Assembling Brooklyn (36 results)

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Oblong 24mo. Perfectbound red printed wrappers. Fine. One of 300 copies.

Wraps, stable bound, 8vo, 1st edition, no pagination, very good with some light soiling and wear to covers.

Pamphlet. 54p., wraps, first edition, very good condition, 5.5x8.5 inches. Book dedicated to "John Cage, father generator." Kostelanetz is an Avant Garde New York City literary figure and anarchist.

Condition: Fine. Brooklyn, NY: Assembling Press, 1975., 1975. Fine. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed light peach wraps. 29 & [1] pages. Near fine. Subtitled "Henry James Korn, Administering the Coup de Grace to the American Reality Concensus".

First Edition.64 pp. Limited to 1500 copies. VG+ stapled wraps (soiling and a touch of toning, rust at staple). Dedicated to John Cage, "Father Generator.".

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Stapled printed wrappers. Spine and edges of wraps slightly tanned, very good. Limited to 1500 copies.

1st ed. - Softcover.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Quarto, 90 pages, illustrated throughout. Typographic wrappers. - First edition. 25 pages with notices' about the former editions of Assembling. 8 pages with a list of publications and many examples by 'visual poets' and assemblage' artists.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. One of 2350 copies (of 2500). 8vo. Stapled wrappers. Unpaginated (64pp.). Good only, spotted, marked and toned outwardly, the staples rusty internally and the title page dog-eared, but signed by the author in the year of publication with an inscription to Tom (Phillips), artist of 'A Humument' and more. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. wrappers, as issued., only slight evidence of handling, very small bump to foot of spine, low impact. no other flaws, clean, no writing or markings, sturdy binding.; mostly unpaginated, close to 100 pages. b/w illustrations. this was published as a supplement to eighth assembling. assembling was a collaborative arts annual edited by kostelanetz and had 100s of contributors during the 1970s. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Periodical.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. This is a very good softcover copy with light cover wear. Completely clean. Illustrated in black & white. 11" high X 9" wide, unpaginated. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.

Condition: Like New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDFine. Scarce. 30pp. *.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 62 pages; [Signed] 1977 Assembling Press. Trade size paperback in glossy pictorial covers. 1st printing. Signed by Gangemi on the title page. Tightly bound and fresh with just a hint of toning to the whites of the glossy covers. Uncommon. NF; Signed by Author. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SECOND ASSEMBLING, A Collection of Otherwise Unpublishable Manuscripts, compiled by Richard Kostelanetz, Henry Korn, and Mike Metz, soft cover, first edition of 1000 copies, 1971. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in near fine condition with no marks, dog-ears, or tears. There is no bookplate or signature of a prior owner. Not a remainder or former library book. The wraps are in fairly good condition (foxing, spotting, rubbing, crinkled fore-edge). 11 x 8 1/2, unpaginated but easily over 100 pages, 17 ounces XX [From the preface] The 52 contributors were invited to submit 1000 copies of up to 4 pages of anything they wanted to include, printed at their own expense. Submissions were collated alphabetically. Biographical notes identify most of the contributors. No manuscript was refused so names and views expressed are not the responsibility of assembling press or the editors. Assembling appears annually in the early fall. Its primary purpose is the publication of works too eccentric to be accepted elsewhere. XX stories, poems concrete poetry, visual poetry, drawings, photographs, letters, and miscellaneous other written or visual material comprise this very avant-garde publication. Contributors include Henry Korn, Russell Edson, Raymond Federman, Jochen Gerz, Roni Hoffman, Richard Kostelanetz, Ruth Krauss, Richard Meltzer, Mike Metz, Bern Porter, Stan Vanderbeek, and 41 others.…

Staple Bound Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Words excerpted from essays conjoined on pages sequential context unclear. INSCRIBED by the author to Ellsworth [Snyder] on the copyright page - Snyder also studied the avant garde, John Cage and his work. One of 1526 printed. Stapled pamphlet, grey covers. light wear. Text clean; 64 pages. Size: 5½" by 8½". Inscribed by the Author.…

