George Brecht, original unpublished material and 3 publications

Special lot containing written 'Excuses' by George Brecht. Handwritten and typed by the artist on Brecht & MacDiarmid headed notepaper. Acquired by Deelstra from Brecht's girlfriend Anna Lovell in London in 1972. The piece is mentioned as 'Unpublished writings' in the list 'Anna Lovell's Collection of work by George Brecht and other Brechtania'. The original list is added.

+ Note 'How to be business like'. Signed by Ana Lovell and George Brecht 7:26 pm 23 june 1970. Written on an invitation card for a Kienholz show. + Two jokes on a torn telegram from Maurice Tuchman. + George Brecht, The Book of the Tumbler on Fire. Selected pages from chapters II to VIII. Milano, Galleria Schwarz, 1967. 12 pp. + XIII chapter. Milano, Galleria Schwarz, 1969. 6 pp. + George Brecht, The Book of the Tumbler on Fire Twenty Footnotes to Volume I. Cologne, Galerie Rudolf Zwirner, 1969. 12 pp. Soiling on cover, else good. Rare copy. + Added: 2 newspaper clippings from 1968 and 1969, possibly from the Anna Lovell collection. (total 8)