Bob Cobbing - Unoriginal Sins

EXTRA VERSE NUMBER 17. 1966.

paul robertson — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:36:57 +0000

London: Great Percy Street, 1966

20.5 x 12.5cm, 16pp plus card wrappers. One fold out (with original scotch tape as issued creating the fold). A concrete poetry journal edited by Barry Cole, which was designed by Bob Cobbing. and with an introduction by Dom Sylvester Houedard. Contributions by Tan Tandinnanan, McAllister and cover by Cobbing. Staples a bit rusty and its a miracle the scotchtape is still holding the tab in place else VG. Scarce.

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VOICE PRINTS. COLLECTED POEMS – VOLUME 13. 1993.

paul robertson — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:11:56 +0000

Durham: Amra Imprint, 1993

30 x 21cm, 94 plus card covers. Stapled with ribbon covering. An artist's book with reproductions of the output of Cobbing's voice reading works that have been processed by a computer and reproduced further by photocopies. Foreword by the poet. VG+. Scarce.

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REVUE OU 34 / 35 CINQUIEME SAISON. 1969.

paul robertson — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:54:12 +0000

Paris: OU (Henri Chopin and Gianni Bertine), 1969

26 x 26cm outer cover with embossing by Gisiger on red card. 10 inch record with paper artworks. A single number of Chopin’s long running assemblage and musical publication.

Alongside the 10 inch LP can be found the following contributions:

(a) Balch-Burroughs-Gysin-Somerville "Cut-Ups" flyer for film screening by Henri Chopin (top corner slightly dog-eared)

(b) Henri Chopin "Being Alive" OU-themed poster

(d) Hugh Davies "Shozyg" (corner slightly dog-eared)

(e) Degottex "Il faut du noir pour sortir du rouge" vibrant red poster

(f) Paul Armand Gette "Le Mur" silk-screened poster

(g) Ignacio Gomez de Liano "Abandonner l'ecriture"

(h) M. Seuphor "Janco Hinco Yinco Colo".

The record has Haut-Satur by Dufrene on one side and on the other two works by Bob Cobbings - Marvo Movie Natter and Spontaneous Appealinair Contemporate Apollinaire - as well as Henri Chopin's Mes Bronches.

This was one of 500 numbered copies. Some wear to outer red covers but overall VG+. Scarce.

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SOMETHING ELSE NEWSLETTER VOL 2 NUMBER 3. 1972.

paul robertson — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:00:31 +0000

NYC: Something Else Press, 1972
30 x 21.5cm, 4pp, b/w newsletter. A single number from the series with the text "Newcard No 15" by Higgins. Unusually this numbner has a light tone behind the title banner which was not found on any other example ffof the newsletter. Folded for mailing else VG+. This copy sent to Bob Cobbing with typed address and franking. One ink mark on the address area in lieu of cancellation.

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THE SOMETHING ELSE NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1 NR 8. 1968. A MAILED EXAMPLE SENT TO BOB COBBING.

paul robertson — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:46:20 +0000

NYC: Something Else Publications, 1968
27.8 x 21.5cm,6pp, A single number of Higgin's small theoretical journal - here with the text: "Structural Researches" by Dick Higgins. Three b/w images of concrete poetry works exhibited at Brighton by Hansjorg Mayer, Edward and Kitty Wright and Eugen Gomringer and Claus Bremer. A very good copy, folded for mailing hence there are slight holes at the ends of the creases. This copy was sent to Bob Cobbing and is a mailed and franked example. Scarce.

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JANUS.

paul robertson — Fri, 05 May 2023 14:14:13 +0000

N.p. (London): Writers Forum, n.d. ( c. 1970?)

19 x 28.4cm, five 1pp stapled sheets each with a offset image in black/reddish brown on white. The first and last pagees show a view of a room and door with striped wallpaper, the other three sheets show patterns made up of similar thick lines. The title of the work and the artist (Cobbing) and his publishing organisation (Writer's Forum) is reproduced in the artist's handwriting on the back of the last sheet.

The pages have been folded (possibly as issued) and there is significant browning to the front cover because of the cheap paper utilised.

There is no written or online reference to this publication that we can find. Any information would be gratefully received.

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UNTITLED. C. 1966. UNIQUE COLLAGE & PAINTING ON POSTCARD. SIGNED & DATED.

paul robertson — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:44:28 +0000

9 x 14cm, commercial French photo-postcard showing a street scene upon which Cobbing has glued torn circles of black paper on the tree and then in turn painted numbers in white over each piece. Two other small trees have the numbers 1 painted over them. The whole card is signed and dated bottom left also in thick white paint. The date is hard to make out but possibly "66".

The entire card has been glued onto a black card at some point which has been partially removed to reveal part of a message in ink beneath - the message cannot be read but the stamp and frank can be seen if hard to read.

