Contemporary German Art

ARS LIBRI ELECTRONIC LIST 120: CONTEMPORARY GERMAN ART

Electronic List 120: Contemporary German Art

1 ANTES, HORST. Parken verboten: Sechsundsiebzig Offsetgravüren. Mit einem Vorwort von Albrecht Fabri. (2)pp., 78 plates printed on double-leaves. 4to. Brown paper wraps., designed by Joseph Fassbender. One of 150 hand-numbered copies, signed by the artist in the colophon, from the edition of 185 in all. Neatly taped at spine. Köln (Galerie der Spiegel), 1962. $850.00

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2 ANTES, HORST. Stierstädter Gartenbuch. Mit Gedichten von Dieter Hoffmann. 16 Bilder und 13 Pflanzendrucke. (Passgänge. Literarisch-graphische Reihe. Band III.) (34)pp. 29 color prints (13 single tone, integrated with text). Printed on double-fold sheets. Lrg. 8vo. Wraps. Edition limited to 300 hand-numbered copies, signed in the colophon by Antes and Hoffmann. “Die Bilder dieses Buches wurden von Horst Antes im Sommer 1964 auf der Maschine der Eremitenpresse gemalt.” Stierstadt im Taunus (Verlag Eremiten-Presse), 1964. $600.00

3 BECKING, HORST. Briefe. Texts by Eugen Thiemann and Dieter Dué. (64)pp., 48 color plates. 67 illus. Oblong 4to. Cloth. D.j. One of 450 copies signed and numbered by the artist, from the limited edition of 500. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, 1979, with a drawing in pencil and colored pencil. [Hagen] (The Artist), n.d. $125.00

4 Hölderlin, Friedrich & BECKING, HORST. Friedrich Hölderlin: Patmos Handschriften. Horst Becking: Lithographien. (14)pp., 10 original lithographs. Tissue guards (some with printed text). Printed on double-fold leaves. Sm. 4to. Wraps. D.j. One of 35 copies signed and numbered by the artist, from the limited edition of 70 in all. Much of the text is in facsimile from the Hölderlin manuscript original. Presentation copy from the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, with an autograph card from him loosely inserted, and with a signed full-page drawing in colored pencil on the first leaf. N.p. (The Artist), n.d. $175.00

5 BECKING, HORST. Sommertage. Eine Reise ohne sich fortzubewegen. (4)pp., 24 color plates. Signatures loose, as issued. Folio. Boards. D.j. Vorzugsausgabe: copy 42 of an unstated edition, signed and numbered by the artist on the last leaf, with a large-format signed original color etching, correspondingly numbered, loosely inserted. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, with an exuberant full-page colored drawing on the title-page in gouache and crayon, dated 1985, and further decorations in colored

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crayon and pencil in the inscription on the verso. This copy also with an inscribed folded exhibition poster under back cover. Hagen (The Artist), 1985. $300.00

6 BECKING, HORST. Tagebuch Firenze. (112)pp. Prof. illus. in color. 4to. Cloth. D.j. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer on the title-page, with a full-page original drawing in oil paint, pencil and colored pencil on the facing sheet. Dortmund (Edition Galerie Untermann), n.d. $250.00

7 BECKING, HORST. Träume. Texts by the artist and Dieter Dué. 6ff., 21 color plates. Oblong folio. Cloth. D.j. One of 400 hand-numbered copies, from the limited edition of 500. Presentation copy from the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, boldly inscribed on the title-page, 1980, with a double-page drawing in colored crayon and pencil extending across the facing leaf. Hagen (Edition “Galerie Oben”), n.d. $200.00

8 BECKING, HORST. [Untitled Christmas Greeting.] (22)pp. 5 full-page plates. 4to. Wraps., stapled as issued. Inscribed “Weihnachten 1966” and signed and numbered from an edition of 30, this copy includes a signed full-page drawing in colored pencil, pencil and watercolor on the first leaf. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, 1979. N.p. (The Artist), 1966. $150.00

9 BECKING, HORST. “Vom glücklichen Zufall des Sonnenuntergangs.” (2)pp., 1 folding color plate (16- panel double-sided leporello). Loosely inserted, as issued: untitled original color etching on heavy wove stock, signed and dated 1984, and numbered from an edition of 100 copies. Oblong lrg. 8vo. Boards. This copy decorated in oil paint by the artist on the title leaf. Brüssel (Edition Abras), [1984]. $100.00

10 BECKING, HORST. 10 Zeichnungen. (14)pp. 11 full-page illus. (including cover). Printed on double-fold leaves. Oblong lrg. 8vo. Dec. wraps. An artist’s book, printed without colophon. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, 1979, with a colored drawing. N.p. (The Artist), n.d. $125.00

11 Düsseldorf. Galerie Schmela. JOSEPH BEUYS. Zeichnungen von 1949-1969. 3ff., 57 full-page plates. 4to. Blank blue wraps., with linen backstrip (lightly sunned, as usual). Edition limited to 500 copies, signed and numbered by Beuys in pen on the title-page. The title, with justification, and two pages of register, are all reproduced from the artist’s handwritten text. Düsseldorf, 1969. $450.00

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12 BLUME, ANNA & BLUME, BERNHARD. Prinzip Grausamkeit: Eine Polaroidserie. 60, (4)pp. 58 with tipped-in digital color photographic plates. Oblong lrg. 4to. Boards. One of 120 copies, signed and numbered by Anna and Bernhard Blume, from the limited edition of 140. Köln (Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König), 2002. $500.00

13 BLUME, BERNHARD-JOH. Heilig heilig heilig. 42ff., including title, frontis. (partly in gold, signed and dated in pencil), and 40 plates, all xerographically printed. All contents loose, as issued. 4to. Portfolio (cloth). Edition of 40 copies, signed, numbered and dated by the artist on the title-page. Issued without colophon. Very slight abrasion on frontis. Köln (Edition Hundertmark), 1985. $400.00

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14 BLUME, BERNHARD JOHANNES. Das höhere Selbst: 7 transzendentale Fotos und ein Text. (4)pp. (=single sheet, folding), 7 photographic plates tipped onto heavy card mounts. Cellophane envelope of glitter laid in. Contents loose, as issued. Lrg. 8vo. Publisher’s lidded cardboard box. One of 30 numbered copies signed by the photographer in the colophon, from the limited edition of 60 in all. Initialled in pen by the artist on the lid of the box. Köln (Wolfgang Hake Verlag), 1973. $2,500.00

15 BLUME, BERNHARD JOHANNES. Ich sehe die Gegenstände immer vor mir. (124)pp. Prof. illus. Wraps. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 100 copies with a signed original drawing in green ink by the artist in the colophon, inscribed “Original Handzeichnung mit dem Munde gemahlt,” from the limited edition of 300 numbered copies. Köln (Wolfgang Hake Verlag), 1973. $300.00

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16 BLUME, BERNHARD. JOH. Ich & Du. 40 Xerographien. 42ff., including xerographic title/colophon, frontis. (original crayon drawing, signed, dated and titled in pencil by the artist), and 40 xerographic plates. All contents loose, as issued. 4to. Portfolio (cloth). Edition limited to 60 numbered copies, signed in the colophon by the artist. Köln (Wolfgang Hake-Verlag), 1986. $650.00

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17 BLUME, BERNH. JOH. Mahlzeit. 6 Polaroidxerographien und 6 Schwarz-Weiss-Xerographien aus der Serie “Kant zuliebe” 1981. 13ff., including title leaf with vignette on verso (signed in pencil), 6 Polaroid-xerographs (through-numbered in pencil), and 6 xerographic plates (each signed and dated in pencil). Contents loose, as issued. 4to. Orig. envelope, stamped “BLUME Serie.” N.p. (The Artist), 1981. $850.00

