Artist Books / Reference Sources / Exhibition Catalogues

The Space of the Page, Sequence, Continuity & Material. The Center for the Study of Sculpture, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, 1997. An Exhibition curated by Simon Cutts, Erica Van Horn (both of Coracle Press) and John Janssen, detailed illustrated catalogue of 106 artists books, 295x210mm, 12pp, b/w illus, soft covers. Nice small detailed source by key artist book makers and publishers.
£6 / 9 Euros

Esthetique du Livre d'Artiste 1960/1980, Anne Moeglin-Delcroix, Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris 1997, 300x240mm, 394pp illus throughout in b/w and colour, in paper wraps. Extensive reference source, texts in French, heavily illustrated throughout. Includes a General bibliography + an artist book bibliography, key reference source.
£140 / 200 Euros

FRÖHLICHE WISSENSCHAFT, Das Archiv SOHM: Thomas Kellein, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, 1987, 305x245mm, 184pp numerous b/w and colour illus, MINT in original dustwrapper. Absolutely key early source on artists books and ephemera, text on one of the key archives in Europe gathered by Dr Hans Sohm, extensive text in German but fully illustrated with detailed catalogue + detailed index. A prime source now hard to find.
£180 / 252 Euros

EXTRA ART: A survey of Artists' Ephemera 1960-1999, San Francisco, Santa Monica, CA California College of Arts and Crafts/Smart Press 2001, 240x285mm, unpaginated, b/w and colour illus, off-set printed. Essays by Steven Leiber, Ralph Rugoff, Anne Moeglin-Delcroix, Todd Alden, Ted Purves, Mint in original dust jacket. A seminal source on ephemera curated by an expert Steven Leiber, many years of research and collecting has contributed to this prime source, full of documentation and illustrations. A must have to anyone interested in this field.
£48 / 70 Euros

See also items listed under CONCEPTUAL ART for reference items on Conceptual documents.