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RARE HR GIGER BOOKS

site still under construction;
I listed all books of which I know specialised shops to get them; for the price you pay in this kind of shops.....
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Arh+
Walter Zuercher Verlag, Gurtendorf, 1971, sold out. Ed of 1000 ? or even less .. Black and white work catalogue from the years 1964 to 1969. Nearly complete list from work no.9 to work no. 139 with Title, year, used materials and size, also complete listing of his publicated prints of this time. Pics of many early ink works which weren't reproduced in later publications.

last year this book has been sold several times for up to 700$ by specialized bookstores...

signed by HR Giger; original, relatively small signature from the 60'
Book in in good/near mint condition,but it has a hit and some foldings on the upper right part; you can see a little folding trough the whole book; only minor flaw.    Price due to its rarity: 600 $ ( sold, july 2003)

Same Book, good condition, recently signed : 500 $ sold ! (february 2003)
Same Book, good condition, recently signed : 500 $
Same Book, good condition, unsigned : 300 $ already sold several times..
Same Book, averige condition, unsigned : 250 $ sold ! (may 2003)





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back side of the fold out poster

" TILT "
Booklet + folded poster from U.G's Poetenz-Show 1967 / 1968
one side poems and infos on the show, the other side "Astreunuchen"
special & superrare: 700 $ sold !
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Passagen


Bündner Kunsthaus, Chur, 1974, one edition of 3500 ex. sold out. Black and white with some colored pages, text in german. All his passagen (around no. 144 to 236) and skin landscapes paintings (around no. 191 to 248), plus some more of the same time period.
with Title, year, used materials and size, also complete listing of his publicated prints of this time. (1971-1974)
Book in good/near mint condition; signed ! 350 $
sold! 2003 for sale again.
unsigned, good condition: 250$ / sold! 2003 for sale again

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Sydow-Zirkwitz

Gallery Sydow-Zirkwitz, Frankfurt, 1976, one edition of 3000 ex. sold out.
Book in mint condition; the scans are from a used reference exemplar.
On the left the poster of this exposition, on the right the limited print (ed 100) for the luxus edition.

Luxus edition with the limited / signed print + signed poster: 800 $


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the limited / signed print, without book: 400 $ sold several times..
the signed poster without book: 300 $ sold several times...
the signed book in mint condition: 350 $ sold! 2003 for sale again...
the book in mint condition: 250 $ sold! 2003 for sale again..
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for the following items, see more details on the little giger pages or in the new arh+ edition;
later I'll add more info:

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Necronomicon: first edition worldwide: Sphinx, 1977 & 1978 in german
first german edition, second printing 1977; still sealed: 200 $

Necronomicon: first english edition worldwide: Big O Publishing, 1978 (first printing) & 1979 (second printing)
Necronomicon, first english edition, second printing, 1979, Big O Publishing, London
book is still in its original sealing !!
Book in mint condition ! Never opened ! 200 $
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Second Celebration of the Four ; 1977 "First special & De luxe edition "

of H.R. Giger's Necronomicon;

Cassette with sculpted title relief + 8 folding sheets; limited / signded edition of 150.

 box in bad condition, book and folding sheets ok : 1300 $
Book, Box & Prints all in mint condition: 2700 $ sold! (January 2002) for sale again..
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New York City, 1981 (out of print)

standard edition, softcover, mint & still sealed:  250$

standard edition, average condition, with pencil signature & dedication: 150$

De Luxe hardcover editition, german, limited to 200;  numbered & signed, good condition: 600$

sold! (January 2002) for sale again..

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Seedam-Kulturzentrum bulletin on the HRG retrospektive, 1964-1984:
mint condition, signed: 150$
sold! for sale again..
HR Gigers Retrospektive 1964-1984: first edition 1984, ABC Verlag, Zürich (sold out!)
with signature & dedication inside : 200 $
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Necronomicon I+II (Edition C), 1985 with black/white lithograph ; Back to Mother

Back to Mother, 1985
Necronomicon I+II (Edition C) with black/white lithograph "Back to Mother" 500 + C 42x30
New: EA, Book with print # XXII/C; (22/50);

only 900$



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H.R.G. Sketchbook, 1985 Edition Museum Baviera, 1992; mint, still sealed: 100$

mint, signed: 250$

Limited edition of 100, signed & numbered, with fold out print; (see the book hrgiger.com, page 153):  400$ sold! (May 2002) for sale again..

