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Group of 15 Books on Art from the Sixties and Seventies, including: Claes Oldenburg (1969, First edition, first printing with a 1970 copyright date but published for the 1969 exhibition. Laid in is the staple bound limited edition checklist. Soft vinyl covers with silkscreened titles. Slight rippling to the plastic but still a near fine copy). And: Claes Oldenburg’s Store Days: Documents from The Store (1961) and Ray Gun Theater (1962) (1967, First edition, first printing with matching dates. Oldenburg’s business card of “The Store” inside a wax envelope tipped into the front endpaper as issued. Very slight shelf wear to the jacket.) And: Rick Griffin (1980, First edition thus, first printing.) And: Hippie Art: Designs From the Underground (1968, Illustrated eight page gallery exhibition catalog. Undated but ca. 1968. Staple bound. Light horizontal crease and slight smudging to the covers. Scarce.) And: Alice in Wonderland (1973, First printing of the first US edition.) And: Mural Manual: How to Paint Murals for the Classroom, Community Center, and Street Corner (1973, Scarce first edition, published in Chicago by the Public Art Workshop collective. It was reprinted in 1975 by Beacon Press. Some corner creases to the pages but still a very good copy.) And: Bill of Rights Day Celebration (1969, A portfolio of 49 political cartoons by the artist from the 1960s. Large format, 11” x 14”. Laid-in as issued is “The Expanded Bill of Rights” and a title page printed with “Commemorating The 178th Anniversary of The Bill of Rights” with the publisher’s name and address. The majority of the plates are proceeded by a sheet naming a sponsor. Slight wear to the folding cover but still very close to fine. Scarce and complete.) And: Projex (1972, First edition (stated), first printing. The author and artist, John McHale, was an associate of Buckminster Fuller and the possible originator of the term “Pop Art”.) And: Robert Whitman: Sounds for 4 Cinema Pieces (1968, 7” flexi-disk and museum catalog for this exhibition. The unmarked mailer actually contains four copies of the record in fine condition. The glue has separated as usual on the cardboard sleeves and very light wear to the mailing envelope.) And: Graphic Design: Visual Comparisons (1964, First printing of the paperback edition. Slight rubbing to the cover gloss.) And: Max’s Kansas City Stories (1971, First edition, first printing (stated). The book is in fine condition. The unclipped jacket has a large tear and creasing to the rear panel and a stain on the back.) And: Selected Writings 1962 - 1971 (1971, by Joe Brainard, Likely first edition with no other printings noted. Slight fading and small sticker scuff to the cover.) And: Flikker Book No 3 (1972, Small 3” x 3 1/2” flip animation book by one of the pioneers of pop art. Slight aging otherwise fine.) And: The Power of Negative Thinking or Robin Hood Rides Again (1969, a very good only staple bound copy with a vertical crease to the covers and text.) And: Silver Flower Coo (1968, First edition (stated), first printing. Extremely slight shelf wear to the binding.)