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The idea of a library, of sorts, at present. Unique and limited edition artist books available for acquisition, exhibition and research.
Please contact us for a private viewing, and additional titles.
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Stacks 2025
Stacks 2023 - 2024
All Titles
Sas Colby
Sas Colby attended Rhode Island School of Design from 1957-59. While Colby has been headquartered in the California Bay Area since 1975, she spent much of the 1990s in Taos, NM, a time period pivotal to her work. With over five decades of creating, exhibiting and teaching experience, Colby’s practice has incorporated textile, collage, painting, and photography, and she is considered a pioneer in the the field of artist books. A friendship with Anaïs Nin and influences such as the work of Gertrude Stein are reflected in Colby's unusual use of text. Inspired by the spirit of Fluxus, Dada and Surrealism, images and words for her are a visual medium as well as a cognitive experience, and she imbues her objects with this reverence. Often, the intimate scale of a piece requires interaction from the viewer, such as careful looking, the turning of a page or the opening of a box.
Recent solo exhibitions include Stamp Collecting at Stellarhighway in Brooklyn, NY; Why the Bunny? at Oakopolis Gallery in Oakland, CA and Images of Compassion at The Magpie Gallery in San Francisco, CA; and, historically, at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA; The Aura Gallery in Santa Fe, NM; Mills College, Oakland, CA; The Photographers’ Gallery in London, UK; and, Washington Project for the Arts in Washington, DC. Group shows include those at Center for Book Art, New York, NY; San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA; Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA; the Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY; Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA; Gallery Miyazaki, Osaka, JP; The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM; The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, FR. Colby’s work lives in the The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA; George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY; Rare Books and Special Collections of the Richard and Ronay Menschel Library, Rochester, NY; Cynthia Sears Artist's Book Collection, Bainbridge Island, WA; The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia; The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC; The Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA; Jean Brown Archive/Getty Trust, Santa Monica, CA; and the McGill University Rare Book Library, Montreal, Canada. Recent press includes The New York Times, Fine Book Magazine, and The Berkeley Daily Planet. Colby was a frequent visiting artist at universities and conferences, and is presently a member of the Bay Area Women Artists Legacy Project.
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Sas Colby
Am I a Good Lover? (Textile Erotica), 1982
Unique artist book in handmade vellum pouch featuring fabric tag with X stencil in red paint, stitched binding in silver thread; black and white Xerox, fancy papers, fabric, machine-stitching
8.5 x 8 inches (book, closed); 9 x 11.5 (pouch)
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Sas Colby
Book for Judith (Textile Erotica), 1980-81
Unique comb-bound artist book in plastic pouch; color Xerox, fancy papers, fabric, machine stitching, paper tag, string
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Sas Colby
Do Not Disturb, 1979/2023
14 pages including covers; high-resolution archival inkjet prints on heavyweight paper bound with metal rings
4 x 5.25 inches
Edition of 10. Signed, stamped and numbered on the back cover. This book was reproduced as a facsimile of an original artist book now in the collection of the Cynthia Sears Artist's Book Collection at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in Washington State. The original book includes pages of a dot matrix self-portrait printed on cloth and paper with stitched text. Other text is typed on vintage office labels.
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Sas Colby
Ear Book, 1987
7 original photographic works printed on vellum and altered, individually mounted to the wall with grommets against gray Canson paper.
approx. 24 x 96 inches
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Sas Colby
Ear Book Facsimile, 2006
Accordion fold book with 9 pages, gray textured paper, photographs attached with brads. Paper, photographs, textile, brad mounts, stitching, photo stamp on cover. Housed in a museum board box 5" x7" x1"
4.5 x 6.75 x .75 inches
A facsimile copy of the original EAR BOOK, made for wall installation in 1987. Signed on back page
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Sas Colby
Erotica (Textile Erotica), 1979
Unique comb-bound artist book in plastic pouch; color Xerox, fancy papers, fabric, machine stitching, paper tag, string
11 x 8.5 inches
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Sas Colby
Eternity, 1992
Acrylic on canvas
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Sas Colby
Fault Lines, 2005
Mixed media unique book, gesso on newspaper, coptic binding, and Plexi slip case
9 x 11.5 inches
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Sas Colby
Fleurotica (Textile Erotica), 1980-81
Unique artist book in plastic pouch, stitched binding in silver thread; color Xerox, fancy papers, fabric, machine stitching, paper tag, string
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Sas Colby
Four Suitcases, 2023
Uncoated opaque paper, vellum, red thread, photo stamps. Four pages plus covers, hand bound with linen thread. Photos, collages and sewing by Sas Colby, with poems by Christine Hemp; verses are printed on transparent vellum and superimposed over the suitcase image, sewn with red thread; each book has 2 original photo stamps (vintage 1985) and 2 rubber-stamped imprints
8.5 x 8.5 inches
Edition of 50. Signed and numbered in pencil on the back cover
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Sas Colby
Gauze, 1977
Stitched textile book
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Sas Colby
Greek Book, 1999
Repurposed 6-ring binder with 28 altered pages including two fold-out pages extending to 7 inches, one transparent page with color Xerox image, one altered snapshot, and multiple pages of original sketches. Cover is encrusted with stitched gauze, turqouise, a fossil and a shell, and coated with shellac. Presented on a wooden stand with a statuette and miniature Greek vase. Unique.
