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Book Description: Primary Information, 2007. Soft cover. Book Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition. During the glory days of Something Else Press (1964-1974), its founder, the Fluxus artist and poet Dick Higgins created the Great Bear imprint to publish pamphlets that were quickly printed and easily disseminated, guaranteeing wide distribution and accessibility. Ranging in length from 16 to 32 pages and printed on varying color stock, the Great Bear pamphlets showcased the work of some of the most innovative writers and artists from the twentieth century. The pamphlets have been out of print since their original publications in the 1960s but have recently been reissued in facsimile editions by Primary Information. Great Bear: The Complete Collection comes housed in a wooden box and contains a complete facsimile reproduction of each of these fabulous pamphlets: by Alison Knowles, A Book About Love & War & Death, Canto One by Dick Higgins, Chance-Imagery by George Brecht, Injun & Other Histories (1960) by Claes Oldenburg, Incomplete Requiem for W.C. Fields by Al Hansen, Ritual: A Book of Primitive Rites and Events by Jerome Rothenberg, Some Recent Happenings by Allan Kaprow, Manifestos, Berlin and Phenomena by Wolf Vostell, The Twin Plays: Port-au-Prince & Adams County Illinois by Jackson Mac Low, Diary: Change the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse) Part Three (1967) by John Cage, The Cursive Scandinavian Salve by Bengt Af Klintberg, Autobiography by David Antin, Popular Entertainments by Philip Corner, A Filliou Sampler by Robert Filliou, Untitled Essay and Other Works by Allan Kaprow, A Look Into the Blue Tide, Part 2 by Diter Rot, The Art of Noise (Futurist Manifesto, 1913) by Luigi Russolo, The Last French-fried Potato and Other Poems by Emmett Williams, and A Zaj Sampler. Edition of 200. Includes 20 pamphlets. Each pamphlet is paperback, staple bound, and measures 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Bookseller Inventory # 82238

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Book Description: New York, New York, U.S.A.: Primary Information, 2007. Soft cover. Book Condition: New. Offered here in AS NEW condition is "The Great Bear Pamphlet Series," originally published by Something Else Press from 1965-1967 and reissued in 2007 by Primary Information. This is a series of softcover pamphlets encased in a handmade pine box, stamped with the Great Bear logo in red on the cover. There is a cover sheet inside the box with the edition number. The box measures 9.5 x 6.5 inches and the pamphlets are 8.5 x 5.5 inches. This is a LIMITED EDITION of 200 boxed sets, with 20 pamphlets each - a "facsimile edition," recreated as faithfully as possible to the originals. From the Publisher: "During the glory days of Something Else Press (1964-1974), its founder, the poet, editor and scholar Dick Higgins created the Great Bear imprint to publish pamphlets that were quickly printed and easily disseminated, guaranteeing wide distribution and accessibility. Ranging in length from 16 to 32 pages, saddle-stitched and printed on varying color stock, the Great Bear pamphlets showcased the work of some of the most innovative writers and artists across the twentieth century: the likes of Jackson Mac Low, Oyvind Fahlstrom, Robert Filliou, Robert Watts, Emmett Williams, Dieter Roth, David Antin and Claes Oldenburg appeared alongside predecessors such as the Italian Futurist composer Luigi Russolo and John Cage's seminal Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse). All pamphlets have been out of print since their original publications in the 1960s. Great Bear: The Complete Collection comes housed in a wooden box and contains a complete facsimile reproduction of each of these fabulous pamphlets, along with essays by Alison Knowles, Hannah Higgins and others.". Bookseller Inventory # VA-GBPS-abe

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