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Mutually Exclusive, Emily Martin, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

5 magic wallets (Jacob's ladder module), enclosed in an Asian-style cloth covered portfolio with bone clasps; portfolio cover; magic wallets open and closed. Each booklet features conflicting text from media reports following the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. Opinions and beliefs, formed from the same information, are often opposing.

Public / Private Peace: Selections From The Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Buzz Spector, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

saddle stitch with plastic translucent cover and cloth covered spine; interior pages. Catalog featuring several installations of work based on photographs in the Swarthmore Peace Collection.

Saturday Afternoons, Susan Angebranndt, Harold Williams, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion with pop-ups; cover wrap; book cover; page spreads. Edition of 25 copies. Cover title. In slipcase with mounted color illustration. "Photos: Susan Angebranndt, Harold Williams ; Illustration, story & construction: Susan Angebranndt ; Ink jet printed"--Colophon. Accordion fold book with pop-up illustrations. Library has copy 7.

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Where Do We Start?, Wilber Chip Schilling, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

maze book accordion variation with fold-out flaps, enclosed in a cloth covered portfolio with sleeves for CD's and housed in a cloth covered slipcase with foil stamped title; cover; title page; interior spreads . With drawings, photos and anecdotes, 2 men describe how they obtained an education despite the pitfalls of the educational institutions of their youth. Full stories are recorded on acompanying CD's.

The Veil, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, 5 pages. In box (33 x 22 cm) Title from box. "'The Veil' was written and designed by Julie Chen in the fall of 2002. It was letterpress printed using a combination of photopolymer plates and collagraphic blocks on Wyndstone Marble papers, and cut using a Universal Systems Lasercutter. The binding was done by Julie Chen and Anna Sacramento at the studios of Flying Fish Press.."--Box lining paper. Produced in an edition of 100 copies, signed & numbered by the artist. "This book can be displayed as a standing sculpture by curving the concertina into a circle, with …

Ode To A Grand Staircase (For Four Hands), Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, 29 pages, pages cut in layers to resemble a staircase. "Ode to a Grand Staircase (For Four Hands) is a visual dialog created by Julie Chen and Barbara Tetenbaum, who found their inspiration in the work of composer Erik Satie. The text is derived from the musical directives and silent librettos which accompanied his scores. Thanks to Anna Sacramento for production assistance and to Claudia Wober for the translation. We dedicate this book to the memory of two men, Peter Chen and David Tetenbaum, whose lives inspired the music in our own"--Colophon. "The story in this book comes …

Five Luminous Towers: A Book To Be Read In The Dark, Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

pop-up tower; clamshell box, pop-ups, laser cuts, wire-edge binding; cover; page spread La Torre degli Artisani. edition of 50; "Carol Barton Artist Book Process Archive" for this book available in Special Collections

Calico Ghosts: A Photographic Portrait Of A Silver Mining Town, Jill Timm, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

perfect bound variation (?) with fold-out pages. Paper-covered boards, foil stamped title; cover; title page; interior pages and spreads; . Color photographs of an abandoned California mining town are populated with black and white photographs of 19th century people, placed as translucent overlays.

Details: Closed To Open, Buzz Spector, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

perfect bound with soft cover; cover; title page; interior pages. Close up photographs individual hands from a mob of people attending a peace rally reveal the attitude of the individual, closed or open…anger or pacifism.

Library In A Book: Seven Books In One, Mark Wagner, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

screw post bound album; pages have a variety of types of pockets with assorted small books in them; cover; first opening; interior pages. Using library ephemera such as catalog cards, date due slips, date stamps and more, assorted small artists' books are bound an album giving the the feel of a traveling library.

Pickings, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

scroll, machine stitched French fold pages, cards in envelope, shredded book pages, kaleidoscope structure, 4 sided fold out accordions, all housed in a brown paper bag; exterior (bag); colophon; first opening; contents of bag; . 9 artists' books made by students of Werner Pfeiffer as part of an exhibition celebrating 50 years of book arts at Pratt Institute.

Purgatoys, Esther Smith, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

tri-fold brochure with cut flaps and pull up extension, expandable fan, concertina mobius strip, volvelle, paper mobile; all 5 "books' slotted into folder; cover; interior spread, two 'toys'; details of 'toys'. Five books, letterpress printed, with movable parts that can be manipulated, hung, or constructed like toys.

