Dieter Roth, collection of 17 Gesammelte Werke, 1969- 1975

Published by Edition Hansjorg Mayer (Cologne/ London/ Reykjavik) in an edition of 1000. Generally 23 x 17.5 cm each, with unnumbered pp. Starting in 1969, Dieter Roth's artist book opus, Gesammelte Werke, spanned over a decade of work in 26 volumes, recreating the artists' prolific output of artists' books to date. The books were not issued sequentially (Volume 15 was published first), nor chronologically, but they are all the same trim size. He also issued deluxe editions of each volume, creating special covers that pertained to their content. This lot comprises 17 regular issues, all first editions, ranging from Vol.2 to Vol.20. Some copies exhibit light toning on the spines. Mostly in very good condition.

Includes: (1) Vol.2, Ideogramme, 1971. (2) Vol.3, Bok 2a und Bok 2b, 1973. (3) Vol.4, Bok 4a und Bok 5, 1972. Light spine wear to plastified spine (as issued). (4) Vol.5, Bok 3a, 1970. (5) Vol.6, Bok 3c, 1971. (6) Vol.7, Bok 3b und Bok 3d, 1974. (7) Vol.9, Stupidogramme, 1975. (8) Vol.10, Daily Mirror, 1970. (9) Vol.11, Snow, 1970. (10) Vol.12, Copley Buch, 1974. Cardboard box with loose sheets. Edition of 1200. (11) Vol.13, Scheisse, 1972. (12) Vol.14, The Blaue Flut, 1973. (13) Vol.15, Poetrie 5 bis 1, 1969. (14) Vol.16, Mundunculum, 1975. With inserted flyer for the book presentation. (15) Vol.18, Kleinere Werke (1.teil), 1971. (16) Vol.19, Kleinere Werke (2.teil), 1971. (17) Vol.20, Bücher und Grafik (1.teil) / Books and Graphics (part 1), 1972. Edition of 8000 copies. (total 17)