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Weirdo, No. 28, Aline Kominsky-Crumb (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

28 volumes : illustrations. Frequency: quarterly. Publication dates: No. 1 (spring, 1981), ceased with no. 28 (summer, 1993). Editor: R. Crumb. With issue #10, P. Bagge became editor; with issue #18, Crumb's wife, Aline Kominsky-Crumb became editor (except for issue #25, which was again edited by Bagge).Color illustrations on covers, b&w interiors. Cover title of no. 28 (Summer 1993) entitled Verre d'eau [Glass of water] and called "one-time-only special international issue, absolutely the last issue ever." Early issues of Weirdo reflect Crumb's interests at the time outsider art, fumetti, Church of the SubGenius-type anti-propaganda and assorted "weirdness." It also introduced …

To Judge A Book By Its Cover: An Exhibition Of American Publishers' Bindings From The Oberlin College Library, Dina B. Schoonmaker, Oberlin College Library

Exhibition Catalogs

Exhibition Dates: March 7 to June 7, 1993
The goal of this exhibition is to show the evolution of cloth binding in the United States through the nineteenth into the first decade of the twentieth century.

Bibliothèque Jacques Matarasso : Le Surréalisme ; Éditions Originales, Livres Illustrés, Manuscrits Et Correspondances Autographes, Reliures, Revues, Tracts Et Documents ; Dont La Vente Aux Enchères Publiques Aura Lieu À Paris, Hôtel Drouot; Jacques Matarasso Library: Surrealism; First Editions, Illustrated Books, Manuscripts And Autograph Correspondence, Bindings, Reviews, Tracts And Documents; Whose Public Auction Will Take Place In Paris, Hôtel Drouot., Loudmer, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Art History

[286] p. : ill. (some color). Dealer catalog. Title on spine: Bibliothèque Matarasso. "Jeudi 2 décembre 1993 à 14 heures, numéros 1 à 274; vendredi 3 décembre 1993 à 14 heures, numéros 275 à 571; samedi 4 décembre 1993 à 14 heures, numéros 572 à 857."

The Bald Man And The Fly, Douglas Rugh, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Animals

This book was created for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

The Art Of Grocery Shopping, Cyrilla Suwarsa, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Food

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Country City, Terry Peterson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Culture

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class Printed Books.

A Pot Of Tea, Patricia Tan, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Food

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Papermaking.

Letters, Kelly Ehrgott, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Letters

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Daggers And Mauratame, Christine Woody, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Stories

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Picto Diary: After 1983, Bing Lee, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 22 x 22 cm. Includes three page introduction: "Calligraphic automatism" by Eleanor Heartney.

Aunt Sallie's Lament, Margaret Kaufman, Claire Van Vliet

Artists' Books

[25] pages : color illus. Originally published in an edition of 150 by Janus Press, Newark, Vt. 1988. Concertina binding. Stanley F. Moss Pop-Up Book Collection, Gift of Eugene B. Navias.

Instructions For Assembly: Three How-To Projects That Will Improve Your Life., Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

tab binding with pop-up overlays; cover; page spread "The Style";. edition of 600?

Ivy Leaves, 1992-1993, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 1993 edition of the Anderson College journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were David R. Peebles, Kim Emanuelson, Marissa Glover, Sharon Keaton, Tracey Kulesh, Alison L. Lowery, Melissa Perry, John Skardon, Shanon Betsinger, Tyler Butler, Wendy Church, Karla Fousek, Lisa Hadden, Amanda Hughes, David Moore, Rion Pinckney, Jeffrey S. Walker, Anita Albert, Dr. Wayne Cox, Doug Davison, and Susan Wooten. Cover art by Shannon Betsinger.

Predators In My Garden, Miriam Macgregor, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Miniature Books

2 volumes : color illustrations, [14] leaves of proofs ; 60 mm (in case: 70 mm). "Printed for Lorson's Books & Prints Fullerton, California, by the Whittington Press, Risbury, Herefordshire."--Title page verso. Hand colored illustrations. Fine Bindery (Firm), binders. "250 copies printed at Whittington ... 20 are individually bound, 180 are quarter-bound, and 50 full-bound in leather with a set of proofs; by Fine Bindery. Jan 1993. [Handwritten] VIII."--Colophon. Bound in red leather with title stamped in gilt on spine. Second "volume" is bound in gold silk over boards and is a case for 14 black and white proofs. Issued …

Visionaire 10: Alphabet, Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Alexis Rockman, Greg Foley

