Caption Title Secrets, Used (2 results)

Condition: Near fine. Brief communiqué from Ken Knabb's post-situationist (or "pro-situ") publishing house, the Bureau of Public Secrets. First page states that Bureau publications are now held at the Berkeley Public Library and the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam. The remaining two pages consist of a text titled "Introduction to the 'Prehistory' Section of the Bureau Collection," which explains part of of (presumably) both libraries' new collections; the section comprises publications by Knabb and others which preceded the establishment of the Bureau of Public Secrets. No copies of this communiqué found online, and the only mentions of the text appear to be on Knabb's own site (where he mentions having distributed "a number of copies") and on Bill Brown's (of Not Bored!) Bibliography of American Pro-Situationists. 4to. Three leaves (first blue, second and third yellow), stapled once at upper-left corner. Near fine, showing only mild handling wear, and penciled note "variant"; otherwise clean and unmarked.

18th-century manuscript. 18th-century manuscript. . In contemporary vellum. Contains mounted textile samples. Text in French by a neat hand in ink. 174 [10 (index)] p. Unique 18th-century French manuscript book of recipes of dyes and colors, containing about 300 entries, some illustrated with textile a sample. Some three-hundred recipes for various colors and dyes are extracted from a variety of materials. Samples for shades of brown, red, yellow, green, grey, and black between pp. 916, unfortunately, some are missing. . Binding tanned. Some samples are missing. Text partly blurred on a few pages due to water stains. Otherwise in fine condition. . In contemporary vellum. Contains mounted textile samples. Text in French by a neat hand in ink.