violet ray (3 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good copy in softcover. Small bump on bottom, fore-edge. Light rubbing to covers. Saddle-stapled 4to. Thin.

Zustand: Good. Two fliers made from media artist Violet Ray's 1960s collages of magazine advertisements and images from the Vietnam war. Ray began the series "Advertising the Contradictions" in 1966, juxtaposing images of satisfied American consumers with the horrors of the ongoing war. Fliers made from this series were often handed out at anti-war demonstrations. Two reproductions are included here, "Revlon adopts the oh-baby face" and "It's like opening a present." 11 x 14 inches. Note on back of one copy, in unknown handwriting: "distributed Fall 67 or Spring 68 Difficulty in finding a printer for fear of c/r Violations" Fine.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original pale aubergine cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the front cover, white moirë watered silk end papers. 8vo. 8¼'' x 6½''. Printed for 'Private Circulation Only'. Contains [vi] 50 printed pages of poetry. 4'' x 3'' period monochrome photograph of the author adhered to the verso of the title page and SIGNED by the author 'Violet Ray' across the bottom right hand corner of the page. Damp stains and discolouration to the boards, this does not affect the interior of the book which is in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.