 'alphabet' drawings with short poems and essays by various authors (Joyce Carol Oates, Arthur Miller, John Updike, Iris Murdock, Susan Sontag, Seamus Heaney, etc.) was an AIDS fundraiser. The book is in fine condition with no flaws and the Dust Jacket has only a small crease on the front dust jacket bottom and the inside front panel price clipped (see photos.) Priced to sell!
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John McCutcheon's Book
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John McCutcheon's Book

by McCutcheon, Meine, & Merryweather

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NEAR FINE Limited edition (1000 copies printed). Gray cloth exteriors with blue lettering and his signature dog on the cover. No dustjacket. Light shelfwear to cover corners and edges. Crisp, clean, unmarked interior pages. Satire. 287 pages, 9.5" X 12.25X X 1.5" John T. McCutcheon was an American political cartoonist, war correspondent, combat artist, and author . This covers the full breadth of his career, and reproduces his newspaper work from a 40 year career, including his Pulitzer Prize winning cartoon from 1931 "a Wise Economist Asks a Question". Includes some of his earliest work in the Purdue university paper "Debris" and stories, cartoons, and reporting from The Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Daily News, the Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Cosmopolitan, as well as sketches from the Art Institute of Chicago. Political cartoons (no index and some pages with multiples), probably more illustrations than pages.
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Making Faces By Norman Messenger

Making Faces By Norman Messenger

by Messenger, Norman

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Messenger, Norman: Making Faces By Norman Messenger. Doring Kindersley Publishers, Ltd., 1992. ISBN9780863189975. LARGE FORMAT. 8 ¼ X 14. Summary: Starting with eight basic characters, Norman Messenger offers the possibility of making an astonishing variety of different faces in this fascinating contemplation of human uniqueness. By mixing and matching foreheads, eyes, noses, mouths and chins, thousands of individual faces can be created. A stimulating and amazing book. 65,000 different combinations are available. WOW. For all ages. USED. VG CONDITION.
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor

by Brooks, Walter R

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Freddy And Mr. Camphor. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/No Dust jacket included. Alfred A. Knopf 1944 Stated First Edition. A solid copy. Spine is sunned. Please see our photos. Summary: In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.
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The Carrot Seed

The Carrot Seed

by Ruth Krauss & Crockett Johnson

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Ruth Krauss. The Carrot Seed. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson, author, illustrator of the Harold and the Purple Crayon series. 1945, Harper & Brothers First Edition. States 1945 on the title page. QUITE RARE. EXLIB. Good Condition/ no dust jacket is included. A nice solid copy. "Ruth Krauss's book about a little boy who stands his ground and grows a carrot in the face of doubt from his parents brings up themes of individuality, standing one's ground, and what it is to know something (the basis of knowledge)" Not an easy find.
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N.C WYETH

N.C WYETH: The Collections of Paintings, Illustrations, & Murals

by Allen, Douglas & Allen Jt., Douglas

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This book is new. Never opened or used. Excellent condition. This book is dedicated to the memory of two departed friends- Helen L. Card and E. Walter Latendorf.
"In the words of the authors: They devoted themselves to the advancement of American Illustration as a great art. Their like will never be seen again."
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Sho Fukumoto Sketchbook 1986: Leda (Boxed Set)
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Sho Fukumoto Sketchbook 1986: Leda (Boxed Set)

by Sho Fukumoto

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N. Nomura & Co., Ltd., 1986. Book. Like New. Boxed Set. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A hardcover book and a softcover book in a cloth-covered box, all in like-new condition. Clamshell box is covered in natural-covered linen with brown lettering to spine and brown facsimile signature on top. Hardcover with three-quarter charcoal-gray cloth with blue marbled (faux) boards; no text other than a tipped-in plate with title, etc. in English; pages are facsimile reproductions of the sketched art--b&w and color of Leda and Swan; no title on binding. Softcover is staplebound with blue cardstock cover with title etc. in English on front; approx. 27 pages; b&w photo frontispiece of artist; 7 plates of art; text in Japanese. Books are about 9-1/2" by 6-1/4". Box is 10-1/2" by 6-3/4"..
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