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18 BLUME, BERNHARD JOHANNES. Natürlich: Ein Gespräch mit Joseph Beuys. [Beuys/Blume “natürlich.” 9 kurzgefasste Szenen aus einem 2-Stunden-Dialog.] Multiple. 9 heavy cardboard panels with offset photographs and text, together with large three-dimensional crucifix constructed of green paper, signed, numbered and dated 1985/89 in pencil by the artist; and with large folding color poster; all in the publisher’s cardboard box, the outer lid mounted with title panel in green, and the inner box mounted with the colophon. Contents loose, as issued. Box dimensions: 490 x 230 x 60 mm. (ca. 19 3/8 x 9 1/8 x 2 1/4 inches). Oblong folio. One of 60 hand-numbered copies from the edition of 70. “Das Gespräch zwischen B.J. Blume u. Jos. Beuys fand am 1. Mai 1985 in der Galerie Paul in Ilverich bei Düsseldorf anlässlich einer gemeinsamen Ausstellung statt.” Box slightly creased; a fine example. Köln (Balloni Verlag/ Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König), 1989. $1,500.00

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19 BLUME, BERNHARD-JOH. Rund & Eckig. 42ff., including xerographic title/colophon, frontis. (original crayon drawing, signed, dated and titled in pencil by the artist), and 40 xerographic plates. All contents loose, as issued. 4to. Portfolio (cloth). Edition limited to 60 numbered copies, signed in the colophon by the artist. Köln (Wolfg. Hake Verlag), 1986. $650.00

20 BLUME, BERNHARD JOHANNES. Die vierte Dimension. 40ff. Prof. illus. Wraps. Edition of 300 copies. Inscribed by the artist in green ink beneath the title, “von 1973 reaktualisert in Delmenhorst 1991/ BJ. Blume.” Düsseldorf (M. Kuttner), 1974. $150.00

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21 BLUME, BERNHARD JOHANNES. Zeichnungen aus der Immobilien-Serie 1983. [35 Xerographien aus der Immobilienserie 1983.] 37ff., including 35 xerographic plates, printed on recto only. Contents loose, as issued. 4to. Portfolio (masonite boards with supralibros title, 1/4 cloth, secured with elastic cord, as issued). Edition limited to 50 copies, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon. Published in conjunction with the exhibition at Ruimte Morguen, Antwerpen, Dec. 1983-Jan. 1984. An unnumbered copy. Antwerpen (Morguen V.Z.W.), 1983. $400.00

22 BLUME, BERNHARD JOHANNES. Ideoplastie. (20)pp. Prof. illus. (partly in color). 4to. Wraps. [Köln (The Artist/ Galerie Jöllenbeck), 1971]. $65.00

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23 Honnef, Klaus, et al. BERNHARD JOHANNES BLUME: S/W-Fotoarbeiten 1970-1984. Mit Beiträgen von Klaus Honnef, Gail B. Kirkpatrick, Günter Schulte. 159, (1)pp. Prof. illus. 4to. Cloth. D.j., within folio portfolio (boards with fitted compartments; ties). Unstated deluxe edition with 5 original photographic prints, each signed and dated 1976 in pencil by the artist on the verso, through-numbered 0-4, loosely inserted in pocket in the portfolio. Print size: 360 x 297 mm.; ca. 14 3/16 x 11 3/16 inches). The photographs derive from the sequence “Magischer Determinismus,” which in its entirety comprises 11 subjects, including the photographic title-page (one of the images in the present group). No details of this deluxe edition are supplied in the publication itself. The text volume is signed by the artist on the first leaf. Köln (Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König), 1989. $2,500.00

24 Bless, Frits, et al. KARL BOHRMANN. Texte: Frits Bless, Hans van der Grinten, Kimio Jinno, Max Looser. 20, (8)pp., 48 plates (partly in color). Translation fascicle (12pp.) loosely inserted, as issued. 4to. Boards, 1/4 cloth. Evidently from an unstated Vorzugsausgabe of 50 copies, with an original etching, signed and numbered in that limitation, loosely inserted. Mönchengladbach (Verlag Renate Schröder), 1992. $175.00

25 Pessoa, Fernando. Gedichte des Alberto Caeiro aus “Der Hüter der Herden” ausgewählt und illustriert von KARL BOHRMANN. (44)pp. 17 full-page color serigraphs. Lrg. 4to. Cloth. Edition of 1300 copies, signed in the colophon by the artist. Hamburg (Maximilian-Gesellschaft), 1991. $75.00

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26 COESTER, OTTO. Zweierlei. Introduction by Will Grohmann. (4)pp. (=single sheet, folding), 10 original etchings, each signed in pencil. Contents loose, as issued. 4to. Portfolio (boards, 1/4 cloth). Deutsche Ausgabe: one of 70 copies on Bütten, from the limited edition of 108 in all, the etchings printed at the Künstlerpresse Worpswede. Bremen (Michael Hertz), 1947. $1,200.00

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27 ERBEN, ULRICH. Zwischenräume. Stiftung Bahnhof Rolandseck. (20)pp., 17 double-page original color silkscreen prints (including cover). Contents loose, as issued. 4to. Portfolio (wraps.). Slipcase. Edition limited to 300 copies, signed and numbered in the colophon by the artist. Bonn (Georg Heusch Verlag), 1987. $225.00

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28 FELDMANN, HANS-PETER. Bilder/Pictures. 20, (320)pp. Prof. illus. Lrg. stout 8vo. Wraps. Edition of 500 copies. Texts by Hermann Kern and Josef Kirschbichler in parallel German and English. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of March 1975 at the Kunstraum München e.V. München (Kunstraum München e.V.), 1975. $850.00

29 FELDMANN, HANS-PETER. Eine Firma. (110)pp. Prof. illus. 4to. Wraps. Berlin/München (Siemens AG), 1991. $300.00

30 FELDMANN, HANS-PETER. Profil Nr. 6 vom 7.02.2000, ohne Worte. (138)pp. Prof. illus. in color. 4to. Wraps. A reprint of an issue of the Viennese weekly “Profil,” here omitting all text but preserving all editorial photographs in their original layout. A statement by the Museum in Progress on the inside back cover disassociates it from the current Austrian government. Accompanied, as issued, by a copy of the original issue of “Profil” on which Feldmann’s work is based, and also a press release from the museum. Wien (Museum in Progress), 2000. $300.00

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31 FELDMANN, HANS-PETER. Der Überfall. (28)ff. 27 tipped-in illus. Sq. 4to. Wraps. Edition limited to 350 copies. A fine copy. [Köln] (Wolfgang Hake Verlag), 1975. $1,250.00 Parr Photobook II.157

32 FELDMANN, HANS-PETER. Voyeur. [1. Auflage.] Collaboration/Mitarbeit: Stefan Schneider. Directeur en chef/Produzent/Producer: Denis Ruggieri. (254)pp. Prof. illus. Sm. 8vo. Wraps. The first edition--the first volume--of Feldman’s series “Voyeur.” N.p. (OFAC Art Contemporain/ La Flèche), 1994. $300.00

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33 Rohleder, Wittich & FUSSMANN, KLAUS. Tage. Sieben Gedichte von Wittich Rohleder mit acht Original Lithographien von Klaus Fussmann. (22)pp. 8 original lithographs (5 double-page, of which 4 extensively colored by hand in watercolor). Text reproduced from the artist’s manuscript. Signatures loose, as issued. 4to. Portfolio (boards). Slipcase. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 20 handcolored copies from the limited edition of 90 on uncut heavy stock, signed and numbered by the author and artist in the colophon. Karlsruhe (Edition Beate Nieschlag), n.d. $275.00

