{"product_id":"grapefruit-words-and-drawings-by-yoko-ono","title":"Grapefruit: Words and Drawings by Yoko Ono","description":"\u003cp\u003e6b Yoko Ono. Introduction by John Lennon. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. \u003cstrong\u003eFirst US Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAICxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eSelf-published on July 4, 1964, through her own boutique imprint, \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eWunternaum Press\u003c\/span\u003e, the true first edition of Yoko Ono’s \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eGrapefruit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e stands as a legendary, foundational monument of global Conceptual art and the Fluxus movement. Unable to find commercial backing, Ono funded the project herself, limiting the print run to a strict, hand-numbered edition of \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eonly 500 copies\u003c\/span\u003e. This rare, square octavo volume was bound in fragile, minimalist white paper wrappers with simple black typography. Divided into five distinct text-based sections—Music, Painting, Event, Poetry, and Object—the pages swap tangible artworks for surreal, thought-provoking \"event scores\" or prompts that invite the reader to actively execute meaning. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAICxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAICxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eFollowing her marriage to John Lennon, \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eGrapefruit\u003c\/em\u003e transitioned from a hidden avant-garde novelty into an international cultural phenomenon with its \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" id=\"gevl-IG09aozgB5WckPIP8fDn4Qo_4\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiM8P3S_KKVAxUVDkQIHXH4OawQ3egRegYIAAgMEAI\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' tabindex=\"0\"\u003e1970 New York edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, published by \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003c\/span\u003e (and concurrently by Peter Owen in London). This expanded commercial iteration dramatically overhauled the book's visual presentation, introducing a thick, conventional layout that added subsequent conceptual drawings, historical photographs, and playful documentation of her performance art pieces. Crucially, the 1970 edition featured a famous, brief text introduction authored by Lennon, who later openly admitted that his legendary anthem \"Imagine\" was directly inspired by Ono's poetic instructions (such as \"Cloud Piece\"). Retaining a trade dust jacket with its original retail price, this reissue served as the primary gateway that introduced Ono's witty, Eastern-influenced philosophies to the Western mainstream counter-culture.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAICxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAICxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAICxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAICxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eCream hardcover with minimalist black lettering to upper board and spine. Some yellowish dampstaining to the boards. Original yellow dust wrapper with headshot of Yoko Ono and title in gold on front an mirror image on the back. Some minimal sunning to spine. Fine condition.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Moons Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56700596650150,"sku":null,"price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0173\/6563\/1040\/files\/C3B2B829-5015-433E-A7F6-589BB56447C4.jpg?v=1782425498","url":"https:\/\/moons-rare-books.myshopify.com\/products\/grapefruit-words-and-drawings-by-yoko-ono","provider":"Moons Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}