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700 Years of waiting for CH-91 portfolio of 50 lithographs; edition of 300; 1991; 35x44 cm
sold! (2002) for sale again..
No. 1-75 on special paper : avaible, price upon request..
this portfolio was avaible untill 1999; see the original add: http://hrgiger.com/art/land.htm

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Sauve qui Peut 1992 (French)

Content: Sketches from Aliens 3, a Part of "The Mystery of San Gottardo"
100$

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The Mistery of San Gotthardo, Part XII, Saturday Night; 1992

limited ed of 99, no. 44/99, signed & dedicated

250$

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Baphomet Tarot portfolio of 24 zinc litho's; edition of 99; 1992; 29.7x21 cm :
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Irena Fotobook, 1978

Edition ??, 1978;
good, near mint:
100$

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BOOKS FROM GROUP EXHIBITIONS, usually with only 1-5 images by HR Giger

Neverthless, for anybody interested to see how Giger is embedded in todays art world,
and who wants to know more on Giger than only his contribution to Aliens;
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Giger's first exhibition catalogue? Helmhaus Zurich, 1969

"the phantastic figuration", 50 young swiss artists

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All modern Swiss Artists in NY, 1971

Very large exhibition in NY in 1971; see the early works of the leading swiss artists of today
Giger's first exhibition in the USA

60$

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Floh de Cologny, 1971

A book on the text and life of a Cabaret group for which Giger made 2 posters

50$

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Zurich, Art & Life, 1972



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Class of 1973, Schaffhausen


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Hommage à Tell, 1973

All leading Swiss artists made their contribution around the subject of the Swiss national "Tell" myth
60$

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"the other side", 1974


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Flyer for a Giger one man show "the complete graphic work"; 14.11. - 24.12. 1975

superrare; this image was later reproduced on the biographical notes on the end of the www giger com book.
The original work, airbrush on photo, was done to be used for this flyer, in 1975.

superrare ! postcard size (11 x 15 cm); mint; 90€

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4-page booklet for a Giger one man show 14.11. - 24.12. 1975

featuring a german text about Giger, plus a rare Foto of Giger himself.
more like a flyer than a booklet; postcard size; 15 x 11 cm;
but tell me any other place to get hold of this superrare item then this site...

mint condition; 70 €

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"DIN A4" , 1976
Group exhibition shown in Zurich, Hamburg, Berne, Paris

small b/w group exhibition booklet with the first 3 Mordor paintings from HR Giger (# 277,278,279); those paintings in the size of A4 (28 x 21 cm) were made on purpose of this exhibition; first time publication of this 3 paintings.

booklet has a size of approx 11cm and about 130 pages.
only of interest for the gifted collector.

mint condition; 50 €

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Passagen, 1977

Comment in a local Yearbooks on Giger's Passagen exhibition in his birth town, Chur

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HR' Giger in the Bronx Museum 1978


100$

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Mechanismo, 1978


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Paranoia-Strategy, Interview with MS, 1984


10 page interview with swiss painter MS,which whom Giger worked together in 1984
Book by MS, on his paitings and friends, 1984
50$

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Collection Museum Baviera 1955-1986

Exhibition Catalogue ; Dortmund 1986
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The Dream of Space, 1986

painted architecture from 7 centuries
Probalby the most complete exhibition on architecture in art; very thick and heavy book
150$

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Comic Ausstellung Chur, 1991

Limited, Privat Edition, 1991; 30 cm h, 20 cm l; mint:

For a local comic Book Artists display in his hometown Chur,Giger presented for the first time the first part of his St. Gotthardo Movie project.
This scenes have later been reproduced in his St.Gotthardo book.
Only of interest for the gifted Giger collectors
75$


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Young Swiss Art, 1960-1990; 1992
The collection of the "Banca del Gottardo"

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Black Magic, 1995

Many Swiss comic artists made their contribution around the topic of black macic for a Swiss gallery exhibition in 1995. limited edition catalogue of only 300.
150$

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Deep Inside ; The art of Porno, 1996

As the titel says; limited, luxus catalogue of a leading, very explicit swiss collection on porn art.
Originally, all was placed in a Museum, but it had to shut down its doors after only 3 months... 150$

CD Rom featuring the same exhibition in 2002



30$

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"Hair" , 1998

Many artists contributed to the topic of the "hair"; Lausanne, 1998
for this exhibition Giger made 2 very explicit erotic pin ball drawings limited edition catalogue
100$

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In the sign of the magic monkey, 1998

Gwerder, Urban: Im Zeichen des magischen Affen, woa Zürich 1998 EA mit CD, Obrosch. A4, 360 S. (unpag.), auf verschiedenen Papiersorten gedruckt, mehrfarbig.
Die Oral- und UPS- und Alternativ-Geschichte der 60er und 70er Jahre in vielen Texten, Bildern, Plakaten zusammengestellt aus Urban Gwerders Veröffentlichungen wie HOTCHA!, TILT, Singe sengt und mit vielem Archivmaterial versehen.
Gwerder ist noch immer einer der besten Vermittler jener Zeit - in seinem Buch wird das wieder gut sicht- und erlebbar. Viele Bilder und Faksimile.
150$





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Ars fantastica, 2001


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Dobilitos, 2002, Video

Short movie made by some young gore freaks..
Giger plays a 5 second role as demented old madman..
50 $

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Walter Wegmüller, complete works, 1996

Good friend of Giger, they done together with C. Sandoz the "Day Dream" paintings.
Large interview about this period,and more about the common points of their biography.
sold oout.100 $

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