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(ROT, DIETER) aka (ROTH, DIETER). Roth, Dieter. Stuttgart, GERMANY. 1967-1968.: Edition Hansjorg Mayer. First Edition #70/230. Narrow 4to. Wrappers in Full Leather. Artist's Book. Near Fine/Near Fine. np, 2 b&w letterpress decorations + a color collage. Text in German. Published in 1968 by Dieter Roth's longtme collaborator Edition Hansjorg Mayer, this is the double issue comprising numbers 3 and 4 of "Poeterei" - the innovative Swiss artist's late sixties journal devoted to Poetry and Poesie. The first part consists of a single typographic text by Roth in German printed by letterpress on heavy handmade paper incorporating an original collaged postcard fragment that has been annotated "D.R. 68." beneath that in green ink. The second portion contains one hundred and sixty-three brief textual framents by Rorh also printed by letterpress on a much thinner stock. The volume is features green flocked endpapers reminiscent of Marcel Duchamp's "La Mariee mise a nu par ses Celibataires meme"i bound in full light grey full leather. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to two hundred and thirty copies NUMBERED (70/230) AND SIGNED "Diter Roth" in green ink on the rear colophon, as issued. Inventory Number: 026709

(ROT, DITER) aka (ROTH, DIETER). Rot, Dieter. Hansjorg Mayer, Dieter Roth & H(anns). Sohm, Editors. Stuttgart, GERMANY: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1976. First Edition Thus 1/1000. Oblong 4to. Spiral Bound Wrappers in Box. Artist's Books. Near Fine./No Jackets - As Issued.. np (48pp) + np (44pp) + np (2pp), profusely illustrated in color. Text in German and English. Issued in 1976 as the first volume of Edition Hansjorg Mayer's ambitious project of documenting the prolific artist book output of Dieter Roth, "Gesammelte Werke Band 1" reproduces in loving facsimile the innovative Swiss artist's first two projects issued in Reykjavik in the fifties by the artist's Forlag Ed. "Kinderbuch" (1954-57) consists of twenty-eight colorful spiral bound die-cut geometric sheets of stiff paper, and was originally issued in an edition of one hundred copies. "Bilderbuch" (1956) contains sixteen colored die-cut transparent plastic and four white die-cut stiff paper sheets housed in a black celluloid ring binder, and was produced in an edition of only three examples. These are charming book/objects clearly intended for the young at heart of all ages, and compare favorably to Bruno Munari's similar experiments from the same period. These are accompanied by a single loose colophon page all laid into the publisher's printed stiff cardstock clamshell box. An internally most handsome set of the books limited to one thousand unnumbered copies whose box shows some rubbing, a few creases, and a short closed tear along the joint at the head of spine. This is housed in an unprinted wood and masonite slipcase cum shipping carton seemingly supplied by the publisher. . Inventory Number: 026696

(ROT, DITER) aka (ROTH, DIETER). Rot, Diter. Hansjorg Mayer & Dieter Roth, Editors. Stuttgart, GERMANY, London & Reykjavic, ICELAND: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1972. First Edition 1/1200. Small 4to. Wrappers in Illustrated Jacket. Artist's Book. Fine./Fine.. 472pp, profusely illustrated in monochrome. Text in German. Issued in 1972 as the thirteenth volume of Edition Hansjorg Mayer's ambitious project of documenting the prolific artist book output of Dieter Roth, "Gesammelte Werke Band 13" contains material from several of the innovative Swiss artist's publications from the mid to late sixties A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand, two hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 026705

(ROT, DITER) aka (ROTH, DIETER). Rot, Diter. Hansjorg Mayer & Dieter Roth, Editors. Stuttgart, GERMANY, London & Reykjavic, ICELAND: Wasserpresse (Water Presse) & Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1970. First Edition 1/1000. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Books. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. Issued in 1970 as the eleventh volume of Edition Hansjorg Mayer's ambitious project of documenting the prolific artist book output of Dieter Roth, "Gesammelte Werke Band 11" reprints the innovative Swiss artist's photographically illustrated 1960 volume entitled "Snow". A handsome example of the standard edition of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing mild age-toning to the wrappers. Inventory Number: 026703

