Published by Coracle Press, London, 1981
Seller: The Bookshop at Beech Cottage, Newbury, United Kingdom
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Laurie Clark; John Blakemore; John A. Davies (illustrator). 1st Edition. Unpaginated 24pp staple bound booklet plus 4pp white card covers. Thirteen poems by seven different contributors plus the Editor. This copy does NOT contain any colour illustrations. However, there are two b/w woodland photographs by John Blakemore and two landscape photographs by John A. Davies printed within the publication. Front cover drawing is by Laurie Clark. Green lettering on face. No.17 in Aggie Weston's series. No inscriptions. Appears unread. In fine condition.
Published by Coracle Press, London, 1981
Seller: William Allen Word & Image, London, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. Aggie Weston's, No. 17 Summer 1981, Coracle Press, London. 253 x 190mm stapled. Book. Edited by Stuart Mills. "The name of the magazine comes indirectly from a work by Kurt Schwitters; 'A Small Home for Seamen' I have been told that it was one Agnes Weston who founded the seamen's homes in this country and I hope that this magazine will likewise provide some sort of refuge." The editor Stuart Mills statement/ introduction printed on inside cover of each issue. Includes tipped-in colour images. Cover drawing by Laurie Clark. Contents include poetry and artworks by Laurie Clark, Simon Cutts, Roy Fisher, Gael Turnbull, Stuart Mills, John Blakemore, Andrew Crozier, Leonard McComb, Thomas Meyer and more. Condition: minor toning to cover, small knock to bottom right corner, minor rust to staples. Overall VG.
Published by Coracle Press/Stuart Mills 1973 - 1984, Derbyshire, 1973
Seller: William Allen Word & Image, London, United Kingdom
Condition: Very good +. 20 volumes of the poetry magazine Aggie Weston's published by poet Stuart Mills. A full run excluding issue 13. Issues in this group are numbers: 1 (Thomas Meyer); 2 (Ian Hamilton Finlay 'View of Stonypath'); 3 (Cutts, Mills, Folkyard, Williams and Meyer); 4 (John Blakemore); 5 (Thomas A. Clark 'Stumbling on Lemons'); 6 (Stuart Mills 'Flags from a Remnant Railway); 7 (Simon Cutts 'Les Enerves de Jumieges and other poems'); 8 (Trover Winkfield 'The Adventures'); 9 (Mick Sharp); 10 (Andrew Crozier 'Residing'); 11 (Adrian Phipps-Hunt (water damaged); 12 (Gael Turnball 'Thronging the Heart); 14 (Thomas Meyer 'Starcrafts, ruins'); 16 (Richard Long); 17 (Review; Various Contributors); 18 (Jonathan Williams 'Ten Photographs); 19 (Ian Hamilton Finlay, Rod Gathercole 'Persiflage'); 20 (Thomas A Clark 'An Island'); 21 (Robert Lax 'Light') all in staplebound illustrated colourprinted wraps. All issues of Aggie Weston's are edited by Mills and include the following statement from him on the first inside page: 'The name of the magazine comes indirectly from a work by Kurt Schwitters; 'A Small Home for Seamen'. I have been told that it was one Agnes Weston who founded the seamen's homes in this country and I hope that this magazine will likewise provide some sort of refuge.' Condition: All other copies are at least very good + or better.
Published by Coracle, London, 1980
Seller: William Allen Word & Image, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Near fine. On Loan, Coracle Press, London, 1980. Cards printed black on white in 88 x 60 x 70mm white box, together with 75 x 75 x 85mm outer mailing box. Edition 11 of 15 signed copies. Numbered by Simon Cutts on underside of both boxes. Published to coincide with the On Loan exhibition ('an exhibition of borrowed art lent by artists'), 22 November 19 December 1980 at 233 Camberwell New Road, London. Artists included Roger Ackling, Glen Baxter, David Brown, Marc Camille Chaimovicz, John Christie, Thomas and Laurie Clark, Les Coleman, Simon Cutts, Stephen Duncalf, Sandra Fisher, Barry Flanagan, Hamish Fulton, Bill Furlong, John Furnival, Gerry Hunt, R. B. Kitaj, Robin Klassnik, Brian Lane, Richard Long, Leonard McComb, Stuart Mills, Eduardo Paolozzi, Roy Perry, David Pescod, David Roe, Martin Rogers, S. East Gallery (Sally East), Joe Tilson, Ian Tyson, Steve Wheatley, Stephen Willats, Jonathan Williams and Richard Wilson.On Loan references the analogue card system once used by British libraries for loaning books. In all, it functions as a list of works for the show, with one card per artist and their exhibited work. In this special edition numbered 11 of 15, each card is signed in ink or pencil by one of the artists who participated in the exhibition. Condition: Near fine.