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34 Enzensberger, Christian. Grösserer Versuch über den Schmutz. Mit 17 Radierungen von KLAUS FUSSMANN. (30)pp., 17 original etchings, each initialled in pencil by the artist (1 double-page within the text). Folio. Boards (the extra suite in a matching board portfolio). Vorzugsausgabe: one of 70 numbered copies with a signed extra suite of the etchings, from the limited edition of 200, signed and dated by the artist in the colophon. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, 1989. Berlin (Edition Klaus Fussmann), 1980. $1,250.00

35 HARTMANN, THOMAS. Ampel Bilder. (56)pp. Prof. illus. Dec. boards. Edition limited to 300 copies. Presentation copy, inscribed on the first blank leaf by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, 1993, accompanying a full-page pencil drawing of a man’s head. Berlin (l & b), 1992. $100.00

36 HARTMANN, THOMAS. Beides: Ein Bilderbuch. (18)pp., printed on hinged heavy boards with 16 laser-color copy plates and 1 original gouache. Lrg. 4to. Boards, 1/4 cloth. Slipcase. Edition limited to 20 copies, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon. In addition to the heavily worked double-page gouache indicated in the colophon, this copy also has extensive additions by the artist to one additional plate. Berlin (Langner & Bose), n.d. $375.00

37 HARTMANN, THOMAS. Italienischer Ausflug. (56)pp. Prof. illus. Lrg. 4to. Cloth. Slipcase. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 20 copies signed and numbered by the artist, with an original gouache bound in, from the limited edition of 500. The gouache in this copy is actually a double-sided sheet of cloth, with heavily worked compositions on both recto and verso. Sheet size: 295 x 205 mm. (ca. 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches). Berlin (Langner & Bose), [1985]. $275.00

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38 Berlin. Galerie Georg Nothelfer. THOMAS HARTMANN: Millionen Stadt. 78pp. Prof. illus. (partly color). 4to. Wraps. This copy with a heavily worked original crayon drawing by the artist on the first leaf, signed and dated 1990. Berlin, 1990. $225.00

39 Berlin. Galerie Georg Nothelfer. THOMAS HARTMANN: Über die Städte. Mit neun Ansichtskarten von Rolf Dieter Brinkmann, geschrieben in Rom 1972. (44)pp. Prof. illus. (partly color). Lrg. 4to. Boards. Unstated Vorzugsausgabe: one of 20 copies signed, numbered and dated by the artist, with an original gouache mounted on the last leaf. Sheet size: 148 x 207mm. (ca. 5 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches). Inscribed by the artist on the first leaf. Berlin, 1987. $275.00

40 Berlin. Galerie Silvia Menzel. THOMAS HARTMANN: Langsame Flüchtlinge. Text by Günter Bose. (24)pp. Prof. illus. in color (including 6 color plates loosely inserted in pocket under back cover, as issued). Embossed boards, secured with elastic band. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 10 copies signed, numbered and dated by the artist in the colophon, with an original drawing loosely inserted, from the edition of 500 in all. The drawing in this copy is a very heavily worked composition in oil and crayon, correspondingly signed, numbered and dated on the verso. Berlin, 1984. $225.00

41 Bremen. Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst. THOMAS HARTMANN: Bremer Ausstellung. Foreword by Barbara Claassen-Schmal. (30)pp. (=single sheet, folding). Leporello of 15 double-sided panels. Prof. illus. in color. 4to. Boards. Acetate d.j. Slipcase. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 15 copies signed and numbered by the artist on the title-page, both covers of the binding with heavily painted additions by him in color. Bremen, 1985. $375.00

42 Freiburg. Kunstverein. THOMAS HARTMANN: Nord Sued. Dec. 1988-Jan. 1989. Text by Knut Nievers. 55, (3)pp. Prof. illus. in color. Lrg. 4to. Wraps. D.j. Handpainted slipcase. Unstated Vorzugsausgabe of 20 copies,

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signed and numbered by the artist, slipcased together with an original gouache, titled and correspondingly numbered on the mount, framed in glass and wood. Sheet size: 240 x 160 mm. (ca. 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches). Deluxe edition of the catalogue of the circulating exhibition. Freiburg, 1988. $550.00

43 Hamburg/Köln. Galerie Hans Barlach. THOMAS HARTMANN: Von Stadt zu Stadt. Nov. 1991. 17, (3)pp. 8 color plates. Wraps. This copy with a full-page crayon drawing by the artist on the title-page (partly obscuring the title), signed and dated 1992. Hamburg/Köln, 1991. $150.00

44 Kiel. Stadtgalerie im Sophienhof. THOMAS HARTMANN: Landenge. (38)pp. Prof. illus. Lrg. 8vo. Boards. Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title by the artist, with a full-page crayon and charcoal drawing. Kiel, 1988. $150.00

45 Mannheim. Galerie Fahlbusch. THOMAS HARTMANN: Bilder 1989-1990. Oct.-Nov. 1990. Introduction by Hans-Jürgen Buderer. 32pp. Prof. illus. in color. 4to. Wraps. Edition of 500 copies. Presentation copy, inscribed on the first leaf by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, 1991, with a full-page crayon drawing in color. Mannheim, 1990. $150.00

46 Paris. Galerie Bernard Vidal. THOMAS HARTMANN: Peintures. Jan.-Feb. 1990. (20)pp. 7 plates (6 color). Oblong 4to. Wraps. This copy with a heavily worked composition in gouache on the first leaf, inscribed by the artist. Paris, 1990. $150.00

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47 KIEFER, ANSELM. Hoffmann von Fallersleben auf Helgoland. (84)pp. Prof. illus. (halftone photographs). 4to. Boards, 1/4 cloth. Edition of 500 copies. Entirely pictorial, the work contains text on the binding only. Groningen (Groninger Museum), 1980. $500.00

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48 Reuter, Christian & KIRSCH, UWE. Die Geschichte mit der Ratte. Mit 10 signierten Radierungen von Uwe Kirsch. 36ff., 10 original etchings, each initialled and dated in ink by the artist. Text printed in white on black stock, the etchings on uncut buff wove paper. Oblong 4to. Embossed full leather. Vorzugsausgabe: copy no. 1 of 10 copies “mit einer Zeichnung” and bound in leather, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon, from the limited edition of 60. In fact this first copy is far more elaborately decorated by the artist, including--in addition to a heavily worked, signed and dated gouache drawing on the blank leaf preceding the title-- watercolor additions to all the etchings, and lavish gouache and crayon compositions on the endpapers and front flyleaf, and on blank black leaves within. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer on a collaged sheet facing the dedication leaf, April 1985. Bremen (Bismarck-Verlag), 1985. $750.00

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49 KIRSCH, UWE. Ideale Schönheit: Frauen ohne egomanische Schatten. (4)pp. (single sheet, folding), 16 mounted photographic plates, the whole extensively overdrawn and embellished in original watercolor, crayon and ink by the artist; each plate is signed and dated 1986 by Kirsch in the margin. Folio. Portfolio (boards), hand-colored in watercolor and crayon, and signed and dated 1984 by the artist in pen. A unique artist’s bookwork, appropriating a copy of the Nazi-era portfolio “Ideale Schönheit,” of lubriciously posed nude women (Dresden: Verlag Geist und Schönheit, 1940), with expanded title and dramatic colored additions, both to text and photographs (frequently extending onto the mounts). Bremen/Wien (Verlag Bismarck [The Artist]), 1986. $700.00

