Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2004
21 x 24.3cm, 2pp announcement card for an exhibition by Robin GIllanders of his photographs of Little Sparta and The Ermenonville Gardens (which were inspired by the writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau). One b/w image of a sculptural work at Little Sparta, VG+.
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Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2004
24 x 18cm, 64pp and full black cloth boards with printed titles to spine and upper board. Exhibition about The Ermenonville Gardens, which were inspired by the writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau. Preface by Jean-Claude Curtil with an introduction by Peter France. Text in English and French. The back of the book has 6pp of photographs of Little Sparta by Gillanders and short Finlay texts from Detached Sentences on Gardening. VG+.
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NYC: Nolan/Eckman, 2004
30 x 9 x 9cm, glass bottle content of olive oil and with plastic, metal and ceramic stopper. An unusual object multiple by Finlay where the bottle has an illustrated label on front reads "fleur de l'air.horloge de flore" and a further tiny label on back of bottle. This was one of only 150 on sale during the exhibition - all unnumbered or signed.
Sadly our copy at some point leaked the oil and the label has become discoloured with the grease.
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Hamburg: GalerieSfeir-Semler, 2004
15 x 10cm, 4pp announcement card (single folded sheet) and invite to opening reception for a show of artist's postcards, the card "Marionette" reproduced on the front. VG+.
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Chicago: Art Club of Chicago, 2004 14 x 14.5cm, 32pp plus card covers and red on grey dust jacket. Exhibition catalogue for an exhibition of sculptural works with the title Vessels having a dual meaning of both carriers of liquids (watering can, vases) and marine vehicles (which carry humans often). Twenty colour images of works with legends. One of FInlay's last exhibition catalogues. Only 300 copies were published. VG+. ...
London: Acquarium, 2003
32 x 22cm, manilla envelope with printed title label content of two stapled handouts - one 30 x 21cm, 14pp and the other 30 x 21cm, 26pp. Text only - the exhibition was in two parts - one of a collection of Finlay printed works and the other a concrete poetry exhibition from the collection of William English. Staples somewhat rusted else VG+.
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Two different announcement cards for exhibitions by John Furnival on the back of which is a lengthy hand written note in black ink noting that a librarian at the former Bath Academy had contacted Furnival about Robertson's interest in the early portfolios Furnival printed at the college.
He noted that he had completed one with Finlay: "Headlines/Eavelines" and others with dsh and "Eddie" Morgan as well as one by himself. The note explains how only 20 of each portfolio were made and that a further portfolio with Ernst Jandl was planned but aborted after only 3 prints were made. The missive continues noting how Finlay had allowed Furnival to continue distributing "After The Russia" despite a full stop being missing in the text.
Furnival then noted his boat-prints for the Wild Hawthorn Press and how Finlay "cast me back to Athens from Little Sparta (after refusing to beat up Stuart Mongomery!)."
Furnival then invited Robertson to call him and supplied a number .
Robertson relates the tale told to him by Furnival in the subsequent call about how Finlay had hosted Montgomery for a few days at Little Sparta (then Stoneypath) but had fallen out with him during the drive to the train station where Finlay left him off so that he could go to Furnival next. Furnival received a call from Finlay while Montgomery was in transit "asking me to punch Stuart in the face as soon as he got off the train which of course I refused to do". Thereafter Finlay refused to talk to Furnival for not administering what he saw as justice for a slight and their collaborations ended.
JOPINT: Original mailing envelope franked 22 September 2003.
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Edinburgh: Gillanders, n.d. c. 2003
Four sheets - each 30 x 42cm, 1pp. Inject (colour) and xerox copies of the digital equivalent of "contact" sheets displaying over 80 images of Little Sparta for use by editors in choosing images for commercial printing. Folded and with punch holes for storage else Vg. Some images never before seen in print.
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London: Victoria Miro Gallery, 2003
21 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card with one sculptural work "Revolutions Dethrone Kings" from 1995. VG+.
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Nottingham: Stuart Mills, 2003
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp postcard with a colour photograph of titular "Sea Eck" boat on the Temple Pond at Little Sparta taken by Stuart Mills in 1967.
The card has a neat handwritten note in pen from Stuart Mills: "Behind the boat with the remains of an old packing case leaning against, the byre, to become temple. "Godess Skelf" (sic) would eventually be places almost directly at the edge of the Back Doo Pond (as it was called then) behind the boat...
Nottingham: Stuart Mills, 2003
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp postcard with a colour photograph of the Temple Pond at Little Sparta taken by Stuart Mills. We do not know the date of publication of this card but believe it before Finlay's death. VG+....
London: Frances Lincoln, 2003
28 x 23cm, 224 pp plus boards and dust jacket. A major guide to Little Sparta with over 300 colour photographs many by Robin Gillanders, and a commentary by Jessie Sheeler. VG+.
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