Four mimeographed sheets detailing a scenario with accompanying notes and diagrams for a happening in the basement of 26 Kingly Street in London. Oblong octavo (8 x 12 7/8 inches). Light green stapled paper wrappers. Spotting to wrappers, rust around staples, wrappers separated but all appears complete, sheets folded, "Sharkey?"..... More
A complete run in 3 issues, 62-118 pp. each, of the short-lived French experimental journal, illustrated. Small quarto (9 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches). Original illustrated wrappers with artist-designed covers done in stencil and airbrush, ink, and gouache. Some extremely light soiling to the covers, overall excellent. Paris: Aller Simple..... More
A complete run in 4 issues (112, 125, and 119 pp., 4th issue unpaginated) of the landmark experimental and concrete poetry journal. Octavo (approx. 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches, no. 4 slightly smaller). Original printed wrappers, nos. 1 through 3 with red and black arrow design, no. 4 with..... More
The only issue published of the poster-style newspaper regarding the establishment of the Black Gate art space in New York. Broadside/poster (sheet size 22 x 17 inches, folded to 11 x 8 1/2 inches). Very light fold marks, overall excellent condition. New York: Black Gate, 1967. This poster was published..... More
Collection of 10 slim volumes (plus one duplicate), 8-16 pp. each, printed 'for educational purposes for Members of the Collège de Pataphysique', each containing lyrics and sheet music for choral songs. Octavo (approximately 8 x 6 1/4 inches each, slight variations in height). Original side-stapled printed wrappers in colored cardstock..... More
Double-sided broadsheet collage from Fluxus founder George Maciunas. Two double-sided newsprint leaves, 23 1/4 x 8 inches each, affixed together to form one long roll. Loose as issued. Small crease at upper corner of 'Ekstra Bladet', some minor chipping with two small marginal tears, light browning, overall very good. Copenhagen..... More
Rare invitation to the first and only exhibition of the Dada movement in Italy. 5 3/8 x 7 15/16 inches, printed recto and verso. Loose as issued. Very light toning, overall excellent. Rome: Casa d'Arte Bragaglia, [1921]. Although Dada was an international art movement, it never gained much traction in..... More
Paris: Marc-Gilbert Guillaumin, 1952. 22 x 17.5 cm. Original cardstock wrappers, light green front cover and black-and-white illustrated rear cover featuring a drawing by Gabriel Pomerand. 286 pp., scattered illustrations showing images from photographs. Some creasing to front cover, light browning and dust-staining to wrappers, minor wear along spine, slight..... More
Long printed scroll composed of several sheets mounted together, containing an anthology of works by contemporary avant-garde artists. Approximately 11.5 x 240 cm total, folded. Loose as issued. Some extremely light toning, one small pinhole, obvious creasing along fold lines, overall very good. Wuppertal: Verlag Kalender Ebeling und Dietrich, 1961..... More
Montclar and Tourves, France: Brenta/Gutt, 1997-2002. 14.6 x 10.5 cm. Original printed wrappers; most issues consisting of a single sheet folded into 8 pp. Overall very fine condition. A presumably complete collection (complete according to our sources) of 372 fascicules of the irregularly published journal founded by Belgian painter, illustrator..... More
Single page flyer, printed recto and verso, presenting the text of the "Adresse de l'Internationale Situationniste" directed towards the Assemblée Générale de l'Association Internationale des Critiques d'Art, held on April 14, 1958 at the Exposition Universelle in Brussels, speaking out against art critics and co-signed by members of the Internationale..... More
Six total issues, each comprised of a single sheet printed on colored paper stock and folded to create a pamphlet. Folded sizes range from 10 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches to 15 x 6 3/4 inches. Housed in custom-made portfolio and matching slipcase with title stamped to spine, contents loose..... More
![Book ID: 53450 Molodaja Gvardija. [The Young Guard.] No. 13 (1929](https://bernettrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/53450_0001.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1754416276)
Single issue of the Russian literary and political magazine, 96 pp., with typographic cover design by Nikolai Ilyin. Quarto (9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches). Original orange and blue printed wrappers. Some wear and splitting along spine, handling wear to covers, library stamp to inside, general toning throughout, overall very..... More
