The Three Incestuous Sisters [Broadside]
by Niffenegger, Audrey
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Amy E. Edmond / School of Visual Concepts, 2005. First Edition. Broadside. Very Good. Signed by Audrey Niffenegger. Copy #27 of 150 copies, this beautiful letterpress broadside combined a brief text from 'The Three Incestuous Sisters', with an illustration of seven birds, accentuated by a piece of string sewn onto the work. 'The illustration and typography are Audrey's, which I composed into this layout and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates on Magani Pescia paper using a Vandercook SP-15 press. The "red hair" is a piece of thread, which I sewed onto each of the 150 prints in the edition.'1 Illustration.
Reviews
On Mar 17 2015, CloggieDownunder said:
The Three Incestuous Sisters is the second “visual novel” by American author and artist, Audrey Niffenegger. The original books were hand printed: a limited edition of ten copies. The drawings are aquatints, featuring three sisters, Clothilde, Ophile and Bettine, who live by the sea. They all look quite similar but conveniently have different coloured hair. Two of them fall in love with the same man and jealousy leads to nasty consequences. The story is a little bizarre, but Niffenegger explains it needs to be imagined as a silent film made from Japanese prints, a melodrama of sibling rivalry. The text is certainly minimal, often as little as one or two words on the page opposite the prints.
In her afterword, Niffenegger explains the complicated process involved in the hand printing. The prints, in subdued colours (except for the sisters’ hair), are quite individual, and Niffenegger’s style is distinctive. It is easy to see from her later works (The Night Book Mobile and Raven Girl) that both the quality of the art and the storytelling have improved since the earlier books. Dedicated Niffenegger fans may wish to own a copy; borrowing from the library is recommended for those who are merely “interested”. Different.
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Details
- Seller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005491525
- Title
- The Three Incestuous Sisters [Broadside]
- Author
- Niffenegger, Audrey
- Format/Binding
- Broadside
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Amy E. Edmond / School of Visual Concepts
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Fiction Niffenegger, Audrey United States 20th Century Color Plate American Literature American Fiction Sister Illustrated Book Artist's Book, , , , , , ,
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Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
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