(ROT, DITER) aka (ROTH, DIETER). Rot, Diter. Hansjorg Mayer & Dieter Roth, Editors. Reykjavic, ICELAND, Stuttgart, Koln & London: Siemannsverlag & Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1972. First Edition 1/1000. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Icelandic. Issued in 1972 as the fifth volume of Edition Hansjorg Mayer's ambitious project of reproducing the complete artist's books of Dieter Roth, "Gesammelte Werke Band 5" reprints the innovative Swiss artist's volume of collaged Icelandic newspaper articles - "Bok 3a". A most handsome example of the standard edition of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing a bit of light wear and soiling to its pink wrappers. Inventory Number: 026699

(ROT, DITER) aka (ROTH, DIETER). Rot, Diter. Hansjorg Mayer & Dieter Roth, Editors. Stuttgart, GERMANY, London & Reykjavic, ICELAND: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1972. First Edition 1/1000. Small 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist's Books. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in German and English. Issued in 1972 as the fourth volume of Edition Hansjorg Mayer's ambitious project of documenting the prolific artist book output of Dieter Roth, "Gesammelte Werke Band 4" reprints two of the innovative Swiss artist's volumes of black and white abstract geometic permutations - "Bok 4a" and "Bok 5". A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing a bit of delamination to the wrappers at the heel of the spine. Inventory Number: 026698

(ROT, DITER) aka (ROTH, DIETER). Rot, Diter. Hansjorg Mayer, Dieter Roth & H(anns). Sohm, Editors. Hellnar, ICELAND, Koln, GERMANY & London: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1971. First Edition 1/1000. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine.. np (304pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in German. Issued in 1971 as the nineteenth volume of Edition Hansjorg Mayer's ambitious project of documenting the prolific artist book output of Dieter Roth, "Gesammelte Werke Band 19" represents a survey of the innovative Swiss artist's ephemeral works and collected writings published between 1967 and 1971. A most handsome example of the standard edition of this uncommon item (entry number M.4 cited on pages 228 + 230 of Dirk Dobke's "Dieter Roth in Print: Artist's Books / Kunstlerbucher"). Inventory Number: 026706

(ROTH, DIETER) aka (ROT, DITER). Roth, Dieter & Richard Hamilton. Introduction by Dieter Schwarz. Hansjorg Mayer & Dieter Roth, Editors. Stuttgart, GERMANY & London: Edition Hansjorg Mayer & Eaton House Publishers, Ltd., 1977. First Edition 1/2000. Small 4to. Pictorial Self Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np, 96 color illustrations. Text in German and English. Issued in 1977 as the thirty-sixth volume of Edition Hansjorg Mayer's ambitious project of documenting the prolific artist book output of Dieter Roth, "96 Piccadillies" reproduces each of ninety-six commercial picture postcards of London's historic Piccadilly Circus altered during the seventies by Roth - some in conjunction with his frequent collaborator, Richard Hamilton. A bright, most handsome example of the standard edition (entry number I.3 cited on pages 210-211 of Dirk Dobke's "Dieter Roth in Print: Artist's Books / Kunstlerbucher") limited to two thousand unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 026707

(ROTH, DIETER) aka (ROT, DITER). Roth, Dieter & Richard Hamilton. Introduction by Dieter Schwarz. Hansjorg Mayer & Dieter Roth, Editors. Stuttgart, GERMANY & London: Edition Hansjorg Mayer & Eaton House Publishers, Ltd., 1977. First Edition 1/200 Deluxe. Small 4to. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/Fine. np, 96 color illustrations. Text in German and English. Issued in 1977 as the thirty-sixth volume of Edition Hansjorg Mayer's ambitious project of documenting the prolific artist book output of Dieter Roth, "96 Piccadillies" reproduces each of ninety-six commercial picture postcards of London's historic Piccadilly Circus altered during the seventies by Roth - some in conjunction with his frequent collaborator, Richard Hamilton. A most handsome example of this uncommon item from the deluxe slipcased edition limited to two hundred unnumbered copies (entry number I.3 cited on pages 210-211 of Dirk Dobke's "Dieter Roth in Print: Artist's Books / Kunstlerbucher") each with AN ORIGINAL "SPEEDY DRAWING" entitled "Selfportrait as Piccadilly-Eros" SIGNED AND DATED "D R 1978" in pencil laid in, as issued. Inventory Number: 022481

