Glynn Boyd Harte
London: Design For Today, 2020.

“This is a special facsimile edition of one of the most sought-after books of the 20th century. Glynn Boyd-Harte became one of the most in-demand, and certainly of the most talented, of the illustrators and artists who rose to prominence in the ’70s and ’80s. Originally published by Warren Editions, this is published in an edition of just 600 copies, silver blocked and bound in Ratchford cloth.” (publisher’s blurb)

Tokyo Illustrators Society
Tokyo: Tokyo Illustrators Society, 1989.

Catalogue for the first Tokyo Illustrators Society exhibition. Includes work by 73 Japanese artists including Akira Uno, Hajime Sorayama, Toshio Saeki, and many others, with accompanying short biography and portrait photograph. Includes list of artists with contact details. Rare, unrecorded in OCLC, 1 in CiNii.

Stanislaw Szukalski
San Francisco: Last Gasp, 2020.

Stanislaw Szukalski was a Polish sculptor, painter, draftsman and anthropologist. He was part of the Chicago Renaissance in the 1920s, enjoyed fame in 1930s Poland as a nationalistic sculptor, but spent his last years in obscurity. This book presents a major survey of his portraiture of peers, patrons, and historical figures. Most artworks are accompanied by essays and background information, along with personal anecdotes and reflection, providing an intimate and articulate discussion on art, politics, philosophy, and more. Szukalski is now remembered for both his striking artwork and political, scientific, and philosophical views, including the pseudoscientific-historical theory of Zermatism. In 2018 Szukalski became the subject of the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary ‘Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski’ directed by Irek Dobrowolski and produced by Leonard DiCaprio. Introduction by Ernst Fuchs.

Tal R
[Zurich]: Nieves and innen, 2021.

“Garbage Man — could refer to Tal R himself as manic collector of what other people would perhaps refer to as refuse. Collecting and arranging of images is an integral component of his artistic practice and arises in its own manifestation from an inner necessity. The Yiddish word “Kolbojnik” (Waste, Remains) also runs through the work of the artist within the titling of many of his works. His collection, which can be found within the individual collages, consists of an eclectic mix of “primitive tribal art”, art history masterpieces, pornos, comics, private photos, childhood pictures, sketches and picture book illustrations, and was collected by Tal R over a period of 25 years. The works evoke in their pseudo-encyclopaedic phenomenon associations, Aby Warburg’s Mnemosyne Atlas, or, to refer to another artist, the Atlas by Gerhard Richter. Similar to him, the arranged pieces within the collages from Garbage Man served and serve the artist also as templates for paintings and sculptures.” (publisher’s blurb)

Onchi Koshiro
Tokyo: Keishosha, 1975.

A comprehensive collection of the printed works of Japanese artist Koshiro Onchi (1891-1955). Contains 424 illustrations, many in colour, a numbered original print, photograph of the artist, and various essays including an essay on Hanga by Onchi. This copy is number 27 in the limited overseas edition of 170 with the original numbered and stamped print. 380 copies were also produced in a domestic edition.

Gerhard Richter
London: Heni Publishing, 2017.

40 graphite-on-paper drawings by celebrated contemporary German visual artist Gerhard Richter. The drawings comprise figurative and abstract motifs and were produced between May and September 2015. Published in a limited edition of 800 copies, of which this is number 266.