PAYMENT
We currently process orders online by PayPal. You do not need to have a PayPal account for your card to be processed securely.

If you would prefer to pay by Bank Transfer (for orders over £500 only), please place the order online and we will contact you to complete the transaction and issue an invoice if required.

SHIPPING
We aim to dispatch all orders within 24 to 48 hours.

We prefer to use Royal Mail “Signed and Tracked“ option where possible but for some larger or more valuable items we may insist on using direct priority couriers.

We charge flat rate shipping ( up to a certain weight or value) based on three zones:

£15
United Kingdom


£25
Europe and USA and Canada


£45
Rest of the World including Asia and South America


If your order contains only items listed under Cards & Ephemera the following discounted rates apply:

£7
United Kingdom


£18
Europe and USA and Canada


£20
Rest of the World including Asia and South America


PACKING
We try to keep costs down and we are also aware of the effects of packing on the environment.

Where possible we try to recycle packaging materials. If you require new pristine packing boxes/envelopes (say for a gift) then please let us know.

Large posters are usually rolled and sent in firm tubes - if you require flat packing for any large item then please let us know on ordering:in such cases, there may be a surcharge to cover the extra costs.

Other items are send in appropriate packaging.

INSURANCE
We will cover all shipments with full loss insurance up to £250. Thereafter a surcharge is needed.

We will consider sending items without full insurance but this is at the purchaser’s decision and risk. If you wish us to do this then please indicate in writing what you want us to do.





Unoriginal Sins is an established venture trading in the field of the contemporary and modern avant garde movements from 1900 to the present day. We have a vast inventory of books, documents, artworks, ephemera, object multiples, LPs and other digital media as well as representing major collections from significant artists.

We trade almost entirely online - we purchase new material all the time and offer regular clients email lists (which you can sign up to here) of new arrivals. Soon after the distribution of those lists, new items are placed online so it is worth returning regularly to this site to see what new things are for sale.

It may be possible to visit in person and see our inventory but that is by appointment only - please email us. We can supply references for new clients should that be required.

We are always looking for new material to add to our stocks - we have a desiderata here but we are interested in all material that is similar to our core interests. Do get in touch.
ANY QUESTIONS OR TO ARRANGE A VISIT:






UNORIGINAL SINS
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NAMES OF SHAPES (DOT). 2021.

Glasgow: Wax366, 2021 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard with a design by Lexier on the front, verso publisher's details. Small limitation. VG+.

£12.00

THE FOREST AND THE TREES. 2017. ONE OF 50 NUMBERED EXAMPLES – ONLY EVER GIVEN AS GIFTS.

Toronto: s.p. (Lexier), 2017 18 x 26 x 2.5cm, two part printed white cardboard box content of  a 128 x 128cm printed silk scarf scarf with a design by Lexier based on his tapestry installed in Brookfield Place, Calgary which shows a forest in an abstract cross-stitch pattern. This scarf was issued in 50 hand numbered examples which were only given out as gifts by the artist to collaborators in the project. It is not only rare but a beautiful artwork in fine unworn condition.

£850.00

ILLUSTRATION, PAGE 74. 2022. ONE OF 100 COPIES.

Oslo/Leipzig: Foot, 2022 21 x 15cm, 16pp (self cover). Artist's book which displays a found illustration of a face from a book and has numbers added to it on every additional page. One of 100 such books issued. VG+.  Two punch holes for storage as issued.  

£50.00

SCAVENGER HUNT. 2023. LIMITED EDITION METAL COIN. WITH SIGNED EDITIONED LETTERHEAD & ENVELOPE.

Toronto: The Power Plant, 2023 3cm dia. (approx) metal coin struck on both dies with a design after Lexier. The coin was the prize for any visitor to the museum who found all of the five letters found on the coin in locations around the building. An additional 10 coins were released as a prize online where those who sent in the anagrams possible from the letters "L A R T E" "won" a coin. This is one of the latter. The exact number of coins distributed is not known. JOINT: Printed limited edition letter with the text: This envelope was sent by Micah Lexier on a ......... from 88 Seaforth Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada M6K and was received on a ......" Lexier has written "Monday" in the appropriate space and hand addressed the envelope to Paul Robertson in Scotland. Mailed and franked. The envelope has been opened along the top reasonably tidily. JOINT: Printed limited edition letterhead with the text: This letter was written by Micah Lexier on the .... of ,,,,, in the year ..... at 88 Seaforth Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada M6K and was received on the .... day of ..... in the year ...." Lexier has written "10th", "July: and "2023"  in the appropriate spaces and has added a short handwritten text: "P.R./YOUR COIN/M.L.". Folded for mailing else VG+.

£95.00

A HORSE OR A CAR – AN ADVENT CALENDAR BY MICHAH LEXIER FOR SHOW & TELL EDITIONS. ONE OF 100 EXAMPLES.

Gorebridge: Show & Tell Editions, 2022 30 x 21cm , double sided "advent calendar" printed red on white with 25 perforated windows that can be opened in order during the 25 days prior to Xmas. The image on each window can be cut out and used to create a jigsaw creation - either a car or a horse - using all of the same shapes. The possible solutions are printed on the back of the calendar. Lexier has long been fascinated with games and children's toys as well as paper modifications such as perforations. While this was published in 2022, it is not specific to any year so may be used for this festive season or any really). One of 100 unnumbered examples. Fine.

£25.00

A 3/4 NR. 12. MICAH LEXIER. 2024.

N.P.: Fifthsyllable, 2024 30 x 21cm, 4pp. A single number of this conceptual art bulletin issued by the artist Scott Robertson. This is the twealth number of the series. The sheet instructs the owner how to interact with Lexier on a "Punch Drawing" collaboration. The sheet asks for you to send the back page to Leexier with instructions on where to punch holesand then this unique work will be mailed back to you. JOINT: Original DL printed envelope with Lexier's address.

£45.00
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