Art : Books from Philip Smith, Bookseller

New York: The Something Else Press, 1965. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VG+ in Good+ dw. Oblong 4to, 48pp, printed boards, printed dustwrapper. A beautifully designed early collection of Johnson's indescribable mail art work. Unmarked copy, jacket has piece missing from front and small losses to back margin.

n.p.: Glotco Paraphanellia and Welding Supply House, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 140pp, printed wrappers. INSCRIBED by the author, with mail art references and stamp, in 1977 to fellow postal pariah Opal Louis Nations; else an unmarked copy with some general reading wear and spots.

New York: Something Else Press, Inc, 1967. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG in VG dw. 8vo, 160pp, light grey cloth with spine stamped in red, purple and green. A vivid 1967 documentation of collaborative works by these two Fluxus pioneers. Unmarked copy with light spotting to cloth, jacket is not price-clipped and has toning to spine.

Carmel, CA: Coast Publishing, 1991. 1st edition. Soft cover. New/No Jacket (as issued). New copy (still in original publisher's shrinkwrap). Square 8vo, 128pp, printed wrappers. A sealed new copy (not a remainder) of this comprehensive collection of more than 100 watercolors by the modernist writer and artist.

Bolinas, CA: Big Sky Books, 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 38pp, stapled wrappers. 1 of 600 stated copies of this uncommon work of experimental prose, with a classic cover by Philip Guston. Unmarked copy, a little spotting to top margin of cover.

Davis, CA: Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California - Davis, 1973. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, [20]pp, stapled wrappers. Exhibition catalogue for an early retrospective of the work of this seminal California artist; includes original texts by Robert Duncan (Bertholf B66) and Michael McClure. Listed lenders to the exhibition include Wallace… Ler mais sobre este item

Madrid: Fundacion Banco Exterior, 1988. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. Tall 4to, 168pp, printed wrappers with French flaps. A scarce and elegant exhibition catalogue, with contributions by Octavio Paz and others and many excellent color illustrations. Corner bump affecting early pages and some sunning to covers, a little musty, small bump to… Ler mais sobre este item

Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer Verlag / Stadtgalerie Saarbrucken, 2002. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 176pp, printed boards. Includes CD. Text in German and English. Includes contextual essays as well as coverage of specific artists. Nice copy (just about as new), CD does not appear to have been played. No markings, not a remainder.

Victoria, Canada: University of Victoria, 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 32pp (including color plates), stapled wrappers. Nicely produced monograph, reprinted from The Malahat Review, devoted to abstract work by Morris. Unmarked copy, a little outer rubbing.

Honolulu, HI: The Contemporary Museum, 1991. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. Oblong 8vo, 16pp, stapled wrappers. Rare exhibition catalogue from Hawaii, includes a text on Surls by poet Robert Creeley. Unmarked copy, light wear.

Tokyo: , 1991. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 128pp, printed wrappers. Text in Japanese. Rare exhibition catalogue from a 1991 retrospective of Henry Miller's watercolors. Extensively illustrated in color. Unmarked copy, a bit of edge wear.

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1991. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. Oblong 4to, 40pp, printed wrappers. This exhibition catalogue includes contributions from Patti Smith (including a Robert Mapplethorpe portrait of Smith), Robert Creeley, and others as well as color reproductions of work by Marden. Unmarked copy, minor wear.

Key West, FL: Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House, 2003. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 88pp, printed wrappers. This elegantly produced exhibition catalogue includes texts by Harry Mathews and others (printed in English and French). Unmarked copy, light wear.

New York: E. M. Donahue Gallery, 1993. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 8pp, stapled wrappers. One color plate tipped in. This publication, issued to accompany an exhibition by Stephanie Rose, includes text by Eileen Myles (who is credited on the front cover). Unmarked copy, light wear.

New York: Pyramid Books, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 12mo, 64pp (plus 8 pages of plates), printed wrappers. Interesting popular compendium of 1960s graffiti trends. Unmarked copy, light reading wear, toning to pages, publisher's price sticker to cover.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Library, 2014. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 156pp, printed boards (no dj, as issued). A beautiful color survey of French graphic art relating to the Great War. Unmarked copy, small scratch to back cover, minor wear.

Birmingham, England: Ikon Gallery, 1983. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, [ii]+66pp, printed wrappers. Illustrated exhibition catalogue for this 1983 show. Unmarked copy, minor wear.

New York: Inanout Press, 1993. 1st edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. Fine (as new) hardcover in Fine dustwrapper, 1 of 100 copies SIGNED by Mohammed Mrabet, Paul Bowles and Philip Taaffe; this copy also includes an original SIGNED 7 1/2" x 7 3/8" monoprint by Philip Taaffe in a separate envelope.