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WEINER, Lawrence:. Relative to Hanging – Svarende til hængning – Svarende til hengning – vardandi hengingu – svarande till hängning – Syyllistynyt hirttämiseen. Edition After Hand., Ringkøbing, 1975. 8vo. (168 x 107) mm. pp. (24). Publisher’s silver card wrappers printed in blue. Weiner’s English texts translated into Danish, Icelandic, Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian. A fine copy, complete with the original publication announcement card (see photos)
The original true first edition, 1st printing and not the recent reprint. Limited to 500 copies. Relative To Hanging” is Lawrence Weiner’s elegant 1975 artist book that translates five English language permutations of a phrase beginning with “Having Stood.” into several languages. Ref. Dieter Schwarz. Lawrence Weiner Books 1968-1989. Catalogue raisonné, p.39; Printed Matter. Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek. The Marzona Collection at the Kunstbibliothek, p.167.
First edition. Scarce artists book by Weiner
