Oct 05, 2023 - Sale 2647

Sale 2647 - Lot 277

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
EDWARD RUSCHA and BILLY AL BENGSTON.
Business Cards.
Illustrated with reproductions of photographs by Larry Bell and Ken Price, with collaged elements, including Ruscha's and Bengston's business cards stapled to the last page (as issued). 8vo, original faux wood wrappers with the original leather ties (one tie partially perished), with a mounted photograph in black photo-corners. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY RUSCHA AND BENGSTON IN INK ON THE FRONT COVER, one of 1000 unnumbered copies. Hasselblad 198.
[Los Angeles: self-published], 1968

WITH--EDWARD RUSCHA. Royal Road Test * Crackers. Together, 2 volumes. The first: A collaboration between Edward Ruscha, Mason Williams, and Patrick Blackwell. Illustrated with reproductions of photographs documenting the destruction of a Royal "Model X" Typewriter. 8vo, original spiral bound printed wrappers, lightly worn. First edition, one of 1000 unnumbered copies. Hasselblad 198. Los Angeles: Self-published, 1967
The second: Illustrated with reproductions of Ruscha's photographs illustrating a story by Mason Williams entitled "How to Derive the Maximum Enjoyment from Crackers." 8vo, plain brown wrappers; printed dust jacket, light wear. One of 5000 unnumbered copies. 1969