6 x 9 inches (open)
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Sas Colby
Headlines, 2005
Mixed media unique book, gesso on newspaper, coptic binding, and Plexi slip case.
9.5 x 9.5 inches
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Sas Colby
Iridescent Book
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Sas Colby
I've Moved, 1983
Book of altered photographs and photo stamps with journal entries
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Sas Colby
Keeping Time, 1987
12-page concertina artist book on museum board, plus cover and back, containing 12 rare vintage gelatin silver prints and vintage photo stamps; unique
5 x 7 inches
Signed and dated in ink on back cover
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Sas Colby
Keeping Time, 1990
32-page book containing rare vintage gelatin silver prints, photo stamps; text on vellum pages, plastic spiral binding; unique (maquette)
10 x 12 inches
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Sas Colby
Lady of the Lake, 2001
Printed fabric leaves and paper numbers collaged to found book of poetry, tied shut with a red cord
6.25 x 4 x 0.25 inches
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Sas Colby
Lifebook, 1976-78
Unique textile book. Hand- and machine-stitched pages, Xerox transfers, zipper, buttons, memorabilia
12 x 12 inches (closed); 12 x 24 inches (full spread)
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Sas Colby
Lines , 2005
Mixed media unique book, gesso on newspaper with stitched textile and collage. Custom box by John DeMerritt
7.5 x 8.5 inches
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Sas Colby
Morning & Evening, 2002
Pair of altered prayer books. Acrylic paint, thread, false eyes
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Sas Colby
Photo Stamp Album, 1982-89
A purchased, plastic-bound photo album shaped like a Nikon camera with 42 pages of collaged vintage stamps, photo stamps and stickers; unique
6.25 x 7.5 inches
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Sas Colby
Photo Stamp Reveal #1, 1988
Color xerox on hand-cut Canson paper, 8 pages; unique (maquette)
7 x 7 inches
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Sas Colby
Photo Stamp Reveal #2, 1988
Color xerox on hand-cut Canson paper, 9 pages; unique (maquette)
8.5 x 6.5 inches
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Sas Colby
Poets Tool, 1994
Assemblage of found objects in and atop an altered wooden drawer: burnt candles, used matches, favorite rocks, a curl of twine, part of a jaw bone, a headless Greek statuette, an open book, four rusted nails, and a lightbulb. Text in pencil about poetics is scrawled onto all sides of the drawer.
9 x 12 x 9.5 inches
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Sas Colby
Psychic Research, 1995
Unique canvas book; French door binding with 6 triangular pages. Acrylic paint and found objects on fine linen canvas with Xerox transfers. Chapter titles are applied and overpainted canvas: "Dream States / The Voice of Nature / Darkest Night / Something Outside Our Reach / Knowing the Names of Things / Baring the Heart." Additional text is typeset on paper and collaged. Several holes allow viewers to peer through and the triangular pages allow for a variety of overlapping page spreads. Signed on back cover; undated.
18 x 22.25 inches (closed); 18 x 44.5 inches (full spread)
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Sas Colby
Requiem, 1994
Artist book with pages made from painted scrim incorporating wax and stitching; attached wishbone, stone, and button, with hinged wood cover.
5 x 7 inches
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Sas Colby
Sas Colby's Little Black Books, 1992
Artist book in black Canson paper envelope containing 2 accordion-folds titled 'Pairs & Peaches' and 'Is Art A Game You Play for Life?'. The former features 5 vintage photo stamps across 6 Canson paper panels, and press-on white lettering, and the latter features 6 vintage photo stamps across 6 Canson paper panels, also with press-on white lettering; unique
5 x 3 inches closed (each), 18 inches spread (each); 5.75 x 7 inches (envelope)
Signed and dated
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Sas Colby
Silky Book, 1973
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Sas Colby
Stamp Collecting, 1983-87
8-page coptic-bound artist book with vellum cover featuring collaged vintage photo stamps, postage stamps, various papers, cut-out and torn pages, and rubber stamp cancellations; unique
8 x 7.5 inches
Signed and dated
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Sas Colby
St. Francis, 2001
Altered prayer book with cardboard, string, and plaster head of St. Francis.
