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IRISH. 1997. BOX OF SEVEN PRINTS (PLUS ONE) IN BOX WITH BOOK. ONE OF 100 SIGNED BY LEWITT ON COLOPHON CARD.

paul robertson — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:43:54 +0000

Eindoven/Edinburgh/Belfast: Peninsula Foundation/ Morning Star / Ormeau Baths Gallery, 1997 19.7 x 14 x 8.6cm, thick solander card box with tipped on print content of seven 12.1 × 17.8cm offset prints each after a gouache by Lewitt. Additionally there is a book with a cover by Lewitt in which a number of translations of the poem "Irisch" by Paul Celan are printed by Edwin Morgan, Harry Gilonis, Pierre Joris, Jerome Rothenberg, Anselm Hollo, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. This is one of only 100 signed and numbered (by Lewitt) on a colophon card. Very good ++. More than scarce. POA.

THE WOODS ARE FULL OF CHRISTMAS TREES. 1994. ONE OF ONLY 26 SIGNED & LETTERED EXAMPLES OF THIS XMAS CARD.

paul robertson — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 19:42:40 +0000

N.P. (Edinburgh): Morning Star Press, 1994. 9 x 9cm, 6pp gatefold limited edition card issued by Morgan as a Xmas card. The text is translated by Morgan from the Russian and Soviet poet Osip Mandelstam:

The woods are full of Christmas trees

Hot with tinsel, golden, faring;

The bushes harbour toy wolves, glaring

To bring us terror and unease.

This is one of of only 26 copies signed by Morgan and lettered "Z" from the edition. Near fine and unfolded. Rare.

SPATIAL POSTER. c. 1968.

paul robertson — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:50:19 +0000

N.p. (London) : n.p. (Trigram Press), n.d. (1968) 86 x 56cm, red on cream paper. Large concrete poetry broadside with various works by Ian Hamilton FInlay, dsh, Sonia John Sharkey, Ernst Jandl, Josef Hirsal, Augusto de Campos. bp Nicol, John Furnival, Eugene Gomringer, Edwin Morgan and Thomas Clark. Folded with minor tears along folds and some handling creases. A rare visual poetry item which was printed (and probably published) by the London Trigram press.

HAND TYPED SIGNED LETTER FROM EDWIN MORGAN TO PAUL ROBERTSON. 28 JANUARY 2003.

paul robertson — Sun, 17 May 2020 15:16:21 +0000

Glasgow: s.p. (Morgan), 2003 20.5 x 15cm, 1pp hand typed letter from Morgan to Paul Robertson informing the latter that John Furnival was the publisher of a portfolio of works by Morgan and letting Robertson know that Morgan had retained a signed presentation book dedicated to Morgan on his 70th Birthday so Robertson's offer of returning a copy of the book in Robertson's possession to him was not needed and offering a copy of NUSPEAK as a gift. Signed in ink. VG JOINT: Original hand address mailing envelope.

A TRIBUTE TO EDWIN MORGAN. 2001.

paul robertson — Sun, 17 May 2020 15:10:55 +0000

Edinburgh: Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 2001. 25 x 8.5cm, 2pp announcement card for a exhibition in honour of one of Scotland's greatest poets with work by Stephen Campbell and Ron O'Donnell. VG.

IRISH. 1997. COVER BY SOL LEWITT.

paul robertson — Sun, 03 May 2020 20:46:04 +0000

Edinburgh; Morningstar Press, 1997 21 x 14 cm Unpaginated (16pp). Card covers designed by Sol Lewitt. Artist's bookwork. A series of translations of Paul Celan's poem, "Irish" by Pierre Joris, Jerome Rothenberg, Edwin Morgan, Anselm Hollo, and Harry Gilonis, and a translation into Irish Gaelic by Nuala N' Dhomhnaill. Regarded as a Lewitt artist's book because he designed the cover. Now scarce despite 500 being printed.

THE APPLE-TREE. 1982.

paul robertson — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 11:49:28 +0000

Glasgow: Third Eye Centre, 1982 21 x 15cm, 28pp plus covers. First edition of this translation of a medieval play from the Dutch by Morgan which was performed in Glasgow by the "Medieval Players". One of 750 copies. Fine.

FUTURA. NRS. 1 – 26. A COMPLETE RUN IN PUBLISHER’S FOLDERS. 1965-67.

paul robertson — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 11:35:50 +0000

Stuttgart: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1965-67. 24 issues Uniformly 16 x 22.5 cm (folded), 48 x 62.5 cm (unfolded). Comprising 8 sections per, printed on recto only in b/w. Self-wrappers. Edited and published by Hansjorg Mayer. A significant, complete consecutive run of this series of concrete and visual poetic works in poster format. Each number is devoted to and composed by a given individual contributor including Goeritz, Burkhardt, Bense, Dohl, Zukovsky, Grogerova & Hirsal, Cobbing, Finlay, Garnier, Higgins, Kamimura, Morgan, Roth, Schmidt, Schmidt, Thomkins, Vostell, de Vries, Williams and others. Some issues are keenly sought individually including the Filliou where the issue is meant to be folded to create a hat for the owner to wear. Most are concerned with concrete and visual poetry however rather than high fashion. All issues in fine estate.

IMAGED WORDS & WORDED IMAGES. 1970. DICK HIGGINS OWN COPY – DEDICATED BY KOSTELANETZ

paul robertson — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 11:28:39 +0000

New York: Outerbridge & Dienstfrey 1970 25 x 20cm, 100pp. Boards and dustjacket, First edition of this survey of visual poetry which is illustrated throughout. The introduction is by Kostelanetz and included are works by Raymond Federman, Liam O'Gallagher, Herb Lubalin, the editor, Gay Beste, Robert P. Brown, Ferdinand Kriwet, Robert Lax, Ruth Jacoby, Robert Indiana, John Hinde, Allan Kaprow, Michael Joseph Phillips, Emmet Williams, Patrick Bridgewater, Michael Heller, Tom Phillips, Edwin Morgan, Chryea, John Furnival and many others with biographical notes. This copy is from Dick Higgin's own library and has a signed dedication to Higgins from the poet and artist: "For Dick, With thanks first, for letting us reprint the Cunningham-Glass + much admiration for your work. In friendship Richard Kostelanetz." Slight wear to dj but otherwise a very good and desirable association copy noting the mention of the reprint of work by Philip Glass and Merce Cunningham. A scarce book even without the dedication.

THE CHASTE TOWN. 1967.

paul robertson — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 09:58:47 +0000

N.p.: s.p. (Morgan), 1967 21.5 x 14.5cm, 1pp print on thin card (black on yellow) with the title punning concrete poem (a found newspaper text: "THE CHASTE TOWN. Day can break on maidens in Derby". Fine.

FELT-TIPPED HOSANNAS FOR EDWIN MORGAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY.. 1990. SIGNED BY ALL CONTRIBUTORS.

paul robertson — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 10:33:51 +0000

Glasgow: Third Eye Centre, 1990. 14.5 x 21mm 16pp plus wrappers. A small pamphlet (edited by Susan Stewart and Hamish Whyte.) containing poems from Scotland's most famous poets in praise of Edwin Morgan on his 70th birthday. This copy unusually signed by all the six significant contributors. With a wonderful portrait frontispiece and cover illustration by Alistair Gray. Thus rare. Fine.

THE UNIVERSE IS A GORGEOUS FRONT FOR THE MULTIVERSE T-SHIRT. 2009.

paul robertson — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:23:44 +0000

Edinburgh: Scottish Poetry Library, 2009 Large black t-shirt with the title text by Morgan on it. Fine, unworn. Limited edition clothing multiple.