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  • Collection: Artists' Books

Front cover of Artist's Book The Redacted Mother Goose and the book opened up on the side
Colophon: "This book is a small collection of stories taken from the 1916 The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright. Having been in print for almost 100 years - the most recent printing taking place in 1992 - The Real Mother Goose has influenced…

The Artist's Book Looking at Makeup opened up
"Three inch double-sided round accordion is pasted into the base of the plastic compact. The interior cover of the book is the familiar, beige foam pad used for applying color. Compact is housed in a gold fabric sleeve (three inches square) with…

The Artist's Book Rabbit Pox opened up to first page
"This is the second of four 2009 Small Plates editions published by the Imprint of the San Francisco Center for the Book--Colophon. ""Printed on a Vandercook Proof Press by Allison Weiner, Pam DeLuco, Katherine Case, and many other volunteers and…

The cover of Artist's Book Faith Medicine
"Letterpress printed recipe cards. Laid in stiff cover with velcro closure. Contains one glass vial of an ""elixir"" of various herbs and spices in colored water. Each recipe card has an herbal recipe on one side with an associated memory of the…

The front cover of the Artist's Book Every Man Needs a Woman
25 squares with a quilt block "snail's trail" pattern, using color and b&w photocopies of Liberty Lawn fabric. Each square measure 8 x 8 cm. and collectively present a text by an anonymous 19th-century male and reproductions of American stamps…

The Artist's Book S/N opened, reveals Z-fold
In a reference to ever miniaturized technologies that allow us to surround ourselves with ever more content, this book raises the question of the Signal-toNoise (S/N) ratio of such content -- author's website (www.fingerstothebone.com). "Using…

The Artist's Book Nigrum: 3 Poems laid out
"Silkscreen printed with the Gocco on black French speckltone cover and bound as a palm leaf book with cotton embroidery thread, black glass buttons, and black Japanese Unryu. ""Three poems dedicated to the Piper Nigrum, the most humble of our…

cover for Artist's Book Alphabet for a Bellydancer and the book propped up
"Shu-Ju Wang: ""A sentimental prayer poem for belly dancers, this book captures the essence of belly dance through word play and rhythmic patter that mimics the dance itself."" Text (E through H): Enchant, with the intricate movements of your Feet,…

Front cover of artists book Chestnut Ridge propped up
Reprinted selection from: Idle weeds, the life of a sandstone ridge by David Rains Wallace; illustrations by Jennifer Dewey"...Printed in letterpress by Jack Shifman on Johannot paper from Van Dijck types with Caslon titling and initials. The cover…
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