The Grass Is Greener, Brad Freeman, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

sewn signatures with paper cover; front cover; page spreads. edition size unknown

The Lookout: An Excerpt From Five Luminous Towers, Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

clamshell box cover; pg 1-2; poem "The Lookout"; pg 3-4; pop-up tower; clamshell box with lighted pop-up tower. edition of 400

Tunnel Vision: The Big Dig View From My Studio Window On The Corner Of "A" And Wormwood Streets In Boston, Ma, Laura Davidson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

tunnel book, concertina fold spines; hand sewn; exterior, front view; japanese folding screen. Tunnel book showing the view of the Boston "Big Dig" construction from the artist's studio.

Volumes (Of Vulnerability), Katharine Meynell, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

pamphlet, saddle stitch, spiral bound, accordion, portfolio, all enclosed in a metal box; front of box; covers of assorted books. Twenty artists create small bookworks focusing on the vulnerability of our current society as the clock ticks toward the year 2000. This box recreates the touring exhibition, curated by Susan Johanknecht and Katherine Meynell.

The Field, Mary Mccarthy, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

case bound in suede covered boards, enclosed in a suede covered box; box exterior; first opening; cover; interior spreads and pages. The day unfolds as the mist rises in a country field, little by little revealing the teeming wildlife found there.

Xiong Mao = [Panda], Xichan, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

10 unnumbered pages : all color illustrations. Title from label mounted to cover. Handpainted? ink and watercolor, black, grey, and green. Artist name from red ink stamp on last page. 惜春. Cover boards in green cloth with a repeating pattern printed in dark green and blue. Title and stamp in Chinese characters. Accordion fold. Gift of Jan Baker.

Alphabetica Ii: Explorations Around The Alphabet By Senior Design Students At Pratt Institute In New York, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

French fold pages hand sewn and glued, with paper cover; cover; interior spreads and title page. 12 students in Pfeiffer's class at Pratt Institute created this digital alphabet book.

Artifacts, Laura Davidson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

wooden box with compartments. Leather bound book, fabricated "archaeological" artifacts; case bound; box exterior; box interior; interior and accompanying notebook; . Leather bound "archaeologist's field notebook" includes sketches of an imaginary dig and archaeological specimens, housed in a wooden box.

B, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion fold, machine sewn, volvelle, match book structure, folded broadsides, all enclosed in a hinged plastic box with an elastic cord and plastic bead closure; cover; interior pages and spreads; four small books. Sampling of book works made by 9 Pratt Institute students in Pfeiffer's class, featuring the historical, culinary, ethnic, natural, and cultural diversity of Brooklyn.

Getting There, Being There, Marcia Ciro, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

concertina, flag book, with tabbed paper wrapper; paper wrapper; cover, book closed; pages spreads; interior pages unfolded, back cover. number 6 in an edition of 25, signed by the artist

The Self Inside The House, Susan Viguers, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

pamphlet stitch variation, made from one folded piece of paper, with pop-up elements, enclosed in a paper wrapper; cover; cover (without slipcase); interior spreads and page; colophon. Using architecture as a metaphor, the artist muses on the aging process and how what is on the outside of us does not always reflect the real self, the part of us that is inside.

Accounts, Maureen Cummins, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 book, 39 pages. "..printed by Maureen Cummins in the summer of 1999 at Oregon College of Art and Craft. The found ledger pages are financial accounts kept by the cotton-trading company of C.A. Burgess, and span the years 1862 to 1868. The text is excerpted from the WPA Oklahoma Slave Narratives.."--Colophon. The book was printed in an edition of ten copies, bound into boards covered with indigo papers handmade by Dieu Donne. The type is Gill Sans Bold, handcast by Michael Bixler. You hold copy number 3"--Colophon.

Six By Six By Six, Richard Tipping, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[6] pages. "Richard Tipping, wordworks ; Dikko Faust, hand typography ; Esther K. Smith, art direction"--Colophon. "6 by 6 inch edition of 6 x 6 x 6 = 216, on all rag museum board"--Colophon. Signed by each of the authors and numbered. Accordion binding. Library has copy no. 215.

After Reasonable Research, Miranda Maher, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 folded sheet. Edition of 150."Years with no acts of 'open and declared hostile conflict' are indicated with a perpendicular line. Perhaps they were periods of peace"--cover. Issued in cardboard sleeve with velco fasteners. Accordion folded, printed on cream colored paper with a fleur-des-lis pattern.

Diary Of A Sparrow, Kazuko Watanabe, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion variation with sections that pull out to create "rooms"; cover; interior pages. Diaries of the artist's grandfather are translated and reproduced as chapters. These chapters, illustrated with abstract imagery, combine with an unfolding structure to create 3 rooms and a sense of place.

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 …

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.

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 …