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AS I TOLD YOU: MEG CRANSTON - DELUXE LIMITED SIGNED EDITION
(CRANSTON, MEG). Cranston, Meg. Los Angeles: Marc Richards Gallery, 1989. First Edition 1/25 Deluxe. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (48pp), no illustrations. In 1989, artist Meg Cranston transferred all of her worldly possessions from her home to Los Angeles' Marc Richards Gallery and put them up for sale as a single installation. While the piece failed to sell, this exhibition catalogue cum artist's book presents an exhaustive typographic inventory of the show's contents from "black puckered stockings given to me by Rita McBride" to "letter from Patti Smith - may God bless you". A brand new, most handsome bright yellow example of this uncommon document from the deluxe edition of twenty-five copies NUMBERED (17/25) AND SIGNED "Meg Cranston" in black ink on the inside rear cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 024634