Topanga: Privately produced by the artist, ca. 1970. Features a silver gelatin photograph of a rock painted with Hebrew letters. Underneath is printed in red ink: "Love Berman Topanga." Addressed by Berman and sent through the mail to friends in Beverly Hills. Small, light spot of toning to bottom edge..... More
LA: Otis Art Institute, 1978. Reproduces a terrific untitled verifax by Berman of a hand with Hebrew lettering and diagrams superimposed. Exhibition info on back. Fine (7.5'' x 5.5''). More
Larkspur, CA: Hand-printed and assembled by Wallace Berman, 1959. Limited to 350 copies. Printed folder featuring a cover photo of a phallic rock by Charles Brittin. Laid into a pocket inside the folder are 17 (of 18) inserts printing poems, photographs, and drawings, with contributions by Philip Lamantia, Bob Kaufman..... More
n.p.: Privately published, 1965. Printed in black on yellow stock. (Wallace Berman: American Aleph, p. 86.) Fine (21" x 17"). More
Mill Valley: Newsleak (a.k.a. Jeff Berner), 1969. The collage consists of photographs of past presidents: "These Bearded, Mustachioed, Long Haired Gentlemen are all Presidents of the United States of America." "Free. Not to be sold." An early work by Berner who was later very active in the Fluxus movement. Some..... More
NY: Reynal & Co., [1956]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition in English. An anthology of material from the magazine L'oeil. Profusely illustrated. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a chip to top of spine and back panel. More
NY: Granary Books, 1998. Softbound. First edition. Some fading to spine, else fine. More
[No place: Sun Visions Press, [2013]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Profusely illustrated with images from 19th century diableries which are stereo-view cards that showed, with the use of small sculptures of skeletons and Satan, humorous scenes from hell, often intended to express political commentary on Napoleon and the political scene..... More
Niagara Falls: press today, 1966. Mimeographed sheets of various colored stock stapled at the top. One of the more audacious mags from the Mimeo Revolution not offered for sale and distributed privately. Doug Blazek, Walter Lowenfels, Steve Richmond, Carl Larsen, and Russell Salamon are among the contributors. "Part four of..... More
Bern: Kornfeld & Klipstein, [1979]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Text in English, French, and German. Fine. More
LA: Kohn Gallery, [2016]. 4to. Hardbound, issued without a dust jacket. First edition. Terrific book on Berman profusely illustrated throughout. Published on the occasion of an exhibition. As new in publisher's shrinkwrap. More
Milan: Galeria Fabia Calvasina, [1998]. Single sheet of accordion-folded thick stock printed on both sides. First edition. Features color illustrations of surreal collages based on paintings of the wives of Henry VIII, with bilingual Italian-English text on the verso. Published in conjunction with an exhibition. Fine... More
n.p.:n.p., [1925]. The second issue of the preeminent Surrealist journal, published in Paris at the height of the Surrealist Movement. Prints the famous "Le Suicide Est-Il Une Solution?" with responses by Artaud, Breton, Reverdy, et al. Texts and poems by Eluard, Artaud, Desnos, Aragon, Breton, Crevel, Vache, and others. Illustrations..... More
n.p.: X-Ray Book Co., 2014. Pamphlet. First edition. Limited to only 75 copies. Printed letterpress, designed and assembled by Johnny Brewton. Features collage art by various people including Brewton under his own name and as "Skillet Marimba," Mark Faigenbaum, and others. Prints a "Manifesto" on collage art by Brewton and..... More
Grass Valley, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2018. A magazine in a bag. Plastic bag with cardboard header containing various pamphlets, broadsides, and art objects with appearances by Johnny Brewton, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ernst Richter, Jim Camp, Mark Faigenbaum, and many others. Limited to 100 numbered copies. As new... More
n.p.: Privately published, 2014. Brewton (using the pseudonym "Skillet Marimba") created this collage for publication in Kut-Uup! No. 1, a periodical designed and published by him devoted to collage art. Features an intriguing image of a seated man in a 40's-style suite with a schematic where his head should be..... More
Scotland: Lyle Publications, 1974. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Very fine. More
Toronto: Art-Official, 1973. The "Mondo Nudo" issue. Interview with Robin Page, and more. Some mottling to back cover, small corner chips to front cover, else very good. The scarce original mailing envelope is present. More
Toronto: Art-Official, 1980. The "Special Global Downtown Issue." Contributions by Nino Longobardi, Tom Dean, Jimmy De Sana, Robert Cumming, Kim Gordon, Steven Davey, and others. Some wear to covers, short edge tear to fore-edge of all pages, very good. The scarce original mailing envelope is present. More
Toronto: Art-Official, 1980. The "Foreign Agents" issue. Contributions by John Scott, Michael Smith, Mark Beyer, General Idea, Sylvere Letranger, Duncan Smith, and others. Modest patch of foxing to front cover, else very good or better in the scarce original mailing envelope (worn). More
[SF]: Chronicle Books, [2003]. Oblong 8vo. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Introduction by Diana Gaston. Fabulous book documenting abandoned drive-in movie theaters, freight cars, bowling alleys, gasoline stations (homage to Ruscha), and other roadside Americana from bygone days. As new. More
Geneva: Librairie Droz, 1967. Softbound. First edition. Important study of Breton's life and work. Very near fine and unread. More
[Norway]: J. W. Cappelens Forlag, [1988]. Hardbound in illustrated boards, issued without dust jacket. First Norwegian edition (originally published in Germany). Illustrated by Matthias Schultheiss. Short stories by Bukowski are the basis for this graphic novel beautifully executed by Schultheiss who accurately portrays Buk's down-and-out lifestyle. Don't worry about the..... More
Berkeley: Stuart Street Studio, 1986. String-tied wraps. First edition. Limited to 250 copies hand-bound and signed by the artist. Photo-montages and a couple of poems on the theme of change. Fine. More