50 Heym, Georg. Das Schiff. Mit 14 Siebdrucken von UWE KIRSCH. 35ff., 14 full color serigraphs, each initialled and dated by the artist in pen (including 12 full-page plates, of which 1 printed on clear acetate, 1 title- page vignette and 1 illustration mounted on the front cover). Lrg. sq. 4to. Full mottled blue leather with supralibros. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 10 copies with an original drawing, bound in leather, signed, numbered and dated by the artist in the colophon, from the edition of 60 in all. Copy no. 1, with a presentation inscription from the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, the publisher, with--apart from the signed full-page Vorzugsausgabe gouache on the second leaf--extensive additional decoration, including a dramatic signed gouache and pencil drawing across the inner cover and front flyleaf, and two tipped-in signed gouaches within. Bremen (Bismarck-Verlag), 1986. $650.00

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51 LÜPERTZ, MARKUS. Männer ohne Frauen. Walt Whitman: Gesang von mir selbst. Siegfried Gohr: Ein Nachwort. (Bilder, Worte/ Worte, Bilder. 1.) (90)pp., 4 original color woodcuts. 4to. Boards, 1/4 cloth. Edition limited to 400 copies, numbered and signed by the artist in the colophon. Münster (Kleinheinrich), 1994. $550.00

52 MANSEN, MATTHIAS. Das Haus. / The House. (12)pp., 24 full-page original woodcuts. Tissue guards. Fascicles of text and woodcuts separately presented, loosely inserted in portfolio, as issued. Lrg. 4to. Portfolio (wraps., with additional original woodcut in black). Edition limited to 60 copies, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon. Livre d’artiste, published in conjunction with the exhibition “M. Mansen: Woodcuts 1984- 1986” at Wolfgang Wittrock, Düsseldorf, May-June 1986. Text, excerpted from Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen,” in parallel German and English. Berlin (The Artist), 1986. $350.00

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53 MANSEN, MATTHIAS. Segelreisebuch. 26º 05’ N 80º 06’ W - 37º 44’ N 25º 39’ W, 9. Juni bis 8. Juli 1997. Texte aus “Mardi” von Hermann Melville. (16)pp. (=single sheet, folding, with letterpress text), (30)pp. (=single sheet, folding with woodcut frieze, printed in colors). Double leporellos (both loosely inserted in the binding, under flaps). Lrg. 4to. Boards, 1/4 cloth. D.j. (original color woodcut). Edition limited to 150 copies (Auflage A, 100 copies; Auflage B, 50 copies; which Auflage this copy represents is not stated). Signed and dated by the artist on the penultimate panel. Hannover/Bergsdorf (Kreissparkasse Hannover, Forum Kultur/ Matthias Mansen und Saalpresse), 2001. $250.00

54 NEUMANN, HARTMUT. Frohe Weihnachten wünscht Hartmut Neumann. Original drawing in pencil and blue crayon, on card. 105 x 141 mm. (4 1/8 x 5 3/4 inches). Verso blank. Handmade holiday card, with a drawing of a rhinosceros sprouting a blue Christmas-tree horn. N.p., n.d. $100.00

55 NEUMANN, HARTMUT. Skizzen. (6)pp., 16 plates. Boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer on the half-title, with a finished pencil drawing. Delmenhorst (Städtische Galerie “Haus Coburg”/ Hartmut Neumann), 1985. $100.00

56 NEUMANN, HARTMUT. Welche Farbe. (30)pp. Prof. illus. Sm. 4to. Wraps. One of 236 copies, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon, from the limited edition of 300. This copy with an original drawing by the artist in gouache, watercolor, ink and pencil, signed and dated 1987, tipped-in on the half title. 148 x 105 mm. (ca. 5 7/8 x 4 1/8 inches). Köln (Verlag Galerie der Spiegel), 1987. $200.00

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57 Aachen. Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst. HARTMUT NEUMANN: “Weltlandschaften.” Pflanzen, Gewässer, Tiere, Berge und Farbe. March-May 1998. 60, (2)pp. Prof. illus. (numerous color). Oblong 4to. Wraps. Catalogue of the circulating exhibition. This copy with a fine original drawing in colored pencil and ink on the title-page, signed and dated 1998. Aachen, 1998. $150.00

58 Berlin. Galerie Poll. HARTMUT NEUMANN. June-July 1984. 32pp. Prof. illus. 4to. Wraps. D.j. Texts by Marie Luise Syring and Wolfgang Becker. This copy with an elaborate finished original drawing in watercolor, ink, crayon and pencil, tipped-in on the half-title. 150 x 205 mm. (5 78 x 8 1/8 inches). Signed by the artist on the title-page. Berlin, 1984. $250.00

59 Bremen. Gerhard Marcks-Haus. HARTMUT NEUMANN: Das Okapi ist schön. Farbige Tierskulpturen 1992- 1994. July-Sept. 1994. 50pp. Prof. illus. (numerous color). Sq. 4to. Wraps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, 1994, with a fine finished drawing in crayon and ink. Bremen, 1994. $250.00

60 Bremen. Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst. HARTMUT NEUMANN. Jan.-Feb. 1987. Tall 4to. Boards. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 15 copies signed and numbered by the artist, bound with a finished original gouache, signed in pencil on the verso (335 x 200 mm.; 13 1/8 x 8 inches). Catalogue of the circulating exhibition. Bremen, 1987. $350.00

61 Delmenhorst. Städtische Galerie “Haus Coburg.” HARTMUT NEUMANN: Kleine Paradieskunde. Arbeiten auf Papier. Sept.-Oct. 1989. Text by Barbara Alms. (30)pp. 24 illus. Boards. Vorzugsausgabe: this copy with a three-part original drawing (on three panels of a single folded sheet), in pen and ink, gouache and crayon, and ink handcut by the artist, signed and dated on the verso, bound in at the end; presumably one of the 10 copies “mit einer beigebundenen Zeichnung” distributed by the Galerie am Steinernen Kreuz, Bremen. Delmenhorst, 1989. $250.00

62 Frankfurt. IG Metall-Galerie. HARTMUT NEUMANN: Naturkunde. March-May 1996. 20pp. Prof. illus. in color. 4to. Wraps. Presentation copy, with an elaborate full-page drawing in colored crayon on the first leaf, inscribed to Hans Joachim Beyer and dated 1996. Frankfurt am Main, 1996. $200.00

63 HARTMUT NEUMANN’s Linolschnitte. 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985. (142)pp. Prof. illus. (1 folding color plate hors texte). 4to. Boards. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 25 unnumbered copies bound with a hand-colored original linocut, heightened in watercolor by the artist, signed and dated 1985. Berlin (Gerhard Marcks-Stiftung), 1985. $175.00

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64 [NEUMANN, HARTMUT] Hölderlin, Friedrich. Hymnen. 70, (2)pp. 4to. Later full leather. Unique artist’s bookwork, bound with 16 full-page original drawings by Neumann (on 8 hors-texte leaves) in oil, gouache, watercolor, ink, colored pencil and crayon (1 leaf with cut-out design). 277 x 197 mm. (ca. 11 x 7 3/4 inches). Boldly inscribed “Bezeichnet Köln, Okt./Nov. 1988/ H.Neumann” in pencil, on the half-title. A superb unique livre d’artiste, in which the artist has interspersed elaborate original compositions with the text of the classic Bremer Presse publication. München (Bremer Presse), 1924/1988. $1,500.00

