Assembling Assembling by Kostelanetz Richard Ed (4 results)

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. VG. 8vo, 704pp, printed wrappers. Rare massive 1980 anthology adjacent to Kostelanetz's celebrated collaborative magazine of experimental writing, a behemoth of the avant-garde performance with a dizzying roster of contributors. Unmarked copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations (who supplies a shorty play), a bit of reading wear, light spotting to edges. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 4to, ~250pp, printed wrappers. Scarce 1979 installment of this collaborative magazine of experimental writing, a time capsule of the avant-garde. Unmarked copy from the collection of contributor Opal Louis Nations, a bit of reading wear. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Brooklyn: Gnilbmessa inc. 1970. Staple-bound softcover. 160 pages. Near fine, but for faint toning to edges of covers. Unobtrusive minor edgewear back top right & two tiny sections of soiling to back cover. An exceptional copy of this scarce artists publication. The first iteration of this legendary assembling periodical. 42 artists submitted 1,000 copies of up to 4 pages of self-printed material, to be collated in the publication. With contributions by Ed Ruscha: a chocolate stain that seems to have been applied a bit messily as well as Hannah Weiner, Dan Graham, Vito Acconci, Bernadette Mayer, Robert Lax, Arakawa, Madeline Gins, Richard Meltzer, Alan Sondheim, etc.