Llandogo, Near Monmouth, Old Stile Press 1989

Limited edition of 220 copies, this being no. 174 signed by the artist, J. Martin Pitts. pp [75]. Linocut illustrations throughout. Original publisher's quarter black cloth, with title blind stamped at spine and blue illustrated paper boards. Hardback. Slip-Case. 4to. No dust wrapper as issued. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. The images in the book are inspired by ritural dances held in the ancient city of Thera. First among the sanctuaries and temples of the city was that of Apollo Karneios and in the middle of the month Karneios (August-September) the Karneia took place - the solemn and important festival introduced from Sparta.At the height of the festivities and when the moon was full, were the Gymnopaediae. On a specially dedicated square, close by the cliff edge, and watched by the citizens (some of whom were moved to express their feelings in graffiti which are still visible in the stones) naked boys danced and sang paeans to the patron of the palaestra, Apollo Kourotrophos,From the collection of Bruce Wannell with his bookplate which was specially made by Mark Hearld in York. Very good copy.

New York MoMA 1970

208pp illustrated with b/w plates, line illustrations throughout. 4to. Very good. Slightly darkened on spine which is a little rubbed on edges. In the summer of 1970, the Museum of Modern Art in New York mounted the now legendary exhibition Information, one of the first surveys of conceptual art. Conceived by MoMA's celebrated curator Kynaston McShine as an "international report" on contemporary trends, the show and attendant catalogue together assembled the work of more than 96 artists from 15 countries. The exhibition presented videos and installations etc. Amongst artists exhibiting were Edward Ruscha, Robert Smithson, Keith Arnatt, Hamish Fulton, Jeff Wall and Bruce McClean, to just pick a few names from the catalogue. Hard to find in the original. A fiftieth anniversary edition was published in 2019.

Köln, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Köln,

Third edition. Unpaginated . Vinyl binding with title embossed. Perspex binder with 50mm binding screws keeping the book together. Silk paper prelims. Mounted colour images. One replacement binding screw has been inserted, similar to the original. Upper wrapper a bit warped. Magnificent exhibition catalogue based on a model of Wolf Vostell and printed on various media (polystyrene sheets, acetate, kraft paper, etc.). Illustrated with innumerable reproductions including some fold outs. Includes works of Joseph Albers, Horst, Joseph Beuys, Jim Dine, Jean Dubuffet, Dan Flavin, Richard Hamilton, Jasper Johns, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Yves Klein, Sol Lewitt, Louise Nevelson, Claes Oldenburg, Gerhard Richter, Pierre Soulage, Antoni Tapies, Wayne Thiebaud, Cy Twombly and Andy Warhol. Texts in English and German.

London, Sands and Co. 1938

164pp, 160 b/w illustrations of sacred art drawn from the Roman Catholic tradition. 4to. Striking cover design. A little worn on spine else good. Loosely inserted photograph of unidentified piece. Illustrations drawn from a wide range o f European Countries including Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary, Switzerland. Special articles by a range of commentators including Mgr. Anichini, E I Watkin, Joan Morris, Norbert, Noe, T Zing and others. Inscription on title page says "As a minimum wage for work done for "Art Notes" with all best wishes Joan Morris." Next to each photo image is a short commentary about the project. Contemporary designs from complete buildings, sculpture and objects are included. War broke out in the year following publication and so this annual review was only ever a single issue.

London Grant Richards Limited 1917 - 1918

pp. 31; colour lithographic frontispiece and 24 monochrome plates: 25, [1, list of plates]; colour lithographic frontispiece and 24 monochrome plates. Both volumes in the original cloth backed boards with printed paper labels to front board and spine. The paper spine label of the volume The Great War is rather chipped and worn else the bindings of each are good. End papers age browned in the issue of Modern War Paintings. Christopher Nevinson is generally accepted as one of the most important artists of World War I. He served with the Ambulance service at the front and, later, with the Royal Army Medical Corps. The books are renowned for their high quality reproductions. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST IN PENCIL UNDER THE FRONTISPIECE OF THE GREAT WAR VOLUME.

Sheffield Published by the firm nd c1920

27pp illustrated with b/w plates showing Sculptor, Alfred Stevens' designs including the dog grate made for the International Exhibition of 1862, images of the Green Lane Works and an image of Henry Elliott Poole from an early photograph of 1862. 4to. Blue wrappers with contrasting lettering and paper paste down vignette of Stevens. Very good indeed. The original Green Lane Works were established in 1795 by the firm of Hoole and Company who were manufacturers of ornamental stove grates and fenders in Bronze and metal. The firm flourished and their products won a first Council medal at The Great Exhibition of 1851 and thereafter many more. It is thought that Alfred Stevens designed the gate house to the firms' works at Green Lane. Stevens worked for Hoole and Company between 1850 and 1852 as chief designer on a salary of £20 per annum and had designed much of the firms award winning work .