The card is unique and was probably made at a time when Cobbing was contributing to Henri Chopin's OU and was close to Francois Dufrene. It would be helpful if the rest of the black backing card could be removed to allow the writing and the address to be seen in full.

The card came indirectly from the collection of Francois Norguet.

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TEKST IN GELUID/TEXT IN SOUND. 1977.

paul robertson — Sun, 03 Apr 2022 09:59:19 +0000

Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1977

15 x 21cm, 2pp printed black on white announcement card for a sound poetry and sound works museum show with contributions from Bernard Heidsieck, Bob Cobbing, Francoise Dufrene, Franz Mon, Gerhard Ruhm, Henri Chopin, Maurizio Nannucci and others. VG+.

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SOUND POETRY WITH BODIN, CHOPIN, COBBING, FINCH, GREENHAM, HANSON, O’HUIGIN ETC. 1974.

paul robertson — Sat, 22 May 2021 12:22:49 +0000

London: The Poetry Society, 1974.
30 x 21cm, 1pp. Announcement leaflet issued on the occasion of the 7th International Festival of Sound Poetry featuring performances and works by Henri Chopin, Bob Cobbing, Lily Greenham, Sten Hanson, and Sean O’Huigin among others. The leaflet also promotes an exhibition of concrete and visual poetry. VG+.

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THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL SOUND POETRY FESTIVAL. 1980.

paul robertson — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:00:36 +0000

NYC: 12th International Sound Poetry Festival, 1980
34 x 19cm, b/w offset lithographic poster for this major festival of Sound Poetry. Listing contributions by Jerome Rothenberg, Bob Cobbing, Michael Gibbs, Alison Knowles, John Giorno, Richard Kostelanetz, Bernard Heidsieck, Jackson Mac Low, bp Nichol, Laurie Anderson, Ned Sublette and others. VG condition.

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EXPERIMENTS IN DISINTEGRATING LANGUAGE – KONKRETE CANTICLE. 1971. RARE SOUND POETRY ALBUM

paul robertson — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:47:00 +0000

London:Arts Council of Great Britain, 1971
Standard 12inch LP issued with spoken word pieces - exceptionally rare item - here in very good condition. Includes Charles Verey - Blood Rumba /Charles Verey - Morning Was /Neil Mills - Seven Number Poems/Thomas A. Clark - Spell For Sarah /Charles Verey - Some Very Idle Diamonds Reset For John Ruskin /Neil Mills - Gong Poem /Neil Mills - Squalinda /Thomas A. Clark - Some Flowers /Charles Verey - r t e ./Charles Verey - n annu eve /Charles Verey f yo o t ./Charles Verey - ip og it u /Charles Verey - Cry Jim Sped/ Charles Verey - whi ing & wou ing/Neil Mills & Elaine Mills - Number Poem For Two Voices (Two Sections) /Thomas A. Clark - Mantra (longest track on side 1). SIDE 2 Konkrete Canticle ( a collective of Bob Cobbing, Paula Claire and Michael Chant.) Konkrete Canticle - Breeze (Lyrics By - Paula Claire) /Konkrete Canticle - Ga(il s)o(ng) (by Bob Cobbing)/ Konkrete Canticle - Coacervate Poem (by Michael Chant)/ Konkrete Canticle - Energygalaxy (by Paula Claire) /Konkrete Canticle - Astound (by Paula Claire)/ Konkrete Canticle - A Sandwich Poem, Consisting Of A Poem For Voice And Mandolin And Poem For Gillian (by Bob Cobbing) / Konkrete Canticle - Hymn To The Sacred Mushroom (by Bob Cobbing). A rare seminal document of British Sound Poetry.

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REAKTION VI (ASSEMBLAGE MAGAZINE). 1982.

paul robertson — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 14:54:54 +0000

Aisbach: Verlaggaleria Leaman, n.d. (1982 or 1983)
Printed plastic and card folder with metal ring binder. Content of individual contributions and multiples by a wide range of artists (many from the fields of conceptual art, visual poetry and some of the Fluxus- affiliated artists). Paik here contributes 4pp offset reproductions of his sketchy drawings 'Moon is reaction to sun'; Knowles a map of 'bean troubles'; Finlay's work is 'Twin-sets', Cobbin has two fold-outs 'Triptych five' and 'Triptych six'; Michael Drucks a lithograph (Xerox) in plastic folder; Ruhm a numbers work: 'Zeitgedicht' from 1981 and Tot: a work on public demonstations complete with German police permission letter for a demonstration. Crozier's contribution is a series of drawings (Xerox). This example of this scarce assemblage magazine came directly from Robin Crozier's archive. Fine in like folder.

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