CONSIDERED THE FIRST LISTING OF THE TERM ARTIST BOOKS THE SEMINAL EXHIBITION CURATED BY GERMAN CELANT AT THE NIGEL GREENWOOD GALLERY, LONDON. INCLUDES THE FAMOUS ESSAY WHICH OPENS
"This essay and list are necessarily incomplete, as they attempt to be a first analysis of books as artworks"
This was the first attempt to group and inform and describe what was happening with emergence of 'Artist books'
48pp with 28pp detailed essay by Celant followed by a first listing of what artist books had been made (around 300) compiled by Celant and Lynda Morris. In stapled black stiff card covers with white lettering, 47pp. Published for the exhibition held at Greenwoods 20 September - 14 October 1972. The book was cheaply made in an edition of only 800 copies and survivals are rare CONDITION: A well preserved VERY GOOD+ clean and tight copy . Rare item.