Thomas A. Clark - Unoriginal Sins

FILL IN THE DRAWING. 2025. REPRINT OF FIRST MOSCHATEL CARD.

paul robertson — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:52:08 +0000

Glasgow: Wax 266, 2025

11 x 14.5cm, 4pp folded card with a drawing of various flowers on the front and a list of "colours" (actually words) internally to be used to "fill in the drawing". This is a reprint of the first ever Moschatel Press publication on the 50th anniversary of 1973. VG+.

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ANTHOLOGY. 1997. ONE OF 200 EXAMPLES WITH ORIGINAL EMBROIDERED RIBBONS DESIGNED BY THE ARTIST.

paul robertson — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 12:13:20 +0000

Richard Tuttle, Harry Gilonis, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Jackson Mac Low, Ian Stephen, Graham Rich, Lesley Kerman, Simon Cutts, Medbh Mcguckian, Hans Waanders, Thomas A. Clark, Pavel Büchler, Michael Longley, David Bellingham, Zoë Irvine, Alec Finlay, Simon Patterson, Cecilia Vicuna, Kevin MacNeil, John Burnside, Lawrence Weiner

Edinburgh: Morning Star Publications, 1997

14.3 x 10.3cm, 24pp plus original blue boards in carboard slipcase with tipped on label. An anthology artist's book in which invited artists created a phrase to be embroidered on clothing labels. Each of those respective labels are included in separate envelope to be glued if wished to the appropriate page. The artists included: Richard Tuttle, Harry Gilonis, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Jackson Mac Low, Ian Stephen, Graham Rich, Lesley Kerman, Simon Cutts, Medbh Mcguckian, Hans Waanders, Thomas A. Clark, Pavel Büchler, Michael Longley, David Bellingham, Zoë Irvine, Alec Finlay, Simon Patterson, Cecilia Vicuna, Kevin MacNeil, John Burnside and Lawrence Weiner. Now very scarce after the original issue of 200 copies. VG++.

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BO HEEM E UM. NR 3. 1968.

paul robertson — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 15:22:03 +0000

Dorset: Bo Heem E Um, 1968.

21 x 16.5cm, 12pp plus card covers and printed dustjacket. The third number of Thomas A Clark's small press poetry magazine. This issue given over completely to work by Charles Verey including a number of visual poetry works. VG+.

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CORACLE PRESS PUBLICATIONS 1984. 1984.

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 18:51:03 +0000

London: Coracle Press, 1984
19.8 x 13cm, 44pp plus printed card wrappers.A catalogue exhibitions show and publications printed at the press. Individual pages display books by Hamish Fulton, Richard Long, Antony Gormley, Stephan Willats, Susan Hiller, David Tremlett, Thomas A. Clark, Stuart Mills and others – each image in b/w. List of publications printed. One tiny hole on front cover else VG+.

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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.

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OF LEAVES. 1979.

paul robertson — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 09:02:50 +0000

Nailsworth: Moschatel Press, 1979

22 x 16cm, 24pp plus card covers and printed dust jacket with image of a leaf. A long poem on the beauty of leaves. One llustration by Laurie Clark on the last page. VG+ condition.

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ONE BLUE MOMENT. 2010.

paul robertson — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:44:42 +0000

Essen-Kettwig: Galerie Schutte, 2010

4.8 x 21, 4pp. Both artist's card and announcement for a group show of visual and experimental poetry. Designed by Clark for the show. VG+.

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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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A STILL LIFE. 1977.

paul robertson — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 15:38:10 +0000

London: Jargon Society/Coracle Press, 1977
21 x 10cm, 1pp invitation card for the launch reception for Clark’s book. Also announces Jonathan Williams and Thomas Meyer’s reading at the gallery earlier the same month.

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