[1970s] Richard Long, Two Sheepdogs and A Hundred Stones (1) Two sheepdogs cross in and out of the passing shadows. The clouds drift over the hill with a storm. London, Lisson Publications, 1971. Softcover, 18.5 x 28 cm, 10 pp. Artists’ book featuring eight b/w photographic images taken on Dartmoor in southern England, with short textual statements. First book published by the Lisson Gallery in London. Light creasing on extremities, fine copy. Rare. (2) Richard Long, A Hundred Stones. One mile between first and last. Cornwall England 1977. Bern, Kunsthalle Bern, 1977. Hardcover, 21 x 15 cm, approx. 100 pp. Artists' book published in conjunction with a show held in Switzerland, featuring full page b/w photographic images of stones found by the artist in Cornwall. Moderate soiling and small corner bump to cover, interior in very good condition.

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