Charlotte C Young and Billy Childish: Karl St Bernard Lampenshwartz and Doktor Albirt Umber - The Biographical Notes SIGNED LTD EDITION 2 VOLUMES 1st Edition of 100 numbered copies signed by the author Charlotte Yong and her collaborator Billy Childish. Privately published and made for subscribers by the L-13 Press, April 2010. 7 pages in each volume (including titles and colophon), 148.5 mm x 105 mm hand bound in stapled double card wraps with paper label, sealed with a red rubber band (not shown). Stamped and numbered on the back cover. No ISBN, No Barcode and No Distribution. (except for the ICA bookshop and other carefully selected outlets). On completion and publication of Bombs, Buggery and Buddhism, Chyldish commissioned the artist Charlotte Young to write up some biographical notes on the eminent academics Albirt Umber and Karl St. Bernard Lampenschwarz for an appendix in future editions of Bombs, Buggery and Buddhism. Each text has been scrutinised, corrected and in places embelished by Chyldish, and the publisher has deemed the work important enough to warrant immediate publication in two matching volumes. Price: £15.00

DEATH IN THE GALLERY by CHARLIE WARFIELD by CHARLOTTE YOUNG PLEASE NOTE: This book is not authorised by Faber and Faber, is not an uncorrected proof, and is not for resale This pocket size paperback is the scarce proof of a book that was never published. Only 40 copies were made of which 31 are available for sale through L-13 Signed and numbered by Charlotte Young as Charlie Warfield.. Price: £13.00

CHILDISH: God's Fantastic Colours SKULL original WOODCUT COVER This poetry book was printed in 2008 with blank covers. It was first issued for the "Hero of the British Art Resistance" exhibition with hand stencilled covers. It also came with 4 different titles, 4 different authors, and 4 different publishers. This recent issue comes with original woodcuts printed on the covers printed by an 1825 Albion press using the finest inks at L-13. Edition of 200 with 10 different cover designs. Price: £15.00 SOLD

CHILDISH: God's Fantastic Colours MAN READING original WOODCUT COVER This poetry book was printed in 2008 with blank covers. It was first issued for the "Hero of the British Art Resistance" exhibition with hand stencilled covers. It also came with 4 different titles, 4 different authors, and 4 different publishers. This recent issue comes with original woodcuts printed on the covers printed by an 1825 Albion press using the finest inks at L-13. Edition of 200 with 10 different cover designs. Price: £15.00 SOLD

CHILDISH: God's Fantastic Colours MOTH original WOODCUT COVER This poetry book was printed in 2008 with blank covers. It was first issued for the "Hero of the British Art Resistance" exhibition with hand stencilled covers. It also came with 4 different titles, 4 different authors, and 4 different publishers. This recent issue comes with original woodcuts printed on the covers printed by an 1825 Albion press using the finest inks at L-13. Edition of 200 with 10 different cover designs. Price: £15.00 SOLD

CHILDISH: God's Fantastic Colours ACORN original WOODCUT COVER This poetry book was printed in 2008 with blank covers. It was first issued for the "Hero of the British Art Resistance" exhibition with hand stencilled covers. It also came with 4 different titles, 4 different authors, and 4 different publishers. This recent issue comes with original woodcuts printed on the covers printed by an 1825 Albion press using the finest inks at L-13. Edition of 200 with 10 different cover designs. Price: £15.00 SOLD

BILLY CHILDISH: BOMBS, BUGGERY and BUDDHISM or DIARIES OF A MOCK HUMAN BEING - Part the 1st. REGULAR SUBSCRIBER'S EDITION 1st Edition of 500 Privately published for subscribers by the L-13 Press, March 2010. 84 pages, 175 mm x 108 mm perfect bound in recycled brown card designed by the artist. No ISBN, No Barcode and No Distribution (except for the ICA bookshop and other carefully selected outlets). This is the first of 3 pocket books that will make up the complete "Bombs, Buggery and Buddhism or Diaries of a Mock Human Being", a text based document in the form of a 100 page biography, being a hypothetical reconstruction sourced from historical evidence dealing with notions of identity, originality and authenticity through the real life adventures of the hero William Loveday. Also cataloguing his exploits in fact and fiction. All accounts disputed by the academic Birt Umber. PLEASE NOTE: The complete Bombs, Buggery and Buddhism will not be 100 pages long and is not necessarily a biography. DATE OF PUBLICATION: 23rd march 2010 All pre-orders will be sent shortly after this date. Price: £5.99

