johnson rare books & archives, ABAA (7 results)

Wraps. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. This is copy 125 of 170 printed on Ingres MBM Arches from Bulmer and Nicholas Cochin types. Meditations on green, blue, brown, red, yellow, and violet, respectively, with inventive spot color interspersed within the text. Designed by Shelley Hoyt-Koch in collaboration with Susan Roether. Printed by Shelley Hoyt-Koch and Peter Koch. Bound by The Schuberth Bookbindery. Original printed paper wrappers. Tiny bump to the spine heel; else near fine. Housed in the original red cloth-covered slipcase.

Seller Inventory # 76217

Condition: Fine. First Edition. This is copy 4 of 200. Fourteen pieces, including one duplicate, ranging from a mock passport poem to a trio of cardboard coasters. All are enclosed within a printed paper folder with a string tie, and housed in a blue cloth clamshell box with a printed paper title label inset on the front panel. A fine copy. "This book was a collaborative project between the Grandview Hotel Poets and the Gold Quoin Press. Working together, the authors and designers printed and assembled this book at Bradley University's book arts studio. All printing, with one small exception, was done on a Vandercook Universal one and an SP-15 press using photo-polymer plates, pressure printing, collagraph, and wood type. Special thanks to OSP Printing in Bloomington, IL for die-cutting." The contributors include Barbara A. Clevenger, Jannett Highfill, Mark Liebenow, Janeil Page, Thomas Palakeel, Burt Raabe, Elizabeth Klise von Zerneck, Robert Rowe, Sharon Conlee, Joe Fitzanko, Becky Krohe, Kevin McGuire, and Lisa Nelson Raabe. The Grandview Hotel Poets began in 2008, gathering monthly in Peoria to encourage each other's writing and bolster the range and power of their own literary voices. Their first chapbook, Bluffs and Bridges (2011), was followed by this innovative collaboration with Gold Quoin Press, a book arts project at Bradley University. Scarce, OCLC locates only four holdings: Bradley University, Peoria Heights Public Library, Western Illinois, and Lawrence University.

Seller Inventory # 76200

First Edition. This is number 30 in an edition limited to 102 copies. Eight students from Claremont's typography and book arts classes worked collectively on the book, which presents the ramifications of the collection of big data. Bound in cloth-covered Davey boards attached by the tapes to the ten sewn signatures. Printed on three Vandercook presses on Rives Heavyweight paper in 12 pt. Gills San type. Most of the images were carved in linoleum and printed in three color choices, and several of the data set were made into photopolymer plates and printed letterpress. Fine.

Seller Inventory # 76945

This is number three of seven copies, signed by the artist on the handwritten colophon. OCLC locates no holdings of this title. This artist's book is an early example of Bicknell's work. It was created out of 25 leaves of his own handmade paper, which incorporates natural fibers and seeds, and illustrated with hand-printed color images and words, and bound in rustic thick wooden boards. Bicknell says: "My practice in general explores the book; specifically ideas around a sense of place. The book as a symbol of power and knowledge can be a vehicle to communicate directly; it is a form that is understood in these terms but repositioning its context and purpose challenges these very notions." Bicknell is one of the best-known book artists in the United Kingdom. His work has been exhibited widely throughout the world and acquired by numerous private and public collections including The Bodelian Library, Bibliotheque Nazionale, Florence, Bibliotheque, Paris, The Rijksmuseum, Den Haag, The Victoria and Albert Museum, New York Public Library, and Tate Britain.

Seller Inventory # 76942

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Printed on Somerset mould made paper in an edition of 20 (this is number 3), the book measures 20 x 24.5 cm and has 45 pages. Contained in a cloth and paper envelope. Signed by Allix on the colophon. The book is letterpress in two fat face types. The principal typeface is 36pt Braggadocio which was designed in 1930 by W.A.Woolley for the Stephenson Blake type foundry. Some of the letterforms are startling in their weight, brevity, and the use of curve against straight. It is combined with Bodoni Ultra Bold, released in 1928 and designed by Morris Fuller Benton. "This book takes a wry look at seven ladies who are not of the slenderest proportions, accompanied by short quotations by George Eliot, Edith Wharton, and Marilyn Monroe. It also features a moment in the life of Miss Van Eyck where every letter of the alphabet in the typeface celebrated here may be seen. There is little that is straight in the chosen ladies - chosen because drawing a large woman is so much more interesting than drawing a thin one (or indeed, a large man)." - artist statement. The seven prints are made in various ways, which include etching, drypoint, aquatint, chine colle, digital, and lino cut. One title is from a drawing and five pages have collage with the letterpress. Born in England in 1943, Allix studied at the Royal College of Art in the 1960s. She won a Prix de Rome and created her first hand-crafted book in 1973. Her works are held in the collections of The British Library, Yale University, the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), the Claremont Colleges, the Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Alberta, as well as other fine public and private collections. OCLC locates seven copies of this title held in special collections, with none in commerce.

Seller Inventory # 75670

This is number six of eight copies, signed by the artist on the handwritten colophon. OCLC locates no holdings of this title. This artist's book is an early example of Bicknell's work. It was created out of 39 leaves of his own handmade paper, illustrated with hand-printed color images and words, and bound in handmade paper with twine ties weighted with lead ornaments. A small lead plaque affixed with twine to the cover is embossed with the title of the book. Bicknell says: "My practice in general explores the book; specifically ideas around a sense of place. The book as a symbol of power and knowledge can be a vehicle to communicate directly; it is a form that is understood in these terms but repositioning its context and purpose challenges these very notions." Bicknell is one of the best-known book artists in the United Kingdom. His work has been exhibited widely throughout the world and acquired by numerous private and public collections including The Bodelian Library, Bibliotheque Nazionale, Florence, Bibliotheque, Paris, The Rijksmuseum, Den Haag, The Victoria and Albert Museum, New York Public Library, and Tate Britain.

Seller Inventory # 76943

This is number three of seven copies, signed by the artist on the handwritten colophon. OCLC locates no holdings of this title. This artist's book is an early example of Bicknell's work. It was created out of 28 leaves of his own handmade paper, which incorporates natural fibers and recycled materials, and is illustrated with hand-printed color images and words, and bound in rustic thick wooden boards. The artist's initials are embossed on a small piece of slate affixed to the rear board and affixed to the cover is a copper plate and wood heart. The spine is bound with green and white canvas affixed with nails and heavy staples, and leather string ties are fixed to the boards. Bicknell says: "My practice in general explores the book; specifically ideas around a sense of place. The book as a symbol of power and knowledge can be a vehicle to communicate directly; it is a form that is understood in these terms but repositioning its context and purpose challenges these very notions." Bicknell is one of the best-known book artists in the United Kingdom. His work has been exhibited widely throughout the world and acquired by numerous private and public collections including The Bodelian Library, Bibliotheque Nazionale, Florence, Bibliotheque, Paris, The Rijksmuseum, Den Haag, The Victoria and Albert Museum, New York Public Library, and Tate Britain.

Seller Inventory # 76944