Box 7
Contains 11 Results:
The House Carpenter - Altschuler, Chris, 1982
The House Carpenter is an old Scottish ballad originally titled James Harris or The Daemon Lover. Everybody sings it a little differently. The version presented in this book is the one that Joan Baez sings. This book was made by Chris Altschuler in May 1982 at the Wesleyan University print shop. The text was set in 18 point Caslon and the illustrations were cut in linoleum blocks. There are only 6 of these books the world.
The falling dog / by Donald Barthelme - Okun, Steve, 1982
These words from Donald Barthelme were given a body by Steve Okun in the print shop at Wesleyan University during the Spring of 1982. They fell together out of various sizes and styles of Helvetica monotype; each lette and each space an individual piece, each one carefully assembled by hand in order to form this text. Thanks to David and Loki, and to you, who joins me in bringing this book to life.
Queen -Ann's-Lace / by William Carlos Williams - Givertz, Laura, 1982
This book was designed and handset in Palatino by Laura Givertz. It was printed on bright white sumi paper appropriate for a snowy December 1982. Out of an edition of nine, this is number _
A good wif was ther of biside Bathe / Geoffrey Chaucer - Zelitch, Simone, 1982
This book was printed, designed and illustrated by Simone Zelitch, at Wesleyan University, in April ("with his shoures soote") and May (with its shot afternoons), 1982. The text is set in eighteen point Helvetica Medium. Special thanks to Hope Weissman for introducign me to Chaucer. Of an edition of ten, this is number _
The Return / Homer, book 23, lines 247-287 of The Odyssey. Ritsos, 'Return' from The Wall Inside The Mirror. - Van Dyck, Karen R., 1982
Designed and printed by Karen R. Van Dyck at Wesleyan University during the Fall of 1982. This is number _ in an edition of twelve.
The Naming of Cats / T.S. Eliot - Winn, Tracey, 1984
This book was designed and illustrated by Tracey Winn. The type is 14 point Caslon, and the paper is Arches Textwove. Thanks to the guidance of David Schorr, the patience of John Tomanio, and the inspiration of Old Possum, this book was printed on the Vandercook Press at Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Ct., in December, 1984. This is no. _ in an edition of 10.
Zooey - Himes, Gail, 1984
The excerpt is from Franny and Zooey, by J.D. Salinger. The book is designed and printed, in Bembo type, by Gail Himes at the Wesleyan Print Shop, Fall, 1984. Hot stuff! Mostly, that is. This _ of an edition of _.
Mother Goose Rhymes - La Vallee, Jeanne, 1984
The fumblerules of grammar / written and compiled by William Safire - Korin, Judith A., 1983
repurposed vinyl notebook (medium blue), cover title stamped in white, colophon in pocket, lower cover
Vivid Scene with Oblivious Emrace from the Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald - Cho, Rosa, 1984
Of an edition of 12, this is copy no. _. This book was designed, illustrated, and printed by Rosa Cho. The type- laboriously hand-set in the Wesleyan Printshop is in 10 point Bulmer. Fall 1984.