4.5 x 3 x 2 inches
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Sas Colby
X (Textile Erotica), 1980-81
Unique artist book in handmade vellum pouch featuring fabric tag with title, comb-bound with silk ribbon; color Xerox, fancy papers, fabric, machine stitching, paper tag, string
11 x 8.5 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby attended Rhode Island School of Design from 1957-59. While Colby has been headquartered in the California Bay Area since 1975, she spent much of the 1990s in Taos, NM, a time period pivotal to her work. With over five decades of creating, exhibiting and teaching experience, Colby’s practice has incorporated textile, collage, painting, and photography, and she is considered a pioneer in the the field of artist books. A friendship with Anaïs Nin and influences such as the work of Gertrude Stein are reflected in Colby's unusual use of text. Inspired by the spirit of Fluxus, Dada and Surrealism, images and words for her are a visual medium as well as a cognitive experience, and she imbues her objects with this reverence. Often, the intimate scale of a piece requires interaction from the viewer, such as careful looking, the turning of a page or the opening of a box.
Recent solo exhibitions include Stamp Collecting at Stellarhighway in Brooklyn, NY; Why the Bunny? at Oakopolis Gallery in Oakland, CA and Images of Compassion at The Magpie Gallery in San Francisco, CA; and, historically, at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA; The Aura Gallery in Santa Fe, NM; Mills College, Oakland, CA; The Photographers’ Gallery in London, UK; and, Washington Project for the Arts in Washington, DC. Group shows include those at Center for Book Art, New York, NY; San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA; Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA; the Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY; Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA; Gallery Miyazaki, Osaka, JP; The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM; The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, FR. Colby’s work lives in the The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA; George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY; Rare Books and Special Collections of the Richard and Ronay Menschel Library, Rochester, NY; Cynthia Sears Artist's Book Collection, Bainbridge Island, WA; The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia; The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC; The Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA; Jean Brown Archive/Getty Trust, Santa Monica, CA; and the McGill University Rare Book Library, Montreal, Canada. Recent press includes The New York Times, Fine Book Magazine, and The Berkeley Daily Planet. Colby was a frequent visiting artist at universities and conferences, and is presently a member of the Bay Area Women Artists Legacy Project.
Sas Colby
Am I a Good Lover? (Textile Erotica), 1982
Unique artist book in handmade vellum pouch featuring fabric tag with X stencil in red paint, stitched binding in silver thread; black and white Xerox, fancy papers, fabric, machine-stitching
8.5 x 8 inches (book, closed); 9 x 11.5 (pouch)
Inquire
Sas Colby
Book for Judith (Textile Erotica), 1980-81
Unique comb-bound artist book in plastic pouch; color Xerox, fancy papers, fabric, machine stitching, paper tag, string
Inquire
Sas Colby
Do Not Disturb, 1979/2023
14 pages including covers; high-resolution archival inkjet prints on heavyweight paper bound with metal rings
4 x 5.25 inches
Edition of 10. Signed, stamped and numbered on the back cover. This book was reproduced as a facsimile of an original artist book now in the collection of the Cynthia Sears Artist's Book Collection at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in Washington State. The original book includes pages of a dot matrix self-portrait printed on cloth and paper with stitched text. Other text is typed on vintage office labels.
Inquire
Sas Colby
Ear Book, 1987
7 original photographic works printed on vellum and altered, individually mounted to the wall with grommets against gray Canson paper.
approx. 24 x 96 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Ear Book Facsimile, 2006
Accordion fold book with 9 pages, gray textured paper, photographs attached with brads. Paper, photographs, textile, brad mounts, stitching, photo stamp on cover. Housed in a museum board box 5" x7" x1"
4.5 x 6.75 x .75 inches
A facsimile copy of the original EAR BOOK, made for wall installation in 1987. Signed on back page
Inquire
Sas Colby
Erotica (Textile Erotica), 1979
Unique comb-bound artist book in plastic pouch; color Xerox, fancy papers, fabric, machine stitching, paper tag, string
11 x 8.5 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Eternity, 1992
Acrylic on canvas
Inquire
Sas Colby
Fault Lines, 2005
Mixed media unique book, gesso on newspaper, coptic binding, and Plexi slip case
9 x 11.5 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Fleurotica (Textile Erotica), 1980-81
Unique artist book in plastic pouch, stitched binding in silver thread; color Xerox, fancy papers, fabric, machine stitching, paper tag, string
Inquire
Sas Colby
Four Suitcases, 2023
Uncoated opaque paper, vellum, red thread, photo stamps. Four pages plus covers, hand bound with linen thread. Photos, collages and sewing by Sas Colby, with poems by Christine Hemp; verses are printed on transparent vellum and superimposed over the suitcase image, sewn with red thread; each book has 2 original photo stamps (vintage 1985) and 2 rubber-stamped imprints
8.5 x 8.5 inches
Edition of 50. Signed and numbered in pencil on the back cover
Inquire
Sas Colby
Gauze, 1977
Stitched textile book
Inquire
Sas Colby
Greek Book, 1999
Repurposed 6-ring binder with 28 altered pages including two fold-out pages extending to 7 inches, one transparent page with color Xerox image, one altered snapshot, and multiple pages of original sketches. Cover is encrusted with stitched gauze, turqouise, a fossil and a shell, and coated with shellac. Presented on a wooden stand with a statuette and miniature Greek vase. Unique.
