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Brooklyn, NY: Waterstreet Press, 1986. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Ten folios, offset printed on Arches cover buff. This copy bound in 1998 in a unique binding by the author/illustrator Timothy C. Ely. "'Approach to the Site' is one of the very few editioned books I have made. In itself it is a departure from my other editioned books because the printing was done using commercial offset lithography. I made this choice having seen some impressive examples of work produced by Waterstreet Press in Brooklyn, a fine book and art printer. My paper choice suggests oxidation and entropy. We all go yellow in the end. I received a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation which funded the printing and supplies for the binding. 'Approach to the Site' is a reflection on my ideas of libraries and how those ideas both inspired and directed some of my work at that time. In the early 80's, when this book was produced, a core idea for me rippled out from the… Read More

Portland, OR: Timothy Ely, 1984. Unique. Hardcover. Near Fine. Unique. Hardcover. This work, from early in Ely's career, has been in his ex-wife's private collection until now. Printed and mss elements, nearly all in tones of black (the only color is a clot of red over the title on the title page). Overall, a more organic feel than much of his later work. Timothy C. Ely is a renowned and enigmatic figure in the book world. His one-of-a-kind manuscript books combine elaborate and often mysterious painted and drawn folios contained within finely crafted bindings, most of which are original designs or variations on traditional binding techniques. Each book carries layers of both materials and meaning. Each drawing and element elicit revelations, personal to each viewer. "For the last forty years, his books and other works have sprung from a central core of concepts, owing to a fascination with obscure or seemingly incomprehensible forms inspired by science and other projections from the history of the… Read More

Charlottesville, VA: Virginia Arts of the Book Center, 2013. Limited Edition. Stiff Boards, Wraps, etc.. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Stiff Boards, Wraps, etc. "This collection of 15 miniature books was created by 27 local artists, employing a variety of printing styles including letterpress, lithography, etching, and giclée. The books also showcase several binding styles, such as Coptic, stiff board, accordion, and non-adhesive. And believe us, "miniature" is no exaggeration! At only 2 wide and 3 long, these books evidence the artists' clear precision and attention to detail. The books are packaged in a handsome collector's boxed set." [publisher's statement] While 20 to 50 copies of each book were available for individual sale, only 15 sets of this complete collection were created. This is the last of the run. Includes: 3Q15, The copper scroll / Garrett S. Queen -- Prime of life / Addeane Caelleigh -- How to draw a cloud / Dean Doss with others -- A map to-- / Stacey Evans --… Read More

London: G. G. and J. Robinson. Printed by S. Hamilton, 1797. Fourth Edition/First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Fourth Edition/First Thus. Hardcover. Signed Zaehnsdorf binding. Bookplates of Framroze Edulji Dinshaw [died 1936], noted Indian real estate figure, and Philip Pleydell-Bouverie (1788 - 27 May 1872). The second shows "Philip" crossed out and Henry H. added (Henry Hales Pleydell-Bouverie, 1848-1925). All twelve books of Homer's Iliad are parodied with supporting illustrations of eighteenth century scenes. Minor shelf/edge wear, two owner bookplates at front pastedown/ffep, moderate toning to some leaves (focused at plate pages and preliminaries, bad paper lot), tips bumped, signed fine binding, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Full dark green leather binding, five raised bands, gilt lettering and decorative elements, marbled endpages, teg. 8vo. 360pp; 432pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Carpe Noctum Press, 2018. Limited Edition/Unique. Hardcover. Fine and Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition/Unique. Hardcover. "The book is an artist book by Sialia Rieke who recounts a story of an angel coming to earth and falling in love with a human. The bat is my interpretation of him flying to the woman on a cloudy day forming the heart breaking story that is soon to come." [Artist statement]. TIght, bright, and unmarred. Bound in tan goatskin with laced-in boards and Pergamena vellum set into the cover with gilt ornament corners, sewn in the style of montage sur onglets with hand sewn silk end-bands, brown paper pastedowns and flyleaves with leather hinges. 4to. Illus. (color plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 24 of 27. Signed by the author.

