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Book of the Week – Samizdat

29 Monday Apr 2013

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Derek Humphries, Leslie Bicknell, Oblivion Boys Press

Samizdat, 1985, Cover
Samizdat, 1985, A to Z
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Samizdat
Leslie Bicknell and Derek Humphries
London: Oblivion Boys Press, 1985
N7433.4 B515 S35 1985

From the Catalogue of the Press: “A passport to maturity, a document of and for our times dealing with birth, death, chance, experience and communication. Based on a cycle of eight poems. Printed on buff imitations parchment incorporating glue prints, rubber stamps, passport photos, raffle tickets, fortune fish and money.” From the colophon: “Derek Humphries and Leslie Bicknell are the proud parents of Samizdat, conceived whilst enjoying the life of the idle poor.” Edition of twenty casebound copies, numbered; one hundred copies on newsprint, bound with masking tape in bare boards. University of Utah copy is no. 10.

 

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Book of the Week – Vision Shifts

22 Monday Apr 2013

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Carol June Barton

Vision Shifts, 1999 Cover
Vision Shifts, 1999
Vision Shifts, 1999


Vision Shifts
Carol June Barton
Philadelphia, PA: Borowsky Center for Publication Arts, University of the Arts, c1998
N7433.4 B376 V57 1999

Accordion format contains black and white photographs framed in cut-out windows. The image changes as a window shifts when the page is turned. Five photographs are within the text. These and one other photograph are also reproduced on cards inserted into a pocket inside the back cover. A description of each photograph is on the back of the corresponding card. From the colophon: “Vision Shifts was produced and printed at The Borowsky Center for Publication Arts at the University of Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photo duotones were produced in Photoshop IV on a Macintosh computer. Type was set in Quark Express. Typefaces are ITC Blair and Gill Sans. Printing was done on a Heidelberg KORS offset press. The paper is Mohawk Superfine 100 lb. text.” Edition of five hundred copies. University of Utah copy is no. 5.

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Book of the Week – Friendship on South Palm Drive

15 Monday Apr 2013

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accordion fold, Marion Baker

Friendship on South Palm Drive, 1996, Cover
Friendship on South Palm Drive, 1996, Text
Friendship on South Palm Drive, 1996

Friendship on South Palm Drive
Marion A. Baker
Los Angeles, CA: Printmaker Press, 1996
N7433.4 B23 F75 1996

Designed and printed by Marion Baker. Accordion folding pages. Edition of forty copies. University of Utah copy is no. 29.

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Book of the Week – Dale L. Morgan’s Utah

08 Monday Apr 2013

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Red Butte Press, Royden Card, woodcuts

Dale L. Morgan’s Utah, 1987, Title Page
Dale L. Morgan’s Utah, 1987. Great Salt Lake
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Dale L. Morgan’s Utah
Dale Lowell Morgan (1941-1971)
Salt Lake City, UT: Red Butte Press, 1987
Z232.5 R5 M672 1987

Illustrated with woodcuts by Royden Card. Limited edition of seventy-five copies, numbered and signed by artist. University of Utah copy is no. 3.

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Book of the Week – Hope on Dead Wings

01 Monday Apr 2013

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accordion fold, Red Butte Press, Xerox transfer monotype

Hope on Dead Wings, 1997
Hope on Dead Wings, 1997
Hope on Dead, 1997

Hope on Dead Wings
James Baker
Salt Lake City, UT: J. Baker, 1997
N7433.4 B227 H66 1997

Produced in coordination with an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Fellowship, University of Utah. The artist completed this book as part of his internship at the Red Butte Press. Paper is Arches heavyweight. Illustration is acrylic paint, Xerox transfer monotype, and spray paint. Accordion fold format in boards. Edition of 5 copies, signed and numbered. University of Utah copy is no. 4.

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