GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WORLD: 7-9/72
by SONDHEIM, Alan
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
np: np, 1972. Very good.. Artist's book by Sondheim. Discusses the process of working on the piece "General Description of the World," which involved collecting images of a beach in Nova Scotia at both micro- and macroscopic levels (from a plane and under an actual microscope). Explains the theoretical basis of the project, derived from the work of Merleau-Ponty, Piaget, Levi-Strauss, and Chomsky, among other authors. Wraps. Small 4to. Side-stapled wraps. Mimeographed throughout, recto only. A very good copy. Mild rust around staples, touches of toning to wraps. Interior overall clean. Good and sound. Unpaginated.
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- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42448
- Title
- GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WORLD: 7-9/72
- Author
- SONDHEIM, Alan
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- np
- Place of Publication
- np
- Date Published
- 1972
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.