6 x 9 inches (open)
Inquire
Sas Colby
Headlines, 2005
Mixed media unique book, gesso on newspaper, coptic binding, and Plexi slip case.
9.5 x 9.5 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Iridescent Book
Inquire
Sas Colby
I've Moved, 1983
Book of altered photographs and photo stamps with journal entries
Inquire
Sas Colby
Keeping Time, 1987
12-page concertina artist book on museum board, plus cover and back, containing 12 rare vintage gelatin silver prints and vintage photo stamps; unique
5 x 7 inches
Signed and dated in ink on back cover
Inquire
Sas Colby
Keeping Time, 1990
32-page book containing rare vintage gelatin silver prints, photo stamps; text on vellum pages, plastic spiral binding; unique (maquette)
10 x 12 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Lady of the Lake, 2001
Printed fabric leaves and paper numbers collaged to found book of poetry, tied shut with a red cord
6.25 x 4 x 0.25 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Lifebook, 1976-78
Unique textile book. Hand- and machine-stitched pages, Xerox transfers, zipper, buttons, memorabilia
12 x 12 inches (closed); 12 x 24 inches (full spread)
Inquire
Sas Colby
Lines , 2005
Mixed media unique book, gesso on newspaper with stitched textile and collage. Custom box by John DeMerritt
7.5 x 8.5 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Morning & Evening, 2002
Pair of altered prayer books. Acrylic paint, thread, false eyes
Inquire
Sas Colby
Photo Stamp Album, 1982-89
A purchased, plastic-bound photo album shaped like a Nikon camera with 42 pages of collaged vintage stamps, photo stamps and stickers; unique
6.25 x 7.5 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Photo Stamp Reveal #1, 1988
Color xerox on hand-cut Canson paper, 8 pages; unique (maquette)
7 x 7 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Photo Stamp Reveal #2, 1988
Color xerox on hand-cut Canson paper, 9 pages; unique (maquette)
8.5 x 6.5 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Poets Tool, 1994
Assemblage of found objects in and atop an altered wooden drawer: burnt candles, used matches, favorite rocks, a curl of twine, part of a jaw bone, a headless Greek statuette, an open book, four rusted nails, and a lightbulb. Text in pencil about poetics is scrawled onto all sides of the drawer.
9 x 12 x 9.5 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Psychic Research, 1995
Unique canvas book; French door binding with 6 triangular pages. Acrylic paint and found objects on fine linen canvas with Xerox transfers. Chapter titles are applied and overpainted canvas: "Dream States / The Voice of Nature / Darkest Night / Something Outside Our Reach / Knowing the Names of Things / Baring the Heart." Additional text is typeset on paper and collaged. Several holes allow viewers to peer through and the triangular pages allow for a variety of overlapping page spreads. Signed on back cover; undated.
18 x 22.25 inches (closed); 18 x 44.5 inches (full spread)
Inquire
Sas Colby
Requiem, 1994
Artist book with pages made from painted scrim incorporating wax and stitching; attached wishbone, stone, and button, with hinged wood cover.
5 x 7 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
Sas Colby's Little Black Books, 1992
Artist book in black Canson paper envelope containing 2 accordion-folds titled 'Pairs & Peaches' and 'Is Art A Game You Play for Life?'. The former features 5 vintage photo stamps across 6 Canson paper panels, and press-on white lettering, and the latter features 6 vintage photo stamps across 6 Canson paper panels, also with press-on white lettering; unique
5 x 3 inches closed (each), 18 inches spread (each); 5.75 x 7 inches (envelope)
Signed and dated
Inquire
Sas Colby
Silky Book, 1973
Inquire
Sas Colby
Stamp Collecting, 1983-87
8-page coptic-bound artist book with vellum cover featuring collaged vintage photo stamps, postage stamps, various papers, cut-out and torn pages, and rubber stamp cancellations; unique
8 x 7.5 inches
Signed and dated
Inquire
Sas Colby
St. Francis, 2001
Altered prayer book with cardboard, string, and plaster head of St. Francis.
4.5 x 3 x 2 inches
Inquire
Sas Colby
X (Textile Erotica), 1980-81
Unique artist book in handmade vellum pouch featuring fabric tag with title, comb-bound with silk ribbon; color Xerox, fancy papers, fabric, machine stitching, paper tag, string
11 x 8.5 inches
Inquire