Austin Osman Spare Bibliography



NOTES TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE

by CLIVE HARPER

Originally published in From The Inferno To Zos, 1993 and off-printed as a 16 page booklet. 30 copies of the booklet were printed and distributed to friends of the compiler with two sheets of corrigenda loosely inserted.



REVISED NOTES TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE.

An illustrated reference to Spare's literary works, exhibition catalogues, contributions to magazine and the hundreds of places the artist (sometimes in other guises) can be found, including fanzines, short stories, and art references.

Published by Mandrake Press Ltd., Thame, 1996, a corrected and expanded version of Notes . . .

1. Trade edition

2. Private edition of 50 copies, with a reproduction of The Ecpyrosis on the cover.

Download :

1996 Bibliography PDF file — a password is required to open the file — the password is 'harper1996'.

1996 Trade edition


1996 Private edition


Second Edition

REVISED NOTES TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE

3. Published by Holmes Publishing Group, 1999. An expanded version of the 1996 edition. The “Acknowledgements” section was omitted from the advance copies, which should include a card insert with the relevant details. Two sheets of Corrections and Addenda loosely inserted in some copies.

Supplements and Corrigenda

i) Supplement to the Second Edition of the Revised Version of Notes Towards a Bibliography of Austin Osman Spare, Privately Printed, 2005, 24pp. A5 stapled in printed paper wrappers, edition limited to 75 numbered copies, inscribed by the compiler. This supplement was issued with a related leaflet outlining plans for an AOS Bibliographical Website.

ii) Son of Supplement to the Second Edition of the Revised Version of Notes Towards a Bibliography of Austin Osman Spare, Privately Printed, 8pp. A5 stapled pamphlet, edition limited to 75 numbered copies.

iii) A Corrigendum Slip for the Son of Supplement to the Second Edition of the Revised version of the Notes Towards a Bibliography of Austin Osman Spare. A tongue-in-cheek green slip, issued as a fund-raiser at the AOS: A Celebration event in London 2006.



Austin Spare Bibliographic papers



A printed version of Revised Notes Towards a Bibliography of Austin Osman Spare (second edition),

published by Holmes Publishing Group, is available here.



Fulgur Ltd is working towards an illustrated web version of Notes Towards a Bibliography of Austin Osman Spare.