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Bon Bon Mots: A Fine Assortment Of Books, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Bon Bon Mots: A Fine Assortment Of Books, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 box, 5 objects with color illustrations inside. The box, which is designed to resemble a candy box, contains 3 miniature books (2 of which are accordion folded), 1 folded octagonal object with text, and a small box with text containing 5 copper balls which are to be placed into 5 holes on box's bottom surface. All are designed to resemble pieces of candy and are nested in a cloth which fits over partitioned bottom of box. A leaf with box's contents is mounted on the inside lid. Title from box. Letterpress printed from photopolymer plates in an edition of …
Seasonal Turns: Four Accordion Books, Bea Nettles, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Seasonal Turns: Four Accordion Books, Bea Nettles, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
4 accordion fold books, enclosed in a plastic box; cover; four small books; three accordion books; two interior spreads . The four seasons are depicted through images of nature and human interactions with it.
Smoke In My Dreams, Mark Wagner, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Smoke In My Dreams, Mark Wagner, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
case bound in hard cover with exposed spine and paper covered boards; cover; interior spreads and pages. Using images of tobacco processing machines, wafting smoke, ephemera such as maps, hospital parking lot tickets and all the paper found in a pack of Camel cigarettes, the artist conveys his longing to be able to smoke in his dreams, a far safer option than smoking
The Anxiety Alphabet, Emily Martin, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Anxiety Alphabet, Emily Martin, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
coptic stitch binding, paper covered boards with common pins and needles inserted; cover; interior pages; back cover. The subject of anxiety is conveyed with humorous alphabetic verse.
Tribal Alphabet, Mary Mccarthy, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Tribal Alphabet, Mary Mccarthy, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
case bound with cloth covered boards, endbands; cover; title page; interior pages; colophon. Twenty-six African tribes are represented with their masks, in alphabetical order. This book is the facsimile version of the original collage copy.
Twenty-Five Years Ago, Joan Lyons, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Twenty-Five Years Ago, Joan Lyons, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
saddle stitch with soft cover; cover; interior spread and pages; back cover. The artist's wallet is recovered in an old air vent in her child's former school 25 years after she had visited his 4th grade classroom. The contents reveal life in the early 1970's.
Vision Shifts, Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Vision Shifts, Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
accordion, pop-up panels with cut-out windows, pocket inside back cover with 6 illustrated cards; pg 3-4; "between thought and its expression ..."; pg 7-8; "from familiar ground ...". copy 51 of 500, signed by the artist
Which One Are You?, Marylee Bytheriver, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Which One Are You?, Marylee Bytheriver, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
A yellow ribbon holds the book together, 26 pages, chiefly illustrations. Edition limited to 100 copies, signed by the artist. Consists of a Jacob's ladder structure in which photographs are attached on both sides. Photographs of the artist's family are scanned and manipulated onto Rives Lightweight and glued to foam core. Printed paper strips hold book sections together. Texts on paper strips use three different type faces: one reflecting the artist's recollections of her childhood; one quoting from The birth order book : why you are the way you are, by Dr. Kevin Leman; and the last quoting from the …
Octopus, Elizabeth Mcdevitt, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Octopus, Elizabeth Mcdevitt, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume. Title from case. Accordion style binding to produce a three-dimensional effect. In case. Letterpress printed from photopolymer plates; collographic prints. Edition of 100 copies.
Hybrid Cartographies: Seoul's Consuming Spaces, Jeannie Meejin Yoon, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Hybrid Cartographies: Seoul's Consuming Spaces, Jeannie Meejin Yoon, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 folded sheet. "Text/ photographs/ concept/ design, Jeannie Meejin Yoon" Accordion fold, printed both sides of single sheet. Artists' statement: like my experience of the city, this detour/map is not linear. it has been laid out on the front and back of a 60 cm x 60 cm flat surface. A 12 cm by 12 cm module was inscribed to create a 25 square grid on both sides. the surface was in turn cut along the module line, beginning on the bottom right hand corner and spiralling inward the center module. the manipulate surface was then folded in on itself …
Far Horizons, Scott Mccarney, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Far Horizons, Scott Mccarney, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
maze book, folded and enclosed in a printed wrapper; cover; interior; interior, folded out. An accordion variation made by folding a piece of paper printed on one side into 12ths and cutting it so that the resulting accordion flow turns in multiple directions. Once unfolded, the resulting poster resembles a tradional quilt pattern called "Far Horizons".
Do Not Enter, Marlene Maccallum, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Do Not Enter, Marlene Maccallum, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
tunnel book variation, enclosed in a paper 4 sided wrapper with a thread closure; outer folio, closed; front view, closed. Although the text warns the reader not to enter, the haunting images of curious empty spaces and the unfolding of the tunnel book structure draw the reader in.
One Night, John Risseeuw, Special Collections, Fleet Library
One Night, John Risseeuw, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
instant book, pamphlet stitch cover; cover; interior spreads. Sounds are experienced through nonsensical words, using type size and color to convey intensity.
Snake, Maria G. Pisano, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Snake, Maria G. Pisano, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
tunnel book variation with parallel concertina sides, enclosed in a printed wrapper; cover; accordion, folded out; colophon. A long, narrow tunnel book unfolds like a slithering snake.