New York: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Palacio de Cristal Parque del Retiro, 2000. First Edition. Fine. First Edition. The Global Fax Festival was an event conceptualized and created by American artist David Hammons and held at the Crystal Palace in Madrid, Spain from June 1st through November 6th, 2000. Hammons suspended fax machines from the ceiling of the Crystal Palace and, during the event, faxes were sent by various artists from all over the world where they rained down from the sky to paper the floor. This work includes the exibition catalogue and related ephemera and a several hundred sheets of loose sheet, reproducing the various faxes that artists sent Hammons during the event. Included is a full color brochure describing the location of the festival, as well as the concept behind it, as engineered by Hammons, related ephemera, and poster. A DVD is included with the binder packet, which documents both a live musical performance by Butch Morris during the event and the Global… Read More

Brazil: Equiplan, 1987. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Good+ Box. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Texts and photographs by various authors. 56 color plates from photographs. Issued in both Portuguese and English. "An elaborate publication featuring the flora and fauna of the Brazilian Pantanal, encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area. Published by the Comite de Defesa do Pantanal, presumably to further efforts in the preservation of the region's threatened ecosystems." Uncommon generally...genuinely scarce in English and in the condition found here. Presentation inscription, else tight, bright, and unmarred; box shows split at hinge (repairable) but joint holding), else clean. Olive green velvet cloth covered wooden boards, metal onlaid title, post binding. Oblong fo (14½x23"). np (6 prelim leaves and 56 plate leaves). Illus. (color plates).

Edwards, CO: Helen Hiebert Studio, 2010. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. I've been fascinated with light for as long as I can recall. As a child, I always looked for rainbows, and I enjoyed trying to identify every color, from red to violet. This book explores the wonder of that interaction between color and light. As you flip through the pages, you will see 24 analogous colors (each new hue sharing some of the color of the page next to it). It's my attempt, as a paper artist, to capture the essence of a rainbow within the pages of the book. [artist statement]. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Paper wraps, embroidered elements, handmade paper; grey cloth archival box, printed labels. 4to. Numbered limited edition of 25, this being 10. Signed by the artist.

Mexico City: Troconi-Letayf & Campbell, 2018. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "After September 11, the notion of the "hero" began to rear its head in the public consciousness more and more frequently. The notion served a necessity in a time of national and global crisis to acknowledge those who showed extraordinary courage or determination in the face of danger, sometimes even sacrificing their lives in an attempt to save others. However, in the whirlwind of journalism surrounding these deservedly front-page disasters and emergencies, it is easy to take for granted the heroes who sacrifice immeasurable life and labor in their day to day lives for the good of others, but do so in a somewhat less spectacular setting. The Mexican immigrant worker in New York is a perfect example of the hero who has gone unnoticed. It is common for a Mexican worker in New York to work extraordinary hours in extreme conditions for very low wages which are saved at great… Read More

Dublin: The Salvage Press, 2018. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "Designed, type-set and letterpress printed by Jamie Murphy at Distillers Press, NCAD. The type is Adrian Frutiger's Méridien printed here in 14 and 24 point (the ‘normal' weight was released by Deberny & Peignot in 1957 followed by the italic in 1966). Rich Gilligan's photographs were captured in Dublin city over the last days of 2017. They have been enlarged by hand from the 35mm negatives onto resin coated Ilford MGIV by Barbara Wilson at her darkroom in London. The water-marked 200 gsm handmade paper was commissioned for this book from the Velké Losiny Mill in the Czech Republic. The bindings were executed by Craig Jensen, assisted closely by Marc Hammonds, at BookLab II, San Marcos, Texas." [artist statement]. Copies marked 1 - 50 are bound in painted cloth over boards, housed in a cloth slipcase. Similarly bound, copies marked i - iv are intended for collaborators.… Read More

London: Henningham Family Press, 2011. Deluxe Limited Edition. Mixed Forms. Fine in Fine Box. Deluxe Limited Edition. Mixed Forms. "Henningham's mordant wit and avant-garde flair is part of another poetic tradition stretching back to Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound and the Dada pranksters of Zurich, although the first truly modernist treatment of the conflict in English emerged only in 1937 with the publication of David Jones's In Parenthesis." - David Collard, The Times Literary Supplement "Scientists have recently identified First World War casualties using saliva gleaned from the postage stamps on their letters home. Samples taken from their teeth, cross-referenced with a simple swab taken from living relatives, are also identifying soldiers' remains. These events mean that DNA technology has unintentionally transformed the memorial to the Unknown Soldier in Westminster Abbey forever. This unidentified casualty was greeted by thousands of mourners in 1920, aware that he might be their loved-one, and… Read More

2001. Unique. Very Good. Unique. Appears to be an album collection of rave 'party' fliers laid in from the late 1990s to early 2000s, for the Norfolk, VA and DC area. A common DJ name throughout is "Tasha" who resided, it seems, in both Virginia and San Diego. This is probably the personal scrapbook resident DJ album for Tasha Rodriguez who was a jungle DJ in the area. Urban Assault was a weekly club night in the Norfolk area. Rave culture material is highly undervalued, but critical to youth subculture social studies beginning the late 1980s through early 2000s. Rave culture ephemera. Affixed collection of good condition rave fliers in three ring binder, 9 unnumbered pages (or 9 loose album sheets) with full color fliers. Decorated album cover with original graffiti tag logo stickers. Includes one photograph, several fliers, and stylized logo stickers.