BILLY CHILDISH: BOMBS, BUGGERY and BUDDHISM or DIARIES OF A MOCK HUMAN BEING - Part the 1st. SIGNED SIGNED SUBSCRIBER'S EDITION Limited Edition of 100 copies Signed and Numbered in ink by the artist sometimes known as Billy Childish. Taken from the 1st Edition of 500 copies Privately published for subscribers by the L-13 Press, March 2010. 84 pages, 175 mm x 108 mm perfect bound in recycled brown card designed by the artist. No ISBN, No Barcode and No Distribution. (except for the ICA bookshop and other carefully selected outlets). This is the first of 3 pocket books that will make up the complete "Bombs, Buggery and Buddhism or Diaries of a Mock Human Being", a text based document in the form of a 100 page biography, being a hypothetical reconstruction sourced from historical evidence dealing with notions of identity, originality and authenticity through the real life adventures of the hero William Loveday. Also cataloguing his exploits in fact and fiction. All accounts disputed by the academic Birt Umber. PLEASE NOTE: The complete Bombs, Buggery and Buddhism will not be 100 pages long and is not necessarily a biography. DATE OF PUBLICATION: 23rd march 2010 All pre-orders will be sent shortly after this date. Price: £14.99

BILLY CHILDISH: BOMBS, BUGGERY and BUDDHISM or DIARIES OF A MOCK HUMAN BEING - Part the 1st. THE ART EDITION DELUXE ART EDITION Edition of 13 hand torn, loose leaf books, SIGNED and NUMBERED by the artist with 2 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, screen printed cover artwork and a tipped in print of the painting 'The Rising of Lazarus" by Billy Childish, 2010. All printed on 115 gsm Someset paper and housed in a custom card box with paper labels. 33 cm x 51 cm. The two drawings to be included will be a charcoal and pencil sketch of 'The Rising of Lazarus" and "A badly exicuted likeness of the dictator Adolph Hitler drawn holding a black cat (only drawn in green)" drawn in pencil on the page of a note book with teeth marks and coded message as described in the book. The charcoal and pencil drawing will have it's own card folder and the pencil drawing will be tipped in on a special appendix page. Photographs of these drawing will be made available as soon as is possible. Printed and made by the L-13 Press, March 2010. !PLEASE NOTE: These fine editions will be made slowly and with care to order. An example will be available to view at the L-13 Light Industrial Workshop, but please allow 21 days for your copy to be made and delivered. Price: £1,000.00

BOMBS, BUGGERY and BUDDHISM - Deluxe Art Edition Open box showing the inside cover with the charcoal drawing's folder and the appendix page with the Hitler sketch. Please click on the thumbnail for a larger image

BOMBS, BUGGERY and BUDDHISM - Deluxe Art Edition One of the charcoal and pencil sketches. PLEASE NOTE: These are all different... you may not get this particular one. Please click on the thumbnail for a larger image

BOMBS, BUGGERY and BUDDHISM - Deluxe Art Edition One of the appendix pages with original drawing in green pencil + coded notes. PLEASE NOTE: These are all different... you may not get this particular one. Please click on the thumbnail for a larger image

BOMBS, BUGGERY and BUDDHISM - Deluxe Art Edition The box. Please click on the thumbnail for a larger image

SELECTED POEMS - Penguin 'ART' Edition of 100 SIGNED COPIES PLEASE NOTE: This artwork is not authorised by Penguin and is not available for resale. THE BOOK IN THIS IMAGE HAS NOT BEEN SIGNED YET. IT WILL BE SIGNED IN INK ON THE FRONT COVER. EACH BOOK WILL BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IN APPEARANCE AND ANY UNSOLD COPIES WILL BE INCINERATED ON THURSDAY 21st JAN 2010 at 8.13 pm ARTIST: Billy Childish TYPE: Facsimile Penguin book containing selected poems by Billy Childish and presented as a homage to D H Lawrence. Signed, stamped and artificially aged by the artist. EDITION: 500 copies of this book were printed but most will be destroyed on instruction by Penguin Books. This an artistically 'altered' edition of 100 that is signed and numbered on the front cover by the artist using the gallows symbol as his signature. It will also be stamped with a British Art Resistance 'Approved' stamp, the publishers edition stamp and an 'Unauthorised by Penguin - Not for Resale' stamp. SIZE: 10.8 cm x 17.8 cm x 145 pages All remaining books and all unsold copies will be burnt at 8.13 pm on Thursday 21st January 2010 during the launch event and reading for this and the Tangerine Press hand bound sister edition. Price: £24.99 SOLD

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