Description
Beuningen, Stichting Brummense uitgeverij van luxe werkjes, 1975
Half cloth over marbled boards, 30 x 21,5 cm, 105 + 123 + 244 pages, various paper stock/printing techniques, some contributions glued/laid in. Text in various languages.
An assembled set of an assembly publication. Three volumes (all published) by Stichting Brummense uitgeverij van luxe werkjes featuring a who’s who of the arts in the mid 70s.
Transit 1 taal beeld taal. langage image langage sprache image sprache language image language. Edited by Maarten Beks, Pierre Borgue, Hans Brand, Urias Nooteboom. Published in an edition of 150 numbered copies and 45 unnumbered copies for staff. This one stamped 000150 on the second free endpaper.
With contributions by Raymond Abellio, Gilberte Aigrisse, Armando, Marius Van Beek, Maarten Beks, Peter van Beveren, Pierre Borgue, Jan Brand, Ulysses Carion, Pierre Dhainaut, Geurt Van Dijk, Nathalie van den Eerenbeemt, Leonor Fini, Paul Grégoire, Marten Hendriks, Peter Johannesma, Robert Joseph, Peter Van De Locht, Karel Martens, André Miguel, Werner Moonen, Jean Pit Morell, Jan Miechels, Urias Nooteboom, Geertjan van Oostende, Hans Pieko, Henri Raynal, g.j. de rook, Ben Van Sleeuwenhoek, Alain Teister, Hansmaarten Tromp, Stefan Verwey, Herman De Vries and Hans Witte.
Not as ambitious as the second and third transit, still an interesting assembly of various artists, with some names being quite the surprise.
This copy ex-library, deaccessioned from the stedelijk museum s-hertogenbosch library. Tear to the front from the removal of a library label, stamped stedelijk museum s-hertogenbosch on the first three pages, small sticker to the title page. Boards with some wear, else a good copy.
Transit 2 mirror spiegel mirroir. Edited by Maarten Beks, Pierre Borgue, Nathaly Bouvy, Hans Brand, Jan Brand, Geurt Van Dijk, Urias Nooteboom, Wim Scheepens and Hans Witte. Published in an edition of 150 numbered copies and 55 unnumbered copies for staff. This one numbered 91 in pencil in the colophon.
With contributions by Maarten Beks, Pierre Borgue, Urias Nooteboom, Hans Witte, Karin Beks, Nathalie Bouvy, J. Pierre Jossua, Elma Beks, J.J. Beljon, Peter V.D. Feltz, Pierre Borgue, Jerven, Fred Escher, Ian Breakwell, Gilberte Aigrisse, Helfried Hegenberg, C. Miguel, Hans Pieko, Mott Yeckup, Geurt van Dijk, Arnulf Rainer, Juergen Klauke, Michael Gibbs, Fromanger, Alan Stott, Klaus V. D. Locht, Serge Lutens, Geza Perneczky, Jaap Wieseman, Ulay, Nes Krid, Christian Boltanski, Ben Sleeuwenhoek, Ad Gerritsen, Edmund Kuppel, Timm Ulrichs, Bill Jones, Peter Van Beveren, Woody van Aamen, Gerard Reve, Ben vautier, Johan Van Geluwe, Cavellini, Ad Merx, Trelinski and Frans Babylon.
Numbered and signed sheet “street structures” by David Parsons present, folded and laid-in but numbered 91/120 and not 91/150 as called for. Card “happy art foundation” also laid-in.
This copy ex-library, deaccessioned from the stedelijk museum s-hertogenbosch library. Tear to the front from the removal of a library label, stamped stedelijk museum s-hertogenbosch on the first three pages, small sticker to the title page. Boards with some wear, else a good copy.
Transit 3 translation transformation. Edited by Maarten Beks, Pierre Borgue, Nathaly Bouvy, Hans Brand, Jan Brand, Geurt Van Dijk, Urias Nooteboom and Wim Scheepens. Published in an edition of 150 numbered copies and 60 unnumbered copies for staff. This one on the 60 unnumbered copies with “medewerkersexemplaar” in rubbed out pencil.
With contributions by Maarten Beks, Roy Grayson, Geurt Van Dijk, Robert Joseph, J. van de Broek, Bill Gaglione, Ad Merx, Peter Van de Locht, J.F. Bory, herman de vries, Elma Beks, G. Veenhuizen, Z. Huisman, A.F. Derksen, Wim Gijzen, Nathalie Bouvy, Urias Nooteboom, Ad Gerritsen, Annete Messager, Luigi Ontani, Jeanne Haan, J. Claereboudt, Karin Beks, Valie Export, Pieter Engels, W.I. Stevens, P.J. Trimp, Richard Long, Alan Sondheim, Anna Banana, Claudio Costa, Ankie Peypers, S. Mrotsek, A. Miguel, Hervé Fischer, Michael Gibbs, Rolf Iseli, Pé Hawinkels, Hans Eykelboom, J.L. Borges, Opal 1. Nations, B Lameri, Peter Downsborough, P. Dhainaut, Krijn Giezen, M. Yeck, C. Lejeune, P. Johannesma, Leo Cqstelli, Rene Tolman, H. Kortehaas, Marina Abramovic, R. Winnewisser, Tony Morgqn, Christian Boltanski, Ulqy, Arnulf Rainer, Woody van Amen, Jean Burgos, Tymen Trolsky, Larry Bell, Kurt Kren, Klaas Gubbels, C. van Ommen, J. Claessen, John Baldessari and B. Lourakker.
With a woodcut by Ad Gerritsen on page 56, a drawing by Wim Gijzen on page 50, a screenprint by Maarten Beks and P. v.d. Feltz on page 130 (signed by both artists in pencil) and a color photograph by Luigi Ontani on page 63. Lacking the woodcut by A. Merx called for in the 60 unnumbered copies.
A good copy.
A good set, rare as such.