65 Mannheim. Galerie Kasten & Steinmetz. HARTMUT NEUMANN: Tag- und Nachtbilder. Nov.-Dec. 1993. (8)pp. 2 color illus. Tall 8vo. Wraps. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title-page by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, with a carefully worked pencil drawing of a beetle. Mannheim, 1993. $125.00

66 New Delhi. Lalit Kala Akademi. HARTMUT NEUMANN. Feb.-March 1991. (20)pp. (i.e. pp. 22-39). Prof. illus. in color. Lrg. 4to. Wraps. Text by Barbara Alms, in parallel English and German. Catalogue of the circulating exhibition, printed in Düsseldorf. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed on the first leaf to Hans Joachim Beyer, 1991, with an elaborate original drawing in crayon and colored ink. New Delhi, 1991. $150.00

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67 Poe, Edgar Allan. Der Mann der Menge. Mit 10 Linolschnitten von HARTMUT NEUMANN. 26ff., 10 original linocuts, each initialled by the artist in pencil. Sm. narrow folio. Full stamped leather. Vorzugsausgabe: Copy no. 1 of 10 copies, signed and numbered by the artist, bound in leather with a drawing, from the limited edition of 60. In fact, as well as the full-page watercolor drawing at the outset, signed and dated 1984, this copy contains an additional 24 original drawings in watercolor, ink, and pencil, some of exceptional quality, interspersed on the leaves of text. Gesamtherstellung: Hans-Joachim Beyer. Bremen (Bismarck-Verlag), 1984. $2,250.00

68 Recklinghausen. Kunsthalle. HARTMUT NEUMANN’s Tierleben. Feb.-March 1992. 63, (1)pp. Prof. illus. in color. Oblong 4to. Boards. Catalogue of the circulating exhibition. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front flyleaf by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, 1992, with a fine full-page drawing in crayon and pencil. Recklinghausen, 1992. $200.00

69 Schuldt, Herbert. Die Totem-Esser. Mit zehn Radierungen von HARTMUT NEUMANN. (28)pp., 10 original etchings, each signed in pencil. Lrg. 4to. Cloth. Slipcase. One of 40 arabic-numbered copies from the limited edition of 54, signed and dated in the colophon by Neumann, the etchings printed by Kupferdruckerei Willi

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Jesse and the text by Harald Weller. Presentation copy, inscribed on the first leaf by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer, 1990, with a full-page crayon drawing. Berlin ([Langner & Bose]), 1989. $850.00

70 Stuttgart. Württembergischer Kunstverein. HARTMUT NEUMANN: Tiergärten. Feb.-March 2004. 112pp. Prof. illus. in color (partly folding). Sq. 4to. Boards. D.j. Catalogue of the circulating exhibition. This copy with an elaborate original drawing in pencil and colored pencil on the title-page, signed and dated 2004. Stuttgart, 2004. $200.00

71 Tuttlingen. Städtische Galerie. HARTMUT NEUMANN: Fauna und Flora. (38)pp. Prof. illus. in color. Oblong lrg. 8vo. Wraps. Catalogue of the circulating exhibition. Signed on the title-page, 2001, with an elaborate drawing in pencil and colored pencil. Tuttlingen, 1998. $125.00

72 PARTENHEIMER, JÜRGEN. Ausgewählte Texte/ Selected Texts, 1970-1992. Herausgegeben von Bruno Glatt. Nachworte von Beatrice von Bismarck, Franz Kaiser. 253, (1)pp. Illus. (partly color). Lrg. 8vo. Wraps. Publisher’s cloth slipcase. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 15 copies, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon, with an original watercolor on the wrappers, initialled and dated by the artist. Published in conjunction with the exhibition “Jürgen Partenheimer: Horos,” at the Haags Gemeentemuseseum, Den Haag, May-Sept. 1993 and the exhibition “Jürgen Partenheimer: Bildraum-Texte (Narrow Gates) ”Städtische Galerie, Frankfurt am Main, June-Sept. 1993. Parallel texts in German and English. Stuttgart (Ed. Cantz), 1993. $350.00

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73 PARTENHEIMER, JÜRGEN. De Coloribus. Versuch über die Farben. Sechs Texte und sechs Gedichte. 31, (5)pp. Prof. illus. in color. Lrg. 8vo. Wraps. D.j. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 12 copies, signed, numbered and dated by the artist in the colophon, with an original drawing, executed on a mounted panel of graph paper, in watercolor, pencil and collage, initialled and dated within the image. Sheet size: 245 x 170 mm. (ca. 9 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches). Düsseldorf (Hans Strelow), 1991. $550.00

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74 PARTENHEIMER, JÜRGEN. Iworu (Das Gebiet): Zeichnungen. Ausgewählt und eingeleitet von Bruno Glatt. 15, (1)pp. Prof. illus. Lrg. 8vo. Wraps. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 10 copies signed, numbered and dated by the artist in the colophon, with a signed and dated original drawing on the first leaf, here in watercolor, pencil and collage. Sheet size: 245 x 170 mm. (9 3/4 x 6 3/4). Amsterdam (Galerie Onrust), 1987. $550.00

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75 PARTENHEIMER, JÜRGEN. Die Kluft zwischen Himmel und Erde. Elf Linolschnitte mit Texten von Ludwig Hohl. (26)pp. 11 original linocuts (partly in color). Sm. 4to. Boards. One of 30 copies, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon, from the limited edition of 40. Köln (Galerie Reckermann), 1986. $600.00

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76 PARTENHEIMER, JÜRGEN. Sure Enough Mr. Who. Written and cut into linoleum by the honorable Jürgen Partenheimer, idiot superior of his profession, awarded and respected by many a congenial mind. (22)pp. 10 original linocuts, printed in grey and black (1 double-page). Text in red. Lrg. 4to. Boards, 1/4 cloth, with additional linocut title composition by the artist, printed in red. One of six Roman-numeralled copies, signed and dated by the artist in the colophon, presumably apart from the stated edition of 30 numbered copies in all, the linocuts handprinted by the artist from the original blocks. This copy with a fine drawing by Partenheimer above the colophon statement, in pencil and brown wash. Amsterdam (Milco Onrust), 1990. $950.00

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77 Berlin. Nationalgalerie. JÜRGEN PARTENHEIMER: Verwandlung - Heimkehr. Aufzeichnungen zwischen den Jahren. (Jürgen Partenheimer. Fragmente. IV.) 127, (1)pp. 56 illus. (partly in color). 4to. Cloth. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 25 copies containing an original drawing by the artist, signed and numbered by him in the colophon, from the special edition of 150 hardbound copies, of the edition of 1000 copies in all. The drawing is a handsome color collage of cut papers, tape and pencil, executed on the series title leaf. Sheet size: 280 x 210 mm. (ca. 11 x 8 1/4 inches). Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Nationalgalerie Berlin, May-July 1988. Berlin/Amsterdam (Nationalgalerie Berlin/ Verlag der Buchhandlung Art Book Amsterdam), 1988. $1,250.00

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78 Bonn. Galerie Erhard Klein. JÜRGEN PARTENHEIMER: Im Flug treff ich was fliegt. Zeichnungen und Aquarelle. Mit zwei Texten von Jürgen Partenheimer und einem auszugsweisen Nachdruck aus Arthur Schopenhauers “Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung.” 24, (2)pp. Prof. illus. 4to. Wraps. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 40 copies in 2 identical series, signed and numbered by the artist, with a handprinted linocut on the wrappers. Bonn, 1988. $40.00