Visionaire

32 unnumbered sheets (some folded) : illustrations (some color) ; 36 cm + 1 case (37 x 29 x 2 cm), Title from inside of case, at back. "Winter 1993-1994." Unbound photographs, prints, and prose, printed on papers of varying color and texture, laid in a cardboard case. Includes "XYZ: the fall/winter '93 fashion collections / by Bill Cunningham." "Greg Foley, who had been collaborating with us on our cover designs since the day he graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, really went to town with this one. He sliced out every letter he fancied and created one gigantic …

The Cuna Creation, Yolanda Monteza, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Culture

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

A Time To Eat, Stephanie Milanowski, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Food

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Three Cages, Joyce Cutler Shaw, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion variation in triangular shape, with folded paper wrapper; book enclosed in wrapper; partially unfolded wrapper with closed book; book closed; page spread; partially unfolded; colophon. number 12 in an edition of 250, signed by the artist, paper engineering by Allwyn Bookbinder

Merged Texts, Mark Snyder, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Culture

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class Printed Books.

Lines And Circles, Douglas Rugh, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Letters

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Life: The Weaver Of Dreams, Devika Khanna, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Senses

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.

Light And Shadow, Mary-Ann Wohlfarth, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Senses

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Fragments, Sonal Jha, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Stories

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Visionaire 08: The Orient, Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Bill Cunningham, Greg Foley

Visionaire

72 unnumbered sheets, 3 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 36 x 14 cm + 1 case (38 x 15 x 2 cm), "Spring 1993." "This issue was sponsored by Esprit." Unbound photographs, prints, and prose, printed on papers of varying color and texture, laid in a cardboard case tied with ribbon. Includes "Highlights from the Paris spring collections, 1993" and "Highlights from the New York spring collections, 1993" by Bill Cunningham. Includes an advertisement by clothing manufacturer Esprit, folded and secured with a black tie with a silver-tone medallion. "This issue came out quite late …

Visionaire 09: Faces, Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Ruben Toledo, Greg Foley

Visionaire

36 unnumbered sheets (72 unnumbered pages) : portraits (some color) ; 28 cm + 1 case (34 x 27 x 2 cm), Title from inside case. Unbound photographs, prints, and prose, printed on papers of varying color and texture, laid in a stiff cardboard case with the cut-out shape of a face on the cover and a foam rim (2 cm in height) on the inside; secured with an elastic band. "We envisioned 'Faces' as an album of one hundred portraits. The die-cut cookie-cutter technique we love so much came into full play and enabled Mario Testino, Cecilia Dean, and …

Rolywholyover: A Circus, John Cage, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 box : ill. (some color). Title from box lid. Issued in connection with a travelling exhibition of the same title, organized by the museum and opening there Sept. 12, 1993. "The box includes reprints of texts that Cage found useful and inspiring, as well as important new essays. Also included are writings and letters by Cage, reproductions of works by Cage and others, musical scores, recipes, advice on healthy eating, and photographs"--Prospectus. Paying attention / Anne d'Harnoncourt -- Nothingtoseeness / Julie Lazar -- John Cage in the social realm / Laura Kuhn -- Uncaged words / Joan Retallack -- …

Paper Plates : She's A Dish, Angela Lorenz, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[2] pages, [6] leaves of "plates" : color illustrations in wooden crate. Title from laid in colophon. The book is housed in wooden crate, constructed to look like a shipping box for china or glass. The book consists of six round collagraphs, resembling the Italian ceramic dishes called "belle donne" or "coppe amatorie", which are inserted into two sets of paper tryptics made to resemble wooden cupboards. The text surrounding the collographs is cut from cardstock and glued to the surface to resemble the painted scrolls that were attached to the original dishes. paper produced by Cartiere Fedrigoni. The colophon, …

My Mother's Book, Joan Lyons, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

saddle stitch with soft cover and two overlapping "French Door" spines; cover; interior spreads and pages. Stories of the artist's mother's family who immigrated in the early 20th century from the Ukraine.

Denial, Wilber Chip Schilling, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

pamphlet stitch; cover; interior pages and spreads. Various definitions of "denial" provide a broader understanding of the phenomenon of Elvis sightings.

The Position Of The Author, Buzz Spector, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

saddle stitch with soft cover; cover; title page; interior spreads and pages. Portraits of various authors, as typically found on book dust jackets, convey the personality of the author through body language, pose, and props. Behind these portraits are scenes of various personal library collections, reading spaces and bookshelves.