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Vestige / engravings by Richard Wagener ; poem by Alan Loney.
LIBRA - Vilain-Wieck Collection Misc 1976
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Loney, Alan, 1940- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Weaving--Poetry.
- Weaving.
- Wood-engraving, American--21st century--Specimens.
- Wood-engraving, American.
- Fine books--California--Petaluma--21st century--Specimens.
- Fine books.
- Private press books--California--Petaluma--21st century--Specimens.
- Private press books.
- Artists' books--Specimens.
- Artists' books.
- California--Petaluma.
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Misc 1976).
- Local Subjects:
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Misc 1976).
- Genre:
- Australian poetry -- 21st century.
- color wood engravings.
- wood engravings (prints)
- artists' books (books)
- Wood engravings
- Artists' books
- Poetry
- Specimens
- Wood engravings -- 21st century.
- Artists' books.
- Wood engravings.
- Artists' books -- California -- Petaluma -- 21st century.
- Mould-made papers (Paper)
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Bembo (Monotype)
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Misc 1976)
- Physical Description:
- 32 unnumbered pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 34 x 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Petaluma, California : Mixolydian Editions, 2015.
- Notes:
- "Vestige was designed and printed by Richard Wagener at Mixolydian Editions, Petaluma, California. The text, composed in Monotype Bembo and cast by Patrick Reagh, Sebastopol, California, was printed on handmade Twinrocker paper. The engravings were printed from boxwood blocks on handmade Yamagampi paper. Deirdre Hassed, Melbourne, Australia, created the calligraphic title. The book was bound by Lisa Van Pelt in Philo, California using handmade Twinrocker paper for the cover, The slipcase was made with handmade paper from Papeterie St-Armand, Montreal. The edition is limited to 36 numbered copies for sale signed by the poet and the artist/printer. In addition, there are 9 artist and studio proofs, and 5 copies hors de commerce."--Colophon.
- Issued in slipcase.
- Local Notes:
- Misc 1976: Presented to the Penn Libraries by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck. Edition number 20. Artist's pencil autograph on colophon page.
- ISBN:
- 9780990787532
- 0990787532
- OCLC:
- 909081766
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