79 Bremerhaven. Kunstverein. JÜRGEN PARTENHEIMER: Zeichnungen. “Das Wesen der Dinge versteckt sich gern.” Notizen zu den Bildern 1983-1987. Herausgegeben von Jürgen Wesseler. 37, (3)pp. Prof. illus. (frontis. in color). Lrg. 8vo. Wraps. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 10 copies signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon with an initialled and dated original drawing on the half-title, in crayon, ink, pencil and collage. Bremerhaven, 1988. $550.00

80 Düsseldorf. Galerie Heike Curtze. JÜRGEN PARTENHEIMER. Von der Erfindung des Schreibens. Handzeichnungen. Mit einem Text von Bruno Glatt. 28, (2)pp. 10 plates. Lrg. 8vo. Boards. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 15 copies, signed, numbered and dated by the artist in the colophon, with an original drawing on a preliminary leaf, in paint, ink and pencil, initialled and dated at the foot. Sheet size: 240 x 170 mm. (9 3/8 x 6 3/4 inches). Düsseldorf, 1986. $650.00

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81 Häusler, Christa. JÜRGEN PARTENHEIMER. (24)pp. Prof. illus. in color. 4to. Boards. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 10 copies signed, numbered and decorated by the artist, here with an elaborate composition on the front cover, in impastoed oil paint, collage and pencil, and a collage on the half-title, both initialled and dated 1990. Parallel texts in German and English. Wien (Heike Curtze), 1990. $1,250.00

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82 Mönchengladbach. Galerie Löhrl. JÜRGEN PARTENHEIMER: Bilder. Sept.-Oct. 1988. (22)pp. 8 color plates. 4to. Wraps. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 15 copies, signed and numbered in the colophon, with an original drawing as frontispiece, initialled and dated 1988 by the artist, and numbered on the verso. The very handsome composition is executed in ink, colored wash and collage. The front cover is further embellished in ink. Mönchengladbach, 1988. $950.00

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83 POLKE, SIGMAR. [Daphne.] 400 Xerographien in 24 Folgen. Mit einem Essay von Reiner Speck. (440)pp. Prof. illus. Folio. Cloth. D.j. Slipcase. Edition of 1000 numbered copies, signed in pencil by the artist in the colophon. Publisher’s illustrated prospectus loosely inserted. Köln (Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft), 2004. $850.00

84 Gomringer, Eugen & PRAGER, HEINZ-GÜNTER. Identitäten. (168)pp. 80 original zincographs. Lrg. sq. 4to. Boards. D.j. One of 320 hand-numbered copies, signed by the collaborators in the colophon, from the limited edition of 333, on Hahnemühle paper. Köln (Verlag Constantin Post), 1981. $200.00

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85 Steiner, Rolf & PRANGENBERG, NORBERT. Andritsena. Eine Erzählung von Rolf Steiner mit zwölf Linolschnitten von Norbert Prangenberg. (48)pp., 12 original linocuts (10 color). Printed throughout on double- fold sheets of Hahnemühle Bütten. Sm. folio. Slipcase (boards). An unnumbered, unbound copy of the Vorzugsausgabe: one of 15 copies accompanied by a signed original watercolor by Prangenberg and a signed and dated manuscript poem by Steiner, both on sheets of Hahnemühle Bütten uniform with the rest of the book. These 15 copies were to have been designated with roman numerals, apart from the regular edition of 60 copies designated with arabic numbers. All copies were signed by the collaborators (as here) in the colophon. Bremen (Bismarck-Verlag), 1988. $1,500.00

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86 Steiner, Rolf & PRANGENBERG, NORBERT. Fu. Liebesgedichte von Rolf Steiner. Holzschnitte von Norbert Prangenberg. (30)pp., 8 hand-printed original woodcuts (7 color). 4to. Dec. boards, with colored woodcut composition by the artist. Slipcase. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 9 hand-numbered copies with an original watercolor by Prangenberg and a calligraphic manuscript text by Steiner, from the limited edition of 34, signed by the collaborators in the colophon. The watercolor, signed and dated on the verso, is a carefully composed full-page composition in five colors, with touches in pencil. 302 x 267 mm. (ca. 12 x 10 1/2 inches). This copy with all woodcuts signed in pencil, and with a vivid full-page drawing in colored crayon on the first leaf, signed in pencil by the artist. Bremen (Bismarck-Verlag), 1992. $950.00

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87 Thelen, Albert Vigoleis & PRANGENBERG, NORBERT. Gedichte. Linolschnitte. (26)pp., 11 original linocuts (8 color). 4to. Boards, with linocut decoration in color. D.j. Publisher’s envelope. Artist’s proof copy, designated EA, with an original watercolor bound in (as with the Vorzugsausgabe of 15 copies), signed in the colophon by Prangenberg, apart from the edition of 115, the linocuts hand-printed by Stephan Fiedler. The watercolor is an elaborate double-page composition in three colors, signed in watercolor. This copy also includes a full-page original crayon and pencil drawing at the outset, signed in pencil, and is additionally signed in pencil on all of the linocuts. Mönchengladbach (JUNI-Verlag), 1989. $950.00

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88 Böll, Heinrich & PRANGENBERG, NORBERT. Heinrich Böll: Frühe Erzählungen. Norbert Prangenberg: Holzschnitte. (70)pp., 11 original color woodcuts on japon, each signed in pencil. Lrg. 4to. Boards, 1/4 cloth. D.j., with color woodcut design by the artist. Publisher’s fitted cloth clamshell case, with supralibros title. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 25 copies bound with an original watercolor by Prangenberg, from the limited edition of 175, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon. This copy with a signed full-page pencil drawing on the half-title. Viersen (Edition Horst Jansenn), 1992. $950.00

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89 Steiner, Rolf & PRANGENBERG, NORBERT. Der Himmel hat das grösste Loch. Gedichte: Rolf Steiner. Linolschnitte: Norbert Prangenberg. (22)pp., 8 original linocuts (3 color), each signed in pencil. Folio. Boards. Slipcase. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 20 copies in which the linocuts are handprinted by the artist, from the limited edition of 100, signed, numbered and dated by the author and artist in the colophon. The deep relief of the handprinted linocuts in this tirage is dramatically visible. Krefeld (Druckwerkstatt Düsselberg), [1985]. $500.00

90 PRANGENBERG, NORBERT. Karfunkel. (28)pp. Prof. illus. in silkscreen (partly in color). Lrg. 8vo. Wraps. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 22 copies with a signed original drawing in color, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon, from the limited edition of 300. This copy with additional ink embellishments on the half-title. Krefeld (Marianne Stockebrand), 1982. $250.00

91 PRANGENBERG, NORBERT & Newman, Chris. Köln. Norbert Prangenberg: Zeichnungen. Chris Newman: Poems. (43)pp. Prof. illus. Lrg. 8vo. Wraps. Edition limited to 400 numbered copies. Presentation copy, elaborately inscribed to Hans Joachim Beyer by Prangenberg and Newman, January 1996, with drawing in colored pencil by Prangenberg on the front flyleaf. Köln (Odeon Verlag), 1995. $150.00

92 PRANGENBERG, NORBERT. 1953. (22)pp., printed on double-fold leaves. 19 full-page original lithographs (8 color). Lrg. 4to. Wraps. with lithographic designs by the artist on both covers. Edition limited to 24 copies, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon. Text in letterpress. Köln (Edition Sindhu), 2001. $300.00

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93 PRANGENBERG, NORBERT. Peer Gynt. 35 original etchings (18 signed, of which 16 with additions in color monotype). Printed on double-fold sheets. Folio. Cloth with supralibros title. Publisher’s fitted cloth clamshell case. Edition limited to 19 copies in all, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon, printed on Rives 270 gm paper and bound by Klaus Rötzscher. This copy with a signed full-page pencil frontispiece drawing on the blank sheet facing the title, and with a loosely inserted double-sided sheet of rough sketches in pencil and paint, signed and dated Köln 86 on the verso (210 x 296 mm.; ca. 8 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches). San Francisco (Limestone Press), 1990. $8,000.00

