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Ste. Ostrich In Manhattan: The Visitations Of A Martyr, Lois Morrison, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1990

Ste. Ostrich In Manhattan: The Visitations Of A Martyr, Lois Morrison, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations. "Ste. Ostrich ... was written and illustrated by Lois Morrison. It was designed and printed by Julie Chen with the assistance of Elizabeth McDevitt ... In an edition of 125 copies this is number: 70." Gift of Freshman Foundation. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit fall, 2021.


A Murder Of Crows, Brad Freeman, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1990

A Murder Of Crows, Brad Freeman, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

pamphlet stitch binding with dust jacket; front cover; interior page; page spreads. edition size unknown


Domestic Science: Idioms, Nance O'Banion, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1990

Domestic Science: Idioms, Nance O'Banion, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, slipcase, 50 pages. Added title-page has subtitle: Pop-up icons. "Edition of 150 copies and a deluxe edition of 15 copies"--Colophon. Printed on both sides of a continuous strip with additional leaves attached, folded accordion style and laid loose in a box. The "idioms" appear on 1 side of the strip, the "pop-up icons" on the other. Julie Chen printed the book and designed the book structure and engineered the pop-ups. Letterpress printed from handset metal type; linoleum block prints.


Spectacle, Warja Honegger-Lavater, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1990

Spectacle, Warja Honegger-Lavater, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 folded sheet : color illustration. "Pictoson mural"--Cover. Parallel text in French, German, English, Spanish, Swedish, Czech, Dutch and Italian on verso of sheet. Continous sheet folded in 11 sections, with images on one side and writing on the other. Accordion fold. Symbols and graphic design, wordless.


Altered Book, Unknown. Possibly Risd Student., Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1990

Altered Book, Unknown. Possibly Risd Student., Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 object. Altered book, consists of a portion of the spine (blue buckram) and a small part of the text block. Portions of words and illustrations can be seen as pages are flipped. Possibly made by a Rhode Island School of Design student. Donated to the library by Jan Baker, a former graphic design instructor who taught classes in artists' books. Case binding. Text in English. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition Stacked & Altered, summer 2022.