The Art of the Book '98 - Fine Printing

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Paul Brown, United States
The Angler and the Little Fish
Centaur and Univers types printed on Curtis Flannel paper, four fold pamotter binding.
25.5 x 18 x 0.5 cm.
1995
FINE PRINTING

Paul Brown, United States
The Company of Crows
Garamont type printed on Colombe and Alcantara papers, long stitch binding through slotted cover, with clamshell box.
22 x 15.5 x 3 cm.
1996
FINE PRINTING

Margery S. Hellmann, United States
Wavewords
Flag book, letterpress on Rives BFK and UV Ultra, 12 & 14 pt. Optima, 10 & 12 pt. Arrighi; paper decorated with suminagashi and die cut wave shapes, edition of 50.
20 x 12 x 1.25 cm.
1996
FINE PRINTING

Geoffrey Hewett, Derek Cowan, & Priscilla Tetley, Canada
Flashosphere
Hand-set letterpress book with eight multi-coloured linocuts, bound in boards with printed paper cover, edition of 88.
19 x 14.5 x 1.5 cm.
1997
FINE PRINTING

Claire Owen, United States
Honey From the Mouth of a Wolf
Story and images by the artist, production a collaboration with Daniel Tucker, text letterpress, set in Baskerville, titling in Centaur.
24 x 19 x 1 cm.
1997
FINE PRINTING

Mary Jo Pauly, United States
On Female Compositors
Letterpress with silkscreen concertina, housed in a clamshell box.
22.2 x 15.2 cm.
1996
FINE PRINTING

Marina Roy, Canada
Urban Bestiary
Linocut and letterpress book.
33.5 x 50.5 x 1 cm.
1997
FINE PRINTING

Peggy Heigold Strong, United States
Waiting for Frogs
Accordion fold with hard side covers, letterpress printed, edition of 100.
20.25 x 5.25 x 0.75 cm.
1995
FINE PRINTING

Peter & Donna Thomas, United States
Meditations at the Edge: Paper & Spirit
Letterpress printed on handmade paper, pages affixed to dowels, mounted in wooden structure.
30 x 40 x 9 cm.
1996
FINE PRINTING