94 (PRANGENBERG, NORBERT) Steiner, Rolf. Sekkudo. Rendezvous der grossen Geister. (31)ff. (=single sheet, folding). Linocut title and 16 linocut initial emblems, printed in colors and black, by Norbert Prangenberg. Leoporello (verso blank). Lrg. 4to. Boards, with supralibros photograph on the front cover. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 16 special copies designated with the linocut initials of one of the 16 “great spirits” to which the text pays tribute. This copy, which is stamped with the linocut initials of Raymond Roussel, is designated IV/40, suggesting that the unstated edition was of 40 copies in all. Nowhere in the work does any credit appear for Prangenberg. The text is a chapter of Steiner’s “Schukrut” (published by Alano Verlag, 1994), revised by the author for this leporello. N.p., n.d. $225.00

95 Steiner, Rolf & PRANGENBERG, NORBERT. [Tür zu.] (32)pp. Profusely illustrated with original watercolor drawings and compositions by Prangenberg, partly integrated with text. 4to. Boards. Glassine d.j. Carton. One of 35 hand-numbered copies, from the limited edition of 39, signed and numbered by Steiner and Prangenberg in the colophon. The vibrant watercolors conclude with a double-page composition incorporating three manuscript lines of text, inscribed by Steiner. Viersen (Horst Jansen), 1994. $950.00

96 Köln. Galerie Karsten Greve. NORBERT PRANGENBERG. Bilder/Paintings, Zeichnungen/Drawings, Skulpturen/Sculptures. 76, (1)pp. Prof. illus. in color. Lrg. 4to. Boards. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 17 signed and numbered copies mounted with an original watercolor drawing on the front cover, from the edition of 1800 in all. Texts by Martin Hentschel and Bernd Growe in parallel German and English. This copy is additionally decorated with a vibrant crayon drawing on the title-page, signed in pencil. Köln, 1987. $350.00

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97 Köln. Galerie Karsten Greve. NORBERT PRANGENBERG. Plastische Arbeiten/ Sculptures/ Sculpture. 70, (2)pp. Prof. illus. (largely in color). Lrg. 4to. Boards. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 21 copies with an original watercolor drawing by the artist mounted on the front cover, signed and designated with Roman numerals by the artist in the colophon, from the edition of 2000. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of Dec. 1988- Feb. 1989. Text by Martin Hentschel in parallel German, English and French. This copy also with a signed colored crayon and pencil drawing on the title-page. Köln, 1988. $350.00

98 Schmalen, Norbert (editor). NORBERT PRANGENBERG: Figuren und Zeichnungen. (66)pp. Prof. illus., including a full-page original drawing by Prangenberg in crayon and pencil after the title. Cloth. Artist’s copy, signed and designated “E.A.” by Prangenberg in the colophon, apart from the edition of 330, all with an original drawing. Hachenburg (Norbert Schmalen), 1996. $150.00

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99 RICHTER, GERHARD. Patterns. (520)pp. 246 double-page color plates. Oblong sm. folio. Boards, 1/4 cloth. D.j. Publisher’s carton. One of 800 numbered copies from the limited edition of 850. Köln (Heni Publishing/ Buchhandlung Walther König), 2011. $1,750.00

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100 ROTH, DIETER. Die DIE GESAMTE SCHEISSE. [103 Gedichte und 42 Bilder.] 152, (8)pp. Prof. illus. (in red). Tissue guards. 4to. Wraps. (Japan paper). Edition limited to 400 copies, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon. “Offset-Wiederdruck des Buches ‘Die gesamte Scheisse’ (Rainer Verlag, Berlin 1968).” Berlin/Stuttgart (Rainer Verlag/ edition hansjörg mayer), 1973. $375.00

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101 ROTH, DIETER. die Die DIE GESAMTE SCHEISSE. [105 Gedichte und 48 Bilder.] 152, (812pp. Prof. illus. (in red and black). Tissue guards. 4to. Cloth. Edition limited to 400 copies, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon. “Wiederdruck des Buches ‘Die Die gesamte Scheisse’ (Rainer Verlag, Berlin 1973).” Berlin/Stuttgart/London/Reykjavík (Rainer Verlag/ edition hansjörg mayer), 1974. $375.00

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102 ROT, DIETER. Gesammelte Werke./ Collected Works. Vols. 1-20, 36-40. 25 vols. Prof. illus. throughout. Sm. 4to. Wraps. Vols. 1-20 as “Dieter Rot Gesammelte Werke,” Vols. 36-40 as “Dieter Roth Gesammelte Werke.” Unless otherwise noted, all are in small quarto, bound in wrappers, here in the regular edition, normally of 1000 copies, published by Hansjörg Mayer (whose imprint varies). Contents as follows: 1. Zwei Bilderbücher. 1976. Oblong 4to. Clasp-bound loose sheets. Boxed. 2. Ideogramme. 1971. 3. Bok 2a und Bok 2b. 1973. 4. Bok 4a und Bok 5. 1972. 5. Bok 3a. 1971. "Seimannsverlag (vormals Edition Hansjörg Mayer)." The first issue was published by Hansjörg Mayer in 1970. 6. Bok 3c. 1971. 7. Bok 3b und Bok 3d. 1974. 8. 2 books. 1976. 2 vols. Sq. 4to. Loose sheets, in portfolios. Slipcase. 9. Stupidogramme. 1975. 10. Daily Mirror. 1970. "Wasserverlag (vormals Edition Hansjörg Mayer)." 11. Snow. 1970. "Wasserverlag (vormals Edition Hansjörg Mayer)." 12. (Copley Buch). 1974. Loose sheets. Boxed. 13. Scheisse. 1972. Edition of 1200 copies. 14. Die blaue Flut. 1973. 15. Poetrie 5 bis 1. 1969. 16. Mundunculum. 1975. Wrap-around band. 17. 246 Little Clouds. 1976. 18. Kleinere Werke (1. Teil). 1971. 19. Kleinere Werke (2. Teil). 1971. 20. Bücher und Grafik (1. Teil). 1972. Edition of 8000 copies, of which this is one of 5000 with various dust jackets for the travelling exhibition. 36. 96 Piccadillies. 1977. Edition of 2000 copies. 37. 1234 weiche Schnellst-Zeichnungen von D. Roth. 1987. Edition of 600 copies. 38. Kleinere Werke (3. Teil). 1980. 39. Kleinere Werke ([4.] Teil). 1985. 40. Bücher und Grafik (2. Teil) u.a.M. 1979. Edition of 4500 copies. Stuttgart/London/Reykjavík (Edition Hansjörg Mayer), 1969-1987. $9,500.00

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103 Borchert, Wolfgang & SCHMITZ, WOLFGANG. Gespräch über den Dächern. Mit 14 Radierungen von Wolfgang Schmitz. 34ff., 20 original etchings, each signed in pencil. Oblong folio. Full leather. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 10 copies with an original drawing and a complement of 20 original etchings, bound in leather, from the limited edition of 60, published under the direction of Hans-Joachim Beyer, the etchings printed by Peter Malinski. The regular edition included 10 etchings only, and no drawing. The drawing in this copy is a handsome large landscape composition in black ink wash, signed and dated in pencil. Bremen (Bismarck-Verlag), 1985. $850.00