4to. Softbound. First edition. A supplement to the Eighth Assembling. Collection of essays, announcements, and bibliographical data documenting the history of Assembling Press. Illustrated with unusual photographs and graphics. Tiny corner crease, else fine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, one of 1,000 wrappered copies. 323pp; index. Wraps. Light toning and edge wear to covers; better than very good. Signed and inscribed by Kostelanetz at front flyleaf. Association copy of this critical survey of 1960s avant-garde arts American writer and artist Richard Kostelanetz (b. 1940); written in 1968-69 and originally intended to be issued with photographs, production languished and the work went unpublished until this edition by Kostelanetz's Assembling Press. Signed and inscribed by Kostelanetz in 1984, with a birthday greeting to video artist Dara [Birnbaum] (1946-2025). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. THIRD ASSEMBLING, A Collection of Otherwise Unpublishable Manuscripts, compiled by Richard Kostelanetz, Henry Korn, and Mike Metz, soft cover, first edition of 1000 copies, 1972. BOOK CONDITION: good. The text block is in near fine condition with no marks except faint pencil marks on first page. No dog-ears, but the edges of several entries exceeded the width and/or length prescribed by the compilers. Those few entries are edge-crinkled or torn. There is no bookplate or signature of a prior owner. Not a remainder or former library book. The wraps are in fairly good condition (foxing, spotting, rubbing, and small stain at bottom of spine where a label was). The wraps, while still attached, have begun pulling away from the spine because of the glue no longer holding. 11 x 8 1/2, unpaginated but easily over 150 pages, 28 ounces XX [From the preface] Contributors were invited to submit 1000 copies of up to 4 pages of anything they wanted to include, printed at their own expense. Submissions were collated alphabetically. Biographical notes identify most of the contributors. No manuscript was refused so names and views expressed are not the responsibility of assembling press or the editors. Assembling appears annually in the early fall. Its primary purpose is the publication of works too eccentric to be accepted elsewhere. XX Stories, poems concrete poetry, visual poetry, drawings, photographs, letters, and miscellaneous other written or visual material comprise this very avant-garde publication. The 86 contributors include Russell Edson, Jochen Gerz, Roni Hoffman, Henry Korn, Richard Kostelanetz, Ruth Krauss, Richard Meltzer, Mike Metz, Bern Porter, and 77 others.…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. ca. 160 pages, illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. *** Fluxus-related conceptual art, concrete poetry, xerox art by dozens of avant-garde artists. Size: 4to. Collectible.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. 246 Seiten. Original-Broschur. - Originalausgabe. - Auflage 1000 Exemplare. - Mit einer handschriftlichen Widmung von Richard Kostelanetz an einen bekannten Kölner Buchhändler. - Druck auf verschiedenen Papieren. Mit künstlerischen Beiträgen der konkreten und visuellen Poesie. - Zusammengestellt von Scott Helmes, Richard Kostelanetz and David Cole. - Dabei: Twenties in the sixties. Previously uncollected critical essays. Brooklyn, Assembling Press 1979. 328 Seiten. Original-Broschur. - Herausgegeben von Richard Kostelanetz. Mit einer handschriftlichen Widmung von Richard Kostelanetz. - 246 pp. Original paperback. - Original edition. - Edition of 1000 copies. - With a handwritten dedication by Richard Kostelanetz to a well-known bookseller in Cologne. - Printed on various papers. With artistic contributions of concrete and visual poetry. - Compiled by Scott Helmes, Richard Kostelanetz and David Cole. - Included: Twenties in the sixties. Previously uncollected critical essays. Brooklyn, Assembling Press 1979. 328 pages. Original paperback. - Edited by Richard Kostelanetz. With a handwritten dedication by Richard Kostelanetz.…

