Stuttgart: Edition Hansjörg Mayer, 1967

32.3 x 334cm, unpaginated (40pp french folds) cover and florescent dust jacket. Letterpress. Spiral bound. Artists’ book by Ludwig Harig featuring a stereophonic play evoking both sound and concrete poetry - the title indicates it is a song about football. One of three books published by Edition Hansjörg Mayer in this size and format.

This is one of  the 200 signed and numbered copies (nr 46) which is signed in ink by Harig on the colophon page. It is in excellent condition internally but the wrappers have some small wear and tear along the margins and minor grubbiness at the edges – else the colour is very bright with no significant fading. Scarce.

32.3 x 334cm, unpaginated (40pp french folds) cover and florescent dust jacket. Letterpress. Spiral bound. The title translates into English as "Just Using The Alphabet". Individual works internally use extreme typography and positioning to create visual poems.

This is one example aside from the 200 signed and numbered copies which is signed in ink by Mons on the colophon page. It is in excellent condition internally but the wrappers have some small wear and tear along the margins with one small paper lack on the front and very minor grubbiness at the bottom and sides - else the colour is very bright with no significant fading. Scarce.

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.

25 x 14cm, 12pp (2 white) sheets followed by 22pp (2 white) sheets in block book binding. Artist's book issued in 230 signed and numbered copies (by Roth in the colophon) which was a deluxe copy of Hans Jorg Mayer's Poesie magazine (here nr 3/4, the last number published) - some copies with additional unique elements such as here.

This book has a unique photo-collage (a cut up photo of the Rhine reflecting buildings which is signed ("D.R.") on a single page which is followed by a unique drawing in pen by Roth which is dated "72" so bound in later. The drawing (of a kneeling humanoid figure) is on a page that originally may have been an envelope or a paper shopping bag also contains what appears to be a slice of cheese which has made the drawing partially three-dimensional due to folds and bumps in the paper. The drawing and cheese were not found in all copies - in fact, a small number of copies have veal in the page rather than cheese. The text of the book is an extened "shit"  poem by Roth and a text "Der Ich, man, ein Jemand und Ich - in Basel am Rhein"

The colophon at the back of the book is (as noted above) signed and dated 1968 - this is number 170 from the entire edition.

The book is bound in leather (which may have come from veal or goat) - as manufactured by Roth's friend Rudolf Rieser from whose estate this book has come.

There are around seven pages stained by the cheese as it deteriorated which has unavoidably affected the drawing (which was probably Roth's intent) but the other book pages are VG+. The leather dustjacket has one small hole on the front and very minor chipping at the spine else all is VG+.

Unique version of what was already a very hard to find book.

Nine offset invoice/price lists from the avant garde press all sent to Robin Crozier the Biritish Fluxus artist listing various books and prices. One sheet is noted as a "price list" with all of the prices filled in, the other sheets are all invoices with the relevant books priced and totals made all in ink by Hansjorg Mayer himself.

Some of the invoices have short hand-written notes to Crozier about books and his own contributions.

There are three different designs of stationery here - six have a small vignette by Dieter Roth and the others have found images (glasses and binoculars).

One invoice is neatly cut across the middle and has been reattached using scotch tape which has now lost it's glue but the rest are in VG+ condition.

Price is for all 98 invoices/pricelists as a group.

19.5 x 11.5cm, 66pp print and multiples catalogue from the publishing house. Contains a complete listing of the output of Mayer's stable with each item illustrated in b/w. The cover is a reproduced work by Tom Philips.

Laid in as issued : the scarce 4pp price list for Dieter Roth's verlag for the same year. Edition of 1,500. Fine condition.

21 x 15cm, unpaginated (c. 64pp) plus card covers. Publisher's catalogue for the press which reproduces most of the works for sale including a good number of concrete poetry portfolios, a large number of Dieter Roth early editions including b/w reproductions of Luxsausgabe, Poetrei 3 und 4, Poetrie 2, Poetrie 1, and prints Siebdruckbild 1, 2, 3 and 4 other works by de Vries, Frans Mon, Harig, Thomkins, Robert Filliou (14 Chansons et 1 Charade) all illustrated amongst others including Emmett Williams Anthology of Concrete Poetry. A fine example. Scarce.

30 x 21cm, 1pp black on green publications list which was to be sent back to the press as an order/subscription form. Folded in original unused mailing envelope else VG+.