(ROTH, DIETER). Roth, Dieter.. Berlin: Verlag Agnes & Reiner Pretzell & Galerie Reinhard Onnasch, 1983. First Edition 1/3500. Square 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 28pp, printed in two-color offset. Text in German. This is a quirky exhibition catalogue cum artist's book published in conjunction with a 1983 exhibition of Dieter Roth's works from the holdings of noted German gallerist and collector Reinhard Onnasch. Annotated - and subsequently revised here - in the artist's own hand, it contains Roth's commentary on the pieces shown. A most handsome example of this uncommon item stapled at the top left corner, as issued. Inventory Number: 022699

(ROTH, DIETER). Roth, Dieter aka Rot, Diter. Zug, SWITZERLAND: Dieter Roth & Dr. Philipp Buse, 1973. First Edition #0039/3000. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 72pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in German and English. This is a charming, self-published reference catalogue of available prints and graphics issued by Dieter Roth in the early seventies. The details for each image are reproduced bi-lingually in the innovative Swiss artist's own hand, and it includes a plate uniquely printed by pochoir and rubber stamp. A handsome example STAMP-NUMBERED (0039/3000) and SIGNED "Dieter Roth" in pencil on the inside front cover, as issued, showing just a bit of light wear, soiling, and age-toning to its off-white covers. Inventory Number: 026695

(ROTH, DIETER). Roth, Dieter, Gunter Brus, Hermann Nitsch, Gerhard Ruhm & Oswald Wiener. Stuttgart, GERMANY, London & Reykjavic, ICELAND: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1975. First Edition 1/1000. Large Square 4to. 12" Vinyl LPs in a Box. Artists' Multiple. Near Fine/Near Fine. Three 12", two-sided vinyl 33 1/3 rpm long playing phonograph records in a printed paper-over-cardboard box. This is a boxed set of recordings issued by Edition Hansjorg Mayer from a 1974 Munich concert of new and improvised music by an ensemble featuring Dieter Roth along with Viennese artist/musicians Christian Ludwig Attersee, Gunter Brus, Hermann Nitsch, Gerhard Ruhm, and Oswald Wiener. A most handsome example of this uncommon artists' recording (entry number 4 on page 87 of the Music catalogue of Dirk Dobke's "Dieter Roth: Books + Multiples" additionally cited on page 226 of Ursula Block and Michael Glasmeier's "Broken Music: Artists' Recordworks" and page 80 of Guy Schraenen's "Vinyl: Records and Covers by Artists") limited to one thousand unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 025549

(ROTH, DIETER) (WIENER, OSWALD). Roth, Dieter & Oswald Wiener. Stuttgart, GERMANY, London & Reykjavic, ICELAND: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1977. First Edition 1/500. Large Square 4to. 12" Vinyl LP in Jacket. Artists' Multiple. Near Fine/Near Fine. One 12", two-sided vinyl 33 1/3 rpm long playing phonograph record in a printed paper-over-cardboard gatefold sleeve. Recorded at Mosfellssveit, Iceland between May 28th and 30th 1976, "Tote Rennen + Leider" is a new music and spoken-word collaboration between noted artist/musicians Dieter Roth and Oswald Wiener. A handsome example of this uncommon artists' recording (entry number 8 on page 89 of the Music catalogue of Dirk Dobke's "Dieter Roth: Books + Multiples" additionally cited on page 226 of Ursula Block and Michael Glasmeier's "Broken Music: Artists' Recordworks" and page 95 of Guy Schraenen's "Vinyl: Records and Covers by Artists") limited to five hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 025551

(ROTH, DITER) aka (ROT, DIETER). Rot, Diter. Hansjorg Mayer & Dieter Roth, Editors. Stuttgart, GERMANY, London & Reykjavic, ICELAND: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1974. First Edition 1/1000. Small 4to. Loose Contents in a Box. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Issued in 1974 as the twefth volume of Edition Hansjorg Mayer's ambitious project of documenting the prolific artist book output of Dieter Roth, "Gesammelte Werke Band 12" reprints a much-expanded version of the innovative Swiss artist's volume containing scores of loose, printed sheets originally produced in 1965 for Chicago's William and Noma Copley Foundation presented in a Roth-illustrated cardboard clamshell box. A most handsome example of the standard edition of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing mild rubbing along a few edges of the exterior box. Inventory Number: 026704