Softcover. White wraps. 160 pages : illustrations. compiled by Richard Kostelanetz, Henry Korn, Mike Metz. Good. ex-lib copy. Associated library markings. Cover has discoloration, staining, tearing along spine. Interior pages have age toning, corner/edge damage, water damage.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. 396 Seiten. Original-Broschur mit Metallklammer-Bindung. - Originalausgabe. - Auflage 1000 Exemplare. - Mit einer handschriftlichen Widmung von Richard Kostelanetz an einen bekannten Kölner Buchhändler. - Druck auf verschiedenen Papieren. Mit künstlerischen Beiträgen der konkreten und visuellen Poesie. - Zusammengestellt von Henry Korn und Richard Kostelanetz. - 396 pages. Original paperback with metal-clip binding. - Original edition. - Edition of 1000 copies. - With a handwritten dedication by Richard Kostelanetz to a well-known bookseller in Cologne. - Printed on various papers. With artistic contributions of concrete and visual poetry. - Compiled by Henry Korn and Richard Kostelanetz.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. [64]pp. White printed wrappers. Illustrated in black-and-white. Printed price on title page changed in author's ink holograph. Crown of spine is bumped, white covers moderately tanned, else a very good or better copy. Limited to 2500 copies. From the library of poet David Ignatow, Inscribed by Kostelanetz to Ignatow, in the year of publication: "24 Nov. 1970. For Dave, With my thanks for printing some of these the first time around, and the hope you'll do more soon, Best & Peace, RIchard". A collection of concrete poems, printed in a non-linear fashion. …

First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Published in conjunction with a show held from October 7-28, 1978, at Pratt Graphics Center in New York. "Assembling" magazine launched in 1970 and ran for 12 issues, with 1000 copies of each issue printed. The publication billed itself as "a collection of otherwise unpublishable manuscripts," with no submission rejected for publication. Very Good plus in perfect-bound wrappers.…

paperback. Condition: Fine Condition. 1st. Signed by Scott Helmes on the title page. Bound in publisher's original illustrated wrappers with the front cover and spine stamped in black. Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Very good. Paperback. Wraps a bit rubbed and edgeworn with a light crease to the top of the front ad corners of the first few pages, else a very good copy.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. 288 Seiten. Original-Broschur mit Klammer-Bindung. - Originalausgabe. - Auflage 1000 Exemplare. - Mit einer handschriftlichen Widmung von Richard Kostelanetz an einen bekannten Kölner Buchhändler. - Druck auf verschiedenen Papieren. Mit künstlerischen Beiträgen der konkreten und visuellen Poesie. - Zusammengestellt von Henry Korn, Richard Kostelanetz und Mike Metz. - 288 pp. Original paperback with staple binding. - Original edition. - Edition of 1000 copies. - With a handwritten dedication by Richard Kostelanetz to a well-known bookseller in Cologne. - Printed on various papers. With artistic contributions of concrete and visual poetry. - Compiled by Henry Korn, Richard Kostelanetz and Mike Metz.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Text in english, 4to, soft cover, not paginated, illustrated, very good copy.

Condition: Very good. First edition. Fifth issue of Kostelanetz's noted contributor's journal of concrete, visual poetry, and other art works. Coming down from writing his controversial END OF INTELLIGENT WRITING, Kostelanetz remarks in the introduction to FIFTH ASSEMBLING that "whole classes of literature were excluded from the dominant channels of cultural communication" because "the literary-industrial complex" was "subservient to the demands of fashion and commerce." In this work we see the material he would prefer to see in print, assembled by taking submissions from artists willing to send in 1000 copies of their pieces. 11'' x 8.5''. Original staple-bound photographic wrappers. Illustrated variously throughout. [142] leaves. Original $3.95 price on cover crossed out, repriced "4.95" in ink. Lightly scuffed with mild soiling and small tears around spine ends. Else sound and bright.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Quarto. Illustrated. Wrappers with some soil and wear and neatly reattached to textblock, a couple of leaves standing proud have some toning and wear, very good or better; the interior is otherwise fine. Includes an introduction to the process, as well as a 10-point preface by Richard Kostelanetz. Each contributor prints 1,000 copies of their piece at their own expense and the issue is bound using those contributions. According to the introduction, no piece is refused. (N.B. In this case, "unpublishable" means "eccentric" and not "NSFW.") An interesting publication.…