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104 Heine, Heinrich. Heinrich Heine aus dem “Buch Le Grand.” Mit zwölf Lithographien von WOLFGANG SCHMITZ. (Edition Tiessen. 53. Druck.) 29, (3)pp. 12 lithographic illus. Lrg. 4to. Boards. Slipcase. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 26 lettered copies reserved for the collaborators, signed and dated by the artist in the colophon, with two original signed lithographs loosely inserted, from the edition of 135. This copy with one additional signed lithograph inserted (reprising the cover illustration) and with one of the lithographic illustrations signed in pencil. Neu-Isenburg (Edition Tiessen), 1988. $350.00

105 Hofmann, Gert. Die Rückkehr des verlorenen Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz nach Riga. Novelle. Mit neun Algraphien von WOLFGANG SCHMITZ. (Edition Tiessen. 35. Druck.) 35, (5)pp. 8 original algraphic illus. 4to. Boards, with algraphic illus. Slipcase. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 33 copies, signed and numbered by the artist, with two separate prints of illustrations signed in pencil, loosely inserted, from the limited edition of 99, on vélin d’Arches. Algraphics are lithographs on aluminum. In all, this copy includes a loosely inserted full set of all 9 algraphic illustrations (including that on the cover) signed in pencil, together with 5 further signed algraphic prints not included in the book (2 duplicates). Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer on the half-title. Neu-Isenburg (Edition Tiessen), 1984. $350.00

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106 Brinkmann, Rolf Dieter & SCHUMACHER, EMIL. Le chant du monde. Gedichte [von Rolf Dieter Brinkmann] mit Radierungen von Emil Schumacher. (60)pp., 4 original etchings, signed in pencil. Text on double-fold sheets. Sm. 4to. Cloth with supralibros title. Slipcase. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 60 hand-numbered copies containing the original etchings, from the limited edition of 160. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer on the title-page, 1987. Olef/Eifel (Olefer Hagarpresse), 1964/1965. $2,500.00

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107 Hebbel, Friedrich & SCHUMACHER, EMIL. Friedrich Hebbel: Aus den Tagebüchern. Radierungen von Emil Schumacher. 63ff., 6 original etchings, each signed in pencil. Sm. 4to. Cloth. Slipcase. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies, the etchings printed by Lothar Becker, the text printed on uncut brown wove stock. Signed by the artist on the half-title, 1984. Berlin (Rainer Verlag), 1970. $3,500.00

108 Antpöhler, Hajo & SCHWONTKOWSKI, NORBERT. Aediae vorrae avforüssm__ [?]. (Pictor. No. 5.) (32)pp. Prof. illus. in color silkscreen. Signatures loose, as issued. Folio. Self-wraps. Artist’s proof, designated “EA” in pencil, from the limited edition of 100 copies on heavy wove paper, signed and numbered by Schwontkowski in the colophon. Presentation copy, inscribed by the artist to Hans Joachim Beyer in the colophon Bremen (Pictor Verlag), [1992?]. $275.00

109 Schmalz, Max & SCHWONTKOWSKI, NORBERT. Das Lied des Vergessens. Gedichte von Max Schmalz. Zeichnungen: Schwontkowski. Bremen 1985-1987. (70)pp. Prof. illus. Boards. Edition limited to 100 copies, signed and dated by the artist in the colophon. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Hans Joachim Beyer, and with a full-page original drawing in crayon and pigment by the artist on the leaf after the title, signed and dated on the verso. Berlin (Privately Published), 1987. $375.00

110 Berlin. Galerie Silvia Menzel. NORBERT SCHWONTKOWSKI. Text by Horst Müller. 23, (1)pp. Prof. illus. (partly in color). Catalogue: 4to. Wraps. D.j. Signed and dated on the first leaf by the artist. Artist’s book: Sm. 4to. Wraps. Both loose, as issued in the publisher’s cardboard box stamped “Schwontkowski, Berlin 1986” on the lid. Vorzugsausgabe: one of 20 copies “mit Originalgraphiken,” from the edition of 500. In this copy, the catalogue is accompanied by an original artist’s book, “Auf Grund,” with 8 heavily printed original linocuts (including title) on double-fold leaves of pink tissue, stapled within painted cardboard wrappers, published in an edition of 15 copies, signed, numbered and dated 1986 by the artist in the colophon. Berlin, 1986. $375.00

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111 Scorzino, Tommasina. “Con affeto.” Rezepte: Tommasina Scorzino. Lithographien: CLAUDIA SHNEIDER, NORBERT PRANGENBERG. (28)pp. 15 original lithographs (11 color), of which 9 by Shneider, 5 by Prangenberg, and 1 by both, collaboratively. Tipped-in color frontis. 8 tipped-in color facsimile recipes. Printed on double-fold sheets. Folio. Cloth. Slipcase. Edition limited to 40 hand-numbered copies on Zerkall- Bütten, signed by the artists in the colophon. N.p. (Edition Sincero), 2001. $750.00

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112 Schulz, Bruno & STÖHRER, WALTER. Die Mannequins: 55 Lithographien. (28)pp., 55 original black-and- white lithographs by Walter Stöhrer. Folio. Orig. boards. Edition limited to 23 numbered copies, signed and dated by the artist. Very rare. Berlin (Graphische Werkstatt), 1965]. $1,250.00

113 Aue, Walter. Berliner Romanze. Mit sechs Radierungen von WALTER STÖHRER. (25)ff., 6 original etchings, each signed and numbered 60/100 by the artist. Oblong 4to. Wraps. No. 60 of 100 numbered copies containing six original etchings (from a total edition of 200). This copy not signed by the author. Köln (Wolfgang Hake Verlag), 1966. $600.00

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114 Empedokles. Empedokles aus Agrigent: Fragmente über die Natur. Mit achtzehn Radierungen von WALTER STÖHRER. 33, (21)pp. 18 full-page original etchings, each boldly signed, numbered and dated by the artist in red ink. Folio. Cloth, elaborately hand-painted, presumably by the artist. Slipcase. One of 40 copies, signed, numbered and dated by the artist in the colophon, from the limited edition of 50, all on uncut vélin d’Arches. This copy is inscribed in the colophon to H.J. Beyer by the artist. Berlin (Langner & Bose), 1986. $1,800.00

115 Kisslegg. Schlosshofgalerie. WALTER STÖHRER: fold-in. April-May 1976. Introduction by Walter Aue. (12)pp. Prof. illus. with original lithographs, printed in red and blue. Signatures loose, as issued. Folio. Self- wraps. Lavishly illustrated by the artist. Signed in pencil by the artist on the front cover, 1976. Kisslegg im Allgäu, 1976. $125.00

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116 STÖHRER, WALTER. Maiba. 7ff., including 1 original drypoint etching on stiff Bütten, inscribed “1. Abzug” by the artist in pencil (and extensively inscribed in ink by him on the verso) and 6 original lithographs printed in black (on two different paper stocks). The recto of the first leaf is boldly titled and signed by the artist in black crayon and red wash. One leaf is annotated “Maiba” on the recto and signed and dated 1961 on the verso, in ink. Lrg. 4to. Self-wraps., stitched by hand. Fitted clamshell case (boards). N.p., 1962. $1,250.00

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117 Zürn, Unica Les jeux à deux. Mit 16 Radierungen von WALTER STÖHRER. 54, (8)pp. 16 full-page etchings, each initialled and numbered in pencil. Folio. Boards, with additional etching across both covers. Acetate d.j. Slipcase (slightly soiled). One of 40 copies, signed and numbered by the artist in the colophon, from the limited edition of 54, on vélin d’Arches. Berlin (Langner & Bose), 1989. $3,000.00

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