(ROTH, DITER) aka (ROT, DIETER). Rot, Diter. Hansjorg Mayer & Dieter Roth, Editors. Stuttgart, GERMANY: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1976. First Edition 1/1000. Square 4to. Wrappers in Slipcase. Artist's Books. Fine./No Jackets - As Issued.. np (28pp) + np (28pp), profusely illustrated in color. Text in German and English. Issued in 1976 as the eighth volume of Edition Hansjorg Mayer's ambitious project of documenting the prolific artist book output of Dieter Roth, "Gesammelte Werke Band 8" reprints in miniature facsimile two of the innovative Swiss artist's 1960s portfolios of loose die-cut geometric sheets of stiff paper that can be endlessly combined to form moire patterns. A brand new, most handsome set of the portfolios themselves limited to one thousand unnumbered copies whose printed paper-over-boards slipcase shows some light soiling and tearing to the paper along one joint at the spine. Inventory Number: 026702

(ROTH, DITER) aka (ROT, DIETER). Rot, Diter. Hansjorg Mayer & Dieter Roth, Editors. Stuttgart, GERMANY, London & Reykjavic, ICELAND: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1973. First Edition 1/1000. Small 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist's Books. Very Good.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in German and English. Issued in 1973 as the third volume of Edition Hansjorg Mayer's ambitious project of documenting the prolific artist book output of Dieter Roth, "Gesammelte Werke Band 3" reprints two of the innovative Swiss artist's volumes of black and white geometic abstractions - "Bok 2a" from 1960 and "Bok 2b" from 1961. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies showing a bit of delamination to the wrappers along the extremities. Inventory Number: 026697

(ROTH, DITER) aka (ROT, DIETER). Rot, Diter & Richard Hamilton. Chicago, IL: William and Noma Copley Foundation, 1965. First Edition. 4to. Loose Contents in a Folder. Artists' Book. Fair.. np, 30 loose components of varying sizes printed in monochrome and dutone. Known as "The Copley Book", this is Diter Roth's 1965 artist's volume created in collaboration with Richard Hamilton and published by Chicago's William and Noma Copley Foundation. A stream of conciousness agglomeration of fragments in the vein of Duchamp's notes for the Large Glass, it contains thirty loose, printed sheets housed in a colorful printed paper folder. A complete, serviceable example only of this exceedingly uncommon item showing pronounced foxing, brown dampstaining, and rippling to the outer portfolio along with some milder dampstaining to some of the internal components. The staple that originally bound contents to the rear cover has long ago been removed, and a piece of transparent tape has been affixed over the remaining tiny holes on the inside. It has been priced acordingly. Inventory Number: 026710

Cohen, Arthur A.. New York. ND (circa 1988).: Ex Libris. First Edition. Tall Narrow 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Bookseller's Catalogue. Fine.. np (48pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. New York's Arthur Cohen was the premier purveyor of books and ephemera on twentieth century Modern Art movements for nearly twenty years. Ex Libris' copiously researched, scholarly, illustrated catalogues stood as unparalleled bibliographic tools at a time when there was a paucity of available reference to the documentary literature of the modernist avant-gardes. Catalogue number eighteen features fifty-two fully described and illustrated exceptional works, photographs, posters, books, periodicals, pamphlets, and printed ephemera on or by the likes of Hans (Jean) Arp, Broom, Francesco Cangiullo, Fortunato Depero, Andre Derain, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Die Flaeche, Fluxus, Natalia Goncharova, Wassily Kandinsky, Valentina Kulagina, Fernand Leger, El Lissitzky and Mayakovsky, Kazimir Malevich, Henri Matisse, Bruno Munari, Diter Rot (Dieter Roth), Kurt Schwitters, Surrealism, Ladislav Sutnar, Yves Tanguy, Tato (Guglielmo Sansoni), Tolschin, H. Th. Wijdeveld, Tristan Tzara, Frank Lloyd Wright, Piet Zwart, and more. And while at the time of its publication the prices here seemed astronomical, some thirty years later they are finally downright bargains! A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon reference with the original price list additionally laid in. Inventory Number: 025893