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1. A type of humor / [created by the students in the Typography 381 Letterpress class at the University of Oregon, winter term 1992, instructed by Mary Sillman]
A type of humor / [created by the students in the Typography 381 Letterpress class at the University of Oregon, winter term 1992, instructed by Mary Sillman]
Description
Accordion fold format; The Class: Matthew Barclay, Debbie Barlay, Katrina Boldt, Dianna Lutz, Rick Miller, Kristen Myers, Peter Nies, Jennifer Pollock, Sherri Sellers, David Stairs, Laela Wilding --P. [26]; Binding was performed by all members of the class with invaluable help and instruction from Sandy Tillcock [i.e. Tilcock] --P. [26]; Printing was done on one of two Vandercook letterpress machines using handset metal and wood types --P. [26]
2. Jack's book : a tale of two stories rolling along S'kcaj koob : the same track in separate worlds
Jack's book : a tale of two stories rolling along S'kcaj koob : the same track in separate worlds
Description
Accordion fold book with hard cover and back; Pages are double-sided with one half of the story printed on one side and the other half on the opposite side; Pages vary in color
3. Abracadabra
Abracadabra
Description
Triangular shaped book; Opens ledger style; text on pages decreases in size as the pages are turned
4. Spirit land / Nabhan, Stafford, Prentice, Risseeuw
Spirit land / Nabhan, Stafford, Prentice, Risseeuw
Description
Title and statement of responsibility from cover of portfolio; Collaboratively created and produced ... for the Dieu Donn?? Papermill-sponsored 'Art of the Matter' paper collaboration symposium in October of 1996 --Colophon;Item consists of two folded sheets sewn together. One sheet titled: Spirit land : Arizona is of paper handmade by John Risseeuw with the poem entitled: Sonoran desert unfolding / Gary Paul Nabhan. The second sheet titled: Spirit land : Oregon is of paper handmade by Margaret Prentice, with her woodcuts, with the poem entitled: Oregon reunion of the rare / Kim Stafford;Limited ed. of 50 signed and numbered copies;U of O Rare Books' copy is number 3, signed by the artists, Signed by the artists
5. Fragments for a body of knowledge
Fragments for a body of knowledge
Description
Printed on both sides of three sheets which are glued together and folded, accordian style;Back side of sheet is a diary of the four-day meeting of the collaborators to plan this artist book;Issued in a clear plastic pouch (missing); Contains The crystal goblet / Susan E. King -- Remembering the meaning of some words / Shelley Hoyt, Library's copy does not have clear plastic pouch
6. The gigantic cockroach : what is said of this disgusting creature?
The gigantic cockroach : what is said of this disgusting creature?
Description
This excerpt from Peter Parley's Tales of animals, containing descriptions of three hundred quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles, and insects, with numerous engravings, revised edition, with questions, and other improvements, (Louisville, Kentucky: Morton & Griswold, 1844), is the first publication from Prickly Pair Editions --Colophon; The hand-made paper, linocut roaches, and binding are the work of Coriander Reisbord Asa Peavy hand-set the Californian type and printed it on a Vandercook SP 20 press --Colophon;Limited ed. of 50 copies;Printed on a continuous strip, 62 x 15 cm., folded accordion style and attached at its ends to the covers;UO Rare Books has copy number 42
7. Public illumination magazine
Public illumination magazine
Description
Collection of 14 issues each with its own theme, Library owns no. 25, 26, 28, 31, 32, 34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44; A gift in memory of Peter Ward Britton; International edition
8. LTTR
LTTR
Description
Enclosed in square envelope with LTTR written on the left side; Each issue has a distinctive theme title based on the initialism LTTR;Summer/Fall 2002 accompanied by a bookmark and doorknob hanger, lesbians to the rescue and edition number hand written on inside cover
9. Illegal houses : March 3-30, 1989
Illegal houses : March 3-30, 1989
Description
Corrugated cardboard covers
10. Clemente, Voznesensky : First Gallery, Moscow 1991
Clemente, Voznesensky : First Gallery, Moscow 1991
Description
Two volumes, each with gatefold covers, held within portfolio with orange tie closure; Title from portfolio;Titles also in Russian; Edition limited to 1110 copies; Volume 1: 16 watercolours / Francesco Clemente, Foreword / Andrei Voznesensky; Volume 2: 5 poems / Andrei Voznesensky, 9 drawings / Francesco Clemente;The 5 poems in v. 2 are translations into English, original Russian is lacking
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