(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ruscha, Edward, Mason Williams & Patrick Blackwell. ROYAL ROAD TEST - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM MASON WILLIAMS. Self-Published, Los Angeles, 1967.

Price: US$1650.00 + shipping

Description: np (60pp), 35 b&w photographs. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. What happens when Ed Ruscha, Mason Williams and Patrick Blackwell perform and document a Consumer Reports-style crash test involving a Royal manual typewriter ejected from a 1963 Buick LeSabre traveling at ninety miles per hour along US Highway 91.? "Royal Road Test" - a must-have artists' book for road-trip and Conceptual Art enthusiasts alike! An internally bright, most handsome example of the 1967 first edition (entry B6 in Siri Engberg's "Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999" which is also cited on pages 198-201 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book") limited to one thousand unnumbered copies issued without glassine wrapper additionally bearing the SIGNED PRESENTATION "For . / Mason Williams" in black ink on the front free endpaper showing some light soiling, sunning, and creasing t the covers at the extremities. It has been priced accordingly.

Seller: Arcana: Books on the Arts, Culver City, CA, U.S.A.

RUSCHA, Ed. Royal Road Test. - Mason Williams – Edward Ruscha – Patrick Blackwell. Los Angeles 1967. Mit 36, zwei doppel-, sonst meist blattgroßen Abbildungen nach Fotografien. Originabroschur mit Spiralbindung Erste Ausgabe. – Eins von 1000 Exemplaren. – Die Fotoserie, die in Zusammenarbeit der drei Künstler entstand, dokumentiert die Zerstörung einer Schreibmaschine in der Wüste von Nevada. – Selten, es erschienen drei Nachdruckausgaben.. Self published LA 1967 0, 1967.

Price: US$2472.58 + shipping

Description: Self published LA 1967 Original publishers wrappers ith spiral-binding. 24,0 : 16,0 cm. [60] Seiten pages. – Hinterdeckel mit kleiner Schabstelle. On rear a small scrab. - Otherwise a near fine copy. Inside clean and fine. Sehr gutes Exemplar - Scarce! Sprache: Englisch. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! Für ausführliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie günstigere Versandoptionen kontaktieren Sie mich bitte per Email! Please contact me always BEFORE you order! For detailled descriptions and photos as well as cheaper shipping options please send an email! ***

Seller: Antiquariat CoBrA, Oberrohrbach, Austria

Ruscha, Edward & Williams, Mason & Blackwell, Patrick. Royal Road Test.. Self-Published, NP, 1967.

Price: US$6000.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. INSCRIBED by Ed Ruscha in the late 1960s to his friend Bob Wetterau, manager of the Flax Art store in Westwood Village. Fine in spiral bound creme-colored wrappers. 8vo (60pp. ) (6 1/4" X 9 1/2") Features 35 b&w photographs. Artist's book produced in an edition of 1000 copies. Exceptionally sharp copy inscribed by Ed Ruscha during the 'young artist' period of his career. ; 6 1/4" X 9 1/2"; 60 pages

Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.