4 Steven Leiber Catalogues, 13 Steven Leiber Proposals

Steven Leiber, Adrienne Sky Roberts, Amber Hasselbring, Tom Patchett

Published by Steven Leiber 2004-2010, San Francisco, 2004

About this Item

Leiber pioneered the importance of artists ephemera, was a legendary American book and art dealer who was always very generous with his advice to us. He was a mentor for our business and we occasionally helped him on matters relating to Concrete Poetry (particularly the British section of this movement). Offered here is a selection of 13 proposal sheets, 4 catalogues and a memorial brochure. All catalogues are listed in David Senior (Ed.) Steven Leiber Catalogs, Inventory Press ,Los Angeles,2019. Proposal Series 2004-2005 ran to 27 issues. Each issue is printed black on white paper, 278x430mm, printed both sides and folded three times for mailing. Here offered are 13 numbers : Proposal 4 John Furnival; 16 Ian Hamilton Finlay; 17 Dwan Gallery; 18 Eino Ruutsalo; 19 Pop Art Group Exhibition Catalogues; 20 Artists Books Reference; 21 Lawrence Weiner; 22 Joseph Kosuth; 23 Cy Twombly; 24 Library of Joel Marshall; 25 Drawing Miscellany; 26 Jiri Valoch; 27 Ant Farm. Together with four catalogues : NY Art Bookfair II 28-30 September 2007 Ed.55/100 (Monchengladbach style box with 16 printed cards and stapled pricelist); Images Nr.2 (Newsprint catalogue, folded, listing 104 items) 2008; Images Nr.3 Book with collage element (listing 158 items); de-struc/tion in print (folded newsprint listing 14 titles, in bag with matchbox work by Leiber and Ephemeron bookmark (2007). Also included is The Catalogues of Steven Leiber A Memorial Exhibition , NY Art Bookfair, 2012 (Introduction by Phil Aarons, text by Tom Patchett with fold-out colour illustrations). Excellent resource material.Condition some wear,folds from mailing and handling marks. Minor toning and glitch to bottom corner of lid to NY Art Bookfair II otherwise fine. Toning and watermark to top right corner of Images Nr. 2 front cover.Light marking to cover of Images Nr.3 internally fine. One pencil note to a proposal. Light wear to cover of images 2, otherwise fine. Overall Very Good +. Seller Inventory # 68769946

Bibliographic Details

Title: 4 Steven Leiber Catalogues, 13 Steven Leiber...

Publisher: Steven Leiber 2004-2010, San Francisco

Publication Date: 2004

Condition: Very Good +