Unpaginated (26 pp.) catalogue published on the occasion of the landmark exhibition at the Hessenhuis in Antwerp, held from March 21 to May 3, 1959. Square octavo (8 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches). Original side-stapled wrappers. Light rubbing to aluminum leaf, slight rust-staining around staples, scattered foxing, back cover loose..... More
Slim 12 pp. booklet with texts signed off on by a variety of Surrealist and avant-garde figures, not illustrated. Octavo (8 x 5 1/8 inches). Original side-stapled printed wrappers. Consistent browning throughout, light foxing along fore-edge, overall very good. Paris: Éditions Surréalistes, 1932. "L'Affaire Aragon" refers to the events surrounding..... More
Invitation/announcement for the first exhibition of the Perceptivist movement, held at the Van Riel Gallery in Buenos Aires on November 15, 1949, with talks by Raúl Lozza on Perceptivism and Abrahán Haber on "Abstraction and Perception". 15 x 12 cm. Single sheet, loose as issued. Some slight browning and creasing..... More
Belgrade: Marsias, 1922–1924. Series I: quartos (28 × 23.5 cm), Series II: octavo (23.5 × 16 and 22.5 × 15.5 cm). Original printed wrappers; Series I 32 pp. per issue, Series II 128 pp. continuously paginated. Very minor general soiling and toning; text block of one issue neatly detached from..... More
A complete collection in two issues of the irregularly published avant-garde review, volume 1 40, [16] pages, volume 2 63, [5] pages, each with two full-page plates, one a tipped-in full-color plate. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches and 7 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches). Original printed wrappers with..... More
Three small volumes of the Shochiku-za movie theater program booklets, 4, 4, and 6 pp. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 7/8 inches). Original wrappers illustrated with eye-catching and colorful modernist compositions. Light scattered foxing, small scattered perforations, light toning, overall very good. Osaka: Dotonbori Shochikuza, circa 1930. Shochikuza News was..... More
Three small loose sheets, printed recto only, two with black text on off-white paper, one on orange paper. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches and 9 5/8 x 6 1/4 inches). Loose as issued. Some light creasing, overall very good. Amsterdam and Arnhem, Netherlands: circa 1960-1961. The first of..... More
First edition of the important tract published jointly by the Surrealist and "Phases" Movements, 4 unnumbered pages. Quarto (12 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches). Printed self-wrappers with illustration to first page. Some very minor toning or sunning to margins, a few extremely minor foxing spots, overall excellent. Paris: Le Mouvement..... More
Unpaginated (approx. 300 pages) two-ring looseleaf binder published as a sort of exhibition catalogue to accompany a five-day interdisciplinary workshop on the role of chance and coincidence in the arts, including artistic and scientific projects, performances, and concerts, the catalogue with workshop program and tabbed dividers labeling sections such as..... More
74 pp. leftist theatrical works from a noted Japanese author, activist, and Esperantist, here presented in an Esperanto translation, not illustrated. 16mo (5 3/4 x 4 1/8 inches). Original wrappers, cover printed with a modernist black-and-white composition. Some foxing to cover, mild browning, very light wear to spine, overall very..... More
![Book ID: 53330 Gaikotsu No Bucho [The Skeletons' Dance.]. Ujaku Akita](https://bernettrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/53330_0001.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1730755873)
296 pp. leftist theatrical work from a noted Japanese author, activist, and Esperantist, not illustrated except for decorative title page. Octavo (7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches). Original boards printed with an abstract modernist design. Light soiling to volume especially along spine, light scattered browning to boards, spine slightly shaken..... More
Amsterdam: De Appel, 1980. Tall quarto (29.5 x 21 cm). Original printed red and white cardstock wrappers; 92 pp., profusely illustrated. Some light soiling and browning to covers, interior clean, overall very good. A compendium of documentary material published in conjunction with an exhibition which was organized by the Foundation..... More