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DIETER ROTH. 1973. WITH ORIGINAL SIGNED INK & FELT TIP SELF-PORTRAIT DRAWING BY ROTH.

paul robertson — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:35:56 +0000

Braunschweig: Kunstverein Braunschweig, 1973 23.5 x 16.5cm, 122pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue for a solo show of works with an essay in German by Manfred Schmalriede and three colour images of works and 36 b/w images. This catalogue has and original self-portrait by Roth of him sitting (created from a b/w photo-portrait of himself in the book) on the first title page along with a little hand written note based on abbreviations. VG+.

GESAMMELTE WERKE / COLLECTED WORKS : BAND 5 BOK 3A : WIEDERKONSTRUKTION DES BUCHES AUS DEM VERLAG FORLAG ED 1961. 1971. SIGNED BY ROTH.

paul robertson — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:31:45 +0000

Forlag Edition Reykjavík, Iceland, 1971 23.2 x 17.2cm, unpaginated (800pp) plus pink card covers. The second edition of Roth's Bok 3a Wiederkonstruktion Des Buches Aus Dem Verlag Forlag Ed from 1961 - the book is a bound collection of Greenlandic newspaper cuttings. Issued in an edition of 1,000 copies this is a VG+ example which is signed by Roth in ink on the first page dated 1977.

8 DIARY PAGES. 1967. EACH CARD SIGNED & NUMBERED IN ORIGINAL PLASTIC ENVELOPES.

paul robertson — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:50:59 +0000

Stuttgart: Hansjorg Mayer, 1967

8 different postcards each 21 x 10.5cm, 2pp. All in original plastic sleeves (4 in each sleeve). The images are from 8 of Roth’s diary pages. This is one of 150 numbered and signed copies (each card identically numbered and signed dated 1967 although the “7” looks like a 9)). This is copy number 82. All in VG+ or mint condition with some minor waviness to the front of the plastic envelopes.

VISUELLE POESIE: IDEOGRAMME, KONSTELLATIONEN, DIALEKTGEDICHTE, PALINDROME, TYPOGRAMME, PICTOGRAMME. 1972. EDITED BY EUGEN GOMRINGER.

paul robertson — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:52:53 +0000

Hamburg: 3. Ausstellung im Haus Deutscher Ring, 1972 21 x 21cm, 18pp plus card covers. Exhibition catalogue for a significant exhibition of visual poetry which was curated and edited by Eugen Gomringer with reproductions of works by Eugen Gomringer, Claus Bremer, Ernst Jandl, Ferdinand Kriwet, Hansjorg Mayer, Franz Mon, Diter Rot, Ditier Roth, Gerhard Ruhm, Daniel Spoerri, Andre Thomkins, Timm Ulrichs, Oswald Wiener and others. Texts by Max Bense, F.T. Marinetti and Gomringer, VG+. Scarce.

HEIDELBERG. 1969. ONE OF ONLY 30 SIGNED & NUMBERED EXAMPLES IN TRANSPARENT ENVELOPE.

paul robertson — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:54:34 +0000

Heidelberg: Edition Tangent, n.d. (1967) 10.3 x 14.7cm, 2pp artist designed postcard - part of the series 5 of such cards issued by Edition Tangent with the theme of the city of Heidelberg. Roth has taken a b/w commercial postcard view of the city and overpainted most of it in white leaving only a small area in the centre and the city name. This is one of only 30 hand signed, dated and numbered copies (in pencil) by Roth. In original semi-transparent mailing envelope. Both VG+.

ZERO VOL 3. 1961. COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL SUNFLOWER SEED & MATCH.

paul robertson — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 15:04:19 +0000

Dusseldorf: Galerie Schmela, 1961

20 x 21cm, unpaginated (300pp approx). Original covers. The extremely rare exhibition catalogue which is mostly notable for the Klein contribution where his page was partly burnt by him (at a time when he was making fire paintings) but there are other aspects of the book which also make this an important publication for other artists such as Spoerri (who glued a match to the back page of the book - perhaps in response to Klein - and indicated the whole catalogue should be burnt using it), and Tinguely has a sunflower seed attached to the book and Pienne has an intervention in the form of a perforation on a blank page preceding his pageworks (to allow their removal being of course the most important contribution to the book in his view).

Other artists present in this book include Lucio Fontana and Mack as well as other artists associated with Zero including Arman, Enrico Castellani, Piero Manzoni, Daniel Spoerri, Diter Rot, Raphael Jesus Soto, Piero Dorazio, Gunter Uecker, Bury, Adrian, Pomodoro, Lo Savio, Mavignier, Manfred Kage and Arnulf Rainer.

In very good + condition apart from one slight bump on the bottom corner for the entire book with BOTH original seed and matchstick in place which is very rarely the case when this already very scarce book is offered on the market. Extremely rare in this complete condition.

DIETER ROT SCHIMMELHAUFEN. 1968. ROTH’S ELEVENTH SOLO SHOW

paul robertson — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:41:25 +0000

Berlin. Galerie Rene Block, 1968

11 x 14.5cm, 1pp. Printed red on yellow card. Typographic design only - announcement card for a relatively early exhibition by Roth at the influential gallery. The title translates to "heap of mould" - this was Roth's eleventh solo show. Rare. A mailed copy with frank and stamp.

DITER ROT. DIE LETZTEN LADENHASTER. 1969. ROTH’S 13TH SOLO SHOW.

paul robertson — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:19:59 +0000

Hannover: Galerie Ernst. 1969

10 x 20cm, 4pp (opens to 10 x 30cm). Announcement card for an early Roth exhibition with one work (a drawing) reproduced in b/w. This was Dieter Roth's thirteenth solo show. Fine.

DIETER ROT. RUBBER VOL. 2. NO. 5. 1979.

paul robertson — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 16:07:58 +0000

Amsterdam: Rubber, 1979 21 x 15cm, 16pp (self cover). A single number of this artist's journal that specialised in rubber stamp impression art. This number was dedicated to Dieter Roth's important work in this area. Many works in b/w reproduced throughout. VG+. Scarce.

DITER ROT. 1972.

paul robertson — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:37:41 +0000

Hamburg: Galerie Kamer, 1972 65 x 68cm, white on black card silkscreen poster with a design by the artist. Scarce early poster. Fine

A LOOK INTO THE BLUE TIDE. 1967. A GREAT BEAR PAMPHLET.

paul robertson — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:08:46 +0000

NYC: Something Else Press, 1967 21.8 x 14cm, 16pp. First edition. A single number from Dick Higgin's Great Bear Pamphlet series which is an artist’s book by Roth with each page a reproduced drawing and texts in English. Black on orange paper. One of the scarcer items from the series. Fine. Not one of the facsimile reprints.

FRUND, FRIENDS, FREUNDE UND FREUNDE. 1969.

paul robertson — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:08:05 +0000

Dusseldorf: Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, 1969 70 x 58cm typo-pictorial screenprinted image printed in blue and black on white stock. Presented by Karl Ruhrberg. The very scarce poster for this group manifestation where friends of the artists were invited to put on the show. Composed of facsimile text and image pieces by Gerstner, Rot, Spoerri & Thomkins. A fine example. Rare. Ref: Page 54 Roth Books and Multiples Nr 2.