Steven Leiber, Catalogues No. 21 and No.22

(1) No.21: Inventory of the Swedish Archive of Artist Books. San Francisco/ Cambridge, Steven Leiber/20th Century Art Archives, 1996. Staplebound, 21.5 x 14 cm, 78 pp. Offered are artists' books from the collection of Leif Eriksson, a.k.a. SAAB, the Swedish Archives of Artists' Books. This is Vol.1 of two volumes which features descriptions of the items. Unfortunately Vol. 2, containing photocopied illustrations, is missing.

The design of the catalogue set is modelled on Christian Boltanski’s artists' book 'Inventaire des objets appartenant à un habitant d’Oxford' (1973). Edition of 200. Some wear to the cover, interior very good. (2) No. 22: Inventory of the Swedish Archives of Artists' Books and Reference Material. San Francisco/ Cambridge, Steven Leiber/20th Century Art Archives, 1996. Softcover, 21 x 14.7 cm, 36 pp. Designed by Louisa Riley-Smith. Features additional items from the collection of Leif Eriksson. Edition of 250. Crisp copy. (total 2)