Publicado por Assembling Press, Brooklyn, NY, 1971
Librería: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 1st. ca. 160 pages, illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Fluxus-related conceptual art, concrete poetry, xerox art by dozens of avant-garde artists. Size: 4to. Collectible.
Publicado por Assembling Press, 1971
Librería: Whitledge Books, Austin, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SECOND ASSEMBLING, A Collection of Otherwise Unpublishable Manuscripts, compiled by Richard Kostelanetz, Henry Korn, and Mike Metz, soft cover, first edition of 1000 copies, 1971. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in near fine condition with no marks, dog-ears, or tears. There is no bookplate or signature of a prior owner. Not a remainder or former library book. The wraps are in fairly good condition (foxing, spotting, rubbing, crinkled fore-edge). 11 x 8 1/2, unpaginated but easily over 100 pages, 17 ounces XX [From the preface] The 52 contributors were invited to submit 1000 copies of up to 4 pages of anything they wanted to include, printed at their own expense. Submissions were collated alphabetically. Biographical notes identify most of the contributors. No manuscript was refused so names and views expressed are not the responsibility of assembling press or the editors. Assembling appears annually in the early fall. Its primary purpose is the publication of works too eccentric to be accepted elsewhere. XX stories, poems concrete poetry, visual poetry, drawings, photographs, letters, and miscellaneous other written or visual material comprise this very avant-garde publication. Contributors include Henry Korn, Russell Edson, Raymond Federman, Jochen Gerz, Roni Hoffman, Richard Kostelanetz, Ruth Krauss, Richard Meltzer, Mike Metz, Bern Porter, Stan Vanderbeek, and 41 others.
Publicado por Assembling Press, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1971
Librería: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, Estados Unidos de America
Softcover. White wraps. 160 pages : illustrations. compiled by Richard Kostelanetz, Henry Korn, Mike Metz. Good. ex-lib copy. Associated library markings. Cover has discoloration, staining, tearing along spine. Interior pages have age toning, corner/edge damage, water damage.
Publicado por Booklyn., 1971
Librería: Daniel Thierstein, Biel, Suiza
4°. Ca. 160 n.n. S. meist Typsokriptreproduktionen. Originalbroschur Band 2 der der jährlich erschienenen Anthologie mit Arbeiten "of works that are too exxentric to be accepted elsewhere". Die Künstler wurde aufgefordert ihre Beiträge im Umfang von 4 Seiten in 1000 gedruckten Exemplaren den Herausgebern zur Verfügung zu stellen. - Mit Originalbeiträgen von 52 Künstlern, viele Beiträge zur Konkreten Poesie, darunter Raymond Federman - Jochen Gerz - Roni Hoffman - Peter Koper - Richard Kostelanetz - Richard Meltzer u.a. - Rücken leicht angerissen. Sprache: n.
Publicado por Assembling Press, Brooklyn, 1967
Librería: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, Estados Unidos de America
4to, unpag; staple-bound and glued into printed glossy wrappers. As with other iterations of this irregularly issued anthology, contributors were invited to submit up to 4 pages for an edition of 1000. As long as it could fit into the 8-1/2 X 11 inch format, no restrictions were imposed and no contributions were refused. Contributors to this volume include Russell Edson, Raymond Federman, Jochen Gerz, Roni Hoffman, Richard Meltzer, Bern Porter, Ruth Krauss, and many others, including of course the editors themselves. Spine and rear panel toned, otherwise fine.
Publicado por Booklyn., 1971
Librería: Daniel Thierstein, Biel, Suiza
4°. Ca. 160 n.n. S. meist Typsokriptreproduktionen. Originalbroschur. Band 3 der der jährlich erschienenen Anthologie mit Arbeiten "of works that are too exxentric to be accepted elsewhere". Die Künstler wurde aufgefordert ihre Beiträge im Umfang von 4 Seiten in 1000 gedruckten Exemplaren den Herausgebern zur Verfügung zu stellen. - Mit Originalbeiträgen von 52 Künstlern, viele Beiträge zur Konkreten Poesie, darunter Raymond Federman - Jochen Gerz - Roni Hoffman - Peter Koper - Richard Kostelanetz - Richard Meltzer u.a. - Rücken leicht angerissen. Sprache: n.
Publicado por Assembling Press, 1972
Librería: Whitledge Books, Austin, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. THIRD ASSEMBLING, A Collection of Otherwise Unpublishable Manuscripts, compiled by Richard Kostelanetz, Henry Korn, and Mike Metz, soft cover, first edition of 1000 copies, 1972. BOOK CONDITION: good. The text block is in near fine condition with no marks except faint pencil marks on first page, No dog-ears, but the edges of several entries exceeded the width and/or length prescribed by the compilers. Those few entries are edge-crinkled or torn. There is no bookplate or signature of a prior owner. Not a remainder or former library book. The wraps are in fairly good condition (foxing, spotting, rubbing, and small stain at bottom of spine where a label was). The wraps, while still attached, have begun pulling away from the spine because of the glue no longer holding. 11 x 8 1/2, unpaginated but easily over 150 pages, 28 ounces XX [From the preface] Contributors were invited to submit 1000 copies of up to 4 pages of anything they wanted to include, printed at their own expense. Submissions were collated alphabetically. Biographical notes identify most of the contributors. No manuscript was refused so names and views expressed are not the responsibility of assembling press or the editors. Assembling appears annually in the early fall. Its primary purpose is the publication of works too eccentric to be accepted elsewhere. XX Stories, poems concrete poetry, visual poetry, drawings, photographs, letters, and miscellaneous other written or visual material comprise this very avant-garde publication. The 86 contributors include Russell Edson, Jochen Gerz, Roni Hoffman, Henry Korn, Richard Kostelanetz, Ruth Krauss, Richard Meltzer, Mike Metz, Bern Porter, and 77 others.
