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  • Holidays In The Sun.

    Holidays In The Sun.

    Original poster designed by Jamie Reid for the release of the Virgin Records single by the Sex Pistols (October 1977). Colour screenprint. 69.7x71cm. A classic example of Reid's use of... more

  • Finis les pieds plats. (Paris: October 1952).

    LETTRISTE GROUP.

    Finis les pieds plats. (Paris: October 1952).

    Single sheet, mimeographed, printed on recto only. 27x21cm. The famous Lettriste tract distributed by Serge Berna, Jean-Louis Brau, Guy Debord and Gil Wolman outside the Ritz Hotel in Paris on... more

  • Pretty Vacant.

    Pretty Vacant.

    Original promotional banner designed by Jamie Reid for the release of the Virgin Records single by the Sex Pistols (1977). Screenprint in red and black on white stock. 18.7x68.2cm. Illustrated... more

  • Control #1-5 (London: Stephen Willats, 1965-1969).

    Control #1-5 (London: Stephen Willats, 1965-1969).

    Titled Control Magazine from issue #3 onwards. Each sm. folio (34.3x6.6cm.); subsequent issues were reduced in size. Saddle-stapled. B/w with one-colour screenprinted wrappers (#1-2), two or more colour screenprinted wrappers... more

  • People Get Ready.

    (YIPPIE).

    People Get Ready.

    NY: Youth International Party, 1968. Handbill promoting the "Festival of Life, an international youth festival", intended to run simultaneously with the Democratic National Convention. Printed in black ink. 28.5x22cm. Reads... more

  • Ten Days That Shook The University: Of Student Poverty Considered in its economic, political, psychological, sexual and, particularly intellectual aspects, and a modest proposal for its remedy.

    KHAYATI, Mustapha.

    Ten Days That Shook The University: Of Student Poverty Considered in its economic, political, psychological, sexual and, particularly intellectual aspects, and a modest proposal for its remedy.

    London: BCM/ Situationist International, nd. (1967). Card wrps., 32pp. The first English language version, edited by Christopher Gray and translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith and TJ Clark. Includes a 6pp. postscript... more

  • Manifestez en faveur de l'urbanisme Unitaire (1956).

    LE MOUVEMENT INTERNATIONAL POUR UN BAUHAUS IMAGINISTE.

    Manifestez en faveur de l'urbanisme Unitaire (1956).

    Single sheet, mimeographed, printed on recto only. 31x21cm. Illustrated with a small typographic device. A flyer issued jointly by members of the International Movement for an Imaginist Bauhaus and the... more

  • Front de la Jeunesse.

    LEMAÎTRE, Maurice (ed.).

    Front de la Jeunesse.

    Paris: nd. (1950). Single sheet, folded to make 4pp. 29.3x45cm. (unfolded). As well as Lemaître, the editors and contributors to this first issue are Gabriel Pomerand, Jean-Louis Brau and Gil... more