Publicado por Brooklyn: Assembling Press, 1974
Librería: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 4to, ~250pp, stapled wrappers. Rare 1974 installment of this collaborative magazine of experimental writing, includes work from a range of prominent practitioners. Unmarked copy from the collection of contributor Opal Louis Nations, closed tear at base of spine, a bit of general wear. Not Signed.
Publicado por Assembling Press, Brooklyn, 1974
Librería: Brian Cassidy Books at Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Condición: Very good. First edition. Fifth issue of Kostelanetz's noted contributor's journal of concrete, visual poetry, and other art works. Coming down from writing his controversial END OF INTELLIGENT WRITING, Kostelanetz remarks in the introduction to FIFTH ASSEMBLING that "whole classes of literature were excluded from the dominant channels of cultural communication" because "the literary-industrial complex" was "subservient to the demands of fashion and commerce." In this work we see the material he would prefer to see in print, assembled by taking submissions from artists willing to send in 1000 copies of their pieces. 11'' x 8.5''. Original staple-bound photographic wrappers. Illustrated variously throughout. [142] leaves. Original $3.95 price on cover crossed out, repriced "4.95" in ink. Lightly scuffed with mild soiling and small tears around spine ends. Else sound and bright.
Publicado por Assembling Press), (Brooklyn, New York, 1972
Librería: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Illustrated. Wrappers with some soil and wear and neatly reattached to textblock, a couple of leaves standing proud have some toning and wear, very good or better; the interior is otherwise fine. Includes an introduction to the process, as well as a 10-point preface by Richard Kostelanetz. Each contributor prints 1,000 copies of their piece at their own expense and the issue is bound using those contributions. According to the introduction, no piece is refused. (N.B. In this case, "unpublishable" means "eccentric" and not "NSFW.") An interesting publication.
Publicado por Assembling Press, Brooklyn, 1972
Librería: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First edition. Thick staplebound 4to. A large assembly of poems, photographs, drawings and other documents by a wide array of contributors including John Baldessari, Douglas Blazek, Bern Porter, Rosemarie Waldrop, Davi Det Hompson, John Furnival, to name a few. With some small chips and tears to the pages which extend out beyond the regular textblock. A handsome very good copy. With multi-colored paper, fold-outs and numerous illustrations.
Publicado por Assemblings Press, 1970
Librería: Aeon Bookstore, New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Revista / Publicación Original o primera edición
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. A complete set of the avant-garde periodical Assembling. Instead of selecting from submissions presented to it, Richard Kostelanetz (and, at various times, Henry James Korn, Mike Metz, Scott Helmes, and David Cole) invited potential contributors to submit a thousand copies of whatever they wanted to include, which were then alphabetically assembled into 8.5 by 11 inch books. Published by Ghilbmessa Inc. (First number) and then by Assembling Press, New York between 1970-1981. Edition of 1000. Overall excellent, well-preserved copies with minor edge-wear and age-toning, some mildly bumped corners, oversized pages in some issues creased at fore-edges. Very Good or better with no major flaws, no internal markings - all in custom protective mylar. Notably - front panel of Issue 1, which is printed on lighter paper than subsequent issues, has small closed tears at the staples - loosely attached thus. Issue 4 has a closed, diagonal tear with creasing at the spine near bottom edge - not affecting binding. Please inquire for further, thorough descriptions of condition of individual issues. Issue 1 (1970) features mixed-media contributions from Edward Ruscha (Chocolate smear by the artist), Dan Graham, Bernadette Mayer, Vito Acconci, Madeline Gins, Arakawa, Hannah Weiner, Robert Lax et al. Second Assembling (1971) features the work of Jochen Gerz, Davi Det Hompson, Clemente Padin, Alan Sondheim and Nicholas Zurbrugg et al. Third Assembling (1972), which was collated and bound by an anonymous fireman and his family, includes contributions from artists such as John Baldessari, John Furnival, Roni Hoffman, Elizabet Ginsberg, Ruth Krauss and Joseph Phillips. Fourth Assembling (1973) contains work by: Jean-Jacques Cory, Wally Depew, Dick Higgins, Nancy Henderson, Mad Dog et al. Fifth Assembling (1975) features artistic contributions by Eric Anderson, Bruce Andrews, Scott Hyde, Shoichi Kiyokawa, Thomas Macauley, Jonathan Price and Karl Young among many others. Sixth Assembling features works by Bob Aab, Anna Banana, A.F. Caldiero, Robin Crozier, Veronica Drew, Bill Gaglione & Tim Mancusi, Joe Johnson etc. Seventh Assembling features contributions by, among others, Rene Aeberhard, Bruce Andrews and Eduardo Ballerini. Eighth Assembling (1978) was split into two (A-J) and (K-Z) and includes avant-garde contributions from artists such as Charlton Burgh, Charles Ewert, Michael Gibbs and Richard Grayson in the first, and Valery Oisteanu, Douglas Turnbaugh and Nancy Wolf in the second. Ninth Assembly (1979) constitutes a 'critical' anthology. Tenth Assembling features contributions by Allan Coleman, Bonnie Donohue, Rimma & Valery Gerlovin and Tom Persons. Eleventh Assembling (1981), subtitled "Pilot Proposals" includes contributions by Agnes Denes, Bern Porter and Richard Meltzer, among others.